A Sort of Homecoming
Twilight was surprised to find someone other then her brother wearing the armor of her brother, he had an off white coat and a yellow mane. She quickly backed away, feeling the tears welling up in her eyes. The new captain held out a note. "My deepest condolences." He said handing it to her. She slapped him in the face and stormed out her five friends following. The room was silent, and awkwardly so then Vinyl walked in Octavia trailing behind. Finn stopped her and asked her, "Hey do you know anything about Iron Will?"
"Not personally but there is probably something in the archives." She said pointing towards a tree or, at least what Finn assumed was a tree. He turned to the tree then back towards Octavia who along with Vinyl vanished. He said no thing walking over to the tree he entered to find stack upon stack of books. A mare with blue and white hair greeted him with a smile.
"Hello, anything I can help you with?"
"Yeah, do you have anything on Iron Will?"
She turned around. "Sure! Just follow me!" She said with a lot of pep.
"Colgate by the way."
She led him to a file cabinet, sliding out a cabinet labeled villains, and pulling out a file named Iron Will. Finn opened the file and Colgate made her way back to the door.
Name:Iron Will
Rank: General
Danger rating: 8.5Iron Will grew up in a world of warfare, one in which every year a ruler was overthrown, in duels of honor. Despite this his life was relatively peaceful only learning basic Minotaur warfare which is enough to combat an entire platoon effectively. After both his mother and father died in a griffon attack he fled to Equestria, where he then became a motivator, until he was confronted by a Ponyville resident, Fluttershy. He attempted to continue his motivational career, to no avail. Eventually he did the only other thing he knew how to become a mercenary, rivaling the skill of the knights of the Griffon Kingdom. After time he came to hate the peaceful state of Equestria, and when the changlings attacked he did not hesitate to offer his sword to Chrysalis.
Finn then closed, Colgate taking it immediately and giving him a note.Finn the opened the note which had come from Ooo it read.
Finn, you must return to Ooo the princess needs you.
Sincerely, Peppermint Butler
How Peppermint got this letter to him he had no idea, but when Peppermint says something is bad. It. Is .Bad. He put the note in his pack and went back to the town hall, which seemed to be producing quite the ruckus. Halfway there He could make out the conversation pretty decently.
"WELL WE CAN'T STAY HERE FOREVER OUR ENEMY GROWS STRONGER EVERY MINUTE!" A masculine voice bellows from the Hall.
"WELL WHERE WILL WE GO, HUH WHERE?!" A more feminine voice yells in response.
"ANYWHERE BUT HERE!"
"WE ARE THE ONLY THING THAT STANDS BETWEEN CHRYSALIS AND DOMINATION!"
Finn had reached the door and made an effort not to make a scene entering but before he could get in a light blue stallion opened the door.
"Alright you two, sit down before before I sit you down." The blue stallion spoke in a strong ascent, one similar to Octavia's.
"Fine let me just say she started this!" The captain Finn had seen before pointed to yellow pegasus with fiery hair.
"Well let me just say that you're a prick!" she replied.
"Well that's hardly the way my two favorite Lieutenants should act towards each other."
Both of them hung there heads in shame.
"Anyway I agree with both of you." He adjusted his posture.
"Dust Fall, your right if we stay what little hope is left for our species is gone, but Spitfire is right as well if we go the world of ours is lost."
"Well what if you guys come to where I'm from." Finn butted in.
Spitfire was the first to respond. "What are you insane, wait that might not be a bad idea."
"Yeah the lad seems well off and his world is most likely in a better state right now."
"Well then it's set..."
"Spear!" A guardspony.
"What!" the Blue pony replied
"Targe's drunk."
"WHY WHEN I'M THROUGH WITH HIM HE WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL HIS MUM'S FACE FROM HIS ARSE!"
Finn followed the two to deal with this "problem". there were six guards in full armor encircling a green stallion who wore silver armor, a kilt and a beret.
"CHARGE!" one of them yelled and so they did only to have the first one thrown into the wall.The rest met the stallion head on creating a giant dust cloud. when the dust settled the green stallion stood triumphant over the defeated.
"I got this.'' Finn said determination in his eyes.
Spear looked at him "are you touched in the head?"
"Why, what do you guys do?" he asked.
The captain shrugged."Wait him out?"
"what the hey-hey that's like, pbbbt lame."
"Well what do you want us to do lad?
"I'm going to wrestle him."
"I already like this guy." The captain said a smirk on his face.
"YALALALA!" Finn screamed at the top of his lungs confusing the stallion, and allowing him to tackle him to the ground. The stallion attempted to shake him off to no avail. Finn stayed atop the stallion until the six guards got up to their feet.
"We'll take it from here."one said as the others cuffed the silver armored combatant.
"So yeah um." Finn said leaning over to see rainbow dash. "I have to go!'' He said running to her.
"Hey rainbow!" Finn ran up to her hugging her.
"Finn," she said blushing.
He backed away. "Oh sorry."
Rainbow nodded.
"Sorry,I've been meaning to tell ask something"
"What?"
"You think the others like me?"
"Well, you want the truth?"
"yeah."
"Rarity thinks your barbaric, "uncouth" and just about as "sophisticated as a wooden board nailed to a wall" , Twilight thinks your reckless and could have gotten us all killed, Fluttershy thinks your too violent and ended too many lives to ever be a pet owner, Pinkie said she'd neverevernotinamillionyears bake you cupcakes like ever and Applejack thinks your trouble and should be locked up or thrown off a cliff."
"Really?"
"OF COURSE NOT Rarity thinks your extremely generous to the point knights should praise you , Twilight thinks your magical taking on an entire army on your own, Fluttershy thinks your too kind risking your life for people you don't even know, Pinkie said she'd bake you all the cupcakes you could ever want in your life ever, because your such a laugh and Applejack thinks your OK, I guess."
"phew I thought they hated my guts or something."
"Hey rainbow get over here!" Dizty called.
"see you later I guess."
"cool,cool"
Finn waved waiting until she was out of sight then, turning around to see Applejack approaching him.
"Hey you got a moment." She asked.
"Yeah what is it?"He asked
"Twilight wanted you."
"Alright." he said following her for a few minutes until she broke the silence.
"So. I heard you're in love with Rainbow."
"Yeah" He said involuntarily
"Well thanks for being honest."
"But who told you?"
"Rarity.''
"One of your guys' friends right"
"Did she not tell you?"
"No, about what?"
"This more of a question for twilight. and what do you know, we're here." she said
Finn walked into a tent many contraptions and beakers lined the walls. In the center stood Twilight Sparkle and a giant metal invention with many tubes and wire.
"Hey."
"Hello Finn"
"So you wanted me for something.?"
"Yes since you're a somewhat new species to ponydom i wanted to conduct some tests."
"somewhat?"
"Well, in days of old there were myths of what I would describe "bipedal primates with advanced technology."" She said fastening a series of tubes onto his body
"What?"
"Oh, yeah sorry, they described them as bald apes that should on two legs and had 'awesome' weapons."
"And what did they say about us?"
"They only called you the race of men, it is said that men were greedy and self centered, which I see does not hold true with you."
"And?"
"It is also said that they were extremely brave and often protected the defenseless, but one day they just disappeared never to be seen again... until today."
"What, does this thing do?''
"It monitors, heart rate, blood sugar, and physical condition."
"Oh, ok." Finn said making sure all the tubes were secure.
"It also monitors, thought processes,motives and love interests.."Twilight said under her breath.
" Wha.."
"START THE TESTING!"