"Serves you right!" I laughed at the dead body. Princess Cadance's muffled shouts caught our attention. "Jack, free her, I'll guard the door" I said. Jack nodded and rushed over to Princess Cadance. He bent down next to her and removed the black sash blindfolding her. Her violet eyes stared tearfully at him.
"Hold on, hold on" he said in a comforting tone as the alicorn whimpered behind the black sash gagging her. When he lowered the sash, he reached into her mouth and pulled out a white crumpled cloth. When he uncrumpled it, there were two words written in red.
'Turn Around'
Jack did what was written and gasped. I was on my knees with my hands on my head and several soldiers aiming their guns at me. "Full House" I said in a defeated tone. Jack raised his hands in defeat.
In a room, Jack and I were both tied to chairs. Shining Armor was still unconscious and was tethered to a wall with a muzzle on his mouth, and both sashes blindfolded and gagged Princess Cadance again. "Fuck" I muttered. "I go out to guard the room, and they were out there waiting for me!" The door opened and the man whom I grappled with entered the room. "Well if it isn't the Man Who Almost Left Me To Die On The Roof In Canterlot" I said.
"Good guess on the name, but I'm afraid that isn't my real one."
"So what is your name?" Jack asked as he maneuvered himself to a comfortable position in his chair.
"Sir Prize" he said with a smile. He pulled up a chair and turned it around so when he sat, his front was leaning against the backrest. "Now my men are scouring the place for the other two Horsemen. Do you have any idea where they are?" He asked.
"Yeah" Jack said. "They are in the building of Fuck You and it's located on a street titled And Go to Hell." Sir Prize nodded and stood up. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a handgun and cocked it. "Here's the deal" he said. He shot me in the leg and kicked me over. As I screamed in pain, he placed a foot on the spot where he shot me.
"You son of a bitch!" Jack yelled over my screams, and Princess Cadance's muffled cries.
"I'm going to count to 10. If you don't give me a location, I'm going to put a bullet in your friend's head here. Then I'll count to 20 starting with eleven, if I don't get what I want, I'll shoot the stallion over there. Then I'm going to start with 21 and work my way to 30, and if I still don't get the answer I want, I'll shoot you and then the mare here. But I want her to witness everything." He removed his boot from my wound and walked over to the struggling alicorn. He then removed the blindfold and tossed it aside. "Shall we begin?" He asked as he aimed the gun at me. "Now I'm going to ask again. Where are the other two Horsemen?"
"Jack, don't say anything!" I shouted. Sir Prize stepped on the wound on my leg and I cried out in pain. Princess Cadance stared at me with worry.
"1" he counted.
"Ok, we don't know. We were together one minute, and the next--"
"I've heard this bullshit cliche story before. 2."
"I'm telling you the truth. We don't know."
"Maybe not. Perhaps you're just fucking stalling me. 3." Across the room, Shining Armor was starting to come to. Behind the muzzle was a weak muffled moan. "Oh, he's awake" Sir Prize said with glee. "Now the two can watch as I eliminate your friend here."
"Forget it. I'm not telling you shit" Jack spat.
"That's ok. I'm still going to count. 4." I looked at the two ponies in the room.
"Look away" I whispered. Sir Prize got off me and tucked his gun away. He then pulled out a large tactical knife and cut my ropes. He grabbed me by the shirt and dragged me to the center of the room.
"Now my patience is wearing thin. If you won't tell me where the other Horsemen are, at least give me the location of the rings. 5."
"Jack, whatever you do, don't say anything" I pleaded. Jack nodded with understanding. Suddenly, Sir Prize pressed his knife against my neck, causing panic from the two ponies. Their eyes widened and they struggled against their bonds.
"Use your magic, to help us!" Jack shouted.
"They can't do that. The materials restraining them has an aura that prevents magic. 7."
"Damn" I muttered. Sir Prize looked at Jack.
"You were saying?"
"We saw the rings once and then no more. That was the last time we saw them." Sir Prize stared at Jack with an unamused look on his face.
"8."
"Listen you son of a bitch!" Jack yelled. "I'm telling you that we don't know! Why don't you believe me?! Are you blinded on wiping us out that you're failing to know the truth?"
"9!" He prepared to slit my throat. Princess Cadance and Shining Armor both looked away and shut their eyes tightly.
"You know what, Sir Prize? I have a dare for you. I dare you to come in close and put this thought into your head. The more you think you see, the easier it'll be to fool you!"
"I'm not easily fooled! I know the truth and I will always know them no matter what. So one last chance. Where are the fucking rings the Horsemen wears?!"
"In the Everfree Forest!" I yelled. Sir Prize and Jack looked at me.
"What?" He asked.
"If you and your team want the rings, you'll have to go to the Everfree Forest. Rings this special and dangerous aren't allowed in a sacred place like this" I said. Sir Prize sheathed his tactical knife.
"You do have a good point. Thank you for your cooperation." He pulled out a radio and talked into it. "Alright team, the rings the Horsemen wear are in the Everfree Forest. Let's leave the castle, go there and find the rings. Once we have all four, Equestria will be ours." He left the room. I got to my feet and walked over to Shining Armor and untied him. After removing his muzzle, he used his magic to untie his wife. When I approached Jack, I saw him laughing.
"I'm glad we read about the Everfree Forest" he said as I worked on his ropes. "It's dark, spooky, has dangerous creatures..."
"And doesn't contain the rings" I said. Jack looked at me, shocked.
"What?" He asked.
"The rings aren't in the Everfree Forest."
"They're in the box Princess Celestia has, right?"
"Nope" I said with a smile.
"Where are they?"
Flashback
As we walked inside after wearing the rings, Princess Celestia stopped me. "Cale" she said. I stopped walking and approached her. "I read that War is the leader of the Horsemen, and because of that, and that I trust you as much as I do with the other three..." She used her magic to open the box and levitated the rings out of the box. "I want you to guard these with your life."
"And guarding them with my life I shall" I said as I took the rings from the magic grasp. I unbuttoned a small pocket on my pants that could fit dimes and pennies. After stuffing the rings inside, I buttoned up the small pocket.