//------------------------------// // Knight of Interrogation! // Story: Sengoku Harmony: Unity Is Magic! // by ShogunWriter106 //------------------------------// High Strung, a stallion pegasus guard, trembled in fear as he watched the mayhem that is happening before him. It was a normal day for him to patrol the castle for any intruders and making sure no one was slacking off, but the unexpected came when a bipedal figure, wearing what appears to be Neighpon armor, burst in from outside and started to knock everyone out with a variety of punches and kicks! Thankfully, he was still flying when it happened but that didn't stop him from trembling at the violence that is occurring! Now, the warrior is currently torturing one of his unicorn colleagues, Steel Mind. I may have calm down a bit from Discord's insult, but I still have some mental frustration I need to work out! I was able to hold back a bit from completely hurting the guards, but it looks like they won't be able to wake up for an hour. "Where are they?!" I demanded as I pulled the stallion unicorn's legs in a wrestling hold. "Where are what?!" The stallion grunted in pain. "You know what I am talking about! Where did the Royal Sisters place the statues of my comrades!?" I emphasized this by pulling his back legs a little farther than they were originally. "OW!OW!OW!OW!OW!OW!OW!OW!OW! All right! I'll talk! I'LL TALK!" He yielded, banging his right foreleg in pain. "You promise?" I asked for confirmation while giving his legs one more jerk. "YES! YES! I PROMISE! Just please stop pulling my legs!" "Good!" I loosened my grip a bit to give his legs some feeling back, but then something wet hit my helmet. Curious, I looked up and found a terrified, sweating pegasus hovering above me. I could only guess that he saw everything when I arrived in here, and he managed to stay quiet the whole time. I gotta' say I'm slightly impressed! CRACK! I looked towards the left of the pegasus and saw the wall cracking around a small hole. I was really confused, surely I didn't do that when I was subduing the guards. I was only using my fists and feet for that one, and I did swing that sashimono a few times. But what is causing that wall to crack? COME ON~! BANANA SQUASH~! Oh no! Not HIM! "You better get down here if you know what is good for you," I calmly warned in a panicked tone to the pegasus who immediately complied with a bit of hesitation. The hole in the wall started to grow as a light shined within, causing confusion between the pegasus and unicorn. "What's up with that wall?" The unicorn spoke up. "If there is anyone in my army who has a temper as bad as mine, it would be..." CRASH! "...Baron!" The banana themed stepped through the destroyed wall before jumping down safely in front of me. He glanced at the subdued stallion in my grips and the shaking pegasus before he glanced back in my direction. "Let me guess, Discord broke out, he is creating chaos as we speak, and he called you a-" Baron started. "Don't you dare finish that sentence!" I growled with a visible tick mark on my helmet. "We really need to get you to control that temper," Baron sighed as he leaned on his Banaspear while he rubbed his helmet in pitiful annoyance. "Oh come on! He insulted me for 1500 years! You're lucky because you had no annoying cellmate for that long!" I retorted. "Actually, I was asleep most of that time," Baron admitted sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his helmet, "Approximately 1499 years, 364 days, and 23 hours to be precise." "Are you kidding me?!" "There's the intruder!" A voice called out interrupting the comical argument. Baron and I stopped and turned our heads toward the direction where it came and saw a horde of Royal Guards armed to the teeth. "He's got Steel Mind and High Strung!" Another guard noticed me still holding the unicorn hostage. "Whoa guys! Maybe we can talk this out!" I tried to placate as I stepped back in fright, releasing Steel Mind in the process who scrambled away with High Strung. The only response I got was a thrown spear, which I managed to dodge in time. "Shall we run for our lives?" Baron calmly asked as he stretched his legs. "Yeah..." I meekly replied and we both hightailed out of there like there was no tomorrow! "Hoo! Hah! Heeee... I thought we never lose them!" I wheezed as I leaned against the wall, trying to catch my breath. "Well it was your fault for trashing that hallway!" Baron reminded as he slapped the back of my head. "I didn't got a chance to get the info out of Steel Mind!" "Steel Mind is not the only one who knows where our comrades are..." "What are you talking abo- NO! No way! Forget it! Do you even remember the last time we did that?! We almost got sunburn and frostbite at the same time!" "Gaim, it's the only way..." Baron stated as he crossed his arms. "Sigh Fine, which room should we go first?" I finally relented in defeat. "I'll take Celestia's room, you get Luna's." I gulped in fear from the choice Baron made for me. Luna's door creaked open slowly as I peeked in to see her snoozing away on her bed, but it looks like she is not having a pleasant dream. She moaned as she tossed on her side in her sleep before settling down somewhat. "Oh Luna," I whispered in pity. I shook my head knowing I still have a job to do. I tiptoed inside the Moon Princesses' bedroom looked around it for a moment, scratching my head in contemplation. "Okay, if I were a diary, where would I be?" I wondered until the question was immediately answered when I saw a slight bulge from under her pillow. I slapped my head in exasperation. "Of course, why not?" Walking slowly towards Princess Luna, I quickly swapped the diary with a book of similar shape and size. I tensed as she stirred a bit before going back to sleep. Letting out a breath of relief, I gingerly opened the diary, skimmed through it until I found the right page, copied it down on a notepad I carry with me, and switched the book back where it was. "Whew! That was too close!" I spoke softly, so I wouldn't wake Princess Luna up. Grabbing the sashimono I left by the door, I immediately left the room without a sound and close the door behind me. "You got it?" Baron asked as he held up a copy of the locations he got from Celestia's diary. "Yeah..." I said, holding up my copy as well, "Now, let's get out of here!" "Right away!" We immediately left the castle, just as the Mane Six defeated Discord and sealed him away with the Elements of Harmony. Princess Celestia watched as the petrified Discord was moved back to where it was before, until she noticed the statue that was supposed to be beside him was shattered into pieces. Her eyes widened at the realization and quickly transported to the Canterlot Library only to see its statue gone as well. "Princess Celestia, we have a problem with one of our guards," A maid spoke up gently, making Princess Celestia turn her head in confusion. "What is it?" She asked. "Steel Mind has been reported with slight sore legs and is asking for a day off today," the maid explained. "Very well, give him the day off," As soon as the maid was gone, she sigh as she placed her hoof on her head and shook it with exhaustion, "Oh Gaim, you really could hardly control yourself, could you?"