//------------------------------// // The voice // Story: Rebuilding the Dark BrotherHood // by mineturtal247 //------------------------------// It has been a long tiring week for Rarity finding out one of her best friends is a highly train assassin along finding out Spike was one too, is just too much to think about and how they knew about what she did to the foreclosure agent still shocks her. But she is glad that she did join this so-called Dark BrotherHood they ask her on how much money did she need to pay off the bank and some bills she told them the right amount of bits she needed to pay off the bank and a few bills, they each gave her any spare bits they had to her they had a lot of spare bits to give her Spike gave her most of his money while Fluttershy gave her a large bag of bits most of it was from their latest contract and earlier ones. Poor Dr.Whoovs he was a nice pony a bit strange but he help the town out when he could he will be miss, especially by Derpy she seem to like the Doctor? she was the most heart-broken when she found out he was murdered. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Twilight returned to Ponyville a few day after Rarity join the Dark BrotherHood she was surprised to come home finding that there had been two murders along with the train accident she had to help the Princess's with,loosing valuable research time to help the Princess understand why they where feeling a dark presence in Equestria one worse than king Sombra in the Crystal Empire. Due to the resent murders Twilight had Spike lock the door's at night and if they had to go some where they would go together closing the library till they return. More guards were sent to the town because of the murders that have taken place they're about eight more guards have been sent too Ponyville to protect it residents from this murderer. The recent murders did not stop Twilight and her friend's getting to gather the girls went to the sugar cube corner where Pinkie was working at they decided to visit their friend and talk about what happen over the week. The girls walk into the Sugar Cube Corner and were greeted my a familiar pink mare. "Hi girls!" Pinkie yelled with excitement seeing her friends come into the store. "Hi pinkie" the girls said at the same time. "Take a seat at a table i will be right with you" Pinkie was glad to see her friend's. They took a seat a the nearest table waiting for there Pink friend,when Pinkie came over to them she ask how they where doing they all told her they where doing great. Pinkie looked at her friends she ask if they would like any thing to eat while they where here. "The same thing like all the time!" Rainbow Dash told Pinkie in annoyed tone of voice. The other look at her with confusion to why she seem so upset. What wrong Dash? why do you sound so annoyed?" Twilight asked wanting to know why Dash snap at her friend. "It because my boss is a jerk and he says if i come late to work one more time I'm fired" Dash raised her two front hoofs in the air then slamming them down on the table. "Why would you be late for work for you usually on time dear?" Rarity asked a bit surprise to hear Dash was late for work. "It because of the resent murders i lost sleep because of it,i woken up late twice already!" Dash put her front Hoofs on the table placing her head on them. "Dash why in all of Equestria would you lose sleep?, you aren't sacred are you? " Applejack asked raising an eyebrow. "No im not!" Dash responded defensively " im just..just" Dash thought for a moment trying to come up with something. "I'm just worried that all" she lied. "Look i know that these latest murders have put every pony on edged but we must not worry too much, im sure the Royal Guards will find the pony who did it and bring them to justest." Twilight said trying to calm her friends before they stared panicking. Rarity look over to Fluttershy who was just listing to her friends talk about the murders that she and Spike have committed, her eyes showed fear and she was shaking but why was she shaking was she scared that being in the same place with her friends that they some how would find out that she caused them? "Girls stop it your scaring Fluttershy!" yelled Twilight pointing a hoof at the yellow mare. every one look at Fluttershy for a bit before saying there sorry for scarring her. "I..it...It's all right i want the guards to find the" Fluttershy had a hard time saying the word "killer too!" she finally said in a scared voice. She look at Rarity giving her a quick wink. "PINKIE we need you to go get the sweets out of the oven!" yelled Mrs.Cake from behind the counter. "Okidokie" Pinkie made her to the kitchen after she said goodbye to her friends. Pinkie entered the kitchen humming a tune to her self she hop all the way to one of the ovens placing a glove's on her front hoofs she open the oven door she grab a try of cookies placing them on top of the oven to let them cool off,she started making her way to the next oven when she heard an old female voice from behind her. "pinkie" the voice said to her. "huh? who's there?" Pinkie turn around with a happy smile on her looking for the pony who said her name. seeing no one she continue her work till she heard the voice again. "Pinkiepie" the voice called. "Is this a prank cause if it is it a good one" Pinkie said with excitement in her voice. "Pinkie fallow..." the voice was cut off by Pinkiepie. "it that you Rainbow Dash?" Pinkie asked walking over to the kitchen door, looking out she saw her friends and Rainbow Dash siting at the table talking. "How is she doing that?" Pinkie thought to her self. "PINKIEPIE!" the voice yelled. "I don't know how you are doing that Rainbow Dash but it's really awesome! you'll have to show me how you are doing it." Pinkie said amazed at how her friend is talking to her from the dining area. the voice was quite. Pinkie not hearing the voice no more she thought nothing of it and continue her work in the kitchen. she was pulling out the last batch of cookies when the voice came back. "PINKIEPIE...listen to me...fallow Spike tonight when he leaves..don't let him see you!" the voice said with anger in her tone. "Okiedokly" Pinkie said smiling, thinking her friends where still playing a prank on her, she place the cookies on a tray letting them cool she took a few placing them on a plate she carried them to her friends who were waiting at the table. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Later that night Pinkie was in her room looking out the window she could not sleep something was keeping her awake she look out her window watching pony's making their way home from a long day's work. She continue to stare out her window till she saw something that caught her eye. She watch Spike walking around he was head straight to Fluttershy cottage from the direction he was heading in. She remembered that a voice said fallow Spike and for some reason she did she walk out of her room and stared following Spike to Fluttershy place. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The C.M.C. Where having a great time at Rarity's house Sweetie Belle managed to convince Rarity to let her friends a stay the night and they where having a blast,playing hide and go seek telling ghost story's all sort of fun stuff till Rarity came in telling them that it was Time for bed. They did not want to go to bed they wanted to stay up more and play but Rarity was a sleep over bummer she did not give up till the young filly's gave up and started going to their sleep over blankets to go to sleep,so Rarity thought. After the C.M.C went to bed faking that they where going to sleep they waited for Rarity to leave the room to continue their awesome sleep over. Rarity left room and when she did the C.M.C. Went back to playing there games. This went on for about an hour. "You'll never find me treasure Yarrrrrr!" Said Applebloom who was hiding behind a make shift fort of blankets and pillows. "Yes we will you dreadful pirate!" Yelled Sweetie Belle to her enemy. "Captain we have a problem" Scootaloo had a worried look on her. "What is it?" Asked Sweetie Belle . "Captain Belle the pirate Apple-Boom has more ammo then we do!". "Yarrrrrr ya be right about that Yarrrrrr" Applebloom yelled out throwing a pillow at her friends. Scootaloo did not duck fast enough the pillow hit in the head sending her falling to ground from the impact. Hoof steps could be heard coming up stairs the C.M.C wasted no time getting pillows and blankets putting them back in the right spot on the floor, quickly getting into a fake sleeping position they acted like they where sleeping. Rarity open the door she took a look into the room she was pleased to what she saw, her younger sister and her friends are asleep and not up making noise at all she smiled then closed the door going back down stairs. "That was a close one" Sweetie Belle said to her friends. "Ya it was we need to be more careful when Rarity is still up" Applebloom added. They heard the front door open then closed. "What was that" asked Scootaloo. "It sounded like some pony went out the front door" Sweetie Belle answering. "Hey look its Rarity" Applebloom called out she was pointing out the window. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle came rushing over staring out the window they did see Rarity walking into town heading to what look like Fluttershys place. "where is Rarity going?" Sweetie Belle said to her self. "What do we do?" Applebloom asked. "Fallow her" a voice said right by Scootaloo. "That's a great idea Scootaloo!" Sweetie Belle said. "Let's go then!" Applebloom said excitement. Scootaloo look at her friends as they made there out of the room heading down stairs. "I did not say any thing" she thought to her self. "Hey girls I did not say any thing!" Scootaloo called out to her friends. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pinkiepie was following Spike to Fluttershys house the young dragon had no idea that he was being followed by her. When ever he turn around to see if any Pony was following him Pinkie would hide behind a tree or in a bush that was close by, she followed the young dragon till she heard a voice calling for Spike behind her. Quickly hiding in a nearby bush she watch as Rarity came down the road where she was not to long ago. "Hi Rarity" Spike was glad to see his friend and crush. "Hello Spike do you know why Fluttershy asked us to come to her place in the middle of the night?" Rarity asked swatting a few bugs away. "Not really but it must be something important" Spike was trying to hide his blush from Rarity. Rarity just smiled at Spike and started walking to Fluttershy with Spike right behind her. "i wonder what they're talking about" Pinkie thought to her self. "They better not be throwing a secrete party with out me!" Just then she heard voices from behind her turning around she saw the C.M.C trying to sneak right by her with out her noticing. "What are you three doing?" Pinkie ask smiling also curiously to why three fillys where going the same way she was. The C.M.C stop dead in their tracks looking at Pinkiepie "how did you know we where right be hind you?" ask Sweetie Belle amazed at how Pinkie was able to hear them sneaking by. " You where being loud enough that i could her you silly" she was still Smiling to the three filly's. "Well...what are you doing hear are you following Rarity to" Sweetie Belle ask. "Nope i was following Spike then Rarity came down that road and i hid in this bush" "Wait Spike is here too" asked AppleBloom. "Yep there both where talking about going to Fluttershy's house for some reason?" Pinkie said getting back on the road she stared following Spike and Rarity with the C.M.C. right behind her. They continue to fallow Spike and Rarity till the two walk up to a tall rock Spike was telling Rarity something but Pinkiepie and the C.M.C. where too far away to hear him. He press on the rock pushing it back at first they thought Spike was moving the rock out of the way to show off to Rarity but instead he made a gesture to Rarity to go first, she did she climbed down the hole that the rock was covering Spike following right behind her closing the rock shut. "A secret passage" Scootaloo said amazed. "Do we fallow them?" asked Applebloom. Pinkie said nothing she got out from her hiding spot and stared walking to the rock that Spike and Rarity went down in she push the rock out of the way it was very light and easily moveable, she push it out of the way reviling a small passage way going down with a wooden latter going down into the hole. The C.M.C. where right behind her looking down into the hole it was not very deep they could see the bottom in the moon light,Pinkie stared climbing down the ladder for some reason she was being pulled to go down and fallow Spike and Rarity to where ever they where going. The C.M.C. where right behind her one by one they took turns going down the ladder they followed Pinkiepie who now was coming up on a wooden door, she stop putting an ear up to the door she listen if she could hear Spike or Rarity. Hearing nothing she slowly open the door with a creek coming from the hinges of the old rusted metal on the door she open the door all the way till she was staring into a cobblestone room with cobblestone support beams in the middle of the room, taking a step inside she look around she notice there where tables and book shelf's in every corner of the room then she notice a sign in over a two large wooden doors that said Armory on it. Confused to why there was an Armory in this place she stared walking towards it with the C.M.C. right behind her looking around the cobblestone room they also notice the Armory sign. Looking confused to why there was such a thing the C.M.C. followed Pinkepie to the two large doors right when Pinkiepie was about to open it the doors open to the Armory to reveal Spike and Rarity in black and red armor on them they had the look of surprise on them seeing their friend and the C.M.C. right behind her. "PINKIEPIE!" Spike yelled surprised. "Sweetie Belle!" Rarity jump back surprise and shock seeing her little sister here in the sanctuary with her friends. "Rarity,Spike what is going on here?" Pinkie asked shock to see Spike and Rarity in armor with weapons on them? Spike was about to replay to the question when a voice spoke behind Pinkiepie and the C.M.C. "They are children of the night mother Pinkie" said A all too familiar voice. Pinkie and the C.M.C. turn around to see Fluttershy standing behind them with a grin on her face. "Fluttershy?" Pinkie was confused to what was going on. "Hello there Sweetie Belle,Applebloom, and Scootaloo" Fluttershy was smiling at her friend younger siblings in one of her most friendly smiles. The C.M.C. said nothing they where to surprised to see Fluttershy in a place like this. Fluttershy look at Pinkiepie with a serious look "now Pinkie how did you find this place?" Fluttershy asked wanting to know how her friend found her way into her sanctuary. "Well it started later this morning when you and every one else showed up at the Sugar Cube Corner, when i was asked by Mrs.cake to take out the cookies in the oven i heard an old female voice spoke to me" Pinkie said a bit nervous " I thought it was Rainbow Dash playing a prank" Pinkie was a little scared. "And what did the voice say Pinkie?" Fluttershy was on sure about Pinkies answer. "It just said fallow Spike when he leaves the library i did not think nothing of it really till i could not go to sleep which was wired because i was tired all day today and when i finally had the chance to go to sleep i felt like i slept for more than eight hours, then i saw Spike walking around Ponyville and i remembered what the voice said and for some reason i followed him." Pinkie had worried smile on her now. "I heard a voice too" Scootaloo said. " what do you mean?" asked Applebloom and Sweetie Belle" who were looking at her friend all wired like. "Remember when we where in your room and we saw Rarity leave the house and you said i had a good idea to fallow her" "Ya?" said Sweetie Belle raising an eyebrow. "Well i did not say any thing i heard a voice that sounded old and it was female that said fallow." Scootaloo looking at her friends and Rarity hopping that they did not think she was crazy. "Did it sound like it had a dry voice that took deep breaths when it spoke?" Spike ask. "y,ya?" Scootaloo answered. "So then you heard the Night Mother then?" Spike said with excitement. "Who?" ask Pinkie. "The Night mother Pinkie she is the mother of all Dark BrotherHood members." Fluttershy told her in a soft gentle tone. "But wait if they heard her does that mean they are listener too" Spike said with a bit of disappointment. "Probably but most likely the Night Mother wanted them to come here to be part of our Family." Fluttershy smiled. "I don't want Sweetie Belle to be part of such things" Rarity was hopping Sweetie Belle did not have to become an Assassin for the Dark BrotherHood. "She has no choice you are a member of the Dark BrotherHood there for your family is part of the BrotherHood." Fluttershy explained to her still with a smile on her. "Don't worry Rarity she still too young to do the contracts she will train but the others here must decide to join" Spike added. "Join the Dark BrotherHood?" the C.M.C. said all at once. "yes and who knows you might even get your cutie mark from this" Fluttershy was hoping they would join with the hopes of them getting their cutie marks. Hearing this made the C.M.C. huddle together in a circle to discuss the options they had. They finally came up with an agreement with one look into Fluttershy's eyes they said "yes we will join" Fluttersy was pleased by this answer she look at Pinkie and spoke. "Well Pinkie would you like to join im sure you will like it" Fluttershy was trying to convince her friend to join. "What will i be doing if i do join?" the pink mare ask. "You will be getting rid of pony's griffins and other races that have done harm to others" Spike said smiling wickedly remembering the Griffin he killed. Pinkie thought real hard for a long time the hardest she had ever thought in her life a part of her did not want to join the Dark BrotherHood but another part of her did. "Well Pinkie what is it going to be?" Fluttershy was anxious to hear an answer from her friend. Pinkie look at every one in the room than back to Fluttershy her mind was made up she only said one word. "Yes" Pinkie said a bit ashamed at her choice but she felt that she had to. "Good" said Fluttershy pleased by her friends answer. "We will make you a suit tomorrow and give you the basics on what you will be doing" Spike said to Pinkiepie and the C.M.C. "Oh and one more thing" Rarity said to her sister and her friends. "Welcome to the Dark BrotherHood your new family" Fluttershy,Spike and Rarity said with a welcoming smile on all of them. Scootaloo look at her Rarity and Fluttershy a happy feeling took over when Fluttershy,Spikie and Rarity said she was welcome to the family " I have a family now" Scootaloo thought to her self, a smile was began to creep on her as she thought how she is going to love it here with her new family.