Palutena awoke surrounded by Celestia, Twilight, Luna and Lumi in a big snuggle pile. She groaned as she sat up and wiped the sleep from her eyes, making her way out of the tangle of limbs that was her family.

Palutena stretched and yawned. Scratching her butt she wandered over to the kitchen, until she heard a knock at her door. Grumbling, she moved to the door while putting her clothes on and opened it.

“Hi, sorry to wake you but Sonya just told me her mother is coming here, with Jack. Is that good or bad?” Asphyxious asked as he looked a little panicked.

“Well considering I need to speak with him it isn't bad per se but I remember hearing about you and Faust's past, something about being scared shirtless? So that might be bad,” Palutena replied drowsily.

“Right… I’m going to hide now, I don’t care that I ate a god level like dragon. I’m hiding.” Asphyxious replied before running off.

As Asphyxious left Palutena noticed Sonya walking down the hallway shaking her head at Asphyxious’ antics, “you can't hide from your mother in law forever Ax!” She called down the hallway.

“I can try!” He yelled back before there was a crashing sound, like he ran into a suit of armour.

“You're paying for that,” Palutena shouted down the hallway.
A influx of energy rippled out, likely in Sonya’s proximity, a feeling of cold order in the undercurrent of it not giving a ‘wasteful’ feeling to it. Followed by two rippled pulses before it cut off without warning, as a clear feeling of a powerhouse appeared similar to Faust’s radiating aura with an odd protectiveness.

“Well, that's​ new. It feels like Faust but colder, any idea who that might be Sonya?” she paused, “why do I suddenly​ feel very violated right now?” Palutena muttered.
“Oh it nothing, just mother.” replied Sonya like it was no big deal, before pulling up a hologram and started reading off it. “She does that to everyone.”
“Ahuh? And when should I expect the void barrier to be more abused than Ax after a night with my mother Ava?”

“5,4,3,2.” She said then snapped her fingers.

A glass shattering ‘pop’ resounded before the appearance of a exceptionally taller robotic alicorn made her appearance wearing a smoothed out figure fitting business suit with a generous side cut in her skirt, a motherly disappointed expression on her face gazing in the direction Ax went. Beside her was a more brown haired human wearing a mix of expensive designer clothes under a lab coat with a semi ruffled hairstyle with a clear slightly skin tone mismatched face, face clamped in place by three metallic clamps. “Fucking uncertain prick me and those dimwits, now I have to wear this for a few months for back home..” He checked the metal light up computer collar around his neck before his watch, only to blink looking up at those in the room. “We aren’t late, or are we early to this shindig?”

“Ow! Be careful with that void barrier, it feels like nails on a chalkboard​ in my brain. I am afraid you are very early if you're here for the wedding, like at least a week early,” Palutena​ explained as she grabbed her head, while her mind responded to the mixed messages she was getting in two very different direction​s from the Dimensional abuse. Sonya just smiled as she walked down the hall Ax had gone, the dragoness keeping her smile as her green eyes flashed something to her mother before she went on her way.

“However you are more than welcome to stick around, and we can hammer out the deal first or we can discuss other trading offers. My mother Ava speaks highly of you.” Palutena said, recovering and leading the holobot in the room sitting on the couch.

Jack’s eyes narrowed for a bit and was about to speak up, only for F.A.U.S.T. to politely cough, with a warm smile that would put most others off their guard which only raised the hairs on his neck. “Fine, business first before any possible time fuckery is investigated.. So what’s with the clusterballs here and what business/pleasure you are needing and/or want?” He took out a metal flask from his lab coat before taking a small sip, keeping his attention focused it seemed.

“Don’t mind the pile of royalty over there. My fiance, Celestia, is quite the cuddlebug, and as for business. My world has recently been infected with Eridium, by homage from my mother’s world and I’d like to let Hyperion, help me by harvesting it. That is, by setting up a Hyperion hq and refinery.”

He lifted a finger to think as his gaze drifted towards F.A.U.S.T. for a moment, speaking to her before focusing back on me. “I did warn you that personality drifts ‘CAN’ lead to psychological breaks, one of the very reasons I’ve had restriction bolts on the side for this but you and the board before were like ‘oh it’s only a tiny defect’ and ‘it’s not as if anything can affect our bottom line by letting it play out’.. When we get back I’m ordering a factory reset for anything below your level access.” Turning his head back to me giving a nonplussed look before taking another sip from his flask. “So, ten million bits or the equivalent value down on a ‘Branch HQ’ with a pre designated location for it would be needed, as for a refinery that has to be built ‘locally’ after it’s built up. All liabilities for damages or cascade scenarios must be limited as possible from over reaching on my end.”

Palutena​ conjured her own flask of her own brand of whisky, took a swig and then sent it over to Jack’s side for him to try “If it is finances you are worried about I can fund it easily, got more money in my treasury than I know what to do with,” Palutena explained as she clicked her fingers sending ten million bits in platinum bit pieces. The holo screen filled up with neatly stacked platinum bit pieces obscuring Jack’s face.
Sonya came back with a suit of armour in her magic as she places it next to F.A.U.S.T., then sat on the other side of the armour. The only strange thing about the armour was the tail sticking out of it.

Jack blinks once at the offered drink, lifts it to his nose sniffing it once before pouring a bit from his own flask into it, swirling it and taking a drink. “Alright, just place the beacon where you want the place to be built. Taking into mind what kind of resources are available there, geothermal what have you not or otherwise depending on your power source or how badly you want things set up efficiently or otherwise. Also I’m guessing he’s the husband?” He took a moment to thumb towards Ax. “Crossing the ‘uncanny valley’ on his species there..”

“pfft Ax? No, my fiance would be Celestia, sire of my foals and the best mare anyone could hope for.... Well, usually, the multiverse isn't equal sadly,”
Sonya then wrapped her arms around the suit of armour and purred at it.
Jack narrowed his eyes suspiciously at that, anger and some levels of disgust sent towards the current cuddle pile. “I take it you haven't​ had the best relationship​ with your Celestia?” Palutena inferred.

Jack taps his chin while looking back at me with a ‘thoughtful’ look. “Tell me, what would you get the feeling of if you had your first time being in your sleep. Having every little piece of yourself collected over time and enshrined in a creepy dimensional closet under her bed, only to confess her love to you at dinner and spend a month in a medical ward personally ‘loved’ by a cracked wack job vs her harmonic ‘sister’ wanting to assassinate you because ‘Harmony’ doesn’t like your existence? Don’t forget purple and her group of lemmings, not as brutal but ‘happen’ to cause shit to try and get you lynched? Then be all ‘why did you shoot fluttershy you monster!’..”

“Well can't​ say I have had a stalker, granted I have a whole religion worshipping me. So that's as close to that as I can get, as for Harmony. Well, I assimilated her and another chaos goddess who weren't doing their jobs right. So technically speaking I am harmony, chaos, order, craftsmanship, wisdom and light and dark. It's why I'm here in the first place. My Faust, my mother in law had to send me to this arena as the other gods were scared of me, as for Twilight I adopted her, traumatised Rarity a bit, Rainbow Dash is my loyal captain, Pinkie is pinkie, Discord's my friend (though he's scared of me) and Fluttershy is a priestess in my religion.”

Handsome Jack turns away lightly coughing twice with a not so subtle grumble “Mary Sues exist?” Before turning back to face me smiling, clearly overlooking the other aspects I’ve mentioned. “...So, did you get pregnant before or after meeting the mother-in-law?”

“First off mary sues don't commit genocide even if I was defending the crystal empire at the time. Faust and I were aware of each other before. Turns out I'm in this mess cause Celestia decided to register me to my local pantheon because Faust wouldn't let her marry me unless I was. Only found that out recently, and met Faust two days ago in a moot. And Celestia was planning on asking me to marry me after I was freed from petrification caused by an asshole soldier after he decided I was insulting his queen too much and struck me with an enchanted sword with an illegal petrification enchant. And all that on day one, and before you ask I could have dodged it but an innocent filly would have been hit in my place. After I escaped, hormones kind of took over so long story short she got me pregnant before she could propose.”

Jack gives a trademark grin towards Palutena offering a hand to shake. “Well, from one genociding ‘warmonger’ to another, good job but don’t fall into any misunderstandings of ‘illegal’ this or that. It is only ‘illegal’ if polite society believes something to be, like combustable lemons. But let’s try to get some preplanning out of the way for your future wedding, as much as any chaos would hate it.” Only to stop and scratch his cheek lightly. “Where do you want ‘us’ to be during all this?”

“Of course! I think your​ entrance tipped the balance somewhat, so I think I can handle a little order, I like you Jack so let's see where would you prefer. A front row seat, or perhaps something a little more secluded so you can plot and scheme in peace?”
Jack snorts with a more honest grin hearing this. “I’d be more than happy to ‘seclude’ myself at your closest pool with a good view, with maybe a nose raising ‘uppercrust’ holier than you to smack purses in the faces of entitled pricks and cunts. With a side order of cosy hospitality.” He had a look as though to work it into something, or minor disturbance if only to be funny, maybe. “Could I also have one of those ‘foreign’ diplomat type sigil or something so they only have to take the abuse?”

“The Palace doesn't have a pool per se, it’s more a private spa and bath/hot tub. You wouldn't get nobles though, hmmn, ah, I know! The Mareriat has a five star hotel in Canterlot with a pool and plenty of stuck up nobles, and to really stick it to them,” Palutena clicked her fingers conjuring a decree of diplomatic immunity, “if they try and detain you it counts as betraying Equestria and is tantamount to treason. And I’d love to see their comeuppance for making me bored, when they blocked me from working. It was because I was pregnant and hormonal. I tell you, on my first day court in which I was subbing for Celestia, I damn well nearly used fairy law on one of them!”

During their own discussion F.A.U.S.T. has been silently looking down at Ax with folded arms, the look of disappointment deepening every minute as they talked, the glare from her optic eyes intensifying as if the wrath of a goddess would descend upon him if he didn’t offer up any placating words with Jack obliviously not noticing it while talking to Palutena. “Well, as one says. ‘Turn the other cheek, but clench before any stick is rammed up you, impaling you on it’, but I promise to only ‘maim’ the worse offenders to set them straight with some ‘it’s tradition’ or something of my homeland.” Faust muttered.

<<You know that idiot is knocked out cold right, Faust?>> Palutena asked Faust telepathically and surreptitiously while still actively talking to Jack. She only responded with a warm motherly smile half turning her head, the attention felt as though a predator was looking her over but remained cordial and strangely polite with an ‘air’ of cold detachment that wasn’t insulting or intentional. [That might be so, though it is a bit humorous to make this one nearly let his soul fly loose to rein him in on knowing to do better.]

Palutena mentally smirked, her eyes flashed while Jack was deep in his flask, <<your wish is my command, Mother in law.>> Asphyxious’ soul floated loose of his body. Or it would have if his body didn’t start floating with it. <<Have at it! Maybe it’ll work? If not, eh, it's still cathartic.>>

“What is happening? And why do I feel… High?” Asphyxious asked.

Block A, Palutena Vs kagutsuchi. Combatants, you have half an hour to prepare. Failure to reach the ring in that time results in an automatic forfeit echoed Dollette's voice.

Palutena groaned, “fuck my life!” There was a rather unladylike snort from the cuddle pile, as Celestia and Luna awoke,

“I am awake! I’ll just get the sun” Celestia mumbled as she stretched.
“I am sorry drill sergeant! Lieutenant Luna repo… ,” Luna was interrupted by a yawn and tried to salute.

This drew Faust's and Jack's attention. While Palutena facepalmed, she said “pardon me,” as she walked up to Celestia and cupped her face, “dear we aren't in Equestria at the moment. There is no sun to raise and if you try to raise our sun from this distance, you’ll just hurt yourself,” Palutena kissed Celestia causing her lean into it and moan as Celestia's hands grabbed Palutena's hips, while Palutena caressed Celestia's pregnant belly.

Releasing the kiss Palutena gained a look of concentration, “Hang on..."Palutena opened a portal to Equestria and shoved her hand through it, "Okay done, I just raised the sun and lowered the moon. For you.”

“Thank you dear,” Celestia thanked Palutena and kissed her again briefly.

“And Luna? you are not going through boot camp anymore,” Palutena reminded Luna who blushed in response and looked away, in doing so she spotted Faust, “why is mother here and why is she a cyborg?” Luna asked in confusion.

“That's not our Faust, she’s a Faust from a different world.” Palutena explained, “well anyway? enough chit chat, I have to go to the ring, you're welcome to stay and watch Jack, Faust. Oh? and place the required gear for the Eridium mining and Hyperion HQ in here. I am stuck here till I win the divine gladiatorial tournament. Oh, and bring Ax along girls, and Sonya, see if you can't awaken him from his mother in law fueled terror.” Palutena said as she stretched, “now what act should I go for? I have already done the Horrific child like innocence persona,” she muttered as she left the room.
“Sonya, where is your mum taking me?” Asphyxious asked as F.A.U.S.T. walked off with him.

“Welcome Ladies and Gentle gods to the Divine Tournament! I am Dollette, your announcer and referee for these matches! Today's first match is Palutena and her opponent kagutsuchi! All betting is now closed! Contestants ready!?” Dollette asked kagutsuchi and Palutena and waited for a response, they both nodded in response.
“Fight!”

“I’ll burn you to a crisp Palutena, you psychotic bitch!” kagutsuchi taunted.
Palutena stood straight, her arms held behind her loosely with an emotionless expression, “We shall see,” Palutena replied neutrally, kagutsuchi growled at her attitude, “was the first match just an act!” kagutsuchi demanded.

“Of course it was! I am milking this game for all it’s entertainment value, do you have any Idea what it's like to be the strongest on your world? It is so boring. Perhaps you can light the fire of excitement in my heart?” Palutena replied with a smug smirk.

“Ame no Tsurugi!” kagutsuchi called out summoning the legendary Japanese sword, “this is not a game!”

“Whatever you say Kage Chan!” Palutena taunted.

“Don't shorten my name!” kagutsuchi roared as the crowd cheered and she charged with Ame no Tsurugi drawn back to her right ready to slash Palutena. Once she reached Palutena she performed a horizontal right to left slash, Palutena dodged backwards, next was a vertical upward slash, Palutena spun to the side in response, left to right horizontal slash, Palutena dodged backwards again. This was all happening in the span of a few seconds. kagutsuchi lunged forwards and thrust her sword forward. The sword impaled through Palutena's chest causing her to cough up blood and her eyes to widen as the blade was withdrawn before multiple slashes riddled her body with cuts spilling blood with each slash. Palutena fell backwards onto the ring floor.

“Palutena!?” Celestia called out in worry as Luna held her back from jumping into the ring, “Luna! Let me go, I need to help!”

“No, she will get disqualified if you interfere, and then what would mother have to do to her! I know this hurts but she will come through I am sure!” Luna consoled her as she continued to hold her back.

“You only won the elimination because of fear and you caught them off guard. Surrender! You are not fit to be here.” kagutsuchi said turning her back on Palutena, whipping her blade to remove blood from her blade. She didn't notice the grin that formed on Palutena's face or when the blood returned to her body and the wounds healed, Palutena started to chuckle quietly. This caused kagutsuchi to turn around to where Palutena laid on the ring.

Her chuckles turned into a full blown boisterous laugh that sounded close to insanity. Palutena rose to her feet with an inhuman grin on her face, “come now Kage Chan? Surely you didn't think that was the end did you?”

Palutena smiled summoning her staff and shield, she dashed forward with her shield in front of her. Blue light surrounded her as she sped towards a shocked kagutsuchi who barely blocked the onslaught. Palutena repeatedly jabbed her staff head at kagutsuchi, but she blocked each strike with her sword deftly as Palutena laughed joyfully at the fire god who kept up with her attacks.

Palutena warped behind kagutsuchi and bent backwards as she spun her staff above her, hitting kagutsuchi on her head. While she was dazed Palutena grappled her and threw her down on the ground, causing her to bounce up like a ball being spiked, and another staff spin kept her aloft. Palutena jumped up high, her white wings appeared behind her back as she twisted to the side, using her wings to spike kagutsuchi into the ground. Palutena then fired balls of light from her staff down at kagutsuchi that homed in on the fire goddess, kagutsuchi ran away as she sliced the projectiles in half. She then returned the favor with her own fireballs.

Palutena simply smirked and hid behind her shield causing a large rectangular multicolored screen to appear in front of the attack, the fireballs were sent back towards kagutsuchi, who growled at her attack being used against her. Palutena’s smile didn’t waver as she warped down to the ring again and appeared mid front flip kick as her heeled sandal crashed into her opponent’s head, kagutsuchi took a swing at the opening provided but another warp carried Palutena out of range.

kagutsuchi growled again in frustration as she wreathed herself in fire that swirled around her like a tornado.

In response Palutena pointed her staff at kagutsuchi, “White. Light. Bright. Opprimens pressuram aquae! Magna Cartaracta!” A high pressure column of water appeared above kagutsuchi and fell on her dousing her fire and soaking her, the fire god glared at Palutena while she smirked at the fire goddess, “White. Light. Bright. Gelida halitus, immitte! Nivis Casus!” As Palutena's incantation finished an avalanche of snow fell on top of kagutsuchi, instantly freezing the water around and on kagutsuchi. Palutena’s vision was obscured as she shielded her face from the after effects of her spell.
Palutena calmly waited for the fire god, she didn't have to wait long as red hot heat filled the center of the ice, melting it, and the ice opened up letting out an enraged kagutsuchi. A light gathered below kagutsuchi and sprung forth like a water jet and launched her into the air.

Palutena warped towards kagutsuchi, locking her staff with Ame no Tsurugi, before pushing off panting this is getting me nowhere, Palutena groused and dismissed her staff and shield. She then straightened her palms as if was about to chop someone, pointing the tips of her fingers away from herself, kagutsuchi looked confused, “Ensis Exsequens,” Palutena said simply as two long blades of energy extended from her hands. kagutsuchi blinked as Palutena charged the two blades trailing behind her, swinging her two blades on kagutsuchi.

kagutsuchi blocked with Ame no Tsurugi, grunting under Palutena’s twin hits. Palutena smirked at kagutsuchi as their breaths started creating puffs of condensation, due to this kagutsuchi noticed that the temperature was lowering. Even more pressing however was how Ame no Tsurugi started smoking at the points that Ensis Exsequens had hit. kagutsuchi’s eyes widened as she kicked Palutena away, who gracefully righted herself as she floated down slowly.

“What the hell are those!?” kagutsuchi demanded pointing at Palutena, a smile played on Palutena’s lips, “Ensis Exsequens, the executioner’s sword causes damage by instantly converting matter from a solid (or liquid) into a gas, via a violent phase transition in order to attack its target; any living opponent caught within such an effect would thus be instantly vaporized and killed. As such a phase transition also absorbs an incredible amount of heat energy in the process, the surrounding area as the spell remains in use plummets in temperature as a direct result. It is a insidious spell if I do say so myself. Even if you dodge my blades, you will find it harder to create fire.” Palutena explained, as she once again ran at kagutsuchi. She was twirling and alternating which blade was slashing flowing smoothly into each swing in a deadly dance as kagutsuchi dodged or briefly blocked Palutena’s Ensis Exsequens, afraid to let them stay in contact for long. each hit grazing her or cutting her hair or clothes. Palutena performed a feint tricking kagutsuchi into moving Ame no Tsurugi to block and then threw all her strength into her next slash cutting through Ame no Tsurugi, kagutsuchi dodged away as her sword broke.

kagutsuchi was bleeding, panting she used fire from her feet so she could hover in the air.

“That’s it bitch, no more misses nice goddess. Amaterasu is going to kill me for losing that sword, I’ll burn you to a crisp and maybe she’ll be lenient on me!” She screamed shrilly as she gathered blue flames above her head into a massive ball.
kagutsuchi launched the massive ball of flames at Palutena, who responded by dispelling her blades and summoned her shield and shielding herself, kagutsuchi grinned as the fire split just before Palutena’s barrier and snaked behind her. Palutena warped away but the flames followed and was too fast for her to react to and too large to dodge the flames, so they engulfed her in a large tornado conflagration.

kagutsuchi cheered as the flames churned around Palutena, as the screams of pain emanating from it were heard over the flamestorm. What was left after the flames dissipated was a charred black shivering and shaking form of Palutena on her knees in the center of melted stone, the ground was warped so it looked like a whirlpool.
Celestia's eyes widened in shock as tears fell freely down her cheeks, Luna continued to hold her back as she looked away from the fight, shedding her own tears at Palutena's fate.

kagutsuchi laughed at Palutena's pain and struggles while dancing around the ring, as Palutena struggled to get up, kagutsuchi turned to gloat “you see!? You fool! You are nothing before the grea…. Ughh!” kagutsuchi’s eyes widened as she was now face to face with Palutena, her eyes filled with pure hatred and killing intent, kagutsuchi looked down and saw Palutena's clawed hand was also digging into her chest, Palutena slowly pushed through the fire goddesses rib cage which eventually gave way to Palutena's hand and teared through her lungs. Palutena's hand wrapped around her heart and her jaw distorted into rows of sharp dragon’s teeth, clamping down on her head. Fear was evident on the fire goddess’ face as Palutena crushed her heart.

kagutsuchi struggled to breath as blood flooded her lungs and she scrabbled to hold her throat and punched at Palutena’s face in panic as she fell to her knees. kagutsuchi’s heart started regrowing as blood spurted out of the wounds, her mouth and her eyes. Her blood seeped into Palutena’s mouth and her irises started to fade as she lost consciousness. Palutena’s jaws clamped shut with a sickening crunch, Palutena swallowed and a bulge traveled down her slender throat. The headless body collapsed to the ground.

“Winner Palutena!” Dollette called out to the cheers of the crowd, Palutena panted and fell to her knees. Ame no Tsurugi broke down into glowing gold dust and flowed into Palutena as an energy pulsed out of her body flashing in time like a heart beat, and then she also collapsed succumbing to the stress and wounds. kagutsuchi’s blood seeped into Palutena’s body, all of this occurring unbeknownst to observers.

Sonya got up and ran to Palutena's side, she scanned her before she sighing in relief and picking her up before carrying Palutena off to her room for medical assistance.
“Palutena!?” Celestia screamed as she ran off to her Fiancé's side followed by everyone else leaving Asphyxious, Faust and Handsome Jack alone together.

In Palutena's room Sonya burst through the door carrying Palutena in her arms.
Lumi and Twilight stirred awake due to the noise, “what's going on?” Lumi asked blearily rubbing her eyes.

“Off the bed! I need to lay her down now!” Sonya ordered with urgency in her voice.
Lumi looked to Sonya, when she saw Palutena's state she screamed, “Palutena!? What happened to her!?” Lumi demanded drawing Twilight's attention. When she saw her state she gasped and covered her mouth as tears gathered in her eyes, she moved alongside a sobbing Lumi as they got off the bed to allow Sonya to lay Palutena down.
“She won her first match, though there was significant damage done to her in the process, ” as Sonya finished explaining, the others entered the room. Celestia ran to the bed, tears running down her cheeks as she saw the extent of the damage. Palutena had fourth degree burns all over her body, her skin was cracked, fissured and pitch black, the fissures were still red hot and glowing, so much sothat it looked like magma flows. Charred skin flaked off onto the bed and Palutena suffered unable to move due to muscle damage. Celestia began sobbing harder as she pulled Luminescence and Twilight into a hug their faces crashing into her massive breasts.

“She’ll be fine, I’m more worried about what mother has in mind with my husband.” Sonya said, as she began to treat Palutena. “This may hurt.”

Palutena let out screams of pain as Sonya worked on her. Her whole body felt like it was still on fire and cooking her. Palutena thrashed around as her body slowly started healing. Her overtaxed healing starting back up in tandem with Sonya's work.
Muscle and skin knitted together as Palutena's screaming subsided to pained whimpers. “You’re lucky I’m using painkillers or this would be much worse.” Commented Sonya as she worked. “Do you have any idea how hard it is to work on someone, who’s body slowly builds up an immunity to drugs? I have to keep making more powerful ones just to knock Asphyxious out whenever he get badly injured.”

“I HAVE COMPROMISED NOTHING!” Roared Asphyxious from outside as the sound of large wings could be heard. Sonya sighed at this knowing full well her husband had turned into his true form. He will most like fly around a brood or find some kind of enemy to do battle with.

That was when Asphyxious’ Luna stormed in growling to herself. “Sonya, I do not wish to say this but your mother is a bitch. She ended up setting fire to a house planet. She had no right to talk to our husband like that. She has no idea what he's been through.”
A cold unseeing gaze was likely directed at Ax’s Luna at the moment and her using a curse word sounded out from her lips, as Handsome Jack leisurely followed in at his own pace with his flask being put back into his lab coat. “Yeah, well, when you factor in that he’s the ‘son-in-law’. You should think how well your own mother would feel on the subject, though mine has been very-” He paused to mull out his words as though censoring himself. “You could call her ‘Traditionalist Alicorn Supreme’ with a dash of Amazon Empress at the core, no matter what it’ll be picked apart unless you are a respectable Alicorn or her children, but even then it’s an eternal uphill walk to prove her wrong.” He stopped with a raised mocking eyebrow at Ax’s Luna, not fully trusting her nor refusing her or simply not giving a shit.

“You didn’t have to deal with your children being slaughtered to open a portal to bring a dragon to our home. The first thing Toruk did once he was freed was kill my sister.” Ax’s Luna snarled, but tried to calm herself. “He then went after the bearers, Twilight and her friends were hunted down one by one by that dragon’s minions. Only Fluttershy was able to get away with the rest of our kin, Asphyxious stayed and battled to hold of what he could. But there were too many for him alone to hold off.”

Sonya whistled over the noise, “Hey! Could you perhaps stop bickering and give me a little help over here!? Palutena is shifting forms and isn’t stopping!” She pointed out to her and sure enough she was switching between human, anthro, alicorn and her true draconic form and hundreds, perhaps thousands of minotaurs, ponies and Griffins.
Jack kept the raised eyebrow pulling out a odd measuring meter, motioning for Palutena’s mouth to be opened before sticking it into her mouth as it extended into her throat without blocking airflow as it expanded out which others might easily make a dirty joke. As he tapped away on his watch bringing up a graph of her figure being mapped out with the active and passive energy readings put into bars by measuring types for her condition, stroking the bottom side of his chin he asked a question. “So specifics on ‘what’ caused her condition in twenty words would you kindly? Also Luna, stop trying for the high ground, it always bites you in the ass one way or another.”
Ax’s Luna smiled at that. “No need when I have Asphyxious around.” She said with a smile.

“Too true~” Purred Sonya as her tail wagged.

“Less smut more data people, now, because I was busy before being a dick of a tourist.” He tapped on the hologram to refresh the readings, his eyes looking at Palutena’s shifting forms with mild interest. Narrowing his eyes, hearing nothing before speaking as an afterthought, he moved one hand to examine her injury. “As much as I want to be labeled with another Regicide I ‘particularly’ enjoy to keep living clients, besides also being Ava’s kid.”

“Oh mother! Don’t tell me.” Asked Sonya as she looked at the data.
“What!? What is wrong!? Oh don't tell me her assimilation ability has gone haywire or that Lux, her plaga, is injured!” Celestia asked worriedly as she held Palutena's right hand.

Jack simply looked at them, a serious expression on his face before he spoke up. “F.A.U.S.T., give me a regulator.” Without having to turn around she had appeared beside him in digital cubes forming her prime form with a disappointed frown replaced by placid neutrality, offering a metal collar which he placed onto her neck snapping into place. The triggered seal of it sent a jolt through the body locking her to the current form, shocking her awake as one would inject adrenaline into her system.

“Bitches love cannons!” Palutena randomly exclaimed in a spot on impression of abridged Alucard's voice, “wait what the hell! Ow, I feel like I was stuck watching Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider movies,” Palutena complained, her voice back to normal and rubbing her head as Celestia, Twilight and Lumi tackle hugged her.

“She got a bit ‘scrambled’ most likely, but give her a bit to recoup and she can take it off, about four hours before that regulating collar turns to dust. Think of it like converting mana to the body’s vital nutrients, but a precise reading was needed to calibrate it to her. So think of it as a temporary fashion statement.” Jack droned out, taking the flask from his lab coat pocket before taking another drink, only to belch after. With F.A.U.S.T. herself applying another injection during that time into his main artery, nodding in satisfaction as mana expels from his pores for now. “By the way, if you are wondering, yes I have type one and two of E.M.A..”

“Question, should we worry that our lover has most likely gone on a rampage through a world full of deities?” Asked Ax’s Luna. Sonya looks back at her before running the numbers.

“He’s in a place where there are powerful gods and goddesses all over the shop, I'd be more worried what they would do to him than what he could do to them,” Palutena commented dryly.

“I’ll go look for him just to be sure, he’s already seen as the Dragon Father back home.” Said Ax’s Luna as she walked out. “I’d hate for someone else to try and steal him from us.”

“So what the hell happened?” Palutena asked, “Last I remember is having my flesh seared off like a steak and then black, pain and sadness coming from around me and finally a really uncomfortable image of cyber Faust and ax,” she shuddered at the last part, “what?” Palutena asked the room of people staring at her.

Said F.A.U.S.T. in question simply gave Palutena a ‘warm’ motherly smile, as her optics glowed gazing at her before staring back down at Jack with her hand still on him, much to his own ignoring it. “Well, from the ‘outside’ looks of you, I’d have humorously said you were having the magic equivalent of a seizure. But I was being a dick tourist so I didn’t really see what happened to you, so data and make it happen in twenty words or less.”

“Wait, you thought you saw Asphyxious and my mother doing what?” Asked Sonya as she stared at Palutena.

“Um, the closest analogue?” Palutena started​ to think, “the horizontal monster mash… if that helps.” Palutena shrugged. Sonya stared at her.

“My mother has no interest in him. Velvet on the other hand back home.” Sonya replied, making Twilight stare at the dragoness.

“Who's Velvet?” Palutena's Twilight asked in confusion, Sonya looked to Palutena as if asking if she should explain this.

Palutena sighed, “just be gentle.”

“She, in our equestria was Asphyxious’ Twilight’s mother. Let just say when all the ponies went into heat. Velvet trapped Asphyxious and Twilight joined in. You can fill in the gaps.” Sonya explained like reading off a note.

“She was your biological mother Twilight,” Palutena explained clarifying what Sonya meant.

“That was her name? Why didn’t Shining Armor tell me?” Palutena hugged Twilight,
“Likely to spare you from the pain dear.”

Twilight began to tear up, “Do you know who my father was?” Twilight asked through choked sobs.

“Yes dear, his name was Night Light.” Palutena replied holding Twilight tighter.

Meanwhile, Jack raised his eyebrows, a shudder of fear rolled over his form at hearing the word ‘heat’. As if recalling a nightmarish event, gazing out before being shaken back into conscious state by F.A.U.S.T.. “That is a week long horror all men should fear, it’s really worse because of gender disparity. But the sex industry has boomed from ‘lifelike’ phalluses, though the mare assault on my compound was horrible.”

“No weirder than what happened when I was released. My aspect over light makes my heat last three weeks, and when Celly and I met up flesh to flesh... Well, you can infer that part, damn well nearly split me in half before I transformed into alicorn​, well long story short Luna got roped into our heat fueled marathon.”​

“Lightweights.” Sonya said making a scan of Palutena. “You know nothing of the wonders of being in the same room with Ava and Asphyxious in a full on rut.”

“Actually I do, I ended up unbirthed and that is how she became my mother, rather interesting experience to be honest,” Palutena shrugged

“I’ll have to look into that, could be interesting data?” The dragoness asked. “I could fit a full grown mare in my other form, but how to keep the subject alive? I’ll need more data.”

Handsome Jack simply had a growing look of disgust before turning to walk towards the doorway soon followed by his Faust. “I’m out of this smut fest, got more places to go and readings/dickery to do onto the ‘noble’ populous spreading my people’s friendly welcome of kicking them.” Faust lightly inclined her head softly towards our group following after him with a regal air.

“So what now,” Palutena asked.

“Make sure Asphyxious isn’t causing trouble?” Asked Ax Luna before she had a thought. “Wait… Where has Midprise been?”

“I just know Asphyxious is going to be blamed on me somehow,” Palutena groused. That was when she heard a goddess screaming, something about a pool of life and it being defiled.

“I hate it when I am right,” Palutena remarked to herself. Sonya just giggled at this. Ax Luna smiled as she started to leave followed by Sonya.

“Where are you two going?” Palutena asked curiously.

“Why, to join them, we don’t want Midprise to have all the fun.” Said Ax Luna, as she and Sonya linked arms and walked out. Leaving everyone else to stare after them.

Palutena sighed and threw her arms up in exasperation, “I am done, I’ll just snuggle with our foals,” she said levitating them over to her from their cots, and then she got a wiff of something unpleasant. “Okay let's get you changed,” Palutena said clicking her fingers and disposing of the diapers into the void while replacing them with clean ones. “Good, now I bet you all need feeding,” Palutena said as she, Celestia and Lumi started breast feeding them.

Thunderous sparks appeared outside what he assumed was Palutena’s shop, forming into a boom tube with a archnipony stepping out first before a fluttering green cloaked human form stepped out next with a unicorn model figure wearing armor similar to his ‘colors’ openly held in arm as a couple would with a caribou doe dressed in amazon armor fervently following. “This would be Rin’s student?” His gaze befell the door until turning to look down the street, seeing the malevolent gaze of F.A.U.S.T., wishing to kill him dead by her stare. He only to calmly open the door and enter with the same gaze returned only by both his servants. As he entered he saw several anthro mares and a human woman breastfeeding foals.

The anthro mare beside him smiled as she looked towards his direction, his other arm tapped a finger into his palm, watching this as he spoke with a regal calm. “I assume one of you would be Palutena, Student of Rin?” His grey pupils moved as stormclouds over them to identify one of them from the crowd.

“In the divine flesh,” Palutena chirped happily, “how may I help you?” She​ asked as she added two new arms to her form as she held Verdant Fields and Serenity Song, she stood up and shook his hand with one of her new appendages.

He focused his eyes toward her speaking formally, stepping in closer to not bar the entrance from anyone else coming in. “I require a spell of a sensitive nature, that would be intended not for myself… If we can speak privately, without any other sets of ears or eyes.” His tone was a matter most dire, as the armored anthro unicorn released his arm giving him a warm smile as she went to see the children being fed.

Palutena tapped her chin thoughtfully unperturbed and nodded, “Please bear with me while I give Luna my foals to hold.” She mentioned as she turned away and handed Luna Verdant and Serenity. Luna smiled as Palutena turned and returned to Doom, “Okay, first question before we leave, does your entourage have any weakness to light, dark, harmony or chaos magic?” Palutena asked seriously then added, “it will affect where I take you for our privacy.”

His response was to give his two unique guards a look, as they backed off while the arachnipony somehow having gotten onto the ceiling skittered towards the Unicorn quickly while a snort of derision from the doe from the former’s actions led her to follow suit with a sway of mysticism. “It will be your self and I, is that sufficient?”

“Very well,” Palutena closed her eyes and snapped her fingers, a door and doorframe not attached to a wall appeared beside them, it had a frosted glass window and gold lettering, that said ‘Palutena's office’. She opened the door and let Doom through, following behind.

“Take a seat,” Palutena motioned for the chair which turned around to let him sit, as she made her way behind her desk. There was a fireplace to the left, and on the mantle sat various photographs of family. Behind the desk was a high backed lounger and beyond that was a window showing space filled with stars. She sat down and smiled, “whisky? My own brew, with zap apples and harmony magic for that added kick.” Palutena offered.

Measuring each step he took as he appeared to be regulating his power to excite it, he moved his gaze over the room, taking it all in only to step towards her table, standing before it politely declining the offered drink and seat for now. “While I have been known to enjoy some luxury, that cannot be so at this time. I would have a question that could shift the balance, which is if the rumor about your abilities is true. I require a spell or artifact that would destroy a divine artifact that is at it’s peak, to save the life of another who is in said balance against their will.” His gaze bore at her with the meaning of those words.

“Hmmn, these artifacts wouldn't happen to be the elements of harmony, would they?”
Shaking his head once in a negative tone he spoke. “It may not be them, but it derives it’s power from that source. Enslaving the will of another to ‘Harmony’s’ direction, this was done as my information has revealed the reasoning for it is the ‘kindest’ thing they could have done to this person. This has been called the ‘Shackle of Harmony’.”

“What is the status of your world's goddess of Harmony? I am a Goddess of harmony so I could sever the connection, the devil's in the details though. If your world's Harmony fights me, it will take longer and if she is responsible rather than an unwilling participant I will have to assimilate her and usurp her first, to ensure the poor soul isn't destroyed by her in a last ditch effort to stop me. A spell could destroy it, with sufficient power and finesse, if it was a spell of Harmonies opposite Chaos. Do you have any Chaos magic?”

“No, I wouldn’t hold that, though an interesting bit you may enjoy hearing is someone named the ‘Scarlet Witch’..” A feeling of a smile emanated from himself revealing a illusion of a stone woman, likely held in his possession with a old anthro wolf wearing his banner giving off electric sparks of a Thunderwolf. “Another like myself who appeared to have defeated this ‘Discord’ long ago, there isn’t a recorded image of him but the only casualty seems to have been her brother.”

“Quicksilver?” Palutena asked intrigued.

Nodding softly as his arms folded in a brooding look from his eyes, he sighed softly as his eyes shifted towards the door as he spoke. “The doe of my party has said that he died from battle rather than taking a strike from the elements, likely protecting his sister when they had fled to the Crystal Empire for asylum under a Unicorn ruler known as Sombra.. She was defeated there, with Sombra having followed suit into the ice causing the city’s disappearance.”

“Unfortunately with this new piece of information a spell or artifact would be insufficient for what you ask. I would have to directly interfere with the shackle’s connection and I can’t leave here until I serve my punishment. But someone else can act for me, either as a cleric or a paladin, as I am a goddess of light, dark, order, chaos, Harmony, craftsman and wisdom.

Essentially I am a goddess of balance, if you have anyone who would be willing to be my cleric or paladin in your world who is truly neutral then I can empower them so long as they follow balance and stay neutral, perform deeds in my name and work to spread my religion. All they would have to do is lay their hands on the enslaved and I can then work through them to break them free. The cost for doing this for you is that you leave them to spread my religion and,” she conjured a strange looking dodecahedral pulsing crystal orb, “plant this seed in a wide empty space with plenty of foot traffic, the seed will create a duplicate of my temple which will spread my religion, and enable multiversal travel without tokens.

You do not have to plant the seed personally, leave that to the cleric or paladin. As long as you honour your side, my religion as a faction(clerics, paladins, knights and acolytes) may not impede or attack you except when such action would endanger their lives, though the actions of those who only worship me aren't covered by this compact and I won't be responsible for their actions, and if captured alive bring them before me and I will judge them.(note to self build afterlife) As the temple is an exact copy the fourth level library will be open to you, it contains many donated books from multiple worlds on many topics.”

“Hmmm, could it be anyone or someone on my ‘end’?” Looking towards her as he held some reservations about the ‘cost’ presented, knowing those he brought along wouldn’t be true neutral when regarding him. “I will need a ‘list’ of your ‘commandments’ for the candidate to know.”

“As long as they are True Neutral in alignment and follow my ideals of balance, if they should stray from either, they would lose their powers or be diminished, so please warn them about that in advance. Their powers will also be based on their wisdom. For my commandments, they are thus” Palutena explained as she showed him a scroll with a copy of her commandments

“I hope that won't be an issue? I believe those are practical and realistic commandments,” Palutena stated.

Doom simply raised an eyebrow at Palutena, rolling the scroll back closed. “It should not, though the future is unknowable. Would someone desiring your power simply need to read this or an action done to become your mortal follower?” He looked Palutena in the eyes as he held the given scroll.

“Because I do not have a presence in your world already, you will have to bring them here for me to bind them to myself and empower them.” Palutena answered with a smile.

Snapping his gauntlet fingers, a boomtube opened at this time only for a mint green anthro unicorn falling through with a adorable squeak. “I’m okay!” She responded while rubbing her snout, looking up she smiles as she first sees Doom only to be concerned seeing another human before hugging his leg, putting herself between them as a shaking leaf.

“Oh my me! She’s adorable!” Palutena exclaimed while letting out a girly squeal forgetting herself for a moment.

Lyra for her part blushed lightly with Palutena’s hands on her cheeks, only to gasp suddenly with much fanfare standing before Palutena. “Are you a human female?! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Wait, where are we Victor?” She turned her head back hugging and shaking Palutena excitedly.

Palutena chuckled at her enthusiasm, “My little pony, I am no longer human. Though I used to be one. Now though I am a goddess. As for our location, we are in the void that makes up the multiverse, filtered to make it less sanity sapping for mortal eyes.”

Lyra hadn’t moved if barely breathed when the words finally processed in her head, dilated eyes as she seemed to have fainted standing up still holding Palutena.

“I think you should have simply said, ‘my personal store somewhere which normal beings don’t come to.’ or simply be vague.. But that ‘goddess’ statement most likely caused her to faint, she has a deep rooted fascination for humans both past and present.”

Palutena sighed and laid her right hand on Lyra’s forehead, “Sorry my little pony, but I cannot have you fall asleep just yet,” there was a flash of golden light from her palm, instantly returning Lyra to consciousness.

She shook her head only to rapidly release Palutena causing her to fall back into what seemed to be Doom’s awaiting arms, having grown used to her antics as she sheepishly smiled and bowed enthusiastically. “I am SO sorry! I was just REALLY excited to see a human female, then you said you were a goddess and-” Doom lightly clamped her muzzle shut doing a ‘breathe’ gesture, releasing her after to let Palutena speak.

“Well, not that this isn’t fun my little pony, but I must insist you stay conscious while you are here, Doom did not bring you here to talk to a human ex or otherwise.” Palutena smiled warmly at her,

She blinked owlishly before smiling brightly as she brought out a large book with the title ‘Humans: a guide through history!’ as she bounced in place. “Is it to help fill in more information about humans?! Victor’s been helping but he only knows so much about one culture!” Her eyes were wide open, sparkling with joy with a quill and inkwell ready as a rabid fan can be.

“Perhaps another time, Lyra, you were brought here as part of a deal, a deal that involves you personally. Do you know of the hero, Doctor Fate?” Palutena asked gently.

She scrunched her muzzle worried, her fingers fiddling with her book as the quill and ink in her magic grasp stuttered. “I was really worried, he was really weird as I’ve only heard a rumor about somepony named Doctor Fate. Like he was somepony who held the Princess’s ear for a LONG time on many matters but never has been seen publicly, until he fought Victor..” She turned her eyes towards Doom silently questioning as for what happened that time, only to shake his head no towards her pleading eyes.

“Well Lyra, Doom came to me for help with Doctor Fate. The only way I can help Doom, help Doctor Fate is if I turn you into my cleric,” Palutena explained to the mint coated mare.

Lyra’s head swivels between Doom and Palutena, shocked and adorably nervous. “Um, I get into some arguments with Bon Bon and the others over not being Sun faithful.. What would I do? Also other ponies might call me crazy…”

“You would be my cleric, you will gain divine magic, the ability to channel my divinity and in return you would worship me and follow my Domain of Balance, and follow the path of true neutrality and this,” Palutena said holding out her temple’s seed,
“This will create a copy of my temple in your home world, where you place it is ultimately up to you but the more foot traffic the better.

There is one proviso, you and any member you induct into the clergy either as a knight, cleric or paladin, they must not interfere with Doom, If he threatens their life then they can retaliate and Doom will let you spread my religion, this compact only affects the clergy not the public members,” Palutena explained and gave the seed to Lyra with a smile alongside a scroll, her tenants,

“there is something that will actually be interesting for you. When you advance far enough in your training you can invoke me directly with divine intervention, I will show them the folly of their attacks on you.”

“Doom will inform you of your role in saving Doctor Fate later, but for now kneel and close your eyes,” Palutena ordered softly as she placed her hands onto her head.
Lyra felt the pressure as she kneeled down, clearly nervous as she hadn’t prepared herself knowing there wouldn’t have been enough time to even do that.

“Okay..” She spoke softly with her nerves rising.

“Do you swear to uphold the balance, to protect the innocent, to spread my influence and my religion to your people?” Palutena asked Lyra

Lyra softly nodded with her fingers fiddling together, as she tries to rally her courage.
“Do you swear to remain completely neutral?” Palutena asked her next.

“I’ll try my best, even though I may be biased… Like humans.” She spoke attempting to be light hearted, giving a smile.

“Actually most humans are True Neutral, that is they value practically and are realistic, though certainly they do run that gamut of other alignments as well,” Palutena corrected her,

“And do you swear to me your undivided devotion?”

She especially fiddled with her fingers here as she asked. “Um, do I get personal time?”

“Of course you do, I’d be a huge hypocrite if I told my adherents to practice abstinence,“ Palutena smirked at Lyra who was now blushing, “Plus my mother would kill me if I tried that.” Palutena chuckled before becoming serious again.

She giggled before nodding again as she took a deep breath. “Okay, though will this hurt? Because I heard this thing hurts..” She was sweating from nerves and her imagination going wild, from things she heard to her own brain playing it to a higher gear.

“No child, it will not hurt. It is just very intense. Steel yourself.” Palutena advised as she continued,

“Then you are now bound to me, and I shall now imbue you with my power,” Palutena’s hands glowed gold and engulfed Lyra in Light, when the light subsided Lyra was now wearing a simple chain mail set, a shield and square headed mace hung from her waist and she held a beautiful tome all about Palutena and everything Lyra will need to know. On the cover of the book was Palutena’s cutie mark, a swirl of light behind a hammer, scissors and saw crossed over at the handles over an anvil.

Asphyxious was laying by the pool after his wifes fully enjoyed themselves in his company. For now he was happy sleeping. For some odd reason little ponies kept asking him to move, he paid them no mind as he slept. Until a voice woke him up, he only opened his good eye to see who it was. “Yes?” He asked blinking at the one who woke him up.

“Mortals, you need to move, this is not a pool it is a public water feature,” a topless muscular god with golden hair and eyes said, standing with his hands on his hips. Asphyxious yawned before getting up and moving two feet before laying down again.
“If you do not comply I shall move you forcibly,” the god smirked, “or perhaps we shall disqualify your friend?”

Asphyxious chomped his jaws over the gods head, before shaking him around then throwing him into the pool. Before growling to himself and walking away from the pool. ”Can’t take a nap without somebody bugging me…”

“Contestant Palutena, remove your companion from the pool of life or face immediate disqualification, you have thirty minutes to comply.” Dollete’s voice announced, Asphyxious shook his head at this as he was walking away.

“Thank you for complying, have a fine day.” Dollete’s voice chirped.

“Where’s a good snack bar when you need one?” Asphyxious asked himself as he walked around this strange place. “I’m hungry.”
Asphyxious was suddenly buried underneath a pile of gems, he poked his head out before looking at all the gems then looked up. “Umm, I’d like a mountain of burgers please. No cheese.”

The gems turned into hamburgers, gods and goddesses that passed by shook their heads at the dracolich’s choice in food stuffs. Asphyxious smiled at this before he yelled. “THANK YOU!” Then he started to pig out on the mountain of food. Asphyxious shed tears of joy at the food in his mouth. “It so good…” Asphyxious took another bite of food but stopped when he felt something moving around in his mouth.

Asphyxious blinked at this before moving the living thing to one side of his mouth, so he could swallow the food without eating whatever it was that was still alive in his mouth. He then pokes his tongue out and looked at who it was. It was a little girl holding some kind of wooden staff. Asphyxious picked her up and put her down on the ground. “Sorry, didn’t see you there. You okay?”” He asked before eating more food.

“You idiot, watch where you bite in future!” She yelled as she tried to get the drool out of her dress.

Asphyxious looked around as he carefully picked up one of the burgers. “Sorry. Want one?” He asked holding one out to her.

“I don’t want your dumb burgers, they are just a bastardized corpses of a poor cow that humans desecrated!”

“Really? But they taste so good.” He replied before eating it. “By the way who are you?” Asphyxious asked as he continued to eat.

“I am the goddess of nature Viridi, remember it well mortal!” She declared before storming off in a huff, muttering about stupid humans.

“Hey think you could help out with my world? Just watch out for the devorwum. I have no idea if he’s awake or not.” Asphyxious asked with food still in his mouth. He was unsure whether she heard or not and she didn’t give any indication that she did, as she kept walking away ranting.

“Heh, she’s like a mini Raven.” He said before going back to eating. A portal opens up next to Asphyxious, making him stop eating to look at who was walking out of the portal. Turns out it was a pony dressed like a overlord, who laughed.

He was instantly incinerated, before he could even monologue. Asphyxious laughed at this, to him this was just too funny. “Oh that made my day!” And just for shits and giggles, Asphyxious fires a fireball into the portal before it closed. “Wonder what will happen on the other side?”

F.A.U.S.T. walked with a perfectly timed metallic ‘clip clop’ following at Jack’s side half a step back than his own pace due to their size differences, her expression resembling a slightly grim tone with hate filled glowing optics. One wing half extended to cover Handsome Jack’s back as she spoke up, her gaze shifting to a concerned overprotective shift. “Doom has finally made an appearance after so long, due to previous encounters in the past we are likely at a disadvantage if we confront him now.”

Jack for his part shrugged only to take another drink from his metal flask, anger clear in his gaze only to relax when F.A.U.S.T. applied another injection. “The fucker likely knew this would happen in advance, he somehow always has been able to out plot me so let's go under the assumption he has a mechanism for time travel. That field of study is beyond a bag filled with steroided feral cats fighting to the death, plus his stupid magic bullshit is still hard to swallow.” He narrowed his eyes as they leisurely walked, half turning his head towards her to ask. “You are still collecting data, am I right?” To which she replied with a calm nod looking at the scenery before them.

By the paths they were walking, it gave the feeling that they were being calm if rather orderly tourists. Perhaps unintentionally despite how they are dressed, but the robotic Alicorn has a precious lifelike quality that from a distance one would mistake her as being flesh and blood happily conversing with a shockingly plain weak human. From the air if one paid attention to the duo it would feel as if they were mapping out the main roads of this city by its main streets, to go in a full circle. “How’s the blood curse results going?”

F.A.U.S.T. gave a sigh before looking back at Jack, drawing him a bit closer. “It cannot be dispelled, at best we could only transfer it to another sharing your blood relation. But that would not work with your doubles, so either you sire a child and they willingly sacrifice themselves or a member of your blood related family takes it on your behalf, but regardless it will kill the afflicted victim completely. No chances to reincarnate, no loopholes to negate it. The current blood purification system will only prevent further corrosion but nothing else which would leave you bed bound, your pain and organ failures would only increase as you have had two operations since leaving statue form.” Her gaze held a deep meaning as he sighed in frustration, messing up his own hair before taking another drink from his flask as she added on. “Also damaging your liver doesn’t help your condition.”

Doom simply stared at Lyra, only to look back towards her speaking his mind. “I take it you enjoy the flare of dramatic appeal to stroke your ego?” A tone of disappointment but nothing seemingly beyond his expectation, as he observed the blinking Lyra looking herself over excitedly.

“Pfft no, not my ego, my boredom. Immortal life gets so dreary sometimes, you have to add that bit of flare to spice things up and just like you just proved mortals expect it. If I was stroking my ego, I’d do something entirely more impressive and over the top, or mention how I have bedded Celestia and Luna, if you were a pony,”

“You have mated with Princess Celestia and Luna!?” Lyra exclaimed in shock, causing Palutena to point to Lyra as said pony stumbled in shock grasping her head in confusion.

“See, case in point right there! Although I should mention it isn’t your Celestia and Luna, Lyra, and Celestia is my fiance now,” Palutena added warmly.

Doom sighed as poor Lyra was far more confused, as she tried to wrap her head around this enlightening situation. “Why don’t you thank the former human for what she’s given you and take some time to rest, maybe let you adjust to what you have gotten back home?” He said softly as Lyra tried to make a coherent sentence as she pointed at Palutena then herself then Doom only to clutch her head again, opening a boomtube for her as he took her book, planning to return her human book later.

“Don’t think too hard about it Lyra dear,” Palutena said softly before she left.

“Is there any other way I can help you? Of course for a purely monetary fee. Oh, and here you go” Palutena gave him a holoshop orb, “This is the true Palutena’s spells, it’s an auto shop so you don’t have to worry about maintaining it and you can place and use it anywhere. Our specialty is turning fictional spells into reality,” Palutena explained with a warm welcoming smile.

Doom simply raised an eyebrow at her as what limitedly could be seen with his iconic helmet, taking the offered item then gesturing back towards the door. “I believe this is satisfactory, though this ‘shop’ of yours may seem a bit odd. Though within the ‘realm’ of what a bored goddess would do, but I will keep a mindful eye on Lyra simply for what she now represents.” Doom gave Palutena a meaningful stare.

“Indeed, her life is going to become a bit more frantic, if experience has taught me anything, hang on, here is my token,” she handed him her staff token, “my token contains the ability to use a mega laser at will. If you or Lyra get into trouble before she can invoke me directly, use this staff, I shall come and help.”

Doom nodded as he put the staff away speaking again formally. “I believe we’ve had concluded urgent matters, perhaps we could get back to the others and see how they are with your young.” He spoke at the end with some warmth, walking near the door as his eyes held some of that warmth.

Palutena smiled and got up to walk over to the door, she pulled it open to let Doom through first.

Doom blinked as he saw the unfolded scene, some webbing swings being moved by spider pony legs as the Doe stared with utmost fury up at said spider pony while wrapped in webbing with a tittering Fleur reading a story aloud, openly ignoring the mess behind her as it seemed the two had gotten into a intense physical conflict earlier.
Palutena looked through the door and arched an eyebrow at the scene, she turned back to Doom, “Doom if you are with any of those mares romantically, I’ll warn you now that their biological clocks are ticking, if you catch my meaning.”

Doom frowned at her wording, his eyes moved to look at her own as he spoke calmly. “I have been courting the idea, though the Siren has the best understanding of myself. Though that is remaining to be seen.” Once he looked back at the scene it was only then that Fleur looked up and understanding flashed in her eyes before lightly frowning at Palutena.

“Just a friendly warning, not for you to stay away, just so you can prepare properly.”

<<Worry not young siren, I have no designs on Doom, we are merely acquaintances. And my herd is already full, with Celestia, Lumi, Galaxy-eyes prime photon dragon and a few other’s that shall remain nameless. I wish you luck though,>>

Fleur let out a nod with a warm smile, giving the book back as she gracefully stepped over with a model’s gait to rejoin at Doom’s side nuzzling into him while Doom himself freed the web bound doe from her confined shame. When she got back onto her hooves she gave out a foreign expletive, if one had to guess towards her arachnipony companion. “It would seem we have missed a bit of the proceedings out here, though you should often be wary.”

“Well, I wish you luck on your ...errand, and hope you come again, if you need further assistance.”

Doom simply nodded as his eyes looked up at the Arachnipony before pulling her too from the ceiling, landing her near the door who seemed none too fussed about being lifted, as she skittered the rest of the way to open the door. “As you would with your current plight.”

Shortly after Doctor Doom had left and the rest had settled down to relax, the door opened to admit Handsome Jack. Palutena jumped to her feet and with a click of her fingers on her right hand made a medium sized and polished mahogany chest appear in her hands, “I didn’t get a chance to thank you for your aid before, so I thought I would aid you in return,” Palutena said as she handed Jack the chest, “Open it,” Palutena urged with a smile.

His eyes narrowed with a frown, looking at her then the mahogany chest. “I would say you have taste, but tell me what Doom wanted from you.” His mismatched colored blue and green eyes focused on her, his F.A.U.S.T. radiated an edge matching his mood though her face was calm unlike his own expression.

“Oh that? He just wanted a way to free Doctor Fate from being enslaved by Harmony, purely business,” Palutena replied without hesitance or care.

He blinked and looked back at his faust who simply nodded, confirming to her words as he turned his head back to Palutena. “Just like that? You didn’t even do the ‘pretend to not know what I am talking about’ bit? Also, what ‘aid’ are you talking about giving me?” His eyes held suspicion looking down at the chest then flicking his gaze back up to meet her eyes, mildly surprised about her stance.

“Why would I? It’s an unnecessary lie and it’s not like I aided him without getting something out of it. As for the aid I am providing you, it’s simple, it’s a bioidentical alicorn horn in hyperion yellow and a petabyte worth of data on magic, magic energy and horn composition, including my own experiences with magic. That may help with your ema problem, either by attaching it to yourself or finding a cure for it, or failing that you can use it to profit off of unicorns who have lost their horns with cloned replacements.” Palutena shrugged.

He looked a bit dumbfounded by this for a moment only to blink and shrug his shoulders, his faust having moved to pick the chest up digitizing it into storage only to return to his side printing out a piece of paper handing it off to him. “Still, will ding you for using my trademarked color… Without permission but at half billing....” He folded it into a paper airplane and threw it towards her direction.

Palutena rolled her eyes and caught the paper plane, “Let’s see, two hundred fifty thousand plus fifty thousand for a total of three hundred thousand,” Palutena sighed and clicked her fingers conjuring a neat pile of bits, “there you go,”

Jack’s faust had quickly plucked the pile from the ground with a glow from her robotic horn digitizing it away, while Jack having remembered something pointed his hand aggressively at her. “Don’t think I’ve forgotten about that stupid ‘Ensis Exsequen’ weapon bullshit, you were simply butchering Science for your own self indulgent opinions! Or pulling what any ‘social scientist’ has even done and half assed their own thesis to end results pulled from their ass.”

Palutena sighed and replied, “if you doubt it, peer review it then, F.A.U.S.T. was there and I assume she can’t lie to you, so you can have her run the data she collected, I’ll even give you the formulae free of charge,” She said as she snapped her fingers passing him the scroll copy.

Jack twitched his eyebrow at when ‘peer review’ was said, only to dangerously narrow his eyes with a growing trademark smile growing on his face. “Alright, since you wanted this trash to be peer reviewed. Let's do that then, I’ll be sure to send you the results as well as some ‘peers’ views on it. Also good luck with your match, you may have another later, but of the mind instead.” Jack laughed in a ominous way, sending the data back as he waited for the trolling response with his faust giving a mock sigh with a warm smile, giving Palutena a light hearted smile shrugging softly.

“I look forward to the day you yourself may experience magic as it is supposed to be experienced.” Palutena replied, with a heartfelt smile.

“Yeah! Let see some blood!” Asphyxious yelled in his seat next to his Luna and Sonya, seeing as Misprise wanted to head home to look into something.

Palutena shook her head as she sat down “please keep it down, the foals are asleep Ax and I need this to find out who I am going to fight and their weaknesses. If that last fight was any indication, I was not prepared for what happened and suffered for it,” Palutena frowned as she reminded him.

“Welcome to match two Group B! As always I am your host Dollete, Today’s contestants, two lovely Ladies of Love~ Aphrodite, the roman goddess of love and sex versus Freyja, the lady of the norse pantheon, goddess of Love, fertility, Sex and war!”

Freyja stood tall and proud, decked in heavy fur trimmed armor, a helmet covering her head, with strands of silver hair slipping out of it, she carried a long sword and a shield.
Aphrodite on the other hand was wearing a rather skimpy plate mail bikini and plain sandals.

“Ready!? Fight!” Dollette announced backing out of the ring, Aphrodite smirked and charged at Freyja, and as Freyja went to slash at her Aphrodite grabbed Freyja’s wrist and slipped between her legs and pulled Freyja’s arms with her, sending her head first into the ring. Freyja dropped her weapon and shield in her daze and removed her helmet to stop the ringing, while she did this Aphrodite removed her boots deftly removed Freyja’s cuirass stripping her completely naked, Freyja grabbed her sword and swung at Aphrodite, cutting her skimpy armor off in retaliation, Palutena was really glad that she had decided to put the foals to bed before the match, a blush coloring her cheeks as feathers of multiple colors flew as wings flared.

“You think stripping me will stop me from fighting effectively?” Freyja asked rhetorically,and charged at Aphrodite, her breasts free of their metal and furred prison jiggled freely as the norse goddess gave chase after Aphrodite.

Aphrodite giggled playfully as she artfully dodged Freyja’s sword slashes and thrusts, suddenly she grabbed Freyja’s sword arm, wrapped her legs around it and over her neck as she dragged Freyja down again disarming her once more. Freyja grunted as Aphrodite climbed over her, kneeling on her arms and wrapped her arms around Freyja’s hips and pulled them up to her face,

The crowd silenced as Aphrodite put on a show they will never forget.
“Don’t you dare you who… ” Freyja was muffled as Aphrodite’s pussy covered her mouth as said whore sat on her face and dived down on Freyja’s exposed womanhood, greedily licking the norse goddess’ vaginal lips, sucking and nibbling on them, alternating between each one and occasionally thrusting her tongue into Freyja's depths. While she was doing so Freyja’s moans were muffled causing vibrations along Aphrodite's​ sex as it pleasured her further as she ground into her. Aphrodite was spurred on by this, grinding her own pussy harder into Freyja’s face as it was getting soaked by goddess cum. Freyja tried to buck out of the hold she was in but her muscles had turned to jelly from the sensations. Deciding that she would not let herself lose in any field of contest she quickly reciprocated, eliciting squeals of joy from Aphrodite.
This continued for what seemed to be hours as the two went back and forth, until finally Freyja let out one loud orgasmic cry as Aphrodite's mouth clamped around Freyja’s lower lips, a close up showed that Aphrodite was drinking something and after she reared back she was sent over the edge and orgasmed over Freyja’s face. Aphrodite crawled around face to face, their breasts squishing together, and she then kissed her foe, she then said, “surrender and we can continue this somewhere more private,” Her voice had a husky tone to it as Freyja motioned Dollette over, ignoring that Aphrodite had decided to start licking her nipples, “I surrender.” she said simply eyeing Aphrodite out of the corner of her eyes.

Dollette smirked at Freyja who just blushed, and looked away in response.
“The winner is Aphrodite, well, Freyja’s also a winner tonight if that match was any indication!” Dollette snarked as the crowd cheered and wolf whistled the two Goddesses.

Celestia and Lumi immediately latched onto Palutena protectively their wings still erect and tightened their grip as much as they could. Both their faces crimson red, sandwiching her between their generous busts while Twilight had opted to cover Luna’s eyes much to her disappointment.

“Damn… That was nuts. That wasn’t a fight, that was fanservice.” Asphyxious said as he eats popcorn with his Luna and Sonya. “Popcorn?” He offered Palutena.
Palutena rolled her eyes and took the popcorn, and then slumped when she remembered her marshmallow prison was covering her mouth.

“I think you can win.” Said Asphyxious, before being poked by the pink dragoness robot.

“The odds are not in Palutena’s favour,” Sonya said as she ate some popcorn as well, “But she could win.”

Palutena let out a cry of distress as Celestia and Lumi tightened their grips even further, “I don’t care what Mother says! I am not letting you fight that whore!” Celestia declared as Lumi nodded her head in agreement.

“I could fight her.” Asphyxious asked only getting his head in a headlock by Sonya’s tail.

“T-too tight, too tight!”

“The thought was nice Ax but I can’t substitute out of this,” Palutena added as she freed her head from her lover’s breasts.

“Is there any way to help you?” Asked Ax’s Luna as Asphyxious was being choked by his other lover. Who was now twisting one of his wings at an odd angle.

“Spread my religion further, get more clerics and paladins. Perhaps a Pepsi?” Palutena asked sincerely.

“That may be harder than it sounds.” Ax’s Luna said.

“Aw, I really wanted that Pepsi,” Palutena whined before being brained in the head by a pepsi can.

“Nearly all of the diamond dogs believe Asphyxious is the All Father, after he ate Toruk. And some think of him as some kind of dragon god.” She added, Luna looked back at Asphyxious who was now tapping out as Sonya was now twisting his leg.

“I give, I give!” Asphyxious yelled, slapping his hand on the floor.

“They’ve even made altars to him.” Added Sonya as she let him go. Asphyxious just laid there whimpering in pain.

“Why do people assume there can only be one god in one place, it’s really silly,” Palutena groused.

“No idea, but they also worship you, Ava and Rin.” Ax’s Luna said with a smile.

“Actually that reminds me, did you guys update my portfolio to include balance?”

“We have enough to deal with our husband’s followers. They even went off on a crusade to bring all of Cryx under his banner for ten years.” Said Sonya as she stretched.

Palutena sighed and conjured her commandments again and handed it to Sonya, “read aloud commandment, number two and nine. And then sin number one.”

“I can see Asphyxious having trouble understanding number nine. Is it to mean not kill them or to kill them?” Sonya asked as Asphyxious get up.

“Number two you shall not kill the innocent, Number nine you shall not promote an extreme viewpoint, sin number one trying to persuade others to take a stance on a moral or ethical issue,” Palutena recited.

“Huh?” Asphyxious asked sounding confused. “I understand the not kill innocent, but what the hell do you mean promote an extreme viewpoint? Like making everyone eat nothing but cake on the weekends?”

“An extreme viewpoint is one that is taken too far or skewed heavily in one direction or another,” Sonya tried to explain but it fell on deaf ears.

“I don’t think you have anything to worry about from him.” Ax’s Luna said and giggled.

“Besides, once he heard about that little crusade, he put a stop to it.”

“No, I was pointing out how my religion will not cause issues like the Cryx did, so no crusades,” Palutena explained.

“You have better things to worry about then what goes on in our world.” Ax’s Luna said.

“Yeah, like getting raped by a sex goddess,” she shook her head.

“Wait, can you just shut off your organs so you don’t have to deal with that?” Asphyxious asked.

Palutena glared at him, “So I’d be dead, raped and unable to win…”

“Yes!” He said unsure of himself or what he was thinking.

“I’ll be sure to get right on that Ax,” Palutena retorted sarcastically,

“I think you are a mean goddess.” Asphyxious replied before he had a thought. “You don’t really need your organs to live do you?”

“I don’t know, and I do not want to find out any time soon, thank you very much,” Palutena replied with a slight edge to her voice.

“That could be a good trick to pull if you needed to win. Fake that you’re dead and try and get a ring out.” Said Sonya. “I’ve worked on Asphyxious so many times, it shocking how his body stays alive. But I think Asphyxious should leave now.”

“Why?” Asphyxious asked looking at Sonya. The dragoness deadpanned at him as if he should know why.

Palutena growled in response.

“Tell me Asphyxious, what would you do if Aphrodite did those things to Palutena?” Asked Sonya. Suddenly the mood in the room changed.

“I’d carve her meat from her bones and cook it, before serving it to my family and friends.” Asphyxious growled darkly as smoke rises from his nostrils. He seemed to pick up on that and laughed nervously. “Heh, Sorry…”

“Think before you speak Ax,” Palutena reprimanded him, “but your apology is accepted,”
“I think Sonya's​ right, I and the girls should leave. I fear who I’d kill if I stayed.” Asphyxious said as he played with his tail. “And I fear what Ava will do to me if anything bad happens to you.”

“Well, bad things have already happened if you hadn't noticed the chargrilled me earlier.” Palutena reminded him as she held her head and sighed.

“But Ax, I don't hate you, perhaps you should get back home and worry about fixing your home world." Palutena reminded him.

“Yeah, you’re right. I’m sure my followers are worried by now, or panicking like headless chickens.” Asphyxious replied.

“They learnt from the master,” Palutena snarked in response. Asphyxious then hugged her.

“Stay safe and kick her ass.” Asphyxious he said before letting her go. “We’re ready.”
Palutena sighed and closed her eyes, breathing in and out slowly. Her eyes opened rapidly glowing white as she dug her fingers into an invisible force and pulled it apart, tearing through the void barrier and then backed away. With a click of her fingers she created a concrete tunnel towards Ax’s home.

“Thank you, and good luck.” Said Sonya as she and Asphyxious walked through. Ax’s Luna also bowed before walking through as well. As they left Palutena closed the rift she had created.

Palutena sighed, she rubbed her eyes tiredly, Why am I so tired? the collar that was restricting Palutena’s magic crumbled, and she fell to her knee.

“Palutena!?” Celestia and Lumi cried out in surprise, fire orange light pulsed from Palutena surrounding her in a pulsing aura, her hair burst into flames and as Palutena panted on her knees her body became more toned. Celestia dove to her side and began cradling Palutena and covered themselves in a flameproof yellow dome shield as Palutena screamed, flames bursting forth engulfing Palutena and Celestia.

“Palu, ‘Tia!?” Lumi cried, pressing against Celestia’s shield, and slammed a fist into it. Why am I so useless!? I can’t even help my mates when they are in pain or trouble! Lumi thought beating herself up, as she hung off the shield and sobbed as she couldn’t do anything to help. Celestia’s shield faded as Palutena and Celestia’s bodies looked unscathed, and the flames had stopped. Palutena was more muscular now, her green mane now had a thick streak of orange that glittered going through it.
Palutena now slept soundly as Celestia continued to hold Palutena to her chest. Lumi tackle hugged Celestia and Palutena. “Celestia, I am… sorry. I couldn’t…”

“Lumi, you don’t have to apolo…”

“Yes I do!” Lumi shouted, “I am nothing but dead weight, I am never able to help, to be useful, I am usel…” Lumi was silenced by a kiss from Palutena, woken up by the shouting.

“Lumi, don’t. You are not useless, Celestia and you support me in a lot of ways, that are equally important to me. Both of you support me with your kindness, your loving care, with your friendship, with your happiness and with your sexy flanks,” Palutena started, “you’re both very important to me, you give me the strength to continue on when I would rather lay down and rest. You’re the dames and sires of my foals, I know you are frustrated Lumi, I don’t want you or ‘Tia to get hurt, I can bear the physical pain and suffering, but if I lost either of you I couldn’t bear it ”

Twilight opened her mouth to say something but Luna shook her head, so she lowered her head and sighed. Luna wrapped her into her arms, “Let them work this out,” Luna whispered softly as Twilight nodded in response.

“Stop trying to take it all on yourself! Look at you! Palutena, you look run down, you look like you’re in constant pain, Please lean on me… on us,” Lumi demanded, “Please” Lumi begged quietly as Palutena pulled Celestia and Luminescence into a hug as they began to cry into each other’s arms until they fell asleep together.

Luna sighed and levitated them to bed, and alongside Twilight left the room for their own, “Goodnight my precious family,” Luna said quietly, Twilight gave her a sad smile and a kiss on the cheek as they left.

Author's Notes:

This chapter contains ShadowsInTheDark's character Asphyxious, and Doctor Doom and Handsome Jack from architect of realities Powerponies and Doom and Handsome jack's Return