I stood in the training area with Hingure in my grasp. I was doing practice swings and the bearers of harmony were still busy slapping the bowls of water while Gilda was practising on some dummies. It has been a week since my fight with Ghan and I was still thinking about those other wraiths he mentioned and how they know about our location. I was also a little on edge about when he said they won't say so which begs the question how long will that last for until we have a fucking invasion on our doorstep.

"Okay this is getting ridicules," Rainbow cried as she tossed the bowl of water away.

"Rainbow Dash-," Rarity started to scold.

"No Rarity I can see Gilda using her swords but all we're doing is slapping water in a bowl," Rainbow said.

"Once upon a time there was a young boy on Earth whose father had dropped off at a Shoaling monastery to study Kung Fu," I said as I sheathed Hingure.

"Oh great, a story," Rainbow groaned.

"After a year the boy returned home to visit his family and when they asked what he had learned...the boy simply hung his head in shame and told them that all the monks had him do was slap water in a barrel for that year," I said ignoring Rainbow.

"Well we don't have a year cause the more time we spend here the worst the world gets...y'know what, screw this I'm done. I'll figure out how to use my blade myself," Rainbow said as she got up and began to walk over to the rack.

"The boy's family didn't believe him and so the boy raised his hand and slammed it onto the table they were sitting at causing the table to break in two," I said causing Rainbow to stop in her tracks.

"So we'll be able to break tables?" Twilight asked with scepticism in her voice.

"No something better," I said as I walked over to the weapon racks and picked up Fluttershy's bow and gestured her to step forward. When she did, I handed it to her. "Draw the bow please."

Fluttershy looked at the bow in her hands nervously before she took a breath and pulled back on the bowstring effortlessly till she reached her cheek.

"Well bake me in batter and call me a fritter," Applejack said as she stared at Fluttershy with wide eyes along with the rest of the bearers while Gilda looked on with a smirk before I looked at Rainbow.

"I never do anything unless there's a reason for doing so," I said.

"Did you know?" Twilight asked while looking at Gilda.

"Trust me I was in the exact same position as you when Bones here became my teacher," Gilda said.

"So what now?" Pinkie asked.

"Now we're gonna teach you how to use your weapons," I said.

"We?" Rarity asked.

Just then the doors opened and Rage, Chrysalis, Fleur, Mac and Spike walked into the training yard.

"Rainbow, Rage will be you're new instructor with your duel swords. Twilight, Chrysalis will be the one training you since she also uses a staff. Pinkie you'll be going with Spike. Applejack you're brother is the only one I know of who knows how to handle heavy melee weapons and finally Rarity you'll be with Fleur de Lis since she has used fan blades before," I said.

"Wait what about Flutters?" Rainbow asked.

"Fluttershy will continue to be my responsibility since I'm the only one who can shoot an arrow from a bow. Now then let's get to work," I said clapping my hands twice.

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Later That Day

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I was walking through the castle on my way to check in and see how both Elisa and Evan are doing since I've been told they have been violently thrashing in their sleep yet they haven't woken up yet. So I was going to check on them and see if I could try and rouse them the old fashioned way but when I entered their room I saw Luna, Nightmare and Dream Catcher were here and had their eyes closed and strings of magic from their horns were connected to the still sleeping Elisa and Evan. I then grabbed a chair and got comfortable and waited for the three alicorns to finish up whatever it was they were doing before I tried my way, which wasn't long when the magic stopped flowing and the alicorns opened their eyes.

"Eek! Bones what are you doing here!," Dream Catcher shrieked when she saw me.

"Apologies I just thought I might come in and see how those two are doing but I came in and saw you three and figured I shouldn't disturb you," I said as I gestured to Elisa and Evan.

"I see...Well you would be glad to know they shall be waking soon," Dream Catcher said.

"Quick question what were you three doing just now?" I asked.

"Oh that's right you've never seen us do our dream walking while in the physical world," Nightmare said.

"Dream walking as in the same thing you did when you saw me vs the Seven Deadly Sins?" I asked.

"Somewhat however not all was...quite as we expected," Luna said.

"I'm surprised Lulu isn't here thought she'd be the first to jump into Elisa's dreams," I said.

"Her magic is not quite used to our world yet so until she can adjust to it she will not be able to dream walk yet besides...it's best she wasn't here," Luna said.

Before I could elaborate Elisa and Evan began to stir before they opened their eyes and sat up.

"Hey you two, welcome back to the living," I said.

"Yea it's good to be back, but I wish I could get the assholes that were snipping us," Evan groaned as he rubbed his head.

I then walked over to Elisa and saw she was clutching her head in fear and mumbling that it was just a dream over and over again.

"Hey you okay?" I asked as I placed a hand on her shoulder.

"It felt so real. All of it..... was so real." she said as she looked up to me.

"It's okay Elisa you were dreaming, everything is fine now. You're awake and you're safe now okay," I said causing her to take a few deep breaths and calm down slightly.

"If it was a dream, why did I feel pain?" she asked causing me to look at the alicorns in the room.

"I don't know Elisa I honestly don't but like Bones said it's okay and it's over," Dream Catcher said.

"Once you both are ready feel free to come to the dining room for lunch. I'm sure your Luna will be glad to see you," Luna said before she and the others left I also gave Elisa a gentle pat before I left with them and when we were a good distance away I spoke up.

"You know what's going on don't you," I said causing Dream Catcher to sigh.

"Yes...Elisa had a vision of a possibly on what's to come," Dream Catcher said.

"And I'm assuming it involves this place and something really bad correct?" I asked.

"Yes again," Dream Catcher said.

"So why didn't you say anything?" I asked.

"We thought it best if we didn't...After seeing that and explaining it to Elisa that it was a vision we thought it best that he doesn't start panicking and blaming himself over something that may not happen," Dream Catcher said

"I know the meaning of fear but what we saw...I can't even begin to describe it," Nightmare said.

"We must alert everyone and evacuate Aephoceria," Luna said.

"Now hold on, you said it was a possibility of what's to come right...now tell me was I in there?" I asked.

"Yes and yo-," Luna started.

"Alright then, then we just need to find the last piece of the crystal heart and set the world right once more before what happened in there happens," I said.

"Bones how will that-," Dream Catcher started.

"Even the tiniest change can make the biggest difference," I said before I left.

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Little Later

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I was walking down the corridor after I finished directing some Flame Guardians who were carrying a crate of weapons to one of the palace walls. When Luna told Rage and Shining Armour of the situation, they both sprang into action and ordered every single one of the guards to be on high alert until further notice; I even saw Rage order a couple of AA guns be set upon the battlements for the airships but back to the present. I had a piece of paper in my grasp which was a decoded message we intercepted thanks to the stolen radio from Applewood. I walked into a relaxation room and saw all the royals from both worlds along with my fellow harbingers were here as well, however two of them were laughing their heads off.

"Ah Bones I was just telling these two on the titles the caribou gave us in the papers and their Book of Providence," Rage said as he gestured to a laughing Elisa and Evan.

"That so is that why you two are laughing? I asked.

"Yea." Evan said.

"It was." Elisa added.

"Well glad to see you're amused but we intercepted a message from the caribou," I said.

"Great let me guess they know our location," Rage said.

"No but there's good and bad news about that problem that I'll tell you later. This one is different and the word regret seems to be repeated a few times," I said.

"Regret...Any idea what it is?" Luna asked.

"Dear Equestria we regret being ugly disgusting caribou assholes, we regret coming to Equestria, we regret raiding your king's tomb and villages, we regret raping your mares and we most definitely regret incurring the fury of the Four Harbingers," Rage said.

"They should be regretful. But since they started the wheels of Fate, there can be no going back." Elisa said.

"I actually think that the word regret is a code word for something, maybe even someone," I said leaving the room in silence for a few seconds.

"How do you know?" Celestia asked.

"Regret is currently being held at a place called Shardore Fortress," I said.

"Wait a second I know that place," Rage said.

"You do?" I asked.

"Yeah that was where Ash got a new set of armour plus killed a Lich there. It's also where we found that damn amulet that got stuck in your eye Elisa," Rage said.

"Mmm," Elisa hummed as she rubbed her Lich eye. "How about we pay a visit? See if anything is going on,"

"I was thinking the same thing but there is a problem, this is a literal fortress we are talking about. Those things were designed to keep out intruders," I said.

"No problem you see after the Lich incident I decided to learn all I could about that place just in case the need arose and thankfully I learned several ways to get inside. The question is do we want to storm it or do this quietly?" Rage asked as he looked at me.

"Hm...how's the fortresses layout?" Bones asked.

"Place sits on a mountain right in the middle of several one way in one way out between that mountain and another, accessabile only by a draw bridge and a portcullis. There is a hidden way in but it exits at the other side of the fortress. Place is spacious enough to grow it's own food and has it's own water supply and the place is well defended with caribou soldiers even the secret passage may be compermised," Rage said.

"Hm how many weather ponies do we have?" I asked.

"Enough to cover a large area," Rage said.

"Okay I think I may have an idea but we're going to need to make a new way in somewhere higher then the fortress so we can do a quick recon and we'll need a distraction," I said.

"I think I have an idea for all that," Rage said with a grin.

"Does it involve explosives?" Elisa asked with a deadpan look.

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Shardore Fortress Two Days Later 6:00 am

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"Breathtaking but what is it with ponies building structures on top of mountains?" I asked as I looked at my fellow harbingers as we stood before an army of Eternal Flame Guardians who were under Rage's command.

You wanna get a closer look?" Elisa asked. "Only one way to find out."

"Alright Rage, Evan we'll leave the army to you," I said.

"Hey before you leave should we use our harbingers names?" Rage asked.

"What the hell for?!" I asked in an annoyed tone.

"Code names," Rage said with a shrug causing me to look at Elisa and Evan for their opinion.

"Eh let's humour them." Evan said with a shrug.

"I don't care, as long as we get the job done." Elisa said in a serious tone.

"*sigh* Fine. War, Famine you know what to do let's go Death," I said.

"Try not to die Conquest," Rage said but I flipped him the bird before I teleported ourselves onto the top of a mountain where a group of weather ponies were just finished making a massive fog. "Status?"

"Just finished making the fog now sir they won't see you coming. But sir mind if I ask, how do you plan on getting over there?" the leading pony asked.

I just gave a smile and walked over to a strange wood and metal contraption and pulled a lever resulting in a pair of ropes shooting out of the devise and into the fog. A few seconds later the ropes go taunt and I tested their strength before I pulled on another lever and planks of wood slid along the ropes creating a bridge.

"You ready for this?" Elisa asked.

"Need you ask?" I asked before I summoned my bow and launched an arrow into the air signalling Rage and Evan to start the attack before I ran onto the bridge.

I ran through the fog and soon streaks of blue appeared, arching through the sky before they came down with a thundering boom meaning the catapults have been fired and had hit their targets, if the screaming was anything to go by. Once I passed through the fog I looked and saw our bridge had connected with a tower's wall below a window so I gestured to Elisa to go through the window which she nodded while I leapt onto the fortress wall below us. I then ran along the wall and saw many caribou stand in my way but I just drew Hingure and effortlessly cut them down before they could do anything and before too long I made it to the gate house. I then cut the ropes holding the bridge up before I began turning the crank to raise the portcullis.

"CHARGE!"

Once I latched the crank so the portcullis wouldn't fall I looked out a window and saw that the main force had charged into the courtyard and leading them was Rage. He riding on a black horse covered in armour with a flaming mane, tail, shoulders and hooves and burning eyes and sharp teeth. If Rage hadn't explained that it was a motorcycle transformed into what I was seeing, I would of thought he had summoned a demon.

Upon a closer look at Rage I saw his armour had an addition to it, a cape made of fire and smoke that flowed like fabric in the wind giving him the impression that he was actually war itself in the form of a man. I then heard movement off to the side and I saw a caribou trying to stay hidden from the battle but it was a pity for him that he was trying to hide in the same room I was standing in. When he saw me he screamed in terror and tried to flee however I used my shadows and grabbed him before I held him before me.

"Unless you don't want a new hole to breath from tell me where I can find Regret," I said firmly.

"D-dungeons, she's in the dungeons," the buck whimpered.

"She?" I thought.

I tossed the coward away and watched him jump over the wall whether he fell to his death or landed on a ledge safely was of little concern to me. I left the gate house and began to make my way to the dungeons but on the way I saw the flame guardians were massacring the caribou with great ferocity, almost as if they were carrying all of Equestria's anger and were dishing it out to the caribou. I then walked inside the fortress and the caribou were kind enough to point the way. Upon entering I saw the dungeons were quite spacious and round. I then grabbed a set of keys that had numbers on each one and were hanging on a hook and began to look for Regret but all I could see were mares of all types. The black collars who shied away from me and the red collars who were licking the cell's bars seductively when I stood before their cells. So I found the key to all the black collared mare's cells and tossed the key inside for them.

"I know you don't have any reason to believe me but I am not here to harm or rape any of you. I am here with an army and your knight of vengeance to free you and find a female nicknamed Regret. So please, if any of you may know where she is I ask you to help me," I said.

At first all I received was silence but then one mare reached through the bars and pointed to a small alcove that had an iron cell door with no bars or windows on it, just rusted iron. I gave a nod to the mare in thanks before I walked over to the door and opened it only to be hit with the powerful odor that made me recoil in disgust at the stench of sex, sweat and blood. I then saw it was dark inside so found a lantern and lit it before I went in.

The room was large and I couldn't see much in this light but suddenly I heard the sound of sobbing and rattling chains so walking towards the sound. When I found the source I had to do a double take because there, chained to the ceiling and floor in a position that left her completely exposed was a caribou female or doe as I believe they're called and beside her was a purple and white griffioness who was also in the same position, however she was covered in injuries likely the result of torture that had become infected.

"Who are you?" a voice asked which came from the doe. "I get the sense of death coming off you. Does that mean your my executioner cause if so then do your worst and may Ash Blade himself drag Diann into the lowest pits of Tartarus."

"You're right about the executioner part however...," I said before I snapped my fingers causing the chains to shatter causing the doe to collapse to the ground. "...it's not your head that I'm putting on the chopping block."

"Who are you?" the doe asked.

"Some call me Bones others The Hand of The Reaper and very few The King of The Starry Heavens but to you and your fellow species my name is Conquest," I said causing the doe to gasp and place a hand over her mouth.

"Can it...Are you really Conquest?" the doe asked.

"Yes," I said.

"So...the shouting and explosions...is that...," the doe trailed off.

"That would be War, Famine and Death keeping those savages you call bucks and stallions busy and I take it you're Regret?" I asked.

"That name...it was given to me by that heartless bastard before he took away my real one," the doe said in disgust.

"Uh...sorry," I said as I rubbed the back of my head.

"*gasp* Oh no Pita!" the doe screamed as she tried to get up and help the griffioness but she collapsed.

I then broke the griffioness's chains and lay her on the ground before I checked her pulse, breathing and body condition and the result was horrifying to say the least.

"What's wrong?" the doe asked fearfully.

"She has three broken ribs and these wounds have gone on for day,s weeks even without being treated her breath is short and ragged and her pulse is extremely weak. If nothing is done she's going to die and soon," I said.

"No...please I beg you save her use part of my life if you have too I don't care but please help her," the doe begged in tears as she cradled the griffioness's head.

"Don't worry I can delay it for now but she needs medical attention and I advise against moving her without a stretcher, we don't want to risk injuring her further so until I get back stay put," I said earning a nod from the doe before I left.

I exited the cell and was halfway to the exit when suddenly I heard the sound of clanking metal against metal coming from the exit and I saw a dark figure approaching but a nasty feeling was welling up inside me that made me want to vomit. I then looked and saw all the mares were cowering to the farthest part of their cells away from the exit so I placed my hand on Hingure and stood patiently for the thing to walk through the door. The first thing to appear was a metal boot that looked familiar then more and more metal appeared leaving me to believe it was a figure wearing armour however the armour was identical to the armour I was told Ash Blade wore when he died however the chest area looked a bit more...mechanical then the original.

"What the hel...," I started but didn't finish because the thing rushed at me with amazing speed and hit me, sending me flying into the wall behind me before I fell to the floor. "Ow."

I pushed myself up and looked at the thing and saw it walking towards me and as it did it flicked it's right arm downward and a blade appeared in it's hand. So I then stood up and drew Hingure and rushed it myself. I hit it and sent it skidding back against the floor a few feet before it straightened out and a snort of smoke came from the helmet.

"If were going to do this...then I'm gonna play some tunes," I said as I selected a song to listen to.

I began nodding my head in time with the beat before both me and the figure charged and locked blades against each other and stayed there for a few second glaring before we pushed each other away and attacked each other, only to clash blades again and again till I ducked under the figures attack with a spin and slashed at it's waist. My blade tore through the metal as if it were tissue paper which was no surprise for me and also meant this armour was but a cheep knock off from Ash's if the stories I've heard were true. I then saw blood seep from the wound but the figure did nothing to show any pain which was impressive considering the damage I just did. My opponent then attacked with a flurry of slashes and thrusts which I dodged and blocked while moving backwards, Suddenly I felt the wind get knocked out of me by a punch from my opponent right to my gut which caused me great discomfort before he grabbed me by the fur on top of my head and tossed me behind him. I then stood up and saw my opponent had massive holes in his back and above them was a yellow glowing hexagon, I then wondered what they were for and my answer was massive jets of fire shooting out of them.

I rolled out of the way and looked at the fire before I turned back to the metal warrior and saw it turn to me and twirl it's blade around before it got into a fighting stance. I growled and run at him and once I was close enough it attacked with it's sword but I deflected it and leapt into the air and went to deliver a roundhouse kick but the warrior managed to grab my leg and pulled me over him and slam me into the ground. I then rolled onto my back and saw the warrior prepare to impale me but I just kicked him in the face, leapt to my feet and thrusted my sword into his chest where his heart would be. The pair of us stood in silence for a few seconds but I then noticed there was no blood yet my blade was piercing the armour and was halfway inside his chest. Soon the warrior switched hands with his blade and wrapped it's hand around my throat and lifted me into the air with ease. He then went to impale me with his sword but I grabbed it by the blade but soon my hand began to smoke meaning the blade was made of soul steel so I used Hingure to sever the arm off at the elbow before I used her to slash at my opponents eye causing it to drop me and stumble back and turn away.

I then heard a sparking sound and saw the arm holding the blade had sparks coming from the wound but also blood was seeping from it as well and when I looked at the figure I saw the same thing on the wound that was on what was left of the still attached part of his arm. I then saw the helmet had come off from my last attack and when the warrior turned to face me I could not be prepared for what I saw.

It was Ash but yet at the same time it wasn't. I could easily recognise the black hair and silver stripe but the face had a metal lower jaw and teeth one of the eyes was covered by a piece of metal but for the eye I could see it was blood red and seemed more...electrical and my last attack seemed to show a metal skeleton beneath.

The fake Ash then held it's hand out and the sword flew back at him before he charged, forcing me onto the defence and as he attacked I tried to figure out how to beat this thing till finally I remember that yellow hexagon on it's back. So when the fake lunged at me with a thrust I stepped to the side, grabbed the arm and used it to help me slide underneath my opponent before I stood up and slashed at the hexagon. This caused the fake to tense up and begin to collapse and as I gazed at my downed opponent I wondered on how many sins the caribou will commit in order to get what they want. With that I left the dungeon and headed for the courtyard but not before covering up the body and when I arrived I saw guardians were mopping up the remaining caribou and the harbingers were all together. As I approached I began to listen to what was going on.

"Got you a present." Elisa said as she pointed to an injured caribou.

The caribou in question had a gunshot wound in his left thigh and left knee. He is also wearing a commanders outfit, that consisted of blue and gold.

"So this the piece of hydra shit that runs this place huh?" Rage asked as Elisa set the commander on his knees before Rage.

"To hell with you harbingers!" the commander shouted.

"Been there, done that. Try to come up with something more intimidating next time would you," Rage said as he crouched before the commander who just spat in the face of Rage's helmet but Rage just wiped the spit off and stood up.

"You'll need to be far more intimidating if you want to scare me Conquest," the commander said but this just caused Rage to laugh. "What are you laughing at!"

"You seem to have me confused permit me, this is Famine she is Death. I am War and I am the last one here you want to piss off cocksucker," Rage said as he cracked his knuckles before he kicked the commander in the chin sending him flying upwards slightly before he landed in the dirt. "Oops my bad did you need your mouth to suck Diann's cock like a good little cock sucker?"

"That will do War," I said as I approached.

"Ah now this right here is Conquest," Rage said as he held an arm out gesturing to me.

"I'm gonna need some medical assistance in the dungeons and two stretchers. There is something you all need to see especially you War so wait until later until you decide what to do with him," I said as I gestured to the commander.

"Understood," Rage said before he gave a whistle and several flame guardians walked up to us two were wearing white heavy armour and a red cross on their shoulders and had a pair of stretchers with them. "Hold him till I get back," Rage said to a different pair of guardians.

"Tuigsinn," the two said before they crossed their spears above his neck in perfect sync holding the commander in place.

I led the group into the fortress and down to the dungeons. I then had Rage instruct the medic guardians to have the griffioness taken back to the Pale Horse immediately while the rest free the females and also take them to the ship causing them all to nod and do what I requested. As the guardians went to work I saw the doe walk up to me and bow from the waist.

"Thank you," the doe said while she bowed.

"Don't thank us yet we still need to get her back," I said causing the doe to nod and leave.

"Hey this may not be important but I found this on the desk in the commanders room." Elisa said as she pulled out a gun, a pepperbox to be specific with a black and copper coloured handle.

When Rage saw the gun he gently took it and held it before him and touched it to his head as if giving prayer.

"An item of Ash's?" I asked.

"Yes he took it off Sombra after we took back the empire when it returned...now I know exactly what I'm gonna do to that asshole when I get back up there," Rage said as a fire flickered in his eyes and his cape looked hotter.

"There's more," I said as I walked over to the cloth covering the body of the fake Ash and removed it. I looked at the others and saw their faces were filled with a mix of shock and absolute hate.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS SHIT!" Rage shouted as an aura of malice and fire swirled around him.

"Seems to be an experiment of some sort they made." Elisa said as her hands shook.

"Yes it does and if word gets back to the others, and I know it will, it's not gonna be a good day. Especially for your Luna." Evan said.

"Indeed and it's a problem for us also cause this thing tossed me around like a rag doll before I slashed this," I said as I pointed to the hexagon above the thrusters.

"Load it on the ship but keep it covered the less that know about this thing the better," Rage said to a pair of guardians who bowed and began to get to work while the rest of us left.

"We're gonna need to grab some info on this thing from one of the caribou stationed here. One of them must know something willing or not," I said.

"A hundred bits says the commander knows something. Also Bones I need to talk to you about the caribou recruit that I dragged back with me." Elisa said with crossed arms.

"A recruit, what about him?" I asked.

"Well, the kid said that he wasn't like the others. But that could be a way for him not to get killed. He's being watched up top with the commander, so if we question him I think we can get some info from him as well. Might not be so useful but it will tell us why he said that."

"I'll be the judge of that," Rage said as we exited the castle and into the courtyard.

As we approached the prisoners Rage then snapped his fingers and made a head gesture to the guards holding the commander to which they nodded and picked him up and dragged him away while Rage walked over to a young looking caribou most likely the recruit Elisa mentioned. The recruit looked up at Rage with fear and a small amount of awe before Rage harshly grabbed the caribou by the throat and brought him close to his face but Rage's grip wasn't strong enough to cause the buck to choke. Rage's eyes then lit up with fire and he sniffed the caribou a few times before he released him.

"Get the cuffs off," Rage ordered and a guardian obeyed.

"He's good," I asked.

"He's no angel no surprise. However he doesn't stink of sweat and cum mixed together and there's no sins of lust or lying on him and very little sin at all for that fact," Rage said.

Once the cuffs came off all the prisoners began to shout in outrage at the recruit

"Traitor!"

"Cockless mare lover!"

"Bastard,"

"May Ash Blade strike you down!"

The last remark caused the guardian beside him to pull back on the prisoners antlers and plunge his sword down the buck's throat before he said something in Demonic Angel.

"He says none of you are worthy to so much as speak our king's name which I wholeheartedly agree," Rage said with a growl before he made a nod to a decorated general who gave an order in Demonic Angel and the guardians responded by executing the prisoners. "Now Bones that female caribou from before, what's going on there?"

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Later Aephoceria Airship Dock

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The cargo door at the bow of the ship opened and the guardians assisted all the female prisoners in getting off the ship before they were taken to get some clothes and help. Meanwhile my fellow harbingers and I were escorting the three caribou we took aboard and the still injured griffioness. The three caribou were looking around in awe trying to take in everything at once but the ex-commander couldn't dwell for long because Rage had him at sword point. I then saw this world's rulers approach so we halted our walk and let the rulers approach us. When they did the doe and the recruit immediately got onto their knees but the commander stood tall and defiant while the guardians walked on carrying the injured griffon to the infirmary wing for immediate treatment.

"You do not bow?" Luna asked the commander who just spat at her hooves.

Rage then flipped his sword around so he was holding it by the blade and whacked the ex-commander in the back of his legs forcing him to kneel before he flipped the blade again and held it to his neck.

"I trust you four have a good excuse for bringing these three here?" Faust asked.

"Pardon for doing so your highness but the doe here was a captive among the caribou and was the target we originally went in for. As for the young buck here it turns out he is not like the rest of his ilk. He detest's raping mares and has tried to help them in small ways several times this has been confirmed by both War and several mares that were once prisoner. As for the last one, the now ex-commander of Sharddor Fortress, we would like to question him for information," I said trying to sound professional.

"I see," Faust said.

"Your highnesses," the doe spoke causing all of our eyes to turn to her. "I know I don't have the right to ask this of you but please, I beg of you, let me stay by Pita's side while she recovers."

"Conquest would you care to elaborate for us?" Celestia asked.

"I believe she is talking about a young female griffon princess. The two were locked in the same cell and when I arrived Pita's condition was very poor and was on the verge of death however I was able to delay it and she is now being transferred to the medical wing as we speak for treatment and from what I can guess these two are close," I said as I looked at the doe before I looked back at the rulers.

"Very well...But however she is to have a pair of guardians with her at all times till we all say otherwise," Luna said.

"Thank you your majesties thank you," the doe said as she bowed her head to them.

"Sluts," the ex-commander muttered under his breath earning a kick to his jaw from Rage sending him flying a few good feet.

"That will do War," Faust said when suddenly the ex-commander quickly got up and made a break for the ship.

"Famine," I said.

"On it." Evan said before summoning small knives and throwing them at the caribou's legs.

Said caribou made it a few more steps before slowing down and dropping like a bag of potatoes before I walked over to him and grabbed him by the fur on his head.

"Try to run again and I'll make sure I tear your legs off," I growled before I dragged him back over to the group.

"I'll take this one to interrogation. I'm sure there's lots you want to tell me isn't there," Rage said with what I could guess was a sadistic grin before he grabbed the buck and took him to the interrogation room before I brought my eyes to the recruit.

"And what of him?" I asked as I pointed to the buck.

"Elisa you're the one who wanted to bring him correct?" Luna asked.

"Yea I am. I thought that maybe I'd see what he has to say. Couldn't really hurt anything since we can kill him in an instant." she said as she went and grabbed said recruit and started to walk away. "I'll see you guys later, gonna have a 'friendly' chat with this guy here."

"Alright than is there anything else that needs to be brought to our attention?" Luna asked.

"There is but that can be discussed later and if you wish, bring the bearers. I'll be at the laboratory as soon as I dropped the doe here off at the hospital," I said as I helped said doe stand up and led her towards the hospital with two guardians following us.

"Shye," the doe said.

"Excuse me?" I asked.

"My birth name is Shye the name Regret is just a name they gave me when I was imprisoned," the doe said.

"I see...Conquest is just a title name for me. I don't even know my real name so I go by Bones till I remember my real one," I said.

"You have amnesia?" Shye asked causing me to nod. "I'm sorry...I can't even imagine what that is like."

"Don't worry about it after all not your problem," I said as we arrived at the hospital and when we entered Shye was greeted by many conflicted looks but some of them were disgust causing Shye's gaze to fall to the floor but a small snarl from me and the two guardians stepping forward caused everyone to go back to what they were doing before we continued and arrived at a pair of doors. "Pita is being tended to now and will be out soon, for now wait here."

"Thank you...for everything," Shye said as I began to walk away but I just raised an arm in acknowledgement before I left for the labs.

I pushed open the doors to the lab and saw the covered body of the fake Ash was lying upon a table. I then grabbed a set of tools for both mechanical and biological use should either need arise before I put on a set of gloves and a plastic apron and a mask. Once I was ready I pulled the cloth off the body and began to work on the chest area.

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Half an Hour Later

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I had just finished up examining the head when I put down a screwdriver and picked up the the piece of metal that was covering the fake's eye. It turns out it was some kind of ear piece and screen to allowed the user to make targeting easier. I also saw the devise had a built in camera and microphone, fortunately both were ruined when I fought this thing. Suddenly there was a knock at the door.

"Come in," I said as I put the earpiece down and threw a cloth over the body.

The door opened and I was greeted by all of this worlds princesses along with Nightmare Moon, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Gilda, Vinyl, Octavia and finally Daring.

"I wasn't expecting you four here," I said as I pulled off the mask and looked at Vinyl, Octavia, Gilda and Daring.

"It's nice to see you too Bones, after all this time that's all you can say?" Daring asked in a hurt tone.

"What are you going on about we talked when you were in the library last week looking up some history on Demonic Angel tech," I said.

"Touche," Daring said with a small nod.

"And as for us we were with either Rainbow or Rarity when the message came so we decided to follow," Vinyl said.

"Uh Bones you mind telling us why we're here...and why you are wearing an apron and gloves covered in blood standing beside a table with something beneath that cloth?" Twilight asked

"Look I know this all looks...questionable, but I can assure you it's for the right reasons if you'll hear me out," I said causing the princesses.

"Alright Bones please explain what's underneath that sheet?" Celestia asked.

"Alright but brace yourselves because this will cause quite a shock for most of you," I said as I removed the cloth and showed them the fake Ash causing Luna, Rarity, Octavia and Twilight to cover their mouths with a gasp while Gilda, Faust, Celestia and Rainbow stared at the body in anger while the rest stared in shock.

"Bones, what is this thing?" Nightmare asked recovering from her shock first.

"Before you all jump to conclusions, I can assure you this is not the Ash most of you know. This thing is some kind of clone of Ash and robot hybrid," I said.

"So what...some kind of Ash cyborg?" Rainbow asked.

"Indeed and it's no joke either. This thing put up one hell'va fight before I took it down," I said.

"You fought it?" Luna asked.

"It was standing between me and the exit out of the dungeons so I guess it's some kind of caribou made soldier that was able to somehow use magic," I said causing Twilight's eyes to widen.

"Magic but...how?" Twilight asked.

"No idea but this thing is an interesting mix of metal and flesh. Metal for bones and flesh and muscle covering it to make it look somewhat normal. The torso is entirely mechanical to improve it's strength and speed and it has no vital organs except for a heart in the upper right corner of it's chest, opposite side of where it would normally be to confuse opponents much like it did me," I said.

"But why does it need a heart if it's mechanical?" Gilda asked.

"Machines also need a life source Gilda, like fuel for a car or electricity for a light bulb. This thing also has something similar and that is blood, which explains why I'm covered in it when I accidentally broke one of the tubes containing it," I said.

"So it's alive?" Faust asked.

"Not exactly because there's no soul in this thing however it does have a brain in the head," I said.

"A brain?" Rarity asked.

"Unlike a computer a living brain can do the unpredictable," I said.

"And what of it's memories, is it possible that it may contain Ash's memories?" Luna asked.

"That's a tough one but most likely it's as jacked up as mine when I awoke in Equestria," I said.

"So that motherless dog has created the perfect soldier all the while they were using Ash's face," Octavia growled as she stamped a hoof on the ground earning a series of slack-jawed looks from everyone. "Pardon my foul tone your highnesses."

"I believe everyone is entitled to be outraged over this, I am no acceptation," Faust said as I saw a flash of anger in her eyes for a moment.

"What now?" Luna asked.

"I believe I should tell you how this all started."

We all looked at the doorway and I saw Shye was there.

"Shye, how's Pita?" I asked.

"Resting now but the doctor said she's extremely lucky to be alive but we will have to wait to see if there's any permanent damage," Shye said.

"That's good to hear." Faust said with a warm smile.

"Shye, did you say you know the reason for all of this?" I asked.

"Indeed...My name is Shye Stormhoof and before the world was conquered by Diann I was queen of the caribou," Shye said.

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