“So, let me get this straight,” Sapphire sat before me as I stood beside Crystal, Velvet Remedy, Littlepip, Blackjack, Winter, Twilight, her friends, Spike, and Shining Armour in the throne room, the princesses and Faust stood opposite her “if I behave myself, I can go free?”

“That’s the basics of it, yes” Shining Armour rolled his eyes

“Then I choose to stay with him,” she pointed a hoof toward me “what did you say your name was?”

“Tesla” I facepalmed

“Then I’ll choose to stay with you, Sir Tesla,” she bowed, her neck dipped slightly as she slowly made her way toward me, sitting beside me “may you guide me to a happy life, should you want to”

“Why wouldn’t I,” I smiled “you’re my  friend now, Sapphire, we’re supposed to take care of each other, Blaze is not doubt going to comment on how cheesy I’m being, but in all honesty, I don’t care,” I went on “you’re my friend, my Nakama, and there isn’t any changing that now that Buckshot’s been dealt with”

“Where is he?” she stared up at me, Blaze stood on one shoulder, Kiary sat on the other, Snowdrop perched upon my head, and Black Beetle clung to my back

“In prison, and now that he’s been sent there to spend a length sentence for his crimes, you’re free” Celestia smiled

“Why?” Sapphire blinked

“You were his foot-soldier, but not his partner, and therefore, you share no common record of treachery,” Shining Armour gave a flat stare “you and the others of your kind that were with him at the time of his capture, are free to go, if you still wish to follow him, or attempt to get him back into the real world, then we’ll have no choice but to stop you”

“I myself would never do such a thing, scout’s honour,” she nuzzled into my leg “but there are some that might, I can tell you who, if you’d allow me”

“All possible help would be appreciated” he smiled, walking with her toward the dungeons

“Cheesy” Blaze blurted out

“See if I care” I rolled my eyes

“I’m glad that we managed to solve that case without the use of unnecessary violence, not counting your newly demonstrated ability via use of your magic” Celestia glanced toward me

“Where’s Grace?” Winter chuckled

“She’s in her room, with one of the guards looking after her” “Cadance smiled “you really do all you can for those of whom you care about, Rick”

“That I do,” I nodded “when’s the funeral?”

“I’m sorry?” she raised an eyebrow

“Can’t leave them up there forever, unless we remake the house into a cemetery of sorts” I sighed “Something’s got to be done about it”

“Then you’re the leader of the project” she giggled “have fun”

“What- I…” I blinked “fine,” I sighed “suppose I might as well do something with the cash I still have left from hearth’s warming”

“You bought something else?” Twilight smirked

“That’s for me to know and for you to find, literally”

“Where is it?” Rainbow Dash gleamed

“It’ll come to you eventually,” Blaze laughed “So how much do we have left, of the two-million we were given?” S

“I’ve no idea” I shrugged “at least it’s going to be put to good use,” I simpered “and if I’m going to be the head of the project, I’ve one thing to request about its design, if I may”

“Name it, my little eon” Celestia smiled

“Make it fit for a king, if not a god” I glimmered

“Explain” she raised an eyebrow

“I meant no offense, it’s just that I can tell that Gracy Gloom’s an amazing pony, even if I’ve only been with her a short while, I can tell she could have the potential to be an absolute star,” I bit my lip “to be what I couldn’t be, to do what I couldn’t do, to think and feel what I daren’t try, she’s got the ability to do as she pleases, so long as it’s within reason, she could become almost legendary if she tried, and you know what, so could Snowdrop” I changed to eon form

“You spend too much time on your laptop, brother, I think the cheesy monologuing is beginning to eat away at your sanity level” Blaze chortled

“I have a sanity level?” I blinked

“That’s debatable” she grinned

“Damn right it is” I beamed like an idiot as we began to make our way to the main lobby

“Alright Tesla, what are you on and how much?” Crystal folded her arms

“My love for my friends is my drug, and I’m probably addicted,” I blinked “Ok, now I see your point”

“Good, then shut up” she slowly shook her head “lover-boy”

“Only to- god Damnit” I grumbled

“Tesla, what’s that?” Twilight pointed toward my lower half, I glanced down, between my tail feathers, was a small, bold, blue flower

“When did that get there?” I spoke in unison with Blaze

“Oh for Fu-!”

“Language” Blaze grinned “now where’s there last time you remember having a good roll in the hay, or, in this case, flowers?”

“That was with me, if I’m not mistaken,” Vinyl and Octavia trotted toward me, smiles as radiant as the sun spread across their faces “Howdy Tesla”

“How did you do it?” Crystal grinned

“I might’ve been somewhat abrasively requested to use my eon form,” I glanced about the room “I tried, but she kept on insisting that I do so”

“Lucky bastard” she whistled “ So what you fuck horses now?”

“Ponies, and mind the language dear, please” Rarity shuddered

“You, her, what,” Crystal glanced between me and Rarity

“Nah, too high maintenance,” I laughed, Rarity blinked “that was a joke Diamond”

“Diamond?” she fainted, landing on her side with a light *thud*

“Strike,” Blaze guffawed “Six points!”

“Two for the precision, two for the timing, and two because you’re awesome, Daddy” Snowdrop nickered, Kiary and Blaze now on my neck and back respectively, Black Beetle now perched on my  upper-back

“Make it seven, seven’s awesome” I hummed

“Yep, he’s insane” Crystal grumbled

“Aren’t I always?” I shrugged

“Well, there was that one time you put a nicely baked cod into a chocolate sandwich” she nodded sideways

“And don’t forget the time you dipped a nacho into whiskey” Blaze shuddered

“And instead of using bread and butter with tomato soup like normal people, you use a chocolate sandwich” Crystal sighed “Tesla, you’re a freak”

“I’m your freak” I raised an eyebrow

“Love you too” she winked, pecking my cheek

“Thanks dear” I smiled

“If there’s any more mushiness I’m gonna go nuts!” Spike let out a groan of frustration

“One could easily fix that in a multitude of ways” I stifled a laugh

“how so?” he blinked

“Like Blaze said, it’ll come to you” I winked

“Tesla…” Crystal groaned

“I wasn’t gonna do anything!” I held up my claws defensively

“I’m pulling that thing out,” she frowned, grabbing hold of the flower, pulling it from its nested position between my tail feathers “Feel any better?”

“I don’t feel any different” I tilted my head ever-so slightly

“Make a compliment” she shrugged

“Celestia, Luna,” I turned to the solar and lunar goddesses “you may have the most irritating, most aggravating job in the universe, and you may well be the most beautiful, but that doesn’t hold a candle to the love I hold for you, Crystal” I glanced toward the eon at my side “if I’d have to choose between loving you and breathing, I’d use the last of my breath to say how much I love you”

“That’s overkill” Blaze burst into a fit of laughter

“There may or may not have been something I neglected to mention when you became an eon, my love” Crystal’s face was a deep crimson “Eons, both male and female, go through a certain phase, or change, in their behaviour, usually lasts a years or two, maybe three”

“And there isn’t a cure?” Celestia eyed me up and down

“Not that I know of” Crystal shrugged “in all honesty I’ve never seen it happen before, not until now anyways”

“So it’s like heat?” Rainbow Dash gave me a smug, ear-to-ear, grin

“Basically” she smirked “I only know what I’m telling you from a rumour I heard from Lyra, apparently it’s been known to drive an eon clinically insane”

“I already am” I raised the other eyebrow “Sort of”

“So, Tesla’s going to be more enamoured than usual?” Twilight tilted her head, Crystal nodded “this should be interesting

“Any compliments for me?” Octavia smiled with a sly wink

“Your music sounds like it was made my angels” I bit my lip

“And so does your singing” she nickered

“And this is supposed to last for a year?” Celestia glanced toward the ruby eon

“The longest recorded ‘heat,’ so to speak, from what I’ve heard, is ten years, maybe eleven, maybe even longer” Crystal exhaled sharply

“Meh, I’ll live” I shrugged

“It’s not that I’m worried about,” she avoided my gaze “this could have a permanent effect on your personality, perhaps even change who you are, indefinitely”

“‘Could’ doesn’t mean ‘will,’” I tutted my personality may change but I’ll still technically be me”

“No,” she gulped audibly, placing a gentle claw on my cheek “now you won’t, you’ll be a different you, completely changed from the one I know and am proud to call my eternal mate, Tesla”

“So, we’ve got how long exactly before you change back?” Vinyl blinked

“On average, a year and a half” she sighed

“This should be fun” Vinyl Rainbow Dash and I gleamed

“Wonder how it’ll affect thy singing” Luna hummed everyone stared at her “What, we art most curious to see how Tesla shall fare in an event that will make use of his angelic voice”

-=-=-

After the song,

-=-=-

“That was moderately different” Crystal stared at me “For instance, your tone is now more variable, and as such, is able to perform different songs better, who knows, your pay check might be double at your next gig”

“Only then, it’ll be four five songs, not one, maybe even six” I grinned

“Whatever you say Mr Fahrenheit” she slowly nodded, re-folding her arms

“It was one time,” I frowned “how, was I to know what’d happen?”

“You sang, whilst drunk, when I was there, right next to you” she raised an eyebrow

“Hey, a drunken mind speaks with sober heart,” I blinked again “I just did it again, didn’t I?”

“Yes, yes you did” Blaze smirked “not that it’s wrong, by any means, it’s just strange for you to be acting like this”

“What if I promised not to try and scare you shitless?” I laughed

“It wouldn’t exactly mean much,” she shrugged “But I’ll take it, for now”

“Every little helps” I chuckled

“Except for the prices of said shop, they’re horrendous” she gave a sly simper

“But of course” I sighed

=-=

“When is my next gig anyway?” I went about work at Sweet apple acres, Blaze on one shoulder, Kiary on the other, Black Beetle clung onto my back, hooves wrapped around my neck, and Snowdrop perched upon my head, Twilight, her friends, Spike, the princesses, save Luna, and Faust also stood by me alongside Winter

“You do gigs now?” a somewhat familiar, chirpy voice replied

Turning around, I saw a slightly smaller eon hovering right in front of me

“Angel?” I blinked “how did you-?” angel interrupted me by planting her lips against mine

“That’s for making me wait, you silly little human” she giggled

“Lyra got you here didn’t she?” I smiled

“That she did,” Angel stifled a giggle “Equestria?”

“How’d you figure?” she pointed toward Snowdrop “Fair enough”

“Isn’t life grand?” she pecked my cheek

“More like convenient” I smiled

“Speaking of which, where’s Crystal, and Ellie?”

“Ellie, you mean Winter?” I nodded toward the nearby Glaceon

“Ellie,” Angel soared toward Winter “you’ve… changed!”

“That I have” Winter chuckled “But I’m not the only one” she nodded back toward me

“What happened?” Angel sighed

“Tesla’s going through what crystal labelled as a type of ‘heat’” Blaze smirked

“Ah yes, the mental inferno” she laughed “first one I presume?” I nodded “I wish you luck, my pet”

“Ya’ll are her what now?” Applejack chortled

“It’s a sentiment, nothing more” Angel frowned

“Even so, that’s not a term that gets used lightly around these here parts”  she raised an eyebrow, adjusting her Stetson slightly “And Ah suppose ya’ll meant it in a way that’d be calling him yer ‘precious,’ or somethin like that?”

“Not one for words of praise?” Angel and I simpered

“Why talk when ya‘ll can act?” she shrugged

“Because if you act without build-up or warning you’re likely to get your rear handed to you, you have to have some form of fall-back, per se,” I sighed “if you don’t talk, you don’t get anywhere, and if you don’t get anywhere, how can your love for that other person progress,” I linked “Damnit!”

“And what would ya‘ll do if ya’ll were a mare, and you were in that position?” she grinned from ear to ear

“You tell me, you’re the mare here, err, mares” I flinched

“Ah’ve never been one fer letting mah emotions flow like that” she shrugged again “Ah was wondering if ya had any advice on the sort, from a stallion’s perspective”

“I’m no pony” I raised an eyebrow

“But ya’ll have the carrot and apples right?” she smirked

“I’m not sure how to answer that” I blinked, she gleamed “I mean I have them I just want to say it without sounding awkward”

“How old do ya think Ah am?” she raised an eyebrow

“Same answer” I bit my lip

“Because ya don’t want it to sound awkward?” she nickered, I nodded “fair enough Pardner”

“How old are you again?” Angel eyed me up and down, purring slightly

“One-hundred-and-ninety” I winked

“You look rather good for your age” she nodded

“That makes the two of us” I gave a sly grin

“You flatter me” she giggled

“Two of us,” Applejack frowned

“‘Us’ being you two” I quickly blurted out

“Thanks Tesla, ya’ll really know how to treat a mare” she laughed

“No, I’m just trying to be nice” I exhaled sharply, carrying twin containers loaded with apples to a nearby wagon, and repeating the process of ‘picking,’ carrying and placing for most of the day

-=-

When evening fell, and the last emptied wagon returned to the farm, I sat on a barrel beside the banner at the entrance, staring up at the stars in the sky

“Didn’t know you were that strong, Mr muscle” Angel smiled; “look at you now, a hundred years ago I’d never have said that you’d be the one to change my life, now look,” she went on “so what’s your profession, warrior, knight, hero, herald?”

“Knight,” I winked “and also a darn good singer”

“Ah yes, I’ve all but forgotten how soothing that certain sing you sing is to me,” she sighed with apparent relief “Sing it to me, eon-boy”

-=-

After the song

-=-

“That was amazing,” she cooed, pecking my cheek as she pulled second barrel beside the one I was perched on, changing to her anthro form, sitting next to me, pecking my cheek “Oh how I’ve waited for this, just you, me and the stars above that light the heavens”

“Who said you needed to wait?” I quickly shook my head; Ryōshi sat beside me also, sitting in the ground beside the barrel

“Quite so,” she giggled, planting her lips unto mine, gradually parting

“How do you do it?” a small purple biped made it’s may onto my shoulder

“Do what, Spike?” I chuckled

“Love someone” he shrugged “I’ve tried all I can to get Rarity’s attention, but she just seems to ignore me, all the time”

“That’s what I meant when I said she was high maintenance, she’s focusing on making herself stand out, to be honest it’s almost working,” I chuckled but anyway, you want her attention, my advice would be to give her a gift or something, I reached int my rucksack, set between Angel and myself, bringing out a small statuette from said rucksack, handing it to him

“What’s it made of?” he blinked

“Chrome-diamond alloy, or so I’ve been told” I smiled “you can give that to her in the morning, or you can rush over there now, just don’t mention me, Ok?” he rushed off without a word

“Well, well, well, being a little Romeo, are we?” Angel laughed

“Just trying to help” I tutted

-=-=-

The following morning, I awoke under the shade of a tree near the entrance of the farm, Ryōshi lying by one side, and Angel at the other, Snowdrop lying on my chest, blaze on my stomach, Littlepip and Velvet Remedy opposite Ryōshi, and Blackjack opposite angel, both groups sitting upright as I pulled myself to my feet, slinging my rucksack over my shoulders

“Morning everyone” Angel yawned

“Morning, the rest of us more or less grumbled, Ryōshi let out a grumble as we made our way into Ponyville

“Did anyone catch that racket coming from the boutique last night?” Rose walked passed with her friends, winking at me as she went by

“How can we not?” her pink friend with the pale/lime green mane and tail gagged “to think that a baby dragon of all things; could do that with a pony, it’s ludicrous!”

“What happened?” I tilted my head slightly, returning it to its original position as Snowdrop perched herself there

“The local dragon, Spike, as you may or may not have heard, mated with Rarity” she shuddered “I’m Daisy by the way”

“Tesla” I shook her hoof

“Yes, Rose’s told us about you, the wayward eon, if I’m not mistaken” she nickered “you wouldn’t know about last night’s events, would you?”

“No, except that I’m at least one-third dragon” I raised an eyebrow

“We didn’t mean to cause offense” Rose gasped, quickly bowing

“You needn’t bow” I sighed “I’m just a friend, not a ruler, nor a king”

“So Spike did the nasty with Rare’s huh?” Applejack suddenly appeared beside me

“So we’ve heard,” Rose rolled her eyes “So Tesla, what’s going on in your little perspective of Equestria then?”

“Not much, just everyday run of the mill” I shrugged

“Has anypony seen Spike?” Twilight trotted toward us

“Check the boutique” Daisy nickered “I think you’re little dragon’s grown up a little”

“Spike,” Twilight marched off toward the boutique; we quickly followed her there as she stormed into the lounge of the elegant place of residence, I silently walked in, not wanting to be blamed for the door being knocked off its hinges, literally “Spike-!” Twilight stopped herself, her eyes turning to pinpricks as she laid eyes on the couch, Spike was there, around a foot taller tall than usual, with his head laid back and his hand on the back of rarity’s head as she sucked him off

“Spike!” she bellowed, the dragon quickly glanced toward her, his eyes turning to the size of a needle’s end, staring at Twilight in absolute terror

“Twilight,” Spike stammered this… this isn’t what it looks like!”

“What is it then?” she growled fiercely

“Uhh,” he gulped audibly, glancing toward me, I shrugged “I… don’t know?”

“Wrong answer” she glowered, her horn flaring a bold magenta as she and Spike were teleported from the room

-=-

“She’s gonna row at me isn’t she?” I sighed as we, minus Rarity, Rose and her friends stood/ hovered in the centre of ponyville

“I wouldn’t worry about it” Angel burst out laughing

“Got it on camera” Blaze passed me a video camera that she’d no doubt gotten from my rucksack

“Blaze, you’re a gem

“But what if Luna goes on your laptop and finds this?” she raised an eyebrow

“We’ll delete it from my profile, and set it to log me out of basically every website on the internet” I shrugged

“Good enough” she sighed

“Wonder what the couch felt like” I slowly nodded

“I wonder what she felt like” Angel shuddered

“Les,” I blinked

“Bi” she winked “Only for you though”

“That’s not exactly reassuring” I gagged

“I’m just saying” she shrugged

“So you are” I exhaled sharply

“What happens now?” Littlepip looked like she was about to cry from laughter

“Follow me” I smirked, walking with my friends and family to the library, placing my ear against the door

“I don’t care if you are the right age for it, you don’t just leave and don’t come back without telling me first!” Twilight’s voice boomed from within the library

“It was one time!” Spike sounded like he was crying

“I thought you ready for that sort of thing; you’ve proven me wrong, goodbye Spike” Twilight ;’s footsteps came close to the door, to which I leapt back, as Spike was flung out of the door onto his back on the dirt “What’re you doing here?” she growled, glaring daggers at me

“Are you Ok?” I bit my lip

“Peachy,” she spat “I’ve just watched one of my friends perform oral coitus with my former son, how do you think I feel!?”

“Pissed off?” I suggested

“Quite so,” she hissed “now, I ask again, what, do you want?”

“I’m just wondering what happens to Spike now” I shrugged as the small dragon made his way up my back, perching himself on the back of my head

“You two do what you want,” she scoffed “I’ve had it with him” she slammed the door shut

“Well that was awkward” Snowdrop hummed as Blaze stood upon one shoulder, and Kiary sat atop the other,

“Does this mean I get to be with Rarity?” Spike tapped two claws from either hand together

“In a way,” I shrugged “go for it little guy” he quickly leapt from my head to the ground, sprinting toward the boutique

“Time, for a beer,” I exclaimed “but I’m not sure where r how though, and that’s even assuming they’ve got beer here at all”

“Oh I’m sure they have,” Blaze clapped her paws sarcastically “Here’s hoping she doesn’t find out, eh?”

“You what,” the library door suddenly swung open as an enraged Twilight knocked me on my back, glowering at me with enough force to figuratively kill a dragon, I, unfortunately, was part dragon “You, did, what!?”

“Who’s to say I did anything?” I flinched

“If I find that you’re the one who did that to my little spiky wikey, I will, end, you” she hissed

“Do what you want” I shrugged “your magic and might will fail long before my body will yield to any kind of damage” she hit me, straight in the jaw, I heard the bones in her hoof crack “see what I mean?” she limped away, tears streaming down her face as she magically closed the door behind her

=-=-=

As we sat around a tree at the park, I stared at the ground; I was picked up by the collar

“Would you mind explaining yourself?” Celestia frowned as she stood me on my feet; I stared at her, a look of pure guilt and emptiness upon my face as I looked away

“He asked for advice, I gave him advice” I mumbled, her eyes narrowed

“Indeed you did, but I think the gift was unnecessary” she scowled

“How was I to know what’d happen?” I bit my lip “I’m not a psychic, I can’t tell what’s going to happen and when, unless I absolutely know for certain about it”

“And Rarity’s reaction?” she aimed her horn at me

“Completely out of my control,” I held out my arms at my sides “strike at me if you must, I won’t retaliate, do what you will, I won’t stop you, Princess Celestia”

“Then I shall speak to Rarity about the matter” she nodded, teleporting out of sight

“Tense!” Blaze laughed walking with me as I slowly and gradually walked at a snail’s pace toward the main square of town

When I eventually got to the main square, what seemed to be the whole town was stood before us, all frowning at me with looks ranging from disbelief to uncertainty to disgust

“Stay here” I walked forward, sitting cross legged right before the crowd “have at me then, ponies”

=-=-=-

After what felt like an hour, the last blackjack was thrown, hitting my skull, bouncing off and landing on the ground behind me

“Daddy,” Snowdrop galloped at full throttle toward me, clinging onto me as she sat in my lap, blood trickling down my body from various points around my torso and skull “Why daddy,” she cried as tears cascaded like great waterfalls down her muzzle as she buried her face in my jacket as Twilight, her friends, Spike, who hid behind Rarity, Celestia, Cadance and

“Because violence solves nothing, even in the bloodiest of wars, so if they want to hit and kick at me with all their might, let them, I’ll just shrug it off,” I gently stroked her mane, pecking her forehead, setting her on the ground beside me, steadily getting to my feet “

“Is that all you ponies can do?” Blaze laughed as I burst into flames, scales appearing on my face arms and hands

“I’ve told you twice, I’ll say it again, my body, spirit and soul will outlast all that you do to me, equine,” I growled “come them, have your resolution”

“I’d never of thought of my little ponies to be able to do this,” Celestia stared at me in apparent horror “the very thought of it eludes me to no end!”

“Even so, here I stand,” I clicked my shoulders “not such innocent little ponies now, eh Cellsy?”

“Tesla I…” she mumbled

“Just go back to your throne, princess” I snapped  “continue to pretend that you know what’s going on and what you’re doing, whilst outside your castle doors and borders lies a very hostile, very different world,” I glowered “it’s called reality, you might want to get used to it!”

“How is he still standing?” Applejack gaped

“Willpower,” I scoffed “you can try and convince them that I am of no threat, but you cannot change another’s opinion, time is need for such things to occur, Celestia,” I went on “and time, is not something I would like to waste any more of on you” I swiftly turned around and walked back toward the park

-=-=-

Once at the lake, I sat by the lake, looking at my reflection, only for an eon-like figure to appear beside me

“Who did this to you!?” Crystal screamed

“Crystal, it’s not important, I-”

“Not important!?” she shrieked “you’re my mate, have been for the past century of course it’s important!”

“Violence won’t solve anything, Crystal,” I sighed “I know that, you know it, everyone knows it, but they did it anyway”

“And that’s why it’s bad!” she glared knives at me

“What do we say;” I gave a faint smile “people fear what they don’t understand…” I rolled my hand

“And hate what they fear” she sighed “fine, but just this once!”

“Good enough for me” Blaze rolled her eyes as

“And me,” I muttered as a familiar set of ponies appeared not far from me on the lakes reflection “piss off”

“We just want to talk,” Twilight frowned

“And you haven’t done enough of that already?” I snarled “it’s all you ponies is talk about your pathetic hardships and trials, try having your entire life heart and world crumble before your very eyes within about an hour, all at once!”

“You’re still on that?” Celestia blinked “Tesla, I’m sorry I-!”

“You’re what!?” I blared “you’re sorry for being a selfish bitch and leaving me scarred, for a good thirty or so years, is that what you meant to say?” I head tears of unadulterated fury streaming down my cheeks, feeling light-headed also

“Tesla, I…” she stared at me in quite apparent misery “I understand” she quickly teleported away, it was then that I was on fire, per se, the flames having set the grass around me alight, I quickly put it out

“Anyone else?” I scowled; Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie almost instantaneously vanished

“What have you to say for yourself?” Twilight spat

“That depends,” I shrugged “what do you want to hear?”

“I want you to apologize” she scowled

“Words are inadequate, actions are necessary” Blaze tutted

“Very well then” she winked, turning around and lowering her front end to the ground “have at me”

“I’m not doing that,” I frowned

“Then apologize” she snapped herself around, glaring straight at me

“And how do you expect me to do that?” I tilted my head

“Perhaps it should be you ponies apologizing, not the other way around,” Crystal snapped “Tesla does something wrong and you immediately leap at him for it, now look at him!”

“Why?” Twilight growled

“You do this, when I try and help your little local dragon, you go mental”

“Then I apologize for directing my ire at the wrong pony,” she nodded, turning to face Rarity “well?”

“Tesla gave the gift,” Rarity gulped audibly as she was cornered against a nearby tree

“But you engaged in the act” Twilight’s eyes narrowed

“I’m sorry, I just wanted to show my appreciation!” she blurted out, flinching as she quickly covered her mouth with a hoof

“And you couldn’t do that any other way?” Rainbow Dash slammed her hooves together

“I’m sorry, it was late, I wasn’t thinking straight and I… I just don’t know anymore” Rarity began to cry as she slowly trotted back toward the boutique “I need to be alone for a while”

“Angel!” Crystal chimed, high-fiving the eon by my side “Sup girlfriend?”

“Not much, just taking care, or attempting to care for Tesla, that’s all” Angel chuckled

“Aren’t we all?” Blaze laughed

“Why?” Snowdrop sat in my lap, clinging onto me “why let them do that to you?”

“Because violence won’t solve anything, if they think otherwise, that’s their problem, not mine,” I smiled faintly “I won’t let them near you Snowdrop, you’re my little snowflake, and there isn’t anything in the universe that could change that”

“And what am I then?” Angel smiled

“You’re my little angel,” I glanced toward Crystal “and you’re my little guardian gem”

“And you’re our little Eon” Crystal winked “And my little knight”

“You’re a knight now,” Angel blinked “how did that happen?”

“I requested for it to happen,” I beamed “my little shooting star’s incredible, after all”

“I’ll bet she was” Blaze grinned “didn’t know you could do that, Tesla”

“Tesla did the nasty?” Angel smirked “three days here?”

“Two, actually” I mumbled

“Get you, fuck-machine,” she chortled “anyone else on the go?”

“Besides Littlepip, Velvet, Vinyl and I, not much” Pepper giggled, gesturing toward the two mares who were sat by my side

“Where’s Vinyl?” Angel tilted her head

“At her club no doubt,” I rolled my eyes “or in canterlot with “Octavia”

“Done her as well?” she smirked, I shrugged “anyone else?”

“Princess Cadance” Blaze grinned

“Two princesses?” she gasped “you rowdy little bugger!”

“But you’re still all mine; you hear?” Crystal pecked my cheek

“I’m yours as you are mine” I nodded

“Good,” she smiled “Then I suggest we consummate our love, post haste”

“What?”

-=-=-

“So that happened” Blaze laughed on the following day, smiling as the sun blazed away in the sky, nary a cloud in the sky

“Indeed” I clicked my tongue “perhaps next time shall not be so… publicized”  

“What does that mean?” she blinked

“It means that he doesn’t want to have to do it in public” Snowdrop nickered “Right, Daddy”

“That’s correct, my little snowflake” I smiled

“If you didn’t want to do it in the park, why not ask to do it elsewhere?” Blaze smirked

“I think we’ve got bigger problems” Littlepip nodded toward a crowd of ponies stood in front of a stage set up at the front of the town hall, stood upon the after-mentioned stage was a brown pony with a combed black mane and tail, wearing a maroon tie with a dark blue suit and/or collar with a dollar sign for a cutie mark

“I bring you together now,” the pony frowned at me “to help relinquish a threat that has long since gone unnoticed,” he smirked “ do speak, of course, about Tesla, the wayward eon, as some of you have grown to call him as, I ask you to stop  this, for he is a threat to Equestria, and to all of Equis”

“You’ve no proof!” a small, alabaster unicorn filly with a lilac and pink mane spat as she climbed onto the stage, glaring daggers at the stallion

“Oh, and what have you to say about him, little foal?”

“He’s the nicest pony I know, he even gave us an allowance out of the salary he got by working down at Sweet Apple acres, he protected us from a pack of manticores, and he still, and I love him for it!” the crowd gasped “that’s right ponyville, I’m not afraid to say it out loud, I love Tesla!” Sweetie Belle chimed

“Do you see now, fillies and gentlecolts, why this threat must be purged, lest he corrupt anypony else?” thee stallion spat, there was a shared mumbling amongst the ponies that were present  

“We’re with Sweetie Belle!” a familiar orangey Pegasus with a magenta mane and tail stood beside a yellow filly with a scarlet mane and tail with a pink boy in her mane

“More of you?” the stallion laughed “go on then, have your resolution”

“Tesla’s the nicest pony we know, and we were there when he defended us, risking his own life for ours, even if he mightn’t make it back alive” Scootaloo beamed toward me, all eyes were on me for a moment, before returning to the quartet of ponies upon the stage as I landed beside the trio of fillies “and if you can’t see that, then you’re just as bad as you make him out to be”

“What did you say?” he growled

“You heard us;” Applebloom snapped Tesla’s our friend, an’ we ain’t letting one o’ our own go like that!”

“By defending him, you’re no better than he is” the stallion snarled

“And you’re any better by staging an event about it,” I laughed “people fear what they don’t  understand, and they hate what they  fear, and bullies are usually afraid or jealous of what their would-be victims have,” I raised an eyebrow “like you for instance”

“Yeah,” Scootaloo gleamed “you’re just a bully picking on Tesla because you know he’s better than you”

“That’s not true!” he glowered

“Say or think what you want, your measly, pitch-black heart doesn’t lie to anyone” I deadpanned, turning to face the crowd “Citizens of ponyville, and all of Equestria, think of me what you will, I won’t stop you, do with me what you like, but mess with my friends and I will defend both myself and they,” I continued “I love my life and home as much as the next person, or pony, in this case, and I don’t  think we should be stopped by such trifles as this, I think we should be united, working and living together, thriving with our bonds as radiant as the sun, and if you agree with me, you’ll stop listening to this pony and his foul lies, we’re only mortal” I bowed, relinquishing the stage, which was followed by a round of applause and cheering from that resonated the towns-ponies as the three fillies followed me toward Sweet Apple acres

“That was amazing,” Sweetie Belle clambered onto my left shoulder as Applebloom climbed onto the other one

“That was psychological warfare, in a sense” Blaze chortled “Tesla here just used what he knew against the stallion in question, simple really”

“Filthy Rick giving ya a hard time,” Applejack leant against the barrel beside the entrance to the farm “he did that to Twilight when Spike first hatched, an’ when Twilight bought Spike with her to Ponyville, it’s a shame really,” she sighed “how’d ya manage it?”

“I told him the facts of what was happening,” I smirked “that shut him up”

“Congrats pardner, ya’ll managed tah keep quiet about somethin’ if only temporarily” she nickered “How many ponies were there?”

“Ah’d say the whole o’ Ponyville,” Applebloom cheered “More or less”

“Well Ah’ll be darned, nice work Stretch” she laughed “though ya might want to turn around” I did so, the stallion was stood there, legs shaking as he stared at me in half anger, half fear

“I’m warning you,” his voice nearly cracked “leave Equestria, and I won’t sue you out of town”

“Freedom is the right of all sentient beings,” I snapped “and you would do well to remember to not meddle in the fairs of the dragon, for thou are crunchy and taste good with ketchup” he sprinted off as fast as he could

“Ooh rah!” Blaze chortled

“Will someone ask him if he wants any ice for those burns,” I grinned “It’s demeaning

“How’re ya feeling, after earlier an’ all?” Applejack bit her lip

“Believe me, I’ve had worse” I clicked my neck, crouching down, allowing the two fillies on my shoulders to climb down to the ground

“So, what’re ya doin’ down here if ya’ll don’t my asking?” she smiled

“Here’s as good as anywhere I suppose,” I sighed as Crystal and Angel glided toward me “Besides, I don’t think I’ve any more problems, for now”

“But Celestia split you and yer special somepony!” she gaped

“I’m going to do what I told her to do when she was angry with me,” I shrugged “get over it”

“But she’s the one who made yer early life on Earth a living Tartarus!” Applejack stared at me in apparent awe

“And I could easily do the same with anyone who I so chose to do such,” I raised an eyebrow “I just choose not to, because I’m better in that regard”

“Ya thing ya‘ll are better than a princess?” she frowned

“Only in the regard that I can easily forget about what happened, but not the people involved” I smiled “

“Wouldn’t take much if that’s what she does for a living” Crystal spat

“If she wants to get to my little human, she’ll have to pry him form our cold, dead, claws” Angel growled, Blaze nudged the back of my head as she stood upon my shoulder, I turned around,

Celestia, Twilight, her friends were there with Spike

“Is that how you feel, Tesla?” Celestia bit her lip

“It’s how we feel, not that you care about any of Tesla’s friends, do you, Princess?” Crystal snarled

“Harsh, but noted, regardless” Celestia gulped audibly

“What do you want, pony?” Angel scowled

“I’m here to apologize for all that I may have done that you consider wrong, Tesla”

“And if I were, to decline?” I raised the other eyebrow

“I’ll do anything,” she flinched “please, I just want once chance to be with you again”

“What do you mean ‘again’?” Angel frowned

“Basically, eons and humans used to live on Equis one billion years ago, but they got too powerful, so they stripped themselves of their power and sought other worlds, hence, Earth, what I don’t get is how I was sent there, and reverted back to being an infant, in all sense of the phrase, with no memories of my previous life or possible conquests” I explained

“Giggidy” Blaze gleamed

“Probably” I mumbled

“And you and her were apparently loves during that previous life, I presume?” Crystal tutted as Faust teleported beside Celestia

“So I have been told” I hummed

“I can show you if you don’t believe me,” Celestia had tears in her eyes at this point; I simply shook my head “Aren’t I your little Dawnflower?”

“Is this about your previous being here?” Faust rolled her eyes, glancing toward me, when I nodded she sighed, turning to face Celestia “I told you this would happen, Celly

“Alright, I’ll leave you be, on one condition” Celestia stared at me right in the eyes “kiss me”

“Not this again…” Faust groaned as her daughter trotted up to me, leaning in as she planted her lips against mine, gradually parting, her eyes locking with mine, I felt bad for having to  hate her like this, I even said that I’d let it go so why hadn’t I?

“Well?” Celestia gave a weak smile; I blinked, taking a step backward

“I’ll think about it,” I tilted a hand

“Thank you, Tesla,” she stepped forward, but then stopped herself, giving a light giggle

“What do you think you’re doing?” Crystal lightly tapped my shoulder

“I want to, in all honesty go through with it, I just don’t want to go through all the bad parts” I grimaced

“I can assure you that I won’t allow such things to happen, princess’s honour; was it?” Celestia nickered “I hereby promise you, as a princess, not to wrong you in any way, no lies, no secrets, nothing of the sort” she smiled

“That’s what everyone on Earth said, more or less; look where I ended up then” I grumbled

“Then I hand my crown to you, as I’ve no idea on what to do” she had a look of pure misery upon her muzzle

“You can keep your crown and title, I’ve no need for such things” I sighed, again

“Then what am I to do?” she blinked

“Live”

-=-=-

“I can’t believe they call ‘the stare’ intimidating!” Blaze guffawed from atop my shoulder

“It’s intimidating to them, at least” I shrugged as Kiary sat on my other shoulder; and snowdrop lay atop my head

“Says the human with a pony atop his head” Twilight smirked as she, her friend, spike, Celestia stood beside Blackjack, Littlepip, Velvet Remedy and Pepper

“Two words,” I smiled “Dragon’s apparition”

“I shudder every time it’s used,” Blaze grimaced “not that I’m afraid or anything!”

“Of course not, sister,” I chuckled “one would be hard-pressed to find anything that scares you, of all beings”

“Ya‘ll are talking about what happened in Canterlot when they started insulting Pepper?” Applejack blinked, I nodded “how do ya do that anyhow?”

“Magic,” I grinned

“Ain’t that a might overkill?” she raised an eyebrow

“If you want a dragon slayer to do something overly destructive, make him mad” Blaze laughed

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you mad,” Velvet Remedy stared at me “at least, not properly anyways”

“That’s a little scary” Twilight took a large step backward

“I have, and even I’m scared by it” Blaze flinched “Even if you did end up depleting your magic energy for about a month, maybe two”

“Again,” Celestia tilted her head “how are you able to do such things?”

“You don’t want to know what I’m capable of” I growled

“And yet I think they already do, eh Tesla?” Blaze grinned as she nudged the side of my head

“Touché” I slowly nodded

“I don’t get it” Snowdrop blinked

“I’ll tell you when you’re a little older” I sighed

=-=-=-=

As night fell, I snuck into the library, hopefully unnoticed, taking a book from each shelf and creating a somewhat complicated structure out of them, adding more and more books much like one would with blocks if they were using Lego

As I finished the structure, ii added a book from my inventory to the top, standing it upright, taking pictures with a camera, also from my inventory

“What’s going on down here?” Spike appeared at the bottom of the stairs, I quickly placed a finger over my mouth, Ne nodded, grinning from ear to ear at the sight of the newly-made ‘book-fort’ taking my book off the top of said fort, beginning to read it as I sat against the wall in which the fort was built against the makeshift walls surrounding me

“How long did this take to build?” he chuckled

“An hour or two maybe,” I shrugged “what time is it?”

“Six in the morning,” he laughed as a familiar lavender mare stumbled down the stairs, took one look at me, then spike, then the fort, and then screamed

“What do you think you’re doing!?” Twilight blared

“Making a book fort?” I shrugged

“They were in perfect order,” she raged “and you ruined it!” she ground her teeth “what were you even doing here in the middle of the night anyway?”

“I thought this was a public library?” Spike tilted his head, Twilight shot him a glare “Sorry…”

“How did you get in?” Twilight scowled

“In-tru-der window?” I gave a weak smile

“Very funny” she huffed “now put the books back where you found them,” I gave her my best puppy-dog eyes “now”

“You have to admit, this is kind of funny” Spike chuckled

“Fine, but only for a few hours,” Twilight placed her head in a hoof as she sat on her haunches “Celestia knows how many of those books are limited edition copies”

“So am I” I shrugged, she glowered “Alright, geez”

“C’mon Twilight’ it’s just a few books” Spike shrugged Twilight slowly turned to face him, steam almost literally billowing from her ears

“Just a few books,” Twilight hissed, “A normal library’s collection is ‘just a few books’ this is a collection of ancient tomes and masterpieces from ages past, how can you say such a thing?” Whilst all this was going on Blaze had strolled into the library alongside my friends and family, all sitting around me as I bought out a bottle of Pepsi, opening it, raising it in the air

“To librarians, for without them we’d be lost in a sea of knowledge” I smiled, sipping the fizzy drink

“That’s…” Twilight blinked, gaping at me “that’s the most romantic thing I’ve heard from you, almost” she trotted toward me, making her way through the open space between the walls of the for, sitting beside me, pecking my cheek

“So what is this exactly?” Blaze glanced about the book-laden structure

“A fort, to put it simply,” I smirked

“Nicely built, it might hold off a missile,” Blackjack laughed “that is, if the missile is an oversized pillow”

“Twilight dear we heard you scream and-!” Rarity stopped alongside the rest of Twilight’s friends, staring at me in apparent awe alongside Littlepip, Velvet Remedy and Pepper “What is this contraption?”

“A bookfort” Twilight smiled as she placed her head on my shoulder

“And how did it take the two of you to do this?” she nickered

“I did it, spent all night doing it” I grinned

“You broke in?” she gasped

“Rare’s, somehow Ah don’t think it’s possible ah break into a public library” Applejack chortled

“What’s that you’re reading?” Twilight glanced down to the book I was reading

“Game of thrones,” I smiled “first published in nineteen-ninety-six, then televised in twenty-eleven, there’re seven books in total”

“And you have the set?” she winked

“You can have them if you want,” I shrugged

“Oh no,” she quickly shook her head “I could never do that, keep them, they’re yours” her cheeks turned a light pink “though I’d be honoured if I could read one”

“Just a mild warning, the language used is enough to make the guy from the ‘Tourette’s cat’ video green with envy” Blaze glimmered

“Is it that bad?” Twilight bit her lip as I handed her the book

“It’s not how bad it is, but rather, how it’s used,” I exhaled sharply “it’s an adult fiction, so to speak”

“I’m twenty” she raised an eyebrow

“Really, you look sixteen,” I blinked “guess those wings work wonders, eh?”

“I’m not a foal anymore!” she gave a mischievous grin

“You’re my little filly,” I smiled, pecking her horn “you’re also my little bookworm” I simpered as Ryōshi burst through the door, skidding to a halt at my side, lapping my face with tender licks

“How are you Rio?” I smiled, Ryōshi let out an excited *yip* “that’s good to hear, and you’ve been where exactly?” she quickly walked out of the library, I got up and followed her, and all who were present followed me, all the way to a cave in the Everfree as Snowdrop clambered up unto my head, and Kiary and Blaze on either shoulder, having rendezvoused with me as we went

“What’s that stench?” Rarity gagged

“I think there’s your answer I pointed forward, both fists ignited, revealing a pile of corpses all manticores

“How in the hay,” Rainbow Dash gasped “how did she beat all these manticores?”

“It’d appear as though our little Ryōshi’s quite the apex hunter and predator, as her name suggests” I smiled, again

“But wolves are supposed to hunt in packs;” Twilight argued “there has to be a matriarchal system, lest they starve” Ryōshi let out a sudden bark, bringing a large section of manticore leg over to me, dropping it at my feet, sitting on her haunches, staring up at me

“What was that about a system?” Blaze laughed as I burned the fur off using my dragonflame, cooking it and eating it with mild satisfaction “Thanks Rio” Ryōshi let out a rather merry bark, following us back to ponyville, skipping alongside me

“I wonder when she’ll consider you a mate” Blaze grinned

“Not going to happen” I frowned

“Why not, you did it with Crystal” she tilted her head

“Crystal’s an eon; and so am I” I shrugged

“And what of Cadance?” she smirked

“Let’s just say that most ponies here are more decent then most humans I know” I deadpanned

“And what, of Celestia?” she raised an eyebrow

“Let her run her kingdom how she thinks is  best, but let her know that Ulfric Stormcloak’s doing a better job elsewhere” I spat “I could  lead a revolution, I simply choose not to”

“How so, Teslakana of Earth,”

I turned around, what seemed like the whole of ponyville was stood there, staring at me

“You saw it when I came into town, reference not intended, and the sun raised itself, she was with me, Luna, and Cadance and the bearer of the elements, alongside my friends and family, were you not wandering through Ponyville when that happened?”, most of the ponies there either muttered their responses or nodded in agreement “back where I’m from, the Earth goes around the sun, and the moon goes around the Earth, and judging by the look of things, the same rules of physics apply to Equis, you see, the gravitational pull keeps the moon and planet in place and their momentum is what keeps them spinning around one-another” I continued the ‘speech’ “if we are to live by the same routine every single day, what good will come of  it, we’ll be following the flow of the river, and much like history, the river repeats itself, time and again, and how boring would that be, why not spice up your lives a little with a bit of change, I know it may seems scary at first, but just think about the possibilities, they’re endless, as is my love for my home and all who reside here, that is all, now whose with me?” there was an almighty cheering as hooves were both stomped and clapped in applause, I bowed “thank you, my friends thank you all”

-=-=-

You did what!?” Celestia spit out her tea as we sat at the dining hall, staring at me in half anger, half awe

“Blaze technically started it, I just added fuel to the fire” I took a bite out of my sandwich

“Tesla, you’ve created chaos; that of which I cannot fathom how you created nor why nor what with” she frowned

“Was it not Preston Jeremiah Cole who once infamously said ‘allow me to show you what one puny human can do!’?” Blaze folded her arms

“That it was” I nodded

“Tesla, I’ve no clue what to say, I think it’d be best if you left” Celestia bit her lip, I did, walking out of the room with Blackjack, Littlepip, Velvet and Ryōshi walking alongside Pepper and I

-=-

“Well that lasted a while” Blaze glanced around ponyville, Snowdrop once again perched on my head as she and Kiary stood/sat on either shoulder, most of the townsponies present either smiled or waved at me, some even bowed

“That depends,” I tilted my head slightly “who do you want as a ruler,” I called out, almost yelling, everyone stopped what they were doing, quickly forming a crowd before me “do you want someone who wastes their time raising the sun and moon, that of which is raised and lowered anyway due to gravity, or do you want someone who’ll actually try to get things done, if so, raise or stomp you hoof, the crowd ushered forth a stomped hoof from each of them, whilst others raised their hooves “if you want someone who actually cares, raise or stomp your hoof,” again,  half the crowd stomped their hooves, whilst others raised theirs “if you want someone to care for you like a friend would, repeat the process” they did “and finally, if you want someone who’ll gladly do whatever it takes, whether it be in their power or not, to help you in any way, raise your hoof” and again, they raised and stomped their hooves

“Thank you, everypony” I bowed as they let out a cheer, eventually going back to their objectives, I turned around and waved toward the castle, laughing to myself as I felt a slight shudder, taking  a nice long walk through the forest, when I returned, my eyes gave way to the sight of a rather interesting event

“Please, my little ponies, you have to believe me-!”

“You’re nothing!” Celestia was silenced by a seemingly irate pony “just leave while we still let you”

Am I not your princess any longer?” Celestia was crying, flat-out sobbing, tears streaming down her face

“Tesla’s our ruler now, he said he’d do everything you couldn’t, and we know he’ll stick by his word, much like he does his friends!” another townspony snapped

“Tesla did this?” she gasped

“He’s our king, your nothing but his bitch!” a third snarled “and I’m not afraid to say it aloud, I quickly found myself standing between the crowd and the princesses

“What do you think you’re doing?” Celestia wept

“Hey, a king’s got to look after his subjects; and even more after his friends and Nakama,” I smirked “and besides, did you not, at one point, say that you’d hand over your title and your crown?”

“I did but-!”

“She admitted it!” Blaze laughed, turning on my shoulder to face the crowd “do you not hear that, fillies and gentle-colts, she’s retiring” there was an almighty cheer that erupted from the crowd, Celestia sighed, removing her jewellery, teleporting it away as she stared at the ground in apparent shame

“Treat them well” Celestia sniffled

“Best finish any paperwork you’re in the middle of, I won’t be doing any,” I grinned “I’ll be too  busy actually getting out and giving a damn about my new friends and subjects, or Nakama, because the word subjects sounds like ‘underling,’ or ‘slave’ to me, and that’s something I can’t stand, ever”

“Then I’ll do it for you, as your steward” she gulped audibly, teleporting away

“Are there any rules, King Tesla?” on pony gleamed like an idiot as I turned to face the crowd, Blaze turning on my shoulder accordingly

“Use language as foul as you want, so long as you’re not around foals I’ve no problem with it, don’t kill, rape, steal, or anything of the sort, don’t think of me as a king, rather, as a friend, and last but not least, have fun, and do what you more or less want, other than what I said just moments ago” I rolled my eyes

“Fair enough” he shared a laugh with the others, walking and talking with themselves in pairs as they dispersed

“So, what is thy first order of business as thine king?” Luna stood beside me

“You’re not going to try and stop me?” I blinked

“Nay, we hath grown somewhat tired of the same old routine for countless millennia, and we are most curious to see how thou cope as king of Equestria, King Tesla” she smiled

“Might as well tear down the castle then, build something that’s going to be beneficial to everyone in the country, or the nearby towns and cities at least” I sighed

“That’d be thine home” she raised an eyebrow

“Alright, we keep the castle, but by the nine, at least change the throne room into something beneficial” I simpered

“Why the throne room?” she tilted her head

“Thrones are for gods and/or tyrants. I claim to be neither” I glimmered “keep the glass windows though, remind people of history, lest we repeat it”

“We’re beginning to like thee already, as a king, rather than an eon” she giggled

“Think of me as a friend, rather than a ruler” I pecked her cheek

“Then we will gladly lay down our own life for thee, thou hath proven thyself capable of great leadership, even in a small town such as this” she nodded toward the plaza

“And I you, my little shooting star” I nodded

“And what of me?” Cadance stood opposite Luna  

“Do what you want, as I am not a king, rather, an ally,” I winked “one who hopes to unite all of Equestria under a single banner, that is, if you haven’t already”

“We have, but now you must reunite them, as a country” she nickered

“What’s going on?” Crystal glided toward me alongside Angel

“Tesla’s the new king of Equestria” Cadance giggled

“How in the fucking hell did you manage that?” Crystal laughed” Pardon my language”

“Don’t worry, it’s legal” I chuckled

“What,” she chortled “you mean to tell me that you made foul language, of any sort, legal?”

“Basically” I nodded sideways

“And I suppose you’ve yet to reunite the country again?” she smirked

“I’ve lead armies, why not ponies?” I glanced toward Luna “No offense”

“None taken, thine king” Luna smiled

“Well, I suppose some type of speech is in order?” I grumbled

“I’m afraid so” Cadance smiled “show us what you can do, Tesla”

-=-

As I stood on the balcony overlooking the gathered townsponies of both canterlot and Ponyville, I began my so-called speech, ponies from the local media having joined the crowds

“Citizens of Equestria,” I smiled “Once I stood among you as a friend, now, I still stand among you, and still as a friend, an ally, you may treat me however you like, for I have no inferiors, no underlings, no subjects, only friends allies and loved ones, as well as my family,” I went on “and with Celestia as my new steward, and Blackjack Littlepip and Velvet Remedy as my thanes, I stand before you, as a changed being,” I continued “I  once thought that I wasn’t fit for this title, now I need your help to prove me wrong,” I sighed “Discord roams amongst us a free being, also as an ally, if you wish to change that, then that is what I shall do, if you want something done, all you need do is ask, and I shall do all I can whether it’s in power or not, I’ll try nonetheless, for I am but one being I may be weak, I may be stupid, but by the nine, I’m not going to try and change both myself and the country, both for the better, now some of you may be wondering if I’m worthy to rule, and I’m honestly asking myself the same question , I shall leave up to you to decide, should you choose that I am unworthy, I will pass my rule onto Faust and Luna, just say the word, and it shall be done, this is my promise, and I hope to see it fulfilled, regardless of what happens, today Equis will hear our roar as we march through the streets and show the world what we can do!”  

There was silence for a moment, before one pony began clapping his hooves, then another, then another, and then there was a great wave of applause as ponies below started whistling and cheering

-=-

“There is still the matter of what to do with Buckshot’s followers” Shining Armour bowed as he trotted toward me

“Have them integrated into the royal guard,” I smiled “and send them my regards while you’re at it”

“And should they choose to resist?” he raised an eyebrow

“We improvise” I clicked my tongue “the changeling army has fallen in line with us, as allies, why can they not do the same?”

“We’re allied with the changelings?” he blinked

“Chrysalis surrendered to us when she came searching for Black Beetle, I pointed a thumb toward the changeling clung onto my back

“That doesn’t seem like them” he frowned “no offense, my king”

“None taken,” I simpered “it is most likely because they are low on food and other resources, if it were up to me, and there weren’t another option, I’d use logic and do the same, she is wise, but not reckless”

“And how would you explain her storming this castle before?” he tilted his head

“Desperation” Blaze shrugged from atop my shoulder “she was reckless then, but not now, which is why she attacked Canterlot, it was an act of desperation that brought her here, and it’s an act of wisdom that she surrendered to us”

“So be it, I’ll have a few of my best sent down there along with me” he bowed, quickly galloping out of the main hall where I stood alongside my friends and family

“You’ve a strategic mind about you, Tesla” Cadance nickered

“It comes with being in the UNSC, and the stormcloak rebellion, and so-on and so-on” I waved a dismissive hand

“You must have a lot of stories then” she giggled

“That I do,” I nodded

“Like there was that one time we may or may not have gotten smashed and ended up causing a lot of chaos”

“Smashed,” Luna tilted her head “please define”

“Drunk” I grumbled “how long did they say it lasted again?”

“A week-ish, maybe two” Blaze laughed “you did most of it though, brother!”

“What happened?” Twilight and her friends, minus Fluttershy trotted up to me, Spike walking alongside them, almost as tall as they were, his spines growing slightly taller, the spike in the end of his tail growing somewhat sharper

“I don’t want to talk about it,” I grumbled “the fact that it happened is bad enough”

“What happened?” Twilight grinned

“Tesla did the nasty with a Hagraven”

“A what,” Cadance stifled a laugh

“A combination of woman and bird gone horribly wrong” she patted the side of my head

“I guess anything’s possible when it comes to alcohol” Twilight blinked, her expression turning to a wicked grin “How was she?”

“I wouldn’t know, I was basically unconscious” I shuddered

“That’s creepy” Spike shuddered

“You don’t know the half of it” Blaze beamed

“So what happened then?” Rainbow Dash chortled

“Not much” she shrugged, again “wasn’t much else that happened that’s worth taking note of” “Other than the fact that Tesla got-!” I quickly covered her mouth; she shook my hand away, diving into my rucksack, bringing out a pale copper ring with a diamond in it

“Is that a wedding ring?” Crystal glided toward me alongside Angel

“Shit” I swore

“Too right mister” she grinned “I mean, you crazy son of a gun, how much stupidity were you fuelled by when you considered that as an option?”

“Not sure how to answer that” I bit my lip

“Let us rectify that” Angel gleamed the two of them dragging me by my arms toward one of the spare bedrooms by my arms

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