The other End of Balance

by Dostoron

adjust, prepare, return.

You had been used,
Khan had actually made you a perfect breakout tool and now that you started doing your own thing he tossed you aside.

From what Coldheart told you, after he knocked you out the whole crowd behind you was in chaos, which he and the criminals you recruited used to get out, followed shortly after by the guard who had to decide between pursuing them and attacking civilians.
The only good Thing about the whole mess was, that you now knew that you could trust the ones that stayed behind with you.

The Police on your payroll had in the meantime smoked out the remaining gang nests in manehattan, thanks to Information Sapper provided, when it counted he was with you.

most of your trusted second in commands were still around, thankfully.
As were the guys you recruited from low wage workers and the hobos... the latter had shown skills you´d sooner expect to find in the jungle.

"alright, about half of them is still with me, did i get that right, Coldheart?"

"Correct."

"and the beating i took is probably all over the media by now?"

"yes."

"oh joy... can we do damage control on the matter?"

"You declared the secession of manehattan and the lands of the County and were beaten down by one of your own underlings. the message that sends is not one of strength."

"The first order of Business once i´m out of here is to really make it official then. They have to know that i´m still going through with this."

"I´d rather suggest we distance ourselves from Khan first, he is no doubt up to something and unless we burn the Bridge it will lead the Problems he makes back to us."

Lightning Dust had let you brood to yourself for some time, when Coldheart had explained Khan´s relation to you she thought it better to let you sort out your thoughts.

"actually, his betrayal, may be the best Thing to happen, Thunderhead."

"what?"

"think about it, you surrounded yourself with some nasty guys, i say good riddance now that they ran off, they did the orange mansion massacre, on Khan´s payroll. In short, air out the laundry before the media, tell them about your trust, his betrayal, and then you call out that you´re not backing down, you vow to take khan down for what he did and you declare the new republic at the end."

"... when did you learn politics?"

"when Dash and I were pleading for my second Chance."

"hmmm..."

Author's Note:

Did i make you mad at me at some Point? i´m always open to suggestions, opinions or anything you know that, right?

choices are to:
A go through with your own plan, in the end they will make their own opinions, you have a Mission and no Need to feed potential enemies Information.

B follow Coldheart´s Suggestion, they have to know as quickly as possible, that Khan is now doing his own Thing and you cannot stop him.

C Go with Lightning dust´s Idea, they might not necessarily belive you or use your words against you, but at the end honesty might be the best way.

Comments

[Dr_D]

I would go with B.
We can't have those traitors doing things in our name.
Let's cut them loose.

[Dostoron]

4800071
german autocorrect thinks i made a typo... when i spot them i normally correct that, which author´s note?

[Blade Dancer]

i believe c would be the best

[DarkAscension]

Honesty is the best Policy. I go with C.

[Krysnha]

Love your storie and ideas, may ask two questions one are you going to continue it, and two any posibility to do another storie but with the otheroption a warlord

[Dostoron]

4800866
that was actually in the works, but got put on the backburner for reasons that lay so far back i forgot them... i´m actually cooking up something there.

[Ahrazell]

I'm going to go with C. When in doubt, a caring sibling in the best route.

[Sparkz]

It would have to be C... if I was somehow caught in a lie, I'd never be able to do damage control, no matter what I say/do. All everypony would see is that I lied to achieve my goals.

[Krysnha]

4800897 Dont worry, evenif the storie stop i enjoy it, love, also thanks for the reply, i hope to see more of your work thanks a million,

[Starman2021]

I will go with C. Lighting Dusts idea is great.

[jolan5]

Hmmmm...the massacre wasn't his doing then?
I kinda liked that part when i thought that he was part of it. It felt like he was a BRUTAL revolutionary or the idealistic head of something he couldn't fully keep in line.

[MaruTheWonderbolt]

C is definitely the best choice, it's hard to get caught in a lie you don't tell.

[Phase Nexus]

i'm thinking C. it has elements of B in the sense that I state senior dickhead is not with us and he is flying his own ship. plus it also shows I still have my balls by stating that the sessesion is still happening and that this betrayal will not derail our plans.

[Brony Parasite]

C, I take down the betrayer, and clear My name! Mostly...