> The psychotic gentlegriff
>  by Anubis Grimgost
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> Prologue
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At 07:39 (Alarms blaring)
“Sir do you copy this is lieutenant Jackson from Alpha company, some of these undead meat bags have breached containment and protocol is proven ineffective, we need new orders now.”

Doctor Death thought of the best course of action but leaving the lieutenant and his troops to die was not an option, cause he doesn’t know how to pilot the cargo helicopter on the roof.

Lieutenant Jackson. “Doctor. DOCTOR DEATH!!! DO YOU COPY?!?!!”

“Lieutenant fallback and make your way to the helicopter, you know this fucked up facility just as well as I do. and if anyone’s been bitten kill on sight, that’s an order lieutenant. If I’m not at the chopper by 08:00 hours… then presume me as dead, good luck to you and your team”

“Doctor I knew you were insane but surely you’re not gonna try to fight your way to the roof?”

“Oh who knows my friend but I guess we’ll just have to find out. ooh and it will be the perfect way to test some of the experimental weapons, oh how exhilarating HAHA HAHA HAHAHA!!!!
Come to your creator so you may be destroyed!!”

“DOCTOR NOOO!!!!”

The doctors POV

It’s a good thing I was in the weapons wing of this facility, because I have access to every weapon I have ever made over the years, by the gods. I love having max level access. 

Mmmmmm some of these and some of those, ooooow and how could I forget you my beloved dismember Mk1, ahhhh and you will fit nicely on my belt, ohh I can’t wait to give these zombies the shock of their life… or would it be unlife. ahh who cares I know I won’t if I die…

Now that I think about it i am curious about experiencing death itself?
One way to find out.

OpEniNg All DoOrS FaCiliTy 083

Let’s begin the test on which one of these wonderful weapons will kill you undead specimens the fastest.

FOR SCIENCE!!!!!!

“Aaahhhh fuck, get off me you prick!”

Aw shit how many dead body’s did this virus infect and I’ve been bitten too. great just great my day can’t get better if it tried. Oh wonderful I’m out of ammo. well I’m going out on my own terms, you undead flesh craven freaks, FUCKING FREAKS!!!!

Sometimes my need to satisfy my curiosity is a problem but this is the first time it’s been a problem for me oh well at least this place is rigged to blow, so I guess I can die with a grin.

KAAABOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!

The last thing I saw was the flames of the explosion speeding towards me and darkness I thought death would hurt more, I mean I’m not complaining but it feels a little disappointing oh god I hope I’m not being judged by god for my sins, I’m self conscious oh how embarrassing oh who am I kidding I couldn’t care less and I think I’m alone? 

Isn’t there meant to be a light or something, what is that it sounds like a voice and they’re speaking English, well that’s something I guess, mhmm and I think I smell pastry’s and sweets and it smells like heaven.

“Ewe who left their disgusting hybrid Pet in my way, this griffon looks deformed” said a pompous voice.

Which was met with a laugh and then a response. “oh sir upper class allow me to remove this cretin from you’re path.

I was in the middle of processing what I heard, when all of a sudden I went from feeling heavy to weightlessness in a matter of seconds only to collide with something solid. And I heard a crack and fell a sharp and excruciating pain on my left side. I believe one or two of my ribs are broken most likely a clean fractured but I wouldn’t be able to tell. but I felt sleepy so I opted to take a nap. 

When I came to, the pain was reduced to a slight sting and a dull throb. I’m trying to move my left arm only to feel pain. But when I bought my right arm in front of my eye's. my mind froze and I had to process what I saw.

“Claws I have claws but I died. I blew the facility up . I can’t believe this I’m having a fever dream, wait no I’m in pain. So this is real but why do I have claws and their are covered in a blanket of soft, short feathers. Yooo they extend and retract this is crazy and intriguing.”

But I had more pressing matters to ponder about like walking. and I was hungry too, so objective one achieve walking, objective two find sustenance, then I can contemplate about my new form.

As I got a better look at myself I discovered wings, wings that looked bit too big for my body and a long and flexible tail, at it’s end and base I had a plumage of feathers. I also had feathers on my forearm, or are they now forelegs. I was so entranced by it, I didn’t even notice that I was spinning in circles like a puppy and as embarrassing, as that was, I was more stoked about the fact that I had learned to walk with out trying.

Now onto objective two, find food and water but where am I because I don’t have the foggiest idea but it appears to be an alleyway. As I made my way out of this abysmal place, thinking that I’ve been subjected to a messed up experiment which is an unsettling thought for me, because I’m normally the one experimenting on live subjects. 
I mean it’s the only logical explanation for my new and intriguing body, I mean I’m not mad cause my old body got infected with my own virus. How ironic but something was due to go wrong, just a shame containment was breached. That stupid second class scientist just had to go get eaten and leave the door open a day before my hard earned vacation. Some people are so inconsiderate.

And who and where are those two idiots who chucked me in this alleyway and buggered up my ribs, because I’m gonna chop them up for this and I will make it excruciatingly slow too.
But that reminds me did idiot B call idiot A “Upper Class” I said with disgust.

As i made my way out of the dark and damp alleyway, my eyes widened at what I saw.

“I don’t think I’m on earth anymore.”
> C1 Giant talking ponies
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Oh by the gods these ponies are huge, I mean gigantic.
“holy moly mother of god”

I took a sharp 180 degree turn and limped back into my dark and dirty alleyway. I found a bin that was right outside a door where a divine odour was lingering from, so I took a gamble and raised myself up on two legs. with my good foreleg I lifted the lid of the bin and set it down gently, making sure the not to draw attention to myself.

I began to rummage for anything remotely fresh but the smell of rot and decay assaulted my nose, I immediately went to cover it with my good claw and I realised my nose was enormous. But then I looked down and began to feel the protrusion on my face. Then I realised it’s a beak a fucking beak. 

I began to think a beak, wings and a long tail… am I a griffon? No a griffon is a mythological creature that is half eagle and half lion so I couldn’t be a griffon. because I’m more of a natural mix, compared to a standard Griffon.
“so what am I?”

“Good question there little one, what are you?”

I spun around and knocked the bin over during the process and demanded. “who and what are you doing sneaking up on unsuspecting people?”

The dark grey pony with wings and a dark blue main, it also appeared to be holding a rubbish bag in it’s hooves. how the hell is that possible. but I was caught off guard when he asked me a question.

“People? Never mind. Hey little griffon cub, I haven’t seen anything like you before. But more importantly, you hungry? cause you’re not going to find anything good in that, oh and the names Cookie Storm, cub what’s yours?”

“H-Hi Cookie Storm it’s a pleasure to meet you, and yeah I’m hungry, like really hungry so if you have anything. I would be grateful Mr Storm and my name is…

He called me a cub so I’m a child ok that confirms my suspicions of a new life. But more importantly I need a new name because my old one might stand out. I was known as the Doctor of death so the Egyptian God of death, Anubis. Now for a last name, oh my old call sign Grimgost, yes Anubis Grimgost that’ll work splendidly.

“Oh Mr Storm my name is Anubis Grimgost” I stated with a sheepish smile but after he heard my name he looked a little uncomfortable. So I enquired as to why.

Mr Storm is there something wrong with my name I couldn’t help, but notice the look in your eyes?”

“Sorry Anubis but the last name Grimgost is a little gory for a name, but it doesn’t matter but I would like to know what a people is tho?”

I froze and nearly fell on my face but I kept my balance and said.” Maybe I’ll tell you after some food and drink Mr Storm, because I’m so hungry I could eat a hors… cough i mean a loaf of bread” I smiled at the pegasus 

He gave me a gesture to follow him so with nothing to lose, I followed him.

I should get a better look at myself in a mirror so I’ll have to ask to use the restroom. “ excuse me Mr storm can I use the restroom please?”

He turned to me and said. “of course little one I’ll have my wife prepare some leftovers for ya but we don’t have meat.”

“Oh ok, that’s not a problem, I mean beggars can’t be choosers, and I’ll take whatever I can get”.
But I was a little surprised that this pony was so welcoming. but I didn’t plan on staying and leaching off their generosity, considering what I’ve done in my past life. I mean put enough to their death and death becomes you, so I wouldn’t want to cause any harm or pain to him and his family.

He was waffling on about something to his wife and a small light pink pony was trying to steal glimpses of me. Which I found to be rather amusing but I gave the interior a once over and it was rather nice, but a galaxy apart from my typical style. 

“Anubis I’ll show you where the restroom is and I’ll get you a towel so you can freshen yourself up”

“O-ok, thank you very much Mr and mrs Storm”

I began to follow him when all of a sudden I was picked up by what must of been the most gentle grip ever. But I still didn’t know how they could do that but that’s for future me to ponder about.
Because this pony, would it be earth pony had began to inspect my injured sides, treating me as if I was a peace of ancient pottery that could crumble at any given time. When in reality I’m a battle hardened mad scientist with an undying passion for biological and chemical knowledge that has led me down a dark path. 
But this is a new life a clean slate so I’ll try to lead a better life this time around.  I was brought out of my thoughts when I realised I was sitting in warm water. I panic and slipped over but before I impacted the bath floor I was caught by a hoof.
Then I heard a aw and my heart sank as I looked up and Mrs storm was in the bath with me. To my horror she began to wash me. “No need to help me wash I can do it myself Mrs Storm, it’s quite alright”. I said with a blush, wait why am I blushing but my thoughts were cut off by the mere herself.

“Oh hush you little cutie you have a nasty bruise on your ribs. And as a nurse it’s my duty to help, so don’t be difficult now” 

“Oh ok then, but I’m sure they’re fine. I mean I’ve always been fast to heal.”

“we need to get you an appointment with the doctor for a check up, you silly…..  what is the name for a male griffon? Oh and what type of griffon are you. I guess we will have to find out.”

We? What do you mean we, you speaking French? Hahaha ha ha.”

“What is French? And what’s so funny?”

“Sigh* doesn’t matter, sometimes I make myself laugh, but I feel clean and completely stripped of my dignity now.”

“Hehehe Yep we’re are all done little Anubis.”
Then she proceeded to lift me out of the bath and she pulled the plug. I watched the whirlpool form and then I was deprived of my ability to see.

That I realised that it was the towel and Mrs storm began to dry me she took extra care with my damaged ribs, making sure not to agitate them.

When she finally finished I looked like a little ball of feathers and here I thought my dignity had hit it’s lowest point, I was wrong.
> C2 full body inspection
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After Mrs Storm brushed my fur and feathers back in line she started to unfold my wing, as I looked at her in confusion. 

“Uh Mrs Storm what are you doing with my wing?”

“Oh hush now I’m going to preen your wings for you silly. After all they look like they could do with some care, don’t worry I know what I’m doing, I did marry a Pegasus after all.” She said with a bit of pride so I guess I could see this out.

Then she proceeded to use her tongue to straighten my feathers and my eyes shot open with my other wing. My mind was in overdrive from the sensory overload. In all my life I’ve never felt anything so… so…sooo…mind breaking and I…zzzzzzz.

Mrs storm’s POV

The little guy fell asleep, that’s so adorable but his condition is more of a concern especially all these scars he was hiding under his fur and feathers. Although his appearance is different from other griffons. He has a sharp silver coat with crimson red outlines that fades into a pure orange that started from his eyes, they look like he has orange eyes drawn onto him when he was asleep, which was a bit funny but cute nonetheless. As I followed the lines that separated his snow white under belly. His chest had an abnormal amount of fluff and the ears? he had big ears, I’ve never seen ears on a griffon but they look similar to wolf ears. 

I’ve never seen any griffon like this, but I haven’t seen too many griffons before so maybe he’s just a different breed. 

But as I looked at his wings I noticed that each feather was like a hoof crafted piece of art. The base of his feather was the same pure orange that could be found elsewhere on his body, the main colour was silver and it had a red band going all the way around the edge of each feather bleeding off into the orange base.

As my eyes slowly began to wander down to the cub’s tails base had the same feathers as his wings and forelegs. But the feathers on his forelegs looked less developed than the others.
Suddenly he curled up and laid onto his tail, then I realised that his tail is thicker than that found on griffons and he’s using the fan of feathers at the tip of his tail as a pillow. 

So what creature was the little one, i mean he has a beak so definitely a griffon but, now that I get a better look at his dark grey beak. I noticed he had fangs, Big fangs.

I’ll admit that it gave me a shiver down my spine,
But he’s just a cub….
“I need to speak with Cookie about this unsettling discovery, oh what have you gotten yourself into Sweet Spirit.”

Anubis Grimgost’s POV

I awoke to find myself rapped in something warm, but what is it? Only one way to find out and that’s to open my eyes but then my stomach made itself known to the world, with a mighty growl.

Then I heard a small set of giggles. When I opened my eyes I was met with a set of bright blue eyes that were attached to the light pink foal from before. She suddenly use her hoof to boop my beak. I recoiled in surprise and she burst into a fit  of laughter.

She then said, “hello pretty birdie, I’m peachy skies.” She then struck a pose, flaring her wings out.

Did she call me pretty birdie? And she’s a pegasus just like her father. I should probably answer her question… with another question.

“ Excuse me but please can I have something to eat? And I’m not called pretty birdie, the name’s Anubis Gri… just Anubis.” I should probably not scare the filly with my last name.

“Oh and peachy where is the restroom?”

She looked at me with a slight bit of confusion and said. “Down the hall, second door on the left but I thought you were hungry?”

I smiled and said. “I am but I need to use the toilet.”

“Oh ok Anubis, I’ll get the leftovers you were meant to have after your bath but you fell asleep, oh I can tell mum and dad you are awake.”

And she’s gone just like that, now I need a mirror. As I made my way down the hallway I took in my surroundings and noticed the plethora of family photos on the walls. Not really surprising though, Cookie Storm did seem very family oriented but enough of those thoughts. I’m at the restroom door and I’m going to give myself a proper look over. 

As I pulled myself up to get a look in the mirror I realised my ribs don’t hurt anymore and I can use my left foreleg without it hurting. What did they do to me and how long was I out for? I don’t even know what time I got here, hell I don’t even know where here is? But back to the matter at hand or would it be claw hahaha.

I could hear the gears of my mind stop spinning when I realised the thing in the mirror staring back at me, was me. “What in gods name is that, no way that’s me what the fuck?”

I gave my self a once over and began to feel my body. poking and pulling, prodding before I gazed back at the mirror. I reached out for my big pointy ears and the fangs that were just barely visible. “Wow those are really sharp and these goofy looking ears are too big, they make me look like a fucked up fennec fox, I hope I grow into them, because that’s just ridiculous.

But my attention was drawn to my eyes they were slitted pupils with a fire red iris that looked really unnatural. I then looked at the odd orange markings around my eyes. That looked very similar to the Egyptian eye but instead of just ending with the little swirl. It kept going down my cheeks and to my neck where it began to fade to a strong bloody red, where I saw that my underbelly was a pure white opposed to the silver that was forbidden from crossing the lines of red.

I began to inspect my claws that were completely covered in silver fur and I had the same level of dexterity as my hand so no complaints from me. If you ask me they are an improvement because of the five sharp claws on the end of them. just in case I get into an undesirable situation. 

Anyway let’s have a gander at my pair of wings. Being careful not to touch them I try to extend them and my wings span was.. impressive to say the least. they even had a cool pattern on each individual feather, how fascinating.

I was rudely interrupted by the little filly known as Peachy. She flung the door open and her face flushed crimson. Before I could utter a word she had vanished from sight. “why was she blushing?”
Then I looked down and saw that I was still male, yep definitely male and it was completely out, for the world to see. I noticed my face burned up and a quick glance to the mirror showed a dark red blush was on my face. “Why must this happened to me.”

After I had washed my face with cold water I made my way down to the couch I awoke on. and I became witness to peachy getting scolded by her dad. But my attention was focused elsewhere when I court a whiff of something delicious. 

But what was it and more importantly how do I get some?

“Th-that smells divine, what is it?
I tilted my head to one side attempting to play the role of an innocent child. 

Mrs Storm smiled and placed the plate of what I would call heaven, on the dining table. She then proceeded to lift me up and set me on the chair.

“Bon appetite Anubis. It’s not much, but it’s all that was left over, sorry cutie.”

“Oh no this is great, more then enough for me, thank you very much Mrs Storm.”

She gave me a smile and I began to dig in to the food, it looked like nothing I’ve ever had but it was delicious nonetheless. I could taste carrots, onions and broccoli, but there was some other stuff in there that I didn’t recognise. 

Remembering my manners, I swallowed what was in my mouth and asked. “May I ask what’s in this because it’s incredibly good Mrs Storm.”

She grinned and said. “It’s a family secret little one.”

“I promise not to tell anyone the secret recipe. Please?”

I gave my best puppy dog eyes. I was sure I had this secret recipe in the bag. But then I heard her smug voice. 

“my answer is still no, cutie.”

“I’m not cute, so stop calling me that. it’s embarrassing ok.” I then went back to eating the food she gave me. Then I noticed Peachy looking at me from the other side of the table with a knowing smile. 

“you should learn to knock before swinging the door open.”

Her smile faded and she looked at the table.
“I’m really sorry for that I should have been more patient. But you were taking sooo~ long and I thought you might have fell over.” 

“ apologies accepted peachy but why were you smiling?”

“Because mum never tells anyone her secret recipe not even daddy.”

Oh she knew that was gonna be the answer I would get. But then Mrs storm who I yet to know the name of, picked up her daughter to the dismay of Peachy. She began to trot down the hallway with the whining filly and disappear behind one of the doors.

When I sadly finish my food I look around for Cookie. I found that he was making a small bed out of the couch. But I didn’t plan on staying, as soon as everyone was asleep I would make my way out. I should probably leave them a note, letting them know I left on my own accord.

“Anubis I’ve prepare a makeshift bed for you, but I’ll try and get something more permanent for you soon.”

Thanks but you won’t be needing to find something permanent Cookie, trust me.”

He looked at me with a confused expression and said. “Um sure? Anyway Anubis good night.”

“Good night to you too.”

And with that I laid down on the makeshift bed.
> C3 To explore a new world
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I awoke to total darkness. Shit I can’t see anything…  oh that’s convenient. I have some form of night vision but it’s a far cry from the standard night vision headgear, I had grown accustomed to.

Well it’s time to get moving, I’ve got a new environment to become acquainted with, oh how exciting. I can’t wait to see what creatures I’ll find?
But that begs the question, is there unicorns? I mean because there’s Pegasi, so it would only make sense, right? 

During my pondering I made my way to the door that led to the alleyway i first found myself in. But when I gave the door handle a shot, I discovered it was locked. I hissed in a whisper. “Oh of course they would lock the door, why wouldn’t they. Time for plan B, the window.”

I jumped onto the kitchen counter with the help of my wings, which felt natural. I’m not going to question it.

Fiddling with the latch on the window I managed to unlock it without notifying the sleeping residents. I was about to jump out, but then I remembered that I should leave a message. So I painfully plucked out, one of my smaller feathers and placed it on the counter. And with that I had vanished into the dead of the night. 

“Back to square one, the alleyway where I awoke. But where to go now?”
My eyes travel up to the only source of light illuminating the alleyway. the moon, it was incredible, nothing like the moon that orbits the Earth. It had what appeared to be an outline of a unicorn on it, but why? I have to find out what is causing that. Oh and that must mean there’s unicorns, right? I mean there’s a unicorn outline on the moon, the fricking moon.

I was abruptly brought back to reality when a tall dark pony spoke up and slowly walked towards me.”~hey there little guy~ what are you doing here, don’t you know It’s not safe to be out at night. You could get foalnapped, you should come with me, I’ll help you find your way home.”

Aw hell no, I’m not getting raped. I began backing up and trying to make myself as big as possible. Then I noticed that he had a horn and it was glowing with a sickly green aura. Suddenly a knife appeared but it was just floating in the air, the handle was engulfed in the same sickly aura as his horn. I bolted away from him, not being comfortable enough with my claws to stand and fight. I just got a second chance at another life I wasn’t about to become some deranged pony’s arts and crafts project.

That answers my question, yes unicorns are real, very fucking real. Bobbing and weaving through the alleyway, refusing to look back. I must of been running for a good 4 minutes or so. Then I noticed that I was no longer on the ground, but suspended in the air. My limbs were coated in the sickly green aura of my attacker, holding me in place forcefully.

Great not only did my escape attempt fail but now I can’t even fight this freak. As he made his way to me, he turned me around and began to inspect me, but why? Then he sat me on the ground and kept me in place by my hind legs with his bullshit mind powers. But i now had full movement of my forearms, i believe he thinks I’m too scared to fight back. That was his critical mistake that would cost him his pathetic life. 

The setup was too perfect. His neck was exposed, the heart must of been beating hard, working in overtime. All it would take is one well placed cut and he would bleed out in a matter of seconds. I’ll make sure to wipe that shit eating grin off his dead carcass, when I’m done.

As he sat down in front of me he leaned down and went to whisper in my ear. But all that came out of his mouth was a gruesome gargling noise, and a copious amount of the fools life fluids. I watched with an empty expression as I looked into his eyes. And what I saw forced a small smile to form on my lips. Because I saw primal fear, something I had came accustomed to in my last life.

I should clean myself first and foremost, but it’s a shame that I have to leave this corpse behind. I really wanted to find out how he was able to levitate me and if I would be able to use it. 

I’m going to have to keep my mind as open as possible, because there’s no doubt about it, that was magic, real magic. Not that shitty magic you saw at a children’s birthday party, no this isn’t that. It’s actually real magic, like that wizard shit on TV.
I wonder if I could abracadabra someone into fine crimson paste? “Hehehe and for my next trick, I’ll turn this pony into jam.”

As I made my way out of the alleyway and away from the mess I made, I found a fountain which I planned on using to cleanse my claws of the blood. But this was going to be difficult, especially with me walking on my hind legs. So I didn’t leave a blood trail or prints, this world didn’t look too technologically advanced but they have magic. It wouldn’t be surprising if that had a spell for everything, so my only option is get clean and get gone, maybe the other side of this… city? Yep definitely a city. By the looks of this place, probably the fucking capital if I had to guess. Unless these pony’s like to decorate all their towns and cities with marble and gold? I mean what a waste of gold, think of all the electronics and super conductors you could have made with it. At least I know where to find some when I need it.

As I slowly and cautiously crept to the fountain, making sure that I wasn’t being watched. When I got to the fountain I plunged my claw into the crystal clear water. The partially dry blood began to mix with the fountain’s water and was now being pumped through out the water system. This only helped to dilute the blood faster. “Now that’s a problem, it’s a good thing I’m not cleaning this fountain. I almost feel bad for whoever finds that stallion’s body in the morning, speaking of mornings, that’s a sun rise. I need to get going now.” 

I need to find a base of operations and find a library, so I could educate myself on this world.
Drawing unnecessary attention to myself because I lack basic knowledge, would be bad.

I finally found a map, after 20 minutes of hunting for the blasted thing and I can read the map too. Thank goodness this place has the same spoken and written language as England. But I’ve made my way to the outskirts of this city which I now know is called Canterlot, it a fitting name because you have to canter a lot, to get anywhere in this place. Anyway where was I, oh yeah on the outskirts of Canterlot. There was a large forest and a sharp drop that would kill anyone who wasn’t paying attention, unless they could fly.
But the view was nice and it’s remote enough for me. I just need to find a cave, clean water and a food supply. But hunting is a viable option, but I need to be careful not to eat someone’s pet. What would pony’s keep for pets anyway? 

Well I best get started on foraging for food and wood to make a small fire, whilst I had daylight to spare. It hadn’t even hit mid day yet and I have found water, tons of dried wood and even a small cave. “Now to get lunch.” My stomach agreed with me and growled.

I was stalking a bunny from the bushes, planing on making it my lunch. I got ready to pounce upon my unsuspecting target, but my stomach had other plans and grumbled. I looked at my stomach in disbelief as the small bunny made a break for it. Decided not to give chase to save energy, I walked the other way and my stomach protested at my choice. “Well is someone didn’t betray me and give away my location and intent to the bunny, we might be eating right now.” I plopped down on my rear and gave my stomach a glare.

But my stomach would be satisfied shortly because I found a black berry bush over flowing with berries. I still would have preferred the smoked bunny I planned on eating but the berries will do. Using my claws to pick the ripe fruit of the bush, I began to shovel them into my mouth. 

It was a hurricane of bitterness and a sharp sour after taste. But I was hungry so I took a big leaf and placed a bundle of the bitter berries onto it, yes I shallow call these Bitter berries. After successfully rapping the berries, I made my way back to my makeshift base of operations.

“They’re edible but definitely not delicious. Not like I can just get something else, so they’ll do for now.”
> C4 princess, there’s been a murder!
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Princess Celestia’s POV.

I was making my way through the castle halls, to my private dining room. When my Captain of the royal guard trotted up to me and gave a sharp salute. He was a slightly smaller than average Pegasus with a bright blue coat and dark grey mane and tail. light blue lines cut through his mane and tail. He had them cut short. His cutie mark was a sword with wings in front of a silver shield.” At ease Captain Graceful slash. what do you have to report, this morning?”

“Princess there’s been a murder, it happened in an alleyway. Down in the south district, near the market square and in the late hours of the night. On top of that a family of ponies have reported that a strange griffon cub they took in, up and vanished at some point in the night.”

“Is there any evidence, or leads to follow and what do you mean by, strange griffon? Captain could this griffon’s disappearance be linked with the recent string of foalnappings?”

“Maybe princess, but it’s too soon to say, but we have our best on the job. As for the griffon cub, most likely but we still don’t know who is responsible for these foalnappings. And more importantly why. And by strange, I mean the description of the cub. Please don’t think I harbour any dislike towards the griffins, princess.

“Glad to hear you don’t and What about the victim, captain? Any information?””

“In fact we do, his name was Shadowy shades. A quick look at our records, shows a long history of crime. Everything from petty theft to assault, we’ve been looking for him for months but we didn’t want to find him lifeless, like that.”

“Even if he was trouble, he was still one of my little ponies and it’s a shame he wasn’t able to change his ways before it was too late. Come Captain, join me for breakfast, I want to know more about this griffon cub that went missing.”

“Yes your highness, it would be a honour.”

I need to make sure no more other foals… and cubs go missing. “Captain, have the guards on high alert and to increase the number of patrols by double.”

“Yes princess right away. Private Iron wing give out the order for all guards units to be on high alert and double their number of patrols. I want every nook and cranny inspected fully and make sure that no stone is left unturned. That’s an order, guard.”

Private Iron Wing saluted and Said. “Sir yes sir!”

And with that the guard took off into the sky to relay the orders he was given. We made are way down the hall and to my private dining room, for a cup of tea and breakfast. As I made my way to the head of the dining table to take my seat, I noticed that Graceful was standing at attention.
“Graceful you can relax and take a seat, do you want some breakfast?”

“No thank you, but your highness I’ll like to get started on the description of the young griffon, if you don’t mind?”

Sigh~ “of course Captain. It’s probably better not to waste time, after all the day is still young.” It’s such a pain when even my own Captain acts so formal with me. But it’s probably for the best, i mean none of them are going to live as long as me.

“Glad we’re on the same page princess. The griffon cub was estimated to be around 15 years old and when they found him he was searching in bins for food. His name is Anubis Grimgost…

…and that’s all the information we have on the cub. but I am inclined to believe that the cub lashed out in self defence against Shadowy. Resulting in the death of the stallion. But until the Lab ponies get back to us with the results. It’s totally possible that there was two attackers and when Shadowy got… hit for a lack of a better term. The other one subdued the cub and made a break for it  What are your thoughts on my theory Princess?”

“Captain I believe you shouldn’t jump to conclusions before we have any evidence.” That’s a lot to unpack and I’ve never heard or seen any griffon like the one that was just described to me. 
I mean big canine ears and feathers on his forelegs and the base and tip of his tail. But I noticed that Graceful was holding a feather in his hoof. “Graceful why are you holding a feather?”

“It belonged to the griffon, your highness. Here have a closer look.”

I looked the feather over and my eyes widen at the design. It was like nothing I’ve ever seen before, the base was orange with a red outline on the edge of the feather and the rest of the feather was silver. Then I held the feather in my hoof. I’ve never felt something so soft before, not even the softest silk Equestria had didn’t hold a candle to this feather. I can only imagine how soft a pillow made from these feathers would feel. “Captain I’m going to hold on to this feather and conduct my own research.”

“O-ok princess I’ll notify the ponies at the lab right away.”

he was off and I needed to find out what I can about this new breed of griffon.

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Southern Canterlot woods

A mysterious pony was watching a little griffon drinking from a clear stream. Then he disappeared with a flash of his horn.

He then popped into existence and approached a pink mare. They began to walk away. “The cub that killed Shadowy has been located, we’ll grab him in the night. The doctor will be glad we got him another test subject for his messed up “games” as he calls it.” 

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Anubis’s POV.

“Fuck this water is so refreshing but I get the feeling I’m being watched.” As I look around I was met with nothing but trees and bushes. “Must of been me being paranoid.” Well I might as well go start looking for dinner. I’m also going to need to make a bed out of something soft because the cold stone floor of my newly acquired cave isn’t going to cut it. 

I think fish will do but how does one fish with claws, how do bears do it? I think they swipe the fish out of the water. Well no time like the present.

I’ve been at this for what seemed like hours and I still had no luck the sun was inching close to the horizon and I was hungry again. “For fuck sack! This is bullshit, fucking bullshit!” I swiped at the water in a rage and a fish flew out of the stream. I blinked in disbelief at what I just accomplished and got closer to my soon to be dinner. It was small but I didn’t care about that because it was sustenance. I stabbed it behind the head, in the spine and it immediately went limp. Now to cook it over a open flame.

After I got a small fire going I proceeded to gut the fish and skewer it with a stick. Placing it over the fire I left it to cook. “Now to make a place to sleep.”
I began to collect big leaves and brought them back to my cave. when I was done the fish was ready to flip over. I then placed all the leaves in a pile and ta-da I now have a bed of leaves.

By the time I was done my food was ready so I sat down a grabbed my fish on a stick. I took a nip and gave it a try. It was surprisingly good so I dug in and finished it in seconds. “My only complaint is, I wish there was more. Well off to bed, I’ve got a busy day tomorrow.”

Tomorrow I start my new life but what to do with it? I could try to lead a better life with less death. Yeah that sounds nice, I’ll play the role of a naive child, i mean cub.
> C5 things that go bump in the night
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Princess Celestia’s POV.

The Pegasi had scheduled a thunder storm for tonight. That meant I could not see the night sky, my sister’s night sky which was left the way it was all those centuries ago. “I miss you Luna. I hope you come back soon dear sister.”

Celestia hadn’t noticed that she was crying for her long lost sister. But as she made her way to the restroom she saw herself in the mirror.

“My goodness I’m a mess. I guess all this stress is getting to me after all, I just hope we find those missing foals sooner than later. If my sister was here she would have found them with in the first night with her dream walking magic. And that griffon cub, if he does look anything like his description, traffickers would pay top bits to have something as exotic as him. Oh that poor cub I hope he’s ok.

After clearing her face off Celestia made her way into her bed, tucking herself in with her magic, she closed her eyes. But she couldn’t get the missing foals out of her head and began to ponder about where and why they were taken.

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Meanwhile Anubis was asleep unaware of the danger that lingered towards his unconscious body.

Tip. Tap. Tip. Tap. Tip. Tap.

The intruders were 4 feet away from him and from the darkness two sick sadistic smiles appeared. 

“Aww look at the little cub, Razor I find it hard to believe that he killed Shadowy with one hit?

“Don’t be fooled by his appearance Silenced Hoof, he’s no stranger to bloodshed that’s for sure. Hurry up and put the chains and muzzle on the cub.”

“Yeah, yeah I know we’re not taking risks but.” 

As the two foalnappers approached their target. They failed to notice the trip wire that was made from a thin piece of berry vines which was attached to a small rock. The rock then fell onto more oddly stacked rocks which caused them to collapse and wake the small griffon. Upon waking the griffon cub lunged at the mare’s throat but was stop by the unicorn’s magic. 

“Told you he was dangerous Silenced. If I didn’t act fast enough you would have been dead, you’re welcome. Now as for you cub, you’re coming back with us.” 

“Yeah thanks Razor nice save I guess.”

Anubis’s POV.

Fuck this magic stuff man fuck it to the moon and back. My trip wire worked but I plan to jump at whoever approached me failed miserably. Why didn’t I take into consideration that there might be two of them and of course ones a fucking unicorn, just my luck.

“So what do you want with me?” I ask in a emotionless voice 

They both stared at me in disbelief, the mare replied with. “Are you insane? How are you not panicking or scared out of your mind?”

“Probably and no, not really. I mean aaahhhh someone help me I’m being taken!!!!!!!!!” Then my beak was sealed shut with a tight muzzle. Well I’m buggered. Is that a club, oh fuck this is going to hurt.

WACK! CRACK! SMACK!

Oh god why’s everything getting darker. I don’t want to go bed, mother.”

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When Anubis came back to the land of the waking he found himself strapped to a table. The room he was in, look similar to an operation room but if said operation room was home made on a budget.

Then a tall gangly yellow unicorn trotted through the door and right up to Anubis. He had a small steel tray that held basic surgical instruments that looked rusty. Anubis knew that it wasn’t rust, but dried blood. Then the unicorn mad eye contact with him. The first thing he noticed was this pony looked excited to start what ever he had in store for him. His heart began to beat rapidly as the cold, dirty scalpel came in to contact with his chest. Then it began to glide down opening him up like a letter. The pain was agonising, but he refused to give the yellow unicorn the satisfaction of hearing his screams of pain. He shut his eyes tightly holding back tears.

And then the pain intensifies and he felt the incision be brutally stitched up. Then the pony spoke. “That’s fascinating, I’m not the first to cut you open, am I now? Oh I’m jealous of the one who got their hooves on you first. I mean look at all those scars you have, but I’m curious to know more about the one around your neck?”

Anubis’s heart sank when he processed what he heard. He even forgot about the new torrent of pain he was feeling from his legs.

Anubis’s POV.

No. No NO! I can’t have those scars. This is a new body, a new body right? I can’t have those horrific things. I could barely look at them when I was human and now you’re telling me I have to bare them as a griffon too!! No I refuse to acknowledge them now and forever more. They’re nothing but a bad memory of my weakness, of how I lived as a child. The shit that was done to me in the name of entertainment. Yes I may have experimented on living test subjects but I never did it to children because of my own childhood.

Then darkness creeped into my vision and the last thing I saw was the gleeful eyes of that revolting yellow unicorn.

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Anubis was tossed into a room with a few foals that hid as soon as the door slammed open. When they came out of their hiding spots they hesitated to approach the unconscious griffon cub that laid on the floor.

“What is it? It has the same collar as us, so I say we lay it on a blanket.” 

“A-are you out o-of your m-mind Twinkle? It h-has c-claws.”

“Sssh it’s sleeping and remember? safety in numbers. So quit being a baby and get the others. I’ll try to move it with out waking it up.”

“Um o-ok, I can do that.”

The small light purple colt ran as fast as his little legs could carry him. With the soul goal of letting the others know about the creature that was left with his only friend. 

Now that Twinkle was alone with the creature, she contemplated on how she was going to move it, without waking it up. She tried rolling it toward the blankets but it was heavier than she expected. So with a little bit of effort she managed to get it on it’s back and a blanket she placed next to it. 

Now with it on the blanket. She thought to herself, what now it’s on the blanket. She began looking it over and as her eyes trail down to it’s lower half and she found out that the creature was male, now sporting a blush she tossed another blanket over him and looked away. She felt guilty about peeping at his privates without his permission. After all it was her mother who told her that it’s wrong to try steal a look of other ponies private parts. But she thought that he definitely isn’t a pony so do the same rules apply? And with her curiosity spiked she began to inch closer to him and as she when to lift the blanket her friend had returned with the other colts and filly’s that had been foalnapped each one with a metal collar around their necks.

“Twinkle I’m back and I brought the others, are you ok? The monster didn’t wake up?”

“He’s not a monster Gumdrop and he’s still asleep so shut up before you wake him up.”

“You two do know that he’s a griffon right?”

“And how do you know that Rustic, Well?”

“Because of the beak on his face. Twinkle it’s pretty obvious.”

“Well how was I supposed to know, I’ve never seen a griffon before.”

“You two stop fighting. The griffon is waking up.”

Gumdrop ran in fear with the others, whilst rustic and twinkle move closer and waited for the griffon to shake off the drowsiness.

Anubis woke up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. As his eyes regained focus, he jumped in surprise at the two faces that were inches away from him. “Ah where am I and what are you doing to me?” 

“Nothing I did nothing weird with you!” She said with hast and a blush on her cheeks.

The two boys looked at her with a questioning gaze. “Well I’m Rustic Clock and the blushing filly there is Twinkle Star. What’s your name?”

“The name is Anubis Grimgost and thanks for the blankets I guess.” But his thoughts were elsewhere and he chose to deny the fact that his own body still harbour such awful surgical scars. Which infected his mind with fear, real fear that he hadn’t felt in many years. Not even death brought about such fear. But he told himself that he mustn’t show it to anyone, or they might look into it.

“Well Anubis Grimgost I’m not the one you should be thanking, that would be Twinkle who rolled you on the blanket and covered you up with another.”

“Well thank you very much Twinkle but I should get on my claws now.”

“You’re welcome and Mr Anubis you should rest tho. You really don’t want to break the stitches.”

“Aah good point, with out a needle and thread I wouldn’t be able to restitch the surgical wounds if they opened.”

“You can do that!”

“Yeah I can… Rusty was it?”

It’s Rustic and that great news we could do with somepony that knows how to do that. We could also save those healing potions for a super bad injuries now.”

“Well glad to be of help Rusty.”

“It Rustic.”

“Yeah got it Rustic.”

“Thank you.”

They boys antics course Twinkle to laugh at the dismay of Rustic. This was the first time she had laughed in a while, ever since she was taken by these horrible ponies, to this horrific place.
> C6 let the torment begin!!!
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

“So what are they going to do with us Twinkle?”

“Um well they make us do these tasks that they call games, that are…”

Rustic continued. “The so called games are brutal and life threatening most of the time. But some of us have to complete them otherwise we won’t get fed, but we can get supplies from the games.”

“Well that sounds fucked up. Has anypony died from these games?”

“Unfortunately yes, 3 colts and 1 filly I didn’t know them that well tho.”

“Oh that’s truly tragic. But If you don’t mind I would like to know what happened to the bodies?”

This made them both freeze and they looked as if they were reliving a traumatic experience. I probably shouldn’t have asked that question.

“Believe me Anubis you don’t want to find out.”

“I’ll take your word for it then Rustic.”

Twinkle bolted away and I was now more interested in finding out, but judging by the reaction of those two, it couldn’t be pleasant.

“So Rustic how do you guys choose who’s playing these games?”

“Well it normally those who are brave enough to risk their lives. we have never had to force anypony to do it. And please don’t speak about the game so casually because they are horrors beyond your worst nightmare.” He stated firmly.

Poor naive colt, if he saw and experience the atrocities I committed, he’d see this place as heaven. But then again if I can get my hands... I mean claws on a corpse then it would be a breeze for me to convert said corpse into a flesh craving zombie. Although I don’t plan on starting a zombie infestation, I’d just need to get my claws on some basic elements and a virus to spread the infection to the one running this carnival of carnage. That sounds like a decent plan oh I can’t wait to see the look of horror on the yellow unicorn’s face as I dissect him, starting with the least vital organs and slowly making my way to the more sensitive parts. 

But that will be plan B, I don’t want to get myself killed again, maybe that stallion’s lab will have something of use for me. I mean he’s definitely deranged and there’s magic so maybe some sort of way for me to utilise. Definitely worth looking into but I still don’t have an idea of how to escape from here, I don’t even know where here is.

As I continued to follow the rusty red colt, I was led into another room with metal walls and on one side a there was a large mirror which I instantly knew was a one way window. That’s going to be a problem, speaking of problems the pain is becoming unbearable. “Ah shit Rustic can we rest for a second?”

He looked over his shoulder and said. “Sure thing Anubis. I’m honestly surprised you haven’t fell unconscious yet?

“Yeah I honestly feel sore and tired right now, is there anywhere I could get some shut eye?”

“Dude you just woke up, how are you tired?” Then his eyes widened. “Oh never mind. I’ll see to introducing you to the others after you get some rest.”

“Thanks Rustic and where did Twinkle run off to?”

“She had to bear witness to what happened to the filly that got killed. So I imagine that she’s using the toilet.”

“Why did she watch, if it’s so bad?”

“She was hiding from the Warden and she said that she couldn’t close her eyes for some reason. I’m not going to ask her and don’t you think about questioning her about it. Ok?”

“Don’t worry I didn’t plan on asking her, judging by her reaction it’s probably not good.”

“Any way Anubis, this is my sleeping mat so get some rest, oh and expect to wake up in pain a lot of pain. After all that painkillers they gave you only last a few hours.”

They gave me painkillers after cutting me open! Those fucking assholes but I’m too exhausted to be angry. With that I began to drift off to the land of dreams.

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Doctor Crude Cut trotted back and forth, allowing the inner cogs of his mind to turn. It was the griffon cub that his two employees had brought back. Apparently the cub had killed his third worker but it was a small price to pay for the fascinating subject.

He was conducting multiple experiments on the various tissue samples he took from the cub. But one experiment riddled his brain with questions, instead of answers. This occurred when he exposed the cubs tissue samples to a magical artefact that the self-proclaimed doctor had acquired a long time ago. In all the years he had it, he could never figure out what it did. That was until now. The perfect opportunity has presented itself to him.

“I need to record this, the samples are reacting, strangely towards the artefact. By strangely I mean they are trying to make their way to the artefact. This shouldn’t be possible but my eyes are definitely not deceiving me. The cells should be dead but there still moving.”

I wonder what would happen if I placed this artefact inside the griffon cub. Only one way to find out. I’ll have to wait until he’s healed a bit more otherwise I run the risk of him dying, so I’ll give him a week. Yeah that sounds like a plan.

“Oh I can’t wait to see the results. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!”

And with that, the mad doctor left his lab and made his way through the abandoned hospital. He made it out onto the streets of Canterlot and nopony had a clue about what had just occurred.

He didn’t have to worry about the captives escaping, because the Warden was watching them with eagerness.

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When Anubis awoke he noticed that the other occupants of the testing centre as he deemed to refer to it, as such. Were looking at him and whispering between themselves. Probably about him, but he saw a familiar face approaching him. “Morning Twinkle did you sleep well?”

“How do you know it’s morning?”

“I don’t know.”

“Oh, well I guess I slept fine thanks for asking. Don’t mind them, they’re just scared. But are you feeling better?” She offered him a welcoming smile.

“Yeah, I feel better now, definitely more energy in my body.” But internally i was in agony but  I’d have to manage for now.

As I got up Twinkle looked a bit worried, but I’ll ignore it and focused on pushing the pain into the back of my mind. “Now that I’m on my claws, I’d best introduce myself to all of you ponies. My name is Anubis grimgost and I have an important question, why does the adult ponies have tattoos on their rear ends? I have to know.”

This earned me a torrent of giggles from the some of the foals in the group. The others look annoyed or afraid. To be fair most people would be terrified or on guard if you were a pray animal trapped inside a confined space with a predatory animal that had claws. So I didn’t blame them for it.

A red filly started by introducing herself and her sister. “Hi Anubis Grimgost, my name is Rosey petal and this is my little sister Moon Lily.”

“I’m only a year younger! Rosey.” The dark blue filly protested.

I noticed that there were some foals who were culled up and trembling, murmuring something to themselves.

“And Anubis the tattoo are actually called cutie marks. Everypony gets one when they discover their special talent. How didn’t you know that?”

“Because I’m a griffon, Rosey.”

“Wait griffons don’t get cutie marks! but how do you know what you’re special talent is?”

I shrugged in response. But then a voice rang out. “4 participants are needed to enter a game. The rules of this game will be given when the 4 players are ready. You have 5 minutes to decide who will play.”

They have speakers and microphones, so does that mean they have radios? I’ll need to find out. But as for now I need to see what this so called game is about.

“Twinkle I’d like to volunteer to take somepony’s place in this game. And before you tell me no I must inform you that I do have basic survival skills.” 

B-but you can’t be serious Anubis! You could die!” 

Then a white unicorn colt spoke up with an air of disgust. “If that thing what’s to volunteer Twinkle, then I say, let it. After all, better that predator dies than a pony.”

“Shut your stupid face, Gold blood! What’s wrong with being a griffon.” 

“What’s wrong do you want me to list everything wrong with the hybrid predatory race.” 

God this is entertaining as hell. Where’s the popcorn? But then they were interrupted by Rustic.

“Will you two quit fighting for the love of Celestia.”

Then he approached me. “Anubis are you sure you want to go? You should be resting still?”

Don’t worry about it, I’m 100% sure about going into this Rustic.”

I’m not going to turn down a volunteer. But you’ll need to stay close to me so you can learn how to survive the games.”

“Don’t sweat it, someone’s got to do it and I’ve got claws just in case.” Yeah like I was going to rely on them, More like a last resort if it comes to it.

5 minutes passed and me, Rustic and two others that refused to acknowledge my presence were waiting for the big iron door to open. We didn’t have to wait long, it opened and two masked ponies commanded us to exit the holding room. We all followed the pony in the lead, it was wearing an off white full body suit with a black blank mask, the pony behind us was identical, except for a horn that was covered. I didn’t see any weapons but I wasn’t about to find out what happens if you try to run.

They took us to a small room and pushed us in, locking the doors behind us. Then I noticed two doors on opposite sides of the room. So this is where it begins.
> C7 rescue plans gone well?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

At Canterlot castle.

Princess Celestia finally received some good news. but she wishes that her guard that followed the two ponies who took the griffon cub, had acted and attempted to rescue the cub. She was feeling guilty, for her guard using the cub in such a manner. She could only hope for the little ones well being. But now they new where the foals were taken to and were now putting together a plan of attack.

The plan was to have the abandoned hospital located on Northwest district of Canterlot surrounded on all sides. The princess herself planned to lead a platoon of Guards into the hospital. She didn’t plan on using the doors tho, they were going through the wall on the western side of the building. Celestia question this part of the plan, her Captain came up with. But the Intel her guards have gathered indicated that the foals were not being kept in the western wing of the building. So they didn’t run the risk of injuring the foals with their assault. This operation was going to begin as soon as she lowered the sun.

But as for right now, she was having to attend day court and it was the same question she had been asked for the past month. “Princess Celestia is there any information on the missing foals?”
Or “princess what actions a being taken to find the foals?” The only difference was she knew where they were now. But she couldn’t let the public know, because of the risks it brought to her plan.

About 3 hours later the solar princess was finished with day court, now she was  making her way to the castle gardens to clear her mind before the coming storm. 

She was admiring the work of the royal gardener’s, when she was interrupted by a pony she sees way to often of her own liking. A noble mare with more arrogance then brains, But she’d never say it out loud of course. The mare in question was a unicorn in her mid 30s with a slightly off white coat colour and a golden and silver striped mane and tail, her cutie mark was two stars one gold and the other silver. A basic cutie mark but very rememberable for all the wrong reasons. “Good afternoon. Silver Blood how’s your husband Upper Class doing?”

“He’s doing good, well other than our precious colt is still missing. Princess I must ask, when are your guards going to find my baby prince?”

“You already know the answer to that Silver, when they find where they are being held, and need I remind you that there are other ponies foals that have been taken, not just yours,”

Celestia thought the audacity of this mare and she’s referring to the foal as a prince. She internally sighed, but knew that with the vote of the nobles she have her son be call a prince, but only by title which gave her some peace of mind. Knowing that it would only be a title and one that has no real power or value over Equestria.

But before the arrogant mare could speak, her guard Captain trotted up to her and saluted. “Princess Celestia we should be on our way. we have very important things to discuss.”

“Yes, of course Graceful, we do.” She then turned to Silver and said. “Well it was nice seeing you Silver but I must attend to this, so good day to you.” And without waiting for a response the princess and her Captain trotted away to prepare for the assault that they would carry out this evening.

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Meanwhile at the abandoned hospital Anubis and Rustic were entering the game. Upon entering Anubis noticed that there was a lot of mannequins or are they pony-quins, to be fair, he didn’t care because he was more alert then anything, he had a phobia of mannequins, not a uncontrollable fear but it was one of few things that he truly feared. “Why dose there have to be those things dude?”

I know Anubis, I hate pony-quins too. Bloody freaky things.”

The second thing he noticed was the state of this place it looked ran down and pretty creepy. It reminded him of his first official testing centre, abysmal conditions, rusty chain strung about the place and the familia cent off oxidised blood and rotten flesh. Something he wasn’t sure if he should be comfortable with.

“Anubis come on we need to get searching. We got 4 minutes before our task is given to us, so let’s not waste time.”

“ Yeah sure Rustic. So what sort of supplies do you want me to search for? Anything of high priority?” Even though I asked him, I had my own objective to find a way into the yellow unicorns lab. But that was easier said than done, I just need to find my way there. I hope they label room, otherwise I’m fucked.

My plan was to try and make some sort of weapon to use on that unicorn with the mask. Then I can make a break for it and I’ll lock myself in the lab, that should be enough time for me to figure something out.

Well I’d best help look for something that I could weaponise, oh and help Rustic with collecting supplies. I am curious about what task we’ll be doing tho, I guess I’ll find out In 4 minutes.

“So Rustic you mentioned something about this Warden?”

“Yeah he’s a huge stallion that enjoys torturing ponies, well that’s what we all think. Because he killed the other foals that used to do this stuff. I don’t know what his coat colour is because he always wears that warden suit and metal mask…. Get down, Sssh it’s him don’t make a sound.”

I was searching with my eyes for this warden, but then he lumbered past my vision and my eyes widened. What in gods name is that thing, there no way for me to Stand a chance at killing him. Fuck. He then slowly began to turn and take long and deliberate sniffs of the air and my hart sank. Shit can he smell us? Oh I hope not, Then he snapped forward and began to walk slowly.

He finally past through and we were left in an eerie silence. I whispered. “Hey, do you think he’s gone…” and then I was cut off by a blood chilling scream.

“Anubis I think he found the others.”

“Yeah I hope they’re going to be fine, but we still have supplies to search for.”

“Yeah you’re right.”

Fuck that I’m not going to try and help them. After all I still don’t have a weapon, I hope that the Warden can only walk at that slow pace as to give me enough time in that lab.

Now me and Rustic were searching for anything of use, I found a small rusty metal spike and took it. Looking at what look like a mini crossbow stock and the gears in my mind began to turn and a smile creeped onto my face. All I needed was a strong peace of cord and something to act as bow arms then I’d be in business. I know planned to make a crude crossbow and hide it under my wing, but if I get caught. Well I don’t want to think about it.

Continuing my search, I managed to gather all the components and found a hiding place to put them all together. When I was done I held it tightly under my wing and started to help Rustic.

Then a voice rang out and said. “Your task is to find all the stuffed animals with green collars on them and place them in the crusher. But be careful because if you destroy a stuffed animal with a turquoise collar you’ll be left behind in this place. And have fun! Hahahaha!!!”

Great, this sounds fucking great. Well it’s probably better if me and Rustic stick together.

It must of been 6 or 7 minutes and we were making good progress the board said there were 8 green stuffed animal collars and we had done 7 but we couldn’t find the last one and was wondering where the Warden was. But I got my answer when he came lumbering through a door and I immediately grabbed Rustic and hid. But then we heard the other two colts cheer and gallup away which could only mean one thing they competed their task. Which would mean that we’re trapped here with this thing. Fuck we need to find that stuffed animal.

I told Rustic to stay put and I began to sneak away, to search for the last one. It took longer than expected but I finally found it and it was placed on a giant mouse trap with sharp teeth welded onto it. Why, just why man. Not even I thought about making something as stupid as this. 

After tripping the mouse trap I took the animal plush with a green collar and ran for the crusher. I knew that noise I made alerted the Warden and I had little time before he appeared. I got to the crusher and dropped it in and ran to get Rustic. 

Now with Rustic, I made my way to the exit, blood filled with adrenaline and excitement. I was sporting a goofy smile. We made it out and was greeted by the other two colts. I broke out into laughter and Rustic looked at me in confusion.

“Why are you laughing?”

“I have no Idea dude.”

After we calmed down the door opened and I shuffled my wing to check if my weapon was still there. It was and I was ready for an opportunity to make its self known.

We were making our way back to the holding area and I didn’t plan on going back. And with that I turn 180 degrees and drew my latest arts and crafts project, pointing it at the head of the unicorn I fired. Thud! The rusty spike hit the unicorn in the eye and he began to scream in pain on the floor, blood gushing out. Before anypony could react I dropped my crossbow and ran. The pony didn’t give chase for some reason, but I kept running until I came across a metal door that was labelled “The Lab” I went in and was met by the yellow unicorn holding a small dark red rock with peculiar markings. all I saw was red as I lunged at the surprised pony. My claws struck true and he yelled out in pain as I ripped and dug my claws deeper into the pathetic prick’s chest cavity, twisting my claws and ripping out organs in a bloody rage.

I failed to notice that the red rock was glowing brightly and began to hover.

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Princess Celestia’s POV 

My guards are in position and the entry team will move in once I blow a hole through the wall.

As I charged up my horn with magical energy and released it. firing a powerful blast of magic that on impact, obliterator the wall and I gave the order to enter. My Captain said that he’s making sure that nopony escapes whilst I entered the rundown building that had a newly acquired door.

Upon entering I noticed that my guards ran into a group of ponies that were wearing blank black masks and off white body suits but they fell swiftly. And they were now chained up.

As me and my guards began to clear out the foalnappers hideout and one of my guards had found a big iron door that was lock. This court my ear and I had him lead me to the door.

We arrived at the door and i began to use my magic to rip the door off it’s reinforced hinges. It took 3 tries to pry it off and my guards when in.

“Princess the missing foals are here!”

I trotted in and the foals began to cry tears of relief, some even ran up to me and hugged my leg  saying “thank you so much for saving us princess.”

“Guard, do we have a head count?”

The guard in question quickly finishes counting and shook his head. “Princess Celestia we are still missing 1 filly, 6 colts and still no sign of the griffon.”

It was hard to hear over the crying foals but my heart when out to the little ones. “Then make sure you keep you’re eyes peeled, guard. “Then another guard walked in and called out to me. “Princess, we found 3 of the unaccounted for colts and we have a lead as to where the griffon is.”

This court my attention so I gestured for him to lead the way. “So private, what do we know so far?”

“Princess the colts all say that they had to take part in this game that they say took the lives of 4 others, 1 filly and 3 colts. They also say that the griffon shot one of the foalnappers in the eye with a crossbow. Resulting in the pony’s mask being pinned to his face and the loss of his right eye. We  have a general idea of which direction the griffon ran off in. But I must advise caution when you find the griffon princess. There’s no predicting how he will act.”

As much as I hate to admit it, he has a point. The ponies at forensics believe that the griffon killed the pony in the alleyway and he clearly has an indifference to blood. I just hope that the griffon doesn’t get killed by the ponies with the masks.

“Princess this is the hallway that the griffon supposably went down we have already began to extract the foals to somewhere safe. Do you want me to accompany you princess?” 

“No private I believe your presence will only scare the cub. But I need to make sure this building is cleared and secure.”

“Yes your highness.”

With that I began to trot down the hallway and after searching for about 3 minutes I came across a gory sight that gave me chills. The cub was ripping apart an already mangled corpse.

But as she approached, she could hear sniffling. As she called out to the cub, his head snapped towards her and their eyes locked. He was crying, Oh my goodness what have they done to this cub for him to commit this act of violence. Then his voice hit her with the force of magical backlash. 

“Pl-please m-make it s-stop I don’t want to be a-a experiment anymore.” And he completely broke down In a pool of the pony’s blood. But she didn’t care this cub needed her now, after all it was her guards inaction when they saw him being taken in the woods that led to this. It shouldn’t have happened like this. At this point her perfect white coat was stained a deep crimson as she cradled the cub, stroking the back of his neck as his whimpers began to die down. 

“Princess Celestia we’ve secured the building….   what in the tartarus happened here? And is that the griffon in your hooves?” 

“Shh Captain he’s just fallen asleep, please give me your report after I get this cub somewhere safe… and clean.”

“Of course princess.”
> C8 the aftermath
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was the early hours of the morning and princess Celestia hadn’t got any sleep. Unlike the rescued foals that had fell asleep on the cart ride to the castle. But she personally carried, the griffon cub on her back. She had her wings slightly raised as to ensure the cub didn’t roll off. But she frequently looked back and made sure he was a sleep. She planned on going home and cleaning the red out of her and the cub’s coats, then sleep. She will have the guard and doctors at the castle look after the foals. Tomorrow morning she’ll notify the families. As for the criminals she wanted nothing more than to lock them up and throw away the key. After all they weren’t her little ponies anymore, no they were monsters now.

It had been 2 hours but they had finally made it back to the castle and marched inside. The princess had told her Captain that she was taking the unconscious cub to get him cleaned up. Captain Graceful just nodded and went back to dealing with the chained up criminals.

Princess Celestia’s POV 

I was making my way down to the bathroom. when I noticed that the cub had rolled up against my wing, the contact took me by surprise. In any other situation I would have been shocked by such behaviour but the cub was asleep, and I doubted that he even knew what it implied to touch another’s wings. But I’ll have to explain to him if he didn’t already know. 

Then I realised that I was being hypocritical because I was about to clean him, head to tail. Witch meant I’m going to be touching his wings and under his tail because he had been sitting in a pool of blood when i had found him. “No, I’m only doing it because it needs to be done. Yeah that’s right, it has to be done.” 

Who am I kidding I could have one of the maids clean him up, but what happens if he wakes up? He could hurt the maid or himself. No I can’t get a maid to do this. I’ll just get it over with, it’s nothing weird just cleaning a cub… maybe a teen, I’ll get the doctors to look into that.

“And we’re here little one.” Oh yeah, he’s still asleep, well no more stalling, time to get us clean.

The princess of the sun, gently placed the griffon on a towel and began to remove her regalia, placing it on a large pony-quin and took a cautious step into the warm water that instantly turned a dirty red and the princess shuddered in disgust. She then pick the sleeping cub up in her golden aura and begin to wade through the water, to the other side of the overly large and decorated pool. 

She slowly began to dunk the cub’s hindquarters into the warm water. She was going to clean the cub’s lower body first, as to mitigate the risk of him waking up whilst she was cleaning his privates and make a already awkward situation 100 times more awkward for them both. And sporting a light blush the princess began to clean the cub’s rear legs and tail, she tried not to look too much but she had to, to make sure that the blood had been cleaned out of his fur and feathers. But curiosity won over embarrassment and she was inspecting the griffons feathers. They were like nothing she had seen in all her years, and she had lived a long time to say the least. “You really do have soft and beautiful feathers on more places than your wings. But why?” 

Lost in her own mind, she had failed to notice that the sponge in her magic was scrubbing the griffon’s sheath which got the princess a biological response to the stimulation.

She was dragged out of her thoughts by the unconscious griffon’s fully erected penis. She was now blushing a very deep crimson, especially with the griffon’s member inches away from her face. Her first thought was, no way that’s normal sized for a cub, it must have been the average size for a fully grown male griffon in the biology books she had read. But he’s a cub right? Then she shook. Her head and flip the cub over and began to scrub his back and wings. Which flooded her mind with more inappropriate thoughts. 

It had been 10 minutes, 10 long agonising minutes for the princess. Even though she was the alicorn of the sun, she had never had sex. Because it was weird to her. she had always played a motherly role towards her little subjects and for that reason when ever she tried to court a stallion she felt wrong. But that didn’t stop her from fantasising about the act of love making. Which her younger sister used to tease her about. Because the princess of the sun had a kink, one that wasn’t uncommon for mares to fantasise about. For she had a predator, pray kink and she had just bathed with a griffon, a predatory creature. She failed to notice the her nether regions were beginning to drool down her inner thighs. She only noticed it when she sat down on her rump and it made a squelch. She immediately looked down and growled out in frustration. “Why, oh why must my body betray me. Ahhh.”

(Sexy part ahead)

The horny princess began to rap the still sleeping griffon tightly in a towel and trotted to somewhere more private to take care of her needs. She thought that after the past month, she deserved some stress relief and began to shape her own magical aura into a stallions penis, but then decided to try and make it into the shape of a griffon’s instead. But all she had to go off, was the one she got a close up look of and the ones she had seen in biology books on griffon anatomy. As she raised her flank in the air, and moved her tail to the side as her lips began to wink in excitement. Her magic came into contact with her clit. she let out a winnie and braced herself for impact as she took a deep breath and impaled herself with the magical dildo. “Ahh! Fuck! I made I-it to b-big, oh the knot hadn’t even went in.” She began to thrust it into her own marehood as her mind was thrown into a haze she could feel her inner walls starting to milk her magical aura which felt so right. She the bucked her hips back and smacked her rump on the marble floor with such force that the knot of the magic made dildo sank into her and impaled her, her climax hit her with the force of a cannonball to the chest. “Ahhhhh! ah! ah oh ah that’s what I need oh goodness yes! Hahaha!”

(Sexy part over)

After Celestia had cleaned herself  up, she realised that the cub was still rapped up by the towel that the alicorn rolled him up in. She let out a cutesy giggle and unraveled the griffon from his now damp towel. Then proceeding to dry and brush his fur, straighten his feathers. She finished with the cub and began to dry herself witch took her very little effort thanks to her magic.

The princess was on her way to the medical wing of the castle with the cub on her back. She felt lighter than usual, she had no idea why but it didn’t matter. All that mattered was getting this cub checked in with the doctors and making sure that the other foals were doing well.

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Anubis’s POV 

I couldn’t see anything but that stone the unicorn was holding, just floating in the void. it spoke to me. No it didn’t actually speak but I felt something akin to a connection between me and the mystical mineral. It felt wrong, yet so dam right at the same time but then I felt myself being pulled away and…

Beep.    beep.    beep.    beep.

Ah I hate who ever invented the alarm clock like seriously what an asshole. But as I tried to move I remembered that I was last, in the unicorn’s lab and… and, I ripped him to shreds, then a white tall pony appeared and the rest is history as far as any living creature knows. 

So where am I and can someone shut that stupid alarm off please for the love of the dead gods that seem to hate my guts. But when I opened my eyes I noticed, that I was in a dark room that smelled like disinfectant. Oh great I’m in a fucking hospital, well that explains the beeping sound that never ends. And it must be night if it’s dark. I what to see the sky, no I need to see the sky after all it’s my only true friend. In this world and the last. 

I was never good at making friends by being myself, but I was so good at playing a role that people liked. that ability got me far in life so I cultivated it. but unfortunately it came to a horrible end. Maybe if my parents hadn’t died, then I would have never been taken and experimented on. If that never happened then I’d probably not be here. But there’s no point thinking about what could’ve been after all I have a chance to make a new life for myself in this strange, yet wonderful world.

As I leaned forward I noticed a bunch of wires attached to my body, 3 on my chest and 2 in my foreleg. I yanked them out and got to my claws, jumping off the hospital bed I made my way to the window ignoring the continuous beep that rang out. I opened the curtains and unlatched the windows, with a mighty push, they opened wide and I gazed out into the vast night sky with an unfathomable number of stars all accompanying the lonely moon. So that it was lonely no longer. Hahaha I should write that down some day or night.

Then a group of two ponies rushed in and panicked when they saw that I wasn’t in bed, probably thinking the worst happened. Until they realised that I had just got out of bed I knew that this would happen but I couldn’t let them know so I tilted my head to the side like a confused puppy. A mare awed and the doctor I believe approached me slowly. “Hey little griffon, how are you feeling?” He asked in a gentle, but concerned tone. I just nodded in response. “Well it’s very late and you need rest to help you recover. So hop back into bed little one.” He used the same tone as before, And this gave me an idea. I grinned internally. “But I don’t want to go bed, I feel fine mister.” 

This got a response from the mare who must of been the nurse. “Oh you little cutie, you have to go bed otherwise you won’t have any energy for tomorrow.” She said with a smile. Time to wipe their smiles clean off their faces. “Oh yeah you’re right. I’m going to need all the rest I can get otherwise I might not have the energy to survive another test.” And with that I jumped onto the bed and laid down, check and mate. 

When I looked at them, their expressions were to die for. I had to stop myself from exploding into laughter. “Oh no, oh no no no little one we’re not going to make you do any tests, we’re here to help you get better so you can live a normal life.” The nurse stated. I gave them a comically confused look. “But that was normal, well that’s what they said. So what is a normal life?” Their look of horror got worse and the nurse ran up to me and hugged me with her hooves and whispered. “It’s o-okay little one we’ll show you what a normal life is and how wonderful it can be. But as for now you should rest, okay.”

“Okay.”

The doctor wired me back into the heart monitor And with that we said our good nights and they left me to sleep but now I had a please smile plastered on my face.
> C9 hunting for something edible
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis found himself in the inner confines of his mind and he didn’t like that for a magnitude of reasons. Despite the countless horrors he had been responsible for. the god awful weapons and toxic gases that he experimented with. But they could never hold a candle to the atrocities committed in his first ever lab. Which he was now wondering aimlessly around in, he new it was a dream but it didn’t help calm his nerves. It was the place where he always ended up when he closed his eyes for the night.

He had made a drug in his adult years that put him into a comatose state for 10 hours. allowing his body the rest it needed, meaning he didn’t have to endure this place that he spent 3 long years in. But now he didn’t have it, or for that matter know how to get the ingredients to make it.  He knew it had negative side effects but didn’t care. After all a nose bleed was a minor inconvenience for him back then, but he had no idea how it would affect his new body and he didn’t plan on finding out just yet. After all there has to be a magical solution to his problem in this world. 

But as he made his way through the facility, he began to notice slight differences from what he was used to. For example he was in the form of his new body and all the deceased test subjects were now ponies and griffons instead of people. Then he got to the worst part, with nothing but a British LA85-A2 assault rifle and a few magazines full of ammunition. He proceeded to fight the same losing battle he had always fought, against all the tormented victims of his insane quest to defy death itself. As he stood alone at the end of the hall he could hear the sound of disembodied  screaming charging relentlessly towards him, as he racked the first of many rounds that will be fired. 

Sigh “and the dead will rise.”

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“AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!, GOD NO NOT AGAIN!”

His scream of terror rang out through the entire medical wing of the castle, causing some of the royal guards to jump out of their stony faced masks. The medical team that was assigned to monitor his condition, sprang into action with protective padding for their own safety. As the doctor and 2 nurses arrived at his room they saw a guard getting ready to buck down the door. “Wait! No don’t I have a key.” The guard stopped dead in his tracks and looked at the doctor and replied sternly. “Then hurry up and open the door.”

When they got the door open they were greeted by Anubis poring himself a glass of water wearing a shaken look on his face. The nurse from the previous night approached with care and asked. “Are you doing okay Anubis?”

“How do you know my name?” Giving the mare a surprised look that swiftly turned to one of realisation. Oh that family of ponies must have reported me going missing. “I’m fine. No need to worry and what are you wearing? The 3 of you look ridiculous.” The guard smirked at this and the doctor gave him a glare. “Oh sweetie it’s our job to know and this is protective padding made to stop sharp objects from hurting us. It’s okay if you want to talk about it, we can keep it our very own little secret if you want to?”

“No, I said I’m fine. But I would like to see my medical file please? You see I don’t know how old I am.”

“You don’t? Um well I don’t think we can do that right now but I’m sure doctor Tender Treatment may be able to help you. But I think you’re between 12 to 15 years.”

This took Anubis by surprise, by how that family of ponies treated him he had thought he was 10 or 12 but he was wrong. So now I look like a stupid 15 year old griffon, Wonderful.

“From the blood tests, it shows he is 17, nearing 18 years of age, nurse Sweet Tone.”

Nope I’m a fucking idiot of a 17 year old griffon in their eyes. For fuck sakes, I guess that’s what I get for assuming my age. 

“He’s seventeen. But he’s a bit small to be that age don’t you think doctor.” The guard asked.

“Ssh, we don’t know how he’ll react to being called short.” 

“I have ears, you know?”

“S-Sorry buddy I didn’t mean to call you short.”

“It’s fine. But I would like something to eat please if that’s okay.” 

“Sure thing, what would you like?” And with that question, everypony in the room eyes widened in shock, except for the nurse who asked. Sweet turned towards the nurse in question and got up. They both left before I could make an order. And I wanted to say the flesh of the fallen.

The guard gave me a smile and said goodbye, now I was left with the doctor. And I was going to ask an awkward question… for him to answer. “So what age is sexual maturity for a griffon? I mean you’re a doctor.” 

And he gave me a questioning look and began to ask his own question. “And why do you ask?”

“Curiosity is why. So how old?”

“16.” 

“Cool that’s useful information doc.”

So I was fair game, fuck just what I need more distractions for me to deal with. But who says I have to be a mad scientist again maybe a change of pace. Yeah I’ll make science my hobby.

The two mares returned and one of them had a tray on her back. She set it down on the table and gave me a smile. I hoped up onto the stall and looked at the food I was brought. What the hell is this, there was a lack of meat on the tray. “Um where is the meat?”

“Well little one we um, don’t um, well you understand, we don’t really serve meat.”

Oh god no I’m going to starve to death. Why must this happen to me? I’ve literally been in this world for, 4, fucking days and it’s been nothing but pain and suffering for me why? I have to know.

I felt my eyes began to water as I looked pleadingly at the nurses. “N-not even f-fish and chips?”

They both looked at my face and I knew, I had them rapped around my fingers… I mean claws. Call me a violinist because I’m playing with their heart strings. 

“Aw ok, Look sweetie we’ll see what we can do but please don’t get your hopes up, ok?”

“Thank you so much nurse sweet tone.”

And with that little show, they were off to do their best to get something meaty for me. 

“That was evil, tricking them like that you know.”

“Yeah but look at this.” I pointed at the green slop of unknown plant matter on the tray. “How I’m i meant to digest that?”

He sighed and nodded his head.

“So can I leave this room or is that a no go.”

“You can, but I wouldn’t recommend it right now their are a lot of ponies here visiting their foals at the moment.“

Oh yeah they were kidnapped, or is it foalnapped? Oh well I’ll just have to find my way to the kitchen. I knew that whatever those nurses were bringing me wasn’t going to feed me. Now, just to get the Doctor to take his eyes off me.

“No time like the present Doc. Let’s go.” I made my way to the door and swung it open wide. The red pony doctor shook his head and followed. “Forward charge.” The doctor laughed at my antics. 

ponies stared at me as I swaggered down the halls. Some in amusement. Others in disgust. But I didn’t care. I was on a mission to get food. glorious food. “So, doc where’s the kitchen cuz I need food?”

“Well I can’t really tell you. Anubis.”

“Oh what a shame. Wow what’s that, i have no idea what that is Doc!” And he fell for the oldest trick in the book. But by the time he turned back I was already gone. I felt bad for him but I was hungry and me being hungry was not something I was going to tolerate.

Now I was wondering this maze of never ending marble and pillars, which helped me hide from patrolling guards with ease. But as I was aimlessly searching for food letting my sense of smell guide me to breakfast. But I wasn’t getting anything on the sniff-dar.

After 10 eons of searching I smelled food, good food and it was locked behind two giant wooden doors with a sun in blazed on them. So I gave them a mighty push and they crumbled under my power. To anyone who asks. But in reality they just glided open and I walked in without a care in the world until I locked eyes with a pair of magenta orbs. They had a confused look to them, then I noticed that they were attached to a pony. The biggest pony i had met. “ howdy.”

This got a giggle out of the giant white unicorn with wings. “So got any food you maybe willing to donate to the charity of my stomach? Please.”

“Hehehehe little one how did you wind up here and of course please take a seat. What are you looking to eat?”

“Thank you very much and I’d like… um well can I have something that caters to my dietary needs please.”

This took princess Celestia by surprise. She wondered where this cub had learned such vocabulary. She had the medical file on the table and she knew that the griffon’s file was in the pile. She flipped through the files and found the one she needed all whilst ringing a small bell. Her head chef trotted out of a small door and noticed the griffon sitting at the table. “Um princess if you don’t mind me asking, but why is there a griffon sitting at your table?”

“Because I have allowed him to. Oh and please can you get him something to eat, preferably something for a carnivore.” 

The chef grimaced, but nodded and left them both. Now she had started reading his file she blinked in surprise at his age. He’s 17 but, so small for his age, well only in stature. She quickly stomped those thoughts out of her mind. As she read on, shock hit her and she had to do a double take when she had read that his body was riddled with gruesome scars that weren’t recent by any means. Then she heard a voice speak to her. “Excuse me but what are you reading if you don’t mind me asking, oh and the names Anubis Grimgost.”

“Well Anubis Grimgost, I’m reading important paper work and please call me Celestia.” She sent a warm smile his way and he sent a toothy smile back. She noticed the fangs he had and wondered what breed of griffon he was? But couldn’t put her hoof on it.

“Well nice to meet you Celestia but don’t that tiara on your head mean I should be bowing or something? And why do you have a horn and wings?”

“Well Anubis I’d rather be referred to as Celestia in private. as for my wings and horn, that is because I’m a Alicorn.” She saw a opportunity to have a conversation with some-creature that didn’t see her as a goddess and she wasn’t going to waste it.
> C10 breakfast with royalty
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Princess Celestia’s POV 

The griffon’s eyes widened in excitement as my chef brought out a tray. As the tray was placed in front of Anubis he began to shake in anticipation and he thanked the chef. Taking the plate of food, he began to dig in. I had never seen any-creature throw away their manners that fast before. In a matter of seconds he had devoured the fish and potato salad he was given. 

Then he looked me dead in the eyes and asked for more, but how? That plate of food was massive in proportions to him and he’s still hungry? “Of course Anubis. You may have some more.”

“Thanks Celestia. This food is wonderful.”

“That’s quite alright Anubis but I’m curious. I’ve lived for well over 1000 years and I’ve never encountered a griffon that looks like you. Do you know where your parents are? If it’s not a sensitive subject for you that is?”

“Oh no not at all, but if you must know they’re dead, have been for a long time now.”

“Oh my, well I’m sorry to hear that little one…  um so would you like some tea?” Tea, because tea is going to take his mind off it. Good grief Celestia what are you thinking? 

“I’d love some tea please.”

Oh of course would you like milk and sugar with that?”

“Yes Celestia, two sugars please.”

I pored the hot tea into a cup and put two sugar cubes in. Then I proceeded to mix them around whilst poring the milk in and levitated the cup of tea over to him, placing it in front of him. “There you are Anubis and be careful, it’s hot.”

“Thank you Celestia, but I’ll have to warn you, it has a lot to compete with.” He said in an upper class accent, with a cheeky smile.

“Hehehe well I hope that I can meet your very high standards, Sir Anubis.” 

He took a sip and began to lick his beak. “Aah yes princess this tea is truly divine, I do say that this is the second best cup of tea I’ve ever had.”

“Second? Who’s the first hm.” He said my tea was the second best cup he had ever had. How? I’ve been perfecting it for centuries. 

“Oh that would be me princess, I can make a perfect cup of tea.”

“That sounds like a tall order for a little griffon.”

“Yeah well at least I don’t have long spaghetti legs and a silly mane. I make up for my hight in other ways.”

“Oh really now, in what other ways hmm?”

“Wouldn’t you like to know, dirty girl, get your mind out of the gutter.” He shook his head and sent me a knowing smirk. I felt my cheeks heat up and he burst into laughter. I can’t believe that I walked into that one. There was no way this was the same griffon I found crying in that awful place two nights ago. His behaviour is so different from what it was before. “I do not have a silly mane or spaghetti legs. Moving on, I believe that you should be in the medical wing of the castle. So how did you find your way here Anubis?”

He gave a nervous laugh, “well I may or may not of snuck away from the medical wing.”

Then my guard captain ran into the dining room and quickly stated. “Princess, I’m sorry for the interruption but the griffon cub has made a run for, it….”

“I’m not a cub I’m 17, gramps.” 

“P-Princess may I ask how he got here? And I’m 29.”

“Exactly! you’re pretty much a fossil.” 

“Well Captain he said that he may or may not have snuck around the castle grounds with out alerting your guards.” This got a giggle from the sneaky little griffon. And the look on my Captain’s face was amusing to say the least.

“Is that so little griffon? Mind explaining how in the Tartarus you managed that?”

“I could, buut where’s the fun in that. I guess you’ll have to train your guards to do better.” The smugness was practically flowing out of Anubis at this point. And my Captain looked as if he was going to lose his temper with him, so I intervened.

“Captain Graceful if you wouldn’t mind informing Doctor Tender Care where his patient is please? I’m sure that he’d appreciate it.”

This snapped him out of his rage induced glare at the smug griffon across the table to me. “O-Of course princess, right away.” 

“Well Anubis, here comes your second plate.”

“Thank you very much but I have to ask why does your mane do that?”

“Do what?”

“What do you mean what? Don’t act dumb, you know what I mean.”

“Ooohh so you’re saying that the princess of Equestria is dumb, now.”

He quickly waved his claws and said no of course not, but then he lost balance and fell forward, smashing his beak off the table and firing the plate of food up into the air. Only to come crashing down onto his head with a heavy smash. “Oh no! Are you alright?” No response. “Anubis are you okay?” I began to worry now, he didn’t answer me and when I rounded the table there was blood gushing from his beak. “Oh no, Anubis! can you hear me? Focus on me Anubis. Look at me come on!” I had him on his stomach and leaned his head forward as to stop the blood from blocking his airways. He opened his eyes and looked up at me. He then sprung up onto his claws and pulled himself up to the table, grabbing a napkin and apologising for the mess he made. “Oh no it’s fine, but are you sure you’re okay? That was a pretty bad accident.”

“Yeah I’m fine, a nosebleed is a minor inconvenience anyway. One that I’m very accustomed to dealing with but thanks for the concern.”

“Ok I’m not buying it, you need to be treated. Luckily for you Doctor Tender Care should be on his way, as we speak. so laid down and keep your head forward.”

“But I’m…”

“Do it, Anubis Grimgost.” I ordered in a strict tone and he listened.”

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Anubis’s POV 

Wow this is embarrassing and even tho Anubis Grimgost isn’t my real name, it still felt like I was in deep trouble for a second. But then I noticed something unusual happening with my blood. It was, flowing back up into my beak? No that’s not right, is it? No, maybe for a griffon? But that doesn’t make any sense. I could see it floating off the napkin and towards me, there was no blood on the ground anymore. But the weirdest part was I could feel it. It felt so weird, so wrong, but the biggest question was how? “Um Celestia is this normal?”

“Is what normal Anubis….” Her words died in her throat and she just stared at me in confusion and worry. “Anubis what’s happening to you, are you okay, do you feel any pain?” 

“Well no but it kinda tickles a bit, but is this good or bad.”

“Hopefully good but I’ll have Doctor Tender Care examine you just to be safe.”

By the time Tender Care made it to the dining room the blood had completely disappeared back into me and my own curiosity began to reveal itself and I had to suppress the urge to investigate further. The doors opened and the red doctor trotted in with a nervous smile. “P-Princess please forgive me, I had only taken my eyes off him for a second and…”

“You are forgiven Doctor, but right now I need you to take a look at Anubis’s beak. He had smacked it off the table, it was bleeding badly. But as you can see there is a lack of said blood. That is because it began to flow back into his beak, I wanted to have you look at it for me.”

“That is very confusing but I think I got it all princess. Now, Anubis please come here so I can check your beak.” But I had already made my way to the table and grabbed a sharp knife. With one slow slice I opened up my foreleg and watched as the blood poured out. But before I could see the results of my test, I was engulfed in a gold aura and levitated to Celestia who had a mortified look on her face.

“What are you doing to yourself Anubis! Oh my that’s deep, doctor do you have a first aid kit or anything to stop the bleeding?”

“Of course Princess I’ll start right away just keep him still and use your magic to hold the wound closed whilst I clean it.”

“Can you two relax for a second please, it’s a small and controlled cut. And if my theory is correct then it’ll fix itself.” I stated in a deadpan tone.

They looked at me in disbelief and then it began to happen again. My blood was floating over to me and started flowing into the wound. But this time it stung, probably due to the nerves that it was stimulating and my body registering that I was cut. But I’ve had paper cuts that hurt more so I pulled through it. “See nothing to worry about, good as new.”

“How, how is that possible I-I don’t understand? Princess do you know what we just witnessed?”

“No. I. Don’t doctor, no I don’t. But I’m going to teleport us to the medical wing. What was Anubis’s room number?”

“It’s room 137, but princess I don’t think he’ll react well.” And before the doctor could finish, there was a bright flash and I felt like vomiting. “Anubis you’re looking a little green in the face. Are you feeling ok?”

“Yeah Celestia but please don’t do that again it feels horrible.”

“Oh I’m so sorry, I didn’t think that you would respond badly to being teleported.” 

“I did try to warn you princesse, he’s not used to being teleported around. I’m impressed that you didn’t throw up your breakfast, most would have.

“Well doctor please have him looked at. And Anubis behave yourself and I might get my chefs to make you something delicious for lunch and dinner.”

“Really! I mean we’ll see how I’m feeling. Oh and by any chance can I get some flying lessons because I, um well, don’t know how to use these things?” I moved my wings and gave Celestia a sheepish smile.

“I’ll have one of my flight instructors teach you how to not only fly but to take care of your wings.”

“Yeah that would be helpful. Thank you for that, so when would I start?”

“I’ll let you know, but until then, don’t cause trouble.” As she was about to leave she stopped and turned her head to me. “Anubis, how do you feel about Mr and Miss storm? I ask because they want to take you in as their own but because of your age. You are technically a young adult.”

“Their nice… but I’ll have to think on an answer.”

And with that she teleported away. “dam I need to find a way to do that.”

“Unfortunately you can’t Anubis. Only unicorns can use magic.”

I’ve been told, I can’t or it’s impossible many times before but I’ve never listened. After all, impossible is an obstacle, over which I’ll get.

“So you’re on a first name basis with the princess.” Tender said with a smirk. 

“Oh shut up dude, I didn’t even know that she was a princess until she said so.”

“Yeah right, the crown wasn’t the first clue and the fact she’s an alicorn didn’t tip you off? 

“I thought you were meant to be professional with your patients?”

“How am I meant to be professional when you’ve been running around the castle like it’s a playground.”

“ Touché my good sir.”

“Oh and before I forget there was two ponies that were worried about you. Do the names Twinkle and Rustic, ring a bell?”

“Yeah i know them, why do you ask?” 

“Because they thought you had died and when we told them you were fine, they caused quite the ruckus trying to find you. But you were elsewhere looking for food.”

Oh good for them, I’m almost proud in a weird way. But they should be focusing on their families, not me.
> C11 we thought you were dead!
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Me and doctor Tender were discussing on theorys of how my body was able to heal itself when nurse Sweet Tone trotted through the door and right up to me. “H-Hi Sweet Tone um. so fancy seeing you here. did you um…. Sorry for tricking you and the other nurse.”

“Apologies accepted Anubis but that was really dangerous for you to do. The princess told me that you had snuck into her dining room and had breakfast. but you could have gotten hurt.”

Me and Tender looked at each other and nodded then I turned to Sweet. “Yeah that was really stupid of me to do. At least I didn’t get hurt or thrown into the dungeons, so it’s a win in my books.”

She nuzzled behind my ears and I must of instinctively leaned into it because I could only see fur, the gesture was odd but welcoming. “Oh you silly griff but it’s seems that I can’t smother you with attention right now. You have some very worried visitors, nurse Cross Care please let them in now before they break something.” 

Two familiar faces burst from the door and bolted into me. “Aahh wait, no!”

“Anubis you’re alive!” They both shouted out in glee. 

“I won’t be for much longer~ get off me now.”

“Oh sorry dude, I was just happy that you’re fine. You know after you made a run for it, after you shot that bad guy in the face. That was so cool.”

Both nurses and Twinkle shouted “what!” Doctor Tender whistled and I gave the loud mouth colt a glare and he backed up with a sheepish smile. “Oops?”

“Yeah big oops. And before anypony asks, yes it was in self defence.” The assistant nurse, who I now know as Cross Care leaned over to me.

“Anubis even if it was in self defence. You need to know that’s wrong and we’re going to have to inform the princess, ok.”

“Oh Celestia already knows that I did it but she hasn’t brought it up. And what do you mean I was in the wrong? He shouldn’t have been in the way or working for those freaks.”

“Anubis, two wrongs don’t make a right. Even I know that and I’m 14.”

“Well Twinkle, you’ll be surprised. If two morally wrong actions get the morally correct answer in the end then…”

“That is enough from you Anubis. They are here to see you not discuss what’s right or wrong.”

“Oh um yeah, forget what I said it was a lie. But I’m glad you two are fine, and Twinkle you can let go of me now.”

“And what if I don’t want to?”

“Rustic help me here.”

“Nah I’m good.”

“You traitorous scum.”

“Ok, ok I’ll help but only because I want to go home to my parents. Come on Twinkle I’m sure we’ll see him around, and don’t you want to see your mum and dad?”

“Yeah I guess you’re right Rustic and Anubis don’t you dare do stupid stuff, ok?” Was she crying? Oh she was and she got snot and tears on my chest. Yay for me, now I need a shower.

“Don’t worry Twinkle I’ll be fine, I promise. Goodbye Rustic and have a great day you two.”

Now they know I’m fine, they should leave me alone for now but I’ll have to maintain social interactions with them at least once a week or two.

So what to do for the rest of the day?

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Princess Celestia’s POV.

Now that Anubis is fine and back in his room I can get on with my day. Well it was a fun distraction, even if it raises more questions. Like how did his body do that. Anyway I have to focus on giving a public announcement and then plan for the visit of the griffons new king and queen, next week. “Sigh. There’s so much to do and so little time. Well I’m just going to have to pull a few all nighters.” 

Then I trotted into my private study, getting straight to work on writing up a speech to announce the capture of the one’s responsible for this and the return of the foals. As well as the death of the 4 foals, and the families of the dead were in anguish with the news.

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Anubis was in the bathroom of his room now. He noticed the room was white. A large white tub in the left corner of the room, to it’s right there was a toilet. It looked shorter than ones, he was familiar with. 

Anubis hopped into the tub that doubled as a shower and he switched the water on. With it on the lowest setting, he now had cold water Cascading down his head and back as he allowed himself to soak in the icy water, as to allow his body to adjust to the temperature. He reached out for the feather shampoo that was provided by the nurses.

When he exited out of the tub, his first priority was getting dry and lunch. After all he was prone to taking long freezing showers, a habit he had picked up in his early years of life. When asked about why he has cold showers, he never answers for one reason or another. Now drying his fur and feathers, he knew that help would be required to brush his fur down, but his feathers were another story. He had some trouble with preening his wings. “ damn these Inferno wings, why won’t they work with me?”

“Anubis are you okay in there?” Nurse Cross Care asked through the door.

“Yeah but I’m gonna need a bit of help with my fur tho, because I don’t know how to properly brush it down?”

“Um ok I’ll help you out with that, when you’re done in there Anubis.”

“Thank you kindly nurse, you are of great help to me.”

“Hehehe you sounded like doctor Tender Care, when you said that.”

Anubis thought he should be more careful with letting his old maniacal speech patterns rearing their ugly head in this new life. Although that sentence was fine, he knew that a single word would have made it beyond psychotic and raise some concerns about his psyche.”nah I sound better, nurse Cross.”

“Okay whatever you say Anubis.”

After 3 minutes of being brushed and integrated by Cross Care. Anubis thank her for the help and gazed out of the window of his room. Pondering about what he was going to do with this life he had acquired, through mystic means of the unknown. Which he wanted so desperately to understand but just couldn’t.

That’s it I’ll open a tea shop and conduct science as a hobby. Maybe even settle down with a lover and start a family. But then again, I’ll just have to see what fate will have to offer me.

Anubis’s attention was drawn to the scent of fried fish and mashed potatoes, with a side of steamed vegetables. Which was brought in by a young and inexperienced chef. He could tell by the chef’s difficulty in pronouncing the dish’s name. “One um fried solman? With mashed potatoes and vegetables. For a Mr Grimgost?”

This was going to bring Anubis some pleasure. “Ah yes my friend. Thank you. Oh and it’s pronounced salmon, do try to remember. If you are capable of remembering? that is.”

The young chef look conflicted, the reason most likely because he didn’t know whether he should be thankful for being informed of the dish’s name in such a polite manner or angry at his ability to remember a simple word, in question.

Anubis had a pleased smile on his face as the young chef left him alone, to eat. He knew that the pony will dwell upon the words he had spoken. That filled him with a sense of humour.

I’ve got to fix that somehow. But how do I go about that, and do I prioritise loosing my love of blood shed and fear in the eyes of others. Or my manipulative habit. But I must keep some of my indifference to killing and using others when it benefits more then just my own goals. After all I’m anything but selfish, just ask the zombies that I blow up. Sharing is caring and I shared with them the gift of death. Not like they could comprehend it, the mindless undead fools that I created. I wonder if there’s a way to make them intelligent and control them entirely? Mhmm probably not, but if I can control the cells individually I could force the cells to grow and mutate where they are needed. But how do I learn magic if I’m not a unicorn, that’s my first obstacle. 

Anubis was now getting ready for bed, dinner was just as good as breakfast and lunch. On a full stomach he had brushed his teeth with the items supplied to him and was now getting cosy in bed. He knew that he was going to experience the same nightmare he had not only lived through but repeated in his mind every night. “I really need to find a way to stop having dreams.”

And with that he doze off. Back into Unit (8)’s site Alpha.

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Princess Celestia had just finished lowering the sun and rising the moon, bringing forth night. 

She had began to remove her regalia and decorate the pony-quin with the ornaments she wore every day. Trotting towards the bed she had started to think about the griffon that was residing with in her castle’s medical wing. “He’s a curious one. He seems to be unfazed by death and blood but retains a sense of humour that is foalish in nature. But his eyes tell a different side to him, one I fear will eat away at his very mind if nothing is done.”
> C12 This definitely isn’t Site Alpha?
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Now within his own mind. Anubis felt another presence as he looked around this eternal plane of consciousness. He knew that something was watching him and he didn’t like it. “Show yourself intruder! At once!”

“I’m the intruder? Says the one who subconsciously stumbled into my place of sanctuary, mortal.” A ominous and omnipresent voice echoed out to him. 

“Show yourself loud shouting voice of the unknown.”

“Ha ha ha hahaha!” The voice billowed out in a mocking tone, from what Anubis could gather. “Mortal, if I was to reveal my form to you. Your terrestrial mind would shatter beyond repair and you’ll be nothing more than a husk of your former self.”

“That’s cool, but have you ever considered making a form that won’t break my mortal mind? Just a suggestion.” The silence spoke louder than the ominous voice itself. “Didn’t think of that, no.”

“Silence mortal! It had never crossed my thoughts. But it’s a alright idea mortal.”

“The name’s Anubis Grimgost. And don’t the mind bending cosmic entity that is confined to the ninth dimension, have a name?”

“My name is Zodiacrdanals, you should be honoured to know this name, Anubis Grimgost.”

“Well that’s a little bit long for a name and I can’t pronounce that. So I’m going to call you Zodiac. So why am I here Zodiac?”

“I will allow you to call me such for now. Well it seems that your physical form has merged with one of my Necrovine artefacts which is simultaneously good and bad for you. The one you bonded with is called the Red Stone of the Bloody Empire. It allows your body to control its own cells and atomic structure, which is good. But it also gives your corporeal form access to my sanctuary.”

“And why is that a bad thing?”

“Because! Your mind is slowly cracking as we speak, terrestrial. The inhabitants of Equas can not comprehend what I am. But you seem to be unaffected by the void, by the eternal plane of emptiness and more so myself. So what are you really?”

“Well that’s a long story but is there nothing in this place other than you Zodiac?”

“Yes there are other lesser beings that inhabit this realm. But I must warn you, they are horrors beyond your understanding Anubis. If you are still curious, then I can show you, one that is weaker and less draining on your sanity. But I’d advise not to.”

“Really! Oh you just have to show me, I need to see this abomination against creation itself.”

“But are you not concerned for your safety? Oh I’m actually conversing with a mortal, that’s already gone mad. And I was just beginning to enjoy my peace.”

“Yo I can still hear you, so when do I get to see this unspeakable creature?”

“If you take a second to look around you will see it.”

Anubis started to search the eternal plane for anything different, when he saw it, amalgamation of twisted and distorted faces trapped inside a large fleshy blob that stood on two stubby legs. The creature was about 7 to 8 feet tall and 5 feet wide, the colour was one he had grew familiar with. A dark reddish brown with green patches along its mass. The the colour of decay itself. The entity had long tendrils reaching out in every conceivable direction. Trying to grab something it can never reach. In the centre of the blob of flesh there sat a large hole, which acted as a mouth with endless rows of sharp jagged teeth. But it didn’t seem to scare him. No, it made him grow more curious of the creature. Because it reminded him of one of his experiments at Site Alpha. Where he attempted to mix the D.N.A. of a human with an octopus which worked but he had classified as a failure because the creature was too stupid and confused for its own good. So he killed it, a month after it’s unholy creation. Then in a blink of an eye it was gone, as if it had never there to begin with. “See Anubis, that is some of the horrors that reside with in this place. Now do you understand why this is bad for your mind.”

“Oh on the contrary my incomprehensible friend. You mentioned that there was more of these artefacts in existence, right? So what with happened to me if I was to bond with all of them?”

“Yes, there are two more and I do not know what would happen if you obtained the other two? But I doubt that your mind and body would survive that outcome.”

“Maybe but aren’t you curious about it? I mean an entity such as yourself not knowing the answer to a simple question, such as what would happen if.”

“You have peaked my curiosity but you’re nothing more than a tool. A foolish tool at that.”

“Aw thank you Zodiac, I love you too. So what does the other two Necrovine artefacts do?”

The first of two is known as the Green Stone of the Ancients. It will give the inflicted individual the ability to control atoms that are outside of their body. Effecting the world around them. And the second ability is control one’s how long they want to live for, minus unnatural causes of death.

“Those two abilities seem useful, very useful. So the third one.”

The last one is known as the Blue Stone of the Primordials. It harbours the ability to have access and use the primordial elements at will. Its second ability is to combined the soul with the body. Allowing the inflicted individual to use spatial gates, and pocket dimensions.”

“They all seem very powerful but what’s the trade off?”

“The trade of is the cost of the individuals mind and soul if used by one who is of weak mind and spirit, Anubis.”

As Anubis form began to flash in and out of existence. He asked if he could visit Zodicrdanals again. Which took the higher being by surprise and Zodiac planned to make a form that Anubis would be able to interact with. As the griffon’s form disappears and was now on its way back to his body.

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He awoke with a chill and an uncomfortable sensation in the back of his mind, as if he could still feel the presence of Zodiacrdanals with in his mind. “What have I gotten myself into now? Oh well I guess I’ll try to enjoy this new opportunity for discovery.”
> C13 self reflection and check ups
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When I awoke, my mind was in turmoil with the decision I had made. To find the other two Necrovine artefacts. My plan was simple I would acquire them, but not bond with the artefacts. No I would study them in every way possible, after all power isn’t something I desire to a great extent. I won’t deny that I wouldn’t mind having that kind of power tho. Could be helpful in the future. As for finding out that I’ve become one with an ancient artefact, it’s quite unsettling but not unwelcome. The ability to subconsciously repair my own body is very convenient and apparently I can control all the cells and atoms within my body too. But doesn’t that mean I could live indefinitely, right? No I don’t think it’s as easy as that, after all one of these artefacts stops the aging process of the body. But I’ll have to run some tests, because it might be a case of my body can repair itself but not indefinitely. Oh so many questions that need answering and so little time, a hundred years of life isn’t enough to answer them all, I’m going to need to find those artefacts.

Then nurse Sweet Tone walked into the room that Anubis was placed in. She was concerned about the griffon, because he didn’t behave how the other foals were. Although this could be explained by his age, but he didn’t even know that. So why is he so calm and unaffected by the events that had transpired. She locked eyes with the young griff and she saw inner conflict? But just as she was about to say something, his eyes reverted back to that kind and inviting gaze he has been wearing since yesterday afternoon. She knew what was going on, or so she thought. “Anubis what’s wrong? And please don’t say it’s fine, you’ve been through a horrible experience. It’s okay you can talk to me about it. I promise, Anubis it isn’t healthy to bottle it up.” Sweet tone spoke in a motherly tone, trying to get Anubis to stop locking his emotions away. But little did she know that he had not seen his experience as traumatic. But when he looked back on it he realised that he had allowed his hate to get the better of him. He could use this to his advantage, he was going to play this game and be the helpless victim of a mad scientist. 

“Nurse Sweet Tone I’m… I don’t know ok I’m confused, I’m lost with no idea what’s going to happen to me. (Sniffle) I’m trying to keep my composure b-but I don’t know how to.” The nurse rushed over to the young griff as he started to brake down, stroking the feathers on his head and began rocking him as Anubis buried his face in her fur. He felt bad about deceiving her but it would raise more questions if he didn’t show signs of traumatisation. Although his tears were a product of very real pain, he knew he was going to tell someone soon but he didn’t want that. The only one to know was the individual who had caused him such suffering as a child, but Anubis had made sure that he was put through endless suffering before death. He knew that he wasn’t any better than his long since dead tormentor, but at least he killed all of his test subjects at the end of an experiment as to put them out of their misery. But now that his mind wasn’t occupied with running tests and making weapons to kill in inhumane ways. He began to realise how much of a hypocrite he had become and this revelation hit him like a bullet to the spine. He stiffened up and began to cry uncontrollably in nurse Sweet Tone’s hooves.

“Anubis, that’s it let it out. Let the pain out, it’s okay, you’re safe now. Nopony is going to hurt you now, everything’s going to be okay.”

The sweet and calming words of nurse Sweet Tone hit Anubis in a place that he had thought to be unresponsive, his heart. He had felt it tighten up, speculating that he was having a heart attack but no that couldn’t be it now. No, he was feeling safe? In another creature’s presence no less, he did not dislike the feeling but he didn’t want to get used to it. After all he didn’t like the thought of being reliant on another for safety, but here he was weak, vulnerable and being comforted by a pony no less. This new world was a truly wondrous one. With those thoughts, he brought himself back down to reality. No matter where he was, how cheerful the inhabitants were. He knew where there’s power, there will always be corruption. 

He thought to himself that this act he was putting on for the nurse had become very real and he hated it. He also now knew that he had something wrong with him… well other then his desire to make weapons and experiment.

“Anubis do you feel any better after letting that out?”

“Oddly enough, yes I do Sweet Tone. Thanks for that, I guess I… did need that Hehehe.”

Nurse Sweet Tone gave Anubis a questioning gaze. “What so funny? Have I got something on my face?” She said in a playful manner. 

“Hehehe, no no, you don’t but has any pony told you that you’d make a wonderful mother.”

The nurse’s faced lit up like a beacon of embarrassment. “Oh um, no they haven’t, but thank you Anubis, that means a lot to me. But enough flattery from you now, because it’s not going to get you any more food or special treatment.” She teased after recovering from her moment of embarrassment.

“Aw darn, foiled again. So what’s for breakfast And is there any plans for the day?”

“Well…” she started in a nervous tone.

“Well what?” Anubis tilted his head slightly.

“Anubis please remain calm, but Doctor Tender needs to do a check up on you. But if it gets too uncomfortable for you, you can tell him to stop, Okay.” She had a nervous smile on her face but Sweet Tone didn’t know how he would react to hearing that.

“Oh okay that’s fine I guess.”

That’s fine? I thought, (sigh) never mind this is the best response I could have asked for. “That’s good to know, oh and here’s your breakfast Anubis. You got scrambled eggs with toast and a glass of orange juice.” 

“Really? Wow I didn’t think I’d get to have scrambled eggs, thank you Sweet.”

“Hehehe you’re welcome Anubis but you should be thankful that the princess was able to get this food on such short notice.”

“Yeah I’ll let her know when I next see her. But right now I’ve got food that’s not in my belly.”

“Hehehe okay I’ll leave you alone whilst you eat, I’ll be back in 5 minutes to take you to doctor Tender Care’s office. Bye bye Anubis.”

“See you in a bit Sweet Tone.”

With that nurse Sweet Tone left the griffon’s room with a bit more pep in her step.

When Sweet Tone came back, she had brought Dr Tender Care. And they gestured for Anubis to follow them out. He complied with them and made his way off the bed. When he was in the medical wing’s hallway he noticed that there was a glaring lack of ponies. “Excuse me, dr Tender were is every-pony?” 

“They have went home, but some of them have to come back here to receive therapy. As for you, well you understand that we need to find you a home. Maybe even a job, you are seventeen after all.”

“That sounds fun. I’m good at making tea, if that’s anything.”

“Maybe you could work as a butler or servant, maybe even an assistant.”

“Yeah and we still need to research my um. well, body’s ability to repair rapidly.”

“Yes that must be researched.”

“Excuse me, what! How did you find out that your body can heal itself quickly? Anubis!”

“Um well you see, Sweet Tone I may or may not of had a tiny little accident yesterday morning. But it wasn’t bad by any means I can assure you.”

“Doctor did you know about this?”

“Yes I did and I have my reasons for not telling you and nurse Cross. But that doesn’t matter now, anyway we’re here. Are you ready to have your check up Anubis?”

“Let’s get this over with doc.”

As nurses Sweet Tone trotted away, she thought it was weird. Anubis was having a check up when he was thoroughly examined by her and Tender Care. It didn’t make sense but maybe it’s to help build trust and ask him about those awful scars that are scattered across his body.

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Within the doctor’s office a bright light blinded both of the occupants, the a regal white alicorn appeared. Dr Tender bowed to the princess of the sun, whilst Anubis jumped sat still rubbing his eyes, trying to regain vision. “Doctor, Anubis good morning to the both of you.”

“Good morning Princess Celestia, it’s a pleasure to have you here for this examination.”

“Ah yes it was a splendid morning until I was blinded by the sun. But nice to hear you Celestia, I would say see you but I still can’t see to well.”

“I’m sorry for that Anubis. But it was the only way I could get here in such short notice, but I don’t have to much time so please forgive my tardiness.”

“Oh of course princess right away, let’s begin. So Anubis we’re already seen the scars on your body, please could you tell us how you got them? And if you can remember when you were taken from your home, we would like to know.”

Anubis’s breath hitched in his throat, but he knew he needed to answer. Celestia didn’t fail to noticed his breathing stop, but only for a second. She want to tell him that he didn’t have to answer the question but she needed to know if they could be healed. “I got them a long… long time ago. There surgical scars, and-and it happened when I was. 5 I think but it was difficult to know because we were kept in an underground bunker. I was the only one who made it out, everyone else died or lost their minds.” He had began to ramble on and didn’t even realise that he was no longer on the ground. Celestia had pick him up and began to comfort the now rambling griff. He continued to speak for 3 minutes straight. The princess of the sun listened intently to him and what she heard was sickening to say the least. She had see evil before, the monsters locked away in Tartarus was a testimony of that. But this was worse than anything she had ever seen or heard of before. Organ transplants, live dissection and forcefully infecting them with experimental drugs, vaccines and viruses. Just for the sake of entertainment. And the worst part was they only tested on the most vulnerable of society, the young and naive. The poor and trusting. This was mortifying and Celestia felt a sick sense of relief when Anubis explained the horrific fate of the ones responsible for such atrocities. But it was a horrible way to die she thought, having your insides slowly liquefied must be an agonising experience. 

When the griffon finished his tirade he finally felt his body being held by someone, or in this case somepony. But who? He asked himself, then it clicked, this was Celestia’s hooves and wings that he was being held by. “Um Celestia? can you put me um, back on the ground please. I know, I’m small but I’m still seventeen and I would like to keep what’s left of my dignity please.”

“Oh my, I’m so sorry Anubis, I just um wanted to make you feel comfortable and secure. I didn’t know you were uncomfortable.”

“Well that’s fine, but I sort of lost myself to my ranting, so my bad.” Anubis gave a nervous laugh to Celestia, then Dr Tender interrupted. “So Anubis can you tell us who killed this Mr Red?”

“I don’t know. All I know is that I found him with his organs melting through his skin and his skeleton was soft and sticky. He had a look of horror and pain on his face.”

“Ok, Anubis that’s a bit too much detail.”

“Um so anything else you would like to um know about?” Anubis asked in a nervous tone.

“Actually, yes. Do you know how you got the scar that goes all around your neck?”

“Um well I nearly had my head cut off by Mr red on the first day I met him. It was an experience to say very little on the encounter.” Both Princess Celestia and dr Tender could tell that they had made Anubis remember something he had most likely wanted to forget. Dr Tender thought that the victims that didn’t survive that ordeal were the lucky ones who didn’t have to suffer anymore. But this griffon was the only one who experienced it and lived. He was sceptical at first but seeing the raw emotion in Anubis’s eyes and words, and he crushed those doubts.

“Could we change the subject please I don’t like talking about it.” 

“Oh of course Anubis what’s on your mind?” 

“Well Celestia, I want to know what my body’s limits are?”

“Know your limits? What do you mean… oh um I don’t want you to be hurt, but if you really want to I can’t stop you. But you’re forbidden from doing anything life threatening, and have to be supervised when you’re doing it.” She understood what Anubis wanted to do, but she didn’t like the idea of this already tortured griff, getting himself hurt or worse. “Dr Tender, I’m so glad you volunteered to watch him. That means you will be responsible for any accident, Tender Care.”

“Thanks princesse for such an opportunity and don’t worry I’ll make sure Anubis doesn’t get hurt.” 

“Good, Doctor. I’ll also have my captain of the wonderbolts, teach Anubis how to fly and preen his wings. Oh and Anubis have you made a decision on whether you want to live with the Storm’s or not?”

“I have Celestia, I don’t believe that it would be a good idea to stay with them. Because I don’t want to burden them with my problems.”

Celestia gave a sigh and looked at Anubis with a worried expression. “Oh Anubis, you wouldn’t be a burden on them.” But Anubis cut her off.

“No, Celestia. It’s for the best, believe me and I still haven’t gotten to show you how much more superior my tea is to yours.” He gave a confident grin and puffed his exceptionally fluffy chest out.

“So when do I get to learn to fly?”

“You start next week with Captain Sky Star of the wonderbolts. She’s been informed about… well you and what’s happened of course. If she gets overbearing, please let me know. Well that’s all the time, I’ve got for now, after all I’ve got to prepare for the king of the griffons’s visit next Wednesday so I’ll be leaving you two, now.”

“Goodbye Celestia, have fun delegating and stuff.”

“Goodbye princess, it was a pleasure speaking with you today.”

“Goodbye Doctor, oh and Anubis I’ll have Captain Graceful escort you to my private dining room for dinner. I look forward to trying your tea.”

“Hell yeah. Believe me, you won’t regret trying some of my secret blend.” Anubis said in a casual but confident tone.

The solar Alicorn did not know what “hell yeah” meant but judging by the way Anubis used it. It must have been a good thing, she thought. Then in a bright flash of light she had vanished. 

“So Dr Tender, when do we start testing?”

“Sorry but not to day, I’ve got some other patients that need attention. You’re not the only one I’m looking after, some of the royal guards have had training accidents and need to be checked on. But  how did you know that little plan of yours would work?”

“What, you mean having you volunteered to watch over me, just in case I try to test my body’s ability, again. Then asking Celestia to allow me to run tests on myself. I only set up the conditions that would allow her to make a decision that I liked.”

“I don’t know if I should be concerned, or impressed that you accomplished something that the nobles have been trying to accomplish since the Dawn age of Equestria. Making the princess choose the option you wanted.”

“Well that’s probably for the best Doctor. I don’t plan on making a habit of this.” And the Dawn age? I need to read some books. “Ah yes that’s what I’ll do today! Dr Tender Care is there a library in this castle and if so, please may I go there to educate myself? After all I’ve only ever been able to read test results in the bunker. Oh I didn’t get to thank Celestia for the breakfast, OH NOOoo.”

“Oh of course, I don’t see any reason why you wouldn’t be allowed to go there, I’ll have a guard escort you there.”

“Thank you kindly good doctor.” As dr Tender made his way to the nearest guard he thought about how easy it is to mistake Anubis for a fellow  doctor. Which is a unsettling thought.

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Princess Celestia’s POV 

Princess Celestia teleported into her private study.

Aah back to work, yay for me. She thought sarcastically but her mind was brought back to Anubis. Well not really Anubis himself, but how soft his fur and feathers were… “ah Celestia get your head in the game. You have work to do and you’ll get to see him at dinner. So there’s no need to think about that playful, fluffy bundle of feathers, right now.” Did I just call him playful? No playful’s not the right word for him, he’s-he’s…. Ah he’s over confident! Yeah that’s the words I’d use for him. Thinking that his tea is better than my own blend.

But I wouldn’t deny that it a little weird having some-creature call me by just my name. But it’s a good weird, one that I like quite a lot. Anyway now, enough distractions, Tia you have a visit to plan. They’re going to need 4 royal guest rooms and sleeping arrangements for a hundred griffon guards and 5 days worth of food, that the griffons will like. Oh this is going to be difficult to, at least my chefs can prepare meat based cuisines of a royal calibre. I can only hope that King Silverclaw is easier to deal with than his predecessor, but that would be a miracle. Then again miracles do happen and maybe he might even know what breed of griffon, Anubis is. The only guarantee is that his wife Queen Blackfeather will be pleasant to speak with, because she’s a good acquaintance of mine. Oh and I’m curious on how much princess Silverfeather has grown up. She’s like 19 now.

I guess it’s not that bad doing all this work because it’ll definitely be worth it in the end.

And she got back to work on the arrangement for the Royal visit with the griffon kingdom.
> C14 Tea Time and Teasing
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Captain Graceful trotted towards the royal library. He was informed that the disrespectful griffon had been there for the majority of the day, he didn’t dislike the griffon, no he was annoyed, by the blatant insult to his guards. The same guards that had recused the griffon and the foals, and yet this Anubis doesn’t seem to be grateful. Or even fazed for that matter. But why? He was never the brightest brain, no he was a pony of action. But that didn’t mean he was dumb by any measure, he was the captain of the Royal Guard after all. 

He had found the enormous doors of the castle library, but then again it’s not like he could miss them. They were huge! Way too big in his opinion, but it wasn’t up to him. His domain was making sure that the princess and castle was safe, not to question the architecture.

As he pushed the giant doors open, they didn’t make a sound, or even show any signs of resisting? He questioned this at first but then remembered that there’s a spell that does that. He searched for the griffon but couldn’t find him. Ah how hard can it be to find a griffon in an almost empty library with ponies inside? He said internally to himself. He began wondering around the library, in search for Anubis. Then he saw the griffon at the very back of the library, on his own with a mountain of books. Captain graceful refused to believe that he had read them all. When the captain came up to the table and cleared him throat, garbing the griffon attention, he began. “Anubis Grimgost, princess Celestia has requested your presence for dinner tonight. So please follow me and we’ll be on our way.”

The shorter griffon slowly closes up the book he had just finished and spoke. “But I can’t just leave all these books out like this, it’ll be disrespectful to this temple of knowledge. I’ll have to put them back.”

The Captain thought that this griffon was messing with him, there was no way this griffon didn’t know what he had implied. He didn’t know whether to be annoyed or pleased that the griffon wasn’t going to leave his mess behind, for somepony else to clean. “Okay Anubis let’s get this done quickly, I wouldn’t want to keep the princess waiting.”

“Yeah that wouldn’t be ideal, so let’s get cracking grandpa.”

“I’m not a grandpa, ah I’m still in my prime.”

“Yeah, yeah I heard you good sir.”

Graceful noised that almost all the books Anubis had read were either magical tomes or biology books, some on griffons, some on ponies. There was the odd history book and a world map. What a peculiar selection for a 17-year-old Griffon? This raised many questions about Anubis, questions that he was going to ask the princess, when he got the chance to.

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The two of them left the library and began on their journey to the princess’s private dining room.

The hurried walk was hauntingly quiet, not a sound was spoken. The only sounds they heard, was their own steps echoing throughout the never ending hallways, and Graceful’s armour clanking in rhythm the his strides. It was an uncomfortable feeling for the Captain, but Anubis found it nice, comforting for an unknown reason. he didn’t care about why, but he could see that Captain Graceful was uncomfortable so he opted to strike conversation with him. “So what’s it like being the Captain of the royal guard?”

The sudden noise made the already tense pegasus jump into the air, Anubis stifled a laugh. “Sorry Anubis, I… it’s rewarding but difficult, very straining on both body and mind. Why do you ask? Are you interested in joining?”

“Um maybe, I’m not sure. Am I even allowed? I mean I’m a griffon.”

“You being a griffon wouldn’t be a problem. But some ponies believe griffons are nothing more than wild animals or beasts with brains. But that’s an outdated train of thought if you ask me.”

“So you’re saying is that I’m going to have to deal with fools who will look down on me for being a griffon, in my day to day life?”

“(~Sigh~). Unfortunately that will be the case, but please try not to harbour hatred towards those ignorant ponies.”

“Why would I feel hatred towards those who are blinded by such beliefs. I pity them for their arrogance, Graceful.” 

“Hehehe I don’t really understand what you mean by that, but I guess it’s better then hating those idiots. You’re quite mature for a seventeen year old, but I bit to disrespectful at times.”

“Yeah well I had to grow up fast to survive, and I was only pulling your leg when I insulted your guards. I didn’t mean anything malicious.”

“Oh I wish I had known that sooner. I guess I looked into it a bit too much, Hehehe.” He gave an embarrassed laugh.

Anubis thought that these ponies are very expressive. That made them easy to read, which made him feel sorry for their inability to read him correctly. But that would work in his favour, so he couldn’t complain. 

They finally made it to the princess’s dining room and they both stopped before the doors. “Well Anubis, this is where I bided you farewell. I’ve got a job to do, so see you around.”

“Okay, bye Captain Graceful see you later.” Anubis thought it was nice that the captain of the guard wasn’t like the other guards, that wouldn’t even look at you when they addressed you. 

Anubis noticed that there was two guards on either side of the door, that’s new but makes sense. He approached the door and the guards opened the golden and dark oak doors, he took a hesitant step forward. Then stole himself and made his way inside. “Ah Anubis, good evening how was your time in the library?”

“How did you know I was in the library?”

“Hehehe oh that, my guard informed me where you were. So was your day a good one?”

“Well that makes sense, and yes I read a lot of books and learned about the history and geography of Equestria. So a pretty productive day.”

“That’s good to hear Anubis, come I’ve been waiting to try this perfect cup of tea you speak of. You’re already late, so don’t keep a lady waiting now.” Celestia wore a smug look on her face. Clearly she doubted the young griffon’s abilities.

Anubis recognised the challenge and hopped onto a chair close to Celestia. “Are you ready to be  enlightened by my talents, princess.” Anubis began to ask the princess for everything, he needed and swiftly got to work with mixing the different types of dried tea leaves together and placed the blend in an empty teabag. Then he placed the teabag into the tea pot that already had boiling water in it, courtesy of Celestia. Anubis thanked whatever higher entity for making tea universal throughout the multiverse, otherwise he’d be screwed. “There, now we wait for 2 minutes and then pore, add two sugars and add milk.”

“Oh okay so what would you like for dinner, Anubis?” Then princess Celestia use her magic to ring a golden bell. Then the head chef came out of a side door and Bowed before princess Celestia. She was about to speak, when Anubis beat her to it. “Ah yes my most loyal Chef, you may rise.” This made Celestia giggle, her head chef didn’t find it amusing but wouldn’t dare voice his displeasure.

“So are you a king or a prince hmm?” 

“Umm well I obviously am a king.” He said in a mock offended tone.

“Oh please forgive me for my foolishness my king. But if I may, what are you the king of?” 

“Oh that’s simple, I’m the king of tea of course.”

Celestia couldn’t hold her giggles in anymore and began to laugh at Anubis’s antics. He also started to laugh with her, the poor Chef was wondering when he would take their orders, if ever. After the last of the laughter died down they placed their orders and fell into idle chitchat. Anubis asked Celestia about her day, and she responded with an exasperated groan. “Well it’s been tiring, the first half of the day was filled with day court. It just my little ponies sometimes bring me silly problems or bills that they think are going be passed by me.” 

“that sounds like a great time.” The sarcasm was practically dripping from his mouth. “Have you ever thought of making an prioritisation process? So you don’t have to deal with the stupid one?”

“Um well Anubis, that would be unfair to my subjects.”

“And the current system is fair to you? Because I don’t see how Celestia.”

“Um well it like that because I need to try and make time to help all who seek my guidance, Anubis.”

“Do you even get a day off?” Celestia gave a nervous laugh and that told Anubis everything he needed to know. “ I take that as a no then, I’d strongly recommend picking a day to have off like once or twice a week. You know so you can socialise with your friends. You do have friends, right?”

“Oh of course I do, I’m the princess of Equestria. And I’ll look into that suggestion of yours Anubis.” But she had a strained smile on her muzzle. 

“I’m not going to lie to you Celestia, you’re a terrible liar. So I take it you have no time to make friends? Or is it something else?”

Celestia had been caught. Her cheeks when a light shade of pink from embarrassment. “I have one real friend, but she’s not a pony and I rarely get to see her. I have tried to befriend my subjects, but my ponies just see me as their princess so they’re scared to be casual around me. Unlike you, Anubis.”

“Well I guess that means you have two friends now doesn’t it.” He began to pore the tea into two cups and passed one to the princess. He add two sugar cubes and a splash of milk to his cup, Celestia copied this and took a sip. Her taste buds were assaulted by an otherworldly taste, one that she couldn’t find the words for. “It’s good isn’t it, Celestia.” All she could do was nod in disbelief.

“Yes I guess it does. H-how did you manage to make this? It’s…”

“A secret family recipe my dear, one my grandmother made. I learned it when I was 4. It reminds me of home, before the….” He stopped himself from going any further and smiled at Celestia. “If you want it you’ll just have to marry me. Oh and believe me I can be a little more than just annoying, Celestia.” He shot the dumbfounded Alicorn a wink and sipped his tea. Celestia immediately turned a dark hue of crimson. 

No creature’s ever spoken to me like that before and with no hesitation to.  Anubis Grimgost , you are a mystery that I need to solve. Her thoughts were broken when the griffon in question booped her muzzle. She scrunched up her face and when cross eyed, this caused Anubis to fall back into his chair, laughing at the goofy face the princess had made. Celestia huffed and pick the griffon up in her aura. He tried to escape but there wasn’t any chance for him now. “So you think it’s funny to boop the Royal snoot? Anubis I must ask, are you ticklish by any means?” At this, his eyes widened in dread. 

“Hey there Celestia, I’m seventeen remember. Not a cub, so don’t make this weird now.”

“Who said anything about weird? Wanna tell me what’s on your mind Anubis. You dirty griff.”

The rolls have been reversed, and Anubis’s mind began to wonder, so did his eyes. His cheeks went red and Celestia panicked, dropping him onto the table. (Thud!!) “oh Anubis are you okay I-I didn’t mean to drop you.” 

“I’m fine! Celestia I’m fine, I’m just going to sit back down ok, no need to panic.” But little did Anubis know that she had got a glimpse of it, before he was able to hide it with his wings. She hadn’t even noticed that her wings were semi-erect and her cheeks were still red. Anubis went back to drinking his tea.

He was caught off guard by the princess’s figure. And like all males in their teens, his body acted on its own accord. Thankfully he had wings to hide his cock from the princess. 

Shit! I hope she didn’t see it, that’s soo fucking embarrassing. I can’t believe I had such thoughts about a pony, what’s wrong with me.

The room was filled with an aura of awkwardness, they both stayed silent with exception to them thanking the chef for their food. 

Celestia’s mind was at war with itself, did Anubis find her attractive or was it just because he had thought about something inappropriate. She couldn’t tell. She wondered if she should feel discomfort at the idea that some-creature thinking about her like that. But at the same time she kinda like the thought of knowing that Anubis found her attractive to some degree. She was brought out of her thoughts by the griffon. “Celestia.”

This caught the princess’s attention. “You. Didn’t see anything, did you?” The tone Anubis gave was a dark tone that gave her a shiver down her spine. She wasn’t going to try and lie but she didn’t want to kill him with embarrassment either.

“I’m sorry Anubis, I did get a glimpse. But if it makes you feel any better it’s impressive.” Her voice cracked a little and her cheeks got redder. What are you doing Celestia! Complementing his private’s, he’s going to think your a pervert. She screamed internally at herself.

Anubis gave her a look and said. “Thanks, I guess… you’re easy on the eyes, for a pervert.” And got back to eating his dinner. “That was your fault, just so you know.”

Celestia gaped in disbelief. “My fault! How? You’re the one who got turned on!”

“SSShhhh. Any louder and you’ll let everyone in the castle know. You perverted princess.”

“I don’t see how it’s my fault that you had a malfunction down stairs. Oh and please don’t go around calling me that, especially when you’re easily mistaken for a cub.”

“Fine I’ll run around and tell everypony when I have a growth spurt. And No I didn’t mean down there, I think I’m big enough. What do you think princess pervert?”

“No comment.”

“Good answer Celestia. We will never speak of this to another soul.”

“Agreed.”

“So what about the other half of your day, Any better? Well other than seeing me, although a bit more of me than I had intended.” He gave the pure white Alicorn a smirk. 

Celestia gave him her own smirk. “Yeah I won’t lie, it’s been a pleasure in more ways than one. Too bad for you, you have to use your imagination.” Giving the young griff a sligh smile. She found it to be fun, throwing playful verbal jabs back and forth with him. And knowing that this griffon wasn’t immune to embarrassment.

And she began to speak about the events she had planned for the arrival of the Royal griffon family. Celestia thought that Princess Silverfeather is only two years older than him and a griffon too. The thought of them being an item was cute but Celestia felt a bit of jealousy in her heart at the concept.
> C15 new sleeping arrangements
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

After Anubis had escaped from dinner and embarrassment, he was escorted through the castle and now found himself standing in front of an ominous door. The guard that escorted him had an emotionless stare on his face, the only words that came out of his mouth were. “This is where you’ll be staying for the foreseeable future, Mr Grimgost. Please try not to forget where your room is.” His voice had a professional aura to it, one that Anubis disliked, he had dealt with stuck up pricks, who were too professional for their own good. They were the ones who refused to even bend the rules, let alone break them for progress. 

“Thank you…” and he’s not going to give a name. “Anyway I bid you farewell. And don’t call me Mr, it makes me feel old.”

Anubis opened the doors to his new room and his jaw dropped. The room was massive, he had only ever been provided with the bare minimum in sleeping arrangements in his last life. This is way too much space for me! But I’ve got a little idea on how I’m going to make use of this space. A devilish grin formed on his beak. The guard noticed this and started to quietly move away. The grinning griffon didn’t seem to notice, and at this the guard was thankful that he wasn’t spotted.

Now alone, Anubis walked into his new room. He closed the door with his tail, a neat little trick he had figured out, that he could do. Now with the door closed and some privacy, he began to investigate the colossal room. That’s layout was an oval shaped, heavily decorated with gold and marble room, the bed that dwarfed him was located on the far side of the room. It was the first thing anypony would notice when entering, the sheets were pure white and the bedposts were a dark wood of some kind. Anubis didn’t know, but what he did know was that somepony pored a lot of love and effort into carving the magnificent patens and pictures into the wood. This was amazing, something as simple as a bed given life and character. This meant that it was both practical and pretty, something he liked very much. He noticed a light blue dresser with a mirror placed on the right side of the room, it had a few different brushes neatly positioned on it. His eyes then found them following a staircase, that started at the lefthand side of the dresser. It led to a second level which he wondered towards.

He started to make his way upstairs and when he reached the top, he looked in disbelief. “There’s? There’s nothing up here!! Why is there an empty fucking room up here?!”

“Anubis?!? That better not of been a curse word I just heard come from your mouth!”

How and why is nurse Sweet Tone in my room and I’m seventeen, so why is swearing a problem? “Nurse Sweet Tone, what are you doing down there? And I’m seventeen!!”

“I came to check on you before I go home for the weekend. And sorry I keep forgetting about that, you know. Because you look like a cub. I mean you no offence of course.” Anubis made his way down stairs and greeted Sweet tone.

“Yeah non taken, anyway I’m cuter like this. I just hope I get bigger, sooner than later.” This made Sweet giggle.

“Oh I’m sure you’ll get taller soon Anubis. Soo how was your little dinner date with the princess?” Her tone had a hint of teasing in it. Anubis blushed and Sweet grinned. “So it wasn’t just a rumour, oh do give me the details, lover griff.”

“No! I mean nothing happened, ok we’re just friends. And what’s with the sudden personality change?”

“I’m off duty~ you silly griffon.” She stated in a singsong voice.

Anubis deadpan. “You should have been called Teasing Tone. Not sweet.”

“Oh you wound me. Anyway, come on tell me what happened? You seem tense, so something happened.”

“Maybe something did, but I’m not telling you.”

“Noo don’t tell me. You and the princess kissed!”

“Nooooo, are you crazy? Nothing like that happened ok. We just chatted about the day and had food.” Anubis looked uncomfortable and Sweet Tone could see this.

“Ok, I’ll stop interrogating you. Sorry Anubis. But on a good note, look at this nice place you got here and all to yourself no less. I know I said I’d stop but, you’re definitely in the princess’s good books.”

“Yeah thanks, I couldn’t tell.”

“Well, excuse me. Mr sarcasm.” Anubis could never of imagined that Sweet Tone had a playful and energetic side to her. Just goes to show that everypony has two sides to themselves. But he couldn’t afford to let anycreature find out about his, other side.

The two spent an hour, chatting about the current day and their separate plans for the weekend ahead. Then Sweet Tone saw the time.” Oh my, has it gotten that late already. I must of lost track of time, Anubis I’m sorry to leave so suddenly but I really must be going now.”

“Oh that’s not a problem Sweet, I understand.”

“Thank you for the chat Anubis. Have a pleasant night, goodbye”

“I will, and have a safe journey home. I’ll see you around Sweet tone, bye.” The door closed and Anubis was left alone in his new room. He when to the restroom to prep for bed, he harboured a hint of excitement for his meeting with the cosmic entity. Zodiacrdanals, such a long and annoying name to pronounce but he would never have to try, for Anubis just called him Zodiac. It amused him that he not only addressed a princess on a first name basis, but had even gave a nickname to an incomprehensible being. What was his life now.

Finishing up brushing his teeth. He rinsed his mouth with water and spat it out, then placing the toothbrush back into it’s holder. Making his way towards the mammoth of a bed, he jumped up onto it and slipped under the covers. The light were already out and he refused to believe that a bed could be so soft and comfortable. Why hadn’t they had beds like this in the medical wing of the castle? This thought annoyed him, so he paid the reasoning behind it, no mind and closed his eyes.

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Anubis felt weightless, but could only see darkness. Then gravity came back and he began to accelerate down toward the ground, a ground he couldn’t see. “Ooohh nnoooooooooooooooo!!!!!”

“Why are you screaming?” A familiar voice inquired. Anubis had noticed that he wasn’t falling anymore, no he was now hovering a foot above a tall inky black, faceless griffon. He was then dropped onto a solid floor that he still couldn’t see.

“Wha…. How did you do that!? and why did I immediately start to fall, like that? Why can I see you, Zodiac am I going to lose my mind now?” 

“No thankfully, I’ve taken a form that won’t drive you insane. So how do I look?”

“You don’t have a face? And you blatantly ignore my first question.” 

“I thought you could fly. As for my lack of a face. I deemed it an unnecessary part to have.”

“It’s unsettling, you don’t have any facial features. Where are your eyes, your mouth?”

“Like I said, they weren’t unnecessary. So mind explaining why you don’t know how to fly?”

Now how was he going to explain that he couldn’t fly? “Um hehehe… well, I never learned how to.” Anubis had an embarrassed smile and the faceless form of  Zodiacrdanals gave a dark laugh. 

“So you’re a griffon that can’t even fly? That’s like a fish that can’t swim.”

“Thanks for saying that my existence is a bad joke.” 

“I believe that is a sarcastic tone? And it may be a good joke, depending on who you tell it to.”

‘I didn’t plan on telling anyone. So why aren’t you all knowing and stuff, your a higher being, right?”

“I am but I’m one of the lower ones on the ladder, so I don’t get to be all knowing or powerful, for that matter. But I can still end you mortal.”

“Well that’s a lot to take in…. That’s very unsettling now that I think about it. So they’re more of your kind about in the cosmos. I guess those books I read in my teens had so inkling of truth in them, yikes.”

Yes, I’d imagine that it would be an unsettling thought for a moral mind. Although you seem to be handling it very well, in my opinion. The last mortal I had spoken with took their own life after I had told her this reality.”

“Well I’m not mumbling or carving inscriptions into myself…. Yet. Wait if someone else was here does that mean that one of the Necrovine artefacts has already been used?”

“Yes and no. They bonded with an artefact but when she took her own life, it absorbed her body.”

“What! So if I die, I’ll be absorbed into this artefact!!”

“Please remain calm Anubis, the chance of you dying is low, very low. In fact I’d wager that you’ll live a full life and die of old age. Well unless you are able to bond with the other artefacts, but even I don’t have that information.”

“That still doesn’t help with the fact that I’m going to be absorbed when I die. But don’t you at least know where the other artefacts are?”

“I do, but in your current state you’ll struggle greatly. You don’t even know how to fly.”

“Can you at least let me know how to control my atoms and cells? So I can, you know, not be so short.”

“I guess it wouldn’t hurt me to give you that kind of knowledge, but it’ll definitely hurt you, Anubis.” Zodiac then chose that time to loom over the shorter mortal creature and formed a sinister smirk on his faceless face. 

“Wait?! Wait!! Wait?!? No! No! No!” But it was too late the process was started, a black inky substance forced it’s way into the griffon’s beak and made its way down his throat, preventing him from breathing. The sensation was a truly painful and skin crawling experience, the dark liquid had the consistency of a thick gooey oil that burned everything it came into contact with. Although that wasn’t the worst thing, no the worst thing was that Anubis felt like he was having his spine drilled into and the drill bit was hitting every nerve it possibly could. The dark substance had disappeared into his body, he clenched his head and curled up in pain and a scream came from him, but with a lack of oxygen in his lungs. The sound was terribly distorted. He tried desperately to force himself to throw up the Thing that had entered his body, But to no avail. He gasped for breath and weakly averted his gaze back to Zodiac. “Sorry Anubis, but you’re fine, this feeling is a terrible sensation you are experiencing. Don’t  worry tho, it gets worse when you first use you ability. you’re welcome.”

Then Anubis’s eyes began to shut on their own accord but the pain didn’t stop. Then darkness took hold of his vision, now fading into oblivion his mind shut down.

“Oh I’m sure he’ll recover, just well.”
> C16 pain with a side of agony, and fun?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

When i awoke i instantly fell out of the bed and scrambled to my shaken legs, trying desperately to recover my balance. I practically had to drag my shocked body to the toilet. My throat was dry and sore, the burning sensation was still lingering to my dismay and how could I forget that my brain felt like it was about to implode on itself. But it was worth it… I hope.

I had my head hovering over the toilet bowl, supported by my left claw. With my right one I proceeded to force two digits down my throat, causing me to vomit. I continued to repeat this practice for…. I don’t know, I just kept repeating the procedure until I noticed the sun creeping in through the window. When I saw the water in the toilet bowl, it was a sickly dark red. What is that and why did my body produce it, I need to take samples but how. Wait I understand how to change the atoms in my body so…. No not yet, I’ll just get an empty bottle, but from where? Mmm oh, the mouth wash bottle! I ran over to the sink and opened the fancy cabinet, I grabbed the bottle of mouth wash and used some to rid my mouth of the terrible taste. Then dumping the rest of the bottle’s contents down the drain, followed up by me spitting out the minty liquid from my mouth and I rinsed the empty bottle. Bee lining back to the toilet I dunked the bottle into the gory gooey blackish red liquid. Now with a full bottle of…. Bodily ooze? I’ll find out later. I fixed the lid onto the bottle and placed it in the cabinet at the very top shelf, which i definitely didn’t struggle with. I began to ponder about how I was going to use this newly acquired knowledge, the only problem was I had only read the basics on griffon biology. That was a minor problem which I refused to let stop me.

I was now sitting in the bathtub whilst I allowed the cold water to cascade upon my contemplating form. Zodiac said that this was going to hurt the first time but how much was it going to hurt? I intend to make my body grow but if I get 6 or 7 feet tall overnight, then that’s gonna do more than raise a few questions. No that would be impossible to explain, so I’d have to slowly give myself hight and mass over time. This would mean that my already monstrous appetite would get even more monstrous. Although that can be explained by me being a growing young adult, so that checks out. Now to add a few extra inches to me, that means making the bones in my body grow and adding the muscle so I don’t look unhealthy. I’d also have to take into account the organs and cardiovascular system and nervous system.

“Oh god, (sigh) no time like the present….  Here goes everything. Aghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!” I dropped to the cold floor and the pain increased by tenfold. I can feel everything, my head is spinning, I can’t move….

2 hours later, Anubis re awoke to a tingling sensation akin to pins and needles but on the inside and out. “I wanna go back to experimenting on zombies and making devastating weapons, aargh.” Anubis noticed that his voice was deeper and more refined. A far cry from the whiny teen he was expecting to hear. “ testing, testing one two three. Hello, good morning. Hahahahah.”

Anubis sprung up with such force he got some air before landing on the cold tiles of the bathroom floor. He received a sensation of vertigo and felt lightheaded for a split second. Before focusing on the giant that stared back at him through the mirror. “Oh my goodness, look at this handsome fellow in the mirror. Not what I intended but I look goooood.” He gave a little spin and pause, when he got a glimpse of his rear end. “God Damn!!!! If that’s what I got at the back, what sort of heavy artillery am I packing up front?” He then raised his hind leg up and took a long look. “Holy fucking shit!!! That’s a lethal weapon!! How am I even supposed to use it? Yeah I need to fix this right now.” 

After 30 minutes of painful failed attempts he finally got the hang of it, although now he was hungry, very hungry. “Yep my assumption was right, it uses nutrients from the body to feed the process. I’ll just have to eat more yummy food, oh what a shame. But I’ve finally got the hight I wanted, a bit taller but not too noticeable as to not raise suspicion.” He had only add 4 to 5 inches to his overall height but to him it made a huge difference. Anubis bounded out of the bathroom and instantly froze in place when he saw a pony in what looked to be a maid’s outfit. This confused him, why was there a pony in a maid’s outfit in his room? She was a light purple unicorn that’s cutie mark was hiding by the stockings she wore, her mane was a silvery blue that was tied up in a bun. “See something you like back there? Mhmm I’ve never seen a griffon like you before, how exotic.”

Anubis had been staring but he didn’t think she’d react like that, it took him by surprise. “No! I didn’t mean it like that! Um heheh…. I’m just confused about why you’re in my room?”

“Oh that’s because I’m a maid. Didn’t the uniform give it away or were my flanks too distracting for you sir.” She said with a suggestive smirk. Anubis knew that this was a trap, so he decided to flip the tables on her. 

“Well you don’t seem too professional for a maid, you know teasing and flirting with the guests?”

“Oh I apologise for that Sir but you must understand. A rumour of an exotic looking griffon receiving special treatment from the princess herself is going to garner attention. Especially from the more open minded mares, and I must say I definitely like what I’m seeing. I wouldn’t mind sticking around a while longer, if you’re curious?” Anubis’s brain was trying to comprehend what he just heard, was this mare suggesting what he thought she was suggesting.

“No! No to your offer miss. I’m only seventeen, not experienced.” He gave an embarrassed smile. But the mare didn’t take the hint and seductively made her way to Anubis.

“Oh we don’t have to do it, I could just help make you feel comfortable and you’ll be helping me too. Psss I skipped breakfast.” She pushed Anubis back into the bathroom and locked the door behind them. (Click)

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(Sex part)

“ whoa there I don’t even know your name and I’m really not sure about this, miss.” What is wrong with these crazy creatures!? At least wine and dine me, not push me into a bathroom and lock the door. 

“Oh don’t worry I promise not to tell a soul, just lay on your back and let me take care of your needs.” This mare had it bad, she kept trying to get a glimpse of my under carriage.

“No it’s fine I don’t want to lay down, I…. I’m really not comfortable with you.” But my body wasn’t helping me out here, at the prospect of fulfilling a biological urge. The tip of my penis poked out of its hiding place and the feral mare shot under me and raised her rear end up lifting my forelegs off the ground and flicking my beak with her tail, it…. No, she smelt good. I guess I could go through with this and she’ll definitely be useful for when I need to get my claws on stuff I shouldn’t be allowed. A good time now, for a few favour’s later on, seems like a fair trade to me.

“Wait I…. Ooooh fuuuck.” My words died in an instants, I could feel her breath on my tip. She was taking in deep whiffs, my mind told me that this is wrong but my body had an even more compelling argument. I was going to let nature take its course and experiment with this horny mare. It’ll be a good time to better understand how my body works, yeah that’s it. 

She took an experimental lick and let out a winnie of excitement. Before giving one of my balls a kiss, then she began to suckle on my tip. I jerked forward and felt her tongue squeeze in between my shaft and sheath, the sensation was incredible. She pulled away and took all of me out of hiding, “look at that, big boy. You taste great but I’d recommend that you let instinct take over, it’ll be more fun.” 

“Aah…. Ok how do I do that?” My voice was laboured.

“That’s easy stud, you do what comes naturally.” And with that she opened her mouth and darted forward, taking me all the way to the knot and she choked. It was incredible, mind numbing bliss. As she bobbed her head in between my hind legs. Something in me told me to thrust and I obeyed my instincts, letting them guide me. 

I began to thrust harder, sinking my self deeper into the moaning mare’s muzzle each time. The noises she made encourage me to go harder and harder. “S-Shit i can’t hold it any longer….  Aghhh ah, ah, ah.” 

Anubis’s cock throbbed, shooting hot ropes of cum down the mare’s throat as she swallowed as much as she could. she choked and quickly pulled her muzzle off of the still unloading cock, a rope of his seed was fired on her face glazing the mare in the sticky substance. She was coughing up large globs of cum. Anubis just fell to the ground, contempt with resting his body. “(Cough, cough) Heheheh! Look at you, all tuckered out and I did all the hard work. Oh! and you never told me your name stud.”

“It’s A-Anubis Grimgost, what about yours?” 

“Oh you can just call me your new self-appointed personal maid because this is going to be our little secret, Anubis.” She swiped the resting griffon’s beak with her tail that was thoroughly drenched in her excitement. The smell reminded Anubis of blackcurrant. She then stripped out of her uniform, and hopped into the bathtub. Her magic switch the shower on and she began to wash herself. Anubis got up and watched as the mare began to rid her coat of the cum coating her face. Now he had a better look at her, she was easy on the eyes. She had an appealing figure and he wasn’t looking for a relationship right now, so he didn’t see anything wrong with this. 

“Ok, so we’re clear this is a no strings attached arrangement right?”

“Oh of course, we’ll benefit each other’s needs. Oh and I’ll be stopping by tonight, I’ve got an itch that tongue of yours can help me with. Griffon tongues are meant to be really long.”

“Wow you are one horny mare, as much as I would like to, the answers no.”

“What, but why!? I’ll suck you off again, i mean I’d do that anyway. You tasted good. Better than I imagined dick would taste like.”

“Thanks I guess, but my reason is because I really don’t like being cornered and then being used like a popsicle on a hot summers day. Although I may consider treating you, if you lend a helping hoof every now and then. Ever had sex with a griffon?”

“Heheh Nope, guess I’ve got no choice then, you’re lucky you’re a looker…. And packing where it counts.” She gave me a wink and gestures for me to join her. And of course I’m going to hop in the shower with her, she got some of my cum, on my chest fur. 

“Make room in there i need to cleanse myself.”

“Oh and here i thought you were going to help me.” 

“If you wanted help you should’ve ask, oh you might want to brush your teeth, your breath smells like my cock. I couldn’t imagine why tho, mhmm.”

“Oh shut up, you idiot and get in here” she then dragged me into the tub.

(End of sex part)

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By the time I finally left my room it was lunchtime and I had skipped breakfast in favour of letting somepony else have their fill. So I was very hungry, and I didn’t know where I was going to get food from. It’s not like I can just go to the royal dining room now or could I, mhmmm no,

That’s right I was meant to go to Dr Tender care’s office, he’ll probably have food for me or at the very least know where to get some. “Excuse me Guard, you wouldn’t happen to know how to get to Dr Tender’s office?” 

“I do sir, if you want I can escort you to him?”

“Yes, that would be splendid, thank you.”

“Then if you’ll follow me, sir.”

I was taken to Dr tender Care and when we arrive the guard said his farewells and left. (Knock! knock! knock!) “come in!” 

Twisting the doorknob I entered Tender’s office. “Ah Anubis, you’re just in time for lunch. Please follow me and we’ll get something to eat, mhmm? have you gotten bigger? Come in for a second.” He then proceeded to measure me and confirm I had gained 5 inches of height

“You had me at lunch, well brunch for me.”

“What? You’ve just woken up?”

“Yeah something like that, let’s just get some food. I’m about to starve.” Tender laughed at that and began to lead me to thought the endless marble halls, embellished in gold accents, that had no right looking perfectly identical. Then Dr tender dipped into a large open door way and I bounded in after him. I was now in what looked like a cafeteria, that had a large amount of the castle’s staff on brake. There was even thing from guards, maids and butlers, even the Captain of the guard. I noticed that I got some dirty looks but the majority didn’t pay me any mind. 

I followed Tender’s example and grabbed a tray, then got in line. “So tender is there any good on the menu?”

“Yeah definitely, I’m pretty sure that the chef’s got something for you too.”

“Oh really!” Tender chuckled at my surprise.

“Yes Anubis, I’m not pulling your leg.” I was calm and collective on the outside but on the inside, was an entirely different story. 

We got our food and found a table to eat. I had gotten extra food and dug in like a hungry kitten, tasting meat for the first time. After this we were going to run some tests with my blood, I personally wanted to see if its effects could be duplicated. Although this would prove to be a challenge because of the moral beliefs of Dr Tender Care.
> C17 Finding my wings
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It’s been a week since I first awoke in this castle and I’ve learnt a lot about this place, unicorns can use magic because they have something akin to arteries and veins that allow the flow of raw mana to their horn. So theoretically I could alter my body to have these “thormick passages” leading to my claws. That would open a whole new type of science to explore, a truly magical science.

But as for right now, I was being taught how to fly and my impression of this Wonderbolt Captain was…. Well an impression to be nice about the matter. She wouldn’t stop shouting, as if the concept of an indoor voice was nothing more than a myth. But I’d be lying if it wasn’t effective, then again being tossed off the highest tower of Canterlot Castle would definitely give one the incentive to learn quickly. In short, I crash landed. This received the wonderbolt Captain an earful from Celestia when she court wind of my crash and she captured the wind very fast. Probably because I face planted 10 feet or so, from her and two griffons. I wasn’t able to get a good look at them, you know…. Because I was dazed. But hearing the loud shouty Captain go quiet made me feel better. I must have fell asleep to the soothing sound of a furious Alicorn. Which is an impressive achievement if you ask me.

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Princess Celestia’s POV.

“CAPTAIN SKY STAR!!!! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!!!! THROWING ANUBIS OFF THE CASTLE!!!! WELL!?!” I was enraged, why would my wonderbolt Captain think that was a good idea. 

“I’m soo sorry, I thought he’d just figure it out like….”

“LIKE WHAT!?!? BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT WRONG!!! NOW MAKE YOURSELF useful and get one of the Doctors, NOW!!!” And with that final word Captain Sky zoomed off, fuelled by guilt and fear. 

“Celestia please calm down the griff’s still breathing and nothing looks broken.”

“That’s not the point Blackfeather, this griffon’s already been through enough.”

“Enough? Enough of what Celestia? More so, what breed of griffon is he? He’s quite the vibrant one, what do you think Silver dear? Stop poking him with that stick.”

“Sorry mother, I was just checking if he was awake.”

Blackfeather raised her eyebrow. “And….”

“I can confirm, he’s unconscious.” Silver gave a sheepish smile. Then I gently lifted Anubis’s bruised body out of the dirt, taking extra care to support his limbs and head. I placed him onto the soft cushion that I brought with me, I’ve noticed that he’s gotten bigger over the last week. Before he barely reached my chest, now he reaches up to my collarbone. I believe that this was because he was eating well, if that was the case I can only pity the condition he was kept in for most of his life.

“So Celestia what was with the outburst? And where did you find such a griffon, to begin with?”

“I’m not sure why I got really mad, maybe because I told him that he could trust Captain Sky Star with his life.”

“Okay that makes sense but where did he appear from? Surely he has family looking for him. Right? Right Celestia?”

“No. I found him in the abandoned hospital that the foalnappers were committing horrific acts of cruelty in and that’s not even the worst of it. He said he had just escaped from an underground bunker, where he and others were experimented on, and then he was abducted again by somepony else shortly after. He claims the bunker was destroyed and he was the only one to survive.” The two hens stared in horror at what they had just heard. The discussed was written on Blackfeather’s face. Silverfeather scooted closer to her mother and nuzzled her head into the crook of her neck. I knew I shouldn’t have given so much detail but I did, why? Did it really bother me so much. The fact that I never knew and did nothing, I can only hope the tortured souls found peace.

Then Blackfeather ran her talons through his fur and winced, I presume at the sensation of feeling the scars he had. “That’s not even the worst of it, feel his neck.” I looked away knowing I shouldn’t have said anything, it wasn’t my right to speak on behalf of Anubis. But he never spoke of his past to anypony else. I had tried to bring it up, but he quickly changed the subject every time. Only Dr Tender Care, Captain Sky Star and myself were aware of the bunker portion of his life, now two more know. I can only hope he doesn’t feel betrayed by me telling them. “Celestia, this is horrific how did this happen? It goes all the way around.”

“I’m sorry but I’ve already said too much without even asking him if he’s fine with it.” With a sudden gust of wind, two of the griffon guards clad in dark steel flight armour landed, kicking up a small cloud of dust and the smaller of the two spoke. “Queen Blackfeather, princess Celestia would you like us to show this griffon to the cantorlot dungeons?” The guard had an unsettling feeling about him.

“There will be no need for that Private Goldenbeak, you can go back to your patrol now.”  The guards took off with a salute and Blackfeather glared daggers at the one who spoken to her, she was giving off an aura of anger. 

“Psss silver what was that all about?” Silver then leaned over and placed her talon in between us and her mother.

“Long story short, that dork is the son of a noble family who is trying to marry their way into the royal family and mom doesn’t like them one bit. The hatred dates back to the great divide of the first empire. When the second empire was born the family hatred never died down.”

“Oh my, tha.” Celestia was cut off by a now peeved griffon hen.

“That’s non of your business Celestia. Please don’t try to help and silver dear, learn to whisper. I could hear you from over here.” 

“I was whispering.” Silver responded with an indignant tone.

“Yes, to a dragon maybe but anycreature else would have heard that entire conversation.”

Silver groaned in frustration. “Mum, why’s everything gotta be a lecture. Could you please stop criticising my every action.” 

“If I did that, you’d be in your room reading those corny romance novels and spending all your time daydreaming.”

“Muum!!! How many times have I told you that they’re not corny. What’s your problem with them anyway, it’s not like you’re reading them!” Silver’s cheeks went red, I couldn’t tell if this was from embarrassment or anger. She then launched herself into the air and shot off in the direction of her guest room.

“Aargh!!!!I’m only trying to help you!!! Silver, get back here this instants!!!!” She was breathing hard and slowly started to practice her breathing exercises to calm down. “What!! I’m trying to be a good mother, I don’t know what to do? She’s been getting worse Celestia?” 

“Blackfeather, have you tried to…. Maybe you should try not criticising her actions so much.” Her gaze hardened, then softened into a look of defeat. “But what do I know about raising a teen, I’ve never been a mother before Blackfeather.”

She gave a sigh and laid down and shook her head. “I’ll give it a try but I don’t want her to get hurt Celestia. She wants to go on crazy adventures and be swept off her claws and all that fantasy stuff. It’s those romance books, they’re filling her head with unreal expectations.”

“Just give it a go and if it doesn’t work you can always blame me.” I gave her a warm smile. Then I  noticed that Anubis was beginning to stir from his sleep. “Hey Blackfeather, look.” I pointed to Anubis with my hoof.

“Okay? What am I looking that exactly.”

“Sh sh, just watch. He does this adorable thing when he wakes up.” Then Anubis left wing shot out and it was followed by the right one. He Began to stretch his entire body and gave the cutest yawn possible. Both Celestia and Blackfeather awed at the sight. Then his right ears started to flick at something unseen, he scratched it with a claw and sat up. 

“So you watch him wake up? Celestia that’s creepy.” Blackfeather gave me a questioning look.

“Of course not, what gave you that impression. No I have just noticed a trend that occurs when he wakes up. He normally takes an afternoon nap in the royal gardens.”

Then a displeased voice ran out. “I’m sorry I didn’t know me waking up was a spectator sport.” Then he turned to us and paused for a second. “Who’s the griffon Celestia? And where did Captain Shouty go?”

“Anubis don’t you feel sore? Never mind, this is Queen Blackfeather of the griffon kingdom and Sky Star has went to fetch a doctor.” 

“Well at least I’m not getting yelled at, oh where are my manners. I’m Anubis Grimgost your highness, it’s a horror to meet you.” He gave a small bow and a kind smile.

“Wow Celestia, you didn’t tell me how well mannered he is.” Blackfeather gave me an impish look. “Anubis Grimgost how old are you?”

“I’m seventeen you’re highness, if you don’t mind me asking but why do you ask?”

“Because I have a daughter, that’s two years older than you and I’d like her to make a real friend. What are your thoughts Celestia?”

“Really, mhmm how about no.” He wore a wide smile and continued. “Not to be rude but right now I’m trying to learn as much as possible so I don’t want to waste any time on social interaction.” And with that he turned around and walked away. I think we were both in shock, he had turn down the opportunity to be introduced to a princess, of course we were in shock. Blackfeather turned to me and we looked at each other, She broke the silence. “What just happened Celestia?”

“He hit his head a little too hard?”

“Yeah don’t let him and my husband meet, he’ll try and adopt him as the son he never had. Speaking of which I’m pregnant with a cub.”

“WHAAAT!!?!!?”

“Oh and what are you going to tell the doctor you sent for, I mean his patient got up and walked away.”

“WHYYY did you have to remind me, aargh.”

“HEHEHEH! But that’s the best part, reminding you.”

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Anubis had just exited the castle’s bathhouse and was now sprinting towards the medical wing. He had discovered something that made his heart sink, on his foreleg there was something that he had not seen before. A bite mark, a once human bite mark. It was faint but not unnoticeable. His mind was flooded with thoughts that unsettled him to his core. Was he infected, how long did he have left to make a cure. Where was he going to get the ingredients. That’s it dr Tender has key to the storerooms, if he could “borrow” them he might be able to save himself.

He barged into the doctor’s office and relaxed when he saw no pony there. He immediately started to look through the drawers. By the time he found the keys, the office looked like a tornado had tour through it without mercy.

He bolted out of the office and bumped into the owner. “Sorry for the mess Tender I’ll help clean it up later, bye!” Dr Tender was more than a little confused but he was about to find out what Anubis had meant very soon. “Doctor what was that all about?”

“Not a clue nurse Sweet Tone, not a clu…” rage boiled up within him and he let out a feral shout. “ANUBIS!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Wow he’s got a pair of lungs on him. Hahahah I’m in trouble.” Anubis made it to the storeroom and fiddled with the key, trying to find the right one. When he had opened the door, he instantly started to search frantically muttering the ingredients to himself. That when another griffon peaked through the doorway and let herself in. “H-hello?” This sudden noise startled Anubis and he lunged at the intruder. “ Ouch!! What are you doing bird brain!” When the feminine voice hit his ears he jumped off her and apologised. Then he immediately got back to searching, he started grabbing different items and bottles that he tucked under his wings. Once he got everything he needed, Anubis ran passed the female griffon and to his room but little did he know that she was hot on his tail with an angered expression.

He made it to his room and slammed the door shut, locking it shut. Then he started setting up the stolen equipment and chemicals, he got straight to work mixing and separating different types of chemicals. Unbeknownst to him a griffon hen watched with a curious gaze at him working. She found it mesmerising to witness, she had never seen somegriff work so manically and yet he didn’t brake anything. It was entrancing to witness.

Then he took the final product and used a syringe to collect a large quantity of the cure, he only hoped that he remembered it correctly. “Fuck this, aargh!”

“Woah! what in the Tartarus are you doing!”

She scared Anubis and he jammed the needle deeper in his foreleg, and the rest of the cure when in. “AAH!!! Ouch!!! Why are you in my room…. Hey yooou, I’m gonna take a nap now. Goodnight.” He slurred his words and fell limp. Silver began to believe that all he does is sleep. She started to wonder about the place, snooping through his stuff. “Why did he do that? Ah who cares. What an idiot, stabbing himself like that and what was in the needle? So many questions and the one who had the answers had drugged himself.”
> C18 You have nowhere to run!!!
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

(BANG!) (BANG!) (BANG!)

“ANUBIS!! Get out here now, I’ve already sent a guard to alert the Princess. We can’t let this slide, not this time.”

Princess Silverfeather stiffened up and her pupils shrunk to pin pricks, her mind was racing. What was she going to do, she couldn’t just fly out the window. She was trapped in a room with an unconscious griff that had just drugged himself and clearly stolen from that storeroom. If her mom or dad found out, they would lose their minds and her life would be over. What was she going to do.

She ran over and vigorously shook the unconscious griff, trying to wake him up, Silver began to panic. The incessant knocking wasn’t helping to keep her calm either.

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Meanwhile back in the castle garden, princess Celestia had just finished apologising to the Doctor she had sent for. Whilst Queen Blackfeather suppressed a giggle at her friend’s expense. “Not a single word from you blackfeather.” The embarrassed Alicorn huffed out at the black and blue griffon.

“But i very rarely get to see you embarrassed.”

“Yeah that’s been happening more since Anubis started living in the castle.”

“Ooh is that so, do you like this Anubis?” She was giving Celestia a knowing smile.

“Yes I do enjoy his company, why do you ask?”

“Oh because you seemed to be very protective of him and not in the motherly sense. Have you found yourself watching him more, trying to speak with him every chance you get?”

Celestia’s cheeks turned a soft shade of pink and she cleared her throat. “Whatever you’re thinking, it’s wrong Blackfeather.”

“Then why is he still living here?”

“Well….  Because he has no where to go and he hasn’t even been to school. I couldn’t just let him out into the world.”

Blackfeather gave Celestia a look of disbelief. “Has he ever left the castle grounds, since he’s got here?” Celestia didn’t respond and the silence gave the griffon queen all the information she needed.

“Celestia you can’t just keep him here forever, that’s unfair on the griff and if you don’t act on your feelings he’ll be stolen from underneath your muzzle.”

“Look I do.” Celestia was swiftly cut off by a panting pegasus guard. “Princess Celestia.” The guard saluted.  Celestia told the guard to continue.

“Dr Tender Care requests your assistance with Anubis. He said to meet him at the griffon’s room, dr tender says that it’s of the up most urgency.” The guard didn’t get any response, Celestia had teleported herself and Blackfeather before the guard could finish. The guard looked around and quickly ate one of the tea cakes. 

Celestia and Blackfeather popped into existence and saw a furious Doctor Tender and a worried Nurse Sweet Tone out side Anubis’s door. She wondered why Tender was so angry, then Sweet Tone noticed the royals approaching. “Princess Celestia, Queen Blackfeather. Anubis has done something…. He shouldn’t have and he could be in danger if he’s messing with things he doesn’t understand.” Sweet Tone bowed to them.

“Rise Sweet Tone, your going to have to be more clear about this, what’s he done and why’s Tender so mad?”

Sweet hesitated for a second. “He when into dr Tender’s office and made a bit of a mess looking for the keys to the medical storeroom and he’s stolen a few things from there and is now locked himself in his room. We don’t know what he has in there.” Sweet Tone blurted out.

Then dr Tender spoke. “A mess is a massive understatement, it looks like a dragon came crashing through the window. He’s also not answering me.”

Sweet Tone snapped at Tender. “Probably because you’re shouting at him.” The look of shame was apparent on Tender’s face.

“Yeah I guess I may have overreacted, sorry Sweet Tone. I’ve probably made it worse, especially with what he’s been through.”

“Please Dr allow me to try, he might be more willing to open the door if it somepony he calls a friend.”

“I understand princess but I don’t want to risk the griff’s safety, if he doesn’t answer I vote we kick down the door.”

“I’d rather not have to do that but we can’t risk it doctor. Blackfeather do you think you could help?”

“No I doubt it Celestia, but he might respond a bit better to a creature that’s more like him.” Celestia approached the doors and knocked gently.

“A gentle tone called out. “Anubis, are you okay? I’ve heard about what you’ve done. I can assure you that I’m not going to shout. Please open this door.”

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On the other side of the door a scared, panicked blue and gray Griffon paced back and forth coming to terms with the end of the world. But in an act of defiance, she slapped the unconscious griff across the face and to her relief he started to wake. That relief was short live because she was now trapped in a room with a drugged griffon and still no way out without being seen. “Psssss wake up you’re being called, get up weirdo.” She began to shake him but he was in a daze, his eyes must have been rolling around in his head for he didn’t react to anything.

Unfortunately the griffon princess failed to notice that the knocking and requests to have the door open had stopped. Instead the door exploded off its hinges and Silver’s heart stopped at the thought of how bad this looks. She was looming over the disoriented griffon and she had gotten very close to his face in her panic. All she could do is give the surprised Alicorn a nervous smile and spoke. “H-Hi princess, it’s not what it looks….” She trailed off when her eyes met her mother’s and she knew it was pointless to even try for her mother would not listen to her side . All she had to say was a simple. “Shoot.”

“SILVER!?!?” Both Celestia and Blackfeather shouted, one was confused the other was furious. Silver prayed that it would be quiet and painless. But little did she know that her saving grace would be the red pony doctor. He was the first to rush in and immediately started to check the griffon that silver had in her talons. “Do you know what happened to him princess Silverfeather? Any information will help.”

She stuttered out. “Um h-he mixed a b-bunch of those bottles together, then he injected it into his foreleg. I don’t really know too much about science,  sorry.”

“Don’t apologise princess, the information you gave will help us save him. Nurse bring that oxygen tank in here, his breathing is weak. We have a pulse, thankfully.” He muttered that last thing under his breath. 

Celestia wanted to help but Blackfeather stopped her from interrupting the doctors work. “He’s going to be fine Celestia you don’t need to worry.” All whilst the nurse ran to get more medical staff to assist.

Celestia looked as if she had seen a ghost, her eyes were wide and fixed on Anubis. Her breathing was sporadic. Blackfeather needed to get her out of this room before she did something stupid, but how does one move an Alicorn that doesn’t want to budge?

Then Celestia’s voice rang out but lacked the usual grace It normally was accompanied with. “Doctor I-is he going to be okay, he’s fine right dr Tender Care?” 

“Princess I need to focus on making sure he keeps breathing, please wait outside we’re going to need the extra room.”

Nurse Sweet Tone returned with a full team of doctors and they immediately got to work transporting the griffon on to a stretcher. Princess Celestia had calmed down at this point but was still on edge from the shock. Anubis was now on his way to the emergency room but Celestia was held back by her friend. “Let me go Blackfeather I need to help.” 

“No Celestia let the professionals take care of him. They’re trained to handle these situations.”

“But….”

“He’s going to be fine, i mean the griff did walk away from crashing face first into the ground so this isn’t anything to worry about.”

(Sigh) “we don’t even know what he injected into himself, what if.” Celestia was cut off swiftly by Blackfeather.

“There is no what if’s, okay.” Then she turned to face her daughter who looked more than a little uncomfortable. “As for you, we’ll speak about this later young lady.”

Princess Silverfeather just nodded and slowly made her way to Celestia who was currently crying. Silver pressed herself against the weeping Alicorn and began to nuzzle, she hated seeing Celestia hurt but this was worse. Never had she seen the Alicorn that was practically an aunt to her, cry and It was horrible. “Celestia, I’m sorry I didn’t stop him, I didn’t know he was going to do that.” The guilt was oozing from her voice, why didn’t she stop him? why didn’t she open the door? why? She asked herself that question over and over again but she couldn’t find the answer.

Celestia rapped a wing around her and brought the guilty griffon into a hug. “It’s not your fault Silver, don’t ever blame yourself for this no matter what. You couldn’t have known he’d inject himself with (sniffle) a concoction of chemicals. He’s going to be fine.” That last part wasn’t directed to silver,  no Celestia had said it to herself.

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It’s been 3 hours since Anubis came out of the emergency room and was placed in a hospital bed to rest. Celestia had been convinced to wait until the griffon had awakened. The only thing that confused the doctors was how easily it had been to stabilise the griffon’s condition, compared to the near dead state Anubis was in before. They still couldn’t identify what he had injected into his body but they knew it contained more than a few deadly chemicals and compounds. It was a miracle that he had survived or was it? Dr Tender knew that Anubis was smart, but how smart was unknown, so why did he inject himself with something he didn’t understand. He must have known what he was doing. The concoction must of had a purpose but what? He would have to speak with Anubis after the princess. Him and Anubis had been experimenting with the griffon’s blood and Anubis had shown a great understanding of the sciences, it was the only time he’d hear the griffon humming a strange little tune that was unlike anything he had heard before.

Meanwhile Celestia paced in circles around her private study, she was accompanied by Blackfeather and Silverbeak sat on a soft couch. Silverbeak was a silver and dark gray griffon with dark brown eyes. His attention was not on the pacing alicorn, no he was focused on his sleeping daughter who had latched onto him as soon as she saw him. Silverfeather had never really been properly exposed to the concept of death, this had taken a heavy toll on the young hen’s mind.

“Celestia he’s fine, the doctors said his condition is stable. You need to relax, you’ve been pacing around for hours now.”

“Fine!! He nearly died Blackfeather, to think I was going to let him explore the city. He’s going to need to be watched 24 7, yeah that would work. I’ll appoint one of my guards to the job.”

“Celestia!! Calm down, you won’t need to assign a guard to the griff. I’m sure this will be a very valuable lesson for him.”

“What! the lesson of don’t mess with dangerous chemicals. Blackfeather he’s not stupid, he knows what’s dangerous and what’s not.”

“Shh. If you two are going to bicker, then take it somewhere else because I don’t want my little Silveey to wake up. She needs the rest and I have to side with princess Celestia on this one dear.” Blackfeather glared at her husband.

“And whose side are you on, keep talking like that and you’ll be sleeping on the couch.” 

Silverbeak gave a nervous chuckle. “Well I’m out of this conversation, sorry princess you’re on your own. Oh and that reminds me, my Dear you need to be taking it easy, this stress can’t be good for th.” His words died in his throat as soon as he saw Blackfeather’s eyes. “Heheheh, I’m gonna take silver to her room, speak with you later dear. Love you.” Silverbeak lifted his daughter up onto his back and quickly left the room.

With the two Silvers gone, Celestia continued. “Why did he have swords, spears and a bunch of medical tools, not to mention the chemicals and substances he had. Where did he get his claws on all of that, what was he planning on doing with them. What if it’s a habit he picked up from his time in that dreaded bunker, a survival tactic maybe? It’s not like I can just ask him, it might bring up bad memories. Oh what am I to do….”

“Celestia stop! Your rambling. We’ll ask him when he wakes but you can’t just have a guard stork him every hour of every day and night. I’m sure he’ll give you an explanation, he has to.”

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Anubis awoke and he noticed that he was in the medical wing of the castle, again. He felt stupid, when he fell unconscious he had spoken with Zodiacrdanals and found out that he had nothing to worry about. He had discovered that he couldn’t be affected by diseases or viruses, thanks to the red artefact. Not to mention that it didn’t make sense, his body was blown into pieces. Had he taken a second to think, he would have realised that this body couldn’t have been infected. He needed to come up with a bloody good explanation as for why he done what he did and who was that griffon that had made him jump. Was she nothing but a hallucination? No she couldn’t have been, he had pushed her to the floor when she startled him in the storeroom.

“I’m going to be interrogated by Celestia and dr Tender. Aargh can I just choose death please.” He then saw the doorknob twist and immediately pretended to be asleep. Anubis was going to buy himself more time to forge an explanation. How does one explain a bunch of stolen weapons and chemicals.

Maybe I could…. No that wouldn’t work, fuck. Yes! that would work perfectly, I’ll say I was bored because there’s nothing for me to do here. I can use this to get myself a bit more freedom if I play my cards correctly. But knowing my luck, I’ll end up being subjected to a cruel and unusual punishment, Yay me.
> C19 A promise to break
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Celestia’s POV.

I approach Tender who was cleaning up the mess Anubis had made in his office. “Dr Tender, do you know if Anubis is awake? I really need to speak with him about this incident.”

“Evening princess, unfortunately he’s still out cold but I’ve appointed nurse Sweet Tone to check up on him. I’m still shocked at the number of things he had in his room. How did he get 4 spears and 2 swords from the royal armoury, princess I don’t know how you plan to discipline him but I think he should spend a month with Captain Graceful.”

I winced at the tone he used, it was obvious that he was angry. “Tender I don’t believe we need to punish him too severely, he nearly died, isn’t that punishment enough.”

The red unicorn doctor looked up at me and laughed. “No. Princess i honestly doubt that he even knows how close he came to death, he needs to learn self control and discipline. That’s why sending him to be watched by Captain Graceful and even Captain Sky would be a good idea, your highness.” The way Tender said that gave me the impression that he was lying about Anubis not understanding.

“I’ll consider it, I would have to see what Captain Graceful thinks. As for Sky, she still needs to teach Anubis how to fly.”

“Princesse, I think it would be a good thing for him. I mean he’s a griffon, he’s going to need self control to deal with the ponies that’ll treat him unfairly. I know it shouldn’t be that way but not even you can force ponies to think differently.”

“(Sigh) I know but he’s already been through a lot.”

“So help him to prepare for the road ahead, it’s the least you could do. Griffons have a hard enough time looking for work in the capital as it is.” 

“But how doctor? I can’t just educate him myself or could I…. I could take a few hours out of the day to teach him.”

“I thought you only tort magic, princess. So does that mean that he’ll stay out of trouble?” Tender asked with a hopeful smile.

“Sorry Tender I can’t promise that, after all this is Anubis were talking about.”

I said goodbye to Dr Tender Care and started on my way to the royal dining room but i couldn’t get that image of Anubis out of my mind, just lying there unresponsive. It rattled my very core and I  needed to make sure that he was doing well, even if he’s asleep. I mean a little detour won’t hurt.

When I arrived at the room that Anubis was being held in I used my magic to slowly and gently open the door as to not wake up the sleeping griff. But I quickly noticed that he wasn’t sleeping, he stared at me and he looked surprised as if he wasn’t expecting me to come here. “H-Hello Anubis, how are you feeling?”

He hesitated for a second. “Fine I think…. So um sorry for…. Well you know, injecting myself with that stuff. I.”

“Anubis.” I interrupted him and he fell silent. “Look I can’t let this go unpunished and I don’t want any explanation, I just want you to promise me that you’ll never do anything like that ever again.

“Okay I promise, so you’re not angry at me?” He looked hopeful.

“No, of course not. I’m just disappointed  with your lack of self preservation, I need to know why did you have a bunch of spears and swords in your room?”

Anubis gave a nervous grin. “Well I thought they looked cool and they were just laying  there on the ground so I thought I could have them.”

“You can’t just take things that look cool. Anubis can I ask you something?”

“Yes, why do you ask? you’re the princess.”

“Because I don’t want to upset you. (Sigh) Anubis…. Did you used to steal when you were in the bunker?” The silence from the griff was haunting, Anubis’s face twisted into a look of shock. I must of hit the nail on the head judging by his reaction. Now I’ve just got to get more information from him. “Please, you can talk about it Anubis, I only want to help you so please let me.” 

Anubis snapped at me. “Why does everyone insist that there’s a problem with me? I’m fine, nothing’s wrong with me Celestia okay.”

“Anubis I understand it can get frustrating, being asked the same question all the time. I should know, ponies ask me the same question everyday.” I was trying to lighten up the mood but he didn’t look impressed. “I’ll leave you to get some rest, good night Anubis.”

“Sorry Celestia, I just don’t like talking about my past. I mean it’s not like I can change it.” As I was leaving he called out and said “Good night Celestia.” I gave him a small smile and took my leave.

When I arrived at the dining hall I was already a few minutes late, I knew that Blackfeather wouldn’t mind waiting but I didn’t know if her husband was as patient as she was. From my initial impression I found him to be a vast improvement from the last king, not to bad mouth Blackfeather’s late father. But I still have yet to get a better picture of his personality.

I trotted through the doors and was met with a most peculiar site, Blackfeather was being told off by Silverbeak? I had to suppress a giggle, the silver and gray king had a bottle of wine in his talons and was going through the reasons why Blackfeather couldn’t have any of it. The look on Blackfeather’s face was priceless.

“Sorry to interrupt your fun Blackfeather, I was just taking care of business.”

“Ahh Celestia, just the mare I need, now tell my husband to surrender that bottle of wine, he’s being overly paranoid.”

“Sweetie, you’re pregnant.” Silverbeak deadpanned to his wife.

“So a tiny bit of wine won’t hurt the cub. Even the doctor said that a small amount wouldn’t cause any complications, Celestia talk some sense into this fool.”

“You know you can’t get enough of this fool.”

I couldn’t tell if they were even arguing anymore, love is a confusing thing. “Hahahah, sorry. I’ve got to side with Silverbeak on this one, how about I make you a cup of tea Blackfeather?”

She huffed begrudgingly. “Fine I’ll have some tea. I don’t know why you’re looking so happy Silverbeak, you’re getting it tonight.”

“It? What’s it, wait I don’t like the sound of that my dear.” Blackfeather gave her husband a sultry look and whispered something I couldn’t hear to him. The gray cheeks of Silverbeak went red and I started to think that I was overstaying my welcome.

Then the silver and gray king spoke in a seductive tone. “Ooh I like the sound of that, I’ll be looking forward to it tonight.” And he gave Blackfeather a kiss on her beak. I thought now was a good time to remind them that they weren’t alone. “(Cough) (Cough) excuse me but please do try not to get touchy whilst I’m here.” They both looked at me and blushed, then the food was brought out and we all took a seat.

“So king Silverbeak how’s the throne been treating you?”

“Princess Celestia it’s been good for the most part but we’ve been having some issues with a small faction of griffon supremacists that don’t like the relations between our nations.” 

“Oh that’s not good but I’m sure that you two will be able to sort that out. What about the economic climate of the griffon kingdom?” They both looked at me with a nervous smile.

“Well we’re slowly recovering from the economic crisis and we’ve made plans to help build infrastructure and more easily accessible education for griffons but these things take time.”

“You two know that Equestria could help, with financial aid.”

“Sorry princess, but the general public wouldn’t except that and we’d face backlash. The kingdom is already in a delicate state as it is, if we accepted help from Equestria it might kick start a civil war and that’s the last thing we need. I mean we had enough problems with telling the public that we were going on a diplomatic trip to Equestria to secure trade routes.” 

“Oh my I didn’t realise that it was that bad Silverbeak, Blackfeather.” 

“Yes unfortunately my father had ran our country into the dirt but me and Silverbeak have been working hard to make the standard of living better for the masses. That also brings up another reason why we’re here Celestia, I ask that you teach my daughter how to lead a nation. We don’t have the time to teach her, we barely even get enough family time with all the work we’re doing. So would you, Celestia?

“Of course I’ll help teach her how to govern a country but I can’t promise that it’s going to prepare her for it. But I’ll have to fit here into my busy schedule, I’m also going to be tutoring Anubis. So how long do you believe Silverfeather should stay with me for?”

“In all honesty Celestia, we can’t say…. Maybe until she’s ready. If she’s confident in her ability and what you’ve taught her then she’ll have a better chance at being a good queen.”

“I’ll help her along the way, you two don’t have to worry one bit.”

“Thank you Celestia.”

“That’s fine with me Blackfeather, we’ll decide on trade routes tomorrow it’s getting late. Good night you too.”

“Yes that will be good to get out of the way, me and Silverbeak best retire early for the night. You know.” She wiggled her eyebrows and grabbed her husband’s talon, they quickly made their way out of the dining room. “Night Celestia!!!”

I shook my head in amusement at them. “I guess I should lower the sun and raise the moon. It’s about that time now anyway.”
> C20 discharged and airborne
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV.

When I awoke I found that I was famished and Dr Tender was fiddling with the heart monitor. I made an attempt to grab his attention but my throat was dried up from the lack of water, so I swiped at him and caught his coat with my claws.

He yelped in surprise and jumped away, this would have made me laugh if it didn’t hurt to. “Oh Anubis you’re awake, don’t do that I could have broken something.” 

I ignored him and gestured for a glass of water. He caught on quick and levitated a jug of water and glass over, he then poured me a glass of water and gave it to me.

I gladly took the glass and drank the contents, Dr Tender looked at me expectantly. Now that my throat was hydrated I gave it back and apologised for making a full grown stallion jump in terror. Granted I did now stand eye to eye with him and my claws could rap around his neck with ease, so i can see where the fear comes from.

“Tender…. I’m…. Hungry, could you please get me something to eat?”

The look of disbelief on Tender’s face was priceless. “What!?! No sorry? No questions on why you’re in a hospital bed!?!?”

“Nah I’m really hungry, like unbelievably hungry…. So can I have something to eat or not?”

He faced hoofed and trotted out of the room, leaving me to wonder if I’d be getting breakfast or not.

A few minutes later he came back with a tray full of food, Celestia followed him in and I knew that I wasn’t going to be eating in peace. “Anubis, I’ve brought you some breakfast and the princess would like to speak with you in private. Princess Celestia, I’ll be just outside.” And with that Dr Tender left.

Celestia just smiled at me as I ate my breakfast, it gave me a sense of dread and unease. I knew that she was trying to be polite but it’s just plain creepy to sit there in silence and watch me eat. 

Then she abruptly spoke, which caused me to choke on my food. “Anubis.”

“(Cough) (Cough) (Cough)”

“Oh my, are you okay? I didn’t mean to make you choke.” She patted my back with her wing and gave me an apologetic smile.

“Thanks I’m good, it just went down the wrong hole. So, I take it you’re here to tell me what my punishment is meant to be.” 

“You’d be correct, I didn’t want to tell you last night.”

“Why not? I don’t see how it would have changed anything.”

“Because I just wanted to make sure you were doing fine silly. It just so happened that you were awake.” Celestia booped me on my beak and I scrunched it up, what it can do that? wow it’s more flexible then I thought. How the hell have I only just noticed that.

My thoughts were interrupted by a sweet set of giggles. Was that Celestia giggling? “And what do you find so funny.”

“Looks like I’m going to have to boop you every chance I get, especially if you’re going to pull faces like that.” I didn’t find that to be funny, the thought of being booped at any given moment without warning. 

“Please don’t, anyway can you just tell me what punishment I’m going to be given.” At this point I just wanted to know. 

“Yes, after doing some thinking I believe that spending a month with a no nonsense pony will do you some good. That’s why you’re going to be spending every day with Captain Graceful and might I add that he knows about the stolen equipment from the armoury. The only time you’ll be permitted to be out of his site is when you are taking lessons from me or Captain Sky Star.”

I laughed nervously, this was going to be the longest month of my new life. “The way you worded that, makes it sound like I’m gonna have to live with him? I mean that would be crazy, you wouldn’t make me stay with Captain Graceful?”

She just grinned at me and I already knew the answer but maybe I was wrong. I mean everyone’s wrong sometimes. “Celestia I don’t have to live with him? Celestia?” 

“Oh relax Anubis, he lives in the nice part of Canterlot. Oh and before I forget, your flying lessons will start at 1pm each day and I’ll be expecting you to be at my private study for 4pm. There you’ll be joining me and princess Silverfeather.”

“Who’s that?”

Celestia looked at me with a questionable gaze. “Anubis? She was in your room with you.”

“She was? Heh I don’t remember that, describe her to me.” 

“She a young hen, 2 years older than you and she has deep blue eyes, a gray beak. Ring any bells? Um she’s mostly gray with silvery blue feathers on her head and wings. Anything?”

“Oooooh, she’s real. Wow I thought I was hallucinating or something, well so much for first impressions.” Not like it mattered to me but if I was going to see her every day, I’d rather not have her think I’m crazy. More importantly would Celestia let me study science? I guess I’ll just have to find out, I just hope Graceful doesn’t get up at stupid o’clock in the morning.

After breakfast and Celestia continuously asking Dr Tender if it was okay for me to be discharged this early. It took some effort on mine and Tender’s parts to convince Celestia that I was perfectly healthy, she reluctantly agreed and we were both on our way out of the medical wing.

“So Celestia when does this punishment begin, I mean like I just got out of bed and eaten breakfast. Sooo tomorrow maybe??” First mistake of the day, having hope.

“Anubis sorry but it’s already noon and you’re got 20 minutes left to find Captain Sky Star. I believe i last saw her over at the Northern training grounds, all the way on the other side of the castle.”

“What!?! No no no, you can’t be serious Celestia. I’m never gonna make it on time.”

“Well you better hurry then, I’m sure you wouldn’t want to find out what she’ll do to you if you’re late.” She gave me a knowing grin.

I chuckled nervously and took off running, Celestia you planned this. I don’t know how but she must of, I refuse to believe otherwise. Is it to much to ask for Captain Shouty to be in a forgiving mood today.

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“OOH GOD, my (wheeze) lungs (wheeze) are (wheeze) on fire but I made it, now we’re is Captain Sky?” That’s when a blur zipped past me and smashed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. “(Cough) (cough) who was that?”

As soon as I heard the shouting I knew who it was. “LISTEN UP ROOKIE!!!! I’ll HAVE YOU IN THE AIR BY 3 O’CLOCK!!!! BUT FIRST I WANT 30 PUSHUPS!!! ONE FOR EVERY SECOND YOU WERE LATE!!!!!!”

I wish I could have chosen death, at least I wouldn’t have to feel pain. “I SAID DROP AND GOVE ME 30, or are you afraid of getting your Pretty feathers dirty. BECAUSE I DON’T GIVE A DAMN!!!!” 

For fuck sakes, I should work on making a chill pill. It’ll help a lot of creatures out and I’ve got one individual in particular who could use it. “GOOD JOB!! YOU ACTUALLY DID 30 PUSHUPS!! NOW LETS DO SOME WING STRETCHES, WATCH AND LEARN ANUBIS!!!”

After 10 minutes of copying the movement of Captain shouty, we moved onto the basics of generating lift by flapping. She said that I should have an easier time with this because my wings were larger than the average griffons. It probably would have been easier for me if I could flap my wings in sync but I struggle, like a lot. 

“Anubis you need to keep your wings in sync, try flapping them slowly and then speed up.” I gave this a go and it definitely helped me keep my wings flapping together but when I sped up, that’s when things started getting good. I was flying, mind you it was far from graceful but I was in the air, now I just need to paint myself red and I’m a red arrow minus the skill and capabilities.

Captain Sky was now guiding me in the air and I was getting more and more confident with flying with my own power. I was now moving forward and it was great, until I lost control of my balance and crashed into the ground. “GET UP ON YOUR CLAWS GRIFFON!!!! YOUR DOING GREAT DON’T STOP NOW!!!”

“Easier said the done, can I have a minute to catch my breath.”

“NO CAN DO!!! I’M TELLING YOU TO GET UP!!!! SO GET UP!!!!!!!” That was all the motivation I needed to get back in the air. 

2 hours later I was allowed to rest, thankfully. I won’t lie that I could now fly but not well, Captain Shouty ordered me not to fly with out her supervision. I understand why, it’s for my own safety but come on dude! You can’t teach me how to fly and then say that I’m to stay grounded afterwards.

That’s when I noticed that I was caked in sweat and dust, (sniff) oh god I stink. “Can I go get cleaned up now Captain Sky?”

“Oh what the heck, go for it I say you earned it.”

“Thank you Captain!” I quickly ran to the castle bathhouse to get this dirt off me.
> C21 What am I learning?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It’s 4pm and I’m waiting outside Celestia’s private study with Captain Graceful, it turned out Celestia was very serious about having Graceful keep a close eye on me. Literally as soon as I left the bathhouse he was there, just waiting for me.

“Anubis, you better pay attention to the princess, especially because she’s taking the time to educate you herself. Hopefully she’ll teach you not to steal.” I could tell that he was far from impressed with me borrowing those weapons. 

“Oh of course farther dearest.” I said in the voice of a small Victorian child, this got me a whack across the head by Captain Graceful.

“Do not call me that, especially when we’re in public.” 

“Okay okay, no need to get physical. I get it, you have a public image and you don’t want me ruining it.”

“Good, so we’ve come to an understanding?”

“Yes I’ll behave.” At that moment Celestia’s study doors open but instead of the pure white Alicorn, it was a silver and dark blue griffon. So this is the griffon that followed me into my bedroom, the intruder.

Her eyes widened and she moved out of the way and gave me a force smile, I can’t really blame her i mean I did basically stabbed myself in front of her. I too would be wary of somecreature that did that.

I then slowly walked in and watched in confusion as she ran over and hid behind Celestia as if I was a danger to her? And I thought I looked good, so much for that. “Um afternoon Celestia.”

“Good afternoon Anubis please take a seat just over there.” I did as she said and sat down.

Then the female griffon whispered, quite poorly. “Psss Celestia what if he has another needle or something worse, what if he tries to eat himself.”

“I can hear you! And why would I even try to eat myself?”

“I don’t know, what if you have rabies?”

That’s a thing that can affect griffons? scary thought. “Well I think you’d know if I had rabies, thank you very much and I don’t have a needle either.”

“Celestia I think he’s got something wrong with his head.”

“Silver! apologise for that comment, it’s very rude and insensitive. Anubis just made a bad decision he’s not got anything wrong with him.” The sternness of Celestia’s voice even made me wince but this Silver looked guilty for reasons unbeknownst to me.

“Well Silver I may have made a mistake but at least I don’t have a severe lack of brain cells.” Yes some would say that was unnecessary but I held a personal distaste towards being told I had something wrong with my head. In my past life I had been labelled as crazy and insane, but they could never understand the difference between genius and crazy.

“Hey!! You can’t speak to me like that, I’m a princess and I do have lots of brain cells.” And I’m already doubting that.

“Anyway Celestia what are you gonna be teaching me?”

“Well I would like you to first introduce yourself to princess Silverfeather here.”

“Very well, hello Princess Silverfeather my name is Anubis Grimgost, it’s a honour to meet you.” I tried to be sincere and it seems to have worked.

“Nice to meet you, Anubis Grimgost so um why are you staying in the castle?”

“Because I’ve got nowhere else to live but I’m going to be living with Captain Graceful for a month.”

“Oh um ok may I ask why you don’t live with your parents and how long of a flight is that from the castle?”

“Well my parents are dead and I can’t fly that good so don’t know how long it’ll take.” Silver’s eyes widened and I instantly knew why.

“Oh um s-sorry if I brought back any bad memories, I didn’t mean to….” I cut her off before she could dig herself any deeper.

“Look I know you didn’t mean to, so please don’t apologise for it. You didn’t know, it’s as simple as that.” At this point I wished Celestia would just start the lesson, hell I don’t even care what it’ll be about just hurry up and start.

This has been a mind boggling 45 minutes, so far math and English are the same. Biology and chemistry are a little different but physics is stupid, apparently I can walk on clouds and Celestia can move the sun and moon around because why the fuck not. I’m trying my best to keep myself from testing the cloud walking and interrogating Celestia on how I can do that. Any other scientists would be struggling to comprehend this. Although this is a world of magic, not to mention that I’ve literally died and can change my molecular structure at will. So makes perfect fucking sense.

I think I’m getting a headache from forcing myself to believe what I’m being told but we’re now taking a break and Celestia brought tea and cookies. “You should have allowed me to make the tea Celestia.”

“As much as I would like that, I don’t believe that I could have trusted you to only make tea.”

“Heheheheh well I can’t confirm or deny that but my tea is better.”

“You can make tea? Psss Celestia I wouldn’t trust him to make tea, it might be poisoned.”

“I would never and you need to learn how to whisper, you’re terrible at it.”

“I’m not bad at whispering!! You…. you just have big ears that are really good at hearing. What sort of griffon are you anyway?”

“No you’re bad at whispering and as for what type of griffon I am, your guess is as good as mine.”

“Mhmm I think we should call your breed the large eared griffon.” Silver puffed her chest out and had a prideful smile on her beak.

“How very creative of you. Celestia I hope you have a better name because I don’t want to be called that.”

“I’ve got nothing unfortunately but I don’t see nothing wrong with Silverfeather’s suggestion.”

We must of brain stormed for 5 minutes or so. It seemed that I was going to be categorised as the large eared griffon against my will. Then Celestia clopped her forehooves together. “Alright I believe we should be getting back to what we were doing before this little break.”

“So what next, are you going to teach us how to do alchemy or something?” The sarcasm should have been obvious but Celestia just smiled at me.

“Well I could do some alchemy and potion brewing with you two but I’m not sure if you can be trusted, Anubis. I guess I’ll just have to watch over your shoulder and make sure you’re not doing anything dangerous.” This made silver giggle and I let out a huff of annoyance. Inject yourself with a needle once and your all of a sudden put on a watch list by the princess herself.

“I mean if you have to, just as long as you teach me alchemy, please.” 

“Ooh so you’re interested in alchemy now?”

“Nooooo! Alchemy is impossible to understand. Please Celestia anything else other than alchemy!!!” Silver then grabbed me by my chest fluff. “Anubis please don’t, I’m warning you alchemy is so complicated. It will fry your brain.” This would have been intimidating if she wasn’t haft a head shorter than me.

I turned to Celestia with a wicked grin. “So when do we start?”

“Nooooooooooo!!!!!!” My ears were ringing for a solid minute but it was so worth it. Silverfeather looked so lost, this confirmed my beliefs that she wasn’t the brightest individual. I almost felt bad, almost.

Silver was allowed to take a break from this while Celestia focused on teaching me the fundamentals of alchemy. We hadn’t done any practical work yet, just theoretical stuff but it was very interesting and my teacher looked happy to have a willing student.

“So Anubis this potion can heal small cuts and scrapes but isn’t able to help with large gashes and deep cuts. Do you know why?”

“Mhmmm I think it’s because the cells are to far apart for the potion to take affect so stitches have to be used?”

“Good guess, but it’s actually because the regeneration process is fuelled by this ingredient that is fatal in large quantities, so we can’t use too much of it in the potions.”

“Oh that’s interesting, so are there any ways to get around this restriction?”

“We have alchemists looking for alternative solutions to that but ponies have been looking for a fix to that issue for a long time now.”

“Oh really, so the problem is a fuel source for the cells to use for regenerating. I see….”

“And you see what Anubis, don’t be getting any ideas now.”

“I’m just saying that it might be a good idea to allow me to continue to research my ability to heal with Dr Tender.”

“Sorry Anubis but I can’t allow you to continue that until you can prove that you can be trusted. I’m not trying to be harsh but you will have to earn my trust Anubis, we’re still friends?”

“Of course we are Celestia and don’t worry I understand, what I did was wrong.” I gave Celestia a hug and she happily returned the gesture.

“Aaaaw you two look sooo cute together.” 

“Oooh shush Silver, although he is quite soft and fluffy.” Celestia lifted me up and nuzzled the top of my head. It was a nice feeling but I still don’t know why. Celestia must have saw the confusion because she gave me a gentle smile and put me down. 

“Anubis why do you look confused?”

“I don’t understand why being nuzzled feels nice, calming even? I just don’t know?”

“Oh um Anubis, I don’t really know how to explain it to you but it’s a gesture that mothers do to their young.”

“Ah that makes sense why i enjoyed being nuzzled and had no idea why i liked, it’s because I didn’t get nuzzled by my mom.” Celestia looked a little saddened by my words.

“It okay Anubis, not everycreature gets nuzzled by their mother.” Yeah I appreciate what she was trying to do but the reason I wasn’t nuzzled by my mom is because she was human and she love me deeply, for the sort amount of time she was with me.

“Thanks but I think I’ll survive.”

“As a griffon, you shouldn’t want anything to do with that mushy stuff.” I guess Silver doesn’t like being nuzzled by her mom then.

“Is that so Silver, I thought you wanted me to get you the next volume of Wind of….” 

“Shut up shut up shut up, Celestia he doesn’t need to know what books I read.” 

“I can’t imagine that they’re any good.”

“Shut up Anubis, this doesn’t concern you.” I beg to differ but I’m not interested enough to argue with her.

“Silver there’s no need to be embarrassed if you like those things.”

“I’m not embarrassed and I don’t like that stuff.”

“Okay Silver.”

“But I need to speak with you after Anubis goes, for unrelated reasons.”

“Sure thing.”

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The rest of the lesson was very interesting but I was now following the most up tight pony in the world, yep you guessed it Captain Graceful. We were watching the guards practicing sparring and it looked really odd. Never thought of how a quadruped would hold a sword or spear, I’ve seen two main methods. One where they hold it with their teeth and the other where they hold it with their hoofs, very interesting. But it was getting late and I was getting curious about where I was going to be staying for a month.

“Anubis, can you fly yet?”

“Yeah but not well, why?”

“Because we should be getting moving, my house is only a 3 minute flight from here if you think you can do it?”

“What if I fall or crash?”

“Don’t worry I won’t let you.” He gave me a reassuring smile and it’ll be good to get some more flight time so why not.

“So when do we leave?”

“I just need to sign out and we’ll leave.”

“Okay lead the way.” He got up and started walking towards a door, I followed him and we made it to the guard barracks. Graceful spent no time signing out and we took to the skies, I got off to a shaky start but once I got a rhythm going I was flying relatively well. I could see the worry in Graceful’s eyes, he was watching my every move but what should have been a 3 minute flight took 9 minutes and I came close to crashing twice. 

Graceful was very well off, his house was huge. Does he have a family? I never thought to ask, but I was going to find out.
> C22 no way, I have to share a room
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

“This Is where I live Anubis and this is where you’ll be living for the next month.”

“How much does Celestia pay you for being the Captain of the guard?!”

“Hahahahah!! Don’t be mistaken Anubis, this is my family home. My mother and father live here and my two sisters drop by every now and then.” Okay that makes sense, there’s no way he could pay for all this. It looks like a small castle and I’m going to live here for a month, then what? Where am I going to live afterwards? Probably the castle, but I need to think of a way to make money?

Graceful trotted towards the front gate and opened them up, I followed him and wondered why we didn’t just fly over them. We then made are way to the front door and Graceful unlocked it with a gothic style key that he pulled out of fin air.

“So are you parents nice?”

“Yes they’re nice, just a little too nice but you shouldn’t see them too often.”

“And why’s that?”

“Because despite their age, they are out of the house most days of the week, even though they are retired their still very lively.”

“Oh well good for them.”

“Yeah….” He didn’t seem too happy with it for some reason. 

“Why’d you say it like that.”

“Because they should be taking it easy, they’re not as young as they used to be and I don’t want anything to happen to them.” I see his point but from what I’ve heard they’re living life to the fullest, in this situation there isn’t any right answer to give. On one claw he doesn’t want to lose the but on the other they want to make the most out of the time they have left.

“Oh I see, you don’t want to lose them.”

“Exactly! But I can’t just tell them to stop having fun their my parents.”

I want to tell him that he could ask them to take it easy for a bit but I really have no idea of this family dynamic or if he’s just being an overly concerned son. I’ll just have to roll with it and make a suggestion later, which I’ve been doing for my entire time I’ve been in Equestria. 

“Sorry Graceful but I don’t know how to help.”

“That’s fine Anubis, I didn’t expect you to know what to do. No offence.”

“Non taken.” I shrugged my shoulders.

“Any way let’s get inside before it rains, the weather ponies have planned a thunderstorm for the night.”

“They can do that?”

“Yes, did you not know…. Sorry I forgot about your past.”

“It’s fine, there’s a reason why it call the past because it can’t be changed but can be left behind.”

“I’ve said this before but you’re oddly mature for a seventeen year old.” I just gave a dismissive wave of my claw and followed him into the house. I was in awe at the sight of the interior, it was grand. Gold framed paintings and portraits lined the walls, the wallpaper was an art piece in its own right. It was a soft blue and pink.

I was then nudge by Graceful and stumbled slightly, we then made our way towards the stairs and I then thought about the lack of maids or butlers. “Hey Graceful, where are all the cleaners? This place is immaculately clean.”

“We don’t have any.”

“What?! So who cleans this place then?”

“Me…. And now you.” The smug smirk he had, told me that I was in for a long agonising month.

I muttered under my breath. “Fuck.”

We made our way upstairs and took a right, then we went all the way down to the end of the corridor and Graceful then opened the door to where I presumed I would stay. But when I walked in, it looked like it was currently occupied by another. “Um Graceful, I think this is somepony’s room?”

“Yes it’s my room, I’ll get a spare bed for you in a second just let me make dinner.”

“Why am I not staying in a guest room or something?”

“Nope, the princess ordered me to keep an eye on you at all times but I can’t do that when I’m sleeping so this is the next best thing.”

“I’m not going to do any thing dangerous in my sleep!”

“That’s too bad, I hope you don’t mind snoring.”

“You kidding me right, like you can’t be serious?”

“Oh I’m serious and we don’t have any meat in the fridge. So you’re just going to have to eat some hay fries and cheese pizza for tonight. I’ll sort something out for you tomorrow and make yourself at home, I’ll be downstairs in the kitchen and the bathroom is the door just across the hall if you need it. Bye.”

“Wait…. And he’s gone.” Well I guess I’ll look through his stuff, I mean he’s got to have something I can use as dirt against him.

I’ve been looking for about 5 minutes and I’ve found nothing. “Aargh I give up, there’s nothing here.”

I guess I could go freshen up before dinner, so I went across the hall and knocked on the door opposite. I gave it a few seconds before going in, I emerged from the bathroom a couple of minutes later and made my way downstairs. I sat myself down at the foot of the stairs or would it be hoof of the stairs now? Anyway I chose to sit here because it would save Graceful a few seconds, instead of having to go all the way upstairs to get me.

“Anubis, hello? Anypony home, i mean griff.”

“Oh hey Graceful, is dinner ready?”

“Um yes but you were just looking off into the distance, you all good bud?”

“Of course I’m good, why would you even ask?”

“It’s just I’ve seen…. Never mind Anubis, the dining room is just through those doors over there.” He pointed with his hoof to doors that were next to a glass cabinet that had a broken sword inside of it. I didn’t understand the markings or care all that much, I walked through them and noticed that there was only two plates on the table. They looked identical so I just took a seat and waited for Graceful.

He trotted in and took a seat across from me and started eating immediately, I was a little confused but I chose to ignore it and dig in.

“I’m surprised that you waited for me Anubis, I expected you to be done with your food before I got here.”

“I didn’t want to seem rude.”

“Really because you’re quite rude like 60 percent of the time.”

“I’m not that rude, just very blunt. So what did you go off and do, that took you 3 whole minutes?”

“I was sorting you bedding out, you’re welcome by the way.”

“Thanks I guess, so what are hay fries made from?”

“Clues in the name Anubis. You should give them a try, they’re really good.” 

They’re made from hay but why? Can’t they just make normal fries, i mean they have chips and crisps. So why no french fries? Now that I think about it, I have seen anything that remotely comes close to a full English breakfast. Please tell me hash browns exist here?

“Ok I’ll try them but do you know what a hash brown is Graceful?” I had my claws crossed in hope.

“What? A hash brown, never heard of such a thing.”

And with that my hopes were dashed through the window but maybe if I describe it to him, there might be something similar. “It’s and bunch of chunks of potato that’s been shaped into an oval disc or a triangle and put in oil to fry until crispy. Ring any bells?”

“Nope but sounds good, you should suggest the idea to the castle chefs.”

Like hell I’m going to suggest it to them, they’ll probably try putting hay in it. “Yeah I might, by the way these hay fries aren’t bad but they’re not amazing.”

“Okay whatever you say Anubis, I know you like them.”

“So what’s the plan for tomorrow, anything fun?”

“Well we’re going to get up and eat breakfast, get ready and make our way to the castle where we are going to run some basic drills. I’ll also have you clean the barracks as a punishment, if you do a good enough job I might teach you how to defend yourself properly.”

“(Sigh) I should have known that this was the real reason I’m under your care.” It was going to be exhausting but learning how to fight in this body would be good because up in till now I’ve been getting extremely lucky.

“Hey a bit of training with do you some good, you’ve gotten taller but you’re still thin.”

“Thanks, and here I thought I looked healthy.”

“You do. A lot better than when we found you but I’m just saying that if you want to impress any hens, you’re gonna not want to look like you’re starving.”

“I see your point but what I don’t see is the hens I’m going to be impressing, I only see ponies in this city.”

“Hahahahah you’re joking right? The griffon princess, she’s not that much older than you and from what the griffon guards are saying she’s quite the looker.” He proceeded to wiggle his eyebrows in a suggestive fashion.

“I spoke with her today but I’m not all that interested in her and she doesn’t seem to be interested in me either.”

“Dude you can’t give up that easily, I mean you look nothing like the other griffs, so that means you’re exotic.”

“She thinks I have mental health issues.” I deadpanned

“Mental health issues? I don’t know what that means.”

Is mental health not a common thing here, no Tender said that the castle has therapists so they know of it but just how much is known? “She thinks that I’m crazy.”

“Oh um ouch, why?”

“Doesn’t matter, I don’t find her all that interesting.”

“Because you don’t know her.”

“Because I don’t want to know her, how did we even get on this subject?”

“Because I’m going to get some muscle on your bones, so you get yourself a special somepony…. I meant griffon.”

“I won’t lie, I’d like to be a bit bigger but if looking buff works so well, where’s your special somepony old timer?”

“As the captain of the royal guard I have a public image to uphold.”

“Yeah, that’s a cool excuse bro. Unless…. No don’t tell me, you’re in to stallions?”

“No, what even gave you that idea?”

“Just a guess.” Judging by his reaction he’s not.

“Nope, I’ve got my sights on the most beautiful mare in all of Equestria, she has the sweetest smile and the cutest giggle. Her mane is as blue as the ocean and….”

“Ok I get it, you’re in love. So have you gotten anywhere with her.”

“Heheh um well, I think she’s into me but I’m a little too nervous to ask her out.”

I placed my elbows on the table and leaned against my claws. “Nervous?”

“Ok I’m terrified of her saying no, I mean we’re friends but I’ve given hints that I like her.”

“You’ve given hints, why don’t you just tell her?”

“You try and tell the pony you like that you love them. I just get this feeling of dread whenever I go to confess my feelings.”

“Well I’ve always been blunt but I’ve never felt like I’ve fallen in love before.”

“Well believe me it simultaneously the most exciting and terrifying feeling ever. It so powerful and yet fragile at the same time.”

“It sounds confusing.”

“It is.”

“So when do you normally see her?”

“Before work, she works at this coffee shop on the way to the castle and my days off.”

“Ok well I guess you’ll just have to deal with me being in the background of your little dates, remember princess’s orders.” I knew the smile on my beak was more than obvious.

“What!? No you’ll be staying here.”

“What here? Where I could get myself hurt or even worse, oh what would Celestia say if she found out I got injured because you were thinking with your second head.”

“Wh…. No that’s…. Agh, I’m going to make you pay for that Anubis and I know just how to do it.”

“Aren’t I already being punished?”

“Shut up and eat your food.”

“Yes sir.” At this point I was pretty proud of myself but now that I think about it I’m being more childish than I normally am. It might be a side effect of becoming a seventeen year old griffon, my brain is still developing so I might gain new personality traits. I used to be more cynical and heartless before my death, now I’m more spontaneous and social. Very interesting.

We finished our food and went to bed, I didn’t have a toothbrush so I just done my business and when to bed. Graceful said he’ll get me a toothbrush tomorrow.

“Good night Anubis.”

“(Yawn) yeah good night Graceful.”
> C23 The mind’s madness
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV.

I knew that I was dreaming but when I realised that I wasn’t in the void my first thought was where’s Zodiac, that’s when he spoke. “Mortal, it seems that your mind has dragged us into the depths of your subconscious. I’ll admit that this is a very interesting occurrence.”

“Yeah, interesting is one way of putting it.”

“You don’t seem to pleased, may I know why and for that matter, what is this place Anubis.”

“This is…. Or was known as Test Site Alpha before I got a bit too creative with my experiments. The reason I’m not too excited about being here is because it always ends the same way. With me being eaten alive.”

“Sorry to bring it up then.”

“Don’t apologise, after all just being here annoys me Zodiac. But somethings off, it seems to be too eerie and there’s a large lack of pained screams echoing throughout the halls?”

“And that’s a concern, why?”

“Because it’s different from all my previous dreams, heck not even the real place was this quiet.” I started on my way through the usual route I had taken a thousand times before. The facility was even more ran down and as I proceeded through the inner walls of this complex, the rusty steel walls and pipes slowly started to ooze out a deep red goo that had a metallic shine to it. I avoided it like the plague.

Every room was locked or sealed, I could only go forwards down to the lower levels of the Test site. The eerie atmosphere only continued to grow, and a fleshy mass that had replaced the old ran down hallways and pipes. 

The noise of unnatural squelching now filled the air and I stopped as suddenly as the walls had changed. “Hey, Zodiac what the hell happened to everything?”

“Um not entirely sure, it’s turned into a pinky gooey mess of flesh but I believe that you should keep going Anubis.”

Oh yay, I’ve got the guy from every horror movie in my head, Lucky me. “Zodiac you’re meant to be a great one right? So give me great ideas.”

“Well it’s not as if you can go back, so I still think going forward is a great idea.”

“What?” I spun around and to my horror a wall of thick flesh was blocking the path back. “And you only told me this now.”

“It wasn’t relevant a minute ago because your were going forward. It only became relevant when you stopped.” 

I guess I’m over reacting, it’s not like I’m in any danger whatsoever. It’s just a dream, a fucked up twisted dream. It can’t hurt me.

With the reminder that I’m dreaming, I pressed forward further down into this building of flesh and ooze.

It felt like I’ve been walking for hours and nothing looked different. The endless sound of squelching was driving me mad by this point and Zodiac hadn’t uttered a word since we last spoke.

That’s when I suddenly felt a cold tiled floor under my claw and to my relief the fleshy ground had stopped just before a door, my office door?

It was slightly open and i gently pulled the door open, looking inside I saw nothing but my desk surrounded by darkness. “So what are you waiting for Anubis, go in.”

“Shut the fuck up. I’m just being cautious, this may be a dream but I’ll be damned if I’m just gonna jump head first into this.” To be honest I didn’t know why I was being so careful but something told me that this was dangerous.

I slowly crept into the dark room and gave myself a second to adjust to the light or lack of, the only thing that I could see clearly was my desk with a golden plaque with my name on it. The name I had gone by for many years back on Earth, but why?

“Dr Cot….”

“Do not read that!! Zodiac, please”

“Ok Anubis but may I ask why?”

“No.” 

It’s not like my name had any meaning back then, hell I barely used it but that doesn’t change the fact that I’d rather forget about it. So I grabbed the plaque and flipped it face down. 

I then inspected the desk and it was beginning to rot and splinter. I noticed that there was a hole underneath it, I grabbed a paper weight and dropped it into the hole. It took a whole 10 seconds to hit the bottom. 

“You should jump.”

“What? Are you dumb Zodiac, I’m not going down there.”

“I don’t see any other options.”

What is wrong with my mind? Oh fuck it, here goes nothing. “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!” (Splash!!!!!!)

———————————————————————

“Anubis, wake up, you need to get up.” Why’s Zodiac telling me to get up and why am I wet, oh never mind.

“Agh why did I jump?”

“That doesn’t matter right now just get up and get more Anubis.”

“Why?”

“Just do it now!!” The urgency from Zodiac was like nothing I’ve ever heard before, this made me panic and jump forward. He said move he never specified where. I land with a splash and some water when into my beak, it tasted rancid. That’s when I noticed that there was a dim glow flickering in the distance, I quickly splashed my way through the water and got to the light. It was a small light bulb that illuminated a broken mirror and…. That’s not water. Oh fuck that’s definitely not water that I swallowed, shit i don’t even want to think of it. I’m so glad that this is a nightmare. 

It appears that I had jumped into a pit of dismembered corpses that were in the late stages of decay. I had swallowed… ugh, a slurry of rotten blood and decayed flesh. It was all over me and the smell was so strong that I think it broke my nostrils. Then there was the colour, it was muddy reddish brown with clumps of green and grey all over. I was coated in it, anycreature else would have most likely broke down and panicked but I was desensitised to gore thanks to my past life. That didn’t mean I was okay with it, I just pushed the thought to the back of my mind. 

“Anubis you need to keep moving something’s down here with us.”

“How do you know? And what in the hell is down here with us for that matter.”

“Doesn’t matter right now but you need to get moving, I sense a path to your left. Follow it and do not look behind you.”

“Okay it’s not like I have any other choice. This way right,”

“Yes, now go forward quickly Anubis.” I went as fast as one can when they’re in a shallow pool of blood, congealed fatty goo and rotten flesh. So pretty fucking slow, my heart rate was increasing rapidly to the point where I could hear it in my ear. 

Then I heard rapid splashing from behind and tried my hardest to move faster but the noise got louder. I saw a platform that was elevated above the pool and I bee lined to it but I couldn’t go any faster. “I’m nearly there just a bit further, come on.” (Clank) I grabbed the metal side rails with my claws and began to pull myself out of the soup of decay but something borrowed itself into my right hind leg and wrapped around the bone. “AAAAGGH!!!! AAh!! What the fuck!!!” The sensation was indescribably painful, I kicked, twisted and pulled until I got loose.

I never got a glimpse of what attacked me but it stayed under the surface, which I was thankful for. 

“Z-Zodiac that was very real for a fucking dream, mind explaining what that was!” The panic was apparent in my voice.

“Sorry but I’m in the dark here Anubis, this clearly is a creation of your design from what I’ve gathered. The only way to get back to the waking world is to escape alive, for a lack of a better term. So let’s work on that, shall we?”

“I haven’t got words to express how done I am with this madness.” I mean zodiac just dumped an information nuke on my head with the shit he’s implying. Apparently I’ve created that thing in the goo and I might not make it back to the waking world, this is a lot to process and not enough time to do so. 

“Ok I’m ready to get moving, let’s get out of this mess Zodiac.”

“Yes, ok do you see that ladder over there?”

“Yeah but not too well, I have some form of night vision but it’s not all that good if I’m being honest. Wait isn’t this a dream, can’t I just make my vision better?”

“Well yes and no. In any other case, you would be able to do that but right now you can’t because if that was the case we wouldn’t be in this situation.”

“Okay so what’s causing this?”

“No idea.”

“You’re joking right?”

“No.”

“Wonderful.”

“I would disagree with you there Anubis.”

“That was sarcasm Zodiac.”

I then rolled over and got up to my claws. Searching for an exit I saw that there was a ladder that ascended into the void above and I knew that this was a better option than going back into the water. I shook the ladder and made sure that it was some what sturdy before climbing.

As I pulled myself up this rusty ladder, I wondered if I could get tetanus from a more than real dream. I kept on climbing into the void above, at this point all I could see was the ladder and my claws. It was becoming increasingly harder to breathe and I didn’t know why but I pressed on until I finally made it to the top. At the top of the ladder I was greeted by a dark red steel blast door.

I reached out for the wheel on the door and tried to turn it but no luck, it’s locked tight with rust. I looked around for anything else that might help me open this door, that’s when I saw an air vent duct sticking out of the ceiling that had the fan missing. “That’s going to be my way out Zodiac, what do you think?”

“I don’t think you’ll fit.”

“Well it’s better that going back down and I can feel an air current coming out of it.”

“Well go ahead then.”

I jumped up and grabbed the steel bar that would have held the fan, had it still been there. I proceeded to shimmy my way up and tried to dig my claws into the wall of the vent for grip. 

I suddenly hit my head and saw that the vent made a 90 degree turn and I pulled myself in. I was making my way through the vent at a snail’s pace but progress is progress no matter how slow it is.

I don’t know how long I’ve been in this blasted air vent but I just want out so I started crawling faster. Then I suddenly slipped forward and instinctively dug my claws into whatever I could and it made a horrible noise that put any chalkboard to shame. Although I had found the exit I wanted so desperately, the only problem was a fan that was spinning insanely fast for anything that should be in an air vent. 

I genuinely had no clue how I was going to get around it but I definitely couldn’t go back, heck I couldn’t even turn around in this cramped space.
The fan was held in place by a quick release bolt which made me question how the fan hadn’t already broken off.

I gave it a hard tug and the fan immediately flew off and out of the vent but I was more pleased to find that I still had all my claws. “Fuck me that was lucky as hell.”

“I would not like to have intercourse with you Anubis and that was stupid, why would you even risk that? The fan blades could have done a lot more than chop your claws off.”

“I didn’t mean that you should fuck me, it’s an expression and It ain’t stupid if it works.”

“I still don’t get it.”

“And I don’t get you but I still deal with you.”

“That’s not the same thing Anubis.”

“Sh sh ssh.” We both when silent and watched with intense curiosity as a six legged creature investigated the fan that had collided with the tiled floor. It looked like a giant dirty white dog with six legs and no eyes, parts of its body were rotting. I watched the thing sniff the fan and in an instant it’s muzzled split into three separate jaws that were lined with rows of serrated teeth. It tongue shot out and laughed onto the fan and pulled it in (CRUNCH!) it bit a chunk of a steel fan blade clean off and my heart sank. 

Could that have been the thing in the water that drilled through my leg and wrapped around the bone. Just how close to losing my leg had I been? But I could have just regenerated it, right?

“Psss Anubis it’s gone, you need to be quiet. I’m sure that you don’t want to find out how good that things ears are, I know I don’t.”

“Y-Yeah you’re right.” I was properly shaken by this thing because I knew that it probably was better at traversing tight spaces and narrow corridors. I was at a disadvantage and that scared me, I had no trick, no weapon and no idea how to get out, hell I didn’t even know what I was up against or how many. This was a completely hopeless situation and I hated that.

“I need to understand this creature first Zodiac.”

“What? Why?”

“Ssh keep it down before you get me killed.”

“Ok, so why do you want to understand it?”

“Because I have no idea what I’m dealing with.” I then threw the bolt at the tile and just as I thought it ran towards the noise. That’s good I can use this to make my situation less hopeless. I then gently lowered myself out of the vent and my claws slowly touched the ground making no noise. I stood there for a few seconds before placing my front claws down on the ground all whilst keeping a watchful eye on the thing about 8 feet in front of me.

Not even a slight reaction, which was promising but it suddenly shot off through a hole that was carved into the steel wall to my right. I saw an open door to my left and opted to go that way instead of where the creature went. I slowly tiptoed my way down this corridor and took in my surroundings, this place look clean? Which was a complete anomaly compared with everything else I have seen. The walls were polished and I could see my reflection on them, it didn’t make sense.

There was two separate paths to take and the only thing to indicate where they lead to, was two wooden plaques that were worn down. I could barely make out what the writing said, I believe the one pointing to the left claw-side said storeroom and the other…. I think says armoury? I hope I’m reading that right.

I turned sharply and my tail accidentally hit a food cart that had a bunch of cutlery on it. (Smack!) (Crash!) (smash!) “shit.”

I immediately took off running to the armoury, refusing to look back I relied on my ears to listen out for the creature. I heard it crash into the wall and instantly bounded towards me, now that I think about it running was a stupid idea. 

Come on think, think Anubis how am I going to get out of this. Maybe fight back? No don’t be dumb, I’d be ripped to shreds with out a weapon. There better be a fucking weapon in that armoury and please don’t be locked. I don’t want to die tired.

My heart was racing, legs aching and my lungs burned but I couldn’t stop I needed to keep going. That’s when I saw a slightly open door and I changed my direction and squeezed in between the blast doors and pushed with all my strength. The creature’s claws stopped the door from closing and my eyes widen in horror, and I searched for anywhere I could hide. Thanks when I saw a red button and I slammed my claw on, hoping that it would do something.

A load hiss came from the door and it started to close. The creature let out a high pitched screech and one of its legs was crushed by the door. 

“AAAAGGH!! fuck!! What i-is that sound?!?” I covered my ears and curled up into a ball before losing all control of my body and dropping to the cold ground limply.

That high frequency screech paralysed me and everything began to fade into white.
> C24 a new day before dawn
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV

I woke up with a gasp and patted myself down, checking for any injuries. That’s when I saw Graceful by my side with a concerned expression on his face. “Anubis are you okay bud? You startled me when you just shot up like that.”

“I’m fine just had a bad dream…. What are you doing awake anyway?”

“Oh this is the usual time I wake up.”

“And what time is it for that matter?” I was a bit suspicious but he is the captain of the guard.

“It’s 5 o’clock in the morning. I was going to let you sleep until 5:30 but well you’re awake now.”

“Oh okay.” The silence that followed started to make this awkward and I gave him a forced smile.

“Well if you say you’re fine Anubis, I’m gonna go get a shower. Breakfast is in a cabinet on the far left of the kitchen counter, the one on the top.”

“Thanks, I’ll go make something to eat.”

When I hopped out of bed I noticed that my left hind leg felt sore but I paid it no further thought as I left the room. I was now eating cereal and I have to admit that it’s not half bad but I miss the fish from the castle. I’ll just have a large lunch…. A larger lunch than usual.

Graceful trotted in and used his wings to grab the milk and cereal, placing them on the table and went back for a bowl and spoon.

We were about to leave and that’s when I realised that it’s still dark, the sun hasn’t risen yet or Celestia couldn’t be bothered to raise it. That doesn’t matter right now because it’s dark and I was still a little shaken from my “dream” last night, if that can even be considered a dream.

“Graceful it still dark out there, so why are we leaving the house?”

“Because the early bird catches the worm, now give your wings a quick stretch. I don’t want to have to catch you if you get a cramp.”

“I guess it’s a good thing I don’t eat worms then.” I then leaned forward and stretched my entire body out before giving my wings a test flap.

“You never know, you might like the taste of worms.”

“Are you speaking from experience because you seem to be way more energetic this morning?”

“Well we’re going to be making a stop at the brown bean cafe and then we’ll get to the castle.”

“OO, so you gonna introduce me to your crush?”

“Yeah not happening bud, I’m going to get my order and say hello. As for you…. You can wait outside.”

“What sort of cafe is even open at this time?”

“Um it’s not technically open but she makes an exception for me.” He rubbed the back of his head and blushed, he thinks that this mare might not have a thing for him. She lets him in the cafe before it opens but who I’m I to judge, I’ll just mind my own business and try to survive this day.

My body isn’t particularly muscular but I wouldn’t say that I’m super skinny, I could change that very easily but I’ve already modified my hight so I can’t just gain muscle mass without a good enough explanation. So I must find a way to thank Graceful, my train of thought was interrupted by Graceful hovering in front of me.

“Hey Anubis we’re going now, get in the air.”

“Ok, ok I’m coming now.” And with that we took to the sky, we didn’t go towards the castle but away from it. I knew that this was going to be interesting to watch.

A few minutes later we landed outside of a small cafe and I thought it was pretty cozy but grateful wasted no time and walked right in and made conversation. I on the other claw sat outside and waited awkwardly.

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Graceful’s POV

(Ding Ring)

“Good Morning Coffee Creamer, got my usual.”

“Yep Grace, one chocolate latte with 4 sugars to go but I think you’re sweet enough.”

“Oh you’re just saying that but Um I have a question for you, coffee?” She called me sweet, sweet!!!! Oh Celestia am I going to really ask her out!!!

“Of course Grace, what do you want to ask?”

“Um I’ve got next weekend off and…. Was wondering if you would. Like some help with the cafe.” No I can’t ask her out that’s crazy she might not even be interested.

“Yeah I’d like that, it’ll be fun us two running my cafe.”

“Yeah I’ll be there for 6 next Saturday then…. Um i best be going now, you know duty calls.”

“Goodbye Grace…. who’s your friend out there, I thought I was your only friend. She gave me a grin.

“You’re my best friend and that’s Anubis, I’ve been ordered to watch over him for a month by the princess.”

“Oh, so is he some sort of V.I.P. I mean the captain of the royal guard is looking after him.”

“Hehehehe yeah you could say that but I really need to get going now, bye bye Coffee Creamer, see you tomorrow morning.” I grabbed my chocolate latte and made my way out.

“See you Grace, wish you’d take me on a date.” She mumbled that last part and I couldn’t quite hear what she said, so I turned around.

“Sorry I didn’t hear that last bit Coffee?” Her eyes widened and she shook her head.

“Nothing!! Nothing Graceful, I was talking to myself that’s all.” She had a slight blush but that’s probably from the steamy water.

“Oh okay then, anyway see you.” And with that I left with a smile on my muzzle and walked out of the cafe. I saw Anubis waiting outside with his ears down and beak agape, I could tell that he was impressed with my taste in mares.

“Close that beak bud or a fly might go down your throat and before you say anything, I know she’s hot.” I took off and Anubis followed.

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Anubis’s POV 

No. No I refuse to believe what I just fucking heard, grace is his nickname and she’s practically begging him to take her out. How didn’t he hear that, no way my ears are that much better than his. I won’t lie tho she’s good looking but doesn’t hold a candle to…. What am I even thinking!!! Their ponies!!!! That’s just wrong. But I’m not human anymore, so is it fine?

We were closing in on the castle and I got a glimpse of the sun rise, it painted the skies pink and orange. I was stunned and nearly lost control of my wings before being caught by Graceful.

“Easy there Anubis don’t let yourself get distracted whilst flying, you nearly lost control.”

“Yeah, thanks for the save Graceful.”

“Come on let’s land we’re here anyway.”

“Okay sure.” I am so glad that he caught me I didn’t want to hit the ground…. Again, especially when it’s a cobblestone road. Graceful lowered me onto the road and we continue towards the castle that loomed over head.

A few ponies were opening their stores, some of them gave me questioning looks as Graceful and I past through the front gates.

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Anubis followed Graceful to his office and decided to make himself comfortable. the captain of the guard got into his armour on and took a seat at the large redwood decks. The only problem was that Anubis got bored fast and with nothing to occupy his mind he got up and went to leave.

“Where do you think you’re going, sit your butt back on that chair now.” Graceful commanded.

“But I’m bored Graceful, I was only going to get a book and maybe say hi to Celestia.” The silver and white griffon responded nervously.

“Yeah not happening bud, just because the princess is kind and forgiving doesn’t mean she’s gonna change her mind about your punishment.”

“What no, I know that hahah. I was just….” He didn’t even know what to say, he was impressed that Graceful had read him like a book but didn’t like that Graceful had seen through him so easily.

“Just what, Anubis? You are under my command, princess’s orders and you only get to leave my sight when I say so. Do you understand.”

“Yes sir.” He replied in an exasperated tone. Anubis thought to himself, what happened to the more chill stallion that he was with just a few minutes ago before sitting down on the chair that was in the corner of the room.

Some time past and a few guards came in and out but Anubis was lost in thought and failed to notice that Princess Celestia had came in to speak with her Captain.

“Good morning Princess, how may I be of service today?” Graceful got up and gave a sharp salute.

“At ease Captain, so where’s Anubis and how was he last night?”

“He’s just behind you on that chair and I had no trouble with him, although he did almost fall out of the sky on the way here.”

“Oh is he.” The regal Alicorn spun her head around and found the griffon that they were talking about just sitting there, staring into nothingness. “And why was he flying without supervision, Captain?”

“I was with him princess and that’s why he didn’t crash, we flew to the castle.”

“Oh that’s good to hear but why’s he just sitting there like that?”

“Um sorry you’re highness but I don’t know, I saw him with that same thousand yard stare on his face but he said that he was fine.”

“Mhmm I see captain. Anubis…. Hello Anubis, you with us.” Celestia waved her wing in front of him and she got no reaction from the griff. She then wrapped her wing around him and began to stroke the back of his head with her hoof.

“Captain do you think we should go get Dr Tender Care? I’m getting a little worried.”

“I don’t think it’s a health risk, just…. Well I’m not sure but he said it’s fine.”

“He hasn’t reacted to me and I’m literally holding him, I believe we should speak to.” Celestia was abruptly interrupted by Anubis when he jerked his head away from her hoof. 

“Oh Anubis, how do you feel? You were spaced out.” The concern was apparent in Celestia’s voice.

“Oh I was just lost in thought Celestia, it’s really boring just sitting here.” 

“Ah that makes sense, I had thought that you were broken there for a second.” Celestia ruffled up the feathers on top of his head and he swiped her hoof away, Anubis gave the pure white Alicorn a frown.

“Well I’m not broken and please refrain from petting me like a dog.”

“Aw you’re adorable when you’re angry.” She then proceeded to pull him in closer with her wing.

“I’m not adorable and let go of meee, I need freedom!” Anubis attempted to escape from Celestia’s grasp but failed.

“Nope you’re too soft and you smell of roses silly.” This made him freeze, why was she smelling him and why did he smell of roses? That’s when Graceful let out a laugh at the dismay of Anubis.

“What! I haven’t even had a shower today, how do I smell like roses and shut up Grace!” This made the entire room go silent and Celestia slowly turned towards her Captain.

“Grace?” The princess said in a questioning tone and pondered what this meant, she was thankful for the change of subject because she didn’t want to expose that she found Anubis’s scent to be pleasant.

“I-It’s private business y-your highness.” The once serious Captain now sported a crimson blush 

Celestia turned back to Anubis, who was grinning wildly. “Anubis could you please elaborate.”

“Ooh of course my princess, you see the Captain here has a crush on a mare who works in a lovely little cafe. Although he’s have trouble finding the courage to ask her out.”. He said in a mock posh accent.

“Anubis you traitorous scum, you said that you were bored right because I can fix that. Princess please unhoof him, I’m going to be taking him with me for training and maybe even some sparring.”

“Just a second Captain, this is very important and I would like to know if this mare has made any moves.” She said in a playful tone.

“Princess I’d rather not discuss this right now especially with Anubis here.” Anubis was a little confused, why did Celestia want to know if this mare had made a move on Graceful?

“I would like to know if this mare will be good for you especially because you’re the Captain of my guard.” Celestia voice took a more serious tone and Anubis had enough.

“Okay!! Would somecreature tell me what’s going on here, I’m so f-f-fricking lost. Heheh.” He stopped himself from swearing but didn’t stop the looks he was now receiving.

“Look Anubis I don’t want to hear such language from you, understand and it’s not common for a stallion to be courting a mare.”

“Why, isn’t that how it’s meant to be?” Anubis was getting more and more confused as time went on whilst Graceful looked more uncomfortable.

“Well maybe for griffons but us ponies, the mares typically ask the stallions out.” Celestia said, Anubis slowly turned to Graceful and stared at him.

“What!!!” This was a shock for Anubis, his mind raced to come up with a reasonable explanation for this but found nothing.

Celestia and Graceful spent the next 5 minutes trying to explain this to Anubis but he just giggled to himself quietly. “So Celestia what if a mare is too afraid of asking a stallion out or even wants the stallion to ask her out, what then?”

“Um well I’m not really the best pony to answer this question but typically they will openly flirt and compliment the stallion or mare in some cases. You are aware of same sex couples?”

“(Sigh) of course I know of that I’m not stupid and if what you’re saying is true then the mare in question would be quite forward?”

“Yes, to be fair tho, us mare’s aren’t the most discreet.” She gave a sheepish smile and rubbed the back of her head.

“That’s good to know.” He then turned to Graceful and gave him the most unimpressed look ever. “Graceful are you deaf or something!?”

“What? No.”

“Oh really because I heard that mare literally ask you to take her on a date before you left!!”

“Wait what!!!! No, you better not be pulling my tail here Anubis.”

“And why would I do that? Do you think theses ears are for show.”

“Mhmmm ok I’ll ask her out tomorrow but if you’re wrong I’ll run you into the ground with training.” 

“And what if I’m right?”

“Then you get nothing.” Graceful looked at the time and turned to Celestia and Anubis which she was still holding. Now that he thought about it he had never seen the princess be so…. Well herself for a lack of a better term, she’s normally calm and relaxed but never playful. He thought back to what she said about how a mare would act towards somepony they were interested in and compared it to how she was acting. Could she have feelings for Anubis? No that would be crazy now, he thought.

Celestia then stated the time and put Anubis down and got up. “Sorry but I must be going, I have duties to take care of and I can’t delay them anymore. I’ll see you at my private study this afternoon Anubis and goodbye Captain Graceful.”

“See you later Celestia.” Anubis gave a warm smile and waved whilst Graceful just said his goodbyes.

Graceful and Anubis were now in an empty training ground.

“So Graceful where is everycreature?”

“They are using the other training grounds right now, so consider yourself lucky because nopony will see you eat dirt. Well almost nopony, princess Celestia and the griffon king and queen.” 

“Oh so only some of the most important creatures with get the honour of seeing me face-plant into the ground.”

“Yep lucky you, so let’s get started with 8 laps around this track.” And graceful took off running at full speed and Anubis gave chase. The track was a standard 400 meter track and Graceful wanted to see how Anubis would handle 8 laps just to gauge his capabilities. 

Anubis felt the muscles all over his body aching as he passed the 6th lap. Then he tripped over and hit the dirt rolling before jumping back up to his claws. He attempted to catch up with Graceful who had maintained the same pace for the entire time.

“Come on Anubis!! You can do better than that! Or do you like the taste of dirt!!” Captain Graceful called back to the panting griffon.

Anubis pushed himself to catch the Captain but couldn’t gain any ground until he eventually came to a halt and didn’t see Graceful approaching him.

“Hey Anubis catch.” The Caption tossed him a water bottle and he immediately began to down the entire thing. “Woah bud, easy there you’re gonna make yourself sick.”

Anubis gave a satisfied sigh and turned to Graceful. “Yeah but I super thirsty, so I take it I failed?”

“Surprisingly enough, no. You managed to complete all 8 laps but I thought you were going to collapse on the 7th lap for a second.”

“That makes it a little less embarrassing, thanks.”

“Don’t be thanking me yet Anubis, we’re not done. I’ve got a day of endless pain planned ahead.” Graceful’s expression then suddenly changed into one of realisation. “Not that I torturing you! I mean it’s training, not anything you experienced before you got to the castle.”

Anubis cut him off. “I know what you meant Graceful and you don’t have to watch what you say around me.”

“Heheh oh okay, I was just making sure. You know what take a 5 minute break to catch your breath, we’re going for another 8 laps. Then we’ll move onto the obstacle course and after that is the weight room, then lunch time.”

“That’s sounds fun.” Graceful failed to hear the sarcasm in Anubis’s voice or just ignored it.

“Yeah it’s going to be a blast.”

It’s about 12 o’clock and Graceful trotted into the cafeteria whilst Anubis dragged his aching body shortly behind. They both took a tray and went to get their lunch. Anubis asked for a lot more then he usually had but the cooks didn’t question him especially when they saw how tired and dirty he was.

Anubis then proceeded to take a seat and immediately started to devour his food.

“How can you eat that much? It’s unnatural for anypony to eat that much.”

Anubis stopped eating and finished the food in his mouth. “Because I’m not a pony Graceful.”

“Yeah I know that but that can’t be natural for a griffon tho.” He pointed at the mountain of food that was on Anubis’s tray.

“Yeah well I have a fast metabolism what can I say…. And this food is delicious.”

They both went silent and got back to eating their lunch. After lunch Anubis followed Captain Graceful back to the training ground and saw the wonderbolt Captain waiting for them. Was it 1pm already.

“Oh no.”

“What’s wrong Anubis? She may enjoy shouting but other than that she’s a good teacher.”

“Yeah but I don’t think I have the energy to do flying lessons today.” 

“AND WHY’S THAT ANUBIS!!!!”

“Um because I’ve been training all day, Captain Sky.”

“IS THAT SO BECAUSE THE WAY I SEE IT!!!  THIS DAY IS ONLY HALFWAY DONE!!! SO GET YOU FEATHERED FLANK IN THE AIR!!!!”

“Of course Captain.” And Anubis took off and began flying around the grounds.

“Anyway Graceful nice seeing you, how’s the griff’s training coming along.”

“Pretty good to be honest, do try not to burn him out tho please. He’s been working hard today and that’s coming from me.”

“Oh really now, you got a soft spot for the griff.”

“Oh shut it Sky, I just don’t want him to pass out and have the princess on my case about it.”

“Mhmm I understand, I’ll cut him some slack then. So do you think the princess sees him as a son?” This made Graceful stop right in his tracks. It would make way more sense than the princess harbouring feelings for Anubis. But she would have just adopted him, so why hasn’t she?

“Oh oh I know Graceful, she might be into him.”

“Don’t be stupid Sky, the princess into Anubis? We shouldn’t even be speaking about what type the princess has.”

“Then explain why else she keeps him close but hasn’t adopted him mhmm?”

“Just get back to training Anubis and drop that train of thought.” 

“Fine but if I’m right and Anubis is princess Celestia’s type, you owe me 50 bits.”

“And if you’re wrong then you give me 50 bits.”

“Deal!” The two Captains shook hooves and Graceful took off and flew into the distance. Captain Sky thought that this was going to be the easiest 50 bits of her life because she was going to give the griffon a push in the right direction. 

After about 30 minutes of nonstop flying Anubis was ordered to land and take a few minutes to rest. Captain Sky approached Anubis and sat down next to him. “How are you holding up Anubis?”

“I’m doing good, just tired that’s all but I think I’m getting the hang of hovering.”

“You’re definitely improving, that’s for sure.”

“Thanks Captain Sky.”

“You’re welcome but I’ve heard a little rumour that you’re close with the princess, so what do you think of Princess Celestia?”

“Yeah, me and Celestia are friends, she’s really nice and caring but I think she worries a bit to much. Why do you ask?”

“Oh no reason, it’s just that you’re the only creature that she is this concerned about, I noticed it when we had your first flying lesson.”

“Yeah I couldn’t imagine why, you literally threw me off a tower.”

“Heheh sorry about that but don’t you think it’s a bit odd that she’s really protective and friendly with you?”

“No not really, I just thought it was a maternal instinct or something.”

“Really? Well I think that she might have a thing for you Anubis.” Sky’s tone was playful but Anubis just shook his head.

“Don’t be silly, she’s a princess and I’m…. Well me. She’s a pony and I’m a griffon, like let’s be real here she wouldn’t be interested in me.”

“So you’re interested in her.” Sky said with a knowing smile.

“What no, I never said that. Don’t twist my words.” He began to blush a light pink.

“Aww you’re blushing, that means you like her.”

“No! It’s just…. I…. I.” Anubis’s blush had darkened.

“Awwwww I can see why the princess likes you, not only are you exotic but good looking too especially when you’re flustered.” She gave him a once over. “And if you and the princess do get together I wouldn’t mind forming a herd with you.” She gave him a wink.

“What!! Wait what! A h-herd?! That’s a thing? I don’t know how I feel about that heheh.” He gave a nervous laugh.

“Woah you good bud I was only kidding about forming a herd but yeah herds are a thing, they’re not super common but their do occur fairly often.”

“Oh okay that’s good to know.”

“You really didn’t know that did you?”

“Nope I thought Celestia would have explained something like that to me.”

“Maybe she’s making sure.”

“Sssh don’t finish that, please for my sanity.”

“Hahahahah!!!! Aw why not?”

“Shut up.”

“Okay okay, anyway let’s get you back in the air.” Anubis groaned and took off and Sky followed.

“I liked you more when you were shouting at me.” This got a hearty laugh from the Wonderbolt Captain.

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It was 4pm and Anubis had not shown up at Celestia’s study and she was beginning to get anxious but then she saw him walk through the door. His wings and tail were dragging on the floor and his head hung low, eyes half closed and his fur was messy.

“Anubis your late, what happened?”

“Sorry I (pant) I got lost and (pant) I couldn’t find Captain Graceful or Captain Sky, so I had to ask a guard to help me.”

“Oh that’s fine Anubis but you look tired, are you sure you’ll be able to stay awake?”

“Yeah I’ll be fine, I’ll just push through it.”

“If you’re sure.”

“I am Celestia, I wouldn’t want to miss your lesson.” 

“Oh um well thank you Anubis but it’s fine really.”

“No I’m sure Celestia. Oh and hi Silver didn’t see you there.”

“Hi Anubis, you look homeless.”

“Thanks.” He said with a side of sarcasm 

“That wasn’t a compliment.” Anubis just glared at her and took his seat. Celestia started her lesson, the subject she started with some advanced math’s which Anubis enjoyed solving. Normally he would get on with the work whilst Celestia help Silverfeather but Anubis was struggling to keep his head off the table.

“Anubis if you’re tired you can take a nap, I really don’t mind.”

“Um are you sure Celestia, I don’t want to be disrespectful. I mean you planned these lessons out for me to do.”

That’s when Silverfeather made herself known, for the second time. “I am here Anubis, you’re not the only one who Celestia is teaching.”

“I didn’t forget about you Silver.”

“That’s princess Silverfeather, to you.”

“Sorry but I’m way too tired to call you that Silver.”

“Then I’m going to call you Nubie!”

“Okay cool just keep it down, you’re too loud.”

“Stupid commoner.” She huffed out.

“Call me common when you find another griffon like me, nimrod.”

“Nimrod?!? What does that even mean.” At this point the griffon princess looked mad and Anubis dawned a slight smile.

“No clue nimrod.”

“WHAT!!!!!!”

“Silverfeather. Calm down he’s just messing with you and Anubis that wasn’t nice either, just take a nap Anubis and apologise when you wake up.”

“Fine Celestia…. And thanks for letting me take a nap.”

“(Sigh) you’re welcome and please try to be nicer to others Anubis.”

“Okay I’ll try.”

“Thanks you, just make yourself comfortable on that pillow over there.” The sleepy griff made his way over to the pillow and drop himself on it, quickly falling unconscious.

“As for you Silverfeather, that was extremely rude. You can’t use the word commoner as an insult, do you understand.” The griffon princess looked ashamed and scratched the back of her head.

“Sorry Celestia, it’s just that Anubis gets under my feather so easily. I mean he’s smarter than me, you and mum are always discussing stuff about him and….” Silver quickly covered her beak and nervously chuckled. “Oops.”

“Yeah big oops young lady, so you’ve been listening in on mine and you’re mother’s private talks.”

“Heheh maybe but only because you were talking about him.” She then pointed at the unconscious griff in question.

“And may I ask why you only listened in when we were speaking of Anubis?”

“Well um because he’s…. Um I just wanted to know more about him that’s all.” 

“Okay but that’s no reason to be ears dropping on us, wait why do you want to know more about Anubis?” Celestia had a suspicion but she could be wrong.

“I don’t have to say.” Silver crossed her talons.

“Yes you do silver or should we go get your mother involved.”

“Wait! Okay I’ll talk Celestia, i um well…. I don’t just think he’s smart but…. Well you know.” A blush threatened to creep onto her face.

Celestia already knew what Silver meant but she didn’t like it. She wanted to encourage Silver to pursue him but she didn’t want to lose a chance at love. Wait, did Celestia ever understand love? She thought she did but ever since Anubis got here, she’s used any and every excuse to speak with him. She enjoyed his company and he was definitely easy on the eyes, so she guesses that she has feelings for him. She had to make her stance on Anubis clear to Silver, it’s now or maybe never and she wasn’t about to test fate. “Silver you should know that I’m very fond of Anubis.”

“I know that Princess and I promise that I won’t try and hurt him but you know I’m nineteen and he’s seventeen…. And well we both probably have needs and I want to see if a relationship.” Celestia stopped silver before she could continue.

“No. Silver you don’t understand, I really like him.” The look of realisation turned into one of crushed hope.

“Oh um ok, I-I understand princess.” Silver then got up and began to walk away, towards the door. Celestia felt horrible and came up with an idea, one she wasn’t sure about.

“Silver wait, I-I wouldn’t mind letting you compete for his affections but.” Silver interrupted her before she could finish.

“Thank you Celestia b-but you see, I-I’m just curious because of those thangs and those wings and….” Silverfeather’s face exploded into a deep crimson blush. “Please don’t tell my mum and dad, Celestia I’m begging you.”

“Um okay I won’t but what do you mean anyway, you are attracted to him and not his body right?”

“Well yeah but I did like watching him run around on that track and did you see him sparring, yeah he got thrown around but he looked good doing it. I wouldn’t mind being.”

“Silver! I’m going to have to stop you there, I think you’ve said enough and you’re a princess. You can’t be giving into your desires and what if your parents court you?”

“Oh yeah you’re right but a one night thing wouldn’t hurt, right?” She gave a hopeful smile.

“Wrong. It won’t just hurt your image but it could hurt Anubis, what if he’s looking for love?”

“Then I’ll give him love and he’s a male griffon, Celestia.” Silver deadpanned.

“Well he might be find with that sort of arrangement but you shouldn’t, you’re a princess.”

Silver let out a groan. “You sound like my mum. Can we get back to the lesson. You’ll focus on getting to his heart and I’ll focus on getting him in my bed.”

“Silver! You can’t say that.” Celestia was beginning to regret her decision to compete for Anubis, especially now that she knew Silver just wanted him in her.

Celestia shook her head. “(Sigh) okay let’s just get on with the lesson, it’s a miracle that Anubis didn’t wake up.”

Silver shrugged her shoulders. “I know right but maybe it would have given him some ideas, no?”

“Where would you get such an idea from Silver?”

“Well I don’t just read romance novels but you can’t tell another living soul but I have read some more explicit books.”

“Oh my, um I won’t say a word Silver.” Celestia didn’t know that books like that existed and It was a bit off putting to think about. She quickly banished that train of thought and got on with her lesson.
> C25 Nap of terror
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Anubis’s POV.

I dozed off almost the instant my body hit the giant pillow and to my horror I discovered that I was back in that dreadful dream from last night. In the same room that I had locked myself in before that dreadful noise that struck the very core of my head. The only difference was that it was lit up by an overhead light and I was on a table curled up. “Why is that?” I questioned under my breath.

“Well that’s because I placed you there, Anubis.” 

“Zodiac?!.”

Silence Anubis, it might hear you.”

“Of course, sorry but if you don’t mind me asking, how?”

“When you awoke, I took control of your dream form and began to explore the area.”

“With my body? Are you trying to kill me.”

“Of course not, you’re still alive and I’ve found out that there is no way out. No stairs, no ladder and no way up that I can see.”

“What about an elevator Zodiac?”

“Mortal what is a e-leva-tor?”

“I’ll explain my all mighty yet unaware friend. It’s basically a small box like room that can move vertically at a push of a button and take you up or down.”

“Oh that sounds convenient but how come I’ve never heard of such a thing?” Zodiac said sceptical.

“Because you’ve been in the void as you called it my friend.”

“I see, who would have thought mortals could create such things.”

“You think that’s impressive, because I’m about to blow your cosmic mind.” I was looking around the room and already had a plethora of ideas to deal with that beast in the halls.

“Now I’m interested, what are you going to do that’s so impressive, Anubis?”

“Kill that mindless beast that tried to eat me.”

“And how are you going to go about killing it because I don’t see any weapons, no swords or daggers here.”

“Oh no no no, i don’t need a weapon because I’m going to make a weapon.” I could feel my beak morph into a wild grin at the thought of doing something I enjoyed for once.

“Mhmm nothing in here looks like it could be used in such a way let alone turned into one.”

“Anythings a weapon if you try hard enough Zodiac, it’s just somethings are better at it than others.” And with that I hastily got to work on making something that will remove my problem.

After some time and effort I had something that I felt confident in, I had made a few small canisters that would make a loud winding noise before detonating an explosive compound that leaves a corrosive substance behind. Hopefully this will be enough to kill it.

“Anubis what dose it do?”

“Explode, they explode Zodiac.”

“Oh but what if you can’t use it or are too close?”

“I have this just in case, so don’t worry.”

“But I managed to explore this place with out alerting the creature, so I don’t see the need for a weapon Anubis?”

“I’m not going to go out of my way to kill it but if it does hear me, I’ll be able to deal with it.”

“Ok I understand, but your back up looks like a sharp stick.”

“Yes a sharp stick with thermite, that’ll be ignited by this small pin. All I have to do is skewer the thing and pull out the pin, then enjoy the smell of cooked meat.”

“Wow for a mortal you are sadistic.”

“Aw thanks, I do try. Although I guess you’re one of the lucky few that I like.”

“I’m lucky?”

“Of course my good cosmic chap, so um how do you open this door?”

“The same button you used to close it.”

“Ah thank you Zodiac.” I hit the button and the door made a loud hiss as it opened. “Hey Zodiac how did you explore this place without alerting the creature using this door?”

“Oh there’s an air vent that leads out into the hall, I’m shocked you didn’t use it.”

“That would have be good to know a second ago.”

“I assumed you knew.”

“Yeah well you assumed wrong Zodiac!”

(Thumb) (Thumb) (Thumb)

That was the sound of that thing coming straight for me, it sounds like it’s getting faster?

(Crash!)

It impacted the steel door and left a fucking imprint!! I slowly backed up and got up on my hind legs, I had my thermite stick in my right claw and one of my extra spicy decoy frags in my other claw with the pin hooked under my fang. I was holding my breath and hoping that it would just be interested in the door and not me.

(Crash!)

The door shot open and completely destroyed the mechanism that opened and closed it. Smoke came from the door and it hissed as if it was in pain, the creature continued to throw itself into the door over and over again. I began to second guess myself on if these weapons would even work.

(Crash!!!) the door stops hissing, then it just stopped and stood still but after the longest minute of my life it left. I could hear its steps get quieter and quieter as it left the scene.

I let out a shallow exhale, I hadn’t even realised that my wings were stretched out in my attempt to hide against the wall. “Weird but interesting?”

“Now’s not the time Anubis, you need to get moving and find one of those moving rooms.”

“You mean an elevator.”

“Yes mortal, one of those.”

“Okay let’s get out of here.” I then left the room behind and decided to continue further into the armoury, I wanted something better then what I had made and I hope there was something in there that I could use.

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Meanwhile back in the waking world.

Princess Celestia had just said goodbye to princess Silverfeather and found Captain Graceful waiting outside her private Study. When he saw her Graceful immediately saluted. “At ease Captain.”

“Princess I’m here to pick up Anubis.”

“Yes I know but he’s currently asleep right now, so he’ll be staying in my study until you leave to go home.”

“Of course princess, I’ll be back later then and if you don’t mind me asking how was he?”

“Well he fell asleep almost immediately, he was practically dragging himself through the door.”

“Oh I see, I’ll try and go easy on him tomorrow but to be fair I’m impressed that he kept up with me.”

“Are you now Captain?”

“Yes princess, not many of the recruits could even finish the 8 laps let alone do another 8 afterwards.”

“That is impressive, very impressive but what do you plan on doing about his lack of entertainment in your office?”

“I’m going to stop at the castle library in the morning with him, so he can get some books to read.”

“That sounds fair to me Captain but after that could you take him to Dr Tender Care’s office, I believe that he wants to speak with Anubis.”

“Consider it done princess.” Graceful gave a salute to the regal Alicorn.

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Anubis’s POV

I found the armoury but it was locked and there was what appeared to be a harpoon gun inside. I wanted it because I could use it to shoot my thermite stick at the creature. Although I would like it with minimal damage to the main body, so I could cut it open and examine it. I won’t lie, I really want to know how it works now.

“Zodiac I’m going to do something really risky.”

“And what might that be?”

“I’m going to bang on this door and hope that the thing comes, so it can brake down this door.” I hope that it would just slam into the door and not go for me.

“Anubis that sounds crazy.”

“And maybe I’m a little crazy but I want that harpoon gun.”

(Bang-Bang-Bang!!)

I continue to pound on the door, I could hear it coming towards me and it was moving really fast. I turned around and saw it approaching rapidly, as it lunged towards me and I jumped to the side at the last second.

(CRASH!!)

I impacted the cold ground and slid for a few feet before stopping and staying completely still. I then fell a sharp sting on the tip of my tail and slowly pulled it towards me. There I saw a small cut, nothing to be concerned about but because it was shallow that meant that the nerves were scratched instead of being severed. In short it fucking stung like hell. Then the creature slowly exited the armoury and pace in a circle before leaving.

“Pss Anubis that was reckless.”

“Ah fuck, you don’t say but at least I’ve got the door open.”

“I guess so but your tail is bleeding.”

“Yeah but it won’t be bleeding in the waking world, right?”

“No but it will still sting when you wake up.”

“Oh well that’s good to know, but let’s just get my harpoon gun and kill that thing.” I made my way into the armoury and saw the harpoon gun sitting there just waiting for me, it was beautiful. I grabbed it and tried to load it with my thermite stick and it fits perfectly. I just need to make sure to pull the pin before firing but I’m conflicted because I want this creature mostly in one peace.

I made my way back towards the room that I originally came in from and went the other direction. Now I was sneaking through towards the storage unit of this place, maybe there is an industrial elevator that I could use but that’s if it’s powered.

I peeked through every single door I came across, hoping that I would find anything that I could use. I eventually made my way to the end of this long, bland corridor and I was met with a huge door that had a sign that said in all capitals “EXIT”. I let out a tired sigh. “Zodiac, do you know what the word exit means?”

“Of course I do, why do you ask Anubis?”

“Then what does that up there say?”

“It says…. Oh, well I must of missed this.”

“Yeah, some great one you are Zodiac.” I said in a sarcastic tone.

“I’m not accustomed to mortal signs or placement of such signs either.”

“I guess so but still it’s bright green, how could you miss it.”

“let’s just get out of here Anubis.”

“Okay okay, I’m going.” I can’t believe that Zodiac really didn’t see that.

As i pushed the door slowly it effortlessly glided open without a squeak, inside there was a room that had multiple elevators in side but they were in a state of disrepair. It wasn’t as if I was actually going to use the elevator itself but the maintenance hatch to climb out. I didn’t want to alert the beast but at the same time I wanted to dissect it. 

I let out a whistle and prepare myself for its arrival.

“Anubis, what are you doing!?”

“Securing my specimen.”

“Why?”

“Because I want to understand it Zodiac, no I need to.” It smacks into the door frame and quickly regains it’s balance, I had seized my whistling and waited for an opportunity to fire. It flickered its ears around and let out a soft clicking noise, was it using echolocation to find me. I decided to line up a shot and let out a soft breath, steadying myself before I slowly pulled the trigger and. (PTSSSS!!) the pressure gauge went completely empty and my make shift harpoon was launched at the creature. I didn’t pull the pin because I wanted it with minimal damage to the carcass.

I managed to hit it in the eye but It didn’t go down instead it jumped at me and slammed my back against the wall. 

(CRUNCH!)

I didn’t feel pain but I felt alive? So what happened, the creature isn’t ripping me apart and I don’t even hear it breathing. Was it just sitting on me i mean it isn’t hard to breathe but I can’t see shit. What happened? 

“Anubis? Are you all right?” 

That’s zodiac and he’s asking if I’m fine, I need to reply. 

“Y-Yeah I-I’m good just slowly being crushed.”

“Oh good now get out from under there.”

“Yeah but w-what happened?”

“When that thing lunged for you, your sharp stick was pushed further into its head and that killed it.”

I squeezed out from under the beast and took a second to calm myself. “Talk about lucky, I should be dead.”

“Yes, next time I wouldn’t recommend doing that again.”

“I won’t argue with that, I’m actually enjoying living.”

“Mhmm? I see.”

“You see what, zodiac?”

“Nothing.”

“What ever, I’ve got a present to unwrap.”

“You mean the thing?”

“Of course my good sir, I’m not going to miss out on this opportunity. It’ll be a waste if I didn’t, now wouldn’t it.”

“I still don’t understand you Anubis.”

“You don’t need to.”

After nearly breaking my back trying to drag this thing away from the wall and rolling it onto its side. I finally began to operate on it, oh I’m getting excited. What secret do you hold underneath your flesh my dear friend.

I used my claws to slowly make an incision just below its ribs and what I found was most odd, it seems to have two stomachs. “How fascinating, now why does it need two?” 

“Why are you asking me?”

“It’s rhetorical.” I started to move the creature’s organs around and began to take mental notes on the anatomy. I’d have to draw this thing out and give it a name but as I made my way into the chest cavity, I couldn’t find it’s heart.

Then started removing parts of the creature, one by one. First the stomachs then the liver and pancreas, then I removed the lungs but I still couldn’t find the heart. 

“Where the fuck is it?!” I was getting a little annoyed but then it jerked and smacked me into the ground and everything went white.

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The waking world. Anubis’s POV

I woke up and immediately dug my claws into the soft ground, pulling myself low to it. I was spooked by being slapped by a dead body.

“OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!”

All of a sudden the floor that I had clawed yelped out in pain and I quickly realised that I had just stabbed Graceful in the back with my claws. He was bleeding but I thankfully didn’t do to much damage.

“Graceful are you alright I didn’t mean to.” The Captain cut me off.

“Anubis, I’m fine don’t worry.” He lightly touched the cut and winced. “But what happened because I’m getting concerned, you’ve woken up like that twice now. Are you having nightmares Anubis?”

I felt bad for cutting him and he’s trying to help but he’ll just report back to Celestia. At the same time I can’t not answer, so I’m just gonna nod.

“Look Anubis it’s fine, considering what you’ve been through it completely understandable.”

“Is it tho?”

“Yes of course Anubis, look I’ll have to inform the princess that you’re having nightmares but I won’t tell her about this though.” He pointed to the cuts I left on him.

“Yeah thank you Graceful I don’t want Celestia to think I’ve got problems.” He gave me a deadpan look. “Heheh more problems.”

“It’s fine Anubis…. Are you okay to fly home because if not I don’t mind walking.”

“I’d like to walk back.”

“Yeah probably for the best, come on let’s make a quick stop at the medical wing before we leave.”

“Okay.”

We made our way to get Graceful patched up and bumped into nurse Sweet Tone. She immediately started tending to Graceful’s cuts, asking questions and was practically ordering him to leaned forward so she could get better a look at the cuts.

“Oh Captain Graceful, how in Equestria did you get these dreadful cuts?” I don’t think she’s even noticed me.

“Please nurse Sweet Tone, I’m fine just need them cleaned up and I’ll be on my way.” Graceful tried to reassure but Sweet Tone was having none of it and reminded me of a worried mother. I had to stifle a giggle at Graceful’s expense.

“Nope, now come on let’s get you fixed up and please tell me how this happened.”

“It was just a training exercise gone wrong Sweet and please make this quick.”

“Don’t worry this won’t be too long Captain.”

They disappeared and I was left alone in the hallway, I decided to get comfortable. About 4 minutes later Graceful exited into the hall and I let out a laugh when I saw him.

“What happened to you, you look like a failed arts and crafts project.”

“Don’t ask, Sweet Tone means well but I still don’t see why she needed to use all these.” He gestured to the plasters that decorated his back. We then said our goodbyes and left the castle grounds.
> C26 The dead of night
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV 

It was the next day and Graceful failed to ask that mare out, he chickened out. I was just sitting on my chair in the corner of Graceful’s office reading a book on how unicorn horns work, so I could try and study magic. Celestia then trotted in with a frown and began to speak with Graceful, I could make out a few things but it was apparent that she was not in a good mood today. I put my book down and slowly inched forward as to see what the matter was, she was complaining about a noble by the sounds of it and she wanted to order an investigation on him. 

He must have done something real bad to have Celestia this worked up but what? I’ll find out later right now she needs to relax but how…. Wait study’s show that stroking a dog or cat can lower the heart rate of the subject but I haven’t see any cats or dogs in the castle. Mhmm I’m kinda like a large cat compared to her and I’m apparently soft too, ah fuck it! She’s done so much for me already it’s the least I can do.

I brushed up against her and gave the kindest smile I had, I don’t know how affective it was but it’s better than nothing. “Hi Celestia, you look a little stressed out, are you okay?”

“Oh of course I’m fine Anubis, nothing to worry about.” She subconsciously began to stroke her Wing up and down my back. The sensation was odd but not unpleasant although I don’t think I’d be allowing her to do this again.

She began to continue to converse with Captain Graceful about an individual whom she knew had been filtering funds from a small orphanage. She had given a name and complete description of this individual, although I didn’t care much at first it began to annoy me that this pony had caused Celestia to become this desperate as to order a private investigation into him. So she could get justice for those who had been wronged, that didn’t matter to me tho. What mattered was that Celestia was actually angry as far as I could tell, she was hot to the touch but not enough to be painful. 

I had everything from a description and an idea of his cutie mark, even an address. Celestia had pulled me closer and I felt like I was getting crushed, must of been that Alicorn strength. I didn’t say anything tho, she probably needed this and it wasn’t as if I was in any real danger.

She finally released her hold upon me and took her leave whilst I began to concoct a way to remove her problem from the equation. It turned out that this Pure Purpose lived around the block from Graceful and by the sounds of it, has plenty of enemies. It was almost perfect but I couldn’t just leave when Graceful fell asleep, what if he wakes up? I’ll just come up with something but right now me and the Captain were now heading towards the training ground. 

The rest of the day was uneventful, other than princess Silverfeather who was swiping at my tail. I’ll admit that I was pestering her with it but the first time was an accident, she had no right grabbing it although I started to think she was having fun. Now that I think about it what would happen if I used a cat toy on her? She’d probably think I’m being a prick. Anyway we were now heading to Graceful’s home and I had a solid plan for the night.

We made it back and Graceful immediately started to prepare dinner, it turned out he was a great cook. He just knew how to make good fried fish and I was looking forward to eating but right now I was having a shower and going over my plans. All I need to do was make a decoy to leave in my place and make this quick and clean. 

Dinner was uneventful and we went to bed, so I laid there waiting for when it felt right. I got out of bed quietly and placed some pillows in my place. Graceful was out cold, I made sure by giving him a shake but he just rolled over. So I decided to leave through the bathroom window.

In the bathroom I decided to modify my hight and appearance so I wasn’t recognisable. I took a look in the mirror and the results were perfect. I was really short now, my fur and feathers were a soft blue whilst I made my eyes larger and orange. I hoped this would not only make me less intimidating as well as make it easier to sneak around. I then proceeded to glide out of the window down to the ground and looked for a street sign as a point of reference.

I found a street sign and swiftly made my down horseshoe lane all the way to home number 43. It was less of a home and more of a mansion that had the noble in question’s cutie mark on the front gate. I slipped through the gate and snuck towards an open window at the right side of the building. I peeped in and checked if it was clear before climbing in, I found myself in a dining room and immediately went to the door. I pressed my ear against the oak door, listening out for movement and conversation.

After a minute or so I heard the house keepers leave the main hall and I proceeded to sneak my way up stairs. I didn’t have a clue on the building’s layout but I used my excellent hearing to lead me towards my target. I followed the smug rambling of a stallion whom I believed to be Pure Purpose, so I closed in on him and I began to feel excitement. The closer I got the wilder my grin became until I stopped outside of a large open door, I could see him just casually counting coins.

He had no idea that I was behind him, so I examined him as to insure that I did indeed get the right pony. I casually walked up to him on free legs whilst I began to morph my left foreleg into a scythe like blade made out of calcium. I really need to better understand the atomic structure of high carbon steel but that doesn’t matter right now.

I closed in but a creaky floorboard gave me away and he spun around, so I pounced at him and tore out his vocal cords with my right claw. He frantically backed up into the desk, the panic in his eyes as he struggled to breathe. He tried to offer me money but I didn’t care and I smacked the bag of bits out of his hoof. “You honestly think I care about money you stole? HAHAHAH!!! God you are stupid but you should feel honoured because you’re going to become an example for the others.” He tried to get up but I pushed him back down.

Tears started to stream down the stallion’s face. “Oh no no no, don’t worry it won’t be painful well…. Except for the few seconds of agony before death.” Oh there it is, that primal fear. Oh these ponies are so expressive, I love it.

I then slowly proceeded to disembowelled the greedy noble and done my best to keep him alive for the procedure…. Yeah he died as soon as I showed him his intestines. I then proceeded to write out a message on the wall in his blood, reading. 

BE WARNED ALL, FOR I WILL FIND THE CORRUPT AND GIVE JUSTICE TO THOSE THEY WRONGED.

I also took out his organs and neatly arranged them on his desk but I completely crushed his heart and something in the back of my mind told me to drink the blood. I chose not to listen and went looking for the shower, which was conveniently closed to the office. After scrubbing every inch of my body clean and I then took my leave.

About 4 minutes later I flew back into the bathroom of Graceful’s castle like home and changed back. I gave myself a once over in the mirror and went back to bed, Graceful was snoring which was a good sign. It didn’t take long for me to drift off to sleep and I found myself in the void. “ZODIAC!?!”

“Yes mortal?”

“We’re back in the void, what happened?”

“I found an exit.”

“Ah okay well that’s good, so do you think I could know the location of one of the other Necrovine artefacts?”

“Actually yes I’ll give you its location now.”

“Oh I wasn’t expecting that.” A long inky black tendril wrapped around my body and then proceeded to attempt to force itself into my beak. I struggled but Zodiac quickly stated that if I struggle, it would be more painful when I woke up. I wish he could just describe the location but I don’t really have a choice, so a relaxed and allowed this unplanned procedure to happen again. Darkness invaded my vision and I allowed my mind to take in the location of the Necrovine artefact, it was the green one and it’s in a large tree that glowed a sickly green, inside of a dark swamp.

I just needed to find the swamp and get my claws on the artefact, easier said then done.

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Graceful’s POV

I awoke before my alarm went off, it was 4:59am and I was determined to ask Coffee Creamer out today. “I’ll force the words out of me if I have to, yeah that’s it.”

“Oh shit.” Anubis is still asleep thankfully, the griff deserves to sleep in. I slowly pulled back the blanket and found him soundly sleeping, cuddling with his pillow. I’ll have to let him know that’s not how you use a pillow but when I went to leave, my alarm went off and his eyes fluttered open. 

He then rolled over onto his claws and stretched out like a large cat and then his wings followed suit. I believe this was the first time I’ve ever seen him wake up peacefully. I guess he had a nice dream for once, I’ll let the princess know.

“Good morning Graceful.”

“Good morning Anubis, you sleep well?”

“Yeah actually, never slept better. Why’d you ask?”

“Oh no reason other than that’s not how you use a pillow.” He looked at me with a confused expression before his gaze fell upon the pillow he was now sitting on.

“Oh um well I have no idea how that got there heheheh.” He laughed nervously and quickly jumped out of bed before making it. I could tell that he was clearly embarrassed. “I’m gonna get cleaned up Graceful, I’ll be downstairs in a bit.”

“Hey Anubis.” He turned to me and gave a nervous smile. “Don’t worry, I’m not going to tell anypony that you like to cuddle with your pillow.”

The look of relief quickly replaced his nervous smile. “T-thank you Graceful, I really appreciate that.” Then he went into the bathroom, I made my way into the kitchen and made breakfast.
> C27 A “normal” day
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis and Graceful made their way to the Brown Bean Cafe, today was the day that Graceful would just ask Coffee Creamer out on a date. The weekend was 3 days away but Anubis was thinking about how long it would take for somepony to find the mess he made the night before.

They arrived at the cafe and Anubis sat down whilst Graceful went in, he felt sick and was mentally screaming at what he was about to say. Before the seeds of doubt took root, he straightened up and asked her out.

“Coffee, I want to take you out for dinner this Saturday?”

She looked at him, her face flushed red and she stuttered. “O-Oh m-my gosh, yes of course I’d love to Grace.” She then rounded the counter and gave the Captain a bone crushing hug, they chatted for a few minutes before Graceful left with a latte and giddy grin on his muzzle.

“Anubis you were right she said yes! Oh this is an amazing day, come on otherwise we’re gonna be late.” 

“And you thought I was lying, hey wait up Graceful!”

They swiftly made their way to the castle and vanished into the Captain’s office.

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Anubis’s POV 

“Hey Graceful, I need to go to the toilet.”

“Yeah yeah, you know where it is right?”

“Yeah I do, I’ll be back in 5.” I took my leave and made my way to relief myself, I should find away to keep him happy all the time. He’s in his very own little world and I don’t have to deal with Captain Graceful, just happy Graceful. As I made my way towards the restroom I bumped into Silverfeather and another female griffon who looked familiar. 

“Oh hi Silver, fancy seeing you here.”

“Oh um hey Anubis, um so…. Where’s Captain Graceful?” She smiled nervously.

“In his office, so who’s your friend?”

“T-that’s my mother, you idiot. You’ve met her before, you know before you had your accident.” Her mother just sat down and watched as her daughter got flustered.

“You’re gonna have to be a little bit more specific, because I’ve had a lot of accidents.”

“The one in your room.”

“Ooooh, still don’t remember.”

“WHAT!!! HOW!?!”

Silverfeather’s mum got up and ruffled her daughter’s head. “Silver dear, he’s messing with you, he remembers.”

“Oh you’re good it’s ashamed Silver here only got your looks, ptsss your daughter has no idea how to do maths.” We both shared a giggle at Silver’s expression of embarrassment.

“Don’t believe him mum, I can do maths.” She was trying to kill me with her eyes at this point, so I continued.

“Although she can only do her one times tables but she’s right that is maths.”

“Anubis!!!”

“I’m joking I’m joking.” 

Then Silver’s mum spoke up. “So Anubis, your on a first name basis with my daughter.”

“Mhmmmm I guess I am, why do you ask your highness?”

“Did she give you permission to forgo her title?”

“Nope.”

“Oh is that so, I see….” The griffon queen was thinking it through and I now realise that I might have just gotten myself into a lot of trouble. She then turned to silver. “So do you have a crush on this young griff, Silver?”

The look of shock on Silver’s face was priceless and I struggled to contain my composure. Silverfeather practically changed colour and she took flight down the hallway. As soon as she was gone I burst into laughter and her mother joined me.

“Oh that was good, did you see how red she went.”

“I’ll admit that my daughter doesn’t help her case but I believe that we went a little too far with that.”

“Maybe but it was worth it and I doubt that she’s really mad, she’ll probably avoid eye contact or act as if I don’t exist.”

“Yeah, oh and don’t think I didn’t notice that sneaky little comment about me and my daughter’s looks.”

“It was risky but I thought why not, might as well.” I gave a shrug of my wings.

“Yeah but I must ask, do you like my daughter Anubis?”

“Oh wow, straight to the point.”

“Yes, when you work in politics you tend to get tired of the riddles.”

“Fair enough but if I’m being honest, I don’t know.”

“Really? I mean you’re a seventeen year old male griffon and a member of royalty has a crush on you.”

“When you put it like that, it’s actually crazy to think about but I’m not really sure about being with royalty, it seems like a lot of stress.”

“Hahahahah Anubis, you’re an odd one that’s for sure. Although that brings me to another question, what do you think of Princess Celestia’s flanks?”

“Well they’re nice and round, you can see the muscle underneath her coat and….” I quickly silenced myself and felt my cheeks heating up.

“Oh my.” She raised her talon in front of her beak. “So you’re more fond of Celestia, oh you dirty griff. Then again you could have them both, but you’ll have to prove that you can protect my daughter first.” She then turned around and swiftly walked away, I just sat there in shock at the two revelations I just had.

Did I like Celestia and Silverfeather? They’re both the closest thing to friends I have but they’re not like the Captains in that regard. So maybe I’m attracted to them? I’m not sure how I feel about that, it must be a result of my new body. Not to mention that being with two partners sounds really exhausting.

I shook my head, clearing it of those types of thoughts and continued towards the toilets.

After taking care of my business I returned to Graceful’s office. I saw Silver sitting outside, she didn’t even look at me. When I walked in I was met with the room packed with Silverfeather’s mum, Celestia and Tender Care inside Graceful’s office. I also noticed that there was two others who I didn’t recognise, a griffon and an earth pony.

They all turned to look at me and it suddenly felt like I was not meant to be here right now, Celestia opened her mouth but before she said anything Captain Sky flew past me.

“Sorry I came as soon as I could princess.” She was really out of breath but she straightened up and gave a salute.

“At ease Captain.” Celestia then turned to me. “Anubis could you please ask one of the guards to escort you and princess Silverfeather to my private study.”

“Um sure but what’s going on, Celestia?”

“Nothing you need to worry about, just politics.”

“Celestia I’m seventeen, I’m sure that I can comprehend a bit of politics.”

“Anubis, I’ll be there in a hour or less but I would like you to be somewhere that I know is safe.”

“What makes your study safer than anywhere else in the castle?”

“Magical wards, so please do as I say Anubis.”

“(Sigh) yes Celestia I’ll do as you say.” Silver’s mum wiggled her eyebrows at me and I then took my leave, a part of me was panicking but I was certain that I was in the clear. 

Me and the still pissed princess were escorted by 6 guards. Two griffons, two pegasi, an earth pony and unicorn. We arrived at Celestia’s private study and we went inside, I decided to make myself comfortable whilst Silver went over to the opposite side of the room. I sat there and watched as she attempted to ignore me, so I just rolled over and closed my eyes. 

It’s been 5 minutes and I can’t get to sleep, I was getting bored. I had become so used to training with Graceful that I now couldn’t even take a nap this early on in the day. I eventually decided to do some basic exercises just to pass the time.

About 10 minutes into my workout I noticed an odd smell, it was quite pleasant if I’m being honest but it’s weird that it just suddenly appeared. After I finish my wing push ups, I got up and looked over towards Silver. Her eyes widened and she became a dark crimson but then she suddenly let out a few whimpers before she raised her talon in front of her. I was a little confused at first but when I saw her talon was coated in a clear shimmering liquid, everything fell into place. The smell, her whimpering and what her talon was covered in, she had been getting off watching me workout. 

We just stared at each other for a minute before she ask. “So um do you want to help?” She gave a nervous smile and fell onto her back, exposing her hind legs to me. I had no idea what the fuck was going on, what do I do in this situation. She then slowly starts to spread her hind legs and looked at me with pleading eyes.

“Silver I’m sorry but you’re a princess, I can’t do that.”

“And as a princess, I command you to help me.”

“What!? No you can’t just do that.”

“Why are you being difficult Nubie? Clearly you want to.”

“Like hell I do, you need to calm yourself down before Celestia gets here and you get us both in trouble.” Although that did get me a little excited at the image of Celestia walking in but not enough to sway my resolve. Not even my member was unsheathed so that was a point in my favour.

“Look Silver I’m flattered but no, I’m not going to help you out.”

She got up and tears threatened to leak from her eyes. “Why?!? What is it? What’s wrong? A-am I not good enough….” She was trying her best to hold back tears but she couldn’t resist any longer.

She wiped her tears away with a wing. “I-Is it because I’m dumb?”

Oh shit, I didn’t think she took it to heart. “No Silver, it’s not that and don’t even say you’re dumb.”

“But I am, I-I thought t-that if I offered myself to you. (Sniffle) y-you would just jump at the opportunity and and and.” 

“It wasn’t that dumb of an idea Silver, it probably would have worked if you weren’t royalty,”

“W-what do you mean A-Anubis?” 

“Look at me Silver.” I had her full attention now, she wasn’t crying as much now so I continued. “Because you’re royalty I chose not to take you up on that offer ok, not because you’re dumb.”

“S-so you think I’m dumb.” Her eyes welled up with tears again. I really should have worded that better.

“Look if it makes you feel better, I was dumb once.” 

“B-but you understand everything Celestia teaches you and I’m still struggling with the basics, I’m nineteen Anubis!” She was probably high strung with her emotions and I needed to find a way to calm her down. I don’t want to find out what an upset and horny griffon hen was capable of.

“Look everycreature learns at a different pace and I’m just been forced to get good at it but maybe Celestia’s way of teaching just doesn’t work for you?”

“So what? Do I just try and find a new way of learning that works for me?”

“Yes.” She looked at me and sniffled. “If you want to, we could go over some maths before Celestia gets here. I’ll help you with that instead.”

“T-thank you Anubis.” She then dragged me into a hug and nuzzled into my chest fur but I was more concerned about the fact that she didn’t wipe her claws before hugging me. The fur on my back was now matted and she managed to get some on my feathers too. 

I decided to grab a maths textbook and laid down on a soft pillow, Silver scooted up against my side but she made a bit of space between us. I turned to look at her, she was blushing and trying to hide behind the long feather that where on her head.

“Um sorry, I didn’t mean to get that close Nubie.”

“Nah it’s fine Silver, make yourself comfortable.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, you already got my back sticky.” I pointed to the matted fur on my back.

“Oh um oh my, I completely forgot about that I-I.” I cut her off before she made herself panic.

“Sh stop that, it’s fine really I don’t care about that. I’ll just take a bath or something.”

“B-but others will smell me on you Anubis.” 

Oh that’s bad, like real bad. “So we’ll just explain everything to Celestia and hope for the best.”

“What?!? No we can’t!”

“Oh shush, it’s not like we have a choice and it’s better than leaving it up to speculation.”

“B-but.”

“What’s 60 divided by 4?”

“Wha…. Um oh um, 15?”

“Correct, see you’re not dumb. Now what’s 184 times 14?” The focus on her face was adorable but I think she’s struggling with that one.

“I don’t know Anubis.”

“Ok try to write it out on paper then.”

“What?”

“Write 184, 14 time and add them all together.”

“Oh ok.” She jump up and went over to the table and grabbed her note book and quill, I watched but quickly averted my gaze after getting another look at her dripping slit. I felt myself pressing against the pillow and I quickly reminded myself that she was royalty, if I do anything I’m taking a one way trip to the dungeons. Agh why is she swishing her tail like that!?! It’s not helping.

I focus on the textbook and waited for her to settle down next to me but she decided to lean against me instead. “Okay got everything?”

“Yep.” She then got to work writing out the equation on the notebook and I waited in silence watching what she was writing. Then I noticed something wrapping around my tail and I looked back to find that she had wrapped her tail around mine. As I was about to say something, the door opened and my words died in my throat.

In came Celestia and Silver’s mum and dad.
> C28 Sticky Situation
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Celestia’s POV

The first thing I noticed was that Anubis and Silverfeather were both reading a book together, the second thing I noticed was the smell of arousal in the air. That’s when King Silverbeak bolted towards Anubis with a furious expression on his face, Anubis immediately jumped up and ran away from the furious king.

“Woah woah woah, I can explain what was happening, believe me it wasn’t what you are thinking.”

“Explain!? Yeah you can explain why my daughter’s scent is all over you, after I castrate you.”

“Wha? no way, Celestia help please I don’t want to be castrated!” 

Anubis instantly ran towards me but Silverbeak grabbed his tail and pulled him back. I was about to step in when Silverfeather beat me to it.

“Dad! Get off him, he didn’t do anything.” She stood between them and Silverbeak released his grip on the terrified griff’s tail. Anubis ran towards me and hid underneath me, it would have been cute if he wasn’t so scared.

“Silveey my little song bird, you don’t have to cover for that griff. I’m just going to have a little chat with him, that’s all.” Anubis interrupted.

“Like hell you were just going to speak with me, you were going to chop my dick off!” 

“Exactly, you horny peace of shit.”

“Dad stop, he didn’t do anything. It was me okay, I was watching him working out and I got a little excited.” Silverfeather mumbled that last part but by the look on her dad’s face, he heard her.

“Silveey dear what are you saying?”

“I’m trying to tell you that I tried to subdue Anubis but he ended up saying no and helping me with my maths instead.”

“Okay but why does he have your scent on him as well as the fur on his back is matted?”

“Oh um well I um may have…. You know.” She looked away and fiddled with her talons and her dad must of understood. “Yeah and I didn’t clean myself off and I gave Anubis a hug.” Silverfeather’s cheeks were glowing red.

“Oh…. Oh um well I guess that’s better than what I originally thought but that doesn’t mean you’re off the hook Anubis, I’m watching you.”

Then Blackfeather interrupted. “Honey relax, they’re young and curious. So don’t act like we were any better.”

“But sweetie.”

“Silverbeak, how old were we?”

“I fail to see how that has anything to do with this dear.”

“Oh really because I remember we were more than a little touchy at nineteen.”

“MUM!?! What the Tartarus?!? Eew i don’t want to know about that.”

“Oh but you’re more then eager to get frisky with him.” She pointed at Anubis who was still hiding underneath me, he wasn’t terrified but he remained there. I then leaned down to him and whispered.

“Psss don’t worry I wouldn’t let anything happen to you, so you can come out now.”

“Thanks but I’m gonna stay here just in case and the views good too.”

Oh is it now? What would you do if I decided to lay down?”

“You wouldn’t, right?” 

“Oh what’s wrong, scared you’ll like it?”

“Wha no, Celestia wait.”

“Well too bad because you’re too irresistible down there.” And I lowered myself onto him, he tried to escape but I wasn’t about to let that happen. He tried to wiggle out but all he did was brush his tail against my slit. I kept my composure and pretended like nothing happened.

“Comfortable their Celestia?” I froze in place and my cheeks went warm. I saw Silverbeak looking at me with confusion and Silverfeather and Blackfeather both sporting knowing smiles.

“Heheheh um well I thought that Anubis was…. Was still shaken up by king Silverbeak, so I was just comforting him…. In a motherly way, that’s all.”

“Oh really now, then why are you blushing?”

“Blackfeather shush please, I can assure you that I was only comforting him.”

She shook her head. “You’re no better than my daughter Celestia, I’m disappointed.”

The look of comprehension on Silverbeak’s face made Blackfeather burst out into laughter. “Hahahahah! Oh my goodness honey, you should see your face.” She then turned to Silverfeather. “Heheh anyway I believe we should get going, me and your father have a long overdue conversation to have with you about griffs.”

They said bye to me and Anubis before leaving and left us alone. I decided to get up and help Anubis up to his claws.

“Anubis are you okay, you look a little flustered there.” 

“Yeah I couldn’t imagine why, maybe if you weren’t so hot.”

“Oh I see, so I’m hot Anubis?”

“Wha wait no I didn’t mean it like that although you are hot but I meant hot in a literal sense….” His cheeks went a dark shade of red, I stifled a giggle.

“Anubis I knew what you meant but it’s good to know that you think I’m hot, you’ve cute when you’re blushing heheheh.” He became even redder.

“I’m not cute Celestia! well I won’t be for long, I’m still growing.” He then stuck his tongue out at me and spun around.

“Oh so you’re giving me the silent treatment now, fine then you’re not cute you’re adorable.” He spun back around so fast I thought he was going to fall over.

“You take that back Swan neck, I’m not adorable. I-I-I’m ferocious.” He tried to make himself look as intimidating as possible by spreading his wings out and held his head up high, showing off his fangs.

“Okay so what’s your plan now because you’ve only made yourself look less threatening.”

He then lowered his head and let out a deep growl.

“Anubis?” I took a step back and fluffed my wings, I didn’t know what was going through his mind but I was getting nervous. He raised his rear end into the air and lunged toward me, I let out a high pitched yelp and teleported to the other side of the room.

“Anubis stop, I need to speak with you about aah.” He pounced on top of me and bit my neck, I was about to use my magic to restrain him but my eyes shot open when he started to nibble on my neck. It tickled and I started to bap at him with my hooves whilst giggling but then he jumped off and gave me a smug grin.

“Not so smug now, are we Celestia. I’m a biter.” 

I wasn’t going to let him get away with this so I teleported behind him and bit down on the scruff of his neck. He struggled but quickly fell limp as I lifted him up. 

“No you’re still cute.” I mumbled out.

I then walked out of my study with him still in my teeth, I nearly tripped over his tail but I used my magic to move it out of the way. I was carrying him to the baths because he still had Silverfeather’s scent on him and it started to stick to me now.

But as I was about to take him into my personal bathhouse I bumped into lady Silver Blood, the last noble I wanted to see today.

“Oh princess Celestia, just the pony I was looking for…. What is that?” Her tone irritated me, he’s not  a thing. I lowered Anubis down and narrowed my eyes at the disrespectful mare.

“And what do you mean by “that” Silver blood?” The mare took a few steps back and shrunk under my gaze.

“I-I wasn’t t-trying to imply anything y-your highness.”

“Is that so? Then if you’ll excuse me, i have important matters to tend to.”

“More important than a murder on a noble?”

“If you must know Silver blood, I’ve already launched an investigation into that dreadful matter and I believe that it shouldn’t be discussed in front of a teenage griff.” I turned around to look at her and her eyes went wide.

“Oh of course princess, I had no idea that he was a teenager, my apologies.” She bowed and quickly turned to leave.

“Wow you seem to have the nobles in check, remind me to never get on your bad side.”

I turned back to Anubis and gave a warm smile. “Sorry for that, I just didn’t like how she was addressing you, that’s all Anubis.”

“Oh I don’t mind, in fact I think you should be more like that with them and I like the fangs too.”

Fangs? Wait what no, no no no that can’t be right. “Anubis what do you mean fangs? I don’t have any.”

He looked at me in confusion and walked up to me, he then took his claw and pulled my muzzle close to him. What was he doing? I-I could feel my heart beating faster and he…. 

“See right here, fangs.” He poked my teeth and pulled away with a curious gaze. I ran my tongue along my teeth only to find that I did have fangs, my heart stopped for a second and I had a thousand thoughts going through my head.

“Celestia, are you alright? You look spooked.”

“I.” I pause for a second before continuing. “I’m fine Anubis, come on let’s get cleaned up, I need to speak with you about that thing I mentioned earlier.”

“Um okay but isn’t the bathhouse for the castle staff that way?”

“Yes but you going to be taking a bath with me, silly.” His cheeks flushed red and I let out a giggle. 

“B-but Celestia I’m a-a male and y- you’re a female a-and that’s.” I cut him off before he could finish that sentence.

“Anubis, we’re already naked. So what’s wrong with bathing with friends, i mean I’ve already seen your under carriage on accident remember?”

“How could I forget but still…. That seems like a private matter, not a social one.”

“Not for us ponies or griffons, don’t worry I’ll teach you the social norms Anubis.”

“Okay if you say so but I’m still not convinced.”

“Come on, the longer we take the less time we have to relax.”

“Okay okay I’m hurrying and don’t ever pick me up like that again, I swear some of the guards mares were staring.”

“Heheh don’t worry they won’t touch, unless you want them to.”

“What is wrong with you?”

“HEHEHE When you live as long as me, you tend to get an idea of how your subjects will react.”

“Yeah I gathered that, you ponies are too touchy. Especially the maids.”

“Excuse me but what? Anubis what do you mean by that?”

“Wha Nothing Celestia, I meant nothing.” I could tell he was hiding something.

“Anubis Grimgost you better explain to me what you meant, now.”

“Um so well mhmm I don’t know how to explain but It don’t concern you, I’m old enough to give consent okay.”

I turned to him shocked about what I just heard. “Anubis?!? You’re seventeen!!”

“And what’s wrong with that?”

“What’s wrong with that, the castle maids have to keep a professional work environment.”

“Hey it wasn’t my fault, she came onto me.”

“Did you tell her you’re age, Anubis?”

“Maybe? I don’t remember I never did get her name now that I think of it.”

“Anubis please tell me you’re joking?”

“Hehehe, no.”

I let out a sigh and gestured for him to follow me, I can’t believe one of my maids just…. Took his innocence and never even gave him her name. I’ll have to find this maid and deal with her accordingly.

Anubis cautiously followed me into my private bathhouse and I began to remove my regalia and placed them on my ponyquin. I turned to the look at Anubis and he was staring intently at the ponyquin, dose he have a fear of them?

“Anubis what are you staring at, come on.”

“Y-yeah sure thing Celestia.” He turned to me and bounded past me and dove into the water.

(SLPASH!!!)

He swam back up to the surface. “Gasp! Celestia jump in, the water’s lovely.”

I slowly lowered myself into the pool before Anubis used his tail to splash me and he took off swimming. The way he was swimming amazed me, he was using his wings and tail to propel himself through the water. It was oddly satisfying to watch, I didn’t even know he could swim. 

He resurfaced at the other side of the pool, I used my magic to levitate shampoo, conditioner and a sponge over to him. He took them with zero hesitation and immediately started washing himself.

“Anubis, an incident happened a few blocks away from Captain Graceful’s home so you’re going to be moving back into the castle.”

“Oh um okay but i don’t really have anything to move, you know I haven’t got anything to my name.” I could tell that he was being light hearted but It was kinda sad that he literally had nothing.

“Look if you want, I could have Graceful take you shopping this Saturday?”

“I wouldn’t mind but he’s got a date on Saturday, what about Captain shouty?”

“Captain Shouty?”

“Captain Sky.”

“Oh, well I don’t see why not. So Grateful asked this mare out and she said yes, do you know her name?”

“Um I think it’s Coffee Creamer but that’s about all I know.”

“Oh so that’s who he likes, good to know.”

“Okay? So I’m going to be staying here again, will I be having my old room back then?”

“Nope, you’re going to be placed a bit closer to my sleeping quarters and routine inspections will be mandatory until I say otherwise.” He winced at that last part.

“What if I helped wash your back?” 

“If you’re offering to help me then go right ahead.” He swam over to me and grabbed a bottle of shampoo. 

He was really good with those claws of his, I should honestly ask him to bathe with me more often. He wasn’t too rough but wasn’t overly careful either but my wings shot out when his claw brushed against one of my wings. 

“Oh my Anubis do be careful not to touch my wings please, they’re very sensitive and…. Um you just don’t do it, okay.”

“Oh okay Celestia, I’m sorry I won’t do it again.” 

“Thank you, you can continue if you want Anubis, I didn’t say stop.” He Then got back to scrubbing my back.

“So Anubis you turned Silverfeather down, why?”

“Well because it just felt weird, I mean she’s royalty and I knew that I’d be in trouble if I did anything with her.”

“Oh so you do like her, you were just thinking with the right head then.”

“Yes….” He stop for a second. “Why do you have to make things weird Celestia?”

“Because I can, so if she wasn’t a princess would you have had some fun.”

“Wha why are you interested, i I…. I don’t know ok?”

“Heheheh Anubis so you still wouldn’t? what if it was me?”

“Oh definitely, like I wouldn’t have hesitated one bit.”

My eyes widened and wing stiffened up, I could feel my cheeks warming up. I-I-I wasn’t expecting such a blunt response from him, no hesitation. Then I heard him burst out into laughter and I spun around to look at him. My eyes must have been playing tricks on me because I felt my cheeks get even hotter. The way the feathers on top of his head clung to him, the way the water dripped down his frame and his fur held on to his body. It was…. Cute? No…. Attractive? Yes but no…. S-Sexy? I mean he looked good and I could feel my nether regions heating up. I shook my head furiously, banishing those inappropriate thoughts and I turned away, he’s trusting you not to perve on him Celestia get it together mare. 

He must of been joking, right? I mean I could ask him but that’ll be super awkward no matter the reply. He then climbed out and shook himself dry, if he doesn’t like being called cute then why does he do cute things? I honestly don’t understand.

He then proceeded to run his claws through his feathers, attempting to straightening them. 

“Anubis, what are you doing?”

“I’m…. Preening my feathers, why?”

“You’re what? Anubis that’s not how you preen.”

“It isn’t?”

“No! Did Captain Sky not teach you how to preen yourself properly?”

“Um well she said that it’s a private matter and that you should only do it around those you trust because of something to do with vulnerability and intimacy.”

“So you’ve been doing that instead, Anubis that’s not good for your wings.” I gestured to his claws with my hoof. “Look give me a second to rinse off and I’ll help you.”

“Oh okay but I thought it was an intimate thing to have another do that for you.”

“It is but there are exceptions Anubis, for example a mother preening their foal.”

“Oh well sure, that makes sense but you’re not my mum, you’re my friend.”

“Well you have to learn some how Anubis and would you rather be taught by a friend or a complete stranger?”

“Fair point, I rather it be a friend that teaches me.”

“Good so just wait there and I’ll come and help you in a second.”

I then proceeded to levitate a ball of water above me and dropped it onto myself, washing away the shampoo. I then quickly began to scrubbed conditioner into my fur and mane before washing it out. Teleporting out of the bath, I then used my magic to completely dry myself off.

I wrapped my mane up in a towel and walked over to Anubis, who was just sitting patiently waiting for me.

“Okay Anubis, lay on your belly for me and I’ll preen you.”

“Oh okay C-Celestia.” He laid down and gave me a nervous smile.

“Why are you nervous for, Anubis?”

“Oh um well my wings are really sensitive and I kinda know what you’re going to do.”

“Oh, I’ll take it slow then Anubis.”

I slowly ran my muzzle through his feathers and he let out a soft moan. “Oh my you weren’t kidding about how sensitive your wings are.”

“No keep going, I can handle it Celestia.”

I gave him a nod and gave the tips of his wing a lick and his head shot up, he tried to dig his claws into the tiled floor. I continued to preen his feathers, I got to a feather that was ready to come out and wrap my tongue around it and gave it a gentle tug. The loose feather fell out and Anubis squeaked in surprise, I placed the feather down and continued to preen him.

As I got closer to his wing base, his moans became louder and more laboured. I was beginning to think that I was doing a bit more than just preening him.

“Anubis do you want me to stop?”

He turned to me with a slight blush. “Y-Yes please Celestia, can I take a minute to catch my breath.”

“Of course, just let me know when you want me to continue with your other wing.”

“Yeah I-I will b-but is it meant to feel like that because wow, that’s a sensation.”

“Heheheh, you should see your face Anubis.”

“I can’t help it, anyway I think I’m ready for the other wing.”

“Okay Anubis, try not to move.”

I started to preen his other wing and the moans started again, I’d be lying if I didn’t find the sound he was making to be slightly arousing. I came across a feather that needed to be removed but it wasn’t coming out with gentle tugs. But when I pulled it out, Anubis yelled out in pain and I immediately dropped the feather and made sure that he was fine. He got up and turned around to look at me, he had tears welling up in his eyes.

“Anubis I’m so so sorry, are you alright? Does it still hurt?”

“It’s alright Celestia, it hurts a bit still I think it just shocked me that’s all.” He pulled his wing in to inspect and then gave it an experimental flap.

“Ok well thankfully I’m done preening your wings, um so now I’m going to preen mine and um well you need to watch, so you know how to preen your own.”

“Okay sure thing.” He sat down and waited for me to start. I honestly can’t believe I’m going to preen myself in front of him, I guess it’s a good thing that he doesn’t know the cultural significance of preening in front of somepony. His gaze stab my very soul and it reminded me of being watched by a predator…. I need to stop forgetting that he is a predator.

10 minutes later me and Anubis left the bathhouse, outside we found a group of mares waiting. All of them were sporting a crimson blush and upon seeing me exit, they all backed up and bowed. Even bowing, some of them had the nerve to look past me to Anubis and their blushes intensified. I knew this was going to turn into a rumour, especially with how loud Anubis was. I told them to get back to work and they hastily took their leave.

Turning to look at Anubis I found that he had his wings half stretched out and it was definitely a sight to behold.

“What’s wrong Celestia?”

“W-Why are your wings like that?”

“Oh because it’s comfortable.”

Of course it’s comfortable, why wouldn’t it be. Me and Anubis were now heading to the training ground that Graceful was using to train him and he still had his wings up. When we arrived he immediately started to run laps around the track and i decided to get some paperwork done whilst he ran. I teleported my quill and ink along with the documents that I needed to do and got to work.
> C29 out and about in Canterlot
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV

It was now 12 o’clock and I had worked myself to the bone, it burned but I oddly enjoyed the feel of it. I had work up an appetite, so I bounded towards Celestia and she got to her hooves.

“Is it lunch time already? And I thought time only flew when you were having fun.” Celestia shook her head and gestured for me to follow. 

“Am I going to be joining you for lunch?” I hope she says yes, so badly.

“Oh so you like my company?” I nodded my head. “Or are you just after the food?” She had a knowing grin and i put my claws up and waved them dismissively.

“No um well…. What if it’s a bit of both.” I offered a sheepish smile and then an idea popped into my head. “I could make some tea, if you want.”

She took a second to think it over. “Mhmmm I believe that is a fair deal and I do quite enjoy your company as well, okay you may join me for lunch.”

I jumped into the air. “Yesss!!!”

We started heading towards Celestia’s private dining room and my stomach growled in approval. 

When we arrived at the large double doors the guard gave me a questioning look before Celestia ordered them to open the doors. Now that I think about it, I’ve seen a lot more guards in the castle since the beginning of the day. I gave the guards a cheeky smile before taking a seat at the over sized table and Celestia chuckled at my eagerness.

“So Anubis, what are you going to be having for lunch?”

“Can I have 6 large fried fish and a large potato salad with some orange juice please, oh and a cup of tea as well.”

“Wow Graceful wasn’t kidding about your unbelievable appetite, okay I’ll have the chefs prepare all of that Anubis.”

“Oh can you have everything I need to make tea brought out here please, I did agree to make tea after all.”

“Yes you did, I’ll have all of it brought here then.”

“Thank you Celestia.”

The head chef came out of a side door and Celestia gave him our orders, he looked a little surprised when she asked for 6 large fried fish.

“So I get to go and buy some things for myself this Saturday, why not just have Captain Sky take me now?”

“Well it’s a bit short notice for that if I’m being honest Anubis.”

“Yeah but think about it, not only will it get it out of the way but it also means that both of your Captains won’t be too busy to help you if something happens.”

“Mhmmm you do have a point, at least I’ll have Captain Sky on that Saturday if I need her but why do you want to go today?”

“I haven’t really seen the city, I’ve only been to a few places and that includes the castle and Graceful’s home…. As well as the cafe he goes to every morning, so I just want to see what’s out there.”

“Anubis I’ll consider it but you must understand that I only want to keep you safe, I’ve never seen a griffon like you before and I don’t want to risk anything happening to you.”

“I understand but why does it feel like I’m a prisoner then?”

“Anubis you’re not a prisoner, it’s just that you don’t understand the dangers out there. Especially with what just happened a few blocks away from where you were staying.”

“It doesn’t feel that way and I’ll be with the captain of the wonderbolts, who’s going to attack me Celestia?”

“(Sigh) Anubis you have a point but I don’t want to risk it.”

“Please Celestia let me go, if it makes you feel better you can have a guard accompany me and Captain Sky.”

“Okay fine I’ll have a guard and Captain Sky follow you around but do not run off on your own, I’ll inform her after we’ve eaten lunch.”

“Thank you so much Celestia!!” I jumped off my chair and bounced over to her and gave her a big hug, she had a light blush on her cheek.

“Y-You’re welcome Anubis.”

After I got back to my chair, the chefs brought the food out and I could smell the fried fish, it smelled even better than before. I guess with me and the griffon royals here, it makes sense that they’ve got good at making it. Now that I think about it, is there any other meats that I could eat? Then again would chicken be considered cannibalism?

I was about to dig into my food but Celestia levitated the plates away from me and I looked at her in confusion.

“Sorry but I would like some tea first Anubis.”

“Oh okay, sure thing.”

I quickly began to make two cups of tea and Celestia waited patiently, I guess she really liked it. 

After I gave her a cup of tea and she returned my food, I quickly dug in and it was incredible. I love the food the chefs make here. It took me a measly 15 minutes to eat all of the food on my plates, the potato salad was delicious and it went well with the fish.

“Are you still hungry? Because desserts on the way.”

“Wha really?” She nodded and my beak must had been hanging out because she gave a giggle.

“Yes, really.”

“I don’t actually remember the last time I had something sweet.”

“Oh um well…. You can have whatever you want, so please help yourself.”

“Thank so so so much Celestia.” 

I actually feel like a kid again…. Before I became some prick’s torture time test subject. About three trolleys filled with cakes, cookies and sweet.

I happily started taking brownies and cookies, even a slice of sponge cake. I took a bite of the chocolate brownie and my taste buds exploded, it was like a party in my mouth. Celestia gave me a knowing smile and I swallowed the food in my mouth. “It’s really good, like it’s really really good.”

“You have chocolate icing on your beak Anubis.”

“Oh sorry, I can’t hear you over how good this food is Celestia.”

“Okay then I’ll just have to get that for you.”

“Wha,” Celestia then teleported behind me and used her magic to wipe the icing off my beak. “Hey, easy on the merchandise Celestia.”

“I’m not being that rough, don’t be so whiny.”

She then went back to her seat and got straight back into eating a whole 3 layer cake, what sort of exercise plan is she on because I’m jealous.

After lunch we went to the training ground where Captain Sky was, Celestia said something to one of her guards. I still don’t know how to tell them apart, I’m so glad Graceful’s armour doesn’t do that.

When we found Sky she was wearing a bomber jacket, it suited her if I’m being completely honest. We approached her and she gave Celestia a sharp salute.

“At ease Captain, I’ve got an assignment for you and your second in command. I need you to take Anubis out to get something that isn’t “dangerous” for his new room.”

“Of course your highness but if I may ask, why don’t you take him out yourself.” She gave Celestia a look and I didn’t see what she was getting at.

Celestia stuttered out. “I-I-I h-have my royal duties to attend to, so that’s why I’m asking you captain.”

“Oh of course your highness, I’ll go get my lieutenant immediately.” And she took off in the blink of an eye.

We waited about 3 minutes before Captain Sky came back with a purple pegasus mare with a black mane and tail. I tried to get a look at her cutie mark but I received a slap over my head from Celestia’s wing.

“Ouch what did I do wrong!?!”

“You were staring at her flanks Anubis.”

“Only to get a look at her cutie mark, I promise I wasn’t staring.”

“That’s not any better, you shouldn’t be trying to get a look at her cutie mark straight away Anubis.”

“Okay I’m sorry for looking, I wasn’t trying to be rude.”

The purple Pegasus gave me a warm smile. “It’s okay…. Oh where are my manners, I’m lieutenant Blazing Stream nice to meet you….” She gestured for me to continue.

“Oh um my name’s Anubis Grimgost, pleasure to meet you lieutenant Blazing Stream.”

After I got acquainted with the lieutenant of the Wonderbolts, Celestia took her leave and we quickly took flight into the city. I struggled to keep up with them at first but after a while they slowed down to fly along side me. I wasn’t fast or good at flying but I was improving and Captain Sky was giving me pointers as we flew, with out shouting.

We landed in what looked to busy street, lined with shops and restaurants. Then I realised that I don’t even know how much I can spend, I should ask Captain Sky. 

“Hey um Captain, do you know what my budget is?”

“Of course, the princess hasn’t given you a budget.”

“Wha wait what, you’re joking right?”

“No Anubis, so enjoy yourself because we only got until 6 o’clock.”

“Really? Hell yeah, that’s what I like to hear.” I’m going to make Celestia regret not giving me a budget. I’m definitely going to get some clothes, these ponies just don’t stop staring.

“Excuse me but Anubis why are your wings up like that?”

“Because it’s comfortable, why is there a problem?”

“Well no but you’re drawing a lot of attention to yourself.”

“Oh okay I’ll fold them, I thought it was because I’m not wearing anything.”

“Yeah don’t worry about that, they just like to show off their wealth.”

“I still want some clothes, something nice but not flashy. Do any of you know a place?”

Lieutenant Blazing answered “Mhmm I actually might know a.” She was interrupted by Captain Sky, now I’m curious about what she was saying.

“Oh do speak up lieutenant Blazing, you’ve peaked my curiosity.”

Captain Sky’s face went red. “(Cough) (Cough) sorry Anubis but the establishment my lieutenant is suggesting, isn’t suitable for a seventeen year old griffon such as yourself.”

Ok what’s she trying to hide? Because I’m so going to dig it up. “And why is that Captain? Hmmm hiding something dirty?”

Her cheeks turned a dark crimson red and her eyes fell to the floor. “Look it’s non of your business Anubis, not to mention that I’m in charge here. So we’re going find a clothing store and get you some garments, like you wanted.”

“Um okay sure, sorry for pressing you Captain.” Wow I really pissed her off, she’s gonna work me to the bone tomorrow.

We made our way down the street and I got a glimpse into one of the store windows, it was an alchemy shop. So I just walked in and started looking around but a unicorn whom I presumed was the shop keep, trotted up to me with a smile. As I went to say hello I felt a tug on my shoulder, I spun around and found a furious smiling Captain Sky awaiting me. 

“Oh um hello there Captain Sky, I was just seeing if there’s anything that interested me in here.”

“(Sigh) Anubis I’m annoyed with you but not angry, so don’t act scared of me please. Anyway is there anything that you want in here?”

“Actually yes, I’d like to get an alchemy set.”

We spent about 10 minutes looking for every thing I wanted and when we left I had two large bags of ingredients, flasks and bottles. Blazing offered to carry them for me but I turned it down, they weren’t even that heavy anyway.

“So now do you want to get some clothes Anubis…. Anubis!?! Oh fuck where did he disappear to?”

Sorry but I smelt food, good food. It smelled like waffles and I liked waffles, so I borrowed some bits from that magical little bag of infinite bits. I had like twenty coins, but I didn’t really know what a bit was worth. I followed the smell and it led me to a shop that specialised in waffles, pancakes and crêpes. I saw a line and went to the back to wait, when I finally got to make my order the pony running the place gave me a suspicious look.

“Please may I get two waffles with maple syrup.”

“Yeah I’ll get right on that in just a second, please wait for your order over there sir.” With a forced smile he pointed over to an empty table against the wall, he seemed polite enough i guess but I didn’t like the way he looked at me. I placed my bags down and took a seat.

After about a minute I received a tap on my shoulder, Thinking it was Captain Sky I turned around. “Look I’m hungry so give me a minute please.”

This was the wrong answer because I received a hoof to the face and it sent me into the wall. I immediately knew that it wasn’t the Captain, when I saw who had assaulted me I was shocked to say the least. It was a royal guard who had drawn his sword.

“Don’t move or things will get ugly, griffon!!”

“Wait what but you attacked me you prick?!?”

“SILENCE!!! Your under arrest, so come quietly and there will be no consequences.”

Who the fuck was this guy talking to because I know it definitely isn’t me. “Sorry mate but I’m waiting for waffles, come back later when you’re not got a stick up your ass.”

“I GAVE YOU A WARNING!!” 

He swung his sword at me but i kicked him in the foreleg, causing him to drop the sword and fall over. He shot up and before I could do anything I felt a sharp pain in my back, turns out that he wasn’t alone. His partner was waiting behind my seat, sneaky little mare but I was a little more then pissed. 

“So explain what I did wrong? what crime I committed?”

“You assaulted a royal guard with the intention to kill.” The now gathering crowd of ponies gasped in horror as if I’m the bad guy here and that prick was grinning. Well if they want to see what a intent to kill really looks like, then I’ll put on a show.

“Oh no no no, that wasn’t me trying to kill you but I can demonstrate what that could look like.” The smug grin on his muzzle vanishes and my own wild grin formed. Then the smaller guards mare took a swing at me with her sword and I took a step back, the sword just missing me. She then landed a mean uppercut on my beak and I stumbled back, I quickly got my balance and she went to hit me again. I ducked under and pushed her back, i luckily didn’t get cut by her sword but I could feel the cut on my back had healed and the sharp pain subsided. 

“Anubis!?! Anubis?!? Anub….”

Captain Sky flew directly at the guard who had tried to stab me even though it wouldn’t have mattered, A for effect I guess. She slammed her into the display and jumped up to meet the other guard who was pointing his sword at her now.

“Don’t m-move you two are under.” She cut him off immediately.

“You are under arrest for not only assaulting a personal guest of the princess but drawing a weapon against the captain of the Wonderbolts.” He dropped his weapon immediately and lieutenant Blazing came out of nowhere, taking his weapon before thoroughly inspecting my condition. More guards showed up and Sky explained everything, the guards that attacked me were taken away. I was just asked a bunch of questions and scolded by the Captain and lieutenant for going off on my own. Celestia’s going to flip when she finds out…. What why do I care what she thinks?

After that little fiasco I was given an ice pack and we went to a tailor shop.

“For Celestia’s sake Anubis, am I going to have to put a leash on you or something.”

“Hey Sky?!? And to think you told me off for suggesting a place that sells them.” Blazing Stream complained. 

“Aarrr hell no! You are not putting a leash on me like some sort of pet, not in a million years.”

“Oh my? No Anubis that’s not what I meant at all, honestly.”

“Sure you didn’t, you and the lieutenant seem to have extensive knowledge of that stuff mhmmm.”

“Hahah oh you have no idea cub.”

“Blazing! Shut up okay.” The Captain looked around before smacking the purple pegasus mare over the head with her wing.

“Oooooh oh wow, why didn’t you tell me sooner I would have opted to go to a lovely restaurant so you two could have a bit of fun.”

“Anubis I’ll have you fly for 3 hours straight tomorrow if you don’t shut up.”

“Yes Captain.” I gave a salute. “So am I getting a dapper suit or what?”

“Yep this lovely mare will be taking your measurement, so no biting.” She turned to the mare in question at that last part.

“I’m not going to bite her Captain.”

“Oh no, I know that silly but I wasn’t talking to you.”

“Wha wait? What does that mean? Captain Sky?” I reluctantly followed the dark gray mare.

We eventually left that shop with a few pieces of form fitting clothes and two suits. One was a nice 3 piece light gray and red suit and the other was a butler’s uniform. I didn’t get a choice and that mare made me really uncomfortable, she kept flicking her tail at me. I was not sure how trousers were going to work with my anatomy.

“So Anubis, where to now?”

“No clue, I just wanted to explore Canterlot. So any suggestions?”

“You’re joking right?”

“Nope, I’ve never been shopping before.”

“Oh yeah, sorry I forgot about that….”

“It’s fine, let’s just find a cool shop.”

“Well you two, we could go to a model store or a camping store?”

“Mhmmm, that’s a good idea Blazing.”

“Well I am full of them Anubis.”

I followed lieutenant Blazing and Captain Sky to a small store that had a lot of model boats, they were styled in a similar fashion to the old Spanish galleons of the Spanish Armada. Some had balloons above them and I remember that airships are real here.

I walked in the front door and a bell alerted the shop keeper to our arrival. He had a soft voice and it would have been difficult to hear him if I didn’t have satellites on top of my head. “Hello there, h-how can I help you?” 

“Well we’re looking for a few models that aren’t too difficult but not easy by any means.” Captain Sky had decided to speak for me.

“Oh well we have plenty of model air ships and normal ships, so please have a look around and call me over if there’s anything you find interesting.”

“Thank you very much, go on Anubis go look around.”

“You don’t have to ask me twice.”

I went off and started to look around, grabbing anything that looked cool. I spent 3 minutes just putting set after set of models on the counter and the shop keeper looked confused. The total came up to 545.99 bits, so no where near the amount i spent on clothes but it was still a lot.

Leaving the store we took flight, they helped me carry my bags and we made our way back to the castle. When we landed at the front gates I immediately was enveloped by a golden aura that lifted me off the ground. I then saw that I was heading towards Celestia and I knew I was going to be told off.

She’s going to be even more strict with me now, I’ll be lucky to see the outside world ever again. I didn’t even get to see all of Canterlot and now I’ll never be given the chance, NOOOOOOOOOOOO!! 

I never even got my waffles.
> C30 It was self defence.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Celestia levitated Anubis towards her and she frantically spun him around, inspecting every inch of him before zeroing in on a small patch of dried blood on his back.

“So do you mind explaining how this happened Anubis?” Her tone was firm.

“Um well you see I was hungry and smelt waffles, so I may or may not have went off on my own and…. Well I was attacked by two of your guards, look I was only defending myself I swear Celestia.”

“(Sigh) Anubis I already know the story but firstly, why did you go off on your own especially when I told you not to. Secondly why did you fight back, you could have made things worse for yourself?”

“Hey I didn’t know that they were royal guards.”

“That doesn’t matter Anubis, do you even know what the punishment is for a griffon if they severely injure a pony?”

“No, you haven’t even told me the laws of this place.”

“(Sigh) if you had of used your claws Anubis, I’d be forced to have you declawed for public safety.”

“Then why do I still have them? You found me with my claws inside a dead pony Celestia.” At this point Anubis was getting angry.

“That was a different circumstance, you were scared and in danger. My guards shouldn’t have allowed you to be taken but they needed to find the missing foals.” The revelation that the guard had watched him be foalnapped just to follow his captors was a massive bombshell.

“Are you insane!! You allowed me to be fucking taken just so you could find where they were hiding.”

“No no no Anubis, I-I didn’t know that it happened until it was the next morning. Please listen to me, it wasn’t planned like that.”

“THEN HOW WAS IT PLANNED!!!!” 

Anubis’s eyes fell to the ground and Celestia placed him on the floor, she moved in and went to give Anubis a hug. He tried to push her away but she was too strong, Celestia proceeded to wrap the angered griffon in her wings and the nearby guards tensed up. She waved them off but a few remained concerned.

“Look…. Anubis I’m sorry my guards used you like that but please understand that your sacrifice helped us save the lives of those foals.”

“(Huff) what sacrifice, I didn’t get a choice, I was cut open Celestia.” The pure white Alicorn tightened her wings around him.

“I know you didn’t get to choose but it’s in the past now and what matters is that you’re safe.” Anubis leaned against Celestia’s chest and closed his eyes. “They’re there Anubis it’s okay, I’m still a little bit mad at you about today and you’ll have to deal with the consequences. On top of staying with in Captain Graceful’s sights all day, every day for the rest of this month.”

“Yeah fine just show me my new room so I can go to bed, I’m tired after today Celestia.”

“Yes I believe you need some rest, come on follow me.” She then turned to the Captain and her lieutenant. “Captain Sky please bring Anubis’s things to his new room.”

“Of course your highness, right away.”

“Thank you Captain, his room is the one 6 doors down the hall from my own.” Captain Sky and lieutenants Blazing took all the bags and left to put them in Anubis’s new permanent room.

“Come on Anubis, let’s take a walk around the castle gardens to calm your nerves.” She offered him a encouraging smile before letting go and folded her wings.

“(Huff) fine let’s take a walk Celestia, I need to clear my head.” Anubis took a few steps forward and turned to look back at the regal Alicorn. “Well aren’t you going to lead the way?”

“Oh sorry, yes of course just follow me Anubis.”

They made their way to Celestia’s private garden and Anubis noticed that there was nopony else out here with them.

“It’s peaceful here, isn’t it.”

“Y-Yes it is princess, honestly I’m impressed by how vibrant those flowers are.”

“Thank you Anubis, I planted them myself.” Celestia then trotted over to a small patch of grass in the middle of the garden.

“You planted all this? But you’re a princess, why do this when you can literally do anything you want?”

“So you’ve calmed down now. Come over here and relax with me Anubis.”

“I may have calmed down but I’m still mad, not to mention that I asked to be taken to my room Celestia.”

“Just lay down next to me Anubis, I don’t believe letting you sit in a room bottling up your anger will help you. Your seventeen not seven.”

“Ha ha ha very funny Celestia.” Anubis laid down next to the pure white Alicorn. “Look…. I don’t blame you or your guards for what happened to me and your right, bottling up anger is stupid, so I’m going to use my anger for something productive.”

“Oh really, wow I’m impressed…. But it’s a shame that you had to mature so fast.” Celestia lowered her head and looked and Anubis who was laying on his back. “Anubis if you could relive your childhood before your parents passed on, would you?”

“Ye…. No I don’t think I would actually, I may have had it rough but I’m the way I am because of it and I’m not perfect by any means. But I’m stronger for it…. What about you? Would you relive your childhood Celestia?”

Celestia was shocked at his answer and more so about his question, nopony’s ever asked her own question before. She didn’t know how to respond.

“I-I don’t know in all honesty, so many ponies rely on me for guidance and to keep Equestria running. So I’ve never really thought about it, when I was a little filly the world was a very different place. Dangerous monsters were everywhere and ponies didn’t get along so well. I honestly don’t think I’d want to go back to those times, but I wish I could have changed some things in my past.”

“Monsters everywhere you say? That seems almost alien compared to what I’ve seen, it must have been difficult growing up in such an environment.”

“It was…. But it was normal back then so you either got strong or hid in your herd, thankfully it’s no longer like that. But it doesn’t me that it’s not dangerous out there.”

“I see where you’re coming from but Celestia I can look after myself and if I can’t then I’ll just have to deal with the consequences.”

“Anubis you don’t see where I’m coming from, you shouldn’t have to deal with the consequences alone. You’re not alone now, I don’t see why you don’t ask for help and why don’t you like getting close with anypony. You’re friendly but reserved, rude but polite, I don’t understand why Anubis? I’m beginning to think it might be best if you have a psychological test?”

“Maybe I’m just wired this way! I don’t see anything wrong with it.” He was getting annoyed by having his personality dissected and his sanity questioned. 

“No Anubis, you misunderstand me. I mean so we can better understand how you think and so we can help you integrate with Equestrian society.”

“Well it sounded like you were politely questioning my sanity Celestia, i still don’t want to have tests ran on me.”

“But.” 

“No Celestia and that is final.”

“Okay (sigh) but I still believe that it could help you.”

“Then you can believe that but I don’t.”

They then laid there in silence just enjoying the garden, after a few minutes Anubis began to find that he was far more relaxed then 5 minutes ago. A cold breeze blew over him, causing him to shiver involuntarily. Celestia saw this and moved herself closer to the resting griff that she had grown fond of, stretching her wing over him as a blanket.

“You know what Celestia, so many of your ponies would kill to be where I am right now.”

“I don’t think my little ponies would do such a thing for this Anubis, I’d like to believe that they’re better than that.”

“Oh you’d be surprised what another living creature is willing to do for something that others deem valuable.”

“What do you mean, surely if they them selves don’t see it as valuable then they wouldn’t want it.”

“Yes but no, say if others say it’s super valuable then it becomes easier to convince somecreature else that it is valuable and the more creatures that believe that it is. The more sort after something becomes, so I’m 100 percent sure that there’s an individual out there that will kill to be in the position I’m in. Hell I’m sure that there’s a creature out there that wants me dead so I’m not in this position Celestia.”

“I won’t let them….” Her tone was cold, Anubis turned to look at her and Celestia’s eyes widened. 

“Wow I wasn’t expecting that from you Celestia, like maybe Captain Sky or even Graceful but you, wow I’m impressed.”

“I’m a little surprised by myself if I’m being honest but I still wouldn’t let anything bad happen to you Anubis.”

“Yeah it’s a bit late for that but I can think of a way you can make it up to me.”

“And what may that be?”

“Well I’ve been walking and flying all day, not to mention I’m a little bruised. So can you carry my carcass to my room, speaking of which, why is it located so close to yours? Is it because I’m soooo charming.”

“That…. And because you’re a danger to yourself, so I’d like you in a part of the castle that is heavily guarded. So I wish you the best of luck trying to sneak anything into your room, oh and daily inspections by yours truly.” Celestia gave him a cheeky smile and brushed her feathers against him, this made Anubis giggle a bit and her smile morphed into a grin.

“So you’re ticklish there, mhmmm.”

“Wait please don’t Cele~HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! Please have mercy!! Nooo!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!  (Chomp)” Anubis bit down on Celestia’s wing, causing her to jump up and yelp out in surprise.

“EEEEP!! Anubis what are you doing, I told you not to touch another’s wings let alone bite them.” Her muzzle was tinted red.

“Wha no don’t spin this on me, you were tickling me with your wing and I was only defending myself from you. You’re the one at fault here Celestia.” Anubis got up and pointed at her.

Celestia placed her hoof on her chest. “Me? You’re the one who needs a warning label.”

“That was your warning Celestia, don’t tickle the griffon. (Grrrrrrrr)”

“Don’t growl at me Anubis, I’ll use my magic.” Celestia’s horn lit up with a golden aura.

“You think that’ll stop me Celestia, you’re wrong.” Anubis pounced towards the princess and she teleported away from him. Anubis landed on the grass and immediately propelled himself towards her with his wings, Celestia then used her telekinesis to catch him in a large bubble. 

Now suspended in the air, Anubis tried to escape from a golden bubble. “Hey let me down, that’s so unfair.”

“Aw that’s to bad, I believe that it’s completely fair.”

“Then you won’t mind this.” He pressed his claws against the walls of the bubble and a dim red glow came from his claws. Celestia’s eyes widened in surprise as her bubble spell was beginning to crack. 

“B-but how is that possible?”

(Smash!)

The spell shattered into millions of pieces and Anubis fell into the ground with a thud. Now panting he shakily got up and gave Celestia a week grin of victory before collapsing on the soft grass. Celestia rushed over and inspected the unconscious griff, she wasted no time and lifted him onto her back. She quickly took Anubis to the medical wing of the castle, she pondered on how she was going to explain that Anubis used magic. The bigger question was how did he manage to use magic.
> C31 Awakening
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV

I shot up and my beak hit something soft and fluffy, opening my eyes I was met with a wall of white fur.

“Oh good morning sleepy head, how are you feeling?”

“(Yawn) pretty good but still sleepy Celestia….” Wait why is Celestia in my bed with me? What happened, I remember using magic for the first time to break out of her spell. Did I pass out? Fuck i don’t remember. “Why are you in my bed?!?”

I jumped up and tumbled off the bed, falling to the floor with a thud.

“Oh my are you alright down there heheheh, and it’s my bed silly.”

“And why am I in your bed? Celestia what happened yesterday?”

“You collapsed from something called magical exhaustion.” I gave her a surprise look. “Yeah that was my reaction, it’s never been recorded of a griffon using magic but you used almost all of it to break out of my bubble spell.”

“I guess I’m the first one then, sooo what’s magical exhaustion and more Importantly what’s for breakfast?” 

Celestia then got up and out of her bed and trotted over to her dresser and brushed her mane, she then took her regalia off the creepy ponyquin next to the dresser.

“Sooo what is magical exhaustion Celestia?”

“I’ll tell you at lunch, right now I’m tidying myself up because somegriff slept in. It’s nearly noon and I’ve got paperwork to do.”

“Wait it’s noon!”

“Nearly noon Anubis,” she looked out her window and at the sun. “About 11:20am to be precise. I’ve already dealt with day court, so I thought you’d like to have some company here when you woke up.”

“Hey I’m not complaining but I’m kinda upset about missing breakfast, especially here in the castle.”

“Well maybe I should have woke you up but you’re adorable when you sleep.”

“Yeah that’s not creepy at all.”

“It isn’t! I was just making an observation nothing more, nothing less.”

“That doesn’t make it any less creepy.”

“Oh shush Anubis or you’ll be eating in the cafeteria.”

I kept my beak shut, Celestia turned to look at me and grinned. 

“So you can listen, that’s good to know.”

This was bad, she new that she had me backed into a corner and it wasn’t a good feeling.

“Come on, let’s go Anubis.” She opened her doors and walked out and I silently followed behind. I turned to see two guards staring at me in complete shock and I had an idea of why.

“Um Celestia where’s my room? I’d like to grab something from it.”

“(Gasp) you spoke, now you’re eating in the cafeteria.” She announced in a joking tone.

“Heheh oh Noooooooo!!! What ever will I do!!! I still need to know where my room is?”

“Heheheh it’s the one on the left right here, the door has your name on it so you can’t miss it.”

“Thank you.”

I approach the large wooden door with my name on the front in larger gold letters. I proceeded to open it and walked in, looking around I was impressed. It was somehow bigger than the last one I stayed in and even more marble, I found all my stuff that I got the previous day placed at different tables. The alchemy equipment was all set up and my boxes of airships and sailboats were neatly stacked on a deck at the far side of the room. 

I even had a dresser and closet filled with my clothes and my eyes eventually fell upon the bed. It was oddly normal, a single bed with a wooden backboard and I climbed on. It was incredibly comfortable and I contemplated going back to sleep.

“So what do you think about your new room?”

“It’s great and I’ve got no complaints but why not give me a king sized bed?”

“Why do you want a king sized bed?”

“Because…. I roll around in my sleep.”

“Nice try but I know you don’t, so what’s the real reason?”

“Well um…. Okay I’ve got nothing but it’ll be nice to have it.”

“I’m sure it would be nice but I think we both know why I didn’t give you one.”

“Aaaah geez do we tho, I mean you think i know but I don’t have a clue.”

“Ha ha ha very funny but playing dumb isn’t going to get you a king sized bed Anubis, now let’s get going.”

“Okay okay I’m moving but first I need this.” I grabbed a model ship kit that was rated for beginners and followed Celestia to her private dining room.

We had lunch and nothing eventful happened but Celestia had her royal duties to do but I suggested that she just bring the paperwork outside like the last time. She agreed and I was now running doing the same workout that Graceful had demanded that I stick to.

As I was running laps around the training ground, I heard a familiar voice call out to me.

“Hey!!!! Anubis!!!!”

Yep that was Silverfeather, no mistaken that. She came flying towards me and i ducked, the hen flew over me and crashed into the dusty ground behind me. I spun around and made my way towards her, offering a claw she grabbed it and I pulled her up to her claws. 

“Thank you Anubis, so where were you yesterday?”

“I had an early night because I had an eventful day out in Canterlot.”

“Oh yeah I heard about your little incident with some guards but you’re alright, right?”

“Of course I’m fine, just bruised, why? Were you worried Silver?”

“Well yeah of course I was worried, what if they attacked you with their swords?”

“They did.”

“WHAT!?!?!?”

“Yeah but I was fine.”

“How? They have swords Anubis.”

“And? Look Silver I’ll give you a bit of advice, avoid the sharp dangerous sword and you won’t get cut.”

She looked at me with genuine curiosity before I said that and her features shifted into annoyance.

“ANUBIS!!!!!!!!!! I thought you were going to say something actually useful.” She lunged toward me and I took off running.

She managed to keep up with me which impressed me but I didn’t know why she didn’t just fly. That’s when I saw Celestia and bolted behind her, trying to take cover from the angry hen.

“Celestia save me please, she’s beyond help.”

“Heheheheh and why would I help you with Silverfeather after all, you clearly did something to provoke her.”

“Wait wha, no please I’ll defend myself if I have to.”

“Okay but don’t hurt her Anubis, play nice.”

“Wha….” I wasn’t expecting Celestia to just say that but I guess it’s fine just as long as I don’t get too rough. Then I was taken clean off my claws by a gray and blue blur, that sent me into the dirt.”

“OOF*” she hit me in the stomach which knocked the wind out of me.

“If you’re going to give me advice, make sure it’s not not dumb advice feather brain Huff*.” 

I was struggling to breathe and when I looked down I saw Silver was sitting on my chest.

“C-Can you g-get off m-me S-Silver?” Her eyes went wide and a blush appeared on her cheeks before she hopped off me.

“Oh sorry.”

“It’s fine, you don’t weigh that much.”

She perked up and smiled. “Really? Thanks Anubis.”

“Um you’re welcome, I’m pretty much done with my training so do you want to watch me build a model ship?”

“Yes I’d love too, I have the day to myself.”

“Nice but don’t touch anything.”

“Ok but only if you tell me how you get your chest fluff to be soooo freaking soft?”

“Wha…. I don’t know what you mean?” She glared at me and I subconsciously backed up. “Silver I’m being serious, I don’t do anything with my fluff.”

“Then let me show you, touch my chest.” She puffed out her chest and I slowly placed my claws on her fluff, I saw what she meant now but she’s still soft. To confirm this I gave a light squeeze and instantly realised my mistake when she yelped and jumped away covering herself with her wings.

Now sporting a furious blush she stared at me. “I-I didn’t say to grope me! But if you want to I don’t.”

Celestia cut her off before she could finish. “Anubis, Silver what happened? Are you two alright?”

“Y-Yes!”

“I don’t know.”

“What do you mean you don’t know Anubis?”

“Silver’s being weird.”

“Weird?! You squeezed my chest!”

“Because you said so idiot!”

“No I didn’t, I said you could touch it!”

“Enough!!!” We both stiffened up and stopped arguing.

“Anubis you shouldn’t squeeze a hen’s chest and Silver you shouldn’t tell griff’s to touch your chest. Now stop acting like foals…. I mean cubs.”

“We’re Sorry Celestia, we won’t let it happen again.”

“Good, now I’ve got to get back to my duties.” And with that Celestia went back to her neat pile of papers.

We went over to the large blanket that Celestia had brought with her and I started to organise all the parts for my ship in size order. Silver just watched in silence as I began to zone out into my own little world but I noticed that I had a lot of extra parts. So I separated the extras and got to work but as I constructed the ship I began to get an itch in the back of my mind.

I wanted to try and make a wooden plane out of the extra materials I had but I would have to open up all the other boxes. But first I should probably draw a rough sketch.

“Could you get me a paper and pencil please?”

“Oh sure, I’ll be right back.”

She got up and flew off to retrieve the items I requested. Then I felt a little tap on my back, I turned to see what Celestia wanted. 

“Yes.”

“Anubis how’s your ship coming along?”

“I haven’t got that far, only built the frame of it.”

“Oh so why’d you ask Silver to get you a paper and pencil?”

“Because I want to try and make something out of these spare parts.”

“Mhmmm okay, so what are you going to make.”

“It’s a surprise Celestia, so you’ll just have to wait.”

“Oh is it now? You know I could just look over at any time.”

“Well I’m going to ask you not to please.”

“Okay I’ll restrain from looking.”

“Mhmmm well just in case, I’ve got my eye on you Swan neck.”

“Whatever makes you comfortable cutie.”

“Argh I’m not cute!”

“Sorry i meant terrifyingly adorable.”

“That’s still not much better.”

“Heheheheheh, okay okay how about handsome griff?”

“That’s better.”

“So wheres my compliment ?”

“You don’t deserve one.”

“What?!?”

“Did I stutter Celestia?”

“No but are you not going to compliment me.”

“Okay fine, I like your spaghetti legs.”

“Anubis?! What sort of compliment is that?”

“I’m messing with you but if I’m being honest I think you’re pretty.”

“W-What about me do you think is pretty?”

This conversation was starting to go into unfamiliar territory now and I didn’t know how to respond. So I’ll just be brutally honest.

“I like your eyes, they give me an odd sense of ease but I think your neck is too long. I really like how soft your wings are, I only really noticed when you were tickling me. Oh and your mane looks silly, like it’s cool but is it naturally like that? And you have a curvy figure, very pleasing to the eyes.”

She had a soft pink blush on her cheeks, she then shook her head. “W-Wow Anubis, thanks but how did you manage to not only compliment me but also insult me at the same time, heheheheh.”

“Just being honest.” I gave a shrug of my shoulders.

“Well that’s a good thing but as for my mane, that how i discharge excess magic safely. So it is and isn’t natural in a way.”

“Oh that’s pretty cool but can you turn it off?”

“Yes I can, would you like to see my natural mane colour.”

“Yeah if you don’t mind.”

Her mane began to glow for a moment before my eyes adjusted and I saw Celestia with a beautiful soft pink mane. My beak must have been hanging wide open because she giggled and I felt my cheeks started to heat up.

“Y-You’re beautiful…. Like beautiful, beautiful.” I covered my beak and tried to hide myself from the world with my wings.

“Oh thank you Anubis, I think you’re a very attractive griff to….” Now it was her turn to blush and I peeked my head out and stared at her, my face was practically burning and Celestia’s went a dark shade of crimson. We said nothing, just gaze into each other’s eyes. I move a little closer and she leaned down to my level.

THUD!*

“I have found pencils and paper Anubis!”

Celestia shot up straight and shook her head, I jumped into the air and came crashing back down into the dirt.

“Don’t scare me like that…. And thank you very much Silver.”

A wide grin spread across her beak. “Oh sorry did I interrupt you two?”

“What no, you just caught me off guard.”

“Mhmmm so Celestia, you wouldn’t mind if I kissed Anubis, would you?”

Celestia jaw dropped and I turned back to Silver. “Wha….”

My beak was assaulted with another, my mind was in shock. Silver was kissing me and it felt…. Good…. No better than good, it felt great. She tasted like…. Like raspberry? Did she have raspberry’s for lunch. Her tongue was so soft and it surprised me when she started to explore my mouth, she ran it across my fangs and it sent a shiver down my spine.

I felt myself being pulled away and when I opened my eyes I found myself covered in a golden aura, my mind was slowly returning to normal. Why are all the females here so forward, I still don’t get it. Celestia said that with griffons the males are normally the forward one, but I’m beginning to doubt that now. 

I was silent as Celestia spoke to Silver, even though I had kissed Silver my mind was still processing the fact that I wanted to kiss Celestia. Did I see her like that? I mean maybe, no she’s attractive, funny, caring but I’m a good for nothing lying murderer but there was no denying it now, I liked Celestia.

I personally didn’t see anything wrong with myself but I know she would, I could help advance Equestria’s medical knowledge with my skills. 

As I came out of my thoughts I realised that Silver was sitting smugly in front of Celestia, who had an annoyed expression on her face.

“So ladies what did I miss?”

“SHUT UP ANUBIS.” That took me by surprise, I wasn’t expecting Celestia to be so angry about a kiss. I took a few steps back and decided to not get involved, that’s when Captain Sky landed next to me.

“Afternoon Anubis, so what’s going on over there?”

“Nothing good, I can tell you that for sure.”

“So what did the griffon princess do to make princess Celestia that angry? Don't you know?”

“Of course I do but I don’t think I should tell you, it’s a bit private.”

“Oh if that’s the case then it’s probably for the best, anyway are you ready for your flying lessons today?”

“Are you going to shout at me?”

“Definitely a maybe, can’t promise anything.”

“Sigh* I guess so, let’s get to it.”

“Before we go, is princess Celestia mad at Silver because she did something actually bad or just something that has annoyed her highness?”

“A bit of both but if you want to know just go ask her.”

“Nah I really like being the Captain of the Wonderbolts.”

“Probably a good choice.”

“Wait I’ve got an idea.”

“And that is?”

“ANUBIS WANTS TO KNOW WHY YOU ARE UPSET PRINCESS!!!”

Both Princesses turned toward us and I look towards Sky, she had a large grin on her muzzle.

“Um yeah I’d like to know Celestia!!”

“Princess Silverfeather here stole my kiss!!”

I knew what she meant but Sky wouldn’t and that was so funny to me, I’m already thinking about the rumours. Then again those guards from Celestia’s bedroom doors probably had already spread the news of me spending the night there.

“You two kissed!!!! Eeeeeeeeee oh my goodness!” The girlish excitement was shocking to see from Captain Sky herself.

“No no no Captain, Silver here stole Anubis’s kiss that was meant for me.”

“Wha????” She turned to me and stared in disbelief.

“Just accept it Captain Sky, I know it’s a lot to wrap your head around.”

She pulled me close with her wing and whispered.“Y-You have two royals fighting for your attention and you’re so calm, how?” 

I shrugged my shoulders. “No clue but Silver’s a good kisser, tasted like raspberry.”

“What are you? because no living creature would be as calm as you are right now about this.”

Then a royal guard came galloping up to Celestia and gave a sharp salute, she didn’t even wait for her to respond.

“Princess a strange green slab has been brought to the castle by a group of archaeologists, it has some strange markings on it and they were hoping that you might be able to identify it.”

“Can it not wait?”

“Sorry your highness but I believe that you will want to see it, it’s very unsettling.”

A green slab that has odd markings on it, surely not. But then i heard Zodiac speak to me.

“Mortal it’s the green Necrovine artefact, now’s the perfect time to take it. Don’t mess this up.”

It was very unsettling to hear zodiac in my head whilst I’m awake but it’s good to know that I don’t have to travel so far for it now.

Turning to sky. “Shouldn’t you go with Celestia? I’ll just be in my room, get me when you’re done.”

“Yeah I think that’s a good idea, the description has got me curious. Make sure you go back to your room!”

“I will.” But that doesn’t mean I’ll be staying there.

———————————————————————

I went to my room but Silver decided to invite herself in but no matter because I had a solution.

“Silver I’m going to need your help, can I count on you?”

“Of course Anubis but I want something in return.”

“Do you now, sigh* okay what do you want?”

“You are going to take me on a date.”

“Okay done but I need you to stay here and if anycreature asks you, I never left this room.”

“No problem but it better be a romantic date because I’ve never been on one before, so don’t ruin it for me.”

“You have my word Silver, see you in a bit.”

I jumped out of the window and morphed into a smaller, more feminine version of myself that was a dark green and gave my sense of smell a massive upgrade. I quickly caught Celestia’s scent and darted off in her direction.

I came to a balcony and landed behind a small plant pot, pecking round I saw my target. The Green Necrovine artefact but Celestia was holding it in her magic, inspecting it with a frown.

“I can’t say where it originated from but it’s older then even I Dr Dig Site, the only thing I do know is that it has a dormant magical power inside.”

“That is a shame princess, I was hoping that you would be able to shed some light on it but where we found it was a tomb that had no body. But the paintings on the walls of that tomb stood out to us, it had images of strange large griffons that I believe made this slab.”

“Is that so Dr Dig Site, can you describe these strange griffons?”

“I can do better princess, here this is a drawing I had done by an artist we brought to the excavation site.” 

He then pulled peace of paper from his bags and placed it on the table. Celestia grabbed it with her magic and inspected the drawing.

Her eyes widened and she immediately folded the paper, I didn’t get a view of what was on it but it couldn’t have been good. I slowly creeped my way into the room and hid behind a sofa, looking for a way to get that artefact.

“So your highness what do you think about the findings we’ve made?”

“Sigh* I personally believe that some things are better left untouched touched Dr but what’s done is done, so for that reason I believe that It might be better to leave it. Although it could be fruitful to continue you excavation.”

“Thank you princess, I believe that this is only the surface.”

“Yes well please report any further findings, I’ll be keeping this green slab for safety reasons. We don’t know what it’s capable of and I could be dangerous.”

“Very well your highness.”

Then the artefact started glowing a sickly green and everypony backed up, the light got to blinding levels of brightness. So I decided to make my move, I shot by Celestia and directly to the now blinding artefact. I miss judged how far I was from it and flew straight into it but I didn’t feel a thing, when I regained my senses I saw Celestia staring at me. She approached and unfolded the paper she had, holding it up, her eyes darting back and forth between the paper and I.

I decided to get out of there, with the artefact, I couldn’t see it anymore but I felt that I had it. I took off and flew out off the window, praying that I wasn’t followed.

“PRINCESS IT’S GETTING AWAY!!!!”

“let it, I believe that we shouldn’t have taken that slab now. So there are more of those griffons, interesting.”

“But your highness, it just stole from us!!”

“No Dr Dig Site, I believe that it was us who stole from it and if so, that means we have disturbed a tomb that was not meant to be disturbed.”

“But.”

“No! I want your team to be extra careful and respectful if you are going to continue to dig, I’ll have some guards go with you for protection. I want to know more about these griffons.”

“Of course princess.”

“Good. Captain Sky please go and check on Anubis, I want to make sure he is fine especially if we have an intruder on the castle grounds.”

“Of course you’re highness but if you don’t mind me asking, why are you not more concerned about the fact that we have an intruder?”

“Because it didn’t attack anypony, it just wanted that slab Captain.”

“Oh Okay I see, anyway I’ll check on Anubis right now.”

———————————————————————

I flew through my window and crashed into the floor, Silver panicked and hit me.

Thwack!*

“Ouch!! What the fuck silver, it’s me Anubis.”

“What!!! But you look different, more hen-like.”

“Yeah it’s called a disguise.” I then morphed back into myself but I had gotten taller. Silver’s wings shot up and her cheeks burned red.

“Wow…. Y-You got bigger and definitely hotter.”

“Okay keep it under control now, I believe that a guard is going to come through those doors any second…. And I don’t want to deal with your father.”

“Oh don’t worry about him, mum managed to convince him to except that i have needs and I am going to look for ways to satisfy them.”

She began to trace a claw down the red line of fur that acted as a border on my chest. She then tried to slip under me.

SLAM!!*

The door flew open and Captain Sky ran in. “ANUBIS!!! Are you oooookay…. Well I’ll be out side, have fun you two.”

“Wait no it’s not what it looks like!!”

“No no I understand, just remember to use your wings, get a workout out of it or should I say her.”

“We weren’t doing anything, Captain Sky I promise.”

I went up to her and she spun around, bumping into me. She backed up and looked up at me.

“How have you gotten taller…. And more muscular? I-I mean you look good but how?”

“I thought you only had eyes for lieutenant Blazing.”

“I do but it doesn’t mean we don’t like to make offers to trust worthy friends. Remember herds are a thing, so why only have Silver or Celestia when you can have both or more if you want.”

“Sounds good but I’d rather not let my greed get the better of me thank you.”

“You’re loss, anyway I’ll be down at the usual training ground in 5 minutes.”

“Yes ma’am.” I gave a salute and she gave one back before leaving. 

I turned to silver and frowned. “You need self control.”

“Maybe you can put some self control in.”

“Shut up! Anyway, when are we doing this date?”

“I’m free tomorrow.” She wagged her tail and I felt an odd feeling In my gut.

“C-Consider it a date, I’ll tell Celestia because she might not let me leave the castle.”

“Oh yeah I forgot about that but if we have guards with us, she should be fine with it.”

“Yay guards.”

“I know it sucks but better safe then sorry.”

“I guess so.”

“….so what was this green slab about?”

“Nothing that important but I took it anyway.”

“What!” She when to the window and looked around before closing it.

“Are you crazy? What if you got caught?”

“But I didn’t.”

“But what if.”

“Silver look at me, there’s no way they could find out it was me.”

“Are you sure, like really sure?”

“I am. So stop worrying.” I saw tears begin to form and something odd happened, I felt bad…. For making her worry? Shit, must be a product of this under developed brain.

———————————————————————
(Sexual scene)

I pulled her closer to me and brought her in for a kiss. I had no idea what I was doing but it felt like the right thing to do. She leaned into it and wrapped her talons around my neck, I pushed back and lifted her up on to the bed.

What was I doing? I knew she wanted it but did I? ….yes I did but not right now, no I’ll show her what this tongue can do.

I looked in to her eyes as I move my beak closer to her dripping slit, I could see the excitement and a hint of fear in her eyes. 

I kept my eyes locked onto her as I took a slow and deliberate lick around her hen-hood. She quivered and whimpered, I could see the need in her eyes.

“A-Anubis please, be gentle.”

“Grrrrrrrr~”

“Oh hehehehe, what are you waiting fo. Aaaah!!! Oh! YEEESSS!!”

She threw her head back and arched her back, as I parted her walls with my tongue she began to kick the air with one of her legs. grabbing it and flipping her over so I could start to stimulate her clit will my claws. She raised her tail in the air and began to moan louder.

I continued to rub her and I noticed her hind legs twitching. then leaning down to her, I whisper. 

“Just let go my dear~ don’t hold back~”

She then began to throw her hips back and my claws sank in to her.

“GARSP!!!!! Oh YESSS!!!!~”

I then removed my claws and grabbed her barrel, I pulled her up to my beak and sank my tongue as far as I could go. I felt something stopping me from going any deeper and I new that it was her hymen.

She suddenly began to kick her legs rapidly and my beak was flooded with her climax, she tasted better then I expected and I drank her up vigorously.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!!!!”

“Mmmmmm Silver you taste wonderful, I might just have to go back for seconds.”

I flipped her over and she had a dopey smile plastered on her face.

“Gasp* Anubis Gasp* I’m going to Gasp* take a nap Gasp* thank you for that, hehehehehe can we make this a regular thing please?”

“I guess I can add an extra meal to my diet.”

“Hehehehehe!”

I then wrapped her up in the sheets and went into the bathroom, I hadn’t even noticed that I was at full salute down below.

“I need a cold shower.”
> C32 Pep in my step
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis exited his room and strut his way down the halls with his wings half extended up, he was quite a bit taller then the guards now.

It definitely didn’t go unnoticed, every guard had to take a second look because the average sized griffon was now a whole head and a half taller then before.

That’s when it dawned on him, the clothes that he got literally yesterday won’t even fit him now. Anubis thought about how he could fix it but nothing came to mind, until he considered using the ability of the green Necrovine Artefact. If he was remembering correctly, it could change the atomic and cellular structure of anything outside his body. Then he should be able to adjust the clothes without too much effort.

He made his way down to the training ground and saw Captain Sky, he immediately took flight toward her and landed with a little bounce.

“Hey Captain, I’m ready for flight lessons.”

“You’re late, somecreature keep you?”

“Oh shut it, you already know the answer.”

“So where is she now?”

“Sleeping in my bed.”

“That good, are you?”

He scratched the back of his neck and gave a sheepish smile. “Hehehehe well I didn’t actually stick it in, I just used my tongue.”

“Wha? Wait what? Y,You didn’t even mount her?”

“Nope, I didn’t feel like it was the right time to.”

“Okay~ anyway we should head to the medical wing, I want to get you looked at by the doctors.”

“Oh sure, let’s go.”

They both began walking towards the medical wing of the castle.

Captain Sky walked in Dr tender’s office and Anubis followed after her.

“Ah Captain Sky, you’re a little early for a check up…. Hello Anubis, you’ve gotten bigger.”

“Yes he has, so I brought him here for a check up, you don’t mind doc?”

“No not at all but if you don’t mind can I speak with him on his own please.”

“By all means, I’ll be outside.”

She left and  Dr Tender and Anubis were now just staring at each other.

“You’ve grown an alarming amount Anubis, please take a seat.”

“Um sure….”

“So let’s get straight to it, what was that concoction you made and proceeded to inject into your body?”

“Ha ha ha, good one….”

“Don’t play dumb, now tell me.”

“Ok it did what I intended it to do, which was to put me to sleep but it also had another purpose…. To kill any foreign bacteria and viruses in my body, it does have a chance to kill the subject but an incredibly low chance.”

“And why did you want to do that?”

“Because I wasn’t in my right mind Tender, I thought that I was infected and tried to fix it.”

“Infected with what Anubis?”

“That isn’t any of your concern, I wasn’t even infected.”

“Sigh* well Anubis, at least I got my answer, you did know what you were doing. A little bit reassuring but unsettling.”

“Look I understood what I was doing and you may diss agree with it but I wasn’t just going to risk my life for nothing.”

“For Celestia’s sake Anubis I-I don’t have words, let’s just go and get you checked up.”

“Yeah I just want this over and done with.”

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Silverfeather’s POV

I awoke and went to climb out of Anubis’s bed but I must have been half asleep because I fell out and took the sheets with me.

I untangled myself out of his bed sheets and turned to look between my hind legs, the memory of Anubis devouring me still fresh in my mind. My talon had slipped down to my hen-hood but I stopped myself before I got worked up again.

“I really need a shower…. But a bath sounds better.”

Walking into his bathroom I realise that he wasn’t waiting for me when I woke up, I’ll have to tell him off for that. Make me climax and then disappear, how rude.

I filled the tub and dropped a bath bomb in, Anubis really should use these, there so good for you skin. After letting the water cool down to a nice temperature, I lowered myself in and laid back allowing my body to be completely submerged.

I tried to relax but my mind was still replaying the image of those eyes staring at me from between my legs. It sent a shiver down my whole body, having him look at me like…. Like I was a fresh kill after a long hunt…. Oh get those thoughts out of your mind girl, you need to relax and prepare for your date tomorrow!! I didn’t even give him a time! Oh NOOOOOOO!!

“AAARGH pull yourself together Silver, he’s just a Griff. A very handsome, good with his tongue griff, but…. Oh I’m so done for!!”

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“So Anubis, we’ve done a full inspection on you and if you take a look at the X-ray here. You’ll find an oddity in all of your legs.”

“Mhmmm what is that? It kinda looks like spikes?”

“Yeah they do but that’s not the problem.” He looked at Dr Tender with a confused expression. “Anubis I believe that they are going to break though your skin and I don’t think it’s going to be painless.”

“Oh that doesn’t sound fun but what if this is natural?”

“Do you remember your parents having a scythe like bones sticking out of them?”

“N-No I don’t but what if they’re retractable? Like my claws.”

“It could be a possibility but I’d imagine that to be difficult and straining on the body.”

“I’m sure if it’s meant to do that, it shouldn’t hurt too much right?”

“Well we’ll just have to find out….  Only if you want to?”

“Um why not, let’s do this.”

“Ok Anubis, just lay down and allow yourself to relax. I’m going to use my magic to try and trigger the muscles that are attached to the bone.”

“Anubis are you really okay with this?”

“Yeah I’m sure Sky, it can’t hurt that bad. Can it doc?”

“Um well the tissue that is around the bone isn’t in contact with it but…. I can’t guarantee that it won’t be painful.”

“Well I’m still down for this, so do your thing Tender I’m ready.”

Dr Tender and Captain Sky gave each other a look before Tender ignited his horn and began to stimulate the muscles with a light shock spell.

“Heheheheheh~ that tickles stop heheheheh~”

Okay, just tell me if you’re in pain Anubis.”

“Hehehehe y-yeah s-sure doc.”

Two sharp blade like bones shot out and blood gushed out, splattering on Dr Tender’s medical coat. 

“AAAAAAARRGGGHHHH!!!! FUCKING HELLLLLLLL!!!!!”

Anubis began to fall unconscious and Captain Sky sprung into action. “Anubis breathe! Just keep breathing, look into my eyes. Doc he’s passing out.”

Captain move! Let me handle this.”

“Fuck, fine.”

Dr Tender Care immediately tried to stop the bleeding, he began to apply pressure to the exposed tissue. He wanted to stitch up the wound but he didn’t know what to do with the exposed bone blades. Then Anubis’s bleeding subsided and the blood began to climb up his body and claws, back into the wound.

“Doc what’s happening?”

“I’ve seen it before Captain, his blood flows back into him but I didn’t think it would work with large amounts of blood loss.”

“What!!!! Does the princess know about this.”

“Yes she does but she doesn’t want him to rely on it.”

“Is he going to be fine?”

“Yes but we should get him hooked up to a heart monitor and IV, he needs to rest.”

“Of course doctor.”

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Silverfeather’s POV 

I was now searching for my mum because I needed help and she was the only one that could help me. I came up to the room she and my dad was staying in and I opened the doors…. 

“Oh ew! I’m so so sorry, I’ll be in the dining hall. Bye!”

I slammed the doors and flew down the hall and into the dining hall, I-I need to wash my eyes…. No my mind…. Argh I feel gross, it’s 2 o’clock! Why are they doing that? Especially when I need to speak with her.

“Excuse me princess Silverfeather, you look a little red, are you feeling alright.”

“I’m fine…. Goldenbeak? What are you doing here?”

“I’m keeping guard here, are you alright.”

“Oh well I’m fine, just bad timing.”

“What do you mean by bad timing?”

“I walked in on them and that’s it.”

“Oh um well I don’t think that I’m allowed to be told that Princess.”

“Yeah I guess you’re right, sorry…. So how have you been Goldenbeak?”

“I’ve been doing good thanks for asking your highness but what about yourself?”

“Oh I’m great, I got a date with that griff that Celestia has staying at the castle, you know the silvery gray one with those lovely wings.”

“Oh um w-well I’m glad for you p-princess but has your parents approved of this?”

“Well~ no but I’m sure they’ll be fine with it.”

“Has the king approved of this griff because I don’t think he’s good for you, last time I saw him he couldn’t fly.”

“And now he can, I think you’re just jealous because you’ve been trying to woo me ever since you became a guard.”

“N-No! I’m not jealous your highness, it’s just that he’s not from a noble house.”

“I don’t care about that, he doesn’t need to have noble heritage or money. So I suggest that you give up and move on because I’m not interested.”

“B-but I’m the most eligible.”

“Leave Goldenbeak!”

“Oh y-yes of c-course princess.”

What was that idiot trying to say, I don’t care about who is best to be with me. That’s my choice, not anygriffon else’s. Anubis is who I want.

I need to find him and tell him where to meet me and where we’re going, during my bath I remembered that he doesn’t even know the streets of Canterlot. I guess I’ll be the one leading him around, oh so exciting!

But it’ll be awkward to have guards with us, I hope Goldenbeak isn’t going to be guarding us. I’ll have some of princess Celestia’s guards and some that dad will claw pick. Definitely because he’ll pick the best and not because they’ll all be hens, w-what if Anubis finds one of them attractive? No Silver don’t make up scenarios, you’re a princess so there’s no competition. I’m royalty, I’m pretty and he clearly likes me, so I have nothing to worry about.

I’m getting hungry waiting for them…. To finish, argh I’m never going to be able to look them in the eyes ever again.

“Excuse me, could I please have something light to snack on?” I called over to a pony butler that was standing by the wall.

“Of course your highness, what would you like?”

“Mhmmmmm I would like a fruit salad please.”

“I’ll have it prepared right away princess.”

Now I have food on the way I can plan on where I should take Anubis, it’s got to be somewhere nice but not overwhelming. So maybe a café or a quaint little restaurant but we’re going to garner attention no matter where we go because of the guards.

Maybe Celestia might have an idea on where we could go? It’s worth a try but first, my fruit salad.

“Here you are my lady, your highness’s fresh fruit salad. Please enjoy.”

“Thank you very kindly.”

Mhmmm this looks good, like a picnic…. That’s it, we’ll go on a picnic, nice simple and romantic. I’ll ask Celestia if there’s any secluded places in Canterlot but the guards will still have to be there. Argh dammit if there are guards with us that means that all chances for something fun happening are zero. That’s not fair, non of my romance novels have guards looming over you, watching your every move. I guess we could explore the city and then go to a secluded place for a picnic, then head back to my room…. No his room but that bed is a bit small.

“Well it’s better than nothing but that’s not how any of my books play out, tartrus Anubis might not even think like that.”

I mean he didn’t even mount me and I gave him all the signs, I even raised my tail and he just focused on making me feel good…. So now it’s my turn! Yeah! I’ll make him feel good, no unbelievably good!!

“That’s my plan and nothings going to stop me!”

“Excuse me, Silver but what plan and why would anything stop you?”

“Mum!! What are y-you doing h-here? And what plan, ha ha ha no plans here.”

“Oh stop lying dear, you wanted to speak with me.”

“Um well yes, you see I’ve got…. A date with Anubis and I have no idea what to do!”

“You got a date? My daughter has a date, oh look at you sweetie. So have you got Anubis swooning over you?”

“He he he um well no. I think I’m the one swooning mum.”

“Oh so he’s got you begging for his attention.”

“NO!!! I don’t beg for his attention, I’m just wanting his attention that’s all.”

“Oh my goodness, Silver you really want him. Oh sweetie I hope you get him but don’t rush it and remember that you might have to compete with Celestia for him if you’re not willing to share.”

“I-I know mum.”

To think that I originally wanted to lose my hen-hood to him because he’s hot and now I want him to love me. Am I wrong for thinking that way? I don’t know.

“Soooo you want some advice on how to get him to be infatuated with you?”

“Oh um yes, yes please.”

“Ok then but let’s not tell your father.”

“Yeah I think that’s for the best, although he’s a little more okay with the idea, I don’t think he will let me date Anubis.”

“That’s my girl but you’re right he wouldn’t approve because of what happened in Celestia study.”

I winced at the mention of that incident and my mum grinned, she’s never going to let me live it down.

“Don’t give me that look Dear, I’m sure you’ll do fine…. On the date, not in bed because you’re not going to bed him on the first date.”

“What of course I wasn’t going to and don’t speak about that stuff to me, especially after….” A shiver went down my spine at the thought of what I saw not 10 minutes ago.

“Well yes, sorry you had to see….”

“MUM!!”

“Okay okay, sorry but I’m just making sure you don’t do anything stupid.”

“Don’t worry I’m not going to…. Unless it goes really well….”

She gave me a glare and I gave a nervous laugh.

“As your mother it’s my responsibility to make sure you make the right choice, follow your heart not lust.”

“But what if he is my heart? I’m a full grown hen now, not to mention you and dad met when you were young.”

“You’re nineteen and me and your father met each other at a really young age, we had a lot of time to build a relationship. You and Anubis barely know each other.”

“SO WHAT!!! he at least treats me somewhat normal, like a friend. I’ve never had a friend mum because you and dad won’t let me!!! IT’S NOT FAIR!!!! Sniffle* it’s not fair.” 

I broke down crying and felt a soft embrace wrapping around me.

“Oh Silverfeather, no no no don’t cry sweetie. I didn’t know you felt this way, oh had you told me sooner I would’ve done something but you’re a princess. Making friends is difficult, I know Anubis doesn’t care about that but I’m not saying that you can’t pursue him just be careful.”

“B-but sniffle* what if I mess something up or he’s not interested?”

“Oh sweetie, how could he not like you. You’re beautiful.”

“R-Really? But what if-“

“No what if’s, I’ll arrange a guard escort for you.”

“M-Make sure that they’re not better looking than me, please.”

“So male guards it is.”

“Um well if you think it’ll be for the best mum.”

“Mhmmm did you want them to be hens?”

“Well you know how competitive griff’s get especially when there’s a hen involved.”

“Yes…. and what’s wrong with that? I found it exciting personally.”

“Well I…. I just want to make sure that my date doesn’t have any issues because of any jealous griffs.”

“Okay very well, I’ll handle it.”

“Thank you mum…. And can you help me get ready tomorrow?”

“Oh of course, when I’m done with you, He’ll be speechless.”

“Well I’d like to be able to talk to him.”

“Hehehehehehe, don’t worry sweetie it’s a figure of speech.”

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Back in the medical wing.

“Anubis can you move them?”

“Umm maybe, I haven’t tried to Sky.”

“Okay, I’m going to ask you to try and stand up for me?”

“Yeah give me a second Dr tender.”

“Take your time.”

Anubis tried to roll on to his claws but the scythe like bones hit the tiled floor.

“Well that’s a problem, so any ideas on how to fix this?”

“Not a clue, what about you Doc?”

“Mhmmm maybe try flexing the muscles in your forelegs.”

“Um okay?” 

Anubis began to twitch the blades protruding out of his forelegs, they began to move and Dr Tender had a fascinated look on his face. Captain Sky backed up and tried to drag Tender with her.

“Hey these things are pretty responsive, look I’m getting the hang of this.”

“O-okay easy there Anubis, take it easy now.”

“You sound nervous doc, what’s the worst that could happen….”

Anubis waved his claw and then accidentally stabbed himself in the back of the neck, blood drenched his coat and he brutally yanked it out.

“No! Anubis don’t pull…. It out sigh* why did you pull it out.”

“Argh fuck~ because it’s not like it’ll kill me, I’ll just heal.”

“Anubis! You can’t rely on that, what if one day you just don’t heal. Then what?”

“That won’t happen! I appreciate the concern and Sky can we keep this under wraps please because I don’t want her highness to know about the extent of my healing.”

“Why?”

“Because I just don’t okay, it’s definitely not natural and if she finds out then god knows what she’ll do.”

“But she should know, Dr Tender back me up…. You knew didn’t you Doctor!”

“W-Well yeah~ but you see Princess thinks Anubis’s healing is only for small cuts, he made me agree to keep his anatomy a secret.”

“Why aren’t you telling the princess doc?”

“B-because she would never let us do any risky experiments, you know because of his passed. She wants to keep him away from anything like that.”

“Sigh* so you’re lying to the princess and you, Anubis she’s done so much for you and this is what you’re doing behind her back?”

“I know it looks bad but Celestia doesn’t need to worry about me, she’s a princess.”

“Yeah but-“

“But what! Sky, she thinks I’m some sort of fucked up experiment!!! I can’t have her pitying me!”

“Argh okay!! Fine I’ll keep quiet but Anubis you’re not an experiment and the princess would never pity you. So I’ll let you tell her on your own terms.”

“Thanks Captain…. I would hug you but um well you know.” He gestured at the scythe like blades.

“Yeah I’d rather not be skewered, thanks…. Wow to think that this griffon has convinced you to go rogue Dr Tender.”

“I haven’t gone rogue, I’m just doing a little side research. Nothing bad or traitorous.”

“Okay fine but I’m taking my leave, you two have fun trying to fix his scythe problem.”

“We’ll have fun Captain, bye bye! So doctor how do we fix this?”

“Um I not really sure, trial and error I guess?”

“Yay that’s just perfect, well isn’t it.”

“We’re going to be here for awhile, aren’t we?”

“Well I can’t bloody well walk around the castle like this!”

“Okay just relax, maybe that’ll help?”

“Yeah worth a shot.”

KNOCK* KNOCK* KNOCK*

“Doctor is Anubis in there by any chance? I’d like to speak with him.”

They both looked at each other and panic filled their eyes.

“P-princess Celestia, please could you give us a bit of time!”

“Oh of course Dr Tender Care, please take all the time you need.”

“Thank you!! Psss Anubis you need to figure out how to control those things and hide them.”

“I’m trying, fuck I can’t relax under pressure.”

Anubis began to panic as he just couldn’t seem to conceal his exposed bone blades.

“Doctor is everything okay in there?”

“Yes princess, everything’s fine.”
> C33 awkward dinner
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Shit shit shit, what do we do?”

“Just keep trying to put those things away.”

“Yeah, like I haven’t been trying to do that Tender.

“Okay okay, just let me use my magic to stimulate the muscle group attached to them. This might hurt.”

“Just do it, I really don’t care right now.”

“Okay bite down on this and bear with me for a second.”

Tender then engulfed the scythe like limbs in his aura and began to force them back into the griffon’s forelegs. Anubis began to take heavy breaths as this happened, sinking his teeth into the chair cushion.

“Nearly there, just a few more inches. Come on you got this Anubis.”

He pushed the bony blades back into place and a dull click rang out, the pain stopped for Anubis and Tender wiped some sweat off his brow.

“T-Thanks dude, i t-thought that I’d have to explain those to Celestia.”

“You welcome but speaking of the princess.” The doctor walked over to the door opening it and bowed to the pure white Alicorn.

“Rise Dr Tender Care, so Anubis is here having a check up or so that’s what my captain says but if I remember you gave him one yesterday whilst he was unconscious.”

“I did your highness but you see, he’s had another growth spurt and I believe that it has something to do with the fact that he can use magic.”

“Doctor what do you mean another growth spurt….”

“After noon Celestia, um yeah this happened but don’t worry it didn’t hurt.” He gave her a nervous smile.

Tender decided to leave them to talk and close the door behind him. Anubis sat down and Celestia approached him, giving him a mixed expression.

“So what do you think about the added hight and mass? Because I like it personally he he he.”

“A-Are you sure it didn’t hurt? I mean it must of and look at your forelegs they’re shaking, oh Anubis please lay down I’ll put you on the bed.”

“You didn’t answer my question.”

“It’s different but not a bad different but you look less cute and more…. Forget that, just relax okay.”

“But I’m fine Celestia but if you want to help me, you could maybe get a bigger bed for me. You see I don’t fit anymore.” He gave the Regal Alicorn a cheeky grin.

“Sigh* I guess you have a point but are you really feeling alright because your eyes say otherwise.” She placed a hoof on his shoulder and nuzzled his cheek, this made Anubis blush and Celestia giggled.

“Just a bit tired but I’ve got to get ready for tomorrow, Silver’s asked me out on a date and I accepted.”

“Oh um well I’m glad but…. You’re going to have a guard escort just because she’s a princess.”

“Right…. So what’s with the forced response, you jealous?”

“No! Of course not…. I’m happy for you because you’ll get to see the city and with a lovely hen as company too.” Celestia wore a sheepish smile and Anubis gave her an unconvinced look.

“Oh ok I’m a little jealous but I can’t just walk around the streets, I’m the princess of Equestria.”

“Yeah you have a solid point but I’ll tell you what, how about we have a date in the castle sometime next week?”

“Um oh my, you’re asking me out on a d-date…. Well I graciously except.”

“Oh why thank you my lady.”

“Hehehehe oh stop that, I’d rather have you the way you are and not with a pompous accent.”

“Aaaw but I like the pompous accent, it’s fun to mock of the nobles.”

“As fun as that is I also have some new for you, we’ve came across another griffon that looks similar to you but a dark green and a lot smaller.” Celestia chose not to mention that it looked very feminine.

“Oh r-really, so I’m not the only one left…. That’s great news but what now? Are you gonna to try and send me back with my own kind?”

“No! Not if you don’t want to, I don’t mind you staying here.”

“Thank you swan neck.” Anubis went to give Celestia a hug but stopped himself.

“What’s wrong, do you not want a hug?”

“Sorry just a little sore.”

“So it did hurt sigh*, looks Anubis you don’t have to hide pain from me, I’m sure it’s just growing pains. So get some rest.”

“Yeah probably for the best, I’ll see you at dinner. That’s if I wake up before then.”

“Hehehehe if you want, I’ll come and get you for dinner.”

“Thank you Celestia Yawn* I’ll be here when you need me.”

“Sweet dreams Anubis”

And the pure white Alicorn took her leave, she said goodbye to the doctor and trotted off down the hall. 

Tender went back into his examining room and found Anubis pacing back and forth with a panicked expression.

“Hey what did you two speak about?”

“God dammit Tender, I’ve got a date tomorrow and another next week!”

“What?! With who?”

“One with Princess Silverfeather and another with Celestia!”

“Wait what!!!!!!!!!”

“Yeah I know, I’m just as confused but I just asked her and she said yes!!”

“I can’t tell if you’re happy or scared?”

“BOTH!! I’m scared because what if I fuck up but I’m excited because she’s gorgeous and sweet.”

“Oh so you have a crush on her.”

“It’s not a crush! I just admire her, that’s all.”

“Yeah well good luck with that…. Does she know that your going on a date with another princess?!”

“Yes she does but Silver doesn’t know that I’ve just asked Celestia out.”

“Are you planning on telling her?”

“Well obviously!”

“What!! But I don’t think griffons like sharing, especially mates.”

“I’m sure she won’t mind…. Hopefully.”

“Good luck with that.”

“Yeah dinner is going to be awkward sigh*, what have I gotten myself into?”

“Well apparently you’ll be getting in two princesses.” Anubis’s head shot up and turned to Tender.

“Aren’t you meant to be professional?”

“Yeah but not right now, I’m on break so see you in a bit.”

“No you’re not.”

“Well I am now, princess’s orders. She said to let you sleep until dinner.”

“Oh wonderful, well I’m just going to mess around with these.” At that moment the scythe like bone shot out.

“Okay just don’t brake anything.”

“Don’t worry I won’t.”

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Dinner time arrived quicker than Anubis expected, he was just getting the hang of extending and retracting his mantis like protrusions in his forelegs. The ones in his hind legs would have to wait for another day because Celestia was here to get him.

“Okay this is going to be fun, I just hope the griffon royals aren’t eating with us.”

“Good luck because you’re gonna need it.”

“Yeah thanks, sigh* well here goes nothing. See you around Dr Tender Care.”

“Goodbye Anubis.”

And he left Dr Tender and walked out to meet Celestia, they both made their way to the dining hall.

The walk was somewhat awkward considering that nearly every maid and some butlers tried their hoof at grabbing Anubis’s attention. It was an odd change of pace for Celestia but not a good one because a few of the mares bumped their flanks against his on the way past. 

She was shocked by the audacity of them and found herself getting jealous. So she tried to get closer to him but she bumped into his wings.

“Oh sorry about that, I forgot you have you wings up like that.”

“No my apologies Celestia, I’ll raise them up higher.”

“T-Thanks Anubis.” She moved closer and brushed up against his wing. He rested it on her back and she relaxed against him.

They walked through the dining hall doors and were met with Blackfeather and Silver chatting and taking notes. Upon seeing them enter, Silver hide the note book under her wing.

“Hi um hey Anubis, good to see you….”

“Silver what have you got there?”

“N-nothing you need to worry about!”

“Okay I’m worried now.”

“Oh you should be Anubis, Silver here has a lovely little date planned for you and remember it’s a first date. So nothing frisky afterwards.”

“Hahahah I’m super terrified now your highness.”

“Good, mhmmm you’ve gotten bigger.”

“Yep in all the right places…. Did I just say that out loud?”

“Well well well, Silver please try to keep your thoughts in check.”

“I’m trying but you’re hot!”

“Oh why thank you, the castle staff think so too.”

Celestia rounded the table and took a seat, Anubis took the one in between her and Silverfeather.

“So Celestia why ware you practically leaning against Anubis when you came in?”

“Um well…. Like your daughter, I’m going on a date with him next week.”

“What?!”

“Oh my.” Blackfeather turned to her daughter. “Well my dear, looks like you’ll have to share.”

“B-But…. What?”

“Hey Anubis your oddly quiet, something on your mind?”

“Nothing Queen Blackfeather, why do you ask?”

“Oh no reason but things should be getting interesting in a minute or two.”

“Hey we are not just going to gloss over that, I have to share but I don’t want to anymore!”

Everycreature turned to her and Celestia face hoofed, Silver’s mum glared at her and the gears were spinning in Anubis’s head.

“Wait what do you mean by that?”

“Um he he he…. So what’s for dinner?”

“No silver, what did you mean by share me and that you don’t want to no more?”

“Well um me and Celestia had planned to share you…. but I don’t know if I want to anymore.”

“I’m not an object Silver.” Anubis turned to Celestia. “And you. You planned to share me.”

“Um well yes, I’m sorry Anubis.”

“Don’t apologise, I don’t know if I should be impressed or disgusted by the fact that you two teamed up against me.”

“We weren’t teaming up against you.”

“Sure you weren’t Silver, anyway let’s just change the subject.”

“Agreed.”

“Yeah I’m hungry.”

“Aw but it was getting interesting.”

“Oh shush Blackfeather.”

“Hehehehehehe ok fine but it’s fun seeing you blush Celestia.”

“Yeah I’m sure it is.”

Then the doors swung open and king Silverbeak walked in and took a seat next to his wife, they shared a kiss and Silverfeather’s cheeks turned red. She gagged and quickly turned away, shaking her head furiously.

“You good Silver?”

“Yes I’m fine, everything is fine.”

“Oh she’s embarrassed because she saw-“ The embarrassed princess cut off Blackfeather.

“Shut up mum!”

“Yes dear I agree with our daughter, please don’t answer that question.”

“Okay now I’m interested what about you Celestia?”

“Mhmm if it’s private, then I’ll respect that but if not then do tell.”

“No! It’s very private, very very private.”

Anubis and Celestia shared a look and dropped the matter after hearing Queen Blackfeather’s response.

“Yes my wife is correct but if I may ask, why is he here and is it just me or did he get taller?”

“Yes dad he did and he’s here because he can be.”

“Huff* I guess it’s fine by me but I’ve got my eyes on you.”

“Humf* you didn’t have your eyes on him earlier today….” Anubis suddenly saw something interesting on the table.

“Excuse me young lady, what’s that supposed to mean?”

“Nothing! Just that he would make a great guard, lots of stamina.”

“What!!”

“Oh my, Silver dear don’t tell me. Did you two…. Um you know…. Do it?”

“Honey?! Why are you curious? And you better not have, I won’t allow some random griff take my daughter’s virginity.”

“Hey we’ve already spoken about this dad, it’s my choice and we didn’t do it anyway.”

“Y-You didn’t…. Well good and please be more clear when explaining things, so you were talking about his training regime.”

“Yeah obviously.” Silver made eye contact with Anubis and she blushed. King Silverbeak gave them a suspicious look.

“So you wouldn’t mind if me and Anubis just stepped outside for a little chat?”

“Um well if he doesn’t m-mind.”

“Yes of course we can, your majesty.”

“Good, please follow me.”

They both got up and Anubis followed the griffon king outside for a chat. When they left the room, King Silverbeak grabbed Anubis by one of his large ears and pulled him close.

“If you hurt my daughter in any way I will make your life a living Tartarus and chop your balls off, do I make myself clear?”

“Y-Yes sir very clear, you have my word.”

“Good, now let’s go back and enjoy the food her highness’s chefs have prepared.”

“Okay that sounds good.”

The guards standing at the doors looked shook and the two griffons walked back in, taking their seats and waited for the food.

When dinner was brought out Anubis leaned forward and he felt a sharp sting in his left hind leg, managing to not make a sound. He took a quick peek, he found a pool of blood and a large spike like bone sticking out.

Silverfeather raised her beak up “Sniff* Sniff* Does anycreature else smell blood? Or is it just me.”

“Now that you mention it I do, what about you Anubis?”

“Um no.”

“Is your beak blocked?”

“No….”

Anubis had no idea how to retract the blade but the blood had almost cleared itself up, the smell still lingering but that was the least of his concerns.

“Anubis are you alright? You look a little panicked.”

“Oh I’m fine, just having trouble picking what I want to eat. Your chefs have really outdone themselves with this spread.”

“Well I’m sure that they’ll be honoured to hear that.”

“Yeah….”

Everycreature started to fill their plates except for Anubis, he stayed still and raised one of his claws. Celestia knew what he was trying to do and she used her magic to fill his plate for him.

“I thought that i told you not to try and do that.”

“You did but I just wanted to see if I could…. Sorry.”

“It’s fine but once Dr Tender says you can practice safely then I’ll teach you.”

“Really!? Thanks Celestia.”

“Hehehehe that’s alright, now enjoy your food.”

Anubis dug into his dinner whilst flexing and contracting all the muscles in his leg, in a desperate attempt to retract the exposed bone back into his leg. 

“Are you feeling alright Nubie?”

“Please don’t call me that Silver…. And yes, everything is fine.”

“Are you sure? you keep looking down at yourself.”

“Yeah I’m fine, let’s just enjoy dinner.”

“Mhmmm fine? I don’t believe you, what did my dad say to you?” She turned to glare at her father, who was enjoying his meal. “Dad! What did you say to Anubis? Because he keeps looking down at the floor.”

“Nothing other than if he hurts you, I’ll hurt him.”

“DAD!!! We spoke about this, Anubis wouldn’t hurt me.”

“Yeah but now he’s definitely not going to hurt you, you’re welcome.”

“Wha…. Bu-but you can’t just say that!! Now he’s going to be scared to be around me because of you.”

“I have to agree with our daughter on this one honey, you shouldn’t have scared the young griff.”

“But I was only looking out for her, it’s my job.”

“Yes but you should have gone about it in a different way.”

“Fine, I’m sorry for threatening you Anubis. There happy.”

“Very, not often I see you apologise to anycreature but me.”

“Nah it’s fine, that’s not what’s bothering me. It’s something a little more private.”

Celestia leaned over to him. “Pssss if you would like to speak about it in private, we can.”

“Thanks but that won’t be necessary.”

Silverfeather’s head was racing and she came to two conclusions, Anubis’s griff-hood might not be working properly or he likes other griffs and not hens. This made her panic but the thought of him and another male fighting for dominance in the sheets made her excited.

“Are you gay Anubis?”

“What!! What gives you that idea especially after earlier today.”

“Mhmmm what about-“

“I’m straight Silver.”

“So is everything alright with your um….”

“Silver!! Don’t you dare finish that sentence young lady.”

All eyes were on Silverfeather and she covered her beak and blushed furiously.

“W-well he keeps looking between his legs.”

“Because…. Um well I can reassure you that I don’t have any problems with my junk, so can we drop this conversation.”

“I don’t see anything wrong with it, even if it doesn’t work Anubis.”

“Yeah I know why you would think that King Blackfeather but it does work so don’t get your hopes up.”

“So why do you keep looking down there?” Silver’s eyes trailed down his form and her eyes widened when she saw a large sharp bone protruding out of Anubis’s leg. “Gasp!!*”

“Shut up Silver, it’s fine.”

“Anubis what’s up? Let me have a look.”

“No no no, please let’s just enjoy the food Celestia.”

“Please let me have a look, if it’s not that bad then you should be fine with me looking.”

“He he he, you should trust me that it’s fine.”

“It doesn’t look fine, that’s a large sharp peace of bone sticking out of your leg.”

“SILVER!!!”

“WHAT?!?! Don’t move Anubis stay still.”

“It’s fine Celestia, believe me.”

Blackfeather turned to her husband and gave him a death glare.

“It wasn’t me, I only spoke with him and he was walking fine when we came back in!”

“Sigh* okay I believe you but how has that happened and how has he not screamed out in pain, that must hurt?”

“Well yes and not, it did hurt but not anymore just uncomfortable.”

“GUARDS! Go and retrieve Dr Tender care immediately, this is urgent.”

A pair of royal guards took off running and Celestia had a worried expression on her face.

“Anubis how did this happen?”

“Well I believe that it has something to do with my breed, you know maturity and what not.”

“What no that shouldn’t happen, do you feel dizzy?”

“No not really but tensing the muscles in my hind leg feels weird, I’ll just have to get used to it.”

“Okay don’t move, I’m going to use my magic to place you on the table. Are you ready?”

“Um okay I guess.”

Celestia lifted him onto the table and laid him down on his belly, the blade bone was exposed and Celestia inspected it. She use her magic to hold it in place and waited for Dr Tender to arrive.

The doors open and the Doctor rushed in, immediately began to reassure the princess that everything is fine.

“Your highness, I can assure you that this is natural for Anubis. In fact the ones in his forelegs have already broken through the skin, go on show her.”

Anubis sat up and raised his forelegs, two scythe like blades shot out and everycreature except the doctor jumped. 

“Wow and you said they’re genetic?”

“As far as I am aware princess Silverfeather.”

“That's good to know, so when did you find out about this?”

“Earlier today during his check up, he nearly stabbed me with it.”

“No I didn’t, they were nowhere near you.”

Celestia interrupted the conversation. “So why wasn’t I informed?”

“W-well I was going to but I got distracted.”

“By what?”

“Our conversation, you know the one about another griffon like me.”

“Oh yes, well I can see why that would distract you.”

“So let’s not make this any more of a scene then it and enjoy this food, please.”

“But that surly can’t be comfortable.” Celestia began to tug on his bone blades and Silver grabbed the spike sticking out of his left hind leg.

“Hey!! Get off me you two, that feels weird!”

They both immediately let go and gave the griff some room, he retreated the blades into his forelegs. But the other one didn’t go back in and he looked to Tender.

“Please can you work your magic.”

“Of course, just relax your hind leg for me.”

Tender’s magic engulfed Anubis’s leg and the spike began to twitch before suddenly returning back from witch it came.

“Thank-you-Doctor!”

“You’re welcome Anubis, now has the other one broken through yet?”

“Well is it sticking out?”

“So it hasn’t.”

Celestia and the others just sat there in silence as they computed what they had just seen. Anubis had scythe like blades in his forelegs and a set of similar bones in his hind legs. This was particularly unsettling for Celestia because the recently murdered noble was killed by a scythe like blade but Dr Tender said that they were discovered today.

“Anubis please after dinner can you come to my office, I’d like to trigger the last one. Just so you don’t accidentally hurt somepony or griffon.”

“Yeah sure, I’ll see you in a bit doc. Bye.”

“See you later Anubis.”

Sooooo~ who’s hungry because I’m starving.” He gave a nervous smile and jumped off the table and into his seat.

“Sorry but I’m still trying to process that you can do that, do you think if you have cubs that they’ll be able to do that?”

“Um maybe but I doubt it.”

“Why?” 

“Well these developed after my growth spurt, so that’s why I said maybe.”

“Mhmmmm what if you had cubs with a griffon that doesn’t have those?”

“Then probably not but I’ll never know until I do, so Silver why are you so interested?”

“Oh um ah ha ha ha…. No reason at all, just curious.”

“So you’re curious about have cubs and thinking about it at nineteen.”

“Wha! No I was just wondering that’s all! Nothing like that.”

“Excuse me but can you stop flirting with my daughter please, especially when I’m right here.”

“Oh sorry King Silverbeak and I wasn’t flirting.”

“Oh but it’s okay for you and mum to flirt literally anywhere!”

“Yes because we are married, and Anubis is nothing more than an interest to you.”

“No he’s not! For your information, we’re going on a date tomorrow….”

“You’re what?!?!”

“And the plan was to not tell your father dear. Sigh*”

“Wait you knew! And you wasn’t going to tell me that our daughter was going on a date with a strange looking griff that has blades and spikes coming out of his legs!!”

“Yes but only because I didn’t want you even more stressed out then you already are…. And because I was going to handle the security for them.”

“Sigh* okay but no funny business you two…. and you, don’t even ask my daughter out on a date without my permission.” He gave Anubis a furious glare.

“But she asked me out, sir…. I mean your majesty.”

“Wha…. Wait did you Silver?”

“He he he, well yes I did dad.”

“….oh well um, my point still stands.”

“Yes your majesty.”

“Good, now let’s enjoy this food with no more distractions.”

Everycreature nodded and began to eat the rest of their dinner and dessert, afterwards Anubis and Celestia went to Dr Tender Care’s office and walked in. There they made the last bone spike shoot itself free from its fleshy prison, Celestia backed up and grabbed some bandages but the doctor stopped her. She watched in fascination and discussed as the unsettling amount of blood had began to flow back into his leg. 

Dr Tender and Celestia stepped outside to talk and she put up a sound proofing spell around them.

“I didn’t know his unnatural healing was this affective doctor.”

“Y-yes, another thing we found out t-today princess.”

“But I don’t believe that those blade like bones are natural, do you think that they could be a result of what this Mr Red did to him? Like an experiment?”

“Maybe but please don’t ask or bring it up to him, I believe that it would upset him if he thought that you see him as an experiment princess.”

“Has he experienced that to you Doctor?”

“….yes he has but it’s something he wanted to keep quiet, so just keep treating him how you have been and everything should be fine.”

“Very well then but this only gives me more questions.”

They went back into Tender’s office and saw Anubis laying upside down with his hind legs in the air. Leaving his under carriage completely exposed to the princess, her wing shot open and nearly sent Dr tender into a cabinet.

“Like what you see Celestia?”

“A-Anubis w-what are you doing!?”

“Trying to learn how to control these things, so if you can stop staring at my balls I’d appreciate that. Thank you.”

“S-Sorry Doctor, I’ll be waiting outside.”

“It’s alright princess, I’ll have a few words with patient zero here.”

“Hey I’m not diseased!”

“No but you have a large lack of modesty, walking around showing off your wings. Do you even know what it means when a griffon or pegasus has their wings unfolded like you do?”

“Nope not a clue.” He gave the doctor a wide grin.

“Sigh* It means that you are showing off how healthy and sexually ready you are!”

“OOOOOH that’s why I’ve been getting so much attention from the castle staff lately, wow that’s a shame because it’s super comfortable. But I’m still going to walk around like that, I don’t care if others think I’m down for a quick fuck because I’m not.”

“You are so difficult to understand Anubis, anyway have you got those things under control?”

“Yes good Doctor, I have.”

“Well then off you go, the princess is waiting outside.”

“Yeah okay thanks again and goodbye.”

“Goodbye Anubis.”
> C34 A Date to remember
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV

I had just gotten out of the shower and opened my closet, I have about a hour before I have to meet up with Silver at the castle gates. It would be a lie if I said I was a little nervous but mostly excited.

I was going to spend the hour trying to fix my clothes, they were 3 sizes too small and Zodiac had given me a basic run down of how to use the green Necrovine artefact, it was going to be painful for the first time.

“Well here goes nothing.”

My claw began to glow a sick green and the gray and red three piece suit began to expand until it was too large to fit on me.

I then slipped into it and reignited my claw, I began to string the suit around until it fitted perfectly. I walked over to the mirror and gave myself a once over, it looked great but my chest fluff prevented me from buttoning up the top three buttons. It still looked good but now I couldn’t wear my tie.

After excepting that I couldn’t wear my tie, I made my way through the castle and bumped into Captain Graceful. “Oh sorry Captain, I didn’t see you there.”

“It’s fine…. A-Anubis you’ve gotten b-bigger….”

“Oh yeah, I had a bit of a growth spurt. What do you think?”

“Um a bit is an understatement…. Well you look smart, where are you going?”

“Um I’m going on a date with…. Princess Silverfeather.”

“No way! Congrats dude, so why are you here chatting to me? Get going!”

“Oh yeah, I’m going to be late!! Bye!!” I took off running and left him in the dust as i bolted down the hall. I zoomed past everycreature and finally exited the castle, seeing the gates i swiftly walked over to them and I saw six guards and Silver…. she was beautiful, I froze in place at the sight of her. 

The dress she was wearing showed off her curves and paired miraculously with her gray and dark blue coat and feathers. It was a light metallic blue that shimmered in the sun, the feathers on top of her head had been brushed to one side completing the look. 

She’s coming…. She’s coming over! Shit! Think of something to say!

“Good afternoon Anubis you look great, gray and dark Red look good on you. And I like the way your chest fluff sticks out.”

“W-why thank you S-Silver…. Wow, I just…. Wow, you drop dead gorgeous. You had me struggling to even speak, how long did you spend getting ready because it’s definitely paid off.”

“Hehehe oh shush you, my mum went a little overboard and well this is the result.” She gave a little spin and I fluffed my wings, for some reason they were beginning to get itchy.

“You should let your mum go overboard more often because she knows what she’s doing, I mean look at you, you’re sexy….” I felt my cheeks warm up and Silver turned a light crimson.

“Y- you really think so?”

“He he he well I wasn’t planning on saying it out loud but yeah, so what are we waiting for, let’s start this date.”

“Heheheh yes, let’s.”

I followed Silver to the gates and the escort of guards surrounded us, the gates were raised and we were now officially on our date. She let me down the streets of Canterlot and we when into a fancy restaurant that she had already booked for us. I was honestly impressed that she had managed to do that in just a day.

“Come on Anubis, we’ve got a table on the second floor and they serve meat.”

“Oh okay now you’ve got my attention, lead the way my lady.”

“Heheheh oh shush you, I’ve heard that this place has some of the best food in Canterlot.”

“Mhmmm better than the castle? Because that’s hard for me to believe.”

“Well we’ll just have to find out, come on move that butt of yours.”

“Relax, we’ve got the entire day so let’s take some time to enjoy it.”

“Mhmmm okay but if we miss something because you wanted to smell the flowers, then you better make it up to me.”

“Do you take payment’s over time?”

“Nope, all at front.”

“Shoot! Anyway witch table is ours?”

“This one, so…. Aren’t you going to help me get seated?”

“Why, can’t you do it yourself?”

“Yes but this is a date and…. Well that’s what I read the griff does in my novels.”

“Oh okay then allow me, Silver.”

“Thank you, what a gentlegriff.”

“Hey! I do try.”

“Yes but you could try a little harder although I do like the rough cut personality, it’s new.”

“I don’t know if that was a compliment or an insult but either way, thanks.”

“You’re not welcome heheheh.”

A waiter brought us the menus and waited for us to make our orders, she had a neutral expression on her face.

“I think I’ll have the…. Lobster with garlic butter and the egg fried rice.”

“And I’ll have some muscles with spaghetti and mushroom sauce.”

That’s something new I’ve learnt, Silver likes mushrooms. Can’t say that I agree with her taste.

“And what would her highness and her date like to drink?”

“I’ll have some red wine, please.”

“Hehehe Anubis, you’re not old enough to drink wine, so two grape juices please.”

“Of course, I’ll bring it out immediately your highness.”

“Psss Anubis, you can’t just ask for wine.”

“Well I just did and I probably would have gotten it if you didn’t say that I’m not old enough.”

“Heheheh stop messing around, we’re on a date.”

“But aren’t we supposed to be messing around?”

“….yes but…. I’m not sure how a date is meant to go but mum said that if you have fun, it’s a good date.”

“So let’s enjoy the food and go have a good time.”

“I know a place that you might like, there’s going to be a live performance at the opera house.”

“Opera? Sounds nice, when does it start?”

“At 8, so we have a lot of time before then, so I’ve planned a private Wonderbolt’s air show.”

“Oh really, that’ll be cool to see Captain Shouty fly about.”

“Heheheh you can’t keep calling her that, if she heard you, she would work you into the ground.”

“Heheheh yeah she would but that’s if I get caught.”

“Not if, but when.”

“Well I just have to deal with her, when she finds out but you’ll support me…. Right?”

“Well it depends if I enjoy this date.” She had an impish smile on her beak.

“But you’re the one who planned it, so don’t blame me if it goes horribly wrong.”

“It won’t because I’m the one who planned it.”

“And that’s meant to reassure me?”

“Yes.” She puffed out her chest and raised her beak.

“Ok, I’m a little reassured.”

“Good, sniff* sniff* oh our food is ready!”

“That was fast? Are we sure that it’s cooked properly?”

“Well it’s a good thing we have a taste tester and by we, I mean I have a taste tester. Witch is you, so if it’s poisoned please tell me.”

“Tell you, I’ll be dead nimrod.”

“What does that even mean.”

“No clue but you should stop being a nimrod, it can’t be good for your health.”

“Oh shush you, you’re terrible hehehehe.”

The waiter walked out of the kitchen doors and made her way to our table, she placed two dishes on the table and lifted the lids.

“bon appétit your highness, please enjoy your meal.”

“Thank you very much.”

“Thanks, this looks incredible. Please give the chef my compliments.”

“Of course, now if you’ll excuse me.” She left and a different waiter brought us our drinks. 

“Thank you.” The waiter left and I turned to Silver. “Why did they give us our drinks after the food?”

“So we don’t spoil our appetite silly.”

“Silly? You weren’t calling me silly when I was eating you out.”

SHUT!... Shush Anubis, do you want everycreature to hear?”

“Hear what? That I ate out a.” She threw a napkin at me and I stopped. “Okay okay, I’ll stay quiet…. Unlike you did.”

“Sh-shut up and eat your food.”

“Okay but I hope they have dessert.”

“Oh my goodness.”  She was blushing furiously at this point.

“What I just want to try some fancy cakes…. Why, what were you thinking of? Dirty hen.”

“No no no you worded that in a way that would make me think that.”

“Don’t be silly, I can’t control how you think.”

“Bu-but you just did.”

“Hahahah so you were thinking dirty thoughts about me, good to know.” I winked and blew her a kiss.

“you’re insufferable…. Um so can I see one of your extendable bone thingies?”

“Mhmmm no, not right now but later you can. I don’t want to scare anycreature not to mention, the guards don’t know about them.”

“aaaw but I think there cool.”

“And you can admire them later.”

“Fine then but you have to let me try some of your food.”

“What no, you have your own food. If you want it then take it.”

She picked up her fork and went to stab it into my lobster but I blocked her attack with my own fork, she grinned and grabbed the knife so I followed suit. It was a fight to the death, my lobster was on the line and I wasn’t about to surrender.

“You think you can attack me?”

“Oh I’m going to take your lobster.” She had a devious smile and she attacked with all her might, I caught her fork with my own. They were locked together and she used her knife.

“Your offence is weak, now it’s my turn.” I launched my own counter attack and her defences collapsed, giving me a perfect opportunity to steel a whole muscle. Then I remembered that i don’t even like muscles and so began the negotiation for a treaty, a Treaty of peace for the safe return of the food I had taken hostage.

After the negotiations were concluded we sat and ate in silence because my date didn’t get to taste my lobster, that I ordered. So I decided to cut a small piece of the lobster meat and dipped it into the creamy sauce.

“Hey nimrod here, you wanted to try some.” I held the fork in front of her and she blushed before taking a bite. “So what do you think because I like it.”

“Mhmmmm mm I’m not a fan.”

“Wait what? Are you joking?” She had to be joking, this was incredible but I’ve never had lobster before so I didn’t know if it was good or bad. But how can she just not like it?

“No I don’t like lobster, it’s too rich and soft.”

“But muscles aren’t soft?”

“It’s a different kind of soft, you eat them in completely different ways.”

“Well that was a waste of lobster.”

“No it wasn’t because I still ate it, so thank you.” She fiddled with her talons and looked away, her cheeks a soft red. She was cute…. And I couldn’t help but lean closer for a better look, she noticed and leaned forward. Before I could react, she had closed the distance and I could feel her breath on my beak.

She closed her eyes and went in for a kiss, I followed her lead and our beaks met. I got that same feeling from last time but it felt better, so I slipped my tongue in and began to explore. 

We slowly pulled away, a trail of saliva hung between us and she blushed so hard she was practically glowing red.

“You taste like mushrooms, I don’t like mushrooms.” I then proceeded to down my grape juice.

“Hey don’t ruin the moment and I wanted to be the one to slip my tongue into your mouth.”

“Yeah well too bad, also we both know we’re this tongue’s been.” I stuck my tongue out and winked.

“Oh my, you…. That’s just wrong Anubis, ewe.”

“So how did you think you taste?”

“Shut up, that’s gross.”

“You didn’t find it gross then.”

“You didn’t kiss me then.”

“Hahahah fair point, don’t worry I brushed this morning.”

“Good to know.”

We finished our food and tipped the waiter before we left the restaurant, now making our way through the busy market of Canterlot. We stopped at a few interesting stands and bought some cool trinkets. 

We stopped by a jewellery store and I couldn’t read the name of it to save my life. Silver practically dragged me in and went to the front desk, the mare at the desk looking terrified until she saw the escort of guards.

“H-hello and how may I help you today?”

“We’re looking for matching bracelets please?”

“Oh well we have a wide selection of two peace bracelets just over here.”

Silver and the jeweller went over to a large cabinet and for a second I could have sworn that I saw a shimmer in her eyes. 

I hope she doesn’t pick out anything over the top flashy because that’s the last thing I need right now, especially if it’s matching.

“Oh Anubis come look at this one it’s rose gold with diamonds, what do you think?”

“The only way you’re getting me to wear that is if I’m dead.”

“But why?”

“It’s too tacky, mhmmm what do you think of this one? It’s white gold, with a neat pattern.”

“Mhmmm but it’s a little plain, don’t you think?”

“Sometimes simple is better, no need to over complicate things. So how much is it for the pair?”

“It’s 2,200 bits.” The Jeweller proceeded to take them out of the cabinet and allowed us to try them on.

“Mhmm oddly comfortable to wear, what do you think Silver?”

“I like them but I still think the rose gold would have looked better on you, white gold doesn’t stand out against your fur.”

“That’s what I wanted, so we’ll have them but 2,200 is a lot for two bracelets. Could you go down to 2,000?”

“Mmmm well I could go down to 2,100.”

“How about 2,050 and we’ll tell everycreature that we got them here.”

“And why would you telling everycreature where you brought them from, do for me, not trying to be rude but I doubt that you have connections with the Canterlot nobles.”

“Hahahah, well princess Silverfeather I guess we should take our business elsewhere.” Silver was looking at me funny and the guards were smirking.

“P-Princess? You mean the Griffon princess!? Oh no no no, please I’ll let you have the bracelets for 2,000 bits…. And have this complimentary necklace your highness.”

After we left the Jewellery store Silver hit me with her wing and one of the guards giggled.

“That was mean what you did there.”

“But you got a lovely necklace out of it and we have classy matching bracelets too, all for two grand.”

“But I’m royalty, money isn’t a concern and why would you need to save two hundred bits for?”

“Because somecreature else needs it more them me and you or that jeweller, like that pony right there.”

I walked over to a stallion who was wearing a ragged coat and had a hat on the floor, he was on the thinner side and I dumped the 200 bits in the hat and went back to Silver.

“I-I didn’t think you was gonna do that but isn’t Canterlot super wealthy?”

“Yes but with wealth comes poverty my dear, I could only imagine how much rent is in a city like this.”

One of the pony guards spoke up. “He’s got a point, even working as a guard, most of my bits go to rent and food.”

“Oh I d-didn’t know that.”

“Well you do now but don’t let that fact upset you, we’re on a date.”

“Y-Yeah you’re right, so let’s get going we have a private Wonderbolt show to watch.”

“Then lead the way.”

She grabbed my claws and led me through the streets and that’s when I heard a whistling and a thud to my left. The guard that commented on rent, was face down in a pool of his blood. The entire crowd panicked and the five remaining guards took action, forming a circle around us whilst we ran. We turned down an alley and another two thuds rang out, I turned around and saw a griffon and pony slumped over not moving.

Silver tried to turn around but I blocked her with a wing and pulled her closer. This was bad, very bad.

Then a unicorn guard shot a red bolt of magic that exploded in the sky, a flare I assume but he was hit with three arrows before he collapsed. 

Two sharp pains appeared on my side and when I looked, I had two arrows sticking out of me.

“Fuck that sucks.”

“Anubis!! Oh no no no, are you alright. Let me help.” Before I could respond she yanked both arrows out of me and blood poured out, the colour drained from her face. “No please, no.”

I went to cover her with my body but it felt heavy and didn’t respond to my commands, shit did those arrows have a neurotoxin on their heads? FUCKING HELL!!

The last thing I heard was Silver crying.

———————————————————————

I slowly came to and noticed that I was tied up with my back again something hard, I looked around and couldn’t see Silver anywhere. 

“Hey Anubis! You’re alright, oh thank goodness. I thought you were d-d…. You know, not waking up.”

“It’s alright silver, did they do anything to you? Are you hurt?”

“No, just bruised a bit but what about you? They shot you twice and I-I-I’m sorry for hurting you even more.”

“It’s fine, I’m fine, you didn’t know that would happen, you couldn’t have known what to do.”

“But I should have, sniffle* the g-guards…. I don’t know what happened to t-them.”

That’s when a tanned colour griffon showed himself. “Oh those guards are probably dead but it’s a miracle that you survived, then again I ain’t seen a griff like you before.”

“Yeah well I’m a one of a kind, limited edition bud.”

“Ha ha hahahah oh we got a funny one boys, a real comedian. So why are ya with the princess? You two lovers or something?”

“Why? You jealous or think you can get more out of us as a package deal?”

“Well we were going to kill you and ransom the princess but after doing a bit of research, we found that Princess Celestia has been keeping you at her castle for a while. So consider yourself lucky fuck face.”

“Yeah because I feel lucky being tied and held for ransom.”

SMACK!!*

“Shut ya beak ya rich prick, if you know what’s good for ya then you’ll keep your sarcasm to yourself.”

“Fuck you.”

“Glad we were able to make that clear.”

He then walked away and I was now royally pissed.

“Psss Anubis are you okay? Sniffle*”

“Yeah I’m fine, he hit’s like a bitch.”

“I’m scared, what’s going to happen?”

“I’m going to get us out of this, by any means necessary.”

“But how?”

“Don’t tell me you already forgot about my bone blades my dear?”

“Oh yeah but you’re not gonna fight them, are you?”

“I’m gonna have to if you want to escape.”

“But.”

“No buts, I’m getting us out of here.”

“But what if.”

“Look I know you’re scared but I need you to be quiet for me.”

“Okay.”

Now that I could think, I came up with a plan to get us out. When that prick comes back, I’ll kill him and then pick Silver up. Then fly through the sky light and go from there, hopefully we’re not to far from the castle.

Here’s my chance, that cockroach will never know what hit him.

He walked up to me and grabbed me by the throat, before he could do anything he began to cough up blood and fell onto me. I threw him off and cut Silver free, she saw the body and turned green.

“Come on, get on my back and hold on tight, we’re getting out of here.”

“B-but you k-killed him, you murdered him.”

“You can shout at me later but right now we need to leave.”

She hopped on and before I could take off five griffons charged me, they were all armed with swords and knives.

“Shit! Silver hold on tight and keep your eyes closed, things are going to get messy.”

“O-Okay.”

Two of them rushed me and I deflected their attacks with my mantis like blades, slicing one of the attackers throats. His friend watched in horror as his buddy bled out in front of him.

“Who’s next!?”

They all took a step back and I plunged both of my blades into the nearest one, he let out a sick gargling noise. I slowly turned to grin at the other unfortunate souls that were trapped in here with me.

“Oh don’t look so scared, death is painless…. Mostly, HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Hahahahahah! Oh you should see the looks on your faces right now.”

I ripped the blades out of the dead carcass, splitting it in two and lunged at the three remaining griffons. One of them threw his knife at me and It sank into my throat, I continued my attack and tore apart the griff who threw it.

I got carried away with inflicting as much pain as possible to this one, I failed to notice that the other two had fled. 

Me and a traumatised griffon princess were now making our way out, Silver’s heart was racing and her grip around my neck was unbreakable. I just hope she isn’t scared of me, I’d never hurt her.

“Hey Silver, we’re out…. How are you feeling?”

“I-I just want my mum and dad, please take me back to the castle. Whimper*”

“Of course Silver, we’ll be there in no time.” I lurched us into the air and located the castle, it was a good ways away from this ran down wherehouse.

We began heading in the direction of the castle, her dress was damp and torn but we still had the bracelets and her necklace. As for my suit…. Well it was torn and bloodied, so no chance of saving it but at least Silver was okay…. Physically.

As we approach the castle a swarm of griffons and Pegasi surrounded us and Captain Graceful flew up to me.

“Hey Anubis!! Shit! You’re covered in blood, quickly land and we’ll get you looked at.”

“No I’m fine, it’s not mine.”

“Wha? Okay but let’s get her highness to the castle, think you can make the trip.”

“Say no more.” And with that I flew back with Graceful, when we landed Silver’s parents took her and she bursted into tears. I gave them some space and went to get cleaned up, that was until King Silverbeak came up to me.

“Hey Anubis…. I just want to thank you for protecting my daughter, I guess your not so bad after all.”

“Don’t mention it, I just didn’t want to see her hurt.”

He patted me on the shoulder and hurried over to his family, I left to get washed up.

On my way to the bathhouse I was stopped by Celestia and she looked worried, why?

“Oh my goodness Anubis, are you okay? When we saw the flare my heart stopped for a second, is Silver okay?”

“She’s fine, as for me I-I’m alright just worried.”

“About what?”

“I killed three of the five attackers and I think Silver is scared of me now.” My voice was monotone.

“Oh no no no, I’m sure she isn’t scared of you. You saved her, even if you had to do some evil things.”

“Am-am i evil? Celestia.”

“No no no, the action of murder is evil, you’re not evil.”

“But I’m a killer and now Silver knows, not to mention I ruined her date.”

“You’re not a killer and I’m sure she’ll understand, I’ll help you explain.”

“T-Thank you.”

“Now let’s get you cleaned up, your a bit of a mess.”

“Yeah that’ll be nice.”

“But Anubis, where were you being held? Do you know?”

“A ran down wherehouse just a 20 minute flight from the castle, I think it was south east from here.”

“Okay I’ll have some guards go and investigate, I’m just glad you and Silver are safe and I’m not going to declaw you if that’s what’s worrying you.”

“Thanks I guess.”

Me and Celestia made our way to the bathhouse but my mind was flooded with thoughts of Silver being scared or even terrified of me, thinking I’m a monster. I mean I’m a monster by definition but I had to do it to save her but that doesn’t matter, what matters is how she sees it. Not to mention losing myself in the moment, she probably thinks I’m insane.

“Celestia am I crazy? Or ill?”

Celestia nearly tripped over her hooves. “Wha? No you’re not but if you wanted we could have you tested, like I suggested before.”

“…maybe, I’m not sure I want to be tested on.”

“That's alright Anubis, nopony’s forcing you.”

I just nodded and continued to the baths.

When we got in Celestia helped me get out of my blood drenched clothes and I allowed myself to fall into the warm water, which immediately turned a muddy red. I allowed myself to float and relax but I just couldn’t clear my mind, especially after thinking about how horrible my date went with Silver. I had kill three griffons on our first date, I don’t think anycreature had ever done that before.

I raised my left foreleg out of the water and stared at the now blood stained white gold bracelet I wore.

“That’s a nice bracelet, did Silver get it for you?”

“N-yes she did but I’ve ruined it, it’s all blood stained now.”

“I’m sure we can clean it up, here take it off and I’ll have a maid clean it up.”

I proceeded to unclip the bracelet and allowed Celestia to take it with her magic.

“I appreciate that and please could you check on Silver, I’ll be fine here.”

“Yes I’ll do that for you but if you need anything, there are two guards outside.”

“Okay got it.”

She left me and I drove under the water and swam towards the other side, I resurfaced and grabbed the bottle of shampoo, quickly getting to work on scrubbing my matted fur.

Oddly enough the dried blood came out easily and the baths filtration system worked amazingly. The pool was completely cleaned of blood.

After I washed up, I jumped out and dried myself off. Then got to work preening, then brushing my fur and fixing the mess of feathers on top of my head.

As I went to leave, I failed to notice were I was going and slipped on the damp soggy blood stained clothes that I discarded.

Thwack!*

The door swung open and two guards rushed in, only to find me on the floor with a small stream of blood coming from my beak.

“Sir are you alright, here let me help you up and please use this to clean your beak up.”

“Thank you but it was just a slip, nothing serious.”

“I know sir but from what I’ve heard you’ve already had quite a rough day, so please allow me.”

“Sigh* Fine.” The guard gave me a handkerchief and helped me to my claws, the other one kept looking around and just stood there at the ready.

We made our way out of the bathhouse and I leaned against a pillar, waiting for Celestia to come back. But depending on how badly I traumatised Silver, that could take a long time.

I allowed my mind to wander and I closed my eyes, i don’t know how much time had passed but I felt a wing pull me away from my pillar and my eyes shot open. Jumping away and taking a defensive posture, I realised that I had dozed off and allowed myself to be caught off guard.

“Anubis it’s just me, you can relax. I didn’t mean to scare you, sorry.”

“Celestia? Oh sorry I didn’t mean to do that, it-it was just a reflex.”

“Don’t apologise, it’s fine I completely understand. I shouldn’t have spooked you like that.”

“I-is Silver alright?”

“Yes she’s just shaken up a bit, I’m sure she doesn’t fear you.”

“Mm hm, okay I hope you’re right.”

“Yes but you look tired, so let’s get you to bed. I’ll have food brought up to you, just get a bit of rest.”

“Yeah but I’m a bit too big for my bed.”

“Mhmmm well you can use mine, until I get you a bigger bed.”

“But where will you sleep?”

“In my bed too, there’s more than enough room for the two of us.”

I feel my cheeks heat up and I quickly looked away.

“Oh are you blushing Anubis, what? The thought of sharing a bed with me is exciting?”

“Celestia, there’s guards listening.”

“So?”

“What do you mean So, they might spread rumours?”

“What like the current one that arrived from you sleeping in my bed and bathing with me?”

“Ah…. I’ve got nothing, okay you win but….”

“But what?”

“Nothing.”

“Okay but you can speak to me about anything, I’m here to help you.”

“Yeah okay, thanks.”

We began on our way to Celestia’s chambers.

What sort of mood am I in, I’m just saying thanks and being a downer. I’ve taken a live before, many in fact. Some for science and some for fun but I feel…. Weird and I did it in self defence, an acceptable reason. Could it be because Silver will see me in a different light or is it to do with my own brain.

No it can’t be I killed that noble prick and didn’t feel shit, so it has to be Silver. Do I really care if she sees me as a killer? I mean it’s not incorrect but I’m not a mindless killer, I did what I had to in that situation.

When we arrived at Celestia’s sleeping quarters she opened the doors and allowed me to enter.

“Please just make yourself comfortable and I’ll have your dinner brought up to you.”

“Okay but I don’t like that ponyquin, it’s bloody creepy.”

“Okay then use one of the sheets to cover it up.”

“I’ll do that then. Bye Celestia see you later.”

“Goodbye Anubis, rest easy.” She nuzzled my cheek and I saw one of the guards mares blushing. The whole castle is going to be speaking about this for the foreseeable future, just my luck.

I went into her room and she closed the door behind me, I immediately covered the ponyquin and tried going to sleep.
> C35 the next morning
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis began to slowly awaken and when he opened his eyes, he found himself in a significantly darker room. Celestia was holding on to his barrel and he tried to wiggle his way free from the sleeping Alicorn.

After struggling to brake free he made his way over to the clock and was shocked to see that it was 3 o’clock in the morning.

“Shoot I missed dinner, sigh* that sucks.”

Anubis quietly made his way to the balcony and slowly opened the doors, walking onto the balcony he leaned against the railing and took a deep breath of the cold night air.

He exhaled and gazed towards the moon with unbridled curiosity. He had so many questions, like why was there a silhouette of a unicorn on its surface? Or how does Celestia, that beautiful mare with a bleeding heart have the strength to move it and the sun?

He let out a small giggle. “This world is truly magical and beautiful in all aspects, from the kind and caring, to the heartless and careless. This world has beauty.” 

He always hated Everything about his home planet, Earth. Because it had already been explored and drained of resources, he truly believed that humanity had been in an endless cycle of destruction since it’s birth.

This world had some of those qualities but no where near as much as earth. even to a griffon, the thought of killing another sentient creature to survive was scary. 

He would never deny that he was one of the worst humanity had to offer, human experimentation and engineering bio weapons. Not to mention weapon testing on civilians but he was just the product of his environment, like most humans.

This world had evil like that but not on the level he was capable of, so he sat there pondering if he even deserved Silver’s love, let alone her forgiveness…. And then there was Celestia, she was perfect in every way, so pure and kind. Smart and funny, she even knew when to put her hoof down. So why did these two beautiful creatures entertain something so ugly and destructive in nature, he couldn’t seem to wrap his head around it.

Even though he wants to use his skills and knowledge for good, he knew that it could never wash away the stain upon his soul.

“No wonder I chose Anubis as my name, I might as well be the god of the dead. Sigh*”

He ignited his claw with the sickly green of the Necrovine artefact and began to focus on a chemical compound that he used to use, to put his mind to rest. 

Particles began to gather in his claw and he solidified them into a small ball that resembled a piece of hard candy. Tossing the ball of unknown substances into his beak he made his way back inside and curled up into a ball at the end of Celestia’s bed.

His mind began to slow as the drug took hold of him and he fell back asleep with a pleased smile on his beak. He had never disclosed the chemical makeup of this particular pill but he knew that he needed it for tonight, even if Celestia would panic when she saw the blood coming from his beak when she awoke.

———————————————————————

3 hours later.

Celestia arose from her bed and immediately noticed a lack of soft feathers in her hooves. She got up and looked around her room before letting out a sigh of relief when she found Anubis sleeping on the floor.

“What are you doing you silly griff?” She gave him a soft kiss on his forehead.

She used her magic to turn the lights on and giggled at the goofy grin on his beak. She went over to lower the moon and raise the sun but she noticed that the balcony doors were open.

“Probably just Anubis getting some fresh air in the night.”

Continuing with her routine she lit up her horn, the moon began to lower and the sun took its place. 

This made Anubis wake up and he immediately checked his beak for blood, he found nothing which surprised him but he wasn’t about to complain.

“Morning Celestia, I slept like a log.” He proceeded to stretch and give his wings a flap before sitting up straight.

“Good morning…. Oh my.” Celestia’s eyes were locked between his hind legs, Anubis looked down and saw that he had a common cace of morning wood.

“Oh um fuck, sorry I just woke up. Please give me a minute, I’m really sorry.” He used his wings to cover it and began backing up into the restroom.

“Oh no I completely understand, it’s a sign that you’re a healthy male Anubis, please take as much time as you need.” She then proceeded to fan herself off with a wing.

I knew he got bigger but I didn’t think he got that much bigger down there, he could kill a mare with it. Celestia thought to herself.

She could already feel her never regions heating up and she shook her head of all those dirty thoughts.

About five minutes later Anubis exited the restroom and gave her an awkward smile.

The pure white Alicorn swiftly walked passed Anubis and she flicked his flank with the end of her tail. Closing the door she trotted in place and suppressed a squeal.

“Oh my goodness I flicked him with my tail and he didn’t pull away, I can’t believe that I did that.”

Celestia proceeded to get washed up with a giddy smile on her muzzle, she took extra care to brush her teeth and her mane. Which she normally did in her room on her restroom.

She exited looking absolutely stunning but Anubis was nowhere to be found. so she left her room and asked the two guards outside her doors if they had seen Anubis leaving.

The mare had a dreamy look in her eyes as she said that he had “took his sweet flanks down the hall your highness”. 

This annoyed Celestia, her guards should be more professional than that, she would be having words with Captain Graceful about this behaviour. She didn’t care if it was normal for mares to be like that by nature, she would have it ironed out of them.

Celestia saw that the door to Anubis’s room was open and she let herself in. The griff she was looking for poked his head out of the restroom with a toothbrush.

“Oh hi Celestia, haven’t you heard about this new thing called knocking? It’s really revolutionary if you ask me.”

“Oh my bad, I didn’t know I was imposing on you.”

“You know I’m messing around.”

“Heheheheh Yeah but I like playing along with your shenanigans.”

“Aw thanks, my shenanigans are the best shenanigans.”

“Oh are they now, mhmm I don’t know I believe that i have the best shenanigans.”

“Do you now? Okay I’m listening but give me a second.”

They were walking towards the dining room doors when Anubis stopped, Celestia turned to him and immediately understood why he had stopped.

“Hey don’t worry, I’m sure she’s not scared of you…. And if she is, well you have me.” She gave the motionless griffon an encouraging smile and he took a step forward. “Don’t worry, just relax.”

The doors open and Anubis followed Celestia in, they got seated and Anubis moved his closer to the Regal Alicorn’s.

A few moments later all three griffon royals entered the room and Silverfeather refused to look at Anubis. This stung him, worse than any needles or drills. So he just stared at his claws, the conversation that followed between Celestia and the King and Queen of the griffon empire was boring to him. 

It was about them leaving to return home and their concerns about Silverfeather safety here. Celestia insured that she would personally look into increasing the overall safety of the castle and the city. This gave Silverbeak a bit of reassurance but he requested that Anubis be one of his daughters personal guards and the room went silent.

Silverfeather dropped her knife and fork. “D-Dad? But i thought you didn’t like him near me and h-he’s a-a killer!”

“I didn’t…. But he’s gained my respect for saving you and that’s why I want him to be appointed as one of your personal guards.”

“Honey I’m not saying that the griff’s not capable but he hasn’t had the proper training.”

“Mhmm so have him trained but I believe that he has something the other guards don’t, he won’t hesitate. Princess Celestia you spoke about the griff’s past but could we hear it from the source?”

“Only if your okay with that Anubis?”

“If you really want to know I don’t mind but I don’t want Silver to hear.”

“That’s understandable, so we’ll discuss this after breakfast.”

Anubis nodded and they all went back to eating their food, except Silverfeather. She didn’t like that Anubis had asked that she not hear about his past, she new that he had been rescued by Celestia but that was it. 

After they finished their breakfast Celestia took Silverfeather to her private study and Anubis followed the griffon royals to a nearby office that was unoccupied.

He took a seat on a large couch, Queen Blackfeather and King Silverbeak got comfortable on a similar couch just across from him.

“So I already know that what you told princess Celestia, what I want to know is what did you have to do to survive.”

“Straight to the point, well I had to do what was necessary to live…. They would cut us open without putting us to sleep but you got used to the pain.”

“Oh my, dear that’s horrible.”

“It was but that’s not even the worst parts of the bunker, they would feed us those who didn’t survive the experiments. Not to mention we were forced to fight to the death for his entertainment.”

“But you survived, how?”

“Honey!? This is probably a sore subject for the griff.”

“Sorry but I need to know. i noticed this look in your eyes Anubis, the look of somegriff who’s seen death and destruction.”

“Unfortunately yes, I was his favourite test subject because I didn’t cry or scream. He would say that I was a treat to test on…. O-one of the worst feelings was seeing them take one of the younger ones, for them to never return alive but as a corpse.” He look down and dug his claws into the couch. “I would volunteer to be the test subject so others didn’t have to endure as much suffering…. But is was all for nothing, they all died in the end.”

“I’m…. Sorry to hear that but you did what you could…. look I know my daughter likes you…. Well she may be a bit scared of you right now but she really likes you, so please keep her safe for me.”

“Hey no need to look so down Anubis my husband’s right, Silver really does like you.”

“But why? How could somecreature so sweet and beautiful like me? I don’t even like me!”

The two royals fell silent and looked at each other.

“Anubis, you can’t hate yourself just because you couldn’t save those griffons in that dreadful place.”

“I know what you’re trying to do Queen Blackfeather but.” She cut him off. 

“Please just call me Blackfeather and if you and my daughter do work out, then call me mum.” She gave Anubis a cheeky grin.

“Sweetie!?!”

“Oh shush, I’m just lightning up the mood.”

“Hahahahahahah! You two remind me of my parents before they were…. But yeah it’s kinda funny.” 

They both gave Anubis a warm smile.

“But what I was going to say.” He was cut off again.

“Look it’s fine, you don’t have to tell us but just look after my daughter.”

“I will your majesty.” He turned to Queen Blackfeather. “Don’t worry I’ll look after her…. mum.”

The griffon royals had mixed reactions, Silverbeak was in shock and  Blackfeather jumped over to Anubis and gave him a bone crushing hug.

“Isn’t this great dear! We’ve found a suitable mate for our daughter, oh that means a wedding and grandcubs! Oh this is wonderful!!”

The still shocked King just stared into the distance.

“Woah woah woah, let’s not get ahead of ourselves here now. Your highness.”

“It’s mum now.”

“Oookay, anyway let’s just back track a bit. Don’t be planning or hoping for any weddings or grandcubs anytime soon, we’ve just had our first date and it went horribly.”

“It only went bad when you two were foalnapped, so I have hope…. Unless you’re having trouble with your…. You know.”

“IT WORKS PERFECTLY FINE!!!”

“Honey let go of the poor griff and please stop this talk about our daughter getting married.”

“You have to let go of her someday and Anubis here is the best candidate, not only does she like him but he’s capable and smart…. Well that’s what Celestia says. Not to mention if he gets with both of them, it would strengthen the relations between our nations. A win win win!”

“I know I have to let my little song bird go, but at nineteen? I was hoping that I could have at least 2 more years before she fell in love.”

“Well she’s found a very capable special somegriff, so too bad Silverbeak.”

“B-But I haven’t given him my blessing.”

“Oh yeah mhmm, Anubis Grimgost you have my blessing to continue to see my daughter romantically.”

“He needs both of our blessings!”

“Ooookay whilst you two talk about that, I’m gonna go and find Captain Graceful…. Bye!” And with that Anubis had left the royals to discuss, he didn’t know which was worse. King Silverbeak hating the thought of his daughter with him or Queen Blackfeather already planning a wedding and preparing for grandcubs.

He needed to take his mind off those thoughts and Captain Graceful could help, Anubis had been keeping up the strict training schedule that was given to him…. To the best of his abilities but he knew that Graceful would say that it isn’t good enough, so he’ll just work harder.

He was just glad that he managed to escape from that awkward conversation, he was planning on focusing on his training and study’s. This would give Silver enough time and space to recover from their failed attempt at a date.
> C36 Misunderstandings
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Silverfeather’s POV

It’s been a whole month since my parents returned to the empire and my study’s have been going well. I’ve tried to speak with Anubis because we still study at the same time but it’s a little awkward, he doesn’t talk that much anymore and he’s always training.

I’m still scared of him but I know he wouldn’t hurt me…. But he’s still dangerous and he’s been hanging around Captain Sky and Captain Graceful more lately. He also spends most of his time with a group of guards that my parents left behind with me.

I’ve spoken to Celestia about what I should do but she thinks that I can just go and speak to him, I can’t just do that because I’ve left it too long and whenever I’ve tried he’s busy. 

I was so focused on my predicament, I failed to notice where I was walking.

THUD!!*

“OOf* ouch, hey watch where…. your going.” I immediately jumped up and checked that non of my feathers were messed up.

“Oh sorry Silver, I didn’t see you there…. Are you alright, I didn’t hurt you did I.”

“I’m fine Anubis heheheh, so how have you been?”

“I’m good, how about yourself?”

“Good! Good…. So um….” I hadn’t even planned what I was going to say to him, now that we’re talking it’s becoming awkward. I was screaming internally at how stupid I was being right now.

“Hey Silver, look I can see that I’m making you uneasy. So I’m just gonna be on my way, off to have tea with Celestia.

“Wa? But you’re not making me uncomfortable…. And he’s gone.”

Him and Celestia have grown closer and I just don’t know how! Their date was cancelled because of the incident but they’ve became closer and closer…. And we’ve became distant.

“Sigh*”

“Hey there princess, still having trouble talking to him.”

“Captain Sky? You saw all that!”

“More like heard but yeah, just tell Anubis that you’re not scared of him before he completely gives her highness all of his attention.”

“I’m trying! Why haven’t you, you two seem to be chummy lately.”

“I have but he won’t believe it, unless he hears it from your beak.”

“So what do I do now?”

“Isn’t it obvious? Go to him and tell him now!”

“Yeah you’re right, I have to tell him!”

“Then what are you waiting for?!”

“He’s having tea with Celestia, so I’ll just wait until their finished.” Captain Sky smacked herself in the face with her hoof.

“Or you could just ask to join them, think about what could be going on in there and you’re out here.”

“No they wouldn’t, Celestia wouldn’t. Right?”

“Mmmm I don’t know, she’s a mare who has needs, Anubis is three fourths her size and still growing but I couldn’t imagine that her highness would give into temptation.”

“Oh but what if she has and they’re not just having tea, I have to make sure.” And with that I went off to search for them.

I immediately went to Celestia’s private study but they weren’t there, so I made my way to her room and they weren’t there either. I decided to go to the most obvious place to have tea, the dining room.

I asked the guards if they had seen them and they confirmed that they were in there, so I decided to press my ear against the door and what I heard horrified me.

“Heheheh Anubis, it’s to big silly you’re going to break it.”

“Oh shush, I’ll make it fit one way or another but there might be some spillage.”

“Heheheheh oh will there now, I guess you just have to clean it up.”

“Yeah yeah…. Oh! Look I made it fit, so how.” 

Slam!*

I swung the doors open and the sight I was met with confused me, Anubis was just about to eat a biscuit and Celestia was drinking a cup of tea.

“Um hi…. Sorry to barge in like that, I just wanted to ask if I could join? Please?”

“Of course, Anubis has made enough tea for three.”

“Yeah she’s right but that means she gets less tea.”

“But that’s not fair!!”

“Don’t cry about it, sometimes you have to make sacrifices swan neck…. And I can just make more you know.”

“I know but I like your tea, you should open a cafe.”

“Would you be willing to fund this cafe?”

“Mmmm maybe, I could just have you work here as my butler.”

“Now I know why I have a uniform….”

“You have a butler’s uniform? Oh why aren’t you wearing it?”

Anubis visibly shivered. “Celestia you’re drooling.” I pointed out.

“Wha? oh my? Sorry about that, my mind just wondered a bit.”

“Yeah I bet it did, anyway Silver please take a seat.”

“Um okay.” 

I made myself comfortable and Anubis passed me a cup, I began to fiddle with my talons and he must have noticed.

“Look Silver if I scare you, then say so. You don’t have to force yourself to act normal around me.”

“NO! No I’m not scared of you, I’m just getting to terms with the fact that you killed.”

“Wait? You’re not scared of me?”

“No I’ve just never seen that much blood before, that was scary.”

“Oh I thought you were terrified of me, I thought that’s why you wouldn’t speak to me.”

“Um well  I thought you didn’t want to speak with me because I got us foalnapped.”

“What?! Hahahahah of course not, you silly hen. I don’t care about that, I was just giving you some space because of what I did.”

I felt like a moron now, not speaking to him just because I thought he didn’t like me. “Argh why am I so stupid?!?” I smacked my head against the table.

“Oh Silver, you’re not stupid.”

“Of course I am Celestia, instead of speaking to him like you told me to do. I just made it worse by saying nothing.”

“Well if you were stupid, then you wouldn’t have seen the mistake you made. So I guess you’re not as stupid as you believe.” Anubis patted my head with his claw and filled my cup with some tea.

I took it and gave it a taste, I wasn’t normally a fan of tea but this was divine. I had never tasted anything like it before.

“Wow Anubis, t-this is incredible!”

“I know, right.”

“I know it’s good but flattery won’t get you a refill ladies.”

“Aaaaw but you said that you would make more.”

“And I will but that doesn’t mean you get first dibs because you’re royalty Celestia.”

“Huff*”

“Is the princess of the sun, really going to cry over tea.”

“No but…. It’s just your tea helps me relax.”

“Are you sure it’s the tea or is it me?”

I just sat there, sipping my tea and watching this play out. Never have I ever seen princess Celestia act in such a foalish manner before, I don’t even think my mother has seen her like this. It was funny, how Anubis could completely change her mood with no effort.

“Anyway ladies it’s about time I get going, Captain Graceful is expecting me at his office in 10 minutes and I’d rather not be late.”

“Oh okay, then see you later Anubis.”

“Yes, see you at my study later.”

“Bye you two!!!” And with that he left the dining room.

“…Sooo Silver, do you want to come with me to inspect his room?”

“Wha?! But isn’t that rude?”

“Normally yes but because of what happened a month or so ago, I’ve made it mandatory for his room to be inspected every day.”

“Oh um well that makes sense but it still feels like we’re doing something bad…. So count me in.”

“Good! So let’s get going.”

“But what if we find dirty magazines?”

“He shouldn’t have any of those but he has been hanging around more guards lately, so we’ll just have to see.”

“Heheheheh I’m sure he doesn’t have anything like that Celestia…. But if he does, it would be good to see what he likes.”

“Now your thinking Silver, we have to know what he makes him tick.”

Me and Celestia finished our tea and embarked on the journey to investigate Anubis’s bedroom. It had been a while since I last saw it and I was kinda excited to see what he had done with it.

We arrived at his room and walked in to find that it was completely redecorated. He had completely redesigned the whole room from the ground up, the once white marble floor was now a beautiful black and gray floor. The walls were a soft sky blue and he got a new bed that looked super comfy, the only mess was a pile of paper and parchment on his desk. 

I went to investigate the bed and Celestia immediately started looking through his drawings. I thought about how much this is a violation of privacy but considering that he nearly killed himself with stuff that he stole. It was understandable why she had to look through everything.

That’s when I noticed his alchemy set, on a table over in the corner of the room near the balcony.

Celestia just flipped through the mess on his desk, she looked impressed with whatever she saw.

“Hey is there anything interesting on those papers?”

“Y-yes, come over here and take a look.”

“Ok.” I jumped off the bed and went over to her. “Wow! Did Anubis draw all of these? What are they?”

“No idea but he’s definitely talented, that’s for sure but if you ask me. These look like designs and blueprints.”

“Oh I guess so…. But for what?”

“Don’t know but I’ll ask him later.”

I started to look through his drawings and Celestia went over to his alchemy table and checked it over. 

I put the papers down and focused on my original mission, to find his dirty magazines…. If he has any but I don’t know how he could even get his claws on such items.

But if I was to hide dirty magazines…. Then I would hide them? Oh maybe under the bed, so I crawled under his bed and started looking.

I found something but it was too dark to read it so I climbed out from under his bed and when I saw the cover my cheeks must of caught fire. There was a mare on the cover with her legs spread and tail raised, then the door opened and Anubis walked in.

“Oh hey Celestia…. And Silver, find anything good?”

I quickly hid the magazine behind my back. ”No nothing at all, so why are you here? He he he.”

“I was just going to get something from my room, why are you in my room?”

“Oh no real reason, just asking.”

“Mhmm so what are you hiding behind your back?”

“Nothing just some of your drawings!”

“Oh if that’s the case can I have them back?”

“NO!! not right now because…. I’m looking at them.”

“Are you feeling alright today Silver? Because you’re a bit jumpy.”

“Oh I’m fine he he he, perfectly fine.”

“Okay but show me what you really got behind your back, now.”

His tone made me jump a little and I reluctantly showed him the magazine, Celestia said oh my and Anubis just stared at me. “I-I’m sorry for snooping, please don’t be mad.”

“Oh um well that’s just a little thing that a friend lent me…. But for research purposes only, nothing else I swear!”

The magazine was levitated to Celestia and Anubis’s expression turned into one of horror.

“Wait wait wait, no no no! Celestia I can explain.”

“Oh my! So this is what griffs and stallions like? So Anubis, who is this friend you spoke of?”

He snatched the magazine and took off running.

“You’ll never take me alive!!!!!”

Me and Celestia just stared at each other in confusion, he wasn’t in trouble. She just wanted to know where he got it from but he took off running.

“So…. Want to continue looking through his stuff?”

“Sure but do tell me what you saw in there Celestia, after all we’re both on the same side here.”

“Mhmmm well there was a lot of pictures of mares wearing socks and tight panties.”

“Anything about hens?”

“No I didn’t see anything in there, sorry.”

“Damn, so what does he like in a hen?”

“Or a mare, we know he likes us but how do we get him excited?”

“Well for your information, me and him have already messed around with each other.”

“What!?! When and where?”

“In here and a day before our date.” I puffed out my chest because I knew that this would make Celestia super jealous.

“W-What did you two d-do?”

My cheeks heated up. “W-well we um…. He…. Let’s just say that he has a long tongue and he knows how to use it in ways I never thought possible.”

“No he didn’t?” My cheeks got even hotter and Celestia gasped. “He did! Oh my, how was it?”

“You can’t just ask me that…. But if you must know, it was unimaginable. I had never felt so so…. Helpless but safe at the same time, not to mention the pleasure and those eyes….”

“Was it really that good?”

“….sorry I wasn’t listening, could you say that again please?”

“I said, was it really that good?”

“Oh yes, you should let him…. Have his way with you Celestia. I promise you won’t regret it one bit.”

“R-Really? Oh okay but only if he wants to.”

“And how do you plan on getting him to devour you’re mare-hood?”

“Um I don’t know but how did you manage to get him between your legs?”

“Well It just sort of happened but have you even kissed him yet?”

“Cough* um of course we have….”

“Mhmm yeah, you haven’t have you?”

“….No I haven’t.”

“Well that needs to change, so how about you and Anubis have a solo study session. I’ll just be in the background whilst you two get close with each other.”

“Why are you going to be in the background, Won’t that be weird?”

“Nope and I kinda want to watch, I still need to make it up to him for our date.”

“Oh um wow, are you going to…. Um you know….”

“Let him mount me, yes.”

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Anubis kept on running until he believed that he was alone and open the magazine, flipping through it. He stopped on a page that had a few peaces of paper that he hid in there.

“Oh thank goodness Celestia didn’t find these, I need to find a new place to hide them but where?”

He the proceeded to close the magazine and hide it under his wing, walking away to find a new hiding spot for whatever he wanted to keep hidden.
> C37 magic lessons
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was later on in the day and Anubis was just walking around the royal gardens, enjoying the pleasant breeze. 

That’s when a stallion in a suit walked up to him and in a snobby accent said. “Excuse me but you’re ruining the lovely atmosphere of the royal gardens, so remove yourself immediately griffon.”

“Hahahaha! No.” Anubis thought that this individual sounded familiar but couldn’t put his claw on where he had heard him.

“How dear you say no you…. you animal!”

“Mhmm I see your problem, yes. You have a severe lack of brain cells, no wonder why you couldn’t except the words that came out of my beak. I do pity you good sir, after all I couldn’t imagine living life as dumb as you.”

“Wha? You beast! GUARDS!!! Help! this griffon tried to rob me!”

Galloping could be heard coming from a cross the garden and three guards sprinted round the corner.

Upon seeing Anubis and the noble, they slowed down and two of them began searching for the thief. 

The smug noble look shocked when the third guard came up to the griffon and asked if he saw where this would be robber went.

“Sir did you see where the griffon in question went?”

“mhmm unfortunately I didn’t but this poor stallion seems to be uninjured…. For now.” He whispered that last part whilst looking into the shocked eyes of the noble.

“Is that true lord Upper Class?”

“….Y-yes it is I am uninjured, t-thanks to this griffon.”

“Oh thank goodness my lord and thank you Anubis. If you weren’t here, who knows what might have happened.”

“Yes, who knows…. Anyway I must be off her highness is expecting me, ta ta.”

The guards fussed over the scared stiff noble whilst Anubis flew off.

Upper Class couldn’t get rid of the image of his eyes, they conveyed an intense desire to kill and the words he spoke scared him. What would have happened if the guards not shown up? The griffon was big and intimidating but he was a unicorn, he had something the griff didn’t. Magic.

Anubis landed and thought to himself that, he had heard the name Upper Class once before and that was on the first day he arrived in this world. 

“I hope that stuck up pompous prick has trouble sleeping tonight.”

Now walking to Celestia’s private study he lost himself in thought and bumped into one of the guards, a guards hen.

“Oh I am terribly sorry, please allow me to help you up…. You’re one of the guards I’ve been training with…. Mmmmm sorry but I must have forgotten your name when we bumped into each other.”

“Oh no no no I’m the one who’s sorry sir, I’m private Glacier.”

“Glacier? That’s a lovely name, very fitting for such a lovely hen. I have a question for you?”

The blushing hen nodded and her helmet fell over her eyes, she quickly fixed it and tightened the straps.

“hehehe good, so how old are you?”

“Um I’m 18.”

“Mmmmm okay well I’ve got a job for you.”

“Of course sir.” She gave a sharp salute.

“I need you to become friends with Silverfeather.”

“T-the princess!? But I’m just a commoner sir, she wouldn’t want to be around me. I-i was homeless before I joined the guard.”

“Okay and?”

“Wha? Sir didn’t you hear what I just said?”

“I did and I believe that you’re mistaken, you see I am also a commoner…. Or would I be considered a peasant? Nevertheless me and her get along just fine.”

“B-but I thought you were some sort of noble?”

“Nope, heck I’m not even a higher rank than you and that’s because I’m not actually part of the guard. So enough of that sir nonsense, it’s actually quite annoying.”

“What really but everycreature thought you were some kind of special agent or something like that. I mean you address the princesses so casually and all the guards salute you?”

“And just like you I was with out a place to call my own before I was brought here, so I don’t see why you can’t be friends with Silverfeather.”

“But why me? Aren’t you two dating?”

“Yes but a lover is very different from a friend, so I believe that you being her friend would help her feel less alone or detached from others.”

“But what if I upset her?”

“Oh shush friends disagree all the time, so it’s inevitable and I won’t let her take any serious action against you. Just make sure your friendship with her is genuine and if it doesn’t work out with you two then that’s alright.”

“O-Okay sir.”

“The names Anubis and when you’re done with your duties, please come and find me. I’ll introduce you to Silver, the real Silver.”

“Yes of course A-Anubis, um bye see you later.”

“See you later Glacier.” And with that the guards hen went back to her job whilst Anubis rushed to Celestia’s study for he was late.”

He let himself in and quickly made himself comfortable on a large cushion, Celestia watched and giggled at Anubis’s wind swept feathers on top his head.

“Mhmmm I like the new look, it suits you and it’s good to see that you decided to let yourself in today.”

“Argh stupid feathers and sorry about that I forgot.”

“Oh no it’s a good thing, it means your getting more comfortable in the castle.”

“Yeah I guess so but I think you need to invest in new cushions because I just can’t get comfortable, oh and do you happen to know were Silver is?”

“Yes but I’ll tell you only if you put this on, please.” She then proceeded to levitate from behind her the butler’s uniform Anubis got a month back.

“Wha? No! Celestia, it really doesn’t suit me at all.”

“Well I’ll just have to be the judge of that but then again I don’t have to tell you where Silver is.”

“Sigh* fine give it here….”

“So why are you looking for her?”

“Because I want to introduce her to somegriffon who I reckon she will get along with. I want her to make a friend.”

“But aren’t you her friend?”

“She sees me as more than a friend so I can’t fill that role but I’ve found somegriffon who can.”

“Oh so is this friend a griff or a hen?”

“A hen of course, sorry to be blunt but Silver’s not only a princess but she’s beautiful too so no griff would just want to be friends, that’s just not how males work, something that’s universal no matter where you go.”

“I wouldn’t say that it’s universal…. Okay I guess you have a point but mares aren’t that much better, I mean captain Sky is a prime example. Even though she’s in a relationship with Blazing, she flirts with Graceful but because Graceful isn’t the most perceptive when it comes to mares.”

“Yeah he’s oblivious to any advances unless they’re a spearhead approach.”

“Yes…. But he’s a great Captain.”

“I wasn’t doubting that but you see my point, so I found a hen that’s a year younger then Silver so. She needs to have at least one friend she can go and have a girls night with.”

“Yeah you’re right.” 

Anubis took the uniform into the next room and got dressed, after 6 or so minutes he exited back into the study. 

Celestia’s reaction was immediate. “Oh my goodness you look so dashing in that, oh you just have to wear it more often.”

“Mhmmm I don’t like how plain the colour combo is but I like the tail coat, I might have one made in gray or a dark blue.”

“Oh yes I’ll introduce you to the royal seamstress later but as of right now, I’ll be teaching you some basic magic.”

“Ok but where’s Silver?”

“I’ll tell you after our lesson, by that time she should show up.”

“Sigh* fine let’s begin.”

Celestia spent the afternoon teaching Anubis how to feel and manipulate his manna. She was very impressed with how fast he learnt.

Within two hours he had managed to levitate a quill and then proceeded to write with it, something that the princess didn’t consider would have been possible with such little time.

“Ha ha look I’ve written my name and yours too, without touching the quill or paper.”

“Yes very impressive indeed, so are you ready to learn how to levitate multiple items at once?”

“Yes that would be great but let’s be honest how hard can it really be?” He said in a smug tone.

One hour later.

“How pant* is this pant* so pant* difficult?”

“Okay I believe that is enough for now, just take a minute to catch your breath and we’ll give it another attempt.”

“Pant* yeah thanks.”

Although he thought that levitating multiple objects at the same time would be easy, he couldn’t even keep two up in the air for longer that a minute.

He was also beginning to get a headache but that wouldn’t be enough to stop him from learning magic, this was something that he needed to learn and understand.

Celestia had a cold glass of water brought to him, they laid down on the cushion and made idle chit chat for a few minutes before she stretched out her wing and rested it on Anubis’s back.

He leaned towards Celestia and rested his head on the cushion, on the inside she was squealing with excitement but her exterior was calm and relaxed.

“Argh why can’t I lift more than one thing?”

“Because you need practice, you can’t just try it once and master it silly.”

“I know but it can’t be this hard?”

“Well the spell requires one’s attention and full concentration on all the objects, that means their location relative from you and their shape, size and weight.”

“I know but even when I focus on all of that, I can’t just stop my brain from thinking about everything else. Like my surroundings, potential threats and ideas. I can’t just turn that off!”

“Mhmmm I see, so what you’re saying is that you are focusing on everything as well as coming up with new ideas every second. Now I see why you’re having trouble with this, you’re not relaxed enough.”

“What?”

“You’re not relaxed enough, that’s why you’re struggling. Because you’re focusing on everything else all the time and your mind is filled with ideas constantly, you can’t just focus on a few things at a time…. So try levitating 10 books instead of two.”

“Mhmmmm, maybe you on to something…. Yes that makes sense now because I need to keep my mind busy in some way or another, okay let’s try this.”

Anubis got up and stood on his hind legs, igniting his claws. His crimson aura coated multiple books and he began to focus on lifting them, his headache got worse but the books started to rise up off the table.

He held them there for 1 to 2 minutes before dropping them and gasping for air.

“Well done but you need to remember to breathe silly and you forgot to relax.”

“Yeah but I did it, I actually did it Celestia…. So when do I get to learn fire magic?”

“Heheheheh not anytime soon Anubis but I will teach you how to one day.”

“And will that day be today? Or tomorrow is okay with me.”

“I’ll decide what day I think you’re ready to learn fire spells.”

“So maybe this week?”

“Anubis.”

“Sorry sorry I’m just excited, I mean I can do magic. You gotta admit that’s pretty cool.”

“Yes it is amazing but don’t go around casually casting spells please, I don’t want you to garner any more attention then you already have.”

“Okay I won’t but you don’t mind if I take another minute to rest?”

“Of course not.” She patted on the spot next to her. “Please come and rest her for a minute.”

“Thanks Celestia but are you just using any excuse to get close to me?”

“And what if I am?”

“Ha! then don’t mind if I do.” Anubis walked up to Celestia and fell sideways into her.

“Oof* hey be careful now, you’ve gotten heavier.”

“Gasp!* did you call me fat?”

“Heheheheh no silly, if anything you’re very well built. So I take it that Graceful’s training is paying off.”

“Yep, he’s making me work harder everyday but I can handle it…. Makes me wonder though, I’m still growing and gaining mass but my appetite hasn’t gotten bigger?”

“I for one think that’s a good thing, it isn’t exactly cheap to buy the amount of fish you eat.”

“Yeah but I’m sure if you brought it in bulk, the overall cost would go down.”

“I am doing that but smart of you to suggesting that, especially because of your age.”

“Thanks…. But I appear to be good at negotiating, see this bracelet. I managed to save 200 bits and get Silver a lovely complimentary necklace.”

“Oh really.” She had a knowing smile on her face. “So were you showing off in front of her and where did the 200 bits you saved go?”

“Cough* Cough* well I wasn’t trying to show off but I think i impressed her with the show and as for the bits, well I gave them to a pony on the streets.”

“Oh well that’s kind of you but why?”

“Really? What am I going to do with 200 bits?”

“I guess you have a point.”

“And it was an eye opening moment for Silver as well. She thought because Canterlot was the capital, she thought that everypony here had money.”

“So you showed her that that’s not the case.”

“Yeah it was a scummy thing to do but I couldn’t let her be so naive.”

“I think you did a good thing, a princess needs to know about these things. Better sooner than later if you ask me, her parents are great…. At being parents but they try too hard to protect her from reality.”

“Yeah I gather that, huff* she literally had no friends. I mean that’s just unfair, even if the only friends she could have had were crappie nobles….”

“Yes but I can see why they wouldn’t want her surrounded with that sort of company, a young mind is easily corrupted.”

“Yeah…. Anyway I think I’m ready to continue learning magic.”

“No you need to rest, magical exhaustion is no joke.” She wrapped her wing around him and held him to her side.

“Hey let go!”

“Nope.”

“Fine then but don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

“Wha? ah!” Anubis rolled Celestia onto her back and pinned both of her hooves to the ground.

“Ha see, you can’t contain me!”

She was speechless, her heart felt like it was about to explode. She knew that she could easily overpower Anubis with her Alicorn strength but for some unknown reason she didn’t.

Anubis noticed the position they were in and that Celestia was wide eyed and blushing, he panicked and jumped back.

“I’m sorry Celestia I-I didn’t mean to do that, are you okay?”

She rolled to her hooves and walked up to Anubis and grabbed his head with her magic, he tried to pull away but her magic was too strong.

“Look I didn’t mean to….” He was cut off by a set of lips colliding with his beak. Celestia had pulled him to her and kissed him.

His mind couldn’t come up with a reason as to why she was kissing him but he couldn’t deny that it was a completely different experience to kissing Silver. A part of him felt wrong but they both had already expressed their desire to share him, so it isn’t wrong? This world is confusing.

He slowly began to lean into the kiss and time came to a halt for a moment as they held each other. 

When they broke the kiss their faces burned red with embarrassment. “Hehe that was…. Amazing Celestia.” He had a dreamy look in his eyes.

“Heheheh yes…. I have to admit that I kinda liked you flipping me over like that.” Her gaze fell to the ground and she scraped her hoof against the ground in what Anubis would describe as an adorable display by her highness.

“So do you want me to continue, my my Celestia I didn’t expect you desire to be viciously attacked by a dangerous predator. Oh what would the noble scum think of their princess, if they found out.” Anubis lowered himself into a pouncing position and Celestia took a step back. His mind clouded by her highnesses excited scent filling the room.

“Hehehehe oh as if I care about what they think.”

As Anubis was about to jump, he stopped when he heard a lamp fall over. His head shot up and he looked in the direction of Celestia’s desk, then he jumped back as Silver jumped out from behind it.

“Hey why don’t you look at me with that hunger in your eyes?!!?”

“SILVER!!! What the fuck are you doing here!?”

“oops, i um well…. I can explain, you see I gave Celestia some advice and just wanted to see if it would work…. That’s all!”

“Hey you didn’t give me any advice!”

“WHAT!? So you was watching me! That means you heard everything then.”

“Um yes…. I’m sorry but thank you for looking for a friend for me, I can’t wait to meet her…. So do you mind if I stay and watch?”

“Wha No! I’m mean yes I do mind…. You know what, I’m leaving. See you two at dinner and we’ll be having a guest join us.”

“Wait Anubis! I’m sorry!”

SLAM!*

They both winced and looked towards each other.

“I’m not really sure why he reacted like that Silver?”

“Sigh* it’s probably because he thought he was alone with you, when he wasn’t….”

“Look Silver I’m sure he’s not going to stay mad, he probably just needs to vent a little.”
> C38 New found duties
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV

I wasn’t angry that Silver wanted to watch but she completely ruined the moment. No matter now I know what Celestia likes.

Mhmmm where am I, I’ve been wondering around the castle for a hour now and I’m lost…. Just wonderful.

“Ah thank goodness, mmm yes you’ll do. Please come quickly good sir, you’re needed here.” And this elderly stallion in a butler’s uniform dragged me through a side door.

“Sorry but where are you taking me?”

“One of our butlers had an accident and was taken away to the medical wing, so we’re a butler short but thankfully I found you. I know you’re a butler for the griffon princess but please help us.”

“O-okay I’ll help, so what am I helping with exactly?”

“There is a ball taking place in one of the castle’s ball rooms, so you’ll be holding plates and trays of food and drinks for the guests.”

How did I allow myself to be dragged into this? And what made him think I was a but… ler…. Oh blast Celestia for making me wear this bloody uniform.

“Sigh* okay I can do that.”

“Thank you kindly sir.”

He led me into a room where there was trays of food and drinks and I immediately recognised one of the maids…. And she must of recognised me, because she was blushing.

“Pssss Anubis, what are you doing here?”

“I wish I knew but remember we don’t know each other.”

The elderly stallion clopped his hooves together grabbing everycreatures attention. “Okay it’s show time.”

Everycreature either use their wing, mouth or magic to pick up a tray or plate. I quickly picked up a tray with my wing and tried to mimic the pegasus in front of me, who had his wing folded forward but my wing was too big. So thinking fast I folded it behind me, making a makeshift table with it.

“Ah so you’re double jointed, very convenient. Here let me place these there and fold the other wing please, we can fit more on.”

“Y-yes of course sir.”

“They’re all good, now get out there and remember to smile.”

I walked through the door and out from behind the curtains into an enormous ball room filled with well dressed unicorns. I was so out of my element here but what was I to do other than play the part.

As I was walking around the ball room multiple ponies took items off of my trays and with in no time my trays were empty. But some of them didn’t have pleasant things to say and others had too much to say.

But once my trays were empty I followed another butler off to the side were we dumped our empty trays and got new ones. This time I only got one plate of sandwiches, and began the cycle all over again.

“Oh excuse me dear, can you please come over here.”

“Of course my lady.” I made my way over to the group of mares that called me over and my beak was hit with a weird powerful smell.

“Well aren’t you an exotic one, i mean just look at your fabulous feathers dear. Don’t you girls agree.”

One of the mares took a sandwich from my plate. “Oh most certainly, mmmm we were wondering if a big. strong. Stud, such as yourself would like to join us and go somewhere more private.”

“Um oh, well I’ll sadly have to decline such a tempting offer because I’m currently on the clock but thank you nonetheless.”

“Oh but we’ll make it worth it, I mean you’ll be bedding with three noble mares.”

“Heheheh I’m sorry, I really am but I can’t just abandon my post. So if you’ll excuse me, I have to continue on my routes.”

“Oh such a shame and to think I was willing to let you make a mother out of me.”

“Y-yes what a shame indeed, anyway good bye ladies.” Oh no no no, I need to go now. 

Anywhere’s safer than here, Celestia was right mares are super fucking forward. Come on hurry up and eat these sandwiches you noble fucks. What was that mare thinking, was she trying to get pregnant from me? I mean she made it obvious but is that even possible, I’m a griffon and she’s a pony. What would that even make?

I decided that I had spent enough time here and made me way to the table and drop off my plate there. I noticed a small group of the nobles foals playing around a stupidly over sized ice sculpture.

They were being reckless and one of them bumped into the stand that held it. It began to wobble and my heart stopped, I launched myself towards the sculpture as it fell towards the foals. With the plate in one claw I used the other and my shoulders to catch it, it weighed a fuck ton but I wasn’t about to let a foal be crushed, on the plus side I managed to not drop the plate.

“Hey do you want a sandwich bud?”

“Gasp!* wow you’re super strong mister, yes please I’d love a sandwich. Thank you for the food and saving me.”

At least he’s got his priorities in order, he thanks me for the food and then his life. “No problem, now stand back.”

“Sure.”

Then a mare in a pink dress rushed over and scooped up the colt. “Oh my baby, are you okay?”

“I’m fine mother, thanks to him.” He pointed with the sandwich at me.

“Oh thank you thank you so so much for saving my son, please if there’s anyway I could repay you just say so.”

Oh no the three mares from before were approaching! “Oh I have an idea lady Velvet, I mean you’re a widow now and this stud clearly has superior blood.”

“How could you suggest such a thing?”

“Mmmm you’re right…. I know! I’ll tend to his basic needs in your place, I don’t mind at all.”

“Excuse me ladies but i require no form of payment, so please don’t worry about any of that.”

Wow it feels like a great icy weight was lifted from my shoulders, oh wait because it finally was. It took three unicorns to lift it up and they removed it completely and I got the rest of the day off. But all the ponies applauded me as I left.

“Sigh!* I need to get out of this place before I get dragged into something else.”

“Oh where did that handsome griff go, I need him to ease my heat.”

Oh no, I don’t know what that means but it can’t be good, shit shit I need to hide….” I found an open window and climbed out, I saw Celestia and Silver in the gardens and they were with another griffon?

“Oh where did that stud go, I need him to….” And that was enough for me, so I jumped and glided down to the gardens in hope of escaping from that crazy mare in the castle.

As I got closer I could see that the other griffon was Glacier, what a pleasant turn of events. Guess I didn’t need to introduce them and they seem to be laughing, that’s a good sign.

I landed with a thud and they all jumped from surprise.

“ANUBIS!!” Silver and Celestia both yelled.

“What? You all looked so unaware, so I gave you a tiny scare.”

Silver rushed up to me and attempted to attack me, key word attempted. I literally just bit down on the scruff of her neck and lifted her up, she went limp almost immediately.

“H-hey y-you can’t do that sir, Silverfeather is a princess!”

So Glacier is already calling Silver by her name and not her title, good. “Well I am and she isn’t fighting back no more, so I think it’s completely fair. She shouldn’t have viciously attacked me.” My voice was muffled but I knew they could understand me.

“Sir what part of her attack was vicious?”

“You may have a point but I don’t care, she’s brought this upon herself.”

“Heheheheheheh!!! Oh Anubis please put Silver down, I believe she’s learnt her lesson.”

“Sigh* fine Celestia but only because you asked nicely.” I placed her down on the ground and she immediately jumped away.

“Y-you…. You Nimrod! Why did you do that and what is your neck made of?”

“Firstly that’s my word, secondly because you were about to attack me and lastly I think it’s called muscle. By the way you’re blushing Nimrod, heheheheh.”

“B-because…. It’s a normal reaction to being picked up like that, it’s embarrassing.”

“Oh really? You don’t smell embarrassed, mhmmm you smell….” She grabbed my beak.

“Shut up shut up shut up!”

“Okay fine, it’s a draw.”

“Grrrrrrr!”

“Don’t you growl at me, you don’t want to play this game.”

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

“That’s it.” I pounced at her and she didn’t have enough time to dodge, I stopped right in front of her and she tried to run to Celestia but it was too late.

“Argh! Hey get off! What are you doing? AAAAAHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Please no! I’m sorry I’m s! Hahahahahahh!”

She was no match for the power of tickling, she crumbled under my claws and it was fucking adorable. “Sorry but I can’t understand you, I’m a Nimrod.”

“AAAAAAhhh no please I’m going to wet myself Anubis!! Hahahahahah! Y-you not a Nimrod!!!!! Hahahahahah!!” 

She was crying tears of agony or so I’d imagine, being tickled was a dangerous game. One minute it’s fun, the next you lost all control of your body. I’ve never truly understood how or why it happens just that it does.

“Okay I’ll let you go before you make a royal mockery of yourself heheheheh.”

“Hehe Gasp!* thank you gasp* for gasp* sparing me gasp* sigh* that was close but now I need to use the little hens room huff*”

“The what?! Hahahahahahh!! No way it’s called that, that’s bloody brilliant.” I really wasn’t expecting her to say that but i love it. I laughed so hard my sides began to ache.

“Are you done?” She raised an eyebrow at me.

“Silverfeather I think something is wrong with him, excuse me princess Celestia but will he be alright?”

“Heheheh I think he’s fine just found it funny that Silver called the restroom a little hens room, that’s all.”

“Huff* so what if I still call it that, it can’t be that funny?”

“Mhmmm I have to agree with Silverfeather, I still call it that. Speaking of which I need to go, so I’ll be back in a bit.”

“Oh I’ll come with you Glacier, thanks to him I need to use it too.”

“Okay I’ll keep an eye on him whilst he gets this out of his system but it’s good to see him laughing like this.”

“Yeah it’s cute, isn’t it Celestia anyway see you in a bit…. What about you Glacier, what do you think?”

“Um well I can’t say….”

“Oh go on, I’ll be the first to admit he’s a looker. So any inappropriate thoughts about him mmmmmm?”

“No! Of course not, he trains with us so i can’t think about him like that, it’s unprofessional.”

“Heheheheh oh but you’re not on duty right now, so do you fantasise about him. About those powerful hind legs or those wings of his, his tongue is also incredibly long.”

“Silverfeather please don’t put I- what? What do you mean his tongue is incredibly long….”

“Heheh well can you keep a secret.”

“Of course.”

“So…. He. Ate me out…. And it was mind blowing, I’ve never felt anything like it before in my  entire life. Playing with yourself comes nowhere near to what he could do with just his tongue.”

“Oh oh my! Really? Wow you two are already that close?”

“Yep.”

“Oh my gosh, you worked fast…. So why are you telling me this, we’ve been friends for a few hours.”

“Because I trust you silly, you’re my friend.”

“Wow I’ve never had a friend before.”

“Same here…. And maybe I want to tell you because the only other to know is Celestia.”

“Dose the princess of Equestria really know?”

“Yep.”

“Haha but anyway Anubis really did that for you. Wow just wow, I’m trying to comprehend it but a griff making sure that the hen is pleased before himself is like almost unheard of.”

“Yeah but I get the feeling that he enjoys it, I mean I raised my tail for him and he didn’t mount me.”

“You did that and he chose not to. But why?”

“I don’t know but what I do know is that I want him even more and I don’t know why, well other than he’s makes me feel like a normal hen and not like a pampered princess.”

“Yeah I’ve gathered that he’s super blunt and doesn’t hesitate to pick you up.”

“Hey that never happened okay, just forget about that please!”

“Heheheheh but you looked so cute being held like a cub by him.”

“Well it wasn’t a bad feeling but it did make my heart race.”

“Oh so you weren’t blushing because you were embarrassed.”

“Wha? Wait don’t tell anycreature please, yes I may have liked it but he can’t know that.”

“You have my word Silverfeather…. But I think he might already know.” Glacier scratched the back of her neck. “I’m still getting used to calling you by your name, it feels wrong.”

“Yeah but you’ll get used to it in no time…. Hey do you want to have a sleepover, I’ve never had one before.”

“Um yeah I’ve never had one before either but am I allowed.”

“Ha I’m the princess, of course you’re allowed.”

“Okay then I’ll be happy to have a sleepover.”

They both bounced in place squealing.

“Oh we should invite Anubis.” 

“Yeah that’s a good idea, I’ll get to see him in a less professional light.” 

“There’s no way he’ll say no.”
> C39 Sleepless sleepover
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Silver asked Anubis if he would join her sleepover but he immediately declined and locked himself in his room.

“Argh!!!! Anubis get out here now!!”

“Never!”

“But me and Glacier are having a sleepover in my room and I wanted you to join.”

“No! Go have a girls only sleepover.”

“Fine! We will, you’re not invited anymore!”

“Ok have fun Silver!”

“Huff* I will and you better sleep with one eye open or you’ll wake up with a makeover.”

“Yeah I’m definitely keeping this door and my windows locked, good night Silver.”

“I hope you have a nightmare tonight.”

“Thank you I always do.”

Silver left and stormed her way back to her room, she replayed Anubis’s words and she began to feel bad. “Sigh* so he’s been having  nightmares every night, I couldn’t imagine how much that must suck.”

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Meanwhile Celestia was attending a last minute meeting with an archaeologist, dr Dig Site.

“So Dr what is it that’s so important, that it can’t wait until tomorrow?”

“I’m terribly sorry your highness but it’s these paintings we discovered deeper down in the tomb.”

“Sigh* okay fine but please make this quick, as you can see I’m tired.”

“Of course, so these are the copies I had drawn of the inner walls of the tomb.”

Celestia picked up the pieces of parchment and looked at it but what she found confused her. There was multiple depiction of a griffon similar to Anubis but with a crown and the same bone blades he has. Surrounded by similar looking griffons but minus the bony protrusion and they seem to be bowing to the larger one. Celestia didn’t know what to make of this but she wondered if that meant Anubis was a descendant of the one on the paintings.

“Wow very intriguing indeed but do you think that they’re all like this or does only that one have the blades?”

“We believe that only one has them and that’s why the other are worshipping them but the amazing thing is…. We carbon dated some of the items we found, like tools and even bits of armour…. And they’re apparently 10 thousand years old.”

“What? But that can’t be possible, can it? Maybe the results are incorrect?”

“We’ve tried multiple different methods and items but the results are the same.”

“But that means…. this could change our understanding of our worlds history completely, not to mention how the public will handle this finding. Especially when I’m keeping one of these griffons in the castle.”

“Y-you have one here? But I thought that little green griffon was an intruder?”

“That was an intruder but I was already keeping an eye on one of these griffons, but 10 thousand years? That’s just unbelievable Dr.”

“I know but it’s what the results show…. But could I see this griffon please your highness?”

“Sorry but I don’t want to inform him about this just yet, not to mention that he’s probably asleep by now. Well it’s been a very informative meeting we’ve had to night Dr Dig Site but I must be heading to bed now, so have a lovely night and please inform me of anymore findings.”

“Of course princess and good night.”

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Anubis’s POV

I was tinkering with some cogs and gears that Celestia allowed me to have. If she knew what I planned on using them for, she would most certainly take them off me. 

I had the porn magazine opened on the table next to my project, I wasn’t fussed over the contents of the magazine but the blueprints I stashed inside. It was a detailed drawing of a trigger group that I sketched but then I was hit with this overpowering urge to eat. 

It was a hunger that tore through my body, so sudden that it took me by surprise. I fell to the floor and gasped for air, my lungs burned with every breath I drew.

“Fffuck~”

I had been hungry before but this was so…. So…. Primal, I need meat, but I had eaten a full dinner of fish…. No I need red meat but how? 

I looked around and found the window to the balcony, getting a running start I jumped off the side of the castle. Allowing my wings to catch the wind, carrying me deep into the darkness of night with only the moon to guide me.

My mind began to clear and I realised that I had just left the castle’s outer walls, I must have been a few hundred feet above the ground.

Realising that I wasn’t disguised in any way I decided to make my fur as dark as the city below me. I flew to the ground and landed, finding a window to see my reflection I noticed that my pupils were slits surrounded by a crimson iris.

“Wow I didn’t know I could do that? I look scary.”

I was interrupted by the feral growl of my stomach, my body demanded sustenance and I knew what had to be done but I didn’t want to kill an intelligent creature…. So the hunt begins.

I took a moment to listen and smell the city air, after a few long moments of silence I heard a cry for help. That was my cue, taking to the sky I flew in the direction of the scream.

Flying as fast as I could I found a most confusing sight. There was a group of drunken stallions holding knives approaching an odd bug like pony, I’ve never seen anything like it but it was in trouble and I was hungry…. So it’ll work itself out…. Ok I can quickly scare the drunks away.

Jumping from the top of the roof I was hiding on and landed with a loud crash, the drunks wobbly turned around and their eyes widened as I let out a disembodied growl.

They dropped their knives and took off running, one of them even pissed himself but the fascinating bug pony froze from fear.

“Hey are you ok?”

“Please don’t eat me, changelings don’t taste good I promise!”

“I’m hungry but not that hungry.” So it’s a he judging by the tone and build.

“Y-you’re not going to e-eat me?”

“No why would you think that? Mhmm don’t answer that. So why were those ponies trying to hurt you?”

“Because I t-tricked them into believing I was their missing friend.”

“Wha? that’s fucked up.”

“I know but I didn’t have a choice, I-I deserted the hive and now I’ve lost connection to my hive for good.”

“So you have no where to go and how did you trick them, I know they were drunk but…. That doesn’t explain it.”

A green flame engulfed him and he changed into a spitting image of myself, so he can just copy what creatures look like. That has so many uses.

“Wow fascinating, so you can copy anycreature you see?”

“Y-yes but we have to do it to live, we eat emotions.”

“Wha? But how? Can you also eat conventional foods or not?”

“Unfortunately we can’t but that’s why we’re forced to disguise ourselves as ponies loved ones and collect love to feed the hive and ourselves.”

“Fascinating but right now I need to find food, do you know of any places where I could find wild animals to hunt?”

“Um yeah there’s a forest full of dangerous predators just down south…. I think it’s called the Everfree forest but it’s super dangerous.”

“Thanks that’s perfect, oh and I’d recommend not disguising yourself as me. You see I’m a one of a kind, so you’ll bring unwanted attention to yourself if you do although we could say that you’re the same breed as me.”

“It doesn’t really matter, I don’t plan on staying here anyway…. Um maybe I could come with you?”

“I’m heading to that forest.”

“I’ve got nothing to lose so might as well try to repay you for saving me.”

“I like how you think, jump on my back.”

“Um sure…. Hey I never got your name.”

“It’s Anubis…. And yours?”

“Um my hive mates call me Exo but they’re not my hive mates anymore.”

“Okay then give yourself a new name.”

“Um like what?”

“What ever you want it to be.”

“Ummmm okay but it might take some time.”

“Well you’ve got the whole flight to think of one, so let’s get to thinking.”

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Meanwhile back in the castle, Celestia was walking down to her room when she walked past Anubis’s room. She paused and decided to check on him, she knew that he stayed up late most nights so he was bound to be up.

Knock* Knock*

“Anubis are you awake, I would like a word if you don’t mind?”

She got no response, originally Celestia believed that he was asleep but when she looked at the bottom of the door she thought otherwise.

“His lights on but he didn’t respond…. Maybe he’s passed out on the floor!”

She tried the doorknob but it was locked, so without hesitation she spun around and bucked the door off its hinges. A few nearby guards were alerted and rushed over to the location of the echoing crash.

Celestia rushed in and found Anubis was nowhere to be seen, she immediately checked the bathroom but he was not there either. She searched every inch of his room and came to two terrifying conclusions, either he snuck out or he was foalnapped from the castle.

She was so scared that she completely ignored the magazine left open on the table with a pile of cogs.

Immediately she began dishing out orders so fast that the guards presented struggled to follow but they got the important details and hastily went to alert the entire guard.

Silver and Glacier could hear the commotion and went to investigate the sudden noise.

———————————————————————

Anubis’s POV

“So Exo, you came up with a new name for yourself?!”

“I’ve got an idea!”

“Good because we’ve arrived at the forest! Tell me after we land!”

“Okay!”

I slowed my descent and gently landed in front of the Everfree forest.

“So what you going to call yourself?”

“From this day forth I’m going to be called…. Jernick!

“Not bad, not bad Jernick, mhmmm yeah that’s a good name but more importantly. Tonight’s a beautiful night for a hunt, in my opinion.”

“Um thank you Anubis but what are you going to hunt?” Then Jernick’s stomach growled furiously. “Oh um s-sorry for that.”

“Don’t apologise you’re hungry, so when was the last time you ate?”

“Um I have had fed on any love in a few months and unfortunately that has resulted in these unpleasant holes in my legs.” He waved one of them around and i got a better look at them.

“Mhmmmm I might be able to help, I could change your anatomy and make it so you can eat conventional food instead of emotion?”

“Um that sounds good but is it safe?”

“Definitely might be painful but it’s totally safe.”

“Okay if you’re sure but what if I can’t change afterwards?”

“Mhmmmm good point, describe what you want to look like and I’ll try and mimic it and then you change into it.”

“Wha? You can change your form.”

“Yep this isn’t my true form.” I reverted back into my standard fur pattern and colours. “This is what I really look like.”

“Woah and you didn’t need a green flame to change!”

“Yep, so tell me how big and what colours you want to be.”

“Um okay so I would like to be a bit bigger then I am right now because I’m short, even by changeling standards and if you don’t mind I’d like to have a similar pattern to you…. As for the coat colour? I’d like to be a sandy colour with black markings and a gray under belly…. Please.”

“Mhmmmm okay give me a second to do so….”

I began to change my entire body to the specs that Jernick had requested and it only took me five tries to get a result that he was pleased with.

“Okay now change into it and I’ll modify your base anatomy to consume regular food.”

In a brilliant flash of green fire I was now face to face with a 1 to 1 copy of the form I had created, so I reverted back to my regular form.

“Okay Jernick are you ready?”

“Um sure but you’re a hundred percent right about this being safe?”

“Oh of course but it will hurt, don’t worry tho because it’ll be so worth it.”

“Okay then let’s do this!”

With a curt nod I reached out and placed both of my claws onto him and began to change his digestive system completely, I also took the liberty to give him the same genetics as me which sped up the process immensity. He let out a cry of pain before falling unconscious from the shock to his system, so I continued whilst holding him in my claws.

The process was complete but I thought maybe it would be a good decision to give him the same muscle groups and bone blades I have. So i swiftly went to work and once they were done forming I used my claws to gently cut open some exits for his newly acquired blades.

Once I was done, i climbed up a tree and laid him down in it before taking note of this tree and finally beginning my hunt…. For two now.

The forest was dead silent, the only noise was my breath in the crisp night air. I had my target in sight, it was a large boar that was oblivious to my cold gaze.

It was up wind from me as I inched closer, the anticipation and excitement I felt was incredible. Then it happened, I lunged for the unaware beast giving away my position. 

It ran and I gave chase, I felt so alive, adrenaline flowing through my veins as I sprinted after the boar. It was surprisingly quick but I was quicker, the only think saving it was its ability to duck and dive under exposed tree roots and shrubbery.

It was rapidly getting away but I wasn’t about to give up, picking up my pace the forest became a blur as I bolted towards my pray. I was right on its tail and about to extend my mantis like blade into its spine but as i struck my fucking bone blade hit a tree and was ripped out of my foreleg. The pain was unimaginable but I quickly healed on the go and my second strike hit its mark.

Squeal!!!*

Slice* stab*

Drip* Drip* Drip*

“Exhale* wow that was a rush, hehehehahahaha!”

And with that it was over, I had plugged my bone blade into the back of the neck. Severing the spine, instantly killing the boar.

“Now to carry you back and help Jernick adjust to his new diet…. And body.”

After a pain staking 20 minutes I made it back to the tree I left Jernick at, when I arrived I found him stumbling about like a new born. It was almost funny if it wasn’t kinda sad to watch.

“Hey Jernick! You okay, seems like you’re having some trouble.”

“Um ha ha ha ah…. help please.” The bony blades sticking out and making walking a challenging task for him.

“Okay I’ll help you with the blades.”

“T-thanks.”

I igniting my claws with my deep crimson aura and started to target the newly made muscle group that controlled the blades. Once they were fully retracted, standing became easier for my new project.

“There, is that better Jernick?”

“Yeah t-thank you Anubis, so I um can’t change my form anymore and I’m still hungry.”

“Well that’s to be expected and as for food, I’ve got us a boar to eat.”

“Oh um mmmm boar I can’t wait.” I could tell that he was uncomfortable with the concept of eating meat.

“Don’t worry I’ll cook it properly, so don’t be nervous because your new taste buds will approve of the flavour.”

“I don’t know about that.”

I started by skinning the boar and I sent Jernick off to collect sticks for a fire. When he came back I had already removed all the skin from the beast, I instructed him to make a pile of sticks with the smallest ones on the bottom.

Once he done that, I started by taking two random rocks and ignited my claws with the green aura and began to change the rocks into flint and iron. 

Striking them together they made a bright spark but the sticks didn’t catch on fire, so I tried again and again and again until they finally did.

“Woah!! That amazing, how did you do it?”

“Flint and iron, when you strike these two together they make sparks that can create embers and those embers can become fire.”

“Wow! Can I touch it?”

“No! Don’t touch it.” 

I grabbed some large rocks and placed them over the fire, making a stove of sorts.

Then I began to cut up the boar and place the fatty meat on the primitive stove, instantly sizzling on contact with the stone. A beautiful aroma filled the air and I could see Jernick salivating.

After a agonising 10 minutes of making him wait I could finally see bliss fill his features once he bit into a large cut of medium rare boar.

“Mhmmmm! Oh by the under hive, this is good!”

“See I told you so and to think that you doubted me.”

“Mhmmm yeah sorry, I’m never doubting you again Anubis.”

“Anyway I’ll think that it’s my turn to taste some wild boar.”

———————————————————————

Back at Canterlot castle, princess Celestia was pacing around her room on the brink of tears. Anubis was nowhere to be found, he wasn’t in the castle or city and she had came to the conclusion that he was foalnapped. Silverfeather and Captain Graceful were trying to calm the emotional Alicorn down by saying that he might of just went for a night time flight or something. 

This didn’t help especially when Celestia began to think about the murderer that was still loose, she choked on her own breath at the possibility.

No creature knew how to calm her down and all they could do is watch silently, Graceful decided to be more active and help in the search but Silver wasn’t going to leave Celestia alone to cry.

Glacier had been posted outside of the room whilst all of the guards had been ordered to find Anubis by the pure white Alicorn herself.

———————————————————————

It had been a few hours since Anubis and Jernick had cleaned all of the meat from the boar, it was nothing but a pile of bones and Anubis realised that he had to get back soon.

“Hey Jernick let’s make you a tree house because I’ve got to get back to Canterlot soon.”

“Um well if you want I can just make myself one, I’m pretty good at building…. You know so you can go.”

“Thanks but I think I’ll help you and make sure you’ve got a safe place.”

“Um t-thanks Anubis.”

“Don’t mention it, so let’s get started.”

After we had made a surprisingly good looking tree house for Jernick, we agreed that I would try to visit him at least three times a week and with that I took my leave. I said my goodbyes and took off for Canterlot before anycreature noticed my absence.

The flight was uneventful until I got to the capital, a group of guards recognised me and ordered that i be escorted to the castle immediately. This didn’t look good for me but i was sure that I could explain myself to Celestia.

Flying over the city I noticed that the entirety of the royal guard was searching every single place in Canterlot and as we flew over, those who saw us alerted the others and started on their way back to the castle. It had only just dawned upon me on the severity of the situation that I coursed.

Upon landing I was met with an extremely tired and angry Captain. 

“Hahah hi Graceful how are you doing, i um went for a little flight outside of Canterlot.” He didn’t seem amused by my answer.

“Sigh* I’m not even mad at this point just follow me Anubis…. Her highness needs to see you.”

I followed him in silence but his choice of words concerned me a bit, Celestia needs to see me but she’s never needed to see me before. She’s wanted to see me but never needed to, fuck was I followed, did a guard see what I had gotten up to and reported me? No I would have known if I was followed, so that not it…. Then why? Either way I was about to find out.

When we arrived at Celestia’s bedroom door I saw Glacier alone standing guard, walking up to her I could tell she was pissed at me. 

“Hey Glacier what’s up.”

SMACK!*

“You stupid griff! Where were you, you had everycreature worried sick about you and you have the audacity to just appear and say what’s up!?”

“Wow shit I-I didn’t know that everycreature was looking for me, I’m sorry.”

“I’m not the one you should be apologising for sir, Silverfeather and princess Celestia are in there…. She hasn’t gotten a single ounce of sleep because she had thought that you were foalnapped, so go fix that because she needs you right now.”

“Oh y-yes I’ll go now.” As I went to push the doors open I took a second to try and reflect on what I did wrong, it didn’t make sense but I could see it from Celestia’s perspective and…. yeah I was in the wrong here, fuck me.
> C40 early morning apologies
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis walked into Celestia’s room, the first thing he saw was Silver. She was trying to speak to a frantically pacing Alicorn, when she turned around and her gaze met his and a look of relief filled her eyes. 

The relief in her eyes for Anubis’s safety was short lived as it quickly became anger, stomping her way to the confused griff she punched him and then gave him a bone popping hug.

“Ouch and oooouuch, I can’t tell if your happy to see me or trying to kill me?”

“Oh shut up for once, w-we thought you were foalnapped Anubis! Where were you, you stupid idiot?”

“Oh no no, Silver look I’m sorry I-I just had this indescribable urge to fly and….”

“I’m not the one you need to be apologising to, Celestia’s been worried sick about you. She needs to know that you’re fine…. She’s been pacing around for the entire night, she’s had no sleep Anubis because of you.”

“Oh no…. Swan neck….” Anubis let go of Silver and made his way deeper into the Alicorn’s sleeping chamber.

From what silver has said, he was concerned for Celestia’s mental state. He knew that he had to think of a way to defuse the situation before Celestia comes to any more wild conclusions.

“C-Celestia…. Hey I’m here and all fine, see…. So please take a seat or lie down, I’ll explain where I was.”

“Anubis?!” Her bottom lip quivered as tears began to fall down her cheeks and her breaths were heavy. “Oh thank goodness you’re okay, where were you and are you sure that you’re okay? I could have Tender take a look if you’re hurt?”

She levitated him with her magic and pulled Anubis over to her before she grabbed him with her hooves.

“I-I’m fine…. Sigh* look Celestia, I’m so sorry for making you worry so much…. I just went out for a quick hunt that’s all, if there’s anyway I can do to make it up to you just say.”

Celestia’s mind froze when she heard him say hunt, what had he been hunting? Did he have a successful hunt? If so did Anubis now have a taste for pony? “A-Anubis w-what did you mean h-hunt?”

“Oh um heheh well you know that big forest just a 30 minute flight south from the city? Yeah I went there and…. Um well I had some boar.”

She breathed a breath of relief upon hearing that but it still made her feel uncomfortable…. but all that mattered was that Anubis was safe now but the only forest down south is Everfree.

“You are not allowed anywhere near the Everfree forest Anubis! Do I make myself clear, it’s a dangerous place even for trained guards.”

“But I was fine in there and I didn’t even go that deep into the place.”

“I don’t care!” She had flipped Anubis onto his back and was now standing over him, upon realising that she could have injured him with her strength she backed off. “A-Anubis I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to get upset…. It’s just that I’ve had no sleep, I’ve been so scared at the thought of you being foalnapped from the castle…. I….”

He walked up to Celestia and gave her a hug and a kiss just under the horn, she leaned against him and she began to cry freely.

“Sh sh sh It’s okay, it’s only us here Celestia. Just you and me…. I’m not going anywhere anytime soon, so let’s get you tucked into bed. Come on, that’s it.” He knew that she was lonely but he never imagined she was this lonely, if he was to leave the castle he would have to tell her first…. For her own sake.

He thought to himself that at this point, he’s either a much needed medication or a destructive addiction that made things worse for her. The fact that he couldn’t decide on which one he was, scared him. Fear was a foreign concept to him but since he came here he’s become far more familiar with it than he’d liked.

Anubis had helped Celestia get to her bed and tucked her in, she didn’t want to go to sleep yet and she had remembered what he had said. She was going to request his company for the night or what little there was left of it, the mere thought made her heart race. She had sheared a bed with him but this was different because he would be awake with her, in Celestia’s mind anything could happen and it’s not like she has any thing planned for tomorrow after all it was going to be her day off.

“Wait! Anubis could you please stay with me for the night…. Because your doors been kicked in and I can’t let you sleep in a room without a door.”

Anubis gave a little smile and climbed up onto her bed. “Yeah now that you mentioned it, it’s not very secure but if you’re so worried about me disappearing again, you could just say so.”

“Wha?! No that’s not what I meant, i I I….” Anubis cut her off with a kiss, Celestia slowly began to part her lips. Allowing him to slip his tongue in. She thought that Silver was exaggerating but as his tongue continued to explore her mouth, she realised that it was no exaggeration.

As he began to brush his claws against her neck, Celestia let out a muffled moan into Anubis’s beak. They were so focused on each other that they failed to notice that Silver had came back in and was now enjoying the show.

“Smooch* gasp!* oh my Anubis heheheh, this is so exciting.”

“Heheheh you telling me but are you sure you’re down for this?”

“I’m a bit nervous but p-please make a mare out of me.”

“Say no more Swan neck, mhmmm we need a safe word before we get started.”

“A safe word?”

“Ha yes! pineapples that’s the safe word, so if i get too much for you just say pineapples and I’ll stop.”

“Oh um sure, I’ll remember that but why pineapples?”

“Because why not.”

“Heheheh okay come here then.”

Anubis jumped under the covers and began planting kisses along her body, with each kiss she quivered and whimpered in anticipation.

When Anubis finally reached her belly he ran his tongue around her bellybutton and then down between her hind legs. Celestia instinctively bucked her hips back and Anubis’s claws had penetrated her mare-hood, making her gasp in pleasured surprise.

“Hahah somepony’s eager but I’m the one in charge here Celestia, so just relax and enjoy the ride.”

“But.”

“GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!”

“Gulp!* heheh yes sir.” She was shocked, did she really just call Anubis, sir? As she thought about it she began to think about how this was really how she was going to lose her virginity. Celestia’s train of thought was derailed by him licking her pussy causing her to kick out all of her limbs and arch her back.

“AH! Oh my goodness Gasp* oh Anubis! W-wow!” He raised his head and pulled the sheets off him, Celestia’s eyes widened at the sight of such a powerful predator gazing down upon her exposed form. His fangs glistening in the dimly lit room as his feathers billowed in the night time breeze.

She liked this feeling, he made her feel safe in a weird twisted way but a part of her mind was panicking, for he was a powerful predator. She had never been in such a situation let alone position, her heart was racing, every part of her body told her to run but she didn’t want to…. No what she wanted was to be ravaged by this beast above her.

“Gulp* so Anubis…. Um I’m ready.” She went to brush his fur with her hoof but Anubis grabbed it and her other one, pinning Celestia to the bed.

“I didn’t ask if you were ready, i don’t care if you were ready or not. Tsk* Tsk* Tsk* I’m still not done eating.” 

Celestia’s face became dark red and Anubis grabbed her by the flanks, pulling her hind quarters up to his beak giving the excited mare a front row seat to her devouring. Her wings spread, she could feel his breath as he inched closer.

With a slow and deliberate motion he slid his tongue into her, getting a loud moan from the mare. As soon as his tongue hit her hymen, he began to map out her walls savouring the flavour. Her moans became more frequent as Anubis picked up the pace.

Until his tongue hit her hymen a little too hard, this made Celestia yelp out but was it in pain or pleasure? Only she would know, as for Anubis. He didn’t pay it much mind other than slowing down because he could taste blood. He didn’t know if this was a reaction caused by his sick and twisted mind or his new biology but it didn’t matter because her flavour was incredible to him.

He could feel her wall tighten around his tongue, as she tried desperately to milk him but her efforts would be in vain. Anubis pulled his tongue out of her pussy, a long trail of Celestia’s mare-cum from her pussy and going to his beak with a hint of red. He gave her a devilish grin as he dropped her on the bed and pressed himself against her, giving Celestia a deep kiss. She thought the taste was odd but not unpleasant especially when the action itself only turned her on even more.

As she made out with Anubis she felt something stiff begin to rub against her inner thighs, upon realising what it was her eyes shot open and she locked her hind legs with Anubis’s.

Meanwhile Silver was drooling from both ends at what she had witnessed, not only did she have a front row seat for watching him eat Celestia out but now she was going to watch him take her mare-hood. But he wasn’t just going to take it, no with what he had between his legs. He would completely destroy the royal flanks and she wanted to be next.

Anubis could feel Celestia’s vagina winking against his tip, with one claw on her waist and his other around the back of her neck. He thrusted himself into her.

“Oh! Ah! Ffffuck you’re huge Anu-AH!”

“Heheh, remember our safe word now.”

“Heheheheh-oh! Ah! Ah! A-harder p-ah! Please!”

“GRRRRRRRRRR! I’ll take my time thank you.”

“Wha-ah! F-ah-ine!”

As Anubis sank himself deeper and deeper into Celestia’s depths every part of him wanted to just let loose and allow instinct to take control. But he couldn’t because he thought that if he did, he would injure her.

Celestia’s mind was a haze but she could feel him holding back and it frustrated her, she tried to concentrate her magic for a spell. Normally she would never consider doing anything of the sort but she wanted Anubis to allow himself to take her without holding back. 

With a light spark of magic, a spell was casted and nothing happened other than Anubis completely stopped. Celestia began to panic, believing that she messed up the spell but as she tried to get up to check Anubis. His eyes became slitted and he rammed himself into her, all the way down to the knot.

“AAAAAAAHHHH! Oh fuck! Wai-ah! Oh yes!! Ah! Ah! Aaaahh!”

“Huff!* Huff!* Huff!* Argh fuck your tight Swan neck. Huff!* Huff!*”

Celestia could feel his knot slamming into her and with each hit, her pussy was being stretched out by him. But then she was took by surprise, Anubis bit down on the base of her neck. His fangs sank into her and she grabbed him with her hooves, as he began to thrust with more aggression Celestia bucked her hips back.

POP!*

“GRRRRRRRRRR-Aaaaarrrgghhh! Fuck-huff!!*”

“Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhh!!! Yes!!!! Fill-ah! Me! Oh Faust!!” Celestia lolled her tongue out but quickly jolted as she felt Anubis give one last mighty buck.   Filling her with hot ropes of cum into her depths.

“Gasp!* Ouch! Aaaaahhhhh! Ohhhh! I-I don’t think you were meant to go-aaaaahhhhhh! T-that deep A-Anubis?” She got no replies from the feral griff, her neck was bleeding but he was tending to the wound and she loved the sensation. She giggled at the fact that she had been given a literal love bite.

Celestia thought that she could handle all of him but it turned out she was wrong, his dick was too large. He had forced his tip through her cervix, it hurt but not in a bad way. She quivered as Anubis pumped her womb with a second load of his seed, she let out a giggle as the sensation of cum hitting the top of her womb tickled.

Anubis began raising up above her and she went to follow, he pushed her head back down with some force and pressed his beak against her neck. Giving her a deep growl that vibrated against Celestia’s very core, she shivered and submitted.

“Gggggrrrrrrrrrrrrr, so ready for round two?”

Celestia’s ears perked up and a look of shock filled her eyes. “Um maybe you could wait for me to catch my breath…. Please?” She nervously asked.

“Sigh* fine but five minutes max and what was that spell you used on me?”

Her whole body stiffened up and she gasped when Anubis still rock solid cock throbbed against her, he let out a groan before leaning back and admiring the view. He could see a bump right where the tip of his member rested inside her.

“Um sorry, I-I thought that it would help you make love to me…. I promise I won’t do it ever again!”

“Oh you don’t need to because now I know you can handle all of me, I’m going to break your royal flanks.”

“Wait but I just barely took it?”

“Oh we’ll fix that my dear…. So Silver? Enjoy the show!”

The sopping wet hen panicked and tripped over herself trying to hide, this made Anubis giggle and Celestia gasp.

“Silverfeather what are you still doing here?!?!”

“Ah um well…. I was just checking on you two and well I didn’t want to interrupt.”

“Oh relax Celestia, after all wasn’t it your two’s idea to share me.”

“Yeah b-but I-I….” Anubis laid down on her and raised his tail up. 

“Oh shut it and look on the bright side she can help out a bit.”

“She can?”

“I can!?”

“Hahahah oh yes Silver, you can. You see me and Swan neck here are going to go for a second round but she needs five minutes to breathe, so I need you to keep me hard but there’s a catch.”

“Okay what’s the c-catch?”

“Settle down there Silver, you’re drooling.” She quickly wiped away the drool and straightened up. “As you can see, me and Celestia are tied up so you’re going to have to find a way to keep me stiff whilst I’m inside of her.”

Her tail was swishing from side to side. “I most certainly will help, he he heheheh.”

Silver jumped up onto the bed and came up behind Celestia and Anubis, the smell of sex rendering her mind numb. Without hesitation she began licking Anubis’s balls, this made the griff tense up and pull some questionable faces.

Celestia could feel him begin to throb and his knot grow but the icing on the cake was his face. It kept contorting between expressions of immense pleasure, this worried her because if Silver made him blow then she would have to take it all again. Celestia knew that none of Anubis’s seed had leaked out of her, this was mostly because of how deep he had planted himself in her.

Then Celestia’s eyes shot open as she felt Silver’s tongue try and squeeze inside of her, Anubis just grinned before grabbing Celestia’s neck and bringing her in for a passionate kiss witch she gladly welcomed. Everything was just pleasure at this point for the princess of the sun, everything from Anubis throbbing inside of her all the way to his large claw tightly wrapped around her throat. 

Celestia could feel herself on the edge of her orgasm for the second time tonight as her body began to twitch and her head fell back. Anubis could feel her bucking her hips against his pelvis. 

Then it hit her, Celestia threw herself up against Anubis and not only latching onto him but biting down on his shoulder. Anubis winced but as soon as he felt her inner wall constrict around his shaft, he buckled and fell onto the mattress with Celestia still biting down on his shoulder. 

Silver slept back and watched as Anubis’s balls drained their contents deep into the Alicorn’s womb. A part of her was jealous but another part was turned on even more at the sight. She played with herself as she watched Celestia fall limp, she took a step closer but didn’t expect Celestia to begin squirting onto Anubis’s sheath.

Silver quickly took action and began licking the juices off of his sheath but she wasn’t paying attention and completely missed Anubis ripping his cock out of the now unconscious Alicorn earning him a whimper.

Silver was now face to face with his dick, her eyes widened and she fell back onto Celestia’s abused mare-hood that was evacuating copious amounts of Anubis’s cum. She could feel it running down her coat and feathers but she was hyper focused on the monstrous member twitching in front of her, the smell was intoxicating and she invited him into her beak.

Anubis slowly pushed forward enough for Silver to begin sucking but she could only fit the tip in her beak, so she started to use her talons to stimulate him. She tried vigorously to get him to cum but all she got was a few pitiful dribbles of seed, she licked them up quickly.

He could tell that she was getting frustrated with the lack of cum coming from him but Celestia had really taken it out of him. That’s when he remembered that he could just use the ability of the red Necrovine artefact to not only replace the spent sperm but give himself more energy.

As soon as Anubis got his second wind, he pulled away from silver and pressed his tip against her vagina. She quivered and slowly moved her legs apart with an excited grin, Anubis slowly eased himself in whilst paying close attention to Silver’s face for any signs of pain. He knew that he couldn’t go at it, like he did with the passed out Alicorn Silver was leaning against.

“Ah~ Yes~ that’s IT! Ah! Anubis!”

“S-Silver! Are you okay? I’m not going too hard am I?” The look she gave him, said it all.

“Oh fuck it but if I feel like there’s anything wrong, we’re stopping. Alright.”

“No that’s not fair….” He lowered his head down to her and wrapped his claw around her beak, silencing the hen.

“Alright.” She nodded and blushed profusely.

Her eyes rolled back as Anubis gently thrusted it into her, each time he felt resistance he calmed himself down and slowed his pace. A part of him felt bad for Silver but upon looking at the pleased look on her face, he smirked at the cute faces she was making with every thrust.

“Oh Ah ah Anubis! Harder please!”

His eyes widened and he began to go a little harder but then he accidentally bucked into her, his cock tore her hymen and silver gave a cry of pain. Anubis immediately tried to pull out but she grabbed his chest fur and tried to wrap her hind legs around him.

“Silver! What are you doing? You’re in pain, we need to stop.”

“NO!” She had tears welling up in her eyes. “Please I’m begging you! Anubis I can handle it.”

“Oh Silverfeather look, let’s just take a minute to breathe and then we’ll give it another try?”

“Sniffle* b-but it’s not fair, you shouldn’t have to restrain yourself…. Even Celestia said so.”

“Sigh* I know it isn’t but I’m twice the size of you, hell even sleeping beauty behind you struggled to take all of me. So please calm down and don’t get upset about whether or not I’m pleased.”

“Okay fine but don’t pULLL! OUT! AAHHH! FFFUCK!!” Silver threw her head back.

“Huff* huff* S-Sorry cutie but I need to take a look huff* if you’re all good down there.” Anubis climbed off the bed and took a look at her stretched out vagina.

He scrunched up his beak in concern as he saw blood trickling out of her but he knew that it was natural for a first time. From what he could tell, she was okay but that did little to ease his fears.

“So doc is it bad or not because I’m trying to get stuffed here?”

Anubis looked up at Silver and smirked. “I’m sorry to say but you’ll never walk again, the booty clapping you are about to receive will render you immobile.”

“Heheheheh, that’s not funny silly.”

“Oh really now because you seem to find it amusing.”

“Oh shush and fuck me properly this time.”

“You know I’m way to big to do that.”

“And, so?”

“Mhmmmm you raise a good point so don’t forget to say pineapples if it starts to hurt.”

“Oh just breed me already!” The silence that followed was defining, they just stared at each other Anubis with a look of surprise and Silver ware a look of embarrassment.

Then it hit Anubis like a nuke. “Oh No…. I-I came in Celestia GASP!* I Came! In! Celestia!!! Oh Fuck I’m not ready to be a dad! Silver! What am I going to do?”

“Shut up!! Any louder and all of Canterlot will know, look you don’t have anything to worry about. She’s not in season, so she can’t conceive.”

“Wha?…”

“You heard me, she’s not going to get pregnant so stop delaying and fuck me!”

“No wait I need a second to process this.” He fell back and laid against the bed, Silver was getting even more horny by the second.

“Oh fuck it.” She wobbly stood up and look back to see her already sore pussy and she fell onto Anubis’s stomach and lifted herself on top of him.

“Hey I said in a min…. Ooooohhhh damn~”

“If you’re not going to fuck me then I’ll just fuck you.”

“That’s not how that wORKS! Ffff-aahhh~ ok.”

Silver began to Impale herself bit by bit, it hurt but she told herself that she could take it. When she looked at Anubis’s face she smiled before leaning forward for a kiss and he reciprocated it.

Silver spent 5 minutes just bouncing on his shaft but then she felt her walls begin to tighten up as she hit her orgasm. Her fluids drizzled out, coating Anubis’s cock and the feeling of having an already tight ass hen get even tighter made him grab her thighs and buck.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!! AH! Ah! Sniffle* ffffuck, t-that hurt…. It hurts so good Anubis buuuuu-aaaahhhh!” And there it was, he began to paint her insides white with his cream. In rhythm with his heart beat and Silver arched her back and let out a silent scream. He saw the cock shaped bulge leading from her torn vagina, all the way up to her belly button where there was a big bulge where he presumed her womb to be.

They stayed like that for a while, the feeling of blood and cum dribbling down his dick and knot. Silver fell forward and he caught her, Anubis carefully pulled her off his dick and lifted her up into the bed. The goofy smile both her and Celestia wore made him giggle and he got comfy in between them, Celestia grabbed onto him and Silver snuggled up.

He laid there with a huge smile and two beautiful princesses on either side as he slowly dozed off to sleep.
> C41 royal clean up
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was 6:12am and the sun still hadn’t risen. One of Celestia’s personal maids trotted to the sun princess’s sleeping quarters. The maid was a relatively new member of the castle staff, she came from a long line of servants to the princess. 

When she arrived at the bedroom door, she found a half asleep griffon hen and captain on guard.

“Err-excuse me but is her highness awake, you know because the suns not up yet.”

Graceful slurred out. “Wh?! Wait what! Oh umm we need to check on her highness immediately.”

“Wait sir, I’ll go and wake up the princess. After all it is my job Captain.”

“Oh of course, sorry I haven’t stood guard for a while now…. Not since I became captain.”

“Heheheh, That’s alright.”

She slowly opened the doors, Graceful and Glacier suddenly became very alert upon the strong smell of sex that hit them with all the subtlety of a cannon.

The maid quickly went in and closed the door, she was way out of her depth with this but she steeled herself and carefully made her way to the princesses bed.

“Um e-excuse me p-princess, you need to raise the sun.”

“Mmmmmm I don’t want to get up~ 5 more minutes.”

“Your highness, it’s 6:14AM.” Then a new voice made the mare jump.

“Oh Celestia just go raise the sun and then get back here for some cuddles, it’s far to early to be alive.”

“Mmmmmfine and I think you meant awake silly.” As Celestia went to get up she noticed that her hindquarters were sore.

“Oh your highness! Are you okay?”

“Please. I’m completely fine, just a bit sore…. Um you don’t mind taking your leave and we’ll be having breakfast brought up to us, thank you.”

The maid nodded furiously and swiftly left, blushing all the way.

“Sigh* I can’t believe that i over slept…. Hey stop grinning like that, this is your fault Anubis.”

“Ssssssshhhhhh!, Silver still asleep.”

“Wha? Wait did y-you two do it after we finished?”

“Heheh um…. Yeah well I couldn’t just say no to her.”

“Huff* …is she okay?”

“Yeah I think she’ll be alright but I’m not sure she’s going to be walking around the castle anytime soon.”

“I don’t think I’m going to be trotting around the castle either, anyway I have a duty to do and I’m already late because of you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Celestia wobbly limped over to the balcony and ignited her horn, Anubis watched In speechless wonder as the sun slowly began to appear beyond the horizon.

The pure white Alicorn stretched deeply. “Mmmmmmmmmm ooooooooohhhh yeeaahh, Anubis make some room I need 10 more minutes of cuddles….” Upon turning around she saw Anubis staring at her in amazement. “Heheheheheh impressive isn’t it.”

All he could do was nod, Celestia crawled into the bed and pushed Anubis back down. Proceeding to snuggle up to him, Anubis quickly managed to doze off but Celestia couldn’t. Her mind was racing now that she properly realised that she not only overslept but was seen in such a state by her maid. She knew gossip would spread quickly amongst the staff but she had to make sure that any news about her sex life never leaves the castle walls. 

Her ponies were prone to speculating about her private life and even some unpleasant articles have been written over the centuries. None of them were true but now that she had actually slept with another creature she didn’t want anycreature finding out, for Anubis’s sake.

If this became public, Anubis would be pestered by the press and public as well as the noble cast would all try and use him to get to her…. And that’s if they don’t outright show their displeasure towards him, she hated that a large number of the nobles looked at griffons as mindless animals or barbaric beasts…. And then there’s the noble mares that would look at him as a good time or even a stud.

Celestia shook the thought away and decided to clean herself up and have Captain Sky or Graceful deal with damage control. As she got up for a second time, she gave Anubis a kiss on the forehead and limped off into the bathroom.

Once she was in she climbed into the shower and turned it on, warm water cascaded over her regal form as Celestia used her magic to soak a sponge and softly began to wash her rump.

“Heheheheheh, I’m still in shock. We did it and it was the best decision I’ve ever made…. Well maybe not the best but definitely up there.”

As she finished cleaning her hindquarters, she nearly used the now dirtied sponge to scrub her neck. After she got a replacement she continued and winced when the soap suds came into contact with her neck. After rinsing off and quickly checking in the mirror she saw a bite mark, a deep bite mark from Anubis.

Celestia gingerly touched it with a hoof and blushed as the thought of last night crossed her mind. They were deep but it didn’t sting as much as she would imagined, she hadn’t even noticed it upon waking up.

Knock!* knock!* knock!*

“Hey Swan neck, you okay in there? it’s been an hour.”

She froze at hearing that, she thought that she couldn’t have been in here for that long.

“I-I’m fine Anubis, just cleaning up that’s all.”

“Mhmmk well me and Silver are enjoying breakfast but if you don’t hurry up I might just have to eat yours for you.”

“Hey! Don’t you dare!”

“Sorry What was that?”

Celestia rushed over to the door and swung it open, only to find Anubis standing there with a plate of pancakes in his claw.

“OOF!* woah there I was only joking, no need to panic. So here are your pancakes, did you wanted syrup?”

“Heheh um i mean if you insist I definitely would like a bit.”

“Sure give me a second.” He then proceeded to pour golden syrup over Celestia’s pancakes and gave her the plate. “Oh and by the way, you look good wet.” And he gave her a wink.

The soggy Alicorn just stared at Anubis in surprise and disappointment, she liked golden syrup but she had thought that he was speaking about a different kind of sticky substance.

“Um could you hold these for a minute whilst I dry  off?”

“Boooo~ I prefer you like this.”

“Please.”

“Fine but I can’t guarantee that they will be safe in my claws.”

“Heheheheh oh shut it you and if some of my pancakes are missing, you will regret it.” She gave him an impish smile.

“Oh okay now I’m interested but is it worth it, mmmmmmmm I’ll have to think about this deeply.”

“Heheheh, Silver watch him for me.”

Silverfeather was laying on her side, eating her breakfast in a world of her own.

“Is she okay?”

“Probably not, I might have rearranged some of her insides…. Oh I’m sure she’s fine, she took me like a champ.”

“You are terrible Anubis, I mean look at her. She’ll never be the same, oh what a tragedy….”

“Ha and you’re next but before that I’ve got my morning training routine to do, so chop chop I need a shower.”

“Wha?”

“You heard me, you can get dry whilst I shower.”

“Ah oh um yeah, sorry I-I just didn’t hear you the first time.”

“Mm mhmm yeah sure…. Oh and you can watch if you want, you didn’t get to appreciate my physique. You know because I was.”

“Ok! That’s enough, you don’t need to go into detail. I remember what happened, how could i forget….” She whispered that last part but Anubis heard her.

“I’m glad the image of me railing you, is forever burned into your mind.”

“Wha? Wait no! That’s not what I meant Anubis.” Her cheeks burned red.

“Isn’t it?”

“Huff* just get in the shower.” She raised her nose at him.

“Heheh I bet you’d like that, wouldn’t you.”

“Anubis.”

“Okay okay.” He turned around to face her, he had to look up to make eye contact and suddenly said. “Celestia I love you.”

The pure white Alicorn became an even darker shade of crimson. “A-Anubis… I…. I love you too, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!” She wiped away some tears and began to trot in place before giving him a kiss.

Once they broke the kiss Anubis jumped into the shower whilst Celestia dried herself.

“So what do you have planned for the day?”

“Well firstly I’ve got to make sure no rumours about us are being spread around the castle and then I’ve got nothing else planned until 4PM.”

“Mhmmmm well you could just not stop the castle staff from gossiping.”

“What and have the nobles pester you, not only them but the press as well. Anubis you won’t be able to go out side without being swarmed by reporters.”

“And that matters why? It’s not like I can even leave the castle grounds on my own without having guards or you thinking the worst has happened to me.”

“….look I-I…. Sigh* you’re right but I just don’t want to lose you, I mean I’ve just got you.”

“You won’t lose me, you don’t have to worry about me running off with another mare or hen and the likelihood of me dying is low.”

“B-but what if there’s a freak accident?! Sniffle*”

“Oh Celestia, no no no don’t cry my dear. Look even if there is a freak accident, I’ll just do my best to survive but that’s no reason to keep me locked up in the castle.”

“Sniffle* I-I know but….”

“You know what, I think we should go out…. Yeah! I’m going to take you out, you could do with some fresh air.”

“Oh Anubis as much as I’d love to, I can’t. I would draw way too much attention and.”

“Ssssssshhhh stop that, we can just go somewhere where there’s nocreatures to interrupt us.”

“Ummmm heheh now that you mention it I guess we could umm take a flight to the Whitetail woods.”

“And where’s that?”

“You’ll see and hopefully remember how to get there because that’s where you’re going to be…. H-hunting…. I don’t want you in the Everfree ever again.”

“Okay okay I promise I won’t go into the depths of the Everfree ever again.”

“Good, now I’ll see you in a minute. I’ve got a rumour to put to rest.” And with that Celestia exited the bathroom and found Silver snoozing in her bed, fur and feathers still matted.

Upon leaving her room she immediately found Captain Graceful to the left of her door.

“Ah Captain I need you to find Captain Sky and take care of a little rumour for me.”

“Ur yes yes of course your highness, what may you have us do about this rumour of you and Anubis?”

“Make sure it doesn’t leave the castle please…. Wait how did you know about it being about him?”

Graceful straightened up. “Y-you highness I um…. Well you see i figured that he went in and um…. D-didn’t come back out because you two were…. Um heheh you know…. And the smell gave it away too.”

Celestia was speechless. “….c-captain, just make sure that, that rumour doesn’t leave this castle.”

“Yes your highness and…. Um if you don’t mind me saying, I believe Anubis is a good choice for you.”

“Um t-thank you Captain…. Anyway I’ll be in my room and I’m not to be disturbed at any time until 4PM, good bye.” And with that she went back into her room.

Anubis was sitting at a small tea table with a cup, how he got it confused her. There wasn’t tea there before, so how did he manage to find the time to get it and make it?

“Celestia do you want some tea?”

“B-but how did you make some?”

“That’s a secret, so yay or nay?”

“That was a terrible pun Anubis…. And yes I’d love some.”

He poured her a hot cup and refilled his own. “So when do you want to leave for the Whitetail woods?”

“Mhmmmm that good…. Oh now will do and where are my pancakes?”

“Hey I didn’t eat them, they’re right here.”

“Thank you.” She lit up her horn and with a pop, the table and them were gone.

Anubis, Celestia and the table reappeared in the middle of a woods. Anubis fell to the ground and clenched his stomach.

“Oh Anubis are you alright? I forgot that you’re not used to teleporting.”

“Arghhh it’s fine, I’ll live.” As he got up and stumbled to his seat, he emptied the contents of his stomach all over the grass.

“Oh my…. Is that bone?”

“Arg yeah it is, wild boar to be exact.”

“Boar!? But you said that you just hunted rabbits!”

“Yeah sorry but it was a boar and it tasted better when it went in, I don’t recommend throwing it up tho.”

“….that’s gross.”

“You kissed me and didn’t complain.” Celestia gagged at hearing that.

“Anyway let’s move this tea party to a cleaner place, you know because of the sick.” She began to lit up her horn.

“Woah woah woah, no teleporting me.”

“Oh sorry I forgot… again, so what do we do about the mess.”

“Leave it to me.” His crimson aura picked up the sick and he tossed it away in a bush.

“That’s still incredible to see you using that, I mean a griffon using magic has never been documented.”

“Yeah I’ve noticed that I’ve been the first in a lot of things recently.”

“Really, like what?”

“Using magic, being faster than your guards…. Oh and being your first, glad to be of service to you Celestia.” The regal Alicorn’s wing shot up and her cheeks turned pink.

“A-Anubis! Heheheheh stop it, otherwise I won’t let you do anything with me for the foreseeable future.”

“That’s cool but I’m not sure you’re going to be able to go with out sex for that long, especially now that you’ve had a sample.”

“Huff* well i-I…. Let’s just enjoy the fresh air.”

“Gladly, so why am I forbidden from going into the forbidden forest?”

“The Everfree…. And because of the dangerous creatures that inhabit it, not to mention the dangerous plants.”

“Argh Swan neck, you’re making me want to go in there even more now.”

“Well you promised not to.”

“Yeah I kinda wish I didn’t now.”

“It’s for your own safety.”

“Okay I propose that I hunt in this woods and I’ll make sure to ask if they are okay with being eaten.”

“That’s a relief to hear, so could I have another cup…. Please, this tea is shockingly addictive.”

“Oh is it now, well I might have to cut off your supply.”

“You wouldn’t…. Would you?”

“Heheheh maybe.”

“Huff* well as your princess.” Anubis interrupted her.

“You’re not my princess, you’re my Swan neck.”

“Excuse me but what does that even mean.”

“Beats me but that’s what you’ve become.”

“Sigh* just give me another cup.”

“What? You’ve already drank your tea?” Celestia just offered the cup and smiled sheepishly at him “no, I think you’ve had enough.”

“B-But…”

“No.”

“Huff* very well.”

“I think we should go for a flight?”

“Um what if somepony sees us?”

“Then put on a show, so are you going to show me what those wings can do or not?”

“Heheh oh why not, after all it’ll be romantic.”

“Well then catch me if you can Celestia.” Anubis took off into the sky and she swiftly gave chase.

She was rapidly closing the distance between them, Anubis folded his wings and fell into a dive. Celestia tried to cut him off but missed by millimetres, diving after him she tried to reduce her drag by using Anubis’s slipstream.

He spun around so he was looking at Celestia as they fell, she closed the gap and latched onto him giggling as they spiralled down. Anubis opened his wings catching the wind, bringing there fall to a stop as he began to flap. Slowly and gently impacting the soft grass below, now on the ground Anubis began to kiss Celestia’s neck and cheeks.

“Heheheheh stop that tickles heheheheh!”

“Oh but I love hearing your laugh, it’s like a cure for boredom.”

“Heheheheh! W-well don’t get addicted now. Hehehehahahahah!!”

As Anubis was bombarding her with kisses he stopped immediately upon hearing a blood curdling scream.

“What was that? It’s sounds like somecreature needs help!”

“Yeah it does, I’ll be back.”

“Wait!… sigh*” Anubis had already took off in the direction of the Everfree, Celestia took to the air and tailed him.

When Anubis found the source of the scream he realised that if Celestia saw Jernick, he would have a lot of explaining to do or would he…. He could play it off as a first encounter but he would have to save him first, from wooden wolves?

He jumped in between them and look back at Jernick.

“A-Anubis! Oh thank goodness, we need to run.”

“Can’t you fly?”

“I think I broke my wing, it’s in a lot of pain.”

“Okay fight it is and once this is over, portend that we don’t know each other because I’ve got company…. Royal company.”

“Um oh yes of course.”

“Okay now run and I’ll find you later.”

Jernick quickly took of running and Anubis extended one of  his bone blades from his right foreleg, raising himself up onto his hind legs taking a fighting stance.

Blast!!* 

A large bolt of golden magic completely destroyed two of the wolves, Anubis lunged at one of them and it charged him. He hit it with a left hook which took its lower jaw off, before the wooden wolf could recover Anubis struck it with an uppercut with his blade sticking out. It went through and the beast fell limp but he struggled to remove his extended limb from it.

“ANUBIS!! ON YOUR RIGHT!!!”

“Shit.” He turned at the last second and grabbed the wolf by its throat, he began to dig his claws in.

CRUNCH!* 

It fell limp as he released it from his grasp, he then look around and found nothing. Looking up he saw Celestia gliding down towards him.

“Good call, could you give me a moment.”

“Sigh* of course and don’t take off like that, so where’s the one who screamed?”

“Argh fffffuuucckk, he ran but seemed uninjured.”

“Well at least he’s okay and you’re not hurt, are you?”

“Nah I’m fine, anyway I believe that we’ve had enough excitement for one day.”

“Yeah it’s almost lunchtime, let’s head back to the tea table and go home…. Are you alright with teleporting?”

“Sigh* No I’ll just fly and before you protest I’m not taking no for an answer, so just teleport and I’ll be at the castle in 30 minutes.”

“B-but.”

“Swan neck, trust me please.”

“Sigh* okay but if you take any longer then 30 minutes then I’ll be coming to find you.”

“Understood but do try to be less paranoid please, it’s not good for your health.”

“I’ll try…. See you at the castle.” She took off in the direction of the tea table.

Anubis followed Jernick’s scent, taking to the sky. Once he found him nurturing his broken wing Anubis dived down and landed.

“Jernick, are you alright?”

“Well I’m alive and not hungry but I’m in pain.”

“Okay allow me to have a look, mhmmmmm okay I’m going to fix it but it’s gonna hurt.”

“Oh oKAY!!!!!!”

“There we are, all better and I’m going to relocate you to the Whitetail woods, it’s a lot safer than the Everfree.”

“T-thanks.”

“It’s just west and you’ll know when your there by the trees, they’re a lot thinner.”

“Okay and thanks again Anubis, I appreciate it…. Um I know more changeling defectors that could use some help…. If you okay with it?”

“Of course, I’ll gladly help but right now I need to be off before Celestia starts to panic.”

“Bye Anubis!”

“Good bye Jernick!”

Anubis took off and flew back to Canterlot.
> C42 terrible timing
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Celestia trotted through the castle halls, some of the maids and guards mares blushed upon seeing her as she walked passed and she knew why.

As she rounded a corner she bumped into Captain Sky.

“Oh sorry, I didn’t see you there.”

“Oh no it’s quite alright your highness, um so we’ve ordered every member of staff to keep quiet about you and Anubis.”

“T-Thank you Captain.”

“No need to thank me princess, um if you don’t mind me asking but how was it…. You know, your first time?”

Celestia looked behind her and saw a bunch of mares ears-dropping. “Let’s go somewhere a little more discreet.”

“Hey back to work ladies!!!” The mares ran away and Celestia and the Captain of the Wonderbolts walked to her private study.

They got comfortable and began gossiping about Celestia’s experience with the exotic griff.

“So what did he do after he ate you?”

“Oh I’ve said too much Sky…. But if you must know, he was incredible. Oh the way he pounded me was so rough and look at this.” Celestia showed Sky the bite mark Anubis left on her.

“Gasp* oh my, did he do that?”

“yes he did.”

“Wow did it hurt?” Sky was leaning towards Celestia.

“Oh yes~ it did and he cleaned it up afterwards, it kinda felt like he was drinking my blood.”

“Ooooohhhh really? What like a vampony or should I say vampgriff heheheheh.”

“Gasp* yes just like in those romance novels Silver showed me.”

“And what about princess Silverfeather? Did he mount her too.”

“Well i passed out after he finished…. In me.”

“Oh wow, that good?”

“You have no idea~ sigh* and when he finishes he looked me in the eyes and asked for a second round.”

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Anubis landed on the balcony to Celestia’s private study and saw the oblivious Alicorn and Wonderbolt Captain chatting.

She looked like she was having fun and Anubis planned on surprising her. He sneaked towards her, step by step.

Anubis raised himself up behind Celestia and he brushed his fangs against her neck, she jumped giving a loud yelp.

She spun around and before anycreature could react, she blasted him with a bolt of pure magic. Sending him flying through the window with second degree burns down to the cobblestone ground below. 

Anubis’s burnet body hit the floor with a wet thud and blood began to pour from him, forming a crimson pool.

Sky flew out after him and immediately began to perform basic first aid as guards rushed around, securing the area. Meanwhile the medical wing was in fall swing, preparing to tend to a critically injured patient. Thankfully it was located just opposite the princess’s study and a nurse saw him hit the ground.

Celestia was in shock, she immediately teleported down to him and tears began to fall as she wept at the roasted bloody form of her griff. His fur and feathers still smouldering from her magic. “No.” She weakly whispered out.

“Princess please allow us to treat him, nurse! Help me lift him onto the stretcher now!”

Celestia stepped back and fell to the ground, crying into her hooves as Anubis was taken away by the medics. They rushed him into the emergency room to try and save him if he didn’t already die from the initial impact.

Celestia could have sworn that she saw bone sticking out of him in several places on his body and his wings, oh those majestic wings of his. Burned and twisted grossly, then there was that look on his face…. What had she done, she predicted that he would do something like that but she still panicked and attacked.

“Princess! Are you alright?”

She looked up to find her Captains, both of them worried about her? But she wasn’t to one who was hurt.

“Princess Celestia! It’s alright, he’s going to be fine. He’s a strong griff and it was an accident, it wasn’t your fault.”

She felt anger well up, what was he on about not her fault. She hit him with a fire ball spell, a high level spell designed to kill. A spell that she hated but still had to use time and time again.

“I’m fine! Sob!* I’m okay b-but sob* is he going to be fine?”

They couldn’t believe what they were seeing, the princess of Equestria, goddess of the sun. Looked like a scared filly and they couldn’t bring themselves to speak.

“WELL!! Is he? Sob* sniffle*”

“P-Princess, I can’t promise anything but he’s in good hooves and I’m sure that he’ll be fine in no time.”

“Graceful’s right your highness, remember what you were telling me. I doubt that this is going to keep him grounded for long.”

“Sniffle* y-yeah he’s a strong griff, he’ll make it. He has too.”

“Come on now, let’s get you inside. We’ll inform you if we hear anything about his condition but Dr tender Care is the head surgeon, so nothing to worry about.”

All Celestia could do was weakly nod and follow her Captains.

———————————————————————

Dr Tender had successfully got everypony out of the operating room and could now focus on stopping the bleeding or look like he was trying to. Anubis’s body had already begun to recover, Tender basically only had to push and rearrange some bones.

“Ffffuucking hell that hurts so much.”

“Yep Anubis it’s going to, you did receive second degree burns from her highness.”

“I’m a fucking idiot.”

“Glad we could agree on something but if you don’t mind, could you slow down your body’s healing please.”

“sorry I forgot.”

“Good, you don’t want to raise suspicion and you better find a way to stop her highness from blaming herself for this. We both know that you can survive an unnatural amount of injuries.”

“So how longs the recovery time?”

“You’ll have to wear bandages for 4 to 5 months and that’s on the quick side of things.”

“Okay I hear you…. Hey pass me those forceps.”

“Here, take them.”

“Thanks.” Anubis used them to push a small bit of bone back into place. “You know that I could just fix and rearrange my own bones if I just heal a little bit.”

“Well please refrain from doing so because I can’t make up a logical explanation for you miraculously getting better. We barely got away with your sudden growth spurt and the blades so let’s not push it.”

“Very well doc but you could have used something to stop the pain.”

“Well too bad and you seem to be used to it….”

“You don’t think she’s going to hate herself for this, do you?”

“Sigh* it’s tough to say Anubis but she might, we can only hope.”

“I’m such a prick. had I not decided to be a moron, Celestia would never have shot me with a sun gun.”

“Sun gun? What’s that?”

“Nothing, but I can explain what a gun is.”

“Mmmm go on then, it’s not often that I have a talkative patient.”

———————————————————————

6 long agonising hours later, Anubis was wheeled out of the emergency room wrapped up in bandages. He thought that if he didn’t  know better, dr Tender was trying to mummify him. He was pretending to be unconscious as the nurses hooked him up to a heart monitor and IV bag.

He laid there motionless as the chaos of ponies rushing around, making sure everything was set up correctly.

After the doctors and nurses left the room, Anubis opened his eyes and began taking in his surroundings. He found that he was alone in the dark, was it night time already? No it couldn’t be because there’s a tiny sliver of light coming from behind the curtains.

He heard the door open and immediately closed his eyes, he heard somecreature walking up to him and it took every ounce of his resolve to not look.

“A-Anubis are you awake? T-the doctor said that you’re going to be okay, C-Celestia is so so sorry for what she did…. Please don’t be mad at her when you wake up, she’s been crying all day a-and…. sniffle* she didn’t know sob* she didn’t know it was you, she couldn’t have. So you’re not allowed to be angry at her, you stupid, lovable griff. Sob* a-and you’re not allowed to die either b-because if you do, then what am I supposed to do? What is Celestia supposed to do!? So get better…. Please?”

It hurt him to hear Silver like this and he wanted so desperately to hug her, to tell her that he would be fine and that she had nothing to worry about but he couldn’t risk giving anything away.

“Excuse me but the patient needs not, to be disturbed princess Silverfeather.”

“Oh sorry I-I just wanted to make sure he’s doing alright nurse.”

“Aaaaw that’s very sweet of you but that’s why we’re here your highness, now come along and are you alright? You seem to have a limp.”

“Heheheheh yes I’m fine, it’s nothing serious I’m just a bit sore.”

They left Anubis, thinking that he was asleep. Once the door was closed he opened his eyes and a wave of anger came over him, not only was Celestia crying but Silver was too and by the sounds of it Celestia thinks that he’s mad at her. Why did he think that it was a good idea to scare her?

“Sigh* well no time to feel like shit, I need to think of a way to convince Swan neck that it wasn’t her fault.”

“Oh Anubis so your awake?” Anubis looked in the direction of the voice, he saw Sky just sitting there.

“Captain! Arg, I-is Celestia doing alright?”

“….she’s not handling it well but she brightened up a little when she was told you’ll be okay, you know that was fucking stupid what you did Anubis.”

“I know…. Scaring Celestia like that, what was I thinking.”

“Yes that was stupid but I didn’t mean that, I meant pretending to be asleep when Princess Silverfeather was speaking to you.”

“Oh you were there…. Look I did that because I’m meant to be under, you know the strong stuff.”

“Wait? You’re not?”

“Heheheheh no, I was awake for the entire procedure.”

“Oh my goodness! Y-You felt everything?”

“Yeah but I’m used to it, believe me it’s nothing new.”

“Anubis that’s horrible, why didn’t they put you to sleep? You had bone sticking out of you.”

“My theory is that they didn’t want to risk me going unconscious and never waking up.” It was a lie but he wasn’t about to rat out Tender.

“Oh well I guess that makes sense but still, being awake whilst they stitch you up and push your bones back into place.”

“Yeah it hurt, anyway are you standing guard over me for the night or just worried I might stop breathing in my sleep?”

“Don’t joke about that stuff Anubis and yes I’m standing guard for the night…. Even though it’s still light out.”

“Yay company, it’s a shame that I don’t like being watched In my sleep.”

“Well too bad.”

“Sigh*”

“….so um how was it? Y-you know…. For research purposes.”

“Oh well it burned, it felt like hitting a wall and the weightlessness was surprisingly relaxing.”

“No not that, i don’t want to know what being hit by the princess’s magic feels like. I want to know how it felt to…. You know, have sex with two princesses?”

“Oh that’s what you want to know, mhhhh well they were tight. Silver was super tight but that’s due to the size difference as for Celestia…. Oh the noises she made were adorable but don’t tell her that.”

“Um d-did you drink her blood?”

“OOOOh so that’s what you’re into? Well I might have, she did taste incredible. I mean the flavour and the richness of her blood…. And her mare-hood was tasty too.”

“I DON’T WANT TO KNOW THAT!?! You’re terrible Anubis.”

“Oh and Silver’s got one hell of a tongue on her.”

“Please stop.”

“But you asked.”

“And I now wish I didn’t.”

“Mhmm so where’s the love of your life?”

“Blazing, she’s at the academy filling in for me. You know because I’m currently here and not in Cloudsdale.”

“Awww I’m so sorry, it must be torture for you.”

“Sigh* you have no idea, I haven’t gotten off in a week. It’s not fair! I have needs too you know.”

“Yikes, must be rough but if you want. I’ll just go sleep and you can go and tend to yourself, i mean I’m not going anywhere in this state and no creature is going to walk in.”

“Um and you won’t say a word to anypony?”

“You have my word, so what are you waiting for? Go.”

“Um well I mean I can’t just leave my post Anubis.”

“Yeah I guess so but the offer is still there if you want it.”

“Thanks but I’m not going to take it.”

“Mhhhhk well I’m gonna go sleep now.”

“Rest easy Anubis.”

“Thanks Captain.”

Upon falling asleep Anubis appeared in front of a laughing Zodiac.

“Hahahahah! Oh by the great ones that was hilarious, the way you went splat on the ground hahahahhahahh!”

“I’m glad that you found it funny.”

“Oh ho yes…. Anyway we need to talk about that little project of yours….. Jernick if I’m remembering correctly.”

“What about him?”

“You sure that you want to make more of your kind, more specifically. Ascended ones.”

“What do you mean?”

“Jernick is now related to you buy blood, you made him in your image. A very dangerous game to play.”

“I see where you’re coming from but don’t mistake my choice as me playing god.”

“Good, then those other ones you’re going to be changing will be inferior to you and Jernick. You may not know it but your blood isn’t just blood anymore Anubis and the last artefact is located on the southern continent…. Thought that you might like to know…. And don’t fall from grace now, you are so much better than those pitiful creatures down there. You already possess two of the Necrovine artefacts, just one more to go.”

“Thanks…. for the advice…. As for yourself Zodiac, I’d advise that you not look down on the creatures of this planet. After all I’m one of them too and I’ve shocked you before, so don’t get too complacent my cosmic friend.”
> C43 heart felt apologies.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the past 4 and a half months now Celestia had snuck into the room that Anubis had been recovering in, she had always made sure that he was asleep before dropping her invisibility spell.

But tonight was different because in the morning Anubis would be discharged. Celestia just stood there at his bedside, watching him sleep. She wanted to get in and cuddle him but stopped herself, she had been fighting this battle for the past 4 and a half months now. 

Her own sleep schedule had been tossed out the window but it was a sacrifice she could make, it wasn’t that she didn’t trust her guards or Captains but it made her feel a bit better to watch over him herself.

Anubis opened his eyes and locked eyes with the surprised Alicorn, she went to fly out of the window but he reached out to her and she couldn’t bring herself to run.

She could see that he had a warm smile under all the wraps. “C-Celestia don’t go, stay here…. Please.”

“But Anubis…. Aren’t you scared of me?”

“For how long lived you are, you’re kind of stupid. Of course I’m not and stop looking so guilty, it was my own fault.”

Celestia began to tear up and gently nuzzled his cheek. “Oh b-but I nearly k-killed you Anubis, I even knew that you would do something like that and-and I still panicked….”

“Celestia! Stop blaming yourself, it was an accident. That I caused okay, it’s what I get for scaring a fucking Alicorn.”

“B-but.”

“NO! No buts, it wasn’t your fault and don’t you dare say otherwise.”

“Sigh* I’m still sorry….”

“So am I, but we need to move past this. Anyway I survived and I get to skip my moulting.”

“Heheheh that’s not how that works…. so you’re not mad at me?” She gave a weak smile.

“Do you really have to ask that? Of course I’m not mad at you so stop being silly, it’s weird. Especially watching me sleep, that’s just creepy.”

“Wha? How did you know?”

“That doesn’t matter, what matters is helping me get up and out of these bandages.”

“No not yet, Dr Tender is going to take care of that in the morning so go back to sleep…. And I love you Anubis.”

“Aaaaaw I love me too.” Celestia snorted softly followed up by a giggle. “And I love you too, Celestia…. So why didn’t you visit me when I was awake?”

“I-I was scared….”

“Of what?”

“Of you…. I was scared of you not wanting to see me, not wanting me anywhere near you and…. H-hating me….”

“Really? That’s your reason, sigh* look Swan neck it’s going to take a lot more than being shot by the sun on accident to make me hate you. I mean I’ve had a lot worse done to me and it’s my own fault for flying too close to the sun, might have to change my name to Icarus?”

“Icarus? Never mind, look I still shouldn’t have freaked out like that Anubis.”

“Nope shut up, I don’t want to hear you rant about how you could have done this or that better. Celestia it’s called the past for a reason, you can’t change it and even if you could you shouldn’t.”

“B-but I should have….”

“Sigh* just come here and give me a hug, you clearly need it.” She leaned down and he wrapped his claws around her.

“T-thanks Anubis…. I want to tell you something….”

“Of course, go right ahead.”

“A long time again…. I had a S-Sis-Sniffle* ….just forget that i said anything.”

“please, you can tell me.”

“N-No it’s fine I’ll tell you later, let just stay like this for a little bit longer…. Please?”

“Yeah, that’s fine.” Celestia climbed into the bed and they spent the rest of the night just cuddling.

———————————————————————

When Dr Tender Care and nurse Sweet Tone went to check on Anubis, they found princess Celestia at the window raising the sun.

“Oh! Good morning your highness, I wasn’t expecting you to be here so early.” Dr Tender and Sweet Tone both bowed.

“Please rise, as for why I’m here so early. That is because I’m just checking on Anubis here.”

“So this is why you’ve been struggling to stay awake during the day.”

“Dr Tender what ever do you mean?”

“Sigh* princess, I take it that you’ve been checking on him every night for the past four months.”

“Awwww that’s so sweet your highness, Anubis is lucky to have a special-somepony that cares so much.”

“You really think so nurse Sweet Tone?” Celestia blushed and shied away from the two smirking ponies.

“Oh of course, so how’s the griff? Is he up?” Sweet asked.

“Um no he fell back asleep but he said he was feeling good when we spoke.”

“That’s good to hear, see Captain Sky was right. He isn’t going to hate you or be fearful of you princess, it was an accident and I’m sure he said the same thing.”

“H-he did, now that I think about it. I was worrying over nothing.”

“I’m glad to hear that.” The nurse walked up to Anubis and pulled the IV needle out of his foreleg, she gently began to wake him and he slowly opened his eyes.

“Good morning sleepy head, time for your final check up.”

“Mmmmm no, give me ten more minutes.” Celestia giggled and Sweet Tone just shook her head.

Dr Tender walked up to the bed. “Anubis get up, I’m sure you’re eager to be discharged.” At the Doctors words he opened his eyes and went to get up but Celestia stopped him with a hoof.

“About time doc, I was getting bored. Just sitting here, with nothing to entertain me…. So? What are you waiting for? Unwrap me like a present on your birthday.”

“Okay okay I understand that you want out but we got to make sure you’re all good to go Anubis. And you’re going to have to wear bandages for a few weeks, so I expect you at my office at 8PM to have clean ones put on everyday.”

“Sigh* okay but I think I’m healed up just fine, i mean my fur is starting to grow back and my feathers as well.”

“Yes but they haven’t grown back completely, so your skin is exposed in some places.”

“You know that they would have all grown back already if you didn’t shave it all off.”

“Yeah well that had to be done unfortunately, fortunately for you. You still have to moult, so at least you’ll be able to fly again.”

“Huff* for all we know, my kind might just grow back primary feathers. I mean you literally have no idea what I am.” The room fell silent.

“A-Anubis, we understand that your different from other griffons but we can get an understanding of your body by looking at theirs.”

“Sigh* Look I’m not getting at anything, so don’t try and sugar coat it Celestia…. It just that I’m similar but so much more different.”

“He has a point your highness, we have no idea how his body works. I mean he’s recovered miraculously, just look at him.” At this point, dr Tender was unraveling the bandages that covered Anubis.

Celestia winced upon seeing patches of exposed skin spread out all over his body. Nurse Sweet Tone then began applying clean bandages, after half an hour later Anubis was re-wrapped.

Once he was discharged from the medical wing, Celestia took him to get some breakfast. They were walking to the dining room.

“Heheheheheheheh.”

“Celestia stop laughing at me.”

“B-but, heheheh y-you have a nice Nightmare night costume.”

“Nightmare night?”

“Yes this years Nightmare night is just round the corner.”

“Okay but what is Nightmare night?”

“It’s a holiday that has lost it’s original meaning over the centuries but now it an holiday for foal to get dressed up in costumes and get free candy.”

“Oh so it’s Halloween basically.”

“Is that a similar holiday you had back home…. Sorry I forgot Anubis.”

“That’s fine and yes it is, a really good one too from what I remember…. I didn’t get to celebrate that often.”

“Well we could celebrate it if you want to?”

“….so I’m allowed to go out in Canterlot at night?”

“Yes but we will be accompanied by guards.”

“Okay thanks but I’m a bit old for that stuff, so I’ll pass.”

“What?”

“I just wanted to see if you’d let me out.”

“Oh…. Wait you were testing me?” Celestia stop and stared at him.

“Yep.”

“What?!”

“So are you just going to stand there or are you coming.” Celestia quickly trotted up to walk along side Anubis and they continued to the dining room.

When they got to the dining room, they found Silver all ready eating breakfast. She was devouring a plate of pancakes topped with chocolate syrup and an assortment of fruit.

“Morning Silver, you know all that is just going to go straight to your hips.”

“A-Anubis you, what!?! What are You doing up and about?”

“I’ve been discharged and you need to lay off the pancakes, so I’m going to tax you two pancakes.”

“What no!”

“Ah but my dear, it’s for your own good and not to mention that 3 is more than enough for you.”

B-But I thought you loved me?” Silver pouted at him.

“I do but that’s why I’m saving you from the extra calories, so surrender two of your five pancakes or I’ll just have to take them all.”

“Fine…. But only because your hot.” She passed him two pancakes and went right back to eating but with a displeased look on her face.

“Thank you and you’re right, I’m so hot I caught fire.” Both Celestia and Silver fell into an awkward silence. “Oh come on that was a good one…. Fine! I guess it was in poor taste, my bad.”

“Anubis you shouldn’t joke about that, you nearly died.”

“I agree with Silverfeather on that one, I thought I killed you.”

“Okay okay I won’t…. Anyway Silver how’s walking feeling, does it still hurt?”

“Um well it hurts a bit but not too much…. Anymore.”

“Well you only have yourself to blame for that, so was it worth it?”

“Mhmmmmyeah!”

“Don’t speak with your mouth full Silver, it unladylike.”

“Gulp* sorry Celestia, I forgot…. Again.”

“Please do try to remember, I am trying to prepare you for when you take control of the throne. After all that is what you mother asked of me.”

“But it’s not like that’s going to happen for…. Like 50 years at the minimum and what if I don’t want to have all that responsibility just thrusted upon me.”

“Sigh* I understand but it is your duty, all those griffons that look to your mother and father for help, hope and guidance will one day look to you.”

“Celestia’s got a point, it may not be today and it might not be in the next 30 years but one day it will happen and you will need to be ready.”

“B-But it terrifies me, it makes me feel s-so sick just thinking about it. Why! Why did I have to be the successor?”

“Silver come here.” Anubis wrapped his claws around her and gently began to rock her back and forth. “Listen, we don’t get to choose how we’re born but that’s why we need to enjoy the good times because the bad times will suck they will suck so so much. So please don’t waste your time crying or moaning about how unfair life is because you’ll never enjoy what you got now, the freedom you have now.”

“Sniffle* I-I guess you’re right but I never thought you’d ever say something like that, it made sense but sounds weird coming from you.”

“That’s a weird way of saying thank you but you’re welcome.”

“Heheheheheheh, you two are just adorable.”

“I will bite you.”

“Maybe I want to be bitten.”

“I’m trying to eat breakfast and not have a meltdown over the daunting task of taking over an empire over here.”

“And your emotional support griff is right here, so how about after I’ve had breakfast we go and read a book together. Celestia you are invited to but I’d imagine that you have day-court to attend.”

“Sigh* unfortunately I do but it must be done, I mean who else is going to listen to the woes of my little ponies.”

“Tis a shame but I understand and as much as I would love to see you afterwards, you need to catch up on some sleep.”

“That does sound like a pleasant idea but only if you’ll join me.”

“But if I’m there you won’t get any sleep.”

“Of course I will.”

“Okay deal my dear.” Celestia giggled and their breakfast was brought out.

The butlers swiftly placed the platters and jugs on the table, Anubis went to plate up what he wanted whilst Celestia levitated a whole cake over to her. Silver and Anubis just looked at each other, Celestia was distracted by the double layer chocolate sponge with vanilla icing.

“I need to find out what her training schedule is….”

“Silver dear don’t ever try, it’s unrealistic for you to think that you can eat like that and still look that good at the same time.”

“But maybe I.”

“No, she’s an Alicorn.”

“Mhmmmmmmmm what are you two whispering about?”

“How much I would love to eat more of your icing.” Silver looked at him in shock and Celestia choked on her orange juice, the princess of the sun’s cheeks turned a deep red.

“Um well…. I mean later if you want b-but not right now Anubis.”

“Anubis!?! Where did that come from?”

“I think the heart or the head…. Not this one tho.” He poked the side of his skull. “Hey if it makes you feel better, we could always mix the flavours.” It was Silver’s turn to blush now.

They finished their breakfast, to the relief of the poor guards that had to endure the damn near dirty talk coming from that lucky ass griff.

Celestia left Silver and Anubis to tend to day-court, Silver practically dragged Anubis to go get a surprise as she called it. He didn’t like the sound of it one bit but she seemed super excited to show him.

She had took him to the castle seamstress, who somehow already had his measurements. Silverfeather was prancing in front of him and he thought that it was kinda cute seeing a griffon prance.

“Is it ready?”

“Yes your highness, the special orders you made are.”

“Oh Anubis you going to love this!” The elderly unicorn mare levitated a pile of clothes over to Anubis and he took them.

“T-thanks…. Can I try them on?”

“Sure, we’ll give you the room.”

They both left and he began to look through the pile of formal attire, they were excellently made but he gravitated toward a soft black and red three piece. He immediately got into it and began posing in front of the mirror, Silver peeped in and fell through the door at what she saw. It fit so perfectly that she had to rush over there and give him a good look over…. 4 times.

“So is this a good look for me or what? Silver you’re drooling.”

“Wha?! Yeah yes you look great…. But I can’t wait to see you wearing it once you’re fully healed and all of you fur and feathers grow back.”

“Easy girl we’re not alone and try to keep you tail down, you wouldn’t want anycreature else catching a glimpse now.” Silver blushed and grabbed her tail.

“I-it's a normal response to seeing such a handsome griff, my griff.”

“Okay keep it under control dear, wait until we get back to my room.”

“Heheheheheheh! Okay Anubis, I’ll try.”

“That doesn’t sound promising, anyway let’s go to the library and grab a few books, I need something to read.”

“Huff* okay but I want to give you another surprise…. Once we get to your room, Celestia also had a new bed put in there and the door is repaired.”

“Mhmmm well you’re gonna have to wait because I’m still in recovery sorry…. Hey Silver do me a favour and take these to my room please, I have to do something.”

“Um sure okay.” She took the clothes and took off.

Anubis turned left and continued walking towards a dead end, he placed his claws on the wall and it opened up. He went in and it closed behind him.

———————————————————————
Celestia’s POV

The nobles were passing a bill that elevated blood’s family from just nobles to royalty but I had managed to insure that they gained no real power or influence. They would be royalty in title alone, I could see that this angered sir Upper Class and Lady Silver blood but I would have over ruled the vote if it gave them any real power.

It didn’t help that a noble mare was trying to blackmail me about Anubis, not only had she found out that we were a thing but that I accidentally put him in critical condition.

This was going to be a stressful day….

———————————————————————

Celestia didn’t know it but Anubis had seen the mare who was trying to back her up into a corner. He was going to remove that mare from the mortal realm with something he had been cooking up over the last four months.

“Oh I’m going to enjoy killing you….”

It had drained him completely but it was worth it for he now had secret passages going all through out the castle, so all he needed was for her to be all alone and then he’d grab her. 

He looked over his shoulder and grinned with glee at the thought of his very first test subject on his newly constructed operating table.

He had already soundproofed the walls, so only he could hear her screams…. Anubis shook his head and took a step back before brushing it off and following his target from within the walls.
> C44 the Bloody truth
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis was walking through the passageways he had made, following this mare’s scent through the walls. She had entered a castle restroom witch gave Anubis the perfect opportunity.

He ignited his claws with a green aura and the walls slowly began to open, then he fed a small pipe through and released a nerve agent to incapacitate her.

“Wha!? Cough!* cough* Who’s there….”

Thud*

“Sleep well, bitch.”

Putting on a gas mask Anubis completely opened up the wall and found the blackmailing mare out cold. Picking her up he took her back to the main observation room as he called it. By the time another pony would use the restroom, all traces of him or the noble mare would be gone including the gas.

20 minutes later the mare woke up but she quickly began to panic as she was strapped to a table and the griffon that the princess had been seen with was grinning grimly at her.

Her mind froze at the sight of him, he was in a black and red suit spinning a scalpel around in his claws but the show stopper was that he was completely fine. She had been told that he had most of his fur and feathers burnt off but there he was completely fine with a sinister gleam in his eyes.

“W-Where am I?!”

“Oh don’t be scared now, after all you bought this upon yourself…. But if you must know, you’re at death’s doorstep…. I should ask you if you have any last words but I frankly don’t care, so I’m going to remove your voice box now.”

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH PLEASE D!!!!!!!”

Anubis grabbed her muzzle and slowly began to cut into her throat, exactly where her vocal cords were. He took his time, insuring that the cuts were perfect. He used his magic to open up the incision and he carefully began to remove them.

Looking into the mare’s eyes he could see pain, regret and hatred but there was another emotion.  One that soothed his very soul…. Fear, he felt so alive seeing this mare suffering, he loved it and he wasn’t done yet.

“Now that I don’t have to listen to your voice, the real fun can begin.” He picked up a glass vile that contained a green glowing liquid, the mare’s eyes widened in terror as he popped the cap and took a syringe. He filled the needle with the substance and injected it into her, she tried to break free but it was hopeless. She could feel something happening to her body but it didn’t hurt…. In fact the sensation of feeling stop completely.

When she looked down at herself, panic took hold of her. Her lower half was melting and bubbling, even the bones were being dissolved and she couldn’t feel a thing.

“Wow that’s interesting…. But you can’t feel it can you?” At this point tears were streaming from what was left of her but he didn’t care. She had tried to blackmail the most selfless mare in Equestria.

“Anubis!!  Are you here?! Hello!!” He completely froze at the sound of Silverfeather’s voice, he was about to end the mare’s life but stopped upon being caught in the act.

“ANUBIS?!? Oh my gosh! What are you doing? you…. You….” Silver began to hyperventilate from the shock, Anubis pulled a small L shaped tool and pointed it at what was left of the pony on his table.

BANG!*

“Aaaaargh!” Silver ducked and was reduced to a sobbing ball on the floor. Anubis approached her using his magic to clean himself off of the brain matter that splattered on him.

“Silver are you okay?”

“GET AWAY FROM ME!!!” Anubis stopped in his tracks. “Please don’t hurt m-me, I’m begging you.”

“What are you saying? I’d never hurt you, I love you with all of my heart.”

“No! You’re a murderer, you’re evil Anubis! You don’t have a heart! How could you do something so horrible and not even feel bad?!?”

“Sigh* I-I don’t know…. I’ll probably never know but Silver what you saw here was a one off? That noble deserved it….””

“I…. Love you but…. no creature deserves that! What even is that! She’s turning into goo…. Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t turn you in?!?”

“Silver? You heard me, she deserved it.”

“What are you saying? You know what I’m turning you in because I love you, You need help!”

Don’t do this, look I know I’m a bit messed up but what will your parents think? They’ll never let you near me ever again, we’ll never see each other again.”

“I want you to promise me that you’ll never do anything like this ever again, then!”

“How about we compromise? I’ll only kill those who deserve it, like rapists and really bad criminals and you can come with me when i leave Canterlot to work on another project I have planned.”

“I…. I don’t know, I mean you murdered a pony!”

“But she was a bad pony.”

“Two wrongs don’t make a right Anubis.”

“….well.”

“Don’t even.”

“Okay, so do we have a deal?”

“You promise not to hurt anycreature that doesn’t deserve it?”

“I promise.”

“Sigh* Look I-I need to think about this, it’s a lot to take in…. Um where did the blood go? You were covered in it?”

“Magic.”

“Don’t be stupid….” Her words died when Anubis began cleaning up the deceased body up off the operating table.

“See, magic my dear.”

“I think I’m going to throw up, gag!* gag*”

“Yeah it’s very unpleasant but therapeutic.”

“HOW!?”

“I had a fucked up life so I’m used to this, it’s a bit too mundane for me to not see blood or dismembered corpses.”

“How did i fallen for a psycho?”

“Well it’s pretty obvious dear I’m sexy, if you want I could show you what I do to calm down?”

“Sigh* you know what, yeah why not. I mean it can’t be that bad.” She pointed at the now clean table.

“Here.” Anubis gave her a knife and she looked at him with trepidation.

“Um what do I do with this?”

“Just watch.” His claws began to glow green and the pile of fleshy goo began to take form into a griffon. A rotten griffon, bits of flesh were falling off it.

“Oh my goodness, how?”

“Doesn’t matter how, now go and stab it. Don’t worry it’s not alive, there’s no soul. It’s just a body.” Silverfeather looked at him in surprise and curiosity with a bit of horror, Anubis had just made a zombie and now she’d get to kill it.

She thought about the books that she would read about a noble knight fighting hordes of the undead, trying to defeat the evil necromancer and save the princess. She always wanted to be the knight.

“Wait Anubis who did you kill?”

“Some noble bitch name Silver Blood, why?”

“As in lady Silver Blood, we need to find a way to fix this! Oh no oh no oh no, this is bad.”

“Why is this bad?”

“She’s one of Canterlots highest ranking nobles!”

“I remember what she looks like, so it’s not a problem.” The zombie griffon began to change back into a complete form of the mare and Silver fell on her rump, dropping the knife.

“This is fucking insane….”

“Thank you my dear, I do try.” Anubis kissed her on the cheek.

———————————————————————

“Princess Celestia, I’m pleased to say that todays been a very good day. Wouldn’t you agree?”

“Yes it has Sir…. Prince Upper Class.” 

“This new bill that has allowed my esteemed family to become royalty is just splendid.”

“Y-yes it is but remember that you gain no power from this.”

“Yes yes I understand that it is in title alone but I must be going now, got a function to attend. By any chance do you know where my wife has gotten off to?”

“Can’t say that I do but I’m sure she’s somewhere in the castle.”

“I’ll go look for her then, oh and good bye princess. I hope you enjoy the rest of the day.”

“I’ll try….”

Celestia was walking down the hall when Silver Blood bumped into her. “Oh sorry your highness, I didn’t see you there. I’d love to chat but I’ve got to find my husband, ta ta.”

“Well he just went down that way, I believe he might be heading to the gardens looking for you.”

“Thanks your highness.”

“Good by p-princess Silver blood….” Calling that mare by that title made her sick but there wasn’t much she could do.

She continued on her way to take a nap like Anubis had requested of her.

Meanwhile Anubis and Silverfeather hid behind a corner, they were shocked to hear Celestia address that mare as a princess. They quickly retreated to his room by taking an improvised shortcut.

“Anubis what have you done, she was royalty.”

“Well I’ve saved Equestria. Now I have control over a large portion of the nobles, that means less headaches for Celestia. oh this is good.”

“Anubis!”

“What?”

“But won’t somepony notice that she’s acting different?”

“Nah because she thinks she’s alive but doesn’t know that she’s hasn’t even got a soul, she’s just a carcass that thinks it is Lady Silver Blood…. Or princess and don’t worry, she won’t expose us because I control it.”

“This is crazy, no book I’ve ever read has there ever been anything like this. I should write this down, yes a story about a princess being replaced with a fake and an evil master mind pulling the strings.”

“Please don’t because if you do the citizens of Equestria might think that it’s real.”

“No they wouldn’t, would they?”

“You’d be surprised, anyway what are you doing because Celestia should be here any second now.”

“I’m going to be joining you but was it really necessary to set yourself on fire.”

“Yes it was my dear, this has to look authentic.”

“Why don’t you just tell Celestia that you can heal yourself and change your form at will.”

“Hahahah! Because…. Look I don’t need to and it’s better this way. The less creatures who know, the better.”

“Are you scared that she might be disgusted by you?”

“No…. Anyway let’s go, I can hear Celestia coming.”

“Sigh* what ever you say, just don’t lie to yourself Anubis.” She kissed him and went out to greet a stressed Alicorn, Anubis shook his head and followed.

“Silver! Anubis! How’s the day been?”

“Fairly quiet, well except Silver here fussing over my health.”

“I have not been fussing over you! Anyway how’s the day been going Celestia?”

“Heheheh stressful but nothing I can’t handle…. Anubis I know I said that I’d take a nap with you but…. I have to go through the monthly tax papers today and there’s a lot to get done.”

“I’ll help you with it and then you can take a nap.”

“But.” Silverfeather cut her off.

“That sounds good, so I’ll be joining you two but not with the tax thingy.”

“Why not? It’ll be good for you to learn now instead of later and based on your performance I might reward you.”

“Heheheh…. Okay I’m a little bit more willing to learn.”

“Good and Celestia, I’m not soft and fluffy at the moment but Silver is an amazing substitute.”

“Mhmmmm I guess but what if I want to cuddle with both of you?”

“By all means, don’t you agree Nimrod.”

“Wha? stop calling me Nim!?!?!?” Anubis picked her up by the scruff of her neck and she fell silent. 

He started walking towards Celestia’s room with a blushing hen in his jaws. Celestia caught up to him and giggled at the look on Silver’s face. She then began tracing the suit that Anubis was in with her eyes and involuntarily flicked him with her tail.

“Sorry Celestia but not today.”

“Eeeep* I wasn’t asking!”

Anubis raised an eyebrow. “You flick me with your tail.”

“I didn’t mean to.”

“Mhmmmokaaay.”

“….I really like the suit….”

“Sigh* you’re being awkward, stop…. And don’t think just because I said no, that I don’t love you…. As soon as I’m all healed up, I will have my revenge.”

Both Silver and Celestia’s wing shot up, Silver’s hit Anubis’s chest and he giggled. “You two have filthy minds…. Ah hi Glacier, looking good.”

“Um you’re looking….”

“Spooky? Yeah I know.”

“So um why are you carrying Silverfeather around like that?”

“She likes it.”

“I do not! Put me down…. In a minute or two.”

“Oh so you do like it.”

“I-it’s comfortable….”

“You two are so cute.”

“Thanks.”

“Anubis please put her down.”

“FiNE!!!!” Celestia nipped his ear and he dropped Silver.

Thud*

“Ouch you idiot! That…. Oooohh so that’s your weakness.”

Now Anubis was on the defensive. “Hey ladies let’s not get any ideas now, remember I’m injured…. Celestia? Silver? Glacier help me?”

“Yeah about that…. I’m on break in 3… 2… 1… have fun you three.”

“Please…. Be gentle….”

2 hours later, Celestia was humming away doing paperwork whilst Anubis and Silver snoozed in her bed. She originally would have loved some help but after she discovered his weakness, she couldn’t resist.

To think that his big fluffy ears were so sensitive, he basically buckled when she and Silver pinned him down and began to nibble, nip and nuzzle them.

Silver began to stir, this caught Celestia attention. Stumbling out of bed She lazily made her way to the Alicorn’s side, leaning against her.

“Why are you awake so soon Silver?”

“I’m struggling to sleep, there’s a lot on my mind….”

“Do you want to talk about it?”

“Y-yeah I would…. Sigh* I want to know about his past, I need to know why he doesn’t see death in the same light as everycreature else.”

“Oh…. Well have you asked him yourself?”

“Celestia he’s not going to tell me, he made that obvious when my parents asked him.”

“F-fine you deserve to know but I warn you that it’s not anything as simple as a bad childhood or awful parents…. It’s a lot worse.”

“I need to know.”

“….Okay…. Please take a seat but don’t say I didn’t warn you Silver.” She sat down and Celestia wrapped a wing around her.

“So Anubis’s past is a unpleasant topic for him and I believe that he’s trying to ignore it, which isn’t the right way of handling it but I don’t want to try and force him into facing it either.”

“But if it will help him, then he should do it.

“Sigh* he doesn’t believe that it will help Silver.”

“So he’s scared?”

“Maybe but I think there’s more to it.”

“So why is he covered in gruesome scars?”

“….He was foalnapped as a cub…. and experimented on, with others of his own kind…. He’s stated that he’s been forced to commit cannibalism, he’s been cut open, dissected and made to kill….”

“That’s horrible. Who would do something so evil…. And I guess that explains a lot about him….”

Celestia looked at Silver in shock. “What do you mean?”

“Sigh* he doesn’t see murder in the same way we do…. What we call murder is just an aspect of life to him, I mean imagine going from that to this.” She gestured to everything.

“Sigh* I’ve thought of this too but I’m sure Anubis will adjust fine…. I hope.”

“Do you know of any other times he’s…. Killed, other than when he saved me?”

“….Yes…. The first time I saw him, he was so small and thin but when I found him. He was scared, angry and tearing apart a dead pony. That pony was a very bad pony who foalnapped him and a bunch of other foals who are still dealing with the trauma…. But I didn’t just see fear and hatred in his eyes…. There was satisfaction….”

“Satisfaction? But why? Why would taking a life bring him satisfaction?”

“I-I don’t know but I believe that it has to do with the individuals pasts that brings him satisfaction. I think he wouldn’t kill anypony or griffon who is innocent but I’d prefer that he doesn’t bloody his claws any more than he already has.”

“I think that he’ll be fine, he just needs us to help him learn right from wrong.”

“Yes. I believe that’s a good idea Silver, we’ll help him get better.”

“Sigh* I hope but look on the bright side, he understands what yes and no means….”

“Heheheheh yes that is a good thing but….”

“No. I know what you’re thinking and it’s wrong.”

“I was just thinking out loud and don’t even deny it, I know you’ve thought about it before.”

“So what if I have, it doesn’t change that it’s wrong.”

“But just think about it, would you say no to him if he pinned you down?”

“….well…. Um it depends.”

“On what?”

“That doesn’t matter Celestia.”

“Well I know I wouldn’t.”

“You have issues, no offence.”

“None taken but when you’ve never been over powered or dominated in any way, shape or form. You tend to want that and Anubis can give me that…. At first I liked his brashness and company but then he had a growth spurt and apparently he’s still growing…. According to Dr Tender.”

“Celestia you don’t have to justify anything to me, I just have a different outlook on that stuff.”

“But Anubis is my special somegriff and the thought of being chased by a powerful predator like him, excites me….” Celestia covered her muzzle and blushed, Silver smirked.

“So that’s what you’re really into, wow to think the all powerful princess of the sun has a predator-pray kink.”

“Ssssshhhh Silver, not so loud.”

“But if you just tell him then he’ll probably say yes to something like that.”

“But what if he thinks I’m weird.”

“Sigh* I don’t know but how’s he meant to please you if he doesn’t know what you want?”

“He’s smart, I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

“Okay well I’m gonna go back to bed, please wake me when it’s lunchtime.”
> C45 fully healed and future plans.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Today was the day Anubis will be taking off his bandages for the last time. His new set of fur and feathers had started to grow through and there was little need for the wraps now.

“Come on come on hurry up Dr Tender!”

“Someone’s eager, just give me a second.”

“Obviously! I can finally welcome comfort back into my life, so of course I’m eager.”

“Yes we can see Anubis, so do you want Dr Tender to do the honours or can you do it yourself?”

“Pfssss I got this Nurse Sweet Tone just sit back and enjoy the show.”

“Sigh* Anubis I’d rather not especially with how her highness treats mare that look at you for too long, so I’ll be outside on stand by just in case I’m needed.”

“You’re loss Sweet.”

“But I have to watch?”

Nurse Sweet Tone looked at Dr Tender and smirked. “Yes. You are his doctor after all.”

“Sigh* please don’t make this weird Anubis.”

“Oh Doctor but I think there’s something wrong with my.” Tender used his magic to shut the annoying griff up.

“I asked nicely.”

“Fine I won’t…. So what’s the typical growth rate for fur and feathers?”

“Well take off those bandages and I’ll tell you how long.”

Anubis began to unravel the bandages that covered his body beak to claw and Tender had him spin around a few times before scribbling something down on his clipboard. “Mmmmmmmmm.”

“So doc I want the bad news first.”

“Sigh* normally you’ll never fly again…. But because you are…. Well you. You’ll be flying with in the week, as for your fur I’d say grow 2 centimetres a day until it’s back to how it was.”

“Well that’s good to hear but oddly specific about the fur, why?”

“Because if you keep it consistent then it’ll raise less questions, especially from Princess Celestia.”

“Ah that makes sense…. So am I free to go now?”

“Yes you can go but don’t be scaring anycreature, I’ve had enough ponies and griffons coming to me with scrapes and cuts. I know it’s getting close to Nightmare night but that doesn’t me you can terrorise the castle staff or guards.”

“Sigh* fine I will turn down the terror.”

“Thank you and I think the new look suits you.”

“Yeah thanks but I prefer my old look, anyway see you around doc.”

“Yeah hopefully not too soon.”

Anubis exited Tender’s office and bumped into Nurse Sweet Tone, knocking her over. He immediately helped her up. 

“I’m so so sorry Sweet, I didn’t see you there.”

“Yes well I’m alright but you need to watch where you’re going Anubis. What if you bumped into a royal guard and you fell on a spear?”

“Then I’d be in the best possible place to get stabbed, the medical wing.”

“That’s not the point, look nopony here in the castle wants to see you hurt especially not her highness or princess Silverfeather. So please be careful, not just for them but for us too.”

“Wow I didn’t know you and the other ponies that worked here cared about me like that.”

“Well it’s mostly us mares but that’s because we hate seeing a male hurt.”

“Yeaah, still getting used to that but if it makes you feel better. I’ll be more careful.”

“Sigh* thank you, now get going before anypony starts asking questions about your whereabouts.”

“Oh yeah, fuck! I was meant to see Celestia for some tea! I’m going to be late! Bye Sweet Tone!” Anubis began running through the castle making his way to Celestia’s private study.

Anubis was blitzing past ponies so fast that very few of them even reacted, he was approaching a group of new recruits as the trotted down the hallway. He jumped over the oblivious ponies and continued on his way, little did he know that he spooked them and they began chasing him. Believing that he was an intruder.

“Hey get back here! This part of the castle is off limits!!”

“Hey!! Stop in the name of the princess!”

Anubis payed them no mind and kept running, that was until one of them who was a Pegasi caught up to him. The made eye contact and the stallion tried to tackle Anubis, he felt no noticeable pain and continued to run. Not realising that he was dragging a pony with him.

When he arrived at the princess’s private study, he came to an abrupt halt in front of Captain Graceful. The Captain of the royal guard took a second to take in the sight before him, once he realised what happened he suppressed a mighty laugh.

“Anubis, good to see you out of the bandages. So mind explaining why there’s one of the new recruits holding on to your barrel for dear life?”

“What? No there isn’t…. Oh well would you look at that, you alright there bud? Looking a little green in the muzzle.”

“C-Captain this griff is an intruder and I was trying to.” Graceful cut him off.

“You can let go now recruit, this griffon is the same one who was in all those bandages . His name is Anubis Grimgost but I applaud your commitment to defending the princess.”

“T-Thank you sir and I’m terribly sorry for any pain I might have caused to your sir Grimgost.”

“It’s fine…. Anyway I’ve got a meeting with the princess, so have a good day rookie.”

“Thank you sir.” He gave both Graceful and Anubis a salute before taking his leave.

“Why does everycreature think I hold a high rank in the guard? I’m not even a member.”

“No but you were personally trained by me and Captain Sky, not to mention that she’s pulled a few strings to get you in the Wonderbolt reserves.”

“What? But I don’t even know how to fly in formation.”

“Don’t worry. I’m sure she’ll teach you and it’s not like any of the Wonderbolts will retire or land themselves in the hospital any time soon.”

“Don’t jinx it Graceful. Fuck this is bad, I know some formations but I’ve never flown in them before. Not to mention that flying is kinda new to me!”

“Like I said, you don’t have nothing to worry about.” They knocked on Celestia’s door and she opened it for them.

“Captain it’s good to see you.” She then trotted up to Anubis and wrapped a wing around him. “And Anubis! Look at you, with you fur so short. I can really appreciate those muscles…. What’s up? You look down.”

“I’ve just found out that I’m a reserve for the Wonderbolts.”

“And that’s a bad thing why?”

“Because he doesn’t know how to fly in formation your highness.”

“Oh. Well it’s not like you’re going to be flying any time soon so that gives you time to learn.”

“Sigh* yay. I need some tea please.”

“Later, right now I’m going to teach you how to use low level fire magic and shield spells.”

“Okay I’ll admit, now you’ve got my attention Swan neck.”

“Glad to hear but if you’ll excuse me I have to quickly chat with Graceful, so make yourself comfortable and read one of those spell books.”

“Sure but try not to keep me waiting too long now, I might get bored.”

“Oh no, how ever will i keep your attention?”

“Oh you know how.”

“Mhmmm maybe the ears?”

“Ha ha ha ha ah don’t please, as much as it feels good I don’t like it.”

“Awwwww but you make the cutest little squeaks.”

“Celestia!” His beak flushed red with embarrassment.

“Hahahahahahah! No way Anubis, really?”

“Shut up.” He folded his ears back.

“Oh my goodness, I’m telling Sky about this.”

“Argh, thanks Celestia.” She leaned in and stole a kiss from the embarrassed griff.

Anubis walked over and fell onto Celestia’s giant cushion and levitated one of the spell books over to his claws. He began reading when a bright flash of fire caught his attention, it came from a large glass dome built into the mountain. He got up and walked over to the balcony, trying to get a better look at the flashes origin.

“Anubis! Get away from the edge!!” Before he could react he was picked up by a golden aura and brought into Celestia’s forelegs. “Don’t scare me like that…. Look until your feathers are fully grown back, you’re not allowed near any balconies or edges. Okay?”

“Sigh* fine but I wasn’t trying to fly…. Anyway let’s get on with the lesson.”

“Yes, first we’re going to discuss shield spell theory.”

“That sounds like the smart thing to do, wouldn’t want to catch fire.”

“Don’t worry I’m here so if you do, I’ll put it out immediately.”

“ThaNKS!!” Celestia nipped his ear and Anubis’s body stiffened up.

“Stop looking so down…. Is it about the Wonderbolts or the balcony?”

“The Wonderbolts…. I mean what am I going to do for the future, being a Wonderbolt sounds great but I’m not sure it’s for me and how come nopony asked me if I wanted to be on the reserves?”

“I see where you’re coming from and I’ll have a chat with the captain about her decision but at least you’ll be getting paid. I just have to sort out some paperwork and documents for you, so what do you want to do Anubis.”

“Well I’m good at making tea and I’m a decent baker…. So maybe a cafe?”

“Or you could work in the castle as an apprentice chef or butler?”

“Celestia really, I’m not going to be your butler…. Look maybe I’ll wear the uniform to bed but only if you get a maid outfit.”

“Huff* don’t be absurd, not in a thousand years.”

“Then I hope you remember what I looked like in the uniform because I’m never wearing it again.”

“Huff* maybe…. I’ll think about it okay.”

“Good girl, see that wasn’t too hard now.”

“I said I’ll think about it, so shut up and read.”

“Yes ma’am…. So what would it take to open a cafe?”

“Mhmmm I don’t know the specifics but I could look into it for you?”

“I’d appreciate it because I really want to do that, I think it’ll be cool…. Maybe eventually turn it into a franchise.”

“Anubis I love that you’re planning for the future but I need you in the present, remember magic lesson.”

“Oh sorry, so where was I…. Oh yeah page 43, shield spells.”

Whilst Anubis studied, Celestia decided to look into the requirements for starting a cafe. She discovered that Anubis would have to get all sorts of licenses to pull it off, she looked over at him a thought that a cafe would be a waste of his talents. 

“Anubis, are you sure you really want to open a cafe? I mean you could be so much more, I could help you with magic or you could maybe get into financing.”

“What about construction, that way I could build my own cafe.”

“Construction? Look i don’t want you to think I’m trying to stop you from opening a cafe but…. Sigh* because you’re a griffon, the nobles won’t want to eat or drink anything you make.”

“So? There’s still a bunch of ponies who might try it and maybe even enjoy it, look I like making tea and cakes…. And it’s a far better way to keep my mind occupied then…. Terrifying your guards.”

“Mhmmmm we are looking for a new place that the guards can hangout at after work and keep them from drinking themselves silly…. Maybe?”

“I’ll let you pick the location and you’ll get free tea when ever you pop in.”

“Mmmmmmmm I’ll think about it, okay.”

“Good enough for me.”

“But! You have to wear a butler’s uniform.”

“Ha no!”

“That’s too bad.”

“Argh fine your highness.”

“Heheheheheheh, I’ll look into setting everything up. So I’d say that you’ll be able to open a cafe in a few months but it isn’t going to be a walk in the park.”

“Well I for one can’t wait, thanks Swan neck.” Anubis got up and ran his claws up her neck before bringing her in for a kiss. “So I think I’m ready to get started on the practical.”

“Ooh you dirty griff, what ever will I do against a big strong griffon.”

“Heheheheheh, you know I was on about trying to cast one of the shield spell.”

“OH! Um well this is awkward, so um yes let’s practise…. Sorry, since we did it last I’ve been…. Wanting more.”

“It’s all right…. Now that I think about it, I’m out of my bandages and feeling quite energised…. If I’ve got any energy left, then I’m sure we could have a little fun before dinner.”

“Heheheheheheh well I know a stamina spell or two.”

“No magic, especially not after the last time…. Speaking of which, let me have a look at your neck.”

“Sigh* it’s fine, my fur covers it up anyway.”

“That’s not the point, does it still hurt?”

“Of course not…. Look Anubis it’s fine, anyway since when did you start fussing over me? That’s my job.”

“….mhmmmm I actually don’t know, wow that’s definitely new.” Celestia gave him a concerned look.

“Are you feeling alright?”

“Of course I am, just…. Thinking.”

“Well.” Before she could finish a maid walked in whilst they were in a very compromising position.

“Oh um s-sorry p-princess, I did knock but nopony answered!” The maids cheeks turned a light crimson and her gaze fell on Anubis. “Wow….”

“Excuse me but you can leave now.”

“Ah um y-yes princess.” The maid quickly left the study but not before giving Anubis a small smile.

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Huff* how dare she interrupt us and want was she looking at?”

“Did you just growl at her?”

“So what if I did, so what was she looking at.”

“Well I’m sure you can put two and two together.”

Celestia looked down and her eyes widened. “She saw your dick?!”

“Hey it’s not my fault.”

“I wasn’t saying it was, it’s just i don’t like the fact that she saw it.”

“Yeah I understand…. Anyway let’s get out of this position and practice some magic.” Celestia nodded her head and he helped her up to her hooves.

An hour in Anubis was trying to hold a shield spell for longer than 10 minutes and he had gotten close to 8 minutes. Celestia was impressed with his progress and she could tell that he was getting tired, she told him to stop and pulled him down to the cushion where she laid.

“Huff* that was huff* difficult, how does anypony hold that long then ten?”

“Well you need to have an affinity for it and a lot of practice but you’re doing so well.”

“Mmmmm yeah but I feel so drained from that, maybe I’ll allow you to use magic on me just this once.”

“Oh so now you want my magic, I see how it is.”

“Please, I’ll let you nibble my ear.”

She leaned closer to his ear and whispered. “Heheheh but I can just nibble it right now.” Anubis’s eyes widened as her warm breath tickled the sensitive hairs on the inside and outside of his ear.

“Celestia if you do that, I’ll…. I’ll do something.”

“Mhmmmmm maybe that something will be a good time for your teacher?”

“Heheheheh that tickles but if that’s what you’re into, then who am I to juDGE!!” Anubis shot up after Celestia licked his ear and he decided that he will put a stop to this now.

“Heheheheheh oh my, somegriff’s aggressive today. Looks like the whole Wonderbolt thing really got you all riled up and I have no way to defend myself.”

“I’m going to make you regret licking my ear.”

Celestia’s eyes widened and before she could say anything, Anubis thrusted his dick into her depths. “Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrargh! Fuck!”

“Gasp!!! Ah! oh! Wow! Ohhehehehehaaahh!” He pulled his cock out and rammed it back into her vagina, his knot slipped into her and she let out a silent scream.

When he pulled out again she pushed him off her and rolled over, raising her rump into the air. He leaned forward and nipped it, earning him a shocked yelp from the needy Alicorn. “What was that fOOORR!!!! OH! FFFFFUUUUCCK!!!!!”

Anubis had mounted her and began pounding her like a machine, Celestia tried to look back at him but she was met with his claw. Her muzzle was buried into her cushion as she moaned and whimpered.

Anubis could feel her walls tighten around his member like an anaconda trying to squeeze the life out of its pray. His cock began to throb and Celestia must of noticed it too because she began to buck her hips into his but Anubis refused to cum before her. So he used the shield spell he had learnt to stop any from coming out.

Celestia could feel his thrusts becoming more sporadic and she bucked harder but when he knotted her and began to throb in side her womb. She noticed that there was no warm sensation filling her up, as she broke out of his grasp and tried to take a look she could see the bulge of his cock twitching inside her. 

She was about to ask if everything was alright but then her own orgasm hit her. Anubis could feel Celestia squeezing harder as she began to buckle under him, letting out a loud moan before she squirted on his balls. The sensation made him weak in the knees and his ball’s fired another load but with nowhere for it to go, his knot began to swell even more until he couldn’t hold the spell no more.

“Hey you didn’t cUM!!!!!! Aaaaahh! Oh my that’s t-too much anu-BIS!!!!” It all busted out in one continuous rope of extra steamy griffon seed, Celestia weakly looked at her stomach and watched in excitement as it began to expand.

Not a single drop managed to escape her womb, let alone her vagina. It hurt at first but she thought that it’ll get easier the more they do it and she made herself comfortable before falling asleep.

“Huff* fuck that was so worth it, huff* so have you learnt your lesson…. She’s asleep! Oh no you don’t.”

Anubis ripped himself out of her and flipped the now awake and shocked Alicorn around, before she could even say anything. Anubis now had her muzzle inches from his dick and her eyes turned into pinpricks as she had an upside down view of Anubis’s griff-hood.

She went to right herself but he had other plans and grabbed her hind legs, he began to kiss the bulge and it sent shivers down the Alicorn’s spine.

Sniff!!* huff* sniff!!*

“Wow you smell delicious but I’m a little nervous, I’ve never done this before.”

“Heheheheh don’t worry just remember to breathe.” And he slowly pushed himself against her muzzle, Celestia parted her lips and began licking his tip,

She was pleasantly surprised when a little bit of cum was shot into her mouth, she then wrapped her lips around the tip and began kissing it. Anubis could feel himself starting to buck into her but suppressed it as best he could.

His eyes began to roll back as his body began to rock back and forth, all whilst Celestia continued to suckle on his tip.

Anubis let out a soft groan as a small spurt of cum shot into her mouth and she pulled away. She liked the taste and swallowed before going back and wrapping her lips around the head again.

This time she noticed that his knot was bigger and she began having doubts but she steeled her resolve and pulled more of him in.

Then Anubis thrusted himself down her throat and she let out a muffled yelp that went unnoticed by the griff. The yelps quickly became muffled moans as she got used to having her throat stretched out.

She tried to open her mouth wider as he began to slam his knot against her lips but suddenly Anubis pulled back and steadied himself and with one powerful smack. He had completely sank all of himself down the stunned Alicorn’s throat. She was surprised to find that it didn’t hurt that much.

But then his cock began to throb and she began to feel pain as he pumped her full of cum, it just kept on coming and Celestia began to rub her belly as it became full of Anubis’s seed.

He began to slowly pull the knot out of her but he was still ejaculating into her mouth and she began to choke on the large amount of spunk. Anubis immediately pulled out and helped her to her hooves, whilst still draining his balls and glazing her in his cum.

“Cough!* Cough!* Cough!* gasp!* ACHOOH!!!*”

“Pfssss hahahahahahah!! You just sneezed out my cum! Hahahahahahahh! Fuck…. Oh shit are you all right?!”

“Gasp* I’m fine just never again, i am not doing that ever again…. And how are you still cumming? Argh not to mention my coat and regalia, I think there’s some in my mane. Argh Anubis!”

“He he he he, if it makes you feel any better. You were amazing…. No? Oh don’t be mad please, you could have said no.”

“With that in my mouth.” She pointed at his still oozing cock.

“….well I meant before I put it in….”

“Huff* well I didn’t know that you was going to cum this much.” 

“Sorry.”

“That’s…. Gag* Gag*.” Then Celestia threw up what must have been a bucket’s worth of spunk in front of Anubis. “Gasp* I think I’m just going to lay down here and take a nap.”

“Wait but…. Your sleeping in cum….” Anubis just stood there with his dick still oozing sperm thinking of a way to stop it.

“Well if Tender didn’t stop me from telling him, you wouldn’t be in this mess my sleeping Alicorn.”
> C46 investigations and repercussions
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV

After I cleaned up the mess we made, I made my way to the balcony and looked towards the glass dome in the distance. My curiosity told me to go and check it out but I couldn’t just fly over, especially with how likely it is that somecreature would see me…. But I could climb along the wall to the dome whilst blending in with the castle walls.

“Argh no I shouldn’t, I’ll wait until after dinner…. But it can’t hurt to just take a quick look…. Ffffuck it I’ll leave a note.”

I wrote a note so she wouldn’t panic when she sees I’m gone and an extended my bone blades and began to dig my claws into the white stone walls. I shimmied my way across and then climbed up to the roof, now blending my coat to match the roof I crawled across to the mountain and snuck over to the dome. I tried looking in but all I could see was vibrant plants, nothing that could have coursed a brilliant flash of fire.

“So what was it then? I need to know.” I started looking for an entrance and found a completely unguarded door that led into the structure that I had deduced to be a green house of sorts.

As for the lack of security, I believe it to be due to it being so far out of the way. Of course Celestia wouldn’t need guards to protect it because nopony has ever thought about going here.

“Mhmmmm there’s a lock.” I pushed it and the door opened. “….That’s unlocked, sigh* that’s just pointless.”

Upon entering the green house I noticed that it reminded me of a jungle, the trees that block out sunlight, the vines and an abundance of exotic flowers, fruits. As I wondered deeper I became aware of a presence watching me, my head darted around but I found nothing.

The feeling of unease was getting worse as I searched frantically for who or what exactly was staring at me. Then a loud screech caught me off guard and I saw a flash of fire shoot passed me, i jumped away and took cover in some bushes.

I had no idea what had tried to attack me but I wasn’t trying to get scorched again, I may be able to heal myself but I can still feel the pain and burning is far from pleasant.

It’s went awfully quiet and I decided to make my escape from this pyromaniac that Celestia has kept in a green house full of flammable plants. Jumping out of the bush and sprinting to where I thought was the door, the fire throwing fuck face attack me again and again. Forcing me to dodge constantly, when I made it to the glass wall I realised that this wasn’t the way out and with nowhere to hide. I got hit in the side of my stomach, throwing me into the dirt.

Getting back to my claws, I ran clock wise. Dodging fiery projectiles and shrubbery as I frantically looked for the exit. As I jumped over a precariously placed rock, I saw it. My way out.

As I approach the door I slammed myself into it and it didn’t budge, so I quickly got up and pulled but it wasn’t opening. Before I could think of something else, I was hit over the top of the head with something solid enough to daze me. That was followed up by a barrage of pounding on my skull.

“Philomena!! Get off him, that’s extremely rude young lady.” 

The one called Philomena stop hitting me and I proceeded to get up. “Heheh um so…. Fancy seeing you here…. Lovely garden you have up here but very hostile company.”

“Sigh* firstly, thanks for trying to clean up your mess but you missed a few spots. Secondly this is Philomena and she is a phoenix, ps she likes to play pranks and lastly. How did you get up here?”

“Umm about that…. I climbed here and when you say phoenix, do you mean rising from the ashes phoenix?”

“You did what!?!? Do you have any idea how dangerous that is, especially when you can’t fly!”

“I used my spikes to help, so I had a really good grip…. so about the phoenix.” Celestia cut him off.

“No! I don’t care how safe you say it was, I told you to stay away from any edges until your feathers grow back completely.”

“Oooooh yeah…. I remember now, look I’m sorry. It won’t happen again, it’s just that you were sleeping and I didn’t want to wake you up…. Hey but I left you a note, that’s got to count for something?”

“Look I don’t really care that you climbed the castle…. It’s the fact that I awoke to find you gone, Anubis Grimgost!”

“Oh fuck….” Anubis began to sweat, as to why? He didn’t know if it was because the temperature was rising or if it was that Celestia was really mad at him.

“Yes as you so kindly put it, oh fuck indeed…. In fact, find your own way down since you’re so good at climbing!” Celestia let out an angry snort and flew off, leaving the ignorant griff to feel like shit for making her upset.

“Fffuck, I knew I should have stayed…. I didn’t mean too…. don’t look at me like that.” The phoenix shook her head at him.

“Fuck you, you attacked me for no reason…. likes to play pranks my ass, how’s trying to peck my brains out a joke?”

The phoenix just stared at him before flying off into the tree canopy, leaving the frustrated griff to drag himself out. “Sigh* but I even told her where I was?”

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A very angry Alicorn’s POV

I slammed onto the balcony and stormed my way into my bedroom, I was so unbelievably mad at him. 

“Aargh!!!!!!!!!! Why’s he so frustratingly smart but moronic at the same time!!!!!!”

SMACK!* Crash!*

I slammed my hooves into my table and it exploded into splinters, I was breathing heavily from the rage.

“Calm down Celestia, you’re better than this. He probably doesn't even know what he did wrong…. But he should, i mean who just goes and disappears after mounting you. Just leaving behind a note that says gone to see the dome!” 

Knock* Knock*

“Sigh* please, come in.” Captain Sky trotted in.

“Your highness, is everything alr….” She looked at the destroyed remains of the table and gulped. “Are you alright princess?”

“I’m fine…. Just had a little accident with the coffee table….” Sky gave Celestia a knowing look and the princess’s calm, composed mask fell. “Sigh* alright, I’m upset….”

“M-may I ask what about?”

“Huff* Anubis! He’s made me so angry and I don’t know why? Well I know why but I don’t understand why I’m so mad, I’m normally better than this at controlling my emotions.”

“Ohhh so that’s why the temperature has increased…. that griff’s gonna pay.” She whispered that last part.

“Has it?! Oh no….” She lit up her horn. “There, all better but as I was saying he…. Just left me whilst I was sleeping.”

“….that’s it?”

“….no but…. Sigh* we had sex and afterwards I took a little nap and yes he tried to clean up his mess but then he just up and disappeared! He left a note that said (gone to see the dome.) nothing else!”

“What!!!! No he didn’t, he just left you alone after mounting you? That griff is in so much trouble.”

“He didn’t just mount me, I…. Um may have sucked his…. You know.”

“You did that for him and he went off to see a dome? A dome!! Anubis…. You idiot.”

“I…. I think the most annoying part is that he probably doesn’t know how much that hurt me.”

“But that no excuse, he can’t just do that.”

“Sigh* I’ll tell him at dinner, I just want to relax and calm down for now.”

“I’d love to join you but I have papers to read through, if you need a little girl talk then summon me…. And as for why he’s able to get under your skin with ease, is because you love him…. Well that’s what my auntie used to say to my mom, good bye princess.” And with that Captain Sky was gone.

“Sigh* love is so new to me…. I can lead, I can give advice and help. Even protect and take control of any situation when necessary but this is so difficult…. Anubis Grimgost…. Sigh* you loveable idiot.”

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Meanwhile Anubis had climbed down and went straight to the training grounds, he had been taking his annoyance out on a single training dummy for some time now.

Nopony or griffon dared to approach him, he had broken five steel training swords and the castle smiths were growing considerably worried about the extra work he was making for them. One of the black smiths decided that the best way to handle the situation was to go and find one of the captains. Luckily somecreature had already gone and informed Captain Sky.

She furiously stormed her way down to the training grounds to give him a peace of her mind but when she got there, she found Anubis just destroying sword after sword and Sky began to wonder if there was more to this then she had originally thought.

Then a loud metallic shatter rang out as the seventh sword broke, Anubis tossed it to the side and without thinking. Extended his bone blades and continued hacking, slashing and stabbing the poor defenceless magical oak dummy. Ponies and griffons all backed up upon seeing the monstrous display.

“A…. Anubis!!!! Stand down immediately!!” She had to take control of the situation, especially now that the other ponies now knew about his mantis like appendages.

The terrifying spectacle came to an abrupt halt as the large griff stopped his onslaught of attacks, a part of Sky panicked and thought that she would have to subdue him but then he turned around.

“Oh hey Captain, what brings you down here?” She froze, to think that he was an uncontrollable force of destruction just a second ago and now he’s trying to make idle chitchat with her. 

It was unsettling but she thanked Lady Luck for this outcome. “Your blades are out Anubis, the other guards have never seen them before. It’s scaring them.”

“Oh shit, sorry…. I kinda forgot where I was for a second, I was thinking.” He retracted them and began picking up the broken swords that littered the ground.

“So um do you want to talk about it?”

“Sigh* yeah…. But it’s about Celestia.”

“Well how about we take a trip to Graceful’s office?”

“Yeah sure but don’t you have your own.”

“Nah mine’s in Cloudsdale.” Sky began leading Anubis off the training grounds, she knew what was most likely annoying him but she couldn’t let him know that she knew Celestia’s side of the story.

“Oh um excuse me, sorry for the damages. Here are the swords, i um broke….” Anubis quickly caught up with Sky and they made there way to the Captain’s office.

Once inside Sky kicked Graceful out and took a seat, Anubis made himself comfortable on the floor.

“So Anubis, what happened?”

“Sigh* I made her mad but I literally don’t know how I did it, I think it was because I climbed up the castle when she told me not to go near the edge…. But she said that she didn’t care about that! It’s just so frustrating not knowing, Sky.”

“Mhmmmm maybe it’s something else? Tell me anything that you think could have upset her.”

“Argh well um let me think…. Maybe when I…. Oh fuck, i um made her throw up.”

“Throw up?”

“Throw up…. She also sneezed and well you can imagine the rest.”

“What?!? Is your dick okay?”

“Wha?! No, I meant after she sucked my cock…. You are not allowed to tell another soul about that, do I make myself clear.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t but that might have done it but was she mad after it happened.”

“Well no but she was mad at me when she awoke, I had decided to go and check out something on the side of the mountain. I even left a note.”

“Why you left her after you two got it on?”

“….Yes, but I don’t see how that has anything to do with why she’s mad at me.”

“Anubis! You idiot, of course she’s mad at you. She woke up alone after having sex with you, she probably was hoping to wake up in your claws!”

“Oops….”

“Yeah big fucking oops. So what are you waiting for, go and apologise to her.”

Anubis got up and ran out of the office, knocking Graceful on the way past.

“Ouch! Watch where you’re going! You over size bird!!”

“Sorry Graceful! I will!”

“That griffon is going to seriously hurt somepony
One of these days.”

“Awww let him off the hook, he’s going to fix a very big mistake he made.”

“Wha? What does that mean?”

“Nothing you need to be concerned with.”

Anubis was zooming up the halls, dodging guards, maids, butlers and the occasional noble on his way to Celestia’s room. Upon arriving at her room, he found two scared guards standing to the side of her doors.

“Excuse me guards, is her highness inside?” One of the guards nodded.

Anubis slowly approached the doors and gently pushed them open, upon entering he found a sleeping Alicorn wrapped up in the bed sheets. He decided to curl up around her and hope that she isn’t still mad.

Now that he thought about it, he wondered where the coffee table went? He put it in the back of his mind and began to doze off but then he was suddenly hit by a feathery appendage. 

“Ouch!!”

When he looked to see who hit him, he found a smirking Alicorn.

“Ah hi Swan Neck, you’re looking beautiful…. So um…. I’m sorry for leaving you in your sleep, I didn’t know that it was such a big deal.”

“Well I can’t stay mad at you forever, so I gracefully accept your apology.” She started in a smug tone.

“Gracefully? Mhmmm I don’t know about that, you seem to be one table shorter now.”

“It was in the way so I moved it elsewhere.”

“What, to the shadow realm.”

“Well maybe I might have broken it but that’s because I was angry, I very rarely get angry.”

“I’ve seen you angry…. Like maybe 3 times, so it can’t be that rare.”

“….now that you mention it…. You have a point, maybe it’s because of you…. That’s what Captain Sky thinks.”

“You’ve already spoken to her?”

“Yes…. why?”

“Wow…. I got played but I guess she helped me in the end.” Celestia just gave him a knowing smile and kissed him. “So I’m completely forgiven?”

“No…. And that taste is you, what do you think?” she rolled over and got out of bed, she then made her way to the bathroom and locked the door behind her.

Anubis licked his beak before he realised what she had just done, shock and horror took over his face. “That’s disgusting Celestia! And what do you mean no?”
> C47 midnight meeting
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was the dead of night and Anubis was still awake in his room, Silver was out cold in his bed whilst he tinkered with different crystals and gems. He was trying to see which ones conducted magic the most efficiently, that’s when a knocking on the balcony door caught his attention.

“Pssssssssss Anubis, it’s me Jernick.”

“Oh! how are you doing?”

“I’m good, in fact I’ve gathered all of the changelings I spoke of. We’ve made a camp in the Whitetail Woods.”

“Ah good, then let’s get going.”

“But your wings don’t….”

“Don’t have flight worthy feathers, I know but give me a second.” Anubis began to rapidly grow a new set of feathers and walked over to the balcony. “So are you ready Jernick?”

“Yes sir.”

“Please just call me brother, after all you have my genetics.”

“Gasp!* I’ve never had a brother before, t-thank you Anu…. brother.” Jernick’s eyes became saucers as he hugged him, it was an odd display of affection but if what he told Anubis about his life was true. Then he had received very little affection if any at all.

“No problem Jernick, now let’s go and see this campsite. Then they took off into the night.

It took them an hour to get to the Whitetail Woods, mostly because Jernick’s wings got tired and Anubis had to carry him the rest of the way.

“Sorry for that…. I used all of my stamina, flying to Canterlot.”

“It’s fine but how many changelings are there?”

“Um maybe like 40-50 ish, why?”

“Okay good, I can manage those numbers. I’m going to change them all tonight, you’re going to be in charge when I’m not here…. So that’s most of the time.”

“What! Why me?”

“Because I trust you and they’re going to need a leader.”

“B-But I’m no leader, I can barely lead myself.”

“Well no time like the present to learn how to lead a small group of…. Mhmmm I don’t even know what to call you guys, let alone myself.”

“Um well don’t look at me.”

“Mhmmmm maybe…. Nope I’ve got nothing, so introduce me to your fellow Changelings.”

“You mean soon to be Ex-Changelings.” Jernick then bounced over to the concerned group and they immediately began inspecting him. “Hey lings I’m back and I brought a friend, you know the one I told you all about!”

A small Changeling approached Anubis. “H-hello M-Mr Anubis…. It’s a honour to m-meet you.”

Anubis looked down at the small and visibly shaking Changeling, he picked the little one up and spoke in a soft voice. “Hello there little one and what’s your name?”

The little one looked completely stunned and began to melt into Anubis’s fluff, tears began to dampen his chest. “Y-you don’t h-hate us?”

The little ones question completely took him by surprise as something inside, told him to comfort the sobbing Changeling. This display caught the attention of the other lings and they cautiously inched towards him, looking for any signs of deceit in the large griffon. “Brother, please explain to me why this one was shocked by my lack of hatred towards it?”

“Brother? Oh me…. um well ponies, griffon and other creatures don’t really like us…. And our Queen doesn’t really care about our wellbeing.”

“Jernick that’s not a Queen, that’s a tyrant. So let me help you by turning you all into one of my kind, just like Jernick.” The lings just stared at him, so Anubis asked the little one that was snuggling into his foreleg if they would like to be first. The little ling happily accepted and Anubis began to alter it’s body.

He couldn’t tell what gender any of them were but he was about to find out, once he turned them all into long eared griffons ,which Silverfeather so kindly named his breed.

“Hey Anu…. Brother, won’t that hurt the little one, Like it did to me?”

“Nope, I’ve found a way to do it without causing pain to the individual…. So is it a male or female? I can’t tell.”

“That ling is a female but I don’t see why that matters, the queen is the only one who’s allowed to lay eggs.”

“Well that’s not going to matter soon because they won’t be Changelings for much longer.” 

“What do you mean?”

“Once I’m done, you won’t need a queen to reproduce.” Jernick and the other lings just gave Anubis an odd look. 

One Changeling called out from the crowd. “Is that because you’ll be our king?”

“Um not necessarily, what I’m saying is that if any of you want to have little ones of your own. You can.” A wave of understanding hit the confused lings and they began looking at one another, in surprise.

Jernick walked up to Anubis. “Really? Like to us, starting a family is unheard of.”

“Well this is a new beginning for you and your fellow lings.”

2 hours later and Anubis had completely transformed all the Changelings into the same breed as him, minus the bone blade. He was completely recked and decided to lay down, upon doing so. the group of Ex-Changelings rushed to his side, some pressing themselves against him and the rest stared at him.

“I bet you guys are hungry, right?” They nodded in response. “So a few of you are going to follow my brother and go on a hunt. Jernick make sure that you teach them to work as a team.”

“Ha that won’t be a problem, after all that’s what we’re used to. We may have been used for espionage but we have always been better in large numbers.”

“Good, then I expect results.” Jernick nodded and took off running, a hunting party followed behind him.

Anubis began to doze off but stopped himself, he now knew why Silver and Celestia collected any loose feathers he would discard. The bloody things were soft. That’s when a rustling grabbed everycreatures attention. 

Everycreature but Anubis and the young ones got up, forming a semicircle around Anubis. The little ones hid under his wings as the rushing stopped.

Then a confused griffon princess walked out from behind the bush, she when to walk toward Anubis but she was met with resistance from two of the long-eared griffons.

Anubis got up to the dismay of the cubs and jumped over the wall of fluff and feathers. “Stand down she’s a friend.” 

Silver looked surprised and annoyed. “A-Anubis? There’s more of you, like a lot more. We need to tell Celestia that you’re not the only one.”

“Silver what are you doing here?”

“I was following you…. Well you’re scent but that’s not the point, you’re not the last of your kind.”

“Yes I know but look I have something to tell you Silver, I have a relative. A brother, that I never knew of and I’d like to introduce you to him.” Anubis didn’t like that he had to lie to her but the face she made was priceless nonetheless.

Silverfeather’s mind came to a halt. “Y-You’re going to introduce me to your family? Oh no, how do I look? Am I presentable?”

“Sigh* just my little brother and you look fine nimrod, I kinda like the windswept look you’re rocking.”

“….oh um heheheh…. Sorry I got a little excited, so you have a little brother?”

“Apparently so but he’s gone hunting, so come and lay with me.” 

“Um sure but why can’t we tell Celestia?”

They began to walk over to the group of griffons, they immediately began investigating Silver and she pressed herself against Anubis’s barrel. “Because I think she’s keeping something from me…. Remember when i changed my form and snuck out to spy on that urgent meeting she had to attend.”

“Yes…. What about that.”

“I heard her talking about the potential discovery of more of my kind but she hasn’t told me that I might not be the only one.”

“Oh…. But you now know so why keep this from her?”

“Because I trust that she’ll tell me eventually.”

“Mhmmmm I mean it doesn’t seem like the smartest thing to do.”

“You’re probably right…. Sigh* just climb onto my back, they’re just curious.”

“Curious is an understatement and why are the hens being super invasive of my personal space?”

“Because you smell of me.”

“Ah yes of course…. Anubis that doesn’t make sense at all, they’re acting like they’ve never seen a griffon like me before.”

“Silver look at me and look at yourself, we are similar but very different and if it’s that much of a problem I’ll just tell them not to invade your personal bubble.”

“ThaNKS! Anubis! don’t do that.” He bounced her off his back and caught her before setting on the ground with her in his forelegs. “You could have dropped me.”

“But I didn’t.” Then he gave her a kissed, the long-eared griffons all looked on in surprise at the open display of affection.

The cubs began to sneak their way towards Anubis and they peaked over his claws and wings to get a look at the newcomer. 

Then the little one from before came up to them. “Are you going to be our new Queen?” The shock was evident on her face and Anubis began to snicker.

“Um well I am a princess b-but um who’s your king?”

“King Anubis is our new king…. And king Jernick.”

Silver thought about it and it made no sense. There can’t be two kings, so she turned towards Anubis.

“Um well…. I can explain but Jernick is their king, I think the little one doesn’t know how that stuff works.”

“And you’re still not going to tell Celestia that they call you their king?!”

“Heheheh no…. Don’t look at me like that, sigh* look if you keep this quiet for me. I’ll do anything you want for a whole day.”

“Mhmmmmm I don’t know…. When you say anything, do you mean like anything anything?”

“Anything but, telling Celestia about this.”

“Okay sure.” She kissed him on his cheek and nipped his ear, which made his wings shoot out and knock over the curious cubs. The others let out giggles at the display in front of them, they all quickly straightened up and went quiet believing that they did something wrong.

“You can laugh if you want, it’s not a crime.”

“Um my lord, sorry but we’re not used to the kindness you and king Jernick have been showing us.”

“Well, get used to it.” The blunt response made the Griffons giggle.

Silver looked a little saddened at hearing that but her spirit was lifted by the little cub that tried to climb up to her. “So was their last king mean?”

“Queen…. Their last queen was a tyrant of sorts but now Jernick is their king, although he has no idea how to be one but he’ll have to learn.”

Silver picked up the little cub and gave it too one of the hens quickly came up and took the little one from her. “Sigh* so what are you going to do for them?”

“Help of course but they need a place to stay…. Somewhere that they can call their own.”

“Celestia could help them.”

“She could but she has enough problems to deal with, so I’ll solve this one and find a place for them to call home.”

“Sigh* then let me help.”

“….are you sure?”

“Yes and this gets me out of the castle too, so it’s a win win.”

“Very well then…. So what do you have planned for me tomorrow?”

“Heheheheh well I’ve had Captain Sky grab some custom clothes for me and I want to use them.”

“So I’m going to be playing dress up with you.”

“Oh yes you are sexy.”

Things were calm as Anubis started a fire and everycreature sat around it, the little ones were being watched over by the griffs and hens, Silver and Anubis laid with one another but Silver kept looking and waving at the cubs. Anubis noticed this and watched her as she tried to grab the attention of the little ones. “So I take it that you want to be a mother someday.”

“Wha?” Her cheeks turned red and she shook her head furiously. “What me, no I’m way too young to be a mother and you’re even younger.”

“Hey I said someday silly, relax. I know I’m way too young, I was just asking because you keep waving at them.”

“Well when I’m older it would be nice.”

“That’s good to know…. For the future.”

“So you want little ones of your own…. But from who?”

“What?”

“Are you going to get me or Celestia pregnant…. Well you could get us both pregnant but.”

“Okay let’s kill this conversation please, I’m uncomfortable enough.”

“But I want an answer.”

“I don’t know.”

“That’s a stupid answer.” at that moment, Jernick and the hunting party came back dragging a weird winged lion-scorpion creature and a few boars.

“Oh look it’s Jernick and the others, I have to go and help them prepare the food.”

“Huff*”

“Love you too Silver.” And he ran off to help with the food.

One of the hens came up to Silver and laid down in front of her. “Excuse me, I’m Aurora…. So um your name is Silver, right?”

“It’s Princess Silverfeather but why is everygriffon so curious about me?”

“Heheheh um well your highness it’s because you smell of king Anubis…. So have you two mated?”

“Cough!* Cough!* y-you can’t ask that.”

“Oh I’m so so so sorry, I-I didn’t mean to be rude.” Silver stopped the panicking hen.

“No no no it’s fine, it’s just that you shouldn’t ask somecreature that sort of question.” The teary eyed hen wiped her eyes and raised her head.

“Sniffle* s-sorry Princess Silverfeather, it’s just that with our previous ruler. If w-we asked any question t-that was out of line, we were punished for it.”

“Oh you poor thing, that’s horrible… come here and give me a hug, trust me Anubis won’t hurt you he’s really kind.” Aurora leaned into the hug and began to nuzzle Silver’s shoulder.

She felt horrible for them but when she looked over towards Anubis, she knew that they were going to have a better future…. she was going to help them too.

She then lost her train of thought as she drifted off to sleep whilst hugging Aurora, her last thought were that those feathers should be outlawed….

Once they got the bores and manticore cut up and on the fire with Jernick in charge of cooking, Anubis made his way back to Silver. Only to find his henfriend sound asleep, using one of the other hens as a pillow.

“Oh hi my lord, s-sorry but she fell asleep on me a-and.” He cut her off and laid down next to them.

“It’s okay, I understand. Our feathers are extremely soft, so I can see why she dozed off in your claws.” The worried hen looked relieved at hearing that.

“Thank you king Anubis.” They both looked over toward the fire and watched in contempt as the flames crackled away.

“So I take it that she doesn’t know what your were, before I transformed you.”

“No she doesn’t my lord.”

“Good…. Hey may I ask why you keep looking at that white and pink griff over there?”

“Um well I-it’s because…. He um stands out….”

“Mhmmm interesting…. If you want to, I’ll take my Silver off you and you can go mingle with the others…. Maybe even chat with him?”

“Um I’d like that very much my lord.”

He picked Silver up and tucked her under is wing, curling around her. “Go on then, have fun. My brother will have the food done shortly.” And with that the hen bounced over.

They seem to be a lot happier and more curious…. Maybe it’s a side effect of having their DNA completely overhauled? Anubis thought as he subconsciously began to preen Silver’s feathers.

When Silver woke up to a persistent nudging, she gave the culprit a glare before smelling the air. “Sniff* sniff* what is that delicious aroma?”

“That my dear is boar and manticore, so are you hungry?”

Her stomach rumbled and she blushed. “Hehehehe um yeah, a little.”

“Well here you are, try some. It’s quite good.”

“What is it?”

“That’s wild boar ribs and manticore steak, it’s really good.”

“Mhmmm okay but aren’t manticores only found in the Everfree forest?”

“I don’t know and I don’t care, all I know is that if you don’t want it. Then I’ll eat it.”

“Sigh* just give me it.” He passes a large leaf that had a couple of ribs, a large steak on it to Silver.

She picked up one of the ribs and gave it a try, she was pleasantly surprised by the flavour and tenderness of the meat. She began to devour the ribs, completely cleansing the bone. 

Once she was done, her hungry gaze fell upon the manticore steak. She used her talons to cut a small piece off and placed it in her beak, it practically melted in her beak and she let out a pleased moan.

“I knew it was good but wow, you’re really enjoying that.”

“Oh shut up, I’ve never tasted something so good…. What happens if Celestia finds out about this?” She wave one of the cleaned ribs at Anubis and he took it and chomped down on it, the loud crunch made Silver cringe.

“She already knows that I’ve eaten boar before and she told me to only hunt in the whitetail woods.”

“….so she’s a hundred percent fine with this?”

“Sort of…. She understands what my dietary needs are but I don’t think she likes it…. But she still accepts it…. It’s really sweet.”

“Oh look at you, getting all mushy over her.” Silver had an impish smile and Anubis groaned.

“Huff* so what if I am…. Pffff hahahahahahah!”

“Hehehehahahaha!! Oh no you didn’t just huff at me.”

“And what if I did?”

“Remember that tomorrow you have to do anything I want, so don’t give me any attitude.”

“Oh please, I’ve had enough attitude from Celestia today.”

“Yeah but you deserved it, I did tell you not to leave after you make love to a hen…. Or a mare in Celestia case, so don’t forget because if you dare do that to me. I’ll…. I’ll do something.”

“Okay okay, I hear you. I won’t let it happen again…. Psss you’ve got a little something on your beak, let me get that for you.” He leaned forward and licked a small bit of meat juices off the tip of her beak, making the hen turn a deep crimson.

“Well I guess we should be heading back to the castle.” Anubis got up and walked over to the fire. “Listen up everygriffon, me and my henfriend are going home now. So I’m going to be leaving my brother in charge, I’ll return as soon as I can and with supplies to make a more permanent campsite!”

All the long-eared griffons cheered and one by one said their thanks and goodbyes. Anubis gave Jernick a pep talk and introduced him to Silverfeather, it was an awkward interaction but Jernick thought it went well.

“Wait Anubis, I’ve just eaten. You don’t expect me to fly to Canterlot on a bloated stomach?”

“Of course not, so climb on Nimrod.” Silver shook her head and jumped onto his back, Anubis took off with out warning and Silver screamed. Digging her talons into the back of his neck, drawing blood.

“Oh no! I’m so so sorry, does it hurt!?!”

“Nah it’ll heal!!”

“Oh good!!” Her voice changed into one of anger. “So what was that for! you idiot!!!”

“Because why not!!!”

“Just take me home!!”

“Of course my love!!”

Anubis rushed back to Canterlot and flew straight into his room, Silver jumped off and he went to shrink his feathers and fur but she stopped him.

“Wait…. Can we just pluck them and then you can regrow them back to…. Um well back to their flightless state…. Please.” 

“Sigh* okay…. Ouch! Hey that huRTS!!!” Silver made short work of yanking out all the feathers on Anubis’s wings and she stuffed them into a sack.

“Thank you Nubie.” she took the them and quickly left.

“Heheh, of course she just took them and ran off…. Mhmmm I wonder what she’s doing with them? Argh fuck it, I’m going to bed…. and Nubie? Where does she come up with these names?”
> C48 quantum conundrum part 1
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

When Anubis woke up, he noticed that something was very wrong with his room. The first problem was that Zodiac took was floating above him. The second major issue was that everything was covered in a squishy blanket of gray sponge like material.

“Ah Anubis, glad you’re awake, so this isn’t supposed to of happened but you’re in two places at once now… the world you’re familiar with and this one…. Otherwise known as the dreamscape…. But I can fix this.”

“What the fuck is happening!?!? Why is there gray shit everywhere!?! And how are you in my room!?!” At that exact moment a giant eye peeped through his window and Anubis went slack jawed. “What…. was…. that?”

“Don’t worry…. To much, I’ll help you avoid any dangers…. Oh and remember that you can see other mortals and they can see you but not anything you see…. So act ordinary.”

“You mean normal.”

“Yes that…. Anyway somecreature’s coming.”

Then the door swung opened, making Anubis fall out of bed and land on his face. Celestia used her magic to untangle him from the sheet and helped him up to his claws.

“Good morning Anubis…. Are you alright? You look a little shaken, oh come here….” She lowered herself down to him and rested a wing over his back, he melted into her embrace. “Did you have a bad dream Anubis?”

He was looking around the room before his eyes fell on Celestia. “Y-Yes I did, um could we just stay here for a minute more?” If only she knew the half of it.

“Sure Anubis….” She began to stroke the back of his neck.

Zodiacrdanals realised that Anubis wasn’t handling the sudden shift of reality well, so he quickly began to remove any and all critters from the room. Once he was done, he noticed that Anubis had gotten up and was now following the pure white Alicorn.

“Come on Anubis, let’s get some breakfast.”

“Okay….”

“Sigh* do you want to talk about your nightmare?”

“….no….” He was looking up and down at each and every door, window and corner he came across. Celestia was beginning to grow concerned for him, she needed to help him but how? 

Celestia believed that he was just paranoid from his dream, she had no idea what he was witnessing.

“Okay mortal, my presents will keep anything dangerous away but don’t speak of this to any living creature. They’ll most likely believe you to be insane and lock you away.”

“B-But….” Zodiac wrapped a tentacle around his beak and Anubis gave a abject look of horror to the cosmic entity.

“But what Anubis? You know you can tell me anything…. I’m here for you…. And I’m only a little bit annoyed about yesterday.”

Zodiac released Anubis’s beak. “Look I’m okay, it was just a bad dream Celestia…. And I still feel bad about yesterday, I’ll find a way to make it up to you….” He began to trail off and gaze off into the distance, Celestia was really beginning to worry about his well being.

“Cough* Cough* hey what are you looking at?” She turned around to find nothing but a wall.

Little did she know that to Anubis she was looking into the mouth of a horrifying amalgamation of flesh, eyes and teeth…. Anubis grabbed her and pulled her away from the unseen danger.

“What are you doing?”

“He he he he let’s just go have some breakfast, please.”

“Okay Your acting weird, what’s up with you this morning?”

“Like I said, just a bad dream my dear…. Please drop it.”

“Sigh* but if you continue to act like this, then we’ll be paying a visit to nurse Sweet Tone.”

“Okay, I swear that there’s nothing wrong.” He nuzzled the crook of her neck.

They continued to walk towards the dining hall with Anubis pressing himself against Celestia, resting his wing across her back. She knew that something was wrong but dreams weren’t her specialty, she thought about how easily her sister would have been able to help him…. If only she didn’t have to banish her to the moon.

“Pssss mortal, you don’t need to worry. Nothing you see and interact with, can’t interact with the others. You are in two dimensions at the same time….” Anubis just gave Zodiac a furious glare.

As the continued walking, Anubis asked Celestia if he could use the restroom. She was waiting out side whilst he was in there.

“Sigh* arrrrh okay look Zodiac, please could you just lose the tentacles…. And all the eyes? It’s weird.”

“Mhmm very well then, I’ll just take your form….” Then he retracted the tendrils and covered his many eyes, leaving just two. He shrank down to Anubis’s size. The results was a inky black griffon with two serpent green slitted eyes and a sadistic grin.

“T-Thanks…. Okay Anubis, just act normal….” He calmed his nerves and confidently walked out of there, greeting Celestia with a smile.

“I’m all done in there Celestia, now I’m hungry.”

Her stomach growled and her cheeks turn pink. “Heheheh yes, I’m also hungry.”

Anubis and Celestia made it to the dinner hall and upon entering, they expected to find Silverfeather eating a stack of pancakes. But for some reason she wasn’t there, Celestia grew concerned and Anubis just stood there staring in disbelief at the ceiling.

“Anubis I’m gonna go and wake up Silver, make yourself comfortable. I’ll be a minute or two.”

POP!* and she was gone in a golden flash of magic. The mortified griff slowly walked over to his usual seat and made himself comfortable.

He then looked directly down at the table, a butler approached him and made the unaware griff jump out of his seat.

“Oh I’m terribly sorry sir, please allow me to assist you.”

“Um yes and it’s fine…. I’m just a little jumpy today, that’s all.”

The pegasus butler helped Anubis back to his seat and took his order, once that was over with. Anubis went back to staring at his claws, Zodiac tried to grab his attention but Anubis just ignored him for the time being.

“Sigh if you want, I could take control of your body and allow you to wait this out inside your mind?”

“No…. I’ll just deal with it, so try and keep that away from me.” He pointed at the ceiling.

When Celestia arrived with a tired Silverfeather, they were confused at the sight before them. Anubis was pointing at the ceiling and holding a conversation with himself. Silver laughed at the display but Celestia grew even more concerned.

Before they could say anything, he snapped his head towards them. “Oh morning Silver, looking good.”

“Morning Nubie, so what’s with the whole speaking to yourself thing?”

“Oh um…. Just…. Remembering some spell equations….”

“Oh so you’re trying to learn more cool spells.”

“Yeah….”

“Excuse me but I thought we were going to keep the fact that you can do magic to only us Anubis?”

“Oh oops…. Um well…. Look Celestia I only told Silver, I thought that she had a right to know.”

“Sigh* she does but…. No offence Silver you aren’t the best at keeping secrets….”

“Hey I can keep secrets, in fact I’m guarding lots of secrets for Nubie. Isn’t that right…. Oh whoops.”

“Heheheh I’m a little curious but I won’t pry them out of you but Silverfeather if he’s trusted you with them, please keep them a secret.”

“Heheheh yeah, Um sorry I didn’t mean to….”

“It’s fine Nimrod and thank you Celestia for not pursuing it any further….” The pure white Alicorn gave him a nuzzle and kiss before taking her seat.

“I’d rather not force Silver to brake your trust just to hear about any other sensitive  parts of yours…. And it’s way more fun to find out on my own.” She sent him a impish smile.

“Heheheh um I don’t know how I feel about that…. Um well it’s a good thing I’m busy today with….”

“With me! Me and Anubis are going to spend the day together and I’ve got big plans….”

“Hehehe oh yeah…. So what do you have planned Silver?”

“Oh you’ll find out and I think that Celestia’s going to love the end results.”

The usual breakfast spread and Anubis’s custom order was wheeled out, all three of them were happy chatting and enjoying their food. 

Once they were done, Celestia said her goodbyes and trotted off to attend day court whilst silver practically dragged Anubis to her room.

Anubis was pleasantly surprised to find that in her bedroom, it was normal. A small smile of relief adorned his face and Silver rushed over to a pile of folded clothes. 

“So you got me more suits, and here I thought you were going to do something nefarious.” Then she picked up a black and white suit and Anubis swaggered his way over to her.

But when she unfolded it, he realised that it wasn’t a suit…. Silver had ordered a maid outfit, that was clearly too big for her and definitely too tight for Celestia. Meaning only one thing, it was for him….

“Woah Silver please, think about my dignity?” The fear was apparent in Anubis’s voice.

She scratched the underside of her beak and thought about it for a painful second. “Mhmmm okay, I’ve done some thinking and I don’t care. Hey you might like it, I know I will…. Oh and I got this for the bedroom!”

She grabbed a box and opened it, Anubis took a look inside and confusion and concern filled his features. 

“No! No way I’m wearing that.”

“You don’t have a choice handsome.”

“Pineapple….”

Ten agonising minutes later and Anubis was in a very revealing maid’s outfit with a look of defeat carved into his face. Silver was beginning him to put on the contents inside the box but he wasn’t having any of it, what he was wearing was more then enough.

She slapped his flanks and he spun around to find that she was holding a long thin black stick. “What is that?”

“It’s called a riding crop and you seem to have reacted well to it.”

“What the fuck? Where did you get all this shit?”

“Like I said, Captain Sky picked it all up for me. So um please put this on next, I really want to see you in it….”

“Grrrrrrrrrrah fine I’ll do it, just keep your tail down.”

“Hehehe sorry…. I’ll just watch and enjoy the show.” 

Anubis let out a sigh and began to undress, he looked over to Zodiac who just watched in fascination.

“So how do I put this on? And is this part meant to go In my mouth? Silver I had no idea you were into this kind of stuff.”

The blushing hen just giggled nervously. “I didn’t think I was interested in it either but well Glacier showed me a magazine she found…. And now I regret nothing.”

“Yeah well I do, why did i say anything?”

“Because you love me.”

“Sigh* yes but I didn’t think you would put me in a harness and reins what next, you’re going to tie me to a post?” 

“What? No of course not…. Not yet, I want to see Celestia’s reaction.”

“Oh my, that’s a great idea…. Wait why do you want to see her reaction.” Anubis began to inch toward the flustered hen.

“I-i just um trying to help you out…. With Celestia…. Oh okay! Maybe I like watching you mount her!!!”

Anubis was surprised at her response. “Sorry what?”

“You heard me, I like how wild you are with her…. it’s so different from how you fuck me.”

“Sigh* Silver you understand why I hold back, don’t you?”

She had an annoyed expression. “I do but just once Anubis…. Please.”

“Look we’ll speak with Celestia, maybe she knows a spell that could allow you to take all of me or I’ll just make myself the same hight as you.”

“….why didn’t I think of that but I’d prefer asking Celestia, I like how tall you are.”

“Okay that sounds like a plan and because you’re currently busy…. With yourself, it can wait.”

“Oh my I-I didn’t even notice I was doing that…. PS you look good in that.”

“If you want, I could help.”

Silver just grabbed the reins and pulled him to her, Anubis had completely forgotten about the horrors that awaited outside…. And Zodiac, who was watching with disgust and wonder. 

The cosmic entity knew that mortals like to indulge themselves with acts of lust but never would have thought that Anubis cared about such things.

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After they finished and got cleaned up, silver hopped onto Anubis’s back. The griff laughed at her antics, then he saw Zodiac just standing there.

He had completely forgot about the cosmic abominations that awaited him on the other side of this door. 

When he opened the door, Anubis was rudely reminded of his problem. The griff then became mortified at the thought of what he just did in front of Zodiacrdanals. 

Anubis swiftly shook his head and looked back at Silver. “Hey Silver, so where are we going now?”

“Well you normally go to the training grounds at this time, so forward charge!”

“Yay…. Forward charge….” Anubis didn’t like the thought of going outside, so he decided to take measures into his own claws.

CRUNCH!* CRACK!* he fell to the ground, Silver rolling off his back.

“AAAARRGHH! Shit! Oh I think it’s broken!” Anubis’s raised his left claw and it was bent the complete wrong way.

“Oh my goodness, Anubis Are you all right…. Aaaaaaaaaaah!!” 

Guards came running upon hearing the griffon princess’s scream, when they arrived, they found the royal hen fussing over Anubis’s left claw.

“Guards I order you to help Anubis to the medical wing, his claw is badly hurt…. It might be broken.”

The guardsponies just looked at his disfigured claw and one of them spoke up. “It might be broken?”

“Sigh* just help me to Dr Tender’s office, he’ll fix me up in no time.”

“Actually no.” Silver turned to the group of guards. “You there, get the doctor and bring him here…. Tell him that Anubis’s claw is broken.”

“Yes, right away your highness.” The individual then ran off to get the doctor.

About ten minutes later Anubis was in the infirmary with Dr Tender and nurse Sweet Tone, they were in the process of realigning the bones in Anubis’s claw. Unfortunately it was going to take longer than usual because of the doctors lack of experience with claws.

After putting a cast and sling on Anubis, Tender gave him a look of confusion. “I have no idea how you managed to achieve this much damage by walking but you should be fine now….”

“Thanks doc, I’m going to head to Silvers room now.”

“Mhmmm maybe you and the princess should get some fresh air, the public gardens are closer.”

“Oh um okay…. Yeah I’ll do that.” He had sacrificed his ability to walk properly for nothing.

When he exited the infirmary, Silver immediately got up from her seat and came to his side. “Are you okay, is it going to be permanent?”

“You’re joking right, I’ll be fine. I just need to stay off it so let’s head to.” Anubis was interrupted by Sweet Tone.

“Oh if you were wondering, the closest garden is just down that hall and on the right.”

“….Thank you for that Sweet, we’ll be on our way now. See you later.”

“No problem and stay off of that claw now, princess Silverfeather, please could you make sure he stays off it for me?”

“Yep no problem, you can count on me.”

“Thank you, your highness.”

Once they were outside Anubis laid down and gazed out upon the weird and wonderfully warped alien environment. He had never dreamed of such a beautifully terrifying plane but then his gaze floated upwards.

The alien texture of the clouds almost seemed alive, the darkness of the sky that threatened to consume all light and life alike but didn’t for some bizarre reason unbeknownst to Anubis. But when he focused his gaze, the horrifically curious griff saw Eldritch abominations floating ominously behind the vail of space, barely visible to the naked eye.

Upon looking to the sun he found that it was replaced by a large eye, the pupil as thin as a blades edge in a sea of yellow just staring at him.

Before he could ask Zodiac about it, his attention was stolen by a monstrous dragon like creature, that carried itself on wings of tentacles and dust. The beast must have been a hundred feet long, if not longer but Anubis turned back to the yellow eye in the sky to find nothing but an impossibly deep hole in its place.

He swiftly made a book and quill out of the flesh like mass he was laying upon, beginning to write down all that he saw. Silver watched in confusion as she saw sketches like no other and descriptions of gore appear on the pages.

“Um Anubis…. What are you drawing?”

“….just allowing my imagination to run wild for a bit, it’s a better way of keeping my mind occupied then dissecting bad ponies.”

“Oh yes…. A far better way in my opinion, sigh* look Anubis…. I still think it’s wrong, so I want you to stop and maybe look for some help…. Don’t worry I’m not going to tell anycreature but please don’t make it a regular occurrence.”

“Sigh* maybe one day but I’m a necessary evil, remember what I told you. I wouldn’t harm anycreature that is innocent.”

“But that doesn’t make it any better, the guard exist for a reason.”

“I know but if I can help, I should…. Even if it means killing.”

“Sigh* I’m not giving up on convincing you to stop and get help.”

“I don’t need help and thank you…. Although you could help me by getting me a drink please? I’m a little thirsty.”

“Oh of course, what do you want?”

“Surprise me.” And with that she took off, Anubis turned to look back out into the distance. Writing down all he saw.

“Zodiac, do you know anything about a yellow eye?”

The look of comprehension and worry filled Zodiac’s eyes. “Where did you see it!?!”

“Um just where that black hole in the sky is…. Why? And what’s up with you?”

“It doesn’t matter I can keep it away for now. Oh and good news, this little quantum conundrum your in should be resolved with in the next hour.”

“Oh that’s good although I was getting used to this, it’ll be nice to see things normally. Thanks.”

“No problem mortal and forget about that eye, it’s nothing special in the dreamscape.”

“Mhmm okay….” He then went back to drawing all the Alien planets and entities he could see.

Silver glided towards Anubis, balancing a glass of lemonade. She landed in front of him without spilling a single drop and Anubis looked up from his newly made journal. “Wow colour me impressed, so what have you got me?”

“Some lemonade, here take it.” He took the beverage and took a sip before letting out a satisfying sigh.

“Thanks Nimrod, so what about yourself? Didn’t you get anything.”

“Oh I had an apple juice and a muffin, so don’t worry about me…. So what have you drawn now, let’s see.” Silver settled down next to him and took the book, she flipped through the pages and was impressed but also disturbed by the amount of horrifying things he had drawn in such little time.

“Hey you, I didn’t say you could look at that.”

“Well I’m looking through it and you haven’t stopped me yet.”

“Heheheheh well I can’t argue with that logic.”

“No you can’t…. So what’s with all this.” She tapped the book and placed it on the ground.

“I got bored and decided to just jot down whatever my mind came up with.”

“Oh…. Well I’m glad that I don’t have an imagination as…. Interesting as yours.”

“Just call it as it is, horrifying.”

“Heheheh well I was trying to be nice and all but you’re right, it is horrifying.”

They laid there for 10 minutes, Anubis taking in the dreamscape around him. He pondered on why it was called that whilst Silver wrapped herself in his wing, doodling in the back of his journal. 

She kept drawing little stick griffons doing an assortment of activities like dancing, playing and singing around a campfire. There was two large stick griffins in the corner of the page, Anubis realised what she had drawn and booped her on the beak.

“Hey now, don’t be drawing any master pieces in my book although I have to admit that you could do with some practice.”

Then a new voice made itself known. “Hey Silverfeather, Anubis!” It was Glacier, she was walking towards them from the other side of the garden. They waved back.

“Psss Anubis, why didn’t your just heal you claw? I mean you can do that, right?”

“Sigh* yes Silver I can but unfortunately the guard had seen it thanks to you, so healing was out of the question….” The other hen had made it to them and laid down opposite them. “So Glacier, how’s life?”

“It’s alright I guess…. I tried going into the city to do some shopping and it didn’t go to well.”

“Why what happened?”

“Huff* some places wouldn’t even serve me and the ones that did, would watch my every move!”

“Yes, unfortunately that also happened to us until they found out that Silver was a princess.”

“Yeah they did but to refuse to serve you just because your a griffon should be criminal.”

“Heheheheh I agree.”

“Wait Glacier, how about we go shopping together and Anubis will help carry everything.”

“I will?”

“He will? Well I’d love to, when do you want to go?”

“Now…. Um maybe not today…. But once mister accident prone is all healed up from his sprained claw.” She turned to Anubis and winked at him.

“Right my sprained claw.” He grinned at her and they both turned back towards Glacier who was just smiling.

“So what happened to it?”

“Silver sneezed.”

“Gasp* no I didn’t! Don’t believe him Glacier.”

“Heheheheh wow, I wasn’t expecting that…. So what really happened?”

“He was carrying me on his back and then he stepped on it wrong, spraining it.”

“Yep that’s how it went.” And he showed off the sling.

“Um is it just a sprain?”

“Yep.”

“So why did they put a cast on your foreleg?”

“No clue, probably because they don’t want to take any risks, you know. I’m valuable goods.”

“More like damaged goods.”

“Heheheheh sorry but it was kinda funny.”

“Yes…. Ha ha ha, funny joke Silver…. Keep talking like that and I’ll make sure you can’t walk ever again.”

“Oooo yes please, when and where.” Glacier blushed and Anubis just stared at Silver as the grinning hen realised what she just said.

“I’m just going to forget that.”

“I didn’t want that image in my head Silverfeather.”

“Sorry you two…. But if some griff would just f.” She was cut off by Anubis biting down on the back of her neck. The frustrated hen letting out a breathy moan.

Glacier shook her head, turning away and trying to keep her mind clear of any dirty thoughts. But the playful giggles and squeaks made her imagination run wild. “Um excuse me but please could you two stop? it’s making me uncomfortable….”

“Heheheheh um s-sorRY!! Gasp* Anubis.”

“Heheheheheh okay that’s enough, I’m done now sorry Glacier.”

“I-it’s alright you two but maybe try to keep that in the bedroom….”

“Oh Glacier, if you want to watch you can.” Silver said in a seductive tone.

“Silver! She’s clearly uncomfortable so stop with the jokes.”

“Oh but look at her face and she’s clearly not against the idea. I mean her tail’s raised, so what do you say Anubis, can she watch?”

“Wha? Your not serious, are you?”

“Heheheheheh sort of, look it’s just a thought.”

“Silver we need to set some boundaries because that’s not cool, you can’t just say that.”

“Why not?”

“Glacier’s your friend right?”

“Yes.

“And you just offered her to watch us get it on, I’m not comfortable with that and I doubt she is.”

“But her tail says otherwise.”

Then Glacier spoke up. “I’m um just gonna go, um have a nice day you two.”

Silver was surprised by her response. “Wait I’ll stop, I’m sorry Glacier please stay.”

“Heheheheh it’s fine Silverfeather, I mean it’s um well you know it’s getting close to that time of the year for us hens. So I understand…. B-but if you’re.” She shook her head. “Sorry just forget about that….”

“Um well if you want to, the offer is still there.”

“Silver.”

“Sorry….”

“Um so I’m gonna go, so see you two later.”

“See you around Glacier.”

“Bye bye.” Then Silver got up and gave her a hug and turned away from Anubis with her, they began whispering but Anubis’s attention was drawn to the view that both hens were given him.

Anubis knew of a way to distract himself and that was with an odd floating squid like creature that Zodiac was trying to catch. “Psssss Zodiac, is there a way for me to speak to you without speaking?”

“Of course, you just have to project your thoughts towards me.”

“Wait what? That’s it?”

“Yes, that’s it so give it a try.”

‘So can you hear me?’

“Yes, so what do you want?”

‘I’d like to know what that is?’

“Oh these little abominations are called Innuoos and I’d strongly advise against touching them, because they produce a horrible flesh eating fluid that is extremely painful.”

‘Nice…. So why are you trying to catch it?’

“Because it tastes good.”

‘Oh that makes sense, you have to eat something…. So what’s it taste like?’

“Similar to a fruit salad but juicier, anyway that doesn’t matter you’ve got 30 minutes.”

‘That’s good to know, 30 minutes until this is fixed.’

Then the air around Anubis began to distort, the two hens and royal guards all panicked upon seeing this unfold. They rushed to the griff but before anycreature could get to him. The space around Anubis cracked and exploded into a ball of darkness that suddenly imploded in on itself. 

“ANUBIS!!!!! NO!!!” The ground where he was standing, had been completely scorched. Silverfeather heart sank as the realisation of what had just happened, Anubis was gone with out a trace. What was she going to tell Celestia…. She couldn’t believe what she saw.

The guards swiftly took action and began to set up a perimeter, unicorns began conducting magical scans, others went to alert the captains and princess Celestia.

Glacier was trying to comfort Silverfeather, who was reduced to a ball of tears. Went Celestia got the news, her mind went blank. She was in full command mode, she had never heard of anything like what was described and immediately began searching through the forbidden archives.

She found nothing even remotely similar to the air distorting and cracking into a dark bubble. Not to mention that the magical reading left behind was so bizarre and powerful, like nothing else on Equus.

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Anubis’s POV 

One minute I was speaking with Zodiac the next, I’m a thousand feet off the ground falling to the alien landscape of the dreamscape. Then a giant mouth came out of nowhere and bit me in half, the pain was agonising.

But as I continued to fall slowly regenerating my lower half. The ground was rapidly, I tried to slow my descent but it was too late.

SPLAT!!*

“Cough!* Cough!* gasp* ouch that hurt, oh I think everything is broken…. Zodiac? Hello, are you there?” I laid there, thinking about my current situation. It was bad but not hopeless, I just needed to find Zodiac.

As my body began to heal I realised that concentrating on repairing it, increased the speed of my regeneration. With this new found knowledge, I began recovering at an astonishing rate. “Well isn’t that convenient, sigh* now to find a way out.”

As I rose to my claws, I could see the outline of the castle but there was a large door made from skeletons of griffon like beings. But instead of a beak, there was a hole. “ Fascinating…. What were all of you?”

I pushed them and the ancient doors effortlessly swung open, looking in I saw the entrance illuminated by a brilliantly pink light. I decided to investigate this, i started by walking in.

As I walked down the main hall, I noticed incomprehensibly alluring images and descriptions of some kind. I did not understand any of it but I quickly realised that I still had my book. Making another quill and swiftly sketching all the glyphs on the walls until I came across a spiral staircase that went down.

“Mmmm and what may await me down here? I need to jot this down.” ‘I’ve came across a path down deeper into this ancient structure, a spiral staircase at the end of this hall. I know not where it leads but I’m about to find out.’

Making my way down, I found a large chamber that had a large stone table in its centre. I suspected that it was for sacrificial purposes but what caught my eye was the large statue of the same beings on the walls. It had tentacles on its face and what I thought were scaly feathers, in one claw it held a large ritualistic dagger and in the other a small silvery red rock floated.

“So this is a sacrificing chamber, but why?”

After investigating and drawing everything down, I decided to lay on the table. As I did this, I looked at the ceiling and it had some kind of map. On this masterfully detailed map was places of interest for these creatures.

After spending god know how long drawing a rough sketch in my journal, I got up and decided to inspect the floating rock. That’s when I noticed that the statue had six sets of claws, the two hidden ones were hiding under its bat like wings.

“Mhmmmm enough of that, I’m interested in you.” I grabbed the silvery red stone and the stone statue began to crumble, so I took cover behind the table.

When I peeked over I found that there was a very angry looking abomination staring at me, I dropped the stone and took off flying. It’s tentacles rapidly reaching out to grab me but I was too quick, making it to the exit. I ran up the narrow stairs and felt something grab me so I began stabbing it with my bone spikes in my hind legs. “Fuck fuck fuck, get! Off! Me! You! Monster! Ah! Hahah!” 

Upon freeing myself, I hear the thing cry out in pain and fury as I escaped its terrifying mouth.

‘if you are reading this, then do not go down into this place. It’s not safe and if for some strange reason you find yourself here, do not touch the silvery red rock under any circumstance or you may very well face death.’

“Now to go home before it gets…. Dark….” It was completely black outside, not a single sign of light, I could barely see my own claws in this void like darkness. So I went back into the structure that at least had light, even if it was pink.

“I guess I’m staying the night…. This is going to bloody suck.” That’s when I saw five purple eyes watching me beyond the depths of the darkness.

They made me feel calm and safe, even comforted by their presence so I took a step forward and they took one back. I didn’t want it to go, so I took three more towards it and it took three back. Never braking eye contact with the creature and then before I knew it I was walking mindlessly towards the creature. It didn’t move, almost like it was waiting for me to get close…. Close? Oh fuck!!

Upon realisation the creature lunged at me, sinking a singular needle like appendage into my chest. I panicked and tried to pull it out off me but its grip was too strong and it began to suck the blood from my body. Confusion and terror was all I felt but then it was replaced by anger and defiant rage as I dug my claws in to its face.

The beast cried out in pain but I wasn’t done. I focused on the atoms of the beast and force them to rapidly bounce into one another, this made the creature explode. Covering me in organs, bone and green blood.

I weakly dragged myself back to the ancient structure and collapsed onto the floor, curling up into a ball. It would have been an understatement to say that I was shaken because I probably had developed a fear of purple lights thanks to that thing.

I tried to doze off into darkness, I thought about how I was to get back home…. Home? Was Equestria my home? I mean I live there now and Silver and Celestia are there, so yeah it is my home…. Zzzzzzzz….
> C49 quantum conundrum part 2
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For Anubis a whole day had passed but for everycreature else it had been 4 hours and they were no closer to figuring out what had happened to the griff.

Silver was balling her eyes out all over Glacier’s chest as the hen tried to console the griffon princess.

Whilst Celestia had completely read through all the forbidden tomes and texts in the castle library and vault…. Only one ancient stone tablet had anything remotely similar to what was described to have happened to Anubis. The only problem was that it was an item that she had found in a heavily guarded box, that had been hidden by an old foe.

That thought alone scared her, if that chaotic creature had went out of his way to hide it and preserve it. Then it must have been valuable and dangerous but she couldn’t give up on saving Anubis. So she got to work on deciphering the symbols slowly but surely, that’s when she began to notice a similarity between this and the symbols found in the ancient tomb.

She teleported to her study and opened a secret compartment, where she stored the sketches of that tomb and began comparing them with the stone tablet. The resemblance was uncanny but she was no closer to figuring out what the symbols mean.

Meanwhile Anubis slowly awoke to find himself being poked by a certain cosmic entity. “Hey Anubis get up,”

The groggy griff lazily rolled over and went back to sleep, then he realised that it was Zodiac who was poking him. Jumping to his claws, he spun around to face his ticket back home. “Zodiac! Oh thank goodness you found me, oh this is great, now I can go home!”

Anubis hug his ticket out of the dreamscape and kissed the inky griffon. Zodiac just looked at him in amusement and concern. “So I take it that you’ve seen some unpleasant things so far and don’t kiss me, it’s gross and serves no further purpose.”

“That’s gross but how you transfer knowledge and information isn’t!!”

“Why that may also be unpleasant and gross, it has a valuable purpose.”

“Look I was just happy to be getting out of this nightmare.”

“Um well this isn’t the nightmare dimension but I can get you back home to the waking world.”

Anubis shivered. “There’s a place even worse than this? Fuck that…. So what’s in the nightmare dimension?”

“You don’t want to know, believe me mortal but I can see that you encountered a Nachtarule and killed it. I’m glad it didn’t lead you into a false sense of security, these are one of many creatures here that the Necrovine artefacts can’t protect you from.”

Anubis’s eyes widened in horror upon hearing that he could have died. “What do you mean? Can’t protect me?”

“Well if it completely devours you, then you would not be able to regenerate from inside of it.”

“Oh well it’s a good thing I killed it…. It’s not a pack hunter is it?”

“No there solitary creatures, very rarely will you find more then one in 10,000 Kilometres of another…. Why? Are you scared of them.”

“Me? Scared? Don’t be stupid…. Okay it was a terrifying experience but I killed it, so that’s got to count for something.”

“Heheheheheh, don’t worry we shouldn’t be here for much longer. We just need to get you to the exact location where you were sucked through to the Dreamscape.”

“Well what are we waiting for, let’s fly.”

“NOOOO! Don’t go up into the sky, flying here is a death sentence for you. You can’t see them but the sky is filled with higher enlightened ones.”

“Oh…. Wait what!!! But I fell from the sky?”

“Then you were lucky, very lucky Anubis…. So we should begin on this two day walk we have ahead of us.”

“But can’t you fly?”

“Yes but with you on my back, I’d be attacked by them all trying to get to you.”

“Fuck….”

“Okay let’s head to the castle now and get you home.”

They began their descent down into the valley below, where a deep and unsettling forest awaited them. 

As Anubis and zodiac entered the forest that stunk of death, Zodiac walked in without any concern whilst Anubis hesitated upon walking into that death sentence. Especially now that he was informed that he could be killed in this horrific dimension.

Unintelligible whispers~*

“Ah? Wha…. What was that whispering? Zodiac…. I just heard whispers In my ears….”

“Oh don’t worry, that’s normal here, it ether means that these another great one that’s trying to grab you attention or just the trees.”

“Heheheh yay me…. Hey wait up!”

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Meanwhile back in the waking world Celestia was beginning to get even more frustrated with the ancient inscription she was trying to decipher.

She believed that it could have been a spell to use that black void portal to save Anubis or at the very least it would inform her what had occurred to her griff-friend.

Whilst she was working on finding a way to get Anubis back safely, a sniffling Silverfeather wrapped in a blanket walked in. The sight of her would have been cute if her eyes weren’t puffy and her feathers matted with tears.

“Sniffle* C-Celestia? Are you any closer to finding my Nubie?”

“Sorry Silver but I’m trying…. Come here.” The weeping hen dragged herself to the pure white Alicorn, falling into her hooves. “Listen up Silver, I promise I’ll bring our Anubis back, I won’t rest until he’s safe.”

“Sniffle* then how do I help?”

“Heheheh thank you, let’s just go over the current notes and situation. Here, start reading through these notes and tell me if anything seems off or missing.”

Silver wiped her eyes and got started on searching through Celestia’s notes whilst the Alicorn in question went back to decipher the symbols on the stone table.

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Anubis was running blindly through the forest, trying desperately to out run some sort of creature. He didn’t know what was chasing him or why but it tour through the alien forest with ease.

Zodiac was leading him but they got separated when a terrifying thin humanoid creature landed in front of him. Forcing the terrified griff to bolt it the opposite direction of Zodiac. The cosmic entity noticed his absents and took to the sky, he knew that if he could find the mortal, he could rescue him from what was chasing him.

“Anubis!!!”

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!”

The scream came from the south, meaning that Anubis was running deeper into the forest. Zodiac shot off in the direction of Anubis’s cry of terror, upon finding him running, he saw that the mortal was being chased by a Shambler. It was a odd sight because Shambler’s typically jumped in to other dimensions to hunt, this was a far cry from there normal habitats.

But Anubis was pulling ahead and Zodiac saw his chance, the Eldridge mass of formless inky flesh swooped down and grabbed the fleeing griff. Swiftly carrying him away from the Shambler and to “safety” which ended up being a clearing in the endless forest of horror. 

There Anubis tried to calm down but the fear turned into excitement, his mind was going a million miles a second. He actually began to prance in place from the adrenaline being pumped through his veins.

“T-that was…. FUCKING AWESOME!!!!”

“You nearly died.”

“And yet I feel so bloody alive! I have so many questions…. Oh and I need to document what was trying to kill me. What was it Zodiac?”

“Okay Anubis you need to calm down, I need you in your right mind, I’ll answer any of your questions once we find somewhere to settle for the night.”

“But it isn’t even dark?”

“No but it will be in 2 to 3 hours and we’re only a day away from the castle now, so we’re making alright time…. Even if you may of ran south.”

“Okay okay, sorry. Let’s just fine a place to sleep….” A smug grin appeared on his beak. “Never mind I found a place to stay, right behind you.”

Behind Zodiac was an enormous castle ruins, in Zodiac’s defence this was a new location that was not to familia to him. After all he preferred to be in the desert.

The ruins look like they were the field for a battle of some kind but it’s walls stood strong, probably thanks to the gray thorny vines that had climbed all over the empty shell of a kingdom. As if the forest was trying to consume the remains.

“So should we stay the night here?”

“I guess it’s better than a cave or a hole in the ground.”

“So what am i going to eat? And use for fire wood?”

“Just make yourself comfortable inside there and wait for me.”

“You know I’m not completely useless Zodiac, I can help.”

“Yes but I’d rather not have to worry about you.”

“Awwww so you do care about my wellbeing.”

“Sigh* yes I do mortal…. What of it?”

“Nothing, it’s just funny to me but if it makes you feel better, I’ll stay within the safety of those ruins. I may be competent but I know when I’m out of my depth.”

“Thank you mortal.”

“But! As payment for my cooperation, you will explain what the thing chasing me was and the purple eyed fuck face are.”

“You mean the Nachtarule.”

“Yeah yeah, same difference.”

“Sigh* you are simultaneously the worst and best scholar I have ever had the painful pleasure of meeting. I mean you want information but when provided with the beast’s name, you completely ignore it. Why?”

“Why should I have to have a stick rammed up my ass in order to be a good scholar? I’m only serious when I need to be.”

“Sigh*…. Just get in the ruins.”

Anubis complied and when to find a spot for the night with in the ruins whilst Zodiac took to the forest and began collecting fire wood. He’d have to find something that Anubis could consume, that wouldn’t melt his insides or drive him mad.

Upon entering the castle ruins Anubis wondered what happened to bring about the destruction of such magnificent architecture. As he investigated the place, he found a throne and decided to take a seat in it. Leaning back and stretching his limbs out, he made himself comfortable and waited patiently for Zodiac to come through the doors with food and wood.

When the cosmic being came through the doors he found a snoozing Anubis on an old throne, the griff curled himself up into a ball and would occasionally fluff his wings. Zodiac began to think about what Anubis was to him. He knew that most great ones yearned for a child and that only a few could actually bear a child of their own, so most would take an offspring and claim it as theirs.

He never had such compulsive urges but seeing Anubis sleeping like a helpless cub made him humour the thought. Clearing his mind, he slowly began to shake the griff awake and offer him some kind of edible fungus which the drowsy Anubis began to munch down on.

“Mmmmmmm thanks Zodiac, this is pretty good…. What is it?”

“It’s just a fungus that grows flesh.”

“….it’s a meaty mushroom? Argh I hate mushrooms…. But this one isn’t bad.”

“I’m glad to hear because it’s the only thing that you can eat.”

“Oh good…. So did you get firewood? Cause I’d rather not eat this raw.”

Zodiac responded by building a small pile of sticks and lit them ablaze, Anubis jumped out of the throne from surprise and swiftly began to relocate to the fire. He extended his bone blade and skewered the meatstroom, cooking it over an open flame.

Once he made sure that it was roasted to his liking, he allowed it to cool. Whilst he waited, he began to interrogate his companion about everything he has encountered.

After learning everything he could about the Nachtarule and Shambler, he decided to eat his roasted meatstroom. The cooked product was relatively good, he thought that it could do with some seasoning but otherwise it was fine. 

Once he finished he decided to sleep, upon thinking about it though, he thought that it was odd that he could sleep so soundly in this place.

He rolled over to see Zodiac focused on the door, it was odd that Zodiac continued to take the form of an inky black long-eared griffon. It was almost as if he had grown comfortable with the form.

These were his last thoughts before he fell into a slumber.

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Back in the waking world.

Silver had never done so much re-reading in her life and she was beginning to feel a headache coming. But as she read through Celestia’s notes for the hundredth time, she noticed that it didn’t mention that Anubis had got up and walked over to the place where he disappeared from. Let alone anything about the weird things he was writing about.

She found it weird and thought about what it meant, when she thought about all the things Anubis was capable of. She turned to Celestia with a nervous expression and grabbed the focused Alicorn’s attention.

“Yes Silverfeather, have you found something?”

“Um well I might have…. Before he disappeared, he was drawing and writing weird and strange things in a book…. He wrote about some place called the Dreamscape, if that means anything to you?”

“The Dreamscape…. I-I’ve never heard of it before…. But it might have something to do with these glyphs.” Celestia was lying when she said that she had never heard about the Dreamscape.

It was getting close to the time when she would have to lower the sun and raise the moon, but it worried her to hear that Anubis was speaking of that place. She had already lost one loved one to the darkness and madness of trying to get to that place, she didn’t want to think about what would happen to him if he had ended up there.
> C50 quantum conundrum part 3
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Celestia had just lowered her sun and raised the moon, Silver had dozed off at an unknown hour. The snoozing hen had her head resting on top of the pile of parchment and paper, she had been reading through.

The sleeping Alicorn used her magic to relocate Silver to a large cushion and wrapped her up in a bright blue blanket. “Sleep easy Silver, I’ll continue.”

Upon returning to her desk, she heard three soft knocks at her study’s door. The handle was covered in a shimmering golden aura before twisting open to reveal Captain Sky and Dr Dig Site. She had requested for the archaeologist’s help, he had brought with him what he believed to be a deciphered print of the ancient glyphs.

“Please come in but keep your voices low, princess Silverfeather is sleeping.”

“Of course your highness.” Sky entered without hesitation but Dig Site waited at the door. “Her highness has told you to come in, so why are you just standing there?”

This brought the muddy brown earth pony out of his statue like state and he trotted in, making his way to the princess’s desk. “So princess, these are what I believe the ancient glyphs translate to in Equestrian.” He fumbled around in his two large saddle bags and unloaded piles of paper and scrolls onto the desk.

“Thank you for coming on such short notice Dr Dig Site, I really appreciate it. So this is everything you and your team have been able to find in the tomb.”

“Yes princess it is, so…. If it’s alright, would I be able to get some rest? I’ve had a little bit of a stressful day.”

“Yes of course. Captain, please escort the good Doctor to a guest room and could you have one of the butlers bring me a cup of coffee.”

“Consider it done your highness.”

“Thank you Captain and Dig, if these translations are correct then I’ll personally fund any further excavations your team take on.”

“Oh um well I have confidence in my team’s abilities your highness, they are some of the best in their respective fields.”

“You have no idea how glad I am to hear that…. Well good night doctor, I’ll chat with you tomorrow.”

“Good night princess, I’ll be looking forward to discussing what you find.”

“Yes, as will I Doctor.”

Once the Captain and Dig Site left the private study, the tired Alicorn mare ignited her horn. Charging a stamina spell up before casting it upon herself, she knew that this was going to be a long night.

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Anubis’s POV

I awoke to find that the fire was still raging but instead of warm red and yellow wisps, I found a brilliant blue flame that overflowed with heat. I was sweating through my coat and the heat was getting unbearable, then Zodiac stomped it out.

“Sorry mortal, you began to shiver…. So I began to fuel the flames with hydrogen.”

“And why did it burn blue?”

“Because the fire was a hundred percent efficient as to insure you were warm.”

“Well…. Thanks, I’m very warm now…. So is it daytime now?”

“Yes, the darkness is receding, so we must get you back to the castle.”

“Sure but why must we go to the castle, other than it being the place where I was last in the waking world?”

“Because the vale between worlds is weak there.”

“But isn’t there anyplace else that’s a little closer to use, where we can find the same effect?”

The inky griffon form of the great one, wore a paradoxical look of thoughtfulness and annoyance. “Mhmmmmmmm that might actually work, I believe that there’s a weak point 3 miles south…. But there’s no telling where you might find yourself in the waking world Anubis.”

“Well if it’ll be quicker, then I say it’s worth it.”

“….Very well then.”

We began on our way south, deeper into the dangerous terrain.

As we walked through a clearing in the woods, i took the time to take in the surroundings and found that the initial terror i felt was replaced with fascination. That’s when i noticed that there was a hole off to the left, by an oddly normal shaped tree that didn’t belong.

Getting sidetracked i went to investigate the tree and found that it was from what i could tell, completely normal. But the hole i initially saw was illuminated by a spectacular green glow, anchoring my hind legs to its entrance i lowered my upper body down.

What i found was amazing, it opened up into an enormous chamber that had glyphs covering the entire room. Upon looking at them i felt a sense of kinship with this place and climbed in.

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Zodiac noticed his companions absence and saw his tail disappear down the hole.

Inside the large chamber sat a stone table, that appeared to be no bigger than a small coffee table. Anubis began to fiddle with it and found that the top was loose. Pulling it off, his beak dropped upon finding the mummified remains of a small long-eared griffon with withered wings and sunken eyes. “Wow you died young, bud…. that sucks for you…. So what do these glyphs say?”

Anubis failed to notice that his claws were glowing a sickly green as he became infatuated with the walls. When he brought his claw up to press against the wall, he was shocked to find it engulfed in green. “What the ffff….”

He went stiff upon feeling a small tugging on his tail, slowly turning his head back his mind froze.

Zodiac had waited outside of the entrance for far too long and began to grow agitated, so he took himself down to find the mortal. But what he saw confused him, Anubis was holding a malnourished griffon cub in his claws. Where it had came from was unclear but from what he could tell it was from that small tomb.

“Mortal?”

“Oh Zodiac! I um have well found a…. Thing.”

“Yes I can see that but we don’t have time for it.”

“But we can’t leave it here.”

“Anubis the only reason it’s alive…. Or should I say reanimated is because you contain the Green Necrovine Artefact inside you and had subconsciously activated it. So being in proximity to you brought it back, it’s an undead.”

“Sign* normally I’d be cool with leaving it for dead but….”

“But what?”

“Maybe I could use it and give it another shot at life?”

“No it is effectively a mindless, soulless walking corpse. So abandoned the thing and let’s go.”

“It may be…. but I could fix it, in a similar fashion to that something Blood mare.”

“It wouldn’t have any sense of free will, you’d be in complete control.”

“Yes but it’ll be funny when I show it to Celestia and Silverfeather.”

That’s when the cub took them both by surprise and spoke. “E-Excuse me but are you my daddy?” It was a distinct feminine tone, Anubis’s heart would have melted if the initial shock hadn’t hit him.

“Heheheheh ~noooooooo…. But it’s late and you need sleep, so go to sleep.” Upon issuing those words the cute cub seized all movement and shut its eyes. Anubis looked to Zodiac with a grin. 

“Well I’m keeping it, I could potentially use a specimen like this.”

“What? Why?”

“It’s a corpse that is reanimated and under my control, that doesn’t have a soul. And it’s so ancient that nothing will be distraught over her vanishing…. But i need to fix the condition it’s in, mhmmm fuck it, I’ll give her some of my blood.”

“Anubis?!?”

“What?”

“Do you not remember what I told you about your blood?”

“Oh I do and I’m going to use it.” He then proceeded to bite his claw and allow a few droplets of blood to fall in the cub’s mouth.

The effects was nearly immediate as the cub’s body began to fill out, the little one stayed asleep and Anubis bit the scruff of it’s neck, carrying it out of it’s tomb. 

His first thought was to give Celestia and Silver a scare by saying it’s his but then saw the inconsistencies. So he decided to put it in a state of comatose sleep for the time being, after all it didn’t have a soul. He wanted to see if it was possible to put a soul into the body.

This was good in his eyes, not only did he have a new research project. But the reason he had Zodiac find a different location is because he wanted to set up an outpost where he could conduct more dangerous experiments and potentially build a portal back to the Dreamscape. 

For he was not done in this place.

They had been walking for about two hours now and Zodiac finally came to a halt. “This is the place Anubis, so are you and your new “project” ready?”

“Yep but before you send me home, could you give me the knowledge of how the portals between dimensions work?”

“Sigh* I already knew you would ask, so open your mouth.”

Anubis grinned and laid the cub on the ground before opening his mouth, upon doing so a black inky tentacle shot down his throat and he blacked out.

When he came to, the griff found himself in a dark but normal looking forest. Next to him was the cub, Anubis jumped up to his claws upon hearing a loud flurry of howls. The griff in his disorientated state picked up the cub and flew up into a tree. 

It was night and he was back in Equestria, with the little one and knowledge to go back and forth. After building a makeshift basket to hold the cub, he began on constructing a large research post here.

By the time the sun rose from beyond the horizon and the first warm rays of light hit the side of a very tired griffon’s face, a smug grin adorned his features. In front of him was a large house…. Or mansion of sorts. He had gotten carried away with turning dirt into wood, brick, stone and glass to construct this place.

He even took the liberty to furnish the house with the bare minimum that was required to live comfortably in. It also had a basement which would be an underground facility and house the portal he planned to build.

Anubis then proceeded to retrieve the cub and placed it inside a steel box with a pillow inside. He then commanded the cub to stay asleep until told otherwise. 

He sat down on the large wooden deck and began to ponder. Was that cub completely soulless? How could he tell? He had full control over it but the fact that it asked him if he was her father unsettled Anubis but he shock it off and reminded himself that it was only reanimated thanks to the Artefact. As soon as he left it’s proximity it would become completely unresponsive to any and all stimulus.

Spreading his magnificent wings, he thrusted himself into the sky and proceeded to carried himself back to Canterlot. But then something dawned on him, the soulless husk that he had living amongst high society. Was she still reanimated and more importantly, does that mean the cub could be self sufficient…. And then he had another realisation, he had given the cub his blood.

With an annoyed groan and a mighty flap, he shot off toward the capital city on the mountain.

As the castle came into view, he noticed that there was a lot more guards on patrol. But none of them noticed a large gray and white griff with orange and red wings flying overhead.

So continuing on his way to Canterlot Castle, he flew undetected by anycreature. Once he made it to his balcony he swiftly went in and opened up the wall behind his bed. Placing his journal, he then closed it and flew out, making his way to Celestia’s sleeping quarters where he was met by nothing. This worried Anubis and he began to pace but then he heard Zodiac. “Mortal, they are in the private study.”

“Oh hey Zodiac, thanks and I need to speak with you later about the cub.”

“You mean the carcass of a cub that you reanimated.”

“Yes that one, anyway I’ll talk later.”

Swinging the doors wide open, taking the two guards by surprise he quickly apologised and flew down the hallway, down the spiral staircase and toward Celestia’s private study.

Coming to a sudden halt he began to pace outside of the door, trying to come up with a way to explain why and where he had been for the past three days. After coming up with a haft decent explanation, he gingerly opened the door and immediately found a spear at his throat.

“Halt intruder…. Anubis?”

“Captains?”

But before anycreature could react, the griff was invented by a golden aura and dragged into a tired Alicorn’s hooves. Upon seeing this Graceful and Sky decided to take Dr Dig Site and go, leaving Celestia to fuss and interrogate Anubis. Silverfeather was still sound asleep.

“Oh Anubis sniffle* are you well? Do you have any injuries? Cuts, aches or anything the doesn’t feel right? Y-Your wings are healed? And your fur? Anubis what happened?”  Whilst interrogating him, she was spinning him around in her aura. Checking his body.

“Please enough of the spinning Celestia, I know it’s been three days but I’m back I’m safe and all healed up.”

She stopped the inspection and stared at him in disbelief. “Anubis, it’s only been a day. A-are you feeling alright?” She then proceeded to remove her chest peace and laid him against her. “Please explain what gave you that impression.”

“Celestia I’m not lying to you, three days really have passed.”

“I’m not saying you are, I can tell you’re telling the truth sweetie.” She then proceeded to guide him into a kiss.

“Look I…. If I tell you, you won’t think I’m crazy? You’re not allowed to think I’m crazy.”

“Oh Anubis listen to me, I’m not going to do anything drastic. You can trust me.”

“Heheh, thanks…. T-the Dreamscape…. I was teleported to the Dreamscape, it wasn’t pleasant by any means but I found a way back and that’s all that matters.”

Celestia just looked at him in complete shock, had he really been to that place? The fantasy world that her sister tried so desperately to visit. But none of this made any sense, Luna had turned to dark magic in order to find a way there and was driven mad and grew Jealous of the day. “A-Anubis, are you sure it was the Dreamscape, because it’s as far as I know a fantasy place within one’s mind. A plane beyond the Dream realm, that holds nightmares.”

“Like I said it doesn’t matter now, I’m back safe. With you and snoring beauty over there…. So let’s just move on from this please, I shouldn’t have said anything.”

“Oh no no no I don’t think you’re mad or delusional…. But I’d prefer to have Dr Tender run a few tests to make sure you all okay, if that’s alright Anubis?”

He laid there against her soft chest, listening to her heart as it pumped oxygenated blood around her body. Thinking her suggestion over. “I guess it can’t hurt…. But only because I don’t need help or have any issues with my mind.”

“Thank you AnuBIS!?!” He nipped her neck and the regal Alicorn’s wings shot up and a deep blush adorned her cheeks. “Really? Whilst Silver’s asleep?”

“Oh shush, let’s just stay like this for a bit longer…. And I have a question for you, is there any spell or way to allow me and her to…. You know go at it like we do?”

She licked his ear tip and whispered. “I’m sure there’s a spell or two I might know. If you want we could test them out later?”

“I’m sure she’ll love to…. After we pry her off me that is. Her breathing is ragged, I take it that she didn’t handle it well.”

“No but she took it better than I expected, she help me out a lot but we still didn’t get any closer to finding you….”

“But you still gave it you all, Celestia even I can tell that you hadn’t got an ounce of sleep, for crying out loud you have bags under your eyes.”

“Huff* it’s not that bad….”

“Oh shut up Swan Neck and get some sleep, that cushion is looking mighty comfortable right now.”

“Hehehe I guess I can take a little nap…. But a certain hen is taking up all the space.”

“Then let’s go and get comfortable.”

Celestia laid down and pulled an unconscious hen against her barrel and Silver snuggled up to her. “Wow, that’s definitely an enticing sight, I’ll just be over here watching.”

“Excuse me but get those soft wings and firm flanks over here mister.”

Giggling, he snuggles up to them and blanketed a wing over them. Silver was wrapped in a cocoon of warm, soft fur and feathers, an eased smile on her beak. Whilst the two awake occupants traded nips, nuzzles and kisses. 

This consistent playing around disturbed a snoozing Silverfeather and she threw an instinctive upper cut into his beak. This took Anubis by surprise, Celestia was shocked at first but then noticed the grumpy hen nuzzling into his chest fluff. “Psssss are you alright?”

“Yeah just shocked is all, so I take it we were to loud…. It’s cute that she hasn’t realised yet but I say we let her sleep.”

“So you can make smart decisions.”

“Oh shut up and close your eyes…. And I’m going hunting tomorrow a 6PM.”

“Huff* well I’ve got to catch up on my duties because somegriff likes to be thrown between worlds.”

“It’s not like I wanted to.”

“I know….”
> C51 psychological evaluation and Jernick.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Silverfeather’s POV

When I woke up I found myself wrapped up in a tomb of comfort and warmth, my initial reaction was to climb out and see what I was covered by. But then a familiar scent hit my senses, it was Anubis! He was back! Celestia did it, she brought him back.

Shooting to my talons I jumped out of his grasp and climbed onto him, nuzzling and kissing his sleeping form. My eyes began to water but I was to overcome by joy and relief, he began to awaken thanks to my bombardment of kisses.

“Oh Anubis you’re back, you’re really back. Please tell me I’m not dreaming!”

“Yawn* No you’re awake…. Silver you’re crying. What’s up?

“Nothing. I just thought that I’d never see you again…. Or something horrible happened, like what if you had died?”

“Oh my dear, I’m fine. I promise to do my best to not be sucked into another dimension on accident again. Come here, Celestia said that you worked tirelessly to find away to save me…. Both of you deserve a reward, I’ll think of something….”

“Sniffle* you’re terrible.”

“I know I am but that’s why I have you and Swan Neck, to balance it out…. And because you’re both hot.” 

“Oh shut up…. Can we stay like this just a bit longer, please?”

“Of course…. So do you know where the royal Swan has disappeared to?”

“Nope I’ve just woken up…. And I don’t remember going bed in your room either.”

“What? Wait, neither do I for that matter.”

“Well since we’re here, you might as well give me that reward you spoke of….”

“Hahahahah oh did you miss me that much, well I think you can wait. Trust me you’ll like it even more.”

“Oh now I’m interested. What is it?”

“Can’t say….”

“Huff* fine then but it better be worth it.” He wasn’t going to tell me but I had an idea of what he had in mind.

Then the door swung open and I jumped off of him, grabbed whatever I could to cover myself with. It so happened that I grabbed Anubis’s wing, the sudden contact must of hit a nerve because his wings shot up, knocking me over.

“Heheheheheheh! So what were you two up to?”

“Well nothing believe it or not….”

“Mhmmmm sure, it so happened that your wings are just stiff for no reason and Silver’s on her back with a blush.”

“Sigh* yes it looks bad but we didn’t do anything…. Yet.” I completely agreed with him up until the yet part, he didn’t need to say that.

Then i got up and jumped off the bed, taking a long stretch upon landing and raising my tail high. Looking back I saw a wide grin accompanied by a crimson blush on his beak. “So um what time is it?”

“It’s about 12, so go and get something to eat Silver. Anubis here has an appointment with Dr Tender Care.”

“Oh really? What for?”

“Just a psychological evaluation.”

“What’s that?”

Then he butted in. “They’re just going to ask a few questions to see if I’m alright up in the head, nothing to worry about. But I didn’t know Tender was qualified to do that.”

“He isn’t but his wife is.”

“He’s married!! Woah…. My mind is blown.”

“Why’s that such a shock to you Anubis?”

“Not entirely sure…. It’s just surprising is all, so do I have to go now or can I get something to eat?”

“I’d prefer to get it over and done with, it’ll only take a few minutes at most.”

“Very well then let’s go.”

I gave him a kiss and went the opposite way down the hall, towards the dining hall. I started to wonder if telling Celestia about Anubis and the Dreamscape, was a good idea or not.

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Anubis and Celestia entered the medical wing, the griff got looks from the staff and the occasional guard. That had a training accident or two, as the closed they distance between them and Tender’s office. 

Nurse Sweet Tone approached them, she gave a bow to the princess and the turned to Anubis. “I thought I told you to stay out of trouble, not to mention that your claw is broken. Speaking of which, where is your sling and cast?”

His eyes widened as he took a step back, Celestia turned to him with a glare. “You broke your claw?”

“Well broke is a strong word, it was more like.” Sweet cut him off.

“Me and Dr Tender spent about an hour or so, rearranging the bones…. But he seems to have made a miraculous recovery, not only is his claw better but his wings look flight worthy.”

“Okay look ladies, I can explain…. So when I got sucked up into that thing…. I came out the other side Healed?” His tone wasn’t very convincing but the two mares could tell that he was uncomfortable, by his body language.

“Sigh* I guess that could make some resemblance of sense. I know very little of what actually happened to you.”

“Princess, not to be rude but I don’t understand.”

“I’ll explain later Nurse Sweet Tone but Anubis has an appointment with Dr Mind Care.”

“Oh so that’s why she’s in today, I was wondering why she was here and not at Canterlot general hospital.”

“Yep, Swan neck here thinks that I’ve got issues with my head.”

“Excuse me but I do not, it’s just that I’m worried.”

“Awwwwwww you have a pet name for the princess, oh that’s so sweet and of course she’s worried. I mean you haven’t had the most pleasant experience’s, Anubis.”

Celestia began to flush pink whilst Anubis looked like a coat that had just been lectured by his mother. “Sigh* I understand but I’ve been fine so far…. Oh don’t look at me like that, come on you too Celestia?”

“Look Anubis but when I first met you…. You weren’t in the best state and you weren’t handling the situation well…. I believe that you’ll be happy once you open up a bit more.”

“But I’m fine and remember when I did open up before.”

“That wasn’t opening up, it was more like a breakdown Anubis….” The look on his and Sweet’s face told her that she had just said the wrong thing. “I didn’t mean it like that.” The griff cut her off.

“No…. Just stop. You’re right, I may not like what you said but it wasn’t incorrect…. Look let’s just get this over with, please….” He then proceeded to walk over to the doctor’s office whilst Celestia and Sweet tone just looked at each other.

The white Alicorn felt awful whilst the Nurse just offered a sympathetic smile. “If you want a little bit of advice…. Your highness. He already feels alienated as it is, so being this blunt is only going to make him feel even more of an outsider. I mean I don’t see him socialising with others to often and he doesn’t have another of his own kind to hang out with.”

“I-I know but…. I’ve been thinking about enrolling him into college, in an alchemy course. he has an extremely gifted mind but he’s asked me to help him with opening a cafe…. I mean he can make an incredible cup of tea.”

“Speak to him about college, and see if there’s a course he wants to do but I’d recommend that you don’t enrol him in a college without asking if he’s interested….”

“I see your concern but I wasn’t planning on springing it up on him, I’ll bring it up tonight…. That’s if I don’t get distracted.”

“Oh and what may be distracting her highness tonight?” Sweet Tone had a knowing smile.

“Huff* oh shush you, it’s totally natural and healthy.”

“Can’t argue with that, you haven’t been as stressed out as you usually are…. Well except for when he disappeared.”

“I haven’t?”

“Nope your highness but if you don’t mind me asking, what do you plan on doing during heat season?”

Celestia’s white coat burned crimson, the Alicorn was caught by utter surprise. “I um well…. I believe that the best thing to do would be to have him…. Set up camp in the Whitetail woods…. And for me to stay here.”

“I suppose that’s the best way to go about it but what’s stopping you from teleporting to him?”

Her mind went blank. “I’ll have the guards set up an anti-teleport shield to stop all forms of teleportation.”

“But your highness, what’s going to stop you from just taking flight?”

“Oh well I’ll come up with something….”

“I sure hope so…. For his sake.” The nurse muttered that under her breath before saying goodbye and carrying on with her work. Leaving Celestia to mull over her words.

Meanwhile Anubis had already started his psychological evaluation, which he was not terribly pleased about.

“So Mr Grimgost, could you tell me what you see in this image?” Tender’s wife, Mrs Care was subjecting him to a Rorschach test.

“A disproportionate butterfly.” To him it looked like a mushroom cloud.

“Okay and this one please?”

“That is a face…. A unicorn’s face.” What he really saw was a head on the end of a pike.

“Good good, okay and this one please.”

Looking at this new card, his mind raced to come up with something similar to what he saw but nothing came to mind. To him it was like he was looking at an X-ray of a brain but he couldn’t say that…. Could he?

“Anubis?”

“Sorry, but I see a…. Flat slice of a brain….” He was screaming at himself for wording it like that.

“….and why do you say that?”

Thinking fast he remembered that he has a biology book in his room. “Um well I had read a biology textbook and that looks similar to the diagrams.”

“Oh okay thank you and now this one please.”

“That’s…. That’s….”

“Are you alright Mr Grimgost?”

“I’m fine! Sorry that’s just a family of ponies having a picnic, so is that all.”

“Fortunately for you yes but I’d like to see you tomorrow around about the same time please, can you make it?”

“Um yes I can…. So am I free to go?”

“Yep so off you pop.”

Anubis left the office and bumped into Celestia and Dr Tender. “Oh hi there…. Um so I’ve been told to come back tomorrow at this time, is that a good thing or not?”

Dr Tender smirk. “Don’t worry Anubis, it just means that she’s trying to get a read on you. So I’d imagine that my beloved wife is preparing a file on you.”

“Sigh* so a bad thing then, yay….” The sarcasm made the two ponies feel bad for the griff.

Then almost as if on cue, the door swung open and Mind Care trotted out. She began to scratch Anubis’s side and Celestia saw his hind leg twitching. “Your highness, honey, if you don’t mind. I’d like to speak with both of you about Mr Grimgost?”

“I’d imagine so.”

“Why of course Doctor.”

They all went to follow her back into Tender’s office but she stopped Anubis and told him to skedaddle. The griff just patted his fur down and walked off to find Silver.

“Okay your highness, from what I’ve gathered…. Anubis Grimgost is…. Definitely traumatised to a large extent but from what I’ve been told, that is to be expected of. But what I was informed about his dark imagination doesn’t seem to match the results.”

Celestia began to think about him and what he said to her this morning. “Sigh* so for the most part he’s okay?”

“Yes your highness, well other than a lack of reaction to violence and gore. So I’d recommend that you make sure that he’s disciplined enough to not have any outbursts…. Especially a griffon of his size and let’s not forget about the medical account.”

“I’d have to agree with my wife on this matter princess but we can’t discredit the possibility that it might just be how his breed are wired. So the best thing we could do for him is to insure that he’s well disciplined and understands that violence isn’t the answer.”

“Yes but don’t you think it could be bad for him if we try to force him to go against his nature? So if you don’t mind, please could I see what he said about the cards?”

“I’m sorry your highness but I can’t do that…. But don’t worry, he didn’t say anything truly concerning.”

“That’s a relief but why do you want to see him tomorrow?”

“Because I’ve never encountered a psyche like his before and his eyes are confusing, he’s simultaneously expressive but cold…. Almost as if it’s a mask that stops you from seeing what he’s hiding.”

“Mhmmm I have noticed that but I wasn’t sure on how to get him to open up to me.”

“Well hopefully I can make a bit of progress, after all it is my special talent princess.”

“Well that’s a relief that my Anubis is not losing his mind….” The room went silent and Mind Care just stared at the princess.

“Your Anubis? That sounded a little possessive princess, so mind telling me why you used that type of language?”

Celestia felt her cheeks warm up as blood filled them, Tender suddenly found the window behind his wife very interesting and Mind caught on. “Oohhhh I see, well this will surely make the nobles lose their minds…. Wait Tender sweetheart, you knew didn’t you.”

“Look my love I can explain, you see I was sworn to secrecy because her highness wanted to keep Anubis out of the eye of the nobles.”

“Huff* I don’t care, when you are sworn to secrecy so am I. So i expect you to at least inform me.”

“What no I…. It was patient confidentiality.”

“That…. You may have won this battle but I’ll have the last laugh. Huff*”

“But I wasn’t laughing?” All this was happening whilst Celestia just stared blankly at the bickering couple.

“Excuse me. But now that you know, I must ask for your silence.”

“Of course your highness, it goes without saying.”

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Jernick’s POV

I had been messing around with my abilities and discovered that I can produce hive resin, even shaping them into blocks.

I had been working over time but it was worth it, I now laid in a large resin structure that was big enough to fit all 51 of of us inside comfortably. I had went to lay my head down but instead of the cold ground, my cheek pressed up against one of the hens that had taken up the roll of servant.

She seems to be happy but it feels weird to be coddled like this but she was soft and I dozed off fast, thinking about how Anubis will be impressed by the progress we’ve made.

Upon waking up I found that my self appointed servant was still supporting my head and that Anubis was here. “Yawn* How long was I out for?”

“My lord you’ve been asleep for the past 5 hours, should I have woken you up….” I was confused as to why she stopped but then I saw her drooling, I knew that must have meant that my brother had gone hunting and brought back something good.

Getting up i stretched and helped the hen, who now that I think about it I don’t know her name. But that could wait because her hind leg buckled, most likely from supporting my skull.

So I lifted her up onto my back and we made our way to the outside, upon exiting I found that everyling…. I meant griffon was watching intently as Anubis dished up a feast for them.

Once he was done, he grabbed a large leaf and wrapped up a bunch of meat. He approached me with a grin. “So Jernick my brother, why are you carrying that hen on your back? Is she your hen?”

I felt my cheeks heat up and the hen jumped off my back, her hind legs buckled and she fell back and into my side. “Wha?! Anubis no! It’s not like that!”

“Oh really because it’s not looking to good for you, I mean the poor thing’s legs are wobbly.”

“N-not for those reasons!”

“I know, i know, she doesn’t have your scent on her. It was just a prank but judging by that blush on her face, she wouldn’t mind being your mate.”

I was speechless, I looked back at her and saw that he wasn’t wrong but I couldn’t focus on something like that now. I had a duty to do, so I looked at her. “Um well I have to focus on making sure that everygriffon is happy and healthy, so as nice as it sounds. I can’t unfortunately, sorry.”

Her eyes fell to the ground and she sagged both in posture and mood, ears folding back. “B-but my lord, please may I continue to be your servant?”

As much as I felt weird about it, I could see as clear as day that she really liked being of help to me. “If that is what you want, then I have no objections.” Her mood switch up and she was back on her wobbly claws. 

Oh yeah I should ask for her name. “So do you have a name or….”

“Oh my, I’m so sorry I didn’t tell you before my lord…. It’s Rosie Thorn.”

“Well that a lovely name Rosie, I’m Jernick Grimgost.”

“Heheheheh I already knew that king Jernick.”

“Oh heheheh….” That was embarrassing, of course she knew but it just made sense to tell her. What do I say now?!

Then Anubis came to my rescue, by unwrapping the large leaf. Exposing an assortment of meat, there was ribs, steaks and thinly cut pieces of fatty shavings. It smelt divine, I believe the expression was. “Here you two are, dig in. Oh and there’s plenty for all so do help yourselves.”

“T-thank you king Anubis….”

“Mhmmm this is amazing dude, oh wow this is good….” My taste buds were in heaven, it was an explosion of delicious meat juice that flooded my beak and judging by Rosie’s expression, she was loving it too.

After we finished eating, Anubis pulled me aside and I was wondering why? He spun around and ruffled the feathers onto of my head. “So the others said that you created all this on your own, so I take it you’re getting used to your new found abilities. I’m impressed with how strong that stuff is Jernick, good work.”

“T-thanks Anubis but I only did what I could, the others basically constructed it all, I only made the blocks.”

“And you should be proud of that, if you hadn’t of done that. Then how would they have had the resources to build this.” He gestured to the large makeshift building that was our first new home. “Not to mention that changing the atomic structure of a material isn’t easy, especially if you’re making a few hundred in a day with no experience. So get yourself comfortable and enjoy the evening, you’ve earned it.”

Hearing that made me grin with pride and we turned back, walking towards the house like structure. Upon entering I decided to listen to my brother and dropping myself to the soft ground, I slowly began to doze back into peace, dreaming about the future…. That was a first, never have I ever looked forward to the future…. But I did and it was a great feeling, I think it was called hope.
> C52 more than a pleasant night
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Anubis’s POV 

I landed on Celestia’s balcony and opened the glass door leading into her room, it was dark but I could make out the silhouette of Celestia just standing there. “Hey…. Celestia?”

I received no response or reaction from the Alicorn, inching forward she opened her eyes and shot a devious grin at me. Igniting her horn and levitating a box over to me, I immediately realised what it was and I began to regret telling them I had a surprise.

Taking said box out of her aura and opening it, I prayed that it wasn’t the maid outfit. To my relief it wasn’t but instead, it was the harness and leash.

The light came on and blinded me for a few seconds but that was more than enough time for both princesses to strike. As my vision returned I found myself in the air having my tailcoat and vest taken off me.

Celestia sat me on the floor and Silver began unbuttoning my shirt, when she made it to the bottom she kissed my sheath sending a shiver up my spine. Looking over to Celestia I saw her licking her lips with haft lidded eyes, my rear end was lifted off the ground and I felt Silver strapping the harness on me.

Ever part of me screamed that this isn’t right and I began to think about why horses back home would allow this. I was brought out of my thoughts when Celestia clipped the leads on and swiftly levitated me out of the door. “Just wait here, we’ll be ready in a couple of minutes Anubis.”

I was not mentally prepared for being put outside in the castle hall dressed like this and I don’t think the guards and staff were either. I stood there shifting from side to side the guardsmare on my right turned crimson whilst the stallion on my left, looked just as uncomfortable as myself.

“Um hello….”

The mare’s eyes trailed down, following the curves of my body. “Hello stud, so you think you got room for one more in your little herd?” Her tone was seductive in nature.

I was confused until I looked between my hind legs and to my horror, there it was fully unsheathed and at full salute. “Ah um no no no I’m terribly sorry but my answer is no…. Um could you please stop staring?”

“Ha no, if you didn’t want anypony to look at it, then it wouldn’t be out stud, soooo I take it her highness is planning on having you up all night…. Lucky mare.”

Before I could speak, Celestia’s bedroom doors open and I prowled in. Keeping my body low and on high alert, then a dim red light came on.

“Hey ladies? What’s with th….” My jaw hit the ground as I saw them, I believe that I went into shock for a moment there but I regained control and a wide grin spread across my beak.

They were wearing what looked to be long socks that hugged their legs perfectly, showing off their curvy fingers. Celestia had gray and blue striped socks whilst Silver’s were a deep crimson lace that had straps that were tied off in a bow around the base of her tail.

“I take it he likes what he sees Celestia.”

“Heheheh oh but he’s staring at you Silver, go on grab him by the reins and tie him to the bed post.”

“Heheheheh, with pleasure…. So that um spell will definitely work?”

“With out a doubt so enjoy all of him, believe me he’s incredible.”

My mind was still in shock, my senses were numbed and I could feel my cock throbbing in anticipation. Silver walked toward me, swaying those hips of hers with every calculated step.

Wrapped her talons around the reins and pulling me into a kiss, she then led me toward the bed. My body was more than happy to comply, to think that I was going to be treating them to a special surprise seem laughable now. 

Then a sharp sting struck my flank causing me to involuntarily jump onto the bed, turning back to see what had attacked me. I found a blushing Alicorn with a riding crop in her hoof, I was surprised but a little turned on by the attack.

“Heheheh sorry…. But you wasn’t jumping up.”

I said nothing and ran my tongue along my fangs, Celestia’s wings shot up and she dropped the riding crop. Allowing Silver to lead me to the bed post where she fixed me to it, if they were going to treat me like an animal then I’m going to act like a wild animal.

She then proceeded to run her talons down my neck and i let out a low growl, her eyes widened as she fluffed her wings. Judging how she reacted, she liked the feral aggression and I planned on showing her a fraction of what this body was capable of. I was going to have her entire body quivering, especially since Swan neck had stated that she had cast a spell on her to make this safe.

As she made her way under me, I felt Celestia raise my tail and a clipping sound rang out. Looking back i found that my tail had been locked in place by a rubber strap with a hook on the end of both sides. Now this was getting kinky but I wasn’t too comfortable with having my rear end exposed like this.

My body stiffened up when I felt sharp talons wrapped around my member, the contact was oddly pleasant but I didn’t want to take any risks. “GRRRRRRRRR~”

“Oh um s-sorry, I’ll just.” I cut her off by thrusting forward, my dick hitting something feathery. Silver let out a yelp.

“Okay I guess you want this.” I felt her talons grip onto my forelegs and her tail raised against my barrel.

“Good girl…. Are you ready?” I didn’t receive a reply just her soft winking slit pressing against my tip but that’s all I needed.

Giving a sharp push forward, I could feel my dick missing it mark and her shoulder slamming into my foreleg. The position was one to my liking and a brought my forelegs closer together and spread my hind legs apart. 

Silver looks up at me with a hint of fear in her eyes upon finding out that she was locked in place. Giving her a stern look of predation, she let out a submissive whimper and pressed herself against my cock.

This time I slowly drove myself into her, pressing my chest against her back. She spread her wings and I followed suit, feeling her shiver as I pushed deeper. 

The hen’s…. No my hen’s eyes began to roll up into her skull, so I pulled back leaving just the tip of my tip in her. My head flaring as pre-cum dripped out of me. I glanced back to check on Celestia to find her with a hoof in her pussy and biting her own wing. So does that really get a mare’s engine going? Let’s see how Silver likes it.

Craining my neck I moved one of my wings out of the way and gently nipping the apex of her wing whilst thrusting myself into her depths.

“Gasp!* Anubis! Oh WOW!! That was shoCKING!!!!” I swiftly pulled myself back but Celestia had reared up and pushed me all the way in, my knot tearing her pussy apart or so it would have if it wasn’t for that spell of hers.

Looking down I could see that Silver was clearly in pain so I let go of her wing and stopped completely, Celestia rounded me and began to stroke Silver’s tears away. I wasn’t pleased with the Alicorn about that stunt and I could see the guilt in her eyes.

“Hey Silver if you want me to stop just say so my dear, don’t force yourself now.”

“Anubis is right, if you’re in pain then don’t try and bare through it.”

“….no I can take it…. I mean it kinda feels good…. Um harder please?”

I was speechless but impressed with her. But first things first, I need to get my knot out of her. I didn’t care what she said, I knew it was too much right now. As for Celestia I had an idea, using my aura to trip her over. I swiftly dragged her flanks toward my beak, her breath hitched as my own brushed against her mare-hood.

Once I had removed my knot, I began to rock back and forth at a steady pace. Listening to the music that Silver made, it was a beautiful song that consisted of squeaks, moans and laboured chirps with the occasional yelp. Not to mention that her heart was beating in rhythm with my own, I don’t know what it was but it felt so right and let’s not forget about the icing on the cake.

Swan neck was on her back, her flanks held up to me by my magic as I darted my tongue inside her womb. Her eyes had a distant look on them, just dreamily staring at my own, each time she got closer to her orgasm I would use a tiny bit of my magic to stop her from hitting her release.

But my focus was interrupted by Silver slamming herself back into me, instinct took over and I let go of Celestia who wined in protest. I raised my head up and wrapped one of my claws around Silver’s shoulder, I could her the wooden bed post creak in agony. 

Taking my other claw and grabbing her by the thigh before rearing up and impaling her with my cock. I could feel the warmth of her womb and her skin stretching as she began to spasmed with her orgasm. I could feel her walls milking my member and I almost lost my balance but Celestia caught me and placed her head in the crook of my neck as I couldn’t hold it any longer.

Silver gasped as my dick twitched, more than likely rearranging her guts. Unloading a torrent of cum into her, throb after throb, load after load. As she fell limp in my grasp, thankfully I could still feel her heart beating.

“Huff* thanks for the catch Celestia huff* that was intense…. Is she huff* okay?”

“Heheheh I see one very pleased hen, poor thing passed out. Come on let’s lower you down.”

She helped me regain my balance and then proceeded to check on the hen that was hanging limply from my dick. I could smell blood but I couldn’t distinguish whose it was, so I had Celestia take a look.

“Gasp!* oh my, don’t move Anubis!” My heart stopped upon hearing those words, what happened? Is Silver okay? What was wrong? I was flexible but not that flexible.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Celestia rushing over with a first aid kit. Oh no…. Silver, what was I thinking going rough on you like that!

“Okay Anubis don’t move this’ll only hurt a bit.” What? What did she meAN!!!!

“Aargh!! Fuck….” Why was I in pain?

“Well it doesn’t look to bad but I don’t want to take any chances…. She must of cut your inner thigh open when she came.”

“Wait what? I thought she was hurt or bleeding!”

“Oh um I should have said something…. But you can relax, she’s fine…. Other than having her insides rearranged and her stomach stretched out. I’m impressed that she didn’t spill a drop of you.”

“Okay well could you unhitch me from the post I need to take a breather…. And find a way to pull out without waking her up, so got any ideas?”

“Heheheheh I might know a spell or two but I thought you didn’t like me using magic on you in the bedroom.”

“Oh shut up mare and unhitch me.”

“Heheheh okay but I’m re-hitching you for my turn…. And I want it rougher, so don’t stop until I say so…. That’s an order from your princess.” She then proceeded to kiss me whilst freeing me. She pulled away and pushed me over, flipping Silver onto my stomach whilst she got comfortable against my side.

“You have five minutes stud and then I’m having you for the rest of the night.”

“I think you mean until you pass out my dear.”

“That’s what I’m hoping for Anubis.” She began to scratch my side with her hoof and for some mystical reason my hind leg began kicking like a dog’s. 

“Wha? Hey Swan neck!? T-that’s ticklish! Hahahahah oh fffffuck~ sigh* that’s the spot, argh up a little. Oh fuck yes, there you go….”

“Heheheheheh you’re adorable like this.”

“Fuck you….”

“That’s the plan sweetheart.”

“When did the tables turn?”

“Don’t know, don’t care…. But I should probably tell you that next month you’re going to have to um stay elsewhere because myself and Silver will be going into season around that time roughly.”

“Oh um well you can relax because I have a place…. But what’s stopping you from uh you know…. Just over powering me?”

“Sigh* my willpower hopefully….”

“Heheheh how reassuring…. So is there any way to um prevent a pregnancy if you do get a hold of me?”

“Um I’ll look into it but I’ve never gave into temptation in all my years, so I’d say that you have nothing to worry about.”

“I’ll sleep with both eyes open then.” I then wrapped my claws around Silver and pulled her off, she whimpered before falling limp again and I laid her down on the bed. “So time for the main course.”

Celestia shot up and pranced excitedly in place, I followed and pressed my fangs against her neck giving a deep growl. Making the Alicorn shiver and her legs buckle as she reached for the reins.

I nosed at her fur, parting it to expose the bite mark I left on her. “You fur does an excellent job at hiding this my dear but I know you’re mine, so how about you stop delaying and just raise that tail of yours.”

“Oh my goodness, so I’m yours now? That’s…. Oddly comforting, I approve of this noTION!! Ahh!! Huff!! Oh s-some warning would be appreciatED!!! ANUBIS!! Harder! Ah! Ah! Ffff!” She pulled harder on the reins forcing me to slam against her soaked rump.

“Grrrrrrrrrrrr fuck huff! Ah how dose this feel?” I forced my knot in her and pulled it out, the sensation was incredible. But I felt something small and fleshy, bump into my knot that I immediately recognised as her clit.

Grabbing her wings and using them like handlebars to steady myself, I began to feel my knot rubbing against her clit and spreading her walls apart. The once regal Alicorn was now completely gone, what remained was a beautifully sweaty mare on the edge of release. Her socks drenched with her fluids as she began to buck into me.

Slamming into her and biting down on the back of her neck, fully ramming my dick all the way into her. I could feel her cervix stretch around my head and clamp down tightly as she bucked wildly against me. “ANUBIS!!!! I’m cumming!!! Ahhhhhhhh!! Ohhhhhhh!!”

I felt the walls of her pussy clench around my shaft and knot, almost tipping me over the edge but I held it in. Once the quivering mare finished her orgasm she looked up in confusion. “W-why didn’t you cum in me?”

In a low and breathy tone I whispered. “Oh don’t worry, I’m going to ruin you tonight…. I hope the nobles don’t mind their precious princess stinking of a common griffon’s cock.”

I feel her body tense and her scent become a mixture of fear, need and lust, that when I realised that she like being dominated. Makes total sense now that I think about it.

So I ripped myself out of her, leaving an empty void inside of her and rolled her over. We were beak to muzzle and she quickly pulled the reins and gave me a kiss. I aligned myself and slowly began to drive myself in, the motion was so slow that she wined at me to savage her but this was more satisfying. 

The look of sexual frustration and pleasure, her voice shaking as she tried to command me and lastly her body twitching uncontrollably indicating that she was close once again.

Almost as intensely as I noticed it, she threw her head into my chest. Her horn grazing my throat as she arched her back and weakly bucked into my pelvis.

My hind legs felt weak as she came harder then the last time, it actually hurt my tip as her cervix squeezed around it. And yet I didn’t hit my limit, I hadn’t even finished in her but upon looking down at her I saw a goofy grin on her lips. 

“Heheheh please, again…. And this time fill your mare’s womb, you stUD!! He! He! Heheheheh!”

At this point she had dropped the reins and I was going to please myself, so lifting her up and balancing on my hind legs I slammed her into the backboard of the bed. It was a challenge thanks to my tail still being hitched to the harness, I was going to make her pay for that.

She looked up at me with trepidation in her eyes but i swiftly crushed any doubts by nuzzling behind her ears and whispering. “I’m going to fill you until I black out.”

Her expression of shock and excitement told me everything, so grabbing her by the throat and waist making her whinny as she grinned. I could feel her wet tail flicking between my legs, my mind zeroed in on her collar bone and I had the urge to bite. The sweet flavour of Celestia’s blood already in my mouth thanks to earlier.

I leaned in as I began to thrust sporadically in her, about to hit my own orgasm. As I hit my peak slamming myself all the way inside of her depths, my cock pulsing and hot dollops of my seed filling her womb. I jerked my head forward and bit into her, sinking my fangs into Celestia’s beautiful coat.

“Oh yes!!!! Fill me! Fill your mare!!! Ah! Gasp!* oh ouch! Anubis that hurt…. Heheheheheh oh my that’s a lot of cum, if I didn’t know better I’d think you were trying to breed me…. But please go easy with the fangs, they’re sharp.”

“Mhmmmm mmmm Sorry but you taste so good….”

“Heheheheheh I’m flattered buT! Ahh! Oh wow hehehe looks like you’re still cumming, that’s a good griff.”

After staying like that for five minutes I eventually reared up and dropped Celestia on the bed and laying on top of her, I tried to pull out but nothing budged and I decided that I was too tired to keep trying. “Heheheh so much for keeping me up all night.”

“Oh shut up Anubis…. I wasn’t expecting for that performance ouch.”

“Oh keep it down, I’m licking your wounds…. Sigh* sorry for that lack of control…. I’m normally better than that.”

“Oh it’s fine, i-i kinda like it…. Until it started to sting…. But some healing magic will fix it up no problem…. Anubis”

“Yes?”

“I love you.”

“Awww I love me too.”

“Heheheheh oh shush….”

“Hey Swan neck.”

“Yes”

“I love you and I haven’t forgotten about you Silver, I love you just as much Nimrod.”

“Heheheheheheh I’d come over there and snuggle with you two but I can’t feel my legs, all four of them.”

“You’re welcome…. Anyway I’m going to sleep now ladies, see you in the morning….”

“Good night Anubis.”

“Yeah sweet dreams Nubie.”
> C53 Morning stroll and enrol
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

I had awoken before the other two and decided to take myself on a walk in the city, I wasn’t going to be going too far anyway. As to make sure Celestia didn’t flip out, I left a note for her.

Right now I was just sitting on a bench in front of what I believe to be a giant statue of the pure white Alicorn but with shorter hair. I began to wonder what she’d look like without the long flowing mane and tail. 

This image I came up with was a rebellious teenage version of the beautiful mare. After shaking my head of the unrealistic image, my gaze fell on all the store keepers and stand owners setting up shop before the first rays of light arrived. As if the sun itself was to be their first customer, I sniggered at the notion and jumped up.

Allowing my beak to guide me to my breakfast, ponies all stared at me, probably because of me being a giant griffon or the fine attire that I wore. Either way I paid them no mind for I was a hungry griff…. My brain screeched to a halt as I looked into a shop front, there sat a strange ritualistic dagger that was being sold as an unholy item for display in ones home.

But what caught my eye about the blade is that it had two blades, that twisted around each other in discomforting ways forming a double helix. The only way it could be used is, was stabbing. A truly unique item indeed, so i popped in and brought the bloody thing.

Once that ordeal was completed I continued my hunt for breakfast, my beak picked up the scent of freshly baked goods and I quickened my pace. But I started to notice as the sun rose, there were ponies leaving their homes with what I thought were school or college saddle bags.

I was a little concerned with all the newly acquired stares I was getting, but most of them were out of curiosity. Although what I believe to be there dads watching me with disgust in their eyes, I spun around and found that there was a disproportionate number of mares to stallions. 

Then one of the ponies came up to me. “H-hello stranger, what’s your name? I’m Spring Torch.”

“Oh hello there Miss Torch, my name is Anubis Grimgost. How may I be of assistance?”

“Um well I couldn’t help but notice that you seem a little lost…. So I was wondering if you’d like some help, if that’s alright?”

“Hahahahah…. Yes I am, I’d appreciate that. You see I’m looking for somewhere to grab breakfast, so if you know of a good place. Do tell.”

The smaller mare turned her head back and shot a shit eating grin towards her parents, her mother proudly smiling whilst her father looked annoyed at me as if it was my fault. That’s when it dawned upon me, the mares typically approach the stallions here and for all purposes I was being hit on.

“So um please follow me, I know a really good place that’s not too far from the college.”

“Why thank you, I was just following my beak before, so I take it you attend Canterlot College.”

“Yep! Heheh i mean yes…. I’m studying music, the violin is my specialty…. Um what about you? I mean do you attend college? I would have noticed a griffon of your hight.”

“Heheheheh well that’s because I don’t but if I did I’d probably excel in the sciences or medical field.”

“Really! Wow…. But how’d you know that?”

“Because I have an excellent understanding of biology and chemistry, physics is the only one I need to touch upon…. Mind if I ask why we’re being followed?”

Looking back, Spring Torch saw a group of mares trying to hide from her. I found this adorable but my stomach decided to make itself known. The mare jumped in surprise and I had to stifle a giggle.

“Yelp* oh it was just your tummy…. I mean stomach! Sorry let’s just get going, they’re just my friends following us. Nothing to worry about.”

“If you say so.”

We continue on our way and i could smell really good food up ahead. “Hehehehe easy there, I know the food smells good but relax, it’s not going anywhere.”

I was caught off guard by her and I slowed my pace, it was a little humiliating but it wasn’t too bad. “Sorry, long legs and all. Can’t help it sometimes.”

“Yeah~ long, powerful legs and I’ve never seen wings a lovely as yours, you’re really different from most griffons we get around here. Why is that?”

“Different breed.”

“Oh really! So are you like exotic or something?”

“I guess you could say that.” We arrived at small cafe and I noticed that there was a poster that said Celestia was giving a speech here today. “So is this where we part ways or would you like to join me for breakfast?”

“Oh um well I’d love to but…. I didn’t bring enough bits, so I’ll just.” I cut her off.

“No matter, it’ll be my treat.”

“Wha? Um oh no I couldn’t, you shouldn’t have to spend money on me.”

“Oh relax, it’s fine. I’ve got more than enough.”

“Um okay….” As I went to sit down and get comfortable, the group of mares came in and began speaking with my guide. Spring Torch began to smirk and they bought her into a circle, I couldn’t make out what they were saying but a few seconds later she was pushed out and towards me.

Her friends had a collective grin as she walked over to me. “So…. Anubis…. Um why do you hold your wings up like that?”

“Oh because it’s comfortable and I can take flight quicker if needed but if you don’t mind me asking, why C…. The princess holding a speech here later?”

“Because her highness does this at least once a year, we’re never really sure what she’s going to be speaking about until she begins but she always gives us great words of wisdom…. If you want I could get you in, I mean if you want!”

“Wouldn’t you get in trouble for that?”

“Um no, there’s no rule that states a student can’t allow a none student entry onto campus grounds.”

“Oh well if it’s allowed, then I’m not going to say no.” That seemed like a pretty stupid rule, especially if it gives you access to the whole place.

Then a new voice rang out. “Good morning, what can I get for you two today?”

About an hour later we left and Spring Torch led me to the college campus, we were still being followed by her friends and I found it amusing. When we got on the grounds, I noticed that I was receiving questionable looks from the professors and security ponies.

One of the ponies In silver armour trotted up to me and inspected me. “Excuse me sir but may I ask your age because you look a little too old to be a student.”

Wow what a prick, this mare just said I looked old. “Well if you must know, I’m 17….” A awkward silence filled the atmosphere and I now had Spring Torch and the security pony staring at me.

“Wait Anubis? You’re seventeen…. You look so mature for seventeen.”

“Why thank you but how old are you Spring?”

“Silly. Just read my college identity card, see.”

“Oh you’re seventeen as well, cool…. Wait how old did you think I was?” I shot a glare her way.

“Oh um well I thought you were…. Um you know because you’re so well dressed and tall and and….”

“I asked how old.”

“At least 29….”

“Oh…. Wait? If you thought I was that old then why did you think to approach me, let alone let me in here?” Acting dumb was fun at times.

The mare’s cheeks turned red, her ears pinning to her head. She looked as if she had been caught doing something bad. “I’m sorry…. I thought you looked nice and well I didn’t know griffons could get as big as you…. So I thought if I was nice to you, then you’d grow attached to me…. And maybe we could go out to dinner sometime….”

Well that was a lot to unpack but I got it. “So you wanted to pursue me romantically…. But why if I look so much older than you?”

“I thought you’d have a little bit more experience in life….”

“Ooooooh, oh yeah that makes sense but unfortunately I’m spoken for and this is going to be a bit of a culture shock…. But we’re I’m from, the griffs normally pursue the hens.”

She blinked for a moment before face hoofing and groaning at herself. “I’m so sorry Anubis…. But we’re still cool right?”

“Yes we’re fine.”

“Okay that’s lovely and all. But I don’t believe you griffon, not to mention that I’ve never seen a griffon like you before. So I’m going to have to ask you to hoof over your documents please.”

Shiiiiiiiiit…. I don’t have those. “Oh um well sorry but I currently don’t have them on me….” The security pony didn’t like that response and I didn’t think this was going to be fun.

“I’m sorry you’re going to have to come with me sir.”

“What if I just leave the campus?”

“Sorry but I can’t allow that, so please comply and make this easy on both of us.”

Fuck…. I could easily run but it’ll only make things worse and I haven’t done anything wrong, this pony is just suspicious of me that’s all. “Sigh* I’ve got nothing better to do, will there at least be tea?”

I was taken to a cube room were I was completely stripped down, it would have been fine if the guard wasn’t so…. Thorough.

“Mhmmmm so why do you have this weird and impractical knife of sorts? I knew you were trouble as soon as I saw you.”

“Okay I can explain.”

“Save your breath.” 

This fucking bitch was pissing me off but I couldn’t just kill her and be done with it, especially in broad daylight. So I fell silent.

I’ve been sitting here waiting for the past two hours, in that time I had a visitor. Spring Torch was speaking to me from the other side of some iron bars. It was surprising to find out that this place had a dungeon inside of it.

“So Anubis what are you going to do, is there anypony I can um maybe get to come and bring your documents?”

But before I could respond, my stomach growled. “Well I wouldn’t mind something to eat please?”

“Oh um well I’ve got this peanut butter and jelly sandwich, if that’s alright?”

“If it’s all you got then keep it for yourself.”

“Oh no I’ve got like two of these and you did pay for me at that cafe, so here take it.”

“Thank you Spring, I appreciated that.” I saw her eyes widen when I opened my beak and chomped into the sandwich. “Mhmmmm oh yeah that’s good….”

“Heheheheh it’s only PB and J, it’s not that good.”

“That doesn’t matter, it tastes good to me.”

Then the security pony came in and told Spring not to give me anything, so I stuffed the rest of the sandwich into my beak. “Anyway griffon, you got a visitor, it’s her highness. So show some respect and maybe she’ll overlook the blatant lie about your age.”

Spring’s eyes went even wider and her pupils turned to pinpricks, I shrugged my shoulders and sat up. Spring Torch immediately went into a bow and I felt a grin appearing on my beak.

“Please rise my little pony.” The regal Alicorn then walked in front of the iron bars and her expression turned to one of shock. “A-Anubis?” The security pony and Spring Torch looked at me in surprise. “What are you doing in here?”

“Well your highness, I was just going about my day when this lovely mare offered me a tour of the campus but this security guard didn’t like my lack of papers. So that’s how I ended up in here…. As for the lack of clothes, well they needed to insure that I had nothing I shouldn’t have…. Or so I was told.”

“I see…. well there’s no point keeping you in there, so get dressed and meet me in the reception place Mr Grimgost….” She took her leave and I began to giggle at the crude impression of fishs the two mare’s were making.

“Well. You heard her, let me out and give me my stuff back please.”

Once I was fully dressed and free, I made my way to Celestia and greeted her appropriately. I introduced her to my new friend but Spring was extremely nervous, Celestia gave me a look and pulled me over to the side.

“Pssss Anubis, I don’t know if you’ve noticed but that mare is attracted to you.”

“I know but I’ve already told her that I’m spoken for…. And don’t worry I didn’t say by who.”

“Okay good…. But but.” I cut her off.

“Awww you’re so cute when you’re flustered. listen to me, you and Silver are the only two I need so relax. I’m not gonna go running off for a violinist.”

“Heheheheh I wasn’t saying that…. Just don’t lower your guard, she’s a mare.”

“And so are you.”

“Exactly and look how we ended up.”

“Okay okay I’ll tell her.”

We walked back over to Spring Torch and the royal guards, Celestia giving Spring a glare. The small earth pony mare flattened her ears and looked as if she was about to bolt. I was going to have to tell her off for that, she can’t be doing that especially in public. Somecreature might figure out that we’re an item.

“Well your highness, it was a pleasure speaking with you but if you don’t mind. I believe that you have a speech to prepare for.”

“Yes I do…. Oh and I believe that this is yours.” She gave me the odd dagger I had brought, I had completely forgotten about it. 

Spring and the guards looked at me in disbelief as the princess of Equestria gave me my ritualistic dagger.

“Thank you princess, I’m glad that it was returned to me on such short notice.”

“That is alright Mr Grimgost, anyway I must be off now.”

“Of course, please don’t let me keep you.”

She trotted away with her escort of royal guards and I noticed a slight limp in her step, a proud smile adorning my face.

“Wow, you know the princess! How?”

“Oh um well….” Thinking quickly I came up with. “You see I’m in a relationship with princess Silverfeather, the griffon princess who’s staying at the castle whilst she studies….”

She lowered her voice to a whisper. “What so you’re a prince, oh my I didn’t know…. Wait, why don’t you have any guards?”

“Because I chose not to have an escort.”

“Oh, I didn’t know you could do that…. So um do griffons have herds or something similar?”

“Well no they don’t….” In all honesty I didn’t know. “And look Spring Torch, we can still be friends just so you know.”

“Yeah i gathered that…. But it was worth that one last try, so do you want to see where i practice my strings?”

“Sure, lead the way.”

She led me through the college and I found myself looking at the architecture, the design, the beauty and complexity of the arches. Celestia and Silver better find away to compete or I might have to marry this building. First chance I get, I’m gonna redesign my mansion in the woods. Because fuck modesty when I can have a bold and ominous Gothic manor.

“Anubis! Over here!” I came back to reality and rushed over to Spring Torch.

“Yes, what is it.”

“This is the auditorium where me and a bunch of other students practice and learn the musical arts.”

“Woah…. This is your classroom?”

“Yep, over there is the audio booths for a more private space to practice.” I just nodded silently. “Wait in there, I’m going to grab my violin from my locker.”

“Um sure okay….” Even in this room the walls were spectacular, the soft carpet under my claws and the ceiling. The ceiling was used as a canvas by an artist of extraordinary skill and talent.

When Spring Torch came back, I must have looked like a fool for I was lying on my back just staring at the ceiling above.

“Heheheheheh what are you doing?”

My cheeks heated up. “Uh hey…. I was just admiring the art.”

“Yes I gathered but you don’t need to lay on the floor. There’s a sofa there if you would prefer that…. Um Anubis do you know how to play any instruments?”

I got up and sat down on the sofa. “Can’t say that I can, I don’t even know how to read or write sheet music.”

“Oh um well if you would like, I can teach you?”

“Really! Yeah I’d love that, I’ve always wanted to learn an instrument…. Mhmmm oh you can teach me the violin! I mean it was obvious you’d teach me that.”

“Well yeah…. So um here.” She gave me a violin and bow and began to show me how to properly hold it. Once I got that down she then explained the different notes of said instrument, this took me a bit longer to understand but I got there in the end.

“Wow you’re learning really fast Anubis, this stuff took me like two weeks to learn,”

“Well what can I say, I’ve got a great teacher.” I continue to practice the notes and positioning of my bow for the rest of the session.

“Oh my Celestia, look at the time. Sorry Anubis but the princess’s speech is about to start, we need to go.”

We packed away everything and left but Spring gave me a textbook about the violin and other string instruments. I took it and held it under my folded wing, my dagger under the other one.

I planed on buying myself a violin on the way back to the castle, I had already begun to remember the more modern symphonies I would listen to back on earth. If I could ever recreate a fraction of them, then I’d probably go down in the history books as a pioneer of sorts.

But that wasn’t my style, no I had a better idea. I’d teach Spring Torch the songs. After all I had my goals and they had been expanded already by the discovery of the Dreamscape. This world was basically my sand box and I was going to do what ever I wanted.

After Celestia gave her speech, all the ponies left with a new sense of motivation and pride. I reminded myself to ask her if she could teach me such public speaking skills. But a guard came up to me and asked if I could follow him, I said goodbye to Spring and followed the unicorn stallion.

I was led into a spectacle room that had a contrasting palette of black, gold and blue. The trim that bordered the walls was a marble gray, giant windows illuminated the room with Celestia’s very own sun and there at a table sat the Alicorn in question. Across from her was an elderly unicorn stallion, who had a gray mane and dull rusty red coat. 

Celestia gestured for me to take a seat next to her so I swiftly walked over and got comfortable. Looking at the table, I noticed that there was stacks of paper. Upon reading them I realised that they were enrolment papers with my name on them.

College. But why? I didn’t need to go through this and get a degree, I just wanted a small cafe that I could create a large network of underground reinforced tunnels and labs in. I wasn’t asking for much, but then again I could use this to find like minded individuals and employ them. Sort of like a secret society but unlike a secret society, we would actually help…. For the most part.

I’d have to think this through before deciding, I don’t believe I need the education but this is a new world…. So I’ll see what I can enrol in.

“So you must be the griffon I was told so much about by princess Celestia, it’s a pleasure Mr Grimgost.”

“Ummhmm yes a pleasure, so do you plan on enrolling me in here princess?” She sipped from her cup and smiled, giving me my answer. “So do I get to decide what curriculums I’ll be studying?”

“Yes indeed but please allow me to introduce myself, I’m the head principal of this here house of learning, principal Red Quill.”

“Yes well I’m sorry for my rudeness a moment ago, it’s a honour to meet you principal Red Quill, as you probably already know. I’m Anubis Grimgost.”

“Well Mr Grimgost, her highness has already filled out a bunch of forms of courses that she believed you would be interested in. So please look through them and pick those you would like to study.”

“Okay well I trust her judgement.” I started reading through them and looking at them I found that the only ones that stood out were the banks and economics, magical engineering, physics and music. Separating them from the others, I gave them to the principal and looked to Celestia.

She looked surprised and smiled at me, whilst the principal was looking over the papers she nipped my ear.

“Hey~ stop, not here.”

“Heheheheh.”

Both of our attentions were caught by the elderly unicorn. “Sigh* Could you two love birds please keep this professional.”

My ears perked up and Celestia went stiff. “Well you’re more insightful then I took you for gramps.”

“Well her highness makes it obvious…. No offence princess.”

“Sigh* none taken.”

“Yeah he’s got a point,” she turned towards me. “I mean you were trying to incinerate Spring Torch with your eyes, all because she found me attractive.”

“Hahahahah! Yes my boy, that’s mares for you. They can get very territorial and defensive over there mates.” The once regal Alicorn now looked like a puppy that got caught in the bins, for the fifth time.

“So can I do all of them?”

“Yes Mr Grimgost, what sort of schedule would you like, normally we don’t let students pick but I can make an exception for you. So your choices are the minimum is 3 days a week to 6 days a week.”

“Oh well I’d like to take the 3 day schedule then.”

“Splendid, I’ll send you a list of items you’d need and you can start after this season for the mares pass.”

“Yay education, so are you ready to go home Celestia? I bet Silver’s still in bed.”

“Yes I’m done with my business here, thank you principal Red Quill and have a nice day.”

“Don’t mention it princess, it was my pleasure and good day to you too.” I just waved and followed behind Celestia.
> C54 just a normal day
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was the next day and Anubis was standing in a cake store holding about two dozen bags of clothes, accessories and balancing a stack of boxes on his back. 

“I can’t believe I promise to do this shit….”

“I love you too Anubis.”

He thought it wouldn’t be that bad if they were going back to the castle but no, Silver had firmly stated that her and Glacier were only half way done on their girls day out.

He was losing his mind, just watching them deciding on witch sweet treats they’d be buying. They didn’t even think to ask him if he wanted anything. Hell, Glacier had brought the fore guards with them a cupcake each.

“Mhmmmm Anubis, what do you think I should get?”

“I think you should get me something.” He muttered out. “but if I was you I’d get the chocolate chip cookies.”

“Ooooh but which ones, there’s white chocolate, triple chocolate, dark chocolate and milk chocolate?”

“Just get the milk chocolate Silver.”

“Yeah play it safe.” She then proceeded to get 3 large milk chocolate chip cookies and popped one in Anubis’s beak.

The encumbered griff was taken by surprise and happily munched on the chocolaty treat. “Mhmmm thanks Silver.”

“See I didn’t forget about you.”

“Gulp* my faith has been restored my dear.”

“Um excuse me Silverfeather but don’t you think that we should maybe make a stop at the castle and drop some of our things off.”

“Nah he can handle it, right Nubie.” Some of the guards stifled their giggle whilst Glacier almost choked on her muffin.

“I told you not to call me that in front of others or did I knock a few brain cells out the night before?”

The royal hen stuttered as her cheeks turned red. “Y-y-you c-can’t say that!”

“Well I just did.”

Glacier jumped in. “Okay you two were in public, so please try and remember that.”

“Very well….”

“Fine….” Silver bounced up to the larger griffon and flicked his beak, Anubis just licked her cheek, messing up all the nicely preened feathers on her face. “Heheheheh hey now their all messy.”

She began to correct the out of place feathers as her and Glacier left the bakery, Anubis and the guards following.

“Why can’t you help yourself Silverfeather, it almost seems like you enjoy teasing him.”

“Because I do but that’s not the only thing I enjoy about it, I really like that he doesn’t care about who’s looking. I mean yeah my feathers now have cookie crumbs in them but even I wasn’t expecting that.”

“Sigh* I still don’t get it but whatever makes you happy, I guess…. Um Silverfeather. Look.” Silver stopped in place and spun around to find Anubis idly chatting with an earth pony mare.

“Who is she? And why does she think that she can just chat up my Nubie.” But before the defensive hen could interrupt them, she was stopped by her friend.

“Woah easy there, let’s just see how he handles this. Maybe they know each other.”

“But that just raises even more questions.” 

“Hey Silver, Glacier! Come and meet a new friend of mine. Her names Spring Torch, Spring this is Glacier and.” Silver cut him off.

“I’m princess Silverfeather of the griffon empire.” Spring took a bow and Silver shot Anubis a glare.

“Sigh* really Silver? She’s just a friend so cool you’re jets.”

“My jets are cool…. What are jets anyway?”

“Doesn’t matter but listen, Spring here is just a friend. I promise you haven’t got nothing to worry about…. And you’re not normally like this, typically you try and show me off.”

“Well look, it was just a bit surprising is all, i mean let’s be real here Anubis. You don’t really make friends…. Acquaintances yeah you have plenty but friends, not to mention that she clearly finds you attractive.”

The mare in question blushed and suddenly became very interested in the ground. “Um excuse me your highness b-but I understand that Anubis is yours and I p-promise that I won’t try anything with him…. If that puts your worries to rest?”

“Grrrrrr fine but if you touch my Nubie, then there’ll be a problem…. And I won’t be the only prin-mhmm gasp* hey?”

“Okay you got your point across, so let’s not say anything further.”

“But….” The words died in her throat as he rounded her and picked her up by the scruff of her neck, Glacier, the guards and Spring Torch looking on in complete shock. The ponies on the street watched in disbelief.

“Come on, you still have a bunch of shopping to do Nimrod. Bye Spring!”

“Um oh good bye Anubis.”

A few streets away Anubis put Silver down, the hen spun around but before she could begin the much larger griff gave her a firm guttural growl.

“Um sorry?”

“Don’t say sorry Silver but please watch what you say, Spring Torch knows I’m yours but she doesn’t know about Celestia.”

“Ohhh…. Well good thing you stopped me?”

“Look I’m not mad but fucking hell, you and Celestia need to take a chill pill. I didn’t know you two were like that.”

“Wait what? We’re both like that?”

“Yes, Swan neck has met Spring and she was trying to melt the poor mare with her eyes.”

“Hahahahahahah!! No way! Really?”

“Ssssshhh…. Yes she was, I had to tell her about it.”

“Well if both of us agreed that that mare is only trying to get under you, then we must be correct.”

“So Anubis, Silverfeather where are we off to now?”

Well believe it or not, I have VIP tickets to see the Wonderbolts today, me and Anubis didn’t get to see them on our first date…. And this is kind of like a date but with a friend accompanying us.”

“Pssssss your the third wheel Glacier.”

“Shut up.”

“Don’t worry Glacier, as your friend it is my job to help you with your nonexistent love life.”

“Hey my love life does exist….”

“In your dreams doesn’t count, so what’s your type?”

“….I don’t know….”

“Oh come on, okay you can think about your type on the way to the Canterlot colosseum.”

When they finally made it to the colosseum’s royal booth, Anubis dumped everything he was carrying and got settled in the large throne with a sun emblazoned on it.

“Hey make some room.” Silver jumped up onto the throne, trying to squeeze herself in between Anubis’s forelegs.

“Um where do I sit?”

“If you help me take this over size griffon off this throne, then ah no!” Anubis laid down over the smaller hen and glacier giggled.

“I will crush all traitorous scum in my path.” The only thing visible of the royal hen was her talons which were clawing for freedom.

“Well I’d rather not be crushed thank you.”

Then he got up and hopped off the throne, exposing a very dishevelled Silver. “You good?”

“Huff* I’m fine…. You need to lose weight.”

“What me? Are you saying my butt looks big?”

“Yeah it’s massive.”

“Thanks Silver. Anyway Glacier, get comfortable I’ll lay on the ground.”

“Yeah come on, get up here…. So what’s your type Glacier?”

“….okay listen, I like…. I’m not too sure but if I’d have to say, he’d have to be taller than me and sweet and caring, oh and hot with long feathers and big wings.”

“Oh looking for husband material, so you’re already looking to start a family?” Silver was smirking as she ruffled her friend’s feathers.

“Nooo that’s not what I said, how did you even come to that conclusion anyway? I’ve never even had a griff-friend before.”

“Well we have to fix that now, so any griffs or stallions catch your eye, hey don’t worry I won’t judge.”

“Could we just watch the show please?”

“Okay Glacier but I will find you a mate.”

Anubis had gotten comfortable on the ground and the show was about to start, the crowd had fell silent.

Ceremonial trumpets played as the Wonderbolts blasted through a dark cloud, lightning cracking across the sky. There was a total of 9 Wonderbolts that split up into three teams of three, they flew low above the crowd. Before all three teams conversed in the centre and landed upon a stage, all striking a pose. Anubis was impressed with the display, the two hens on the throne were cheering along with the crowd.

“Helllooooo!! Canterlot!!! Are you ready for the Wonderbolts!! To tear up the sky!!!!”

“Yeeeaaahh!!!” The crowd all cried out.

The Wonderbolts shot up into the sky and allowed themselves to stall, they all fell down and caught themselves before hitting the ground. Causing the crowd to collectively gasp and sigh, the team broke up and began weaving between each other before climbing back up where they met and formed a complete loop with a smoke trail.

Then the Captain of the Wonderbolts shot through the centre of the smoke trail loop and met up with her team at its apex. They all fell back and used gravity to accelerate, using the momentum they flew high into the clouds and disappeared from view. The sun shielding them from the crowds gaze.

Then out of the light they came, raining down over the crowd. Captain Sky herself flying directly at the royal booth, Silver and Glacier holding each other for dear life whilst Anubis watched in amazement. At the last second they all made an impossibly sharp 90 degree turn and began flying in a circle, conversing to the centre of the colosseum and picking up sand as they did. The crowd wondered what was happening but they soon got their answers when a sand tornado formed.

The show went on for about 30 more minutes and afterward, the members of the Wonderbolts stayed to sign posters and other merchandise. Anubis had snuck into the line and when it was his turn to get a poster signed by the whole team, Sky and Blazing just gave him a deadpanned look.

“What? I came to get a poster signed….”

“Sigh* Anubis bud, please go back stage and wait for us. I’ll introduce you and the griffon princess to the team after this.”

“Okay but Celestia wants a signature.” He then proceeded to get Silver and Glacier and headed back stage.

They entered the back stage room and they made themselves comfortable, Glacier just sat in the middle of the room quietly. Anubis was stretching on the couch whilst Silver swatted at his tail.

Minutes passed and the Wonderbolts walked in, grabbing the attention of the griffons. “Sky! Blazing! I thought you were both dead, you never wrote. I was getting lonely.”

The other team members sniggered and shared looks with each other. “Ay captain, so is this the griff you taught how to fly for her highness?”

“Yes and with a bit more training he will make a great replacement for you Light Dust.” The team laughed at their friend’s expense.

“Does the griff know any formation flying?”

“Nope, I’ve not had the chance to teach him anything like that but I plan to.”

Hours flew past and it was time to head back towards the castle, Anubis carried all of the shopping that the two hens had accumulated in the day. Sky and Blazing walked along with them idly chatting as they watched the larger griffon struggling to balance the stacks of boxes.

“Easy there Nubie, don’t drop any thing.”

“Oh wow, thanks for the advice Silver.”

“Yeah Nubie!” Cried the captain of the Wonderbolts.

“Really? How old are you Sky.”

“I’m ten years older than you and as a griffon, you should have an impeccable sense of balance.”

“Have I dropped anything?”

“He’s got a point, nothings hit the ground…. Yet.”

“Oh ha ha very funny girls.” Then Blazing flew over and took half of the boxes, placing them on her back and walking along side Anubis.

“As fun as it is to watch you struggle, I’d rather get to the castle and relax.”

“Thanks lieutenant.”

They made it back into the castle and Anubis dumped everything he was carrying, almost immediately after getting inside. The tired griff then said his goodbyes and went to Celestia’s room, upon entering he found the regal Alicorn at her desk going through paperwork with a look of frustration on her face.

“Hey Celestia what’s up?”

“Just the usual stuff Anubis…. Sigh* so how was your day?”

“It was good but here, let me help.” Anubis grabbed some loose papers and began writing through them, leaning up against Celestia rubbing her withers with his wing.

A small smile adorned her muzzle and she couldn’t help herself, licking her lips and leaning down. She nipped his ear tip and he jumped up in shock, then he proceeded to swat at her with his wing.

“So this is how you repay me for trying to help you?”

“Heheheheh well you do make for good stress relief.”

“Huff* I will attack….”

“Oh really? Then I best put these away.” She proceeded to collect all the paperwork and placed them in a neat pile in her desk.

“Sigh* I’m too tired for this…. How about a truce?”

“Mhmmm maybe…. If you are willing to massage my wings, then I’ll think about it.” She walked past him and laid down on her bed belly first.

“Mmmmmm well I can get behind this truce.” He jumped up and sat down on the Alicorn’s lower back, placing his claws on the bridge of her wings.

“Oooohhh that’s good…. Sigh*”

He began to run his claws along her wings before reaching the base, where he grabbed them and began to rotate them, simulating flight. Celestia let out a flurry of moans, sighs and grunts  as the stress drained from her body.

“So do you have any plans for tomorrow?”

“Nothing planned for the afternoon, why?”

“Because I think we should have dinner together, just the two of us and don’t worry Silver is fine with it.”

“Mhmmmm so whatever did you have in mind?”

“Well because of circumstances, I was thinking the dome….” He stated in a dramatic voice.

“well it is a beautiful place to have dinner but I believe that you’re going to have to speak with its occupant.”

“Yes I’ve taken into consideration that your phoenix will try to crack my skull like an egg but I’m willing to make such sacrifices.”

“And how do you plan on getting food up there? The castle staff are prohibited from going up there.”

“Oh Celestia, that’s for me to worry about and you to find out my dear, so why are you so stressed out?”

“A noble…. She’s been hosting charity events but only given a fraction of the funds to said charities, I can’t prove it as of yet but I know she has…. It’s frustrating because there’s a process that must be done but I just want to send in the guard and freeze her funds.”

“But you can’t because it might be seen as an act of tyranny.”

“Exactly! Argh if only I could get my hoofs on some evidence….”

“Sigh* well there’s no point in getting upset, I’m sure karma will bite this….”

“Lady Charity Pot.”

“Yes well I’m sure she’ll face judgement one way or another…. So relax my dear.”

“Sigh* you’re right Anubis, she can’t out run the law forever.”

“Or very angry individuals…. Did the guards ever track down that killer?”

“I thought you were trying to help me relax…. And no they didn’t, there was no leads just evidence of  the victim’s crimes left behind by the killer.”

“That’s one way to give judgement…. But I don’t know how I feel about it, especially when it happened so close to Graceful’s home.”

“I tried to convince the Captain to take up residence in the castle with his family but they declined my offer….”

“He’s too honourable for his own good.”

“Well you could take a page or two from his books.”

“What and be by the books? We both know that you don’t want that, not to mention that I’m perfect the way I am….”

“You are far from any form of perfection Anubis.”

“Ouch my feelings but yeah that would be boring for the most part…. So anything else interesting happened today?”

“Well I’ve been planning the Grand Galloping Gala, that is due to be held on the weekend after heat week. There was also a meeting with the Saddlearabian royal family witch went well on my part but other then that it was day court and paperwork.”

“Well I became a pack horse for Silver for the day.”

“A what?!?”

“A pack horse?”

“Anubis…. Okay you don’t know what that means but please don’t say horse again, it’s not a nice thing to call ponies…. Especially mares.”

“Oh but I didn’t call anypony it…. And I won’t say it again, I promise….”

“Good. now get back to work, my back isn’t going to scratch itself.”

“Heheheheh, so are you going to scratch my back afterwards?”

“If you really want me to.”

“I’d like that…. But I have a question?”

“Go on….”

“Is her highness ticklish here?” He began wiggling his claws against her hips and the calm Alicorn went stiff as she struggled to escape, wings flapping wildly.

“Aaahhhhahahahahah!!! Noooo! Please have mercy Anubis!!!! Hahahahahahahah!!!!!”

“I’m sorry but the doctor has diagnosed you with a severe case of stress, the cure? IS TICKLING!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!”

“Anuuuuubiiis!!!!! Please!! I’m begging you!!!!! Stop!!!!! pi-pineapples!!!!!” He immediately stopped his roofless attack and flopped next to her on the bed.

“Sorry…. Didn’t know you couldn’t handle that but it’s kinda funny when you think about it, you’ve never used the safe word before.”

“Huff* shut up and hold me you idiot.”

“With pleasure my dear.” He proceeded to grab the white Alicorn with his claws and pulled her onto his chest, wrapping her up in his wings and curling his tail around her hind legs as she nuzzled into him.

“Mmmmmmmm…. When’s the last time you preened your feathers?”

“Pffff what? Yesterday…. Okay fine a week ago.”

“Sigh* I’m to comfortable to move, so I’ll preen them tomorrow.”

“Awwwww thanks, you’re the best Celestia.”
> C55 A week away part 1.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis was escorted to a camp site where he was to stay for the week but he didn’t plan on staying there. In truth he was going to fly south to his mansion on the border of the Everfree forest and the Whitetail woods.

The other stallions and the few griffs that lived in Canterlot were setting up camp, all laughing whilst they did so. The noble stallions were in their fancy caravans, refusing to dirty their hooves.

He knew that his absence would be noticed but he honestly didn’t care, diving off the side of the mountain and heading towards the large mass of trees in the distance. He was going to check up on Jernick and the others, Anubis’s plan was to turn off that biological function for the hens this year. He had done extensive research into the subject of heat season and the female biological clock, he had realised that all females of every species on this planet were on some sort of magical calendar.

It was fascinating and useful because it allowed him to plan around it, but he was surprised to discover that there was no form of suppressants. He didn’t know why no creature hadn’t made any, let alone attempted to. There was literally no records of anycreature even attempting to make them.

He thought to himself about this world’s lack of pharmaceuticals and research into them. It was weird because they had the resources and knowledge of biology, so why hadn’t they? Could it have been because they relied on magic to heal all illnesses? Well he’d just have to fix that and what better place to start than by making a heat suppressant drug, he’d asks for a hen to volunteer as a test subject and keep her biological function on for testing.

If successful then Equestria wouldn’t have to drop everything for a week. Although that wasn’t his real motive. His real motivation was so he didn’t have the fear of a literal sun goddess appearing in the dead of the night, trying to sleep with him forcefully.

Silver he knew he could handle but Celestia was a different story, she had more magic than any other creature he knew of and it was a very real concern. Although he had been working on a very strong anaesthetic that would hopefully work on her if needed. It was a gamble but in his defence he hadn’t found a chance to inject her with the stuff, not that he would use it unless needed….

Landing outside of the large structure in the Whitetail woods he called out to Jernick and the others. He was met with a cheerful group of long-eared griffons, upon entering the large building that Jernick had created he found the griff in question laying down just snoozing.

“Hey! I want all the hens to line up outside, I need to check up on how your bodies are doing!” They all complied and lined up neatly. “Okay I need one volunteer, who’s going to come with me and conduct some experiments. So if you don’t want to then please don’t move.”

One hen stepped out of the line and nervously walked to Anubis, he told her to sit down to the side and then proceeded to go down the line. Turning off all the hens biological clocks, so they wouldn’t go into heat. Afterwards he dismissed them and thanked them for their time, they went back to going about their day and he turned back to the one volunteer.

“Thank you my dear, I appreciate your bravery but the nature of these experiments are only going to be you testing some medication, nothing that will cause you harm I can assure…. So if you’ll follow me.”

“Um yes of course my king, so if I’m allowed to ask. Where are we going?”

“To a research outpost i created a while back, I’d prefer that you didn’t tell the others its location.”

“Of course my king.”

“Please call me Dr Grimgost and what may your name be?”

“Oh okay Dr Grimgost and I’m Soft Claws.”

“That’s a nice name, so Soft Claws let’s get going, stay close.” And they took off, heading towards the Everfree forest.

Upon landing at the front gates of the imposing mansion, Soft Claws was taken aback by the monstrous building and scuttled to Anubis’s side. She was thinking about how such a magnificent building could be so well hidden from view, it wasn’t as if the trees were taller than it but it completely hidden away.

“So Dr Grimgost…. What sort of medicine am I going to be testing?”

“Mmmm well first of all do you know what heat season is?”

“Um yes I do, it affects every creature except for Changelings…. Why do you ask?”

“Because you’re not a Changeling anymore, so I have taken it upon myself to make a medicine that will nullify the effects of it.”

“Oh my…. So what about the other hens?”

“Don’t worry I’ve tended to that, you’ll be the only hen that will be experiencing it this year.”

“So I’m going to go into heat and you’re going to make something that will stop me from being in heat?”

“No, it will lessen the primal urge and allow you to think clearly. I want to make a separate drug that will prevent pregnancy, so one can choose with a clear head if they want to have a cub or not.”

“Ooohh wow that’s smart…. So when do we begin testing?”

“Once you go into heat of course…. And don’t worry, I’ll be wearing an air filter at all times as to prevent your scent reaching me.”

“Um yes o-of course….” She was shifting side to side nervously, Anubis noticed this and stopped to turn around.

“Listen if you’re uncomfortable with the nature of the experiments, it’s not too late to say anything.”

“No it’s not that…. Okay King- I mean Dr Grimgost, it’s just embarrassing, I’m going to be some wild horny animal trying to breed with you when I don’t have the right to. Like what happened if your asleep and I um you know…. Do something bad?”

“Don’t worry you’ll be in a secure room with adequate privacy to tend to your needs whilst I work on the drug, our contact will be kept to a minimum.”

“Well that makes it a bit better but no less embarrassing, my own king is going to see me in such an undignified way….”

“I’m not your king, I’m your Doctor as of right now.” He then proceeded to walk through the large dark wood doors, exposing Soft Claws to the stunning interior.

“Wow this is beautiful.” She stated as she spun around drinking up the sight before her.

“Thank you, it took me a lot of effort to perfect it but I’d say I got there in the end.”

“Why don’t you build structures like this for us? If you don’t mind me asking?”

“Because this isn’t a permanent place for you and the others to stay, not to mention my brother needs to learn how to do this and apply his creativity.”

“Oh yes…. That makes sense, as much as we all love the roof over our heads that king Jernick made…. It’s not too pleasant on the eyes and it reminds me of the hive.”

“Yes I’d have to agree with you but I’m sure with the chemistry and architect books I’ve been giving him, he’ll improve.”

They entered the main hall and Anubis led Soft Claws to the left, where they walked through a dining room, into the kitchen and out into a neat little courtyard. He then opened a door on the opposite side and the smaller hen walked in, inside she found a large space that was being used for storage. She couldn’t tell what was underneath the white sheets but she didn’t really want to ask, Anubis then walk passed her and pushed one of the lamps up which triggered a unseen mechanism that opened up the brick wall.

“Woah….”

“Yes woah indeed, anyway shall we?” He gestured for her to go through first. “After all, ladies first.”

“Heheheheheheh this is straight out of one of those corny books that mares like to read.”

“Thanks….” Anubis stated with sarcastic undertone.

“Sorry Dr Grimgost….”

“Sigh* don’t be…. But I guess you’re kinda correct, I’ve read some of the stuff Silver likes…. And it explains a lot about how she is.”

“I think it has something to do with the female fantasy of falling for an uncontrollable beast and then taming said beast, so that he only listens to them…. i wasn’t a pony or griffon before but the idea still seems enticing.”

“Interesting…. you might be onto something, you could be the first to unravel the convoluted and twisted mystery of a mare’s and hen’s mind.”

“I was a love collector when I was a Changeling.” As they walked deep into the secret entrance, Soft noticed the brick had turned into stone and the steps had become steeper.

They continued In silence until they made it to the bottom, she found it odd that the path they took was so spacious and well lit. It didn’t feel like a secret passage at all but then a large red door caught her attention, it had an odd picture on it and its handle was a wheel in its centre. The image on the door was a large black box with a light blue circle inside of it, in the circle was a symbol that she was unfamiliar with.

Anubis unlocked the door with a solid clank and twist of the wheel before it swung open, when she passed the fresh hold of the door she was met with an impossibly clean environment. Almost as if dirt was prohibited from entering.

Inside had a number of different types of equipment strung up inside, everything from alchemy and chemistry sets, to weird mirrors that showed words, images and numbers. She didn’t have the foggiest of ideas on how they worked but that wasn’t the most of her concerns, she peered into one of the rooms and found rows of operating tables. Each one with their own assortment of surgical instruments and weird flat black mirrors that she believed to be some sort of futuristic heart monitors. They were nothing like what the ponies had.

“Soft Claws! Over here please.” She complied and followed Anubis to an oddly normal door. “This is where you’ll be staying.” He opened the door and showed her in.

“So did you have this already made?”

“Nope, I’ve just quickly strung it together for you, of course It was all ready here. I’ll supply you with three meals a day, there’s exercise equipment and entertainment for you. Once you go In you’ll be locked you in there until you’re heat passes or I make a working drug…. Any questions?”

“Um no not really but how much of this place can you see.”

“Only the main room, like I said you will have adequate privacy.”

“Oh okay…. But what if in my heat clouded mind I decide to…. you know, in the main room.”

“Then I’ll advert my gaze and work on something else whilst you tend to you needs.”

“Um thank you….” She took a deep breath and walked through the door, Anubis locking it behind her.

“Okay make yourself comfortable, I’m going to make dinner at 6 but in the meantime I’ll be on the lower level working on another project of mine…. Oh and there’s snacks in the cupboard.”

“Yeah sure I’ll keep that in mind, um well see you in a bit Dr Grimgost.”

“See you in a bit Soft.”

She then began to explore her environment by immediately jumping onto the soft couch, after she grabbed herself some cookies from the cupboard. She made her way to the first door on her left, opening it she found a working shower and toilet. “This is oddly spacious.”

Opening the door opposite the bathroom, Soft found her room. It was nice and spacious, there was a large bed in its centre and a chest of drawers. Upon opening the drawers her cheeks turned a deep crimson, the drawer had an assortment of adult toys. She was intimidated by some of the larger ones but a part of her was a little interested, so she picked one of them up and examined it before putting it back and leaving the room. “Sigh* come on girl, you’re better than this…. But he put them there for me, so it’s totally fine to just experiment…. Right?” She was about to go back in when she shook her head and cleared her mind of those thoughts.

Walking to the end door she opened it and found the workout room, thinking of ways to properly clear her head. She went in and began to rack up some weights onto the bench press, getting into position she started her workout. 

She continued until 5:30, that’s when she noticed that she had worked herself to the bone. Taking one whiff of herself, she went into the bathroom and hopped in the shower.

As Soft washed herself, she found her claws travelling south. Brushing against her hen-hood and she froze, only her tail was moving swishing from side to side. She thought about the fact that she was going to go into heat but surely she wasn’t going into it now. She was brought back to reality by Anubis’s voice, her dinner had been served so she jumped out and dried herself up before going to get her meal. Upon seeing Anubis her focus was drawn to any part of him that was exposed. 

She couldn’t stay focused on one part of him, that sharp beak of his, those strong forelegs, then her gaze fell upon his magnificently large wings and his powerful hind legs and tail…. Turning red and shaking her head, she swiftly took the plate and thanked him before flying to the couch and digging in. ‘What is wrong with me? He’s taken! But that means he must be a good mate…. No!! Why am I thinking like that?’ 

Soft lost her train of thought as soon as she tasted the food, she didn’t know what it was called but it was boar wrapped in some kind of pastry with a assortment of green beans, carrots and broccoli. All covered with a layer of gravy, she was thoroughly impressed and her mind immediately thought about how good Anubis would be as a father. Shaking her head again and slapping herself, she focused on the plate of food and continued to enjoy her dinner.

When she finished she took the plate and placed it on the side, she then went over to the large window and began to watch Anubis with a different type of hunger in her eyes. Anubis noticed that he was being watched, so he got up and went over to see what Soft wanted.

“Hey Soft, how are you feeling?”

“Um oh well…. Good! I’m good but I could be better….”

“Do you feel any different?”

“I don’t think so?” Anubis just raised one eyebrow, she was fluffing up her wings and her tail was raised up high as if she was trying to flag him down.

“Mmmmm sure thing…. Sigh* sorry you wouldn’t mind if I take this off, it’s getting a little hot out here.” He then proceeded to undress himself whilst watching for the hen’s body language.

Once he was completely naked, Anubis looked to find the hen lowered to the ground with her flanks raised high and one of her claws between her hind legs. A grin on her beak and her wing spread.

“Enjoying the view?”

She paused and a look of embarrassment adorned her features. “I’m so sorry!! I-I don’t know what came over me king Anubis, I mean Dr Grimgost!”

“It’s fine, that’s a natural reaction Soft Claws. Look, lower your tail, go into the bedroom and take care of yourself.”

“Um yeah, I’ll do that…. Is one of those things, um you sized?”

“Sorry but no, none of them are me sized…. For your own safety.”

“Oh wow…. Um well t-thank you for the food, it was delicious…. So I’m gonna go now, bye.”

“You’re welcome and good night Soft Claws.”

“G-good night Dr Grimgost.”

After saying good night to Soft, Anubis went upstairs to the ground floor and decided to pass the time by sketching blueprints for airships and long distance exploration ships. It frustrated him that aluminium was not discovered as of yet, this meant airship development had came to a halt roughly 70 years ago. For context, airships were very rare, expensive and mostly made out of wood.

After drawing up a few designs and deciding on the best one, he went straight into doing the mathematics on what he’d need and how much it’ll cost as well as where he’d be able to make it, the aluminium alloy he could create himself with ease, the perks of the green Necrovine artefact that was apart of him.

He began working on a model of the new and improved airship design, if his calculations were correct then it would be 50% stronger and 20% faster. But he wanted to look into the usage of wind and antigravity magic, the only problem was finding crystals that could act as a mana fuel tank.

After looking to the clock he decided to call it a night but before Anubis went to bed, he went down into the lab to check on the experimental drug for Soft Claws and the little griffon cub. He had discovered that she didn’t require food, water and exercise but when he ordered her to wake up, she seemed unfazed by her change in environment. She was only concerned with what Anubis wanted or was doing, he hadn’t named her but he had grown accustomed to the cub’s presence. Not to mention that she will gladly eat and drink but only when told to.

Upon setting up some experiments to finish up over night, Anubis checked on the cub and decided to cover her with a blanket before walking passed the accommodation rooms that Soft was in. He could see light coming from underneath the door to the sleeping quarters and shook his head before taking his leave. Heading through the mansion, he grabbed a glass of water and made his way to the hallway and went upstairs.

Turning left he walked down the hall to the very end, where he was met with a beautifully carved mahogany door. Upon opening it Anubis entered a room of his design, placing his glass upon the night stand and slid into the sheets. They were cold against his fur and he got cozy but then he remembered the light was still on.

“Arghh!! Fuck!” Slipping out of bed he flew over to the switch and flicked it, plunging the room into darkness. He preferred electric lights to the gas lamps in the castle, they always annoyed him because of the constant aroma of gas that lingered after they were turned off.

He then spent the next half an hour tossing and turning, trying desperately to get comfortable but he was missing the Alicorn and griffon body heaters on his sides that he was accustomed to. But he eventually fell asleep.
> C56 A week away part 2.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV 

I awoke to feel an odd sensation, it was like nuzzling but from a tiny creature. Throwing the sheets off me, I was met with the little cub. It must have woken up but how, I didn’t order it to…. Unless no I couldn’t have, could I? I must have spoken in my sleep, that’s a little concerning but right now I’ve got a cub nuzzling up to me thinking I’m her dad.

“Sigh* well good morning little one.”

“Good morning daddy.” She was digging her claws into my side and it was oddly cute but right now I had to check up on Soft, I guess this little rascal is coming with me.

“Well come on then, we’ve got a busy day ahead of us.” She just nodded her head vigorously.

Getting up and pulling the cub off of me, I opened the closet and grabbed a lab coat. The cub stood on her hind legs, flapping her little wings. Trying to take flight, so I picked her up and placed her upon my back.

Sitting her down at the dining room table, I quickly prepared breakfast for fore. Two portions for myself, one for the cub and one for Soft. Even though the cub didn’t need to eat, adding biomass to the little thing would allow her to grow over time. It was a little difficult to wrap my head around the fact that she had no soul and was acting like this due to instinct and memory. I wondered if I’d be able to give her a real soul one day, now if I could do that. It’ll be revolutionary but I’d need that last artefact, hence why I’m trying to make a stronger, faster and more affordable airship.

“Thank you daddy! That was really yummy, um please can I have more?” I subconsciously gave her a bit of my own breakfast, I chocked her well articulated speech pattern up to the effects of my blood and artefacts…. Well that’s the only way to explain why she’s so well spoken…. Wait why did I give her my food? I was about to eat that….

“Okay well I’ve got work to do little one, so let’s get you cleaned up and head downstairs.”

“Mhm mhm okay.” I cleaned up the bits of food over her beak and placed her onto my back, then a sharp pain shot up my spine. Spinning my neck around, I found her pulling on one of my primary feathers.

“Excuse me but let go, that hurts.” She looked dejected but no amount of cuteness could save her, i was going to use her for science but even though she was soulless. I refused to dissect her, it was the line I couldn’t cross. I know I didn’t enjoy it by any means.

Carrying Soft’s breakfast down to her, I found a pile of pillows and cushions in a circle with the heat riddled hen in the centre. It reminded me of a bird’s nest. If I remember correctly, male birds would build the nest, so why has she built one? Maybe her heat is driving her to make it and get accustomed to staying in it for prolonged periods of time? But why would griffons need a nest? They give birth, not lay eggs.

Pushing her food through a small trap door, I watched as the hen peered over the wall of pillows and began sniffing the air. Once she picked up the scent, she began skulking towards the plate of bacon, eggs and hash browns…. Don’t ask me how I made bacon. She ate up the meal greedily.

“Well I think she likes it, I hope the pill I put in the hash browns gets eaten.”

“Daddy, what’s wrong with that griffon?”

“Ummmm…. Well it’s complicated and nothing you need to worry about….”

“Oh…. Is that because you’re going to help her?”

“Yes, that’s right….” The fact that she didn’t have a name was getting noticeably awkward but I don’t want to get attached to the thing. “Anyway let’s leave her be for now, I’ve got a big job for you.”

“Oh really? What, what is it?”

“See this room, I need you to solve all the puzzles inside there. Once you’re done, I’d like you to come and find me.”

“Okay daddy! Can I start now?”

“Sure thing, go right ahead.” I didn’t know how I felt about being called ‘daddy’ by this cub but the research was valuable, even though I could directly control her. It was fascinating to see this living corpse develop and learn on its own.

I went to check on my other test subject, who was very busy with herself! I adverted my gaze and walked over to a bench, beginning to take readings and trying to find which parts of the brain was responsible for the increase of hormones. Taking an educated guess I decided that the hypothalamus might be responsible, so I needed to find a mixture of chemicals that would only affect the hormones responsible for a female’s estrus and reduce its production.

I began reviewing the data from the bio scanners that I left on in there, as soon as Soft entered the habitat. I’ve found out that the hormone that’s responsible for estrus is a large amount of estrogen, so that meant the dominant follicle was responsible…. Good to know, so if I introduce her body to enough progesterone, then that should theoretically fix the problem and restore her ability to function normally.

Immediately getting to work on a new drug that was very promising. I turned around to find patient zero staring at me with a wild look in her eyes. It was very concerning but I believe the more than feral state was due to this being her first time experiencing estrus, poor thing.

Getting back to work I lost track of time, I was brought out of my extreme focused state by something wet on my tail feathers, looking back I found the culprit. It was the cub, she was crudely trying to preen my tail feathers. It was a wonder I didn’t feel it sooner, the sight was amusing to watch. “Cough!* Cough!* hi daddy, I finished all the tests…. Um I tried to clean your feathers but…. I think I wasn’t supposed to lick them so much…. Sorry?”

“Heheheheheh!! It’s fine…. But let’s go and see how you did, come here.”

“Yay!!!”

Meanwhile Jernick was juggling the needs his griffons had and the textbooks Anubis had given him. The stress was getting to him but he would have to persevere, the others needed him to. Anubis needed him to.

“Sigh* okay Jernick, you’ve got this. What needs to be done?”

“Um my lord, we need to hunt more food and if it’s not too much to ask for but a somewhere to clean ourselves would be nice…. Oh and the roof needs repairing, because of some heavy rain from the Everfree.”

“Oh thank you Rosie, so I’ll work on the roof. Have a team go hunting and once I’ve fixed the roof, I’ll work on making a bathhouse.”

“Yes of course, my king.” Rosie rushed off to round up a team of griffons for a hunting party whilst Jernick flew up to the roof and began repairing and improving it with the knowledge from those textbooks.

Upon taking a look at the roof he noticed that it was missing something vital from the textbook, it didn’t have anywhere for the water to go. He began to fix and reinforce the roof and supports, then he got to work on gutters. 

About 2 hours later and half a dozen failed attempts that he had thrown off the roof he eventually made a fully functional gutter system. A wide grin began to spread across his beak as he looked at his work. 

“Excuse me, my King but the team that went hunting has returned and by the looks of it. It wasn’t a terribly successful one but they didn’t return empty clawed.”

“Oh really, well that’s better than nothing, so lead the way. I’ll see what we have to work with.”

———————————————————————

“Daddy, what are you doing with that sleeping pony?”

“Ahhhh! um? nothing, now scurry off up stairs and do some exploring but no going outside.”

The little cub ran off to explore the expensive house whilst Anubis was elbow deep in a corpse, that he had infected with a virus that he managed to artificially create under the correct conditions.

He was examining the rate at which the virus starts to reanimate the organs, nervous system and then the muscle tissue. The reason why he was looking into this form of reanimating the dead was because of the restrictions of his abilities, a virus meant that he could weaponise it if needed and infect a large number quickly.

But he was running into trouble because this strain of the artificial virus wasn’t reanimating the body. He’d have to run some tests and figure out why it wasn’t working, Anubis theorised that the problem was that this strain was designed for humans and not the magical creatures. Securing the body to the table, he decided to take five and to make lunch.

Heading up stairs and into the kitchen, Anubis opened the cupboard and was attacked by the cub. She jumped out at him and latched onto his face, demanding food. He found it oddly amusing that she had set up an ambush for him, not to mention that she wanted food…. She had never asked for anything to eat before, so what’s changed? 

Prying her off and seating her at the dining table, telling her to wait until it was ready. Walking back to the kitchen, he peeked into the living room and had to take a second look. It was completely destroyed, everything was a mess, thrown about and the coffee table was turned into a scratching post. “Sigh* you have to be fucking kidding me…. I’ll fix it later, and probably find more things to fix along the way.”

Entering the kitchen and grabbing bread, butter, cheese, chicken and mayonnaise. Anubis made six sandwiches, giving the cub two and taking the rest down stairs in to the labs. He slid the new drug into one of them and gave that plate to Soft, leaving him to relax and enjoy his sandwiches.

Fore hours later he noticed a difference in the hen’s behaviour, she wasn’t trying to find a way to him now. Soft also wasn’t acting like a mindless animal either but instead she had calm down and disappeared into her room. Anubis knew she was fine but something seemed off about her, not knowing what annoyed him but there wasn’t much he could do other then check the scanners every 10 minutes.

Anubis decided to go and clean up the mess the cub had created, when he found the cub he was surprised to see that she had fallen asleep on the couch. It would have been cute if she wasn’t surrounded by the mess she had made, picking her up he put her to bed in one of the spare bedrooms in the mansion. Afterwards he went back to clean up her mess, igniting his claws he began tidying up the living room, dining room and kitchen as well as the hallways and storage room. Even some empty rooms that the cub had somehow managed to make a mess out of, how she did that Anubis would have to figure out another time.

He eventually finished cleaning the mansion’s library and went over to the reading desk and pressed a button located in one of the drawers. A bookshelf swung open and an elevator was exposed, Anubis got in and pressed the third button down. The gates closed and the bookcase followed suit, hiding the secret elevator. The dimly lit elevator began it's descent at an orderly pace, the griff inside was holding a blueprint that was a step by step guide to making a interdimensional portal to the Dreamscape.

The gates opened and Anubis swiftly hopped out and began laying out the blueprints and got to work on constructing the portal, he knew that it would take him a long time to complete but he had been putting it off for too long now. Zodiac had given him the information he needed but it was so complex and confusing, Anubis took weeks to make blueprints for the device.

“To think that Zodiac can find a weak spot between dimensions and naturally create a portal, whilst I have to make a machine to replicate it…. How much power does that cosmic friend of mine actually possess?”

After getting cleaned up and dishing up dinner, Anubis gave the two occupants the food before going back to the elevator. But this time he pressed the second button, the trip down was shorter and he exited the elevator. The door locked behind him as he put on a insulated suit and entered a freezer filled with dead creatures. Everything from ponies and griffons, to beasts of the Everfree. All in different stages of decay and rot, the body of the ponies and griffons had came from the Canterlot cemetery.

He ignored them and went to the very back where he was met with a keypad, putting in a five digit code. Unlocking the heavy steel door, he pulled it open and went in. Grabbing a few vials and placing them into a case before leaving and locking up the place. 

He began testing how each one reacted with the blood of the corpse that he was testing on. His way of going about it was quite primitive but it would eventually yield results, the method was trial and error. Mixing the vials bit by bit in separate tubes, it would be a slow process but he didn’t have enough knowledge to go about it any other way.
> C57 A week away part 3.
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Celestia had grown accustomed to estrus and the unbearable sensation that it brought with it. But this year it was worse.

The princess had confined herself to her room, she couldn’t get Anubis out of her mind. It had only been two days and it had been difficult for her but she had managed so far. She felt bad for Silverfeather but locking her in her room was the only thing she could do, the hen tried to take any opportunity she could to fly off after Anubis.

Celestia wasn’t fairing that much better but at least she kept her self control, it was both of their first estrus cycles with a mate…. That wasn’t with them.

The once regal princess of Equestria had her muzzle pressed against a pillow that was filled with Anubis’s feathers, she had tried giving Silver a pillow but she immediately started tearing into it. Celestia understood how she must have been feeling, it was frustrating knowing that they had Anubis but couldn’t have him with them. 

“Aaaaaaahhh! huff!* it’s not fair! I’m the princess of Equestria and I know I’d be able to control myself around him…. I’ve never given in before, so why did my captains believe that I would now.” 

Knock!* knock!* knock!*

“E-Excuse me your highness but the griffon princess attempted another escape from her quarters, we managed to stop her but she tried to attack us with her talons. We fear that if she tries again, then we might be in danger. What would you have us do about this?”

“Guards-mare, I’ll be there in a minute or two to set up a magical barrier. Please keep Silverfeather contained until I erect the barrier.”

“Of course your highness, you can count on me!”

Jumping out of bed and making her way to her dresser, Celestia quickly began to tidy up her mane and coat. She then teleported to Silver’s room and was met by the captain of the Wonderbolts, who immediately bowed to her.

“Please rise Captain, so she’s getting out of hoof I take it, don’t worry. I’ll cast a barrier spell to keep her from escaping.”

“That’s good to hear princess, some of the guards have been reminded of her talons and how sharp they are. But thankfully nopony has had to learn the hard way.”

“Good.” Celestia lit up her horn, pouring manna into it and weaving it into a powerful barrier spell that would surround the hen’s room. The spell would only allow ponies to enter and exit. “There, that should do it…. Captain, I’m going to take a flight to…. Help clear my head, so please watch over princess Silverfeather for me. Just in case.”

“Of course your highness…. But I must insist that lieutenant Blazing goes with you, just to be sure you don’t try and look for Anubis…. And for protection also.”

Celestia was visibly shocked at what her Captain just said, to think that she. The princess, would give in to temptation and do such a thing.

“Your highness, I understand that it isn’t my place to tell you what’s best for you but your relationship with Anubis is still a secret…. Somehow. Anyway if you just show up looking for him, then ponies will catch on. Not to mention your scent will probably drive all the stallions crazy, that’s certainly not fair on them so to make sure that doesn’t happen. Please allow the lieutenant to accompany you.”

“Harrumph* very well…. But only to prove that I have the self control to not do that, I’ll be waiting in the gardens.”

Meanwhile at Anubis’s forest mansion, the griff had put on a hazmat suit. He was getting ready to enter Soft Claw’s containment habitat, she hadn’t left her room since he had given her the new drug. Her vitals were okay but he had no idea on the mental state of the hen.

“Soft! Soft Claws! I’m coming in!”

No response.

“Soft! You okay?!”

Still nothing…. So he inched closer to the bedroom door that she resided in, his heart was beating steadily as he placed his claws on the door knob. Giving it a slow twist and pushing the door, opening it just a tiny bit as to only allow his gaze entry. It was complete darkness, Anubis grew concerned but then he saw movement in the void of her room.

“Soft? Talk to me, are you okay?”

“….” There was silence for a few seconds until she responded. “K-king Anubis, p-please forgive me for my disgusting behaviour. I-I wasn’t myself….”

“Soft, I understand and you are forgiven. I can tell that you’re ashamed but please don’t stress it, I don’t think any differently about you. You didn’t have control, so it’s fine…. So how are you feeling?”

“Embarrassed…. And the weird feeling that was driving me crazy isn’t as bad as before but it’s still there, it’s just bearable now…. So it worked?”

“Yes but I’m going to need to do more tests with it…. Sorry but it’s kinda weird talking to the darkness, I’m going to turn on the lights.”

Flick*

“No wait!”

The light came on and Anubis saw the hen but she wasn’t in the best of states, by the looks of it she had been pulling her feathers out and scratching herself until parts of her were raw. Her eyes were puffy, indicating that she had been crying for quite awhile.

“Oh Soft…. Come here, we need to get you cleaned up. How did this happen?”

“Sniffle* p-please don’t look….”

“Very well but please tell me why you did this to yourself, I need to know how to help.”

“Look I was really embarrassed okay…. I-I sniffle* didn’t mean to hurt myself but I felt so disgusted and I didn’t want to damage the wall anymore than I had done…. So it started with a few feathers…. And then it escalated….” She was missing most of her feathers and patches of her fur were thin from where she had been scratching violently.

“Okay I see but you wasn’t in your right mind Soft, so let’s get you cleaned up and then patched up. I’m sorry for doing this to you but thanks to you, other hens won’t have to suffer through this. You did great.”

Her head shot up and her eyes locked onto him. “R-really my King?”

“Yes, really.”

“T-thank you.” She got up on shaky legs and started carrying herself to the bathroom, Anubis saw that she was struggling. So he used his magic and picked her up, taking her to the bathroom. Closing the door behind her, the griff waited out side.

Roughly 45 minutes later Soft Claws emerged from the bathroom and bumped into Anubis, she looked a little better than before but her skin was raw and her coat thin. He was beginning to wonder if this was a side effect of the hormonal imbalance the drug would have caused or if it was caused by the hen’s embarrassment and past experiences as a Changeling.

“Your legs are still shaking, do you want me to carry you?”

“Oh no my King I couldn’t request for you to do that, I’ll be okay.”

“Sigh* okay then but if you stumble, I will catch you…. Now then, follow me. I believe that you have enough self control to wonder freely but I’d like to run some quick tests on you after I’ve tended to your body.”

“I’m sorry my lord, it was really stupid of me to take it out on myself but I-i didn’t want to upset you….”

“Well I would have rather the walls and bed be damaged than you but I’m not mad, just concerned for your safety.”

“Sorry….”

“Stop saying sorry, there’s nothing to apologise for.”

“B-but I made you worry about me my lord?”

“….Well as your lord, it’s my job to worry about my subjects wellbeing.”

“That’s a lot different from our last Queen, she didn’t really care about our wellbeing all that much….”

Anubis just looked back at her with an inquisitive expression. ‘So the Changeling Queen isn’t a great leader by any means, I guess I’d have to thank her because it makes me look so kind and generous in their eyes.’ 

“Here apply this to the damaged parts of your skin and coat.” He gave her a small tub of cream.

“Um thank you…. So um what about my winGS!?!?!?!” Anubis grabbed her wings and ignited his claws with a green aura, Soft’s wings began to heal and new feathers grew in.

“There, now give them a flap.” She did and her eyes lit up, she began to inspect them.

“Thank you my king, so what is in this tub?”

“It’s a special ointment that repairs the skin and regrow the fur in the area of effect.” ‘It was made out of the a concentrate substance from the green Necrovine artefact, that I created by separating and isolating the correct parts that trigger recovery in others.’

Soft applied the ointment and then followed Anubis out of the lab and up stairs, where Anubis told her to make herself at home. He left her to explore and disappeared into the library, 

The griff went to the third level and got to work on the portal to the Dreamscape, today was the day he’d be able to start it up. It was midday, so he’d get the whole afternoon to get it up and running.

KABOOM!!!*

“AAAAHHHH!!!” Soft jumped and hid under the table, the loud explosion shook the whole mansion. 

In the portal room bits of Anubis painted the walls, chunks of flesh and organs. Bits of brain matter covered the consuls and monitors, he began regenerating and once he was fully healed. He took one look at the destroyed portal and repaired it with in seconds before collapsing on the floor. His last thoughts before falling unconscious was ‘nothing but a minor set back.’

Coming to in the void, Anubis felt weak. Then the void changed into an old empty town, one forgotten by the griff and lost to time. It was one of his past experiments, where the residence were infected by a mind altering parasite. But he was in the town and not in its observation room, which meant that the infected residents would try to kill him not to mention that he was weak and vulnerable.

“Zodiac!! Where are you?!?”

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Meanwhile Anubis’s body stirred.

“Ahh what was that? Mortal, explain yourself now…. Oh no, I’m in his body and that means…. He’s in the void alone, this is bad.”

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“Fuck this I need a weapon!!” He was running from an angry mob, they were grossly disfigured and had a seemingly endless amount of stamina. For some reason Anubis was getting tired, to top it off he lacked all his abilities.

He ducked into a alley way and jumped the fence because he couldn’t fly, in fact his wings were just added weight. He fell onto some bins and slammed into the ground, then the ground began to crack and he fell through.

Falling into the hole, Anubis felt his ribs breaking upon impacting the cold steel ground. The pain was excruciating but he focused on the fact that it was steel that he had landed on. Lifting himself up on three legs and wincing from pain, he let out a low growl as he limped weakly through an underground cavern. 

He held his sides tight with his wings but the pain was almost unbearable, he thought that it was funny that he believed that his ribs were broken when he first arrived in Equestria because this pain was a thousand times worse. He didn’t know if it was because of the fact that he was weaker here.

He tried to forget about the pain by focusing on where he was, it was the underground labs that was new. Anubis did not recall this existing in the real town, but he thought that it was no different from his last experience in the void when Zodiac wasn’t in control. So staying calm and killing anything that’s a threat, would be the first response to anything that moves. For now.

“Where is Zodiac, that cosmic cock face. Bloody prick left me without anything to help me…. It’s kinda concerning but I’ve not got the time to be worrying, I need to fix myself up first.”

Wondering the empty halls, hunting for a first aid kit or something similar. Anubis was growing tired, the only thing keeping him awake was the pain. He hadn’t encountered any creature or experiments and he couldn’t tell if it was a good thing or not.

The injured griff stumbled into a sanitised lab that contained a med kit that was missing most of its contents and a side arm. Grabbing the gun he removed the magazine and checked how many rounds were inside, he was pleased to find 8 shots. Taking it and using morphine to numb his ribs, leaving the room with the gun in tow. Anubis found that the once clean halls were now covered in dry blood and slow lumbering beasts wondered around.

Their appearances were tall gangly biped things with long mechanical arms, that ended with two razor sharp blades on each limb. They had no head just one eye located on their chest, their skin was a rotten gray as if they had been rotting away as they lived.

They initially didn’t seem hostile so Anubis warily went past them, keeping his gun at the ready just in case. Another problem was that he had no sense of real time here, he knew that days could be hours and hours could be days in this place. He only wanted to open a portal to the Dreamscape, nothing more.

Then all of a sudden, one of the lumbering creatures attacked him. Swinging its claws at Anubis, he opened fire and hit it twice in the abdomen. The beast stumbled back before falling over, Anubis decided to take his leave as quickly as he could.

He found it odd that the creature didn’t cry out in pain…. now that he thought about it, he didn’t remember seeing a mouth on the thing.

‘What the fuck was that thing and how many of them are down here? I need to stay alert, there’s got to be an exit somewhere….’

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Meanwhile Zodiacrdanals was working on the interdimensional portal in the real world, the cosmic entity was frustrated with how his mortal companion had went about building it. He was fixing, adjusting and fine tuning it for him.

“Sigh* mortal I gave you the knowledge to build this and you’ve made it the most unstable thing possible, you never cease to amaze me and more importantly where are you?”

Zodiac was concerned by the lack of Anubis’s presence in his mind or body, the only other possibility was that he had entered a world of his creation and past.

Which raised more questions because when Anubis woke up in the real world he would leave him to takeover in the dream but how can he wake up if his body is already awake?

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Anubis’s POV

I’ve been making what seems to be zero fucking progress, all these rooms are empty and the hall are filled with those things. I need to get back to the surface, so I pressed on and found a staircase but it goes down instead of up.

Going down them is going to be a struggle in my current condition but I must push on, so I began my descent backwards. It wasn’t too pleasant but I didn’t have any other options.

Once I made it to the bottom, I spurn around and pulled my side arm from under my wing. Scanning the area for anything that moves, but the environment caught me off guard because it was over ground with plants.

Placing my gun back under my wing, I limped in and began to investigate the overgrown plant life. I didn’t touch anything because I couldn’t tell if it was poisonous or not, taking a closer look I noticed that the larger vines were pulsating with a red fluid. Not wanting to disturb it, I continued on my way and came across a room filled with skeletons of ponies and griffons. This made my hair stand on edge and I reached for my gun, my ears swivelled upon hearing movement from the far left corner of the room.

I took aim. “Identify yourself now!”

“Help us…. Help usss…. HELP US!!!” A vine shot out from the darkness and I rolled out of the way, it hurt but definitely beats being killed by a flower.

Bang!* Bang!*

“Aaaaaarrghh!!!!”

Fffuck! That hurts, okay I need to get out of here.” I’ve used three bullets, so that leaves me with 5 rounds left. I need to find ammo quick or get creative. As I stumbled away as fast as my three legs could take me, I began climbing the stairs to safety but something grabbed my tail. My initial reaction was to kick with my claws but I hit nothing, looking back I saw that a small vine had wrapped itself around my hind leg. That’s when I got a clear look at the owner of the vines, it was a giant Venus flytrap that had a singular yellow eye in its mouth. 

“This day just keeps getting better and better, Grrrrrrrrr….” Grabbing my gun I opened fire, aiming for the over grown plants eye, it recoiled in pain and released my leg. I immediately began dragging myself up the stairs ignoring the pain, I had to get out of here now.

The Venus flytrap bellowed in pain, fashion its large vines out at everything. The stairs were shaking and the walls were crumbling as lights flickered. But I continued to climb up, not looking back.

It was 2 agonising minutes but I finally managed to reach the top, as I dragged myself off the stairs. It collapsed and imprisoned that thing down there with it. Rolling on to my back and taking a minute to catch my breath, I felt myself getting really tired. My eyes became heavy and the cold steel floor was oddly comfortable, I felt myself slipping into sleep…. ZZZZZZZZ.

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Zodiacrdanals POV

I’ve finally figured out how to use this elevator and now I’m in what appears to be a chamber of knowledge and learning. 

I had left the chamber and began exploring this expansive structure, I had stumbled into a room the i believe that Anubis used for the preparation of food. Fascinating but i sense a life form in this room, a female one is hiding and the soulless cub is asleep directly above me…. 

“Excuse me but I’m not going to bring harm to you, so come out.”

“K-king Anubis? What was that loud bang? It shook the whole mansion.”

“That was nothing more than an explosion, nothing you need to be concerned with…. And who are you mortal?”

“Oh um my king, I’m Soft Claws but you already know this…. I’ve been helping you with a new research for the past two days.”

“Mhmmmm makes sense but why do you smell so good?”

“Yelp! Well I’m in heat my lord…. And um t-thank you for the compliment.”

“Ah so your body is signaling to me that your ready to be bred.” Soft’s wing stiffened and her tail shot up, her face became crimson.

“M-my lord b-but you’re already s-spoken for by p-princess Silverfeather, I mean if you insist but I’ve never a-actually done it b-before….”

“Oh yes the hen and Alicorn would be upset if that was to happen, so what was the drug you were helping with, for.”

“To help estrus be less…. Problematic for hens and griffs as well….”

“So that’s why you’re not offering yourself up, well that makes sense.”

“K-king Anubis, if I may? Why are you acting like you’ve never met me before?”

“Because I’m not Anubis, I’m Zodiacrdanals…. I’m currently in possession of his body right now, as he’s extremely exhausted and is resting currently.”

“Um oh…. So what are you?”

“I’m a cosmic great one, that’s taking a liking to Anubis.”

“Oh so what’s that?”

“Something very powerful and knowledgeable…. That’s all the information I’m giving you mortal but right now I’m in control of your king’s body and all I can do is wait. It’s almost as if this is happened intentionally?”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Nothing to worry about, so I’m going to need you to give me the complete layout of this temple.”

“Um lord an- I mean Zodiacrdanals, I not familiar with this place and it’s called a mansion….”

“Oh well that’s a problem…. Then I’ll take all the information you have directly from your mind.” A black inky goo began to ooze out of his claw and Soft took a step back as it sprouted fore large tendrils from its end. 

Her legs buckled and a mixture of fear and fascination filled her mind. “A-And how are you going to do that?”

“Open your beak, I promise It won’t hurt. It only hurts when I give knowledge.”

“W-What if I don’t want to?”

“I’m not asking.”

“Gulp* p-please no.”

“Sorry but I rather dislike not having info of my surroundings.” 

‘Zodiac!!! What are you doing?!?’

“Getting information, why?”

‘Look at her! She’s clearly scared!! So give me control over my body and allow me to ease her fears.’

“As much as I’d like to Anubis, I don’t know how….”

‘What?!?! B-but surely you can do something, right?’

“Sigh* not right now, I can’t….”

“Urr who are you talking to, Mr Zodiacrdanals?”

“Your king, his consciousness has returned but his control has not…. On the bright side I no longer need that information anymore, you’re welcome.”

“Oh t-that’s good to hear…. Um I’m feeling a little t-tired, so once my king is in control come and get me please.” She stiffly smiled and flew away, up stairs and into the first room she found.

‘What did you do to her?’

“Nothing other than probably confuse her and tell her that I was going to take information from her mind.”

‘I’m glad I came back when I did, you bloody fool Zodiac.’ “At least you didn’t get forceful…. Hey I’m speaking?!?”

‘And I now have access to the void…. My void’

“Sigh* now to fix this mess of yours.”

‘I don’t see what I did wrong?’

“That’s because you assume that every living creature is just going to comply with your wishes, when it’s more efficient to treat it like a trade…. For example I’ve given them new hope and a potential future, in return I gain their loyalty.”

‘I would have rewarded her for the knowledge.’

“Did you tell her that?”

‘No but what difference would it have made.’

“Probably a lot…. Anyway have fun in the void and take all the knowledge I have on the current situation with you, I’m just glad to be back here.”
> C58 A week away part 4.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV 

Looking at the time, I saw that it was way past dinner time and I began preparing something quick. Dishing up dinner, I took a plate upstairs and used my sense of smell to find which room Soft was in.

Knock* knock* knock*

“Soft…. It’s me Anubis, I’ve got dinner for you.”

The door creaked open and she looked up at him with wary eyes. “I-is it the real you, my king? And how did you find me?”

“Just a lucky guess and yes it’s me, here I made dinner…. Sigh* sorry for Zodiac, you can rest assured that I’m in complete control now.” She opened the door and took the plate in her claws, i followed her in.

“W-why do you have a….”

“Cosmic entity partially existing in my mind?” She nodded at me, so I continued. “The answer is because I accidentally encountered him and decided that he was useful enough to keep but weird things happen occasionally because he lives in my mind…. That’s the best I can explain it, at the moment.”

“Oh uh I didn’t really get all of that…. But is it safe?”

“I honestly don’t know but it’s beneficial to me, not only do I not dream now but he’s really helpful to me and is the reason I’m able to use my abilities to the fullest.”

“But my king, your safety is of utmost importance!”

“Yes but I can look after myself.”

She put the food down and jumped up. “What?! No King Anubis, it’s our job to protect you and King Jernick…. We don’t mention it but it upsets some of us that you don’t have an escort of Changelings. Sorry I meant long-eared griffons with you at all times….”

“It may seem strange but that’s the way it has to be, Jernick is the one that needs protection, I do not…. Not to mention that I’m safe enough in Canterlot Castle.”

“….WHAT!!! No no no, oh this is bad…. Our King is staying in the Castle of the Sun Demon!”

“The Sun Demon? Do you mean Celestia?”

“Yes, her…. My king but you’re not safe there, what if she.” I cut her off.

“Relax, I’m actually really close with her. So you and the others have nothing to worry about, she wouldn’t hurt me intentionally.”

“How do you know that? You don’t!”

“Soft Claws! I care about her deeply and she cares about me the same way, so you and the others will just have to accept that I’m going to be around her…. Although Sun Demon is definitely a name that wasn’t earned by any peaceful means?”

“I don’t know why our last Queen called her that but it couldn’t be for anything good….”

“Well that’s good to know…. So enjoy your food and get some sleep, it’s late.”

“Yes, my King…. G-good night too.”

“Good night.”

I left and made my way downstairs to get my own dinner and make a cup of tea to go along with it, precariously balancing on my hind legs. I made my way upstairs, using my wings and tail as a counter balance but once I got to the top I realised that I could have just levitated them up here. “I’m probably the smartest idiot this world will ever know….”

Heading into my room, I placed my food down on the desk and went to start eating but a suspicious lump under my bed sheets caught my attention. I threw the sheets up and a loud squawk of surprise startled me but I quickly caught the ball of fur and feathers. “I don’t remember saying you could sleep here you little rascal.” I immediately began to tickle her.

“Ahhhahahahahahahah! No daddy that tickles!”

“Awww that’s too dam bad.” 

“Nooooo!! Stop hahahahahah p-please!! I’m sorry!!”

“Are you really sorry?”

“Uh yes I’m really sorry….”

“Mhmm good…. Well are you hungry?”

“Umm no….”

“So that’s where all the cheese went? Never mind, just go back to bed.” She nodded vigorously and dived out of my claws and back under the sheets.

“Sigh*” why am I growing attached to this cub? I began to drink my tea, I tried to eat but I had lost my appetite. She calls me her father and has my blood coursing through her veins but doesn’t have a soul…. Fuck…. And who’s going to look after her when I’m in Canterlot? I mean I could place her in Cryo or something similar to what I did before…. It’s not like she needs food and water but that just seems harsh to do now….

“Sigh* I’m not getting any sleep tonight…. Not to mention my bed is occupied.”

“Um daddy, I want to cuddle…. Please?”

“Not right now. In a minute, I’m eating.”

“Oh uh okay….” 

Why did she have to say it like that? Now I feel like shit…. I need to weaponise cuteness, somehow…. “Don’t get upset about it, I didn’t say no.”

“But you did say no. sniffle* do you not l-love me?” Her eyes were teary.

Okay what the fuck? Why does it hurt more than being stabbed? No I must stay strong, I will not give in…. “Look I said not, it’s different from no. So let me eat and then we can cuddle, how does that sound?”

“Sniffle* s-so you don’t hate me?”

“What? No, of course I don’t…. Come here and stop acting silly.” 

“Sniffle* okay.” She tried to fly but dropped like a rock and nearly hit the floor but I ignited my claws and casted a shield spell to catch her. Relief washed over my body and I picked her up.

“Are you okay….” I still haven’t named her, aargh!”

She nodded and rubbed her foreleg. “Are you okay, let me look at it.” She landed on it, so it was a no brainer that it hurt but I could fix that. Wrapping my claw around her foreleg, I began to heal the damage cells and numbed the pain. Her eyes lit up and she lunged at me, latching onto my neck. I found myself carrying her to bed and tucking the cub in.

“I’ll be back in a second, just finishing up my dinner.”

“Sure thing daddy, love you.”

“I love you too….” That came out instinctively, that’s kind of scary…. Could I have a natural parental instinct? But I can’t get attached, she doesn’t have a soul.

I sat down and finally started to eat my dinner but it was cold. As I forced cold food down my throat, I look back to see that she was watching me intensely. “I’m nearly done….”

She quickly threw the sheets over her and pretended to be fast asleep. Finishing my plate, i got up and went to the other side of the bed. Getting in and turning the lights off, I laid there and she crawled up to my side. Now I had to be careful not to roll over, yay….

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Meanwhile in Canterlot Castle

Silverfeather was pacing around in her room, this was absolute agony for her. She knew that Anubis wouldn’t be at the camp site, it was obvious to her that he would be in that forest. But Celestia had locked her in here and to top it off, she had also casted a barrier spell around the rooms doors and windows.

“Huff* I need to see my Nubie now!!! Surely there’s a way out of here?” She began to push, pull and fiddle with everything in her room. “Come on, I know Anubis has a secret passage to my room but where?”

Click* tick* tick* tick* tick* clunk*

“Fuck yes!” She went in and the stone wall closed behind her, making her way through the passageways she found herself in the room where Anubis killed lady Silver Blood and turned her into a zombie puppet. She thought the room had an unsettling vibe about it, especially without him being there.

Continuing on her way she looked for an exit, Silver must have spent about an hour looking but she finally found a exit that leads to a cave system that had a enormous entrance that led out just underneath the capital city. 

She spread her wings and stretched them before catapulting herself out of the cave and toward the green tree line in the distance. If her hunch was wrong then she would have made this trip for nothing.

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Anubis was out cold sleeping on his back, the cub had made herself comfortable on his chest fluff. But her sleep was rudely interrupted by a loud crash from downstairs, getting up she tried to wake what she had come to know as her father up but nothing happened.

Deciding to go alone, she climbed off him and out of the bed. Coming up to the door the cub coiled back like a spring and jumped up, her two little fangs catching the door knob and she began to twist. Twisting just enough to open the door, it was a lot easier for her to close it behind her.

Sneaking to the stairs, the curious cub looked down into the darkness. A pair of eyes reflected back at her and she ran back to the safety of her father. But she had made one vital mistake, which was closing the door behind her. With no way in and the eyes inching closer with each passing second, she resorted to her last defence.

“DADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

CRASH!!!*

With in a matter of miller seconds Anubis had reduced the door to tiny splinters and had pinned the intruder to the floor with his claws around their neck but he was frozen in place.

The intruder’s scent was Silver’s…. Not to mention how over powering it was, he was holding his breath as to insure that he didn’t take in any more of the intoxicating smell. After releasing her, she immediately jumped at him and surprisingly knocked him over. 

With him on his back and Silver straddling him, the cub cried out and charged at her. Only to be picked up.

“Aaawwwwwwwww! Look at you! Nubie where did you find this little cutie? Soooo if you’re looking after one…. One more won’t make too much difference now…. So um shall we?” Her tail fully raised and a wild look in her eyes.

“What?! No Silver put her down now! And definitely no.” Anubis took the cub off of her and rolled the horny hen off him, using his body weight to pin her down.

“Daddy, who’s she?”

“Ahhhh um she’s daddy’s….”

“Daddy? Oh I’m your daddy’s hen-friend, that means I’m your new mummy and hopefully you’ll get to have a younger sibling soon.”

“Really!! Yay! I have a mummy!! And a daddy!!” The cub tried to reach out to Silver but Anubis had her by the scruff of her neck.

“Sigh* you, go bed now.” He put the cub down and she dragged herself to bed with a dejected look on her face. “As for you.”

“Um well I don’t mind doing it here.”

“Grrrrrrrrr* I do, so behave and follow me.” Anubis got up and began walking down the hall, Silver scrambling to her legs to follow him.

“Sooo um aren’t you going to explain where the cub came from, you know before you put one in me?”

“I found her corpse, so I decided to bring her back to life…. She is biologically mine but not through natural means, I genetically altered her biological makeup to contain my DNA…. Are you even listening?”

“Sorry teacher but I was distracted by your….”

“Get out from under me, now Nimrod!”

“B-But you smell so good!”

“Sigh* just follow me….”

“….sooo do I smell good? Oh you know I do, I’m surprised you’re still sheathed.”

They eventually got down to the laboratory and Anubis opened the habitat. “Ladies first.” He gave her a cheeky kiss and she pushed back, drinking in his flavour. She felt him pulling away, so she pushed back spinning with him. Then he pushed his tongue down her throat, flipping all of her switches on.

Silver pulled away and proudly walked in but he didn’t follow.

SLAM!!!*

“Ahhh hey! Wait but you said that you’d put a cub in me?”

“Hahahahahahahahah!!!!! Those were your words my dear, sorry but you are not ready for children.” His choice of words stabbed at Silver’s heart and she bursted into tears, Anubis felt bad but knew that he couldn’t go in there.

He grabbed one of the pills and went upstairs to make some tea for his emotional hen-friend, carrying the tea with the dissolved pill inside of it downstairs. Anubis grabbed her attention and made a deal with the weeping hen. 

“Listen Silver, if you drink this. I promise that it will help with your heat.”

“W-Why should I trust you! It’s probably a trick or something….”

“Silver my love, I’m not lying to you. Please just trust me and you’ll be thinking straight with in the hour.” She had a hint of doubt in her eyes but looking back a few minutes ago, Anubis didn’t lie to her. Those were her words not his, so she took the cup and downed it.

After downing the drink, she began to investigate the place she found herself locked in. But once she sniffed the cushions on the couch, she began to tear into them. This was most likely caused because of Soft Claws scent, the scent of a potential new hen that Anubis could try to add into their herd was not good by any means.

Anubis fell backwards into his seat and sagged. “Sigh* This is going to be a long night…. Fffuckkk, because I don’t need sleep. Nah sleep is for the weak….” He had a manic grin plastered on his beak.
> C59 A week away part 5.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Canterlot Castle 

Everypony was in a state of panic, the griffon princess was nowhere to be found. Celestia was completely lost on how the young hen had gotten through her barrier but that didn’t matter now. Silverfeather was gone and more than likely found Anubis.

A part of Celestia was jealous but the other part was concerned about her safety, then there was the fact that she’d have a lot of explaining to do. Silver’s parents were coming over for hearth’s warming, although the griffons celebrated a different holiday to her ponies. They were both about coming together and spending time with loved ones.

She had ordered an inspection of the room and nothing had been found, not a weak point in the barrier or a tunnel through the wall. The only things disturbed was the furniture. Celestia had also set out a search party for the griffon princess but after 3 hours of nonstop searching they came back with a letter from the Stallions.

Which said that Anubis went missing on the first day of estrus week, they believed that he flew back to the castle but that wasn’t the case. 

Celestia slammed her hoof on the marble ground at the foot of her throne, the situation had become worse. Now there was a griffon royal and Celestia’s beloved that had gone missing, not to mention that nopony had any ideas about the whereabouts of them.

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Meanwhile back at Anubis’s Evergreen mansion.

He was working on making the building harder to find, he’d been researching high level cloaking spells.

It was a good thing that Celestia had given him access to the royal library, he had spent hours making copies of all the books and it had been worth it.

Silverfeather had reacted well to the estrus suppressant but Anubis decided to keep her in the containment habitat for now, he didn’t want to risk it.

“Sigh* that should do the trick…. I need food.”

“Don’t worry my king, I’ll make you something tasty.” Soft ran off into the mansion, Anubis shook his head and followed her in.

“I should really make breakfast for everygriffon.” Upon entering the kitchen he found Soft had a bunch of ingredients on the counter, she had a lost expression on her face. “Soft let me show you how to cook breakfast, first of all you don’t need half the things here.”

He then proceeded to put away all the things that weren’t needed, then he started by putting bacon and sausages in the oven. Followed by a tray of hash browns, then grabbing a pan and pot. Anubis dumped a tin of beans in the pot with butter, then he cracked six eggs into the larger pan with some oil and stuck some toast on before popping the kettle on.

Soft Claws just watched in amazement and she even began to salivate at the delicious aroma coming from the oven. The scent of breakfast began to fill every corner of the house, even the laboratory down under.

After dicing up breakfast, Anubis sat down and sipped his cup of tea. Soft was still in her own little world of delicious food but she was snapped out of it. “Hey Soft could you go upstairs and grab my cub from my room.”

“What?”

“Yeah she’s in my bed sleeping, just pick her up and bring her down here please. I’m going to give our guest her food and maybe let her out.”

“Uh of course my lord, I’ll do it right away.”

Anubis took a plate of food and disappeared whilst Soft went upstairs, she walked up to the door at the end of the hall and began to pace.

‘Why does my lord have a cub in his sleeping quarters? Maybe she’s got no family or was abandoned by them?’

“Just go in and get her, Soft. Those are my orders.” She twisted the door knob and pulled it open, when she entered the room that was as dark as a cold winter night.

Then her gaze fell upon a small balled up cub on the bed, she was an adorable shade of peach and pink with blue tipped ears. She pocked the little one a few times but no response, so she quickly picked her up and pressed her against her ears.

Berbump* Berbump* Berbump*

“Oh thank goodness, guess you’re just a heavy sleeper you little cutie…. Sniff* Sniff* oh my gosh! The king has a daughter! Eeeeeeeeeeh.”

She cradled the cub and flew out the room and down the stairs, when she got to the dining room she sat down and waited with the cub for Anubis to return.

When he came into the dining room, he went unnoticed by Soft. She was giggling at the cub she held in her forelegs, the little one was running in her sleep kicking Soft’s chest as she did.

“So I see you’ve taken a liking to her.”

“My king! You startled me…. Well she’s lovely, I didn’t know you had a cub of your own. What’s the little princess’s name?”

“….”

“My lord, you have named her haven’t you?” Soft’s tone wasn’t soft by any means and Anubis scratched the back of his head.

“Well I’ve been really busy and…. Sigh* I don’t want to name her…. Yet.”

“Why?”

“B-because I don’t know what to call her.”

“So ask your mate, the griffon princess.”

“I could do but she just recently found out about her.”

“P-princess Silverfeather isn’t the mother?!? So um how did she take the news.”

“The cub isn’t mine either, she just has my DNA, it’s complicated okay. I found her and she wasn’t in a good state so I did something similar to what I did to you and the others.”

“Oh that’s so kind but why is she here and not with us?”

“Because she is technically my daughter…. Anyway Silver should be joining us for dinner. So if she asks any questions, please answer them but don’t tell her about how you were acting.”

“Oh of course my lord…. And here’s your daughter.” She pasted the sleeping cub to him and Anubis nuzzled the little thing affectionately. “Heheheh Princess Silverfeather is a lucky hen, my king.”

“Oh she knows…. So are you going to wake up or am I gonna have to eat up all of this tasty food on my own?” The cub’s ears twitched and Anubis grin. “Well I guess it’s all mine then.”

“Noooooooooooo!!!!!! I’m awake I’m awake daddy!”

“So now you’re up, mhmmmmmmmm suspicious.” He lifted her up and flipped her upside down, only to give her a questioning look.

“Hahahahahahah! Stop it silly daddy.”

“Very well, I’ll share.” Anubis put her down on a chair and placed her breakfast in front of her, she quickly grabbed the knife and fork and dug in. Soft giggle at the tiny cub before digging into her own.

After breakfast Anubis went down into the laboratory whilst Soft took the cub for a bath, upon entering the containment habitat. Silver had  herself under control now, she was feeling silly about how she had acted but that didn’t matter right now because the breakfast her mate made was incredible.

She didn’t even notice him enter, he was looming over her as she ate.

“Happy?”

“Cough!* Cough!* Cough!* Anubis! What in the Tartarus? You can’t do that!”

“Sorry…. But you seem to be doing good this morning, not going on about being bred.” The hen began to blush profusely and Anubis took a seat next to her.

“Why did you have to remind me…. But now that I think about it, why aren’t I in heat now?”

“I made a drug that suppresses the symptoms of estrus, you’re welcome.”

“Huff* i didn’t say thanks….”

“So what up with you?”

“What up with me? Oh I don’t know other than there’s another hen’s scent here, so Anubis. Who is she?” Despite being upset, Silver still filled her beak with food.

“Ooooh…. You mean Soft Claws, well she was the one who helped me make the estrus suppressant…. Don’t tell me you thought I was cheating?”

“What else am I meant to think? It’s heat week and you’re here with a hen in heat! Not to mention I found you quite easily, you know a giant house in the middle of the woods stands out….”

“Well I thought it was well hidden but I guess not, anyway Silver my sweet nimrod I can assure you nothing happened…. You can even ask her yourself.”

“….she’s still here?” The look she gave Anubis told him that he shouldn’t have said that.

“Ummmmm well yeah…. But only because I’m observing her condition, the drug isn’t 100% tested….”

“WHAT!!!!!”

“Oh whoops.”

“Anubis what if I die?”

“Silver, you’re not going to die okay. You reacted better than Soft did, she looked herself in her room for a day.” ‘If that was just out of embarrassment or a side effect of the drug, I still don’t know.’

She wrapped her talons around him and buried her beak into his chest. “S-so I’m going to be okay?”

“I promise you that you’ll be fine, I won’t let anything happen to you my dear.”

“T-thank you, you idiot….”

“Ouch my feelings.”

“Well I’m not wrong, you gave me something that you wasn’t 100% sure about.”

“Well it worked, did it not.”

“Shut up and carry me.”

“What? Like this?” He bit the scruff of her neck and took the empty plate in his magic.

“Ahhh! Anubis…. Okay but put me down once we’re upstairs.”

“Very well.”

“And thank you for the breakfast, you’re a surprisingly good cook….”

“I love my food too.”

“Argh Anubis!”

“Hahahahahahahahah!”

They made it up stairs and he put her down after closing the hidden door, Silver looked at where the door once was and shook her head. “What is it with you and hidden doors and passageways?”

“Don’t know but I think they’re cool.”

“Sigh* so um where’s that adorable cub and what are we going to tell Celestia, I mean you’re not exactly old enough to raise her even if you are extremely mature for your age.”

“I’ve done some thinking and came to the conclusion that the cub will stay here and we will not tell Celestia.”

“We can’t keep secrets from her.”

“….look, what choice do I have? If I tell her about the cub she’ll take her and if she finds out about everything else then…. I don’t know what she’ll do, it’s something that scares me Silver.” She was surprised to see this side of him but upon thinking it over, she came to the same conclusion and pulled him into a kiss.

“D-Do you love me more than Celestia?”

“What? Silver of course not…. It’s just that if she knew the real me, she’d…. She’d hate me….”

“No she wouldn’t, she might think you need help but she wouldn’t hate you. You’re irreplaceable.”

“Sigh* I’ll think about it, I mean I really don’t want to be keeping secrets from her but I’m already in too deep now…. And I don’t need help either.” He began to walk off, Silver reached out for him.

“Anubis….”

She tried to follow him but she bumped into somegriffon else, once she got up she saw a long-eared hen and the tiny cub behind her.

“Oh my goodness, princess Silverfeather I’m terribly sorry. Are you okay?”

“Oh me? Yeah I’m fine…. So who are you?”

“Ah um well I’m Soft Claws….”

“So what did you and my Anubis get up to?”

“Oh well he needed me to test a drug that would help control my estrus.”

“And….”

“And what?”

Silver breathed a sigh of relief at her response before smiling and focusing on the cub. “Hello little one, come and give me a hug.”

“MUMMY!!!!” Soft was a little confused and jealous but she understood that the cub would obviously think Silver was her mother…. Wait? Why was she jealous? The cub was cute but what brought about this feeling. “Mummy this is Soft, she’s the best at hide and seek!”

“Oh really, well as much as I want to join you I can’t. So where did daddy go?”

“Ummmmmm I think that way?”

“Heheheh, king Anubis went down that hall and through the last door on the right.”

“Thank you Soft and…. Oh I don’t have your name little one, so what is it?”

She looked at her with a big smile and said. “I don’t have one.” Silver’s mind came to a halt and she gave a low grumble before walking down the hall. “Bye mummy!”

“Bye Princess Silverfeather.”

“See you two later…. Mummy’s going to have some words with daddy….”

The door to the room that was decorated with blueprints slammed open and its occupant jumped out of shock. Spinning around, Anubis found an extremely pissed Silverfeather stomping towards him.

“So…. What’s up with you?” He was backing away nervously. “Okay maybe I was wrong to just disappear like that but you need to chill out.”

“This isn’t about that and no, I’m pissed at you for not giving that adorable, sweet little cub a name!!”

“Sigh* please calm down…. Or this could be a side effect of the drug? It’s a possibility, I mean you’re not usually this angry.” She cut him off by grabbing his cheeks, forcing him to look at her but he instinctively pulled away. Silver’s talons cutting him, the hen didn’t notice and she continued.

“Anubis how could you bring her back to life and not name her?!” She yelled.

He grabbed her beak and glared into her eyes “Silver, you need to calm down now.”

“Eep” she stiffened up and finally noticed the blood trickling down his cheeks but for some reason she felt aroused by being grabbed. “Oh no….” Her eyes turned to pinpricks and she began to tear up. “I-I’m so so so sorry, I d-don’t know what’s gotten into me. I’m just really easily upset for some reason Anubis.”

He pulled her in for a hug and she melted into it. “Shush it’s fine, this was just because of the drug my dear. I know you would never hurt me out of anger, so just calm down and take deep breaths.”

“Sniffle* b-but I hurt you, I’m a bad hen-friend…. W-What’s Celestia going to say?!?”

“Relax it’s not that serious but don’t let it happen again, I may be able to heal but I can still feel pain.” He flicked her forehead and her regret filled eyes locked with his own.

“B-but you don’t understand, because I drew blood it doesn’t matter if it was an accident! She’s gonna think I’m a threat to you and that I abuse you.”

He raised one eyebrow and giggled. “You, a threat to me, yeah maybe in the bedroom. Look, she doesn’t need to know and if she does find out…. Well she can’t really talk, she did blast me out of a window and put me in a hospital bed.”

“….”

“Come on, it was a joke.”

“You nearly died.” Silver deadpanned.

“Okay okay but we don’t have to tell her and look, I’m all healed up, anyway I need you to look after the cub for me, I’m going to take Soft back to the others. Oh and we’re gonna be leaving for Canterlot at 8pm, just a heads up.”

“Okay but I’m going to name her and I’ll make lunch, I need to make it up to you….”

“Sure just don’t burn the house down your highness.”

“Hey i know how to cook…. Um I do have one question?”

Anubis raised an eyebrow and smirked at her. “And what may that be?”

“Uh so the estrus drug thingy you made, does it mean I can’t get pregnant?”

“No you can, why do you ask?”

“Huff* that sucks…. But I could say I’m sorry in other ways.” She licked her beak.

“Ooh well I guess I should hurry up and drop Soft off, I’ll be seeing you later my abusive nimrod.”

“Please don’t call me that and see you soon Nubie.”

On his way out Anubis bumped into the little cub and Soft. “Oh hello there you little rascal, hey Soft. Pssss your mummy’s in there so climb into my claws.” 

She gladly jumped up and he opened the door and slid her across the polished floor. “Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!”

“Ahhh Anubis!”

“Be good for your mother now!” Closing the door and turning to Soft he grinned. “So you ready to go?”

“Oh um please could I say goodbye to the young princess, my King?”

“Ah of course.” Igniting his claws, she floated out and into Anubis’s forelegs. “Now say goodbye to Soft Claws.”

“Bye Soft Claws!” His ears folded back from the volume and Soft giggled.

“Bye bye little one.” Then Anubis slid her across the floor again.

“Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!”

“Okay now are you ready.”

“Yes my lord…. so you seem to be in a better mood, I take it that princess Silverfeather has plans for you later?”

“Cough!* oh wow, so you heard?”

“I didn’t intend to but yes my king.”

“I knew I should have made the walls thicker…. Anyway yeah she does and she’s going to give my daughter a name.”

“Your daughter? Well I’m pleased to see that you’ve completely accepted her as your own my king.”

“Yeah yeah, no need to be smug about it. Anyway let’s go.” He opened the front door and closed it behind them.

Taking to the sky, they looked back to find the structure had completely vanished. Soft was confused but Anubis was pleased with his work, then they flew back to the campsite where the other long-eared griffons were.

Two hours later he landed at the front door of his mansion sized research outpost and walked in to find one hyperactive cub and one exhausted Silver. “Has she been good?”

“Yeah just has an endless supply of energy, I need a nap. I honestly don’t know how my mum managed a nation and motherhood at the same time?”

“Yeah go take that nap, I’ll deal with this little monster. Oh and before I forget, what did you name her?”

“Well how about you ask her?”

“Heheh, so what’s your name you little abomination against god?”

“Heheheheheh, stop saying silly words daddy.”

“You’re lucky she doesn’t know what that means, anyway I’ll be in the living room sleeping. Wake me up in an hour so I can make lunch.”

“I might, so what’s your name, I just has to know!”

“Heheheheheh, that’s not how you use ‘has’.”

“Pffffff of course it is…. Isn’t it?”

“Noooo! And my name is a secret that only me and mummy know.”

“Gasp* really? But you’re going to tell me right?”

“Maybe if you play a game.”

“Mhmmmmm and what game are we playing?”

“TAG! Your it!” And she ran off giggling.

“Sigh* I just wanted to know what Silver had named her…. Well i guess I’m it, so might as well play.” Anubis began down the hall at a slowed jog.

His keen sense of hearing could pick up on little giggles every time he passed a specific book case but he pretended to not know where they were coming from. He found it amusing that she found it funny to hide, run away and get caught when he himself spent his youth in a bunker hiding, running and praying to not be caught. It was funny how a change of severity made it fun a posed to terrifying.

Then he noticed a tail sticking out from behind the book case and he grabbed it, a loud scream came from the little cub and then she erupted into giggles once Anubis pulled her out and began to tickle her. “Give me your name or I’ll tickle it out of you!!”

“N-hahahahahahah-ever hahahahahah no I-it’s mine!”

“Ahhhhhh! I said give it to me.”

“Please no! I give up! I give up!”

“So….”

“Gasp* Heheh, it’s…. Never!!” And she ran off again, all he could do is laugh and shake his head at her antics.

“Considering that she had no soul she has a lot of character. sigh….* I really need that last artefact.”

After finding her again Anubis looked her dead in the eyes and told her to tell him her name, the game’s were fun for a bit but he wanted to know what Silver had picked out in such a short time.

“Okay daddy, mummy named me Eclipse!”

“Eclipse…. Well that’s a lovely name for a lovely little cub.” Anubis would have to ask Silver what significance it has to her but all in all he liked it.

“I know I’m lovely!”

He grinned and an odd sense of pride welled up in his chest. “So how about we make lunch?”

“Yay!! But wasn’t mummy meant to make lunch?”

“Yeah but I don’t trust her, I’ve never seen her cook before and I’d rather not die from food poisoning thank you.”

“Heheheheheh, why did you say thank you?”

“Sigh* doesn’t matter, so let’s make lunch.”

“Okay!”

Silverfeather was brought back to the waking world feeling rejuvenated and relaxed but upon seeing the clock she panicked. She had overslept and didn’t make lunch but she calmed down once the delicious aroma of fish filled her beak.

Following her sense of smell, she stumbled into the dining room and found three plates of food but even though it smelled good, the appearance was alien to her. The fish was covered in a golden brown crust of sorts and next to it was something that looked like chunky hay-fries, she didn’t like hay-fries but Eclipse seemed to love them.

After lunch they all leaned back and let out a sigh of satisfaction, Silver had no idea what those chunky fries were but they went perfectly with what Anubis call battered fish. Even though she didn’t find any bruises on it, she thought the name needed work.

Little Eclipse jumped down from her chair and walked over to the larger griff, he gave her a pat on the head and said. “Fall unconscious.” She went limp and Silver freaked out.

“Ahhh! Oh no is she okay?!?”

He picked her up and smiled. “She’s fine…. Remember what I told you back when I blew Silver Blood’s brains out and brought her back but minus the bitch?”

“Yeah…. So you’re telling me that you could have commanded her to listen to me opposed to me having to bribe her to listen? Grrrrrrrrrr* Anubis.”

“Would you really have like that? Not to mention that you handle her pretty well in my books but maybe ask your mother for a few pointers when you get the chance.”

“Fuck you….”

“Awwww you’re too sweet, so I’ll be collecting that reward once I put Eclipse in storage.” Her cheeks burned red and wings shot up, Anubis knew that the estrus suppressant helped with Silver’s self control but didn’t mean that she was any less horny.

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8 hours later a very pleased Anubis and silver closed and locked the front door of the mansion, grinning at each other.

“It’s a shame you weren’t able to finish your dinner Silver.”

“Sorry but I already had a full stomach.” A hint of pride in her voice.

“Yeah, I’m just surprised you managed to fit it all in.”

“Why? Most griffons don’t really have a gag reflex.”

“Hehehe well I can’t wait to see Celestia’s face when she sees.”

“That’s just wrong…. Although she has a long tongue.”

“And she’s good with it too.”

“Oh shut hiccup* up.”

“Hahahahahahahah!!! Oh don’t give me that look, it’s pretty funny.” She smiled and took off, Anubis followed, they began on their journey back to Canterlot. 

Half way there, silver had perched herself on top of Anubis. So now not only was he carrying his saddlebags full of research but a full grown Silverfeather on his back.

He could see the caravans and stallions all walking back into the city. But when Anubis landed in the castle courtyard, he was met with a nervous and guilty looking Alicorn.

“Sniff* Sniff* Oh no…. Anubis I’m sorry for allowing her to escape…. I take it that you two did it.”

“….um well not exactly but she’s got a good throat on her, Anubis approved.”

“So…. You didn’t breed her?”

“Nope.”

“But she’s not in heat anymore?”

“Yeah, because her heat ended….” ‘Please stop asking questions Celestia!’

“Look, if she conceives then I’d be more than happy to help you two. After all that’s what a herd is for Anubis…. So where did you run off to, I’ve been informed that you disappeared on the first day.”

‘Ahhhhhh! Go back to the other questions please!!!’ “Um well I went to the Whitetail woods, i just wanted to see what I was capable of is all Swan neck.”

“Anubis I’m not mad but please don’t hide anything from me, I can tell that you’re not telling the full truth. I’ll be waiting for when you’re ready to come and tell me in my room…. And we’re going to need to figure out a way to break the news about you and Silver to her parents.”

“But they already know about us…. Sort of?”

“I meant the fact that she spent a night and most of a day with you in heat week.”

“Fuck….”

“Oh don’t worry and come here and give me a kiss.” She brought his tongue into her muzzle and Anubis almost lost himself to her taste, he noticed that both of their scents and salivas tasted better but Celestia’s was completely intoxicating.

He didn’t even notice that his second tail was fully erected for all to see, Celestia blushed and fluffed her wings whilst the guards-mares around them just dropped everything to stare.

“Oh my Anubis, it’s near to the end off my estrus and it looks like you’re having trouble controlling yourself.”

He just ignored her and walked around the playful Alicorn. Seeing his target, he grabbed her cutie marks and gave her mare-hood a kiss. Celestia raised one hind leg and gave a pleasured whinny before her mind reeled back and she teleported away.

Re-appearing 2 meters away from Anubis, she was pleased but shocked at the same time. He did that in front of all the other mares, does he have no shame? Then it clicked, it was her scent that had clouded his normally well controlled mind.

“S-sorry Anubis but you’re going to have to wait another two days before we can lay together.”

“….” 

He was just staring at her with a predatory gaze, it sent a shiver down her spine and her tail flicked in response. She felt bad but it was for the best. Silverfeather finally woke up from all the commotion and she rubbed her eyes before jumping off his back.

Looking to him she found herself blushing but he was suddenly in cased by a golden barrier which he immediately sank his claws into it and bolts of energy began to shoot out of them. Every pony and griffon backed up and Glacier grabbed Silver by the talon.

Celestia knew how this was going to end and that was with a magically exhausted Anubis out cold on the floor.

Silver watched in silent confusion at what was unfolding before her but whilst she was distracted Glacier took a peek under her tail. She breathed a sigh of relief upon realising that they didn’t mate with each other during heat week.

Then Celestia’s spell broke and Anubis slumped over onto his back, she quickly grabbed a tablecloth and tossed it over his sleeping form. 

Stomp!*

“Why are all of you standing around staring at him!?! What happened here will go unspoken, do all of you hear me?”

They all bowed and yelled in sink. “Understood princess!”

Celestia then picked Anubis up in her magic and walked off, Silver and Glacier followed.

Once they reached her study, she placed Anubis down on a pillow and made herself comfortable on the couch. Silver and Glacier were looking a little lost but then Glacier spoke. “P-princess Celestia, I um can confirm that Anubis didn’t breed her highness.”

They both look to the hen in confusion and Celestia gestured for her to continue. “S-Sorry Silverfeather, I took a look under your tail and well…. There are no signs of her doing it as of recently….”

“You did what and of course me and Anubis didn’t do it!!”

“So…. I’m not going to have to break the news to your parents then…. Sigh* but why aren’t you in heat?”

“Well…. by the time I found him, my mind was clearer…. And it ended a bit earlier than expected.”

“That’s good…. I’m just in shock from the fact that he tried to eat me out in front of my Guards-mares…. Argh that was humiliating.”

Both Celestia and Silver looked at Glacier and then to each other, Silver started. “Glacier? You didn’t seem to be affected by estrus, why is that?”

Glacier stiffened up and broke eye contact with Silverfeather. “Um…. I can’t go into heat, I’m infertile….”

“Oh I’m really sorry to hear that Glacier.”

“Sorry for asking that, I didn’t mean to bring it up.”

“Oh it’s not a problem you two…. I’m just happy to have friends, the other hens in the guard are only colleagues and not nice ones at that.”

“YAWN!!*”

All three of them spun around to see Anubis doing his wake up stretches, Celestia and Silver were backing up whilst Glacier just sat there blushing.

Anubis sat down in front of them with a confused look on his face, completely unaware of his swinging member. “So why do you all look like deer caught in the headlights?”

Celestia started. “I don’t know what headlights are but it’s because of how you acted 10 minutes ago…. And you’re unsheathed my love.”

“Oh…. Aahhhhhhhha ha ha, so stop staring!” He covered himself with his wings and Glacier looked away, Silver just walked up to him and placed a claw on his shoulder.

“So you got everything under control now big boy?”

“Um yeah but why are you ladies treating me like some sort of wild dog?”

Celestia and Silver gave a nervous laugh, he found it to be weird but just brushed it off.

“Nubie, do you remember what happened ten minutes ago?”

“Not really but I think I ate something tasty because I have a delicious aftertaste in my beak.”Celestia turned crimson and Anubis looked at her. “Are you feeling alright Celestia?”

“Eep! Um I’m fine and definitely don’t taste good.”

He got up and went over to the door “Uhh do you three want me to leave?” 

“Wait Anubis, please tell me where you and Silver were?”

Silver interjected. “Nubie, come on we can trust her. You said you’d think about it.”

“Sigh* o-okay I’ll…. I’ll tell her, where we were. C-Celestia me and Silver were in the whitetail woods….”

“Go on.”

“In a house that I’ve been working on whenever I go hunting.”

“Silver is he telling the truth?”

“Well there’s a little more to it but overall yes.”

“Okay well I’m glad you told me Anubis, so when you next go hunting, I’d like to come and see this house in the woods please?”

“Argh ummmm okay….”

“Splendid, oh and you can leave if you want now…. I’d give you a kiss but after what happened last time, I think it’s for the best if I don’t. Bye bye handsome, as soon as I’m no longer fertile we are having a day together.”

“Hahahahahah I’ll be looking forward to it swan neck but don’t forget about Silver and you taste absolutely divine Celestia, oh and I bet those mares were so jealous bye!”

Slam*

Celestia was left with a look of horror and embarrassment as Silver was giggling, Glacier hadn’t move from her spot and was just shaking her head with a lost look on it.

“Hehehehehahh. so Glacy, what’s up with you?”

“H-how are you able to walk?”

“What?”

“I knew he was big but actually being in front of him with it just swinging there, it’s like a sword Silver! How? How has he not broken your back or pelvis, heck how are you not broken?”

“Oh ah just try not to think about it too much my friend.”

Glacier just slowly turned to look Silver in her eyes. “your poor insides.”

“Silver I have a few more questions about this house in the woods, mind answering them for me?”

“Oh sure this Celestia, what do you want to know?”
> C60 first day of college
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis’s POV 

It’s been a month since heat week and I have been busy with relocating Jernick and the others, building a decoy house in the Whitetail woods and exploring the Dreamscape. I had to insure that my dear Celestia didn’t find them or the mansion, I’ve also been working on an aircraft that uses anti-gravity magic to fly at high speeds. It was located under the castle, in the cave behind the waterfall.

But that wasn’t anything I should be worrying about right now, because I was outside of Canterlot College. I felt weird, thanks to the height difference between myself and the other students…. I was also the only Griffon from what I could see or so I thought, seeing a fellow beaky individual. I walked up to say hi.

But when i approached what looked to be a half griffon, half pony. I slowed my approach, once I was spotted by him. The reaction was surprising to say the least, I saw instead fear in his eyes and he immediately balled up shaking. He even had a cutie mark, his was a test tube with a bubbling liquid inside of it. He was a soft pinkish red with green feathers on his wings and head.

“Um hello….”

“P-please don’t eat me, I don’t taste good.”

“Wha…. I’m not hungry anyway, so what’s your name and why are you terrified half to death?”

“Y-you’re not going to eat me? B-but my cousins all said that other griffons would try and eat me up?”

“Why would other griffons try to eat you?”

“I-I’ve never really met other griffons, well other than my dad’s family…. So I just believe them because they were griffons and I’m a hippogriff.”

“A…. Hippo-griff? Okay that’s new, so what’s your name? And stop shaking.”

“O-Of course! Um I’m Galeyus Dusk, son of the head of science here. Professor Dusk, she’s my mother…. And you are?”

“Anubis, Anubis Grimgost…. today’s my first day here, so pleasure to meet you Galeyus.” I was cut off by a familiar voice calling my name.

“Anubis!!!! You’re here!!!!”

Spinning around to find Spring Torch running at me, i just stood there and watched as the mare slammed headfirst into my chest. “Morning Spring…. And ouch.”

She bounced back up and somehow managed to not drop her violin case. “Good morning to you too…. Oh hey Galeyus, looking good this morning.”

“T-thanks…. And um sorry but.” Spring cut him off.

“I would compliment you Anubis but the griffon princess would probably have me banished.”

“The what!!”

“Spring please, that’s meant to be on the low.”

“Oh sorry, so do you know what classes you are in?”

“Yeah…. I’ve got my timetable but I have no idea about where the classrooms are.”

“Um I’m sorry but…. Are we just gonna fffff….” Galeyus lost his voice when i looked at him. 

“Go on, don’t stop.”

“F-forget about t-the fact that you’re huge, like scary huge.”

I just raised an eyebrow and a grin appeared on Spring’s muzzle, Galeyus tried to make himself smaller.

“Because I’m different from normal griffons, see I don’t have talons.” All of a sudden Galeyus lost all fear and grabbed my claws, inspecting them vigorously.

“Wow! Your forelegs have a muscle structure like nothing I’ve ever seen in a textbook, I need to ask my mum about this!”

“Heheheh and fear is replaced by fascination.”

“Anyway my first class is….” I checked the pocket watch Celestia had given him and the timetable. “Combined sciences in 10 minutes, any clue on where that is?”

“Oh! I’ve got that first too, I can show you the science block and help you look for the right class.”

“Sure, honestly I think they should have told me who my professors were before my first day.”

Meanwhile Captain Sky was fuming outside the castle gates, Anubis was meant to wait for her to take him to the campus grounds. She had a scroll with the classrooms and professors names on it which he was meant to have.

“That fricking griffon is so gonna get it!!! 1000 wing ups minimum!!!”

Anubis followed his new acquaintance who seemed way more comfortable with him, he didn’t mind his presence by any means. His only other male acquaintances who he actually went out of his way to speak with was Jernick, Graceful and Tender.

He had met with the two foals who he befriended when he first got here. But when they met, Twinkle and Rustic were shocked and immediately tried to use his wings as climbing equipment. So he had kept contact to a minimum.

“Anubis I’m going to ask my mum which class you’re in, so please wait here.”

“Got it.” He took a seat on the floor and waited, as he did a crowd began to form. Curious, confused and even some sour looks were being sent in his direction but he didn’t care.

Then a unicorn that was holding her head up way too high shot an unprovoked comment at him. “Argh, I only thought that thing Galeyus was allowed to attend because his mum worked here, now we got another wild animal on campus? Wait until my parents hear about this.”

Anubis chose to not bite back and continue to sit in silence, waiting. The other ponies began to back away, all looking uncomfortable with the situation.

“Be careful everypony, the security guard had to detain him a few months back. Clearly he might go feral.”

“Hey! That’s not true Frostlight Shiver!”

“It isn’t? So how come your mum sometimes has bite marks on her neck then? There’s clearly something wrong with the brain of a griffon.” Galeyus looked like he was about to cry but Anubis butted in before it went any further.

“Are you just going to spout nonsense or do you have anything of substance to say?”

“Excuse me? Do you know who you’re talking to?”

“No and to be frank, I don’t want to, thanks.” A collective gasp came from the crowd, even Galeyus had looked shocked.

“Psssss Anubis, she’s a noble!”

“Oh…. So the worst she can do is complain.”

“The worst I can do is have you kicked out of this house of learning, I could also have the princess remove your claws! So I would worry if I was you.”

Anubis began to giggle, he tried to suppress it but failed to do so. Everycreature looked at him as if he had gone mad. “I’m sorry to break it to you but no, just no. Although I wish you luck, just try not to lose too much sleep over it.” He walked past her and towards Galeyus. “So which class am I in?”

“Umm oh yeah, we’re in the same classroom and here’s a scroll with all of your classroom on it.”

“Thanks dude, so let’s go.”

Once they made it to their classroom, the professor greeted Anubis and told him to wait by his desk for everypony else to get settled in. He observed two ponies immediately go up to Galeyus and they pulled out some cards, Galeyus also got a deck of cards from his saddle bags.

He brushed it off as some kind of training card game and began to identify all the possible escape routes, once he finished that he began to look at all the ponies in the classroom.

“Okay, listen up everypony. We have a new student who will be studying with us, as you all can see he is a griffon.” The professor turned to him. “Go on and introduce yourself Grimgost.”

He nodded and took a step forward. “Hello everycreature, I’m Anubis Grimgost and I’m looking forward to conducting my studies with all of you, I hope that we all get along….” ‘I should probably add something more?’ “Does anycreature have any questions? Because I’m willing to answer 3.”

A lot of hooves went up and Anubis began to regret asking that, he assumed that because they were college students they wouldn’t be to interested. But he was wrong. 

“You there, with the brown and white mane.”

“Why do you have your wings up like that?”

“Because it’s comfortable for me, next question…. You in the front row with the orange mane.”

“Are you single?”

“Uh…. No. So last question, mhmmmm you there at the back with the black mane.”

“Since you’re a griffon, why does Galeyus’s dad bite his wife?”

“Mhmmmm i can’t really answer that but I give my hen-friend love bites, which typically leaves a mark. If that helps?”

They all looked towards a very embarrassed Galeyus who was turning red whilst he tried to hide in a feathery cocoon.

“Okay okay everypony, that’s enough. So Anubis please take a seat wherever.”

“Sure.” He decided to take the empty seat next to a mare who was sat next to Galeyus but he ran into a problem, he didn’t fit on the college seats. So he just removed the seat and sat on the ground.

40 minutes later and the lecture about magical biology was finished, Anubis had vigorously wrote everything down. This was useful for him because he needed to understand how to allow his body to manage more magical power.

Galeyus was walking to his next class with his friends whilst Anubis took a look at his timetable, he saw that his next lesson was banking and economics that was located in the maths block across from the science block.

“Yo Galeyus, I’ll see you later and sorry. I didn’t mean to embarrass you.”

“Yeah it’s fine and okay see you later.”

Walking through the math block, looking for the classroom. He eventually found the right one and greeted the teacher who was a young looking mare who didn’t even bat an eye upon seeing him walk in.

Going through the same process of introducing himself to his fellow classmates and getting comfortable Anubis got straight to studying. The ponies ether side of him decided to strike conversation with him, to his dismay.

“So your name is Anubis…. That’s a cool name, does it mean anything from where you’re from?” The one asking the question was a larger than average Pegasus stallion with a red coat and white mane.

“Mhmmm yeah it does but I’d rather not say…. So what’s your name?”

Before the stallion could answer another voice butted in. “He’s Razor Wing but we just call him Wing and I’m Flame Sparkler, nice to meet you.”

Flame Sparkler was a tall yellow unicorn, who was way too touchy for Anubis’s liking. “Well it’s a pleasure to meet both of you.”

“She always interrupts me. So Anubis, do you like to fly?”

“Hey I do not Wing and of course he does, look at him….”

“Excuse me?”

“Sorry but don’t mind her, she’s a pervert but harmless.”

“Hey that’s not true.”

“Well to answer your question Razor, I do like to fly.”

“Sweet. So do you wanna have a race at lunch time?

“It’s a little on the beak but sure why not.”

“Oh yeah! I’m going to smoke you.”

“Ha not in any universe bud.” They were both grinning at each other. 

“Oh you should meet our friend, he’s a hippogriff. A bit nerdy but still cool.”

“Yeah, we’ll meet up with him and maybe he’ll try to race.”

“Like Galeyus would do that.”

“Hey he might, as long as you don’t scare him off again.”

“Again?”

“It wasn’t that bad, I wasn’t thinking straight okay.”

“Yeah…. So she tried to kiss him but he wasn’t interested because he has a massive crush on.” Razor was cut off by a hoof in his mouth.

“Shut it idiot, we promise to not tell a soul.”

“Sorry….” Then all three of them stiffened up when the professor butted in.

“I hope you’re helping our new student with the material Razor, Flame?”

“Sorry miss Bank Books.”

Anubis found it funny but found it weird that they were immediately buddy buddy with him but if they knew Galeyus, then they can’t be that bad.

“Hey Anubis it’s lunch time, come hang with us. We’re going to the library, that’s where Galeyus is normally.”

“Okay I’ll follow, so why is Galeyus in the library?”

“Oh he’s probably playing his little card game with his other friends, Wing tried to play but he’s too stupid to understand it.”

“Hey! I’m not that dumb.”

“Hahahahah!”

Once they made it to the library and found the hippogriff concentrating intensely on the cards in front of him. Anubis immediately inspected the cards from a distance, he noticed that Galeyus was holding a bunch of cards. He had no idea what was going on, nor was he overly interested.

“Hey Galeyus.”

“Ah! Anubis, what are you doing here?” He nearly dropped his card but just managed to hold them.

Both, Flame and Razor Wing looked at Anubis in surprise.

“We’ve already met.”

After Galeyus finished his game with his pals, they made their way outside. 

“So Anubis, when did you meet him?”

“Earlier todAY!!!!!!” They turned around to find a pegasus mare with Anubis’s tail in her mouth. “Sky! That hurt…. Sky?”

“I’ve been looking for you all day Anubis!!! And it’s Captain Sky to you!” He straightened up and gave a sharp salute, the others all froze up realising who the mare was.

Razor Wing’s mind was spinning at a million miles per hour whilst Anubis was being scolded by her.

“Look I’m sorry I forgot to meet you before college…. I also forgot my lunch, so I’ve got to head back to the castle. Do you want to accompany me? Unless you have some bits you could donate to the charity of my stomach?”

“You’re a bloody moron, yeah I’m heading in that direction anyway…. I don’t get paid enough to feed your appetite.” She jumped up and took off. “Just keep up Stud!”

“Ahh what?! Um sorry guys and gal, I need to go!”

“That lucky bastard….” Flame just patted him on his back and Galeyus just laughed softly.

Anubis was hot on Sky’s tail but no matter how hard he flapped his wings, it just wasn’t enough to pass her. They flew through the castle gates and Sky landed with a hint of elegance whilst Anubis wizzed past her.

CRASH!*

“Sigh* it’s a good thing you have a thick skull…. And can heal yourself.”

“Doesn’t mean it doesn’t still hurt, I know what death feels like without actually dying…. I already did that once, not that painful.” He mumbled that last sentence.

“Sorry what was that?” She shook her head. “Never mind, just get up before somecreature sees and reports that you’re injured to the princess.”

“Oh shit yeah!” Anubis shot up like a rocket and shook himself off before the blood on his forehead began to reverse its flow. “I’m good, so I need to get my lunch and go.”

“What? No you don’t, it’s college not school. Not to mention that you have music next and that doesn’t start until 1:30, I never knew you liked music?”

“Well yeah, I thought that it’ll be fun to serenade Celestia and Silver.”

“Ahh, so you do have a romantic side. Now don’t go and get distracted by other mares or hens but if you do, just make sure that your other two herd mates are aware and okay with it.”

“Okay I’m ambitious but not greedy, so relax. Not like they would even tolerate me messing around with any other mare or hen….”

“Mhmmm what about a dragoness…. Probably not, so how does it feel to be a royal stud?” She pressed a hoof against his beak and gave him a smug grin. “From what Princess Celestia said, you like to bite.”

“Cough* Cough* shut up, any louder and the whole castle will know.”

“Hahah what don’t they know? I mean the rumour for the past month has been about how hung you are.”

“Argh! Come on, I wasn’t thinking straight okay it just happened.”

“Are you sure you forgot your lunch or were you looking for something else?”

“Sigh* it was nice seeing you today Captain but good bye now.”

“Awwww have I hit the nail on the head?”

Anubis just covered his now blushing face from the Wonderbolt Captain and began walking towards the kitchen. She followed with an even bigger grin, until they bumped into Celestia. Her grin immediately faded and Anubis gained a little more bounce in his step.

“Swan neck! My love.”

“Oh Anubis, how’s your first day of college?”

“It’s been pretty good, I’ve made some friends.”

“Mhmmm are they all stallions? And Silver parents are coming in a few weeks.”

“Ha ha hah…. No but relax okay just theres only one mare, not including Spring Torch…. Wait what? In two weeks?”

“Just be careful around mares please. And yes in two weeks oh and here, Silver ate your lunch so I was quickly making you some more.”

“Wow Anubis, she’s not only beautiful but she can cook! You’d be an idiot to not marry her highness.”

“Oh heheheheh, believe it or not but I really enjoy cooking and Anubis loves food. So I’ve been reading some cookbooks from Griffonstone.”

“Heheh well I’ve heard that he himself is a great cook or that’s what Princess Silverfeather says.”

“Oh is that so? Anubis why didn’t you tell me?”

“Because it doesn’t matter that much, I mean I’m not as good as the castle chefs.”

“But it’s the thought that counts, my tea isn’t as good as yours but I still like making it. I’ve even tried to copy your blend but it’s just not the same.”

“Sorry but it’s a family secret my dear.”

“Heheheh that’s why I’m going to keep you around until you marry me.”

“Well what if I just stay as your griff-friend forever?”

“That’s fine by me, I mean all I have to do is ask for some.”

“Well played swan neck, so what have you made me? It smells good.”

“Oh it’s a cheese omelette with a side of chicken and rice…. But I’m not sure I did it right so here you are.”

“Wait chicken? Isn’t that like cannibalism?”

“I’m not actually an overgrown chicken! And if it is, then I’m a cannibal because it smells good.”

“Heheheheh yeah I was also shocked to discover that griffons eat chicken, Anubis has eaten boar before.”

“That’s just wrong….”

“Hell no! That’s nature, the circle of death or was it life? Can’t remember, I was so young….” He took a fork and scooped a bit of chicken and rice into his beak. “Mhmmmmmm oh my god, Fffuck me that’s good! Nah you need to try some Celestia, for me?”

“Um I don’t think I should Anubis, I’m a herbivore.”

“Yeah but biologically speaking, herbivores still can consume meat on occasion.”

“Even if it might be true, I don’t like meat.”

“Have you ever had any before.”

She just giggled and gave him a smirk. “Oh Anubis, we need to talk about your behaviour. I mean you try to shove meat down mine and Silver’s throats at every opportunity you get.”

“Yeah and? You and Silver love my meat. So what difference does a bit of chicken make, just try it.”

“Ah okay I’ll be taking my leave now princess, bye Anubis have fun.”

“Bad griff…. So it’s good?” She scraped her hoof on her foreleg and Anubis saw a side of his normally confident and calm mare-friend that surprised him, she was all bashful.

“Y-yeah….” She looked at him and he scrambled to compose himself, Celestia just tilted her head.

“That wasn’t a very sure yes?”

“Sorry, it’s just that you looked so cute when you’re all uncertain…. Not that I don’t like that you’re certain about most things, hahahahh….”

“Heheheh so you like when I’m not sure? Why’s that Anubis, do you like taking the lead? Because I know I like you leading.”

“Same here but it seems I only get to lead in the bedroom.”

“Well we both know why that is my apex predator.”

“….”

The silence was loud enough to hear and Celestia had turned beet red from embarrassment, Anubis just had his beak hanging wide open from shock.

“No, that’s illegal to say. No, for that you need to try some chicken.”

“What? Why are you so incessant about having me eat chicken?”

“Because you have fangs, well not now but that one time when you were super mad. Your eyes became slitted and orange, as well as your mane was smoking and your fangs appeared.” Her eyes widened but she quickly composed herself, Anubis noticed this but stayed silent about it.

“Look okay, I’ll try a little but I’m not going to like it.”

“Mhmm you’d be surprised, here.”

She took the fork in her magic and gave the chicken an experimental nibble. She pulled back and looked at it with an aura of conflicted morals before putting the whole piece in her mouth, where she happily chewed away.

“Told you so.”

“Mmmm oh shush.”

“I’m just full of great ideas, like a never ending factory of brilliance.”

“Okay it’s good but not a word to anypony or griffon….”

“Don’t worry, I wouldn’t but I need to finish this and get going…. I also need to get that violin as well.”

“No problem, here.” She gave him the fork back and teleported away and came back with a violin case, she gave him it and stole another piece of chicken before giving him a kiss.

“Hey my lunch….”

“Anyway I’m leaving now Anubis, love you and stay safe.”

“I love me too Celestia and I will don’t worry, I’ll be home at 4-ish okay.”

“Okay, then if you’re not back at 5 I’ll assume the worst.”

“And what’s the worst?”

“Either you’ve been foalnapped or murdered.”

“What? No, I could just be out socialising.” Now they were both grinning.

“Why would you want to socialise with others when you could just relax with me?”

“Because theres not much relaxing with you Swan neck.”

“Hehehe you’re loss then.” And she walked out of the kitchen swaying her hips.

“Curse that mare and her flanks…. But as much as I want to, I have something to deal with first.” He opened the violin case and inside was an untouched, beautifully crafted violin and bow but Anubis took them out and removed the padding. 

Underneath it was a needle and a vial of light blue liquid with a large skull and cross bones on it. After checking it was all there he put everything back and flew out of the nearest window back to college. It so happens that his new target lives near the college and was enjoying her day off, the target was lady Charity Pot and Anubis had been observing her behaviour patterns for a month now.

At 3:40 she will take her afternoon bath and be at her most vulnerable, that was when he’d strike. He had noticed that the brand of shampoo she used had a certain chemical in it that would make it nearly impossible to tell what killed her.

But right now he needs to get to his music class.

He arrived just before the class started and Spring Torch Immediately greeted him with a smile. “Hey Anubis! Come sit next to me!”

The others laughed at her antics but Anubis just went over to the teacher and greeted him. After introducing himself, he sat down next to Spring and she immediately started explaining how to read sheet music to him. But he just had a lost expression painted on his face. “Look I know it’s complicated but until you can understand how to read it, you can’t play music.”

“Hey I’m sure you could teach me how to play without having to teach me to read this confusing language?”

“Huff* well that’s too bad, just practice going through the notes Anubis.”

“Sigh* fine mum….” Over a few painful hours had passed and Anubis was a little better, Spring found it amusing that he was really trying but still struggled with distinguishing the different notes.

Anubis and Spring were both walking out of classroom, one of them had an annoyed look on his face whilst the other giggled.

“Trust me, you’ll get the hang of it. It is your first day after all, so don’t look so annoyed.”

“Huff* easy for you to say, if i want to decipher silly symbols then i would have studied archaeology.”

“Heheheh, anyway I’ve got to meet up with my friends. So see you tomorrow and stop pouting.”

“I’ll consider it and see you tomorrow!” He watches as the mare ran off and Anubis’s annoyed expression faded and was replaced with a small grin as he looked at the pocket watch and grabbed his violin case. Using his hind legs to jump up into the air, he took flight and immediately darted off to the east.

As he flew, his fur and feathers quickly turned into a brilliant white whit light blue accents but he kept his size and eyes the same. Thanks to the training that Captain Sky had given him, Anubis was able to avoid being detected or noticed in broad daylight.

Once he got to his target’s house Anubis folded his wings and began to scale the left side of the building leaving his belongings in a bush, using his scythe like bone blades for extra stability. Upon reaching the fourth floor bathroom window that was typically open, he slinked in and snaked his way toward the tub.

He slipped himself under the blanket of bubbles.

But then the door flung open and from the description, lady Charity Pot walked in. He stopped breathing and waited for her to get into the tub before he struck, the needle ready in one of his claws.

She threw a towel off her back and slowly lowered herself into the pre-made bubble bath, completely unaware of the danger lurking under the surface.

“Ahhhhh this it just was I needed, I really don’t spoil myself enough.”

“Don’t spoil yourself enough? You have a luxurious bubble bath every day.”

“Who’s thERE? Mmmmmmmmmm! Mmmmmmm!” He sprung up and pushed her down underneath, her hooves were striking out in a panicked flurry.

“Sorry but this is only the beginning.” He wrapped his claws around her muzzle and pulled her out, she was desperately trying to take in oxygen but her attacker knew what he was doing. 

Making sure that she only got enough to stay conscious but simulate suffocation, the mare looked at him with fear. Then Anubis slowly pulled the needle up and her eyes widened as she saw it, panic and terror took over and tears began to stream down her damp face. She tried to brake away from him but when that was hopeless, she gave up and stopped.

“Don’t worry, it’ll only be agonising for a few seconds.”

She just stared at the needle as it got closer and closer to her, the point pressed against her chest and she shivered from the contact. Applying pressure, it pierced her skin and Anubis emptied the contents of the needle into her.

“Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!” Her pupils turned to pinpricks as pain ravaged her entire body, tears streaming and she began to involuntarily convulse from the pain.

The emotionless griff just stared at her as pain, terror and horror slowly passed and became a lifeless expression.

Climbing out and using a neat little spell that Celestia had taught him to dry himself off, Anubis jumped from the window and grabbed his stuff before taking off with no creature ever knowing that he was here.

An hour later Anubis landed outside on the balcony of Celestia’s private study, the regal Alicorn and Silverfeather were both in there. He could see that they were in the middle of a lecture, that from what he could hear was important.

So he laid down and got comfortable just watching them, he had lost track of time and dozed off. He was woken up by a certain hen that didn’t have the strength to drag him inside.

“Yawn* no, I don’t want to get up….”

“Huff* fine then, oh Celestia~ we have a tired Nubie and he needs to go on a diet.”

“Heheheheh, that’s fine…. So will you join me for a nice hot bath Silver, there’s a spot on my lower back I just can never reach.”

“Oh of course Celestia but only if you help preen my wings.”

“Okay let’s go.” As they both were about to walk off, the sleeping giant awoke and briskly walked up next to them. Wrapped a wing around both of their barrels, Celestia and Silver giggled at his sudden enthusiasm.

“Well ladies, what are we waiting for? I want to see some mare on hen action, so forward march!”

“Now we know what motivates him, it’s going to be easer to get him to do what we want Celestia.”

“If only it was that simple….”

“I’m always motivated, there are just different levels of my motivation…. And stop walking so slow!” Anubis decided that they were doing it on purpose and took the initiative.

“I can’t wait anymore.”  He slipped under Celestia and lifted her onto his back, then he grabbed Silver by the scruff of her neck. They were both in shock but didn’t complain about it one bit. “You two can’t promise me a show and make me wait a million years for the bloody thing.”
> C61 magic-tech
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

magic-tech, a term that Anubis came up with whilst working on project dream gate at his mansion. The basis of this term, is a harmonious relationship between technology and magic.

He was underneath the city, in what was essentially the hanger for his airship. It stayed afloat by using magically infused crystal engines with anti-gravity enchantments that were being controlled by on board computers. The method of thrust was a similar set of smaller crystals that were enchanted with wind manipulation, embedded in the two magic crystal engines were six fire gems that were linked up to an ignition switch.

All in all, Anubis was proud of his work but it had taken longer than he had wanted, that was mostly because of his schedule. But he had found a work around, by giving Zodiacrdanals full control of his body at night. The process of construction was cut in half whilst Anubis slept.

He sat down and stared at it whilst drinking his tea, Silver was behind him floating around. She was using the prototype anti-gravity crystal engine to float around, simulating zero gravity.

“Hey Anubis! Come join me! It’s fun!”

“Hahahahah definitely looks fun but I’m fine dear.”

“Huff* so when is it ready to fly?”

“It’s actually complete but I’m going to wait before her maiden voyage.”

“Well make sure that Celestia knows okay….”

“I’m actually thinking about showing her the blueprints and the smaller proof of concept magic-tech crystal engine.”

“Wha? Wait really?”

“Yeah…. Oh speaking of Celestia, she told me to tell you that when your parents are here. You’ll need to stay in your own room.”

“What!! So Celestia will get to have you all to herself? That’s not fair!!” The echo in the cave made Anubis’s ears ring.

“Silver, shush. Fuck my ears…. Look you’re just gonna have to deal with it.” Anubis spun around to see her heartbroken eyes looking back at him, letting out a deep breath. “Stop sulking about it and get over it, it’s not like me and Celestia are going to be fucking every night.”

“But i might miss out?”

“Then you’re just gonna have to miss out.”

“Why can’t you say something?”

“I could but I won’t.”

Silver dragged herself across the cave floor and rolled over once she reached Anubis’s claws. “Please~ I’ll do anything I swear.”

“Nope.”

“Anubis~ come on!”

“Nah do it yourself.”

“Grrrrrr.” She jumped up, raising her rump into the air and fully lifting her tail out of the way. “Please Anubis, I’m begging.”

He giggled and slapped her flanks before walking off, the shocked hen just watched him leave whilst rubbing her hindquarters. “Sniffle* ouch that hurt you jerk, I only want a quick fuck!” Anubis stopped and walked back.

“We’ve only just managed to get my scent off you, your parents don’t know that you’re sexually active and it was your idea not to tell them.”

“Yeah but a quick one won’t hurt…. Right?”

“They arrive in two days Nimrod.”

“Sigh* could you slap me again, it’s kinda hot….” Igniting his claws, he spun her around and slapped her flanks again. “Ahhhh!! Fffuck….”

“You are one kinky hen.”

“You think I’m kinky, heheheh oh I think we should go and visit Celestia. I believe she’s finished with day court and she has a surprise for you.”

“You know you can’t join us?”

“Yeah yeah because my parents are coming but that doesn’t mean I can’t watch.”

“Sigh* okay let’s go.”

“I think she said that she’ll be in her room for 12, it’s already ten past.”

“So you two planned this?”

“Maybe….”

Once they both made it to Celestia’s bedroom, Silver quickly slipped past Anubis and into the room. He shook his head and followed but upon entering, his entire body felt heavy….

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(Sex scene) Celestia’s POV

When he walked through the door I hit him with a sleep spell and he immediately fell asleep, once he was out cold I lifted him onto the bed. Silver came up next to me with the reins and riding crop. 

“Okay now to give him the time of his life.”

“It’s just a shame I can only watch….”

“Don’t worry Silver, I’ll help you out after.”

“Thanks, i know you said you had something special planned but what?”

I just gave her a grin and began to levitate a chest out from underneath my bed, inside was shackles rope and a carbon copy of my Anubis’s member with straps on it. I looked to Silver and her expression was priceless.

“I-is t-that?”

“Yes.”

“Are you going to?”

“Yes.”

“Oh my…. Do you think he’ll be alright?”

“Only one way to find out.”

After I tied him down on his back with his tail off the end of the bed, I began to kiss his inner thighs and work my way up. He slowly began to wake and i felt a grin appearing on my muzzle.

“Yawn!*”

“Oh that was a big one, for my big boy.”

“Celestia?! Um why am I tied up?”

“Oh don’t worry, I’ll take good care of you my sweet stud.”

“But? Oooh my!” I gave one of his balls a kiss and I felt his entire body shiver.

“Oh do you like that? Because I definitely like what’s inside them.” His expression reminded me of a puppy that was expecting a treat.

He went to open his beak but I quickly wrapped it closed and gave his tip a little lick, he tried to thrust but couldn’t thanks to the shackles. “There we go, that’s what I’m after.”

I began to take in his tip and suck on it whilst taking in his intoxicating scent, then I felt something slip inside me. “Mmmmmm~ I might not be able to have fun with my Nubie but that doesn’t me I can’t help myself to you.”

That sneaky hen but Anubis was right, she’s a natural with that tongue. I focused on what was on my plate and began to suck him like a candy cane, I could feel him throbbing and i pulled away to kiss his now exposed knot.

Flicking Silver with my tail, she moved away whilst I used my magic to put on the strap on. Climbing up onto the bed Anubis’s goofy grin quickly faded as the one to one replica of his own dick was pressed against his. He began to try to break out of the shackles.

“Hey don’t worry, I’ll be gentle.” A gave him a kiss and applied lube on to the dildo, he still had a nervous expression in his eyes and let out a whimper when I pressed it against his plot.

Pushing harder until the tip went in and one of the shackles snapped, he sank his left claw into my shoulder and drew blood. But he hadn’t tried to throw me off, so I began to rock back and forth. To my surprise, Anubis pulled me closer and I began to move faster. I could feel him throbbing against my chest and wrapped my magic around his shaft, I can’t have him cumming now.

Look at the expression plastered on his face, I couldn’t help myself and pushed it all the way down to the knot. He jerked and snapped another shackle locking his hind leg with my own, he was liking it and so was I but it’s a shame I can’t feel what it feels like. But it must be good from the faces he normally pulls…. He also bites when he’s about to knot? I think I’m gonna copy him. “You ready?”

I pulled it almost all the way out, leaving the tip in and his eyes shot open just before I bit down on the base of his neck and bucked forward. I felt my hips slam into his flank and his dick throbbed desperately. Then he pulled the other two shackles off.

Before I knew it he had flipped me over and had my forelegs above my head, I let out a nervous giggle and he pulled the strap on out of him and tore it off me. My magic was still preventing him from releasing his seed everywhere but the look in his eyes told me that he only planned on draining his load in one place…. In me. “A-Anubis n-no…. I mean it this time…. Um pineapples.”

“Grrrrrrrrrrrr* Shut up mare, you best hope that you have the rest of this day free.”

I looked to Silver for help but she just smiled whilst she played with herself, I could feel my hind legs spreading but he grabbed them and flipped me onto my side before I felt his eagerly throbbing cock press against my clit. My breathing became slowed and my heart was pounding but I was more concerned with the pounding I was about to receive.

The look in his eyes was like nothing I’d ever seen in him before, the strength he was using to pin me down was beast like…. And I loved it, I loved it so much. This feeling of being dominated, the fact that he could do some serious damage to my insides and the fact that he was not responding to anything I said.

“A-Anubis, I-i order you to mount me!” No reaction.

He had one claw holding my forelegs above my head and the other holding my hind legs together against the mattress. He smirked and slammed his dick inside of me, my inner walls, cervix and uterus were suddenly stretched apart and I lost my focus. I suddenly felt a constant stream of thick hot cum being shot into me, I let out a silent scream and began to buck wildly.

I thought it was over but then I felt another steady stream of cum get dumbed inside of me, then he began thrusting hard whilst still cumming. My head was spinning and I felt like I was about to orgasm. “Ahh! Ahh! Ahhhhhhhhh-nubis!!!!”

My body began to convulse as my mind became a white fuzzy haze, then I felt my hind legs violently jerk and a loud dull thud follow shortly. I’m not sure what happened but I could hear Silver’s panicked voice about before lazily getting up to investigate but when I went to use my hind legs, they were completely numb. Great he went to hard again….

Looking over the end of the bed I found my lover out cold with ropes of cum still spilling out of his dick. Silver just shaking his head, trying to wake him up. “Silver? What’s wrong with him?” Panic in my voice.

“Y-you kicked him in the chest, like really hard!” Tears began to well up and she started to shake him harder. “And he’s not waking up!”

“Oh no….”

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Anubis’s POV

I felt tired, bored and drained. Why?

“Ah mortal, this is unexpected but very much welcome.”

“Zodiac? What happened?”

“Nothing of significant importance, so listen up. There’s a problem we’ve encountered, we have drawn the attention of a lesser god that is seeking the Necrovine artefacts.”

“A lesser god? So what do we do?”

“Well you could try to find and kill it on your own or I can take control and handle the cocky being and eradicating it from existence…. So please pick because we don’t have a terribly good amount of time.”

“Well it sounds like you have a personal problem with this lesser god, so as your friend I’ll deal with it.”

“Sigh* very well but I’m taking control if you near death and remember do not fly in the dreamscape.”

“I know I know…. So any weaknesses?”

“Mhmmmmm if I recall this lesser god is the physical incarnation of ice, so fire will be your go to. Speaking of which have you successfully acquired the blue Necrovine artefact?”

“Nope but I should have it with in the next year or so, why?”

“Oh no…. Okay with your ability to manipulate atoms, you can still super heat particles and make a plasma.”

“I can? Mhmmmmm very interesting…. Well I’ll definitely look into that, thanks Zodiac.”

“Happy to help mo…. Anubis. You have about a month to get ready.”

“And to think that things were resembling some form of normalcy.”

The void began to fade away and I slowly woke up to the smell of my own bed sheets and an annoying beeping noise. Looking over to my left I found the heart monitor and went to get up but when I did pain shot up my entire chest.

“Anubis!? Y-your awake? Um don’t move I’ll get Dr Tender and the princess.” Why was Sweet Tone in my room and more importantly why does it hurt to breathe?

I tried to move my forelegs but they felt heavy for some reason, so I rolled over and got up. It surely must have been at least lunchtime and I was hungry. It wasn’t really painful just stung and felt tender, like very tender? What the hell happened to me?

Then the doors opened and Dr Tender Care and Celestia walked in, Celestia looked conflicted for some reason? A part of her was extremely happy to see me and the other was scared but why?

“Anubis?! What are you doing trying to stand up? You need to rest and most certainly not put any weight or pressure on your forelegs or chest!”

“Wha?” Before I knew it I was lifted up and tucked into bed on my back.

“Oh Anubis, h-how are you feeling?”

“Um well very confused but overall, good.”

“A-Are you sure you’re okay? I’m really really sorry.”

“Um yeah…. And why are you sorry? I’m just confused on why I’m hooked up to a heart monitor and my chest is so sore?” The look of worry on Celestia’s face made me uneasy but it could just be because I had an accident or something.

“Swan neck? What’s wrong? Tender? Why are you two looking at me like that?”

“Cough* Anubis, I kicked you in the chest and knocked you out….”

“Oh so that’s what happened…. So how did it happen?”

“Um I’ll tell you later b-but that happened three days ago. Sniffle* i-I’m so so sorry I didn’t mean to I promise! It j-just happened!”

“Hey hey hey, no worries I’m fine see. So stop crying my dear and come give me a hug…. A gentle hug and kiss, oh and can I get some food please.”

“Of course my love.” She came over, gave me my hug and kiss before leaving the room, I looked to find Dr Tender with a slack jaw expression.

“What? Can’t a griff get breakfast in bed?”

“Is her highness going to make it herself?”

“Yep.”

“Wow….”

“Hahahahhhh ouch it hurts to laugh, how did she accidentally kick me?”

“She accidentally shot you out of a tower with a magic spell.” Tender deadpanned.

“Good point…. Guess that’s how it is to date an Alicorn, a risky relationship.”

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Celestia was hastily cocking up an unholy amount of food and a very much round Queen Blackfeather was watching in wonder. 

“So Celestia, when did you decide to cook up a storm?”

“Eep! Oh it’s just you Blackfeather, um well I’m making Anubis some breakfast.”

“Breakfast? At 2 in the afternoon?”

“Um he’s just woken up….”

“I guess it is the holidays but still, we haven’t seen him since we’ve arrived?”

“….”

“Why is that Celestia?”

“Sigh* listen okay, I accidentally kicked him really hard and he’s been unconscious for the past three days, I’ve been worried sick about him but he’s thankfully just woken up not to long ago.”

“I knew something was up, didn’t I my sweet little cub?” She sat down a rubbed her round belly affectionately.

“Heheheh…. Oh no the fish!”

“Tisk* don’t burn the fish…. So are you and Anubis official? And where does my daughter stand in all of this?”

“Me and Anubis are officially a herd and your daughter is apart of it, she and Anubis spend time together when I’m busy and they help me relax when the day is done.”

“Oh that’s great! So how was heat week? Will I be getting any pleasant surprises?”

“Heheheheh, me or Silver haven’t mated with him In heat weak…. But he’s good, like really good in bed.” Celestia covered her muzzle with a hoof as it turned a dark shade of red, Blackfeather just grinned at the blushing Alicorn.

“So you’ve had sex with him and he quite skilled from what you’re saying, so firstly. Good on you girl! And has my Silverfeather been given equal treatment?”

“….look I don’t want to say because it’s up to her to tell you…. But~ she has. And the faces she makes are adorable.”

“Yes! That’s my baby! From what she been saying, he’s very protective of her and in my opinion. A far better suitor for my daughter than any of the nobles….”

“Yeah, the Canterlot nobles are a pain. I can’t imagine how the griffon nobles must be, especially when there’s the potential to marry into the royal family.”

“Yeah but I’m happy she’s happy with that griff, he a good griff but my husband doesn’t like him…. He doesn’t like any griff that shows any interest in our daughter. It’s probably better if we don’t tell him that they’ve done the deed.”

“I agree with you there but speaking of being done, I’m done with this. Now to take it up to him. Do you want to tag along?”

“Sure.”

They both were making their way to Anubis’s room but at a slowed pace, thanks to an over encumbered hen. Celestia happily pushed a cart full of food and Blackfeather just wondered how one griff was going to eat all of it.

Once they got to his doors, Celestia flung them open and found a bored griff being lectured by Dr Tender. He finished his speech and Anubis’s expression went from joy to excitement and then to nervousness.

“Um hi Celestia and Queen Blackfeather…. Good morning? Or afternoon….”

“It’s the afternoon Anubis and here I’ll help you…. Also Blackfeather wanted to speak to you about Silver, don’t look so worried about it she’s not gonna bite your head.”

“Oh okay….” Anubis slowly began to eat whilst Celestia poured some tea, Blackfeather was shocked to say the least. The last time she had seen the griff he was only a bit taller than her daughter, now he was maybe as tall as Celestia.

“Excuse me but how tall is he now?”

“Just 11 inches shorter than me, why?”

The griffon queen cupped her beak. “I did think that my Silver was walking a bit funny lately….”

Anubis choked on his food and Celestia turned beet red, Blackfeather just giggled. “Well you have my blessing Anubis, from what she’s told me you’re a great griff. So how long do you plan on making me wait for grandcubs?”

“Uhhhhhh swan neck help me please, I don’t have the brain cells for this right now.”

“Well have you and Silver spoke about this?”

“Yes and we’re agreed that we’re not ready yet!”

“Oh darn, well at least I can look forward to this little bundle of joy waiting to come out.” She began to rub her rounded belly, Celestia just smiled at the sight but Anubis went back to eating his food.

“Cough* Cough* sorry to interrupt you, your highness but Anubis still needs to rest.”

“Oh my bad Dr Tender, we’ll be leaving now.” Celestia leaned over and gave him a kiss before saying goodbye and leaving Anubis to rest.

“So what did you want to speak to me about Tender?”

“Anubis, that green liquid you gave me is phenomenal. What did you call it again?”

“Oh you mean Recovery soda, yeah it works wonders but I need to figure out how to mass produce it.”

“Revolutionary, is what it is. I mean it can heal nearly any wound, even injuries that are normally lethal.”

“I did use my blood as a template, so of course it’s effective but the after taste isn’t pleasant.”

“I agree with you there…. So have you got anything else that you’re making? Oh and you can probably heal yourself now, unless you want to stay in bed for Harths Warming.”

“Yeah I’m probably going to eat all of this and then get up, see Everycreature.”

“Well the castle mostly empty, I’m only here because you got kicked into a light comer.”

“Well sorry but I honestly don’t know how it happened…. And why does my butt hurt?”

“Honestly no clue but maybe you landed on it?”

“Probably…. Oh and in other news, I’ve been slipping a little bit of that Recovery soda into Celestia’s and Silver’s tea. They haven’t noticed and I haven’t told them but it’s for their safety.”

“What? Anubis, you can’t do that!? That’s illegal, no that’s more than illegal! It’s a death sentence….”

“Nah…. They’ll probably be fine with it, if not sceptical about it but I’m sure they’ll appreciate it once they hear about the effects. I mean Silver’s feathers have never be so healthy looking and soft, so clearly they’ll love it if they find out.”

“You know what, I’m at a loss for words but my wife has noticed an improvement in my physical appearance…. So you wouldn’t mind if I got some more for her?”

“Sure, not a problem.”

“Thank you Anubis and once you’ve healed up, just make sure to limp around. So nopony get suspicious.”

“Yeah I was going to do it anyway, oh and I’ve got a crate of them stashed underneath some clothes in my closet. Just take what you need whenever.”

“Oh are you sure?”

“Yeah it is the time for giving.”

“Thanks a lot and good bye.” He took two bottles and left with a grin.

Anubis happily finished his food and climbed out of bed, making sure to heal only his skeleton as to make sure he has a convincing limp. 

He left his room and slowly made his way through the castle just wondering around, the guards and maids all wished him a happy hearth warming. He noticed that there were very few of them but to him it made sense, Celestia was kind and considerate.

To be fair he wasn’t just wondering around completely aimlessly, he had picked up on Celestia’s scent and followed it.

Decorations were strung up everywhere and he began to ponder about the last time he had celebrated a holiday of any sorts, work was his only priority back then. After all there was no sleep for the wicked….

“Um hello? Celestia….”

“Oh Anubis your awake?”

“Hi Silver, how are you doing?”

“Better now that you’re awake, come on we’re all in here and Glacier is spending the blue moon festival with us…. And hearth warming.”

“That’s nice to hear that she’s not alone, go on ahead and I’ll catch up with you. I’m still sore from being kick.”

“Oh so Celestia told you what happened.”

“Yes but no, I know I was kicked by her but I don’t know why?”

“Oh…. Well I’ll just go on ahead and save you a spot near the fire.”

“Thanks Nimrod.”
> C62 cold soul but warm heart
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Anubis’s POV 

Once I made it to where Silver was leading me, I entered a room that I had never seen before. It was a gigantic living room with glass cabinets full of all sorts of stuff. Some reminded me of Egyptian artefacts, others were Roman in style and even Nordic and is that a crystal dragon skull on the bloody wall? Oh there’s a tree in the corner with decoration on it….

“Anubis has arrived!!”

“Heheheheh, sweetie you don’t need to announce it. We have eyes you know.”

“Sorry mum….”

“Awww don’t apologise but shouldn’t Anubis be resting right now? I couldn’t imagine that it feels good to be kicked by a Alicorn.”

“Dr Tender said not to put too much pressure on my chest and forelegs…. And in comparison to what I’ve experienced, it’s on the lesser side of agonisingly unbearable.” As I said this I laid down and leaned into Celestia, she wrapped a wing around me and nuzzled behind my ears.

“I’m sorry….”

“Oh stop apologising mare.” But then I was caught off guard by Silver who had decided to help herself to my wing and start preening it. “Hey that tickles…. Oh….”

“Excuse me?”

Silver immediately jumped up and panicked upon seeing her dad’s face, the griffon king got up and put his mug of coffee down.

His daughter jumped in between us and began sputtering and gesturing wildly with her talons.

“Silverfeather. I want an explanation, why were you preening his feathers?” I could almost feel the venom in his words when he said “his.”

“D-Dad I-it was b-because I-i…. saw some loose feathers and t-they were bugging me….”

“Don’t lie to me, I want the truth and secondly. Why can I smell the tiniest hint of your scent on him?” He sat down in front of us and I noticed silver’s eyes narrow.

“Fine! I’m preening him because he’s my griff-friend, my scent is on him because we’ve already done the deed! So what!! I’m old enough to make my own decisions…. Dad? Hello Dad? Um he’s not blinking?” Her father had completely frozen in place with a blank stare.

“Heheheheheheh honey, did we bring my sword?”

“Um Silverbeak? I think you should come over here and calm down a bit.”

“Oh but i am calm…. And you don’t seem to be surprised by this, why is that my love?”

“Um well arhahah, I might have found out earlier…. About an hour ago….”

“And why was I not notified by the guards I left here?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about Silverbeak? Why would they know?”

“Private Glacier, get me my sword. Now!” The hen quickly ran off without a word and I was getting nervous, Celestia pulled me closer to her.

“Dad! No! Don’t kill him please!!”

“I’m not going to kill him my little Silveey, I’m just gonna make sure that he can’t mount you ever again!!” 

This was bad…. So I did the most logical thing I could think of, and that was to get up and look the angered king in his eyes. “King Silverbeak, I don’t ask for your forgiveness. And yes I did not ask for your blessing or approval but please don’t make Silverfeather cry. We both want her to be happy, so don’t be the reason she upset.”

He looks to her and his eyes softened upon seeing the teary eyed hen. “Oh my sweet little baby girl, I’m sorry but I’m just trying to protect you. You understand, right?”

She nodded before pressing her head against his chest, he wrapped her up in his wings and began to rock side to side.

“J-sniffle* just don’t hurt my Nubie please daddy, I-i love him. I really do sniffle* you’re not allowed to hurt him.”

“Sigh* I’ll think about it….” He looked me in the eyes and glared, I guess it’s an improvement.

“Silverbeak you did ask Anubis to protect our daughter, remember and she’s chosen him as a suitor. I believe she made a good choice.”

“Honey, I have to disagree with you.” Blackfeather cut him off.

“Are you saying my judgment is wrong? Because I chose you and I think it was a good decision, was it not?” He fell silent.

Celestia pulled me back down to her and I got comfortable, Silverfeather wiped her tears and got cozy with me. Her dad just glared at me.

Queen Blackfeather broke the silence. “You’ve always wanted a son to train how to use a sword and teach all of your skills to? So why don’t you and our future son in law go and get to better know each other?”

“W-what? Honey but.” She cut him off again.

“No. How about you two go and have a laugh, let us girls have some girl time.”

Celestia turned to me and sent an unsure glance at the griffon king.

“I’m down to hang out if you want to king Silverbeak.”

“….argh fine.”

“King Silverbeak.” Celestia started. “I’d advise against castrating my Anubis, that is if you value your own undercarriage.”

“O-of course your highness.”

“Good.”

I couldn’t tell if it was my proximity to the fire or Celestia’s simmering rage but I was beginning to sweat and I noticed that I wasn’t the only one.

“So should we go and find something to do, king Silverbeak.”

“Yes let’s go and do some bonding or something.”

We quickly left the room and closed the door behind us, I looked at Silver’s dad and things got really awkward real quickly.

“So…. Um I think the training grounds are empty, should we go there?”

“Yeah…. But let’s wait for that hen I sent off to retrieve my sword.”

“Oh um yeah Glacier, she’s Silver’s friend.”

“She is?”

“She wasn’t on duty, Silver invited her.”

“Oh well that’s nice of her to do.”

“Your daughter is very kind and sweet….”

“Y-you really like her don’t you…. Sigh* look if you do anything to hurt her I’ll kill you, even if it means the end of my own life.”

“Woah woah you made your point by threatening to chop my bits off and you’re the one who made her cry.”

“Me!? You took my daughter’s innocence! And now you threaten to take her away from me!”

“Wha? Well I did but I’m not trying to take her away, I’m just trying to do what’s best for her.”

“Oh really! Because all I see is a giant griff that’s not thinking with his head! You don’t know what’s best for her!”

“I know more than you!”

“Oh really because if my memory serves me correctly, I’m her dad! I literally raised her!”

“Well I’m her griff-friend and I’m the one who makes her laugh, smile and feel loved!”

“Hey i make her feel loved!!”

“Not as good as I do!!”

“How can you love her more than her own family!!”

“Because our love is different from family love.”

“So what!! I still love her more! Her and her mother are my world!!”

“Yeah well I’m going to be apart your world then because she loves me!! And I love her back!!!”

“Oh yeah!!!”

Swung* 

Crash!* 

“Will you two go and play cards or something before you both spend the blue moon festival in a hospital bed!! And don’t think just because I’m pregnant, that I can’t give you two a spanking!”

We both stiffened up and said. “Yes ma’am.”

She had startled me so much that I accidentally healed my entire body out of instinct. Me and the griffon king walked down the hall and I decided to work on some more projects. To my dismay King Silverbeak was just following me, so working on my projects was out the window.

“Why are you following me?”

“Sigh* because my wife is sort of right, you are a better suitor for my Silveey than any of the griffons back home…. But what has princess Celestia been feeding you, you’re nearly as big as her.”

“I just have good genes, eat a lot and train when I can.”

“Mmmmm do you know how to use a sword?”

“Yes…. Why?”

“Do you want to spar with me?”

I thought about it and thought why not but after I got everything ready for Celestia, I still need to show her the blueprints and the miniature magic-tech crystal engine. Thankfully I won’t need to explain how it works because Silver already knows. And I’ve made a surprise for her.

“Yeah I’m down but first I need to quickly head to my room.”

“Okay I’ll follow, I’m curious about your room and how tidy you keep it.”

Yay…. Just what I wanted but I’m not going to argue about it, if Queen Blackfeather hears us…. Well I don’t want to find out what she’ll do. “Fine let’s get going….”

I walked into my room and Silver’s dad followed me in, I turned to look at him and noticed that he was nodding to himself. Probably judging my room or something, anyway I went over to my desk and grabbed the blueprints and a small jewellery case.

Placing them on my bed and grabbing a folder for the blueprints that Silverbeak decided to help himself to. “Excuse me? But those are for Celestia, so put them down.”

“Who do you think you’re talking to cub?”

“I’m seventeen and who said you could just read that because I certainly didn’t.”

“Sigh* fine, here. We’re meant to be getting along, so have your model airship drawings back.”

“Thanks…. So you also like model airships?”

“Not just models but I want to build an airship dock and have a trade fleet…. But the Empire isn’t financially stable enough to begin such a project.”

“That sucks but at least the quality of living is getting better for the common griffon.”

“Slowly but surely…. So are these your models that you built?”

“Yeah…. In fact I think I have an unopened model if you’re up for that after we have our session.”

“Honestly that sounds good, I haven’t had the time to make any model airships since I became a king.”

“Really? Wow that’s unfortunate.” I placed the blueprints into the folder and hid it and the jewellery box under my bed. “Let’s head down to the training grounds.”

“Finally…. And don’t think just because you’re bigger than me that it’s going to be easy cub, I’m gonna teach you a thing or two.”

“Yeah sure thing King Silverbeak.”

———————————————————————

Twack!* 

Smack*

Thud*

I was laying on my back, the whole world was spinning. Then a smug smiling prick slowly came into my vision and offered me his talon, I took it and he helped me up.

“Listen, you’re big so you have reach but because you’re so big. It means that you’re a larger target, you have to protect your sides and use that massive tail of yours to balance on your hind legs.”

“T-Cough!* thanks I guess…. Just give me a minute, my brains are still spinning.”

“Hahahah sorry, it’s just been a bit since sparring against somegriffon.”

“Nah it’s fine, I’m just happy I got a few good hits in.”

“I’ll give you that, you have really good instincts but you need to train and not rely on your instincts so much Anubis.”

“Sigh* you’re right but my instincts have gotten me through so much, so I trust them a lot already.”

“Yes and that’s not a bad thing but you need technique and then you need to turn that technique into instinct.”

“But you said not to rely on my instincts?”

I did but you need to learn the technique first and for that to happen, you need to not rely on your instincts.”

“Ohhhhh…. That makes sense now.” I picked up my training sword and took an offensive stance, Silverbeak grinned and took a relaxed one.

I lunged forward and struck at his shoulder.

Clang!*

Clash!* 

Shing*

I jumped back and regained my grip on my sword, he blocked every strike with ease, it was getting frustrating but I cooled my nerves and I side stepped left before lunging under his blunt blade.

Digging my hind claws into the ground and twisting my hips, I swung my sword with explosive force at his exposed barrel.

Clang*

Twack!* 

“Ouch~ fuck.”

“Hurts doesn’t it?”

“Yeah it bloody well does, my claws are stinging.”

“Hahahah well you nearly had me there but even with your freakish speed, I still blocked and countered you.”

“Laugh it up old timer, I’ll get you this time.”

“Hopefully you last longer than 30 seconds, princess Celestia must be a disappointed mare if this is your best.”

“Hey that was uncalled for Silverbeak, I keep her more than satisfied! And let’s not forget that I also keep your daughter pleased too.”

“Grrrrrrrrrr fine then, if you can deal a lethal blow to me. I’ll warm up to the idea of you and my daughter being a couple but if you can’t then you have to brake up with her, deal?”

“Oh you’re on gramps.” My tactic was to aim for that sword of his and make an opening to hit him over the head with my own.

Without wasting any time I shot at him like a bullet and he raised his sword up to block mine.

Clash*

Slash*

Clank*

He went to swing for my hind legs and I jumped up, he went to bring his sword up into my gut but I used my wings to dive over him. Getting back up to my claws, he gave me no time to breathe.

Shing*

Clank* 

I blocked his attack and went to thrust my blade at his chest but he dipped under and shoulder checked me onto my back. I rolled back, narrowly avoiding his blade.

I stepped forward and slipped passed his sword, he went to punch me but I grabbed his talons and switched my grip so the blade was flipped around.

Shing!*

Thwack!*

“Arrrrr grrrrrr.” He kicked me in the shoulder but how?

“Good but not good enough cub.”

This time he lunged at me and I got low, planting my left foreleg on the ground and coiled up before releasing it.

Smack!*

Thud!*

He was on his back, now was my chance. So I sprinted at the disorientated griff and brought my sword down on his chest.

Twack!*

“Ooof!*”

“Get fucked!! Yeah! Woo Wh! I win!!!  I fucking win!! Hahahahahah!!”

“Cough* Cough* darn it…. Hey…. Anubis, you’re not so bad you know…. And a quick learner too…. But if you hurt my daughter, you’re dead.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to her.”

“Hey how old are you again?”

“Seventeen.”

“Ahhh screw it, let’s grab a bottle of brandy and get started on that airship.”

“Oh I think Captain Graceful keeps some in his office, I have a spare key.”

“Now we’re talking, let’s go.”

We had gone back to my room and grabbed the airship model and key to Graceful’s office.

“Sssshhhh~ just act casual and nopony with bat an eye.”

“I hope you’re right Anubis, if my wife finds out. I’m dead.”

“Yeah I don’t want to see Celestia’s reaction either but I know Graceful has good taste.”

“Hey Anubis! What’s up?”

“Graceful!? Hey what’s up dude?”

“Nothing much but why are you trying to get into my office?”

“Ummm well I left something important to me in there….”

“Dude don’t lie to me, what are you after…. K-King Silverbeak, I’m sorry I didn’t notice you before.” Graceful bowed and the griffon king just waved it off.

“Rise captain, by any chance do you know where a griff could get a good bottle of brandy?”

Graceful looking around before leaning in and whispering to us. “I have a few bottles hidden away in my office, I’ll give you one but don’t say a word to anycreature.”

“Our beaks are sealed.”

“Okay good, normally I’d be against you drinking at this age Anubis but then I’d be a hypocrite.”

Yes!!!!! I knew it, I knew that Graceful wasn’t as stuck up as he let on. I was cheering in my head.

3 hours later both griffs were completely wasted in a spare dining room trying their hardest to properly construct a model airship. But said airship looked like it had been put together by children and not two adults.

It was getting late but they didn’t care and had given up on the model, now they were waffling about nonsensical stories and babbling about how much they cared about each other.

“A-hiccup* Anubis, y-y-your like the son I always wanted, you know.”

“Awww man that…. That’s one of the kindest things anycreatures ever said to me that wasn’t from Silver or Celestia, you’re the best!”

“Ah you’re just saying that, you’re t-the best.”

They continue to waffle on until they dozed off to sleep. Anubis had fallen asleep sprawled out with his head resting on the model airship whilst King Silverbeak was cradling the empty bottle with his head on the larger griff’s stomach.

Meanwhile in another part of the castle Celestia, Silver and Blackfeather were wondering around looking for the two missing griffons. Celestia was getting nervous and started popping her head into every room she passed.

“Sigh* please could you slow down, some of us are a little weighed down.”

“Sorry Blackfeather I’m just worried, i can’t find them anywhere?”

“Look I trust my husband enough to know better than to try and hurt him after he said he wouldn’t.”

“Huff* well I’m just going to search for his magical signature.”

“What!?”

Both Celestia and Silver looked at the confused hen and then to each other, they shared a look and Silver just shook her head.

“Mum, Anubis can use magic….”

“Sweetheart don’t be silly, griffons can’t use magic.”

“Well he can….”

Her mum just looked even more confused and just shook her head. “Come on let’s catch up with our worried Alicorn before we loose her.”

“you’re right, she’s leaving us behind.”

They followed Celestia and they were led to a large oak door, she opened it and froze. Silver and her mum tried to look past her but couldn’t, then Celestia closed and reopened it before walking in and falling to her rump.

“Celestia what’s wrong….” Silver saw what had shocked her herd member and rubbed her eyes questioning what she saw before her, then the strong aroma of alcohol hit her senses.

“Heheheheheh awwwwww, I told you that they were fine~ but I’m disappointed in Silverbeak, sigh* I guess it is the blue moon festival after all.”

“But Anubis isn’t old enough to drink….”

“Oh cut the griff some slack, so who’s gonna wake them up?”

“But mum they’re so cute together, I didn’t know dad liked to cuddle?”

“Oh there’s a lot you don’t know about your father dear, so I’ll wake him up…. Cough* Cough*”

“Yep they had some strong stuff for sure.” Celestia said with a slightly annoyed tone.

“You two wake them up, I’m gonna leave and get some rest. Silver send your dad up to me once he’s awake.”

“Sure thing mum.”

The two griffons were sound asleep holding each other and Celestia decided to wake up king Silverbeak first by shaking him in Anubis’s grasp. This woke him up with a panicked expression on his face.

“Hey!?!” Celestia cut him off by wrapping her aura around his beak, Silver giggled at her father.

“So dad, isn’t Anubis a keeper or is he a keeper?” A smug undertone in her voice.

“Mhmm, king Silverbeak. I think your wife said to get along with Anubis not get drunk, so do you mind explaining this?” She levitated an empty bottle and the king’s panicked expression turned to one of dread.

“P-princess he only had two or three glasses of the stuff, I’m sure it was nothing the lad couldn’t handle.”

“Grrrrrrrrrrr this is really strong. So how are you still somewhat sober?”

“I can hold my liquor better?”

“Just get that dreadful smell off you, it’s far too late for this…. Have you two even had anything to eat?”

“Umm no….”

“Argh~ just leave king Silverbeak.”

“And mum is waiting for you in your room!” The royal griff took his self out on wobbly legs whilst grumbling, he knew it was a losing battle to try and defend himself in this situation. So he prepared himself for a stern talking to from his wife.

Celestia laid down next to the remaining griffon and gently woke him up, she had gotten a little too close and was hit by the smell of concentrated brandy. She had pulled away from him and covered her muzzle with her wings.

“Yawn!* mmmm h-hi Ce-Hiccup!* Celestia, heheheheh mhmm you smell sweet~ argh~ why is the room spinning?”

“Sigh* because you drank something you’re not supposed to sweetie, can you stand?”

“Yeah I think so.” He went to get up but nearly fell forward but Celestia caught him and levitated him onto her back. “T-thanks swan neck….”

“It’s no problem Anubis, let’s get you to bed. Come on Silver.”

“Oh nubie, you poor thing,~ a good nights rest will fix you up.”

“I hope so, I can’t imagine brandy being any good for him especially after waking up from a three day coma…. I’m going to be speaking with your father about this tomorrow Silver.”

“I’m sure he didn’t mean any harm but dad can be very competitive, I’d Imagine they try to out drink each other.”

———————————————————————

The next morning Anubis awoke with a hangover and attempted to Bury himself under a feathery appendage. Celestia let out a small giggle before nuzzling him.

“Please tell me the castle has headaches tablets or there’s a spell?”

“Headache tablets? Um I know a spell but you brought this upon yourself, so I’m sorry sweetie.”

“Argh~ can I choose death instead?”

“Heheheh~ sorry but no and quite down, Silver’s still sleeping.”

“But she should be in her room?”

“Well she’s not.”

Then all of a sudden a very energetic hen bounded over Celestia and landed on the grumpy griff’s back.

“Tomorrow’s the blue moon festival!!!! Anubis get up!!!!”

Celestia’s ears folded back from the volume and Anubis dug his claws into the mattress. All whilst the excited hen bounced up and down on his lower back.

Meanwhile in a royal guest room king Silverbeak awoke with a smile because his wife let him off the hook and his daughter wasn’t attacking him from over excitement. “Ahhhh~ this is nice.”

“Mmmmmm morning handsome, can I get a wing massage?”

“Sigh* of course dear.”

———————————————————————

Silver and Celestia had gone down to the dining room to get some breakfast whilst Anubis groggily walked out of Celestia’s bathroom. As much as he wanted to go back to bed but he was also hungry.

Lumbering out of the Alicorns room he was greeted by a small menace in a maid uniform. “Oh my, morning Anubis you startled me…. Oh you don’t look so well, what happened?”

“Shush maid, I need food.”

“No need to be so rude and I have a name, you know.”

“I don’t believe you, you never told me it to begin with.”

“And I’d prefer that you don’t know it, thank you.”

“Sigh* why are you grinning at me?”

“Oh it’s just funny.”

“What’s funny?”

“Well if you think about it, I’m the only mare that’s slept with her highness’s griff-friend. Although you weren’t as tall and definitely scrawnier back then.”

“Quieten down, Celestia already knows that I’ve slept with one of the castle maids. You’re lucky she isn’t still actively looking, especially with how she acts when any mare she doesn’t know speaks to me.”

“Oh um well…. I like my job and most certainly don’t want to be banished to some forgotten island, so good bye mister Grimgost.”

“Good bye…. I’ll find out what your name is mare.”

“Good luck Sir.”

Pinching the bridge of his beak Anubis just took himself down to the dining room, where he was met by Silver digging in to her breakfast whilst Celestia was waiting patiently. But he noticed that she had small bits of fried chicken in her salad and a large stack of pancakes but what caught his eye was a plate of smoked salmon bagels and a similar bowl of salad with large chunks of chicken in it.

“So are you feeling better Nubie?”

“No…. But once I get some food in me, I’ll be as good as new.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

“So~ Celestia, how’s your salad? Is it any good?”

“Oh shush you, it’s great so eat up…. Oh and apparently you have some visitors waiting to see you, you’re friends from college. They’re in one of the lounges on the north wing of the castle, waiting.”

“Cough* what?!”

“Did I stutter?” She raised one eyebrow. “Oh and why do the two mares in your friend group seem very eager to see you?”

“Um the hell if I know, they’re just friends Celestia.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be going with him. I’ll make sure they get the memo.”

“Good thinking Silver, so I take it you and king Silverbeak are on good terms?”

“Huff* yeah…. Do you two even trust me?”

“Well of course….” Silver began.

“We do but we don’t trust other mares or hens that we don’t properly know.”

“Sigh* I guess you two have a point even if it’s a very blunt and paranoid point…. Look I can assure you that I’ll tell them that I’m not looking to expand our herd but only if Silver gets rid of one of her personal guards.”

“Argh…. Honestly I have to agree, the way Streamline looks at me…. Is unnerving.”

“What? Oh why didn’t you just tell us before?”

“Because he hasn’t done anything wrong, it’s just I don’t really want him around. Especially since he is one of the nobles that was trying to marry me.”

“Okay so we agree that killing him is the best choice, right?”

“Anubis!? Wha? No! We’ll just send him back to the griffon kingdom.”

“Works for me, I’ll let my friends that are mares know that I’m not interested…. Even if they already know.”

“Good and Silver can make sure you do.”

“Yep.”

30 minutes later Anubis and Silver stood out side of the room where his friends were waiting in. With a soft breath he opened the door and walked in.

The idle chattering came to a halt as Anubis walked in and sat down, Silver followed but carried herself with a lot more elegance than he was used to. She walked around him, flicking her tail at his beak before seating herself under his wing.

“Um hey guys?”

The only two to bow were Spring and Galeyus, the other two had no idea what was happening.

“Psssss why are you bowing?”

“T-that’s p-princess Silverfeather dude, so be respectful.”

“Oh shoot?” Razor Wing and Flame Sparkler both joined the other two and Anubis let out a sigh.

“Get up you fore, this is my hen-friend Silverfeather. So what brings you all here.”

They slowly rose up and looked to each other. “Um well we just wanted to say hi and give you your hearth Warming gifts but Galeyus tried saying that griffons don’t celebrate hearth warming.”

“Because we don’t…. We celebrate the blue moon festival but it’s still good to see you all.”

“Heheheheh~ well my Nubie doesn’t really celebrate that either.”

“Pffffffffff N-Nubie! Hahahahahahahah!!!! Oh sweet Celestia, that’s amazing!!” Razor and flame both fell to the floor laughing, Spring and Galeyus giggled at the pet name.

“God dam it.”

“Oops sorry I didn’t mean to.”

“It’s fine…. I’m glad you’re all finding this funny.”

“Oh it is but I know how we can have more fun.”

“By playing Ancient Arcane?”

“No, by playing pon-opoly!” Galeyus’s ears drop.

“Oh I love that bored game, have you ever played it before princess?” Spring exclaimed.

“Um no….” That once elegant exterior she had disappeared once Silver was presented with something unknown.

Anubis just sat there lost, trying to wrap his head around this knockoff version of monopoly. He shook his head and began to set up the pieces, they started and a small grin appeared on his beak.

2 hours later and it was just Anubis and Silver left but the hen who had been taught how to run a nation was losing, she was lost on how but Anubis held over half the real estate on the bored  and Silver was in debt to him.

“Argh! How? How do you have so much money? It’s stupid! You’re stupid! I quit!”

“Oh Silver dear, don’t get mad.” He cupped her beak in his claws.

“Huff!* go away, I’m not talking to you right now.”

“Excuse me? Heheheh~ fine then.” 

She turned around but was picked up by Anubis, who was now cradling her like a baby.

“Hey put me down!”

“Are you going to keep acting like a baby?”

“….no….”

“Good girl.” He put her down and stole a kiss before declaring that he was the winner but when he turned around, he found three of his friends had fallen asleep whilst Spring Torch had her hooves together.

“Awwwwwwww you two are adorable~ I think my heart is going to explode.”

“You’re right, Silver is adorable.”

“Hey you can’t talk, last night we found you cuddling with my dad.”

“….” Anubis’s face went blank

“Gasp* ohhh my~ Anubis you dirty griff.”

“Oh shut up Spring.”

“Even Celestia thought it was cute.” Silver stated with a smug undertone.

“Awwwww I’ve got to wake the others up and tell them that you’ve been cuddling with the griffon king.” They both had impish smiles on their faces.

“Please don’t…. Sigh* I’m going to make lunch.” Silver just nodded and made herself comfortable whilst Spring began to clean up the bored game.

On his way to the kitchen, Anubis bumped into Glacier. He just pointed her to Silver and went about his way.

He was carrying the gifts his friends had got him on his back and dipped into the main lounge, placing them under the tree.

Nothing else eventful happened and the day flew by, they were getting ready for bed but Silver was bouncing around the room and Anubis decided just to head to his own room. Leaving Celestia to deal with the restless hen.

The tired griff quickly wrapped up his gifts to Silver and Celestia, taking them down stairs and swiftly sneaking back into his room for a good night’s sleep.

Anubis and Zodiac were going over combat strategies when he was suddenly torn from the void.

“Wake!! Up!!”

In a split second Anubis had grabbed her by the throat and shot out his scythe like bone blade, it was nano meters from the terrified hen’s face. Realising that it was Silver he pulled away and brought her into a tight embrace.

“Oh dear I’m so so sorry Silver, a-are you alright? I didn’t hurt you did I?”

She was breathing heavily but steadied her breath and hugged Anubis back. “Y-you nearly attacked me…. Anubis what’s wrong? You’re never this on edge.”

“I-I was just having a bad dream, everything is fine just please don’t wake me up like that again.”

“O-okay I won’t…. But it’s the blue moon festival and we need to get down to mum, dad and Celestia. So come on.” Even though she was smiling, Anubis could tell that she was a little more than shaken by what just happened.

‘I-I nearly killed her…. I nearly killed my Silver…. Am I really stressing over this lesser god? No! No! I’m not and I’d never severely hurt Silver, get a grip Anubis.’

He made his way into the room and Silver beckoned him to sit with her, so he did and she passed him a present before taking one with her name on it. Celestia took one with her name on it and Silver’s parents traded their own gifts.

Anubis opened his and was presented with a deck of cards that were most likely from Galeyus. “I guess I’m going be hanging out with him more often if I’m to learn how to play.”

“Okay my turn! And it’s a box?”

“Open it nimrod.”

She did and her eyes went wide, her beak dropped and she pulled out a stunning light blue crown with hints of purple and glistened like a night sky filled with stars. In the centre was a brilliant dark blue gem that Celestia immediately recognised had magical energy stored inside.

She jumped at him, giving him a bone crunching hug. “O-oh my gosh! Anubis! Eeeeeeeeeee! Thank you!!!! Thank you so much, it’s beautiful.”

“Heheheheheh~ that is quite impressive, where did you get it from?”

“Oh um I made it…. For her….” Anubis was blushing.

They went back to opening everything up but Celestia just stared at the two gifts from Anubis, she had no clue what it was but Silver was more than happy to explain. She had asked Anubis but he had said that he was going to put away his gifts first.

She was taken aback by what Silver was telling her, the implication and usages of this magic-tech engine were unbelievable. But she felt something off about Anubis and wanted to check on him.

“Sigh* Sorry Silver but I need to check on Anubis.”

“Oh then I’ll come with you, he doesn’t seem to be himself today.”

“I think I should speak to him one on one.”

“O-okay sure, I’ll just spend some time with my parents then.”

Celestia teleported herself to his room and found the door left slightly open, she peered in and found her beloved just pacing around muttering to himself. She only heard a few words but then.

Smash!*

“Argh for fuck sakes, why am I so on edge? I just don’t get it….”

“A-Anubis, are you alright? What was that noise?”

“Celestia?! Um it was…. Sigh* I punched the mirror, sorry.”

“You know that’s bad luck….” She tried to lighten up the mood but failed. “Is your claw okay?”

“Yes I’m fine, I just feel so…. Tense.”

“Talk to me about it.”

“Nah it’s nothing serious.”

“Anubis Grimgost.”

“Celestia please, I don’t want to talk about it…. Sigh* listen to me, I’m just tense. I need sometime to relax is all.”

“Then do you mind if I join you?” She didn’t want to press the matter.

“I…. Think I’d like that.” Anubis climbed onto his bed and raised a wing, Celestia climbed on and settled against him.

She immediately noticed that his heart was racing and his body was cold to the touch, nuzzling him she realised that he hadn’t even grown his winter coat like everycreature else did. This unnerved her, she began to wonder if Anubis could grow a winter coat but that didn’t matter now because his heart was beating at a steady pace.

“How about we get under the covers and snuggle?”

“Mmmmmmm please, you’re really warm.”

Anubis swiftly dozed off whilst Celestia kept him warm but she began to notice that he was trying to squeeze under her. 

After a few hours passed she softly got up and went to leave but something caught her eye, on his desk was an opened journal with the name Dreamscape. She took it and left, she was going to find out what he had written about it.

“Sigh* I trust Anubis but…. He’s keeping something from me, I just know it…. Come on Celestia, it’s probably nothing major. I hope.”

Meanwhile anubis was in the void with Zodiacrdanals, the great one was trying to teach the mortal minded griff how to condense the atoms and turn them into a blade of super heated plasma.

This wouldn’t have been a problem if Anubis could get over the fact that what he knew of making plasma was a less efficient method and just incorrect.

“So mortal you need to consciously pull an unholy amount atoms to your claws and concentrate on the form you want them to take.”

“Grrrrrrrrrr- like thisss?”

“Yes, good now picture the shape and command that no atoms pass through that shape. Then you need to begin to heat them up, now.”

KABOOOM!!*

“Don’t lose focus….”

“Ouch.” Was the only word said after reforming his upper body.

“Let’s try again.”
> C63 what’s a griffon to a God?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was time.

Anubis had left Canterlot and was now in front of the portal to the Dreamscape, if he timed this right. Celestia wouldn’t be none the wiser of his absence from the castle.

Despite himself he was scared, no he was terrified. His opponent was the lesser god of ice, Zodiac hadn’t even told him a name but even if it’s a lesser god it was still a god.

“Okay Anubis, you got this. Just kill it and go home, no sweat.”

‘Mortal, hurry up and go or do I have to take control to get you through the portal?’

“Oh fuck off, I’m just trying to calm myself.”

‘Why don’t you just force yourself to calm down?’

“How?!”

‘By suppressing and dampening all the chemicals in your brain, that are responsible for fear and anxiety.’

“I can do that?!”

‘Yes…. You didn’t know, did you?’

“No…. But here goes nothing.”

Following the great ones guidance, Anubis felt the fear, anxiety and all other negative emotions disappeared. He was grinning wildly now thanks to the chemical imbalance in his brain, with his new found confidence he flew into the portal.

———————————————————————

Meanwhile Celestia was looking over the journal, what she had found shocked her. She wanted to believe that this was just his over stimulated imagination but she had a long since forbidden tome that described similar beasts and the few unicorns that could summon them.

She compared the drawings and shivered, but Anubis’s journal had names, abilities and capabilities of these abominations in it. Something all others lacked, Celestia had hoped Anubis wouldn’t attempt to summon and tame any one of these things.

“To think that over 2000 years ago ponies were believed to have tried to control these accursed things for power….”

But she was glad that Anubis’s journal didn’t contain anything about the dark magic, especially necromancy. But what it did have was detailed designs for weapons to kill, no to hunt these monsters down.

She looked through her forbidden books and found that the only recorded way to kill one of these beasts was to have one stronger kill it. For conventional weapons were ineffective because they couldn’t prevent the beast from regenerating itself.

Another way was to kill the summoner but once summoned, the beast would defend its master or mistress with terrifying loyalty. Or so the books stated.

She closed the books and locked the ancient forbidden tome in the royal vault, then sneakily placing Anubis’s journal back where he kept it.

The thought of such monsters actually existing scared her, not to mention that she had lost one ever so close to her roughly 800 years ago to a similar obsession and curiosity in the Dreamscape.

She went to check on Silver who was still asleep, when the solar Alicorn pulled the bed sheets off the resting hen. She noticed that Silver had been sweating and losing a lot of her feathers, wasting no time Celestia teleported to retrieve Dr Tender Care.

———————————————————————

Meanwhile Anubis was face to face with Zodiacrdanals.

“Anubis we must share your body, I’m already connected to you via your mind. Now I must become one and the same.”

“Nope I don’t approve!”

“Then you will die again the rapidly approaching lesser god.”

“But…. Can’t you control my body like you did before? And I have way better control of atoms out side of my body.”

“And yet I fear it isn’t enough, so let me in.”

“….be gentle….”

Anubis was surprised by his lack of flinching when the inky mass shot at him, he felt nothing and looked around in confusion.

“Zodiac? Hello?”

‘Relax mortal, I’ll leave your body once this is over but you shouldn’t feel any differently from before.’

“Sigh* I don’t, this doesn’t seem any different from what we had going on before….”

“It really isn’t, it just allows me to control your body in the Dreamscape.”

“Y-you spoke? How, I’m in control.”

“Look at the underside of your claw.”

Anubis flipped both of his claws and on the left one was a mouth. “Wow, fascinating but disgusting.”

“Okay listen closely, you have two options that can kill the lesser god of ice. First the star plasma blades, the second option is to make contact and rapidly deconstruct his body on a cellular or atomic level.”

“So cut until there’s nothing left or cause his body to explode into a red mess…. Or whatever colour your kind bleeds, sounds good and with my new lack of fear. I’m feeling confident about this.”

“Remember a lesser god is still more than a threat to your life and I will take over if necessary.”

“Don’t worry, the only limiting factor is my biomass and I’ve been bulking up for the past six or seven months.”

“I might be able to assist with that, you can take from my formless mass if needed.”

“Mhmmm thanks, so how much do you weigh?”

“A unquantifiable amount mortal.”

“Oh…. Okay…. That’s not really a number, you know.”

CRASH!* 

Shing*

Shing*

Shing* 

Shing*

Anubis had very little time to react to the giant spikes of ice shooting out of the ground towards him, flapping his wings with all his strength he shot up 200 feet into the air in a matter of seconds.

Realising where he was he narrowly dodged a incoming tendril and significantly lowered his altitude.

Remembering his plan he began to pull and compress all of the nearby particles in the air into two fine invisible blades. But an ice spear came directly at him and grazed his barrel, it wasn’t major enough for him to heal it actively.

“Ffffffffuck, he’s fast!”

He had no time to think before he felt an appendage collide with his chest, completely evacuating the air from his lungs as he crashed into a wall of ice. Rolling with the punch he got to his claws and concentrated on quickly accelerating the atoms in the particle blades.

As his opponent crashed into the ground, leaving a crater. Anubis got a good look at this lesser god, his appearance was angular and somewhat transparent resembling ice. He had no mouth or eyes but Anubis got the impression that he was grinning at him.

The atoms in his two particle blades began to heat up and bounce off the atom wall that kept the blades shaped.

Veeeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuum*

Now two blades of whiteish blue plasma were visible on the ends of Anubis’s forelegs, charging at the ice god he was met with a 2 metre thick wall of permafrost that upon contact with his plasma blades evaporated in a giant explosion of steam.

This sent him crashing back into a frozen tree, regaining his balance he looked around and realised that the environment was changing.

He looked to the dull throbbing in his chest and found a shard of ice sticking out of him, pulling it out and making the cells it that area rapidly regenerate. His eyes went wide as the healing process was significantly slower, realising that it was because of the temperature he abandoned healing it with cells and trying using atoms to build the replacement cells.

Smack!!*

His opponent didn’t let this play out and kicked Anubis into a now frozen lake.

———————————————————————

Meanwhile at Canterlot Castle.

“P-princess, she clearly has the feather flu but I’ve never seen it this bad before. It must be a new strain of the virus because nothing we have is helping.”

“Sigh* then find one that does doctor, I can’t let princess Silverfeather die.”

“We have our best on the job your highness but where is Anubis? There’s a chance that he might have it too….”

“ACHOO!!* ah~ c-could I get a tissue? P-please?”

“Right away princess…. Oh…. Here.” Dr Tender grimaced at the sight of blood.

Whilst nurses tended to the hen.

“Princess I want this wing of the castle isolated from all winged creatures, we can’t risk this spreading.”

“Understood doctor.”

“That means you too.”

———————————————————————

Crash*

Twack*

Crunch!*

“Shit my claw.” Anubis healed it and went back in to combat, he had shifted the star plasma blades from his claws to the scythe like appendage. This gave him more mobility and reach, he rushed the lesser god.

Veeeeeeuuuuum*

He sliced through the spear of ice and swung with the other foreleg.

Veeeeuuum*

The god of ice easily ducked and formed his claws into a sharp point, plunging it into Anubis’s chest. Luckily his ribs stopped it from going through but it didn’t save him from receiving the painful gash from it being dragged down his stomach.

Anubis fully committed to landing a counter blow but when his plasma scythe came into contact, the plasma was dispersing and his bone blade bounced off the crystal like surface.

“No!” He had lost concentration but luckily it didn’t explode on him.

Thwack*

Crunch!*

Crash!*

Anubis was clothes lined by his opponent and sent flying into a tree with enough force to fell it and a tree of the Dreamscape was 2 times stronger than those of the Everfree.

“Fffffffffffff~ ouch, that hurts…. And that’s blood.” A few drops of his own blood had stained his coat and he took note that the cells were freezing.

SMASH*

“Argh!”

Shing*

Shing* 

Shing*

Slash*

Kaboom!*

Crash!*

“Cough* cough* ssssssahhhh f-fucking hell, I can’t land a single blow on this thing and I’ve lost a lot of my mobility already.”

Anubis’s physical condition was not good, any other creature would have been a corpse by now whilst the lesser god of ice was still untouched.

‘Mortal let me take over before you die, your soul is weak.’

“I’m fine! I just need to land a hit! Aarghhh!!!”

Using his hind legs and one functioning wing he propelled himself at his target, just before he collided he extended one of his spikes in his left rear leg and spun. Cutting through the icy defences it just barely missed its mark but now he was close, swinging, hacking and striking. 

Slit*

Anubis managed to land a hit on its face and a grim dark liquid sprayed out, the lesser god jumped back but Anubis had grabbed onto his shoulder and began to rapidly stab the chest of his opponent.

“Take!”

Veeuum* Stab*

“That!”

Veeuum* Stab*

“You!”

Veeuum* Stab*

“FREAK!!”

Veeuum* Stab*

Now gasping for air he let go of the lesser god and weakly stumbled away with a grin on his beak, that quickly faded when he felt a sharp pain in his chest and turned his head around.

“Oh f-cough-uck~ that doesn’t feel good….”

He fell unconscious after looking back and finding the presumed to be dead lesser god completely fine and a crimson ice spike as thick as a tree through his midsection.

The god of ice closed the distance and removed the ice spike from his kill.

Then proceeded to dig around in Anubis’s body but jumped back upon touching something wrong.

The downed griffon got up and began to heal despite the ice god’s constant freezing of his cells, in a split second the newly revived griff had his claws around the neck of the lesser god.

“Look at you~, such a primitive form of existence, it’s funny to think that in one point of history. You lesser gods were servants to powerful mortals, even if it was rare.”

CRUNCH!*

Slam!*

“How revolting.”

Zodiacrdanals was now behind the wheel of Anubis’s body whilst the griff regained consciousness and watched.

Zodiac had snapped the ice god’s neck and thrown him into his own ice wall.

“Sigh* it’s far too cold here, let’s fix that….” He coldly stated.

Putting both claws together and from what Anubis could tell, he began to pull as many atoms to him and formed an unbelievably small and compact mass of hydrogen.

Anubis couldn’t believe his eyes, Zodiac was making a hydrogen bomb. From what he could tell it had little mass but enough to completely destroy anything in a 100 metre radius.

He kick started nuclear fusion and the atoms rapidly split, bounced into each other and repeated the process until the atom wall that held it together broke.

“Release~.”

KA* KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!*

Anubis felt his own body get incinerated but it happen so fast that there was no nerves to receive pain. Over taken by a mixture of fear and wonder he watched as Zodiac reformed his body nearly immediately.

Once the explosion had subsided and the mushroom cloud had blocked out the sky, Zodiac let out a disappointed sigh.

“Mortal answer me, are you okay?”

‘Yes I think so, I didn’t feel physically tired just…. Well tired, if that makes sense.’

“It does, your soul tired and you fell unconscious.”

‘Oh wow I didn’t know that was a thing that could happen?”

“Well.” Zodiac was cut off by the lesser god trying to get off a sneak attack.

CRASH!*

The attack proved to be fruitless, all Zodiac did was duck under it whilst his opponent slammed into the crater wall.

“This is interesting, but not unpleasant.”

The god of ice made some unusual sounds which Anubis didn’t understand but Zodiac just sighed.

“Who'd you think you’re talking to?”

In an instant the lesser god had been decapitated, Anubis had no idea how or when it happened but one minute he had a head the next it was gone.

Then Zodiac gently placed his claws against the stiffly standing body of his opponent.

Splat!*

A black mist filled the surrounding area before raining down and painting everything in its remains.

All that was left is his head that had some sort of consciousness but Zodiac showed no mercy to it and formed a star plasma blade.

Veeeeeeeeuuuuuuuum*

Plunging it into the head, it immediately bursted into flames and turn to ashes.

“Sigh~* I was hoping that you’d ask for my help earlier?”

‘I thought I could take him, I don’t know why I thought that but I did.’

“Probably because you didn’t have fear or anxiety, a lack of them is useful but you lost a bit of your reasoning too. So you couldn’t have been able to tell if you had everything under control or not.”

‘That makes sense, now that my consciousness isn’t being flooded by my brains chemical imbalance I can now see where i went wrong.’

“Yes, I’m working to fix that and once I’ve done that I’ll give you, your body back and leave it.”

‘Thanks, Zodiac you saved me….’

“You’re welcome…. Oh and I should mention that I’ve went through the trouble of resurrecting this lesser god and taming it for you.”

‘What?! Why? How?’

“So you can summon it and have it do your bidding outside of the Dreamscape, lesser gods…. No, most of the inhabitants of the Dreamscape and nightmare realm can’t access the waking world. So they either get summoned and make a deal if they are powerful enough or get tamed to be able to access the waking world.”

‘Fascinating? So I can summon this entity and is there a time limit?’

“Nope, it’ll stay with you until you dismiss it or it dies and even then you can re-summon it.”

‘Re-summon?’

“Yes through necromancy, a sub-magic of the biomancy category.”

‘Oh yeah I can do that! I’ve done it before.’

“But I have one question, why are you using the trial and error method to make cures, medication as well as viruses and diseases? You can just alter them yourself to fit the right requirements or needs with cellular manipulation.”

‘What!!!’ Zodiac flattered his ears and shook his head.

“I thought that was obvious, you know with you being able to alter yourself and others with a touch.”

‘Now that you say it, I feel stupid but the method I use does yield results just at a much slower rate. I’ve just been conditioned to use and rely on that method when I’m at a loss, you know just throw shit at the wall until something sticks.’

“Well here you are.” Zodiac gave Anubis control and left his body to catch him. “Easy there Anubis, your soul is still tied.”

“Y-yeah okay but why when I used the star plasma blades he didn’t burst into flames?”

“Because your souls conviction, you attacked with frustration whilst I attacked with controlled disgust.”

“And the difference?”

“Simple, one is more powerful. The two most powerful of the controlled convictions are love and hate whilst the two powerful ones of the wild convictions are lust and rage. You used a weaker wild conviction, frustration. That’s what was in your soul and that’s why your attacks weren’t as effective as mine, because your soul fuels your magic.”

“Sigh* thanks for telling me after the ass whooping I received.”

“Ah that was sarcasm, I could tell.”

“Huff* no shit…. Anyway let’s get me home.”

“Yes the portal is about a 30 minute walk away.”

“But you need to help me out of this crater, I mean nuclear fusion was a bit overkill.”

“I held back quite a bit, probably why it didn’t kill but how do you know what I did?”

“I don’t know the exact process but I’m very well educated.” Anubis kept his answers vague as to not give anything away, now that he realised it he was more than thankful that all his memories were griffon-fied.

“Mhmmm okay let’s get moving, climb on mortal.”

40 minutes later Anubis had left the Dreamscape and closed the portal, he noted to himself that he should change the power source to one of his magic-tech engines.

The base engines work by taking mana from the surrounding area and converting it into unformed magical power, allowing him to choose what it could be used for.

For example the anti gravity engines or the wind and fire turbine engines on his airship, he could also use a magic-tech engine to make electrical power.

Jotting the idea down he went up stairs and grabbed himself some bits he had stashed away and went to leave but a tugging on his tail caught his attention.

Spinning around he noticed Eclipse giving him the cutest puppy dog eyes he had ever seen, they almost worked but Anubis steeled himself and commanded the cub to fall unconscious.

Letting out a soft sigh and kissing Eclipse on the forehead he took her down stairs and placed her somewhere safe.

“I’m sorry little one but I’ll bring mummy over and we can spend the day together soon….” Now that he really looked at her, he noticed that he couldn’t sense her presence easily.

Anubis really had to focus on her but everything else was fine, her scent was detectable so why wasn’t her presence?

“I’ll give you a soul my baby girl, don’t you worry.” And with that he took his leave and headed for Canterlot.

Flying into the city he landed outside of the Brown Bean cafe and he popped in.

Ding* ding*

Anubis bounced in, grinning wildly. “Good afternoon Tea Creamer, how’s business?”

“It’s Coffee Creamer and business is good, so what brings you here? My Graceful send you?” She just smiled at the bouncy griff.

A few mares from his college and their mums giggled at his antics but this went unnoticed by Anubis.

“Ha no but I can make a special delivery for you, I just wanted to pick up some cakes and cookies, maybe a muffin or two.” Anubis chirped.

“Mhmmmm I don’t know, you seem energetic enough. I’d rather not give you more sugar, so who’s got you smiling like that?”

“I’m just happy to be alive and….” He leaned in and whispered. “I also want to get Silver and Celestia some treats but mostly happy to be breathing.”

The mare shook her head and began to fill a paper bag with chocolate chip cookies, rainbow sprinkle cup cakes and two toffee muffins.

“That’ll be 19 bits.”

“Here’s 30, keep the change!” He took the bag in his beak and pranced out before shooting off into the air.

One of the mares at a table turned to her friends and said. “Girls did you see how tall and jacked that griff was! D-do you think he’s into mares?”

“Hopefully because he goes to our college~, I know I’d let him have his wicked way with me.”

“Cough* you can’t just say that?”

“What? So you wouldn’t if he asked?”

“Huff* well of course I would but it’s kinda intimidating to think about.”

“Yeah especially with those muscular hind legs….”

Brown Bean just let out a sigh and got back to work, it was only mares being mares but it rubbed her the wrong way especially with what her colt-friend had told her about the griff’s past.

Meanwhile Anubis landed outside of the castle gates but just before he could go in, he sensed a small colt running towards him. It was the little colt he saved from being crushed by an ice sculpture and not far behind him was his mother.

“Hey mister griffon! Look look, I got my cutie mark! It’s a shield with light’s shooting off of it! Isn’t it cool?”

“Wow, it’s awesome little dude.” Anubis ruffled the colt’s mane. “But maybe running off and making your poor mum chase you, isn’t such a good idea.”

“Oh…. She looks mad.” 

“Nova Sparkle! Do you have any idea how dangerous it is to run off like that young colt?”

“B-but mum, I saw mister griffon and wanted to show him my cutie mark.” He turned on the puppy dog eyes and Anubis could see lady Velvet’s resolve crumble.

“Look I just don’t want you to get hurt is all sweetie.” She turned to Anubis. “Sorry mister….”

“Grimgost, Anubis Grimgost.”

“Sorry Anubis grimgost if my boy is pestering you, he’s kinda been obsessed with protecting others ever since you saved him.”

“Oh really~, well I think that in itself deserves a cookie.” He pulled out a chocolate chip cookie and gave it to lady Velvet, Nova whined.

“You can have it when we get home young colt, now say bye to mister Grimgost.”

“Bye mister Anubis. And thank you for the cookie.” He hugged the larger griff leg.

Anubis only had a few seconds but that was all he needed, he went through the process of upgrading the colt’s horn and giving him two soul techniques that related to his cutie mark.

He waved goodbye and walked through the gate, now making his way through the castle Anubis was happily bouncing towards Celestia’s magical presence.

Two unicorn guards blocked his way and he shot them a questioning look.

“Sir please halt, Princess Celestia has ordered this wing of the castle to be quarantine from anycreature with feathers. Other than herself.”

“Why?”

“We can’t say sir.”

“Excuse me? I want to know.”

“Sir we can’t.” The guard was cut off.

Wuuuuush*

Anubis had flown past, giving the guard no chance of catching him. Flying down the hall and coming to a stop when he sees unicorn and earth pony doctors and nurses going in and out of Silver’s room, he freezes.

Celestia notices him and hastily trots up to him, pulling Anubis into a hug making him drop his bag of treats.

“Anubis you need to leave this part of the castle, Silver’s ill. She’s got a really bad case of the feather flu and I don’t want you catching it.”

“Is she going to be alright?” Concern in his voice.

Celestia looked away and went to answer but Anubis pulled her off him and walked towards the sick hen’s room.

She grabbed him and used her magic to anchor him to the ground but this did little to stop Anubis’s march.

“Please Anubis, I don’t want you getting sick!” She was shocked at the griff’s raw strength, he was pulling her with him and she was trying hard to hold him.

“Is, she, okay….” Anubis hissed out.
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“is, she, okay.” He had dropped the bag of baked goods and crushed them under is claws.

Celestia lifted him up in a magical barrier and spun him around to face her. “Please just calm down, if you catch this. You might die and I’m not letting that happen!”

Anubis’s feature softened at the sight of Celestia beginning to tear up but he now inadvertently knew that Silver’s state was dire.

Celestia went to walk off with him but the griff had other plans.

veeeuuuum*

The solar Alicorn froze in shock, Anubis had cut through her barrier and bolted off towards Silver’s room. She was lost on how he had done it, there wasn’t a magical signature or residue left behind.

‘He had just cut magic itself but with what? More importantly he’s nearly at Silver’s door!’

She teleported in front of him but this did very little to even slow Anubis down, the medical staff all jumped out of their skin when a giant griffon and Alicorn bowled through the door.

Anubis shot up and untangled his limbs from Celestia whilst the startled ponies huddled in a corner, fear painted on their muzzles.

Celestia groaned whilst Anubis rushed over to Silver’s bed side, she was wakened by the commotion and looked up at her lover weakly.

With a shaky voice. “Hey Nimrod, you’re going to be fine now that I’m here. I promise….

She was hooked up to a IV drip and oxygen mask but Anubis noticed the tiny specks of blood in the mask, he deduced that she had been coughing it up.

“Anubis…. Please I don’t want you to catch it, I’m begging you please!” The regal mare was now crying as she tried to drag her griff-friend away from their herd member.

Without saying anything he raised his claw and gently placed it on her chest, Silver faintly smiled at the touch. Celestia had seized her attempts to drag him away.

Anubis had his eyes closed and ignited his claw in a sickly green aura, all the ponies looked shocked by the display of magic from a griffon of all creatures whilst Celestia was more than confused. She never remembered him having a green aura and this made her uncomfortable, she had to remind herself that she still knows so little about his specific breed of griffon but two auras is unheard of.

Anubis was in full concentration mode as he located the virus which was attacking Silver’s wings and lungs, he separated and examined a singular viral cell and began to give Silver’s white blood cell the viruses information. Using his magic to speed the process of mitosis up, Silver’s white blood cells rapidly increase in numbers with antibodies designed to attack the invading virus with speed and efficiency.

Once that was taken care of, he began the repair of the inner lining of her lungs. She immediately noticed the difference when her breathing became easier and no longer stung.

“now for the wings.”

He began to heal the skin on her wings but didn’t regrow her feathers because he believed that it’ll be better to just fuel the cells and allow the body to grow them itself.

Celestia watched with her jaw agape, he was healing. And not just a minor cut but fully repairing internal damage right before her eyes. She took a step forward before it clicked, Anubis was a biomancer. This unnerved her but also intrigued the Alicorn, then the pieces all fell together.

“so that’s how you could go for so long in bed….” she whispered out.

Once Anubis finished healing the sickly hen he turned to Celestia, who had a mixed reaction to the demonstration. His eyes were now crimson with a purple outline, she liked it but was uncertain about this new revelation.

“Um C-Celestia?”

“You’re a biomancer…. An actual biomancer but more importantly where did you learn to use it?”

“Ahh um well…. Maybe we should take this elsewhere?” He suggested whilst backing up.

Celestia nodded and teleported both of them to her study, where captain Graceful was waiting to give his morning report.

Upon getting the scare of his life when Anubis and Celestia popped into existence he was even more confused when the princess was scolding the griff.

The captain of the guard decided to make a tactical retreat whilst he was still unnoticed by the Alicorn, Anubis shot him a look that said “help me!”

“Do you have any idea what would have happened if you messed up or something went wrong?!”

“Celestia.”

“Anubis you could have killed her! Not to mention that you’ve been using it on yourself!”

“Celestia.”

“W-what if you had k-killed yourself by sniffle* accident?”

“Celestia!” The sniffling mare went silent. “I’ve used it before, in fact I’ve used it on myself so many times that I’ve lost count. To be fair it’s practically second nature for me to use it, I never said anything because I read that it was straight up forbidden.”

She just looked at him and shifted nervously, when Anubis went to give her a hug. She backed up.

“Celestia? A-are you scared of me?”

“I-I’m just….”

“You’re scared. You’re actually scared….”

All she could do is shift from side to side, Anubis couldn’t really blame her. What he was capable of was horrifying as a concept but he had hoped that she’d react a little bit better.

“It’s fine, I understand…. I mean it’s scary to imagine what I can do, so good bye mortal.” And in an instant he spread his wings and took off.

“Wait! no….” Celestia just stood there disappointed with herself but what was she meant to do, how was she meant to act in this situation. But she can’t help but feel guilty, after all he had saved Silver’s life and this is what he gets in return.

Fear, from the pony he loves. But she couldn’t help but wonder if something else was at play here, Anubis had just called her mortal. She contemplated what he meant but drew a blank.

Celestia began to sob and threw herself onto the couch. “You stupid stupid mare! Why didn’t you say anything, I know he’d never hurt me. Argh!!”

Meanwhile Anubis just flew, he didn’t care where just anywhere from her. He hurt like nothing else had ever before, this pain was completely unbearable and the worst part was. He couldn’t just heal it.

He wasn’t watching where he was going and clipped his wing on a building, slamming into the ground he felt something break but didn’t care. Ponies crowded around the downed griff, they tried to help him but he cared not and got up.

Some of the ponies recognised him and rushed to keep him still but he wasn’t having any of it and snapped his wing in place, then shooting off into the air.

Some of the ponies had seen his face and immediately knew that something bad had happened, it was something like a deep collective understanding of empathy that ponies had.

Some guards tried to catch up with him but couldn’t once he went into a dive off the edge of the city.

He didn’t know what to do or where to go but remembered that Sky and Blazing lived somewhere in a place called Cloudsdale, he didn’t want to be alone.

So he shot over to the only place that fit the description. A city of clouds in the distance.

It took him an 3 hours to fly into the floating city but once he landed on a cloud, the giant griff had no idea on where to start looking for Sky. until he saw a street sign held up by a cloud pole. 

Not questioning the cloud buildings and everything else he follows the signs that pointed him into the direction of the Wonderbolts training camp. He wondered why mares out numbered stallions by 4 to 1 but shook the thought.

He knew as long as he looked like he knew where he was going, no creature would approach him.

He ended up wondering the city for longer than he anticipated and accidentally bumped into a mare wearing sunglasses, hat and coat. Brushing himself off he apologised and went to leave but the mare grabbed his claw.

“Anubis? W-what’s wrong, you look like shit dude?” Concern in her voice, Anubis recognised Blazing’s voice and went to speak but he was stopped by a hoof in the beak. “Ssshhhh! Follow me, I’m in disguise.”

He nodded and took off, following the mare to her house which was a humble cloud home. It wasn’t small by any measure but it wasn’t the castle that Anubis had grown accustomed to navigating.

“Come on in, Sky’s gonna be surprised.”

“Oh sorry.” He ducked under the door and looked around aimlessly.

“Okay good now make yourself at home, I’ll speak to Sky.” She waggled her eyebrows at him before disappearing up stairs, Anubis decided then that up there was off limits.

His stomach growled and he looked for the kitchen, it didn’t take long for him to start cooking lunch. The scent of good food brought a groggy Sky and bouncy Blazing down stairs, Sky seemed shocked to find Anubis and blazing face-hoofed.

“Whoop, yeah Anubis is here…. Oh and pssssss, he’s a little upset, I think it has something to do with the princess.” The two mares were spooked when Anubis turned to face them.

“My ears are super sensitive…. And you’re right, Celestia is partly the reason I’m here. I didn’t want to be alone right now….”

“Oh Anubis.” Sky began. “What’s the matter, please talk to me.”

“After lunch, I made scrambled eggs, hash browns with a side of toast so eat up.”

“Oh thanks a million stud, don’t mind if I do.”

They swiftly devoured the food and were now laying on their cloud couch whilst Anubis sat on the floor, which was made out of wood. He found it weird but his thoughts were interrupted by a hoof on his shoulder.

“Okay Anubis, what happened?”

“Sigh* it’s complicated….” The two mares looked expectantly. “So Sky you know I can heal myself?”

“Yes….”

“Well I’m a biomancer…. And Celestia made her feelings clear on how she feels about it.” Anubis waited expectantly for the mares to freak out.

But to his surprise, Sky nuzzles behind his ears.

“Oh Anubis I’m sure she was just shocked or something, she’s probably looking for you right now. Do you want to go back and see?”

Anubis just shook his head and melted into Sky’s embrace and began to cry. “Fine you can stay here for the time being but you need to talk to her eventually….”

Blazing decided to change the subject away from the princess. “So what’s biomancy?”

“Sniffle* I can heal myself and others, I can manipulate all the cells in the body and change them. I can even improve and completely alter a pony’s DNA….”

“Soo…. Can you improve physical capabilities like flying?”

“Um I can give you griffon wings or a hybrid of them and Pegasi wings, they’re a lot stronger than Pegasi wings but not as manoeuvrable…. I also can give soul techniques but I don’t remember how I learned to do that?”

“Soul techniques?”

“Yeah, it doesn’t use normal magic. It uses soul magic, it’s really powerful and I can make it hereditary.”

“Mmmmmmm okay give me it and show me how to use it.”

“Blazing!”

“Sure come here.”

“Anubis!” The two just looked at Sky and raised an eyebrow at her.

“I can have stronger wings and this soul technique thing babe.”

“But is it safe?” Sky turned to Anubis.

“Yeah it is and don’t worry about privacy, I only see what i want to…. I can do you after, if you want?”

“Huff* fine…. But will it hurt?”

“No I promise.”

Anubis spent the next hour converting the mares wings into a hybrid of Pegasi and griffon, afterwards Blazing shot out the window and took off whilst Sky didn’t stop fluffing her wing.

“So….”

“Oh Anubis they’re incredible!” She jumped at the griff and tried her best to hug her larger friend. “To think that the princess is scared of this.”

Anubis just blushed before composing himself. “Do you want me to do the soul technique now, since Blazing had clearly forgot about it.”

“Um what can you give me?”

“Um let me just see your cutie mark.”

“Oh so you just wanted to look at my flanks, dirty griff.”

“Sigh* shut up Sky.”

“Ah but you smiled, so we’re making progress.”

“Just show me your cutie mark.” She spun around and Anubis began to think what he could give her and then it clicked.

It didn’t have to do with her mark, so he decided to give her a technique that would allow her to vanish from sight. This would allow Sky to form a fine layer of her soul to allow light to pass through her, making her completely invisible. 

He named it soul-lucency.

After teaching Sky how to use it and telling her to keep practicing with it because it can become stronger, he left the house and told Sky that he was just exploring the city and that he’ll do Blazing’s when he returns.

He was wondering around the cloud city aimlessly, trying to clear his head. He still felt like shit and found a bench in what appeared to be a park of clouds. Losing track of time Anubis slowly began to doze off but caught himself and flew back to Sky and Blazing’s house, landing out side he knocked on the door and the response was immediately.

“Anubis! Oh thank Celestia, I was beginning to worry.” She was clearly trying to mask the concern in her voice.

“I’m fine, nearly fell asleep on a bench.”

“Sigh* you silly griff get in here, dinners ready.”

“Oh wow, what we got mum?”

“Shut it stud and get that tail to the table.”

“Yes ma’am.” Anubis lightened up and went Into the kitchen, taking a seat next to Blazing.

Looking at the plate of roasted vegetables he took a fork and dug in, they were nice but a far cry from the castle chefs or Celestia’s. Now that he thought about it, flying off like that wasn’t a smart move.

He’d go back soon but also wanted to take some time to himself, no experiments, no projects, no near death experiences and to his dismay no Celestia or Silver. Now that he thought about it, would Celestia even want to see him again.

Looking back to how he was before dying, it scared him. He now had those he cared about, there were consequences that scared him and for once he was stumped on how to proceed. 

He had love, something he swore never to let into his heart and yet it did, he let out a low chuckle and the two mares looked at him unsure why he was chuckling to himself.

“Ummm Anubis what’s so funny?” They were beginning to question the griffon’s mental state.

“Sorry, I’m just laughing at my situation and how stupid I’m being. I mean what good am I doing feeling sorry for myself and sulking about it.”

“I mean I don’t understand why her highness would be against such an ability, I mean you can cure illnesses right?”

“Yeah but the potential is far more dangerous, especially if you take into consideration my history.”

“Oh….”

“yeah, big oh but I just hope she doesn’t lock me up or something.”

Blazing scoffed at the notion. “Like she’ll do that, I mean she loves you, you’re not going to die on her and you treat her like a mare and not some all mighty goddess.”

“Yeah I’m practically immortal but doesn’t every mare want to be treated like that?”

“Fuck no! Dude I don’t know if you’ve noticed because most stallions you’ve been around are in the guard but it’s like super difficult to find a stallion that’s strong willed and masculine.” Sky nodded in agreement with her other half.

“Oh…. Well consider my horizons expanded, so what would happen if I was to walk around with my wings on display like I normally do?”

“Do not do that, do you hear me?”

“Okay okay I won’t! But why?”

Blazing gave a hearty laugh at the thought. “Could you Imagine what would happen if he did that in Los Pegasus, we’d have to pull the mares and even some stallions off him! Hahahahahah!”

“Yeah…. It wouldn’t be as bad here but the response would still be bad, I wouldn’t be surprised if some tried to get it on there and then.”

“S-so Celestia wasn’t pulling my tail with that then, I can never consistently tell with that mare.”

“Yeah she’s got a bit of a reputation with messing with ponies, apparently she used to be a prankster but that’s just speculation.”

“I’ll have to investigate that?”

“I just feel bad for Graceful, her highness probably has the entire guard mobilised looking for you.”

“Huff* he deserves it, that traitor.”

“So…. Anubis?”

“Yes….”

“Can you make a mare into a stallion?”

“Cough!* Blazing! What the fuck!?!”

“I probably could.”

“Okay enough you two! Shut up and eat…. I’m going bed after this, you can share the couch with Anubis for that.”

“What!? But why? I was just curious, honey don’t be like that.”

“I said shut up!”

“Eep….”

They finished their dinner in silence and Sky dragged herself upstairs to bed, leaving Anubis and Blazing down stairs.

“So what’s wrong with her, she seems stressed out?”

“Sigh* she’s just uncertain about the future…. She wants a foal but no stallions meet her standards.”

“Oh that sucks…. I remember she asked if I’d give her a foal once but she was clearly joking about.”

“Gasp* really! Oh my gosh, well she goes into heat around about mid summer.”

“What?”

“Yeah! Typically mares have heat week and then they have their own individual heat cycle that lasts a few days and isn’t as intense. if her highness objects it doesn’t matter, she’s not allowed. It’s a law, a mare isn’t allowed to prevent her stallion from studing. You just have to get registered.”

“I-I don’t know what to make of that?” Rubbing his temples Anubis just laid a on the floor and curled up into a ball of feathers with a blush on his face. “Good night Blazing, you can wait until tomorrow to get your soul technique.”

“Awww fine…. Night Anubis.”

In the hallway a certain Pegasus mare appeared from fin air with a blush on her muzzle.
> C65 New plans
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The sun was just rising when Silver Blood had exited the Canterlot general post office, under orders from Anubis the soulless mare had sent him 3000 bits and a list of corrupt nobles that potentially needed the chop.

She knew exactly where he was thanks to Zodiacrdanals and had a Pegasus hoof deliver the parcel to him with haste, the address was the home of Captain Sky and Blazing.

She had been siphoning a few hundred bits a day into an account that the griff had access to, it was one of the first orders he had given her. The second was to clean up her businesses and notify him about any nobles that were planning anything remotely criminal.

Anubis had taken great joy from discovering that the majority of the noble cast had come to hate his guts.

But with his puppet’s status he was able to get almost every bit of information and evidence he needed to back them up into a corner and manipulate them when the time was right.

The soulless Princess in title alone knew that the contents of the letter would spark her master’s interest.

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Meanwhile in the castle.

Celestia monotonously rose the sun and began getting ready to start the day, she had sent a notice to all neighbouring cities and towns in hopes that one of the guards there would find him.

She had ordered that they not approach him and if they must, then they are to be as none aggressive as possible so Anubis doesn’t flee away or do something rash.

She had gotten very little sleep the previous night, Silver tried to help after the doctors all confirmed that she was virus free. But Celestia insisted that she just get some rest and stop worrying about her, weirdly enough the hen didn’t even seem fazed by the shocking revelation that Anubis was a biomancer.

Silver wasn’t even worried when the Alicorn told her that Anubis had ran away and was still missing, at best she was annoyed.

All Celestia wanted to do was fly out her balcony window and search for her griff-friend and fix this whole mess but she had duties.

She couldn’t shake the thought of Anubis sleeping in a cold damp alley with nothing but his fur and feathers to keep him warm.

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Meanwhile in Cloudsdale.

Anubis awoke with a snoring Blazing drooling all over his wing. The griff took great offence to this and tossed the sleeping mare off him.

Thud*

“Ouch! What was that for?”

“I’m not a pillow.”

“Then why are you so soft and fluffy….” She grumbled out.

Taking himself up stairs and sneakily looking for the bathroom, trying his best not to wake up Sky. It didn’t take long for him to locate it and take care of his business.

He was about to go into the kitchen when a knocking at the door made him spin around and answer it.

“Hello who’s there?”

“It’s a package for Mr Grimgost.”

“Oh, um thanks.” He took the package and closed the door, heading into the kitchen he sat down and opened the parcel.

Inside was a pouch containing 30, one hundred bit coins and a list and letter from Princess Silver Blood.

After realising that she knew of his location a shiver went down his spine but then again he did basically control her indirectly, so it made sense.

The contents of the letter informed Anubis that some of the nobles are funding a group of smugglers, his first thought was that they would be acceptable test subjects. His second thought was how could he foalnap the smugglers without being caught by Celestia’s guards. 

“I’m gonna have to put more time into planning this, sigh* how boring.” He folded the letter and list up, ignited his claws and burned them. He knew that he’d remembered everything but if he didn’t, then his soulless puppet would.

Grabbing a frying pan and making some pancake batter, Anubis got to work making breakfast. The aroma of fresh pancakes and fresh fruit woke a groggy Blazing and she quite literally floated into the kitchen and got seated.

“So why aren’t you and Sky up early today?”

“Oh because we get a month off, we do training and shows all year round and get the month off.”

“Oh okay that makes sense, so you two have anything planned?”

“Nah.”

“Mhmmmmm might I interest you in a proposal, I want to head to the south continent and need a team to help me. I’ve got everything prepared for the expedition but it’s all near Canterlot, so we’d have to retrieve it at sun down. So you in?”

With her mouth agape and a piece of pancake hanging out she answered. “That sounds cool…. But we’d have to convince Sky but just so we’re clear about this, it isn’t something that could land us in hot water with the princess and I’m not going to have to report you to her highness. Am I?”

“No…. I’ve read all the laws and what I’ve done isn’t illegal by any means and if anything, she’d probably want me to have some form of protection.”

“Then if it’s going to be fun, I’m in.”

“Good but I’m going to need a disguise if I’m to stay low, mhmmmmm oh i know! I’ll disguise myself as a small white hen with black accents and blue eyes, yeah that’ll work.”

“Cough* Cough* what?!?”

Anubis just raised an eyebrow. “Yeah so I don’t get recognised, I think I’ve earned some time away and I’d rather not have to deal with her yet.”

“I…. Kinda see your point, sometimes me and Sky need some space but that’s love…. So can i watch the transformation?”

“If you want, it’s a bit weird to watch but not gross or gory by any means.”

“So how does the changing of your sex work?”

“That doesn’t matter and I’m not fully converting myself, just my outward appearance.”

“Oh that sucks, I wanted you to experience losing your mare-hood or in your case, hen-hood.”

“Fuck off.”

The two got interrupted by Sky who had appeared at the table from thin air, this made both of them jump slightly.

“What the heck Sky!?!?”

“Bloody hell!? So I see your getting used to your soul technique then, would have given me a heart attack if I could have one….”

“Yawn!* sorry but I couldn’t resist, it’s just too fun.” She beamed.

“Huff* so when do I get a cool power?”

“It’s not a power, it’s soul magic. To be fair I don’t even need to give a soul technique to you, I could just allow your body to use soul magic and make its own.”

“Pfffff nah I want a technique thingy.”

“Fair enough, I already have one in mind that’ll suit you.”

“Yeah! What is it?” Excitement in her voice.

“In a minute, so Sky I take it you already know what i asked your mare-friend?”

“Yes I did and I’m not entirely on board but you had some good points, if her highness finds out that you went anywhere dangerous without protection she’ll certainly lose her cool.”

“So you’re going to be coming, good and now for what I had in mind for Blazing’s soul technique. I was thinking something that converts your soul magic into a concentrated flame on your hooves.”

“Yes!!! That sounds awesome! Eeeeeeeeeeeeee! I want that please!!!!!!” She was almost about to shoot off her chair.

“Okay okay relax, before you break something…. Now give me your hoof.” She happily did so and Anubis began the process, he still doesn’t know how he’d learnt to do it but it was a new type of magic for him to explore.

This only helped to fuel his desire to acquire the last Necrovine artefact, not only so he can tinker with soul magic properly but so he can give or make Eclipse an actual soul. He hadn’t really given it too much thought on the details but he’ll find a way, somehow.

After Anubis tinkered with Blazing’s soul and gave her the soul technique, she immediately used her hybrid wings to fly out the back door and get acquainted with her new abilities.

Sky followed her and just smiled lovingly at her mare-friend’s excitement, Anubis initially believed that she’d be a bit jealous but was pleasantly surprised.

With both of them busy, the large griffon took himself upstairs and into the bathroom. He was going to transform himself.

The sensation was a little more that uncomfortable when he changed his sex and the rest of the changes were more than easy but the only thing he couldn’t change was the deep scar going around his neck that Celestia would find herself more often then not tracing with her muzzle.

“Grrrrrrrrr* I should be able to get rid of it completely. So why can’t I?!” His voice was substantially more feminine than before.

Looking himself or herself over in the mirror Anubis gave a solid nod at the white hen with black tipped feathers and talons. The griffon kept the large ears and lengthen the hear like feathers on top of his head, so they cascaded down to the shoulders. 

Anubis was a quarter of his original size and had a waste slightly thinner than Silver’s.

Happy with his results, he or she for the time being exited the bathroom and made her way downstairs.

Upon walking out to the garden, Sky and Blazing froze in wonder.

“Fuck you’re hot….”

“T-that is still you Anubis?”

“Yes it’s me Sky and thanks for the compliment Blazing, so how are you getting on with your soul technique?”

“Oh yeah! Really good actually but…. Um do you have any settings other than hot?”

“I mean it’s soul fire, so no.”

“Not my soul fire, I meant you! You’re sexy as fuck dude!”

“Oh! Um probably, if I’m too hot I’ll just draw unwanted attention.”

“Don’t you dare! I was just curious…. I mean you’re cheating technically.”

“Yeah I sort of am but it’s not intentional, if that makes sense?”

“That sucks….”

“I second that, you cheating scumbag.” Sky says with a smirk. “Some of us have to work for our figures.”

“Oh shut up, so are you ready to start heading to Canterlot?”

“Yeah let’s go right now!!” Blazing cheers.

“Wait! Are you sure you’re gonna be able to make it? I mean with your smaller frame and wings.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. In fact I’m lighter than before but just as strong, so it’ll be easier for me so can we go now?”

Both Anubis and Blazing rounded on Sky with teary puppy dog eyes.

“Uuugh fine, let’s go then.”

They both jumped up and cheered. “Yaaaaaaaay!!!!”

With in the hour, Sky and Blazing are locking up their house. The group of Two mares and one hen take flight, passing the cloud factory which Anubis nearly crashed into. They were now on open wines and soaring above the clouds themselves, being carried by the high winds.

A few hours later and the capital city of Equestria was now in sight, the two Wonderbolt’s follow the griff turned hen down the side of the city and behind the magnificent waterfall that cascaded from the mountain topped city.

They were unsure but once they landed in an oddly well lit cave, Sky and Blazing was stunned by the almost alien sight before them.

“Anubis?! What in the Tartarus is this?! Does her highness know about this?!?”

“Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Any bloody louder and she will, sigh* I’m going to show her but I want it to be a surprise.”

“…Anubis…. This is crazy, what is all this stuff and how did you even find the time?”

“When~ your mare-friend is busy for most of the day, you kinda find a way to pass the time….”

“But y-you started college?” Sky said with an exasperated look on her muzzle.

“Yeah but I finish at 2:30 whilst Celestia starts the paperwork that keeps Equestria working at 2:45, she finishes at 5 and I go and give her some much needed attention…. But sometimes I don’t get to come down here and Swan neck and the Nimrod just want to relax.”

“What are you? I’m the Captain of the fucking Wonderbolts but even I don’t manage my time like that! You actually got some screws loose Anubis.”

“Huff* there’s nothing wrong with my mental state…. Oh and please don’t touch anything, some of my projects are not finished and might explode if disturbed.” Anubis shot a glare at Blazing as she was about to poke a tank of acid with a hoof.

“Oooookay I won’t touch anything Anubis….” She frowned. “Hmmmmmm you need a new name.”

“Mmmmmm sigh* I guess so but what?”

“Oh i know!”

“No!” Both Anubis and Sky coldly stated.

Sky began. “I good name for this disguise would be…. Sharped Shade.”

“That’s a really…. Pony-ish name, I don’t know?”

“Well you’re white and black, you have sharp talons too. But I honestly prefer the claws.”

“Oh that’s a good name, you are now Sharped Shade.”

Anubis just shrugged his shoulders. “Guess that’s my name now.”

At that exact moment a set of iron sights was carefully hovering over Anubis’s head, the shooter let out a breath and.

BANG!!!*

Splat*

Thud*

Sky and Blazing let out a blood curdling scream, Anubis’s body hit the ground and was completely motionless. 

Then an unfamiliar individual walked out of the shadows with a long stick that red smoke billowed from one end, both Sky and Blazing took an offensive stance. Then the mysterious figure took off the mask and odd looking earmuffs to reveal Princess Silverfeather sporting a wide grin.

“Y-you k-killed Anubis?!?!”

“Wha…. Oh that was Anubis? I thought that was just some home wrecker, although he definitely deserves it. Celestia has been losing sleep over the whole situation from yesterday….”

“B-but you killed him?!?!” Blazing yelled out.

“Ugh fffffuck~, shit that hurt.” Both mares go pale upon seeing the dead body of a female Anubis get up. Grrrrrrrr, Silver did you not hear Sky and Blazing speaking?!”

“Nope I had the noise cancelling ear protection up to max, so I was basically deaf…. But you still deserved that, Celestia has been worried sick about you! You need to tell her that you’re fine, now!”

“Sigh* no not right now, I’m going to the south continent…. Would you like to come?”

“Anubis!!! She needs you!”

“No, she needs to understand that I can protect myself. Hell she has half the entire guard looking for me!”

“She’s just a bit overwhelmed with discovering that her griff-friend is a biomancer! Just go see her and explain that you’re going to the southern continent with two trusted members of the Wonderbolt’s. OH AND YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE SHE’S OKAY!!!!!”

“Like she would let me.” Giving a cold glare at the similar sized hen but his gaze softened. “Sigh* I really should, shouldn’t I…. Heheh, I think this is one of the rare occasions where you have a good idea Silver.”

“So you’ll go and speak things out with her?” She had a hopeful glint in her eyes.

“I will and I’ll show her all of this shit I’ve been making down here but I’m fly her in, I’m not showing the secret passageways…. If she finds out that I’ve been taking some of her special chocolate cakes, she’ll kill me.”

“You’ve been doing what?!?” Silver streaked out.

Sky was getting annoyed with the two hens ignoring her, Blazing just watched with unbridled enthusiasm.

“HEY!!!!!!! You two better not of forgotten about us!” Both hens stopped and snapped their heads to face the now Captain mode Sky. “Anubis stop stealing the princess’s chocolate cakes and Princess Silverfeather stop yelling!”

“Yes ma’am.” Came from both griffons.

“Good, now you.” She pointed at Anubis with a hoof. “Change your form and go make up with her highness! Tartarus knows that she has enough to deal with, she doesn’t need to be thinking that she’s made you run away!”

“Gulp* o-okay Captain Sky.” And with that Anubis flew into a dimly lit corner, when he walked out he was back to normal.

“Please don’t touch anything whilst I’m gone….” Spreading his wings and getting ready to pounce into the air, inadvertently grabbing the attention of all in the make shift airship hanger.

Blazing let out a low whistle whilst Sky made a poor attempt to cover her eyes with a wing, peeking through the feathery appendage. Silver just covered her beak, a trickle of red stained her talons.

Then with one mighty flap, Anubis shot through the waterfall and was gone.

“…so…. What was the thing you used to attack your mate princess?” A now curious Sky asked.

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Anubis’s POV 

I flew  through the  waterfall and shot up over the wall that kept the high winds out of the streets, Now gliding toward the castle Anubis started to think about what he was going to say to Celestia.

But nothing came to mind and he was now having second thoughts but it was too late to turn back, as the griffon subconsciously slowed down and glided to the front gates, royal guards flanked him on both sides trying to catch his attention.

Not paying attention to where he was going, Anubis flew head first into the large iron portcullis. All ponies in view winced upon seeing the large griff slam his head and fall to the ground with a thud.

“Excuse me, mr Grimgost but are you okay?” One of the guards guarding the gate asked.

“Fffffffffff~ yeah I’m fine just dazed.” ClimbIng back to his claws Anubis shook the dizziness from his head.

Once the gate was opened raised the thoroughly embarrassed griff rushed in and made his way inside. he knew that the solar Alicorn would just be finishing day court, so he decided to wait in her study whilst a guard went to alert Celestia.

Every cell in his body was screaming at him that this was an awful idea but despite himself, he sat patiently preening with self destructive recklessness.
> C66 the first Dream Spirit
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

‘Mortal, we have a situation.’

“Zodiac? Not now I’m trying to hide these feathers, Celestia is about to walk through that door any moment now.” The anxious griff hissed out.

‘Anubis, lives are in danger….’

“Fffuck~ so what’s the problem?”

‘400 meters west near that college, a Dream spirit is present. Given enough time, it’ll take physical manifestation in this realm and wreak havoc.’

“How strong is it and how long do I have?”

‘I can’t tell the strength yet and you have roughly 10 minutes or so, which means we need to go now. I’d like to test how you do against one.’

“Shit…. Well this is my priority, if I fuck off now. Celestia will only be more pissed at me and I need her to be level headed with what I’m about to show and tell her….”

‘Very well but if you leave it unattended it’ll only get stronger with the more souls it consumes.’

“What?!?”

At that specific moment a not so regal Alicorn, with bags under her eyes walked in and locked eyes with Anubis. 

They stared at each other with trepidation and a thick silence filled the room, then Celestia broke that silence.

“Um A-Anubis…. Who were you just talking to?”

The griff was taken aback by the question and stammered out a response. “Um oh ah…. I was…. Sigh* just trying to get my thoughts straight….”

Celestia raised an eyebrow at him. “O-okay…. Well I’m sorry for freaking out yesterday, I was scared okay…. I-it’s just that biomancy is extremely dangerous, not only to yourself but to others. I-it’s.” Anubis silenced her by standing up and smiling.

“It’s alright, I wasn’t thinking straight either and shouldn’t have ran away but you shouldn’t have mobilised the entire guard Celestia. You know I can take care of myself…. Sigh* look I need to show you something later but! You can’t be upset or mad at me, promise?”

She gave him a questioning glare and walked towards him. “Anubis…. What do you want to show me?”

“Woah woah it’s nothing bad just something that I’ve been working on for some time now, ah how to explain it? Argh look I’ll take you there when you have an hour free swan neCK!!” Celestia nipped his ear and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

“Fine I promise.”

Anubis pulled away from her and gave a look of surprise followed by relief. “Thank you.”

“But as for your biomancy, you are only allowed to practice it in my presence. I’m not risking anything bad happening to you or my little ponies.”

“Sigh* I don’t know what experience’s with biomancers you’ve had in the past but I can assure you that I’m not going to kill my self or go on a mass murdering spree, okay.”

“Anubis listen…. I need you to promise me that you won’t use it for evil then.”

“I promise I won’t use it for anything evil, I’ll only use it in dire situations or to benefit others.”

Celestia breathed a sigh of relief and smiled softly as she brought him into a warm, feathery embrace but she failed to see the double edge of his words.

“So where did you go?”

“I stayed at…. The Whitetail woods….”

“Sigh* I checked there Anubis, now be honest with me. Where did you stay?”

“C-Cloudsdale, in Captain Sky’s house….”

“Well it’s better than having you on the streets…. But I will be having a conversation with her for not informing me.”

“Wha? Why, I’m the one who asked her not to and you don’t have the right to know my exact location at any given time either. That’s got to be an invasion of privacy!”

“Normally yes but because you’ve got blood on your claws, it isn’t the case. Not to mention that you’re a one of a kind and might even be endangered.”

“Okay sure~, so what’s the real reason?”

“I love you of course, so I need to make sure you’re safe.”

“Sigh* I thought so…. But I can look after myself, hell I can survive having my head chopped off!” Anubis immediately covered his beak.

The solar Alicorn tightened her grip and looked him in the eyes. “Is t-that how you g-got this?” Pressing her muzzle against the deep scar around the griff’s neck he flinched.

“I-I don’t want to talk about it….”

“Sorry, t-then…. Could you explain all the things in your journal please?” She hesitantly asked.

“….” Anubis stiffened up.

“Sigh* look I’m sorry for reading it but I was curious and I’m just concerned is all.” This defused the tension in Anubis’s body.

“Gulp* the Dreamscape…. Is the place I disappeared to when I suddenly went missing a few months or so back, I originally thought you’d think I was crazy so I lied about it…. But it’s dangerous, filled with horrors beyond comprehension and so on and so forth.”

“And you actually went there?!” The solar Alicorn almost yelled.

“Not by choice, it just happened okay!”

“S-sorry for that outburst…. Sigh* but I’ve only ever heard of myths and legends as well as the occasional book but the creatures are always consistent in each account….”

“I’m not the first? That’s good to know but I couldn’t imagine those before me met a pleasant fate, from what I know I’m the only one that can navigate it without losing my mind or getting myself killed.”

“Anubis? What do you mean?”

“It’s just that I have a…. A feeling when something dangerous is approaching or in the near by area….” He trailed off and stared out the window, Celestia was confused at first but soon grew worried. 

Originally he was trying to come up with a believable lie as to why he could sense them but his eyes shot open as Zodiac spoke up.

Mortal, you need to move now!’

“What’s wrong?” As she asked him, a loud crash echoed through the city and Anubis shot off toward the noise. Celestia followed shortly after him with a golden war hammer.

Upon arriving she saw two squads of guards, the first trying to evacuate the civilians and help the injured and the second were fending off a large centipede with eyes covering it’s head that had been occupied by something just out of view.

Anubis landed in front of the monster, taking an odd fighting stance. Raised up on his hind legs with his scythe like bone blades extended, then suddenly out of nowhere they were enveloped in a bright blue light that almost hurt to look at.

This caught the centipede’s attention and Celestia’s stomach sank upon seeing what it was distracted by. 

In its mandibles hung the bloody remains of a pony’s lower half, the rest had already been consumed by this thing. 

It dropped the corpse and attacked Anubis but the griff held his ground and Celestia took action, she swooped in and brought her hammer down with enough fury to completely eviscerate the monster’s head. Leaving a crater.

Turning to a stunned griffon she smacked him with a wing. “What are you thinking!?!?”

But before the Alicorn could continue Anubis slammed into her, pushing the mare off to the side. 

SHING!*

Splat*

Thud!*

She was confused but that quickly turned to horror at the sight before her, Anubis was missing his left foreleg. Blood gushing from the fresh wound and just out of focus, the dismembered limb laid limply in front of her whilst the monster chuckled in glee.

But before she could even utter a single word, the limb became blood and began reconstructing itself onto the griffon. Looking over at the centipede she was horrified to see it had completely regenerated and was now in a stand off against her griff-friend.

“Celestia get up and help evacuate the injured, I’ll take care of this.” A sinister smirk appeared on his beak.

She grabbed her hammer in her aura, the golden war hammer glowed from the sheer amount of soul magic Celestia embezzled into it. But she was not conscious of the action, she was subconsciously using soul magic and Anubis took notice of this.

“Very well then, like you’d let me fight it on my own…. But if you get hit, get to safety immediately.”

“Anu.” She was cut off by the centipede attacking her, thankfully her hammer had taken the brunt of the blow, the solar Alicorn didn’t even have a scratch.

Anubis was impressed but swiftly shook the thought and jumped into the air using his wings to spin, he cut into the body of the overgrown Arthropod.

Veeeeeeeum*

It screeched in agony as it lashed out wildly, slamming into buildings as Anubis and Celestia avoided the armoured bug. Gooey black blood sprayed from the wound but soon slowed.

Celestia took this opportunity to smash her mighty war hammer into the monster’s head.

CRASH!*

Splat*

Then Anubis followed up by sinking his claws into it and rapidly deconstructing it atom by atom, causing the headless arthropod to implode.

Covering the streets in a thick inky blood, Celestia deflected the substance with a barrier spell whilst Anubis got caked in the gooey remains. Some got in his beak, he thought nothing of it until he began to feel a sense of euphoria and started stumbling toward the regal Alicorn with a wobbly grin on his beak.

Celestia noticed the blood beginning to evaporate and she let out a sigh of relief, she turned to her left and found a wobbling griffon inching towards her. She thought nothing of it until she saw his eyes, Anubis’s pupils were dilated beyond a natural level and his grin was goofy to say the least.

As Anubis made his way to Celestia, the black blood dissipating from his coat. His vision was warped and obscured, he started to feel light and just allowed his body to carry him.

Celestia rushed over and grabbed him with her hooves, she was worried for him so she pulled him closer to her as the griff giggled and looked around with a dopey expression on his face.

“A-Anubis?” She hesitantly called out to him.

“Hehehe~, hehehehehehehh.”

Lifting him onto her back she trotted towards the shaken guards and issued them orders. “Listen up, I need the injured to be treated or taken to hospital immediately. Set up a perimeter and don’t let any pony in, I’ll be back shortly with Captain Graceful for the damage control.”

The guards all saluted her and with a curt nod she took off with a trilling griff burying his head in her mane, running his claws softly through it.

Landing in the castle courtyard with the griff she told a maid to send Captain Graceful to the college. Then Celestia rushed into the medical wing and dumped the lucid griffon on a stretcher and ordered the nearby nurses to fetch Dr Tender Care.

Once she saw the stallion and gave him a brief account of what happened, she took off out a window and shot off towards the scene of the battle a few minutes prior.

She left behind a very confused Dr Tender as he watched Anubis giggling like a school-filly at his own claws.

“Sigh* I need a vacation….”

Meanwhile Celestia landed and was met with a very alert Graceful who had his wing guards on and a sword strapped to his flank.

“Princess what happened here? Some of my guards are muttering something about a giant centipede and a dead pony…. Or half of one…. But I’ve already identified the victim and a clean up crew is on the way.”

“They’re not lying Captain, a giant centipede did attack but me and Anubis dealt with the monster. Although I had to rush him to the castle afterwards, he got covered in its blood and started acting strange…. Stranger than usual for him at least…. But he’s got a lot of explaining to do.” She trailed off and looked over to the crowd of ponies.

A blue unicorn mare broke through the crowd and tried to get past the guards but they stopped her, she was calling out for a pony named Medicinal Moon.

Graceful sighed upon hearing the name and turned to the princess, with a frown he began. “Your highness, that was the name of the deceased stallion…. We managed to identify him by his cutie mark, he was only 20 and studying to become a doctor…. Would you like me to take the mare somewhere private and brake the news there?”

“No…. I’ll do it Captain, you focus on cleaning up the rubble.”

“Of course your highness. Oh and I believe the mare to be the stallion’s mother.”

“This is going to be painful….” Celestia stole herself and approached the frantic mare.

“Where’s my baby!?! Sniffle* p-please somepony tell me! H-sniffle* he’s got a light blue coat with a purple mane and tail! Please anypony?” The guards struggle to hold the mare back and they all failed to notice the pure white Alicorn approaching.

Celestia cleared her throat and began. “Excuse me miss, but please would you follow me?” She gestured for her guards to release her, the worried mare’s eyes widened before she bowed.

“O-of course your highness b-but why?”

“I need to speak with you in private regarding Medicinal Moon.” At this the mare’s eyes went even wider.

“D-did my boy do something w-wrong p-princess?”

The regal Alicorn just gently guided the mare with a wing and teleported back to the castle, the mare blinked a few times and Celestia casted a sound bubble for what was about to come.

Draping a wing over the confused mare, Celestia began in a soft voice. “Miss Moon, I’m sorry to inform you that your son…. Regretfully has died in the recent incident, I’m sorry I didn’t make it in time but I’m here if you need me.”

The wide eyed mare let out a shaky breath, she didn’t cry or move for that matter. She just stared off into nothingness, Celestia pulled her little pony closer and understood that the mare was processing the words that she just said.

They stayed like that for a few minutes, in silence before it was broken by a weak and laboured sob. Which was followed by a wined whaling from the now devastated mare.

It really pained the princess to see one of her subjects like this and she had to hold back tears of her own.

She began to ponder about how familiar Anubis seemed with the monster and was going to question him about it, she needed to figure out how to prevent this from happening again.

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Anubis’s POV 

Everything went dark and I was just floating, then zodiac began to speak to me in a language I didn’t recognise. I think he must of realised because as suddenly as the ramblings began it ended and was replaced with English.

“Mortal, how are you feeling?”

“Ha! Bloody wonderful, why’d you ask?”

“Sigh* a little heads up for your next encounter with a Dream Spirit, don’t swallow the blood. It’s an extremely powerful hallucinogenic substance.”

“So I was tripping? Ffffuck that’s like…. Totally not cool bro~ but like it felt good.” I don’t even know why I said it like that, it still must be effecting me now.

“Just relax and I’ll explain some important details, please try to listen.”

“Yeah…. I’ll do my best.”

“Okay, well I’ll begin with Dream spirits. They are a disembodied soul that are trapped in the Dream realm but want to enter the waking world. They feed off of the nightmares of living creatures but were sealed away over 4000 years ago by an extremely powerful soul mage. Dream Spirits can grow stronger by consuming the souls of other creatures, death by one of these Dream spirits will mean the complete death of your soul. But unlike lesser gods, Dream spirits tend to be weaker but can in some cases be stronger and they can’t be tamed once killed.”

“Oooooooookay…. I’m following.”

“Good mortal, now keep listening. The Soul mage who sealed away the Dream spirits was named Kenpaw Gavewalker and he was so powerful that he rivalled H’aaztre.” Anubis interrupted.

“Sorry what?”

“Sigh mortal, the king in yellow. Anyway this soul mage was a threat to the king in yellow and even tried to kill him but they were both sealed in the Nightmare realm.”

“Wow…. So this Kenpaw died then?”

“Maybe or maybe not, I honestly don’t know but the king in yellow has left his throne empty, probably because he is trapped and Kenpaw’s soul has not died as far as I’m aware.”

“Mhmmmmm interesting…. So.” I was cut off by a bright light that dragged me out of Zodiac’s void. “Cough* Cough* fffffffffffffaahh~.”

“Morning Anubis, how are you feeling?” Nurse Sweet tone asked.

“Hissssssssssss* close those blinds please, curse Celestia’s burning ball of nuclear fusion in the sky.”

“So you doing much better I take it then? And what’s n-u-clear fusion?”

“Yeah I’m fine and forget about it, it’s nothing important…. So what’s for dinner?”

“It’s the morning Anubis, you’ve been asleep for a day…. Her highness was quite worried when Dr Tender said that he had to keep you under until your body got rid of whatever was make you….”

“Bug out?”

“Y-yeah…. So I’ll go get you breakfast.”

“Thanks….” She left and I sat up. “Sigh* I guess you learn something new every day, the black blood is a major hallucinogenic.”

“Is it now?” I spun to my right and found Celestia sitting by my bed with a blank expression. “Morning Anubis, so how do you know of nuclear fusion?”

“Hey~ Swan neck, my love…. I…. It’s complicated but I kinda got curious and started theorising and came to the conclusion that the sun was splitting atoms in its core…. But I don’t know what atoms it splits.”

“Sigh* sometimes you’re too smart for your own good you moron…. So you’re feeling fine?”

“Yep, I’m all good now! But how are you doing?”

“I’m f…. Actually I’m not doing so good Anubis, I-I had to console a mother who lost her son after yesterday’s incident…. Y-you said you could sense them, do you think that you’ll be able to inform me when another one of those monsters appears?”

“That’s horrible…. But only one fatality? it could have been worse, a lot worse. Sigh* look I’ll let you know when another Dream Spirit appears.”

“Dream Spirit…. You’re right…. but it still hurts to see one of my subjects like that.

“You really do act like their mother.”

Celestia just shook her head. “Oh shush, just let me rest my head on your shoulders.”

“Nocreatures going to stop you and it’s not like I’m physically injured, huff* I can just heal any way.”

Celestia flopped against my side and I awkwardly wrapped a wing around her. “Thanks…. I needed this, so what did you want to show me?”

“I’ll show you later today, I think you need a day off.”

“But I have.” I cut her off.

“Shhhhhhh, I’m foalnapping the princess for the day.” Celestia let out a wistful sigh followed by a weak giggle. “I’d like to see you guard try and stop me.”

“Oh play nice Anubis, so what do you have planned?”

“Mhmmmm you’ll see.”
> C67 Vacation for two part 1.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The next day.

Celestia followed Anubis as they flew above the city, the regal Alicorn couldn’t shake the thought of how ill prepared her guards were. She was still trying to wrap her head around why the “Dream Spirit” had regenerated from her first attack but not the second one, she needed to ask Anubis about what he knew of these creatures.

After a few minutes of following the careless griff, he led her off the side of the city and flew behind the waterfall. Her eyes took a second to adjust to the dimly lit cave, that to her surprise was decorated with smooth stone walls and had built in lights on the ceiling.

Her mouth went wide as her gaze settled upon a black floating object that looked to have two large blades at the end of it, the front tapered down to a point and on top was a row of odd triangle shaped windows. 

Next to it an extremely proud Anubis stood. “So…. What is it?”

“It’s the future of airships my dear, it’s powered by the generation 1 magic-tech engines and has a theoretical top speed of 900 Mph.”

“Um that’s quite fast…. But is it safe?”

“Oh of course, I made it after all but that’s not all I’ve made. I’ve been manufacturing weapons that can kill Dream Spirits and beasts from the Dreamscape as well. I’ve got a few thousand already made and ready to be put to use.”

Celestia just looked at him with a look of bewilderment on her muzzle. “Anubis…. H-how and when did you have the time to do all of this?!?” She gestured to everything.

“Wow~ not even a thank you, huff* fine then don’t equip your guards with the proper tools.”

“Oh stop toying with me…. And thank you my big, strong and handsome griff, so how much do you want to be compensated for these weapons?”

“Mhmmmmmm~ maybe a deal….”

Celestia gave him a wary look.

“Oh relax I’m not asking for much. Just that every Sunday we spend it together, you, me and Silver. So no work, no meetings and definitely no nobles.”

“Sigh* Anubis you know I can’t do that.”

“Fine don’t have the weapons.”

“Argh* how about every other Sunday?”

“Mhmmmmmm~ I don’t know…. Come on sweeten the deal.”

“Sigh* money?”

“Nah, that doesn’t interest me.”

“Huff* okay every Sunday then!”

“Deal! That’s a good girl, I’ll have the new equipment ready for tomorrow morning.”

“Wha? But how…. They’re already ready, aren’t they?”

“Of course…. Oh and my biology courses have been going wonderfully well and my friend Galeyus has been talking about getting into pharmaceutical research, which I can definitely help with my biomancy.” What Anubis failed to say was that he had put the idea in Galeyus’s head and convinced the easily startled Hippogriff to become the first member of his research group. Unit 8.

“Mhmmm that’s good to hear, if you want I wouldn’t mind lending a hoof when it comes to the financial side of things.”

“Really? Thanks dear, I’m sure that it’ll speed things up drastically. we’ll speak more about this in the future but right now, I have something special planned.”

Celestia’s ears perked up and she began to flutter her wings in anticipation. “A-and what do you have planned for your mare-friend?” She swayed over to him and leaned against his withers.

“I’ve noticed that you don’t get out enough so I believe that we should go on an adventure of sorts, what do you say?”

“Sigh* normally I’d be ecstatic but I can’t leave my throne for more than a day, Anubis….”

“Oh relax, I’ve already got it covered. Remember I’m a biomancer, so this will be the perfect opportunity to test Silver and get you some time away…. Come on when was the last time you left the Capital for anything other than work before I graced you with my presence?”

“Oh shut up…. Mhmmm but I’m definitely warming up to the idea though.”

“Well all you have to do is raise and low the sun whilst i turn Silver into a one to one replica of you, she’ll get to run the country whilst you get to go and explore the south continent with me…. Just the two of us, sounds nice?”

“Heheheheh so mister Silver tongue, what did you promise her?”

“Oh she wants me to do a little bio-manipulation for her, nothing drastic. Well other than she also wants to fuck me, but with a gender swap.”

“You can do that!!”

“Ouch my ears…. And yes mare, I can.”

“Fascinating….”

“Don’t go getting any ideas now, you have to earn it Swan neck.”

“It’s not my fault I’m curious, I already know what your tongue can do, so it’s only natural for me to be wondering what your throat can do.”

“No means no.”

“Sigh* so when do we leave?”

“Tonight, we’ll be taking my airship.” The look on Celestia’s face made Anubis giggle. “Oh don’t look at me like that, I can almost guarantee that it’s completely safe. After all it’s been running on idle for a month or so now and hasn’t exploded.”

“Mhmmmm I don’t know….” Looking at her griff-friend Celestia caved in and gave an exasperated huff. “Fine we’ll use it.”

“Yes! Oh thank you Swan neck!” Anubis flew over and brought her into a deep kiss. 

Smooch*

“Gasp* b-but if anything goes wrong, I’m teleporting us to safety.”

“Argh* but teleporting always makes my insides feel weird, not to mention the nausea, vomiting and it messes up my sense of balance.”

“Then you best hope that we have a safe flight.”

“Yeah yeah don’t worry you’re pretty head now sweetie, I’m an ace pilot.”

“Yeah…. That’s a relief….”

“Oh don’t be like that, I am I swear.”

“We’ll see.” She said with a smirk.

“Oh we will…. So let me show you the rest of my workshop of wonders.”

“Heheheheh~ okay hot stuff, show me your wonders.”

“Shut up and follow me.”

“With pleasure.”

Anubis led Celestia into a room with weird thin screens that illuminated the dimly lit room, she was confused by the displays. They had images of weapons that were designed to kill Dream Spirits.

“Anubis, why can these weapons inflict harm to the Dream spirits but normal ones can’t?”

“That’s because the ones your guard uses aren’t infused with soul energy or are just poor conductors for soul magic and energy.”

“Oh…. So what’s soul magic and energy?”

“Soul energy is the power of one’s soul and soul magic is how one actively uses it to either use a soul technique or just uses raw soul magic which is extremely inefficient.” ‘That’s odd, it’s almost like knowledge that isn’t mine is seeping into my mind. I’ll have to speak with Zodiacrdanals about this.’

“Okay that’s interesting, but I was able to harm it with my second attack.”

“That’s because you used soul energy but you didn’t know that?”

“Um no….”

“Mhmmmm interesting, anyway yeah you pushed it into your hammer and that’s what made the difference. I believe that your soul is so powerful that using raw soul energy doesn’t tire you out.”

“So my soul is stronger than yours?”

“Oh definitely but my soul technique is…. I don’t have a name for it but it has good potential.”

“Oh really now? Mind enlightening me?”

“Sure, i take atoms from around me and shape them into a blade that I have to envision and then super heating them into a blade of plasma.”

“…Wow…. That really does have great potential especially with your creativity, you might have the potential to form multiple blades without having to use your bone blades as a template or even just a wall of atoms that is impossibly strong.”

“Mhmmmmm I’ve never thought about it like that, hell it might not even have a set range.”

“So you used that to effortlessly cut through my bubble spell a few days ago…. But I didn’t notice any magical residue.”

“That’s because you were looking for a different type of magic not the one I used, remember I can learn conventional magic but I can also use soul magic my dear.”

“So what does your biomancy fall under?”

“I don’t have the foggiest idea but I don’t have to be conscious to use it so maybe soul magic or something entirely different.”

“Mhmmmmmm….” Celestia was levitating an extremely light spear in her aura when she noticed a crate full of bottles of a bubbly green liquid, picking one up she read the label and her eyes widened. “Anubis what is this?”

“Oh that’s just something I fixed up after our little discussion about the limited effectiveness of the current healing potions, it’s called recovery soda my dear and it does wonders to heal injuries that are normally lethal. Anything but the head, it can’t fix a crushed skull.”

“Wait but how?”

“I used my blood as a template and went from there.” ‘I also use the green Necrovine artefact and made it into a liquid form, then carbonated it but I won’t tell her that.’

“So will I be receiving a special weapon, you know since I’m your mare-friend and all.”

“Hahahahah~ no. You don’t need a special weapon because you can infuse any weapon you hold with soul magic.”

“Oh…. Um I guess that makes sense….”

“But I did make a magnificent great sword that’s just a bit too heavy for me and would match your style perfectly my dear.”

“Really?” Celestia beamed.

“Of course, it’s just through here.”

“Ooooooo now I’m interested.” She followed him through a narrow path that opened up into a dark room, it smelled of burnt oak and the air was thick.

Then Anubis flicked a large switch and in an instant the room was illuminated, in front of the stunned Alicorn laid a brilliantly engraved great sword with a golder than gold hilt. The blade’s spine was missing but in its place was a hypnotic topaz that shined with a golden flame.

Celestia was drawn to the sword, as if it was calling her name. But then Anubis pranced up and grabbed the blade in one claw, raising it up effortlessly.

“Wait? Didn’t you say that it was too heavy?”

“Did I? Mhmmmm I don’t remember saying anything of the sorts but here, I think it suits you better.”

She took it and gave it a few swings, she noticed that it was heavier than the other weapons but far lighter than she expected. “Sigh* thank you…. It’s….”

“I think the word you’re looking for is, godly. It’s a work of art that’s also very functional but do be careful. That blade is quite sharp, cuts through rock like a hot knife through flesh-cough* I mean butter.”

She gave him a questioning look before trotting up to him and bringing the griff into a deep kiss. “Heheheheh, I think I’m going to keep it in the castle vault for safe keeping but don’t worry, I’ll definitely be making good use of it.”

“Good…. But as for right now I need to get a few things ready so Sky and Glacier can come in here with a couple of carriages and move all these spears and swords to the castle armoury. So~ if you don’t mind, I’ll need you to give me some time to prepare.”

“Oh um sure I’ll meet you at lunch then?”

“I’ll be there my love, bye now.”

“Bye Anubis, love you.” Celestia took the magnificent great sword and its scabbard, leaving the busy griff to work.

———————————————————————

Anubis had finished up preparing the new weapons for the guard to come and retrieve as well as the airship for him and Celestia early.

He was now briskly strolling through the city but he was a little confused, more than a few mares asked if he was alright for some reason. He stopped in front of a store and looked his reflection over but didn’t notice anything different, he didn’t look upset, angry or sad.

“So why are ponies asking if I’m okay?” 

Then it dawned on him, he had crashed into the ground three days ago and left without a word.

“Of course they’re asking if I’m okay, I basically face planted into the ground….”

“Um well that’s not the only reason….”

Anubis turned around to find Graceful’s mare friend, Coffee Creamer.

“Oh hey Coffee, good morning but what do you mean?”

“Sigh* stallions or in your case griffs, what I mean is that more than a few rumours are going around about your love life.”

“What sort of rumours?”

“That you and the griffon princess are not on the best of terms…. And that Princess Celestia has a hoof in it…. But there only rumours right?”

“Me and Silver are fine? It was just a minor argument between me and Celestia but it’s fine now.”

“Oh! Um anyway a lot of mares think that you’re back on the market and are obviously going to try and score with you.”

“Hahahahah! That’s hilarious, you can’t be serious.”

“Well I am, you’ll be surprised what you hear when you work in a cafe.”

“Oh you’re serious, bloody hell that’s even funnier. Oh I’m so gonna lead them on hard.”

“Anubis! you can’t do that, it’s mean…. And won’t Princess Silverfeather dislike you doing that?”

“Sigh* she probably wouldn’t…. Well there goes my fun.”

“Tisk* tisk* silly griff…. But I have a question, i overheard Graceful talking about you and Princess Celestia but the way he spoke about you two…. Um urr well gave the impression that you and her highness are an item.”

“Because we are.” Those three words must of completely broke Coffee’s brain because she just stared at Anubis with a dumbfounded expression.

Anubis realised his mistake and his fluffy ears sank back. “Um Coffee? You okay, hello?” He got no response.

“I-I’m s-sorry Anubis b-but I thought you said that you and the princess were dating, I must have miss heard you.”

“Heheheh, um no you didn’t…. But it’s a secret!” Anubis whisper shouts.

There was an odd glimmer in the mare’s eyes and Anubis knew that he had messed up.

“Ooh~ okay~ I understand, don’t want to deal with the nobles or news-ponies…. So um if you don’t mind me asking but have you and her highness, you know done it yet?”

“Have you and Graceful had sex yet?” The griff asked with a raised eyebrow.

Coffee just turned a deep crimson and Anubis let out a giggle. “Hey! You can’t just ask a mare t-that, it’s rude.”

“Oh okay then, I’ll ask Graceful when I see him.”

“Cough* cough* wha? Wait no…. Oh, um sorry. I shouldn’t have asked such a question but I’m just trying to wrap my head around this, I mean her highness, you and princess Silverfeather. Ohhhhh that’s so cute, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

“Sssshhhh! Fuck I would like to keep it a secret please, so why are you not tending to your family cafe?”

“Oh I was on my way to take these to my Grace, so my mum gave me the day off.”

“Fair enough. I’m heading to the castle anyway, wanna hop on and I’ll fly you there?”

The cream coated unicorn mare blushes and rapidly shook her head. “Oh no no no, you can’t just offer to give a mare a ride Anubis, not to mention I’m spoken for.”

The griff just gave a dumbfounded look. “Wha? I’m not implying anything by offering you a ride am I?”

Now it was Coffee’s turn to give a dumbfounded look. “Um yes…. It’s seen as a very intimate gesture to offer a ride to a Pegasus or any pony for that matter.”

“Oh! Oh shit, I honestly didn’t know that…. Um sorry for offering that then, so you wanna walk to the castle?”

“Oh that’s alright and yes I would, so stop being awkward and get moving.” She started trotting at a brisk pace and Anubis followed.

“Ha ha ha, sorry Muffin Creamer I didn’t know i was slowing you down.”

“Sigh* well use those long legs and pick up the pace.”

“Sure thing custard cream.”

“Stop calling me by the wrong name and where in tartrus do you come up with them?”

“Well it’s this magical thing called, Imagination.”

“Oh…. Why did I even ask.”

“No clue.”

Half an hour later, Anubis and Coffee showed up at the castle gate and went right in. They split off and Anubis went straight to the dining hall, upon entering he noticed that Silver was asleep at the table. He got a devious idea and completely retracted his claws with his biomancy.

Sneaking up to the resting hen, he lengthen his tongue and ran it up her spine from the base of her tail to the back of her skull. Then he nipped the base of her neck and she jumped up, screaming and guards rushed in spears at the ready.

But they found a flustered hen on the table and a cackling griff, rolling on the floor. Upon seeing the guards Anubis got up and Silver proceeded to wave the concerned guards off.

———————————————————————
(Sexual content ahead)

“Hahahahahah~ oh sorry sweetheart, I couldn’t resist….” Silver was glaring daggers at him. “Okay okay I’ll make it up to you, I mean I’m feeling a little peckish anyway.”

The hen stiffened up and her tail began to raise instinctively as Anubis swaggered up to her, she was about to speak but he grabbed her and flipped her onto her back with zero effort.

“Gasp* Anubis, I’m not sure we should do this here. What if we’re seen?”

“Then we’re seen, let them be jealous my dear. Now let me satisfy your desires~.

“Gulp* heheh….” She let out a nervous laugh and Anubis picked her up and laid her on the table, now with his beak mere inches away from her pussy Silver’s breaths became heavy.

“A-Anubis this is so risky!”

“Oh~ I know~ but isn’t it exciting?”

All she did was nod vigorously in response, then he kissed the inside of her thigh and she stiffened up.

“Eeeep!”

Then another one on the opposite leg.

“Gasp!*” Silver’s beak was completely crimson, her feathery chest rose and fell rapidly.

Then Anubis gave the needy hen’s pussy a kiss and she arched her back, weakly flapping her wings as she let out a silent scream as he explored her entrance with his tongue.

“Gasp! Fffffffuck~ me~ t-that tongue!”

Pulling back he removed his tongue and Silver whined in protest but was swiftly interrupted by the griff’s long, flexible tongue darting into her depths and she violently bucked but didn’t move thanks to the large griffon pinning her down by the waste.

“Ahhhhh! Huff* of ffffffahh! Deeper!” She was shouting now and there was not doubt that the castle staff could hear Anubis’s administration. As the blissful hen’s inner walls tightened around his tongue and her buildup coated his beak.

“Aaaahhhhhhhhhhh! Yesssss! Fffucking devour me!!”

This only served to make Anubis lap her sweet nectar up even more vigorously as she jerked, throwing her head back and forth as her ever closer release approached.

“Ah! Ah! Ahhhh! I’m~ a-about to gasp* ahhhhhhhhhhhh! ohhhhhhhhhhhh.”

It hit her and she came, Anubis drank her sweet yet savoury orgasm whilst the now drowsy hen struggled to steady her breath.

SLAM*

“Silver! Are you alright? I heard….” Celestia had barged in and her expression went from concerned to embarrassed and even curiosity.

“Grrrrrrrrrrrr* do you mind? I’m trying to eat here.” The solar Alicorn blush but couldn’t look away from the sight before her.

Anubis had Silver on the table, her hindquarters raised to his beak and a trail of what she presumed to be the hen’s orgasm coming from between her hind legs and leading to the griff’s glistening beak.

“Mhmmmm well it is lunchtime and another snack just walked in, what do you say Nimrod? You hungry?” But Anubis didn’t get a response.

Looking over, he found an unconscious hen with a pleasured smile on her beak. “Oh she’s out cold, I guess that just leave more for me.” He shot Celestia a fanged grin and the blushing Alicorn’s ears pinned back as she took a nervous step forward.

“So~ um…. A-Anubis, maybe here isn’t the best place for this…. Especially since the guards could hear you.”

“Well I’m still waiting for you to show me how to cast a bubble of silence my dear.” He lowered himself to the ground, raising his flanks and wiggling. 

Then it hit Celestia, he was about to pounce and she was with in range. 

“Wait! No!”

“Grrrrrrrraah!”

Crash!*

“Eep!”

“Chomp*”

“No! Ah-nubis! Ahhahahahahah! No stop! I’m sensitive under there!”

“Heheheh~ and what if I don’t want to stop?”

“Gulp* um…. I’ll….”

“You’ll what? Princess~.” Chomp*

A slight sting of pain came from the love bite and Celestia was sure that he broke the skin and drew blood.

Smooch* 

He began to suck on the wound and she arched her back, pressing her stomach against his chest. “Gasp!* oh ffffff~ ahhh.” 

“Oh so you liked that? Good to know~.” He whispered into the now eager ears of Celestia, she had been surprised by herself for liking that.

But she couldn’t deny that it definitely hit a nerve that had not been struck by anything before.

“Um y-yes~ could you bite me harder, please?” She wined out and Anubis was way too eager to comply.

Sinking his fangs into her neck, she shuddered and began to rub her mare-hood against a stiff griff. Then he pulled away and ran his tongue across her stomach, she locked her legs around his neck and pulled him closer to her entrance.

“Um…. Could you give me a little nip there please?” Anubis’s confusion slowly turned to understanding upon standing the fascinated look in Celestia’s eyes.

“Sniff!* mhmmmmm you do smell tasty, I’ll just have a nibble.” He was careful not to break the skin but enough pressure to get a very clear reaction from the curious Alicorn. He dulled his fangs just to make sure.

She let out a muffled whinny when Anubis slipped his tongue in deeper but the griff wanted to go in all the way, so he pulled back and sank his fangs just above her pussy and rammed all of his tongue into her all whilst digging his claws into her thighs.

“Gasp!* oh! My! Goooooooodness!! Y! Yes! Eat me Anubis! Eat your snack!” The combined sensation of pain and pleasure was too much for Celestia and she came prematurely.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Yessssssss! T-aghhh! That’s the s-spot!!! He~ gasp* he~ gasp* he~ ffffuck I’m tired out~ heheheh.”

Her legs went limp and Anubis started licking up her fluids as the dumbfounded mare came again and again until he choked on her cum.

He didn’t see her stopping anytime soon so he was going to make good use of her now lubricated insides, he leaned down and calmly stated. “Don’t fall asleep now, I’m going to fuck you until I’m sore Swan neck. So don’t get comfortable.”

Before she could protest Anubis’s hard tip had pushed against her still leaking pussy and with one powerful thrust he had sank himself fully inside her, knot included. “Fffffffuck! How have you gotten tighter?”

“Agghhhhhh! Sssshit. W-why did you knot me, you idiot. That huRT! Gasp* ah ah ah ah ah Ahhh yes!
Harder!”

Anubis went harder and harder, motivated by the pleasured noises Celestia made. Then the Alicorn brought him into a deep kiss as what was left of her self control was gone. She began to buck in rhythm with his thrusts but he broke the kiss and bit down on her throat.

“Gasp* cough* cough* ahhh! Ohhhh give it to me! Fill me Anubis!”

Anubis gave a loud guttural growl as he neared his climax. “Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaagh!” 

The sound vibrated through Celestia’s body and something primal took hold as she kicked him off and flipped herself over, raising her winking slit for the feral griff to finish in.

“Come on. Take me! Do it! I can’t wait anymORE!!!! Ahhhhhhhh~ fffffffahh! Eep!” He had jumped on her and swiftly forced himself in but he pushed her chest to the ground and sank his claws into her shoulders, she immediately noticed the difference when he started humping. 

Chomp*

“Oh! Wow!! Yeeesssss~ gasp* ouch!”

“Grrrrrrrrrrr*”

She looked back to fine that he had bitten down on her wing and was pulling on it but before she could speak, she felt him throb, his tip braking through her cervix and his knot expanding inside her.

“Agh! Shit~ no don’t finish yet.” She weakly moaned.

But it was no use, he let go of her wing and snapped his beak on the scruff of her neck. Despite not wanting him to finish just yet, her body betrayed her and the inner walls of her pussy vigorously milked his length. Trying desperately to coax the warm thick seed from her lover.

“Mhmmmmmmmm~ ahhhhhh! Fffffffucking take it!! Ohhhhhh shittt!” He began pumping his cum into his Alicorn and Celestia’s body began to spasm uncontrollably.

They stayed like that for roughly half an hour until Anubis’s knot slipped out of the now unconscious mare. He looked down at her and admired his work before healing the wounds on her body and left her in a puddle of bodily fluids.

But when he turned around he found Glacier with her talons between her legs and a crimson blush pasted across her cheeks.

Upon making eye contact she immediately began to stammer out an excuse but Anubis interrupted her. 

“So did you enjoy the show?”

“Eep”

“Hahahahahah! Oh my, so how much did you watch?”

“Um I kinda was in here before you finished with Silverfeather.”

“Nice…. So…. would you mind helping me clean up?”

“Um sure sir.”

———————————————————————

5 hours later 

After they finish cleaning , the group of 4 went to that royal baths and got cleaned up, then they got ready for dinner. Glacier felt out of place but Silver and Celestia both said it was fine.

Although Anubis did pull Glacier aside and gave her something called a soul summoning technique, she had no Idea what it was but trusted the larger griff nonetheless.

It did weird Silver out that she was a one to one copy of princess Celestia but Anubis and Glacier seemed to know the difference.

After dinner Anubis had to take Celestia and all the supplies for their week away to the Airship. He had to wake her up to lower the son and raise the moon, the poor Alicorn was running on zero energy and almost fell back asleep immediately.

“Sigh* I guess I went a little too hard on her….”

“Yeah no shit.”

Anubis just looked at Silver who was now eye level to him. “That’s weird, I know it’s meant to be like that but I don’t like Celestia’s voice with your vocabulary. Anyway come here and give me a parting kiss.” She trotted up to him and nuzzled his neck before he brought her into a loving kiss.

“Heheheheh~ it’s actually kinda amazing how you’ve got two princesses all wrapped around your claws, I think we should re-name you to Sir Silver tongue.”

“Oh shut it Glacier, Celestia call me the same thing. I love you Nimrod, stay safe and remember. You got this Silver, no sweat. Bye love you!”

They waved and said their goodbyes as the airship slowly ascended and hovered out of the cave, then the two magic-tech thrusters kicked in and let out a loud roar as they shot off into the sky.

And so began Anubis’s and Celestia’s week long holiday/expedition to the uncharted continent down south.

Not only will it be convenient for Anubis but it also seemed right up Celestia’s alley, a win, win situation.

As Anubis sat at the pilot’s seat flying the airship, a snoozing Alicorn laid across the beach seat strapped down by multiple harnesses. Their luggage was surprisingly bare bones but Anubis was a little shocked when his mare-friend had packed camping gear, camping rations and water purification tablets but the cherry on top was the two machetes and a tactical shovel.

The griff was impressed with her, he had thought that she would have refused to get her hooves dirty. But he had to think of a plan to get the blue Necrovine artefact without her knowing, which would be a problem in of itself.
> C68 Vacation for two part 2.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Celestia’s POV

I awoke just before dawn and took in my surroundings, the airship was surprisingly spacious and it appeared that we had landed.

I found Anubis asleep at the controls and a green blinking light, no idea what it was but i made my way to the door and pushed the switch to open it.

Hissssssss*

Clunk*

I stepped out and felt sand on my hooves, then the salty smell of the ocean air hit me and I was reminded of my youth. Dangerous but simpler times, before all the responsibility of pony-kind was thrown onto me and my dear sister.

I felt my eyes begin to water as I gazed longingly to her moon, maybe Anubis and I could help her….

Then a warm feathery appendage wrapped itself around my barrel and familiar claws gently guided me into a pleasant scented chest of fluffy red and white fur.

“Oh Anubis, t-thank you…. I needed that, I-i was just reminiscing about a time before the crown and my duties….”

“It’s okay, you’re okay my dear…. Hell if I had it my way, ruling would be a breeze for you…. So would you mind explaining to me why I commonly see you getting all worked up staring at the moon?”

I felt myself stiffen up against him and he loosened his hold, after a few seconds i melted back into him. “Please let me raise the sun first.”

“Go on then my dear, I’ll watch but I want to show you something I’ve been practicing and then we’ll talk about what ails my Alicorn.”

I just gave him a warm smile and turned to the horizon, lighting my horn and slowly lowering my head. The moon followed and disappeared beneath the horizon and the sun began to rise as I held my head up high.

Turning back to my griff-friend, I found him staring at my flanks. “Sigh* my eyes are up here.”

“Oh I know.”

“Heheheheh my goodness, how forward of you sir Grimgost.”

“Sorry I was just imagining you in a nurse’s outfit, I might have to get sick….”

“We both know that you can’t get sick, mister biomancer. Anyway come here I need to tell you something important about me and then you can show me what you’ve been practicing.”

“Oh? Um so….” He approached and wrapped himself in my wings.

“I didn’t used to rase the moon sniffle* I once had a sister who was responsible for the moon and stars….” I waited a few seconds to gauge his reaction but he just smiled and waited for me to continue. “S-she’s currently imprisoned on the moon. Sniffle* The very moon she would rise and lower at dusk and dawn.”

Anubis pulled me close and began to run his claws through my mane, it was doing wonders to calm me. 

“Do you want to tell me what happened to her?”

“Y-yeah…. Her name is Luna and she was pushed to darkness by jealousy, eventually she was possessed by something evil and tried to rebel against me…. I-sniffle* I had to use the Elements of harmony to banish her. Sob* I-i didn’t want to! Sob* b-but I h-had to for my ponies, I’ve been alone ever since Anubis…. Until you showed up….”

He just held me, rocking me back and forth. Never saying a word nor interrupting me, I was a sniffling mess but he didn’t care. Then he opened his beak.

“Celestia?” He started in a deep soft coo, his accent sending a shiver down my spine. “How long?” The question took me by surprise and I took a second to process it. “How long have you been alone?”

“Sniffle* Oh! Um just a year over 800 since that day….”

“Sigh* you poor soul, my dear. Don’t worry I’m not going anywhere soon and…. I’d love to meet your little sister.” My heart skipped a beat and Anubis definitely noticed. “Um ah I mean if you want me to that is.” I cut him off with a kiss and he returned the embrace ten fold, lifting me up into his claws and falling back onto the ground with me on top of him.

“I’d be honoured to one day introduce you to my sister but I don’t know how to save her.” I had completely forgot that Anubis could in theory extend his life, does that me I don’t have to say goodbye to him….

“We’ll find a way to make it work…. So can i show you what I’ve been practicing as of late now? But one more thing, please don’t feel guilty for what you had to do…. It wasn’t your fault my dear.”

“Thank you…. Heheheheh, I love it when you’re like this. I didn’t believe the stereotype but griffons must be an extremely proud race.”

“Gasp* don’t compare me to your standard griffon, I’m a long-eared griffon! I’m far more sexy-er”

“Oh I thought that name was silly?”

“Shut up and get off me, I need to show you this.”

“Okay.” I let him up and he had a look of concentration, I wondered what he was focusing on but when I reached out my hoof. It stopped about two inches away and I couldn’t touch him.

“Hahahah! Yes, see! I can make an invisible, unbreakable wall of atoms around me. So what do you think?”

I had no words, this was unexpected and extremely impressive, my Anubis had made a shield from the very fabric of reality. “H-how….”

“I just will the atoms to cover my body and formed them into a barrier, it’s a mixture of a magical barrier and the outer layer of my plasma blade technique.”

“Wow…. That’s…. Sorry I’m just at a loss for words sweetie.”

“It’s definitely difficult to comprehend but I have faith in you and you're wonderful mind.”

I just raised an eyebrow at him. “Excuse me?”

“Heheheh…. So um I also got you a gift too, here take it.” He held out a small black box and I went to grab it in my aura but my magic couldn’t reach.

“Um Anubis?”

“Oh wow that’s good to know, sorry now try.” I did and my magic picked up the box for his claws and I levitated towards me. 

I unlocked the little latch and opened the box, inside was a collar? I looked to Anubis and he was wearing a large grin. “Go on put it on.”

“Let me look at it first.” I lifted it up and read the text on the collar, I still wasn’t sure about wearing it. I mean I’m not a pet or anything but it looks well crafted.

The text said “her name is Celestia and her owner is Anubis Grimgost. If you find her, please return to Canterlot Castle.”

“Excuse me but what!?!”

“What? I just want to make sure if I lose you whoever finds you can return my swan neck.”

“Sigh* hehehehe there’s no way I’m wearing this.

“Shot, well I had already foreseen that coming.”

“Sigh* okay what’s the plan?”

“Relax, I’ll make breakfast and then we get going, we should land on the southern continent’s north coast by this afternoon.”

“Oh um okay, so I’ll just relax. Yeah I’ll kick back and take in the view.”

“Good, because dear you’ve earned it.”

A feel hourly later we were in the alien looking airship over the south luna sea, Anubis was at the wheel…. Well it wasn’t really a wheel, more like a stick that he was holding onto.

I surprisingly felt relaxed and lighter, I wasn’t worrying for my ponies for the first time in forever. Not to mention that I felt at ease about confining in Anubis about the guilt I’ve been feeling for my sister’s banishment.

It’s truly odd, when I’m with him I feel all my stress, anxiety and fear for everything just…. Melt away.

“I love you Anubis.”

“I love me too Celestia.”

“Huff your meant to say I love you back!”

“I’d rather just show you how much I love your flanks.”

“Sigh~* well I have to agree with you there, I do have a nice pair of flanks.”

“Yep the best but I also love you too.”

“Hehehehheh~ that’s what I wanted to hear, good griff.”

“Don’t push your luck now.”

“Eep! Uh yeah hehe…. So why do you want to go to the south continent?”

“I just like the idea of an unexplored place, it’s just appealing to my curious nature I guess.”

His answer made my heart flutter, he likes adventure and discovering new places, maybe we’ll find a lost city or ruins older than me.

Oh I’m really excited for this, eeeee I’d get to show off all my survival skills from when I was a filly, Oh he'll be so impressed. I was gazing out to the endless ocean as we skated across the clouds.

“Hey Swan neck! If we’re to explore the south continent we can sleep in here, it’s got accommodations for four and food for the week….”

I sagged upon hearing that.

“But~ we might have to camp, I’m half decent at pitching a tent but….”

“Oh I’m really good at that stuff, I’ll take charge and make sure we don’t go without.”

“Good, I’ll keep us from getting sick and dehydrated.”

He fell silent and I happily took to bapping at his swishing tail whilst staring out the triangle window, in the distance I could see the griffon nation.

Nip*

“Ouch!”

“Gasp* oh I’m so sorry Anubis! I just.”

“It’s fine, I can heal…. Shit~ you actually drew blood my love, bad Alicorn. Bad.”

“I didn’t mean to.”

“What do you mean you didn’t mean to?! You bit me!”

“Just fly your airship before you crash.”

“Heheheheheh! Why are you scared?”

“No!” He slowly turned to me with a psychotic grin and my blood ran cold. “A-Anubis don’t! Ahhhhhhhhhh! Please!!!!!!!! Get me out of this death trap!!!!!!!”

He had pushed the stick forward and the airship almost immediately pointed towards the ocean and everything started to float, even me!

I was genuinely terrified now and Anubis grabbed me and pulled us to the floor, he used his magic to take control of the airship and level it out.

I was shaking uncontrollably and I wanted to hit him but my body didn’t respond, I think he realised what he had done because he was nuzzling me behind the ears. I look up at him with teary eyes and his grip tightening around me.

“I’m sorry Celestia, I didn’t know that would scare you so much. Are you okay? I’m here for you.”

“Stupid griff….” I said with a shaky breath.

“I know…. I know…. Although I never thought you’d be scared of zero g’s.”

“I’m not scared…. What’s zero g’s anyway?”

“Zero gravity.”

“Oh…. Well I’m not scared, it just feels wrong…. That’s all.”

“Yeah, it takes a little to get used to movement with no gravity.”

“I’d rather not experience that again, it makes me feel sick.”

We continued on and made first sight of the continent, we landed on a large island that was connected to the mainland by a large land bridge. 

As soon as the ship landed, I immediately went for the door and jumped out. It was good to have my hooves on grass and I immediately got to work on setting up a campsite for us i even packed one extra large sleeping bag for two.

I may have only had less than a day but I definitely didn’t waste it, I had gotten everything I could have needed for an expedition. Although the first aid kit was probably a waste of space, especially since Anubis was basically a walking, talking, fucking first aid kit.

Anubis immediately began to scout out the surrounding area for any possible threats and came back after I had made a camp fire. 

I trotted into the airship and grabbed a bag of marshmallows and threw them at the unsuspecting griff but they just bounced off the air and fell on the ground.

“Oh you’re using your…. Thing? Sigh* you need to name it.”

“Mhmmmmm you’re right I should name this…. But what?” He jumped up and sat down in the air, I just stared in shock at the effortless display. “Maybe…. Creation because I’m literally using the very building blocks of everything.”

“Mhmmmm yeah it sounds good but you don’t really use it to create anything with….” I trailed off as I watched the smug grinning griff make a steaming cup of tea appear from nothing.

“You were saying my dear?”

“Huff* at least make me one.”

“Why of course, here you are.”

I took a look around and realised that I needed to lower the sun, so I went to place the warm tea on the ground but it sat above it on an invisible table.

“Creation is quite useful isn’t it, it’s just a shame i can’t use my plasma blade at the same time….”

“You can’t? Why?”

“No clue but I think one soul can’t use two techniques at the same time.”

That makes the most sense but if I have this soul magic then why don’t I have a soul technique? Although it’s not like I’ve ever needed it before, I guess raw strength is good enough to defeat those Dream spirits.

I have to admit though, it would be cool to have a soul technique. “Anubis how does one go about getting a soul technique?”

“Well I gave Sky and Blazing a soul technique but you can just train and develop your own or learn another’s technique but learning somecreatures else’s technique is probably really hard.”

“Oh…. Do you think you could help me with soul technique, well i mean lack of one but I want to train and develop my own one.”

“Most definitely, I’d love to help…. I could even document your progress, we’ll start once we get back.”

Oh I love it when he’s enthusiastic about something, he gets all giddy and obsessed…. He gets obsessed…. He’s going to be obsessing about me!

“Eeeeeheheheh, come and snuggle with me Anubis. I want to do some star gazing with you.”

“Yeah…. I mean wow, just look at that nebula. It’s so much more vibrant than the Milky Way….”

“What’s the Milky Way?”

“Cough* um ahhh it’s….” He stammered out after almost choking on a marshmallow. “A place that I tend to dream of…. I know it’s embarrassing.”

“I didn’t know you could dream.” My tone teasing.

“Oh shut it swan neck and come here. Smooch*”

“Heheheheh, your beak’s all marshmallowy.”

“Nom nom nom, sigh* yeah I guess I can’t eat marshmallows properly. So you’ll have to teach me, oh and could you help me with some normal magic? I’m having trouble with the casting of some spells.”

“Heheheheheh ewe that gross but yes of course I’ll help you.”

“Thanks.”

A few hours pass by whilst we practiced casting spells, then he got up and nuzzled behind my ears.

“so I’m gonna go hunting for whatever edible on this island. Stay here I’ll only be an hour max.”

I nodded and he took off, after ten or so minutes I began to scrape my hoof in the dirt. Digging up mud and rocks, i immediately stopped upon hearing a loud clang as my hoof hit something metallic so I inspected it.

Upon further inspection I came to the realisation that it was a coffin of sorts and I dug it up despite my moral compass. Opening it was a terrible mistake because the dead carcass jumped out at me and I reflectively shot it with a powerful beam of concentrated magic.

But it only knock the undead away unfazed by its lack of hind legs and crawled toward me, so I shot it with a second one and it now had a hole in its skull.

I inched closer and realised that it was a long-eared griffon like Anubis was but rotten beyond belief, in fact it looked like the effects of death were reversing.

“Gasp* gasp* was? Was that a zombie? Where’s Anubis, I need to tell him now but how?”

———————————————————————

Meanwhile Anubis happily stalked through the dense tropical rainforest of the island, he could smell fresh blood but couldn’t find the source.

As he got closer and closer to a large cave which the scent of blood grew stronger Anubis extended his claws and bone blades.

The enticing smell made him salivate and he began to slink toward it, as he entered the cave he was met with….

A badly bleeding fawn that had lost all strength and will to run, on its barrel was a gruesome set of claw marks.

“Mhmmmmm I think Celestia said something about some deer being sentient and some not, so I shall ask if it understands me.”

Laying next to the dying fawn, it’s eyes pick up the movement as it’s breathing becomes more ragged.

“Hello? Are you an intelligent life form? Would you be opposed to me eating you?”

It didn’t respond with any words or even noises, the little one had bled out and Anubis now felt awkward because he was lying next to a corpse and soaked in its blood.

“Well I’ve got dinner, now I just need to get cleaned up…. But I’m not going to take it back to Celestia, she’ll probably pass out at seeing it.”

20 minutes later and a wash, the giant griff was using one of the cleaned ribs of his meal to pick his beak. He was happily prancing toward the airship and his mare-friend, he had enjoyed venison but didn’t want to tell Celestia about it.

But when he made it back to the campsite, he was met with an unsettled Alicorn mare that was trotting in place in front of a rotten carcass.

“C-Celestia? I-is that a long-eared griffon?” He took a step closer.

“Gasp* no Anubis I-it’s not what it looks like! I…. It’s not alive! I mean it was undea.” A sinister set of chuckles tore from his throat and Celestia takes a step back.

“Hahahahahahh~ wow, a zombie by the looks of it. Maybe this is what happened to my species?”

“Sigh* I thought you were going to freak out or something…. But yeah I opened this metal coffin and it jumped out at me.”

“Well I didn’t hear you scream, so I’m impressed with that but I think it might be smart to get cozy in the ship…. It didn’t bite you?”

“Sigh*no and yeah I guess you’re right but I was so looking forward to this.” She gestured to the stunningly starry sky above us.

“I know but, I might be able to fix something up….” The large griff got to work and jumped up on the roof of the airship, rapidly changing the atoms in the steal to allow light to pass through.

When Celestia carried the supplies back in she was taken aback and fell to her rump, she could see the night sky clearly from inside and then her attention was drawn to two dangling orbs as she licked her lips.

Anubis then went inside and locked the main door, he swagger his way toward a beat red Alicorn who was failing to form sentences.

“Hey~ beautiful, you come her often?”

“Uh um n-no.” She managed to squeak out.

“Grrrrrrrr~ good~ then how about you join me for a passionate night under the stars my dear~.”

“Oh my! Yeah heheheheh I’d be charmed to indulge in some of you…. I meant with you! No, I mean….” 

Smooch*

Anubis stopped her with a kiss, that lasted for a healthy minute.

“Gasp* heheheheh~ so do you mind if I take the lead tonight, I want to repay you for everything.” She giggled upon seeing his ears perk up.

“Oh my, I mean of course.” He proceeded to lay on his back, wings and legs extended and Celestia drooled at the sight before her.
> C69 Vacation for two part 3.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis woke up and untangled himself from a sleeping Alicorn’s grasp, he had woken up before sunrise and decided to inspect the metal coffin Celestia had unearthed.

It was on his mind since last night but unfortunately he had been preoccupied with the mare, not that he was complaining by any means.

As he left the airship he found the corpse laying lifelessly in front of the remains of the campfire from the previous night.

He approached it and discovered that it looked less rotten than before, it was clear as day. The dead long-eared griffon was looking healthier than it had any right being, considering that it was dead and in a worse state of decay than it is now.

Anubis came to the conclusion, it was somehow alive but dead. The cells were fully functioning but there was no signs of life otherwise, even the wounds that Celestia had inflicted upon it are showing signs of healing but he refused to compare it to Eclipse.

“How fascinating.”

He placed his claw on the body and watched as it rapidly decomposed and turned to dust, an emotionless expression adorning his beak.

Celestia watched from the entrance of the airship in concern for the mental state of her griff-friend, she understood his indifference to death but didn’t like his lack of empathy. Even if the undead long-eared griffon was already dead, the fact that it was the same species as him should have triggered some kind of reaction from him.

But it’s didn’t, to Anubis it was just another body. One that had unique properties and was now dust in the wind but still a lifeless corpse, one way or another.

He turned around to the ship and had a look of surprise that swiftly turned to happiness upon eye contact with the Alicorn. 

To Celestia, this wasn’t natural. Her Anubis had went from a heartless glare to a perfect loving gaze in a split second.

“Morning Swan neck, I was just getting rid of the undead’s dead body. You know, don’t want it coming back to bite us now.”

“Oh um well that makes sense but doesn’t it feel weird turning it to…. Well dust?”

“No, why? Should it?”

“Um well yeah, I mean it’s your own kind.”

“I guess but it doesn’t matter what it is once it’s dead, so I don’t care if it was once the same species as me. I never knew them when they were alive so I have no connection to them.”

“Oh…. I guess you’re right but doesn’t that seem cold?”

“Yes it is but I don’t see the point in dwelling about it, anyway haven’t you got to raise the sun now?”

“Oh shoot! You’re right.”

Celestia quickly got to raising the sun whilst Anubis casted a small fireball into a pile of dried sticks and got to making breakfast.

Once the sun was set on its daily course Celestia lazily trotted over to Anubis and leaned over his shoulder.

“Mmmmmmm that smells good~ what is it?”

“Hash browns my dear, here try one.” She took it and bit into it.

Crunch*

“Mhmmmmmmm~ oh wow that’s good.”

“I’m glad you think so, anyway could you get off me.”

“Mmmmmmmno.”

“Sigh* bloody mare…. Well here, eat up and then we’ll take to the sky’s again. I want to explore that jungle.”

Celestia grinned and levitated two machetes into Anubis’s view, the griff let out a laugh and got up with the Alicorn on his back as she snuggled into him.

“Let’s get going then, I’ll eat whilst you pilot the ship…. And I think you should grow your mane out or what ever you have on top of your head.”

“It is a hair like feather and I might.”

“Oh well it’s soft and I’d like more of it to bury myself in.”

“I said I’d think about it dear….”

“Mhmmmmm so is you’re coat a similar thing to you feather mane?”

“Nope that’s fur my dear, same as yours but better.” Celestia levitated another hash brown into her muzzle.

He carried her back into the ship with the food, they made a move just a little bit after 7. Cruising over the tree line, Anubis struggled to spot a safe place to land.

Crash!*

“Fuck!?!? Shit!?!?”

“What was that?!?”

“Nothing…. Well nothing that’s going to be coming back…. To life, I may have hit it with the nose of the airship.”

“Anubis! What if it was endangered?”

“I’m endangered!”

“Sigh* you are but…. What if there’s more of your kind out here?”

“Then I’m not the last living long-eared griffon.”

“What? None of that “then I’ll live here with my species” stuff? I mean if that’s what you want, then I support you….”

“Oh relax, so what if we find more of my species, hell even if we find a civilisation or whatever. It makes no difference to me, my home is in Canterlot.”

At hearing that Celestia visibly relaxed in her seat and let out a sigh of relief.

Anubis finally landed the airship and stepped out with his bone blades fully extended and spring loaded for what may be waiting outside for him.

But nothing attacked.

“Well~ it’s clear, so come out.” The regal Alicorn trotted out wearing an explorer’s hat and a pair of heavy duty saddlebags.

“Okay let’s get going…. This…. Way AnuBIS!!” She yelped and spun around, giving the larger griff a glare.

“This way, I saw something of interest when we landed.”

“Oh, heheheh okay….”

“Were you about to head off in some random direction?”

“No…. Yes.”

“Fucking hell mare.”

“Oh shut up and follow me.”

“With pleasure.”

Celestia led the way hacking and slashing through the dense jungle environment, Anubis followed as they went south west toward a structure that the griff had noticed on the way in.

Yo him it looked like a the top of a gothic style castle but it was extremely low to the ground, so he thought maybe it was the remains or something.

But when they broke through the thick jungle, Celestia stopped in her tracks and Anubis’s jaw dropped as they stared at a mighty opening that exposed a ruined city underneath the tropical jungle.

Poking out of it was the tallest tower of a grand castle that dwarfed Cantorlot’s very own, Anubis could feel the blue Necrovine artefact calling out for him and had to fight the urge to run to it.

“Wow….”

“Oh my goodness…. Is that a castle? Underground?”

“That’s not just a castle Celestia, that’s a whole city.”

“A-Anubis? What have we found?”

“Probably a ruined city filled with zombies if our previous encounter is anything to go by.”

“Sigh* I hope you’re wrong….”

“I hope I’m right.”

“What?!?” Celestia did a double take whilst Anubis fluffed his wings and prepared to fly in. But she stopped him before he dove in, the large griff gave her a look of confusion. 

“What’s wrong?”

“Anubis if you are right…. And there are undeads down there, what happens if you get bit? I mean I’m fairly confident that ponies and the other species are safe but you are a long-eared griffon. Like them!”

“Sigh* I understand your concern but I assure you that I’m more than capable of protecting myself and I’m a biomancer, so come on Swan neck!” He jumped down and spiral down the tower, Celestia gave chase and followed him down.

“Argh…. Why is he so reckless?”

They landed on top of a partially collapsed spire that had fallen onto a row of houses, Celestia began wondering what in the Tartarus had happened here. Now that they were down at city level, she realised that it was at least twice as big as the Equestrian capital.

If these ruins were as ancient as the tomb found by her ponies then it was a wonder that they were still standing after so long. She began to believe that the magic knowledge of these long-eared griffons were far beyond her ponies. 

But that begs the question, what killed them off? And why was this city under the jungle for that matter?

But Anubis wasted no time and jumped down, he began to search. Spinning around in circles for a few seconds before darting down a Main Street, Celestia quickly followed and grabbed the griff in her aura.

“Hey! Wait up before you run off, this is an ancient ruin. We have no I’d what’s lurking out there?”

“Grrrrrrrr Celestia I can assure you that it’s probably dead by now, so let me go and do your best to keep.” He was interrupted by a bloodcurdling high pitched roar in the distance, both of their ears pinned back to their skulls.

“ROAR!!!!!!!!!!*”

“Up….” 

“Psssssss! Anubis let’s go now.”

“But I can’t, I need to find something.”

“Find what?”

“What that is of course.” ‘And the blue Necrovine artefact.’

Anubis broke out of Celestia’s aura and ran down the street with the vexed Alicorn in tow, they rounded a corner and bolted back round it immediately.

“What was that?!”

“Ssssssshhhhh, it might hear you.”

“Hear me? It saw us Celestia, sigh* I’m going to kill it because that is a fate worse than death by miles.”

The topic of their discussion was slowly dragging itself toward them, making a sickening fleshy squelch with each and every moment. Celestia for once was on Anubis’s side with this abomination, she could tell that it was once a sentient creature but not no longer.

What crawled towards them now was a soulless amalgamation of melted flesh and wickedly fused bone. If it didn’t have a similar feather pattern to Anubis, then she would have assumed that it was just the horrific result of a dark ritual. Which it still was.

Anubis meanwhile, looking at it with unbridled curiosity and fascination. To him it wasn’t just a mess of flesh and bone, no it was so much more. For the psycho scientist turned griffon saw precious info. Once he gets the blue artefact, he will have to practice soul manipulation before giving Eclipse a soul and he had found his volunteer.

But before he could act both of their jaws dropped up hearing the creature attempt to speak. “T~ two. Ssssouled o-ones~.”

CRASH!*

CHOMP*

Crunch*

Splatter*

Both Anubis’s and Celestia’s eyes widened as they watched in abject horror the scene before them.

The pure white Alicorn was a little paler than usually and Anubis actually felt unnerved by what he was witnessing. 

Before them, the abomination was methodically being torn apart and eaten alive? No not alive, that thing wasn’t alive by any stretch of the imagination but the pained wines still made Celestia shudder.

Its attacker was a two legged beast with multiple long razor sharp tails and one clouded eye that looked utterly useless. The beast’s mouth was obscured by the mass of tentacles that were ripping flesh out of the meat sack it was on top of and worked violently to shove the meat into somewhere. Most likely the monster’s mouth.

Unbeknownst to Anubis, Celestia had charged up a teleport spell and was about to cast it. He inched forward and pop!

Pop*

“Gasp* cough* cough* fffffffuck! Arghh! Sh-cough* cough*”

“Anubis! Are you okay, sorry for that I-i just didn’t want to be there anymore….” Concern riddled her voice.

“Cough* n-nah I’m good.” He went to stand up but felt light and fell forward but he never hit the ground.

“Anubis!!!”

“Relax…. I’m okay…. Now let’s take a moment before we head back into Old Leakon.”

“Old Leakon?”

“That’s the name of the underground city we were just in…. I um saw a sign.”

“Oh um okay well I’m not sure about going back down there, especially with that thing down there.”

“Sigh* relax, I’m sure we have bigger things to worry about then that my…. Dear.” Celestia gave him a questioning look.

“Are you sure that you’re alright, your eyes have a green tint to them?”

“Oh um that’s just something that happens when I use my soul magic, they turn a different colour like green or purple some times blue….”

Celestia could tell that something was up but she couldn’t put her hoof on it. As for Anubis, he was in Zodiac’s void…. Alone wondering where the cosmic entity was.
> C70 Vacation for two part 4.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Celestia’s POV

Anubis was acting and speaking differently…. In fact he isn’t being himself one bit, I need to find out what happened to him before he tries to go back into those ruins.

“Mor-Celestia you look concerned, is something on your mind?”

“Mhmmm no…. I’m just processing what we saw down there.”

“Oh yes that was rather unpleasant but if you want, you can take refuge in the…. Air-ship.”

“I’m not letting you go in there Anubis, you’re acting strange…. Like a completely different creature, it’s scaring me.”

“Oh mortal I’m sorry, I don’t intend on bringing you distress.”

“Ha! I knew it! SO WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!?!”

“Knew what?” He laughed nervously and I knew that I had him backed into a corner.

“I know you’re not my Anubis, I don’t know how I know but I do. So what have you done with him and who are you, more importantly why are you controlling his body?”

“Oh no…. Um so calm down, I’ll explain but you can’t let him know that you know.”

“Why?!”

“Because he really doesn’t want you to know…. he’s afraid you’ll worry over him.”

“Well we’re past that point now! So who are you and what are you!” I was losing my cool but that didn’t matter, I needed to get to the bottom of this.

“Okay okay, I’m talking. Sigh* mortals are always a pain, listen. I’m Zodiacrdanals but Anubis calls me Zodiac, I’m a grate one that Anubis has forged an alliance with and unfortunately as a side effect of our alliance. We sometimes switch control, this typically happens when his soul is exhausted or falls unconscious.”

Wha? Wait a second, a grate one? Where have I heard that before? “So Anubis knows what you are and what you want?” I was circling him now with my horn ignited.

“Yes.”

“Then what do you want?”

“We are both after an ancient artefact that holds great significance to Anubis and myself, it is in the buried city.”

“Well I’m not letting you take his body back down there!”

“Sigh* then I’m sorry.”

It took me a second to process what he said but it was too late, an inky black tentacle appeared from the ground and wrapped itself around me.

“Hey?!? What are you doing….” Suddenly my eyelids felt heavy and I could feel myself drifting off into sleep.

———————————————————————

“Sigh* I just hope Anubis didn’t see that…. No point of dwelling on it now, I have a artefact to retrieve.” With that Zodiac laid Celestia down in the airship and locked the door before taking off back down into Old Leakon. 

Once he landed, the cosmic entity began to search for the blue Necrovine artefact but couldn’t locate it. He only knew that it was in the city somewhere and that the presence of fore unholy gods of the dreamscape were here, in the Waking World.

“Well I’ll just have to deal with them accordingly.” Zodiac looked around the gothic underground city and took to trekking towards the north side, towards a monumental dome that was in impeccable condition considering its age.

“Mortal, can you hear me? Anubis?”

‘….’ 

Zodiac got no response and let out a sigh. “I just hope he’s okay, it seems teleporting tires his soul out a lot.”

Meanwhile in the void, Anubis was being exposed to some key moments in Zodiacrdanals’s existence. There was far too many for him to understand or process but he managed to grasp some valuable information, primarily the very first time the cosmic entity had harnessed the full power of the stars.

Anubis did his best to take that all in, the griff had been trying to get Zodiac to give him that information but each time the grate one said no.

But now, Anubis was being exposed to the very info he wanted so badly and he was liking the potential of it. 

“Sigh* well I guess I can just relax here whilst I wait to get control of my body back, I hope Celestia isn’t mad….” 

He laid down and stared off into the cold dead expanse of the void with a look of indifference. Taking comfort in the hollow empty embrace it gave, he felt a kinship with this place oddly enough.

To him it felt complete with the exceptions of something he couldn’t comprehend, something that he lacked. 

True feelings.

True untamed emotions that ran wild without the hindrance of his own logic, the love he felt for Silver and Celestia was real but it never blinded him or made him impulsive. He had done well to replicate impulsive actions but…. He knew deep down inside, it wasn’t the same as the real thing and it frustrated him.

“Hell, even Zodiacrdanals has a better understanding of true emotions than me and he’s a bloody cosmic abomination…. Is there something really…. Wrong…. with…. me….”

The words felt vile as they rolled of his tongue and the griff swiftly shook the notion away.

“No…. That’s not it, I’m not broken….”

———————————————————————

Zodiacrdanals tore a large crude iron saw like sword out of the crumbling clutches of a long dead griffon. 

The skeleton threatened to splinter when the cosmic entity took the blade, said blade emitted an overwhelming amount of raw soul energy and zodiac decided to give the mortals method of combat a try for himself.

After all, Anubis’s body was a physical powerhouse thanks to his bio-manipulation. Zodiac found it weird that he had memories of a different creature but in places that Anubis had shown him.

The creature was a human, a being the had a cold calculating method behind the madness it had conducted, it’s voice similar yet different from the mortal that Zodiac had come to know but it’s imaginative nature was the same.

This was something he would have to talk to Anubis about because from what the great one knew of humans was that their mortal minds would shatter upon gazing at any form of a cosmic entity.

But if Anubis was once a human, then he must have been a remorseless one.

The great one’s attention was drawn to a mad grumbling of an ancient griff, who had hollowed soulless eyes that were glazed over. The rotting mad griff had a dusty red coat and thin brown feathers attached to frailer limbs, patches of fur were missing and exposing the tightly wrapped skin underneath.

Zodiac try to get closer to hear what the old fossil was rambling about but once he did, the griff looked up at him and widened his clouded eyes.

“Ahh~ at last after thousands of years, a souled one has returned to reclaim our sacred soil from the unholy gods and Dream Spirits. Oh souled one, it’s a honour to meet you. Please if you need any information I can provide, for I was Rayth the librarian of the Grand Old Leakon library.”

“Oh is that so, well I could use your assistance in locating a artefact, a Necrovine Artefact to be precise.”

“Ahhh~ you hunt for the Necrovine Artefact of Old Leakon, well I can’t say where its location is for the unholy gods have taken it…. But I’m sure a true Necrovine such as yourself will have no problem dealing with them.”

The grate one’s eyes widened in surprise but he did well to hide it from the ancient griff. “So you know what I am, well then why help me?”

“Because I have grown tired of this sorry excuse for living, if the Necrovine artefacts merges with the body of an ascended one. Then the effects will seize to be and our souls or whatever is left of them will all be able to leave our bodies for good.”

“Mhmmmm so you crave death, I understand. Well then, it seems you’re in luck then.” And with that the larger of the two raised an ancient rusted sword and brought it down upon the fossil of a griffon, splitting his body that had been falling apart for over two thousand years in half and Zodiac watched as the soul of the one who helped him floated about the two half’s.

“Sigh* this should spare you from the pain for a while before you regenerate.”

He shook his head and walked down the street towards the large domed building that was surrounded by impaled bodies of hundreds of the residents that once called this place home. But now they call it hell as they cry out in agony.

As the cosmic entity came to a humble square, he took in the sight and envisioned how magnificent this monumental city would have been in its golden age. He found it impressive that mortal minds could create such great and unique things if given the chance.

CRASH!!*

SLAM!*

SHING*

Clash*

A similar sword was swung at him which he dodged and then blocked, his attacker was a sickly mutated creature that once was a long-eared griffon in black ornate armour. The sword that Zodiac was now locked against was just as big and rusty as the one he had found but the blade was still sharp.

Then the armoured undead swords-griff jumped back and pointed the tip of his sword at the cosmic entity.

BANG!*

Splatter*

“Grrrrrrrrr well I didn’t expect that.”

With a loud bang and a flash of fire, a large ball had been fired at Zodiac. It hit and completely removed half of Anubis’s skull but it healed quickly and Zodiac used Anubis’s monstrous speed to close the distance.

The armoured zombie just stood there, unmoving but as he brought his sword down upon the undead it let out a high pitched laugh that made all the hairs on the larger griff’s body stand on end.

Slice*

Splatter*

Zodiac was confused because he himself didn’t react but Anubis’s body did and from what he could tell, staying here wasn’t a smart move. 

But before he could take to the air a huge mess of melted corpses blitzed through the nearby buildings, completely levelling them.

Zodiacrdanals grinned, he was enjoying this. Restricting himself made this far more entertaining than just killing everything in the area.

“So this is adrenaline? Anubis was right when he said it was addicting, it’s a shame that you won’t be able to entertain me for long…. I mean it’s not your fault after all I’m a god!”

Zodiacrdanals might have been fighting with only Anubis’s physical strength but the arrogance he displayed was otherworldly.

———————————————————————

Meanwhile in the airship Celestia rose on tired legs as her mind cleared.

At first she was furious but then her anger died down, Celestia began to ponder why Anubis would keep something as important as another entity inside his mind a secret.

He must have had his reasons but when she thought about it, she couldn’t help but wonder what else he’s hiding. He’s always been very secretive, that’s just his nature. 

‘I mean the mystery of him and his unpredictability is why I love him…. Well other than his looks and physical strength, even if it’s not normal for a mare to enjoy being dominated it’s what I like.’

She had decided on hunting him down and saving her griff-friend from the same fate as her sister, so she started working on a plan. One that didn’t involve the elements of harmony, she believed that her solution lies within the underground city.

But before she left, her hoof got caught on Anubis’s white button up t-shirt, she lifted it up and looked around before taking a sniff. The powerful scent of her griff hit her nostrils and her wings gave a full salute, her arousal began to change her direction as she flopped her back down against the cold metallic floor.

“M-Maybe some self care is needed before venturing out.” She shivered as her aura took the form of Anubis’s member and her hooves pressed the griff’s shirt against her muzzle.

But before she did anything she stopped, deciding against the act she got up and opted to wear Anubis’s T-shirt before shaking her ruffled feathers back into place.

“W-what has gotten into me? I normally have better self control than this…. Sigh* what am I going to do, that griff has me wrapped around his claws and I’m sure he knows it too.”

As she pondered what was wrong with her, the regal Alicorn’s mind wondered to a concerning thought.

‘There is an outlawed spell that can induce estrus in a mare…. And it’s only outlawed in Equestria…. And I’m not in Equestria right now, so it’s not really a crime to use it and starting a family is the next logical step for us…. So…. I’ll cast the spell once I know he’s in control of his body and let him do as he pleases.’

And with that she buttoned up the over sized shirt and pranced out of the ship, leaving her regalia behind. Her plan was simple, find Anubis and save him, then he would reward her and she’ll cast the spell before her reward.

But then she hauled in her tracks, she had just remembered what was down in those sunken streets. The undead griffons, the scent of death and lastly. That thing….

She took a deep breath and with a flash of her horn, the grate sword Anubis had made her appeared by her side. She held it close in a offensive stance as she glided into the city below.

Upon touchdown Celestia was immediately the target of a large white beast, which leaped toward her with a mouth of knife like bones. Each one poorly wedged in its boney jaw, that resembled a large stag’s skull.

She immediately shot it with a beam of concentrated magical energy and followed through with her sword.

Despite It’s boney form, the beast was relatively strong. It took the hit from both magical and physical attacks without a problem but the worry was the black blood that crystallised over the end of her sword. 

She also noticed her breath in the now chilled air.

This was an unknown foe and the regal Alicorn didn’t know what its weakness was or its strengths for that matter but she definitely knew one thing, she was going to be heating this whole area up by a few hundred degrees.

She ignited her horn and at first nothing noticeable happened but then the stone and brick around her began to melt as bioluminescent mushrooms and overgrown vines busted into flames. 

Unbeknownst to Celestia her eyes turned a fiery orange along with her mane and tail, fangs started to poke out from her muzzle.

The odd creature had a look of panic as its blood crystals began to melt, it tried to run as flames began to dance up Celestia’s horn. It barely had time to turn around before the now fired up Alicorn mare took aim and fired.

KABOOOM!*

“Huff* it’s been a while since I could safely let loose.”

In front of her was nothing but molten stone and brick, she had released a small fraction of her son upon the odd beast which was nothing more than ashes now.

Her eyes and mane returned to their normal state and she casually trotted off in search of a certain individual.

Her search led her into a dark and grim looking church that was covered in overgrown vines with an equally grim graveyard to accompany it.

The pure white Alicorn stood out like a sore thumb as she walked along the path and approached the giant double doors.

Bits of rotten vegetation ripped off the colossal doors and Celestia started to wonder about the sight before her.

In a grand hall, wall covered in bioluminescent fungi, stood an odd three like creatures that resemble a large deer. It’s antlers were a striking neon green and it’s eyes match but as her eyes travel down to its body, she notices that it was distinctly wolf like.

Celestia took a step forward and bright green eyes appeared from the darkness, what happened next shocked her. A pack of giant timber wolves lumbered out and began to growl.

The pure white Alicorn pondered on why there was timber wolves here but was rudely interrupted by said wolves charging at her.

But her reaction time was far too fast for the mutant wooden Hounds, the front two got completely cleaved in half and before the three in the back could retreat. Celestia had trampled the far left wolf whilst using her sword to spewer the remaining two, they let out a guttural pained howl before death.

“And that leaves just you….” She slowly began to circle the timber deer, keeping her eyes darting around for anything that might attack next.

She’d been lying if she told anycreature that she wasn’t mad at Anubis for not telling her that he made a deal with a great one but thankfully none of her little ponies were here to see her.

As she took a step closer, a bombardment of vines slammed into the ground but Celestia had taken to the air and was dodging vine after vine. Hacking and slashing her way through the dense plant matter.

She saw her opportunity and swung but as she closed the distance, the timber deer vanished and reformed on the opposite side of the hall. Celestia turned to look but felt a sharp pain in her flank, she teleported away from the mass of greenery and quickly inspected her left flank.

To her dismay, a large gash was on it. Stretching from her hip all the way to her rump, it cut across her cutie mark and she lit her horn up. A ring of golden fire spun around her rapidly and the vast network of vines were quickly cremated and a look of terror appeared on the timber deer’s muzzle.

“HOW DARE YOU!!!”

Booooooooooom!*

Crash*

Thud*

Clatter*

The enraged Alicorn’s attention was directed to the metallic clatter of something that fell from a pedestal in the back of the grand hall.

She summoned one of the green bottles of soda that Anubis had said would heal large wounds and injuries but before she could use it, she noticed that her injury was healing by itself. Her mind wondered to Anubis and more questions appeared.

But that would have to wait, right now her attention was set on the small stone statue of a female long-eared griffon holding a young cub to her chest and guarding it with long scythe like blades identical to Anubis’s.

She tried to read the markings on the base but couldn’t make heads or tails of it, she decided to take it and conduct her own research upon the item. Celestia theorised that it must have been a religious artefact and was made to last, once she had teleported it and the bottle of recovery soda back to the ship she began to investigate the graveyard.

Meanwhile Zodiac sensed that one of the unholy gods had been slain but by whom he wondered.
> C71 Vacation for two part 5.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

After reducing the abomination of flesh to a fine dark red smear, Zodiac continued his relaxed approach to the imposing structure before him.

But before he could enter, a large claw reached out and grabbed the arrogant Great one. Now being dragged through rubble he dug his claws into the stone walkway, the sudden stop caused Anubis’s body to be ripped in two.

He let out a pained growl before regenerating his hindquarters and swinging wildly at…. Nothing?

“What? But I was grabbed by a giant claw that came out of…. Nowhere….” Zodiac called upon his inky tentacles and began to feel around his surroundings.

He kept a few close and morphed the ends into sharpe thin blades.

Veuuuuum*

He spun around, on constant alert but nothing. Then one of his tentacles brushed against something ruff and squishy.

But before zodiac could react, he lost all control of Anubis’s body. ‘Noooooo! Ahhh by the Eldridge ones, why now?! Sigh* mortal, we have a lot to discuss but right now you have a problem.’

“Yawn* wha?”

Slam!*

Crash*

Crunch* 

Thud*

“Cough* cough* fffffuck~ why? Just why? Zodiacrdanals?”

‘Not now, you need to get up and fight!’

But before Anubis could react, a giant claw radiating raw soul energy came down upon him.

CRASH*

The now smug monster removed its claw to inspect her kill but when it did, it was shocked.

There laid an annoyed looking griff, so the beast threw another attack but it hit nothing and stopped just before the griffon. Now she was getting confused.

“Sigh* zodiac, are all beasts from the Dreamscape this dumb?”

The beast screeched out in fury and continued to slam against whatever it was that was preventing her from killing this infuriating griffon.

Then the colossal beast pulled back and charged up an attack, a dark cloudy gray mass of energy began to be winded up between all eight of the monsters arms.

Now that Anubis had a better look at it, the creature before him was roughly 40 feet tall by 80 feet long. It stood on four horse like legs and had 8 human like arms but with long claws at the ends of them. With rough but rubbery swamp green skin and a distinct lack of eyes, the beast had the ability to just know where its target was.

But its head looked to be a weakness, a weakness that Anubis was going to exploit with his plasma blades. The only problem was he couldn’t drop creation and risk being hit by its next attack.

As Anubis waited for his attacker to finish powering up, sparks began to fly around all eight claws and a sky blue flame enveloped its body. Then with a mighty roar it swung all of its arms at the griff and a thin blade of blue fire tore through the surrounding area.

The building and mindless zombies were completely destroyed by the attack, flames of blue reduced all that they touched to ash whilst Anubis sat unwavering, untouched by the flames.

But before he could lower creation, the multi-limbed creature began flooding the area with a tsunami of clear water. Had he not have been protected by creation, the force alone would have tore him apart but then something caught his eye.

A chard skeleton was being dissolved by the clear liquid and then it hit Anubis, it wasn’t water, it was acid.

Realising his predicament he spread his wings and took off, flying out of the acid and directly into the giant monster witch tried to skewer him with a tentacle that appeared from a red nebula that came from the beast’s head.

Anubis noticed that his creation was nearly broken through by this flexible appendage and he had to counter it before another strike.

“Sigh* well I might as well give this a go.”

‘Give what a go mortal?’ Zodiac wondered before realising what Anubis was doing. ‘How?’ Was the only thing the cosmic entity could think.

In Anubis’s claws was a mass of concentrated hydrogen atoms, they were under a monstrous amount of pressure as they began to form a proto-star within the confines of Anubis’s claws.

But he did stop there, the griff kept applying gravity to the tiny proto star until it became a star core and fusion was kick started.

Now in the griffon’s claws was a star, a small and dying star but a star nonetheless.

———————————————————————

Somewhere else within the underground city, Celestia felt a massive surge of power and recognised the sensation of a sun near by.

Granted, a weak sun but she felt her heart sink at the thought of another living thing being able to harness that power, there was a good reason she never called upon the sun for raw power.

———————————————————————

Before the star could die off Anubis ran the core dry and allowed it to collapse in on itself, the resulting reaction was a Gamma-ray burst which he directed with creation.

VUUUUUMBOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!*

A blast of purple, pinkish red Gamma completely eviscerated the 40 foot monster and the entire area in the direction in which he fired the burst off in.

Thud*

“Gasp* wow gasp* that w-gasp* was even better than gasp* I imagined!”

‘Mortal!!!! What was that?!?’

“Heheheh a gamma ray burst my cosmic friend.”

‘I know but how? And you need to deal with the end result….’

“Don’t worry about the super tiny black hole, it’ll collapse in on itself and die off.”

Zodiac was left concerned but impressed by Anubis whilst the tired griff decided to rest upon a roof of a collapsed house, curled up in a ball.

———————————————————————

Celestia was rushing towards the power surge but stopped immediately as soon as a large beam of Gamma flew across the city skyline, destroying everything in its wake.

But she knew one thing for sure, that was the result of a star collapsing in on itself. Whether or not it was on purpose or by accident, she couldn’t tell but the panicked Alicorn shot off toward the origin of the blast. 

She had a sneaking suspicion that it was her Anubis who caused the gamma ray burst or at least his body did. She hoped that Anubis was back in control said body now, so she could leave this Tartrus pit and explore the jungle above.

———————————————————————

Anubis’s POV

I was warm and comfortable but I wanted to get up, my body was heavy. Probably from the stress of forging a star and then killing it. 

Sigh* I don’t wanna get up…. But I should, I need food.

“Yawn* mhmmm.” I went to lift myself up but I was pinned down, I opened my eyes to find that a cute Alicorn wearing my shirt laying upon me. I noticed the tear staines on her muzzle and decided to just wait for her to awake.

As my eyes trailed down her form, i sniggered at how large my shirt was on her. It was quite an attractive look for the normally regal looking mare. I couldn’t help myself and gave her a kiss on the forehead as i wrapped my wings around her.

“Fucking adorable….”

“Mmmmmm I know I am.”

“so you’re awake? Well mind getting up, I’m too tired to lift you.”

“Are you saying I’m fat?” She quipped softly with a smirk.

“No, I’m saying you weigh 1 Celestia and I’m far too exhausted to lift that.”

“Gasp*” she playfully poked my beak before jumping off. “Heheheh~…. Sigh* you have a lot of explaining to do Anubis, so how is Zodiacrdanals?”

My mind froze and I completely stopped moving.

‘Fuck, I knew she would notice. Why didn’t you just pretend to be asleep Zodiac?!’

‘Because I didn’t realise until I was staring at your mate, mortal.’

‘How much does she know?’

‘Find out, I can tell she’s not stupid by any measure and is more than capable of killing an unholy god without eviscerating most of her surroundings. Unlike you.’

‘Fuck off and don’t I get points for style and creativity?’

‘Creativity maybe but in combat, style means very little when you’re dead.’

‘You have a point, anyway I have questions to answer now so have fun watching me squirm.’

‘I will mortal.’

“C-Celestia, I-i um shit….”

“Yes, shit indeed.”

“Sigh* I’m sorry, I was going to tell you but it seemed like a really bad time. Especially since you opened up to me about your sister.”

“My sister! So you keep it a secret! Anubis what if I had to hurt you? What then?”

“Celestia, zodiac is a reasonable entity. I’m sure he wouldn’t use my body for evil…. Did he tell you what I’m looking for here?”

“Yeah he did and I don’t know what its importance is to you but if it’s down there, then I’m not letting you go down alone! J-just promise me that you won’t be possessed by this Zodiac and turn evil.”

“Shhhhhhh don’t worry, I won’t and if I do. Then I’ll make you my Queen and we’ll rule the world forever.” I wrapped my claws around her and she playfully fought back.

“If you do that then you are going to have to deal with all the responsibility because I’m just going to look pretty next to you on you’re thrown.”

“As long as you keep me pleased, I’ll be happy to take on that responsibility.”

“Heheheh, we’ll see.”

Then I noticed something around her neck, upon closer inspection I saw the collar I had made her as a joke around her.

Pressing my beak against the crook of her neck, sending a shiver down her spine. I took in her scent and…. It was way more intense, so intense that I nearly lost control.

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrr~ fffuck I thought you didn’t like the collar?”

“Um well it’s comfortable…. So AnuBIS!! OH MY! Heheheheh, that tickles! Stop! Please!” I was pressing my beak against her entire body.

In a breathy voice I firmly said. “No.” I felt her body fall limp in my hole and a wide smile appeared on her muzzle.

She was submitting herself to me and her eyes told me everything I needed to know, I had full control over her in this moment as she wanted this too for some reason.

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Sexual part.

As I continued to press my beak against her body, taking in as much of her wonderful scent in as I could. I felt my member throb and I knew what I wanted.

I flipped her over and stood up, her muzzle was inches from my cock and her heated breath only further fuelled my eagerness.

Slurp*

“Ohh~ Celestia~ let me make it up to you first for keeping secrets.”

“Heheheh, I’ll accept your apology but after I’ve had my fill my love.”

“I’ll try to hold back.” Anubis was interrupted by the Alicorn kissing his balls.

“Don’t you dare stud, I want you to go wild.”

I placed one claw in between her wings and pushed her to the floor whilst using my other one to pull her tail up. “Is her highness sure she wants that?”

With an audible gulp and a needy tone, she replied. “Y-yes please.”

“Then show me how much you need it.”

She didn’t even answer, Celestia just wrapped her muzzle around my tip and started suckling. I felt my hind leg begin to lift and kick out as she started taking more of me in.

I could feel her tongue effortlessly glide down my cock and I was impressed, she hadn’t choked on me yet.

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaah! Fffffuck that’s good!” I had bucked forward and forced my knot into her muzzle, I immediately felt her throat tightening as she gagged on me.

“Mmmmmmm! Slurp* cough* cough* cough* gasp* wow! Gasp* cough*”

“Shit~ sorry babe, I got a bit too eagER!! Ahhhhh! Ooooooh~ my.” Celestia had slammed her head down on my member and my entire body stiffened up as her lips smacked into my sheath.

I felt my back legs buckle and I fell backwards, landing on my back with a hungry Alicorn milking me for all my worth.

My mind began to feel hazy as I watched her head bob up and down faster and faster as my hips began to move in rhythm with her.

“Gahhhhh! I’m gonna!” Before I could finish she embedded her muzzle over my knot and I felt sweet release as my cock throbbed in her throat and I unloaded my seed down her gullet.

I could see her gulping as much of my cum as she could but she failed to contain the mess as cum flowed from her nostrils and corners of her mouth.

my balls must have been draining for a solid minute before Celestia tried to pull away but she was locked in place.

“Mhmmmmm! Mhmmmmmm?! Mmmmm….”

I lifted my head and we locked eyes, the sight I saw was hot but kinda funny. She was stuck in between my hind legs and it was all thanks to her greed. “You silly mare, got yourself stuck. I hope you like it down there because we’re going to be stuck like this for a while.”

“Mmmmmmm….”

“Heheheheh~ hey that tickles.” She rolled her eyes and closed them whilst I took the time to replenish my stamina and bodily fluids.

15 minutes later and I could tell she was ready for the main event.

Now my mind was clear, I knew what was up with her. She was in heat and she clearly was in control but still wanted me to mount her, I certainly wasn’t against the idea and I could guarantee the healthy development of the fetus too.

“So you want me to breed you, Celestia?” Her eyes shot open and she pulled away, my cock slipping out of her mouth with an audible wet slap against my belly as she nodded wildly with a wide grin.

I got up and sweeped her legs out from under her and she fell but before she could even react, I was on top of her. She examined my body with a lustful gaze and I let out a low chuckle.

In a low and breathy voice I said. “We’ve done this many times before, so just enjoy my dear…. well whilst you can, Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr~.”

“Haaaah~ please take me~. Make a mother out of me Anubis…. Please do as you wish to me, for my body is yours tonight.”

“Grrrrrood girl~.” I flipped her over again and pressed my hips against her rump and I could feel her grinding against my cock.

“Gaaaaaaahhhhh!”

Squelch*

Pop*

Gush*

Splatter*

“Ohhhh! Ahhh! Yes! Anubis!! Ravage me!”

“Ooh~ sssshit you horny mare, p-pace yourself~ the night is still youNG!!”

“Hehehehaaahhh!!! Fuck~ m-gasp* me gasp* s-slow gasp* down!”

“Huff* s-sorry, Swan neck is it just me or have you gotten tighter?”

“Um well I had some of that green soda….”

“Oh! Yeah that explains it then, fuck I might need to have you drink it straight more often than.”

“Shut up and breed me!”

I was taken aback by her reaction but I wasn’t about to deny her this, so I restarted at a slower pace than before but I was pulling my member back only leaving the tip in and slowly sinking into her gushing mare-hood.

I could feel her silky mare-cum coating my length as I began to travel in and out of her, stretching her folds apart.

Pop*

Squelch*

“Ah!”

Pop*

Squelch*

“Ahh!”

Pop*

Splat*

“AhHHHHHH! Harder!”

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

Chomp*

“Gasp*” I felt her fall limp as I continued to pound her flanks, I could feel her inner walls constricting around my cock and her lips pushed fluid out as she preparing to take my load.

My claws extended and dug into her cutting my shirt and her skin as I tried to regain my self control.

But unfortunately for her, I was going to prolong this orgasm for her and make it one to remember.

I pulled out and pressed my tip against her clit, I immediately felt her body shaking as a torrent of fluid poured out of her vagina. But I used my biomancy to prevent her from going over the edge.

She was locked in a loop of pleasure as I fully hilted my dick in her, I left her breathless, the only noise she made was weak pleased whines.

My tip began to flare out as it broke through her cervix and it made her cum again, her entire vagina tightened around me and squeezed my knot. Causing me to hit my own limit as all hell broke through and steaming ropes of cum were shot into the deepest depths of her womb. The womb of my mare, my Celestia, my love.

But my body refused to stop as I felt my mind began to wander, all I could do was keep humping. I failed to even notice the near unconscious state of Celestia as I continued to rearrange her insides.

I went to pull out but my knot had swollen and gotten stuck, when she had noticed that I had stopped. She turned to me with a pleading look and spoke. “D-gasp* Don’t st-huff* agh! Mmmmmm~! Stop! No stopping.”

Aw she’s struggling to form sentences, how cute.

“If you say so Swan neck….” I sank my fangs into her shoulder and dragged her against me as my hips picked up the pace. I felt the thin cloth that was my shirt shred apart as I tried to get a better grip of her.

I eventually settled on grabbing her by her wings and hips but I had another plan, a far more intimate position.

“Gasp* mmmmmmm~ yesss! Oh mmmy Anubis!!!! Ahh! Huff* gasp!” I had spun her over, now we were gazing into each other’s eyes. Then I broke the stare and clamped my jaw down on her neck at the base of her skull. “Ow! Ffffffuck~ there! That’s the spot!! Ahhh! H-harder!!”

I didn’t know what I was doing right but I knew I wasn’t going to stop, I pulled my head back and began driving myself harder into her. Now with the taste of blood and the smell of her scent intoxicating me, I felt my self control slipping as I thrusted harder and faster.

The noises that Celestia was making, only fuelled my drive and I could feel her walls tightening around my dick.

“Argh~ C-Celestia!” My vision blurred and my body’s instinct took over, I bit down on her muzzle and she pushed me with her hooves but she suddenly went from pushing me. To pulling me in as her muffled giggles hit my ears, I felt her hind legs lock around my hip as she bucked weakly against me.

My whole body shivered and I began to thrust wildly into her as I hit my limit and came for the third time. 

“Huff! Huff! Hargh!”

I felt her belly press against my own as she spasmed and her wings flapped wildly out of sync when my cum began to flood into her, I could feel my own warmth radiating from her and it was comforting. Celestia let out a few weak whines as my orgasm came to an end.

I opened my beak and pulled away with the taste of blood and sweat on my tongue, Celestia just had a dopey grin as she guided my bloody beak to her lips.

“Smooooooch*”

“Mmmmmmhmmmmmm~ thank you Anubis.” We held it for what felt like eternity but it still felt like it ended too soon, especially since I could feel myself slipping away into sleep within the warm hold of my lover.

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Celestia’s POV

He had given me every ounce of his love, my body felt heavy and sore but it was a wonderful feeling I had mixed emotions about the biting. It had hurt but the sensation wasn’t unwelcome by any means, in fact I had kinda liked it if I was to admit.

“Heheheheheh~.”

I could feel him still throbbing and shooting his seed inside me, I could feel the warmth of it as it leaked from me and trickled down my rump.

I tried to roll him off me but it turned out that in my current position, I couldn’t so I did the next best possible thing. I went to sleep, i mean if I had to admit I was exhausted and sleep sounded wonderful to me.

So I drifted off into the land of dreams and for once I had pleasant dreams, no wonderful dreams in fact. I dreamed of being a mother, getting to blame Anubis for the pain of childbirth. I also dreamed of watching our foal play and have fun, growing up and teaching our foal how to do magic. 

It was the most wonderful dream ever and it was going to come true.
> C72 Vacation for two part 6.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Celestia’s POV

When I awoke it was an hour before the sun was due to be risen but I felt cold and sore but something was missing.

Anubis!!

Where was my griff-friend!? 

I got up and began to nervously prance around the airship, I felt panic setting in but then I noticed that my wounds had been cleaned up and healed. All that remained of them was damp spots on my fur and I let out an audible sigh.

Looking outside the ship I saw darkness and I had second thoughts about going out, something was telling me not to so I didn’t and instead decided to get comfy whilst I waited for him to return.

I had no doubt that he went back down into that accursed city, hunting for some worthless artefact of some kind. Then I remember that I had the odd idle of that long-eared griffon mother, I took the torn shirt off and levitated it towards me.

Upon further inspection I still had no clue as to what it was but I pressed the head of the statue in and it began to glow with a beautiful red light.

Then it began to change, it took the form of a magnificent white and red book with an ornate gold lock on it. At first I thought it was just a book but then a long golden chain appeared and attached itself to my right hoof, that’s when I realised that I had just been linked with a grimoire.

My heart dropped at the revelation and I swiftly opened the evil book, after all there was a very good reason why I had banned and locked them away. The price of using one was beyond horrible and now I was attached to it, not to mention I don’t even know what type of grimoire it is!

“Fuck fuck fuck! Shit noooo. Why?” Frustration evident in my voice.

Flying through the pages of the book I noticed that I couldn’t even read the language and slammed my hoof into the floor and the letters on the page began to shift. 

As I realised that I could now read this blasted book it was a summoning and quality of life grimoire, now I’m lost? It didn’t have a price or demand sacrifices, no it just demanded to be used.

And to top it off it looked really useful but I had to be careful, it seems way too good to be true and I wasn’t going to trust this bloody book one bit.

“Heheheheh, I’m starting to sound like Anubis. Bloody hell! Oh god! Fuck me…. Heheheheheh~ why does he say that?” I was trying to imitate his accent but I was doing a terrible job, now that I thought of it. His accent sounded similar to a Trottingham one but it had a slight difference and was deeper than a traditional one.

“Because that’s how I talk.”

“Eep!” I shot up and hid the grimoire under my wing, I felt it disappear but I didn’t check and give Anubis any reason for suspicion.

“So you like to mock my accent? Oh ouch my feelings are wounded by your jokes.” He placed a claw on his forehead In a dramatic fashion.

“Sigh* shut up and don’t scare me like that.”

“And this is the thanks I get for giving you a child?”

“Ep! Um well uh t-thank you….” He brushed against me and his wing rubbed against my stomach.

Nipping my ear and whispering to me in his accent making me shudder. “Oh~ you’re welcome honey~.”

“Ssso where did you go?”

“Some of the wildlife was getting close, too close for comfort…. And I mean natural wildlife, so I just chased them away and got myself some food.” He pulled up a dead animal and I surprisingly didn’t feel revolted by the sight of blood. “Anyway I’m going to make breakfast, you want hash browns, beans and some pancakes?”

I nodded eagerly at him and followed him outside, he used his magic to start a fire and place a large pan over the flame.

“Why don’t you use creation? I mean you could just cook the food on your creation if you had it over the fire.”

I can’t, heat doesn’t transfer through it. I’m not entirely certain why but it’s a good thing, if it did. Then I’d most likely be a pile of ash right now. Having to rise for it like your evil pet pigeon.”

“Huff* you on thin ice mister, she not evil and you intruded in her home.”

“I’m on thin ice? My dear i guess it’s a good thing I can walk on air then.”

I was speechless, he wasn’t wrong and the comeback was clever but it didn’t mean I had to agree with him.

“Shut up and feed me….”

“Sigh* and you’re already demanding things, I really did fall from grace….”

“Hey what’s that supposed to mean?” I poked him with a wing and gave a playful smile.

“Nothing Swan neck….”

Fine then! I’ll make breakfast, move. Now.” He got up and went to the side whilst I pored the oil into the pan and dropped some hash browns in there, then I levitated the knife and opened the can of beans and dumped them into a pot that Anubis passed over. “Thank you.”

I then got to work on preparing the small rabbit like animal for him, I looked over my shoulder to find him grinning at me and then it hit me. 

He had played me….

He had somehow made me cook breakfast for us and it annoyed me, that scheming griff had got me! to make him! food!

How!!!!!

Oh Celestia, what have you gotten yourself into?

“I think you mean, what have you let in you.”

My ears twitch and I spun around with a shocked look plastered on my muzzle, he just giggled. “H-how?”

“That look on your face, when you’re not wearing that mask you’re actually really easy to read. Makes my life easier so don’t stop plus I find it cute.”

“Huff* whatever.” I removed the hash browns and placed the chunks of meat into the pan, they immediately began to sizzle.

I wiped my muzzle with my hoof and instantly pulled it away from me, it was bloody and I let out a tired sigh.

“Oh come here Celestia.” He pulled me to him and began licking my muzzle, it wasn’t kissing but it definitely felt affectionate. 

I even began to melt into his embrace, his warmth, his security…. Even out in the open I felt safe with him, then I heard chewing….

“Anubis? What are you eating?”

“Mhmm gulp* oh um you’re cooking of course…. Why?”

“Sigh* of course….” He is still a griff after all, what did I honestly expect.

A hour later i rose the sun and lowered the moon, Anubis watched and I felt nervous. I couldn’t put my hoof on why but I did, I mean he had watched me do this plenty of times but this one felt different.

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Anubis was now getting ready to head back down into the underground ruins but Celestia was completely against the idea.

“Please listen! I can’t lose you! Not now Anubis.”

“Swan neck, I’m going to be fine. Relax okay, I just need to find it and leave Old Leakon.”

“Then I’m coming with you.”

“No!” He backed the regal Alicorn against the airship and let out a sigh. “Look I just can’t have you get hurt down there my dear….”

“B-but you didn’t have any problems before?”

“Sigh* because of last night you silly mare, speaking of which. Let me make sure you’ve conceived.”

“No!” He took a step back and she continued. “No…. Because I want to go through it naturally, none of your biomancy stuff.”

“Why Celestia but I can guarantee the healthy development of our cub, why stop me?”

“Like I said, I want it to be natural. You shouldn’t tamper with new life, it’s just wrong…. No offence.”

“Sigh* none taken but I would like to speak with you more about this later, I need to go and get that artefact now.” And without another word Anubis took off.

Celestia went to follow but then she realised the potential danger and stopped herself.

The large griff noticed that her magical signature had stayed put, this made him smile as he landed upon the remains of the once grand castle of Old Leakon.

“Okay now where from here Zodiac?”

‘Underneath the city is the third unholy god and it needs to be killed in a controlled manner, so try not to destroy your surroundings mortal.’

“I’ll do my best….”

We made idle chitchat whilst I walked and cleaved my way through the ruins, I was pretty much covered in grim dark blood as I wondered into a small house.

It was decorated well and the condition was surprisingly good, well good for a few thousand year old home. All the decor was mostly destroyed but I couldn’t make out the patterns of the wall paper and pictures, hell the only reason I thought this place was in good condition was because of its age.

But now that I look at it closely, i come to the conclusion that it’s just the lack of fresh air that has preserved this city. The only liquid down here is the bodily fluids from the undead.

Fuck it’s a miracle that the blood is still a fluid after all that time.

‘Mortal, were you a human?’

WHAT!!!!!!

“I was, in a past life…. But i died and was reborn as Anubis Grimgost. And that is who I truly was meant to be Zodiacrdanals.”

‘What was your human name…. Never mind, it doesn’t matter. I know your soul isn’t human, otherwise your mind and soul would have broke along time ago.’

“Thanks…. But what gave it away?”

‘Your memories Anubis, I got a glimpse of them as did you of mine. I gathered that from you’re gamma ray burst.’

“Sigh* where are you going with this?”

‘I don’t understand how you think, you’re capable of doing acts of violence and pure evil but you can just switch and hide your actually nature. Why? How and for what reason?’

“Sigh* why do you care?”

‘Just curiosity.’

“Fine, I do it because I’m not held back by morals. I don’t believe in right or wrong, there is only is and isn’t. I can commit those things because I need to advance my knowledge, if killing gets me closer to my goals then I’ll do it.”

‘Mmmmmmm fascinating, I don’t think I have ever encountered an entity that thinks like you and you’re not lying to me either. I’m impressed.’

“What good would lying do.”

‘Good point but you’re an excellent liar.’

“Only because I don’t fully lie, I only twist the truth. Even if I twist a story into a completely different one, I’m still only twisting it in the end.”

‘Wow~ you are truly a psychopath. No regard for those around you and only looking to further your goals. Do you even care for your mates?’

“Of course I do, I believe they will give me something I can’t get without them. I love them dearly, you should know that considering I’m against upsetting them.”

‘I won’t deny that Anubis but you have a backwards way at doing it, I mean faking emotion isn’t exactly being honest.’

“But it isn’t lying either, so I don’t see the harm.”

‘I guess not but your lack of empathy has been showing more often, try harder to hide it mortal. She might catch on soon, I’m impressed that the hen excepted your reasoning for the experiments and murders.’

“She’s easily convinced by my words.”

‘Tisk Tisk its not good to manipulate your lovers.’

“You say manipulate I call it guide and direct her, I allow her to make up her own mind and I give her the information that she needs to make said decisions. Nothing wrong with that, she loves me and has decided to help me expand my knowledge. Even Celestia is warming up to my less than ideal behaviours.”

‘Nothing I say affects you, I’m glad you were the one to merge with the Necrovine artefacts.’

“Good, now which way am i going?”

‘Do you see that crack in the wall straight ahead of you?’

“Let me guess, I’m crawling through?”

‘Good, so off you go. Have fun, this unholy god is far stronger than the one I fought and don’t die. Remember that you can be killed by the beings of the Dreamscape Anubis.’

“Sigh* not that I plan on dying but thanks.”

I reduced my size and slipped in, crawling my way in and coming out in what appeared to be a catacomb. Rows of skeletons and skulls lined the walls and even the floors, it reminded me of one of the labs I was stationed at in Paris back when I was a human.

I never understood why the entrance was placed there, I didn’t make any sense but I guess it was out of the way from prying eyes.

I travel down the skeleton halls, which lead me to a spiral staircase that was made from a giant spine. It descended into darkness and I was heading down it, I chose not to waste time walking so I jumped into the darkness.

I had been falling for 3 minutes now and I had a feeling that something was wrong, spreading my wings and flying up. It only took a few flaps to get to the entrance I came from.

“Fucking magic…. It’s just a minor setback.”

Travelling down the spine didn’t work either. So I sat atop the spinal staircase thinking, how to get down there. Then it hit me, what if I flew up to go down? 

Heading up into the darkness I felt scarily similar to how it was to be dead, I didn’t like it but when I opened my eyes. I found myself staring at a female long-eared griffon of immense beauty, I felt my cheeks heat up and I pondered why?

“Hello…. my pretty bird…. What is it you seek?”

“I-I-I look for the blue Necrovine artefact.”

“I cannot help you without my tome, if I had it I could assist you…. But…. If you had it, you could summon me for anything young griff.”

“I see, well I don’t have it…. Anyway, who are you?”

“I am Fenrick the maternal mistress but I must bid you farewell young lord of Grim. I’ll give you a parting gift, so close your eyes.”

“Lord of Grim?” I complied and she took my head in her claws, I felt her pulling me towards her and I wanted to pull away but resisted the urge.

Smooch*

“Mmmmm! Gasp!* hey!?” She had kissed me and it felt weird to say the least, I felt something different but didn’t know what?

She just gave a caring smile and I felt myself falling.

Thud*

“Ouch….” Looking around I found that I was at the bottom of that bloody spinal staircase and I let out a confused sigh. “I’m in no rush to find her book.”

But other than that she was useful and I was now walking along a narrow path of claws and feathers. It had an aura of mystery to the place, darkness never leaving. Not even for a second.

The only thing not consumed by it was the path and myself, I had a suspicion that I was being observed from within the dead dark but whatever it was refused to touch the light.

“Sooooo~ what now?”

‘No clue mortal, it looks like we’re in the dark here.’

“Why did I fucking ask?”

‘Hahahahahahah…. Now kill that unholy god.’

Anubis extended his bone blades and used creation to create the plasma blades that illuminated his surroundings.

He immediately regretted that when he got a glimpse of the unholy one itself, the thing’s appearance made the griff physically gag and grimace at the mere sight of it.

———————————————————————

Meanwhile princess Celestia was enjoying her very own exploration on the surface.

She had found an ancient temple rich with artefacts of the long-eared griffons golden age, that was what she told herself anyway.

This conclusion was mostly because of the sheer abundance of valuable resources used as decorations and jewellery. She was gathering all sorts of trinkets and treasures in a large satchel she had made many years back.

The thought running through her head was how she could open a new exhibit, dedicated to a long lost species and civilisation. 

And to top it off, it would be her name on the.

The alabaster Alicorn was prancing around a dig site that she had erected, it was located at the base of the monument temple that despite its shape had a gothic style to it. Celestia pulled out a note book and made a rough sketch of it

There was three points to the base of the structure and on the south face it had an half buried entrance. On what Celestia could only describe as the first layer was made from an unknown stone like blocks, on the blocks was incredibly detailed carving of long-eared griffons praising a singular, larger one with scythe like blades coming from its forelegs. 

“Just like my Anubis…. Could he be of royal heritage?”

The temple had fore spires, the largest one in the centre and three smaller ones on each corner of the temple. They were made from a dark slate and reached for the skys, Celestia noticed that the temple was made from three different kinds of material, dark slate made the spires, the layer underneath was a beautiful red sandstone blocks and lastly the unknown stone blocks made the final layer.

But now her focus was on getting inside the ancient temple.

———————————————————————

“AHHHHH!”

Slash*

Crack*

“Fuck!”

Splatter*

“Cough* cough* cough* ssssssssssssah~ o-okay, this isn’t great.”

‘No it isn’t, 4 o’clock!’

Slam*

“Thanks!”

‘Just don’t get hit by that sword.’

“Why?! You still haven’t told me!”

‘Because it’s the sword of accursed souls and it will kill you if a fatal blow is landed.’

“Wonderful!”

Shing*

Slash*

Clash*

KABOOOM!!!!!*

Rooooooooooour!!!!!!!*

Crack*

“Gasp* argh~ this is bloody frustrating.”

Anubis had made some distance between him and Soulairrum the forgotten god, who Anubis thought was better off forgotten.

This was because Soulairrum was beyond hideous, his face or what was left of it had two serpent eyes and in between them was his mouth. It stretched from the top of his head down to the chin and if Anubis’s mental fortitude was any weaker it would have changed the way he looked at all female reproductive organs.

The mouth had no teeth, it only had endless rows of gums, this did not help by any means.

The forgotten god’s head was attached to a long spindly neck that looked like a weak point but the griff had quickly learnt otherwise.

The body was just out of sight, shrouded in shadow and it had 12 long skeletal arms that reached out. Each one tried desperately to attack or grab Anubis but only one held a sword that looked like a Spartan short sword but larger.

If the griff was to get his claws on it, he would make it look like a large Scottish claymore, its blade as black as night. The only reason Anubis could see it was because of the Green reflection it gave for some unknown mystical reason.

As for the blade’s owner, he was rotten for the most part. Both metaphorically and physically, the griff could see parts of exposed crystal bone that had what must have been strands of muscle tissue clinging on in a fruitless attempt to continue as somewhat living appearance.

Not that it matters much, anycreature that saw Soulairrum would instantly know that something was sickeningly wrong with him. Anubis believed that he must have been an experiment made by a great one for fun.

CRASH*

Shing*

Anubis had dodged a deformed claw and parried the sword of souls with a plasma blade made from his creation, he immediately began to ignite the thick air in front of him. He had noticed that it was heavy with hydrogen sulphide and ammonia, so a tiny spark outside of the confines of creation would prove devastating.

KAAAAABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!

He watched as the entire space around him was lit up in a spectacular explosion of fire, the forgotten god screamed out in agony and retribution.

This was the first time Anubis got to have a clear look at the abomination and room, which he will forever regret as the image was forever burned into his mind.

A few words left his beak in a weak hopeless whisper. “What the bloody hell are you….”

Then it reared it head back and a blood began to fill its mouth, as Anubis took this opportunity to attack it through its head forward and a jet of boiling blood shot out and hit Anubis. Completely braking through his creation and him, leaving a gaping hole that was steaming.

“Gaaaaagh! Aaaaaa, rrrrrrrrrr!”

It only took a few seconds for Anubis to regenerate his lungs and heart but it was enough time for Soulairrum to smack the griff wait one of his claws.

The contact had enough force to send Anubis flying and completely snap the boney appendage off.

‘MORTAL!!!’

Thud*

“Fffffffuck me….” The griff weakly managed to get up and had to immediately jump to the right, narrowly avoiding the sword’s blade.

“So!”

Slam*

“How!”

Crash*

“Do I”

Shinnng*

“Kill!”

Smack*

Crash*

Thud*

“Cough* cough* ouch, beat it?”

‘It’s sword it the answer.’

“It’s sword…. Oh I see, okay I got this.”

‘Good to know we’re on the same page, that sword can kill souls but you’ll need to figure out how to use it.’

“What?!? It isn’t just swing?”

‘No it isn’t!’

“Well fuck….”

Swish*

Slash*

Splatter*

Garrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!*

“I hope that hurt bitch!”

‘It’s not a female dog Anubis.’

“Not now Zodiac!!”

Anubis had cut one of the forgotten god’s claws off and it only had 10 remaining but only one mattered, the one holding the sword he wanted.

Veummmmm*

Slash*

Shing*

Slash*

Splatter*

Clash*

Crash*

Smash*

Anubis switch and went on the offensive, he managed to land some deep gashes on the stomach and chest of the forgotten god. But only one made him bleed, this was thanks to the super heated plasma.

This gave the griff a better idea and all he needed to do was touch it and he would either kill or injure it long enough to grab the sword.

The abomination swung it skeletal claw at Anubis and this time he let it hit him, upon contact he forced all the particles in its body to rapidly break and separate. 

POP!*

Splatter*

“Sigh* I fucking hate myself sometimes, i can’t believe I forgot i could do that….”

‘No comment.’

“Fuck you…. But it looks like I’ve got a new toy to reverse engineer.”

Anubis was drenched in blood as it rained down from the ceiling, he approached the sword and noticed that something else was with it.

Upon a closer inspection he noticed that it was the Necrovine artefact he was looking for, that meant he didn’t have to kill the other unholy god or stay down here anymore. 

Picking up and securing the sword to his back, then making his way to the blue artefact. He pick it up and began to feel dizzy and fell onto something soft and warm.

The last thing he saw was a motherly smile before he faded into the void with Zodiacrdanals.

“Shit…. I’m unconscious…. and somecreature has my body, we’re dead. We’re just dead, I literally can’t do anything.”

“Relax mortal, I didn’t sense any murderous intent coming from the one you so graciously fell on.”

“Sigh* I am relaxed but are you sure?”

“Of course.”

“Fine I’ll take your word then, so I have all three artefacts. What now?”

“That’s for us to find out but I am feeling a large population of souls leaving this place, so I can confirm that we have successfully merged with the Necrovine artefact.”

“Good…. I’m just going to float around for a bit, clear my head.”

“Very well Anubis.”

Little did the cosmic entity and mortal griffon know, both of their soul had become one although they still had separate consciousnesses.

———————————————————————

Meanwhile In an ancient temple a regal Alicorn made her way down a decrepit staircase of stone.

She was mesmerised by the magnificent carving in the stone walls each one told a tale that Celestia couldn’t enjoy.

What she’d do to understand this carved language but she enjoyed it nonetheless and continued down into the depths of the temple.
> C73 Vacation for two part 7.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis awoke in a daze and buried his beak deeper into the soft bed he was sleeping on, it was softer than anything he had ever felt and it was heated too.

“Mmmmmmmmmmm~ and this bed smells like roses.”

“Why thank you young griff.”

Anubis’s eyes shot open and he sprung up, landing on his claws and stumbling back. He recognised the voice and calmed himself, he looked to the larger hen with an expression of surprise.

“I’m sorry if I startled you, I just couldn’t help myself you little cutie.”

“So how did I get here? I don’t remember anything after killing the forgotten god.”

“Heheheheh~ you passed out and I came across you little one, so I allowed you to rest on my chest. By the way, you’re adorable when you sleep but I guess all are in the eyes of a mother.”

“Children?”

“Why yes, my title isn’t just for show. I was the first of our kind but I’m glad to see that you have recovered my Necrovine artefact, it suits you better.”

“Your artefact?”

“Yes.”

“So you were the last one to possess the blue artefact?”

“That is correct…. my body is gone but my soul is bound to my book, I can only take physical manifestation in my domain or if summoned from my grimoire….” Her saddened expression spoke a hundred words of the pain she was in. “Sigh* but I must thank you, for you have freed the souls of my beloved subjects. Lord of grim, i am eternally grateful to you.”

Anubis tried to keep his balance but it was a fruitless struggle.

Thud*

“Oh my! Are you well, young lord? Awwww come here and rest, you need to rest the soul.”

He did not protest or struggle as the larger griffon levitated him toward her and laid the tire griff upon herself.

A moment later, Celestia trotted into the clean room and saw Anubis being cradled by a larger more feminine long-eared griffon.

Immediately teleporting her sword to her side and drawing it, she flew towards the female griffon and swung.

Clang*

The sword was blocked by a blacker than night blade that had a green shine to it.

“Who are you!?”

“Shhhhhhhhhhh~ you might wake him…. Now why are you angry?”

“Because he’s my mate, I’d imagine the scent would have given that away.”

“Please relax, I’m not trying to steal him from you…. He just needs rest and I’d rather not have him sleeping on the cold marble floor.”

“I don’t care, he’s my mate!”

The larger hen conceded and laid Anubis on the floor and moved away from him, allowing Celestia to inspect the snoozing griff. The agitated Alicorn was extremely thorough with her look over, after a nod of approval the mare turned to the hen.

“So are you satisfied?”

“Sigh* yes…. So who are you?”

“My name is Fenrick the maternal mistress and it is my responsibility to insure the safety of my cubs, the lord of grim isn’t one from litter but he is my cub nonetheless.”

Celestia gave a sceptical nod and pressed forward.

“So I take it that this is your temple?”

“Temple? No this is my home, my house. It may look like a grand palace but it’s a humble home in comparison to my younger brothers and sisters homes.”

“This…. Humble? And I thought Canterlot castle was too much…. So are you undead?”

“Yes and no, my body does not exist outside of this palace but my soul can leave. The only way I can physically leave this place is with my grimoire.”

“Y-you mean t-this one….” Celestia called upon it and a long golden chain came from her hoof and materialised into a beautiful gold, red and white book. 

The hen clapped excitedly and pranced in place. “Oh goody, it’s been far too long since I’ve seen the waking world and all its beauty….”

Fenrick stopped for a moment and stared at Celestia, a knowing grin appearing on her beak. “So little Alicorn, have you and my son done the deed~?”

Celestia’s cheeks lit up a deep crimson and she began to stammer out her words, this answered the hen’s question and she giggled.

“Heheheheheheh~ I see why he chose you, you’re adorable…. Oh I wish you the best with him but a word of advice, our kind really enjoy when the feathers at the base of their tail are preened and you can use that book to call upon me if you need anything.”

“I-I might….”

“Anyway I bid you farewell, the exit is just the way you came.” And with that the large griffon hen disappeared, leaving Celestia looking confused and concerned at the book in her hoof.

“Sigh* how am I going to carry you Anubis, can’t you just wake up?”

“Zzzzzzzzzzzzz~.”

“Of course not…. Fine teleporting it is.” She ignited her horn and….

POP*

They were gone and quickly popped back into existence in front of the advanced airship.

“Well here is good enough…. Why did that come with us?” 

The regal mare used her magic to pick up the dark sword and her eyes widened at the sheer weight of the blade, it was beyond heavy and the balance was outrageously off centred.

STOMP!!!*

Celestia jumped a few hoofs off the ground and when she landed another stomp made her jump back into the air.

STOMP!!!*

STOMP!!!*

She took Anubis and hid in the nearby bushes making sure she was down wind from whatever it was.

STOMP!!!*

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*

She peaked out from the bushes whilst holding her griff-friend close, she watched in horror as a beast sniffed at the airship and nosed at it.

Grrrrrrroar!!!!!!*

Chomp*

KABOOOOOM!!!!!*

Ducking for cover as bits of shrapnel flew past from the explosion, the beast whaled in pain as blood poured out from its mouth. The scent of blood filled the air but Celestia couldn’t help but pity the animal although she was hesitant to call it that since she hadn’t gotten a good enough look at it.

As for the beast, it had fell to the ground unmoving. She thought it probably died from the explosion but didn’t want to risk checking, the airship’s cockpit was scattered all around the clearing and their stuff littered the ground.

The beast had bit what Anubis called the engine bay which he himself stated, would explode if critically damaged thanks to the immense magical power it had in it at any given time.

The exhausted and confused mare let out a long tired sigh as she only now began to unpack the wildly bazar events that had just unfolded.

first was finding Anubis sleeping on a hen’s chest, only to find out the hen was a ghost? Or something similar…. Then to have the ghost to go on like it was his mother and ask very private questions and now the mode of transportation Anubis had made himself was destroyed right before her eyes, not to mention the creature responsible was dead.

She quietly whispered out in an exasperated tone. “Why couldn’t this jungle just be a normal jungle with jaguars and tigers, not ancient cities of undead in the ground and homewrecker ghosts…. Well I guess it’s an adventure.”

“Yawn* you’re welcome.” Her eyes shot open as she snapped her head down toward her griff who was still stretching.

“Anubis, sssssshhhhhhh…. I have some bad news.”

“Mhmmmmmmm? How bad are we talking?”

“Your airship is…. D-destroyed….” She let the words sink in and watched his reaction, he got up and walked out of the ditch that they were in for some reason.

Upon seeing what had happened to his airship and the mess of mangled metal scattered around the clearing, he sagged to his rump.

“Fucking hell….”

“Anubis are you alright, I’m sorry I didn’t try to fend it off…. I-i was worried about you.” The griff cut her off and brought her into a deep hug, rocking back and forth making the pure white Alicorn relax in his hold.

“It’s fine, I can make another one dear. I’m just glad you’re alright, oh no, Celestia don’t cry. It’s alright, we’re alright.” She had began to tear up and attempt to hide herself in his chest fluff.

“B-but y-sniffle* you were s-so sob* p-proud to s-sniffle* show me it, sob* and now it’s destroyed.”

“Sigh* look it’s fine things happen but are you really alright? Because you way more emotional than usual…. I bet it’s the stress of this place, how about we go back to that little island up north and then go home?” Her answer was just a weak nod and Anubis just waited for her to get it all out of her system, he believed that it was a combination of worry about her subjects, him and this hostile environment as well as the thoughts of motherhood. “I’m sorry, this wasn’t much of a vacation….”

“Don’t…. Don’t apologise, it’s j-sniffle* just that I haven’t ever been sniffle* able to lower my guard around anypony or creature for that matter.”

“But i thought you didn’t care what the nobles thought about you?”

“I don’t but that doesn’t mean I don’t have an image to up hold….”

“And you feel like you don’t have to uphold that goddess like image for me….”

“…Yeah~….” She held her breath as she waited for him to respond.

“I like that…. the real you, so don’t even believe that you have to be all high and mighty 24-7 for me. Because I don’t give a shit about that, I see you as a pony with needs, wants and dreams….”

“Really?”

“Well yeah, wasn’t it obvious? I mean I’m cheeky, flirty and teasing towards you when you took my fucked up ass in.”

“Heheheheheh, yes you were but I found it refreshing to as the least.”

“One might say referring enough to want more?” He quirked up an eyebrow and smirked down at her, that’s when she noticed that he had gotten taller.

“How are you taller now?” She let out a huff and bapped his beak getting a laugh out of Anubis.

“Don’t know and don’t care but I’ll change that because I’m already too tall…. Oh and just because I love the real you doesn’t mean I’m not going to judge you.”

“Hey don’t judge me!”

“Oh I’m judging hard Swan neck, I’m judging so hard.”

“So…. Are we going to have to fly home?”

“Nah, I got it.”

“You got it?”

“Yeah I got it.”

“Sigh* I’m lost Anubis….”

Before Celestia could ask again, his claws began to glow an electric blue and she watched as a similarly blue large ring appeared before them.

It was about 8 feet tall and 3 feet wide and had a blue and white vortex in the centre, before the re-composed mare could react. All the belongings and trinkets that were scattered around flew into the vortex, then Anubis jumped through with the regal royal in his claws.

To Celestia’s amazement, she was back on the cliffs of the island that they had stayed on for one night, looking out at the beautiful jungle of the south continent.

“H-how?”

“I believe that I’ve achieved ascension my dear, I’m not going to be dying on you anytime soon.”

“Wha?” She was completely lost and confused but when she thought about it, she honestly didn’t care how. The thought of spending eternity with Anubis sounded like a dream and to one day introduce her sister to him brought a grin to her muzzle. “Never mind, there are still so many things I don’t know about you Anubis. Looks like I’ve got a new passion project to work on.”

“Yay me….” The sarcasm was almost pouring out of his beak.

Celestia chose to ignore it and happily left his claws to stretch out in a similar fashion to a cat, after her deep stretch she looked back to find her love with his wings fully extended and stiff.

“Oh sorry my bad, I didn’t mean to flash you.” Her tone was filled with a smugness that left Anubis frustrated in more ways than one.

“Argh, curse you biological functions….”

“Heheheheheheheheh~, I keep telling you not to lower your guard around mares sweetie.”

“You don’t count….”

“You said it yourself, I am a mare with needs, wants and dreams.” His beak was hanging open at the use of his own words against him whilst Celestia made herself comfortable, nosing at her stomach.

“Sigh* clever girl…. So when am I going to be properly introduced to the scumbag noble class?”

“Sigh* they’re not all scumbags, just most of them are but they’ve not been bothering me too much as of late. It’s probably to do with that murderer that still on the loose, we don’t even have any leads….”

“Hey don’t worry about that now, you can fuss over it when you’re home. So what are you gonna announce me as?”

“Mhmmmmmm I could dub you as a noble and then make you eligible to court me or state you as a prince of the long-eared griffons…. But my ponies might be against me having to share a mate or even the fact that you’re a different species all together.”

“I’d say just make me a griffon noble that’s been married to princess Silverfeather but had found love in the princess of Equestria, which would result in a strong bond between nations.”

“Mmmmmmm I like that one but it sounds like you wasn’t happy with your marriage….”

“Silver said griffons have something called prides, they’re similar to herds so it’s not out of the question for a griff to fall in love with more than one hen.”

“Yeah that sounds about right but marriage?”

“I found a poorly hidden griffon engagement ring under her bed, I was going to propose but after finding it. I decided to let her catch me off guard or as off guard as she can catch me.”

“Eeeeeeeeeeeeee so you’ll say yes! Oh that’s wonderful, I can already see her flying around the castle screaming “he said yes!” I can’t wait.”

“Hahahah! That will definitely be funny to witness.”

“Oh it will but the way is do you intend on making me an honest mare?”

“Mhmmmmmm I might.” His tone teasing.

“Or am I going to have to trick you into marrying me.”

“That sounds fun, I’ll be sure to read the fine print of anything you give me.”

“Then be sure to read up on the old laws, I might just dig some forgotten law up that states that you have to marry me.”

“Oh no what ever will I do?”

“Quit with the sarcasm Anubis.”

Grumble*

Both immediately turned to the source and Anubis opened his beak but Celestia cut him off.

“Not a word.” Her voice was sharp and firm making the griff close his beak.

“….so can I check.”

“No! I told you once and I’ll tell you again, I want to do it naturally. No biomancy cheating.”

“Argh fine have it your way….”

“I will.” Celestia looked away with a warm smile plastered on her muzzle.

Anubis went to lay next to her but had just came up with a different idea, he walked up next to the resting mare and fell on top of her.

“Eeeep ahhhh no Anubis, you’re heavy!”

“Gasp* did you call me fat? I’m not talking to you now….”

“What?! No I didn’t even say that.”

“But you implied it.”

“Argh, go make me something.”

“Out of what?”

“Use creation, it’s pretty much cheating at life.”

“Hey I’m not cheating, I’m just playing my cards right…. So do you want to go to the Dreamscape, it has meat-shrooms.”

“Meat-shrooms, that sounds horrible in every aspect of the word.”

“Hey don’t knock it till you try it.”

“I’m good, I’ll just eat some grass.”

“What!!!”

“I can do that you know….”

A few hours pass and Anubis had set up a camp, they were relaxing after the griff had put something together for lunch.

Celestia was stuffed and had her head resting a top Anubis rump when Fenrick’s words hit her.

“our kind really enjoy when the feathers at the base of their tail are preened.”

She licked her lips and gave Anubis a glance to make sure he wasn’t looking, she wasn’t too sure what to expect but with this griffon. Any reaction was possible.

Her tongue reached out to the long silky feathers just past his flanks, as soon as she made contact Anubis’s wings shot up and immediately fell limp as he let out a long sensual moan.

This made the alabaster Alicorn turn crimson, she pulled away and looked to his face where they made eye contact with him. That’s where it became awkward as they were both blushing profusely and Anubis was stammering his words.

“C-c-Celestia, wha-what did y-you do?” His eyes slitted with a wild look in them.

“I um I well I wa-was just preening you tail feathers….”

“No, y-you never preened those feathers before.”

“Um I just…. Thought t-that you’d like it, I-I’ll stop if you want?”

“No!” She was taken aback with his response and internally smiled.

“No…. It’s nice, please don’t stop….”

She gave the normally calm griff a grin and he gave a bashful smile towards her.

She went back to preening his tail feathers and Anubis almost went limp immediately and with in a few minutes he was out cold with a goofy grin plastered across his beak.

Celestia snuggled up to him, wrapping herself up in his wings and began to nibble on his ear.

They stayed like that, cuddling for the rest of the day away just basking in each other’s affection and presence until it was time to lower the sun.

“Yawn* why did I fall asleep? Argh Now I’m wide awake.” Celestia wined out loud towards her beloved griff-friend.

“So? Let’s enjoy the night, I mean just look at the stars.”

“Gasp* are you asking me out on a date?”

“And what if I am?”

“Her royal highness humbly excepts your attempt to court her.” 

“Well it pleases me to hear that, so shall we.” He extended a wing and Celestia happily pranced up to him and slipped under the feathery appendage.

“Let’s, so what does my handsome stud have planned for me?”

“Unfortunately there isn’t too much to do here but I’m sure you could help me learn the constellations.”

“Mhmmmmmm that’s not a bad idea, I’ll accept your feeble attempt to woo me.”

“Oh thank you you’re Vajesty, how noble of you to give a peasant such opportunity.”

“You’re wel…. Wait Vajesty? That’s gross! Don’t ever call me that again huff*.”

“Hahahahahahahahah!!!” The larger griff pulled her close and nipped at her ear, which broke the frown the regal mare was wearing. “Oh come on, it’s not that bad…. Okay it’s bad but funny, you have to admit that?”

A smile threatened to adorn her features and Anubis knew he was breaking through her defences.

“So~ I think we should stretch our wings Swan neck?”

“Heheheheh~ Vajesty….” She whispered to herself, allowing the word to repeat in her head.

“What was that?” His tone smug.

“Um uhh yes! Some flying to clear the mind sounds lovely! Heh heh….”

Anubis just rolled his eyes and booped her muzzle before taking off. “Tag!!”

“Wha!? No! That’s cheating!” She gave chase and was catching up to the cocky griff, after all she knew she was faster than him and more nimble than him.

Anubis was flapping vigorously, trying to get to the cloud line but as he was about to dart into them, he felt a smack across his flanks.

“Hey! Hooves off the merchandise!”

“Never! Hahahahahaahhh!”

Poof*

Celestia had been going too fast and crashed into a denser part of the clouds, her rear end hanging out. She was a little dazed but so got her composure back upon hearing a certain some-griff’s smug voice.

“Wooow~ if I aline it just right, you’re but blocks the moon out. I’m in awe at this once in a lifetime moment, a real reverse solar eclipse.”

Her muffled voice still manages to convey her embarrassment. “Just help me please, these clouds are too unpredictable for us to be messing around.”

“Messing around? Surly you done mean me.” He used his magic to free the compromised mare. “I’m not the one who crashed but enough of that, are you okay?”

“Yes, well other than my pride….”

“Splendid…. Oh and.”

Smoooooch*

“Tag!” He yelled in a singsong voice before allowing himself to fall through the clouds.

He fell in to a corkscrew dive with Celestia hot on his tail, the mare was gaining on him but as she was about to catch the griff a portal appeared and Anubis disappeared with it.

Leaving a confused Celestia hovering a few hundred feet off the ground, in her frustration she yelled out. “That’s just unfair!!!!”

But then another portal appeared and Celestia couldn’t avoid it, she ended up flying through and crashing into a stack of coffins. 

The old rotten things crumbled under her weight and she felt something wet and squishy underneath her.

Taking a look, she found that her coat was stained red and the stench of blood was thick in the air.

“Oh no…. How am I back here?” She only had to look around for a split second to realise she was back in old Leakon. 

“Yep, unfortunately my portal took me back here and dragged you along, so stay close please.”

“But why?”

“Hell if I know but this appears to be deeper in the depths of this gothic city.”

“Well at least I can summon my new sword.”

“You can? How…. Never mind, you’re an Alicorn.”

“Yeah but what about you?”

Anubis walked over to a grumbling hooded griffon that was cradling a peculiar looking weapon. 

The individual’s hood was a dark brown with a black outline and it flowed over the griffon’s wings, the rest of its outfit resembled a Victoria 3 peace suit that was black and gray with a crimson red ribbon around its neck.

As for the weapon the griffon was holding looked like a strange two clawed sword but instead of a blade it was serrated.

The markings on the weapon were stunning and Anubis couldn’t help but contemplate killing and taking this griffon’s weapon but then a thought hit him.

Shouldn’t all of the undead souls be gone, why are there still zombies around. He called upon the power of the blue artefact and saw that all the souls were indeed gone but that just left a city of soulless zombies roaming around.

He grabbed the shoulder of the rambling griffon but when it turned to face him, he jumped back and took a fighting stance.

“Oh god! What the fuck?!”

“Ahhhhhh oh my!! W-what is that?”

“It probably was a long-eared griffon…. I think?”

What they were looking at was a sickly looking griffon that didn’t have a beak, instead it had tentacles.

But that’s not the only off putting thing about the walking, talking husk of a griffon. Where the eyes were, it had hollowed out cavities that oozed a thick yellow and red liquid.

The abomination swung the weapon toward Anubis and Celestia, they both easily avoided the initial attack but then the thing aimed the tip of the blade at Anubis. 

Thwack!!*

Cachunck*

Two bow arms extended out and shot out a large iron rod, impaling the griff and pinning him to a brick wall behind.

Celestia immediately took action and fired a magical blast from her horn, it hit and blew the creature back, smoke coming off it as the thing dropped its weapon and ran away.

“Anubis!?!”

Tear*

Splatter*

Splash*

“I’m fine! Just a bit taken off guard is all.” He had removed the large rod and tucked it away underneath his wing.

Celestia picked up the strange weapon that was on the cobblestone ground, it was a similar length as a battle axe but made from an unknown super light metal. The blade was a thin saw that tapered down to a point and across the spine of the saw was a hole for the iron rod that had fore folding bow arms attached to it.

“Hey pass it here dear, I’ll use that Weapon.”

“Okay, I’ve got my sword of the sun.”

“Heheheh and you’ve already named it, you’re adorable you know that.”

The alabaster Alicorn blushed and attempted to hide behind her mane, Anubis just shook his head.

“And now you’re even cuter.”

“Oh hush you, let’s just focus on leaving this place. You can make me blush after we’re safe.”

“But you are always safe with me?”

She just rolled her eyes and giggled. “Anyway, can you use your portals to just leave?”

“Sigh* I’ve been trying to use it this whole time…. And still nothing.”

“So we have to fly out?”

“No, look up. Flying isn’t an option.”

She looked up and made a confused face. “Why not?”

Anubis stared at her in disbelief. “You don’t see them?”

“See what?”

“Oh shit, this is troublesome…. No matter I’ll guide you my dear.”

“Okay but why?”

“You can’t see them but if we fly they’ll grab us, this also means that you might not be able to see others that are on the ground.”

“So I’m blind to some degree?”

“Yeah pretty much but I’ll make sure that you’ll be safe. Just stay close.”

With that concluded, both Alicorn and griffon began on their way out of this hell hole but Anubis was a little more curious about how or what had turned that undead long-eared griffon into that sickeningly twisted abomination that reminded him of something he had created in his past life.
> C74 Nightmares of Leakon
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Celestia and Anubis were wondering aimlessly in the under-city of Old Leakon, they hadn’t crossed any other squid-griffons. 

To be frank they didn’t want to find more, the alabaster Alicorn was on edge due to the possibility of being attacked by something she couldn’t see. She had faith in her griff but the slightest possibility of him missing one or being taken off guard, scared her.

“Celestia, dead ahead. Can you see it?”

“Yes but what is it?”

“Don’t know but if it’s hostile, then it’s in for a bad day.”

“Agreed.”

They approached it with a steady pace and once they got within wings reached, the large cat like beast spun around and let out a manic laugh before disappearing. Leaving behind a playing card with its face on it, wearing a large Cheshire grin.

“A Cheshire Cat….” Anubis hissed out.

“And I’m meant to know what that means?”

Pop*

“Oh no no no. You are a confusing one aren’t you?” The large cat appeared behind them and was staring at the cat bird hybrid.

Celestia jumped in between them with her sword raised, that’s when she noticed that the cat smiled at her but not at Anubis.

“What do you want!?” She demanded with a confident tone.

“Heheheheheheheheh~ quite a feisty one but I only what to give knowledge.”

“Cheshire cat, we don’t want trouble or trickery. We only seek an exit from this place, can or will you guide us?”

“Mmmmmmmmmmmmaybe? Leeeeeeeeeeet me think really hard about this Necrovine, should I help you or not? Sigh* very well, I shall.”

“Thank you but what do you mean Necrovine?”

“A Necrovine is an ascended one of you’re kind.” After the cat said that, Celestia noticed that it was grinning at Anubis.

“Would you look at that, you know something I don’t. Well that’s an interesting name for my kind…. Anyway, we need to leave this place. Can you show us where the exit is?”

“Oh I know where it is but it’s guarded by a creature of fear, a beast so old that it was here before the city and if I show you it. That thing would want nothing more than to make you two loyal followers of its name.”

“Just great, so how do we kill it?”

“Not a clue, well I have one…. But it’s a gamble, so are you feeling lucky?”

“Well Swan neck? Do you want to believe this cat?”

“What choice do we really have….”

“Oh splendid! Oh but I’d recommend that you two collect a few bits and bobs before i show you, I mean if you would like the best chance of survival.”

“So what do we need?”

Pop*

The cat had disappeared and in its place was a list of items, some familiar and some not so much.

“Sigh* well it looks like we’re playing this cat’s game, hey Zodiac are we being played?”

‘Probably Anubis but I’m sure you and your mate could defeat that crazy feline.’

“Hopefully it doesn’t have to come to that.”

“Anubis. What is a Cheshire Cat?” Her patience was running low at this point.

“Oh sorry, a Cheshire Cat is a grinning cat that has an endless supply of knowledge but takes great pleasure in tricking and deceiving others.”

“So why are we trusting this cat?”

“Because we don’t have much of a choice right now but if we have to fight it then we’ll just have to out smart it somehow….”

“Well I’d like to think that we’re both smart enough…. Right?”

“Celestia this isn’t a battle of wits in the traditional sense, it would be in reality braking knowledge or cosmic knowledge of the great ones…. Speaking of which, is a Cheshire Cat a.” Zodiac cut him off.

‘No the feline isn’t one and yes I have far more eons of experience then that thing, it wasn’t made naturally by any means. It was made through the mad experiments of a long dead cat person by the name Gulsaw the deranged.’

“Gulsaw the deranged?”

Celestia perked up and looked over to Anubis. “Why did you say Gulsaw the deranged?”

“You know of him?”

“Her. And yes I do, she was apparently a crazy lunatic that experimented on her own children. I think her books claimed that she was trying to ascend one of them.”

“Well it seems like she managed to successfully ascend one of them and he seems just as mad.”

“but it says that her experiments happened over 4000 years ago!! That’s not possible!”

“Oh it is…. I mean I managed it, come on don’t act like you haven’t be a little uncomfortable with my magic lately. It’s a natural response to a potential threat.”

“Sigh* this is a fever dream, it has to be….”

“Cough* cough* no it’s not fire flanks.”

“Can we just take a moment please, this is a lot to process and this is just a concern but….” Her hesitant made Anubis uneasy. “Are you going to go mad? I mean because you just know things that don’t make sense, you’ve just ascended as you say and it’s getting harder not to be worried about  Zodiacrdanals.”

The confident griff just looked at her with a look of indifference. “Look Celestia, I’m definitely going through some changes but I’m not going crazy anytime soon, well I’m going crazy for you and Silver…. But I know this stuff because my mind has access to zodiac’s memories as does he to mine.”

“B-but what if you lose yourself?!”

“Then make me remember, i mean worst case scenario I have to fall in love with you all over again.”

“Heheheheh~ I don’t know if I like or hate that you have an answer for everything, so shouldn’t we be moving now?”

“Yep we bloody well should, let’s go.”

They had wondered around the undercity for what felt like hours now, encountering and killing a large number and all sorts of freakishly experiments. Anubis didn’t really feel disgusted by them but Celestia was completely revolted by the things, she made it very clear the things that had gone on here did not sit well with her.

They had explored two main areas, the first was a tightly packed city that they both immediately went to the library which had all sorts of forbidden spell books that the regal Alicorn couldn’t read. 

Anubis was actually thinking that the fact his portals had brought them here was a good thing, otherwise all this forgotten knowledge would have been lost. He was going to translate the books so Celestia could read them or just read them to her.

Then there was the diseased forest of bioluminescent flowers, Celestia found it to be beautiful but Anubis didn’t care for the look. He wanted to know the medicinal properties of them, he had been documenting old Leakon in a journal.

Evan in this less than enjoyable area Celestia was making the most of it, she had made a glowing flower crown for both her and her mate.
She used her magic  to put it on his head whilst he scanned the area for threats and writ what he could see, smell and feel.

He went cross eyed and Celestia laughed at the cute expression he made, before putting on her own flower crown and giving him a kiss.

“Prince Anubis has a ring to it, wouldn’t you agree?”

“Nah I’m not a crown guy, I much prefer lord of grim or Doctor Grimgost.”

“Heheheheheheheh~ oh doctor~ I need a check up, please help me and I might reward you.”

He adorned a smug smile and walked past her, flicking her with his tail. “I’m terribly sorry but I’m spoken for my dear and I’d like to keep this professional too please.”

“Wha?! But I’m your mare?”

“Exactly, a mare. I’ve been warned about you mares, truly deceitful creatures.”

She glared at him before it softened. “Sigh* that took me a little longer to get then I’m proud to say, but good griff.”

“Dirty mare~ I can smell you from here, I thought her highness had self control?”

“I do!”

“Mmmmmm yeah sure.”

“I really do!”

“I really believe you.”

“Huff* suck your own dick after this because I’m not.”

“It’s fine, that just means more for Silver.”

The playful little argument was about to be interrupted by a large flower covered spider that was three times bigger than Celestia.

The arachnid pulled back and exposed its fangs, shining with venom.

Anubis noticed and screamed like a little filly before pushing Celestia out of the way.

Crash*

“Gasp* gasp* no! Fuck that!!”

“Anubis! What was that for…. Oh my gosh, that thing’s huge.”

She looked back to find Anubis trembling in terror, that’s went it hit her. Anubis has arachnophobia.

She spun around and charged her horn with a lightning spear and fired it, the electric spear hit the spider’s fangs and arched throughout it entire body killing it.

The charred remains fell down and twitch as it curled up in a ball, the grinning Alicorn turned to Anubis and trotted up to him.

“So~ you’re scared of spiders?”

“Fuck off…. I just don’t like them, they’re just wrong in every way possible.”

“You actually have arachnophobia? I’m surprised…. I mean it’s just…. Wow, spiders scare you.” She went to stroke him but upon contact he jumped up and took a few steps back.

“Anubis?”

“Sorry, I just…. I’m a little shaken up is all give us a minute.”

She went to his side and nuzzled up to him, trying to calm him down.

“O-okay I’m terrified of spiders….”

“That’s fine, I myself don’t particularly like them either.”

“Inhale* sigh* yeah I can see why…. Anyway let’s get going, I want to get you out of here.”

She helped him up and they continued on their way, they followed a path down to a little fishing village that was at a lake that was a deep crimson red.

At the shore was a washed up dead aquatic creature that resembled a large silver slug, the residences of the lake side village were all squid-griffon abominations.

They both checked their weapons and continued down the road towards an old crumbling church like building, Celestia was on edge and Anubis could tell just by looking at her.

The alabaster Alicorn had her wings raised ready for flight and her mane wasn’t flowing in a non-existent wind.

“Swan neck, wait before you go in. I need to ask you something, when we get home and get the ball rolling with the medical research team.”

“Yes?”

“Would it be possible to get some fresh corpses, to conduct and test new medicines and treatments?”

“What?!?!”

“I mean it’s better than doing it on living subjects.”

“…it is but…. Anubis…. I can’t promise anything but if it’s going to advance health care for Equestrian citizens then I’ll try to work something out.”

“Thanks…. It means a lot to me that you’re even humouring mine and Galeyus’s passion project.”

“Don’t mention it, I’m happy to help you help others anyway I can.”

“Okay now no more stalling, let’s go and fuck shit up.”

“You’re enjoying this?”

“You’re not?”

“Okay maybe a little bit.”

“See good stress relief.”

They went into the decrepit building and Celestia immediately shot toward the small zombie standing behind the altar.

“Ahhhhhhhhh! No please! I beg you please!”

She stopped her blade inches away from the…. Pony’s neck?

“A pony but how?”

“Ah um oh so this is…. Wow, a pony really ascended. So I was right it is possible!”

“Anubis come here please.”

“Mhmmmm a unicorn…. With fangs?”

“A bat-pony but i thought all the bat-pony unicorns were hunted down by the solar radical group.”

“Solar radical group?”

“A bunch of idiots that appeared after my sister’s banishment, they were nothing more than a cult that worship me.”

“So I take it you disbanded them.”

“Yes and it was quite a violent disbandment, especially after I found out that they were murdering innocent bat-ponies.”

“Yeah but I don’t think this is a normal bat-pony.”

“Um hello, I’m down here. Eep! Sorry.” Celestia had shot him a glare. “Okay look I’m not a normal bat-pony as you call them, I’m actually a Vampony and I’ve been here since before the blood began to drive every creature mad.”

“So you can give us a little history lesson then?”

“I can but I ask for a drop of blood please, I mean good blood of course.” Anubis raised an eyebrow. I haven’t had any since it went bad and poisoned the griffons.”

“Fine you can have a drop.” Celestia interrupted.

“Um could I have a drop of his, please….”

“Very well….” She moved away and lowered her sword. “A vampony? I thought they were just a myth.”

“Well all myths are based in some form of truth my love.” Anubis slit his wrist and put the wound up to the rotting unicorn vampony. “Now drink.”

“I-I um you’re giving me more than just a drop?” Tears began to well up in his hollow eyes as the vampony bit down and began to drink Anubis’s blood.

“Mmmmmmmmmmm oh mmmmmmmmmmm gasp!!!* oh wow, the quality is incredible. Oh and the purity is unlike anything I’ve ever had before, oh by the blood gods you’re a treat.”

Celestia was eyeing the vampony with a look of jealousy, she was now wondering if Anubis’s blood tasted that good and if so she needed it. She knew that Anubis like to lick her wounds but was it because of instinct or a fondness for her blood, he did have fangs and they were large so….

Meanwhile the vampony was looking a lot more alive and healthier that a moment ago, he was half the size of Anubis and coat as dark as coal with a mane that was a dark midnight purple.

His cutie mark was a crescent crimson moon with a purple nebula behind it.

“So what’s your name?”

“Hiccup* heheheh oh it’s Nebula Bloodmoon.”

“Nice name, mine’s Anubis Grimgost and this sexy Alicorn is my mate Celestia…. I don’t even know your last name and we’ve been together since mid autumn.”

“And you won’t ever know it, not to mention I’ll be taking your name soon.”

“Wow, I can see that you like a challenge mister Grimgost. She’s got some attitude.”

“Excuse me? I most definitely don’t have an attitude.”

“In all honesty, it’s not that bad….”

“Hush you.”

“Yes dear.”

“Wow…. Now that I think about it, I don’t really remember the last time I spoke to anycreature, that’s not insane.”

“Well I’m sorry to hear that but I have a question, why did you come here? To the south continent.”

“Because ponies were still somewhat primitive…. I mean unicorns lived in caves, Earth ponies had thatch huts and didn’t really know how to properly farm and Pegasi were just attacking everything.”

“So you left?”

“Yeah, I mean this place was so ahead of its time and it was at least a few thousand years old when I made my voyage…. It’s just a shame that they learnt things that they shouldn’t have and went crazy.”

“So what are some of the advancement that this place has?” Anubis asked.

“Oh the city wide auto translator, without it we wouldn’t be able to speak. I’m pretty sure it was the only city to have it, I had to learn the language before going further inland.”

“So what were they studying here that went bad?”

“The blood of the lake, the griffons here really liked blood. To the point where it had sentimental value between partners and of course that’s why I came here too.”

“For blood?”

“Yes to study it but when the lead researchers saw things they shouldn’t have, they went crazy and poisoned the lake as well as summoned the unholy gods.”

CRASH* 

Slash* 

Thud*

“Celestia!!!” Anubis spun around to face the attacker and froze when he saw himself with his bone blades extended.

The counterpart swung at the griff and everything went dark.

“Gasp* Ce…. Celestia? Oh thank fuck…. It was just a dream, a bloody nightmare.” He had awoken to find himself holding the mare he loved in his claws.

He felt tears dampen his fur and feathers but did not care, he was to grateful to have been dreaming but surely Zodiacrdanals should have been there to tell him?

Oddly enough his heart was pounding and his blood surged through his veins with a fever like feeling, sweat covered him beak to tail and he had a wildly smile on his face witched slowly turned to confusion.

He was holding his journal and it had the details and crude drawings of Old Leakon’s under city.

His thoughts were, what, how and was it just a dream?

As he looked around him, he figured that he had feel into a deep slumber whilst Celestia was preening him.

“Is this what real fear feels like? It’s so liberating….”

“Mmmmmmm Anubis?”

“Hush now fire flanks, sorry I woke you.”

“Mhmmmmm don’t be, good night my love.” She nuzzled up to him and drifted back to sleep.

“I love you too.” He held her tighter and tried to fall back to sleep but just couldn’t, he was rattled by his dream.

He felt like it was real and not a dream but he wasn’t going to risk it with Celestia, he’ll just have to explore the underground city another time.

The next morning, him and Princess Celestia had eaten an oddly delicious breakfast and spoke about getting the paper work signed of for his research project before he opened a portal to Canterlot Castle.

“Wait here, if I don’t come back don’t come looking for me.”

“But?”

“Promise!”

“I promise….”

“Thank you, smooch* love you.” He jumped in and a few seconds passed with no response.

Some more time passed before the large griff Jumped back through the portal and he immediately began to transporting all the belongings and ancient objects Celestia had collected through.

Anubis then lifted the alabaster Alicorn up onto his back, she snuggled into the feathery mane of him as he walked through the portal.

“And! We’re home!”

When Celestia’s eyes adjusted she realised that she was in her room, she climbed off him and began to dump all her old and new belongings into a chest at the far side of her room.

“That’s useful but where’s Silver?”

“No clue but I’m sure she already eating breakfast.”

“Oh well I guess it’s my turn.” Anubis’s eyes widened as Celestia’s horn lit up and pop.

Pop*

“Ouch….” Anubis was stumbling around trying to regain his balance whilst the alabaster Alicorn was fixated on something in her seat.

“Um Anubis? There somecreature in my seat.”

“Gasp* oh you two are back! Oh um wait Nubie close your eyes!”

“What!?! Why?”

Silver quickly ran out of the dining hall and happily trotted back in holding something with her wing.

“Silver, who is the little.” 

“Shut!” The hen in Alicorn’s clothing silenced the regal mare and got in front of Anubis, she then knelt down on her front hooves and pulled out a small box.

“Oh my goodness….” Celestia breathlessly whispered.

“You can open your eyes Nubie.” He did so and found an ornate engagement band in front of him, the main jewel was a beautiful flat white rose ruby.

“Oh! Oh wow, Silver…. Dear god it’s incredible….”

“S-So….”

“Yes. I’d be happy to, yes of course….” He trailed off as his gaze fell on a tiny cub sitting at the table eating pancakes, Silver began to worry until Anubis placed his claws on top of her head and returned her to herself. “Why and how is Eclipse here? And Celestia I will explain everything shortly….”

“Anubis…. She doesn’t smell like you and Silver, just you…. And some creature else….”

“I’ll explain. But first spill the beans Nimrod.”

“Eep, um but it’s still a yes?”

“Sigh* yes, put it on me…. Wow, you even got my size. So mind explaining?”

“Gulp* um well I thought that she might have been lonely, so I went to the Everfree Mansion and got her….”

Celestia spun around with the cub in her mouth by the scruff of her neck. “Mansion? Anubis?”

“Shit….”

“Gasp* daddy said a bad word! Oh no!”

“Argh!!! Okay, everycreature quite whilst I just rearrange my thoughts.” The large griffon was now rubbing his temples whilst his two mates waited for an answer. “So I made a Mansion in the Everfree and Eclipse here is my daughter but….”

Anubis casted a sound bubble around her before continuing.

“But she isn’t biologically mine, I may have used necromancy and genetically altered her to be mine. Still following?”

Celestia just nodded and Anubis took the cub from her grasp.

“And now you’re turn to explain what had happened whilst we’re were gone.”

Silver gulped but spoke up with a slight smile. “I managed to govern your ponies with ease and we only had a few small attacks from dream spirits, as for Eclipse, I just made her legally our daughter and Celestia is her stepmother too but I’m down as her biological mother.”

Celestia just walked over to the window and looked out at the city below, smiling at the lack of chaos. “Well I have some good news to…. There is a good chance I’ll become pregnant within the coming months, so I guess this calls for a celebration. Oh and I need to fill out the paperwork for your medical research team as well as your noble status.”

“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee oh my gosh!!!! Really? Oh wow Celestia, was this planned? I mean you did agree quite early.”

“Mhmmmm I’m starting to have my suspicions now…. What do you think Eclipse? Was dad tricked by the evil mare?”

“No! You too smart…. Right?”

“Awwwww of course I am.”

“Heheheheheheh~ she just the cutest little thing but Anubis…. Necromancy? Why with keeping secrets?” Celestia whispered that last part. “Sigh* we’ll speak later stud, I have some forms to fill out and potential damage control.”

“So~ Nubie can we do the thing you promised?”

“Not now, I have a cub to watch over…. It’s funny how you manage to coc. I mean foil your own plans, he heh hehaa….”

“B-but!”

“Don’t worry I’ll keep my end of the bargain, I did promise after all.”

“Oh okay….” Silver’s ears were pinned to her head, Anubis noticed this and brought her into a kiss.

Little Eclipse tried to give her mummy a kiss as well, the adorable cub was mimicking her father’s actions in an attempt to cheer her mum up.

“Heheheheheh, how cute but I think I’m going to take this little monster out around the City.”

“Well take some guards and Glacier.”

“Okay fine but only one royal guard and Glacier, tell them to meet me down at the front gate.”

“Thank you.” She gave Eclipse a kiss on the forehead and pranced out, the cub happily giggled.

“So let’s give you a soul and get ready, then hit the town.”

“Yay!”

“Canterlot isn’t ready for your cuteness…. Sugar, I’m still seventeen and with a daughter. So how do I explain this, sigh* well at least we get to enjoy my classmates reactions to you.”

“Class-mates?”

“Yep friends and acquaintances.”

Anubis put her down and she immediately began bouncing towards the large doors.

“Let’s go! Let’s go!”

“Slow down now you little menace. I need to give you a soul.”

“Why?”

“Because you need one.”

“Oh okay….”

Anubis levitated her up and blue mist began to whirl around her as sweat began to form on his brow, this was taking a lot more than he had expected. But the griff persevered and even the mist formed into a soft blue flame that flowed into the little cub’s beak as she fell asleep.

“Gasp* Woow that was intense…. Okay now to see Celestia quickly and explain the Necromancy, I hope she doesn’t have anything against the magic type…. But at least you have a soul my little floppy eared menace.”

Anubis placed his cub on his back and walked towards Celestia’s private study.

Upon entering the study he was met with a sight most unexpected, Silver and Celestia were celebrating with sweet treats and party streamers strung around the room.

“Mhmmmmm yes, important paperwork and royal duties?”

“Anubis?!” They both said simultaneously with a hint of shock.

“In the flesh and with Eclipse, who is resting.”

“Heheheheheh~ sorry honey….”

“So you wanted to speak with me about my necromancy, honestly I’m surprised you didn’t make the connection. I mean it’s just a branch of advanced biomancy and soul manipulation in some cases.”

“Yes but that’s the problem, it’s extremely dangerous in the wrong hooves and isn’t the most ethical type of magic in the world…. Not that dark magic is ethical in any way.”

“Sigh* relax swan neck, look at eclipse and tell me she’s unethical.” Anubis turned to his side and put the sleeping cub on display for Celestia.

“Awwwwwwww come on Celestia, look at her sleeping so soundly. Necromancy can’t be that bad if Anubis uses it to give her another chance.”

“I uh look just don’t use it no more, it’s far too unpredictable and dangerous Anubis….”

“Look I won’t unless I have no choice okay.”

Celestia made her way to him and guided his head into a kiss before licking his ear. “Thank you and your escort of guards is waiting by the gate, be safe.”

He went to leave but Silver spoke up.

“Oh Anubis before you go, may I ask what’s so special about your butt feathers?”

“Heheheheh~ so she told you about them.”

“Hey I was only sharing valuable information with her.”

“She did.”

“Hello? I’m talking.” Celestia was getting frustrated with being ignored by her two mates.

“Well let’s just say that I had never slept like that ever before in my life.”

“Oh was it that good? I can’t wait to see~ but i think I’ll save it for our deal.”

“If you want to then I won’t stop you but let’s not speak of such acts in the presents of a child.”

“Right…. But she’s asleep?”

“Doesn’t matter.”

“Fine….”

“Good, love you both and see you at dinner. I need to find the rag-tag team of fool I call friends, bye bye.” And with that Anubis left the two females to continue their celebrating.
> C75 Eclipse of the soul
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anubis made his way out the castle and to the gates, greeting everycreature on his way. He was constantly stabbing his left foreleg with his bone scythe, he was slightly paranoid thanks to last night’s dream. 

Although he’d denied such a thing if asked, he was making sure that he felt real pain and not the trickery of the mind when it’s in its deepest state of rest.

He was brought out of his thoughts by the sound of precious metal clanging off the cobblestone path. He looked down and admired the ring and decided to push such paranoid to the back of his mind.

‘Zodiac did you notice anything different about me last night when I was sleeping?’

‘Other than your absence from the void no, as far as I could tell you slept soundly.’

‘Mhmmmm interesting.’

The griff looked back to check on Eclipse and sent the sleeping cub a warm smile as he approached the gate and retracted his blade.

“If you two don’t mind waiting a few moments before we depart, I need to finish something quickly.”

“Of course not sir.” Glacier was in her griffish armour and the royal guard aside her was a large earth pony stallion who had a look of indifference.

“Thank you.” Anubis opened a portal and walked through leaving the two guards completely dumbfounded.

“D-did he just use magic? Private Glacier.”

“I believe so….”

Anubis appeared behind Celestia and Silver, they were chatting about what they had been up to over These past days when he spoke.

“Fire Flanks.”

Both of them jumped up and screamed out in shock, this triggered the guards outside the doors to rush in. They were falling over themselves in a manic panic to protect Princess Celestia and Princess Silverfeather form whatever scared them.

The commotion woke Eclipse from her magic induced nap and Anubis immediately activated creation to protect him and his daughter.

“Stand down guards! Sorry for the panic, I was startled…. Nothing more.”

“But p-princess?” 

“I gave you your orders, now follow them.”

“Heheheheh, well I wasn’t expecting that…. But I’m sorry for scaring you.”

“Please try not to do that in the future handsome, you scared the living day lights out of me and Celestia.”

“Yeah but the air time you got was impressive…. And without flapping your wings.”

“Okay so what was so important that you had to come back and scare me, Silver and the guards?”

“Oh um last night did you have a weird dream by chance?”

“Um yesss…. Why?”

“Was it about Old Leakon?”

The look on the stunned alicorn’s face said everything Anubis needed to know.

“Um yes…. And you were there with me.”

“Okay that’s strange, did we go through a portal and end up in the underground city?”

“Anubis, you’re scaring me.”

“Mhmmmm so maybe it could have been a shared dream…. Or something similar but what coursed it?”

“Do you think it is anything dangerous because at the end we died but I didn’t wake up until you woke me, I just went into another Dream.”

“No…. Or hopefully not but if it happens again then we will need to document what happens.”

“Yeah…. So you remember the Cat?”

“The Cheshire Cat.”

“Wow….”

“Yep that’s more than a little creepy, I’ll look into it if it happens again but I best not delay myself any longer. See you later.”

“Hey I’m here…. To.” He had already left through the portal he made before Silver could finish her sentence.

Anubis appeared in front of the castle gate and was on high alert, after all he was carrying precious cargo on his back.

Eclipse was sitting calmly on her father’s back as the two guards flanked Anubis, she was taking in her surroundings as they made their way through the city. She was in amazement at the sights around her.

The beautiful buildings and colourful ponies impressed the cub, she wanted to jump off and explore but knew her dad would stop her if she did…. Or so she thought.

“Do you want to walk Eclipse just make sure to stay where I can see you.”

“R-really? I’m allowed.”

“Of course, here you little menace.” Anubis picked her up and put her down, the tiny cub immediately began to venture out into the square.

———————————————————————
Eclipse’s POV

Am I dreaming? I’m actually in Equestria, I saw the princess…. But all I remember is being on my deathbed, I was in a losing battle with cancer and now I’m here as the daughter of this massive griffon with big fluffy ears.

Who is he and why does he have a British accent?

Unfortunately I didn’t get to hear what my new dad and princess Celestia were talking about, now that I think about it was that female griffon my mother?

Probably but as for right now, I’ve been given a chance of a life without sickness and in the worlds of my little pony. This is the greatest thing to ever happen to me!

And if my dad is friends with the princess of the sun then I might meet the main 6…. Wait where was princess luna? 

Probably sleeping the day away, yeah that makes sense.

“Gasp! Daddy can we go and get some sweets please.”

“Mhmm I don’t see why not, let’s.”

Now that I was noticing it, my dad was clearly attractive by ponies standards. The give away was the number of mares that stared at him smiling.

Well they smiled until they saw me and then they giggled to one another for some odd reason, I also found it weird that my dad walked around with his wings held up high.

Then a Pegasi flew up to him and began talking.

“Anubis! Buddy, how ya been and who’s the cub? Are you on babysitting duty or something?”

“Sigh* no Razer, that’s my daughter.”

“WHAT!!!!”

He yelled it so loudly that I had to cover my big ears…. I don’t think griffons have ears in my little pony, maybe I’m just a different type? But why did this Razor yell like that?

I instantly got closer to the other griffon, who had pretty icy blue feathers.

“But Anubis, you’re like not even 18 yet bro! How are you a dad? Wait is the griffon princess her mother?”

“Yes princess Silverfeather is and I’m engaged too, here look.”

“Oh fuc-fantastic dude, sorry I forgot about your cub. I’m just…. Wow like just wow, you’re a dad at 17.”

“Okay I get it I’m on the younger side but Silver’s two years older than me and I’m sure I’m mature enough to raise her.” He pointed at me.

“Well you’re gonna have to be.”

“And where’s you mare-friend?”

Ouch, did my dad really just go there but more importantly. He’s only seventeen! I was at least 13 when i died, he’s literally fore years older than I was and I never thought about raising a kid.

“I’m still working on that dude….”

“It can’t be that hard, I mean mares out number us guys and her name is Eclipse Grimgost and she’s currently hiding under Glacier.”

“Eep”

“Hahahahah I won’t deny that she’s adorable.”

“thanks but where are the others?”

“I was just on my way if you want to come, oh and Galeyus has got a special somepony.”

“Really? Wow, so who asked who out first?”

“She did.”

“No surprise there and yeah we’ll come but first I was just taking eclipse to get some sweets.”

“Sure dude I’m down, I could do with a sugar rush if you’re offering.”

“Sigh* I wasn’t but you’re welcome, so is Galeyus’s mare-friend cute?”

“Totally cute and kind, he’s hit the jackpot dude.”

“I’m glad for him, so let’s get some sweets and meet them.”

I continued to stay close to the guard griffon, she would protect me if anything happened but I really wanted to be back on my father’s back.

“Eep!”

“Sorry little one, I didn’t mean to scare you but I believe it is safer up here.” She placed me upon my father’s back and I grabbed onto his feathery mane.

“Thanks Glacier.”

“Not a problem sir, she’s quite adorable.”

“Oh I know, I bet she’ll have 70% of Canterlot under her adorable control if I allowed her to.”

“Heheheheh~ surely you’re kidding.”

“Maybe, maybe not.” We went to the sweet maker’s and my dad brought me and the Pegasus stallion a bag of soft sweets each.

We then went to a cafe that was where I met my dad’s friends and they were a little more than an odd bunch.

I wasn’t too focused on remembering names but the three mares were spoiling me with sugary drinks and tasty pastries so they weren’t that bad.

But the one called Galeyus was so shy and nervous, I thought I was going to scare him off but it seemed that my father knew how to make him more comfortable…. somehow.

I think he was a griffon pony hybrid.

They were chatting about this research project and plans of creating a pharmaceutical company with funding from the princess no less.

I was surprised but after my last life, I didn’t want anything to do with hospitals or medicine. I had a healthy body now, so I wanted to enjoy this life I had been given.

Glacier was the guard griffon that was really kind to me and I think she was my dad’s personal guard too, so she could be trusted but the pony guard stallion didn’t really speak or show much emotion.

So i guess he was just assigned to my father as a show of good will or something like that.

I was allowed to wonder around the cafe but as long as I didn’t go too far, I found it odd that he was so relaxed about me doing my own thing and exploring. I’d bet if my mum was here I wouldn’t be able to leave my seat.

I was looking out the front window when a mare in an overly frilly dress walked in, she looked at me and scoffed before going to the counter.

“Rude….” Was the only thing to escape my beak before I overheard her say something so unbelievably vile about me!

“Oh isn’t it dreadful, that her highness allows such hybrids to stay in the castle. It seems like they’re multiplying too, simply revolting.”

My beak was hanging wide open and the whole cafe fell silent, even the barista looked shocked at the snobby mare’s words and then she had the audacity to make her order.

I quickly ran over to my dad but stopped upon seeing a cold emotionless expression on his face, he did not seem fazed by her words but just stared at her.

“D-daddy?” I spoke up with a shaky voice.

And upon turning to look at me, there was no sign of that cold expression. Instead it was replaced with a picture perfect fatherly smile, a smile that was too perfect if you asked me.

“Why yes sweetie?”

“Why did she c-call us hybrids.”

“Because she’s so detached from reality that she doesn’t know better, a truly sad existence if you ask me….” Then he look over his shoulder with that heartless expression. “But It almost makes one wonder if the Canterlot Carver is a bad pony, it’s not like any of the victims are good or innocent by any stretch of the word.”

Holy fuck! What ever my dad said must have been terrible because the mare just left in a panicked state…. But what’s the Canterlot Carver?”

“Anubis…. That was a bit far even for you, I mean saying something like that…. Is messed up, especially when the whole city is on high alert.”

“Yeah, I have to agree. Everypony is scared of that maniac, going around and carving up the nobles. I dislike them as much as the next pony but nopony deserves that….”

“Yeah, it’s just scary. I mean 5 dead and no leads, I wonder who will be next?”

Sigh* as entertaining as the line of thought is, I regrettably have to ask that we don’t speak of it in front of my daughter.”

They all broke eye contact and apologised before continuing with something a little more light hearted.

But now I had some context, what my father had said was beyond messed up. Although she was a total bitch I still felt bad.

Ding* Ding*

I looked to the door and…. T-the Wonderbolt’s! There was two ponies in Wonderbolt uniform and they were here.

“Yo stud, word is you got a cub?”

“Oh hey captain, yeah she’s right here.” My dad picked me up and threw me at the mare.

“Eep!”

“Wow, look at you. Just like your dad, didn’t even try to open your wings. So you want me to teach her how to fly?”

“Nah not yet, wait until she’s a little older and then teach her.”

“Fair enough but how old is she, i mean you are one for secrets.”

“Mhmmm well I could.”

“Anubis….”

“Fine, she’s like a few months old?”

“What? But she’s already talking! Don’t tell me?”

“Well what can I say but good genetics.”

“Yeah….” The mare had a raised eyebrow.

“So what brings you here?”

“You. obviously, we have a request but it’s a private matter.”

“Oh okay sure, Eclipse sweetheart. I’ll be back soon but in the meantime stay with Glacier.”

That’s when it crossed my mind, my dad called her the Captain but isn’t Spitfire the Captain?

“Okay daddy but where are you going.”

“Just to have a conversation with Captain Sky okay, I’ll be back soon.”

I nodded in understanding and he gave me a kiss on the forehead, I heard everyone in the cafe simultaneously let out a awwwww and I blushed from embarrassment.

He left with the Wonderbolts and I was left under the safe guardianship of Glacier and guard pony one.

At least I have three doting mares that are suffocating me in love and affection, they were beyond affectionate towards me and I was helpless against them.

“Awwwwww she’s just too soft, just like her daddy!”

“I know right, the griffon princess is really lucky…. But have you heard about the scandalous rumour going around?”

“No?”

“Oh I have, ponies believe that sir Anubis and princess Celestia are in love.” I let out a loud scoff at the absurd notion.

“Oh sorry little Eclipse but it’s just a silly rumour.”

“Mhmmm I don’t know, I saw first hoof how territorial her highness was of him….”

“Yeah but that could just be a maternal instinct, she did take him in after the raid on that abandoned hospital.”

The raid of the abandoned hospital? What happened and the princess took him in?

“What happened to daddy?” I gave the gossiping mares my best puppy dog eyes but they wouldn’t budge.

All I got was a volley of pained looks and a single cryptic answer.

“Your daddy didn’t have the best foal-hood….”

What happened to my dad? Was he okay? I hope it was just bad parents and nothing worse….

I could feel myself tearing up at the thought of the griffon I now called dad’s pain, had I really became that attached to him? It hadn’t even been a day and I love him so much, that the thought of him hurting hurts me….

Although I do miss my human mom and dad, I have excepted and made peace with the fact that I won’t ever see them again.

But I haven’t met my mother yet, I hope she’s nice…. I could go see her, I just have to cry out for her and I’m sure someone will take me to her.

“Sniffle* I-i want mommy!” All three mares immediately got up and Glacier picked me up and put me on her back.

Galeyus and Razor stayed to tell my dad where I had been taken whilst me and my escort of ponies and Glacier went to the castle.

I felt bad but the unknown mom I had was killing me, I just had to make sure that she was loving.

When we made it back to the castle, the guards immediately let us in without any checks. I was taken to a large oak door with a golden plated sun on it.

That’s when I heard her angelic voice, the soft motherly voice of princess Celestia. “Please come in.”

The two guards opened the doors and allowed our little group to enter, inside was the princess of the sun. I only got to see her for a brief moment when I was just gaining my bearings after waking up here.

But her coat is whiter than snow and her smile as warm as a summer day, she was just breath taking in person but then I saw what could only be my mom.

The give away was that she immediately swooped out of nowhere and buried me in a bed of feathers, although they were soft…. They weren’t my dad’s feathers by any means but they’ll just have to do for now.

That’s when I noticed that the other ponies and griffon was bowing to the princess, I was shocked but it was also pretty funny.

I turned to the griffon that was clearly my mom and examined her, she was pretty and had a very nice colour scheme. From what I could tell, she looked like a normal griffon from the show.

“Mommy?”

Her attention snapped to me and she gave a caring smile. “Yes Eclipse?”

“Why is daddy so much bigger than you?”

“Because he’s a freak of nature.”

“Sigh* Silverfeather, you can’t say that to a child.”

“Wait I can’t? But it’s not wrong, although Anubis is the last of his kind…. Well one of the last now.” She lifted me up into the air and placed me atop of Princess Celestia’s head.

I was sitting behind her horn and I noticed a lack of golden regalia on her, guess she doesn’t wear it in private.

“E-excuse me p-princess but what is that around your neck?”

I noticed Celestia poke at it with her hoof and to my surprise she stammered her words, then she lifted me up and cradles me in her warm, soft wings.

“Cough* it’s a gift from a dear friend…. I really shouldn’t say anything more and I must ask of you to not speak of it to others.”

A load flurry of agreements came from the mares but my attention was fixated on the collar around the princess’s neck and on it was her name?

“Celestia?” Escaped from my beak.

“Aaaaaaawwwww~ that’s right I’m Celestia, Princess Celestia and you are?”

“Eclipse! Heheheheheh!” She was tickling my tummy with her feathers now.

“That’s right, yes you are eclipse. The cutest little cub I’ve ever seen.” It was weird being given baby talk by the princess of the sun but in all fairness I was a baby.

When the princess brought me back into her wings I went to look at her collar but it was gone now, then the she brought me into her chest and my vision was blocked by white fur that smelled familiar to my father. 

I guess they must just use the same shampoo or conditioning but despite my thoughts, I felt myself drifting off to sleep.

Curse you pretty soft princess, I won’t lose to sleep….

“Yawn*” a chorus of aaaaawwwwws rang out from all the ponies and griffons in here and I felt only slightly embarrassed.

Where’s my dad, he wouldn’t stand for this treatment.

———————————————————————

Meanwhile under Canterlot in the facility that Anubis had constructed beneath the city sewers. 

Anubis, Sky and Blazing were discussing a private request that the Captain had of the large griff. 

“Please Anubis, I’ll even pay you double for a custom one.”

“Sigh* looks as much as I want to, I against you even having that let alone me making you a custom one.”

“But my soul technique is perfect for it.”

“Yeah but the magic-tech rifle was made for a last resort.”

“So? It is useful and affective in long, medium and close range combat. The ammunition is magical energy that anycreature has! So please I’m begging you.”

“Argh* fine but only before I owe you one, but you better take care of it cause I’m gonna make bloody well sure that this can last a few lifetimes.”

“Yay!!! Oh thank you stud, I know you were my favourite griff.”

“Yeah yeah now give me a day and I’ll have it modified to your liking, what time is it anyway because I have a daughter to tend to.”

“Don’t use her as an excuse, I bet she’s already self sufficient thanks to your bio-cheating.”

“It’s not cheating, it’s called playing your cards right dumb dumb.”

“Well anyway, we’d best be going and don’t forget about the longer knife at the end. That’s important! Bye Anubis!”

“See ya tomorrow….! Sigh* well at least she’ll wait, now to go back to my Eclipse…. Although I need to pay Jernick a visit and get him settled in on that island.”

So Anubis opened a portal and jumped through, winding up right in front of his brother.

“Gaaaaaaaahhhhhh! Anubis? Oh by the grace of life itself, don’t do that!”

“Okay anyway I have found our true home! And I’m here to take you and the others there as well as drop some medical and basic supplies off.”

“Oh really? Um I’ll gather everygriffon then and get ready, what time do you want us prepared for?”

“11 o’clock, just before lunch time that gives me an hour to build the foundation of a village for you oh and I got you some more gothic architecture books. I personally like the style.”

“Really!? Oh yes…. I mean thank you brother.” Jernick looked behind Anubis and the larger griff followed his gaze.

It was only the guards that were equipped with a magic-tech battle axes, their armour was not to Anubis’s liking though and now that he looked at it. He was going to equip them with magic-tech S2 Carbines for Jernick’s protection.

“Stand down, it’s only me.”

“Our apologies king Anubis, we thought you were an intruder. Please we didn’t mean any offence or disrespect.”

“None taken, now rise and return back to your posts.”

“Of course our lord.”

“Okay so I’ll return at 11 and expect everything and creature ready to move.”

“Don’t worry brother, I’ll have them ready in time.”

“Good, now I must leave before they get suspicious of my absence.”

“Good bye Anubis, see you at 11.”

“See you then, bye.” And with that Anubis trotted through a portal he created which took him to the cafe.

When he entered the cafe he only saw Razor and Galeyus, the girls and guards were gone along with his daughter.

So he interrogated the two at the table, his psychotic grin unnerving them. After telling Anubis where the others when with his daughter, both Galeyus and Razor felt like they had betrayed the girls.

Whilst the large griff took off into the sky, heading towards the castle or more specifically Celestia’s private study.

Just before he landed on the balcony, Anubis turned all his cells in his body transparent enough to the point of complete invisibility. Then he snuck in and got behind Silver.

All of a sudden Princess Silverfeather’s wings shot up and she lets out a loud moan.

“Oh my, it seems your body is now requiring attention from your mate. If you would like me to, I’d be more than happy to watch over Eclipse?”

“R-Really?”

“Of course.”

“T-Thank you Celestia, you the best.”

“Oh but I have one question, do your parents know about your daughter?”

Silverfeather’s mind froze and this was apparent by the look on her face. “n-no….”

“Would you like me to send a letter?”

“No. I’ll tell them next month when me and Anubis go to the capital.”

Celestia didn’t think this was a smart idea and by the faces of the others, they didn’t think so either.

Then she stiffened up, this however was so subtle that the other occupants of the room didn’t notice. She felt a large claw firmly grasp her flanks and immediately realised what had gotten Silver excited.

She smirked softly and flicked her tail in his general direction but hit nothing.

Anubis suppressed a giggle and sneaked out the window, he glided down to an empty alleyway before reverting back to normal and walking out with a slight bounce in his step towards the castle gate.
> C76 how the tables have turned
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Anubis was prancing towards his room at a timely fashion when captain Graceful stop him, the larger griff just stood there waiting for the inevitable.

“So…. When? And how? Did you become a dad?”

“Urrr well shit happens…. You know one thing leads to another and BAM! A cub appears.” He thrusted his hips in a suggestive manner.

“Argh* no I know but she’s royalty, you can’t just have a cub. There’s a whole process, like marriage and then family.”

“Yeah well I’m just doing it in a different order.” He then proceeded to show the captain his claw and the white rose ruby ring on it, Anubis watched in amusement as Graceful’s face dropped. “Yep she bloody proposed to me.”

“Oh wow, c-congratulation Anubis…. Sorry but how are you not freaking out?”

“About what?”

“The ring, the fact that you’re now the future king of the griffons.”

“Wha? Wait? But I won’t be ruling, right?”

“No! Listen Anubis, princess Silverfeather is very submissive to you and typically the king is to rule over the griffon empire.”

“Oh fuuuuuck…. Argh~ wait! What if I’m also married to Celestia?”

“Dude that won’t make a difference, it doesn’t matter where you rule from just that you’ll be their king…. And you’ll probably be given royal duties here too.”

“And death isn’t an option….”

“Wha?” Graceful was confused by his choice of words.

Anubis decided not to elaborate and just dragged himself to his bedroom doors, he didn’t even say goodbye. ‘Sigh* I just wanted to live a secretive existence and experiment on the scum of the land…. Was that too much to ask for?’

‘Yes.’

‘Shut up please….’

‘Well at least you will have followers to worship you as an Eldridge God of the Dead.’

‘And what if I don’t want that?’

‘Then just be a king…. That has a unique hobby of dissecting and murdering corrupt and evil individuals, with a side of vivisecting.’

‘If that’s my option then so be it, I guess it’s better than my past life. I just experimented on anyone I could get…. Well if I was you zodiac, I’d retire to the Void because I’m about to fulfil a promise to my future wife.’

‘Oh I guess I’ll leave you then, have fun.’

“I’ll try….” Graceful shot him a worried look. “Trust me you don’t want to know….”

“If you insist, bye Anubis oh and when you’re older enough to drink, you should come to the old liquor house us guards have to ourselves.”

“I might have to. See you Graceful.”

Anubis continued on his way to his room and upon entering, he found rose petals scattered around the floor and bed. They were discarded in a way that formed a path towards the bed but he wanted to have a long needed shower.

As he made his way to the bathroom Silver crashed into him, a small grin appearing on his beak. 

“Hey sweetheart, I’ll be with you in just a second okay. I need a shower and then I’m all yours.”

“…Then I’ll wash you…. I’ll scrub you, rinse you off and dry you.”

“Sigh* thanks, I appreciate you Nimrod.”

“…”

“…”

“So….”

“So?”

“Do you want to transfigure me now or after?”

“After you wash me and please be gentle, it’s my first time….” Anubis transformed himself into the black and white griffon hen midway through his sentence.

Silver’s wings stiffened up and Anubis got closer, now millimetres away from kissing, Silver leaned in but Anubis pulled her again him. Their chests pressing against one another as they locked beaks, he could feel his slit winking in anticipation but calmed himself before guiding his hen to the bathroom.

He thanked Celestia internally for having all baths in the castle up to temperature and self cleaning because he didn’t have to wait for the tub to fill.

He flopped into the shallow end and allowed himself to float whilst Silver got to work on washing him, although she may have been a little too eager it was still nice.

Anubis allowed his now female body relax as his mate applied shampoo to his head but her position was a bit odd, she was straddling his back.

“This is nice…. Thank you Silver.”

“Awwwww don’t mention it hot stuff, I’m more than happy to help and it’s not like I’m not getting something to.”

“I know, so have you given it some idea of how you’re going to ravage me?”

“Oh I have, I’ve thought about how I’m going to spread these sweet pair of flanks. But why didn’t you just change your sex? You’re black and white…. Not that it doesn’t suit you.”

“Because the world isn’t ready for my sexy flanks.”

“Oh be serious.”

“Okay okay, it because I don’t want to be railed in my own skin…. If that makes sense.”

“Oh okay that’s fair, so how big can I be?”

“As big as I’m willing to accept…. It is my first time so be gentle honey.” Anubis gave her a sassy side eye and Silver blushed, she used her wing to cover her beak bleed.

“S-so now that you’re clean, can we get started?”

“I don’t see why not.”

“Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!”

Both Anubis’s and Silver’s attentions were drawn to the bloody scream and they jumped out of the bath, they went to the window and looked out. Down in one of the castle courtyard was one of the grounds keepers who was limping away from what Anubis knew was a Dream Spirit. 

With his patients thin and a tired sigh, he jumped out of the window and caught himself a few feet off the ground. 

The Spirit turned toward him, allowing him to get a good look at it. It looked like a pony but wrong, it was an ordinary gray pony but it wasn’t a pony.

Then it opened its mouth and instead of teeth it had scalpels but Anubis was just not having it today.

“This…. Thing, has used up the last of my patients…. What a waste of time.”

Slash*

In an instant the Dream Spirit was decapitated and it’s headless body flopped on the ground pathetically as the things head rolled towards the fuming griffon.

And without a second thought, he flew back up to his bathroom window and landed gracefully, Silver turned to him with a shocked expression.

“What did you do?!?”

“Dealt with it.”

“How?”

“That doesn’t matter, come now. I need to de-stress and you’re going to help me.”

“O-oh yeah um let’s.” Silver was a little conflicted but not dissuaded by Anubis’s demonstration of raw power. “So work your magic cutie.”

“Cutie?”

“Well have you looked in the mirror? You’re not you right now.”

“Ooooh, so I’m just cute? Not sexy?”

“Oh course you’re sexy but I can’t see that with my feminine eyes, so chop chop.”

“Heheheh~, fine.” Anubis placed his claw on her and began to transform Silver into a large male griffon, almost immediately Silver pushed him towards the bed.

Anubis’s first reaction was to resist but upon remembering what was happening, he let her nudge him on the bed.

“I-I don’t know about this…. Silver how does it feel?”

Silverfeather who was now larger and had sharper features spoke in a deep raspy voice that made Anubis quiver. “Oh it feels Indescribable, trust me. You’ll love it and I mean every bit of it.”

“Gulp* okay…. Just don’t blow your load prematurely.”

“It can’t be that hard.”

“We’ll see, Eep!”

Silver grabbed Anubis’s hind legs and spread them apart revealing his slick moist slit, Silver remembering what he had done to her all those moons ago.

She let out a breath of warm air that tickled Anubis’s hen-hood, making him whimper whimsically.

Silverfeather allowed her tongue to gently brush against Anubis before darting into his vagina.

“Gasp* By the blue moon you taste good, fruity and yet sour….”

“Haaaah ohhh wow! Y-you weren’t kidding about this, FUCK! Huff* this IS! amazing~….”

Silver let out a sweet set of giggles as her mate experienced what pleasure she had been through time and time again, a warm grin appearing on her beak as she lapped at his juices.

“Oh my, hungry are we?”

“Shut up, you taste to fucking good.”

“Heheheheeep! Oh ffffuck~ haaah!”

As Anubis’s mind began to fog over from the pleasure, Silver pulled away leaving the needy griffon to suffer as his orgasm never hit.

But just as Anubis lost hope, she mounted him and proceeded to press her hardened head against his damp entrance.

“Wait….” Anubis locked eyes with her and Silver was hitched onto his command, she felt something primal taking hold as her hips rocked back and forth against his hen-hood.

“I-I don’t think I can control myself much longer….”

“Gulp* okay I’m READY!!!! Haaaaaah! FfffffuuuuuuuUCK!!!! Meeeee~ ahhhhhh~ wow…. That feels GOOOOD!!!! SILVER!!!!” The hen turned griff had been taken over by an insatiable lust as her pelvis pile drives her length into Anubis’s vagina tearing the griffon’s insides apart. “Dear! Slow down!!! P-pineapple! Pineapple!!! Silver!!!”

Upon hearing Anubis’s pained words, she stopped and pulled out. She was wondering why he had reacted in such a way. “What’s wrong, am I doing it wrong?”

“Gasp* s-Silver please give me a moment, you need to take it slow because that just got painful real fast….”

“Oh sorry….” She trailed off as her eyes fell upon Anubis’s crotch, her jaw dropped when she saw blood leaking from him. “Did I do that…. I’m so so sorry.” Tears building up in her eyes.

“It’s fine, i can heal…. Just slow down and hold back some of your new strength dear.”

“Yes of course…. D-do you have to hold back with us?”

“Well of course I do but that was a given.”

“But you can get really rough with us?”

“Not as rough as I like but that’s fine.”

“I don’t think it is….”

“Oh don’t worry, I get pleasured just as much.”

“Mmmm…. Okay are you ready? because I’m struggling here.”

“Yeah but just slow down and work your way up my LOVE!! Ahhhh ssshit.”

Silver began to slide into Anubis, he took 2 inches and let out a loud moan. So she pushed deeper, first 2 than 4 and eventually 7 inches before the knot hit his clit.

“Ohhhh fffffuck~ this is incredible Anubis, I-I’m gonna….” Anubis didn’t let her finish her sentence and placed a claw against her, using his magic to prevent her from hitting her orgasm.

“Not unTIL!! I cum, haaarh huff* oh yes!!!!” This urge the hen turned griff on and she grabbed his shoulder and wraps a claw around his wing, Anubis let out a high pitched moan as Silver pushed the knot into him. “I-huff* I’m close.”

“Same here Nubie, please I need this!”

Anubis’s claw went limp and his magic disappeared and her pupils dilated as she felt something so wonderfully different pump from her balls and up her throbbing member that was now fully hilted in Anubis. 

This happened whilst his inner walls squeezed every inch of her like a boa-constrictor trying to take the life essence from her.

The griffon sank his claws into her sides as his own climax hit simultaneously, there beaks locked in a passionate kiss as Silver shot warm strands of thick creamy cum into Anubis’s depths eliciting a deep gutteral growl from him.

She felt a strong jet of viscus liquid splash against her crotch as she felt dizzy from her less that spectacular performance.

“Wow! That was oof, ouch?”

“Mhmmmmmmm~.”

“Dear? God dam it, she’s asleep…. Argh, well I should clean up this…. By the way I’d rate your performance a 6 out of 10.”

Meanwhile with Celestia was a cute sleeping cub, Eclipse was cradled in the soft wings of her highness as she dreamed of her new life in Equestria.

She began to kick in her sleep and hit Celestia’s chest with her soft little claws, this made the regal mare giggle but as she trotted down the halls towards day court.

The pure white Alicorn walked through a pair of large double doors and up to her thrown where she sat down with Eclipse. 

The guards all looked at the tiny cub in utter shock and confusion.

“P-Princess, if I may speak freely?”

“Go ahead Lieutenant Brick Blockade.”

“Thank you, why do you have another long-eared griffon? And this one’s a cub no less.”

Celestia felt bad about lying to her guards but this was necessary and not entirely a lie either. “This cub is Anubis’s daughter and I’m currently watching over her whilst he and his hen catch up.”

“Oh…. OH! Um how very noble of you, your highness.” All the guards ponies looked to one another and understood what (catch up) meant.

Then Celestia’s assistant trotted in with a clipboard in hoof taking a bow. “Your highness, are you ready to proceed with today’s court?”

“Why yes Tight Schedule, send in the first pony.”

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Anubis was now waltzing through the castle with a noticeable limp, even though he healed and reverted back to his original form.

This was noticed by the castle staff but whilst the stallions were concerned about why, the mares were fixated on his raised tail or what it normally obscured from view.

It wasn’t until Anubis over heard the hushed voices commenting on his family jewels, some of the memorable ones were. “Are those the Crown Jewels?” And “I’ve never seen a pair that plump before.” Or Anubis’s personal favourite “talk about a morale boost, I’m suddenly motivated.”

That last one oddly enough came from a guard that Anubis didn’t recognise and just brushed off as a new recruit that had exotic eyes.

But as much as he liked the staring, he was on the way to Dr Tender’s office. Just as he was about to enter the medical wing of the castle, he bumped into a larger and rounder Sweet tone.

“Oh my, Sweet what happened? You look like you’ve eaten a whole foal?”

“Heheheheh~ oh shush you, it’s been a while but I guess that’s a good thing. Um so i obviously have some news, I’ve officially joined Tender Care’s herd….”

“Oh my and I take it that this is the result of this joining?”

“Yep, I’ve got twins! I’m hoping for colts but I’ll just have to wait and see in a few months when we can tell the gender. But enough about me, we’ve had an adorable little cub for a check up three days ago, care to explain?”

“What can I say but it’s hard for the royals to leave me alone.” He smirked.

“Heheheheheh~ I’m impressed, only 11 months ago you were this high and cuter than a button…. Sigh* now you have nearly all the single mares pining for your attention.”

“Hey? I’m not that bad, anyway I have some really juicy gossip for you but keep it wrapped up because it could be dangerous in the wrong hooves.”

“Oh~, my lips are sealed.”

Anubis leaned forward and whispered in a hushed tone to the pregnant mare. “Celestia might be expecting soon but it’s not confirmed yet.”

“Gasp* does that mean you and her highness are getting married?!?” A few near by nurses and doctors over heard this and Anubis had to think fast, so he held up the engagement ring and spun the truth for his gathering audience.

“Yep! I was going to propose but Silver beat me to it, I think it was all the lustful mares gawking at me that made her act.”

“Oh…. Ooohhhh! My gosh!! Eeeeeeee! Oh congratulations Anubis!” To the griff’s relief, she caught on and played it off.

“Why thank you.”

“Does the griffon king and queen know that you’re making her an honest hen…. For that matter, do they know about your daughter?”

“No….”

“No?”

“Oh no….”

“Heheh, I’m sure it isn’t that bad….”

“Really?” He had a little bit of hope.

“No, it’s bad like really bad.”

“Fuck…. Okay let’s talk about elsewhere.”

“Of course prince Anubis.” The glare he gave her made Sweet regret her words but that quickly die down as Anubis walked past her, she followed and left the group of ears dropping ponies behind.

“Sigh* don’t call me that, I garner enough attention already. A royal title will just make it worse.”

“Pssssss oh relax, you can’t attract any more attention even if you tried. Especially with the rumours and your looks, I don’t get why you don’t form a bigger herd? I mean you wouldn’t have trouble getting mares.”

“Because I don’t see the point, I have Celestia and Silverfeather. They’re more than enough for me, and what rumours?”

“I think you should be greedy and the current one is that you have been brought as breeding stock for your exotic genetics…. There’s also the one that you’re being used as a means to strengthen the relationship between us and the griffon empire.”

“Brought? Breeding stock? You know what, I’m not surprised but let’s not get too far off topic now.”

“Oh yeah, so Princess Celestia is expecting?”

“Yes…. But we only done the deed a few nights ago so don’t be expecting her to visit here anytime soon.”

“Huff* you’d be surprised prince Anubis, she’s a mare expecting her first pregnancy. She’ll be asking for an ultras sound spell to be casted on her as soon as she feels anything.”

“That does sound like her but I need to know, what are the statistics on hybrid conceptions?”

“Why? Can’t you just insure the development of the foal…. Or cub?”

“She won’t let me….”

“Wha? Why?”

“Something about it needing to be natural or something.”

“Oh…. Sorry to hear that because the conception rate isn’t good by any measure…. It normally takes 9 to 15 tries before a hybrid child is conceived and even then the survival rate after conception is even worse…. But if the hybrid is born that they typically have a higher chance of survival after birth.”

“What?!?”

“Sorry Anubis but that’s the truth.”

“Oh…. Okay thanks.”

“Hey there, are you alright? Anubis please sit down and wait for Tender, he’ll be here in a minute.”

“I’m fine but Celestia? What do I say? I need to make sure she understands the situation….”

“Try and convince her to let you use your magic.”

“I’ll try but she was really adamant about it being natural…. Sigh* what a mess, anyway I’ll just put another one in her if it comes to it.”

“Anubis!!!”

“What?”

“Sniff* sniff* what were you doing ten minutes ago?”

“Ummm helping Silverfeather relax….”

“Then why do you smell like a hen that’s just been pumped and dumped? And a hen that isn’t the princess of the griffon empire.”

“Gulp* I know it looks bad but trust me it was Silver, we were just experimenting with my biomancy.”

“Really?”

“she fucked me, it was part of a deal and that’s what she wanted….”

Sweet Tone turned a deep crimson as she looked at him, she still saw the little hurt griff and the thought of him being used like that angered her.

Anubis noticed this and reassured that he agreed to it but the enraged pregnant mare was taken over by her motherly instinct as she went to storm out of her herd members office but he stopped her with his magic.

“Anubis Grimgost, let me just talk to her okay.” Her tone commanding but he did not flinch or react.

“No. I agreed to it and I’m not going to be doing it again anytime soon so drop it.”

“Grrrrrrgh fine! But if she uses you like that again, I won’t stand for it. Tartrus, I don’t think Princess Celestia is going to be happy with it.”

“I’m sure she’ll be fine but why are you mad? You’re not my mate.”

“No but I…. I just can’t stand seeing a stallion get used by a mare and I helped you recover when you first got here Anubis.”

“So do you want me to call you mum?”

“Heheheheh! No but I do worry about you, I’ve spoken to Tender’s wife and you clearly have some trauma.”

“Awwww thanks…. So let’s forget about the fact that I got railed and get back on track, i think I’m 18 now but need tender to check.”

“And how will he be able to check?”

“Magic.”

“Or you can check yourself with biomancy.”

“Oh…. Well I need to ask him something else, private.”

“Mhmmmm sure, so how about you tell me?”

“Sorry but it’s just for his ears only.”

“Fine…. Anyway I should get going now, it is my day off.”

“Then I bid you farewell Sweet Tone, if you see Tender let him know I’m waiting.”

“I will, bye Anubis.”

“Bye.” And with that Sweet Tone trotted out with a mission.

Anubis waited and waited for the doctor to enter his office but became very bored, very quickly and decided to sketch out a design for a under water research facility that he wanted to build for genetic testing and splicing.

That’s when Dr Tender walked in and just watched him draw design after design as Anubis’s mind ran wild with creativity.

“Mhmmmm interesting?”

“Oh! Tender? When did you get here?”

“Just a minute ago.”

“And I didn’t notice? I guess I was distracted.”

“So what brings you here?”

“I have a position that you can fill and the pay is definitely good, I know you have twins on the way, Celestia has approved a medical research project that is intended to create pharmaceutical drugs to treat sicknesses and other health issues.”

“Excuse me but how?”

“How what?”

“How did you get her highness to approve that?”

“Look I have funding, I just need smart creatures that are willing to help research cures for the advancement of health care in Equestria.”

“And what is this group called?”

“Unit 8.”

“Very well then I’ll join but as a part time researcher only.”

“Glad to have you aboard the team Dr Tender.”

Anubis took Tender’s hoof and shook it with a psychotic grin. “I hope I’m not selling my soul here.”

“Haha! Oh Don’t you worry now, I only want your brilliant mind.”

And with that Anubis had his head researcher of the Canterlot facility.
> C77 Misunderstandings
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Day court was nearing its end and Celestia was currently milling over a request from a noble by the name of Renovating Land. He wanted to build a new set of holiday mansions on some land that Celestia had already had prepared for new homes to help with Canterlot’s ever expanding population.

The noble stallion was beyond miffed by the tiny cub that was wondering around aimlessly, poking and pulling on the emotionless guard ponies.

He thought about how disgraceful and disrespectful this cub was being in the presence of not only the princess of Equestria but himself. 

The other nobles will hear about this little beast and that the princess is allowing them to roam freely in the castle.

Doesn’t her highness know that griffons are dangerous predators that at the very least need to be kept away from ponies.

“Unfortunately I can’t approve this request solely because that land is currently being used by the crown to build new homes for the city’s growing population sir Renovating.”

“Sigh* but your highness I beg of you, this request is most certainly important for the development and expansion of our city.”

“And how so?”

“B-because us nobles need to have the space to relax due to all the stress and hard work we do to keep this city afloat your highness.”

“Really? Unfortunately I don’t see the merit in this argument but I have made my decision and it’s final, the land will be used by the crown to construct new housing. You may take your leave now.”

He reluctantly conceited and went to leave but just as he was about to leave through the double doors a slight tugging on his tail made him spin around indignantly.

“Excuse me, you little predator. Let go of my tail.” Venom filled his words.

Eclipse immediately let go and stumbled over herself to make some distance from the stallion, Celestia and all her guards were ready to take action if needed but as the noble turned to leave.

Thud*

“How dare…. You…. Gulp*”

“I strongly recommend you leave now.” Anubis’s cold words sent shivers down everycreatures spines, Eclipse quickly scurried away toward the sun princess whilst the stallion before her dad was shaking from fear.

Then Anubis’s emotionless face adorned a sinister smile.

This was enough to send the noble over the edge and he fainted from terror.

“Mhmm what a shame, I guess he saw beyond the veil and got a glimpse of you Zodiacrdanals.” Nopony heard him but Eclipse who was hiding under the princess’s wing.

But what was even more terrifying was the looming shadow of death behind her father, this shadow disappeared as quickly as it manifested.

“P-Princess Celestia, d-daddy’s scary.”

Celestia was snapped out of her shocked state and immediately ordered her guards to take the noble to the medical wing of the castle before scooping Eclipse up in her hooves. 

Anubis noticed the trembling cub and walked over to the throne, with one powerful flap of his wings he cleared the steps and landed in front of them.

“What is wrong Eclipse, that stuffy noble is gone now.”

“Yes but you scared the living daylights out of her Anubis, huff* you even gave me chills….”

“Oh, well my apologies but I only intended to scare that stallion.”

“Anubis, don’t try and justify that.” Celestia deadpanned. “Even I know you went overboard.”

“Excuse me, I was insuring that he knew that he messed up. Speaking of which, why is it that the noble cast and your ponies dislike griffons?”

“Like you need me to explain that….”

“Oh don’t give me that, this isn’t primal fear. What that noble experienced just a second ago was primal fear, the disgust and hatred they show isn’t natural.” Celestia flinched and shielded Eclipse from Anubis’s outburst.

“Look Anubis now isn’t the time and not all my ponies think like that, I agree with you that it’s wrong. That’s why I’m trying to improve relations with the griffon empire….”

“I’m Sorry for my out burst…. I’m just a little less tolerable to that treatment towards my daughter.”

“Anubis are you sure you’re okay? I’ve been worrying about you recently, you’re not acting like yourself at the moment.”

“Sigh* I…. I honestly don’t know but I promise I’ll be fine. Me and Zodiac are currently trying to solve it, so don’t worry you’re pretty head about it. Soon I’ll be normal….”

Both Celestia and Eclipse gave him a concerned look which Anubis noticed, he spoke in a playful tone. “And what’s with the funny look you little menace?”

“When you say normal, you mean back to yourself right?”

Anubis just laughed and took Eclipse from Celestia’s hooves but the little cub was trying her best to hold onto Celestia.

“Nooooo~ I want to stay with princess Celestia!”

“Princess Celestia?”

“Yeah! You’re scary!” This earned the little cub a set of unprofessional giggles from Celestia and her guards.

“Ouch my feelings, Swan neck say something.”

“Sorry but this is your own doing.”

“Sigh* fine you can stay with Celestia but behave for her. See ya Swan neck and thanks for looking after her.” But as Anubis jumped down the stairs he landed and preformed a deep cat like stretch that made most of the guards either look away or drop their spears.

Unfortunately Eclipse caught a glimpse but swiftly looked away, when she saw Celestia, she was shocked. The regal Alicorn princess wore a goofy smile and rose tinted cheeks as she shamelessly gazed at her dad’s undercarriage.

“Gasp* Bad princess, that’s my daddy huff* no looking.” She tried to swipe at her with her claws but Celestia just kept looking and what she muttered next shocked the cub.

“He’s definitely a daddy.” All whilst biting her lower lip.

Eclipse was mortified by her words, she may have died young but she understood what the princess was implying. After all she had watched some adult videos in her past life before unfortunately passing, thanks to unbridled curiosity and the internet.

Once Anubis left the throne room, the solar princess looked at the horrified expression on Eclipse’s face. “Oh my, did I say that out loud? I’m terribly sorry sweetheart.”

“Eep! Um~ b-but he is my mommy’s husband, you can’t have him P-Princess….”

“Heheheheh~ aww, so protective. You’ll grow up to be a fine hen but I’m sure your mother is willing to share.”

“No. That’s wrong, daddy would never cheat…. I hope….” The cub’s saddened look made Celestia concerned.

“What’s wrong sweetheart.”

“Please sniffle* please don’t make my parents split up. Sniffle*”

“Oh no no no I’m not going to get between them dear…. It’s complicated but I’ll explain later little one, now come and follow me.”

“How? Sniffle* and why should mummy have to share?”

This was getting hard for Celestia to explain without straight up saying it how it is, she was trying not to break the image that Eclipse had of her parents but Anubis wasn’t exclusively Silverfeather’s.

“Unfortunately there is an unbalance, for every one stallion. There’s 4 to 5 mares and it’s a stallion’s duty to join a herd, you understand.”

Eclipse just stared at the regal mare in front of her. “But daddy’s a griffon?”

“Yes…. but…. If your dad wants to he can settle down with multiple mares or hens.”

“But that’s just wrong!” Celestia stopped in her tracks and looked behind her.

Eclipse covered up her beak, eyes wide in shock at her own words. “You may think so but that’s how it is.”

“S-sorry for shouting p-princess.”

“Awwww don’t be.” Celestia swept up the upset cub in her hooves and rocked her back and forth. “Calm down, I think you’re just hungry.”

“No….” Her stomach growled and she turned red from embarrassment.

“Heheheheh~ I think that’s a yes.”

“Huff*”

Celestia placed her onto her back and they made there way to the castle kitchens, once there the pure white Alicorn sat Eclipse on a stall and got to work on cooking up some fried fish and hash browns. 

She had watched her Anubis make it dozens of times but this was the first she was making it herself.

“Princess Celestia? Is Daddy loyal to mummy?”

“Of course he is, why would you ask that?”

“Then why did he stretch like that in front of you?”

Clang* 

She dropped her tongs and slowly began.

“Well…. Um…. You see, your dad either doesn’t realise he’s doing it or he’s just putting on a show….”

“Oh…. A show?”

“Now it’s my turn to ask a question, how old are you?”

“Eep* um I don’t know….”

“Sigh* another thing I have to ask your father, look I don’t know how smart you are but if you’re anything like your dad. Then you’ll grow up fast, too fast in my opinion.”

“How?”

“You have to thank your dad for that.”

“Oh…. So um what are you cooking? It smells nice.” That answer didn’t clear anything up for the little cub but she chose to put it in the back of her mind.

“Oh you’ll see in a second sweetie.”

As Celestia was dishing up the food Eclipse was pondering about how her dad behaved so flirtatious towards the princess.

After the meal Eclipse tried to wonder off but Celestia picked her up with magic, this made her kick and squirm in a fruitless attempt to escape.

“And where do you think your going?”

“To find daddy….”

“I guess we can go find him, come on.”

“I can walk on my own!”

“Oh sorry, here.” Celestia put her down.

A few days have gone by and eclipse has been spending every minute of them trying to determine if her dad was a greedy and lustful male griffon.

But so far she had came to the conclusion of the mares in Equestria are far too forward for her liking, maids and even guards mares were doing something called flagging with their tails.

Although he didn’t react to them, he definitely appreciated the display if his eyes were any indication.

She was starting to believe that it was only a false assumption but that was until she spotted Celestia wrap a wing around him and a noticeable blush appear on his cheeks as she nipped at his neck.

Her plate sized eyes getting even wider. “Oh my god.”

She followed them, hiding behind pillar and guards as the princess guided her dad to her private sleeping quarters. 

This was as far as she got, the two went in and closed the doors behind them so she glared at the guards mares that were fussing over her.

“Let me see my daddy!” But her squawky voice only made their smiles bigger as they spoke to her in baby voices.

“Oh but you can’t interrupt them, if Princess Celestia is lucky.” Eclipse yelled out cutting off the mare and grabbing the attention of her dad.

“DADDY!!!”

Few seconds later a dishevelled and sweaty Anubis stepped out from her highness’s room to the disappointment of Celestia.

He immediately picked his daughter up and cradled her in his forelegs, the guards mares were impressed with his response time but suddenly became aware of a hardened rod throbbing between his hind legs.

Both of them gulped at the sight of him but he showed no reaction primarily due to him comforting Eclipse, who was now wondering why the two mares were profusely blushing.

She looked at her dad and took a sniff, she quickly regretted doing that and covered her beak.

“Sorry sweetheart, you picked a tricky time to call me….”

“What was the princess doing with you daddy?” Eclipse was trying to right herself in his forelegs but Anubis kept her in his firm hold.

“No~ don’t look down there silly, anyway me and Celestia were just making love.”

The horror on her face made Anubis snicker but she was mortified by his un-ashamed answer.

“Sex? With the princess?” This wiped Anubis’s smile off his beak and Eclipse covered her beak now just realising the mistake she made.

“And how do you know what that is? You are far too young to know that.”

“Um how old am I?”

“…”

“Dad?”

“Sigh it’s COMPLICATED!!!” His yelp made her flinch but when she opened her eyes, her dad had one of the guards mares by the scruff of her neck.

Eclipse was confused on what happened but upon seeing the matted fur around the mare’s mouth and a thick white strand of liquid coming from her muzzle. 

She had an unpleasant picture painted for her and was disgusted.

“Are you serious? And with my daughter in my claws?” His displeasure evident in his tone, Celestia trotted out to see what was happening.

“Anubis what’s wrong, why are you taking so long?”

“Sorry dear but I think you have a guard that needs to go back to Basic.”

“And why’s that?”

“Ask her yourself. I’ll be waiting inside for you with Eclipse, sorry to disappoint you but we’ll have to postpone…. Again.”

“Huff* you didn’t even get to put it in yet….” Celestia’s glare made the guards shrink before her as she questioned them on what they did.

Eclipse let out a sigh of relief upon hearing the princess’s complaining.

After getting scolded by her dad once he had a cold shower, all three of them walked to the dining hall for dinner.

The tiny hen was walking under her dad and shooting glares at anycreature that so much as glanced at him.

Celestia was walking even closer to him now, on high alert thanks to the little stunt her guard tried to pull but she kept huffing and puffing in frustration.

This was because of that little cock block hiding under her mate, she loved Eclipse but this song and dance had been going on for 3 days now…. And when she thought she finally had him to herself, she appears and calls for him.

Eclipse was now on high alert with these ponies, she had to protect her dad’s loyalty but every time she told her mum, she just giggled and patted her head. ‘Don’t worry mum, I’ll defend dad from them. All of these animals.’

Her glare fell upon her highness who she had gone from admiring the her, to hating how shameless she flirted with her daddy.

‘Pervert princess, get your own husband. He’s my mummy’s.’

Once they entered a dissatisfied princess took her seat and Anubis placed Eclipse next to her mother who was striking up conversation with the upset Alicorn.

“Soooooo?”

“We barely got started….”

“What happened?”

“We were interrupted by…. Well you know who.”

“Sigh* again? Eclipse Feather Grimgost.”

“Gulp* cough* cough* m- mummy?”

“What have I told you about pestering your father?”

“But I had to! They were about to….”

“About to what?”

“Commit adultery!”

“Sigh* okay I’m done playing this game, Anubis tell her now.”

“Tell her what?”

“You, me and Celestia.”

“Oh…. Okay, so Eclipse you understand that me and your mum love each other.”

“Yes?”

“Well me and Celestia also love each other.”

“But you can’t love them both!”

“Sigh* but I do and they love each other too, it’s called a herd.”

“I know what a herd is dad, princess Celestia already told me.”

“She did?”

“Yep.”

“So who told you what sex is?” The table fell silent as Celestia and Silver looked away from the griff.

“Um well i over heard some of the maids chatting about what they would do to have sex with you…. And they then went into detail about what they would let you do to them….”

Anubis dragged his claw down his beak in a tiered fashion. “Grrrrrrrrrrah, you’re ponies are to obsessed with that stuff Celestia…. No it’s not just your ponies, all females on this bloody rock.”

This choice of words made Eclipse’s ears perk up, she felt like his response was a product of cultural frustration. The same frustration as her own.

“I’d hate to meet a dragoness.”

“I beg your pardon? You are not bringing a dragoness into this herd.”

“I’m with Celestia here, I’ve never met one but they can be extremely territorial and demanding not to mention, that they don’t do sharing….”

“Exactly.”

“Oh I’m sure I can leash one and get them trained up.”

“Don’t you dare try.”

“Heheheheh, okay okay I won’t.” His teasing tone didn’t put his two mates worry’s at ease but they just hoped he’d listen to their warning.

“Daddy stop being naughty!”

“Me? You young lady are in no spot to say I’m being naughty, I think you owe Celestia an apology.”

“Gulp* b-but why?”

“You know why.”

“I’m not sure what you mean daddy?”

“Grrrrrrr!”

“Eep!” The nervous cub hid behind her mother but her mum didn’t protect her from her father’s wrath, instead she pick her up and dropped her on the table in front of a displeased Anubis.

‘Curse you mum! You traitor, where’s that motherly protection?’

With a hollow smile Silver spoke. “Sorry sweetheart but I’m not getting on your dad’s bad side for you….”

‘What’s that meant to mean?’ Tuning to look at her dad’s emotionless face, she began to shake.

Anubis immediately changed his expression and shot her a fatherly smirk which broke the shaking.

“Listen Eclipse, since you already understand what sex is I’m going to paint it in black and white. Celestia and you mother haven’t be getting the attention they deserve and this is because you’ve constantly at my side, so I’m going to have Celestia assign you some guards and maids.”

“Wha?!?! No please daddy! I’ll be good, I promise!”

“No. You’re not being bad by any means but I haven’t been able to attend college, do my research or love your mums. That’s another point as well, stop calling her Celestia princess, from now on it’s mum.”

“Sniffle* b-but sob*”

“But what?”

“I don’t want maids or guards! Waaaaaaaaaaaah!”

“Sigh* I’m sorry but this is something you’re just going have to live with, especially since you’re royally.”

“Sob* w-wha?”

“You are a princess my little girl.”

“But I don’t want to have maids, I don’t even know them!”

“Oh shush now, come on let eat and I’ll put you to bed. How does that sound?”

The tear stained cub just weakly nodded, she did feel bad for her mum and Celestia but at the same time Anubis was her dad, it was only fair she got all his attention.

She wasn’t really to call the solar princess mum yet, if she wanted that title then she’ll have to earn it. Another thing that annoyed her to no end, was this infant’s body had zero control over her emotions.

“Hehehehe~ it’s funny you should say that Anubis, you are a prince by right of marriage. So~ I think you need some guards of your own.”

Eclipse look at Princess Celestia’s cheeky grin as she shot her a wink.

“And why would I need guards? I can protect myself thank you.”

“Oh I know but I think you need guards to protect you from the mares of Equestria.”

“Caught* choke* what?”

“Did I stutter?”

“No but come on, you can’t be serious?”

“Honey I have to agree with Celestia here.”

“You two are joking right?”

They both said no simultaneously, eliciting a cute giggle from Eclipse at her dad’s dismay.

“Don’t laugh at me…. You’re meant to be on my side?”

Now with her happy demeanour back she cheerfully chirped “Nope!” 

“Okay we’ll speak more about this once she’s asleep.”

His two mates let out a chorus of laughter and they all cheerfully ate dinner, to Silver’s and Celestia’s horror both Anubis and his daughter consumed an ungodly amount of food.

“And I thought I ate a lot….” Celestia wined.

“Am I the only one that has to watch her figure?”

“Yep.”

“You’re not meant to answer that!”

“Hiccup* sorry…. But if it makes you feel better, I still love you.”

Celestia and Eclipse looked at him with a knowing sense of dread for the griff.

“Excuse me!!”

“What?!” He looked at them all with a confused look plastered on his face.

“Huff* so I’m getting fat?”

“Hey now! I wouldn’t use the word fat but you are getting…. Fluffy? Curvier?”

“Sigh* Celestia, I’m going to be joining your guards for training from now on…. Speaking of which, I don’t see you train with them anymore?”

“Because they can’t keep up so I do it at night, you know because I don’t actually need to sleep or train that hard, thanks to my magic. But it’s good to see what my body’s capable of.”

“Mmmm I know what it’s capable of….”

Anubis covered Eclipse’s ears and shot Celestia a glare. “There is a child here mare, control yourself.”

“What? She already knows what sex is.”

“Shush mare!”

“Hurry up and make me….”

“Okay Anubis.” Silver began in a hushed tone. “So what is her age both physically and mentally?”

Eclipse tilted her head in an adorable fashion but heard nothing, this was due to Anubis removing her hearing.

“Can she?”

“No, so relax…. And to answer your question, physically she’s 2 to 3 but mentally…. I don’t know but if I had to guess, about 11 to 14 years of age.”

“Of course…. You couldn’t just give her the mental age of her actual age….” Disappointment evident in her features.

“Well…. She’s technically a few thousand years old but she was a mummified corpse for nearly all of them.”

“Sigh* okay but why does she have to be far too smart for her own good?”

“I want her to have the best possible chance at life thank you. But I have to ask, how many times have you been down to the castle infirmary this day?”

“Eep! Um that doesn’t matter but do you see why I don’t want you to use your magic on me to help with the development of our foal.”

“Cough* cub Cough* Cough* And I don’t, so how many times?”

“Gulp* three….”

“And?”

“Nothing yet….”

“By the gods Celestia, look just relax. You’re normally a patient mare?”

“I’m just excited to be a mother, do you have any idea how much I’ve wanted this? I’ve seen so many ponies throughout the ages start a family, whilst I’ve just had to sit and watch!”

Anubis hung his head. “No I don’t know…. It must have been hard for you…. But I guess your wish is coming true.” A pained smile appearing on his beak, this went unnoticed by his two mates.

He just hope their luck was good because the odds were against them and Celestia had no idea.

“Well now that’s out the way, you can restore her hearing.”

“Oh right, so Silver how have you and Celestia been getting along without me?”

“Huff* we miss you but of course you have responsibilities now, although can’t you just duplicate yourself with your magic?”

“Nope, she’ll know the difference and I know you will too so I’d rather avoid that…. Anyway can I get some more food please.”

“Yay! Seconds please!”

“I agree little one, hey Celestia are you craving anything abnormal?” A cheeky smile adorning his beak.

“Huff* don’t be silly….” She said this whilst eating a chicken sandwich, at this point her fangs were far more pronounced now.

Eclipse just watched in disbelief as Celestia happily munched on the food.

“Wha? Daddy she’s eating ticken.”

“Awwwwwww~ ticken, that’s adorable.”

“Heheheheheh~ ticken isn’t abnormal for me now little one, I’ve been eating this for a few months thanks to him.”

“You are just the cutest little thing…. But in other news I’ve finished the new and improved version of my jet.” Eclipse just looked at her dad in surprise at the human word he just used.

Celestia scrunched up her muzzle and repeated the words, it wasn’t hard to say but she still didn’t know how Anubis came up with such a word. 

“Jet?” 

“Yes~ jet, because it’s faster than airships and uses a magic-tech jet turbine to ignite the air in its combustion chamber and generate propulsion.”

Eclipse noticed her dad’s tail was wagging excitedly and she began giggling, then her mum and Celestia joined in as they watched him.

‘Yep he’s actually on about jet jets, like human jets!’

“Anubis look…. I love you but I have no idea what you just said, so please put it in simple terms for us.”

“Silver, It uses a different method of moving.”

“Okay thank you that’s better….”

Then Celestia butted in. “So what altitude is this one capable of?”

“It theoretically is capable of flying on the edge of space but no higher or the engines cut out because of a lack of air.”

“WHAT!?!?”

everycreature in the castle heard her highness’s voice as she used the Royal Canterlot voice, the ones most affected by her were Silver, Anubis and poor little Eclipse.

“Please make the ringing stop Anubis!!”

“HUH!?”

“WHAT?!”

“It hurts daddy!!”

It took a few seconds for Anubis’s ear drums to heal but once they did, he immediately got to helping his future wife and daughter whilst shooting Celestia a displeasured glare.

“sorry everypony, i mean everycreature….”

“It’s fine Celestia but by the bluemoon that hurt! What was that reaction for?”

“I’m with Silverfeather here, you literally made us deaf with that yell.” As mad as he was, Anubis was still trying to settle down the shaken cub.

Eclipse’s feathers were all up and uneven now whilst her fur stood on edge as if she was anticipating another one.

“Sigh* Anubis how do you come up with this stuff? I mean how does your mind work, it’s a little worrying….”

“But that still doesn’t explain why you yelled?”

“I’ll tell you another time Anubis but space? It’s not exactly the most hospitable environment….”

“Well no but I guess it’s time to put this sleepy cub to bed now.”

All attention was now on Eclipse who was dozing off in Anubis Claws, she was trying her hardest to stay awake but failing adorably.

In the end she lost her great battle against sleep and curled up into a ball that fit in just one of her dad’s claws.

“And…. She’s…. Gone…. Awwww~ even if she’s been the main reason as to why I’m not getting any love lately, it’s hard to stay mad…. So Anubis, will you be joining us tonight?” A hopeful smile adorning her muzzle.

“Maybe…. I have a few things to finish up that I was doing before you pulled me into your bedroom.”

“Huff* but we didn’t even get to do anything.”

“As much as I love seeing you in dad mode, I’m with Celestia here. We’re both starting to feel neglected.”

“Heheheheh~ okay okay but if she wakes up and comes looking, then we’ll have to call it a night.”

“Sigh* I guess it’s better than nothing…. So!”

Both Anubis and Celestia glared at the excited hen, simultaneously telling her to shut up.

“Sorry….”

“I don’t know what’s more odd, that he doesn’t want to take every opportunity to get it on or that he’s actually no longer teasing you Silver.”

“Mmmmm yeah, he has been acting odd now that you mentioned it. Nubie? Are you feeling alright?”

“Ummm yes? I’ve been fine….”

“Maybe he’s lost his drive? Let’s spice things up tonight Celestia, how about we mess with some of your biomancy?”

His glare shut the hen’s beak as he slowly and calmly stated one word.

“No.”

“Oh ehm okay…. Sorry for asking but how about something else, like Celestia’s magic. You know to help you let loose a little?”

“Maybe, I’ll think about it. But right now I have to take this little monster to bed.”

As he left both Celestia and Silver watched his well sculpted flanks leave with a hungry look on their faces. 

“Do…. Do you think he’s getting bored?”

“What? No…. He has both of us! How could he be getting bored?”

“I think we should treat him to a real good time Silver…. And maybe let him…. You know get his drive back.”

“How?”

“Doesn’t Glacier like him? I’ve caught her checking him out more than once, it’s just her self esteem that needs work…. Or even anycreature that catches his eye?”

“Wha?! What no, we agreed to share him but that was just us! Nocreature else, I-i…. Sigh*” Silver’s words died in her beak.

“I know but…. Maybe it could be the little spark to ignite that fire of passion we need.”

“Argh! I don’t agree with you, I can see the point you make…. So first creature we see, we’ll invite to lay with our herd tonight.”

“Wait what?”

Silverfeather laughed at the disbelief on Celestia’s muzzle, the alabaster Alicorn frown in dissatisfaction but as she was about to speak. 

Click*

A sorter than average mare trotted in and bowed before speaking.

“Princess Celestia, princess Silverfeather. I’m here to take your orders for dessert.” 

The maid before them shifted uncomfortably as both princesses were now grinning at her. This made her pin her tufted ears to the back of her head and let out a quiet eep.