"Pietro?" I say, angrily. Why in the fuck would we use Pietro?"
"I don't know, W," answers Jack. "Maybe it was Plegovich's decision. Now we must wait here... Ron would come for us."
"Now? Is the jewellery store open at least?"
"Yes. It's almost 12. There is something that makes me worry... it's about Abe... I left him alone this morning."
Suddenly, I look at a black car stopping on the corner. From it, Ron, with some neat sunglasses, Abe, and Larry, the new guy, gets out. Both of us go with them.
"Hey," says Jack, while approaching to Ron. "What about this whole thing? And how will we do it in two days? That's absolutely nothing."
"I know that is absolutely nothing," answers Ron. "But Gordo told me the Dark Spikes would do their best."
"Dark Spikes?" I say. "Are they going to be our partners? Come on! We have Gordo's right-hand man, four junkies and a spoiled kid who wears elephant leg pants that doesn't even know how to handle a gun. That's the worst crew I've ever had."
"That's it, W." answers Ron. "I can't hire other men. Plegovich ordered Pietro in the list... and the Dark Spikes were chosen by Gordo, and I prefer them rather than the Barnes."
"Oh. The Barnes," says Jack. "At least we don't have those crazy boys with us."
"But we have the Dark Spikes," I tell to all of them. "They are the same shit as Barnes, or maybe worse. They have La Lima's instinct... they would destroy everything against them."
"Yes, but it was choosing them or Barnes," says Abe. "It's like choosing between shit and vomit."
We keep looking at each other for almost a minute, and then the five of us get in the car... we are now going to Ludmila's Jewelry.
"Oh, I forgot it," says Ron while fastening his seat belt. "Abe and I won't be inside the robbery, but we will be watching you. Not only you will rob jewellery, but also... you will have to kill the owner."
"Why?" I ask, shocked. It is the first time Ron tells us something like this. We never robbed a place and then killed a man... we only got the money and our smiles because of what we did, and that's it...
"Plegovich's orders."
Oh... shit. I hate when Plegovich does that, but the thing I hate the most is that he doesn't even appear to give the orders. He just sends text messages telling you what to do! And you can't say no to his orders because if you do that, you will appear inside a trash bag in Everfree Camp the next day. Give me orders all you want, but give them in person, fucking Plegovich.
"Fuck this..." I say. "I wish Plegovich never existed, so we could do whatever we wanted..."
"Honestly..." says Ron. "Plegovich has been one of the best equestrian dons in the last few years."
"He may be crazy, but he is a lot better than Seductive or the Clock," says Abe. Seductive. The Clock. Those famous (or I should say, notorious) legends who existed in the '70s and '80s. Jack told me that Seductive was one of those evil women who everyone was scared of. Mafia women are not so typical nowadays, but most of them are worse and tougher than men. On the other hand, the Clock of Canterlot was not a person, but a group of people who governed Equestria in the '70s and part of the '80s. Ron told me that my father loved them. They were his idols and referents. Abe turns on the car and we accelerate. This will be a long trip to Manehattan.
Oh, boy! MANEHATTAN, BABY! The Paradise City and the Center of Equestria. A place filled with buildings, selfish people and hot chicks carrying ecstasy in their bags. Street gangs almost don't exist here, except for The Blue Mares whose leader is Lucas Plegovich. Nowadays, Lucas is the man inside Manehattan but before him, there was a man called Rotten Scripture, who had a fake name: Richard Howlman. He is the man that killed Edinburgh, Jack's father, and has disappeared since he committed that murder. This little story I've told you is the answer to why Jack hates Manehattan.
"Uh... Here we go again, Shithattan," says Jack while getting out of the car. There is a man (that I never expected to be here) waiting for us. It is Mortimer Blueblood, wearing a brown trenchcoat from Polomare, a premium clothing store in Manehattan, and also deluxe sunglasses from a high brand, which may be from Polomare too.
"Well, well, well..." he says. "The Pirate and his henchmen have arrived."
"Why are you here, Blueblood?" asks Ron while getting out of the car, near Ludmila's.
"Just passing by..." he answers, with an evil smile. "My son wanted to buy some clothes in Polomare, and I took advantage of his decision... I bought this pretty neat trenchcoat and these cool sunglasses! Aren't they pretty?"
"Yes, but..." says Ron. "I know you didn't come here because of that trenchcoat."
Now, Blueblood is in absolute silence and the only thing he does is smiling like a goblin. "You caught me, Ron. You caught me. I came here because I know you will take a look at Ludmila's. Just be quiet and smooth."
Mortimer now looks at another direction, and from nowhere Pietro appears along with his brother, Lucas. His face shows that he doesn't even know why is he in Manehattan.
"Why am I here? What we will do?" asks Pietro at the same moment he approaches us.
"You are here because Uncle Nico needed you for this plan," says Lucas. "Do you remember Diamond Ludmila?"
"Yes..." says Pietro. "He was that dumb guy..."
"You will have the opportunity to get rid of him if you work with the crew."
Pietro's reaction is confusing. He is smiling but worried at the same time. Meanwhile, Lucas is now standing in the middle of us and points at the men who will participate in the robbery. The Dark Spikes and Butch are not there, so he only points at Pietro, Jack and me.
"Well, only five left," says Lucas and we start walking to the right, where Ludmila's Jewelry is staying.
Ludmila's Jewellery
Jack, Pietro and I enter the jewellery store while all the other guys stayed outside the store. It is a small place, but it is filled with very attractive jewels. There are necklaces, rings, and other products with gemstones... I can't believe the cheapest products here are the ones made of gold... good gold.
"Look at this," says Jack, and then he points at a magical quartz necklace from the other side of the mirror. It is not necessary to say that it's really expensive. A hundred thousand bucks.
"Holy fuck," I say. It is the first time I look at a necklace like this. It looks like it is magical because the necklace's stone is shining like a magic wand.
"Is there something I can help you with?" says a young, yellow-skinned lady with red long hair and freckles on her face. It looks like she has the same age as me... There is also something that calls my attention. Jack is scared by her presence... is she something important?
"Uh... no," I answer to the girl. "We are just looking."
The girl nods with her head and smiles while going away. Jack's face is pale... I think he's sweating and Pietro finds that out.
"Is there anything wrong?" asks Pietro to Jack.
"I'll tell you later," he says and leaves the problems aside. "We should keep going with this."
Suddenly, an extravagant man appears in the scene: He is dressed in a very elegant tuxedo, and he is wearing a white tophat. His black hair looks like it was recently combed with water and his sideburns were fixed. That man is none other than Diamond Ludmila, the man we have to kill.
"Good morning, outsiders!" he shouts to us in a very high-class accent. "Is there anything that called your attention in this marvellous store filled with the most luxurious jewels of all Equestria, better than those fake ones in Phillydelphia?"
Ew... Gross. I hate when people demonstrate that they are wealthier than others, and Diamond Ludmila is a perfect example of that.
"I came to see this famous necklace known as magical quartz..." says Jack. "My cousin from Las Pegasus told me about its existence... it left me so thrilled that I had to look at it in person!"
"Me too..." I say, enlarging Jack's lie. "I'm his younger brother, and my cousin also told me about magical quartz... is this really from the other Equestria?"
"Oh, yes," answers Diamond, while the worker girl smiles and nods her head behind him. "Magical quartz does only exist in the suburbs of a city called Appleloosa. My workers told me that they lived there for a year and a half... their descriptions of the city told me it was a gross place..."
The real W wants to punch him right in his fucking face, but I have to hide my feelings because I'm acting now. The only way to unburden me with this situation is with one phrase. One phrase that will make chaos. I open my mind and ask Diamond: "Was it like La Lima?"
Diamond's face is now something I'd laugh at. Jack looks at me because the plan may be in danger because of that phrase, but, to be honest, sometimes it is better for me being myself than acting.
"Oh... I do not know," he answers. "I never visited La Lima... and I won't ever do it. There are only lots of human failures..."
If the Dark Spikes were here, this jewellery would be on fire now. The only thing I do is nodding my head and keeping my mouth shut.
"And who is that kid right there?" asks Ludmila to Pietro. He must answer quickly.
"Oh... Pietro," he answers. Jack and I look at him... he said his real name! Ludmila also had a bad reaction...
"Pietro is his nickname!" says Jack. "His real name is Flash Sentry."
"Oh..." says Ludmila, while cleaning the sweat that came out of his forehead. "I thought he was another Pietro..."
"No... he is Flash Sentry. He doesn't talk too much." I say.
"I see."
"Oh!" shouts Jack. "We are running out of time! My cousin said he would pick us up in Scorpan Street!"
"Goodbye, mister! Goodbye, lady!" I say, and the three of us walk away. It was not bad, but Pietro almost screwed it.
"You almost fucking screwed it, Pietro," I say.
"Sorry... I was not paying attention."
"You should have paid attention..." says Jack, and then he looks at the street corner. "The guys are on the corner."
While walking to the other corner, I ask Jack. "What happened with the lady? Was she a magician or what?"
"No... she is Raspberry Sweets."
"And who is Raspberry Sweets?" I ask. "Nice name, to be honest. I will look up for it. She's pretty."
"Yeah, but you forgot something, W..." he says while looking at me. "Raspberry Sweets is Ron's daughter. Thank Star Swirl she didn't recognize me."
Suddenly I stop walking. "WHAT?" I shout. "Does Ron have a daughter?"
"Long story," says Jack. "The only time Ron remembered her was during that Red Punch situation."
"Red Punch?" says Pietro. "Wasn't he the gangster?"
"The same one," answers both Jack and me.
Ron, Blueblood, and Lucas approach us. Canterlot's Governor hugs me while laughing. "Ron told me about your relationship with Commissioner Percival," he says. "I've also heard that he visited you yesterday..."
"Yes, but that's something you shouldn't care about..." I answer. "Come on, let's go to Canterlot again. I'll tell you what happened in the middle."
A Canterlot street. Now, the five men (W, Jack, Abe, Ron, and Calculated Risk) are talking about the jewellery store's visit. Blueblood and the Plegovich brothers are not there anymore.
"Was... my daughter there?"
"Yes, Ron," answers Jack. "And she didn't recognize me."
"Oh, thank Star Swirl..." says Ron. "I feel a little bit guilty... I should have visited her after all these years... The last time I've called her was the day I killed Red Punch. She was only 2 years old..."
"What should we do with her in the robbery?" Asks Jack.
"Just don't hurt her. Get her out of the robbery."
All of us nod our head to Ron's words. Abe and Jack look like they remembered that whole day where they killed Red Punch... I was in the orphanage that day, and I had no idea of Jack, Abe and Ron's existence. I am in the same situation as Larry, looking to nowhere. Minutes later, Ron and Larry leave and the three of us are left in the street.
"What do we do now?" I ask.
"I am hungry. I wanna go for a coffee," answers Abe. "Come on."
We start walking. Abe recognizes this street and knows where are we going, and at the moment I started walking I find out that one of my shoes' laces are undone.
"Oh, guys! I have my laces undone." I say, but they don't answer me. They are looking at something inside a store.
"Ok, W.," says Abe. "When you finish, enter here. We'll go for coffee."
I realize this place is a cafe called Sweet Snacks and I start tying my shoelaces. At the same moment, I hear something.
"Pst!"
I know someone is calling another guy but I ignore it.
"Pst! Hey!"
Shit... What does he want now?
"W! Come here! It's me!"
Oh. It is personal. I enter the darkest zone of the backstreet and I realize that Lerrick is there, holding a box.
"Lerrick?"
"Yes, Beddie! How you doin'?"
"Fine, but... what are you doing here? If Abe finds out you are next to this place, he will leave you in the cafe's roof with no arms and legs!"
"That's why I'm hiding."
"And why did you call me?"
"Chill out, man..." he says while showing the box. "This is for you."
"A box? For me?"
"Open it," says Lerrick. "It's a surprise."
I open it and I find only one thing: a syringe.
"A syringe? What's wrong with you?"
"Did you look at the syringe? Look at it. Look on the inside."
I look inside the syringe and there is a liquid on it. No. I recognize that liquid. That brown water. No, no and no. "No."
"Why?" asks Lerrick.
"I know what this is."
"Yeah! Good old heroin. Everyone knows her."
"You know that I left heroin a long time ago, Lerrick."
"Yes, but..." he says, laughing. "Everyone can start again."
"Look, man... I almost die because of this. I just don't want to start again."
"Oh, I forgot," he says. "There was a note next to the syringe."
I grab the box again and I find a sheet of paper inside. I grab it and I start reading:
"Bedmaker:
This syringe filled with magical heroin is for you. I'll send it to Lerrick, don't worry...
So, this syringe is not Lerrick's. "This is not yours," I tell him, pointing at the syringe.
"No."
"Oh great! Someone with AIDS may have used this and I don't know."
"But... the note said that he didn't have AIDS."
"Fuck it, Lerrick. I won't take that syringe." I say, and I leave the backstreet.
"Hey!" he shouts. "But you won't know the answer to the Elements of Harmony!"
I stop walking. He said Elements of Harmony.
"Did you read the whole card?" he says. I return to the backstreet and I grab the note:
"Bedmaker:
This syringe filled with magical heroin is for you. I'll send it to Lerrick, don't worry. Oh, I also don't have AIDS or anything.
Why am I giving this to you? I know you left heroin because you had an OD with it, but this is the only solution to our problem. I really wanna know if you want to put your life in danger only to know the answer to the Elements of Harmony, so I wanna talk to you in private about them. You will know the answer.
- D.
"You read this, right?" I ask Lerrick.
"Yes. I woke up in the morning and I found the box. I grabbed it and discovered both things: the syringe and the note. I read it and waited for you. Originally, I was going to look for you but I fell asleep. Today's a lazy day."
"And who's D?"
"No idea."
Now, I look at the syringe. Is she the answer? And why do I need heroin to talk with this man I don't even know? "Fuck this..." I say. "Give me the box."
Lerrick gives me the box with the syringe inside and I walk away with it. I keep the syringe and the note inside my trenchcoat and I throw the box in a trash can. At the same time, Abe and Jack leave the café.
"Where were you?" asks Jack. "We've been waiting and we left because you didn't appear."
"Uh, nothing," I answer. "I found an old friend from the orphanage."
"Really?" says Abe. "But Dream Raider is in prison... who was, then?"
"Charlie," I answer. Charlie and Dream Raider were some of my friends in the orphanage. Charlie was a short plump kid who was always behind my back because he was scared of everyone. Dream Raider wasn't like him. He was a courageous kid and he fought everyone he hated then. He was a brave guy but also violent. He was arrested some years ago because he killed his girlfriend's secret lover.
"Good old Charlie," says Abe, laughing.
"Well, W... Abe and I changed our minds. We will go to the hospital. I think the visit time hasn't finished yet. We will visit Flash."
"Why would you visit Flash?" I ask them.
"I want to visit him," says Abe. "Rarity told me lots of things about his situation, and it worried me. I want to know if he is OK now."
"Ok then... Well, I've got to go back to the motel because I forgot something. I will go after that."
I have now the perfect opportunity for heroin.
I'm alone in the motel. Abe and Jack are now heading to Flash's room inside a hospital. The first thing I do is looking for a wire to tie my arm. After a minute, I find a perfect plastic wire in Abe's bed. I take off my trenchcoat and now I'm only wearing a white blank t-shirt. I roll up my t-shirt's sleeves and I grab the wire to tie my left arm. Now, my bare left arm is looking at the syringe I am holding in my right hand. I feel the syringe is going to fall because my fingers are sweating. Bruh, my whole body is sweating now.
I try to touch my left arm with the syringe but the fear does not want me to do that. I remember those moments when I was high, and that moment... that OD... no. I can't do this. I CAN'T!!
I leave the syringe on the floor and tears start touching my cheeks. I clean my face with a towel, and I realize I need something to counter my fear. "Where is that LP?" I tell myself. "Did I bring it here?"
I start searching in Abe's records' box. I'm looking for a record I used to listen while being high. That LP had a song which was my amulet. My talisman. And... Bingo! I think I've found it. The cover has only two colours: orange and black, the title, which is "Techno 90's. Greatest Hits" is in the centre, and below the title, there is a note who may have been written by Abe or Jack: "Don't show this to W. Thanks."
Like I said before, I used to get high while listening to one song. I bet that song was Abe and Jack's worst fear a long time ago. Ha, ha! I read the tracklist and then:
"Born Slippy - NUXX"
"Yes!" I shout. "I've found you!" Born Slippy is track #2. I put the LP on the record player and I move the tonearm to the second song.
Dun dun dun dun...
"YEAH!" I shout while listening to the first chords. Every time I hear this song I feel adrenaline coming out of my body. I'm now ready, I grab my left arm, I sit down on the floor and I grab the syringe. I'm ready! I'll do it, no matter what! "I can, I can!" I say, while I grab the syringe and finally inject it. "I hope this son of a bitch doesn't have AIDS..."
Oh... holy mother of Star Swirl, Solaris, Lord Tirek and every magical legend that has ever existed. This is the best heroin trip I've ever experienced, and it didn't even start. My whole body is completely turned off... I feel the song that's playing on the LP it's hugging me. I lie on the floor while gasping... this heroin is good... better than Ron's brother, Tom, or Lerrick's. D, whoever you are, you are the best heroin maker in the fucking world.
"Thank you."
Who in the hell said that? It was not me. It was clearly not me. Someone was reading my thoughts and I didn't know it.
"Finally you have realized, Bedmaker. I know you... and I came only to tell you one thing."
"Where the fuck are you?" I shout. "Who are you?"
"I needed you to consume that heroin because I told you I needed to know if you wanted to put yourself in danger for the Elements of Harmony. I am behind you."
"But... I am lying my back against the wall..."
"Look behind."
I turn around and I find out there's no wall. Instead, there is a man that I instantly recognize. Grey short hair, chin beard... he is wearing striking and coloured clothes... his yellow eyes with red pupils... Oh. My. God. It's him.
"Do you remember me, W?"
"You..." I say while I gasp uncontrollably.
"Discord is my name. I am the main responsible of your Bedmaker identity."
"Wh-Why are you here? Where... a-are you? Are you alive?"
"I am alive, son, but I'm not in Canterlot, neither Manehattan or Los Mantos. I'm in a hidden place in Equestria. A place you will never find."
"And... why are you here? What's that a-answer you were... were talking about?"
"The Elements of Harmony are six, W. Generosity, Loyalty, Laughter, Magic, Kindness, and Honesty. All of them united are more powerful than anything that exists."
"W-What do you mean with that?"
"Would you turn off that music, please?"
"Come on... it's Born Slippy!"
"Turn that off, and I will tell you what do I mean."
I turn off the record player and I took the LP out.
"Thank you... What do I mean with this is that Rarity and the other five holders are the Elements of Harmony. And guess who they are."
"I don't know, man..."
"Rarity is the element of Generosity, but then... there are other five girls who have geodes on their necks and special powers."
Girls. He said girls. "Girls?" I ask him.
"There are other five girls that represent the Elements of Harmony besides Rarity. Would you like me to say who they are?"
"Y-Yes."
"Write on a notebook."
I fastly grab a notebook and a pen from the motel. "I'm ready," I say while holding the notebook.
"Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, and Fluttershy."
There are names I can recognize there. Rainbow Dash. The first girl who talked to me on Canterlot. Twilight Sparkle. The nerdy girl, and Fluttershy, the shy one I talked to this morning.
"Those, along with Rarity, are the Elements of Harmony."
"What?"
"What?" he says, imitating my voice. "Do you know what that means? Did Arpeggio told you how do you become a holder?"
"No."
"You kill them, W!"
My expression is now a devastating shout. I throw the notebook and the pen to the floor and I grab my head. "No way," I say.
"That means only one thing... you will have to kill six young students with a big future to obtain what you want.
"I... I can't kill Rarity! I can't kill anyone of them! They are not even gangsters!"
"I know you wouldn't, but I know men that would do that."
He grabs a book from nowhere and starts showing me photos of people I do know.
"Look. The left page has a photo of Gordo Jameson. A man you have known for a long time. Do you know he made a school shooting? He can do it again." He says, and then turns into another page. "Those on the left are the Barnes, three crazy brothers. Below their photo, there are four junkies... the Dark Spikes. There is a small photo of Lucas Plegovich on the right... and guess who is the most dangerous man of them all."
"Who?" I ask, and then Discord turns to another page, full of photos.
"These are photos of just one man. The man that will be your worst enemy in this situation.
I look at the photos, and I realize Mortimer Blueblood appears in all of them. "Mr Blueblood? Canterlot's governor?"
"He is the worst of them all. Even worse than Gordo."
"Wow... he is really bad if you say that."
"So... if you don't want to kill these ladies... you should keep an eye on all those men, specially Blueblood."
Oaoaoaoaoaoa!
I wake up from my mind and I feel so bad that I had to run to the bathroom to vomit.
"You are clean now. A good thing from my magical heroin is that it doesn't make you her dependant." says Discord from beyond. "See you in another magical heroin trip, W.
"Bye," I say, while I look at the toilet filled with vomit. "Thank you for the vomit and the drug trip."
"You're welcome. Now, go and tell Jack and Abe about our conversation. They need to know if you want to save the girls."
I look at the mirror. My pupils are still dilated, but not too much. I flush the toilet and I run away. I need to go to the hospital now.
Lerrick is looking for something inside a trash bag when he finds his favourite toy. His angel. His psychiatrist: a small bag of cocaine. He snorts it and starts laughing unstoppably. Suddenly, a man appears in the backstreet. He thinks it's W, but he doesn't recognize it.
"Who in the fuck are you and what the fuck do you want?" says in a really bad accent.
"Are you Mother Pharmacy?" asks the man.
Lerrick rises and nods his head. "Mother Pharmacy Fuckin' Lerrick," he says with a smile.
"Oh... you are the one that moved from Los Mantos and it's invading my zone." says the man, while drawing a gun. "My son told me that you tried to rob him yesterday. May I know why?"
Lerrick's face has no longer a smile. Now he is serious. "I need things to survive."
"And now, you must convince me not to shoot you in the head to survive."
Lerrick gets more and more desperate. He starts looking for his machete, but the man fastly grabs him by the neck. Mother Pharmacy hits the man's stomach with his elbow and he escapes from his arms. Now, he is looking for his machete in the trash bags inside the backstreet. Suddenly, he founds a smaller sharp knife.
"Now you will know, you motherfucker..." says Lerrick, but the man easily defeats him with two shots on his chest. The drug addict is still moving, so the killer finishes him with a third gunshot on his head. Lerrick is dead.
"You knew, motherfucker." says the man while throwing his gun with a silencer in the dumpster and walking away from the backstreet. The sun reveals his face that came out from a dark backstreet. He is Mortimer Blueblood.
.
Flash Sentry is lying in a bed, watching the TV. At the moment he is watching a Daring Do show with Vignette Valencia as the episode's guest star. Then, a nurse appears in Flash's room.
"Flash, you have visitors," she says, while he switches over to the news channel. Then, Abe and Jack enter the room. Flash Sentry's face drastically changes.
"What are you doing here?" asks Flash. "I know you... you are Mr. Tyler, but... who are you?" he says to Abe.
"My name is Abraham. I am Rarity's grandfather. She told me about your situation and it got me worried... I thought those boys were going to kill you for real."
"Yeah, I thought the same," answers Flash. "But well, here am I, thanks to Pietro, Mr. Tyler and W... where is W, speaking of the devil?"
Jack and Abe look at each other. W should have arrived several minutes ago. What did he want to do in the motel? What was he looking for?
"He may be coming to visit you," says Jack. "Did you hear the news?"
"About Jet Set? Yes. Neon Lights, Royal Pin and he will be arrested, while the others have been forgiven. The man who did the ambush had no mercy, but I think those bitches deserved it."
There is silence after that phrase. Then, Flash Sentry looks at Jack and both of them smile. "No way," says Flash.
"Yes way," says Jack.
"Did he do it for real?"
"W? Yes. He did it."
"Oh my..." says Flash Sentry. "And the news said they never captured him... I owe him one! No... I owe him two! Two favours!"
This conversation is interrupted when W fastly opens the door and looks at Jack, Abe, and Flash. There is something that calls Jack's attention. He doesn't have his trenchcoat, he has only his white t-shirt, which left sleeve is rolled up. There is also a red scratch on his arm, but Jack decides to ignore this. "Abe... Jack... We have a problem." he says while gasping. "Can I talk to you in private?"
"What kind of problem, W? What happened?" says Abe while looking at his face. He instantly realizes something... his pupils... his pupils are dilated...
"Let's go outside," says Jack. He knows that Abe's stare is not something good. "Wait for us, Flash."
"Your pupils are dilated," says Abe. "Are you high again, you son of a bitch?"
Jack now finds out what happened. The sleeve. That cratch. His pupils. There is only a word for this: HEROIN.
"No.," says Jack. "Tell me you didn't start with heroin again. You motherfucker."
Abe's face is now absolute shock. "Why? Why did you do that?" he shouts while slapping W twice.
"Look!" shouts W. "It's a long story... will you let me talk?" Both of them shut up and W takes a long breath. "I lied to you... I didn't come across Charlie today... I came across with Lerrick. I found him on a backstreet."
"Oh," says Abe. "And you didn't tell me."
"Sorry." answers W. "He gave me... heroin with a card."
"Why did you accept his heroin, W?" shouts Jack. "You know you almost died because of that drug!"
"Will you let me talk, for fuck's sake?!"
"OK," says Jack. "Keep going."
"I didn't want the heroin, but he told me that if I didn't try it, I would lose the answer to the Elements of Harmony thing."
Abe raises his hand.
"Yes, Abe?" asks W.
"We already know we have to kill the holders."
"Oh... the problem is who we are going to kill." says W. "After an argument with Lerrick, I carried the heroin to the motel and tested it... guess who appeared during my trip... Discord.. He said the heroin was magical and didn't give any addiction to the consumer, and he's right... at the moment I'm not having withdrawal symptoms... He also told me who were the six Elements of Harmony, and Abe, you won't like this..."
"Why?" he asks, surprised.
"Because one of those elements is Rarity."
Abe stays in silence for a minute, but then he recovers with a laugh: "Stop kidding, W. You were high during that trip. It's all a lie."
"It's not a lie, Abe!" I say. "Rarity, Twilight the Nerd Girl, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and other two girls named Applejack and Pinkie Pie are the holders. Would you like to kill them, Abe?"
"No.," says Abe. "We won't kill them. They are normal girls!"
"Yes, and I had sex with Countess Coloratura!" I tell him. "They do have powers, Abe! Rarity told me she saved my life using her magical shield!"
"She told me it was the moon, W!" answers Abe. "She doesn't have any powers."
"There is a way to solve this," says Jack. "We need another opinion. One that does not belong to you, Abe, W, or me. We need another declaration. Maybe someone who knows the six of them and talks with them every day."
The three of them think of the same person but they don't say anything. They know he is the best option.
"Hello, Flash," says W, while entering the room.
Flash smiles while looking at W. "Oh, hi guys... what happened?" he asks.
"Nothing." all of them answer. "Stupid things."
Flash nods his head and starts applauding. "You are the best, W! You are the best!"
"Why?" he asks, confused.
"You kicked Jet Set's ass and you didn't even get caught!"
"Uh, yes. Expert things."
"I owe you two favours. No... three! How about three?"
"With two favours I'm OK, Flash..."
"No, no, please! You deserve three!"
W looks at Jack and Abe. Their stares clearly say Accept it. I don't want Flash to repeat the same shit over and over. W follows their orders.
"Ok, three, Flash..."
Flash grabs W's hand and they shake hands. "This is incredible," he says. "I survived, my enemies got wasted, and I've just recently entered the drug intervention program!"
"Congratulations!" all of us say. Now, the moment came. I look at Abe while smiling and I ask the important thing:
"Hey, Flash... um... would you do me one of those three favours?"
"Sure!"
"I made a bet with Abe related to the popular girls of Canterlot High."
"Oh, the Rainbooms..." He says, with a smile.
"Do they have powers or not? If they have, I will win a hundred bucks."
"Ok..." says Abe. "You will give me a hundred bucks later, W."
"Actually, W wins this one." interrupts Flash. "They have powers."
Abe and Jack's smiles completely disappear. W's the only one smiling in the room because he was right. They do have powers. Now, Flash is the main voice in the conversation at this moment.
"What kind of powers are you talking about?" asks Abe.
"I thought you know what happened at school. Once, my ex-girlfriend went crazy and started brainwashing all my partners. Guess who saved the school... The Rainbooms. Not only they saved the school and all of the students, but also they defeated my ex-girlfriend with some kind of magical rainbow beam... Then, the Dazzlings thing... oh yeah, I remember that... being hypnotized by those sirens... but, answer me, guys... who saved my life and the Battle of the Bands from the sirens...?"
"The Rainbooms," answers Jack.
"Yes! And they also used a giant magical unicorn to save us! I'm not kidding!"
Abe still doesn't believe this, so he says: "This guy is as high as you, W... I don't believe him."
"Wait! I didn't finish yet... I remember that time when Twilight turned into a demon and Sunset Shimmer defeated her, but before becoming that angel she turned into, she used the power of..." he says and then points at Abe.
"The Rainbooms," says Abe, worried. His opinion about this is slowly falling. Meanwhile, Jack is looking up information about Flash's declarations on his cellphone.
"Very good, Abraham... I remembered she said some things while obtaining their power... Honesty, Kindness..."
"HONESTY! KINDNESS!" shouts W. "Discord told me those were Elements of Harmony!"
Abe still does not believe it, but he is not so sure as before. He is now confused. Is his granddaughter an Element of Harmony for real?
"Look at this," says Jack, showing Abe his cellphone:
Canterlot Daily:
CANTERLOT HIGH WAS SAVED! RAINBOW BEAM APPEARS ON CANTERLOT HIGH AND DEFEATS A STRANGE CREATURE: ELEMENTS OF HARMONY?
Photographies by Photo Finish.
"I found this one too."
Canterlot's Gazette:
THE SIRENS HAVE BEEN FINALLY DEFEATED! MAGICAL ALICORN APPEARS ON BATTLE OF THE BANDS: IS THIS AN ENIGMATIC APPEARANCE OF THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY? (ACCORDING TO MADAM MOONLIGHT COLUMBUS' DECLARATIONS)
You will only know in Canterlot's Gazette.
"And this one too."
Interview with Ms. Golden Spots, a historian who investigated about the Elements of Harmony.
Q: "What do you think about Madam Moonlight Columbus' declarations?
A: I think they are true. The Elements in the ponified Equestria have the same effects and power than the Elements from this dimension, according to Madam Moonlight Columbus' declarations."
Q: And is there a recent event that you can relate to these mysterious elements?
A: Actually, yes. There has been something related to them in Canterlot High. I've heard a magical alicorn appeared to defeat those sirens. That unicorn, according to Madam Moonlight, is the result of the combination of all the elements.
Now Abe is convinced. His granddaughter may be an Element of Harmony. No, no, she may not be... she is. She is an Element of Harmony.
"Flash's not lying," says Abe. "Oh my god..."
A tear comes out of Abe's eye. Now, he has to make a decision. The best robbery of all his life (and maybe of all time) or his granddaughter's life. She starts remembering Rarity since she was a baby... he remembers the first time he met her... he held her... both of them used to go to the Canterlot's mall for an ice-cream... no, he can't! He can't!
"I have to call Ron," he says. "We must cancel the project."
"He will commit a mass shooting if you do that." tells W to him. "He has been planning this for years, but... just don't tell him right in the face. Be slow."
"Oh fuck," says Jack, while watching the TV. "You are late with Lerrick, Abe."
"What? What happened?" asks Abe, and then, the four guys stay watching the TV. W grabs his head in silence. "Shit," says Abe while reading the news' title.
"MOTHER PHARMACY, INFAMOUS CRIMINAL, HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD ON CANTERLOT."
To be continued...