“What are you doing?” Twilight looked at her brother who was stepping from under the alien.
“I’m going to get the chariot, and bring it here so we don’t cause a panic if we walk right into town with this thing on our backs” With that said Shinning continued down the trail leaving the mares alone with the alien.
“Well, now what” Rainbow let the alien slide from her back, and so did Twilight.
“I know you’re angry, but stop” Twilight was sick of all the complaining from Rainbow.
“Stop? Stop what, you’re not the one who had blood all over her, or carry this thing around, and for what? Some stupid research”
“Ya’ll need to calm your selves” Applejack stepped in before it became ugly, but it was useless.
“CALM DOWN” the two yelled at her.
“You weren’t carrying a half-dead alien on your back for the past hour!” Rainbow scowled at her friend.
“Hey, you have no right to yell at Applejack like that” Fluttershy stepped in defending her friend.
“Oh and what were you doing, right nothing” She spoke with venom in her voice.
“What is wrong with you?” Twilight looked at Rainbow, then at the teary eyed Fluttershy.
The mares continued to spit vile comments at each other, and were oblivious to the wakening alien that was face first in the dirt behind them.
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Connor was slow to wake, but three female voices that were yelling back and forth with each other forced him to open his eyes.
He looked up were the voices were emanating from, and he saw three small horses that were talking, more like yelling, at each other. When he was looking over them he recognized two from the cave, but the third one was a shade of orange, and its blond mane was tied up with a red band at the bottom in a pony tail fashion, and also had a strange looking hat atop its head. Looking around he noticed yet another small horse, and this one was the brightest yellow, and pink he has ever seen, but it was like he Rainbow one because of the wings placed on its back.
Another ting he noticed was each had a color brand on their flanks. The lavender one had a large star with smaller sparkle like ones scattered around it. The orange one had three bright red apples, and the multi-colored cyan one had a cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt protruding from it. Finally the yellow pink horse had three pink and yellow butterflies in the same position as the orange one’s apples.
Connor put out his arms, and pushed himself from the dirt, he looked down at his chest, and noticed he had clean bandages over were his wounds. Connor looked back at the horses that were still bickering at each other, using his legs he stood strait, but his body was weak, and his knees buckled under him.
He gave a small grunt as his body slumped to the ground, and everything was silent even the horses that can talk, but are now dead silent. Connor was on his hand and knees looked over to the four horses who, In turn were gazing over him with their overly sized eyes.
Connor tried once more, and had successfully stood strait over the horses. Each one was a equal height of three in a half feet tall, and he was about five feet eleven inches.
Connor used one of his rejuvenation methods that the assassins used to gather strength in situations like this, so they could be ready for anything, he could feel his body tensing up, and relaxing giving him a feeling of alertness.
The two sides were locked in place waiting for one to make a move on the other, but it soon became more like a staring contest between the horses, and Connor.
There was a pool of emotions hanging in the air around them being fear, curiosity, frustration, and confusion, all was silent, even the wind was still.
Then there was something from behind him, a shuffling in the wood behind him.
Connor snapped his head behind him, and there stood more ponies, but this time the two closest were clad in gold and iron armor. Behind them was a white coated, sky blue mane horned horse, and beyond him was a chariot resting empty.
The armored ones took a fighting stance in front of him, and he took his own.
The one to his left threw a hoof at his face he blocked it with his wrist, and twisted its leg then he brought his fist to its jaw to which it stumbled back. The second one charged him head on he jumped out of the way as it ran by him. He took another ready position as it charged again, this time he took his knee to its head, and leaped upon it tackling it to the ground.
Connor stood back strait ready for another attack. Then a glow emanated over his hand, and then they snapped together. He tried to pull them apart but to no avail.
“What?” Connor looked up, and saw that the white horned horse had an aura around the horn, his face full of anger.
“I don’t know who, or what you are, but I will not tolerate you beating down my ponies” He started to walk closer to him.
Connor started to pull at his wrists as hard as you could, and very slowly his hands started to move apart from each other.
“Let’s find out” it said with a venomous tone. Then at that moment, Connor felt…something cut into his mind, it was like a mental dagger swimming through is head. Connor was forced to remember major moments in his life, watching them as if he was relieving them. It was first peace, and love, and joy for a few years, then blazing monster killing, and burning everything that he loved. Years later he saw people who were filled with pride, and hope for their own freedom for a new country, but at the same time all he could feel was…regret, guilt, and sadness. He saw the faces of the Templar’s he killed even his father, and their faces he would never forget them.
The mental dagger was pulled from his consciousness, and he was looking face to face with the horse that had his hands locked together. Its face was distorted with fear, anger, and sympathy.
He spoke quietly to him. “Who are you?”
“I am freedom” Connor started to feel weak, and dizzy.
The white horse looked deep into him, as if it was looking for something of great value.
For Connor everything started to fade into darkness once again, and then he slumped to the ground unconscious once more.
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Twilight watched as a wisp of energy flowed from her brother’s horn into the head of the alien, and the two stood like that for a time of a few minutes, all the while the guards started to pick themselves up of the ground.
Then the strand binding her brother, and the creature broke, Shinning uttered something to him, and it collapsed to the ground.
“What happened, what did you do?” Twilight asked him.
“I-I looked into his memories” He looked down at alien that was face down in the trail.
“What did you see?” Rainbow asked this time.
“Let’s get on our way f-first” Shinning had no idea that a living thing could go through so much agony, and pain in one’s own life time, and it made his heart wrench in his chest to even think about it.
Armor walked up to the chariot, and opened the door.
The chariot had a few enlarging enchantments on it so it was “smaller on the outside” .Inside there on both sides were two red velvet benches long enough to fit six ponies each, the walls, and doors were made from the same material as the benches, the floor was an oak wood floor gleaming with fresh wax laded over it. Pinkie pie was sitting on the far left side completely oblivious to the pass moments.
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After ten minutes the party was on their journey to the city of Canterlot, all the while the alien was tied up, and resting on the right side, slumped over the door.
“So what DID you see after you saw his memories?” Twilight was sitting across from Shinning, and had fluttershy, Rainbow, and A.J.
“Are you sure? What I saw was… disturbing” Shinning took his gaze to ‘Connor’. He learned his name when he looked over his memories.
“Yes, yes I’m sure” Twilight looked at fluttershy who had her head low.
He hesitated, but eventually the words started to flow as he remembered all he witnessed from Connors mind. The faces of the elements were expected ranging from sorrow to disgust as he told the story of this assassin. When he said all that was to be said the chariot was dead silent.
“S-so he is an assassin, but he fought for freedom, and peace of others, but killed for it like a vigilante?” Twilight looked to her brother with her Question.
“It looks that way” He huffed.
It was another ten minutes of silent flying until the chariot rocked giving the sign of arrival. Shinning Armor stood up, and opened up the chariot, and outside were the two royal sisters waiting for them in the gardens of Canterlot Castle.
“What happened?” Celestia looked to the guards that pulled the chariot. Each had a few bruises, and cuts.
“Long story short the alien named “Connor” panicked and attacked the guards on accident, and I can’t blame him due to his past.
“What does thou, I mean you mean by its history?” Luna was much better with her speech, but sometimes still makes a mistake here-and-there.
“That’s an even longer story, and I will explain later” Shinning turned to see the elements exiting the chariot, and the guards carefully pulling out Connor.
“I will take him to the castle medical area, and I shall return later and then will, explain everything to you” Shinning walked to the guards, and moved on into the castle behind the regal sisters.
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In the mean time the elements and the royal sisters had retired to the dining hall was their friend Rarity who waited for them. They all ate in silence. Soon after Shinning Armor joined them, and once everpony was finished eating he started to explain once more what he saw in Connors mind.
He finished like last time, but his gaze was fixed on a knot in the wooden table.
Celestia stood over the ponies.
“You all will stay in Canterlot if you wish, and I ask that you retire for the night for it has been a very long day, for all of you”
Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Pinkie pie had took the chariot back to Ponieville, while the rest were given a room, and were allowed to stay for as long as they wanted.
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Twilight was lying in bed her gaze glued to the ceiling that was like a mini dome shape with a large painting of the sun. Her mind was spinning with questions, and was wondering if Connor apparently, could answer them.
She tossed, and turned restless in the large bed trying to get her mind to calm, but no matter what she tried to do she could not sleep. Giving up she got out of bed, and left the room.
Twilight wondered the large dark halls of the castle trying to make up her own answers to questions and continued to do this for two hours until she was lost in the labyrinth of the Castle, and spent another hour trying to find her room. Once she found it her legs were tired, and eyes heavy, she crawled into the bed, and slowly drifted to sleep.