After training the guards, Ash went into the barracks' kitchen and told Cook Grub to prepare delicious food for his guards as they will be starving after lasting through his brutal training. He is proud of them that they were able to face his training. This will prepare their bodies when he gives them chakra. For now, Ash went back to his room and rested on his bed.

Ash was informed by his Hydras that they are winning against the monsters over at Dragon Kingdom. That was good news for him which means that if his Hydras are able to protect a kingdom then he would not be needed there. Then his infected insects informed that some ponies tried to mug Flim and Flam but were repelled by the insects stinging paralysis poison on their flanks. His insects are keeping his employers safe. The infected insects around Ponyville informed him of no danger as well.

Now, Ash has some free time so what can he do to pass the time? He came out of his mind when someone knocked at his door. He said, "Come in!"

The door opened and came in his herd mates along with two new girls who he recognized. Ash sat up and said, "Hey girls. How was your day?"

Twilight said, "It was great Ash."

Trixie said, "We went from shop to shop and had a great time."

Fluttershy hugged Fluffle Snow and said, "And your pet liked seeing new things too."

Ash smiled and said, "I see. And Lyra and Bon Bon. To what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you here?"

Rarity said, "Darling. I would like to introduce you these two for joining your herd if you want them to."

Ash said, "I have no problem of them joining my family, Rarity. Can you two tell me the reason why you want to be with me?"

Lyra said, "Because you are a human! ... And that you kinda saved our lives from the monsters and such. And I like the way you hugged me when you carried me."

Ash nodded and said, "It's okay, Lyra. And Bon Bon, can you tell me why you want to be with me?"

Bon Bon remained silent for a while and said, "I gave up being with a stallion after I had several bad encounters with them but after hearing how the girls praised about you made me think differently. They told me how you didn't act like the stallion and how you treat them with kindness. I agreed with them that I want to be with you and see for myself."

Ash said, "Bon Bon. I would never force another to join my family against their will. I would never treat females like they are objects of desire. I love all of the girls equally and I want to spend the rest of my life with them. I will do anything for them to make them happy."

Bon Bon said, "Well, if you say so but if I felt that you are not what the girls have said then Lyra and I will leave."

Ash nodded and said, "Of course. I won't stop you against your will."

Lyra said, "Sorry about, Bon Bon. She really had a bad experience with some stallions but I think that being with you will change her mind."

Bon Bon ears went flat and said, "I'm sorry, Ash. It's just that I don't want to be hurt like I was in the past."

Ash asked, "Who was it and what did he do to you?"

Bon Bon asked, "Why do you want to know that?"

Ash said, "If someday I met that stallion, then I would pound his face into the dirt for hurting you."

Bon Bon said, "Yeah. Aloe and Lotus told me how you punched a noble in the face and even had him arrested. I still can't believe that."

Ash said with a smile, "Bon Bon. I told you that I would do anything to make the girls happy. Even if I have to beat the one who hurt you was a king himself."

Rainbow said, "Yeah. Like what you did at the griffin tournament."

Lyra asked, "What happened at the griffin tournament?"

Twilight said, "The griffin king Black Beak along with the rulers of other kingdoms demanded to give them the Bearers of the Elements of Harmony or there will be a war. The princesses didn't have any choice and gave into their demand. We were held like a prize for the winner of the tournament."

Bon Bon said, "What happened!? Did someone other than a pony win the tournament!?"

Applejack said, "No. Ponies were forbidden to take part in the tournament. The rulers made so that only one of their warriors would become the owner of us."

Lyra said, "Then who won the tournament?"

The girls smiled and Rarity said, "It was none other than our coltfriend, Ash dear."

Lyra and Bon Bon jaws hit the ground and their eyes went wide as dinner plates. Bon Bon asked, "How did he win?"

The girls then began to tell them how Ash all by himself killed all of the warriors of the other kingdom single handedly. Then how he squashed the ferocious Crystal Scorpion and saved them and how he literally mangled the griffin king in front of everyone. No one dared to try and stop him as they fear for their life. After the story, Lyra and Bon Bon were looking at Ash in disbelief.

Bon Bon asked, "Did you really did that to the griffin king?"

Ash nodded and said, "Exactly. I don't care who it is. If they have any intention of harming my friends then they are dead. Simple as that."

Lyra said, "Yes! I knew humans are awesome!"

Bon Bon nodded and said, "Maybe you're right girls. Ash is different from the rest of the stallions."

Lyra and Bon Bon both came towards Ash and hugged him. He hugged them back. Then Ash spent his free time with the girls. Fluffle Snow was flying around the room while being chased by Rainbow who was failing at catching the parasprite who took her cookie.

Rainbow said, "Come back here you little!"

Applejack laughed and said, "Rainbow, you can't even catch the little critter."

The others laughed and spent their time with Ash. Some time later, Princess Celestia and Luna came into his room.

Ash greeted them, "Hello Celestia. Luna. How are you doing?"

Celestia said, "We are doing fine Ash. How is the training of your guards going?"

Ash said, "It's going fine. Why do you ask?"

Luna said, "Oh nothing. Just that we heard screams of torture from the training ground you made."

Ash said, "Oh yeah. I kinda upped their training."

Celestia asked, "Why is that?"

Ash said, "Ever since the monsters attacked Canterlot, I saw the difference between the royal guards and my "Monster Hunter" squad. The royal guards charged blindly at the monsters and were slaughtered while the members of my squad effectively pushed the civilians to a safer spot and kept the monsters from reaching them. From this I concluded that the "Monster Hunter" need to be ready as fast as possible."

Mayor Mare said, "But Ash. Your special skill can help you."

Rainbow said, "Yeah. You can just clone yourself and spread them all over Equestria. That will be easy for you."

Ash shook his head and said, "I can't do that Rainbow. If I do that then others will completely depend on me. I need to train the guards so that they could handle some monsters by themselves."

The princesses nodded and Luna said, "I understand what you are saying Ash."

Celestia said, "The nobles of Canterlot always come to us with the most ridiculous complaint. It's like I'm dealing with foals."

Ash said, "Exactly. With my training, the "Monster Hunter" will be able to defend small villages and towns. After they get more stronger, I can send them on patrolling around the towns or even send them to hunt various monsters."

Twilight said, "That's a really good plan Ash. I only hope my brother doesn't give you anymore trouble than he already did."

Ash said, "It's fine Twilight. Shining Armor may choose to come at me directly or would send some others to deal with me. Either way, I'll deal with him. I just hope that he opens his eyes and see that all creatures are equal. Only those who think they are better than the other are the ones lower then them."

Twilight smiled and hugged him. Ash hugged her. Lyra and Bon Bon were a bit confused at how friendly the princesses and the human were talking to each other.

Lyra asked, "Can someone tell me why Ash is not using titles to talk with the princesses?"

The girls looked at each other and nodded. Rarity said, "Darlings. There is a secret that we have been hiding from the rest of the world."

Bon Bon asked, "What is that secret?"

Pinkie said, "Before we tell you, you two have to pinkie promise to not tell it to anyone! Ever!"

Lyra and Bon Bon looked at each other and then did the whole pinkie promise. Bon Bon said, "There, we did the pinkie promise. Now tell me what the secret is that you all are hiding?"

Twilight said, "Well, you see ...."

Applejack said, "Both the princesses are in Ash's herd."

Lyra and Bon Bon's jaws hit the floor in disbelief. They could not believe that both the princesses, Celestia and Luna were in Ash's herd!

Bon Bon asked, "But why keep it a secret? Would it not be nice to announce such good news?"

Celestia said, "At the moment, this needs to be kept a secret from everyone else."

Lyra asked, "Why?"

Ash said, "Think about it Lyra. The nobles of Canterlot already look down on other species. If news about the princesses being in my herd, especially a non-pony, reach the ears of the nobles, then there would be a major commotion that may result in a revolt."

Bon Bon and Lyra eyes widen at that. They understood what they meant. Bon Bon said, "I kind of understand what you mean. The nobles will not like this at all and will do something drastic."

Ash said, "Exactly. At the moment, I want to keep this to be kept a secret. Believe me I want nothing more than to punch these bastards in the face. They think that just because they are nobles, they are pure, only they have the right to have the princesses like they own them. Disgusting."

Celestia and Luna look down with sadness. Celestia said, "I'm sorry that you are having trouble with us."

Luna said, "If we knew that would be the case then we would have never ask of joining your herd."

Ash saw the princesses' sadness and sighed. He stood up and walked to them. He hugged them both and kissed them. He said, "Celestia. Luna. I don't care what I have to do to keep you both safe. I will do anything even if it means making an enemy out of the entire planet. You both are beautiful mares that deserve to live a happy life and I promise to do exactly that."

Celestia and Luna hugged him and sobbed into his chest. They truly were being kept in a cage by the nobles. They both have to look out for anything that could make the nobles take advantage of.

Celestia said, "Thank you Ash for coming to this world."

Luna said, "We could never thank you enough."

Ash scratched their ears and said, "And I am thankful to meet all of you girls."

The other girls had tears in their eyes and all of them hugged Ash and the princesses. After that, they all rested in Ash's room and conversed with each other.

During their conversation, Ash asked, "Celestia. Luna. How the search going on for the one who attacked Chrysalis daughter?"

Celestia said, "We are still investigating the one responsible for attacking Insectum 2 years ago."

Luna said, "It's not easy to find someone just like that. Even if we did, there is no way to arrest them when we don't have a
single evidence against them."

Ash think for a while and said, "Maybe if I visit Chrysalis daughter, I may find some sort of clues. Only time will tell. And speaking of which, I should go and pay a visit to Chrysalis and heal her daughter."

Celestia said, "That is a good idea."

Fluttershy hugged him and said, "Please save her daughter."

Ash hugged her and said, "I will, Fluttershy. I will heal her so that she can have a normal happy life with her mother and her friends."

Ash said 'goodbye' to them and walked towards the balcony. He then flew into the air and summoned his Ki to fly towards the changeling kingdom in the badlands.

Badlands

Ash flew in the sky and looked down at the barren waste land. The land below him bare no plant or animal life form. Just sand, rocks and mountains. There wasn't even a water source. No wonder they call it badlands.

Ash saw no life form from above the badlands. He just saw sand for miles and a couple of mountains. Where is the changeling kingdom? He could not see the kingdom with his eyes so maybe his ears would help him. With his super hearing, Ash heard sounds of breathing, heart beasts, muscle movement and several hooves stepping on rocks. They were all coming from below the ground.

Ash began to look for an entrance because he can't just break through the ground as it would damage their kingdom or hurt someone. So he used "Echolocation" to make a sound map of the underground kingdom. He saw several tunnels going below the ground and expanding into big areas. Probably buildings and houses and such. He analyzed the whole map and saw a single tunnel going away from the underground kingdom and towards a mountain. That must be the entrance to the changeling kingdom.

Ash flew towards the mountain and saw a cave entrance at the base of the mountain. He looked closer and saw a couple of changeling guards guarding the entrance. He *Thud* landed a few meters away from them. The guards pointed their weapons at him and said, "Halt! Who are you!?"

Ash said, "I am Ash. I am here to meet your queen Chrysalis."

A guard said, "Why do you want to meet our queen?"

Ash said, "I am here to heal her daughter."

A guard said, "We don't know if we can-"

Another guard cut him off and said, "Hey! Does he not look familiar?"

A guard asked, "Why?"

A guard said, "Are you by any chance the one who gave our queen the love fruit?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I made the seed of the fruits and gave it to Chrysalis."

The guard said, "Yes! It's you! You saved our species from starvation. You have saved my little daughter from starving to death. I can never thank you enough." He looked at the other guards and said, "It's okay. He is our savior. Let him pass."

The other guards understood who the human was and quickly apologize to him, "Forgive us. We didn't know what you looked like. Living in the badlands has made us take several precautions to protect our kingdom."

Ash said, "It's okay. You were just doing your job but why many precautions? I have not seen any living thing in the badlands as far as I can see."

A guard said, "There is one kind of monster that lives in the badlands and prey on us. It approaches the one who is left behind or distracted with a disguise of it's own. When the prey drops their guard, the monster eats them."

Ash said, "Really? What does this monster look like?"

A guard said, "That's the thing. We don't know what it look like and that is why we are on high alert all the time. Every time it gets one of us, only a few remains of the body are found and nothing else. Not even foot prints."

Ash nodded and asked, "When was the recent attack from this monster?"

A guard said, "It has been some days ago. Almost a week I think. We think that it's just waiting for us to drop our guard and then it will jump on us."

Ash thought about it and said, "If your alertness has stopped the monster from attack you for some days, then it must be hungry which would force it to attack you out in the open. I suggest you bring out more guards here so that if it does come to attack you, then you can use your numbers to attack it at the same time."

A guard thought about what he said and said, "That is a good idea. After hearing that the monster would attack in hunger then I'll be needing more guards than before."

Another guard said, "Come with me. I'll lead you to our queen."

Ash nodded and followed the guard into the tunnel. The walls of the tunnel shine that provided light.

Ash asked, "How are these walls shining?"

The guard said, "These are special stones that shine in the dark. These stones are able to provide a source of light that illuminate the darkness."

Ash nodded and continued following the guard. After walking for a while, Ash came to a bigger area that held buildings. This place looked like a small town that was similar to Ponyville. There were several houses and shops and he saw changelings moving back and fort as they continue with their lives. He also saw several little changelings playing tag with each other. This brought a smile to his face. Also, from the looks of their bodies, there were very little holes left on their arms and legs, which means that they are eating their fill.

The guard lead the way and Ash followed him. As soon as he came into the opening, one by one the changelings' eyes went towards the human. One thing was that Ash was a 9 foot tall hulking being that towered over the 7 foot tall changelings and that he was a species they have never seen before. Even the children who were playing around stopped and stared at the human in awe.

Ash didn't mind the stares but when the guard noticed it, he said, "Everyone! You have no need to fear this being! In fact you all should be thanking him for it was he that gave our queen the seeds of love fruit!"

Everyone's eyes widen at that and all of them began to thank him for what he did for them. Some females even shed tears of happiness as they swarm around him and tearfully thanked him for saving them and their children's lives from starvation. Ash petted their heads and scratched their ears to calm them down. Even some of the children came running and hugged his legs.

After managing to free himself from the females and children clinging onto him, the guard lead him towards a castle made of entire black rocks. They entered the castle and walked towards the throne room. There he found Chrysalis sitting on her throne and she was talking with one of her subjects.

The changeling said, " ... the harvest of the love fruit is coming good my queen."

Chrysalis said, "That is good news indeed."

The guard said, "My queen! Sir Ash has arrived to meet you!"

Everyone's eyes widen and quickly turn towards the human. They were all staring at him in shock as they were seeing the one who has single handedly saved their entire species and made an friend and ally of the ponies.

"Ash!"

Chrysalis was really happy and tackle-hug him. Ash also hugged her and scratched her ear. This act of their queen hugging another made everyone's eyes wide at that.

Chrysalis said, "I'm so glad that you are here."

Ash said, "Sure I would. I need to see how your daughter is doing and heal her."

Chrysalis said, "Thank you. I can't wait to see Insectum getting back on her hooves." She turned around to see the others in the room and said, "I will be taking Ash to see my daughter. So you all can take a break from work." They all nodded.

Chrysalis then took one of Ash's hand and pulled him out of the throne room. During their walk, Ash crossed an area that looked like a farm. There, several trees were grown that bare love fruits. He also saw several changelings harvesting the fruits while they look after the trees.

Chrysalis said, "Ever since you gave me the seeds of love fruit, my changelings have been growing more and more of them every day. They seem to grow faster than other plants."

Ash said, "I did that by genetically modifying its growth spurt. This way, you can have all the food your species wants and never run out."

Chrysalis said, "Thank you. Several of my changelings and their children were starving to death but with your gift, you have saved them."

Ash said, "I do what I can to save anyone who deserves it."

Chrysalis smiled and lead him on. She asked, "How goes the search for the ponies who attacked my daughter?"

Ash said, "Celestia, Luna and Cadance are doing all they can to find them. It's really hard to find someone that attacked your daughter 2 years ago."

Chrysalis said, "I just wish they are caught and punished for what they did."

Ash said, "I want to catch them. That is also another reason I came here. I think your daughter can provide me with some clues or evidence as to who attacked her."

Chrysalis understood and nodded. A while later, they came across a door which was guarded by several guards. The guards saluted to Chrysalis when they saw her.

Chrysalis said, "At ease guards. This is Ash the one who gave me the gift of love fruit."

The guards eyes widen and bowed to him. A guard said, "We can never thank you enough for saving all of us."

Another guard said, "If I may ask, why have you come here?"

Chrysalis said, "He is here to heal my daughter."

The guards eyes widen at that. A guard ask, "Can you really save the princess?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure I can. That's the very reason I came here to save her. Also, I want to find some sort of clues about the ones who attacked her. So meeting her might give me something to look into."

The guards nodded and stepped aside. They opened the door and let Chrysalis and Ash pass. Inside the room, he saw a bed on which a small figure was laying. Besides the bed were several females dressed in nurse outfit. They were there to take care of the one laying on the bed. When the nurse noticed Chrysalis they all stood and said, "Welcome Queen Chrysalis."

Chrysalis nodded and said, "How is my daughter doing?"

A nurse said, "She is doing fine my queen."

Another nurse asked, "Who is the one beside you my queen?"

Chrysalis said, "This here is the very one who gave me the love fruit. He is Ash."

The nurse eyes widen and look at him in disbelief. Here, standing right in front of them was their savior. They all swarm around him and wholeheartedly thanked him.

Chrysalis smiled as she saw her subjects thanking Ash. No one has ever helped the changelings because of how they look but Ash didn't care about that. He simply saved them from starvation and even made friendly relationships with the ponies.

After a while Chrysalis said, "Now everyone, give Ash some space. He has come here to heal my daughter."

A nurse asked, "Really? Can you save her?"

Ash nodded and Chrysalis lead him closer to the bed. When Ash reached the bed, his heart ache at what he saw. On the bed was a filly changeling. She is probably the same age as the CMC. The filly, looked horrible with all the wounds, scar, missing limbs and wings. Half of her left face was burned and lost her left eye. There were several IV stands beside the bed and attached to the filly.

Ash knelt beside the bed and looked down at the filly with eyes full of pain and sorrow. This should not happen to a child. He will not let the ones escape from punishment!

Ash said in a gentle tone, "Hello little one. I am Ash. A friend of your mother."

The filly looked up with her right eye. Ash looked into her eye and saw how she felt. She felt like a monster due to her disfigure and scarred state.

Ash soften his eyes and rubbed her head softly to which she leans her head into. He said, "You think that you look ugly from what has happened to you? But I don't think so."

The filly eye widen and looked at him. Ash asked, "Do you know why?"

The filly shook her head. Ash said with a smile, "Because little one. I am going to give you back your life. I am going to take your wounds, your scars, your pain. I am going to take away all the bad things that have been done to you. You will get to live like a filly does and live happily with your mother and your friends."

Tears formed in Chrysalis eyes when she heard that. She really wants to have her daughter back to normal and she will get it. Tears began to fall from the filly's eye as she looked at the human in disbelief and hope.

Ash said, "I am going to heal you and you don't have to worry about anything. You will feel no pain at all. So are you ready little one?"

The filly nodded and he said, "Good. Now close your eye and relax. Okay?"

The filly nodded and closed her eye. Ash then slowly put his right hand on the filly's head. Everyone in the room looked at him and the filly. Even the guards outside the room opened the room and peaked inside to see what is happening. They all gasped when they saw a thin red membrane spreading from Ash's hand towards the filly's body. Soon, the filly was in a red cocoon.

Chrysalis asked, "Ash. What are you doing? And what is that?"

Ash said, "No need for any alarm Chrysalis. This is a healing cocoon. Those who are inside of it are healed from all sorts of wounds. Even her lost limbs will be restored."

A nurse asked in disbelief, "But how can that be? You will need something to act as a substitute for the missing limbs."

Ash nodded and said, "That's right. That is why I am giving her part of my flesh that will act as a substitute for her missing limbs."

A guard came in and asked, "But won't you be in trouble for that? I mean if what you are saying is true then you are literally cutting parts of your own flesh and giving them to the princess."

Ash said, "Well, what you said is true. I am willingly giving her my own flesh. No need to worry about me. I can restore my flesh by simply eating food and stuff."

Everyone was shocked to hear that. Here the human is giving his own flesh to save the life of the filly. Everyone silently looked at the red cocoon. The guards outside of the room were now inside and they too were looking at the red cocoon. Chrysalis didn't mind them. She had only one thing on her mind and that was the well being of her daughter. She joined her hands and brought them to her chest and prayed for her daughter's safely.

Inside the red cocoon, the virus began to heal the filly. First were the wounds as they were filled up and healed. The filly's face was healed back to normal and her left eye was healed too. Then the scars were taken away from the filly. After that, came the missing limbs. Ash used his biomass to combine it with the filly's DNA and convert them into changeling flesh. Then the changeling flesh formed into limbs that joined with the filly's arm and leg. Even her wings were recreated from scratch. The virus also cured any sort of bacteria that may have been inside of her body. Ash also took DNA from the filly.

New Power Gained From Changeling DNA
Insect Wing
He can create insect like wings that buzz when he flies around.

Changeling Magic
He can now use changeling magic. This mostly possesses shape shifting and mind control.

Hive Mind
He can now link his mind with his creations. With this, he can hear and see things from their point of view.

Emotion Eater
He can now feed on emotions like happiness, love, joy. He can also eat emotions the changelings could never eat like fear, anger, sadness, disgust etc.

To say the least Ash is now capable of eating every kind of emotion. Here is a diagram of the emotions he can eat.

Wow. That is a lot of emotions. This means that even when he fight his enemies, he can feed on their fears to increase his power. Nice. Also, he can now tell which ones are lying and which ones are telling the truth. This DNA is really helpful.

Also, the "Hive Mind" can become pretty useful to him in the future. As for changeling magic, he just added them to his arsenal.

After a while, the healing was done. The red membrane then began to leave the filly and return back into the human's hand. Everyone gasped at what they saw. The filly was completely healed like she was never harmed before.

Ash said, "You can open your eyes now little one."

The filly slowly opened her eyes. She immediately noticed that she can see through her left eye. She then looked down at her body and was stunned. Tears fell from her eyes as she felt her missing limbs were not missing anymore. She had them and they didn't feel different at all.

Ash then snapped his finger and created a mirror. He held the mirror in front of the filly so that she could look at herself. When she did, more tears flowed from her eyes. She saw no wounds. No scars. Her face was not disfigured but had a cute face. Here wings buzzed as she felt two wings instead of one. Here hair and eyes were just like her mother.

Speaking of mother, she looked at Chrysalis and saw her crying. Chrysalis could not believe what she was seeing. Her daughter that was severely wounded and mangled has been returned back to her normal self. She slowly approached her daughter as if she was in a dream like state. When Chrysalis reached the bed, she slowly reached her daughter with her hands. She then rubbed the filly's face to see if it was real.

Chrysalis said, "My daughter.."

The filly choke, "Mo-mommy!"

Chrysalis immediately hugged her daughter and cried. She cried and cried as she hugged her daughter. She didn't let the filly go in fear of something harming her. The nurses and guards also shed tears of happiness and joy at that princess.

Ash dissipated the mirror and stood up to his full height. He looked at the heart warming scene in front of him. A mother who held her daughter in a loving embrace. This reminded him of his mother. His heart ached at the thought of seeing her mother dying in his arm but he didn't shed any tears. He accepted that she is gone and into Heaven along with his older sister.

After crying for a while, Chrysalis wiped her tears and looked at Ash. She said, "Ash. I can never thank you enough for what you have done for my subjects. For my daughter." She held her daughter in a loving embrace.

Ash gave a soft smile and said, "It's alright. I am happy to help you all. Especially the little one."

The filly looked at the human and said, "Thank you for healing me. Oh! Where are my manners. I am princess Insectum. It's very nice to meet you."

Insectum walked towards the human and hugged his leg. Ash knelt down and hugged her softly. While he was hugging the princess, several different sorts of scents hit his nose. These are not like those stinky kind of scent. These were different.

Ash look at Chrysalis and asked, "Chrysalis. Ever since Insectum was attacked, have you only used changeling magic to heal her?"

Chrysalis looked at him in confusion and said, "Yes. We only used changeling magic since there was no other species that would help us. Why?"

Ash said, "There are several different types of scents coming from Insectum."

Insectum blushed and said, "Oh! Sorry if I stink. I have been laying on my bed for a long time."

Ash shook his head and said, "You don't stink Insectum. The scent that is coming from you is quite different from the rest."

Chrysalis asked, "What do these scents entail?"

Ash thought about it and asked, "Insectum. Can you tell me how many ponies there were when you were attacked?"

Insectum looked down in sadness and didn't say anything. She hugged herself. Ash petted her head and said in a soft tone, "Insectum look at me please."

Insectum slowly look up to him. Ash said, "I need to know how many ponies there were. I have to confirm something and I promise you that no one will ever hurt you again. Especially the ones who attacked. I intend to find them and punish them severely."

Insectum remain silent. Chrysalis came forward and hugged her. She said, "My dear Insectum. You can trust Ash. He has done so much for our species and even gave protection to us. Please tell him what he wants to know. I too want to see the ones who attacked you, punished for what they did."

Insectum looked down and breathed. A while later she looked up and said, " You promise that they won't hurt me?"

Ash said, "I promise you Insectum that as soon as I find them, they will regret that they were ever born."

Insectum detected no lies from the human and smiled softly. She said, "When I was on the outskirts of Canterlot, there was a group of guards. When they saw me, they immediately charged and casted several spells on me and my guards. They ... they killed them. My g-guards were cut down by their spells. Those who survived were c-cut down by their swords. I-I managed to g-get away after I received several spells. I managed to see about 15-18 ponies. Most of them were unicorns but some of them were Pegasus and Earth ponies."

Chrysalis hugged her trembling daughter. Ash looked at the filly with eyes full of pain and sorrow. He petted her head and said, "Thank you for telling me that. You have been very helpful."

Chrysalis asked, "So what does this info mean to you? And what about the scent?"

Ash said, "I think that the scent coming from Insectum is from the magic spells that were thrown at her. There are several scents coming from her. I need to sniff Insectum if I have to get a lock on the magical scent of the ponies who did it."

Chrysalis said, "How can you smell magic? That is impossible."

Ash pointed towards his nose and said, "My sense of smell is thousands of time superior to a dog's nose. I can smell things that are very far away. I can even smell the tiniest drop of poison in a drink. Heck, if someone passed by my house, I can sniff their smell and find them a while later. That is how I am able to smell something that is impossible to others."

Chrysalis, Insectum and everyone's else eyes widen in disbelief. To hear a being that is capable of sniffing scents that is impossible for other to so was something else.

Chrysalis looked at her daughter who was sitting in her lap. She nodded and said, "Okay Ash. Go ahead and sniff Insectum. Find the one who did this to my precious daughter and punish them."

Ash nodded and said, "I will. That is a promise."

Ash brought his face closer to the filly and took a deep sniff of her scent. He found several different types of scents. After sniffing for a few seconds, Ash said, "I got it. There are at least 9 *Sniff* no 11 different scents coming from her. These scents must be from the unicorns. You did say that you were only injured by magic right?"

Insectum nodded and said, "Yes. I was running away and only the unicorns were able to reach me with their magic."

Ash nodded and said, "I have locked their scents in my nose. I can find the unicorns with ease. Now, all I have to do is find the rest of the ponies who attacked your guards."

Chrysalis said, "How will you find them?"

Ash thought about it and asked Insectum, "Do you know the location where all of this took place?"

Insectum nodded and said, "Yes I do. I remember the path I took and the scenery near Canterlot before all of that happened. Why?"

Ash said, "I want you to think about that location inside your mind. Okay? I will see that place inside your mind. This will give me the location where you have been attacked."

Chrysalis said, "How are you going to look into her mind? And what can you do by going to a place where it happened 2 years ago?"

Ash said, "I can look into her mind and only see what she is thinking. I can't look at the rest of her memory. When I get the info about the location, I will go there and find the scent of the rest of the ponies that attacked her."

Insectum nodded and said, "Okay. I am thinking about the location."

Ash then put his right index finger on Insectum's forehead and saw what the filly was thinking. He saw a meadow, near the outskirts of Canterlot. He got the location and pulled his finger back.

Insectum said, "Did you get it?"

Ash said with a smile, "Yes I did. Thank you Insectum. You have really helped me in catching these low lives."

Suddenly, Ash stood to his full height, whipped his face upwards and looked at the ceiling with wary eyes. Why? Because he heard something approaching the mountain entrance. Something big.

At The Mountain Entrance

Over 50 guards stood at the entrance looking out for some strange thing. Or in this case an unknown monster. They were all covered in dark green armor and equipped with swords and spears. Everyone of them were paired up with another so that their chance of survival would increase a bit. However, none of them noticed the ground shifting slowly a few meters away from them. From the ground, something came out and transformed itself into something else that will lure the guards to it.

One of the guards was looking straight and when he looked to his side, he stopped. Then he whistled and said, "Hey beautiful. What are you doing out here? Don't you know that it's dangerous out here where a monster is roaming around that will try and eat you?"

The other guards heard him and looked around to see who he was talking to. Their eyes landed on the figure and they too whistled since all of them were males. The one who had all of the guards eyes on it was a gorgeous female changeling who was wrapped in very skimpy clothes. She was also sitting on top of a boulder in a very seductive way that showed the guards her long curvy legs. The female smiled and beckoned them to come closer.

Like the idiot males they are, they began to walk closer to the female with a goofy smile on their faces. They forgot that they were there to guard the entrance of their kingdom. They didn't even notice that something distorted the air. Like something invisible was moving slowly.

The guards thought that it was nothing and gawked at the beauty. They thought that spending some time with the gorgeous female would be nice since nothing happened in the last few days. How wrong they were.

When the first guard reached the female, he began to look up and down at her body. He took in every detail of the female's slender and gorgeous body. However, something caught his eyes. Behind the female, there was a long snake like thing that was attached to her back. The other end of the snake like thing was going backwards and into .... nothing???

That end of the snake like thing was held up a few feet above the ground. Then in front of their eyes, something starts to appear. The guards saw that a huge hole was first formed and that the snake like thing was a tongue. Then rows of sharp teeth formed behind the female. A lower jaw formed and then an upper jaw formed with another rows of teeth. And then the rest of the thing's body as well. It was an enormous monstrous serpent that stood behind the female who kept on smiling. The serpent's head was about 30 feet high and its mouth was opened wide.

The guards finally registered what they are seeing. It was the monster that preyed on their species and now they have seen what it looks like. Also, the female was actually part of the serpent's tongue which it used to lure unsuspecting victims and eat them. Also, the reason no one sees the serpent was because of its invisibility.

The guards now realized what was happening but it was too late as the serpent closed its huge mouth on a bunch of guards who were closest to the female.

*Chomp*

The guards screamed and backed away from the serpent. They all pulled out their weapons and pointed at the monster. However, the serpent didn't feel threatened from their small weapons. It continued to attack and eat them. The guards swung their weapons at the serpent but their weapons shattered into pieces when their swords and spears made contact with the monster's hard scales.

The serpent was hungry as it didn't eat for some days. Now, it comes to their home and plans to fill its stomach with its food. Ever since the serpent was making its way here, it felt some bad vibes when something flew in the sky. It simply ignored the flying being and continued making its way to the mountain where plenty of food is. However, the serpent didn't know that the flying being who was giving off bad vibes have went into its food kingdom and today will be its last day of preying on the changelings.

Below Ground Level In Insectum's Room

Chrysalis looked at Ash in worry and asked, "Is everything alright Ash?"

Ash kept on looking at the ceiling and then began to move out of the room. He said, "Chrysalis. Quickly gather your strongest guards."

Chrysalis asked in worry, "Why?"

Ash said, "We got company and not the good kind."

Everyone went on alert when they heard that. Chrysalis immediately told the guards, "Quickly! Gather our strongest warriors and send them to follow Ash! Hurry!"

The guards nodded and quickly ran away. Chrysalis told her daughter, "Insectum. I want you to stay here okay? Don't follow us at the moment. You will be safe here."

Insectum said, "Okay mother. Be careful."

Chrysalis told the nurse, "While I am away, tell some of the guards to look after my daughter and alert the rest of them that something is approaching us. Tell them to be on their guard."

The nurse nodded and went away while some stayed behind to look the princess. Chrysalis quickly ran after Ash and after a while, she reached him.

Chrysalis asked, "What is attacking us? Do we need to be worry about it?"

Ash said, "I don't know what it is but it's big. And you should be worried. This must be the thing that have been preying on your species."

Chrysalis's eyes widen in fear. Something has been attacking and eating her species for a long time but have been unable to find it. She was trembling in fear from the terrible news. However, Ash saw this and released his aura around her. This took away her fears.

Chrysalis breaths to calm herself and said, "Thank you Ash. I was just so scared. For years, I have lost a lot of my subjects to this monster and now it has come here at the entrance of my kingdom. I don't know if I can fight it off."

Ash said, "Don't worry about it. I am here and I will see that the thing is dealt with. Permanently."

Chrysalis calmed down when she heard that. With Ash aiding her, she has nothing to worry about. She can definitely win against this monster.

On their way, several changeling warriors caught up to the two. One of them said, "We are ready my queen."

Chrysalis nodded and Ash look at them. He saw that the changeling warriors were divided into three fighting classes. Some changelings looked like they were evolved from a Mantis DNA. They had green armor and green spiked sickle that looked like a mantis claw. These ones like like they are made for quick attacks. He will call them Mantis Warriors.

Other changelings looked like they were evolved from Stag beetle. They had brown armor and arm blades. They even had two stag like horns coming out of their heads. They looked like balanced fighters. He will call them Stag Warriors.

The rest of the changelings looked like they evolved from rhinoceros beetles. They had bulky black armor but had no weapons. Instead, they had buffed arms. They are probably strength users and are expert in fighting in closer quarter combat. However, they looked a bit slow from all of their bulky armor. He will call them Rhino Warriors.

So they can evolve like an insect and take their traits. Nice. However, Ash's came out of his thought when all of a sudden a scream was heard.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Ash immediately blurred away towards the entrance with his "Soru". Chrysalis chased after Ash and yelled, "Quick! Follow him!"

The changeling warriors ran as their queen commanded them. They all ran towards the entrance and when they reached it, they found the human standing there looking around. Chrysalis walked towards him to ask what was going on but she gasped in horror at what she saw. On the ground, several limbs or body parts were littered around. Their green blood sprayed on the ground. Chrysalis saw the remains of her guards that she put here.

Chrysalis asked, "What happened here!? Who did this!?"

The changelings warriors spread apart as they looked at their surrounding. Some warriors made a circle around their queen in order to protect her.

Ash was about to say something but a *Cough* noise caught their attention. They all looked at the noise source and saw a lone wounded guard on the ground. Chrysalis immediately ran towards the wounded guard and tried to speak to him. However, Ash was a bit suspicious about the guard.

Ash saw that every guard was eaten. Only some remains were left. So why did only one guard survive the monster's attack? Did it spare the guard as it was full from eating the rest? Or could this be a trap? He looked at the wounded guard and saw something distorting the air behind the guard. There wasn't anything there but he was able to see electromagnetic aura coming from something behind the wounded guard.

Chrysalis knelt down besides the wounded guard and asked, "Guard! Tell me what happened here!? Who was the one responsible for this monstrosity!"

Some warriors stood near their queen while the rest look around for any hostile enemy. The wounded guard kept on coughing and didn't say anything.

A nearby warrior came towards the guard and said, "Our queen has asked you a question guard. Answer her!"

However, the wounded guard refused to answer and continued to cough. This was strange. Very strange. Chrysalis was about to say something but stopped when she felt like something was watching her. She raised her head and saw something appearing in front of her. She saw a huge mouth filled with rows and rows of sharp teeth. Her eyes widen at that and the nearby warriors were frozen in shock. The wounded guard was actually the monster's tongue.

The serpent closed its mouth and tried to eat Chrysalis along with some of the warriors. Time slowed down in Chrysalis's eyes when she saw the rows of teeth closing in on her. She was frightened which froze her right on the spot. She thought that she was going to die here and now. It was not fair.

Chrysalis finally has her daughter back to normal. Her thoughts were filled with taking care of her daughter. However, she was going to die now. Tears began to fill the side of her eyes. She didn't want to die. She had so much to do but it seems that fate is cruel to her. Chrysalis closed her eyes and waited for her death. However, that didn't came.

Chrysalis felt like someone shove her with enough force to throw her aside. She opened her eyes and looked to her left and her eyes widen. The one who pushed her out of the monster's way was none other than Ash himself. She saw how angry he looked but that anger was not directed towards her. It was directed towards the monster. Chrysalis gasped in horror as she realized that Ash was now standing in front of the monster's mouth.

Chrysalis raised her arm towards him and tried to pull him with her magic but failed as he was immune to magic. Then in a blur *Chomp*, the monster ate Ash entirely and swallowed him.

Everyone went silent as they saw in horror how the monster ate the human. Tears fell from Chrysalis eyes when she saw her friend being eaten in front of her. She lost her friend who may be the only one in the world who doesn't look at her species in disgust. Her friend was the one who saved her species from starvation. Her friend was the one who made friendly allies with the ponies. Her friend was the one who gave her back her daughter's life. Ash was her friend. No. He became more than a simple friend.

Chrysalis stood up slowly while her eyes never left the monster that ate her friend. Her sorrow then became unbridled rage. She shouted, "Warriors! Take up your weapons and kill this monster! Do not let it flee! Kill it at all cost!"

The warriors shouted "Yes! My Queen!"

Chrysalis then used magic to materialize her battle armor. She held a long spear that had a sharp blade. She charged at the monsters and yelled, "Kill it!"

The changeling warriors also charged at the monster as they shouted, "HHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

The warriors attacked the monster who in return slithered around them and tried to eat them. However, these were very experienced warriors so they were able to dogged the monster's incoming mouth.

Chrysalis's face was one of pure rage and sadness. Her one true friend was eaten by this monster. Ash did so much for her and her species and now, he gave his life away to save her. She started to have genuine feelings for him and this monster took him away from her. Just like her husband. He too was eaten by this monster who pushed her away from it.

Chrysalis attacked the serpent with *Bash* powerful blows that were able to damage the monster. She was blinded by rage at the loss of her friend. Ash was the kindest stallion she has ever met. He was gentle with her. He was sweet with her. He was protective of her. Ash was perfect in every way.

Chrysalis swung her spear at the serpent *Bash* and managed to push it back a couple of feet away. The monster moaned in pain. She wanted to torture this monster for causing so much pain to her and her subjects. She wanted to spend her time with her daughter and with Ash. She wanted to be with him but he died in saving her life.

Chrysalis shouted, "Give him back!"

She hit on the side of the serpent's face *Bash* that launched it towards a boulder and *Crash* smashed into it.

Chrysalis yelled, "Give him back I say!!"

She flew towards it and gave a strong vertical hit *Bash* under the serpent's jaw that send it flying upwards.

Chrysalis shouted, "Give Ash back to me!!!"

She flew towards the serpent's head and *Bash* gave a drop kick to its head. The monster was launched towards the ground like a bullet *Crash*.

Chrysalis yelled on top of her lungs with tears falling from her eyes, "Give me back my Ash you bloody monster!!!!"

When Chrysalis attacked its face, the serpent's eyes opened. It saw her coming towards it and opened its mouth. Chrysalis was unable to stop herself as she was flying at the monster with full speed. She crashed inside the monster's mouth who closed it and swallowed her whole.

The warriors were horrified to see their queen eaten by the monster. The all gave a war cry and charged at the monster. They would follow their queen orders even if it means dying in the process.

Inside the serpent, Chrysalis was being pushed deeper into the monster's esophagus. Saliva secreted from the walls of the esophagus made it slippery for esophagus to get a hold on it. She kept on slipping down deeper into the monster's body. The saliva began to melt her armor and spear. She also felt her skin burn from the saliva.

'Am I going to die?' thought Chrysalis. No she didn't want to die. She still has her daughter to care about. She must live for her. Chrysalis started to struggle but the inside of the monster was slippery and she continued to fall deeper in its body.

Chrysalis pleaded, "I don't want to die. Please. Don't let me die now. I have to look over my daughter. Please, god! Save me! *Sob* *Sob* save me. *Sob*"

Chrysalis began to cry when she was nearing the monster's acidic stomach. She saw several bodies of her guards being melted in the digestive juice of the stomach. She closed her eyes and waited for her death.

Suddenly, from the darkness, a voice spoke, "God can't do shit."

Chrysalis eyes widen as she began to look around in the darkness to see who spoke but saw no one.

Again the voice spoke, "God won't even raise a single finger to save his creations."

Chrysalis then saw something moving from the pile of melted bodies. Something was rising out from the corpses.

The voice spoke, "If you want to save your life, then do it yourself!"

Chrysalis eyes widen as she saw a figure rising out from the corpses but it terrified her at what she was seeing.

The figure spoke in a gentle tone, "Or at least ask a friend for help."

Chrysalis covered her mouth when she recognized the figure who stood in front of her. The figure blocked her path and stopped her from falling into the lake of digestive juice of the monster's stomach.

The figure look at the walls of the monster's insides and said in rage, "This thing thinks it can just kill me by eating me? This thing dares to underestimate me!?" The figure then thrusted its hands at the wall of flesh.

From The Outside

The warriors were sweating from constantly attacking the serpent with intent of killing it but its hard scales were protecting it from being injured. Soon the warriors became exhausted from fighting it while they dodged its attack. However, they still stand tall and engage the monster. They would die trying to avenge their fallen queen.

The warriors stopped when the serpent stopped. Suddenly, its belly bulged out. Its face turned into one of fear and pain. Then they gasped in shock when they saw a skeletal hand *Kerip* piercing the monster's belly from the inside out. Then another skeletal hand *Kerip* pierced its belly.

Also, they all heard someone speaking in in a demonic voice from withing the monster, "Don't underestimate me!"

Then to everyone's disbelief, the skeletal hands *Keerriippp* ripped open the serpent's belly and tore the entire monster in two pieces. The monster screamed in pain as it was ripped in two by the very one it should avoided eating.

The same voice from before spoke in a demonic tone, "You lower life form!"

The warriors eyes went wide in disbelief as they saw the serpent ripped in two and out came a horrifying thing that sent shivers down their spines. But their horror turned to surprise and relief when they saw their queen safe and sound as she too came out of the monster's belly along with the thing.

The warriors looked at the giant serpent that was ripped in two on the ground. It's blood painted the area red. In the middle of the monster's corpse, stood the horrifying figure and in front of it was their queen who sat on the ground in shock and horror.

Chrysalis looked at the figure in horror and sorrow. She began to cry. Why? Because the figure that stood in front of her had more than half of its body melted by the acid. Its bones and ribs were clearly visible to the others. But the figure still stand despite being a half skeleton.

Who was this figure? Well, there is only one person who could survive the acid and kill the monsters. It was none other than Ash and he looked like a Halloween monster.

The warriors had their jaws hit the ground and their eyes widen in disbelief when they realized who the figure was. Ash had not only killed the serpent but saved their queen as well. However, in return, the human received sever damage and was left in his current state which sent shivers down their spines.

Ash looked at his right skeletal arm and move it around. He look down and saw his exposed ribs. Heck, he could even see his heart and half a lung inside his rib cage. Further below, he can see half of his spine was on display for the others to see. He also saw that his right leg didn't had any flesh or muscle on it. He felt his face and found out that his right half was melted as well. Most of all, he didn't feel pain at all.

After looking at his damage, Ash said, "Well, it looks like the acid was strong enough to melt away my flesh." 'I want it' he thought.

Ash then looked at Chrysalis and saw her bawling her eyes out. It hurt him to see her cry. He took a step forward towards Chrysalis and when he did, some of his intestines fell out of his abdomen where the flesh has been melted. This site made some of the warriors face green and puked. Others fainted as they saw the gory site.

Ash look at the warriors and said, "Seriously? You guys are warriors and yet you can't look at my melted skeletal body? Some warrior you all are."

Ash looked at his body again and saw that his body was not healing. He looked at his flesh closely and saw that due to the acid, the virus are unable to repair his body as they are getting in the way. So how he can fix this? He thought about it and realized something. He look at the corpse of the serpent and thought 'If the serpent was immune to its own strong acid, then I can too.'

Ash lifted both of his hands at the serpent's corpse. It was ripped in two. One part on his right side while the other part was on his left side. He raised his right hand towards his right side and pointed towards one half of the monster's corpse while he did the same with his left hand pointed towards the other half of the corpse. Then from his hands, several red tentacles shot out and pierced the monster's corpse. The tentacles reeled the corpse towards Ash's hand and began to devour it.

The warriors and Chrysalis saw the corpse going into the human's hands. Soon the entire corpse was devoured by the human. Then his whole body was covered by several red tendrils. After a few seconds, the tendrils receded back into his body and Ash found his whole body healed. The others were shocked to see him repairing himself like this as he was half a skeleton just a few seconds before.

Ash gained the unknown monster's DNA.

New Powers Gained From Unknown Monster
Acid Spit
He can now spit out acid from his mouth that can melt his enemies and solid things.

Acid Immunity
He is now immune to acid.

Chameleon Skin
He can now change the color of his body to blend in with his surrounding.

Nice. He got some good skills from that giant serpent. He can do a lot of things with the new skills he got today. Suddenly he was brought out of his thoughts when someone hugged him. He looked down and saw Chrysalis hugging him. She look up to him in teary eyes that really hurt his heart. Ash gently brought his finger to her face and wiped away her tears.

Ash said, "No more crying Chrysalis. Everything is fine now."

Chrysalis said, "How can you say that!? How can you just push me away and get eaten by that thing!? You could have been killed!"

Tears fell from her eyes as she nuzzled her muzzle into his chest. Ash slowly but gently hugged her. Chrysalis said, "Don't leave. *Sob* Don't leave *Sob* me like *Sob* my husband."

Ash's eyes soften when he heard that. She lost her lover in someway. Now Chrysalis thinks that he too would leave her by way of dying. Well, that can never happen. Ash brought his hand under Chrysalis's chin and raised her face.

Ash look into her eyes and said, "Chrysalis. One thing you should know about me is that killing me is nearly impossible. You've seen what happened to me just moments ago. I was a walking skeletal zombie due to the acid melting away most of my flesh. But look at me now. I am standing here like nothing ever happened to me. So, dry those tears and smile for me."

Chrysalis wiped away her tears and gave a soft smile to him. Ash smiled and rubbed her head to which she leans into. The warriors who made a circle around the two saw how their queen was being affectionate to the human and smiled. To see their queen happy was something they all lived for. Since the human has also done great things for their species, they approved of their relationship. Or future one.

However, the sweet moment was disturbed when something caught Ash's ear. His ears twitched when he heard several tiny sounds of sand being disturbed. Like something was slithering on it very very slowly. His eyes widen and hugged Chrysalis in a protective manner. Then he shouted "Sound Wall".

A huge red shield made of sound surrounded everyone. They all look around at the transparent red wall in confusion.

Chrysalis asked, "Ash. What are you doing?"

Ash said, "It seems that there is more than one of those things."

Chrysalis's eyes widen and look around to see where they were but couldn't find them. The warriors too became alert when they heard that there are more than one of those giant serpents. Silent reign the air as everyone was searching for the monsters location. Then suddenly out of nowhere, *Clang* something hit the shield. They all looked a that spot but saw nothing. *Clang* Something else hit the shield but on the opposite site. *Clang* Again something hit the shield. Soon, the shield was being attacked from every direction.

Chrysalis asked, "Where are they? I can't see them?"

Ash said, "They are invisible as they blend into the surroundings. They have already surrounded us."

Chrysalis asked in worry, "How many are there?"

Ash looked outside the shield and saw several electromagnetic auras coming from the invisible monster. Ash said, "There are at least 10 of them."

Chrysalis was now worried and asked, "What are we going to do? Just one of them gave us so much trouble."

Ash was looking around in order to follow the invisible serpents but with their quick movements, it was difficult. Ash became annoyed by them and said, "They are a pain in my neck. I'll settle this on my own."

Ash took a deep breath and shouted, "Sound Pressure".

On the outside of the shield, *Crash* several huge craters formed as something hit the ground. Also, painful screams echoed in the air. Everyone looked closely at the nearest crater and saw something wiggling in it. The serpent that was caught in the human's attack, was trapped as they felt a huge pressure on their bodies that pressed them into the ground. Soon, they released their camouflage as their bodies were being crushed under the immense pressure.

Everyone's eyes widen when they saw 10 huge serpents around them. Ash released the shield and said, "Go. Now is your chance to kill them."

The warriors looked at him with wide eyes and then they grinned. They all charged at the serpents and attacked them. However, their attacks had done nothing to them since the serpent's hard scales protected them.

A mantis warrior said, "We can't hurt them!"

A stag warrior said, "Our weapons are not able to pierce their tough scales!"

A rhino warrior said, "I can't even crack their scales with my strength!"

Ash saw that the warrior were now panicking. So in order to calm them, he snapped his fingers and created 100 Leo Blades. The swords floated towards the warriors and Ash said, "Take these Leo Blades. They will give you an edge on the serpents."

The warriors took the swords and attacked the monster with them. To their surprise, the sword *Shing* easily cut through the serpent's hard scales. With courage, they all gave a war cry and attacked the immobilized serpents. After a short time, the warriors killed all ten of the serpents. Ash then released Chrysalis and walked closer to the corpses.

Ash looked at the serpent's corpses and began to think of something. Chrysalis came closer to him and asked, "Ash. I can never thank you enough for what you did for my species. You've gone out of your way to even kill the monsters that have been preying on us."

Ash said, "I do what I can."

Chrysalis smiled and look down at the monster's corpses. She asked, "What are you going to do with their corpses?"

Ash said, "My first concern is that there must be more of these serpents out in the badlands. If that is true then I will need to do something about them."

Chrysalis said, "If that is true, then I need to be more careful from now on."

Ash poked the monster's corpse and an idea popped into his mind. He said with a smile, "Or I could make you some sort of guardians."

Chrysalis asked, "What kind of guardians?"

Ash chuckled and stood to his full height. He raised his right hand and 10 tentacles shot out from it towards the ten serpent's corpses. Each tentacle pierced the monster's heads and injected the virus into them. Then the tentacles receded back into his hand. Everyone looked at the monster's corpses and saw them twitching.

The warriors immediately formed a circle and raised their swords. Ash stopped them and said, "Don't. They are already dead."

A warrior asked, "Then why are they twitching like that?"

Ash said, "They are simply being recreated."

Chrysalis asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Ash smiled and said, "You will see in a few moments."

They all saw the corpses twitching and then they gasped when red tendrils shot out of their corpses and covered their entire bodies. A few moments later the tendrils receded and the serpents were healed.

The warriors panicked and raised their swords at the serpents but Ash stopped them and said, "Everyone. I want you to meet your new guardians. The Silent One."

The warriors and Chrysalis looked at him in disbelief and then looked back at the serpents that were now called The Silent One. The snakes all slithered silently towards the human and rested their heads on the ground. The human then began to pet their heads.

Chrysalis came out of her shock and asked in disbelief, "Ash. What did you do to them?"

Ash said, "Like I said, I recreated them with my blood. Now all 10 of them will obey your orders and protect your species from any monster. If there are more of these serpents, then The Silent One will attack them and convert them in more guardians."

Everyone looked at their new guardians in disbelief. The serpents were the ones who hunted them but now they are turned into their guardians. The warriors circled around the serpents in awe. Chrysalis too was inspecting her new guardians in awe.

Chrysalis said, "Please guard us from other monsters."

The Silent One nodded and became invisible. They then spread around the entrance and guard it.

Chrysalis then hugged Ash and said, "Thank you, Ash. With these guardians, my species will now be safe from any monster."

Ash hugged her and said, "Your welcome Chrysalis. Now that is taken care of, I should be heading towards the location Insectum provided me."

Chrysalis nodded and said, "When you find them, please call me. I want to see who they are and see them punished."

Ash said, "You can count of that."

Chrysalis smiled and gave him a kiss on his cheek and then she left him. Chrysalis quickly left towards the mountain entrance. Ash just stood there with a stunned expression. The warriors laughed at his expression.

One warrior came towards with and asked, "Um here you go Ash. The swords you gave us really helped us in killing the monsters."

Ash came out of his shock and said, "Oh. You all can keep the swords. Consider them another gift from me."

The warriors smiled and nodded. Ash then flew towards the place where Insectum was attacked.

Outskirt Of Canterlot

Ash landed a quite a distance away from Canterlot. He saw that he landed in a meadow. However, there were still spots that showed that someone fought here. Ash bent down and brought his face closer to the ground. With his nose just a cm away, he deeply sniff the ground.

First he smelled the fragrance of the flowers near by. Then he smelled small insects. He smelled a lot of things but with his "Superhuman Smell" he was able to smell things that were here 2 years ago. He then caught something that he was looking for. He smelled the decaying flesh and bones of a long and forgotten corpse. This corpse smelled just like a changeling due to their insect trait. He continued his sniffing and found what he was looking for. He smelled Unicorns. With further sniffing, he smelled Pegasus and then Earth Ponies.

'Got it!' Ash thought.

Ash finally caught the smell of the ponies who attacked Insectum and her guards. However, there is still one problem with that. He can't prove that they were the ones who attacked Insectum and her guards. His nose can simply point him towards the ones responsible for it but without evidence, it's nothing. For now, Ash went into Canterlot to spend some time with his lovers. He will find some way to catch the guards who attacked Insectum.

Canterlot

Ash walked down the street of Canterlot and towards his lovers. He heard the sounds of his lovers coming from a building. He went there and found it to be a restaurant. The girls were inside and its sounded like an argument. So he opened the door and went inside.

A Few Minutes Earlier

The girls were having a fine time with each other at the restaurant. They converse with each other while they ate light snacks. Well not for Pinkie who ordered an entire cake and ate it in one gulp. Their talk was disturbed when someone interrupted them.

"Well, hello ladies. What are you beauties doing here?" said a stallion.

The girls looked at the stallion and saw that he was a Pegasus with black fur and a white Mohawk on his head.

Rainbow recognized him and scowled, "What are you doing here Thunderlane?"

Thunderlane said, "Oh don't get up from your seat Rainbow Dash. I came here to get some refreshments."

The girls saw him going towards the counter and order somethings. Then he took his refreshments and sat on a table that was a few feet away from the girls. The girls ignored him and went back to their conversation.

However, Thunderlane came here knowing that there were beauties here. He ate his snack and took a sneak peak at the girls. But from all of the girls, his eyes were upon the beautiful white unicorn. Rarity. He trailed his eyes up and down on her slender body, taking in much details of her pristine beauty. He wanted her. He desired her. He lusts for her.

After Thunderlane finished eating his snacks, he got up and walk towards Rarity and said, "Hello my lady. Why don't I show you around Canterlot's finest shops?"

The girls stopped talking and looked at him with a glare. Rarity turned to look at him with a smile and said, "Why that would be marvelous." Thunderlane grinned internally but soon turned to frown when Rarity continued, "But at the moment, I am spending time with my friends."

Thunderlane didn't give up and said, "You can spend sometime with them another time. Come with me and I'll show you things that others have not seen before."

Rarity politely said, "I'm sorry my dear but I want to spend my time with them."

Thunderlane was not one to give up once he targeted a mare. He said with a smile, "I have information about shops who would sell you their most fantastic and expensive clothes at half the price, beautiful."

Rainbow glared at him and said, "Hey! Rarity said she is not into you! So go away!"

Thunderlane got her name and said, "So her name is Rarity. My, such a wondrous name for a beauty such as yours."

The girls knew where this was going and glared at the stallion with hate. Applejack said, "Leave before we do it ourselves. Rarity is already taken."

Thunderlane ignored her and looked at Rarity. He said, "Come with me my lady. Leave your friends as they don't suit someone like you."

The girls growled when he insulted them. Rarity on the other side had a perfect mask on her face. However, on the inside, she was burning with anger.

Rarity looked at him with a forced smile and said, "Dear. Who are you to tell me who I can be with and not. They are my friends and I would love nothing to be with them. Now I think you have wasted my time. So leave me with my friends."

Thunderlane became frustrated and grabbed her hand and said, "You will come with me!"

Rarity shouted, "Unhand me you brute!"

The other girls stood up and were about to help Rarity but stopped when *Ding* the door to the restaurant opened and the one who walked in was someone they were glad to see. Everyone looked at the door and saw Ash looking at the stallion who was forcefully holding Rarity hand.

The girls shouted, "Ash!"

Ash glared at the stallion and dashed towards him with such speed that he was nothing but a blur. When Ash reached him, he grabbed the stallion's wrist that was holding Rarity's hand. He then *Crunch* crushed Thunderlane's wrist, making him scream and release Rarity.

Thunderlane didn't have any time to think as he immediately felt his wrist being crushed. He used his free hand to punch the human in the face but it didn't effect him at all. The human then twisted his arm by the wrist with such force that it *Crack* broke his elbow. Thunderlane screamed as his arm was broken by a simple twist. If he had been listening to the girls, then he would realized that this human was Ash but he simply ignored them and now he is paying for it.

Ash lifted the stallion with his broken arm making him scream in pain. He looked at the girls and asked, "Are you girls alright? He didn't hurt you did he?"

The girls shook their head and Rainbow said, "No. This guy just came in here and started talking with Rarity."

Applejack said, "She tried to shoo him away but he refused to leave."

Rarity hugged him and said with teary eyes, "He tried to take me with him and when I refused, he forcefully grabbed my hand."

Ash growled in anger as he turned his head back towards the hanging stallion. He said, "Hey. What were you trying to do to Rarity?"

Thunderlane said, "I can do whatever I want to a mare!"

Ash said, "Wrong answer."

Ash began to crush the stallions wrist more and more. Thunderlane screamed as he felt his wrist being crushed to dust.

Ash asked, "Tell me what you were planning to do to Rarity?"

Thunderlane gasped in pain and said, "I just wanted to show her the good spots of Canterlot."

However, Ash didn't believe. With his new skill "Emotion Eater", he was able to tell that the stallion was laying. This emotion tasted like sour lemon.

Ash *Bash* punched him in the gut and asked, "You are lying. Tell me the truth."

Thunderlane gasped in pain. He was beginning to feel fear from this human. After being beaten for a while, he finally told he truth, "I wanted to sleep with her. I was after her body."

The girls gasped at the stallion. Ash knew he was telling the truth as it tasted like fine quality wine. He brought his face closer to the stallion who flinched under his glare and said, "When a girl says they are not interested, you leave them. It's trash like you who makes other males look bad in the eyes of females. I should rip off your arm for touching Rarity like that."

Thunderlane paled in fear at the threat. Ash however did not do it because he smelled something coming from the stallion. It was a familiar scent to him. He then recognized this scent as it was one of the scents he was following. This stallion in front of him was part of the guards who attacked Insectum.

Ash snarled and said, "But I think I will do something else to you."

Thunderlane wanted to ask what the human planned but before he could, Ash knocked him out by hitting the back of his neck. Ash then lifted the unconscious stallion on his shoulder and began to walk out of the restaurant.

The girls look at him in confusion and Rarity asked, "Darling. Where are you taking him?"

Ash said, "I am taking him to the princesses. This is one of the bastards who attacked Chrysalis daughter."

The girls eyes widen at that and they walked with him. They all walked towards the castle while the human received strange looks from the nobles as he was carrying a stallion on his shoulder. Ash and the girls went inside the castle and into his room.

Ash told a nearby guard, "Please tell Princess Celestia and Luna to meet me here as soon as they can. We have important matters to talk about."

The guard nodded and went away. Ash threw Thunderlane on the floor and tied him up. The girls settled in the room and waited for Ash to explain things to them. After tying up Thunderlane, Ash sat on the bed and Fluttershy sat beside him and hugged him.

Zecora asked, "Ash. Can you tell us what happened?"

Aloe asked, "How things went with the changelings?"

Fluttershy asked, "How is her daughter? Is she safe?"

Ash hugged Fluttershy and said, "Every thing is fine girls. Just wait for the princesses to come here and I will tell you all what happened."

The all waited and after a while, the door opened and in came Celestia, Luna and Cadance. They were worried what happened and came rushing towards him and hugged him. Except Cadance who stopped and looked at the tied up stallion on the floor.

Celestia asked, "Ash. Is everything alright?"

Luna asked, "We were worried when a guard told us that you wanted to meet us as soon as possible."

Cadance asked, "And why is that stallion tied up?"

Ash calmed them down and said, "I just wanted to tell you that the changelings are doing fine. Her daughter Insectum is fine as well. I have fully healed her and she is now back to normal."

Fluttershy said, "That is very good."

Ash said, "Also, I kind of found a lead in finding the one who were responsible of attacking Insectum and her guards."

Luna asked, "What did you find?"

Ash said, "I found the scent of ponies magic on Insectum."

Rainbow said, "You smelled magic?"

Twilight said, "But that's impossible!"

Ash pointed towards his nose and said, "I should have told all of you this but my nose is a thousands time superiors than a dog's nose. I can literally smell things that others could not."

Trixie was intrigued by this and so were the other girls. Lyra said, "Yay! Humans are awesome!"

Celestia asked, "Whose magic does it belong to?"

Ash said, "The ones who attacked her using magic. Also, I went to the location where Insectum and her guards were attacked and found the rest of the ponies scent."

Rarity asked, "You mean that you can sniff the ones responsible for attacking Insectum?"

Ash nodded and Celestia said, "That is very good news Ash. We were having quite a difficult time in searching for the attackers."

Cadance pointed towards the stallion and asked, "Is he one of them?"

Ash said, "Yes he is. I found him today trying to take Rarity by force."

The princesses glared at the unconscious stallion in disgust. Luna said, "He will be dealt with."

Rainbow said, "This is great! With Ash's sense of smell, he can catch the ponies who attacked Insectum!"

The girls cheered but Ash said, "However, there is one problem with that."

Applejack asked, "What's that sugercube?"

Ash said, "Even if I do catch them, I still have no evidence that they did it."

Everyone realized that he spoke the truth. Indeed. Without any form of evidence, they cannot arrest them. They all looked down in sadness as they could not punish them.

Ash said, "Hey cheer up girls. I think we can come up with something that will prove that they were the ones responsible for attacking Insectum. It's almost night, so lets sleep. In the morning, after waking up from a good night sleep, we can think with a clear mind."

The girls smiled and Celestia said, "That is a good idea Ash. Good night girls. See you all in the morning."

Luna took the unconscious stallion in her magic and said, "I will be putting this one in the dungeon."

Cadance hugged Twilight and said "See you in the morning Twilight."

Twilight said, "I will. Good night Cadance."

The princesses left with Thunderlane. Ash laid on his bed and the girls laid with him. They all slept as they felt safe with him.

Next Morning

Everyone woke up in the morning and got ready for the day. They all were in the dining room where they were having breakfast that Ash cooked. Celestia, Luna and Cadance were there too as they ate their delicious breakfast. During breakfast, they all were talking about how to catch the criminals and Cadance had a brilliant idea.

When everyone hear her idea, Ash grinned and said, "Cadance. You are a very devious girl."

Cadance smirked and said, "What? Just because I am the princess of Love does not mean that I can be all lovey dovey as others view me."

The other laughed at that and Ash said, "Well, are we in this?"

Everyone nodded and Ash said, "Good. Well set out the plans but first Celestia. Can you sent Chrysalis a message to meet us today?"

Celestia nodded and said, "Of course I can. I can directly send her a letter with my magic. Why are you asking her to meet us today?"

Ash said, "Chrysalis wanted to see who were the ones that attacked her daughter and see them punished for it. Also, tell her to come in disguise. I want her to keep herself hidden until the criminals are caught."

Celestia nodded and said, "I will send her as soon as I finish eating the delicious breakfast you have cooked for us."

Ash said, "Good. After Chrysalis comes here, we will begin the plan. I will also take with my squad members to aid us in this."

They all nodded and ate their breakfast. The fillies and Spike were sent to their rooms where they will be looked after by the guards. This is so nothing bad happens to them when the plan begins. Ash went to meet with his squad members and asked them to help him in catching the criminals to which they all agreed. Celestia wrote a letter and send it to Chrysalis with her magic.

At The Changeling Kingdom
Insectum's Room

Chrysalis has been happily spending her time with her daughter. Now that Insectum has been healed, she has become very active and moved around her room while she talked and played with her mother. She is very very grateful that her daughter has been healed. Also, she can't believe that a stallion like Ash exists in this world. A powerful male but kind, gentle and protective of his friends. He surpassed any kind of male she has seen. Chrysalis understood what her heart was telling her. She was in love with the human. Who wouldn't? After all the things he did for her specie, anyone would be happy to be with someone like him.

Chrysalis came out of her thoughts when a letter appeared in front of her in a wisp of magic. She took the letter and opened it. She read:

Dear Queen Chrysalis

Ash has found the ones responsible for attacking your daughter. However, without any evidence, they cannot be arrested. Do not be disappointed as we came up with a plan to expose their crime. Ash has invited you to meet with him today. He wants to begin his plan today and catch the criminals. He wants you to see them get punished.

Your friends,

Princess Celestia and Luna.

P.S. When you arrive in Canterlot, please come in a disguise. Ash doesn't want the criminals to recognize you in your original form.

P.S.S. You can also bring your daughter to see the criminals getting punished. You are free to bring some of your guards with you but they should come in a disguise.

Chrysalis read the letter again and and nodded. She looked at her daughter playing around and thought about bringing her with her to Canterlot.

'Insectum deserves to see the criminals being punished' She thought.

Chrysalis made up her mind and said, "Insectum."

Insectum stopped and looked at her mother. She said, "Yes mother?"

Chrysalis said, "I have just received a letter that told me about Ash and his friends formed a plan to expose the criminals. He has asked me to come to Canterlot and see their judgment. Do you want to come and see their punishment?"

Insectum looked down and thought about it. She didn't want to be near the ponies who hurt her but she really wanted to see them get punished for it.

Insectum looked back up to her mother and said, "I want to go mother. I want to see the ponies who attacked me and my guards get punished."

Chrysalis nodded and said, "Then get ready. We will be leaving in a few minutes."

Chrysalis and Insectum then went towards Canterlot with the help of teleportation. Chrysalis also took 10 warriors with her for protection.

Canterlot Castle

Ash and the girls have been proceeding with their plan. Firstly, the princesses changed their guards with the "Monster Hunter" members in her throne room. Then Ash took a few of his squad members with him towards the barrack. There they saw several other guards and higher rank officers. Ash and his squad members pretended that they were simply talking with each other while they were walking through the barracks.

While Ash pretended to talk with his squad members, he was busy sniffing his surrounding as he tries to find the right scent and he did. He saw a unicorn guard talking with his fellow guards. The scent was coming from that unicorn and one of the fellow guard. Ash stealthily pointed towards the two culprits and his squad members recognized them.

Ash whispered, "I want you to remember who I am pointing at. They are the ones who attacked Chrysalis's daughter."

Silver Streak asked, "What do you want us to do with them?"

Ash said, "For now nothing. I am simply pointing out who are the ones responsible for such a vile act. Later when the time is right, we'll begin with the plan."

Knives said, "Okay boss."

Ash chuckled while his fellow squad members groaned at Knives words. They continued to walk and talk with each other while Ash sniffed and pointed towards specific ponies. His squad members recognized them and remembered their names. Soon Ash found all of the culprits.

Knives said, "I can't believe it. There is one high ranked officer among them."

Silver Streak said, "I always knew that he would do something bad but attacking a child is crossing the line.

Ash said, "We will deal with him, Knives. I want you to go to the princesses and tell them the names of the culprits."

Knives saluted and went to the throne room. Ash said, "Silver Streak. You can deploy a group of the squad in the hall way. Put some more of our fellow members in the throne room and some Pegasus outside the castle in case they plan to escape through the windows."

Silver Streak nodded and went away. Ash then walked outside of the castle and waited for Chrysalis to arrive. Some time later, Ash saw a group of ponies and a filly coming towards the castle. He sniffed and smiled as she finally arrived.

Ash approached the group of ponies and greeted them, "Welcome. You are just in time too, Chrysalis."

Chrysalis disguised as a pony smiled and hugged him. She said, "Hello Ash. It's good to see you again. I received a letter which states that you are going to expose the culprits crimes?"

Ash said, "Yeah. Me and my friends have been preparing everything in order for the plan to succeed."

The filly that was Insectum in disguised asked, "They won't hurt me will they?"

Ash kneeled down and hugged her. He said, "No Insectum. I will never let them hurt you again. My friends will be there to protect you when the culprits are caught."

Insectum hugged him and said, "Thank you."

Ash said, "Now come with me. We are going to meet the princesses."

They all went inside the castle and into the throne room where the princesses and the girls were. There were several "Monster Hunter" members inside the room and outside as well.

Celestia asked, "Ash. Who are these ponies."

Ash said, "They are Chrysalis, her daughter Insectum and her guards. They are in disguised so the culprits don't recognize them."

Celestia nodded and walked towards Chrysalis. She said, "It's nice to meet you again."

Chrysalis nodded and said, "Likewise."

Cadance walked towards the filly who hid behind Ash's legs. She asked, "Is she Insectum?"

Ash said, "Yes she is." He looked down and petted her head. He said, "Insectum. You have no need to be worried. Everyone here is my friend and will protect you. Now come on out and meet Cadance. She is a princess just like you."

Insectum slowly came out from behind Ash's legs and shyly waved her hand and said, "Hello princess Cadance. I am princess Insectum. It's very nice to meet you."

Cadance squeed as she quickly hugged the filly and said, "Oh you are just so precious. You remind me of when I foalsit Twilight when she was just about your age."

Insectum first panicked but calmed down when she realized that she was being hugged. Slowly, she returned the hug. The girls came towards the filly and introduced themselves to her. Pinkie did some crazy things that was physically impossible but that made the filly laugh. Chrysalis smiled that her daughter was beginning to open up to ponies.

Luna asked, "So shall we begin?"

Ash nodded and said to a group of his squad members, "Please bring the culprits here without alarming them. Just say that the princesses want to see them for something."

The guards nodded and left the room. The changelings moved to a side of the room where the girls were. Celestia and Luna sit on their throne. Cadance stood with the filly in order to provide her with protection.

Ash said, "Just in case they retaliate."

He said "Sound Armor" and Insectum was covered in blue transparent layer of armor.

Ash said, "This will protect you from being harmed. Also, whatever happens, do not engage them at any cost. Remember, this is all part of the plan."

Insectum looked at the thin blue layer in interest. Everyone waited patiently and soon the double door opened and came in 11 unicorns, 3 Pegasus and 4 Earth ponies. When Insectum saw them, she began to tremble in fear. Fluttershy saw this and hugged her.

Fluttershy said, "You have nothing to be afraid of Insectum. Ash is here and he will not let anyone harm you."

Insectum stopped trembling a few seconds later and hugged Fluttershy tightly. She is just a filly and having the same ponies in the room as her was not a good idea. However Insectum trusted Ash to protect her and he was in the same room as them.

The culprits came forward and bowed to the princesses. The lead pony who wore some military clothes looked like a high ranked officer. He said, "Greeting your highness. What have we been brought here for?"

Celestia said, "Greetings Sergeant Nasty Drill. We have brought you and your fellow guards here for some info."

Sergeant Nasty Drill asked, "What would you like to know princess?"

Luna asked, "We would like to know how you dealt with some ... monsters that you encountered in the outskirts of Canterlot 2 years ago." She hated how she said monster that referred to the changeling.

Sergeant Nasty Drill beamed at that and began to tell his story, "Certainly my princess. 2 years ago, me and my fellow guards were patrolling the outskirts of Canterlot. We were walking back and forth for quite a while and then one of guards said that he saw something. I look over in the direction the guard was pointing and I saw the most disgusting creature I have ever seen."

Chrysalis glared at him with hate. The other girls glared at him too. Sergeant Nasty Drill continued, "I remember like it just happened yesterday. These ..... things came at us. They looked like they were giant insects and they held a white flag. They probably took it from someone else. These things wore armor and had swords and spears like us. They simply continued walking towards us. This made me panic but I pushed my fear aside and gathered all of my courage to charge at them. Soon my fellow guards joined me and we all attacked these monsters."

Chrysalis gritted her teeth and lit her horn as she was prepared to blast this bastard but *Crack* a sound emitted from somewhere that distracted her concentration. She looked around and *Crack* she heard it again. Where was it coming from? Soon her eyes fell on Ash whose hands were behind him and his fingers were moving back and forth like it was trying to grasp something. One of his hands grabbed his other hand and held it firmly while the fingers made several small cracking noises. Chrysalis looked at Ash's face and saw his scowl. She saw how hard he was trying not to attack the unicorn in his blind rage. Chrysalis understood that he was doing everything to control himself because he wanted to expose them of their crimes. She too stop herself and waited patiently for the unicorn to tell his story.

Sergeant Nasty Drill was blinded by his glory that he failed to notice how the princesses, girls and the guards were looking at him. He said, "We were upon these monsters in the blink of an eye. We fought against them who tried to fight us but were no match for our skills. We cut them down and soon only one was left. This one looked like the spawn of the monsters, so we attacked it as it tried to run away. We shot several spells at the monster and took some of its limbs but the monster used some kind of magic and disappeared. Probably gone to where it came from. I say good riddance."

The other guards also put in their own glory of how they managed to kill the monsters. The girls were disgusted by them and Chrysalis wanted nothing but blast them to smithereens. Ash too was controlling himself from killing them right there and be done with it.

The princesses had a neutral look on their faces but inside they were raging up a storm. They wanted to punish them and they will be.

Celestia said calmly, "Is that so? Are all of you who engaged the ... monsters?"

One of the guard said, "No princess. One of us is missing. I didn't see him since yesterday."

Luna asked, "Who is he?"

A guard said, "His name is Thunderlane my princess."

The princesses nodded and looked at Ash. He look at them and nodded. The princesses look back at the culprits and Celestia said, "You all fought for the safety of Equestria. For that I am proud of you all."

The guards smiled as they thought that they could get some kind of reward for their work. Even a promotion. However that didn't happen at what they heard next.

Celestia said, "However, I am deeply disgusted at what you all did."

The culprits all look at her in confusion. Sergeant Nasty Drill asked, "W-what? Princess, what did we do?"

Luna said, "Tell me Sergeant Nasty Drill, were these monsters approaching your group with any hostility?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "N-no but they were-"

Celestia said, "Were they threatening your group in any way?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "N-no b-but-"

Luna said, "Were they running towards your group with their weapons out in the open?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "I-I d-don't think-"

Celestia said, "Did they do anything aggressive against your group?"

Luna said, "Why did you attack them?"

Celestia said, "Did their appearance simply make you attack them?"

Luna said, "Could they have been allies?"

Celestia said, "Could they have been friendly neighbors?"

Cadance said, "How dare you attack a child!?

Several questions were asked by the princesses to which Sergeant Nasty Drill didn't have an answer. Why was he being questioned? He fought off the monster. He protected Equestria from those things. So why?

When the princesses stopped their questions, everything was silent. Everyone in the throne glared at the group of guards in the middle of the room.

Sergeant Nasty Drill saw this and wondered why. He asked, "Why am I being questioned like this, princesses? I fought to keep Equestria safe from the monsters!"

Cadance asked, "Let me ask you something Sergeant Nasty Drill. When you saw them approaching you, did you happen to see them waving a white flag?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill nodded and said, "Yes I did. They had one."

Cadance asked, "Do you know what a white flag stands for?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "Of course I know what it stands for."

Cadance said, "Really? Then please tell the rest of us the meaning of a white flag."

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "A white flag is recognized as a protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and request for negotiation. A white flag signifies to all that an approaching negotiator is unarmed, with an intent to surrender or a desire to communicate. Persons carrying or waving a white flag are not to be fired upon, nor are they allowed to open fire."

Cadance asked, "Then why did you attack them?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "Why shouldn't I attack them? They were monsters! We are the line of defense of Equestria and it's our duty to keep dangerous creatures away from Canterlot!"

The nearby guards reached for their weapons in case things go south. Celestia shouted, "Enough Sergeant Nasty Drill!"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "My apologies princesses but can you please tell me why I am being questioned like this? I do not think I did anything wrong."

Luna asked, "You truly don't know why you are being questioned? Then let us explain to you what you did."

Celestia said, "On that day, the ones who you saw as monsters were not monsters at all. They were beings called changelings. Their queen sent them in hopes of making a friendly relationship with Equestria and its ponies."

Sergeant Nasty Drill and his guards eyes widen at that. Luna said, "And the one the queen sent was her own daughter. A 10 year old filly who wanted to meet the ponies and become friends with them. She was sent to Equestria with some of her guards in hope of meeting with us, the princesses of Equestria."

The culprits were stammering now as sweat dripped from their foreheads. Celestia said, "And how was this group treated? They were attacked on site by a group of guards who were patrolling the outskirt of Canterlot."

Cadance said, "And not only that but you also attacked and harmed the queen's daughter. Do you know what that means? You all attacked a princess! A filly no less! And that they were under the white flag! You never attack someone under a white flag!"

Luna said, "We already have several kingdoms against us! Do you want to add another kingdom against Equestria and wage war against us!?"

Celestia said, "If it wasn't for Ash, then we and all of Equestria would have be burned to the ground from the other kingdoms attacking us! We are in no shape to even defend ourselves if a war takes place!"

Luna said, "From that day, Ash came into this world, he has done nothing but save not only our little ponies but other species as well! He and he alone did what you all couldn't do in less than a few weeks!"

Celestia said, "Ash has not only stopped several wars against Equestria but he even made allies with some of the kingdoms that were against us!"

Luna said, "It's a miracle that the changelings didn't wage war against Equestria when her daughter was attacked and severely wounded! If they had attacked us 2 years ago, then we would have lost!"

The culprits were now in deep shit. They knew they fucked up and they were going to be severely punished for it. They looked around and saw the guards gripping their weapons in anticipation of them doing something.

Sergeant Nasty Drill stammered out in panic, "M-my princess. I d-didn't know that! I w-was only d-doing my duty! You have to b-believe me!"

The princesses glared at him and Celestia said, "You all are guilty of not only attacking someone under a white flag, but you also attacked a princess! A filly at that!"

The guard surrounded them and pointed their weapons at the criminals. Sergeant Nasty Drill asked, "W-what are y-you going to d-do to us?"

Luna said, "We would very much like to punish you but we think that someone else should do that. Ash. You can punish them in anyway you want. Just don't kill them."

Ash nodded and came in front of them. He glared down at the criminals and said, "So tell me. How does it feel to harm a filly who only wanted to be friends with the ponies?"

The criminals couldn't say anything as they were surrounded by the guards and the human who beat Discord with his bare fists all by himself.

Ash saw this and glared at Sergeant Nasty Drill who glared right back at him. Nasty Drill said, "I don't regret attacking those things. We are much better than them!"

Nasty Drill tried using magic which alarmed the guards. However, Ash broke his magic as he shot his hand towards him and grabbed his horn. Ash squeezed his hand around the the bastard's horn and was about to crush it but stopped when he realized that Insectum was in the room.

Ash look at the filly and said, "Fluttershy. Can you take Insectum to meet the fillies and Spike in their room, please."

Fluttershy asked, "Why Ash?"

Ash said, "What I am about to do is not meant for the eyes of a filly."

Insectum frowned and said, "But I want to see them get punished!"

Nasty Drill said, "What do you have against me filly?"

Insectum growled and burst into green flames. She was now in her original form. She said, "I am the one who you attacked!"

Nasty Drill eyes widen as he looked at her. Ash said, "Chrysalis. Please take her away. She is too young to see this."

Chrysalis looked at him then to her daughter. She sighed and revealed her true form. So did her guards which shocked the criminals.

"You!?"

"What are these things doing here!?"

"Get them you fools!?"

Some of the criminals charged towards the changelings while some tried to flee the room.

Celestia shouted, "You will do no such thing!"

The "Monster Hunter" members tackled the ones who tried to get away and captured them. The Pegasus criminals tried to fly towards the windows but were intercepted by the Pegasus guards. The ones who reached the changelings were subdued by Chrysalis magic. Nasty Drill couldn't do anything since he was stuck with the human.

Nasty Drill said, "Go ahead! Punish me for all I care. I don't regret what I did and I am not afraid of you!"

Ash glared at him and saw his electromagnetic aura. From this, he was able to foresee a part of the unicorn's future. He will use this for himself. Ash said, "You should be. Tell me something. What do you think a Unicorn is afraid of the most? Is it their friends? Their families? Or .... their horns?"

Nasty Drills eyes widen in fear. He said, "No. You won't-"

Ash spoke in a demonic voice, "This will teach you not to judge others by their appearance!"

In a swift movement, Ash *Keerriipp* ripped off the unicorn's horn out of his head. Blood gushed out from the hole in the stallion's head as he screamed in unbridled pain. Nasty Drill crumpled onto the floor as he tried to stop his bleeding. The horn in the human's hand was devoured by the virus.

Ash knelt down and said, "How does it feel to be powerless? To have the one thing that makes you different from your fellow ponies? The thing that makes you feel superior to others? From this day on, you will be an outcast. A pony who can neither use magic like a unicorn nor have the strength of an Earth pony. You will simply be stuck in the middle of them."

Ash then stood to his full height and he looked at the rest of the criminals. He saw how terrified they were of him. Some even tried to hold on to their horns thinking that he would do the same to them.

Ash said, "Take them away and throw them in the dungeons."

This gave everyone a surprise. Silver Streak asked, "What about the rest of them? Don't you want to punish them?"

Ash shook his head and said, "The one who attacked Insectum first was Nasty Drill. The rest simply followed him so they don't need to be punished severely."

The guards nodded and took the criminals away. They had to drag the hornless unicorn out of the room. After they left, the princesses, the girls and changelings were there. Ash stood there while looking down at the floor. He forgot that the filly was in the room.

Celestia said, "Ash. What you did was the right thing to do."

Luna said, "If Nasty Drill somehow got free then he would use his magic to do harm to others."

Cadance said, "Ash. Come on. You don't need to be sad for what you did."

Ash sighed and said, "I'm sorry you girls had to see that. I'm sorry, Insectum. You saw something that someone of your age shouldn't have seen."

Insectum came forward and hugged his leg. She said, "It's okay. It didn't bother me when you ripped off his horn. I was thinking of doing the exact thing to him."

This made Ash smile. He knelt down and hugged the filly. He said, "Thank you little one."

Everyone 'awww' at the scene. Chrysalis began to like the human even more. He has so much for her species and now this, he caught the culprits who attacked her daughter.

Celestia said, "I will be taking away Nasty Drill's rank away and expel him from the royal guards. He will be serving 20 years in the dungeon while his fellow guards will serve 10 years. Is that alright with you Chrysalis?"

Chrysalis nodded and said, "That is fine with me."

Luna said, "Thunderlane will also be joining them for what he did to Insectum and what he tried to do to Rarity."

Rarity said, "Thank you princess. It will do that ruffian good when he spends some time in the dungeon."

Cadance came towards Insectum and said, "So Insectum. Now that we have some free time, what do you want to do while you are here?"

Insectum thought about it and said, "I want to explore Canterlot and meet ponies with Ash!" She hugged him and didn't want to let go.

Ash smiled at her cuteness and said, "I'm up with that. Who wants to join me in showing her around Canterlot?"

Rarity said, "Oh! I would love to show you around Canterlot darling."

Applejack said, "Why don't we let my sister and her friends come along with us. Insectum can spend some time with them and becomes friends with them."

Zecora said, "That is an good idea. Young ones should be with young ones."

Celestia said, "Good then. You all have a good time. Me and my sister need to return to our work."

Ash nodded and said, "Goodbye Celestia, Luna. We'll meet with you again."

Celestia and Luna came forth and give him a kiss on his cheek. Luna said, "Goodbye my love."

Ash, the girls, fillies, Spike and the changelings explored Canterlot while showing Insectum a good time. Several nobles looked at the changelings in disgust but didn't say anything since they heard the princesses warning that the changeling species is under the human's protection. If they did something bad to the changelings then Ash would not hesitate to punish them. Due to this, they stayed away from them in order to avoid a sever beating from the human because they know what he is capable of doing and does not take shits from them.

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