Chapter 54

Dave sat up with a painful headache and growling stomach. His eyes took a while to adjust to the light rolling in the bedroom

“Celestia?” Dave called out of curiosity as he nursed his head

“Not here” Odio sighed happily “just your best friend in the whole universe!”

“Jesus?” Dave looked around

Odio groaned “No not Jesus”

“But Jesus is always there” Dave said sadly as he climbed out of bed

Odio swirled as he removed Dave’s hangover “So what exactly do you have planned to do today?”

“Well I am going to Canterlot” Dave picked up his coat from where he dropped it last night “I hope Strong Shield is ok with the dragons”

“I’m sure he is fine,” Odio said without paying much attention “Have you ever wondered what this… evil thing intends to do?”

“No but the elder said it would destroy Celestia” Dave frowned as he walked downstairs “And I am not going to let anything hurt her”

Odio sighed “Yes but that dragon has lived as a mountain most of his life”

“Whatever” Dave groaned as he stepped outside and into the breeze, “Still I intend to train and get stronger”

“Well at least you won’t be short on protection, I mean you have two princesses, castle guards, a dragon and me”

“Well that’s all well and good but…” Dave was cut off

“ME!” Odio cheered, “Why wouldn’t you want me? I’m perfect, an icon of power”

“Also a sprit of hate, fugitive and a gamer” Dave chuckled

“Nat a fugitive, only hiding” Odio hummed “Well technically that last bit was your fault”

“Would you prefer if I hadn’t shown you them?” Dave’s smile grew as Odio gasped

“NO! I love these things, the violence, the story and even some of the girls” Odio chuckled to himself “Basically I am a male version of Cortana… except with out the boobs and the nudity”

“You can’t wear clothes” Dave shrugged “But I suppose you are just a fog with eyes”

Odio’s voice suddenly became booming “A damn cool fog with burning eyes!”

“Are you going to start ranting?” Dave sighed as Odio began a long-winded speech

“I strengthen you, I am a kind and gentle soul” Odio’s voice became sincere “And when I saw your broken and damaged body, I took the time to put you back together and we formed a strong bond”

An idea popped into Dave’s mind “how’s Minecraft going?”

“Amazing” Odio completely switched subjects “I have mined everything”

Dave stopped “Wait… everything?”

“Yep, there is only a large, floating, diamond temple dedicated to me and it is floating over a world of lava” Odio sighed proudly “Also I made a seat dedicated to you”

“Aww thanks” Dave smiled

“It’s a toilet” Odio spat

“Ah” Dave scratched his chin “Well at least I’m recognised”

Odio swirled gently “Well I still won’t forgive you for being serious with Celestia”

“Yeah well if I fail to stop this evil that is coming then worst case scenario I die and you can leave” Dave sighed “I still wish I knew exactly when this thing gets here”

“All I could show was Celestia and that grey alicorn looking at your twenty two year old grave” Odio sighed angrily “And if you want to stop this evil then I suggest you allow me to help”

“How you already heal me and give strength” Dave looked at his hands “Unless you want to give me something else”

Odio groaned, “Well I suppose at some point I could give you a… boost”

“Boost? More strength? Invulnerability?” Dave’s hopes rose “Flight?”

“No” Odio rolled around “go over to that lake to your left”

Dave turned his head and spotted a lake concealed from the town by some hills, as Dave neared his head began to hurt

“What the hell are you doing?” Dave growled as he felt the fog move into his arms through his veins

Dave looked at his arms, his veins were a mix of red, and black, his muscles glowed before resting back in their natural colour

“Remove the water,” Odio ordered

Dave chuckled “You gave me telekinesis?”

“Not exactly” Odio said slyly as he shuffled around Dave’s arms

Dave shook his head as he gently rose his arm to face the water “Alright so what exactly am I supposed to do?”

“It is like a natural reaction” Odio moved back into Dave’s mind “You just have to know how to kick it”

“Umm ok” Dave shook his arm slightly “Lift” he commanded but the water refused to move

Odio groaned, “Wow you couldn’t shift a drop” Odio chuckled sarcastically “How do you plan to protect Celestia?”

“I will learn I just need practice” Dave frowned angrily as he tensed his arm and attempted to use his mind

“Practice?” Odio snorted, “You could be dead tomorrow and Celestia would be completely vulnerable”

Dave dropped his arm “I never asked for your help so you can shut up with lecturing me”

“You know what? I hate Celestia but I pity her for falling for you!” Odio yelled

Dave’s frown turned to a snarl “Fuck you and FUCK THIS LAKE!” Dave swung his arm, releasing a large bolt of red lightning from his palm, causing the water to explode from the lake and the nearby ground burst apart leaving a large scar in the ground as the water rained onto Dave

“There we go” Odio sighed happily as he looked around at the destruction

“What. The. FUCK?” Dave gawped at the large crater where the lake was “what happened?”

Odio laughed, “I use hate and anger as a energy source so of course you would have to be angry to use my power”

“So that was all just a thing to make me angry?” Dave chuckled “well it is nice to know that I can shoot lightning from my hands”

“Energy. Not lightning” Odio sighed, “Lightning is stored in the clouds”

Dave played with his fingers “Well I am very happy with that”

“I bet” Odio reduced the colour in Dave’s arms so they looked normal “But be careful with it”

“Why?” Dave smiled as he managed to force a spark from his finger

Odio chuckled “Look at the ground, imagine if you hit a living thing”

“I see your point” Dave scratched his chin “I will only use it in emergency”

“See that you keep your anger in check” Odio receded into his usual spot “Because it is your fault if you blast a pony apart”

Dave bowed to the muddy trench before happily jogging to Ponyville train station

Meanwhile…

Adamas snored as he slept soundly, until he felt something tapping his large snout. Lazily he opened his eyes expecting to see a bird pecking at the remains of the last one but instead saw a black unicorn, tapping impatiently

Adamas reared his head and growled, “Who do you think you are?”

“Dave’s father, Strong Shield!” The unicorn replied, “Are you Adamas?”

“Yes” Adamas lowered his head again to meet the pony “I didn’t expect Dave’s father to be a pony”

“More of a symbolic relationship” Strong Shield nodded “Regardless he wishes to receive your assistance”

Adamas frowned out of curiosity “Assistance?”

“Yes Dave is training himself and he wondered if you could assist in some way” Strong Shield shrugged “I don’t see how but he obviously has an idea”

The large dragon hummed “I would like to assist but first I must talk with the elder”

Strong Shield nodded in understanding “I will wait here”

Adamas reluctantly nodded as he saw the teenage dragons approaching Strong Shield “I will only be a moment”

Adamas turned as Strong Shield nodded again before sitting down. He flapped his large wings enough to glide him from the top of the mountain to a large hole in the side, which he quickly crawled through. As Adamas reached the large opening he bowed to the large amber eye

“Elder… Dave has requested my assistance” Adamas looked back up at the elder’s eye

“You may go” The elder chuckled “You are being more helpful by the day, soon we won’t need to push you to be helpful”

“Spontaneous kindness seems a long way away for me” Adamas sighed “Regardless if this helps my understanding of generosity then I shall perform to the best of my abilities”

Adamas turned to leave but the elder coughed “Listen young one”

“Yes elder” Adamas looked back over his wing

“Make sure that the princesses are kept safe” the elder’s tone took an unusual seriousness “the coming storm still hasn’t revealed his full plan but it is coming soon”

“Can I count on Dave’s assistance?” Adamas frowned to himself

“Maybe not… we shall see” the elder’s sigh released a gust of wind “But I have faith in your abilities that you can provide assistance so that the princesses and the elements of harmony will send it back to the dark sky”

“Elder, what if this storm wants a second chance?” Adamas looked at the eye pleadingly “Because you told us that this is how it all started”

“It was an infant and it couldn’t control itself” The elder’s eye shook sadly “Now it has grown and it wants nothing more than to see those responsible harmed”

“Nothing can harm the princesses” Adamas shook head dismissively

“Dave could… but he wont” The elder sounded sure “Not even if he has to choose between himself or them”

Adamas growled, “Why won’t you tell us when this is going to happen?”

“Nothing can predict the future” The elder responded with a growl of his own “now I am proud of you young one and I hope your stay in Canterlot goes well”

Adamas nodded before crawling back through the tunnel and flying back to Strong Shield “What happened here?” He asked as he saw the unconscious group of teenage dragons arranged around the unicorn

“Self defence” Strong Shield groaned as he stood “Now how do you want to travel back to Canterlot?”

Adamas lowered his body and stretched a wing to Strong Shield’s hooves “Flying is much faster than walking”

“I made it here in one night” Strong Shield proudly puffed out his chest “But I wont say no to a free ride” he smiled as he trotted up the large wing and sat against a large scale

Adamas smiled “Hold on then” he flapped his wings, easily taking him into the sky and towards the city in the distance

Meanwhile…

Celestia smiled from ear to ear as she stepped into Luna’s bedroom and saw her little sister

“Luna!” She called happily as she trotted over and hugged the smaller princess

Luna returned the hug “Hello Tia, how is everything with Dave?”

Celestia released her sister “Perfect” he smile was accompanied with a small tear “Finally it’s perfect”

Luna smiled as she wiped the tear away “I am happy for you sister”

“Thank you for taking care of everything while I was away” Celestia looked at the clear desk “How has it been?”

“Quiet thankfully” Luna laughed, “I might not have coped otherwise”

Celestia smiled as Luna followed her into the corridors of the castle “Dave should be arriving sometime soon I hope”

“That is good” Luna remained close to her sister’s side “I haven’t seen him in some time”

Celestia led the princess of the night into the castle gardens and over to the large tree where Dave and her had sat before “Listen Luna I have something to tell you”

“What is it?” Luna looked at her big sister as she detected the worry in her voice

Celestia shuffled “I know you love Dave but… I was wondering if it was alright if I could take it further with him”

“Tia…” Luna looked down at the floor sadly “You shouldn’t have to ask me for permission”

Celestia placed a white hoof under Luna’s chin and brought her gaze back to her “But I don’t want to see you hurt if what I do upsets you”

“I care about your happiness more than anything else in all of Equestria” Luna smiled “But I am curious, what do you mean by take it further?”

Celestia could not contain her smile “I was going to see if he wanted to try with me”

“Try? Try what?” Luna rose an eyebrow until her gaze was drawn to Celestia rubbing just below her stomach “Y-you’re sure this time?”

Celestia shook her head “I thought Dave would have hated being a father, so I put on one of my acts when I had the scan” Celestia sighed, “I appeared relieved but I was actually devastated”

“Because you didn’t want to put guilt on Dave or the harem” Luna realized as Celestia nodded “Does Dave want to try?”

Celestia hummed “I would assume so but I will talk with him when he arrives”

“I can contact you when he arrives” Luna pushed the princess of the day away “For now, you can go get some advice on how to improve chances of getting a child”

Celestia nodded “Thank you Luna” she hugged her sister quickly “I won’t be long”

Luna’s smile remained until Celestia disappeared before she released a small sob she had been holding since she heard Celestia’s intentions

Meanwhile…

“Ok now take these once a day for the next week and hopefully the rash should disappear” Nurse Redheart smiled warmly to the stallion

“Thank ya kindly” Braeburn tipped his hat before hurrying out of the hospital with the medication

Nurse Redheart filled out the paperwork before returning to the hospital room she was cleaning, she did not notice the tall white alicorn standing next to the door

“Excuse me” Celestia asked quietly

Nurse Redheart stooped and took a few steps back to look at the princess “P-princess Celestia?”

“Yes I need some advice” Celestia smiled as Nurse Redheart bowed quickly

“O-oh of course princess” Nurse Redheart smiled up “What do you need?”

Celestia looked around nervously at the empty hospital “I was wondering how I could improve my chances of conception”

“WHAT!” Nurse Redheart leapt off the ground in shock but was silenced by Celestia trapping her in a large magical bubble

“You helped perform the scan when I wondered if I was pregnant before” Celestia looked around again “So technically you are the closest to a royal nurse I have had in centuries”

“WHAT!” Nurse Redheart yelled again

Celestia frowned at the gawping white mare “Will you help me or not?”

Nurse Redheart took a few breaths to calm herself before nodding gently and being released from the bubble

“Well Princess Celestia” Nurse Redheart bowed again “I would recommend trying some positions that assist the um… flow”

Celestia stared blankly at her “Positions? Flow?”

Nurse Redheart shook her head “Excuse me but for an immortal being I would assume that you would know everything about these things”

“Are you suggesting I am a whore?” Celestia rose an eyebrow “How would you feel watching past lovers die and all you could do is watch?”

“I-I’m so sorry princess” Nurse Redheart bowed in forgiveness

“It’s ok” Celestia sighed “It’s just that Dave has done so much to be with me that I am wanting to give this a chance… also he seems to be the only one that has caught my eye over my existence”

Nurse Redheart nodded “Ok well by positions I mean, how you position yourself during and after mating”

“Ok” Celestia nodded “And by flow I assume you meant his”

“Yes his… fluids” Nurse Redheart blushed at the thought of her princess giving herself to somepony else

“Thank you for you assistance” Princess Celestia nodded “I may see you again soon if I need a scan”

Nurse Redheart bowed “Anytime Princess” she held the bow until she was sure Celestia had teleported away before collapsing to the ground “I hope royal nurse comes with a pay rise” she groaned