//------------------------------// // Prologue #2 // Story: Chronicles of Bon Bon // by Anonimoose //------------------------------// As Bon Bon entered the ship, she had a feeling in her stomach, something wasn't right, in all her years of service not once did griffons patrol alone, they were always with another in the area, but it was nowhere to be found. Slowly trotting down the corridor hugging the walls to avoid detection Bon Bon reached the door with "STORAGE" written on a plaque above the frame, if the Ambassador was anywhere, he would be there. Slinking into the room she noticed the Ambassador: A Blue Stallion, with a black mane with a money bag as his cutie mark, blood was stained on his light blue suit and white shirt from the griffons "interrogations" and his tie used as a gag to keep him quiet, whether or not he deserved it was beyond her pay, she has one job: get him to safety. Slowly approaching the stallion, Bon Bon assessed that the area was clear and proceeded to remove the tie from his mouth, she immediately regretted the action. "TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH!" he spat "sir, you need to stay calm and keep your voice down, we don't want to wake any of your captors." She replied flatly, the last thing she wanted was to have more paperwork when she got home. "You idiot! They're all gone, they went to talk to some Griffon general and "get two stones with one bird or whatever, now get me out of this confounded chair and get me home!" His voice giving off a sense of superiority. "Wait, Did you just say general?" she inquired. "Yes a general, I didn't realize they'd send a half blind AND deaf person to save me!" He said chuckling to himself. At this point Bon Bon wanted to punch the teeth right out of this upper class punk, but she had bigger problems at the moment, breaking radio silence she flipped on her radio to update the situation, "Control, this is Comm-" " Commander Drops! We have a serious problem!" "sir, whats going on!?" "IT'S A SET UP!" control shouted into his headset Bon Bon's eye widened to the revelation that she just walked into a trap, "Oooh buck, McTalk! WE. ARE. LEAV-" She was cut off as an explosion went off in the boiler room of the ship, it was only a matter of seconds before the storage area was filled with water, "LETS GO!" Bon Bon shouted at McTalk who was in shock of the situation at hand, without hesitation, he bolted for the door leaving her behind. As she made her way into the corridor of the boat, McTalk had already made it out to the deck of the boat giving the occasional impatient "come on!" making her way up the stairs she made her way onto the deck of the ship, the stern was already submerged, "To the Bow, MOVE!" She said pointing to the Bow of the ship. As they ran to the Bow, Bon Bon noticed the Body of the Griffon was missing and drag marks could be seen, they weren't alone. "Shadowbolts! The package is ready for delivery are you ready?" "This is Shadow one and two, we are ready for Pickup, deploy Fultons." "Alright sir, we don't have enough time or room for a standard pickup so we are going to do a skyhook." "A WHAT!?" He said his pupils shrinking to the size of peas. "Don't worry, all you'll feel is a little tug and you will be home in no time!" she said attempting to calm him down. "NO! YOU WILL HAVE HIM LAND FOR ME! I AM McTalk OF THE FAMILY OF M-" before he could let out another word Bon Bon pulled the ripcord on his pack sending a balloon into the sky, moments later a cloud trail swooped in and picked him up sending McTalk into a high pitched scream as he was carried to saftey. "Glad that's over with." Bon Bon said to herself "Shadow two, ready for my balloon?" "Confirmed, awaiting deployment." Pulling on her own ripcord, the balloon from her pack inflated and rose into the sky, letting out a strobe light to signal the Shadowbolt. She could see the shadowbolt catch and pop the balloon and hook the strap to his suit locking her in with a quick tug she was airborne. "This is Shadow Two, I have the package, returning to base." the Shadowbolt said as soon as he finished his sentence a Griffon struck him from the side and grabbed hold of him, spinning him in a full circle before throwing him into a collision course with the deck of the ship, before Bon Bon had time to react it was too late, the strap meant wherever the Shadowbolt went, she did which just so happened to be the sinking ship she just left. Getting her bearings back she noticed she was back on the deck of the ship, to her right the Shadowbolt laid limp with an expression of shock on his face, that griffon is going to pay. As if it had been called, the Griffon landed on the ship with a smug look on his face. "Well Well, if it isn't the Legendary "Sweetie Drops" time hasn't been on your side lady, I could say the same for your friend over there!" he said coldly laughing at his own joke. "You see, we don't care about McTalk, never did, we just wanted to take you out of the picture, something big is happening and we need you out of the picture!" "Who needs me out of the picture?" She asked, attempting to stand but unable to. "To be honest, Everyone! The Griffons, Changelings, Saddle Arabians, heck you even have a few Equestrains who want you dead, and I as a mercenary of honor, am happy to oblige!" The Griffon said, doing a mock bow. "You aren't making it off this ship you over sized chicken." Bon Bon threatened "What are you gonna do? Limp at me!" "No, I'm going to use this." she said pressing a few buttons on the attached block to her hoof. "OooOOOooo, not the block of doom! Whatever will I do!? You think this is my first Rodeo with you ponies I know what that is it's your species lame excuse for a shotgun! all I have to do is take a few steps back and guess what?" he said taking a few steps back with a smug look on his beak "You cant touch me!" "only one problem to that theory" she replied with a smug look. "and what would that be?" "I use slugs." -BLAM- what used to be the face of an eagle, now was nothing more than feathers and empty space. "works every time" she said blowing the smoke off the barrels. "Control, this is Commander Drops, my evac is KIA and I need immediate Evac, I can't move, need medical aid." "Drops this is Control, we are sending backup hang in there. over?" "Ov-oh celest-" "Drops respond! BON BON!" Control screamed in the mic, hailing Bon Bons frequency for five minutes to no response. The explosion sent Bon Bon flying into the cold waters, wounded and still attached to the remains of the Shadowbolt, She saw what looked as if the stars were moving faster than she ever seen in her entire life and then a glowing pair of white eyes, Then there was darkness