//------------------------------// // Not as planned // Story: Spectrum, Blue Skies, and Reggie // by Spectrum Paxion //------------------------------// The train car’s silence didn’t last but five minutes, until we restarted talking. I guess that was a good thing considering what I had done and said to Blue and we were still friends. We talked about what we would do when we got home. Reg would spend more time with Lily; Blue would go back to his ferret Trixie, and me… Well I had no idea of what to do when I got home, but as long as Reg and Blue were going back with me I didn’t care. The train eventually stopped and we picked up our gear, and Blue’s sentries followed after their creator and master. The conductor told us “The princess told me to tell you that the area you need go to is about two miles that way.” Seeing where he pointed we gave a thank you and the train headed back to the station where it had picked us up. We strolled the two miles quickly to get about 100 meters away from where he set up camp. Blue came over from where he had been with his sentries and said, “Ok, so Luna’s information on Fracture is a little dated.” "How so?” Reg asked. “He has about thirty guards and no mind controlled mares or stallions.” “Ideas Spectrum?” “Luna said kill Fracture so we will do as planned. I would like to add try not to kill any of the guards, with that said I am also to make sure you are both safe so only attack if they strike first… Good?” “Yes” They said in unison. “Well let’s go, and try not to die.” “That’ll be easy.” Blue said smiling. “Funny.. Remember if we die you’ll be digging our graves and then you will have to explain to Luna why her prodigy is dead.” His smile lowered and we began preparing. During this time Blue came over to me and handed me the Darklight cannon. “I won’t be needing this.” He said. “Ok.. I understand.” I turned to Reg “Hey you think you can handle two?” “I don’t see why the hell I can’t.” He replied. “Well happy birthday.” I said while tossing the machine. “You know you’re a month late.” “I like to say that I am eleven months ahead.” After the set up we walked the small distance to his camp. There were two guards at the gate of his little fortress. The stood approached and one spoke in a deep voice “Turn around civilians this is authorized area designated for private use.” “Is that the kind way of telling us to fuck off?” Reg asked.” Cause there were more words use then was needed.” “Sir we are requesting that leave now.” “And I am demanding entrance to this little place you are trying to protect.” “Sir if you don’t remove yourself we will have to use force.” “Ok first don’t call me sir my name is Reggie, Reg, or Griffon and that is what I will be addressed as. Second you guys couldn’t beat me and my pal here.” He said pulling me to his side. “Reggie we don’t want to have to use force.” “Well I do.” He said and shortly after a curled up claw hit the guard that was speaking in his nose knocking him down. He stumbled back up with the help of the other guard. Who was now swinging at me trying to connect with my chest. I gave a quick sweep of my leg causing his leg to be stretched far from his other. This made him unstable and with stomping my hoof on his leg led to him being forced to kneel. I got behind him and grabbed his shoulders, and then with a quick and strong pull of him back his spine collided with my bent joint. He arched his back from the pain and fell on the ground subdued. I turned to see that Reg had taken a hold of the stallion’s hoof and flipped him onto his back. He was now pounding his fist into the guard’s chest until a sharp snapping sound erupted from his chest signaling that the damage had been done. We left the bodies crippled by their post and sneaked around to the back of the walled off area. When then flew over and hide behind some of the junk that they had set off to the side. Fracture was nowhere in sight which meant we would have to find him. I peeked out to see a group of guards patrolling the entry points. The rest were next to a hut and the barracks. I saw the target leave the hut and walk to the center to address his guards. His voice was loud and powerful when he spoke he said “Fellow followers I am here to tell you that there are ones who want the death of your leader. Now we must stop them at once.” “You got a plan?” Blue asked. “I’m thinking… Ok we’ll send out the drones to thin the numbers. Reg with cover us as we make our way to Fracture.” “Good plan, to bad you’re a little bit late.” A deep voice said as I was encased by a white aura that pulled me to face Fracture. I struggled to get out of this magical grip, but his power was greater then mine. I saw Reg firing the cannon at Fracture to free me, but every shot was blocked by him creating a small shield over himself. He then commanded his guards to detain Reggie and Blue. It only took one guard to be able to hold Blue resistance, Reg however was a just a little bit stronger and along with the three guards holding him back as he inched towards Fracture a unicorn shot a charge of lighting causing him to tense up and fall like a stack of bricks. “Good. Now take them to the cages.” He said pointing to two six-foot cubes that were next to each other. “Now why are you here?” He asked me. “To have you dead.” I replied. “Well I don’t think you will live to see that.” “I don’t have to see it. I just have to make sure that you die.” “I don’t think Luna would like her student to dead on a mission she sent him on.” “How the hell do you know about my mentor?” “You’d be surprised what I know about you.” “Ok asshole what do you about me.” “You have a sister named Platitos Rez, a adoptive sister named Rainbow Dash, you fear not protecting others, you’re an expert at lock picking and alchemically. “Ok.. Now what is my favorite color?” “Purple.” “Shit.” “Oh.. I almost forgot.. You’re a corrupted spawn.” “Yeah and that matters why?” “I think I send you to the place that you know the best.” He finished by grabbing my ring and taking my knife from my bag. He opened the blade and stabbed it into my forehoof and dragged it down slicing deep and hitting my bone as he continued. I yelled “Aaagggghhhh!!! Fuck you!!” “Consider this a good-bye present” He said opening a portal to the void. Shortly after he spoke he tossed my bleeding corpse into the Void and closed the entrance to it. I landed on a hard surface were I lied in my own blood until I felt slumber overtaking me and shortly after felling the effects it won and I blacked out.