Chapter 15

I slowly opened my eyes and yawned as the sun began to peer into my room. I felt something move on my chest and saw Twilight laying her head on me with her arms wrapped around my torso. I smiled and reached down to stroke her mane and she smiled as she slept and snuggled into me more. It’s been a week since we liberated Appleoosa and I had kept to myself for a couple days ever since we returned. Because of what I saw what those War Beasts had done, I turned into a dragon and almost destroyed the once cozy town. Even after I blew off my anger by obliterating the stag in charge I was still in a sensitive mood so I kept myself preoccupied by focusing on finding out all I could about where in Manehatten Big Mac was being kept and slept in the Captain’s Quarters. Unfortunately Flash had no luck whenever he tried to do recon in the city, no thanks to me since now that the Caribou are on high alert after my little episode in Appleloosa. However he has heard that Manehatten, along with other major cities such as Las Pegasus and Vanhoover, were all under the control of someone named The King Pony. An obvious traitor trying to hide under an alias with a fancy title but once we find out who he is, his days are numbered.

The King Pony was reported to answer to Lust himself so in a way he’s his second in command. Despite just being a normal pony he was given such an important title and runs the slave trade and commands the major city Caribou forces in Equestria in Lusts name. The list of crimes he’s committed is a mile long but he is a slippery bastard if Flash can’t seem to pinpoint who he is but we’ll worry about that when the time comes. Twilight opens her eyes and yawns cutely as she looks up at me. She smiles and nuzzles into the crook of my neck as I wrap my arms around her and hold her close.

“Good morning, Lock,” she said.

“Morning, sleep well?” I ask.

“Yes, in fact I’ve been sleeping a lot better ever since I started sleeping with you,” Twilight said with a faint blush.

“Always happy to keep my girl in high spirits,” I said. She smiles again and leans up to kiss me. I meet her half way and our lips meet and she adjusts herself so she’s laying on top of me. She pulls back and looks lovingly into my eyes as I reach up to cup her cheek. “There something wrong, Twi?” I ask.

“You could already tell?” She said, leaning into my hand.

“It’s about my solitude I took for a couple of days, isn’t it?” I ask.

“Yes, I asked Flash what happened and he gave me a rough explanation, I’m so sorry you had to witness something so awful,” Twilight said sadly.

“Well I did expect to see some pretty messed up things in this war but that was just unprecedented, even back in my world I’ve seen and experienced bad shit during my service in the military however that was just as bad,” I said.

“Was one of those bad things you experienced why you lost your eye?” Twilight asks as she cups my face.

“Oh yeah, I forgot I told you one of them’s a fake, but yes it was,” I said as the scar on my back twitched in pain at the memories of that day. “You could say I gave it up for the sake of others but in the end it wasn’t enough.”

“Would you like to tell me about it? I’m a very good listener,” Twilight asks.

“I appreciate the thought Twi, really I do, but today isn’t the day I share that story just yet,” I said, patting her head.

“Well ok, it’s just…” Twilight leans down and kisses me again and looks in my eyes again. “I don’t like it when you’re sad and suffering. You say you have Flash and your crew with you and fight alongside you but sometimes I wonder if you’re trying to carry the weight of this war on your shoulders alone. You shouldn’t have to bare such a huge responsibility on your own, Dimitri, that’s why you have your crew, your friends, Flash, and especially me. We all want to help end this war and nightmare so please don’t try to do it all on your own, ok?”

I was silent as I thought about what she said. Have I been trying to do everything on my own? For that matter can I even do this all on my own? I liberated a city here and there and broadcasting to the entire planet is one thing but I mostly did those things on my own with Flash assisting me. I have a ship and my own crew yet they have only looked after the ship and brought me to where I need to go. Perhaps Twilight is right, I do need to start leaning on someone’s shoulders every now and then. I’m only one man after all, even if I’m The Devil’s Hand.

“Ok, Twi, I promise to have others help me when I need it most,” I said, making her smile. “In fact you just gave me an idea I had for my crew.”

“Really? What is it?” Twilight wonders.

“That, little mare, is a secret,” I said, booping her nose. She gives me a cute pouty look and I chuckle as I pat her head, “You know, you’re cute when you pout like that.”

“Don’t tease me, Lock,” Twilight said as she sat up and crossed her arms then looked away. “And it’s no fair when you call me cute, I can never stay mad at you.”

“Oh?” I smirked. “Are you saying you don’t want me to call you cute anymore?” Twilight looks back at me with an even more cute pouty face and red cheeks and looks like she’s about to blow her top. I chuckle as I sit up and she stays on my lap as I wrap my arms and wings around her, completely covering her in my embrace. “You know I only tease you because I love you so much, right? You’re the best thing that’s happened to me in a long time and I always want to make you smile.”

Twilight smiles as she nuzzles into my chest and I start to rub the back of her head like I always do. She looks up at me and leans up and kisses me on the lips again. She then wraps her arms around my neck and kisses me as I lean back and she’s laying on top of me. I was about to pull away when I felt her tongue start to prod my lips which surprised me a bit but I obliged by parting my lips and letting her tongue explore my mouth. She moans as she meets my tongue with hers and I let hers brush against mine and she runs along my teeth. After about a minute more of kissing, she breaks away and a thin strand of saliva trails behind leaving her with a very blushing face.

“Well that was unexpected,” I said, a little aroused. “Not unwelcome, but still unexpected.”

“Think of it as showing how much I love you too, Lock,” Twilight said, pecking me on the lips once more. “Now come on, it’s time you get ready go do what you do best.”

I nod as I roll my eyes and scoot out of the bed with Twilight. I stretch my arms and wings out, getting a few satisfying pops here and there, and I glance over and see Twilight sitting on the edge of the bed still and gawking at my upper body. I always slept with no shirt on so she had gotten a full view of my well toned military upper body. I smirked as I rolled my eyes and made for the door so I could find another bathroom but felt a tug on my arm. I look over my shoulder and see Twilight gripping my wrist and fidgeting in place with an even deeper blush making me arch a brow.

“Something the matter Twi?” ask.

“U-um, well I-I was wondering if m-maybe you’d like to…bathe with me…?” She mutters. Now both my eyebrows were raised at her sudden request which, admittedly, made me blush just a tad. I pondered about her request, thinking of all the outcomes that could happen but I also reminded myself that she’s still pure and doesn’t look like she’s quite ready for that level in our relationship. So, since it is just simple bathing, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt.

“Erm…sure alright,” I responded.

She smiles widely and pulls me towards the direction of the bathroom. Before I shut the door behind us, I stretch my arm out to the main door and lock it before I retract my arm so that we’re not disturbed. I slowly shut the bathroom door behind me and turn to see Twilight already starting to undress from her pajamas. She takes off her buttoned top and places it on the counter and pulls down her bottoms as she bends down, giving me a full view of her ass. For a young mare like her, I never noticed how much of a nice body she’s got. Her hourglass figure with her bust, waist, and legs made me truly admire her for taking care of herself so well, especially her wings which looked so soft and the feathers looked well kept. Twilight looks back at me as I continue to gaze at her and she blushes while crossing her arms over her chest.

“Please don’t stare too much, Lock, it’s a bit embarrassing,” she said.

I shake my head a little to snap myself out of my daze and I smile as I walk over to her. She looks up at me as I cup her cheek which makes her smile as well.

“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about, Twi, I was just admiring your gorgeous figure,” I said, making her swoon at my soft words.

“You…really think I’m that pretty?” She asks.

“Of course, but you should know I don’t just love you for your looks,” I said as I placed a hand above her chest making her gasp. “I love you for what’s in here as well, your kind and caring heart for those around you and how you always believe in the power of friendship.”

Twilight smiles widely as she jumps up and kisses me deep, to which I respond in kind by holding her close. She pulls away and I rest my forehead on hers as I look into her beautiful deep purple eyes and she looks into my grey ones.

“I love you so much,” Twilight said.

“I love you too, and I’ll always be there for you to keep you safe,” I said. She smiles as she turns around and begins to fill the tub. I take this opportunity to turn around and take my own bottoms off and place them on the counter. I hear a small gasp and look to see Twilight with a shocked expression and realize she’s seen the large scar on my back which makes me frown and try to cover it with my wings.

“Sorry,” I said looking away. “You weren’t really supposed to see that.”

I feel a pair of arms wrap around me and her head rests on my back. I place a hand on her arms as we just stand there for a moment.

“It’s as you said, Lock, I won’t force you to tell me everything now. Just know I’ll be here should you ever need somepony to listen,” Twilight said.

I nod and she approaches the tub and turns off the water. The bathroom is now a bit steamy and I can hear her take off the last of her clothing and place it on the counter. As a gentleman, I gave her the privacy she needed to do so and waited until she was completely in the tub before I went and joined her.

“Ok Lock, it’s your turn,” Twilight said. I look over my shoulder and see she’s now in the water and smiling at me. “If you want I can cover my eyes so you can take your boxers off,” she said as she covers her eyes with her hands.

I chuckle and proceed to remove my boxers and place them on the counter with my bottoms. I approach the tub and she scoots over to make room. I climb inside and relax at the warm sensation of the water touching my skin and sit myself in the tub and lean back and sighed with content. Twilight takes this opportunity to scoot close to me and lay her head on my chest as I wrap my arm around her.

“Gotta say, this is very nice,” I said with a smile. “Makes me almost forget about the war.” Twilight nods and she looks at the tribal brands on my arms and she runs her hand along them.

“You said these were burned onto your skin,” she said and I nod with a hum. “Did it hurt?”

“Yup,” I said. “Arguably the most painful experience I’ve never had. But they’re what signify what I am so it was a necessity. To be honest I blacked out because of the pain but I managed to pull myself together.” Twilight nuzzles into my chest more and brings my hand close and hugs it between her chest making me blush a tad.

“I don’t like the image of you in pain,” she said sadly.

“Come on, Twi, they don’t hurt anymore so it’s fine,” I said to reassure her. “Now let’s get cleaned up and ready for the day, shall we?” Twilight nods and we both take turns washing each other. Whenever I washed her I was careful not to get too grabby with her body, especially when she insisted I wash her front. I was hesitant at first but she had already guided my hands to her breasts so I ended up getting a good feel of her D-cup breasts which were incredible, to say the least. For the rest of the bath we just enjoyed each other’s company as we took turns washing each other. Not another word was said, just us together in the bath.

Eventually we finished our bath and got dressed and made our way to the map room, hand in hand. Twilight had her usual attire on and I was wearing my hooded leather jacket, as usual, along with my boots and a fresh pair of black jeans with my swords and six-shooter clipped on my belt and a white V-neck with a tribal pattern on the side, courtesy of Rarity. When we made it to the dining room I saw the rest of the girls and Cadence with Flurry, minus Fluttershy, and Flash and all sitting at the table eating breakfast. When they noticed us they all smiled and said good morning as I sat next to Twilight at the head of the table.

“So Lock,” Flash said, gaining my attention as I served myself some pancakes Pinkie made. “What’s the next city we’re gonna liberate?”

“I vote to liberate Las Pegasus or Manehatten,” Rainbow said. “We gotta figure out where Big Mac is being kept and who this King Pony bastard is hiding.”

“No liberation or recon today you two,” I said as I ate my breakfast. “Today, and for the days to come, we’re gonna do something a little different as we continue our campaign.”

“What’s that?” Flash wonders.

“Today I’m gonna train the crew of The Prometheus so they’re a proper fighting force to be reckoned with. It’s come to my attention that Flash and I have been doing most of the heavy lifting yet most of others in the crew have little to no combat experience whatsoever. Well I think it’s time we fix that, because I had recently discovered the weapons stash on the ship and it’s filled with swords, spears, shields, and even firearms from my world,” I explained.

“Firearms?” Flash repeats. “Like your six-shooter thing?” He asks.

“Yup, them and a bunch of rifles. With the proper training and guidance I’m confident they’ll be able to handle themselves when in a fight, especially the mares since they wouldn’t wanna return to being a slave,” I said.

“But will they be able to handle such weaponry?” Twilight wonders. “No pony has ever seen such advanced technology before.”

“Not to pour salt on the wound, but this is why the Caribou were able to conquer Eques is such a short amount of time. The Sins had outfitted Dainn and his followers with my worlds weaponry and combined with his own advances, along with their own magic, they’re more troublesome than I care to admit. However I plan to level the playing field by using their own weapons against them, which should be easy to show how they’re used.”

“Do you think I can get one of my own rifle things?” Rainbow asks.

“Sorry, Dash, but for the first month or so you and the rest of the crew are gonna be training to improve your combat and physical strengths, same goes for you Flash,” I said, making him turn to me.

“I have to train too?” Flash asks.

“Just because you have super speed doesn’t mean you can shirk your training,” I said, glancing at him. “You may have power but you still have much to learn. In fact, to make things fair, while we’re training I forbid you from using your power.”

“No power?” Flash whines.

“Don’t complain,” I snap. “There will come a time when we can’t solely rely on our powers during the fight against the Caribou. We need to be ready at all times for any possible situation that comes our way. That includes not using our power all the time.”

Flash was about to protest but I just gave a look like I was expecting him to say something back. He sighs and nods, accepting the truth.

“Once again, you make a valid point Lock. If I’m gonna show everypony I deserve the position of Captain then I gotta prove it,” Flash said.

“Couldn’t agree more,” I said with a proud nod.

“You’re always so serious, Sir Dimitri,” Cadence said as she fed Flurry with a bottle. “It’s admirable but perhaps maybe you should relax once in a while?”

“In warfare, relaxing means death,” I said bluntly, making everyone pause from their eating. “…Sorry, it’s just how I was taught back in my world as a soldier. But I appreciate the concern, Cadenza. Perhaps if things go well with the training I’ll take a breather for a couple of days.”

Cadence smiles and goes back to feeding Flurry. I then finish the last of my breakfast and down the last of my water and stand up with Flash and Rainbow following suit.

“Oh by the way, Applejack,” I said as she looked up at me. “How’s Braeburn and the rest of your family?”

“He and the others are fine, thank ya kindly,” Applejack smiles. “They’re all at the Acres buildin’ small houses around the farm out of old Apple trees. He told me to tell ya he and the rest of the Apples ya saved in Appleloosa to say thank ya with all their hearts.”

“Heh, must’ve heard that at least a million times when I released him from the brainwashing but I’m glad he and the others are doing well,” I nod. I then lean down and give Twilight a kiss on the cheek making her blush and smile up at me. “I’ll see you later.”

“Promise?” She said cutely.

“Always,” I respond and walk away with Flash and Rainbow.

As Lock and the others left, Twilight stared at him dreamily as she sighed and rested her head in her hand as she watched her coltfriend leave the dining room. The others noticed Twilight’s enamored state and giggled at how love struck she was over Lock.

“My my, Twilight,” Rarity coos. “I knew you were in love with Sir Dimitri but I didn’t expect you to be this head over hooves for him.”

“Yeah!” Pinkie chirps. “You must have the biggest smile I’ve ever seen you make!” Twilight turns to her friends and blushes and smiles shyly.

“What can I say? Lock is very special to me and I’m so very happy that he found his way into my life, despite the circumstances,” Twilight said. “Under all those brands on his arms, and that serious war ego of his, he’s a sweetheart who always makes sure to tell me how much he loves me.”

“Aaaaaaawwwww~” the others swoon.

“Oh Twilight, I’m so very happy for you,” Cadence said with a warm smile. “Sir Dimitri is the perfect stallion who’s found the perfect mare, and he reminds me so much like…” Cadence frowns and looks down at her daughter who looks up at her mother and reaches up to her. “…like Shining.”

Now all the mares in the room went silent and frowned at the mention of the fallen Captain’s name. Things have never been quite the same since his passing, especially for Cadence and Flurry. Cadence has Flurry in her arms and next to her almost at all times and Flurry hasn’t smiled once since the funeral, even Pinkie couldn’t get the poor filly to smile. Sometimes at night, if one were to pass by Cadence’s room, they’d hear her weeping herself and calling out to Shining Armor despite him not being there. It was apparent that everyone missed Shining greatly, but more so from his family.

“I know Cadence,” Twilight said as she stood up and walked over to the Princess of Love to embrace her. “I miss him too, but we must stay strong for him. He’d want us to keep living for his sake.” Cadence nods and wipes her eyes as she stands up and walks to the library to read Flurry, a children’s book. Twilight then returns to her seat and she and her friends continue eating.

“Hey Twilight,” Pinkie said. “How come you and Locky were late to breakfast?”

Twilight paused from drinking her juice and began to blush heavily as she set her glass down. She wanted to come up with a logical excuse but unfortunately Applejack, the honest mare, was sitting at the table which left her with little options besides being honest.

“Um…well the reason is because we were…bathing together…” Twilight muttered, twiddling her thumbs.

“Y’all bathed together?” Applejack repeated with a light blush.

“Oh my stars how sweet,” Rarity swoons. “I’m surprised you didn’t stay longer in the bath with him.”

“Why would we?” Twilight questions. “We just bathed together and washed each other.”

“Ooh, you washed each other, hun?” Pinkie teases with a wide grin.

“Yes…I mean no! I mean…oh pony feathers,” Twilight groaned.

“Relax Twilight dear,” Rarity reassures. “We don’t believe you did anything else besides clean each other, we know you’re not that kind of mare nor he that kind of stallion. While we may now live in troubled times, we can always be reassured that Sir Dimitri wouldn’t dare act the same way as those heathen Caribou.”

“I know, he even told me he loves me for who I am on the inside and not the outside,” Twilight said with a smile. “He’s done so much for Equestria already and I can’t help but love him even more. Sometimes I wish I could do more for him and prove just how much he means to me.” Rarity then gains a coy smile and leans in towards Twilight.

“You know darling, I may know of a way you can do just that,” she said as she beckons Twilight closer. Twilight leans in and Rarity covers her mouth over Twilight’s ear to whisper something. As Rarity whispered into Twilight’s ear, Twilight’s face went from her normal purple shade to an almost crimson red as Lock’s wings and her own wings sprung out stiff.

“Y-y-y-you can’t b-b-be serious?!” Twilight yelped, tripping on her words.

“On the contrary darling,” Rarity said as she stood up and grabbed Twilight by her wrist. “I’m as serious as a hydra. Now come along, I must insist you come with me back to the boutique. Now that we’re back in Ponyville I’ve taken the liberty of redesigning some clothes I’ve kept on record. And I have an idea what you could wear for your stallion.”

As the two mares walked away, Fluttershy had arrived wearing her pajamas and yawned cutely as she walked into the dining room. She then saw Rarity and Twilight leave the room with Rarity smiling excitedly and Twilight blushing up a storm which left the timid mare rather confused.

“Um, what did I miss?” Fluttershy wondered.

“ATTENTION!!!”

Flash announced as we walked up the gangplank and on the deck of The Prometheus. All crew members scrambled together and lined up in rows in front of me. Some were in the middle of their own business and others were somewhat being productive while on deck of the ship. Soon they were all standing in front of me and Flash with their backs straight and their arms behind their backs. I paced back and forth in front of them as they kept as still as statues, until I came across a skinny looking pegasus stallion who looked the most nervous of the bunch.

“You are a very strange looking individual, if you don’t mind me saying so, private,” I said as I approached him and looked him in the eye. “Name?”

“Cloud Skipper,” the stallion responds.

“How long you been dead, son?” I ask, earning a confused look from him.

“Sir?” He asks.

“I am not sir!” I snap, making him flinch. “I am Captain Lock or Captain! Sir you say for useless people!” I pause for a moment and he starts to sweat bullets. “The name is Ghoul, you say?”

“Cloud Skipper…C-Captain!” He repeats.

“Ghoul it is!” I said.

“Yes Captain!” He said.

I walk away and continue pacing in front of the crew and come across a couple ponies, one unicorn mare and the other an earth pony stallion. The stallion is completely stark naked and is covering himself but is still keeping his back straight and at attention as the mare is grunting every so often in pain. I sigh and back up my pace to face the mare who seems to be sweating more than Ghoul.

“There’s something off in your presentation, private,” I said, unamused. “Can’t place it, is it your mane? Is it the wrinkle in your trousers?”

“I have a knife in my hoof, Captain,” the mare winces. I looked down and saw a small knife was indeed sticking out of her hoof but the wound looked clean despite the small trickle of blood pooling out.

“Ah yes, of course,” I scoff. “That’s it, the knife. What is your name, soldier?”

“Shadow Star,” she responds.

“No, your name is Private Idiot!” I snap harshly. “Do you know why?” I question.

“Because I have a knife in my hoof,” she grunts again.

“Who placed the knife there, private?” I question.

“It was an accident, Captain, we were just messing around,” she said.

“I’m heartened by the knowledge you did not place it there with intention. Who threw the knife?” I order.

“I did, Captain!”

I looked to my right and down the way to see another unicorn pony stallion who raised his hand as he kept looking forward. His fur had small streaks of gray in the white of his fur and his mane was styled in a small mohawk.

“Private Swift Snow,” he introduced himself.

“You look part Zebra,” I said walking over to him. “To what tribe do you belong, son?”

“I’m…a unicorn,” he said nervously.

“Wrong,” I said cutting him off and standing right in front of him. “I believe you have some Zebra blood in you.”

“No sir-“

“ARE YOU CONTRADICTING ME?! YOU CARRIAGE BURNING SON OF A BITCH!” I shout in his face.

“NO CAPTAIN!” He shouts back.

“LET ME SEE YOUR ZEBRA WAR CRY, SON!” I order.

“I don’t-“

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!” I scream while bobbing my hand above my mouth.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!” He screams back while doing the same.

“What is your animal spirit?!” I question but he just looks confused. “Are your a garden snake?!”

“No Captain!”

“Are you a chipmunk?!”

“No Captain!”

“ARE YOU A DANCING REINDEER?!”

“NO CAPTAIN!”

“ARE YOU CONTRADICTING ME PRIVATE?!”

“NO CAPTAIN!”

“Good!” I said, taking a breath. “Then I shall henceforth call you Chief, as a sign of great respect to your people.”

“…Thank you Captain!” He said. I then hear chuckling to my left and I see a young pegasus colt smirking my way.

“Are you grinning at me boy or is that your natural state?” I question as I approach him and stand before him.

“No Captain!” He said.

“Name, private!” I demand.

“Wild Ace!” He responds.

“I have seen stalks of corn with better physiques, makes me want to pull an ear off private!” I bark in his face. “Can you carry your weight?”

“Yes Captain!” He responds.

“Should be easy for you then!” I said. “Sentry!”

“Captain?” Flash said.

“Make sure you keep this colt away from strong winds,” I ordered.

“Yes Captain!” Flash nods. I turn to private Idiot and approach her.

“Private Idiot!” I said.

“Yes Captain?” She said, still wincing in pain.

“Raise your hoof!” I order. She does but only a little. “Higher!” She raises it higher and I grab the knife and yank it out making her yelp in pain and I snap my fingers so cinders of Hellfire land on the wound to heal it.

“Listen up, greenhorns!” I shout to my crew. “Starting today and the days to come I will be putting you and your bodies through hell! Every step you take will be the an even bigger challenge than the last, your wings will feel like they will fall off, your horns will be so strained they will feel like cracking, and your muscles will feel like they’re constantly on fire! You have all had it easy going so far, but that ends today! I’m going to mold each and every one of you into proper soldiers so that you can help end the tyrannical rule of the Caribou! Do I make myself clear!”

“Yes Captain!” They all shout.

“I CAN’T HEAR YOU! AM I CLEAR?!” I yell.

“YES CAPTAIN!” They all shout louder.

“SPEAK THE FUCK UP CAUSE I CAN’T HEAR SHIT!” I scream.

“YES CAPTAIN LOCK!” They scream back.

“Everyone off deck, now!” I order and they all scramble to the gangplank. “Move it!” I noticed the naked stallion was trying to put back on his clothes he had taken off and I approached him with a stern glare. “I said movie it!”

“Just getting my uniform, Captain,” he said as he tried to put on his pants.

“Did I ask him to, Sentry?” I ask Flash.

“No memory of it, Captain,” Flash said.

“I believe any stallion who takes such pride in his natural naked state would surly enjoy the brisk of the outdoors as you are currently doing so right now. Now move your privates, private Parts!” I order. He sighs and drops his pants and runs to the gangplank while covering his package.

“Move it!” I yell after him. “You son of an exhibitionist!”

The past few weeks have been a grueling time for my crew. Every day, from dawn to dusk, they’ve all been doing nothing but physical and combat training and if I were to rate their progress I’d give them a 4 out of 10. While most of them may be green as grass, the only exceptions were Spitfire and her fellow Wonderbolts, Rainbow, Flash, and a few soldier ponies who joined up from Canterlot. Though their progress is slow their conviction makes up for it since none of them have given up from my training regiment. During these weeks we’ve also been liberating a couple more towns such as Dodge City, Detrot, and Chicoltgo. I allowed some of my more combat ready crew members to join the fight during those times and thanks to them the liberations took shorter than usual, despite a few close calls here and there where someone almost got killed or a mare was recaptured and taken away. More towns will soon follow the liberation as the next city I’ve decided to go to next was Las Pegasus.

From what I’ve been told by Flash’s recon, the once city resort has been turned into one giant trade center. Females sold into slavery to the highest bidder, weaponry of different variety purchased, and to make matters worse is that I heard from Flash over the coms of some kind of narcotic being sold around Equestria. They call it Unicorn Dust, a highly addictive drug that comes in the form of powder and they snort it like it’s cocaine. When I asked why they call it Unicorn Dust, I wished I hadn’t because of how enraged it made me so damn much. Apparently Unicorn Dust is crushed unicorn horns mixed with other chemicals to give the user a high and make his libido last longer when raping slaves. No doubt the sick fucks are using the horns they cut off from the unicorn mares or any male who weren’t affected by the brainwashing for their product. Flash told me Las Pegasus was one of the many manufacturing plants for Unicorn Dust so I made a mental note to destroy it when we go free the city.

As for the ponies who we freed from slavery and brainwashing, some have either decided to join my crew or move in to Ponyville. Thanks to the growing numbers, Ponyville is starting to expand as more buildings are being built to accommodate the ones we brought back. Even though I placed my barrier around the freed towns I believed it would be safer if they stuck around so they wouldn’t risk capture again, only after Equestria is taken back can they return to their rightful homes.

My crew and I are now in the training hall of The Prometheus and they all look exhausted and some are still rubbing their sore joints. I’m dressed in a black tank top, a pair of red athletic shorts with a tribal pattern running down the side, and white and red runners for shoes. I clear my throat making the crew snap to attention.

“Alright you lot, these past few weeks have been…adequate in regards to your progress. So today I’m going to introduce you all to a new exercise we’re gonna do at the end of every week,” I said as I walk over and grab a stand with a bell hanging off it. I placed the bell on the other side of the room and I walked back to the group. “See that bell?” I ask, pointing behind me. “Your task is to ring it so that you may call yourselves proper soldiers of freedom. But before you do, I want you lot to get into groups of five,” I ordered. They all looked at each other but obeyed and were about to get into groups. “With ponies you do not know,” I add. They pause and look at me but I just cross my arms and wait. They then resume their actions and soon they’re all in groups of five and I can tell they know next to nothing about the ponies they’re partnered with, especially Spitfire and the other Wonderbolts since they usually are always together. “Take note of your group that you’re now with, as of today the groups you’re in now are gonna be your platoon. You’ll train together, eat together, sleep together, hell you’ll even bathe together. I expect you to be the best of friends by next month and to pass this test together. Speaking of which, this bell will remain here and I will be guarding it. Your task is to try and get past me to ring the bell, simple right?” I said.

“WRONG!” I snap, startling some of them. “This bell is your graduation and I aim to keep it from ever being rung. As long as I’m still standing between you and this bell,” I said as I spread my wings wide. “You can bet your asses this bell ain’t getting fucking rung any time soon. So line your groups up and get ready!”

They all soon line up in their groups and the first group is ironically Spitfire’s group. The other members of her group were a couple stallions and mares and she smiles confidently.

“Been wanting to test myself against you, Captain,” Spitfire said, cracking her knuckles. I scoff and furl my wings.

The other ponies also get ready to charge but Spitfire just charges at me with her fists raised. I just stand there as she charges with her group trailing behind. As soon as she was about to strike me with her fist I unfurled one of my wings and blocked her punch, surprising her. She shakes her head and tries to roundhouse kick me but I raise my arm and block her again. I grab her leg and spin her around and throw her against her group causing her to crash into a couple of them. The other two try to tackle me but I duck down and swipe their legs with my wings making them tumble to the ground. I stand back up and brush my shoulders and furl my wings as the group picks themselves back up.

“Hmph, so much for teamwork, huh Spitz?” I mock. She grumbles as she stands up and her group follows her. “Now then, you better fix up that teamwork of yours if you wanna get this bell. So who’s next?” The next group walks up and I see Flash with his group. “Let’s begin,” I said, crossing my arms again.

I later walked off The Prometheus stretching my arms out, leaving my crew battered and bruised since none of the groups got even close to ringing the bell. The moon has already risen as I open the doors and walk to the map room to see if the others are there. I arrive to see Fluttershy and Rarity talking to each other and Cadence with Flurry in her lap sleeping. They see me and smile and blush a little since I’m still wearing my tank top and shorts.

“Evening ladies,” I said with a nod.

“Good evening Sir Dimitri,” Cadence said. “How did the training go?”

“Well they’re all completely sore and can barely move, some are unconscious, I think I cracked a couple ponies’ ribs, and Rainbow is pissed at me because I tossed the Wonderbolts around like rag dolls. So I’d say it went better than expected,” I shrugged nonchalantly.

“They certainly have their work cut out for them,” Rarity giggles.

“I hope they’re not hurt too bad,” Fluttershy said.

“Nah they’re fine, just some rest and a few light stretches and they’ll be as right as rain,” I said. “By the way, where’s Twilight?” Rarity smiles widely and giggles making me quirk a brow.

“She’s already gone to her room for the night and is waiting for you,” Rarity said. “And she told me to inform you to knock on the door before you enter.”

“Uh, ok?” I shrugged. I walk away and notice that Fluttershy and Cadence have brighter blushes but are giggling to one another. I walk down the halls until I reach me and Twilight’s room and as instructed and knocked on the door.

“Twi, you there?” I ask.

“Eep!” I hear through the door. “U-um, yes I am,” She said, sounding nervous.

“You feeling ok? You sound a little off,” I said, about to open the door.

“Wait!” She cries, halting my movements. “Just…give me a moment to prepare.”

“Prepare for what?” I wonder. She didn’t answer for a moment until I heard her take a deep breath.

“Ok Lock, you can come in now,” Twilight said. I shrugged and opened the door and closed it.

“So you mind telling me why you’re so-” I didn’t finish my sentence as I turned around due to the shocking sight before me that made my wings twitch. Twilight was standing at the foot of the bed wearing a lacy black bra and panties that seemed to be too sexy for her own good. Not to mention the fact that the bra was hugging her breasts and had just the right amount of cleavage and her panties wrapped around her hips giving her ass more shape. Twilight was looking at me with her arms behind her back and smiling shyly with the biggest blush I’ve ever seen as I continued to gawk at her.

“Uh…Twi?” I mutter.

“Do you…like what you see?” She asks slowly walking over to me.

“Yeah…I mean I do, yes, but what brought this on?” I ask as she stands before me.

“I’ve been thinking about this for a long while now,” she said as she holds my hands with hers. “You’ve been so good to me, you tell me you love me whenever you can, you fight to free my home, you’re as honorable as Shining, and I always feel so safe whenever you’re next to me. You have been risking your life to help free everypony yet you ask for nothing in return, which is another thing I love about you. I have been wanting to show you how much you mean to me and how I wanted to thank you for all you’ve done so…” she pauses as she takes another breath and looks deep in my eyes. “Will you…make love to me as your lover?”

My heart was beating so fast I could barely think straight. Twilight is asking me to mate with her and it’s out of genuine feelings for me. I noticed she was trembling a bit and I reached up to place my hands on her shoulders.

“Twilight, you have no idea how happy it makes me that you feel so strongly about me,” I said. “But before I answer, are you sure you want this?”

Twilight smiles and leans up to kiss me. I lean into the kiss and she wraps her arms around my neck and I hug her close as she separates.

“Yes Dimitri, I want this, more than anything,” Twilight said.

“Very well,” I said as I kissed her again.

I sit on the edge of the bed and Twilight sits on my lap, straddling me. She leans her head down and kisses me deep and our tongues dance with one another as she hugs me close and I snake my hands down to grab her flanks. Twilight moans in my mouth as I gently start to massage her cutie marks and her wings begin to twitch. Eventually she pulls back and we’re both breathing heavy breaths already. We both look down to her chest and I notice I’m still wearing my clothes so I reach down and I start to pull my tank top off but Twilight stops me.

“Let me,” she said.

I nod and she grabs the bottom of my shirt and pulls it up as I raise my arms. Once the shirt is completely off she tosses it aside and gazes upon my muscled torso. She runs her hands up and down my abdominals and pectorals, her hands are so soft to the touch.

“I’ve always admired your strong body, and seeing it up close and knowing I get to feel you all I want makes me want this even more,” Twilight said. “You can…touch me too, Lock,” she said.

I nod and slowly move my hands along her body and up to her breasts. My hands make contact with her bra and brush up against her breasts and she gasps a bit but sighs as my hands bargain to massage them. Twilight’s horn glows and her bra comes undone and her breasts bounce free and her dark purple nipples are bare before me.

“Touch me for real, Lock, they’re yours and yours alone,” Twilight said.

I smile as I continue to massage her now bare breasts making her moan. I lean back and lie back on the bed, with her still on top of me, and continue to massage her breasts and I stick out my tongue and start to lick her nipples. She moans more as I lick her and hugs my head more and pushes me into her breasts. I smile as I open my mouth and start suckling on her nipple making her moan more.

“That, ah, feels good, mmn, keep playing with them…” Twilight moans. I oblige by continuing to suck on her nipple and eventually switch to the other. I continue playing with her breasts and glance down and see a thin trail of her juices start to run down her leg. I grab her waist and spin us around so I’m on top of her. I smile down at her as her mane is spread out from underneath her and her wings are also spread out. She looks like an angel in the moonlight, my lover is so beautiful.

“You’re perfect,” I said softly, making her smile and tear up. “A beauty like you deserves the best.” I lean down and kiss her lips and kiss under them and continue down.

I leave a trail of kisses all the way down, making her giggle and squirm until I reach my target. Despite her panties being black, I noticed a very obvious stain on her damp panties and I reached up to grab the hem to pull them down. Before I continue, I look up at Twilight to silently ask for permission and she nods slowly. I pull her panties down and she raises her legs to help me and as soon as they're off I place my hands on her inner thighs and spread them out making her blush more. Her marehood is now in plain view, the scent of her arousal filling the air and turning me on more as I continue to breathe more of it in. I lean my head down until I’m up close to her nethers and take in a deep breath. She smells like grapes, freshly picked, and there’s a few glistening trails of her fluids pooling out. I stick out my tongue and give it a small lick, making Twilight jump but shutter at the feeling as I go in for another lick. I keep licking her and she moans louder as I taste more of her juices on my tongue, like her scent her taste is just as sweet as grapes.

“Oh my, ah!, stars!” Twilight cries. “P-please more! It feels, ah, mmn, so good! Lick me more, Lock!”

I continue to pleasure her as she starts to rub her breasts. I dig my tongue deeper in her snatch and taste more of her as her fluids as they start to pour into my mouth and I drink it all. Soon her walls begin to convulse as she’s nearing her climax and I up my antics by wriggling my tongue even more into her and brought my hand around and rubbed her clit. That was the last straw as she screamed loud and her juices sprayed the inside of my mouth and I continued to drink her fluids. After about a minute of her climax, I pull away and look up at her and she’s breathing heavily as her body trembles every so often and her wings are spread out stiff as boards.

“Wow…that was,” she sighed.

“Better that you could imagine?” I finish for her.

“Yes,” she said.

Twilight then leans up and grabs my shoulders and we spin around again and she’s on top of me. She grabs my head and kisses me deep and her tongue starts to assault mine and we sloppily make out with each other. I reach down and pull off my shorts and toss them aside, leaving me with only my boxers and the oh so obvious tent. Twilight pulls away and looks down and goes wide eyes as she scoots down and is face to face with my tent. She repeats the same process I did with her panties and pulls my boxers down and my 7in member springs free, surprising her. I kick my boxers aside and she slowly takes hold of my dick making my body and wings twitch at her soft touch.

“It’s so big,” Twilight said in awe. “And thick too. The shape is much different than the stallions I’ve seen in books. Do I…do the same thing you did to me?”

“Only if you want to,” I reassure her.

Twilight smiles and nods as she leans her head down to the tip of my dick. She sticks her tongue out and licks the tip, sending a pleasurable jolt through my body as she licks it again. She keeps licking until she opens her mouth and proceeds to put the whole head in her mouth and start sucking. Twilight continues to blow me while also stroking the base of my manhood and I grip the sheets and groan with arousal. Twilight decides to up her game and takes more of my dick in her mouth and sucks more of my shaft and even begins to fondle my balls, surprising me.

“Jeez, Twilight,” I groan, “How do you know how to do that if this is your first time?” Twilight stops blowing me and smiles as she continues to stroke my shaft.

“Rarity loaned me some of her erotic novels and I read them while you were training your crew and freeing more towns. I wanted to be prepared for this so I studied a lot,” she said and went back to sucking me.

Twilight bobbed her head up and down and strands of saliva leaked out her mouth from her sloppy sucking on my dick. She even reached down with her free hand and started to masturbate while sucking me off which was much more of a turn on. I groaned as I eventually felt a tension start to build up in my groin and Twilight could tell I was close as she started to suck harder and bob her head faster and fondle my balls more and rub herself even more. I couldn’t take the pleasure and grunted as I released my first orgasm of my seed into Twilight’s mouth and down her throat. Twilight tried her best to drink my cum but couldn’t hold it all in as she pulled out and a few spurts of cum landed on her face and breasts. I breathed heavily and looked down to see Twilight wipe the strands of cum off her breasts and face and look at her hands.

“Your cum tastes bitter,” she said and liked her hands. “But it was surprisingly good.” Twilight eyes my dick as it’s still standing at attention which makes her tilt her head curiously. “It’s not calmed down, how come?”

“Well we humans have a quicker recovery than stallions so I can keep going for another round or two in a row,” I said.

“I see, I would write that down but I think that could wait,” Twilight said as she stood up on her knees and hovered her marehood over my still throbbing dick.

“Twilight,” I said. “Since this is your first time you can go as slow as you like. I won’t move without you saying so.”

Twilight nods and lowers herself down. The tip of my dick begins to spread her folds and enters her, causing her to moan and she puts more of it inside. She whimpers as I feel the walls getting tighter and eventually I feel a barrier of some kind which I can only assume is her hymen. Twilight takes a few breaths and raises herself a tad before lowering herself as quick as possible, breaking her hymen and bestowing me her first time and virginity. Twilight shoots her head up with wide eyes and mouth open in a silent scream. Her wings are as stiff as possible as we stay there for a moment. I look down and see a thin trail of blood leak out which is proof of what we did this night.

“Twi, you ok?” I asked, concerned.

“I-I-I’m fine,” she said slowly. “I think…I’m ok now.” Twilight looks down at me with tears streaming down her face and sniffles as she tries to wipe her tears away.

“If it’s too much we can stop,” I said.

“No it’s not the pain,” Twilight said. “It’s just I'm so happy right now. I’m doing it with the stallion I love and he loves me back. Dimitri, I love you,” Twilight said, smiling at me. “I love you so much so please, make me yours, now and forever.”

I nod with a warm smile as she lifts herself up a bit and comes back down. She soon starts to bounce on me and she moans every time as she bounces more. I place my hands on her flanks and cutie marks and give them a squeeze making her bounce more and I start to meet her with my own thrusts upwards.

“Ah, ah, ah, ah, yes! Oh stars! Oh my stars! Oh sweet Celestia! B-buck me, Dimitri, buck me more!” Twilight moans.

I oblige by thrusting more up into her and her breasts sway in front of me. I bring one of my hands up to breasts and grasp one of them and pinch her nipple. She cries out in bliss as I keep thrusting upwards and she leans down to kiss me deep again. I stare into her eyes as we make out with one another and I can see the amount of love in her eyes as she does mine. I feel a familiar tension around my dick which means she came again and moans into my mouth.

“I love you Twilight,” I said as I pulled away. “More than anything.”

“Me too Lock,” Twilight said with a happy smile. “I love you very much.”

I thrust more up into her and she cries out again with pure bliss and pleasure. My climax nears and I was about to push her off but she continues to bounce on me.

“Twilight…I’m gonna…”

“INSIDE! PLEASE INSIDE! MARK ME, CLAIM ME, MAKE ME YOUR MARE, LOCK, MAKE ME YOURS AND YOURS ALONE!” Twilight screams.

I couldn’t handle it anymore as I began to release my load deep within her as she slammed down one last time. She also cums with me and screams as my crotch is now drenched with her juices and I continue to climax within her. We eventually both calm down and she collapses on my chest as we’re both now drenched in sweat and breathing more heavily than before. She raises her lower body so I slip out of her and I can feel my load drip out of her and onto the bed sheets.

“That…was…so good,” Twilight sighs.

“Yeah,” I said. “It sure was, but I came inside you. Won’t you get pregnant?” I wonder.

“No, I’m not in heat so I won’t get pregnant,” Twilight explains. “Um, Lock?”

“Yes Twilight?” I said.

“Can we do this again? On another night?” Twilight asks, looking up at me with pleading eyes. I smile as I lean down and kiss her once more.

“Of course Twilight, we’re lovers now and I’d be willing to do it with you as many times as you wish,” I said. Twilight grins happily and nuzzles into my chest.

“I love you…” she whispers, hugging me close.

“I love you too,” I said, hugging her back. “Now and always.”

Twilight soon falls asleep and I start to slowly follow her in slumber. I keep my smile as I hold my marefriend close and my eyes begin to close. There will be many more dangers I will face in the near future, but so long as I have Twilight here with me I’m sure I can face anything that comes my way.

Guess you were right after all, Josh, I think. I hope you’re resting well, wherever you are.

And with that my eyes close and I drift off to sleep with my lover laying on top of me.

Author's Notes:

A wholesome and passionate chapter for The Devil’s Hand and his precious Princess. Even the damned deserve happiness.

Hope you enjoyed!

~WurkyWilk has left the building…