P.O.V. Excalibur Prime.

‘God I’m so fucking pissed! … The nerve of that asshole! To think that I want to prove myself to him!? I’ve proven myself ten times over… he thinks he’s so high and mighty on that. damn. thrown!’

As I stormed my way down the hall way I could hear footsteps running toward me, but I just tried to ignore them.

“Excalibur!” hollered Twilight.

I did my best to ignore her, but I knew it wasn’t going to get me very far.

“Excalibur… wait!”

I just kept walking, trying to get as far away from everyone as I could. But eventually Twilight caught up to me, and out of the corner of my eye, I could see her looking up at me. But I just ignored her more and continued forward.

“Excalibur, could we please talk about this?” pleaded Twilight.

“I’d rather not,” I said forcefully.

“Please?”

I looked at her, “No! Just leave me be!” I looked forward.

“Excalibur, he didn’t know!”

That sentence alone brought me to a halt. Twilight saw this and decided to stand in front of me and see if she could get me to talk…which I did.

“He didn’t know… he didn’t know… OF COURSE HE DIDN’T FUCKING KNOW!”

Twilight was startled by my outburst and took a step back with terror in her eyes.

“WHY WOULD HE EVER KNOW? I’M AN ALIEN FROM ANOTHER GALAXY! OF COURSE HE WOULDN’T FUCKING KNOW… IVE SEEN THINGS, I’VE DONE THINGS NO HUMAN SHOULD EVER WITNESS… EVERYTHING... I LOST EVERYTHING! … JUST STANDING HERE BRINGS BACK PAINFUL MEMEORIES THAT I FORGOT A LONG TIME AGO… I'VE GOT A WAR TO FINISH AND HERE I AM ON THIS GODFORSAKEN ROCK FIGHTING YOUR BATTLES…" I pointed at her before putting my arm back down, "YOU KNOW WHAT? ... I LEAD A RESISTANCE OF LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND ANGAINST AN ARMY THAT WE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT! AND WON!”

Twilight just stood there in shock. I was scaring her and she knew it. I decided to take my anger out on her instead of her brother… this wasn’t one of my finer moments. She just stood there with tears in her eyes. Twilight is delicate girl… she didn’t deserve this.

I jerked my head to the left, “Just leave me alone.”

I stepped past here only to hear, “Please…*sniffle*… let me help.”

I came to a stop and mumbled, “Twilight…”

“PLEASE, JUST LET ME HELP YOU!”

She couldn’t help this poor soul; everything that I tried to forget was coming back into the light and boiling to the surface… it overtook me.

POW!

I gave the wall to my left a good punch with my right hand, causing the stone to crack and crumble on impact. I removed my balled up fist and shook my hand a few times. I couldn’t see Twilight behind me, but I knew that she was shocked, if not scared out of her mind.

“Twilight… for your safety…it would be best if you just left me alone.”

With that, I just left her, I didn’t look back, I didn’t acknowledge her… I just… left.

‘I’ll apologize to her later; right now I just need to be alone.’ I thought to myself.

What I really needed to do was meditate. I began to look for suitable places to meditate. I had realized that I hadn’t meditated in a few days, so it was probably the reason why my anger was boiling over. That, and I hadn't been able to be in a good fight in a little while. Anyway, while I walked around the castle I tried to look for a good place to relax… but, to no avail. Eventually I went outside to try and find a place.

The night was pretty nice though, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the stars were just wonderful… I guess I need to start taking more time to myself. As I walked around some more, I eventually came to a small metal archway leading to a garden.

‘This’ll do,’ I thought.

I stepped through the small archway and began to look around, it was quit peaceful. So I just picked a spot and took my stance. I brought my hands together as if I were praying; then I brought my feet together, closed my eyes and cleared my mind. My breathing slowed as I began my motions, which flowed like water. Following the ways of old, I bent my knees and turn my body, letting my energy flow through me. My arms and legs did the motions without hesitation, I was one with world.

And before I knew it, I was finished, back in my original position. I opened my eyes and scanned the scene; I noticed that I was alone in the garden… probably because of how late at night it was. After taking a moment, I began to meditate further; I brought my legs up and crossed them, I then placed my hands on my knee caps, palms facing the sky.

I closed my eyes and let the bobbing of my floating body lull me into a state of euphoria. A Tenno is at his best in this state, if we can take the time to meditate during a fight, we can face our enemy with overwhelming power… or we can use it to keep our selves mentally stable. I took this time to think about what I said to Twilight.

‘She didn’t deserve that… at all. I guess I’ll have to make a formal apology to Princess Celestia, Luna, and Cadence, along with Twilight and her friends. Shining Armor will have to wait; I’ll only apologize if he does it first.’

As I “sat” there lost in my thoughts, I heard a voice speak up, “May we join you?”

I opened my eyes, raised my head slowly, and looked to my right toward the voice.

“Princess Luna, please grab a seat,” I said while gesturing my open palm in front of me.

She walked over and took a seat on the grass in front of me. She opened her mouth to say something but I interrupted her.

“Before you say anything. I want to apologize for my outburst, I tend to have a short fuse in certain situations.”

“It’s quite alright Excalibur.”

“Alright,” I give her and quick glance and asked, “So, you’re obviously here for something.”

“I just came to talk… and… to apologize for asking you about your weaponry.”

“Apology accepted, so what do you want to talk about?” I asked while lowering my legs to the ground.

She stayed quiet for a moment.

“What is life like being a Tenno?” she asked.

‘Of course she’d ask that, everybody asks that.’ I mentally deadpanned.

“It’s not the most glorious… like what I said earlier today, but knowing that I can help others… it’s one of the best feelings ever," I gave her a glance; she just sat there, waiting for me to continue, “*sigh*… when you’re as old as I am, life isn’t that fun anymore. You’ll take what little joy you can get… I’ve seen and done things that… I’m not proud of.”

“Try me?” she asked with a small smile.

“What do you mean by that?”

“How old are you… if I may ask?”

“One thousand and twenty years.”

“Well…I too have done things that I’m not proud of," I scrunched my brow in confusion, “One thousand years ago I tried to overthrow my sister… she banished me to the moon.”

My eyes went wide… ‘Oh!’

“So what brought that on?” I asked.

“I became jealous of the attention my sister was receiving. So I used dark magic to turn myself into Nightmare Moon.”

“Nightmare Moon?” I asked.

“A more powerful version of myself.”

“Ah, so what brought you back?”

“Twilight Sparkle and her friends used the Elements of Harmony to change me back.”

“The Elements of Harmony?”

“The main force we ponies use to defend our land. They are magical gem stones that create harmony and peace throughout Equestria… but, Twilight and her friends are the living embodiment of the Elements.”

“How so?”

“Twilight is the Element of Magic, Applejack is the Element of Honesty, Rainbow Dash is the Element of Loyalty, Rarity is the Element of Generosity, Fluttershy is the Element Kindness, and Pinkie Pie is the Element of Laughter. Basically all key components to a good friendship," she said.

“Friendship… really?”

Luna nodded her head.

I gave a little chuckle and said, “Sounds like something from a little girls TV show.”

“The magic of friendship is how Equestria stays so peaceful.”

I give her a glance, “You’re completely serious… aren’t you?” she gave me a small nod to answer my question, “Huh… alright then.”

A moment of silence passed.

“You know… if I learned anything when I was a teenager, it was never ask a girl her age… but may I ask… how old are you?”

“One thousand and nineteen.”

“And your sister?”

“One thousand and twenty.”

I guess she could relate more than I was expecting. It was hard to believe that I was the same age as the ruler of this land.

“When were you banished to the moon… if I may ask?”

“When I was eighteen, it’s been almost a year since I was saved.”

“Well I was nineteen when I donned my Warframe.”

A moment of silence passed yet again.

“So Excalibur what was-”

“AHHHHHHHHH!” a female voice screamed out.

“What, pray tell... was that?” asked Luna in confusion.

“I don’t know, but that girl has a good set of lungs on her,” I said, giving the Princess a look.

“Help me!” screamed the voice.

My eyes went wide. “I gotta go!” I said to Luna while making my leave across the garden.

As I sprinted to the edge of the garden, I tried to head in the direction I heard the voice. I left the garden and scaled a nearby building. Upon reaching the top I took a second to try and locate that voice again.

“Come on, say something,” I whispered.

“Please let me go.”

I heard the same voice, it was faint, but I heard it.

“Bingo,” I turned to my left and followed the voice.

I ran across a few roof tops and came to yet another stop, trying to hone in on the distressed girl… I mean mare.

“Quite squirming,” barked a male voice.

‘I know where this is headed,’ I thought to myself.

Running across yet another roof I stopped in in front of an ally way and peered down. What I saw next made me sick. A rather large stallion had a young mare pinned to a wall, although it looked like he isn’t getting very far with the amount of squirming she kept doing.

“Please let me go,” she whimpered.

“Shut the hell up!” ordered the stallion.

“Alright time to end this,” I whispered.

With stealth and precision I lowered myself down the wall and walk toward the tussle. Neither of them knew I was there; as I stood there I eventually spoke up.

“You know, if there’s one thing I hate in life, its bullies… and especially bullies that take advantage of young women like this.”

Both their heads immediately jerk to the left to see me standing there. The young mare had tears in her eyes and the stallion had anger in his.

“Who the hell are you!?” he barked.

“Please, help me,” whimpered the mare.

His head jerked down as he yelled, “Shut up!”

He looked back at me and said, “Look buddy, just get out of here before I decide to hurt you.”

“Hurt me? I doubt that,” I said with a hint of sarcasm.

“Alright you asked for it,” he climbed off the mare and began to levitate a knife in front of him.

I just stood there. That stupid little pocket knife would even be able to put a dent in my shields. I put my hands together and interlaced my fingers, extending my arms. I could hear the cracking of my knuckles, when I was finished I wiggled my fingers a little and put my arms down. This wasn’t even classified as a fight, because the next thing he knew I was holding him off the ground by his jaw. He tried to get away, but no one can escape my deadly grasp.

“Oh quite you squirming, *SHING* or do I have to put these to good use.”

His eyes went wide when I open my left Venka right next to his head.

“Hey b-buddy… let’s… let’s talk about this,” he said with fear in his eyes.

“What’s there to talk about,” after saying that, I gave him a swift right hook to his left temple.

He fell to the ground limp; I started at him for a moment, then turned my attention to the young pegasus. I walked up the cowering mare and took a knee, she had snow white coat and a light blue mane and tail, with a snowflake mark on her flank.

“Are you alright?” I asked with a calm demeanor.

She looked up at me and gave me a light nod.

“Hey it’s alright… you’re safe now.”

“Okay,” she whimpered.

“Does anything hurt?” I asked, trying to assess her wellbeing.

She gave me a nod, telling me 'no'.

“Okay. Can I give you a look anyway?”

“Okay,” she whispered.

I began to look her over she had a few bruises here and there but nothing major.

“So what’s your name?” I asked while trying to calm her down.

“W-Winter… B-B-Breeze,” she said.

“Well Miss Breeze, my name is Excalibur Prime,” I said.

As I tried to calm her down and reassure her that everything was alright. I heard Ordis over my comms,

“Excalibur, are you there?”

“Yes Ordis, what is it?”

“Miss Sparkle and her friends are here to see you?”

“I’m kinda busy at the moment, what do they want?”

“They want to talk to you?”

“About what?” I asked with a hint of frustration.

“They wouldn’t tell me. They said it’s personal.”

‘They’re probably looking for an apology,’ I thought to myself.

“Could you please tell them that I’ll talk to them later.”

“Yes Excalibur.”

As I finished my assessment I looked at Miss Breeze and said, “So you have a few bruises but you look alright to me," she just sat there and started at the ground, “Hey… could you please look at me?” I asked with a hint of sorrow. She just continued to stare at the ground. I removed my helmet and gently grabbed her chin with my left hand and raised her head to look me in the eyes, “Hey… it’s alright; I’m not going to hurt you, I just want to make sure that you’re alright,” I said, giving off a small smile.

Her eyes began to fill with tears; she lunged forward and grabbed me in a large hug. It caught me a little off guard, but after a moment I wrapped my arms around her and began to stroke her back.

“Thank you, thank you, thank yooooou!” she said while sobbing into my chest.

“You’re welcome… just let it out.”

We sat there for a few minutes while she sobbed into my chest. We may not have known each other, but she needed someone to hold her… and it was me. She finished her sobbing and began to calm down, she looked up at me; I couldn’t help but give her a smile.

“Uh… I-I’m… I’m sorry,” she said while turning her head away.

“It’s quit alright; you’ve been through a lot.”

She looked back at me and gave me a smile. Then she looked passed me at the unconscious stallion on the ground.

“What are you going to do with him?”

I looked at the stallion and said, “I’ll take him to the castle and hand him over to the guard.”

She looked at me, “But… how will they know what he did?” she asked with confusion.

I look back at the pegasus in my lap and said, “I was recording a majority of the attack. If he isn’t charged with rape, he’ll be charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Don’t worry, I'll make sure he gets punished for what he did.”

She gave a small sniffle and said, “Thank you.”

“No problem.”

I grabbed the young mare and picked her up and set her on the ground, I put my hands behind me and rose to my feet. I bent over and grabbed my helmet and slipped it over my head only to hear, “EXCALIBUR!?”

“AHHH…. SHIT! Ordis what is it?” I barked while bending over and holding my now throbbing head.

“Sorry for startling you Excalibur but, *BZZT* THE GIRLS WANT TO PAINT A TARGET ON YOUR BACK *BZZT*”

“What?” I asked out of confusion at his statement.

“Miss Sparkle and her friends want to talk you right now.”

I let out a heavy sigh and said, “Could you please tell them that I had a serious situation that needed my attention.”

“Yes Excalibur.”

“Thank you.”

I looked at Winter and let out a small sigh, she just stood there and looked at me with a furrowed brow.

“Who are you talking to?” she asked.

“He’s a friend, and let’s just say, I’ve got girl troubles.”

Winter gave out a small giggle and said, “What kind of mare issues?”

“I think they want to ring my neck,” I said while walking over to the unconscious stallion.

I raise my left hand over him, but before I did anything, I looked back and Winter and said, “You might want to look away.”

“Why?” she asked.

“Because I’m going to make him disappear, and it’s going to be a little odd.”

“I don’t mind,” she looked at him with hate in her eyes, “Anything you do will only make me feel better.”

“Alright.”

I looked back and activate my teleporter used to capture targets. The stallion began to disappear into my left hand. After about 10 to 15 seconds he was completely gone. A few words popped up on the inside of my helmet and said, “Status Captured”.

I turned around to see Winter standing there with wide eyes and an open mouth. It was a pretty funny site.

“Where did he go?” she asked while walking up to me.

“He’s stored safely away.”

“Okay,” she said with a smile.

I was amazed she didn't question me further

We walked out of the alley and onto the main street. I think she expected me to just leave, but I asked, “Do you want me walk you home?”

She looked up at me, she was shocked by my remark, but she said, “Only… if it’s… alright with you,” I could sense a little embarrassment.

“It would be my pleasure,” I answered.

We begin to walk down the street awhileI escorted her home. I heard Ordis speak up yet again.

“Excalibur?”

I tilted my head back quickly and said, “Yes Ordis?”

“Miss Sparkle and her friends want to come aboard the Liset.”

“What for?” I asked.

“She said that they want to look at the Codex.”

“Permission granted.”

“Yes Excalibur.”

Once Ordis was gone, I struck up a conversation with Winter. She told me about her life, where she was born, and how she ended up her in Canterlot. It felt nice to have a “normal” conversation with someone. When she finished up she asked me how I ended up here in Equestria. I didn’t tell her about the incident with the Grineer. So I lied and said that I was lost. I told her about the Changeling attack and eventually how I ended with her.

Next thing we knew we were standing in front of her house. We said our good byes; she couldn’t help but give me another hug, which I gladly returned. I told her that if she ever needed me, just go to the castle and ask for me. She told me she would if needed, and with that, we parted ways.

I made it about a block when Ordis contacted me yet again.

“Excalibur?”

“Yes Ordis?” I was getting tired of this.

“Do you have a moment?”

“Yes I do,” I answered.

“Miss Sparkle and her friends want to talk to you.”

“Alright, put me on speaker.”

“Done Excalibur.”

“Alright girls what do you want?”

“Where the hey are you?” asked Rainbow Dash. I could tell she was trying to restrain her anger.

“I tell you what I told Ordis. I had a situation that needed my attention.”

“What kind of situation?” asked Applejack, not believing me.

“A rape case,” I said with a little anger.

“Oh,” responded Applejack with shock.

“Let me guess… Twilight told you what I said to her, and you’re looking for an apology?”

“How did you know that?” asked Fluttershy.

“Because I’m not too proud of what I did. I took my anger out on her when she didn’t deserve it.”

“So when are you going to be back?” asked Rarity.

“I don’t know.”

“Well you better get here soon, before I-“

I didn’t want to hear Rainbow finish that sentence, it had been a rough day.

‘I’ll catch them when I get back to the castle, as of right now ill just enjoy the peace and tranquility the night has given me.’

“Excalibur?”

...

“Ordis… just don’t”

Author's Notes:

Okay so no one died, sad face,
I wanted to have a little heartwarming moment with Excalibur and a victim he just saved. Its to show that he isn't a stone cold soldier. He truly does care about those people, (or ponies in this case), that he saves. The next Chapter will bring back memories of what Excalibur experienced at the beginning of the attack.

(Since the lore of Warframe is full of holes, it leaves me to my imagination, and this is kind of how I imagined things.)

Since it started with the Primes, who were made by the Orokin and the regular Tenno didn't show up for who knows how long. Excalibur was the general of the human resistance on earth, I know all who play Warframe will want to know about the Lotus, well ill let you know what Excalibur thinks of her, it might be a surprise, because he knows what she really is.

P.S. it will be a spoiler for the Natah quest so if you haven't done that quest yet, you will want to skip that part when it comes up.

WOOOO ANOTHER LONG AUTHORS NOTE