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// Chapter Five 
// Story: The Bounty Hunter 
// by Hope Is Never Lost 
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Once again Calo walked through the streets. The activity from earlier had seemed to disappear. There were a few ponies here and there but that all there was. No fillies or colts were giggling or playing. 

'Then again it is getting pretty late.'

Glancing up he could see that the sun had begun to slightly come down. He guessed it would probably be night time in four hours.

'Which means that I won't be able to get that much done today.' He thought.

He still looked around hoping he could find a pony to talk with. Not for a friendly conversation or how about their doing. How the weather is. How their love life is. No. He would get straight to the point.

Then again if there was a thief then why did the pony and brat didn't say anything? Were they lying to him? Or was there no actual criminal and if there was did he or she just put the things back. That just sounded stupid.

'Then again.' Calor thought as he remembered a criminal he captured before while shuddering in disgust.

'What person breaks into someone house just to steal their trash to make a swimming pool out of it?!'

Calo was so deep in his thoughts he didn't see the pony on a scooter coming towards him fast while pulling a wagon behind her.

"LOOK OUT!"

Calo paused and turned only for his eyes to widen beneath his goggles when he saw the three fillies with the one on the scooter trying to slow down only to cause a loud skid sound.

'Oh fuck me.' Calo thought as he was slammed into knocking him to the ground.

Three fillies and a human lay there on the ground with Calo on his back while he felt the full the weight of the three fillies on top of him. He glanced down with his eyes to see that they didn't seem to be hurt. Though he did see that their eyes were swirling around.

'Besides their pride.'

"Why can't you ever watch where you are going?"

"Hey, how was I supposed to know that a pony was going to be there?"

"Not a pony," Calo grumbled causing the three to look at him only to gasp.

"What are you supposed to be?"

Calo just glared.

"Are you hurt?"

"No. I'm fine. I just love having three fillies crash into me and won't get off me."

The three just stared at him in confusion.

"Really?"

Calo groaned when they didn't catch his sarcasm.

"It's called sarcasm."

"Is that a type of food?"

"Would you three just get off."

The three fillies glanced at each other but began to get off him. Calo let out a breath of relief while standing and stretching to pop his back. He ignored the three ponies whose mouths were wide open and staring up at him.

"You tall."

Calo snorted at the comment while taking a closer look at the three since he could see them entirely now. One of them had white fur with a mane and tail that was grayish mulberry with pale, light grayish rose streaks through them while her eyes were a pale, light grayish harlequin. Judging by the horn on her head she was a unicorn.

Glancing at the second, he saw was a pegasus with small wings. Her fur was a brilliant light gamboge while her mane and tail was a moderate cerise and her eyes were grayish purple.

The last was an earth pony due to the lack of a horn and wings. Her fur was pale, light grayish olive while her mane and tail was a brilliant amaranth. She also wore a bow that was a brilliant light crimson. Her eyes were brilliant gamboge.

Calo just raised an eyebrow at them while they just smiled at him. To most, their smile would be adorable but Calo had learned to pick up on most ponies, and others smile. Those smiles screamed mischieve.

'Than again most children are.' Calo thought.

"So what are you exactly?"

"Not a pony."

"We know that."

Calo facepalmed casing the three fillies to giggle.

'Note to self. Fillies and colts don't know sarcasm.'

"What brings you here to Ponyville."

"I was nearby and decided to visit."

Before the three could reply Calo already turned and began to walk away leaving the three just standing there confused while glancing at each other and then back to where Calo walked off.

“Could he be… Looks like a hitpony.”

“What’s that?” Applebloom asked, turning back to Scootaloo.

“Well, when you need a dirty job done, you call a hitpony. Would he still be called that? He did say he wasn't a pony.”

“Like farmwork?”

“Different kind of dirty. Like, evil dirty.”

“And that pony looks like one of those?” Sweetie Belle asked, turning back to stare where Calo went with wide eyes.

“Yeah. We should investigate. Might be here for somepony in town. Or maybe in the castle.”

“Princess Celestia?!”

“…that villian must be stopped.”

“Awesome! We’ll be the Cutie Mark Crusader Justice Brigade!”

“…wait, we should be secret about this.”

“Why?”

“Because if Applejack found out, we were tryin’ to save the princess, she’d make us stop.”

“Cutie Mark Crusader Secret Service?” Sweetie Belle suggested.

“…yeah.”

“Awesome.”

Calo just continued walking forward not even bothering to check behind him to see that the three fillies he met were following him.

'I haven't even been here for a day and already been slammed into. I haven't even got close to my target.' Calo thought annoyed.

Calo stopped at the edge of town and just stared out towards what he assumed was the woods. More than likely his target was in there. What didn't make sense was that there weren't any reports of theft in this town. Calo just stood there debating whether to find a room or to take a chance to explore for a little bit.

'What the hell. Wouldn't be the first time I had to stay in some woods.' He thought as he walked in not knowing about the three fillies following him.