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Chapter 4: Raiding Sweet Apple Acres429 words
Chapter 5: Twilight Sparkle.1,115 words
Chapter 6: Operation Shield Breaker.1,261 words
Chapter 7: “Finding” Thorax1,504 words
Chapter 8: Operation Trident2,738 words
Chapter 9: Operation Longstrike2,216 words
Chapter 10: Operation Ice Cold3,120 words
Chapter 11: Escaping1,447 words
Chapter 12: Homecoming723 words
Chapter 13: Outlaws 🎵1,107 words
Chapter 14: A Day in Ponyville1,162 words
Chapter 15: Robbing1,335 words
Chapter 16: The Gala 🎵2,502 words
Chapter 17: Reunion and Retaliation1,840 words
Chapter 18: Back at Square One🎵3,123 words
Chapter 19: Blue Fang vs The Apple Family2,495 words
Chapter 20: True Reunion🎵6,537 words
Chapter 21: Training2,506 words
Chapter 22: True Retaliation🎵3,709 words
Chapter 23: Blue Fangs Lament🎵414 words
Chapter 24: Ghosts of the Past1,755 words
Chapter 25: One Last Train2,619 words
Chapter 26: May Thou Be Forgiven, For Thou Have Sinned2,038 words
Chapter 27: Redemption3,227 words
[Take Zenex]778 words
[Leave Zenex]865 words
[Go With Pharynx]818 words
[Go Back For The Money]518 words
Redeemed Souls2,348 words
The Sinner’s Path1,167 words
Thou Sins Have Been Forgiven1,124 words

Thou Sins Have Been Forgiven

The Fangs trotted through the reformed hive, soon entering the cemetery. Kydra had tears forming in her eyes as they stood over the two graves. Mitchell wiped her eyes. “It’s okay, Kydra. They’re in a better place now.”

She looked at him. “Okay... okay.” She wiped her eyes, then placed a bouquet of flowers on the two graves.

Broken clutched his hoof. “Blue...” he muttered, starting to tear up. He sniffled as he imagined his brother’s smile. He wiped the tears from his eyes, only for more to form in them. “I’m sorry... I’m so... so sorry...”

Despite all of their mourning, one of them was the most audible. They turned to the red-eyed changeling, who was sobbing in between the two grave stones. “Zenex...” he sobbed, looking at the nymphs resting spot. “Blue Fang...” He turned to face his former rival.

The others walked over to the crying changeling. “Hivehunter...” Stinger said, rubbing his carapace.

“I... I miss them so much...” Hive said, wiping the tears away.

“We all do, but you can’t beat yourself up for it...” Mitchell said.

The other Fangs hugged the changeling. Hive smiled and leaned into the embrace.

“Such a cute family.”

They turned around to see a certain changeling Queen looking at them.

“Mother?” Broken said.

She trotted over to the grieving changelings. She sighed, sitting next to the two graves. “Two more children gone.”

Broken looked at her. “Why are you here?” he asked.

She laid two bouquets of her own and sighed. “I know where Arthrax is.”

They perked up. “Where is he?” Hive asked.

She looked over. “The Dragon Lands,” she said solemnly.

Hive growled before running off. “Hive wait!” Kydra called out to him, but he kept running.

Broken placed his hoof on her shoulder. “Just let him go, Ky,” Broken said solemnly.

She nodded, leaning into Broken’s chest, sniffling a bit. He sighed and wrapped his hooves around her, letting her cry a bit. “I miss them so much…”

Broken nodded, rubbing her head. “I know Kydra. I know…” he sighed, a few tears leaving his eyes. He looked over to the others, who watched the two interact. They looked at Broken, waiting for approval. Broken frowned and nodded. “Let’s get this bug.”

“Hura sir,” Mitchell said. “Hura.”

~~~

The Fangs had marched for a while, trying not to melt like changeling-cicles due to the heat of the Dragon Lands. They looked back at the large group of reformed changelings following them. Mitchell looked at Pharynx. “Are you sure bringing Thorax and these guys along?”

Pharynx nodded, looking back at them. “I mean, Hive isn’t here… we’re better off safe than sorry.”

“Okay, okay…” Mitchell looked over to Broken. He frowned, looking at his Captain, who was kicking a pebble across the ground. “You okay, sir?”

Broken shrugged. “I dunno anymore…” he managed to utter. “Blue… Zen… both gone… who else can we lose?” he asked, as they trekked through a cave. Mitchell dared not to answer that question, instead focusing on the nearby exit.

Pharynx looked over. “Is it weird that I sorta… miss Hive?”

The others looked over in surprise. “Really?”

Pharynx silently nodded. “I feel bad for him… especially since Zen is gone.”

The others nodded, looking at the exit. “I’m sure you two can talk when we get home...” Thorax said.

“I’m not so sure about that…” Mantis said, his eyes going grey. They all looked to the exit to see a certain red changeling sitting against a few rocks…

...with an arrow sticking out of his abdomen.

Pharynx’s eyes widened and he ran over. “Hive? Hivehunter?!” he kneeled down to the injured changeling. “Hive!” he says, lifting the red changeling’s head up. “Medic! Anyone!”

“Pharynx...”

“Not now buddy, just rest!” he said, putting pressure on his wound. “Someone do something!” he cried out. “Come on, stay with me buddy!”

Hive pulled out a bloodied envelope. “Pharynx…” he uttered, grabbing Pharynx’s hoof. “Deliver this to Sire’s Hollows…” he ordered. “Tell her… I’m… sorry…” His eyes didn’t even shut. He just went limp, much to Pharynx’s dismay.

He started shaking his head. “Oh nonononono! Hive! No no! NO! HIVE!” he cried, shaking the limp changeling, trying to wake him up, but to no avail.

A changeling ran up. “Pharynx! We have to go! Now!”

Pharynx pushed the changeling away. “Get off me!” he snapped, trying to hold back tears, before looking back at Hive and grabbing his letter. “I’m… I’m sorry…”

They stared at his limp body before continuing up the mountain.

~~~

Broken watched as Arthrax swung his knife at him. He winced, grabbing Arthrax and kicking him back. Artrax snarled, and tried to slash Broken, but Kydra grabbed him around the neck, choking him. He shook her off, pushing her closer to a nearby lava pit. She yelped, rolling away from the lava. He and Ky began fighting, slashing and throwing punches. He eventually pushes her to the ground. Arthrax snarled, charging Broken. He rolled out of the way, trying not to get stabbed. Broken swings again, but he got knocked to the ground, before finding a knife in his stomach. Arthrax smirked, pulling out his brother’s crossbow.

“Goodbye, Captain Broken.” Before he can fire, Kydra tackles him, sending the arrow into the ground next to him. The crossbow dropped, and the two continued fighting. Broken crawled over to crossbow, but Arthrax kicked it away, then kicked him in the face. Broken slipped in and out of consciousness, watching as Arthrax tripped Kydra and began beating her with his hooves.

Broken looked at the knife in his stomach, before grabbing it and pulling on it. He winced, feeling the knife cuts his stomach, before finally yanking it out. Broken’s eyes glow piercing blue, before twirling the knife in his hoof.

“Broken. Take the shot!”

Blue.

Broken growled, before throwing the knife at Arthrax, burying it in the changeling’s eye. The changeling fell down limp. Kydra laid there for a bit as the others ran down to them. Stinger examined them, first checking on Kydra, who sat up. Then, he ran over to Brokenwing.

“It looks worse than it actually is. You’ll live.”

Broken groans as they lift him up. They grab him and carry him off, letting Kydra kick Arthrax into the lava.

~~~

A Few Days Later…

Broken looked at a photo of Blue Fang. His eyes began tearing up a bit, before he set the picture down. His brother was gone. As well as Rage. Two souls extinguished at once…

Heh, not yet.

Broken immediately sat up, looking around. “R-Rage?” he asked, looking around and wiping his eyes. Then, his looked down, before looking back up, his eyes glowing sharp blue.

Hello Broken.

The End.

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