"Ryan... How old is this building?" Celestia asked as we passed through the massive front doors, they stood a little under three stories in height.

"This place is well over ten thousand years old... though it has been rebuilt over, from what galactic memory serves, a good hundred times in that time period..." My voice echoed through the massive halls of the temple, it's grandeur, at least in the massiveness of the place, rivaled that of the Canterlot castle itself. Even though the Temple was no where near as ornate, it still held beauty in its hidden places.

"For now, sense this is what I would call my center, we should just roam about and see if we find anything..." I stated as I led us to the grand hall. We had entered through the western boulevard and were making our way to the core of the Temples main level.

"If that's what you wish to do Ryan... So be it." She muttered as she walked up closer to me, trying to take in all the sights and sounds of the Temple, even though it was empty, save for us.

The light of Coruscant's yellow sun shown brightly through the massive plexiglass windows, Celestia was wondered by the sight of such a massive thing, where as I was simple bored of walking about.

"Do you have any Questions Princess?"

"Um, only a few, if you don't mind..." She said, making a damn near perfect impersonation of Fluttershy!

"Then by all mean, ask away!" I exclaimed, giving her a bright cheerful smile, one which she returned immediately.

"Well then, What is this place... I mean, what was it used for?" She made her point, trying not to sound to... redundant, and quickly fixed her question.

"Well... It has been many things, from a place of peace, to a war horse, to a political weapon... But mostly, and this is throughout the millennium, it has trained beings like me." I gestured to myself.

"And what are you exactly Ryan? I know you're a Jedi and you uphold peace... But what else does that entitle?" Hmm the million credit question I see...

"Well, in times of war Jedi have been used as Generals, and Advisers... We have also been used as ambassadors, guards, and many other things. We have also been called to action as assassins and other things when all else fails... though that was during the darkest of times in the republics, and the GA's histories..." I shuttered when I thought of all the times we had tried killing Jacen Solo and many other political leaders of the time.

"My word... That... That's quite the list..." she was a little shocked to hear that someone that stood for peace would be called upon to be such things.

"Yes, but most of those were given during times of war and strife..." My tone was quite grave when recalling the past, so many friends and comrades killed over such petty things as wealth and power... or even pride... Despicable.

"I have another question my friend..."

"Yes?" I asked, cocking an eyebrow in her direction.

"What have you seen... that makes you so melancholy?" She asked, kindness and motherly love emanating from her, also a warmth I hadn't felt... in a long, long time.

"I have seen hundreds of friends die, all for some other beings needs of wealth and power, or even just to see how much we could bleed, I have seen my own friends turned against one another, just because it made a sick sadistic bastard laugh! I have witnessed mass genocides brought about by a single person with a weapon the size of a brick... In my short life I have fought the dark and lost... Though not without beating it down and spitting on it first..." My rage, anger, fear, and hate, welled within my breasts as I fumed, trying with all my might to not strike the woman next to me.

"I... I am so sorry Ryan... Had I known..."

"If you had known Celestia, you would have been crushed under the heel of the guilt long ago, You and your ponies are at peace... And I will not let my demons get in the way of helping you, now let us go and find what ever surprises Discord may have left in my head." My words may have been harsh, but they were true, she may be thousands of years old, and have seen the deaths of many friends on the field of battle or other wise, but having to kill your own and watch them kill each other... That is a torture I would not even bestow my worst enemy... unless they were willing to do the same to these ponies, then I would end them slowly and for as long as their life may give them.

"Yes... Lets...." We then continued to walk through the massive halls of the Temple and look through the rooms, not finding anything of note, save for a few misplaced books and such that consisted of my rather errant thoughts.

We then spent what felt like hours clearing the main floor and all the floors above us, leaving just the expansive lower levels for us to look through. I showed Celestia what the Archives and such had looked like upon my last visit and how many of the facilities had been used during my stay there so long ago.

We had just entered the lower levels when something felt off to me, something in my ind was not liking the fact that we were down there, and that we were going to be having company.

"Celestia... We have company inbound, prep any offensive spells you have and ready them for what ever is coming our way." I told her while unlatching my two sabers. Shoto in my left and long saber in my right I got into a defensive stance, mean while Celestia just looked at me like I was on spice... which was quite possible here in my head and all...

"What ever for Ryan?"

"I sense the Darkside... Something that should be impossible here in my own head... Well at least in this section anyway." She gave an 'Ah' of understanding before getting herself ready for what ever dangers we might face.

"What are you expecting Ryan?" Celestia asked as she inched up next to me, leaving enough room for the two of us to spring into action should the need arise.

"Anything, and I really do mean that." We then began walking down the, unreasonably, dim corridors of the lower Temple. I then heard an almost imperceptible crash and drew my lightsabers and spun to look off down a corridor to my left, away from Celestia.

"What is it Ryan? What did you hear?" Tia whispered, her ears were swiveling, trying to pick up what I had heard, which made me question the fact of the situation. 'If she hadn't heard it, with those radar like ears, then how did I?'

"I don't know Tia... but what ever it is... its getting closer..." I then thumbed the activation studs for the blades and got into a neutral form, waiting for whatever it was to come closer and into the light.

Celestia's horn glowed a soft golden hue as whatever it was got closer.

"Hello Ryan, Celly, how are you both!" A tall looking man in a black robe and crimson clothing came gliding out of the darkness, morphing right out of the shadows.

"Good morning Discord, and how are you this glorious morning?" I gave a slight bow, confusing Tia instantly.

"I see we still have manners my good frenemy! Now, shall we get this under way with? I know you wish the get me out of your head... along with the rest of my brothers!" The shard of Discord cackled and drew a red saber, drawing a gasp from Celestia and a raised brow from me.

"This'll be interesting... TIA! Sit this one out please...I don't want you to get injured..." She looked rather offended by my statement, but upon seeing my serious face, she backed down and backed up.

"OH, a challenger, and a very willing one at that! Let's begin!" The shard lunged at me, its hood still in place, and jabbed for my face, which i turned away and backhanded into the wall. The hard bounced off and lashed out like a snake with his saber and tagged my right arm, just barely, and withdrew before I could land a blow.

"Good one Discord..." I then deactivated my shoto and lobbed it at him like a rock. He went to grab it with ease, until I turned it on and flipped it about with the force and cut his hand off, making him howl in pain.

"But not good enough..." suddenly, after putting on a burst of speed, I stood next to him, my left hand on his right, keeping him from striking me, I held my other saber up against his throat, making him blink in surprise at how quickly i had subdued him.

"Now Discord, will you leave me, or will i have to end you... NOW... It's up to you my friend." My voice dropped a few degrees into the coldest tone I had ever used, then adding in the force I was able to make my voice rather demonic, surprising the man and making his eyes widen in fear.

"Um... I think I'll leave for now my friend... I... Have things to do..." Suddenly he was gone, and so was a feeling I hadn't known was there.

"Everything has been taken care of Tia... we can leave." I turned around and she was slightly shaking in her seat, looking at me in what could be described as fear.

"How... how did you?"

"I was trained during a time of strife Celestia, I know more things about war than most common folk ever will... I am something even Assassins are afraid of... as you can see, my reflexes are honed beyond the norm and I can manipulate just about anything... You will see things soon that most will never see again..." I said, letting her follow behind me as we walked back out of the Temple.

"Twilight, can we go in and see what seems to be the matter? They've been in there almost half an hour..." I whined as we all just sat outside and waited for my dad and the princess to come out and explain our plan of attack.

"It's alright Luna dear! You father and the Princess are just fine, they are pry just having a wonderful talk about the weather or some other thing is all!" Rarity said, being rather antsy about the whole thing.

"I know Miss Rarity... But I still worry..." I sighed and leaned into Spike.

"I'm worried to Lulu..." Spike murmured, he was keeping me calm by running his claws through my mane, brushing out the tangles and gently scratching my scalp. It felt amazing... Mmmm...

"Twi, you don't look so good..." Spike asked his mother figure, she was sitting there gazing at the two of us, a pained look on her face.

"It's just... It's just not fair... I have always tried protecting you... But now you'll be right in the middle of it all... Both of you..." Tears slowly welled up and made their way down her cheeks, staining her light purple fur dark with the tears. We both looked at each other quickly and then back at her before going over and holding her tight, which in turn made the rest of the girls, even the CMC come over and embrace her in a tender loving hug.

"Everythin' will be jus' fine Sugarcube... Jus' you wai' we'll get rid ah ol' Discord and be back to normal again soon... Ryan hasn't let us down yet has 'e?" Applejack said, soothing Twilight's heart.

"I know... But... to think something like that is come here to destroy us... Oh Celestia... Why..." Twilight whispered, though we could all hear it.

Suddenly the door opened and out strode both my daddy and the Princess...

"Celestia... Do you see why I am going to guard them now?" I asked, trying to see if she was still competent in answering question, seeing as she would have to answer Twilight's and the other elements questions.

"Yes... I have never seen somepony move so fast as to take Discord, of all ponies, by surprise... Um... How much were you holding back... J-just to ask..." She asked sheepishly, a light blush coming to her cheeks.

"Everything." Was my only answer, her eyes widening and her jaw opened and closed several times before just snapping shut.

"Oh..." was all she said as she collapsed back on the floor, tired from our journey into my crazy head.

"Would you like something to drink Tia?" I ask as I went to the kitchen and drew myself a glass of water.

"Water's fine with me Ryan..." She called back, sounding winded and quite drained.

"One glass of water coming right up." I quickly grabbed second glass and poured in some tap before walking back to the main room.

"Here you go." I presented her the cup, and found that she didn't have the energy to levitate it. "I got it." I told her as I held it to her lips and tilted it back slightly for her to drink.

"Thank you Ryan... Thank you very much..."

"For what?"

"For being here, helping us... for keeping my sub- friends and those that live in this land safe..." Celestia sighed and laid her head down on the pillow as I sat down beside her.

"I have never been one to abandon those in need Tia... That is the main reason for my being a Jedi, I look for the wrongs in the galaxy and try my damned best to fix them... even if it takes decades or longer to even make an inch of progress... But here, among your ponies, I have found many things, many things that I could never find myself living without, Luna being chief among them, and then there's Fluttershy..." I sighed and leaned into Celestia's side, gaining a light giggle from her.

"Yes, the element of Kindness is something that most find themselves attaching themselves to... She has done many great things for me and my people in her time as the element of Kindness... Showing even I, that there are things that only Kindness can achieve..." She sighed and rested her head on her hooves.

"Yeah... But after last night I am inclined to keep her and Luna safe above all else.... Even myself included..." This earned a raised brow from Tia as she raised her head up to look at me, her long graceful neck bending around so she could look me in the eye.

"What do you mean 'After last night...' what happened between you three?"

"Nothing between the three of us, yet, but I found that Shy and I have a.... set of Mutual feelings for each other... a set that goes beyond the lengths of friends and acquaintances. And it would seem that Luna approves of this, seeing as she and Shy get along together better than they do apart." This brought about a slightly taken aback look from Tia, and also a slight giggle fit.

"That's splendid Ryan! I feel happy for both of you..." Suddenly her elation died away and she became saddened.

"What seems to be the problem Tia?" My worry showed clearly in my tone and on my face as I turned around to face the now downcast Princess before me.

"IT's Luna... I see how happy she is... I see how much joy you have brought into her life, something that most others would have thought impossible should they be alive now... And I know it will not end well..." A lone tear trailed down her cheek, making a grey trail of sadness.

"You're referring to my mortality... aren't you..." My voice betrayed some of my mirth that I was trying to hold in, the chuckle I suddenly release attested to my failing. Tia then flipped her head around and looked at me with distress apparent in her gaze.

"How can you be so care free, knowing that your daughter, and my sister, will out live you by eternity!?" Celestia asked, a slight bit of anger coloring her words.

"I've known that since the day you told me how old she was Tia, and it won't matter... I will always be there for her, and you, long after I die and my body turns to dust." She was more than slightly confused by this, and rightly so.

"How is something like that even possible!"

"There is a phenomenon that happens to beings that are strong in the force, of that have lived in areas so saturated in the force that their being almost becomes one with it. Those beings that are of this caliber can, and most do, become something called a 'Force Ghost'."

"Force Ghost?"

"Yes, my old master's master had become one when he was cut down by Darth Vader over fifty years ago, he was able to hold onto the material realm for almost ten years after that incident and give my old master valuable lessons through the force, and to say goodbye when the time finally came for him to depart into the force."

"That's all well and good Ryan, but what does that have to do with you!" Celestia growled at me, baring her teeth and narrowing her eyes.

"This place, no, this planet, is so enriched by the force, it would be a miracle if I did NOT become a force ghost... and with all the ambient force energy sitting around here... I would be able to stay in this realm for well over several life times... Possibly even out staying you Tia..." I say, a small smile creeping onto my face as I saw that she finally understood what that meant.

"Meaning you would be able to... You bastard! you knew this all along and you never told me!" I was shocked to her the Princess Curse like that, and then to throw me backwards and tackle me, words cannot explain how mystified I was right then.

"Um... yeah, I just never got around to te-" I was suddenly cut off by a very, and I mean VERY, aggressive kiss. DAMN! Does this woman even have a lungs!?!?! Tia then cut off the kiss and embraced me tightly, wrapping her hooves around both my neck and my waist, in a full body hug.

"You prick... You glorious, glorious PRICK! If you weren't with Fluttershy I would kiss you again..." We stayed like that for what felt like hours, but really only a minute had gone by.

"Tia... it's time... They need us..." She nodded absent mindedly and got up, dragging me with her.

"Let us go then." And we both walked out into the hot summer sun.

"Everyone, it is time..." I spoke, keeping my voice even and monotone.

"Time for what?" Rainbow asked, her raspy voice came from above me, and surprised me somewhat.

"IS IT TIME FOR A PARTY!" Pinkie exclaimed, jumping out of no where and scarring the willies out of everyone.

"No Pinkie, it's time I took Spike and Luna to go train... the rest of you will be going with the Princess and figuring out how to out smart the Master of Chaos." They all nodded and we all went our separate ways. Though Fluttershy made a quick dash over to me and gave me a hug, a hug that I returned in kind, with a kiss of course! She gave a very slight 'Eep' and then returned the kiss ten fold, taking me right on the lips. THAT my friends and fellow knights, will be a kiss I shalt NOT soon forget... Bliss is an understatement for what was felt in that moment... We broke the kiss, all to soon for both our needs, and we bid each other farewell.

"Come you two... I have things to teach you... And a very short time to do it." They both looked to each other then nodded in assent.

We had gone back to the temple, just to retrieve a few things for training, while the rest of the girls, including Sweetie, Applebloom, and Scoots. The wolves had seen that only the three of us were making towards the Temple and had moved out of the forest to join us as our vanguard and rear guard. Granted this made Spike a little bit uncomfortable, it made me and Luna ever slightly more at ease knowing we had the advantage of numbers.

"Ryan... what are we grabbing anyway? I know its stuff for training... But what is it exactly?" Spike asked, being quite interested in what it was we were after in the first place, seeing as I could have taught them there at the library should I have needed too.

"We are going to go grab a few training sabers." This made both Luna and Spike look at me like I had grown a second head, and said head was spitting fire and shooting lasers from its eyes while being lit on fire.

"Training sabers!?" they both exclaimed.

"Yep, I can't teach you two how to wield a saber if you don't have one to begin with... But I would be loath to use a real one on the two of you... I won't repeat what happened to Tenel-Ka... She's a strong woman, but still, losing an arm is pretty harsh for just a training exorcise..." Told them of what all had happened during the mishap, and out laying the whole reason behind the training sabers in the process.

We made quick work of the paths leading down to my workshop. Upon seeing the things inside they were both awe struck at my doodling and all the different things I had made in there. They also saw a few Light weapons sitting around, there was a light wip sitting on a rack that had the initials 'AB' on the stand and next to it was a longer than normal lightsaber hilt with the initials 'SB' on its stand. The last one was a set of shoto's with the initials 'SD' on them, I had done that because she was more like Rainbows sister than anyone else's, and knowing that she was next to homeless... I figured she could use the boost in morale.

There was also a set of weapons at the end, one was a normal lightsaber while the other was a variant that allowed for an extendable blade.

"Alright you two, these will be your weapons. I have made variants of both that are clearly marked as being the training versions, they will act just as these two will during battle, no weight difference and no performance difference, save for the fact they're deadly and all." We all chuckled at that and picked up the weapons and the training ones, I kept the real ones on my belt while the other two held their new training implements in their hooves and claws.

"Luna, Spike, I have this for you..." Grabbing their attention I walked over to a workbench and pulled out two belts. One was black and the other was brown. Walking back to the two youngsters I held the belts out to them.

"These will be your new utility belts during your time in the temple and will be worn at all times during training and on mission, unless otherwise specified." They both nodded, never really saying a word as I handed them their belts.

"Thanks daddy..." Luna then wrapped the black belt around, what I could only assume was, her waist and looked to me for more instructions.

"Now just clip the weapon to it and you're done." I looked over to Spike and saw that he was already done and was about to go help Luna when she made a look to stop him. She then quickly clasped the training saber to her belt and was ready to go.

"Alright, lets go, I have a few things to teach you, and it won't be easy." They nodded vigorously and walked out. Looking at them a thought occurred to me, 'I need to meet up with Rarity soon and ask her if she can make a few sets of Jedi Garb for the two of them... They have by far surpassed the initiate faze of the learning trials... and are definitely made of the right stuff for being apprentices... They just lacked the training and the masters to teach them, granted that's why I was here.

"Let's go you two." I said as I led them back up to ground level.

Once back at PonyVille they looked at the large field before them, I could feel their anxiety at being trained as I had... and couldn't blame them one bit. There was a large obstacle course set up, along with a few spires and such for Luna, there was a large area meant for training their abilities with telekinesis and a lone area that was turned into a dueling ring for when they tested their skills with their weapons.

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"What is all this for daddy?" Luna asked a they stared down the large training area I had set up.

"Well... most of it will be sparsely used, only when you have better control of the force will we use it, the rest is to teach you agility and other skills, along with how to fight." They both looked back at the field, then back at me and then the field again and nodded slowly.

"Alright Ryan... If you say so..." Spike sighed mightily before strolling off towards the grounds with Luna right beside him.

I chuckled to myself and drew my own training saber, YES I have a LOT of free time... ...A LOT of free time... I made almost a dozen of these... All they really do is shoot out a long metal stick and run a low, yet highly noticeable, current of electricity through them, simple, but effective when teaching new practitioners of the force how to use a lightsaber.

"Okay, first off I need to know a few things... and i need you BOTH to be truthful on them." They both gulped instinctively at my sudden pry into their personal affairs.

"W-what do you need daddy?" Luna tried to act nonplussed about the sudden interest, but her nervousness was almost palpable

"Yeah, what's up R-Ryan..." Spike also tried the same tactic... earning them both a mischievous grin from me, Oh the things I will be able to do to them... OH the hilarity!

"Well, for one... How long have you two had a force bond?" This completely, and utterly, sent them for a loop. I mean they almost fell over and dropped to their butts in unadulterated horror, and several other emotions.

"Um..." was their only response as they tried to put themselves back together.

"I'm not mad guys, quite the contrary, i'm rather ecstatic! A Force Bond is something that usually happens between a master an apprentice... But for one to have formed out of that kind of situation, AND to have formed between two such as yourselves is quite the blessing in fact. I just need to know how far that link goes... That's all." I smiled warmly at them as they finally calmed down and gave them a moment to think about their answers.

"Well, its been about two... Maybe three weeks tops... that we started feeling something odd going on between us... Besides our usual feelings and such..." Luna and spike said, piecing together their sentence together at the same time, leaving breaks for the other to talk. {Italics is Luna, Bold is Spike} Their little bit of finishing each others sentences almost immediately right after the other was quite spectacular, and spoke volumes of their bond.

"... Wow... Not even the Masters Skywalker had that strong of a bond... And they had the combined strength to pry move mountains... Literally I think..." My words sent a shiver down their spins as well as a feeling of warmth to wash over them.

"Well, this will be an interesting training session... that's for sure..." I directed them towards the large open area I had made for dueling and brought out my own training saber, along with an apparatus I had designed for all ponies to use so they could wield the lightsabers more effectively. It was a cloth and metal harness that had a holster like cup on the hoof end that allowed for maximum maneuverability when using it. It was similar to a one sided shirt than anything else, the holster on the end was soft so the user could also walk on it and not worry about damaging it. The cloth was made of a high quality fiber that Vet had recreated in the workshop some time ago, it was similar to the fiber bundles used in military grade armor, but much lighter since it wasn't made of metal.

"Luna, put this on please..." I tossed her the rig, at first she looked at it funny until I motion again for her to put it on. She quickly slid it on and got the straps around her neck, spike then came over and helped buckle them together.

"What is this for daddy?" Luna motioned to the gear she was now wearing, a puzzled look still adorning her face.

"It's to help with holding onto the lightsaber, it will give you the full maneuverability of your hoof while still keeping the lightsaber near when you have to use your hoof for something else, like a push or lightning."

"Cool!" They both chirped. They sat there and waited for me to give them further instruction.

"Alright, I, m going to test you both and see how well you do in sword fighting. And YES I know you both have never done this, I just want to test your innate skills and see what I have to work with. That's all." I then motioned them to take out their training sabers and waited for them to get ready.

"Alright, I would like you to come over and fight me first..." I motioned at spike and waited for him to step into the circle.

"Are you sure this is safe?" Spike asked me, his nervousness apparent.

"Nope, and its mostly me that's in danger anyway!" This confused them both quite a bit. "I'll explain, I have over a hundreds hours of training to fall back on, and thousands of hours of combat reflexes to employ... while you both have nothing... Meaning that I will have to make sure you don't hurt me OR yourselves in the process of training... well to much anyway." They both went 'OH' and nodded their heads in understanding.

"Now Spike, I expect you to not hold back. Throw everything you have at me and more, every tactic, Offensive or defensive, heck even passive should come into play. I know you're a smart young drake, so use that to your ability!" He nodded his head nervously and go into a slop knights stance with his training saber pointed right at me. I then got into a relaxed Makashi stance with only my long saber in my grip, I had left the training shoto on the ground out side the ring.

"Begin!" I said sternly, making Spike flinch slightly. He then began circling to my right, with me copying with the reciprocal to his right as well. After a few seconds of changing directions, going back and forth since I was letting him lead the session, he then abruptly change tactics, raising a claw he shot a few rocks in my direction, trying to disorient me as he charged, he kept his saber pointed right at my chest the whole time, though his shaky movements belayed his anxious core.

I deftly swatted the pebbles and such away and readied for what ever Spike was going to throw at me, which happened to be himself as he jumped up and did a overhanded downward swing towards my head. Granted he didn't get to far off the ground, he still did a good job of surprising me with his little stunt. As he fell Spike spun and lashed out with his left arm smacking me across the face and sending me stumbling back several paces.

Okay, I know I said be creative... But that was something I would have never put past him trying... And it definitely worked in his favor.

Once I recovered I saw him standing where I was, slightly shocked that he had landed the blow. I grinned happily at him and spat out the little bit of blood in my mouth from biting my cheek.

"Good hit Spike, very innovative, hurt like hell, but it was good nonetheless! Keep it up!" I said encouragingly. He nodded and cracked down on his resolve, he then launched himself at me and swung wildly, trying to get just one lucky hit on me. Mean while I just deflected anything that came close, I also let his wide shots through him off as I then tapped him on the opposite side with my saber, just enough to pull him back into the fight.

Spike would hiss and grunt with every tap I gave him with the saber,and each time he would throw another careless swing, and again I would hit him. This process of grueling training went on for almost an hour before I called it quits, MAKING Spike sit down and take a breather.

"Spike, you need to control your anger when in a fight... You need to fight with a clear head, not a clouded mind..." I let my words sink in as I crashed down next to him and Luna, not even winded in the slightest. "Your form is good when you aren't trying to use your anger to hit me... But you still need some work... and I think, after fighting you that is, that know the best fighting style for you!" I jumped to my feet and got in the style of Djem So, the strength style of lightsaber fighting.

"What is that?" Spike asked.

"This is called the Djem So style, it relies on the users strength and stamina to be used, though not ideal for you right now, it will become a part of your own style..." I then went on to show him a few cadences of the style, how each position left him in a seat of power and how he could use his smaller size against those he would most likely fight. "There is also a different side to this style called Shien, which is an almost impenetrable wall of movement when being shot at or having smaller things like rocks and pebbles being thrown at you." I then showed him the proper stances for the reverse side of it, including how he could hold his blade in reverse to give himself a different style of defense and attack.

"So... you want me to keep practicing this... Right?" Spike asked, making sure I wasn't just showing him this for pities sake.

"Yes, I want you to become as familiar with this style as you possibly can before coming back and sparing with me again, alright Spike?" He nodded his head and went over to a separate training area, I had set it up with several dummies and such for him and Luna to practice on.

"So, is it my turn daddy?!" Luna called, sounding rather excited. She bounded over to me and shined like the moon in her giddiness.

"Yep. Now, just get your saber ready and we can begin!" I watched her quickly, and fluidly draw her saber and place it in the holster, I didn't know how this would work out, if at all, but I had seen the ponies pick things up with their hooves before... So this may just be a redundant mechanism... Oh well, to bad.

"Ready?"

"Ready daddy!" She ignited her training saber and then did Something I will remember for the rest of my days... She stood up on her hind legs and spread her wings out behind her in an offensive stance. She used her tail and wings to keep herself upright and pointed straight at me.

"I don't know where you had the time to practice that Luna dear... But you have just made me a very confused, and very proud, father..." She beamed at my compliment and did a little motion towards Spike, kind of saying that he was either the inspiration or the reason... or both... or just that he taught her, I didn't care cause either way she made me proud.

"Let's begin then!" She nodded her head and readies for my first move, which was to set towards her and get in the Makashi stance. Her stance was solid to the core, making me think that she may have gotten into one of the many training books at the temple while I was doing something, But since there hasn't been time for that I brushed the thought aside and focused on the task at hand.

Luna waited just a second longer before giving her wings a good flap and sending herself rocketing towards me at high speed, and let me tell you... if it wasn't for the force warning me I would have gotten a rather nice size bruise from that little stunt of hers. I threw myself to the left to get out of her way, bringing my saber up to block her swing as she passed, and fell on my ass not two feet from her. She then spun around and launched a light Force Push at me which shoved me even farther away from her.

"Damn...." I muttered to myself, trying to keep up with my own daughter was going to be hard enough, but she has better control over the force than I would have thought possible for the time she has been able to use it...

"Come and get me Daddy!" Luna taunted, motioning her hoof in the universal, "Bring it", Fashion. I corked an eyebrow and got up off my ass, dusting myself off I got back in stance and started marching towards her, my saber raised in an-guard stance the whole time.

Luna raised her left hoof and directed a medium sized boulder at me, the thing was about her side or so, maybe bigger. I saw the incoming rock and halted its advance with the force, before crushing it and letting the dust settle on the ground. This did of course shock my daughter, seeing your dad grab a giant rock and crumble it into dust with his mind does have that affect on a person/pony... yeah... brain no worky now

"Luna stood there, awe struck, as I slowly, and deliberately, made my way over to her. She shook herself out of her funk and growled slightly at me and began a quick flurry of attacks, she swung for my head as one of her wings shot out towards my side, making me block high while being struck in the ribs, earning a grunt of slight pain. She then swept down to her haunches and shot her left hoof up into my gut, knocking me backwards. I stumbled and lashed out with my right leg, catching her in the side, and sent her several feet to my left.

We both took a moment to pull our selves together and get back in our stances. My daughter... She has done more than I would have ever expected of anyone to surprise me! I had begun to think that some of her past memories were coming back and aiding her in this fight... And if that were true, then this was going to be a sparring match for the ages!

Luna then quickly reversed her grip on the saber and held it of behind her. She then got into a more crouched stance and held her wings swooped back and ready for a charge. I on the other hand took on a downward position with my sward and held myself up high, waiting for her next strike. Which came in the form of a swift gust of wind as Luna launched herself into the air. She was about twenty feat up, thanks to her positioning she had used her legs, along with a spout of force induced strength, to launch up and then boost said launch with a large flap of her wings. As she began her decent she angled herself towards me and began to spin like a top while holding her saber out in front of herself as she fell.

I brought my sword up in a defensive stance and planted my feet shoulder length apart, just waiting for the inevitable weight to fall on me. She then did something unexpected, she stopped he spinning and used her wings to shoot to the side at the last second, moving around my defenses and getting right next to me, where she landed her saber gently against my neck.

"You lost daddy... You should have been trying harder..." She giggled as she and spike sat together on one of the logs I had brought for us to sit on.

"If I would have known you two could convey strategies through your Force Bond I would have!" I exclaimed, my arms flailing about as I smiled endearingly at them. "And by the FORCE would I never want to fight you two together... You'd give any Knight, and a few Masters a run for their bits!" We all laughed heartily as we ate our lunches. In all my years as a Jedi Knight I had never seen anyone as strong and attuned to the force as them, they could give Master Luke a run for his bits, along with many of the masters and most, if not all, of the knights.

"OK, once we finish with lunch I want you two to practice on your connection to the force... Through meditation. I'll walk you through the mantras to gain a pure meditative state and help relax you into the whole concept, and yes Spike, this is essential to your training... Without it you will have a harder time wrapping your mind around different force techniques and how to properly use them..." They both nodded, though Spike did so a little hesitantly, and got back to eating their Daisy and Ruby sandwiches, while I had a protein pack and a OLT - Onion, Lettuce, and Tomato - sandwich.

"Daddy... What does Mediation even mean?" Luna asked me, Looking up from her lunch.

"Meditation, It is the act of completely calming your mind. Once you have done that you then bring the force through your body, like a river through a channel, and let it carry you. When this happens many things can happen. You can see visions of the Future, visions of the Past, or just a different place in the world at that moment and time. You can also be shown the foundations of a new force technique, one that you would then later build upon with the guidance of other masters or other force wielding beings that have spent long parts of their lives in the act of understanding its mechanics... though the guidance of a Jedi is always preferred."

"That's a lot of stuff... And will that stuff you see about the future come true?" Spike asked, fairly concerned bout the seeing the future part.

"When looking into the Future, it is a general consensus to take what you see worth a grain of salt, but to plan ahead with that future in mind. For the future is always in motion, anything, from the change in the wind to an ant being squashed, can change the future as you had seen it." My answer to his question eased his soul immensely and allowed him to finish his lunch.

"Alright, now just think about a calm place and focus on everything just melting away, just leaving that place of warmth and happiness."

"All right..." Spike and Luna said in unison, they had taken up sitting in the open field of the sparing area to begin training in their mediation exercises. As I stood there, making sure they didn't have any problems, I heard the sound of wings beating against the wind and the squeaking of wood. I turned towards the sound and saw three Chariots making their way towards us in the air. As they got closer I could make out the figures sitting in the back.

Princess Celestia, Twilight and the CMC were in the middle one, Rainbow Fluttershy and pinkie were in the left one and Rarity and Applejack were in the right one. As they grew closer they banked to the left, aiming to land a little far away from the training area and disembark. As they set down I looked at Spike and Luna to make sure they were all right before heading over to hear the Princess' plan of action... or if she even had one.

"Princess, how did the planning go?" I asked as I got closer to them. They had taken their time in getting the little ones out of the chariots, seeing as they were shaking I could see why.

"I couldn't think of much Ryan... But I couldn't keep all the girls up in Canterlot... They need to be close to the rest of you..." Celestia was acting like she had been through hell... Then again she had had the CMC with her for a few hours... that is hell for almost anyone who can't control them!

"It's okay, I understand. Would you like to see what Spike and Luna have accomplished once we get everyone else to their homes?" Celestia and Twilight nodded their heads absentmindedly as they coerced the girls to walk over to their friends and family.

"Pinkie!" I called, drawing the pink terrors name.

"YES COMMANDER RYAN!" She was on her hind legs, right in front of me, giving me a salute... I will never understand this mare...

"I have a special mission for you Private Pinkamena Diane Pie, I need you to take these young ladies and treat them to lunch, along with the rest of the Elements! I that possible Private!?" I growled into her face, the two of us were trying really damned hard to NOT bust up laughing right then and there, the others on the other hand were just confused as ever by the display of goofiness going on before them.

"CAN DO SIR! What time would you like them back SIR!" Pinkie replied, still keeping up the salute.

"Within the next four hours would be fine Private, NOW, go have fun!" I broke character and gave her a quick noogy, at which she laughed hysterically and popped out of my grasp and hopped on over to the rest of the girls and herded them off towards Sugar Cube Corner.

"I don't think I have ever... In all my time here... Seen anypony take care of Pinkie like that..." Twilight just turned her head to me, a question firmly present on her face. "how" was her only word.

"By not ever expecting anything normal to happen and just being able to role with it... that's how Twi... And lots of patience... Lots of it." She nodded before she rubbed her temple and trotted over to where Spike and Luna were and took a seat.

"Ryan, thank you... You have been a rock in this time of hardship, even though it hasn't shown its face yet..." Celestia rested her head against my chest , her horn resting on my shoulder, and gave a great sigh before looking over at her star pupil and joining her, with me close on her trail.

"Ryan, what are they doing?" Twi asked, her need for knowledge was never sated it seems... Good for her!

"Well, they're Meditating it seems... And they appear to be in quite a deep one at that!" I chuckled before walking over and plopping down next Celestia and crossing my legs.

"Meditating?"

"Yep, it's one of the various ways a Jedi, or any force user for that matter, can connect themselves to the force... it helps sooth ones soul and clear their mind, possibly giving them glimpses of the future, or even the past, or even a new way of thinking, one that, for the user, would bring about a new ability..." Celestia and Twilight were both quite interested, and about the same thing... granted I had just told Spike the same thing, BUT, it never hurt to repeat an answer a few times.

"I can see that you are both curious of the same thing as our young drake here... He had asked the same thing about the Visions of the Future... And no, not all of them will come to pass, the Future is always in motion, so any little thing could change what you saw and alter it to a different course of events." They both sighed in relief.

"So... How does one Meditate Ryan?" Tia asked.

"Well, I could tell you... Or I could show you... and seeing as these two will need the practice, I am willing to just show the two of you... Though it will have some consequences for the three of us... though mostly for me..."

"Why do you say that?" Twilight asked, her ears twitching in my direction, along with Celestia's but not as noticeably.

"Well, I will have to connect to your minds... Meaning that I will be having to trust you both in not going into MY mind and rummaging about. Can you both promise me you won't do that?" I pleaded with them, Cause seriously... the things I've seen would turn their stomachs almost instantly... Lets just put it this way... all three would be used at once... And I do mean that...

"You have my word Ryan, as Princess of Equestria!" Tia said firmly, her honesty clear in her voice and could even be seen in her eyes.

"Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Twilight rhymed before closing her left eye and placing her hoof over it.

"The infamous 'Pinkie Promise' I presume?" I chuckled out. "To let you know... This is more for your safety than mine... I don't want either of you falling over sick form some of the things in my head is all." They nodded, and winced slightly at just thinking about what could be in my head to prompt such an action.

"Alright, let's begin... I need both of you to get comfortable... Cause we might be like this for a long while... Okay?" They both nodded and got into fairly comfortable positions. Twilight scooted closer to Tia and leaned up against her and laid down. I was slightly taken aback by this behavior, but didn't question it.

"Alright. now I need you to open your minds and find a calm place, and then to purge your thoughts of all that is cluttering it." The gave a slow nod and began their instructions... After a few minutes they nodded again, I'll bet even slower this time, giving me the signal to continue. "Now... I will be touching your minds and seeking for a way in... Just wait for a warm sensation and let it flow into your mind." I extended my self over to them, using the force, and touched their minds, feeling for an opening to glide into, For Celestia it was easy... Twilight... Twilight had like a damn blockade going and fifty foot battlements behind that! Fucking impenetrable fortress much?! But soon I saw an opening and that it went all the way through. Soon, all three of our minds were connected.

"DO you hear me?" My voice echoed through the mindscape connecting us.

"Um... Yeah?" Twilight answered slightly nervous.

"Twilight? Ryan?!" Celestia said, surprised and slightly happy.

"The one and Only Princess!" I said with a heavy amount of lust lacing my words, I was going to give these two a crash course in how to fight with your mind, by first blocking out thoughts of those that are in the same battle meld as them, should the need arise.

"EEP!"

"RYAN! Really?! Must you be so boorish at such a time, and in front of my Student and your friend, really!?" Celestia just about bit my head off, which was very funny seeing as she was an aura at this moment. We had all turned into an aura when I had made up this mindscape for us to train in. Hell she even turned a dark pink, somehow not red... don't ask

[To those of you who are wondering, this is something that was only possible after I had looked through some of the memories I had concealed in Luna's mind... She, at one point, had the ability to enter a living beings mind and interfere with their dreams, I took the knowledge of this ability and extended it to the realm of Battle melds and meditation melds... So, if any of you are wondering how to do this, just talk to Luna, she will instruct you. (Date: CR- 9/23/1009)]

"I didn't mean it, I was just seeing how guarded you were keeping your minds... And I'm impressed, Princess. You were able to keep your defenses up, which kept me out of your mind... for now. Twilight, you on the other hand dropped yours completely and almost shoved your mind upon mine when I went to breach your defenses... Pour form Twi, pour form..." I chuckled at her now bluing aura and addressed them both.

"Celestia, Twilight, I will be using this meditation meld that we have taken on to train you both, by the time we are done we will have spent a week in here, while only an hour has passed in reality..." I let that thought sink in, they both calmed down considerably after my explanation.

"What of Luna and Spike? Won't they be getting out of their meditations soon?"Twi asked, still slightly miffed.

"I gave them a list of thing to do should they rise before us, though that would be telling since they are fighting..." I said, a knowing glow replacing what would have been a smile.

"Why would they be they fighting?" Celestia, ever the astute one, her mind laced with slight perturbation at what I might say.

"I had a small hand in how their mental forum had been established... Right now they are doing what we are doing, but with a twist... They are fighting each other and they don't know it, this will help them strengthen their bond together, and should they discover that they are fighting one another it will just give them fuel to throw back at me!" I laughed, then seeing their auras turn yellow in anxiety I laughed even harder. "I only set them up to just counter each others defenses, as was my order, and they should be doing that right now.

"Spike, When will our self imposed meditation be over... I want to know how much times left..." I purred into his body, we had changed our MindScape into a physical realm instead of the aura one we had soon found ourselves in after finishing my dads puzzle.

"Well, from what I can sense of the world going on around us... I would say a weeks time in here and an hour out there... Time seems to flow differently in our minds than out in reality... which is fine with me..."He growled slightly as he bent his head down and ran his draconian tongue over my neck seductively... my skin goose-bumped in pleasure and my hair stood on end.

We both lay under the branches of a weeping willow, it had pink and white flowers adorning its rope like branches, making the sun light that poured through have a slightly pinkish tint. The lush green grass under us was as soft as a baby bunnies rump and made for the most comfortable of spots. A soft warm breeze would gently blow through the branches of the tries every so often and make itself known upon our fur and scales... caressing our resting forms with ever loving care.

Spike had his arms wrapped around my barrel, holding me gently in his arms as he nuzzled into my mane. Every so often he would lash out with his tongue and cares the side of my neck, sending shivers of pleasure down my spine, it also warmed a deep pit in my abdomen... making me a little hot under the collar so the saying goes.

"Spike... That... feels divine..." I purred, I shifted left fore leg up and rubbed it caringly against his chest, making him growl in innate pleasure at making me purr so enticingly. After a few hours, or what felt to be such, I shifted myself down lower into his lap, letting his arms rest around my neck and on my back. I was now laying almost completely across his lap, with my head laid up against his left shoulder.

"Luna... What do you want to do now... Your dad isn't here and nothing we do will have very much consequence in the real world..." Spike slithered in my ear seductively, his tongue wiggling out and tickling my ear, not enough to be bothersome... but enough to make it sensual... Grrr, he gets me good some times doesn't he?

"You're right... And the only ones that will know..." I turned my head and planted my lips firmly on his, I traced my tongue across his lush scaly lips, begging for him to allow me entrance. After a second of trying to break in his tongue shot through between his lips and attacked mine! It was wonderful, yet weird, but all that much more benign... Mmmm... I moaned out as he let his lips open, I took my chance and shot my tong into his maw... That... my dear readers, be you Students or other wise... was the best damn tasting mouth I have ever had, or will have, the pleasure of tasting...Next to pinkies... But that's another story!

"Luna..." Spike broke away, ever so gently, a small string of spittle hanging between us... His eyes were alight with fervored love and happiness. My eyes must have held the same light as we both bent into each other and fell back into the tree. At that point all inhibitions were thrown away as I straddled his leg and, unbeknownst to me, began slowly grinding myself upon his slightly coarse scales.

As we went about our intense kissing session i could feel THINGS crawling down my neck, across my shoulders and down my barrel... They advanced slowly and surly around my body, making a concerted effort to be as sensual and meaningful as possible as it tried to overwhelm my pleasure addled mind... Then it clicked... Those THINGS were Spikes claws... and right now they were messaging some very... Sensitive... Spots on my wings... Under his ministrations my wings had extended to their full length of about twelve feet... impressive by any standards for my size... And he was working every inch of them, massaging the erogenous zones at the joints, pulling on certain feathers just enough to cause some irritation, which led to pleasure instead of pain...

'Okay, this dragon has got to be a kriffing GOD or something... How in the FORCE does he knooooooooooooooooh!' My thoughts were interrupted as Spike took both his index and pointer finger on both claws and tweaked the base of my wings ever so slightly, hitting a major pleasure zone hidden deep in the connective tissue...

I could feel a heat rising deep inside my soul, wanting to be let out... But I kept it in check, only such, so that I could enjoy this new experience to the fullest without losing myself just yet. As his ministrations continued I could feel one of his hands slithering down my side, rubbing over my ribs gently, caressing each one as it passed... Mmmmm it felt so nice...... Damn, why couldn't this be the real thing?! His claw continued down my side, going just past my barrel to rest on the hem of my belly... His fingers traced along the lining of my ribs, right where the cave in starts... Something was different though... His claws had OOOOOOOOoooooooooooooHhhhh! Spikes hand deftly navigated down my belly and across my naval, though he had stayed there for a moment and toyed with it oh so dirtily, I didn't think that could have felt so GOOOOD! But where his claw was now was the sign of my overt shout of ecstasy... His claw was resting on one of my four mounds... AND BY THE FORCE DID THAT FEEL GOOD! with his claws acutely extended he traced along the edges of my areola... barely letting the palm of his hand grace the tip of my erect nipple... Fucking tease!

Meanwhile his other hand had stopped playing with my wings and had made its home on the back of my neck... where it slowly slithered up and over to my horn... How or WHY this is possible will always be a mystery to the world and to all that it ever happens to... They know who they are... His claw slowly, painfully, made its way over the circular ridges of my horn... waves of pleasure were racking my body, the feel of his scales on my teats, my horn, my marehood... and the feel of our tongues as they warred in our mouths... It was almost complete sensory over load... And I loved it! I could feel juices slicking on and off Spikes leg as I continued to grind into him... the feeling... "OOOOOOoooooooooooh!" I moaned into his mouth, the whole time our tongues fought for dominance in each others mouths.

I could feel something poking me in my side, it was warm and slightly bumpy... But my mind was soon brought to a screeching halt as I could feel my first ever orgasm roll throughout my body, making me arch my back and scream out in absolute pleasure... It lasted for what felt like forever, the pleasure was insurmountable... until the next one hit me...

I looked down at Luna as she finally came down from her high... She looked like a Goddess. A sexy sweat covered Goddess, but a Goddess all the same. She lay there on my chest, trying to catch her breath from the intense orgasm that had just racked her body. My erection was still pretty noticeable as it pressed .into Luna's side, she had a lopsided grin plastered to her face with her tongue lolled out the side of her mouth.

We both gave contented sighs as we laid against the tree. She looked up to me as I stroked her fur, letting her regain her strength just in case she wanted more...

"Spike... Can... Can we continue... I...I'd like to.. Feel more..." She purred as her hoof traced up and down my chest seductively. I gladly did as she requested, and began anew my ministrations on her body. I went down and started rubbing my claws along her stiffening nipples and tweaked them gently in my fingers, making her almost squeal in ecstasy! I then used my long tongue to latch onto her horn and run over it as rhythmically as possible. Just by doing that she began to grind up and down my leg yet again, making the most erotic, and very pleasing noises I had ever heard!

"Mmmm... Don't stop... Spike.... Go... FASTER!" She suddenly screamed, to which I obliged running my fingers over her tits and toying with them as equally and sufficiently as I could while running my tongue over every inch of her horn and tightening my grip. I continued this for about a minute before Luna wrapped me in an unbreakable hug and flipped me on top of her... How she was laid out on the ground made her even that much more of a proverbial goddess!

As I lay there trying to comprehend what has just happened I feel something push up between us... and what ever it is wants to be known... So, unhooking my tongue from Luna's horn we both look down to see Spike Jr. looking up at us in all his erotic glory.. the little bastard was even glistening...

"Um... Sor-LUNA!" I tried to apologize when Luna suddenly took my growth in her hooves and began rubbing it all over... DAMN! I never knew hooves could be so gentle and soft!

"I... I'd...Like to... Feel... what it's like... to have this in me... Please... I need something in there to quench this heat! Its bucking unbearable!" Lina cried, literally, her eyes boring into my soul, begging me to rut her brains out... Fuck me and my LIFE, I don't want to go farther than what we have... But she's pleading with me, DAMN IT! ...All right... Fuck you conscience, you damn bastard! I sighed and leaned down and kissed Luna fully on the lips, making her gasp slightly at the suddenness of the act. She released my phallus and rapped her fore hooves around my neck, I slowly slid down her, still holding the kiss, and lined the tip of my spike covered phallus up with her awaiting warmth... She was still crying, but whether they were of joy or not I couldn't tell as she suddenly lurched downward and impaled herself on my phallus, almost hilting herself in the process!

"AAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh" Luna screamed, she had ignored the fact that she was still a Virgin... and was now paying the price, damn, I held her close to me as she tried to overcome the pain. I made sure not to move and inch as she cried out in pain... As her screams went on I held my right arm up to her and made the motion of her biting it, which she followed instantly. IT may have hurt like bucking hell, but it seemed to help her subjugate her pain.

"Better...?" Luna nodded and fell back against the earth, her barrel heaving up and down with her pained gasps of air.

"OK... You can move now... Please..." Luna looked up to me carefully, her pleading eyes still marking my soul with their beautiful gaze.

"As you wish... My Princess..." At her word I started to move around with my phallus, wiggling it about to help stimulate her for the main event. She whimpered softly at the motion, her eyes slightly cross-eyed at the experience. This went on for about a minute or two before Luna was at her climax, which was good cause I couldn't hold on any longer, and I surly didn't want to release inside her even if this is a force meld... I don't trust it that far.

Suddenly the walls of Luna's warmth compressed around my phallus and made me instantly pull out in alarm, she was having one of the biggest orgasms of her life, and I wasn't going to be caught u in the event of expelling juices... If I could help it! The instant I pulled out I shot my seed all over the grass under us, plastering some of the white liquid onto Luna's tail. After that we both fell asleep, right into each others waiting arms.

Half an hour later, after we had woken up, we were able to enjoy the after glow of such a special moment.

"Mmm, That was... indescribable Spike.... Maybe... sometime soon... We could do that in the real world... and not just in our minds..." Luna purred out, she was stroking her hoof along my chest in a relaxing manner while she laid on top of me, I had moved her sometime in my sleep...

"Maybe... But only after we have defeated Discord and dealt with the aftermath... I don't want us to part on such a note that that is the last thing we remember each other by..." I said solemnly, she nodded her head absently, barely acknowledging my words.

"Hmm... Well, we should be getting out of this place now... I want to surprise my dad when he gets up..." I thought I had felt him nearby... along with Celestia and Twilight... Hmmm, I wonder what he's up to... EH, better to just see for ourselves than to just sit and guess.

"Alright, lets get a move on, you remember th-" I was cut off as we were suddenly thrown back into reality...

Author's Notes:

Alright, that was my first EVER attempt at a romantic clop scene, and clop in general... Please tell me how I did and what I could have done differently. Any commentary is greatly appreciated with this chapter, it's huge and has taken me seven days to write... though not all of them have been filled with writing obviously XD So any spelling errors will be dealt with if you can get them to me in a timely fashion!