Capper sat in his guest room seemingly looking up at the ceiling and reflecting on how his life went from low to high, and then back down to low. "These ponies are nicely accommodating, but that's no excuse for what we all had to go through," He thought to himself, while rising to his feet and walking over to the window overlooking the streets of Canterlot. "Still, it would be nice to get an apology from that pony who tried to kill me, and see Rarity again. Maybe I can pay her a nice little visit while I'm here. I hear she has a boutique in this city now."
No sooner did Capper say those words, then there came a knock at the door. "Who's there?" He called, turning towards the door. "Open the door, Capper," He heard the voice of Tempest on the other side. "I have something to say to you."
A scowl befell on Capper's face when he realized it was Tempest Shadow. Opening the door, Capper came face to face with the pony who’d tried to kill him and the pirates. "So, you finally decided to come and apologize for what you did," He remarked bitterly. "Trying to kill me and those parrots back on the ship."
"Because you lied to me, Capper," Tempest answered, and then sighed. "But, I've come to apologize for what I did. If you don't want to accept my apology however…" Tempest was just about to leave when Capper stopped her.
"Wait!" Capper called. "If you have something to say to me, then say it. You've come to say your sorry for what you did to me, is that right?"
"And that's not all. I've also come to release you from the debt you owed to the Storm King as well as to that boss of yours we trounced when we first came to Klugetown," Tempest explained. “All your debts are forgiven.”
"You mean I don't have to owe any money to the Storm King, even though he is in a million pieces?" Capper asked.
"Yes, and as part of my community service, I will come to Klugetown and repair any damage I have caused." Tempest offered
Capper couldn't help but feel delighted to hear this, knowing that he had finally gotten the apology he desperately wanted. "Do you mean exactly what you are saying?" Capper asked, still not totally convinced at what Tempest was telling him. "That you will come and fix the mess you and those monster friends of yours made?"
"You have my word, cat."Tempest nodded, and without any more dialogue, the broken horned unicorn stepped out of the room and left Capper alone.
Once the door was closed, Capper let out a loud sigh of relief and went about trying to put together a visit with Rarity.
"Did you apologize?" Razzle Fizzle asked when Tempest walked back into her guestroom a short time later.
"Yes, although I wish it could have been a lot longer than it actually was," Tempest sighed, shutting the door behind her. "I told the cat that I would come to his home and repair any damage that I caused."
"Perhaps you should also start calling the cat by his real name, Fizzlepop," Razzle Fizzle suggested. "If you do that, then he can start respecting you more."
"If you say so." Was all Tempest could bring herself to say. Then Tempest turned and heard a click sound, realizing that another piece of the Friendship Festival crown had come together! a sign that Tempest's redemption in the eyes of Equestria was slowly coming together.
"Look, Fizzlepop, ever since you started atoning for your actions, I've been gaining more and more respect for you,” Razzle declared. “I'm not as angry at you as I once was, and I think waiting to become Princess Twilight's captain seems like the right call. The time will come when you think it's ready."
Suddenly, the two unicorns turned around and saw Captain Celano's ship returning to Canterlot bringing with them the mercenary that they had captured in Hippogriffia. The sounds of screams were heard as the ship landed!
"What's happening?!" Razzle asked as she looked out a window. "Are those the pirates you also tried to kill, Fizzlepop?!"
"Yes, they are!" Tempest realized.
"Aren't you going to apologize to them too?" Razzle questioned.
"Eventually. But, I think they have more important matters to attend to at the moment from what I hear." Tempest commented.
The sight of a captured mercenary pony being dragged into Canterlot Castle by the parrot pirates proved that indeed was true. "We'd better go down and find out what’s happening!" Tempest declared, but Razzle had cold feet on the matter.
"Wait, Fizzlepop!" Razzle cried out. "That pony might be dangerous! Don't forget, Instant Justice will not rest until you are dead. I lost you once and I won't lose you again. I will go and find out what is happening. You wait here, for your own safety."
Reluctantly, Tempest agreed to let her sister go find out what was happening. Leaving her sister in the guarded guestroom, Razzle Fizzle went down to the throne room to find the mercenary pony cry out in sharp pain from the chains that he was bound in.
"They captured a mercenary," Lemon Lime whispered, who had been awakened by the loud noises, along with Irish Spring. "Where's Fizzlepop?"
"She's in her room for her own protection," Razzle firmly answered. "That pony is working for somepony who wants her blood."
"Of course," Irish Spring remarked. "Princess Celestia is mad beyond belief right now and she looks as if she will not let the pony have any mercy."
"Knowing Princess Celestia, her anger will get the better of her." Razzle commented with a gulp.
Razzle had no sooner said that, when Luna and Twilight entered the throne room and the guards shut the door quite loudly.
"We can still listen to what is happening.” Irish Spring declared, and the three unicorns put their ears to the doors to listen to the loud yelling and screaming that was to take place behind closed throne room doors.
Elsewhere, in the Crystal Empire, Shining Armor and several Crystal Guards were investigating a brutal attack on a Storm Creature on the outskirts of the Empire.
"He wasn't granted any mercy, your highness," A Crystal Guardspony glumly remarked as they all looked down at his wounds. "Do you think he might have participated in the attack on Canterlot?"
"To be honest, I don't know," Shining Armor sighed. Despite the many horrors he’d witnessed over his lifetime, nothing quite prepared him for the atrocity of seeing a creature murdered in cold blood. He barely managed to keep his composure as he added. "But, one thing is for sure, Instant Justice and the mercenaries have not gone far. Get a platoon together, I have a feeling that they’re heading for Yakyakistan!"
"Why do you think that, Prince Armor?" The Guardspony asked.
"Because Storm Creatures adapt better to cold weather over," Shining explained. "And Yakyakistan is located even beyond the Crystal Empire."
"Then perhaps we should let Prince Rutherford handle the situation, it is within his nation’s boundaries after all." The Guardspony suggested.
Shining shook his head. "No, I think Equestria has suffered enough from one of its own. This ends now! Instant Justice needs to be stopped, and it’s imperative we do it before anyone else gets to him!"
And so, preparations were made to head for Yakyakistan and hopefully end Instant Justice's rampage of revenge.
Meanwhile in Canterlot, Celestia's anger and rage were about to explode in emotional proportions!
I'm absolutely thrilled that Fizzlepop managed to apologize to Capper! A very positive sign indeed. It was also awesome to have Shining Armor preparing to confront Instant Justice and his mercenaries. Plus it would definitely be interesting to see the two of them in combat, with Shining hopefully winning.
Also did you name Irish Spring after the soap product?
Looks like Tempest's life is slowly, but surely, coming back together, just like the crown.
Also, watch out Instant Justice, because retribution is coming!
Here's hoping that if Shining Armor and the guards don't capture Instant Justice, Rutherford and the Yaks do.
8834558 They're former pirates at the moment. They were pressed into serving the Storm King, and it's not likely they've stolen anything yet. Plus, they aided in taking back Canterlot. I'm pretty sure any crimes they may have committed can be overlooked.
It's just like when Andrew Jackson recruited pirates to help him protect New Orleans from the British, sometimes you have to be willing to accept help from less than ideal characters to stop a greater evil.
8837558
I concur. Pirates could be reasoned with, as Jackson did. Terrorists like Instant Justice cannot.
8837579 Yeah. Plus, pirates have their own code and boundries. They have respect for others, if you can prove you're worthy of it. Mercenaries and domestic terrorists like Instant Justice have no such qualms. They're thoroughly convinced they're in the right and will stop at nothing to achieve their goals, regardless of who gets hurt.
8837591
Recent records of piracy show a different story. Pirates steal what they can and don't care who gets hurt. A ship was attacked by pirate skiffs and exchanged fire with them no more than three days ago in the Gulf of Aden. The way to gain respect from pirates apparently involves shooting at them. Or pour boiling water on them, I guess. In any case, their code and boundaries are flexible enough to allow for some horrible conditions to befall their hostages during multi-year captivities while they await ransom money. I can't imagine that having to eat rats to survive is much fun.
I really do not understand this fetishization of piracy in the face how savage the reality of it is.
8838023
First, chill. You are becoming aggressive with proving your point, and generally getting more disrespectful of the opinions of others.
Second, we are referring to traditional pirates, which Captain Celano and her crew are closer to. What you are posting about are more domestic terrorists than pirates. It is pretty hard to mix them up if you do research on history. We gave historic counts that show the other side of the coin. There are two sides to everything, and even the best governments are guilty of the atrocities that you pointed out. Try to be mindful of all sides of the debate.
8838200
I would like to hear some of these historic accounts, because all Wikipedia has two millenia of stealing and slaving.
Edit: I think I'm going to call it a day here. The whole history of piracy is interesting and worth looking into instead of just focusing on a few decades in the Caribbean. There have been exploits before and since that are as impressive as anything that happened in Blackbeard's day. Tankers have been robbed of oil in recent years just as treasure ships were raided on the Spanish Main centuries ago and yet hardly anyone seems to know about it. Take a look.
Replace “your” with “you’re”
Replace “he is” with “he’s”
Replace “I will” with “I’ll“
Replace “you are” with “you’re” and “you will” with “you’ll”
Replace “could have” with “could’ve”
Replace “it’s” with “you’re”
Replace “you are” with “you’re” and “I will” with “I’ll”
Replace “she will” with “she’ll”
Replace “what is” with “what’s”
Replace “it is” with “it’s”