//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Assassin's Creed-The Salvation // by cellum95 //------------------------------// The Assassins Rainbow Dash, Pinkie, Scootaloo and Octavia explained what happened some moments ago of what happened during Vinyl's touch with the ancient artifact, The Apple. Now, with the understanding that their world is doomed, they set out to find the other Pieces of Eden, along with their friends, an an ex-Templar and ex-Assassin, Celestia and Luna. "Hey Rainbow Dash?" Scootaloo asked the Master Assassin. "Yes Scootaloo?" "You think that the images tale is true? If so, and those bipedal creatures we saw, are there any possibilities that they have Assassins too?" The Assassins stopped dead in their tracks when Scootaloo asked that particular question. "If it is a possibility, then we don't have any expectation on them, nor they would understand us either." Rainbow Dash replied. "What if they could understand us?" Scootaloo asked, which made the Assassin's stop in their tracks. Scootaloo might be right. If those bipedal creatures have Assassins, can they understand them? If they do, then what are their purpose here? Like them? Those question must be answered soon. "If they can understand us, maybe they could help us. After all, if they have Assassins, then they would help us finding the other Pieces of Eden." Rainbow Dash flatly said. "Are they here?" Scootaloo asked. Rainbow Dash, one of the most prominent Master Assassins in the history of the Creed, just chuckled. "It might be a possibility. Now come, we have work to do." With that, the four Assassins, with Vinyl and their friends, set out again. -Manehattan- In the most busiest city in all of Equestria, Templars walked freely in the densely populated city. They would frame anypony that stands in their way, and they will be killed instantly. The ponies there are afraid of them, but soon help will soon arise. The Assassins have made their way to the city, helping the pony folks from the hands of the Templars. Each day they would them to seek out the Templars and assassinate them for what they had done to the pony folks. Today, however, the Assassins have a new recruit in which she is still in training, but with excellent skills. Babs Seed, the fourth official member of the Cutie Mark Crusader, and the master of the Crusader branch in Manehattan, is the newest Novice Assassin in the Creed's Manehattan Branch. She was recruited after a horrific incident wherein her parents where killed by the Templars, but was rescued by the Assassins when they heard her cry. After that horrific incident, she vowed to have the Templars pay, so she entered the Creed. Although she's still in training, she was sent out two missions a week, and she was capable of dealing the Templars, which was very impressive to the Assassin ranks. Today in this week, however, she will be in training by a veteran Assassin, Lyra Heartstrings. "Hello Babs Seed! Are you ready for the training?" The veteran Assassin asked the Novice Assassin. "I guess. But what's this training again?" Babs Seed replied with a question. "Your abilities to dislodge any Templar Knights are incredible, however, there is one specific skill you should learn about." Lyra replied to the young Assassin. "And that would be?" "Oh haven't you heard? It's the Leap of Faith. I heard that your friend, Scootaloo, is becoming a mid-rank Assassin, so she is more skilled than you. However, with the proper training, I think you will be in the same level with her." Babs Seed could not believe her ears. Scootaloo, her new friend and fellow crusader, is an Assassin. But who was her mentor? "Lyra?" "Yes?" "Who is Scootaloo's mentor?" Babs Seed asked, which made Lyra very difficult answer, but since reports proves otherwise, she replied: "It's the Element of Laughter, Pinkie Pie. Needless to say, Octavia and Rainbow Dash are also training her, but since she is so skilled, I think she can handle her own." Babs Seed is still digesting the information, but of what she can understand, Scootaloo is a good Assassin, and she's better than crusading. "Uhm Lyra?" "Yes Babs?" "Don't you think Scootaloo is better than me?" But before the veteran Assassin could reply to the Novice's question, a large bang was heard, startling both out of hell. Suddenly, another Assassin got to their location and said: "Lyra Heartstrings. We got a problem." "What is it Silver Wing?" Lyra asked. "There was a large explosion in the west of the city. The Assassin were startled of what they saw, but we got here as fast as we could." Silver Wing replied. "Could it be the Templars behind all of this?" Babs Seed asked. "At the moment, we think it is the Templar Knights behind of all this." Silver replied. "Alright then. If that's the case, then let's investigate." Lyra commanded. Without any other doubts or complaints, the Assassins geared up to investigate the mysterious bang. -Location of the Bang- The Assassins that were there earlier had been startled of what came next after the explosion. Lyra Heartstrings, Babs Seed and Silver Wing got there last. "Hey Spinwheel! What's going on?!" Lyra asked the Assassin. "Take a look for yourself." He replied, and Lyra just moved forward to see. What she found was astonishing. After the explosion, there stands four creatures in full Assassin robes, but where different from each other. The first one is pure white, the second one was a mixture of one shoulder something with white and red robes, the third one has white and blue robes, while the last one is the same as the third one, white and blue, but the main difference is that it has brown something. Once more, they were bipedal. "Mio dio. What's going on?!" The second one said when he glanced the three others. "Dunno with you lad, but it's good to see friendly faces here mate." The fourth one said. "Who are you?" The first one asked the second one. "Ezio Auditore da Firenze. You?" "My name is Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. You two?" "My name is Edward Kenway. Nice to meet you mate." "And my name is Connor. But it seems that we are in different places, or in some cases, different time periods. Am I correct?" Lyra could not believe this. Real life bipedal creatures! She must write a letter to the Master Assassin of Ponyville, Rainbow Dash. -Golden Oaks Library- The Golden Oaks Library is the home of Twilight Sparkle, the new alicorn princess of Equestria. Today, she was having a good time with the Assassins, her friends, and the Princesses. But what came next was a shock to them. Out of the blue, another Assassin bursted to the door, holding a letter. "Where is Rainbow Dash?" The Assassin asked. "I'm right here." Rainbow replied. "Good, because I got a message from Lyra Heartstrings." Octavia and Vinyl wide-eyed at this. Their friend, Lyra, is an Assassin, in secrecy. Rainbow Dash got the letter and read it. What she read was shocking news. "Dear Master Assassin Rainbow Dash, Today in Manehattan, as I train Babs Seed the Leap of Faith, a large bang was heard in the east side of Manehattan. We thought it was Templar Knights, but when we investigated, we discovered four, bipedal creatures in full Assassin robes. They named themselves 'Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad', 'Ezio Auditore da Firenze', 'Connor' and 'Edward Kenway'. Please go to Manehattan to provide us some guide for today. From: Lyra Heartstrings" 'Well, here goes our luck.' Rainbow Dash thought. "Alright, let's get moving." "Where are we going Rainbow Dash?" Scootaloo asked. With a heavy sigh, she said: "To Manehattan."