In life, our worst sins come back to haunt us. We all have to face our own demons to live a peaceful life.

You and Wolf could do nothing at first but just stare with your jaws dropped. This creature, which was the best you could call it, was far more different than what you have faced. The level of power he possessed as well as what he did to Tirek only raised your questions of what lied in waiting from within the shadows.

However, what terrified you the most was recalling what he had said to Wolf.

‘Did he speak... Spanish...?’ you questioned, wondering how many other languages the stranger could speak, as well as what he just said.

“El nieto?...” You walked up to Wolf. “Grandson?” you said as Wolf snapped out of the shock. When he turned to look at you, he was still bewildered, but more composed than you were.

“Something you forgot to mention, Wolf. A family member of some kind, perhaps?” you asked, naturally interested in what kind of family your diamond dog companion had.

Wolf obviously wanted to dodge the subject. “Let’s take it back a notch. I don’t know how or who he was, and I’m sure my family doesn’t remember him either.”

Deep in Wolf’s mind, he was skeptical of what just transpired and where or what these elements of fate were. He’s heard hundreds of tales and urban legends, but these elements... were a completely new subject.

“Look, I’ve been doing this for so long and I’ve become familiar with plenty of stories and myths... But the elements of fate... are virtually unknown...”

Wolf gave you a stern look once he was done talking. You could tell from his eyes that he wasn’t lying, and it honestly scared you that there’s something even the agency that has existed since the great Grogar war have never heard of.

You turned to Twilight and the other elements, who had been watching from a distance. They all had shocked expressions. However, Rainbow Dash and Applejack were the first to push aside that fear so they could speak.

“I’ll kill him... I’LL KILL THAT BASTARD! HOW DARE HE MAKE A FOOL OF US ALL!” Rainbow Dash shouted, now enraged at how easily you were pushed aside. Applejack couldn’t agree more, and you almost thought her eyes would burst into flames from her fury.

As entertaining as both mares could be, you ignored them and paid attention to Twilight to see if she knew anything about the mysterious elements of fate. But that was a dead end. While Twilight has read every book in her now destroyed library in addition to the secret archives in the Canterlot castle, there was nothing about this group.

Your next hope was that the royal sisters, with over a thousand years worth of experience, would have something that they’re trying to protect. Luna was ignorant but when you looked over into Celestia’s eyes, you suspected that she had a few things to say. You wanted to push her further before you were interrupted from a loud cough from Wolf.

There was another horrible pain in his stomach and Wolf barely stopped himself from puking. ‘That f@cking shark bastard...!’ he thought, cursing Malik even if he was already dead. His damaged innards weren’t something that would heal overnight.

You watched as Wolf pulled out a small pen-like object and pressed it to his neck. He pressed the bottom of the pen and then let out a deep breath. With one more sigh, Wolf pulled out the pen and disposed of it before his expression turned more relaxed

The pain was gone... for now

Even if had managed to keep his injury in check, he still coughed out some more blood. “You need to see a doctor?”

Wolf shook his head. “I ain’t dead yet. The mission comes first and you all need to get to safety. While Tirek and his cronies are gone, this war isn’t over.”

“Wolf, are you crazy?” you asked, stepping in front of him as he tried to walk away. “From what I just saw, you’re in no condition to continue fighting.” You wouldn’t know how bad your friend’s injuries were until he agreed to a doctor’s appointment. But when you tried to stop him, he turned around and aimed his weapon at you. You stared down at the barrel of the gun — if this was what it felt to look death in the face, you could cross it off your bucket list.

Getting a hold of himself, Wolf lowered his gun with shame. “Forgive me, but I need you all to understand that this is my war. One that I’ve been waiting to end for a long time. Your part is done, mine isn’t.”

He tried to walk away but the royal sisters stopped him, standing in front and towering over him.

"Wolf,” Luna began. “either you’re suffering a concussion or you’re just plain stupid.”

The moon queen was injured, too, compliments of her confrontations with Bane and Caesar, but she was healthy enough that Wolf wouldn’t slip past her or Tia. The older sister had her fair share of injuries, but now that her magic has returned, she could stop anything Wolf might try.

“Let’s try this again Wolf,” Tia demanded. “What does the general want?”

Wolf understood that he was in a dead end and you would find out eventually. He figured it was best to just fill them in and increase his chances of getting you out of harm’s way.

“Well, to be frank... he wants to abolish the monarchies of Equestria and all the other kingdoms. And with that being the case, he wants the king here dead...”

Naturally, you asked what the general has against you and other royals to spawn this level of hostility. Wolf began to explain that while you didn’t do anything to him personally, Draconic Fields, or General Draco, had a huge score to settle with Equestria.

Celestia never thought she would hear the name again — Draco once led his own army before he was dishonorably discharged for disobeying his admiral’s orders. However, Wolf was quick to respond that that story didn’t have anything to do with what just happened.

While Draco was indeed a general, he was also a top hunter within the agency. In fact, he was the best of his profession. His feats and accomplishments earned him his recognition, and many have tried to match his fame only to fail.

What’s more, he was Wolf’s mentor... and a father figure during his service.

Wolf held his tongue and clicked it after that last part. You could tell that this discussion hurt him more than anything. Even so, he went on about how his whole world shattered when Draco disappeared from society only to resurface with a small army that he had personally trained. Even though they were only taught the basics, that was enough to lead them through with their goal of ending monarchy around the world. Overthrowing Equestria was their top priority in building a new utopia free from what they deemed a crown that bleeds the land dry.

“And how is that our fault?” Celestia joined the conversation. “To this day, we’re still trying to make the world a better place, and even if we stepped down this so-called ‘utopia’ would need a leader.”

Wolf agreed. “Believe me, I know that, but he’s so blind with his obsession that he’s willing to cause genocide in order to achieve his goal.”

He cocked his gun just before you all heard another explosion echo from town. With his ears up, Wolf walked to the direction of the explosion, but you grabbed his arm while he was still within reach. You would tell him a thousand times if necessary that he wasn’t going to enter this fight without your help.

Wolf pushed your arm away and although he was getting angry, he restrained himself from yelling. “Please just get your family to safety and let me handle this.”

Twilight and the others got involved by now..

“Be reasonable my dear. Surely you should at least let us help-” Rarity tried to say, but Wolf finally started yelling to cut her off.

“NO! I WON’T ALLOW HIM TO WIN!” I won’t allow him... to revive the Black Rose... Not again...!”

Now, you were taken aback by the anger and fear that escaped Wolf’s lips when he mentioned the Back Rose. Something about those two specific words seemed to bring horrible memories and Wolf fell into a trance before he calmed himself.

A dark memory suddenly came to the front of Celestia’s brain because of Wolf’s outburst. Suffice it to say, there was a reason why she paid more visits to different towns and cities nowadays.

Wolf again tried to get away, but you weren’t having it. “Wolf, listen to me. There’s an entire army out there, and even if you are a top hunter, you can’t possibly face them all by yourself.”

He turned around, but his scowl had turned into a small smirk.

“Who said anything about going in by myself?” Reaching for a walkie-talkie strapped to his right shoulder, he pressed a button on the side. “Team report.”

You almost thought you were going crazy when you heard whose voice was on the other end.

*the outskirts of Ponyville*

By now, Filthy Rich was well aware of the situation and had changed from his typical fancy business suits to a set of military armor, complete with a shield, as he held his walkie-talkie.

“The school yard is pest-free, Wolf,” he reported, looking around at the now dead terrorists that he had personally put down.

While the classes were finished by this hour, the school still had a vantage point on the other side of town. A few terrorists had tried to set up a base only for Filthy to clean up and make sure the base was out of business.

*south side of Ponyville*

A few more terrorists laid on the ground and some were actually embedded into the walls. A figure dressed in military armor similar to Filthy Rich removed the bottom part of the shroud covering her face and smiled. It turned out to be Bonbon.

“South side is clear.” Bonbon twirled her dagger as she spoke into her radio. “They weren’t so tough, either. It didn’t take long for them to spill their guts.”

She heard Wolf chuckle to the news of how much fun she was having.

*East side of Ponyville*

Smoke and ash clouded the streets, but only for a few seconds. Among the smoke several terrorist corpses littered the alleyway as one figure walked over them. Shouldering his shotgun he scoffed as a few more terrorists joined in.

Just before they could get a good look at the figure, a loud bomb went off, sending the poor fools flying. The figure laughed, which was quite rare given his name.

“Should have watched your step. A real hunter knows to tread lightly.” He then removed his goggles and called out, "Cranky here. If you heard that last boom then the east side has been cleared,” he laughed. “Who could have guessed that this old donkey would be forced out of retirement to save this lil town?”

“Remember Cranky,” Wolf sighed from the walkie-talkie, “this isn’t just for the town, but for your lovely fiancée as well.” With this reminder, another soft laugh echoed from the donkey who was true to his name.

*Ponyville general hospital*

Doctor Stable had been working hard as of late and was just finishing up the last bit of paperwork that had been given to him today. His regular attire, specifically a pearly white lab coat, had been swapped for some combat armor that had a few strap holsters around his arms and legs.

As he finished today’s paperwork, he let out a low sigh. “After all these years, it’s perfectly clear to me that my abilities are more useful on a battlefield than in an office,” he spoke up as a nurse stared at him from behind the counter. When she looked away, he grabbed a pistol from behind him and cocking the slide, he holstered it.

“Something else I’ve learned from my time on the field: The only way to save an innocent life... is to take a sinner’s life..."

He walked away toward the entrance. Within a matter of minutes, there were several fresh corpses staining the hallway floors with blood, and a few nurses came out both to be shocked and amazed as the lead doctor headed out.

*west side of town*

A terrorist screamed out as Quick Silver made due by sending the coward flying through a few buildings. Though he had been explicitly ordered to reduce the property damages, sometimes he just couldn’t help letting his fists do most of the talking.

The runes in his arms glowed bright as a new terrorist came at him with a large hammer. He was only wasting his precious time swinging at him and two seconds later, Silver sent him flying into the wall behind him.

As Silver smirked, another terrorist appeared behind. Wielding his rifle he didn’t have a chance to shoot was also sent flying into a wall. A loud booming echoed as Silver turned to where it came from.

The smirk stayed where it was as a familiar farm mare had joined in Silver’s clean up. Granny Smith only smiled as despite her age, she was never old to fight and teach these young idiots a lesson.

“Y’all whippersnappahs ah still a hundred years too early ta fight meh,” Granny Smith declared, cocking her shotgun to expel the spent round.

“I’m surprised you still got the kick after your retirement,” Quick Silver said in amazement.

Granny Smith gave a hearty laugh. “Ah’m an apple after all, sugahcube. And apples don’t give up on a fight.”

Silver chuckled as he pulled out his radio. “West side clear.”

*Back at market district*

Burnt Oak had managed to keep the terrorists at bay, but he still had a few ups and downs trying in holding them back. After ejecting the spent rounds, he quickly reloaded his weapon, unaware that above the houses a few terrorists aimed their own weapons at him.

He had finished up when he heard several shots echo from behind, followed with a few thuds against the ground. Looking at what had just landed, he found none other than another set of dead terrorists when he glanced upward. Aside from that, there was a small machine-like object above where the fresh victims had been standing.

The machine hovered above, swooping in as more terrorists appeared from the alleyway. Within seconds, the machine opened fire and the terrorists were either hit or forced to take cover. Either way, they all met their maker when the machine returned for another aerial assault.

Burnt Oak was left amazed at the sight as the small machine flew around before returning to its master. The said master smiled as she kissed the machine on the base before turning to Oak.

Rosa smirked. “Sorry old timer. You’ll just have to face facts that my drones are more efficient than your pistols."

Burnt scoffed and spat at the ground to his right. “Foals and their toys.”

*Back to Wolf*

Once Wolf confirmed that each section of town had been liberated, he turned to you as you recognized many of the voices that reached out to the diamond dog. Of course, part of you was surprised, but were also curious to see who else was an agent. But that little experiment could wait until later, as in after the war was over.

You broke out of the train of thought as Bud appeared from behind, dressed in his own military armor as he holstered his rifle. Luna gave him a small smile because of the passionate memories he left with her when you disappeared into the world of Fantasionia.

Bud noticed her flirting at him, but was able to focus on what was important as he walked over to his team leader with a smirk and a rolled smoke in his mouth “Bud Glass, reporting in.”

Wolf nodded. “Report.”

Bud tossed some ashes away. “We managed to stop their advancements in all the major sections of the town. Unfortunately, we haven't located the bomb’s location.”

Wolf bit his lip out of frustration. “Damn bastards are smart. They won’t move it during the purge. That’s not the plan.”

Bud leaned in close. “Well... while most of the town has been liberated, I believe there’s only one part where they would move the bomb to cause some serious damage.”

You joined in as you speculated on where this single place they come do most damage. It finally clicked.

“Town hall...” you whispered, but everyone heard you.

Both Wolf and Bud agreed with you. You knew that town hall had a small warehouse that you had been used to store gas canisters for stoves and barbecues. Those very canisters could be exploited by those maniacs to cause the biggest bomb disaster you would ever have the horror of witnessing.

Frankly, you blamed yourself. ‘Seriously, why haven't I moved them away from town hall? Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!’ you mentally slapped yourself as you needed to speak with who loaned the ownership of the warehouse.

Wolf joins in as he sees you slowly panicking. "Seriously pendejo who builds or loads a building with explosives next to town hall."

You felt a nerve twitch and gave Wolf one of your scariest glare. “Shut up! How could I have expected a war to come to town in the first place? I’m not exactly an architect or great in negotiations,” you admitted. Everyone present felt your shame.

Wolf let out another sigh. “All right, Bud. I need you to take everyone to the castle and stand guard for the time being. Make sure you aren’t bucking the queen, as we’ll need them if things get sour. Save that reward until AFTER we save Equestria.”

You looked at Wolf with the blankest expression and Celestia and the other mares, minus Luna who was the deepest shade of red, looked even more confused than you. Although, the ruler of the night and moon still managed to form a naughty smile. It was precisely that kind of smile that inspired you to turn to Bud, who was actually smiling with pride as your wife covered your blushing face.

Only one thing comes to mind.

'I’ll get specific answers out of both of you later...’ you grumbled. Even though you said before that you didn’t care who your lovers slept with, there were still times when you couldn’t help feeling curious. You were actually considering pressing Bud for how well he took care of your beloved queen immediately, but you stopped and turned away along with Wolf as a familiar face raced over to you.

“Sonic Fang,” you called out as both your friend and second in command rushed on over. He dropped down on one knee in front of you.

“Grave news, Sire...!” he began, trying to catch his breath.

You listened closely as Sonic explained that most of the citizens are safe and secured. Most of your loved ones, including your children, friends, and employees were in one piece, partly because Hehwuti did her part in protecting the little ones with her life. However the relief vanished from your face as your second-in-command went on with his report and revealed someone wasn’t necessarily safe.

“Night...?” you slowly began freaking out.

Sweet little Nocturnal Night, you learned, had escaped the secure location and disappeared. But Sonic had no idea where she could be and almost seemed scared to share this with you.

You immediately turned into your wolf form, preparing to run off with wild abandon to find your eldest foal. After witnessing firsthand what happened to the future self who saved your life, you had all the more reason to be afraid.

Somehow, you failed to even realize how shocked your family and friends were as you left your human self to turn into a full fledged wolf. Your fur was the same color as your hair with the bottom part pure white and a few stripes that were a shade of blue.

You let out a loud howl as you tried to race to find your beloved daughter. That was until Wolf stopped by grabbing your tail. He struggled a little to stop you, but you let out a whine since getting your tail pulled naturally didn’t feel great.

Your whines turned into a few barks as you turned to Wolf and growled.

Wolf growled back. “Hey asshole! I get you are new to these wolf powers, but remember I can understand you,” he stated. Still holding your tail, he turned to Bud. “What are you waiting for? Go ahead and secure them back in the castle.”

Bud stopped smiling like an idiot by this point and nodded friskily.

You slowly turned back into a human, as the pain in your tail helped you realize that you wouldn’t solve anything by being reckless. Wolf recommended that you start your search from home, as there was a slight possibility that she came back. If that was the case, the next step would be for Sonic to take you and Night to safety.

You agreed with Wolf’s advice and headed back to your mansion, hoping that Night had indeed returned.

Racing to the house, you didn’t stop even for a second. When you were back home, you saw no time to unlock the door and simply resorted to kicking it down. You would call for repairs later. More importantly, as you looked around most everything seemed the same and you found Nocturnal Night standing in front of the staircase.

But it wasn’t necessarily a cheerful or relieving discovery, as your daughter was holding her favorite moon plush... and crying into it.

“Night?” you called out as she lifted her head up. She held her toy tight and you soon saw why she was crying. Before long, someone emerged from the shadows and walked to your daughter’s side. He placed a hand on Night’s shoulder and she wouldn’t stop trembling.

“Your daughter... She’s so beautiful and innocent... For now that is...”

For now? You didn’t even remotely like what he was implying. “YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER!” you shouted as Night’s legs failed to get her away from her captor.

You took a step before more terrorists appeared to surround and hold you at gunpoint. That got a growl out of you, as a few stiffs couldn’t scare you. Even with all these guns pointed at you, you still attempted to get closer to your daughter, stopping only when you felt something press against the back of your head.

The stallion beside Night began to mess with her hair. “I suggest you stay put. My second in command isn’t as friendly as I am. He wouldn’t hesitate to put a bullet in either your skull or your daughter’s.”

You hear the click echo in your ear, signaling that he was ready. Turning your head ever so slightly to get a glimpse at who was behind you, the answer made your heart skip a beat. The last thing you could remember was a sharp jap to the side of your head and your daughter calling out for you.

*Back to Wolf*

‘Great dog in the sky, these bastards are relentless!’ Wolf replaced his mag as the bullets flew past him. Taking cover behind a house, pieces of the concrete and drywall hit his face as the terrorists kept him at bay.

Once the firing stopped, Wolf returned fire and managed to hit a few of them. The rest of them got out of the way. Seeing his chance, Wolf raced forward as he jumped over a turned over cart.

He shot down his last target before he made it to the fountain. Turning around, Wolf didn’t react fast enough as he was tackled to the ground. He endured a few punches to the side, but afterwards succeeded in kicking off the assailant.

Jumping back onto his feet rather dramatically, Wolf raised his fists as the terrorist threw the first punch. Wolf dodged without much effort and returned the blows with a single swift and hard punch. That one strike caused the terrorist to wobble a bit. Wolf grabbed the dizzy terrorist before slamming him right on the edge of the fountain seating.

The sound of the terrorist’s skull cracking was obvious. “What a waste of good water...” Wolf sighed as some of the blood seeped into the fountain.

He turned around as more terrorists arrived. Circling around the dog, some of them brandished combat knives and machetes while others produced knuckle dusters.

“1 vs 9. Don’t like those odds, but it’s nothing I can’t handle,” Wolf bragged as they closed in. But before any of them could go in for the kill, Wolf saw one of them fall before a familiar face joined the party. A pretty face at that.

“How about 2 vs 8?” Bon Bon smiled closing in. Her arms wrap-around Wolf’s neck and they both smiled. The terrorists were still circling around as Wolf returned Bon Bon’s hug.

Wolf’s smirk grew wider. “Well... care to tango then?”

Bon Bon nodded, as she didn’t see the harm in making a game out of such weak opponents.

The terrorists, tired of being underestimated, decided to attack at once. Using his new dance partner’s skills and agility, Wolf performed the tango with Bon Bon, moving and spinning around to hit one or a few more terrorists.

It’s been a while since Wolf and Bon Bon had this much fun and it’s been years since their last dance together. While she wasn’t expecting their dance involving some bloodthirsty killers, she would make do.

The tango only lasted a few minutes before the last terrorist was down. Using the momentum Wolf tossed Bon Bon over his shoulder so she could deliver a heavy kick right at the last fool’s face, knocking him out cold onto his back. Once finished, Wolf caught Bon Bon so they could conclude the dance with a tango slide.

Panting slightly, the diamond dog and mare stared into each other’s eyes and Bon Bon was the first to smile, remembering how much fun the tango was.

“You’ve gotten better since our last dance.”

“Which was 8 years ago. Of course I had time to practice,” Wolf finished as he let Bon Bon go.

After collecting his rifle, the duo made a break for town hall. Neither Bonbon nor Wolf had any trouble getting into town, but things got a tad harder when they got close as more terrorists popped up and opened fire.

“Seriously? Don’t they know when to take a break?” Bon Bon groaned as she and Wolf found a safe spot.

“Whatever happens, we have to stop that nuke from going off!” Wolf exclaimed and took his rifle back out to retaliate.

Bon Bon joined in the firefight as bullets flew by. More and more terrorists were dropping dead. Wolf and Bon Bon ceased fire when they saw why their adversaries were falling so quickly.

“Hey, did we miss the party?” Quick smiled, holding one of the terrorists in the air like a rag doll. Using some force, he slammed his hostage down right on his knee and everyone around could hear the bastard’s spine break from the sheer force.

Kicking the broken fool away, Quick popped his neck as blood slid down his arms and beak. Wolf had the chance to laugh, but the humor was cut short by a loud boom.

Many more of the diamond dog’s friends had appeared. Filthy Rich tossed one of the terrorists against the walls as his shield smashed the bastard’s skull in. Granny Smith and Cranky Doodle Donkey each sent a terrorist flying as their shotguns left clean holes in their chests.

Rosa, Burnt Oak, and Stables joined in next. Once the whole team was together they proceeded through to town hall.

“How many bastards follow this jackass?” Cranky exclaimed, having already taken out 15 terrorists and saw more coming.

“Far too many knuckleheaded, glue-eating rookies if you ask me,” Quick joined in.

“Can we focus less on witty insults and more on finding that nuke? I’d like to get this job done as soon as possible so I can get back to the hospital and start with those in critical care,” Doctor Stable sighed, knowing that the numbers would be inevitably high after tonight.

“I agree. Let’s finish this mission and find the bastard responsible. This damn war has gone too far,” Wolf finished off.

Several long minutes passed as they finally made it to town center. Taking cover behind some of the residential house fences, they slowly looked around. Being close to the large tower in the middle of Ponyville, they found a large metal truck and right beside it was a large machine with tools connected to the ground. What’s more is that next to the strange machine, there were several more terrorists working on the switches with a particularly burly character giving the orders.

Wolf, using a pair of binoculars, scanned the surroundings. He studied the large bomb-like structure from the back of the truck and was amazed that it was approximately 3 times the size of the other one.

“Holy Celestia...! There’s no f@cking way we can let a bomb like that go off...”

“Well, let’s hurry and crash this party.” Quick popped his knuckles, ready to crack some skulls.

“Wait, wait.” Wolf stopped Quick where he was. “We have to use our heads. If we surprise them, they’ll activate the nuke before we can stop it.”

Quick grumbled, but he knew Wolf was right.

Wracking his brain, an idea came to Wolf’s mind. Sharing the new plan with the rest of the team, they agreed with it and took their positions with Wolf.

“Well, well... Commander Stonewall. What a surprise,” Wolf called out

The commander and several of his subordinates immediately charged toward Wolf. He pretended to surrender as he held his hands out, but they all knew what kind of dog he was.

Commander ran faster to pass by the other terrorists.

“Well... I thought Tirek’s lackeys would have been done with you but I guess I lost that bet. It was foolish of Malik to go and face you alone.”

Wolf laughed. “Yeah. I’ll admit I haven’t completely recovered, but that asshole was more brawn than brains. But enough of that. Why are you doing this, Commander? We’ve known each other ever since we were just rookies in the agency.”

Commander Stonewall stopped running and sighed, unaware that his lackeys were being picked off from behind.

“Orders, dog... You know I owe the general my life after he saved me all those years ago. You should feel the same way,” he pointed out. “You were one of his best. A killer who couldn’t be stopped. A hunter that served death. You were a walking symbol of a hellhound.”

Wolf kept quiet for now.

“Why would you waste your talents, your skills in these monarchs? They will toss you away the moment your mission is finished and if you threaten them, they will kill you even if you swore secrecy.”

Wolf still didn’t reply.

“Why fight? I would hate to have to harm you after all we’ve been through together. Do yourself a favor and lower your weapon and join us...” Stonewall held out his arms. “Let’s use our abilities to build a better world. I know I can convince the general that you switched sides.”

“Stonewall... as tempting as that is... I won’t allow this to continue. The Black Rose project must never be revitalized.”

Stonewall sighed. “I thought as much... They said you caused that. Now half and half of which is true. One, I do believe it since you got the skills, but I’m still unsure about why.” He turned to Wolf as he pulled out a shotgun.

“Guess I’ll have to beat it out of you. After this fight, I’ll be recognized as one of the best hunters in the agency.” He cocked his gun as his mask closed around his head, protecting it.

“You’ll need all the luck you can get... Let’s go, Stonewall.” Putting his own mask and hood back on, they exchanged their bullets.

Firing at Stonewall was practically like shooting at a mountain, as his armor was made of several layers of steel.

Wolf took cover as Stonewall returned fire. His shotgun shots were different then regular shells as he preferred magnum buckshots or dragon’s breath shells. Replacing his new round, Wolf barely had the chance to dodge one the dragon's breath as it sent him flying a bit.

While his armor may have protected him from bullets, his cloak proved a different story when it caught on fire.

“Buck! I should have brought my magnum rounds,” Wolf snarled as he put the flames out.

“Come on Wolf. Don't tell me you’re shutting down already.”

‘Oh Tartarus no... He did NOT call me old!’ Wolf mentally screamed.

“You’re one to talk... grandpa...” he spat back, pulling his head out just enough to give him a fierce look.

Just then, he dodged another shot. Wolf’s ears lay flat as some of his fur had been smoked, his left ear had a small light at the end. ‘Yeah, lose the bravado right when he doesn’t have any more dragon breaths...’ He licked his fingers and extinguished the small flame on his left ear.

Wolf continued to retaliate against Stonewall’s dragon’s breath. The former managed to dodge the shots but Stonewall’s armor was still too powerful. Even so, Wolf was persistent and kept shooting before he finally ran out. His final bullet bounced and all he could hear now was a low click.

‘Shit! I’m out!’ Wolf felt around his strap, but his ammo belt was empty.

‘DAMMIT!' Wolf tossed his weapon as he waited for Stonewall. The commander had already reloaded as he heard Wolf’s weapon ran empty.

“Already finished, Wolf? Then killing you will be quick and painless.” He cocked his gun, ready to deliver the final blow.

Wolf waited in hiding as he prepared to strike. Stonewall slowly approached his shelter as he held his gun ready for anything.

He slowly turned the corner as he awaited to deliver the last shot. He stopped, however, as Wolf... was gone.

“The bu-” Stonewall tried to question, only for his head to turn sharply and violently. His helmet cracked as the onslaught continued, he tried to block the hits but they were too fast.

After his share of torture, he finally he managed to grab what was hitting him and with no reason to hesitate, he twireled to launch it away from him. Wolf, who had managed to crack the helmet, was thrown a few distances away.

Landing on his side, more blood spilled out of his mouth as the impact forced more out.

“Buck...! That hurt...” he groaned in pain before he snapped out of his daze. Hearing the sound of stones shotgun cocking was a major wake up call.

Sprinting away, Wolf dodged another shot as he grabbed one of the guns from a fallen terrorist before hiding behind a stone face.

“You’ve really grown up to become an annoying dog. Maybe that’s why so many want you dead. Me included.” Stonewall reloaded a few shells as he walked over to where Wolf was hiding.

Wolf panted as the blood continued to seep from his mouth. He looked at the revolver’s chamber. Sadly, he only had three shots left.

‘Shit!’ he cursed as he only had a slight chance. He prayed that he wouldn’t mess it up with how much he had on the line.

Turning his head, Wolf looked at his surroundings. Stonewall was a tower compared to the diamond dog.

An idea suddenly popped into his aching head. As he continued looking around, he saw a perfectly placed grenade launcher just inches from Stonewall.

“The goddess of good fortune hasn’t given up on me!” Wolf spun the chamber and took aim. Not at Stonewall... but at the grenade launcher’s trigger.

Adjusting his aim, Wolf fired. The gunshot echoed as the bullet traveled toward its destination. Stonewall was about to fire back, but the poor fool simply didn’t have enough time. He couldn’t brace himself as the launcher moved a bit while the bullet hit the trigger. Firing its shot, the grenade launcher goes off firing an HE explosive round.

Stonewall was thrown back as the shot was far too much for him to handle. Most of the armor protected his vitals but much of it was damaged from the impact.

His helmet cracked further, revealing his badly bleeding eye as he took a knee. Grumbling in pain from the shot, he heard someone whistling from behind and his eyes went wide when he followed the sound.

Flying above him... was a large propane tank.

Wolf, who just shot the launcher, was now looking at something that could do just as much damage. Seeing the carefully placed barbecue with a propane canister attached, an idea came to mind. He checked it to make sure it was full before detaching the hose and throwing it. He whistled Stonewall to respond and with some luck he got him where he wanted him.

Twirling his revolver, he smirked. “Hasta a laugeo puto,” he said before he shot right at the tank. It was right in Stonewall’s face just before the bullet hit dead center.

The large explosion that followed sent Stonewall several feet away, barreling down into one of the vacant homes he crashed through.

Seeing the carnage, Wolf sighed as he twirled the revolver. “Sorry Stonewall, but it had to be done. Voya con dios.”

He walked away as the smoke and ash hovered for a bit. Wolf believed it was a victory, but he failed to react as something rushed at him.

Pulling out his revolver, he didn’t get to fire his next shot before something grabbed hold of his arm. Wolf turned around and was flabbergasted at who was restraining him.

“DUMB DOG! YOU CAN'T KILL ME! I’M A BUCKING WALL!” Stonewall shouted as he held Wolf in a vice grip. His armor was broken in several places from the explosion and his helmet was destroyed revealing his burnt and bleeding face.

Wolf struggled from his grip as Stonewall lifted him up. Even with his injuries, Stonewall was able to throw Wolf right against a large wall without any effort, and the diamond dog entered the house in a most bizarre way.

The home was occupied by a family of five. While most of Ponyville had gone into hiding by their king’s orders, this family couldn’t leave since the grandmother was too old to move. So they took refuge in the basement.

The father paced around as the sound of explosions and other shots echoed within the basement, which got him worried. The wife and grandmother used the opportunity to read some books as their eldest son listened to some music to drown out what was happening outside.

“What’s going on out there?” the father asked himself.

“Honey, please... Dwelling on it will make you sick. Please just sit down,” the mother tried to comfort her husband.

The stallion sighed, now convinced that his wife was right. Dwelling on it wouldn’t make the situation any better and he took a seat.

“I’m sure our king and the princesses are handling the situation right now and everything will end up back to normal in no time,” the grandmother encouraged the family as they waited it out.

The father sighed again as he looked at his family. However, something was off. He knew he had his wife, his mother, his eldest son... but his filly...

Looking around, he couldn’t see her. He knew he brought her down when the family agreed to hide in the basement, but she wasn’t around anymore.

“Hey, where’s Lil Forest?” he asked, easily getting the rest of the family’s attention.

Their youngest filly River Forest, who they sometimes called Lil Forest as a nickname, as beautiful as her mother with her mane color a mixture between the color of forest leaves and clear blue streams had disappeared. They knew that girl was always the adventurous type and always seemed to get herself into trouble but this felt different, as the danger was at their door.

“Where’s Lil Forest?” the father asked again, starting to panic.

They all looked around the basement. There weren’t many good places to hide as they checked the corners. Nothing.

“You don’t think she-” the mother, too, began panicking now that her small filly was gone. The family turned towards the stairs as their fears grew worse.

“Oh buck... FOREST!” The father rushed up to find his little filly. He was sure the king would have done the same for his own foals.

Upstairs in the kitchen, Lil Forest, who had grown hungry from waiting, had gone upstairs to grab a snack. Finding something she liked from the fridge, her little arms carried as much as they could as she walked back to the basement entrance.

“Hope Mommy and Daddy are hungry!” she smiled as she walked back to the basement.

At that moment, though, she jumped back as a large crash came through the wall she was passing by. As all the food in her hand scattered onto the floor and she shook in fear as she looked at who had just crashed into the house.

As she maintained her distance and sat away from the invader, her father rushed over to her aid. However, in this state of shock, Lil Forest didn’t even realize that her father was calling her over. But she did notice as something big and metal landed between her hooves.

She looked down at the strange object in front of her and recognized it from the trigger. While there was only so much a young filly could understand, she knew her father used this crossbow back when he used to train royal guards. He had passed on his knowledge to her, but she was wondering what it was that this thing could fire — it almost looked like a metal circular box with a trigger.

Just as she was wondering what to think of the weapon in front of her, she saw something within the settling dust. It was a large figure laying on his back. He didn’t move as the dust finally disappeared.

She finally saw who it was and let out a gasp.

“Is that... my brother’s favorite band singer?” She looked closely at the intruder’s face. Though he looked like he was in agony, now that the dust was clear, there was no doubt who he was. Lil Forest couldn’t mistake Wolf’s features on account of her brother’s photos and the Ponyville concerts.

“What’s Wolf doing here?” she wondered, noticing that the lead singer was dressed in strange clothes. Not to mention how much pain he must be in from the blood he coughed out.

“FOREST HONEY! COME HERE SWEETIE!” her father shouted out still in shock but capable of thinking for his filly’s safety.

As Forest turned to her father and back to Wolf, she stopped to stare at a hulking figure walking over to the latter. He stomped on the diamond dog’s chest, blood spewed out of his mouth as he held him there.

“How would you like to have all your ribs broken at the same time?” He presses his foot down causing Wolf to wince. “You could have avoided this if you gave Malik the chance to kill you like a good dog.”

‘Buck...! They are almost broken...’ Wolf gasped trying to break free but sadly it was useless.

Hearing a loud gun cock, Wolf looked up to see Stonewall point his weapon right at his face, the muzzle just an inch from his nose.

Knowing this could very much be the end, Wolf shut his eyes tight before a loud bang echoed. Wolf was panting in fear but... he was still breathing. Maybe he was already dead and when he woke up he would be next to his dead corpse in spirit. Seeing he had less options right now, Wolf slowly opened his eyes.

Looking up, Stonewall was just standing there. He loosened his grip on his shotgun and it fell to the side. Unable to see Stonewall’s face from where he was lying, Wolf just watched as his friend-turned-enemy fell to the floor with a thud that echoed the room.

‘What the bu-’ Wolf’s confusion as to why Stonewall suddenly dropped dead ended as he turned around to be meet what he saw next with shock.

Lil Forest, seeing a big bad try to harm her brother’s favorite idol, couldn’t stand by and watch anymore. Looking for an item or weapon she remembered what was at her hooves and picked it up without a second thought.

It was heavy, but with both hands, she lifted it right up to the large villain. Using both of her fingers she pulled the trigger with all her might.

The object goes off.

Wolf saw the little foal still holding his revolver as her arms shook a bit. Though most would be scared or terrified, she only had a look of courage in those beautiful river blue eyes.

Her father, who witnessed his filly save the diamond dog’s life, was only too amazed at her bravery.

She finally lowered the revolver as Wolf crawled over to her. He slowly reached out to take the weapon as Lil Forest only stared at Stonewall’s corpse.

“Forest... honey... Are you okay?” Her father frantically tried to snap her out of her trance and soon succeeded. The filly turned to her father with a serious expression.

“Sorry Daddy, but I couldn’t let him hurt the doggy anymore,” she said. Her father only hugged her tight as he was just glad she was safe.

Wolf was astonished at what he was witnessing, but it didn’t stop him from smiling. “Thank you for saving my life.”

The young filly returned the smile. “I want to be a guard like my daddy. He always tells me that a guard has to protect those in danger,” she said and Wolf chuckled.

“You, sir, raised a bright and strong filly. Be proud of that,” he told the stallion as he continued to hold Lil Forest. Wolf’s words finally gave the shaken stallion a reason to laugh as he lifted his bundle of joy and headaches.

Dusting himself off, he looked at the hole in the wall, which was also his exit door. “I know the kid will be a strong guard when she grows up. Continue raising her right.”

Lil Forest and her father both watched as Wolf left through the hole, stopping to turn back to the two one more time when he was back outside.

“Stay inside. This will all end soon.” He waved his hand out as the two retreated to the safety of their basement.

With that little distraction taken care of, Wolf returned back to the large bomb. All of Stonewall’s lackeys were scattered around and showed no signs of life. Wolf rushed over to where Rose was busy working on the machine’s electrical controls.

“Come on, Rose. You said this would be a piece of cake.” Quick tapped his paw as the machine resumed siphoning the magic.

“Patience is a virtue, Quick,” Rose shot back as she went back to work.

Wolf had to chime in and disagree. “Not right now it isn’t.”

The diamond dog’s team turned to him and saw that he looked a bit worse for wear. By pure instinct, Doctor Stable came over to check Wolf’s vitals.

“You’re a mess, Wolf. You need treatment at once,” he stated as he continued to check his wounds.

Wolf shrugged it off. “It can wait until this thing is decommissioned.” His stubborn self turned to the rising readings. With the patience principle dismissed, Rosa was now trying to shut it down at a frantic pace, but nothing seemed to be working.

“Rosa, sugahcube, the machine should be powerin’ down...” Granny Smith was beginning to worry as the machine grew louder.

“I’m working on it, but somepony somehow rewired the system to prevent any interruptions.” Rosa desperately tried to shut it down as the humming grew louder. The dials had begun to shatter as the gauge was almost full.

“Oh for crying out loud...” As the machine made more noise, Quick Silver came over and punched a huge hole, ripping through the detonator. He showed off some more by pulling out the machine’s internal hardware and throwing it to the ground.

His team did nothing but stare at him with shocked expressions... as that stopped it.

Wolf twitched his eye as the bomb slowly powered down. “Well... I heard sometimes you need a bit of muscle, but never had I ever seen it used to disarm a nuke,” he admitted as Quick smiled.

Though the smile was wiped as Rosa walked up and smacked Quick in the face.

“Bufón torpe... YOU COULD HAVE KILLED US YOU PUTA!” Rosa screams in anger at how stupid he was.

“You’re welcome.” Quick rolled his eyes.

“How did you know how to stop it?” Wolf demanded.

“I just got lucky. In my experience, when you want something to cooperate you smash it up.”

“ARE YOU BUCKING KIDDING ME?!” everyone screamed out, but Quick didn’t show fear of his crew yelling at him.

“Have you lost marbles, you brain damaged bird?!” Cranky joined in.

“Dagnabbit! You could have blown us up like a match in a dynamite factory!” Burnt Oak scowled at the griffon member.

Rosa looked ready to strangle him as she tried to break free from Filthy Rich’s grip, desperately flailing her arms at Quick. She even went for her drone controls, which Wolf swiped away just in time.

“What if your shortcut didn’t work out?! Did you consider that?! We could have all been killed!” she snarled, and for Quick’s sake, Filthy Rich kept his grip nice and tight.

“SILENCE!” Wolf finally stopped the bickering. “That’s enough now! From all of you!”

The diamond dog’s outburst inspired them all to stop bickering like children and calm down. As Rosa took a deep breath to relax, Filthy knew it was safe to let her go and they all turned to the machine.

“I know it was a risky and possibly the dumbest choice any of us were willing to make, but at least we can all breathe easy now that the nuke’s been decommissioned.” Wolf looked at the large bomb and they were all in agreement. Punching the machine was reckless as they’ve said many times, but at least such a stupid idea worked.

“Let’s tear the major components out first. We can deal with the magic siphon after we’ve completely deactivated the bomb,” Wolf finished.

Working as a team, Wolf and his colleagues tore through the machine and removed the heavy components to make sure the power supply and rest of the detonator was dead. Thanks to Rosa they also removed the siphons core and some of the magic reserved canisters. Just being near, they could feel the magic surge from the tips of their fingers. They did well to keep the machine well-armored and protected, but with persistence, Wolf’s team succeeded in tearing down the last of it.

“Hey Wolf, check this out,” Rosa gestured to some kind of storage compartment.

Wolf walked over as he wondered what could be inside. The storage compartment looked bigger than most and it was a mystery what could be in a compartment this huge.

Rosa, using her drone, scanned the storage compartment for any fuses or wiring. Her drone then picked up something.

“Wolf, look at this.” She showed the screen on her tablet. Wolf peered over to see what it was that the drone had picked up. Although it was blurry, they saw a heat signature.

“Qué demonios es eso?” Wolf asked as Rosa looked at him.

“I’m not sure, dios mio. We need to open the compartment.”

Looking at each other, the rest of the team joined in, curious as to what Wolf and Rosa were thinking.

Wolf breathed in and out before he unlocked the latch and opened it.

Slowly opening the compartment, Wolf did a double check to make sure there were no last minute booby traps. The drone might have done its part, but Wolf couldn’t be too careful.

“Oh, santa mierda...” Wolf gasped after he opened the lid and Rosa had a matching expression.

Burnt Oak, who was close, walked on over. “Wolf what happened?” He came over to look inside the compartment and was the next to gasp when he saw its secrets.

Inside the storage compartment... was a barely conscious pony.

To be precise, it was a bat pony who was bloodied with torn up clothes, and his wings were broken in a few areas. But in spite of his bruised and bloody face, Wolf was able to recognize the stallion... because he saw him just minutes before he was separated from the king.

“S-Sonic Fang?!” Wolf exclaimed.

Doctor Stable came over at as good a time as any to check the bat pony’s vitals. A stallion in a machine was naturally a shock, but the doctor breathed in relief when he discovered Sonic was still alive.

“Thank the great dog in the sky he’ll survive...!” Wolf was relieved at the news.

“Wolf, you know him?” Rosa asked, easily taking note of the diamond dog’s reaction.

“Yeah. He’s a good friend of the king, as well as his second-in-command. He also was with us when he told us that Princess Nocturnal Night disappeared.” Wolf walked away as he remembered what happened before.

The crew looked at Wolf and then back at Sonic before they all realized something.

“But wait... If he’s here, then...?”

Out of frustration, the diamond dog kicked some boxes away and even slammed his fists against some, punching through them. Although his injuries were severe, he remained unfazed and just kept destroying property.

“WOLF STOP!” Doctor Stable rushed up to prevent his friend from harming himself anymore than he already had. Gripping his now bleeding hand, Wolf tried to settle down as the doctor began disinfecting his wounds. Meanwhile, the others understood the situation now, too.

Rosa was honestly on the verge of punching some property herself. “Damn General Draco... Going so far as to use a foal!”

“He’s an animal. How low can this bastard go?” Filthy Rich growled.

Wolf joined in. “He’s a soldier. That’s all he has left. All the more dangerous since there’s no one he loves and has to worry about losing.”

Wolf tried to take his leave, but all of his companions stood in his way.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Quick kept a tight grip on Wolf’s arm to stop him from going any further.

“Where else? To go meet an old friend.” Wolf pulled his arm free and tried again to pass his team, but Burnt Oak blocked his path.

“Wolf, be reasonable. Y’all know it’s ah trap!” Granny Smith tried to talk sense into the diamond dog.

Wolf bit his lip. “Trust me, I know. He’s doing this to get to me. But I can’t pass off the chance I’ve been waiting for for years. If I were him, I would have done the same.”

“No you wouldn’t, Boss. You’re not THAT messed up in the head.”

“Wolf, don’t be stupid. They will surely kill you-”

“IF I SIT HERE AND DO NOTHING, OUR KING AND HIS DAUGHTER WILL BE DEAD!” Wolf snapped, tired of his team being so stubborn.

Everyone stayed silent as Wolf panted with remaining anger. He calmed down as his crew stared at him. Some of them were worried while the rest of them were skeptical of their leader’s choice.

“If we don’t end this now, this war will never cease. Thousands, possibly millions of lives will be in jeopardy.”

Everyone looked down as their leader spoke the truth. As long as General Draco was alive, the war would only escalate. They had only managed to make it through today with luck. If they don’t play this right, there won’t be a next time.

“You do know it’s a trap, right?” Quick asked, but Wolf walked past the griffon and patted his shoulder.

“I know he’s waiting for me. If I die here then it was an honor working with you all.”

Quick chuckled. “Don’t be so dramatic. If I know you Wolf, you’re going to live longer than the rest of us combined. You’re too stubborn to die.”

Wolf smiled and left his crew to finish up on deconstructing the nuke. He twirled his wrist, having decided on one thing. ‘I won't allow any more deaths. If I die... I’ll take him out before my last breath.’

*at your house*

You spent several minutes which felt like hours as the bastards held you down. Your back still was lightly bleeding from where your wings ripped off. It didn’t help the pain as one of the terrorists occupying your home held you down.

Your captor even went as far as to hit parts off your back with the butt of your gun. Your foal inches away watched in horror as they held you down

“DADDY!” Night screamed, but a terrorist held her tight. “LET ME GO!”

The stallion didn’t flinch as Night struggled in his grip. Before they caught her they made sure to put a special ring around her horn and tied her wings up to keep her grounded.

“Damn brat is giving me a headache...” the terrorist grumbled as the young princess continued driving him nuts.

She wanted to go to you as you tried to stand up, but neither of you got what you wanted.

“Why not just kill the little shit?” the terrorist holding you down suggested, cocking his gun to show just how eager he was to fire his weapon.

“LEAVE HER OUT OF THIS!” you shouted as the terrorist slammed your head to the ground. Night cried out for you, but you didn’t let up. If only you weren’t still tired from your battles with Tirek and Caesar...

“ENOUGH!” a booming voice echoed across the room. You all turned towards the dance room where several loud thumps resonated with the small thump of a cane. Very soon you realized the source of the noise when a figure stepped out from the shadows.

The figure was a tall, bulk gray and blue pegasus pony. He was dressed in a black military fatigues with a gray fur-lined trench coat. His right leg was constricted with some metal braces which prevented him from bending it. His hands, you could see, weren’t normal as they were like the claws of a griffon as he held his cane to prompt him from falling.

Looking up, you saw that the new arrival was wearing body armor, but it was his face that surprised you. He obviously wasn’t a typical pegasus, as his face was like a mixture between a pony and a griffon. His face also betrayed how much war had changed him given the many battles he must have endured. Moreover, one of his eyes was a dull gray and the other was an amber yellow; despite how far he was, the shine in his yellow eye showed just how heartless he was.

“General Draco, this brat is giving me a headache. May I kill her already? After all, aren’t we already planning to kill them all?” The terrorist holding Night pointed his gun at her head.

You stared in fear as Draco looked at your daughter then at his subordinate. A long tense silence echoed in the room before a loud boom came. Night covered her sensitive ears and you almost did the same.

The burst only lasted for a second, followed by a loud thud.

Looking up, you stared in both shock and confusion as the general held his pistol in his good hand. Smoke escaped from the barrel as his subordinate lied on the ground. Night standing beside the down terrorist as she looked up at the leader. It was the innocent princess’ first time witnessing murder.

“Does anypony else wish to defy me?” General Draco questioned the rest of his subordinates. “Do I need to remind you all that we are freedom fighters? We are meant to send a message to the monarchs. WHEN DID WE BECOME BARBARIC CHILD MURDERERS?!” he shouted out in a sudden angry mood swing.

No one spoke up and looked away from their general as he scowled. The terrorist who had been holding you down finally let you up as Night rushed over. You hugged your foal, comforting her as she cried in your arms.

“Daddy!” Night exclaimed in your arms as she shook in fear. Seeing her so traumatized you looked up at the general responsible for the frightening experience.

“Look. My daughter here is innocent. If it's me you want, then leave her out of this!” you demanded.

The general looked down and shook his head. “Sorry... but if this world is to rise free from the hands of royalty then we must prevent a new order from forming.”

“What new order?” you asked. “What exactly do you want?”

Draco turned away and walked over to the fireplace a few feet from where you and Night were kneeling. He picked up the picture of you and the princesses with your foals smiling and held it.

Looking at you and your family long and hard, he began his tale. According to him, the world is a cesspool of greed, corruption, narcissism, and full of bigots who refused to change since they believed anything they didn’t see as normal deserved to be ridiculed and discriminated against. It’s always been like that everywhere and no matter who wins or how much they resist, the war against discrimination is an endless battle.

You held Night tight as you General Draco told you that his life was a living nightmare when he was still just a foal. His parents were what many would consider a devil’s mixed race. Reason why is because his mother was a griffon and his father a stallion whose sole crime was falling in love.

He lost both of them when he reached the age of 4 when the townsfolk burned his home and his parents to death. Thrown into an orphanage, Draco spent the rest of his childhood alone and hated by his peers. His room was nothing more than a broom closet and the staff refused to feed him enough, so he had to resort to searching the garbage for leftovers.

14 miserable years later, he had reached the age of majority and was kicked out of the orphanage and spent the next few months living on the streets. It was then during the war with the griffon raiding parties that he joined something of value. He spent several long years training and learning to lead, but he himself didn’t see much improvement in his life.

When he finally reached the rank of captain, he had begun to think he had found peace of mind, but his life took another turn when the agency discovered him and recruited him for his skill. After many missions, Draco got his life back on track and thought he could settle down.

The story really got interesting when he mentioned a beautiful mare who he immediately fell in love and planned to settle down with. However... it wasn’t long before everything went downhill.

You tried to speak up but you were silenced as the general threw the portrait of your family on the floor. The force broke it into pieces as the general walked over it to add insult to injury.

“My life was destroyed in just a few days. All because your so-called ‘princesses’ refused to get the job done and believe friendship can solve war.” He slowly knelt down in order to grab your face.

“I’ve lost almost 15 thousand soldiers who had families back home and you sorry excuse for royals only saw us as expendables,” he growled as he let go of you.

He then went on about after losing his soldiers, those who survived were forced without any knowledge or choice to go into another war they were never assigned to. Draco not only refused, but left the army and agency entirely, as he and his comrades had already lost so much in the last battle. His life would soon take a turn for the worse after his dishonorable discharge, and the citizens of his hometown wanted revenge for his abandonment.

One night while he was working his own neighborhood ended up killing his wife and left him for dead. He manages to survive but his spirit could never heal. He thought of the police but what could they do except sweep it under the rug and or pin everything on him given his background.

From then on that was when project black rose and the black rose militia was created. From those who served general draco they executed their plan. Starting with his hometown.

You learned from Tia that years ago before she had made Twilight her student, a mass murder occurred in a small town on the other side of the mountain facing Canterlot castle. In just one day, the whole town, every stallion, mare, foal, elder, even pet were all executed. Some were piled together while a few were strung up. To that day, Celestia dedicated months to learn how this all happened so fast. The only thing she could find was the fact that each victim was decorated with a black rose. That case still remains unsolved

General Draco’s story pointed out what happened on that horrible day.

“But I don’t understand what you have against me. We have so much in common, as we’re both considered hateful freaks by the pony nation but... I’m trying to make the world a better place,” you stated. You remembered your talk with Empress Hikari of Japony of how you were the only one who could change the ENTIRE world.

General Draco walked back up to you. “And yet you still put up with those idiots in Canterlot. Those who wouldn’t dare make a move unless money is involved.”

He had you there. Indeed in spite of acquiring the throne, there were still plenty of snobs in the Equestrian capital who refused to even try and see eye-to-eye with your ideals. You tried to get through to Draco again about how change takes time, but he didn’t want to hear it.

“Time is our enemy. The royals, no matter how much money they put in keeping their empires standing, we will always suffer in the end. No matter how much you try to persuade them, it always ends up with graves being filled with those who died bringing money to the higher authorities.”

He turned to his soldiers who stood around. “But no more. If it means we must create mass genocide to get our word to hear into those idiot royals ears then I guess the death of their belove king will have to suffice.”

You held Night close as the group all cheered for their leader’s words

All this almost made you want to cry. Was Draco beyond all hope?

“Then what’s stopping you? You have me so what’s keeping you from killing me?” you demanded.

The leader looked at you then at the door. “I won’t kill you yet... I’m waiting for someone else.”

“Someone else? Who?” you asked.

At one of the windows, a terrorist was keeping watch and he spotted something at the gate entrance. Squinting, he turned to his general.

“Sir... he’s here!”

You saw Draco smile for the first time. The smile was so creepy that it would even make Eris shiver. “Lower your weapons and let him in.”

Lowering their weapons they all watched ready to aim as the sound of a pair of boots was coming from the front door. You watched in an intense atmosphere as the figure they were waiting for slowly walked in from the front gate and stopped at the front door.

In the doorway, which was wide open, you stared intensely as to who had arrived.

“Wolf?” you said softly.

Everyone’s eyes were on the diamond dog. He looked like he had gone through hell as his armor was chipped and cracked and he had several burn marks around his arms. His face had a few cuts and bruises while some blood trailed down the left side of his lip.

Despite the damage, Wolf stood tall as the pain he must be in didn’t phase him.

“Wolf,” General Draco called out and even with just one word, you detected so much venom in his tone.

Wolf entered the room and he put his hands behind his back. Draco only stared as Wolf stood at attention in front of everyone.

“Your mission was a great success my apprentice. Unfortunately... you’ve miserably failed to understand the lesson of what it stands for.”

Wolf kept quiet.

“First, dispose of all of your weapons,” General Draco said, silently gesturing to the goon who was holding you at gunpoint. It was by no means a request, but an order.

Wolf removed the straps holding his knives and grenades before tossing it aside. He threw down his rifle and his two pistols, as well his full clips. Even with all these weapons removed, Draco waved his hand out signaling for more.

Wolf knew he had been caught and removed the three knives concealed in his gauntlet. After tossing them away, Draco was satisfied as Wolf stood in front of him and pulled out a gun to shoot him.

You gasped as the bullet hit Wolf in the shoulder.

“PUPPY!” Night called out as Wolf let out a few breaths of pain, but stayed in position. It was a miracle, but he didn’t even flinch as he stared at his old mentor.

“I assure you, Wolf, that was just a piece of what you put me through. But you can take the pain after all... I trained you.”

General Draco walked around as Wolf stayed silent and kept his eyes on him. “I thought I knew the devil that resides in you. You are a dog born and bred for war. A true war dog they like to say.”

He aimed and fired, hitting Wolf on the side, but missed his vital organs as his plate armor stopped most of the force. He was still in pain, but he didn’t fall and shook off the gunshot.

“But I never thought you would betray me... You’ve really disappointed me...”

He aimed again and fired right at Wolf’s knee. The bullet grazed it but Wolf’s past injuries caused him to take a knee.

You tried to call out to your friend, but the terrorists kept you from speaking. This was just between Wolf and Draco.

The latter walked around until he was facing the diamond dog again. “It’s a shame you chose the lives of these ponies. The same ones who once enslaved your kind and ridiculed you just for being a so-called ‘mutt’.” He holds his gun and aims right at Wolf’s head, caring virtually nothing about his derogatory vocabulary.

“So... any final words before you die?”

Wolf only looked up to stare at his former mentor. Draco looked back at his old student and then back to you.

“If this is my last wish, then explain to me why you’re so fixated on the king,” Wolf asked. The first thing that got him was a smack in the face from Draco’s gun.

“You know our plans will never cease even if I fall. We will always strive to build our new world order. Though you know this, you’re still so determined to resist and for what? Fame? Money? What could these ponies have given you to make you risk your life alongside them?!”

Up until now Draco had been speaking to his ex-apprentice in a calm manner. Wolf actually seemed amused that the general was now yelling for an answer, given the way he was chuckling.

“You really want to know?”

“TELL ME, DAMMIT!”

“The answer is actually quite simple, Draco,” Wolf began, seeing no more reason to address the hybrid he once admired by his title. “Despite our history I see sense to do my part and show this new era that we diamond dogs have changed from our ancestors. I won’t make the same mistakes my predecessors made.” He turned to look at you and Night.

“I know it sounds impossible to change the opinion of every single creature, but if our king over there is willing to try and make a difference in this rotten world, then it’s a world worth fighting for." He turned back to Draco. “I made an oath to protect those who can’t protect themselves. Even if I were to perish I at least won’t die alone.”

General Draco stared at his student and sighed, genuinely disgusted with the small speech. “I’ve really overestimated you, Wolf. Time and these so-called ideals have made you soft and you’ve obviously forgotten your training and the ways of the hunter.” He aimed his pistol at Wolf again, but this time it was at his head.

You could only watch in horror as he aimed right at Wolf’s temple. Pressure was ever so slowly being applied to the trigger and you quickly covered Night’s eyes as you hoped for a miracle. She didn’t need to see this.

Sadly for Draco, Wolf didn’t even need luck.

Just before Draco could pull the trigger, Wolf smacked his hand to divert the gun’s aim. After Draco missed his shot, Wolf immediately lunged at his mentor. Using the momentum, he swiped the gun away before Draco could try and shoot him again and aimed it at the remaining terrorists.

In seconds, Wolf put down the terrorists who were holding you and Night before pulling the general’s arm to use him as a shield as he aimed for the other side. Taking out the rest, some of Draco’s lackeys were too afraid that they might hit their leader which worked to Wolf’s advantage.

You watched with wide eyes as Wolf used his former master as a shield and held him down as he went on killing the rest of the terrorists. He even managed to take a new clip off of Draco’s belt to reload the gun. Even after all the time you and Wolf had spent together, he still had ways to impress you.

Even though he had saved you and Night, you still regretted that you failed to protect your daughter’s innocence.

Once Wolf was finished, he could focus entirely on Draco and so he delivered a powerful kick to his chest. Draco was sent flying into the large fireplace but he recovered quickly and closed the distance again.

His age and disability did nothing to hinder his recovery nor his speed. He was already exchanging a few blows with Wolf, but Wolf returned Draco’s strikes with his own. You watched the ex-master vs ex-student show, as neither held back in delivering major hits to their heads and chest area.

With no holds barred, Wolf went straight for Draco’s bad leg. Angered all the more by the searing pain, Draco pulled out a large bowie knife from his back pocket. Wolf was lucky enough to dodge the first few slashes, however, an uppercut managed to slash a piece of his chin.

You called out to Wolf as he caught the knife just inches from his stomach. As the two fought over the knife, you watched as they struggled against one another.

You soon realized this would end soon. Wolf managed to slam his head against his master’s and took advantage of Draco’s deliriousness to swing his arms up with the knife and, with some force, plunged the knife right at his stomach.

You turned away as Wolf made his old general stab his own stomach before kicking the knife deeper into his abdomen. The force of the kick sent Draco falling back to the side of the fireplace.

That’s when you covered Night’s eyes again. Just in time, too.

The general slid down slowly as Wolf panted, very much satisfied that it was over. He then rushed over to you and night.

“Hey, sorry for that little bit with the boss. I couldn’t let you have all the fun.”

You returned the smile and kept smiling as Night jumped at her uncle and hugged him tightly.

“Puppy, I was so scared...” she whimpered in his arms, happy that he was alright, or at least breathing.

With Night still in his arms, Wolf asked how you were holding up.

You sighed. “I’m fine, but we should be worrying about your injuries.”

Wolf shook his head. “I’ve been through worse,” he reassured, but you weren’t convinced.

Draco spat at the floor. “Been through worse. That makes two of us...”

Wolf set Night down so he could stand back up and return over to his old master and kneel before him. General Draco only sneered in anger as he stared at the student who he once adored.

“So Wolf... how does it feel to win every challenge you face while I lost everything. My parents, my home, the trust in the agency?” he growled as everything he lost came back in flashes.

Wolf sighed.

“I’ve lost everything... Everyone I cherish has either deserted me or died. My beloved wife was murdered by those I was sworn to protect and my...” Draco bit his lip as he didn’t want to speak his late wife’s name.

Wolf dusted off his armor. “It’s over Draco. Your soldiers are all dead and your bomb has been shut down. Even now, my team is finishing up their role in town and the agency will be here soon to clean up what remains.”

Draco tried to stand back up but fell back down after his strength left him. You stared at the defeated general, and had to admit it was impressive he was still alive after being stabbed.

“DAMMIT! I CAN’T DIE HERE!” he seethed. When he looked up, his eyes were pins of rage as he stared at the diamond dog.

“I won’t die... until you do...” He coughed some blood, some of which landed on Wolf’s armor and paws. “You will pay for taking my last shred of hope...! It makes me sick to my stomach just to look at you! A soldier who had fallen low enough to fight for those who tore you down and threw you aside!”

“You’re finished, Draco,” Wolf said simply as he had an intense staring contest before the general asked him another question.

“Wolf... You were there when the air was full of death and the land was littered with the bodies of the innocent... How did it feel when the black roses bloomed around?”

You joined in wondering what he meant. General Draco didn’t hesitate, as just like him, Wolf’s hands have always been covered in the blood of his victims. They would never be clean no matter what good Wolf does for the future.

“Believe me, that day is like a broken record player on loop. Not a day goes by where I don’t remember what happened...” Wolf then turned to you. “I know I have no right to try and justify my own sins but... I mean it when I say I deeply regret my part.”

“REGRET?!” Draco screamed in anger. “What do you mean you felt regret?! How is that possible?!”

Wolf turned to Draco and scowled. “I have emotions too. And since you never heard from my side, my only regret from you is that I wish you gave me a chance.”

“CHANCE?! WHY SHOULD I GIVE THE MURDERER OF MY LAST BIT OF HOPE A CHANCE?!”

‘Last bit of hope?’ you were confused as to what was going on. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Neither Wolf nor Draco so much as looked at you. They stayed silent before general draco began to explain why he went rogue.

After he lost his wife from the ponies he was sworn to protect he had a small glimmer of hope left. Before his wife had died... she had become a mother.

Draco’s daughter was released from the hospital after she got over a case of the feather flu. At the time, her mother was going out to collect some items when the fire started.

The daughter, you learned despite being from two mixed species, was born a normal pegasus pony who was a pure angel from foalhood all the way to adulthood. She was his treasure and he loved and cherished her every day.

He named her Crystal Blue Harmony. Taking her mother’s maiden name, she was a gem of pure innocence... You were right to assume this story was taking a turn for the worse, as the general’s next words made your heart skip a beat.

“And she was taken from me... by this f@cking mutt!”

You were shocked, but you couldn’t believe that Wolf would kill something so innocent as Draco described.

You had to know if it was true. You turned to Wolf, who was still looking away. “Wolf... please tell... Did you-” You were praying that Wolf would deny responsibility for the murder.

He bit his lip as he remembered her and the Black Rose incident. He began on how her innocence would rival that of dear Fluttershy. How she wouldn’t think twice about giving her coat to a homeless pony or helping out the needy every weekend or on her days off. She truly was a diamond among the rubble.

“However... I didn’t kill her.”

“BULLSHIT, YOU LYING MUTT! YOU MURDERED HER! I KNOW IT! YOU MURDERED AN INNOCENT PONY WHO WOULD NEVER JEOPARDIZE THIS WORLD OR THE LIVES SHE CHERISHED!” he exploded, but stopped as more blood seeped out of his mouth.

Wolf finally had enough as his eyes grew angry. “You don’t know anything,” he spat at the general. “I’ve been trying to get through your thick skull and explain my side, but you keep refusing to listen.”

Draco sneered again. “What’s there to listen to? You carried out the mission you were assigned and murdered her! I’ve heard it all before!”

Wolf shook his head. “Yes, I had a mission but... this was different.”

Draco calmed down but was more confused. “Different? How in Tartarus was it different?”

Wolf placed his hand under his chin. “I just... I couldn’t... I couldn’t have possibly hurt her...”

“What do you mean by that? Why? WHY?"

“BECAUSE I LOVED HER!” Wolf screamed out at his old mentor.

Those words shocked you to the very core as General Draco was speechless.

Silence filled the room as Wolf went through his side pocket. He pulled out what looked like a white piece of paper and stared at it. He then dropped it and let it float over to land a few inches from Draco’s hand. He grabbed it and studied it.

You could guess that the two figures in the photo were Wolf, who looked a bit more menacing with the way his eyes were, and the beautiful pegasus mare with pure white fur and a light blue-colored swirling mane hugging him from behind was Crystal. Both she and Wolf were smiling happily in the photo.

“You’re right. I was ordered to infiltrate her group because they were suspected to be a terrorist cell. My orders at the time were to observe and report but... I had to go undercover.” Wolf began as you listened in.

He explained how his mission was to pose as a new construction worker for the new remodeling program Crystal was hosting.The program at that time was to help rebuild the town from the poverty and gang violence it had suffered from for far too long. He didn’t have a problem getting the job and seemed to have everything under control. That’s also when he met her. Crystal and Wolf crossed paths on the diamond dog’s first day of work and... he was smitten by her beauty and bubbly personality.

She was so pure and innocent and got along with everyone she came across. She even brought sandwiches and cookies to all the workers while on their breaks.

It was also then that Wolf got close by becoming her friend.

“With the amount of time we started spending together, I lost count of how many times others would ask if I was her pet puppy,” Wolf smiled a bit.

By the time he noticed it, two years had already passed. Two long and beautiful years with Crystal in that little town. He did notice later on how he felt something more when he was around her those days.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out another item. This time, it was small as Wolf stared at his hand before tossing it to Draco.

He caught it this time and looked at it. You, too, stared as to what Wolf just gave him.

In the general’s hand... was a beautiful wedding ring.

“Several days before she died... I... I asked her to be my love for all eternity... I asked her to marry me...”

Wolf’s eyes began to tear up as memories of her came back. Those days were long gone but he remembered them as clear as day.

He spoke his heart out about how after being with Crystal for so long, there’s no way he could even think about hurting her. He no longer gave a damn about his orders. He loved her and she had not shown a single bad vibe since the day they met. His love for her grew by the day and they even started living together. Of course there was no such thing as a perfect couple and they did fight over some dumb stuff from time to time, but none of those arguments even came close to breaking their bond. A bond that was then tested when Wolf decided to tell the truth.

Even when he confessed who he was and what kind of mission he had... she stayed with him. She told Wolf she loved him more than anything.

It was the perfect chance to ask for Crystal’s hand in marriage... and she said yes.

The general looked at the photo and rings for several seconds before looking at Wolf. Tears slid down his face before he broke the silence with one question.

“Then... Why did she die?”

That question has always been hard to answer as not many knew what was transparent on that fateful day.

While Wolf was sent to monitor the location, he had no intel to send the leaders as the town, despite its rough nature, was just a normal town. It was full of gang violence and drug trafficking before the mayor had all the gangs removed along with the illegal business connections. At first Wolf would suggest they would resume their drug activities once they were gone but... they didn’t.

Crystal at the time was the head of the rebuilding program for all who suffered the violence and gang crimes. She had set up housing for the homeless, meals for the starving orphans and mass clean up in the streets and alleyways.

Back then Wolf didn’t know why the overseer was so fixated in getting information about this town. Soon enough, though, he finally learned why as the old overseer at the time had grown impatient with the lack of information.

From what Wolf discovered, the town, like Ponyville, was sitting on a large magical reserve that no one knew. about. The town was a hotspot for paradox portals to appear and the overseer wanted control. He had used Wolf to find any illegal activity so they could shut down the town and vacate it as the townsfolk refused to leave.

Again, the overseer hated how long it was taking and sought a new way of acquiring the land. He was willing to do anything in his power to get what he wanted.

Wolf’s right hand began to tremble as he reached into his pocket again and pulled out another photo. He brought it close to his lips with closed eyes before tossing it over for Draco to catch.

He did so and you wondered what else Wolf had for his old mentor. The picture definitely hit something as the general covered his mouth and his eyes grew wide as he stared at the photo.

You managed to turn your head to see what he was staring at, and you too gasped at what it was.

“The day I proposed, she had something she wanted to give in return...”

The photo was an old sonogram picture. The ones for those who are pregnant to show the parents their newborns and check for any abnormalities. Thankfully despite its age, it showed a healthy baby still in their mother’s stomach, above which the name ‘Crystal Blue Harmony’ was printed on top.

Nocturnal Night saw the picture too and wondered what it meant. However, to everyone else, it became clear what had happened. A lone tear slid down Wolf's face as that memory will forever be engraved into his skull.

“Oh... gods above...” Tears streamed Draco’s face. If losing his daughter wasn’t enough... he also lost his grandfoal.

Soon the pieces were finally out together as now after years of suspicion he finally saw the truth. Wolf was innocent but why did his daughter and grandfoal have to die?

“If she wasn’t taken by your hand... then who did it?”

Wolf wiped the tears from his eyes and reached down for the pistol at his feet. Checking the clip he saw that there were enough bullets.

“Wolf, tell me...” Draco begged, desperately wanting answers.

Wolf stared as he finally replied, “I’ve been asking that question for so long... till it finally hit me...” He then pointed his gun up above the staircase.

A figure slowly clapped as he came down. He smiled as your heart ached as you knew who it was.

“Sonic Fang...” you bit your lip as your friend betrayed you.

He was dressed in a similar outfit as Wolf, but the colors matched the colors of the terrorists. He descends the stairs as wolf stares at him

Wolf kept his gun on the snake in the grass. With a smirk, Sonic slowly clapped his hands, pretending to congratulate Wolf.

“Quite a show dog. Still sharp with those skills. I guess you really are the best.”

“I am not even remotely in the mood for jokes. Especially from a traitor,” Wolf growled. “Why don’t you cut the crap and show us all your true face already?”

‘Huh? True face?’ you questioned as Sonic laughed a bit. You stare as suddenly Sonic’s body begins to glow, starting with his arms and face. Like some kind of flammable silk, it was like his skin was burning off to reveal a light brown. His mane changed to a dark blue color, and his arms were now covered in star-like patterns that traveled up to his face. One large star sat right on his forehead as his wings burst into ashes and feathers.

His eyes were amber color as he smiled at Wolf.

“It’s good to see you... old dog.”

Wolf scowled. “Wish I could say the same... Earthly.”

Wolf turned his head as you got another surprise to add to your long list. He called your name as you turned into him. “Meet Special Agent Earthly Temples. Skilled hunter and one of the few hornless magic ponies in the world.”

Earthly joined in. “Awww, are you forgetting to mention your friend and partner?”

“Ex-partner and friend...”

You stared at Earthly as Wolf elaborated that he was born with a special kind of magic. While unicorns could easily use magic and an Earth pony would need a magic talisman or an amulet, Earthly he was different. He was one of the rare 1 of 300,000 hornless ponies in the world who could use magic. What’s more he had a talent for being careful and has learned to use his abilities without raising suspicion. He also learned from the changeling clans on how to use their shapeshifting abilities, making it even easier for him to perform his sneaky tasks.

Earthly chuckled. “So human, did you enjoy my performance? It was indeed laughable to see your face so shocked at your best guard’s betrayal.”

You were shaking with rage at being deceived by your once second-in-command and tried to stand, but Wolf held his arm out. He could understand your anger, but this wasn’t your fight.

Wolf turned to Earthly. “Before we rumble, I have one question for you, Earthly... Why?”

“Why?” Earthly mocked his adversary.

“Yes... I know it was you... You killed Crystal Blue Harmony.”

“WHAT?!” Draco screamed out, struggling to process that he was working and housing the same stallion who killed his daughter.

“Oh be silent, old colt. I was simply following an order,” Earthly scoffed, no remorse in his tone.

“Order my ass! Since when do we kill many innocent folks?!”

Earthly waved his hand in disapproval. “Orders are orders, Wolf. If the overseer tells you to jump you ask how high. If he tells you to kill you, don’t question who the target is.”

He pointed at the seething diamond dog. “Draco here was right. You have gotten soft over the years since you forgot what you trained for,” he mocked, and that struck a nerve with the diamond dog.

Wolf was showing all of his fangs. “You knew Crystal was innocent. She and her group were only trying to fix their hometown. There was no terrorist attack, no conspiracy, no militia in hiding. The overseer was only using us to get the rights to town.”

It wasn’t so different how Draco had kidnapped poor Nocturnal Night — even if you lived through this, Luna was going to be busy trying to keep your daughter from having any nightmares after listening to such frightening stories.

Earthly smirked, once again revealing that he didn’t feel anything about murdering a pregnant mare. “Sue me. I’ll say it as many times as I need to: an order is an order.”

Draco was both disgusted and enraged at how evil this bastard has become. He always knew he had a few skeletons in his closet but this... was more disturbing than anything he’s ever witnessed before.

“YOU SON OF A B-” The rant was cut off as Draco felt something cold and sharp in his chest. He looked down and saw a long knife in between his pecs.

Earthly held out the hand where his knife was thrown before he straightened out his armor and turned to Wolf. “So... After all these years you figure it out? How boring.”

Wolf finally stopped growling. “I’ve always had some suspicions of who had the means and motives. But... I guess I tried to push that thought away for so long. One reason was because I couldn’t understand why her foalhood friend would harm her.”

“Wait... Crystal knew him ever since they were foals?” you interjected, wondering what else was going through this psychopath’s head.

Earthly ultimately agreed to share the tale of his life with Crystal before he murdered her. He started with how he met Draco when he moved into the small town of Hope Valley, subsequently meeting Crystal when she moved into town with her father to start her first day of elementary school. They became the best of friends from their first impression and maintained that strong friendship all the way to high school, where he promised to protect her with all his might.

He joined the agency from Draco’s connections where he trained himself in hopes of winning Crystal's heart. He and Wolf officially joined after a few years of apprenticeship and Earthly developed what was practically an obsession to be the best.

Unfortunately no matter how hard he worked, Wolf always proved the better of the two of him. Even so, it didn’t disrupt Earthly’s idea of proposing to Crystal. A few days after he finished his training and was about to start his missions, he came to Crystal and asked for her hand in marriage. No tears of joy were exchanged in that visit, though, as she had to tell Earthly that she only thought of him as a brother figure.

He left her feeling completely betrayed and pursued his work in hopes of forgetting Crystal’s rejection. Try as he might, he couldn’t get her face out of his mind. He wanted to believe that he only needed some more time, but... his whole world shattered when he saw her... with Wolf.

Words couldn’t express his rage. After everything he had done for Crystal, how much he showed he loved her, she ended up choosing the diamond dog instead of the one she’s known since she was a filly.

“To this day, it’s beyond me how that bitch could stoop so low as to destroy her purity by bearing this mutt’s cub and allowing him to spoil her beauty.”

You jumped in as you couldn’t believe how selfish and disrespectful he proved himself. How could he be so cruel to the mare who was his best friend? Her love life was never his choice.

Earthly countered your glare. “How? HOW?! Weren’t you listening, monkey?! I gave EVERYTHING to show that bitch I loved and she just disregarded my feelings to chase after a dog she barely even knew! Just thinking about how Wolf here swept her off her hooves makes me sick to my stomach! Then again, it made it all the more easier to terminate her like I was ordered,” He laughs rubbing his hand against his hair.

He began with how after killing Crystal it didn’t take much to convince their master who at the time was on the brink of no hope to finally lose it. All he did was show him a photo and the weapon and bullet he used to Draco and he was set. How well he used Wolf’s weapon to kill her and set the whole thing into play.

By now you were growling in anger as your wolf form threatened to take over.Your foal, having heard everything, couldn’t help but jump in.

“You... YOU MONSTER!” she screamed out as you kept her shielded in case Earthly tried to harm her.

He just laughed. “Me? A monster? Oh no, kid. I’m a savior of the world. After all, it’s my job to rid the world of the freaks of nature. You should be thanking me for killing that whore and that abomination.”

You stood back up ready to tear him to shreds regardless of how much pain you were in. Your hands slowly turned into claws and you were ready to pounce before Wolf stopped you again.

“How stupid... All those skills and yet you still have the mind of a spoiled brat. A brat who can’t have anything and destroys anyone’s happiness only to boast about it later.”

Earthly watched as Wolf approached him.

“Everything you said, EVERYTHING you have done is fuel on the bonfire I’m going to throw you in. So asshole... I think I’ll begin... BY TEARING OUT YOUR TONGUE!"

Wolf bared his claws as his eyes showed nothing but pure rage. Even though you couldn’t see, you could still feel the rage burning in the diamond dog.

Staring down, neither hunter moved as Earthly held a smile while Wolf scowled at his traitorous friend who had long been corrupted by envy.

You tried to join in but Wolf wasn’t having it. “Go... Get to safety. I already told you, he’s mine to face alone...!” Wolf growled out the last part.

You shook your head. “Wolf, please... Please let me help you. You’re still weak from the gunshots and-” Wolf kept his hand out. Seeing the diamond dog, you understood now that voicing any reason was out of the question.

Nocturnal Night still had something she wanted to say, though.

“BEAT HIM UP BAD!” she screamed out for Wolf.

That was all the encouragement Wolf needed to get started. Having stared down at each other long enough, you and Night watched as the two hunters jumped into the air. Their forelegs connect as they use the momentum to push each other away.

The fight had begun.

Wolf and Earthly started off with a few jabs and punches, but it quickly escalated as Earthly proved just as skilled as Wolf. So far Wolf was only able to dodge and disarm Earthly of his own firearm after they exchanged a few bullets.

Thankfully, neither you nor Night were hit by any stray bullets but it wasn’t even close to over as Earthly slammed Wolf against the hardwood counter table. Wolf kicked him away as Earthly grabbed one of the statues on a dresser and tossed it. The diamond dog could have sucked, but instead he showed off by punching the hard marble statue into pieces without any problems.

‘Damn, Wolf...’ you were amazed as the subject of your thoughts kept up his assault on Earthly, fully set on avenging his fiancée and unborn foal.

Earthly matched the diamond dog’s pace as despite Wolf’s rage he was weak and in pain from his injuries. However, the level of pain was nothing that Wolf couldn’t ignore. Earthly kicked him against one of the windows, but Wolf recovered quickly.

His body broke the window but he was still inside; he gripped part of the jagged ends of the shattered window and broke a piece off. Using it as a shiv, Wolf took a slash at Earthly. Slashing upwards, he managed to cut Earthly across the face.

Jumping back, he revealed a bloody slash mark from his nose to his lip.

“BASTARD MUTT!” He charged in and threw Wolf against the wall. Wolf dropped the glass shard as they went back to punching each other.

You sat back feeling both worried and impressed at the hunters’ skills. It felt just like watching an action movie.

A light suddenly appeared in front of both you and your daughter, and when the flash wore off you saw that Luna had arrived. With tears in her eyes, the queen of the moon got down on her knees and invited her daughter over into her embrace. Of course, that’s exactly what Night did.

Luna looked around and saw the carnage in her own home. “Love, what happened?” she asked, holding her eldest foal. She had been so afraid that she might have lost her daughter for the second time.

You wanted answers first and when you asked how everyone was, thankfully, Luna told you they were all safe at the new castle that the friendship box created. Now that Celestia had her magic back, she could project a shield barrier spell around the castle. However, feeling worried for you and Night, Luna left on her own accord to find you.

She then turned to Wolf who was beating the living tar out of another terrorist she didn’t recognize. She flinched as Wolf ripped one of the chairs legs and, with some force, cracked it right on the opponent’s jaw.

“Beloved... who is...?” She was practically too shocked by Wolf’s vicious way of fighting to finish the question.

You sighed as you wanted to explain everything that was happening but you figured it was best to use the memory spell. Given how fast and easy it is for alicorns to understand the situation, you let Luna see what transpired while she was gone.

Luna didn’t need to ask twice and used the spell on you. The only downside of the spell by now was that the sensation of someone scrolling through your memories made you feel nauseous, but you toughened up as today was a trip for the books.

The spell lasted a few seconds before Luna stopped and gasped. She held a hand over her mouth.

“Oh great mother... Wolf, I’m so sorry...” she started tearing up at how much Wolf has lost because of the monster he was facing.

“Mommy...” Night whispered. “I want... I want to be strong too... Just like you, daddy, and puppy...”

You looked at Night and knew that after everything she’s seen, a lot of talking would be in order once things settled down. You did wonder about the changes you made to your daughter’s future knowing that Tirek and most of the Black Rose militia were gone. You were so curious as to if she’ll grow up in a better future. But for now you needed to focus as Wolf and Earthly kept throwing each other against the walls, tables and using practically everything they could get their hands on.

Hell you even watched as Earthly tried to drown Wolf in the fishtank, only for Wolf to kick him off and lift the fishtank to slam it on Earthly’s head.

Luna used her magic to save the fish as both hunters went wild and slammed against the ballroom doors. They crashed through and rolled around before Wolf kicked Earthly away.

Standing up, both hunters were looking worse from wear as neither of them had anything to hold back in the beating they delivered upon each other. Wolf and Earthly were covered in bruises, scraps and scratches as blood coated their armor and clothes.

‘They’re evenly matched...’ you thought, keeping your eyes on the fight.

Oh, how you wanted to jump in so badly but you didn’t... This matter didn’t concern you.

Earthly laughed and breathed heavily as blood seeped from his head wound. “Damn, mutt. I thought the years of having a conscience made you weak...”

“Shut up and fight dammit!” Wolf snarled and charged at him. Earthly managed to dodge the charge and grip his arm. Wolf tried to break free, but without a second thought, Earthly brought his elbow down and Wolf’s arm let out a low crack.

Knocking the diamond dog back with another elbow strike, Earthly tried to deliver a heavy uppercut to Wolf’s chin. However, Wolf reversed his attack as he slammed his elbow right down on Earthly’s fingers. The force was enough to break a few of his fingers before Wolf kicked him away.

Earthly shook his hand as he tried to fix his hand while Wolf reset his shoulder, sadly his fingers were done for. But that didn’t necessarily mean Wolf was winning...

Puffing out his cheeks, Wolf suddenly puked out some blood. You gasp as Wolf wipes the blood off his lip. The fight with Malik definitely did more damage than Wolf expected, and the relief medicine he had jammed into his neck was finally wearing off. Even so, Wolf wouldn’t stop until Crystal was finally avenged.

Earthly could tell just how bad Wolf’s internal injuries were and figured he must have met with Malik. He had proven many times that he was not above fighting dirty and came over to deliver a solid punch to Wolf’s damaged stomach. You, Luna and Night all watched in horror as Wolf puked out even more blood and fell to the ground.

“So it’s true. You really did get roughed up by Tirek’s goon before you came here. Rest assured, you won’t be suffering much longer,” Earthly gloated, eating up the sight of the diamond dog suffering at his hooves.

Wolf’s fur stood up and, despite the puking, he got back up to deliver another barrage of furious punches.

The next strike hit Earthly’s eye, which slowly began to swell. He had been cocky a second ago, but he had grown tired of Wolf’s persistence. Despite everything, Wolf was more relentless than he was.

Grabbing Wolf’s armor he slammed him against the ground and held him there. Reaching his limit, Wolf struggled in Earthly’s grip as he drew a knife from behind.

“The fun ends here, dog. But don’t fret. If it’s any consolation, you’ll finally get to meet the devil you spawned with your whore.”

Wolf continued to struggle as Earthly held the knife over his head. He leaned in ready to deliver the final blow.

“Any last words, mutt?”

Seeing an opportunity, Wolf didn’t hold back as he closed his mouth. There was a small lump in his throat and Earthly leaned in closer to hear his final words. That was his chance. Without warning spits out the bloody lump in his throat into Earthly’s eyes.

Blinded by the blood, he quickly rubbed his eyes as Wolf took this opportunity to retaliate and grabbed Earthly by the neck.

You cheered for Wolf as he slowly got up while holding onto Earthly’s neck. The latter was now the one who was struggling as blood emerged from the claw marks on his throat. He was forced to stare into Wolf’s eyes — he had angered him a lot today, but the current look in the diamond dog’s eyes was completely different. Instead of the original brown color, Wolf’s eyes had somehow changed to pure black as the iris lit up with a dark purple glow.

Getting the upper hand, Wolf returned his rage against the traitorous bastard. He threw a couple of heavy punches and kicks to Earthly’s exposed body. His armor did protect most of his vital organs, but the force was enough to crack a few bones.

Wolf kept his assault on Earthly as the pony finally had enough of the attacks. Using his magic he managed to concentrate through the punches and blast the diamond dog away. Earthly quickly closed the distance, though, as he pulled out another knife and began to slash at his opponent.

“AFTER I’M DONE WITH YOU, I’M GOING TO SLAUGHTER THAT BASTARD KING, HIS WHOLE F@CKING FAMILY, AND EVERYONE SINGLE CELESTIA DAMNED ASSHOLE YOU LOVE AND CARE FOR!!!”

Blocking his attacks, Wolf’s favorite coat helped to shield most of the slashes, but Earthly managed to draw blood with one of his swipes. Seeing the right moment, Earthly aimed his blade at Wolf’s neck and thrusted it at him. Wolf was too angry to waste any more words, and dodging the knife, his hand connected right on target.

Earthly gasped as he held his position. He could feel a sharp pain course through his body as it originated from where Wolf’s hand had connected. He slowly looked down and dropped his knife as his eyes grew wide from the sight.

During the heavy onslaught, Wolf had worn down the lower part of Earthly’s armor. You were amazed at the diamond dog’s strength, as he must be running on fumes and was now using pure adrenaline.

Wolf’s hand managed to dig further into Earthly’s stomach. He pushed further, cutting through a few other organs. Earthly was getting a better taste of his own medicine, coughing out more blood the longer Wolf tore through his innards.

Digging through, Wolf finally got what he wanted. It was time to end this.

“Puto... This is for our master, for Crystal... AND FOR MY PUP!”

Wolf tightened his fist within Earthly’s body and he grabbed onto something. From afar you couldn’t see what he was grabbing but... Earthly only had a moment to scream before Wolf pulled out his spine.

He had literally yanked the entire thing out, ripping his chest wide open. Earthly’s head was still connected to the spinal cord as Wolf held it out to admit his work. It didn’t faze him that much of Earthly’s blood had spilled out and stained much of Wolf’s chest and pants. Squinting, he shook the spinal cord with the bastard’s head on top before throwing it away.

‘It’s over... Finally thank god...’

Wolf limped away as he passed you and Luna. You wanted to check his wounds, but Wolf told you there was one more thing to do.

Heading back to the living room, Wolf stared at his old mentor. By now, General Draco was hanging on by a thread as he looked up at his old student. His eyes showed he was ready for whatever kind of fate awaits him

Wolf leaned in close to his former master. “It’s over, Draco... The war is finally over.”

General Draco didn’t say anything as he’s already accepted this reality. One or the other would walk away in the end, up until now he just didn’t know who.

Wolf shook his head. “I really wish things could have been different,” he said, wondering how this would have played out if he chose another path in life.

Looking up at Wolf, Draco grabbed his arm. There was one more question he really needed to know. His daughter wasn’t the only casualty on the horrible night of her death.

“Wolf... Please answer me this. Were you the one who killed the overseer and his guards that fateful day?”

Wolf turned his head, which showed that it was true. He briefly explained that after he failed to save Crystal he at least wanted to try to save the innocent lives back in town.

Sadly, Operation Black Rose had already taken effect.

Before Wolf got into town, the overseer and his guards had already murdered everyone. The bodies littered the entire town, some piled up into homes ready to burn. Wolf was devastated and saw the overseer for the evil he truly was as well as the real reason he wanted the land vacated.

The diamond dog admitted that he went berserk and in a single day, murdered the overseer and his guards without any mercy. Once he was done... Wolf disappeared.

Hearing everything, Draco sighed as he figured it was Wolf who not only killed the overseer, but the guards who were trained in an advanced warframe.

Wolf apologized as he knew he should have gone to Draco, but the death of Crystal and those other innocent ponies, along with the overseer’s motives, had taken a toll on Wolf’s sanity. He left and went into seclusion from society. All he wanted now was his mentor’s forgiveness.

He tried to stand up but Draco angrily pulled him back down. “Where do you think you’re going, dog? Did you forget your training already?” He grabbed a pistol from behind and forced it into Wolf’s hands.

“You are a hunter and a hunter never stops until the mission is finished. So go ahead. Finish your plate.”

You stared intensely as Luna covered Night’s eyes in your place. Draco was right. Grabbing the pistol, Wolf cocked the slide back as one bullet was right in the chamber.

The general smiled as Wolf brought the gun to his head. “I would have approved of your love... I’m sorry too...”

Wolf closed his eyes as he pulled the trigger. A loud bang filled the room. What passed next was a long silence as you stared at the general’s corpse before looking at Wolf. Sadness and despair was obvious in his eyes as he stared at his old mentor.

“Wolf... Are... Are you going to be alright?” Granted it was a stupid question, but you had to know.

Wolf sighed, grabbed the photos and ring he showed to Draco and put them away.

“I don’t know...” he said, turning around to proceed towards the entrance.

You followed behind as you knew Wolf was in no condition to be moving right now. You were able to make it to the front before you stopped. Both you and Wolf heard a small clicking sound followed by some rapid beeping.

Wolf quickly turned around as what he saw attached to the door shocked him. Before entering he spotted a laser tripwire attached to some c4 as a counter measurement in case he tried to leave.

Without thinking, Wolf rushed back towards you, colliding with you as you both fell back. As you fell, the c4 went off.

In an instant, you and Wolf flew away from the blast. Luna covered herself and Night with a shield spell. After a short flight, you and Wolf collided against the hardwood floor and slid away. A high pitch ringing echoed your ears, as you remembered what it felt like to get blasted by an explosive.

‘Oh f#$k...’ you coughed as the air was filled with dust and your ears were still ringing. Luna rushed over once the dust settled and she and Night checked your wounds. Thankfully they were minor though but...

You turned to Wolf who lay several inches away from you. He had saved you again.

“Oh god, WOLF!” You rushed over. Most of his left side was alright despite his fight with Earthly. However once you moved him, you and Luna gasped.

Flipping him on his back, Wolf’s right arm... was completely gone leaving only a stub of what used to be his arm. His eye looked just as mangled as it hung out from his eye socket. Wolf coughed up some blood as he gasped for air.

He looked up with only one good eye. “A-a-are you... okay?” he asked through each breath. He coughed more blood as you and Luna tried to keep him conscious. Your wife had already gotten busy healing his wounds.

“Wolf, buddy, stay with me!” you tried to keep him conscious. He heard you and struggled to stay awake with his body aching all over. Blood pooled around as Luna tried to stop Wolf from losing any more.

“I’m just glad it’s over...” he gave a weak laugh. “It’s something I’ve wanted for a long time...” he gasps and coughs more blood.

Luna’s horn grew brighter. “Save your strength, Wolf. Please stay with us!” she begged trying to heal him with the best of her abilities.

Meanwhile, Nocturnal Night could only pray as her uncle looked to be in so much pain. She began to cry, willing to give just about anything she’s acquired in her young life for Wolf to live.

“Uncle Puppy... Please don’t go...” she begged, grabbing the only hand Wolf had left.

“I’m sorry, guys... For putting you through so much pain... My only wish is for you to live life to the fullest... And to see Crystal once again...”

You shook your head as tears welled up in your eyes. “You don’t have to be sorry you dumb dog. You’re our family, too. So please stay with us just a bit longer...”

Wolf laughed a bit.

“It’s great to be part of your family... I’m tired now...”

Wolf slowly slipped away as you tried your best to keep him conscious. He closed his only functioning eye and slumped in your arms.

“Wolf... Wolf, wake up...”

“Wolf please...” Luna began to cry.

“WOLF!!!!!”

*a few months later*

It took time to recover from that horrible war and there was so much that would never be the same again. In the aftermath of Earthly and General Draco’s deaths, you got to meet Wolf’s whole, as it was with the help of them and the agency that you were able to clean up this mess. The town had suffered so much but in the turn of events, no innocent lives were taken. But some of the guards, you learned, gave their lives and you made sure to give them each an honorable burial and to compensate their families for their service.

You did spend the next few weeks having to deal with the paparazzi and several reporters whose goal was practically to stir up trouble and make your situation already harder than it already wass. Some conspiracies had already begun to surface and you tried to keep the citizens from rioting. You had to explain to the media what transpired, leaving out several parts in the process.

Although you had to thank some followers and the citizens of Ponyville for helping when the paparazzi wanted to probe and poke more for that big scoop.

Of course, you also checked up on your lovers who you maintained a safe haven for during the entire fiasco. Not only did they get through this whole war without a scratch, but you had a new castle now thanks to that rainbow chest. The reporters returned and asked how the castle, which was now the tallest building in Ponyville, came to be and you left that for Twilight and her friends to answer. It was Twilight’s decision that the castle would act as the new headquarters of friendship, and with the friendship table in the center, they could monitor the kingdom and find those in Equestria with friendship tasks.

Your lovers were ecstatic on the new castle but it was short lived as one thing crossed all of their minds.

Werewolf Shard was still alive…

However... he was in a coma.

Luna, thanks to her magic, saved some of the major organs that were torn apart by Malik, but his wounds were so severe he flatlined twice when they got him into the hospital. The doctors were almost ready to pronounce him dead without your knowledge.

In fact, one nurse didn’t even bother to try and take Wolf’s condition seriously, saying, ‘I help ponies, not mutts’. Doctor Stable on the other hand, of course, refused to give up on the diamond dog who saved his life several times. It was a debt he could only try to repay, and vowed to save Wolf even if he had to do it himself. You, along with the few nurses who held respect for the debt Stable owed, joined in the process of saving Wolf’s life.

The surgery was successful. Thank god.

Despite being in a coma, you knew Wolf would pull through. You spent your breaks and days off to see him as the weeks passed by. During the time, Wolf had some other visitors.

The first two weeks you met with Wolf’s team who left their armor off as they sat beside their boss’ bed. You were honestly impressed by how many impressive figures served under the diamond dog. Each of them showed respect, bringing him flowers and other gifts. For example, the griffon who you learned was named Quick Silver brought in a bottle of scotch that Wolf could have the joy of downing when he woke up.

Doctor Stable has known Wolf for years, but he had his doubts that even if Wolf woke up he would be in a hurry to start drinking again after all the damage that’s been done to his body. Silver only scoffed and said that when it came to a fighter like Wolf, it wouldn’t be long before he emerged from this coma. The entire team knew that their diamond dog commander was too stubborn to let death take him.

You smiled as they went on their way, but promised to visit again next week. You wanted to give them some gifts, but you figured it could wait until later.

The second group of visitors were Wolf’s bandmates, who broke down crying at the state their lead singer was in. You asked when meeting them if they knew about Wolf’s past, and when they told you they didn’t, they had a hard time believing what you told them.

“Why didn’t he tell us?” Moonlit wondered as you all looked at Wolf’s peaceful expression.

You sighed. “Sometimes... To protect somepony you care about, you have to carry the burden until the time is right to pass it on to someone who’s ready to learn.”

You placed a hand on Moonlit and Lightning’s shoulders as you reassured them he would wake up.

They asked you to keep them updated on Wolf’s condition. A request that you were too happy to accept.

The third set of visitors was only three diamond dogs... You learned they were Wolf’s family.

It was a good shock since you never had the chance to meet Wolf’s relatives, nor had you ever seen a diamond dog like his mother. Her fur was light brown with a few spots of black fur and a few bits of white under her chin. She also had beautiful chocolate brown eyes that matched those of her son’s and was dressed in an evening gown for the visit. You turned to the other diamond dogs. One was another female with dark brown fur and patches of white on her face and arms. She wore a punk jacket along with a pair of clean jeans. The last member of the group looked almost exactly like a younger version of Wolf except his fur was black and white, one of his ears was flopped while the other stood straight.

“Oh mi bebé. Mi pequeño cachorro...” the mother cried, seeing her pup like this.

You stayed silent as you gave them their space.

The other female dog rushed over and slapped you. You just stood there and let it happen.

“Maldito bastardo! ¡Prometes proteger a todos y mi hermano está así por tu culpa!” she screamed.

“Mija please!” The elder diamond dog grabbed her daughter’s arm as she turned to face her mother. She flashed you one more glare before she walked back over to her brother’s bed.

“I’m so sorry for my daughter. She’s very close to her siblings and... she probably blames herself that Wolf is in the hospital.”

You let it go as you honestly believed you had the slap coming since you allowed the fight between Earthly and Wolf to get as bad as it did. The matron diamond dog was quick to comfort and assure you that you’ve been a good friend who Wolf has spoken highly of for years. Whenever he came home, he would talk a lot about you and how you wanted to help him change the entire world for the better.

“He’s so much like his papa. He wants to help change the minds that are against diamond dogs and even after being rejected so many times, he refuses to give up his strive to prove them wrong.”

You smiled, as that definitely sounded like Wolf. You then got to learn their names. Wolf’s mother’s name was Lavenda Shard. She was originally Lavenda Mojito, but she changed it after marrying their father. The daughter is Floración Shard or Bloom for short. She was the eldest of her siblings while Wolf was the middle pup, and the diamond dog still standing beside Lavenda was their younger brother, Spirit Shard.

You greeted them all and once again apologized for Wolf’s condition. Bloom and Spirit didn’t say anything, but their mother reassured you that she was just glad her son was alive. She knew this wasn’t the first time Wolf put himself in harm’s way for you and your loved ones.

Wolf, of course, had more relatives, but Lavenda pointed out that they wouldn’t be able to make it. The reasons why were up to her and the family. You didn’t pressure her as you knew that feeling. Even your supposed family tree was more complicated than you were willing to discuss.

It was then that your family joined in. Everyone had flowers for Wolf and some gifts for when he woke up. Naturally, the mares too were surprised at all these injuries and could only hope the surgery would be done soon.

It so rarely happened, but Pinkie’s mane went flat at seeing Wolf’s arm and eye gone. However, she perked back up in only two minutes, knowing that the diamond dog wouldn’t have wanted her to be sad. Your lovers all gave Wolf’s mother their sincere condolences for her son’s coma. Lavenda thanked you all and made it clear that she didn’t intend to hold a grudge against you after you promised her you would take care of Wolf when he pulled through. Night, her siblings, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders came up to take turns hugging the dog — they were young, but they still knew that Wolf had done so much to protect their families and their home.

The rest of your family joined in, shocking Lavenda by just how many loyal and caring companions Wolf has made. Bloom finally smiled, as she figured her brother had achieved his goal.

While your lovers, foals, and the CMC enjoyed each other’s company you couldn’t help but watch as they talked with Wolf’s family. Rarity could recognize a fellow fashionista when she saw one, and was quick to ask Wolf’s mother and sister what kind of fashion was their specialty.

Bloom’s style was punk or cultural as her mother originated from Mexicolt. In fact, Lavenda was a coyote-type diamond dog. Having learned that, you gave the diamond dog matriarch another look and you could see the resemblance compared to Wolf’s husky features. Although Wolf had inherited some of his mother’s coyote features.

Learning a bit more about Wolf’s family heritage, you did break away to turn to the CMC and your foals talking to Wolf’s younger brother who still hadn’t said much. Your little ones and Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were growing well acquainted with the reserved diamond dog, but... Apple Bloom just stared at Spirit.

You didn’t know what was going on and even her friends got confused at the way their friend was staring at Wolf’s brother.

“Yo, Apple Bloom? You okay?” Scootaloo asked as Sweetie Belle waved a hand over her face. From the way Apple Bloom then blushed and looked away, you could guess what was going on. If your hunch was right, you’d be seeing hearts swirling around AB’s head if this were a cartoon.

‘Oh god... Either I’m nuts or AB and Wolf’s baby brother have a crush on each other.’

You smiled as everyone, despite Wolf’s predicament, tried their hardest to enjoy the day in that tiny hospital room. In spite of how slim the chances were, you all knew that Wolf would come back to you all.

After the eventful visit, your family left the next day. When you came to see Wolf the next day, you saw that he had two new visitors. Both of them were mares and you knew who they were. One was Bonbon, who you’ve already known for years, but you didn’t know the other mare. She has a beautiful light blue coat and a dark curly mane with two color streaks down to her ponytail.

She sat close to Wolf so she could hold his remaining hand. She had gotten so caught up in the moment that she didn’t notice until now that she failed to introduce herself.

“My apologies... I’m just... I’m just glad he’s alive...” She wiped her tears away as she presented herself.

There, you learned her name was Coloratura but her friends called her Rara for short. It was a fuzzy memory, but you remembered that Applejack once mentioned that she had an old friend named Rara and wondered if this was the same pony.

You asked both mares how well they knew Wolf. Rara, you learned that in her youth, she had kept in touch with Wolf all the way to adulthood. To Rara he was the only male friend who saw her and helped her pursue her dreams even though so many other ponies were always looking down on him. Now, she wanted to be there for Wolf.

Bon Bon, on the other hand, told you that she was once Wolf’s marefriend before Crystal came into the picture. She had to break up with him, but there were no hard feelings. Even though their romantic history has already ended, she still cared deeply for Wolf and felt guilty that she let him face Draco and Earthly by himself. She could only hope he would pull through and wake up soon.

After leaving the hospital, you almost forgot how one more pony or better yet a familiar draconequus had visited Wolf. You weren’t sure what to do with Eris after her betrayal. Granted she did save you all in the end, but at the same time she caused a lot of trouble joining Tirek’s army and helping them almost enslave all of Equestria. The punishments were severe, as some of the locals had suggested turning her back into stone. However after a few days of trial, you came to an agreement to keep her under house arrest for now.

Although you, too, were skeptical about letting Eris go after her role in the war, Fluttershy was willing to keep an eye on her while she was serving her sentence.

You finished recalling the events of the last few months as you made it a routine. Bringing in some new flowers for Wolf, you walked towards his room but you were forced to stop when you saw two guards blocking the door.

“Please step aside,” you told them, and they did so without a word.

You entered the room as the guards shut the door behind you. Once you were inside you saw a tall mare dressed in a black suit. She stood over Wolf’s bed, which was now empty; nobody told you that he woke up, let alone been discharged.

“I always knew I would get to meet you...” The mare tapped her fingers against the small clipboard before tossing on top of it. “Just never expected the meeting would take place after my best agent got so close to death’s door.”

She walked over and lowered her head. “My apologies for the confusion. My name is Rivine de Laurentiis. I’m the overseer of the paranormal and paradox agency.”

“The overseer?” you wondered, as you easily remembered how Wolf said he had killed an overseer before.

She let out a small sigh. ‘So it’s true... Wow...’ She kept her shock in her head.

"So what exactly are you here for and where’s Wolf?” you asked, wondering why the overseer was here. To you, her visit wasn’t a good sign. After all, a lot had happened in the last couple of months.

Rivine raised her hands out and waved them downward. “Calm... I’m not here to stir up a fight. Wolf just woke up...”

You nearly jumped when you heard that. “WHAT?! WHEN?! WHERE IS HE!?” you shouted, wanting answers.

She stopped you from advancing so she could explain. Wolf woke up last night and had contacted her about his awakening. She then told you that she had worked with Wolf before she became an overseer, but 8 years ago Wolf had disappeared that night the last overseer had died along with the massacre of the townsfolk.

If that was the case, you asked if she knew of the true intentions that the previous overseer had executed. Rivine had heard of the Black Rose incident, but at the time she had no idea of her last boss’ intentions.

You stayed silent as Rivine believed Wolf was the one who executed the overseer but had no control of what happened to him afterwards. She also had no clue as to where Wolf went. She only got word of Wolf’s resurface when you came to Equestria. Why Wolf returned was still a mystery, as he has become your friend and more or less your bodyguard among the shadows.

Rivine leaned in close, examining your features. “It still puzzles me why Wolf is so fixated on protecting you,” she said, but you yourself couldn’t give her an answer.

However, you did at least voice your goal. One that you shared with Wolf. You told Rivine that you wanted to change this world for the greater good and bring in a new era of peace and prosperity. You also made it your mission to stop Grogar’s advance and stick the dagger deeper into his chest.

Rivine smiled as removing her sunglasses, revealing two beautiful amber eyes. “Then we have a common goal. Let’s work together and make sure that bastard doesn’t see the light of day.”

You were still skeptical of trusting others who tended to hide the truth and use deceit, including the fact the agency had committed mass murder to a town but... you could sense that Rivine really did have respect and care for those she’s sworn to protect.

You did agree with her but you also warned her that the moment she and her agency try anything to jeopardize a town like Black Rose, she’ll have another enemy to deal with. Ravine gave you her word and you accepted her help with a firm handshake.

You asked again about Wolf’s disappearance. Rivine shook her head. She had no knowledge of where Wolf went. The only thing she had learned was that he was last spotted in a pegasus carriage, flying off away from the hospital.

‘Carriage?’ you contemplated where Wolf would be going if he’s using one. A few ideas came to mind, however, one stood out from the rest.

You had one last question for the overseer, as you probably knew where Wolf had gone.

*a few hours later*

It was a long ride but you finally arrived. A few miles away from town was a large cemetery which housed many tombstones of residents that either have no home or lost their homes from war or poverty.

A groundskeeper who was raking some leaves from a few of the graves stopped as you came close. You asked if he had seen a diamond dog and he nodded and pointed towards a hill.

“Be gentle with him. He looks like a lost soul among the dead,” he warned.

You saw a lone figure sitting on top of the hill and cautiously walked towards the hill. The climb was a bit steep, but you managed to make it to the top.

There, Wolf was still dressed in his hospital gown as one arm was stapled up due to his missing limb. He sat in front of a lone grave stone as you spotted some smoke floating. Despite the Doctor Stable’s protest, Wolf had gone back to smoking his favorite brand of cigarettes.

You took a seat beside Wolf as the diamond dog blew another puff of smoke from his nose. Looking at his front, his right eye was covered in bandages and his remaining eye looked completely empty.

He kept his gaze on the lone tombstone as you finally turned to see what he was staring at. The tombstone was a regular tombstone with a metal plate and some carvings of angel wings and a halo over the plate.

The nameplate said:

The last part was scratched in as you turned back to Wolf.

“She told me it was a colt pup and she always wanted to name him Hercules.”

Wolf chuckled but then coughed a bit. “He would have been a teen by now... 14 years old that I will never get to spend with him.”

You stayed silent at first, but since you were on the topic of foals you brought up how Night and your foals have been coming twice a week to see him. Night, in particular, has looked up to Wolf like a second father figure and now wanted to protect him just like he’s always protected her.

Wolf laughed and tossed some ashes to the side. “I figured as much. She’s so much like you. Like father, like daughter,” he smiled, but only for a second.

“I’m sorry... I’m so sorry for putting you and your family in such danger. And especially for making your foal witness such violence at such a young age.”

You should be mad at Wolf for what your daughter had seen, however, you know Wolf’s intentions are with reason. Even though the general learned the truth, you didn’t know how long before you could let his actions go. But for now, you were just glad your eldest foal was safe and has been wanting to see Wolf wake up for a while along with the rest of your family.

Wolf was taken aback as he couldn’t understand why you were all so worried despite everything that’s happened. He knew it was his fault and if he had taken action sooner, Black Rose wouldn’t have gotten this far.

“Why though?” Wolf took a drag from his cigarette and held it before exhaling the smoke. “After all the shit you went through in a single day, why would you even bother thinking about me?”

You nodded. “Wolf, perhaps you’ve forgotten, but you are a part of this whacky family of ours. Blood ties don’t matter; you being there for us whenever we need you shows that you’re more than just a friend.”

You both stay silent as you stare at the grave. Finally after a few seconds, Wolf finally spoke.

“You know, I hate to admit it... but there were times I tried to end everything. I’m just... I’m just so tired... Always tired...” Wolf took another drag from his cigarette.

“I thought...” He exhaled the smoke. “I thought after everything I could finally rest and... see Crystal again. But it seems fate keeps failing to claim my soul regardless of how many times I visit death row.”

Wolf slowly reached into his back pocket and you wondered what was up to. Your heart skipped a beat as to what Wolf pulled out.

“Let’s see if my luck is that special,” he said as he produced a revolver.

You shook your head. “Wolf... please don’t... This... This isn’t right...” you called out as you tried to take it away, only for Wolf to slap your hand.

“Let me do this... I’ve been wondering if my time is close or if I’m still up to continuing this life.”

He gave you a pleading look and you lost the will to argue. Wolf has been through so much, but this could be his chance for peace. You held back as your heart raced. Watching him feed a single bullet into the cylinder chamber, Wolf spun it before putting it back and pulling the hammer on the gun back

The air around grew heavy and your throat grew dry with worry. Wolf held the revolver to his temple and slowly closed his eyes.

“Voya con dios...” he whispered before pulling the trigger.

Your own eyes were closed as you feared for the worst. Your mind was filled with many memories and reasons to stop this, but your body just stayed frozen.

All you heard... was a small click.

You slowly opened your eyes as you turned to Wolf who looked just as confused as you. Pulling the gun away, Wolf held the revolver away as he checked the chamber. The single round in the 6 round chamber was on the far bottom.

Wolf’s eyes welled up. “What the Tartarus. Why... Why must I continue? Why can’t I finally see my sweet Crystal?” Wolf’s eyes filled with tears as he questioned why he was still standing.

“Because I doubt she would’ve wanted you to give up on living.”

Wolf stayed silent as you began to explain.

“Wolf... I believe she wants you to finally find happiness. Even if she’s gone she’ll never truly rest until she knows you will find your happiness again.” You patted Wolf’s shoulder. “I believe she can see the many friends and family you’ve made over the years and the bright smiles you brought whenever you played your songs.”

You told Wolf how everyone wanted him to live not just for himself, but to learn how to find peace again. So many friendly faces from Wolf’s team to some of the most powerful figures you knew including King Leo, Amira’s family and even Celestia and Luna’s own parents had visited him while he slept. You also mentioned the two particularly special ponies who’ve been coming to the hospital every day.

Wolf was a bit surprised when you mentioned Bon Bon and Rara, and he looked at the gun and loosened his grip. You didn’t notice as from behind the groundskeeper had listened in and stood behind the dog. He picked the perfect moment to reach and pull the revolver away, and you and Wolf turned to the groundskeeper who held the gun.

“You should listen to your friend. He's right about one thing.” He turned to the grave. “She wouldn’t approve of you giving up on her grave.”

The gravekeeper walked back as he pocketed the object. Wolf didn’t protest and you comforted the diamond dog by patting him on the shoulder as he let his feelings out at last. You’ve never seen a dog cry before and Wolf even howled at the sky a few times.

A few heartbreaking minutes later, Wolf finally stopped howling and wiped his remaining tears. He let out a few chuckles as he reached out and placed a hand on the name of the grave.

“She really is that special. If not for her, my heart would forever be buried in darkness. You can tell from the photos you saw that I wasn’t always how I am now.”

You chuckled. “Yeah, you looked like Jade Star after 10 days of nonstop training,” you admitted.

The two of you shared another laugh and took the chance to relax. As you settled down something came to mind as you remembered a question you’ve been waiting to ask since the fight ended.

“Wolf... They say you left for a while after her passing... Why did you come back?”

Wolf finished his cigarette as he took a deep inhale before exhaling it all out.

“I’ve been wondering about that myself, but... somehow deep down... I felt like I had to protect you. Some kind of undesirable urge to make sure you all were out of harm’s way.”

Wolf waved his hand out. “I can’t explain how or why. Maybe it’s like a dog and owner thing, or maybe somehow I feel like we both would be best friends and partners in keeping this world safe. One thing’s for sure... I don’t regret it. I’m glad we met and became friends and I’m sure you feel the same.”

You smiled back as you patted his shoulder again. “You know damn well I do.”

You looked at your watch and realized how much time you and Wolf had spent talking. You figured it was time to head back, but Wolf wished to stay a few more minutes to say his goodbyes. You gave him his space as he sat on his knees and lowered his head on the gravestone.

The groundskeeper, who saw everything, handed you the revolver with a smile. “I’m glad... Every life is precious and for what your friend has gone through, I’m most relieved he’s considering this a second chance to find solace. The dead are already at peace. But they always want to make sure those they leave behind find theirs before they finally rest.”

You were all in agreement and smiling. The groundskeeper left as you turned to watch Wolf give his goodbyes to Crystal and his pup. Admittedly you never believed in the afterlife back home, but after landing in Equestria it became clear and you swore you saw something hovering over Wolf.

It looked like a figure in a white cloak figure glowing as it wrapped the diamond dog in its loving embrace. Wolf smiled as he felt a sense of calm and warmth that only one pony that ever made him feel like this

“I’ll never stop praying for your happiness...” Crystal shed a tear as she hugged Wolf in her tight embrace before disappearing into several small light particles.

Standing back up, Wolf maintained his smile and patted the gravestone and smiled. “See you again... mi amor...”

Wolf returned to your side and you made your way back to the hospital.

*a couple days later*

It couldn’t be helped that in the end, you had to make do with a late Hearth’s Warming Eve celebration. It was worth it, though. After all, neither you nor anypony else in Equestria would be celebrating Hearth’s Warming Eve ever again if either Tirek or the Black Rose terrorists had their way.

Exact dates and late celebrations didn’t matter. With a hot cup of cider, you looked down from your window at the citizens of Ponyville who had long come out of hiding. It wasn’t time for Winter Wrap Up yet, so the pegasi hadn’t cleared away the snow clouds. This played a good role in retaining the holiday spirit and you watched some young foals play around in the snow.

“HEY HUMMY-WUMMY!” the bottomless ball of energy known as Pinkie Pie yelled as she popped up out of nowhere, almost making you choke on your cider. “What are you doing moping around?! The party’s downstairs!”

She grabbed your arm and you spilled your cider as your coughing self was dragged downstairs. Losing your drink while being forced downstairs, you were able to stand up as everyone stared at you.

“Pinkie, please remember to be gentle. You’re going to rip my arm off if you keep it up.” You rubbed your shoulder as Pinkie giggled.

“Sorry hummy-wummy. I keep forgetting my alicorn strength.” She tapped her head as everyone went on with the party. You reached out to a lot of friends for this celebration, but you honestly feared some of them wouldn’t make it.

The author just got a kick out of proving you wrong. In just a few days, King Leo and the Aquastrian family made it to Ponyville, and your spine was pushed to the limit again by Leo’s loving embrace. Then came Amira’s brothers and sisters. King Bariq acknowledged how Wolf fought for Saddle Arabia when Nero attacked and brought some of the desert kingdom’s finest tobacco for the diamond dog to enjoy when he woke up. Fancy Pants and Fleur, along with their son, Fleur de Saint, joined in as they brought some of their special spice wine for the occasion. To wrap it up, Wolf’s family had returned to town and brought some of their homemade Mexicolt cooking.

Everyone’s ears stood up when they heard Wolf’s name, and that became the topic as everyone turned to you.

“Hey human, are you okay as of late?” Bariq asked, wondering about your condition.

You reassured them all that you were alright and told them how you went to see Wolf earlier this week.

“Well, how is he?” Fancy Pants asked.

You shared the details of Wolf’s condition and recovery with everyone. Of course, you left out the irony about how he’s gone back to his smoking habits.

As for you, you had your own heavy wounds, including being forced to rip your wings off. It was disheartening when the doctors told you that your wings couldn’t be saved, due to the method of separation. There were some cases where wings could be reattached, but you had waited too long to try it. You were now permanently grounded.

King Cosmos sympathized with you and came over to touch your shoulder. Then what he told you was another good shock. While, physically, your wings were gone, he made sure they weren’t completely destroyed.

It was revealed that when you had accepted the wings from your mother, King Cosmos had programmed a fail safe to keep the wings close to your heart.

So to do so he not only attached it to your physical form but spiritual form as well.

Even though you’ve survived many hardships, you were still a novice compared to Celestia, Luna and their parents, but Cosmos decided to give you a demonstration. You closed your eyes as the ruler of the universe helped you to channel the magic for your wings. You paid attention to his every instruction and imagined a new and even mightier pair of wings on your back.

It took a few minutes before everyone’s gasps and awe caught your attention. Opening your eyes, you raised your eyebrow as you wondered what they were all staring at...

You finally noticed as a pair of silver outline feathers hovered beside you. You traced the wings from top to bottom and couldn’t stop yourself from taking off into the air.

“How convenient it is that I installed that fail-safe all those centuries ago...” Cosmos smiled, watching you from below. Your lovers, pegasi friends, and a few of your foals joined you as you swirled around.

However, the magic only lasted for a few seconds before you felt your new wings slowly lose focus. You braced yourself as your wings disappeared and left behind a few light feathers. You landed on your feet as you straightened up.

“Heh. It seems you need to train yourself more in your magic, dear. The more you train the longer and easier it’ll be to use your wings,” Queen Galaxia chimed in.

You thanked them for everything and continued on with the party. Everyone was having so much fun as you enjoyed the time that you had missed after such a scary attack in your own homeland.

After a few hours it was time to open presents. You knew it was a bit late, but the little ones didn’t mind as they were happy to at least celebrate. You promised your foals that next time you would be more careful so you could all celebrate on time.

They were all smiling and you could breathe a sigh of relief that you got through another crazy year. You hoped that the new year would be better as the last of the gifts were being opened.

As everyone tore through their presents, you spotted Night sitting by herself as she hugged her little moon plush. While the other foals had begun playing with their toys, their big sister here hadn’t gotten through all her presents yet.

“Night honey, what’s wrong?” you asked, wondering why she stopped opening her gifts.

Night frowned as she looked at her new plush. “I wish Uncle Wolfie would hurry...”

You were frowning a bit on the outside, but you were actually holding back a big smile since you had another surprise for both Night and everyone else attending the party. That smile finally broke through when you heard the doorbell and went over to answer it.

You were greeted by a few large presents in your view.

“Hey! Hope I didn’t miss the party!” a familiar voice echoed behind the gifts. From behind the wall of presents, you saw Wolf’s face as he smiled at you.

As you let him in and helped him with the presents, Night, who heard Wolf, immediately began to tear up. Once he was inside, she took off at full speed and almost knocked Wolf off his feet as she hugged him.

“UNCLE!” she cried out as Wolf returned the embrace.

“Hey, Mija. Yep, Uncle Wolf is back,” he hugged her tight.

You joined in the hug and before long, everyone else was coming over to hug Wolf.

“DARLING! Oh darling, you’re back!” Rarity cried.

“Y’all gave us quite a scare, sonny!” Granny Smith joined in. By this point, she had reverted back to her elderly form.

“Ha! Death hasn’t laid claim to you yet. Figured as much for a Shard family member,” Shining Armor said, evidently impressed with Wolf. The diamond dog knew it was a challenge.

“If you want to tussle, Shining, let’s take it outside,” Wolf urged after getting the message.

You stepped in. “Wolf, not to be rude but I don’t think you’re in the state for another fight right now.”

Wolf laughed as pulled off his jacket. “Don’t worry, I got this.” Removing his jacket, you and everyone else stared in shock as Wolf sported something new. Right where the original used to be was a new mechanical arm. It was a sleek black with several runes etched into it as they reached down to the palm.

The metal arm looked highly advanced as you figure this was state of the art in engineering. You’ve seen a few future movies where some people had a few cybernetic limbs and attachments but it was much more impressive to see a real life example.

“I have the agency to thank for this,” Wolf said, flexing the prosthetic. Even he, who’s worked with the agency for years, was impressed by how they even etched into the daratanium metal runes to give him a few unique abilities. Wolf added that later on they ended up reinstating him back into the agency.

His badge and his license were restored, and this new arm was a token of gratitude for saving the royals of Equestria.

You were all amazed at how advanced Wolf’s new arm was as he showed it off. Though an idea did come to mind.

“So Wolf, what about your eye? They weren’t advanced enough to fix it or replace it with some kind of cyber eye?” you asked.

Wolf touched his eyepatch and sighed. “Nah, I... I refused to have it replaced. I actually prefer it this way.”

You frowned. You realized Wolf must still be feeling some guilt deep down inside and looking at his eyepatch, you wondered if it was to serve as a reminder of the times he’s pushed others away.

You didn’t pressure him to be more specific. You were just glad he was safe and sound.

At least for the moment.

“Oh, my puppy!” Lavenda hugged her son, happy to see him back on his feet. Hugging his mother, his baby brother joined, but for some reason Wolf’s sister, Bloom, wasn’t acting as affectionate.

“Hermana vamos a abraza-” Wolf began, only to dodge as a large pair of scissors nearly got him in his last good eye. “S-s-sister?” Wolf trembled as Bloom’s body let off a sinister purple glow. Everyone including you took a step back as Bloom slowly approached Wolf.

“Idiota! Idiota tienes mucho valor perro tonto!” she seethed.

“Ah! Hermana lo que hago esta vez?!” Wolf screamed out, desperate to know what he did wrong. He had just checked out of the hospital and his crazy sister was threatening to send him back or worse.

Bloom got up to Wolf’s face and furiously poked his cheek. “ARE YOU SERIOUS YOU MANGY DOG?! YOU FORGOT TO MENTION YOU JOINED THE ARMY OF A SECRET ORGANIZATION AND KEPT THIS SECRET SECOND LIFE FROM YOUR OWN FAMILY AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, YOU ALMOST DIED FROM A WAR WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT TILL AFTERWARDS!” she furiously poked Wolf’s cheek with every few words.

“YOU DON’T GET TO DIE SO EASILY YOU MANGY IDIOT! MAYBE IF YOU WEREN’T SUCH A DUMBASS AND TOOK THE LIBERTY OF GOT HELP WHEN YOU ACTUALLY NEEDED IT, YOU WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN IN THAT HOSPITAL IN THE FIRST PLACE!”

“But I-” Wolf finally made an effort to argue with his sister, but his eyes went wide when she made her next move.

“NOBODY GETS TO KILL YOU BUT ME!” She quickly pulled out two large scissors and began swiping at him. Wolf immediately ran out as Bloom gave chase.

You and your loved ones watched in awe as Wolf ran from his murderous sister. To make it a tad scarier, Lavenda smiled and laughed a little.

“As you can all see, they have an issue to work out.”

You gulped as Bloom didn’t miss a beat as Wolf had to hold up his vulnerable tail as he ran for his life.

After a few minutes you managed to calm Bloom down with some of the best sweets prepared by Pinkie Pie as the party continued through the night.

Night and Wolf sat close together on the sofa as your eldest daughter showed the latter her new plushie. Watching them smile and laugh, a thought came to mind.

You remembered your foal’s future self. She really went through hell from what happened after your death and suffered to find a way to return to the past.

Oh, what you would give to know what Night was doing 10 years from now.

*future Night’s POV*

Darkness floated around as Night struggled to break free. It felt like she was suffocating as the darkness engulfed more of her limbs and her bottom torso.

She tried to scream but no words would form as she tried to break free. She reached out hoping for someone to help her before a bright light began to shine through.

The darkness around her evaporated as she floated towards the light. She covered her eyes as she couldn’t handle the bright illumination. Temporarily blinded, a variety of images flashed in front of her. Some of them were pieces of her life, others were different.

She tried to piece the images, but she couldn’t tell what was real and what was fiction.

The last image, her teary father in his younger years, was in view before she finally woke up covered in sweat. She gasped for air as she stared straight wide eyed in fear. She slowly regained her normal rhythm as she wiped the sweat from her brow.

Once the panting slowly came to a stop, she gripped her head as it was hit with several more flashes. Luckily, the pain only lasted for a few seconds.

After a swift recovery, she scanned her surroundings and it seemed like it was her own room. The same room she grew up in and personally decorated it to her liking over the years.

On the right side of the room included her small makeup mirror, and dresser, not to mention her favorite couch where the guitar that her uncle got for her. To add to the music theme, there were various rock band and movie posters, and her school supplies scattered on top of her desk.

The left side was her work area, as several bookshelves and various fabrics and containers of stuffing were shelved. There was another desk with a sewing machine that her Aunt Rarity gave to her and beside the desk were the many plush toys she’s made over the years

It was with her love of stuffed animals and Rarity’s guidance that she found her passion in sewing stuffed toys and earned her cutie mark. A teddy bear hugging a crescent moon. She remembered how her daddy was so proud of her finding her cutie mark that he almost embarrassed her by telling everyone they knew. Thankfully her mother stopped him before the damage was done.

Looking at her lavish moon decorated blanket, she turned to the two large windows beside her back board. She got up from her covers and opened the curtains to the outside world.

She at first was blinded by the bright sun but her vision returned in only a few seconds and she looked out the window.

Her home of Ponyville had changed for the better as the town had grown large with many species all coming together to live in peace and harmony. A dream that many ponies claimed was feeble was now an achievement that her father had put his sweat, blood and tears to make.

She saw many griffons and pegasus fly alongside each other as the streets were bright with color and smiling faces. She looked further to see a group of mixed races of ponies, diamond dogs, minotaur and even a few fox folks from Japony playing a soccer game as a small couple of mares walked by with shopping bags and laughter.

Smiling, she looked down as she saw several familiar faces walk towards the front gate of her home, each holding a small gift as the guards let them in. She opened the window and got their attention with a wave. Her friends all look up to wave back and call out to her.

“Hey, Night! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” one of her friends called out.

As Night waved at her friends she heard the door open.

“Princess Night? Are you awake?” a voice echoed as the door opened.

Night turned around and smiled at the familiar maid entering her room. Maidenline, who had been taking care of her since she was born, has grown a bit older but she was still the head maid of the household.

The young princess recalled some of the flashes, but she still didn’t know if they were real or not. She rushed over and hugged Maidenline tight, causing the older mare to open her mouth out of confusion from the sudden hug attack.

“With all due respect Your Majesty, what’s this all about?” Maidenline asked. Suffice it to say, this was new.

“Sorry, it’s just... I’m glad to see you, is all...” Night smiled and let Maidenline go.

Maidenline returned the smile as she dusted out the wrinkles in her uniform. “Well, I’m glad you’re feeling cheerful on your birthday, Your Highness.”

Night thanked her before asking, “Um... Where are Mother and Father?”

Maidenline pointed out towards the hall. “Queen Luna, I know, is with Cherry in the kitchen while your siblings are helping to decorate the living room. I haven’t seen your father this morning, though. Perhaps your mother knows.”

Night thanked Maidenline again as the head maid left her alone to get ready for the party. After a quick shower and change of clothes, Night made her way down to the living room.

Looking down from the second floor balcony she sees her siblings all older now while her baby siblings were old enough to now make some decisions. They weren’t the brightest bulbs though.

Night saw the sun twins both trying to set up the decorations. However, Serenity the eldest of the two was standing on her brother’s shoulders as they tried to put the streamers on the curtains. Solar, sadly, was struggling to stand still as his sister tried to hang the decorations. Evidently both of them have forgotten they could fly.

Her other siblings Chocolate Cake, Sonic, Radiant Gem and Emerald Slate sat on the couch with their electronic devices while Zodiac and Sunny Peach read a few comic books together. This was a mere handful of the number of siblings Night’s father had sired for her over the years.

“So who’s going to tell them they have wings?” Chocolate asked, wondering how long till the two finally realized they have wing appendages.

“Let them figure it out. It’s funnier that way.” Sonic messed with his PonyBoy Advance, as he took a few glaces hoping to catch the moment. Of course, he and the rest of the distracted youths put their devices away when they noticed their big sister walk into the living room.

“HEY, SIS! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” Chocolate shouted, waving to his older sister.

That caused the twins who were almost finished to finally tumble down in a pile. Serenity landing on her brother's stomach as some colorful streamers land on both.

“Told you,” Sonic laughed as Emerald grumbled and forked some of his allowance over to his sister.

Night walked down and thanked her siblings. After a few hugs, her mother entered the living room.

Night has always hoped to grow up to be as strong and beautiful as her mother. Alicorns tended to age very slowly, and even with the small gray streaks in her mane, Luna looked as amazing as she did on the day she gave birth to Night.

“Look at you, my little moon. All grown up.” Luna hugged her daughter tight. “Now that you’re an adult, you’d best not go overboard with the drinking,” she warned — Night has been waiting to have her first real sip of alcohol.

With these mysterious memory flashes, Night, of all ponies, almost forgot that today was her 18th birthday.

“Thank you, Mother.” Her smile grew wider as the front door opened to make way for the rest of her large and crazy family.

Her honorary aunts, the mane 6, came in sporting their new alicorn looks. Some of them were holding presents while carrying more of Night’s siblings at the same time. Her father had really dedicated himself into making sure each of the mane 6 became a blessed mother; Night bent down as her beloved brothers and sisters raised over to tell her happy birthday. Her aunts and uncles got their turn afterwards. This included Spike and Midnight, who were married and expecting their first foal, as well as Big Mac and his own lover. Next up were Night’s longtime friends, Fleur de Saint with his parents, and another young stallion named Rusty. Out of all the friends Night had, Saint and Rusty had stuck by her when she needed them the most.

As more and more friends and family members arrived, Night saw that one face had failed to show up today.

“Excuse me, Mother... Where are Father and Uncle?” Here on her special day, it was natural that she wanted to know where the two father figures who raised her were.

Luna turned to Night with a finger pressed to her chin.

“Your uncle is on his way. I know that much. As for your father, I think he’s still in his office.”

Night didn’t say anything else, but rushed in the direction of her father’s office. All the party guests watched with confusion as to the sudden jolt the birthday mare just did.

“What’s gotten into her all of a sudden?” Celestia, who came out of the kitchen in time to see her niece rush off, asked. Nopony could answer her, though.

Rushing to her father’s office, Night stopped and took a deep breath. She slowly reached down and grabbed the knob and opened the door.

Halfway inside, she heard someone writing inside as she slowly opened the door all the way. She let out a nice gasp at the sight.

You sat at your desk wearing a well groomed tailor suit as you wrote and filed some documents you were inappropriately given today when you had clearly informed your advisor you wanted nothing to disturb you on this important day. Sadly with the information given through one ear out the other, you could only hope to finish before the party started.

Night walked over as you finally noticed you had company.

Looking up, Night could see you had aged as well, as already your hair had gained a few white streaks, but your face still looked young and more chisel. In fact, with the beard and mustache, you were given a more royal look.

You stood up from your seat ignoring the paperwork as you walked around your desk and raised both arms out to your eldest pride and joy.

“Happy birthday, my sweet lil star...” you said, on the verge of crying. One look at that bright smile on your face was all Night needed to hug you tightly, and you held onto the embrace.

“You’re officially an adult, darling. I’m sorry for not coming down for breakfast, but my idiot advisor disregarded my order and brought in some documents to read and sign anyway.”

Night didn’t say anything, but continued to hug you tightly. Just like Maidenline, you were a bit confused as you had never seen this side of your eldest for a long time. You were about to speak up before Night lifted her head to reveal her teary eyes and bright smile.

You, of course, loved to see your foals smile, but the tears caused a few alarms to go off. “Honey... what’s wrong?” you asked. You didn’t want anything to be bothering her on her special day.

Night shook her head and wiped the tears away. “Nothing, Father... I’m just glad to see you today... I don't know... I don’t know what I would do without you...”

Your worries eased up a little when you heard that and you patted her head. “Don’t worry about that, my lil star. I know you would be just fine if I were gone. You’re so much stronger than you make yourself out to be.” you admitted.

Night looked into your eyes. “How am I stronger? I mean yeah, I’m physically stronger, but-”

You stopped her right there. Holding your hand out, you leaned back against your desk. “I know. Remember back when you were young and I took you and your siblings to the park with Hehwuti and the pups?”

Night nodded. “Parts of it, Father.”

“Do you remember when you were climbing up that big tree and suddenly you fell to the ground?”

It was a memory that still hurt Night whenever it came back to her. You laughed for a second.

“Even at that young age, you proved how strong you were. You have your mother’s alicorn blood and you didn’t even cry from the crash. Moreover, you have my strong determination to fight for what's right regardless of what others will say” You put both hands on your daughter’s shoulders, admiring just how much she’s grown. “I couldn’t be prouder, Night.”

You wrapped your arms around her again. It didn’t matter to you how long you and your daughter spent in each other’s embrace, but you did pull away as Cherry came in to make a small but effective announcement.

“I hope I’m not interrupting anything, but Mister Wolf and his family have just arrived.”

Hearing this, you could only groan as it was about to get crazy. Night had nothing to restrain her as she rushed downstairs to see her uncle.

You followed suit and wondered what the wild dog brought with him this time.

Coming downstairs, Night saw her uncle talking with Fancy Pants and King Leo who all turned to see the young princess looking down at them.

"MIJA! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Wolf shouted out as Night flew over and hugged her uncle.

Wolf had some age on him now and the sudden hug almost made him lose balance. He managed to catch himself as Night wrapped her arms around him, simply ecstatic to see her second father figure again.

“Whoa Mija! Easy there!” Wolf laughed as he then pulled out the long gift he had in his hand and gave it to her.

“Instead of breaking your uncle, why not open your gift instead?” you joked as you came down.

Wolf held out his gift to the birthday princess and Night thanked him and opened it up. You swore that the present sounded metallic almost like a case as Night tore it open.

It turned out you were right about the metal sound as when Night removed the wrapping, you could see a long metal case.

“Wolf... you didn’t...” you almost protested.

Night opened the case and got all giddy by what was inside.

Night’s present... was a lever action rifle.

“YES! YES! YES! YES!” Night pulled out the rifle (unloaded for now) and saw how well made it was. It was a sleek design with black and white colors and a purple stocking as her own cutie mark was stamped in the side. It also came with a strange muzzle end as a strap finished connecting from the stock and barrel.

“THANK YOU! THANK YOU UNCLE! I LOVE IT!” Night barely stopped herself from bouncing in excitement like Pinkie Pie. On the contrary, you were almost petrified as Night held out the rifle for everyone to see.

“YOU GAVE MY DAUGHTER A SHOTGUN?!” you screamed out into Wolf’s ear. Wolf, however, remained perfectly calm.

“She’s grown into a big mare now, Sire. She’ll naturally need a big mare toy. We both knew this day would come.”

Part of you wanted to strangle the dog so badly, but he did have a point. Even now you had to be reminded that she wasn’t a defenseless little filly anymore. Plus she knew how to use weapons thanks to Wolf, who had been training her and some of her family members in firearms.

After showing off her new rifle to the rest of the family, Night rushed over and hugged Wolf again. “Thank you so much uncle! This is truly an amazing gift!”

Shoving away your overprotection, you smiled as the party was just getting started and you all went back to your fun... Though it was cut short as the sound of horns blew from outside.

‘Oh, great...’ you thought, rolling your eyes. Suffice it to say, the new arrival had the nerve to come here when he wasn’t even invited.

“MY LOVE! I HAVE COME FOR TO WHISK YOU AWAY TO BECOME MY LOVELY WIFE FOR ALL ETERNITY!” a loud, obnoxious and foolish voice echoed as the door suddenly burst open from the sudden intrusion.

For years, many royal suitors have been waiting for the right moment to come and marry Nocturnal Night in hopes of becoming part of the Canterlot family. Though even when Night was just starting school you already had parents demanding you to arrange their sons to marry your eldest foal, which of course you declined. But now that Night has come of age, they believed they could try and win her heart in some strange and frankly embarrassing way.

Like the last few royals you’ve dealt with, he looked way too prancy as he could have gotten tips from when Blueblood was a glorified asshole. Dressed in royal black garments, he held a bouquet of flowers in his teeth and adorned an oversized crown that made up his overinflated ego.

“Come now my lovely bride-to-be. We have a wedding to-” The royal snob stopped mid-sentence as a loud bang went off. His large crown was gone, exposing his true hair. Or what was left of it.

With the top balding with the sides only attached he touches his head before looking back then at night. Night smiled and held her rifle before spinning the lever and ejecting a spent round.

“Get out of my sight,” she hissed.

Shaking in fear, a small puddle formed around the snob’s shaking hooves before he did as he was told and ran out with his tail between his legs.

You were worried about Night using a gun a minute ago, but now you couldn’t be prouder. Both you and Wolf smiled as you went back to the party.

*scene returns to the present*

You had downed your next drink at the bar beside Blueblood. He had gotten stronger, there was no doubt about that after the way he held back Tirek’s goon, Titan, but he still had a ways to go before his tolerance for alcohol could rival yours. Nevertheless, you once again acknowledged that he was no longer the self-absorbed prince who caused you so many headaches in the past and you even offered him his old room back.

Blueblood shook his head. “A kind offer, Sire, but I honestly intend to continue on my journeys. Thanks to your efforts, Ponyville is recovering, but there are still a lot of cities that fell victim to Tirek that are still being rebuilt. I’m going to give them a hand, starting with Las Pegasus.”

You took in a few drinks from your drink as Maidenline came to refill your glasses.

Meanwhile, Cream Cherry kept her eyes on Blueblood as she overheard his plans of going back out into the world and was finding it even harder to recognize him as the stallion who tried to rape her. She had already forgiven him years ago, and now she was actually starting to blush.

She had the job of refilling Blueblood’s glass, and whispered into his ear, “Please try and stay sober... I have my own Hearth’s Warming gift for after the party...”

You smirked as Cherry retreated to the kitchen with a sway to her hips.

Blueblood caught Cherry’s drift, but changed the subject before you could comment on his blushing face. Now that he was back in your house, he congratulated you once again on your marriage to Sapphire Shores, a victim of abuse just like he was. It was a shame that Blueblood was still traveling when the wedding took place, but you trusted him enough to share at least a few details of why you’ve taken in another wife through letters. Surprisingly Sapphire confirmed what it was that she and her mother had gone through when she met Blueblood at the party.

You’ve learned so much over the years in the land of ponies, and yet the world was still waiting to show you more. Downing a few more drinks, your thoughts were at ease before you considered everything Night had gone through. You knew that she would be having nightmares and something had to be done about it.

You and Luna retreated to an empty room with the same thoughts concerning your daughter’s future.

“Where do we go from here?” you asked, wanting your wife’s opinion. It was an option to alter Nocturnal Night’s memory so she wouldn’t remember all that violence and vile language, but the catch was deciding if you were in the right to do such a thing. What kind of parents would it make you?

“Beloved, I...” Luna began, but then flicked her left ear, tempted to turn to the doorway.

Looking at the door you can see no one behind the crack but you tell someone is behind the door.

“Yes, Night. I know you’re listening,” you sighed. “Please come out.”

Your hunch was correct, but it wasn’t just Nocturnal Night eavesdropping on you, but Chocolate Cake too.

Both foals walked, actually ran over and jumped onto the bed. Luna, using her magic, picked them up and brought them into your embrace. Hugging them tight, Night spoke up in what started off as a whisper.

“Mommy... Daddy... Please leave my memory alone..” she begged. Her pleas took both you and Luna by surprise, but you let her go on. “Uncle Wolf was amazing. So were you, Daddy. I don’t want to forget how you and Wolf fight. If I do then... I won’t ever be strong like you and Mommy. If some mean pony captures me again, I want to be able to fight just like you did!”

Chocolate Cake spoke up next, and with just as much admiration. It wasn’t something you expected an 8-year-old to confess, but he went on about how he wanted to grow up and join the royal guard. It was his dream and technically his right since he was a prince.

“We wanna be as strong as you, Dad!”

You and Luna were almost jaw dropping shock at what they just said. If maturity only comes when they reach puberty then you wonder what drove these two to grow up quickly. They sound more mature than an actual grown up.

‘Keep a close eye on our daughter tonight,’ you told Luna through telepathy. Your mate wiped her tears with a nod. It wasn’t something she had to be told twice, as she devoted extra time to protecting Night and Zodiac’s dreams since they were, after all, her foals.

Oh, how foolish and overprotective you felt for your plans to toy with your daughter’s memory. She was growing up and there were things that she had to remember for the sake of her future. Although you knew some would disagree, it wasn’t up to them.

You and Luna did spend some time explaining to the two foals that you would help them if they really wanted to learn how to fight. But since they were still young, they had to start from scratch.

‘A determination to learn...’ Luna told you through your mind link. ‘She’s exactly like I was when I was her age...’

‘Like mother like daughter...’ you added.

Seeing your foals agreeing to your terms, you decided to talk about how to start their education another time and you all returned to the party. It was still going on, but most of the guests had already turned in by now along with some of your other guests. Though as you looked among who was still present, you noticed that Blueblood and Cherry had disappeared.

Your mind flashed back to Cherry’s flirting and you put two and two together and surmised that they were hosting their own... private party.

A wide smile grew on your face, but more ponies seemed to be disappearing than you could keep track of. Luna, who had been by your side just a second ago, was now gone. And you couldn’t find Tia or Wolf either. That wasn’t the end of it. Shining Armor, Cadence, and Umbra were nowhere to be found either.

Among the most noteworthy party guests, Twilight was still in sight, looking down at her crown. You saw a deep blush burning her cheeks since she knew as well as you did why her teachers, brother, and sister-in-law were missing. It was the same reason why you couldn’t find the rest of the elements of harmony.

You got down on your knee in front of her. “I didn’t say it enough before... but you were incredible in this battle, honey... That crown suits you well.” You gently took it out of Twilight’s hands and put it on her head.

“Thank you, sweetie, but so much has been running through my brain ever since we defeated Tirek.” As any good husband would do, you paid attention as Twilight went on and on about how she didn’t expect her life to take such a change.

“There’s just... There’s just so much to take in. I can barely process everything even after all the weeks that went by,” Twilight admitted as it usually only took a few days to get her bearings but this... this is more than she could have anticipated. Her own life has taken such big responsibilities that she didn’t know if she was capable of solving everything by herself.

She would hate it if she ended up repeating what happened the last time she couldn’t find a friendship problem and ended up driving the whole town crazy.

You kissed her deeply. You were told what happened that day from Rainbow and Pinkie, but you were glad you weren’t around back then, as you’ve always wondered why Big Mac was so attached to that Smarty Pants doll. Anyway, you didn’t need a professional around to know that Twilight wouldn’t cause a panic like that again.

“I know how you feel, Twi. I wonder about my own responsibilities as well as with all the crazy adventures I pulled through, if I’m ever going to just settle down and enjoy a simple life" you looked down at your hand. It only took seconds as your claws grew and your ears changed, signaling you are past the point of a normal life.

You kissed her again. “That being said... I may never settle down, but since I was born with nothing I wouldn’t trade this crazy life for anything.”

It was good you felt that way, since this unpredictable night was just getting started. Since you spent most of your time with the princesses you and your lover twilight decided to make up for lost fun time.

*guest room Shining Armor, Cadence and Umbra*

Shining drank so much of his host’s very special wine that he didn’t notice after downing drink after drink he was being led up to their bedroom.

He was still intoxicated when the mares dragged him away and threw him right onto the bed. His lovely wife and her mother were just as intoxicated as he was, but that didn’t stop them from giving the unicorn stallion a first hand strip tease show.

“Cadence...? U-Umbra...?” Shining very slowly came back to his senses in time to see the start of the show. Like an alarm clock, he sat up with wide eyes, having never imagined a fantasy as incredible as his wife and mother-in-law stripping before him would come true.

Their breasts jiggled wildly from being free from their dresses and they slowly made their move for the prince of the Crystal Empire. Umbra got on the bed first and crawled up until her lips were only a few inches away from Shining Armor’s.

“So lil unicorn... I’ve forgiven you already for being unfaithful to my daughter. But if you want to stay on my good side then you’d better not disappoint us...” Umbra whispered and smirked deviously as Shining gulped at the sight of her cougar eyes.

Both she and Cadence lifted their breasts and wrapped them around Shining’s shaft to make him bite his lip. Now, Cadence would never say it out loud, but she was a tad jealous that her mother had a bigger bust size.

Umbra giggled, as seeing her pouting daughter she does reassure her they will prove who is really the queen of love.

*Wolf’s POV*

After both queens spent some time thanking Wolf for saving their home, he didn’t know what to expect to be led to a bedroom. The room was large big enough fo-

‘Ooooohhhh...’ Wolf finally realized what was going on. He had gotten so emotional in his episode avenging Crystal, he had actually forgotten the signs the sisters gave out when they were feeling... horny.

Taken to the bed, his clothes thrown to the side the queens strip out of clothes as they join the dog in bed.

Luna caressed the diamond dog’s face. “Wolf... from the bottom of my heart and for all the citizens of Equestria all wish to apologize and give you our sincere condolences for your beloved’s tragic death.”

The night ruler placed her lips on the diamond dog’s. Tia, meanwhile, smiled as she took out her K-cup breasts that her beloved’s and Wolf’s appreciation for made her proud to call them her treasures and wrapped them around Wolf’s shaft.

Their beloved already made it known that he didn’t care who they slept with as long as the sex was consensual.

Wolf had already forgiven the rulers as they are trying to make this world a better place but when it comes to the minds of the citizens it's hard change. He made that known to Luna as she pulled away from him with a string of saliva.

“Still, please... Will you accept this as a sign for all the suffering you’ve been through? You can also consider this a reward for putting your life on the line for my daughter. My beloved and I have already decided that we’ll leave Night’s memory alone since she told us personally that she wants to remember how hard you fought for her sake.”

Wolf understood as he knew he must take a step in helping them in their training. “I understand so if you like I will come every week and help train her in my way of military fighting.”

Celestia didn’t get to witness the fight herself since she was keeping Twilight and the others safe at the time, but it didn’t change the fact that she too was grateful to Wolf for protecting her niece. On another note, she found it impressive that he could speak clearly while she massaged his shaft with her breasts so she squeezed a little harder.

Wolf smirked at the older alicorn’s efforts and told her that he was trained to block certain emotions and feelings when on a mission. Though after a few moments, Tia saw that she was making at least a little bit of progress when her breasts got a slight moan out of the diamond dog. He was stubborn, but she already knew from when they messed around during the Fantasionia affair that she was capable of breaking him.

As Tia continued playing with Wolf's member, Luna, still laying beside him, admired his new arm. Now that she had the chance to get a closer look she was amazed by how advanced it looked.

“The agency is more advanced than the rest of our timeline,” Wolf smiled and leaned into the moon princess. “If you think the arm is cool, then you’ll also be admiring another look at my stamina.” Right on cue, his dick grew even harder and Celestia unfolded her breasts to get the full picture.

Luna scooted down beside her sister and they wondered which of them would have the privilege of going first. Wolf couldn’t decide either, but being as horny as he was, he took the chance to jerk off as he waited for the queens to come to a decision.

As Wolf and the princesses had their fun the rest of the elements had the chance to snuck away from the party for their own entertainment. Once they were away from prying eyes they took turns tasting each others’ lips. With there only being five mares, Rarity, being the element of generosity, had to swap between Applejack and Pinkie Pie while Rainbow Dash made out with Fluttershy. Although they’ve made out before, it still took the shy pony aback how RD’s tongue explored every part of her sensitive mouth.

When it was Pinke’s turn to make out with Fluttershy, she couldn’t help herself and grabbed Fluttershy’s shirt. Lifting it up and off, Shy’s breasts jiggled wildly as everypony drooled at how large they were. At first, Rarity was jealous at Fluttershy’s bust reigned supreme over all the mares in the room, but she pushed the envy aside and remembered how sensitive they were. Reaching down, she cupped one of the huge teats and lightly licked it. The feeling of Rarity’s tongue against her sensitive breast sent waves of pleasure coursing down Fluttershy’s spine, and she only shivered more when Pinkie took the remaining teat.

Though, as she sucked on Fluttershy’s nipples, Rarity still wondered what Twilight was up to. They had given the bookworm all the hints of a mare-on-mare session before they retreated to this private room and she bluntly turned them down.

“What do you girls think is going on with Twilight? I never thought she, of all mares, would miss out on this,” Rarity spoke up. All her friends could do, though, was shrug.

*your POV*

After clearing with Twilight that you would be there for her and everyone she loved and cherished it didn’t take much more to coax her into the bedroom. You gently carried her to the large bed as your lips pressed against hers for a tongue battle of dominance. Although she would always be a bookworm, she’s improved over the years and you decided to test out these new skills.

With your clothes thrown aside, Twilight took her position on your groin as you made sure she was nice and comfortable before proceeding. Even after all your intimate journeys, your size still managed to impress Twilight, and she was grateful that it was easier for her and her friends to handle your manhood thanks to the sisters and your bosses’ help. Frankly, you wanted to make sure she enjoyed everything.

“You know... ever since I met you I’ve enjoyed your presence and thought of you as an adorable schoolgirl.” You caressed both sides of her blushing face. “But you’re more than just ‘cute’ to me by now. You’re absolutely beautiful.”

Twilight blushed even harder at the compliment and she couldn’t help the desire to skip the foreplay and go straight for the fun part. She didn’t need much help as she lifted herself up until the tip of your member pressed against her soaked marehood. Once she was right on target she slowly descended right on your member.

While you and Twilight were beginning your rhythm, Blueblood and Cherry wasted no time in having their own set of fun as Blueblood put his partner in the spooning position. His hands clutched right at her breasts as he rammed her like the world would end tomorrow.

There was no question that the arrogant brat who tried to take Cherry against her will years ago was long gone. Cherry looked over her shoulder and cradled Blueblood’s sweaty cheek.

The reformed stallion would do whatever was necessary to make up for all his mistakes and prove to his new friends that he’s turned a new leaf, as well as show them all what his travels around Equestria have given him.

As for Wolf, he was already holding both Tia and Luna by their tails as he took them doggy-style on the bed. The position name was ironic in this case. Regardless, the sisters were very much impressed how a mortal could handle them both at once. Wolf commented that they shouldn’t act like this is much of a shock, given that their king, being human and mortal, was able to handle them both even before they infused him with their alicorn magic. Plus, it wasn’t Wolf’s first time banging royalty.

When it was Luna’s turn again, she reached around and spread her cheeks again when she decided to give Wolf another reward for saving her daughter... The honor of drilling her asshole. It was too good of an offer and Wolf brought his shaft up to the tight pucker and inched his way into the moon booty. After a few more powerful thrusts, Wolf, with his tongue out, looked over at Celestia, who also offered her asshole to her niece’s hero.

Shining Armor, too, partook in the doggy-style position, holding onto Cadence’s hips as her eyes rolled to the back of her head. From behind, Queen Umbra’s breasts pressed at the back of her son-in-law’s head as she watched her daughter being dominated before she demanded her turn. Using her magic, she swapped herself with her daughter and was now taking every inch of Shining Armor’s member.

Oh, the irony! Shining Armor’s passionate wife, who had given him the cold shoulder years ago for his affair was now putting morals aside as she observed him buck her mother. In any case, now that his shaft was inside his mother-in-law, Shining Armor would no longer be able to criticize the king for all the times he’s bucked his own mother-in-law, namely Twilight Velvet.

With a smile, Cadence leaned down to kiss Umbra’s cheek. She figured she could watch a little longer before she laid claim to Shining’s stallionhood again.

Fun was unloading all over your mansion, but you stayed where you were looking up at Twilight, your wife, your valuable partner in the battle with Tirek, as she bounced on your member. You reached up and grabbed hold of her bouncing chest and earned a loud squeal when you, of course, pinched her dark purple nipples. This sent waves of ecstasy as you always remembered which areas were most sensitive for each of your lovers and how to exploit them

However, Twilight could play that game as she knew your own sensitive areas and using her own skills in bed, you felt her walls tighten around your member to make sure you didn’t leave until you gave her every last drop of your approaching orgasm.

“Wait...” you whispered. “Twi, are you...”

“I said EVERY drop, sweetie...!”

Without warning, you let out a loud howl and couldn’t hold out long before painting her womb with your seed. Even when you had nothing left, her marehood remained a tight fit around your manhood and refused to let go. You slumped back as you looked up at Twilight; she too was slumping back from the afterglow and you worried you might have pushed her too far.

But that’s all you were curious about.

“Twi, please answer...” you tried again when she still made sure you didn’t pull out. “Are you... in heat?”

You looked up at your wife with a hint of fear as she showed you a new face that confirmed that she was indeed going through her heat cycle. Overcome by a combination of her heat, lust, and affection, she began to drool a bit as your eyes played tricks on you when it looked like two hearts had formed in Twilight’s irises. She didn’t respond with words, but instead panted like an exhausted puppy to prove that she needed more.

You tried to speak up but she silenced you as she stole your lips, ready for round two.

In various parts of your mansion, the night felt like it would never end as the moans that sounded so many rooms were drowned by the sound barriers set up to protect innocent ears.

*unknown location*

In spite of all the excitement unfolding in the mansion, time was still moving on the outside as a lone figure dressed in a cloak witnessed the party from within a fountain. Seeing the most powerful figures in Equestria enjoying their night, the figure sighed and walked away.

Approaching a stream, the water looked different as he glared down at the large pool. Walking closer, the water started to rise as some of the mist hovered over and took form. Soon, without warning, the mist reached out like thousands of hands grasping for life as it drew close to the cloaked figure. He looked down in the water to see several faces call out to him and try and grasp his cloak.

As soon as he saw the faces, he pulled out his weapon and swiped at them with a laugh before pulling out the gem he got from Tirek.

“Enjoy your eternal torment, Tirek. Don’t worry, your clan will stay by your side for all the suffering you’ll endure.”

He tossed the gem into the stream and watched it sink. Second, later, Tirek’s spirit screamed as thousands of hands clutched his body and dragged him into the water. The hopeless centaur struggled in their grip, desperate to free himself. The last thing he saw before he was finally pulled under was the black-cloaked figure waving to him.

Watching to the very end as Tirek joined the damned spirits, another cloaked figure appeared.

“Sire, the human has been confirmed. He’s definitely the first human’s son.” He bowed down as he relayed the information.

The leader nodded. “I figured as much. He is certainly strong and determined like his father, but lacks the intelligence of facing him in combat.”

“Sire, do you wish for us to eliminate the human?” the loyal subordinate asked, awaiting orders.

The leader shook his head. “No... We have to keep him alive for now. He might actually come of use to us.”

His comrade nodded and left him to stare at the stream of souls.

“Maybe... I’ll give him a fair fight next time we meet,” he laughed as the sounds of moans and tortured souls echoed from the large stream.

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AND THAT! is how we end this series and start anew

this chapter is a new start in a bigger adventure huh wolf

YUP! also before we can continue I want to make an announcement. I'm not great with words but I'll make this quick. today isn't just the start of a new series but today also marks OUR 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! that's right April 1st was the first time I posted this story and for everyone who's stuck by me I want to say thank you all. thank you so much for all the support and wonderful comments. I do promise to keep going and make new adventures for our human to explore. the world is a huge place and theirs more to see so stay tuned for more.

more to explore huh? I guess my life isn't ready to settle yet

nope but for now why not we should take it slow after everything that has happened so for a treat I decided to give you a day off and let you work with a single mare.

REALLY NO BULLSHIT!

mmmmmmm yeah..... *devious smirk*

*groan* why do I feel like you got something evil for me

maybe but for now I WISH TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN! THANK YOU SO MUCH AND TUNE IN NEXT TIME FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER OF SPECIAL SPA TREATMENT: HUMAN EDITION AND HAPPY 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT!

wait wolf before you leave *pulls out a small box* here. *hands box*

oh, ray you don't have to.

*hands box* it's not just from me but from the royals and the whole nation

the nation? *opens box and gasps* ray *pulls out a medal of honor* why?

*pats shoulder* you saved more than just my life. me and my family and everyone living in equestria all want to say thank you so much for everything your lost and everything you sacrifice *points at wolf's arm* I know I got a long way of making up for that.

*moves cybernetic arm* relax I'm just glad you all are safe. I'm always here for you whenever you need me

*smiles* yeah i know

*both laugh as they leave. new adventures await*

WHOOO THAT'S THE END OF THIS SEASON!! which means this is also the start of a new series.

I also wish to celebrate 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of this story being made so it's a major day to have this finish and start off the new series.

from the bottom of my heart, I wish to want to say thank you all. for so long I never thought my story will be this popular nor would I have this much fun.

I also want to give my biggest thanks to all of those who stuck by me and help me make this story come so far. I wish to give much thanks and appraise to my editor ninetailbeastball who always comes out on top in fixing my mistakes. i also want to thank joElecTeen for the amazing fan art. thank you again

so from the bottom of my heart i want to say this. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SO AWESOME AND HAPPY 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!