//------------------------------// // Kidnapped3: Nomad // Story: Kidnapped1-5 // by Jaiden //------------------------------// Zac had been travelling for five hours now and it was almost sunset. He had several headaches and flashbacks on his journey. He remembers nothing about Earth or his family but he does remember everything he learnt in science and other lessons. So he knows what to eat and what not to eat. He also knows about lockpicking because he practised it so much. As he walked up a hill he saw a pony pulling a carriage with a lot of locked chests and some pouches. Zac planned his assault on the carriage. If he was seen it would be over. If anyone else caught him it would be over. The pony was walking quite slowly and there was nobody else other than him. Zac looked over the hill without being seen. There was nobody. So he let the carriage pass him then he crept up behind it and grabbed some pouches. There was a little chest that was locked too so he grabbed that. As soon as he got what he wanted he quietly sneaked back into the foliage and got in a little dip. He put down everything else and looked at the chest. There was only one tumbler so he grabbed his lockpicking items and started to mess around. A small click was heard. Bingo The chest opened. It contained a pouch of gold coins. Double bingo. He opened the pouches more gold coins. Fuck no food. This guy must have been a trader of some sort. Zac looked at the small chest again. He did a double take. There was a small lever to the side of it. He pushed it down and saw that there was a secret compartment. He pulled out a leather.. Belt? It had several strap-like buttons on it, he made the connection. These are for holding pouches. Nice. Zac fitted the belt onto his trousers. Perfect fit. He then noticed there was a bigger strap made for a weapon of some sort. Possibly a dagger. He quickly attached the money pouches and dumped the chest. He ran back to where he saw the carriage last. The pony had stopped to eat. Zac saw a dagger on his carriage he knew this would be dangerous and risky. He crossed the cobblestone road and hid in the foliage and crept closer until he could grab the dagger. The pony had set up a fire so this illuminated him a lot more making it harder to grab the dagger. Zac waited for five minutes until the pony had to answer to the call of nature then he grabbed the dagger and a bottle of water and ran towards his destination: Canterlot. Zac read the signpost. He followed the road and stayed out of sight. He was getting tired so he found a ditch and covered his legs with grass so he wouldn't be seen. And he closed his eyes. **** Zac woke up to find that all his belongings where still there and he wasn't injured. All of which where good things. He grabbed the bottle of water off of his belt and took a mouthful. The water was fresh and was tasty. Zac was carrying a bottle of whiskey and decided that he didn't need it. so he un-clipped it from his belt and left it with the chest. ***Three hours of un-eventful walking later*** Zac climbed a hill and heard clops so he ran further into the foliage and got onto his stomach. A Heavily decorated carriage with what seemed to be guards in gold armour passed by. There were no risks with this one, if Zac even tried he would get arrested. So he let them pass and continued on his way. He had a major face-palm moment. If they where guards than there could be royalty in that carriage. This could be a problem. So he followed the carriage until he heard something that he didn't ever want to hear. "Stop, in the name of the Royal guard! Who goes there?" A guard shouted in Zac's general direction. Zac didn't answer instead he got down on his stomach and hid. "This is your last chance. Come out or we will have to take action!" The guard sounded like he knew where Zac was but he shouted AWAY from Zac this time. "I warned you!" The guard jumped off of the carriage and ran towards Zac's general direction passing near him a few times but never actually seeing him. He heard a soothing voice come from the carriage. "General Stormheart. What is all this about? I never saw anypony." Zac didn't know who this was. "Princess Celestia I saw a creature lurking about this foliage and now he is gone. He could be a assassi-" General Stormheart was cut off by 'Princess Celestia' "Don't be so ridiculous I would have seen the creature if there was one. And besides it was probably a rabbit." Zac saw another guard snicker Inaudibly. The general returned to the carriage and Zac saw the princess wink at him. Thank you ma'am! Zac crawled away until the carriage couldn't be seen then he got up and continued to head towards Canterlot. ***Ten hours later*** Zac was getting tired again. He decided it would be a good idea to count up the gold coins in case he had to buy anything from the ponies that where willing to sell him stuff once he got to Canterlot and discussed topics with the people in charge. There where princesses but what about kings and queens? they are the top dogs -- well usually. Zac found a steep dip that was dangerously close to the road but was in high grass. so he pulled some of it up and covered himself in it short of his head. The last time he did that he was sneezing like mad for practicably the whole day. Hay-fever that puts me at a dis-advantage..