*Sweet Apple Acres, SeaBreeze's POV*
The party celebrating Crack Shot's return to the land of the living party, was quite frankly on of the best parties Pinkie has ever thrown. There was so much food, Ice returned from SugerCube Corner's basement, FlutterShy gave me a lap dance, and I think Vine made out with Rainbow Dash, but let's not get into that, FlutterShy, and I were walking back to her cottage, when we came across a package laying in the middle of the street.
"Why is there a package, in the middle of the road?" Said FlutterShy.
"I think I know why." I said picking it up.
"I don't think you should take that." Said FlutterShy.
"It's meant for me." I said as we neared FlutterShy's cottage.
"How do you know that?" Said FlutterShy as we entered the cottage.
"FlutterShy, do you know why Crack Shot is alive?" I said.
"No." Said FlutterShy.
"Last night, I had a dream. In that dream the Grim Reaper approached me, he said if I became the reaper for one week, so he could take a vacation, Crack Shot lives." I said setting the package down, and opening it. Inside of the package was a black cloak, and a list.
"Can't you, not kill anypony, because Crack Shot is already alive?" Said FlutterShy.
"I could, but if I did, I would die." I said putting the cloak on.
"If you have to do it. I will not stop you." Said FlutterShy as I picked up the list.
"FlutterShy, while I am gone do not tell anypony where I am, or what I am doing. Do you understand?" I said.
"Yes." Said FlutterShy as I opened the door.
"Good, I'll see you in one week." I said before taking off into the night sky.
*The first day*
My first, I don't no what to call them. They are victims but it's their time. You know what I will just call them targets. So my first target was a mare by the name of Lucky, about 25, and in critical condition in Manehatten General after a carriage accident. It took me about an hour of flying until I reached the hospital.
"Excuse me I am looking for Lucky." I said walking up to the front desk.
"Are you family?" Said the receptionist.
"No." I said.
"Then I am afraid that I can't let you see her." Said the receptionist.
"Listen, I am her coltfriend, I just need to see her. Please." I said.
"Alright, room 285. Be quick." Said the receptionist.
"Thank you." I said walking down the hall looking for the room.
"Can I help you sir?" Said a nurse.
"Yes I am looking for room 285." I said.
"Follow me please." Said the nurse as she led me though the winding hallways.
"Thank you." I said as we arrived at the room.
"Anytime." Said the nurse, as I entered the room.
"Lucky." I said looking at the mare on the bed. She look as if a bear charged her, and then a moose mauled her. Or is it the other way around? All legs broken, six ribs broken. Not to mention the more then likely numerous internal injuries.
"Who are you?" Said Lucky as I walked towards her.
"Death." I said, as Lucky got a frightened look on her face.
"No please, let me live." Said Lucky crying.
"I'm sorry, this is the way it has to be." I said as I touched her forehead with my hoof.
"Wai-" Said Lucky right before her brain shut down, her lungs collapsed, and her heart stopped pumping.
"I hate myself." I said as I heard voices coming closer to the room.
"What do you mean, a stallion asked to see her?" Said one of the voices.
"A stallion claiming to be Lucky's coltfriend, just went in." Said another voice as they got closer to the door.
"Gotta hide." I said as I dove under bed, as the door opened.
"Lucky, wake up sleepy head." Said a third voice, that I assumed belonged to Lucky's mother.
"Why isn't she waking up?" Said the voice that more then likely belonged to her father.
"Oh, dear!" Said the nurse who led me to Lucky's room, as she ran up to Lucky and checked her pulse.
"Lucky, please wake up dear." Said Lucky's mother starting to cry.
"Code Blue! Code Blue!" Shouted the nurse, and almost immediately doctors, and nurses came pouring into the room.
*6 minutes later*
"I am sorry miss Day, but your daughter is dead." Said one of the doctors.
"No." Said Lucky's mother before she burst into tears.
"Come on dear." Said Lucky's father as he carried Lucky's mother out of the room, leavening only the doctor, Lucky's body, and I.
"You can come out now Grim. I know that you are under the bed." Said doctor as I came out from under the bed.
"How did you know?" I said as I got out from under the bed.
"Prince SeaBreeze!" Said the doctor.
"Yes?" I said.
"What are you doing here?" Said the doctor.
"Being the Grim Reaper." I said.
"But where is Grim?" Said the doctor.
"Right now, probably relaxing on a beach. And how, can you see though the cloak's magic?" I said, because the Grim Reapers cloak has a charm disguising the wearer.
"I am one of the few who can see the true identity of the Grim Reaper, we are mostly doctors, and nurses across Equestria." Said the doctor.
"Well then. By the way you did not see me." I said opening a window.
"Yes sir." Said the doctor as I jumped out of the window, and began to fly. As I flew I took out the list, and checked off Lucky's name, and it was then that I noticed how late it was.
"Jeez I better get a room." I said flying towards a hotel.
"Good evening sir, how may I help you." Said the receptionist when I walked though the front door.
"I would like a room please." I said.
"Certainty sir. Would you like a normal room or a suite?" Said the receptionist.
"I'll take a suite." I said.
"Excellent choice, that will be 78 Bits." Said the receptionist.
"Jeez, with those prices are pretty high." I said handing the bits to the receptionist. Note: The Grim Reaper's cloak has a never ending bit reserve in one of the pockets.
"Well you did book on short notice." Said the receptionist handing me my room key.
"Ya your right. Thank you." I said taking my room key.
"How long will you be staying with us sir?" Said the receptionist.
"Shouldn't be more then a day or two." I said as I entered the elevator, and pushed the button to go to the 7th floor, when the elevator got the the floor, I walked out and started to look for my room, number 385.
"Good evening sir." Said a pony as I walked past him.
"Good evening." I said.
"Tell me. Have you heard of the Watch Tower?" Said the pony.
"Oh no. A Celestia's witness." I thought.
"Let me tell you about Celestia's Witnesses. We are the only pure ponies, in the whole world. We believe that the apocalypse is soon coming. We also despise Celestia's bastard sons, and the fascist government that defend.
"Isn't it true that you also refuse military service, and blood transfusions?" I said.
"That is correct." Said the pony.
"Well, have a wonderful evening." I said.
"You to sir. Would you like the recent edition of the Watch Tower?" Said the pony.
"Sure why not." I said as the pony handed me a copy of the watch tower.
"Good night." Said the pony as he walked away.
"Flank hole." I said as I walked up to my room, and opened the door.
*45 minutes later*
After I had taken a shower, ordered room service, had a soda out of the mini-fridge, and read a bit of the Watch tower. Let me tell you Celesta's Witnesses do not like me, and Hercules. So after I threw the book away, I turned on the TV to watch the news, and the big headline I was greeted with was "Prince SeaBreeze Missing."
"Great." I said.
"It is currently unknown whether the Prince is being held hostage, or is currently drunk in Trinidad. One thing is for certain this development has put a nation on edge. For BOX news, I am Honey Heart signing out." Said the news anchor as I turned off the TV.
"Well I best go to bed." I said as I lied down on the bed and went to sleep.
*The next Day*
When I awoke the next day I found a note on my bed side table. The note read.
Hey, SeaBreeze this is Grim. I am cutting my vacation short, apparently I flirted with the chief of a local tribe's daughter. So ya, I am going to be in PonyVille tomorrow to pick up my cloak, but before you head back to PonyVille, can you please reap the last pony on the list. Signed Grim P.S: the natives of the Bahaymas use bamboo in very frighting ways, so If you value your sanity don't go their.
"Well, that's lucky, I only have to reap one more pony, after what happened to Lucky." I said as I gathered my things turned the lights off, exited the room, went back down to the lobby, gave my room key to the receptionist, and I was off to Mares and Foals Hospital in Clouds Dale.
*2.5 Hours later*
Now my target's name was Lightning Crasher, but the room number is unknown, I was to meet up with the Reaper's Assistant for that hospital Dr. Banner, and as I walked up the steps to meet him I prayed that he wouldn't turn into the Hulk.
"Grim! It's good to see you." Said Dr. Banner as I entered to lobby.
"Ah, Dr. Banner I am here to see Lightning Crasher." I said, but as soon as the last word left my lips, Banner's face grew sad.
"Lightning Crasher?" Said Dr. Banner.
"Yes. Is there a problem doctor?" I said.
"It's just. You should see for yourself. Follow me." Said Banner as I followed him, we finally stopped outside of the nursery.
"Oh, no." I said.
"Yep. But the work of fate must be carried out." Said Banner sighing.
"Why must he die?" I said.
"I haven't told the parents yet, but he has a large tumor in his brain." Said Banner.
"How do you not see that in a ultrasound?" I said.
"I don't know, it just appeared out of nowhere. Now you can sneak though the ventilation system to get inside, meet me around back in a few minutes, I will show you how." Said Banner as he left. When Banner exited the nursery I gazed at the groups of parents looking at their newborns, a few already had a foal or two with them. I then saw a Stallion, and two foals a filly, and a colt looking at Lighting Crasher.
"He yours?" I said approaching the stallion.
"Yes, He almost didn't make it but he pulled though, but he did. Hey what's your name?" Said the stallion.
"Cloud Chaser." I said thinking on the fly.
*Mean While at Clouds Dale Art Gallery*
"Hey, Cloud you okay?" Said an artist to another artist.
"Ya I'm fine, somepony just used my name." Said Cloud Chaser.
"I pity that pony." Said another artist.
*Back at Mares and Foals Hospital*
"Alright, you crawl though the vent until you reach the nursery, then you climb out of the vents, you reap Lightning, you dive back into the vents, you come back here, and then you are on your merry way." Said Banner.
"And you don't turn into the Hulk." I said.
"What?" Said Banner.
"Nothing, just a joke." I said as I crawled into the vents. Banner had supplied me with a map of the vents, the map mostly came in handy, but when it didn't I used my super awesome Gordan Freeman vent sense, to point me in the right direction.
When I came upon the nursery, I jumped out of the vents, reaped Lightning, dove back into the vents, raced back out side, and went back to Pony Ville for some good old sex with Shy Shy.
*End of Chapter*
(A/N: There I explained Crack Shot's second chance.)
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