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// Ace's arrival: part 2 
// Story: Fire-Fist Ace in Equestria 
// by Supreme Assassin 
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with Ace before the others came to Canterlot for the test a few days before.  

"If you're not going to move... then you're in my way!" Ace said in a dark tone as his eyes shot open, his pupils became smaller, and sent out a wave of haki towards the guards; knocking them out. 

As soon as the first guard hit the ground everypony ran out of the donut shop as if their lives depended on it, while one of the other ponies present went to go call other guards. To say that Shinning and Cadence were surprised was an understatement. Seeing that three of the guards were knocked out, without even being touched had their eyes widened, and their jaws to the floor.

The pony that went for more guards came back with some more skilled and high ranking ones than the others on the floor. 
(For the higher ranks use your imagination. And for the lower ones they're privates.) There were five of them, three earth ponies and two pegasi. When Ace saw that the other guards were entering the donut shop he was certain that he would get into even more trouble. 

As the guards came in they saw the other three on the floor passed with their eyes white and mouths open. Some of the guards present were either shocked or angry at the sight of their fellow guards on the floor. But they didn't care about that, they were more concerned about what would happen to themselves.They looked to Ace standing in front of the ones that were passed out.

"Are you the one who did this!" One of the reinforcements demanded. Ace just looked at the guard with an annoyed/bored expression on his face. And then replied in one simple word.

"Ya."

"Then you are going to come with us for assaulting the royal guard." another of the guards said. 

Clearly these guards are angry that he didn't take them seriously. But then again why would he? There weren't any unicorn guards. Besides Shinning, and he was just standing aside seeing how this will play out. 

Shinning didn't like this particular guard unit because they used their rank to get what they wanted from civilians. But when it came to other guards they kept their distance... mostly because they couldn't get anything from the other guards, and they would be ratted out. Unless one of them became a captain. But that was highly unlikely.

"No. I think I'll pass." 

"If you don't then we will use force." each guard said as they pointed their weapons at the flame pony. Ace however just had a slight smirk and narrowed his eyes a bit. 

"Go for it." Ace said as the temperature in the room began to rise. But before anypony could do anything, after regaining his composure Shinning spoke up and pointed at ace with a hoof.

"Before you do anything further, mind introducing your self?" Shinning asked with a small grin. Ace raised an eyebrow, slightly confused at what he said, as was every other pony in the room. 

"What?"

"Well before you somehow put the others down for 'nap time', we"  he gestured to himself and Cadence  "told you our names and you didn't tell us yours." Shinning said trying to avoid conflict. Cadence was aware that Shinning didn't want to have a fight break out and went along with his little plan. "Shinning does have a point. And you don't want to be rude do you?" Cadence said trying to avoid a fight as well.

Ace realized what they were doing and just grinned. "Your right. I guess I did forget to introduce myself. My name is Portgaz D. Ace."

Shinning was about to get the situation under control, but when he remembered something about the first group of guards his plan was hold for a moment. It took him a few seconds until he knew exactly what it was. He looked at the second group of guards and then spoke to them.

"The first group was sent here to bring me and Cadence back to the castle. Do you by chance know why?" Shinning asked the guard group. They exchanged confused glances until their supposed leader of the group spoke up.

"Yes captain, all of the royal guard has been informed. But we didn't really understand what she meant when she announced it."

"Did she say anything that might help us understand why we need to go back?" asked Cadence.

"I think she said 'The Crystal Empire has returned'."