New Arrangements, Old Laws (Edite By RB, CC And GT4)
"Thanks for helping me send all those letters, Spike," Thorax thanked him, as they both approached the castle, while Spike munched happily on a ruby.
"No problem, Thorax. I’d imagine it was much easier than mailing them the normal way," Spike replied as he finished off his snack. "Plus, for how crazy everything has gone recently, I’d also imagine that it’s best to contact all those noble changelings as soon as possible."
Thorax nodded as they reached the door. "I just hope we can still pull off the plan. All of them really want to have a chance at being nobles again," he said with some worry. "Some even told me that they found their cutie marks while pretending to be nobles..."
"Wow, seriously?"
Thorax nodded again as they entered the castle. "Seriously, so I'm hoping with Blueblood’s help that this could be their big chance. I’d hate to think that all of this would be for nothing in the end."
"Don't worry, I'm sure everything will work out just fine," Spike assured him as he opened the door. But before they could enter, somepony behind them called for their attention.
"Ah, excuse me…?"
Looking behind them, Spike and Thorax turned and saw two tall, slender unicorn mares. The one on the left, who had called them with a smile, had a short, spiky mane and tail in two shades of red that made it look like they were made of fire. Her fur was a light yellow color, and she was wearing a golden necklace with a sun insignia on it. Her cutie mark was a lance inside a sun. Her companion, on the other hoof, remained stoic as she looked at them. Her mane and tail were both long and dark purple with a celestial stream going through both, with her fur being dark blue. She was also wearing a silver necklace with a moon insignia on it and had some makeup on her face. Her cutie mark being a sword with a piece of a starry night contained inside the steel of the blade. Both mares looked particularly attractive, and at first glance, one could think they had come from a modeling agency.
"Is this Princess Twilight’s castle?" the yellow pony asked them, looking at the building.
"Well, yeah. Why? Do you need to talk to her?" Spike asked with a raised eye ridge.
"Not exactly..." the yellow unicorn answered. "We are here under the orders of Princess Celestia." She glanced to the side and noticed the large golden chariot Celestia usually traveled in. "And that is clearly her chariot, so do you mind if we come in? If not, can you please tell her that Amber Lance and Stellar Cut have arrived? Please?" she asked, putting her hooves together and looking at them with puppy dog eyes.
Thorax and Spike could only blink a couple of times before looking at one another. "Ah well, why don't you come in and wait in the hallway while I go tell the princess?" Spike suggested to them, making Amber smile and clap her hooves in happiness.
"That would be great, thank you!" she exclaimed as they both followed the two friends inside, Stellar remaining as stoic as ever the entire time.
Once they reached the dining room, both mares waited patiently at the entrance while the dragon and changeling went inside. There, they saw everypony sharing stories and laughing while enjoying some of the tea on the table in the middle of the room. Particularly Blueblood, who was happily chatting with his cousin Twilight, while she was hard at work writing everything he was telling her on a scroll.
The scene was enough to make the dragon chuckle as they approached the group. "Looks like the intervention went better than I thought."
"Oh hi Spike, hi Thorax." Pinkie called out as she walked toward them. "Did you manage to do that secret business you told us about?" she asked with some intrigue, making the king chuckle.
"There was nothing secret about it, Pinkie. I just needed to send some letters to some of my subjects pretty quick, and Spike helped me out," Thorax explained.
Pinkie raised an eyebrow. "Wait, wouldn't that have sent them to Princess Celestia instead?"
"Normally, yeah, but I’ve been training with my flames for the last couple of months," Spike declared with pride in his voice. "So now if I eat some gems and know the address, I can send the letter anywhere without a problem!" He paused and looked around. "By the way, have you seen Princess Celestia?"
"Oh yeah, she’s over there talking with Starlight," Pinkie replied, pointing to one of the groups of chairs where Celestia, Luna, and Starlight were talking.
"Thanks!" Spike said, waving a claw at Pinkie before approaching the princess. "Princess Celestia?"
"Oh, Spike, glad to see you again," Celestia spoke up, facing him with a smile. "How did everything go?"
"Without a hitch, Your Highness. The letters were sent," he replied. He then looked back to the entrance. "But something happened on our way back here."
"Really?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. "And what was it?"
"Well, two mares asked if they could come in, and said that you asked for them. I told them to wait in the hallway. They told me their names were Amber Lance and Stellar Cut; do you know them?"
Celestia clapped her hooves together in happiness. "Oh, wonderful, they’re here! Yes Spike, I know them both, but please, bring them here."
"Understood." Spike nodded and went to fetch both mares.
Luna, in the meanwhile, looked at her sister with a curious gaze. "You asked for those two? Aren't you going a bit overboard, dear sister?"
"Oh nonsense, Luna. Amber and Stellar could use a vacation from their regular jobs. The fact that they are more than capable of taking care of Blueblood is just a very nice bonus," Celestia replied with a wry smile. "Plus, they are the only two recruits available right now that fit…" She sighed in exasperation and rolled her eyes. "…that law."
"Ah..." Luna nodded in understanding. "Now I understand."
Soon the mares entered the room and bowed to the princesses, and Celestia started the introductions. "Everypony, I would like you all to meet Amber Lance and Stellar Cut. They are two of our best soldiers in the Royal Guard," the princess announced with pride. "And starting today, Blueblood’s personal bodyguards."
"It’s an honor to protect the crown," Amber said as she and Stellar bowed to the prince.
"Wait, what?!" Blueblood blurted in surprise as he approached his aunt.
"You thought I was joking when I said that I would place extra security on you?" she teased back, a smug smile on her muzzle.
"Oh my Celestia! Is this for real?!" Shining Armor cried, getting excited as he approached the two guards. "You…you really are Amber, the Sun, and Stellar, the Moon?!" he stammered, his mind going into fanboy mode.
Amber merely chuckled and looked away with a blush, much to the surprise (and annoyance) of Shining’s wife. "Oh boy, it has been a while since somepony called us that..." she said with embarrassment.
"You know them, BBBFF?" Twilight asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Are you kidding, Twilight?! Those two are legends among the Royal Guard," Shining proclaimed while pointing at them. "I have never been able to meet them in person, but their reputation speaks volumes. They form part of one of the greatest units of all of Canterlot! One that made me want to enlist in the Guard in the first place!"
"The Celestial Centurions," Amber supplied, pride in her voice. "The best special forces the Crown has ever had." She sent a wink Shining’s way, causing Cadence’s wings to stiffen and ruffle instinctively in a threatening manner. "Would you like an autograph, captain?" she asked, finally breaking Stellar’s stoic expression, who looked back at her companion in worry.
Shining gasped. "Would I?!" He then paused and started to think for a second. "Stay there for just a second, I’ll be right back!" he said before teleporting away. Stellar then poked Amber in irritation, much to her annoyance.
"Oh, just let it go, Stellar, he's a fan. Would it kill you to give him one autograph?" Amber asked.
Stellar stopped and thought about this, and then pointed at the prince.
"He’s in the Princess of Friendship’s castle, surrounded by four alicorns, plus the Elements of Harmony, the student of Princess Twilight, the king of the changelings, and a dragon. Please tell me, who could be so stupid as to attack him now?"
Stellar sighed in defeat and crossed her forelegs.
"Well…ok," Twilight looked at the display, confused, before approaching Stellar. "So, if I may ask, what exactly does a Celestial Centurion do?" Stellar remained quiet, much to Twilight’s dismay. "Uh, hello?
"Oh, don't mind Stellar, she is a mare of action rather than words," said Amber. "But to answer your question, we are a unit dedicated to ensuring peace in Equestria, and are in charge of solving more delicate problems that involve other nations."
Ah, so they are like the equivalent of the secret service…or the CIA? Blueblood pondered as he glanced at them.
"Basically, missions that are too dangerous or require a lot of tact to avoid a war between nations is our specialty," Amber finished.
"Hey, wait a minute!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she flew towards them. "If you deal with international missions, where were you during Tirek’s attack? Or the changeling invasion? Or Storm King's invasion?" She pointed an accusatory hoof at them.
"In that order, we were dealing with Tirek, but we didn't have the means to stop him, and it was too risky for him to absorb our magic. Plus, Discord just kept teleporting him here and there so we couldn't react fast enough. Chrysalis had already infiltrated, and sent orders to keep us away during the wedding, disguising herself as Princess Mia Amore."
"Just Princess Cadence, please," Cadence interrupted, lifting her hoof with some annoyance.
"My apologies, Princess Cadence,” Amber replied, granting her a small bow. “And while the Storm King was attacking Canterlot, we had to deal with his special monsters that he had sent after us. Golems made of crystal that turned even alicorns into stone. Do you remember those crystal balls? They produced it in their stomachs and then spat them out. So just imagine that kind of beast rampaging throughout Equestria without control. They normally turned their prey into rocks before eating them." Amber paused and gave Rainbow a look. "See Rainbow Dash? Perhaps you’ve had awesome adventures, but the world is just too big for you to have ALL of them. We just do the same you do, but on a more global scale."
"Fascinating..." Twilight murmured. "And other nations are okay with that?"
Amber let out a laugh. "Other nations have their own version of us, princess."
"What?!" Twilight cried.
The other Elements surrounded the mares, each having their own questions, while Blueblood took the opportunity to approach his aunts. "Uh, Aunt Celly?"
"Yes, Blueblood?"
"It's not that I don't appreciate the gesture and all, but...if they’re so incredible, why are you ordering them to protect me?"
"I believe that protecting a prince is well within their job description," Celestia answered, "Besides, they fit another…" She looked away in irritation "…condition that is required by law."
"Huh?" The prince turns his head in confusion, making both princesses sigh.
"Royal Decree Forty-Seven: any member attached by bloodline to the royal family must be protected and escorted by a minimum of two guards…of the opposite sex," Luna recited, facehoofing at the end.
"Who's qualities include: being in top physical health and beauty, while at the same time not being in any kind of romantic relationship." Celestia finished, mirroring Luna’s gesture.
"...That has to be some of the dumbest conditions I have ever heard. Who wrote that, a horny teenager?"
"Exactly," Luna nodded before pointing at the prince. "YOUR horny past self, to be precise."
"Oh, please tell me, I didn't?!" Blueblood cried, holding his head with both hooves.
"I'm sorry, nephew," said Luna, placing her hoof on his shoulder. "It was your first time weaseling a law into reality." Luna turned, glaring at Celestia. "And of course, your aunt Celestia was too gullible at the time to see it until it was already too late."
"He was still pretty innocent! And I thought it was a joke. I really thought the paper he gave me was a fake..." Celestia countered lamely.
"Is there any way to revoke that stupid law?" The prince asked, hope in his eyes, but to his dismay, the princesses just shook their heads.
"It’s a royal decree, so it escapes even our power. The only way to abolish it is with a unanimous vote from us, the Canterlot royal court, and…" Luna's eyes widened in realization as a smile slowly spread across her face. "…you."
"Wait, so all I need to do is go and vote 'no' and we can change this weird law?"
"Yes, we can do that Celestia," Luna answered with a smile, her sister soon copying her expression.
"Perhaps Luna. Blueblood, so far, was the biggest reason that law was still in effect. We will have to change it as soon as we return to Canterlot."
"Why not now?" the prince asked with a raised eyebrow.
"The waiting period for a law to be erased or modified is three months, and during that time it can't be implemented."
"All the more reason we should do it now, don't you think? The longer we put it off, the longer we will have to wait!"
Princess Celestia moved closer to his face with a sly grin. "Nice try."
"Aww…." the prince sighed in defeat and looked down.
Soon, Shining Armor returned, this time carrying with him in no particular order: posters, comics, a sword with Amber’s and Stellar’s cutie marks on it, as well as an ink bottle and a quill, all the while sending the mares a hopeful smile. A sly grin spread across Amber’s face and she pushed Stellar forward, before giving her the lead. Stellar glared at her friend before shaking her head, proceeding to sign all of the papers Shining kept giving her. His wife put herself next to him, keeping an eye on both mares while subconsciously placing one of her wings on her husband’s back.
"It will only be until you recover, nephew, and it could be good for them as well," Celestia continued. "Those two are workaholics, and no matter how much I insist, they refuse to take some time off. To that end, I believe that guarding you in a small town near Canterlot could help them relax for a change."
"So you're telling me that you’re also using my situation as an excuse for those two to get away from their regular jobs?"
Celestia nodded and glanced at him. "Two cakes in one bite, so to speak. Do you think you could do this for me? Please?" she asked, using her own puppy dog eyes on him.
With a sigh, Blueblood nodded. "Okay, Auntie. For you."
"I knew I could count on you." Celestia smiled as she hugged him with one of her wings.
"Uh, excuse me..." Thorax, having stayed silent for a long time, called for their attention. "Not that I want to interrupt this moment or anything, but we still need to finish our plan."
"Oh, that’s right," Blueblood said, ending the hug and approaching the king.
"I’ve already sent the letters, and soon we’ll get a reply. Do you still want us to address the meeting in Manehattan?" asked Thorax.
The prince nodded. "We would need witnesses to corroborate my injuries," he said, looking at his hooves in deep thought. "Maybe some makeup for some small burn marks here and there..."
"What do you have in store, nephew?" Luna asked in wonder, and the prince was about to answer when he paused, seeming worried about Amber and Stellar listening in. Luna noticed his hesitation and winked at him. "There is no need for you to worry, nephew. You can trust them. They already know about your condition."
That helped him relax a little, and he nodded. "Okay, in that case, here’s the plan. The first thing we need to do is…" Blueblood stopped and he looked at Celestia, who gazed back at him with a playful smirk.
"Uh, Aunty, I don't know if you…"
"Please Blueblood, give us a chance. I can do this, and contrary to what others think…Luna," she said, glaring daggers at her sister. "Performing on a stage is far different than giving a public speech, something I have more than enough experience in."
Luna sighed and shook her head. "Might as well let her try, nephew. She is telling the truth. Plus, I have seen her take some extra drama classes, so I believe she has earned the right to try, at the very least."
"Well, okay then," Blueblood nodded and started again. "Then here is what I have in mind. During the meeting, a very bad accident will occur, and from it, a hero emerges..." He tells them with a smile. "Here’s how it’ll play out..."
Later that day
After exchanging goodbyes and promising another visit in the future, all of the Royals went to the golden chariot and headed back to Canterlot, while the prince waved goodbye to all of them. Stellar and Amber were now on either side of him, doing the same.
The moment he was out of their sight, all of the Royals looked at their destination with serious expressions. "Starting an investigation will not be an easy task..." Luna commented.
"Indeed, just filing a report would force us to expose Blueblood’s condition," Shining Armor agreed with a resigned sigh. "If we wish to catch the killer, there is no choice but to make this investigation top secret."
"We can't just stop there, Shiny." Cadence noted with worry. "Whoever did this was a professional, and had planned for everything so as not to leave a trace. If they were aiming to just kill Blueblood, that leaves almost half of Canterlot as suspects. If the goal was the royal family, any of us could be next."
"Remain calm, everypony," Celestia said with determination. "Panic won’t help us. For now, we need to stay focused and act like everything is okay." She then looked at Shining Armor. "Captain Armor, can I trust you to search for clues in our nephew’s room?"
"You can count on me, Your Highness," he replied with a salute.
"Thank you." She then looked at Cadence. "While that happens, we would have to discreetly interview all of Blueblood’s inner circles, and that is a long list. I can plan meetings with them, but we will have to split the efforts between all of us."
"You can count on me, aunty," Cadence replied, bringing her hoof to her chest.
"I have soldiers already spying on them, so it would just be a matter of changing the order." Luna stated. "We’ll keep an eye on those shady nobles..."
"Thank you, Luna.” Finally, Celestia glanced at Thorax. "King Thorax, I really appreciate all that you have been doing for us so far, but I'm afraid that there is yet another favor we need to ask of you."
"Say no more, princess," Thorax declared, lifting his hoof with a knowing smile. "We’re talking about a case of regicide here, and that is a serious matter. Just say the word and I will dispatch some of my best changelings to impersonate any of you while this mess is resolved. It’s the least we can do for all your help with our hive."
Celestia smiled at him gratefully as the wind rushed past her mane. "Thank you, Thorax. I give you my word that we will not forget this kindness."
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oh i see where this plan is going and i like it
Hmmm... Interesting at the end. That there is someone who possibly wanted BB ded. Or it could have been case of chocking on a fly.
The odds that the assassin will strike during their planned accident, is a possibility.
*A large explosion*
"Was that supposed to happen?"
"I think so?"
BB: "What was that?! I didn't plan for explosions!"
""Oh...""
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It'd be funny if the power of the wish alone, soul punched him in his sleep
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"Next lesson? thunder clouds: All fun and games until you stop some pony hearts"
I saw that name, but in my head I read it as Stella, and instantly she was a very noisy drunken bat pone.
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Oh boy that would be the mother of all ironies considering that she doesn't talk. And just want to clarify, she is not mute. She is like a Big Mac taking it a step further, she can talk no problem but prefer to just keep quiet most of the time.
Idea Prince Blueblood marries his 2 guards OR marries Pinkie Pie
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So like a herd? Hmm curious concept
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You thinking what I’m thinking
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i think so
grate chapter i love it.
and now the hunt starts as to how Blue Blood was killed and who.
Shining the fanpony was hilarious.
Calling it now, it was Clean Breeze. She's shown the most incentive and was the last pony to see Blue Blood. No nobles would want to kill him, as he is a potential asset / tool for gaining more power, which would be impossible to utilize if he were dead. It would unlikely be Chrysalis, unless she just felt like offing him for some past slight.
So where is Twilights stallion guard
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The law doesn't apply to either her or Cadence, since it specify 'tie by bloodline' and Cadence was adopted into the family. So only he, Celestia and Luna are attach to that weird law. Since neither technically rule Equestria. They have authorisation to give order in case of emergency but in a technical stand point, Canterlot only has 3 royals on 'active' duty.
P.S: Yeah technically speaking during the event were the plants were invading, Blueblood was next in line to rule but there was no way in hell anyone would tell him that
I thought Shining Armor was a prince now not a captain.
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Hmmm that is a good point and they have address him as prince in more than one occasion too.
I should change that hiccup, thanks for pointing it out.
Every time I encounter a character who doesn’t talk my first thought goes to Suburban Commando and the bounty hunter played by the undertaker.
Your English has really improved over these last few chapters. I admit when I first started this story I was only mildly intrigued by the premise; I've read a few stories of "Human replaces X/becomes copy of X" already and from the first few edited chapters I was interested enough to keep reading, but not by much.
That said, going through most of these chapters was a chore -- I was drawn out of the story more times than I can count by your broken English. I seriously considered dropping this story, but I only persisted because the premise you put forth (of a human replacing Blueblood and actually trying to fix it) was interesting enough that I wanted to keep going up until the point that the reading became bearable again.
All things considered though, I like what you're doing here and encourage you to keep at it. Side note: I'm guessing by the amount of "Ja" in the previous chapters that you're a German speaker? If so I applaud you for your progress -- I've heard learning German is difficult so I can only imagine that the inverse (german speaker learning english) is also true.
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Actually hispanic but I have searching for help and luckily had encounter some nice person that agree to give me a hand and with luck fix past mistakes with older chapters.
I'm very glad that you like it, like I told in the first chapter I really have no idea of in what direction this story would go, but so far I'm really please with the results I have accomplish. Hope this continue own as new ideas are already popping on my heads for a very long an entertaining adventure
Should probably hold off on repealing that "sexy body-guards only" rule. It would look suspicious for New Blood to suddenly get rid of it since no one else is aware of his change of heart, or rather, soul.
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Perhaps you are right, it will look really weird since he seems to be the only one enjoying it
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Cobalt Essence? Ok, grant it, I will not deny there is way better names out there, I was mostly working on play of words and puns like the show usually do. But that name grab my attention, why that alias in particular?
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Rats though it would be fun t see her reaction to suddenly having to deal with guards shadowing her every movement
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Hurray for legal technicalities! And yes, it would had be funny, specially considering the condition. Shining Armor would constantly be glaring at them.
And possible Cadence could have mix feelings about they having to be surrounded by beautiful ponies all the time. Specially if they need to stay apart from one another
9098922. Who would Shining be glaring at most those guarding Twilight or those guarding Cadance
Rarity: "I don't want you hanging out with New B. anymore."
Sweetie: "Telling me not to do something makes me want to do it."
Rarity:
"Oh noes! My little sister has become rebellious!"
9098230 Twilight should really get some guards of her own. That castle is too big for just two ponies and a dragon.
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before starlight broke in the asumption was the magic of harmony protected the place...and who knows it still might, the tree is known to do things in some cockeyed ways
maybe it let starlight in on purpose to teach her a leason.
The one that tried to kill him was Sharp Shot based off of how he was acting at the nobles meeting
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Rarity: "I don't want you hanging out with New B. anymore."
Sweetie: "But it's opposite day."
Rarity:
"Oh noes!"
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Rarity: "I don't want you hanging out with New B. anymore."
Pinkie: "YAy! Tellig HEr tO NOt do sOMeThINg hAS FIlleD swEEtI bellE with dE TEmmIE nation!"
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Rarity:
"Oh noes! De tEms!!"
Sweetie: "Hoi!"
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Or it might be Mist. Years of tormented exsistance serving OG Blueblood. Familiar access to his room, food, etc.
She plants some kind of slow to take effect (like maybe a week), almost undetectable, kill you in your sleep poison on her last day serving him.
Clean Breeze takes over, serves him for the week, cue Breeze getting Mist's "serve Blueblood for a week and invariably want to murder him" episode.
Hope she doesn't get caught after he dies while being in a near perfect position to know if anyone starts investigating Blueblood's room for clues.
Becomes utterly astounded and confused when he is not only alive but "screaming about missing limbs" and such. But stays cool, just like she was trained as a maid for dealing with "difficult" nobles.
Realizes the Blueblood in front of her is... different now. A better pony than before.
Think, "Maybe the near death experience has changed him." Become thankful about it but...
Live in fear for the rest of the time hoping and praying he never remembers, or anyone finds out, anything to realize a crime had taken place.
And fearing anyone coming to blame her scapegoat (Clean Breeze) because she'd be getting punished for causing the miracle with a crime she didn't commit.
And she'd know it.
(Classic mystery misdirection.)
Or it could still be neither of them.
Since no one knew about the crime, either one of them would have had the time to clean away any physical evidence because the room wasn't a crime scene and therefore open to being maintained by the maids. Or the time doesn't have to matter at all if a pro was the killer.
We really don't yet have enough info.
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I disagree, at the moment.
Sharp Shot never showed any surprise/shock hearing Blueblood was alive in the throne room, only interest in that he was acting strange. He's just an opportunistic vulture circling a possibility to advance his own goal as far as we can tell.
But in fairness, for Sharp Shot to be the killer (and to have showed no emotion/reaction at the news) he'd have to have the cold-bloodedness of a psychopath. That is, more an experienced, calculating, manipulative pony with a willingness to take reckless risks to furthur his goals along with a complete lack of empathy. He's not shown himself to take any reckless risks, nor has he shown a lack of any empathy... yet, possibly.
Experienced? He's offering his services to Princess Celetia as an advisor. Calculating? Oh definitely with the way he's arranging to puzzle out Blueblood's disappearance. Manipulative? Possibly. Nothing at the meeting of the nobles was definitively manipulative by him, but maybe it was subtly.
He could possibly be a suspect at some point. But as it stands, he's done nothing to show he was involved with nor had any interest in killing Blueblood... yet, possibly.
Lings can get Cutie Marks? Interesting...
Even more interesting will be what he uses the network of contacts his predecessor built for. After all, his father taught him quite handily...
I'm enjoying the story.
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corroborate
Woo! Lings can get Cutie Marks in this AU.
This all reminds me of the movie 'Red' and about Agent 47 apperently failing to kill a Gavourment leader.
So, they are looking for Bluebloods` killers, huh? About time.
Thorax nodded as they reached the door. "I just hope we can still pull off the plan. All of them want to have a chance at being nobles again," he said with some worry. "Some even told me that they found their cutie marks while pretending to be nobles..."
Looking behind them, Spike and Thorax turned and saw two tall, slender unicorn mares. The one on the left, who had called them with a smile, had a short, spiky mane and tail in two shades of red that made it look like they were made of fire. Her fur was a light yellow color, and she was wearing a golden necklace with a sun insignia on it. Her cutie mark was a lance inside a sun. Her companion, on the other hoof, remained stoic as she looked at them. Her mane and tail were both long and dark purple with a celestial stream going through both, with her fur being dark blue. She was also wearing a silver necklace with a moon insignia on it and had some makeup on her face. Her cutie mark is a sword with a piece of a starry night contained inside the steel of the blade. Both mares looked particularly attractive, and at first glance, one could think they had come from a modeling agency.
"Not exactly..." the yellow unicorn answered. "We are here under the orders of Princess Celestia." She glanced to the side and noticed the large golden chariot Celestia usually traveled in. "And that is her chariot, so do you mind if we come in? If not, can you please tell her that Amber Lance and Stellar Cut have arrived? Please?" she asked, putting her hooves together and looking at them with puppy dog eyes.
Thorax and Spike could only blink a couple of times before looking at one another. "Ah, well, why don't you come in and wait in the hallway while I go tell the princess?" Spike suggested to them, making Amber smile and clap her hooves in happiness.
"Oh, hi, Spike, hi, Thorax," Pinkie called out as she walked toward them. "Did you manage to do that secret business you told us about?" she asked with some intrigue, making the king chuckle.
"Oh, yeah, she’s over there talking with Starlight," Pinkie replied, pointing to one of the groups of chairs where Celestia, Luna, and Starlight were talking.
Celestia clapped her hooves together in happiness. "Oh, wonderful, they’re here! Yes, Spike, I know them both, but please, bring them here."
"Oh, nonsense, Luna. Amber and Stellar could use a vacation from their regular jobs. The fact that they are more than capable of taking care of Blueblood is just a very nice bonus," Celestia replied with a wry smile. "Plus, they are the only two recruits available right now that fit…" She sighed in exasperation and rolled her eyes. "… that law."
Soon the mares entered the room and bowed to the princesses, and Celestia started the introductions. "Everypony, I would like you all to meet Amber Lance and Stellar Cut. They are two of our best soldiers in the Royal Guard," the princess announced with pride. "And starting today, Blueblood’s bodyguards."
"Oh, my Celestia! Is this for real?!" Shining Armor cried, getting excited as he approached the two guards. "You…you are Amber, the Sun, and Stellar, the Moon?!" he stammered, his mind going into fanboy mode.
Amber merely chuckled and looked away with a blush, much to the surprise (and annoyance) of Shining’s wife. "Oh, boy, it has been a while since somepony called us that..." she said with embarrassment.
"Are you kidding, Twilight?! Those two are legends among the Royal Guard," Shining proclaimed while pointing at them. "I have never been able to meet them in person, but their reputation speaks volumes. They form part of one of the greatest units of all of Canterlot! One that made me want to enlist in the Guard in the first place!"
"Oh, don't mind Stellar, she is a mare of action rather than words," said Amber. "But to answer your question, we are a unit dedicated to ensuring peace in Equestria and are in charge of solving more delicate problems that involve other nations."
"My apologies, Princess Cadence,” Amber replied, granting her a small bow. “And while the Storm King was attacking Canterlot, we had to deal with the special monsters that he had sent after us. Golems made of crystal that turned even alicorns into stone. Do you remember those crystal balls? They produced it in their stomachs and then spat them out. So just imagine that kind of beast rampaging throughout Equestria without control. They normally turned their prey into rocks before eating them." Amber paused and gave Rainbow a look. "See Rainbow Dash? Perhaps you’ve had awesome adventures, but the world is just too big for you to have ALL of them. We just do the same you do, but on a more global scale."
"Royal Decree Forty-Seven: any member attached by bloodline to the royal family must be protected and escorted by a minimum of two guards…of the opposite sex," Luna recited, face-hoofing at the end.
"He was still pretty innocent! And I thought it was a joke. I thought the paper he gave me was a fake..." Celestia countered lamely.
"Yes, we can do that, Celestia," Luna answered with a smile, her sister soon copying her expression.
"Perhaps, Luna. Blueblood, so far, was the biggest reason that law was still in effect. We will have to change it as soon as we return to Canterlot."
"Please, Blueblood, give us a chance. I can do this, and contrary to what others think… Luna, " she said, glaring daggers at her sister. "Performing on a stage is far different than giving a public speech, something I have more than enough experience in."
"Thank you, Luna.” Finally, Celestia glanced at Thorax. "King Thorax, I appreciate all that you have been doing for us so far, but I'm afraid that there is yet another favor we need to ask of you."
Since I started to do this reread, only one logic flaw about all this stands out to me.
"Albert Vasilios" had only mentioned his "near-death experience" to Twilight & Applejack as part of his own cover story for the "traumatic memory loss" and his emotional breakdown that he was dealing with just before giving that explanation.
Now, since last chapter, "Albert Vasilios" finally revealed what actually happened to him and how his own life was lost in the human world. At no point in Albert's discussion with D-Pony did D-Pony mention what it was that had killed Blueblood. But the ponies are all suddenly acting like there had been a real murder attempt on Blueblood.
And the subsequent investigation into his room does eventually reveal that BB really had been murdered.
So, was it just coincidence that Albert's lie simply got everyone's attention and exposed the real crime??
Applejack: "Uh--whut are ya tryin' ta say, pardner?
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Kevin Lee: "That if 'Albert' had come clean and been honest with everypony about who he was and where he came from when this story started, then nothing about Blueblood's death would have looked suspicious. That it was a lie that finally exposed the truth--and it wasn't even a lie that was attempt to conceal the murder, but rather a lie that was attempting to conceal ANOTHER truth! In fact, had 'Albert' been honest and truthful--then such a truth would have actually concealed a murder! So, we can't say that 'honesty is always the best policy', now can we???
Applejack: "
Rarity: "Applejack! This is BLUEBLOOD, we're talking about, darling! Everything that pony does is a lie!
Applejack: "This is true.
Kevin Lee: "But Blueblood wasn't the one lying, since he was already dead. Nopony knew about his murder. It was 'Albert's' lie that exposed the crime."
Rarity: "It still remains to be seen if this 'Albert' is actually what he says he is! Blueblood, remember!?
Applejack: "Ooooh! Gotcha!
Kevin Lee: "That's--just being dishonest