Author's Notes:

Time for another crossover with shagohad12. This time with his story Burning Red. Check it out here.

After a while Morning Star and I pulled away from each other and just sat next to one another under the tree looking out over the village. I then turned my head and looked her over for a moment before looking out at the sunset. I reached over with my right arm and wrapped it around her as we continued to watch the sun dip below the horizon.

“I honestly can say that I didn’t expect this to happen.” I said, breaking the comfortable silence between the two of us.

“Wouldst thou consider this an unpleasant surprise?” Morning Star asked with a chuckle.

“Never would I say that a kiss from a beautiful lady is unpleasant,” I answered as I gave Morning Star a squeeze. She rolled her eyes and laughed a little at my response.

“If thou did not say similar things to every mare that thou meets I would be more inclined to believe that.”

“Hey, you’re the one that initiated the kiss so you had to have bought at least one of my lines,” I told her as a little grin worked its way on my face.

“It was not thy words that caused me to act as I did but thy actions.”

“Even the actions when I was hitting on all those mares?”

“Aside from those actions.”

With that night started to fall and a full moon peaked its head over the horizon as the sun finally fell out of sight. I noticed there was a chill starting to form in the air and I motioned for Morning Star and I to get up.

“Well I guess it’s time for the two of us to turn in.”

“I agree, follow me, we art sharing a room at the local inn.”

I perked up at that and a large smile spread across my face. “Is that so, are we going to be sharing a bed as well?”

My hopes began to rise when she gave me what I hoped was a smoldering look. “Perhaps,” This caused fanfare to go off in my head and my mind was working overtime on ideas for what to do, “but not in the way thou art thinking.” She finished with a little smirk and the fanfare abruptly died in my head and my grin deflated.

“Wait, what?”

“Consider this punishment for running away earlier.”

“So you’re just going to tease me mercilessly through the night with your sleeping clothes?” I asked with a desperate look.

“Of course not Vash,” she said which raised my interest, “I do not wear sleeping clothes,” she finished as she turned and walked back into the town. I realized the implications of those words in an instant and followed after her with tears streaming down my cheeks.

Morning Star made good on her promise and we were ready to leave the next day and piled into the carriage once more. Only, instead of the two of us being across from each other we were next to each other. Like before we were in a companionable silence for a while but I was the one to break the silence this time.

“Hey Morning Star, there’s something I’ve been meaning to ask.”

“And what would that be, Vash?” Morning Star asked with some curiosity.

“Apparently the world where the visitor who gave me my armband lives in accepts polygamy, so I was wondering what this world’s stance on it is?”

“If thou art asking about herding then yes it is a fairly common practice,” she answered with a quirked eyebrow.

“Really, now that is interesting,” I chuckled.

“Vash, what art thou thinking?”

“I may or may not be thinking about seeing if Celestia and Luna would be willing to join in on this. If that’s okay with you?” I asked as I looked Morning Star in the eye. She flinched a little and there was a little discoloration to her cheeks.

“I do not know. I hath never been a part of a herd before and hath not considered it before now. Especially not with the princesses of my land.”

“Yeah, I could see how that might be just a smidge intimidating. How about this, let’s just keep this relationship between the two of us and you think about it for a while until you know one way or another.”

“I would appreciate that Vash,” she said with a small smile and nod.

The rest of our return trip was rather uneventful but very pleasant. When we made it back to the castle the princesses and the others were there to greet us just as they had been there to send us off. Celestia and Luna were in the front of the group and both had warm smiles on their faces.

“Greetings Vash, Morning Star, we trust that thy trip was a pleasant one,” Celestia said. Morning Star and I shared a look and chuckled for a bit.

“Yeah, we had a great time at the festival. It was nice to get out of the castle for once,” I answered with a small smile.

“We art glad to hear that,” Luna stepped in. “We were all starting to fear that thou would fuse to thy workbench in the forge.”

“Why Luna, was that a joke that just passed through your lips? I never thought I’d see the day,” I replied with a quick laugh.

“Perhaps thou art a bad influence on us.”

“Maybe, and who knows how long before I completely corrupt you,” I replied with a devious laugh.

The others laughed a little at this for a few moments before Celestia spoke again, “We are all glad that the two of thee have returned. Now, the two of thee have had a long trip and we art sure that thou would want to rest from it.”

“Nope,” I told her with no hesitation. “I’ve been itching to get back to work in the forge. The break was nice but Equestria won’t revolutionize itself!”

“Yes, and I am sure that my guards have been slacking in their duties ever since I left. I will need to ensure they are in top form for thee Your Highness,” Morning Star said with a small bow.

“Very well, if that is what the two of thee wishes. we art glad to see thee return, but we must return to our own duties.”

With that we all reentered the castle and I made my way down to the forge to continue my research. Along the way I noticed a flash of light in my peripheral vision and something hit me on the head again. I looked down while I rubbed the spot where it had hit me and noticed a weathered katana still in its sheath.

‘Is that another token? I guess so considering how it appeared, but are they all going to hit me on the head?’ I whined inside my thoughts. ‘I guess I should see who this belongs to just in case they’re friendly. Jason did say there were some baddies out there.’

I then picked up the katana and allowed its message to play out.

'I am the burning hand of justice, the Shining force of righteousness. Would you ever need my aid, use this blade and I will be but a moment away.'

‘Huh, burning hand of justice, guess that means that this Displaced isn’t evil. Though I wonder how he’d feel if I called him here when there isn’t a problem here? Ahh I’m sure it’ll be fine. Better go tell the two princesses about this.’

I then turned around and headed up to the throne room to show Celestia just what I had found. I pushed my way through the throng of citizens and showed her the katana. She understood what I meant in an instant and sent a maid to go wake up Luna. Around ten minutes later we were all in the library once more to see who the token belonged to, though they weren’t all that excited.

“So another of these Displaced has sent thee a token,” Luna said as she glanced at the katana with indifference.

“We just hope they do not bring somepony as… interesting as Chrysalis with them,” Celestia said carefully.

“I’m sure it’ll be fine, this guy sounds alright. Now, stand back so I can summon him.” The princesses did as I asked and I adopted a stance I had seen in old movies and shows that featured samurai and performed a quick draw with the katana.

Fire sprung to life on the floor, quickly growing into a pillar. It died down, revealing a young man with black hair, a bandana tied around his head with the rest of his body hidden by a red cloak. On his cheek was a rather wicked looking 'x' shaped scar.

The fire had taken us all by surprise for a moment, but after seeing it all die down and our previous experience with Jason we recovered quickly. I then stepped up to the man with a hand extended.

“Hey there, I’m Vash welcome to my version of Equestria. Who are you?”

He smiled, taking my hand. "I'm Domon Kasshu, the King of Hearts, and this," he moved his cape, revealing a young orange Pegasus, "is my apprentice Scootaloo."

The three of us broke into big grins when we saw the teenage mare. Each of us loved children and even the usually distant Luna couldn’t resist opening up to them. I knelt down a bit so I could look her in the eye and offered her a hand as well.

“It’s nice to meet you Scootaloo. Have you ever gone universe hopping with Domon before?” I asked.

"Yeah, but they all have those weird four legged ponies." She said looking at Celestia and Luna.

I chuckled a little at that. “Yeah, we’ve run into an example of that before. Though she wasn’t a pony but a changeling.”

"So, why did you call me?" Domon asked, looking around, raising his eyebrow.

“Well, I kinda just called you here to see who you were and find out about your abilities. Plus, it’s nice to talk to a fellow human every once in a while and swap stories about life back on Earth. So if you were expecting something like a rampaging demon then sorry to disappoint,” I explained as I rubbed the back of my head.

"It's fine," he said shaking his head, "we needed a break anyway, we're just coming back from Griffonstone. That Gilda is one hell of a fighter."

“Yeah, I’ve heard that they can be some mean S.O.B.’s if you insult their pride, and the castle chef has threatened to feed me to one of their ambassadors before,” I admitted with a weak laugh. “Anyway, why don’t we take this some place more comfy. And I bet our captain of the guard would enjoy sparring with you if you’d be up for that later,” I suggested as I motioned toward the exit of the library.

"I'd probably be too much for them," Domon said, his eyes lingering on the princesses, "What year is it?"

Celestia quirked an eyebrow at that. “It is 30 years after the great unification of the three pony tribes, why dost thou wish to know?”

"Because this was the time I ruled Equestria," he said, getting a far off look, "You two wouldn't be born for another five thousand years..."

“Huh, that certainly sounds different from how things have played out here, but then again we’re already acquainted with the idea of the multiverse so it isn’t that surprising.”

“Yes, though we art surprised that thou ruled over Equestria in thine own world,” Luna continued. “Please do not take offense to this, but thou does not seem the ruling type.”

"You’re right," Domon said with a laugh, "but someone had to do it, and after they saw me destroy Winter, they thought I was best for the job."

“I’m sorry, but did you say that you destroyed winter… as in the season? Or do you mean you fought those windigos that I read about?”

"I destroyed the windigo leader Winter, an act that made me king for several thousand years." Domon explained. "At least, until you two showed up."

“It seems thou art powerful if thou can fight something like an alpha windigo,” Celestia said with a nod. “Though we hope that thou are not pushing that young pony too hard,” she finished with a slight warning

"No way!" Scootaloo said huffing, "Master Domon is the best! He doesn't treat me like a foal!"

“Relax young Scootaloo,” Luna said with an even tone. “Our sister was not suggesting that Domon treat thee like a foal. But everypony has their limits, even the two of us have limits. And attempting to push past those limits too quickly can be quite dangerous. Especially for a growing pony such as thee.”

"Thank you for the concern but, I have experience with teaching." Domon said, patting Scootaloo head gently, "I mean, you two turned out alright."

“So you taught the Celestia and Luna of your world huh. That’s pretty cool, I’ve been doing some important things around here too,” I told him with a grin.

"Like what?" Domon asked, grabbing a chair and getting comfy.

I sat down across from him with a big grin on my face.

“Well I was an engineer back home and so I introduced indoor plumbing to this place. Plus I’m doing research into using magic as an energy source.”

"I was a literature professor at Yale," Domon started, with a hint of pride, "I was rather 'hip' with kids."

I laughed a little at that. “I’m gonna call foul on that one. No one who uses the phrase hip with kids can be all that popular. Though you’re making me a little self-conscious. I say I was an engineer, but I really had just finished my post-grad work when I decided to treat myself to some fun and bought a pass to an anime convention. I’m sure you know how well that turned out.”

"I was never really one for anime, well besides 'G-Gundam' obviously." He gestured to himself, "I was always a fan of Martial arts."

“If you weren’t a fan of anime then how did the Merchant get you?” I asked with a quirked eyebrow.

"Merchant? I got a tattoo from some lady in a weird bird suit."

“Okay, I have to ask this. Why did you think it was a good idea to get a tattoo from a lady in a bird suit?”

"One of my students dared me to." Domon said simply, "I was retiring anyway so I thought, why the hell not?"

“Okay I guess that means that there are others beside the merchant I ran into that are pulling people off of Earth. But that still doesn’t tell me what their intentions are. Is there some big purpose to taking people like us from our homes and lives, or is this just some joke to them?” I wondered aloud as I crossed my arms across my chest. “I have to say, the more I hear about other Displaced the more I want to track the ones who sent us to various Equestrias down.”

"I'd thank them, I didn't have much to live for before," he said gazing down at Scootaloo, "But now I have a whole country depending on me, I'm not going to let them down." He spoke, his eyes full of determination.

“I understand your point of view but I’m sure there are others who don’t feel the same way. Personally, if someone offered me a chance to go back to my Earth right now I may not take that chance. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want some answers. If not for those like us, then those who left behind friends and family. I also don’t like the fact that I wasn’t given a choice in all this.”

"Ugh, this is boring!" Scootaloo whined, "can we go do something already?!"?

I smiled at Scootaloo and thought it over for a little bit. “Well was there something you’d like to do Scootaloo?”

"I wanna punch something!" She said smirking, fluttering her wings. After an unamused look from Domon, she coughed. "Uh...I'd like to spar please..."

“Very well, we can arrange for thou to spar with somepony. Vash mentioned earlier that our captain would enjoy something along those lines. Is this satisfactory to thee, Domon?” Luna asked.

"Of course your Majesty," he said with a nod,"I'll make sure she doesn't hurt your captain too much."

Celestia and Luna frowned a bit at that comment but returned to their good-natured attitude fairly quickly. “Thou seems quite confident in thine student’s abilities, but our captain Morning Star is quite skilled herself and comes from a long line of warriors. There is a reason we chose her above everypony else to be captain,” Celestia told the two visitors.

"Oh of course, I'm not doubting her abilities, I'm merely confident in my student." Domon said with a smile, causing Scootaloo to smile at the praise.

“Alright, well Morning Star is probably in the training yard at the moment. Hopefully she isn’t running them too hard today,” I said as I got up to lead them out of the room.

We all exited the library with me at the front of the group and Celestia and Luna close behind it didn’t take us long to get to the training yard where Morning Star was pulling her usual drill sergeant routine.

“Move thy flanks foals! I only left for a few days and thou cannot handle such simple drills! If thou dost not prove that thou deserves thy armor in the next few moments then I will not hesitate to pull it off for thee!”

"Woah, it’s like a lady version of Shining Armor," Scootaloo commented.

“Shining Armor? Is that the captain of the guard back in your Equestria?” I asked.

Domon paused, looking hesitant, to answer.

I looked at Domon and noticed his hesitation. “Well, I guess it doesn’t matter too much. I’ll go get her attention and see if she’s up to spar you Scootaloo.” I then looked towards Morning Star and called out, “Hey Morning Star, could you come over here for a moment?”

Morning Star turned away from her task and noticed the visitors with us. She then jogged over to us and stopped in front of me. “Greetings Princesses and to our visitors. I take it the two of thee are from another world like this Jason I’ve heard of.” She said as she extended a hand towards them.

"That would be correct mil'lady," Domon said with a smile.

“Tis a pleasure to meet thee. I am Morning Star. What brings the two of thee to…” she paused as she noticed something in the corner of her eyes. She then turned to a guard that was straggling behind the others and fired a beam at him from her horn to motivate him. “Do not think I do not notice thee Swift Hoof! We have visitors so be sure to show them thy best!” She then turned back to Domon with a smile. “I apologize about that, Now, what brings thee to see somepony like myself?”

"My apprentice wishes to spar with you," he said gesturing to Scootaloo, "That is, if you'll accept her challenge."

Morning Star laughed a little at that. “I see thou art trying to provoke me, but I would be glad to spar with thy apprentice. I am always willing to help a pony get stronger, and judging from the posture she is displaying thou hast trained her well so far,”

"Heh, lady knows talent when she sees it!" Scootaloo said with a smirk.

Morning Star returned the smirk and chuckled a little. “I like thee, thou reminds me of myself when I was thy age. Though I hope thy master has taught thee the difference between confidence and overconfidence.”

Scootaloo snorted, getting into a stance, narrowing her eyes at the older mare. Morning Star dropped into her own fighting stance and studied Scootaloo carefully.

“Whenever thou art ready to begin,” Morning Star said.

Scootaloo darted forward, sweeping her leg out at Morning's, aiming at her ankle. Morning Star dodged Scootaloo’s kick and attempted to kick Scootaloo’s ankle. Scootaloo rolled out of the way,, jumping to her hooves, throwing a punch at Mornings back. Morning Star rolled as well and then attempted to sweep at Scootaloo’s legs while still crouching. Scootaloo caught Morning's leg and with a grunt, spun around, heaved her across the yard. Morning Star jumped up and readied herself quickly with a smirk still on her face.

“Very good, thou dost not leave openings for more than a second and to be able to lift somepony easily twice your weight and throw them such a distance is no easy feat.”

"I am a student of the school of the Undefeated of the East," Scootaloo responded, getting back in her stance, "I have expectations to live up to."

“Thou are not the only one. But let’s see if thou truly can live up to this “Undefeated” school,” Morning Star replied as she gestured for Scootaloo to come get her. Scootaloo took a deep breath before dashing forward, throwing a punch at Morning's stomach. Morning Star caught Scootaloo’s punch and then started to twist her arm behind her back and kicked at the back of her knee to knock her off her balance. Scootaloo grimaced, grinding her teeth. She moved her head forward before slamming it back into Morning's stomach. Morning Star staggered slightly from the blow and pushed Scootaloo away to avoid another blow like that.

"Bet that hurt huh?" Scootaloo asked, a grin growing across her face.

“I hath felt worse, but that was good thinking. Aiming for thy opponent’s core is always smart. Though I’m sure thy master has taught thee the damage a well placed punch to the solar plexus can cause already."

"That's not all he taught me," Scootaloo said, closing her eyes. A red aura built up around
her, and she raised one of her hooves. She brought it down as hard as she could, sending a crack through the ground.

Morning Star quirked an eyebrow at Scootaloo’s aura. “That is an interesting technique. Though, it may be a bit much for a simple sparring match. One might even think thou art trying to send me to the infirmary or worse.”

"It's an insult to one’s opponent and their skill to hold anything back," Scootaloo countered, moving back toward Morning and elbowing her in the gut. She quickly rolled away, getting into her stance once more.

“If that is how thou feels then I should not hold back as well. Though I hope thou feels no insult in my use of magic to level the playing field so to speak,” Morning said as she sparked up her horn in a cyan glow.

"Of course not," Scootaloo said, giving a smile, "I wanna fight you at your best!"

“Very well, thou hast proven to be most interesting to fight.” Morning Star then caused a bright flash of light to appear from her horn blinding everyone looking at her. She then appeared behind Scootaloo in another bright flash of light and attempted to kick her in the small of the back. Scootaloo grabbed her leg, bringing her elbow down on it before heaving her to the ground. Morning Star let out a loud grunt and swung her leg in an attempt to bring Scootaloo down as well. It caught Scootaloo down, the young filly rolling away quickly. Morning Star took that as an opportunity to pick herself up, slower than the first time and lit her horn up for another spell.

Scootaloo did the same, giving Morning a long look before taking a deep breath, narrowing her eyes in determination. She held her right hand up. "This hand of mine glows with an awesome power! Its burning grip tells me to defeat you!" Her aura intensified and her hand did indeed start to glows much to the surprise of the other ponies. Morning eyed Scootaloo warily before intensifying the glow around her horn.

“If that is what it tells thee then attempt it. Try to defeat me!” Morning called out.

"Take this!" Scootaloo shouted, bringing her hands together as if she were holding a sword, "my love, my anger and all of my sorrow!" As if on cue a massive burst of energy erupted out of her hands, "Shining finger sword!" She roared, rushing forward, thrusting it at Morning's head.

The glow around Morning’s horn intensified further and she disappeared in a flash of light once more as Scootaloo’s attack tore through the yard and toward where Morning had been only a moment before. She reappeared behind Scootaloo and attempted to kick her in the back again. Scootaloo took the kick, rolling to break her fall. She swung around, catching Morning in the face with the blade. They stayed like that for a moment before it exploded, sending them both tumbling to opposite ends of the yard. Morning Star groaned and brought herself to her knees half in a daze. Scootaloo just laid there, out cold.

Seeing that the sparring match was over I rushed over to Morning Star to help her to her hooves. “Are you okay there Morning Star?” I asked as I hoisted her up.

“I shall be fine, and I can hold myself up without thy assistance,” she half-mumbled as she seemed to be teetering on the edge of consciousness.

"I have to hand it to you," Domon said moving over to Scootaloo, "not many get up so quickly from that attack."

“I am the captain of the guard. I have to be impressive,” Morning Star mumbled again.

“Yes, yes, you’re a very impressive pony,” I said with a roll of my eyes. “Now let’s get you to the infirmary to make sure you don’t have a concussion or internal bleeding.”

"She won't, that technique merely overloads the nervous system to incapacitate an opponent, it’s not lethal."

“I guess that explains the loopy talk, she’s half out of it,” I said as I waved a hand in front of Morning’s face with her pupils barely moving.

Domon just nodded, picking Scootaloo up. "Shall we go somewhere quiet?"

“Sounds good to me. These two look like they need their beauty sleep,” I joked as I patted Morning on the head while she weakly swatted at me. “Want to head to the dining room, since the two princesses are with us we could get the chef to make us anything we want. Even things that are usually reserved for visiting nobility.” I mentioned with a grin.

"As long as I can get some tea," Domon said with a smile, giving a nod.

“Are you kidding? There’s a shelf in the pantry completely devoted to tea from around the world.” Domon nodded, walking past, already seeming to know where he was going. I followed after him as fast as I could with Morning in tow with the two princesses close behind keeping an eye on Morning. “Are you sure you know where you’re going? I helped build this castle so it could be different than what you’re used to,” I told him.

"It's certainly possible," he admitted with a shrug, "we get lost then we have you to guide us."

“I guess you have a point. Well, stay the course then.” It didn’t take long for Domon to get to the dining room and the two of us carefully placed Scootaloo and Morning Star into chairs.

Domon took his seat, looking around, "This place brings back memories..."

“I bet, you said you were around 5000 years before Celestia and Luna but were still able to teach them, then you’re one old bastard,” I joked with a good natured smirk.

"I experienced my greatest failure as a teacher here. I failed my student and it cost us both a thousand years..."

The smile fell from my face a bit and I looked at Domon with a bit of sympathy. “I’m sorry to hear that. I can imagine what a failure like that would feel like.” I told him as I placed a hand on my armband.

"You'll forgive me if I don't talk much about my world, we're at least a thousand years into the future."

“I get it, you don’t want to cause any butterfly effects and do irreparable damage to time-space.”

"No, I don't want what I say to alter events and prevent any births." Domon said, crossing his arms.

“Eh, butterfly effect, grandfather paradox, they’re pretty similar,” I said with a shrug. “But I understand. I would be nervous about doing something like that if I were in your position. So do you understand Celestia and Luna, no asking of questions about the future.”

“We do not know what thou means by those terms, but we shall stay our tongue about future events,” Celestia said.

“We shall not inquire about anything either,” Luna agreed.

"Good," Domon said, nodding his head, "But I have to ask: do the caribou exist in this world."

“We hath not heard of the Caribou before, though that does not mean they do not exist.” Luna explained

"You need to be extremely careful with them. If they exist here, you need stand ready for war." Domon said, looking dead serious.

“We shall take that advice to heart,” Luna said with a nod. “Hopefully, even if these Caribou do exist we hope that war can be avoided.”

` "Good, because if they win, every single mare in this country will become nothing more than a sex slave."

My eyes widened at that piece of news and I gripped at the table to keep myself from trembling in anger. “That’s awful, but it doesn’t surprise me. But like Luna said, hopefully if there are Caribou here they won’t be like what you’re describing.”

"Let's hope so,"Domon said nodding, " But let's talk about something better hmm?"

“Sounds good to me,” I said as I released a deep breath. “What did you have in mind?”

"I dunno, you got anyone special?" Domon asked, leaning back in his chair

I closed my eyes as I scratched my cheek and chuckled a bit. “Uhh, yeah I do,” I admitted. “Your student tried to kick her ass about ten minutes ago.”

Domon smirked. "Nice catch there. I've had a few myself."

“Vash, why didst thou forget to mention that Morning Star and thou are courting one another to us?” Celestia asked as she leaned forward with a smile.

“Uhh, you didn’t ask?” I replied with a weak grin.

"You know, I uh...had a uh...tryst with Faust herself..." Domon admitted, a blush gracing his face.

“Art thou serious? Faust is but a myth.” Luna asked with an arched eyebrow.

"Oh I'm serious...it’s how you two were made..." He muttered softly.

I blinked a few times at that. “Did you just play the, “Luke I am your father,” card?” I asked with minor amazement.

"I only found out recently myself..."

I started to laugh uproariously at this piece of news. “Well then, say hi to your daddy you two.” This caused the two of them to glare at me and I turned away from them and started to whistle nonchalantly.

"Is he always like this?" Domon asked, looking a bit annoyed.

“No,” Luna started with a sigh. “Sometimes he is better, sometimes he is worse. It’s hard to know with Vash.”

“Sorry, something about that just seemed kind of funny to me. I uh... pictured you three in that scene from Starwars.”

Domon just sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Where is that tea?"

A few moments later a server arrived with a large tray holding a teapot and a few cups. He then placed them on the table and bowed as he left the room. Domon eagerly poured himself a cup, taking a nice long sip of it. A moment later, Scootaloo bolted to her hooves, throwing a kick that knocked the cup out of Domon's hand.

"Um...oops..." She said with a nervous chuckle, wilting under her master's unamused look.

Celestia, Luna, Morning Star (who had finally somewhat recovered from Scootaloo’s technique) and I had to hold back chuckles as tea dripped from Domon’s hair and face.

"I believe we should be going now," Domon said, getting to his feet and pulling his cloak on. "Scootaloo and I have to have a long talk about using techniques before she's ready." Scootaloo gulped, getting to her hooves as well.

I got to my feet, reached into one of my pockets and pulled out a bullet. “Alright Domon, it was nice to meet you. Take this,” I said as I put the bullet in his hand. “This is my token. If you ever need my help just give me a call.”

“And the two of thee are always welcome to return,” Morning Star added. “I would like to have a rematch with thee Scootaloo.”

"I'm gonna cream ya!" The filly said cockily, standing next to her master, who nodded to me that they were ready.

“Domon, our contract is complete. Take care of yourself. You too Scootaloo.” They both gave a bow, vanishing in a burst of flame.

I turned back around and saw the mischievous expression Celestia was giving me. "So Vash, perhaps Morning Star and thee wouldst like to tell us how the two of thee began thy courtship?"

Morning Star and I shared a nervous look and I let out a weak chuckle.

'Something tells me this is going to be a long day.'