Man of War
Chapter 122: Chapter 120 Answering The Call
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After I had left Luna's room, taking even longer due to Luna constantly hugging me and telling me to be safe, I had finally made it bake to the cave with the Mico platform. Before taking it back home I decided to walk to the other side of the mountain and create another communications tower. These things get good coverage, but I doubt the two I have right now will be good enough to get coverage in the Griffin Colonies. I think I'll make a few on the way, plus a few over there, that should do. After making one here I head back home. I walk out of my closet and decide to get a quick bite to eat before going to everyone's homes.
After eating some carrots and apples, and petting Lupus and Hati, I decide to go to the Mico platform in my backyard and let Moosden know about the up coming meeting. A flash later I appear in the middle of Moosden, in the middle of a rainstorm. I guess not everything in life is bad.
After an unknown amount of time running around in the rain, splashing in puddles and just enjoying the falling water, I decide to get back to business and try to find E'Claire or Butterscotch. I walk around the mostly empty town until I notice the two homes with lights coming from the inside. I recognize the one on the left being Bantler's and Na-da's, so the other one must be the girls's. I walk to the door and open it...
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Screams E'Claire as some machine, powered by Butterscotch's magic, rams her vagina. She's laying on top of Butterscotch, so they're stomach to stomach, as Butterscotch just holds onto her. I stand there for a second, unable to look away, until Butterscotch finally see's me at the door. We stare at each other for a bit before she finally shuts the door with her magic. I stand there for a second, trying to process what just happened and glad for the cold rain.
"I really need to learn to knock... or move to the Griffin Colonies." I shake my head and head over to Bantler's door. I pause for a second, trying to think of anything that could be inside, before an ingenious idea comes to mind.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
I wait for a few moments before the opens up to reveal Bantler.
"Miles? Well, good to see you! I didn't think you'd be back for weeks, come on in!" He says as he steps aside. I flare my magic and pull of the water off of me as I step inside.
"Bantler, it's good to see you..."
"Please tell me that you're here to pull those two off of each other." He says as he looks out to the other house.
"Sadly no." I say with a shiver. "Have they told you about your new citizenship yet?"
"Yes. I don't completely understand it, but..."
"Don't worry, I'll explain later. Tomorrow is a citizens meeting in my home back at Ponyville. I want all of you there bright and early. Just take the Mico platform in the town square. From there just knock on the back door and I'll let you in. Be sure to let the girls know..."
"Could you tell them." He asks shakily. "I'm never walking in that house again." I sigh as I look back to the house.
"Yeah... I'll tell them. Just make sure that you and Na-da make it to the meeting tomorrow." I say before heading back into the rain. I walk over to the other house and hesitate at the door. I really don't wan to do this.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
I wait in the rain as I hear Butterscotch run around the room, yelling about not getting a turn or something.
"Miles! Hi... uh... sorry about earlier." Butterscotch says as she steps outside.
"Uh..."
"Are you here to set up the call-y thingy?"
"Huh... oh right! I'll go ahead and do that, but I'm actually here for something else. There's going to be a Terradisian meeting tomorrow in Ponyville. Take the platform to my home in the morning with Bantler and Na-da."
"Right. Will do. So, if you don't mind, it's my turn on the mare destroyer 6000, soo... BYE!" She says before running back inside. I stand there for a moment, still shocked from before. I need to find a normal group of people. With a sigh I stroll back to the Mico platform and make the call box. Its just a two way call station between me and this phone, nothing special. Once I finish I step back and take the platform home.
FLASH
As soon as I make it back I start making my way to Sweet Apple Acres. As I walk, I notice a steam cloud trailing from me with the wind. I would jut take the rest of the water off magically, but at the rate it's evaporating... I don't really need to. About a third of the way to the farm I become completely dry. With the smoke gone I finally get a good view of the night sky. I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing all of those stars. I take a little longer then needed to make it to the farm, enjoying the view just a bit more.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
I wait patiently by the door as I look around pointlessly. The lights are on, so I assume that someone is up.
"Miles? What brings ya ta the farm so late?" Applejack asks as she answers the door.
"Hey AJ. Sorry to come so late, but I need to speak to Big Mac."
"Ah'm sorry, but he's over at Fluttershy's... and I don't think ya want ta head over there." Why is everyone fucking today? "Ah can take a message fer ya iffin ya like."
"Well... how early will he be back? This is something really important."
"Well... usually gets home around sun up..."
"That's not early enough... fuck it. I'll just head over there after I talk to Storm. Can you be sure to make it to my place around sun up tomorrow?"
"Yeah, what's this all about?" She asks as I turn and leave.
"You'll hear tomorrow. Good night AJ." I say as I make my way to Twilight's Library. When I make it there I find it completely dark. I look up to see that their window is open. I go to jump up to it, when I remembered what happened last time. *shiver* OK, how about the balcony. At least there I can listen and then decide whether or not to break in. I walk around to the other side of the house and jump up to the balcony. OK, I don't hear anything, that's a good start. I step next to the door and open it slightly..... silent. Oh sweet Barbra I hear snoring. They're asleep.
I walk inside and shut the door behind me, trying to be as quite as possible. I walk around until I find them sleeping peacefully in bed. I was about to shake Storm... but then I remembered that I needed to pester him. As quietly and as softly as possible, I climb into their bed beside Storm. I keep scooting up against him until he rolls over and looks to me.
"M-miles?" He says sleepily as he rubs his eyes.
"Ready for round two, big boy?"
"............ WHAT THE BUCK!" He yells as he tries to jump out of bed, but instead knocks Twilight off the edge. I burst out laughing as Storm flails around.
"What has gotten.... Miles! What are you doing in here!?" Twilight yells as she sits up and glares at the two of us. I stand up and chuckle a bit as they both just glare at me. OK, time to get serious.... actually, now is the time to get overly serious.
"What the buck Mi...."
"LIEUTENANT!" I yell at him, making him stand at attention on the bed. "Tomorrow morning we will be having a recall on all citizens to discuss up coming events. You will be there, along with your family, bright and early. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?" I yell at him as I hold my hands behind myself.
"SIR YES SIR!" He yells back with a salute.
"Oh, and Twilight, if you could bring a map of the Griffin Colonies I'd appreciate it." I say casually before hoping out the window. I land below and start walking off calmly, hearing the window slam behind me. Oh the love of being a pester.
I make the trip to Fluttershy's house in relative peace. I went to knock on the door when I heard something from above. I tried to listen to it, but it's too quiet. I think they're talking to each other.... or becuase they're both so quiet that this is their yelling. Well... if they're talking, I guess they would hear me knocking.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
After I had knocked the talking had stopped and I could hear hoof steps coming to the door.
"Oh, hello Miles. Can I help you?" Fluttershy asks as she cracks the door open, only revealing her eye.
"I need to speak to Big Mac. Applejack says he's here...."
"He can't talk right now. Uh... I can tell him for you though."
"Sorry, but I have to say this to him, its just a policy of ours. Why can't he speak?"
"He's..... asleep." Seriously?
"Sorry Shy, but this can't wait. Please let me in." I say firmly.
"But... But..."
"Fluttershy, please." She sighs and pulls the door open. The room is completely dark, the only light coming from the stairs. I look around for Fluttershy, but I think she's hiding behind the door. I step inside and pause when the door shuts behind me. What the fuck is going on here?
"He's upstairs in my bed..."
"OK. Thanks." I say before heading up the stairs. OK, now I'm a little worried. Fluttershy is leading me through her home, keeping quiet..... well, quieter then usual. I make it to her room and follow her inside. "OK.... what the fuck." I say as I take a look at Big Mac. He's asleep alright. He's on his back with his flaccid member laying on his stomach. I few drips of cum are on his belly, but the rest of it....
"So.... I'm going to wash up now... unless you need me for something." Fluttershy says as she looks back to me. A few strands of sperm are in her hair while most of it is on her face.
"You know.... you could of told me you were... you know.... indecent." I say as I look around the room, trying not to stare.
"But... you said please." She says innocently. I just shake my head at her as she scurries out of the room. I sigh as I go to Big Mac's side and shake him until he starts to wakes up.
"Mmm, not yet Shy. It's still soft." He mumbles as he rolls over. I just shake my head as I grab his ear and hold it. I can feel him trying to shake me off, but I don't let go. "Wh..... Miles?"
"Recall. Tomorrow morning. My place. Got it?" I say to put it simply.
"Uh... how early?"
"Early." He sighs as he lays his head back.
"Eeyup." He says slowly. I nod and leave the house as quickly as possible. What happened to normalcy? Whatever, I have to get ready for tomorrow.
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Perspective: Luna
Sunday, November 11th, 6:15 AM
Its time to set the moon, and I'm a little nervous. When Miles was here I felt better about doing this, but right now... I wish he was here with me. I open my balcony doors and take a deep breath before stepping outside. I glance around until I notice the sun beginning. She must be too busy to come raise it with me. With a heavy heart I get to work setting the moon. I should of guessed that she would of...
"Sorry I'm late!" She yells from her balcony, horn glowing. "My meeting with Regina.... Luna?" She asks as she takes a look at me. I just smile weakly as I raise a hoof to her and wave. OK, here we go. We set the moon and sun in their place in complete silence, Celestia staring at me the entire time. When we finish I fly over to her balcony and stand before her awkwardly.
"So... Tia... do you have time to get breakfast together?" I ask as I rub my arm a bit.
"I... uh... Luna, are you.... alright?" She asks as she eyes me a bit.
"What do you mean?"
"Well you're... uh... how do I put it... you... uh... where did you get the bracelet?" She asks to change the subject. I had removed my bracelet when I changed. But now I have it higher up my leg.
"Oh, uh... it was a gift.... from Miles..."
"Miles gave you that." Celestia says flatly.
"Yeah.... so.... breakfast...."
"Luna, we need to talk." She says as she steps inside her room. I take a deep breath as I try to calm my nerves. I can do this. I just need to go in there and tell her that we're married, in love, and... "Luna?"
"IHAVEYOUDIARYANDMILESANDIAREMARRIEDANDAREINLOVEANDARTRYINGTOHAVEAFOALANDPLEASEDONTBEMADBUTILOVEHIM!" I blurt out in one breath. I quickly cover my mouth and stare at Celestia as she stands there, dumbfounded.
"Uh.... what?"
"OK... from the start. I have your diary..."
"I knew it! Please tell me you didn't read it." She says as she walks past me and flies over to my room. I just stand in her room and wait for her to get back. I feel as if I'm a foal who's been caught stealing cookies. I can't do this! I.... I need Miles here for this, I can't face her alone like this. When she makes it back I watch as she walks straight past me and puts her diary back in its drawer. She just stands there, looking away from me as she takes slow, even breathes. "How much of it did you read?"
"All of it." I say timidly.
"Luna, this isn't like you. You would never intrude my personal space like this. What's going on? Talk to me." She says as she turns back to me, showing the disappointment in her eyes.
"Tia... I... I just..."
"Is it about Miles?" She asks to which I nod. "Sister... I don't want you being around him anymore...."
"Why!? Becuase you think I'll become Nightmare Moon? That part of my life is over...."
"Luna! That part of your life will never be over!" She yells back at me, making me back away from her. "You fell pray to it before, you can do it again. I've already seen that part of you come out."
"When..."
"The night of the Diamond Dog attack. You killed them as if they were.... nothing. As if you were enjoying it. I saw you use a power that I've only seen Miles do... I fear he has tainted your mind..."
"How could you say that?" I ask as I take a step towards her. "Ever since he's been here he's done nothing but fight to protect everypony. He's rescued me from War, saved Ponyville twice and..."
"And you've been the one to suffer." She say, silencing me. "Ever since that day he grabbed your horn and held you... you've been different. I've seen your soul materialize Luna. And it resembled Miles's. You've used human magic, you've been obsessing over the man you barely know... this has to stop before it gets any worse."
"What do you think will happen? That I'll bend to his will? Do everything he commands me to do? Try to make eternal darkness..."
"I fear that when he dies, you'll be so attached to him that you'll... do something that we'll all regret. I don't want to lose you sister. I love you too much to let you walk this slippery slope... not again. Never again. Mother and Father would be ashamed of me for letting you get this enthralled with him. I owe it to them to keep you safe. And I will, even if it makes you resent me for another thousand years." I take a step away from her as a few tears escape me.
"So that's it. Another thousand years on the moon."
"I love you sister. I don't want to see anything hurt you. Miles is nothing but pain and misery. I can see it..."
"So becuase I've fallen in love with somepony I have to face another thousand years alone, cold, with nopony to talk to, all becuase you fear what might happen. That's what it's come to. Do you hear what you're saying sister? Do you hea...."
"Enough!" She yells, silencing me. "I will never send you to the moon again. That was too painful. No. But if you ever see him again, I will give the order. I've spoken to my guards and found a group of mercenaries willing to do this. Do not make me make this call Luna. It will only end in heartache." I take a few deep breathes as I try to control my crying. When I finally get my nerves up, I look Celestia straight in the eyes.
"No."
"No?"
"No." I repeat.
"Then you leave me..."
"You are mistaken. Mother and father wouldn't be ashamed for you letting me become enthralled with him. They would be ashamed of the way you've been acting. Keeping me from my duties, plotting to kill anypony that gets close to me, sheltering me from the outside world... it's gone on long enough. I love you dear sister. But until you realize what you've done, do not speak to me. Ever." With that I charge my horn and teleport back to my room, where I lose it. I fall to my bed and bury my face in a pillow as I cry my heart out. I scream and I cry and I sob as the curtains pull themselves shut around me.
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Perspective: Miles
I woke up right before sun up to get things ready. I'm expecting at least eight people to come and hear this, so I've been turning my living room into a meeting room by moving the dining room chairs over to the open space. As I set the last chairs up I hear a flash out back, so I walk to the back door to see who's here.
"Bantler, welcome to Ponyville." I say as I approach him. He seems a little scared, but that's probably just the Mico platform.
"Miles... hi... eh." He says as he stumbles away from the platform. As soon as he steps off the platform another light flashes and Na-da appears.
"Na-da. Why don't you guys go ahead inside and wait for everyone to show up." I say as I motion to the door. They look to one another before walking inside. A couple of flashes later E'Claire and Butterscotch appear behind me.
"Whoa... that thing is freaky." Butterscotch says as she approach me.
"Girls. The meeting will start soon, just head inside and make yourselves at home.... at home in my home that is." They give me a confused look before heading inside. I walk in after them and note that they're the only ones here right now, this would be a good time to go over a few things. "So, before the actual meeting starts, why don't we go over some things about your citizenship." I say as I follow them into the living room. They all take their seats and listen intently to me.
"Being Terradisian has a lot of perks. Any and all of our resources are at your disposal. If you ever need anything, let me know and I'll do what I can to help. Construction, defense, inquiries, anything. Terradisia was all about community, so if there is anything you wish to bring up, the meeting after this is the time to do it. You are all considered full citizens, so we value your opinions. If you think something sounds stupid or don't understand, say so."
"So..." Butterscotch starts. "What if we want to bring up that we don't want to be citizens?"
"Then I'd remind you that you were forced in and the only way out is with a blade." I say, making her gulp.
"Got it."
"Next is taxes." I say, making them all sigh. "There are none."
"WHAT!?" They all yell in surprise.
"Well... there are, and there aren't. The way thins work are, if you want a service, then you pay the tax for that service. I'll give you an example. Let's say you want a house built. Then you would come to the public works person and requisition a house. In turn you would pay a tax that would eventually pay off that service. Almost sixty percent of the workers from Topaz Falls were city workers."
"So... we only pay the taxes we want to pay?" E'Claire asks with a smile. "I like that."
"Basically. There are some things that aren't options, but under strange circumstances we will ignore them."
"Like what?"
"Well, for starters, no one is paying for our military. I'm covering that until further notice." I say as I look out the window and see everyone walking towards my home. "Alright, here are the other Terradisians, so we'll get started soon." I say as I head to the door and open it...
"BARK BARK BARK BARK!" As soon as I opened the door Lupus and Hati came charging in, nearly knocking me over.
"WOLF!" They all yell as I step outside.
"Morning!" I say cheerfully as they all grumpily approach me. "Just step inside and take any seat in the living room. We'll start right after I set up. Twilight, did you bring the map?" She rolls her eyes and pulls out a roll of paper. I take it and look it over quickly.
"What are those yellow dots?" I ask as I roll it back up. This isn't exactly what I asked for, but it'll do.
"National capitols." Twilight say tiredly as she walks past me. Hmm.... whatever. I did wake her in the middle of the night. I follow after all of them and wait for them to be seated. Once they are, I magically tack the map up to the wall and face them, being sure to hit the audio recorder on my phone.
"Welcome to the first Terradisian public meeting. This is to do two things, get everyone adjusted to Terradisian meetings, and to inform you all about a recall. First, is there anything anyone wishes to bring up." I look around the silent room and sigh. "Storm, Big Mac. You guys didn't tell your wives about their new citizenship... did you?"
"NNope."
"A.... no."
"Of course you didn't." I say with a sigh as I turn to Twilight, Fluttershy and Applejack. "Since they're Spartans you're all Terradisian citizens. You basically can ask anything at these meetings and share all of the same rights as we do."
"Really?" Applejack asks as they all look to each other.
"Yes, really."
"Um... ar-are we going to go through Spartan training?" Fluttershy asks.
"No. That's for Spartans. You are all Terradisian. Terradisia was our mother nation, they provided a border and we basically policed the world... well, at least during the Purge we did. Anyway, is there anything anyone wishes to bring up?"
"Whats the Purge?" Twilight asks.
"Really? *sigh* alright, here's the quick version. The purge was a major changing point in human history. It literally changed the world. From what little information we have left from that time we are able to somewhat piece together what happened. The world was divided between many major factions. The United States of America, and some of the European nations sided against China, who sided against Russia, who in turn fought everyone, while African and Middle Eastern nations tried to fight any and everybody. There were plenty of other nations that fought other nations, but those were the major ones. The actual war itself lasted some sixty years before it found it's eventual end. Nuclear and super archaic bombs rained down across the entire world. It's unclear who fired first or why they even fired. Some speculate that it was an espionage slip up while others say it was them just trying to end the war. In the end it doesn't really matter."
"After the bombs fell, time seems to be lost. From that point on, there is no account of time. Nothing that was written down was ever dated, and we have no way of knowing when it was written becuase most of it was electronic. After a speculated two hundred years people started to congregate. This is around the time we speculate that Emerald City was built. From there, cities started popping up all over this continent. Topaz, Jasper, Galena, Ruby Canyon, all of them started to spring up and prosper. Its speculated that two hundred years after this is when we started populating other planets. Around the time of our colonization is when we found the Unfamiliar. Our current calender starts when we buried our cities. That's the Purge."
"Do you know where any of those ancient nations are?" Twilight asks quietly.
"No. That information was lost during the purge. There's a lot we don't know about our own past. We know major facts. World wars, scientific break through's, but any other details were lost either during the great migration or the Purge."
"The great migration?" Storm asks.
"Humans used to populate the entire planet. But once Emerald City was built, people started migrating to this continent. Soon, this was the only continent people lived one... well, that was until Diamond Halls was built." The room falls quiet as everyone thinks about what I said.
"Whats today's meeting about?" Butterscotch asks as she runs a hoof through her short mane.
"Steelwing has been spotted moving from Beakton to Flionence. The Spartan regiment will aid the Griffin Colonies in hunting him down." I say, making Twilight and Fluttershy go wide eye.
"Wait... you're all leaving for the Griffin Colonies?" Twilight asks as she holds onto Storm's hoof. "Are you sure he's going to be there? Are you absolutely sure?"
"I know he won't be there." I say, making everyone do a double take.
"What?" Big Mac asks.
"This is Steelwing, the guys been avoiding attention all this time. Do you think he be stupid enough to be seen this easily?" Storm says as he wraps a wing around Twilight. "Whats our real objective and when do we leave?"
"Our objective is..."
"Wait wait wait, hold on a sec." E'Claire says. "Are you really about to just tell us what you're going to go do?"
"Yeah... is that a problem?"
"Kind of, it's kind of a leak in your information. Shouldn't this be kept secret or something?"
"That's not how we operate. It used to be that we could move just as fast as our technology. We would make a post about an operation moments before actually doing it. There wasn't anything anyone could really do to stop us. There were no secrets between the Spartan regiment and our citizens. When I was making the Elements, I had people making daily posts asking about my progress, and I would communicate with them."
"Wow..." Na-da says, getting us all to look at her for a moment.
"Right... anyway. Our objective is to spring their trap and try to discover whatever we can about The Darkness. " I feel my phone start to vibrate, so I pull it up and see that Luna's calling me."We leave in one hour." I say as I step aside to answer the phone. "Luna?"
"*sniff* Miles... we need to talk." Luna says in a shaky voice.
"I'll be there in..."
"No... no. Just... just listen, please." She says as she tries to collect herself. "Celestia and I had a talk today... it didn't go well."
"What did she say?" I ask as I step out back and pace around, worried.
"It's not what she said, it's what I said. I told her I wouldn't speak to her until she apologized for separating us." I bite my lower lip as I think about this. I'm glad she finally told her, but this was obviously too much for them.
"It's going to be ok Luna. Look, just give her some time to..."
"Miles... I'm going to fix this... but to do this, I won't be able to see you for a while. At least a month." I feel my heart drop as I stop moving and just stand there in silence. "Miles? Are.. are you..."
"I'm here."
"I'm sorry... but this is the way things are going to have to be for awhile. I don't want it to be this way, but I can't find another way. I'm so sorry Miles..."
"It's ok... it's... its going to be alright." I say as I take a deep breath and start to walk around again. "Will you be able to at least call me?"
"... I should. In the mornings or in the evenings at least."
"OK then. I'll support you on this, but you better call me. I don't know how long I can go without at least hearing your voice."
"Hmm, ok. I'll call as often as possible. I promise."
"Ok.... well... then this is goodbye then." I say as I pause and take a few deep breaths. "Amo te Luna."
"Ego plus amare te"
"Amo te maxime."
A/N: Shout out to Voltman77 for picking the sex toy the girls were using! Thanks for reading, and Brony on!
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