Salvation through Harmony
Chapter 17: Chapter 15: Training Months
Previous Chapter Next Chapter"Okay recruits, this is your first day here on the mountain and here my word is law, if you fail to abide by the rules I have set down before you than my two assistance's will give you your reward for failure to comply. This training will be brutal, it will be hell, and above all else it will be the worst thing you have went through. But when you finish this training you will better trained than the royal guards and above all else you will be a weapon of destruction meant to take out the enemies of Equestria and be able to save those you care for. I will teach you the first step of the N7 program but since the princesses do not have the same resources that I had during my N7 training, I will improvise." marching in front of all 60 faces looking at me, the two gryphons were standing in the front, their eyes glaring right at me the entire time as I can feel them trying to stare a hole right through my skull as the rest of the ponies shared looks between me, my diamond dog assistant Kara and pony consultant Oakleaf.
Marching down an isle to my left I keep my eyes peeled to see who is fidgeting or feeling restless and to my pride not one pony moved as I continued my inspection, sadly not only did a pony or gryphon not fail inspection, which meant I couldn't chew their ass out for dress code failure.
"Okay maggots, time for basic exercise training, from sun up to the sun gets to the center of the sky and I will be marching with you to see who fails to keep up with the rest of the group. This exercise is to see who is unfit to continue training. Now, march." with a salute all sixty recruits turned to the track and started their march but I did not tell them was that I would be jogging behind them and if I catch up to any stragglers than I will smack them upon the flank with a riding crop that strangely Kara had with her.
With a smile I begin my jog behind them, shouting insulting words of encouragement to those that were starting to fall behind and as I spotted a particular pony falling behind I can tell it was my consultant with additional information but as I increased my pace to catch up with him I saw Husky falling behind and just barely keep up with Oakleaf.
"Keep going fatbody, pick up the pace you fat fuck and go back up with the rest of the recruits before I beat your flank with my discipline tool." I said while smacking it against the floor and the resulting crack not only got his attention but the attention of every single jogging pony and gryphon and almost immediately they picked up the pace.
Just as Husky started to move faster I saw a pony trip in the group ahead and as we were getting closer the pony in question quickly gathered himself and galloped back to the rest of the ponies out of fear of getting smacked by the crop.
"So Oakleaf...anything new to report or is this just a way to get me to talk about something you want to know or is it that these recruits have complaints already and used you as a massive hate mail carrier." I said while twirling the crop in my left hand, enjoying the feeling of joy that will be brought to my face when I smack the flank of a pony or gryphon that falls behind.
"As of now Lt. nothing much except that a few of them are saying among one other that you are a brute and also a vile beast for the insults." I shrug merrily as I watch Snowball slowly falling behind but the speed she was falling behind was that of someone conserving their energy for another use.
"What is it Private Snowball because if you fall behind me you will get a crop to the rear and I will not be gentle." shaking the crop at her as she rolled her eyes to emphasize that she didn't care about that at the moment.
"I am just wondering Senior Drill Instructor, why is there a Diamond Dog here and why is one your assistant?" her tone was a mixture of wondering why Kara is here and annoyance as to why is she my assistant.
"Well Private Snowball, because I called her here and she told me that the ponies in Ponyville were getting on her nerves, this is just a way to get her from killing one of them by accident or on purpose. Any other questions Snowball if not than disappear back into the group before I give this riding crop its first victim." I said while getting my left arm ready to swing.
"Aye aye sir." she said as she pushed herself to go faster to catch up with the rest of the group.
4 Hours Later
"Good work recruits, now time for the training course, hustle up ladies and lets get this started." a few ponies and one gryphon in the group was groaning from the pain in their flanks and rumps from all the swats they took from me, Husky has multiple bruises on his flank since he kept falling behind. Lazy bastard.
"It should take you ten fucking seconds to cross this obstacle, and by the gods if you somehow fuck this up than I am giving you latrine duty for the entire month!" I heard a few groans coming from the recruits, knowing that their fate was sealed if they failed to go through the tire course in ten seconds or less as Husky tripped in one and fell over.
"Your ass looks like about three hundred pounds of chewed bubblegum Husky, get your fat ass up and run it again or else I will stomp your guts out." I shouted while the other recruits skirted around the fallen pony, trying real hard not to earn my ire or the sting of the riding crop.
Moving over to the bars I look at Oakleaf who once told me that ponies can do pull-ups but it was slightly awkward and would result in me getting a show of things I rather not see but if they can do pull-ups than they can do the other exercises I have planned for them.
As the recruits got the pull up bars Oakleaf told them to do three pull-ups and move on, as they all jumped up to do it I got an eye full of things I rather not see in my life time as well as seeing half-ass tits which did not raise my spirits but at the sight of the gryphons doing pull ups which was easy for them since they got fingers of sorts.
"One for the commandant. One for the Core...get up there Snowball...alright the Core doesn't get there's. Get your fat ass up there Husky." Snowball ran off, seemingly flustered for probably displaying something she rather not put on display for all prying eyes to see while Husky was starting to be short of breath.
"Come on get up there. You got to be shitting me Husky, are you telling me you can't do one single pull up? Get the hell out of my face!" he disgusts me.
Mess hall, Lunch Time
"Oh my aching flank...that stick of his hurts..."
"I still can't believe he made us do those pull-ups...makes you wonder if he did that just to catch a glimpse."
"Easy enough for you to say that Snowball, you don't have to worry of him getting an eye-full, I just have to worry of being fast enough and strong enough to not earn his anger."
"I bet you five bits that Husky drops out before the end of the first month."
"I raise you ten bits and a barrel of hard cider at the Shady Trough that he fails at the end of the week."
Training Grounds, Afternoon
"Momma and Papa were laying in bed." I shouted while jogging near the recruits, all of them in formation while jogging at the same speed.
"Momma and Papa were laying in bed." they all shouted back, my guess was that they did the same thing for the royal guards.
"Momma rolled over and this is what she said." I continued the military cadence, hoping to catch them off or stutter so I can beat them down.
"Momma rolled over and this is what she said." they shouted back, a few of them gave each other looks, trying to figure out my game plan.
"Now give me some."
"Now give me some."
"Now I'll give you some."
"Now I'll give you some."
"PT" I shout while watching Private Husky slow down and fall out of line as I jog next to him with my crop in hand.
"PT" they looked at Husky as they watch him get another quick smack to the flank, his face contorted into pain.
"PT" I repeat before smacking on the flank again, this time he trips and falls over as I pick his ass back up and kick him in the flank as he starts to gallop back into the line.
"PT" they shout back, Husky crying a bit as he gets back into his spot in line.
"Good for you."
"Good for you."
"Good for me."
"Good for me." I briefly overhead one pony saying that it was indeed good for him, my guess is that he works out often or he just likes to exercise.
"Mmm good."
"Mmm good." they chanted back as I made a much smaller 'mmm' sound as I watch Kara from behind jogging to keep up which was relatively easy for her but I wasn't paying much attention to her ass. For being a different species that sorta closely resembles of the dogs of my time, she does have a great ass and as for her breasts...ehh C Cups at best. Following the 'man code' me and the rest of the men in the Alliance Marines abide by, If it got a hole we fuck it, and so far that code has not entirely failed me yet.
Barracks, Night
"Ladies, tonight, you sleep with your spear, for the men you will give your spear a female name and for you ladies, you shall give your spear a mans name. For you stallions, this is the only pussy you are going to get and for you mares and chicks this is the only dick you are going to get here on this training mountain. And if I find out that you are fornicating with each other, than I will personally geld any stallion I catch and ovary remove any mare or chick I catch fucking. If you are that pent up, than suck it up and deal with it, out in the field you will rarely have any time to get off and I know for a fact that in the small amounts of time you get between attacks and defending that you must use your time wisely." one of the recruits raised a hoof.
"Yes Private Cowpony."
"Sir how is this training any better than the training we receive as a royal guard?" a smart question he asks.
"Well Private Cowpony, this training is different because I will teach you how to be merciless, I will teach you how to survive in hellish conditions and above all else, I will teach you how to be like me. A killer. Like I said at the beginning, if you want to you can always quit and go back to guard duty, but in the next three months I will break you, reforge you, and make you into an instrument of destruction." the two gryphons seemed to acknowledge that fun fact, smiling a bit even though I still think it is strange that beaks can move like that into a smile.
As I walk to the other side I hear some pony cough loudly, most likely for attention but upon turning around I saw Snowball raising a hand...paw...whatever the fuck they call it.
"Yes Snowball." the gryphon fidgeted a bit before getting a smack on the rear and she stood at attention before squawking out.
"You said that you would geld or egg remove any of us that would wander about and screw each other...but what of us two, we don't exactly have what those ponies have, we lay eggs not live little gryphons." she said with a hint of pride in her voice, the others were now staring at her and the other gryphon, clearly confused as hell as was I.
Tapping my omni-tool I brought up the gryphon biology and went straight to reproduction and found out that she was right and called Oakleaf over to tell him why he never mentioned that or the fact that what I said was politically incorrect.
"Well I'll be damned...Snowball is right... Sgt. Oakleaf, you mind telling me why you never bothered to tell me this before hand... never mind you probably would have been flustered trying to explain it. Private Snowball for actually surprising me you are now promoted to Squad Leader. Now get to your bunks." they all got to their respectable beds and those that had top bunk prepared themselves to either jump, fly or levitate themselves up.
"Mount!" they all hurried themselves into their bunks, a few of them even nearly slipped off the other side and corrected themselves and were laying on their backs.
As I walked to the door leading out, Kara was standing there with a deep grin on her face, in her left paw was still the whip she was given to ensure that not a single pony will fuck up at her training station and at the handle of it was six notches to it, six idiots that fucked up in her presence.
"Good night ladies." I said while standing at the door, facing all of them.
"Good night sir." they replied, covering themselves with their one wool blanket that was rather too short or too thick for them.
Morning
Barging into the room with Kara and Oakleaf at my side I start banging my crop on a metal trash can, rudely waking each and every single one of my recruits.
"Drop your cocks and grab your socks, today is endurance and fear training, I will test to see how well can you last with weight being added to your pack and for each successful lap I will add more weight and if you manage to surprise me by being able to carry all the weight around the track than you will have the privilege to carry me along with the weights, manage that and you will have my respect. As for the fear training, meet back at the mess hall directly after lunch. Dismissed ladies." turning around and walking out the door I glance over to see Princesses Celestia and Cadence walking over to me, seemingly eager to know of yesterday training.
Motioning them to follow me I walk up to a lone building standing out of the parade grounds, my office of sorts. Opening the front door which was sadly not a screen door so I can tell who is approaching but at least this wooden door had a peep-hole so I can see who is on the other side if I was ever inside at the moment of knocking. Holding the door open for the two princesses I noticed that Shining Armor was watching the recruits start there daily marching jog, Kara jogging beside them with her whip in its holster and Oakleaf talking to the changeling which I found out her name was Needlewing.
"So what can I do for you today ladies as you can see I am going to be busy training this lot of guards who couldn't protect a box filled with cookies if they tried to. But if you are here for my reports on each guard than they are neatly stacked on my desk, if you are here just to chat than I am all ears, please have a seat where ever." I moved to my desk and sat on the only piece of human innovation that these ponies have oddly decided to give me, a chair with small wheels on it. Now at first I thought they were just doing to fuck with me but those tiny ass wheels can fucking turn, I went down the mountain on this chair, going full speed and while holding a bottle of hard cider.
Best night ever.
Coughing a bit from the dry throat I opened my drawer and pulled out a water canister and drained half of it in a few seconds, quenching my thirst for now as Celestia smiles a bit as I pass a banana to her, which oddly she caught with her hooves and started to peel it with her magic but as she was about to take a bite I readied my camera to get a quick picture so I can brag to Katherine that I caught a princess eating a banana in a sultry manner. Sadly that moment never came to me because she caught on to my actions by looking at me while I held my breath and that my left arm was flat out across my desk.
"Well Lt. Zidane, I am just wondering why are you being harsh to these ponies, I am sure they did nothing wrong to anger you in such a way to force you to insult them in horrendous ways." Cadence said while Celestia was breaking pieces of the banana up to consume which sadly ruined my current chance at catching royalty eating a banana in a naughty manner.
"Well Princess Cadence, the reason behind my harsh words and actions is that I want to break them before I can teach them. These ponies are soft, weak and to peaceful for my tastes and last time I checked it took the guards to just barely stop the changeling invasion during your wedding and that it took the elements of harmony to stop the queen from completely fucking over Equestria, and it took the same six mares to stop Discord. So let me put it to you in a simple manner..." I leaned closer to Cadence who moved back a bit, my invasion of her personal space worked wonderfully.
"You ponies couldn't stop me when I was disarmed, you could barely stop the changeling wedding crashers and you sure as hell couldn't stop Discord with those six mares so if you are telling me that your guards are the best than do not call on the elements for something that simple to stop. All of these guards will be just like me which means we will not surrender that easily, we will not go down without a fight and we will make sure for each one of us falls, many more will fall with him." and it was true, I sneaked a peek at the reports of the reports of the changeling invasion that happened at least two to three years ago, the Discord incident 4-5 years ago and both times the guards were useless or damn near useless.
"Now if you can excuse me, I have ponies that need to lift weights for prolonged periods of time to see how long they can last under literal pressure." I gave a crisp salute to Celestia who smiled and nodded at me, and a weak salute to Cadence who was still shocked to hear my reasons.
As I closed the door and walked a few inches away from the door I can hear the two talking about me and their thoughts of me, not much that it matters about Cadence, being the so called 'Love Doctor' by a few guards I shared drinks with at the castle at poker night.
"Alright maggots, to the track and for fucks sake Snowball stop dragging Husky around, just leave his fat ass there and keep going."
Two Months Later
"Listen up scumbags and listen good, this next exercise will be a cake walk for those that are doing well for themselves and hell for those that are failures, now go to the climbing station and start climbing." watching these ponies give salutes in unison and manage to march to the station is a miracle from god himself but sadly god would let all sixty pass and not fuck up, ten already dropped out and returned to their posting, sadly Husky was not one of those ten. Looks like I just lost thirty bits to Oakleaf.
"First two recruits go." waving my hand at the front of the line the two top recruits, Ginger Snap and Estoc galloped up the first wooden log, jumped and squirmed onto the second and third and rolled over the side and landed on their hooves and kept galloping to the next set.
"Next two recruits go...Private Laughs let me hear your war cry." I shouted over the sounds of hooves scrapping on wood and dirt, the sound of Laughs war cry was moderately loud but still needs to be worked on.
"Next two go, oh that's right Husky get your fat ass up there." I shouted as Husky tried to jump the first log but as he tried to get a hold on the second he slid off and hit the dirt with a thud but returned to the first log and tried again failed.
"If Celestia wanted your ass up there she would have levitated your heavy flank up there wouldn't she?"
"I bet if there was some pussy up there you could make it wouldn't you private?" a few recruits openly laughed at it but I sneered at them and they all went quiet as a graveyard instantly.
"Sir Yes Sir." his response was weak and was short of breath.
The next station was a slightly slanted wooden plank triangle which they had to climb, turn around and climb back down.
"Come on Husky, the fucking obstacle will be dead by the time your fat ass gets up here."
"You climb like old people fuck you know that Husky?"
"Sir Yes Sir."
"Whatever you do don't fall down, that will break my fucking heart."
"Well up and over Private Husky...are you going to quit on me?"
"Than quit you slimy fat fucking walrus piece of shit, get the fuck off my obstacle, get the fuck off my obstacle now."
"I will rip your balls off Husky, so you do not contaminate the rest of world with your shitty genes. I will motivate you Private Husky, even if it takes the entire fucking platoon to beat the shit out of you to get it done."
One Month Later
Marching down the middle isle, inspecting my now mostly trained recruits for any sign of uncleanliness, calling out signs at first sight in front of the recruit to correct when I am out of sight.
"Toe-jam......trim that hoof...straighten your mane....pop that blister...." I stopped a bit, not believing what my eyes see.
"Jesus H Christ...Private Husky can you explain to me why your footlocker is unlocked?" I shouted while the recruit started to shake, fear already running its course.
"Sir I do not know Sir!" every single fucking time without fail.
"Private Husky, if it wasn't dumbasses like you there wouldn't be any thievery in the world now would there?" another sneak peek into the Canterlot files I found out there is near zero to none crime in the capital, my guess is that the economy is not in the shitter at the moment.
"Sir No Sir!"
"Get down!" He jumped off his footlocker as I yanked it open and pulled up the top half and dumped it on the floor.
"Well lets see if there is anything missing now...." stopping dead in my tracks as I spot a napkin covering something purple and gooey.
"What is that? What the fuck is that? What is this Husky!" I said while holding up the object in question.
"Sir a Jelly Donut Sir!" he shouted back, oblivious to the coming shitstorm he just created.
"Why is there a jelly donut in your footlocker?"
"Sir I took it from the mess hall Sir!"
"Are jelly donuts allowed in the barracks Husky?"
"Sir No Sir"
"Than why is there a jelly donut in your footlocker?"
"Sir Because I was hungry Sir!"
"Because you were hungry..." turning on my heels I resume speaking why walking down the isle.
"Recruits...Private Husky here as failed me...and for you, you have all failed Husky for not giving him the proper motivation he needs to not be a disgusting fat body...from now on whenever Private Husky fucks up, I will not punish him, instead I will punish all of you and the way I see it maggots you all owe me for one jelly donut." I stopped back in front of Husky, donut in hand.
"Open your mouth." He did as I shoved it in, "They paid for it, you eat it...and...exercise." they all got off their footlockers and started to march in place, chanting out the usual punishment cadence.
Next Week
Watching my recruits do combat exercises in the courtyard, smacking wooden dummies with enchanted weapons that will not damage the dummy but still give the same effect if it would have smacked an actual target, including the same sounds of impact and if it was a fatal wound, a gong sound will ring out from the dummies head.
Walking to the end of the courtyard I can see Husky actually doing something right for once, with each swing of his sword he leaves small indents into the dummy, making it look like actual bruises that would have been placed on flesh and hide. Smiling with a sense of fatherly pride that quickly vanished when another recruit fucked up on his swing, lost his grip on the sword handle and sent that bitch flying like a frisbee in an open field.
"God damn it Private Windchester pick up your fucking sword and this time do not let it go in mid swing, I will not be re-attaching any heads that have fallen off due to clumsy hooves." I shouted down the line, watching the two gryphons tear apart the dummies in front of them which reminds me to ask Shining Armor for more target dummies for both the recruits and for my project back in Ponyville.
Looking off the edge of the training field I can see the Everfree Forest in all of its gnarled and twisted glory, a place that does not follow the new Earth enviromental order but instead still lives the old order and appearently is kicking ass and taking names with the foolish ponies trying to claim hidden treasure and loot from crumbling ruins and possible boltholes made by the dogs.
"Such a beautiful yet creepy ass forest...hmm....I can see it now...a bottle of hard booze in my left hand and a shotgun in the right....just killing anything that moves...life would be good about now...eh fuck it." knocking back a small swig from my small pocket canten and letting out a blech before lighting it with a weak flame burst from my hand.
Rolling my shoulders I continue my false inspection of my recruits, taking in the sights of these ex-guards now N1 operatives....my bad I mean P1 Operatives...damn pones are going to drive me to drink way harder than I usually do.
Looking around my training grounds, inspecting every single object in sight due to boredom and the lack of fuck ups in my office, my strolls have been going longer and longer till I heard the sounds of two pairs of hooves steadily going weaker and quieter in the distance. Taking that as a sign of two fools trying to ditch training I pull out my riding crop from its belt loop and rev it up before slowly stalking the buildings trying to keep a low profile and noise.
About five minutes of quiet stalking I peek around the corner of the fourth building to find what I was probably not wanting to look for.
'I must be dreaming...there is no way in hell those two are that fucking stupid to do that in broad day light...behind my mess hall...in the middle of their training session...that ass is mine now.'
Sneaking up quietly to them, watching the pair about to get themselves off but before I get to see a sight of two ponies rutting I crack the male on the head with the crop, his body caving in on top of the mare as she gets a blow to the muzzle knocking her out like a candle.
"Motherfucker I should have known this shit would happen....now lets see who you two are...." pulling them up and yanking off their dog-tags, smirking a bit before putting it back on them and dragging them both to my office. Kicking the door in seeing Oakleaf now asleep on the sofa and Kara eye-balling the recruits, motioning one over to her as I dropped both ponies on the rug.
"Out...both of you, its time for these two to get a gelding and spaying. Kara, make sure not a single pony see's me leave this building with these two, Oakleaf go get me two glass jars and fill it with water, I can handle the rest." both nod and leave the building to follow their orders.
3 Hours Later
Waiting patiently by their beds in the sick room of the barracks I clean the under side of my nails with the bayonet as I whistle a random tune that came to my mind, enjoying the sounds of near silence as both privates stir in their beds and slowly get up.
"Easy you two, try not to move your rear legs, you will be very sore and probably in a lot of pain since I didn't exactly have any pain-killers but I did have alcohol to kill any signs of infection. Take deep breaths and brace yourselfs for this." I said before pulling up two glass jars filled with a slightly green tinged water with two floating objects in each one.
Both recrutis jaws drop, their eyes going wide as saucer plates as I see the signs of tears before their eyes moved downward to their crotch only to see stichings.
"You may be wondering...did I really do it? Did I actually make the both of you sterile for the rest of your lives?" I said in a mock tone, flashing the lamp light onto the jars revealing that the one on the right was a pair of testicales and the one on the left, two ovaries. What happened next, priceless and devillishly evil.
The two started to bawl and cry like a bunch of babies as I swished both jars around before placing them down onto their respectable owner's bed. After about ten minutes of crying it got on my nerves as I snap at them to shut up.
"Shut the fuck up with the crying already, those things floating in the jars aren't even real! Those testicales are actually boiled eggs painted expertly to look like the real thing and those ovaries are actually shrunken boiled eggs, just as expertly painted. So shut the hell up before I actually sterilize the both of you so the next time you two want to fuck each other, go do that shit off sight in a hotel or in your homes. Now get the hell out of my sight." both of them scrambled out of their beds and got out post haste.
Just as the room got quiet a voice in the shadows speak out behind me.
"You know for all of your methods, no matter how cruel or barbaric they are, this one is by so far the crulest." the soft voice speaking up as the mare in question steps out of the shadows as I barely turn my head in her direction.
"I don't need your approval for my methods, I get the job done no matter what the cost may be and you said it yourself, your guards are weaker than they were before the Nightmare Moon Era...and besides those two got a punishment well deserved. Next time those two want to go at it like a bunch of wild beasts in heat than they can do it at home or where I won't look. And besides it was well worth the painting vid I had to watch to paint those boiled eggs to scare the shit out of them." I smirk as I pull an egg out of the jar, peel off the layer and eat the hard-boiled goodness.
3 Weeks Later
Graduation Day, Afternoon
"Today, you are no longer maggots! Today you are officially P1 Operatives for the Equestrian Crown
"You are part of a family, from now on until the day you die. Where ever you are, every operative is your family, most of you will go off into the world, some of you will not come back from whatever mission or job that Celestia or Luna gives you."
"Now enjoy yourselfs for the rest of the week, as of the end of it you will be given a new posting, new armor and above all else, a tatto symbolizing who you and for those that do not want the tattoo you will instead get it painted to your armor. Ponies...at ease." my speech ending, raising a tall glass of very hard cider courtisy of one Sgt. Oakleaf and take a hearty swig before every pony in attendance does the same and begin to party hard like it was 1999 Human Era.
Ponyville, Early Dawn
'Home Sweet Home...five months of bullshit, ass beating and ogling at a nice ass...finally home...I just hope that no one finds out abo-'
"Surprise!" half of Ponyville in attendance to the party in my house, my YMIR mech no where in sight.
'......Fuck'
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