//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: The steel root company // by BlackheartANDliladrop //------------------------------// Somewhere in ponyville there was a mercenary group who had just started their business. it was near the outside of town. The group consisted of three main members first member was the eldest member of the group and current leader. Ebony the half blind mare sniper, second member and not the brightest he sometimes acts before he thinks Golden the mechanical winged hotshot stallion. The third and final member of the group was named Shadow Gust a colt who befriended Ebony and Golden, he was a colt who loved explosives and just giving that extra burst of humiliation. “Golden!!” Ebony yells as she hears something fall and break “No it was shadow i swear!” Golden says “what no it wasn’t! Ebony Golden’s lying!” Shadow says Ebony looks at golden who has a piece of the vaas he broke stuck in his bleed hoof “Golden.. you really suck at lying” Ebony says pointing at the piece of vaas stuck in his hoof. Ebony walks over to golden and slaps him “IDIOT! STOP BREAKING STUFF! THATS THE THIRD VAAS YOU BROKE TODAY!” “I didn’t exactly try to, It just well sorta happened” he says bringing his hoof that was bleeding from the glass stuck in it over behind his head. “Its still your fault” Ebony says looking at him like he’s a foal about to get a time out. Ding! They hear the bell at the door ring. Ebony walks to the front desk to greet the customer. “Hi welcome to steel root companies HQ what do you ne-” She stops talking as she realizes that the pony standing in the doorway really is the changeling queen chrysalis! “I need you to do a job for me” chrysalis says seeming to be in a rush Golden walks in by Ebony “hey whos at th… Holy changeling!” He looks her up and down “wow actually not bad” “Ok whats the job?” Ebony asks as she hits golden on the head “I need a artifact i can pay well” Chrysalis says pulling out a huge bag of bits. “Done” Ebony says grabbing the bag of bits “So where is it?” Ebony asks. “Its in a guarded building on the outskirts of vanhoover” Chrysalis says” “Ok we will get it done” Ebony says watching chrysalis leave. Golden watches her leave then smiles “well that was really mmm nice” he says checking chrysalis as she goes through the door. Ebony hits golden over the head again “Pervert” She says walking away now. Golden reaching up rubbing the back of his head looking at Ebony “owwww. jeez I never said she was as good as you. I..I mean umm” Golden retreats from the room before hes smacked again.