Deleted Scene for I Am War PT12 · 2:29am Jul 18th, 2013
The following segemt was completely cut out. Basically, because halfway through writing it I realized that it made Shining Armour look like a whingy ponce.
It didn’t take long for Shining Armour to approach. Shining, however, was not what anypony would exactly call presentable; his armour was poorly fitted, his mane was a tussled mess, and he obviously hadn’t cleaned himself before work.
“So then,” Shining said, scratching his ear with a hoof, “What’s going to happen today?”
“Well,” Excolotis mulled, “Seeing as leaving the castle is a bad idea... You will have to undertake the endurance test by yourself. That’s a ‘the guard’ you, by the way, not an ‘alone’ you.”
Shining burped, “Yes well, I’ll see if I can get on with it,” he held up a toothpick in his magic and began to pick at his teeth. “I’ll get on with it in a few days.”
“Are you trying to make me angry?’ Excolotis crossed his arms, “Because it’s working.”
“What does it matter?” said Shining, throwing away the tooth pick with a scowl, “You’re obviously going to replace me.”
Excolotis blinked, “what?”
“Oh come on,” growled Shining, “You show up, and Celestia just jumps at the opportunity to have you in charge. I’m leaving soon and she wants someone to take the job. I’m a joke after the Changelings made it obvious that I’m incompetent, and the nobility have no faith in me.”
