//------------------------------// // Providence // Story: The Equestrian adventures of Generator Rex // by Kaliann25 //------------------------------// 2 Providence: Rex woke up in Trixie’s sofa a little disoriented at first but slowly the memories of his last day began to come back and he smiled to himself; he was lucky to find that pony on the first place. When he put on his jacket, he walked to the dining room where Trixie were having breakfast already. “Ehem, buenos días Trixie” greeted Rex. “Morning Rex Salazar” said Trixie with a smile. “There’s some cereal or instant oatmeal if you want; just add some hot water. Oh, and there’s some fresh coffee on that pot at your right. Hurry because we have a long day before us” “What you mean?” Asked Rex. Trixie levitated a photograph of a brown earth pony with green mane and a dollar sign Cutie Mark. “His name is Bank Bucks; he was a banker, or that’s what he pretended. In fact he was a swindler who ran away with half of the savings of Vanhoofer’s good ponies” “Alright, sounds difficult to locate” “No he’s not. In fact he’s living the great life in Manehattan in one of the most expensive and luxurious buildings of all Equestria. The ponies of Vanhoofer have being trying to get him to justice but they can’t get him since he hides behind a team of lawyers, paperwork and such; so they decided to hire me to deliver him to them so they can apply justice on their own hooves. Poor guy, it’s gonna be painful as hell” Rex gulped, was she serious? “And why the heck do you need me? Are you demente or what?” “No, I really don’t need you but I can’t let you alone in MY house just like that; I mean, you’re a complete stranger and Trixie could be kind but not stupid. You’re going with me, then if you want to go on your own once we arrive Manehattan, go ahead; I’ll even lent you some money but that’s it” Rex sighed and nodded knowing that Trixie was right; she already did a lot for him and he couldn’t thank her properly or repay the favor. So the boy hurried with his breakfast and they moved to Manehattan. As Rex already noticed last time, most of the ponies avoided Trixie, one of them even ceded her a sit on the crowded train just to get away from her, it was like she had the plague or something. But Trixie didn’t really mind, she was used to it long ago before became an infamous bounty hunter. “You know, Rex? One of our most basic rules is that you never accept a job in the city you live in or you’ll call too much attention. Sadly I learnt it a little too late” Rex nodded a little uncomfortable. And a six hour trip later, they arrived safely to Manehattan where Trixie quickly managed to get them a room in a very decent hotel and then began to prepare for the mission. Rex was still uncomfortable with the situation but at the end Trixie tried to tranquilized him: “It’s alright Rex, I’m very good at this. Besides, you don’t have to come even if I dragged you here. You can stay in the hotel if you want, or even go away from me and start over again; I’ll let you some bits, I don’t mind. So relax” Rex sighed and shook his head. “No Trixie, this isn’t right. It’s true that I don’t like what you’re doing but I also feel that it’s too dangerous and you’ll need help. Consider this my way to repay for all you did for me” Trixie seemed surprised at first but then she smiled. “Thank you, even if there’s no need to but I gladly accept it, I could use your powers” Rex sighed again but smiled. It was when two small silver objects dropped out from his jacket’s pocket. “What’s this?” Asked Trixie examining it. “I don’t remember” mumbled Rex scratching his head, when he suddenly found himself remembering. “Wait! I do remember, that’s called a transmitter, it’s used to communicate instantaneously, even at miles of distance. You put this on your ear and you can communicate with anyone who also haves one of these” Trixie’s eyes widened. “Rex Salazar, this is amazing! Can we try it?” Rex nodded and helped Trixie put the small piece on her ear; and then he put the other himself, then he walked to the hotel’s hall and placed his hoof on his ear. “Trixie, Trixie; do you copy?” “WHOA, IT WORKS!! REX THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!!” “Psst… Trixie a little quieter please; it’s like you’re shouting right to my ear” “Sorry, I just got a little too excited. Rex this is great; do you mind if I borrow it for the mission?” “Of course; I’ll use the other and help you in whatever I can. Remember: place you hoof in your ear to activate it, remove it to deactivate” Trixie smiled beginning to think in all the possibilities of this technology; but right now she had to concentrate in the mission. Both Trixie and Rex approached to the building where Bank Bucks lived. It seemed difficult, in one hoof it was really tall; in the other, there was no way to know what kind of security spells it had, how much security, or what kind of extra measures the inquilines had. Fortunately, even if it was tall, it wasn’t the tallest; the tallest was the building next to it so the plan was simple: they were going to jump from one roof to the other and then enter and avoid security or well, fight it. Pretty simple for somepony at Trixie’s level. “It’s a dangerous fall Rex; but I have a spell to slow it. Do you need me to use it on you?” “No, I think my abilities will do the trick” Trixie nodded unsure what to do but sighed and jumped to the other roof; with her magic abilities she reached it safely and entered through the fire exit. It was closed at first, but it was a very simple spell; no big deal for somepony like Trixie. Running down to the stairs Trixie entered to the building without being detected, then she hided on a brooms closet and waited for the right time to act. “According to my register this guy lives right on this floor; apartment 904. What to do next; that’s the question. Anyway, Rex, I’m in” said Trixie activating the transmitter. From the other side of the line, Rex jumped trusting blindly on his abilities. He didn’t know what to expect, if he was going to die or what; but one more time his memory came back just in time; and on the right time he changed his back hooves into his mechanized legs: the Punk Busters that absorbed the impact fully. The entire building shook with the impact; alerting all the inquilines. “Great, apparently Rex isn’t precisely an expert in being subtle” From his apartment, Bank Bucks stayed alert. “WHAT THE HAY ARE YOU WAITING FOR?” Shouted the swindler to his gorillas. “DO SOMETHING” The bunch of thugs ran to the roof to see what was going on; founding Rex preparing his Big Fat Sword. “Normally I wouldn’t do this but… I’m in debt. Lo siento compadres” Then began their fighting, while Trixie still watched from her hiding. Luckily Rex’s scandal called Bank Buck’s attention and walked away from his apartment along with his most trustable thugs: two minotaurs and a domesticated manticore. Apparently Bank Bucks wasn’t too smart since he went out of the apartment but those guards were going to be a pain in the flank. Carefully, the blue mare activated the transmitter. “Rex? Rex! Do you copy? Think you can give me a hoof down here?” “Sorry amiga, but I have my own problems here” said Rex from the other side. Soon enough, paying attention Trixie identified the sounds of fighting and groans of pain in the background, great, she was alone. But at least Rex distracted most of the guards upstairs. True: during the fight two of the earth pony thugs managed to immobilize one of Rex’s mechanized hands and two unicorns the other one; now the mutant was at the mercy of the other five ready to beat him up. “Any last words?” “Go to hell” said Rex turning his forehooves back to normal and activating his Punk Busters kicking away the three idiots in front of him. Another, a griffon, extended his sharped claws and flew to him ready to shred Rex but he defended himself with the Big Fat Sword cutting the griffon’s claws like a stylist to then electrocute him with the electric tentacle. “It’s a monster!” “I don’t care we have a job to do…” And they kept fighting. Bank Bucks was worried, why his bodyguards haven’t finish with the intruder already? It had to be somepony really powerful to kept them that busy. For a moment he considered sent his two minotaurs but they had to protect him in order the intruder manage to get rid of the others; but then the biggest minotaur fell asleep immediately and so the manticore: “What? Master Kick! What happened to you Master Kick?” The brooms closet opened letting pass the blue unicorn who dedicated him an ironic simle. “Is hard to find good helpers in the current times, right? I’m the Great and Powerful Trixie Mr. Bank Bucks and I’m here to bring you to justice” The banker just lucked at his remaining minotaur but he seemed unsure what to do; if that unicorn managed to get rid of Master Kick he was going to be an easy pray. “Buy me some time!” Ordered the swindler before start running. Trixie sighed and pushed away the minotaur with a powerful spell before sent another to block Bank Buck’s run away. The banker was trapped, with his other bodyguards busy with the other intruder, presumably this mare’s partner, he was an easy prey. The minotaur, Brass Fists, got up and attacked Trixie but the mare turned the floor into soap making Bras to lose balance and letting Trixie knock him out with a simple sleeping spell. “Now you’re done” said Trixie. “Are you ready to go Mr. Bucks?” The banker was about to faint of desperation when the door of the fire exit opened and his beaten but victorious thugs entered dragging a grayish blue colt. “Rex!” Screamed Trixie. The boy half smiled to her trying not to faint. “Ey Trix, sorry I failed” Trixie gulped, and that little moment of doubt gave the thugs enough time to immobilize her too. Sighing in relief, Bank Bucks approached with a sufficiency smile. “Okay I worried for nothing, apparently” mocked Bank Buck. “Somepony open the window and you know the rest, right? And I want to see it; every single moment” Two of the guard did as his boss asked; it was a window of considerate size enough to push a pony through it; exactly what was going to happen. “Nopony threats me; I’m the one who threats; and speaking of, JUMP YOU TWO!!” Trixie grinded her teeth but Rex hugged her by the waist and gave him a confidence simle. “Don’t worry, I have a plan. Trust me” “Rex but…” “I SAID JUMP!!” Shouted Bank Bucks. Rex wrapped Trixie on his hooves and jumped confidently “REEEEEEEEEEEEEX” “I said trust me” smiled Rex letting his memory to flow. Bank Bucks was smiling, enjoying the moment; when suddenly a giant mechanized propellant appeared from Rex’s back; raising the bounty hunters back to the air. “WHAT’S GOING ON?” Asked Trixie. “I don’t know, another sealed memory perhaps?” Smiled the stallion. Both of them kept flying. “What now Trix?” Asked Rex. “Faster, fly faster!” Shouted Trixie. Rex obeyed and right in the pent-house at the right time Trixie made appear a powerful rope that she used to catch Bank Bucks and pulled up with them. “Boss!!” Called the thugs running to the roof. “Help me! Help me please!” Cried Bank Bucks until Trixie silenced him with a third sleeping spell. “Now what?” Asked Rex when he noticed the Pegasi thugs flying to them. “Trixie’s specialty” smiled the blue mare. “FIREWORKS! ENJOY THE SHOW MY FRIENDS!!” Trixie shot a magic attack, covering the sky with beautifully distracting lights of all colors preventing the pegasi to follow them. They have won. “And now what?” Asked Rex once they flew until the city limits. “Because I don’t think we can just get back to the hotel after what we did. Because they’re gonna begin to find us, to find this guy” Trixie nodded looking at the unconscious Bank Bucks. “That’s why I always pay in advance” said Trixie. “Now we have to deliver this idiot back to Vanhoofer. Now prepare pal, we have a long way dragging this idiot to that city; or do you have a transport hidden on you with your amazing powers, right?” Right considered it for a moment and then turned his back hooves into a motorcycle. “So, do you need a ride or what?” Confused, Trixie tied Bank Bucks to the back part of the motorcycle and then hopped in. Rex smiled and drove them to Vanhoofer. “Rex, I’ve been thinking…” “Tell me” “I know you told me you didn’t like my business; but we make a great team! Can you consider to make it something permanent? I mean, while we find the truth about yourself and you go back to your old life you can consider be my partner” Rex considered it for a few moments but nodded. “You know? Even if I don’t approve it, I can’t think in anything better. You win Trixie, I’ll be your partner” Trixie smiled brightly. “Now we have to think a new name for our team; because I don’t think the Great and Powerful Trixie fits the both of us” “What about the Amazing Rex and Trixie?” Trixie frowned, but she was still smiling. “What about the Great and Powerful Trixie and this other?” The both laughed happily. “What about a neutral name?” Asked Trixie. “The only problem is I can’t think in something” Rex scratched his head. “So… what about Providence?” Trixie nodded. “Providence, I like it” And both advanced to the horizon in their way to Manehattan.