Marcus was steadily walking back to the house, but in a more hurried pace than usual. The reason being is that he wanted to have Molestia out of sight before any of the ponies asked questions about her. The little talk that he also had with her had no effect as she slowly irritated the human. He could only rub his face with his hands as she made sultry remarks about the mares that he liked or other mares that he had seen around Ponyville.

Finally reaching the house, he couldn’t help the joy that washed over him as he opened the door. Once inside he slammed the door closed and slid down the solid oak door. Blood Rain was the first to greet him, but stopped when she saw the alicorn standing next to him. Her first reaction was to bow before the alicorn, but her appearance said otherwise. Curious about the new visitor, she spoke to him.

“So who’s your new friend?” Blood Rain asked, gesturing to the alicorn.

“Apparently she is Celestia’s other half, just like how Nightmare Moon is Luna’s other half,” Marcus replied.

“Good evening, Blood Rain. My name is Molestia, but you can just call me Molly,” Molestia said as she extended a hand to the lunar guard.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Molly,” Blood Rain replied a little hesitantly as she shook her hand. “So what is she doing here?” She asked as she finally finished shaking Molestia’s hand.

“To make my life a living Hell,” Marcus replied with a groan. He could see the alicorn look over the pegasus, waiting for an opportunity to make some sexual remark.

“You know, if you wear more casual clothing and did you hair in a ponytail, Marcus would pay attention to you more,” or she could have just immediately put it out there.

The lunar guard didn’t say anything as a blush formed on her face. He was going to apologize for Molly’s slightly rude behavior, but she already walked off. He just gave the alicorn a cold glare and she gave him an innocent smile. Not wanting her to cause any problems for the mare that is allowing him to stay at the house, he set some ground rules for her.

“As much as I don’t mind people’s carefree attitude, I’m setting some ground rules,” Molly nodded her head as she listened intently to him.

“You will keep all sexual remarks to yourself. You are not to bother the hostess of this house in any way. You will also be staying on that couch for the time being and don’t do anything funny,” Marcus finished with a huff.

The alicorn nodded her head as she headed for the couch that he directed her towards. She gingerly sat down without so much as a sound. She barely made an indention in the seat cushion with her enormous, but well developed butt. He knew that she was up to something since she maintained her innocent smile, but was cut off when Bon-Bon walked in.

“So Marcus, what is this about a new guest that is staying at my house?” Bon-Bon asked.

He walked in front of her before she entered the living room so he could break it down for her. “We have a ‘friend’ of Celestia’s staying with us until we can go meet her,” he explained.

He saw the curious gaze that she gave him and sighed audibly as he led her to meet their ‘guest.’ He immediately regretted doing that when he came around the corner and saw Molly in her birthday suit. Bon-Bon soon rounded the corner after him and blushed heavily at the scene before her. She couldn’t help but stare at the alicorn’s well-toned body and well developed breasts. She looked down at her own body and felt inferior next to the alicorn.

The human screamed internally as he walked away from the sexual deviant. He walked down the hallway towards his room, but not before punching a hole in a nearby wall. Feeling some of his anger ease out of his system, he made sure to make a note to fix that hole later. Once inside his room, he just sprawled on his bed and groaned loudly. Looking up at the window he could see a part of Canterlot and thought that there was no way that his friends could be doing worse than him.

Blake

Blake made a quick stop at the medical wing to see how Alex and Shining Armor were doing. When he entered their rooms he saw that they were doing fine and enjoying some small talk. They explained what happened and even though it seemed stupid and unnecessary, they were able to find some interests. Happy that they were getting along and that the fight didn’t ruin anything, he went on to see how the others were doing.

Seeing that the sun was disappearing behind the horizon and the moon was now appearing, he knew which of his friends were still up. It didn’t take him long to reach the guest registry center and spot Drak and Ditzy. Drak was staying near the pegasus to make sure that she didn’t hurt herself. She was still injured from last week, but not as bad after some healing magic. Drak was doing better after his treatments, so he made sure that she stayed safe. He noticed his friend and before walking towards him, he made sure that the pegasus was still okay.

“Hey Blake, I wanted to apologize for ruining your date last week,” Drak said.

“Don’t worry about it man. Sure it was an inconvenience before, but we were able to talk things through and have set up another date. So all in all, I think that it turned out better since I wouldn’t have made it far into the actual date,” Blake said as he placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

“Isn’t there anything that I can do to make it up to you?” Drak asked.

“Maybe next time, you could at least call one of us. We may not need the whole gang when we need help, but it doesn’t hurt to let us know,” Blake said as he kept his eyes on Ditzy.

Drak gave a slight nod as he agreed to do at least that the next time he had a problem. Leaving him to his work, Blake left to check on the musical group. It took some time to reach where they were since they needed a sound proof room to work in. He gave a few greetings to the passing lunar guards as he finally reached their room. He put his ear to the door to hear if they were still practicing and when he was met with silence, he entered the room.

His friends and the mares were spread out through the room, trying to find something to do. Andrew gave him a wave while Jaeden just grunted, acknowledging his presence. Vinyl was lazily spinning one of her disks, Octavia was inspecting her bow, Fluttershy was asleep next to Andrew, and Lyra was busy drawing. He was able to get a quick glance at the drawing and slightly chuckled to see that it was her and Marcus.

“So how’s it going in here?” Blake jokingly asked.

“It’s getting there,” Vinyl answered.

“We’re just having a problem getting the last few songs we need to play,” Jaeden said.

“Well, why don’t you just play some of the songs from our world?” Blake suggested.

“Well, in order to do that we need a violinist and a guitarist.” Andrew replied.

“Seriously dude? You play the violin and Jaeden plays the guitar. So that problem is now solved and you can now pick the songs easily,” Blake said.

“We haven’t played those in years,” Jaeden shot back.

“Well then, looks like you need to get some practice in,” Blake said.

Blake just chuckled as they shook their heads at him. It wouldn’t be too hard for them to get the hang of their instruments, but they just wanted to be lazy. He left as he saw his friends move from their seats to grab the nearby lying instruments and tune them. With nothing left to really check on, he headed back to his room and get some sleep. Once inside his room, he looked out his window and in the direction on Ponyville. He groaned loudly as he hoped that Marcus was having an easier time than him.

Alex

Shining long left the medical wing with his wife. He now laid in his bed, completely bored out his mind. He was allowed to leave when he saw fit, but Twilight promised to come by and get him. He wasn’t certain if she would show up, but when he heard the door open, he smiled brightly when he saw the lavender unicorn. She walked up to the human and gave him a kiss on the lips as her greeting.

The two smiled at each other as she helped him out of the bed. The two left the room and were now heading for their rooms. The unicorn nuzzled closely to him, a content smile gracing her lips as she felt the slow beating of his heart. He casually ran his fingers through her mane, enjoying the soft feeling of her hair. They soon reached a pair of doors that led outside and she stopped him.

“Hey, Alex, is it okay if we stop by my brother’s house?” Twilight asked with slight puppy dog eyes.

“Sure, Twi,” Alex answered, slightly chuckling to himself at her behavior.

The two were soon outside and were greeted by the bright moonlight. The air was cool and the night was calming. The two walked in silence as they enjoyed the lovely night that Luna created. Alex was still baffled by the thought of ponies never loving her night so long ago. The walk soon ended when they came to Shining’s house. Twilight knocked on the door and then entered the building.

They were inside and were greeted by darkness. Not a single thing could be heard in the home and they assumed that no one was home. They looked around the vacant home, trying to see if they could figure out when they would be back. After several seconds of looking around, they gave up trying to find anything. They were heading for the front door when a flash of green filled the home.

The two looked at each other curiously, trying to figure out what that was. They stood in place for a couple of minutes and there was another flash of green. Knowing that it was too much of a coincidence, they went to check out the source. Unsure of the source of magic, they silently walked through the house and towards the back. They reached the furthest part of the house and saw one of the doors cracked open.

A third flash of green happened and it came from behind the door. Silently walking up to the door, the two of them carefully peered inside. When they saw inside the room, they were surprised by what they saw. Twilight stared, horrified at Cadance as a green glow enveloped her horn. Being around the alicorn for most of her foal life, she knew that her magic aura was a light blue. Alex was busy staring at Shining, who looked like he was in a trance.

Uncertain with what they were dealing with, the two slowly backed away. They were stopped suddenly when they ran into something behind them. They quickly turned around and were stunned at who they saw standing before them. Her dark midnight coat shone in the moonlight and her fangs sparkled menacingly.

“Do you know that it’s rude to interrupt somepony’s private time?” Nightmare Moon taunted.

Twilight was going to tell Alex to run, but she was too late. The human took out his knife that he brought with him, without the mare knowing. He charged the evil alicorn, hoping to buy the unicorn some time to get away. He was quickly thrown into the ceiling and then into the wall before he hit the ground. The lavender mare ran over to his side and looked him over. Her gaze shifted over to the alicorn and her horn flared to life.

She was ready to barrage her with bolts of magic, but her concentration was broken. A ring of green fire surrounded her and the human. She looked over and saw the faux Cadance looking back at them with an evil smirk. Her eyes flashed a sickly green as the flames grew around the two. Before the magic could take effect on the two, the faux Cadance spoke to her.

“Enjoy your time alone, since the next time we meet, Canterlot will be under new jurisdiction,” she said as she laughed manically.

Twilight was ready to retort at the imposter, but was cut off. She and Alex were enveloped by the flames and sent off somewhere. She tried to keep her eyes open, but the sudden pull of the teleportation knocked her unconscious. The only thing that she saw before her vision went black were some rocks and a few crystals.

Brandon

The morning rays of light shone through the window and woke Brandon up from his peaceful sleep. He looked around the room trying to find his alarm clock. After several seconds of searching he finally came upon the dreaded device. The time told him it was seven in the morning and he groaned loudly. He only got four hours of sleep because Rose made him stay up to make sure the flowers were in perfect order.

She was convinced that the floral arrangements weren’t perfect and had him do it over again. She went at it for a couple of hours until the flower fillies, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo got her to calm down. Taking in that nice distraction, he went back to his room to get the little amount of sleep that was offered.

The wedding was to start in two hours so he rolled out of bed. He walked towards the shower room and got cleaned up. He put on the suit that Rarity had made him and his friends. When he was fully dressed he looked at himself in the mirror. Happy that he looked presentable he walked over to his nightstand. On the nightstand was his knife that he brought without Rose knowing and a rose.

The rose was in the most perfect condition that he had ever seen a flower be in. He placed the knife in his back pocket and looked at the rose. Rose had personally given this to him early in the morning to make up for how she was acting. Smiling happily, he placed the rose behind his ear and gave himself one final look over. He nodded his head when he saw that the rose didn’t ruin the look of the suit.

He walked out of the room and joined the others that were waiting for the mares to finish. He looked around the room and noticed all his friends were there except for Alex. He looked towards Blake as he spoke to him.

“Hey, Blake, where’s Alex?” Brandon asked as he looked around to make sure that he didn’t miss his friend.

“I’m not entirely sure and he isn’t the only one missing. Apparently Twilight never returned to her room,” Blake said.

“Do you think that something happened between the two of them?” Brandon asked a little worried.

“Maybe, but I don’t think that is the reason for their absence. At best they might be buying a gift for the newlyweds. Hopefully though they make it back in time for the wedding,” Blake replied.

Brandon just nodded his head in understanding. His thoughts were soon pulled from his friends when the mares walked out of their rooms. Everyone remained silent as they stared at the girls before them. Whooves couldn’t contain his excitement as he ran towards Callie and pulled her in a tight hug. Everyone laughed as Callie blushed heavily from his close contact. Rose walked over to Brandon and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

“Glad to see you wearing that rose that I picked out for you,” Rose said in a whisper.

“Well, I thought it would be nice to wear since it’s so perfect, just like you,” Brandon said as he kissed her on the cheek.

“You are so cheesy, you know that, right?” Rose said.

“I do, but you know that you love it,” Brandon playfully teased.

“I so very much love it when you’re like that,” Rose teased back.

His attention was soon pulled from the mare as everyone heard a door slam. They all looked over and saw Rainbow Dash exiting her room. She was clean and dressed for the wedding, but she didn’t seem very enthusiastic. She sluggishly walked towards the other side of the living room and went for the throne room. No one said anything since she wasn’t causing a scene, but left quickly to make sure that she stayed okay.

They soon caught up to the cyan pegasus and joined her on her walk. Everyone reached the throne room and entered. They took their seats on the groom’s side of the room. Soon after, other ponies entered the room and took their seats. Drak was standing to the side, having given his chair to Ditzy so she could elevate her leg. Not wanting his friend to be alone, Ryan stood with him. Still waiting for the ceremony to begin, he decided to have a conversation with him.

“So how are you doing?” Ryan asked.

“I’ve been doing pretty well. Confused to what is taking Twilight and Alex so long, but good overall,” Drak replied. “How have you been doing?”

“I’ve been decent. Applejack and Rarity though don’t seem to be getting along very well right now,” Ryan replied.

“What do you mean?” Drak asked as he looked at his friend confused.

“Well, it hasn’t been much, but when Rarity comes near me and Applejack, Applejack gets a little more clingy. If I’m with Rarity and Applejack shows up, she gets a little tense,” Ryan said.

“Have you done anything to upset either of them?” Drak asked.

“Not really and last night Applejack went to talk with Rarity. It seems they came to some understanding, whatever the situation was, but they won’t tell me what it was about,” Ryan said as he let out a soft sigh.

“Well, whenever they want to, they will probably tell you,” Drak reassured him.

Ryan gave him a quick smile that quickly disappeared when the music started playing. Everyone watched as Cadance walked down the aisle, led by the three fillies that were throwing flowers on the rug. She reached the altar where Shining was standing and faced him. Celestia waited for the music to stop playing before speaking. The eulogy was long and boring like always and now they waited for the couple to share their vows.

Shining gave his vow, which was like most others given during a wedding. He promised to always love her and be there no matter what the times were like. All eyes turned to Cadance as they waited for her to share her vows. Brandon was certain that he saw a grin flash across her face, but couldn’t tell because of the veil. Everyone listened closely as she started to speak.

“Shining… I think it’s time to end this charade,” Cadance said.

After she said that the whole entire castle started to shake. Brandon was quickly out of his seat and ran towards the window. He knew what earthquakes were like and this wasn’t anything like them. He looked out the window and saw green flames crash into the street. He continued to watch outside the window, but turned around when he heard something crash behind him.

Like before it was another green flame that crash landed. Everyone was on their feet and staring at the crater that was created in front of them. He carefully moved towards the crater and saw something inside. It was a black creature with a jagged horn and insect wings. Getting closer, he touched its body and could feel that there were slight hairs on its body, but it was mainly smooth and tough.

The creature’s eyes shot open and tackled him to the ground. Seeing its eyes now, he could tell that it was some insect-pony hybrid. It hissed loudly at him before jumping off of him and standing next to Cadance. Everyone watched as the hybrid bowed before Cadance, who rubbed her hand on his head. The creature let out a little purr at the affection as the pink alicorn changed forms. Everyone had to turn their eyes away from the flash of green fire that enveloped her.

Once everyone could see straight, they no longer saw Cadance but another insect-pony hybrid. This one was similar, but was clearly female. Her body was the same black chitin as the other hybrid, but she wore a regal dress that had holes in the bottom. Looking closer both she and the other hybrid had holes in their body, but they weren’t so prominent. Her eyes were a moderate harlequin and her mane and tail were dark cerulean. Her wings were folded on her body but they were translucent.

“Good morning, my lovely ponies,” the creature spoke.

“Who the fuck are you?” Jaden asked.

“My, what a mouth on you. If you must know, I’m Queen Chrysalis of the Changelings,” the creature said with a wide grin.

“What do you want here, monster?” Celestia growled.

“What else would I be here for? I’m here to take over Canterlot and use all of you as my hive’s food source,” she declared happily.

Celestia’s horn flared to life as she shot a bolt of magic at Chrysalis. It was easily deflected when a violet bolt of magic hit it. Everyone turned to see who the offender was and couldn’t help but stare in shock. Nightmare Moon floated down from above and threw Luna to the ground. Blake jumped towards the alicorn, but was tackled by another him. He stared in confusion at the body double.

The double soon disappeared in a flash of fire to give way to the changeling. Getting up off the ground, he wiped the side of his mouth, seeing that he was slightly bleeding. He charged the changeling in front of him, only to be flung into a wall. He groaned in pain as he laid on the ground. Looking up, he saw a dark green aura surrounding Chrysalis’ horn.

Grouping up next to him, more changelings showed up the same way as the others. Everyone stood at the ready as they waited for the other to make the first move. Celestia was the first to act as she charged Chrysalis. She was easily stopped when magic bolts from Nightmare Moon and Chrysalis hit her. Getting in front of the mares, the friends readied themselves for a fight.

“If you don’t want to see you precious princesses killed along with Twilight and Alex, then you will surrender,” Chrysalis stated.

“What have you done with Alex?!” Andrew yelled.

“I just made sure that he and his mare were no longer a problem,” Chrysalis smirked.

Jaeden took a step forward, but stopped when Chrysalis summoned a spear and pointed it at Celestia and Nightmare Moon pointed her sword at Luna. He looked towards his friends and they slowly nodded their heads. Sighing heavily, they pulled out their knives and threw them on the ground. Under different circumstances, the mares probably wouldn’t have been happy to see the knives. Everyone got to their knees and put their hands behind their heads.

They hoped that Luke would use his speed run to break out and get help. Nightmare Moon seemed to be three steps ahead of them when she locked Luke down with her magic. Changelings moved about the room, using their magic to bind the humans’ and mares’ wrists and ankles. Once they were locked up, they were shuffled off to the deep parts of the castle. As they walked through the halls they noticed the guards being wrapped up in some sort of cocoon.

They kept walking until they reached a heavy set of doors. The changeling escorts pushed the doors open and the friends were led to the basement. They walked through the dimly lit halls of the dungeon and ended up in front another set of doors. They had never seen these doors before and were curious about where they were led. The changelings opened the doors and ushered the friends and mares inside. Once inside, the unconscious princesses were thrown in with them.

The changelings removed the binding magic and closed the doors. They could hear clicks signaling that they were locked inside. The room was brightly lit and very spacious. Everyone went to their separate corners and sat down. The mares could only watch as the friends sat depressed on the ground. Whooves was the first to walk to where Callie was sitting and sat next to her. He put an arm around her and held her close.

The mares watched as the stallion held her close and went to do the same with the others. They didn’t want any words spoken to them, but they were glad for the show of affection. Blake stayed next to the princesses as he checked them for any serious wounds. Luna only had a few cuts and bruises, but Celestia was heavily damaged from the two strong magic attacks. Luna was the first to recover as she slowly sat up.

“What happened and where-” She went quiet quickly as she looked around the room.

“Luna, is everything okay?” Blake asked as he wiped away some blood on her head.

“Please tell me that we aren’t in the isolation room,” Luna pleaded, her eyes filled with fear.

“What exactly is the isolation room?” Ryan asked as he rubbed Applejack’s shoulder and Rarity’s back.

“It’s a room that cuts off all magic from whoever is put inside. It’s essentially a room that we put the most dangerous criminals in until we can send them to Tartarus,” Luna explained.

“Well, it looks like that’s where we are,” Andrew said.

Hoping that he wasn’t right, Luna tried to use her magic. Her horn flared to life, but then fizzled out as quickly as it came. The princess slumped in defeat as she knew there was no way to escape from the room. Blake could see the tears that were falling from her eyes and quickly pulled her into a hug. The alicorn is able to get some of her emotions under control as she spoke to him.

“So is this how it ends?” Luna asked.

“Not entirely, I think there is still hope,” Brandon said.

“What hope is there? We are all trapped in this room and there is no pony that can stop them from taking what they want,” Luna said as she stared infuriated at Brandon.

“The hope is that Marcus is still out there and he can still save us,” Brandon shot back.

“He’s just one human. Even with his powers he could still be easily defeated. I mean look at us, we had more power than he does by himself and we lost,” Luna shot back.

“Well, I guess we wait and see what happens then,” Brandon said as he leaned back and brushed Rose’s mane.

Marcus

Marcus was happily asleep in a long time of living nightmares. It was the kind of sleep where he didn’t have any dreams. His sleep was soon disturbed by a loud banging on his door. He groaned loud enough for whoever was behind his door to leave him alone. There was silence for a few seconds and thinking that they were gone he went back to sleep. He was proven wrong when the banging returned.

Growling in frustration he got out of bed. He put on his necklace and his pants before going to the door. He yanked the door open and was staring at a worried Blood Rain. Thinking that Molestia did something, he leaned out of his room and looked down the hall. Seeing that there was no problem happening outside his room, he turned his attention to back the pegasus.

“What do you need, Blood Rain?” Marcus asked.

“What do I need? Have you even checked what time it is?” She asked a little annoyed.
Marcus looked towards his clock and saw that it was noon. He turned his attention back to the mare and continued to speak to her.

“It’s noon, so what is the problem?” Marcus asked, getting annoyed about what the problem may be.

“Take a look outside,” Blood Rain commanded.

Sighing, he walked over to his window and grabbed the curtains. He pulled them apart and stared outside. Nothing was out of the ordinary outside. Houses were still standing, the lawns were lively, and the moon was shining beautifully. He turned around to ask the pegasus what she meant, when it finally dawned on him. Turing back to stare outside, he looked at his clock and then back to the moon.

“Blood Rain, this better be some kind of joke the princesses are playing,” Marcus said, unamused with the potential joke.

“It’s not a joke by the princesses. Echo contacted me that something happened at the wedding,” Marcus was quickly in front of her when she mentioned the problem.

“Who attacked the wedding?” Marcus asked, trying to keep his anger under control.

“Echo told me that it was Nightmare Moon and a changeling by the name of Chrysalis. They took out the princesses and captured everyone else,” Blood Rain explained.

“Who is Echo?” Marcus asked.

“She is a bat pony, a lunar guard, and my CO,” Blood Rain answered.

“When you said they captured everyone, do you mean my friends, the mares, and the guards?” Marcus continued to question.

“From what Echo said they were. They even have Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo,” Blood Rain said solemnly.

Any control that Marcus had left was now all gone. He grabbed a nearby shirt and put it on. He walked over to the little charm that he made using the three feathers that were left for him. He attached the feathers and grabbed his shoes. He brushed past the pegasus and headed towards Molestia. He wasn’t sure if she could be completely trusted, but he had a favor to ask of her.

“Molestia, how similar are you to your sister?” Marcus asked.

“I’m everything like Celestia except body and personality wise,” She answered.

“So then you can open the portal that she summoned when she threw in our bags,” Molestia nodded her head.

“Why do you want to enter that realm?” She asked.

“I need a set of weapons so I can go save my friends,” Molestia then waved her hand and the portal appeared.

Marcus entered the portal and went searching through the bags. Blood Rain stood next to Moelstia and Bon-Bon was coming out of her room to see what the racket was. She saw the alicorn and pegasus standing together next to a portal. She was about to ask what the portal was for, but she saw the human come walking out. He came out with a new pair of daggers that were curved and serrated slightly at the bottom. She could see the anger that he was radiating and didn’t say anything as she waited for him to speak.

“So what do you plan on doing now?” Molestia asked.

“I’m going to head for the castle and stir shit up,” Marcus answered.

“You wouldn’t even make it past the first set of buildings when you got there,” Blood Rain shot back.

“Then what am I supposed to do, nothing? As I see it, right now, we don’t have a lot of options,” Marcus retorted.

“You’re wanting to do this alone and that is the problem. They easily took out both the princesses, your friends, and the mares that had the Elements of Harmony. You running in there would either get yourself killed or captured,” Blood Rain said, not holding her anger back.

“We also can’t just sit around and do nothing. The longer we wait, the more prepared they will be for us when they attack,” Marcus said.

“I’m not asking you to wait. I’m asking you to think your plan through a little,” Blood Rain said as a few tears fell.

“Then grab your sword because I’m going to need your help as well,” Marcus said.

“Are you sure about this?” Blood Rain asked.

Marcus nodded his head and she quickly went for her room. Before she got past the human, he grabbed her shoulder and told her something.

“Just bring the sword only. Wearing the armor is just going to slow us down,” Blood Rain nodded as she continued to her room.

“Are you sure that she is the only one whose help that you will need?” Molestia asked.

“Sadly it isn’t. As much as it pains me to say this, I’m going to need your help as well,” Marcus said.

“Why are you unhappy to have my help?” Molestia asked with a look of hurt.

“It’s because I’m not sure if I can trust you. You are another personality of Celestia just like Nightmare Moon. I feel that you will betray me like Nightmare Moon did to Celestia,” Marcus answered.

“I told you that she is still young and doesn’t understand her actions. I’m more of a sister to her than Celestia would be and I can help her,” Molestia replied as a frown graced her lips.

“Just know that I will keep my eye on you until we get there. I want to trust you, but you really have to prove to me that you can earn it,” Molestia gave a meek nod to the human.

Blood Rain soon joined them with her sword and wearing casual clothing that she could fight with. Waiting a few minutes, he had everyone take an inventory check before they left. Before leaving, he turned to Bon-Bon to give her specific instructions.

“If this doesn’t work out, I need you to get everyone here to leave Ponyville. Tell them anything, but everyone will probably need to leave here and head for a safer area if I can’t win,” Marcus said.

“Then you better make sure that you do win. I don’t think Lyra would like it if you lost without even putting up a fight,” Bon-Bon said.

Marcus couldn’t help but chuckle at her encouraging words. She gave him a smile as she watched the three of them leave. It was crazy for the three of them to leave and enter a fight they knew nothing about, but she had hope for the human. Even if he did fail, she knew that he would make sure that they had time to leave before finally being beaten.

“So what’s the plan?” Blood Rain asked.

“We walk for Canterlot and decide what to do from there,” Marcus said.

“We could take the time to walk there, but how about we get there a little faster,” Molestia offered.

“How do you suggest we get there faster? The only way to get there would be by train and I’m pretty sure they are expecting that,” Marcus said.

“I’m not talking about taking the train. I’m offering to teleport us to a secluded place that only the princesses know about. It’s also closer to the castle, so we can avoid many of the possible patrols and get a better vantage point,” Molesita explained.

Thinking it over for a few seconds he decided to give it a shot. If he wanted to trust Molestia, then he would need to give her a shot. Looking over to Blood Rain, he saw that she also agreed with him. Nodding to the alicorn, they each took her hand and waited for her to use her magic. The alicorn summoned her magic and everyone felt the gut wrenching pull as they teleported to the secret location.