Has a new pony in Ponyville, a pony who always wears the same brown varsity jacket and is very quiet, and Pinkie will try to be his friend.
MAJOR CHANGES ON THE WAY! I'm not giving up with this story
Pinkie finds a new pony. A very quiet and mysterious one, and she hopes to know more about him and becomes his friend.
And I seriously don’t know why she wants to give that trash a Welcome Party. I just hope he dies violently with the new wave of violence on Ponyville.
But, on her quest to know more about this one, will she likes her answers? I just hope everything turns out fine.
Crossover with Hotline Miami, made by Dennaton. Play it, rage it and enjoy it ;) INFO:Please, to the ones that played both Hotline Miami 1 and Wrong Number, be careful with spoilers.
“Tonight is simply amazing!” Twilight says with a smile, as she and her friends were enjoying a night out “Pinkie, this was a great idea, I really needed something like this to relax”
“No problemo, Twi” Pinkie answers with a smile, while bouncing by their side.
“So, where do we go now, girls?” Twilight asks, and the group starts to think.
“Hmm, I don’t know” Applejack says “How about a place that we can rest”
“And maybe eat, if possible. I’m kind of hungry” Fluttershy adds, and after a time thinking, Rainbow Dash as an idea.
“Hold up, girls” She flies to the front of the others “I heard of a new pizzeria that opened recently but apparently is already considered one of the best. It’s called Miami’s Flavor”
“Miami? Interesting” Rarity asks with interested.
“My friend Alexis told me where is… kind of” Rainbow says, trying to remember the exact directions “So, how about it?”
“Well, it’s being a while since I ate pizza” Twilight says with a smile “I’m in” The others also agree, and so, with the decision made, the group makes their way to the pizzeria.
After some time of troating, Rarity looks at her friends and starts a conversation “Did you girls saw the news about what happened to a Changeling and his sick mother?” She speaks “I still can't believe that somepony could do such barbarity!”
“I still can't believe that someponies don't accept them, yet” Applejack said frustrated “I mean, it has been more than a year since they started helping us and others STILL see them as a plague. It's very stupid”
“Well, we kind of saw them as a plague too, in the past” Rainbow says with a hoof on the back of her head.
“Yeah, but this is different“ Applejack sighs “We didn't burn their hive because of what they have done, like these morons that burned their wagon!”
“Correct, darling” Rarity agrees “What if someone was inside! It would be so horrible”
“Well, maybe that’s what they wanted” Rainbow Dash comments, shocking her friends who looked at her in kind of shock.
“Girls, come on, this is a bit exaggerated” Twilight get their attention “I'm sure they weren't intending to hurt anyone. Maybe that was just an accident that was bad interpreted” This made the girls calmer and Rainbow Dash felt a bit dumb by what she just said
“Yeah, you probably right” Rainbow Dash says with a nervous giggle “Sorry, I didn't think before saying that”
“It’s okay, Rainbow Dash, I’m sure you didn’t mean it” Fluttershy said smiling at her.
“Now, how about we continue our way, Dashy?” Applejack suggests to the cyan mare.
“Sure thing. It’s right...” Rainbow stops, looking at a random direction. Gaining some looks from her friends “Well, I...” She giggles nervously “I kind of forgot where it is”
Twilight sigh “Well, no problem. Let’s ask if someone...”
“Look out!” The heard someone from the sky and then something crashes on the ground, in front of them. On a close inspection, the six mares see that it was a Changeling, who was in pain “Ooouch, that was bad” The Changeling, a male, said getting up, shaking his head.
“Excuse me, are you ok?” Twilight approaches him.
“Yeah, yeah, I'm fine” The Changeling said while cleaning himself from the dust “Also, sorry for the surprise. It’s kind of his fault” He points up and the girls see a Pegasus that was laughing his ass off “We are playing catch and I was about to get him, but then he got out of the way in the last second and... well, you know the rest” He said with a giggle.
“Well, be careful, now” Twilight said and he nods at her preparing to fly off.
“Wait up, mister!” Pinkie Pie calls his attention before he could go, and he looks at her “By any chance you know where this new pizzeria, Miami’s Flavor, is?”
“Miami's Flavor?” He asks and gains a nod in answer “Ahhh… Oh yeah, I remember now. Sorry, head still is a little fuzzy because of the fall” He points forward “Just go straight this way and then turn the first left. Can’t miss it”
“Thank you, mister” Rarity thanks him with a smile.
“No problem. Now, if you ladies excuse me” He looks up to his smiling friend with an angry expression “I HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU START FLYING AS FAST AS YOU CAN, BRO!” And so, he starts chasing his friend in high speed, bringing laughter to Twilight and her friends.
“I can't believe we once were enemies” Rarity said as they laugh stops.
“Yeah” Twilight agreed with a smile “Alright, with this done, let's keep going” With a nod from all of them, they continue their small journey to this new pizzeria.
After some more troating, they stood forward to their destination, which really was a very simple yellow establishment with a purple Neon sign with the place’s name.
“Miami’s Flavor” Rarity reads the purple neon sign “Hm, it sure is written in a nice font” They proceed to enter the small establishment, ringing the bell at the door, and inside they were greeted by a song coming from a radio in the counter.
As they expected, the place was simple. It had two square tables, with one was already occupied by a couple, that by the looks of it the guy was enjoying even more than the girl, that looked bored out of her mind while the guy filled himself with pizza. The counter was on the back and behind it was the kitchen, where the good smell was coming from.
“Good night, ladies. Welcome to Miami’s Flavor” The attendant appears from the kitchen and welcomes them. He was an orange stallion with a long red mane and his face was covered in pimples, and he was using a red hat from the pizzeria “How can I be of service?” He gives them a menu, and they all analyze all the choices they had.
“Actually, this is our first time coming here” Twilight explains to him “So, what would you recommend?”
“The house special is the “El Huevo” ” He suggested with a smile “How about it?”
“Girls?” Twilight's friends nod in agreement “It’s perfect” She said to the attendant
“Got it” The attendant looks back at the kitchen “A "El Huevo"!” He then looks back at the mares “Something to drink?”
“Passion fruit juice is okay, girls?” They nod once more “Passion fruit juice, please”
“Here ya go” The attendant picks a bottle of juice from under the counter, along with six cups “Here ya go. Now, just be patient. Your pizza will be ready soon”
“Thank you” Twilight said and levitates the cups and the bottle to the available table. As each one takes their place, Twilight levitates to each one their cup and fills them up “So, what you girls think about the place?”
“Well, I don't know if their pizza is the best, but...” Applejack makes a quick stop to feel the good smell coming from the kitchen “Oooee, this smell already owned me”
“Agreed, Darling” Rarity says with a nod “And I must say, this music is simply majestic”
“I definitely going to look up this song and add to my collection” Rainbow Dash says with a smile.
“Me too, it’s so relaxing and beautiful” Fluttershy agrees.
“Yeah, it was a great idea to come here, don't you think, Pinkie?” Twilight asks looking at the pink mare… who looked to be in deep thought, as she stared intensely at the table.
“Hmm, Pinkie?” Again, no answer “Helloooo?” She passes a hoof in front of her eyes, but still nothing “Ahh, what happened?” She asks the others, who looked to be more confused than her.
"Hold up" Rainbow Dash decides to try something and approaches at the mare. She then blocks her nose and after some seconds, as expected, Pinkie breaths heavily for air.
“WOW, that was something!” Pinkie said, regaining her composure “Oh, hi girls! Is the pizza ready?” She asks oblivious to what just happened, worrying her friends.
“Eehh, Pinkie, Is something wrong?” Twilight asks.
“Of course not, why you ask?” She answers with a smile.
“We ask because you were in deep thought and we were worry that your brain suddenly stopped working or something” Rainbow Dash answer her and gain a confuse look from Pinkie and from the other “What? It was just a thought of mine”
Pinkie was still confused about what was the problem, but then it hit her “Oohhh, you mean my "Concentration Mode"?”
"Concentration mode?" Fluttershy says confused.
“It’s when I use all my forces to think about something” Pinkie explains
“I see.." Applejack says, still confused about it. But, she knew better about question Pinkie Pie "But, what were you thinking about?”
“About something important that I felt it was going to happen tonight” Pinkie explains.
“Something?” Fluttershy asks “What you mean?”
“Well, last night I had a dream where I was in this dark room, in this big table, and a voice said that in this today something important was going to happen” Pinkie explained.
“Maybe it was just a dream, Darling” Rarity suggests.
“Maybe, but I have a feeling that it’s important” Pinkie said “And I WON”T give up until I found out why! Determination, baby!” She was about to return to her concentration mode, again, but the bell on the door got her attention. She looks at the door and sees a pale blond stallion making his way to the counter, that had a peculiar aura around him and a tired expression on his face. He was wearing a brown varsity jacket with yellowish sleeves and around his neck was a headphone with the cable going into a pocket on his jacket. His Cutie Mark was three masks: a Rooster in the front, an owl in the right and a regular gray mare with black mane on the left.
“Welcome to Miami’s Flavor, pal” The attendant welcomes the stallion with a smile as he gives him the menu.
“I don't know you girls, but I feel something weird about him” Rainbow Dash whispers to her friends.
“It’s not right to talk in others back, but, I agree” Applejack whispers back “He does look a bit...odd”
“One “Cheese Special” to go!” The attendant says at the kitchen and then looks back at the stallion “Your order will soon be ready sir” The stallion nods and sits on the floor closing his eyes "Oook…” The attendant was confused but decided not to argue with the tired stallion.
“Is he sleeping right there?” Rainbow asks confused
“Maybe he is just meditating” Fluttershy suggests.
“Still, kind of odd” Rainbow Dash says “Don’t you think, Pinkie?”
“It's him, It's him, it's him...” Pinkie Pie silently repeated to herself “It’s hiiim!” She proceeds to hugs Fluttershy in happiness, crushing the poor thing.
“What you talking about?” Twilight asks the happy mare, who released Fluttershy, who now had a messy mane.
“He is the "something" I felt it was going to happen!” Pinkie she explained, bouncing in place “Wait, maybe I got the ability to feel new Ponies! That's sure going to be useful” She thought with a hoof on her chin “But I think about my new power later. I got a new pony to welcome!” And so she bounces to the stallion’s side, leaving her friends to watch how this would go.
By his side, Pinkie could her his calm breathing, but also some bits of sweat. Apparently, he was relaxing after something? Work, or maybe a nightly run? Whatever it was, she had to interrupt him for just a second. She gently taps his shoulder and gets his attention and an emotionless confused, and tired, glare from him “Hello there!” She says with a smile “My name is Pinkamena Diane Pie, but my friends call me Pinkie Pie!” She offers him a hoofshake “What's your name?” She waits for an answer, but nothing. He simply closed his eyes while looking forward at the floor, again Hmm She thinks confused Wait, maybe… “Oh, I get it now" She puts a hand on his shoulder, getting, again, his attention "You don’t need to be shy, friend. I’m just a mare wishing to be your friend and welcome you into your new home” With this, she expected an answer. Unfortunately, he didn’t even look at her, this time.
“Here your order, pal” The attendant says as he puts the stallion’s order in the counter, that was inside a pizza box “7 Bits, please” The stallion pulls a little bag from one of his jacket’s pocket and takes the necessary amounts of Bits from it and gives to him “Thank you and enjoy your pizza, pal” With a nod, the stallion picks the pizza box with his mouth and leaves the place, no more no less.
“What a douchebag” Rainbow Dash comments as Pinkie goes back to the table, confused “Are you ok, Pinkie?”
“Yeah, just a bit confuse to why he ignored me” Pinkie answered, scratching her head.
“Maybe he had his reason?” Fluttershy suggested.
“Well, whatever his reasons might be, I still find quite rude to ignore someone who simply wishes to welcome him into his home” Rarity said indignantly “How about we just forget this pony and get back to...”
“What? Oh no, sister!” Pinkie said “I can't just forget him. I still need to plan his Welcome Party!” She says with a smile “I’m sure he is just a little shy. He just needs a little help to open himself”
“Pinkie” Twilight speaks “Maybe he is just a reserved pony, not shy, so I think...”
“Oh, I better start thinking soon in a good Welcome Party to him!” And Pinkie didn’t listen “See you girls tomorrow, I need to plan some stuff. Enjoy the pizza!” And with this, she was gone.
“This isn't going to end well” Twilight said with a sigh.
“Who knows, Sugarcube?” Applejack said as the group return to the table “How about we focus on something else"
“Yeah, like, where is our Pizza?” Rainbow Dash pointed out.
“Right here, miss” The attendant brings their order, placing in the middle of the table “Sorry taking so long”
"It's ok, sir. Thank you" Twilight says and the stallion taps his hat and returns to the counter.
With their order on the table, each one picks up a slice as Rarity refills their cups “This smells so good” Fluttershy says with a smile and the others nod in agreements, and together they took a bite, felling an amazing taste.
“Wow, they weren't lying!” Rainbow Dash comments while chewing “It’s an explosion of taste in my mouth!”
“Mhmm, so good” Fluttershy agrees, as she continued to eat in small bites.
“Too bad Pinkie couldn’t eat it, thought” Rainbow commented as she finished her slice, already gazing at the remaining slice “Well, better not waste it, then” As she was about to pick up the remaining slice, it levitates away from her.
“Don't worry about it, Rainbow Dash” Twilight says with a smile as she levitates the slices away from the cyan mare “Excuse me, mister” She calls the attendant, who was reading a magazine, and he looks at her ”It's okay if we wrap up this slice for our friend?”
“No problem” He answers and picks a small pizza box from under the counter “Here it is” Twilight levitates the box to her table.
“Thank you” Twilight says and he nods back. She proceeds to put the slices inside “Well, problem solved. On the way home I deliver to her”
“If you want, a can do this. I'm about to go home now and hit the bed, anyway” Rainbow said and receives a look from Twilight that said “nice try” “Oh, come on, I'm not gonna eat it, okay? I'm the element of Loyalty, for Luna's sake”
“I know, I know” Twilight giggles “I'm just making fun. Here” She gave the pizza box to Rainbow Dash.
“Well, good night, ladies” Rainbow Dash salutes her friends with a smile “Peace out” And so, flies off.
“Well, I think go hit the hay, as well. I need to have a good night of sleep to help in the ranch tomorrow” Applejack said.
“Me too, darling” Rarity says with a nod “I have an important dress that I still need a finish, and it needs all my focus since it needs to be perfect”
“You’re taking that writer’s request very seriously, hm?” Applejack says with a smirk.
“It’s a request to no other than Red Romance, dear” Rarity says to her “It NEEDS to be perfect”
“Hehe, I'm a little tired, as well” Twilight agrees with her friends “So, how about with finish this night with a final toast?” Her friends all nod in agreement, picking up their cups.
As a new song begun to play, Twilight raises her cup “I here announce the end of this magnificent night. I thank you all for participating in it and I wish you all a good night” With this, they toast, finishing there one of the best nights in their lives.
“Good morning Spike” Twilight Sparkle said to her assistance, scratching her eye and yawning, as she enters the kitchen, where Spike was cooking breakfast.
“Morning Twi” The little dragon answers with a smile as he finishes with the eggs “Did you sleep well?”
“Yeah, I really needed a sleep like that after such night” She said and sits down at the table, where a newspaper and a cup of coffee was waiting for her “How did you spend your night?” She asks as she takes a sip on her coffee.
“Sleeping” He simply answered, bringing giggles from Twilight, who start reading the newspaper “So, how the Girls Night was?”
“Simply amazing, Spike!” She replies happily and look at her assistant with a smile “We did karaoke, played bowling, where Rainbow Dash and Applejack got into a little contest, we watched a comedy show and many other things. We even eat on this new pizzeria, Miami's Flavour”
“I've heard some ponies talking about it this pizzeria and that their pizzas there are awesome” Spike said as he bring their breakfast to the table.
“They weren't lying” Twilight said as she keeps reading the newspaper and levitates a sandwich to her mouth “Their pizzas are... oh my Celestia” Twilight stops and look shocked to the newspaper.
“Twilight?” Spike said worry “Is everything okay?” In answer, Twilight reads what shocked her.
“Another massacre has taken place on April 3rd in the train station here in Ponyville and once again the targets were the Ruchelings mafia ” She begins reading “This bloodbath is identical to the ones that happened the night before that, in a bar that was frequently attended by Changelings, were many believe that was made by this vigilante movement, so chances that this was made by them as well, but nothing is confirmed” She stops reading and sigh heavily “I just don't understand Spike. Why is this happening? This is just insane!”
“Yeah, I even get scare to go out at night because of this” Spike said with a frown “But, we should thanks that these vigilantes are only aiming at Ruchelings and not just anyone out there”
“Homeless pony found dead in a alley and some people claim that the killer was a man with a head of a chicken” Twilight quickly read something her eye caught, making Spike sigh.
“Ok, I get it, but this still isn't reason to stop having hope that everything will get better” Spike tries to comfort her “Who know? Maybe a hero will appear and kick the living hay out of the king of the Ruchelings and BAM, everything solved!” Twilight lightly giggle at those words.
“Thanks, Spike. Now really isn’t the tim to think about this” Twilight said and puts th newspaper away “Shall we?” And so both start eating.
“So, anything else happens last night?” Spike continue their conversation.
“Well…” Twilight starts thinking “There is this new pony, that we saw when we were on that Pizzeria”
“A new pony? Cool” Spike said while eating.
“Yeah, but I think he is seems different, for some reason. I don't know why, though” Twilight said and drinks her coffee.
“Why?” Spike asks curious.
“He looks… cold. Very quiet” Twilight tries to explain “He even ignored Pinkie when she talked to him
“Somepony managed to ignore Pinkie Pie? I never though it was possible” Spike said impressed “Was she ok?”
“Yeah, actually” Twilight answers “She believes that he is just shy. And she will try to help him. And then, give him his Welcome Party”
“That... doesn't look like a good plan” Spike said.
“Yeah. But, who knows?” Twilight said and finishes her meal “Thanks for the breakfast Spike. I'm going to read about a new spell now “
“Have fun. I'll be here cleaning the dishes if you need anything” Twilight nods and teleports away, leaving Spike to clean the dishes, while humming a song to himself “A new pony, hm?” He remembers what Twilight said and giggle “Hehe, I just hope he can handle Pinkie Pie”
April 4rd, 10:47 Ponyville - Equestria
“Pinkie Pie notebook. Time 10.47 Jacket is walking around Ponyville. I believe he is buying groceries, but until now he only bought junk food. The whole time I've been following him, he hasn't taken off his headphones, making me think that perhaps he is music lover ( note: I didn't discover what kind of music he likes, though). I will continue to follow him to gather more information” Pinkie finish her note and continues following the stallion.
Pinkie Pie was following “Jacket” around Ponyville, hiding in stuff and disguised, so she won't be recognized. By disguised I mean a fake pair of glasses with a moustache “Hey, it's a classic, mister writter!” Yes Pinkie, I know it is, now can I continue? “Oh, of course, sorry” She answers and then Rain...”Hey, this is a crossover, right?” sigh Yes Pinkie, now can you... “So you are crossing with a universe you like, right?” Yeah? “And this universe you are using is something you really, really kn...” Pinkie, where are you going with this! “Since this new pony is based from someone of this universe you really, really know something about, it means you know much about him” Yes, I know about his story, so can I... “Cool! So can you tell me about him? I really want to know about him before I give his Welcome Party because...” No Pinkie, I can't do that “Ahhh, why not?” Because the point of this story is you discovering more about him “Oh come on. Just one thing about him, please, please, please, please” PINKIE sigh okay, how about this. If you let me continue and DON'T interrupt me ever again, I promise to write a moment where someone will tell you ONE thing about him, how about it? “Really? You Pinkie Promise?” Yeah, yeah. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye “Yay, thank you!” No problem, now, can I continue, please? “Oh sure, sorry”
“Ahh Pinkie? Who are you talking to?” Rainbow Dash asks her friend, after watching her talk to herself.
“Ohh, no one” Pinkie answers.
“Oookay” Rainbow said, without understanding, but decides to ignored “So, what are you doing hiding in a bush and using this glasses?”
“Oooh this?” She ask, pointing to her disguise “I'm just following Jacket”
“Who's Jacket?” Rainbow Dash wonders.
“Him” Pinkie points to the new pony, who was sitting on a bench, just like that mare Lyra “I gave him this nickname since I don't know his name yet”
“Right, and why are you following him?” Rainbow asks “Wasn't he a total douche with you yesterday?”
“Ohh, I'm sure he is just a little shy” Pinkie said “He just needs to know me better so then he won't be afraid of talking” she takes her disguise off and gets out of her hiding spot “Okay, I think is time to try talking with him again. Wish me luck” She then proceeds to get closer to him.
“Wait” Rainbow stops her, flying in front of her “I'm going with you, in case he causes any problems”
“Okie Dokie” Pinkie answer, and both approach at the stallion.
They approach at him and stand in front of him. When he look at them, Pinkie wave and he sigh, taking off one of his ear phones “Hi there, it's me from the pizzeria yesterday. Remember me?” Pinkie asks and he give a little nod. After cleaning her throat, she continues “Look, I don't know if I said something bad that made you don't talk to me, so, how about we start over?” She offer a hoofshake “My name is Pinkamina Diane Pie, but my friends call me Pinkie Pie” She said with a smile, and he shakes her hoof Wowie, this is a advance “Oh, this is my friend Rainbow Dash, she is the faster from the fasters flyer in the WHOLE OF EQUESTRIA!” she exclaimed.
“Sup” Rainbow said nonchalantly.
“So, what's your name?” Pinkie asks him, but then he shake his head “Uhh, why not?” He points at his throat and shake his head again. After a while, Pinkie finally understands “Ohhh, so you are mute?” He nods “Ohh, so THIS is why you didn't talk yesterday. Sorry for not understanding your problem earlier” She said with a frown, but he wave his hoof in a “no problem” way, making Pinkie smile again “Ops, almost forgot the other reason I wanted to talk with you” Jacket look at her with a confuse look “I'm here to offer you a little tour around Ponyville. Since you are new, it would be good to know around, don't you think?” She asks with a smile “So, how about?” Jacket thinks for a second, but then he sighs once again and nods “Yay! Then please, follow moi” She said happily, and start bouncing away with Rainbow Dash and Jacket following her.
“Pss, hey” Rainbow whisper at Jacket and gain his attention “Look, I also feel bad for you being mute, but this don't change the fact that you might be trouble. So, an warning, if you hurt or try anything bad with her or my other friends you will gain a V.I.P. ticket to Paintown, understood?” She gave him a intimidating look, but his blank expression didn’t change.
“Oh, I know!” Pinkie said and look at the two “Let's go to the Boutique from my friend Rarity. She is an amazing dressmaker and one of mine best friends ever” She start leading the way and Rainbow Dash look back at Jacket, who was now ignoring her. Looking forward again, her thoughts were simple I hate this guy
Equestria - Ponyville "I love that guy!" Rainbow Dash said about Jacket, still not believing what he just gave to her. She was flying fast as she was thinking about the stallion Just because he is all reserved and alone doesn't mean he is problem, Rainbow. C'mon! She thinks to herself "Wow, how stupid I was. But man, I still can't believe I got this baby" She said and looks once more to the music tape that she received from Jacket, that had the name of some of the songs written in it "I can't even wait to listen to this song…”
"LOOK OUT!" Without time to think, she hits another Pegasus and both fall on the ground. After shaking her head and cleaning the dust, she looks at the one she collapsed with. A bald orange stallion with blond goatee and tail and his Cutie Mark was X formed by a screwdriver and a slim purple number 2 "Oh, sorry dude. I didn't notice you in time" she said as he gets up "You're ok?"
"Yeah, no major damage, I'm cool," The stallion said as he gets up, cleaning some dust from his head "But, fuck, Dash" he look to her with a grinning "I didn't expect seeing you hit others by accident"
"Hehe, sorry dude, I was kind of distracted" she answered with a grin, picking the music tape from the ground Thanks Celestia, it didn’t broke
"Oh yeah? By what?" He asks curious and Rainbow Dash show at him the music tape "Ok, it’s a music tape. So what?"
“Read the name of the song in it” Rainbow Dash said and the Pegasus do as he said, and he stop on specific song’s name, having a surprised expression on his face “I know, right?!”
"No. Shit! Seriously?" Rainbow nods and he take it for a closer look "You joking, right? This is really THAT music?" he said with a surprised grin.
"Yyyup" She answers, on her best Big Mac imitation "I, myself, wasn’t thinking that it was for real, but the guy who gave me even allowed me to hear it, so that I could have sure it was real"
"Awesome! lucky you, Dashie" Her friend said, giving her back the tape "But, I gotta say, I have some friends who would pay top bits for this, but if he just gave to you like this, he sure is a nice guy" He say with a grin.
"Yeah, he sure is" She said with a smile, looking again to the tape in her hoof.
April 4rd, 13:00 Ponyville - Equestria Rainbow, Pinkie and Jacket, who was listening music from in his cassette player, was approaching at a music art "Here we are. TechnoArt. A perfect place to find discs of this new kind of electronic music" Pinkie Pie said and Jacket looked interest in the place. They passed through the door and they start listening to a song that was playing.
The place simple and had shelves full of dics of various artists. Mega Drive, Scattle, Dubmod and many more. On the front was the counter, where the attended was sleeping “Look around. Maybe you find something you like” Pinkie said and Jacket do as she said “Well, since I’m here, I going to look for some discs as well”
"Me too. I heard of a new disc from Pertubators that I'm just CRAZY to hear" Rainbow said excited.
"Okie Dokie, than" Pinkie said to her and start bouncing to a random shelf "Don't get yourself lost, okay? Hehehe"
"Hehe, yeah, you too" Rainbow said and start the search.
Going to a shelf, she start the search "P, P, P, P...Ah, here it is: Perturbators” She start searching through the specific she was looking for "Protector 101, no. Terror 404, no. No, no..." she continues to search, disco after disco, until, finally, find the beauty she was looking for "YES!" She said happily, holding the disc she was looking for and admiring the cover art. Ohohoho, Tartarus yes Was all Rainbow could think Thank you Alexis for showing me this beauty She turn to take her way to the counter, but bump into someone by accident "Ow, sorry, didn't see you..." Looking to the one she bumped, she see it was Jacket "Oh, it's just you" She say, now without caring at all. She pick the disc from the floor "Look where you going next...Huh?" She notice something interesting. Next to him was a pile of discs and all of them being was from Pertubator "Oh, so you like them too?" He nods and continue to look for some more "Heh, good to find another pony who like them" She said and look to the disc she was holding "A lot on ponies don't like him because they think he is too "dark"" She look to him "You know what I mean?" Jacket stops his search to think a bit, and then he nods again "But, dude, his music being a bit dark is what makes his songs badasses! Seriously, did you already listen to...Miami Disc?" He gives a quick nod "Does that music sound dark to 'ya?" he shake his head "Exactly! That is one of the best party songs EVER. Heck, they play this song on child birthday party" She said with a smile, and Jacket give a small smile too "Heh, good to find another pony who can appreciate this kind of music" She said with a smile, noticing that he wasn’t that Wait, stop thinking that she shake her head and remember how suspicions "I'm going to pay for this. Later" She start flying to the counter "Hey" She stops to look at him "Just to let you know, we're still not friends, I still think that you may be trouble" With this said, she continues her way to the counter… but stop once again “Oh, and dude” She call jacket’s attention once more “I also recommend Scattle, Moon and Jasper Byrde. They are other favorites of mine" Jacket nods and continues his search and Rainbow goes to the counter.
She arrive at the counter, were the attended was sleeping woth his back hoofs on the counter. He was a brown stallion with dark mane, tail and goatee. He had a piercing on his mouth and a dark beanie that also was covering his eyes. His cutie mark was a skull with headphones Oh, so beautiful! Rainbow thinks sarcastically “Hey” She call his attention, but nothing, just more snores "Wake up, dude!" She tries once again, but nothing “Oh, boy” She approach at his ear and clean her throat, proceeding to get as much air as possible “SKULL! WAKE THE HECK UP!” She screams loudly… but still nothing “Wow, props to you. Not even this woke you up” She think in another alternative and then got a idea. She returns to the front of the counter, where she simple push his back hoofs and allow the stallion to fall on the floor with a loud bang.
"WHAT, WHAT, WHO?" The stallion wakes up surprised and in pain, looking left and right, but not seeing nothing. He raise his beanie and see a cyan Pegasus smiling at him “Ahh, fuck off Dash. That wasn’t cool" He said while scratching his head and stretching a bit with a little yawn "I never woke you up when YOU are taking a nap"
"Me neither, bro" She said "But, let me remind you that you are at work, sooooo I basically doing you a favor. No need to thank me, though" She said with a smartass grin.
"Yeah, thank you for waking me in the most dick way possible" He say with a little smile and giving a small giggle "So, what you buying, my dear?"
"Well, this" She said, motioning to the disc on the table "I heard this song in one of my friend’s house and she said that it belong to this disc. So, I decide to get my own to listen whenever I want"
"Oohhh, I was expecting you too buy this little baby" Skull said with a smile and picking the disc "Well, It's going to be 5 bits" he said and Rainbow was going to get the bits, but she notice something.
"Ahh horse apples, did I really forget to get my bag with my wallet!" She sigh and hoof palm for this,
"Hi Rainbow Dash" Pinkie was approach at the counter "Did you get what you wanted?"
"Yeah, but I forget the cash at home" Rainbow said to her, "Eh, no worries, I just need to..." Before she could finish the sentence, she remembers a little, miserable and insignificant problem. Even if she get her wallet, she still don't have any cash with her "Oh no, I forget I give my bits to a friend yesterday, and now I don't have nothing!"
"Ohh, I'm sorry Rainbow, I can give you some bits so you can buy it" Pinkie offers with a smile.
"No, it's okay. I know you going to use this discs in your parties while I’m simply going to listen in my house to pass time" She said with a sigh "Well, the disc is not going to disappear anyways. I just going to get back here when I get the money"
"Okay pal, the total is 50 bits" Skull said to Jacket, who had a pile of discs on his back.
Wow, he IS strong to carry that much disc Rainbow Dash though impressed and Jacket picks a little of sack Bits from his jacket and puts on the counter Wowie, where does he works?
Skull opens the sack and start counting the Bits inside. After a while he notices something "Hey, dude, you gave to me 5 more by mistake" In answer, Jacket shake his head and point to Rainbow Dash, gaining her attention "Oh, so you are paying for her disc as well?" He nods to him and Rainbow's eyes widen “Okay then”
"Wait, for real?!" Rainbow Dash asks and Jacket nods in confirmation, giving to her the disc she wanted “But… I treated you like you was some kind of criminal, like you were one of those dirty Rucheling mobsters! Why are acting so nice with me?” She asks and jacket shakes his hoof in a Don’t Worry motion, making her look at the disc “Wow…” She then look at the floor “I’m… feeling incredibly stupid for acting like a douchbag with you now” She then look at Jacket with a small smile.
"Ohh, that so nice!" Pinkie said, bringing both Jacket and Rainbow Dash to a collective hug "You two finally become friends" She said as the hug become even more tight, for Rainbow and Jacket displeasure.
"Yeah... I happy too... but Pinkie" Rainbow struggle to speaks with the little air that she still had "Can you please...release...uuuss".
"Ops” Pinkie said and release both “My bad, hehehe" She said with a nervous laugh and Jacket and Rainbow don’t waste time and start breathing "Well, I think go every disc I…” She stop mid sentence after looking at the discs on her back "Oopsy Daisy, I forgot one. I be right back" She bounces to a nearby shelf, leaving Jacket and Rainbow Dash waiting for her.
While he waits, Jacket puts his earphones and start listening music from his tape recorder, shaking his head to whatever beat he was hearing. Rainbow Dash on the other hoof decides to ask something to Skull "Hey Skull" She calls his attention "So, did you got what I asked you?" She ask with high hopes and with a smile.
"Sorry Dash” Skull answers her, making her smile disappear “I couldn't find that song anywhere. Thanks to those assholes from Canterlot, that song was completely wiped from Pertubator's history"
"Ahhh, come on!" She said smashing her hoof on the counter, getting Jacket's attention who let one of his ears free to hear "Why it had to be that sound, Sexualizer? That was my favorite song from his new album. The beat, the feel, the everything! And now, just because the song contains Innapropriated sounds, I can’t never hear it again. Dang it!” She put her head on the counter with her hoof on the top of her head.
“Sorry, Dash” Skull said, with a hand on her shoulder “I wish I could help”
“Yeah, no worries, man” Rainbow said and sigh. Skull sigh as well and go away to organize some shelves “This deeply suck, man” She then felt something poking her by the side. Looking at the person, she sees that it was Jacket poking her with a tape "What’s up, dude?" She asks and Jacket motion to the tape in his hoof “What about it, man?” She picks up and start reading the song name’s writted in it “What is… wow” She stop mid sentence after noticing a song name “The original Sexualizer?!? Seriously?!” Jacket nods and point at her “Wait you are giving to me the tape? No joke?!” She smile, still not believing “Man, this is… wait up… this is a prank, right?” She now was suspicious “If it is, I swear I hate you for a looong time, pal” Jacket sighs in answer and gives her his tape player and earphones. With the earphones on, Rainbow press play on the tape recorder that had the tape that Jacket gave her.
This is it. It really is! Rainbow smile widely I can't believe this! After all this time, I'm FINALLY hearing to this again! Holding the earphones closer to her ears, she start shaking her head as the beats... well, beat. After some time, the song finally reach her first favorite part: the mare's moan, the sound that give Sexualizer it’s identity. After this, it reaches her second favorite part that it was the guitar solo, where she imitates with an air guitar.
When the song ended, Rainbow hugs Jacket, surprising him “Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank..." She stops when she notices how she was behaving. Letting him go, she cleans her throat “Sorry. But, seriously dude, thank you a lot, pal” She extend a hoof to her with a smile "Sorry for treating you like trash all this time. Now I can see how cool you really are" He shakes her hoof. Rainbow procced to give back his earphone and tape recorder "I be right back. I’m going picki my tape player with Applejack, very quick. Let Pinkie know if I take more time than necessary, ok” He nods and she fly to the door “Oh, and thanks once more, compadre” With this, she fly off.
April 4rd, 13:17 Equestria - Ponyville Rainbow Dash shakes her head, remembering where she was going "Got to go man. I still need to pick something" She says and hops in the air "See ya, Ashes" With this, she fly off.
"Toodles" Ashes wave at her "Oh shit!" He said worru and starts flying off as well "Alexis is going to kill me for taking so long!"
Equestria - Ponyville "So, what do you think about Jacket?" Rarity asks her friend, as she works in the sewing machine.
"Well, uhh, he seems nice, I think" Fluttershy replied, looking on her work "I mean, he was nice when he visit my cottage with Pinkie and Rainbow dash the other day" They were on Rarity’s Boutique, were Rarity was working on a dress with Fluttershy’s help.
"Hmm, I guess he was in a different mood that time, I suppose" Rarity said as she levitates the dress and put it on a mannequin, analyzing it. "When he visited my boutique, he looked very, how I can put it, boring by my presence" She then remembered something "Ohh, I can't forget that! Fluttershy, my dear, can you bring me the black belt and a white belt in that chest, please?" Fluttershy nods and go look for the belts "So, how it was his visit, if you don't mind me asking?"
"Oh, it's no problem, at all" Fluttershy answers with a small smile, still searching for the said belts "Well, when he, Pinkie and Rainbow Dash came to show my cottage to him, I was taking care of some wolves that were injured" She make a little stop to pick a black belt and put by her side "And when he was there, he became friend with them" She said with a smile "He even give a little help with them" She stopped once again to pick up a white belt. With both, she brings them to Rarity “Is this all?”
"Yes, thank you" Rarity levitates the belts and start deciding between them "So, how did he help with those wolves?"
"Well, he simple...pet them" Fluttershy answers "The wolves were feeling pain, principally when I was taking care of their wounds, but, when he started to pet them, they simply calmed down. I still don't understand how, but, that was nice of him"
"Interesting" Rarity said while imagining the scene that Fluttershy described.
"How it was with you?" Fluttershy ask "If you don't mind me asking"
"Well" Rarity starts remembering "When he came by, I was still having trouble with how the dress to Red Romance was going to be. When Pinkie and Dash appear with him, saying that they were showing him around and explaining that he was mute, I decided to make a little pause on my work to welcome him and then something really caught my attention about him: his jacket" She put the white belt in the dress.
"Why?" ask Fluttershy.
"Well, it looked like any other jacket, yes, but I could sense something special about it. Something... unique” Rarity explained “I really don't know how to explain, but It was special" She continued "So, to welcome him, I decided to make a new jacket to him. One of an Equestria’s local time, The Dolphins” She take the white belt out and put the black one "Hm, what you think, dear? The black or the white one?"
"Well… both look beautiful in it" Fluttershy answers, and Rarity take the belt out and didn't know which looked better in it "I remember seeing a mare using their jacket one day, and some other ponies using the same as well. It was that yours?"
"The mare was white with black mane?" Rarity question and Fluttershy nod "Than yes, it was. When I finished the jacket, I noticed that they leaved without warning, very rude by way, and then I was started wondering what to do with the jacket. It was a then that this black and white mare appeared, with her sister, and she was looking for a new jacket. And when she saw the jacket I made, she said she was a fan of the Dolphins and asked how much was it. And so, I decided to sell it for her” She put the white belt in a table and put the black belt on the dress again “After all, I could made a new one, if Jacket wished. But, I would want to know why they left me alone out of nothing”
"I see" Fluttershy said and both returned to work.
After a while, Rarity sigh and look at her work "I think it's done" She said with a smile.
“Wow” Fluttershy walk closer to give a closer look at the dress “It's beautiful"
"Thank you, darling" Rarity said "Since Red wanted something normal, but still classy, this dress gave me some problems to make, since I wanted to give to him something perfect" She look at her friend with a worry expression "Do you think he will like it?"
"Why don't ask yourself?" Before Fluttershy could answer, I voice coming from the door answer her, and Rarity knew to who this voice belongs. Looking at the door, she saw a fat and bald red stallion with dark tail using a dark trech coat. His cutie mark was a rose and a pen in an X, with a notebook on the back.
“Red… Romance?” Rarity said, not believing her eyes.
“The one and only, dear” Red Romance approach at her "Hello, miss Rarity. I can see that you're surprised for seeing me" He said, picking Rarity's hoof and kissing it "It's a honor for make you acquaintance"
"T-T-The honor i-is all m-m-mine, Sir Romance" Rarity said, nervous for meeting him.
Red then look at Fluttershy "Ahh, you must be a friend of her" He pick her hoof and kiss it as well, making Fluttershy hide herself under her mane "Red Romance, and what's your name, m'lady?"
"F-f-fluttershy" she say.
"Fluttershy?" Red Romance asks to be sure, since he didn't heard very well, and Fluttershy nods "Ahh, what a beautiful name. And, I have say, it's suits you well, m’lady" He walks back to Rarity, and clean his throat "So, Miss Rarity, the reason of my surprise visit is that I wanted to know how my request was" He look at the blue dress and walks to it "And I can see that it's finished, correct?"
"Y-y-yeah, sir" Rarity answers as Red Romance starts analyzing the dress "So, did you...like it, sir?" She asks nervous.
“Well…” Red Romance look at the dress in every angle as Rarity sweats hard. FLuttershy was nervous as well, worried about her friend. Finally, Red Romance stops and put a hoff on his chin “Ok, how can I say this” He then look at Rarity with a serious expression "I didn't like it" Rarity’s smile drops and Fluttershy felt sorry for her "I LOVE IT!" Red Romance suddenly said, surprising both mares.
“R-really?” Rarity asks, smiling “You really like it, sir?”
“Of course!” Red Romance answered with a smile, admiring the dress once more "This is EXACTLY what I wanted! Classy, but still simple. It’s Perfect" He put a hoof in his chin once more " I'm already feeling my inspiration coming back. I can't wait for my dear actress to use it"
"T-t-thank you, sir Romance" Rarity said happy.
"No, my dear" Red Romance approach at her, putting a hoof in her shoulder "Thank YOU. How can I repay you?"
"It's not necessary, sir" Rarity answered "Like I say to your co-worker, I don't need a payment because it’s a honor to make something for you"
"Ahh, than I have something perfect to repay you for your kindness" Red said and pointed at her "How about YOU become one of mine actress, in my next book?"
Rarity couldn’t believe her ears "Re-really? Me? A actress in your next book?" She repeat him, not even believing herself.
"Of course, you..." Red gives a nice look on her "...deserve it" He said with a little grin "You know what?" He take his business card and a pen from his trench coat, and write something in the back side of the card "Why don't you come to my little house in this date?" He give the card to her.
Looking at the back, Rarity saw what he wrote in it "25/04 Appear whenever you can"
"Bring you friend too, if possible. It will be an honor having both of you there" Walking back to the front door, he opens it "Razor, Shades, could you two bring the dress to the carriage?"
"Yes, sir" Rarity and Fluttershy hear two voices from outside. Suddenly, a changeling and a pony, both wearing dark shades and dark suit, come in and pick up the dress with careful and bring outside, to Red Romance's carriage. After a while, the pony came back and salute Red "The dress is where you wanted, sir"
"Perfect. Amazing work, you two" Red answer satisfied "Now go back and wait for me"
"Yes, sir" the pony answer and go back outside "It was a honor knowing you two personally" Red Romance bow with his head to Rarity
"The honor was all mine" Rarity answers as she bow too.
"It was an honor to know you as well, Miss Fluttershy" Red then bow to Fluttershy.
"Oh, it was nice to meet you too, mister Romance" Fluttershy bow as well.
"Ahh, good to see you not so shy, anymore" Red said with a smile and then giggle “Well, until next time, ladies” He walks outside and Rarity fall backwards on the floor with a smile
“Aahhhh, can you believe this, Fluttershy?" Rarity asks smiling and looking to the ceiling "Me, one of Red Romance's actress. This is a dream becoming true!"
"I’m happy for you, Rarity" Fluttershy said with a smile.
"Thank you, dear" Rarity said, standing in her front hoof “And thank you for your help, as well”
“I was a happy for help you, Rarity” Fluttershy answers smiling.
“Still, I’m thankful for your help” Rarity said and breath in and out with a smile “Nothing can ruin this moment” Suddenly, her purple telephone rings and she answer it "Hello, Carousel Boutique, good afternoon"
"Hey there, Rarity" She hear Pinkie's voice.
"Oh, hello there" Rarity said with a smile “Do you need something?”
"I need to speak with you and the other girls about something urgent. Can you come to Sugarcube Corner right now?"
"Oh sure, of course I can!" Rarity answers "Fluttershy is here too. I see if she goes with me, as well"
"Yay, thank you!” Pinkie said happily “I need to call the others now. See you soon, Rar. Bye-bye"
"Bye" Rarity said and hangs up and look at Fluttershy “It was Pinkie. She wants to speak about something urgent with us and the others. Can you go?"
"Yeah, sure" Fluttershy said with a nod
"Then, let’s go" Rarity said, and both make their way to Sugarcube.
16th April, 20:28 Equestria - Ponyville They should be here any second now Was all Pinkie Pie could think excited. Sugarcube Corner was all prepared with Jacket’s surprise party, and all that was missing was Jacket, so that he could enjoy it Rainbow Dash and Twilight will arrive with him in any second
“Hey, I see someponies coming!” A pony in the window alerts everyone.
“Ok, everyone, in position!” Pinkie warns everyone, and they all start hiding as the lights were turn off. Under the tables, behind the counter, Changelings where even using their stealth skills to hide themselves in the shadows. Everyone was waiting patiently for the door to be opened, but Pinkie was the more anxious. She almost couldn't hold anymore her anxiety Any moment now. Any moment now. Aaany momeeee... Now.
Everyone shouts with joy, principally Pinkie who jumps to the front door and starts asking an important question to the owner of the party “Are you surprised? Are you, are...” But, she stops after seeing that was just Twilight and Rainbow with no sight of Jacket. After a little peek outside, she asks “Where is he?”
After looking at each other with concern looks, Rainbow and Twilight explains “I'm sorry Pinkie, but he didn't want to come with us” Twilight said, and Pinkie only had a confused look on her face.
“Okay, so, when we encounter him and explain that you wanted to speak with him about something important, like in your plan, he simply denied and ran away” Rainbow explains “Apparently, he was late for work, or something!” This gave Pinkie a sad look.
“Oh, so he was… late to… wait a second!” Her eyes widened and she facehoof “Work, of Course!” She surprises her two friends and proceeds to pick her notepad from her mane to review it “That was my mistake. Every day that I followed him, I never see he works once. So, this means that he should work at night. Duhh. How could I be so dumb?”
“Sooo, you're not sad?” Rainbow asks, still confused.
“From what? He didn't appearing because he was late to work? Of course not! Everypony have to gain life somehow, right?” She answer her friend with a smile “Well, then I guess is time to end this, for now” Going to the DJ table, she stops the music and speak in the microphone “Everyone, please listen to me. The party will stop now because it will now be moved to future date” Everyone gives her a confuse look, some even sad looks “BUT, worry not my friends, because when this party happens again, and it WILL happen, everyone is invited again. So, thank you all for coming and I will see you all next time. Have a safe trip home and good night” With this everyone, starts making their way out, minus four ponies who stayed at a table eating pizza: Ashes, who was reading a newspaper, his twin sister, who was by his side, a white mare with black mane and a fat blue stallion with light brown mane and beard.
“Heh, what a surprise, Strong appeared at the newspaper!” Ashes say with a smile.
“For real?” His twin sister said in surprise and takes the paper from his hoofs “Ahahahaha, I knew he would say something like this. He sure as Tartarus don't give a shit”
“Can we see, Alexis?” The white mare with black mane asks and Alexis pass it to her, and now she and fat bearded stallion were reading.
“Excuse me, pals” Pinkie get their attention “The party had to be moved to another day, so, I need you all to go since I need to clean everything up”
“Oh, sorry. Let's go, guys” Ashes said and they all gets up and start trotting to the exit.
“You know, I wonder why Celestia haven't done anything about this yet” The fat blue stallion said, and gets Twilight's attention “She a goddess, aren’t she the responsible for taking care of this kind of mess?”
“Maybe she has something more important for her royal butt than this, Hug” Alexis said “Or maybe she just doesn’t give a shit for...”
“But, I assure you she IS taking care of this!” Twilight said back to the orange mare with anger, and gain looks from her, her friends and others. Noticing how she overreacted, she clears her throat and recover her composure “I mean...I'm sure she is doing everything in her power to solve this problem” She said with a smile, and the orange mare was confused by her sudden change of personality.
“Ahhh, okay. If you say so” Was all Alexis said before going away with her friends. When they were gone, Twilight drops her head, sighing.
“Hey, Sugarcube. Are you ok?” Applejack asks.
“Yeah, is just…” Twilight looks at her “I'm just thinking about what she said”
“So, what? You know the Princesses do care” Rainbow Dash said to her “Wait, you believe in what she said?”
“What? No, of course not” Twilight answer “It's just...” She think about what she was going to say “..I don't know if the princesses have the power to solve this problem” She finally said, surprising them all. Not liking her emotional state, Pinkie decides to raise her mood.
“Oh, come on Twi. How can you doubt them?” Pinkie said smiling, getting her attention “We're talking about the Celestia AND Luna, Twilight, two goddesses!” She takes two cupcakes from a nearby table, a yellow and a dark blue “We got Celestia, who can raise the sun” She raise the yellow cupcake “And Luna who can raise the moon” She raised the dark blue cupcake and drops the other, into her mouth “How han iou oubt them?” She said while eating the cupcake, and after swallowing it and putting the other one in her mane “And don't forget your sister-in-law and your BBBFF. And plus, now we got the Changelings on our side!”
“She is right, darling” Rarity say, backing up Pinkie.
“Yep, I'm sure that in this exact moment, they are thinking in ways of taking care of those vigilantes and that stupid mafia” Rainbow Dash assured her.
“I couldn't say better” Applejack said smiling.
“Mhm. So please, don't be like that, Twilight” Fluttershy said her friend, and after all of this, Twilight couldn’t help but smile.
“Yeah, you girls are right” She said with a smile “Thanks”
“Ahh pshh, our pleasure” Pinkie said waving her hoof “Well, I think is better I clean everything up now”
“Will need any help?” Rainbow Dash asks.
“Nah, cleaning helps me think”
“Well, good night, then” Twilight said and goes home with the others.
“Good night” Pinkie answer her “Okay, I better start with the food”
25th April, 15:09 Equestria - Canterlot "Princess, when are you going to take care of them?" "Please, Princesses, end this nightmare" "You are a goddess, why don't you use your goddess power to defeat all this Ruchelings?"… I wish it was this simple, my little ponies Was Celestia only though.
In her room on her palace, she and Luna were reading some of the letters that they received from their subjects. After a sigh, she commented "I wished that one of this were about something that wasn’t related to this situation”
"Oh, how about this one?" Luna said with a smile and reads the letter "Princesses, can you bring back Sexualizer from Pertubator?" She then look to her sister with a smile, and Celestia could only chuckled.
"Nice try, Luna, but this is something that our subjects need to resolve themselves" She said with a smile.
"Well, we tried, at least" Luna said and return to her duties "So... you want to play something after this? We got this new racing game that looks amazing" Celestia thinks about this for second and then looks at her sister.
"Hum, this isn't a bad idea" She said with a smile, while picking up another envelope "After Ms. Law Force appears and explain his proposition, I would enjoy a relaxing time you my sister" She said and brought a smile to Luna’s face “And ashamed you in this new game” She said playfully.
"Shame me?” Luna said with a grin “Ohoho, it's on, sister!"
"As you wish, sister" Celestia said with a chuckle and finally opens the envelope “Oh, not again”
“Hm? What’s wrong?” Luna asked.
“42 Blessing. Again” Celestia said and gives the pamphlet to Luna to see.
“Equestria is a tune and it must be sung together. We ask for your help to join and help our organization grow AND your country grows. 42 Blessings” Luna read.
"I already gave them my answer” Celestia said with a sigh “Why are they still trying?"
"Well, I think they won't give up in trying having a princess in their organization” Luna said, turning the pamphlet into a ball and throwing into a trash can “After all, we both want to get rid of the Ruchelings
"Indeed, but until they think in a better way that doesn’t involve getting rid of Changelings, as well, they are wasting their time we me”
"Thank you for thinking in my subjects, Celestia" She heard a voice coming from the door and the princesses see Chrysalis entering the room "Hello, Celestia. Hello, Luna"
"Hello, Chrysalis" Both princess say and they bow their head for her, and Chrysalis do the same.
"By what I see, the stallion didn't arrive yet. Am I correct?" Chrysalis ask.
"Yes" Celestia said "We we're reading some letter from our subjects, while we wait" She looks back at the pile of letter on the table “But, I think we read enough for a day” She look back at the queen and her sister with a smile “How about some tea, while we wait for the stallion”
"Splendind idea, sister" Her sister said with a smile.
"That would be enjoyable, thank you" was Chrysalis answer.
"Then, I will request one of the guards to..."
"Your highness" One of the royal guards ran into the room and stop in front of the three, giving them a quick bow "Forgive me for interrupting, you highnesses, but the stallion arrived"
"Looks like I arrived at right time" Chrysalis said.
"Indeed" Celestia said to her and then look back at the guard "Please, say that we are on our way and to wait for un on the Throne Room"
"As you wish" The guard said with another bow and goes away.
After a sigh, Celestia look to her sister and the Changeling's queen "The tea will have to wait, unfortunately, but, after we see what this stallion wants, how about a tea party?” She suggests with a smile and the two agreed with the idea.
A short walk later the three enter the Throne Room's door and see the fat stallion they we're waiting. A green and bald fat stallion that had a brown mustache, was using a dark green trench coat and his Cutie Mark was a police badge "Ahh, your highnesses, forgive me for making you all wait" He said with a bow.
"Don't worry, Mr. Force" Celestia said and he look back at them "Now, you said that you had a solution, that you described as the best solution possible, for this situation with the Ruchelings, correct?”
"Indeed, Princess, but..." The stallion look left and right "I said that I would like to speak about this with ALL the princesses. Where's Princess Mi Amore Candeza and Princess Twilight Sparkle?"
"Candance decided that would be better to stay in the Crystal Empire and protect the Crystal Hearth, in case the Ruchelings wished to steal it and we decided not to involve Twilight in this" Luna answers his question "So, it's going to be only us"
"Hmm, I see. Well, let's not waste more time, then" Cleaning his throat, he starts " Your highnesses, the problem that Equestria is having now it's the Ruchelings, that returned as a mafia and they are using their weapons to domain Equestria, little by little, correct?"
"Correct" Chrysalis said.
"And not just this, but also this vigilante movement in Ponyville and in other places as well, and how they are doing "justice[i/]" in the wrong way, correct?"
"Correct" Luna answers him.
"And some of our struggles to fight back aren’t working, since…”
"Okay, okay, wait" Celestia stop him mid sentence "What exactly IS your idea?"
"Princess, I gathered some ponies who have the courage to fight against them and we form a little group called Protection Department, or P.D. if you prefer. All we need is your confirmation and permission to become a official force and..." He quickly cleans his throat "The blueprints for the weapons used in the war"
"WHAT?!" The three mares said surprised
"You must be out of your mind!” Celestia said angry “So THIS is your idea of solution[i/]? Start another war?!"
"No, of course not, Princess. Please, let me explain" Law Force said "We don't want the weapons to start another war, but to protect others, both Ponies and Changelings, from both the vigilantes, the Ruchelings, and our only objective is to arrest them, not kill them. The weapons will be more use to, let's say, intimidate them"
"So, you won't use the weapons to kill anyone?" Chrysalis asks, raising a eyebrow.
"Well…" He makes a small pause "If they become a REAL threat, we're going to be forced...to use the weapons"
"Then no" Celestia quickly said.
"Princess, the weapons will only be used as a last measure!"
"Even so" Celestia said serious "Ruchelings still are Changelings and this vigilantes still are Ponies, and I won't allow you to use this weapons, even if is just a last measure. I won't allow even more blood to be shed" This silenced the stallion, who just looks at the ground. But then, he then looks back to her.
"Princess, can you please answer a question, if you don't mind?" He asks to her, and she look to him wondering what it was "Why you didn't use your army and your magic to take care of Ruchelings, by attacking them directly?" She was surprised.
"Well… it's because..." She didn't know how to put in words.
"It's because you are afraid of what Lebedev would do, right?” The stallion answers for her "I don’t wish to scold you, your highness, but we both know that if you give the first strike, he would strike back, and it would be much worse than yours, and maybe worse than the ones from the War” Celestia was trying to find something to said, but couldn’t find one “Princess, all I’m asking is to give us a chance. Also, how much longer do you think your subjects will put up with all of this before they try to something themselves?”
"What you mean by that?” Luna asked confuse “You're talking about 41 Blessings?"
"Well, almost” Law Force said “You know that exist Ponies that hate Changelings, because they blame them unjustly for this whole problem with the Ruchelings” He explains “I simply have a feeling that they will, someday, do something about this and it won’t be good”
He... have a point, but… is this really[i/] Celestia was in deep though But, my subjects wouldn’t do such a things…right?[i/]
"Look, I think I took enough of your time, your Highnesses, so I think is better I be going now” Law Force said “If you three change your minds just send me a letter. Have a nice day, your Highnesses" With this, he leaves, leaving a room in silence.
"So, how about that that tea party?" Luna suggests with a smile, trying to light up the mood.
"You two go and have one, I going to take a nap" Celestia answers her with a weak smile.
"Are you feeling something, Princess?" Chrysalis asks worry.
"Yes, I’m fine, I just need to rest" Celestia answers with a smile "You two have fun" With this, she leaves the room, leaving Luna and Chrysalis worry about her.
25th April, 19:11 Equestria - Canterlot Celestia awakes from her sleep and walks to the balcony, seeing that Luna already did her duties A solution that involves the weapons from the War[i/] She sigh and look down “Well, by a side, this might work and maybe this may fix everything… but, by the other, this may make things even worse” She look at the Moon, hoping for a miracle from something even bigger “I just wanted a sign about what to do”
“A sign? I think you need more than that, your Highness” She hears a voice from behind and quickly turn around to face whoever it was and only found her room in deep darkness.
"Who’s there, show yourself!" Celestia demands and try to light the room with her magic, but her light did nothing "How is this possible?"
“Don't try to solve all your problems with magic, your Highness. Sometimes, only one can solve a problem” A voice within the darkness said.
"What you mean with this? Who or what are you?" She asks very serious "Sombra wanting revenge?" She asks and the only answer she got was a laughter from "it[i/]".
“Sombra? Oh, no, Princess. I'm more than a poor corrupted soul” He said “I'm not a threat to you, only to the ones who see me as on”
"Then...WHAT are you?" She asks, and now silence it only answers.
“You will discover soon enough” It finally speaks “But for now, I'm only here for a simple question””
“A question?” Celestia said confused.
“You said you wanted a sign about what to do. But, the big question is: will you like the decision and the consequences that it will bring?” It questions and Celestia starts thinking, but quickly came up with her answer.
"If it's for my subjects safety, then I don't mind m own happiness" She answers serious, and she hears a chuckle coming from it.
“Is that so? Well then, if this is the is the case, then maybe you won't have any problems with him”
"With who? What you mean?" Suddenly, she was surprised by a green flame that leaves a letter in front of her and when she looks back to her room, everything was back to normal. What was that?[i/] She questions but decides to check the letter that came, that actually simply was a small pink piece of paper that had a red message from Twilight “Oh no, Twilight!” She said afraid and quickly teleports herself away after reading the message that simply. HELP
25th April, 18:40Equestria - Ponyville "How about a "Pizza Party"? She loves pizza, so let's have a party about it, to cheer her up!" Pinkie suggests to her Twilight, Applejack, Rainbowe Dash, Pinkie Pie and Spike with a smile, as they were in a table outside a Café.
"I don’t think she will be in the mood for a party Pinkie" Twilight said with a frown and Pinkie returns to think.
"How about a..." Rainbow Dash tries to think in something, but gave up "...mmm, Aaahhh, I got nothing!" She drops her head on the table.
After sighing, Twilight speaks "Why did this happen? I don't understand!"
"We are two, Sugarcube" Applejack agreed with her "Now I know why they start being called"Killer Beasts""
"You right, sis. Vigilantes my flank" Dash said, raising her head, resting it on her hoof, with an angry face "If they were vigilantes they wouldn't storm someponie's house and kill everyone. Cheesus, he even kidnapped an innocent mare!"
"I just hope that this poor mare isn't hurt" Fluttershy said "I can't imagine what is to become a hostage of one of these... monsters"
"Don't worry, Fluttershy, I'm sure the police will find her soon and rescue her" Twilight said to her with a smile with a hoof on her shoulder "But now, we need to focus on helping Rarity"
"Yeah, but what we can do to make her feel better after she seeing a bloodbath?" Rainbow Dash asks.
“I don’t know, but we can’t give up” Twilight said and the group nod to each other and returns to think.
"Girls, how about I stay with her for some days?" Spikes tell his idea and the girls look at him confuse. After a sigh, he explains “I know the idea doesn't look much, but I believe that I can help her. I mean, I helped her a lot and the time we pass together I believe it created a...special bond between us" He blush a bit on the last part after saying this, but he clean his throat and continues "Basically, I’m saying that maybe if Sweety Belle and I work together, we maybe can raise Rarity's mood. What you girls think?"
The group thinks about and soon they smile "You know what, Spike? This is a very good idea!" Twilight said
"Really?" Spike asks with a smile
"Of course. Right, girls?" The others soon agreed with her, nodding and praising the idea "Okay, than this is the plan. Tomorrow, Spike will go to..."
"...ANOTHER SAN FRAN" Twilight stops mid sentence when she heard ponies screaming at a distance.
"Did you girls hear that?" She asks her friends.
"Yep, I think is those guys right there" Pinkie points to the march of ponies passing by, Ponies using clothes that would consider them anarchist. The ones in the front were carrying a big banner with "EQUESTRIA PRIDE MARCH" wrote on it and the others in the march were caring posters with things like "Equestria is for Equestrians" or "My Little Pony Hoof Loves Changelings Ass" in it.
"COME ON, EVERYPONY!" The stallion leading the march, one using a hoodie with the hood over his head and a t-shirt with the flag from Equestria in it, screams on a megaphone to the others "NEVER AGAIN... !"
"...ANOTHER SAN FRAN!" The ones in the march scream and repeat as they passed.
"This doens't look good” Twilight said “I think a know what they meant by "free Ponyville from bugs”
"Agreed" Applejack said with a nod "And I don't know you all, but I think we should follow them and make sure that they won't do something extreme" All of them agreed with a nod.
The mares and the baby Dragon followed the protestant Ponies around Ponyville, and so far the anti Changelings seem to just scream and nothing else. Maybe they weren’t going to do something bad, after all "HEY GUYS, LOOK, CHANGELINGS" A mare screams and points to a group of Changelings passing by and the protestants approach at them, but still keeping some distance between them.
"Mommy, I'm scare" A filly Changeling said as she hug her mother.
"Don't worry, sweetie, everything will be fine"
"ATTENTION, CHANGELINGS!" The pony leading the march speaks with them, still using the megaphone "WE, PATRIOTS PONIES FROM EQUESTRIA, DEMAND THAT ALL OF YOU GET THE FUCK OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!" The march screams in agreement.
"Hey, hey, please, calm down!" A male Changeling speak to them "There is no need for violence! Let’s just talk, ok?”
"OHH, PLAYING HARD, THEN?" The pony said and looks at his companions “TIME TO SHOW THEM WE ARE SERIOUS HERE, MY FRIENDS!” The protestant ponies start picking baseball bats, pieces of wood and even chains, giving a killing glare at the Changelings. Some even had a grin in their faces, as they were excited for this moment. As the Changelings could only glare in fear as the Ponies had them cornered, Twilight couldn’t just watch anymore.
"ENOUGH!" She shouts and stands between the Ponies and the Changelings with her friends "I won't allow any of you to hurt them!"
"YEAH" Her friends agreeds with her, much to the annoyance for the leader of the march
"PRINCESS, OUT OF OUR WAY!” He demands with the megaphone “WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY! YOUR COUNTRY!"
"NO YOU'RE NOT!" She screams back "How beating innocents Changelings is going to help us? How?!" The stallion was about to answer, but didnh’t had time as she continued "Simple: it won't! Ponyville is already facing bad time with this new wave of violence and while some are trying live as peaceful as possible, here you ALL are creating even MORE pointless violence!” Hearing this made some f the protestants think, some were even dropping their weapons. Maybe this could have a good ending, after all.
"ARE YOU REALLY PRINCESS TWILIGHT SPARKLE?" A stallion screams at her. A fat light blue stallion with blond mane using a black t-shirt and a green flannel shirt on his waist, blocking his Cutie Mark "BECAUSE, AS FAR AS I KNOW, YOU CHICKS CAN JUST BE CHANGELINGS DISGUISED AS THEM!"
"What? I AM prince Twi..."
"COME ONE, MY FELLOW EQUESTRIANS, WE CAN'T LET THINGS LIKE THIS STAND IN OUR WAY!" The fat stallion says to the others "WE ARE DOING THIS TO HELP OUR COUNTRY, AREN'T WE?"
"Yeah!" The protestants said.
"SO, LET'S SHOW TO THIS RUCHELING FUCKER THAT WE ALSO CAN FIGHT!"
"YEAH!!" The others answered with even more determination as the ones who drop their weapons pick them back.
"MY FELLOWS!" The leader of the march looks at the Changelings serious "CHAAARGE!" And so they charge forward, passing by Twilight and her friends and stumping on them.
Twilight’s vision was blurred. She tries to regain her senses and tries stand up. Her vision was starting to get better and she look in horror to what was happening Oh no! She watch in horror as the protestants Ponies massacre the poor Changelings “Twilight” Blood was everywhere, being on the floor or in the protestants clothes “Twilight!” She even saw the fat stallion that screamed at her punching a Changeling on the mouth “TWILIGHT!” She felt a slap on her cheek and she look at Applejack, who was calling for her “We need to do something! They are destroying those Changelings!”
“We… we…” She struggles to speak, felling her body in pain, looking at her friends that were also hurt and full of bruisers. Pinkie was even helping Fluttershy stands and Rainbow Dash had a hurt wing and was on the ground “Maybe we can…” She tries her best to think in something, but the pain in her head wasn't making it easy, but then she manages to think in something “Someponie give to me a pen and a piece of paper, quick!”.
"Here" Pinkie picks her little notebook and pen from her mane and gives to Twilight.
Twilight rips off a page and proceeds to quickly write a quick message, or at least tried since nothing came from the pen “Are you kidding me now?!”
"MOMMY! HELP ME!" A filly Changeling screams in despair, as he was being cornered by a stallion and a mare.
"Don't worry, pal!” Said a stallion with a grin
"Yeah, we send you to where your bitch of a mother is, hahaha!" Said the mare who picks a chain from the ground and starts spinning, making Twilight more desperate and making her try to write the message again and again, always getting the same result. She then felt something running down her forehead. Blood, and she didn't even though twice and used her blood to write the message on her blood, proceeding to give the paper to Spike "Send to Celestia, now!" Spike quickly launches his green flame on the paper, making it disappear in a green fire.
"STOP MOVING, YOU LITTLE SHIT!" The stallion screams as he tries to hold the filly Changeling.
"JUST HOLD HIM STILL!" The mare screams at him impatient.
"GOT IT!" The stallion said as he managed to hold the filly still and mare prepare to hit him, much to Twilight despair.
"NOOOOOOO..."
"ENOOOOOOOOUGHT" Celestia shout with her royal voice, as she appears in the middle of the chaos, scaring and surprising every protestant, who stop what they were doing to stare in fear the princess and distance themselves from her.
“Oh, fuck” The stallion holding the kid said dead nervous, and when the princess stare directly at him, he let go the filly in panic, who runs to behind the princess.
Celestia looks down at the filly with a comfortable smile and ask with a smoth voice “Are you hurt, little one?”
“N-no, miss Cele-lestia” The little girl struggles to speak between sobs “B-but I… I… I want my moooommyyy!” The little Changeling cries again, making the goodness sad for her, but much more angry at the Ponies.
“JINX!” Celestia look at a female Changeling who struggles to get up and looking around while calling a name and “JINX! WHERE ARE YOU!”
“Mommy?” The filly look at the Changeling and her eyes winded “MOMMY!” And runs to her, and when the female Changeling spots the little girl running into her she smiles and open her hoofs.
“JINX!” She hugs the little girl and the two cry in joy for finding one another “I’m here, sweet pie. I’m here” She looks back at Celestia, who was smiling at them “Thank you, your highness”
“I’m glad to help, miss” Celestia said with a gently smile, but return with a serious and angry face when looking back at all the protestants, who were about to run away, but she used her magic and blocked their way with a magic barrier “One of you WILL explain me what in Tartarus is happening here” The princess demands it from the protestants “And I hope you all had a VERY good reason for doing all of this” Everyone sweats nervous “So, someone starts explaining, RIGHT. NOW!” She said the last things in her royal voice, frightening the protestants even more.
"I-I am the resposible of this march, your highness" The stallion with the megaphone approach, bit by bit, from her "We… we only wanted to… help, Ponyville, your highness”
“Help Ponyville, you say” She looks down at him with a serious stare “The, how exactly, is this helpful!”
The stallion swallows hard and was more afraid now “We… we…” Breathing in and out, he manages to gather courage to speak “We only had the objective of kicking out this Changelings from our country, so that we could have less problem with the Ruchelings and...”
"WHAT?!" Celestia shouts in disbelief, not believing what she just heard, and scares the stallion No doubt they are with 41 Blessings "Since you are the responsible for this chaos, YOU will pass a good time in the dungeon for what you’ve done"
“But, princess!” The stallion talked back “We only wanted to...!"
"SILENCE!" She shuts the stallion "Don't disobey me!" She then looks at all the protestants "And if any of you don't wish to join him then I suggest helping this poor Changelings to get to the hospital this instant. Have I being clear?" She didn’t receive an answer "HAVE. I. BEING. CLEAR?!" She asks once more in her royal voice My vocal cords will be torn tomorrow And this time she received a collective of “Yes, princess” from them, and so they start helping the Changelings and Celestia makes her way to Twilight and her friends, who where together and helping each other with their bruisers
"I’m glad you came, Celestia” Twilight said with smile, as she had the help from Rainbow Dash to stand “I don't want to imagine what would have happened if you didn't get here"
"You did the right thing in calling me, Twilight" Celestia said and look back at the ponies helping the Changelings "This kind of mess is too much for you to handle, unfortunately"
"I can see this now, princess" Twilight answered sad and sighs "I couldn’t stop them from doing… all of this" She looks down ashamed, and Celestia, Rainbow Dash and the rest of the group feels sorry for her.
"Don't feel bad, Twilight” She said with a gently voice and Twilight look at her “I'm sure you were able of averting something like this. You just wasn't prepare for this. I'm sure you will be able of taking care of this in future"
"Thanks, Celestia" Twilight said, and then silence followed for a time "You have a solution to this problem, right?" Twilight asked out of nothing, surprising Celestia and even her friends.
“Well, I…” Celestia thought in what to say, if she tells the truth that she didn’t have any idea of what to do or if she lies to make her feel better. She remembered what Force Law told her and the idea of solution he had in mind, that she didn’t like it a bit. She also remembered that he said that her subjects would try to do something themselves about this situation if she didn’t acted quick, and the genocide from tonight is a prime example of what he was talking about Maybe his is right about what must be done… but, I still don’t like it She then remembered what "It" said to her and now she was thinking if all of this was the sign it was talking about "Well, in a way you can say I have” She finally answered the little Alicorn said with a small smile “But, at the moment I'm more worry about you and your friends" Twilight look at herself and then at her friends and how hurt they were "Please, go with your friends to a hospital and heal those wounds, okay?"
"Yeah, you right" Twilight said with a nod and goes to the hospital with her friends, having Rainbow Dash helping her to trot "Good night, Celestia"
"Goodnight, Twilight" She said and then stops smiling, looking directly at the Moon and unsure about the future.
“Now, let us toast, for the return of our friend” Pinkie said as she and her friends, now including a recovered Rarity, raise their cups of OJ in their little commemoration in Sugarcube Corner
"Cheers" They all said and toast, proceeding to drink and Rarity couldn't feel happier.
"Seriously, girls” Rarity said smiling “This wasn't necessary".
"Oh, yes it is, Sugarcube" Applejack said to her "We we're so worry about you that this is the least we could do to commemorate you getting better" The others agree with her.
"Thank you, but I think that the one who really deserve to be praise is my little sister and my little Spike-wikey here" She said looking at Spike, who stops drinking his juice because he blushes hard for the compliment "He and Sweety Belle helped a lot in my recovering"
"Ohhhhh, it was nothing" Spike said all red, and received a kiss in his cheek from Rarity that made hearts appear in his eyes and he stop working at all, simply having a dummy smile on his face.
"I think he is out" Rainbow Dash said and laughers along with the others "Is really awesome to have you back. We were scare that you wouldn't recover from that guy’s de..." She stop herself, before she could go any further with this mistake, felling really, really stupid bringing this up too soon. "Dang it. I-I'm sorry, I didn't..." Rarity raises her hoof and stops her friend.
"Mr. Romance's death really broke me, and seeing all that...blood around his mansion was also very scary, and I still feel bad for just remembering" She said with her eyes closed "But..." She open her eyes and look at Spike again, smiling this time "Spike helped me in making me see that staying depressed like that wouldn’t bring him back. And also..." She look at them "Mr. Romance wouldn't want me to be sad, since, quoting one of his famous work "My death should not break you, my love, since I will always live, as long as you remember me"" Her words make her friends relieved, knowing that she was back.
"Happy to see you back, Sugarcube" Applejack said with a smile.
"And I'm happy for seeing you all again, Darlings" Rarity said with a smile and they continued their conversation. The door from Sugarcube Corner opens and two stallions enter and make their way to the counter.
"So let me get this straight" One of them said. He was dark green with dark brown mane and a small brown beard. His Cutie Mark was an open notebook with a pen by its side "While the other teacher are not the best, this teacher is a Pinkie Pie?"
"Basically..." The other one answer him. He was a yellowish orange pony with brown mane and his Cutie Mark was 3 puzzle ribbons "Yes"
"Sick" The green pony said with a smile.
Reaching the counter, Mr. Cake greet them "Hello there. What can I get for you two?"
"Two Chocolate cupcake, please" The green one said
After thinking a bit, the yellowish orange stallion make his decision "A cranberry muffin, please"
Mr. Cake proceed to take their orders and give to them "Here you go"
"Thanks" The green one said and both go to a table and eat, and but also start a conversation "Tell the truth. Do you think that this "P.D" will get rid of the Ruchelings?"
"Personally, no" His friend answers "The only thing they have to fight against them is the weapons from the “The War”, and this doesn’t make much difference since they are fighting against the ones who invented them, you know?"
"Yeah" The green one said, taking another bite from his cupcake "Also, his team doesn’t looked SO impressive. I mean, did you see their "best detective"? The dude looked like he didn't sleep for weeks! And the guy said he have "thick skin". Yeah, right" With that said, they continued their conversation and the group, who heard their conversation, think in what the two said.
"He is kinda right" Applejack said "More force doesn’t mean easy victory"
"Yeah, I know" Twilight said and sigh "I just hope Celestia made the right decision in leaving this “Protection Departament” in control of the situation” But she had a small smile “But, let's have positive thoughts. Maybe they do make a difference, right?"
"Yeah, who knows?" Rainbow said and takes another sip from her juice "But hey, Pinkie, how are things with Jacket”
"Oh, going kinda great, actually” The pinkie mare answered with a smile “I’m being passing some time with him lately… but, its being some days since I saw him” She says with a worry expression “It’s like he didn't leave his house or something, in fact I thing he indeed didn’t leaved his house. Maybe just to work… now thinking about it, I still don’t know with what he works and...” The door bell gets her and her friends attention, and the one to enter the establishment was no one else then "Jacket!" Pinkie call his name with a smile, who had a bag on his mouth and was walking to their table.
"Hey, Jack, doing good?" Rainbow asks and he nods. Looking at his bag, she notice what was inside and get a little worry "Hey, what with all this medical stuff, dude? Something work with you or something" He look at his bag and then shakes his head.
"Well, that's good to know" Pinkie said "But, what is all this stuff for?" She asks and Jacket took some time to answer, but then simply shrug "Well, Oki Doki then”
“Do you need something for us, darling?" Rarity asks and point at her "Oh, how can I help of help?" He take something from his jacket's pocket, a piece of paper, and gives to her "Hm, what is this?" She gives a quick read and sees that it was somepony’s measurements "You wish me to make this" He nods "Hmm, this is interesting” She said and chuckles a bit "This should be done after tomorrow, so pass by my boutique in this date at afternoon. I'm SURE that this somepony will like it" She said, and he nod once more and leaves.
"What is that he want you to make" Applejack ask.
"Well, our friend want me to make a dress" Rarity said with a smile and the others became surprised "By the looks of it Jacket have a special a special somepony in his life, hehehe"
"Eyy, congrats for the guy!" Rainbow said, raising her cup.
"And also, this is a good way to get back at work" Rarity said happy "I'm going to do my best with this dress"
"And I will do the best Welcome Party to Jacket" Pinkie suddenly said, also excited.
"Oh yeah, you didn't do his party yet, right?" Rainbow Dash asks.
"No, not yet" Pinkie answer "When I said that I was passing time with him it was more me following him around while he buys stuff, do some chores or simple go to places. He is VERY reserved, I can tell you that"
"Why don't you do a party at day?" Fluttershy suggests.
"Already tried" Pinkie answered "I did a small party, just for the two of us, since I still think he is a little shy, and I send a invitation, but he didn't came or at least respond"
"And at night he goes to work, correct?" Twilight said.
"Yup" Pinkie simply said "But I won't give up! All I need is a good opportunity to do his party and I WILL give him this party" She said determined "But, now we need to focus on commemoraing our friend's recovery, correct?" She asks with a smile.
"Yeah, she is right!" Rainbow agreed with her.
"Oh, you girls" Rarity said and laughs, and so they continued their little commemoration.
"Thanks again for coming with me, Rar" Pinkie said to her friend as they enter the apartment house that Jacket lived.
"Again, Pinkie, no problem" Rarity said with a smile to her. The two friends enter a big lobby with a door on the front, another one on the left and a staircase on the right leading to the second floor. There also was a janitor, who was brushing the floor while listening something. He was a blue pony with blond mane, using a full green uniform, blocking the view of his Cutie Mark, with a green cap.
"Okay, let's go" Pinkie said, making her way to the stairs "He lives on the second floor"
"Wait a second, Pinkie" Rarity stops her "Let's make sure that he is here first" Walking at the janitor, she call his attention "Excuse me, sir?" The stallion notices her and takes off one of his headphones and look at her with sinister grin.
"What's up?" he simply asks. She wasn't feeling comfortable talking to him, but, never judge a book by its cover.
"I'm sorry for disturbing your work, mister, but, do you happen to know a...pale pony that lives on the second floor?"
"Hmm, he is the guy who always uses the same varsity jacket?" He asks
"This is the one!" Rarity answers with a smile.
"Sorry, didn't see him" He simply answer and return to work, whistling the song he was hearing and the two mares make their way to the second floor.
"Quite a peacefull place here" Rarity commented about the silence.
"True" Pinkie said and they walk to Jacket’s apartment, stopping by his door, knocking "Hello, Jackie. It's me, Pinkie. Can I talk with you, pretty chocolate please?" She was now waiting for an answer, but it was taking sometime, and she start thinking that maybe he didn't arrived home yet. She stops this thoughts when the door clicks and opens, but just a bit, and instead of Jacket on the other side, it was a rose mare with blond mane, in ponytail, and using a green dress
"I'm sorry, but, Jackie isn't here" The mare answers quiet and then she looks at Rarity in surprise “Oh my, Rarity!” She said opening the door.
"Beauty Maker?" Rarity said with her eyes winded and a smile, giving her a hug " By the goodness, it's good to see you too" She said.
“You know each other” Pinkie asks and Rarity let her go from the hug to answer.
“She one day was a employee I had that soon became a good friend of mine” Rarity explains.
“I love Rarity work and I wanted to… learn her talents and becomes a famous dressmaker like her” Beauty Maker said with a small smile.
“And then, one day she decided to go to Manehattan and try to start her own things, and since then I didn’t heard of her ever again. Well, until today, that is” Rarity said and look at her friend “What happened there, darling? And since when you returned to Ponyville?”
“And how did you know Jacket?” Pinkie asks and Beauty starts thinking.
"Well, I... “She tries to speak “I had problems in Manehattan and so I came back here this month" She answers "This pony, "Jacket" as you call him, is a...old friend of mine, and he allowed me to live here, since the...friends I lived with are not around anymore"
"Hmm, I see" Rarity says.
"Hey, Beauty, since his an old friend of yours, do you know his name?" Pinkie ask.
"Oh, his name?" Beauty said "Well... it is..."
"Beauty, this dress you are using is almost like the one I made to Jacket" Rarity point it out "It even had the..." She stops when she notices that it actually WAS the same dress she made to Jacket "Oh my! Beauty, are you, by any chance, Jacket's special somepony?" She asks with a smile, making the mare blush, and hard.
"W-w-w-w-why you two don't come in?" Beauty suggests with a nervous smile "I made some tea, so why don’t we drink while waiting for him? He shouldn't take so long" She made space and Rarity and Pinkie Pie enters the apartment.
"In a interview with Law Force, he commented that he and his group are making progress in cleaning the streets and already caught Ponies from the vigilant movement and members from the Rucheling Mafia, but that they didn’t gave them any answer on the interrogation…” Well, so far so good, I think Celestia comments as she reads the newspaper on the throne room, with a cup of coffee by her side "However, he also he confirmed that had moments where they had to put down some of them, since they weren’t coming quietly or cooperating, or even moments that the vigilantes killed themselves in the heat of the moment, saying that “it was for the cause”, whatever this cause was"… Yeah, I was fearing that She ahd to agree that the Protection Department was doing a good job, but hearing that in moments Ponies and Ruchelings were dying by their hoofs made her remember why she wasn’t so into this idea “At least the crime rate is decreasing… I think”
"Your highness!" A guard calls her name as he runs inside the throne room. "You...letter...Rucheling"
"Easy, easy" Celestia said to the exhausted guard "Catch some air" He do as she said and take some breath, recovering, but not calming down so much.
"Princess Celestia, Lebedev, the Rucheling king, has sent you a letter!" The royal guard said, showing her the letter.
“Lebedev?!” Celestia's eyes winded in surprise and she levitates the letter to her to give a close inspection and the seal of letter was the official seal of the Lebedev family "Thank you for giving this to me" She said to her guard "Now, please, go drink some water and return to you post”
"As you wish, your highness" The guard said with a bow and trots away, and Celestia sighs before looking at the letter
She stares at the card for some seconds, not understanding why Lebedev would send her a letter like this out of nothing. Without wanting to waste more time, she opens the envelope and reads what it was about
Good night, Princess Celestia. I'm writing this letter for a single and simple reason. I wish to make peace with your kind, so that Ruchelings, Ponies and Changelings can live in peace. You see, this conflict is already taking too much time and we both wish for things to get better soon, without blood and death at every corner. I planned to do this in a more formal way, sending my best three best politics to talk with you about this matter, but, they were killed by those "mask maniacs" or “Killer Beasts” as they are called. So, if you want to talk about this matter further, please call this number 1522-1989.
The King of the Ruchelings, Ivan Lebedev
He wants to... make a peace treaty? She asks to herself, more confused than ever. Confuse to why suddenly The King of the Ruchelings, the Bloody Hoof of Soviet Equestria, the one responsible for The War, wished for a peace treaty This must be a trap, it must be… or maybe this is the miracle I was waiting for. Maybe I should...no! She couldn't trust him. He is responsible for hundreds of death, if not even more… but still, she remained in doubt "Guards!" She calls the two Royal Guard guarding the throne room "Please, leave for now. I wish to have somew time with my thoughs" Both guards look at each other before bowing and doing as she said.
Alone, she gets out of her throne and walks left and right thinking. By a side she could try call him and maybe this peace treaty would either end this madness or make things worse, or even having risks of this suggestion of “Peace Treaty” be some kind of trick to fool her. By the other side she could just ignore it and let Law Force and the Protection Department take care of this situation and maybe solve all of this, with the risk of killing Ponies, Ruchelings and maybe even Changelings. Basically, both sides could go very wrong “This is going to be a decision I won't like so much, just like "it" said”
"I'm glad that you remember my words, your highness"
The three mares where on the living room, having some tea. The apartment itself was simple. The bathroom was in front of the main door. The living room was on the right, with just a sofa and a table. The kitchen on the left, with the regular stuff, and on the front of the kitchen was a door that probably was the bedroom.
"So, you wanted to talk with him about his Welcome Party?" Beauty asks, making sure she understood correctly.
"Yup" Pinkie said "Because of his work it's almost impossible to me to think in a good way to give him a Surprise Party. And I already tried doing a party at day time and didn't work"
"Hmm, I see" Beauty said and sip her tea
"By any chance, darling, do you know what his night job is?" Rarity asks and Beauty starts coughing by her tea “Oh my, are you alright?”
"Yeah, yeah, I ok” Beauty said and recovers "Well, about his job, he… he does… delivery jobs!"
"Delivery jobs? From who?" Pinkie asks curious
"Well, this I don't know. Forgive me" Beauty answers her "All I know is that he received his services from the phone and most of the time at night”
"Hmm, if this is the case, then maybe" Pinkie said, and she then starts getting an idea "Wait, if this is the case than maybe you can help in the party, Beauty!"
"R-really? How?" Beauty asks in curiosity.
"If he always receives this phone calls from his work at night, the party just need to happen earlier, so that he can enjoy it and still have time to go to work!" Pinkie explains "When I return to Sugarcube Corner, I will start planning everything and I'm going to contact you to tell how you can help, ok?"
"Well, okay then" Beauty said with a small smile, putting more tea on her cup
"Awesome!" Pinkie said happily "I can't wait"
"Now that this is done, I like to ask you a question, Beauty” Rarity gets the attention from her friend with a smiler “Since when you are Jacket's marefriend?"
Hearing this almost makes Beauty Maker drops the "M-m-marefriend?!? No, no, no, I'm not his marefriend. I'm just a...friend that lives with him!"
"And since when you started living with him?" Rarity asks curious.
"W-well" Beauty look down at her cup "When the business I was going to do in Manehattan didn't worked, I didn't have nothing for a long time" She talks with sadness "I...work with not very good Ponies, with a payment that wasn't good either. I wished to come back to Ponyville, but I couldn't, not with the money I had. I practically had gone downhill...But then, I found him” She begins smiling a bit “Jacket, as you call him, gave me a second chance I was seeking nonstop. He helped me return to Ponyville and allowed me to stay here until I could get on my feets and follow my pass” She smiles even more and a tear fall from her eye "I own a lot to him, and I am thankful for everything he did for me” She looks up at the two mares “He is my hero"
"This...is so...beautiful" Rarity said tearing up a bit "I'm so sorry for what had happened to you. Hearing that he helped you like this makes he see how much of a cute couple you two form"
"I-I-I told you that we are just friends" Beauty said, blushing.
"Oh, that how it starts, my dear" Rarity said with a wink "You see, hihihi"
Trying to change the subject of conversation, Beauty says with a smile "Do somebody wants some cookies?"
"What?" Celestia said and suddenly the throne room was almost in complete darkness, having a weird smell that she could almost remember from what it was. She looks at her throne and sees what looked to be a Pony with a weird head shape sitting in it with his back hoofs crossed, and she remembered who it was "It's you again!" She said, recognizing him by his voice "What are you doing here? And where is this music coming from?"
"Well, Celly, I'm here because I think we need to chat" It answers "Also, I thought you would like some music in our next little reunion" It said and chuckles.
"Okay, then what do you want?" She asks seriously.
"An answer" He simply replied "Are you satisfied with your decision? Leaving that Pony who seek justice through more violence in command of protecting your, and the Changeling queen, subjects?"
Celestia thinks for a bit before answering "As I said, the safety of my subjects comes before my happiness"
"Hmm, I see. But, are they really safe?" He asks "An apartment house was blown up resulting in the death of innocents and a poor Pony was beat up to death by some Ruchelings simply because he was using a wolf mask” It said, and Celestia remembered hearing about this event very well, and she didn’t like remembering them Are this signs of safety or signs to regret your decision?"
"Well...I..."
"Now this, a letter from the Rucheling King itself asking for peace after some many sins committed It continued And, once again, the future of your and Chrysalis subjects are in your hoofs. So, I suggest thinking well about this"
"I’m aware of this" She agrees with a sigh. She knew that this decision would result in serious changes to her life and the life of her friends, her subjects and the Changelings. Maybe even more. This decision could be the start of something good, an era of peace… or maybe, it could be just a way to spill more blood.
"Our time is coming to an end" It announces "But before I leave, I will leave you with some questions"
Questions? Celestia thinks confuse
"Is this violence will end with his death? Who, from your past, has returned? Do you have wished to hurt others? And finally, who am I? Now, until we meet again"
"Wait!"
"Your Highness!" A Royal Guard calls her as he enters the throne room "Queen Chrysalis wishes to speak with you in the dining room"
Celestia looks around and sees that the room had returned to normal, but was still trying to process what just happen "Ahh…Thank you" She said to her guard with a smile "Tell her… tell her that I'm on my way"
"As you wish" He said with a bow, but feeling nervous for the princess, and leaves.
As she makes her way to the dining room, she processes the conversation she had. That someone, that looked to be a Pony, just told her that whatever she decides with this request from Lebedev, about a peace treaty, could change things to better or worse. She already knew about this detail, but what made this curious were the questions she asks before leaving. Questions that she obviously had no answer What was the point of those question?
As time passed, Pinkie was wondering why Jacket was taking so long "Hey, Beauty, didn't you said that Jacket should be here soon?"
Beauty looked at the clock. 22:15 "Hmm, he never took this long to return" She said worry "I hope he is…" Suddenly the front door opens and the girls go check and see that it was none other than Jacket. A very tired Jacket.
"Jackie!" Pinkie said excited "Oh, I'm so happy you are here, I wanted to speak with you about..." Suddenly he falls backward on the door "Jackie!"
"Oh, goodness! What happened!" Rarity asks worried.
"I-I-I don't know, he just..." A snort interrupts Beauty and they see that was coming from Jacket, who apparently was sleeping "Looks like he is just tired" She said relieved "I think it would be best if you talk with him another day. He needs some rest, apparently" She picks him up, with some difficulty, and starts bringing him to the bedroom.
"Do you need any help?" Rarity asks.
"No, it's okay" Beauty answers "Please close the door when you leave. I hope we have a nice chat again soon"
"Very well then" Rarity said and leaves with Pinkie “Until another day, darling. It was good to see you again”
“Bye, Beauty Maker. Nice meeting you” Pinkie said and the close the door and leave the apartment house
"I’m sorry you couldn't talk to him" Rarity said.
"It’s okay, Rarity, because NOW I have the perfect plan for his party" Pinkie said happily "And this time I won’t fail"
The story is almost reaching where I wanted to be. I can't wait to get there, and I hope that you all like i. Now, enjoy the chapter
27th May, 20:13 Equestria - Ponyville
""A killing Spree took place at Phone Hom and the responsible for it was the infamous Helmet Killer. The security camera caught him entering the place and slaughtering every employee present, including the manager, with what appeared to be a meat cleaver"… Wow" Rainbow Dash says as she finished reading.
"I know, right?" Alexis said to her with a small smile "I told ya it was some heavy shit"
They, along with some others ponies and changelings, were on Jacket's apartment, because Pinkie had finally prepare his party, that she had sure it was going to be the one. The apartment was full of party props and some tables were full of soda and food. On the living room were two sound speakers by the side of a DJ table, where Vinyl Scratch was ready to play songs from Jacket's favorite musicians. Pinkie was planning in getting Perturbator itself to play here, but unfortunately he already had plans to play on a night club this night.
""Also, it wasn't just the Helmet Killer that made a appearance. More camera footage showed the Rooster, the most infamous Killer Beast and possibly their leader, appeared there some minutes after Helmet Killer’s arrival and the two engaged in battle, for some reason. Unfortunately, since there isn't more footage after this and their bodies weren’t found, is unclear who was victorious" Cheesus!" Rainbow Dash said closing the newspaper.
"I beat my flank it was the Rooster. He is one tough motherfucker" Alexis answer her, drinking down some soda.
"Everything good here?" Pinkie said as she approaches the two friends.
"Everything good, Pink" Rainbow answered with a smile.
“Yup, everything a-ok” Alexis said.
"Awesome" Pinkie said happy and look at Alexis "Too bad your brother couldn't come, though"
"Oh yeah, why didn't he, and the others, came?" Rainbow answered.
"Well, Ashes said he had to pay up a favor to a friend, Evory had to see the gym presentation of her sister, Strong had a street fight to attend and Hug already had plans with a friend of him" Alexis answer.
"Well, I will save some cake to them, then" Pinkie said with a smile"You girls continue your conversation, I'm going to check on the others" She said and make her way to the kitchen as the two continue to talk.
Pinkie goes to the kitchen and checks on Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy and Beauty Maker, who were drinking some tea.
"...and for that reason. Oh, hello Pinkie" Twilight greets her friend.
"Hi, Twi. Just checking up everything" Pinkie said and looks at Beauty Maker "He should be back soon, right?"
"Yeah" Beauty answered her with a nod "I ask for him to go buy some needles and thread, so he shouldn’t take so lon. Also, I got to say, this party looks amazing" She said impressed.
"Never doubt Pinkie about doing parties" Rarity said.
"I can see that, hihi" Beauty said.
"What can I do? I love throwing parties" Pinkie said "I just hope he returns soon, I'm so excited to see his reaction. I'm sure he will love it"
The front door is opened and is closed quickly by a pony who just got in "Attention, everypony, he is close by!" he alerts everyone quietly
"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. Everyone, get in position!" Pinkie said and everyone starts hiding as the lights are turn off. It was time to wait
Pinkie, from her hiding spot, was excited. Excited for Jacket’s to enter and to see his reaction when he sees his party. She had sure that he would love and enjoy it Maybe he will dance of happiness, or maybe he will smile the whole time. Ohhhhhhhh, I can’t…! She sound of the door clicking open gets her and everyone’s else attention Ohhh, it’s time! Everyone, including Pinkie, gets prepare in front of the door and when Jacket was in view, the lights turn on and it was time to party
"SURPRISE" Everyone inside shouts to Jacket, surprising him, and Pinkie proceeds to approach at him to know what he thought, not expecting the violent answer.
Everyone inside couldn't believe what just happened, principally Rainbow. The moment Pinkie jumped in front of Jacket, he quickly jumped on top of her and punched her twice on the face. Everyone was astonish and surprised by what her just did, and after a second Jacket slowly takes distance from Pinkie, breathing heavily and sweating bullets, and without breaking eye contact.
Rainbow Dash was gritting her teeth in anger, shaking her hoof on a fist “Pinkie!” Twilight scream in worry and her and other rush to Pinkie’s side to check on her. Rainbow Dash goes right behind and her eyes winded when her saw the poor mare that had a black eye, a bleeding nose and was silently crying on the floor I swear to Celestia that this sonofabitch is going… The sound of the phone ringing gets everyone’s attention, Principally Jacket, who got up and simply trots to answer it "Hey, aren't you gonna do anything about this?!" Rainbow Dash asks him anger, but he didn't stop and continued trotting “Hey!” He still didn’t stop and answers the phone.
"Rainbow, not now!" Applejack said to her.
“But!”
“We need to get Pinkie to a hospital! She is bleeding a lot!” Applejack said and Rainbow Dash, as Jacket walked to the bedroom and closed the door “Look, we do something about him later, ok? Now we need to help our friend!”
Rainbow Dash sighs buts in agreement nods “You’re right”
“Thank you, now, help me here” Applejack and Rainbow Dsh help Pinkie stands and start leading her outside “We take her to the hospital. Can you guys clean all of this?”
“Leave it to us” Twilight said and the others nod “No go” Applejack and Rainbow Dash nods and they start bringing Pinkie Pie to the nearest hospital as quick as possible.
ATTENTION PEOPLE WHO START READING THIS STORY FROM THIS CHAPTER: This is just something I did for fun, simple as that.
WHO UNDERSTAND, WILL UNDERSTAND
Pinkie run to Jacket and ask him "Are you the sumbitch killing people with a rooster mask?
Jason simply stare at her and said "Dang it, you find out. Now I must kill you, too"
"Oh, nooooo" Pinkie only said.
Suddendly, a handsome human detective using shades, riding on the back of another human using a white suit with pony tail and with the gaze of someone who desperatly needs a grip, badly "HURRY, WE DON'T HAVE TIME!" He said, handsomely looking at them "THE DANGEROURS MIAMI MUTILATOR IS THREATING PONYVILLE, AND I NEED HELP TO CATCH AND BRING HIM INTO JUSTICE"
They obey this badass and sit on the human he was riding. After putting some badass sunglasses, he point forward and said "ONWARD" and then, the man they were riding flyies, leaving a rainbow trail behind, and saying his magic words.
Rainbow Dash quickly opens her eyes and awakes from nap she was having on cloud. She tries to remember the… weeeird dream she just had. She didn’t remembered much, only the word “grip”, but one thing that she could remember and dislike is that Jacket was there "Ughh, even in my dreams that douchbag appear" She said as she sit on the cloud, rubbing her eyes “Just relax, Rainbow Dash” She lays down once more and close her eyes “Just relax” She procceds to sleep once more, or at least tried. She turned to a side, turned to the other, she tried and tried, but nothing “Maybe listening to something helps” She picks her little bag, that she had by her side and picks her tape player and picks a random tape to listen “And the winner iiiis… Oh, come on!” The tape she picks is the one Jacket gave her “Why didn’t I throw this away yet?... Well, better now than never” She prepares to throw the tape down on the ground, hoping that it breaks in a million of pieces, but upon looking down she sees the one that gave her the tape and her anger from the party was returning. Worse than before The bastard! She thinks as she gritted her teeth and smashing the tape on her hoofs. She remembered well that she promised to Twi that she wouldn’t try to get back at Jacket for what he did with Pinkie… but, at the moments, she didn’t gave a darn. She would make him pay for what he did or die trying.
Jacket was walking by himself, with a bag of groceries on her mouth, unaware of Rainbow Dash about to get him in surprise Got you in my sight, motherfucker! She flies in top speed at him. Obviously not “Sonic Rainbow” fast, but pretty fast. She wanted to make him feel a pain even worse than the pain he made Pinkie feel You’re mine! She was about to hit him and bring him hard to the ground, but she missed as Jacket did a dodge roll to the side “The heck!?” She looks back at him surprised and then hits someone’s stand hard “Ouch…” She free herself from the mountain of cabbages that was in top of her, trying to regain her senses.
"Oh, come one!" The owner of the stand, a Changeling with a western hat, said in frustration.
"Oh, hehehe, sorry" Rainbow said with a sheepish smile "Ahh… I promise I pay up for this. Pinkie Pro…” Upon saying her friend name, she remembers why she was doing this and look back in anger at Jacket, who was picking a juice bottle he dropped with his dodge “Mise” She didn’t though as she flies fast at him once more, planning to kick him on the back “Dodge this!” Unfortunately for her, the kick never connected as Jacket dodged to the side again once more, angering her “Stop dodging, coward!” She goes to punch him, but this time he blocked “Stop blocking and take what you deserve!” Shee continues punching and Jacket continued blocking and dodging, creating a situation that got the attention of Ponies and Changelings around “I told you what would happen if you hurt one of my friends. I told you… you piece of shit!” Ponies and Changeling winded their eyes at this, as Rainbow Dash attacked more furiously “She just wanted to be a friend” She deliver a strong punch that was blocked “She just wanted to give you a party” She delivers a kick that was dodged “She just wanted to do something nice to you!” She launches a punch that Jacket grabs, but was he was felling pushing him backwards “And what you do?” She asks breathing hard, pushing Jacket backwards with strength “You break her NOSE and SCAR HER FOR LIFE!” Jacket throws her to distance on the ground, breathing hard. Rainbow recovers, but also was breathing heavily. She didn’t expect all this from him. “Just why?” She ask breathing “Why did you hurt her? WHY!?” She look at him, who was giving her a… pity look, making her feel more angry “Answer me, damn it! You probably lied about being mute, so answer me!” She launch herself again at him, delivering attacks that were too fast to be dodged, but that were still blocked “Was because she was pissing you off?! Was because you hated her?!” She attacked more and more furiously, giving a hard time to the pale stallion “WAS SIMPLY BECAUSE SHE SAID SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T LIKE?!? ANSWER ME, GODDAMIT! ANSwooOOhh!” Blind by her rage, she wasn’t prepared for Jacket grabbing and holding her hoof, raising her on the air and then proceeding to bring her down on the ground, hard “Damn it… “ Rainbow Dash said in pain and with her eyes closed. She treis to open her eyes and get up, but she couldn’t. She was dead tired.
For some time, she stayed there on the ground, eyes closed and recovering some energy to get back Ok, come on, you can do this She makes some effort and pull herself up, getting into a sitting position and looking around “He is gone… figures” She also notice Ponies and Changelins were starring at her, probably by her outburst I can’t believe how I lost my head just now She sigh to herself and cleans the sweat from her forehead “I need to relax. Maybe a drink can calm my nerves” She was about to get up until she notices a bottle by her side. It was a bottle of grape juice and she wonders who left it there for her. She then remembers that Jacket was picking some bottles of this, when he dropped by accident, and so she prepares to throw this bottle away… but, she couldn’t. Her body didn’t allowed her. Liking or not, she wanted to drink anything as soon as possible. Sighing in defeat, she opens the bottle and start drinking, calming herself.
"And that's what happened with Pinkie" Twilight finishes explaining to Cadance and a grey mare with dark mane, who was reading a newspaper, what happened this last days, as they were on a tea house "After this, she won't come out of her room, doesn't matter what" She proceeds to take a sip of her tea.
"I see" Her sister-in-law said and sigh "Poor girl"
"Agreed" The grey mare said with frown "I'm sorry, Twilight"
"Me and the others are doing what we can to cheer her up, but it’s not east" Twilight makes a pause to sigh "Now, changing the subject, it's very nice that you two could come to visit" She said with a small smile.
"Well, the idea visiting you wasn't mine, actually” Cadance says “I still fear a Rucheling attack, but Shiny insisted that I came here to relax from this stress" She takes a sip from her tea before continuing "And since I was coming, I decided to invite Chrysy too"
"Shh, don't spoil my disguised!" The grey mare loud whispers, playfully with a small smile and starts reading the newspaper on the table.
"Ops" Cadance chuckles and then looks at Twilight "In any case, it's good to pass time in such peaceful place"
"Not so peaceful, actually" Chrysalis suddenly said with disgusted look.
"What's the problem?" Twilight asks and Chrysalis puts the newspaper on the center of the table, so that she and Cadance could see, and points to where she was looking. A picture of a fat dead Pony, that was covered with a blanket “Oh my… wait” By the side was the picture of the dead Pony, drinking by the side of other Ponies, and Twilight recognized him “He was one in that Anti-Changeling March. The one that made all the protestants start beating up those poor Changelings.
“Oh my” Cadance said and start reading from a random point ""... and not just Ruchelings were dead at the spa yesterday, but also a Pony that happens to be part of the Killer Beasts""
“I admit, I’m not surprised that he is aprt of them” Twilight commented before continuing the reading ""The stallion's name is Snake Eyes and the prove of his connection with the Killer Beast are the security camera footage from the spa, showing him entering the establishment using a snake mask (that wasn’t found anywhere) and killing some Ruchelings present. He was killed after being incapacitated and dragged to a room, where he received shot in the head..." Godnesses" Cadance finishes reading and closes the newspaper "Karma is a terrible mistress. "And to think we also have to deal with that problem with Lebe..."
"Cadance!" Chrysalis suddenly said, stopping her mid-sentence.
"A problem with Lebedev?" Twilight asks worry "What happened? Did he do something?" The queen and the princess look at each other, with a worry look in their faces.
"Maybe we should tell her" Cadance suggested to Chrysalis.
"Celestia told us to not involve her in the middle of this!" Chrysalis answered back serious.
"In the middle of what?" Twilight ask "Seriously, you two are worrying me"
After receiving a look from Cadance, Chrysalis sigh and start talking "Celestia told us some days ago that she received a letter from someone" She said
"Ivan Lebedev" Twilight said.
"Correct" Chrysalis answer.
"And what did he wanted? What was the letter about?" She ask "A warning about a attack? A threat?"
"Actually, it was the very opposite" Cadance said, making Twilight confuse "It was a request of a peace treat"
"And what this have to do with not involving me?" Twilight asks.
"Celestia is seriously considering accepting his request and to make the peace treaty official
is necessary a signature of all the Princesses" Cadance explained "She actually just need 2 more Princess, and they would be her sister and me. But, since I’m having problems with Ruchelings back in the Crystal Empire, she is considering asking you if I aren’t available”
"And why she didn't said anything to me? This is important!" Twilight said in disbelieve.
"It's because she don't want to involve you into this madness!" Chrysalis answered "Look, you can be the one who confronted Nightmare Moon and transformed her back in princess Luna. You can be the one who confronted the God of Chaos itself..."
"Who is now a good guy" Discord said as he suddenly appeared, but quickly disappeared in a small explosion of popcorn, leaving three confused mares
"Riiight" Chrysalis said, returning to the matter in hoof "Anyway, you can be the one who did all of this and more, but this is a whole new level, Twilight. She is afraid of making you a target to the Ruchelings, or even this Killer Beasts!"
"None of us want to see you in danger, Twi" Cadance said worry.
Twilight thinks of everything she just heard. Quickly processing everything and making her decision "Thanks for worrying about me, but this is a decision that I need to make myself" She answered "And since Celestia helped me a lot in the past, I will help her now!"
"Twilight, please..."
"Cadance" Twilight stop her step-sister "I know the danger of this, and I know the kind of risk I’m running with this decision, but personally, I don’t care” She smile “I will stand by her side, just like she stand by mine all this years”
Cadance didn't like this, but knowing Twilight, she won't be able to change her mind She never change She think to herself with a smile "Ok then, I let her now you will take my please. But, please, be careful”
"I will" Twilight said and look at a clock on the wall "Oh, I need to go. I ordered a spell book from Canterlot and they said it would arrive around 12:50 and 13:00”
"Ok, we are going to stay here a little more" Cadance said "Until next time, Twily"
"Later, Sparkle" Chrysalis said with a wave as Twilight leaved.
As she troat home, she pass by Sugarcube Corner and look at the place worry Pinkie She thinks about her friend in sadness, and so returns to make her way home "Please, recover soon"
8th June, 12:16 Equestria - Ponyville Pinkie Pie was known for her happiness. For her joy and for always being able to smile and play, no matter the situation. But, after what Jacket, after he hurt her bad after she just wanting to bring more joy to his life, she couldn’t help but to feel sadness.
In Sugarcube Corner Pinkie Pie was locked in her room, since the day of Jacket’s party. She had her face down on her pillow, that was wet with her tears, and her flat mane covered her head, hiding a broken mare "Just stop, please" She said to no one in the room "You know I'm talking with you, Mr. Author" Again, she talks with no one, expecting a answer that weren’t coming, and proceeds to sigh "Do as you want, then” She said as starting to become tired "I'm not…" She pauses mid sentence to yawn “Tired… ok, you win” She sighs once more, this time in defeat. She closes her eyes and proceeds to sleep. Opening her eyes, Pinkie Pie finds herself in a dark room, sitting on a big table and she wasn’t alone. Others were in the table with her. 12 exactly. 5 on the left and 7 on the right, and since it was too dark it was hard to see who they were "Hello, Pinkie Pie" A voice comes from the other side of the table, revealing one more individual in the room.
"Who are you? And where am I?" Pinkie asks, a bit afraid.
"This is something you don't need to worry about, my dear" The figure said gently "I feel that the most important question in the moment is how are you feeling"
"How am I felling?" Pinkie said raising a eyebrow, and looks down "Well, not the best"
"And why is that?"
"It's because" She scratch the back of her head "It's because from my effort to make a surprise party to somepony..."
[b"]The one called Jacket, correct?" It said.
"Yes" Pinkie confirms "After everything I did, somehow I made him hate me!" She was almost crying again "I just wanted to give him a Welcome Party and make him have new friends"
"I see" The figure said "And why did you still wanted to give him a party?"
"I already said..."
"You did, but what I asked was why you "still" wants to give him a party for "this" reasons?" The figure said "Because, by the time he passed in Ponyville it seems that he already made some new friends and even found someone new to love"
After hearing this, Pinkie Pie didn't have an answer. She now undertood that the reasons she wanted to give him a party had no sense "I can see that now, sir" She said "But, I still don't undertand what I did to make him angry at me"
"I'm not here to answer this kind of question" The figure answer "This is something you must know by yourself"
"Then, why are you here?" Pinkie asks confused “Actually, why I’m here?”
"Just paying up a favor to the resposible of this all, if you know what I mean" The figure said "You wanted to know a little bit about Jacket, right?" After thinking a bit, Pinkie knew what he was talking about.
"Thank you" Pinkie said, with a small smile.
"Pleasure. Just remember that I won't say much. I don't want to spoil too much, so pay attention" The figure said and Pinkie pay very attention in what he said "His past dark and he lost friends and others he hold close to his heart because of… past enemies. One of this others were a very special somepony to him. This event made him follow a path with no return, making choices that will deeply affect his life, and there’s nothing he can do about this, now"
"By Celestia!” Pinkie said worry. She had assumptions that maybe something bad happened to Jacket before that made him someone very lonely, and now that it was kind of confirmed, she had no idea it was this bad “Wait, what you mean by him follow a path with no return?”
"Sorry, no spoilers" The figure said "Also, this is all the time we have, unfortunatly. But, this isn't our last conversation. Until next time"
"Wait! I still..." The sound of someone knocking on her door wakes her up "Pinkie? Are you awake?" It was Mr. Cake. Looking around, she see that she was back at her room
Was all that just a dream? She wonder and look at the clock 22:40. Wow, for how much time I slept!
"Pinkie, are you awake?"
"Yes, I am!" She answers sitting on the bed and rubbing her eyes "Do you need something?"
"Yes. I and my sugar did a surprise for you" He answers "Can you open the door to see it?"
"Sure, sure. Just give me a second" She said and starts thinking in her dream
Who was that one? What was that horrible smell? Who was the others in that room? Questions start popping in her head, but one thing she had sure was that she trust in what she heard about Jacket. She didn't had sure why, but she felt it was true What happen to Jacket? And, is he really angry at me? After that talk, she wasn't sure anymore and now she wanted to know the truth "Time to get some answers!" She said to herself and get off her bed as her hair started returning a bit to normal "Coming" She said to the Cakes and opened the door, and she was welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. Cake holding a pink cake that had "Get Better Soon, Pinkie Pie" writted in it.
"Did you like it?" Mrs. Cake ask
"We made this cake, hoping that..."
"SorryMrCakeandMsCakeIgottogonow, brb" Pinkie didn't let Mr. Cake finish and go top speed out of Sugarcube Corner, leaving a cake and a confused couple behind.
"B-r...what?"
Pinkie Pie was running as fast as she could to Jacket's apartment house, and when it was a view she smilled “There it is!” She stops at the front door "Time to..."
"PINKIEEEE!" She was hugged by someone that brought her up in the air. It was Rainbow Dash, smilling of happines for seeing her friend after some time "It's SO good to see you again! Me and the others were so worry about you!" Releasing her on the ground, she look at her still smiling "How are you felling? The nose still hurt?" But, upon noticing where Pinkie was, she was confused "Wait, what are doing here, actually?"
"I'm here to talk with Jacket" Pinkie simply said, determined.
"What?!?" Rainbow Dash said in surprised "Pinkie he was the one who hurt you, bad!"
"I know" Pinkie said, opening the door "And I want to know why" She stop and look back at Rainbow Dash "I wish to talk in private with him, so please stay here a bit"
"Ohoho, no way!" Rainbow said, entering the place "I won't let he..."
"Dashy!" Pinkie stop her, turning at her "Do you Pinkie Promise you won't interrupt us? Please?" She ask with gently, with a small smille.
Rainbow Dash didn't like this, but again, she couldn't said no to her. Sighting, she start making the promise "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye" Pinkie smile at this"But, at any sign of trouble, I'm coming, ok?"
"Fair" Pinkie agreed and start going up the stairs "I be right back!" She said, and Rainbow Dash sits on the floor, waiting for her friend. As she waits, she starts thinking. Why would Pinkie want to talk with Jacket? He broke her nose and left her in a deep state of sadness. If she was Pinkie, should hate him or at least want to be very away from him… but again, she wasn’t her. Pinkie was the kind to always have hope in someone, doesn’t matter who it was. Sometimes Rainbow Dash though she was too innocent and easily forgive anyone. But again, there were moment where she was right and it wasn’t EVERYONE that she easily forgive Maybe I’m being too hard on him… than again, why did he punched her? She wondered, but, when she though again about the moment, she remember seeing Jacket with a very… nervous. Sweating like Tartarus, breathing heavily. Did something happen before he got home?
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” A scream coming from Pinkie quickly alerts Rainbow Dash, and she quickly flies to Jacket’s apartment, ready to make him pay if he did something with her friend again.
“PINKIE! I’M HERE!” She gets in the room and finds her friend on the floor, with her mane flat and covering her teary eyes “Pinkie?” She looks up to the bathroom door that was open and found Beauty Maker on the floor, dead with bullet holes on her back “Oh my goodness, what happened?!” `Pinkie then simply raises a hoof, and pointed to the living room, to what made her scream, and when Rainbow Dash saw what it was, she couldn’t believe herself “Dear Celestia”
Jacket was lying on the floor, as blood comes out from two bullet holes on his chest and one on his head, with his eyes open staring at the ceiling with his mouth open.
"Call for help, Rainbow Dash" Rainbow Dash look back at her friend, who was crying intensely “Please, call for anyone!"
Room 4B. The patient of this room was a survivor of a bullet in the head, but result in him being in a deep coma. For 43 days, to be exact. And for each day, Pinkie Pie, as well as a good friend of this guy, as being visiting him, making him company and wanting to be there when he woke up. Today was no different.
Pinkie, as well as her friends, was in Jacket’s room. It was a normal hospital room. 4 beds separated by hospital curtains and each bed had a little desk by the side. Only one of the beds was occupied and one of the desks had something in it, since this patient was the only one in this room.
Pinkie was talking with him, like she does every time she visits him. She liked to make company to him, even though not many understood why she considered him somepony special.
“Is so adorable how Pinkie talks to him” Rarity comments with the others with a small smile “But, still sad that him is in this situation”
“I’m more confuse to why she is so into him, all of the sudden” Rainbow Dash comments.
“Maybe is because she is worried about him?” Applejack said back to her serious “She found him almost dead, for crying out loud”
Yeah, so? This don’t automatically makes someone like someone who hurt you bad” Rainbow Dash said looking at her “It would help is she gave a more detailed answered to why she cares for him, other than “he passed through a lot””
“I agree that I’m also curious about this, but I’m more curious about the Changeling who shot him” Twilight said, getting their attention “He didn’t seem to be the criminal kind and he even gave himself up for and answered for the crimes he committed. So, why did he do it?”
“Well, It’s hard times, Sugarcube” Applejack said “Maybe it was a job or was forced”
“Then in this case, WHO would want Pa…”
“Excuse me, Princess Twilight?” A doctor enters the room and interrupts Twilight “Forgive me for interrupt, but a detective from PPD would like to see the pacient in privacy”
This request was… curious. But, she kinda understood “I… see. Give us some minutes. We be out soon”
“Very well” The doctor leaves the room and Pinkie sighs.
“Time to go, Pinkie” Twilight said with a frown.
“I know, give me a second” Pinkie said with a small smile and look back at her friend "It’s time for me to go, now. But I’m coming back tomorrow, and the day after. I won’t stop visiting you until you wake up. Yeah, I’m not sure if you like me or not, but I feel I must make you company. Weird, right?” She giggles a bit, but stop, staying quiet for a second “I wish I was a unicorn, because I would search every magic book until I found a spell to help you. I wish I could do anything to help, but, for now, all I can do is hope for the surgery you went through works” She sighs and then looks at him with a smile “Well, until next time, Retro Pale” After giving a small kiss on the forehead, she turns around and trots to the door, and this whole cenario was making Twilight sad. She hated seeing her friends sad, and she wanted to do something to help. But, unfortunately, she couldn’t do anything… or maybe.
“Hey, Pinkie” Twilight call the attention of her friend, who was about to turn the doorknob "I think I know a way to help him wake…”
"How? How? How? How?..." Pinkie didn't lose time in going to Twilight face, bumping up and down frenetically
"Pinkie, calm down!" Twilight said and Pinkie stop… in midair "Listen, I have being reading about a spell for some time, that is used to enter others minds to see memory from others. But also it was used to cure some mental problems, like amnesia, coma,..."
"Use it! Use it! Use it! Use it!”
"Pinkie!" Twilight said, making Pinkie stop, this time on the floor "Listen, this spell can help, but, it may happen some bad side effects. Nothing bad will happen with him, but it may happen to who use it. And since I never tested, I have no idea if it is going to work or not” Twilight said serious, but Pinkie continued with a determined look “Are you sure you want to try it out?”
"Yes” Pinkie said in the same second “I will do whatever I can to help"
"Very well, then" Twilight said and look at her friends "Girls, I’m going to use this spell that is going to bring Pinkie and I into Retro’s head. I need that…”
"Now, hold on for a second! What you mean you and her?" Applejack said "We are a team, so you can count me in on this, Sugarcubes"
"And me, Darlings" Rarity also said.
"Me too" Flutthersy said
"And me" Rainbow Dash said "I still don’t like him and I have a very bad felling about him. But this won’t make me abandon you, Pinkie"
"Thanks, Dashy" Pinkie said with a smile "Thanks you all, girls"
"Ok, prepare, girls" Twilight said, preparing the spell "Stay still and close your eyes" She said, and the other do as she said. With their eyes closed, they prepare for whatever was coming, principaly Pinkie Pie We're coming for you "3...2..."
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . After a while, Pinkie Pie finally managed to open her eyes to see one thing: darkness. Left and right she saw nothing, only her friends, who were awakening as well “Is this… Jacket’s head?”
"His mind, to be more specific" Twilight corrected her “But, yeah, basically we are on his head”
"Is more dark that I though" Rarity said, a bit concerned.
"Perhaps is because of the coma" Applejack said looking around. Suddenly, floating images fly by them, surprising them "Wow, what are those?"
"His memories" Twilight said and then look at some specific memories "And this shattered ones might be the cause of his coma, maybe" This memories was shattered, like a broken mirror, making it hard to see what was the memory was about.
"How do you know?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Because of the book I used to learn the spell” Twilight explained, approaching at a shattered memories to a close inspection “It said that Shattered Memories were the cause of some things, specially “Eternal Sleeps”, in other words: comas” She look back at her friends “So, maybe if we fix all the broken ones, Jacket have a chance of waking up. But, it’s a long shot on the dark”
"Well, we have a chance, so it’s something” Pinkie said “What we need to do”
"Well, the book also teach a spell that could fix all the memories in once, or one at a time” Twilight made a pause to sigh with a frown “But, I didn’t had time to learn it, unfortunately”
“So, what do we do then?” Rarity asked.
“Well, there is another way we can fix this memories, but it’s more practical” Twilight explain "We enter this memories and, in a way, play them, like they are cassette tapes. This will result in Jacket reliving them, in a way, and repairing the shattered one”
“So, basically, playing this shattered memories will make Pale remember them, resulting in this memories fixing themselves?”
“Correct” Twilight nod.
“But, if they are shattered, doesn’t mean they are broke?” Rainbow Dash asked confuse “In my head, it shouldn’t be possible to enter something shattered”
“Actually, if they are shattered, they still be saved” Twilight answer “Although, if a memory is completely broke, it can only be repaired with the spells I didn’t had time to learn, because this memories cannot be played, since they are basically destroyed”
“You mean, like that ones?” Applejack points to four memories that were completely destroyed, with some of its shards floating by its side. Different from the shattered ones that at least had colors, these ones were completely dark, looking very like the dead memories that they were.
Oh no The sight of this memories made Pinkie completely nervous, and Twilight notices this and approaches at her friend with a hoof on her shoulder.
“Calm down, Pinkie” She said with a calm smile “We can still save him, even if we can’t fix this broken ones” Pinkie look at her with frown “Everything is going to be fine, ok? Believe me” Pinkie look down for a bit, but then close her eyes to take a dep breath, opening her eyes again to look at her friend with a small smile.
“Oki doki, then” She said with a nod "So, where do we start?"
"Well” Twilight take her hoof off her friend to look back at the memories “The book also said that playing the shattered ones in chronologic order would give the one in coma more chances of waking up, so we should start with the first shattered one”
“And how can we find the first shattered one?” Rainbow Dash asked “There’s like one million memories here”
“Don’t worry, I managed to learn a spell that can help us” Twilight said and then prepares herself. Her horn shines and suddenly all the memories start moving quickly organizing themselves in a horizontal line in front of them “There we go. Now they are organized in chronologic order. And this one…” She points to a Shattered Memory in front of them “Should be our first target”
"Awesome!" Pinkie said with a smile "Let’s do this!”
"Yeah!" They said in union, minus Rainbow Dash, who simply grunted in silence.
"Okay, get ready girls!" Twilight said and starts concentrating again, lighting her horn and engulfing her and her friends with a purple aura, and suddenly, with a snap of purple light, everything went dark.
After a flash of light, Pinkie opens her eyes and finds herself… in a dark room “How did we get here?”
"Ohh, yeah, I forgot to mention" She hears Twilight and upon looking at her she find her friends there with her "When we play a memory, we also enter it. But, we can’t interact or change anything" She explained "Basically, we are like ghosts"
"Ohhh, awesome" Pinkie said with a smile "The one who invented this spell really though in everything!"
“Agreed” Twilight affirms with a nod “They even make it possible to advance, pause and retrocede the memory, like a VHS tape. Funny,right?”
"This is interesting and all, darling, but…" Rarity invades the conversation with worry "What kind situation Jacket was to be in this...disgusting place?" Upon looking around more, Twilight notices trash around and even a weird smell on the air.
"That’s a very good question, Rarity" Twilight said, also getting worry.
Suddenly, weak lights turn on in the end of the room, lighting up other individuals present “What the heck?” One was a green pony that appeared to be a hobo. He had long and dirt black beard and black mane, a brown hood and an old light brown trench coat. On the right and left of him where two others that surprised the girls. Two motionless Rucheling mafia members, using their infamous white suits "What in the Tartarus is that guy getting himself into?" Applejack asked confused.
“Where is he, actually” Rainbow Dash asked, raising a good question.
"G-g-g-girls?" Fluttershy alerts her friends, and they all turn around to see what was scaring her, and the revelation was kind of shocking. Behind them was Pale Retro himself, using his varsity jacket and also a rubber pig mask that somehow manage to make him more… creepy.
"I'm here to tell you how to kill" The hobo starts talking directly to Jacket, surprising the girls by he suddenly talking.
"Kill?" Rarity said "What is he...?"
"This game is played by your own hoofs. Use them to punch your enemies. Aim for the face!" The bum continued to lecture Jacket, who simply stared at him "Once you knocked someone out, finish him. Easy. Punch and then finish. Do you understand me?" The hobo asks very serious and then points at Jacket with an angry expression "Don't mess this up!"
"Oh Celestia, what is-Ahh" Fluttershy got scared when Jacket pass right though her "W-what was that?"
"We are like ghosts here, Fluttershy, remember" Twilight explained "This will happen..." The sound of a punch alerts them, and they look to see one of the Ruchelings on the floor, with Jacket getting on top of him with both hoofs on his head “Wait, don’t tell me he…!” Twilight’s suspicions were proved right as Jacket starts bashing the mobster’s head on the floor repeatedly, breaking his skull and creating a pool of blood from the back of the mobster’s head.
"AHHH!" Rarity screamed and fainted, while Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Twilight did their best not to puke. Fluttershy looked away the whole time, hiding herself under her hoofs and behind her friends, saving herself from the horror. Pinkie Pie, on the other hoof, couldn’t look away, since she was confused and more curious about everything.
"Alright" The Bum starts talking again, still with a serious expression on his face "Now, you should try killing the next guy!" He then point to a door that suddenly appeared, that had red light coming around it "But use the bat in the red room over there, ok?"
Red room? Rainbow Dash’ eye winded.
"Just go, pick it up and swing it" The bum than cross his hoofs "Did that get through your thick skull? Did it? Pick up and swing it. Are you even listening? Well get to it then!" Jacket goes to the door and opened, revealing a room lighter by red light and on the middle of the room was a baseball bat. Picking it up, he leaves the room and approaches the remaining mobster.
"Girls, don't look!" Applejack quickly said and covered her eyes with her hat, while the other did the same, minus Pinkie who still couldn’t look away. Jacket gives a quick swing with the bat at the mobster’s face, breaking his head and gushing blood on the wall and on the floor. Slowly opening her eyes, Twilight saw the horror and was at the point of puking.
"Well done!" The bum praised Jacket with a slight smile "So, let's get to the guns, shall we?" He suggested and points to another door suddenly appeared on their right, with blue light coming around it "You go and get the shotgun on the blue room. You do it the same way you picked up the bat. Just go and pick up, can you handle that? Remember to look for enemies out of view! It is very useful for not getting yourself killed! Lock the aim in an enemy, so you don't miss your shots, just make sure you don't miss. Pick up, look for a target, lock on them, shoot at them. Now, go ahead and kill the guy in the yellow room!" He said and now a room with a window appeared on the back, and this room was, like the hobo said, shinning with a yellow light. Inside this room was another Rucheling mobster, that was a bald blue pony who was sitting on the ground, looking at the window with an emotionless expression.
Wait, blue room with shotgun and yellow room with guy? Is this... Rainbow start thinking while Jacket proceeds to do what the bum said.
He opens the door of the blue room and finds a shotgun, just like the hobo said, and picks it up, trotting in direction of the yellow room. But, instead of entering, he stops in front of the window, aiming the shotgun at the mobster’s head “Guys, guys! I think I know… !” A blast sound interrupts Rainbow Dash, who was started, like her friends, by the gun shot.
"Alright, that about sums up the basics. However..." The bum start talking again "There's more trick to learn" He said with a small grin, showing his teeth "You can throw any weapon you pick up on them, use doors to knock your enemies over. Also, remember that guns are loud and will alert some foes, so plan your moves and use melee weapons when you can" The bum then closes his eyes and sigh, shaking his head slowly "Goddamn it, you'll just get yourself killed anyway..." He then look directly at Jacket "Won't you?..." And with that, all was darkness.
Opening their eyes, the mares find themselves back in Jacket's mind. And they didn’t know what to say "What was that?!?" Rarity, who had recovered, asks in horror "Why would he do such thing?!?"
"I don't know, Rar" Applejack start talking "But it should have a reason to that"
While they were talking, Pinkie was in silence, confused and surprised by what her just saw. She didn’t know what to say, or even what to think.
"And it have" Rainbow speaks, getting everyone’s attention "Guys, I think all of that was a dream!"
"A dream?" Rarity said "Why you think that?"
"Simple" Rainbow said and starts explaining "That all was almost like the 2º chapter from the 3º book from the Ghost Wolves: "Ghost Wolves: Predator’s Amnesia" The difference here is that Jacket replaced the Pale Wolf, The mobster replaced the Equestria’s soldiers, and that hobo replaced General Brainwash, who I still think haven't the smartest name around. Also, some words are changed too, like that "this game is played" stuff"
"Ohhh yeah, you're right!" Pinkie said with a smile "That was just like the scene where the Pale Wolf, after getting amnesia when the Ghost Wolves's secret camp was attacked, was captured by the Ruchelings and put in a camp where he was brainwashed by this general and sent to kill his companions"
"And she is right for another reason" Twilight start saying "Another thing I forget to said, by the way sorry, is that memories of dreams and memories of experiences are separated" She point to the shattered memory that they were "If you notice, this memory is shining light blue, and the other..." She point to the shattered memory in the right "...is shining pink. Plus, memories of experiences shows the dates that they happened, while memories of dreams don’t, since they are a different kind of memories”
"I see. But, Twilight" Applejack notice something and point to the shattered memory they were in "Isn't this one supposed to be fixed?" Suddenly, the memory starts shining with a strong white light, that soon faded away and leaving a now fixed memory.
"Well, it's fixed now" Twilight said with a smile "Now let's..."
"...focus on...What the?!" Twilight was surprised upon noticing the sudden change of scenario. Now, they were in a very dark room, where the only thing they could see was the silhouette of three figures sitting on three chairs. One on the left, one on the right and one on the middle. Also, on the center of the room was a table with a disco player.
“Twilight, what’s happening?” Applejack asks confused “Is this natural?”
“I… I don’t know” Twilight answers “I didn’t finished the book, so I’m not sure if this…”
Suddenly, the disco player plays the disco. A heavy bass starts a creepy song that was somehow perfect for this situation. They hear a door opening behind them, and upon looking, they see Retro Pale coming out of a bathroom, with a confused look on his face.
"Oh, and who do we have here?" Suddenly, a blue light shines the figure on the left. A rose mare using a green dress and a rubber grey mare with black mane mask "Oh, you don't know who you are...?" She continued to speak in a soft tone "Maybe we should leaved that way?"
"But I know you" Now a yellow light shines the figure on front. A Pale stallion that was using the same jacket as Pale, and a rubber rooster mask "Look at my face. We've meet before..." He pointed to the mask he was using as he speaks, and Pinkie could swear she recognized his voice "Haven't we"
"I don't know you!" Finally, a red light shines the figure on the right, who talked with anger and a heavy Soviet Equestria accent. It was a Changeling, who was using a white suit that was a trade mark of the Rucheling Mafia, and also an owl rubber mask "Why are you here?” He continues to question Jacket angry “You're no guest of mine!"
"Do you really want me to reveal who you are?" The mare asks sincerely "Knowing oneself means acknowledging ones actions. As of lately you've done some terrible things..."
Terrible things? Pinkie think to herself and look at Jacket, who was staring at each figure in the chairs Wait, was that really a...?
"You don't remember me? I'll give you a clue..." The one in the front speaks "Does..." Twilight notices he quickly glaring at her "...april the 3rd means anything to you?” He then looks back directly at Retro “I believe that was the day of our first encounter" Retro Pale then holds his head in pain "You look like you might be remembering something..." And then it was silence, as Jacket drop on the floor, holding his head like it could help with the heavy headache that he was felling.
"Jacket!" Pinkie rushes to his aid, but everything went dark
They were suddenly back at Pale’s mind, confused about everything that happened "What was that all about?” Rainbow Dash asks confused
"I have no idea Sugarcube, but they knew Jacket somehow" Applejack pointed out.
"And why did they meant by "done terrible things"?" Rarity said "Did Pale Retro actually did those things in his..."
"No!" Pinkie suddenly shouts, making her friends look at her surprised “I’m sure that him wouldn't do such a thing. I know he is a good pony. I'm sure of it!" She said with sure, but their friends didn't have much sure.
"Okay, everypony, let's focus on the task in hoof" Applejack said "We got memories to fix and a Pony to help"
"She's right" Twilight said "Let’s fix his memories and then we think about this, ok?” Her friends nod in agreement “Ok, so, or next memory should be…” She advances to the next memory “This one. April 3rd… what the? Isn’t this the date that that Pony said that…”
“Sugarcube, all of this is already confusing as it is” Applejack pointed out “Let’s just do this and think about this later, like you said”
“Well, ok then” Twilight focus her magic on the memory “Alright, girls, let’s go!” And so, everything went dark as they enter the memory.
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!!!
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!"
"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.
The music coming from my alarm clock awake me from my little nap. Damn, I needed that. Walking outside my room, where on the floor was some pizza boxes from the passing days, I go to the kitchen to get a quick snack and I on the table were my planflet from 41 Blessings, that I still didn't put somewhere else. Approuching at it, I give another read
"THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBING TO OUR NEWS LETTER! WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN OUR CAUSE. EQUESTRIA IS A TUNE. IT MUST BE SUNG TOGETHER. -41 BLESSINGS"
Picking it up, I put inside a drawer in the kitchen.
Going to the living room, to check my answering machine, I see on the table in front of my sofa the newspaper, that talked about my last hits, that I start clipping somedays ago. Going to my phone I see that, surprise, I have a message. Picking the phone up, I press the button "You have "one" new message"
"Hi, it's 'Kate' from Ponyville's dating service. We have set up a date for you this evening. She'll be waiting for you at Southwest 53rd place. As usual, make sure you wear something fancy"
"Wait, this adress is from..." Rarity said to herself.
Well, that was a smart cryptic message. Also, this adress is kinda familiar to me. Trotting to my bedroom, I go to my closet where was a box with some masks, that their own names, that they, who ever they are, delivered to me, along with some "acessories" that came along with each mask. Tony, a tiger mask that came with a pair of brass knuckles, making my punchs more lethal and making things more easy, so, this wasn't my favorite. Aubrey, a pig mask that helped find more guns than usual. The last one I received was Earl, a walrus mask that came with a kinda weak ballistic vest, making me survive some shoots. If it wasn't for the warning that, I can only use this acessories with the mask the came with, I would use the ballistic vest more often, but, whatever, I prefer my rooster mask. Picking up my mask Richard, I pick the disguise draw that was under the box and put everything inside my jacket, proceding to make my way out the house, to start my first mission on day. This is going to be interesting.
"Oh, by the goddness!" Rarity said.
"What is it, Rarity?" Twilight ask, seeing how shocked she was
"This adress...is from...Red Romance's house in Ponyville!" Rarity said "It was...him who killed him!" She said in rage "This monster...this killer...this...ASSHOLE!"
This new her surprised everypony. They didn't expect to see her like this Then again, he was somepony she respect and cared "Rarity, please..."
"No, Twilight, there is nothing to say" Rarity said in rage, but, calmed down, just a bit "I know there is no way of making Pinkie give up of this, and I respect her decidion, just know, when this memory is over, I'm out, ok?" She said to Twilight and Pinkie, who simply nod in answer "Thank now" Turning around from everything that was happening, she sit on the "floor" "Now, if you excuse me, I won't pay any attetion to what this...thing will do" She than put both her hoofs on her ears.
After sighning, Twilight and the ones who could watch, prepared for the horros, and Pinkie payed attetion to everything that was happening.
After a little run, and passing by some civilians, I get to my destination. A big house, that, if I'm not mistaked, is from someone famous, I think. Not wanting to waste any time, I prepared myself. Putting the disguise draw, check. Rooster mask, check. Headphones to make this more enjoyable, check. Let's roll.
Going to the front door, I prepared to bash in...but I descovered that it was open,hmm. Moving in, I see another door, that also was opened, and I was greeted by a mobster on his back to the door, playing with his pocket knife, taking advantage of the fact he didn't notice me, I quickly approuch at him, shut his mouth with a hoof and hold his throat with the other and procced to rip his throat out. One down, how many the Goddness knows to go.
Moving on, I turn left, and enter a small square area, with a door on my right, and a small corridor in front. Taking cover on the wall, I check corridor, that lead it to a double door, and a mobster that was chilling with a double barrel shotgun by his side. Looks like he is guarding the door. Jackpot, perhaps? Also, I notice two doors on the corridor, one on the right and one on the left. Maybe I should take this guy out, before moving one, and my oportunity to do this is on the floor. A soda bottle. Quickly picking up the soda, I take aim and throw at the asshole, and quickly returning to cover, hoping that "Oww!" Yep, got him. Running to mobster on the ground, I pick his shotgun and start bitting him with the gun's wood side, breaking his head.
With this done, I now had three more doors to go. One on my right, on my left and the double doors on the front. Moving to the double door, I try opening it, but it was locked "Leave me alone!" Someone inside scream, and since the doors don't open, I do as you wish, Mr. Who-the-fuck-you-may-be.
Going back to the first door I could choose, I put my ear on it to hear if someone was inside "Stroka, stroka , stroka vashey lodke. Ostorozhno vniz po..."
"I swear to our king that I will MURDER your face if don't SHUT. UP!" Two mobsters, and they were arguing. One I could kinda hear in a specific place, but the other, the one singing, was approuching and distancing from the door, and this, gave me a idea. With the shotgun in hoof, I wait for the idiot singing approuch the door. With he behind the door, I buck the door and throw the signing Rucheling on the floor in the procced "What the sh..." The other didn't have time to think as I hit his face with the gun, making him fall on the floor in pain. Deciding to finish with the singing mobster first, I hold his jaws and rip it out and smash his head woth my back hoofs, ending his misery with more misery "Ahhh, mother fucker" The other one said, holding his broked nose while trying to get up. I kick his belly, making him stay on the ground, and start bashing his head on the floor something and end him by breaking his neck.
In the room was a door that lead to the room in front. With the bubble darryl...DOUBLE BARREL in hand, I kick open the door and blast the two fucker inside. Where that bubble darryl shit came from? The blast had killed them instantly...no, actually, it only killed one of them with one blast. The other was dragging himself away from me. Deciding to finish the job, I get on top of him and turn his head 180 degress. NOW, I was done here. Also, on the room was the stairs that lead to the next floor, but, I need to make sure I'm done here, first. Picking a M19 Assault Rifle that belong to one of them, I leave the room.
Getting out of the room, by a door the lead back to the corridor, I go to the last room to check, the one on the left, in the corridor. Opening and advancing, I, shit, quickly retreat and take cover on the wall, dodging a shotgun blast "You're mine, shit head!" Well, fuck. Crouching, I wait for the first one to appear "I got him, I...!" I got a bullet on your head, is what you want to say, pal.
"Shit, he is armed!" You bet your flank I am. Going all guns blazzing, I unload the gun on the two last mobster. With them dead, I throw the gun away and pick up a baseball bat that one of them had, that I could feel it was weak and would break at the first hit, and return to the stairs on the other room, to make my way to the second floor.
Upon climbing, I see a mobster playing snooker, and he had a double barrel by his side. Seeing two doors, one on the front of the pool table and another on my right, I think quick and decide to take the mare out and run inside the room on the front. Advancing on her, I hit her head strongly, sending some of her teeths and blood on the table, and as I presumed, the bat broked. Picking up the pool cue that she was using, I rush to the door in front of fuck. I see a mobster with a double barrel shotgun and another down on the hall. Changing my plans, I rush to the room on the right, where I should...goddamn it.
"Who the fuck?" Two mobsters were inside the room. Luckly they wasn't using fire weapons. I rush at the closest one and hit him strongly with the pool cue, killing him and breaking my weapon, but still useful since now I can pierce the other. Dodging the other attack, by rolling to the side, I approuch to him and shut his mouth, procceding to stab him on the neck, repeatedly. Finishg the job, I see that I had two doors, one on the end of the room and one on my right, probably...
"Hey, I heard a..." A mobster comes out of the door on the end of the room, armed with double barrel and not a bit happy of seeing his partness dead "Sonofaouch!!" I throw the broken pool cue in him, distracting him and giving me a oportunity to punch him. Getting in top of him I pick up the broken pool cue again, raise it up and stab his heart, pushing to go all the way down. With this done, I procced to go check the room he came from, and I see it was just a bathroom. Checking inside, to see if someone was hiding, Ionly found a big bathtub full of water and with some roses in it. Smelling myself, I see that I NEED a bath.
Getting out of the bathroom, I go to the other door on the room and I just open a bit, to see who was in the other side. In front was a dinning room with a long dinning table and two armed mobsters, both armed with M16, on the other side. Also, on the right, I see a door to another room. Looking more to the left, I see one more, the one I saw before, armed with a double barrel and was almost sleeping, and since this pony is here, the other ones is "Hmm?" Shit. The pony with double barrel on the right. I quickly close the door and take cover by the wall "I think I saw something"
"So, check it out, tupitsa" Another voice, probably coming from the almost sleeping mobster.
"Blow me" I hear the mobster aprouching. The door was opened, and the mobster gets in, looking left and right for me "Hmm, Maybe I washmmm?!" Holding the asshole's by his neck, I break his neck. A silence death.
With the double barrel shotgun in hands, I return to the door, I kick it open "What the..." And procced to shoot the mobsters on the end of the room, were lauched on the wall by the blast.
"Holy..." Not forgetting the sleeping, I throw my weapon at him, making he fall on his back on the wall, and I procced to buck his head, smashing his head.
Going to the last room to check, on the end of the room, I decide to finish this job quick and I pick the M16 on the floor. Kicking up the door, I see that was a bedroom, with a mobster on a sofa, with a bat by his side, and another close to the bed, armed with a double barrel shotgun. Not giving them time to react, I give quick shots on their heads, killing them instantly. And with this, my job was done.
Breathing slowly, I was about to take off my mask, but I notice a camera on the wall, making me change my mind. I throw the gun away and procced to go downstairs. After this, I need a drink.
Getting down the stairs, the music that was playing stopped, and it played the next one.
I heard a door being opened with force "Gotta do everything by myself, hmm...!" I heard someones voice and someone aprouching, and suddendly, the door, that lead to the corridor, was opened with force by a fat and bald red stallion, using a dark trech coat with a purple shirt under it "I gotcha now, bitch!" The fucker advanced on me, and dodge his attack. With the oportunity, I punch his face with force, but "Hehehe, this is the strength of the Killer Beast who killed my security?" My punch didn't do nothing, but the punch he gave back did a real damage, launching me backwards on the floor "He is going to pay me well for your death!" Still on the floor, I see a M16 under the sofa and didn't waste the oportunity. Rolling to the sofa, I pick up the weapon and I turn to the asshole, hold the trigger and unloading the gun on his chest, the result was something a wasn't expecting "Hehehe. Hahahaha" The pony laught at what I just did. Opening his shirt, he reveal a "Red Romance is always prepared. Kevla vest, biatch"
"I got to say" Twiligh said, looking away from the gore images, looking at her friends "I didn't expect Red Romance to be somepony like this"
"You and me sis" Rainbow Dash said, and looked at Rarity, who still recused to look at the images "Do you think she can hear what is happening?"
"In my opinion, she can, Sugarcube" Applejack said "She only recuse to look"
"Maybe, there's more about this stallion than she knows" Twilight said, and, she decided to stay strong and look at what was happening.
Running out of the room, to the corridor, I look around for a weapon, and lucky to me, I see a shotgun inside the room that was closed "Get back here!" The fat guy comes after, and I don't lose any time. Running to the room, I pick up the shotgun and quickly take aim, and send a blast on his chest, sending him to the ground "You gotta do better than..." I send another blast on his chest, as he was getting up, and start aprouching at him. I could simply blast his head, but...no "Grrr, you going to..." I send another blast on that asshole as he was getting up again, and this time, I think it was enough. Looking at me, he start crying and had some blood coming out of his mouth. Yup, it was enough "Oh, goddness" he said to me, and cough a bit of blood and extending his hoof at me in defence, as I was simoly standing in front of him "Please, don't" Sorry, you started. Going to on top of him, I start pressing his eyes, as he scream and try to push me away, but it was useless. With my hoofs deeply inside his head, I give one quick push, that made him stop moving, meaning that my job here is done. Getting out of him, I start to make my way out.
"Hey asshole, you can't just *cought* leave me here. I got nowhere to go"
Wait, that voice Rarity think to herself, but shake off the though, but, decided to give a little peek just to make sure
A female voice, coming from the room where the fatty was. And the sound sounded weak. Trotting back to the room, I give a better look inside, and...holy shit, the fucker was a filthy pig. I look at the pink mare with blond and messy mane and tail, with eyes in tears, messy make up and using a provocative cloth, who screamed at me, on a bed with some "items of pleasure", hancuffs and a syringe, that I may have a idea what have inside. I can clearly see who was the victim here. Looking to the right, I see some monitors, and by the looks of it, it show images from the security cameras. The fatty was watching his security being killed by me. What a dick. But, one monitor in particular was playing something else. Something starring the fatty, some random pony and...the mare.
"Oh my goddness" Rarity said, tears in her eyes as she see her friend being abused in such way "Beauty, by Celestia, what Red did to you?!" Twilight and the others now look at her, felling sorry for her. The voices from the video also proved one thing: Red Romance was enjoying this more than the other two "Red Romance, you PIG!" Rarity said in rage, while she was crying "I loved you, I respect you, I MOURNED you! I wanted to have your talents, but now, now I see how much of a disgust and filthy pony you are!" This moment get the attention of all her friends, even making Twilight pause the memory reproduction "You deserved to die! YOU DESERVED TO DIE BY THIS MONSTER, FOR ABUSING MY..."
"ENOUGH!" Pinkie screamed, slapping Rarity's face to bring her back "Rarity, calm down! I know how angry you are, but staying like this won't help" Rarity stared at her, with a stream of tears on her eyes "He maybe was the monsters he was, but is not right to wish other's death"
This surprised Rarity "You are..."
"I'm not saying that he shouldn't receive a punishment. He does, but not death. Never death!" Pinkie said to her "Do you think Beauty Maker would want you to be this sad and vengefull, for what happened to her?" Rarity didn't answer "Well, I'm not sure, but I pretty sure she doesn't" Pinkie start giving her a conforting smile "She would want you to smile, to be happy, happy for her, now she cannot feel anything else" With this, Rarity couldn't hold anymore. She procced to hug Pinkie and let out all her tears. She needed that. She missed her friend from the bottom of her heart, and she knew that she wouldn't come back "Shh, is okay. Everything will be okay"
"I just..." Rarity said between tears "I just want her to come back"
"I know, I know, but she never will be death, you know?" Pinkie saie, pushing Rarity away to look her in her eyes "As long that you care, love and never forget her, she will always be alive, ok?"
This made Rarity smile. Now she really, REALLY, is happy for having such amazing friends, Hugging Pinkie again, she said, more recovered "Thanks Darling. And, I'm sorry" She let her out of the hug and procced to clean her eyes "I really did I show, didn't I" She said with a weak smile.
"Hihi, is okay" Pinkie said.
"Now, how about we finish this memory, eh?" Rarity said, and Twilight procced to play the stopped memory, and...
"Hey, Twilight" Rainbow Dash calls Twilight's attention "Why did you stopped the memory and didn't just let it playing? The spell didn't said we need to watch, right?"
This...made Twilight really think of why she did stopped the memory "I have absolutely...no idea" She simply said that, and procced to reproduce the memory.
I fell bad. Not for watching this, but for the mare that probably was forced to do such things. Turning to her, who was simply starring at me with the same hopeless spirit, I aprouch at her "Yeah... just get it over with" She said, probably thinking on her death "I knew it woule end like this" With this, she cough, and close her eyes, waiting for the inevitable. I have a mission: kill every last Ruchrling Mobster and take care of the ones that saw me. I never, NEVER, had any problems with witnesses, and this was the first one. The thing is, it have to be someone like here? I...I can't kill her, but, I couldn't just leave her there...but, there is somethint that I can do, and I feel is the most correct choice.
Standing on my back hoofs, I grab and hold her with both my hoofs. She not waking up show that she blacked out. Picking up the bed cover, I put of me and start making my way out. Outside, I start looking for something to carry her, and lucklly, I found a simple carriage. Putting her inside, with the cover on the top of her to hide her, and obviouly removing my mask snd disguise drae, I start pushing the carriage back to my apartment.
Rarity feelt...good, for this act of kindness that Jacket die to her friend. Yeah, she was expecting this, and she still don't trust him by complete, but, she was happy.
Before going to my apartment, I decide to give a quick stop by a friend's bar. Parking the carriage, I do a last check on the girl and enter the place. The place was kinda full, and...some of them looks like some musicians. Deciding to do my bussines, I trot to the counter, where Cool Beard was waiting for me, aparrently.
"Hold up" Rainbow Dash suddendly said "I don't remember Beard having a bar" This actually made things more confuse, but, they decide to keep watching.
"Hi there, welcome!" Beard said to me, and notice my state "...you don't look so good. Are you alright, sir?" I nod at him "Are you sure it iw okay for you to be drinking" I nod once more "Alright... then I get you something special" Beard said and start mixing drinking down the counter "Maybe you want it bitter? I think I know what you want... one moment" After some seconds, he slide my drink to my side. With one quick sip, I finish the drink and go outside, back to the.
"Oh, hey, it's you" A mare said at me, and looking at her direction I see a brown mare with dark brown mane, using a dwek hoodie with white sleeves, drinking soda. Wait, did I saw her before? "You are the guy from the pizzeria, correct" I nod. Yeah, I think remember her, but I think I saw her before that "I see you are out to get a drink, nice" She then look up the sky "Yeah, is good time to drink, since this day I feel some new wind blowing. Good winds, you know? Can you feel it?" I was confuse by what she was saying, but, I kinda understand what she was saying "This means that changes are coming. Good ones. So, don't be scare of any changes on your life, K?" I nod at here "Well, sorry for kepping you for no reason. You may go now, servant hahahaha. Just kidding, just kidding. See you around, dude" She said at me and returned to drink while looking at the sky. She, this mare, remind me someone...important. Forgetting about this and focusing in what was important, I return to the carriage and start pulling it back to my apartment. I hope my medical knowledges helps.
Everything blacked out for the 6 mares, but lights returned and they were back at Jacket's mind. Looking at the memory they were just in, it began to shine but the lights soon died as the memory, that was shattered, was now fixed "Okay, one more finished" Twilight said, and walk to Rarity "Now, you said you would leave after this one, right?"
Rarity start thinking for a second, and makes her decision "Actually, Darling, I think I stay" Her answer confuse her friends "You see, Jacket is a puzzle, and now that see how he and Beauty met, I kinda create a small interest on him. So, I think, just for a little while"
"Me too" Fluttershy said with a small smile "He was very kind in rescuing her, wanting to help her"
"And me" Rainbow Dash said "You know, for moral support"
"And me. After I see how he felt for killing a homeless pony by instinct, I don't think he is a someone bad" And then Applejack
"Yaaay!!" Pinkie said in happines, hugging her friends "The team stay together!" She said with a smile.
"Hehehe, yes Darling" Rarity said and look at Twilight "So, were do we go now?" She ask Twilight, who advance to the next shattered memories, stopping at the one they wanted "This, may 5th. Let's..."
I made this because that little cliffhanger from the last chapter really screwed me up. But, I enjoyed writting this, so, yay! Enjoy this small chapter. Next one will have the action, that will "blow" up you mind.
"...go...what?!" Twilight notice that now, they were somewhere else, but, somewhere they were already, before. The dark room of the two Ponies and the Changeling, "Wait, I think this is that same..."
She was interrupted by the music playing, followed by the door behind her being open. And, like last time she was here, the one coming out of the door is Jacket. "Oh, t's you again" The blue light shined on the top of the mare on the left, who was the same from the last time they were there, and she looked happy for seeing Jacket again "It look's like you've being busy since we last met" Her light turned off, now
"I see that you remember me now. Don't you?" The yellow light turns on, on the top of the stallion on the front chair "But, you still don't know who I am. You don't even know who introduced us, do you?" This question left Jacket in deep thoughs, and the yellow light turns off
"Why did you come back here?" The red light turns on, on the top of the the Soviet Equestrian Changeling on the right, who still hated Jacket "You're not a nice person, are you? You make me sick!" The red light turns off.
The blue light returned on the mare on the left "A picture is starting to take form here... I wonder if it's accurate" She said "Some pieces don't quite seem to fit. Or maybe I just don't like the way it looks" Her light turns off, again.
The light returned to the stallion on the front "I think our time is up... But we'll meet again" He said at Jacket, but, Pinkie could notice he looking a bit at her, too "Before you go, here's four questions to ponder" Now he looked straight at Jacket "Question number one: Do you like hurting other people?" Pinkie hoped not "Question number two: Who is leaving messages on your answering machine? Question number three: Where are you right now? And the final question: Why are we having this conversation? That's all for now. See you soon.." And just like that, everything was darkness.
The lights returned and the girls were back at Jacket's mind, instead of being on a memory "Well, that was...something" Twilight said "Those Ponies and that Changeling are more than we though"
"Sure as Tartarus" Rainbow said "And now, I got to say: That stallion look alot like Jacket"
"Indeed" Rarity said "And that mare, now take a better look at her, I think she look alot like Beauty"
"And that meane Soviet Changeling looks like a Rucheling mobster" Pinkie said.
"Hmm, maybe they represent something?" Twilight start thinking "But, we have a task in hoof. Come on, to the next memory" She said and prepare to advance to the next memory.
"Actually, Darling, can I ask for a favor?" Rarity ask Twilight, interrupting her spell "I, if it isn't any trouble, would like to see how it ended that day that Jacket brought Beauty to his apartment, if it isn't any trouble"
"Sure, no problem" Twilight said with a smile "It's okay for you Pinkie?" She ask Pinkie, who nods with a smile. Preparing the spell to enter the memory once again, she tries to advance to the part where Jacket returned to home, and so, she start the memory.
25th April, 12:23 Equestria - Ponyville
Finally, I'm here. With the luck of no one being around, I part the carriage somewhere and pick up the mare, to carry her to my apartment. Opening the front door of my apartment house, I quickly rushed to the second floor. Getting at my door, I pick up my keys and open the door. Back to my trash hole of apartment. Going to the living room, I put her in the counch and start breathing a bit. It was hard day. Killing more Ruchelings, killing a fat pig and rescuing a hooker. Heh, this is going to my top 10.
Going to the bathroom, I remove my jacket and take a bath, letting the water...
"Okay, we can skip this part!" Twilight said, blushing a bit and skipping Jacket's bath.
We the bath done, I start thinking if I should give that mare a bath, too...but, it's better if I don't. I don't think it would be apropriated. Giving one last check on her, I see her trembling, maybe of cold. Seeing that she was kinda fine, I go to my room, and on my bed...but I couldn't sleep, and I had a idea of why. Sighing, I get up my bed and pick up one of the pillows with my mouth and my blanket, that I out on my back. Returning at the living room, I raise the mare's head and put the pillow beside it and cover her with the blanket. After a second, I notice that she was better and confortable. With this done, I go to bed, and finnaly, I could sleep.
With the end of the memory, Twilight and her crew where back at Jacket's mind, and Rarity smilling, think that her friend was in good hoofs. Rainbow, on the other hoof, still didn't trusted Jacket, but, she was starting to...just a bit "Now, let's go to the next one, Darling" Rarity said to Twilight, who nods and advanced to the next shattered memory.
My alarm clock wake me up from my nap. I start streching myself as I get off the bed, going out of my room, deciding to check how she was doing. I trot to the living room, and see that she still was asleep on the counch. I aprouch at her, sitting on the floor and staring at her. It has being 10 days since I took her from that fat fuck, and 10 days that she don't do nothing else than sleep. Well, sleep or barf. Thank heavens I put a bucket by her side, so it won't repeat what happened tin her first day here. Looking at the table, I see a newspaper I clipped, that talked about what I done.
...movie producer found dead in villa last night... ...surveillance tape reveals masked assailant... ...unidentified female abducted from the scene...element of harmony responsable for calling the police...
I'm getting alot of attention with this. If I got caught, someday, I straight up fucked. Looking at my phone, I see that I have a message. Picking the phone and pressing the button, I hear what it was this time "You got '2' new messages" Two? "Message '1'"
"Good evening! This is 'Blake' speaking. We have a job for you. There's a power outage... Over on 24th NE St. We want to take care of it. We already sent someone over a while ago... But it seems he didn't do a very good job. Head over there right away! They're expecting you. Keep it quick and clean!" Okay, this is the job, so, what is the other
"Hello, Darling. It's Rarity. Is about your request of the dress. It's just to let you know that is finished. Come by whenever you can to pick up. Until soon!" Well, this is good to know.
I go to my room, I pick up my things from the closet, and procced to the main door... but, before I leave, I have a felling of doing something first.
I go to the kitchen and pick up a box of orange juice, and ingridients to do a sandwich. I quickly do the sandwich and put in on a plate. I take the plate with the sandwich and the OJ to the living room, putting on the table by the girl's side. Well, now in case of her waking up and being hungry, now she have something to up... but, in case of emergency. I pick up a piece of paper and write 'more food on the kitchen, if you still are hungry'.
With everything done. I leave.
Rainbow Dash didn't wanted to admit, but, Jacket isn't so bad as she No, remember what his done, and what he do She think to herself He don't deserve my pity With a straigh face, she procced watch the monster in action.
I finnaly reach the place. Some mansion aparently. I check to see if someone was close, and no one was nearby. With everything clear, I put the draw, my headphones and my mask, pressing play on my player and starting this horror show.
I trot through the door and see that I was in a hallway, with a door on my left. Now I know where to start. I bash in and quickly knock out the two Ruchelings inside. I pick the pipe that belonged to one of them and bash the head of the one on the floor and swing it at the face of the one on the wall. I pick up the shotgun that belonged to the other guy, and exit the "Grrrr" Is that a...? FUCK. I dog get me by surprise, jumping on me and trying to bit my neck! I throw the bitch out and look straitgh at him and, advancing...
Fluttershy shut her ears and cover her eyes, not wanting to see what happen to the poor dog.
Now that the dog know how to 'play dead', I go forward on the hallway. On the end, I have three ways to go. Forward to the end of the hallway, where on the right was a door, right to another hallway and left where a mobster armed with a baseball bat was guarding a door to a room. Before deciding, I quickly take care of the mobster, by pucnhing him and ripping his throat, leaving him to die slowly. Since I was here, better see what he was guarding. I open slightly the door that he was gaurding and I see... a Changeling smoking, with a shotgun by his "Hmm?" Crap, someone else is there "I think I saw someone on the door!"
"What?" Now, the other notice me too. Shit "C-c-rap, is the Rooster!" The Changeling replied, aiming at the door.
"Calm your tits. Is probably a brother screwing with us" The other replied "Don't tell me you are afraid of a little chicken?"
"Of course I am! That... thing killed most of our family!" The Changeling replied, with fear. At least he knew what to fear.
"Ahahahaha" The other laught "Oh, wittle baby need to change his dipper?" He mook the Changeling, taht I could hear growling "Let me show that you have no reason to be afraid" And allow me show you that you SHOULD be afraid "There is definitly no AHH!" The second he opened the door, I blast his chest and send him flying backwards. This scared the Changeling, that soon received a quick death by a barage of bullets in the head. Room clear, very "Ahh! H-h-help!" The mobster that opened the door still was alive. He was crawling away from me, like it would help somehow. Well, better not let this unfinished. I trot to him and smash his back hoof, making him do a sound of pain. I hold his head and make him stare, making possible for me to see his eyes of fear "P-please, no!" Scared now? I put the shotgun's barrel on his mouth as I stare at him trying to scream for help. Are you afraid now? I pull the trigger, blasting the back of his head and spreading blood on the floor. NOW the room was clear, time to move on.
I go to the other corridor and see a door on the front and a door on my right. Pumping the shotgun, I run inside. Two mobster were inside and now two mobsters with their heads destroyed "Chto yebat!!" Wait, who said that? Looking to the left I see a window... and two more mobsters staring at me in surprise "THE FUCKING ROOSTER IS HERE!" Well, there goes the element of surprise... if I had it, that is.
The two start running, probably to this room's door. With this in mind, I also go to the door, and wait for them, so that I can open the door for them. Seeing the door knob being turned, I kick the door and launch the one who was opening to the wall, and I give a quick headshot on the other mobster, that was by his side. I pick up a knife on the ground and aprouch the one on the wall, slicing his throat and leaving him to die.
On the end of the corridor, I see a a way to the left, where a pony with a M16 was ready for me. The worse part was, the entire wall on the left was all glass, meaning that all the mobster guarding the room I didn't check yet would see me. I need a plan for this. Since the shotgun I was using was out of ammo, I need a diferent strategy... wait, maybe I can. I step out of cover and quickly got back, so that maybe "Aha! Gotcha, bitch!" Well, he is dumb. I simply wait until he was close "Surpr... !" And pierce his head with the knife, making him drop dead.
Picking up the M16, I give another look through the glass, seeing who was inside the room. 4 guys rotating the room, 2 with melee weapons and 2 with fire weapons, and one on the center of the room with a M16 "Wait, I think I see something through..."
"Stay on your post" A mobster say to the other who almost notice me "The Rooster is here. Stay. Ready" Close. Ok, enough screwing around. Time to put them down.
I stay in the front of the glass and hold the trigger, shooting at everyone inside and killing... almost everyone inside "Let's go!" One rucheling with a baseball bat and another one with a shotgun escaped in time. I take cover on the wall, waiting for them "He's mine!"
"Wait!" By the looks of it, one of them is rushing. Yeah, mistake. I crouch and prepare my gun "Gotcha!" Gotcha. *click* Oh, come on! "You're... !" I throw the gun on his face and pick up his bat.
"Ahh, shit!" The other Rucheling with the shotgun shot at me, and I rolled to the side and throw the bat on his face, dropping him on the floor. I run to him and pick the baseball bat again, bashing the Rucheling's face, Procceing to pick up his shotgun and shoot at the mobster that I dropped, that was getting up. Okay, I don't hear anyone else around, time to move to the next room.
I open the last door, seeing stairs to the next floor. But, before going, I decide to pick up the baseball bat and leave the shotgun.
I reach the next floor and I see a door. I kick open and enter in what looked to be a dinning room, with three mobster scouting the place "There he is!" One of them say and they all advance on me. Time to train my batting. I hit the one that was more close to me, lauching him on the wall on the left. Strike 1. The other two rush on me with rage. I hit the second, throwing his body on the table. Strike 2. The last one try to pierce me with his knife, but I dodge and kick his belly, making him fall on his knee, so I prepare myself, aaaaand... Homerun! Strike 3, they're fucking out.
I procced to the the next room. A big room, that looked to the a kitchen with a table with two chairs on the center. Also a mobster with a shotgun and another with a bat was scouting the room. The one with the shotgun notice me, so I quickly run at him and hit his jaw, breaking his head.
I run at the other and push him to the sink, that was full. I turn him around and hit his head on the sink, procceding to drown him on the water. He fight for his life. Useless. He soon died, but, I have to admit, he was determinated.
I pick the shotgun and I see I had two option of door. One on the left and one on the right. On the right first. I pass through the door and enter room, that apparently was a L shape room. I move forward on the room and I see a mobster coming out of the room's curve, and he notice me, but he didn't had time to act as I blow his chest, sending him fly to on the floor.
"Svyatoye der'mo!" Of course, another one was present. Yay. I didn't lost time and shot the mother fucker on the head. behind him was a door, that I kick open and shot the only mobster that was present. I see a door on the right. Probably lead to the only room I didn't check yet, well time to.
"Hey, Rooster! I know you are there!" A mosbter on the other side said to me. Well, good to him that "If I were you, I wouldn't touch the dor pal" Oh yeah, well "Since there is a bomb connected to it" Wait, what? "My friend and I are having a "nice" conversation with one of your Killer Beast friends. Said hi to him"
"Fuck you, asshole" I hear another voice there, that soon was followed by screasm of pain
"So, here is the deal, give up, or we..." I take aim atthe door and pulled the trigger, blowing the entire room.
"Oh, so THAT was the cause of the explosion" Twiligth said "I knew it it wasn't a meth lab that blew up"
"Kinda cold that Jacket didn't even think twice about saving that other guy" Appleajack commented.
"What do you expected from a cold killer" Rainbow quietly said, but Appleajck heard her and simply sigh.
Entering the room, I see the center of the explosion, and what remained of the mobsters and the other guy. On the ground, I found a tear up tiger mask. I already have one back home, so, screw it. Aiming at the window I throw the mask away and go to the the last room.
I enter the room, and I see on the rigth a couch with one fountain in each side and on the left two tables flip over and, no mobster insi... wait "Fire!" Damn it. As guest, the mobster were behind them, so I quickly hid behind the couch "We got him now!" We see about that, asshole.
I wait for a oportunity. "Shit!" I heard one of them saying and then sounds that looked like he was reloading. This is my chance. I jump out of cover, quickly blasting the one of them. I run to their cover and pick the mobster that was reloading "Shit!" I throw him on the floor, with my back hoof on his chest "Get off me!" I raise the table he was using as cover, and by how he was trying to free himself he know was was coming "No please! Wait, wait, wa..." I smash the table on his face, over, and over, and over, and over, and over again.
Finally. I t was done. I press stop on my walk pony and I start breathing slowly, as I make my way out. I walk outside, and see that no one was around, so i ran away to find a place to take out my desguise.
Mask inside the jacket and duisguise draw removed. Now, I just needed something to eat. Lucky me, I see the convenience store, that my buddy Cool Beard owned. But also, by the stor's side, something was happening "Please, I not with them!"
"Yeah, yeah. That what they all said" On the store's side was a group of Ruchelings mobsters, cornering a pony using a wolf mask "Hey!" One of them look at me "Follow your way, friend" I could simply kill them, but, better not get more attention. The Rooster have enough.
I enter the store and go to the counter, where Cool Beard was. He soon smile by seeing me "Oh, hi there! Good to see you!" He greet me "I was a bit worried about you... The city streets don't seem so safe anymore, y'know? What with all the killings and all that I mean" Come on, you know what I'm capable of "Don't worry about paying. You're my friend... Your money's no good here. Now have a nice night!" With this I
"Ahhhhhh!" I hear the pony outside. By the looks of it, this was his last words.
I pick some chips and put inside my jacket, with carefull so that my mask don't fall. I wave to Beard and make my way out, and outside I see the remainings of the poor guy with the wolf mask, and a mare was checking his body, too. A dark brown mare with brown mane, using a dark hoddie with white sleeves "Oh hey, it's you!" She said, when she notice me... wait, have we meet yet? "You're doing good? Well, you probably are doing better than this guy. Poor bastard" You said it. She shake her head and walk away from the body, aprouching at me "Anyway, what you doing at this time?" I tap the chips inside my jacket "Oh, midnight snack, I see" I nod "Nice" She said with a chuckle "Me? Well, I just waiting for my boyfriend, you know? Nothing big" If you say so "Anyway, you better follow your way. I going to stay here and wait. Untill soon" I wave in goodbye to her, and follow my way back to my apartment.
"Ok, he's going back home, any moment now the memory should repare itself" Twiligth said, and so she and her friends wait... and wait... and wait... and... nothing "Weird, uselly the memory repaire at this point"
"Maybe it didn't fix everything yet?" Pinkie Pie sugested.
"Hmm, a possibility" Twiligth said with a hoof on her chin "He is simply going home. Maybe is nothing important"
"Also, this will be good for me, since I want to see if Beauty is ok" Rarity said. And with this said, they waited the shattered memory reach the end.
Finally. Back to my apartment house. I climb the stair and reach where I live. I opened the door and go to the bath... actually, better check the girl first. I walk to the living room and... wait, where is she? She is not in the couch anymore, plus the sandwich is gone and the box of orange juice is in the floor, empty. Hmm, maybe she found my reserve key and follow her way. Eh, I just change the keylock some other "Ih!" I hear someone on the kitchen. I pick up the plate, that still was on the table, and slowly trot there. I feel this someone close, he was... behind my dining table. I slowly aprouch at "Ahhh!" AHH, SHIT! this someone throw hot water on me! Fuck, fuck, fuck, this "Don't move!" I try to get a clear view on the... mare that attacked me and... is the mare that I rescued?
There she was. Standing with a knife in hoof and tears on her eyes, breathing heavily. I raise both my hoofs in the air, showing that i'm no trou... well, at least for her "Don't get close to me, asshole! I know why you rescued me!" Actually, not even I know why "You just want to abuse me, just like that fat pig, RIGHT?" Okay, she definitly got the wrong idea. I shake my head, taking a few steps back, to show that I mean no harm "Don't lie to me! I saw how you killed those guys!" Let's remember that they "You are a psychopath! A maniac! But, you didn't expected me do this, rigth?" She was smilling like a crazy person "You though that I was just a fragile mare. But, ohoho you are wrong! Hahaha" Ok, she got crazy. I decide to aprouch slowly at "Stay back" I take a few more steps "I said stay back!" I few more "STAY BAAACK!" She rush at me with the knife, and my insticts kick.
I hold both her hoofs. Since I was stronger than her, it was easy. I hit her head with my head, but not strong enough to make her bleed, but enough to make her drop the knife. I pick the knife, before falling on the floor, with my left hoof and with my right hoof I hold the mare's shoulder and push her to the kitchen cabinets, where I raise the knife and... no! Not another live. I smash the knife on the wall, breathing slowly and releasing the mare. I take a few steps back, sitting on the floor and leaving the mare with her own thoughs "Why" She said "Why did you rescued me then?" Heh, if only I had a idea "You didn't even knew me! If could have just leave me and..." More tears started to form on her eyes "You could just... just... " She didn't even finish her sentence. She launched herself on me, hugging me and crying on my shoulder, and I don't have sure, but I think I heard a "thank you".
For a time she continued like this, until she finally fall asleep. Getting up, I raise her and take her to the cou... actually, I think it would be better a bed for her, this time. I take her to my bedroom, where I drop her gently on my bed. I walk to the couch and pick only the covers, returning to the bedroom and covering her with it.
Well, with this done, now I deserve a nap. I return to the living room and drop on the couch, hearing a lot of cracking sounds on the proccess...? Oh yeah. All this action with her made me forget the chips I bought. I take the chips out of my jacket and throw at the table. I eat later, now, I need to sleep.
Everything go dark, but then everything light up again. Twiligth and her friends were back at Jacket's head, and now, the shattered memory started to fix itself. With a quick shine, the memory was now fixed "Perfect" Twiligth said.
"I have to say. I feel bad for not being able to help Beauty Maker" Rarity said with saddness "She... she suffered too much when she was made a slave to... "
"Hey, it's okay, Rarity" Pinkie said to her friend, putting a hoof on her shoulder "Think in the brigth side! Jacky rescued her and took care of her! Isn't that a good thing?" She said with a smile.
"Huh, yeah, I think you're right" Rarity said with a smile.
"If you think so" Rainbow Dash said quietly.
"Rainbow Dash! Please!" Applejack said to her quietly.
"Please what?" Rainbow said back
"I know you're not confortable with all this, but please, try not to make this more unconfortable than already is!" Appleajck said serious.
Rainbow Dash though, and then sigh before nodding "Okay, sorry"
"Thank you" Applejack said smilling to her
"So, what's next?" Pinkie ask.
"Hold on" Twiligth advance to the next shattered memory " Here! May 11th"
"Okay, let's do this!" Pinkie said excited, and Twiligth play the memory.
My alarm clock awakes me. I get up from my bed and strench myself. I go out of the bedroom in the kitchen's direction were. Pizza's boxes where on the table, since this was my dinner from yesterday. On the balcony also was come clipped newspapers. I check on them to see what they were about.
...bomb blast heard all the way down town... ...causalities still unknown. Charred remains... ...several masked suspects witnessed at the...
Oh yeah, that bomb... that was something. I still feel kinda bad for that other "Killer Beast". But, he knew the risks, and "everything for the cause", right?
I decide to take a quick bath, procceding to the bathrom's door, that was... locked "O-occupied... mister" Oh, she is in there. Beauty Maker, if I remember her name correctly. This last days with her were... weird. I can fell she is afraid of me. Tartarus, I bet half Ponyville is afraid of me. But still, here she is, on my apartment. I wonder why. Our "relation" isn't even good. We don't even talk. The dinner last night was one of the most awkward moments in my life. If I didn't decided to eat in my room, who knows what would happen.
I bath later, better check my answer machine. Maybe I have a new job. And the little red light proved me correct. Well, finally something to do. I pick up the phone and press the button "You have "one" new message"
"It's 'Dave' from Miami Pest Control. We need you. A client at sw 104th street is having vermin problems. Try to handle it as quick and swift as you can. Someone else will clean up for you after you leave. Make sure not to bother any of the neighbors" Ok, that's what I was waiting.
I go to my bedrom and pick my things, procceding to open the main "Hey, mister!" I hear the girl calling me, so I look at the bathroom door. I wonder what she wants "You are... leaving? Knock one for yes and two for no, please" Oookay? I knock once on the main door "Oh, I see. You are going to... do those... things, aren't you?" I knock once more "Hmm..."... Okay, I'm very lost here "Don't you fear that they follow you back home and..." I sigh, as she continue talking. Now, I know what was the matter. I didn't let her finish her sentence and knock twice on the door this time, leaving and closing the main door, without hearing what she was saying.
I reach the place. A large multi-family house. With the coasts clear, I put my desguise draw and my mask.
I open the front door and procced to a door on the left, knockinh the asshole, on the other side, with a charge and beating his head on the floor repeatedly.
"Hey, what is...?" Another mobster, armed with a shotgun, appears from a room on the right, but I quickly killed him by throwing the knife, from my first kill, on his eye.
I was about to take the shotgun, but, I see a crowbar laying around... Fuck it, why not?
I pick up the crowbar and exit by the door in front of me, quickly killing a mobster in front of me. I heard I dog on my left, so I quickly turn around and smash the puppy's head on the wall.
I could go to the end of the hallway in front of me, or go to the left. I go forward, since it had two doors to two diferent rooms. One on the left and another on the right.
I advance and procced to the door on the right first, kick open the door and entering a big bathrom with a large bathtub on the right. Priority first, so I swing the crowbar on the mobster with a M16 first. I then go to the mobster with a basebal bat, strongly hitting his head and making him fall in the full bathtub. His blood changed the water color.
I exit the bathroom and walk to the other room. I hear someone passing by the door and I decide to enjoy this oportunity. I charge on the door and I drop the A-hole, that was armed with a double barrel shotgun, on a polar table that was in front of the door . I hear a dog barging and I see a dog inside. The dog jump on the top of the pool table, running into me faster. When he was close, with his mouth open, I shoved the crowbar inside this throat.
"Za lyubov' Ivana!" The mobster I dropped said, scared by what i just did "What the fuck have you done!" I remove the crowbar from the puppy's mouth and he simply drop dead on the table "What are Ah!" I kick the mobster on the belly, hard, so that he won't move. He lies on the floor, holding his belly. I raise the crowbar, and the mobster could only look before I pierced his neck with the crowbar.
Room done. To the next one.
I exit the room and procced through the other hallway. I passed by a path that lead to a stairway, but I need to clear this floor first. More forward on the hallway, I see another door, so I prepare to...
"Hey, you!" Shit, I look behind me and I see a mobster on a kitchen, armed with a shotgun "You're..." I quickly throw the crowbar on his face, dropping him on the floor. I go to his top and pick the crowbar again, bashing his head with it, over and over again, until nothing more than a broken face with blood and bits of brain was left.
I return to the door and hear what was happening at the other side ""Wartales" is back, with another amazing tale about the "Ghost Wolfs""
"Udivitel'nyy moy zad" A hear a mobster inside.
"This fuckers are assholes" And another.
"Stop watching Tv, idiots!" Another voice.
"Yeah. That Rooster suka could be here any second!" And another.
I count 4 guys inside. Easy.
I knock on the door, hoping that someone comes "Huh? Who is there?" I knock again "Answer, asshole!" Once more, I knock, and I hear someone sighing and aprouching. I simply wait, sitting on the floor. Finally, the door was opened "Who is Ahh!" I pull the fucker and use him as a meat shield as I stand by the door, holding his M16 and aiming at the assholes inside. I hold the trigger, allowing a barage of bullets pierced everyone inside, leaving only the meat shield to kill "Let me go, you...!" *snap* Shut up. I break his neck and release his dead body, that falls on the floor.
With the crowbar in hoof, I go to the next floor.
I climb the stairs and get to the door. I open it and enter... a bathroom? "What the?" Inside was a mobster peeing "Hey, how you...?" I quickly took care of him by smashing his head on the wall with the crowbar. His body slowly fall, with his head inside the toilet...
I passed by the door in front of me and enter a small hallway, that lead to a bigger room. On the hallway, I was welcomed by a mobster with a baseball bat. Before he could act, I hit him hard enough to break his teeths, and his head.
I hear another mobster aprouching, so I take cover on the wallway wall and wait for him to aprouch. The mobster, that was armed with shotgun, passed by me "Oh shit!" He run to aid his dead companion, not noticing me "Hey. Hey!" I aprouch behind him and prepare to swing the crowbar "Damn it! I'm going to... kill... ?" He notice me behind him and turn to look, but he could only see me hitting strogly his head, sending him flying to the wall, with bits of blood and teeths.
I take a look at the big room at end of the hallway, where I had two doors to choose. I go to any of them and quickly open it, entering a big dinning room, with "The fuck?!?" Crap! I mobster with a M16 was on the other side of the room. He wasn't alone. Two changelings with pipes where scouting the room, but they stop and look at me, surprised.
I close the door, making the barage of bullets hit the door instead of me, as I prepare myself for the moment. One mobster with the pipe kick open the door and I quickly dispose of him by piercing his skull with the crowbar.
"Brother!!!" The other Changeling said angry. I remove the crowbar for the changeling's skull, ready for the next one "You're DEAD!" The other Changeling said and run into me. Bad move. I dodge his attacks and hit his head strongly with my crowbar. With they down, time to take care of the shotgun dude.
I, once again, enter room. But really fast this time. I dodge a shot from the gunner and I pick up a chair and throw at him. It hit him strongly and made him fall on the floor in pain. I step on his belly and hold his throat with one hoof, raising a bit his head. With the other hoof I raise the crowbar and deliver a strongly pierce his eye. I remove the crowbar, as I notice another room inside the room.
I pick up the M16 and check how much bullets it still had. 17 rounds left. More then enough.
I aprouch the door and kick it open the door. It was a big bedroom, with the bed on the middle of the room. A mobster was on the couch, on the other side of the room, and another one was one the right side of the bed, armed with a shotgun.
I shot the bitch on the couch, retreating to dodge a shotgun blast. I heard the shotgun owner approuching. When he was on sight, a quick head shot was enough.
I throw the M16 away and pick up the shotgun. I also pick up the crowbar back. I won't abandon this after all the help it gave me.
I go to the last door. I crack my neck and, once again, kick open the door. I pull the trigger, taking three assholes at once.
"FUCK!!!" I hear the remaining mobster. On the middle of the room was pillar, and there is where he is hidding for me. I throw the shotgun away and pick up the crowbar once again. I run at him, ready to finish this job "GET FU...!" *Smash*. . . . And with this, silence was what remained.
I breath deeply, before going down the stairs. I still had in hoofs my crowbar... don't know why, but I feel it will...
'Aaaahhhhh...'
... what the fuck? I heard someone outside, behind the house. Better see what it is, to make sure I didn't forget someone. With the crowbar in hoof, I go to behind the house to see what it is, and apparently... it was nothing. Hmm, maybe I...
"Ahhhh..."
Wait, the sounds are coming from the... sewer? Or someone survived and is escaping or... hobos?
I open manhole with the crowbar, going down the stairs and ready for "Ahhhh" Oh, shit. Sitting on the floor, was a dying fat centaur. He was using a green janitor suit, along with gloves, and had a mustache. He had a deep cut on his chest and was spitting blood. Also, one of his horns where cut and his left eye was bledding badly. I notice by his side a... oh fuck, a crocodile mask! He does the same things as I? Is he also a Killer Beast? "Hey..." He called my attention, looking at me. He cough before continuing "I think I get it now..." What is he... "This... this whole thing. All that had happened. It's just a dream. ...Right?" What?!?
Twiligth smile upon hearing this I think is happening
The centaur cough strongly, spitting some blood on the floor. He then... smile, and look up "I knew it" He then couch once more more, before closing his eyes... and no more sound came. . . . . By Celestia... what the fuck. I better leave. But, before, I think it's for the best if I take this mask with me. I leave the sewer.
I remove my mask and my desguise draw, putting all inside the jacket, along with the crocodile mask. I can't help but think in all that centaur said. What he meant by this whole thing being a dream? I... don't have sure, but, I kinda fell that. AaAAHHH! My he..
The girls return to Jacket's mind, out of nothing. Static. Static is the only thing they remember seeing before returning. To make things worse, the memory was still shattered.
"What the HAY just happened?!?" Applejack ask confuse.
Twiligth then "TWILIGHT!" Pinkie grab both Twilight's shoulders, shaking her in panic "What happened!?! Did we do something wrong?!? Is he dying?!?! PLEASE TELL ME"
"PiIiIiKie..." Twilight try to speak "I... aNsWeR... StOp!"
Understanting what she said, Pinkie stopped "Ops" She let Twilight's shoulders go "Hehehe, sorry"
When the around stopped shaking for Twilight, she think she okay to speak "Okay, as I was trying to say" She clean her throat "Jacket's mind is starting to fight back the coma" She answers... and everypony still was confuse. She sigh before continuing "In a more simple way of explaining, Jacket's mind is trying to wake him up" "Ohhh" came from her friends.
"Yyyaaaaayyyy!" Pinkie said in happiness, jumping up and down "He is almost wa-king. He is almost wa-king"
"If we continue a little more, it may be enough, then" Rarity said.
"Exactly"
"Well, then what are we waiting for, let's continue!" Pinkie said.
With a nod, Twiligth prepare the spell once more, and so, they enter the memory again. But this time, the go to the point they left.
Created a genocide and a dead centaur on the sewers. Just a usual day in my life. Plus, I got a new mask. Neat
Time for a snack before going home. A pizza would go well, now. Lucky me, Miami's Flavor was close by.
After some trotting, I get to my favorite pizzeria. I pass through the door and enter... a empty place. Cool Beard was on the counter, kinda sad. He then notice me and look at me with a smile "Good evening! How are you doing?" Ehh. I aprouch the counter "You look a bit distracted, something got you worried?" Nothing you need to worry, buddie "These are harsh times we're living in, I know." You have no idea "Haven't seen many customers lately..." He said, looking at the empty place "Maybe they've lost their taste for pizza... " He said with a weak smile. He then sigh, and look down "Maybe it's time to close shop once and for all" Come on, man. Don't talk like this! You're making ME depressed "Anyway, got your order right here" He put a pizza box on the counter, I pick up with my mouth "Take care now!" He wave at me at goodbye and I leave the place.
I passed by the door, looking at the moon at the sky. Damn, Luna, you did it again "Oh, hey there" I hear a mare talking to me. Looking to where the voice came, I see a brown mare with dark brown mane sitting on the floor, using a black and white coat "I see you getting a free pizza again. Heh, you are lucky" She then sigh and look down "I'm just waiting for my boyfriend, you know. I starting to think that he DID forget me" Uhh, I'm sorry, I think "But, I'm not mad at him" She look at the moon and smile weakly "I'm sure he had his reason. He is passing by a lot of trouble. I just want him fine and safe" Oookay "Ohh, forgive me, bro, I'm just taking your time with my deep depression" She giggle a bit "Well, have a safe way back home, compadre" And good luck to you... whoever you are.
"Poor Beard" Fluttershy said "It was unfair what happened to him"
"With the big number of vilence on the streets, alot of Ponies and Changelings stay home. This brough problem to some people, that sell things at night. The pizzeria where Beard work was one of them" Rainbow Dash said, felling pity for her friend "Poor guy"
Back at my place. Finally. I make my way to my crib, looking for the girl since I brough our dinner. Looking at the main room, I see her sleeping peacefully on the couch. Hmm, maybe I should wake her up to eat... but I think I should let her sleep in peace.
I go to the kitchen and. Oh. Someone ade a sandwich, since the ingridients to make one still are on the table. I put everithing back at place and put the pizza on the table. I open the box and start eating.
As I eat, I start remembering that dead guy from the sewers. He was just there... dead. Is he really was a member of whatever organization I'm in too, then maybe this shit is much bigger than I think.
"I think he doesn't remember the talk he had" Pinkie said.
"Don't worry, on the book it said this was natural" Twilight answer.
"Well, if you say so" Pinkie said
I'm done. Better let some slices for the girl, in case she is hungry. I let the remaining slices on the pizza box and put it inside the fridge. I could go for a shower... but, I rather sleep now.
I make my way to my bedroom, where I fall on my bed.
Everything go dark, and the girls return to Jacket's mind. This time, the memory start fixing itself, like usually "Alright, memory done. Too the next one" Pinkie said.
With a nod, Twiligth advance to the next shattered memory "Okay, May 23. Let's..."
"Girls, check this out!" Rainbow Dash called their attention, pointing at one memory.
"Hmm, what about it, Rainbow Dash?" Rarity ask.
"Look at the date" Rainbow Dash simply said.
Doing as she said, the girl she from what date that was "May 13" Applejack said "What about it"
"What was the talk, rom the day aftet his?"
"Well, it was the..." Applejack stop herself. NOW she know what she meant "Wait, you are saying that..."
"Jacket was the responsible for the death of the three politics" Twilight said
That was a good nap I go out of the bed and go straight to the kitchen, to get some lunch. I pick up a pizza's slice on the table and trot to the couter, where a newspaper I clipped was. Picking it up, I give a read while I eat the pizza
...mask murders continues. Last night a dozen bodies... ...again connections to the local Russian mafia... ...Police denies rumors of a vigilante movement...
Vigilante movement... not even I'm sure in the kind of shit i am I think to myself. I try to see where Beauty Maker was Best bet: bathroom Walking to the abthrom door, I knock.
"Occupied"
Well, now I know where she is I trot to the phone while i finish the pizza Message, knew it Picking it up, I hear what it was.
"Hi it's 'Don' from Hotel Blue, we need you tonight! Our receptionist went home due to stomach problems... And we have some VIPs who'll be staying with us today! Make sure you give them a great stay... That will be your top priority this evening! Now get going!"
Stomach problems? I think to myself Why do I have a felling I wasn't the first one called for this? No time to think about this. I go straight to my room and pick up my things and go straight out of the apartment. On the bottom flor I pass by the janitor that was whiping the floor and... he stare at me with a creppy smile and I see his face. A Purple stallion with blonde mane and a piercing on his nose "'sup" He siad, before returning to work
Weird Well, this isn't a problem I hope. Got a job to do.
"No joke. That janitor is very WEIRD" Pinkie commented
"I think I saw that janitor somewhere else, too" Rainbow said.
"I'm interesting to know why the ones calling him send him to kill politics" Twilight said confused "Is he really is the one who killed them, then this isn't, with much sure, a vigilante movement"
"Maybe, Twilight" Rarity said "Let's see where this goes"
Here I am. Hotel Blue. Let's get this over with. With everything ready, I press play on my player and start this show.
I pass through the front door, seeing the reception empty. Forward was the elevators I could, but, better make sure there's no one here
On my rigth was a set of double doors. Peeking inside, I see the gold "This food is magnificent!" On a table was fat Rucheling eating a big plae with food. He was using a black suit, white shirt and a black tie. No just him was inside, but a butload of mobster guarding and waiters doing their work.
Trimm-TrimmWhat the? The phone on the reception table start ringing. Aprouching at it, I decide to answer
"Hello there! I forgot to tell you that we have some things that will make the V.I.P.S's stay absolutely beautiful! The equipment are in the back, and remember, don't embarrass us"
I have a felling that was for me Deciding to see thsi equipment, I go behind the receptionist table and through the door behind it, and inside I find a table, that was FULL of firepower Ohohooo, hello I smile..
"Hey, is someone there?" I hear someone on the door on my right. Soviet accent "Can you bring me toilet paper? I'm kinda in a bad situtiation" I see this as a oportunity "Hey, did you hear me, brother?" I pick up the shotgun, the M16 and the Uzi "Come on, just..." Opening the door, I simply point the shotgun at him, pulling the trigger and blowing his head, leaving his dead body on the toilet.
Leaving the room I go back to the double doors. M16 in hoof, I kick open the door, shotting at every Rucheling inside, leaving nothing else than blood on the "KILL HIM!"
What the SHIT! The waiters surprised me when they start shooting me with Uzis, so i jump to behind a flipped table, using it as cover Fuckers were armed. Of couse they were! I pick up the shotgun and waited a oportunity. When the bullets stopped flying I run to out of cover and shot one by one, hitting 2 of the 4 waiters. The two remaining jump to get cover, probably to reload. I use this oportunity to run at one of them and surprise him with a shot on the head. The other stand on his cover and aim at me as I do the same *click* Seriously!?!? The waiter was about to open fire, and as a act of despare, I use the dead mobster by my side as meat shield. This will quickly end up bad if I...
*click-click* "Jammed?!" Perfect. Picking up the Uzi on the floor by my side, I deliver a spray of bullets on his head. Finaaly, place is...
"Pozhaluysta, ne ubivayte nas" Two fat Ruchelings beg to me in distance, hiding behind a table. They were using a black suit with white shirt and black tie. They had their arms raised and looks of despare "My ne budem delat' veshchi khuzhe dlya vas, my obeshchayem. My tol'ko prishli syuda, potomu chto ..." I shoot the talking one, hitting his head and paiting the wall red. I didn't was undestanding what he was talking, neither I care.
"Pozhaluysta! Ne ubivayte ...!" I shot the other as well. Fucking Ruchelings won't get away that easy. Going out of the dinning area, i go in direction of the elevator. Nex stop: top floor, penthouse.
"Heartless ass... douchbag" Rainbow Dash contain herself to not swear.
"Rainbow, please..."
"You saw it too, Applejack" Rainbow said back serious, not looking at her "He killed two politicians that were begging for their lifes"
"Yeah, but..." Appleajck tried to find words, but nothing. She remained silence, and simply watched.
Finally The elevator reach the top floor adn the door opened, revealing a large hallway that leaed to a set of double door. The penthouse. And two mobster, armed, were protecting it. Quickly going out of the elevator, i aim the Uzi as they notice me, pressing the trigger and making a spray of bullets that *click-click-click*Yuu got to be...
"KILL THIS ASSHOLE" The two start shooting at me and i run to one of the other apartments. I run to a door and enter the apartment violently, closing the door and looking left adn rigth for a way out Got it Running to the widnows, I open it and got out, balacing myself to not fall a shitload of floors "Gde on?!" I hear the Ruchelings on the room. I hold my breath so that they won't find me "Yebat', davayte vernemsya k soobshcheniyu" I hear they going away and closing the door.
Looking to the right, I see a balcony Found my way in With much carefull, I aprouch to the penthouse's balcony. Passing by the window of another room, I see a janitor working, using a exact uniform from the janitor on my apartment house, suddendly, he look straigh at me, staring at me... with a creepy smile. he was light purple with brow mane and brown mustache and goaty. He simple keeped staring at me, until nod and returnign to work... creepy.
Returning to my mission, I finally reach the balcony and start planning my next move Hello there To my luck, I find a Mp5. With gun in hand, I check the windows, but they were block from the inside Awesome I go forward and make the turn and.
"Kakiye?" Suddendly a mobster appear as I was about to make the curve to the right, appearing right at my face. before he could react, I give him a neck look and drop him on the floor. With a quick snap, he was done.
Making the curve, I go to the set of double door that lead to inside the penthouse. Checking the Mp5 mag, i see that was fully loaded Let's end this Kicking the doors, I see mobster aiming at the double doors in the front before I shoot everyone down, unloading the Mp5 on them Finally, I need some...
"Chto tam proiskhodit?" I hear one more on a door on my left. Picking a double barrel shotgun on the floor, I kick open the door and I find, siting on a toilet, another fat Rucheling "Podozhdite, podozhdite, zhdat'!" I give him a quick shot on the head, finally ending the job for tonight.
As i take the elevator down, I breath to relaxe a bit. As the elevator go down, I starting to get... boring of this. ALL of this. Phone calls, go to a place, kill Ruchelings, leave. I still remember why I'm doing this... but, this isn't what she wanted... fuck This isn't what she wanted... but I don't think "they" will let me stop. I can't risk her life, but I need to find a way out, for her... and for her The elevator stop and the doors open, so I leave and procced to leave the building, back to my house.
As the girls return to Jacket's mind, the girls start thinking "So he WAS resposible for this"
"And the poor bastards were begging for their lifes" Rainbow Dash said.
"But, looks like Jacket was thinking in stop what he wa doing, for who ever this mare is" Appleajck said.
"But who she is?" FLuttershy ask.
"In the moment this isn't important. Jacky need us now" Pinkie Pie said determined.
"All right" With this, Twiligth advance to the next shattered memory "Okay, here it is. Let's do this" With thius, she play the memory, a memory that Rainbow have a idea of what will be, since the date was the same the Rooster was against a infamous psycho. Helmet.
Hmm, what?! The phone ringing awake me, along with the alarm I swear that I set this to 8 and something... ah, fuck it Getting up from the bed, I see the bed by the side of my bed, full of clipped newspaper. I decide to give a small check on them.
...shoot out at Hotel Blue early last evening... ...three important Changelings among the casualties... ...Changelings start rethinking about the peace treat formed after the War... ...several victims tied to criminal network...
Oh yeah... fuck, I can't believe I kill fucking politicians I think to myself with a sigh I REALLY need to exit this shit I leave my room and in the kitchen I see Beauty Maker making some tea.
She look at me, knowing what I was up "The phone?" I nod and she nod in return, returning to her tea.
Trotting to the phone, I answer it "It's 'Harry' from managment. We have a problem! There's big mess over by the Condos on 122nd SE St! One of the residents' water pipe burst, wet all over! The whole buliding is gonna be flooded soon... hope you can get this shit ASAP... Don't go easy on the mop!"
Wet all over? Why I have a felling of shitload of Ruchelings I put the phone back and I yawn Fuck, I'm not good for this... but I guess I don't have a choiceI'm not in a good mood for this... but I don't think I have a choice.
"Excuse me, mister?" Beauty Maker appear behind me with a cup of tea in her hoof "Maybe this can help you stay awake. You look very tired"
No shit Deciding to give a try I pick the cup and quickly finish the tea in one gulp and... it actually helped a bit. I smile and nod in thanks to her.
"No problem" She answer with a smile. I quickly get my equipment and put everything inside my Jacket, going to the main door "Stay safe, okay?" Beauty Maker said as I leave. I look at her and nod with a small smile, making her smile. As I troat down the stairs I hear a goodbye from Beauty Maker.
Upon reaching the place, I sight as I see how high was the place. Putting my mask on and the desguise draw, I put a good song to help me through this.
Entering the place I climb the staircase and enter the first house. Passing though the door I see a mobster smoking. I aprouching quietly at him and quickly snap his neck and pick the pipe he was holding. I enter the small room close by, a bathroom, smashing the skull of a pony inside that was armed with a shotgun "The fuck!" I hear someone outside and when I turn around I see it was a fat minotaur using the mafia white suit Shit I pick the shotgun on the floor quickly before he "Chicken Freak!" He look at me angry and crack his knuckles before rushing at me "AHH!" I dodge to the side and I took aim, pressing the trigger and blasting his chest, making he spit some blood and fall dead on the floor It was easier than I expected
"I heard gunshots!" Here comes company pumping the shotgun, I prepare myself. I advance and see two mobster, one armed with a double barrel. I kill the armed first and then the other. I entered a small room where another armed mobster was, and so I blow his brain out. I turn around in time to spot a Rucheling armed with a M16 behind me. I took cover behind the door, and when the bullets stopped, I took aim and blast his chest. He start crawling away, so I smash his head with the back of my gun until he wasn't moving anymore. First room clear I pick a baseball bat on the floor and before going to the next floor.
Back at the staircase, I go to the second floor to the next house. Entering the place, I see two armed mobster guarding. Before they could notice me, I swing the bat at them in union Two birds with one stone I move forward and I find the kitchen, where a armed mobster was with a dog. The dog saw me and jump on me, but I managed to hold him and use him as a meat shield to the M16 bullets from the mosbters. I throw the dead dog on him, making him fall, giving me a oportunity to smash his head with my hoofs. Picking his gun I exit the kitchen and now I had two options. A open room with three armed mobsters or a closed door with who-knows inside. Preparing my rifle, I aim at the three mobster and I shoot on them quickly Now to the...Blam "THE FUCK IS... ?" A minotaur open with force the closed door from the last room Great, he is the who-know inside the room I said taking aim and shotting at him, but I quickly was out of ammo and the guy was still on up "Son of a BITCH!" He run at to deliver a punch but I dodge with a roll, preparing to pick a shotgun on "Ugh!" The big guy soon fall on the floor, probably bleed out to death. Breathing heavily, I remove my mask and I clean the sweat on my forehead Two floor down Putting my mask back on and picking a knife close by, I move to the next floor.
After once again climbing the staircase, I reach the third floor and so I enter the third house, where two mobster armed with shotguns were. I throw the knife at one and then quickly punch the other, twisting his neck to finish the job. With the double barrel in hand, I move forward and I see another on of the kitchen, armed wth a shotgun, so I quickly blow his chest and send him flying to the table "The fuck is... ?" Another armed with a shotgun came from the bathroom and another kill to me.
"Umeret!" A Changeling, armed with a shotgun, appears aiming at me. I jump to the kitchen and dodge the bullets "Comrades, we got visitors!" Looking at the floor, I see another shotgun and I quickly pick it up "Say your prayers!" Say YOU! I blow his brains out and prepare for the next one.
"The shit?!" Another minotaur, so I don't waste time and I shot at his chest, making him step back at the wall and fall on the floor with blood coming from his mouth Third one down. To the next one I trot back at the staircase. But, before this I remove the knife I brough from the head of the mobster I throw it at.
Ok, forth floor and... I yawn of tirerness Shit, I need a nap, and I still have a whole building ahead of me I move forward, and enter the house, already seeing a mobster up ahead on a kitchen. Running into him, I jump at top of him and I drive my blade trough his neck "Hey, I heard a noise and... der'mo" Another, armed with a M16, appears from a room, and I quickly throw my blade at him and hit his neck. As he die in agony, I pick his rifle and move on. A dog spot me and run at me, and I quickly put a bullet through his head, probably alerting others for the gun shot. Two armed ponies appear and I quickly put them down, and then another Minotaur appeared, running at me, but a quick bullet on his head was enough to bring him. I check more of the place, the next room was clear and the bedroom was clear Ok, to the...
Trimm- TrimmHmm? The phone on the bedroom start ringing. I wonder if I answered or not Could be reeinforment... ah, fuck it I answer it, wondering what it was "There's been a small change of plans... We have a prank caller at the telephone company. Why don't you go there and see if you can... 'Talk some sense' with him. You know what I mean. Don't worry, we already send someone to finish your shift. 342nd NW St. Go there now! Floor it." Prank caller? I just hope I receive a extra for this shit putting the phone back, I return to the staircase and I go all the way back to the entry door. With no one around, I remove my desguise and so I run to the adress This night is start get annoying (STOP MUSIC)
"It's finally time" Rainbow Dash said "The Rooster versus the Helmet"
"Oh, yeah, this day is the day that this two fought against each other" Applejack said "Well, Jacket probably won, since he is still around"
"But the body of Helmet was never found, so we don't have sure if Helmet died. But, he definitly lost the battle, though"
"How about we watch and find out?" Twiligth suggested, and so they watch Jacket run to his next destination.
Here we are, PhoneHom Putting my desguise back on, I enter the place... and I see that someone made a genocide run around the place. Dead employees everywhere on the floor and blood everywhere. Walking to the elevators, I go to the second floor and I make my way through more dead employees to the main office. Passing through the double doors I see the prankster, a pegasus apparently, who was messing with the computer of the PhoneHom's boss, who was dead of the floor. Upon noticing me, he look at me and i got a good look on this guy. Purple pegasus using a white t-shirt and a pink marshmallow vest, that had a white pixel skull on the back, with cyan blue gloves. His head was hided by a cyan blue helmet, making hard to see who he was, but since he had cyan blue tail, big chances his mane have the same color. He pick a meat cleaver and a small knife from inside his vest while staring at me "You're dead meat" He said, coldly and serious, and throw the knife at a security camera on the wall We see about that I press play on my player, playing a perfect song for this ocassion.
He fly into me but I dodge with a roll. I Try to deliver a punch, but he dodge and kick me, dropping me on the floor "Die, a-hole!" He drop the cleaver on me, but I rool to the side.
I need a weapon for this Looking to the side, I see close to the PhoneHom's boss desk a portable mini golf course with a perfect golf club for me to use.
"AHH!" The guy run at me, ready to slash me with his cleaver. I dodge and run to pick the golf club "Die already!" I block the cleaver that he was trying to bring down on me, and I hold as much I could "You are becoming a pain in my arse!" With a strong push, I make he step backwards and I hit his helmet with the golf club, dropping him on the floor and lauching the cleaver into distance "Rggg!" As he get back up, he look at me and I see that I breaked the mirror of his helmet, alowing me to see the angry stare he was giving me and the blood dripping from his head "You're going to pay for this, asshole!" He picked more knifes from his vest and start throwing at me while flying around. I dodge his knifes while trying to think in a way of putting this guy down and
AH! I knife hit my back hoof and making me fall. I get up and remove the knife, holding to
"GOTCHA!" He fly into me push me strongly to the wall, making me drop the golf club and almost breaking my spine as I fall on the floor "Time to end this" Flying to where his cleaver was to pick it up, he slowly trot back to me "You fuckers won't stop me, you hear?" Holding my neck and raising his cleaver, I try to think in a way out "Last words?" I remay in silence, because of my vow and because this won't be were I die "Hm, suit yourself" He brings the cleaver down, but I hold his hoof with my remaining forces, and with my other hoof I deliver a punch on the fucker's nose "AHH, FUCK!" He step backward, holding his bleeding nose "FUCK YOU, MAN!" I get back up and pick up the golf club "YOU'RE GOING...!" before he could finish his sentence, I strongly swing the golf club on his head, lauching his helmet into distance and dropping him on the floor. I breath heavily, since this was a "This... this can't be happening..." I heard the guy talking. Looking back at him, I see his face and how fuck up i made it. He had short cyan blue mane, like I guessed, that was flat and blocked his right eye and he had a green bandana. Thanks to me, now he had a broken nose, a black eye, maybe some broken teeths and blood everywhere on his face "It can't end now" He starts crawling away, trying to escape "Not like this..." He cought a bit of blood a he try to get to the exit. Poor guy, I already did a number on him... but a job is a job, and is time to finish this one I trot to him and put my back hoof on his back, stopping him from moving. Getting into position, I prepare my golf club and raise it FOOOORE! I strike this guy's face, destroying it for complete and spilling blood around. Breathing, a bit more relaxed now, I finally could return home and get a nap. I make my way out of the place, leaving the dead body behind I have sure I'm going to be guilty of killing every employe here
"Wait, Helmet died?" Rainbow Dash ask confused "But his body was never found?"
"I don't know, Rainbow Dash. Maybe someone removed the body?" Appleacjk suggested.
"Why would someone do that, Darling. It make no sense!" Rarity said.
"Look, all of this make no sense, girls" Twilgith said "Let's keep focus on this"
Passing by a bar, I decide to get something before going back home. Entering the place, I go to the counter, where Cool Beard, by the looks of it, was waiting for me "Welcome back, sir! ... How are you tonight?" Not the best "You don't look so happy. To be honest, I don't feel too good either" Heh, is that easy to see how bad I am? Something in the air... I don't know... I just have this really bad feeling" You and me, bro "Like... Like something terrible has happened tonight. I haven't felt this way since San Francisco..." Please, don't remind me "I don't like it. Not one bit" Neather do I "So, how about a drink? It's on me" He start preparing something behind the counter, while I yawn. When he finished, I drink all in one gulp, and then I procced to leave the place... and I hear a girl crying. Looking to the side, I see a brown mare with dark brown mane, using a black coat with white sleeves, crying while hiding her face on her hoofs. For some reason, I aprouch at her to check on her "Heh forgot me" ... what? "My boyfriend, the best thing that happened to me, forgot me" She look at me and I see the tears falling down "Why? What happened to him? I had hopes he would appear... but no one came" She start crying even more "He forgot me. HE FORGOT ME!" She then run away. Confuse to what just happened, I make my way back home... but why I have a felling I saw her before?
The 6 friends return to Jacket's mind, and like always, the memory start fixing itself.
"Poor mare" Rarity said with sorrow for the mare "I KNEW her coltfriend wasn't a good one, for making her wait everytime for him and being late"
"I admit he is a big jerk" Applejack said serious "But, I wonder why everytime Jacket say that he have a felling ever he saw her before, when we see that he DID saw her before"
"Memory problems?" Pinkie suggested.
"But he was shooted in the head after that day" Rainbow Dash said.
"Well, nothing stop him from having way before that" Pinkie said.
