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// breathless in canterlot 
// Story: quick hoove's strange life 
// by lazertoad 
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I gasped for breath as a sack was lifted off my head,I felt woozy.my equipment was on a table,well except the small switch blade I had planted in my throat two years ago.I could escape,but then I saw the two ponies blocking a stairwell,lets see lets see I thought to myself as the ponies were distracted.the one to the left had scars on every inch of his body judging by how he kept talking about the wonderbolt's winning streak I could say he was from cloudsdale. the other one seemed like he was from canterlot,nothing special about him."hey I think you have a misunderstanding here fellas"I say slowly moving my hooves to the  back of the chair I was tied to.the canterlot pony came up to me smaked me in the head with a baseball bat,I coughed up a large amount of blood.
"he's had enough"said a pony walking down the stairs the two ponies groned and moved up the stairs."who the hell are you"I mumbled as I coughed blood on his white coat.he looked disgusted then finally said"I need you to meet the boss,he's at a weapon showing right now" I groaned,"ok fine"I say bored yet curious at the same time.If they were at a weapon showing that only met one thing.

royalty.

~canterlot castle gardens~
"ok who do you need me to make go on a little trip"I say with a dark grin.The captain frowned "I need you to eliminate my second in command" he said (I believe shining armor was it,oh well it doesn't matter right now)."ok sign here"I say pointing at a contract,"you have to be joking"he said."with a business like this I have to work a certain way with every client"I joke,"fine,the target is in the castle,third floor,look for a ton of mares in sexy underwear"he said writing his name on the paper."ok"I say walking toward some bushes laughing about how the guy knows all of this.
I pulled out my custom multi-scoped bow and steel (glass penetrating) arrow.I pulled my arrow and I saw a mare yell,then I saw blood on the window and a body fall out of the window."aww hell"I moan and fly towards the body,I see it was my target..."hell"I moan again.
"HEY YOU STOP HOOVES BEHIND YOUR HEAD"said a unicorn guard'I finally coughed out the blade but then the unicorn shot a beam at me."hey owww that hurt"I say laugh everything was blurry.then I collapsed.

~canterlot jail~

"alright you can go now"said the guard,just then I saw a fire colored maned pegasus walk in the cell."spitfire what are you doing here"I grumbled as I walked out of the cell."don't worry you won't have to repay me" "thanks"I say happily as we walked out the jail.

"so I guess I will see you later"I say getting ready to fly,"ohhh no were going to cloudsdale,I know this great place to eat and this AMAZING club"she said excitedly."no way"I say walking away from her,"ohhh come on you just got out of jail you need to relax and meet ponies,possibly get a marefriend"she winked at me giggling."fine on one condition"I grumble "of course"said spitfire "you gotta pay for everything"I say with a sly grin.
"fine lets just go already"she said,I looked back at the broken window and saw the whole scene over and over again as we set off.