//------------------------------// // Canterlot's Royal Guard // Story: You’re Fired! // by Twilight Glimmer //------------------------------// "So, you would like to join Canterlot's Royal Guard?" Corporal Silver Blade asked as he looked down at a piece of paper that laid at his desk. "It seems that you have no references, no past public service experience, no law enforcement experience, and you don't have a name related to protection or weapons or bravery." "All of what you just said is correct, sir!" Knit Wit replied with an earnest smile. "We've only had one other person apply without a guard related name..." Sliver said as he gazed off into the distance. "Well, can you run?" "Oh yeah, I got lots of practice running from things." "Okay then, any special abilies?". "My grandma says I'm really good at knitting." "Good, good. Do ya like friendship?" "Well, friendship is magic, after all. And magic results in friendship!" Silver nodded, "I'll take that as a yes. I guess that means you're hired." Knit Wit smiled. "Thank you sir, I'll do my best to protect the princesses!" Knit Wit hopped out of his office as the same time as Courageous Heart walked in. "That pony looked rather familiar, sir," he said as he looked back at Knit Wit. "What do you mean 'familiar', kid?" Courageous looked down at his hooves. "About this time two years ago didn't a pony who looked similar to him come in the castle to ask a question? And the whole nation shut down for a whole day?" "Well, it was probably just some stuck up teenaged noblepony who came in to ask about his father's estate or something like that. That pony looked way too down to earth to be like that." "Yeah, you're right, sir." Twenty-two hours later... "Excuse me sir, I was wondering if you could help me find something," Cheerful Breeze said as she looked up at Knit Wit in his full set of armor. "Well, what do you need help with?" Knit Wit replied. "I need to find the room that has the weapons from past wars. I'm doing a science project you see, and I was hoping you could give me some directions." "Oh, you're talking about the secret room that I'm not supposed to let anyone into. I'll make an exception for you since I don't think a filly like you can cause much damage. I suppose the quickest way for you to get there of for me to draw you a map." He pulled out a nearby pencil and haphazardly drew a map on a sticky note. He had memorized the hall he was assigned to by heart already, though his drawing skills didn't do much to reflect that. Cheerful smiled. "Okay then, thank you sir!" She then skipped off to her destination. She was a bit concerned with how she was handed a map like that so nonchalantly, but she knew that this would be over quickly with no casualties.