Fly to the Stars and Back

by Primus1243

Blitzkrieg, unicorn, pony, space traveler. Once being taken away after the loss of his family, he went out into the stars to live the rest of his life out there until one mission leads him back to his home planet. Now he's going to deal with a range of problems: corporations, bounty marks, strange occurances of the spiritual kind, and also his favorite part of his life, love.

14. Chapter 2 (Part 1): Reborn Again

Spike sighs as he reads away at the latest news of the empire gaining more equipment and some worlds. "Huh. Again. Always the same. Thank goodness we went with the alliance." He mumbled to himself as he hasn't had a growth spurt since sixteen years ago.

"Here Spike. Thought you might be hungry." He heard and looks over to see Apple Bloom, now a fully grown mare with a hat almost like Applejack and a scarf with apples on it.

Spike smiles. "Thanks." He said taking the plate and still trying to find another article.

Apple Bloom looks worried at the tablet. "Still more?"

Spike nods. "Yeah, I don't think these guys are going to stop. If they hit Alliance space, we are going to have be dragged in again."

"Does that mean Blitz will come on board again after all this time?" Scootaloo asks walking up in an engineer outfit with a visor over one of her eyes.

"Maybe, he has been pretty busy these last sixteen years. By the way, how goes our new starfighter manufacturing?" Spike asks.

"We got it almost done." Sweetie Belle said walking up with her own styled version of a communications uniform that has probably been taken with tips from Rarity.

"How long till we can begin producing them on mass?" Spike asks.

Scootaloo smiles. "In about a month. We still need to test out making one and sees if it makes it good."

"That or you can hide behind me." Ridley said walking up to the console on the end of the walkway, his size grown a bit, but some cybernetics has replaced his wings with hard light wings. "Strange it's being a problem now."

"At this point, Palpatine has been trying to consolidate his power. We have to hurry and be ready as the empire will eventually attack us." Spike says.

"Our clan's fleet has grown to nearly five times since the clone wars." Ridley points out looking at the ships going under maintenance.

Spike nods. "And we are still rising. At least the Darkline is still holding up well. She's somewhat of an old bird now. I'm surprised she's still flying high and hitting hard."

"I hope you are not talking about me." Slender said walking up with too many data pads. "The articles are going crazy over the empire."

"Propaganda?" Spike asks looking out at the Darkline from the flagship, the heavy star destroyer class Darkblade.

Ridley smirks. "At least we moved a lot of things. Thank goodness because you couldn't part with your special calculations."

Spike sighs sadly. "Lots of memories on that thing. You know…Blitz's room and the others are still in there. Still the same as ever when they left for the final time."

Slender nods. "But we have each one and more on this one in case they do want to travel. Just think, we started out on that and now look at us."

"Speaking of which, how are the sith that were recently assigned to the fleet?" Spike asks.

Ridley huffs. "They are following orders and doing the menial jobs at least. If they turned out to be like the sith we use to know of, I would have roasted them on the spot."

"Don't be so sure. They are mandalorian trained by Blitz and some of the jedi we saved and they have Grievous as an instructor in lightsaber combat and tactics." Spike says.

Ridley chuckles. "Wonder how is it down there? Lightsabers striking each other or a long ass lecture?"

---

Arcane sighs with his head slightly down as he walks into his family's training room at the temple, having the size of Celestia, maybe bigger. "Another failed date?" Azure asks, a full grown stallion, as Arcane walks by while he practiced with his bow and arrow with his magic and hooves.

"She wasn't even able to make it." Arcane says transforming into his humanoid form with his amulet.

Azure looks sadly at him as he changed too to his own humanoid form. "Sorry man. You'll find her. Other than the fact that most of them wanted the status."

"Speaking of wanted, I heard you bagged a bounty not too long ago on Omega." Arcane says as a training droid got up and ignited a practice saber.

Azure grins. "Ten K's bro. Ten K's. Dad said that you can choose a bounty for yourself if you want one. Maybe I can help tag along and give you my contacts or rather dad's."

Arcane smiled as he engaged the training droid with a practice saber. "They mistake you for dad?" Arcane asks.

Azure shrugs. "Sometimes. But the teeth are a dead giveaway."

"Or maybe dad likes fake fangs." A cheery voice said as Sunshine hops in as she changed into a human as well and grabs a hammer from the wall that seems to glow with a dark orb in the middle of the head.

"Hey sis, I thought you were babysitting your siblings." Azure says shooting his arrow.

Sunshine giggles and hops past him. "Mom is taking care of it. She said she loves to bake for them." She said hopping onto a training field where a droid gets up as well before being smacked away by her hammer and into the wall. "Two points!"

"So I hear that Blast has been doing well in instructor Grievous's classes." Arcane says.

Azure nods and stops and takes out another arrow before trying to fire both. "Yeah, dad said he talked with uncle Spike about it and uncle said that if he passes the class and passes his own test, he's in his own team on the ship."

"Oh don't forget Mystic, he just joined the academy." Sunshine says batting the same droid away and creating dents of it in the wall.

Arcane looks over as he held back the training droid without trouble. "Really? Mystic is force sensitive?"

"Yeah and he also passed the exam to enter the zoid course and you know how hard that is." Sunshine says as the droid comes at her again, this time dodging the hammer, only to be kicked away by her.

Arcane sighs as he pushes the droid away. "Man." He said in slight despair.

"What's the matter Arcane? It's not like you didn't pass all your classes with very high grades and remember, dad doesn't play favorites. If anything, he is harder on us then the others of the academy." Sunshine says.

Arcane sighs and just now lazily blocks the droid. "That's just it. We are working towards what? And me? Look at me. I have to be higher than you guys. Remember? My mom is a diplomat and I have to follow. I actually hate the whole talking thing and just want to take the action and give the points instead of dancing around it."

"You don't have to follow your mother's role." Blitz says walking in his humanoid form with Mystic and Roaring.

The droids all stop and back off as the three get off the field. "Hey dad." Arcane said putting the training blade down for a bit.

"Arcane, if you don't want to be a diplomat like your mother, you do not have to be." Blitz says.

Arcane sighs and rubs his forehead. "I think the canceled date left a bad mood. I need to think for a bit." He said walking past him.

"Son, get your equipment. Your step mother Ahsoka has asked for our help." Blitz says.

Arcane groans as he was halfway through the door. "Dang it."

"Mystic, Roaring, take care you two. I will be back soon." Blitz says.

Arcane frowns slightly as he brings his equipment over with the force and places it around himself before following Blitz. "What does she need?"

"She has a bad feeling and wants us to go to meet her in an abandoned medical station inside the empire. Vrenos, Xadru." Blitz says to the two Zabrak in mandalorian sith armor outside the door.

"Yes grandmaster." They answer.

"We are leaving for the rondevu." Blitz says and the two follow as well.

---

Arcane kept frowning as he sat in his seat on the dropship.

"Son, be on guard. We are entering hostile territory this time." Blitz says.

Arcane sighs. "Yeah, sure."

"You wanted an official assignment as a mandalorian, this is it." Blitz says.

Arcane huffs. "Better not be creepy like mom's' first official mission."

"What? Didn't like the Asari?" Blitz asks before the drop ship, after engaging stealth, entered hyperspace.

Arcane frowns. "That's not it."

"What is it really son?" Blitz asks turning to him.

Arcane looks away. "I just feel like something is missing…but it's right near me, like outside the skin and I just have to grab it. But I can't for some reason."

Blitz smiles. "What you are feeling is loneliness son and the force reaching out to someone." Blitz says putting a hand on his shoulder.

Arcane raises an eyebrow as he thinks to himself. "If that's true…they must be close. Really close…like a few doors down whenever I feel this."

"Could be one of your mothers, could be a sibling, or just someone to talk to." Blitz says.

---

The shuttle lands inside the medical station only to find another shuttle next to them.

"Looks Corellian in design." Arcane says.

"Someone didn't get high grades in his studies for nothing. Everyone, we are checking the station before Ahsoka arrives. I don't want a surprise." Blitz says.

"Yes sir." The two siths said.

Blitz stops mid-step. "Something wrong?" Arcane asks.

"I sense three strong in the force. Two dark side, one fledgling light…change of plans, I will guard the hanger in case they come back. Arcane, you and the twins will search the station." Blitz says.

"As you say father." Arcane says donning his helmet.

Blitz smiles and waves. "Oh Arcane. Remind me to get you a personalized outfit."

"I like the sith warrior uniform." Arcane says as he walks out in his red and black armor.

Blitz smiles as the door opens and they all walk out as the door closes again and calls up his communicator. "He's starting to feel the connection. I think it's time to talk when we get back."

---

Arcane walked in silence as he and the twins had split up to check different parts of the station. Looking at the desolate place as if it had been ransacked and some screens smashed to pieces with coils and parts missing.

"Well…almost as creepy as when mom went on her first official trip to space." He mused as he tries to find the storeroom or even the force users.

"Hold on, what do we have here?" Arcane asks spotting tracks in the dust. "Ah interesting." Arcane says starting to track. "Vrenos, Xadru, I found some fresh tracks in the dust. They seem to be heading for the command room. Circle around and we will get them in a pincer." Arcane says over the communicator.

"Roger." He heard a response.

---

Blitz waited in the hangar bay for either of those who had arrived before them to return or his son and men to return. Soon, the doors open up to show a Lasat and an astromech come through. "Blast, another one!" The Lasat calls and starts shoot, only for Blitz to block the blaster bolts with his hand before using force pull to pull the weapon out of his hands.

"Ah, an AB-75 bo-rifle. Hard gear to come across for a scavenger." Blitz says looking the combination of a blaster rifle and electrostaff over.

The Lasat chuckles nervously as he tries to hold a hand up in defense. "Um…about shooting you…" He tries to explain.

"Let's see." Blitz says scanning his face with his communicator and finds a match. "Ah, Garazeb Orrelios, commonly referred to as Zeb. Former Lasat honorguard. One of the few survivors and a rebel against the empire. Well isn't that interesting." Blitz says.

Zeb keeps chuckling nervously. "Hey, if this is about a bounty…I'm sure we can figure something out."

"You're lucky I don't have any love for the empire." Blitz says tossing him his weapon back.

Zeb fumbles to catch it and it falls to the ground. "You're…not with the empire?" He asks picking it back up.

"No, but the way you say that means some from it are here." Blitz says.

Zeb gulps as he tries to continue on. "Okay…I'm…going over there." He said quickly walking to the other ship.

"They have your companions don't they?" Blitz asks.

Zeb shrugs around. "Maybe."

"Arcane. There are hostages." Blitz says over his communicator.

---

"You have got to be kidding me." Arcane said rubs his helmeted head. "Who are they?"

"Rebels." Blitz says.

Arcane was silent for a moment. "Give me a sec." He said before peeking around a corner where some lights came around a bend. "I'll be right back." He said cutting the line.

"What happened?" A male voice asks.

"The power went out. This station is falling apart as it is." A female says.

"Then fix it." The male growls.

Arcane shakes his head as he heads down the hall and comes at a door before he forces the door open with the force and ignites his red bladed lightsaber, alerting the two to his presence.

"Well there's something you don't see every day." A kid on the ground with a girl as the two standing takes out something disc shaped.

"Inquisitors. How amusing." Arcane taunts.

"This guy…he's all wrong." The male said.

Arcane force pushes both inquisitors through the door behind them before chasing after them.

"This one is…" The female stops, barely blocking his lightsaber with her own.

"Can you let these guys go?" Arcane asks nodding his head to the two kids trying to leave.

"Of course." A voice says behind the male inquisitor. One of the zabrak twins then attempts to attack the male inquisitor from behind while the other goes to free the younger member while noticing one had mandalorian armor.

The female glares at Arcane as he simply tilts his head. "I pity you."

"Oh?" Arcane asks before force choking her. "Your defenses are weak." Arcane says.

The female chokes as she tries to grab at nothing at her neck.

"You don't even know the force shield technique." Arcane says before dropping her to avoid something thrown at him by the male inquisitor before the inquisitor was backhanded by Xadru.

Arcane huffs as he grabs the female before she could get away and pulls her back by the leg with the force and drags her back. "Where can you go? We got the only exit covered."

The female sent small probe droids at him to try and distract him only for Arcane to use force lightning then shock them and her.

The female shrieks as she gets shocked and the probe droids explode from overloading and she falls to the ground unconscious with visible sparks running across her.

"Finish him Xadru, I am already done here." Arcane says.

Arcane looks to where the kids were as he hears a cry of pain and finds them getting up and looking at them with caution. "Stay there for a bit." He said going to the female and looks her over. "Huh."

"She still lives. Should we bring him to the master?" Vrenos asks.

Arcane nods. "Take her away. I'll lead the kids out."

Vrenos nods before taking her lightsaber as Xadru walks up, dragging the corpse of the male inquisitor behind him.

Arcane looks to the body. "Take what you can. We'll deal with the body later."

"You two, follow us." Xadru says.

"Hey, look at this. Never seen one of these lightsabers before." Vrenos says showing the other lightsabers on the female inquisitor's belt.

Arcane hums as he looks it over and makes it spin a bit. "Looks like the disc master uses in the past." He said, not letting his father's name slip in front of the kids before picking up the other one that looks like the sword handle. "Huh, strange. This extra handle is unnecessary unless you have something extra on this." He said looking it over.

"Definitely not an inquisitor's standardized equipment." Xadru says.

The young boy, seeing this, keeps his mouth shut.

Arcane shrugs. "Come on, let's head back to the docking bay." He said walking away.

---

Blitz was still waiting at the entrance when it finally opened up and out came the group dragging two bodies. "Did they give you any trouble?" Blitz asks.

"Barely any." Arcane says handing him the unusual lightsaber.

"Ah, interesting indeed." Blitz says examining it before giving its blaster attachment a test shot.

Arcane raises an eyebrow. "That is strange. We don't have anyone who even carries a blaster on their own."

"Then it must be one of the rebels." Blitz says before tossing it to the young boy.

Arcane shrugs. "Maybe. Alright, you got anything else?" Blitz says just points to the female inquisitor's body. "Oh." Blitz said leaning over and seeing her. "Alive right?" He asks and Arcane nods. "Alright, the usual." He said heading back into the dropship.

"And the other?" Xadru asks.

"What other?" Blitz asks causing Xadru to nod and drag the body towards the open, but shielded entrance and toss the corpse out of it. "Rebels, finish your business and leave. We have no further business."

Arcane seems to raise an eyebrow. "So that's it?"

"We haven't met your stepmother yet. We will wait till she arrives." Blitz whispers to his son.

Arcane nods and sighs and walks around the hangar. The rebels, seeing this, quickly load the supplies and leaves on their ship.

After about an hour of waiting, a new ship arrives and Blitz smiles under his helmet.

"Alright, put your hands up." They heard a female voice say on the megaphone as it lands and the hangar door opens to Ahsoka coming out and looking older and wearing jedi like armor. "Because I want hug my boys." She jokes with a smile.

"First is Arcane." Blitz says pushing Arcane forward with the force.

Arcane stumbles a bit and glares to him. "Dad." He said before looking to Ahsoka. "Hi mom." He said smiling underneath his helmet.

Ahsoka smiles and removes the helmet before hugging him. "Did you miss me?"

Arcane nods and hugs back. "A little."

"Good boy." Ahsoka says before letting him go and walks over to Blitz who had already removed his helmet.

Blitz smirks and chuckles. "Hey honey. Sorry I couldn't call." He jokes.

"Oh, you still steamed I haven't called?" Ahsoka jokes.

Blitz rolls his eyes. "I just want to know why you kept shutting your communicator off."

"Just kiss!" Arcane yells from the other side of the hangar.

The two smile. "Looks like our son is impatient for our flirting." Blitz says before kissing her.

Ahsoka giggles into the kiss as Arcane rolls his eyes and tries to find something more interesting.

"So is it really as bad as you made it sound?" Blitz asks ending the kiss.

Ahsoka nods as she leans her forehead on his. "Yeah, they are really trying to hunt down in small areas now. Luckily, there are clues left by the smart ones."

"I heard your fleet of rebels has taken ship losses." Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods grimly. "Yeah, I'm worried now. Still this far in and we can't do crap and it's becoming harder to find them with all these imperial forces roaming around."

"I had hoped that the credits we supplied would have helped more." Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs and puts a hand on his cheek. "Credits can only do so much."

"Yeah and we can't interfere directly at this stage either." Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. "I hate that. The war has never stopped and look at where you are now. And the worst thing you feared has come true." She said while looking sideways at Arcane as he rummages through a crate.

"So no luck in finding any others? Even your old master?" Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. "Actually, it has been a mixed bag. I found a new jedi. Though he was only a padawan for five months before the end of the clone wars." Ahsoka says.

"Oh, speaking of finding jedi, I also have news. We found something while searching the station." Blitz says before signaling to bring forth the inquisitor.

Ahsoka looks over and frowns. "And what is she doing here?"

"Holding rebels captive. We stumbled upon them after landing. Have you gotten what you can from her?" Blitz asks.

"Yes, brother ripped the knowledge from her mind." Xadru says.

"Good, like the last." Blitz orders.

Xadru nods and carries the body to the shield enforce throwing it out as well. "How have you been?" Ahsoka asks looking back to Blitz.

"Busy, had to expand the academy we have been getting a lot more Turian students after sending back such exceptional soldiers and officers to the hierarchy. Also Mystic has passed his zoid entrance exam." Blitz says.

"Oh little Mystic did?" Ahsoka asks smiling.

"Thought you would like that. After all, you use to take him for rides in your command wolf." Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. "It looked like he needed a ride on one of those things."

"Yeah, so I think it is time I met your fleet, don't you think?" Blitz asks.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. "I thought we were going to keep that part silent."

"I heard you encountered the emperor's enforcer, lord Vader." Blitz says seriously.

Ahsoka nods grimly. "Yes, he's what they say about him. Tough and mean and quite tall. I had to get out of there because I doubt I can face him at my stage."

"And he was the one that was piloting that one TIE fighter that inflicted so much damage." Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. "It's scary to think he can cause that much damage like that."

"He is strong and a veteran pilot that much I can guess from the video our sources sent us." Blitz says as Ahsoka and him sat down to talk.

"Wait, you have videos of that?" Ahsoka asks.

"Credits buy a lot of things." Blitz says.

Ahsoka rubs her forehead. "I can certainly fear you now with all the thing you are getting with credits."

"Arcane, you and the twins meet at coordinates F-74. I will meet you there soon enough." Blitz says.

Arcane sighs. "Sure." He said going into the dropship.

Blitz smiles as he and Ahsoka got up and head for her ship.

---

"So what can I expect?" Blitz asks as Ahsoka's ship flies towards one of the CR90 corvettes of the rebel fleet.

Ahsoka smiles. "Oh you know, same old, same old."

"So this former padawan and his padawan, what are they like?" Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. "Kanan is well interesting, uses both a blaster and lightsaber kinda like you do. He also has a hatred for clones from what I heard from Rex." Ahsoka says.

"Rex. Captain Rex?!" Blitz asks pleasantly surprised.

Ahsoka grins. "Yeah, knew that would please you. Rex is one of the only clones who disobeyed the order."

"I always liked Rex. So what about this young blue hair human padawan that modified his lightsaber with a blaster function." Blitz says getting Ahsoka's attention.

"You have met?" Ahsoka asks.

"Was one of the prisoners of the inquisitors. Didn't get to talk much though." Blitz says as the rebel ship started to hail Ahsoka.

Ahsoka shakes her head. "Still the same as ever. Shoot first, then go back home and then ask questions. This is Captain Tano, requesting permission to dock." Ahsoka says answering the hail.

"Permission granted. Welcome back sir." The reply came.

"Tell Commander Sato we have a guest. Our benefactor is here to meet us." Ahsoka says.

"Understood." The rebel ship replied as Ahsoka docked with it.

After walking for a bit onto the ship they heard a young voice say. "Kanan, I don't know who they were, but they took the inquisitors apart like a play thing. One even said they were amusing."

"Maybe we should leave it lie. If you met these kind of people, you should stay out of their way." Kanan responds.

"Sorry, am I interrupting something?" Ahsoka asks walking in alone. Blitz staying back waiting for her to introduce him before he entered the bridge.

Kanan looks up to Ahsoka walking in. "Ah, Ahsoka. Glad you can make it. Do you hear this kid's words?"

"In fact I did, but before we continue allow me introduce one of the benefactors of the fleet." Ahsoka says.

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Blitz, hearing that, opens the door and steps in immediately, putting Kanan on the defensive and even drew his lightsaber.

"How." Blitz jokingly said as he held up a hand. "No offense of course."

"Captain Tano, who is this?" Commander Sato asks.

"This is Mandalorian chief Blitzkrieg. One of the generals the alliance sent to aid the republic in the clone wars after the Separatists attacked them by mistake." Ahsoka says.

"Or intentional. Either way, no one attacks us like that and lives to tell about it." Blitz corrects.

"Wait, Blitzkrieg? I have heard about you. Only one of the alliance who never lost a battle despite how outnumbered he was. They still teach your battles in the imperial academies." Sabine says.

"And you are a fellow mandalorian judging by your armor." Blitz says.

Sabine looks to her armor. "I somewhat like your work."

"And those battles, I only had about half of the input. The other was to my fleet commander. You should add him to the lessons. Oh and…never get on his bad side." Blitz adds forcing Kanan's lightsaber to deactivate with the force.

"As I live and breathe. Blitzkrieg, is that you?" Blitz heard a voice behind him.

Turning around, Blitz saw an older man standing there, but could tell who it was immediately. "Rex, is that you?" Blitz asks happily.

Rex laughs as he had a white beard on his face and wrinkles showing up. "It is you! Still catching bounties?"

"No, I am mostly raising my kids who are starting to come of age. You should have come to my home Rex. We would have welcomed you with open arms." Blitz says removing his helmet.

Rex chuckles. "Sorry, but I got my own kids to deal with." He said waving his arm to the others in the room.

"Some look like the problem children." Blitz jokes with him.

Rex laughs. "How are that gang of yours? Still up to the same trouble they have been?"

"A bit of trouble, but what can you do?" Blitz says as he talked with the friend he made in the clone wars.

Rex chuckles. "Yeah, got the same problem here."

"Hey!"

"Now what about this whole new gang going around your planet? Seems to me it has a familiar leader in it all." Rex asks.

"I wish I could say all is good but Mandalore Jango Fett has passed away and we have no clear leader to become the next one, as such the mandalorian clans force from the clone wars no longer exists. It may come back, but not until we crown a new Mandalore." Blitz says.

Rex sighs. "It's great to meet you again. These guys are making me feel old." He said pointing to the kids.

"You're not the only one getting old soldier." Blitz says.

Rex smiles. "How old is your kids right now? Around twenty or around there?"

"My eldest is twenty-four if you can believe it." Blitz says.

Rex nods. "Good. But are they involved?"

"They are mandalorians, those who are strong in the force, I train in the force. Those that are not, I train them in the ways of the mandalorian warriors." Blitz says.

Rex sighs and shakes his head. "You wish they were not involved in any fighting?"

"Actually, I couldn't be prouder. One of my younger recently killed his first Ranchor on a hunt." Blitz says.

Rex chuckles. "Yeah, your kids, I won't doubt of it."

"My eldest is also starting to take bounties as well and my second…well I am sure the young padawan there can tell you what he did to the inquisitor." Blitz says.

"That was your child?" Ezra asks slightly shocked.

"Yes, although he is in his twenties as well." Blitz says.

"Twenty?" Ezra asks still a bit shocked at who saved them.

"So Rex, why don't you come to my home? I have an academy there training young men and women how to be true soldiers and we could use someone like you to help teach them." Blitz says.

Rex smirks. "I have these trainees here. Can't leave them because they would be shot on the first step out without me here."

"Ah, at least I asked." Blitz says smirking before turning to Kanan. "So have you told him Ahsoka?" Blitz asks.

Ahsoka chuckles a bit. "I'm sorry. Didn't have the chance with you taking the stage."

"Well nothing stopping you now." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles and turns to the rest of them. "Well…there are other Jedis out there."

"Wait, are you serious. Kanan, this is great." Ezra says.

"We have been tracking one from inside the empire, Rahm Kota, one of the jedi that used volunteers in the clone wars and the only one to use no clone troopers." Blitz says.

Rex smiles. "Heard about him back then. Quite a force to be reckon with."

"Yes and one we have been desperately trying to get in contact with, but he has not made it easy. Probably why the empire has yet to eliminate him." Ahsoka adds.

Rex shrugs. "Maybe he wants to stay hidden for a bit longer."

"He also has been making hits on the empire, including factories." Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. "For now, just follow the clues he's leaving behind."

"He is trying to get someone's attention I think." Rex says after reviewing all the data they had on the general.

"Agreed, he wants a confrontation and I can guess with who." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. "You going to answer?"

Blitz pushes a button and Darth Vader's visage appears on the screen.

"Really, he wants to have a confrontation with him?" Ezra asks in disbelief.

"I will give him he is bold, but only half as it isn't the best plan to do this at this point." Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. "Maybe not for a long while. They have a pretty good hold."

"That weakens every day. As time goes on, they lose the people. The absolute desire for peace at any cost has dwindled greatly since the formation of the empire sixteen years ago." Blitz says.

Rex sighs. "Been so long ago that I was just a soldier and now look at us."

"Continue as you will Sato. I will keep providing credits discreetly, but the clans cannot get involved at this time." Blitz says.

Sato nods. "We'll do our best sir."

"I'll see you later Rex." Blitz says.

"I'm heading out too. Got work to do." Ahsoka says.

Rex nods. "Make sure your family is safe."

Blitz waves him off as he dons his helmet once more.

---

Arcane groans as he tries to stay awake, watching the predicated incoming jump from Blitz. "Come on dad."

"Still a long time huh?" Sunshine asks as she seems to be reading a magazine on a seat upside down.

"I still don't understand why you flew out here to meet me." Arcane says looking at her.

Sunshine smiles as she looks to him. "Because you are lonely. You seem to going on dates less and less. Whatever happen to most of them?"

Arcane waves her off. "Status, bits, or the fact of 'I just banged an alicorn.'"

"Oh, by the way, dad has just arrived." Sunshine says.

Arcane raises an eyebrow to the path. "Where?" He asks before a ship hyperspace do come in. "Oh, there he is." He said going to the airlock.

"So mommy Ahsoka is coming home with us?" Sunshine asks.

Arcane shakes his head. "I doubt it." He said before they felt a shudder through the ship and the airlock opens to Blitz and Ahsoka. "Is she coming home with us?"

"For now right?" Blitz asks leaning on Ahsoka's shoulder.

Ahsoka nods. "Yeah, maybe for a week, but I have to get back to work soon."

"Yay!" Sunshine cheers hugging Ahsoka.

Blitz and Ahsoka laughs as Sunshine tries to nuzzle her. "But…and this is a big but, I may have to go if a call comes through." Ahsoka warns. Sunshine pouts with her cute face as she looks up to her. "But I can try and stay the longest I can." Ahsoka said relenting to the face.

Blitz chuckles. "Never underestimate the Pie family and their faces."

Arcane smiles as he watches the exchange before heading to their cockpit. "Home dad?"

"Yes, we are heading home." Blitz says.

Arcane nods and starts to drive them home. "Can't wait."

---

Arcane sighs as he lands the ship. "Alright, we'll see you two home. Guess you want to take a long walk after all that." Blitz said walking away with Ahsoka.

"So how has everyone been?" Ahsoka asks.

Blitz smiles. "Got their own life and has been slowing down."

"Oh and how about our son and daughter?" Ahsoka asks.

"Ralyn and Nemna are doing fine…they should be in their lightsaber combat and tactics class right now. Should we go see them?" Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. "Yeah, a surprise visit from their mother."

"After they finish their lesson?" Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smirks. "Maybe I can give them a surprise lesson."

Arcane sighs as he shuts down the ship. "At least mommy Ahsoka is back for a bit."

"Best go as well Arcane. Twi is expecting you and your siblings for lunch." Blitz says.

Arcane waves a hoof in the air. "Yay." He said before grudgingly getting out of his seat.

"To the academy?" Blitz asks as Sunshine follows him and Ahsoka.

Arcane sighs. "I'll walk alone." He said still working on the ship controls a bit.

"Maybe I can provide some company." Terra says floating in.

Arcane blinks as he looks over. "Auntie Terra? What are you out here at the landing areas? There isn't much…besides watching ships go in and out and see what they are and what they have." He mused to himself.

"I heard you were back and Twi asked if I could keep you company." Terra says.

Arcane became surprised. "Mom? Mom asked you to keep me company? You of all ponies?" He asks as he remembered how many times Twilight yelled at Terra.

"Yes. Now come on, Twi is making your favorite." Terra says making Arcane's mouth water a bit.

Blitz smiles as he leaves ahead with Ahsoka and Sunshine. "Always does me good to see my kids happy."

"What about me?" Sunshine asks.

"You too. Now what about your little brother, Sunny?" Blitz asks.

Sunshine giggles. "He's so happy and carefree too many of the time. Mom keeps making him cookies though."

"Weren't supposed to be watching your baby brother?" Blitz asks.

Sunshine smiles. "Mom is silly daddy."

"So Sunshine, you found a coltfriend?" Ahsoka asks.

Sunshine hums. "I don't know if dad will like him."

"You do?" Blitz asks igniting one of his lightsabers.

Sunshine smiles as she looks to Ahsoka. "See, he won't like it if I was dating."

"You are his pure little angel." Ahsoka jokes.

Sunshine giggles. "Yep, but he still doesn't want his daughters dating anypony."

"Don't worry, let me talk to him." Ahsoka says leaning against him.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. "I sincerely doubt that."

"Oh you will agree." Ahsoka says cupping his face.

Blitz frowns. "No I will not."

"You will because you love me and all of the girls." Ahsoka whispers to him.

Blitz keeps frowning as his eye twitches. "I draw the line of my girls dating."

"Blitzy." Ahsoka whispers smiling as he deactivates his lightsaber.

Blitz huffs. "I want to talk to him."

"Thank you daddy!" Sunshine exclaims before hugging his leg.

Blitz sighs. "I'm going to regret this."

Ahsoka chuckles. "No you won't. You'll love that your family is getting bigger." She said as she hugs him.

Blitz groans.

Arcane raises an eyebrow as he follows behind them. "Always the father." He mused to himself.

"Well he has to be with you and your siblings." Terra says.

Arcane sighs. "You know; it's been pretty mundane around here. If you think about it, it's the same thing every day. Even the same dates."

"You have your father's adventurous spirit he had in his youth." Terra says as they watch Blitz carry Sunshine like he did when she was a little filly.

Arcane blinks. "How do you know that?" He asks looking to her.

"It's not too hard to tell." Terra says.

Arcane shakes his head. "Still, why you?"

"Because your mother sent me now let's go before the food gets cold." Terra says.

Arcane sighs. "Fine." He said following her a bit now.

---

"So what do you think of the expansion of the Academy?" Blitz asks as they walk outside the fence of the airfield both now in pony form.

Ahsoka nods. "Nice addition. Not bad since you do need to take off and land quickly and without trouble."

"Uncle. Uncle, is that you?" A voice calls as a stallion walked up.

Blitz smiles. "Ah, little Liner. Ahsoka, Liner, Liner, Ahsoka. A little nephew of mine." He said ruffling his head.

"Oh, he has gotten so big." Ahsoka says.

Liner smiles. "Thanks."

Blitz sighs. "So what do you need little Liner?"

"Uncle, you mind not calling me that. I am twenty-eight now." Liner says.

Blitz chuckles. "Of course. If you want. So, what do you need?"

"I just wanted to see you. Me and my squadron just got back from our tour of duty with the Turians." Liner says adjusting his mirror sunglasses.

"Ah, that is right. You were with those who went out on a mercenary contract with the Turians to fight the Batarians. So they tired of you guys showing them up?" Blitz asks.

Liner chuckles. "Heck yeah. They started to dock our pay, but we were able to keep the original."

"That's my nephew. So what was your final kill count?" Blitz asks smiling.

Liner smiles. "Got thirty."

"Good enough for a start. How is your mother?" Blitz asks.

Liner sighs. "She's doing fine. Busy most of the time."

"I see. So how is your plane?" Blitz asks.

Liner grins. "Flying high and hitting hard."

"You liking the Wyvern?" Blitz asks.

Liner nods. "Yeah, pretty cool as always."

"Good to hear. You should come to have dinner with your family sometime now that you are back." Blitz says.

Liner smiles. "Sure. Might be fun."

"We will see you soon." Ahsoka says hugging him.

Liner smiles as he walks off.

"Looks like what my cousin said was right and he did take after me." Blitz says smiling.

Ahsoka chuckles. "And the glasses?"

"I wear a similar pair at times." Blitz says smiling as they head into the academy. After walking for a bit they took a seat in an observation level as Grievous was lecturing the students.

Ahsoka sighs. "He's changed, hasn't he?"

"I think he is more comfortable than as being a general of droids. He and his son Rael are not at each other's throats anymore and he has reconnected to his family." Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. "Can't believe all this happened."

"Believe it. Take a look at the two there taking notes." Blitz says pointing out the teenage Togruta female and the slightly younger Togruta male.

Ahsoka smiles. "Our kids."

"Yeah, next is the sparing. How do you think they will fair?" Blitz asks watching them and Mystic.

Ahsoka shrugs. "Maybe beat up the trainers based on you."

"No, today it's student versus students. So notice anything new about this class?" Blitz asks.

Ahsoka blinks as she looks around. "Yeah. It's bigger than last time."

"Nearly tripled in the last few years. With our success here in producing exceptional force users, the other species of the citadel alliance are allowing us to search the populace of their worlds and colonies for them and invite them here." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. "You certainly have great influence now."

Blitz nods. "Yes, especially with all the trouble of finding them in empire nations, it has to be done and here, we can protect them."

"And so…what's the plan of attack here?" Grievous asks between coughs to the class.

"The enemy's defense is too centered. You must pull back a bit and have them chase you, making them not about to keep that defense up." Ralyn says.

Grievous nods. "Good. Any other way anyone of you can come up with?"

He looks around and spies no one as they sort of look to each other. "Alright then. Commander?" He asks looking up and Spike actually comes onto screen.

"Hi guys." Spike waves. "Well you gave me the battle situation. So here's what you would do without laser fire on your tail." He said showing his tail which was in fact had a fire on it. He licks his claws and puts it out. "Running away might work and make them chase you, but some are smarter than that. Case in point." He said pointing down to Grievous who rolls his eyes. "This old Scrooge would have never chased me and instead build up his defenses more. Instead, I would have taken the biggest ship I had and hide the fastest little ship in its design and had its shields at full power. A trojan horse if you will. So when it makes it past the main line, let the little ships fly off and hit the most vital parts as fast possible with bombs and then retreat back to the main ship and pull back. Once they are in disarray, attack as normal."

"Yes, unusual tactics can throw veteran commanders for a loop, but the better ones will adapt quickly when the shock wears off. Speed and execution is the key in that tactic." Grievous says.

Spike grins. "Which is why I won against this old timer." He said before signing off as Grievous growls at him.

"Spike still annoys him I see." Ahsoka says.

"Oh ho, yes he does. He and Grievous also work together for simulations and scenarios for the classes." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. "How much does he spend time with family?"

"Have some of them here as instructors or overseers." Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. "I mean Spike and his crew. How much time does he spend down here with everyone as family rather than up there?"

"Oh not too much. He is up on the Darksaber quite a bit." Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. "He has to spend time. Didn't he make a way for him to control everything from the ground here and still have control of the fleet?"

"Disabled that once he realized that someone could use that to take over the fleet." Blitz says petting her mane.

Ahsoka sighs in relief as she leans against him. "So barely anytime they see them huh?"

Blitz smirks. "Well, Tek and Eve do try to help them keep up with family since it's still slow. In between times of adding true or false to the many documents out there."

"So has Eve got what Twilight done what she did to Minerva yet?" Ahsoka asks.

Blitz smiles. "Almost. We are transferring her body around to what is around Tek's body. She is still learning about it too."

"Ok, now…" Ahsoka stopped as the students head to the sparring rings.

Blitz sighs as he gets up and stretches. "It's a nice change of pace sometimes. From studying to fighting instead of changing it by day."

"So after this…" Ahsoka stops when Blitz touches her lips.

"How about a surprise battle for the zoid lesson today?" Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smirks. "Oh I would love that."

"Your command wolf versus Mystic's training squad." Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles evilly. "Oh this will be a fight to remember."

"They will be using command wolf types as well." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. "Aw, they take after their mother."

"Well only Mystic is kin to us in that squad." Blitz says.

Ahsoka boops his nose. "And I can be like a mother to all. Now then, shall I go whup their asses?"

"Twenty-minute break between the end of this class and zoid class. When it ends, I will call for our kids to see their mother. Then we may go." Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and walks off. "Same place, right?"

"My office. Oh and our daughter just defeated the magna guard." Blitz says.

Ahsoka laughs. "I knew she would. They have that look."

"Though our son is having a little trouble." Blitz says.

Ahsoka stops and looks to him. "How so?"

"He seems to be having trouble with the staff style. Though this is the first time he has faced it." Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. "So did I. You helping him?"

"I won't always be there for him so he will have to learn how to fight them even if he takes a few hits along the way." Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. "So you want to leave them alone?"

"I want to watch, but if you want to go." Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. "Come on." She said pulling him along.

"Yes love." Blitz says walking with her and intertwines their tails when they were in his office.

Ahsoka stops him for a moment. "Also, have you had any fun lately?"

"A little, but I am happy you are here. I missed you." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. "Want to have more fun?"

"Later, after all, Ralyn and Nemna are on their way." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. "Yes, won't be a good sight if they walk in on us."

"Yeah." Blitz says turning into his humanoid form and Ahsoka follows by turning back to normal.

Ahsoka sighs as she stretches. "It has been a while. Hasn't it?"

"A bit. Though you look no worse for wear as I." Blitz says as his hair started to show spots of grey.

Ahsoka looks to him sadly. "Too long since I met you."

"Most of the kids are now adult or on their way. I have gotten old. I am now in my late forties." Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. "Where has the years gone?"

"Into caring for the kids and preparing for the war to start up again." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles faintly. "Don't you wish it was just caring for the kids?"

"Every day. I wish I could have just gone and killed everyone that was my enemy years ago and ended this threat, but they have been untouchable for a good while." Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. "Think you want to enjoy a night with me at least? Make things easier a bit for you and ease of mind."

"That would be nice." Blitz says smiling and soon a knock on the door was heard. "Come in." Blitz says as Ahsoka got out of sight.

"Master, you wanted to see us?" Ralyn asks as he comes in with Nemna.

"Yes." Blitz says closing the door and smiles as Ahsoka was behind her children.

Nemna looks around for a bit. "So…what do you want to see us about?"

Blitz smirks and tells them to turn around with a finger.

They both looked confused before turning around and smiles widely. "Mommy!" They yelled and hugs her.

"Hey my little ones. Not so little anymore are you?" Ahsoka asks.

They both just nuzzle and laugh as they kept hugging her.

"I saw your sparring." Ahsoka says hugging her two Togruta children.

Ralyn smiles and looks up to her. "When did you come in?"

"Not long ago with your father. I will be staying for a bit." Ahsoka says rubbing their montrals.

The both cheer and hug her tighter.

"I thought both of you would like that." Blitz says.

Nemna laughs and rushes over to him. "Thanks daddy."

"No need my little girl." Blitz says hugging her.

Ralyn cheers. "So can we do something together?"

"Soon, you two you have a few more classes before the end of the school day. Your mom is also helping with a surprise test in the zoid class in seven minutes." Blitz says checking the time.

They both go wide eyed a bit. "You're going to help teach now?"

"Nah, but I will surprise them by facing them in a zoid battle." Ahsoka says.

Nemna smiles. "Can we watch?"

"You both have class, but we will get you the tape we review for the tests." Ahsoka says.

They both grin at each other. "Awesome."

"Ok, you two off to class. Don't want to be yelled at by your teacher." Blitz says.

They both give a lazy salute and run off. "Bye mom." They called.

"See you two soon." Ahsoka says before Blitz gets up.

Blitz sighs. "You know. You should get prepared. That thing might be a bit dusty."

"No it isn't. My command wolf devastated the separatist lines several times with its dual turrets and speed." Ahsoka says causing Blitz to chuckle.

"So guess who I pit them against if they start getting cocky." Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow and smiles. "Who?"

"Geno, let him fight them without me piloting him. So far he is the undefeated zoid champ since we started the course." Blitz says.

Ahsoka grins. "Wouldn't expect any less of it."

"He can't use his charge particle cannon though so with that and me not piloting, he is at sixty percent max." Blitz says.

Ahsoka laughs. "Even at that, they can't beat him?"

"Geno is a tank amongst tanks and even if they out maneuver him, his instinct knows what to do in the situation and don't forget, he can shoot his claws out and even light them up with electricity." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. "So what's the win count right now?"

"Over a hundred matches. Anyone defeats Geno, they get fifteen points added to their final grade." Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. "So nice to see you are being generous here. At least they aren't going crazy. When I told the surviving Jedi that the only safe school for any force user is on your planet, they were happy."

"Yes they are teaching in secret here. Last thing we need is for the empire catching wind." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. "And when I told them it was a sith school, they kinda went ballistic."

"Yeah, have to remind them it is only thanks to us they survived the purge at times." Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. "I wish it could be different. Well, I better go get my zoid ready. Those students might be getting a bit bored."

"Nah, they are preparing as well and waiting to be told what field they will be assigned to." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. "Shall I?" She asks bowing a bit too fancy.

Blitz chuckles. "Go on you silly filly."

Ahsoka laughs as she walks off. "I'm not a filly. I'm your wife."

"That you are." Blitz says heading out as well.

---

"Tell me has a team been getting arrogant lately?" Blitz asks talking to one of the zoid instructors as he watches the field below.

The instructor shakes his head. "Not by much, no. But they are rather confident."

"Hum, that is the team my son Mystic is on, correct?" Blitz asks seeing a group of command wolves.

The instructor nods. "Yes sir. He is leading to the team to the designated field right now."

"Let's see. Caius Sevenius is the team leader huh? Son of a general in the turian military." Blitz says reading his file.

The instructor nods. "Yes sir. With his father leading at least…thirty-five battles and won."

"Try forty right now." Someone else said walking in and jumping over the seats before sitting in one beside Blitz. "Hey dad." Blazer said.

"Hey son. Come to watch your little brother's test?" Blitz asks.

Blazer nods as he adjusts his trench coat. "Yeah and my mom trash them."

"Oh you heard huh?" Blitz says before getting up. "Team nine, do you hear me?" Blitz says over the intercom.

"Loud and clear sir." Caius said.

"Your team has drawn the straw to face veteran zoid pilot instead of the unmanned zoids. The rest are for today's test." Blitz says getting the students not currently in battle to pay attention and rush over to watch.

"Any information as to who?" Caius asks.

"No, but they will be piloting a command wolf like you five are. Win and you get extra credit." Blitz says transmitting an image.

There was a bunch of cheers over the intercoms at that. "Yes sir. We won't let you down." Caius said.

Seeing this, Mystic gulps a bit. "Um…guys, I know who that is." Mystic says.

"Whoever it is, we can beat them, right guys?" Caius asks over the team radio.

"It's the commander of the third mobile zoid battalion of the war against the CIS." Mystic informs.

Now the coms are all quiet. "Oh they are so boned." Blazer remarks.

"They have a shot. Ahsoka trained Mystic in the basics remember?" Blitz asks.

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Blazer smirks. "Didn't he kept falling over in his zoid?"

"He got better quickly." Blitz says smirking before the buzzer was sounded and the team nine rushed out the gate.

Blazer sighs as he watches the team set up on the field. "So I got the info for mom. Next stop I guess." He said handing over a data chip.

Blitz, seeing this, inserts it into his communicator and starts viewing over the data before glaring. "They are sending inquisitors into our territory to abduct force sensitive children." Blitz says.

Blazer nods. "Knew that rile you up. Even mom I guess. But you know that we attack first, the alliance would see it as a ploy to get the whole group back in and they would pull out. Not without them attacking outright and real evidence."

"I know. We are also not ready for open war…but this is turian world. Get me general Sevenius on the line. Also make sure this info gets to the rebels Ahsoka is working with. They will send the jedi and their team on this one." Blitz says.

Blazer smiles. "Just waiting on your call." He said before getting out a disc and throwing it behind him on the ground. He then types up a few things on his omnitool and it makes a ringing sound. "He'll be up shortly and the info has made it to the team." He said before going back to watch the zoids start to battle each other.

"I see, wedge formation, huh? An old classic, but no less effective." Blitz says as team nine was running close to each other in the formation.

Blazer smirks. "Yep, but one break could do it all in. At least they are quick recovers like little bro."

"Ahsoka still hasn't moved." Blitz says.

"Now then, show me what you can do team nine." Ahsoka says as her white command wolf charges, shooting some shots half way between them, kicking up dust.

Team nine dodges by sidestepping some and ducking under others. "Keep it together!" Caius calls.

Blazer shakes his head. "Glad I never joined."

Blitz looks to him. "You know that's not the only reason."

Blazer nods as he frowns. "Give it to any wielder of a lightsaber and they can take out anyone in the school and beyond."

"You always preferred to survival and weapons training over vehicles and zoids." Blitz says smiling.

Blazer smiles. "Thanks to the griffon training, it leads to it. Even your style a bit."

"So son, I have been thinking and I am thinking of setting you up as the regent of my lands in the griffon territory." Blitz says.

Blazer smirks as he looks to him while leaning on his talon. "Oh dad. You should know by now I know of this. Besides, I have been looking to expand. Alliance places have gotten a bit boring."

"That way I can keep you one ride away from visiting and not light years away." Blitz says as Ahsoka kept kicking up more dust, obscuring team nine's sensors.

Blazer raises an eyebrow. "Aw. At least it was easy with Illium. Those Asaris will do anything with words on a contract. Citadel, I'll tell you, C-Sec, sucks. Though Omega is a bit fun in their own right."

"So team nine, not so trigger happy when they can't tell what they are shooting at huh?" Blitz asks as he is writing notes.

Blazer nods as he keeps watching. "Oh yeah. Some would rather shoot into the fray and hope to hit something. Though the way you train and teach them, save your money and energy."

"So who will Ahsoka go after first?" Blitz asks before a shot is fired and one of the yellow command wolves goes down.

Blazer hisses. "Oh. That has to hurt. Bye bye female token for the team."

"You kidding, she has the second best grades in the team." Blitz says as the team starts to get away from the dust cloud and starts to form a firing line.

Blazer sighs. "At least little bro is holding out though. Do you feel like the other students has something against our little bros and sis?"

"Oh no, if anything, they know the instructors and I cut them less slack. You know that from experience." Blitz says.

Blazer chuckles. "How could I not? The welts I got still are fresh. Though, it became useless once you put me against lightsabers. And you knew I had to get training directly from you once you knew what my swords can do against them."

"Yes and those were training sabers." Blitz reminds.

Blazer nods. "We still haven't tested them against real ones. Just think, you on the field with the swords, no one will ever be alive again."

"Vibroblades stop them son." Blitz says.

Blazer smirks. "And they still suck the energy right out. You know what damage they can do. My birth father certainly did not know what he asked for before all this."

Blitz smiles and pats his shoulder. "So how is your dating with Diamond Tiara? About ready to pop the question?" Blitz asks.

Blazer groans. "Well, at least her attitude improved since aunties helped her out. She is certainly manageable, even with what I do…so maybe I will."

Blitz smiles. "I will have to talk to your mom about making arrangements." Blitz says as the team fires into the dust cloud over their fallen teammate.

Blazer sighs. "Using the dead ones as cover, not morally right, but good for survival."

Blitz nods. "Maybe still active and have shields at max, but yeah."

"So their odds at beating mom?" Blazer asks.

Blitz shrugs. "Half and half right now. Take down another of team nine, goes down to forty."

"Let me guess, Mystic is thirty percent?" Blazer asks.

Blitz nods. "Yeah. I think he would be better if he had his own command."

"But his commander edged him out?" Blazer asks.

"Yes, Mystic is more of a fighter than a commander type in zoids right now." Blitz says.

Blazer holds up a claw. "Right now." He points out.

"Correct, let him grow into the role." Blitz says as Ahsoka's command wolf jumps out of the dust cloud and fires a few shots, hitting another one of team nine's command wolves.

Blazer shakes his head. "Forty now and twenty for little bro. How could they come back?" Blazer asks.

"By dividing Ahsoka's focus in the battle. Though with only three of them, that is not possible at this point." Blitz says.

Blazer nods and sighs. "So…what's the plans lately? I hear they are knocking on the border?"

"Mostly all is quiet the outlining areas they gave us for helping in the war and they are not the most profitable or have as many resources as we could want. I think they were trying to stretch out forces defending them." Blitz says.

Blazer shrugs. "So they screwed you over. Makes sense seeing as the emperor was also the one that negotiated the deal."

"Behind the scenes and most of it was given to the Turians because of the reasons I stated before." Blitz says.

Blazer sighs. "Well at least we are allowed access. And nothing, not even that stupid blockade can block out my business. Did you know that the clones are still being made? Heck, I think they changed to the settings to make them faster, but at a cost."

"They are not being made by the empire anymore, not after the rebellion on Kamino. Now they are recruiting human and rush their training. Seriously, I think the C.I.S. droids were more dangerous than most of their stormtroopers and their armor is worse too, it can't stop anything." Blitz says massaging his temples.

Blazer raises an eyebrow. "How about the fact there was a chance for an armor, but they couldn't get the info at the time? Know that?"

"Yeah and as such, they get the cheap knock off. Those credits have to be going somewhere." Blitz says.

Blazer sighs. "There are missing amounts. And it is going somewhere, but I can't find it."

"Either someone is lining their pockets or they have a secret project." Blitz says as the team leader of the students was taken out by a shot to the leg, then the body.

Blazer sighs as he gets up and adjust his outfit. "And so the fight is over."

"Still Mystic and the last remaining teammate." Blitz says.

Blazer shakes his head. "Is it just them now?"

"Yeah, they have lost this battle as Ahsoka will not be distracted and in a one on one fight, they won't stand a chance." Blitz says continuing to watch.

Blazer snaps his claws and another shot was made to the teammate. "And there you go. So…I'll see about finding what I can. Maybe help out mom." He said buttoning up his trench coat.

"You going to see her?" Blitz asks.

Blazer smiles. "Maybe. Mom does deserve it."

"Tell her I will see her at dinner." Blitz says.

Blazer nods. "See ya dad." He said walking out as he tosses a data chip behind him to Blitz.

Blitz caught it as Mystic was doing his best not to be tagged by Ahsoka.

"Man." Mystic said to himself as he tried his best to restart the zoid.

"Battle over." The examiners call.

Blitz sighs as he walks down. "Oh Mystic."

"Man, I never knew veteran pilots were so tough." Caius says as Mystic finally got through to his father.

"Dad, when did mom get back?" Mystic asks over the private channel.

"Not a few hours ago and she wanted to see how you were doing." Blitz says transferring the files to the general.

Mystic smiles a bit. "Can I at least meet her or does she have to go?"

"She is staying for a bit. You will get to see her a lot." Blitz says.

Mystic smiles fully. "Alright. So…class still?"

"You're not done. After school you can come and see her." Blitz says.

Mystic sighs. "Okay."

Blitz smiles and sends his recommendation on a grade as the general receives the files. "Is this accurate?" Sevenius asks.

"Yes, the empire is planning to do that can we set up an ambush as the empire will not claim any knowledge of this." Blitz says.

Sevenius sighs. "I'll see to it that one is made."

"Can me and the sith get in on this?" Blitz asks.

Sevenius sighs. "The more the better since we would need the men."

"Understood. Will prepare my men to join in." Blitz says.

Sevenius nods. "Will prep mine."

---

"So ready for lunch?" Blitz asks walking with Ahsoka to the crystal castle.

Ahsoka nods. "I have been missing the food here."

"Ponyville has really gotten bigger hasn't it?" Blitz asks as the town was now several miles long.

Ahsoka nods as she looks around. "Advancements huh?"

"That and the queen…and the changelings. They breed like crazy if you let them." Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. "How many right now?"

"Current population somewhere in the…no still not hit a million." Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him surprised. "That much huh?"

Blitz smirks. "Oh yeah. There's a pair mating each other right now." He said pointing into a bush which was shaking. "Being king has its perks."

"So the brood mothers, how many eggs they lay a month?" Ahsoka asks.

Blitz shrugs. "Twi knows about that more, but I say around ten to twenty."

"That will boast the population quickly." Ahsoka says as they get to the entrance pasted the perimeter guards and their guard posts.

Blitz chuckles. "Yeah, even when Twi made a national breeding year per day. One day a year, all the changelings are let loose to find someone and go crazy. You would not believe the amount of positions are made on that day."

"They compete with how many position you and your wives came up with?" Ahsoka says smirking as they walk passed the ponies cleaning.

Blitz grins. "They got the book. The changelings read Twi's mind for it."

"Ah." Ahsoka fake whines.

Blitz chuckles and wraps a hoof around her. "Come on Ahsoka. I'll treat you very well."

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. "You better. I have been missing a certain part of you."

"Oh yeah, so let's go see the queen herself." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles and leans against him as they walk through the halls and come into a throne room where Twilight was reclining on her throne as she played around on her omnitool. "You know, if you want her to be kept secret, keep her from the eyes of the changelings." Twilight said as her mane and tail, which had become longer and had a few sparkles in them were flat against the throne. "I swear; Spike is still beating me." She said sticking her tongue out now.

"Oh, still haven't beaten him love?" Blitz asks.

Twilight growls and hisses as a huge defeat screen came up. "Damn it!"

"Now Twi." Blitz says massaging her shoulder.

Twilight sighs as she leans against his massage. "Thanks. Still the greatest. Even after you. Heck, you haven't beaten him once yet."

"In these games, no. In a real mock battle, I have won a few times. So you know who is back?" Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. "Ahsoka. I recognize her anywhere."

"Yeah, her kids have already seen her. Now I think you promised to eat a late lunch with me." Blitz says.

Twilight nods and grabs his hoof and then Ahsoka hoof's before pulling them along. "Come on."

Ahsoka smiles. "So I see you are doing well. Any other of the wives currently here?" Ahsoka asks.

Blitz hums. "Applejack is with us right now. Twilight as you can see. Sonata is here also. She and Riptide really love our pool more. Pinkie is here as our full time cook. Yes, I am paying her. Hurricane is here also from her training of the academy. Oh, tip, don't be trained by her if you don't want to get broken bones. And that's about it. The others are off in their old homes and businesses. Kinda like Fluttershy who started a full range medical institute."

"What about the wonderbolts and Zecora?" Ahsoka asks.

Blitz smiles. "Academy. Zecora teaches how to make herbs and everything from the battlefield. The Wonderbolts teaches flight and how to fly with the body itself just in case."

"So she is no longer the zebra ambassador?" Ahsoka asks.

Twilight smiles. "After I took on the role for the whole planet. It was not needed so she decided to help more in the school and the family."

"Now she can watch Mystic not far away and the rest of her kids. Though the ambassadors mostly come here to talk with each other about planetary events and relationships. Speaking of which love, you get anything from your brother and Cadance?" Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. "Yeah, they might come over to visit one day."

"How is their kids doing?" Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. "Still teaching them to rule one day."

"He still having trouble with his eight-year-old son?" Blitz asks smirking.

Twilight chuckles. "Oh yeah. Should I send him tips?"

"Nah, let him figure it out." Blitz says as they enter the private dining room where Pinkie was feeding the young foals a snack.

Blitz shakes his head and smiling. "Pinkie, what did we say about feeding the foals early?"

"But they need energy for playing, right Sunny?" Pinkie asks the foal that looked a lot like Maud.

Sunny stares at her. "Meh." He said.

"He takes after his aunt quite a bit." Blitz says.

Pinkie giggles. "Yeah, he does, don't ya?" She asks nuzzling him.

"Meh." Sunny says booping her nose.

Pinkie giggles and kisses his head. "Aw, who's my foal?"

"I am." Sunny says in a neutral tone.

Pinkie cheers and keeps cooking away.

"Pinkie, the three of us are going to need a late lunch." Blitz says.

Pinkie slides over three plates for them over the long table.

"Thank you dear." Blitz says walking over to her.

Pinkie holds up a spoon to his chest. "Uh huh, I am cooking. And you don't interrupt the master."

"What? Not even for a hug from your husband?" Blitz asks.

Pinkie smiling. "Only if I'm not cooking."

"What about a quick kiss?" Blitz asks smirking.

Pinkie throws the bowl into the air. "Good enough." She said before kissing him quick and let's go and the catches the bowl and keeps stirring.

"Ok. You all be good for your mommas alright?" Blitz asks the foals.

They all smile and halos appear over their heads.

"Ok then." Blitz says bending down and pats each one of their heads.

Twilight shakes her head as she starts to eat. "So Ahsoka, what have you been doing?"

"Tracking the empires movements, recruiting rebels, and trying to find more jedi survivors." Ahsoka says eating.

"You still holding out hope for your master, Obi-wan and Yoda?" Twilight asks.

Ahsoka sighs and nods. "Yeah, still haven't found them."

"I have a feeling Obi-wan will surface soon enough, but Yoda…I have a feeling that he is in self-inflicted exile." Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks to him. "What makes you say that?"

"It is just a feeling I have in the force." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. "So…any big news I missed here?"

"Not too much. Though we have started establishing colonies on the other planets in our solar system." Twilight says.

Ahsoka smiles. "How far along?"

Twilight smiles. "We got two more planets on the far rims. Just need to work on getting it work for colder temperatures."

Blitz chuckles. "And we are getting far. Turns out that our magic is good for some contracts. Though we do get that kidnappings. But watch out for our military. Never take one of our own like that. We are also scouring all the planets for any hint of zerg activity or a dormant hive. Remember what we did to the last one in the badlands south of Equestria?" Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. "How could I not? You blew up such a large area. Can't believe we haven't found any yet."

"Yes and don't forget, it is still glassed." Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. "Still wished some of the changelings can go back there and build up the hive and towns up again."

"Well what is done is done. Anyways, isn't the tour for the wonderbolts and shadowbolts ending soon?" Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. "Soon. They got one more and then they are heading back to us. By the way, you took my son on a trip, where is he?" She asks staring at him hard with one eye.

"He should have gotten back by now. Heck by lunch. Terra escorted him." Blitz says.

Twilight frowns a bit as she pokes her food. "Still can't believe this is the fallback now."

"Fallback?" Ahsoka asks.

Blitz sighs. "Terra has been chosen for the next male alicorn long ago. When he can't find a normal mare like other ponies, then Terra steps in and becomes anything he wants her to be. Literally, the last choice that he has and now, it became a different way. He has been feeling a tug of sort on his mind for a while now and it was just a few doors down the hall from his room. That is where Terra is and Twilight doesn't like that since Terra was a fully grown mare alicorn and Arcane was just a little colt when she met and gave us this proposition."

"What about her husband, Hurricane's son? I still have yet to hear what happened to him." Ahsoka says.

Blitz and Twilight looks worried to each other. "He disappeared. Last thing that was known was he sent a letter to Terra to get in the case we got her from and lock it up. No other word. We don't know if he died or left the planet or anything, he's just gone. Funny story, he's my son as well."

"Sounds just like his father." Hurricane says entering looking mostly the same, except her main and tail weren't as lustrous.

Blitz sighs. "I wish I can see our son again. Heck, even Blazer is looking and he hasn't found anything, not even Tek and Eve."

"It was over a thousand years ago. We may never know." Twilight says as Hurricane hugs him.

"Well he could just have hidden as a spirit." Tek said walking in a lot bigger and has only an omnitool active with Eve right behind him as still a robot about his size. "I mean; he is an alicorn."

"Son. I see you came for a visit." Blitz says.

Tek smiles and points to Eve. "For her. She needs to get out at times too."

"She still on the fence about becoming like your mother?" Twilight asks.

Tek chuckles. "The problems of being mortal such as possible death and not an easy transfer."

"Death is inevitable." Eve say.

Tek smiles. "And yet the problem you face is yours will be never ending because of what you are, but you will enjoy a mortal life more."

Eve just stares at him. "That does not improve the situation."

"Think about it like this, you can marry and have foals with Tek as a mortal." Twilight says.

Eve tilts her head. "And how does procreation improve the situation as I can never 'die'?"

"You yourself said death is inevitable, even for you so why not enjoy life?" Blitz asks.

"…your argument…is logical." Eve says.

Tek grins and wraps a hoof around her. "Alright. Mom?" He asks looking hopeful to Twilight.

"After I finish eating so my energy is at max." Twilight says.

Tek cheers. "Yes, finally."

"Tek. I want you to also be on the lookout. I want to know the moment the inquisitors and their stormtrooper escorts are at our borders. I plan on taking their fleet for our own." Blitz says.

Eve blinks. "All surveillance systems at borders have been connected."

"Father, you can't want the corvettes as those haven't changed since the clone wars mostly. So you want the star destroyer, correct?" Tek asks.

"Right. That is different from when the jedi commanded them." Blitz says.

Tek smiles. "I'll see about getting a command program made."

"Seize all systems off all the ships and lock them out. Then threaten to space all of them or shut off life support. That is your jobs of the trap." Blitz says.

Tek salutes as Eve wraps a hoof around his. "This is acceptable custom, right?" She asks.

"Yes." Tek says smiling as he leans against her.

Eve just blinks a bit confused, but tries to follow his actions as Blitz chuckles. "Aw, a new marriage will soon be made."

"What was that?" Minerva asks walking in.

Blitz grins but Tek beat him to it. "Eve is finally going to become mortal."

"Finally." Minerva says as Hurricane's ears shot off and she ran off.

"Looks like Atlas awoke." Blitz says.

Twilight smirks. "Can't believe she has that good of hearing."

"You knew exactly when your babies were crying as well." Blitz says.

Twilight nods. "Yeah, that's true. And only the mothers can hear their babies crying."

"So go make Tek happy." Blitz says seeing she was finished.

Twilight nods and grabs her plate and scarfs the rest down. "Alright. To the lab!" She calls out and Tek carries Eve off who was maybe trying to process if the carrying is normal.

"So that leaves just the three of us." Blitz says as Pinkie serves the foals.

Ahsoka smiles. "I'm still trying to figure things out."

"Well school ends in forty-eight minutes. How do you want to spend with them?" Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. "Just catching up and having fun like we use to do."

"That will have to wait till tonight. After all, when we start, we won't stop." Blitz whispers into her ear.

Ahsoka blushes and smiles. "I would love that." She whispered back.

---

"Hum, let's see." Applejack says working on some papers.

"Mom?" Blazer calls from the living room of the farm house.

"Blazer." Applejack says getting up and walking out.

Blazer hums as he looks around the house. "Mom?"

"Blazer!" Applejack yells as she hugs him and Blazer steps back a bit from the force. "My boy."

"Hey mom. I see you have braided your hair. This a permanent look?" Blazer asks.

Applejack nods and backs off a bit. "Yeah, Blitz told me to move on. So I did and decided to rebraid again." She said ruffling her mane.

"Still haven't gotten rid of that hat of yours though." Blazer says smiling.

Applejack smiles. "Never. It's my family and always will be."

"So how is uncle Big Mac and the changeling helpers?" Blazer asks.

Applejack shrugs. "Good. Same as always."

"So how is my cousin's they still in their mother's class in the school house here in Ponyville?" Blazer asks.

Applejack chuckles. "Yeah, Big Mac wanted them to go to that school as does every other pony that Blitz sent before putting them in the academy. Big Mac wants them to learn something in the back…like paperwork."

"I paid my respects to granny on my way mom." Blazer says.

Applejack sighs and looks down sadly. "She always did like you. Treated as her own even if you're a griffon."

"I won't ever forget Granny Smith." Blazer says holding Applejack.

Applejack smiles and hugs him tight too. "I won't either. None of the family will."

"So how's my siblings? Sugere have any luck farming yet?" Blazer asks.

Applejack nods. "Just like the whole apple family. Always the best for her."

"So what about the other three? Is little Fritter taking a nap?" Blazer asks.

Applejack smiles. "Yeah, always the snorer."

"Kinda like you when you're napping?" Blazer jokes.

Applejack hits his side. "Blaze…" She stops as she hits something and moves the coat and sees the swords. "Still got them. Even in the world of guns."

"These can take my enemies by surprise. Besides, I also have this." Blazer says pulling out a revolver.

Applejack raises an eyebrow. "Really, that old thing and not blasters?"

"Well this is as cowboy as you can get and you did raise me." Blazer says.

Applejack rolls her eyes. "Oh Blazer." She said before hugging him again. "It's great to see you again."

"Yeah and mom…you might have a daughter-in-law soon." Blazer adds.

Applejack goes wide eyed and looks up at him. "Really, you pop the question?"

"Not just yet, but I plan to. Also, dad is making me regent of his lands in the griffon territory." Blazer says.

Applejack blinks. "Really? Well Blitz didn't need those lands as he hadn't had much use. Though, it does have some memories as well. Hope you have fun there and maybe…see their graves."

"I will and I think this is dad's way of keeping me close to home." Blazer says.

Applejack chuckles. "Well, he did tell about how Illium is the contract loophole and you took that chance once you were able and now look at you. An information broker? How much are you making?"

"Enough." Blazer says before the hear a whimpering. "I think that is your que."

Applejack smiles and nods and walks off. "Sure. Grab whatever meal you want from the fridge."

"I'm fine. Now take care of my little brother." Blazer says.

Applejack chuckles as she walks up the stairs. "Just like your father."

---

"Finally back home." Rainbow says.

Spitfire nods. "Yeah, can't wait to see Blitz again."

"You're not the only one." Shadow says.

Soarin giggles. "I can't wait for the nights though."

"Slow it down Soarin. We also have foals to see." Night says wearing a Shadowbolt uniform.

Soarin smirks. "You know that you want it too."

"Oh not going to go see your filly Sky?" Fleetfoot asks.

Soarin sighs. "Fine. It would be great to see all the foals just glomp us."

"There it is." Shadow says smirking as they saw the landing pad for the castle.

"So Spitfire, how is Sunrise's training to be the next wonderbolt leader?" Rainbow asks.

Spitfire grins. "Told you, fear him."

"I meant how are his skills and leadership coming?" Rainbow asks rolling her eyes.

Spitfire sighs. "Same and still growing."

"Ah, somepony has really grown into a mother." Shadow teases.

Spitfire kicks a cloud into her face. "Shut up."

"Right, who is up for some cider when we land?" Rainbow asks.

"Foals." Night said.

"What time is it again?" Rainbow asks.

"Foal time." Night said.

"No, I mean is school out yet or are they still in it?" Rainbow asks.

Spitfire rolls her eyes. "Should be out by now."

"It's…2:47. Class is still in session for another hour." Soarin says checking her omnitool.

Spitfire sighs. "Well…let's surprise them."

"So…cider anyone?" Rainbow offered as they landed.

"I would think something of fish and chips." Blitz said coming out.

"Blitz." Spitfire says smiling as she walks up and hugs him.

Blitz chuckles as he hugs her back. "Hey girls. How was the tour?"

"It was good, but we missed you." Soarin says as the rest of the mares hug him.

Blitz smiles and then smirks as he uses his magic and makes them yelp. "Oh, what's this? I guess you miss me more than ever."

"Oh now you have done it." Fleetfoot says.

"I hope you are ready for the consequences." Night says.

"Oh, but first, you have some fillies and colts to see." Blitz says.

Spitfire shakes her head. "Don't do that until you are ready for a night immediately."

"Besides the foals are in class." Rainbow says.

"Not today. It is Saturday." Blitz says.

Soarin smiles. "More time with Blitzy."

"After you see the foals. Sky is asking for her mother." Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles. "Where are they waiting for me?"

Blitz smirks and whistles and the door opens.

"Mommy!" Sky yells and glomped Soarin.

"Hey my girl." Soarin says.

Sky laughs and nuzzles her. "Hi mommy."

"You been good?" Soarin asks looking over her daughter seeing she was wearing a dress.

Sky nods. "Yep. Very good mommy."

"Oh you look so cute in that." Soarin says hugging her daughter.

Sky giggles as she hugs her back.

"Sky, you been charging your father's account again?" Spitfire asks jokingly.

Sky looked embarrassed. "Um…" She tries to say as she pokes her hooves together.

"It was a gift from me, right Sky?" Blitz says.

Sky nods quickly. "Yep."

"So Sky, I think you have someone you want to show to Soarin right?" Blitz asks.

Sky looked embarrassed as she kept tapping her hooves together.

"You forgot your siblings?" Blitz asks.

Sky sighs and jumps over to the door and opens it. "Come on guys."

Soon two little foals fly out at Soarin.

Soarin laughs and grabs them both. "Hi my little foals."

"Mommy." They call.

Blitz sighs as he sits down. "Well…at least the family is getting together again."

"Been a while since that." Spitfire says before kissing his neck.

Blitz smiles and wraps a hoof around her. "Can't wait for the whole family to get together like the old days huh?"

"Oh, you arranged that?" Rainbow asks.

Blitz shrugs. "Somewhat. I can't get everyone though so it will have to do with what I can."

"So does that mean Ahsoka is back?" Fleetfoot asks.

Blitz grins. "Oh yeah and she's staying for the week or longer at the behest of Sunshine."

"Oh I can't wait for…" Rainbow stopped, feeling a hug but nothing was there. Realizing who it was she smiled. "Hey Blast, still sneaking around with that stealth generator huh?" Rainbow asks.

"Got that right." His voice said from her back.

"I see you really like that present I got you for your birthday." Blitz says.

Blast chuckles. "Yep, big bro Azure is cool helping me too."

"Your big brother Blazer is also in town. You going to go see him?" Blitz asks.

Blast appears as he appears a bit bigger than his mother and longer mane. "Yeah. Where is he?"

"He will be at dinner. Now where is your twin? Practicing her flying?" Blitz asks.

Blast points up and they see a mare flying around. "She really wants to get her training in."

"Reminds me of a certain mare." Blitz says wiggling his eyebrows at Rainbow.

Rainbow just throws sand at him. "Shut up."

"He has you there Rainbow." Fleetfoot says snickering.

Rainbow just holds a look as she holds up more sand in her hooves.

"Want to go up there and help train your daughter?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow grins and takes off after her.

Blitz smiles. "Now then, who else wants to see their foals?"

"Spitfire already shot off to look for Sunrise and Burst." Soarin says nuzzling her daughter.

Blitz sighs. "Of course. Shall we?" He asks holding his hoof out to towards the door.

"Yes, let's." Shadow says leaning on him.

Blitz smiles and wraps a hoof around her. "And I still got the suit." He whispered to her.

"Oh you know how to make a mare happy." Shadow whispers before giving him a kiss.

Blitz chuckles. "Yeah, I aim to please and I got a lot of targets on you."

"Don't go too far. I already have four foals as it is." Shadow reminds.

Blitz just pats her back. "And now you are in the best shape you ever had. Considering…" He stops saying anything else as he looks to her sadly. "At least we got them all."

"Speaking of which. Captain, didn't you bring back souvenirs from the tour?" Night asks.

Shadow smirks. "Oh yeah. And they are for the foals so back off."

"How many did she get?" Blitz asks before they heard a "Arg!"

"Looks like Spitfire found Burst." Soarin says.

"No, let me go! I don't want to be hugged to death!" Burst yelled happily.

"You will be hugged and like it." Spitfire calls happily.

"Nooooooooo!" Burst calls.

"So what about our three DJs and two cellists doing?" Night asks.

Blitz smiles. "Our vamps are busy tending to shows here and the changelings hive while also doing some events at the academy. We pay them handsomely. As for the foals, they are helping out, except Azure as he is fighting."

"Oh, speaking of which." Fleetfoot says smirking before Blitz felt two sets of fangs bit into his neck.

Blitz groans. "Man, I knew I should have had Twi set up the blood spell on me."

"Well we are thirsty." E. Vinyl says.

Blitz just groans.

"Come on Blitzy. Be nice to us and let us feed." Vinyl says.

Blitz frowns. "You have already bitten and sucking blood from me."

"Yeah and guess who wants to see you?" Vinyl asks.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. "Who?"

"Dad?" A little colt asks peeking out of Vinyl's hair.

Blitz smiles and takes the colt. "How are you my boy?"

"I'm doing fine, but it is a jungle in momma's mane." The colt says.

Vinyl glares to him. "Hey."

"It is momma. Look, I found a comb." The colt says pulling out an old comb.

Vinyl blinks. "Huh, I wondered where that went."

"And let's see what else is in he…sister?" The colt asks pulling out a filly that looked a lot like Octavia.

"There you are Harmony." Octavia says.

Harmony giggles. "Hi mommy."

"How long have you been in here?" The colt asks.

Harmony shrugs. "About two hours. There's a lot of stuff. Like this gamepad." She said taking out a datapad and starts playing on it.

S. Vinyl, seeing this, snickers as the colt dives back into the mane. "Rhythm, get back here." Vinyl says.

"There are so many cool stuff." He calls.

Blitz shakes his head. "When was the last time you showered?"

"Um…" Vinyl says thinking it over.

"A month." E. Octavia says wearing a nose clamp.

Blitz frowns. "Get a shower."

"Will you join me if I do?" Vinyl asks.

Blitz rolls his eyes. "I'll hold you to the wall and do it."

"Deal." Vinyl says holding his side.

Blitz sighs. "Alright kids, out of the mane. We got cleaning to do."

"Unless you want a bath." Vinyl says.

They both rush out of her mane and run off.

"You two have to catch Rhythm and Octy, I leave Harmony to you." Blitz says.

All three give a smirk and run off as Blitz carry Vinyl away.

"So Shifter in the usual spot?" Night asks.

Blitz nods. "Yeah, his usual tree."

"Oh." Night says taking off.

Blitz smiles. "You girls better go grab your foals and have something to eat." He said to the rest of the bolts.

"Will do dad." Sky says.

Blitz carries Vinyl over his head. "Now I have to go give this bush a bath. Later." He said before running off.

"Who are you calling a bush?!" Vinyl yells.

---

Azure hums as he walks down the dirt path. "Auntie Fluttershy?" He calls to the little house where a large hospital was nearby down the path.

Fluttershy hums happily as she steps out of doorway. "Oh, little Azure." She said making sure her mane was at a least a bit straight from it being longer and more ruffled. "What do you need?" She asks smiling as her bell collar jingles.

"Just came to see you. Dad is getting all the mares together." Azure says.

Fluttershy giggles. "Yes, that's Blitzy. Well…I might come in. Though, it's a bit tough with all this." She said waving a hoof to the hospital. "Do you need any blood packs? I have saving good ones for you and the others."

"No need. So how is my six siblings doing?" Azure asks.

Fluttershy smiles and looks over to near the back and they see six foals and ponies working and playing around. "They are just fine. Been missing some of you."

"Oh, how is Terran? I was thinking I would take him with me on some hunting." Azure says.

Fluttershy giggles. "That lovable oaf. Always trying to make us happy too."

"Yeah, but he does need to get out and exercise every once in a while. Hey Clemente." Azure greets Fluttershy's eldest son.

Clemente smiles as he walks up. "Hey big bro. What are you doing here?"

"Paying a visit." Azure says looking over the pony in a medical outfit.

Fluttershy smiles at him. "Has most of the animals been checked over?"

"Yes, but I will remind you mother, I specialize in ponies, griffons, Zebras, Turians, and Quarians. Therefore, I can't guarantee the best treatment." Clemente says adjusting his glasses.

Azure chuckles. "Yeah, but at least you are helping out."

"Yes, my little Cleme does." Fluttershy says.

"Mother, please." Clemente says embarrassed.

Azure chuckles even more. "Alright then. I better get going. Maybe you will come for dinner, maybe not, but I do hope you will."

"Oh we all will." Fluttershy says.

"Mom, can you help me with my homework?" Water asks.

Fluttershy smiles to him. "Coming dear." She said walking over.

Azure smiles as Clemente follows. "Terran, come here boy." He calls.

A bark was heard and barreling out comes Terran looking the same as he had years ago.

Azure sighs sadly. "Years pass, we change, skin falls, eyes are broader, yet, you haven't in all." He recites.

Tarren barks and pants at him.

Azure smiles now. "We got a job soon. Dad wants this on the down low. Think you're up for it?"

Tarren barks happily.

Azure nods. "Alright, after some food, I'll grab somepony and we'll head out." He said walking away.

Tarren barks happily and follows.

---

Arcane groans as he gets up from his seat and heads out of the dining room. "I'm done."

Blitz raises an eyebrow as he watches him leave before sending a message. "Time for a change of pace." He said to himself.

"What?" Twilight asks looking to him.

Blitz smiles to her. "Nothing hon."

Arcane groans as he rubs his head. "Maybe I ate too much."

"Or maybe you ate too little and the empty stomach is getting to your head." Terra said getting onto his back and treating it like a beach seat.

Arcane shakes his head. "What are you doing with me? You are spending more time with me than ever now."

Terra giggles as Azure came their way.

Arcane blinks as he walks their way. "Hey bro, what's…" Arcane grabs his leg and soon a quick blinding teleportation later, he lets go. "Up?" Arcane asks finally.

Azure sighs as he goes to get his suit. "Suit up. We got a job and I need you with me." He said opening a case in the small room with no doors and only one small vent.

Arcane blinks as Terra gets off of him and reclines on a line of boxes. "Wait, what?"

Azure sighs. "Dad got us a job. By the way, all proceeds go to you. But he wanted us to go on a little hunt. You are going stir crazy here."

"What are we hunting?" Arcane says smiling.

"Ranchors. Arterious four is having trouble with setting up a colony with them." Azure says.

Arcane blinks confused. "Wait, isn't that the colony where the Quarians told us to stay out and don't bother us or it's a battle?"

Azure smirks and looks to him. "That's why we're going silent. This is a no engine operation. We are only getting an insertion from uncle Spike and a pull out. The rest is us. Now then…I suggest you wear this." He said tossing a bundle of clothes which looked like an outfit for a merc.

"We being payed for this?" Arcane asks.

"Under the table by the Quarians. Proud fools. Don't worry, all the pay goes to you as you need to really start." Azure says.

Arcane smiles and starts to dress up as he changes into his human form as he hears a whistle. "Hello hot stuff." Terra calls smirking.

Arcane groans and blushes. "Auntie Terra." He said embarrassed.

Azure sighs and shakes his head. "Yeah…she's coming too. So you would need to stick with her."

"So odds of one of our mothers being pregnant when we return?" Arcane asks trying to change the subject.

Azure smiles. "Oh…many."

"Be serious you two." Terra says before they hear a croak.

Arcane looks confused before being glomp by a varren. "Terran!"

Azure chuckles. "Yeah, dad thought we might need a bit more hiding since one of us is a force user." He said as the little Ysalamiri landed on his shoulder as he was now a human.

Arcane groans as he pushes Terran off of him. "No chances huh?"

"We are taking you with us Alphonse." Azure says.

Alphonse croaks from his shoulder.

Terra smiles as Arcane finally finished dressing. "Alright, now…hey!" Arcane yells as Terra jumps at him and forms a cloud of smoke around his body.

"Relax boy." Terra said as the smoke forms some plates of smoke.

Azure raises an eyebrow as Terra's smoke seem to be making an old style knight's armor except for his head. "Not bad."

Arcane stares at the many plates of smoke. "What the…"

Terra giggles from the armor. "Relax. I am the planet and so can become a lot of things. This is the toughest thing I have in my knowledge. And laser fire will not work…mostly."

"Plasma will." Azure says.

Terra sighs. "Like magic. This is magical armor. And it can hurt."

"So will a plasma covered bullet." Azure says.

Terra hums. "True. It has been discovered that plasma and magic is sort of the same energy. Makes sense seeing as magical armor only weakens it."

"It is also what brother's sword is made of." Azure says.

Arcane hums as he keeps looking himself over. "I always wondered about that. Dad would never tell."

"Really? It's in the first lesson where you learn about lightsabers in the class, the one you aced…did you cheat through that one?" Azure asks.

Arcane chuckles nervously. "Naughty boy." Terra said.

"I'm not telling dad or mommy Twi about that." Azure says.

Arcane sighs in relief. "Thanks bro."

Azure shakes his head and tosses some blasters. "Come on. Let's get this done." He said grabbing a bag before holding a hand to his shoulder and Terran's head and teleports them both away.

---

"This should be far enough. Can't get you closer." Spike said as the ship lands on the planet.

"Thanks uncle. Blast, you ready?" Azure asks.

Blast nods as he gets up. "Yep, just tell me where to go."

"Venator, watch his back. He may have killed his first Rancor recently, but doesn't mean he is an expert against them." Arcane says.

Venator waves him off as he adjusts his explorer hat.

Arcane sighs. "Terra?"

"Ready and waiting." Terra said still in her armor form.

"You going to walk around in as sentient armor?" Blast asks.

Terra giggles. "It's fun. Besides, his parents have asked me to also watch over him. What better way."

"Ok, enough talking. Let's gets us some trophies." Azure says notching an arrow.

They all laugh a little as they head out. "So where do we go first and our main prize?" Blast asks attaching his missile launcher onto his back before his DT-57 heavy blaster pistol and his M-99 Saber.

"A bull rancor was spotted leading the pack." Azure says.

Blast becomes surprised. "Really? That big of a hunt?"

"Oh yeah." Azure says smiling.

"Oh, we will be able to come back and stand on our own and not be in the shadow of our father." Arcane says and the others didn't like the comment too much.

Arcane yelps as he jumps. "Shut it." Terra hisses as he rubs his back.

"Yeah, bro. What has dad done to you?" Blast asks.

Arcane groans as keeps rubbing. "Think about it, we using his own life, contacts, and even the family to get ourselves a name for ourselves. Doesn't that sound wrong?"

"No, because father started the same only it was the Fett clan name he used." Venator says.

Arcane raises an eyebrow. "And we haven't found our own even."

"Blazer." Azure points out.

"Besides the eldest." Arcane says.

Azure frowns. "Arcane, I'm second, you're third. We are the eldest whether you like it or not."

"I think brother is just mad as he wants to be known. Not just as the son of our father." Blast says.

Azure sighs. "Of course. The whole shadow phase. Well, you just need to get some contracts from a list or make your business or discover and you would make a name for yourself."

"Or you could do something incredibly stupid and dangerous like take on a contract to wipe out an entire pirate base by yourself." Venator says.

"Oh I like that idea." Blast says.

Azure hits them on the head with his bow. "You want to get our family killed?"

"Sorry." Both of them say as they rub their heads.

Arcane raises an eyebrow before shaking his head a bit. "Don't look down on them too." Terra whispered in his ear.

Arcane, hearing this, freezes. 'Was I looking down on father?'

Azure looks back at him. "You okay?"

"Yeah. I am fine…when we kill this thing, let's get a picture of us sitting on its corpse." Arcane says.

Azure raises an eyebrow. "The right words in the beginning was no engine. What part did you not understand?"

"I mean for the album. Come on. Don't you want to show the picture to mother Octavia and show her the hunt results?" Arcane asks targeting his want to impress his mother.

Azure groans. "Fine, but just this once."

"Alright. I am ready." Blast says.

Venator sighs. "At least we can make this quick if we can sneak up."

"Got to track the thing first. Terran." Azure says.

Terran growls as he starts to sniff around on the ground. "So how long before…?" Blast stops as Terran's head shot up and then took off. "Never mind."

"Let's go, we got a Ranchor to hunt." Arcane says happily following the varren.

---

"Watch it!" Azure yells as he dodges Arcane's magic blast.

"Dang it boy!" Terra as she pulls Arcane away from the hand slam coming down where he was as she uses a smoky tendril and latches onto a rock and pulls him away.

"Have a taste of this!" Blast yells before firing his rocket launcher three times hitting the Bull in the left arm.

The Bull roars and charges in his direction as he runs away into the smoke cloud made from the blast and tries to confuse it. "I'm sorry! I didn't know it would bounce off!" Arcane yells as he grabs a blaster and aims carefully.

"It's arm is hurt, concentrate fire." Venator says unloading at the bad wound the rockets made.

Arcane frowns as he fires the blaster and makes an electric shot before firing his regular setting widely at the wound.

The bull roared in pain, giving Blast an opening to shot another rocket into the wound, sending the arm flying. The Bull roared as it goes over to the arm and grabs it before throwing it at them and charges after them.

"It's desperate. Aim for the legs." Arcane says as Blast reloads as fast as he could.

Azure grabs an arrow attached to a wire before shooting the far leg from his point and then grabs the other arrows and shots behind him into the wall before it trips up and lands on its face. "How's that?!"

Arcane roars he shoots force lightning at the Bull and Venator opened up with armor piercing rounds.

The Bull roars on the ground as it writhes in pain and tries to get up, but another explosive arrow from Azure sent it back down on the ground. "Blast?" Azure asks getting two more arrows notched.

"Ready. Smile you sonva…" Blast says before firing the bull's mouth.

The Bull seems to stops before its head exploded and everyone steps back and watches it.

"I think it's dead." Terra voiced to everyone.

"Really Blast? You quoted Jaws?" Venator asks.

Blast shrugs. "It's a good movie."

"Ok…everyone, let's get our picture taken with it. Then you may start eating Terran." Arcane says spotting Terran about to take a bite.

Terran snaps his jaw shut and backs off before sitting down and stares at the body.

Arcane chuckles as he walks over and gets on the body before trying some poses. "What do you guys think?" He asks trying a few.

"Lame!" Blast calls as he gets on.

"Ok, you five get ready." Terra says.

Arcane looks down and sees Terra setting up a camera a bit away. "Come on Terra. Get in the shot."

Azure rolls his eyes as he sits down on the arm and Terran jumps into his lap and he pets his head. "Okay, timer and everyone in." He called.

Terra giggles as she starts the times and floats over.

"That is a keeper." Arcane says after the picture was taken.

Terra chuckles before heading some cracks and rocks falling before looking down to see a large hole. "Boys?" She calls.

"We're okay…more or less." Arcane said groaning as Terra floats down to see them all spread out. "Still hurts."

"Dang it. We have to investigate the ground next time we do that." Blast says as Venator and Azure landed like nothing happened.

"Luckies." Arcane calls as he gets up. "Check your shots." He said to Venator.

Venator shrugs. "How was I supposed to know the ground was weakened? We didn't do a full geological survey."

Azure sighs. "Alright. Venator, grab Blast. I'll grab Terran…never mind." He said seeing him climb the walls. "I'll grab the equipment then."

Arcane groans as he shakes himself and looks to the body. "Hope the picture came out good." He said before readying to take off and stops. "Wait." He said to himself and checks his omnitool.

"Remind me why none of us have a jetpack yet?" Blast says.

Azure sighs as he grabs a few bags. "Because it's too loud and dad hasn't found a few silent ones yet."

"I mean besides the silent ones. After this, I am getting me one like one of jumper units has." Blast says.

"The ones with missiles attached huh?" Venator asks.

Blast chuckles. "Oh yeah, all the bells and whistles."

"You like explosions too much Blast." Azure says.

Blast smirks. "Why do you think I like explosives?"

Terra shakes her head. "Arcane, time to go." She calls and sees him still on the ground checking his omnitool. "Arcane."

"Something's not right." Arcane says looking at his sensors.

Terra floats over. "What is it?"

"The colonist should have detected the explosions from our fight, but none are on their way to investigate." Arcane says.

"That is odd." Azure says stopping.

Arcane hums and keeps trying stuff in. "It's also strange our ship is the only one that left a trail in a while. Even with this whole hunt, you would think they would have another."

"Investigate?" Blast says reloading his weapons.

Azure raises an eyebrow. "Arcane?"

Arcane sighs and puts his omnitool away. "Let's go." He said taking off with Terra following.

The six snuck towards the nearby Quarian colony where nary a sound emerged from it.

"What the…isn't Quarians usually make…loud things?" Blast asks scratching his head.

"Yeah, I don't like this at all." Azure says.

Arcane looks to Terran. "Terran, find." He said waving a hand to the empty base.

"We doing this like the bad batch clones taught us?" Venator asks as Terran runs off.

Arcane nods. "Yep. Seems logical."

"I'm on tech then. Venator sniper. Arcane and Blast assault." Azure says.

They all nod as they take out their weapons and spread out.

As they closed in, Azure stops. "Wait, you smell that?" Azure asks.

"What?" Blast asks.

"Blood, gun oil, gunpowder. I don't like this." Azure says as they double timed it and saw holes in the walls average human sized.

Arcane frowns. "Now that is strange. Only we have gunpowder left. There is no combustion based weapons that much."

"Take a look at this." Venator says seeing indentations in the ground.

Azure goes wide eyed at the sight. "That's not either species."

"Tank, I bet you. Look how they are pushed back slightly." Blast says.

"I concur brother." Venator says.

Terra hums as she floats around a bit away. "Strange."

"Nothing in the database matches this type." Azure says after scanning.

Arcane frowns. "Terran, find anything?" He calls.

Terran sniffs before looking up and points to off planet.

The team start looking around inside the colony noticing that it looked like something had scavenged much of the resources including parts from the power source. While Venator start taking pictures of the area and the dead quarian bodies to study later.

Arcane sighs before Terran growls in another direction down an alley. He raises an eyebrow and goes to see what he was growling at and stops at the sight of the heavy cloaked figure with a hood standing there. "Um…hello?" The figure stands there before walking towards him slowly and Arcane points his weapon at him. "Stop!" He calls and gets the others' attention. "I said stop!"

"Arcane?!" Azure asks as he points his weapon his way.

Arcane backs up slowly as the figure keeps following him before suddenly turning and walks to the middle of the base where everyone was as they point their weapons at the figure. "State your identity and business here." Blast asks as he holds his heavy blaster at the figure.

The figure just stands there before taking out a gloved hand and takes out a gun to shoot but a streak spins him around and his gun was gone. The figure then takes out a blinking disc before throwing it to the ground and walking away.

Azure raises an eyebrow. "Wha…?"

"Wait…this signal is…oh, it is a targeting marker." Venator said checking the disc before stopping. "Targeting marker?!" He yells now and sees the figure turn a corner. "Hey! Turn this off!" He yells running after the figure.

"Venator!" Arcane yells running after him and catches up to him and sees the figure enter a portal before it closes. "We have to go." He said pulling him away.

"Terran, let's go boy!" Blast yells.

Terran growls as he follows them out of the colony with something in his mouth.

After the six got far enough away a bright laser came down on the spot where the disc was before a large laser strike came down and obliterated the area and everything in it before it dies down and only a large scorch mark crater was left.

"What the fuck just happened?" Azure voiced for everyone.

"Someone erased most of the evidence." Venator says.

Terra hums before looking to Terran. "What do you have there boy?" She asks looking to the item in his mouth.

Terran walks over to Azure and barks.

Azure blinks and takes the item out of his mouth and sees it was a gun. "Huh, I doubt Quarians use this."

"I have never seen that model. Could it be alien design?" Blast asks.

Arcane raises an eyebrow. "Maybe dad might know."

"We will save it for later. For now, I better call the Quarian admirals. Venator, give me a copy of the photos you took." Azure says.

Venator nods and gives him the photos as Azure calls up the admirals. "How are you going to explain this?" Arcane asks waving a hand to the crater.

"Leave it to bro. He has a way with words." Blast says.

"We killed the Bull Rancor like you hired us to do, but there was no investigation like you said there would be." Azure says.

"Good. The payment will be transferred to you. We hope to contact you again." The admiral said before cutting.

"Yeah…not happening." Terra said looking sideways to the crater.

Azure called them back. "There is more." The admiral was silent, waiting for him to continue. "You see, we found that strange so we went to investigate the colony. We found a battlefield. Maybe a week old days at most." Azure says sending images.

"What is this? Where is this?" The admiral demanded.

"It was the colony. We found indications of what we think is an unknown armor, but we are unsure. What more after a brief examination we found they were killed with guns, not blasters." Azure says sending images of the bodies. "Before we could investigate more, a cleanup operation took place. Someone or an organization more likely wanted to hide this." Azure says showing them live footage of where the colony once stood.

Most of the admirals were steaming seeing this. "So it wasn't the Rancors that cut communication with them. We also notice much was scavenged from the building and even the power generators." Azure adds.

"Troubling. Any leads?" One of the admiral asks.

"None that we could determine before the site was erased." Azure says.

"Intolerable. We have find who did this." Another says.

"We'll handle this matter and I assure, this will not go unpunished." Another admiral said.

"Gotcha. Also our Varren grabbed something from one of those who erased the colony. We don't know what type of gun this is. It could be unknown alien or an alien modified weapon that is used by the public." Azure says showing them the gun.

"That…is unknown. Looks like an SMG though." An admiral says.

"We will try and determine anything from the weapon in our investigations. We will send any information we come across." Azure says.

"Good. We will be waiting for any new information." An admiral said before cutting the call.

Arcane raises an eyebrow. "Um…did you need to tell them everything since they would be figuring out everything soon and kinda want to make it look like we didn't get involved too much?"

"You wanted to make a name for yourself. This is how you start." Azure says.

Arcane kept an eyebrow raised. "And telling everything just like dad said…you realize we need to keep some things quiet?"

"Whoever did that tried to kill us. They are the enemy Arcane. So quit being lazy. You want to be known besides who our father is then start working." Azure scolds.

Terra hums as she floats by. "Strange they didn't fire sooner. They didn't even set up the targeting laser."

"They must have been looking for something and fired it sooner than expected because of us." Venator says.

Tarren barks once and pants.

Arcane frowns. "Come on. Let's go." He said walking away.

---

"My, my, I haven't seen one of these in years." Blitz says looking over the gun.

Azure tilts his head. "You know this thing?"

"It's a Vector .45 ACP. It's a very old model. But it isn't made unless by special order." Blitz says.

Azure scratches his head. "So why did that guy have it…could have been a guy. The cloak is kinda making the gender ambiguous."

"Well even then, it is hard to track down someone who knows how to make it, let alone parts." Blitz says looking it over.

Azure sighs. "Well…what about this guy?"

"Watch and wait. They will eventually slip up. Now with a few mods, this would be an extremely dangerous weapon. A silencer and a scope would really do wonders for it." Blitz says.

Azure blinks. "So…who would get it?"

"Terran, who should get this?" Blitz asks giving him the gun.

Terran barks and he pads over to Azure before sitting in front of him.

"Then it is decided. Now will one of my lovely wives take the sleeping foals off of me?" Blitz asks half covered by young foals.

All the mares giggle as the foals try to snuggle into him. "I got them." Twilight said carrying them off with magic and walking away as the foals yawns and try to snuggle into each other now.

"Thank you." Blitz says.

Blast yawns. "Well, I'm turning in. Night guys." He said walking away.

"Yeah, I will wait to see mom." Venator says as Azure walks off to find his mother.

Arcane sighs and watches Blitz who was looking back at him. "Something wrong son?" Blitz asks.

Arcane shakes his head. "No. I'm turning in." He said before walking off.

Blitz sighs. "So you are finally moving forward." Blitz says.

Arcane's ears perked up a bit at that as he heads back to his room. "Am I really looking down?" He whispered to himself.

---

Venator sits at the entrance, waiting. "Come on."

He heard a yawn and soon the door opens to Daring with a ruffled mane as she takes her hat off. "Guys. I'm home. Where's the fo…" She stops as she sees Venator. "Oh, my son."

"Hey mom." Venator says.

Daring smiles and hugs him. "Hello my boy. How are you?"

"Fine. I just got back from hunting a bull rancor with me brothers." Venator says hugging her back.

Daring chuckles. "Alright. Did you discover anything else? Maybe a temple?"

"No, but someone tried to kill us to cover something up." Venator says.

Daring frowns and looks to him. "Who? I'll wring their necks for hurting you."

"We don't know. We are looking into it, but they were not imperial. They used guns not blasters." Venator says.

Daring stops. "Wait, what?"

"And according to dad, they aren't made so much anymore." Venator says petting her mane.

Daring frowns heavily. "Dang it. I wanted to pound whoever did this."

"They are good. They avoided Terran tearing their arm off when he lunged for them, but Tarren got the gun." Venator says.

Daring smiles. "Remind to give that big lug a big meat steak."

"He is currently with Azure. I think he and him might be the next generation of a hunting pair between him and our family." Venator says.

Daring chuckles. "Yeah, those two are inseparable. Maybe if we are in an apocalypse, they are the ones walking off into the sunset on the empty desolate road." She dramatizes.

"Speaking of books, how is your old enemy, Ahuizotl?" Venator asks.

Daring smiles. "That old coot. Still apologizing for a few things while I'm taking the treasure."

"You have seen him recently?" Venator asks.

Daring nods. "Yeah, last job I did."

"What did you get this time?" Venator asks.

Daring grins. "Now Venator. Are you thinking of taking from the museum?"

"No, I am asking what my loveable mother has been up to." Venator says smirking.

Daring crosses her hooves. "Venator Read. Are you planning to steal like last time?" She asks playfully scolding.

"Only if you call what you do grave robbing mother." Venator says playfully.

Daring chuckles and grabs his head and noggies him. "You lovable explorer."

"And hunter." Venator adds laughing.

Blitz smiles as he watches from afar. "I remember when I did that to you." He hears behind him and sees his mother looking older and with mostly gray hair yet still wearing a good pirate outfit. "Always wanted to try something crazy and I would make you laugh. Though you were a grown stallion."

"Didn't stop you." Blitz says smiling as a colt looking sleepy and dragging a blanket walked up.

"Daddy, where's mommy?" He asked yawning and rubbing his eyes.

Blitz smiles and picks him up. "Mommy will be here soon. Now let's get you to sleep."

"But I want mommy." He says.

"Alright, if you insist. She is right there." Blitz says pointing.

The colt yawns as he tries to look in that direction and sees Daring hugging Venator. "Mommy!" He cheers and runs off toward her.

"Oh my little colt. Shouldn't you be in bed?" Daring says looking down at him dragging his blanket and holding Venator's old stuffed animal hawk.

The colt yawns. "I wanted to see you mommy. Can you tell me what happened?"

"Oh, just seeing your big brother who, like you, waited to see his mommy." Daring says picking him up and wraps him in his blanket before starting to hum to him as she rocks him.

The colt yawns sleepily as he closes his eyes. "Mommy."

"Mommy is right here my little Akkon." Daring says before kissing his forehead.

Akkon yawns again and closes his eyes before starting to sleep as Daring walks off with him in her hooves.

"I will talk to you in the morning mom." Venator says adjusting his hat.

Daring nods as she keeps humming away.

"There are times I didn't think Venator could handle both attending the academy and the college in Canterlot." Blitz says.

Mary smiles. "And yet they are somewhat you. The good parts of you and that's what counts. Seeing your family grow on their own and explore what they can do."

"I know. Our journey will be coming to an end soon enough as well." Blitz says.

Mary sighs as she hugs him. "My baby."

"My mother." Blitz says hugging her back.

Mary giggles. "You know when you became a foal?"

"How could I forget?" Blitz asks.

Mary smiles. "I wanted to take you away and raise you the proper way."

Blitz smiles and holds her. "It would have been a good life." Blitz says smiling as Mary listens to his heartbeat.

Mary sighs. "But I knew the family needs you. I could have ran, but their lives matter more than mine and now look at you."

"And you. The foals look to you with love and for advice at times." Blitz says.

Mary grins. "Don't forget you."

"Yes…" Blitz stops in thought.

Mary looks worried. "What is it?"

"I am wonder if I should pick a successor to the clan now?" Blitz asks.

Mary sighs in relief. "I'm sure whoever you pick will be able to lead them through."

"Yeah, but who? All of my children…I don't want to have to pick between them." Blitz says.

Mary smiles and pokes his head. "And I said, whoever you pick will be able to lead them through. This family doesn't have much of a jealousy thing either and that helps."

"For now." Blitz says sounding worried.

Mary rolls her eyes at that.

---

"I snuck the cookies out. Want some?" Terra asks floating into Arcane's room and stops at the sight of him laying on the bed and just facing the ceiling. "Um…cookies? They're your favorite." She said holding up a plate of cookies.

"Terra, am I really looking down on dad?" Arcane asks.

Terra sighs and puts the cookies on the table before floating over to him. "Well I will ask you this, do you think you are?" She asks softly.

"I want to say no, but a part of me says yes." Arcane says.

Terra smiles gently. "Well it could be both then. There are always more than one answers in many cases."

"What do you think? Give me the truth." Arcane says making Terra flashback to her husband.

"So high and mighty and yet I try to cover it up to me being a common one. Guess mom's teaching got to me too much here for what I am." Terra hears and sees another male alicorn at a balcony overlooking a valley.

"Yes, a little." Terra says.

The male alicorn looks to her. "Am I a bad pony?"

"No, you are just jealous of your father and want to accomplish as much or more than him." Terra says.

The male alicorn sighs. "Then how? He is gone and mother does not know where he is. I can't talk to him unless it's at the grave and you know some necromancy. I…just don't know how to stop this."

Terra walks up and holds him. "In this life you may never meet your father, but maybe the next and I am sure he wouldn't want you to feel sad."

The male alicorn frowns. "But…what about me…just…with them…I…don't think I can do this much longer." He said waving a hoof toward the balcony.

"Being a leader is never easy. Your mother struggled with it all her life and your father must have as well." Terra says.

He shakes his head. "Then how? Tell me how."

"I don't know. You must carve your own path. Just like your father did." Terra says.

The alicorn smiles. "Thanks Auntie Terra."

Terra goes wide eyed and blinks before seeing she was holding Arcane up close. "Auntie Terra?" Arcane asks concerned with her freezing up.

Terra quickly let's go and sweats a bit. "Um…I got to go." She said floating away. "Enjoy the cookies." She calls phasing through the door.

"What was that all about?" Arcane asks himself before trying some cookies and smiles at them. "Not bad."

---

Terra floated hauntly through the halls as she gave a dead stare to the ground. 'He couldn't have been there. It was almost word for word and Arcane is now suffering from almost the same exact thing. Why?! Are all alicorn males born from Blitz meant to suffer the same fate?'

"Something wrong daughter?" She hears and stops and looks to Blitz reading a book on a window sill.

"Father." Terra says smiling before hugging him.

Blitz smiles and hugs her back. "Hello Terra. Now tell daddy what is wrong."

"I just need someone to hold me." Terra says.

Blitz chuckles. "Alright. Well I am a huggable pillow."

"You are daddy." Terra says.

Blitz sighs and keeps hugging her. "You looked like in deep thought. What's bugging you?"

"It's Arcane. He is so like my husband; it is scary at times." Terra says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. "How so?"

Terra sighs. "He's doubting himself. Just like him one time. Almost exactly like it."

"I see. That is also a part of moving forward." Blitz says.

Terra looks to him. "My husband needed you back then, even Arcane now. It's almost the same."

"Terra, go get my son." Blitz instructs.

Terra blinks. "Are you sure?"

"Yes." Blitz says.

Terra stares at him and nods. "Okay. I'll go get him." She said before floating off.

Blitz takes a breath. "I guess it is now time to talk." Blitz says going back to his book a bit before seeing Terra come back with Arcane.

"Terra, leave us be. Me and my son have much to discuss." Blitz says.

Terra looks a bit worried before floating off as Arcane looks confused.

"Son, take a seat." Blitz says.

---

"Well I am glad that conversation is over." Blitz says before seeing someone in his bed. "Hey Hurricane."

Hurricane smiles as she tries to look sexy. "Hey sweetie. So…I can hanker a guess that you know where this is going."

"Yes, I do. We going for another foal or just fun for you?" Blitz asks.

Hurricane giggles. "Well…I never did get to try my fetishes that much in the past. Care for a bit of fetish romp?"

"Very well my love, but don't go too far for me. I have had a long day." Blitz says.

Hurricane smiles. "Don't worry. I'm yours for the night and you can choose what to do. So…go ahead." She said holding out her hooves.

Blitz walks up and just kisses her.

---

"Let's see." Twilight says looking over the documents when a bucket of water was poured onto her.

Twilight sighs and looks to Linda who was holding a bucket of water. "Why?"

"Because it was funny." Linda says smirking down at her mother.

Twilight rubs her head. "Linda, I need to work this documents out. Now go find your siblings while I do this. I need to concentrate." Twilight says looking up to her dark purple filly alicorn.

"Who said I was alone?" Linda says.

Twilight rubs her head hard. "Girls, please, let me work because I need to make sure these documents are in order. Go bother your siblings." Twilight says before looking back and finding the papers missing.

Xing giggles and holds it behind her. "Looking for something?"

"Xing. I raise you better than that." Twilight says looking at the green alicorn filly.

Melinda laughs as she flies around her. "Come on mom, lighten up."

"You three." Twilight says.

"Ha, ha, the fun has been doubled!" A call is heard.

"Auntie Luna!" The three call.

Twilight sighs in relief as the three rush off and Twilight grabs the documents before they take it with them.

"Ah! Help, I am being attacked by cuteness!" Luna calls.

"We have taken down the princess!" Linda cheers.

"Next, the queen!" Xing says.

Twilight smirks as they smack into the elastic magical doorway and gets bounced back. "Sorry girls. But I need to work."

Xing starts yelling before Twilight felt her spell shatter.

Twilight groans as they all rush in before they are caught in a magical aura. "Sisters, mother needs to work." Aether said walking in a bit bigger.

"Aw." The three whine.

"Thanks Aether." Twilight says smiling at her daughter.

Aether smiles. "Anything for my family."

"If we can't play with mom. Then will you play with us big sis?" Linda asks.

Aether nods. "Yep and maybe big brother."

The three fillies look to each other and smirk.

Aether smiles and walks out with them. "Good luck mother."

"My little girls." Twilight says smiling.

Arcane peeks his head in as Twilight goes back to work. "Um…mommy?" He asks quickly sneaking in.

"Yes, my baby boy?" Twilight asks.

Arcane blushes a bit. "How do you make mares like you without all the catch twenty twos like just getting me for status or the…bang an alicorn gossip?"

"Ah, dating advice. I'm sad to say, but I don't have much. Your father was my first love and well…" Twilight says trailing off.

Arcane sighs. "Guess I'm a lost cause then."

"Well, not exactly. There is five who might have good advice." Twilight says.

Arcane raises an eyebrow. "Who? There is…no…no. I am not going to my sisters."

"No. Your mothers Vinyl and Octavia." Twilight says.

Arcane blinks. "Oh." He said before walking off. "Thanks mom."

"You may not be thanking me soon." Twilight says.

Arcane looks confused as he looks back to her. "Why?"

"You will see." Twilight says sighing.

Arcane was still confused as he walks out. "What?" He asks himself.

---

Arcane was wide eyed as he steps out of the vampires' room who were snickering. "Never…again." He said dead as he walks away.

Azure smiles as he looks up from his omnitool. "Hey bro. How the talk go?"

"Shut up." Arcane said walking past him.

"I heard mom crying and saying how her baby is all grown up." Azure says.

Arcane frowns. "Shut up."

"So any good advice?" Azure asks.

Arcane sighs. "Too many. All of them sexual. Seriously, is your mothers all like this? I thought mommy Octavia was sophisticated."

"That is manly S. Vinyl and they are." Azure says.

Arcane groans. "You got any good mates who don't care I'm an alicorn?"

"Arcane, I don't sleep around like that…but in all serious, how do you think dad attracted so many mares?" Azure asks.

"He got us because of his witty and shy charm!" Vinyl calls.

"Oh momma Vinyl." Azure says nervous like he was a foal who got his hoof caught in a cookie jar.

Arcane raises an eyebrow. "So…I have to be shy and witty?" He asks Vinyl.

"Nah, you are not your father. You have to figure out your own way, but there is a mare out there for you both." Vinyl says as Rhythm lays on her back.

Azure groans. "Mom, I am not going to get a mare. I have to work a lot."

"Now that sounded like your father back before Octy had you." Vinyl says.

Azure groans louder. "I did not need to know that."

"Oh and you are still cute…hum, have you been drinking your blood regularly?" Vinyl asks inspecting him.

Azure frowns. "Yes mom."

"You look a little off. You catching something?" Vinyl asks looking him in the eyes to examine them.

Azure looks blankly at her. "Yeah."

"Oh…Octy, Azure says he is catching something." Vinyl calls.

Octavia walks over and looks at him closely. "So…what are you feeling?"

"Well I…" Azure starts as Arcane uses this opportunity to slip away.

Arcane groans before seeing Terra float by. "Auntie Terra?" He asks walking over.

"Oh Arcane, there you are. So how did last night go?" Terra asks.

Arcane smiles. "It went fine. I got some fears done for. But…I have a favor."

"Yes?" Terra asks looking at him upside down.

Arcane chuckles at her antics. "Can I…practice dating on you?" He asks blushing.

"Um…I don't know how one dates." Terra says making him facefault.

Arcane groans and rubs his head as he gets up again. "Okay then. I guess I'll ask somepony else."

"When did dating become a thing? Back in my day, we just married." Terra says.

Arcane stops and blinks. "Really?"

"Yeah, in fact, you would have been married years ago in my day. Around sixteen." Terra says.

Arcane holds up a hoof. "Um…o…kay. So…how did you get to know your married partner?"

"Usually the decision is made by the matchmakers, but some cases, parents choose." Terra says.

Arcane tilts his head. "Okay, but what about getting to know your husband personally?"

"That comes later as we are not usually told ahead of time who was chosen for who." Terra says spotting Mary sneaking up on Arcane.

Arcane raises an eyebrow. "I mean getting to know him after being married. Like how do you know what kind of guy he is from himself?"

Terra smirks and says nothing before Mary grabbed him.

Arcane yelps as he was pulled away. "Grandmother!"

"Hey there, why are you so serious?" Mary asks holding him.

Arcane frowns. "I'm trying to find out how to date."

Mary starts laughing. "With these mares?"

Arcane becomes confused. "So who then?"

"There is always your sisters." Mary jokes.

Arcane raises an eyebrow. "Which ones have dated besides Sunshine?"

"There is Roaring Tide." Mary says.

Arcane was about to speak before stopping. "She sounds good enough."

"Unfortunately, she and her siblings are out on a diving trip." Terra says.

Arcane groans. "Okay, that's it. I need to get away from here for a bit."

"You could join your father. I heard he is going somewhere soon." Mary says.

Terra brightens up. "Oh, could I join?" She asks.

"No!" Arcane yells before calming down. "I mean, that's okay. The family kinda needs you here. I need to think alone for a bit." He said calmly before walking away.

"Oh Arcane. Bring your weapons. Your father is bringing his so you know that means there will be fighting." Mary says.

Arcane gives a wave behind him as Terra looks sharply to Mary. "You guys still haven't told him? After all this time?" She whispered.

"Told him what?" Mary asks.

Terra frowns. "That I am a possible choice for him. You know he would barely find a mare in all this now. Plus, I'm the only one who could live his life cycle."

"Twi is still a little iffy on it as you are the widow of one of Blitz's sons, besides he sees you as an aunt." Mary says.

Terra huffs. "So you think that if he gets with me, he will go away like my husband?"

"No, it's mostly mother's protective instincts. You knew those all too well." Mary says.

Terra growls under her breath. "And yet to keep this hidden, when he has a chance? He can have a chance at happiness and I can give it."

"Then talk to Twilight, not me." Mary says leveling a glare at her that made her start sweating.

Terra gulps nervously. "Maybe I will. But know this, he might find out sooner than later." She said before floating away.

Arcane brings his ears down as he steps away from the corner and walks away. 'Auntie…is supposed to be with me?' He asks himself.

---

"So Hurricane, how is our foals?" Blitz asks.

Hurricane smiles as she rests on the bed and watches the foals run around and play with each other. "Not bad. They are always energetic."

"I think that is from you." Blitz jokes.

Hurricane hits his side. "Shut up. So I hear you are going off somewhere, this time a dated planet that likes the old days. I think the humans call it 'The Fifties.'"

"What human says that?" Blitz asks.

Hurricane waves her hoof to the window. "Those guards. Calling out the planet a lot and say how it might be good to vacation there."

"Ah, so you want to know what it is about?" Blitz asks.

Hurricane nods. "It sounds so nice. Maybe I can live that life."

"And give up them?" Blitz asks as one of their sons tries to fly.

Hurricane chuckles as his wings flutter away. "No, just trying a life like that. Maybe a few decorations."

"So you want to know what my going there is about?" Blitz asks.

Hurricane shrugs. "Something about clearing a little trouble group with too much firepower near a melted power plant. I thought I read nuclear energy is not allowed in space?"

"The empire is sending inquisitors and stormtroopers into alliance territory to abduct force sensitive babies." Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs and looks to the foals. "So is any of ours one of them?"

"Not on their list. It is in the Koradin sector. One of the sector Palpatine bribed us with." Blitz says.

Hurricane huffs. "Strange they give it when they want to invade."

"They wanted to placate us while Palpatine consolidated his rule. The sectors were either so big or had so little resources, they stretched our forces." Blitz says.

Hurricane raises an eyebrow. "Yet we had enough of a population they established colonies?"

"The Turians, Salarians, and the most recent addition the Krogan did, a few planets were even given to the Quarians." Blitz says.

Hurricane rolls her eyes. "So…what are you going to get us as souvenirs?"

"How about a few trophies in the form of storm trooper's armor and the inquisitors' lightsabers?" Blitz asks nuzzling her nose.

Hurricane grins. "Make a trophy case for me too."

"Ok. I will try and get a mostly undamaged suit of their armor and the lightsabers." Blitz says.

"So that is why Grievous is taking a few of his current classes on a trip." Hurricane says.

Blitz nods. "Yes, live experience as he calls it." Blitz says.

Hurricane smiles. "Always the best teaching."

"Mystic, Ralyn, and Nemna are going as well." Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs. "Watch over them too. I don't think the others would want them hurt."

"You know I will." Blitz says as she wraps her wings around him.

Hurricane smiles and holds him close. "Now then, get going."

"So tell me, you enjoy that night?" Blitz asks as an alicorn filly lands on Hurricane.

Hurricane giggles. "How could I not? You treated me a lot."

"And I surprised you by finishing in there." Blitz says touching her stomach underneath the cover of her wings.

Hurricane smirks. "You tease. Don't do that with the foal only a few inches away." She said grabbing and holding the foal on her back.

"I know. Let me know the results when you get them." Blitz says.

Hurricane smiles and leans against him. "I'm glad I made that decision to see you again."

"So, hoping for a fourth?" Blitz asks.

Hurricane nods. "I really want to be a proper wife to you."

"Then why are you not kicking my flank more?" Blitz jokes.

Hurricane grins. "I'm old school where the wife stays in and makes foals while the husband goes out to work."

"Now who's joking?" Blitz asks.

Hurricane chuckles. "Me, your lovable wife and also ready to have one last fun too."

"Mommy, you are not the stay at home mare." The filly says.

Hurricane chuckles and hugs the filly. "Oh? Then what am I?"

"A kick flank mommy." The filly says.

Blitz smiles at her. "And where did you hear that?"

"Aunty Terra." The filly says.

Hurricane groans as she rubs her head. "I'm going to have a talk with our daughter. And…Mary told me her dilemma. I'll get Twilight with me to deal with that. Best to have one of the time mares with her."

"But mommy I want to spend time with you." The filly says giving her the puppy dog pout.

Hurricane smirks. "Try that with your father. I perfected that trick with myself and him a long time ago."

"But, mommy." The filly says starting to tear up, breaking down her resistance.

Hurricane groans. "Fine."

"She got you." Blitz says smirking.

Hurricane hits his head. "Shut up."

"See mommy. You are a kick flank mommy." The filly says.

Hurricane chuckles. "Sure I am and I always will be."

'Except in bed.' Blitz thinks smirking.

Hurricane looks to him as if she knew what he was thinking.

"So are you going to wear a dress to the party we are having?" Blitz asks.

Hurricane gives him a look. "Are you kidding?"

"You said you wore dresses before." Blitz says picturing her in one and then him taking it off her slowly.

Hurricane raises an eyebrow. "Only for formal things."

"Well it is sort of." Blitz says wiggling his eyebrows.

Hurricane chuckles. "Oh you and your dirty mind." She said pushing his head away.

"I'm not hearing a no." Blitz says.

Hurricane pushes him away. "Get out of here."

"Alright, but…Zak is trying to launch himself off the dresser." Blitz points out.

Hurricane rushes off and quickly grabs him. "Bad boy."

Zak whines, trying to flap his wings.

Hurricane smiles and hugs him. "You'll get there one day."

"He's like me. Wants to fly." Blitz says smiling.

Hurricane shakes her head and looks to him. "Your ride is leaving soon. Better go."

"Not for another two hours. Now will you be good till I return?" Blitz asks.

Hurricane smirks. "I think you need to ask that to the others."

"I have and the answers was mixed." Blitz says.

Hurricane rolls her eyes. "Get out of here."

"Can dad get a hug before he goes?" Blitz asks the foals.

They all cheer and knock him over. "Bye daddy." They all said.

"See you two and Jak, keep working at flying." Blitz says.

Jak gives a bad salute with his wrong hoof.

"That's my boy." Hurricane says smiling.

Blitz shakes his head. "Make sure you work on that salute."

"Bah." Jak says.

"You taught him that huh?" Blitz asks.

Hurricane grins. "Bah."

"Oh you will pay for that later." Blitz says.

Hurricane snickers. "Bah."

"In bed." Blitz whispers low enough to where only Hurricane caught it before he was outside the door.

Hurricane giggles after he leaves. "I love that stallion." She said heading back to bed.

---

Tek hums happily as messes around the many screens. "Completion amount of documents?"

"Seventy-five percent complete." Eve said as many documents pass by her screen still in her robot body as Twilight was still setting up the magic in the testing lab.

"You ready to spike the ships?" Tek asks.

Eve stops the documents and moves to another screen. "Yes, let us implement the ships with the virus near the edge near the next mission your parental figure is going to."

"He is already leaving on it. You are behind schedule." Tek says.

Eve frowns as Tek smiles at the expressions she can make. "Correcting." She said as a screen came up of the ship's before they see red alert lights coming from the ship windows. "Activating virus."

"Hold on. They are fielding a two new frigates for this. Eve, help me hack them. You take one. I'll take the other. Let's get a look at these Imperial II-class frigates." Tek says reading the name.

Eve nods as she keeps reworking the placement of the camera and holding the virus. "Ready."

"Looks like they kept basically the same design, just smaller in scale, interesting." Tek says.

Eve makes a humming noise. "Scanning ship. Processing and recording files and cross referencing to databases."

"Huh, that is how they plan to get away with this. They have pirate ships to attack and they will feign chasing said pirates with the fleet and while the navy of the turians are distracted, they will let the inquisitors go in and complete their mission while sending two companies to go in and feign answering a distress call the inquisitors send. That is our window. We will jack the ships and make them fire on the turians and they will board to stop them. The empire will disavow them and the council will accept it for now." Tek says.

Eve nods as she goes through schematics for the ships and still the virus window was ready to activate.

"You got everything, even the commander of the fleet's voice print?" Tek asks.

Eve nods as the files runs by his screen.

"Give it to me. I got icing for this cake." Tek says smirking.

The files began transferring to him as Eve kept staring at her screen.

Soon the image of the commander appears on Tek's screen. "Turian scum, we are here to reclaim rightful imperial territory. Leave at once or we shall destroy you all." The image said as it played.

Eve looks back to him as Tek snickers at the recording. "Very authentic. I was nearly fooled." Eve says.

Tek smiles. "I know. I'm awesome."

---

Arcane kept frowning as he looks down to the ship's floor as it exited hyperspace. "Okay…what's the problem now?" Blitz asks sharpening his dagger.

Arcane sighs. "Now it's the whole marefriend thing."

Blitz remained quiet before finally asking. "You overheard her, didn't you?" Blitz asks.

Arcane stops for a bit before looking at him. "Why is Auntie Terra supposed to be a choice for me?"

"I don't know. She refuses to say. All she says it is all some sort of prophecy." Blitz says.

Arcane frowns. "A prophecy? I'm part of a legend?"

"You know how much stock me and Twi put into prophecies?" Blitz asks.

Arcane blanches at him. "You have to be kidding me. You and mom are buying that?"

"Oh heck no. Nowadays, we don't even pay attention to them." Blitz says.

Arcane didn't look amused. "So what about my end?"

"She won't share." Blitz says.

Arcane groans. "My life became more complicated, didn't it?"

"That is life. Nothing is ever simple. I can say that from experience." Blitz says.

Arcane shakes his head. "Life sucks. Can we stop at a restaurant for a bit? I need to be drowned."

"Sorry. One, a mission and the inquisitors won't wait, but I got you a present." Blitz says.

Arcane blinks. "Present?"

Blitz smiles before bringing out what looked like a modified M-99 Saber.

"What the…?" Arcane asks taking it and looking it over.

"You asked for one remember?" Blitz asks.

Arcane smiles. "Thanks dad." He said before looking through the scope. "This isn't my Heart's Warming or birthday present, right?"

"No, that M-102 Sabre is just a gift." Blitz says making Arcane's eyes widen.

"The M-102…102…dad, that's…" Arcane tries to say.

"One of the first made." Blitz says.

Arcane blinks. "First…"

"Yes and it's yours son. Now get ready we are about there." Blitz says patting his shoulder.

Arcane nods as he keeps looking it over.

"And score some kills with it, but remember that thing can pierce armor plating. It can shoot through normal tank armor." Blitz says.

Arcane hums in agreement as he keeps almost test firing it without firing.

"Though the model has a smaller clip than the 99 so you may want to get an extended clip mod for it." Blitz says.

"Uh huh. Yeah, sure." Arcane said lost in the gun.

"Also remember, civilians will be in the area so don't fire wildly." Blitz says.

Arcane stops and looks a bit embarrassed. "Sorry."

"As long as you know. Now where do you want to be, with the mandalorians who will be firing from above or with the sith who will engage the inquisitors?" Blitz asks.

Arcane smiles. "This is made for marksmen. Gotta go high."

"Then you will be amongst the first to get kills. Prioritize the troopers that come to help. Me and Ahsoka will distract the inquisitors and draw the stormtroopers to us and into the trap we have prepared. Both groups will reveal themselves when I snap my fingers." Blitz instructs.

Arcane nods. "Okay, so…where's the…?"

Blitz smiles and brings up the map of the area. "Here." He said as a courtyard area came up with three buildings flanking each side. "You have to be in one of the buildings. Try not the roof. And…watch some of the areas. Some of it is heavily irradiated after the plant nearby got a meltdown. Idiots want to save money and instead they got more medical bills."

"Oh, I bet the hierarchy had a field day with those responsible." A mandalorian says.

"You don't know the half of it." A turian in sith armor says.

Arcane raises an eyebrow. "Shall we?"

"The turians will get you into the building with their men. The sith will remain in the space port until time to show themselves." Blitz says going to the airlock.

Arcane nods. "Good luck dad."

"Keep score." Blitz says smirking as he boarded the dropship where Ahsoka was.

Arcane gives a wave to Ahsoka as she waves back. "Good luck son." She teasingly said.

---

"You won't have the children." Kanan says out of breath looking at the sixteen inquisitors as he, Ezra, and Zeb were also out of breath standing between the babies and children and the inquisitors.

Arcane shakes his head as he walks through the halls and looks out the window at the interaction. "Set up here." He said pointing to a room. "And here." He said opening another door. "And this hallway for the stairs and windows." He said ducking under the walls before opening another door. "And her…" he stops as he sees something in bed and goes wide eyed at the corpse like doe just sitting on a mattress on the ground dead. "Not this one." He said looking sadly at it and closes the door before quickly opening the next door and rushes up to the windows. "And here." He said setting up his gun.

"I'm not in the mood for any more games." An inquisitor says before force pushing all three of them into the door to the spaceport.

Arcane frowns as he aims carefully. "Hold."

The three rebels try to get up when the doors to the spaceport opened and out stepped Ahsoka and Blitz in full armor. Ahsoka, seeing them, used the force to pull the lightsabers into her hands and ignited both white blades in reverse grip. Blitz, seeing this, pulled out his lightsaber and ignited the black blade.

Arcane frowns as he sees some of the soldiers lean out. "Hold. He will give a signal. He wants to lure all the enemy to one place then destroy them so they can't barricade themselves or take hostages." He warns.

"Unexpected, but not unwelcome. Lord Vader will be please by the capture of both Ahsoka Tano and Southern Cross." One of the female inquisitors says.

"You want us? Come and get us." Ahsoka challenged.

"Rebel, best you back up with the children. Those who wish to take these children come at me. You shall not touch them while I still draw breath." Blitz challenged unleashing his presence through the force to intimidate them at bit.

The inquisitors back up a bit as they take out their weapons and ready themselves.

"Sixteen of them against just us." Ahsoka says.

"I know. They are completely outclassed." Blitz insults.

"Hey! We are good enough to beat you!" One inquisitor said.

"Really? Then why did I kill the fifth brother and seventh sister so easily?" Blitz asks smirking under his helmet.

Ahsoka looks to him and fakes surprise. "Really? That far down the line? What about the four other brothers and six sisters?"

"I guess they were all pathetic incompetent cowards." Blitz says mockingly.

The inquisitors all frown and gets into their stances now.

"Oh look, they want to play pretend." Blitz insults.

Ahsoka shakes her head. "Seriously, just like the foals on the wooden sticks."

"Let's show them how outmatched they are." Blitz says starting forward at a leisurely pace.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow as she follows as the inquisitors back up. "Really? You want to teach them? I don't think these guys are good enough for the dunce hat."

"What do you expect? Everything is second rate in the empire so the emperor won't feel threatened." Blitz says.

Ahsoka laughs. "Really? Even you are not stupid enough to do that to protect your empire."

"Oh, so you won't come to us huh?" Blitz says stopping before using the force to pull one of the inquisitors to him and impales him on his lightsaber.

Ahsoka points to the body. "He didn't even react."

"Hum, like an inquisitor to merely play at being a sith. Oh well, fifteen more to go." Blitz says pulling his lightsaber out of the corpse and use the force to claim the inquisitor's lightsaber.

Ahsoka hums. "May I try my own trick?"

"Go ahead. I will wait." Blitz says deactivating his lightsaber.

Ahsoka smiles as she steps forward and everyone starts backing up before Ahsoka uses the force and pulls four to her and just holds up the lightsabers and slices off three as the fourth had the mindset to block, but Ahsoka quickly stabs him. "Four down." She calls pushing the corpse.

Blitz starts clapping as they continued to stall as much as they could be waiting for the stormtroopers to spring their trap.

Ahsoka bows to him. "Thank you. I'll be here all day. Please tip your waiter and don't be cheap."

Blitz smirks as he sees one let out a battle cry and charges Ahsoka and engages her in one on one combat. "Oh we actually have someone with backbone. What a pleasant change." Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow as she blocks each strike. "Uneven and easy to trip." She said before pushing him and sends him on the ground.

"Still better than the last seven." Blitz mocks as the inquisitor gets back up trying to overpower Ahsoka.

Ahsoka laughs. "Look at him. He's trying." She said pointing to as she holds him with one blade.

"Only thing that would complete this is if their little toy soldiers showed up." Blitz mocks.

Ahsoka hums. "You think they can take our own sabers that well?"

"No, wouldn't change anything. It would just be adorable that they try." Blitz insults.

Ahsoka grins. "You think they make plushies of them? I think the young ones would love beating them up with a stick."

"Nah, give them a somewhat decent challenge." Blitz jokes as Ahsoka deactivates her lightsabers and goes on one knee in a kneeling position.

An inquisitor sees this and charges at her before Ahsoka grabs the hilt to the inquisitor's shock and forces it to turn off, surprising them all before pulling it away and force pushes him the nearby pillar. "Literally too easy."

The inquisitor looks up to her and laughs as five armored transports and stormtroopers run up. "Now you are the ones beaten." He says.

Blitz, hearing this, starts to chuckle and then laugh.

Ahsoka feigns shock and fear with a very bad performance. "Oh no, they got a hundred blasters pointed at us. The great Southern Cross and Ahsoka Tano. What are we going to do?" She dramatizes before giving them a blank stare. "I mean seriously, what are you going to do?" She asks them without feigning.

"What's so funny?!" An inquisitor yells.

Blitz then stops and turns serious. "You foals. You are so used to having the home field advantage, you don't even consider it. I will remind you, this is alliance territory and we will show you what we do to monsters who kidnap children." Blitz says before snapping his fingers and the spaceport's doors open and to all the imperials who recognized him and Kanan, Grievous walked out.

Grievous groans as he seems to be talking to someone. "Look, I don't have time right now. We'll send the exams to the testing machine. I have some work to do right now." He said before hanging up. "Sorry, school problems." He said as keeps walking up. "Speaking of which, students it is time for real life experience." Grievous says and out came many wearing Sith warrior armor and a few jedi.

Blitz shrugs. "It's fine. As long as they get a real test rather than words. Now you see. This was a trap. We knew you were coming way before you arrived." Blitz says before the Mandalorian and Turian soldiers showed themselves. "Attack!" Blitz orders and the mandalorians and turian soldiers open fire and those with lightsabers charged, Grievous included, taking out his signature four lightsabers.

Ahsoka sighs. "Now can you call them?"

"Waiting for the stormtroopers so we wouldn't have to hunt them down and get them all at once." Blitz says reignited his lightsaber before force choking a stormtrooper with a rocket launcher before snapping his neck.

Ahsoka hisses as the lasers start firing in response to the bullets. "Should we bother?"

"Show your kids how it is done." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles and runs off into the fray with her children as Blitz smiles as an inquisitor bares his lightsaber to him. Blitz casts a sideways glance before shocking him with force lightning. He then stops a few moments later and then the inquisitor was impaled from behind through the chest by Mystic.

"Good form son." Blitz says.

Mystic smiles and salutes before running off for more.

"The teams are holding up well." Blitz says walking up to Grievous who just stabbed an imperial officer.

Grievous huffs. "Not even as tough as jedis."

"It confirms our suspicions for you?" Blitz asks serious before stabbing the stormtrooper that was trapped under Grievous' foot.

Grievous growls. "Yes."

Blitz watch as many of the students were working in teams of three to five to take on an inquisitor. The inquisitor was hard pressed to face them. "Tell me Grievous, what was it count Dooku once said. To defeat the best of the Jedi, you must have fear, surprise, and intimidation on your side. General, what do you think?" Blitz asks.

Grievous groans. "They are just two out of three right now. Surprise is gone."

"The initial surprise still is in effect. They have yet to realize to use their transports blasters…speaking of which. Instructors. The transports." Blitz orders and the jedi realized what he was getting at and immediately leapt into action.

Grievous sighs in relief as he watches them blow up. "Nice to see a fiery explosion after so long."

"Just a little longer General and you will be on the frontlines once more." Blitz says as with the last of the transports, the stormtroopers started to panic.

Grievous huffs. "Good."

"And this time you will lead an army of your own people and capable warriors and droids who are not as worthless as the old models thanks to the techno union remnants we recruited in secret." Blitz says.

Grievous chuckles. "Good and it's good to be back."

"I see you have already added a new one to your collection." Blitz says.

Grievous looks over the new saber. "Eh, not my style. But good to show off."

"Another for the collection." Blitz says showing him his.

Grievous laughs. "Now you are becoming me."

"No, the wife said she wanted souvenirs." Blitz says smirking.

Grievous shakes his head. "Your family is crazier than me."

"Yeah well, what can you do?" Blitz says as the imperials started to dwindle quickly.

Rael hums walking. "I need food after this." He said casually as Grievous stabs an inquisitor coming at him from behind and makes him stops before pulling out his saber.

Blitz smirks. "There's this pretty neat diner in the nearby city. Really old school, but the food is amazing."

Arcane frowns as he puts his gun down for a bit. "I want to try a diner." He said more to himself hearing this chatter.

"We done here? That all of them?" Blitz asks seeing a few Stormtroopers disarmed and surrendered.

Rael nods. "Yes, just need to finish off the equipment."

"Very well weapon master, see to it and join me and my son at the diner afterwards." Blitz says.

Rael smiles. "Can't wait to try it."

"Son." Blitz calls to Arcane.

Arcane sighs as he gets up and heads out. "Yeah?" He asks.

"Let's go get some food." Blitz says.

Arcane smiles as he puts away his gun and knocks a stormtrooper on his head and knocks him out. "Finally. Some good space food."

"But we ain't at spacy's." Rael says.

Blitz chuckles. "Well, maybe we can try something new or rather old in this case. Besides, I kinda like malt food."

"Mind if we four join in?" Ahsoka asks with Mystic, Ralyn, and Nemna.

Blitz smiles. "Sure. The more the merrier. Come on guys." He said walking away.

The three follow happily having won a battle and get to spend time with their father.

Ahsoka smiles as she steps up to him. "So…finally able to really spend time together huh?"

"One last thing. Tek, how is the ships?" Blitz asks over an earpiece. "Uh huh. Uh huh. Uh huh. So the general agreed to have them if he gets one of the frigates then." Blitz says smiling.

Arcane leans in. "Does that mean we get a new ship?"

Blitz holds up a hand with two fingers sticking up.

Arcane grins. "Cool."

"You did what now?" Blitz asks.

They all look to him as Blitz seemed to be contemplating something.

"Execute the commander and his bridge staff saying they resisted to the end. That way no one can deny the story." Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. "The only thing that a computer has to think about."

"That is all. Take a break soon and get some rest." Blitz says.

Arcane smiles. "So little bro has taken a few more ships huh?"

"He and Eve hacked and shut them down during our little fight with the imperials. He then made a fake recording of the commander of the small fleet up there that basically said we are here to conquer your territory so get out and had the ship fire a few shot and the turians were 'forced' to board the ships to stop them." Blitz says.

Arcane chuckles. "I excepted as much from little bro. He was a prankster."

Blitz laughs. "Yeah and still is. Now then, I'm hankering for some classic fries. Maybe some chili on them."

Arcane raises an eyebrow. "Isn't that meat?"

Blitz smirks. "I can be human too son. You'll love it so might as well become human as well."

Arcane sighs as he shakes his head. "Oh boy."

Ahsoka chuckles. "Why do I have a feeling those at the diner are going to have trouble serving us?"

Rael raises an eyebrow. "I don't think that is a feeling."

---

"We're back and we got doggy bags." Blitz calls as Arcane carries a box of cartons and bags.

Rarity smiles as she looks up from her drawings on the table and couch. "Blitz. So good to see you back again." She said as her mane and tail got a lot more stylized.

Blitz smirks and walks over and kisses her. "So…want to eat?" He asks after separating.

Rarity nods. "I would love to with you."

Blitz chuckles. "Alright." He said before stopping. "Where's Terran? He usually comes barreling at me."

Rarity sighs. "He's gone with Fleetfoot. Said they had to visit somepony."

Blitz smiles sadly. "Arcane, take the food to the dining room. I'll join in a bit. And it is for everyone." He said walking away.

Arcane looked embarrassed. "Dad." He said walking to the dining hall.

"Oh, wait up. I really want to try such an old style gourmet." Rarity said packing her things and following.

---

"That was…that was…" A young Fleetfoot said breathless as she laid on the ground next to a Timberwolf.

The Timberwolf growls and licks her cheek as it wraps a leg around her and pulls her close.

Young Fleetfoot giggles and rests up against him. "I think I…I love you." She said kissing his wooden shoulder.

The Timberwolf just looks down at her as he tries to cover her up as best he could.

Fleetfoot sniffs as she remembers that moment and keeps looking to the grave at the new rebuilt town. "I miss him."

Terran growls concerned and nuzzles her side.

Fleetfoot sniffs and pats his head. "Thanks for being here." She said smiling a bit.

Terran pants happily and keeps nuzzling her.

Fleetfoot giggles a bit before feeling a wing wrap around her and looks to see Blitz right by her and smiling. "I'm sure he missed you too." He said smiling.

Fleetfoot sniffs and wipes her face with a hoof. "I just hope I can see him again. Say goodbye maybe." She said trying to keep smiling.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her. "It's okay. Wherever he is, I'm sure he's proud of you and I think Terran would like to meet him too, right?" He asks looking over.

Terran whines and nods before panting and nuzzling her side.

Fleetfoot sniffs and hugs them both. "I love you guys. So much." She said holding them close.

Blitz chuckles and hugs her back. "Love you too Fleet. Now then…" He stops and looks back to the slightly futuristic town where there was many species of the planet and space were walking around. "Let's see your home and get you some rest."

Fleetfoot nods and gets pulled along with him. "I love you guys." She said making sure she was still holding onto them.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her mane. "We know. Now let us enjoy some time together here." He said opening the door of Fleetfoot's rebuilt home. Fleetfoot smiles as she sees the pristine state of her home. "Welcome home." He said pulling her inside.

---

"Hey Jax? What do we do with a missing ID again?" An agent at the front desk asks.

Jax, the turian security guard, leans around the corner and sees a scientist fumbling with her hands like the Quarians do. "Fingerprint, eye scan, the works and if it checks out, give her a new one."

"Right." The agent says working on making sure the scientist was who she said she was.

"Didja hear about what the quarians asked us to help them with?" Jax asks.

The agent shakes his head. "Man, I'm here most of the time. I don't hear gossip like that. So what is it?"

"Apparently someone attacked their colony and later the same people or someone else vaporized it. I hear all that was left was a crater." Jax says.

The agent raises an eyebrow. "Oh? And what are they asking us for?"

"They want multiple people checking the data to determine anything." Jax says.

The agent groans. "I'll see what I can do after this." He said before checking the last few data entries. "Alright, checks out." He said making another ID card. "Here. Don't lose this one." He said giving it to her.

The scientist nods and rushes inside before the main lobby door opens. "Welcome to the Xerox Station. How can I help you?" The agent asks looking over the information without looking up.

"Yeah, where's the locked levels?" The person asks.

The agent chuckles. "Very funny man. Very funny. Now what are you…" He stops as he looks up and sees a cloaked person standing and can't even see the face.

The cloaked person tilts the head. "I see you are looking up the base being destroyed. Surprise, you found your culprit." The person said before taking out an aged old weapon that the agent recognized as a fifty caliber pistol before he gets knocked backed from the shot and rolls away with a hole in his head.

"Hey!" Jax yelled as he rushes around the corner with a rifle and tries to fire before being shot in the shoulder and looks to see another cloaked person with a smaller pistol and still old gun right next to the first before being shot in the head.

"Get the doors open. We got to get this done fast." The first said before looking to a camera in the corner of the ceiling and chuckles before shooting it as well.

"And that's that. They took out every single camera from there on in." Tek said showing the footage to Blitz.

"I see. The turians get this?" Blitz asks.

Tek nods. "Yep and boy are they furious."

"I bet those who did this are not happy we know about them now and every attempt to cover it up is making them more known." Blitz says.

Tek raises an eyebrow. "Did you see how that one reacted? He put on a show before shooting the camera. I think they want to be known."

"You are right. They want to draw attention away from the attack on the settlement and onto them." Blitz says.

Tek hums. "Such a weird way to draw attention somewhere."

"They obviously didn't expect anyone to stumble onto their erasing. I bet they pulled this one out of nowhere at the last moment." Blitz says.

Tek sighs. "So what do we do?"

"We are the only others who got the data so guess who will be targeted next." Blitz says.

Tek raises an eyebrow. "Us?"

"Exactly and we will prepare." Blitz says.

Tek looks a bit confused. "How? They attacked a random station. That seems a bit random."

"No, they knew exactly where the data was." Blitz says.

Tek blinks. "Those researching it." He realized.

"Exactly." Blitz says as Minerva walks in.

"I was wondering where you were. Come on. It's time to have a few updates." Minerva said moving over to Tek.

"Mom." Tek says as Blitz smiles and hugs her.

Minerva chuckles and leans into the hug. "What's that for?"

"I thought you could use a hug. As from looking down here, the foal is hungrily nursing off you." Blitz says.

Minerva smiles and looks down to the bundle she is carrying. "Yeah, hungry like you at dinner." She said smirking.

"How is he?" Blitz asks.

Minerva sighs. "Wanting to know more. Just like Tek at this age."

"You made sure to seal the systems so we don't have a repeat right?" Blitz asks.

Minerva nods. "Can't let them go back down into the extranet again. Thank goodness something came out of it and I have a pseudo daughter."

"With your other daughter." Blitz says.

Minerva giggles. "Yes, my whole line of kids, ready to help out with tech things. Heck, my birth daughter wants to be like you."

"Define like me." Blitz says.

Minerva shrugs. "Oh, dressing like you back then. Trying out your skills. She did watch the videos of you fighting too."

"The video with the bolt that bounced off several things before it hit that bounty in the back?" Blitz asks.

Minerva smiles. "The one and the same."

"You still can't believe I shot him in the back." Blitz says smirking as Tek pulls up the file.

Tek hums. "It says here you also bounced off a metal head of someone sipping tea…and he didn't even react."

"Only quip I can think of would be too cheesy." Blitz says.

Tek points to the screen. "It says here he didn't know whether to take the cheese or ignore it after the battle."

"Ah, that is cute." Minerva says.

Tek looks up to her confused. "What?"

"You making quips." Minerva says holding her son.

Tek tried to push her away. "Mom." He whines.

"Ah, what is the matter?" Minerva asks nuzzling him.

Tek keeps trying to push her away. "Mom, that's not cool."

Blitz smiles walking away as Minerva kisses her son's cheek.

Tek yells out as he keeps trying to get away.

---

"Kanan, are you sure about this?" Ezra asks touching down on the planet.

Kanan nods. "Yeah. We have to talk to these guys or we could be bogged down."

"You also want to see the jedi who survived huh?" Ezra asks.

Kanan chuckles and nods. "Yeah, want to really see who survived this long."

"Kanan." Ahsoka calls as they all walked out.

Kanan grins and follows her. "Coming."

"I see you accepted the invitation to join us here." Ahsoka says as all but Kanan stare at the ponies that were passing them by.

Kanan blinks at the sight of the ponies smiling and waving. "Um…?"

"Meet the natives. Around thirty years ago, they didn't even know about life beyond their planet." Ahsoka says before signally them to wave back.

Ezra and Kanan try to wave back as the ponies shrug at the newcomers and just go on their merry way.

"So three different types. The earth ponies are just like regular quadrupedal creatures they tend to be stronger than other two types. The unicorns have horns coming out of their foreheads and can use some sort of power like the force, but it isn't. Then there is the pegasus, the ones with wings and usually smaller than the rest." Ahsoka says.

"Don't tempt me." A passing pegasus said gliding by.

"Watch it Glider." Ahsoka says before turning back to the group.

They were just standing dumbfounded.

"Now shall we go to where you wish to go?" Ahsoka asks.

They still stare surprised at everything.

"Come on, the speeder is waiting." Ahsoka says.

They tried to follow as some of the ponies were getting a bit confused at the staring.

As the speeder took off, the rebels saw that the two togruta from the fight with the imperial forces were riding with them. "Ok, let me introduce you. These are my children, Ralyn and Nemna." Ahsoka says.

Both of the togruta smiles and wave. "Hi." They both said.

"Kids?" Kanan asks.

"Yeah, I am married as well." Ahsoka says.

"Married?" Almost all of them asks.

Ahsoka nods. "Yep. Really loved the guy."

"Daddy's the best." Ralyn cheered.

Ahsoka laughs. "And where's daddy now?"

"Over at home. He's helping mommy Twilight with some papers." Nemna said.

"I see so…Ralyn you can ease off the throttle a bit." Ahsoka says.

Ralyn chuckles and looks embarrassed. "Sorry." He said letting up.

Ahsoka pats his back. "It's okay. Now then, what the heck did we miss since the diner?"

Nemna hums. "Well, we had a big takeout dinner. Don't worry, we have a lot leftover. And then there's…"

"Sister." Ralyn said sharply to her.

"What?" Nemna asks smiling.

Ralyn frowns. "Daddy said not to tell."

"Ah, ok." Nemna says.

"So does this mean you won't come back to the order?" Kanan asks.

Ahsoka sighs. "I knew this question was going to be asked. Well…it's complicated really."

"But, would you?" Kanan asks.

"Truth be told; the order is all but gone. It would need to be reformed and that means reevaluating all our rules and teachings." Ahsoka says.

Kanan raises an eyebrow. "And if it does come back?"

"Then…maybe if a few rules are changed. For now, it is a long way off. Besides, I am training my kids." Ahsoka says.

"Got that right." The two say together.

"Besides, these two are my joy." Ahsoka says hugging them.

Nemna smirks. "So we aren't your pride?"

"No, pride is not as important." Ahsoka says.

"Mom." They said.

"Remember what your father taught you. Pride before the fall." Ahsoka says.

Nemna waves her off. "Nah."

"Do I have to tell your father young lady?" Ahsoka asks making her pail a bit.

"No." She squeaks.

"Good girl." Ahsoka says smiling.

Nemna breathes a sigh of relief.

"Mom, we are here at the underground city entrance." Ralyn says.

Ahsoka sighs. "Alright. Now be prepared for any surprises." She said to the others.

"Underground?" Ezra asks.

"Best way to hide them so the empire's probes cannot find them. Let me tell you, they kept sending them for years." Ahsoka says.

"And shot out of the sky every time. Or what Ridley kept saying." A woman wearing a blue bodysuit said passing by with some boxes. "Hi there. Are you new jedis and/or students?"

"Hi Samus. Still not finding anything on the job list?" Ahsoka asks.

"Nope. The contracts are pretty low considering these guys take it all." Samus said pointing to the school.

"There is still the offering for a job in the mandalorian clan." Ahsoka says.

Samus sighs. "And you know I can't. Considering."

"The chief would accept you." Ahsoka reminds.

Samus shakes her head. "I would rather live unaffiliated. Makes it easier to run."

"You can't run forever." Ahsoka says.

Samus sighs. "Unfortunately. Still, it's better living. Plus, I don't have to be dragged in and can do it my own way without limitations."

"So off to see Ridley before you head out?" Ahsoka asks.

Samus nods. "Yep. Just came to grab a few boxes. If you're looking for the master, he's down in his office." She said before walking away.

"Master?" Ezra asks.

Ahsoka nods. "Yes, he's the one running this place." She said heading inside. "Come on guys. Don't want to stay out."

The group followed until they came to a small meditation chamber where a jedi was meditating with his hood up and back to the door.

"Master Koth, we have guests." Ahsoka says.

Koth brings his head up and looks to the doorway. "Ah. Welcome younglings."

"Master." Kanan says recognizing not as Koth but as Eeth.

"Do I know…wait, you are Caleb Dume. You were the padawan of Depa Billaba." Eeth says recognizing him.

Kanan blinks. "Huh. That is correct. Did any of the other masters make it?"

"We haven't been able to find any others. Those we found were already dead." Eeth says sounding sad.

Ahsoka groans as she rubs her head. "Dang it. So more even when I'm looking. There has to be more leads."

Eeth perks up a bit. "Oh, a griffon said you would be coming by. Drop this off for you." He said tossing a data chip to her.

"Aw, good lil Blazer." Ahsoka says smiling and catching it.

"Blazer?" Ezra asks.

"Yeah, the griffon. If he sent this, then…master Kota might be dead." Ahsoka says.

Eeth sighs. "Looks like it. Maybe we should set up a bigger memorial."

"But master Shaak Ti is on Felucia." Ahsoka says.

Eeth chuckles. "And I think she would hate it if we put her name up on the wall a bit too early."

"Master." Ahsoka says.

"Yes, I will go immediately." Eeth says.

"But master, at least take backup…take my children." Ahsoka says.

"Mom?" Ralyn asks confused.

"Are you sure?" Eeth asks.

"Yes, take them with you on this." Ahsoka says.

"Um…mom?" Nemna asks.

"You two will protect him right?" Ahsoka asks.

They both sigh. "Sure." They said.

"Also you two, time to stop procrastinating. It is time to complete your first hand made lightsabers." Ahsoka says.

They both smile and grin at each other. "Alright, finally." They both cheered.

"I will have the quartermaster supply the pieces for you to choose from and your crystals." Ahsoka says.

They both hug each other as they jump around. "Yahoo!" They kept cheering.

"I hear children cheering and they are a part of my family!" Mary yells opening the door.

"Mary. It is good to see you." Ahsoka says nervously.

Mary smirks. "Ah, the crazy ass jedi who would rather go in head first rather than think just like my son." Ahsoka didn't say anything and motioned her not to talk about such things in front of the six visitors looking at Mary now. Mary sighs and gives a wave and sweet smile. "Hello kids. I'm Mary. Bad ass fighter and strategist." She said cheerfully.

"I will get out of your way. It is good to see you again Caleb and nice to meet your padawan Ezra." Eeth says leaving with Ahsoka's children.

Ahsoka smiles and waves to her children. "Bye guys. Have fun."

---

"So how are we supposed to choose?" Ralyn asks.

"Sit and meditate. Let the force guide you." Eeth says.

Nemna hums as she looks to the parts. "Hmmm…"

Ralyn looks to the master sitting on a pillow as he meditates. Ralyn looks from end to end before he sits in the middle of the room and starts meditating.

Nemna groans and sits by him. "Dang it." She said meditating.

Ralyn breathes deeply with eyes closed before reaching out with the force and Eeth watches as parts start to shake and start to move from the table and containers.

Eeth smiles as he sees the parts start to form together. 'Thank goodness your father has taught you the parts and how they go. I hate to blow this place up and pay for it like last time.' Eeth thinks as a green crystal floats from the table of crystals and forms the center. Soon all the parts formed into one and the lightsaber floated to Ralyn.

Ralyn opened his eyes to grabs the lightsaber in front of him and ignites the blade away from him, revealing the green blade.

Nemna frowns as she tries to quicken her pace. 'Dang it bro.'

"Do not rush sister. This isn't a race." Ralyn reminds deactivating his.

Nemna sighs and concentrates and before long, the same happened for her and when she ignited hers, her blade was yellow.

Eeth smiles. "Not bad. Now you have your own. Treat it like family."

"Didn't mom's master lose or get his destroyed every other mission?" Ralyn jokes.

Nemna chuckles. "I think it's twice that."

The two sibling share a laugh as Eeth facepalms as he recalls that.

---

"And that is the rep…" Darth Vader stops and looks to the side as the emperor waits.

"Something amiss?" The emperor asks gravelly.

"I feel as though someone is talking about me and it is close to home." Vader says cryptically, actually confusing the emperor.

---

Blitz hums as he looks over the reports of the station. "Now it's no trace there. Who are these guys?"

"Hey hun." Ahsoka says walking in.

Blitz smiles and slams the screen down. "Hey Ahsoka. Need something?"

"Well you know what happened to our kids?" Ahsoka asks walking up to him.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. "Is this about the jealous surge I felt when they were down in the parts room?"

"Well we have a report of master Shaak Ti and they are going with master Eeth to look for her on Felucia." Ahsoka says sitting on his lap.

Blitz smiles as he leans back in his seat. "Oh, our kids going off on a mission without their parents or family member. What a nice start."

"Yes and now, time for somepony to go to bed with me as I have waited my turn patiently." Ahsoka says.

Blitz chuckles. "You going to tell me the order you girls have?"

"You wish we would." Ahsoka says.

"It has been more than twenty years." Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. "Yep, so…got a bed nearby?"

"Teleportation." Blitz says smirking.

Ahsoka pokes his forehead. "Let's go."

---

"So this is Felucia." Ralyn says getting off the ship.

Nemna raises an eyebrow as she looks around. "Huh, really forest like. Eh, we have worse."

"Remember what the wild life is like around here." Ralyn says.

Nemna points to the sky. "Remember ours?"

"Yes, I do." Ralyn says.

"Come on you two, time to go." Eeth says.

They both sigh as they follow. "So where exactly is the master?" Nemna asks.

"We don't know, but we know she is here." Eeth says.

"So what does she look like?" Ralyn asks.

"Think your mother but a little older." Eeth says.

They both look to each other a bit confused.

"She is of your species." Eeth says getting an oh face from them.

"That makes sense. Since mom can be a pony at times." Ralyn said.

"So where do we look?" Nemna asks.

"According to the info, there should be a village that a way." Eeth says pointing in a direction.

Ralyn smiles and walks that way. "Let's go."

"Be careful, the locals and the empire might not be friendly." Eeth says.

Nemna smiles and follows him. "Please, they haven't seen us."

"Yet." Ralyn says looking at her.

"Oh one time." Nemna says.

Eeth groans as he rubs his forehead. 'Why did I get stuck here with them again?'

Ralyn grins. "You think we should mess with a small patrol if we see one?"

"Not unless they are stormtroopers." Eeth says.

Nemna chuckles. "Maybe just leave a small trap. Like a tripwire."

"You brought bombs?" Ralyn asks.

Nemna grins. "Nah, just a wire. A very strong wire." She said holding up a roll.

Ralyn just stares at her.

Nemna looks a bit confused. "What? Big bro and sis helped out finding one for me. Big sis Sunshine said it's cool to trip up others sometimes."

Ralyn looks to master Eeth.

Eeth shrugs. "I try to keep out of family."

"Let's go and put that away." Ralyn says.

Nemna pouts and puts it away. "Dang it."

"Wait, you sense that?" Ralyn asks.

Nemna raises an eyebrow. "Sense what?" She asks trying to find it.

"I sense the dark side." Ralyn says.

Both Eeth and Nemna both look to him worried before trying to sense it themselves. "It's close." Nemna said.

Soon out of the foliage, come creatures with what looks like glowing blue lines on their skin. "Who are they?" Nemna asks.

"Locals and they are what is giving off the feeling." Eeth says taking out his green lightsaber.

Nemna tilts her head. "These guys are giving off the dark side? Seriously?"

"Nemna, stop talking and start fighting." Ralyn says igniting his green saber.

Nemna huffs and brings out her yellow saber. "Fine. Let's go."

One of the local lets out a war cry and charges them. Ralyn seem to be the one it chose to attack and as it made a slice before Ralyn slashed upwards and took off the arm with the weapon attached to it.

Nemna frowns as she moves her body to the side and narrowly misses a strike from the staff like blade of her own attacker before slicing her saber and goes through the arm connecting to the blade and through the waist before it fell in half.

"So you have a staff huh?" Ralyn asks force pushing one of the creatures away.

Eeth raises an eyebrow at one as he keeps slicing through one. "They are tough. Almost like a tree."

"I'm glad there is only a few." Ralyn says before using force telekinesis to start shooting loose stones at another.

Nemna raises an eyebrow at another coming at her before using the force on the wire she had and starts manipulating it to make it move fast and slice through the next one.

"You alright master Eeth?" Ralyn asks.

Eeth chuckles. "You kidding, I needed to get out one day. It's bad being cooped up."

"So these natives were corrupted by the dark side. Could the one we are looking for have gone to that side?" Ralyn asks.

Eeth hums. "Maybe. Maybe not. There are a few masters in history who have held out in dark areas."

"Should we continue looking then?" Nemna asks.

Eeth nods. "Yes. We must save innocents and masters that are in need…only those that deserve it of course." He quickly adds as he starts walking around a sliced body.

"Master Eeth, what should we expect?" Nemna asks.

Eeth looks around. "Wildlife. Creatures such as those we just faced. And maybe some sith searching for the same thing we are."

"I thought that we dealt the empire's inquisitors a blow after that last operation?" Ralyn asks.

Eeth looks to them. "When there are two or ten, there are bound to be more on the horizon."

The two said nothing else as they continued onwards moving through the trees with the aid of the force before stopping spotting a military outpost.

Eeth looks closely and sees some stormtroopers in sight. "Well…this is one of the trouble we will obviously see."

Ralyn takes out his macrobinoculars to get a better look. "It looks like they are on alert."

"That's impossible. We haven't been to this area yet." Nemna said.

"Remember what we encountered before? I bet they are no friends of the empire." Eeth says.

Ralyn hums. "So what do we do now?"

"Try and bypass them. The less evidence, we leave the better." Eeth says.

They both nod as they move through the tree line and try to stay out of sight. As the three moved along, Ralyn suddenly sensed something behind them and swung around and shoot force lightning at what he sensed.

A body suddenly flew out from behind the bushes and hits a tree before it got back up just as fast and they saw a man with cloth wrapped around his arms and waist while having a half of a cloak around his legs and carrying a blue saber in a reverse grip.

"You were right." Ralyn says igniting his lightsaber like his sister.

Nemna frowns. "Who is this one?"

"I don't know sis, but he is obviously not one of us." Ralyn says.

Eeth frowns as he watches it all. "State your name and master."

"Where is the senator?" The man asks.

They all frown at that. "Oh, you go to the next planet over and take a right into the volcanic lava pit and he's waiting inside." Rylan said shrugging.

"Cute." The man says before unleashing force lightning and Ralyn answered with his own.

The man goes wide eyed as he cuts the lightning. "More sith?" He said frowning as he readies his lightsaber.

"Same to you buddy." Nemna says just itching to get the guy who attacked her little brother.

Eeth hums. "You seem to hate the sith, why?"

"Must be one of Vader or the emperor's puppets, maybe even cut loose." Ralyn says.

The man growls under his breath at that.

"Oh, you hit a nerve little brother." Nemna says as Eeth realizes they were trying to rile him up to make him sloppy.

Eeth sighs. 'These are definitely the master's children.' Eeth thinks as the two children start moving around the man so at least one was in his blind spot.

The man frowns as he tries to keep them in view. "Now who do you follow?"

"We follow our father. That is all you need to know." Nemna says as Eeth ignited his lightsaber, dividing his focus between all three.

The man huffs. "A Sith Lord I presume?"

"Maybe this one can be of help. I doubt he has love for the empire from what we have heard." Eeth says putting his lightsaber away.

The twins look to him surprised. "Master, he could be trouble." Nemna said.

"We are looking for a jedi. Shaak Ti." Eeth says.

"Master." Ralyn almost hissed.

The man looked slightly alarmed at Eeth and is hesitant to say anything.

Eeth raises an eyebrow. "Let me guess, saving?"

"Shaak Ti is dead." The man finally says with a little guilt.

"How would you know that?" Ralyn asks.

The man glares to him. "Killed her."

The two teens tensed hearing that and were ready to strike, but Eeth signals them to back down before a bull rancor attacked.

They all jumped away and look to it as the rancor tries to swipe at them. "Great, we'll hold off on killing you until this one is dead." Ralyn said pointing to the man before jumping away as a new Zabrak female tried to grab him.

As the zabrak tried to get Ralyn, Nemna got another one of those native coming after her and tried to jump away on the other way as well. All the while, Eeth shakes his head. 'Unbelievable.'

"Who is this?" Ralyn asks.

"Don't know, but the dark side is coming from her." Eeth says as the Zabrak's eyes widen as if she recognized him.

Ralyn frowns. "Want me to kill her?"

"Master Eeth?" The female asks as the mysterious man fought the bull rancor.

"You know her?!" The twins called.

"Do I know you?" Eeth asks.

The siblings faceplant at that as he got the clueless look on his face again.

"Not personally. I am Maris Brood. I was trained on the Gray Pilgrim during the clone wars. I later became master Shaak Ti's padawan when she found me." Maris says.

Eeth hums. "And the dark side?"

"It's this place and master Shaak Ti abandoned me here." Maris says.

"She's dead." Eeth says.

Maris clenches her hands together. "She was supposed to make it out."

"Do you have a senator?" Eeth asks.

"Yes, he is my prisoner." Maris says.

Eeth nods. "Care to let him go in my care?"

"But what if the sith lord Vader comes for me?" Maris says, fear in her voice.

"My dear, it won't be Vader who they will send, but his subordinates and they won't care for any hostages." Eeth says.

Nemna frowns as she keeps watching the man and rancor fight. "Master?" She asks with the voice that said 'Hurry up.'

"Come with us to be where the other jedi are." Eeth offers.

Maris frowns as she tries to contemplate this. "Are you sure it's safe?"

Eeth smiles. "It kept me alive."

"…very well." Maris says.

"And the senator?" Nemna asks.

Maris looks to her. "I can take you to him."

"Bring him here quickly. We will keep this one occupied then we leave the planet." Eeth says.

Maris nods and runs off as the man stabs the rancor in the head before jumping off and charges up some lightning and shoots it into his now planted lightsaber before stopping and pulling the saber back into his hands with the force and watches it fall. "Simple." He said turning back to the rest.

"Master?" Nemna asks.

Eeth frowns. "What are you here for?"

"I am here for the senator." The man says.

"Then take him." Eeth says as Maris returned with him.

"Master?!" The siblings ask shocked.

"We leave here on these terms before the stormtroopers arrive." Eeth says.

The siblings stayed shocked as the man grabbed the senator and walks away with him without another word. "Why did you do that? He could have been useful." Ralyn asks turning off his lightsaber.

"Actually he's more useful out then stuck with us in an underground building." Eeth said calling in the airship.

"I shudder to think what mom and dad will say." Nemna says.

---

Blitz snores as he rested in his chair. "Fluffy bad bunnies. Take that." He said sleepily and throws a knife at the wall that hits a picture of Fluttershy holding Angel and hits Angel in the head.

"Aw, aren't you cute." Ahsoka says petting his head.

Blitz snorts in his sleep. "I just went five times. Let me sleep you swinger of light."

Ahsoka smiles as she picks him up and heads for his room. "You really shouldn't pull so many all-nighters anymore." Ahsoka says holding his pony form.

Blitz squirms a bit. "Papers. Papers everywhere. Kill it with fire!" He calls out before putting his hooves down and snoring again.

Ahsoka smiles and pets her husband as she enters the room.

---

Arcane stared at the ceiling as he laid down on a couch in the lobby of the academy. "Okay, why so moopy?" Sunshine asks coming into his view.

Arcane sighs. "Well…how much trouble did you get with your coltfriend?"

Sunshine tilts her head around. "So and so. There were a lot of destroyed walls. On top of the fact that dad seems to really eye my coltfriend really hard. Like, 'You better take this academy and pass or you will not be with my daughter' eye." She mimics Blitz.

"Seriously bro, you've been mooping since you got back. What's the problem?" Azure asks leaning over the couch.

Arcane frowns slightly. "Try imagining that you are destined to be with one of your aunts by some weird prophecy."

Sunshine hums as she holds a hoof to her chin. "Nope. Don't feel anything."

"You're a mare." Arcane said deadpan.

Azure sighs. "Now I see. So…this is after trying to figure out how to get a mare…right?" Arcane only nods. "Well…guess it's time to help you find a mare until we figure it out."

"I am not getting a placeholder marefriend." Arcane declares as he sits up.

Azure chuckles nervously. "Think of it not as placeholder, but as…" He tried to come up with a word.

"Placeholder. It's a placeholder." Blazer said walking up to them. "Take me seriously, I am a walking dictionary."

"I thought that was auntie Sweetie Belle." Sunshine said.

Arcane smiles. "Hey bro. What are you doing here? Looking for Diamond to pop the question?"

Blazer chuckles. "Nah. I got the way, but I'm waiting for a bit. Looking for the right time. And…there is a festival coming up soon, so I might do it there."

Sunshine giggles. "What did you get her? A big rock?"

Blazer rolls his eyes. "Please. As if I'm going to spend my time on a giant diamond and make her head bigger. Nope, it's just a band. But it's a good one."

Arcane sighs. "Well good luck. You might need it considering her history."

Blazer smirks. "Spending time with me, she learned a thing or two…maybe more. I'm not worried."

Azure rolls his eyes. "So…got any top secret missions for us?"

Blazer playfully points a claw at him. "Watch it. Dad told me not to give you any officially yet. Besides, you need to pay up still."

Azure tries to look innocent at him. "I'm going to pay you soon. I'm just waiting on my last bounty."

"You already got it." Blazer argued and Azure looks to his account.

"Huh, what do you know?" Azure asks shocked a bit. Blazer rubs his claws together in a gimme motion. Azure rolls his eyes and transfers it. "There. Happy?" He asks annoyed.

Blazer smiles a bit. "Yes. Now don't skimp. I may be family, but I got a business to run as well."

Sunshine smiles. "How did you start out again?"

Blazer groans. "Don't remind me of the old days. My talons are still cramping over the paperwork. Sometimes I just want to take a flamethrower and burn those hard drives to bits."

Arcane chuckles. "Funny thing is dad still has to deal with so much paperwork as well. Both paper and digital."

Blazer smiles. "Well that's one thing I'm glad we have a likeness of. The hatred of paperwork."

Sunshine smiles. "I can give you my flamethrower."

They all look to her questionably. "How do you have a flamethrower sis?" Azure asks.

Sunshine smiles all the while. "Mom gave it to me for cooking."

They tried to figure that part out. "Auntie Pinkie gave you a you know what? I'm not going to question on anything related to your side sis." Blazer said.

Sunshine giggles. "And you better keep to that buster. Including you two!" She said pointing at them with a hoof.

"Yes ma'am." They both said quickly.

Sunshine snickers. "And that is why I am the best po…" She stops as the detector goes off at the security entrance. "Oh. What's going on?" She asks leaning over to see with the rest.

They see a cloaked person standing inside as a security guard checks him over and they see the cloak is like what the new trainees wear sometimes. "Huh. Maybe it's the lightsaber." Azure thought out loud as the security guard seems to be trying to move the cloak, but the guy keeps moving back a bit from the grab. "Or maybe not." He said taking out his new gun as he changes into his human form.

Almost everyone in the lobby watches it all happen as the cloaked person kept moving away from the grab and the other guards start to come closer. The cloaked person then stops before putting its arms down and leaning its head down. "Do it." They heard and immediately duck as it sounded bad and…they we're right.

BOOM

Everyone near the janitorial closet was thrown aside from the blast as fire and rock exploded everywhere while the cloaked figure ran back out and sets off the detector again while another hooded figure followed along.

"Come back here!" Arcane yells as he runs off.

"Arcane! Wait up!" Sunshine yells holding her hammer above her head that she somehow got.

"Wait for me!" Azure yells running after them.

"Oh for the love of…wait up!" Blazer yells flying after them out the door.

---

"What's going on here?" Twilight demands as she rubs her eyes and comes out of the nearby resting area and walks up to Blitz looking at a video of a drone watching the chase.

"Yeah. I was going to make a big cake, but these stupid alarms messed up my measurements." Pinkie said angrily as she walks into the office.

Blitz kept frowning as he brings up another screen of the station attack and compared the two figures. "It's one of them at least. But the other…just street clothes. Not bad of a cover." He said as the two mares look at what he was watching.

Twilight tilts her head. "What happened?"

Blitz sighs. "These two blew up the academy lobby. Luckily, most weren't that much hurt, but now our children are chasing after them."

Pinkie leans closer and gasps. "Woo hoo! Go Sunshine!" She cheers.

Blitz shakes his head a bit. "I better get the Zoids ready." He said placing a call.

---

The two cloaked and sweatshirt wearing figures ran out of the building and then heads down the street as they pass by the many ponies and species that came to the planet, while keeping an eye behind them.

"These guys are fast." Arcane said flying in the air as quick as he can with the others.

"Man, look at them go." Azure said keeping up with the use of his vampiric powers.

Sunshine keeps bouncing along at the same speed. "Yeah, like high speed ninjas."

Blazer frowns. "Sunshine, time to put your mother's techniques to good use."

"Yes sir!" Sunshine said saluting before hopping behind a building and then appearing ahead of the two. "Gotcha!" She yells getting ready to swing her hammer.

The cloaked figure slid under her swing and reaches a hand up before lightly touching her chest and then slides away and keeps running.

The boys ran past her frozen figure as they look at her and see her drop like a statue on her head. "Sunshine's down!" Arcane calls.

---

"My baby!" Pinkie yells and runs off and goes through a wall and makes the shape of her in it.

"Did she have to use the wall?!" Twilight yells as Blitz keeps watching.

---

"All forces…don't let them leave alive." Blitz orders.

Blazer looks up the loudspeaker at that. "Dad will certainly get everyone on this. They can't make it out at this point." He said as they now travel through the main street of Ponyville.

Arcane frowns. "And yet the way they are going…it certainly tells something. They attacked the academy and yet they aren't attacking the town or anyone else."

Azure scoffs. "Then they are going for something else. Maybe…what else is important?"

---

Blitz gets up out of his chair and head for where the data was kept.

Twilight looks to him slightly shocked. "Where are you going?"

"Where they are heading." Blitz says opening the hidden elevator.

Twilight stops and points with her mouth open. "You have to place some in the castle." She finally said.

"You coming Twi?" Blitz asks.

Twilight quickly does a roadrunner and quickly stands by his side and the elevator takes off.

---

"Seriously?! Where?!" Azure asks his unanswered question.

Arcane frowns as he looks ahead and tries to see their path and remember the layout of the area and sees the path they are taking. "Can't be. Dad only told Tek and Eve to head here all the time." He said as a low bunker came up with a military base right by it. "We got two tangos coming in. One in street gang clothes, another a cloak. Take them out!" Arcane calls into his omnitool on a radio frequency and the military base starts to shoot on the two as they start to dodge around.

"Damn, they are agile." Blazer said watching their movements.

The two figures start to swerve back and forth between each other before they hold up a hand and they see something between their fingers before they throw their hands forward and separate for a bit before the door blasts open and they jump in through it. On the other side, they stop, seeing an entire hall filled with sentry turrets with laser line, mines, and three durasteel doors blocking their way. "Well that is not fair at all."

"I'm sorry. We don't give a fuck." A pre-recorded message plays.

The two look to each other as the cloaked one was making a motion with his arm as he tries to speak, but couldn't say anything and waves it off. "You got the chip?"

The hooded person holds up a small drive before going to a panel and opens rips it open before taking out a connector and connects the drive. "Now let's hope he can figure it out." A female said from the hooded person.

They then see a mouse raspberry them before a countdown started and laser sights started pointing at them.

The cloaked figure shakes his head as he looks to himself and all the lasers. "You know; this is the fifth time I have been in this. It still doesn't get old for me." He said chuckling a bit.

The hooded girl sighs. "Why do you make jokes? I mean, we got thirty seconds." She said throwing her arm at the large screen.

The cloaked figure chuckles. "And now we will walk out." He said walking away.

The hooded girl looks to him in shocked under her darkened face. "Are you kidding? We just came here." She said following him.

The cloaked figure turns to her. "Oh please. Remember our first time, that shadow man?"

The hooded girl tilts her head. "Oh yeah. That was some plan you pulled off."

The cloaked figure chuckles. "Yeah, but I didn't tell, because it wouldn't have been as badass."

"Ok, I think I got it." The hooded one says before flamethrower, lightning, and spike traps added to the defenses.

The cloaked man just turns his head at her. "Sorry." She said.

The cloaked man shakes his head. "Hold on." He said reaching into his cloak and she can hear the beeping. "Okay. He's on it. I'm not letting you handle the hacking next time. Specialist, you are not." He said as lights blinks on the drive they had that is still connected to the panel.

"Ok, I have by passed th…I got spiked!?" They hear over their comms.

The cloaked man shakes his head. "You have to be kidding. Wasn't the Mariana trench hacked into a long time ago?" He asks as the laser were now trained on his head.

"I was spiked. How did that happen?" They hear over the comms with the best panel sparking behind her.

The hooded girl looks to the panel. "Got a plan?"

The cloaked man sighs. "I hate cheating. Come on." He said grabbing her gloved hand and drags her behind a pillar as the boys run in and see them heading behind one.

"Hey! Get back here!" Arcane yells and rushes after them and looks behind the pillar and sees nothing. "What the heck?!" He yells looking around it.

Azure blinks. "Where the heck did they go?"

---

Both the two come out from behind a server and stop at the sight of Blitz standing in the middle of the room of servers as liquid nitrogen fell from the ceiling in mist over the servers and kept some parts of the ground frozen.

"Hello good sir. Mind if we use your servers for our personal gain?" The cloaked figure asked in a heavy accent.

"I have been expecting you both." Blitz says as a gas unseen and heard starts leaking in.

The hooded girl looks around as the cloaked man claps his hand together. "Well of course you have. We made an appointment, but…we knew you would never let us in. Considering the fact that you can make things unseen float by our heads at times. Like this wire." He said taking out some school scissors and cuts the line above him.

"Check your feet." Blitz says as their feet started to turn to stone.

They look down and the girl taps her foot before nodding. "Stone." She said before they look at him and the cloaked man starts chuckling.

"Yes, yes, turn to stone while I ah, that is what you are hiding." Blitz says.

The cloaked man keeps chuckling before stopping and smiles under his hood. "You are an idiot. You really thought we were trying to hack into the security itself? If we could get in here the whole time like this, why didn't we do this when we got into the academy? Heck, why the chase?" He asks now walking forward as if his feet weren't like stone. "Besides, you have kept your attention on us and not on the drive we left connected." He said smirking and Blitz can see his teeth which was in a strange shape like the middle was closer than the sides.

"You mean the one in a close circuit? By the way, what do you call this species?" Blitz asks.

The cloaked man chuckles. "Like I would tell. Now how about my friend?"

"I would think you would ask about your kidney." Blitz says confusing him.

The cloaked man scratches his head with a gloved hand. "Kidne…fuck this." He said walking back to where he was and leans against a server. "Look, you can't hurt me. No matter how hard you try."

"I might not, but…" Blitz says before the guy feels his leg missing.

The guy looks down and sighs. "Not again. I just…dang it." He said moving his stumped leg behind the server. "Still a nice dog. He's cute at times."

"Yep." Blitz says before the guy feels immense pain where a kidney should be.

The guy groans as he puts an arm where his kidneys are. "Damn. Teleportation huh? Not bad. I'm kinda of the hands on type."

"Oh no. I reached in and crushed it with telekinesis." Blitz says taking a drink before he felt pain again.

The guy groans. "Second?"

"Think that one wasn't me. It is an angry mother." Blitz says taking another drink as his partner was a stone statue now.

The guy chuckles a bit more and sighs. "Well. At least we got it." He said putting his cut leg down from behind the server and it was back to normal. "It's done and uh…you lost." He said before snapping his fingers and a blinding flash was made and both of them disappeared.

"Nope, we won. You did integrate the bio homing beacon only changelings can detect?" Blitz asks.

Twilight nods as she comes out from behind a server. "Done. But…they just went back into the lobby and both of them are moving."

"They still want to distract us from these guys. Terran hunt and kill." Blitz says.

Terran barks and runs off.

---

"Fuck! I hate that!" The girl yells as she shakes herself.

The guy sighs. "Yes, it is bad. At least we got it. Now we just have to make a hasty retreat." He said before a throat clearing was heard. He looks and sees the three guys left behind in the lobby. "Oh. Hi guys." He said waving.

The girl just grabs his collar and pulls. "Can we just get out of here?"

The man nods before waving and flicking a ball at them before it explodes into smoke and they run off with the guys after them again. "This is ridiculous." Azure said getting his rifle.

"Yeah and dad already transmitted the data to the Quarians and Turians. You lost before we began." Blazer taunts.

The guy looks to him. "Did he now? So they are on a public system first before going private. It's strange though. Maybe we should have shut down the satellites instead of hacking it. And don't say anything about a secret one, we hack every single com there is." He said as they start to run on the rooftops.

"Come in." A voice says static heard over the communicators.

The girl sighs. "You got the, in his words, epic escape ready?"

"We were tricked. The data was not there anymore." The voice says.

The guy frowns. "Then it needs to be fixed to plan B. They will find and they will lose. Get us out of here and drop the contract."

"It's already there. I'll get the contract up and running just for them." The voice said as the two jump near the fountain of the town and stop as they look to every single soldier, jedi, and sith looking at them with weapons at the ready.

"Oh crap." The woman says.

Azure frowns as he comes forward a bit and points his gun. "It's over."

The guy tilts his head. "Hey, you modded my gun. Awesome man. And Blazer, keep training. Those swords were made, but not by your father. So…good luck. Oh and if you see little Terran, tell to not try and eat the watch." He said as he holds his hand up with the woman as she zips up her hoodie and tightens her hood around her face. "It's been fun." He said before they quickly got sweat up and away and they see get into an airship that picked them up and fly away as they went inside it.

"We made it." The woman says before hearing a growl behind them.

The guy sighs. "Yeah. That's what I thought." He said turning around to see Terran and walks to him before whispering in its ear and steps back and aside before Terran jumps out without another growl. "I swear. I hate dimension hoppers. Always ruin our day. But…now we have to really get involved. They had to stick their noses. Idiots." He said taking a seat.

"He also stole your pants." The woman says covering her eyes.

The man chuckles as he wraps the cloak around him a bit. "Please. You were begging for it off last night. You and the other girls."

"Also a big hole in the back of your cloak."

The man looks behind and growls. "At least this is my 'Suspicious Cloak That Is Not Meant To Be Use In Public' version. Thank goodness he didn't get after my good one. Though…that one seemed prepared. Not the academy, but the data site. He was able to stop our hack and no one can do that since…damn. They got her out. Well…we can activate some protocols on her if we have to." He said grabbing a towel and covering up the hole.

---

"You ok Sunshine?" Blitz asks.

Sunshine stretches a bit. "Oh yeah. That was awesome. Can I do it again?" She asks smiling widely.

"Don't worry me like that." Blitz says holding his daughter.

Sunshine giggles. "Dad, it was cool. In fact, I think he hit my central nerve somehow. Only my coltfriend can do that."

Blitz twitched hearing that term.

Sunshine keeps giggling until she looks to the door. "Mileia!" She calls out as a zebra walks in looking a bit worried. "Hey. I'm fine. But that guy used the same trick you use."

"So this is your coltfriend." Blitz says.

Sunshine nods. "Yeppers. A bit more fun, but lovable all the same. Right hun?" She said smiling widely as Blitz was looking through his coat.

Mileia gulps with Blitz predatory like eyes on him.

Sunshine laughs and hugs Mileia. "He's handsome, instead he dad?"

"Um Sunshine…is this your father?" Mileia asks.

Sunshine nods. "Yeah. My most badass father that can kill others just by looking at them with laser eyes. Better then sharks even." She said hugging him tighter.

Mileia gulps at that as he tries to look away from the hard gaze.

Sunshine giggles. "Don't worry. He won't kill you because then I'll be sad and he'll have to deal with mom and auntie Maud." She said acting moopy in the middle and then happy again.

"Speaking of your aunt, is she here with Sunny?" Blitz asks.

Sunshine nods. "Yeah. She's with mom cooking with the rocks she brought. Oh, I need to get Discord and Sombra the penguin to our dinner. I need to go." She said getting on Mileia's back. "Let's go my coltfriend." She said pointing forward and out.

Blitz gulps and heads for the kitchen. Entering the kitchen, he found Maud there with only Sunny.

Sunny looks to him and smiles as he smiles and reaches for him while laughing. "Hi daddy. Can we play? Momma wouldn't let me get close yet."

Blitz smiles and picks up his son. "Nice to see you again Maud." Blitz says.

Maud looks to him blankly. "Hello. My son has been wanting to see you for a long time. At least this attack gave us a chance." She said still deadpan in her usual voice.

"So where is he and teaching your nephew how to cook?" Blitz asks.

Maud nods. "My sister has told me to help teach her foals. At least he will be able to cook anything. Rock soup?" She asks holding up a bowl of hot water and rocks.

"I'll wait till dinner. This whole thing and my daughter being hurt has killed my appetite. So how is your husband?" Blitz asks.

Maud throws the bowl up and behind her. "Trying to make me laugh. He's having more success with our foal." She said as the bowl's contents land in the boiling pot and the bowl in the sink. "Just more success. Not full."

"I can tell you are happy at least." Blitz says as Sunny rode atop his head.

Maud hums. "And she was hit with a nerve attack. A nerve release and it will be like you just had a massage."

"Yeah, I just wish I could say those…you know what I would say to those who are in custody or dead right now." Blitz says stopping himself from cursing in front of Sunny.

Sunny leans over his head to look at him. "Say what dad?"

"Not for your ears little one." Maud says ruffling his mane.

Blitz sighs. "So…cooking and visiting?"

"Yes…I'm not going to castrate you." Maud jokes.

Blitz smiles a bit. "Good. I was worried…always. Now then, I'll leave you to it. I need to check up on things." He said putting Sunny down.

"Alright. Sunny, you mind being aunt's little helper?" Maud asks.

Sunny nods and salutes. "Yes ma'am." He said jumping into the counter.

"He's a lot like you." Blitz says.

Maud looks to his smiling face. "None whatsoever."

"You can't see it? I see it clearly." Blitz says before leaving.

Maud tilts her head Sunny gains that blank face of hers. "Food?" He asks blandly as Maud nods and they get back to cooking.

---

"Please tell me that drive has something on them." Blitz asks rubbing his head as Tek and Eve look over everything they left behind.

Tek sighs. "It's just a kill program, but…not for the security. Looks like it was going for the files, but we sent it already and there is no connection to the system. And…now we know why they were trying to kill the data." He said before a picture of a screen grab of an old footage of the base with some large thin creature holding a crude laser rifle and another with a ballistic style gun that was wearing some tattered rags and chains around it to hold the clothes together as it stood on legs like a bird's. "They were trying to protect us. Not kill us. This thing…is the only one that attacked the base and it left barely a scratch like they told us."

"I have found no files on this matter other than those." Eve said a bit away as she works on her own.

"Unknown species huh?" Blitz says looking at it closely.

Tek nods. "If they were trying to stop us from knowing about, it's probably a good reason for it."

"Maybe they didn't want us distracted from the task of the empire. By the way, nice job delivering the files to the Turians and Quarians." Blitz says patting Eve.

Eve looks to him. "Nice is not the word. I have lost over a thousand packets of data while sending it. I have not done a nice job."

Tek grins as he looks over. "It still got to them. So it is a nice job. Stop looking to a hundred percent here."

"We were also right to have to go to see the representatives before giving them the data personally." Blitz says.

Eve blinks. "It's so…illogical…still."

"Also it is time Eve. Twilight is waiting for you." Blitz says.

Eve looks up to him as Tek wraps a hoof around her and pulls her along. "You're going to be happy Eve." He said leaning his head on her.

"Now I best go take a shower." Blitz says.

Eve blinks and looks to Tek. "Do I need to shower with you once I am part organic?"

"Yes." Tek says.

Eve tilts her head. "Strange customs. The usual here is to be alone in some places."

---

"Rarity, your back." Blitz says hugging her.

Rarity giggles as he lightly hugs him back as she had a lot of bags with her. "Hello dear." She said nuzzling him as her mane was now behind her mostly and wearing some earrings and necklace. "What did I miss?"

"Yes, have a good fashion tour in Asari space?" Blitz asks.

Rarity chuckles. "They know how to accessorize but it's still pony clothes mostly. I am working on full size clothes for other species. Thank goodness for Blazer giving me some 'market' tips."

Blitz smirks before kissing her. "So have you seen the foals yet?" Blitz asks.

Rarity smiles. "No. I had to drop most of my stuff first and these are very valuable items."

"I know you are." Blitz teases.

Rarity smirks. "Please. You know I would visit them first. Now then, where is everypony?"

"Getting ready for dinner." A male voice says.

Rarity gasps and rushes over to the voice. "Luminous!" She calls and hugs the stallion in a dress suit.

"Hello mother, have a nice trip?" Luminous asks in a refined tone.

Rarity laughs and keeps hugging him. "Aw, such a good boy. I've taught you well."

"So going to go see your daughter and younger son?" Blitz asks.

Rarity clears her throat. "Yes. Where are they?"

"So still not into our preteen daughter's style?" Blitz asks.

Rarity frowns. "That outfit is scandalous and may get her into more trouble than normal."

"Well what can you do? It's her taste." Blitz says petting her back.

Rarity huffs. "Where are they?"

"Your daughter is fixing her hair I think and our younger son…is he still taking a nap?" Blitz asks looking at Luminous.

Luminous nods. "Yes. He's been resting all day."

"Oh. Where is he sleeping?" Rarity asks.

"Entertainment room nine on the couch with a pillow, blanket, and his stuffed animal lion. Rockette tucked him in." Luminous says

Rarity smiles. "I'll go him see him later. First…" She said before walking off.

"Chances she is going to see her daughter?" Blitz asks.

Luminous smiles. "Small. But the first is still here."

---

"Young lady!" Rarity yells slamming open the door.

Rockette sighs and looks to her mother in the mirror. "Yes mom?" She asks like the thousandth time as she wore some fishnets and a short skirt while having black hoof polish on and some black eyeliner. "What's the complaint on my outfit now?" She asks trying to fix some of her makeup.

"What can't I say about your outfit?" Rarity asks before Rockette pulled out her blaster pistol and checks it.

Rockette hums. "Let me guess…it's such a short skirt that any stallion would be on my back in just minutes?" She asks checking the charge pack.

"Well at least you are wearing stockings and short shorts underneath." Rarity huffed.

Rockette looks to her. "Who says this is short shorts? I am wearing panties."

Rarity, hearing this, seems to be just frustrated.

Rockette sighs. "Take a chill pill. I'm about to head out anyway and I just put little bro to bed. Now let me have fun." She said sliding a new energy packet in her blaster.

"We are about to have dinner. Stick around for that." Rarity says.

Rockette groans. "I can find some dinner on my own. Besides, I'm not planning to eat rocks today."

"Come on Rockette. At least stick around. Your little sister just got back from her survival training and hunting in zebra lands." Blitz says.

Rockette frowns. "Fine." She said getting up. "Let's go." She said walking past her.

Blitz smiles and pets Rarity.

Rarity sighs. "How many times has she went out to clubs and bars?"

"With Vinyl?" Blitz asks.

Rarity shakes her head. "No, alone."

"None, she is still underage." Blitz says.

Rarity glares slightly to him. "Look at her and she's already showing off panties since the last time I saw her. What? Is her hormone count high?!" She hissed.

"Love." Blitz says before sending her a video of Rockette smacking around stallions that got too fresh.

Rarity stops. "Oh. Well that's fine but show her a better way."

"At least she wears that. Many of us don't even wear clothes." Blitz reminds.

Rarity looks to her nude self. "Well…it's appropriate with the ones you love."

Blitz smiles as he leans onto her and smiles. "You have been gone too long. Your foals have missed you, even Rockette."

Rarity smiles and nuzzles him. "I love you."

"And your foals?" Blitz asks returning the favor.

Rarity giggles. "Them too. Now let's go eat."

"What about your other daughter and napping son?" Blitz asks smirking.

Rarity smirks. "Carry some food to them if they don't show. I really want to be together again. It's been too long. Now come on." She said pulling him along.

"No. You come on. We are at least going to see your napping son." Blitz says pulling her.

Rarity giggles and leans against you. "Love you my prince."

Blitz smirks before petting her flank a bit before they head to where their son is.

---

"He is sleeping soundly." Blitz says.

Rarity smiles as she lightly pets his head as he snores and curls up more. "Such a sweet boy."

"Ok Rarity, wake him up." Blitz says.

Rarity nods and shakes him a bit. "Huh, wha…" He mumbles as he opens his eyes. "Mommy." He said sleepily.

"Have a nice nap my little one?" Rarity asks lifting the pegasus colt.

He yawns and tries to smile. "Such a good dream."

"This isn't a dream sweetheart." Rarity says before kissing his forehead.

He smiles. "Mommy." He said hugging her.

"Yes my little one." Rarity says smiling.

He keeps nuzzling her and hugging her tightly. "Mommy."

"Come on you. Time for dinner." Blitz says giving him his stuffed lion.

He smiles and hugs it tightly. "Thanks daddy."

"Alright. Come on, it's time to eat." A female voice says from the door.

The colt gasps. "Sis!" He cheers and holds out his hooves as a younger mare walks in and takes him out of Rarity's hooves and hugs him. "Didja catch anything? Didja?"

"I did." The mare says smiling before looking at Rarity. "Hi mom."

Rarity smiles. "Hello dearie. How are you?"

"Fine. I am glad your back." She says hugging Rarity.

Rarity giggles and hugs her back. "I'm glad you're okay Lilly."

"Kill anything worth bragging about?" Blitz asks.

Lilly hums. "Nah. Just the usual."

"I see." Blitz says ruffling her hair a bit.

Lilly pushes his hoof away. "Let's go. I'm hungry and so is he." She said poking the colt's stomach and make him laugh.

"Oh Cyclone, did Rockette tuck you in?" Rarity asks.

Cyclone nods. "Yeah. She got me in real tight and I couldn't move because it was so comfy."

"Rockette loves her little brother and sister Rarerare." Blitz says.

Rarity hits his side. "Shut up."

"Mother, can I ask for your help?" Lilly asks.

Rarity smiles to her. "Anything dear."

"I want to make some cameo for my hunting gear. Could you help?" Lily asks.

Rarity smiles. "I would be glad to. But first, let's eat." She said as Cyclone's stomach growls.

Blitz chuckles and leads them out. "Let's go. I'm sure everyone's hungry."

---

Blitz smiles as he awoke and stretches. "Honestly, this is too comfy so please don't move." Shadow said snuggling into his chest.

"Oh, my shadow captain clingy today?" Blitz asks.

Shadow smirks. "Nah, it's your clone on my other end who keeps rubbing my flank." She said as another Blitz was sleeping away while stroking her flank. "Still comfy."

Blitz looks unhappy and the clone disappears. "My shadow." Blitz says.

Shadow giggles. "Yes. I'm your mare and you can do whatever you want to me."

"Don't the foals need attention?" Blitz asks before nibbling her ear.

Shadow moans. "That feels so good."

"So mommy, don't you have some foals you want to see?" Blitz asks.

Shadow moans and looks to him. "One last spank?"

"You're insatiable." Blitz says.

Shadow smirks. "Am I a little sluty?"

"Never." Blitz says.

Shadow smiles and kisses him before pulling away and getting out of bed. "Okay, I'll go get my kids and get some breakfast."

"You know what today is right?" Blitz asks smirking.

Shadow looks to him. "What?"

"Flight training. Your second youngest is finally old enough and he is looking forward to it." Blitz says.

Shadow grins. "All right. Let's get his big life started."

"You going to do him like you did me while learning to fly?" Blitz teases.

Shadow giggles. "Nah. That was you. But…the last part maybe. We all still have the vision and nopony can figure it out. Now then, I suggest you get cleaned up and get ready. I got a son to teach."

"A son and daughter to keep drilling as well." Blitz adds.

Shadow shakes her head as she gets up and leaves.

"Keep shaking that sexy flank." Blitz says.

Shadow smiles and gives an extra shake at times. "You're a horny stallion."

"And you are my beloved wife." Blitz says getting up.

Shadow smiles and heads out as Blitz got cleaned up and heads out to his office and calls up a number before it answered. "Spike my brother. Got anything from our friend/enemies' escape?"

Spike sighs. "We got the ship they were leaving in…and it's…old." He said bringing up the footage of their escape and Blitz sees them jump into hyperspace after just one second past the line of ships around the planet.

"Let them go for now. Focus on gathering info on those they were covering for." Blitz instructs.

Spike raises an eyebrow. "You think they would try and hired those things to attack a base? And I can't shake the feeling they are familiar in movements. I mean…that ship…it's familiar in some way."

"Look into it, but prioritize the ones they were hiding for now…in fact, assign Arcane to the missions involving them." Blitz instructs.

Spike gives him an 'Are you serious' look. "Really? Doesn't he have a lot on his plate for now?" He said as he takes a seat and Blitz sees the others just relaxing in the background.

"It's time he started getting more mission. I know for a fact you have been sidelining him." Blitz says sternly.

Spike snorts some smoke out of his nose. "He asked me for dating advice. I say get his head into the game before we throw him out. Get Terra on him. If he has stray thoughts on the missions I have lined up, he will fall and not the way you want it to really be."

"I plan to. Now my orders stand." Blitz says.

Spike sighs. "Fine. I'll get the missions unlocked for him and have it private. At least he passed with flying colors." He said smirking a bit. "School wise, he's good. Social…must be though for an alicorn."

"And his mother." Blitz says.

Spike clicks his tongue. "Been a long time every time. You tend to miss a lot. Heck, I missed one heck of a chase."

"Maybe it's better if you weren't here. Can't lose a good commander." Blitz shaking his head.

Spike chuckles. "We know who's the better one here."

"Also a new order." Blitz says.

Spike raises an eyebrow. "Yes?"

"Get your flank down here and see Twilight. The same for the girls and their families." Blitz says.

Spike stares at him before laughing a bit. "Okay. Yes sir." He said giving a mock salute. "I'll see what I can do. While you have a school to run. Though it would be weird if I'm force sensitive."

"You're not. If you were, we would all be in deep trouble." Blitz says.

Spike frowns. "Hey, one time I blew everything in a fleet to just a single plate of metal."

"My point stands." Blitz says.

Spike snorts. "At least I got under control. Well I'll see you planetside. Maybe we can play some good old fashioned board games."

"Before or after you are buried?" Blitz jokes.

Spike rolls his eyes. "Hey, I was able to finish my whole library of games. Cut me slack. Besides…it's kinda boring up here. I need someone else to play with and those five are predictable." He said pointing behind him.

"We heard that." They said.

"I mean by the foals wanting to see their uncle." Blitz says.

Spike smiles a bit. "Oh those lovable oafs. Getting cuter or handsomer every time. I guess I just have to take it head on. They have been wanting to see their uncle for some time."

"You seen what Rockette looks like now?" Blitz asks.

Spike raises an eyebrow as he twiddles his claws and a photo of her came up. "I don't know why, but I find that a good look. But I bet Rarity is going crazy over it."

"Oh yeah. Quite a change from the pigtails she used to have." Blitz says.

Spike chuckles an old photo came up of her actually in a cute dress. "Oh yeah. Kinda weird at times. She made this big of change and it's so surreal. She's either a punk or a goth."

"Punk." Blitz says.

Spike shrugs. "At least she's living a life. This will pass."

"Well I am not so sure about that, but at least Rarity isn't going on about how hunting is unlady like to Lilly." Blitz says.

Spike smiles. "That's because she sees a good job and lots of bits. Can hold out Lilly for a long time too."

"She just finished survival training in zebra lands." Blitz says.

Spike chuckles. "Not bad. Speaking of zebras, saw Sunshine's coltfriend. You must be steaming mad."

"I have not killed yet." Blitz says.

Spike grins. "Oh yeah. This is going to be a fun father and future son-in-law confrontation."

"Also Blazer is about ready to ask Diamond." Blitz says.

Spike smiles. "Good bird. Been too long for them. Maybe we'll see it when we come down."

"Maybe." Blitz says before someone ended the call. "Was that necessary Applejack?"

Applejack frowns. "Yes. And you still need to help with the future wedding arrangements."

"I thought we had ours." Blitz teases seeing the foal sleeping on her back.

Applejack just bonks his head with a hoof.

"Is mommy a little cranky?" Blitz asks.

Applejack holds up a frying pan now.

"Shh he's sleeping." Blitz says petting his son.

Applejack rolls her eyes and watches him pet their sleeping son who snores in his sleep. "At least he is precious."

"Like you." Blitz says.

Applejack hits his side while still watching their son. "I wish we can stay like this forever."

"You remember when I sent you Blazer?" Blitz asks.

Applejack smiles. "And you gave me my first son."

"And how many daughters and sons?" Blitz asks.

Applejack smiles wider. "Two sons. One daughter."

"And who just arranged it to where Apple Bloom will be coming for a visit?" Blitz asks.

Applejack grins to him. "Really Blitz?"

"I twisted Spike's claw." Blitz says.

Applejack raises an eyebrow at that.

"Being in charge has its perks." Blitz says before rubbing against her side.

Applejack keeps an eyebrow raised. "And Spike is the stubbornest dragon I know."

"Yet he cannot refuse an order so…what do you want to do country mare?" Blitz asks rubbing her shoulders.

Applejack sighs in relief. "How about breakfast and we'll see where that goes?"

"Alright." Blitz says leading her.