Four
On the train ride back to Ponyville, I tried to get some sleep. I lay down on a seat in front of Twilight and AppleJack. Everypony else sat on the seats beside us. Twilight and AppleJack was explaining the situation to Pinkie, Rarity, and Fluttershy. I fell asleep when the train started moving, when I woke minutes later, Twilight just told the story of why I had no sleep. But I quickly fell asleep again. The clickety clack of the train woke me again. Everypony looked serious, even Pinkie Pie. I was awake enough. I sat up and looked at Twilight and AppleJack. They smiled, but sadly smiled. I looked at everypony else; they were also filled with sorrow. I was about to break the silence, but Fluttershy had the same idea before I opened my mouth.
"Well..." She began as everypony looked at her. She then smiled.
"Since we're confessing. I am...sort of a mimbrss..." She said quietly. We all looked at each other. Then at her.
"What was that?" I asked. She looked at me as if shocked that I was awake. Then she smiled like she had confidence. She looked at everypony with a shy smile.
"I said I was a... a mob boss." She said proudly. We were all staring at her with shock and confusion. A mob boss?! How?! We were all shocked. Rarity looked more confused then shocked. Not surprising that she was the first to say something.
"A mob boss? How'd you manage that?!" Rarity asked. Then Fluttershy gave us a story... and hope.
"Well... It started just a few months ago. During Winter Wrap-Up, I was waking up some animals. I was on my way to wake up a bear when I saw a blood trail. I thought one of the animals was injured so I ran as fast as I could while following the trail. I ran over a hill and saw a tree. The blood trail stopped on the other side of it. So I ran to the other side of the tree and saw Mr. Breezy in a suit holding his side that was drenched in blood with his left hoof, and a gun in his other. I began to panic, and I checked his pulse. He was dead. Then I heard yelling from behind me. When I turned around I saw three ponies running towards me. I began to panic and didn't know what to do. Before I knew it, the ponies were standing in front of me. I hadn't realized it but while I was panicking, I grabbed the gun in case of self defense. One pony looked at Mr. Breezy and asked me if I killed him. I tried saying no but I was stuttering so badly, he didn't understand. But he began laughing and placed a hoof on my shoulder. We began walking while he was explaining. We passed so many dead bodies. Turned out that they were having a gang war and Mr. Breezy was the rival boss. Then he offered me a job. I thought he would kill me if I refused so I accepted. Over the next days they kept coming and making me do missions... I've accidentally killed so many ponies!" Fluttershy began crying. Pinkie Pie and Rarity sat in front of her. I got up from my seat and sat beside Fluttershy and gave her a hug. After moments of crying, she finished her story.
"Eventually our mob boss got impressed with me and he promoted me to second in command. One day, we were having a gang war with the only other gang in Ponyville. I was hiding and crying while bullets flew through the air. When the firing stopped, a unicorn from our gang told me the boss wanted to see me. I thought he was mad that I was hiding. But when I saw him, he was lying in a pool of blood. Turned out he was shot too many times and was dying. When I spoke to him, his dying words were: "You're in charge now." After that, we had defeated the only other gang and there were no more rivalry. I told them to stop the crimes and they were free to do whatever they wanted. But they said I was still the boss and I only had to call... When we get back to Ponyville, I will make that call." Fluttershy finished her story. We were all blown away.
"Could you really?! That would be so much help!" I said happily.
"Of coarse." Fluttershy replied.
"You do realize Ponyville will be a giant battleground. So many ponies could be injured!" Rarity commented.
"Me, Rainbow, And Twilight could draw 'em to the farm!" AppleJack happily suggested.
"Your farm?! Are you sure?" Twilight asked in a concerned tone.
"Look!" Pinkie said while pointing out the window over AJ and Twilight. We all looked out the window. Ponyville was close.
"We'll sneak out the back. Assassins will most likely be hiding at the train station. Me, Rarity, and Twilight will go through the Everfree forest and try to lose some of them. AppleJack, you go to the farm and prepare for battle. Fluttershy, make that call. Pinkie..." I began, then sighed.
"I know about your weapon fetish. Get some explosives." I said. Pinkie's face was red and everypony was trying not to laugh.
"What?! How do you know?!" Pinkie demanded.
"We both had too much cider a long time ago and I told you about being an assassin and you told me about your weapons and you... you kinda...sorta..." I leaned towards Pinkie and whispered. "You started grinding on an old missile." When I leaned back, she was practically glowing red.
"What?" AJ asked Pinkie.
"What'd she say?" Rarity also asked.
"Not important. We leave now!" I commanded. We didn't stop yet, but I thought we could get a head start. We started heading towards the back of the train, then *clank!* Something landed on top of the train. Hoof steps headed towards the back.
"Everypony, stay behind me." I commanded in a loud whisper. The hooves landed on the outside of the door not five feet away from me. Twilight, and Rarity's horns started glowing. AJ and Fluttershy pulled out a gun. I was extremely surprised but didn't show it. AJ had a revolver (typical cowgirl) and Fluttershy had an oozy of some sort...doesn't look so sweet now. Suddenly the door opened, and Octavias stepped inside.
"Rainbio! I've come to help you!" Octavias said happily. Everypony looked confused but I kept a stone cold glare.
"Why?! The creed will be after you too!" I warned her.
"I don't care! Neither do some of the assassins here! We've got some double-agents hiding at the station." Octavia explained. Speaking of the station, it was only two minutes away.
"You're doing all this for me?" I asked.
"Not for you, for you." She said looking at Twilight.
"Me?" Twilight asked.
"We know you're not a threat and we think you can do great things for Equestria!" Octavia happily told. The screeching breaks of the train and the sudden jerk forward, forced us all to the ground.
"What in tarnation?" AJ asked. Suddenly there was an explosion. Then another, and another.
"The train is blowing!" I yelled.
"Get off!" I screamed. Pinkie laughed.
"Shut up!" I yelled at her, knowing she was thinking dirty. We all jumped out of the train before our car blew up. I saw it in slow motion; we were all lying on the tracks and the whole car flew up in the air over all of us, then everything was back. Gunshots were going off everywhere. I was so relieved it was before town, but it was close. Assassins were fighting left and right.
"No time for the farm! Fluttershy, Pinkie, go!" They nodded and ran past the train. An assassin dove towards Pinkie but Octavias tackled it just before it got Pinkie. Then Pinkie and Fluttershy disappeared into the smoke. Sounds of blades colliding, gunshots, and explosions came from every direction. An assassin tried sneaking up on Twilight, but I tackled him before he got a chance to hurt her. Twilight was startled, and I knocked him on his back. Luckily I knocked him unconscious when his head hit the rail. I took his sword and Rarity used her magic to take the assassin's throwing knives.
"Protect Twilight at all costs! Form a safety circle!" I commanded as they all circled around Twilight. I don't know where Octavias went but I'm sure she's fighting somewhere.
An assassin dives from the clouds, but AJ shoots it down with her revolver using two shots. Rarity throws a knife at a charging assassin. Takes it down immediately. Twilight is constantly shooting lasers from her horn. An assassin runs towards Twilight but I swing my sword at it. Unfortunately it dodges. It stops and we're face to face. It's a mare unicorn, but I don't know who she is. Her horn glows yellow and throws knives. I try to dodge by doing a corkscrew towards her but one clips my right wing. While doing the corkscrew, I bring the sword up and slice her throat. A throwing knife dives into my back and I let out a painful cry. I whip around with my sword and cut an assassin's stomach and it's intestines fall out. An assassin is flapping in the air. He's the one who threw the knife. I take the knife out of my back and throw it at him. But he dodges and shoots towards me. But another assassin tackles me, driving his hidden blade into my side. I fall to the ground and close my eyes. The assassin who tackled me was shot by the flapping assassin. I can hear myself breath heavily and my heart beating. It is beating louder than everything else. I feel so tiered and painful. Is this what death feels like? I open my eyes to see the flapping assassin aiming a gun at me. But another assassin flies by and slices his throat. The same assassin lands beside me and lends a hoof.
"C'mon Rainbio, you ain't dead yet!" The assassin says. Judging by the voice, it's a she. Everything sounds so faded. But I still grab her hoof. She pulls me up, says "Good luck!" and flies after another assassin. I hold my side and look towards my friends. Man, they've taken a beating. AJ's barely standing, looks like she's been shot in the arm and leg with a knife in her shoulder. She's barely standing. Rarity has four knives sticking out of her and a gunshot in her shoulder. Twilight doesn't have a scratch on her. Thank goodness for that. I look back towards the train, as I do an assassin ignores me and runs pass towards Twilight. As he does, I use my hidden blade to slice his throat. I look at the chaos around the train. An explosion goes off beside me and I get blown to the left. My eyes are once again closed and now my ears are ringing. I am so tiered. So very, very tired. I struggle to get back on my hooves, but I manage. I open my eyes to see a glorious sight. Assassins exploding by Pinkie Pie's cannon that she is riding like a tornado, throwing grenades everywhere. An assassin shoots my left hind leg and it goes limp for a second. I cried out and force myself to stand on it again. But then I hear Pinkie cry out.
"Twilight!" I turn around to see a lot of assassins diving from the clouds towards Twilight. There must be at least twenty. They were sneaking along the clouds the whole time! How could I have not suspected that?! No, No time for that now! Rarity is out of knives, and AJ is out of bullets. All of the good assassins are too far away, but they try shooting some assassins down. Only a few get shot.
"Twilight!" I cry out. The assassins are almost to Twilight. Rarity and AppleJack cover Twilight, using themselves as a pony shield. But before the assassins get to Twilight, they all get shot down. I look around and see ponies in suits everywhere shooting assassins. There is at least fifty ponies in suits that start to form a circle around Twilight. Fluttershy steps beside me, wearing a black suit with a red tie, and she smiles at me. We have won.
It only took about five minutes after Fluttershy's crew showed for things to finally calm down. After that, I passed out and woke up in the hospital a week later. Rarity and AppleJack were in too, but they were out before I was. Octavias woke up an hour after I did. One hundred and forty five assassins were killed, good and bad. Lots more were injured. Twilight is fine, and now assassins have been hired to be her security whenever she has to go do business. Fluttershy is still stuck with the mob, but she is making them do nothing like before. No pony was injured on the train. Luckily, Octavias hijacked the train before we left Canterlot. Nopony knew about what happened, although the doctor was extremely shocked by all the patients. In the end, Octavias took a team of good assassins to Canterlot and overthrew the elder pony. She had somepony else lead and she too, retired. It seemed like everything was back to normal.