//------------------------------// // Search and Destroy // Story: To Lose A Friend // by BumbleFlow //------------------------------// Spectre noticed that Bumble Flow has not made a sound other than that sudden outburst, and that Wizzle Piff hasn't come back in yet. He got curious, " My crazy assistant, please go and check on the balcony for me. " She simply nods, and goes over to the door, so see that no pony is there. " Um.. My lord, no pony is on the balcony. " She looked back at him, slightly confused, and he then rages with anger. " WHAT?! " He screams, his voice being echoed in the room made it all that much worse. " They're ... Gone. " She goes out on the balcony to look around for a bit, not seeing Wizzle or Bumble in sight. " And I can't see them either.. Maybe they ran away? " He hits the arm rest of his chair loudly, " They'd better not be gone, or else, I will find them, and kill them myself. " Come and look yourself sir. " She moves out of the way of the door, he runs over to it, breaking through the glass, looking around quickly. You can see, that he was very angry at the two. He starts to breathe heavily, " Remind me. Tomorrow in the morning to go and search for them. And kill them. I want to get revenge on that Wizzle Piff for disobeying my orders. " " Well.. It was just that.. I.. " She whispered to herself, her ears folded down, and she looked at the ground. Not knowing what to do next. " Y-yes... My lord. " She has to obey orders, or she wouldn't live another minute. They go to bed, she thinks to herself for a bit on what to do, either to remind him like he said to, or hope that he would forget by morning. ' I have to tell him, what if he remembers, and tests me to see if I would obey? ' She hides under her covers, ' I can never imagine what he would do to me.. ' even though all these thoughts of doubt, and sympathy swarming her simple mind, she falls asleep, and wakes up to another insane morning. She yawns. Get's out of bed, does her normal things, brushes her teeth, and her main, a bit of her fur and tail. She walks over to where she usually sits with Spectre. And sees he isn't there. ' Maybe he's still asleep.. I'll go and check then ' she walks over to his room door. And finds it is open, and that he is inside, sleeping. She did not want to awaken him from his slumber, so she sits by him, and waits. After a good ten to twenty minutes, he finally awakens, letting out a yawn, he rubs his eyes that are now open. " Ah, my Lord Spectre, you are awake. I just wanted to rem-" she was cut off, " Yes! To search and destroy Wizzle Piff! " He jumps out of bed, getting himself ready. Grabbing his sword, a cloak to cover himself, and a map of Equestria. " Now lets- " He studies her really quick, " Why aren't you ready? " She looks at him confused, " What? " She questinos him, looking like a confused foal in the EverFree. " I said. Why. Aren't you ready to go? " He had a very stern tone. ' I guess morning just isn't his time of day.. ' " I didn't know I was going. " She stammered a bit. Bit tried to keep her talking clear. He looks at her, then says, " Just.. Go and get ready. " She hurries off to her room, and quickly gets dressed, small knife, the darkest cloak she could find, and that was about it. She hurries back to him, " Alrighty! I'm ready! " She salutes to him, then giggles. " Why are you giggling? " He looks down at her, " Because, it's funny! Hahaha, me saluting is odd. " She gets back up and stops laughing. " Alright, let's go. " She nods, and they head off. After a while of traveling, and annoying songs. They finally see Wizzle, camping and sleeping under a tree. " The fool. " He shakes his head, and darts down to Wizzle, making a lard thud sound as he lands on the ground. Wizzle awakens, terrified. His eyes wide open. He grabs the knife at his side with his hoof, and holds it out shakily. " I.. I didn't.. No.. I couldn't possibly kill Bumble! " He is shivering in fear, looking up at Spectre, who is smiling evilly, and with the young and crazed mare standing besides him, with a somewhat worried look. She telepathically tells Wizzle - " This is the last. Straw, I can't be on his side anymore. I need your help. " Wizzle responds - " What is it? " Although he continues to focus on Spectre, who is glaring down at him, thinking on what to do, basically in his own little world. The young mare telepathically tells him - " We need to team up on him. And now while he's distracted. " Wizzle does not dare move, but responds to her - " Okay.. You go from behind, I come from up front. Yes? " The young mare nods her head, as she begins to slowly tip hoof around Spectre, as he is still frozen. Wizzle Piff tries his best to slowly get up, they mentally count. " 1.. 2... 3! " They both swing their daggers at Spectre, of which one hits in very deep in the chest, the other in one of his legs. He snaps back into reality, in a sudden shock of pain, he falls to the ground, bleeding out. He did not die yet, he very slowly tries to grab his sword, but the young mare grabs it before he can, and swings it, and kills him instantaneously. " Yes! We killed him! " She cried out in joy. The mark of of a crown and hoof chains over hers and Wizzle's cutie mark disappear. Revealing their true cutie marks, the crazed young mare was lifted into the air, her wings grew larger, and a horn grew out of her skull, at first, it was excruciating, but then, the pain relieved. " A-are you alright young mare..? " Wizzle Piff looks at her confused. " Please. Call me Paper Quill " She jolted up, filled with energy, but not a single memory of what happened to the kingdom. Wizzle remembered it all.