Author's Notes:

A/N: Okay, we are really getting the edit style of our other story. I don't know whether that is good or bad.

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"Speaking"

'Thoughts'

Scootaloo hums as she packs her bags. "Sis. You ready?" Typhoon calls walking into her room with her own bags.

"Why are you packing a bag?" Scootaloo asks.

Typhoon frowns. "School, what else?"

"Little sis, you're a little too young to come to the school I am going to." Scootaloo says ruffling her mane.

Typhoon groans. "Come on, at least take me there."

"Why not ask Daring? After all, she works there." Scootaloo says.

Typhoon frowns. "She's already gone. Who will take me to Ponyville School anyway?"

Scootaloo rolls her eyes. "Tiyries. She needs a ride with Talion and the other two." She calls.

Tiyries groans as he sits up on her bed. "Really, they can't ride a train?"

Scootaloo shakes her head as she puts on her bag. "Nope. They are too young and a train full of guards is not smart. Now then, take them there and you can sleep again."

"Do they have permission from Lightning or their mothers?" Tiyries asks.

Scootaloo scoffs. "You kidding? Ponyville School is their stepping stone and the only nice school around." She then thinks back on her experience. "Sort of. Anyway, I have to go to the Canterlot University and none of them are in it since they need a primary certificate. They are still homeschool, but mom and the others want them to learn about being social. No, just us doesn't count. Now then, take them there, I'll come back and then we can go out for a date."

Tiyries groans. "Fine. By the way, it's almost nine."

Scootaloo's eyes widen before heading out and flying away. "Later!"

"Typhoon?" Rainbow's voice was heard calling.

Tiyries chuckles. "Come on." He said lifting the bed covers and Typhoon hides under it.

"Typhoon?" Rainbow asks looking into the room.

Tiyries smirks and points under the bed.

"Typhoon, get your flank out here. We are going on a picnic with your father." Rainbow calls.

"No." Typhoon calls from under the bed. "I need to go to school anyway."

"Come out you." Rainbow says reaching underneath it and grabbing her.

"Hey! Let me go!" Typhoon yells as she was pulled out and taken away. "Big bro, help me!"

Tiyries waves at her. "Have fun."

"Traitor!" Typhoon calls over Rainbow's shoulder.

Tiyries rolls his eyes. "Oh kids. Wonder what ours would be like?"

"Sis? Where are you?" Talion asks walking by. Tiyries clears his throat and points down the hall. "Thanks big bro." Talion said before running down the hall.

Tiyries sighs and rolls onto his back. "Oh boy. Wonder when they will take me out like family?"

"Put me down." Typhoon calls out as she was still being carried by Rainbow.

Lightning smiled as he sees Rainbow carrying Typhoon and Talion walking beside his mom. "Hey there you three." Lightning says getting out the crystal while Twilight rocks Star and Windstorm.

Rainbow giggles as Typhoon still struggles in her grip. "Yeah, but this one here wants to go to school."

"Oh don't worry Typhoon, you will go tomorrow." Lightning says smiling at her.

Typhoon huffs and crosses her hooves. "Meanie."

"Today, you are going to see your mother Kyou and your little brother Saber." Lightning says.

Typhoon looks to him. "Little bro is coming? When? A week?"

"Now. That is what this is for. You see my foals, this…" Lightning says gesturing to the gate like structure. "Is a warp gate and when two are connected, they can teleport you between the two places. So it basically makes Whiterun keep on the other side of a door." Lightning says.

"Cool." Pinkie said putting her head on the other side. "Hey! There's the friendly bear coming this way."

"Pinkie, I haven't put in the power source and turned it on yet." Lightning says.

Pinkie pulls her head out of the stone wall. "What are you talking about? It's on." She said before putting her head through the stone wall again. "Cool. There's a dragon in the distance."

"Twi, if you please." Lightning asks.

Twilight pulls on Pinkie and pulls her back. "Okay, one, we won't question how you did that. Two, please don't do anything until we get this working. I'm curious, how?"

Pinkie giggles. "It's on. Simple."

Twilight drops her. "She's in a future situation while she's stuck here."

Lightning sighs and prepares the crystal. "Well, let's get this started up. Our family is waiting."

They all watch as Lightning places the crystal into a little cervix and the crystal flies up and goes to the hole in the top and spins there until the middle of the stone wall lights up and then a bright flash and once it dies down, do they see that a room in Whiterun stands on the other side and a few ponies stand in front of the thin line of the portal.

"Ah, good, they are here." Lightning said.

Kyou smiles and waves before looking around the edge and then puts one hoof through and then her whole body and smiles widely. "Hi guys. At least it works." She said waving the others over.

"Aren't you forgetting somepony?" Lightning asks.

Kyou smirks. "Well…" Her bag moves around before a head pops out of it. "He's with me." She said petting Saber's head.

"Hey there son." Lightning says walking up to them.

Saber coos and reaches out for him.

Lightning leans in and boops his nose with his.

Saber laughs and hangs onto his nose as Lightning lifts his head up and hangs on as he laughs.

"You happy to see your dad Saber?" Kyou asks holding him up from behind.

Saber giggles and nuzzles Lightning's nose.

Lightning chuckles and puts him on his head before looking to Kyou. "So…how are you liking Equestria for your first steps in?"

Kyou looks and says. "Meh."

"You don't like the architecture or it needs a new coat of paint? Did I mention we are in the basement?" Lightning asks as he feels Talion climb onto his back.

Kyou still looks around. "Meh."

Lightning shakes his head, making Saber jump a bit at times. "Oh Kyou. Still the same mare I know and love."

"You know it." Kyou says walking over and inspecting each of the mares present except Pinkie.

Lightning watches. "What's wrong with the one you skipped?"

"She isn't your wife." Kyou says in a staring contest with Silva. Silva stares back hard as she never falters. "Okay, who died and made you queen?" Kyou asks poking her chest.

"Twilight." Silva says.

Kyou looks to her. "So…did the all-powerful queen step down?"

"Now Kyou, no fighting." Lightning says massaging her shoulders a bit.

Kyou growls at him before huffing and letting him massage her. "I wish I can kill you."

"But you won't for three reasons. First, you love me, second, you love Saber and third, you don't want Saber to grow up without his father." Lightning says.

Kyou scoffs. "Yeah right."

Lightning gives Saber to Rainbow to hold as he leans closer to Kyou's ear. "You got a night with me. Want it?" He whispered.

Kyou goes wide eyed and says nothing.

Lightning chuckles. "I thought so. Now then. Let's all head out and enjoy some time with a nice picnic."

"Come on you guys. Daring will be joining us at lunch." Lightning says.

They all head out as Kyou looked bored at everything. "Still needs work." She said as they approached the park and Kyou spies the soldiers disguised in the shadows and as civilians. "They need to work on those techniques."

"More to give us a sense of security. Even the rebels here will spot them and have second thoughts." Lightning says as Talion and Typhoon got a ball out for them and their siblings to play with.

Kyou scoffs. "And you don't think like those guys will be getting close and using that knife?" She asks pointing to the family nearby just resting on the ground.

Lightning sighs. "Kyou, this isn't Stalliongrad. Not much are out to get us as there. Now please enjoy some time here for us and the foals' sake. Keep going on like this and Saber would just see everything as a threat."

"Fine, but I am watching them." Kyou says.

Lightning shakes his head. "Oh boy. Got a real hard head, a horny mare, a shy one and one of the watchers. What did I miss? Oh yeah, one that likes to explore everything." He mumbles.

Daring chuckles as she came up. "And boy did I with you." She said sitting by him. "Now where's my little foal?"

Lightning points over to the foals throwing the ball back and forth to each other.

Daring smiles. "We do have a better life, don't we?"

Lightning nods. "Yeah, that's what I intend to keep for us. Now then, what do you want?"

Daring sighs. "I'll take some sandwiches." She said taking some. "So what's with Scoots at the school? I thought she was done." She said eating a sandwiches.

"She wanted to enroll in the officer's course that starts today. I even had one of my veteran officers who is adept at strategy and tactics help teach her." Lightning says.

Daring raises an eyebrow. "How is she…wait? Is this about that time when you had the king and all the jarls over and she came up with everything?"

"Yeah, she wanted to take the course and I thought she was ready." Lightning says as Star tosses the ball at Daring when she saw her.

Daring catches the ball. "And I thought you didn't want her to join." She said tossing it back.

Lightning smirks. "She came up with a long time of planning and even the dangerous ones in just one hour. Even the best of my tacticians had a hard time on one battle." He said as Star throws the ball at them hard.

Rainbow chuckles as she catches the ball. "I'm going to go play with them." She said getting up and going to them.

"Have fun." Lightning says.

Daring sighs. "You think she won't be overwhelmed and what about that other one, what was his name?"

"Twilight is watching Windstorm as he is asleep." Lightning says.

Daring looks around a bit. "Yeah, guess she would. How is Rainbow doing?"

"A little tired, but Silva and Twilight have been easing her burden." Lightning says.

Daring sighs in relief. "Good. You know she's becoming like her old self again?"

"Yeah. She is playing with her foals again." Lightning says.

Daring nods. "About time. She kinda went into politics too much a bit while ago. Talion and Typhoon started asking me to play with them at that time."

"Not a problem right now." Lightning says.

Daring sighs. "Thank goodness. I was actually getting overwhelmed."

Lightning smirks. "Want me to do your job while you relax?"

"You have another job to do and that is taking care of me." Daring says rubbing against him.

Lightning chuckles as he wraps a wing around him. "Aw, but I am by taking the load off of you so you can relax and not worry."

"I am right now." Daring says laying her head into his shoulder. "By the way, nice disguise for all of you."

Lightning smirks as he looks around to the slightly different looks for everypony there including the foals. "Yeah, didn't want a swarm of fans or angry mobs while we relax here."

"So you ok with having a nephew now?" Daring asks.

Lightning looks to her and frowns. "I'm still going to kill him."

Daring smiles and boops his nose. "No, you are not." Daring says.

Lightning huffs. "Watch me. I'm going to take a knife and push it slowly into him." He said which made the family nearby get up and walk off.

Daring bonks him. "No, bad." Daring says as the foals laugh at him.

Star crawls up and hits him or tries to. "Ba."

"Boo." Lightning says nuzzling her with his nose.

Star giggles and tries to crawl over him.

"Come here you." Lightning says pulling her close with his wing.

Star laugh as she hugs him and coos at him.

"I love you too my little filly." Lightning says.

Star laughs as Daring hugs her too. "My little foal, right?"

"Ours, how is that?" Lightning asks.

Daring smiles. "Better. Right?" She asks nuzzling Star's nose.

Star giggles and hugs her nose.

"You hear the Cakes are now known nationally?" Lightning says.

Daring giggles. "Wonder what the Dominion thinks on that."

"Kyou?" Lightning asks.

"Bah." Kyou says

"Thank you Kyou." Lightning says petting her mane.

Daring sighs. "So what the heck are we really going to do before the war? You know, war things."

Lightning thinks on that. "Well, it's mostly gathering supplies and soldiers. Other half is planning and if you find an artifact, it might be useful for us."

"Oh you know how to get a mare riled up." Daring says.

Lightning grins. "Oh and a few tricks of my own. You have faced it a few times already."

"You are a bad stallion." Daring says.

Lightning chuckles. "The good kind of bad or bad bad?"

Daring smiles. "Is there a difference?"

"Now are you ready for the report?" Kyou asks.

Lightning sips away at his drink. "Yeah, what do we got?"

Kyou starts reading the report to him as the foals keep playing.

"And that is all for the progress. Now the true heir to Urreigns will be entering Stalliongrad soon." Kyou finishes.

Daring looks up from playing with Star. "Are we heading back?"

"Not just yet." Lightning says.

"Orders on what to do with the heir?" Kyou asks.

"Urreign can't know the heir is in Stalliongrad. Arrange for him to meet with the high king in secret." Lightning says.

Kyou nods. "Yes sir. And that's the last thing on the list. Anything else you need?"

"Kyou, lighten up and have fun." Lightning says as Saber walks up and lays against her stomach.

Kyou sighs and holds Saber. "Yes sir."

"Hey there Saber." Lightning says booping his stomach with his nose.

Saber giggles and catches his nose. "Da." Lightning smiles and moves it a bit to tickle him. Saber giggles and tries to hug him. "Da, Da." He cheers.

"You're my son." Lightning says holding him with his wing.

Saber smiles and tries to grab his wing and then sucks on the bone side of it.

"Aw." Daring said. "Look at him. He wants a wing blanket."

"I see your mom here does the same to you." Lightning says looking at Kyou.

Saber keeps sucking at his wing as he looks over to her.

"You have been a loving mother, haven't you?" Lightning asks.

Kyou looks to Saber as he smiles. "How could I not? He's my son."

"I'm sure your sister would have been proud." Lightning says.

Kyou sighs. "Yeah."

"Come on mother, play with your son for a bit." Lightning says.

Kyou looks to Saber and picks him up as he giggles and he hugs and nuzzles her. "My son." Kyou said smiling.

Lightning smiles and hugs her. "Our son."

"Don't flatter yourself." Kyou said still smiling.

"Come on." Lightning says.

Kyou turns to him and kisses him on the lips before smirking. "I would like some alone time." She whispered.

"Come on, let's play with them." Lightning says.

Kyou nods as Saber jumps out of her hooves and starts running with the other foals with Lightning and Kyou following.

The next morning, Kyou woke up with Lightning leaning on her.

Kyou groans and looks to him. "What happened last night?"

"You asked for a night alone my mistress." Lightning says pulling her close.

Kyou blinks and looks around and sees the small mess they made. "Wow, what did we do?"

Lightning thinks on that and nuzzles her. "Oh, you were just being wild again." Lightning says.

Kyou looks confused. "Wild?"

Lightning grins and has her sit on his lap and wraps his hooves around her. "You know, crazy and over the top."

Kyou frowns a bit. "I don't act like that…do I?" She asks confused.

Lightning raises an eyebrow. "You tell me." He said stroking her flank.

Kyou eyes widen at that before she glares at him. "I don't." She growls.

Lightning smiles and nuzzles her. "Yet you seem to like it."

Kyou brings a hoof back ready to slap him before stopping midway. "Do you take pleasure in a little degrading? Choose your answer carefully."

"I choose to love you." Lightning says leaning his head on her.

Kyou stares at him before bringing her hoof down. "Good choice. But still, what about that princess and your first wife? They took it well."

Lightning shrugs. "They asked for a rough time and as their husband, I oblige."

"Good boy." Kyou says.

Lightning grins. "Good girl for last night."

Kyou says nothing as she gets up and dresses herself.

Lightning sighs as he sits on the edge of the bed. "So did you enjoy the night?"

"Can't really remember it and going to see Saber." Kyou says.

Lightning smiles. "Want me to give you a repeat tonight?"

"No, I like to sleep with my son so he can feel safe." Kyou says.

Lightning gets off the bed and moves over to her. "You're safe here with me."

"Not me, Saber." Kyou says playfully bopping him.

Lightning smiles. "There's my mare."

Kyou says nothing and finishes putting on her robes.

Lightning sighs. "You look beautiful by the way."

Kyou looks back at him before moving to him and kisses his cheek. "Thank you." She said in his ear.

Lightning smiles and nuzzles her. "No problem. Now you better get going."

Kyou nods and walks off. "Bye sweetie." She said closing the door behind her.

Lightning chuckles. "And that's my mistress." He said getting dressed himself and heads out and nods to the guards nearby before thinking on where to go and heads down the hall to Scootaloo's room. "Scoots? You in there?" He asks knocking on the door.

The door opens a bit and Scootaloo's head pops out. "Yes?"

Lightning smiles. "Just came by to check on you."

Scootaloo sighs. "I'm fine dad."

Lightning smiles and ruffles her mane. "Alright, just checking up on you." Lightning says.

Scootaloo frowns and pushes his hoof off. "Dad." She whines.

"I'm just messing with my angel." Lightning says smirking.

Scootaloo rolls her eyes. "Oh dad. When will you ever change?" She asks sarcastically.

"When do you think?" Lightning asks.

Scootaloo sighs. "Never. Anything else? I'm kinda busy."

"Just wanted to say have a good first day of school." Lightning says.

Scootaloo chuckles and shows a piece of paper showing plans for a battle. "Try first homework day. Tiyries is helping bit by bit, but I'm getting through."

"Ok, just remember to eat every so often." Lightning says.

Scootaloo scoffs. "When can I slow or bring down my servings?"

"Scoots, I speak from experience." Lightning says.

Scootaloo raises an eyebrow. "You went crazy from being hungry?"

"No, I studied so long without food I collapsed." Lightning says.

Scootaloo sighs. "Fine. I'll eat."

"That's my girl." Lightning says.

Scootaloo nods. "Yeah." She said before looking into her room for a bit. "Got to go. Seems Tiyries helped figure out a position problem."

"Take into account the hills." Lightning says and hears Tiyries growl in frustration.

Scootaloo giggles. "Suck it up buttercup."

"You're just a sour pound cake Scoots." Tiyries said.

Lightning smirks walking away as he hears a cry of pain. He chuckles as he walks down the hall and comes across the twins trying to see into a room. "Whatcha doin kids?" He asks surprising them.

They both cry out and Twilight peeks her head out of the doorway dressed in a lab coat and goggles with a torch which she turns off. "What's going on?" She asks bringing the goggles up.

"Caught these two doing something." Lightning says.

They both shake their heads. "We weren't doing anything." They both said together.

Lightning rolls his eyes and looks to Twilight. "What are you working on that might garner interest?"

Twilight smiles. "Well, I'm actually reworking my personnel suit. By the way, got yours specially made and just need a few more days. As for mine, I got to replace the armor, calibrate the servos and rework the thermal generator so I can expend less energy while I'm in it. Plus I'm adding a cooling system because it might get hot or cold at times. That glove schematic you found in the forge, yeah, it's not ready. But with my first test on this thing, it might just do it. Exchanging your element or magic for life, but still at a cost." She said waving a hoof.

"Have you taken the test yet?" Lightning asks.

Twilight smiles. "Don't freak." She said simply before putting her goggles on and starts up the torch. "Don't even try." She said bringing it down on her own hoof and grunts in pain as she burns a bit of her hoof and quickly turns the torch off. "Should be working any second now." She whines in pain as a glow appears under her lab coat and soon a cloud of green appeared around her hoof and it slowly heals up the mark and crevice before stopping. "It works. Hoof is good as new." She said testing her hoof.

"That is good, now go take the test, ok?" Lightning asks.

Twilight sighs. "Lightning, the only way this can work is if somepony gets hurt for real. Since I'm starting with my body as a base, I have to get hurt. Why do you think I burned myself?"

"Pregnancy." Lightning says and Twilight starts to realize what he was getting at.

Twilight giggles nervously. "Oh yeah. I kinda forgot." She said peeking into the part filled room.

Lightning chuckles and hugs her. "It's okay. That's a cute quirk you have. Though it does get in the way at times."

"Ok, I will go take it." Twilight says before kissing his cheek.

"Eww." Both the twins say.

"Come here you two." Lightning says trying to grab them as Twilight walked away.

"Never!" They call out before running away.

Lightning smiles as he chases them.

Typhoon laughs as they gave Lightning a chase with Talion as they rounded a corner and she smacks into someone who makes her fall onto her back. "Owie." She said before looking up at the stallion with a colt standing being him.

"Gotcha." Lightning says picking up both. Both foals were still staring at the two new visitors as Lightning smiles a bit. "You must be our strange new guests the guards are talking about."

The stallion looks him over. "Nice to see you again." He said as the colt behind him peeks around his legs.

Lightning nods as Typhoon peaks around his head and tilts her head at them. "They're strange." She said.

"You don't know the half of it." Lightning says ruffling her mane.

Typhoon blinks once and Lightning sees a black spot appear on her iris. "No, I mean they have a bad feeling around them. Are they bad?"

The stallion clears his throat. "We can hear you."

Lightning chuckles. "Please forgive her. She's been on edge ever since an attack on us. Is your friend with you? I'm sure these two would love to meet him."

"Not yet." The stallion says.

Lightning sighs. "Pity. Where is he?"

The stallion shrugs. "His own business. Now your guards brought us here and he told us to come here. What is the meaning of this? He was vague on that subject."

"You're kidding me." The stallion said as they stood in a double bed room that had high ceilings and a glass door to a patio.

"No, I am not. So will you swear fealty to me?" Lightning says.

The stallion breathes out as he looks to the colt looking around and getting onto a bed and trying it out and smiling. "Only if you help him."

"Your friend arranged that." Lightning says walking away.

The stallion sighs as he looks to the colt and smiles. "Like it?"

The colt smiles. "Like it? This place is great!" He cheers before coughing a little and still tries to smile.

"Daddy is having them here, ok?" Talion asks.

Typhoon shakes her head. "No, there is something wrong with them. Even the colt. He's worse than the stallion. Both of them are bad." She harshly whispered as they stood around a corner.

"That's enough you two." Lightning says motioning them to follow.

Typhoon sighs as Talion follows besides him with her following behind. "Daddy, something is wrong with them. Didn't I already say that?"

"The young one is sick and the other is the dark knight." Lightning says.

Typhoon looks confused. "Huh?"

"You will learn soon enough." Lightning says.

Typhoon still looks confused. "Huh?"

"Sis. Enough." Talion said.

Lightning stops and that makes them stop before he leans down to Talion. "Go stand by Typhoon. Never leave your comrades and family behind." He said before walking again and leaves both Talion and Typhoon trailing behind.

Rainbow was improving Talion and Typhoon's appearances as Lightning reads a book.

"Mom, can you stop? I don't need a makeover." Talion said.

"I'm just doing a touchup." Rainbow says brushing his mane.

Talion frowns. "No you're not. You're giving me a bow."

"No I'm not." Rainbow says patting his head.

Talion rolls his eyes and looks to Lightning. "Dad, why make us stop and stand like that?"

"Because your mom wants to fix you up a bit." Lightning says.

Typhoon looks to him now and tries to fix her bow. "He means why did you make us stand by each other even after both of you try to shut me up?"

Lightning flips a page. "Simple, you never leave friends and family behind."

"That's right my little foals." Rainbow says smiling before taking the bow out of Typhoon's mane.

Typhoon messes with her mane and shakes her head. "There, that's better."

"Yeah, just like mine." Rainbow says.

"Rainbow, have you been to see Nikolai, Apollo, and their wives yet to give them their congratulations?" Lighting asks.

Rainbow smiles and nods. "Yeah, boy, were they happy."

"Now they are mothers now." Lightning says.

Rainbow sighs. "Yeah."

Lightning smirks. "Want more foals?"

Rainbow rolls her eyes. "No, knowing you, you would be gone kinda makes it so when I give birth, you won't be there."

"Rainbow." Lightning says looking at her.

Rainbow smiles as she keeps fixing Talion's mane and tries to move a tuft of it onto half of his face. "I just want my family to be together."

"Mom, I can't see like this." Talion says his eyes now covered.

Rainbow thinks about it. "Hm…maybe Typhoon, but her mane is too short. How about this?" She said fixing to where only half of his face is showing.

"Better." Talion says.

Rainbow grins. "Yep, now you're the cool colt around the block."

"A prince no less. I think some fillies tried to go after him." Typhoon said.

Talion just huffs.

"So which do you think acts more like you now Rainbow?" Lightning asks.

Rainbow giggles. "Both of them. They are my little foals." She said petting both their heads.

Both push her hooves away, causing Lightning to chuckle.

Typhoon sighs and walks to the window bed and lays down on it and looks out the window.

"Looks like you should take somepony flying Rainbow." Lightning says.

Typhoon rolls her eyes and stares towards the forest. "Can we visit that zebra? What was that name?"

"Zecora and yes dear, we can." Rainbow says.

Typhoon smiles as Talion groans. "What's for lunch?"

"Lunch will be served soon son." Lightning says.

Talion huffs and gets up. "I'm getting my own snack." He said walking to the door.

"I'll come with you." Lightning says getting up. "See you later honey." He said kissing Rainbow's cheek as he passes by.

Rainbow smiles and nuzzles him. "Yeah."

After leaving and walking for a bit, Lightning spoke. "So what are you really going for?" Lightning asks smirking.

Talion sighs. "Am I really that easy to read?"

"No, I just know a fellow troublemaker." Lightning says smirking.

Talion rolls his eyes. "I'm going to make sure Typhoon doesn't have to fear much on the new guests."

"She doesn't." Light says.

Talion frowns. "I just want to make sure."

"Come on son, food first, snooping second." Lightning says.

Talion sighs. "Fine."

"You have learnt well. You snuck past the kitchen staff without one noticing." Lightning says as Talion ate his cookies.

Talion sighs. "I just wish sis can join me. Why don't you make her join in anything?"

"Because she didn't know about this and your sister is rubbish compared to you in sneaking." Lightning kids, ruffing his mane causing him to chuckle.

He then frowns. "Hey, don't talk about sis like that."

Lightning chuckles and hugs him. "Ah, don't worry. I'll give her some time and we can see what she's good at. Two sides of the same coin, right?"

Talion nods. "Right."

Lightning smiles. "Besides, I love you both very much."

Talion looks to him. "Me more than her?"

"Of course not. I don't play favorites with my foals." Lightning says.

Talion raises an eyebrow. "You're doing with me. Board game. Nice job Talion. Excellent, you hold out for whatever turns. Not once did I hear Typhoon get any praise." He said mimicking his voice for the board game lines and frowns at him in the end.

"Look son, I'm not good at complimenting people and meaning it. It probably has something to do with the life I've lead. Most of the time it is complimenting nobles about something or giving an expected pat on the back for some soldier in the army." Lightning says.

Talion still frowns. "And my own sis?"

"I don't know what to say to young fillies and have them like it." Lightning says.

Talion raises an eyebrow. "Wow, mom was right. You're bad with fillies."

"You think?" Lightning asks.

Talion rolls his eyes. "Dad, me and sis saw you trying to talk to a mare soldier. You…were bad."

"Silva didn't seem to mind, she laughed." Lightning says.

"She was laughing at you." Talion said.

Lightning just frowns at his son's smirking face. "Let's just get some lunch." He said walking away.

"And other mom said to read the book." Talion said.

Lightning just groans.

Rainbow was laughing as Talion told her how their day went.

Talion smiles as Typhoon laughs and hugs him to hang onto. "He was not caring much or talking because he didn't how to talk to me?" She tries to ask.

Talion nods. "Yeah, I wonder how he talks to mom so well."

"That's simple. I lead." Rainbow jokes.

They both laugh as Lightning frowns as he walks in with a book in front of him. "Dang it Rainbow. Stop degrading me so much."

"Oh, what's the matter? My big strong Jarl embarrassed?" Rainbow asks petting the tuft fur on his chest.

Lightning rolls his eyes. "Rainbow, I swear that everyone is after me and trying to show how bad I am."

"So mommy is better than dad?" Talion asks looking to his sister.

Typhoon smiles. "Yeah, she's way better."

Lightning rolls his eyes before looking to Typhoon and looks back to his book. "Typhoon?"

"So that's what big sis' boyfriend was." Typhoon says.

Lightning groans and looks to her. "Typhoon?" He asks more sternly.

Typhoon smiles as she looks to him. "Yes?"

Lightning looks back to his book. "Um…you're a great filly Typhoon. I hope to see, what is this?" He asks the book before closing it. "Okay, in all seriousness, you are a great filly Typhoon. I just had a hard time trying to come up with nice things to say because I'm bad with females. Start over?" He asks opening his hooves.

"Daddy." Typhoon says.

Lightning still had his hooves opened. "Waiting for an answer."

"You can't read the mood well daddy." Typhoon says before doing a flying tackling hug.

Lightning chuckles as he hugs her. "Aw, thanks for giving another chance. Now how about where it all went wrong. Your favorite game." He said bringing out the war game box. "This time, I will try to say something for you."

"Let's play." Typhoon says.

Talion sighs in relief as he joins them. "Thanks daddy."

"Am I interrupting something?" Silva asks sticking her head through the door.

Lightning sighs. "Just a touching moment. Luckily it's over."

"Ah, well, I just wanted to inform you that King Shining Armor and Queen Cadence have arrived and Queen Twilight won't stop bouncing for some reason." Silva says.

Rainbow looks up. "King and queen?"

"Yes, they decided to ascend to those titles a few months after we left. Celestia was steamed for several months." Lightning says.

Rainbow giggles. "Geez Lightning, how much can you push her buttons?"

"That I wasn't responsible for and she got over it." Lightning says moving a piece.

Typhoon tilts her head and leans over and whispers in Talion's ear before they both nod and they both move a piece of theirs.

"Ah, clever, moving your archers closer into range and trying to bait me into attack so you can double team what I send in, but I won't fall for it." Lightning says moving his archer pieces up one space all together.

They both smirk as they place their shield guards next to their magicians with them in front of them.

"Not bad." Lightning says moving his magicians forwards to the archer and moves a few cavalry without them noticing.

They both adopt the thinking pose and they look to each other and nod before they both move their shield and magician pieces in front of the archers.

Lightning shakes his head and smirks. "You left your general exposed. Look closely, isn't something missing?" Lightning says and the twins look for a bit before noting the cavalry of his was missing.

They both look down and see his three cavalry close to their generals and almost one turn away. "How will you get out of this?" Lightning asks picking up a book before rolling the dice to determine damage from his wizard and archer pieces attacks.

The twins watch as it lands on a very low number and takes away only one shield piece on their sides before thinking again and whispers to each other.

Lightning frowns as he reads on the mare book as both the twins turn back to the game and then turns a third of archers around and moves the maximum amount of spaces before they took turns rolling the dice.

"A two." Talion starts. "Oh come on." Typhoon finishes. They knock down his cavalry down to one and Lightning brings the emperors down. "Dang it." They both said.

"It was a good idea trying to bait me you two, but just remember to keep an eye on all your opponents pieces, troop movement can be the key." Lightning says smiling before ruffling both their manes.

They both groan. "Again?" They both ask.

Lightning smiles. "Maybe next time. Try to think of plans." Lightning says picking them up and holding them.

They both look to each other and make a little hoof movement to each other.

Rainbow chuckles. "Looks like our foals came up with their own language."

"Oh isn't that precious." Seeku says dropping down from the ceiling.

Lightning grins. "Hello sexy." He said wrapping a wing around her.

"You can wait. How are you my little ones?" Seeku asks.

Both foals smiles and gets out of Lightning's hooves and hugs her. "Hi mom." They both said.

"Than what am I?" Rainbow asks huffing.

"Mom." They both said again.

"They got you there Rainbow." Lightning says.

Rainbow sighs in relief. "Good."

Lightning smiles as he looks to Seeku. "I need to speak to you in private for a bit. Think you're up for it?"

"Nope, I want to spend time with these two." Seeku says.

Lightning chuckles. "Alright, spend time with your little evil hatchlings. Now kids, attack!" Lightning says overly dramatically.

"Ah!" Seeku yells as both Talion and Typhoon tackle her to the ground. "Help me! I'm being assaulted by cute hatchlings."

"So girls, how does a lasagna sound for dinner?" Lightning asks walking away with them.

Rainbow giggles as she leans close to his ear. "I'm thinking of something fresh." She whispered while the others cheered.

"What about you Silva?" Lightning asks.

Silva smiles as she looks to him. "I'm thinking of dinner with you, like those fancy dinner dates."

"Ok, so Silva, any idea why Twilight won't stop bouncing around?" Lightning asks.

Silva shrugs. "No idea. Just that the king and queen announced something."

"Was she doing this before they arrived?" Lightning asks.

Silva thinks on it. "Um…well she was agitated. She wouldn't stop squirming."

"And?" Lightning asks.

Silva looks to him. "And she wouldn't stop smiling. She kept trying to sit still."

Lightning smiles as they reach the throne room and sees Shining and Cadance sitting down on a few seats as Twilight was jumping around the room.

"So, she stop bouncing yet?" Lightning asks.

Shining chuckles. "She hasn't stopped since she told us some news."

"What news?" Lightning asks.

Cadance smiles to him. "Congratulations on your new soon to be foal king."

"Ah, for it came back positive." Lightning says putting up a barrier spell over his skin. "So how does it feel that you will be an uncle soon?"

Shining sighs. "Well, don't hurt her and them and I won't come back here with a problem."

"You are a lot more restrained than last we met. Your influence?" Lightning asks Cadance.

Cadance smirks. "You could say that or rather he's not allowed in the bedroom if he doesn't go along with it."

"Ah, threats I see. Rainbow does that with me at times." Lightning says.

Rainbow grins as she wraps a wing around him. "At this point, it's the mares running the family."

"I will not contest that claim." Lightning says.

Seeku giggles and nuzzles his other side. "Maybe I should start making rules for us."

"Down girl. Now Rainbow, has Applejack shared anything with you?" Lightning asks.

Rainbow smiles. "Well, she told that she had her first date and second."

"Any news when she will officially marry my commander?" Lightning asks.

Rainbow shrugs. "She said she wants it Equestrian style of dating and marriage. Rarity got her to talk. She wants at least five dates and in that time, he better show that he is worthy of her. After that, she makes her final decision."

"Oh, she just needs to say the word and he will move entire towns for her." Lightning says.

Rainbow chuckles. "I'll tell her the next time I see her."

"I wonder how corporal Macintosh is reacting to a superior officer dating his sister." Lightning thinks out loud before he feels a pair of hooves wrap around his neck.

"I'm pregnant!" Twilight cheers as she hugs him tight.

"I hear." Lightning says as she laid on his back.

Twilight giggles as she nuzzles his head. "I love you."

"And your brother didn't attack me like I expected." Lightning says.

Twilight smiles and pokes his nose. "Bedroom threats work every time."

"Unless the stallion is gay." Lightning adds.

Twilight raises a hoof. "Unless the other partner is also gay."

Lightning smiles. "True."

Twilight giggles and nuzzles his head again. "You need a fitting by the way."

Lightning looks back at her. "More robes?"

Twilight shakes her head. "No, got to get you fitted for your armor. There is a skinsuit that has to go on first and the forgers need your sizes."

Lightning sighs. "Fine. You stay here with your brother though and thanks for helping us catch those three traitors Cadance."

Cadance nods. "It was no problem. Those guards can't resist a good chance with a princess, now a queen. They would do anything for a chance."

Shining sighs. "Thank goodness that she didn't tell me because I would have skin them alive for that."

"You would have probably grilled every guard yourself when you were told some guards tried to kill her." Lightning says.

Shining clicks his tongue. "I would have squeezed them alive."

"And wouldn't have gotten much progress, but when your wife started to talk about not liking how we did things they came to try and collaborate." Lightning says.

Shining frowns. "We at least got them so that's good."

"All but two are accounted for from that patrol group I disbanded. Quite a few ponies getting tax breaks this year." Lightning says.

Cadance giggles. "So Twilight, now that you're pregnant, what are you going to do now?"

"Well for starters, I got to design a new room. Also, has Shining been able to get it up lately?" Twilight whispers the last part.

Cadance grins. "Oh has he." She said looking over to him as he looked confused.

"So, are you expecting?" Twilight asks.

Cadance smiles. "Not by yet, but he's working on it."

"Tell him to work faster." Twilight says before snickering.

Cadance giggles. "The trick is to go slow."

"Shining doesn't have the stamina for that." Twilight says before giggling again as Shining was completely confused by their talk.

Lightning smiles. "Armor, I feel that we are being brought down by the all powerful mares again."

"What are they talking about?" Shining asks.

"I'll tell you when you are older." Lightning jokes.

Shining frowns. "I hate you."

Lightning smiles as he gets up and walks away to get fitted.

Twilight smirks. "Have fun being poked and prodded."

"Used to that. I'll deal with the media later." Lightning jokes.

Shining looks back to the mares confused. "I don't get it."

Both mares look to each other and giggle while Shining remained confused.

"So this is my armor." Lightning said as he stood in the forge and look at the plate armor in front of him while the seamstress gets his measurements. "Looks nice."

"Thinking of smelting a crown into the helmet." The smith says.

"No need." Lightning says.

The smith holds up a painting. "I mean like this. Notice how menacing he looks."

"The crown would be too much and will let snipers and wizards know where I am and try and pot shot me." Lightning says.

The smith smiles. "Then you want it to be like the others? The queen did make this personally for you along with hers."

"Leave it like that then, but no crown. So how goes the project magic armor?" Lightning asks.

The smith shrugs. "That you would have to ask the queen. She's using her armor as the starting point for everything about these things. She did mention she's about halfway through."

"I expect the project will take several more years to complete then." Lightning says.

The seamstress smiles. "With the queen around, I expect it to be ready before the eventual war that the rumors are sprouting about."

"That war won't be for a decade." Lightning says.

The seamstress shrugs. "Still, it's amazing with the things the queen is coming up with. There is already a news article about a powerful healing tool that works better than any medical magic there is, being made at the university right now."

"Thing about new things, they always have bugs you have to work out of them." Lightning says.

The smith chuckles. "And my job is to make sure these things don't lock up that much. Don't want that sword slicing that head off from a loose plate."

"You would be a poor smith if that happens. So getting along with those magicians that have been assigned to the project?" Lightning asks.

The smith nods. "Yes, about time because these are my babies. Nopony touches them but the one assigned to it."

"I see." Lightning says as the seamstress kept going over the measurements.

The seamstress nods. "Okay, that's about it. Come back a little later and you'll have your suit that I need you to wear to make adjustments."

"Right." Lightning says getting off the stand.

The smith chuckles. "You got a great wife making something personal for you. She probably wants to get out of giving you a birthday present."

"More like she wouldn't know what to get and besides I think she will be a little busy for a while. Oh and seamstress, you might need to adjust her royal garments every so often for a few months." Lightning says.

The seamstress smiles. "Pregnancy, right?"

"Yes." Lightning says.

The seamstress nods. "I dealt with pregnant mares in the guards. I keep fixing their armor and everything until they are forced to leave, but I can manage."

"I'm instituting a new regulation for the guards soon. Anytime a guard gets pregnant, they are to take time off as paid vacation until deemed ready to return to duty." Lightning says hearing that.

The seamstress giggles. "Won't the mares be proud that you respect and take care of them. At least they are getting more benefits with you around."

"Well the money we are getting from trading with the griffons and the zebras, we can afford it." Lightning says.

The smith smiles. "Wondering, what other benefits would you give?"

"We shall see, I am managing a large budget with a kingdom." Lightning says.

The seamstress nods. "Well, here's to a profitable future."

"Here, here." The smith said.

"Which reminds me, I got a dinner party with the nobles tonight." Lightning says.

The smith sucks in air. "Best of luck. They are a bit…uppity."

"Speak your mind, they are mostly a pain." Lightning says.

The smith smiles. "Finally somepony who agrees with me."

"And he is the king of Equestria." The seamstress says.

The smith chuckles. "Makes it better."

"They are at times a necessary evil. I'm happy I was able to get rid of Blueblood and his faction that opens up positions and power that the rest will be tripping over each other for me to award to them." Lightning says.

The seamstress nods. "They would do anything to get the likeness of the rulers."

"They also like me because my influence is bringing them money. Also, tell me, how long have they been threatening your foal?" Lightning asks.

The seamstress sighs. "A few times. They wanted me to make some skinsuits for them too for their personnel armor. If you don't have my suit, I'll have your job." She mimics.

"So the final two terrorists, do you know their current location?" Lightning asks.

They both shook their heads. "Not really. You're better off with the intelligence." The smith said.

"They have your foal right?" Lightning asks.

The seamstress tries to smile. "Of course not. He's fine."

"You're lying." Lightning says getting a map.

The seamstress sighs. "They are somewhere in the red light district somewhere. Got a letter from somepony saying that if I don't finish, he's gone."

Lightning places the map on the stand. "Come here, I can locate your son with a spell, but I will need both your blood as a base to track him." Lightning says.

The seamstress walks over and gives her hoof which he quickly cuts and the blood spills on the map.

"Now yours." Lightning says to the smith.

The smith looks confused. "Wait, what?"

"I have read your files. I know you two are married." Lightning says.

The smith sighs and walks over and he cuts his hoof and the blood spills on the map as well.

Lightning clears his throat and spreads his wings and puts his hooves over the map. "Dirige me ad tempus per nebulas deperditi. Ostende mihi Spiritus. Ostende mihi!" Lightning chants as the blood moves.

They watch as the blood comes together and moves around the map before it stops in somewhere in the red light district.

"Night Light, Seeku." Lightning calls to the door.

They both peek their heads in the doorway. "Yes?" They both ask.

"We have the location of the last two terrorists. Night Light, get your men and start to move to this spot. Seeku, get the changelings to sneak in. They have a hostage, maybe more." Lightning says.

They both nod. "Yes sir." They both said before moving away.

"Your son will be saved." Lightning says to the two.

They both nod. "Thank you." They both said.

"Now we just sit and wait." Lightning says.

They both look worried to each other as they all sit down. "Hey dad? You in here?" Typhoon calls as she walks by the door.

"Yes sweetheart, you need something?" Lightning asks.

Typhoon smiles as she walks in. "Check out this new earring that bro got me." She said showing a teardrop earrings hanging from her ear. "It's fake for me though."

"Did you get your ears pierced?" Lightning asks.

"Of course not. It just squeezes the spot." Typhoon says.

Lightning nods. "Good. Your mother would freak out."

Typhoon says nothing else and crawls up to lay on his back.

Lightning smiles as he looks back at her. "You like this place? Even the armors?"

"It's cool." Typhoon says.

Lightning chuckles. "Really, what do you like?"

"I like that one." Typhoon says pointing to an unfinished sword.

Lightning smiles as he walks up to it. "What do you like about it?"

"The detail." Typhoon says.

"Ah, you like art, huh?" Lightning asks.

Typhoon nods. "Yeah, just the design on the hilt, it's like it's alive and…is it possible to make a spell permanent on it?"

Lightning and her looks over to the smith. "Only during the initial forging and continued until finished." He said.

"Remind me to take you to an art museum." Lightning says.

Typhoon frowns. "Dad, that's boring. I want to look at things like these. The ones we already have. Plus I wandered into the study, they have so much designs of weapons and books there." She said.

"Give everything a chance sweetheart." Lightning says ruffling her mane.

Typhoon groans. "Fine."

Lightning smiles. "Good girl. Now where's your brother?"

"With mom, they said something about catching a game." Typhoon says.

"Ah, must be going to the exhibition match to demonstrate Drakonauph." Lightning says.

Typhoon shrugs. "Might be fun. Might not. What about big sis? Why isn't she coming out that much?"

Lightning smiles. "Probably busy with her new school life. She's becoming a smart girl in tactics. Who knows, you might excel in something too."

Typhoon looks around. "Maybe."

"Oh, who are we kidding, you will excel at whatever you want." Lightning says.

Typhoon giggles. "Yeah and maybe I'll beat you in a wrestling match."

"Not a chance." Lightning says smirking.

Typhoon smiles. "Exactly. Now what are you waiting for?"

Lightning looks to her. "Just a little visit." He said before hearing hoofsteps come close to the forge.

Everypony looks to the doorway and sees Seeku and Night Light come into view. "We got them." Night Light said.

Seeku smiles. "The foal is in the infirmary. He's being treated for some restrain markings and some dehydration."

The seamstress smiles and tears up. "Can we see him?" Both Night Light and Seeku step aside from the doorway.

"Go." Lightning says.

They both turn to him and bows a little. "Thank you." The seamstress said before they start running and heads out.

"Get every guard of sergeant rank, whether on or off duty, we are going to have a military trail." Lightning says.

Night Light nods and heads out as Seeku smiles. "That was the last."

Lightning nods. "Yeah. Now we can relax slightly as we still need to put them on trial. After that though, it might be fun to live life without the ominous cloud of danger above us."

"So, I redouble our spies to watch to see if anyone make a sloppy move and reveals themselves to be traitors as well." Night Light says coming back in.

"Good man." Lightning says.

Night Light smiles. "At least I can worry less for my family here."

"Seeku, I want you to tell the media to take down the wanted posters as all of them have been caught." Lightning says.

Seeku nods. "Yes sir. Anything else, my lord?" She said snickering at the tone at the end.

"See me later tonight." Lightning says.

Seeku smiles. "Sure thing sir. Anything else?"

"You will learn then." Lightning says.

Seeku look interested. "Oh? Well, I'm getting me some food. Want to join?"

"You will have your fill tonight." Lightning says.

Seeku giggles and wiggles a bit as Typhoon just looks confused. "Is this how mom always is?"

"Oh no." Lightning says.

Typhoon looks to him. "How is she really?"

Lightning smiles. "Just really great. You'll learn everything else later when you grow up or…as you grow up."

"Just enjoy life now my little hatchling." Seeku says.

Typhoon sighs. "So what now?"

Lightning smiles as he looks up to her. "You will head out and grab something and spend some time with your sis. She's been cooped up too long. Make sure to bring some food for her."

"Got it, get her to loosen up." Typhoon says.

"Oh, she is so smart." A new voice says.

They all look over and see a familiar ghost. "Grandma." Typhoon cheers.

"Come here grandfoal." Hurricane says rushing up to her.

Typhoon giggles as she jumps into her hooves and hugs her. "Hi grandma."

"How have you been?" Hurricane asks nuzzling her.

Typhoon giggles and nuzzles back. "Really good. What about you? Where have you been?"

"Here, there, to a haunted house for a meeting of the ghosts." Hurricane says.

Typhoon smiles and hugs her. "It's great to see you grandma."

"What was that last one?" Lightning asks as Seeku hides behind him.

Hurricane waves him off. "Oh nothing. What's up with the bug?"

"Back you…anomaly you." Seeku says brandishing a sword towards her.

"Ah, yes, changelings are terrified of ghosts." Lightning says.

Hurricane giggles. "Oh silly. Is she family?"

"Pretty much." Lightning says.

Hurricane gives him Typhoon and opens her hooves to Seeku. "Give me a hug sister."

Seeku screams and jumps up before running from her as Hurricane chases her. "No way jose."

Hurricane giggles as she keeps flying after her. "Come on. Like me. Love me. Give me a hug." She said sounding demonic on the last part.

Seeku screams and runs out the door. "Get away from me you dark being!"

Hurricane keeps giggling as she chases after her and leaves Lightning and Typhoon alone. "When has grandma ever been like this?" Typhoon asks.

"She loves causing trouble like you, me, and you brother." Lightning says.

Typhoon shrugs. "Want to get something to eat?"

Lightning smiles. "Sure." He said heading out with her.

"So want to explain why Seeku was chased by Hurricane around the castle for five hours?" Rainbow asks.

Seeku shivers as she keeps looking around while being held by Lightning who was rubbing her back. "Oh, just a return and having fun. She hasn't seen our little bug here. So she decided to introduce herself."

"Wish I could have seen it, but Talion and I had quite a good time. Didn't we?" Rainbow asks nuzzling him.

Talion giggles. "Yeah. It was awesome watching it all."

"And I got a souvenir." Rainbow said showing her ear and shows the same earring that Typhoon wore. "They said it was straight from Stalliongrad. Don't worry, it's fake."

Lightning smiles. "Well I'm glad you had a great time. Did anypony freak out at some of the brutalness of the show?"

"A few. Though the rest of the wonderbolts want to try it." Rainbow says.

Lightning grins. "I thought they might. It's really once you get into it and soon we would be able to come up with a competition where all the cities compete in it."

"Kinda of like a league like with hoofball." Rainbow says.

Lightning nods. "Yeah. Maybe we should make a league and see if we can make the first ever championship league."

"Oh, that sounds fun." Hurricane said floating in.

Seeku yells and rushes over to some random tools. "Back you heathen." She said brandishing a wrench. "I got iron, salt, fire and the purest of water and objects. Don't make me kill you with fire."

"Oh, I like her. So fun." Hurricane says.

"Though it will take some time for them to train and develop a good team. I wonder where the wonderbolts will recruit earth ponies and unicorns for their team." Lightning says.

Rainbow shrugs as Seeku swings the wrench around as Hurricane gets close. "No idea. Spitfire said they are working on it right now."

"And taking care of my niece?" Lightning asks.

Rainbow smiles. "She really loves that little one. She just needs time for us and for Edward to get back soon so we can have a family reunion."

"We will see her tonight." Lightning says.

Rainbow looks to him. "How do you know?" She asks as Seeku starts throwing salt bags at Hurricane who just smiles in amusement.

"Dinner party tonight and the wonderbolts are on the guest list." Lightning says.

Rainbow groans. "I hate formal parties."

"You don't have to go love." Lightning says.

Rainbow suddenly rushes him and hugs him. "Thank you."

"But you have to watch the foals as well because I have to." Lightning says.

Rainbow smiles and nuzzles him. "No problem."

"Kyou will be taking care of Saber and Daring will be bringing Star as well." Lightning says.

Rainbow nods. "Yeah, it would probably be great to see them again. It has been a while since they had to go away on business for a bit."

"And try and coax Scoots out of her room." Lightning says.

Rainbow chuckles. "Knowing her, she probably has a wall dedicated to her studies. Boring." She said as Seeku tries to cover Hurricane in water.

"She is studying to excel at something like how you had to study to pass your classes to become head of the Ponyville weather team you once were." Lightning says.

Rainbow sighs. "And that was the most boring classes ever."

"Well now it's Scootaloo's turn to go through that." Lightning says.

Rainbow sighs. "Fine, I'll get her out of the room and at least see the outside world for the first time since she was locked away for years." She dramatizes.

"Why doesn't mom act in plays again?" Talion asks.

Lightning grins. "Because she's playing one right now. Being a mother." He said wrapping a wing around her.

Rainbow frowns and bonks him on the head. "Bad stallion. I play my roles when I want to. Expect being a mother, that's full time." She said smiling at the end.

Lightning rolls his eyes and nuzzles her. "And my wife. Can't forget that."

Rainbow giggles. "Yeah, I don't and am reminded every night."

Lightning grins and holds her close. "Yep, but its Seeku's night, so sorry."

Rainbow nuzzles him. "Its fine, she needs it." She said looking to Seeku who was reading something in a strange language to Hurricane who yawns at her antics.

Lightning sighs. "Alight. Well you guys can spend some time here. Try to have Seeku get use to Hurricane or we may have a hard time with being a family here."

Rainbow salutes. "Aye, aye captain."

Lightning chuckles and lets her up before going to the wardrobe and getting some clothes. "Good attitude soldier. Now get to it and be a good mother."

Rainbow giggles. "Sure thing. Just try not to fall asleep."

Lightning nods. "Yeah, I spend more time watching a stretch a land and paint drying without falling asleep. I can handle a dinner party." He said putting on the robes and heading to the door. "Later."

Rainbow waves goodbye as Typhoon comes in and sits by the waving Talion. "Have fun." She said as Hurricane waves too as Seeku tried touching objects to her.

Lightning sighs as he sits down at the long table with Twilight beside him who seems to be wearing the same earring being worn by most of the mares. "What is this? A fad?"

Twilight looks to him from eating her small meal. "Hm?"

Lightning pokes the earring. "These things. What's with the fad?"

Twilight turns her eyes to it and flicks her ear a bit. "Oh, no idea. It just came in from Stalliongrad and guess everypony wanted to try a little simple jewelry."

Lightning sighs. "Has everypony arrived?" He asks looking around as the small orchestra played as ponies from mostly the high and middle class and foreign countries were conversing with each other around the small round tables spread all around.

Twilight looks to the nearby record keeper who shakes her head. "Nope, still got more to come."

Lightning rolls his eyes and sighs. "Joy to the world." Lightning quietly sings sarcastically.

Twilight smiles and brings a wing on him. "Aw, relax. This is just a simple dinner party. Nothing bad about it…unless you count the flank kissing."

Lightning chuckles and smiles. "Oh, there was a lot of that back in Stalliongrad."

Twilight grins. "See, smiles. Keep a good poker face. This is just to increase new relations with the new council and some guest citizens. After all, we are king and queen."

Lightning sighs. "I just wish sometimes that we didn't need to deal with meaningless events and go do productive things. I know this increases relationships, but come on." He said holding up a hoof to stop Twilight.

Twilight sighs and leans back in her seat. "Well you don't need to worry about me when I'm attacked. I got the glove on and I got it down right. Just needs a few more tweaking for other ponies and they would be able to heal up with magic or the elements." She said lifting her sleeve up a bit and shows a part of the glove which also had a circular spot on the top.

Lightning points to the spot. "And this thing?"

Twilight looks to it and thinks. "Well, this thing could be for enhancing it, but it would possibly be overloaded. If I'm making one, I need to perfect this first."

Lightning smiles and wraps a wing around her. "That's my queen."

Twilight giggles and nuzzles his side. "And this is my king."

"I will be glad when this uncomfortable dinner is over and the socializing begins. That is when the wonderbolts arrive." Lightning whispers to her.

Twilight looks to him. "You think we would see Spitfire's little colt?"

"Not a chance, he is probably with a foalsitter or with Rainbow." Lightning says.

Twilight sighs. "At least we get to see her again. It has been…how long?"

"Almost a year since we came back. At least we can see how everyone is today." Lightning said.

"Ah, the last ones have arrived and the dinner bell is ringing." Twilight says.

Lightning looks over and sees the wonderbolts have arrived and gets up and goes over as everypony sits down or just stands nearby. "Hey sis."

"Do I know you?" Spitfire asks fooling around, making Lightning frown. "Oh Lightning."

Lightning sighs. "Great to see you too Spits."

Spitfire chuckles and hugs him. "Hi brother."

Lightning smiles and hugs him back. "Hi sis. How's the foal?"

"Good, I had your guards take me to Rainbow so she could watch him." Spitfire says.

Lightning chuckles. "Oh, Twilight so owes me a few bits."

"I still can't wrap my head around you being our new king." Fleetfoot says.

Lightning grins. "How about you start bowing and maybe I'll think about being your friend."

Fleetfoot smiles. "Nah, you're already our buddy."

Lightning chuckles. "Alright, why don't you all go around and mingle. Sis, want to join me and Twilight?"

Spitfire looks around before shrugging. "Why not?" She said walking back with him to Twilight.

"Oh Spitfire, I missed having you around." Twilight says when she sits with them.

Spitfire shrugs. "Well, I didn't miss you."

Twilight starts pouting.

Lightning rolls his eyes as he sits down again and looks around and sees most of the ponies happy and mingling. "Well, at least the party is going well. I just hope somepony doesn't throw a punch." Lightning says looking back to find Twilight being noogied by Spitfire.

Twilight groans as she tries to push her away. "Spitfire, stop that."

"She is just showing sibling love to you. So why not tell her the news?" Lightning asks.

Twilight finally pushes her away and looks to Spitfire with a grin. "I'm pregnant."

Spitfire chuckles and hugs her. "What took ya?"

Twilight smiles. "Just a little time at night."

Lightning whistles innocently as he picks at his food.

Spitfire smiles. "Oh brother, did you have to run things to the ground?"

"No comment." Lightning says as if addressing the media.

Spitfire rolls her eyes. "I love ya brother and I bet so does she." She said hooking a hoof around Twilight.

"Now your nieces or nephews will rule in Stalliongrad and Equestria. How does that make you feel?" Lightning asks.

Spitfire smiles. "Keep treating us like family and we won't have a problem."

"I meant personally know your family is mostly royalty." Lightning says.

Spitfire sighs. "Well, it's troubling at times. A lot of ponies want to know me and 'the royal family.'" She said with air quotes.

Lightning sighs. "Well, just call and I'll send some guards to deal with annoying citizens."

"Nah, used to the media, but basically they are wanting to know about your past. I think they are trying to work from humble beginnings angle." Spitfire says.

'I see my pony over here is hard at work.' Lightning thinks.

Twilight sighs. "At least you can see the family again. I think Rainbow and the others would love to see you again. Still, what's been going on with Edward?"

Spitfire smiles. "He's a bit uppity. Though, I'm really showing my appreciation." She said ignoring the steaming Lightning.

Twilight giggles. "Oh, how much?"

Spitfire grins. "About ten a night, maybe more." She said as Lightning craves away at some food where it wasn't needed, basically, salad.

Lightning growls softly. "Where's our announcer?" He asks as the music ended.

"Okay, that's a great performance." An announcer said as he took the stage as the orchestra got off the stage. "Now, for our special evening, we got a special visitor musician. He hails from Stalliongrad and made quite a name for himself. Please welcome Swift Song, our flute musician." He said getting off the stage as another stallion took his place with a flute in hoof.

"Sister, please don't mention that." Lightning requests.

"My husband can get really mad at the thought. He is still a protective little brother." Twilight says.

Lightning frowns. "Hey, I'm the bigger brother here." He said as the music started to play.

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Spitfire grins. "No, I'm eldest."

Lightning chuckles. "Yeah right. You had to literally look up to me when we're talking and now you still are." He said as Twilight got up and walked away.

Spitfire assumes a thinking position. "No, I remember that when we were in the academy, you had to look up to me and I was in the top bunk."

"Speaking of academy, where are you going to look for unicorns and earth ponies for the Wonderbolt's Drakonauph team?" Lightning asks.

Spitfire shrugs. "Oh, we have been thinking on it. Manehattan is out since they still hold distrust for each other. Canterlot, forget it. Ponyville is the best bet. What other town do you know that has good relations with their neighbors?"

"Take into account that each city will be putting together their own team." Lightning reminds.

Spitfire smacks her hooves together. "And boom, we'll crush them. Wonderbolts at the top, right?"

"That means they will be recruiting so you will have to outdo them in recruitment." Lightning says.

Spitfire waves him off. "Please, who doesn't want to be in the top home team? At least you would allow some Stalliongrad teams to come in, right? Challenge us?"

"Of course. They will stomp you into the ground." Lightning says.

Spitfire smirks. "Good, but they won't with you helping out in training."

"Hey, where are all of you going?" A voice asks and they all look to see most of the patrons, mainly mares leaving.

The musician looks up and stops playing for a bit. "Am I that bad?" He asks before playing again.

Lightning tilts his head slightly. "Twilight." He calls and she doesn't turn around as they all head out the door. "Twi?" He calls again as he got up and she still doesn't respond.

Spitfire looks around and tries to see what's going on. "This is weird."

Lightning looks to her. "You okay?"

Spitfire looks herself over. "Yeah, fine here. But I don't know about them."

Lightning looks worried. "I just hope Rainbow and the others are okay." He said as the whole room follows them out and the musician smirks a little.

"Sis?" Talion asks Typhoon who was staring straight ahead.

"Sis?" Seeku asks Rainbow waving a hoof in front of her face and gets no reaction.

Hurricane hums as she looks them over. "They look fine."

Seeku knocks Rainbow's head before humming. "Hey Rainbow, I just had sex with your husband."

Hurricane watches as she got no response and looks to Typhoon who started to drool. "Ew." She said grabbing a napkin and wipes it off before Typhoon starts to walk out with Rainbow following behind and they look to see that once the door opens, they see a whole group walking by. "What the…?"

Seeku raises an eyebrow. "That's a lot of mares."

They follow them out and sees Lightning coming up behind the group. "Lightning, what's going on?" Seeku asks as Hurricane floats above them.

Lightning shrugs. "No idea." He said looking out a window and sees a whole bunch of ponies walking the streets in a semi-straight line. "But it looks like it's widespread."

Spitfire sighs. "They tried to wake them up, but nothing."

Seeku buzzes a bit. "I told Rainbow I had sex with you and that didn't even get anything out of her."

Lightning nods. "Yeah, she would have pummeled you to the ground."

Spitfire shrugs. "At least the visiting musician wasn't that much flank hurt."

Lightning stops and places a hoof in front of Spitfire, making her stop. "Why would he still play when everypony was leaving?"

Both Seeku and Spitfire thinks for a bit before their eyes widen. "Pied Piper!" They yelled as Lightning said it calmly.

A few seconds passed before Lightning glares and storms off. The guards looks confused before Seeku rushes after him and the guards follow. "Keep them safe and find out where they are going." Spitfire yells as she runs after them to the ceiling at which Hurricane rushes ahead to the front of the march.

Lightning bum rushes the door and brings it down off the hinges and finds the stallion gone. "Damn, he's gone. They are still in a trance so he's still playing somewhere. Find him!" He yells out.

"Lightning, the changelings are keeping him in sight." Seeku says.

"Show me the way." Lightning says.

Seeku flies off through an open window and Lightning and Spitfire and most of the pegasus guards fly after them. "He's heading down a narrow path. Trying to rush to the front of our marching group." Seeku said as they fly over the city. "He's fast for an earth pony." She remarked before looking down.

Spitfire frowns. "Latest try from the Dominion?"

Lightning growls. "Most likely. They are mainly earth ponies and specialize in bringing others to the ground. By any means necessary."

"What do you want to do?" Seeku asks.

"Entei, snipe that slaver." Lightning orders before an arrow is launched.

They watch as the arrow flies into the city and a cry of pain is heard. "Got him." Lightning said suddenly flying down and straight into an alleyway and flies above the ground before seeing the pony and smashes into him and they both fly straight into Main Street. "What do you want with the mares?!" He yells stopping as the pony stops sliding across the ground.

"Slaves, what el…?" The pony couldn't finish as he is punched, making his spit up a few teeth. "Ow."

"Ok, enough is enough." Lightning says as the guards arrive.

The stallion chuckles and brings up his flute before twisting an end of it. "Know the fairy tale?" He asks bringing the flute up to his mouth.

Lightning glares and charges at him before hearing the music and suddenly stopping and skids across the ground. "Ow. What the heck?"

The stallion kept playing as the mares behind them kept marching and most of the guards and Lightning was groaning a bit. "Happy days."

"Entei, cut his vocal cords and destroy the flute, but leave him alive. I have something in mind." Lightning order.

The stallion glares at him before suddenly realizing he can't hear any more music and looks down to see his flute bathe in blood before it shattered into pieces and the guards and Lightning got up as the mares seems to keep marching. "Stop them now and try to turn them back." Lightning orders as he got up and walks to the choking stallion. "Feel honored, you will be the first one executed here in over a few centuries." Lightning says.

The stallion kept glaring as he kept choking and holds his hooves to his open neck.

"Changelings, take him to the dungeon and get his throat closed up…and somepony just destroy those stupid earrings." Lightning called after seeing them having trouble.

Lightning walks up to Twilight at the front of the pack as the changelings takes the stallion away and Lightning takes the earring off before smashing it on the ground as Twilight still stared straight ahead. "Sorry hun." He said before slapping her and makes her stop.

"Ow!" Twilight yells as she holds a hoof to her cheek and looks back at him. "Lightning, what the heck?"

"You were hypnotized." Lightning says as the other guards and ponies followed his example and a lot of slapping was heard.

Twilight looks around and sees most of the mares groaning. "What the heck happened?"

"The Dominion tried to use a spell to hypnotize you all so they could obtain slaves for their country…which reminds me. I want every ship in port thoroughly searched for anything on the Dominion and search out to sea for a hundred miles for any unknown ships to the east. He couldn't have been alone. Have posters placed out about the earrings as well. Tell them that it is immediate destruction for them." Lightning orders.

Twilight sighs. "So is it over for us?"

Lightning looks around as some of the mares seem to glare at the ponies who slapped them and slapped them back. "Not by a long shot. We got the one who started this though. We got our first execution."

"Execution?!" Twilight asks horrified.

"Don't argue with me on this Twilight. An example and message must be sent." Lightning says.

Twilight groans and holds a hoof to her head. "Just…don't take it too far on the executions in the future. Just the heinous crimes."

Lightning nods as the guards escorted the mares away and flew off to relay the orders. Within days, most of Equestria had heard the news and anti-Dominion fever swept through the nation.

Lightning sighs as he threw away another paper requesting them to go to war in the air and Talion aims carefully before shooting it with his magic. "Well, at least the fad died quickly." He said noticing Typhoon rubbing her ears.

Lightning pondered what to do with the patrol group that had committed high treason and the idea of adding them to be executed with the Dominion slaver and the five ships they had caught either disguised in port or at sea.

Rainbow groans as Lightning threw another paper and it became dust. "Now what? Everypony at this point wants us to go to war and we still need more time."

"We will cool their tempers soon enough. Talion, you're getting good at shooting your magic." Lightning commented he watch the military tribunal presided over the traitor royal guards in the square.

Talion smiles. "Thanks dad." He said dusting another paper.

A groan was heard as smoke wafted through the doors and they formed into a stallion. "Seems your wife has found some unsmashed earrings. Talking about long range communications. Makes sense seeing as mares on the border of the city were also being hypnotized as well." Umbra said.

"I doubt the Dominion knew about that. They don't put much stock in magic research." Lightning says.

Umbra smirks. "No, but your wife does. Mumbling about a radio or something. Don't know what she's talking about, but heard that since it could be heard from the dining room to the end of the city, must be good to reuse as another resource."

Lightning shrugs as he threw another paper and Talion let it float down before he shot at it. "Hi uncle."

Umbra smiles. "Hello nephew and niece, how are you?"

"Mad about those earrings." Typhoon says.

Umbra chuckles. "Yeah, that's my niece right there."

Lightning sighs as he watches the crowd cheer as the blade rises. "If you don't want to hear something sickening, cover your ears now." He said as it reaches the top. Nopony covered their ears as the blade came down and a slicing sound was heard and the crowd cheers. "Well, we would have to get use to it sooner or later."

Rainbow sighs. "What now? After this?" She asks waving a hoof to the window.

"The news will spread, Equestria executed a slaver for attempting to enslave our people soon enough." Lightning says.

Rainbow looks to Typhoon as she shakes herself. "And yet the infiltrators came in. There is going to be a lot of fears going on. More security instead of freedom."

Lightning throws another piece of paper into the air before a thought came to him. "Maybe they don't have to." He said before opening a drawer and rummages through it and finds the blueprints that Twilight made during her comas. "This platform, doesn't have to be in space."

"You're thinking of increasing security and customs?" Rainbow asks.

Lightning looks over the platform. "Half and half. We are going to be looking at borders of all kinds, but we need a bird's eye view. This thing was originally made for launching a heavy explosive, but maybe we can repurpose it for something more to our time. Then we upgrade as we go along. Since Dominion are mostly earth ponies, this can come in handy. Looks like Twilight is going to be breaking out all the blueprints now."

"With how many projects she currently has?" Rainbow asks.

"Point taken, going to have to assign a whole division to her for these projects." Lightning says.

Rainbow smirks. "She's still stubborn."

Lightning waves her off. "I'll talk her into it. I'll get some of my own research team onto the division as well."

"So pillow talk?" Rainbow asks.

Lightning chuckles. "More like table talk."

Umbra grins. "This I have to see. It has been a while since I have seen a stubborn mare."

"If I can convince Kyou, I can convince her. Kyou is by far more stubborn than Twi." Lightning says.

"I do find how she sleeps while holding her little Saber in her hooves and wings cute." Rainbow says.

Lightning chuckles. "Yeah, that's her. Strong on the field, a softy in the bedroom and around her foal…mostly."

Typhoon sighs as she fixes her mane. "Hey dad?"

"Yes sweetheart?" Lightning asks.

Typhoon looks up to him. "Can I spend time with uncle?"

"You may." Lightning says.

Typhoon giggles as she goes up to Umbra. "Can we play uncle?"

"Only if your brother comes." Umbra says.

Talion shoots another paper before smiling. "Sure."

Lightning smiles as the three run off leaving him and Rainbow alone.

Rainbow sighs and gets up and goes over to him before sitting in his lap. "So…what do you want to do now?" She asks running a hoof along his chest.

"I have an idea, but first go to my bed chambers." Lightning says.

Rainbow grins. "No argument." She said kissing his cheek before getting off and he leads her out.

Lightning chuckles as he kisses her neck as they enter his room before Rainbow gets grabbed. "Hey!"

"Wait outside Lightning, I got work to do." Kyou says smirking.

Lightning rolls his eyes. "Okay, I'll go bend Twilight over a table." He said heading out.

"Now I think it is time to girl you up in preparation for your husband." Kyou says as Rainbow noticed some silk mare undergarments nearby.

Rainbow's eyes widen. "Oh heck no."

"Oh yes." Kyou says forcing her into a chair before going to work.

Umbra rubs his hooves as they enter the training yard. "Okay, let's see what you learned."

They both looked confused. "Ah…" They both drone.

Umbra sweatdrops. "Right, he hasn't got to it. Okay, Typhoon, what do you see?"

Typhoon tilts her head and looks around. "Well, not much really. Just guards training and…that pony again." She said spotting the stallion training on a wooden dummy. "I kinda see some kind of smoke coming from him. It's really dark."

Umbra nods. "Okay then. That's good."

Typhoon looks to him. "That's normal?"

Umbra smiles. "Yes. In fact, it's a part of you. That little trick is what makes you, you."

"What about me?" Talion asks.

Umbra sighs. "Well…what's your magic been like? Has it been fluctuating to any type of magic, water, fire, anything?"

Talion thinks on it. "Um…a bit." He said remembering the time he made a target get splashed by water after firing a regular spell at it.

Umbra smiles. "Good then. First training session. My style." He points to the two target standing alone. "Go to those and try firing some spells. Typhoon think and concentrate. Feel the magic and let it out through your hooves, mouth, wings, whatever."

They both become confused as the walk on over and Talion starts firing on the target and tries to think of the many magics that he did in the past and tries to bring it out here while Typhoon just sits down and thinks as she tries to fire a spell. "Dang it. Why can't this work?"

Umbra smiles as he floats on over before looking to the castle and sees Lightning staring out of one of the windows and smirks as he brings a hoof close to Typhoon and sends a dark smoke around Typhoon who immediately sucks it up. "Try now."

Typhoon thinks on it before flaring her wings out and spins and sends a dark smoke ball from her wings and makes a clean hole through the target and cutting into the wall and makes a hole there.

Umbra smiles as Lightning frowns. "Nice job. Try to control your anger a bit though. Again." He said making a smoke cloud run across the ground to her.

"I can't believe you did this." Rainbow says.

Kyou smirks. "Relax, you look sexy now and I'm sure Lightning would pounce on you."

Rainbow frowns. "I think Lightning would pounce you first."

"Oh, so you realized this is my attempt at a three way." Kyou says.

"Hey girls." Lightning says walking in.

Rainbow frowns. "I thought you hated that."

"Hate what?" Lightning asks confused.

Rainbow points to Kyou. "Not you, her. I thought she hated being with us other than you."

"Now this three way is supposed to be some sort of dexterity training." Kyou says making Lightning almost crack up.

Rainbow growls. "I don't even think this looks good on me." She said messing with her dress.

"I think you look great in anything." Lightning says.

"Is she playing around or not really know what a three way is?" Rainbow asks.

Lightning smirks. "Kyou?"

Kyou smiles. "A three way is when three partners enjoy some time in the bedroom, usually family or friends."

"Not a real clue." Lightning says.

Kyou rolls her eyes. "Come on you two. Let's have some fun." She said leading them to bed.

"Kyou, you know a threesome is when three have intercourse together right?" Lightning asks freezing Kyou.

Kyou groans. "Shoot." She cursed as Rainbow smirks.

"You thought it was something like yoga, didn't you?" Lightning asks hugging her.

Kyou groans. "What did I get myself into?"

"Don't worry, we won't go through with it." Lightning says petting her.

Kyou looks to him. "Then what are we going to do?"

"You two will be sleeping with me tonight, but without the intercourse." Lightning says.

Kyou sighs in relief. "So what now?"

"Rainbow, come on and rest with us." Lightning says leading Kyou to bed.

Rainbow groans as she tries to walk to the bed. "And this?" She asks pointing to her silk clothing.

"I think you look sexy in those silk undergarments." Lightning says.

Rainbow frowns. "Dang you." She said getting into bed with them.

"Admit it, they feel nice to the touch." Lightning says.

Rainbow sighs as she brings the covers around them. "Yeah, they kind of do."

"That is why Kyou prefers that kind of undergarments." Lightning says.

Rainbow slightly glares to him. "Dang you Kyou."

Kyou just kept blushing as Lightning brought them close with his wings.

Rainbow sighs and puts her head on chest. "Lightning?"

"Yes love?" Lightning asks running a hoof along her silk undergarments.

Rainbow shivers. "Thanks for being with us."

"No, thank you my Rainbow." Lightning says before kissing her then Kyou.

Kyou blushes hard. "Um…Lightning?"

"Yes?" Lightning asks.

Kyou looks to him. "Can you tell us why you love us?"

"I've been working on a list. So far it's a mile long." Lightning says as the two mares were unable to determine if he was joking or not.

Rainbow shrugs. "Can you start telling us?"

Lightning raises an eyebrow at them. "Alright, but don't blame me if you fall asleep." He said before he started to count off the reasons.

Twilight sighs as she looks over the blueprints on the table. "Alright guys. Get started." She said to the other engineers. "Start with the small things, suit and gloves. Those are important right now."

"Right, construct a teleporter." One says.

Twilight stares at him before the engineer was on the ground with a wrench on top of his head. "Yeah…no."

"Hey, need a dispenser here!" Rainbow calls sticking her head in.

Twilight tosses a wrench up and down. "Want to run that by me?"

"Erecting a dispenser." The engineer says before dropping a toolbox and hits it with his wrench.

Twilight just raises an eyebrow as it rises up and starts to change into a large red machine that kind of reminds Twilight of a drink or snack machine.

Rainbow smiles as she takes something out of it. "Ah, good. Thanks man." She said walking away.

Twilight just rubs her forehead. "I'm working with idiots."

"Medic!" A large bulky and badly injured stallion calls running in carrying a mini-gun.

Twilight just ended up staring as she sighs. "What did Lightning get me for a team?"

"Ya vol." A stallion wearing a doctor's coat says as he started shooting a beam from his gun and to Twilight's shock, the bulky stallion started healing.

"What the heck is going on?" Twilight asks.

"Come on lads, let's go!" A dark stallion with an eye patch over an eye with explosives attached to his vest says.

Twilight just blinks as everypony runs out and just leaves a paper floating to the ground in the air behind them. "What the heck just happened?" Twilight asks following and finds the outside looking like a training field with two briefcases on either side of the field in different colors.

"It's like Christmas morning." A new pony says holding a sniper rifle.

Twilight groans. "What the heck is going on?!"

"You blue pansies call those firearms, I call those cold outside." Another says wearing a metal helmet that made Twilight wonder how he could see.

Twilight then watches as everypony ran out and soon it became a mess of explosions and body parts flying everywhere. "I give up." She said heading back inside.

"This will be the last time you see me." A voice behind her says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow as she catches the masked blue stallion and throws him into the field below. "Yeah, I give up with these fools." She said walking back inside.

She sighs as she enters the lab again and sits down. "Agni, Spike, you there?" She asks the two who were cleaning up.

"Surprise." The blue masked stallion says appearing before her again before getting hit in the head by a bat. "Bonk." Rainbow says.

Twilight just rubs her head in a painful headache as Rainbow throws the stallion out the window and smirks. "Hey egghead."

Before Twilight could speak, more blue clothed ponies ran past on fire and Pinkie chases after them with a flamethrower.

Twilight brings up a saw and starts it up before putting it on the table. "No, too slow. Need something quicker." She said shutting it off.

"Hey Twi, what you doin…" Shadow stops looking around.

Twilight looks to her. "Kill me."

"Whoa, this is a weird dream…Twilight, you been eating those chips, cookies, and drinking that soda all together before you go to bed again?" Shadow asks.

Twilight raises an eyebrow before looking around. "Shadow, wake me up."

"Ok, but this will hurt." Shadow says before smacking Twilight.

Twilight gasps and looks around and realize she slept in the lab again. "Dang it. That's it, diet time."

"I don't know, you have such a good figure and you are now pregnant." Shadow says.

Twilight sighs and gets up before Shadow turns her around and holds her there. "What is it you want?" Twilight asks.

"Came to check up on you to see if you were getting enough sleep and if you were ok with trying to be abducted to be a slave." Shadow says.

Twilight sighs. "I'm fine. Now can I get back to work?"

"No, bed, now. You are pregnant and have to look after yourself better or risk your foal to be." Shadow says.

Twilight stares at her before wrapping her hooves around her. "Is that all?"

Shadow smiles. "Well, if you want to kiss me, go ahead."

"Sorry, not my type. I like my partners in bed have a little more substance." Twilight jokes.

Shadow grins. "Really? You want a little more meat on me?" She jokingly asks.

"No, I would prefer if I couldn't go right through you." Twilight jokes.

Shadow chuckles and nuzzles her. "Aw, you are so cute. Though, I guess I could go for your son."

"Nope, if anything, go after my husband. He will show you a good time." Twilight says.

Shadow giggles and licks her cheek. "Aw, if only you are strong enough to take on what we go through."

Twilight sighs. "If only."

Shadow smirks. "Get to bed." She said booping her nose. "Get some sleep. Have a midnight meal if you want, sprucing up too. You look like you went ten rounds with Lightning. And to make sure…" Shadow stops when another pair of hooves went through her and Twilight sees Luna lift her up. "She will make sure you are going to be sleeping well." Shadow said floating away.

"Luna, when did you get back?" Twilight asks.

Luna frowns a bit. "When I finished with dealing with getting more griffon relations better. Seriously, I had to really kiss our husband's flank."

"Didn't you turn that down?" Twilight asks.

Luna smiles. "He's as much my husband as yours. We did marry together."

"But you never married him." Twilight reminds as they walk away.

Luna smirks. "I married you and you married him. So in turn, I married him."

"Your step husband?" Twilight asks confused.

Luna shrugs. "Whatever it's called. I still consider him my husband. Besides, I care for you and you care for me and he does for the both of us."

"But you will never sleep with him." Twilight says.

Luna sighs. "One such agreement. But…it's okay."

"No, we are not doing it while he watches another." Twilight says.

Luna looks to her. "Twilight, has he ever had a mare or heck, a good lover, that didn't sleep with him?"

Twilight adopts a thinking pose.

Luna smirks. "Thought so. I'm fine with being in a relationship like this. I can't have a foal anyway, but its fine."

"And you are a hardcore lesbian." Shadow reminds.

Luna rolls her eyes. "And yet we use fake dicks."

"No comment on that, now get her to bed and have her tell you the news." Shadow says before disappearing.

Luna looks to Twilight. "What is she talking about?"

"Oh um…we may have a new prince or princess in the family in a few months." Twilight says pressing her hooves together embarrassed.

Luna smiles and nuzzles her. "Congratulations Twilight."

"So be gentle and no rough stuff." Twilight says poking her chest.

Luna giggles and kisses her cheek. "You're so cute. All right, just be really moaning at it."

"So have you heard what happened to the Dominion slaver?" Twilight asks.

Luna frowns as she floats the earring over in front of them. "I kinda had the effect on me. The guards stopped me before I went out of my room."

"And the slaver himself, do you know what Lightning did in his anger?" Twilight asks.

Luna nods. "Yes and had a great view with my telescope."

"Were you eating something as well?" Twilight asks.

Luna stops and doesn't look to her. "I have killed before Twilight and even gutted them myself. Blame Shadow. I was eating some griffon meals they gave me when I came back."

"The bathroom is that way." Twilight says as Luna's stomach made an unusual sound.

Luna groans and holds her hooves to her stomach. "Dang it. Be right back." She said rushing to the bathroom down the hall.

"She is going to puke for a bit." Twilight says sighing.

The guards stares at her as they hear Luna barf in the bathroom and groan. "What did you do Twilight?" Luna called before barfing again.

"I did nothing, we ponies just can't eat meat." Twilight mutters to herself.

Luna groans as she leans on the bathroom doorway. "Twilight, go to Lightning. I'm going to be indisposed for a bit."

"Alright." Twilight says walking away.

Luna sighs as she watches her leave, paying extra attention to her flank. "Where did our time go?"

Twilight soon came to Lightning's bedchamber door and walks in. "Lightning, are you…oh." She said as she sees him between Kyou and Rainbow in strange underwear. "Huh, didn't know she likes that sort of clothing. I pegged her for sport clothes." Twilight says before climbing into the bed.

Lightning groans as he sits up a bit. "Twilight? What is it?"

"I had a rough dream. You mind?" Twilight asks.

Lightning smiles. "As long as you tell me about it later." He said opening his wing for her.

"Ok." Twilight says getting under the covers. "So what is with what Rainbow is wearing?"

Lightning smirks. "Oh, just Kyou getting revenge on Rainbow."

"Ah." Twilight says.

Lightning sighs as he lays back down again. "Go to sleep Twi. You're going to need a lot of rest. Especially with our little one. Also, does it count for Luna too?"

Twilight sighs. "Yeah, it's her foal since she's married, but she isn't counting herself that much. You really got to show she's family."

"Gotcha." Lightning says.

Twilight sighs. "Night Lightning."

Lightning smiles. "Night Twi."

"So how are you Luna?" Lightning asks as he sips away at some tea in his office with her sitting in a chair across from his desk as she drinks a bit too.

Luna shrugs. "Oh, here, there, everywhere."

Lightning smiles. "Luna, we're married…sort of. You can tell me."

"Been in the griffon kingdom under the guise of restoring trade trying to get a feel for on the country and what is going through right now." Luna says.

Lightning sighs. "Luna, personal things. It's just us anyway."

"I'm not doing you." Luna says.

Lightning smiles. "Luna, what's wrong?"

Luna looks away from him. "I feel like a third wheel."

"It's because mine and Twilight's duties take us to do things together, isn't it?" Lightning asks.

Luna clicks her tongue. "And mine send me out of the country. Feels like my marriage with her is meaningless."

"If it helps, mine will send me away again soon." Lightning says.

Luna still looks away. "Doesn't matter. She likes you more."

"No, she doesn't, she wants you." Lightning says.

Luna looks back to him. "What makes you say that?"

"She never stops talking about you." Lightning says.

Luna sighs. "What does she say?" Lightning brings out a list and hands it to her. Luna takes it and starts reading it as Lightning holds back some chuckles at her reactions and blushing. "Wow, didn't know she talks about me like that."

"Yeah." Lightning says.

Luna looks up to him. "When do you leave?"

"Not for a few more months and have you seen our newest addition to the castle?" Lightning asks.

Luna tilts her head. "Newest addition?"

"Yes." Lightning says before getting up and leading her out into the hall with Luna following behind.

Luna looks around while following him. "What is this newest addition?"

"You will see." Lightning says.

Luna raises an eyebrow. "Okay, you are too cryptic."

"So what do you think?" Lightning asks after showing her the gate.

Luna was left agape at the sight. "Wh…"

Lightning chuckles. "Yeah, that's what I expected you to say."

Luna slowly looks to him. "Is this…?"

Lightning nods. "Yep, Whiterun or rather the country of Stalliongrad if you want more general. So now we have instant access if the war begins."

"What is this?" She asks.

Lightning sighs. "Simply, a gateway to inside another room in Whiterun. That's all it is, a portal that can last a long time. Which reminds me." Lightning says before closing it on his end.

Luna blinks once. "So…are we going have to worry about them coming in?"

"Nope, both sides have to be opened for that. Yes, this thing is quite handy only it takes so much material, money, energy and time to make one." Lightning says his head sinking lower with every word.

Luna looks to him sharply. "How much?"

Lightning didn't reply and just mutters to himself.

Luna leans closer and glares sideways. "What was that?"

"You don't want to know and it came out of my personal accounts." Lightning says.

Luna nods. "Good. I don't want to see the treasury empty or just one bit on the ground."

"Like with your sister and cakes?" Lightning asks smirking.

"Like my sister and cak…hey!" She yells.

Lightning just chuckles.

Luna sighs. "At least she's living a simple life now. She's out at a cabin we have in the middle of nowhere and by a lake. She 'took' a couple of guards, none married."

"Her pleasure squad." Lightning says.

"Her ten filled pleasure squad." Luna repeats.

Lightning wore the biggest smile waiting for her to realize what she just said.

Luna looks to him with a raised eyebrow. "Really, that's what you're calling it? A pleasu…you know what, forget it. Does Twilight want mine?"

"She wants you and I like having you around." Lightning says.

Luna watches him. "What?"

"You make things interesting like Twilight says." Lightning says.

Luna stares at him before looking back to the gate and sighing. "At least she still remembers."

"Luna, as king, I order you to go spend time with your queen." Lightning says smirking.

Luna smiles and turns to him with goofy look with her tongue sticking out. "Yes my king." She said saluting.

"Go on, you silly mare." Lightning says.

Luna smiles and turns back and walks out before stopping and giving him a small nuzzle. "You're a good husband." She said before heading out.

"You still won't sleep with me though." Lightning says.

"You're not my type." Luna says.

Lightning rolls his eyes before sighing and walking out as well and heads up to see Scootaloo and knocks on her door. "Who?" Her voice asks.

"Your father, that's who." He said.

Scootaloo opens her door and sticks her head out. "What is it?"

Lightning smiles. "Came to see if you want to spend some time with us."

"Kind of…ok, I will. Hey wyvern boy, wake up." Scootaloo calls.

Tiyries groans as he sits up. "What is it? I was dreaming about us."

"Dream later." Lightning calls.

Tiyries squeaks as he looks a bit shocked. "Um…sir…I uh…I wasn't sleeping with your daughter!" He said quickly.

"He knows that now. Get off the books." Scootaloo says.

Tiyries looks down and accidentally pushes a book down. "Whoops. Huh, maybe the schoolwork is getting to us."

"March you." Scootaloo says almost pushing him out the door.

Tiyries frowns as he now walks. "Okay, okay. I'm going."

Lightning smirks as he starts saying a military cadence. "Left, left, left, right, left."

Tiyries frowns as he looks back before Lightning raises an eyebrow and he quickly looks away. "Stop scaring him. He can barely sleep on the same bed with me at this point." Scootaloo said gathering some books in a bag.

"I'm just having a little fun with military humor." Lightning says smiling.

Scootaloo shakes her head. "Oh dad." She said as she grabs the bag and heads out with him. "When are you going to give us a holiday on all this nonsense with us? It's like…you don't want us to be together…again."

"Scoots, Scoots. That isn't it, if I was still like that, he wouldn't be a hybrid like he is now." Lightning says.

Scootaloo puffs some air at him. "So stop messing with him. He's already scared enough of you."

"Oh, is my little princess being protective?" Lightning teases.

Scootaloo stops and looks at him. "I'm the only one who stand right by you and talk to you. He can't because of what you can do and he knows it. Why do you think he hung back when I first met him again?"

"Alright angel, I will stop." Lightning says.

Scootaloo sighs and they continue to walk again until they end up in the garden and finds Talion and Typhoon playing with Tiyries with the others watching happily. "Your wyvern, what was she like?" Scootaloo asks.

"I didn't know her as well as you know Tiyries, but we bonded even if briefly." Lightning says.

Scootaloo faintly smiles. "Do you still miss her?"

Lightning smiles a bit. "I still do, but…I honor her to this day."

Scootaloo smiles as she walks over to the three foals. "Okay guys, I think he's had enough." She said picking up Talion with her tail and Typhoon with her talons.

"All right, ready and fight." Lightning says as Talion and Typhoon started to try and wrestle with Scootaloo.

Rainbow giggles as she lays on her back on a bench covered with a blanket. "Just like the old days, isn't it?" She asks as Lightning comes over and sits down and she puts her head on his lap.

"Yes, except…no, I take it back, the foals are winning." Lightning says.

Rainbow smirks as she sees them tie up Scootaloo and stand on top of her proud before Tiyries tries to get them. "Yeah, I miss the times when we didn't have to worry about everything. You think things would be different if this whole war and you going away never happened?"

"Yeah…we probably would have never met." Lightning says.

Rainbow sighs as she looks up to him. "How about a little friendly reminder?"

"I'm down with that." Lightning says before maneuvering himself to be laying alongside her.

Rainbow smiles and nuzzles him. "Love ya."

Twilight smiles as Luna holds her in her lap. "Aw, so cute."

"Now if only Daring and Star were here." Lightning says.

Kyou sighs as she holds Saber and Tiyries ended up being tied up right by Scootaloo. "At least most of the family is here instead of being far away."

"One, two, three. Ding, ding, ding. The winners are Talion and Typhoon." Daring says walking in with Star on her back.

Talion and Typhoon gives each other a hoofbump as Lightning chuckles. "Aw, at least our two reptiles can be striving toward another goal."

"Didn't know our daughter was into that." Rainbow jokes into his ear as Daring and Star trot up to them.

Lightning smiles as he picks up Star and hugs her. "Yeah, but at least she would have fun." He whispered back.

"Oh, Star missed her dad." Daring says smiling, adjusting Star's little hat.

Lightning chuckles. "But she's here now and you are here as well. You want a night or something else?" He asks Daring.

Daring smirks. "I could go for a protein shake."

"Oh Daring, I got a story to tell you later." Kyou says making Daring smirk.

Rainbow smiles. "Oh, this might be fun."

Lightning sighs as he looks over to Twilight. "How's the future foal?"

"Ok." Twilight says.

Lightning raises an eyebrow. "Twi, how are you and that foal?"

"Good." Twilight says.

Lightning shakes his head. "Oh boy. And these are my wives and mistresses."

"Well your wings are attractive." Rainbow jokes.

Lightning smirks. "But Luna hasn't gone after me or my wings."

"She wants the horns." Daring jokes.

Luna blushes. "I don't want him."

"Don't think about it you two." Kyou says to Talion and Typhoon trying to sneak up on her and Saber.

They both look innocent as halos appeared above their heads.

Kyou smirks. "Oh your kids are precious."

Lightning smirks. "And smart, though not enough for us to deal with trouble on the side."

"And they are also your responsibility." Silva says laying on her back.

Lightning smiles. "How's your life going now Silva?"

Silva shrugs. "Still the same."

"So did your trip to your parent's go well?" Lightning asks.

Silva smiles a bit. "Only for a bit, till I told them I'm your mistress."

"How is your brother and their reactions?" Lightning asks.

Silva grins. "Shocked at first until it erupted into our first big party ever."

"And your brother, how is he?" Lightning repeats.

Silva smiles. "Happy and well. He isn't that much hurt in fact."

"And his condition, any improvements?" Lightning asks.

Silva nods. "Yes, he's getting a bit stronger day by day and is able to help my parents on their new job, by the way, they are getting way more bits than their old job."

"I would think so. Stalliongrad's economy is existent." Lightning says.

Silva chuckles. "More so than the Dominion's because of not allowing mares anywhere to work so they have almost half of the economy gone based on other countries, right?"

"No, they have the majority of their economy on conquest and slave trade." Lightning says.

Silva sighs. "And look where everything is going with them. Why is one of our nobles having slaves in his mansion anyway? I think some of them are from the Dominion."

"They don't care, it is all about power to them." Lightning says.

Silva hums. "So what do you think of it entirely?"

"It will fall one way or another." Lightning says.

Silva smiles a bit. "But none of us will live long enough to see it."

"Hard to say." Lightning says.

Kyou sighs. "Let's just enjoy our time as of now. We can worry about that, never."

"Come on you two, quit trying to blindside Kyou and come play with me." Silva says.

Talion and Typhoon puts the ropes down and goes over to her and starts playing with her as they laugh. "Aw, that's sweet." Umbra said floating by.

"Sorry sir, this is a no smoking zone." Luna says turning on a fan.

Umbra rolls his eyes as some of the smoke blows away. "Oh har, har."

Lightning chuckles as Umbra struggles not to be blown away by the fan.

Typhoon looks up from Silva. "Uncle Umbra."

"Help!" He calls, failing to stay in one place.

Typhoon rushes over to the fan and turns it off as Umbra sighs in relief. "Fan off sir." She said saluting.

"Initiating plan B." Luna says turning on three bigger fans out of Typhoon's reach.

Umbra eeps as the fans turn on and he quickly heads to the ground and actually morphs with it and they see his face in the darken part of the ground. "Ha, beat that."

Luna smirk and gets a shovel.

Umbra frowns before smirking and quickly moves around the place before going behind a bush and they don't see him. "Can't find me." He said from everywhere.

There was no sound before Umbra hears an engine and peeks out to see Luna driving heavy machinery.

"Where the buck did you get that?" Umbra yells.

Luna smirks. "Pbay."

"Luna, don't damage the place too much." Lightning says.

Umbra yells and runs or rather floats or glide across the ground as Luna chases him. "Dad, why does mommy hate uncle?" Typhoon asks.

"She doesn't, it's just a game they play like you and your brother play with your big sister." Lightning says.

"Who is still tied up here!" Scootaloo calls. "Are these ropes from dad's chest of ropes?" She asks chewing on them.

"Go untie your sister and her partner you two." Rainbow says.

"Aw." They both whine. "Do we have too?" They both ask.

"Yes!" Tiyries yells struggling with the ropes.

Lightning smirks. "Do it and we might have a nice dessert menu for you to choose from."

Both of them rush off and starts untying them as the two dragon and wyvern sigh in relief. "Scoots?"

"Yes?"

"I come to believe your family is crazy."

"You're a part of it now." Scootaloo reminds.

Tiyries huffs. "Just make sure the ropes are away from us." He said till he leans over. "Unless you want to keep some." He whispered.

"Really?" Scootaloo asks with a blank face.

Tiyries shrugs. "Hey, we are still figuring out what we like, it's fair to ask."

Scootaloo rolls her eyes. "Pervert wyvern."

Tiyries smirks a little. "Yet you choose me."

"You hear that? Sound familiar?" Daring asks leaning against Lightning.

Lightning chuckles as he lets Star ride on his head. "Yeah, just like us when we first met. That was a fun time."

Daring smiles. "Remember that night at the temple? We camped out in front of it, we were in the tent and I just wanted you to hold me for a bit then it fell into full cuddling?"

"And I called you a needy and perverted mare." Lightning commented.

Daring grins. "Yet you weren't complaining about every night after that…until you left."

"Um…you left me by throwing me into freezing cold ocean water with a sea monster nearby." Lightning reminds.

Daring chuckles nervously. "I made up for it by becoming your mistress. That's good enough…right? All that anguish?" She asks looking up at him worried.

"Yes, just clarifying." Lightning says before kissing her nose.

Daring sighs in relief as she leans her head on his shoulder. "You are perverted though."

"Nope, that is you." Lightning says as Star pushes down her mother's hat.

Daring smiles and looks to Star as she giggles. "Love us forever, okay?"

Star keeps giggling till she slips off Lightning's head and into her mother's hooves.

Lightning smiles and nuzzles them both. "Always. I never leave the family behind."

"Was talking to our little filly." Daring says wrapping her tail around his.

Lightning smirks. "Oh, there will be a few hiccups, but she will always love us and the family as a whole." He said nuzzling Star who tries to grab him. Lightning smirks and wraps his wing around both.

Rainbow smiles as she rubs her stomach and Twilight walks over and sits on the same bench as them as Umbra floats by with Luna chasing him with a bulldozer. "I love this family." Rainbow said.

"So any advice on being pregnant?" Twilight asks.

Rainbow grins. "Have you gotten mood swings, cravings, cramps?"

"No." Twilight says.

Rainbow chuckles. "Then get ready for a long time of trouble and make sure that Lightning isn't sent away by it. He's a big softy." She said tapping his side.

Lightning frowns at that as Daring snickers.

Twilight taps her hooves together as Umbra screams in terror as he passes by with Luna chasing him with a demolition crane after him. "Um…I'll try. Though I may need him at times. Sometimes, I like Luna and Lightning there with me."

"I am glad you casted a shrinking spell on them Twi." Lightning says.

Twilight looks confused. "Uh…what?"

"You cast a spell on them and Luna's toys so they are now the size of toys." Lightning says.

Twilight smiles as they watch Umbra float by again with a high pitched scream as Luna chases him with a dump truck now. "Yeah, I don't think the gardeners would like tread tracks all over."

"And Star and Saber are enjoying the show." Lightning says.

Twilight giggles as Star and Saber cheers from the sidelines as they both pass by again. "Yeah, didn't know a spirit can be this much fun."

"Speaking of which, how is Agni?" Lightning asks.

Twilight shrugs. "Busy, mostly. I have him reading up some books."

"Oh, what kind?" Daring asks.

Twilight smiles. "Just simple ones that he likes. Right now, it's just fiction books I have him reading."

"While he gets fire snacks?" Lightning asks.

Twilight giggles. "He's just digging into the bowl at such huge intervals."

"Let's just be glad he hasn't feed on the fire in the boiler room." Lightning says.

Twilight looks nervous. "Yeah…about that…I made a few changes."

"What did you do?" Lightning asks.

Twilight gulps and looks away. "Um…I used the new heat source."

"Without testing it properly?" Lightning asks.

Twilight lifts up her sleeve and shows the glove. "This still uses it. It still works."

"Twi." Lightning says, his hooves running down his face.

Twilight tries to smile. "Hey, the castle is warm at least. Better than the last fuel."

"Twi, what if something goes wrong? This is new technology that no one but you understands and you barely do, you said so yourself." Lightning says.

Twilight shrugs slowly. "Um…it won't. The heat is still coming from it and we can go back to the old fuel at any time."

"And what if it keeps rising uncontrollably or something goes wrong?" Lightning asks.

Twilight smiles. "Well…there is an inhibitor that goes to another generator for the lab that runs on the excess heat." Lightning gives her a look. "Fine, I will suspend its use till we do more tests and experiment with it." Twilight says relenting.

"Good girl." Lightning says.

Twilight looks to him with a slight glare. "You better owe me. We were getting the machine up and running faster with that fuel."

"I already gave you a foal. What more do you want?" Lightning jokes.

Twilight grins. "Simple, wall kiss."

"Wall kiss?" Lightning asks confused.

Twilight giggles. "Up against a wall and kiss me."

"I think Luna is a little too protective to allow that." Lightning jokes.

Luna giggles as she passes by with a digger. "Oh yes I am. She's always hot to do that." She said in a high pitched squeaky voice.

"Best continue going Luna or Star and Saber might try and start to catch you." Lightning says.

Luna giggles and starts moving again as Star and Saber cheers her on.

"Oh you are too cute." Twilight says picking on of them up and hugging the foal.

Saber giggles and hugs her and nuzzles her.

Kyou clears her throat behind Twilight, unnerving her a bit.

Twilight smiles greatly and puts Saber down and pushes her forehooves together.

"Looks like Kyou still intimidates her." Lightning whispers to Rainbow.

Rainbow smiles and hugs Twilight. "Aw, don't worry. She's just protective. And you better make sure you don't scare her and the future foal to death." She said glaring to Kyou who was ignoring her and nuzzling Saber.

Rainbow raises an eyebrow before humming. "Kyou, Twilight is scared to fainting now."

"I don't care." Kyou says rocking Saber.

Lightning frowns a bit. "So if she really dies, would you not care at the same time?"

"I would for you would be safe." Kyou says brushing Saber's mane a bit as a soldier walks in.

"Excuse me, I need to speak to…" The soldier tries to ask.

"Entei, we are alone here, you can drop the disguise and finally introduce yourself to my family." Lightning says.

The soldier looks around at all the family before sighing. He takes off his helmet and they see a pale coated stallion with a semi-long black mane. "Hello everyone."

"Girls, my foals, meet Entei, the third of the highest ranking officers in the wyvern army under Kyou Kai and head of my espionage and assassination department." Lightning says.

They all just stare at him as Entei keeps looking at them. "Nice to meet you."

"Now Entei, what is this about?" Lightning asks.

"We have word from our spies that a few of the Shiyuu tribes are moving." Entei says getting Lightning and Kyou's attentions immediately.

Kyou glares at him. "When will they reach here?"

"Unknown, but good news, only a few of members of two of the clans are moving, no signs from the others." Entei says.

"A few may be all that they need." Lightning says walking over to the door. "I want every patrol group sergeant or higher in the briefing room now, I don't care what they are doing. As of this moment, we are on red alert!" Lightning yells out the door.

Twilight and Rainbow looks a bit worried. "Lightning, what's going on?" Rainbow asks.

"The past is coming to bite us. Kai, we knew this day would come eventually." Lightning says.

Kyou sighs. "Yes, better go set things up."

"I want to open the gate to bring over some of our men, but they might be in the castle when we open it." Lightning says.

Kyou nods and looks to Rainbow before giving her Saber. "You better keep him safe." She said before walking away with Entei.

"This is going to get bloody before it ends." Lightning says closing the door.

Twilight sighs. "Well…I better get back to the lab. Make sure that they don't see what we are doing." She said getting off the bench and picks up Luna in her bulldozer.

"Hey!" Luna yells up at her in her high pitched voice.

"Stay here." Lightning says sternly turning to them.

Twilight looks a little surprised before frowning. "Lightning, they might go after the lab and those in there might not be able to cover it all up."

"This isn't about what we have in there, this is about killing Kyou Kai and anybody associated with her." Lightning says.

Twilight still frowns and huffs. "So what, we just all stay here in one spot?"

"They will kill you before you even realize you're dead." Lightning says.

Twilight looks at him sharply. "And what if they come here?"

Lightning glares at her. "Stay and don't go out. Umbra! Cover this place up!" He calls out before shutting the door and they hear chains and locks clicking in place. The room was soon covered up in a dark mist before they realize that only a patch of grass and the bench remained.

"He's really serious." Rainbow says surprised.

Twilight still stared at where the door was as Luna uses her magic and becomes big again and picks her up. "You heard him, stay." She said sitting back on the bench with her.

Umbra hums away as he floats around them. "Uncle, what are you thinking?" Typhoon asks.

Umbra looks to her. "Tell me, what has your family told you about the massacre in Saddle Arabia?"

"Huh?" Talion asks.

"Alright, listen up ponies!" Lightning yells, getting their attention.

All the soldiers and generals stood at attention. "Sir!"

"You have all been called here to be briefed why we are on red alert." Lightning says.

The low rankers look to each other in slight confusion. "Any news?" One whispers.

The other soldier shakes his head as Lightning continued. "We have received news that tribes of a very dangerous assassin clan is coming here. The first one who underestimates them, I will personally slug." Lightning says reading the mood.

Some of the low rankers gulp as they hear this and remembers what happened in the so called Equal town.

"Now, there will only be a few, but that may be enough to kill everyone in this castle." Lightning says.

The generals looks to each other slight shock. "Just a few ponies?" One asked.

"Dominion sent only one musician to get slaves from the mares. These ponies could be less or worse." Another said.

"This clan of assassins has been around on the eastern continent for more than a thousand years and been active the entire time. That is a testament to their skill." Lightning says before pausing. "They were confirmed to have assassinated emperors, kings, queens, nobles and everything in between from one corner of the continent to the other." Lightning finishes.

The low rankers leans over a bit. "How long has it been since Equestria has been settled?"

Another shrugs. "Let's see, thousands years with Nightmare Moon, another one for their rule, and lastly a few thousand for when we were all separated."

"Now so all of you know, all those who are assassins are mares. So do not make a joke." Lightning ordered.

"Not me. Read too much comics." A recruit said.

"The reason for this is because their technique comes from a history of priestesses. They have tapped into something that makes them near invisible. The only flaw is that it really takes a toll on their stamina and they don't have much to begin with. But that flaw won't matter much because the average time most last against them is measured in seconds." Lightning says.

The general scowls. "How do you deal with tired ponies who still kills you in seconds?"

"The most basic strategy is try and outlast them because when they run out of steam they literally collapse." Lightning says.

A recruit sighs in relief. "Wonder how fast they are just on hoof to get somewhere."

"Now for demonstration, you will be seeing one of them in action captured on this memory crystal." Lightning says holding a crystal in hoof.

He throws it into the air and they see it stop before making a screen appear and start to show a mare in clothes like Kyou Kai standing in the middle of a bunch of stallions looking like they are assassins as well.

Then they see as some of the stallions' head start to fall off before seeing the mare doing some type of dance and the stallions' trying to hold their own before being cut in half or getting their head lopped off before they see the mare stop and collapse to the ground and the screen shrinks into the crystal and it falls back down into Lightning's hooves.

"That was a highly advanced one of them against highly trained assassins. Assassins that can floss their teeth with most ponies. But they will be easy to spot because of their ways."

A guard was patrolling around as he looks around at the outskirts of Canterlot near the mountain top. He sighs as he looks to the city before feeling something warm run down his neck. Looking down, he sees red liquid before feeling something collapse as a robed pony stood behind him.

"They all wear that or a slight variation of that outfit. They also, most of the time, isolate themselves from the rest of the world."

Two guards laugh a little at the third guard's joke before hearing something from a bush nearby and then the two guards feels a splatter of something as the third guard falls to the ground in half before the two guards see a robed pony on the table with a long sharp blade and then the grass below.

"If you spot them, start shooting, no questions asked and pray you take them by surprise." Lightning says. "Furthermore we need to adjust our patrol route immidentl…" Lightning stops when an alarm starts going off. "They are already here people that alarm is for our parameter being breached on the mountain top!" Lightning yells.

All the soldiers run out and head to the armory as Kyou scowls a bit. "Permission for free range mare?" She seethed.

"Kyou, they have breached the mountaintop, assume full casualties. Entei you and your specters to go hunt and kill. Kai want you to show yourself and get their attention. You're their high priority target." Lightning says.

"Draw them in huh?" Kyou asks.

"Yeah, if we have to hunt them down, we stand no chance, this way we do stand a chance and we won't as many as we thought we would." Lightning says.

Kyou nods. "Make sure you pardon me when this is over because they won't see the light if they touch our son."

"I'll be right there with you." Lightning says unsheathing his long katana.

Kyou smiles. "Let's get this done." She said walking out with her weapons in full view.

Lightning nods as they walk to the courtyard.

Kyou sighs as she sits in the middle of the courtyard as Lightning hangs back behind her. "Remember that night in the desert?" Kyou asks.

"It's a lot like that, only instead of a scorpion king, we got your kensmares." Lightning says before hitting a bell.

Kyou nods and takes out her sword and looks it over. "Yet you didn't complain that night." She said smiling a bit.

"Too busy fighting for our lives to do anything else." Lightning says hitting it again.

Kyou chuckles as she looks to the mountain side. "Yes, but we had one moment and that was all I needed to make sure you were the one." She said as he hits it again.

Lightning smiles. "And I did get you." He said before blocking a blade about to hit him from behind.

Kyou nods and blocks two swords coming at her before they all back off and stand in a stance. Lightning stood back to back with her as one of them hit the bell a fourth time.

Kyou smiles a bit. "Nice to see them again, though not the way I would have liked." She said moving her hoof a bit on the ground.

"At least they aren't your specific tribe. I see quite a few from that bitch's tribe. What was her name again…oh right, it was Yuu Ren of the Yuu tribe." Lightning says hoping to inflame their anger.

The mares all stiffen at hearing that and harden their stance. Kyou chuckles as they start turning before kicking the sand underneath her hoof and sends it to them and makes them stumble a bit. "Need more clocks by the way. The study could use one." She said blocking a stray sword.

"These ones are stringy it seems." Lightning says missing three of them, not letting them have time to initiate their dances.

Kyou nods. "Yes, but they can strike hard for what they make up for in finesse." She said as the three separate again and stand on both the tree branches and bushes before trying another stance.

"Their finesse is all they got going for them. They don't have the stamina or strength for long engagements." Lightning says starting to cover her as she starts her dance.

Kyou giggles as she moves around slowly as the mares keep watching them before one fell as her branch was cut away.

"Damn missed her." Lightning says keeping his eyes glued to each, waiting for one of them to make a move.

Kyou grins before another slipped through the bush she was standing on as it split in two before getting a kunai into a leg as well.

"Mistake!" Lightning yells as he was on that on in an instant the Yuu tribe member tried to block with her sword, but to her shock, the sword split in two and Lightning retreated back to Kai's side as she fell in half and Kyou started chanting and her eyes started to get a strange look, like she was in a trance as many of the others of her tribe started to get that way as well.

Lightning narrows his eyes and immediately tries being on the defensive side as Kyou starts dancing faster and the chanting became faster from the mares trying to stand on one hoof. Lightning breathed out and tensed his body up as he focused try and keep up with them.

Kyou frowns as well until she started to spin fast and the mares chanted faster. Lightning rushes forward to try and get one before she finishes or makes them abort their dance only to be intercepted and forced to back off by two others not initiating their dance.

Kyou stops in her dance and the mares stop their chanting and Lightning covers himself with his sword before hearing many metal striking wood and steel and flesh and looks up to see Kyou still stands before standing on all fours again as the mares looked confused. "Well?" He asks standing up.

"Something just blocked our dances." Kyou says to the shock of the others.

"Our theory was just proven then, huh?" Lightning asks smirking.

Kyou smiles. "Yes it does. Want to share the news to them?"

"No, let them die in ignorance." Lightning says rushing forward unafraid of their dance now while not underestimating them.

The mares try to move again before feeling blades run through them and they quiet down. "That can't be all of them." Kyou said cleaning her blade.

"I counted seven." Lightning says throwing the blood off his blade.

Kyou stares at him. "There has to be more. There might be some in the castle already."

"I don't doubt it, come on, let's go." Lightning says as they rush in.

Twilight paced around as Umbra was sitting in front of Typhoon as she stared at him. "What is taking so long?" Twilight asks after a while.

"Nothing different than the last few times you asked." Daring said.

"I wouldn't say that. I'm seeing more dead guards." Umbra says.

They all stare at him. "What?" Rainbow asks.

"Lightning is right to be on edge with these ones. I can't find them, but I'm finding their work and it is brutally efficient." Umbra says.

Luna looks a bit worried. "So what do we do?"

Umbra looks to her. "Well for one thing, move Rainbow off the bench." He said getting up.

"Huh?" Rainbow asks.

"Somepony is sitting next to you." Umbra says.

Rainbow stares at him before quickly moving off and Umbra sends a large dark cloud and sends the robed pony away through the field. "Rainbow, sorry about this in advance." He said making a smoke cloud charge up on his hoof.

Rainbow looks to him. "Sorry about what?"

Umbra sighs and aims toward the bench again until he aims quickly to Typhoon and fires at her and sends her through the field. "Like I said, sorry."

Rainbow glares at him. "What did you do?!" She yells.

Umbra sighs as he spreads his hindleg as far as he could away from himself and spins his hindleg around himself in a circle and the field falls apart and it shows two robed mares dead on the ground and another three fighting a dark mare with sharp claws from her hooves as she blocks and swipes at their attempts to slice her. "Say hello to young Typhoon." He said looking to her.

Rainbow glares at him more closely. "What did you do?!" She yells in his face.

Umbra sighs and looks away as Typhoon slices into another mares and pushes her hooves through the mare's stomach and pulls out a piece of bone before throwing the spine at the remaining mares and they looked a little shocked at what just happened before the sound of blades striking was heard again.

"Okay! Is everypony, not again." Lightning stops mid-sentence as he looks to see Typhoon fighting all the remaining mares. Lightning, seeing this, walks up behind one and stabs her through the throat.

Typhoon quickly moves to the mare and slices through her chest and grabs something in her chest before pulling out her heart and squeezes it, sending blood everywhere.

"Typhoon, enough!" Lightning says in a commanding voice.

Typhoon screams a banshee scream and rushes towards the remaining mares and goes past them while they look confused before their blades fell apart and their robes were in pieces. Typhoon growls as she gets a large dark ball formed in front of her and sends it to the mares before Umbra appears in front of the dark ball and sends it back with a flick of his wrist and Typhoon gets hit before being sent to the ground.

"Umbra, I am considering destroying you." Lightning says as Typhoon returns to normal.

Umbra sighs and claps his hooves together and captures the last mares. "She's going to need a good teacher. You are not enough since this is also my power she's using. She's going to need my help because I sent her into a rage. It was enough to make her grow and handle the overload of the shadow element."

"You're lucky you make enough sense for me not to destroy you." Lightning says as Kyou rushes in and grabs Saber.

"Sis?" Talion asks, slowly walking over to her.

As Kyou hugged her son, the last remaining assassin jumped at them, but before she could make it into striking distance, two swords of the same design as Kyou's stabbed through her.

"Idiot." A few more robed mares said as they sat on a ledge.

"Hold." Lightning says pushing Silva's crossbow down.

Kyou looks up and sighs. "Why here?"

"Surprised to see us in the outside world?" One of them asks.

Kyou frowns. "Yes, more so since I'm supposed to be gone. Come to finish it?"

"No, why would we? We just finished the last one the Ga and Yuu tribes sent." The one who spoke says as they withdraw their swords from the corpse.

Kyou tilts her head as she holds Saber closer. "Then put down your weapons and we can talk some more."

"Fine, fine." She says sheathing their swords.

Kyou huffs as Lightning carries Typhoon and Talion who was looking worriedly at Typhoon and places them on the bench as Rainbow looks her over. "Your kind Kyou. Your choice in what to do." He said standing by her.

"Oh, so you spotted we are of the Kyou clan." The one who has been walking says.

Rainbow looks to Kyou. "Okay, might get confusing calling you Kyou. At least you have Kai as another name."

"That is her name. Her tribe or family name if you prefer is Kyou." Lightning says.

Rainbow sighs as she watches the newcomers carefully. "So what are you going to do with them?"

"The Kyou clan has kept the secret of why these others have come for Kai now. They kept it for more than two decades." Lightning says

Kai sighs as she rocks Saber. "At least it's over. Right my little colt?" She asks smiling to the sleepy foal.

Saber yawns and giggles before closing his eyes. "Ma." He said falling asleep.

"Wait, colt?" The other asks surprised.

Kai huffs and looks to them. "Yes, colt. What are you going to do about it?"

"So that means you have…" The mare trails off.

"All the tribes are mares only." Lightning says to the eavesdropping Rainbow and Twilight.

Kai grins a bit. "Yes, now shut up about it. My family is my business."

"Come on girls, let's give them some room." Lightning says.

Kai looks to Lightning. "Take Saber. There may be somethings that he can't hear that much, but I want to take no chances at it." She said giving him Saber.

"Alright. I will have the guards reduce the alert love." Lightning says carrying Saber away.

Kai smiles and giggles before kissing his cheek. "Love ya." She said before walking to the shocked mares.

"Really, no stallions at all?" Rainbow asks walking with him.

"Not a one, mostly because they can't inherit the ability to use the technique." Lightning says.

Twilight tilts her head. "Technique?"

"I will show you later. For now, use a spell to put all the foals to sleep. It's not a pretty site out there." Lightning says.

Twilight nods and looks to see Saber and Star sleeping quietly while Talion was still looking worried at Typhoon on Rainbow's back. "Talion, please rest." She said charging a spell.

Lightning smiled as the foals all went to sleep. "Scootaloo, tell me, do you intent to one day go onto the battlefield?" Lightning asks.

Scootaloo sighs and looks around a bit, seeing the carnage. "Half and half. If this strategy thing goes through, I may need to see things personally. Why?"

"Then look carefully, the hallway is a battlefield." Lightning says.

Scootaloo stops at the hallway as the rest of them continue on and she looks to see the many parts and bodies all over the area. She gulps down a bit of bile as she feels a tail wrap around her tail and looks to see Tiyries there. "You ready for life like this?"

Scootaloo takes another look around. "I…I don't know…but…"

Tiyries smiles. "Many lives will soon be saved under your guise. You're smart, just need to face trials of senses."

"So this is the world dad grew up in? This is what made him so strong." Scootaloo says unnerved.

Tiyries nuzzles her neck. "Yes, but soon you can rise and follow as strong as he did. Then rise further ahead than him if possible. You're his daughter and one of the best things in his life. Don't waste it and make it worthy to live by. Not be him, but also follow him at the same time."

Lightning smiles as he tucks the foals into bed.

Rainbow sighs as she tucks the rest of them in bed. "So what happens now?"

Lightning looks to her. "Well, we could relax a bit now. Kai has the situation under control. Let her deal with the newcomers and we can deal with our politics again." He said smiling. "I hate politics." He said still trying to smile.

"I know." Rainbow says kissing him. "Now go talk to the guards."

Lightning nods and nuzzles her. "Okay, you better get the others and relax with them. We all deserve it."

"I will." Rainbow says sitting beside Daring.

Lightning sighs and heads out the room. "Keep them safe." He calls out.

Lightning watches as the last of the casualties were buried. "How many did we have?"

Silva sighs as she stands by him. "Two dozen soldiers. All died quickly."

"It isn't as bad as it could have been, we could have lost so much more." Lightning says.

Silva nods. "Yes, but that still leaves the newcomers. What are we going to do with them?"

"Keep them out of sight. The official story is that those members that killed our guards were rogues hired by the Dominion." Lightning says.

Silva looks to him. "And if the word of the 'Dominion rogues' get out with all this hatred from the citizens? You think they would allow them to stay without too much trouble?"

"Leak, they were sent to hunt them down for their treachery against their clan." Lightning adds.

Silva sighs. "Hope you know what you are doing sire."

Kai sighs as she walks over. "Well, I got them rooms at a nearby hotel. Told the place they were dignitaries."

"Ok, so how is your squad doing after the encounter with them where they only got a few cuts shockingly enough?" Lightning says.

Silva shrugs. "Whining a bit, but they'll be fine. Just that they lost their stallionness."

"Not going to make a joke about that here." Lightning says.

Kai smiles. "So…what are you going to do now that the attack and clans are over? Have them join?"

Lightning shrugs. "Their choice. I have no say in what they do with their clan."

"Good, I could use a break from Rei and Shiki." Kai says.

Lightning chuckles. "Was it great seeing your old friends and family again?"

"They are just as annoying as when I last saw them sixteen years ago and they are in their mid-twenties." Kai says.

Lightning rolls his eyes. "I love you Kai."

"I know." Kai says.

Silva looks to him. "Hey, what about me?"

"You, me, in bed tonight." Lightning whispers into her ear.

Silva looks a bit shocked as Lightning grins at her. "Okay, but you still need to deal with Seeku. She still hasn't shut up about what you can do in bed and it's getting raunchier every time."

Lightning sighs. "I'll deal with her. Spirits knows she's hot and bothered." He said walking away. "I'll see you tonight." He calls over his shoulder.

Kai smiles as she looks to the blushing Silva. "Treat him well. We all need some relaxation." She said walking away.

Silva gulps. "Why did I get such a raunchy family?"

Seeku giggles as she tries to drink. "So…so…so Lightning, get this, throws the pony out and grabs him before he falls down the waterfall and holds him upside down. All the while he's rambling, 'Ah! My jewels!' He cares about that when Lightning was still shaking him." She said laughing out loud to the few guards there.

Lightning suddenly comes in and grabs her and kisses her, silencing her giggling a bit before she puts her hooves around his neck and giggles as she separated. "Hey sexy." She said nuzzling him and giggling a bit drunkenly.

"Come on you." Lightning says pulling her away.

Seeku giggles out loud. "Bye you dozen guards." She calls and waves to the three guards sitting at the table. "Weeeeeee!" She cheers as she was put onto Lightning's back and carried off.

'I am so glad I changed into a disguise before doing this.' Lightning thinks.

Seeku giggles as she tries to hold onto his ears. "Where are we going hot flank?" She whispers.

"Home." Lightning says.

Seeku sighs as she rests on his back. "Lightning?" She whispers still.

"Who else kisses you like that?" Lightning asks.

Seeku smiles and nuzzles his back. "Listen, my queen sent something over. I think you'll love it."

"It can wait for later. Come on, we are going to bed." Lightning says.

Seeku hums. "Do you love me?"

"I rather my actions speak for themselves." Lightning says.

Seeku giggles and keeps nuzzling him. "Don't let me leave you, ever."

Lightning smiles. "I would die before I let that happen."

Seeku giggles as Lightning enters his bedroom and finds Silva at the table reading something. "You okay Silva?" He asks putting Seeku on the bed as she tries to hang onto him.

Silva nods as she puts the book down and looks to him. "Yes, just fine." She said as Seeku was licking Lightning's cheek like a lost puppy.

"Down Seeku." Lightning jokes.

Seeku smiles and sits down on her haunches before hugging him. "I love you Lightning. I love this family." Lightning shake his head as he gets onto the bed with Silva. Seeku sighs in relief as she hugs his side and buzzes. "There might be a problem." She suddenly said.

"Huh?" Lightning asks.

Seeku looks up at him. "Did you know that only the queens are the only ones to have eggs while the ones below her can not?"

Lightning nods. "What about it?"

Seeku sighs as she puts her head on his chest. "I can't."

"Seeku." Lightning says.

Seeku doesn't move and doesn't look at them. "But, there is a chance. Maybe. It's something that is rarely done and it's usually for the personnel hatchlings of the queen, which I am not a part of."

"Seeku." Lightning says petting her mane.

Seeku looks up to him and chitters from the petting. "Chrysalis is willing to do something painful for us to make this work. But the pain is going to involve me having it. It will be a separation from the hive and some others as well to protect me. She will make me a new queen, forcibly though since I'm not of blood."

"So Chrysalis will become a hive empress then?" Lightning asks.

Seeku sighs and leans close. "No, I will become queen. That's why it's only for the royal bloodline. I'm not one, but she will make me one."

"I see, that is why you have been drinking so much lately." Lightning says.

Seeku nods and hiccups. "Yep. It hurts so much. Only being drunk dulls my really bad headache."

"Ok, get some rest Seeku and try and sleep it off." Lightning says.

Seeku buzzes. "Yes my king. Still, one last question, want to become my king?"

"You already are one of my girls." Lightning says.

Seeku giggles and closes her eyes. "But I'm the high queen." She said before snoring.

"Silva, you ready?" Lightning asks.

Silva looks to him confused. "Ready?"

"For me to rock your world again." Lightning says.

Silva squeaks as she was pinned and Seeku just snores loudly. "Creamy donuts." She said in her sleep as she doesn't hear the two rutting it out.

"Morning major." Lightning greets Silva.

Silva groans as she tries to sit up and Seeku still snores. "Sir, why like that?" She asks groaning as she tries to turn over and get off the bed.

Lightning smiles. "Well, we were all tense from the heavy fight, it only makes sense to let off some steam with the only way we know how. Besides, you know you love me making love with you."

Silva sighs as she finally gets off and groans with every step. "What about her?" She asks looking back to the sleeping Seeku who was snoring loudly and pawing at the air with her hooves.

"Let her sleep away the pain." Lightning says petting Silva flank.

Silva sighs in relief. "All right. Now what's the plans for today?"

"Try and restore order and you go congratulate your men on surviving the encounter with some of the most legendary assassin clan." Lightning says.

Silva nods and kisses his cheek. "Okay, I'll see you later." She said trying to walk to the bathroom bowlegged.

Lightning smirks and brushes her marehood with the tip of one of his wings.

Silva eeps and rushes to the bathroom and closes the door behind her. "Bastard stallion."

Lightning chuckles walking out.

Walking around, he finds Twilight sitting on a bench outside the lab and sleeping against the wall. He smiles and sits by her as she snores loudly much to the guards' dismay.

Lightning signals they can leave and wraps a wing around her after they had done so.

Twilight mumbles in her sleep as she leans against him. "Lightning."

"Right here." Lightning says.

Twilight tries to reach for him. "Why go to that mare? She's just a visitor." She still mumbles.

"I went so you wouldn't have to sit through the boring speeches and get to do what you want." Lightning says holding her with his hooves.

Twilight smirks. "At least when you're out there, I can be sure that the armor and your tricks can save you." She said opening her eyes and looking at him slightly.

Lightning smirks. "Yeah, I'm awesome."

Twilight rolls her eyes and giggles. "Here. I was finally able to finish your personal things. Guess the last attack really sped it up." She said taking out a glove and slipping it on his hoof. "I might have enhancers ready in the year, but this will do. Your armor is ready as well. The big giant suit however, that's a long ways away, but I already have a plan to make it work and as a security measure, just in case of the Dominion getting it, it only works if you have your DNA in these." She said holding up her own glove.

"Trying to make sure your foal doesn't grow up without a father?" Lightning asks.

Twilight sighs. "I love you Lightning, our family, the foals and our future ones. But what good is the family when you're gone? They won't know their father straight from your mouth and have to take our word. They would be wondering how you really were like. None of us want to lose you to this war. Just to live your life with us."

"And yet I must fight in this war to protect those who I love." Lightning says hugging her.

Twilight hugs him back. "Love us all forever Lightning and we would in return."

"Ok, I won't be leaving soon though and you have to spend some time with Luna. She is missing you badly." Lightning says.

Twilight nods. "Sure. Too bad she isn't into you. That would make a wild party for sure."

Lightning chuckles. "Leave that in your dreams Twi. Where you can rut to your heart's content." He whispered, making her blush.

"Y…" Twilight stops trying to think of a comeback.

Lightning grins and nuzzles her. "Aw, who's a pretty blushing queen?"

Twilight frowns and huffs as she looks away.

Lightning smiles and kisses her head. "Just playing with you love. Thanks for the gifts, by the way." He said getting up and helping her up.

Twilight smiles and leans against him. "Now you must carry me." Twilight says.

Lightning sighs. "Where to?"

"To see Daring and Star." Twilight says.

Lightning rolls his eyes and lifts her onto his back. "Lazy mare." He said starting to walk.

"Pervert." Twilight counters.

Lightning grins. "Horny mare."

Twilight frowns. "Crazy."

Lightning chuckles. "Mare who wants anything done to her."

Twilight shuts up and blushes hard red.

Lightning smiles. "I win."

They soon find Daring and Star in the garden with Star climbing on a fountain.

Lightning chuckles. "Training her to climb temples?" He asks placing Twilight next to Daring.

"What can I say?" Daring asks.

"A lot of things, half of them not for the foals to hear." Lightning says.

Daring giggles. "How is everypony?"

Lightning sighs. "Well, Rainbow is still livid. The foals are fine, some of them still sleeping. Kai is getting our new visitors in order. Silva is treating her sore muscles. Seeku is drunk and sleeping, that's a headache coming back. Twilight here is too much into dreams and having a certain kind." He said making Twilight blush. "And then you, well that's not needed."

Daring nods. "And Typhoon?"

Lightning glares a bit. "Even though I despise him, Umbra is watching over her just in case of a bad wake up call. After she's fully up and well rested, it's training time for her and he told me to work with Talion on his elements since I'm one of the only around who has most of them."

Daring looks to Star on the top cheering at getting there. "How did they get those elements anyway? In no way did we ever take them to an orb showing them their element."

Lightning tried to breathe carefully. "I despise Umbra for a reason. But in retrospect, it was for their own safety at the time."

"Ah, so him." Daring says opening her hooves as Star jumps off and glides to her.

Lightning nods as Star giggles as she landed in her mother's hooves and nuzzles her. "Yes, if you pass by, check on them. That spirit still has an agenda that much I know."

"I already have a charm that repels him. Now about our guest, the dark knight?" Daring asks.

Lightning looks to her. "Have you been in the comics again? Remember last time?"

Daring points a hoof at him. "Hey, you got us the costumes. And no, I meant an artifact that can repel spirits. I already tested it on Umbra."

Lightning sighs. "Well, they are still keeping it quiet amongst themselves. I do have some of the best healers taking care of one of them, so don't fret. As for trouble, stay out of their way and you'll be fine."

"So he owes you for sending Umbra his way?" Daring asks.

Lightning shakes his head. "No, didn't want Umbra sticking to our daughter. But the sick one is another reason. He can't do much when he's over in Stalliongrad. He can get better care here."

"Still, he owes you now, doesn't he?" Daring asks as Star pulls on Daring's mane.

Lightning smiles a bit. "Actually, we are even. Even though he likes to have a favor owed to me in his mind. I don't really see it as that since he saved our daughter from being a host to Umbra."

"Oh, you're such a nice stallion." Daring says drawing circles on his chest with her hoof.

Lightning chuckles. "Down girl." He said pushing her hoof away. "Still, can you at least keep a little watch from a looking glass for me?"

"Ask your daughter." Daring says gesturing to Star who is now on her back, biting her mane while yanking it.

Lightning smiles and leans close to Star who stops mid-bite and looks to him. "Think you can keep an eye on uncle Umbra for me?" Star coos and nods and goes back to chewing Daring's mane. Lightning smiles and ruffles her mane. "That's my girl." Star giggled before hugging his nose and kisses it.

Lightning chuckles and nuzzles her. "Aw, who's a good filly?"

"Me." Star says unexpectedly.

They all gasp at that. "Her first word." Daring said in shock.

"You are smart like your mother, aren't you?" Lightning asks.

Star giggles and cheers. "Me! Me! Me!" She cheers hopping around.

"Oh so adorable." Daring says hugging her.

Star giggles and hugs her back. "Ma."

Twilight smiles as she lays down on the bench again. "You got a great family Lightning."

Lightning smiles. "Only because of you and the others. You mares are the only ones keeping me here."

"Oh, so what should I name my foal, I wonder?" Twilight asks.

Lightning shrugs. "That's your foal. It's your choice, but try something mystical. You are a mystical mare."

"And you're the father." She reminds poking his chest.

Lightning grins and holds her hoof. "Yeah and I keep your needs satisfied."

"Well my new need is figuring out a name for my foal and you're going to help." Twilight says poking his chest.

Lightning smiles and leans on her. "Alright, how about something of the magical kind? Something that says, I'm magical."

"Spell…Spellbind?" Twilight says out loud.

Lightning chuckles. "Keep working on it."

"Spellbound?" Twilight asks.

Lightning looks to her. "You would like the word spell in the name, don't you?"

"Yes." Twilight says.

Lightning hums. "Alright, how about Spatium, for a filly? And Devotio, for a colt? They both have spell in their meaning."

"Alright, that could work." Twilight says thinking it over before feeling her mane being tugged. Looking back, she sees Star with her mane in her mouth, yanking on it.

Lightning sighs. "We better deal with that habit."

"Oh, she is just pulling on my hair is all." Twilight says.

Lightning hums and leans over. "Oh Star, look, hair." He said showing his.

"Da." Star says.

Lightning looks to her. "Maybe she likes pulling on mares' hair."

"Or long manes." Twilight says poking Star's stomach lightly, making her giggle.

Lightning sighs. "Listen, I better go and check on everypony and make sure they are alright. Think you can take care of yourselves?"

"Ok, now come on Star. Time to nurse." Daring says.

Star giggles as she was carried away and Twilight kisses Lightning's cheek before following them. Lightning sighs as he goes back inside and heads to Scootaloo's room and knocks. "Oh dragon girl?" He calls.

Scootaloo's opens the door and looks at him. "Let me guess, trying to see how we are doing?"

"Yes angel." Lightning says.

Scootaloo sighs. "We're doing fine. Now can we get back to work?"

Lightning sighs. "Nope, you are still going to spend time with us and the foals love Tiyries."

"They tied me up!" He calls from inside the room.

"They had fun playing with you." Lightning says.

Tiyries peeks his head around the door. "And they proceed to treat me like a kill."

"Oh come on, they only were having fun." Lightning says.

Tiyries glares slightly. "You sure you didn't train them for monster hunting?"

"No, that is raw talent there." Lightning says.

Tiyries groans and looks to Scootaloo. "I told you once, I'll say it again. Your family is crazy."

"And I told you, it is your family now." Scootaloo says.

Tiyries groans. "What happened to the filly I fell in love with?"

Scootaloo smiles. "Changed into something we both could live with. Now come on, let's spend some time."

"Just don't go making too much noise." Lightning says.

Scootaloo blushes. "Dad!"

"I get the message. I will leave you two alone." Lightning says smirking as he left.

Scootaloo fumed as he chuckles. "I sometimes hate it when he does that."

"So can w…shutting up." Tiyries says when she gives him a glare.

Scootaloo huffs and looks away for a bit. "Get back on that bed." She said after a while.

"Yes love." Tiyries says walking to the bed.

Scootaloo sighs as she looks back at him slightly. "You know, there is one thing I want to know."

"Yes?" He asks.

Scootaloo smiles a bit. "What did you like about me that made you love me?"

"Well the first thing that jumps to mind is that wonderful mind of yours." Tiyries said smirking as he gets on the bed.

Scootaloo chuckles as she follows and gets into bed with him. "Really, my smarts is the hottest thing on me?"

Tiyries smiles. "Well, there is those great scales of yours, the way they shine in the light of any kind."

"So you like me for who I am, not what I look like, huh?" Scootaloo asks nuzzling into his side.

Tiyries freezes up. "Yep, everything about your personality can keep me going for a while longer than I ever intended."

"You are my love." Scootaloo says.

Tiyries tries to nod. "Yes, as you are mine."

"So how many times have they asked to see their nephew?" Lightning asks Kai.

Kai hums. "About, please make them stop, my ears are bleeding, times." She said smirking.

"Let them love." Lightning says kissing her ear.

Kai giggles and flicks her ear at him. "I want to see them squirm a bit more."

"How do you think the tribe will react?" Lightning asks.

Kai shrugs. "No idea. Something like this has never happened."

"What, the one who slew the Shiyuu and proved herself superior and now is a mother to a colt?" Lightning asks.

Kai looks away. "Okay, there is that legend."

"The legend we are forging?" Lightning asks picking her up and holding her.

Kai giggles and holds him around the neck. "Such a cutie."

"Me or Saber?" Lightning asks.

Kai kisses his cheek. "Both."

"Oh, look who is cute now." Lightning says.

Kai sighs and leans her head on him. "I love you."

"Especially at night." Lightning says noticing both of the eavesdroppers.

Kai smiles. "Can you take me to bed?"

"Alright, after we tuck in Saber for his nap." Lightning says.

Kai nods as he starts carrying her to Saber who was snoring on his back and Kai lifts him up and holds him as Lightning carries them to bed before placing them down on it. "Night Lightning." She said covering them up.

"Have a good nap you two." Lightning says as Kai wraps her wings around Saber.

Kai sighs in relief as she smiles. "Love you Lightning."

"Sleep well." Lightning says turning off the lights.

Lightning sighs as he closes the door and walks away before looking up. "You can come out now."

"How did you know?" One of the twins asks.

Lightning smirks. "Just being vigilant for my family."

They both exchange a look before noticing he had enchanted the door. "Go ahead and try and open it." Lightning says.

They both step up and reach for the handles and gets blown away by an electrical surge. Lightning leans down to them after they land and says. "My preferred magic type is the same as my name."

They both groan as they lay on the ground.

"I'll let you two recover." Lightning says.

They both groan again.

Lightning chuckles and walks on to Typhoon and Talion's room and finds them in bed while Umbra was watching Typhoon sleep. "Tell me she hasn't had a fit." He said walking in as Talion looks up from his book.

"She hasn't, but uncle's stare is creepy." Talion said.

Lightning sighs as he walks over to her bed and pets her mane as she moves slightly in her sleep. "How's her balance of the element here?"

"Evened out a bit." Umbra said.

Lightning nods. "All right. You can train her. But I am giving her anger exercises and guess who the punching bag is."

"Me?" Umbra asks.

Lightning nods.

Umbra looks at him before sighing. "All right. But at least she can finally learn this and you better teach that son of yours."

"Come on son, it's time we began your education on magic." Lightning says.

Talion tilts his head. "Wait, what?"

"You heard me. Time to learn magic." Lightning says.

Umbra looks to him. "Go on boy. Learn some new things to protect your sister."

"Come on, your sister will be joining us when she wakes up or the next lesson." Lightning says picking his son up.

Talion just looks worried to Typhoon as she slept quietly.

"She is okay son." Lightning says taking him away.

Talion sighs. "What happened to her?"

"Magic imbalance." Lightning says being vague.

Talion looks to him confused. "What?"

"You will understand when you learn more about magic. Hey Rainbow." Light says walking past her carrying Talion.

Rainbow watches them go. "Where are you going?"

"To give our son his first magic lesson." Lightning says.

Rainbow looks a little shocked. "What?"

"Teaching our son magic, oh wind mistress." Lightning says.

Rainbow glares a bit. "Why now?"

"Because I think he is ready." Lightning says rubbing against her side.

Rainbow stares at him. "I'm coming."

"Ok. Come on you two." Lightning says putting Talion on his mother's back.

Rainbow sighs. "This is about yesterday, right?" She asks as they continue walking.

Lightning didn't say anything.

Rainbow presses her lips together. "Just teach him like normal and if there's one scratch, you're dead."

Lightning says nothing and flings his tail into her face, getting it in her mouth.

"Pewty." Rainbow spits. "Lightning."

Lightning chuckles as he continues on like normal as Rainbow followed him to the training ground and she puts Talion down before heading to a bench. "All right. Show away."

Lightning thinks on it as he sets up some targets before looking to Talion. "All right, you're somewhat of a special case."

"My element is wind honey as such." Rainbow says before Lightning charges up a shot. "Hey Talion." He calls making Talion look over. "Die!" He yells and throws the shot and Talion yelps and covers himself before an earth wall came up with a fire and wind wall covering the front that dissipated the lightning shot. "Explain that." Lightning said as Talion peeks around and looks at the wall.

Rainbow just stares. "Wha…?"

Talion just kept looking at the wall. "Um…dad?" He tries to ask as the two fire and wind walls disappeared. "What's going on?"

"You have multiple elements my boy." Lightning says proudly holding him up before Rainbow hits him over the head with a frying pan. "Ow." He said blandly.

Rainbow hefts the frying pan over her shoulder. "Okay, explanation time."

"His instincts kicked in." Lightning says, blood trailing down his head.

Rainbow gasps and drops the frying pan and grabs his head before looking it over. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" She said looking for the wound.

"No, I deserved that." Lightning says getting up.

Rainbow sighs as she finds the small wound and he slowly heals it with his magic. "Just don't push him."

"Ok, bad idea. Now let's move on." Lightning says.

Typhoon groans as she opens her eyes and looks around before she sees Umbra sitting on a chair by her. "Uncle?"

Umbra smiles as he leans back in his seat. "Hey little filly. You feeling okay?"

"I feel like I have a headache." Typhoon says.

Umbra nods. "Yes, that is expected after what you went through. What do you remember?"

"A salad." Typhoon says unexpectedly.

Umbra sweatdropped as he gives a lopsided smile. "Want some breakfast?"

"Where is my brother?" Typhoon asks half awake.

Umbra sighs. "He's training with your father. You're going to do the same with me. He also said go to the training grounds when you woke up."

Typhoon looks around for a bit. "Now right?"

Umbra nods and helps her out. "Come on." He said putting her on the ground and leading her out. "Don't be jealous of your brother when you get out there."

"Ok, I'm going." Typhoon says.

Umbra smiles as he leads her out and they come across the training yard where Lightning and Rainbow were watching Talion meditate. "Dad?" Typhoon calls.

"Hey sweetheart." Lightning says pulling her into a hug.

Typhoon pushes him off a bit. "Dad, what happened?"

"I will explain later." Lightning says before Rainbow snatches her and hold her close.

"My baby." Rainbow said snuggling her.

"Mom?" Typhoon asks.

Rainbow looks her over. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, feel like I have a headache though." Typhoon says causing Rainbow to start petting her head.

Typhoon purrs as Talion awoke. "Sis!"

"Yeah brother." Typhoon says.

Talion rushes and jumps onto the bench as Rainbow puts her down and Talion hugs her. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, have a little bit of a headache though." Typhoon says.

Talion smiles as he keeps hugging her. "Alright Talion. That's enough hugging your sister back to sleep. Back to training." Lightning said smiling.

Talion stops and turns to Lightning. "Yes father." He says as Lightning walks over and ruffles Typhoon's mane a bit.

Typhoon looks up to him. "Dad, what happened?" She asks as Talion goes back to his spot and started meditating again.

"Magic related. You will come to understand during your studies on it. Now Rainbow, I believe it is time for us to give Typhoon the introductory speech that we gave Talion." Lightning says.

Typhoon looks between the both of them. "What?"

"Your father has decided it is time for him to teach you both magic." Rainbow says.

Typhoon looks to Talion. "So…what am I going to do?"

"For now, listen to us." Lightning says before reciting the speech given to everypony that enrolls in the Winterhold College.

They both just tilt their head at him. "So what's next?" They both ask.

"A live demonstration." Lightning says before pointing his hoof at a target used for archery practice and shoots a bolt of lightning that obliterates most of the target and the remains were ablaze.

"Cool!" Typhoon cheers. "Let me try."

"You are not yet ready to call upon the apprentice level spell, Lightning Bolt, my excitable little filly." Lightning says smiling at her.

Umbra leans over to him. "You do realize that she can't do that, right?" He whispers.

Lightning pushes him away. "You got to learn the basics first like calling forth your magic." Lightning says.

Talion smiles. "How do we do that?"

"That is lesson number one." Lightning says smiling at them.

They both cheer and hop around as Rainbow smiles. "Wow, they are excited."

"Come on Rainbow, we got to teach them." Lightning says blowing Umbra away with a fan.

Umbra tries to swim after them. "Hey! Hey! Hey!"

Lightning chuckles as he walks away with his family.

Umbra growls. "Bastard! Shut it off!"

Lightning ignores him as they leave the room with Umbra still trapped in the fan's wind tunnel.

Typhoon looks back at him. "What's wrong with him?"

"He can't beat the fan of death." Lightning says smirking.

Typhoon giggles. "Uncle's funny."

"So you ready to meet with your half brother?" Lightning asks Talion and Typhoon who were dressed.

They both nods. "Uh huh." They both said. "But do we have to wear these?" Typhoon asks as she moves the dress a bit looser.

"Only for opening ceremony. After the greeting, we will move to the ballroom where you can change into something more comfortable." Lightning says petting her head.

Typhoon purrs. "So who is he?"

"Your older brother, Midnight." Lightning says.

They both smile and giggle as the horns sounded. "Look sharp." Lightning said standing straight as Twilight come out of the back room. "Sorry, had to get fitted for my stomach." She said standing by him.

"Don't worry, they have yet to enter the main gate yet." Lightning informs as she takes her seat on the other throne.

Both Talion and Typhoon couldn't keep themselves still as the door opened and some guards entered first before Midnight, grown up a bit and in regal clothes, came in. "Mr. and Mrs. Bolt. Pleasure to meet you." He said stopping at the steps to the throne.

"And pleasure to meet you crown prince of Saddle Arabia." Lightning says as both he and Midnight were desperately struggling to hold back so to not burst out laughing from this.

Midnight looks around and spies a few soldiers in the rafters. "How about we take this to the ballroom? I'm sure everypony is waiting for it." He said as most of the citizens there was chattering a bit quietly.

"Very well." Lightning says as he and Twilight got up and lead the way.

Midnight smiles as he follows them and sees Typhoon and Talion both grown up before they enter the ballroom. He quickly looks back and turns back to Lightning. "It's great to see you again dad."

"Same here son." Lightning says before giving him a hug before anyone could see them.

Midnight chuckles and looks to Typhoon and Talion and sees them rush off. "Well, time has passed."

"Yeah, they have already begun their training in magic. It only seems like yesterday me and Rainbow were changing their diapers." Lightning says letting go.

Midnight smiles. "So what has been going on?"

"Mostly whipping these ponies into shape, had to put down a mini rebellion with one of my patrol groups already." Lightning says.

Midnight leans over. "Didn't like your rule?"

"Too brainwashed to think their former ruler was a goddess." Lightning says simply.

Midnight smiles. "So where are they now?"

"I had them secretly executed." Lightning says.

Midnight looks to him. "I mean the old rulers."

"One is around, she has taken to a role in our diplomatic division. The other one is off living in a cabin enjoying herself." Lightning says.

Midnight chuckle. "Tell me one thing, how long has the one in the cabin been living without a partner?"

"Unknown." Lightning says.

Midnight shakes his head. "Took a couple of friends, didn't she?"

"An entire patrol group. So four squads." Lightning says.

Midnight smiled. "Oh well, at least she will enjoy life."

"So how have you been son?" Lightning asks.

Midnight sighs. "Here, there, everywhere."

"Crazy?" Lightning asks.

Midnight laughs. "Yeah, basically renewing the leases with everything we have. Since mom is bogged down a bit, I have go out." He said putting some papers quickly into Lightning's robe pocket.

"My agents have sent word you are now the commander of a thousand soldiers." Lightning says acting casual.

Midnight nods. "Yeah, but could do with some advisors and strategists. The ones I got are a little slow in some areas. Some of them are past their prime now."

"Don't underestimate the old my son." Lightning says.

Midnight smirks. "Like you?"

"Was going to say like Galleon." Lightning says, his jaw twitched once.

Midnight chuckles. "I miss you dad."

"You punk." Lightning says making Midnight laugh.

Midnight sighs. "Should we get eating or something?"

"You're too much like me son." Lightning says as Talion and Typhoon returns, wearing comfortable clothing appropriate for the occasion.

Midnight smiles as he looks to them. "Hi Talion. Hi Typhoooooo…" He stops as he sees her necklace. "Um…why are you wearing that?"

"Don't ask in public." Lightning says to Midnight, immediately getting the meaning.

Midnight then smiles. "Hi Typhoon."

"Hi big brother." They say together.

Midnight smiles. "So how have you been?"

"We can do a little magic now." Typhoon says as Talion summons a very tiny whirlwind.

Midnight looks to it with a sweatdrop. "Um…work on that."

"They only have a week of learning so far." Lightning informs.

Midnight looks to him. "And you told me one time that you figured out how to make a wall in three days."

"Take into account the age, Talion and Typhoon are still foals and I was grown mostly. It's incredible for him to even make that." Lightning says.

Midnight nods. "Okay, now then, can we eat?"

"Sure son." Lightning says before they finally enter the ballroom.

Midnight sighs. "Okay, what threats?"

"I recently had the nobility informed they are to wear emblems, signifying their rank or for those in the military, their rank somewhere on their clothing." Lightning says.

'Ah, dad wants to test my observation skills.' Midnight says.

Talion smiles as he grabs Typhoon and pulls them away to the dining table. "Come on big bro." Talion calls.

Midnight smiles following, taking in every emblem or military rank he saw. "What do we got to eat?"

Talion hums as he looks over the food. "Only good things are these chocolate."

"No, they are cream brother." Typhoon says.

Talion looks to Midnight. "What do you like?"

"You eat little brother. I'll take care of myself." Midnight says smiling at him.

Typhoon giggles and grabs some sandwiches. "I got mine." She said eating away before stopping. "Tastes like expensive poop."

"Eat where dad is eating sister." Talion says.

Typhoon looks to him. "He's at the meat section."

Midnight grabs a piece of chicken from a tray nearby. "Tip, if you have sharp teeth, use em." He said taking a bite and looking around the room again.

"Come on sis." Talion says trying to get her to go over where their mom was.

Typhoon sighs and puts the sandwiches down. "Coming." She said getting off the tables and following him before someone steps in front of her.

"Excuse me, can you at least clean up the mess?" A pony asks as he looks down at her.

"You know, you are talking to king Lightning's daughter, right?" Midnight asks.

The pony looks to him. "Yes, but could you young ones at least clean up the mess."

"You know the last time somepony talked down to his daughter, I believe it made Lightning mad and he is looking at us, don't turn around." Midnight says whispering the last part.

The pony huffs. "At least clean up." He said through clenched teeth.

"Come on sis, take it to the garbage." Talion says.

Typhoon smiles and picks up the sandwiches and throws them in the trash. "Happy?" She asks smirking at the pony.

The pony nods slowly. "Yes." He said walking away.

"Mark that one to be watched." Lightning whispers to a pony.

The pony nods and walks away. "So dad, what else has been going on here?" Midnight asks chewing at his food.

"Mostly preparing for war." Lightning says.

Midnight nods. "Same here. Still working on the town."

"You been keeping up your studies?" Lightning asks.

Midnight groans. "Hate it, but yes."

"Scenario 38 is?" Lightning asks.

"Enemy has mistakenly taken a hill far from any natural water source. Solution, surround and besiege and slowly take it until they make a mistake and then swarm in and finish them." Midnight says.

Lightning smiles. "Nice. Work on it. The second one could have been just let them starve to death. Ponies can only survive for three days without water and their food won't be a substitute. Now then, let's enjoy the day away." He said before chomping on a cookie.

Talion quickly jumps up and takes the cookie. Lightning raises an eyebrow and grabs another before Typhoon does the same. "Alright you two, give daddy the cookies."

"Nope, eating. Mommy told us to." Talion says.

Lightning twitches an eye as they chomp down on their cookies. "Give daddy the cookies."

"No." They both said before taking another bite.

Lightning tries to smile. "Okay, here's how this is going to work out. You run away while I try to chase you." He said before they look to each other and put the cookies in their mouths and run off with Lightning chasing them. "Give me those cookies!" He yelled after them.

Midnight chuckles and looks to Twilight. "So how's…what was her name? Um…my other mother?"

"Twilight." Twilight says.

Midnight smiles. "I know you're name. I meant my other mother."

"You mean Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asks.

Midnight nods. "Yeah, her. How is she?"

"Over there laughing her flank off at that little show." Twilight says.

Midnight giggles as he sees Rainbow still laughing her flank off. "Wow, things have changed. But why did you mention your name?" He asks looking to her with a look.

"In case you forgot." Twilight says.

Midnight sighs. "At least times here hasn't changed much."

"And you look good. You remind me a little of your father, nephew." Spitfire says joining them.

Midnight looks to her. "Hi auntie."

"Hey my little nephew." Spitfire says before nooging him.

Midnight chuckles and hugs her back. "How are you?"

"Good, my boy is resting with your other siblings." Spitfire says.

Midnight tilts his head. "You have a son?"

"Yeah, he is a little ball of energy." Spitfire says.

Midnight smiles. "He must be great. Mom sends her regards to everypony here."

"Must be disappointed not to see Lightning." Spitfire jokes.

Midnight chuckles. "Try jumping off the walls worried."

"Oh, you're still her little baby colt, aren't you?" Spitfire teasingly whispers into his ear.

Midnight groans. "Yes."

Spitfire starts cracking up hearing that.

Midnight sighs. "Oh well. Who else am I going to meet?"

"General Kyou Kai of Stalliongrad is also here." Twilight says.

"What, Lightning's number two?" Midnight asks surprised.

Twilight nods. "Yes and…there was Daring Do and Silva."

Spitfire chuckles. "Yeah, Silva was a bit shocked at that. And then there's you."

Midnight looks a bit shocked. "So he didn't do it for the rule?"

"You mean marrying your mother?" Twilight asks.

Midnight shakes his head. "No, I mean he didn't marry you for the rule." He asks Twilight.

"Oh no, I asked him to marry me so Equestria wouldn't fall into civil war. If not for that, we may never have married." Twilight says.

Midnight sits a bit. "So it was never for love, just political?"

"Well on my part, I guess I fell for him, but without realizing it, I buried it deep within my heart and when Luna told me the situation through a dream that it was my duty I brought the matter to High King Ulfric." Twilight says.

Midnight just blinks. "You have been in love with my dad even before I met you?"

"I'm unsure. I can't tell when these feeling came about." Twilight says.

Spitfire chuckled and ruffle his mane. "Hey, fact of the matter is, she loves Lightning and he loves her as well. Let's live in the moment. Like they are." She said pointing to Lightning who had Talion and Typhoon in his hooves and having both cookies in his mouth.

"Oh don't look now Midnight, but you are getting a few looks from the young mares." Twilight says.

Midnight looks to the crowds and quickly looks away blushing a bit from the mares giggling. "I kinda like to know where um…Rainbow…came from. I kinda like those types."

"Cloudsdale, like me." Spitfire says.

Midnight sweatdrops. "I think I would look at it myself. Now where's that ramen?" He asks quickly walking off.

"Saving that in the private room. Your father will be introducing that with the next trade shipment." Twilight whispers.

Midnight stops as some of the mares get closer. "Is there a private room I have?" He asks quickly.

Lightning suddenly leans over. "Behind the thrones. Private room."

Midnight quickly rushes over and heads into the room as the guards cover the door.

"Very like my brother." Spitfire says smirking.

Twilight giggles. "Yeah, just as shy when he first met Rainbow."

Lightning chuckles as he finishes the cookies and the twins glare at him. "Oh just get more." He said to them.

They both huff and walk away. "Cheater." They called.

"Having fun?" Rainbow asks.

They both huff at her as Lightning chuckles. "Oh yeah. Had lots of fun. How are you feeling with all this trouble?"

Rainbow shrugs. "Fine."

Lightning smirks. "How about I get you to a private room and a chief for your food?"

Rainbow looks to him desperately. "Please."

"Ok, but you have to grab the foals." Lightning says.

Rainbow quickly grabs the twins and they both yelp before Rainbow rushes out and heads to the rooms in the back.

Lightning smiles as he follows.

Twilight smirks. "Have fun Lightning dear."

Lightning smirks as he smacks his tail in her face and she frowns at him before stopping and looking at his flank. "Twi, you're staring again." Spitfire said.

"It's so firm." She whispers.

Spitfire smirks and leans close. "Yeah and tough enough to send us crazy." She whispered.

"Yeah."

"Alright, talk. I know your mother sent you here for other things." Lightning said sitting in a chair and sipping at some tea.

Midnight sighs and leans back in his seat. "It's the papers I gave you."

Lightning quickly takes out the papers and looks them over. "Huh, soldiers at borders. Need reconnaissance."

Midnight nods. "Yes, but the area is too used to us. She needs ones that are completely new to the area and tell us how the area looks like. Soldiers and everything."

Lightning sighs. "Problem is we need to blend in and look normal. Which means…we need to place them in the culture of the area."

Midnight sighs. "Buy a slave?"

Lightning nods. "Yep. And I hate it. Entei, two squads of Specters."

Entei looks up from his meal. "Yes sir. But we need something more plausible. Something more into the area. Which is…how is it?"

Midnight looks to him. "Middle class, some businesses and farms. Still, scouts report slave auctions. Mostly the nobles of the area and surrounding ones are coming in."

Entei looks to Lightning. "I need a good young noble. Know anypony?"

Lightning thinks on that. "Maybe…I don't know. Most of the noble stallions and younger ones may be corrupted by this."

"What do you need help with?" Talion asks looking up from his meal.

"Hum…ah, I know. Eurum is young." Lightning says a plan forming.

Entei nods. "Yes, that might work. He is completely new to the area, right?"

Midnight shrugs. "Well I haven't seen him much. And mom makes me see most of the nobles around so if I hadn't seen him, then those towns might not have as well. Why not making it more convincing and send a younger brother, say he's buying a slave for him?"

Lightning nods. "Yes, young noble, training his younger brother in the ways of the culture. That would definitely work and we save a slave in the process or two if given the money."

Lightning suddenly feels a shiver from his back. "Your son, right?" He heard whispering in his ear.

Lightning smiles. "Talion can go, learn what he's up against if the time comes."

Talion looks up with some bread in his mouth.

Umbra growls. "I need to speed up your daughter's training. Don't worry, its stealth and some attacks in case of one."

Lightning nods. "Granted. Entei, get the squads together and send a letter to Eurum about this situation. Have him come over. I need to go talk to my foals for a bit. Thanks for bringing this Midnight, it's going to really help with some training I'm giving them."

Midnight smiles. "No problem."

"I'll be back soon son." Lightning says walking out.

Midnight watches as he leaves. "Sure thing dad."

"Kai." Lightning says in his study alone.

Kai comes in as she held a frown. "Yes?"

"First, come here." Lightning says pulling her into a hug and kisses her sneaking his tongue into her mouth.

Kai smiles into the kiss and giggles a little before she lets go. "Cutie. So what do you need?"

"You know what I will need." Lightning says going protective father.

Kai sighs. "I'll try to watch, but I'm going to need a pretty good makeup artist. Then there's the clothes."

"Not you specifically, send Entei and all his ghosts here." Lightning says.

Kai sighs and nods. "Sure, give me a sec." She said sitting down.

"Also, when all the foals are tucked in and sleeping. I want you, Daring, and Silva to report to my chambers." Lightning says.

Kai smirks. "Wow, you want all of us?"

"Yes, yes I do." Lightning says before kissing her.

Kai giggles into the kiss. "You sure are making us blush at times."

Lightning smirks. "I know, I'm awesome."

"You are good." Kai says leaning into him.

Lightning smiles and heads back to his desk. "Get them now. We got some big things in front of us."

"I know. We won't get much sleep for a while." Kai says before nuzzling his chest.

Lightning holds her and puts a hoof on her head and kisses her forehead. "Such a good mistress."

"So son, you have a mare of your own yet?" Lightning asks the next morning at breakfast causing Midnight to choke on his food a bit.

Midnight swallows the food now. "What makes you think that?"

"Just asking?" Lightning says curious about his reaction.

Midnight glares a bit. "Hey, my life and my business in love life."

"Just asking son." Lightning says, Rainbow sending him a smirk.

Midnight frowns. "There is no one." He said quietly.

"Oh?" Lightning asks.

Midnight sighs and pokes at his food. "How's…um…those earth ponies? What was their names?"

Lightning just sat there waiting with a smile.

Rainbow snickers into her hoof. "Apple Bloom." She whispers his way.

Midnight nods. "Yeah, her. Wonder what's going on with her?" He asks without noticing.

"Rainbow?" Lightning asks after leaning over.

"Got it." Rainbow says walking off with a smirk.

Midnight looks at her. "Where's she going?"

"An errand needs to be ran." Lightning says as Talion and Typhoon walk in sleepy.

Midnight smiles as he looks over to them. "Hey guys. What are you doing here?"

"Need food." Both say in unison.

Lightning chuckles. "Come and get it. We got exotic food now."

Both foals climb into their chairs and look to the food before starting to eat. Lightning smiles as they start trying the noodles as Midnight smiles too. "How long has it been since you left Saddle Arabia?" He asks.

"Not two months ago father." Midnight says.

Lightning smiles. "Yes, but have you seen anything different than last time you came here?"

"Well the Queen's Knights ran an inquisition to the people's shock on how many heretic death cultists were found and convicted." Midnight says.

Lightning smirks. "Good. Now how about here?"

"I'm just here as an envoy to help maintain our relationship with Equestria." Midnight says sounding official making Lightning smile.

Lightning nods. "Very good. Watch that tone though."

"I try." Midnight says smiling as he shrugged his shoulders making Lightning smirk at him.

Lightning chuckles. "Good boy. You still got a lot to learn."

"I know. So father will you teach me?" Midnight asks.

"Thought you would never ask." Lightning says smiling.

Typhoon hums as she looks up. "Learn what?"

"Everything I have to teach. Now finish up you two, we have a magic lesson today and I will start instructing you my son on what you want today." Lightning says.

Midnight grins. "Great. Now let's hurry." He said eating again.

Lightning chuckles as Twilight enters and takes the seat next to him. "The foals give you or Rainbow any trouble last night?" Lightning asks.

Twilight sighs. "No, just this one kicking." She said putting a hoof on her stomach.

"Oh, any unusual hunger for a certain food?" Lightning asks before nuzzling her.

Twilight smiles and nuzzles him back. "Yeah, you my stallion. What did I see in you?"

"Knowledge of magics you had no inkling that existed?" Lightning asks smirking.

Twilight giggles. "And what made me fall in love with you?"

"My wild and exciting ways?" Lightning asks.

Twilight smirks. "Maybe that thing that keeps you moving?" She suggested moving a hoof down his back.

"My heart?" Lightning asks leaning into her shoulder.

Twilight leans over to his ear. "That flank."

"And here I thought you loved my kind heart." Lightning says inhaling her scent.

Twilight grins. "There's that. You did treat me to a box of chocolates." She said hearing him sniff her.

"You're using a new shampoo and you want another?" Lightning asks.

Twilight nods. "Sure. Might be good."

"I also hear you have been requesting peaches." Lightning says smiling.

Twilight smirks. "You smell like them."

"Only because Rainbow had me switch out for that one because she is craving them." Lightning says.

Twilight smiles. "Can you?"

"Don't tell me you are also going into heat like Rainbow in her pregnancy?" Lightning whispers.

Twilight giggles. "No, just want a bath with you. Maybe using that new shampoo."

"Ok. Next time, ok?" Lightning asks petting her mane.

Twilight smiles and kisses his cheek. "Love you."

"Good, now eat for we have a magic lesson with the foals after breakfast." Lightning says smiling at her.

Twilight smiles. "Oh, what are you teaching?"

"The basics Twi." Lightning says.

Twilight tilts her head. "Can I watch?"

"You are going to be my assistant since Rainbow is running an errand." Lightning says.

Twilight smiles. "Thanks."

"Now eat your pancakes my queen so we can start soon." Lightning says.

Twilight giggles and nuzzles him before eating away.

After everypony had finished, Lightning lead them into a prepared indoor practice field. "Ok, where did we leave off last time?" Lightning asks, thinking.

Talion holds up a hoof. "The crazy thing about how it's all connected?"

"Ah yes, energy." Lightning says as he drags a chalkboard on wheels to behind him with his magic.

Twilight points to him. "Have you been taking lessons with Pinkie?"

"No, I had one placed here. This is a training area for new recruits and visual aids help teaching." Lightning says.

Twilight rolls her eyes. "Pinkie." She said under her breath.

Lightning's ear twitched. "Anyway, let's begin." He said picking up a piece of chalk with his magic and starts writing on the board.

"Wait, what about form six and beyond?" Twilight asks.

"A little more advance Twi. Let them get a grasp on these five then we will move on to those." Lightning says.

Twilight clicks her tongue. "Should do six." She said under her breath.

"Alright, alright. The sixth way to manipulate your magical energy is known as the herbology tree of magic. Basically, it is the magic one use on plant life. Tricky because plants are living things so sometimes they can be stubborn or refuse to do as asked." Lightning explains.

"Like you." Twilight quipped and made the foals laugh a little.

"Ha ha." Lightning says. "Now besides the sixth, which do you want to learn first? Fire, water, earth, air, or my personal favorite, lightning?" Lightning asks.

"Shocking that he likes that one." Twilight said with a smirk as the foals laugh again.

"Oh, why not give the foals an example of your favorite one and burn down that target dummy on the range?" Lightning asks.

Twilight smiles as she goes over before making a fireball form in her hoof and throws it at the dummy before it bursts into flames. "By the way, there will be one that you may not mention at all. And your tail is on fire." She said going back to the foals and sitting down.

Lightning licks his hoof and puts out the flame with said hoof, giving off the illusion to them that he put out the fire himself. "Avoiding that one because it is too advance for this stage Twi." Lighting says.

"Whatever you say hot flank." Twilight says.

"Back on track, which one you two want to learn about first?" Lightning asks.

Typhoon raises her hoof. "How about Shadow?" She asks as Twilight raises an eyebrow at her.

"Too advanced, that is number eight." Lightning repeats again.

Typhoon slouches in disappointment. Talion looks sadly to her before raising his own hoof. "Fire."

"You will learn it soon my little filly. Your daddy just wants to make sure you're ready." Twilight says petting Typhoon.

"Very well." Lightning says.

Typhoon whines. "But I want to learn it."

"Your father made me go through this this same thing when teaching me little one. Trust me, you will find them very valuable when it comes to learning that one. Think of these as the stepping stones to it." Twilight says petting her mane.

Typhoon just whines and slouches some more.

"Come on, you play games when learning this magic." Twilight says intriguing Typhoon as Lightning draws the rune for fire on the chalkboard.

Typhoon looks up to her. "Really?"

"Yeah." Twilight says smiling.

Typhoon smiles a little as she looks back to the lesson.

"Okay, you think you two can try and create a little fire ball?" Lightning asks as they both stood in separate magical seals drawn on the floor.

Talion thinks on focusing his magic before making a fireball appear in front of him as it held in midair like a campfire. While Typhoon was struggling to make one before making a tiny one appear in front of her that wavered.

Lightning walked over to her and puts his hooves on her shoulders. "Relax, don't try and force it. Fire doesn't like being forced." Lightning says.

Typhoon breathes carefully before sighing and makes the fireball bigger, but still wavering.

"Ok, now throw them at the targets my foals." Lightning says.

Talion holds the fireball in his hooves before pitching it to a dummy and makes it go up in flames. Typhoon thinks on it before making the fireball move on its own and then suddenly it drops and runs across the ground and slither across the ground before making it behind the dummy and rise up and hit it.

"Good, both of you. Most can't even throw them a few feet at first…or slither across the ground like that. How did you know to do that? Lightning says encouraging both.

Typhoon shrugs. "I don't know, it just…felt natural to me."

"You have a lot of raw talent with your affinities, that is why, but don't let that go to your head." Twilight warns.

They both just look to each other with troubled looks.

"Now let us keep practicing." Lightning says.

Talion looks to him. "Water?"

"We train in one at a time, keep practicing your fire magic you two. Twilight, supervise while I begin Midnight's lesson." Lightning says.

Twilight nods as Lightning walks up to Midnight. "Alright, you ready?" Lightning asks.

"Yes father. It seems magic flows strongly in our blood." Midnight says as the temperature around them dropped dramatically.

"My boy has the affinity of ice huh?" Lightning asks mirroring his son's new smirk.

Midnight chuckles. "Yep, mom helped out a bit."

"Surprising as she was ironically has an earth affinity." Lightning says.

Midnight shrugs. "Guess earth and lightning makes ice."

"No water and wind do my son." Lightning says sounding like he was back at the college in Stalliongrad.

Midnight lightly freezes his hooves to the ground. "Oh shut up. At least I got some experience so it's time to get to the good stuff."

"Is that anyway to talk to your teacher? Didn't your mother teach you manners?" Lightning asks teasing.

Midnight chuckles. "That went out the window when you two had me."

"I guess so." Lightning says snickering before both broke out in laughter.

Twilight smiles as she watches them laugh. "How's it going you two?" She asks turning back to them.

"We figured out where his lack of manners comes from." Lightning says.

Twilight grins. "Yeah, good looks from Eclipse and attitude from you."

"You think I'm bad, huh?" Lightning asks.

Twilight giggles. "Bad flanked maybe."

"Trust me, step mom and dad is nowhere near as ill-mannered as mom." Midnight says.

Twilight chuckles. "Wow, does he take after you more or her?" She asks Lightning.

"Well he got my good looks." Lightning jokes.

Twilight grins. "Yeah, looks that only those good fillies fall for."

"Quite literally if he tried, right son?" Lightning asks.

Midnight frowns. "I'm trying not to."

"See, he does take after me." Lightning says.

Twilight smirks. "Yeah, being shy and trying to stay hidden."

"Oi." Both father and son say in unison.

Twilight chuckles. "Told you. He likes to be you with being hidden."

"Moving on." Lightning says before starting Midnight's lesson while Twilight goes back to the other foals.

Twilight giggles and leans down to them. "Your father is kinda coo coo? Isn't he?"

"I thought that was all of you stepmom?" Talion asks.

Twilight nuzzles him. "We are moms and always will be. And no, he's the only one. The stuff we do is kinda sane by his standards."

"You mean none of you are insanely genius?" Talion asks remembering what his father told him.

Twilight thinks on that. "Actually, I might, but he's next in line."

"You are pretty smart." Talion says.

Twilight nods and looks to Typhoon to see her struggling. She sighs and puts her hooves on her shoulders and focuses the magic. "Try and find a funnel point instead of all over." She then leans down. "Careful on treating other elements like shadow."

"Yes stepmom." Typhoon says trying again making a bigger fireball.

Twilight frowns as it reaches her hooves. "Try and keep the distance. It protects you against licks of flames, but not itself unless you are good enough."

"Ok." Typhoon says pushing it further away.

"I smell a snack." A voice from the door says.

Twilight's eyes widen. "Shut it off. Shut it off." She said quickly to them.

The foals looked confused as Agni entered. "Mommy!" He called rushing over and hugs her.

Twilight sighs in relief. "Thank goodness. Next time, don't come in like that."

"Whatcha doing?" Agni asks.

Twilight smiles. "Teaching the foals here fire magic. Don't eat it." She said glaring at him.

"Oh, but you feed me yours as a snack." Agni whines a bit.

Twilight smiles. "That's right and you will get only mine so don't go eating around the other users like crazy."

"Oh mommy." Agni whines cutely making Twilight smile.

Twilight sighs. "Alright, go sit down and I'll feed you later."

"Ok…oh, I should go out. Belcross is waiting and he is too big to fit through the door." Agni says.

Twilight nods. "Go on. Spend time with him and Spike."

"Ok, go spend time with big brothers. Belcross we can go." Agni calls walking out and soon huge footsteps were heard walking away.

Twilight sighs in relief. "Okay, how fa…" She stops as she sees Typhoon's fireball size. "Maybe we should cut back a little."

"Talion, try not to make it bigger, could blow up in your face." Lightning calls.

Talion looks a bit confused as he looks between his and Typhoon's fireball size. "Um…sure dad." He calls back as Typhoon tries to decrease hers.

The remainder of the lesson was teaching both how to use the spell properly as Lightning and Midnight kept discussing something Twilight couldn't make out.

"Alright, you got that?" Lightning asks Midnight.

"Yes stepmother." Both foals say.

Twilight bonks them slightly. "Mom."

"Uh hum." Twilight hears Rainbow clear her throat.

Twilight blushes slightly. "It's awkward calling me stepmom."

"Only if your foal calls me mom too." Rainbow says.

"Mommy!" Both foals call rushing over to her.

Twilight smiles slightly. "Why don't you play with them? Lessons are almost done anyway."

Rainbow smiles and whispers something to the two before they smirk and grab a few pillows Rainbow had brought.

Twilight backs up. "Um…what are you doing?"

"Pillow fight!" The foals call before starting a barrage.

Twilight eeps and runs off. "I'm pregnant!"

"It won't hurt and so was I!" Rainbow calls getting Twilight on the flank with a pillow.

Twilight eeps and keeps running off. "Watch it!"

"Attack my adorable troops!" Rainbow calls.

Twilight yells as she runs by. "Lightning! Help!"

"Use your magic, you have telekinesis." Blitz says.

Twilight yells as she runs off out of the room and the foals and Rainbow chases her out. "I hate you all!" He heard her yell.

Lightning chuckles as Midnight thinks over what his father said.

Twilight and Rainbow watches as Lightning, Midnight, Typhoon and Talion and the rest of the soldiers prepared their bags. "Be careful guys." Rainbow said.

"We will mom." Talion says hugging her leg.

Rainbow smiles as she hugs him back as Twilight walks up to Lightning. "Make sure you come back for the foal. We all need you here."

"I know." Lightning says before nuzzling her again.

Twilight hums as she nuzzles him back. "Love you."

"Love you too." Lightning says.

Twilight kisses his cheek before Rainbow does to same to him and he smiles and nods before they all left through the portal, leaving them behind. "Want some peanut butter and jalapeño sandwich?" Rainbow asks.

"Please." Twilight said as they both walk off.

Lightning breathes in the air as he looks around as he looks around the exit of the portal. "It's nice to be back, even for a bit."

Midnight chuckles. "Yeah, mom has been wanting to see so when these guys are going in, she'll come over and meet you."

Lightning smiles. "Good, now where exactly are we?"

Midnight walks over to the door. "The emergency bunker of the city. We barely use these anyway."

Lightning smirks. "Smart."

Midnight shrugs as he opens the door and heads outside. "It's nothing compare to these." He said before they all see the line of walls and guards along the perceived border.

Lightning whistles as Talion and Typhoon gasps at the long line of the border. "Not bad. Not bad at all. I'm sure you are making sure of any tricks coming through, correct?"

Midnight nods. "Yep, can't be too careful. Now let's go to the command tent. There you can outfitted and brought to speed on what's going on around here. Where's the other stallion anyway?" He asks walking to the large tent in the camp nearby.

Lightning looks back to the bunker. "Any minute now. But let's get Talion outfitted." He said following him with Talion and Typhoon looking around at everything.

"This is so cool." Talion said.

Typhoon nods. "Yeah, look at all the guards and everything."

Lightning chuckles as they enter the tent. "Yes, many are amazed when first see the famous Saddle Arabia guards and live to tell about it. Isn't that right son?" He asks Midnight.

Midnight smiles as he steps up to a large map. "Yep, though you still be careful to look where you tread. Now then, get some food and drinks, place your bags away for now and then I'll tell you the current layout."

Lightning nods before leading the two foals who were still looking to another area of the camp, guided by the guards and soon camp to an empty one with just four beds. "Alright you two, place your bags down and let's get a meal for now." He said putting his bag down.

"Okay." The two said as they put theirs down and follow him. "What are we having?" Talion asks.

Lightning smirks. "A little Saddle Arabian style cuisine. With some foreign curry on the side."

They stick their tongue out. "Sounds bad." Typhoon said.

Lightning shrugs. "Hate it or like it." He said grabbing some containers and quickly grab some food and put them in while still walking from the mess area in the middle. "We'll eat in the command tent. Don't worry, I'll give you the condensed version of the plan needed." He said leading them back into the tent.

Midnight smiles as they enter. "So you ready to talk plans?"

Lightning nods as he give the food containers to the twins. "I'll tell them a less complicated version."

Midnight nods as Lightning starts to eat. "Okay, as you can see, we have a pretty good border so that's no chance of an invasion for a while. Now for the recon mission, we are going to disguise Talion and that noble. We'll also give you a few good guards that can blend in well for the looks and protection. As for the slaves, we got a few bags of bits ready and some goods to make him look like a trader. High end stuff in fact so they won't complain as long as the bits roll in. Traveling by a first class cart, we'll get you through the gate and end up here." He said pointing to a large town in the middle of a few smaller towns. "This is where the auction is and where they would be staying. Try to find some good slaves and different types so as to not arouse suspicion. As for getting out, once you have what you think is good enough, then all you have to do is head back and trade the goods along the way. We won't need it anyway. Once you see the border, run for it. We got control of the border on one gate completely so they won't hit you guys on site once you try to make a run for it. We can't take chances." Midnight explains.

Lightning hums as he keeps eating. "Ah, good, but may need to disguise Talion a bit more than normal since they might have been watching my family. As for Euram, he can easily just wear the clothes and blend in. Now the guards, who do you got?"

Midnight smiles and whistles out of the entrance. "Come in."

Lightning looks back to see ten guards dressed in the Dominion's armor. "Yours?"

Midnight nods. "Yep, new recruits from the Shadow organization. They are skilled with guarding high ranked VIPs and keeping their senses around the area."

Lightning raises an eyebrow before throwing his fork quickly to them and one of them catches it without flinching. "They'll do." He said before guzzling his food.

Midnight smiles. "Now all we need is the noble, Euram. You can give him the rundown and we'll prepare everything for a quick go. They'll leave first thing tomorrow morning after getting their disguises on and getting the licenses written down so it can be even more legal."

"Understood." Lightning says.

Talion looks up from eating his meal. "So what now?" He asks as Typhoon finishes up hers.

Lightning smiles. "Now, I give you a talk about what you might see and what you can and can't do. We're free to go?" He asks Midnight.

Midnight nods. "Yeah, you guys can head back to your tent." Lightning nods as he leads Talion and Typhoon out as Midnight sighs. "I just hope this works." He said to himself.

"So…I can't really do good things, can I?" Talion asks after he and Typhoon got a talk on the culture and what to expect.

"Not out in the open, but all the slaves bought, we will smuggle them out and free them." Midnight says after he came to them with some clothing for the seamstresses to fit on them.

Typhoon looks worried. "So…what would happen if I get caught?"

Lightning growls silently. "Well, you would treated as much as a regular slave would and then I would come over, kick some ass and may inadvertently cause the war early here."

Midnight chuckles nervously. "Yeah, let's not make that happen."

Typhoon looks even more worried as Talion groans a bit from the seamstresses working on him. "Do I have to wear this much? It looks stupid when it's this." He said lifting up his clothing and shows some oververly made designs.

"Unfortunately my son." Lightning says.

"Well at least I'm used to something like that. What did I miss?" Euram said walking in.

"Euram, you will be briefed by Midnight here as I help Talion finish getting ready." Lightning says.

Euram nods as Midnight leads him away and they start talking. "Can you come daddy?" Talion asks.

Lightning shakes his head. "No, they would recognize me on the spot. I have no choice but to stay. Don't worry, Euram and the guards will keep you safe. Now let's see how you look." He said as the seamstresses pull away and show him Talion wearing an almost robbed suit. "Not bad. Drags a little though. Can be easily fixed. As for you Typhoon, you will be…" He stops as he sees Typhoon having a black skinsuit partially on.

Typhoon looks at him confused. "What? Uncle gave this to me. Said it could help my powers and when I need to stay hidden."

Lightning stares at her before sighing and facehooves. "I am really giving your uncle a talk once we get back home."

Typhoon frowns a bit. "He's not that bad."

Lightning rolls his eyes. "Please, you haven't seen what he can do…and did." He said shivering from his first encounter.

Typhoon just looks at him. "It can't be that bad."

Lightning looks to her a bit harshly. "Don't bring it up."

Talion looks confused. "What could he have done to make you like this?"

"You'll understand when you're older." Lightning said quickly.

They all just look at him weird as Lightning was trying to act normal. "Okay, we're done and all he needs to do is get dressed up and get the licenses and you guys can head out." Midnight said coming back in with Euram.

Lightning looked like he was having second thought.

Midnight looks to him worried. "You okay there?"

"No." Lightning says flatly.

Midnight sighs. "Do you want to back out now?"

"I can't. I said I would help you son." Lightning says seemingly torn.

Midnight looks away a bit. "If it matters, this may happen soon enough. Why not start now?"

"Because if we delay, we can try and convince those who are on the fence to side with us and between us, the alliance isn't fully ready to fight the war yet." Lightning says.

Midnight nods. "That's why we are taking account of first strike positions so when it does, we can take quickly down and mess up their plans and buy us a few days when the war starts."

Lightning sighs. "I'm going to go see your mother before my parental instincts make me call this off." Lightning says.

Midnight sighs. "Sure. She's at the palace. The next supply wagon can take you back."

"Do not tell her I am coming." Lightning says.

Midnight smiles. "Don't worry, I won't tell a word."

Eclipse sighs in her room when there was a knock at the door. "Come in." She said watching out the window.

"You are still looking outside like always. Didn't I tell you about assassins?" Lightning asks walking in.

Eclipse looks around and sees him smirking a bit. "Lightning." She said almost quietly.

"Hey Clipsy, most of your security off duty?" Lightning asks closing the door.

Eclipse smiles a bit. "No, needed to think a bit. You are here for the recon force, aren't you?"

"No I can't go, but our son wants use his step brother." Lightning says.

Eclipse sighs. "Of course, with your face plastered all over the Dominion Empire. That I can understand."

Lightning walks over and hugs her. "You miss me?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse smiles and hugs him back. "Yes, I really have. I have been quite bored without you around."

"Our son has really grown up." Lightning says.

Eclipse nods. "Yes, he wants to be his hero. Doing the best to make everyone happy."

"He is our pride and joy." Lightning says.

Eclipse giggles. "Yes, I still can't believe we had him by accident if you think about it. What did happen before we did it?"

"You received the news of your brother and knew what it meant immediately and later that night, after we talked for a bit, you said. Make me feel like a mare for it will be possibly the only time in my life I will ever feel it." Lightning says.

Eclipse blushes. "Ah yes…that. Now I remember."

"Midnight is also our headache, isn't he?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse giggles. "Yeah, he is a hooful. Though he is also your son so you had a part too."

"Not that much." Lightning says with remorse.

Eclipse smiles sadly as she hugs him tighter. "He will always be your son. And he knows it as well. You always had a part to play in his life as well. You made him realize who his father is, his hero."

"Thanks Clipsy." Lightning says.

Eclipse then grins. "Now then, how about we…"

"No."

"Aw, come on." Eclipse whines.

"Your laws." Lightning says.

"…ah, good point." Eclipse says.

Lightning chuckles. "Though, as long it doesn't go too far, I'm not against cuddling for a bit."

"Oh, yes king of Equestria." Eclipse says smirking.

Lightning laughs as he leads her to bed before they both lay in it. "You know, Midnight might be after a filly I know."

Eclipse giggles. "Oh, do tell."

"A country farmer." Lightning says getting Eclipse very interested.

Eclipse smirks. "Why I didn't know he goes after simple ponies. What's she like?"

"Well." Lightning says before starting to tell her.

Eclipse giggles all the while at the many quirks of poor little Apple Bloom who didn't know what was going on. "He can't even talk to the harem fillies and mares. I'm surprised she got his attention."

"Kind of reminds me of me. Not too interested in most mares like that, but when a mare catches his eye, they catch his eye." Lightning says.

Eclipse giggles. "I wonder what he thinks of her now."

"Flowers and a blush tell you?" Lightning asks petting her.

Eclipse purrs. "Not much."

"He is in love." Lightning says.

Eclipse giggles and nuzzles him. "Just like you back then."

"Maybe." Lightning says cuddling her again.

Eclipse keeps giggling as they cuddling. "I love you Lightning."

"I still do even if we can never be together." Lightning says.

Eclipse sighs in relief. "Want to sleep for a bit?"

"Only if you can use your hypnotizing to make me or I will just be worrying about the kids." Lightning says.

Eclipse smiles gently as she pets his mane. "They'll be fine. Just have faith in them."

"I just worry. They are my kids." Lightning says.

Eclipse keeps petting. "And that's why we have faith in them when they leave from our sight. That they can do it and can be all right."

"Midnight, I can, but Talion is not even six." Lightning says.

Eclipse nuzzles him to calm him down. "As would every parent and try to do their foals' work themselves when they could do it. Most who live on their own can make it through the problem. You have to let him go one day anyway."

"He isn't old enough for this. I only started teaching him magic." Lightning says making her smile.

Eclipse leans down to look at him. "What are you teaching?"

"Lesson one was on fire." Lightning says looking into her eyes.

Eclipse grins and grabs onto his head. "Gotcha." She said as her eyes change.

Lightning sweats. "Shit." He said quickly as he closes his eyes.

"Too late. Now sleep." Eclipse says smiling.

Lightning keeps his eyes closed tightly before snoring out loud as he rests his head against Eclipse's chest. "Nighty night." He said sleepily.

"Ug…what happened?" Lightning asks awakening.

Eclipse smiles as she sat on the side of the bed. "You fell into my eyes again. I made you sleep, so don't worry."

"Like I asked?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse nods. "Yes, I put you to sleep. Now, shall we get some food and talk some more?"

"So something I bet your spies haven't told you yet. Twilight, the queen of Equestria is now with foal." Lightning says.

Eclipse raises an eyebrow and smiles. "Oh, how much did you do?"

"She went seven times one time on her request." Lightning says.

Eclipse giggles while blushing. "Lightning, you are a stallion among colts."

"So when do you think your queen's guard will realize somepony is in here with you?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse grins. "Oh, not for a while. Now, breakfast?"

"Getting room delivery." Lightning says spying the chess board.

Eclipse sighs as he gets the board. "Alright. What do you think is going on over the border?"

"Mostly both sides' soldiers and guards starting each other down. So you improved your game since we last played?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse smiles. "Very well. Let's play." She said taking her place on the black pieces.

"Alright, so how has Midnight's studies in magic been going?" Lightning asks moving his pieces.

Eclipse smiles. "Going well, he's almost halfway through the whole line of studies needed."

"His ice nature was a surprise." Lightning says.

Eclipse grins. "Was surprised too. Never excepted any mage, much less him to have that nature."

"Sub elements are not unheard of, but are quite rare and at times incredibly powerful." Lightning says moving a pawn.

Eclipse nods. "Yes, quite amazing things can happen. Such as holding a popular look in public."

"You're slipping Clipsy, you used to be able to keep up with me while talking." Lightning says.

Eclipse sighs. "I guess I have a few things on my mind."

"You hide it well, but you're worried about Midnight as well." Lightning says.

Eclipse looks sadly down. "Just like you. I worry everyday he's out there, but I hope everyday he comes back to me and at least say something that tells me he's okay."

"When did we get so old?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse smiles. "When we have our foals."

"Feels like yesterday when your brother was still alive and we just got done with a party." Lightning says.

Eclipse sniffs a bit. "Yes, but I'm glad I met you. You were the best thing to happen to me…next to Midnight."

"Well technically, I gave you him." Lightning jokes.

Eclipse giggles as she still cries a bit. "Thanks for being there Lightning." Eclipse says moving a piece to block him.

"Now I believe that is checkmate." Lightning says moving his knight.

Eclipse smiles as she looks to the board. "Food now?"

"Aren't we waiting for the servants to bring them oh great queen?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse grins. "Any minute now." She said before hearing a few knocks. "And there's our food." She said heading to the door and opens it to find the cart pushed in by a few ponies before they leave. "Shall we?" She asks holding up a fork as Lightning comes down from the ceiling.

"Want to make a wager on how long it takes your guards or Queen's knights to realize there is an intruder?" Lightning asks smirking as he joins her in eating.

Eclipse nods. "A few hours. Now, let's eat." She said grabbing some cake.

"Nu uh Clipsy. You know the rules, filling foods first, then you get your cakes and stuff." Lightning says smirking.

Eclipse pouts cutely. "Meanie." She said putting the cake down.

Lightning just starts feeding her. "Oh relax and enjoy yourself."

Eclipse keeps pouting before smiling. "I am already." Eclipse says.

Lightning chuckles. "You should visit us some time. Rainbow would love to see you again I bet." Lightning says.

Eclipse smiles. "Yes, she would be, though my job is here. I need to take care of my country as well."

Lightning nods. "I understand. But please try and visit."

Eclipse nods. "I'll try. Now let's enjoy this meal."

Lightning chuckles before looking out the window. "First light."

Eclipse smiles as she watch the sunrise framing Lightning. "Yes, first light."

Lightning sighs. "They leave at first light. It's been almost an hour so they should be reaching the town soon and if all goes as plan, will be doing paperwork for the licenses and everything for most of the day."

"Come on, after we eat, we will go to the library. We have uncovered a few more artifacts since you last visited it." Eclipse says trying to get his mind off it.

Lightning smiles. "Daring would be jealous. Yeah, let's finish this."

"Turn around so I can change." Eclipse says.

Lightning smirks. "It's nothing I haven't seen. Come on, let me watch."

"Then it will take forever to change." Eclipse jokes.

Lightning chuckles. "Oh Clipsy. Just go change. I'll wait."

Eclipse shakes her head as she walks behind some walls. "Oh Lightning. Always the kidder." She said as he sees her form change.

Lightning waits until Eclipse came back in more function over formal clothing for royals. "Finally convinced them to go with that huh?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse sighs. "And you won't believe the amount of hoops to go through. Shall we go see the artifacts?"

"Lead the way." Lightning says leaning against her side.

Eclipse giggles as she wraps a wing around him. "I wonder, what would have been if you stayed?"

"Nothing would have changed probably, only your brother not dying would have changed this." Lightning says.

Eclipse nods. "Not bad of a living though."

"You know, I take that back, you would have probably roped me into being a member of the queen's knights." Lightning says.

Eclipse giggles. "And I would have you as my lover either way."

"Now that might have happened and you would have more that Midnight." Lightning says.

Eclipse smirks. "Yep, a lot of them."

"But then the question of succession would come up." Lightning says.

Eclipse stops for a bit. "True, might be better if you gave me just one."

"But then again, some might feel better if you did have multiple heirs after what happened to your father and brother dying of an illness." Lightning says.

Eclipse looks to him. "So does that mean…?"

"Clear it with the council of elders." Lightning says.

Eclipse pouts and slouches. "I hate you."

"It's to protect you Clipsy. Put it forward if you like to strengthen our nation's ties and just in case you and Midnight fall ill and die like your father and brother. That thought and chaos that would come from that without a proper heir should make them have little problem with it seeing as I am Midnight's father as well." Lightning says.

Eclipse sighs. "We'll see. Now come on." She said leading him out and surprises the guards. "Don't even." She said to them.

"Or one of the mare royal guards will most likely kill you for failing in your duties." Lightning adds.

Eclipse giggles at some of the shocked faces. "I love surprising them sometimes."

"So to the library while you get the council of elders to convene?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse nods. "Yes, might take a while so enjoy looking at the artifacts. They usually like few hour long meetings."

"Also, maybe we should stop by your magic academy and I may give a lecture on the subject to the students." Lightning says.

Eclipses chuckles. "Might be fun, but have to set things up and it might take a while. So enjoy some time with the old pieces of rock."

"Hey, that is archaeology." Lightning reminds making Eclipse smirk.

Eclipse rolls her eyes. "Just get in there." She said pushing him into a room. "Enjoy." She said closing the door and walks off.

'I can't believe they added two new floors to the library.' Lightning thought as he read an ancient scroll.

He chuckles to himself as he hears the door open and sighs as he feels anger and intent to kill. "Hello Alenia."

Alenia growls as she sees him. "What are you doing here heathen?"

"Reading or has that escaped your notice." Lightning says.

Alenia keeps growling. "I mean here in this palace or heck, even this country. You are not supposed to be here."

"I'm here because my son and your prince asked for my help to provide a few ponies that the Dominion know little to nothing about so they can infiltrate and spy or scout on them, whichever term you prefer." Lightning says.

Alenia huffs. "Then head back to the command tent. You are not needed here at the palace."

"I'm here so I can't call it off as he asked for his six year old stepbrother." Lightning says.

Alenia stares at him. "Still that crazy father."

"Also there is another reason I am here." Lightning says putting the scroll back.

Alenia raises an eyebrow at him. "And that is?"

"Your queen is worried what would happen in case she and Midnight die so she is currently talking to the council of elders about attempting to have more foals." Lightning says.

Alenia glares at him fully now. "And you want to be that stallion."

"No, she requested me as I am Midnight's father and to strengthen Saddle Arabia and Equestria's ties as I am now king of it." Lightning says.

Alenia growls slightly as he looked a little smug. "And what are you going to do now?" She seethed.

"Waiting for your queen to see what the elders think, but I bet they will agree after what happened to the last two kings." Lightning says now no longer smugly.

Alenia sighs as she looks away. "Don't hurt her."

"I never do…so, do you think the queen's knights are ready to fight this war?" Lightning asks soberly.

Alenia keeps looking away. "Is there ever a true answer?"

"You sound like me and the other veterans of the liberation of Stalliongrad." Lightning says.

Alenia scoffs. "You try protecting somepony full time without sleep for a few days."

"So how did the inquisition of the death cult go?" Lightning asks.

Alenia sighs. "We took out almost all of them. There will always be somepony out there with the idea, so yes, mostly all of them."

"I doubt they will rise again any time soon. Maybe in the next century if that." Lightning says.

Alenia nods. "Make sure you don't touch anything." She said walking out.

"You think you're ready to lead your soldiers into battle?" Lightning asks.

Alenia stops and looks at him. "Are you?"

"I have experience. You are one of the youngest members and haven't been in a war yet." Lightning says.

Alenia growls silently. "I'm ready."

"I'm going to be sending over notes on formations and battles the Dominion has fought. If you study them, it will help you greatly." Lightning says.

Alenia huffs. "Whatever." She said heading out the door.

"Alenia, even if you don't like me, read the material. There is an old saying. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself, but not the enemy, for every victory gained, you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." Lightning says.

Alenia frowns as she closes the door behind her. Lightning sighs as he goes back to reading. "The queen requests your presence." A soldier says.

Lightning looks back at him. "Got it." He said putting the pottery down on the stand again and follows him to the meeting room. "Let's hope this doesn't go sou…" He stops as the doors open and sees Eclipse in a bit of raunchy dancer outfit. "Sou…sou…" He stutters.

Eclipse giggles as she dances around a bit. "South my dear? You are heading that way soon." She teases.

"I…" Lightning composes himself and clears his throat. "I suppose this means the elders have agreed." Lightning says.

Eclipse giggles. "Yes, our, sort of, marriage is done. Though the choice of honeymoon is yours."

"To your room?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse grins before Lightning realizes that Eclipse picked him up and was actually running down the hall too fast. "When did you get this fast?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse chuckles. "Been holding this."

"You know I could have teleported us." Lightning says entering the room before the guards could register what their queen was wearing.

Eclipse smiles. "Now where's the fun in that?" She asks putting him down.

"So you going to do a dance for me?" Lightning jokes.

Eclipse gains a red tint on her cheeks. "Do you want me to?"

"I think you should decide my sexy bat queen." Lightning says.

Eclipse smiles as she starts to lead him to bed. "And what are you going to plan?"

"You have been waiting for nearly twenty years so you decide." Lightning says.

Eclipse grins and places him on the bed. "Okay, you get a true dance from the queen herself." She said backing off a bit.

"Oh this I must see." Lightning says smirking.

Eclipse smiles as she starts to dance around and gets close to him. "Tell me, how much have you thought of me? How much have you dreamed of me?"

"Quite a bit." Lightning says watching her.

Eclipse hums as she turns around. "And have you ever done anything in your imagination and dreams?"

"Yeah." Lightning says.

Eclipse smirks as she moves backward to him while still dancing. "Tell me what you did."

"Nu uh, you first." Lightning says smirking.

Eclipse pouts cutely as she looks over her shoulder. "Oh, my dreams first? I believe it's the stallion's turn on this."

"Hey, got to give something to get something." Lightning says before using his wings to pull her into his lap. "Can you finish your dance from here?" Lightning whispers into her ear before lightly nibbling on it.

Eclipse moans and nuzzles him. "Unless you got more plans."

"Finish it if you can. Then tell me your fantasy and I may make them come true." Lightning whispers into her ear as he casts a sound proof spell on the room.

Eclipse grins. "Never stopped." She said as her flanks still moved. Lightning smirks knowing she was trying to turn him on. Eclipse giggles and moves a bit more closer. "Do you even have a fantasy with me there?"

"I do, but I want to make your fantasy come true first." Lightning whispers into her ear.

Eclipse smiles and nuzzles him as she stopped dancing and just seem to be hugging him. "Mine huh?"

"Yes lover." Lightning says petting her.

Eclipse purrs as she leans into his petting. "I missed you Lightning."

"As did I." Lightning says before turning her around and kissing her.

Eclipse smiles into the kiss as she pushes him onto the bed before letting go of the kiss. "So…how should we?"

Lightning says nothing before flipping their positions. "Well, first you have to tell me one of your fantasies." Lightning says now on top.

Eclipse grins. "Oh, a take charge stallion. Well, I have always dreamed of us going back to when we first did it."

"Alright." Lightning says before starting to remove her outfit.

"Finally done." Earum says sighing.

Talion looks up at him. "So do we have every paper needed?"

"Yes we do." Euram says.

Talion looks around. "Can we go now? I'm getting bored."

"Yes, let's." Euram says leaving the office with him.

Talion sighs as he looks around a bit before Euram leads him to their cart and they get in and ride off. "You okay sis?" He whispered.

"Cramped, but fine." Typhoon whispers from his shadow.

"Do you two want to go straight to the auction or look around a bit at the other shops?" Euram asks.

Talion whispers a bit to Typhoon, who came out of his shadow after the door closed, before looking to him. "Auction, let's get it done."

Euram smiles. "We won't see some of the sights then. We still have time. Lesson one." He whispers the last one.

Talion looks to him. "Oh, see what other wares there are before throwing the bits in."

"That and look out the window to see a reason we are fighting." Euram says as the twins look out to see a rich looking earth pony instructing guards to beat on a diamond dog that looked to be a slave.

Talion gaps at the sight. "But…why them?" He tries to ask.

"Because they are enslaved and that is what they mostly are about." Euram says.

The twins keep staring as they pass by before stopping at what looks like an artifact shop. "Come on you two." Euram said as he steps out with Talion and Typhoon hiding in his shadow again.

Euram walks in and tries to ignore the mare tied to the wall nearby as Talion looks to her a bit before catching up with Euram as they look around. "No wait, this place has recent things. Excuse me, do you know a place which sells much more ancient artifacts?" He asks the stallion behind the counter counting a large amount of gold.

"Across the street. Feel free to use the mare on the way out." He said too engrossed in the gold.

Euram nods as he starts to walk back out with the mare looking pleadingly at him, but Euram shakes his head and frowns as he walks past her and Talion looks sadly at her as he tries to keep with Euram. "Well, at least I can find something here." He said to himself as they cross the street with the guards flanking their sides.

Talion looks away from another beating down the street. "This is scary." He whispered.

Euram sighs. "This is life." He said before hearing some yelling.

"Get back here!"

They all look over to one of the alleys and sees a mare with a collar rush out and was looking behind before hitting the guards straight on and was knocked down from hitting them. "Ow." She groans as she holds her head.

"Excuse me, is there a reason you just dirtied my clothes?" Euram asks trying to sound as snobby as possible.

The mare looks up before gasping and trying to get up and run the other way before being tackled to the ground by a few Dominion guards. "Gotcha you bitch." One guard said tying her up.

Euram raises an eyebrow. "How much for her?" He calls out.

The guards were struggling to keep the mare under control. "I don't think you want this one. Stay still!" He yelled hitting her in the head and makes her stop for a bit.

Euram huffs. "I have an eye for things that are valuable and that one is. How much?"

The guard growls as he kept restraining the mare tighter. "You want her, you can get her at the auction." He said before dragging her away.

Talion looks up to Euram. "You want to buy her?"

Euram smirks a little. "Slave holding cells are kept so far in town and under heavy guard. She made it almost to the edge if it hadn't been for us. She knows what we need. Come on, the auction is about to start." He said leading them away into the cart and was pulled off to the center of town. "Don't be trying anything crazy. We are going to be watched as we do this, so let me do the talking." He said making Talion nod as Typhoon groan as she comes out of his shadow.

"Dang, it's a bit stuffy in there." She said stretching.

"Remember, we have to buy as many as we can to work your father's new farmland." Euram says.

Talion nods as he looks outside to see more ponies and slaves being dragged along to the center of town. "How many could we get? What's the prices?" Talion asks.

"Come, we can look them over most before they auction off those who they are keeping in reserve." Euram says.

Talion nods as Typhoon jumps back in Talion's shadow and follows Euram out as the cart comes to a stop near a large stage with a concrete building. Talion keeps looking around as they enter the building and almost loses his composure at the sight of cages like animal cages on the walls and some hanging from the ceiling and each one had mostly females of almost any race, but mostly mares.

Euram hums as he looks them all over. "Hum…most are good, a bit young. Ah, there you are." He said to himself as he spies the mare who ran before. "You will be the first." He said leaning down to her and she growls at him. "Yeah, you'll be good." He said to her as he walks off and looks at all the rest as Talion resists the urge to open the cages. "Tell me, how much for most of the mares and zebras?" Euram asks the nearby stallion standing guard and caretaking them all.

The guard huffs. "Average price, around a hundred gold each. You want something exotic, we got griffons with their feathers plucked, and a few dragons with their fire sacs cut out so as to not burn you, diamond dogs, and yes, those zebras for their fertility and, in my opinion, bigger assets if you catch my meaning." He said chuckling. "The highest is the dragons with them around a thousand. So there's your range."

Euram hums as he looks to them all. "Well I am going to be buying a lot. How can I buy these ones or at least reserve them?"

"Talk to the one in charge of the auction." The guard says pointing to the office.

Euram nods and leads Talion who was looking closely at one of the mares before rushing after Euram and they find the office and heads in. "Who can I speak to need to buy the slaves immediately?" Euram calls out.

"No need to yell." A fat stallion says, looking like he was doing the books, say.

"Are you the one in charge of the auction?" Euram asks.

The fat stallion huffs. "Gee, what gave you that idea?" He piped as he still does the books.

"Sir, I was wondering if we could buy some of the slaves before the auction officially began as we are on a very strict schedule and need to buy many slaves to work on a new farm." Euram says.

"I see." The fat stallion says putting down the quill. "So how many you need?" The stallion asks getting up.

"We need to buy in bulk basically." Euram says making the stallion see money and he smirks.

"Well if you can't stick around for the auction, I guess there is no harm doing it early. So where should I show you and your son first?" The stallion asks.

"Son?" Euram asks before getting he was referring to Talion. "Oh, no, no. He isn't my son. He is the son of a friend of mine who owns the farm. Some official business came up, making him unable to come himself and asked me to run this errand for him and take his son along to help give him a glimpse into the world of business." Euram says.

The stallion chuckles. "I see. Well he must be wealthy to buy most of our merchandise."

"And even with this, he says he still should go under budget." Euram says.

The stallion grins as he hears some gold hitting the ground in his mind. "Well then, how many of them do you want and what type of species?" He asks sitting down again.

"As many as I can get with the chest of gold we brought was his exact words." Euram says clapping his hooves as two guards then open the door and seemed to have a hard time bringing in a chest from what looks like the weight of it.

The stallion grins even more as he hears the clinking. "Oh, show me and I can come up with how many you can get."

"Right here." Euram says tapping the middle of the office and the guards start moving that way before stopping to take a breather halfway from the weight of the chest making the stallion grin even more because of how much the chest full of gold most weigh.

Euram smiles as the guards reach the middle of the room before opening it and some jewels and gold spilled out as the stallion laughs from the immense amount of valuables. "With this, you can have our whole stock. I'll even piss off a few nobles, but I'll give you the reserved ones that were already taken."

"Just tell them that you couldn't refuse the order and if they have a problem, take it up with the military as the slaves working the farm will be producing food for logistics in future campaigns." Euram says knowing that the nobles won't question the legions on that matter.

The stallion chuckles as he keeps looking to the chest. "You want anything else to go along with those slaves?"

"No, we have everything else ready." Euram says.

The stallion chuckles and tosses him a scroll after writing in it as he goes to the chest. "Here. Now you can take every single one."

"May I have your name as my friend may want to do more business with you again soon?" Euram says.

The stallion keeps chuckling. "Name's Placus Lollius Caepio. I have new stock next month if you want those."

"I will inform my friend. I suppose you will want to see your guards load them all personally?" Euram says knowing from the reports, this stallion might be greedy, but he ensure his men do their jobs, he gives them on the basis of his pride as a businessman and his honor.

The stallion nods as he looks at a few gold pieces. "Yeah, knowing those idiots, they would like a feel before they give them up."

"Yeah, my friend said he doesn't want damaged goods either." Euram says.

The stallion huffs. "I'll tell them to back off then."

"Thank you." Euram says before all of them left and watched as the slaves were being loaded into prison carriages or tied to the back of them.

Talion looks up to him. "Home?"

"Yes. I'll see to the arrangements." Euram says as the stallion left after his men finished and left.

Talion sighs as he looks around. "What now bro?" Typhoon whispered to him.

Talion keeps looking. "Maybe just walk around." He whispered back and starts walking around the square and sees it wasn't as extravagant as Canterlot, but held a Winterhold feel to it. "Not bad a place."

Soon two stallions walk past him that gave a weird feeling and looks back to see them head into the office.

"And what are you doing?" Talion asks walking over and peeks into the window.

"What are you bastards doing here?" The fat stallion asks looking to the two.

"The government aren't too happy with your recent contributions." One of them says.

The fat stallion huffs. "So what? I still pay you and its fine. I make the payments."

"Well maybe you need to pay a little more." The same stallion says.

The fat stallion growls. "Listen, I make the tax payments every time. If you don't want them, then you should fix those papers."

The same stallion was about to say something else when the door is kicked open by a pony that was wearing the same outfit. The fat stallion surprised by this, reaches for a dagger and one of the two stallions already in there, throws a hidden dagger into his throat.

The fat stallion chokes as he held a hoof to his bleeding throat and falls down. Talion gasps as he saw him fall and sees the two stallions look to him and he quickly got down and was about to run when the third one held a hoof up to his lips and does a quiet, shh before turning to the two others.

"What are you two doing here?" The third pony asks.

The stallions comes out and see them. "Getting our payment needed. He didn't pay enough." One said.

"He paid the taxes on time and the right amount." The pony says not sounding happy.

"And who are you to decide that?" The other stallion asks.

"Your superior." The pony says before grabbing the one who didn't throw the knife and starts stabbing him with his own hidden knife.

Talion watches in shock as the pony let's go of the body and it slumps to the ground. "Now then, head back to the office and do some paperwork. I'll speak to you later." He said to the other stallion.

"Sir…sir, what about the kid?" The stallion asks intimidated.

"Leave the kid, he is uninvolved. Unless you want to die for your insubordination instead of the second chance your skills have earned you?" The pony asks.

The stallion quickly rushes off as the pony turns to Talion. "Try not to be too curious kid. Might get you into the wrong place at times."

Talion, seeing the pony walk away, goes to the nearest guards and tells them what happened, causing them to pale.

The guards quickly run off as Talion watches them rush off and pull the stabbed stallion into the building and closes the door. "What just happen bro?" Typhoon asks still in his shadow.

"I'll let you know once I figure it out." Talion said walking off.

"Ok, explain to me what happened exactly." Lightning tells his children as they sat in a room in the Saddle Arabian royal palace.

Talion rubs his hooves together. "Well, these two guys went into the office and they talk about tax payments and then killed him."

Typhoon rubs the back of her neck. "And then this new pony comes in and kills one of them and walks off after scaring the other guy back to their office."

"I see, what did they look like?" Lightning asks.

"They each wore inconspicuous cloaks, but they did have this on them." Talion says drawing two fangs intersecting.

Lightning hums. "Anything else?"

"They used this knife." Typhoon says producing the knife used to kill the one who ran the auction.

Talion looks at her. "How did you get that?"

"Took it when they left it behind." Typhoon says.

"This, my foals, is the dagger used by one of the three assassin groups in the Dominion. You were lucky they spared you." Lightning says taking the dagger.

Talion tilts his head. "Assassin groups?"

"I will explain to you when you get older, ok? For now I'm just glad you're safe." Lightning says hugging them.

They smile and hug them back. "We love you too daddy." They both said.

"Ok, we will be spending three more days here so who wants to play with their big brother?" Lightning asks.

They both raise their hooves expectantly.

Lightning chuckles and places them on his back. "We're off." He said laughing and heads out of the room before quickly bumping into Midnight and Eclipse. "Oh, last stops." He said and the twins quickly jump down.

Midnight smiles as he sees them. "Hey guys. Great job on the recon."

"Isn't there something else you want to say to them Clipsy?" Lightning asks.

Eclipse giggles. "Okay then, your father here, is right now, sort of, married to me now. And you might having more brothers and sisters soon."

"I meant…" Lightning stops when he sees her snuggling the twins. "Oh forget it."

The twins struggled in her grip. "Dad, help us. We're being squeezed alive." Typhoon calls and reaches for him.

"You two are adorable." Eclipse says.

Lightning chuckles at their predicament. "Look at the bright side. We got another mommy here."

"What?!" They both yelled.

"That is technically correct." Eclipse says before putting them down.

They both stare at them. "How?" They both ask.

"That doesn't matter as now, don't you two have to go ambush your big brother?" Lightning asks making them smirk.

Midnight backs up. "Wait, what?"

Both twins tackles him and they all start rolling around with them all laughing.

Eclipse smiles as she looks to Lightning. "Happy family, aren't we?"

"Not many rulers can say that." Lightning says leaning against her.

Eclipse wraps a wing around him. "Shall we retreat to our room for a bit?"

"Midnight needs to spend time with his siblings." Lightning says.

"Exactly, room time." Eclipse teases.

Lightning smiles as he leads her away.

"Where they go?" Midnight asks before Typhon tackles his head.

"So how did you two like your visit with your stepbrother and his mother?" Lightning asks as they enter Whiterun in a carriage.

"My lord." A messenger yells running up.

"Yes?" Lightning asks.

"Lady Twilight went into labor while you were away." The messenger says.

"Driver, to the castle. Double time!" Lightning calls in stalliongrats.

The twins yell out as they were now tossed around the carriage.

Lightning bust through the front door, having run all the way up the stairs. "Guard…where is…my wife?" Lightning asks between breathes.

The guard happily points to a set of double doors.

Lightning races through the doors, not bothering to rest. A few minutes the twins came through the doors out of breathe. "How is dad so fast?" Talion asks breathing hard.

"Oh, his endless training and great skills." Twilight said as she lays down on the bed with a bundle next to her.

"Come meet your little brother, Devotio Sparkle." Twilight says.

Lightning was watching his colt with a smile. "Devotio, spell huh?"

Twilight giggles. "You did help choose."

"He has my coat color and a white mane with streaks of red." Lightning says.

Twilight smiles as she leans in a bit. "Take a quick look at his eyes." She said gently pushing Devotio to him.

"Golden and it seems splotches of red are in them." Lightning says surprised when he quickly opened Devotio's eye and closes them

"Yeah, our little alicorn is unique." Twilight says as Luna enters.

Luna smiles gently as she walks up. "He is beautiful." She said looking him over.

Twilight nods as she pulls Luna in with her magic. "Yes, he's also your son as well."

"Oh." Luna says completely caught off guard and smiling.

Lightning chuckles. "Now you have your own son to call your own. We are all mother and father to the foals."

"Which means Talion and Typhoon, attack your lunar mother." Twilight commands.

Luna screams as she was tackled by the twins and laughs as she tries to grab them.

"Shh, you three. Devotio is sleeping." Lightning reminds.

Luna grins and picks up the twins and runs off. "You got it."

"I best let my sister know and you should let your family and the rest of the elements of harmony know." Lightning says.

Twilight nods. "Yeah, thanks for letting me have this life."

"You're not the only one happy." Lightning says before kissing her nose.

Twilight giggles and nuzzles him. "Yes, now your family has grown even more."

"Ok, go on now queeny and make an appearance in Equestria and have them announce the birth of our son and go see your family about it." Lightning says.

Twilight nods and kisses him. "Watch our son."

"I will. I expect them here before night, ok Twi?" Lightning asks.

Twilight nods and kisses him another time before letting go and walking away. "See you later. Call for an assembly in Canterlot." Twilight calls to the guards and heads to the portal.

Lightning smiles as he rocks Devotio and the door opens and in walks Twilight with her parents, her brother, and sister in law.

Twilight smiles as she goes over to him and takes Devotio out of his hooves and rocks him now. "Meet Devotio Sparkle. Our new prince and heir to the throne of Equestria."

"Hey there little guy." Shining says looking at Devotio.

Devotio coos and opens his eyes and looks to Shining. "Gah." He said almost making a throwing motion.

Shining smiles and touch his hoof with his, causing Devotio to giggle.

Twilight smiles as she keeps rocking him. "Great foal, huh?"

Lightning smiles before he collapses asleep. "Looks like my husband has overworked himself again." Twilight says sighing.

Cadance smiles as she looks Lightning over. "How long does his sleep last?"

"He'll awaken in about ten hours or so." Twilight says as Devotio starts crying from hunger. Twilight blushes as she looks to everypony. "Um…excuse me, I have to feed him." She said carrying the crying Devotio away.

"I want one Shining." Cadance whines.

Shining freezes up as he looks away. "We'll…um…talk about it when we get back."

"No. No more talking. I want one now." Cadance says willfully.

"She is right brother. As king, you must produce an heir." Twilight calls from behind a curtain.

Shining blushes heavily as he swears. "Um…I don't know…um…"

"Shining." Cadance says giving him the pout he could never resist.

Shining groans. "Fine. When we get back."

"Ya." Cadance cheers.

They all laugh as Shining pouts and slouches.

Night Light then clears his throat and turns serious. "Queen Cadance, this may not be the best time, but a scouting party recently found the remains of the banished and disgraced Blueblood, your brother." Night Light says.

They all look to him as they gained a worried look. "Who did it?" Twilight calls.

"It is unknown, but it looked like the wild life got him and the rest of the nobles that were banished for treason. It seems without their bits or servants, they couldn't survive." Night Light says.

Twilight scoffs. "Can't believe it. They couldn't even lead a simple life. At least we don't have to deal with them anymore."

"To be fair, your husband did banish them to the wastelands." Shining reminds.

Twilight chuckles. "Oh yeah. Yeah, he did."

"So I am still blown away by that portal of yours. Are we really in Stalliongrad in the east?" Shining asks.

"In the middle of it. Literally we are in the central plains of it." Twilight says.

Lightning still snores as they all look to him. "How does he do that?" Velvet asks.

"Eastern magic is truly incredible big brother." Twilight says before going on to try and explain the formulas and construction that went into it, but losing them completely.

Velvet then smiles. "So who wants some food?"

"Oh that reminds me, we should call for Kyou Kai or she might kill one of you, thinking you are an intruder." Twilight says.

"They're fine." A voice said above them.

They all look up to see Kai hanging above them messing with a puzzle box.

"Oh good, you know. Now, I don't have to worry about you killing them." Twilight says.

Kai hums as she still didn't look at them. "At least we don't need to introduce ourselves. Time waster."

Twilight chuckles a bit. "Alright Kai. Come on down. Say hello to your new member of the family." Twilight says coming out after finishing feeding Devotio.

"So what is his name?" Kai asks coming down.

Twilight smiles as he shows him. "Devotio Sparkle. Our new prince of Equestria and heir."

"I see." Kai says looking at him before booping his stomach with her nose.

"Everyone, meet Kyou Kai, a general in the Stalliongrad military." Twilight said rocking Devotio.

Devotio coos and reaches for Kai as she boops him again and tries to grab her nose.

"She can also kill any of you in here before you even realize you're dead. Now Kai, can you help me with Lightning. He overworked himself again." Twilight says.

Kai sighs and goes over to Lightning before placing him on her back. "Always working."

"Like you." Twilight says.

Kai smiles. "I sleep."

"Uh huh, when?" Twilight asks sticking her tongue out.

Kai grumbles as she takes Lightning away who now proceeded to wraps his forelegs around Kai and snuggles into her. "So soft." He mumbled.

"I know." Kai says smirking where nopony could see or hear them.

Lightning keeps mumbling as she carries him out and Twilight follows with Devotio in her hooves. "He deserves to sleep with his new son." She said passing everypony else.

"I want to go see this city, don't you love?" Night asks Velvet.

Velvet nods. "Oh yes, might be great to see new sights."

"I shall arrange for a group of guards and translator to come with you then as they speak and read a different language." Twilight says before exiting the door.

They both smile and head out as Shining was still slouching and Cadance was still looking at him expectantly.

"May I see a training exercise by the guards?" Shining calls.

"The guards, big brother, are a part of one of the three armies of my husband. They are the dragon guards." Twilight says.

Shining looks to her and follows her out with Cadance skipping merrily behind him. "Dragon guards?"

"Dragon army and Kyou is their general, so I will request you get to sit in on a training exercise." Twilight says.

Shining smiles a bit as he keeps following until Kai came back and leads him the other way.

"Whoa, they were…" Cadance stops to think about what is the correct term.

"Brutal and efficient are the words you are looking for." Kai says.

Cadance smiles and nods. "Yes, that's it. The highest level in fact."

"They should be, I trained them." Kai says monotone.

Shining blinks at her. "Wait, what?"

"I am their general." Kai reminds.

Shining keeps blinking as Cadance smirks at him. "He doesn't like a mare getting on top."

"That feeling is useless." Kai says as her remark felt like a stab to Shining.

Shining groans and slouches more.

"Would you like to go to the arena? They are holding monster fights today." Kai says.

"Monster fights?" They both ask.

"Yes, it is a way for somepony to make a name for themselves. We capture monsters in the wild and let volunteer fighters fight them." Kai says.

Cadance looks worried. "Won't that hurt the population?"

"Do you care if a species of giant spider dies off?" Kai asks.

Cadance chuckles nervously. "Um…extinct species."

"Come with me." Kai says leading them to the arena.

Both Shining and Cadance were surprised at the arena as they came to it and the creatures still roaming around inside. "This is amazing." Cadance said.

"Magic and design keeps them in the arena and out of the stands. The match against these giant spiders is about to begin. One of my young officers is fighting today." Kai says.

They watch as a young soldier step into the field and soon the spiders ran at him before he started to use elemental magic and his axe to chop them down.

"He is a battle mage from the college here to continue his studies and start his military career." Kai says as he splits the head of the last spider.

Shining gaps at the sight of the all the killings. "That much…in that time."

"It was only six." Kai says.

Shining looks to her. "Those big spiders?" He asks pointing.

"Yes and those are the average ones. The giant one is not scheduled to fight today." Kai says.

Cadance smiles a bit as she looks to her. "How many creatures?" She asks carefully.

"Quite a few. Would you rather going to see the races than this?" Kai asks.

Shining now nods dumbly.

Kai leads them to a huge race track on the edge of the city, where teams of two were strapped to heavy looking chariots which were weighed down with heavy weights.

Cadance raises an eyebrow. "Weights?"

"Yes, each team must have great strength and stamina to pull the chariots the whole race and dexterity to do so effectively." Kai says.

Cadance smiles widely as she watches the eight chariots were now sent off and pulled as she watches them move almost as fast as the Wonderbolts. "This is well done. What else do you have?"

"Many other things, but most of them are not running right now." Kai says.

Cadance leans over. "What are they called?"

"Aren't you nosy." Kai says.

Cadance grins. "I try."

"So Shadow, how do you feel?" Lightning asks petting her head.

Shadow moans and nuzzles him. "Great. Thanks for accepting me like this."

"So you take a peek at the newest foal?" Lightning asks.

Shadow smiles and looks to him. "Beautiful foal. You did a great job."

"No, Twilight did as she bore him." Lightning says looking at her, still in her Shadow Rainbow form.

Shadow grins. "But you supplied the start of it all."

"So Rainbow caught you in this form yet?" Lightning asks.

Shadow shakes her head. "No, I was in the walls in the bare form when she got into the room. Now enough about that, how's the former slaves doing?"

"Most are working on farms across the central plains being cared for, but I decided to appoint one to be my son Talion's caretaker." Lightning says.

Shadow raises an eyebrow. "Caretaker, who?"

"Nu uh, that would be telling." Lightning says.

Shadow smiles a bit. "Well…what about me? What are we going to do before all this war things?"

"I'm already petting you." Lightning says.

"You're sure about this?" Rainbow asks looking at Daring.

Daring nods. "Oh yes, he would love this. Now, you remember the moves?"

"You sure Eclipse isn't playing with us?" Rainbow asks again as Daring sends a guard to go find Lightning.

Daring grins. "Yeah, she isn't. She told me that he loved the show."

"You got that from a letter?" Rainbow asks skeptical.

Daring chuckles. "Oh yeah, she's very descriptive."

Rainbow looks unconvinced. "I doubt that."

Daring looks at her with a smirk. "Do you remember her acts?"

Rainbow stares at her. "Oh yeah."

"Hey Daring, what do you ne…" Lightning stops, seeing what his wife and mistress were wearing.

Rainbow waves shyly. "Hi Lightning."

Lightning just blinks. "Wha…"

Daring grins. "Yeah, a little gift from Eclipse."

"But…" Lightning tries to talk before Daring leads him to the bed.

Daring smiles gently as she puts him on the bed. "Just enjoy the show." She said walking back to Rainbow.

"So we going for another foal Daring?" Lightning wisecracks.

Daring rolls her eyes at him. "Oh shut up Lightning and enjoy the show. We practice for a bit for this."

"Jarl Lightning, a message from High king Ulfric." A royal messenger says.

Lightning groans as he opens the door. "Yes? What's it about?"

"The heir to Urreigns and the High King have come to an agreement." The messenger whispers into his ear.

Lightning yawns and rubs his eyes. "Good. Give him my thanks for agreeing and putting a treaty into the country together. Also, tell him I like to hold a banquet with the heir. Give him a bit of a thanks."

"He wants you there to meet the heir because you will leading the campaign." The messenger says.

Lightning groans. "Of course he does." Lightning says.

"Lightning? What it is?" A voice calls from inside.

"I'll tell you in a moment." Lightning calls.

"Okay." Somepony called back before a thump was heard.

"Thank you, take a message back informing the high king I am on my way." Lightning says.

The messenger nods and runs off.

Lighting closes the door and looks to the two mares on his bed long ago last night were they relieved of that dancer outfits. "You two are curious. I can tell it within your eyes." Lightning says walking over as they keep eyeing him. "Alright, you both know we plan to invade Urreigns soon. Well it turns out that the late ruler married twice. The second was with a dominion noble mare. At his death bed when the heir came to see his father they denied him entrance to the capital and later sought to kill him. My spies recognizing an opportunity spirited the heir away and a few weeks ago the heir entered Windhelm and began talks with the high king. The king seems to have agreed to aid the heir changing our war from a conquest to one of restoring the rightful heir." Lightning says.

Daring yawns. "So what now?"

"There is more to the story. My spies have reported that the current ruler is practically a figurehead and his mother and family have usurped control." Lightning says.

Rainbow hisses. "So the plan is what?"

"This is an unusual situation. I'm not sure we can call the current ruler a usurper because of this." Lightning says sighing.

Daring yawns again. "Well it's been too long. It's too late anyway."

"You know him calling me means that I will soon be ordered to march." Lightning says.

They both groan and lay against the bed. "Now?" Rainbow calls out.

"Not yet love, but in a month or less." Lightning says petting her.

Rainbow still groans.

"You knew this day would come Rainbow, stop belly aching." Daring says.

"Hate it still."

"Rainbow, while I am gone, you have a duty to uphold." Lightning says.

Rainbow groans as she puts her head against him. "And I'm not liking it."

"You don't like your duty is to watch over and raise our children as their mother?" Lightning asks making Rainbow's head raises immediately, realizing what implications her words held.

Daring sighs. "Just try and come back once in a while. I don't think anypony would like it if you lived the rest of your life out there."

"You know that one can't predict how a war will truly go Daring." Lightning says as Daring rolls over and smirks before kissing Rainbow.

Lightning raises an eyebrow as he watches them. "Um…if this is a privilege to see you two like this, it has to be more."

"No, just taking Rainbow off guard." Daring says getting up.

Lightning sighs. "I'll try to be there for important things. Deal?" He asks Rainbow. "You will have to run the fief for me love with the other official as Kai will be coming with me along with the Dire wolf army." Lightning informs.

Rainbow sighs. "Fine."

"Good girl." Lightning says petting her.

Rainbow purrs sadly as she leans against him.

"Look at you, not even twenty nine, a wonderbolt, ruler of four fiefs, three in Equestria and the central plains of Stalliongrad, and the mother of three healthy foals. Rainbow you truly are a wonder." Lightning says lovingly.

Rainbow keeps purring. "Only because you are there."

"Take good care of the foals, ok?" Lightning asks.

Rainbow sighs. "Okay."

"You are a good mother and a great wife." Lightning says.

Rainbow frowns a bit. "Am I?"

"Yes, you are. Better than what I deserve." Lightning says leaning onto her.

Rainbow looks to him and sighs. "I love you Lightning."

"I love you too." Lightning says before kissing her and turns to Daring. "And you too." Lightning says before kissing her.

Daring smiles as he lets go. "Oh Lightning."

"Your second duty is to keep Daring here in check, ok?" Lightning asks.

Rainbow chuckles a bit. "With her collar fetish, that's a bit troubling."

"You won't do that for the sake of the foals. She won't while I'm away. Right, Daring?" Lightning asks.

Daring quickly puts the collar away. "Um…sure."

"Good girl." Lightning says before raspberrying her neck.

Daring laughs as he keeps raspberrying and kissing her neck while Rainbow smiles. "Lightning?" She asks.

"Yes?" Lightning asks.

Rainbow sighs. "You better go tell everypony else. Give them each a night to remember."

"Unfortunately, I have to go see the high king. I will give them that night after I return." Lightning says.

Rainbow nods. "Come back safely."

"It's a quick trip. Especially with the new roads the high king has made." Lightning says getting up. "Oh, and girls."

"Yes?" They both ask.

"I really enjoyed your dance last night." Lightning says.

They both blush and smile.

Lightning's carriage stops in front of Winterhold's main gate and Lightning quickly gets out and walks at a brisk pace to the city, his armor not seemingly impeding him.

"Sir." One guard said seeing him at the keep's entrance.

"Announce my arrival so the high king knows I have arrived." Lightning commands walking through the gate.

The guard nods and rushes in and heads past him to announce him. "Jarl and King Lightning." He calls out.

Lightning enters quickly and heads straight for the war room, knowing that is where the high king would be. Upon entering, Lightning bows. "High king."

Ulfric sighs. "Enough bowing for now. Now isn't the time."

"It is only right, one should bow to their liege." Lightning says before getting up.

Ulfric chuckles. "At this moment, no."

"I have been briefed on the gist of the situation." Lightning says.

"Aye. After all, it was your agents that smuggled the heir and rightful ruler out of Urreigns in the first place." Ulfric says.

Lightning chuckles. "I wouldn't say my agents."

"They are your men." Ulfric says.

"Very well, they are mine." Lightning says.

"And they were able to save my life." An adult female voice said around a small corner.

Lightning turns around to see a dragoness walking around it. "Well, that is a surprise. I didn't expect a female as all my messages read heir, not heiress." Lightning says.

The dragoness chuckles. "Yes, well, I told them to keep it quiet."

"I see, you must be quite persuasive for them to leave out that detail." Lightning says eyeing her like a hawk.

The dragoness chuckles almost manically in her own tone. "Silver tongue."

Lightning stares at her.

"No, seriously, silver tongue." The dragoness said sticking out her tongue and shows it had faint specks of silver before pulling it back in. "And as you can see, my form is another enticer." She said showing her weirdly proportional body as it held a more hourglass figure than the usual dragon form, even for a female. "Most males fall for me, no matter the species. Though it could be said for some to resist." She said looking to Ulfric.

Lightning, to her shock, gives a dismissive wave at that.

The dragoness snorts some smoke in his direction. "You don't like my form?" She asks annoyed that he didn't even bother looking.

"No, it's just it take more than looks to even make me interested." Lightning says, shocking her again as he looks at the map as Ulfric laughs.

"Never encountered anyone like him huh?" Ulfric asks.

The dragoness snorts again. "Your head guard eyed my flank a lot longer than he should have."

"And yet one of my jarls and the general didn't even spare you a second glance." Ulfric says smirking.

The dragoness was still growling in her throat and snorting smoke in Lightning's direction.

Lightning waves his wing, sending it back at her. "I can divert one army to invade Urreigns, high king." Lightning says.

Ulfric shakes his head a bit at his actions. "You still need another to disguise or distract them should anything go wrong and they usually do. Remember Riften?"

Lightning tries to look innocent. "So the guard spotted my food wrappings. I had to take him out."

Ulfric chuckles. "And then you had to take out the training grounds. We could have used those men."

"If they weren't useless at everything except being cannon fodder, I might agree." Lightning says.

Ulfric keeps chuckles as he shakes his head. "Just so you know, even in battle, you would sometimes make a brash move. Now then, two squads, one seen and the other in between."

"High king, enough jokes please." Lightning says as a general.

Ulfric waves a hoof. "Yes, yes. Now let's get this plan done."

"Leave it to me…I suppose I should take the heiress as well." Lightning says.

The dragoness huffs. "How else would you take the throne in the end?" She asks sarcastically.

"Listen closely. You will do as I say and not contradict my orders, understand?" Lightning asks.

The dragoness was on the other side of the room looking at a few maps. "Yes, yes. Whatever you say." She said waving a sharp bladed tail at him in a dismissive manner.

"Good, then we leave immediately." Lightning says before bowing to Ulfric and glares out of the corner of his eye to the dragoness.

The dragoness huffs and puts the maps down and walks out after giving a small wing bow. "I thank you for your hospitality." She said dignified and calmly before walking out into the main hall. "By the way, the north map needs to be updated. The allies of yours has moved up a city each." She called out.

Ulfric just grins at Lightning who was frowning. "I like her." He said and only made Lightning roll his eyes.

The carriage ride had been one of silence since it started five hours ago and all the while, the dragoness was messing around with a pot and ingredients that look like they were for alchemy.

"Have you ever heard of strange tales of the city?" The dragoness suddenly asks as she cooks the pot a bit with her flame.

Lightning says nothing.

The dragoness shakes her head a bit as she dips her black claw in the stew. "You don't talk much, do you? Nothing personal or casual and just all business?"

"I am focused on the task at hand and running several battle simulations in my head." Lightning says.

"The statue speaks." The dragoness said dipping her claw again and then proceeds to burn it a bit before stopping and looking satisfied. "I was worried you might have grown a few cracks, but it seems you didn't."

Lightning sighs and looks at her. "You are good at manipulating, but I am not so easily manipulated." Lightning says.

The dragoness snorts smoke into the pot and quickly closes it with a lid and proceeds to burn it. "I made you talk when you didn't want to." She said simply.

"So what do you think of your half brother?" Lightning asks.

The dragoness huffs. "Truthfully, he's kinda a bit slow at times. Fast at others. Though being king, not so much. I doubt he could do much politics, but can cause quite a stir as we have seen." She said before looking up.

"So you don't know he is only being used and his family from the Dominion are using him as a figurehead as they continue to usurp the rule of the country?" Lightning asks, stunning her into silence.

She then sighs. "I knew he was too smart for that plan, or the means to carry it out. Of course he was being used. Can you tell your assassin to come down? Her presence up there is giving me trouble and I don't want to mess up the concoction."

"First, Entei is a he, not a she. Second, if you see him, his code demands he kills you." Lightning says.

The dragoness held a small smirk at the corner of her muzzle that Lightning can clearly see. "But he won't."

"He could easily. He has already had more than twenty opportunities." Lightning says.

The dragoness laughs for a bit. "I like those that give challenges sometimes. Though this ain't one. Besides, why do you think I am making this potion? For sport?"

"To tell the truth, potions are my weakest field in my magical studies." Lightning says.

The dragoness holds up a claw. "I expected as much." She said picking up the pot and opens the lid and holds it outside the carriage. "Though, strange things can be revealed." She said bringing it back in from the moonlight as it glowed slightly blue and blows fire on her claw till it was red hot. "And even stronger ones has risen as they use advantages that are not counted as cheating in a sense." She said placing the pot down before throwing herself at him and holds his head away and proceeds to scratch her red hot claw on his neck, making it sizzle from the heat. "Only a few seconds." She said calmly as she defended herself from the knives by catching it in the guards of her tail behind her.

"Are you done? This isn't the worst I have been burnt." Lightning says monotone, surprising her again by his willpower as most ponies consider this torture.

The dragoness huffs some smoke at him before pulling her claw away. "Done, but not the process." She said sitting back in her seat and throws the knives back up into the ceiling. "Next phase and final one." She said dipping her talon in the pot and takes out a powder from the liquid before blowing it at him and throws some on herself. "I'll see you later." She said before Lightning fell asleep on his side with her following.

Lightning groans as he gets up and sees himself in a moonlit lake area. "Not bad a place." He said to himself.

The dragoness huffs as she walks past him to the lake edge. "I needed to talk to you without other ears hanging around us."

"So you guessed the true reason for my silence. You're far sharper than you let on." Lightning says.

The dragoness chuckles. "Yes, with my figure, dimwitted males just see me as a bimbo and that gives me an edge as I play a little with their irrational thoughts."

"The act helps as well. Tell me, has anyone comforted you from when that Dominion family barred you from even seeing your father on his deathbed?" Lightning asks.

The dragoness sighs as she sits down on the side of the lake. "Dragons fall, dragons lay, most don't lie in dirt, most go up in flames, following others, not following fools. Only when they feel their energy, do dragons fall completely." She sang in a somewhat operatic tone before turning to him. "Dragons go up in flames and let only their bones remain. Preventing scavengers from gaining dragon powers and magic."

Lightning walks up to her and hugs her.

The dragoness looks to him before wrapping a wing around him. "Penitus." She said simply.

Lightning looks up to her. "What?"

The dragoness smiles. "That is my cover name. You can use that in the public. My real name is more feminine and in a dragon tongue. Can't speak it unless you have dragon magic and no, taking it won't count."

"Penitus." Lightning says.

The dragoness holds his head with both talons. "No, this." She said before touching her head to his and Lightning gasps as he felt a rush of feelings go through before she lets go and smiles. "Now you know my real name."

"I see." Lightning says looking into her eyes.

The dragoness nods as the moonlight washes over them and makes her previous scales change multiple colors before stopping on white and then fully black. "If you're wondering, potion accident. That was one alchemy set I could never touch again. Though I did sneak into the alchemy labs once in a while." She said smirking as her purple eyes showed merit in them.

"Listen, you mind taking it easy when we get back to my fief? My wife won't take your flirting well most likely." Lightning says.

The dragoness giggles. "I have to keep the same image. Don't worry, you'll get the same act as back at Winterhold."

"Also, I should warn you, my adopted daughter is a dragon pony hybrid like your brother." Lightning says.

The dragoness raises an eyebrow at him. "Really now? I wonder how that happened."

"Do I need to give you a lesson on the birds and the bees?" Lightning jokes.

The dragoness chuckles. "I already got that embarrassing motion from my parents."

Lightning sighs. "Do you want to know what the Dominion is doing to your people?" Lightning asks.

The dragoness huffs as she looks to the lake again. "Your high king is very chatty."

"So you know they are imposing unbearable taxes and just looking for a reason to send them to work in the mines as slaves." Lightning says.

The dragoness nods as she wraps her tail around him. "Yes and there may be more planned out for them. We need to hurry."

"No, what we need are three things. Speed to move before the usurpers can muster the army against us all at once, your charisma to get your people to rise up, and a little luck that we may be well on our way before a legion comes to secure the country and enforce their tyranny." Lightning says.

The dragoness sighs. "Yes, but at least we can see how things might be in the meantime."

"Alright, we ready to get out of here?" Lightning asks.

The dragoness smiles and nods. "Yes and here's one way." She said before turning to him and then kisses him that made him close his eyes for a few seconds before opening them to realize he is back in the carriage.

"Was that really necessary?" Lightning asks in a monotone voice not missing a beat.

The dragoness yawns as she gets up. "Yes, it allows me to see you well in the midst of battle or from far away."

"Great, I can look forward to you trying to seduce me every step of the way then." Lightning says sarcastically.

The dragoness chuckles a bit darkly as she looks to him and he can see her eyes change color once before changing back. "I would happily follow you guys. You seem fun."

Lightning exhales and puts his face in his hooves.

The dragoness rolls her eyes. "Oh relax."

"I don't like her already." Twilight says.

Lightning pinches the bridge of his eyes together. "Yeah, the feeling is mutual."

"At least she won't bother us much, right?" Silva asks.

Lightning looks to her. "What do you think?"

"I have instructed my soldiers to keep her under wraps, now come on you." Kai says pulling Lightning along.

Lightning groans as he was pulled. "Where are we going?"

"Did that satisfy all five of you?" Lightning asks.

They all hum approvingly.

"So Silva, you are the only mare not to bare a foal yet." Lightning says.

Silva sighs happily. "I hope I get one from this."

"Speaking of marriage matters, Applejack finally said yes to Zhang Liao." Twilight says.

"Oh, do tell." Rainbow says.

Twilight smiles. "Well, after a few dates, he finally asked around about how to propose marriage and he did. Though he did overspend on the ring, didn't matter to Applejack as she wanted to know if he was adaptable. She was doing a test all along on him." She said smirking. "Anyway, on the final date, he popped the question and she immediately said yes after just one word. They haven't decided on a marriage date yet though."

"How is her family taking the news and I mean the whole family?" Lightning says.

Twilight sighs. "Apple Bloom, well she's happy. Big Mac is being the same protective big brother as he always been. Granny Smith, indifferent and breaking out the old dress she had worn. As for the other Apple family members, they are quite happy they got a strong apple bucking family member into the whole family again."

"Do they know he is a high ranking military officer?" Lightning asks.

Twilight shrugs. "Only by Applejack finally telling them. Big Mac is now a bit afraid, but trying to hold up a good front."

"Oh, the old, my superior officer is now my in law." Daring says smiling.

Rainbow smirks. "That happened to you?"

"Nope. Only child." Daring says.

Lightning chuckles as he wraps his wings around them. "Now then, what do you girls want to do? Lay here and sleep well? Go outside and enjoy the day on a date? Or have great battle?"

Twilight grew a little serious. "Lightning, I may need to speak to you about something close to that last one."

"Ok." Lightning says seeing her serious expression.

Rainbow wraps a wing around her. "Geez Twilight, don't you ever be happy?"

Twilight then grins. "Only when he does something, you know…." She said looking to Lightning.

"Ok Twi, what is it?" Lightning asks.

Twilight giggles. "Oh, just this thing that makes us all happy." She said moving a hoof under him. "This part." She said smirking. "That makes me really high happy."

"I meant the war part." Lightning says.

Twilight sighs, losing her happy mood. "Meet me in my temporary lab later. Yes, I set one up here."

"Come here miss grumpy." Lightning says massaging her wings.

Twilight eeps as she freezes up a bit. "Lightning." She squeaks.

"Oh, look who's the big bad queen now girls." Lightning says smirking.

Twilight blushes heavily at them as she tries to glare. "Shut…shut up!" She tries to yells under the massage.

"Who's a sexy queen?" Lightning asks smirking.

"She is." All the other mares say as Twilight blushes even more.

"Now tell me." Lightning says having her right where he wanted her.

Twilight groans as he hugs her against his chest. "It's your new equipment."

"The stuff that is still isn't even really in the prototype stage?" Lightning asks.

Twilight turns her head at him. "Present for you. I got something special for you."

"Oh, like special like the way I treated you." Lightning teases.

Twilight rolls her eyes. "Just meet me in the lab later."

"Who here thinks Twilight hasn't relieved enough stress?" Lightning asks.

They all raises their hooves as Twilight frowns a bit. "Later Lightning." She said waving him off.

"Sorry, majority rules." Lightning says rubbing her stomach.

Twilight pouts cutely and crosses her hooves as she puffs up her cheeks.

Lightning smirks as he lays her back on the bed.

Twilight was still pouting. "Pushy." She said.

Lightning smirks as he mounts her again.

"So what do you want to show me?" Lightning asks leaning against her as they walk to the lab.

Twilight smiles a bit before worriedly looking at him. "When do you leave for any battle in the coming time?"

"Soon, as in within the month do I and Kai will leave to campaign." Lightning says.

Twilight nods. "Okay, then I'm glad I got this done. Mine has always been ready, but as you know, I have been using it as a testing platform. Yours however was never made by the blacksmith, I did. I knew, to keep you safe, I couldn't trust the blacksmith even though he was doing it. However, I added a few things and now it's time to try it on. Here, got your skinsuit. Wear this first and then place the armor on in parts and it should take care of itself." She said showing his skinsuit in her magic.

"I'm sorry, your sexy flank is distracting." Lightning jokes.

Twilight giggles as she gives him the skinsuit as they stop in front of the lab door. "Wear it. Your armor is inside. I'll be waiting." She said walking inside and closing the door behind her.

"Another one of your kinks Twi?" Lightning jokes.

"Nope. Precaution." She called from behind the door.

"Oh, not letting me get to you right now, huh?" Lightning calls putting it on

He revived no answer and heads inside after he zipped up his suit and finds the lab as a cruder version than the one in Canterlot. "Better make sure to make a dedicated version for like a whole wing when we get back." He said to himself before spotting his armor hanging from a stand and starts to put it on. "Twi?" He asks and still gets no answer. "Weird."

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Lightning raises an eyebrow as he keeps splitting apart the armor and sees it start to lock together before finally grabbing the helmet. "Let's hope this works." He said to himself before putting it on and feels it lock into place. He then tilts his head as he hears a rumbling and looks to another door and raises an eyebrow at it. "Hello?"

BOOM

Lightning was surprised as he was punched into the lab door and out of it and then out of the hallway wall and finds himself in the air before righting himself with his wings and finds another same looking armor coming at him with a punch. "Hey!" He yells before being punched again downward and then feels himself get heated and sent upward before it dies off and sees Agni on the wall readying another flamethrower. He looks back to the armor flying where it punched him and sees the purple wings. "Oh, a test huh?" He asks himself before grinning.

Twilight chuckles loudly as she flies toward him while readying a fireball in her hoof and sends it to him while preparing another flaming hoof in her other hoof as she came closer.

Lightning smiles as he sends the fireballs away before trying to grab her hoof and then realizes it went lower than expected and hits him straight in the stomach before it sends him down in altitude a bit. He looks up in time to see a large flaming strike coming at him and only felt it hit his head and sends him straight to the ground. "Ow."

Twilight huffs as she lands nearby. "Agni!"

Agni grins as he jumps down near to them and punches the ground and making the ground heat up before it explodes from right under Lightning, making him yell out and fly up a bit before he rights himself in the air and sends some lightning strikes at them to which they either dodge or get scrapes from it.

"Oh you want to play that game." Lightning says before extending his left hoof and a light blue glyph appears under Agni.

Agni looks down as Twilight spins in a circle and makes fire appear around her in a fire tornado and Agni tries to move before frowning as he couldn't moves his feet before making fire build up on his paw and then slams it into the ground and makes the ground crack up and makes the light die down before he starts running around them.

"Not happening." Twilight calls out as she sends the tornado at him.

Lightning frowns before lighting up a shield glyph in front of him and was surprised when it went right through but it seems to phase past his armor. "What?" He asks himself as he looks to the metal plates.

Twilight smiles under her helmet. "Magic redirection and collection system are working well." She said before flying up again at him with another flaming hoof.

Lightning chuckles as he dodges her hoof and sends another at her before she catches it and starts hitting him on his side with her elbow while trying to hit under his chin with her hoof before he grabs her and throws her away as she rights herself in the air.

Twilight turns to him while sending fireballs at him as it pushes him back a few while he sends some others away. "Come on. Is the best the great Lightning can do?" She teases.

Lightning raises an eyebrow at her as he kept trying on sending some fireballs away. "You want me to try everything at you?"

Twilight backs off as they both hover in place. "Short of killing or hurting me greatly."

Lightning shakes his head before Twilight sees the clouds starting to form above them. "Alright then. Here it comes." He said before moving his hoof down and Twilight eeps as she dodged a strike from the clouds which almost hits Agni nearby as he digs under the ground.

Twilight smiles at his actions. "Good. Now the real fun begins." She calls out as she flies toward him as she seemed to form a flaming spear in her hooves.

Lightning frowns as he forms a lightning shield in front of him only for Twilight to change the shape of the spear into something that looks like a sword and brings it upward on him and Lightning tries to move the shield before feeling a big nick on his leg as the rest hit his shield.

Lightning growls a bit as he brings his hooves together and forms a lightning sword as well before they start striking each other.

"Come on Twilight!" Somepony yells from the window.

Lightning quickly looks to the window and sees Rainbow. "Kick his flank!" She yells as the whole family and even the foals were there, cheering Twilight on.

"Mom, down here!" Agni calls.

Twilight giggles as she keeps striking away as Lightning tries to comprehend why they choose her side when he feels a tug on his tail and only has a second before being pulled downward and then upward and then flung downward as he tries to flex his wings to gain some air before feeling something hit his back and makes him arch his back and freeze up before he was launched up into the air.

Twilight grins as she brings the sword up. "Going down." She said before hitting him straight on and sends him down again and Agni sends him up again and soon it became a game of ping pong as Twilight starts to hover downward before hitting him one last time and sends him into the ground. "Game!" She cheered as she got rid of her fire sword and lands next to Agni.

Lightning growls as he got up and races toward them and tackles Twilight as she tries to hit him in a hoof to hoof fight before they both ended up standing up as they try to hit each other as Agni runs around them while spitting fire onto the ground and makes a circle around them.

Lightning grins as he saw an opening and trips Twilight before feeling himself spun around and then gets hit his face as Agni starts fighting him and even going as far as to kick him as Lightning feels some punches on his back and grabs Twilight's hoof and Agni's foot and smacks them together and sends them away as he backs off.

They bring shake themselves off as they all stare down each other before Agni punches the ground and makes the ground crack up under Lightning before it drops into a crater and Lightning fell down before blocking a few strikes by Twilight and ducks as Agni tries to kick from behind and starts fighting both of them as he kept switching between them.

Twilight soon drops low and hits him in the stomach again and makes him bend over a bit before punching him in the face and sends him looking the other way as Agni hits him in the face and makes him look back to Twilight and soon was being sent back and forth between the two before Lightning grabs both of them and starts hitting them faster than ever before kicking them both away in one go and sends them to the other side of the walls of the training ground now destroyed.

They both groan as they pull themselves out of the wall and sees Lightning charging something up as lightning strikes him from the dark clouds above. Twilight frowns as she runs at him and starts charging up her fire magic and makes fire swirl around her as Agni shots some fire breath at Lightning only for him to dodge and get collected by Twilight before he charges another big flaming talon and readies to punch as Lightning brings his hooves up and Twilight gets her fire sword ready before they all clash in the middle.

BOOM

All the soldiers and civilians, seeing the action and the massive explosion, take cover as the shockwave makes some of them take a flying lesson while Rainbow and the others take cover and ducks as the windows shatter around them before everything goes quiet and they look to see three bodies lying down in a crater almost unconscious looking until they all rolled over on their backs.

"So…you made this armor personally huh?" Lightning breathes out.

Twilight hums as she reaches a hoof up and presses something on her neck and makes the helmet split in two and collapse in on itself as it collects on the neck area. "Yeah, I made it personally so when I make a prototype of an improvement, you can get the completed version immediately since yours and mine are almost the same. The other soldiers would have to wait before a more efficient model comes out."

Lightning nods as he makes the same motion and makes his helmet split as well as they all look to the clouds now dissipating. "That was a good way to say good luck."

Agni laughs a bit. "More like, let's just see how strong you really are."

Twilight giggles as she reaches a hoof out to them and Agni grabs it before Lightning places his on top of theirs. "Yeah, can't believe I held up that well."

Lightning nods. "Yeah, just one thing, you forgot." Lightning says.

Twilight hums. "What is it?"

"They are not teleportation proof." Lightning says and next thing Twilight knew, she was teleported out of the armor and into Lightning's hooves.

Twilight sighs as she rests against him. "I'll add the sigil for that."

"Oh, I see you were wearing something skimpy under it." Lightning says smirking.

Twilight rolls her eyes as he rubs her flank that was covered by her own skinsuit. "Please, you are wearing your own and I peeked a look. Nice big spot and may have to restich your own suit."

"Oh, says the mare who wanted to keep going when I reminded her of work." Lightning jokes.

Twilight chuckles. "Come on Lightning. At least tell me how the armor is."

"Good, but still needs a few field tests before we can deploy them in a battlefield." Lightning says petting Twilight's flank as Agni had left to sneak into the kitchen again.

Twilight sighs. "It will be done in time before you leave. I'll get this done and soon, you would unstoppable on the battlefield. Besides, I'm going to need to expand my lab. Want to fuel my resource needs? I may be able to speed things along and make a research division. Private, of course."

Lightning smiles. "Anything for my mare. Now, shall we get out of these things, get a bath and heal up and grab some dinner?"

Twilight grins. "Please."

"Ok and don't rush it Twi. Let's keep it as our secret weapon to unleash on the Dominion when the true war starts and speaking of food, after you bathe, shouldn't you go see our little prince and see if he is hungry?" Lightning asks.

Twilight nods. "Yeah, probably a good idea. Though he did enjoy the show." She said looking over to the rest of the family watching from the hole in the wall. "Think he's proud of us?"

"Oh boy how, long is that going to…you know what, just call the mason." Lightning says sighing.

Twilight chuckles nervously. "Yeah, sorry about that. I had to give a surprise attack on you with the armor."

"Kai, remind me, what are the walls are made out of again?" Lightning requests.

Kai chuckles. "Granite mostly, with a variety of rocks to give it its color." Kai says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow at him. "What's that about?"

Lightning looks back to her. "Twi, you punched me through hard granite."

"So?" Twilight asks.

Lightning groans as he sits up a bit. "Granite is harder than enhanced concrete. Which is used in most skyscrapers and they are still standing without chipping. Punching through it or sending a body through it…yeah…that's not happening unless you are a…Power Pony I think they are called. Granite and going right through it with ease, how?"

Twilight smiles and lifts his armored hoof. "Servos. Can make it like lifting a hundred pound weight to something like ten pounds. The machine does most of the work. You just have to give your regular strength and it would be amplified by almost ten to one."

"Sounds powerful…and dangerous." Lightning says.

Twilight nods. "That's why I'm making these armors specific to a pony. And we are choosing the pony who goes in. We are the first. Now we just have to find some trustworthy ponies."

Before they could continue, Devotio cries out.

Twilight sits up and looks in his direction. "Coming honey!" She yelled before teleporting up to them and takes Devotio. "Shh, you hungry? Let's get something to eat." She said walking away with him.

"Nurse him love." Lightning calls before eying the hole and sighs. "I wish I knew a spell that could fix this." Lightning says.

Kai grins as Lightning collects Twilight's armor and walks up near them. "So, want to remodel or make it like it was before?" She asks him.

"Leave that to Equestria's queen." Lightning says.

Kai rolls her eyes. "You still got your ass kicked."

"Since when were you demoted to sidekick?" Lightning jokes.

Kai huffs. "Shut up. At least we know our queen can hold herself up. She did hold her own against you so we can worry less. Also, she kicks some good flanks. She did take you down."

Lightning holds up a hoof. "We took each other down."

Kai says nothing else and drags him away. "She taking him to train?" Rainbow asks.

Silva and Daring smirk to each other. "He got beaten by his own wife. What do you think?" Silva asks Daring.

"Well if he trains up before going off, I will feel a little better." Rainbow says.

Daring smiles. "Well, at least we can be sure one of us can hold up well with him when we fight. Who knows, maybe our queen can take him down if he goes crazy."

Rainbow chuckles as she walks past. "Isn't that all the time?"

"Daddy's funny." The twins said from her back as they held Windstorm.

"Who wants food?" Silva asks.

"We do. We do." The twins and Daring call out while Star just coos and raises a hoof.

"I got Saber." Silva says.

Saber coos and laughs as he wiggles around on her back.

"Oh, who is a good foal?" Silva asks.

"Gah." Saber said and hugs her neck.