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// Chapter Four: Of Authors, Ahuizotls, Arms, and Alucards 
// Story: A New Chaotic Life on the Road 
// by FeltyElk7 
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It had been a few weeks since our arrival in Vanhoover and winter had already come. The air was freezing and the ground was covered in snow. We had just left town this morning and headed north, towards the Crystal Mountains. We were bundled up from head to tail in thick winter clothing and while I was pulling the trailer, Nightshade was laying on the roof and was talking about which vampires in the fictional universe were better.

"Alucard is the best vampire, hands down.", she said, "I mean, have you seen some of the crazy things he can do?"

"I know, right?", I replied, "And he just shrugs it off like it's nothing. You'd think he was immortal or something."

"Oh, he's not immortal.", Nightshade retorted, "Just damn near impossible to kill."

"Amen to that.", I said before realising that the part of the forest we were traveling through looked familiar. So, I stopped walking and pulled out my map of Equestria to see if my theory was right.

"Hey, Discord!", Nightshade said before teleporting to my side, "Why are we stopping?"

"Come on Nighty, we talked about this.", I said, ignoring her scowl at her nickname, "When I'm in this form, you are to refer to me as your adopted sister, Breezy Day. Right now, we can't risk messing up the timeline, so the less ponies who know who I really am, the better."

"So, why can't I refer to you by the name you had before you came to this world?", she asked.

"Because I can't even remember what it was.", I said, looking up from the map, "Everything before I ended up in Discord's body is just a hazy blur. All is know is that I was human and I ended up here because I died."

It was true. Ever since I first came to Equestria, I've been unable to recall nearly anything from my previous life. I figured it had something to do with me been thrown into Discord's body. Either way, the fact that I couldn't remember my past was driving me crazy. I hated not being able to remember who my family and friends were.

"Oh, right. Sorry I asked.", Nightshade said depressingly with her head looking down in sadness.

"It's ok, sis.", I said, trying to make her feel better, "Just think about that before you ask next time, okay?"

"Okay.", she said, feeling a bit better already, "And Breezy?"

"Yeah?" 

"Time isn't made out of lines. It is made out of circles. That is why clocks are round."

We then both started laughing at the Red vs. Blue reference that she made. While I may have created her and is technically still my shadow, Nighshade has developed a personality of her own and as well as becoming her own individual.

"Now, to answer your earlier question", I said once we had calmed down, "I stopped because this part of the forest looks familiar from the show."

"Yeah, you're right.", Nightshade said, "Doesn't Daring Do live around here?"

"Yeah, I think so too.", I replied, "Do you wanna go pay her a visit?"

"Sure, we got time.", I said, "Plus, I'm curious about what the pony equivalent of Indiana Jones is like in person."

"Yeah, and maybe we can sort out that trust problem of hers.", I said as I started pulling the trailer again.

"Hey, wait a minute.", Nightshade said as she walked beside me, "I thought we weren't suppose to mess with the show's timeline."

"Oh, we're not.", I said as a mischievous smirk began to form on my face, "However, that doesn't mean we can't make a few... changes to the script."

It took us a while, but we were able to find her house. It looked much nicer on the outside than it did in Daring Don't. We knock on the door, but no one answered. So, we decided to go inside and take a look around. However, the inside was just as messy as it was in the show.

"Geez, you'd think she'd take better care of her home.", I said as we took off our winter clothes and teleported them back to our wardrobes, "I mean, I know she spends most of her time exploring, but that doesn't mean that she shouldn't keep her house presentable."

"Yeah, it looks like a tornado blew through here."

We then decided that we would do her a favor and tidy the place up a bit. We got to work, using our magic to put books back on their shelves, repair the windows and floors, and throw away the trash that was on the floor. After a few minutes of cleaning, the place finally looked presentable.

"There, now this place looks much nicer than before.", I said as Nightshade and I admired our hard work.

"Um, excuse me?", said a voice from behind us. We turn and came face to face with Daring Do in her A.K. Yearling disguise, standing in the middle of a doorway leading to what I can only assume is the basement.

"Who are you two and why are you in my house?", she asked, raising an eyebrow of curiosity.

"Oh, my name is Breezy Day and this is my adopted sister, Nightshade.", I said, "And as for why we're in your house, well, we were just passing through when we saw this house in the middle of the woods, so we decided to see who lived here. However, when we took a look inside, we found the place to be an absolute mess. So, we decided to do you a favor and cleaned things up in here a bit."

"Right.", Daring Do said with a look on her face that said "I don't believe you", "While I appreciate the both of you doing this for me, I'm going to have to ask you two leave."

"Why would we want to leave when we just met you?", I asked.

"Yeah.", Nightshade said, "After all, we have much to discuss, Daring Do."

Almost instantly, Daring Do's facial expression change to shock. Understanding her need to hide her identity, I used my magic to shut the door and close the blinds on the windows. Once that was done, Daring Do had a look of anger on her face.

"All right.", she said, sounding like she was ready to fight, "What do you two want with me and how do you know who I am? Did Ahuizolt send you?"

"Fear not, Miss Do, we do not work for your arch-enemy.", I said, hold my hooves up in defence, "We came here of our own free will simply because we wish to talk with you. As for how we know who are, well, you have the same coat, mane, and eye color as the character in your books, so it's pretty obvious that you two are one in the same pony."

Daring open her mouth to say something, but paused. She appeared to be deep in thought for a while before she give her answer.

"Look, I'm still not sure if I can trust you too, but I'm willing to hear you out.", said Daring, "However, if either of you try anything, I'm gonna knock you both into next week."

"Very well.", I said before use my magic to conjure up a table, three chairs, and three cups of tea, "Now then, let's get down to business, shall we?"

"Wha... How did you do that?", Daring asked in disbelief, shock written all over her face, "No normal unicorn could do what you just did. I'm not even sure that Princess Celestia herself could do something like this. So, how come you can?"

"Ah, an excellent question, Miss Do.", I said as Nightshade and I each took a seat in one of the chairs, "You see, I was born with powerful magic. Magic that may even stronger than the magic of the princess herself. However, it can be a bit... unpredictable, chaotic even, most of the time."

"So, how come you can control it?", Daring asked as she took a seat in one of the chairs.

"Well, it's not about control.", I said as I took a sip of my tea, "You see, when I was young, I realised that in order for my magic to work, I had to try and shape it into what I wanted it to do. Trying to force my magic to do what I want to do would cause my magic to react violently.  So, that's what I did and it's been working just fine for me."

"Okay, so what exactly did you two want to take to me about?", she asked before take a sip from her own cup of tea.

"Why, you, of course. Specifically, your line of work."

"Whoa, wait a second.", Daring said, choking on her tea a bit, "I appreciate you cleaning up my home, but let me make one thing clear to both of you. I. Work. Alone."

"And we understand and respect your reasons for needing to work alone, Miss Do.", Nightshade said, "However, let me ask you this. What happens when you get into a dangerous situation that you can't get out of by yourself?"

"What do you mean by that?", Daring asked, still not getting the idea.

"Well, let's say you wind up being caught in a trap that was set by your arch-enemy, Ahuizotl.", she continued as I used my magic to make a display of the situation, "You have absolutely no way of getting out and there's nothing to help you escape. You are moments away from your demise. What do you do?"

Daring was shocked by the question. It was like she never thought about it before. She didn't answer us for a few minutes. She was deep in thought, occasionally opening her mouth to say something, but then quickly shut it.

"I-I don't know. I've never thought about it before.", she finally said, "Usually, I get lucky and find a way to escape."

"Exactly our point, Miss Do.", I said as I made the display disappear, "It's always important to have some backup when faced with situations like that. You may be an excellent explorer and adventurer, but you must remember that you can't do everything by yourself. You're only one mare and your luck may run out when you need it most."

Daring was speechless. She slumped back down into her chair, the reality settling in on her. After a few moments, she snapped herself out of her shock.

"I-I guess you're right.", she finally said, "But even so, I'm sure who to trust and who not to."

"Well, Miss Do, I believe we can help you get started on that.", I said, holding out my hoof, "All you need to do is give us a chance."

Daring just stared at my hoof, weighing the pros and cons in her mind most likely. After a few moments of thinking, she reached out and shook my hoof.

"Very well then, I give you a couple hours. If you can prove yourselves, then you have my trust.", she said after she finished shaking my hoof, "And please, call me Daring. Miss Do makes sound like an old mare."

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Excuse me for a moment." Darling said as she got out of her seat at the sound of someone knocking at the door, "I need to get that."

"Sure thing.", I said before noticing that Nightshade looked tense, "Hey sis, are you alright?"

"Huh.. What?", she said, "Oh, sorry. I just have a feeling that something really bad is about to happen."

"Oh really?", I asked, "Like what?"

Before Nightshade could answer, something crashed into the table, breaking it into pieces. We looked at the remains of the table and saw Daring Do, her disguise all torn up and a large bruise on her face. We then turned in the direction that she came from and saw Ahuizolt standing in the doorway.

"Never mind.", I said.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't my nemesis, Daring Do.", said Ahuizolt with a smug smirk on his face, "Or perhaps you'd prefer it if I called you by your other name, A.K. Yearling?"

Daring, after recovering from the blow she just took, was shocked at learning that her arch enemy had discovered her secret.

"I bet your wondering how I figured it out.", Ahuizolt said before he launched into the whole 'villain bragging about their genius to the hero' thing, "Well, after our last encounter, I had my minions trail you, observing you, trying to find a weakness that I could exploit. However, when they told me where you lived, I looked up how lived in this house and it didn't take long for me to piece together that A.K. Yearling and Daring Do were one in the same. Still, that was nothing compared to when I learned that I had hit the jackpot. For I know that somewhere in this house, you've kept a stash of all the treasure you've collected over the years. I came here earlier and I tore this entire house from top to bottom, but I found nothing. However, when one of my minions reported that you were heading this way, I hid in the bushes nearby, waiting until you would return and then, upon seeing the state of your home, would check your vault and led me right to it."

"I was about to follow you when these two", he continued while pointing at me and Nightshade, "decided to show up. This was unexpected as I believed that nopony would venture out hear. Nonetheless, their presence gave me time to set things up to take all three of you down, which brings me back to my original point. Hand over every single piece of treasure that you have and I may go easy on you."

"If you think that I'm just going to hand a whole bunch of dangerous artifacts over to you without putting up a fight", Daring said as she got up and tore the remains of her disguise off, revealing her adventuring outfit, "You're sorely mistaken."

Ahuizolt merely chuckled at Daring's resolve, "So be it."

Now, normally I would have just sit back and watched the hilarity and violence unfurl before me. However, with this being the first fight I've encountered since arriving in this world, I felt that myself and Nightshade should get in on the action.

"Now hold on a minute.", I said as I teleported between the two of them, "Before we start the fight, why don't we make things a little more... interesting?"

Both of them had different expressions on their faces. Daring was looking at me like I was crazy, while Ahuizolt had a look of curiosity on his face.

"What are you taking about?", Ahuizolt finally said.

"What I'm talking about is making a little wager between us.  After all, what have you got to lose?"

Ahuizolt stare at me for a few moments, but I could tell that he was considering listening to what I had to say.

"Very well then.", he finally said, "What is the wager?"

A large grin appeared on my face as I explained the details, "It's quite simple really. Daring Do, Nightshade, and myself versus you at whatever forces you brought with you. If we win, you are to never step foot on Daring's property ever again or reveal her identity to anyone who doesn't work for you and if you win, you will not only get what's in Daring's stash, but you'll also get some very powerful items that I have collected myself."

"What kind of items do you speak of?", Ahuizolt asked with interest.

"I'm glad you asked.", I said, the grin never leaving my face, "Nightshade, would you be so kind as to fetch the Devil Arms for me?"

"Certainly, my sister.", she said with a grin on her face that rivalled mine. She then turned into a floating mass of darkness and shot out the door and into our trailer.

"Show off.", I muttered under my breath, ignoring the shocked expressions of the other two occupants in the room.

"Let me guess, her magic is powerful too?", Daring asked after snapping out of her shock.

"That is correct.", I said before Nightshade returned while carrying a large cabinet that was chained shut with the lock in the shape of a demon's head. She set the cabinet down in the center of the room before returning to her pony form.  

"Thank you, Nightshade.", I said before pulling a demonic looking key out of nowhere, which cause the eyes of the lock to glow briefly before it's mouth opened, revealing the keyhole. I inserted the key into the hole and turned it, causing the chains to retract into the lock. I then opened the cabinet, revealing all the Devil Arms from the original Devil May Cry series.   

Hanging on the left side door was Dante's sword, Rebellion, along with his guns, Ebony and Ivory, Nevan, and the twin blades, Agni and Runda. Hanging on the right side was Lucifer, along with Gilgmeash, Alastor, and Beowulf. Inside the cabinet itself was Vergil's sword, Yamato, along with Pandora, Cerberus, and Ifrit.

Ahuizolt had a look of greed on his face as he stared at the weapons and I knew I had him right where I wanted him.

"Like what you see?", I asked jokingly, "What you see before you are what's known as Devil Arms, which are demonic weapons that are also the manifestation of a defeated demon's soul or power. Each Devil Arm has their own unique abilities."

"For example," I said as I pulled out Pandora, "this one is called Pandora and while it may not look like much, it's has the ability to turn into 666 different weapons."

I then spent the next few minutes showing Ahuizolt some of Pandora's different forms, including #422: Grief, which was a giant shuriken and #13: Epidemic, which was a large blowgun. 

"So, do we have a deal?", I asked as I put Pandora back in the cabinet, locked the cabinet back up, and teleported it back into my trailer.

Ahuizolt snapped out of his shock and composed himself. "Very well, I agree to your terms."

"Excellent.", I said as I summoned a contract with the terms of the deal on it as well as a quill and a jar of ink, "Now then, you need just to sign this in order to make it official."

Ahuizolt looked over the contract for a few moments before grabbing the quill and signing his name on the dotted line at the bottom of the contract.

"And now...", I said as I made the contract disappear before holding out my hoof, which became covered in green flames, "To seal the deal."

Ahuizolt was surprised by the flames coming out of my hoof, but when he realized that the flames were harmless, he reached out and shook it.

"Wonderful.", I said as the flames disappeared, "We'll give you a few minutes to prepare your forces for the battle. You'd better hurry though. We won't be long."

"Very well then.", Ahuizolt said before he made his way outside, shutting the front door behind him.

"Are you crazy?!", Daring said after Ahuizolt had left, "Do you have any idea who you're dealing with? Ahuizolt is no pushover. Trust me,  I know from experience."

"Daring, do remember what I said earlier about trusting me?", I asked.

"Yes."

"Well, trust me when I say that there are beings out there who are far more powerful that he is. We going to fight him and you can't stop us. Plus, I've been in need of a good workout for sometime."

Daring just stared at us for a few moments before letting out a sigh of defeat.

"There really is no talking you guys out of this, is there?", she asked.

"Nope", I said

"No way in hell.", said Nightshade.

"Fine, you two can come help me fight.", Daring said, "However, I can't be held responsible if something happens to either of you."

"Fair enough.", I said before all of us headed outside.

Upon exiting the house, we saw Ahuizolt with his cat minions that he brought with him. All of them, except for Ahuizolt, were shivering due to the cold, even though they were covered in fur. I then realised that snow and the frigid air could interfere with the battle. I was about to do something of it when Ahuizolt spoke to me.

"Are you three ready for the fight of your lives?", he asked.

"As ready as we'll every be.", I said as I began to charge my magic, "However, there's still one little thing that needs to be taken care of first."

Once my magic was fully charged, I shot a large beam out of my horn and into the sky. The magic that is shot out then covered Daring's house and the surrounding area in a large dome. Once the dome was complete, the temperature inside it started to rise. The snow began to melt and the trees regained their leaves.

"What did you just do?", Ahuizolt asked as he and his minions were shocked at the display of powerful magic.

"I merely performed a spell that created a dome that brought the surrounding area to a suitable temperature and will keep anyone outside of it from hearing our fight.", I said with a smug grin on my face, "We wouldn't want anything to interfere with our battle now, would we?"

"Hmm, interesting.", Ahuizolt said, "It seems you have some powerful allies, Daring Do. However, even with the three of you working together, I'll still be able to beat all of you."

"I've beaten you before and I'll do it again, with or without help.", Daring said bravely.

Ahuizolt once again chuckled at her resolve as he got ready to fight. "We shall see about that."

"Hey, do you guys mind if I take first crack at him?", Daring asked Nightshade and I.

"By all means, he's yours.", I said as the two of us stepped back a little.

Almost immediately, Daring jumped into the air and flew directly at Ahuizolt with the intention of clobbering him, but once she got close enough, he merely sidestepped to the right, causing her to crash into a tree.

"I see you're still as predictable as ever, Daring Do.", Ahuizolt chuckled, "Always running headfirst into danger. Do you really think that strategy will save you now?"

"Shut up!", Daring yelled as she pulled herself out of the tree, looking a little banged up but relatively fine, "I gonna enjoy wiping that smug grin off your face."

"Not this time, I'm afraid.", Ahuizolt said, "For you see, you've fallen right into my trap."

Ahuizolt then snapped his fingers with his tail-hand, causing some bolas to shoot out of the bushes and bind Daring's hoofs. Once she was knocked to the ground, a large net appear over her, binding her even further.

"What the heck?", Daring said as she struggled against her bindings.

"Did you really think that I would come here without some kind of plan?", Ahuizolt said as a few pony henchmen emerged from the bushes, "You see, I know how you fight, Daring Do. I know you act and most importantly, I know how to beat you. So, you better give up now and I promise to make this as painless as possible."

"Normally, I'd refuse your offer.", Daring said as she continued to struggle, "However, there's just one thing you've forgotten about."

"And what would that be?"

"Me, you dumbass!", I yelled as I teleported in front of him and kicked him in the face, sending him flying, before heading over to help Daring.

"Now do you see what we were talking about earlier?", Nightshade said as she came over to help.

"Ok, ok, I admit it.", Daring said, "You two were right. It doesn't hurt to have some backup so long as they can be trusted and both of you have earned my trust. Happy now?"

"Yes, yes we are.", I said, satisfied that she learned her lesson, "Now then, hold still so we can get you out of there."

"Not so fast!", Ahuizolt shouted as he got up off the ground, "If you think that you can hit me and then pretend like I'm not here, think again."

"You say something?", I said as I turned to face him with a bored expression on my face.

Immediately, Daring and Nightshade burst out laughing and Ahuizolt gained a look of unholy rage on his face.

"GET THEM!", Ahuizolt roared and his henchmen started to charge us.

"You help Daring get out of those bindings.", Nightshade said, " I'll take care of these idiots."

"Are you sure you can take them?", I asked.

"Absolutely.", she said with a Cheshire Cat-like grin on her face, "Besides, our talk earlier gave me the perfect idea of how to deal with them, especially the hairball hackers."

The cats overheard that last comment she made and became enraged as they pounced on Nightshade. However, just as they did, she quickly turned into a large  of darkness and sank into the floors, dodging the cats and then reappearing in front of them.

"Oh shame for you", Nightshade said in a demonic voice as hundreds of red eyes opened all over the pool of shadows and a large black dog rose from it, "You activated my Alucard."

The dog let loose a monstrous roar and both the cats and the ponies immediately ran off, scared out of their minds.

"Get back here, you cowards!", Ahuizolt yelled, but it was too late. This infuriated him even more and he then turned his attention back to us.

"You know", I said as I freed Daring form her bindings, "the next time you try to find good henchmen, you should make sure that they aren't a bunch of scaredy cats."

Ahuizolt let loose a roar of anger and pounced on Daring and I. We jumped out of the way, but he was able to grab me with his tail-hand and throw me into a tree. I hit it hard and as I slid down it, I felt something break off from my face. I groaned in pain as I picked myself up of the ground with everything appearing blurry before coming into focus. When I looked at the others, they were all staring at me like there was something wrong with me.

"What are you all looking at?", I asked, my voice sounding like a mixture of Breezy Day's voice and Discord's voice for some reason.

"Breezy... Your face...", Daring said, trying to speak in complete sentences, but was overtaken by shock.

"What about my face?", I asked, pulling a small mirror out of nowhere and looking at it. As soon as I saw my reflection, I knew what they were staring at.

It turns out I hit that tree so hard that half of my face broken off like a mask being shattered, revealing the left side of Discord's face.

"Well", I said, breaking the silence, "this is awkward."