//------------------------------// // Metro // Story: The Pony of the Jacket // by MaskofLimbo //------------------------------// Attention: I not going to give much info, but know this. The Rucheling mafia is principally formed by both Changelings and Ponies, as well as others beings. Just explaining because, sometimes, I won’t explain if it is either a Pony or a Changeling. Now, ENJOY!!! April 3rd, 22:52 Ponyville - Equestria The song from my alarm clock makes awakes me with a grunt. Off from my bed, I put on my favorite Jacket and I go straight to the bathroom to wash my face, and then I proceed to look at myself in the mirror in the mirror Well, I still look like shit I make my way out to the living room to relax on the couch, but then I noticed I had a message on my answering machine It’s probably them. I wonder what will be, this time To graph more of that symbols? Deliver packages? I wonder, trotting to the phone. “Graffitiing symbols and delivering packages?” Applejack look at Twilight confused “To who the heck this guy work for?” “Also, why is this music playing?” Rainbow Dash asks. “I have no idea, Applejack” Twilight answers “And about your question, Rainbow Dash. There’s a possibility of the person relate a song to a certain part of the memory of his. Apparently, he relates this music with this memory” I pick up the phone and press the button to play the message. "Hi, this is 'Tim' from the bakery The mare speaks The cookies that you ordered should be delivered by now. A list of the ingredients are included. Make sure that you read them carefully!" I put the phone back and trot to my door. By this time, this "cookies" might be already here. I open the door and indeed I found the said package there on the floor. I pick it up and bring it to my dinner table, where I use a kitchen knife to open it, revealing inside Hey, cookies! But, also a note that reads. Enjoy! Hey, if you say so I start eating the cookies while wondering what the heck was this all about. Was this an actual job? Maybe they are praising me for how well I’m doing Eh, they gave me cookies, so I have no reason to argue Upon finishing the cookies, I prepare to throw it away… Until I noticed what seemed to be a fake bottom. With the kitchen knife, I cut open the bottom and found more things inside. Now, this seems more like it. A small paper with the "41 Blessings" symbol", a paper with another message The list of ingredients, perhaps? And finally a rubber rooster mask Ok, this got interesting I proceed to read the ingredients list "The target is a briefcase. Discretion is of essence. Leave the target at the point - F32, inside the dumpster. Failure is not an option. We'll be watching you" Wow, now THIS is the real deal On the other side of the note was an address. So, apparently, I need to retrieve a briefcase there and take it somewhere else Well, simply a delivery job… but, what is about this other things? I decide to inspect my equipment starting by the mask, where inside I find a note inside with the name “Richard” Heh, this name brings back memories. But, why would I need it? Probably to hide my identity, so apparently, the place will be populated. I then decide to check the small draw, and I notice something written on the other side. "Put on Cutie Mark" Cutie Mark? I do as it is said and put on my Cutie Mark WOW I feel something all over my body, and so I ran to the bathroom to look myself in the mirror, and I got surprised to see a light purple stallion with light pink mane What the fuck!? My jacket was the same, so apparently, this only changes my body and mane. Thank Heavens. Upon removing the draw, I returned to normal Ok, whatever the Tartarus I’m going to do, will be very different from what I usually do. Well, better not waste more time, then I put everything inside my jacket and pick my cassette player, plus my headphones, to help make my way there more enjoyable. With all done, I make my way out. Twilight knew what was about to happen, and Pinkie probably knew, as well. But, she was determined to go all the way with this and wouldn’t give up so easily. But, it wouldn't stop the others from trying to change her mind. “Pinkie..." "I know, Twilight" Pinkie says before her friend couldn't finish “But we must keep going to know why” “But, darling!” “Girls, please” Pinkie said looking at them “He is a good Pony, I know it! Please, believe in me” She pleads and after some though Twilight sighs and agrees, much to the others unfortunate. “Can’t you advance the memory?” Rainbow Dash quietly suggests to Twilight. “Unfortunately no, only stop it" Twilight answers, receiving a sigh from the cyan mare “Believe me, if we could I would have done it” “Yeah” Rainbow Dash says and looks back at the memory, where Jacket finally reached his destination. The train station. Here we are When I arrive at my destination I look around while putting my headphones down. Quiet and desert Perfect I prepare myself, first putting the "disguise draw" on and then proceeding to pick up the mask. Though, before putting it on, I stare into its eyes for some reason, felling some kind of... connection with it. I think about this later. After a deep breath, I put it on I walk to the front door. "Fuck, this place sucks" A voice stops me, though. A voice with a Soviet Equestria accent. Slightly opening the door, I see a fucking Rucheling mobster, who had a baseball bat by his side. I grit my teeth before bucking the fuck of the door and dropping the fucker "What the, who are..." I didn’t give him time to react as I get on top of him and hold his head tight with both my hoofs, bashing repeatedly on the floor. When I heard a cracking sound, I stop and look at his dead body. His eyes were turned to the inside and his mouth was open, and a puddle of blood was being created under his head. Fuck... this felt good. Fucker A breath in and then out with a small grin under my mask Hm, that dream was really… "Hey, kakoy zvuk byl?" I hear another voice coming from the bathroom. Another Mobster, probably “Are the others there with you?” Others? If so, this means more will arrive or more are already here. “Hey! Are you there!” If more are already here than this means that the mask and this magical draw is to hide me from them. Apparently, this mobsters will be my obstacles on this little mission of mine. Good. It's time for some payback. Before that I had a little idea and I look around the room. No one around. I take off my mask and I put my head headphones on, leaving one ear free so that I can listen around. With my mask back on and I pick the bat from the floor, pressing play in my cassette player. Tonight will be agitated. I go straight to the bathroom and enters without exiting. surprising the mobster on the urinal “Hey, hey! It’s ocu…” With a strong swing, I smash his head in the wall and his body falls down on the urinal, mixing his blood with his pee… Gross I leave the bathroom and I make my way to the second floor. The briefcase must be there, somewhere. "Hey, what time is it?" I hear someone and I stop myself, getting cover on the wall and checking who was ahead. A Pony mobster. "It's...adventure time" I hear another one, who giggled after answering. "Haha, real fucking…!" I didn't let him finish as I break his skull with the bat. I quickly look at the other one and I see a Changeling with a pocket knife, looking at me surprised. "The fuck?!" He says "You’re dead, cyka!" He ran at me with his pocket knife and delivered consecutive swings that I easily dodged. I spot an opportunity I hit his back hoofs with the bat, dropping him on the floor, and I finish him by bashing his head with the bat, twice. Next "Hey, what happened there?" I heard another Ruchie approaching, and I quickly picked up the pocket knife from the floor. When his head was visible, I throw the knife and I hit his hoof “Ahhh, fuck!” Crap I quickly ran to him and delivered a strong swing that launched his body far to the floor. "Oh shit!" Another one was present in the room, and he had a pipe by his side “Mother FUCKER!" The Pony ran at me with his pipe prepared. I quickly throw the bat at him and hit him in the face, dropping him on the floor “Ahh, fuck! My nose! You…” I pick up his pipe and I got on top of him, raising the pipe over my head “No, no, wai...!” I pierce the pipe through the fucker's head, silencing him and ending him. "What the fuck was all that?!" I hear a voice coming from an opened room. This one didn’t have a Soviet accent, though. "It's nothing" A voice, that had a Soviet Equestria accent, answers. Another mobster? "Да, now give us the briefcase, ok?" This one was probably a mobster, and so was the other one. But, what about that first one Wait, briefcase? Target found I remove the pipe from the dead mobster’s head and I go straight to the room. I stand on the doorway and I inside the room, that was a small corridor, and at the ones inside. Like I guessed, the two that had Soviet Equestria accent were mobsters, one was a Pont and the other a Changeling and both had pocket knives in hoof, but the third one was a bit of a mystery. It was an orange Pony with a brown trenchcoat and a hat, and in his hoofs were the briefcase I was looking for and in his face was a confused and scared expression, upon him noticing me. "What the..." The Pony in trenchcoat said as he steps back in fear. "What's wrong?" The Ruchies look back at me and upon seeing a Pony with a rooster mask holding a bloody pipe with bloody hoofs, they were enraged “Sonofa..." "BITCH!" The Changeling finished his sentence and both runs at me prepared to kill. They might have thought together they would have the advantage. Unfortunately for them, I was good with my swings. I run at them with the pipe prepared and with a perfect swing I hit both. The pipe first hit the Pony in the side of his head, launching his head with a bloody mouth to the side, and then it hit the Changeling on the mouth, breaking his jaw and sending his head straight to the wall on the right with force, with a few of his teeth that flew off his mouth. A perfect home run. Now, to... I hear something on the floor and I spot the Pony mobster trying to crawl away. Almost make me feel pity... almost. I approach at him and turn him around. The left side of his head was bloody and his left eye was bloody, as well, and his face had an expression of panic and fear. Well, I think he deserves a least a quick death. I put my hoofs on his head and he panics, trying to remove my hoofs from his head. With a quick twist, his head was turned to the opposite side Ok, now to take care of this last guy A look at the end of the room and I see the panicking Pony, who was sweating like crazy as I approach with a pocketknife in hoofs. "Hey, hey, relax!" He said with his hoofs raised, and this time I notice a Soviet Equestria accent. Another one of them "I don’t have any weapon, ok?" I stop right in front of him, looking down at the briefcase "Ok, here, you can have it" He pushes the briefcase to me and I pick it with my free hoofs "Just please don't…” I quickly cut his neck and leave the room, leaving him alone to die on the floor. Now, to the drop point I go down the stairs, but I stop when I hear the train coming Perfect, civilians. Just when this was about to end I give a quick look at the train doors opening, and instead of civilians, just two more Ruchies came out. Two Changelings. One with a pipe and another one with a baseball bat Well, this makes things easier I leave my cover and get into the view, and upon seeing me with the briefcase they got angry. "This is our intel, asshole!" The one with the pipe exclaim with a thigh Soviet Equestria accent and ran at me. When he was close, I simply dodged his swing and smashed his head with the briefcase, launching him to the floor. The other tries to get me by surprise but I was faster and got him first, dropping him on the stairs. To finish him off, I bash his head on the stairs. "You fucking..." The remaining guy was trying to stand, but I quickly buck him down and get on top of him, raising the briefcase over my head. Repeatedly, I bash the fucker's head with it, stopping only when he wasn't moving anymore and the lower part of the briefcase was completely red Ok, now I'm done, finally. I press stop on the player as I take a seat on the stairs, finally managing to catch my breath, but also processing EVERYTHING that just happened I just killed an entire metro station full of Ruchelings and I didn't even hesitated. I simply... killed them Just like old times I giggle inside my mask. Still, I still wondered why I called to do this. I had experience from my past, but how could they know? It was curious, but sincerely I didn’t gave a fuck. This felt good. Finally, I some justice from what they did. This mother fuckers had it coming. I wonder if it will be more of this Well, I think about this later. My job isn't done, yet I get my ass up and pick the briefcase, proceeding to leave the place. Next stop: drop point. Twilight had no words to what she just saw. To what ALL OF THEM just saw. A complete horrific snuff film and she got front seats to watch it all. She was on the verge of vomiting, just like Applejack and Rainbow Dash. Rarity and Fluttershy, on the other hoof were letting everything out. Hopefully, the same wasn’t happening in the real world… hopefully "THAT WAS TERRIBLE!!" Rarity exclaimed in shock. "I knew this guy was no good!" Rainbow Dash said angry "I should have never trusted this monster!" "P-p-please" Fluttershy begs crying "L-L-Let's leave" "It's okay, Sugarcube" Applejack said hugging her, hoping to make her feel better "We are going to leave now. Right, Twi…" "No!" Pinkie exclaimed, surprising her friends “We are not done yet. He still didn't wake up!" "Are you serious?!" Rainbow Dash screamed in disbelief "After watching all of this you STILL want to save him?!” “Yeah, I do!” Pinkie said with a serious. “Pinkie! He is a fucking assassin!” "He is a vigilante!" Pinkie screamed back "Yeah, he kills, but the news stated that he ONLY killed Rucheling mobsters, no one else” Rainbow Dash was about to argue, but unfortunately Pinkie was right about this “Also, he said he was making justice for others. He is someone good” "Yeah, you say this now!" Rainbow replies "I'm sure that if someone innocent was there, a witness, he would have no problem in..." "Enough!" Twilight screams and silence both mares “Pinkie” She look at the pink mare “You saw what he just did. Are you still sure you want to do this?” She asked her Pinkie nods instantly "Yes" She answers "I know that he is someone good. I know it!" "Very well then" Twilight said and look at the others "We still going to continue" "What?!" Rarity said in shock “Twilight, he is a killer! "Yeah, he may be" Twilight says "But, I believe Pinkie and I'm willing to continue helping her and Retro Pale, even if i'm a bit… disgusted about all that" “Also, Beauty Maker lived with Jacket lived with him, right?” Pinkie asks the white mare. “Well, yeah, but…” “So, she had to know about what he does, correct?” Rarity thinks about what she said, and she had to agree with her in this. “Well, she did act a bit weird when we asked her about his work” Rarity agrees. "Then, if she knew about what he does, why didn’t she move somewhere else?” Pinkie Pie asked “After all, she could have asked to live with you and stay away from him, couldn’t she?” Now, Rarity didn't have an argument. She wanted to say that it was because she was his hostage, but then she remembers moments where she saw her going out alone. But also because she looked very happy. Being alone, when the two went out together or when she saw her with Retro Pale, she was always smiling. The kind of smile that can't be faked out Beauty… It hurts when she remembered her. She missed her. And if Beauty truly trusted Retro, then she also could "Okay, dear" She sighs and look at the pink mare with a small smile "I’m with you in this” "Thank you, Rar…” "But, that doesn't mean I'm going to watch this horror show" Rarity pointed out “I will stay by your side, but I also don't wish to watch this” "Me too" Fluttershy said, still hiding under her hoofs “But, I won’t leave you either” “And me” Applejack said “I don’t like this, but I can’t leave you all, now” “Ditto” Rainbow Dash said “I’m said that I won’t abandon you and so I won’t” She wasn’t comfortable with this, but she won't abandon the boat so easily. She could only hope that would end, soon. "Okay, so is every pony comfortable in staying?" Twilight asks receievs a nod from all her friends "Okay, then let's keep this going" So, the memory continued, and Retro apparently reached his next destination. An alley. Not a bad drop point I look around and no one was following me, so I proceed further into the alley, taking a turn where a lone dumpster by the side of sacks of trash I suppose there is where I leave the briefcase Upon opening it up, I receive a strong and horrible smell straight into my nose Oh, fuck But, I also see that the dumpster was full Great. Time to dirt even more my hoofs I make some space and then I finally leave the package inside, closing the dumpster once more. But, before leaving I spot something behind the dumpster. It was… a cow mask, still in good state, apparently. Well, apart from the smell, of course Well, no harm in taking this with me "Hey, who's there!" Shit! "I can hear you! I know you're there!" Damn it, I need to get out of hereI put the cow mask inside my jacket, thinking in way out Maybe I can just run pass this guy. This can work I approach the corner and when I was about to turn, I dodge the bat that was coming in my face, and then simply acting by instinct. I punch the guy and drop him on the ground. I then pick the bat and deliver one quick and strong smack in the head, killing him instantly. And then, the regret came. I just killed an innocent Pony! Fuck fuck FUCK! What have I done?! Maybe if I shoed him I wasn't a threat or maybe if I... I... Crap, I can't hold in anymore Looking straight at the floor, I remove my mask and I let everything out on the floor. Killing dirty Ruchies is a thing, but killing innocent ones is something else I recover my composure and I remove the Cutie mark draw. After making sure no one was nearby I make my way out, but this shit will haunt me for sure. This last scene surprised the girls "Well...now we can't say he doesn't have a hearth" Applejack comments "I knew it!" Pinkie said happy "See girls! I told you all he is a good pony" "I must admit. I still see him as a killer, but I'm happy to see that he have principles" Rarity says. "Well, maybe" Rainbow Dash said, still not trusting completely. "Let's keep watching" Twilight said, and they continued to watch the memory. That was fucking horrible. I can't forget that hobo's face. Maybe a midnight snack and my bed helps me relax about this and lucky me I could already see the convenience store of a good friend of mine. As I pass through the door and enter the small establishment, that only had two shelves with stuff. On the counter was the orange stallion with red long mane and beard, using glasses and smiling at me, and if I wasn't so tired I would smile back at him. "Hmm, weird" Pinkie said with a hoof on chin "I don't remember ever seeing this Pony" "Also, I never saw this convenience store around Ponyville" Rainbow Dash commented. "Weird" Twilight commented "Maybe it's because his mind is struggling to keep his memories together" She says "So, it's possible that we see things that didn't actually happened or shouldn't be there" "Wait, so is possible that he actually DIDN't killed anyone, but because his mind is all screw up that's what he remembers?" Rainbow Dash asks, and this makes Twilight think. "Well, it IS possible" She says "But, it's just a theory. Let's see how this goes. Maybe we get our answers" "Hi there, man! Haven't seen you around" He welcomes me with a smile as I approach the counter "Thought something might have happened to you. You seemed really down over losing your girlfriend. Don't remember seeing you after that..." I simply gave him a glare to make him stop talking, and thankfully he got what I meant and stop to clean his throat "Maybe we should talk about something else..." Agreed "So, out for a midnight snack, huh?" He says with a smile "Oh, don't worry about it. It's on the house... Good to see you! Have a nice night!" You too, my man I walk to one of the shelves and pick a "6-pack" package. I also notice another guy deciding between two snacks. Welp, not my problem. Time to get back home and rest "Hey there" I look to a mare outside, who was smoking, that calls me. She was brown with dark brown mane, and was using a dark hoodie coat with white sleeves. Strangely, she looks familiar, for some reason "This a nice night we are having, don't you think?" If you say so "And lucky you, you got a free midnight snack to enjoy it"Where does she want to get with this? "Well, I won't hold you much longer. See ya around" Okay, that was weird. As a make my way abck home, I can't help but to think in three things: that it was good to see Cool Beard again after some time, why that mare remembers me of someone important and if I'm going to receive another one of those phone calls. Well, I can think about this questions tomorrow. The girls where suddendly back at Retro's mind. They, minus Twilight were confused. Suddenly, the mind they were in shines in a bright light, and when the light fades way the memory was now fixed. Progress was made "Okay, one down" Twilight said and look at the amount of memories "And how much Celestia and Luna only knows left" "Cool beard, Cool Beard, Cool Beard" Pinkie silently says to herself, getting the attention of the others "No, I can't remember him. I never saw him before" "You talking about that orange stallion?" Rainbow Dash asks and Pinkie nods "Yeah, I never saw him, too" "Then he must have appeared because of his mind being broken" Twilight said "I believe it won't be an obstacule to us. So let's go on" She uses her magic and finds the next shattered memory "Here, april 8" "It's the night we first saw him" Applejack pointed out. "Well, now we will see what he thought when Pinkie introduced herself to him" Rainbow Dash commented "Ok, everypony ready?" She receives a nod from all of them, and so she focus her magic "Let's go!" And so, plays the memory.