//------------------------------// // 11 Reached your destination. // Story: Holy and Hellish brothers // by NinjaTurtle //------------------------------// Chapter 11 Reached your destination --------------------- Charles --------------------- His body's internal clock chimed as he stirred awake. He loved it most days since it made sure he was never late to anything, but it also meant he couldn't sleep in. Even if he was tired. Charles sat up. He looked around to see no one else was up, the ponies asleep on the floor and his brother's arm hanging down from the bed he was sleeping in. He wouldn't wake them yet, since he knew he was up quite early, but he would soon. He crept out, avoiding the sprawled out sleeping ponies, and quietly opened and closed the door behind himself. He jumped off the steps and stretched. The sun's warmth bathed him as he stood there. He straightened his makeshift clothes. Charles looked around. What to do? Meh, could finish off the second rune set. He flapped his wings and lifted himself onto the roof. Pulling off his halo, he reached in and pulled out the rune he started, the metal carving spike and the book. Opening the book to the appropriate page, he continued carving. He had only been sitting there for a few minutes before he heard movement inside. It wasn't from the beds, so it wasn't Harry. It wasn't Quill since he was closest to the door. He looked over and saw that he was right. "Morning Ruby. " he said. She looked up and replied. "Morning Charles. ". "You're up early. I wasn't expecting anyone to be up for a while yet. " Charles said. He watched as Ruby walked to the front to connect to the cart. "Got woken up by you repeatedly putting things on the roof. " Ruby said as she began to pull. Charles looked at her sheepishly, despite the fact she had her back to him. "Sorry, didn't know that you could hear that inside. " he said. She huffed and continued pulling. "We should be getting close to the coast soon. " said Charles as he went back to carving. "Really? " she said with some attitude in her voice. He didn't mind. Harry's attitude could be a lot worse. "Yeah. We should get there… " Charles started before getting cut off as another cart passed them. The ponies pulling the passing cart looked at them weirdly but continued on without stopping. Ruby saw this and looked back at Charles, then at the cart that had passed. "I think that just proved my point. " he said. She huffed again and didn't say anything. "Got anything planned after the deal is done? " asked Charles, picking up the rune again. Ruby sighed. "Not really. We used the money we stole to pay for food and stuff. We pretty much lived in the cart, occasionally resting at a hotel. There's not really anywhere for us to go. " she explained. "I know you don't like me much, but you could stay with us. I would be better than living on the streets. " Charles offered. "No. I'm not staying with you. I'll take my chances here. " Ruby stated. "OK, just offering. " he said. After a long while of silence, he looked up from his work. The first of the houses could be seen. They were similar to the wooden houses in the town they passed a few days ago, if a bit more colourful. Charles's view was suddenly obstructed by the contract. Holy binding contract. The ponies Ruby Offering and Quill Page have fulfilled the conditions of the contract. They are now free to do as they please. Ruby Offering and Quill Page finished the contract in 5 days, 0 hours, 17 minutes and 47 seconds. The contract was not completed in the time limit of five days. Ruby Offering and Quill Page will not be getting a reward from Charles David Irons. This contract is completed. Charles was surprised. He didn't expect for the contract to do that. He also honestly thought that they would make it here in time but it seems he was wrong. "What is it? " asked Ruby. "It's a letter saying that the contract is done. You're free to go. " Charles said. Before he could say anymore, Ruby took the harness off and entered the cart. --------------------- Harry --------------------- The cart came to an abrupt stop. This caused Harry's head to collide with the wall, waking him up. He put a hand to his face as he got out of bed. "Ah, fuck, shit, cunt, bollock's, bastard..." Harry muttered, listing off every swear he knew. As he got down and stood up, still rubbing his head, he looked to see his brother and Ruby were up and gone. Quill was waking up. "Oh, good morning Harry. " said Quill as he looked up at Harry. He simply waved back and made his way to the door. He reached for the handle but was too slow as the door opened, revealing Ruby. "Quill, get up. We're going. " she said. "Huh, what? " both boys asked, confused by the suddenness of the orders. "The contracts done. We're free to go. Now come on. " said Ruby. "But where will we be going? " Quill asked. Ruby huffed in annoyance. "To the village we have arrived at. Now move. " demanded Ruby. "But where? We don't have any money or friends here. We're also criminals, so they might recognize us. " Quill said. "I don't have time for this. " Ruby said before levitating Quill in her magic. "Hey, put me down! " shouted Quill, flailing in the magic. "No, we are leaving. Now let's go. " she said as she started to walk away. "Let go of me! I don't want to go! " he shouted again Harry watched the commotion be for him. Should I help Quill? He's been a good friend and very helpful at teaching me things. But he doesn't belong to us and might be better off with them. Ah, fuck it. Harry raised his hand at Ruby and lifted her up in his shadow magic. "Hey, what are you doing? Put me down now! " Ruby shouted. "Put Quill down first. " he said. She scowled at him. "No. I am not leaving him here with you monsters! Now let me go! ". "Quill said he didn't want to go. I'm not letting you essentially kidnap him. " Harry said as he pulled Ruby back. Ruby dropped Quill and charged up her horn. Harry's eyes widened. Before he could react, Charles jumped down and created a barrier. The magic blast hit the barrier harmlessly. It dissipated as Charles charged at her. He quickly grabbed her horn and twisted it, stopping any magic that was gathering there. "AAAHHHHH! " Ruby screamed. Charles dropped her and summoned his bat. He swung and smacked her in the head as hard as he could. She went to the ground, her hooves holding her head. "You will think twice before hurting my brother. " Charles said. He then slammed his foot into her head, quickly knocking her out. Before Harry could say anything, Charles straightened up and turned to Harry. "Morning. You two alright? " he asked. Harry blinked before rubbing his face with his hands. Waaay too early for this. He looked down at Quill. He was standing there, wide eyed. "I'm fine. Hey, Quill, you good? " asked Harry. "Umm, yeah, I think so. " he said nervously. With that, Harry turned to Charles. "So what are we doing with her? " he asked, pointing towards the unconscious unicorn. After Charles looked around, he replied. "We could throw her into a bush. Simple and effective. Just hope she stays asleep long enough. ". "Really? That's the best plan? " Harry said sarcastically. "Got better ideas? " Charles asked. After a huff and a moment of silence, it was clear he didn't. With that, Charles lifted Ruby up and gently lowered her behind and in the shade of a bush. Once he was done, he put the harness on and started walking. Harry and Quill followed behind. "Well, this has certainly been an eventful morning. " Harry groaned. Quill nodded. "Yeah. " he said. "I do hope the trip goes smoothly. If not, I swear, I'm gonna beat someone. " said Harry. After an awkward silence, Harry spoke again. "Hey, Quill. You sure you want to come with us? " asked Harry. "Yes. I really don't have anywhere else to go and you are probably my only friend now. " Quill said. Harry looked at Quill at that comment. "You really think we're friends? No offense, but we've only known each other for, like, five days. And you were kinda forced to stay with us after Charles threatened you. ". Quill smiled and chuckled. "Not the best way to make friends, but you've been nice to me and taught me a lot. " he said. "I taught you something? What was that? " Harry asked. "You taught me to stick up for myself. I normally would have just followed her but seeing you stick up for yourself or me, weather against your brother or Ruby, made me realize I need to stand up for myself. " Quill said. So he learned to stand up for himself by watching me argue with my brother? It was Harry's turn to chuckle. "I used to get in trouble for that, you know? " he said. "What? Why? " he asked. "I would think I knew best and argued over everything. Just because you can stand up for yourself, doesn't mean you need to. Most of the time when I stand up for myself, I would turn out to be wrong and get into more trouble. " Harry explained. "Oh. That makes sense. " Quill said, looking down in thought. As he did, he accidentally bumped into a pony that was walking past. "Hey, watch where you're going, kid. " said the pony before walking off. Quill just turned and scowled at the pony before looking ahead again. With that, they continued walking through the town. The boys got the occasional stare or look but none seemed to care. Most just ignored them completely, making Harry think if they had seen humans before. Harry sped up a bit to catch up to Charles. Quill followed shortly. "Umm…Charles, how are we going to get a boat to wherever we're going? " he asked. "Oh, that. I saved some of the bits the princesses gave us. I don't know if it's enough, but if we say the princesses are sending us, we should be able to convince them to let us onboard. " Charles said, pointing his thumb over his shoulder at the cart. "And what about the cart? We can easily sneak aboard if we really need to, but we also need the cart. " Harry pointed out. "I don't know. I haven't gotten that far yet. " Charles admitted. "Do you think we have enough bits to get on the ship? " said Quill. Harry and Charles both shrugged in perfect unison. "I'll go count them then. Hopefully, we might have enough. " he said. "Oh, don't worry about that. I already know how many we have. We have about 170 bits left. 150 from the princesses, 32 from the thief's. Take away 12 for our new clothes and that makes 170. " Charles said. "170? That should be enough, I think. " Quill said as he looked ahead into the increasingly crowded streets. Harry and Charles, using their height to look over the crowd of ponies, could see a port and a few ships. There was some light traffic near them as well, with carts and wagons. "Hey, why don't we spend the night here and then set sail tomorrow? Gives us time to look around, make arrangements and chill. " Harry said. Charles took his eyes off the nearby restaurant and replied. "Oh, umm, yeah sure. Maybe we can get a decent dinner too. ". "OK. Let's go park this, then we can look around. Quill, do you want to come with or go look around on your own? " Charles asked. Quill had a second of thought before answering. "I'll go with you guys. Then I won't get lost if I need to come back. ". They spent the next few minutes searching but eventually found a place to stop. Charles took the harness off. Harry went to the back door and locked it. Quill stood off to the side waiting for them. Once the cart was secure, they all began to walk into town.