I awoke the next morning, from a dreamless sleep. I was glad that I didn't have another vision, but also a little frustrated that no more of this mystery was revealed. All I could do now was wait and see what would transpire. I crawled out of bed and went to the bathroom and got ready for the day. I wasn't really hungry, so when I left my room, I went straight to the deck. Upon arriving on the deck, I saw Watcher talking to Kahn and Kong. I started my approach over to them. As I got closer I heard some arguing.

"We were told to come here, by Laxus himself!" Kong told Watcher and Kahn nodded in agreement.

"Until I see him, I will not allow you on this ship! Many others have come by trying the same thing as you, so I suggest you wait!" Watcher told them, slightly agitated.

I decided to intervene. "Its okay, Watcher. I told them they could come." I said, which got the attention of the three men. "Good to see you all this morning." I said and Watcher saluted, while Kong and Kahn just nodded.

"Morning Sir!" Watcher said. "I'm sorry, but many have tried to board the ship since your victory in the arena.....congratulations by the way." He informed me.

I quirked a brow at this. "How many and what did they want?" I asked.

"Quite a few actually. Most said that they were your new apprentice or had some sort of meeting with you." He said.

I nodded at him. "Thank you for telling me. However, these two are Kong and Kahn. Both were in the tournament and want to join Fairy Tail. We will be giving them a lift back to Equestria, so please show them to their rooms." I told him and he nodded. "I apologize for misunderstanding." I told Kong and Kahn. "I didn't think others would try to board the ship." I stated.

"Its no problem Champion." Kahn said. "We understand." He told me and Kong nodded.

I smiled and nodded back. They left with Watcher to find rooms that they could use for the trip back. I looked around the ship and decided to head up to the crows nest to look around the city before we leave. I made my way up there because I didn't know when the rest of the team would board the ship. I felt bad about not escorting or helping them, but Luna was there and I figured she could handle it. I reached the pinnacle of the ship and looked around at the now free city, wondering if my gramps would be proud or disappointed. I honestly doubt he would've let me back into the guild so soon if it wasn't for Gildarts. He sure pulled a fast one on my old man that day and not many were able to do that. I chuckled, but soon stopped as I wondered to myself.....Do I deserve this. To be guild master, to be praised and looked up to like my grandpa, to be happy.....To be alive.....My thoughts were in a dark place, but soon were replaced by a loud thud and pain on top of my head. Something had hit me hard and I turned around to see who or what it was. I turned to see Luna, looking rather upset.

"Uh....Good Morning?" I said to her.

This appeared to only anger her more. "Where were you last night!? Do you have any idea how worried you made some of us!? You said you were going back to the hotel, then storm off by yourself and when we got back you weren't there!" She yelled at me. "Many of us looked for you last night, but it wasn't until Soarin had received word that you were fine, that we stopped looking!" She continued. "What happened!?" She demanded from me as she got closer and started to poke my chest.

I sighed and held up my hands. "I needed time to think." I started. "However, I was.....interrupted by someone, so to have some time to myself I came to the ship, instead of going back to the hotel." I told her.

"Think about what?" She said through a strained voice.

"Luna.....I appreciate your concern, but I don't need to tell you what I am doing. I don't need to report to you and I don't expect you to do the same to me." I stated to her and she looked at me dumb founded. "I need my own privacy and I have my own issues that I need to resolve, so if you don't mind, can yo-" I didn't get to finish because she slapped me. I looked at her somewhat surprised and saw she was angry, but had tears in her eyes.

"Idiot!" She yelled at me and flew away.

I sighed and looked over the railing to see the rest of the team looking at a crying Luna, flying to her room below deck. I studied the group and I decided to jump down and greet the rest of the group, but my jumping off the crows nest startled almost all of them. Many rushed to catch me or aid me in someway, but I just landed on my feet and slowly walked over to them.

"Morning." I said and many seemed to be looking at my cheek where Luna slapped me. Probably a handprint there from how hard she hit me.

The group looked to one another for clarification for what just happened, but all of them were as lost as the person next to them.

"Is everything okay?" Twilight asked me. "The princess was crying...." She stated.

I sighed. "Apparently, I made some of you worry last night about my sudden absence. I apologize for worrying you." I said to the group.

"Why was Princess Luna crying?" Duster asked me.

"She wanted to know where I was and what I was doing." I started. "But, when I told her where I was and that I had a lot on my mind, she wanted to know what had me so concerned." I said. "I decided not to tell her and keep my own business to myself....she did not like this response. I don't feel the need to share anymore." I finished.

The group looked surprised at my response and didn't seem to approve. "Master.....You do realize that you are in a relationship, correct?" Twilight asked me.

I nodded. "Yes, I am aware. Why does it matter? Do you think that because we are in a relationship, she knows everything about me? This thinking is incorrect and I don't wish for her to know everything." I stated. "Something you two should think about." I said while looking at Twilight and Duster.

I started to walk away before I heard Watcher yell at me. "Sir, we found stowaways!" This instantly had my attention and I turned to the captain.

"Who and where are they." I asked. Most of the group and dispersed to their rooms aboard the ship.

"We have them confined in the meeting room. We want to know what to do with them." He stated and fell in line behind me as we walked towards the room.

I opened the door, expecting an assassin or something, but instead was greeted by two familiar felines. It was Levy and Neeta, which both seemed to be scared until they saw me. Instantly, smiles were on their faces and both approached me.

"Master Laxus! We wanted to join your guild." Neeta said and Levy nodded heavily in agreement.

I chuckled. "So you sneak onto my ship?" I said amused.

Both of their ears splayed back. "We were going to talk to you at the party, but you left before we had a chance to. Then we tried to find you at your hotel, but you weren't there. We figured, if we snuck aboard your ship, we would see you eventually." Levy said quietly.

I sighed and looked into their hearts. I already knew they were nice individuals, but I wanted to make sure there weren't any ulterior motives. "Very well." I stated. "Both of you are correct, I promised you a dance, but did not deliver. I apologize for my rudeness and I have looked inside your hearts...." I paused. "Both of you are welcome to join, but please ask the next time you board this ship. I don't want either of you hurt over a misunderstanding." I said with a smile.

The two girls smiled and jumped up to hug me. I noticed that they had more normal clothes on, that were probably from Rarity. Both were giggling as they looked up at me with smiles and tears in their eyes.

"Thank you." They both said.

I chuckled. "You're very welcome. Watcher. Please have someone escort these two to a room." I told him.

He nodded and took the girls below deck. I sighed and went back to the deck, but didn't ascend the crows nest. I had never felt so confused with everything that was happening. The visions, guild, the U.A.K., new guild members, Luna, Twilight, Duster an everything else. I have a lot going on right now and no clear way of going about it, but I have a feeling that something is coming. Since fighting Zetar, I have felt something start to move and it may pose a danger to many of us. I can only try to do the best I can with what I have and work on my relationships. This is what I was focusing on for majority of the day by myself. We had everyone board and were ready to set sail and we had done so, but no one has bothered me all day. It has been nice to have sometime to myself and most probably realized, I had a lot on my mind.

Night eventually came and I was still alone. Alone, a feeling even with the others, I have not truly been able to escape. I went up to the crows nest and the moon was out and I was looking up at the sky, letting my emotions out. It was beautiful out, but it was soon ruined by a pink glow coming from my wrist. I looked at my wrist and saw that I had a sense link had been activated and connected to me. Instantly, my rage sky rocketed and I jumped out of the crows nest. I knew only Mavis had this magic, but she wouldn't use it on me for herself, which meant, she was doing it for someone else. I landed on the deck with resounding thud, which startled many on the deck. I looked around trying to find where she could be or who it was, that was connected to me. I didn't see anyone on the deck with the sense link, so I went below deck and walked past my room, but as I did, I heard whispering. I opened the door to my room to find Luna, Twilight and Duster there with Mavis. Each one of them had a sense link on their wrist and I glared at Mavis, who looked at me defiantly in return.

The entire group was starring at me as I slowly closed the door, which probably unsettled the group. The three girls were all looking at me with sadness in their eyes and were sobbing. I gritted my teeth and tried my best to hide my emotions, but I was already vulnerable. The girls started to walk over to me and they hugged me. I was an emotional hurricane, knowing that my own feelings were being felt by some of those closest to me. I looked down at their faces and saw matted fur from their tears. I sighed and looked over to Mavis, who appeared to be in deep thought.

"Is this truly how you feel? Do I not make you happy?" Luna asked me quietly in between sobs.

I sighed again. "Its not you that makes me feel like this. In fact, I'm happy with our relationship Luna." I told her.

"Then why do you feel this way!?" She asked me.

"........" I couldn't say.

"Laxus....Please tell them." Mavis told me.

I instantly glared at her for such an idea.

"Master please!" Duster said. "Let us help you!" She begged.

"What happened to make you feel like this?" Twilight asked me. "I feel as if despair is all I'll ever know." She said softly.

"You should tell th-" Mavis started, but I cut her off.

"Enough...." I said. "I will not share what has happened." I said softly and all the girls looked like they wanted to say something, but I continued. "I never want anyone to go through what I went through and for that reason I will not share." I informed them.

I looked down at my wrist and saw that the sense link was still there and I wanted to fix that, but the girls had something to say.

"We can help you Laxus! Just talking about what happened could make you feel better." Luna told me.

I gritted my teeth. "Perhaps, but how would you feel knowing the truth?" I asked them, which surprised them. "You seem to believe that Acnologia was the worst thing I have ever seen..." I said as I looked at Luna and the other two were confused, but I continued. "But you're wrong." I said and Luna looked at me horrified. The other girls seemed to pick up on this and it increased their concerns.

"Master! I don't understand! Please tell us what happened." Duster asked me.

"How can that be!?" Luna shouted, which startled Twilight and Duster. She then looked to Mavis for clarification and to see if it was true, to which Mavis hung her head, thus giving Luna her answer. This made Luna go pale as she looked back at me. "What could've been worse then that monster!?" She shouted at me, which was starting to unnerve the other girls.

I looked at her and said "Screw this." I then started to leave my own room and started to make my way to the deck. This startled the girls and they started to yell at me, making a commotion on our way to the deck.

This seemed to gather a small crowd. Zecora, Vinyl, Levy, Neeta, Kong and Kahn, all followed as the girls were all demanding answers from me. This seemed to interest many on deck and even Watcher looked on in curiosity. With the three girls following me demanding answers, eventually I had enough.

"ENOUGH!" I shouted, which startled many and the girls included. "I have given you my answer!" I said through a strained voice. "Now leave it be." I told them.

The crowd looked on curious as to what I was referring. "This magic," Twilight said while gesturing to her wrist. "Tells us that your are still suffering. Please tell us what burdens you so." She begged me.

Duster nodded in agreement as Luna walked up to me and placed her hand on my cheek. She looked in my eyes and said. "I'm sorry that I was unaware of your suffering." She told me with tears in her eyes.

I sighed and whispered to her. "You had your own issues to deal with. After coming back after a thousand years must be hard and I never expected anyone to know what I went through." I told her. "However," I said with a raised voice "clearly, I have made the mistake of showing a small amount of what I have been through and apparently no longer deserve my privacy." I announced to the crowd, while looking at the girls.

"This pain is not normal." Duster said to me.

I don't know what it was, but this set me off and I looked at the three girls. "What do you know about pain!?" I asked them. "What do any of you know about pain!?" I shouted. This surprised many and the entire ship became quiet. I then walked up to the girls and leaned down to them. "Does it haunt you? Does it keep you company at night?" I started. "Does it share with you in your loneliest of moments? Does it leave a foul taste in your mouth? Does it remind you OF YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE IN YOUR LIFE!?" I shouted at the crowd as my anger took hold and many hung their heads. The three girls looked surprised to see this side of me. I then looked them dead in the eye. "What is the worst thing you have ever suffered through?" I asked them. "Luna shared her life with loneliness for 1000 years, which I'm sure was painful, but I truly want to know....." The words came out of my mouth before I could think about them. "What has caused you the most suffering?" I asked the group.

"......." Luna was silent, so I'm guessing that her banishment was the worst part of her life. However, she did tell me she was in a deep slumber most of the time.

"I....I.....I....." Twilight was stammering at the question, trying to think.

"......" Duster was also silent as she hung her head.

I nodded my head as I looked around. "Many of you have wondered how I came to be in this world." I stated to the group and many started whispering to themselves. Mavis looked at me and hung her head. I then looked back over the group and the three girls and asked them all a terrifying question. "How many of you have watched all of your friends and family slaughtered right in front of your eyes!?" I asked loudly and the group looked around in shock. The three girls were starring at me in shock and looked to Mavis who had tears in her eyes. "Were you powerless to stop it!?" I asked them and the entire deck became quiet. Many of the crowd had tears in their eyes, but I continued on. "Did they suffer in front of you!? Did some sacrifice themselves for you!?" I asked and many of the crowd broke out into small sobs. I looked at the three girls and I remembered everything that had happened. Tears started to fall from my own eyes, but I finished. "And even though they protected you....." I paused as I remembered my grandpa. "You still died and let their sacrifice be in vain." I stated with self loathing on my face as my tears fell.

The group looked at me in horror at what I was suggesting, but the girls looked distraught and didn't want to believe it. However, I nodded to confirm what they were thinking. "The big mystery of how I ended up on Equis is that I died in a slaughter, where all of those I cared about died as well...." I finished and most of the ship had tears in their eyes and others had disbelief, but the girls were shocked and sad. The girls were all sobbing and trying to gather themselves. I looked over at Mavis to see she also had tears in her eyes.

I wiped my own face and looked around. I was about to start again, but two familiar airships appeared alongside us. I could tell it was my other two airships and I'm guessing Nightmare Moon thought something was wrong. She probably decided to check up on Luna, but I didn't feel like retelling what just happened, so I turned to captain Watcher.

"Captain!" I said and instantly had his attention. "You are in charge of this ship....Please bring it back home and I will meet you all there." I told him and the crowd just looked at me confused.

"Sir?" Watcher said back.

"I will see you in Ponyville." I said and looked at the three crying girls in front of me.

I sighed and went over to the side of the airship, where the other two airships could see me as well. I jumped over the railing and fell into the clouds, but as soon as I hit them, I used the teleporter runes to take me directly back to the guild. I did this to keep the teleporter a secret and give me sometime to myself. I needed to think about why I shared my personal information like that. Was it because of the girls? Do I truly love all of them enough to tell them of my past? I had many questions for myself, but I decided to head to bed for the meantime. It was late and I was tired. Besides, I would have work to do tomorrow, now that I'm back earlier than planned. However, maybe I would take a day to myself, just to relax and clear my head.

I saw Laxus jump off the ship, which startled almost everyone on board. Many ran over to the railings and looked over. I also saw a couple of Pegasi jump from the airships to try and catch him. I'm guessing some thought he was in danger, but I knew he used our teleportation pad. I saw the crowd start to disperse after a while and some of the guild members from the other airships flew or teleported themselves to ours, seeking answers. Luna, Twilight and Duster were at a lose for words, but the rest of the guild saw that they were distraught and concerned about what took place in their absence. Most of the guild started to approach me with curiosity and worry. This included Levy, Neeta, Kong and Kahn.

"Master Mavis. What happened?" Nightmare Moon asked me.

This seemed to confuse the new guild members because they didn't have their emblem yet. However, I did see Magic talking to them, trying to explain the situation.

I sighed. "Laxus shared some of his past when we pushed to hard." I said and many starred at me shocked. "It was my idea. I thought maybe I could help him by using sense link on him and some of the girls.....Everything seemed to go downhill after that." I said softly.

"......What did he share? If you don't mind my asking." Fluttershy said softly.

The three girls burst out into tears again and the others who were present for Laxus's outburst looked down.

"He.....He....." Twilight stuttered.

"He died." Luna said softly, which made many go silent and pale.

However, I heard a small chuckle and saw it was Rainbow Dash. "You expect me to believe he died?!" She stated with a chuckle, thinking it was a prank, but soon saw no one was laughing and went pale. "Seriously....." She said.

I nodded. "I was there when it happened." I said and looked down as I remembered that night. "Everything I built.....Everything I loved......Perished." I said and many believed me after I saw my face.

"How did it happen?" Duster asked me. "I need to know...." She said softly.

"I am sorry, but if you want to know, you will have to have Laxus tell you. I will not go behind his back and share what happened if he doesn't want me to." I said and the group looked disappointed.

Levy then stepped forward. "Um, why does it hurt him so much?" She asked me. I was surprised because she couldn't see me, but Magic Touch was acting as a translator.

I sighed. "He believes it was his fault and that he got what he deserved." I told them and many seemed outraged.

"Why would he think that!? That's no fun!" Pinkie shouted.

"There is a reason why Laxus says he's not a hero and it comes from a deep pit of self loathing." I said. "He made mistakes in the past and doesn't feel like he deserves any of this." I told them softly.

"What did he go an do to make him feel like that?" Applejack asked me.

".....That is not for me to say, but just remember....everyone makes mistakes." I told the guild. "I do believe it is late and I am quite tired." I said and left for my room.

The guild stayed together as they talked about everything that I shared with them. I was tired and wanted to get some sleep, but I thought about Laxus. Did I do the right thing or did I just make things worse for him. He needs to open up to move on, but I don't want to force him.....not yet anyway. Enough has been shared today. These were my thoughts as I fell asleep.

I was stirring in my sleep. I was having another vision, but this time, I could completely see the female pony. She was white and had a dark crimson tail and mane. She was an Alicorn, but I knew that already and she was wearing gold armor that seemed to have dull glow. She was now running with four other figures and all of them were cloaked. However, one of the figures was extremely small and appeared to be only two feet tall. He was an addition to the other three that I saw during the banquet. Unfortunately, these were the only details I was able to make out because they were still hazy, but at least I could see the female pony now. I looked around to see why they would be running, but something started to make me uncomfortable.

I awoke to a tickling feeling on my nose. I opened my eyes and saw Celestia starring at me. She had a feather and was trying to make me sneeze or something, but when I used my hand to grab the feather, a glob of whip cream squished in my hand and squirted on my face. Celestia started laughing and I thought it was slightly funny as well, but had other matters to attend to. Like cleaning myself up. I got out of bed and went into the bathroom, all while ignoring Celestia. She was still laughing as I cleaned myself up and got ready for the day, but I knew how to wipe that smirk off of her face. I exited my bathroom and saw her sitting on my bed with a small victorious smile. I decided to end that.

"Who gave you permission to come up to the second floor?" I asked her with a smile.

I thought she would panic a little bit, but instead she remained calm. "I was told by the CMC that they heard a strange noise last night from the upper floors." She started. "Not wanting to get in trouble, they asked me to investigate and since you were supposed to be gone, I figured someone had to do it." She told me. "I looked around some, but found you here, without the Makarov or my sisters. I wonder how you got back her so quick. You should've been returning in five more days, but I'm happy to see you Laxus." She finished.

I sighed, knowing that her explanation made sense. "Fine. Thank you for looking out for the guild." I said. "Has anything happened in my absence?" I asked her.

Her smile remained. "I see that you have no intention of answering my inquiries, why should I answer yours?" She said with playfully.

I chuckled. "What do you want to know?" I asked her.

She put her finger up to her chin in a thinking gesture. "Mmmmh. Maybe we could talk over lunch at the castle. Would you be willing to share what has happened in your mission and I will share anything you might have missed in your absence?" She stated.

I figured she had ulterior motives, but I would play along. "Very well." I told her. "What time do you want me at the castle?" I asked her.

Her smile widened. "Lets say 10:30?" She asked me and I nodded in agreement. "Good! I will see you then!" She stated and teleported out of the room.

I sighed and changed my clothes after she left. Once that was done I headed down to the first floor, where many were surprised to see me, but all welcomed me. I heard shouting and looked over to see the CMC running up to me. Scootaloo jumped up and with a flap of her wings hugged me. Applebloom and Sweetie Belle both hugged me as well. This made me smile and I hugged them back while I was chuckling. Many of the others that were present were laughing as well. I was surprised to see so many here, but it made me happy.

"Welcome home Laxus!" Scootaloo shouted. I was surprised that she used my name, but I knew she was to happy to even think about it.

I smiled. "Good to be home." I told the three girls. "Did you three stay out of trouble while I was gone?" I asked with a knowing smile.

All three gave me a sheepish grin and I chuckled. "We might have broken a couple of things.....but we helped fix them!" Sweetie said to me.

"Ah told ya not to say anything!" Applebloom said in a whisper.

"I take it you helped fix what you might have broken." I stated.

Scootaloo waved her hand in a dismissive gesture. "Of course." Scootaloo said with a cocky grin.

"Good." I said as I put her down.

"Can you please tell us about what happened at the tournament!" Scootaloo asked me with massive puppy dog eyes and was soon joined by the other two.

Many of the other guild members present looked just as interested. I chuckled with a smile. "You really want to know what happened?" I asked playfully and the three girls nodded very fast with wonder in there eyes. "Are you sure?" I asked again and once again, they nodded. "Positive?" I asked.

"YES!" All three shouted.

I chuckled and opened my mouth to start talking, but I decided to play with them a little more. "Okay!" I said. "I.....am.......late." I said and the girls looked at me confused. I smirked and started making my way to the door. "I have plans with princess Celestia for lunch." I said.

In outrage, "OH COME ON!" Sweetie Belle yelled.

I laughed and other members who were present also chuckled. I went back to the three girls and took a knee. "We won the tournament and succeeded in saving Zecora!" I said with a smile and the present members burst into cheers. Applebloom hugged me with tears in her eyes. From what I've heard, Zecora and her have become very good friends. I smiled and said. "That's all I can share for now. I really must be going." I told the group.

"Master Laxus?" Scootaloo said softly.

"Yeah?" I said back.

"Can we hang out later..... Maybe you could show me some magic." She said softly as she looked down and tucked her hands behind her back.

I smiled at the request. "Sure. No problem." I told her and her face lit up in happiness. "However, I already have plans for today, so how about one of the upcoming days?" I asked her and she nodded heavily. I chuckled and ruffled up her hair before I left. She smiled at me and the rest of the guild said their farewells.

I exited the guild and looked out on Ponyville and smiled. it was nice to be back home. I then looked towards Canterlot Castle on the side of the mountain. It truly was a magnificent sight and could compete with many castle that I had seen back on Earthland. I took a deep breathe and shot off towards Canterlot as a steak of lightning. I was approaching the mountain very quickly and probably startled many as I shot over the city. I soon landed directly in front of the castle gates and saw two guards standing guard. However, they were very surprised to see me. I started to walk towards the guards that were holding spears and wearing gold armor. Both looked very similar in appearance. They both had white fur and blue hair with a blue tail.

As I approached they raised their spears at me. "Halt!" One said. "What is your business here stranger?" One of them asked me.

"I was invited here by Celestia herself." I told them. "She is expecting me." I said.

Both guards looked at me angry. "She is the princess and you will call her as such!" One of the guards yelled.

I sighed. "You gonna let me in or not?" I asked.

This seemed to piss them off even more. "We received no word of your arrival and you deserve no interaction with our Princess." One of the guards said in a cocky tone.

"Very well. You leave me no choice." I said and started to walk between them and towards the gate, but stopped when I heard a familiar voice.

"Are you sure that wise my old boy?" The voice said.

I turned and saw Fancy Pants with a small smile on his face. I also saw a woman standing next to him who appeared to be pregnant. She had white fur and very light pink hair. She was in a very eloquent dress and Fancy was wearing his usual suit and tie. I smiled and walked over to him, ignoring the guards for the moment. I stuck out my hand to shake his.

"Fancy! Its good to see you again!" I said while he shook my hand and I looked over at his wife. "Is this your wife?" I asked.

He smiled. "Yes! This is Fleur. The love of my life." He said with a smile. "Honey, this is Guild Master Laxus." He said and she looked at me shocked.

"This is the man who got the flower...." She whispered to herself and then hugged me all of a sudden with small tears in her eyes. "Thank you!" She said with a smile on her face.

I wrapped her in a hug and chuckled. "You are most welcome. Although, it was mostly luck." I said and Fancy laughed.

"Well, whatever it was, it worked." He said with a smile as he looked at his wife. "We are expecting in a few months." He said proudly.

This brought an even bigger smile on my face and I gave them both a hug. "Congratulations!" I said. "Do you know if it is a boy or girl?" I asked and they shook their heads.

"No. We want it to be a surprise." Fleur said with a smile.

Fancy cut in. "I don't!" He emphasized. "I would love to know, but I have agreed to wait and the suspense is killing me." He said playfully.

We all chuckled at this. "May I ask what you are doing here sir Laxus?" Fleur asked me.

I sighed. "I'm here to meet with Celestia for lunch, but the guards wont let me in." I said dryly.

"You know the princess?" Fancy asked me surprised.

"Well her and the other two princess's are in my guild, so yeah, I know the princess." I answered in an obvious tone, but both Fleur and Fancy starred at me in shock. "What? You didn't know?" I asked them.

"I can honestly say we didn't old boy." Fancy said slowly. "In fact, I don't think most of Canterlot knows." He said.

I was confused at this point. "I thought you saw them when they joined the guild. The day you gave me the contract." I said specifically.

He brought his hand up to his chin in a thinking manner. "Yes. that would make sense. I just assumed they were visiting just like me." He said back to me.

It was my turn to think. "Maybe they just wanted the privacy. Ponyville is very relaxing and are use to the princess's presence. So unless they are there on official business, the town will usually treat them like anyone else." I said and stunned the two listeners. "That's probably why they don't want others to know. So I would appreciate your discretion in this matter." I told them.

They both nodded. "Of course, sir Laxus." Fleur said. "We might have to visit ourselves for a little break." She said with a small smile towards her husband, who nodded in agreement.

"Thank you." I said. "However, I have to meet with Celestia in a few minutes, so if you'll excuse me." I said and started to walk away.

"How do you plan to get in?" Fancy asked me.

I looked over my shoulder and pointed at the gate. "Through the front entrance." I said.

Both seemed to be surprised at my answer, but quickly recovered. "How about we escort you?" Fancy said, which gained my attention. I turned to look at him. "We can escort you through the castle with no trouble. In fact, we would also like to speak with the princess. Do you mind?" He asked me.

I just nodded in agreement. "Splendid!" Fleur said and we made our way to the gate.

I started to walk through the gate, but the guards held up their spears to block me and I sighed again.

"Excuse me?" Fancy started. "Is there a reason you wont let us pass?" Fancy asked the guards.

"Sir Fancy Pants!?" The guards exclaimed.

He nodded. "We have important business with the princess. Please stand aside." He told them and both guards saluted.

We gained passage and I started to follow Fleur and Fancy. "Sir Fancy Pants?" I asked him with a quirked brow.

He chuckled. "Yes. I suppose being a knight of the Sun had its perks." He said.

I was a little confused now. "Knight of the Sun? Whats that?" I asked them.

"My husband is one of Celestias few knights. He is a very capable fighter and can act as a general in times of war." She explained to me.

"That is impressive." I said with a smile. "How many Sun knights are there?" I asked.

He sighed. "There're only two of us, but the other one is a mystery to me." He started. "Supposedly, only the princess's know where he is." He said and this interested me, but we were coming upon massive doors.

"Interesting." Is all I was able to say.

The two guards placed at the door saw us and one went inside to inform the princess of our arrival. We waited and soon both doors opened revealing a throne room of epic proportions. It was very massive and in the center of it was Celestia.

"I see you brought guest with you." She said to me.

"It was the only way I could get into the castle without raising an alarm." I responded to her. "Not that anything could have stopped me from coming to see you." I said with a cocky grin.

I heard a voice from behind me. "You believe you could have made it through all of my guards?!" I heard someone say through an irritated voice.

I turned and saw a man with white fur and two toned blue hair. He was wearing purple armor and seemed to hold an air of power about him. He was a unicorn and seemed to be an officer of some kind. He also had two swords on him. One on each waist.

"Who do you think you are?!" He demanded of me.

I looked back to Celestia who was just watching with a smile as if she was enjoying this. I turned back to the unicorn. "I believe it proper to state your own name before asking for someone else's." I told him in a bored tone. This surprised Fleur and Fancy, but only pleased Celestia.

The unicorn sighed. "I am captain Shining Armor. I am in charge of training all new guards and making sure they are prepared to serve in the military." He said in a proud tone.

So he isn't a douche, just upset that I insulted his guards. "I apologize if I have offended you, but you must understand that I have the ability to gauge an opponent's power and your guards are mostly there for decoration." I told him in a bored tone. This caused him to have a blank look on his face. "You could add up most of the guards in this castle and I doubt most of you combined, could equal Celestia in strength." I continued. "However, I sense that you are much more powerful then them, so maybe if I exclude any officers much like yourself." I said in an analytical manner. "Maybe they are just inexperienced, but I do believe Equestria hasn't been at war in over 1000 years." I finished.

"She is the princess and she deserves your respect!" Shining Armor shouted at me.

"She has my respect, but my respect has to be earned." I told him as I got closer to him. "I also can call her friend, which is why I don't use her title." I said as I looked at him. I then turned to Celestia to see she had a small smile on her face, which the others present seemed to notice as well.

"My guards are not weak!" Was Shining's response.

"Yes they are." I said as I leaned in closer to his face and the two guards that were beside the throne gave me the stink eye along with Shining Armor. "To think otherwise would be childish and could threaten the security of this palace if war truly ever broke out." I stated.

He gritted his teeth. "Then perhaps you would like to test our might." He said through a strained voice. I just gave him a bored look. "I challenge you to single combat!" He said as he pointed his finger at me.

I looked over to Celestia to get her input, only to find her starring out the window like she wasn't paying attention.....Man she was acting like total troll. I sighed and looked at Shining Armor and nodded. "Very well, but I have lunch with Celestia first." I told him. "Afterwards, we can have our match." I told him and he had a confident smirk on his face.

"Why don't you join us captain?" Celestia started and gained our attention. "Of course, I would like it if you could come as well Fancy and Fleur." She said and all three bowed.

"It would be an honor your majesty." Fancy said.

"Thank you your majesty." Fleur said.

"As your highness commands." Shining said.

I just nodded with a small sigh. I figured this is what she wanted all along. "Splendid!" Celestia exclaimed as she descended from her throne. "Please follow me to the dining room." She said and we all fell in line behind her.

We followed her to another huge room that had a massive table inside that was of grand design. It appeared to be made of wood and the chairs were also magnificent. Celestia went to the head of the table and sat down in a chair that could probably be considered a throne. We all sat down. She gestured for me to sit beside her on her left with Shining next to me and Fancy with Fleur on the other side of the table. She summoned a small bell and rang it, soon a set of doors opened. Many waiters and servants came out, with a very vast array of food. They set the table rather quickly and placed the food on the table, then departed while only a few stayed behind.

Celestia smiled. "Please dig in." She said.

"Uh. Princess? Why is there meat at the table?" Shining asked.

I answered the question. "For me." I said as I took some of the food and put it on my plate. This surprised the three dining with us, but they didn't say anything.

"So," Celestia started. "I take it you won?" She said to me.

The others present were confused, but I answered anyway. "Yes.....We won." I said.

"Congratulations!" She said. "No easy feat I would imagine. How did the team perform?" She asked me.

At this point the other three decided to get some clarification. "What are you two talking about?" Fancy asked us.

Celestia turned to him with a wide grin. "Laxus and some other members entered the Kings Tournament in the U.A.K." She said and all three were shocked. "They won and are now returning. However, Laxus has come back sooner than everyone else." She stated as she gave me a curious glance, but I just ignored it.

Fleur was shocked. "You participated in that dreadful tournament! Why!" She asked me.

"I agree! Whatever, would you need to participate in that tournament for? I've heard rumors about that tournament and it was nothing pleasant I assure you." Fancy said.

"The king of the cat kingdom threatened one of my guild members. King Zetar has learned his lesson and we won the tournament to pardon her." I informed the group.

The group was shocked by the reason and the fact that I had won. "I have been told that you get two requests that must be upheld if it is in the kings power." Shining started. "What did you request?" He asked curiously.

I sighed. "The first request was to release Zecora from the bindings that held her to her homeland." I said and paused.

"And the other?" Celestia asked me. I could tell that even she was curious.

"I challenged Zetar to a fight to the death." I answered.

The entire room went silent until Shining Armor stood. "You challenged the High King of the U.A.K. to a death match!? What is wrong with you!?" He shouted.

"Captain! Sit down!" Celestia yelled at him and he instantly sat down, but she turned her gaze to me. "Who won?" She asked through a strained voice.

"Really....." I asked bored and this seemed to confuse the group, so I clarified. "I'm sitting right here, aren't I." I said and Celestia looked at me in horror.

"You....You...." Shining was stuttering.

"Yes. The king is dead and good riddance." I said as I continued to eat.

"You've started a war!" Shining yelled at me.

At this point he was really starting to annoy me. "The king tried to murder one of my friends! One who I call family!" I said in a loud voice. "He wanted to have her murdered in front of giant crowd....That's the kind of person he was!" I said. "Along with trying to kill Zecora, he constantly sent assassins after us outside of the arena and rigged the contest itself." I told the group as they just listened in silence. "The entire thing was a sham, just so Zecora would die and besides, he wasn't a king, but a tyrant." I stated.

"Be that as it may be, I still believe your actions have caused us a heap of trouble." Celestia said in a disappointed tone. "The political ramifications of your actions may very well bring ruin to this kingdom." She told me as she looked right in my eyes.

I couldn't help it, but I started to chuckle. "You think this is funny!?" Shining shouted at me.

I continued to chuckle. "A little." I said and shocked everyone at my answer. I then waved my hand in a dismissive manner. "Everything's fine! Trust me." I said to the group. "In fact, I think you will probably have better relations with the U.A.K. now." I stated.

"What makes you think that?" Fleur asked me.

I smirked. "I could tell you everything that happened, but I think you would like to hear the story from the other guild members more." I said.

This seemed to surprise the group again. "And what exactly is the full story." Shining asked me.

"I just said you'll have to wait." I said in a playful tone, which seemed to irritate him more. "I will tell you this however, I am now known as Champion and Hero of the U.A.K." I said with a cocky smirk. "So don't worry." I told them.

Celestia eyed me carefully and sighed. "Very well. I trust you, but I still want to know why you came back so much earlier than the rest of the guild." She said.

At this I grew quiet and the group seemed to notice this. "......." I didn't respond.

"Laxus?" Celestia said.

"Like I said, you should get the full story from the rest of the guild." I told her and went silent again.

"The princess asked you a question!" Shining shouted again.

"And I gave her an answer." I said bored.

He just gritted his teeth in frustration. "I cant wait to teach you a lesson." He said to me in a challenging manner.

I smirked and scoffed. "Its a shame you wont be able to." I stated.

"And whys that?" Shining asked me.

"You're not strong enough." I told him simply.

He scoffed. "You yourself said I was stronger then all the other guards here. What makes you think your stronger than me?" He asked me in a condescending tone.

I was surprised at the stupidity of the question, but then I realized that neither Fancy or Fleur knew about Celestias involvement with the guild. I turned to her with a questioning look and she started to whistle with an innocent look on her face. She really was being a huge troll today.

I sighed. " I guess we'll have to wait and see." I told him. "By the way Celestia. Your student did amazing in the tournament." I told her proudly.

She got a smile on her face. "Really. What happened?" She asked me.

I chuckled. "She was super nervous in the begin, but participated in two of the battles." I started. "Her first battle was a one on one, vs a young tiger. With a calm mind she outsmarted her opponent and was the first contestant in history, to ring someone out legally." I said with a smirk. "Twilight did a spectacular job." I said.

"And the second battle?" Celestia asked.

"Princess! Please tell me he isn't speaking about my sister!" Shining shouted in concern.

I looked at him confused and then turned back to Celestia, so she could clarify. "Yes Captain, your sister was one of the team members for Laxus." She stated.

His face went pale and he grabbed me by the collar. I was very interested in what he might do. "You took my sister to that Celestia forsaken place! What in Tartarus is wrong with you!?" He said as his anger rose.

I grabbed his hands and forced him to let go of me which startled Fancy and Fleur. "I asked her and she accepted. It was her choice and besides, she's fine." I said in worry free manner. "She was spectacular too; you could really see her growth." I said looking at Celestia.

She smiled and motioned for Shining to sit down. "And the second battle?" She asked.

"It was a five on five on five." I started. "I had Twilight and Duster play defense for Zecora, while Luna and I crushed the other team." I told her.

"PRINCESS LUNA!" All three of the other guest shouted.

I sighed in annoyance. "Yes, Luna participated as well. In fact, she was a help in many way." I said with a small smile, which didn't go unnoticed by Celestia. "Anyway, the team won the entire match without a single lose." I said with a victorious smirk.

"And how did my sister perform?" Celestia asked me.

I smiled as I closed my eyes. "She was very graceful. It was like she was dancing as she fought and I could tell she was very experienced. She was probably the fourth strongest in the tournament in terms of raw strength." I stated.

"Pfft." I heard from beside me. "You expect me to believe that she was only the fourth strongest?" Shining asked me.

"I must agree. I believe her to be as strong as Princess Celestia." Fancy said and Fleur nodded in agreement.

"Stronger, actually." I stated and Celestia had a small frown on her face, but I continued. "I said in terms of strength, not magic. If she was using magic, she would've probably been the second strongest at the tournament." I stated.

"Somepony had stronger magic than princess Luna at the tournament." Fleur exclaimed. "He must've been quite a warrior." She said.

I nodded in agreement, but didn't tell them it was me. "Who was stronger in terms of strength then her?" Celestia asked me curiously.

"A gorilla that goes by the name of Kong." I said.

"Kong was in the tournament?" I haven't seen him in quite sometime." Celestia said, while Shining's and Fancy's jaw were on the floor. "And the others?" She asked me.

"The Lion King Zetar and I." I stated. "Then again, Zetar is dead so....." I finished in a eluding way.

"Yes, I figured as much." Celestia said.

I had finished eating and looked around to see the servants and the other three that were at he table all starring at us wide eyed. I chuckled and stood. "Do you have any other plans for today?" I asked Celestia.

She shook her head. "No, but I would like to watch your duel with my Captain." She said with a bit of excitement.

I deadpanned her. "Really....." I said.

She nodded and I sighed. I looked over to Shining Armor, who was apparently Twilight's brother. I still haven't decided if he's arrogant or just mad because I insulted the Royal Guard. He finally saw that we were looking at him and seemed to boost himself up from the table. He caught on for what we were waiting for and started to walk towards the door.

"Follow me to the training area." He said as he walked away.

All of us fell in line and we walked through out the castle. I looked around at the mighty halls that were at least 35 feet high or higher. Probably like that for Pegasus. We walked down the hall and made our way towards the sounds of metal clashing. I assumed there were some trainees practicing right now. We rounded a corner and we came upon an open courtyard with many buildings dotted around the area. When we arrived the soldiers that were present all stopped what they were doing and saluted us....well, most of us.

"We will be using the courtyard for a duel! Clear out!" Shining commanded as he walked throughout many guards. He then motioned me to follow him and Celestia, along with Fancy and Fleur, made their way to a balcony, over looking the courtyard.

We came to a stop in the middle of a massive red circle, that was raised as a platform. Many of the guards and trainees had come to watch the match. I looked around and saw well over 50 guards present. I looked up to the balcony to see Celestia waving at us. I sighed, knowing that she had some how used me.

I looked at Shining. "What are the rules of this duel?" I asked bored.

He gritted his teeth and looked to Celestia. She spread her wings and took on an majestic aura. "The duel shall now commence between Sir Laxus and Captain Shining Armor." She started. "This duel is a competition, but a friendly one. If any permanent damage is done to your opponent, the consequences will be severe." She explained. "Both contestants may use any weapons or abilities that are natural to them. The winner is decided by knockout or submission." She finished.

Shining got into a ready position, but I just stood there in a bored manner. I was not taking this fight seriously at all. Soon Celestia gave the signal and Shining drew his swords and charged at me. The crowd was instantly cheering for their Captain and he let out a battle cry and swung his swords, but I didn't even dodge. I just focused magic under my clothes to where he was going to strike. Now this wasn't a small amount of magic, I pumped a ton of it to break his swords, so when he swung in diagonal slash, he connected with my shoulder and elbow. Both blades shattered and fell apart. The crowd instantly went silent and Shining starred at his blades in shock. I put my pinkie in my ear and started to clean it.

"You done?" I asked him simply.

He grunted and summoned his magic to create a barrier around himself. "Not even close!" He told me. I smirked at his spirit. "I specialize in shields and only a few have ever gotten through my strongest one. This allows me the ultimate defense while I attack." He stated.

I moved quicker than he could follow and punched his shield, thus shattering it as well. He starred at me in horror as his pink shield disappeared. He then shot out a small blast from his horn to stall me as he summoned another shield, but I just knocked the beam of magic away. He then summoned a light blue shield that wasn't a barrier, but appeared as a protective layer over his body. I'm guessing this was stronger version meant specifically for a single person instead of a bubble shield. He grew confident as I studied the shield. He watched me carefully as he slowly moved across the platform. I used my magic to make it look like I had been struck by lightning, which startled the entire audience, but I used it to transport me behind Shining and put my hand across the back of his shield. I put a quick amount of magic and force on his new shield, which destroyed the shield and pushed him forward. He turned around and looked at me in shock.

I crossed my arms and starred at him. "Anything else?" I asked him.

He gritted his teeth and started to focus all of his magic in front of him and a translucent black shield went across the entire platform and separated the two of us. This was probably his strongest shield. I could tell by the strain on his face and how hard he was focusing. The shield looked like wavy black glass and appeared to be very thick. It was at this point enough was enough. I was trying to win this match without showing my power, but it goes to prove how strong Twilight's brother is. It would also be an insult not to. I started to charge my magic around my body and the crowd just starred in awe. Soon rubble and dust started float in the air around me as I walked over to the shield. I started to charge my magic in my right hand, which looked like a highly concentrated electrical ball. I charged just enough magic, so I wouldn't hurt Shining Armor. I struck his shield and a massive crack went throughout the shield and he looked at me in horror. To my surprise the shield wasn't broken so I hit it again and this time it had spider cracks throughout the entire shield. However, they slowly started to mend, which reinforced the shield, but I wasn't going to let it fix itself in time. I swung once more and the shield fell apart with a loud boom. Shining Armor was sent flying off the platform, but not fast enough where he would be hurt. I walked over to the edge of the platform and looked down at him. He was rolling around and groaning, but seemed to be trying to recover.

"You did well." I told him. "There's no shame in surrendering." I said simply.

He crawled to his hands and knees then looked me dead in the eye. I could tell that he was exhausted and on the verge of passing out, but he still had something he wanted to say. "You insulted my guards...." He started to cough from magic exhaustion. "You belittled them in front of me. My own men, who I would trust with my life...." He stated and many of the guards present started to give me the stink eye. "Maybe we aren't as strong as you, but each guard has heart and is willing to do whats right....." He said as he started to climb to his feet. "That includes giving their lives to protect what is necessary." He finished and became quiet.

Many of the guards were saluting their Captain and some even had tears in their eyes as I looked over the crowd. I hoped down from the platform to approach the Captain, but I realized something.....He was unconscious on his feet. I got a closer look and saw that his eyes were glazed over. I sighed and looked up towards Celestia.

I raised my hand. "I forfeit." I said simply. This declaration surprised all present and many were frozen from the shock.

Celestia stood and spread her wings with a small smile on her face. "I herby declare Captain Shining Armor the winner of the duel!" She announced and the crowd burst into cheers.

I left Shining Armor where he was standing and started to walk away. I walk towards an exit and soon heard the crowd die down. I'm sure they started to realize that he wasn't moving or celebrating and probably went to check on him. I didn't look back as the cheering stopped and just kept on my way. I didn't even wait for Celestia, Fancy or Fleur and just walked around the castle until I found a garden of some sort. It had many different types of plants and a hedge maze, but the most interesting thing about it was a statue. It appeared to be some sort of chimera and I studied it for a few minutes. I started to walk away when I felt the statue giving off a weird magic. I instantly stopped and looked back at the statue to study it some more. I then walked up to it and placed my hand upon it. I felt foul magic oozing from the statue, but it seemed to be under control. It was then I realized, that the statue was a prison for someone....or something. I looked at the statue and removed my hand. I could tell the creature was gathering its magic to break free.

"I'll be waiting." I told the statue and swore I heard a low chuckle.

I walked out of the garden and ran into Celestia in a hallway. "I was looking for you." She told me.

"You found me." I stated simply.

"......Why did you forfeit?" She asked me.

I started to walk down the hallway with Celestia. "Your Captain seems to have an abundance of spirit and heart." I told her. "It would be a shame to put a damper on such a thing and besides," I said with a small pause as a smile made its way to my face. "He had every right to be upset and did his best to defend his honor." I stated simply.

"Indeed." Celestia said with a small smile. "However, I lied earlier when I said I was free the rest of the day, so I must bid you farewell." She said as she started to walk down another hallway.

"What about what happened while I was away?!" I asked her and she giggled.

She just kept walking, but shouted over her shoulder. "Nothing happened!" She told me.

I sighed. This entire day was just a fun day for Celestia. I went over to a window and shot off with my lightning. I made it back to the guild and thankfully, the CMC were all out playing so I could just relax the rest of the day. I did think about that statue a couple of times and wondered what might happen, but eventually ended the day and went to sleep.

Author's Notes:

Sorry for the delay guys, but I finally got a job! Wahoo! Chapters may not be coming out as frequently, but I will do my best to release a chapter at least once every week or two. Please understand that all of these chapters came out so quickly because I had a lot more time on my hands. Please be patient as I continue the story, but not at the brisk pace it once was. Thank you for your understanding.

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