Daniel woke up, feeling warm and content. He opened his eyes, finding it to be late afternoon. Rubbing his eyes and looking around, he found three mares sleeping around him.

Remembering what happened last night, he smiled, got up, kissed each on the forehead while being careful not to disturb them, and began preparation for what he was sure would be a long and eventful day, if his recent ones were any indication.
He went to the bathroom, stretched, and took a shower. He used the basic shampoo provided from the castle to wash his body down and dirty hair out.

Washing off the suds after a job well done, he climbed out of the shower, dried off, then went to go pull on fresh clothes when he noticed that he had no clean clothes. He stepped outside in nothing but a towel and saw that all three mares were awake and stared at him. He gave an awkward smile as he grabbed clothes from his dresser and went back into the bathroom to pull them on.

He stepped outside and noticed that Fluttershy and Pinkie were gone and he went into the closet, revealing the clawed and scratch covered armor he used to save Canterlot. He turned around and saw that Violet was standing behind him, staring at the armor in awe.

“So you were the one to save Canterlot…” She asked, awe dripping from her tone.

“Uh… Yeah.” He said, rubbing the back of his head with his hand awkwardly. He was surprised when she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.

“Thank you.” She said, before she pulled on her clothes and armor. She gave him another hug and kiss then left. Not two minutes later, a knock on the door was heard. Daniel answered it, another guard standing at the door.

“Princess Celestia wishes to see you. Bring your armor.” He said, walking away without another word. He looked around and found a piece of paper and a pen. He wrote a quick message to both Fluttershy and Pinkie on the bed before pulling on his armor and grabbing the Gauss rifle. He stepped out, looking back at them, then made his way to the throne room. Random ponies walked the halls, guards marching in patrols as well as stationed on every hallway. As they saw Daniel make his way through, ponies and guards alike cheered, patting him on the back and doing other stuff to show their appreciation. He reached the throne room and found Celestia sitting on her throne, four guards by her side instead of her normal two. He walked up and bowed, albeit awkwardly, and watched her face.

“I see you received my message. I know this is asking a lot of you Daniel, but I want you to go on an attacking party to the Gryphon kingdom to strike back at them for attacking Canterlot. Gather any information as to why they attacked Canterlot with no provocation.” She said. Daniel took a step back as he swallowed this information. He gave a sigh.

“Tell Fluttershy, Pinkie, and Violet Galaxy that I am leaving with this party. How long will I be gone?” He said. She hesitated, surprise breaking her poker face for a brief second.

“Violet Galaxy? She is on the night guard, is she not?” She asked. He nodded, and she gave a hum. “I will send a guard to inform her. The party will strike at the heart of the kingdom. It will take two weeks to arrive there undetected. You must fight your way through the city, to the castle and take the king by force.” She said. He did a double take as he looked at her.

“You wish to end this war as soon as possible.” Daniel pointed out.

“I want to capture the king and question him on why he attacks Equestria, unless you can gather enough information to prove he is innocent or guilty.” She pushed.

“Do I have to worry about anything else besides Gryphons?” He said. “Watch for civilians.” She said. He shook his head and chuckled.

“When do we leave?” He asked. “In one hour, so you can gather your supplies.” She said. He was already carrying everything he needed, in the black hole simulator that held everything he had.

“Mind if I go look for Violet?” He asked. She nodded and he took a corridor and started searching. He asked a few of the guards and they pointed down a single hallway. He walked down the hallway, occasionally glancing behind him. After five minutes of walking, he came across her standing alone in the hallway. She noticed him and gave a small wave. He made his way to her. “Hey Violet.” He started.

“Hey Daniel.” She responded. He was surprised she knew his name but didn’t question it.

“Are you on the attack party for the Gryphon kingdom?” He asked.

She nodded enthusiastically. “I wanted to get back at them for what they did!” She said. She stopped and looked at him. “How do you know about that?” She questioned.

“Because Princess Celestia asked me to join the party.” He said. She squealed with delight and jumped on him, wrapping her legs around his waist and hugging him.

“That’s great!” She exclaimed, and she gripped the side of his helmet. He felt her trying to pull it off and chuckled.

“Hold on.” He muttered, pressing a button on the side. A stream of steam hissed out of six points on the neck where it connected with the helmet and he twisted it off. She immediately pulled him into a long kiss. She pulled away and grinned. “Much more where that came from.” She said lustfully.

“Let’s save it for when we actually get on the road instead of doing it in the hallway.” He said, looking around. “Maybe I want to do it now.” She said, kissing him again.

“We have to leave in twenty minutes, we don’t have enough time.” He commented. “Damn… I will get you the first chance I get.” She argued.

“I’ll be waiting for you.” He shot back, kissing her back. She let go of him, but he didn’t let go of her. She stared at him and he smiled. “You’re so damn beautiful.” He complimented.

She blushed and giggled. “You keep sweet talking me and I might have to take you down now.” She said hotly. The sound of armor rubbing against each other was heard and a guard turned the corner. He looked at the both of them.

“You leave in ten minutes.” The guard said awkwardly. He turned around and walked away. “I already have my stuff, you need anything?” Daniel asked. “I need a load of stuff!” She said. “Where’s your room?” He questioned.

“On this hall, come on!” She said, taking off. Daniel was able to keep pace with her easily which stunned her.

“How are you able to move so damn quick in that armor?” She asked in between breaths.

“No reason.” He said, not breaking a sweat. She rounded the corner and pulled out a key, then ran to a random door. On the hall was multiple doors for different ponies, stretching for as far as Daniel could see before the hall dipped into darkness. Violet opened the door and walked in, Daniel ducking to avoid hitting his head and walking inside. Her room was nicely kept, a few bottles of lipstick, perfume, and other makeup sitting on a table. She grabbed a bag and started stuffing necessities into it. It took her two minutes to gather all of her stuff and close the bag.

“I have a place to put your stuff.” Daniel said, pulling out the black hole simulator. She eyed it curiously and he activated it, pushing the bag inside. She looked in and saw all of his stuff floating around.

“So that’s where all of your stuff is…” She commented.

“Yeah, I know. Lets get going.” He said quickly, closing the black hole and putting his helmet on. They took off, reaching the meetup spot in seven minutes. Princess Celestia stood with the guards while they chatted. She raised a hand and everyone quieted. She lowered her hand and smiled.

“You chose to go on this very dangerous mission in order to bring the king of the Gryphons to justice for attacking Canterlot, and for that, you have reinforcements. Meet Daniel, or as you know him, the savior of Canterlot.” She waved a hand to him, where the guards cheered. He raised the barrel of his gun into the air and they cheered again.

“Now you make your march towards the Gryphon kingdom, and I wish you all good luck.” She said, as the guards returned to normal and started marching. They stepped onto the streets and a loud roar of a crowd met their ears as the ponies cheered at the guards as they marched. Pegasi flew overhead as they cheered, unicorns sending up fireworks from their horns, and everypony clapping as the guards made it through the streets. Daniel was the most obvious of them all, standing at almost eight feet tall, covered in blood and scratches, and even walking differently from the guards. They made it to the train station and stepped onto a train. It was different from the normal one, looking more intimidating and armored. The attack party stepped onto the train and it took off towards Baltimare, where they will take a stealth ship to the Gryphon kingdom and made their way to the capital undetected. What they didn’t know is that the gryphons were waiting for them at every turn…

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“How far are we from the shore?!” Daniel asked the shipmaster as the ship was sinking from the recent ambush.

“At least two hundred fifty yards!” The shipmaster yelled back.

“Damn it!” Daniel swore loudly, the ship lurching dangerously. Daniel grabbed the railing to keep him from falling and heard someone screaming above him. He looked up and saw Violet flying down towards him, her arms flailing. He reached out and grabbed her arm, tightening his grip on the rail.

“Oh my Celestia!” She screamed, hyperventilating. The ship started sinking, and Daniel made a decision. He curled up around Violet and jumped from the railing, hitting the water on his back. He let out a pained gasp as the pressure of the fall hit against his armor. He grabbed Violet and, with a powerful thrust of his legs, shot himself towards the surface. They resurfaced as the rest of the ship sunk into the water, disappearing. Some of the crew members and the rest of the royal guards swam to the shore. He inspected Violet and found her staring at him like he was crazy.

“Are you well enough to swim to shore?” He asked.

“Yeah.” She said, still staring at him. He turned around and swam to the shore, but the long swim in, while lightweight compared to him due to his superhuman strength, still tired him out. He pulled himself to the shore and lay on the sound, listening to the sputtering wrecks of the crew and what’s left of the attack party. He tossed his gun aside, then pulled off his helmet, drinking in the fresh tropical air. He pushed himself up, stumbling slightly, and looked around, counting twelve royal guards and twenty one crew members that made it to shore. The first day, they were ambushed on the train, killing two guards and injuring three. The second day, on the docks, they were attacked again, they lost five guards and injured four more. For the last week and a half, the gryphons have been relentless and attacking at every corner, chipping away at their numbers slowly. The most recent attack cost them dearly, resulting in their ship, most of their supplies, and over half of their attack party and losing most of the crew. He sighed, finding Violet amongst the guards. He sat next to her as she recovered from her near death experience.

“Thanks… for saving me…” She whispered to him.

“No problem…” He answered awkwardly. He considered their chances, finding all odds against them. They had no food, water, or shelter, no way of getting home, no way of capturing the king, not enough numbers to successfully sneak into the capital, and they were on enemy territory. Everything was stacked against them, and the only way for them to get back to Equestria is if the rest of the attack party could get a boat and crew to sail home. Daniel shook his head.

“Our chance of making it out of here is slim…” He muttered to himself. Violet looked at him in shock.

“Don’t say that Daniel… We can make it out of here. We’re going to be okay.” She whispered to him, hugging him tightly, as if in fear. He reassured her with one of his arms, while the rest of the crew found their bearings and started to figure out what’s going to happen. The bushes rustled behind Daniel, but the ponies were muttering among themselves and didn’t hear it. Daniel got up and grabbed his weapon slowly, eyeing the jungle in front of them suspiciously.

“What is it Daniel?” Violet asked, getting up.

“Get away from there. I fear that we may have company soon…” He told her, pushing her gently away from the bushes while backing up himself. Suddenly, a group of heavily armed gryphons burst from the shadows, yelling at the ponies and surrounding them. Daniel knocked one of them to the side only to have Violet pulled from his grasp. He reached out for her and the gryphons attempted to take him down. He kicked, punched, and threw the gryphons away as he clawed towards the rest of the ponies. Taking point, Daniel counted how many enemies there was and saw at least forty.

“Stand down, or we kill the ponies!” One of the gryphons said. He hesitated, aiming his gun at the gryphons, but one of the royal guards stepped towards him.

“You can’t win this fight alone without you losing some of the guards. Stand down.” The guard ordered. Daniel looked back at the ponies, seeing the fear in their eyes, and put his gun down, walking towards the ponies as the gryphons growled at him.

“Smart machine you have there.” The gryphons sneered at the guards.

“He’s not a machine. It’s only armor.” The guard said. The gryphons took their weapons and put them into chains, except they didn’t have large enough wrist cuffs for Daniel’s wrist and just tied them together with large chains. They didn’t take the black hole simulator, but they left the large chains on his wrist and he didn’t want them to think he can easily break them, so he left them on.

“What do you think they’re going to do to us?” One of the guards asked fearfully.

“They’re going to interrogate and torture us, then most likely execute us in front of the local population.” One of the other guards said. The rest of the guards and crew looked at him in shock and horror, some muttering only to be silenced by the gryphons. They prodded the ponies to continue walking, and they eventually reached a small town. The civilians of the town sneered and yelled at the ponies, calling them names and throwing objects at them.

The ponies were loaded onto a large carriage, but they didn’t have enough room for Daniel and he was forced to walk. He shrugged and started marching in time with the carriage, which was a light jog by how quick they were pulling it.

It soon got dark and they stopped and set up camp. The gryphons inspected the gun that Daniel carried, some looking down the barrel. A gryphon held it all wrong and fired it. He flew backwards while the bullet tore into the chest of two gryphons, the first one caught off guard and the second standing behind the first, equally surprised. They let out a gurgle as blood filled their mouths and dropped to the ground, dead. The gryphons stared in shock while Daniel was busy holding back his laughter. The ponies glared at the gryphons, but jumped back as the gryphon came flying by, the gun disappearing behind them. After the confusion had settled, the gryphons noticed that the gun was gone.

“Find that weapon and bring it to me! I want to give this machine a taste of its own medicine!” The leader ordered. The gryphons found the gun almost immediately and the leader held the gun at Daniel and fired. The bullet bounced off of the energy shield, which shimmered silver blue, slightly orange in the roar of the fire. Every single gryphon and pony stared in surprise at the shimmering shield.

“An energy shield…” The leader mused, before putting the gun down next to him. The next day, Daniel marched again while the ponies stared at him. The next day, they reached a large city and the ponies were brought to a dungeon. The gryphons ordered Daniel out of the armor, and deciding not to force them to harm the armor, he took it off, before realizing he had no shirt on but continued. The guards stared at the quite buff and tall human in surprise. They walked away without taking the armor and the human put the armor in the shadows so that they wouldn’t see it.

A few minutes later, the gryphons returned and put cuffs on his wrists and ankles and led him out, bringing him to a room with a table and chair. They hooked the chains to the floor and left, leaving him to his thoughts.

“Interrogation number one.” A voice said, and the door opened. A gryphon walked in, holding his gun, and more gryphons stepped inside carrying more objects. After dropping a dozen different objects, another gryphon walked in. She looked at the human, and walked to the opposite side of the table, slamming her hands on the table.

“So.. you’re the thing that came from the armor?” She asked, turning Daniel’s head to the side. “Quite the handsome piece of meat. Built better than most ponies I’ve seen. Better than some gryphons as well.” She slapped him, raking her claws across his face. Immediately, his skin rebuilt and she jumped back, startled.

“What in Tartarus was that?!” She screeched. She made a long cut on his chest and watched the red and black tentacles work to heal the wound immediately. “Never seen anything like this…” She said. Daniel remained silent as she looked at him. “I want to know how you’re able to do this.” She ordered.

Daniel remained silent, and she picked up a metal rod, then jammed it into his stomach, the hook on the end of it just barely poking him, and she twisted it while smiling cruelly. Daniel groaned in pain as the rod was pulled out, some of his blood pouring out of the wound before it was closed up. She poked his blood and inspected it, before wiping it on him.

“Want to talk now?” She asked. He remained silent and she grabbed the next object, a simple knife to the naked eye, and stabbed it into his arm. He was electrocuted as the volts shot down his arm, reaching the rest of his body in a matter of milliseconds. He spasmed in the chair and the gryphon pulled it out of his arm. He stopped, huffing, and lifted his head.

“A strange device, this is. A simple knife put with an energy crystal that stores electrical charges inside of it.” She said, before stabbing him in the arm again, sending him into another spasming spree. While he was uncontrollably spasming in the chair, she pulled out a whip with razor sharp blades sticking out of the length of it. She pulled the knife out of his arm and he hung his head. “Oh you baby.” She punched him in the stomach. He let out another grunt of pain and looked up at her, an expressionless mask covering his face.

“Not fearful, pleading, or pained. I’m impressed.” She kissed his cheek. He looked her in the eyes. “Aw, he actually has some balls. More than I can say for the rest of them…” She chuckled and tickled his chin, smiling at him. She moved away from him and swung the bladed whip at him. It dug into his shoulder and cut into his chest, the teeth curling around his back. She pulled back and the teeth tore through his skin, the final, large blade catching a tendon. She pulled and it tore through the tendon easily. He gritted his teeth and growled in pain, the wound healing immediately. She pulled out a bottle and some of his blood leaked into the bottle. It filled about halfway before she put a cork in it and placed it on the table. She licked his shoulder, tasting his blood.

“Strangely sweet.” She mused, nibbling his neck. She looked down but seemed almost disappointed. “Don’t have one yet? I can solve that…” He trailed a finger down his chest and rested on his crotch. He growled at her and used his free hand to push it away. “Not interested in mares?” She asked, as if she was almost shocked.

“I already have a mare.” He snarled at her.

“And he speaks finally!” She yelled, throwing the whip away. She looked at him in the eyes. Her eyes narrowed and looked away. “Bring in the mares!” She yelled. A few minutes passed and all of the female guards arrived in the room, looking at Daniel in horror. They were in dirty rags that covered their bodies. He could see Violet at the back of the line and hoped she wouldn’t react badly. She stared at him in horror, looking at the blood covering him. “So, which one is yours?” She asked him, grabbing his head. He twisted it away and she grabbed him again. “I will find out, one way or the other. And I don’t think these lovely mares would want to find out what I've found.” She smirked down at him and he knew what she was talking about.

“Don’t you dare…” He threatened.

“Or what?” She sneered at him. He made a grab at her with his free hand but she dodged out of the way.

“I knew about that the whole time.” She smirked at him. “I guess we have to do this the hard way…” She pulled the simple dagger out again, covered in his blood, and stabbed it into his arm. The volts shot through his body and he started to spasm, and the gryphon explained what was happening to the mares while he shook uncontrollably. After a few minutes, she took the knife out and he hung his head, exhausted. His arm healed and all of the mares gasped.

“What happened to his arm?!” One mare yelled.

“Where did the wound go?!” Another asked. The next voice, unmistakably Violet’s, yelled at the gryphon.

“You just killed him! You’re fucking crazy!” The gryphon smirked at the mare and tickled her chin.

“I think I found his mare…” She said. Violet looked away and she smirked.

“Unchain this one from the rest and tie her in the corner. I want her to watch.” The two other gryphons pulled the mare from the chain attached to the rest of them and tied her up with rope then tossed her into the corner roughly. The rest of them were led from the room and the gryphon smirked. “Well, you have your mare here. Say something.” Daniel looked up finally at Violet, who was crying.

“Whatever happens Violet, I want you to know that I love you.” He said in a tired voice. She struggled in her bonds as she looked at him. “I love you too!” She sobbed, screaming as she pulled on the bonds.

“I want you to watch while I fuck your stallionfriend here.” The gryphon said, kissing Daniel on the lips. Her tongue slipped into his mouth. He struggled, trying to force it out, but her longer tongue slipped into his throat and he gagged, the smell of death on her breath. A hand slipped into his pants and stroked his manhood. He struggled more but she clawed his back and pulled her tongue out of his throat. “You keep struggling, I’ll make her the guards.” She said to him. Violet gasped and sobbed louder.

“Just do it Daniel!” She said.

“Daniel eh? Strange name for a strange stallion.” The gryphon said, continuing to rub his manhood. It eventually rose and she pulled his pants off of him. “Quite the large one. Just how I like it…” She mused, before she climbed into his lap and slid down his pole. She shuddered and groaned as his member slid into her hole.

“We’re going to have fun…” She said with an evil smile.