We had breakfast after I woke up. The rest of the travel was boring. I tried to fly alongside the train to gain some excitement. But I came back inside after a few minutes each times since it's was freezing outside.
Finally we arrived at Quebeak, the prench province of Griffonya. Sonata absolutely wanted us to eat some 'poutine' while we were here, whatever that was. When we got out of the train Sonata's gaze was fix on something. He suddenly ran and hug a random griffin who was waiting in front of the train.
Me, Star Secret and Golden Pie followed cautiously. When Sonata heard us coming he turn around with a smile. "Girls, this is my younger brother Alexander or Alex for short. Alex this is Winter Song, Star Secret and Golden Pie." Alexander didn't seem too happy to see us but he forced a smile.
"Well I hadn't planed for extra companies from the grass munch- I mean from your pony friends. I hope there will have enough place left for all of us at the restaurent." All of us had caught his slip and we did our best to not look offended.
Alexander was smaller than Sonata and his muscles seem non-existent, his colors were similar to Sonata, black feathers and some yellow fur that looked as if it's was gold colored, he had a pair of round glasses that seem to constantly fall out of his eyes but he quickly replace them at their spot each times, he had two heavy looking black metallic gloves attached to the back end of the gloves was two cylinders with five holes in each of them, which were emitting a soft magical aura and he also wore a long white coat that made him look like a scientist.
The town we pass through was pretty small, smaller than Ponyville but bigger than Appleloosa. The snow covered the entire place. The main streets were clear of the white blanket but it's looked like they were too lazy to take care of the rest.
The griffins gave us weird looks some looked at us in disgust but the majority were just curious and surpise to see a Pegasus, a Earth Pony and a Unicorn walking through their small town. I guess ponies weren't that common here.
We soon arrived at a sort of fast-food labelled 'La Belle Province' they sure are proud of their home if they have a place named like this and to be honest I was a little surprised to see a fast-food here. From what I heard and what I have seen of Griffonya it's almost seemed like they were still stuck in the medieval era. But I guess looks can be deceiving. For example if all of what you know of Equestria is Ponyville or Canterlot, you would never guess we have a city like Manehattan.
While Sonata and his brother were ordering our lunch me and the other girls took a table. It's was good to be finaly out of that train. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't uncomfortable or anything but being on the move for an entire day can be extremely dull after a while.
"So what do you all think of this Alexander guy?" Golden ask me and Star.
"He seem to have a problem with ponies. And after what happened with Sonata's father I don't really trust the rest of his family." I responded honestly.
"His father? What happened with him?" Star ask curiously with a hint of concern, Golden seem to be curious as well, so I sighed and explain the basic to them.
"Well, I wasn't born when it happened but apparently Sonata was passionate by music well before he came in Equestria, but his family wanted him to be a warrior instead. Day by day he was forced to fight monsters or minotaur that invaded his province. So when my father Dream passed by, he decided to help him go to Equestria and he left his family behind.
"When Sonata's father learn that he came rushing in Equestria and chalenged his son in a duel of the souls. If his father won this duel he would have either kill Sonata or keep his soul as a trophy." Star and Golden looked shocked that a father could do something like that.
Soon enough the two griffins came at our table with two big dishes made of plastic in the shape of an oval. The two brothers shared one of dishes full of food while the rest of us took the other.
The food in question was something I hadn't seen before. It's was some hay fries covered with a sort of brown sauce and some cheese. Well it didn't look bad but it's was hard to believe those meat eaters could do anything good with hay.
With one of the plastic forks Sonata had given us I took some hay and tentatively took a nibble. My eyes widen as the absolutely delicious unhealthy food touch my taste bud. Reassured by my reaction the two other mares dive in as well,
After taking a taste Star Secret turn her attention to Sonata. "Thanks for making us come here Sonata. I was hesitant since it's made of hay but it taste almost like the poutine back in the human world." Sonata look at Star in surprise.
"You had this back home?" Star nodded.
"Yep but I didn't have any for years. They only make it Canada they didn't have those in the Unite States and it was made of potatoes instead of hay."
Sonata still look surprise at the similarities of the two worlds before he remembered something. "Hey Alex I completely forgot to take something to drink, could you go buy something?" 'Alex' nodded before leaving us alone. "So how do you like it Winter?" He ask with an amused smirk as I pig out on the meal.
"C'est la meilleure chose au monde! Il faut absolument qu'un poney ouvre un restaurent comme sa a Equestria! Star Secret seem surprised of my slip of language while Sonata and Golden tried to not burst laughing as they saw my cheese covered face.
Soon enough Alexander came back with a drink for his big brother. "Thanks Alex, I missed you little bro how has mother been since I left?"
"She became very... close to me." He responded with the ghost of a smirk. For a split second his right glove flashed. I curiously look where the light had come from. What I saw made my blood run cold.
Without a through I threw Sonata's drink out of his grasp and the juice was sent spilling on the ground. "Hey!" He complained with an annoyed frown. "What the big idea?!"
"Look at your brother gloves!" I scream in a panick. He did as instructed and his eyes widen in disbelief. On his brother right glove was an engraved infinite symbol glowing with magic.
"Pity the poisoned drink didn't work. Look like plan B it is then." His brother said to himself. He put a claw in his pocket and produce two daggers.
Seeing this Sonata took the table and threw it at Alexander. The younger griffin tried to dodge it. But it was too late and he was sent crashing on the floor as the table hit the wall behind splattering some sauce and cheese on it.
I had no time to mourn over my delicious lost lunch as Alexander charge at Sonata. The griffins in the restaurent had all left in a panick at this point. Seeing his brother arriving Sonata withdrew his trusted violin bow and clicked on a small button on it, making erect a blade from it.
Sonata blocked the first dagger with his weapon but the second one cut him on his arm. Sonata was about to swing the blade down at a Alexander, but the younger griffin summoned a spiritual orb in the palm of his glove making it glow brighter than before. Sonata had no time to react before he was sent crashing in the window and in the snow outside.
Seeing this I quickly flew in front of the fallen form of Sonata and took a defensive stance as I glare at the evil brother. "Don't step any closer or I will rip you to shred!" I growled.
He look at me as if asking if I was serious before bursting laughing. "Oh I'm so scared!" He said sarcastically. "What could a little girl do agaisn't a predator like me? If it wasn't for the fake goddess Griffonya would have wiped you and the other grass munchers centuries ago."
"Why you..." I snarled but a voice behind me interupted what I was about to say.
"Winter get out of here it's between him and me." Sonata said with a grim look. I hesitate for a second, but seeing his look I knew he had to do this so I ran back to Golden and Star. "I through you were better than this Alexander but I see you're no better than our bastard of father."
"It's The Collectionner to you, Sonata. And don't compare me to this waste of a griffin life of Kolard. He was trying to save his family honor, something that in the end is completely useless."
"Then why are you trying to kill me if it isn't for our family twisted sense of honor?" Sonata ask in confusion.
"Ok here a little story that will explain everything. Once upon a time two lovers tried to have children. At first they wanted to have a daughter, but when the baby was born it's was a boy, even through that they still gave him a girl name, Sonata. The parents were proud of their son but they still wanted a daughter so they tried again. And once again it's was a male. But this one was more shy and nerdy, so they kept him locked at home to hide the fact that one of their son wouldn't be a warrior.
"They would have tried to give birth to a girl again if the mother didn't fall into a depression after being attacked by a gang of bandits. After that the big brother left the family to associate himself with a bunch of prey so that they could hear his pathetic songs." Alexander snarled at that part.
"The idiot of father followed the big brother and provoke him in a duel to feel better about himself. After the father was defeated by his son he lost a big chunk of memories and becamed a shell of what he once was once he realised the little brother was all he had left.
"The little brother luck turn up when the Queen proposed to united their family by making him wed her daughter, Princess Cassandra. But after the nobles put their dirty noses in the little brother family history they discover the family had a deserter, you Sonata. The wedding was cancel and the little brother had lost all his chances at being someone important for Griffonya. Taking pity of the family the Queen made the father general of her army. But all it did was to put salt in the wounds of the little brother as he watch the excuse of a father sitting at the feet of the Queen like the dog he is!" He finish the story by angrily stomping a claw to the ground.
"You and the rest of the family always treat me as if I was inferior to the rest of the family. In fact I know that the only reason you bothered to show up here is because you through I was the last member of our family who didn't hate you."
"Look I know I wasn't the best brother in the world. But you shouldn't let vengeance guide your actions." Sonata tried to reasoned with him.
"Oh I'm not doing that for vengeance I'm just making sure you won't ruin my life a second time. Once I'm finish with you I will also kill Kolard, I through I would begin with you since a dead deserter attract a lot less attention than a dead general. Once it's done the Soul Reapers are waiting for me."
"Why are you joining these monsters!? They're trying to overthrow the coucil!" Sonata shouted.
"Exactly! Just when I through I couldn't be more unlucky the universe threw me a bone. The Reapers will overthrow the council and form an empire. I think it's a more than fair trade. I kill the two that caused me to lose a position as a prince and instead gain a position as a member of a empire who will rule the entire multi-verse. I will be able to make a better world even more easily than I through!"
"That it! I don't know who you are but you're not Alexander!" With that Sonata charged at his little brother with rage.
Without warning Alexander left glove glowed brighly before a giant scare hole in the dirt formed just undet Sonata. The griffin crashed at the bottom of the pit with a loud thud. After shaking his daze Sonata tried to fly out of the pit. But before he could get out the hole closed itself as if it's never been there in the first place. And Sonata's body was crushed even before his brain could register what happened.
The spark of Sonata went into one of the soul catchers inside the gloves of Alexander. He heard the three ponies screaming in horror in the background but he ignored them.
"I am really begining to like these gloves this Grim Reaper character gave me. Don't worry Sonata soon your soul will be just alongside of mom and soon father will join too." He laughed darkly at this.