//------------------------------// // Rule # 10 // Story: The Code of the Villains // by Kaliann25 //------------------------------// Rule # 10: A villain always accept a challenge with open hooves The figure in the white and yellow was jumping from rooftop to rooftop with great agility, constantly looking around and searching for a target. “Flurry stop!!” said Discord through the communicator. “You won’t find them today, why don’t you go back and wait until they come to light to face them?” “Oh come on! Haven’t you received a new toy, Discord?” Answered Captain Awesome as he jumped on top of a chimney. “Besides, I still have to try the suit’s power. There’s isn’t any small crime I can take care of?” From his house, looking at Flurry’s activities in a magical mirror, Discord sighed and began to check out. “There’s a group of thugs robbing a pony in the red district, but it’s not place for a thirteen-year-old Princess to be” “Since when you’re a responsible adult? Besides it can be a dangerous place for Flurry Heart, but it’s the perfect place to for Captain Awesome to be in!” “Ahahahahaha! Okay, you have a point, kiddo. I’ll tell you exactly where they are, but you must promise me you won’t tell your parents or your aunt!” And without further discussion, Captain Awesome jumped rooftops where Discord told him to. The red districts, her parents, aunt and grandmas always warned Flurry to say away, but never actually explained why so she was very excited. In the meantime, Discord was excited as well, he may not be into comics, but he was very excited to see his newest invention in action. Finally Captain Awesome arrived on top the rooftop of an infamous nightclub, and he watched carefully what was going on. It was a poor tourist who got lost and ended up in the worst possible place. And to make things worse, three gang members appeared and one of them held him, the other put a knife in his neck; and the last one revised. They took his camera, and a big bag of bits. “Thank you for inviting us to dinner” mocked the one holding the knife. The poor tourist gulped, when a figure in white jumped from a rooftop, landing on the robber, who ended up unconscious on the ground. Captain Awesome touched him and shrugged. “This guy isn’t going to wake up in a while, don’t you think?” The other two thugs shook their heads recovering from the surprise, and took knives on their own. Awesome waited, and the two of them ran to stab him, but the weapon simply bounced on the hoof, leaving the stallion in white without a scratch. The thugs moved backwards in surprise and Captain Awesome took his chance to push them away. But what it seemed like a little push for the hero, it was a tremendous force for the pony, and he ended up going through a wall. Captain Awesome looked surprised at his own hooves. “Be careful little Princess. Now you have the strength of a hundred ponies” warned Discord. “A hundred ponies?! Don’t you think it’s a little too much?” “I won’t take any risks with Z and Puppè, your little Highness. But I can add a device to help you adjust the strength, what do you think?” Before Flurry could answer, the remaining thug tried to hit her, but for Captian Awesome, it was practically the same than a gentle tickle. Then the guy tried to escape from the mysterious stallion, but Awesome aimed a hoof to them and activated a sonic wave so powerful, that the pony fell unconscious. “Awesome!” Cheered the captain. “Please don’t hurt me!” begged the tourist. Captain Awesome gently shook his head. “Don’t worry. Captain Awesome only use his awesome strength to protect the weakest. Now take your things and get out of here” “That’s the problem! I don’t know how!” “Then hold to me” said Captain Awesome as he took one of the unconscious thugs in his back. The tourist obeyed not knowing what to expect. But then Captain Awesome jumped, helped by his awesome strength and landed on the rooftop he jumped from. Then jumping between rooftops, he landed right before a patrol of Royal Guards. The patrol was about to react, since they had the orders to arrest any stupid in any disguise, but Captain Awesome limited to put the unconscious robber in front of them as the tourist separated from him. “This guy was robbing this poor tourist, who got lost and ended up in the wrong place. Anyway, I could only carry one, but he has a couple of accomplices. They’re equally unconscious in the alley near to Scarlet Beauties nightclub. Take care” And Awesome jumped back to a rooftop with great agility. “Wait!” Called the tourist. “At least tell me who you are!” The captain bowed to him. “I am… CAPTAIN AWESOME!” And he disappeared after a smoke screen. The guards scratched their heads. “Captain Awesome?” “Captain Awesome!” celebrated the tourist. Factory under construction, city of Trottenaghe: In what it seemed like a day between many others, the workers were walking out for their lunchbreak, when suddenly the whole place began to shake and began to fall apart. One of the ponies in a scaffold, was a Pegasus, and flew just in time to save one of his partners, but they were five on the scaffold and he hadn’t enough hooves or strength to save them all. But out of nowhere, in a cloud of white smoke, a pony in a white and yellow suit jumped just in time to save the other three workers by embracing them in his awesome hooves. And then he fell on his back absorbing all the impact by himself. “Oh no! Are you okay, sir?” asked one of the rescued ponies. “Of course I’m okay! Haven’t you heard about Captain Awesome’s awesome resistance?” asked the hero standing like nothing happened. “Thank you, you saved our lives!” “It’s the heroes’ duty” Unfortunately their happiness didn’t last, because the scaffold fell on another, causing it to fall as well. This one hadn’t any ponies on it, but it had a bucket full of bricks that was about to fell on an unaware pony’s head. Luckily Captain Awesome pushed him just in time, this time moderating his awesome strength, and the bricks fell on his awesome helmet. But he hadn’t any scratch. “Oh thank you sir!” “You’re welcome. Like I said, it’s the heroes’ duty” “Can we do something to thank you?” “Tell your acquaintances. There’s a hero in town, and I’ll be the one who stops Dolly and Mister Z!” And the hero disappeared into another could of white smoke. “Hey Discord! Great job with the helmet’s visor! This ability to see the world in slow motion is quite useful!” “You can thank me later your little Highness. Right now I see another emergency in Maredrid, a bull lost a fight and is getting even with the audience” Captain Awesome activated his teleportation device and went right to action. The situation in Maredrid was simple, but was slowly getting out of control: in the last bull fight, champion Cuernos de Acero lost his title to the new talent Miguel Tizón. In an attack of anger, he began to destroy everything around, and threw the referee to the audience, and that’s when his rampage began. Now everypony in the city were running away from the mad bull, who punched everypony he could reach. But suddenly, in a cloud of white smoke, a pony in a white spandex suit appeared. “So you lost the belt and got mad? Why? Are afraid to lose your pants?” The bull screamed in anger and ran to smash this insolent. But the pony stopped his attack with a single hoof. “My turn” Captain Awesome tried to awesomely roundhouse-kick the bull. But, being a professional fighter, Cuernos de Acero dodged attack, and he punched the pony back. Again Captain Awesome received the attack without a scratch, but he was unable to punch back the bull. “Olé! Olé!” Shouted the bull over and over as he eluded all of the awesome attacks. From the communicator, Discord sighed. “You know, if you fight like this with Z and Dolly, all you’re going to get is a serious beat down” “Do you have any ideas?” “I don’t know, maybe you can use the functions on your power-suit? You know, your superpowers” “Oh right, I’m a superhero now!” “Who are you talking to?” Asked Cuernos de Acero. “Nothing, I just reminded I’m not a hero, but a superhero” And with his hooves he sent more powerful sonic waves to the bull, so powerful that he was sent to a wall. The impact cracked the wall instantly, but that didn’t affected the bull that much. “NOW I AM ANGRY!” Yelled the bull charging to Awesome. “DIE PONY!” Awesome shot a sonic wave again, this time to the floor, weakening the structure creating a small crater where Cuernos de Acero fell in. “No! Fight! Fight like a stallion!” Demanded the bull. “As you wish” said Awesome throwing a rock to the bull’s face, making him faint. Then the Royal Guard finally showed up. “What happened here?” “Not much, I knocked the champ” explained Captain Awesome. “Ehem… thank you I guess” Captain Awesome bowed. “Don’t thank me, it’s the heroes’ duty. But if you can, send a message to Z and Dolly: I, Captain Awesome, will be who stop them once and for all!” And he disappeared behind a white smoke screen. “Did he said Captain Awesome?” And for Flurry, she appeared back at her room in aunt Twilight’s Castle, where Discord was waiting for her. “Thanks Discord, this was the best day ever” said the young alicorn as she took off her helmet. “I just wish those two answer to your challenges, but I’m sure he will. They’re like you, extremely childish” sighed the draconequss. “Hey!” “And he won’t resist a challenge” continued Discord. “Be glad, Flurry! Soon enough you’ll meet the stallion of your dreams, and, stop him before he and his little friend call someone much more dangerous” “Who?” “I’ll tell you when you’re older. Or when you stop them” And that was only the beginning. Soon enough everypony in Equestria knew about the superhero who claimed he’ll be the one who stop the newest villains. But they haven’t answered. Yet. Canterlot Castle, one week later: Flash exchanged a look with his partners, who dedicated him a salute and he walked into Princess Celeestia’s private study. “Your Highness, am I interrupting something?” Asked Flash as he saw Celestia was with her sister Luna. “No, please come in, Commander Sentry” said Princess Luna. “Precisely I was about to get back to my room” “No, please stay Luna” said Celestia offering a hcair to Flash. “After all Commander Sentry haves a very important investigation at his charge” Flash bowed to his Princesses and offered them a folder. “Precisely I was about to solicit ate more personnel for task force: the apparition of the individual known as Captain Awesome is creating more questions than answers. Not to mention he is unwillingly, or willingly, making that those two get more attention” Celestia frowned. “So you think this Captain Awesome is a trick from Puppè and Z to call for more attention?” “That’s the problem, Your Majesties, we don’t know. But there are some similarities, like the resemblance of the suit and the fact that Awesome is also calling for attention every time he shows up” The two sisters exchanged a concerned look. “And how did our enemies reacted to this?” Asked Celestia. Flash frowned. “You mean or true enemies, or the couple of morons who do nothing but trying to call for attention?” Celestia sighed. “I know how you feel about them, Commander Sentry, but you must understand that this childish behavior may be only a distraction from their true intentions. But like I explained to you already, these two may not be a true menace but they can surely attract Grogar” Luna shivered. “And no one wants this. Not even our other enemies” Flash silently bowed to his Princesses. “However,” continued Luna, “I’ll order a few of my soldiers to join your task force as well. We must stop those two no matter what their intentions are” “Thank you, Your Highness” But suddenly, a new soldier was sent through the door and crashed into the Princess’ desk. “What?” “Your Highnesses, you have a visitor…” And he fainted. Without losing time, the three went out of the small room to the main hallway. What they found was a bunch of unconscious soldiers, and right before them, two ponies in black spandex suit still holding a poor guard. “Oh, look Monseur Z! The Princesses are here!” Said Dolly turned to them. “Oh, okay. Unexpected but it doesn’t affect our plans” Flash screamed in anger and ran to Z, who limited to shot him a sticky substance that glued him to a wall. “Huh?” “I like you Commander Sentry. Please do not interfere” Princess Luna frowned and shot a powerful magic beam to the so-called villains. But as usual, they received the attack fully, but nothing happened to them. “Princess Luna, nice to meet you” said Z. “Are you aware that Princess Celestia tried this already?” Asked Dolly. Luna was not going to give up that easily. She tried to tackle Dolly, but the villainess took the blue alicorn by her horn and threw her away. Princess Celestia prepared to fight as well, but Z calmed her with a gesture. “We don’t want to fight you. Not today at least. We’re here only to deliver a message, would you be so kind to give it to Captain Awesome?” “A message?” Asked Flash confused and angry. “Then why you attacked all those ponies?” Z then took the famous Code of the Villains from his suit. “It was our daily act of evil. Remember that we’re villains” Celestia’s eye twitched because of the contained anger. Even her mane, that resembled the aurora boreal, turned into flames again. “WHAT DO YOU WANT?” she demanded with her Canterlot Voice. “Tell mon capitaine that we accept his challenge with open hooves. A villain should always accept challenges, how would we prove we’re better than heroes, then?” “Even his suit is a clear defy to me” said Z. “What is wrong with this dude?” “I can say the same about you” said Flash. “You’re nothing but a bunch of brats who want to be famous” Ignoring him, Dolly continued: “Tell Incroyable that in two weeks, we’ll attack the Pharaoh’s Palace Casino in Las Pegasus. We can barely wait” Then they jumped through the window to their vehicles. They were ready for a fight, and really hoped that Awesome would worth it.