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// Appointment with royalty 
// Story: Kidnapped1-5 
// by Jaiden 
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Zac sized up the wall it was big -- just about four times his height. After planning his route he ran up and reached for the first crack with his right hand, he couldn't reach it but at that very moment a hook came out of his bracer and latched on to the crack in the wall. Zac used this to his advantage as he pulled on this crack and almost jumped for the next crack in the wall. He grabbed it and started to climb normally. He reached the top and looked over the wall. It was a massive garden with a balcony looking out to it. Peering down a little Zac saw a lone guard watching this portion of the garden. He would have to either knock him out or kill him. Zac didn't know how to knock someone out by hitting their head but heard of it, he wasn't going to take the risk. He climbed over the wall and got just above the guard.


Zac turned slightly as he jumped off of the wall and onto the guard -- Riding him. Before the guard could scream out for help Zac grabbed his mouth and covered it, then he put his arm around the guard's neck and pulled as hard as he could. The guard was knocked out in seconds. He made his way across the garden. It was mostly composed with white tulips so his armour reflected white to blend in. He made his way to the balcony and jumped, grabbing the edge of the balcony with his hookblade and pulled himself up and over the concrete fence of sorts.

Zac found himself in a bedroom. It was dark and there was nobody in it, the walls where covered with a wallpaper that symbolised constellations and stars. Zac pulled curtains behind him so anyone entering wouldn't see the knocked out guard. He had to make it to the king or queen before the alarm was raised so he could find out if that unicorn was a bandit of some sorts. He heard the southern pony talking about the princess and that the unicorn should send a letter to her, the princess obviously never got the letter because she had saved him from the general.

After unlocking the door and peering outside he noticed that there was a main hall where the king or queen would sit. Zac ran out of the room towards the main hall and noticed that it was vacant so he waited behind a table in the corner of the room until royalty entered.


**One hour later**

Wal-Clopping was heard in the corridor outside the main hall and the same princess that had winked at Zac entered the room alone. This is my chance!

Before Zac could move the princess spoke "Reveal yourself, I can sense your presence." 

 Alright then. Zac moved out from under the table and walked towards the princess, making sure his blades where hidden.

"I have to congratulate you on managing to get this far. I wouldn't have expected a boy of your age with amnesia to learn so quickly. However this is as far as you will go. You have knocked out one of my guards in the garden is that correct?"

"Yes. I did." 

"Well then. The guards won't be happy with you. Especially General Stormheart. You have twenty seconds boy."

"Excuse me?"

"Ten seconds"

She is letting me go. Shit I have to run 

Zac used his dagger to shatter a window and his hookblade to grab onto the cracks in the brickwork. He started to climb down. Zac landed on grass and turned to see a unicorn guard with a sword in its telekinesis bubble.

"This is as far as you go. General Stormheart has sent me to kill you. What are your last words?" The guard sounded like he meant business.

"I don't want to fight you. Just put down the sword and we can both leave without wounds today."

"That isn't your choice." The guard swung. It hit his chest but the plate armour protected him, not a scratch was seen.

"Your loss." Zac pulled out his sword and duelled the guard for a while. Using his hidden blade on his left wrist to counter his attacks. After about five minutes of duelling the guard Zac successfully broke through his armour and sliced his side. The guard screamed in pain. "Yield. Or die." Zac asked. The guard said nothing and swung at his left side. Zac blocked the sword with his hidden blade and used his sword to slice the guard's knees -- Preventing him from following Zac. The guard dropped his sword knowing that it was over. But instead of killing the guard Zac walked by him. Leaving him to bleed. 

"You should be grateful that I spared you."

"You should finish me. I will only kill you whilst your back is turned."

"Don't make me slice your back legs." Zac Wandered over to the wall and saw that there was a rope connecting a massive statue to the floor. The good thing that it would let him decent and cover his tracks. The bad thing is that it lead into town. He is already wanted so he would have to escape and travel quite far. He latched onto the rope and glided down onto a roof. Guards where running to the gates to chase him but it was too late. Zac had escaped the perimeter of the wall and ran across the rooftops out of Canterlot.

*******Three days of thieving out of carriages and travelling later*******


Zac had stock up on water and food to cross a desert but the desert was guarded by -- well guards. And there was wanted posters all over for him. The bounty was 4,500 'Bits' This was the official name for the currency they used. Zac had planned to travel to a town out past the desert he saw on the map. But the boarder was guarded. There was no way to get across there without a distraction or fight.

Change of plans. I have to find a hospitable village that doesn't have guards wanting to kill me. I could head back to where I started out but that crazy unicorn wanted to keep me locked up. There is no place I know of that has no guards other than that town. Zac checked his map that he stole from a trader. Ponyville. Its a good two days from here. I hope there will be a good supply of traders to rob. Zac still had his original four pouches full of bits so he would be good if he needed to buy things.