Chapter 29

Dave stopped outside one of the castles various guest rooms as he knocked on the hard wood. He tapped his feet impatiently as he heard hurried rummaging and swearing coming from the other side of the door

“Alright I’m here!” Odio pulled open the door, his large fog hiding the room behind him “Dave! Good to see ya buddy” The fog quickly dragged Dave into the room and forced him into a large, leather recliner

Dave looked around as Odio continued to flow around the room, the walls that were once clean were now covered in posters of different varieties. A majority of the posters were of video games, a few were video games and one was a large poster of a wet mare walking out of a sea of sapphires and onto a beach of gold

“Sapphire Shores?” Dave looked at Odio after he read the words along the bottom of the poster. Odio looked at the poster before glaring at Dave

“I like her music” the fog of hatred slowly returned to flowing around the room, replacing posters that he had removed in his haste “Don’t ask how I got these posters, I just did”

Dave shrugged before he relaxed in his chair again, its comfort was suddenly reduced as Dave remembered that he was sat on real leather. “So how did you get this chair?” he squirmed uncomfortably as Odio’s evil laughter filled the room

“I killed many ponies for the glue and I made the leather using all the cows on Applejack’s farm” Odio burst out laughing as he spawned a similar chair into existence and rested on it “Only joking, these are just imitations I made using my fog”

The human rolled his eyes before relaxing again “At least these are comfortable, I did not sleep well last night”

“Ooh were you having some issues being around Celestia?” Odio smiled as Dave rose an eyebrow at him “Are you starting to have doubts and want to spend all your time with me again?”

Dave shook his head “No, me and Celestia had some time alone so we made the most of it” he chuckled as he rubbed his eyes “I tell you, she is nice and regal but in the sack she is a demon”

“DON’T GIVE A FUCK!” Odio yelled loudly as he threw a small cluster of fog at Dave’s face “Now help me with this” the fog whirled around Dave’s head and filled his vision with darkness

“Wow, what are we doing?” Dave looked down and saw nothing but an endless void as his voice echoed continuously “Hang on, are we going into another video game?”

“Damn straight” Odio chuckled as he hummed “Would you like to play an exciting game of Assassin’s Creed, a nice relaxing game of Grand Theft Auto or a tense play through of Far Cry?”

Dave nodded at the options “Well I suppose a nice game of Far Cry wouldn’t hurt… right?” his question wasn’t answered as the black surroundings suddenly turned into a dense forest, small puddles were red with blood and bullet cartridges littered the ground

“Psst, over here” Odio had taken the basic shape of a human except his skin still looked like the black fog he normally was, he was lightly clothed with a dirty vest and a set of military boots and trousers

Dave looked down and saw that he was wearing a green shirt and a pair of bark blue jeans. His trainers were slightly scuffed and a machete hung from his leather belt. He did not waste time in running over to Odio and hiding behind a bush

“Alright” Dave smiled happily as he saw Odio’s machete had carvings across the blade in the shape of a lightning bolt. He looked behind him and saw a jeep driving towards their position “So what is the plan?”

“Wait and see where they stop” Odio dragged Dave to the ground as the jeep stopped a few feet away from their position and three armed soldiers stepped out. They each held an AK47, had a handgun in their holsters and a large blade hanging by their legs

Dave smirked as the military personnel all turned away from their hiding spot “Alright, this is going to be amazing” he quietly pulled out his machete and felt the weight of the blade “Ok if you go for the furthest guy then…”

Dave was cut off as Odio snatched the blade out of his hand, ran up to the first guy and stabbed it into his neck, yanking it out to throw it at a soldier on the other side of jeep as he grabbed the handgun that belonged to the first guy he killed

The final soldier turned as he heard the slashes and the sound of bodies hitting the floor. He turned to face Odio with a gun aimed at his head and a bullet leaving the barrel. As Odio smirked at his kills, he threw a handgun to Dave and climbed into the passenger side of the jeep, picking up an AK47 along the way

Dave rolled his eyes as he retrieved his machete and climbed into the driver’s seat. “There is a thing called teamwork,” he groaned as Odio began reloading the gun, his face turned to glare at Dave before he returned to his assault rifle

“You were a bit slow and I was awesome” Odio smiled as he looked at Dave “I have played this game loads, trust me, there is noting that will surprise us” he sighed happily until he looked out of his passenger window and saw a large bear looking back “Bugger”

The bear rose up on its hind legs and roared loudly, his teeth gleamed in the sun as saliva sprayed across the car windows. Odio opened his door as he hopped out and kicked the bear in the testicles and jumped back in the jeep, leaving the large animal to groan in pain

“Drive!” Odio smirked as the bear collapsed to the ground and groaned as it began to crawl back to Odio’s window “Any day now will be fantastic!” he said in a more panicked tone as the bear pressed its claws against the glass

Dave nervously smiled “There are no keys” he glanced at the angry bear before looking back at Odio “We have guns you know” Dave pulled out his handgun and pointed it at the bear “Just one good shot should do it”

“No!” Odio grabbed all the guns and threw them on the back seats “We managed to get this car in perfect condition and I intend to keep it that way!” he glanced at the roaring bear “Shut up!”

The bear roared once more before a few rapid gunshots rang out and the bear was blasted to the ground by a shower of bullets. Odio smiled happily as the bear stopped twitching, but his smile turned to a concerned frown as a man stepped next to the car and rested his arm on the roof as he looked inside at the two random people

“Is that the guy from all the Far Cry 3 trailers?” Dave looked back to his window and saw three guns pointed at him “Umm… I don’t think they are here for directions”

“Yeah his name is Vaas” Odio rolled down the window as he leaned out of the car and smiled at the man, the scars on his head avoided his mohawk as his creepy smile made Odio’s smile turn sly. “I would like two cheeseburgers, some fries, two cokes” He glanced at Dave before leaning out the window “Do you supersize or is that at McDonalds?”

Vaas reached into the car and pulled out Odio’s machete, he inspected the blade before grabbing Odio’s head and forced the blade between Odio’s teeth

“If you bite down then this won’t hurt as much” Vaas slowly released the machete and smiled as Odio held the machete with his teeth. He was just about to leave before he reached back into the car and turned the machete so it had its point inside Odio’s mouth

Dave looked at Odio as Vaas left the window and walked to the front of the car “I thought he was supposed to be really sick and twisted” he whispered as Odio shrugged. They both looked out the windshield as Vaas tapped on the bonnet of the jeep

Vaas smiled as he swung an assault rifle over his head and hit the front of the jeep, causing the airbags to deploy and force Dave’s head to slam into his headrest

“Ow” Dave rubbed his sore face as the airbag deflated “Now that was slightly mean, he didn’t have to HOLY SHIT!” Dave gasped as he looked at Odio, the machete handle barely visible in his mouth as the blade was clearly out the back of his head

Vaas walked over to Dave’s door and tapped on the glass, waiting patiently with a bored expression as Dave rolled down the window. The psychopath rubbed his nose as he looked at the mess he had caused “Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?”

Meanwhile…

Celestia and Luna both stepped out into the warm glow of the sun as they walked through the castle gardens. Both the princesses were without their regalia as they found a nice patch of shade to sit in

“So how has everything been?” Celestia smiled as her younger sister stretched out and laid down on the grass

Luna sighed as she tapped the ground with a hoof “Better I suppose, knowing that Nox has a father to take care of him” she smiled to her older sister before her face became blank again

“It is not often we get time to ourselves” Celestia sighed as she rested her hoof on Luna’s shoulder “If there is anything that is bothering you then I would like to know”

The princess of the night sat up again as she turned to her sibling “Well I have been wondering about Dave, not in the way you think” She said quickly as Celestia’s ears drooped “I have been wondering about him and Strong Shield”

“How so?” They get along well and they seemed to have picked up perfectly where they left off” Celestia frowned slightly as Luna nodded

“They have gotten too good, too quickly” Luna tapped her chin “Strong Shield never trusts anypony, even if Dave is his son, he would want to have a conversation before even blinked at Dave”

Celestia reluctantly nodded “I know but Strong Shield has been through a lot, we all have” the princess of the sun wrapped a hoof around Luna “Maybe he his changing and becoming more kind as he gets older”

“Strong Shield being kind?” Luna giggled as Celestia failed to hide a small laugh of her own “Strong Shield has been an exemplary guard his whole life and gave that up to protect Dave… maybe I was worrying about nothing”

Celestia’s smile faded “I should have never sacked Strong Shield” she shook her head as she thought back “I was so angry and I never stopped to think what it would do to him”

“I could have stopped you but I was angry as well” Luna sighed, “I was worried about Dave too, I still am, but I am trying my hardest to keep my feelings under control” she smiled briefly as Celestia sighed at her

“Hiding from Dave is not the same as hiding your love for him” Celestia stroked her sisters cheek as she put on her motherly smile “He cares about you as much as I do, he will understand if you did continue to feel for him but you must understand that he can’t be forced into anything”

“Forced into a harem you mean” Luna pulled her head away as she looked at the various plants and birds around the royal garden “The problem with Dave is that he is so picky, once he finds a problem with something then he will only see that problem”

Celestia shuffled closer to Luna “I know that the harem he was originally in was a disaster and a mistake” Celestia dropped her head in guilt “I forced him into it and that is why he hates the idea”

“Hate…” Luna hummed as she turned around “Do you think we could get Odio to remove Dave’s hatred for harems?” she shuddered as she saw her sister’s furious glare “I’m sorry, I didn't mean to…”

“Speak your mind?” Celestia’s glare disappeared as she pulled Luna in for a hug “I don’t want Odio getting back any of his old habits and I am not letting him touch Dave’s mind again”

Luna returned the hug as the sisters held each other tightly “If Dave ever agreed to a harem and involve me… would you have a problem with it?”

Celestia stroked her hoof through Luna’s mane “If it makes you happy I would do anything”

Luna smiled as she nuzzled against Celestia’s white chest “I love thee very much” she whispered happily