I sat alone in the dark. Not caring about the shouts of the men and women trying to break down the door. I had set up traps for them, ones to finish them off after their attempt to kill me.

I stared at the wall, a blank expression on my face.

I was covered with blood, organs, flesh, and bone.

I had done it.

I killed the site director of The Foundation, but that only left me feeling more empty. He was a part of the 05 council, and was responsible for his declaration of reality benders like me a threat, even though we've been around longer than time. Apparently there was more of them, but I would go after them. This one would do.

When I first arrived, I instantly killed all of his guards, and other reality benders who had sided with him. I felt bad, since they were technically the same as me, but weaker.

Yes, an inferior version of me.

After I killed them all instantly by evaporation from sudden teleportation, some of the benders and guards tried to attack me, but I killed them as he tried to make his escape.

I eventually tracked him down to a disclosed part of the base, where he had a weapon capable of killing anything.

Slapping his weapon away, I ripped his arms off and proceeded to beat him with them, breaking his bones, both attached and disconnected

He begged for mercy, like the other bastards before him, but I ignored him and continued my wailing on his body.

He eventually went into shock, where I watched him slowly fade away into nothingness. I then continued to beat his body, a steady rhythm of metal beating against bone, tearing the flesh off his body, blasting him with weapons and beating him with my staffs. I knew he could regenerate, and I wasn't going to give him a chance to do it.

And in the end, I had gotten my revenge, deep underground, where there was many, many people trying to get in for a kill. The traps I set sounded as I heard the screams of the humans, possibly dying instantly from my metallic death traps.

I smiled, one of a madman, and closed my eyes out of sheer giddiness.

Something inside me snapped, and I made another bomb, this time, a Nova warhead. I was going to blow this planet too hell, and I'm not going to be here when it happens.

I remembered my friends and family, all of my distant relatives The Foundation had failed to find and kill. I remembered about her, and grimaced. I didn't want this to happen, none of this. And if I could, I would take this all and throw it out for another chance.

A white light filled the room, and I saw another being. I instantly reformed my armor, and charged it with my staff.

I'll have another chance once I kill this little excuse of a bixbie, as The Foundation liked to call us.

"Come here you pathetic excuse of a bender!" I screamed, and threw my energized attack forward.

"I know you're in there, Franz."

The attack and light faded, and the being standing seven feet high, frowned at me.

"Even if I have to beat him out of you!"

I woke up with a start, and felt my bed soaked from my sweat. I remembered there being other reality benders like me, but how many did I kill? They were just like me, just... inferior.

I got up and out of bed. These memories were becoming a pain to deal with. If they were going to continue to torment me as I slept, they I might as well not sleep.

I went into my personal bathroom. It's been a couple days since I helped AJ at her farm. And I didn't want to tell Luna about my dreams, if they could even be called that. I think that they strike at random, and it's easier for dreams.

I splashed cold water in my face and shivered from it's cool, refreshing sensation. I stared at the mirror for a second, before turning away out of disgust. How I had managed to get this far in life was a mystery to me still.

And not to mention that other reality bender. I didn't get a good look at him, but it looked like he was wearing some sort of ancient roman robes. I shivered as to how he was able to cancel out my attack with relative ease.

I heard my door open and turned towards the door, a hint of fright in my eyes.

I created a bo staff and slowly made my way towards the door. Raising the staff, I rounded the corner and saw Luna, with a worried expression on her face. She hadn't noticed me yet, so I relaxed and erased the staff.

"Hey Luna." I said, coming up behind her slowly. She turned and smiled warmly at me.

"Dear Franz." She said, coming towards me.

She wrapped me in a hug and I gave one back. I was pretty comfortable around her now. And I wasn't as nervous since she reintroduced herself, and then she also had grown on me. In a good way, that is.

"We felt thou had awoken from your dreams. And we rushed over as fast as we could." She said, breaking the two sided affectionate embrace.

"How do you even know when I wake up?" I asked. I really wanted to know, because every time I wake up to go to the bathroom, she busts down the door with the same amount of force like an entire swat team.

"We are in charge of the dream realm. And being so, we must act quickly to relieve ponies of nightmares. It is our duty as Princess of the Night." She explained.

"Don't you have others to care to? Other than me?" I asked. She simply smiled and gave me a peck on the cheek.

"We wish to care for you simply because thou are our mate. We are to protect each other from any and all dangers that might manifest." She said, getting a easygoing tone.

"Oh, right." I said.

"Would you like to spend the night with me again? Or are you busy?" I asked. It sounded weird, I know, but so far she hasn't done anything to me that I wouldn't consider a violation.

"We would enjoy that." She said.

We hoped into bed and she cuddled next to me. I decided to take a risk and give her a quick nuzzle. She hummed from content as we drifted off to sleep.

Or so we thought.

*click*

A bright flash made our eyes widen and and we both jumped out of bed, brandishing our weapons and armor.

I flicked on the light and we both saw Celestia, with a camera, smiling eagerly at us.

"Sister! What art thou doing in Franz's Quarters!" She yelled, not lowering her weapon. How the hell did I not notice her?!

"Well, I heard about how Franz threw a table at his maids a few days back, and from what my sources tell me, they also heard Luna here as well. So I connected the dots and realized that you two have been sleeping together!" She said, getting more and more excited the loner she went on.

"So, how many foals should i expect?"

"SISTER!"

"God damn it." I mumbled.

I arrived at the dining hall with a sense of fatigue.

While I did enjoy Luna being with me while I slept, and surprisingly soft as well, Celestia had muddled it with her 'Photo bomb, and her stunt was embarrassing for the both me and Luna. And if it was bad for me, I could only guess for how Luna was feeling.

I opened the doors to the dinning hall and saw both of them sitting next to each other, as usual.

I saw that they had breakfast laid out for them and were eating slowly. Well, Luna was eating, almost seeming grumpy. Celestia gained a smile when she saw me walk in.

"Good morning Franz. How was your night? Pleasant, I assume?" She said, wiggling her eyebrows. I gave her an annoyed look, which she passed off dismissively.

"Sister, please do not mention about last night. It was embarrassing enough for you to catch us like that." Said Luna. I let out a fake cough, and motioned towards the servants and guards, who were looking at us with looks of surprise. Oh no.

"What ever do you mean? I am only asking if Franz had an enjoyable night." Continued Celestia. Luna got mad, and jumped out of her chair and into Celestia's face.

"It would be wise to learn how to keep your mouth closed." Luna threatened through gritted teeth. Celestia only smiled and giggled, raising a hoof to her mouth.

"I have no Idea what your talking about." She said, her grin not leaving her face. I groaned, and decided to just make my own food.

"Franz, where are you going? Are you not going to eat with us?" Asked Celestia, giving me a devious smirk.

"No u." I said, making another reverse card and floating it over to her. Luna just got up and began following me, confusing both Celestia and her servants.

"Sister, are you not coming? He used a reverse card, now we must dine with him at his location of choice." She explained.

"What?"

"Just follow me." I said, not wanting to confuse her any further.

We arrived at my room, which I didn't personalize yet. I had made some spaghetti, which had turned out alright, and was eating that with Luna and Celestia, who were silent, but happy.

"What is it thou wished to speak about?" Asked Luna. Swallowing a clump of my spaghetti, I answered her.

"I don't know. Whatever comes to mind, I suppose." Celestia had managed to calm down during our walk to my room.

"Well, I would like to discuss your role in Equestria. Since you are a Prince, you should have some form of royal duty to attend to. One you can use without harming the delicate relations between the nations." Celestia offered.

"Sure, why not." I said, watching my spaghetti return.

"Thou doesn't seem very interested." Luna said, looking at me with a small smile. I huffed.

"I just don't see why I have to be a part of something that I don't even know about. Could you at least give me a hint as to what I would do?" I asked. Both of them looked at each other and smiled.

"You could work alongside our head scientist and create more technological advancements with your knowledge. You could solve the many wonders of the universe with your abilities, and even protect Equestria with powerful defensive spells or fight to protect this realm. You can do anything you wish, but you have to willingly put in the effort to do so." Celestia continued. I groaned.

"And what makes you think I'll do that? Hmm? What makes you think this isn't all some sort of elaborate plan of some god who's only purpose is to mess around with everyone? Make everything his pawn? All for his bidding." I countered. She looked surprised, and frowned.

"Because you have the action of free will. You once told me you fought against demons and monsters alike, who's sole purpose was to wreak havoc across your world. What about the god who you fought to protect us when you barely knew anypony? Or how about King Sombra, when he was forced into banishment from being infected by some outside force? Or what about Tirek? You have faced all of these entities and managed to come out on top, and I'm sure that you will be able to face them again." Celestia declared proudly. I just sat there with a shocked look in my face. I did all of that?

"Let us not forget how you managed to capture the attention of mare like myself. You also had the attention of my sister, Tia, and you had turned her down for us to flower and prosper. Although, I still think she wishes to court thou, correct?" Said Luna.

I stopped for a second and thought about it. What?

"Luna! I thought you promised you wouldn't tell him!" Cried Celestia. She what?!

"We are simply getting revenge on the teasing you pulled on both me and Franz! It was supposed to be an intimate moment between us, and thou ruined it!"

"But the two of you were just so adorable, and I couldn't help myself! But you didn't need to tell him that!" She yelled. Wait, something clicked into place and I stared at Celestia.

(Figured it would go here)

"Was it you?" I asked her. She looked at me with a surprised face, which turned into one of confusion.

"What?"

I let out a sigh.

"When I had encounters with Luna's corrupted form, she mentioned that I had betrayed her. I was wondering who it could have been, but I didn't know who until now. So tell me, was it you?" I said, my voice gaining a hidden edge. Celestia only looked ashamed, and lowered her head a bit.

"Well, yes, but it was so long ago! Sure, you could have given me a chance, but you didn't want to. So, one thing lead to another and I... may have forced myself onto you." She said, lowering her head more as she went on.

"But you must realize that it was long ago, and I was a different pony back then! I've changed and so have you!" She said, getting closer to me as I just sat there. I wasn't sure what to feel, and I was thinking on how I should interact with her now.

It was her fault I had to face against Nightmare Moon.

It was her fault I wasn't able to remember anything about myself.

It was her fault why I was separated from Luna for nearly 1000 years.

"Dear Franz? You are still going to give my sister a chance, correct?" Asked Luna. I frowned.

"I guess... I'll give it a chance." I said, hopping off of my bed and going to the bathroom. They didn't say anything as I closed the door and looked at the mirror.

I was beginning to see a different person every time I saw myself.

I let out a sigh. What was I going to do with this? I couldn't just forgive her. She had tried to force herself onto me and Luna probably saw her do something questionable, turning her into Nightmare Moon and leaving me to deal with her later.

I was momentarily disgusted with Celestia, and nearly gave in to my want to purge my stomach of it's contents.

I managed to keep it down, and walked back outside, where they were both still there. They were watching me intently, waiting for me to do something.

I had my eyes on Celestia, who just shrank slightly under my stare.

"When I remember what you did to me, I'll be the one to see if you can be trusted, and how bad it was. You... should just go. For now." I said, struggling with myself to keep my emotions under control. In reality, I wanted to scream at her, but it wouldn't be right, nor achieve much anyways.

She wasn't the one who had hurt me the most.

"Would you like for me to leave as well, Dear Franz?"

"Yes, please." I said, looking at the ground.

I heard a moment of hesitation before the door closed and they both left. I looked at the food they left behind, and smiled weakly. I felt something roll down the side of my face, and wiped it off, knowing damn well what it was.

I let out a quick breath and went back to eating alone, in my room, with no other company besides the capsules by me. I didn't have to worry about gaining weight, since I have a enhanced metabolism. It was already fast, and this just made it better.

I shuddered at what kind of forcing she had done to me, and not knowing what it could be was only making it worse. I wasn't feeling like myself.

I continued to work on my armor, oblivious to the world around me. Adding features that would improve my current set and enhance my overall performance. I also made sure to update my Stealth armor and Sparring armor, not caring about anything for the moment.

I just wanted to be left alone.

"Alone."

I was in my room still, not feeling like going out and doing anything, someone knocked on my door, I assumed it was either my friends, or Luna. It's been a good few hours since I last saw them.

I heard a pop and a small sizzle, probably indicating that someone used a teleportation spell to get into my room. I lazily looked up from my laptop and saw Luna, with some platter of what looked like fruits.

"Dear Franz? We... I figured thou was hungry, and brought you something to eat." She said, smiling warmly. I smiled back and nodded.

"Thanks." I said, patting the spot nest to me. She walked over and sat down with me. She was my marefriend, and I needed to remind myself of that.

"What art thee working on?" She asked, looking over the abundance of weapons I had from my first Storage Unit. I assumed she didn't know about much of all of this.

"Just some artifacts I've made over the years." I said, looking over them as well. I was particularly interested in why I even made these in the first place. I wouldn't know how to properly use them.

"Ah, we recognize that one." She said, pointing at the sword Lucina had. What?

"You do?"

"Correct. T'was a gift from you when we first initiated our relationship. I believe it is still at the old castle, near a weapons cache." She replied. Oh?

"And what kind of weapons are there?" I asked. I hoped it would only be swords, and not traps.

"Well, there there are several sword variants you have created. And there is also several other armor pieces that thou has also made. I assume that since they were not able to relocate everything you have created, most armor suits and weapons stayed behind in the olden castle."

"Oh, like the one we almost destroyed?" I asked. She looked a bit ashamed, but nodded.

"Yes, just like the one we almost destroyed." She said. I thought about this for a moment. If I could get the armor's data back online, then I could probably find out where the last Storage Unit was! I could also rummage around and find something that might be of good use too. I think I'll make a day out of that, maybe a few if it takes a while.

"Dear Franz, art thou thinking what I am thinking?" She asked, looking over at me. I smiled at her.

"I hope so. Think Celestia won't mind?" I asked, a smirk growing over my face.

"I'm certain she wouldn't."

"Then we have a plan. Retrieve the old weapons and armor, locate and secure anything worth of interest, and don't tell Celestia about it." I said triumphantly. Luna giggled at my humor, even though I wasn't trying to be.

"Thou art very humorous, Franz." She said, brushing against me.

"Thanks?" I said, sitting there and closing up my laptop. I planned to make the most of today. Speaking of which...

"Hey, what time is it?" I asked. She took off my visor off my chest and put it on her face. I immediately panicked and remembered the pheromones. Oh no!

"Tis almost twelve." She said, starting to breathing heavily. I tried to pull off my visor from her, and she pulled away.

"Luna, I would like my visor back please."

"Nay, it has your scent on it." I groaned, and pushed her over. I quickly climbed on top of her, which made her squeal in surprise, and pulled the helmet off of her using my capsules.

"No u." I said impassively, getting off of her and off the bed.

I yelped as I was levitated back to the bed and smothered by Luna, who had wrapped me in a surprise hug.

"Nay thee times infinity." She said, pulling out the card I gave her a while back.

I smiled at her. She was getting good.

But I was better.

I pulled out a feather from my wings, and began assaulting her nose with it, resulting in a cute little sneeze from her.

"Aww, you look cute when you do that." I said, rolling out the slight sting from my left wing. I had taken out one of the primary feathers, and it kind stung. Almost like a bee sting would.

She looked at the feather with a smile.

"What?" I asked.

"There was no need for thou to offer to be with me. But I suppose I'll accept it again, as reassurance." She said, taking the feather and putting it in her tiara.

"What does that mean?" I asked. I sorta wanted to have my feather back, but I think they grow back eventually.

"It means you're willing to spend the rest of your life with me. Thou already did so a thousand years ago, but this only served as reassurance." She said, bumping her nose with mine. It felt right, to say so the least, and I didn't pull back this time.

"Well, I already did so in the past, so there must've been a good reason to." I said.

"There was a good reason. We chose each other, and that's all that matters." She said, rubbing her cheek against mine. I was beginning to feel a whole lot better already.

"We are the reason." I said, without thinking. I think she almost began crying, because I heard her sniffle a bit. I planted a small peck on her forehead, a bit away from he horn.

"Thank you, Dear Franz, for another chance." I heard her say, her voice cracking slightly.

"Anytime, Lulu." I said, now embracing her fully. She let out a happy sigh, and I did the same.

I was liking how things were turning out with us. I could trust her even more now, but I had to deal with Celestia later on. One point or another, I'll have to do it.

But not now.

I was with Luna, and that's all that mattered to her.

And me.

I realized that I had forgotten to eat the fruit Luna had brought us, and saw that she had fallen asleep on my bed. I thought it was due from the emotional stress I've been putting on her, and I'm glad to finally relieve her of it. Or some, at the least.

I watched her sleep for a bit, admiring her before returning to my laptop, which was at the foot of the bed. I saw that there was a sticky note on the table on the side of it, and an envelope poking out from underneath it. Said envelope had something bulging inside, which I was curious about.

Looking back at Luna, I levitated the envelope over to me and my visor began blinking. Pulling it up, I saw that it had a message.

Storage Unit #2, #3, Nearby, .3 Meters Distance.

I was surprised that it was even here. Who put them here? Celestia?

I activated my armor and took it in, letting the unused password-breaker do it's work. It was one of the things I added a while back, when I first had contact with Luna.

My armor slid off, and took the Unit out and began probing at them silently, like it normally would. It finished around ten minutes later, and I copied it to all other sets of armor.

Except Twilight's, of course. I really needed to give her the damn thing.

I slowly got out of bed and read the note. It was written in elegant writing, and looked like cursive.

After some difficulty, I managed to read out what it said.

"Dear Franz.

I know you must not want to be near me at the moment, but I have managed to retrieve two of what the Research and Development teams called powerful memory devices.

While they weren't able to access it's contents, they were more than happy to allow you to have two of them while they continue with their research on the other one.

I wish to speak with you as soon as possible. I require to introduce you to somepony who can help you with any possible problems regarding both you and my sister Luna that may appear.

If you decline, however, it is acceptable. I cannot force you to do something you wouldn't wish for. And I will completely understand if you reject this offer.

I plead you to consider this. You may want to know what I truly feel about you as well.

Meet us in the throne room tomorrow after the first shift of Day Court has passed.

Sighed, Your Friend,

Celestia.

I reread it several times already. She had someone for that? I looked over back to Luna, who was still asleep by my side. My eyes traced her figure, and eventually caught sight of her thighs.

I didn't know why I called them extra thicc. They were just around the nice size for me. Her Cutie Mark was also cooler than mine. A crescent moon with black splotches covering the background of the moon. I wondered if it was also a part of the skin, and created a razor and headed towards the bathroom.

After about five minutes of me shaving my flank to see whether or not it was actually embedded into the skin, I found out that the fur along the Mark would just grow back rapidly, almost annoyingly.

Taking this time I also took off the small amount of a beard I was starting to form. I could always just imagine it to go away, but I didn't know what would happen if I did so.

After some time I decided to clean out my armor of any dirt or sweat that would result from my excessive use. Sure it was cool, but it would always clog up the coolant relays and get pretty stuffy in there.

I imagined all of my armor having Spartan cooling relays.

I also imagined some armor for Luna, if we were to go into the Everfree and retrieve some of my old stuff, then she would need a suit.

Looking over her new set, I made it become Nano-Armor, since it would be a hassle to wear a somewhat skin-tight suit. I made it look like Black Panthers suit of armor, and it was very similar in many ways, but gave it it's own features I'm sure Luna will like.

It was the size of a small collar, barely noticeable unless you really focused on it. While I was doing this, I checked the time. It was almost 6:30, and dinner would end soon.

I began rubbing Luna's shoulder, trying to wake her up. She didn't seem to want to, so she pulled me in with her.

"Franz... Sleep with me....." She muttered.

"Isn't it a bit too early for that?" I asked, smiling at her half-sleepiness. She only buried her head into my neck, nearly poking my head with her horn.

"Nay.... tis never.... too early...zzzz." She said, falling back asleep. I rolled my eyes and thought about what I could do to wake her up.

"Celestia is coming." I said, smirking a bit.

In a panic, she sprung out of bed, knocking me over in the process and onto the ground, and also fell to the ground in a tangled mess within the blanket. I could hear her struggling to get out, and I rolled over and got up to help her.

And accidentally saw her unprotected rear, with her tail lifted up and out of the way.

I instantly turned around, blood rushing to my face as I tried to erase that particular image from my mind. This was neither the time or place, Franz, not the time or place.

I could feel myself get excited, and promptly slapped my own dick to get it to stop growing. It worked, and I watched it retreat back into me. I winced as the pain from my own dick-slap caused me intense grief. But it was better than getting excited in the wrong moment.

"Dear Franz? Art thou alright?" She asked, managing to upright herself to face me. I took a risk, and looked back. She was still somewhat exposed, and I turned back around, which made her more confused.

"Dear Franz, why are thou acting stra-"

She must've realized the situation she was in, and let out a loud eep noise.

"Franz! Don't look!" She practically screamed.

"I wasn't gonna!" I said, ignoring the fact that her Virginia was burned into my memory already.

After a moment of her struggling, I heard a moment of silence.

"Can I look now?" I asked nervously.

"Y-yes." I heard her say. I turned around slowly, in case she was lying. Thankfully, she wasn't, and she was looking quite embarrassed.

We stood there, awkwardly staring at each other.

"Uh, sorry. For looking at your... your, er, bits." I managed. She didn't seem like she was used to being that close to sex. Even though I didn't even try anything and wanted nothing more than to just disappear.

"T-tis quite alright. Thou didn't try anything like other stallions would to a mare in that situation." She said. Others? I think she was referring to other situations regarding different individuals. Was it common? Is this common?!

"Well, I have to retain at least some form of my humanity." I said, looking out the window and not seeing anything.

"Yes. That." She managed. I pulled up my visor and checked the time. it was already past dinner time. 7:10, it read.

"Well, I think I'll just head on over to the kitchen. You want anything?" I asked, passing her and headed

"Nay, I'm.. alright." She answered, taking a moment to think of her words. I nodded and left the room. It was almost completely dark and the guards were different, probably from the shift from the day to the night.

'I hope I don't run into anyone.' I thought.

But we all know how that works out.

Who is the new entity?

What happens with the relationship Franz and Celestia had?

How will the retrieval of food go?

Who will he react to the new Alicorn? (I think you all know who it is.)

What will he bring back?

All of this next time, in the new chapter!

Edit: SCREEEE I SEE THE CRINGE IN MY YOUNGER SELF AND I WANNA STRANGLE HIM AAAAAGH