//------------------------------// // Fortune and glory, kid, fortune and glory. // Story: KOA: A Pony's Fate // by The Joeker //------------------------------// As me and my new ally watched from our bush, we peered out from it and revealed a horrendous creature It had an elongated dog-like head, except for his eyes, which are positioned over his nose at the end of his snout, it walked on all fours, with dog-like hind limbs and ape-like forelimbs, and a long monkey-like tail with a hand on its end, with a tuxedo style coat, having dark blue fur over most of his body, while its stomach, lower jaw and limbs are of a lighter blue, it wore golden colored jewelry, such as a necklace, a single earring, and three bracelets, one for each foreleg, and one around his tail's wrist. "What in Amman is that?" I asked. "That is Ahuizotl, my arch nemesis, what is he up to now?" she asked. "With these villains, it's never good." I said. "You don't have to stick around you know?" asked Daring. "Yeah, but it's been awhile since I've dealt with a villain, I settled for the quiet life for a good few years, I'm still as fit as a fiddle, but I need a little shape up." I said with a smile. "You said you found a wooden structure, Ahuizotl?" came a voice, we both snapped our attention to the front. "Yes, I wasn't able to enter, but I found this." said this 'Ahuizotl' and it was my blade! "Heartbreaker..." I mumbled. "What?" asked the equine next to me. "My sword, he has it..." I reached to my back and turned red, this was embarrassing, how had I forgotten to check for my swords?! I only had my daggers now that I checked. "What do you use that for?" she asked. "For eliminating my enemies, what else?" I asked. She suddenly(somehow) turned pale. "Are you ok?" I asked. "You... you kill ponies with that?" she asked. "No, I kill Boggarts, Brownies, Giant Rats, Wolves, Bears, Gnomes, Humans, Dokkalfar, Ljosalfar, Barghest, Leanashe, Threshes, Spiders, Undead, Golems, Kobold, Murghan, Sprites, Niskaru, Crudok, Banshaen, Ettin, Jottun, Bolgan and Trolls" I named them from the top of my head. "Ok, so, no ponies?" she asked. "Ehh, I'd only do it if they attacked me first." I said. "Fair enough." she said and we turned back to the enemies. "We'll settle at 1,000 bits, no more Ahuizotl" came another male voice. "They're trying to sell my sword? hell no..." I said and got up. "What are you doing?" asked Daring. "Trust me." I said and lunged into the trees. Before hoof could meet hand on this deal I spoke from the shadows. "It is not wise to sell other beings property." I said, remaining out of sight. "Your property? and what constitutes this as your property?" asked Ahuizotl. "The fact I forged it with my own appendages I should think." I spoke. "And wha-" he stopped as I launched with impossible speeds through the clearing using Blink and used Mark of Flame on them both. "Throw that blade into the clearing or with one thought from me you explode into fire." I deadpanned. "Ow! it burns!" yelled Ahuizotl, who threw the blade in a blind panic, and it landed in front of me. The other had run as soon as the Mark was administered, I turned it off, reclaimed my blade quickly and crept back around to Do. "Your turn my Equine friend." I said, she took her cue and jumped into the clearing with fleur. "Well, Ahuizotl, it seems I foiled you again." she smiled, my god she was small, ranging at about... 4 foot tall, no more no less. "Daring Do?! it was you all along?" he asked. She looked back to the bush and just saw me nod. "Yeah, I was playing tricks with you!" she yelled and jumped back into the bush, which I had vacated a minute ago. "Curse you Daring Do!" yelled Ahuizotl. -meanwhile- As I sprinted through the forest again, I was following the tracks of Ahuizotl and the unknown pony, where they came from, eventually they lead out of the forest, and to a set of waterfalls I got to a point where I saw Ahuizotl's tracks lead off in a different direction. I followed the tracks for a good hour before coming across... no... Gravehal Keep? how? More importantly, where? I looked around and noticed it was rather beautiful out here, in Amalur, these are called 'falls' usually with a first name, it was also nighttime which made everything stand out. I opened the gates to Gravehal and- -Meanwhile- As Princess Celestia read through her usual notes she spotted something curious, a note from Daring Do, Celestia is the one who published the novel for Daring as no books can legally be sold in public without royal approval. The note read thu- "Good evening sister." came Luna's voice as Celestia nearly jumped out of her skin. "Luna! I'll get you back for that!" she said. "What have you there?" asked Luna. "A note I was just about to read before somepony interrupted me!" she said with a glare. "Well, night court is now on, so your business is also my business dear sister." said Luna. They both settled to read the note. (Best read on Garamond format text, located in top right corner) The note read thus: Dear Her Majesties Celestia and/or Luna. Recently I was on another of my adventures when the most odd thing happened, as I was crouched in a bush, something jumped at her- me. Sorry I'm so used to writing novels about myself in the third person, ahem, I was hidden in a bush and about to spy on Ahuizotl, when something jumped beside me and almost crushed me! Upon further inspection it was revealed that it was a masked bipedal creature, and it is very tall! It told me about itself but I can't for the life of me remember what it said, not even its his name. He helped me defeat Ahuizotl by using magic of the likes I've never seen! Last I saw of him he was heading toward Winsome Falls. If you wish to know more about this being, I would advise searching that area. Yours Respectfully Daring Do. (Back to your usual format) "This sounds like the being that escaped Tartarus!" exclaimed Luna. "Daring Do said he helped her defeat her arch nemesis, so maybe he isn't all that bad, we should at least talk to him first." said Celestia. "What?! are you mad Tia? have you forgotten the reason why we created Tartarus? or how dangerous it's inhabitants?" asked Luna. "No, I have not forgotten, nor have I forgotten every face/muzzle or whatever we put in there, none of them would have helped her! they would have worked with Ahuizotl not against him! I will talk to this supposed criminal before I render any judgement, come Luna, we will leave in a week, so we can sort out paperwork first, we have some long nights ahead of us sister, inform Twilight to meet us at Winsome Falls in a week." said Celestia. "I see your reasoning sister, excuse us- me for being so brash, it's just I've seen so much conflict and death and suffering and war... and being on the moon for so long... it has affected me, can you accept my apology?" asked Luna. "Of course Luna, I know it's hard, but ponies expect us to be a lot more forgiving nowadays." she said and embraced her younger sister.