It had already been a week since the death of Sgt.Hardhoof and the entire equestrian military was still on a frantic search to find the killer. I certainly couldn't care less but the only reason I needed to was for what I was about to do. Their was a plan that the sergeant had nearly carried out to raid a caravan which was carrying illegal arms from Equestria to different nations. My teammates and I are the mercenaries who where the chosen to intercept it. The area is a large forest surrounded by mountains and a large dirt road crossing through it where the caravan route was said to be.
"Sir, how exactly are we going to stop these guys?" I asked my commanding officer Blazing Wind who currently was inspecting his weapons and armor.
"We go in loud all of us charge in and order them to stop if they put up a fight we take them out." He told before refocusing his attention to his weapons.
I started making my way toward the dirt road where the caravan was said to pass through while my teammate Eltron followed me. "How exactly are we going to take them down if their is only four of us and most likely many more of them?" He asked with a frown, Eltron was a new recruit, he did not want to stay in the city as a guard so he had decided to become a mercenary a rather confused one though since the commanders orders usually sounded like suicide missions.
"I don't actually know this time Eltron, you know he usually underestimates his enemies and thinks we can take them on but this time it sounds like suicide, maybe it even is suicide." I told him which only made his frown deeper before he began to stride off to the group. I began to drink the remaining water from my canteen and gripped my crossbow with my magic before I heard the sounds of hooves and saw a large group of carriages coming towards my position. "CONTACTS SPOTTED!" I yelled to my teammates which made them jump and frantically run towards my position on the road.
"HALT!" My most heavily armed teammate who went by the nickname Crusher yelled at the trail caravans which immediately stopped in front of him. "You are under arrest for transporting illegal weapons!" Crusher then began to unsheathe his battleaxe causing some of the ponies in the caravan to quiver in fear which brought a smile to his face.
"Do you honestly think you can stop us without a fight?" A pony in chain mail said to him as he jumped out of one of the carriages and unsheathed his spear followed by a group of more ponies with the same idea. Unlucky for them they did not notice me hiding in a nearby bush gripping my crossbow with my magic. "I mean you are just one pony there is no way you can stand a chance against my men." he said with a clear grin on his face. "But all things must come to an end and today it is your life!" He then began charging at Crusher at full speed. I took aim and quickly fired a bolt which landed in his torso sending him gliding into the forest from it's force. The group of ponies jumped back and began rushing towards Crusher as my other teammates decide to emerge from the bushes and join the fray. Everything after those moments was a full out bloodbath Crusher began striking enemies with his battleaxe sending them flying as Eltron was attacking them from the side with his broadsword.
"What is he doing this is suicide!" I thought to myself in awe as I saw my commander gracefully conquer the hostiles one by one as he ran up to an enemy and stabbed him in the throat while shooting another trying to tackle him from the side before he could take the sword out of the others throat. Since I was so busy staring at the carnage I failed to notice a pony exit a caravan with a bow. I quickly reloaded but before I could the pony pulled the bow back and fired the arrow which managed to hit Crusher in the face and making him collide into the dirt road "CRUSHERRRR!" I yelled before I fired the bolt hitting the archer directly in the skull. I was consumed by anger and unsheathed my sword "You will not get away with this!" I cried before I began rushing towards the caravan.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TASH GET BACK TO THE BUSHES!" My commander yelled at me which I paid no attention to as I began attacking the enemy. We were winning I was taking many of them down with my broadsword with Eltron close by killing anypony who came from the sides. "They have reinforcements!" My commander alerted before having a crossbow bolt fired in between his eyes immediately killing him.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" I yelled in shock before Eltron pulled me back into the safety of the forest as heavily armored figures wearing black capes began to approach from behind the caravan.
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It had been a day since the attack on the caravan and I still couldn't overcome the shock of it all. "How did we not complete the mission it was going fine until..."
"Relax Tash I brought you here to calm down." Eltron told me since he had brought me to an expensive restaurant in Canterlot. "Oh, and I forgot to show you this he said as he showed me the newspaper with a drawing of a pony on it.
"What exactly is it you are trying to show me?" I asked.
"A drawing of the pony who murdered Sgt.Hardhoof." He answered.
"Wait is that." I said as I took a closer look at a somewhat familiar face drawn on the newspaper.
"What is it?" He asked.
"I think I have seen him before name was something Shield." I said scratching my mane as I stuffed a hay sandwich in my mouth. "Oh yah now I remember I have worked with him before." I said causing Eltron to spit out his drink.
"YOU WHAT!" he yelled causing some of the other dining customers to jump startled by his outburst. I didn't know what to say I was to confused of why I had regained this lost memory and was stuck mid-thought when Eltorn interrupted me. "Helloooo Equestria to Tash anyone in there?" He said tapping his hoof against my forehead.
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