//------------------------------// // 13-The Revolt // Story: The Orphan // by Dramatic Stories //------------------------------// The Revolt It has been a couple of weeks since the ordeal in Manehatten. Applebloom and Sweetie Belle returned here with their families, and remain quiet in the south side of Ponyville, where the Templars are failing at taking back control. Their little raid parties always come to a bloody end with the angry stallions and mares of the rebellion. It's only a matter of time before the Templars loose central Ponyville. I wasn't prepared for the exhausted mare, that had suddenly burst through our front door. Her breathing was heavy, and her legs seemed weak. "I..."She spoke, completely out of breath. "Calm down. Breathe."My father spoke, attempting to calm the mysterious mare down. She sat on the wooden floor, as her breathing slowed. "It's Ponyville. The enemy has attacked us with all the soldiers they have. We're losing this battle!" "What?"I said. I quickly grabbed the pistol given to me by Holora, and placed it in the holster. "You must help."The Mare pleaded. "And we will. We must get going."I made my way for the door quickly. "Rest easy for a moment."I said to the mare as I walked out of the house. My father was right behind me, leaving the door open. We ran across the bridge built over a rushing river, which served as the border for Ponyville. In the distance, we could see Sugarcube Corner being ravaged by the Templars. Many ponies ran, while others faught amongst the chaos. Many of the fleeing ponies, stopped at the sight of my father and I, and suddenly turned back to continue the fight. I could here the shouts and cries from mares and stallions. "They're here!"I heard. "This battle is ours now!"Their shouts of encouragement drove the fight towards the Templar soldiers, who were busy tearing down buildings, and holding mares hostage. "COME ON!"I shouted as loud as I could, as I sprinted into Sugarcube Corner. I leaped up in the air, hidden blades unsheathed, and gleaming in the sunlight. Below me, two unsuspecting soldiers stood back to back as I plunged on them, killing them both. I held one of their helmets up high, shouting and waving it in the air. Mares and stallions cheered, as they continued to fight. Nearby, a group of fillies were huddled in a corner with two soldiers pushing them back. I quickly ran to their aide, and tackled both of the soldiers, before proceeding to kill them through their confusion. As I climbed up on my hooves, and I felt a large body strike me, as I was propped up against a wall. A soldier held me by my neck, attempting to strangle me. I unsheathed my hidden blade, and went for the kill. *THUNK* I watched as the stallion suddenly fell dead. I looked at his temple on his head, only to find an arrow had penetrated through it. I looked to my left, and saw Sweetie Belle standing there. She grabbed my hoof, and pulled me to my hooves. "We're winning this one."She said. "Not only that, but it seems you and your father have encouraged the rebels to take back the entire town!" "Then let it be."I begun to run after the retreating Templar soldiers. "TO ARMS! TAKE BACK PONYVILLE!"I shouted. Ponies ran along side me, as we stampeded towards Central Ponyville. A small group of Templars soldiers stopped in our path, and lowered their muskets. Many ponies were their already, and tackled them before they could fire. The rebels took their weapons and muskets from them, and continued to stampede into the Templars territory. The further we ran, the more Templars were there, and the more Templars fell the ground. I pulled myself out of the stampede, and climbed a small pillar on a wall, so that I may see over the heads of the stampede. I saw one mare, a pegasus, stop as well and turn to me. "Are you Scootaloo?"She asked. I nodded once. The mare stuck her hoof out. "The name's Silver Lining. I'm the leader of the rebellion."I took her hoof and shook it. "You have done well to take back and hold south Ponyville from the Templars."I spoke, watching as the stampeding ponies continued on. "Thank you. I've received some information from a few spies that returned to me this morning. The Templars attacked to get it back, but it was too late. It seems, a certain queen Chrysalis is in Ponyville right now. And she leaves for Baltimare tomorrow when the sun is high."Silver explained. "Do you know the whereabouts of where she may be?"I asked. "My guess, is Mayor Mare's office. It's elevated, so she can see the entire town from the window. That's the first place I would look." "Thank you Silver...I'll help with the revolt as much as I can, but I must go find Chrysalis."I spoke, as I begun to climb off the pillar. Silver tipped her hat, and followed me as I chased the stampede that had passed. We were quick to catch up when the Templars begun to fight back. The rebels had been pushed back slightly, but not by much. With no mercy, I charged a line of Templars. They directed their muskets toward me, and lowered the long metallic tubes down toward me. I looked to my right, and saw a soldier lunging for me. I quickly disarmed him, and pulled him towards me. I held him between me and the line of muskets aimed at me. I felt his body tense up, and loosen as each musket fire. I dropped his limp, and lifeless body, and ran towards the line of soldiers. They backed up, taking a few steps back as I leaped into the air. I used the long barrels of the muskets to use as leverage, and pushed up to jump over their heads. As they turned to defend themselves, I continued running towards the building where the Mayor would do any of her work. Three soldiers stood in my way at the doorway of the building. I quickly took care of two with my hidden blade. The third one, beaten and bloody ran off, knowing he had no way of beating me. I pushed the doors. Locked. I stepped back, and with force I charged the door, bucking it down as the momentum carried through and tore the door down. More guards awaited inside as I walked inside. As they surrounded me, I untucked a black ball from a pouch on my equipment belt. As she drew closer, I threw it down. With a high pitches bang, smoke exploded out from the device. The stunned soldiers coughed and sputtered as I ran out of the smoke cloud. In front of me, a flight of stairs curled around the outside wall that led up to the Mayor's office. I quickly climbed vertically, knowing there would be no time to climb the entire flight. The guards found their way out of the smoke, and begun running up the stairs as I neared the top. After about thirty seconds of vertical climbing, I reached the top floor. The door leading into the office was in front of me. I charged it, running at full speed, getting ready to draw my blade. The door opened easily as I struck it. I walked inside, only to find it was empty. The window on the other side had been shattered. I heard the soldiers behind me as I looked out of the window. My lucky day...a loose pile of hay was right below me. "You have no where to go, and Chryssis' long gone."A soldier said. I let my body fall freely out of the window. I heard the cry of an eagle as gravity pulled me down. I landed in the pile of loose hay, and checked myself for injury. Knowing that I was safe, I climbed out, and looked around. I noticed a distinct change around me. The shouting of the battle had quieted down as the cries begun to turn to cheers. I looked towards my left, and saw Silver Lining approaching me. "Silver...what's come of this?"I asked. "Seems we were a bit too late. Chrysalis ordered a full retreat. She left not ten minutes ago."Silver spoke. "Towards Baltimare?"I asked. "Yes." "Get a wagon ready quickly. I'd like some assistance in chasing her down." "Ma'm?"Silver said raising an eyebrow. I only gave a smile, and said... "We're ending this today."