Guardian Chap 19

by ~Sunjian54

The Equestrian Guardian

Chap 19

"Back again David?" Solas said as David once again opened his eyes in the familiar temple. "I see you're wearing my Guardian Armor." Solas said using his massive hooves to help David to his feet. "You're armor?" David said cocking his eyebrows. "That's right, but I see that Celestia has made some adjustments." He said gliding his hoof along the armor. "The original armor was jet black; it was made of Equestrian iron, and was difficult to move in." He said rapping his hoof on the back of the armor. He continued pacing around David and rapping his hoof on different parts of the armor. "But now its bright silver, looks extremely flexible, and is made of dragon scales and Equestrian steel." David's eyes flew open; "Dragon scales?!" He said looking over the armor that was now sparkling in the radiant light. "Indeed, dragon scales are the most powerful defensive tool in Equestria. You will be completely protected from almost anything with this armor on."

"Almost anything?" David said confused. "Yes… The only thing that could possibly pierce this armor is powerful Light magic, and the only one who can use Light magic is Princess Celestia." Solas said as he returned to the alter in the middle of the temple. "You truly are worthy of the title "Guardian" David." He said as David began feeling the light warm feeling around him once again. "Time to go Solas. I'll talk to you later." He said as he vanished from Solas's view. "Yeah… talk to you later David." Solas said.

David opened his eyes to the quiet of the world around him. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of Twilight breathing right next to him. He slowly took his hand and began running it through her mane. It was the softest thing he had ever felt in his whole life, it was gentle like felt cloth, and the warmth from her body put him completely at ease. She suddenly stirred and opened her beautiful lavender eyes which met with his silver eyes. "Morning Twilight did you sleep well?" He asked moving her mane away from her eyes so he could see them without obstruction. "Yeah. I slept great, but there was one thing I didn't get." She said snuggling closer to him. "What's that?" He asked as he wrapped his arms around her. "A goodnight hug." She said placing her fore hooves around him. The warmth from the hug filled his entire body. It felt like he was being wrapped in a warm blanket, or engulfed in his fire powers. As the hug continued Twilight's breathing made him even more relaxed then he had been.

"You know… when I look into your lavender eyes it's like everything I've been scared of doesn't matter anymore." He said as Twilight tightened her grip around him. The warm feelings suddenly vanished when there was a knock on the door and Twilight broke the hug with a small gasp. David immediately sat up and walked to the door. He slowly opened it to see 2 guards standing at the doorway. "Her majesty Princess Celestia would like to see you." The first guard said. "What for? Did we do something wrong?" David asked rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "No you've done nothing wrong; the Princess just wants to talk to you. Lady Sparkle can go back to sleep if she wants." The second guard said pointing at Twilight. "No I'm fine, I'll go with him." She said hopping out of the bed and trotting over to her things. David shut the door and walked over to a small room that he guessed was a bathroom. There was a small mirror in one corner with a sink under it and a small bath tub, but the bath lacked a shower head.  David looked around and noticed some buckets over in a corner. They immediately lit a light bulb in his mind of what to do. "Hey Twilight, can you lay my armor out on the bed with my sword? I'm gonna get a quick shower." He said as he began filling the buckets with water from the sink and making it warmer with his fire powers.

"Sure I can do that." She said from the other side of the door. He then raised the buckets above his head with small tornado's and stepped into the tub. He quickly dumped the water over his head and let the warm feeling sink into his body. He repeated the process a few more times after shampooing his hair and scrubbing his body with soap. After finishing his "shower" David dried himself off and quickly stepped into the main room and threw on a T-shirt and some shorts before putting on his armor. "Here we go again." He said as he reached out and touched the armor with his mind focusing on him wearing it. He felt the same feeling as before rush through his body and stop soon thereafter. Once again he was wearing the armor in all of its glory.

"Well are we ready?" He said strapping his sword on to his waist as he opened the door to the room. "Right behind you." Twilight said as she stepped outside. They both walked down the long steps they had come up last night and headed toward the throne-room where Celestia was waiting for them. As they went past the Grand Hall where the party had been the night before David noticed that the entire area was spotless, almost as if nobody had been there at all. "It's amazing what a little unicorn magic can do when it comes to cleaning up." Twilight said as they continued past the area. They both soon arrived at the throne-room door, which was quickly opened as they approached. They entered to see Princess Celestia in all of her glory sitting on her throne with a bright smile on her face. "Welcome David, and a good morning most faithful student."

She said stepping down the stairs to talk to them face to face. Both David and Twilight bowed in respect as she approached but she lifted their heads with her wings when she reached them. "Did you both sleep well?" She asked turning to walk in a different direction while indicating with her wing for them to follow. "Yes your majesty." They both replied following close behind her. "How did you sleep your majesty?" David asked walking alongside her. "Very well actually, considering my… performance last night." She said trying to sound formal. As David looked her over however he could see she was lying. Her crown was slightly tilted off of her head, and her mane was a bit messy indicating she had had trouble sleeping. "David I was wondering if you could keep Luna company today. She's not feeling well after last night and I think she would like to see you." She said as they walked toward another door surrounded by servant ponies. "Of course your majesty, I'd love too." He said nearly jumping for joy. He hadn't spent a lot of time with Luna since they had met back on Earth and he was excited to finally spend some time with her.

"Excellent. Twilight you and I are going to go on an Adventure so to speak." She said turning to look at Twilight. "An adventure your majesty?" She said confused. "Yes. We'll go wherever the wind takes us. We'll explore Canterlot at our own pace and do whatever we want." She said smiling. Twilight's eyes lit up with happiness and David could practically feel the excitement bursting out of her. When they finally reached the door Celestia motioned David through. "These guards will escort you to Luna's room. I'm sure she will be happy to see you." "I hope so." David said as he walked through the door, but not before waving good-bye to Twilight as they turned and walked in the opposite direction. As the guards led David down more hallways he couldn't help but try to talk to them. "So… how long have you guys been guards?" He said cautiously. "About a year." The one to his left said. "5 years." The one to his right said. "The ones behind you just started yesterday." He added as they walked on. "Ranks?" David asked. "Lieutenant." The first one said. "The veteran to your right is a Sergeant, and the other two are Privates." He added with a smug grin.

David scratched his head. "That makes no sense. If the sarge has 5 years, he should be in charge." He said. "That's not how it works here Guardian. If you actually go and study to become a guard instead of working your way up, you can reach higher ranks faster." The Lt. said grinning broadly. "You use the exact same military system as my father did. He was a Lt. once and even he listened to his Sergeants more than normal, because he knew they had more experience." David added. "What's your father's rank now?" One of the private's asked. David shook his head. "Captain, but he died shortly after making it." His heart wrenched at having to dig up old memories, but talking to these guards made him feel good talking about his father. "I'm sorry son. He must have been very brave." The Sergeant said as they stopped at Luna's door. "Yeah… he was." David said as they started to leave. "What was his name?" The other private asked as they left. David put his back against the wall and slid down into a sitting position. His voice struggling to get the words out. "Arman… John Arman… Captain… Serial number 5893042."  

He opened his eyes to see that the guards had left; he put his hands to his face and began to cry. The tears burned his face as they poured down and pooled in his hands. His thoughts completely on the memories of his father, from the day he had left for the service, to the day of the car accident. The tears continued to fall until a light feathery touch made him stop. He looked up to see Princess Luna, her wings wrapped around him with her head on his shoulder. "It's okay… You can cry in my wings. Nopony will think of you any differently." She whispered. Next Chapter: Chapter 20 Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 20 Minutes