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The Beating of my Heart.

by Clockworklich

Chapter 35: Bonus Chapter. My Pet Dungeon #4

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Elegant Notes looked left and right trying to figure out which way to go. As far as Rin's games goes she had to admit this one was was her favorite. All she had to do was navigate the maze and not fall into any traps. The Traps were harmless so she treated this as a leisurely stroll while Rin just sat back and watched.

"So tell me. How did you first meet Celestia and Luna? What was that like?" Elegant Notes asked as she turned left.

"How did I meet them? Well obviously Celestia was the first and that was..."


2983 years ago.


"...Collect the dead and notify their next of kin." I say sadly to some of the diamond dogs working for me who quickly saluted and rushed off to follow the order. As I sat there some of my Pegasi black knights and young dragons flew over to me. Followed shortly by a huffing and wheezing Strong Heart.

"I-is it o-over?" Strong Heart asked between deep breaths.

"Ha! Serves you right for trying to move in on our territory!" One of my dragons shouted out as he kicked the still tail sticking out of the rubble. "Should have taken the boss's offer to leave alive!"

"Make sure he's dead." I order and the dragon that was mocking the downed dragon looked at me for a moment before he and a few others started digging until they got to the base of the tail and to my confusion leaned up against the downed dragon's butt.

"The heart in his butt isn't beating." One of the dragons said and the others nodded.

"...Dragons have their hearts in their butts?" I asked getting a nod from them.

"We dragons have more than one heart but most of them are magic. The one in our chests stay but the ones in our butts, wrists and neck disappear after we die." One of the dragons explained. ...Wait...They think their pulse is extra hearts? Well considering the doctors I've seen in the few villages around tried to cure everything with leeches I can't say I'm surprised. I debate with myself for a moment whether or not to explain to them what a pulse was but decided I didn't feel like it.

"Then start harvesting his body. After what he pulled we're going to use everything we can. Scales and bones will be made into tools. Grind up the organs and send them to the towns under my flag to fertilize the fields." I order.

"We eat meat? Make dragon yum yum?" One of the dogs asked with hopeful eyes. I look over to my young dragons and they don't appear to be offended by the idea so I shrug.

"Sure. Just don't try to give me or the dragons any." I answer getting cheers from the dogs. While the dogs were finishing up their task of collecting my fallen minions and the dragons were hard at work pulling the scales out of the tail several ponies in gold armor marched up to us.

"Thank you for your assistance." One of the armored party said to the only male pony with us at the moment. "Perhaps you could help us again. We are looking for a local warlord that goes by the name Rin. Do you serve under him?" I get a little worried at learning that they are looking for me specifically. It's obvious they already serve someone as they march under a flag and considering how fancy that carriage is I think it's safe to assume that their boss is in there. If I had to guess whoever this is wants an alliance seeing as they at least sent a representative and not just troops. Also I doubt that they would ask someone they think is working for me if they were looking for a fight. Still it could be a trick. Well that or the one commanding these guys is really arrogant. Either way I'll need to be careful. I'll keep my identity a secret for now and see if I can-

"She's Rin. The fox." Strong Heart said cheerfully as he points at me with one of his thick fingers. ... I need to talk to Strong Heart about his trust issues. Because I have an issue with how trusting he is. At Strong Heart's words the pony turned his head and looked at me with a judgmental look in his eyes.

"Greetings." I say causing the new ponies eyes to open wide in shock. That shock didn't take long however before he went back to his stone face.

"Queen Faust has come for an audience with you. Come with us." The lead pony said in a way that could be taken as nothing but an order. At this my dragons stopped what they were doing and moved over to me while my knights got tense. This in turn caused the pony guards to get into a battle stance.

"Let me help you. When asking someone to come with you, you say 'would you please come with us.' Trying to apply force even in tone tends to result in negative responses." I know this could lead to a fight fast but I know the territory I have is mine. Queen Faust rules a kingdom to the west so I know she has no say in what I do and I'm not just going to roll over. Queen Faust's guards didn't see it that way however as they drew their weapons and narrowed their eyes.

"You will not keep the queen waiting. Now stand down and come with us!" The lead guard demanded causing my minions to get ready for a fight and I was getting ready to turn the lead guard into a chicken.

"Stop it right now captain Hard!" A strained female voice called out from the carriage as it was pulled up and turned so that the alicorn could be seen inside panting heavily. "You will not provoke a fight. She is right and I expect more from you." The head guard looked ashamed as he and his men put their weapons away. "I apologize. T-This is his f-first diplomatic-c." Queen Faust strained to say before she cringed in pain while she clutched her stomach and I just noticed the fluids dripping down her chair. "I...I think the baby is coming." At those words panic washed over the guards and servants as they started running around.

"Where is the doctor we brought!?"

"He died when the dragon attacked!"

"What do we do!?"

"Does anypony know how to apply leeches!?"

"Just dump them on her!" One of the guards shouted as he grabbed a container from the back of the carriage that made the sound of water sloshing as it moved.

"What!? Stop!" I shout as I knock the container off the back of the guard that was carrying it. "You don't use leeches for delivering a baby!"

"Listen to her! She's a doctor as well as a warlord!" Strong Heart exclaimed causing my heart to shoot up into my throat. Pulling Strong Heart in close I whispered to him.

"What do you think you're doing? Just because I have a heal spell doesn't make me a doctor!" I say to him.

"It's true! She saved my mother's life where even leeches failed!" One of my black knights shouted. That's because the leeches were what was killing her in the first place! Before I knew what was happening I was picked up and moved over to the queen and had my face right in front of her open canal. At that moment her bodily fluids gushed out and got all over me.

"Do something!" One of the queen's servants shouted in a panic as I saw a head slowly start to come out.

"Q-Quick! I need towels and warm water!" I shout out on reflex. I don't know why as I had no idea what to do with those things but it's what they do on T.V. Without question the servants got to work getting some blankets from storage and a pot that they filled with water from a nearby river while one of my dragons started a fire for the water. "Push! Just keep pushing!" I shout to Faust before looking around and grabbing a clean pillow and bringing it to the queen's face. "Bite down on this!" After she did this I looked back down between her legs at the coming baby. Why was she even out here in this condition!

Slowly the baby came out. Over this time I kept getting blasted in the face with what I tried to pretend was water that kept gushing out and managed to nail me every time no matter where I moved. The entire time this was happening Faust was screaming in a high pitch. The guards were screaming in an even higher pitch. I...kept my mouth shut because I didn't want any of that stuff shooting into my mouth. And Strong Heart was screaming in the highest pitch of all. Once the baby was partially out I supported it with my fore paws and was careful not to try and force it. Once the baby made it out on its own I turned as the servants rushed over with the warm water. Looking at the blankets and warm water then down at the slime covered baby crying in my arms I took a guess at what they were for and carefully dipped a blanket into the warm water and started washing the baby and my fore paws clean. Once I was sure that she was completely cleansed of the mess that was covering her body I took a dry blanket and wrapped the still crying baby up and passed it over to the queen.

"Congratulations... It's a girl." I say shakily as I paw the baby over to its mother. "Now if you'll excuse me...I need to take one hundred bathes. Meet me at noon tomorrow in the town over that hill if you still want to talk to me." I say as I turn to leave. When I was trying to walk away I was filled with this indescribable feeling deep within my soul. When I turned to look back at the queen. Her eyes were shifting like she was examining something. When she was done and the feeling left she just smiled at me.

"I will. And...thank you." She said in a gentle voice before looking back down at her baby.


Present day.


"...You were a warlord?" Elegant Notes asked.

"At the time Equestria was a small kingdom and the pony inhabited lands around it were lawless. I saved some towns that were run by tyrants and so they became my territory. So yes by the definition I was a warlord.

"...I see. And princess Luna?"


2980 years ago.


My eye twitched as I tried to concentrate on catching the baby. Faust was screaming, The guards were screaming in a higher pitch. Strong Heart was screaming in an even higher pitch. King Salaris was screaming in the highest pitch of all.


Present day.


"The first time was an emergency. The second time Faust asked me to do it herself."

Author's Notes:

Yep. It was time for another bonus chapter using the questions asked on Ask Rin. Feel free to ask your own question. It's staying open until the story ends.

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