//------------------------------// // Ch.3 White Rabbit // Story: The Slayers // by Emerald Shield //------------------------------// "Now, let's liven up the place shall we?" Tino said with a smile as the mane six disappeared from view. "And how do you suggest we do that?" Ray asked already knowing the answer. "Alchemy of course!" Tino replied with a smile as he stood up, walked over to his backpack which was standing against a wall to the right with the backpack of Shade and Ray. Crouching down he opened his backpack, which had the same symbol on it as he had on his t-shirt, and fished out a white chalk-stick. Walking over to the middle of the room he drew a magic circle on the ground with a diameter of about four feet. "What do we make first?" Tino asked. "What about actual beds? I'm getting sick of those travel mattresses" Shade said. "Sure thing" Tino said as he walked around before spotting a large treasure chest standing at about seven feet tall and ten foot wide. "Is there anything in here?" Tino asked himself as he walked up to the chest, steps of gemstone bursting from the ground lifting him up as he walked up to it. He opened it. "It's completely filled with gems!" Tino yelled as his mouth began to water. Licking his lips he snatched an emerald out of the chest and ate it. "So good! I haven't had an emerald since we raided the Louvre two years ago!" He then, with barely any effort at all, levitated the chest up and dumped it's contents on the ground before setting the now empty chest right-side-up on top of the magic circle. He then walked to the new pile of loot and fished out a couple silver and gold bars and threw 'em in the chest. He then walked to the magic circle and put his hands on the outer edge. With a flash and an explosion of steam, three perfectly fine beds were now standing next to each other in the magic circle. "This gonna be good!" Shade said as she and Ray each drew magic circles on the ground as well, both of them looking for things to trans-mutate. (Ponyville, a half hour later) "Spike, take a note please" Twilight said as she entered her library. "Huh what?" Spike said as he woke up from napping on the couch that stood in the library. "I want you to take a note please" Twilight said as she impatiently tapped her hoof on the ground. "Oh sure" Spike said as he whipped out a piece of paper and a quill. "Dear princess Celestia. Me and my friends have successfully made contact with the three creatures and have asked them to come with us to Ponyville. They didn't comply and are instead staying in a cave in the Everfree forest. They call themselves The Slayers, and their names are Elizabeth 'Shade' Park, Raymond 'Ray' Ruvio, and lastly Florentine 'Tino' Fable. Elizabeth is a Shadow Dragon Slayer, Raymond is a Plasma Dragon Slayer, and Florentine is a Seraph God Slayer. As of right now I know not how they arrived in the forest. But I do know that Raymond took out a fully grown dragon by himself. I eagerly expect your decision on what must be done. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle" Twilight said as Spike scribbled everything down before he rolled the letter up and breathed a bit of fire on it to send it away. "It's on it's way" Spike said as the letter's smoke traveled through the window. Not a minute later Spike burped up another letter. "This soon?" Twilight said as she took the letter in her magic. As she read it her eyes widened until she screamed. "WHAT!?" And ran out the door. "I wonder what that's about?" Spike said as he picked up the letter. "We're on our way, wait in front of library. Cadence" Was all it said. "Huh?" Spike said as he walked outside, seeing a set of two chariots already closing in on Ponyville, Twilight already standing at the spot he presumed the chariots would land. In the following seconds the rest of the mane six arrived at the site as well. "Whatever" Spike said as he walked back inside. "Did you get letters as well?" Rarity asked as they all came within earshot of each other. "You too?" Applejack asked as she fished a letter out from under her Stetson. "Yeah me too" Rainbow said as she took out a letter as well. *gasp* "What if we were all invited to a super awesome party!" Pinkie said in a, for her, moment of clarity. "I doubt that Pinkie, I think they're coming here to see Tino, Ray, and Shade" Twilight said as the chariots landed in front of them. Carrying, indeed, Cadence, Shining Armor and both Celestia and Luna. The mane six bowed as Celestia and Luna stepped off of the chariots. "Rise my little ponies. We are not here to visit" Celestia said. "In fact we would like to see these 'Slayers' Twilight told us about in her letter" Luna said. "I'd rather immediately start questioning them" Shining Armor chimed in. "Now now dear, I'm sure they're nice ponies" Cadence said. "Well if you want to see the three of them follow me please" Twilight said as she started walking to the forest. "I would like you four to come with us, we can't be sure they aren't hostile" Shining said to the four guards that pulled the two chariots. The Slayers are unknowns, Shining Armor doesn't like unknowns. With that they all started walking to the forest. (Everfree Forest, forty-five minutes later) "We're almost there" Twilight said as they could see the cave, where the three humans were staying, coming up. "Guards, stay on edge, we don't now if we can trust them" Shining Armor said. "I think they'll be nice ponies I've already told you that. A large flash of light came out of the opening of the cave. "Holy fuck!!!" They all heard coming from the cave. "That was Ray!" Fluttershy said as she took of to the cave, the others following her. When the group of ponies came into the cave they could see Tino and Shade looking up the sealing. "You alright up there?" Shade yelled toward the sealing. Which was pretty high. "Experiment... Failed!" The voice of Ray sounded from the sealing. "What happened!?" Fluttershy said as she reached Shade and Tino. Tino simply pointed upwards. "Oh my gosh!" Fluttershy exclaimed as she looked upwards, seeing Ray literally sticking out of the sealing from the waist up. "Wait, what experiment?" Twilight asked. "I tried to use matter displacement magic in conjunction with anti gravity. As you can see I got stuck in the sealing" Ray answered. After that Celestia lightly coughed to gain attention. "And who're you?" Shade asked. "It's quite alright guard" Celestia said as she saw that one of the guards was about to yell at Shade. "I am princess Celestia, I along with my sister princess Luna rule the country you now reside in" "So?" Shade said. "Now, now, Shade you should always treat authority with respect. Besides the cops, or the army" Tino said. "Sorry she's still young" He continued. "It's quite alright. Can I assume you are the leader of this little group of yours?" Celestia said. "Yes. Florentine Fable at your service, everybody calls me Tino" The large man said with a bow. "I'm Shade, that idiot up there is Ray" Shade said as she pointed upwards with her thumb. "I heard that!" Ray said as he broke out of the sealing, landing flat on his face behind Tino. "On a different note, what did you mean not respecting cops or the army?" Shining Armor asked with a curious expression, Ray standing up again. "We don't like them, simple as that" Ray said. "Don't they protect you we're you come from?" Cadence asked. "...No, we're hunted by them" Tino said. "Why? Are you evil!?" Shining asked. "Wow, wow, where did that come from!?" Ray yelled. "Yeah, what did we ever do to you!?" Shade continued. "All I want to do is keep my country save!" Shining said with a stern expression. "I've met many who said those same words, they don't walk amongst the living anymore" Tino deadpanned. "What!? You've killed!?" Cadence yelled, Fluttershy jumping backwards towards her friends as the four guards formed a semi-circle before them. "More then enough to see that you are not a threat to me and my family" Tino continued. "That isn't true! Princess Celestia is the most powerful of all!" Twilight yelled. "Then we are here to tell you, that you're wrong" Ray said with a toxic expression. A deadly silence filled the chamber. The only ones that remained stoic were Celestia and Luna. "Well. This turned out great didn't it?" A deep, disembodied voice said. "Who's there!?" One of the guards yelled. "Show yourself!" Shining Armor continued. "Ugh, you're no fun at all" The voice said as a black mist appeared. Out of it stepped an alicorn, black coat, black mane, pure white eyes, and a white scythe for a cutie mark. "No, not now" Celestia and Luna said in synch with shocked and afraid expressions. "Oh but it's the best timing ever. Considering I just found three prime subjects for my program" The black alicorn said. "Who're you!?" Rainbow Dash yelled. "Me, oh I'm just the humble Grimm Reaper of course. Call me Death" The black alicorn evidently known as Death said with a wink. "No way!" Shade said, the hints of a smile playing at her lips. "Yes way!" Death said with a smile of his own as he walked over to the group. He easily outclassed Celestia in hight, standing at a healthy six-foot two-inches, if you count the horn, opposed to Celestia's five feet horn included. "Oh no, don't tell me you're gonna-" Luna tried to say. "Oh but I will. Slayers, how would you like to have purpose again? To stop your years of petty theft, although I have to say you're raid on the Louvre was amazing to watch, and have a job protecting people? To help me cleanse this world of all that is wrong and evil?" Death said as he cycled between looking at Ray, Shade and Tino. "Wait what!?" Tino yelled. "How do you know about-" Ray tried to ask. "I watched your memories. I am the most powerful entity in the known world you know" Death interrupted. "You watched our memories!?" Shade yelled. "Oh I did and they were quite... something. Especially the one where you ended up naked in a closet" Death said chuckling, his chuckle was warm, but at the same time hollow. Shade blushed furiously as she made a move to punch Death in the face, which he blocked by taking a hold of her hand. "Don't do that. A bee only attacks when attacked himself" Death cryptically said. "Sorry, I didn't mean to" Shade said as she retreated back. "Are you serious though? You want us to help you fight crime?" Ray asked. "When said like that it makes my organization sound like its full of Goody Two-Shoes. But that's the point yes" Death replied. "A chance is what I'm offering you, if you don't want to join me you can either A; fight crime on your own, or B; continue thieving your way onto my most wanted list. If you choose option B you won't live longer then five years from now, just pointing that out" He continued. "So either way we have to fight crime if we wish to live our lives out?" Tino asked. "Yup" Death said nonchalantly. Tino looked at Shade, she nodded. He looked at Ray, he nodded as well. "Well then. We accept" Tino said as he extended his hand. Death shook his hand. "Slayers, I welcome you, to White Rabbit" He said as he and the three humans disappeared in a shroud of black mist. "Princesses, what did we just play witness to?" Shining Armor asked. "A realization, that they really are more powerful then me and the Elements of Harmony" Celestia said. "Say what-now?" Applejack asked. "Death only accepts warriors that are more powerful then the Elements in his organization" Luna said. "...Wait" Twilight said. "WHAAAAT!!!!?"