A fighter travels Equestria looking for three fillies to bring back to their home
Five years after being caught, beaten, and raped. Five years of constant sex slavery. The CMC are given a chance to return to their families and escape their sex slave lives. Their only hope is a freed gladiator fighter who was asked by Princess Twilight to find them and bring them home.
(All CMC are 18 years old.) (Gore tag for fighting and blood. Sex tag just in case )
This story is written with approval from theponycaptorproject since this story parallels his story 'The Cutie Mark Crusaders New Lives' and features aspects and characters from his story.
A set of headlights shine down the dark Equestrian highway as the road is empty except for one lone car. A gray 1968 Dodge Charger rumbles down the road containing its two occupants. In the driver seat sits a blue earth pony stallion around his mid twenties wearing a white shirt and jeans. His hands grip the wheel and shifter as he stares down the dark road while his passenger snores quietly.
His passenger is a orange pegasus mare with short purple hair and around eighteen years old. She wears a white tank top and shorts while being covered by a old blanket for warmth. The stallion briefly glances over at her then back at the road. He goes by many names to those who seen him: killer, murderer, grim reaper's son, although most know him by his stage name “Silver Death".
His real name is Speedy.
Speedy Silverstreak is known in the underground crime world for being the most dangerous gladiator fighter who ever lived and his goal is to rescue three fillies who were kidnapped years ago: Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo. Speedy looked over towards Scootaloo who adjusted herself in her sleep while he kept driving. He knew where he had to go, he knew what he had to do, and he knew how he was gonna do it. ______________________________________________________________________ 2 Days Earlier ______________________________________________________________________
The room was dim with only candles giving off a low glow while two ponies were in a medium sized bed. The sounds of skin slapping skin and the grunts of the stallion were heard as well as a quiet whimpering. Scootaloo laid face down onto the bed quietly crying through the gag in her mouth as the stallion forcefully fucked her. It has been five years since the three stallions Tinker, Umber, and Onyx kidnapped, raped, and beaten her and her friends. Since then she has been moved from brothel to brothel with only a few times she was almost saved.
The stallion quicken his thrusting and she felt his cock flare inside her. Tears rolled down her cheeks as his dick spasmed and shot cum inside her womb and into her cunt. She knew that her master wouldn't have her pregnant and had some of the others place a spell on her so she wouldn't take. Soon the stallion pulled out of her with an audible pop and smiled. “Well that was great but I'll be off now.”
After he left a stallion dressed in black walked in and looked sternly at Scootaloo. “Master wants you cleaned up and dressed. There's a fight tonight and he wants his mares there if any of the spectators want some…….entertainment.”
Scootaloo nodded and removed her gag as he left. She then walked into the small washroom and washed herself off with a cold wet rag. Then she grabbed her black bra which showed off her B size breasts and her lacy panties that showed her decent size flank. Soon another stallion in black came and escorted her to the large show area in the center of the brothel.
The show area consisted of seating on each size with second story seating above. The chairs and couches were made with plush leather and silk which sat some of the spectators with some already in the middle of fucking some of the worker mares. In the center sat a large box made of reinforced glass and metal with doors on two of it's sides. Scootaloo started to walk around as the lights dimmed and a spotlight aimed at the center.
A older looking unicorn stallion walked into the spotlight holding a microphone. “Welcome everypony to tonight's match. Many of us know that we enjoy two ponies going at it fighting, especially to the death. Now tonight we have two stallions that are sure to give us an amazing fight.”
“In the left corner we have somepony very well known. Born in Las Pegasus with a history of violence under his belt. This stallion has been known to cause over seventy five deaths and fifteenth forfeits in the ring. He's bad, he's scary, he's sure to beat his long time rival in the ring tonight. I present…….IRON HOOF!”
As soon as his named was said a light brown pegasus walked out to the stage. The stallion had a muscular build and wore a pair of green gym shorts. The crowd cheered as Iron Hoof walked around basking in his glory in which Scootaloo scoffed at. The unicorn then signalled for the crowd to quiet down as Iron took his place in the corner.
“The opponent is very well known throughout our underground fight club. He's Ponyville natural blood and is known for his experience in the Equestrian Marine corps. He's killed over one hundred ponies and caused seventy one forfeits in the ring. He is Iron Hoofs rival and beaten him in this exact ring one year ago. Iron Hoof plans to end this rivalry once and for all and claim his title. Mares and gentlecolts, I present to you…...SILVER DEATH!”
Just as he finished Speedy walked into the stage. He was wearing a silver sequined hood and a pair of silver shorts. He removed the hood to show off his large muscular body which caused the crowd to go into an uproar and even had a few of the work mares pass out from his body tone. Scootaloo saw that he just stood in the middle with a stern look and did nothing but stand there. He then glanced at Scootaloo and gave her a small grin, which made her wings stand erect.
Speedy then walked towards his corner and stood as the unicorn walked out. “fighters know the rules: kill or forfeit. Ready? FIGHT!” the unicorn said at he locked the door from outside the box. Both stallions walked towards each other and got into fighting stances. Iron Hoof then swung his fist at Speedy who prepared to block but was then hit in the chest.
Speedy then swung and punched Irons face which caused him to stumble backwards. He then grabbed Irons shoulder and repeatedly punched his face. Iron then jabbed his knee into Speedy's gut and punched him in the jaw. Speedy stumbled back and regained his senses while Iron wiped the blood off his face. Speedy spat out some blood from the hit and saw that Iron then pulled out a switchblade from his pocket.
Iron watched Speedy with his only good eye and lunged towards the blue stallion. Speedy dodged swing after swing of Irons blade with only a few times where he got sliced. Scootaloo watched in amazement how Speedy was quick and strong with his movements until a spectator smacked her ass and got her attention. Back in the ring Speedy saw what that stallion did and saw as Scootaloo got down on her knees and gave him oral.
Unfortunately for Speedy that gave Iron the opportunity to stab him in the shoulder which caused Speedy to scream in pain. The crowd cheered at this until Speedy punched Iron and pushed him away. Iron saw the rage and adrenaline take over Speedy and prepared to fight again. Speedy lunged with blood lust clouding his mind and punched Iron hard in the face. The spectators could hear Irons jaw break as Speedy repeatedly punched Irons gut causing the pegasus to cough up blood.
Soon Iron Hoof was thrown into the corner onto the floor and Speedy stood above him punching him in the face. Irons face was beyond beaten with large cuts and gashes all over his body and a large black eye. Speedy looked into Irons good eye and saw not only fear, but also hope and want. Speedy knew what Irons master would do if he lost again and decided to do what was needed.
He grabbed the knife still in his shoulder and quickly pulled it out. Speedy twirled the blade to face Iron and spoke quietly but sternly. “I'll make it quick” he said as Iron gave Speedy an apologetic and thankful look. Speedy took the knife and forcefully stabbed Irons heart killing him almost instantly. Irons eyes widen for a second the glazed over as blood poured out his mouth. The crowds watched in shock at what they just witnessed, except for Scootaloo as she coughed as the stallion finished in her mouth. She stood up and looked onto the stage to see Speedy close Irons eyes and bow his head at the dead fighter. Soon the crowd started cheering and clapping as Speedy stood up and two workers pulled Irons corpse out of the area. Scootaloo then saw that he was looking at her with a small smile on his face. He walked towards one of the workers and said something to one of them before being escorted out of the stage.
About an hour later Scootaloo was resting in between her clients when a worker stallion entered her small room. “That fighter who won wants you tonight for himself.” the worker said to a surprised Scootaloo.
“Me? Why does he want me tonight? Isn't there other, better ones than me?” she said back to the stallion. He shrugged and gave Scootaloo a uncaring look.
“Something about a smile or something. I don't really care. But he said you and you only so get ready.” he said back. Scootaloo obeyed and changed into a cleaner pair of underwear and one of her better bras. She then left her room and walked towards Speedy’s room. Scootaloo was nervous about seeing him because of what he could do to her. During his fight she was able to catch glances at what he was capable of doing.
Soon she reached the door to his room and stood outside. She quietly knocked on the door, which open after the third knock by itself, and cautiously walked inside. The room was dark and Scootaloo could barely see inside as she walked around. Suddenly a cough from behind her startled Scootaloo and she turned to see Speedy standing there looking down at her.
He was about a foot taller than her and stared at her with deep blue eyes. She felt small both physically and mentally compared to him. His muscle toned body was to her better than her athletic curvy figure. It took a few seconds for Scootaloo to gain the confidence to speak to the blue fighter.
“U-uh you said you wanted me for tonight?” she said nervous. Speedy looked her over then pointed to the bed in the back of the room. Scootaloo walked over to the bed and started to undress until she felt his arms wrap around her. Scootaloo went rigid as he buried his muzzle into her neck and nuzzled her. She mentally prepared herself for a rough fucking but after a few minutes of nothing but his nuzzling she relaxed a little.
Speedy whispered into her ear “I won't have sex with you unless you want me to Scootaloo. I came here to save you from this life. You and your friends Applebloom and Sweetie Belle.” Scootaloo’s eyes widen at what he just said to her. Him saving her and her friends from constant sex?
“Why are you nuzzling me though?” Scootaloo said to Speedy"
“I know you were watching me fight Iron Hoof. I can see the fear you have against my strength that even rivals others. I was contacted by two mares who were friends of your friends sisters. I think one was energetic and the other was shy.” Scootaloo knew who he was telling her about. “Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie?” Speedy nodded and started to loosen his grip, until she pulls him back into the embrace “it feels good.”
“Yes it was those two mares but they disguised themselves very well. They came to me cause Princess Twilight heard about my record in fighting and thought I could help. I learned that Rainbow Dash, Rarity Belle, and Applejack are still looking for you three. But after years of multiple kidnappings of fillies and chasing down empty brothels they're losing hope. The other three begged me to find you so they can put a stop to this.”
“I thought about it and agreed to help but they had to promise that I would be pardoned for what I have done. They then gave me photos of what you three used to look like and left before somepony took notice. My master has been nice to me so he's letting me go after tonight to find fresh blood. He agreed to help us find your friends as well.”
Scootaloo started to have tears form in her eyes at what he told her. The fact that they were still looking gave her hope but the fact that they're slowly giving up hurt her. She started to sob into Speedy's arms as he hugged her to calm her down again. After some time Scootaloo eventually calmed herself and looked back at the fighter. “How do we get out of here?” she said with worry and determination. Speedy looked down at her and gave her a small smile.
Later that evening after the meeting Scootaloo sat in her small room waiting by the door. Her master had some other girls take her night shifts while she got some rest. She waited patiently as she heard the guard outside talk to what she thought was Speedy. Soon she heard a commotion and some loud bangs against her wall until she heard a thump from out in the hall.
She opened the door a little to see the guard on the floor unconscious. There was blood coming out of his nose and Speedy stood over him with blood on his knuckles. He quickly grabbed Scootaloo's arm and quietly pulled her through the halls of the brothel. They stopped at a corner and Speedy peeked over to see two guards talking.
“Wait here” he said as he let go of her arm. She stayed silent as he walked around the corner towards the guards, which one was a pegasi and the other a unicorn. The pegasi guard got the others attention and pointed to the blood covered Speedy and drawn his gun. Speedy grabbed his arm and aimed the gun up as he fired sending a bullet through the ceiling. He then twisted the pegasus arm and flipped him onto the floor knocking him out.
He waved for Scootaloo to follow and they quickly went for cover as more guards arrived to the two knocked out. They went down another hallway but heard more guards approaching. They tried opening doors but all were locked tight and wouldn't budge. In panic he kicked one door and it opened to reveal a older mare worker bouncing on top of a client.
The mare was about to scream when Speedy pulled out his Colt Python and aimed it at the two signalling them to be quiet. They both stayed silent as Speedy peeked through the door watching the guards run past. As he was about to lower his gun the client charged at Speedy with a nearby knife and tackled him. Speedy held back the stallions knife and heatbutted him causing the stallion to fall back off balance and for Speedy to fire a shot into his head killing him.
As the body fell the three heard commotion from outside the door and ran out towards the other hallway. The guards soon entered the room just as Scootaloo and Speedy ran out the other door ducking from the flying bullets. Some stayed to comfort the worker mare and hopefully fuck her while the rest chased after the two. Speedy pulled Scootaloo by the arm through the halls shooting guards whenever they passed down a hallway.
They kept running through hallway after hallway until they hit a dead end with a door at the end. Speedy barged through the door to reveal a fancy office with a stallion at the desk. The stallion was rather portly and was arching his head against the seat moaning. It was soon revealed that a red filly with a bow in her mane and tail about the same age as Scootaloo was currently deepthroating the fat stallions cock.
The stallion looked down and went wide eyed in shock as he saw his bought filly standing with a blood covered stallion in front of him. “What the hell is going on here?!” he screamed as he went for his gun, only for his hand to be stabbed by Speedys combat knife. He screamed as he tried to pull the knife out as the filly stepped back in shock. Scootaloo recognised the filly as Star, the filly she took under her wing as a friend here.
Star and Scootaloo hugged each other as Speedy started rummaging through their master's desk. He soon found the receipt for the purchase of Scootaloo that had the stallions names from who she was kidnapped by on them. Speedy then walked towards the door only to be stopped by Scootaloo. “If we leave she comes with.” she said hugging Star close. Speedy groaned as he went back and dug around the desk again until finding Stars recipet of purchase.
He then grabbed the stallions head and slammed it on the desk knocking him out cold and pulled his knife out of the fat ponys hand. Speedy then looked put to see the coast was clear and motioned for the two to start moving, but he grabbed a pair of car keys before leaving the room. He then lead them through more halls and silenced more guards but soon arrivedat the brothels underground car park.
He loolked around at the luxury and supercars that were parked around him to find the car the keys belonged to. He clicked the button on the key set and he heard a car engine start nearby. The trio soon saw that the car was a dark gray Aston Martin One-77 supercar. Speedy opened the door and got into the drivers seat while Scootaloo and Star shared the passenger seat.
He revved the cars powerful engine and put the car into gear just as guards arrived. Speedy hit the throttle and sped through the garage with the guards shooting at him. Their bullets bounced and hit the metal and even cracked the windows which Speedy presumed were bulletproof. Soon they climbed a few floor levels until Speedy saw a window to the outside directly in front of him.
He didn't hesitate to hit the throttle making the car go faster. By the time they hit the window the car was going about ninety five miles per hour and crashed through the glass window. The car soared dozens of feet into the air until a rough landing into the surrounding woods. Speedy kept control as the car slid through the forest with both fillies screaming for their life.
Soon he found a dirt road and followed it out of the forest towards civilization. The fillies soon found out they were near Neigharga Falls in Equestria and were finally free. Speedy drove through the town and soon pulled into what looked like a salvage yard. A old pegasus stallion left his shack as the trio got out of the car.
The sound of crushing metal filled the junkyard as the Aston Martin was slowly turning into a metal pancake. The car crusher was turning the armored supercar into a two foot pile of scrap. “Two million gone in minutes. I can't thank you enough for helping us out Bolt.” Speedy said to the owner.
“No problem. I know your grandpa would've torched my ass if I didn't help his grandson” Lighting Bolt said as he patted Speedy’s shoulder. Scootaloo and Star sat on the nearby porch sleeping in a rocking swing finally happy that they were free. The two stallions let them sleep as they walked towards a run down garage. “How's Thunder been doing?” Speedy said to the older pegasus.
“Still in the air force. Barely see him” Bolt said “but he still loves his granddad…...just not as much as you did.” as they walked Scootaloo woke up and followed them to the garage. “What are you guys doing?” she asked curious to them as Bolt grabbed the door handle. He opened the door to reveal a gray 1968 Dodge Charger sitting in the middle of the garage.
Speedy looked in shock at what he was seeing and walked towards the car. “Is it….” he asked as Bolt nodded and opened the hood. Speedy looked in and saw what confirm his suspicions, on the firewall the initials “C.S” and “S.S” were welded into it. Scootaloo noticed that tears were forming in Speedy's eyes and waved Bolt over to her. “Uh…… why is he crying?” she asked the older pegasus.
“The car belonged to his grandfather back in the day. His grandfather Checkered Silverline was a buddy of mine who raced me on the tracks. Usually we would race as rivals and sometimes had fistfights but we usually gave the other a beer afterwards. Growing up Speedy spent a lot of time with Checkered building his race cars and having fun with him. But Checkered suffered from heart problems and never told anypony but me and Speedy.”
“One day though Speedy's mother decided that he spent too much time with her father and refused for him to go to a race with him. But on that day Checkered had a heart attack on the track and crashed his car. The medics couldn't get to him in time and he died in the car. Speedy was beyond heartbroken and blamed his mom for what happened. I remember what happened when his mother tried to talk with him.”
10 years ago
“Speedy?” Crescendo said as she opened the door to her son's room. Fifteen year old Speedy sat on his bed crying holding a picture of him and Checkered when he first won a race. “Speedy please talk to me” she said to her son “I told you I was sorry for not letting you go.” Speedy looked up at his mother and his sadness turned to anger.
“Sorry? SORRY?! YOU KEPT ME AWAY FROM HIM AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!” he screamed at his mother “If I was there I would've gotten there faster and saved his life! But no you had to keep me home cause you said ‘You need to stop hanging around with the crazy old man’ and now look what happened!” Crescendo cringed when he said the exact words she said. True she loved her father but his recklessness is what caused a loss in a relationship.
“First grandma now grandpa.” Speedy said with his sadness returning. “Why do they have to leave me? To leave us…..” Speedy said looking at his mom with tear filled eyes and saw she was crying as well. Speedy couldn't handle it anymore and ran to his mother and hugged her. Crescendo hugged her son back as he cried on her shoulder.
“I'm sorry for yelling at you mom. I'm so sorry.”
“I'm sorry for keeping you away from him Speedy. I'm sorry.”
Present
“Wow” Scootaloo said as he told the story to her “What happened after?” Bolt lowered his head and looked at the orange filly. “A few days later three stallions broke into their house and attacked the family. They raped Speedy's older sister and mother and killed his father and older brother. They then killed his mother and left as the police arrived. His older sister Passion was your age when it happened. Speedy never talks about it so don't bring it up.” Bolt said as they heard an engine starting.
They both turn to see Speedy in the driver's seat with the car's engine running. The supercharger poking out of the hood rumbled as the car slowly rolled out onto the ground. “Guess it's time for you guys to leave. Good luck finding your friends.” Bolt said as Star arrived after her nap and crawled into the back. Scootaloo got in the passenger seat and waved to Bolt as they left the junkyard.
“My contact said the next one was in Vanhoover. Luckily he's meeting us there and will see if he can find Star her home.” Speedy said as they left Neighagra Falls and entered the open road.
Meanwhile in Manehatten the fat pony who was holding Scootaloo in his brothel sat at a desk and spoke to two a rich stallion and griffon across from him. “Whoever this stallion was knew about this filly being at my brothel. This costed me my men and my whores since the police took everything I had there. I suggest to both of you increase security and watch the fillies that are related to this one. They are related to the element bearers and cost a lot to have. That is all for now gentleman.”
As the two left another pony walked in after them. The pony was a zebra wearing ragged military clothes and had a large scar running along his right eye. “Ah Xander” the fat pony said “You are to hunt down whoever is doing this and bring back my stolen property. Once you find the pony responsible kill him and bring his head to me. Take the Renault and head towards Vanhoover. I heard that he will be there next.”
Xander gave him a grin with his sharp teeth and left towards the garage. He looked around and soon found a silver car sitting in the corner. The car was a 2014 Renault Sport RS race car and was armored and fast. Xander got on the car and drove out of the garage to Vanhoover to collect his bounty.
The trip to Vanhoover was long and tiring for Speedy as he drove non-stop while Scootaloo and Star admired the countryside and slept. In total it took Speedy three days of nonstop driving as they entered the city of Vanhoover as Celestia's sun barely rose over the horizon. The city itself was a haven for the rich and fancy, mansions and high end stores were seen almost everywhere while smaller apartment complexes dotted the city as well.
Scootaloo and Star both awoke as Speedy drove through the gates to a large mansion and stopped at the front gates. A valet opened the passenger door for the two fillies while Speedy got out himself and handed the valet the keys. “Watch the clutch. It tends to slip” he said as he walked inside. Inside the main entrance had marble floors and granite support columns decorated in gold leaf. Scootaloo was shocked at the size of the mansion alone and thought to herself that the entrance alone would put Diamond Tiaras house to shame.
“Ah. Glad to see my freund has made it to my humble heiligtum. And I see you brought some young fräuleins with you as well.” a thick, Germane voice said at the top of the stairway. There stood a cream colored unicorn about middle aged wearing a dress shirt and overcoat. Speedy looked up and smiled at the new stallion.
“Ah Fynn! Glad to have me stay with you longer. Although we do have a extra filly with us the plan is going so far well.” the two shared a small laugh until Scootaloo tapped Speedy's shoulder. “Ah! My manners. Girls, this is Fynn, the richest pony from Germaney and dear accomplice to me and this plan. Fynn, this is Scootaloo and Star, one a relative in a ways to the Element of Loyalty while the other was taken under her care in their hell of a home. Do you think you could find Star's family and send her home Fynn?” Speedy said with some concern.
The Germane stallion chuckled at the once former Marine. “Of course I can my freund. I can find the fräulein her home. She'll just have to stay with us for awhile till I can.” Speedy gave a sigh of relief as a maid came out and motioned for them to follow her. The trio followed the maid upstairs to a door with Speedy's name written in cursive on the door. Speedy opened the door to reveal a decent size apartment like room complete with kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom with a queen size bed. Both girls were shocked at the size of this room and took it all in that they were practically living in luxury.
“You live here?!” Star said in which Speedy nodded.
“Yep. When I went into slavery Fynn took me in and cared for me. My previous owner before him treated me very poorly granted I was making him money more than any of his fighters could ever make. When the Elements came to me about you and your friends Fynn agreed to help us in exchange for immunity and to help us rescue and save slave ponies. You guys can do whatever you want to do here, I'm gonna go take a nap.” Speedy said as he closed the door to his bedroom which was soon followed by the faint sound of snoring.
Scootaloo and Star both decided to look in the kitchen and eat some food that was in the fridge while watching a cartoon channel on the living room television until a knock at the door. Scootaloo went and opened the door to see that the maid brought them a new set of clothes and a plate of chocolate chip cookies. Scootaloo thanked the maid and closed the door then set the cookies on the living room table as her and Star changed into their new clothes. Scootaloo then noticed that the clothes felt familiar to her and noticed something surprising on the tag.
It was made by Rarity.
Scootaloo felt her heart flutter remembering her friends and family as tears fell down her cheeks. Star looked at her friend with concern and hugged Scootaloo as she hummed a song to her calming her down. Scootaloo hugged Star back then went back to watching cartoons while eating the cookies the maid sent them. Later in the afternoon Speedy awoke and felt well rested as he went down towards Fynns office and wanted to plan his next move. Fynn just was leaving his office as Speedy walked up to him. “Good. I was about to get you” Fynn said as he gave Speedy a manila envelope. “High Rise. Very wealthy and rivals that of my own wealth. Only known relative I know of is her young daughter Ruby Rise.”
“Anyway I can get to him?”
“Yes you can. He's got a thing for gambling and is a professional at blackjack. The local casino is having a tournament tonight and I think the reigning champ should keep his title.” Fynn said with a grin. Speedy gave a similar smile as he lifted his sleeve and looked at the tattoo of his champion cards. “Great. But you're not driving your car that you came here with.” Fynn said as he walked towards the garage leaving Speedy with a confused look.
“W-what?! Why can't I use my Charger?! That's a family heirloom.” Speedy said as he quickly ran to Fynn.
“Because we're gonna fix it up for you. Right now you're gonna need something with some more class to get in. So I got you something that fits your peculiar…….taste.” Fynn said as he walked up to a tarped car. As Speedy walked up Fynn pulled off the tarp revealing a black 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner. Speedy looked at the car in awe as he looked it over. “440 cubic inch engine, custom pistol grip shifter, and a tracker chip in the transmission to know where you are in case shit goes down. The game starts in a hour and a half so hurry your ass and get dressed. The car will be waiting outside.”
Within a couple minutes Speedy left the mansion dressed in a tuxedo and took the Roadrunner to the local casino, Money Cent Casino. As he pulled up Fynn spoke to Speedy through his earpiece. “High Rise will be driving a lime green Porsche to the casino. It's his pride and joy and he uses it a lot.” Sure enough Speedy saw a lime green Porsche 911 in front of him as High Rise stepped out of the car and entered the casino as the valet drove the car away.
As the valet parked the Roadrunner Speedy entered the casino and looked for the sign up for the tournament. He soon found the receptionist who was handling sign in and gave her the enter cost and his name. He went to his spot at the table and waited until the casino founder arrived on a stage. He was a older unicorn wearing a golden tuxedo and held a microphone.
“Welcome competitors to our yearly blackjack tournament. As you know the best and richest ponies from Vanhoover to Las Pegasus compete for top place to see who is the best player in the world. And it looks like from this view our current record champion is in here tonight!” he said pointing to Speedy. Speedy grinned and stood up waving to the competitors who applauded him. As he sat down he noticed High Rise looking towards him with curiosity.
Hours have passed since the tournament started and now the finals have began with Speedy going against High Rise for the win. Most were shocked on how well both players have advanced through the rounds and how dedicated they were to winning. So far Speedy has earned almost ten million while High Rise has nine and a half million. Now it has came down to the final battle of the reigning champ versus the contender.
The pony running the table set down a set of cards at each player and set some flipped at his side. “Mr. Silverstreak. Your bet.” the pony said as Speedy placed a stack of one million on the table. “Mr. Rise. Your bet.” said the pony as High Rise put down the same amount. “Good. Let us begin.” he said as he flipped Speedy's cards. “Mr. Silverstreak. Fifteen. Hit or Stick?”
“Hit”
“Nineteen”
“Stick”
The pony then waved his hand over Speedy's cards then flipped High Rise’s cards. “Mr. Rise. Fourteen. Hit or stick?”
“Hit”
“Eighteen.”
“Hit.”
“Twenty two. Sorry sir but Mr. Silverstreak wins this round.” the pony said as the crowd applauded. “Place your bets gentlecolts.” he said as Speedy added another million to his pile while High Rise placed a half million. “Good. Let us begin the next round.” the pony said as he placed down cards and flipped Speedy's. “Nineteen. Hit or stick?”
“Stick.”
The pony flipped High Rise’s cards “Mr. Rise. Fifteen. Hit or stick?”
“Hit.”
“Twenty one you win.” the pony said as the crowd applauded again. High Rise pulled the pile to him as Speedy looked with a smile. “Place your bets geltlecolts.” the table pony said as the two grabbed their chips. Speedy placed five million down as High Rise added his to six. The pony placed down new cards while Speedy and High Rise exchanged confident looks. “Mr. Silverstreak. Eighteen. Hit or stick?”
“Hit.”
“Twenty. Hit or stick?”
“Stick.”
“Mr. Rise. Thirteen. Hit or stick?”
“Hit”
“Twenty. Hit or stick?”
“Stick.”
“Draw. No one wins.” The pony said as the crowd cheered. This went on for hours until both players have placed all their winnings for the final round. “Mr. Rise. Ten. Hit or stick?”
“Hit.”
“Thirteen. Hit or stick?”
“Hit.”
“Twenty. Hit or stick?”
“Stick.”
“Mr. Silverstreak. Eight. Hit or stick?”
Speedy looked at his five and three cards before making his decision. “Hit.”
The pony placed a seven down “Fifteen. Hit or stick?”
“Hit.”
The pony placed a four down. “Nineteen. Hit or stick?”
“Hit.”
The pony looked at him oddly. “Is this your final decision Mr. Silverstreak? This card may either make or break you sir.” Speedy nodded with a confident and determined smile. “Very well.” The pony placed a three card down and his eyes widen at the five card hand. “Twenty one……. BLACKJACK!” The pony said as the crowd cheered and clapped at Speedy's win. A five card win is rare with blackjack and mixed with the high number on the cards this was a good amount of luck.
The owner of the casino stepped out and shook Speedy's hand “Congratulations Mr. Silverstreak! You have won the Blackjack tournament and kept your title and record! We congratulate you sir!” he said as Speedy nodded. After the owner and most of the crowd left High Rise walked up to Speedy “Congratulations on winning the tournament. I've never seen anypony with that much dedication to this sport.”
Speedy gave a light hearted chuckle at High Rise’s comment. “Well it wasn't really hard to me. Plus…..” he said as he rolled up his shirt sleeve revealing his tattoo. The tattoo was a five gold playing cards numbering five, eight, four, two, and a ace. “Luck of the champ I guess. I actually came to Vanhoover looking for you good sir. I heard you have a…….. unique taste in young mares yes?” Speedy said whispering the last part. High Rise was confused until he thought what Speedy said through and smiled.
“Well Mr. Silverstreak. If you just follow me to my home I think I can show you what I have in stock.” High Rise said as he walked towards the main entrance with Speedy behind him. Both left the casino to see both the green Porsche and black Plymouth waiting for them. “Just follow me and we'll be there in no time.” High Rise said as he entered his sports car. Speedy got in his Roadrunner and followed High Rise out of the casino's parking lot but was unaware of a silver Renault watching nearby.
The drive was short to High Rise’s mansion but once they were there Speedy knew what had to be done to get Applebloom. The two walked in the main entrance to see a young filly waiting for them. “Ah my young daughter Ruby. Please lead this nice stallion to my office while I go get something.” High Rise said as Ruby nodded. While High Rise left into another room Ruby waved for Speedy to follow her upstairs. “I take it you are here to buy one of my fathers fillies sir?” Ruby said to Speedy which surprised him.
“In a ways young one. What makes you think I want a filly? Is he giving a daughter up for adoption?” Speedy said trying to give off a dumbfounded expression. Ruby looked up to give Speedy a deadpan look and spoke seriously to him.
“You can't fool me. I know you want a filly here. Plus that's the only reason anypony comes here. I just wonder how long it takes before he decides to sell me for loose change.” Ruby said as her serious expression soften to a saddened one. Speedy felt sad for the young girl and placed his hand on her shoulder as she looked up at him.
“Hey. In any case. I'm gonna be doing something that will solve all of this. Just if you hear a commotion coming from your father's office just go wait in the main area for me. Will you do that?” Speedy said with a reassuring smile. Ruby looked at him and nodded as they reached High Rise’s office. Speedy walked in as Ruby waited by the door until a knock from it came through. Ruby opened the door to have High Rise and a naked young filly with a bag over her head and her wrists tied in front of her by a rope.
“Thank you Ruby. Now go wait outside the office till we are done. I might need you after we are done here.” High Rise said as Ruby nodded and left. “Now Mr. Silverstreak. This here is my finest and best filly yet. She's from Ponyville and has a decent amount of meat and good curves to her.” he said as he grabbed the fillys right breast making her grunt. “She's also a relative to the Element of Honesty as well.” he said as he pulled off the bag revealing Appleblooms face. Speedy looked at Applebloom with surprise and walked towards her pretending to be curious. “Now normally I would be saying a hundred thousand but granted you beat me today I'll lower it to seventy five thousand. What do you say?”
Speedy walked up to Applebloom and noticed all the bruises and cuts on her face and body and rubbed her cheek. “I say this.” Speedy said as he pulled out his Colt and quickly fired at High Rise hitting him between the eyes. The force from the bullet pushed High Rises body towards and out the window with a crash. Speedy looked out the window shards to see High Rises body on the ground with a pool of blood around him. Speedy grinned as he turned around and walked to a shocked Applebloom and undid her bindings. “I'm getting you out of here Applebloom. I've been traveling Equestria to find you and your friends. I so far have Scootaloo and I'm here to save you and Ruby.”
Applebloom looked at Speedy with wide eyes then at the window and passed out in Speedy's arms. Speedy quickly caught her and sat her in a chair as he pulled out his phone and called Fynn. After a few minutes Fynn and his men arrived as Celestia's sun peeked over the horizon and enters the house. “Well……” Fynn said looking down at High Rises body from his office “That's one way to solve this I guess.”
“I had to do it. The poor bastard was even planning to rape his own daughter.” Speedy said as he watched Fynns men carry a clothed and unconscious Applebloom out of the office. “How many fillies and mare did he have Fynn?”
Fynn sighed and muttered something in Germane. “Maybe a dozen or two. But the arschloch got what he deserved in the end. For Celestia sake Speedy this is arschloch had his men watch his daughters every move.” Fynn looked back at High Rise’s body as he started seeing flies from around him.
“Selbst im Tod wirst du nicht gesegnet sein”
“What does that mean Fynn?” Speedy said to his Germane friend.
“I'll tell you later. But now I want to get young Apfelbloom back home. Say where is young Ruby?” Fynn said as he looked around. True enough both Speedy and Fynn haven't heard from Ruby yet. A commotion from downstairs got the two's attention and they ran down to see Fynns men on the floor as the silver Renault sped away with Ruby inside.
“Shit! I got her!” Speedy said as he got in the Roadrunner and chased after them. He soon caught up with the silver race car as it weaved through traffic but the Plymouth’s speed and power had it keep up with it. Soon the race car sped around a group of stopped cars and entered a underpass while blocking off Speedy. The earth pony slammed the brakes and drove around the cars to enter the underpass hoping to not lose the car. As he drove down he stopped to see the car aimed towards him with a familiar zebra looking at him. “Xander…..” Speedy muttered as he revved the car's engine.
Xander looked back and revved his cars engine as well. Speedy put the car in gear and did a burnout as Xander revved his car louder. Soon both cars took off towards each other at high speed hoping to wreck and kill the other driver. As they got close though Speedy remembered Ruby in the car and swerved at the last second. Unfortunately he couldn't move fast enough and crashed into the drivers side of the front of Xanders car totaling both cars at once. Xander groaned and cracked his neck to see Speedy lying over his steering wheel and got out of his car. As he got out Speedy regained consciousness and crawled out the passenger door coughing. As he stood up Speedy looked at the zebra and spat blood “Xander……. Thought you were dead.”
“I thought the same for you Speedy. But clearly were both full of surprises.”
Speedy looked at the wreaks and saw the chassis of the once Renault “Reinforced your chassis. Like going into a ring with weighted gloves.” Xander scoffed and pulled out his gun.
“Yeah but it only takes a bullet to kill a pony.” but just as ye was about to fire two SUVs pulled up and armed ponies came out firing rifles towards Xander who fired back. As Xander ran off Fynn arrived and walked passed Speedy and checked in the cars to see Ruby unconscious with some blood coming out of her nose. Fynn muttered and looked back at Speedy “Who the fuck was that?!”
Back at Fynns mansion Speedy sat in the infirmary putting a ice pack on the back of his neck while nursing a beer in his hand while Fynn paced in front of him. “So……” Fynn finally said “This zebra is a old enemy of yours named Xander from the Zebra lands. He's skilled in the highest trained combat there and you believed he was dead all this time. Except he is not dead and is currently working for the enemy as a mercenary focusing on tötung anypony who gets in the way?”
“ That's about it in a nutshell” Speedy said sipping his beer “That fucker is dangerous and squirrelly. There was a reason the Zebra communism only used him when necessary. The Republic of Zebracia and the Equestrian Marines marked him as a trump card that needed to be burned. I was sure that I killed that fucker when I put a bullet into his head.” Speedy looked at the beer and clenched his hand into a fist crushing the can and threw it in rage “MOTHERFUCKER!”
Fynn went to his friend and calmed him down and sat next to him. “Don't let the past cause drama in the present. We'll get him and make him pay for his verbrechen once and for all. Der Feind stirbt nie mit Ehre.Nur durch sein Blut wird der Held Frieden bringen.”
“Please for the love of fuck stop speaking Germane for a bit please. What about Applebloom and Ruby?” Speedy said resting his forehead on his knuckles. Fynn got up and walked towards a nearby table and looked at some files left there. “Miss Ruby suffered from a broken nose and a chipped horn but she'll live. Young Bloom had multiple cuts and bruises on her face and body, no doubt High Rise. But otherwise she only suffered from shock. She's up and with her friend now.” Fynn turned around and looked at the Marine and gave him a comforting look.
“They'll be okay. You should get some rest Speedy and wait till later to get the last one. I know you want to get her ASAP but you need your rest and overworking would just hurt you and others around you. Now go back to your suite and rest.” As Speedy walked to the door Fynn gave out a light cough. “You'll be glad to know that I got in contact with young Star's family. They'll be retrieving her soon. I've also taken consideration and decided to raise young Ruby as my daughter. The local Polizei were willing to let me since my reputation and all the work we have done with them. You should be proud Speedy.” Speedy gave Fynn a smile and left as the Germane stallion continued his work.
As Speedy entered his room he was tackled into a hug by Scootaloo and Applebloom and landed on the floor. “Thank you so much for bring back Applebloom Speedy!” Scootaloo said as he hugged her blue hero. “Ya. Thanks again mister for savin us.” Applebloom said as he hugged tighter. Speedy's face turned a darker blue to the strong fillies bear hug and pushed at their sides. “Girls…… can't breathe…… bruised ribs……..” The two caught on and let go causing Speedy to cough a few times. “You two are welcome. Just doing my civic duty of killing and maiming rapists and saving young fillies.” which caused the two to roll their eyes before tackling Speedy in a hug again.
Meanwhile
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S DEAD?!”
“First off: do that again and I'll strangle you with your own tongue. Second: he is dead. You really can't survive a forty five caliber bullet to the brain and a seventy foot drop to the concrete.” Xander said rubbing his temples. Since their confrontation Xander escaped and returned to the Rise mansion and stole some of the weapons, High Rises orange McLaren P1, and is currently driving out of Vanhoover. The portly stallion on the other end of the call was red with fury upon discovering his clients and businesses are dropping like flies.
“Look. You have one more chance to redeem yourself Xander. Aldo recently got a large amount of money from his…...ugh…..onion farm and is currently en route to Las Pegasus to gamble it. You will protect him at all costs and his little bitch and daughter. He'll have his other bird friends with him so they'll help out as much as they can but don't trust them. If you fail this you won't be paid and your little revenge plot will be nothing but fantasy.” The call went silent as Xander groaned in annoyance.
“I hate my job.”
Back in Vanhoover
“His name is Aldo and reins from south Griffonstone. Your plan to buy out his land has worked and as of now he's on his way to Las Pegasus to gamble it. Luckily our inside man Godot has let us know that he is staying at my casino and that young Sweetie Belle has a daughter named Melody. I can have the staff keep us updated and if possible rig the games to make him lose everything. Also I'm upgrading your weapons and giving you a new car. That Roadrunner costed me a quarter million Speedy.” Fynn said as the duo walked to the underground armory.
The armory itself was a large bunker containing anything ranging from guns and missiles to special military vehicles and a mobile operations semi. The semi itself was a armored Freightliner while the trailer contained housing accommodations and a weapon, armor and vehicle workshop. Through the back door the two saw Speedy's Charger currently in parts while the workers fixed tue parts and added new ones. “The Python please.” Fynn said reaching out his hand to Speedy. Speedy upholstered his Colt and gave it to Fynn, who gave it to a worker who walked away.
“I'm giving you two powerful hand cannons to keep on you at all times. A Smith and Wesson five hundred revolver and a Desert Eagle semi automatic pistol. Both are fifty caliber handguns meant for destruction. Also we have a reserve of explosive tipped bullets in the glovebox of your current car.” Fynn said giving the revolver and pistol to Speedy and walked to the vehicle storage area. Fynn stopped in front of a supercharged white 1968 Pontiac Firebird. “Please for Faust sake not wreak this one. Also young Applebloom will be accompanying you in Las Pegasus. Las Pegasus Days is this weekend and I'm planning on hosting a party that day. That will be your only chance to get rid of Aldo and retrieve young Belle and her child.”
Speedy nodded as he took the keys for the hot rod and put them in his pocket. “Now go get some sleep. Your leaving with young Bloom after breakfast tomorrow.” Fynn said pushing Speedy away. After a few minutes of walking Speedy returned to his suite to see Scootaloo and Applebloom sleeping in his bed. As Speedy grabbed a blanket and prepared to sleep on the couch Applebloom woke up and spoke quietly to him. “Scoots and I wanted y'all to sleep with us. It makes us feel safe that your here with us. Plus Fynn said we'll be posing as a fancy young couple so might as well fit the part.” she said half joking the last bit. Speedy thought about it and decided to share the bed with the two. Soon all three were in the queen size bed with Speedy in the middle of the two while they cuddled up next to him.
As the Firebird left Vanhoover with it's two occupants Speedy and Applebloom hoped that Sweetie Belle would be in Las Pegasus. As miles of the Equestrian highway passed by as Speedy eagerly drove them closer to their goal. Apple Bloom, drowsy from the long drive leaned back in her seat and dozed peacefully. Soon passing Canterlot Mountain and a glance towards Ponyville the highway passed near the Everfree Forest, unaware of a old black Chevy van nearing them.The highway was where Onyx caught up to them and rammed Speedy's car from behind. It took several seconds for Speedy to realize what had happened. There was a crash of metal and glass filled the air. His car was lifted into the air as the other vehicle slammed into his with enough force to flip his car off the road. He could see the ground blur from the sickening movement before the front of his own car met a tree, and for a few moments all was black. As the two occupants were knocked out three ponies left the van and pulled them out of the now flaming wreck. Two started to tie them up while one watched the highway for any witnesses.
Sometime later “Wow!” Speedy’s eyes drifted open at the sound of the voice. A black stallion smiled in mock pleasantness as he looked out over the fiery carnage that had been Speedy’s car. The three stallions close by. A white one and a brown one right next to him, and a black one up on the highway looking down. “It’s really a shame. It was a nice car.” He laughed, making Speedy scowl in disgust.
Speedy knew immediately that he was restrained. His hands were tied behind him; tied very professionally, he noted. The stallion, who Speedy recognized as Onyx, confidently strode down into the ditch alongside the highway, and stood next to another form that Speedy hadn’t noticed at first.
Speedy felt the familiar burn of rage in his chest. He knew these three. Seeing Onyx’s cruel face, he remembered the sister that they had raped, the parents and brother that they had killed. His hands yanked at the ropes around his wrists, his blood boiling. By the time all of this was over, Speedy decided that there needed to be three more corpses in the world.
Apple Bloom had been similarly tied up as him, and he could see her shaking slightly as Onyx drew close, but she maintained a fierce gaze. Onyx grinned at her, but he approached Speedy first. “Well, doesn’t this bring back memories. Speedy, right? They told me your name, and I’ll admit I didn’t recognize it.” Onyx pointed at him, “I know that face though. The resemblance is incredible. That’s how your brother looked at me about a minute before he bled out.” Speedy glared up in poorly contained rage, and Onyx laughed at the look Speedy was giving him.
“Anger, I love it! It’s a more fierce reaction than what you mother gave. She just sobbed if I recall.” Onyx smiled nostalgically. It took everything in Speedy’s power to stay still. It wouldn’t do him any good to get killed before he had a chance to break free. So in spite of how furious he felt, he stayed still, but he met Onyx’s eyes with all the intensity he could manage. “A mare’s throat always feels better when they’re crying. That look though,” He said, referring to Speedy again, “That’s more like what your cutie of a sister gave. Not quite as hot, but I made due.” Onyx laughed, and turned his attention to Apple Bloom.
Speedy noticed that the other two, Umber and Tinker, were concentrated on their boss, and he subtly knelt backwards and felt along the ground until his fingers were cut slightly on a jagged piece of broken glass from the crash. His fury completely dulled the pain as he began using it to saw through his bonds. Onyx leaned down to look at Apple Bloom, a light of recognition in his eyes.
“Well well, it’s been a while Sweetheart.” He cupped a palm onto her cheek but she ripped her face away quickly. Onyx chuckled and knelt on the ground next to her ripping off her shirt and bra and reached a hand down to fondle her breast, his other hand holding her shoulder to prevent her from shaking lose. She fought to pull her hands free. “I’m surprised to see you again. Running off from your new home like that? I thought I trained my little ones better than that.”
“Get your hands off of me. I’m a might bigger than I was last time.” Apple Bloom hissed. Onyx raised an eyebrow and smiled. He cupped his hand fully around her breast and replied.
“Hm, yeah I can feel that, you should….” Apple Bloom’s head smashed into his nose while he was talking, sending fountains of blood gushing onto the ground. Now! Speedy thought, cutting through the last of his rope. The other two were still stunned from the shock of what Apple Bloom had done and didn’t see him rise. He slit Tinker’s throat before he could react. Umber turned and saw what happened. With a roar, he slammed into Speedy, knocking him to the ground. His hand gripped the one Speedy held the glass in, and he moved his other hand to strangle him.
Onyx tried to rise from the ground, but Apple Bloom held him there, her legs wrapped around his throat, stunning him. He trashed viciously but was unable to break free. “What’s it like to feel helpless? Answer me you bastard!” She screamed at him, watching his face turn red from lack of oxygen.
Speedy was struggling for air himself, unable to break Umber’s strong grip. Thinking fast, he brought his knee up between Umber’s legs, and the stallion fell to the side with a pained wheeze. With Speedy’s arm now free, the glass shard buried itself in Umber’s exposed neck. Lifting himself up, he sprinted over to where Apple Bloom had Onyx restrained.
“Hurry up, I can’t hold him when I’m tied up like this.” Apple Bloom managed to say, her teeth gritted as she struggled to keep a hold of Onyx’s neck. There was a flash of light as the glass slashed downward, and soon the struggling stopped. Speedy stood and took in breaths as he watched Onyx. The stallion stood and looked down at the gash that ran down his chest until he coughed up blood and his intestines fell out the cut. Speedy looked away and walked towards Applebloom and set her free from her binds.
“Thanks” Applebloom said as she stood up, only for Speedy to take off his shirt. “Uh…… whatcha doin?” the young mare asked. Speedy pointed at her causing Bloom to look down at her exposed cleavage. With a embarrassed chuckle she took the shirt and put it on “Right. Thanks” she said as she tucked the shit in. The two then walked towards the van to take anything useful. The two walked away down the road from the accident as sirens were heard in the distance.
The two walked for hours into the night eventually stopping at a roadside diner near Appleloosa. Stopping for a break Applebloom went into the bathroom while Speedy got a table and found a payphone. Applebloom came out to see Speedy hang up the payphone “Fynn will be by in a few hours with the rig to get us. I had to call cause my phone was in the dashboard when the car wrecked. So we got time to eat and rest till then. Still got my wallet” Speedy said as he sat at the table.
As Applebloom sat down a waiter got both their orders and left them with waters. As Speedy drank his water the farm mare spoke up. “So how did you know about those three? The looks you were giving and everything Onyx said showed you know each other.” Speedy sighed and set his glass down. “Yes I knew them Applebloom. Back when I was around your age, maybe a bit younger, they broke into my house and harmed my family. After we hid my little sister I had to watch in horror as those three raped my older sister and mother.”
“My sister put up a fight but was unsuccessful as she was forced down onto her bed and raped. I thought my mom would fight Onyx but….. she just shut down and let him have his way. She didn't even fight him when he stripped her. Around halfway through my brother arrived and heard the commotion. He fought them but failed as Thumper stabbed him in the chest then in the eye. I watched as my brother laid on the ground in a pool of his own blood with a knife in his eye.”
“Once they were done Onyx pulled out a pistol and said there needed to be no witnesses. He shot my mom in the head and put one in my brother just in case then aimed at my sister. Before he could fire I tackled him and took the gun away from him. I shot the two lakeys and aimed at Onyx held them at gunpoint till the police arrived. The trio was sent to prison but after a few years I learned they escaped after they raped a few female guards. This was after I joined the Marines and requested to return as soon as possible to protect my family.”
“My sister's are in Canterlot under protection by the Royal Sister's while I help Fynn with saving sex slaves. Fynn wants me to retire and try to live a peaceful life. But I won't stop till I know I made a impact on Equestria.” Applebloom sat in awe as Speedy told his story about the past. Soon their meals arrived and were soon gone as the two ate and waited for Fynn to arrive. After a few hours the armored semi arrived and Fynn stepped out. “You two are staying with me till we get to Las Pegasus. I'm tired of you almost being killed and you losing cars!” Fynn said irritated as he got back in.
As the two settled into the rigs sleeping quarters Applebloom looked over at Speedy who was laying in his bunk. “Hey Speedy?” the farmer said. “Could I…… could ah sleep with you tonight? I'm just…..” Applebloom didn't need to finish as Speedy lifted the covers and patted the bunk. Applebloom walked over and lied down next to Speedy as he placed the covers back on. As Speedy fell asleep the young mare then wrapped her arms around the taller stallion and held him close to her. As Applebloom traced her fingers along his muscles she felt safe being next to him as the rig drove through the night towards Las Pegasus.
Speedy woke up as he heard whimpering. Still sleepy, he opened his eyes, noticing it came from Apple Bloom, trembling in her sleep. “No…” She cried with a scared expression. He wrapped an arm around her. “Shh, nopony’s gonna harm you anymore.” The stallion cleared his throat and started to sing in a soft voice.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star How I wonder what you are Up above the World so High Like a Diamond in the Sky When the blazing Sun is gone When there nothing shines upon Then you show your little light
Twinkle twinkle all the night Then the traveler in the dark Thanks you for your little spark He could not see which way to go If you did not twinkle so When the blazing Sun is gone When there nothing shines upon Though I know not what you are Twinkle twinkle little star
As soon as he had finished, the mare stopped to whimper, sleeping peacefully again. Speedy let a tear escape, his mother used to sing this when he was a colt, briefly looking out of the window, admiring the stars. His mother had always been so caring, she hadn’t deserved such a fate. He then looked at the sleeping pony, stroking gently her mane. “I will not fail you.” The stallion whispered. With a sigh, he soon fell asleep. Both couldn’t tell how much they had slept before a loud bang tore them out of their sleep. “What was that?” Apple Bloom asked scared.
“I don’t know, stay behind me.” He replied as he watched out of the window, noticing that smoke came from the front of the truck. “You gotta be kidding me!” They heard Fynn yell in surprise and anger. A few seconds later, the stallion walked into their room. “Sorry guys, for some reason, the engine overheated. Can you take a look?” Speedy yawned. “Sure, but tomorrow please, not in the middle of the night.”
“Natürlich, we managed to pull up at a resting place.”
“Okay.” With that, the two went to bed again. The blue pony woke up in the morning as a delicious smell entered his nose. “Good morning, Speedy, Ah made ya breakfast.” Apple Bloom walked in with a breakfast board, on it a bowl of oatmeal and a glass of juice. He smiled. “Thank you, but would not have been necessary.” Nevertheless, he enjoyed it clearly as he smiled while eating and drinking.
“It’s to show you my gratitude for saving me. If you hadn’t come, some other pony had taken me…”She shuddered. “If you don’t mind, how are your sisters?” Speedy took a deep breath, his expression went neutral, making her fearing that she had upset him. “They're great.” He smiled weakly. “And proud of what I’m doing. In fact, you and your friends kinda remind me of them.”
“Ah do?” She asked curious.
“Yeah. My younger sister, Shinelight, is a unicorn with dark blue mane, blue eyes and a silver heart surrounded by a platinum flower as cutie mark, being friendly and politely, always ready to help. Her and my older sister is a Pegasus, called Passion. She has a dark pink coat, magenta mane and tail, the former tied into a ponytail and also blue eyes. She’s wants to keep Shinelight safe and sound but is as friendly and polite as her.”
“Do you think Ah could meet them?” This surprised Speedy a bit and he putted a hand to his chin. “Well, as I mentioned before, they are under Royal protection, but I think that can be arranged.”
“Okay.” Apple Bloom replied, “I think your mother would be proud of you and so would be your father.” As those words left her mouth, the stallion lowered his head. “Ah’m sorry if Ah woke bad memories.” The mare lowered her head in guilt.
Her friend then looked her into the eyes with a light smile. “It’s okay. Ma never told me about my father, I guess he died or left her but it seemed to affected her hard, not wanting that she would lose us too. When Onyx came, I guess she was too shocked to do anything. I don’t blame her.”
“Ah also never knew my parents. But say, do you have a marefriend? Ah mean a muscular, known stallion like you must get a lot of attention from mares. No offense.”
Speedy blushed slightly. “It’s fine. I do get a lot of attention but I’m not really social or have many friends. If I get a marefriend than rather after this is all over, I don’t want to pull someone innocent into the underground.” Upon mentioning the last word, the yellow pony started to tremble.
“Ah had a nightmare tonight. S-some goons chased us and k-killed you, having been ordered to recapture me and my friends.” She told with a shaking voice, only to be hugged by the blue Earth pony.
“Don’t worry, I won’t let that happen. Besides, you either have to be very stupid to have a really good team to mess with Fynn’s security.” He assured her in a calming voice and she smiled again.
“Yeah…You know, your first name reminds me of Speedy Gonzales.” That caused the young stallion to chuckle. “It was my nickname in the military. Now, let’s see what we can do about the engine.”
Apple Bloom made a playful salute. “Yes, sir!” They got outside as Fynn suddenly stopped them. “We got company!” And pointed to a black Ford Mustang that pulled up. The windows were tinted, making it impossible to see who was inside, but it looked like an undercover police car.
But Speedy didn’t take any risks and turned to Apple Bloom. “Stay behind me.” She nodded in response, trembling slightly as he drew a Magnum revolver and took cover behind the truck with Fynn as the car came to a stop.
Three ponies stepped out, they all wore dark trench-coats, shades, silver street jewellery and sheer-black gloves tipped with small metal claws. As Speedy peeked around the corner, he could see one of them was a bat pony wearing a high collar, the other a Pegasus with a feather boa and a unicorn with a grey scarf.
They looked like mercenaries or like a gang, making Speedy suspect these could be sent by Sweetie Belle’s owner to eliminate him before he could reach her or the owner of Scootaloo, maybe even Xander. The sight of them put him on edge.
Then again, they wouldn’t be so stupid to approach casual and in the early morning. “Stay where you are!” He yelled, aiming his revolver at them, they stopped and calmly raised their hands. “Relax, we mean no harm.” The grey stallion replied, sounding very relaxed. His voice was familiar to Apple Bloom but she couldn’t tell.
“Why should I trust you?” The blue stallion countered. “If we would, you'd probably be dead by now.” The bat pony replied and Apple Bloom started to realize why the voice was so familiar.
“Uncle Midnight!” She exclaimed and ran towards him to hug him, causing to smile, much to Speedy’s confusion. “Hey, Apple Bloom, I can’t say how happy I am to see you again.”
“Ah missed ya!” She exclaimed with a happy voice, crying tears of joy. He returned the hug. “I'm so sorry, Little Bloom, for everything you've been through. I couldn't stop it from happening but I swear, we will put an end to it.”
“Uhh, can somepony tell me what the hell going on?” The blue stallion asked in confusion, having his gun lowered. “Sure, Speedy.” Fynn then looked at the unicorn. “Fletcher Fray, it’ nice to see you again.” Fray smiled. “Likewise.”
“You know each other?” Speedy asked his friend. “Ja, kind of a long story. I tell you in the truck, okay?”While being confused, Speedy replied, “Fine.” After getting comfortable, the three ponies took their sunglasses off, revealing their eyes.
The Pegasus was a mare with fiery navy-blue coat with matching eyes and flowing silver mane and a very muscular build. She wasn’t gigantic but Speedy could definitely tell she worked out a lot from a mere glance. Fletcher had a long blonde mane, light blue eyes, fluctuating like water and a leaf-green coat. He was muscular, though not as much as the Pegasus, somewhat slender and slightly more youthful than most ponies who wore garb like his.
The bat pony had pure-white eyes and matching eyes, being of a muscular build Speedy had seen many things, but pupil less eyes were new to him that that started him slightly but did not show it. “May I introduce: Midnight Blade.” Fynn pointed to the grey stallion who gave a wave, “White Wolf,” The mare nodded,” And Fletcher Fray.” The unicorn also waved.
“Okay, Fynn, how do you know Fletcher, and what are you doing here?” Speedy asked, slightly nervous. “Well, Fletcher is a member of the Armbrust household, one of the most well-known and respected households of Germaney. At least it was 1000 years ago, but my ancestors were good friends. I like it to keep it that way.” Midnight continued, “As for why we are here, do you know Derpy Hooves?”
“Of course I do, quite a friendly mare and caring mother.” Speedy replied. “You see, a few years back before Apple Bloom got kidnapped, Derpy’s daughter Dinky went missing. Fletcher got dispatched to find her, befriending her in the process. After he returned, we also befriended the CMC.”
Ah, yes. There was something. The blue stallion thought, due his work, he barely had time to read or listen to news but heard faintly heard of it. “You’re the specialists of the Royal Guard, the Eternal Knights, correct?” He asked.
“That’s right. After this event, we helped the local police forces to take down sex slave rings as you did.”
“Then what took you so long?” The yellow mare asked. “Well, Apple Bloom, we actually responded quickly to your kidnapping but Onyx was really good in hiding his tracks, I give him that. When we found you, the chief gave the permission too late. It came when Onyx had already sold you and your friends.” The grey stallion told with regret in his voice, head lowered.
“This lowered our trust in the police force. Then, sometime later, Onyx kidnapped Dinky, Tootsie, Ruby and Noi.” Apple Bloom’s eyes went wide in fear. “Please don’t tell me-“ Midnight putted a hand on her shoulder with a smile.
“No need to worry. This time, we didn’t wait for permission and saved them before Onyx could do anything with them.”
“Despite our best efforts, he and his friends managed to escape. We also got banned to work with the police. Is actually better, we like to be on our own anyway. But I won’t forget the scared faces of Dinky and her friends.” Fletcher shivered.
“And while we had loved to get our hands on Onyx and his buyers, we are grateful you already took care of them.”
“So I guess you are here to bring them home once this is all over?” Speedy concluded. “Yes and to help you. As you know, Sweetie Belle and her owner will be at the Las Pegasus Days Festival. It is highly likely that Aldo knows of your attempts in freeing Apple Bloom and Scootaloo and has high security around her. Now, you may be strong but just because of that, you can’t win every fight. And there will probably a lot of other bad guys too. As we are experts in stealth and in combat, we thought we should back you up.” Midnight explained.
“Okay and what do you have?” In response, Midnight made a swift move with his right arm and a blade extended from his elbow. Fletcher did the same and a Swiss army knife like device flipped from his wrist and fell into his hand into a swift motion, revealing it to be a bow.
The time it took Speedy to blink, Wolf stood in front of him with a knife close to his throat. “Does that answer your question?” She asked. The blue stallion replied without fear, “Neat.”
The mare slowly grinned, and he noticed she had fangs. “You got guts, I like you.” Then she putted the knife back in a holster attached to her sleeve. “But first, let's repair the engine.” Apple Bloom suggested and the others nodded. Speedy and Fletcher took a look at it, surprised at what they saw. “The radiator’s broken? How did that happen?” Fray wondered.
“It’s nothing we can fix.” Speedy replied confident. After half an hour, the radiator was fixed and the truck ready to go. “You can store your car in my vehicle workshop. “ Fynn offered his old friend. “Thank you.” The unicorn turned to the Mustang. “Nanny, would you be so kind?”
“Of course, master Fletcher.” A robotic but feminine voice replied from the car and it drove independent into the vehicle workshop of the truck, much to Speedy’s surprise.
‘Those Germanes are full of surprises.’ The blue stallion thought, having heard of AL cars but never expected to see one, being kinda fascinated by it. Then they discussed how they should rescue Sweetie Belle and her daughter. “As there will be high security, I suggest we do it stealthy.” The bat pony suggested.
“Of course, I'll work to make him lose his money and pretend to be interested, like I did with Apple Bloom.” Speedy replied.
“Good idea. If he shouldn’t respond, we can locate the room she is held in.” Fletcher added.
“Yes, staying in the shadows. Maybe we could pretend to be waiters and manipulate the game so you win.” Wolf said as she tried to get up with an idea. “That could work.” Fynn liked it, smiling.
“Can Ah help you?” The yellow mare asked, catching everypony off guard. “I appreciate your eagerness to help, Apple Bloom, but it could be too dangerous for you.” Midnight told with concern.
“Ya think I don't know that?! Me and Speedy have already killed three of the bastards! What's a few more?!” Midnight, Wolf and Fletcher glanced at each other. Bloom took a deep breath and spoke sincerely.
“Please...ya gotta' let me do this. Sweetie and Scootaloo are mah best friends! We grew up together, we did everything together and...and we went through the same hell together...and we promised it would stay that way. “Her voice cracked, gritting her teeth and clenching her fist as memories of their torment flooded back. “But now I'm free and Sweetie is still a prisoner. While we talk, she's probably being put through things ah can't even think about let alone describe! She hasn't seen a friendly face since we all got kidnapped more than five years ago! If we rescue her...Ah want to be there when she's free. Ah need to be there.” Her expression was determined.
The blue stallion gave her a slight smile and sighed. “Alright, I’m sure we can think of something.”
“And for the love of Faust, don’t exaggerate it!” Fynn warned. Speedy chuckled. “Of course, my friend. But one thing’s for sure, this all will end tonight. Las Pegasus, here we come!”