It was a quiet day in Ponyville, many of the residents were shocked to find out that an accident occurred last night, at the Ponyville train station.
Spike was in the library, reading over the the news article on his contract from the previous night.
An accident, is what they called it, to his credit, it did look like one.
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The accident of Ponyville train station.
Today, the body of Mr.Conductor was found in the Canterlot train station. The victim was dragged all the way from Ponyville to Canterlot under the train.
The family of the victim, has nothing to say. But they are suing the Ponyville train station, for the death of a beloved father and husband.
Many of the residents of Ponyville, are paying for a funeral to be held at the Canterlot museum, in the conductors hall of fame where it is side to be his favorite place. And also where he got his cutie mark.
The princess has allowed his name to be placed in the hall of fame, and are currently working with the other train stations in Equestria, to find a safer working condition for all conductors and engineers. To prevent this sorts of accident, to happen again.
The Ponyville press hearts, goes out to the conductor's family.
Written by Ink-Wing of the Ponyville press.
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There was a knock on the library door, putting down the news paper, he got up from his chair and walked to the door to see who it was.
He opened the door, too see Fluttershy standing there with a news paper in her mouth. "Have you read the paper today Spike?" asked Fluttershy
"Ya, they say it was an accident" Spike said with a smile.
Spitting the paper out of her mouth. "That's what we want them to think Spike, we want them to think it was some kind of accident that took place there last night. Good idea by the way, keeping the body under the train, I did not even think of making it look like an accident." said Futtershy.
"Well I did not plan on it, it just kinda happened, especially the part I yelled out *all aboard*. It just came to me at that moment" said the little dragon.
"Well then good job Spike, but now come along, we have to go to Zecora's hut for our next contract." said Fluttershy
"Zecora's? But why? She's not part of the BrotherHood, is she?" asked Spike
"Oh no, she does business with me now, ever since we found out that she makes potions, I went to her hut for poison"the yellow mare replied.
"Oh, well should we go put on our armors then? If were going to Zecora's?" asked Spike.
"No she already knows, I did business with her before without my armor." The pegasus said. "She does not really care, as long as we pay her a great amount of bits. And it's like she never seen us."
"So what are we waiting for? Lets go then." said Spike, excited by the new contract.
With that, they made their trip to Zecora's. On there way there, they discussed on how they where going to complete this contract.
"Were going to poison him, simple huh?" said Fluttershy as she looked the little dragon walking by her side.
"Just poison him? That's all were going to do? It seems to simple... There has too be more to it?" asked Spike,returning is gaze to to the pegasus,with one eyebrow raised.
The mare chuckled at his questioning."That's simple Spike, nothing more, nothing less."
"Well... I just thought that there will be more to it, like the last one. This one just seems to be so... Easy." said the little dragon, clearly upset.
"Not every contract will be like the Ponyville train station one, this is a really simple easy contract. Plus there will be more ponies in there, this will make it look like he had an heart attack...well until he starts spilling foam and blood out of his mouth" Said Fluttershy with a little evil style laugh.
"You've done this before have you?" asked Spike with questioning look.
"Oh, 3-4 times" said Fluttershy, like it was no big deal
"Oh." said the baby dragon, still shocked by the fact that a cute little pegasus, who loves taking care of little animals, who his *supposedly* afraid of her own shadow and still can be an highly trained assassin that has no fear to kill.
"maybe she was acting all that time with her friends" thought Spike while looking at the yellow pegasus.
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They soon finally arrived at Zecora's hut and Fluttershy walked too the door and knocked.
A few minutes passed and the door opened with Zecora standing there with a smile on her face.
"Greeting Pony friend how do you do?" asked Zecora, clearly happy to see her favorite customer.
"I am great Zecora how are you?" asked Fluttershy, and like Zecora, she was happy to see her favorite poison dealer.
"I am well and who is this that i see with you?" asked the zebra, trying to take a look at the one who was standing behind the pegasus.
"This is Spike, do you remember him when he was hiding from you?" asked Fluttershy.
"Hi Zecora" said Spike with a smile, happy to see another friendly face.
"Greeting Spike I bid you well" said Zecora.
"Zecora, I've come to purchase some of your top poisons" said Fluttershy with a smile.
Zecora looked at Fluttershy but kept her eyes on Spike not saying a word.
"Don't worry Zecora, Spike is part of the BrotherHood now, you don't have to act like you don't sell poisons"
"How long?" asked the zebra who was perplex.
"How long what?" asked the dragon, clearly confused
"How many moons, have you been with the family of death" asked Zecora, still not sure if she could sell her poisons will having Spike's presence.
"Since yesterday, when I completed my first contract, at the train station here in Ponyville" said Spike.
"Ah, then I will return with what you seek" said Zecora as she close the door, satisfied by the response. She wanted to make sure that Spike wasn't a cop or something.
"She seems not to surprised by this?" asked the little dragon with a confused tone.
"I think it's because, when I came here the first time without my armor, I surprised her to the point she can't be surprised anymore" said Fluttershy, feeling a little bad that Zecora won't be surprised by anything anymore.
The door opened again,revealing the zebra holding a tiny glass vial of poison.
"This should do my pony friend" said Zecora handing the little bottle to Spike.
"Thank you Zecora, this should cover it" said the mare while handing to Zecora a large bag of bits.
"Goodbye my pony friend, perhaps we will meet again?" asked the zebra, standing in front of the door.
"We shall, goodbye Zecora and thank you." said Fluttershy, slowly preparing to make their way back.
"Goodbye my pony friend, and goodbye my dragon friend for we shall meet again" said Zecora before she closed her door.
"Come on Spike, we are going to have a little race at the tracks" said the yellow pegasus.
With that Spike and Fluttershy started to head to the Ponyvilles race track.
"Fluttershy?" asked the dragon.
"Yes Spike?" the mare replied.
"Should we go get our armors for this contract?" said Spike, who somehow, desperately wanted his armor.
"Not for this one Spike, for this one we just have to go there, poison the target and get out." Fluttershy replied.
"I thought most of the time, the BrotherHood did contracts with their armor?" said Spike, who wasn't understanding why they shouldn't.
"We dont want to invoke suspicions, for contracts like this, it's simple. We go in, kill the target and get out." ended the pegasus
"Pretty simple.." ended Spike.
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As they arrived at the race track, they saw a few ponies already running the race.
"Hey Fluttershy, what does the target looks like anyway?" asked Spike, totally confused by the number of racers.
"The contract letter says that we can find him by his cutie mark" said Fluttershy,while looking at the flank of a few stallions.
"What is it? What is his cutie mark looks like?" asked Spike, turning is gaze to Fluttershy, who was searching the cutie mark in question.
"It's two hooves that looks like they're galloping."
"Ok so where looking for a cutie mark of two galloping hooves?" Spike asked, raising an eyebrow.
"That right." replied Fluttershy. still searching for the cutie mark
They looked around, seeing if they can spot a stallion with the cutie mark. Finding nothing there, they went to the nearest bench,took a seat as they continue to look around for their target, but to no avail.
they stood there most of the day, thinking that their target won't be there today. They got up, and they were about to leave when someone yelled out "HEY FLASH HOW YOU DOING!" Stopping dead in their track, they turned around to see a red coated stallion with a black mane, and very green eyes ,his cutie mark was totally what it looked like on the description. The stallion was walking onto the track from the other entrance.
"So that's our target" asked the dragon turning is head to look at Fluttershy
"You got it" said the Pegasus, who was still looking at her prey.
"How are we going to do this?"
"Simple, you see that water dispenser over there(she pointed to the dispenser on the other side of the track) I will put the poison in his cup while you go run" said Fluttershy with a smile on her face.
"OK. I will go and...wait did you say I have to run?" asked Spike, totally confused by the sudden revelation.
"yes." the mare simply replied.
"why don't you go running instead?" asked the dragon.
"Im too shy too" lied the yellow mare.
Spike placed a claw on his face and let a sigh. "fine I'll do it"
"I'll be over there, just run till he gets thirsty"
Spike stood up, and made his way to the target.
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Flash was getting ready for a run, he started stretching, jogging in place, when a baby dragon walked right by him and started to do the same.
"Who are you?" asked the runner.
"Im Spike and you are?"
"I'm Flash-Lighting"
"Nice too meet you, do you come here often?" the dragon asked
"All the time, I train for marathons all over Equestria, and you?" asked Flash, still stretching his muscles.
"I am here to... umm" Spike thought for a while.
"For what?" asked the stallion with an eyebrow raised.
umm...umm" then an idea hit him.
"Im here too impress a mare here in Ponyville"Spike said with a fake smile.
"Ah, I see, well then I hope that works out for you, who is this mare by the way? I might know here?" Flash asked, with curiosity.
"Her name is Rarity"
"Never heard of her"
"Oh that's ok" Spike said with a smile.
With a nod, Flash took off, running down the track galloping at full sprint. He was all ready half way down the track when Spike started running.
What seems like forever to Spike, he made his 6th lap around the track seeing that Flash is still going, Spike drag himself to Fluttershy demanding water.
"Your doing such a great job Spike, you're on your sixth lap, and Flash is on his 20th. How do you feel?"
"I...want... him(taking a drink from his water cup) i want him...to stop running"Spike was breathing heavily and it looked like he was about to throw up.
"You don't look so good there Spike, you might want to take a break and drink your water slowly." said Fluttershy,trying to calm him down.
"Did you run six laps in a row without stopping!? This track is like 2 miles long!!!"
"It's about a mile Spike"
"How do you know that?" Spike snapped.
Fluttershy pointed her hoof to a sign that read Ponyville race track about 1 mile around the track.
Spike looked at the sign for a while before putting a claw on his face "How did I miss that."
Flash walked to Spike who was now lying down on the ground.
"Hey there Spike you seem tired." Flash side with a grin on his face.
"You have...no idea" said Spike, totally exhausted.
"And who is this? Is this the Miss Rarity you were talking about?" Flash asked while looking at Fluttershy.
"That not Rarity, that's Fluttershy" Spike said, still lying on the solid ground
"Well hello Fluttershy I'm Flash-Lighting"
Fluttershy said nothing and look away with her mane covering her face.(putting her shy mode)
"Why are you trying to hide behind your mane your not shy are you?" asked Flash.
"She is shy, her name says it" said Spike, in an annoyed tone.
"Well it was nice meeting you miss Fluttershy, maybe you would like to go to a marathon with me one day?" asked Flash, clearly trying to seduce her.
"I would like that"Fluttershy quietly said, before her cheeks got red.
"I did not hear you, what was that miss" Flash said, while putting his right ear in front.
"I would like that" said Fluttershy, in a more clear tone
"I knew you would" said Flash with a bit of joy.
"Hey before you go Flash, you should take a drink, you look thirsty your self." said Spike who was still lying down.
"I guess your right Spike, I am quite thirsty" the runner said, turning to get a cup from the bench when Fluttershy spoke.
"I..i made you a glass all ready" she said handing Flash, a cup of water.
"Thank you Fluttershy, did anypony tell you that that's a nice name" then Flash drank the whole cup of water in one go. Feeling better, he said his goodbye to Spike and Fluttershy and continued to run.
"Now what" Spike asked.
"We leave" the yellow mare said with a grin.
"But what if the poison doesn't work how will we know?" the dragon asked.
"I poured enough poison that he should be feeling the effects right now" Fluttershy said as picked Spike up and started making their way to the exit.
Spike looked at the target, he stopped running, placed a hoof to his stomach and started coughing. Placing a hoof on his mouth, he looked at his hoof to see small drops of blood.
Then, his stomach felt like it was about to explode, he can feel his heart beating, it was going crazy. He began to sweat alot, his coughs was getting worse. Then,pain shot his chest, his heart stop beating. He could not breath, trying to call for help, he fell to his knees before his eye's rolled to the back of his head. He fell flat on his stomach, foam started pouring out of his mouth as well as blood
"He's dead before he hits the ground Spike, Zecora's poisons are the most deadly, and there's no cure for it. Once you take even a sip from it, you die." said Fluttershy.
"That's pretty strong" Spike said while looking in awe.
"You have no idea." replied Fluttershy with here usual assassin grin face.
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Fluttershy droped Spike back at the library, saying their goodbyes, Spike went to his room crawled in his crib and went to sleep dreaming of ginger bread houses, Gems and Rarity.
The day after Dr.whooves contract was complete.
Rarity dragged the body to her basement, looking for a place to hid it from Sweetie Bell.Hopefully she founded an empty chest that was big enough to hid the corp. Quickly after placing the body in the chest, she found the lock for it.
She locked up the chest and began talking to her self.
"Stupid, stupid fool! Why did you have to say such things!! Look what you made me do!! You even got some blood, in my hair!!!" Rarity started crying,she made her way back up stairs closing the door to her basement.
"Stupid fool..." And she slamed the door, letting pure darkness.
Proofread by GOTHSHY