Griffon Kingdom:
A large figure stood in the King's bedroom, overlooking the kingdom. It wore dark colored robes, had on wooden japanese-styled sandals with long bottom supports, giving the figure two extra feet and had on a red mask with a scary face and a long nose. Big, black wings slowly came from under the robes and fluttered a little. The being took its hand and took off the mask, revealing the face of a handsome man with green eyes.
He smiled as he looked on, "Soon... soon my plan will come together and I will become the Supreme Overlord and rid the world as well as this whole universe." His face turned sour, "That damn Laharl... putting my intellect on an underdeveloped, backwater world, run by filthy animals... especially that bitch Celestia... she will be the first to die." A wicked smile came across his face, realizing his plan is coming together.
A knock came at his door, it was his female assistant, "Sir, the storm you requested will take part tomorrow and the... forces you requested are here as well."
The smile on the figure's face grew, "Wonderful... I will be out in a moment." The sounds of feathers flapping away from the door can be heard and the figure said in a menacing voice, "All Hail Supreme Overlord Shin Tengu!"
Sweet Apple Acres:
The dawn peeked over the horizon, creating a beautiful scenery picture. The trees looked so healthy from the proper care they are given everyday. Arron was outside, sitting with his legs crossed in a meditation position. On both his hands, his index finger and thumb were touching, his eyes were closed and he was deep breathing.
His meditation was disturbed by sudden images of a big storm that never stops, hoards of demons flooding the world and a winged figure sitting on Laharl's throne in Blackcity. This was news that had to be shared with him soon. All of a sudden, Arron was tackled by Apple Bloom who was bouncing on his back, "Ah found him Applejack."
She came out with a smile on her face, "Alright Apple Bloom, git off him... Ah still need him for work."
Apple Bloom got off and Arron got up, brushing off all the dirt from his coat and hat. He looked down to see her smiling up and giggling at him and he smiled as well, "Wow, you got a strange way of surprising others." She closed her eyes, giggled and started wagging her tail.
Applejack chuckled a little, "Alright now, git to school Apple Bloom or y'all be late."
She started to run towards the gate to the farm gate, "Bye sis, Bye Mister Arron."
Applejack walked over and looked up at Arron, "And what were you doing out here?"
He shrugged, "Ah was meditating."
Applejack gave a curious look, "Are you like a... spiritual being or somethin' like that?"
"Ah was called the "Samurai Cowboy" back home. On my Maws side, we are experienced farmers and on my Paws side, we are experienced assassins."
Applejack started to look sceptical, "What do you mean by that now?"
Arron turned to a nearby tree, put his hand on his sword and made a quick, jerking motion. Suddenly the tree started to slid halfway down and fell over, with the cleanest cut Applejack ever saw. She had her mouth open at how fast it happened, "That sure was fast."
"Yea it was," said Big Mac coming out of the house and walking over to him. He wasn't impressed, "Now, can ya turn all that into fire wood?"
Arron smiled, walked over to the chopped down tree, grabbed the chopped down half and the other half still in the ground and threw them up in the air. He jumped up and put his hand on his sword handle, Crow's Fury: he unsheathed it and started to slash at the tree creating what appeared to be a sphere around him. He landed and sheathed his sword.
The wood fell to his left, bundled in a neat pile and to his right landed a pile of apples. Then one more apple fell down on Arron's head, bounced off and landed in the apple pile. Applejack was speechless, she's never seen anything like that before. It was really fascinating how easy Arron made it look. Big Mac was a little more impressed but still was mad about what happened days ago, "Go and take care of the dead trees."
Arron nodded and set out to the task. Applejack scowled a little at Big Mac, "Why did you have to go and talk like that to him?"
He gave her a serious look, "Have ya forgotten what he and his "Friends" did to the farm," he walked off to start his chores.
Applejack yelled back, "Ah haven't forgotten," she looked a little sad, 'at least he's making up for it.'
Ponyville Library:
The light crept through the window on the second floor, shining on Twilight. She yawned and
stretched out a little, but was retrained some. She turned and saw Dark Wulf still clutching to her since last night. She wiggled a little and got out of his grip. Dark moaned a little and patted the bed wondering where Twilight went. Twilight nudged him a little with her hoof, "Time to wake up Dark."
He sat up, yawned and looked at her, "Goo mor'in."
Twilight hopped off the bed, "Did you know you were holding me last night," she raised an eyebrow.
Dark rubbed his eyes and looked down, "Sorry, Dark had a nightmare and... "
Twilight put her forelegs on the bed and looked at him, "Do you want to talk about it?"
Dark crawled off the bed, "No, don't want to." He jumped and landed downstairs on the couch.
Twilight walked down the stairs and Spike woke up, "Mornin' Twi... what's up?"
She turned to him, "Oh, just woke up."
Spike walked over to Dark, "What's up man?" He grunted and turned away. Spike turned his head to Twilight, "Uh, what's up with him Twi?" She shooed him into the kitchen and got up on the couch.
As Spike went into the kitchen, Twilight looked at Dark, "Come on, talking helps."
Dark kept darting his eyes back and forth, "You'll think I'm weak."
She shook her head, "No silly, I won't think of you weak." After a couple more minutes of asking, Dark finally submitted and wanted to talk. He laid on the couch and Twilight sat next to him on a small chair with a pair of glasses on and her mane up in a bun. She used her magic to float a pad of paper and a quill and cleared her throat, "So, tell me what your nightmare was."
Dark didn't know why he was on the couch but he didn't care and talked, "I had a night... mare about... Frostman," he started to growl.
Twilight now knew it was about someone, "So who is this... Frostman?"
Dark's eyes narrowed, "He is an evil man who... he... he... ," some tears came from his eyes, "he killed my parents and most of the wolf tribe."
Twilight gasped, "How cruel!"
Dark looked more angry, "I went to stop him and he hurt me and Dark Wulf still lives with the pain and memory," he slashed part of the couch with his hand claw, shredding some of the couch.
Twilight quickly stroked Dark's head, trying to calm him down, "Now, now, he isn't here and he won't hurt you."
Dark quickly calmed down, "Sorry, Dark lost control."
He sat up and Twilight smiled, still stroking his head, "It's okay, you don't have to talk anymore." Dark opened the chest part of his outfit to reveal a large dark scar, in the shape of the pink star on Twilight's cutie mark, "It will never go away," he closed the outfit.
Twilight leaned over and gave him a hug, "Don't worry, I will help you if you need it."
Dark smiled,'Why did I tell her my pain?'
Fluttershy's Cottage:
Laharl slowly opened his eyes to find himself sitting up with Fluttershy in his left arm, still asleep. He looked to the window to see the morning light peeking through the window then looked back to Fluttershy and smiled. He gently petted her back with his left hand and then leaned down and kissed the top of her head. She stirred a little, did the cutest yawn and looked up at Laharl with a smile, "Good Morning."
"Good Morning," he replied still petting her. She reached up and rubbed her nose with his and laid back down. He pulled her up close and sighed, "I haven't slept that good in a long time."
She smiled, "Me too." She got up and opened some curtains to find animal outside, waiting to be fed.
Laharl got up, "Do you want some help?"
Fluttershy walked to a closet, which was filled with bags of animal food and looked to Laharl with big eyes, "Please?" Laharl watched Fluttershy feed the animals and she made it look easy, especially with that "Stare" of hers. He looked at the bag he had and slightly tore it, then all of a sudden he was surrounded by all sorts of animals, getting to the bag of food.
Fluttershy saw this and shooed away the animals which they did and Laharl was standing there with a torn bag, ruffled clothes and no expression on his face. Fluttershy worried he would be mad, "Are you okay dear?"
Laharl puffed up his cheeks and spat out a small sparrow, "Yeah... I'd figure it would be like feeding monsters in the netherworld... and I was right."
Fluttershy giggled, "Don't worry, I'll help you."
Alchemy House:
It was hours later before Laharl and Fluttershy finished with feeding the animals. The walk back was a little embarrassing for him. Fluttershy trotted happily knowing she was near Laharl. As they pass his house, he looked at the mailbox, "Hey, I got some mail." He walked over to the box, opened it, took out the letter, opened it, took out his glasses and began to read.
Fluttershy looked at him, "Why do you need glasses?"
He kept on reading, "I have problems reading small print."
She nodded and Laharl sighed and put the letter and glasses in his coat, "Celestia needs to see me right away."
Fluttershy was now sad, "Oh... well... if you need to go."
Laharl turned, picked her up and gave her a big hug, "Don't be sad, I'll be back later."
She smiled a little, "I know... it's... just... "
He gave her a kiss on the cheek, "I promise I'll be back later." She nuzzled against him and he put her down. He smiled and disappeared into a dark light.
Ponyville Café:
The girls and guys were there enjoying the afternoon. The citizens kept starring at the new "Grimms" in town and wondered what they are doing here. They all basically kept their distance from the strange beings. The guys noticed this and just left the folks the way they were. "So, hows that cowboy guy working out for ya," Rainbow asked Applejack.
She finished drinking her cup of apple juice and sat the cup down, "Good, he was able to take all the dead trees and turn them into firewood in a faster time than Big Mac," she nodded, "Best help we ever had."
Twilight spoke up, "Dark Wulf made an impression on the princesses the other day."
Trixie cleared her throat, "Trixie appreciates the help Vektor gives her. He can turn invisible." The girls gasped and continued to gossip, leaving the guys there like they weren't there.
Vektor leaned over to Spike, "Are they always like this?"
He nodded, "Yep, it's like we're not even here." Something then caught Rarity's eye.
It was Fluttershy coming up, who was looking a little glum, "Fluttershy darling, why do you look so down?"
She sighed, "Laharl had to go see Princess Celestia and I don't know when he will be back."
Pinkie put her foreleg around Fluttershy, "Don't worry, he'll be surprised later."
Fluttershy cocked an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
Pinkie smiled and closed her eyes, "Because we're going to throw your's and Laharl's party tonight."
A small smile came upon Fluttershy's face, but Arron had a confused one on his face, "And what party would that be?"
Rainbow chuckled, "Duh, it's a party to celebrate Laharl and Fluttershy being a couple."
All three Grimm men stopped what they were doing and made a face of shock, Fluttershy started to back up a little.
Applejack tried to calm the situation, "Yea and we approve of it."
Arron shook his head, "It's not that Ah don't approve... it's that Ah never that thought he would find someone or somepony in his life."
Dark Wulf rushed over, picked Fluttershy up and hugged her, "Yay, you are like big sister now."
She was struggling, trying to break free, "Eek, oh, oh my."
Dark sat her down and Vektor smiled, "As long as Laharl is happy, that's all that matters." His head jerked to the street and he turned invisible.
The girls gasped and Trixie smiled, "See Trixie told you Vektor can turn invisible."
There were sounds of running coming from down the street with a mare yelling, "STOP..THEIVES," while chasing three stallions dressed as robbers. Some royal guards were chasing the robbers as well but couldn't catch up to them.
As the robbers came close to the girls, two of them stopped with what appeared to be something grabbing hold of their tails and the last one was up in the air. When the guards caught up, they were stunned at the sight. Vektor turned visible again and he was holding the two robbers on the ground by their tails and the third was being held in the air by his cords.
One of the guards nodded, "Thank you for your assistance." Vektor nodded and the guards used their unicorn magic and took the robbers away.
The mare came up to Vektor, "Thank you sir." She walked off with the guards and Vektor sat down again.
The girls gawked at him and he shrugged, "What?"
They all shook their heads and Twilight said, "Nothing."
Canterlot Castle:
It was the late evening before Laharl got to see Celestia at the castle. Before then, he kept himself entertained by playing a playstation vita, which caught the attention of some of the guards. They watched him play for a while but got yelled at and had to go back to their positions. At one point, Laharl laid on a bench outside and looked over to see a fancy, rich couple saw him. "Oh look dear, a new gargoyle in the palace garden," said the wife.
Laharl smiled, "Yeah and it's standing next to that funny looking jackass husband."
The wife gasped and the husband walked over, took out a glove and smacked Laharl in the face, "How dare you sir, I challenge you to a duel for my wife's honor." Laharl licked his lips a little, reached into his coat and quickly drew out a mythirl glove and struck the husband in the face, sending him flying a little.
He looked at the wife, "If you don't want to duel me, take your husband and piss off."
The wife ran over and dragged her husband away. Celestia came out after witnessing the incident, "You don't like rich ponies?"
Laharl looked her way, "I had to deal with that kind on my world and I didn't like it then. Plus I've done worse."
Celestia shook her head and smiled, "You silly creature. Anyway, I have a surprise for you." Laharl walked over and saw a dark figure in the back that looked familiar, which made him smile.
Sugar Cube Corner:
It was night-time when Laharl got back to town and found a small note in his mailbox. It told him to go the the Sugar Cube Corner when he got back. He slowly opened the door all the way opened and the lights came on and the girls, Spike, Vektor, Arron and Dark Wulf yelled, "SURPRISE!"
Laharl clung to the wall, clutching his chest and breathing heavily, "God damn I have to learn to get used to Pinkie's surprises."
Pinkie giggled and bounced over to him, "Sooo... do you like the surprise party?"
Laharl smiled, "Oh yes, I like parties and I brought a friend."
Everyone leaned forward in suspense at who he brought and Pinkie's eyes went big and her smile as well, "IZZY!"
She lunged forward and tackled Issac to the ground and he groaned, "Damn your strong."
When Pinkie let him up, the party went underway. There was music, dancing, lots of treats and gummy biting everyone. Issac told some of his mission during the party and Pinkie didn't miss a single word, she didn't even take her eyes off of him. When the party was over and everyone was leaving, Issac stayed behind to help Pinkie clean up.
Roadway:
Laharl and Fluttershy were walking together to their homes when they left. Fluttershy had a small plan in mind and hoped it would work. She pretended to trip and held her left back leg, "Oh... ooo... ow... my leg... I don't think I can walk," she looked at him with big eyes, "can you carry me home, pwease," she batted her eyes a little.
Laharl chuckled and smiled and went over to pick her up and carry her. As he walked, he gave her a quick glance, "You know... I get this feeling you like being held in my arms." She blushed, clapped her hoofs and started to wag her tail. Laharl had a bigger smile on his face as he walked, "I'll take that as a yes."
Fluttershy wrapped her forelegs around his neck and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "That is my yes." Laharl returned the kiss and continued to walk her home.
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Authors Note: Number 17 redone. We all know what comes next, right? Ciao!
