Getting to canterlot part 2

The next morning Shining Armor and I talked in the mess hall. Everyone was shocked to the two of us talking to one another as we ate. Twilight and her friends woke up they came for breakfast. Twilight had changed into an everyday outfit. Of a tight pair of jeans that showed off her rear with a tight top show her recently growing chest.

"Good morning bookworm."

She walked over then sat down beside me.

"Do they have any coffee on this ship?"

I patted her side then pointed to the table at the other end of the mess hall. She turned her head then she jumped up then walked over to the coffee pot. She was halfway one of the crewmates slapped her ass.

"Hey, woman get me a drink."

"You beast!"

She slapped him across the face. Our soldiers looked at him waiting to see if he'd try anything.

"You go high I'll go low."

I heard Armor say as I had my sword in hand. Then he raised his fist like he was going to hit her. Both of us jumped over the table as a pink aura covered the man. We stopped as Cadence walked into the room. 'I forgot she was on the ship. But why wasn't she sleeping in his room?'

"First NOBODY dares to hurt a woman with me around. Second NOBODY, I MEAN NOBODY HURT TWILIGHT!"

Cadence slammed him into the floor knocking him out. The two of us stopped dead in our traces as we looked on. I leaned in and spoke to Shining Armor. "Damn both our girls are very scary aren't they?"

"Yes, yes they are."

The two of them made their drinks as the two of us watched. I watched as Twilight talked to Cadence about who knows what.

'Hey, Nick I want to ask a question.'

I heard Death in my mind. 'What is it Death?'

'Do you want to make your story all that more believable?'

'What do you mean Death?'

'I can know you're going to land in a port on the east side of manehatten. There is a river much like the one from your story. I can make a destroyed house plus a few other things to make your story real. Seeing a place is a lot more believable than just hearing about it right?'

'Haha, manehatten I can work with that. I'll lead Armor and Twilight there and let them see it. Maybe I'll let the other's come along. Never hurts to have more people on your side.' I heard him laughing darkly in the back of my mind. I looked out the window they saw a city coming into view. I blinked with a small frown on my face. "Manehatten." Shining looked at me as I looked out the window.

"Are you familiar with the city?"

I sighed then tapped my fist on the table. "I lived on the outside of the city when I was a child." I saw the shock in his eyes as I looked out the window.

"Does it bother you coming back here does it Nick?"

I rested my head on my fist as I looked down at the table. "I'm going to make a stop by to leave some flowers. I'm stopping to leave flowers for my mother." He patted my back a few times as the girls walked over to us. Twilight sat down beside me. She leaned into my side as she drank her steaming coffee.

"What are you two talking about?"

"Were near my childhood home Twilight. I'm going to make a stop by and leave flowers at her grave."

She spits her coffee back out with the cup falling on my chest and crouch. "IT BURNS!" I fell back onto the floor. I grabbed the bottom of my shirt and pulled it off. I threw it to the side and waved cold air onto my chest.

"Here!"

Twilight gave me a wet rag to help cool the spot. I quickly put it on my chest to cool it.

"Wow, Twilight found a tuff looking man but those scars."

"Dash is right to look at him. I'm a little jealous of her."

I heard both Pinkie and Rainbow dash talking. I blushed as I I got to my feet. "I'm going to get another shirt." I quickly walked out of the mess hall. I walked into our room then got another shirt as I heard someone walk up behind me. "Give me a second Twilight I just got my shirt on." I turned my head slightly to see if it was Twilight behind me. "SHIT!" I turned my head when a Rinkaku was about to stab me in the back. I jumped to the side as two more shot at me. I grabbed silver skull off the bed then charged the ghoul. I blocked two of the tails then dogged the third one as now stood right in front of him. I thrust Silver skull at his chest hoping to end this. He sidestepped then kicked me in the side. I grunted the extended my ukaku then stabbed it through the ghoul's throat. I pulled my Ukaku back out as he fell to the floor all the way trying to stop his bleeding. I grabbed Silver skull the stabbed him through the back around where his heart was. He twitched a few more times then he when still as I pulled the blade out. I walked into the hall then leaned my back against the wall in front of our door.

"Nick, how long does it take to get a shirt man?"

I heard Shining Armor's voice around the corner. "Get over here man we have a problem." He walked around the corner then saw the ghoul on the floor. He ran over then checked the body to see if it was still alive.

"Damn stabbed in the throat and back. You're a brutal fighter when it comes to these guys."

I laughed lowly the stood back up and off the wall.

"What's that on his hand?"

"What do you mean?"

I pointed to the ghoul's left hand. I looked closer to see what looked like a burn. I lifted his forearm then opened his hand. We looked down at a crescent moon with a ranged smile in it on his hands. "He was a gore-may ghoul. I hated to fight these motherfuckers a lot." I stood back up then looked back down to the dead ghoul.

"I take it you despise gore-mays more than other ghouls right?"

"Ya, regular ghouls I understand on some level. But I never understood gore-mays. They kill someone then take a few bites out of there corpses. Then they just leave them to rot on the ground." I leaned over then grabbed the back of his clothes. “Lets threw this guy out of the ship before we land.”

“Right let’s get this done.”

We both grabbed a part of the clothes then carried the body to a large side door on the ship. Shining Armor used his magic to open the door. We took a step to the door then threw him out and to the sea below.

“What about the blood?”

I looked back as I realized he was right. We had left a trail of blood on the floor. “Crap the captain is going to kill us.” I sighed then looked around to see if I could find a mop or maybe a towel. “Great there’s no mop or towels around here. Can you see if we can get one while I try and clean some of this?” I looked at him as he looked out the door.

“Do you see that Nick?”

I blinked then looked out the door. I saw a strange ship sailing out of the harbor. It looked like an old galleon. It has a black sail with a clown mask on it. “Wait for just a second. I think I have seen that mask before. I know it’s a ghoul’s mask but I don’t remember who’s.”

“You’ve seen that masks before?”

I thought back to the show and the anime then my eye’s shrank. “Roma Hoito. We have to get the hell out of this city. She’s one of the big three. We don’t stand a chance if she attacks.” I was shaking now scared how what would happen if she attacked.

Shining Armor pov

I looked at Nick as he shook violently clearly scared of this woman. ‘What happened in his past that made him so scared of this woman. I put a hand on his shoulder then his head snapped my way. He was breathing hard as I looked at him. “Calm down Nick. Were in the air and she can’t get up here.” He started to calm down after I said that to him.

“S-sorry Shining Armor. I just… I can’t face her again. She killed so many of us all by herself. She killed more of us than any other ghoul the doves faced.”

I was shocked that one ghoul could do so much damage.

“How many did she kill?”

“Hundreds of us. She was captured once but escaped us after the clowns came for her.”

I patted his back a few more times then stood back up. “Come on man we should go to the captain and tell him about what happened. I don’t like the Idea of a ghoul on the ship. I want to go back to the girls before another ghoul shows up.” Nick nodded then stood back up. He shut the door then we ran to the mess hall. We burst through the door then looked around like man men. Twilight and Cadence ran up to us as we sighed relieved no other ghouls had come after them.

“What is going on here!?”

I heard the captain yell as he walked out of the kitchen. Nick looked at him as Twilight hugged him.

“There was a ghoul or more commonly known as a red on board the ship. I killed it then I and Shining threw the body out of the door on the side of the ship. But we have a massive problem right outside the ship.”

Everyone when stiff when they heard he just killed a ghoul on the ship. I looked at Nick as he hugged Twilight with one arm. I looked down at his other hand and saw he had a death grip on his sword. ‘He is scared of her.’

Nick pov

We landed on the east side of the port like Armor said we would. The galleon was leaving the city which I could not be more grateful for. ‘If I can avoid a fight with her that just fine with me.’

‘Nick everything is ready and waiting.’

‘Thanks’

“Come there’s a flowers shop over on the main street.”

“Thanks, man.” Armor smiled then started to lead the way. I looked around the city and saw it looked like any other city I’ve seen over the years.

“Is it weird about coming back here?”

I looked over to Twilight then looked back to the street. “Ruby, Ace form up on the group now!” The quickly formed around us with weapons at the ready. Everyone looked at me as we walked down the street. A few minutes later we arrived at the flower shop. I paid for a bokay of blue roses. Then we left for the very edge of the town near a forest.

“How far in do we have to go Nick?”

I stopped when I was about to enter the forest. “A half mile but once we get there I want to make this very clear.” I turned around and stared at Rainbow Dash. “No one goes in the house unless I take you all in there. You go in by yourself I’ll bring that house down on top of you.” I spoke coldly and saw a shiver go down Rainbow’s spine.

“J-just chill Nickl. I don’t know where you're taking us but I promise to behave.”

I narrowed my eyes as she started to sweat. I turned back around then heard her let out a breath.

“He’s scarier than Princess Luna when she’s mad.”

I heard her say as I walked into the forest. Twilight rushed up beside me then put a hand on my arm.

“Why did you stare at Rainbow like that!? When was the last time you were here?!”

I looked at her with a frown. “When I left with Iwao to become a dove so twelve years. I highly doubt the house is still standing. But I know my mother’s grave is still standing there right where we found her body.”

“What about your father?”

I looked away from her and went silent as a stone. She tried to get me to talk about it but I wouldn’t say a word to her. She gave up then changed the subject in an effort to get me to talk.

“So, what was your mother like NIck? What did she look like and act like?”

I looked at her and thought about it for a second. “Oh, what could it hurt. My mother was a sweet lovable woman who helps others when she could. She had long golden hair just like the sun with eyes as blue as the sky. She was probably about as tall as Cadence here. As for how she acted that one may be a little hard to explain. I guess the best way to explain it is that she was a lot like me. It’s all about the circumstances that surround us. Thought she was never violent though I wish she had left my father. We could have gone to the city and got the guards or maybe taken what bits we had then left for good.”

“But then we would have never met. If you hadn’t meet Iwao then you never would have become a dove then wondered to Ponyville.”

I laughed a little as we started to come up to a clearing. “There it is.” I ran ahead into the clearing. I saw a low two-story house covered in cracks with shattered windows in every window seal. A lone chimney stood on the right side of the house with trees all around the house. Out in front of the house, about twenty feet was a fast-moving river. Near that, I saw a gravestone. A wide stone with my mother’s name carved into it.

“Scarlett Storm.”

“Wait just a second storm Nick that’s your last name.”

I ignored Rainbow then walked over to the grave. I kneeled down and placed the flowers at the foot of the gravestone. I stood back up and smiled. “Long time no see mom. I know I have come to see you in a very long time.” I heard a few gasp behind me then Armor came up behind me.

“Was your father buried too?”

I sighed then looked around. “Where was he left...Ah! There his is.” I pointed to a headless skeleton laying on the ground near a large dead tree with an old bottle sticking out of the ground. I walked over to it then kicked the rips making them break. I laughed a few times as I looked at the broken bones. “Look who’s worthless now you bastard. I’m still alive where your dead you sorry drunk.”

“Who is that if you don’t mind that is?”

I turned my head and looked down at Fluttershy. “My old man.” Her eyes went wide as she looked at me.

“Then why isn’t he in a grave too darling?”

I sighed then turned around and faced them all. “Shining you tell them I’m going to sit by the river for a little while.” I walked over to the river with Twilight by my side as Shining Armor started to tell them what I had told him. I watched as the river flowed quickly against the bank. Twilight sat down beside me and laid her head down on my shoulder.

“I do you think she would have liked me?”

I laughed then wrapped an arm around Twilight. “She would have loved you Twilight. But right now I need to find a way to get your mom and dad to like me.” She laughed at me as I huffed then played with her hair. We sat there for a few minutes just watching the water. Then we were tackled from behind. Three pairs of arms wrapped around my neck as I tried not to go for around two in a river.

“You poor dear!”

“I do you need someone to talk to Nicky?!”

“I’m so sorry for calling you a red!”

I was just able to keep the five of us from going into the river. I slammed my feet into the ground to make sure we weren’t going to go in the river. “Get off before we all go for a swim!” They all got off me and I sighed. I jumped back up then looked a them. “What is your problem all of a sudden?” Pinkie glomped me almost sending us into the river.

“I’m sorry that your father did all that to you, Nicky!”

I sighed then patted her on the head. There Pinkie Pie. That time is long since past by now. I’ve made peace with my past and moved on.” She looked up at me with teary eyes.

“But that scar on your face and the one's Shining Armor said you had on your body. How can you make peace with something?!”

I frowned as I looked down at her. “Trust me letting is not easy. But that’s not important right now. I’ve done what I came here to do and you may want to let me go before Twilight hits you with that thunder.” It was true as Twilight was staring at Pinkie with a thunder spell in her hands.

“Right I don’t want to get the same treatment you do when you swear.”

She let me go then Twilight grabbed the back of my shirt in her magic. She pulled me back over to her. When I was close she wrapped her arms around my neck then stared at Pinkie.

“He is MINE!”

I laughed as she and Pinkie seemed to be having a staring contest. I wrapped an arm around Twilight’s waist then lifted her onto my shoulder. “Ok, I’ve had enough of this place. Besides, I think if anyone else tries to hug me Twilight may try to shock them to death.” She huffed as everyone else laughed at us. I started to walk away with everyone followed me out of the forest.

Twilight pov

As I was carried away from this place I sighed then crossed my arms. I looked over this place one last time then my eyes landed on his mother’s grave. I saw a woman that looked just like Nick’s mother standing there. She looked just like Nike described down to the last detail. She looked right at me then with a smile on her face she waved at me. I blinked then rubbed my eyes and she was gone. ‘I didn't just see a ghost! It goes against science!’ The whole walk out of the forest I tried to find some way to rationalize what I saw. ‘There is no way I just saw his long-dead mother. Even if I did then why did she show herself to me and not Nick?’

“You ok Twilight? You’ve been rather quiet which is like you.”

I turned my head to look at Nick. “Yes, I’m fine just doing some deep thinking is all.” I smiled as Nick looked at me.

“You haven’t done that in a long time. Hopefully your thinking of a way to help me convince your mom and dad I’m a good guy. I really don’t want an angry mother after me.”

I, Shining Armor and Cadence laughed at that. Nick rolled his eye at us then sat me back on my feet.

“Haha”

Nick laughed dryly as he turned then walked out of the forest. We walked back to the city but this time I noticed people staring at Nick.

Nick pov

I spoke to death as we walked through the forest. He said that he had set up a few mind altered people in the city. They would call me a freak, monster, red etc. Basically everything to get the girls Cadence and Armor all on my side. ‘The more the better haha.’ We walked into the city and I noticed the people death spoke about then readied myself for whatever may come.

“Red-eyed freak!”

I heard someone scream then something slammed against the side of my head. I stumbled to side from the hit. Someone grabbed my arms and helped me stand straight up.

“I’ve got you big guy.”

I heard Applejack’s voice behind me. I stood back as I rubbed the side of my head. “Thanks Applejack.” I shock my head then looked at who threw something at me. I saw a two men laugh as one of the threw a rock into the air and caught it. I rubbed the side of my head as our soldier was about to attack them.

“You son of a…!”

“Stop ACE!” Our guards were about to but stopped when I yelled. “If you attack them it’s grounds for Luna and Celestia to attack us at home.”

“But…”

“He said stop Ace so stop.”

Twilight spoke calmly and Ace backed down as he looked at her.

“Yes my lady.”

I smiled then hugged Twilight with one arm. “Good thing I have you and the city to worry about or I would had beaten them blood.”

“Hey look the freaks got a whore haha!”

Both mine and Armor eyes snapped to the bastard. “Armor…”

“Ya, I’ll make sure your city is protected. Let’s get these assholes.”

“FREE GAMES BOYS!”

I yelled and our soldiers charged them with me and Armor close behind. The men tried to run but Armor grabbed them in his magic. Then we dog piled them with Armor’s fist covered in magic. When we were finished we left them a bloody mess on the sidewalk.

“Um, I like you more and more now that we're not at each other’s throat Nick.”

I laughed as I had an arm around Twilight shoulder. “Same goes for me. Anyone who can hit that hard is someone I want on my side.” I punched the air in front of me as he laughed.

“My punch haha! What about that kick you gave to asses gut! You sent him flying a good fifteen feet!”

We laughed as we talked to one another. We started to walk to the train station to take us to canterlot. When we got there a battalion of guards were there as well. We walked up to them as I was wait for someone to jump us. None did so we walked onto the train then to private rooms.

“Finally I can get off my feet!”

I watched as Twilight jumped back onto the bed then kicked her shoes off. I laughed as i watched her act like a child. I kicked my boots off and sat back down on the bed and closed my eyes. I heard Twilight moved around then I felt her jump into my lap. I opened my eyes and saw her smiling down at me was she sat on my lap.

“We can’t move these bed so we’re going to have to share one.~”

I smiled then I wrapped my arms around her lower back. “I don’t know maybe what will you give me if I share for a nap?~” She smiled then started to rub her rear on my crouch. I smiled as she looked down at me.

“Hey Twilight do you and Nick want to come have some tea with…..”

Our door was slammed into the wall by Pinkie Pie. We both looked over to the door as she looked at us. She smiled and waved at us.

“Sorry Twilight, Nicky go back to having your fun!”

“No! Wait!”

Twilight tried to stop her but she was to late as Pinkie had already dashed out of the room. I looked at the wall as Twilight buried her head into my chest and screamed. “Shining is going to kill me if he heard ab…”

“NICK!”

I grimaced as I heard him running. “Fuck me running.” He kicked our door in and I extended my tails as he charged into the room. a few cuts and bruises later I had him pinned against the wall with Twilight explaining what Pinkie saw.

“So you see Nick and I weren’t about to jumped into bed. We were just flirting with each other now have you calm down?”

“Yes, I guess I still don’t like the idea you two sleeping together yet.”

I sighed then let him down. My tails came back behind me as he dropped to his feet.
“We cool?” He nodded then we bumped fist.

“Sorry about you know trying to stab you and hitting you with a magic blast. I’m just a little protective of her.”

I raised an eyebrow as I looked at him. “A little? You kick our rooms door in. Tried to cut me with your sword plus shooting me with magic bolts is a little?” He laughed while rubbing the back of his head.

“Yessss.”

I felt my eye twitch as I looked at him.

‘A mit to protective if you ask me.’

‘No kidding death.’

I retreacted my tails then thought about kicking him in the jaw. “If you weren’t Twilight’s brother I’d kick you as hard as I could.” He laughed as he back a few steps back.

“Well, I’ve seen your kick so I’m very glad I’m her brother.”

We laughed as Twilight sighed then face palmed then drag it down her face.

“One second trying to kill one another the next your the best of friends. I will never understand the mind of a man.”

We laughed as I put him in a headlock. “Well, men will never understand you women and how crazy you all can be.” She narrowed her eyes at me then I froze.

“I’ll give you a ten second head started.”

I let go of Armor then ran out the door as I heard her yell ten. I dashed through the carts with her close behind.

“When I get my hands on you Nick!”

“Nick in here!”

I heard heard a new voice I hadn’t heard before. I looked over and saw Cadence waving me over from a cart ahead. I smiled then kicked a empty food cart and scared Twilight into stopping. I dashed ahead then into the room. I jumped in the room as she closed the door behind me. I leaned my back onto the wall as we listened to Twilight ran past us. I sighed as I looked at the door. “Thanks Cadence I owe you big time foer the help.”

“No problem but we need to talk.”

“CLINK”

I heard the door lock as she turned to look at me. Her hand covered in pink energy then my body was covered in the same energy. Then I was slammed into the wall behind me. My arms were pinned beside me and my legs were no better.

“Your going to listen Nick storm. I think of Twilight like she was my own daughter and I would do anything for her. So, I want to make something very clear to you Nick. Shining Armor told me what your father did to you and your mother. Now if I ever hear that you start drinking and I’ll have you sent to the moon!”

The energy released me from the wall. I jumped to the side of her then out of the door. ‘To hell with that bitch I got to find a way to take that magic advantage!’ I dashed back to the room and slammed the door behind me.

“What’s the rush Nick? Do you really want to eat a thunderbolt that badly?”

I turned back and saw Twilight with a thunderbolt in hand. ‘Of god this one is going to hurt.’ I was right as she hit me with a massive thunderbolt. I dropped to the ground as I heard death again.

‘You know the hell option is still open if you’d like.’

‘In all honesty I may take you up on that offer death. While I have you I’ve come up with a plan and I request.’

‘Oh?’

I stood up then walked over to my bed then fell face first onto the bed. “I’m going to take a nap Twilight.”

“Ok, I’m going to have tea with the girls.”

She walked out of the room as I smiled at her leaving the room.

‘What is you plan?’

‘Once I’m in the castle I’ll find blueblood and kill him.’

‘I said I want a ghoul to kill him! If you kill him then our deal is off!’

I laughed as my plan outsmarted him. ‘Technology I am a ghoul death. I have their blood in my veins remember?’ He was silent as he took my words in.

‘You sneaky little human you played me! Haha oh that’s good! It has been a long time since a mortal has outsmarted me. I’ll let it past this time Nick but I want to to as mess as you can make it. But you’ll have to make it so you don’t get locked up.’

‘Ya, that would really suck. So, as I was saying I going to kill him and I’m so going to enjoy it. That guy is the biggest asshole I know. I only spoke maybe three sentences with him too! But that’s besides the point of what we need to talk about right now. I want to know if Luna or Celestia ever had a mortal lover or best friend. Then send a powerful ghoul from the show to attack me. I’ll let the ghoul land a near fatal hit. Then when I’m down there soul can “come back” to my body. Then they can say something like “I’m not just going to let my last descendant die like some animal.” What do you think?’

“Haha! HAHA! I love it! Your going to shake their very world to core. Now just give me a few seconds to look into their histories.’

I waited a few minutes for him to look through their history. I turned and faced the roof of the cabin as I thought of how I could kill Blueblood. ‘I could rip his arms off or use my tails to rip his head off.

‘I’ve found something you could find quiet useful haha.’

I closed my eyes as I listened to him. ‘Shot death.’

‘Ok, Luna once watched over a young boy once his mother and father to a plague. He survived then grew up to be a powerful warrior. He also had red eyes just like you now have. Luna loved him as a boy then as a man. But when she told him of how she felt he turned her down. He told her because of the difference of their barth they would never be able to be together. He was born as a peasant to a farmer family. And as you know luna was born into a royal bloodline.’

‘I smiled as I listened to him. ‘I see death, so what did this guy look like and how did he act?’

‘He had long silver hair with a build a little bigger than your own. He did not use any magic nor could he fly but he was known as the greatest swordsman in the kingdom. As for how he acted in his life. He spoke in the old tongue like many of the time. He always acted as if he was in the presents of the royal family. But what got Luna’s attention was that unlike everyone in the kingdom he never feared her. Even before she took him in to the castle. With that and many other reasons she fell in love with him over time. She still loves him so what do you think would happen if she were to find out your are his last descendant?’

I smiled wider as I opened my eyes and spoke out loud. “She’d do anything to protect me from anything or anyone.” I smiled as my plan may just take a turn for the better. Now I love Twilight but I was a die heart Luna fan before I died in my past life. ‘I love it death now we just need the ghouls and a near death state for me.’

‘I’ll sure you’ll have your chance just kill Blueblood before or during the gala I don’t care which as long as he’s dead.’

‘Jesus what do you have against him man?’ He was quiet for moment then spoke.

‘Ten’

‘Ten? Ten what?’

‘Ten dead mothers and children.’

I blinked at that then started to talk to him. ‘Please don’t tell me it’s what I’m thinking it is about.’

‘Yes, the children were his from women he had rapped when they were maids in the castle.’
I clenched my fist as I thought of a way to work this. ‘I can’t get in trouble if I bring proof about his acts right?’

‘What are you thinking?’

‘Oh nothing, Just if you give me a file with the names of the woman and a few dna test in it. I could get away with something nobody would let me get away with normally.’

‘Oh I love the way you think Nick Storm. And a lucky one as well. He already has a file just like that locked in a desk his room you just have to get it. Oh, his name was Storm Star too.’

I laughed lowly as I our door opened up. I stopped and looked at the door, I saw Shining there with a couple bottles in his hands.

“Want to have a drink with me?”

I raised an eyebrow as I looked at him. “I thought I told you I don’t drink.” He smiled then turned the bottle in his hand.

“It’s non alcoholic cider Nick. I understand you don’t want to drink but you seemed to still on edge from what Cadence told me. I thought a cold drink could help you relax.”

I looked at the drink then sat up in on my bed. “Thanks, It’s just seeing that mask again after two years is a scary thing. That woman was a dangerous monster. I’d rather fight Yakumo and I know for a fact he’d be one the strongest enemy I could fight.” He raised an eyebrow as he handed me the bottle in his right hand.

“Yakumo that’s a strange name Nick. But I have to ask you something about that Rize ghoul you we’re looking for. We tried to find files on her but we’ve turned up nothing about her. How did you know about someone we can’t find anything on her?”

I looked at him and laughed before taking a drink of the cider. I took a couple gulps then sighed as I moved the bottle from my lips. I closed my eyes as I turned to lean my back on the wall. “When she was classed as a S ranked threat we took all the files on her out of everything. Her birthplace her parents and all medicale files. Anything to do with her we took before the princesses could get it. We took all the ghoul files before they could get them and send guards to their deaths.” I took another drink then as he looked at me.

“S ranked so you had a ranking system for them? Would you mind explaining it to me?”

I opened my eyes then pointed to to Twilight’s bags. Downed half the bottle then talked. “Open that bag then get me that notebook inside and I’ll write them down.” He grabbed the bag in his magic then opened it. He got the notebook out along with a pencil.

“Here you go.”

He floated them over to me. I took them and opened the book then looked for a blank page. “Ok, this is how our ranking system worked Shining Armor. There are seven normal ranked classes that we ranked them in. C,B,A,S,SS,SSS classes. Then there are plus and minus as well.” He nodded his head as I talked to him.

“Ok so those are basic what is the rest?”

“C,B,B+,A,A-A+,S,S-,SS,SS-,SS,SSS. C through A+ is all you and your huard would be able to fight off with maybe a hundred no a hundred and fifty at most.”

“Why would we need so many?”

Kept writing as I explained. “You see C through A+ plus had a set number of investigators to take them down. But S class and higher you’d a special class to fight them. Someone like me was a capable of becoming one if I beat Rize she’s a S class. I could probably fight her off at least but if too many come at once even I’d be taken down. Weak ones like I fought off in ponyville I could take a hundred of them. They were class C ghouls and I’ve killed more then my fair share of them.” I finished writing the ranks then tore the page out and held it out to him. He took it in his magic then pulled it over to him.

“I see but what is this triple s rank stand for?”

“Uh, what is the best way to explain this?” I thought about it then started to explain. “The criteria is unclear with that class. Fighting them is alway a massive gamble no matter how many we threw at them. Roma Hoito is among that special class of ghouls which is way she gave much a scare when I saw her mask.”

“May I see that pencil?”

I threw the pencil over to him then he put the paper on the wall.

“Ok, please tell me the names of the triple SSS ghouls.”

“The other two are called Eto Yoshimura codename owl and Yoshimura codename non-killing owl. Roma Hoito’s codename is The doggy Mother. I’ve fought both Roma and Eto in one on one.” He finished writing then looked at me.

“Well your still alive so you held your own at least.”

I laughed at that then finished my cider. “Alive but with a shorter life. A better way to put it is that I survived the battle.” He looked up from the paper.

“Shorter life?”

I patted my stomach then poked my chest a few times. “I walked away with massive organ damage and a damaged heart. The doc said I lost somewhere around ten years of my life from the damage. I was just bearly alive at the end of the fight. I hovered between life and death for a week.”

“Wait this happened in one battle!?”

I nodded then looked at him. It was the doves last stand against the ghouls. We had lost nearly half of us when they attacked our smaller bases. They destroyed the bases after they killed the doves there. After three months of non stop fighting a force of a twenty thousand ghouls stood at the gates of the main HQ. The fight lasted for days and I lose track of all the ghouls I killed in that battle. Somewhere around two hundred I think is where I lost count.” I looked over to Silver skull in the corner of the room. “That sword for many years has been the only thing I could really depend on. The only then that made me feel as I had a purpose in this world.”

“Do you still feel that way?”

I looked back over to him as he looked at me. “What do you mean?”

“The people around you and my sister. Do you not feel as if you can depend on them as well?”

I looked down to the ground as I struggled to get the words out. “I do and don’t Shining Armor Twilight is the love of my life. But She’s no warrior, she doesn't belong on or near the battlefield. As for our people my soldier and guards. I have found comradery I once had again. I feel has if the weight of all those I left behind dead on the countless field is being lifted just a little bit with everyday I spend with them with Twilight. I don’t feel as if I need to depend on them. But I feel as if I must depend on them if I wish to keep moving in this world.”

“What do you mean Nick?”

I sighed then looked back at the sealing. “If I don’t fight I don’t feel like I wall move forward. My whole life i’ve had to fight to stay alive. Since the day I was born it’s always been a fight to survive. It feels like if I want to keep living I have to keep fighting. Before that was all I knew as a child as a dove fight or die. Life and eath in a endless sycal.”

“Before what Nick?”

I keep looking at the sealing not wanting to show weakness to anyone. “Twilight happened to me Shining Armor. Before in my life I just tried to stay alive. That was all I could do to was keep surviving battle after battle. I found Ponyville as I wandered around the countryside. I found the town under attack then killed the ghouls. Once I beat them I meet your sister and her friends when Pinkie pie slammed my face into the ground. Then your sister went a little crazy and chased me around the town. I swear I thought she was going to kill me if she got her hands on me.”

“BBBAAAAWWWWW HAHAHAHAhAHAHAHAHA! That’s my sister for you! Crazy when she gets her learning on!”

I laughed into my hand as I listened to him. “Man you should have seen what she did when I told her I was going to make her a library. She when crazy then dragged me all around the city to find a place to put it.”

“Wait you’re the one who built her her own library? Wow you must have it bad for my sister if you’d build her a whole library.”

I smiled then looked at him with a serious face. “Shining Armor I have a question to ask you since I don’t you’ll father.” I crossed my legs then rested my hands on my knees.

“Um, what is it you want to ask me?”

I gulped then looked at him. “I want to marry Twilight and I want to a blessed marriage.” He looked at me wide eyed and then then door slammed into the wall. We both jumped to our feet Shining had his hands covered in magic and I extended three of my tails. We looked down and saw all the girls behind us with Twilight at the bottom. She looked up at me with a blush and I blushed back down. Then scowled at them all. “I’m going to give you all five minutes to run before I saw you what happened when I get mad!” Twilight’s friends jumped up then ran away. I rubbed my eyes as they dashed to the next cart. “You too Shining Armor I want to talk to Twilight for a few minutes.” Heard him laugh a few times then her walked out of the room.

“You two have a fun but I don’t want to be an uncle yet.”

I slammed my head against the wall a few times then I heard Twilight speck up.

“Um, Nick.”

I slammed my head one last time then looked at her. “How much?” She blushed as she looked at me.

“All of it from the Twilight happened part. To the I want to marry Twilight and I want it to be a blessed marriage.”

I sighed knowing that this plan was a bust then sit back down on one of my tails. “Damn it, I had this all planned out. I would meet your mother and father get them to like me then ask then to bless a marriage.” She used her magic to close the door then sat on my tails beside me. She leaned into my side and we both looked at the blank wall.

“So, where were you planning for us to get married?”

I looked down at her and smiled. “The southern sores cliffs at sunset. You have to admit it’s a beautiful place isn’t it?” She smiled then wrapped her arms around my neck.

“That sounds like a great place to get married Nick. I’ll have to have Rarity make my a wedding dress. But for now let’s get some sleep we’ve got about an hour until we get to canterlot.”

I nodded then lifted us in my tales. I laid down on the bed then wrapped my arms around her lower back. I retracted my tails then pulled Twilight into my chest. ‘I swear on my life I will marry this girl.’

“Have a good nap Nick.”

“You too Twilight.” She snuggled into my chest as she drifted off to sleep. I closed my eyes then slipped into sleep. I opened my eyes then looked up at death. “Well, I’ll be damned you’re still just as scary as the first time I saw you. So, way have you called me here this time?” He summoned a large throne then sat back in it. He stabbed his scythe into the ground then looked down at me.

“Twilight’s life is in danger Nick. Blueblood wants her and he will kill you all to take her.”

I clenched my fist as I looked at him. “That son of a bitch! What is that bastard planning tell me!” He leaned his jaw on his fist as he looked at me.

“He’s hired a force of a two-hundred ghouls and is planning to take her before you get to canterlot. This can work in your favor if you play it right. If you take one alive then you can have that one rat out Blueblood. Then you can seal his fate with those files. You can use that plan get Luna on your side.”

“I looked down and gritted my teeth. “How long do I have?”

“Five minutes, I suggest you wake up and protect your woman.”

He waved his hand in I was flung into the darkness. I jumped in the bed when my eyes opened. I was breathing hard as I looked around the room.

“Nick? What’s wrong?”

I jumped off the bed then looked out the window. I saw ghouls what looked like chopped down trees. “Were going to be attacked!”

“What!? When!?”

I turned then grabbed Silver skull out of the corner. I grabbed the door and looked back at her. “Come on Twilight you and the girls are getting out of here now!” She crawled out of the bed then grabbed my arm. We rushed to the main cart with everyone in it. I kicked the door in and scared all o f them.

“What Nick what are doing you sacred us half to death!”

I looked at Armor and nodded to the window. “We’ve got a lot of ghouls in bound man. We need to get everyone off the train now.” He stood up then looked at me.

“What are you talking about there aren't any ghoul in here anymore we drove them away from here. The princesses made sure of that themselves.” I growled and made Twilight let go of me then grabbed his shirt. “Your Princess are wrong I know there here Were abo….” I didn’t get to finished as something slammed into the side of the train. Shining’s eyes widened as we started to turn in the air. I raised his hands then covered everyone in a pink glow. The train slammed into the ground and we all slammed into the walls as the train slid into the ground then started to roll. I grabbed Twilight and with my tails and covered her in them. After a few more rolls the train stopped near the trees on it’s wheels. I stood back up as the pink glow faded off us. “Sound off who’s hurt!?”

“We’re fine.”

“What about everybody else?”

“Shining and I are fine.”

“Girls?”

“We’re fine too.”

I opened my tails and I saw Twilight was fine. “Twilight you and everyone else have to get out of here!” She got up to her feet then looked at me with fear in her eyes.

“How did you know that was going to happen!”

I extended then rest of my tails as I looked past her. “Twilight I’m telling to leave now. Things are about to get very nasty. If you don’t want to listen to me then turn around and see just who flipped the train.” All of them looked out the window then turned white as ghost. All four types of ghoul were walking to the train. They had mask of monkeys, bears, wolves and one in the far back had a mask and white suit just like jason. ‘There is my near death fight.

“So many of them.”

“I thought the princesses made the red meany leave!?”

I walked forward and looked at the incoming army. “Your all damn novices when it come to these guys. Now Twilight, Shining, and Cadence I want you all to put up a shield. Rainbow take out to Canterlot to get the elites to come help us.”

“Y-yes Sir.”

Rainbow summoned her wings then flew off to the castle. I turned my head and looked at the rest of them. Where is that shield?” Armor nodded his head then a large pink dome covered them all

“Nick what are you doing!?”

I looked at Twilight with a smile. “Just what I was born to do Twilight.” I turned my head then charged them.

“NICK!!!”

I heard Twilight scream I jumped used my tail to jumped above them. “Get ready you basterds!” I slammed into them crushing about eight of them. I slashed another in the face with Silver Skull. His monkey mask was cut in half and he dropped to the ground dead. I spun quickly and straightened my tails. I sent five of them flying.

“Kill him!”

Five koukaku jumped into the air and I smiled. The dashed forward the second they started to fire. I ran through their numbers making them kill their own. I started to slash them and stab them with my tails. I jumped above them and smiled down at them. ‘It’s be to long since I’ve last fought so many.’ I spun in a circle and extended my left Ukaku then stabbed through three of them. I cut them in half then I stabbed as many as I could with my tails. I kept doing this until I had killed more than half of them.

‘Let him hit you Nick. When he does I will start the transformation to look more like Storm Star.’

‘Got it.’

Twilight pov

I stood there in horror as Nick charged a line of ghouls. I beat on the shield trying to get to help him put my friend, Cadence, my brother and our soldiers restrained me. “LET ME GO! I HAVE TO HELP HIM!”

“Lady Twilight stop! He’s doing this to make sure YOU stay out of there hands.”

“Ya! How do you think he would feel if you got hurt!?”

“NO! He’s going to die if I don’t help him!”

“Um, Twilight I don’t think he needs our help looked at him go.”

I stopped struggling in Ruby’s and Applejack’s arms. We all looked at Nick as he literally tore the ghouls apart. I watched as he sent many of them and used they to kill his own. I watched as he was steadily used their own numbers against them.

“Wow, I guess Sir Nick really is a beast in battle. I heard from the guard on the wall when he fought the green beast but this strength is greater than any man I’ve seen in my life.”

They let me go as we watched him fight them off.

“Twilight you really do have a badass boyfriend. Definitely more of a badass then your brother.”

“CADENCE!?”

I ignored them as I watched my future husband fighting them like he was born on the battlefield. I frowned as watched him fight. ‘Maybe I’m worrying to much they can’t touch him. I wonder is this how he got his cutie mark? Is this his one true talent?’ I watched as he tore them apart one after another. Then I saw a larger ghoul with a much different mask walk to Nick with four tails behind him. His was bit a red and black like other ghouls but had other colors as well. He had blue and pink near the base of them.

“That guy looks really mean.”

I nodded as Shining grabbed the sword at his side.

“Cadence you take over the shield I’m going to go give him a hand.”

I turned my head and looked at my brother. “Shining as much as I’d love that I’m pretty sure your way out classed in this fight. That guy looks like someone we don’t stand a chance against.”

“Ahh!”

“BASH!”

We turned back as saw the large guy had blood on his tails. The train had a new hole in the side as Nick pulled himself out.

“Damn you attacking when I had my back turned.”

Nick had a long cut over his right leg and his chest. He jumped out of the train and wrapped two tails around his chest. But I noticed something as I looked at him. His leg and chest were bleeding very badly.

“He won’t last with his wounds bleeding like that!”

He retracted his tails and then arm blade. “WHAT IS HE DOING!?” I watched as Nick took up a strange stance. He widened his stance with the blade facing the sky with a hand on the back of the blade. The tip was pointed at the ghoul’s chest.

“Come thy flesh devouring beast.”

The ghoul clenched his fist then charged Nick. As the ghoul charged him something happened to Nick. His eyes glowed a bright red as his black hair grow four times the normal length. It turned a pure silver. The ghoul was on top of him when whatever happened to Nick stopped. He lunged forward and cut the ghouls left arm clean off.

“AAAAAHHHHHHH!”

Then Nick spun quickly the cut the ghoul at his waist. We stood there looking at Nick with his now silver hair and red glowing eyes.

“GIRLS!”

We looked up and saw Rainbow with the Princesses. Behind them was a battalion of solar guards and night guards. Celestia was in a suit of golden plate armor and Luna was in a set of black plate armor.

Nick pov

I looked over as the guard, Rainbow and my future help landed. “I see thy still has thine blackarmor my luner lady.” ‘God talking in the old tongue is hard. I hope I’m doing it right.’ Both Luna and Celestia looked at me with wide eye Luna more so.

“Sir Storm Star!?”

Celestia yelled and I noticed Shining eye go wide as well. I kneeled like the knights of old did. “Yes my ladies it is I Sir Storm. I beseech Death to allow this old swordsman to save mine last of my descendants from his cold hands…” I had just finished the words as Luna tackled me to the ground. As she did I heard the sounds of fighting around us.

“We have missed you! When thee died we were lost without thy companionship!”

‘S-she crying into my bloody chest. Dear god just how much did this guy mean to her? Was he her whole world?’ I smiled softly then hugged the best I could with one arm. “I have missed you too mine lady but thy is hurting my descendants body.” She lifted her head and saw the cut on my chest.

“NO WE WON’T LOSE THEE AGAIN!”

She sat on my crotch then covered her hands in her magic. She slammed them against my chest and my wounds closed a second later. “Thank you my lady but as of this moment we must destroy mine descendant’s enemy.” I kicked myself out of under her and jumped to my feet. I cracked my body as I looked at the one armed ghoul. “I’ll have to finish what he started.”

‘Star’s basic battle stance had his feet wide with his sword drawn back beside his chest. Lead with your right foot when you attack.’

I did just as he said and cut off his other arm. The I spun the blade in my hand then slashed the back of his legs in the blink of an eye. ‘Death can I keep this guy's speed and instinct. I love this level of skill and power!’

‘Maybe you can but later we have to finish this. Your transformation won’t last much longer Nick. Haha but I think you bite off more than you could chow with the Princess of the night.’

I smiled as I looked around the battle site. I saw the other ghouls dead or dying quickly around me.

“NICK!” I heard Twilight scarem and I heard her running up behind me. I smiled and thought of something to really make them think I’m someone else. I spun on my heels and grabbed Twilight’s throat when she was right behind me. I lifted her off the ground with my blade at the ready. I widened my eyes then dropped her. “My lady please forgive mine actions.” I let her down and she rubbed her neck. “ But I believe you have the wrong one my lady. Right now mine descendant is not incontrol of this body. He was knocked out from slamming into that metal box on wheels. I’m Sir Strom Star swordsman to the Princess is ancestor.” She looked up at me then tried to shock me. I side stepped as she tried to grab me with elestirctily covering her hands. “Ah, your Twilight Sparkle I remember you know Starswirl talk of you often.” Her eyes whenwide as she looked at me.

“Starswirl the bearded!? He knows me!?”

I laughed as I looked at her. “Those of us on the other side can watch over our descendants. He’s proud of what you’ve done.” Then I narrowed my eyes and turned to The princess. “Unfortunately he’s not very happy with you my ladies. Princess Luna you especially with you letting thy envy and hatred taking you over.” She frowned while looking at me and I heard Death again.

‘You’ve got three minutes until the transformation ends. When it does I’m going to knock you when those three minutes are up so be ready for that. You can use your silver to tell how long you have left.’

I sighed then looked down at the ghoul I cut down. “I don’t have time to tell you all the full story just know this is as Nick would say a one time deal. Thus I can’t stay much longer on this side.” Luna looked up at me and had tears in her eyes.

“B-b-but I don’t want you to leave! It has been almost eleven hundred years since i’ve last seen you! You left for battle and never came back! All we could find was your sword nightfury.”

I frowned then rubbed the back of my head. “I’m sorry my lady but I don’t have the time to explain. I came from the other side to save my descendant now that it is done I have a few things I want ask you to do something for my descendant lady Luna.” She was right in front of me with her hands clasped together.

“We will do anything you ask us too.”

I smiled then bowed slightly. “Thank you my lady. Now I want you to give Nick nightfury and your friendship.” She smiled the quickly hugged me.

“We will become his best friend!”

“I’m his best friend thank!”

I turned my head too see a very mad Twilight. I threw my hands up then back up. “Mine descendant loves a mad woman the poor fool.” Twilight’s head snapped in my direction.”

“You be quiet you took over his body when he got knocked out! Why didn’t you take oven when he charged them!? If you’d done it that way then this would have been over soo…” Shining Armor came up behind her quickly the covered her mouth.

“I’m sorry Sir Storm Star. She’s just on edge from watching Nick do something insane. You know how a woman can be when emotions run high. Please just don’t pay us any mind please just Sir.” I nodded then looked around the guards have nearly finished fighting the ghouls off. I noticed a ghoul trying to run for the trees. I didn’t want him to get away as he would be my squiller if I took him alive. “Take that one alive!” I pointed to the running ghoul and ten guard chased him down. They used ropes to tie his tails together then us arms and legs. They dragged him away as the fighting stopped.

‘You’ve got a minute Nick and he’s been dead for eleven-hundred years. Back then only magic users were in the guards. Celestia even said flyer and people like me who couldn’t use wings or magic weren’t worth the time to train.’

I heard deaths warning and I felt my hair start to change again. “Well seems my time is starting to run out. I have to say they guards have seemed to changed over the last eleven-hundred years as well. Non-magic using people in the guard I never thought I’d see this even in death. If I remember correctly Lady Celestia you personal said flyer and people like me who couldn’t use wings or magic weren’t worth the time to train. My lady with those words you started quite a lot of troubles for small town farms like me. I hope that you have grown wiser over to ages.” She looked at the ground as the guards surrounded us. They asked if what I said as true and she stumbled to answer them.

“Forty seconds.’

The light flashed in my eye and I grabbed the side of my head. “I’m sorry all but mine soul is being force out by Nick own.” Luna looked at me and then jumped at me.

Twilight pov

I watched as Luna jumped at Star as his soul was still in control of Nick’s body. She wrapped her arms around him and I saw tears in her eyes.

“Please don’t go Star.”

Her voice was so pitiful as she hung onto him. I watched as his silver hair turned back to his normal black.

“I’m sorry my lady but I must. But if you can make Nick your I bet thee would find he is much like me in some wa...”

We all watched as Luna leaned her head back then kissed him as the last of the silver left his hair. Then the glowing red eyes faded then sliver skulled fell to the ground. Nick’s body was now dead weight in Luna’s arms. I felt something in me snap as I looked at her. “GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY NICK!”

Author's Notes:

Sorry, I hit unpublish by mistake.