> Dishonored magic
>  by Blacklight Brony
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> Life, death and powers
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My name is John Mavericks. I live in dunwall a city where a plague killed over half the citizens. Weepers pop up every once and a while, but it’s been almost two hundred years since the rat plague. Right now I’m nine years old. I live happily with my mom and dad. I have a friend that lives two blocks away from me. My mom showed me my family tree. They were all swords men and they are all great at parkour. I was taught how to use a sword effectively and taught parkour effectively. I use parkour any time I can. Right now I’m “walking” to school when I saw my friend “walking” to school.

“See that you do the same as me.” My statement cause him to trip on the roof. He slides down the roof. If he falls he dies. I grab his leg and pull him up. “Come one. You don’t die now. Do that after school.” We laugh together and continue running. We make it to school and walk in.

We are what people call prodigies, people that are smarter than the rest. We are in twelfth grade. People are surprised when we walk in. We’re so young. First period is chemistry. Today we are learning about the periodic table. I’ve already memorized half. My friend Memrised it all. I’m to lazy to memorize it all. I forgot to mention it’s 2017 and it’s November. Second period is P.E. and it is an obstacle course. My friend and I do the obstacle course twenty times. After that we do one hundred laps. He falls over and goes unconscious. I run to him. I place my hand on his forehead. He’s burning up. “Someone get the nurse or call his mom! He’s sick!” The nurse comes over and his parents fallow suit. He has a cold. I honestly thought he had a fever. I continue knowing that he’s fine only a little sick. Next period is history. We learn about Corvo’s betrayal from the spymaster and Emily’s downfall from Delilah copperspoon. To be honest Corvo is my hero. He never killed anyone even when he was framed for the murder of the empress. Forth period is math. I fell asleep because I already learned it. I was awoken by a police officer.

“Son you need to come with me.” He has a sad look on his face. He’s hiding something, but what. “It concerns your parents. Something happened and... they wanted to give you something that we have. Last thing I’m so sorry for what happened. We couldn’t get there fast enough.”

I began to tear up. “What happened? Please tell me.” I ask. I look at everyone and they look confused.

“Someone wanted them gone. There... there... we found them dead. They where murdered.” My heart sank so for down I couldn’t cry. I couldn’t talk. All I could only follow him. I walk into the police station and see what they left for me. It was a chest. It had some weird carvings on it. I opened the chest and I was surprised. All this stuff should be in a museum. It had a note on the lid. It was from mom.

‘Dear John,

If your wondering why we have this. You might be shocked. We are descendents of the lord protector Corvo Atono. We love you and be careful. Bring the one that killed us to justice. Don’t paint the blade with incident blood. Kill only if needed. Make us proud. Protect the ones that can’t protect them selves.

Love,
Mom’

I took out the cloak and put it on. I now noticed the camera crew. I pay no attention to them. I pull out the cross bow Emily used during the Delilah takeover. The cloak was from when Corvo was blamed. There is a holster under the cloak. I pull out the sword and it was folded. I placed it in it’s respective holster. I pull a desert eagle. It was dad’s. Last I pull out the mask. An audible gasp from the camera crew and reporter. I noticed the book at the bottom. I saw a hook on the belt. The rest of the clothing was in the chest. I place the mask down and stare at it. It was the missing family tree book. There was a page marked. It was when the Kaldwin became the Mavericks. One of our decedents had two children. I showed it to the police officer. He was shock. He showed it to the camera men. Another audible gasp was heard. The officer put his hand on the mask. He placed something on it and I pretend not to notice. I place the mask on my face and grab the chest. I walk into the bathroom. I walk out with the rest of the gear. I was instructed to stay in the police station so no one would attempt to kill me. I comply and follow him into a cell. I fall fast asleep.

I wake up in a distorted world. I'm on a ledge but there’s no ground. I walk forward and walk under an arch. A man in a black suit steps in front of me.

“My dear John. It’s nice to see the descendants of old friends. I will give you a gift unfortunately there are no more runes in Dunwall so I’ll give you the power.” The strang man said.

“Who are you and where are we?” I ask frantically looking for a way out.

“I’m the Outsider and we’re in the void. The powers I give you are blink, a teleportation ability. Next is wind shield, the ability will stop projectiles and when stopped it will launch it back or away depending where you point your hand. Next is wind blast, shot a strong wind to throw your enemies into a wall or away from you. Next is shadow walk, turn into a shadow and be more stealthy. Next is pull, pull your enemies to you or combine it with wind blast to lift them into the air or pin them against the wall. Last is bend time, stop time for a minute or until you stop it. The mark will appear after you awake.” The world fades and I wake up.

The color and feel of the bed. The officer walks in and my hand starts to burn. I feel myself lift off the ground. I clench my wrist. The sensation feels horrible yet great. It ends and I fall to the ground. I look up to see the officer in awe. I smile and walk around him. I walk out to find the one who killed my parents. I use blink to get to the rooftops and run. This is only the beginning.
> Justice and a new word
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It’s been four years since my parents murder. My friend and his family have also met the same fate as my parents. I found the son of a bitch who killed them. It was the spymaster. It is always them. I was wasn’t supposed to die.they thought I wasn’t a threat. Well they were wrong. I’ll kill them. My intel said he orders others to death be cause they can foil there plan to takeover. I got the lead after questioning one of the executioners.

I can’t stay in plain sight or use my name. I stayed on the rooftops. I’m still the defendant of Corvo and I’ll make sure no one innocent dies. Not anymore innocent deaths. It’s time to kill the son of a bitch who killed my family. The time to strike is now.

I put on the mask as I see the car pull up. There are people in the way. A walker steps in front of them and launches a incendiary arrow at them. Two run towards the wall of light and turns to ash. I run along the rooftops until I jump a second jump on the roof. I scouted the area to find any patrols that might get in the way. 

I find a loan guard on a balcony. I use to blink get above him. I spin my sword so it’s in a reverse grip. I jump down and stab him in the shoulder. It cuts a vital vain in half and he dies instantly. I lay him on the ground and he hits with a muffled thud. I find the door that leads to the spymaster. I peek in the key hole. 

They noticed me, but I got there confession on video. I left the object on my mask on. After this I’m taking it off. I use wind blast to shader the door. One guard swings at me and I grabbed his hand. I grappled him and cut his throat open.  I punch the other guard. I spin him around while he was still in a daze. I stab him in the back and the spymaster runs away. 

I follow suit and kick his door open. He calls his guards and three shots ring through out the building. I use bend time by swiping my hand in the air like I’m cleaning a window. Time stops as the bullets are about to hit me. I walk out of the line of fire while pulling out my cross bow. I shoot three times at the three guards necks. I was lucky that it was self loading. Time resumes and the bolts hit their necks. 

I walk to the spymaster and grab him by the collar. I slice his throat open. Guards burst open the door. I use blink to burst through the glass and on to the street. 

Two walkers approach me. I ready  wind shield to catch the arrow. They fire their arrows and I catch them only to launch it back at them. I take off the object and I was right to thank it was a small camera. 

I threw it down and a another walker silently walks behind me. I try to walk away but the incendiary arrow hits the ground and all I see is white.

I open my eyes to see a beach and the Outsider waiting. “Good your a wake.” He said in a amused tone. “I sent you here to do what you did in Dunwall. I want you to do good. Oh, and try not to kill anyone. Alright. I gave you new powers. One is far reach and the other is doppelgänger. You have these powers. Use them well.” After finishing that he disappears. I see a city and it’s not Dunwall. I walk in gaining weird looks from the occupants. They all have fur and muzzles. This confuses me so much my head hurts. What makes it hurt worse is that some have horns and others have wings.

I see a crowd of armed people. I try to push my way through the crowd, but I’m pushed back. I use blink to appear above them and use it again to appear in front of the crowd. I see a hostage situation. I use bend time to stop time and walk behind them. I choke out the people that have the hostages. Time resumes as I finish choking out the last one. I realize it to late. A golden ora surrounds me and I blink to the person that horn was glowing the same color. I realize I still have the mask on my face. I take it off and do the same with the hood. “Hello.” I say in a questioning tone still confused on what’s going on. One of them get up early. I run at them. I use shadow walk to sweep his legs. He’s sent up into the sky. When his stomach faces me I strike it and he hits the ground unconscious. I get out of shadow walk. “That was surprisingly easy.” My tone was calm like nothing happened. I see the one that had me in their aura. She had a white dress, both horn and wings, and a caring demeanor. She walked to me calmly. 

“Hello there. I’m Princess Celestia. Who are you?” She asks in the calmest voice I’ve ever heard.

“I’m John Mavericks descendent of Corvo Atono the lord protector and father of empress Emily Kaldwin.” I say proudly. I doubt they know who they are.

“So you follow in their footsteps?” She tilts her head and it’s going to be hard to see how they react.

“I did after my parents where ordered to be kill by the spymaster four years ago. My friend met the same fate last month. He planned to over throw the empire.” I close my eyes to not see their reaction. “Before I got here I killed that son of a bitch. He got everything he deserved. He ordered hundreds to die just because he wanted to.” I open my eyes to look at her. She looks horrified to hear that. “He would have gotten a death penalty anyway.”

“That’s. horrible.” She said like she was going to brake down crying. “Send a message to the school saying a special guest will be joining us. John, can you put on your mask and hood?” She looks at me with a caring look. “You’ve been thought so much. Why don’t you stay with me. Before you do that can you encourage my students at my school so they won’t give up?” I nod and her horn glows. We teleport to a stage and a lot of people my age are there.

“Wow. Is that how blink feels when I have someone with me? Fuck my sense of direction is off.” I say out loud. “Sorry for my language. What do you want me to do?” I lift an eyebrow but it. Goes unseen because of the mask.

“Why don’t you talk about never giving up.” She sends a friendly smile to me. I take off my mask earning gasps from the crowd, but I still return the smile.

“Ok about never giving up. Recently I finished something after doing the research for four years. It was to find the executive that has ordered hundreds to death.” Another gasp is heard. “What got me into it when four years ago my parents were ordered to death because of the threat they post to stop a plan to overthrow the leader of my country. I found out the spymaster or as you might know it as the head of law enforcement. He didn’t know I was a threat to his plan until it was to late. I fought against the odds and took down criminal organizations to make sure the city was safe. If something is important to don’t give up. I fought to make sure nobody lost their parents like I did. I killed the spymaster so he wouldn’t take over. If you would stop a future leader from running your country into the ground and preventing them from starting wars for profit, what would you do. I killed him and his six best guards because they all had hundreds of deaths under there belts. Never give up. Don’t let the people that say ‘you can’t do it’ stop you from your dreams. Prove them wrong. Thank you.” 

I noticed a gleam above the crowd. I use far reach to grab it. Once in my hands, I examine it and it’s a mp5-hk aka a suppressed mp5. I fell around the right side and find ammo from it. I fell a note and read it.

‘Hope you like my gift’

I chuckle. Outsider you amazing son of a bitch. My old friend— thank you

“John I would like for you to join my school starting tomorrow. Come now I would like to show you where you will stay. By children.” She said dragging me with her literally. Her magic fells warm. We leave and I stay in her aura. I quickly fall asleep in the ora.
> The gang in ponyville and the celebration
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It’s been eight years since I got to equestria. Twilight and I met that same day as when I met mom. Celestia adopted me because of all the stuff I’ve been through in those four years. I’ve been training using the doppelgänger ability. I never used my powers in public. Not even mom knows all of my abilities. She only knows the ones on the day we meet. Right now Twilight is reading about a myth called Nightmare Moon. I’m checking my mp5. I figured out how to take the suppressor off, had to take apart the gun. For some reason Twilight gets nervous around me. I have a feeling that I’ll find out soon.

“Longest day of the thousandth year Nightmare Moon will return.” She read out loud. I looked at her with a raised eyebrow. She turns to look at me, blushes, and looks away. I find when she does this kind of cute. I use blink to get beside her.

“Longest day of the thousandth year hu.” I say it in a questioning tone. She looks at me confused.

“How did you do that?” She looks a little excited.

“Twilight, focus.” She blushes harder and does as I say. She grabs my arm and drags me with her. 

I walk to the library as she gets stopes by her sum what friends. She passes me and runs into the library. Aaand locked again. I clime to the balcony. Three things I learned in Dunwall those four years. Stealth, because I was framed and wanted, powers, obviously I needed to, and hacking, their security was weak so I learned how to hack from an ally. I nocked on the glass.

“Hay spike. Twilight locked me out.” I deadpan, but he chuckles. I do to a little. 

I see Twilight reading frantically at myth books.
I sneak behind her. I give her a big hug and scream at the top of my lungs “HAY TWILIGHT!!!” She jumps and tells me off. Spike and I just laugh uncontrollably. I when she’s done I walk to her and give her a peck on the cheek. She blushes profusely. To be completely honest... I fucking love Twilight. She is kind, sweet, and smart. She looks at my hand with the mark.

“I’ve been meaning to ask you.” She said in a questioning tone examining the hand with the mark showing a little. “Why do you always have that cloth covering your hand? Is it an cut you want to hide or does it have sentimental value.” That question hit me like a ton of bricks. How will I explain this to her. Mom wiped the students Memrise of how I killed the spymaster. How do I explain how I killed using the power the Outsider gave me.

“Some things are better left unexplained, Twi.” I say trying to hide my gilt. At some point I will have to tell her about the mark and how I killed before I got here. I’ll tell her later today. She has that spell that can see in to memories. Spike burps and a scroll appears. I glance at Twilight. She only gives me a guilty grin. “I thought we were on break?” My tone is quickly picked up and she give a sheepish smile. I sigh and listen carefully. Apparently mom wants us to go to ponyville. Another letter was found and it was address to me. 

‘Dear John,

You will be going to ponyville too.-’

“Looks like I’m going with you.” I say getting an excited squeal from Twilight. I chuckle and continue reading.

‘This is for your eyes only. There is a dangerous gang and I know you can do it. Don’t kill them, but knowing you you won’t kill them. If needed use your powers. I thank its about time the citizens of Equestria saw your power. I love you son. Be careful.

Love,
Mom’

I smirk and Twilight notices. She taps me on the shoulder. I spin around only to be a few inches away from her face. We stay like that for ten minutes. We stare into each other’s eye the entire time. Spike had to brake our gaze. “You two ok? You where like that for a long time.” His question stopped our unofficial staring contest.

“Y-yes lets go.” I stuttered earning a chuckle from Twilight. I stare at the ground until she starts to leave. We walk up to a chariot to see two pegasi ready to fly us to ponyville. Spike reads the letter again and I’m a litter hurt I’m not considered a friend. We land and we get off quickly. We see a pink mare. Spike tells her to at lest talk to them. She said hello and she shot off like a bullet. “I need to explore the town. I’ll meet you at the library.” She seems vary existed for some reason. I run towards a wall and run up it for three steps and climb the rest of the way. I put on my mask and hood then run along the rooftops. 

I see some one making a seen. Ho god he’s going to get the shit beat out of him. He’s in front of a orange mare with a plad button up shurt, blue jeans, boots, and a weird hat on. I’ll ask her later. I take of my mask and hood. I drop of the roof with a loud thud. He turns to face me. “You need to calm down sir.” I say getting the attention of the market. They stare in awe. “Calm down and no pony gets hurt.” He grips something behind his waste. He takes it out to revile it was a sword.

“Are you an idiot! He’s apart of them gang!” The mare yelled but I didn’t listen. I only smirk and I run at him. I cross my arms then sling them to my waste. I turn in to a shadow and crawl towards him. He’s scared out of his mind. I sweep his legs and wait until he hits the ground. I exit shadow walk and notice I have my mask and hood on. I take it off and stare into his eye with fury. I punch him in the temple. He lays there... unconscious. I get up and use pull to drag him to me. I put him on my shoulder and ask the orange mare: “Where’s the prison?” She gets out of her stupor and looks at me quizzical.

“Follow me, but just know I got an eye on ya’.” She said keeping an eye on me.

“Is this the only one?” I don’t look at her. She only shakes her head. She then proceeds to put a finger up. “One more?” That questioning tone gets her to nod softly. “Ok it looks like I have to hunt them down. I’m John Mavericks and you are?” She becomes visibly less tense.

“I’m Applejack. After this let’s go to my family’s farm” she began to get happier as we walk beside each other. 

We reach the prison and I turn him in. We walk to her farm. I look at the sign. It said ‘Sweet Apple Acrs’. I walk in to see hell of a lot of ponies. Something latches on to my leg. I jump and use blink to get away. I sigh in relief. “Sorry for that. Old habits die hard. I thought you were a rat from Dunwall trying to eat my leg. You would be surprised how many people die that way.” I say kind of scaring them. 

I sigh and walk up to greet the little one. I put on the friendliest smile I could put on. “Hello there little one. Sorry for scaring you. I’m John Mavericks. You are.” The filly was yellow with a red mane and tail. She also had a bow on the top of her head. She wore a casual white short sleeve shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. She looked around nine years old.

“I’m Apple Bloom. Nice to meet ya’ mister.” She said happily. 

I look around and see a large earth pony in front of me. He had red fur and orange mane and tail. He wore the same thing as Applejack. He didn’t have a hat on though.

“Hello there. I’m Big Macintosh, but ponied call me Big Mac.” Big Mac said looking happy.

“John Mavericks. Can you tell me what’s going on please.” I say with my voice getting higher. 

“This is the Apple family reunion. Why y’all here. If you don’t mind me asking.” He said making me feel bad because I feel like I’m intruding on their reunion.

“I was sent by the princess to take out the gang. I’ve already got one. To be honest, the gangs her are nothing compared to Dunwalls gangs. Most protect people and give money to the one that need it. Slack jaw and his gang started that. The rest kill random people on site. There were five major ones controlled by a two hundred year old gang called the howlers. Thankfully I had my abilities and skills to take them down. Plus to make it harder on myself I don’t kill unless deserved.” I explain getting awed looks from the members. “Maybe I should le-“ I was cut of at I heard Applejack buck a tree or in my case kick. She walked to the other side of the house. 

I follow her and see Twilight in deep thought. I use blink to get in front of her. She yelps in surprise before noticing me. She glares at me, but it falters quickly. Twilight and I hug for a second before letting go. “Sorry John if I knew you were here I would have came here sooner.” She said and I only sigh.

“Sorry Twilight I had to take down a gang member.” I say but she quickly ganes a look of confusion.

“How did you teleport?” I’m going to tell her later. She needs to focus now.

“Twilight. Focus.” I look at her with a smile afterwards. She only blushes in response. “I’ll tell you later.” I whisper in her ear. She squeals in delight. We check on the food and say my goodbyes. I walk with Twilight to help check on the preparations. 

We walk until I hear ‘LOOK OUT’. When I do I side step. Twilight gets hit into mud and she looks... unamused. They talk and Twilight tricks her into doing her work. Her name is Rainbow Dash, but she doesn’t have my attention. 

I see a gleaming light like it was reflecting off... medal. I see a figure with a bow and arrow. When he lets go I push Twilight out the way and the arrow hits the ground where she stud. I pull out my mp5. He was gone. A unicorn maybe or good at stealth. A good assassin, but I’ve seen better. I use bend time and find him in an alley. I throw him out and time resumes. I freeze it again. I get behind him and getting him in a chock hold. Time resumes and the chock hold works. I tense up my right arm and he loses consciousness. “Sorry you two, but I have a prison to get to.” I use blink to get on top of a building. 

I run to the prison and drop him off. It’s almost nine so it’s time to go to the library. I get there and see Twilight, spike, and another mare. She was holding spike in a bridal position. I make my self known. “Hello. I’m John Mavericks and you are?” I say getting the yellow mares attention. She has on a green sweater and tight pants. That made me uncomfortable.

“H-hello, I- I’m Flutershy.” It was a barely audible whisper, but four years of  ease dropping got me to be able to hear whispers easily. She flies in and Twilight sighs. I put my hand on her shoulder and we walk in. It was dark. To dark no moon light or a lamp in the other room on. I prepare wind blast. The lights suddenly come one and my vision is covered in pink.

“SUPRI-“ she was cut off with wind blast. I feel horrible after that.

“I’m so sorry. Last time someone did that they kidnapped me. Or in your terms foalnapped.” I explain be for I’m classified as a monster.

Twilight was in awe. “How did you do that?” She asked still in awe. 

“”Still remember that memory spell?” I just heard the irony in that sentence and chuckle. Twilight does the same after releasing it. 

She does the spell and a cloud of smoke appears, showing my memory. She is a little sad to hear my parents were killed. Everyone had the same look. I can’t blame them.

The next thing was how I got to Equestria. They are in for a surprise.

(If you forget I copy and pasted it because I’m lazy)

‘I put on the mask as I see the car pull up. There are people in the way. A walker steps in front of them and launches a incendiary arrow at them. Two run towards the wall of light and turns to ash. I run along the rooftops until I jump a second jump on the roof. I scouted the area to find any patrols that might get in the way. I find a loan guard on a balcony. I use to get above him. I spin my sword so it’s facing the right. I jump down and stab him in the shoulder. It cuts a vital vain in half and he dies instantly. I lay him on the ground and he hits with a muffled thud. I find the door that leads to the spymaster. I peek in the key hole. They noticed me, but I got there confession on video. I left the object on my mask on. After this I’m taking it off. I use wind blast to shader the door. One guard swings at me and I grabbed his hand. I grappled him and cut his throat open.  I punch the other guard. I spin him around while he was still in a daze. I stab him in the back and the spymaster runs away. I follow suit and kick his door open. He calls his guards and three shots ring through out the building. I use bend time by swiping my hand in the air like I’m cleaning a window. Time stops as the bullets are about to hit me. I walk out of the line of fire while pulling out my cross bow. I shoot three times at the three guards necks. I was lucky that it was self loading. Time resumes and the bolts hit their necks. I walk to the spymaster and grab him by the collar. I slice his throat open. Guards burst open the door. I use blink to burst through the glass and on to the street. Two walkers approach me. I ready  wind shield to catch the arrow. They fire their arrows and I catch them only to launch it back at them. I take off the object and I was right to thank it was a small camera. I threw it down and a another walker silently walks behind me. I try to walk away but the incendiary arrow hits the ground and all I see is white.‘ 

They where shocked when I killed the first guard, but when they heard the confession they had approving looks. “Those six guards where the best we had to offer. Like people say history repeats. I was framed for a crime I didn’t commit, Was unable to save people in time, and lost my parent and friend. Him and His parents where ordered to death by the spymaster because he felt like it. He was head of law informant. He did all those horrible things. So I killed him. Those people that the spymaster and those guards killed can Rest In Peace knowing that no more will meet the same fate.” 

Another memory starts. It was the worst experience of my life. It was my first encounter with a weeper. “John, what is this memory.” Twilight asked a little scared from where it was.

“This was my first encounter with a weeper. She was to far gone. There was no helping her.” I answered with a solum tone.

‘I was running on the rooftops when the rooftops became heavy guarded. I had to go through the sewers. When I climb in I see blood covering the walls. ‘What did this?’ I thought to my self. I heard someone crying. “Are you ok down there?” I asked to the crying person. I found her and she was facing away from me. I poked her shoulder. She turned around and I was dumbfounded. It was a weeper. She had ripped clothing and her eyes were black. She had blood poring out of her mouth and eyes. She pounced on me. I kick her off and use wind blast to knock her to the wall. I tare a pipe off the wall. As the weeper got up, I prepared to hit. When she stud up I slammed the pipe into her head. Her head became nonexistent. There was nothing left of her head. I fall back and twist my body so my face is towards the ground. I throw up. “I thought the rat plague ended two hundred years ago. People know the cure for the rat plague is free right. I’m going to avoid any other people down here.” I get up and run though the sewer.’

The memory ends and I look around. They all look like someone curbed stomped a puppy. Twilight walks out. I follow her in to her room. She looks angry... pissed... beyond pissed. “Are you ok Twilight?” She looks at me and we locked eyes. The same thing that happened at the Canterlot library. Only this time our face aren't three inches apart. 

I walk up to her let, braking the gaze. I sit on the bed beside her and she leans on me. I feel my hart race. “John all the ponies in this town are crazy. What do I do?” She asks with sadness seeping into the last sentence. “I don’t know what to do. You are my only friend. I love to have you around, but how am I going to do.” I stand her up and hold her shoulders.

“Twilight get a hold on your self. Your brilliant, kind, and cunning. You can do anything Twilight. SO GET A HOLD OF YOUR SELF!!!” I scream at the top of my lungs. 

I let go and try and walk away, but I slip and grab Twilight. We both grunt as we hit the ground. I open my eyes to see Twilight on top of me. She swiftly lunges at me and we meet in a kiss. I’m taken aback, because it was so sudden. She brakes off and looks at me disappointed.

“Why so glum?” I ask and she looks depressed.

“I- I love you John. We were friends for so long. I just wanted to be more than that. Seens you didn’t return my kiss, I gue-“ I cut her off with my own kiss. We stay like that for long time. I hear the door open, but I don’t brake the kiss. 

We separate and looked at the door to see Applejack covering her lower face with her hat. Fluttershy standing there with her wings extended, I figured out what that means. Rainbow with the same pose as Fluttershy. I now realize Rainbow has a tracksuit on and a rainbow mane and tail. I see a white mare warring a blue dress and a indigo mane and tail. The mane and tail where curled. The last mare was the pink one and she had a happy expression.

“Oh darling I didn’t know you were into that stallion.” The white one said. “Hello darling I’m Rarity.” She had a noble Dunwall citizen.

“Hello there Rarity. I’m John Mavericks. Proud descendent of Corvo Atono, lord protector and lover of empress Jessamine Kaldwin and father of empress Emily Kaldwin.” They were all taken aback about my family background.

“Hello there I’m pinkie pie. Nice to meet you John. Nice to see that Twilight has a special somepony.” Pinkie said a little gitty.

“So how did the Atonos become the Mavericks? If you don’t mind.” Fluttershy asked meekly.

“Corvo came from Karnaca after winning a competition ment for grone men. He became the lord protector after getting to Dunwall. He fell in love with the empress and the same with the empress. They soon conceived a child, Emily Kaldwin. Jessamine gets assassinated by a well known assassin called Daud, my friend was his descendent. Corvo was framed for her murder. He clears his name. Emily gets framed for slaughtering an entire throne room. She clears her name. She falls in love and conceives two children. One keeps the Kaldwin name and the other takes Mavericks. And that’s how the Atono became the Mavericks, but my middle name was a mystery until I found my family tree book. My middle name is Atono. So at lest I have some part of my family’s name. Thank you for asking.” That bright up my day. I smile lightly and Twilight gripes my hand.

“Its time to go to the town hall.” Twilight said as the party clears out. 

A light engulfs me and I’m teleported to the Void. “My friend it’s been a while sense we last spoke. I’m here to give you another gift. I’m give you viles for wounds. It only works on you. Unfortunately, The vile will not regrow limbs. It’s time to leave John. Goodbye.” After he said that I exit the Void and am in the town hall next to Twilight. She hugs me and said she was so worried. 

They introduce mom and she is missing. I grab my blade. I see a dark blue mist forms and Nightmare moon forms from the mist like a Phoenix from the ashes. the rest of the cowers. I extend my sword getting awed looks from the sword. This gets Moons attention. 

“O, I see we are in the presence of a new species. Who might you be?” Moon asks and I look unamused. I put on my mask and hood.

“I’m John Mavericks, descendent of Corvo Atono, lord protector of empress Jessamine Kaldwin and father of Emily Kaldwin,” I say getting a amusement appreciation from Moon. The fight will began soon. “And I’m going to kick your ass.” This will be fun.

To be continued...
> What is now lost and the elements
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“A confident one are we?” Nightmare askes only getting a smirk for my response. It goes unseen due to the mask.

She summons ten nightmare guards equipped with flint lock pistols. I take out my mp5 and point it at them. The occupants in the town hall look at it confused. 

“RE-“ He didn’t get to finish as a borage of bullets tire through their ranks. The floor is painted with their black blood. After I unloading the magazine into them, I look around to see horrified looks. The bodies and blood disappear in black smoke. ‘So their illusions.’ I thought.

“Weaponry only used by task forces in Dunwall. Able to take down fifteen soldiers in one magazine. This is the not even the best weapon with me. That title goes to my sword.” I say getting awed looks when they hear my sword is better than my mp5. The mp5 is good, but my sword used in the right way can take down more, faster (with the help of bend time) and not get noticed.

“Impressive. You must be the best in this ‘Dunwall’s’ military. Am I right?” I only laugh. “What?” That glare was all I needed to stop.

“I was thirteen when I came here. Before that I was framed for thirty accounts of murder. Not including the time I killed a weeper. She was too far gone.” I answered with a smirk.

She summons two more of her guards. Pull out a grenade. Pulling the pin, I throw the grenade at one and use far reach on one. I pull him to me and stab him in the neck.

“What was this suppose to do-“ he was cut off when it exploded.

“I’ll make your nightmares come to life!” The alicorn yelled.

“Bring it on you nightmare fuck.” I respond as calmly as I could say. I’m reworded with eleven clockwork soldiers. “Should have kept my mouth shut.” I deadpan.

Ten got into a combat stands while one stayed behind the rest. It looked like it was thanking. I run to one and dodge the overhead attack. I cut in in half. I pull out the desert eagle and shoot one three times. I shoot another four more times. I put the gun away. Using wind blast, I knock two one the ground. I stab one and... ONE IS HELPING ME. The clockwork soldier, that was standing behind the rest, stabbed the second one. I lift one off the ground and throw it into a wall. I hear an expression from the one in the wall and it falls apart. I take out the desert eagle again and reload it since I have a chance. While I was reloading, the clockwork soldier helping me cut down two with a right horizontal cut and a overhead slice. I hold up my hand so the clockwork soldier stopped. The last two ran at me ready to strike. I throw a grenade then freeze time using bend time. I pull out my crossbow and shoot the grenade. I was too close. When time resumes, I’m flung back and I lose grip on my sword and crossbow. I pick up my sword as the soldier attacks. I see that destroyed one. I block two attacks and try to get behind it, only to almost get my head cut off. I duck under one attack and get behind it. I place a stun mine under me. It changes up. The soldier attacks with a left horizontal slice. I duck and try to block. My eyes widen as a sharp pain runs through my arm. The shock mine goes off, destroying the last clockwork soldier. 

Luckily nightmare left when the fight started. Everypony else left to when she did. The friendly clockwork soldier approaches me. “Everyone is waiting out side.” The clockwork soldier spoke. I was shocked when I heard it speak. It was short lived when my arm flared in pain. I looked to it and saw nothing. 

My right arm was gone. The pain intensified earning a loud scream from me. What’s left of my arm felt like it was on fire. It quickly spread to the rest of my body. I was unable to scream.

The soldier walks out the town hall. I hear a collective gasp outside. I follow suit clutching the area where my arm use to be. They don’t notice me.

“Anypony miss me?” I ask with a little humor in my voice. 

The first one to see me is Fluttershy, everypony else stares at the clockwork soldier. Her eyes widen in shock. She covers her mouth to not scream. She wants to scream, but she doesn’t want to alarm anyone else. I nod my head and she uncovers her mouth. I thought she got it out of her system, but I was wrong. She screams. Twilight and the other four we met today turn to face me. They look horrified, except for Twilight. She brakes down crying. The rest of the crowd turn only to see me clenching what’s left of my arm.

I try to walk forward only to fall on the first step. The soldier springs into action and catches me with the dull side of the blades, so I don’t get cut. He places me on the ground softly. I feel my body slip into unconsciousness.

I open my eyes to see the void. The Outsider brought me here, didn’t he. He appears with both arms behind him. “Hello John. I see you have a loss of limbs.” He states the obvious.

“Really, I didn’t notice.” I say sarcastically. I feel something lach onto the back of my arm. I look at it but my sleeve covers it. I see that my sleeve fixed and that my arm is still gone. “What did you do this time?” I say getting use to his usual gifts. The only thing that makes it different is that he didn’t tell me what happened.

“I gave you an arm made out of void material. The thing that latched on to you what how it is summoned and put away. Tap it and it will appear and disappear.” I nod understanding what happened. “Oh, I also sealed up your arm. So you won’t bleed out.” Before I could say anything, I wake up back at the library.

“John your awake!” Twilight exclaims. She raps her arms around me for a hug. 

I tap the object strapped to my arm and see it form. I can move it. I expected nothing less from the Outsider.

I rap my arms around her and she yelps when she feels the other arm around her. I can feel with it to, interesting. She pulls away and examines my arm.

“Your arm is back!” She exclaims looking at it.

I sigh, ”not quite” I say and pull up my sleeve. She gasps when she sees its made of something else. “It’s made of material from the void. I won’t use it if I don’t have to.” I say getting her ears to fold down. I tap the object on the back of my arm. It dissipates. “Lets go see the rest.” I get up and walk down the stairs.

“We found where we need to go. We waited for you to wake up.” I smile and plant my left hand on her shoulder. I give her a quick kiss before I open the door to see the rest waiting there, even the clockwork soldier. “Rainbow tried to blame you for what happened, but I reminded her of the missing arm and she stopped.”

“I still don’t like this thing.” Rainbow said skeptically.

“It’s called a clockwork soldier, Rainbow.” I explain giving her a deadpan look.

“I’m just glad there’s was only one and with those blades on it I’m just glad it’s on our side.” Rarity said which caused me to laugh nervously.

“Actually Nightmare bitch summoned ten more like that clockwork soldier, but hostel. The last one we killed cut off my arm. I have a new one anyways.” All but Twilight looks at me confused on my last statement. I tap the object again and my arm forms. “Actually I thank I will make it go away when I sleep. It feels cold.” They have awed expressions. I remember my sleeve is still rolled up, so I roll it down. “Where are my weapons?” Twilight points me to a table with everything on it. I put everything away, I reloaded the mp5 and put it away last. “Lets go!” I began to walk out the tree. “Clockwork solder, stay here okay.” He complies and doesn’t move.

“We need to go to the everfree forest. The castle of the two sisters is there.” Twilight said getting scared looks from the rest.

We make it to the edge of the everfree forest. I try to encourage them on the way there, but it didn’t work. 

“Why are you all scared. It’s just a forest.” Twilight said matter-of-factly.

“Your right. Weeeeeeee.” Pinkie said hopping into the forest before being stopped by Twilight.

“Sorry girls, but I thank I should do this on my oun.” That earned a stern look from me and disapproving looks from her friends.

“No can do. Y’all an’t going in there alone.” Applejack said which caused me to smile.

“Take it from me, working alone can cause some loss.” I say pointing to my arm. She takes a look at me be for giving a defeated sigh. I grip her hand and lightly squeeze it. “Plus if it is dangerous, I’m going to protect you. All of you.” My voice leaks determination. That causes the mares with us to gain determined looks to.

“I don’t thank we will need protection.” Rainbow Dash said giving me a sideways glance.

“Better the assassian than the civilians. Right?” With that last statement we rush head first into the forest eventually it turning into a slow walk.

“Wow running was a bad idea.” I state the obvious. They were out of breath while I felt like I could continue running.

“How *pant* not out *pant* of breath?” Applejack asked hardly able to finish her sentence.

“In Dunwall I was caught a few times and I had to run. Sometimes I made it to another city before they stopped. So why are you guys afraid of the forest?” It didn’t take long for Rainbow to recover and answer.

“Because its unnatural.” She answers. “The clouds move on their own.”

“The animals take care of them selves.” Fluttershy meekly added.

“It’s all around creepy.” Applejack added with a little fear in her voice. That only makes me laugh which earns me a scowl from the rest. “How can you laugh at that. It’s unnatural.”

“This is extremely common where I’m from. Clouds moving, they don’t move fast. Animals fending for themselves, it’s nature. Creepy, you should see the hollers compounds. That’s not creepy. It’s terrifying. Plus nothing happened yet, so enjoy it.” I say looking at them. “Other ponies had to come in right.”

“Well yes...” Rainbow said. She gained a smirk and a devilish look in her eyes. “They say those who go in. Never. Come. Out!” She shouts and soon the side of the cliff falls apart. 

I slide down and catch myself on the edge. I see Twilight begin to slip. I shift my hands, so I move to her. Applejack stops in front of us. She grabs one of Twilight’s hands. She reaches for me, but I say: “I’m fine. Get her. I can use my powers to land safely.” She reluctantly does.

“Twilight you need to let go.” Applejack said sounding like she knows something. I look behind me to see Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

“Are you crazy!” Twilight exclaims. I feel my hands began to slip.

“Trust me.” Applejack stares directly into Twilight’s eyes. She does and gets cought by the two Pegasi.

Fluttershy slips a little. “Sorry girls. I’m use to only holding a bunny or two.” She apologizes to Rainbow and Twilight.

I lose my grip and begin to fall. I hear a collective gasp as I plummet. I feel a hand rap around mine. I look up to see the Outsider’s pitch black eyes starring back at me. He pulls me up with a smirk on his face. The void feels warm like a heater set at the perfect setting. It lighted to look like a dimly lit fire and it looks nice.

“Glad to see you again ,John. I’m here to give you a new power and save you. Your life is more intriguing now. That is why I’m saved you. By the way the new power I gave you is called Dark Vision. It will allow you to see where another pony is looking and their patrol route.” The Outsider explains. That can come to be useful in the future.

“Thank you Outsider.” I say giving him a thankful look. He returners it and I continue my decent to the ground, just three feet from the ground.

I hit the ground with a muffled thud. I groan as I wallow on the ground from the sharp pain in my back. I see a lavender blur in front of me. I couldn’t make out the voice, but it was most definitely a mare. My vision began to focus and my hearing cleared, I could see it was Twilight. She was wandering where I was and how I did that. I couldn’t speak yet because if I tried it would only come out as slightly audible grunts of discomfort. That hurt like hell. I sit up much to my backs protest. My voice finally collected its self.

“Damn it Outsider. At least let me land on my feet.” I grumble under my breath.

“Are you okay?” Twilight asked. She was kneeling over my prone form. I only nod in confirmation. “Glad to see your okay.” She leans back up as I do the same.

“Let’s continue. Shall we?” I ask ready to finish this and go home to go to sleep. I’m not tired, it’s just I won’t want to be tired tomorrow.

We walk on further into the forest. The only thing that fills our ears is Rainbow’s boasting. It’s getting annoying after a while. Outsider please.

I notice a bush rustle. What jumps out is a manticore. Not what I ment, but that works. It’s lion like body giving it the extra hight. It bat wings to give it a little bit of flight and speed. Last, it’s scorpion like stinger for a tail, obviously stronger than a regular scorpion poison. 

I see Fluttershy with a quizzical look, most likely trying to find a way to defuse the situation. I do the same using bend time for, ironically, more time. I touch Fluttershy so se isn’t frozen. She look around confused until she sees my hand. The back glowing a light blue aura. She then continues her observation on the manticore. She looks into the eyes of the manticore and noticing the tearing eye. I see it to. I give her the thumbs up to tell her to go for it.

Time resumes and Rarity kicks the manticore in the head. It roars, and in the process, messing up Rarity’s mane. She retreats to hide behind me.

“Wait.” Fluttershy meekly said. The others continue their attack.

Applejack jumps on it trying to distract it. I see the tail heading for a strike aiming for the mare on its back. I pull her off using far reach.

“All your partner.” Applejack said to Rainbow, still flying through the air.

“Will do.” Rainbow responds with a mock salut.

I catch Applejack in my arms as Fluttershy tries again to get their attention. “Wait.” Fluttershy said less meekly. It was still not loud enough.

Rainbow dodges all the attempts to swat her out the sky. While she does that I prepared a sleep bolt. I pull out the crossbow and toss it to my right hand. 

Eventually Rainbow is taken out the sky by the manticore’s tail. I blink to her and throw her out the way. The paw slams down on me instead. I try to block it with wind blast. I was to late and the paw hit. I feel pain before the darkness takes over my sight.

The darkness seems vast and unexplored. I try to move, only to have no reposts from my body. I feel it twitch just barely. The darkness retreats from my sight and leaves me with my body encased in a purple aura. 

I return to my attempt on moving my body one body part by one. I try to move my arm. It twitches in response to my demands. I try again, only for my hand to move instead of my arm. It’s an improvement, I guess. I attempt to move my other arm, and to my surprise, it moves. There was no strain. I begin to move my other arm and it moves perfectly. I move both of my legs and se I can move them perfectly fine. I smile in my quarrel to move my body.

I use blink to get out of the aura. I look behind me to see the girls walking away. I follow close behind them. Apparently they haven’t noticed me... yet. I gain a devilish smile. Using doppelgänger to summon five other copies of me. We all use blink to appear in front of them all. I teleport in front of Twilight. They all scream in surprise and Twilight faints. I panic before catch her quickly. The doppelgängers dissipate into a black fog and heading back to the void. The rest look surprised on my ability. 

I carry Twilight on my back because of guilt. She is slung over my shoulder. In like her I can’t make thing levitate for a long time. I feel her stirring trying to wake up. I place her on the ground and sit beside her. The ground was soft, so at least she will wake up in comfort. She begins to wake up, but that doesn’t have my attention. 

A noise caught my ears. It’s trying to sneak around, but it isn’t very good. I pull out my sword and extend it. I hear the unmistakable sounds of a sword exiting it’s sheath. I look be hind me to see the shining tent of gold. “Oh no.” Was all I can say before my worst enemy appears. The overseers are here. Their just as skilled at fighting as I am. There are fifteen in total. I’m so screwed. 

One fires at me I use bend time so the bullet stops. I walk to him, put him in a chock hold, and throw him in front of the bullet. I push Twilight out the way as time resumes. The overseer get hit by his own bullet. “Are you crazy. You almost killed someone.” I yelled at them. They recoil but recover quickly.

“They are in aquatinted with you, heretic. You have must have killed many.” He accuses me. I feel my blood begin to boil.

“I’ve only kill seven times! One was a weeper that was too far gone and the other was starting a coupe agent the empress!” They seem shocked to hear this, but they believe strong on their testaments.

“Lies I tell you! LIES!!!” He screams. I can tell he is the one leading the group.

“Maybe he’s telling the tru—“ the overseer to his left wasn’t able to finish his statement as his head was severed from his body. That’s it.

I pull out my mp5 and fire into the group. Their numbers dwindle to three. The rest hit the ground with a thud. They lay there limp. I drop the gun and stare at my hand. ‘I killed them’ that was all I could thank. The last rush me. I thrust my blade into ones throat and jerking one of their heads to the side, snapping the neck. I pull my blade out and feel my eyes tearing up. Not in griff, but thank I’m a monster. At least the guards where an illusion. These overseers are real. The last one reels his arm back to strike, but I dig my blade beep into his chest. 

I let go and the body falls down, dead. I drop to my knees staring at the ground. ‘Why did I kill them.’ after that thought I lift my hands to look at them. The void hand and my hand covered in their blood.

I feel arms rap around me and pull me into a tight, but welcome embrace. I look over my left shoulder to see Twilight. I look behind her to see the rest. They don’t looked shocked, scared, or horrified. They look like I did something right.

“Who were those men, John.” Pinkie asked with a surprisingly serious tone. I only sigh and prepare my answer.

“They were a overseers. They thank the Outsider is the cause of all the evil in the world. They also thank that all those who worship the Outsider should be killed. Eventually they began to kill people because they worship the Outsider. They make them martyrs.” I answer solemnly.

“Then they deserved it. They killed people for believing in a pony that doesn’t exist to give them faith.” Twilight said trying to reassure me.

“The Outsider is real, but he has no influence in the world.” They look taken aback by the information I gave. “He can only travel between two different realms of reality and gives people he finds interesting his mark.” They seem relieved as I take off the cloth that covers my mark. Their eyes widen as they see the mark. “He enjoys watching how they use the mark.” They began to look angry because he finds enjoyment on the suffering of others. “People like me use the mark for good. Other get taken down by people like me to protect the citizens. He enjoys the ones who do good better than the ones that do bad. He took a liking to me when I never killed until I found the spymaster.” Their angry looks softens as I finished explaining. “Let’s continue.” I say while Twilight helps he get up. 

I retrieved my sword and mp5. I reload the mp5 ending with a satisfying click. I spin my sword counterclockwise so it collapses. I place the two weapons in their respective holsters. I get up from my kneeling position and follow the rest, continue what we started.

My mood began to switch between shock and fear to a calm fury. I ignore the attempts to get me to falter with my mood. When Rarity begins to speak up on her concerns I would only grit my teeth in iteration. When the forest loses it's moon light was when I knew something was up. I pull out my sword, but don’t extend it, and take a defensive stance.

“Well I wanted a break from all the icky muck.” Rarity said much to my hopes she will just shut up.

“Is that all Rarity.” I say with some fury seeping through my clenched teeth. I get no response as I’m sure they heard the fury in my tone. “Good, now shut. The. FUCK. Up.” I made sure to put more emphasis of the word fuck. 

The trees grew faces and the rest scream in frite. Pinkie begins to burst out laughing as I stand still unphased by the sudden growth.

“Pinkie, John, get over here.” Twilight said as I still stand defiantly while Pinkie breaks into song. I only glare in annoyance. 

Once the song ends, they fall to the ground laughing. I still stand where I, finally put my sword away.

My anger intensifies after a hour of walking with nothing but silence. It was getting on my nerves. Eventually, I began to thank about what I will do when I get my hands on Nightmare.

Rainbow notices this. “Maybe you should vent out what’s on your mind.” She said with a caring tone. Well she will be scared for life after I vent out my anger. So I did.

“Nightmare, if the overseers were your doing, I will personally tare your wings off and shove them so far up your ass you will regret coming back from the moon.” After that statement the others made sure to stay away for now. “I need to vent some more of this anger somehow.” The rest nod in acknowledgment and Twilight returns to my side. I take her hand and try to forget about the overseers.

We come up to a raging river, and to make it worse I can’t use far reach or blink. I sigh trying to thank of a solution. Eventually, a... SEA SURPEIT. Now I’ve seen it all. I stare in disbelief how it can create a rampaging river.

“What a world.” Was all I could make out before tuning ‘him’ out.

“What’s wrong!” I yell to get his attention and to help him.

“I was here when a dark, swirling mist cut off half of my mustache” the serpent said as I turn around and speak in a calm way, unintentionally loud enough for the rest to hear.

“Gay.” It was short and simple, but it earned a chuckle from Rainbow Dash and a glare from the rest. I only smile sheepishly in response. Well at lest my anger is almost gone from that remark. I want to laugh, too. 

“Why would you make such accusations, John?” Rarity asks getting an immediate response from me.

“Well, crying about a mustache that can regrow within a week, for starters.” My deadpan expression is only rewarded with a scoff.

“What about that cloak, darling. What if one of us accidentally destroyed that dreadful thing?” She cocks her head to one side.

“It is a hand down from generation to generation for two hundred years. Plus it’s historical to my country. So you wouldn’t be destroying a random cloak, you would be destroying the last link to my blooded family and my home.” I give a angry look to her and she recoils with regret. “See what I mean. You wouldn’t be destroying history, but all so a family treasure of my family from Corvo himself.” 

“Aaany ways. That mustache must be complete. It is a fashion injustice to have it not complete.” Did she ignore me saying it will grow back. “With those polished nails and those new clean scales. Something has to be done.” She then proceeds to tier of a scale and cut off her tail. She then attaches it to the serpent’s mustache. In return, he creates a bridge with his body.

“Well, thank you. I guess.” Wow now I need to apologize. “Sorry for the blunt accusation I made.” I put a hand on the back of my head and laugh sheepishly.

“Thank nothing of it. I can see how that crying about my mustache could be misinterpreting. No hard feelings.” He replies with a dismissive wave of a hand.

“Thank you. I must get going. Bye!” How come the others task are simple task, but mine has to involve killing fifteen people. 

I catch up to them as I walk behind them quickly. Apparently scaring them will cause Twilight to faint. I also might get us killed because of my luck in life. Yea I might just follow them. Plus I don’t know where to go.

We made it. I’m going to ask if Nightmare summoned those overseers. If she did, there is a slight chance she will be leaving in a body bag, or at least with a lot of broken bones. But first we got to make it into the castle.

Of course the bridge is destroyed. Fuck. How are we suppose to get a cross. I notice Twilight keeps walking and now started running. “Twilight, wait!” I said but it was to late. She fell of the side of the cliff. I ran as fast as I could to see her holding on for dear life. I breathe a sigh of relief and use pull to get her to safer ground. “Don’t ever do that again, okay?”

“Okay.” Twilight answers with the brightest smile I’ve seen. “So how will we get a cross?” That question is quickly answered by Rainbow.

“Um, hello.” She said smugly while flaring her wings. We all roll our eyes at her.

She flies over and we hear voices. I narrow my eyes to try to get a better view. After we here the voice end, the bridge lifts and Rainbow flies over clearing the fog at the same time. The rest cheer as I give a smirk. 

We walk across to see the throne room. It was large and empty except for the larg pedestal and two thrones. One was orange while the other was blue. The pedestal was made out of stone with five other spherical stones on it. I lift an eyebrow confused on how we use these elements and where Nightmare is.

“There, don’t drop them.” Twilight said with her hands in front of her to emphasize her point on how carful to be. Once they finished laiding down the spherical stones on the ground she spoke again. “The book said the sixth one will show when the five are present.” Her horn began to lights up.

“Alright sugarcube. We’ll be out side if you need us.” Applejack said as the rest follow her out side.

Before she started the spell, a blue sterling mist appeared and took the elements and we jump in right after the elements where dragged in.

I open my eyes to see Nightmare there standing with the sword she held when she appeared. She smirks as I roll up my sleeve and show her. Her smirks falters into confusion and horror. I could only utter two sentences. “YOU DID THIS!!!” I screamed angrily at her holding up my void arm up for emphasis. “AND WHY DID YOU SUMMON THOSE OVERSEERS, YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!”

“What are you talking about?” She asked in a sad tone. I could see tears forming in her eyes. Is she really about to cry about my shouting.

“Those men with the masks!” I said lowering my voice.

“I di- did summon them, but I thought they would halt you. What happened?” She asked worried on my response.

“The leader killed one of his followers because he gave me the benefit of the doubt. I had to kill the rest.” I got my answer. Hopefully she will snap out.
“I committed genocide to save everyone! This will break me later because you didn’t know they make martyrs out of people that worship the Outsider. If I didn’t kill them first they would kill all the unicorns because of their magic.” I soften my glare.

“I didn’t know.” She began to sob.

“Then release her.” I softly said. She looked at me, but she heard me.

“How did you know?” She said with tears in her eyes.

“You think the when you showed up I wouldn’t remember the tale of the mare in the moon. Now release her!” I demand gaining more sorrow from her. Now I feel bad.

“I don’t know how.” She said in between sobs. I guess what people say is right. ‘Words cut deeper than any knife.’

“The elements. We could separate you and the other with them. You can live like everypony else.” I gave her a reassuring smile and she returned it.

“Don’t worry ya’ll. Where coming!” I heard the voice of Applejack yell as Twilight begins to wake up. 

“No hurry!” I yelled back.

“NIGHTMARE!!!” Twilight said with a vicious look. I gave Nightmare a look that said ‘play along.’

She gave a cynical look and I gave her a approving look.

The rest make it and I see a gleam in Twilight’s eyes. ‘The spark.’ I thought and Nightmare gave a hopeful look. I put my mask on once she gave the names the mares that represents each mare. Honestly to Applejack, Kindness to Fluttershy, Laughter to Pinkie Pie, Generosity to Rarity, Loyalty to Rainbow Dash, and last one was Magic and that one went to Twilight Sparkle. I smirked as Nightmare dropped her sword and extended her arms to be consumed by the rainbow.

I saw two figures laying on the ground. “You did it my little ponies.” I heard a motherly tone say as a yellow orb floated in to the room. I recognized the voice immediately.

“What took you so long.” I said playfully.

“Nightmare sealed me away, but I used a spell to watch over you. When John put Twilight down it cut off and began again after John’s endeavor. What happened?” She asked and I lowered my head and mumbled my answer. “What was that?”

I gritted my teeth a shouted my answer. “I KILLED FIFTEEN PEOPLE, DAMN IT!!! THEY WOULD HAVE MADE US MARTYRS!!!” I shouted at the top of my lunges before dropping to my knees and let a lone tear roll down my face. I felt a hand softly rest on my shoulder and it was mom.

“You said it your self, they would have made you martyrs.” That reassuring smile always cheers me up.

“Thank you. By the ways, why don’t you greet the two on the ground over there.” I pointed at the two on the ground with there eyes squinted shut. She walked to the one with the short light blue mane. I walk to the one that was obviously Nightmare. “Told you it would work.” I told her and helped her up. The rest took a defensive stance, but the other two alicorns. “Don’t worry, I talked her out of it.” They relaxed but glanced at her so they would get ready to fight her if needed. I sigh seeing the rest glance at her.

I walk up to Twilight and take her hand. I began to walk out with Twilight in tow. The rest follow us back to the town. 

I walk back to see the clockwork soldier outside entertaining the the children with tails of his time in Karnaca. I chuckle only to here the sound of a gun being loaded. I turn around to be shot in the shoulder, stomach, and foot. I quickly pull out my pistol and shoot him in the head, killing him instantly. 

I fall to my knees, trying to get up. I fall back down to slowly slip into unconsciousness. I lost a lot of blood when I lost my arm. I’m not dying because of a gun shot. I eventually see my self enter the void.

“Hello John. One last gift.” The Outsider said as I roll my eyes. “One is an article of clothing for a formal event you will go to in the future.” I’ll figure it out soon, hopefully. “Another piece of clothing from Corvo. You’ll wake up soon. Bye.” My vision was brightening as I felt myself, steadily, wake up to beeping.
> After Discharge
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

I hear a steady beep in the back of my mind. How much blood did I lose. I know I lost a lot when I lost my arm. I guess the exit wound would have extracted more blood. Damn this really needs to stop happening. So does that damn beeping.

My eyes flutter open and I’m met with a white sealing and a little bit of the wall. I feel something heavy on my right arm. I’m unable to move my body. 

I move my eyes around to get a better idea of my surroundings. I notice the heart monitor to my right. The beeping is getting annoying. I strain my arm to move. Slowly and painfully I move my arm to the wires. I pull the wires with pitiful strength. Even slower than me moving my arm the wires come off my body ending in the sound of the heart monitor flat lining.

Doctors and nurses rush into the room and I feel the weight on my arm slowly lift. My body feels less pain than it did earlier when I opened my eyes. I begin to sit up on the hospital bed with less pain and stiffness. ‘Damn, how long was I out.’ was all I could think. 

“J-John?” I heard a shaky voice say like it was like that for a while. What got me to answer was when I identified it as Twilight.

“Yes, Twilight.” My voice was strain like I was out for a long time. Before I could ask for a glass of water Twilight quickly brought me in for a passionate kiss. When she released the pain from the fight. I whence and she notices. She runs out for void knows what.

“So how long was I out?” I ask in my strained voice. They get a glass of water. I’m glad they noticed it.

“You where out for two days.” The doctor answered. That response caused me to preform a spit take.

“Damn, I lost that much blood?” I said that more as a question.

“Yes when you lost your arm you lost quite a bit of blood. When you got shot you lost more and enough to keep you out for a few days. I’m surprised you went in there with that much blood lost. You must have been out there in that forest light headed.” Holy crap. I should have been light headed, but I wasn’t.

“To be honest, I wasn’t light headed. Don’t ask me how. I don’t know.” I tell him. “Could I get privacy and my clothes.” I just remembered I’m in a hospital gown. He nods and walks away. A few minutes later the doctor comes back in with my clothes.

After ten minutes of a little pain putting on my clothes, all six girls, a griffin, mom, aunt Luna, Shining Armor, Cadence, Nightmare, and Twilight’s parents (Twilight velvet and Night light) walk in. 

“YOUR ALRIGHT!!!” Cadence yelled. She tried to hug me, but I don’t want the soreness to return so early. In retaliation I pick her up with pull and suspended her in air. I look to the rest and they’re all shocked except for Shining, Nightmare, mom, and the six. “You have magic!” I am glad it was softer.

“Yes, for twelve years now.” I explain short and simple.

“Can all humans do this?” Twilight Velvet asked still in awe.

“Only a select few. I only met two and I had to take one of theirs away. Killed to many is my reasons . The other was an old friend.” I finish explaining and Pinkie looks sad.

“What happened to them?” She asked surprisingly serious.

“He was ordered to death by the spymaster, aka head of law enforcement.” I tell her. Her mane deflated with a surprising balloon deflation sound. Shining looks pissed. “Calm down Shining. I killed him eight years back. He was going to get a death sentence anyways. Fucker got what he deserved.” They all get taken aback from my cussing.

“Wow never expected you to cuss.” Nightmare said.

“And you finally spoke. How does it feel to have your own body?” She chuckles a little.

“Great. Thanks.” The rest look surprised.

“Told you it would work.” I began to laugh. It’s cut short as a overseer burst through the door. “Void fucking damn it.” I begin to get annoyed at these guys persistents. “What?” I ask in a aggravated tone.

“You will come with me heretic.” He demanded. I give him a middle finger with my left hand. 

He shoots and I catch it with wind shield. I point my hand to the window and release it. After I did that I extended my sword ,in my left hand, and prepared for the underhand swing. I block it and kick him back. He preforms a over head attack which I parry and kick him again.

“Hay, please stop I don’t want to kill you.” I say which gets him to stop.

“Why. prove me right and kill me like the rest.” He retorted.

“I killed two because they almost killed Twilight and me. One was killed by giving me the benefit of a doubt. The rest was because I lost it. I will admit that.” I respond.

“What about the spymaster.you killed him in cold blood.” He just won’t give up.

“Didn’t you see the proof?” My question was answered quickly.

“It could have been edited.” He retorted. 

“I was sent here immediately after I left the proof. How would I edit it?” He stumbles for an answer. I smirk which makes his anger rise. 

He comes down for a over head attack. I grab his arm and thrust my blade into his neck. His eyes widen before relaxing. “Be thankful I made it quick.” I place my hand on his chest. With a slow movement I pull my blade from his neck. Those first fifteen were the hardest. This one was easy. I will only kill if I have to.

“J-John you just k-killed somepony.” Mom said horrified.

“He didn’t walk away and Shining, you could have snuck up behind him and knocked him out. We aren’t magic resistant.” I explain gaining a look from him that said ‘why didn’t I’. “Next time Shining, next time.” I collapse my blade pat him on the shoulder.

“Well this is a shocker. I wouldn’t have thought my son would kill anypony.” Mom said

“I don’t like it, but reasoning didn’t wor- FUCK!” I just now realized.

“First, language. Next, what?” I turn to her with a look that said ‘I fucked up’.

“The first time there was fifteen. The second I was wounded and didn’t what him to kill anyone. I could have nocked him out. I forgot. Sorry if your mentally scarred anypony.” I apologize to the group.

“I-it’s alright. You were in the heat of the moment.” Night light said.

Something clicked with me and I looked at Nightmare. She noticed my distress. 

“How many did you summon?” I asked.

“All of them... hehe.” My face went from distress to horror after a her admission. 

“I’m. So. Fucked.” Those three words I wished to never say, or at least not like this.

When we exit the building, I immediately blink to a roof and run. I closed my eyes for a second. When I opened them, I saw Dunwall. My worries instantly vanished. When I ran on top of the city, I could feel my worries sweep away. The wind rushing and howling in my face and ears. My face of in a worm smile of bliss. I climbed, jumped, and vaulted over obstacles in my path. 

I looked to my right to see ponyville take the form of Dunwall as it fades away. I look to my left and I was back in ponyville. I look a head of me and saw the school house, I think. I see the children playing in the play ground. I keep running straight. I make it and immediately stop as I see Apple Bloom. I slow down until I finish at a walk. I walk to Apple Bloom as she seems excited to see me.

“Hello there Apple Bloom.” I greeted her. She lit up like a light after hearing me speak to her. She runs up to me.

“Hi John. Where have you been?” She asks enthusiastically. I look around to see all the children stareing at me.

“In the hospital recovering from when I was shot.” She gasps in shock and hugs my leg.

“I’m glad you got better.” She gave a reassuring smile. I gave a warm smile back. “Why were you running?” I chuckle.

“It calms me. Plus it was one of my greatest times in Dunwall. The wind in your hear. The amazing feeling of thanking your deifying gravity. It’s bliss and invigorating. Like Rainbow dash and speed.” I gave her a warm smile. I thought of something that would awe the crowd. It was like a double jump using wind blast underneath me. 

My mark lit up as I prepared to jump. I looked around to see the school teacher looking at me quizzically. I also noticed the two fillies that looked like I can only do cheap magic. I smirk and jump and felt nothing before the blast sounded off and I landed on the top of the swings, landing with precision and accuracy to not stumble and fall. I turned carefully around to look at Apple Bloom. Her shock turned into a wide grin.

“Can you teach me that?!” She yelled. I smile at her enthusiasm.

“I can teach you parkour, but not this sense it requires a serene magic only I have. Parkour can be learned by everyone and anyone can learn it.” I said still holding my smile. She beamed and jumped for joy. “I just to let you know, you can get seriously hurt that can lead to many broken bones if done incorrectly. Are you sure you want to continue?” I warned her so she knows the risks. She looked thoughtful for a while before gaining a determined expression.

“I’m still want to continue, but can we start on ground?” She gave me a pleading look.

“How else do you think I started.” I said to reassure her.

Then I notice something or the lack of something. I forgot to activate my void arm. I rolled up my sleeve to get a better understanding of how my arm form. I heard a collective gasp. I looked up to see horrified children and teacher. I tapped the object and it materialize. I rolled my sleeve down and jumped of the swing.

“That wasn’t me messing up doing parkour. Just me fighting against bad people.” I said giving a reassuring smile. She nodded her head before I heard footsteps behind me. I blink back on top of the swings to see the pony sneaking behind me. It was the teacher and she was confused. “Yes.” I said in a cold voice. She jumped before looking looking at me.

“How did you— never mind. So, what do you do for a job?” She asked.

“First things first, I’m John Mavericks. Second I’m a nonlethal assassin. Meaning instead of killing them, unless needed, I nock them out and show proof that their guilty of a crime. Like framing another or murder.” She recoiled on my last statement.

“W-why did you start?” She was visibly scared.

“When I was framed for thirty accounts of murder in the first degree. I technically started after my parents were ordered to death by the spymaster twelve years ago for just being good fighters.” She lowered her head in sadness.

“I’m sorry.” She said sadly.

“Don’t be he got a death sentence for the order of killing twenty thousand people out of shire bliss.” She looked mortified.

“That’s justified.” She said with a little happiness. They don’t have to know I killed him.

I was about to get down once a pink blur tackled me to the ground. A jolt of pain shot through my body as it hits the ground.

“VOID DAMN IT.” I yelled.

“Sorry Johnny when you ran we got so worried. We thought you didn’t want to hang out.” Pinkie said in one breath. I push her off me.

“Running takes all my worries away.” I get up only to be tackled by Twilight again. She cried softly into my chest. I lifted her off me and placed her on the ground and got up. “Twilight don’t worry. Running is how I wash away my worries. I would never run away like that from you, unless your in heat.” I said the whispered last part into her ear. She blushed furiously. “Sorry for the cussing.” I said to the teacher. Probably should have something different.

“It fine. You did just get tackled, twice.” The teacher said and walked away. The children followed.

“Bye John, I’ll ask my sister if you can teach me.” Apple bloom yelled.

“Teach her what?” Pinkie asked cheerily. Twilight gave a skeptical look.

“She wanted to learn parkour, so  I told her some bad parts about it and she still wanted to learn it, soooo” I answered.

“Applejack will never agree.” Twilight said under her breath. But years of eas dropping made it easy to hear.

“If she agrees, I will teach her on ground first, like how I was taught.” That reassured her. I won’t tell her how many times I nearly killed my self because I miss my mark. “She only needs to be perfect when landing on polls.” I added softly. 

A few minutes pass as we do nothing. Twilight told me we were going to the Grand Galloping Gala, so that’s why the Outsider gave me that. She told me the chasing through the town that commenced that day. I would have just used wind blast to blow them away or use my gun to scare them.

Pinkie told me about the griffin called Gilda and the party that she will plan for her. She then started rambling about everyone being worried about me because I ran off. She said that mom told them not to worry because I do this a lot. She is not wrong. She went with me in one of my nightly ‘strolls’. She had to fly the entire time to stay with me.

In that few minutes the rest caught up and I was embraced in a hug by Luna, or is it aunt Luna. I’ll go with aunt. 

“Why did thow’ run off like that?!” She half asked, half demanded me.

“It’s like pacing. It helps me think and clear my mine of worries that appear. I did this a lot in Dunwall from the police and oversees. I did it a lot in Canterlot and mom joined me. She had to fly to catch up and stay with me that time.” I answered finishing with a light chuckle at the last statement. Aunt looked at me curiously.

“Why were thow’ running from the police?” Even Twilight was confused.

“Because the person that framed me for thirty accounts of first degree murder was head of law enforcement. Before coming here I cut the bastered’s throat open for all he has killed in cold blood.” Finishing my explanation she looked unsure to believe I actually did it. 

She was in the right, right now. I’m a shady figure with supernatural powers that can pull off assassinations so perfectly that no one will know what happened. Plus exceptionally experienced and astounding in hand to hand combat. I’m not one to be on your friends list any time soon.

I sigh as I get up. “So, Pinkie, when is the party?” I ask. She lights up in joy.

“It’s in twenty minutes.” She said happily. I smile and put on my mask.

“I’m going to do some over watch in the meantime. I’ll be there Pinkie.” Her smile grows larger that it went beyond her face, if that’s even possible.

I blink to the top of the school house and blink into a tree. I jump from tree to tree until I reach the town. I now go from roof to roof. After I do a run around the town I nod my head seeing that nothing was wrong. I drop down from the roof and walk to Sugarcube corner.

Reaching there, I see three armed overseers walk in. Loud bangs echoed out of the bakery. I run to it to see the assailants holding everyone at gun point. I use blink to get in. I get in a defensive position while holding my blade still folded.

“I will not allow you to hurt anypony!” I exclaimed. I glanced at the three.

One was short, about five foot ten. He had a platinum mask letting me know he was the leader. He had an old flint lock pistol. With easy modifications it could be a semi automatic. I stare into his eyes seeing no signs of intimidation. He does the same and now his eyes show respect. His position was still in wavering.

The one to his left was a recruit. He had a scared look in his eyes. He had a black uniform with silver lining on the board. His gloves were bulky and ment for blocking. He had a desert eagle like me, but painted gold. Unlike the leader he had a gold mask with a less defined face decoration. I gave him a look of sympathy.

The last one had the same mask as the one on the left, but more defined. His seemed to be from Karnaca. The white short sleeve shirt with black pants. The mask and sword obviously shined. Unlike the other two he had a Barrett fifty caliber semi auto sniper rifle. I look at the shirt again and see a rip from a stab. I would have just shrugged it off, if the scar didn’t look like the weapon was situated. I now recognize him. He was the overseer I saved nine years back.

I lower my stance until I look almost casual. The three in front of me see what I’m implying and soften up on their stances. The recruit was visibly shaking, the leader was standing tall with his head held high, and the Karnaca overseer glaring at me. I clear my throat to speak.

“Let’s put our weapons away and disuse this like socialized people?” I suggested. The leader hesitated.

“That would be preferable.” He agreed. I smile, but it goes unseen because of the mask, and put my weapon away as the overseers do the same.

“Hey ,sniper , how’s that stab wound. Did I heal it nicely?” I look into his eyes and see them widen in realization.

“Yes you did. I thank you for saving me instead of leaving me to bleed out in that alley. Those damn howlers stabbed me with a jagged blade.” He said keeping his professionalism.

“Then you’ll be glad to know that all the howler compounds have been cleaned out.” I state.

“H-how would you know?” The recruit asked.

“That was the first thing I did when I gained my void powers.” I was blunt, but they didn’t get into an attacking stance. “Soooo, mind telling me why your here?” They remove their masks. 

The leader had long black hair that came to his shoulders and green eyes. The recruit had brown hair that came to his shoulders. Those two need to cut their hair unless they want to have a disadvantage. The Karnaca one had short blond hair with blue eyes. Their professional acts swapped with friendly ones. I did the same reviling my short black hair and blue eyes. 

“We don’t mind at all. We were wondering why our scouts didn’t return after two days.” The leader said.

“I can answer that. There was seventeen in total. I had to throw one in the was of his own bullet using bend time to prevent it from hitting Twilight over there. Another was killed by his own men for giving me the benefit of the doubt. I killed the next fourteen, I lost it and I can admit that. The next one shot me three times so I shot him so he didn’t mistake unicorn magic with void magic. The last one, I made the mistake of killing him when I could have knocked him out. Soooo ya, it’s my fault.” I said it in one breath that surprised everyone in the room. “The one that shot me must have noticed my mark and shot me following his orders. If they were hostile to you, it was because of the ones that we met so far and just taking precautions thanking that you would attack them basing judgment off of past experiences.” They had a look of under standing.

“Sir, if I’m not mistaken, other than the one that was executed by our own brethren and the one that shot him, those men are responsible for the orphanage incident.” The Karnaca one informed.

“The event that got the overseers shut down.” I say which got a conformation from the leader. The recruit just stood there silently.

“What happened?” I heard Cadence ask.

“A rouge group of overseers burned down a orphanage filled with children. The orphanage supported the void worship. Those sixteen burned it to the ground and all the children that made it out were slaughtered after making it out. Three hundred were murdered there.” I finish my explanation and I heard some crying behind me. I didn’t bother to look back to see everypony and griffon crying. “After I cleared my name I was going to clear the overseers name because the stop all the harmful practices of the void worship and take those people to jail.” The overseers grow a smile hearing my intentions of what I would do. “I will talk with the Outsider when I can to see if he can take you guys home.” He nods. Now if I go back to Dunwall I at least have alleys there.

The overseers leave and I turn to the group. I smile and walk out.

“Wait!” I hear somepony yell.

I turn to see Pinkie there holding a cupcake. I smile and take it. Be for I take a bite I give a deep bow to her. She giggles and thanks me for not attacking and do a peaceful discussion. 

I take a bite of the cupcake and my eyes widen of how good it is. I can feel my mouth water for the next bite. I have literally never eaten something this good before. Finishing the cupcake I walk home and the landscape changes.

When I walked in, the library was a mess. Book were scattered across the floor, The blinds were shut, and it was a down right mess. Now it’s distorted with a weird feeling of serenity and calmness. I knew I was in the void.

“Before you ask, yes, I will send them back to Dunwall and Karnaca.” The Outsider said. I smirk knowing he still watches over me. 

Before I go to bed the same Karnaca overseer from earlier burst through the door. He holds out he’s Barrett like he was giving it to me.

“For saving me. Thank you.” He said. I smile and take it. He rushes out the door and I walk to the spare room. I place the Barrett beside my bed and get into bed sleeping off the days events.
> Show of the void
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

A week of non stop parkour training with Apple bloom. She is at the point where she can stay with the same pace as me. 

The first day we worked on endurance. I forced her to run for three hours straight. Next that day she worked on balance. She still needs work on that. The next day we worked on vaulting. She started with the basic vault. And advanced till then and soon getting to rolls. The third day, we worked on climbing. She needed to work on upper strength. The forth day, we ran through the town. The fifth day, while we were working on her balance she asked me if I could train her during reassess to help work on her balance a little more. I agreed and that brings me up to today.

“What do you want to work on?” I ask her. She had a smile that let me know she was up to something.

“Ah just remembered that we where supposed to bring in an important pony in today, sooo.” She answered. 

“By the void, Apple bloom. All you had to do was ask. Plus we can still work on the parkour.” I gave a reassuring smile.

“It was my turn this week and I wanted to bring in somepony new. Y’all have been a huge help Mr.John, plus you help Nightmare moon become good and solved the problem of the overseers without violence. You did what you had to do then because you suspected them to harm us if they thought unicorn magic was that magic you did.” I smiled sheepishly at her compliments.

We walked the rest of the way in relative silence. The only sound was our foot steps. When we got there I saw fillies and colts waiting by the door of the school house and playing in the play ground. I saw the same pink filly give me an awed expression. Most likely because of the five foot, semi auto, fifty caliber sniper rifle on my back. I smile as we practiced her balance on the play ground. She almost had it down until an apple hit her in the head. I used far reach to bring her to me.

“You okay?” I asked with a little worry.

“Yes sir.” She said giving a mock solute. I chuckled at her antics.

The bell rings and the children fall into the class room. I see the same teacher walk up to me.

“Hello there mister...” she trailed off.

“John Mavericks. You are?” I ask.

“Cheerilee, nice to meet you.” We shake hand and we walk in. “Hello class.” They responded with a unison ‘good morning Mis.Cheerilee’ that surprised me. “Today class we have apple blooms important person, John Mavericks.” They turned their attention to me. “Rais your hand and he’ll pick on you to ask.” I picked on a grey unicorn. I think his name was snips.

“What is your cutie mark?” Snips asked. I smile in response.

“My species don't get cutie marks. We find our talents with what we like and gain more over time. My special talents are stealth and non lethal assassinations.” I explain. They all look surprised I don’t get cutie marks. I pick on the pink filly with the tiara.

“What is that on your back?” She asked.

“This is a Barrett fifty caliber sniper rifle. This addition is a semi automatic sniper. That means I don’t have to reload it after every shot. Instead of a metal ball it shoots a bullet that is meant to penetrate armor.” I pull out a dollar bill. “This is the currency of my country.” I place my pistol bullet down in front of it. “This is how tall my pistol bullet is.” I pull the action back and a cambered bullet pops out. I then extracted the magazine and place the fifty BMG round by the pistol round. “This is a fifty BMG. What my sniper fires.” I put everything back to where it goes. I pick on another gray pony with glasses.

“Are you from another world?” She asked.

“Yes, if I wasn’t sent here I would have most likely burned to death.” She lowers her head. I pick Rarity’s sister next.

“If you went back to your world what would you do?” She asked.

“I would become personal military contractor, or in other words, a mercenary. I want to keep my fighting up to par with others.” She was shocked that I would be come a mercenary so willingly. The last one I picked was a white colt with brown dots covering his chest.

“Have you fought well known criminals?” He asked. I chuckle at his enthusiasm.

“Yes I did, but I never killed them. Only knocked them out. That’s all for to day. Thank you for having me.” With that I walked out and into the town. I use blink to get up on the rooftops. I do so and take a nap.

I’m A woken by a fire work going off near my face. I look down to see all six girls with an angry look and one smug looking mare.

“Hay, bitch, you almost hit me with a fire work!” I yelled my anger flaring in my voice. She didn’t listen, but went on with boasting about herself. I pick her up with pull and turn her around to face me. She got a look of shock when I did this. “What is the meaning of this?!” I demanded.

“Trixie was just dazzling everypony whith her amazing magic.” She looks at me quizzically. “You have no horn, so how can you preform magic.” I show her my mark. I drop her and look more closely at applejack. I see rope marks on her.

“Why does she have rope marks on her fur?” I ask calmly. I look up to see clockwork in front of the crowd. I use blink to get over to him and wave. He does the same, but with the blades. 

“How did you do that?” I pointed to my mark again. “Come to challenge Trixie I presume?” I give a questioning look. I turn to Rainbow and she had a face like she was going to laugh.

“What?” I asked in witch she answered with ‘nothing’ before bursting out laughing. I look over to clockwork and see he was pink all over. “What. The. FUCK! He’s two hundred years old. Why did you do that. He looked cool. Now I can’t take him seriously.” I use wind blast one him and the pink disappeared.

“Trixie will not be beaten by a lowly earth pony!” She exclaimed.

“I’m not a pony. I’m a human.” I smirk which turned into an evil smile. “I’m an assassin, so don’t try best me. Unless you want to try your luck in hand to hand combat.” She looked like she’s seen a ghost. No... she wasn’t scared, she was terrified. My evil smirk faltered into sorrow for the mare. “I shouldn’t have taken it that far. Sorry.” 

“H-have you k-k-killed somepony?” She asked. I sighed and nodded and told her everything. She was stunned for a long while.

“I don’t want you to think of me as a monster. I only did it because you were hurting ponies. Hopefully you can for give me.” I gave a light bow. I smile and look at her. “Why dont you dazzle us Trixie without insulting ponies.” I looked at Twilight who was giving me an approving look. With that she walked over to and clasped my hand in her’s, intertwining our fingers together. I gave her a peck on the lips. 

Trixie grasps, “Are you infatuated with this mare? If I would have known I would have not stress her out.” I understood her. Twilight had a face that said ‘you have no idea’ I picked on it quickly.

“I understand I was badly injured, but you didn’t have to worry. I can take care of myself, my love.” I said proudly. She was taken aback by my wording. Trixie started on her tricks and I just watched twilight watch the tricks. I lie down and  pull down Twilight. “I love you.” I hug Twilight and gave her a passionate kiss. She melted into it.

“I love you, too.” With that we finished the show in each others embrace. I stay there until it’s time to leave. 

She asked me about my powers when we got home. I agree. I then look around to see I’m in that place. The room where I was kidnaped. I watched as I saw the person covered in blood. He began torturing the others. When it was my turn, I screamed. And with one quick motion I sit up and scream. Twilight came in with a knife, a small one, but noticed I was in a cold sweat. I walk out ready to start the new day... in fear.
> Sleepover
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was three in the afternoon and I was helping Rarity and Applejack take down the branches for the upcoming storm, but Rarity insisted it putting the branches back on and making it beautiful. She just finished making one beautiful when I used wind blast to shatter it. She glared angrily at me until she saw me with a death glare that could scare the Outsider.

“Rarity, for the last time, don’t put it back up. If it flies off it could seriously hurt somepony.” I say not hiding my irritation in my voice.

“I know, but why did the Pegasi decide to make it rain today. It would have been a gorgeous day.” She retorted weakly.

“Rarity, the Pegasi forgot the lite shower last week, so there has to be one doozy of a storm today.” Applejack said helping me out.

“Thank you, Applejack. Plus if anypony has to get out here, the strong winds will force off the remaining branches and hit somepony knocking them out, and possibly, give them hypothermia. I, for one, don’t want to get sued because you didn’t take down any branches and only “fixed” them and made them pretty. Do that later.” I say, using to much oxygen for each word. After finishing my explanation, the down pore began. “If I get sued, Rarity, you will pay the fine.” I say non convincingly. She rolls her eyes and try’s to run a way from the rain.

“Over here.” I turn to the noise to see Twilight in the door way of our house. “Come before the storm gets worse.” I do so and the two other follow closely. When I’m in range I use blink to get inside and pull to, quickly, bring the two other mares indoors. “Glad to see you all made it.” I give her a huge, in witch she returns, and a quick kiss. 

“Thanks, Twi.” I say. The other two only watch us sharing our affection to one another. Rarity with a little trace of envy and Applejack with happiness.

“Y’all two are perfect for each other.” Applejack said making both of us blush.

“She’s right, darlings. You two are book worms.” Rarity joked.

“I was in a higher grade level than her when I was nine.” I play fully jabbed. She gave me a mock glare.

“Ya, and what grade where you in?” She said playing along.

“Twelfth grade, my love.” I told Twilight once. I never told the others. I didn’t want to intimidate them by my intellect. That’s one reason why I love her. She has enough, if not more, knowledge than me to understand most of the things I say. She even helped me memorize the rest of the periodic table.

She nuzzled my cheek as I just remembered the other two mares. I turned to them to see shocked expressions on them. I was confused to wonder what shocked them. Us sharing affection, or how smart we were. It could be ether, because we broke ponies with both. Before you get the wrong idea we did not have sex. Not at all. 

I walked into the kitchen and got a glass of water for both mares. I walked back it to see Twilight waving her hand in front of the twos faces. I stopped in front of them and Twilight saw what I was doing. I brought the glasses of water to my waste and flung it forward into their faces. Applejack thanked me and Rarity scolded me. Twilight then decided to have a sleepover. The other two were reluctant to join until they heard the crack of thunder, witch scared them in to doing the sleepover.

I went back into my room and peeked into my closet to see everything that I had in Canterlot in my closet. My eyes rested on the fabric I found a few weeks ago. I told Twilight about it and she unturned told the rest. The Outsider helped Rarity when giving me the suet. 

It had black pants and a lavender blazer. The black vest under it only complimented the white button up shirt. What made me instantly like it was when I saw the pockets for my gear. Even the mask. It made me even happier when I recognized it as Corvos dress uniform for the day of Delilah’s invasion.

I look down to see an old box. To the untrained eye that was what I went for, making it look like it was not important, I had all the explosives I made. I chuckled when I remembered what happened when mom found this box and opened it. She was luck I entered before the grenade exploded. She was shock to hear I was making explosives and when she asked why, I only answered with ‘Better have it and not need it than need it and not have it.’ 

I reached behind it to my box of throwing knives. ‘When I heard about the guards I asked it I could fight one of them. She gave me a worried glance before leading me to the guard training grounds. 

I walked up to one of them and asked if I could spar with him. He laughed at me and told me not to worry if I lost. The entire ground went silent when they saw me in the sparing ring. 

Most of them laughed and others gave looks of petty. That quickly changed to shock when I extended my sword. I put one my mask and raised my hood. I lunged at him prepared to stab, but he side stepped out the way. He attacked with a clumsy over head swing. I easily parried it. Griping his shield, I slammed my right knee into his face and hearing a sickening crunch as I broke his muzzle. He stumbled back in pain. Acting quickly, I grabbed him by the throat and swiped his legs, making him fall to the ground. I put the right knee on his neck, the left on his right hand with the weapon, and gripping the handle in a reverse grip with my left hand on top of the pommel of the handle with the blade above his heart. 

I was panting heavily, letting in the deathly quiet room know I was out I’ve breath. I didn’t even realize I was holding my breath until the fight ended. I looked up and saw the entire room starting at me in awe. I saw one sentence that stuck with them all, plus the classes, that consisted of the eighth grade or higher, in the room at the time, “You don’t fuck with an assassin!” I yelled. I looked to see the most beautiful mare I saw. That lavender fur I came to love. The rest of that day I spent training with throwing knives. I couldn’t hit the damn target when I was thank of her the entire time. That was the same day I knew that I loved Twilight Sparkle. Love at first sight, you could say.’ 

I sighed at the memory. She wanted to meet me so bad that she walked away from the group. I had a love struck look on my face as I recalled that memory.

“Remembering anything good, darling?” I didn’t have to turn around to know it was Rarity that said that.

“Just how Twilight and I first met. The same day the current guard captain said hello to my knee.” I said chuckling afterwards. I turned around to see Rarity with a happy smile. She wasn’t fazed at my pore attempt at comity.

“Twilight wanted you to wander if you wanted to play truth or dare?” I gave an affirmative nod. I walk down to see the other two mares on the ground talking. 

I walked to the railing and vaulted over it. I landed with a hard thud. The kinetic energy made my feet hurt. I was now kicking myself for not rolling. Twilight sensed it and chuckled cutely.

“Who wants to start first?” The lavender mare asked.

“I guess you should, Twi.” I said after a long pause.

“Okay, John, truth or dare?” She leaned forward to hear my answer, because she was doing this for effect.

“Truth.” I was in fazed with what she was doing.

“What were you doing in your room?” 

“Remembering thing.” I said shortly.

“Remembering what?” She leaned in closer.

“How I got my box of throwing knives and when mom found my stash of explosives.” The rest looked shocked. “The box of knives was the same day I met Twilight.” 

“I still don’t know how my brother got his muzzle broken.” The other two finally got out of there stupor.

“It in evolved me, your brother, and my knee wanting to meet his face. In laments terms, I kneed him in the face.” Twilight glared at me.

“Well at least I know why now. Plus I know how those scorch marks got out you window.” She looked at me mischievously. “At least I went to go to the dragon.” My anger flared.

“I don’t want to get first degree burns, again. I’m lucky there’s no burn marks on me.” A cross my arms and turn away with a hmph. “That was a painful experience and I try to avoid my incendiary bolts now.” Twilight remembered the incident that happened when I was explaining the bolt. One slipped out my hands and, thankfully, burned the replica of my cloak. I nearly burned to death in front of the entire class.

“Good, don’t want you almost burning to death, again.” She joked.

“I wasn’t the first time I got first degree burns.” They all heard it. Twilight remembered what happened and the other two intrigued. “Applejack, take my turn. I’m no longer in the mood.” I tensed up.

“Okay, sugarcube, but this one is for you.” She said with suspicion. “Truth or Dare?”

“Truth.” I rather do truth than dare right now.

“What do you mean when you said ‘it wasn’t the first time’.” I curled up remembering what happened. My eyes tearing up from remembering the events that transpired.

“I... I don’t want to talk about it. It too painful. Literally and metaphorically.” I felt a lone tear roll down my cheek. “I’m going to bed early. Good night.” I said with a down trotted tone. That month broke me mentally. I can hardly even mention it with out braking into tears. The same day my friends was killed. 

I didn’t get any sleep. I heard their events through the walls. The intense pillow fight. Scary stories and how to make s’mores. I didn’t listen that much as when that hell is mentioned I can’t continue for the rest of the day. It was heard to watch what they did, even if they forced my eyes open. What I seen, what I ate will stick with me and torment me for the rest of my life. I wish I stayed ignorant to what transpired that day. After two more hours of them going to sleep I finally followed into the sweet embrace of sleep.

I was strapped to a chair with my hands behind the chair. I felt a tugging on my bindings. The lights flash on and I’m in one of the whale oil facilities. Since we found better ways of power, the old oil facilities are now abandoned and empty. All, but facility A-1, which was filled with thirty-one people. All of them looked at me and my four other captives like a prize. I was fine until I heard that one sentence, which told me I was back in my own personal hell.

“You are the rat that plagued our society, and all those affiliated with a rat should die like one.” I was frightened. Then the familiar torture began. My screams echoed through the large building and others praised it. My suffering was their entertainment. I was their game consult. I was their T.V. The food they fed me was fresh, but I knew what it really was. I felt tugging and a grip on my shoulders.

“John!” 

That faint call of my name was heard for a little bit. My screams of anguish drowning them out. It sounds new yet familiar.

“John!” 

It was slightly louder, but the pain was worse. I could hear nothing, but own screams and pleading to kill me already.

“John!”

I heard nothing, not my pleads of death or there torture tools ready to tare into my flesh, as I saw two women looking at me in shock. One dark blue with with wings and a horn. The other black with the same extra appendages. They’re holding the same shocked looks just staring at my broken, bruised, and burned body. 

I saw the ax raised high above my torturers head, ready to execute me. I only smiled as I finally could get rid of all this pain I feel. The entire signory changed to my bedroom back in Equis. In the land of Equestria. With a mare thinking I’m still asleep. Screaming my name.

“JOHN!!!”
> Discrimination and Explanation
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

I woke up screaming and I’m a cold sweat. I saw the three mares looking at me in shock and horror. I remembered every detail about the dream. I fell a wet substance on my cheek and I rubbed it off. I didn’t stare at the group of mates anymore. I was staring through them with so much fear shown you could see it in trottingham.

“John, what... what happened?” Twilight asked. I looked at her and said two words.

“The nightmare.” She widened her eyes in horror as mom showed her the dream. Now she remembers the full dream and is processing to throw up in a conjured up trash. That night mare was extremely disturbing from a different point of view, I was so use to being the one tortured and not watching. 

The other two left and soon after they leave my room they leave the library, most likely to Pinkie Pie. Ask Twilight to leave so I can change. She left and I got dressed. My mind raced. I have that nightmare once every year. But I cannot remember what it was, until I looked at a calendar. My birth was tomorrow. I shutter at the pink mares rath when it comes to something like this. Better sooner than later. 

We walked down the streets of ponyville and, like running, I clear my mind and try to not thank of that dream. Walking to town hall I now noticed there was no pony outside. I lowered my stance in preparation of a fight. I wasn’t paying attention to what they were saying because I was to observant of our surroundings. Until I heard Pinkie calling us. 

“Spike..., Twilight, John. Come here before she gets you.” Pinkie said. The other two jumped in and I was pulled in. “Thank god we got to you before she did.” That only left me wandering. Who was she.

“Who is it? The zombie pony?” Spike asked while clinging to Twilight.

“Z-zombie pony?” Pinkie repeated with each word dripping fear. This action caused Spike to become even more scared.

“The only zombies are the ones the Baltimore witches made over two hundred years ago. Plus there in a different planet and they made it illegal to do that practice.” I say matter-of-factly.

“Really?” Twilight asked not believing me.

“Well it was only them trapping the soul of a dog in its own hollowed out skull. The Baltimore witches are pretty fucked up. Killing a good thousand people before Daude stopped them. I had to call in a practice report when someone asked me to bring him a small child and trust me if I did it the only thing that child would see is crimson. You can probably guess why.” I finished my explanation with only guessing how many got killed. We still find bodies and skeletons sense Delilah’s defeat. 

“Why are you in here alone n in the dark?” Twilight asked. I quickly answered.

“She isn’t alone. The rest of the girls are behind us plus Apple Bloom.” I said baffling the rooms occupants.

“How did you know we where here?” Rainbow asked.

“Just because I have a keen eye doesn’t mean my other senses aren’t sharp.” I humphed and looked a way. “So why are you all in here.”

“We’re hiding from her.” She pointed to a cloaked figure digging at the dirt and I instantly recognized it as a zebra. I could already feel my blood begin to boil. I bared my grinding teeth.

“What are you racist!?” I shouted my anger reaching it limits. “If that’s the case why don’t you runaway from me. I actually attacked somepony.” I said. “Your acting like the people that shouldn’t be mentioned.” They look at me angrily but noticed my pained expression. That moment flashing back and tears were flowing.

“Who?” Fluttershy asked.

“I’m not opening old wounds. It’s in the past and it’s how my best friend died.” I said earning glares for being so vague.

“How?” She asked. Twilight wanted to answer, but couldn’t. Everypony noticed it, but say what just hearing about it can do. They stopped pushing.

“Well on a lighter note, tomorrow is John’s birth day.” She said changing the subject. I walked over to Apple Bloom and asked if she wanted to go confront this zebra. She nods and we slowly walk out.

When we entered the Everfree Forest she avoided the blue flowers so we did too. When she exited glowing yellow eyes met her’s. Before it pounced I used blink and appeared in front of her. 

When it pounded I pulled out a knife and stabbed it in the neck. Before it died I realized it was only one of it’s pack, but the biggest. Was it their Alfa. When I pulled my knife free from its neck it sunk its teeth into my left shoulder. I screamed and heard the girls. I quickly cut the throat opened. It’s jaw tensed up and broke the bone. I scream louder and look behind me to see the seven girls. I grip the jaw and top of the mouth and forced the timber wolve’s teeth out my skin. The rest back off.

I clutched my shoulder in pain and looked down to see a steady stream of blood that coded my entire arm and making a steady stream of blood from my hand to the ground, making a puddle of blood. I remembered the elixir I had came to mind.

“Twilight!” I yelled.

“Y-yes?” She answered shakily.

“Go into my room and find a box labeled admire elixir. Get one and give it to me.” I finish and she disappeared in a flash of light. The rest walk into the blue flowers.

“Beware, beware you pony folk. That plant is not a joke.” The zebra said. I try to walk over to them but collapse into the blue flower. 

They smelled nice. I hear a pop and I lift my head to see Twilight. I smile at her and grab the elixir and drink it. With a loud, sickening crack my bone mends and my wounds close. I get up and I only feel a bit sore. But I could live with it.

“Beware, beware, beware!” She kept exclaming. At us Applejack walked over to Apple bloom and picked her up over the flower.

“Get out of here with your voodoo sayings!” Applejack exclaims loudly.

That night I had a restless night. When I woke up I heard the girls at the bottom of the stairs arguing at each other. When I got of my bed I felt smaller. I walked to my bathroom to look in the mirror. I had to jump on to my toilet to get on the counter. I noticed that I had a paw and was a quadruped. When I looked in the mirror I only yelled, “YES!!!” I was so happy. When the others looked at me Fluttershy squeed and ran over to me and hugged me.

“Who are you? What are you?” She asked.

“It’s me John.” She backed away when hearing my voice. “For what I am, I’m an Eevee. My favorite Pokémon.” They were all changed. Applejack was an inch tall. Twilight’s horn was floppy. Rainbow Dash had her wings on her chest. Rarity was covered in elongated fur. Pinkie had a swollen tung. Lastly, Fluttershy sounded like a man. “I, for one, like my appearance. I’m so adorable.” I nuzzled my tail and I heard a collective D’awww. “It’s a dream come true. Twilight when we go to the gala, remind me to get cursed, so I can become this.”

“See even he said it was a curse!” Rainbow said.

“Actually its more of a blessing.” I say in a higher pitch voice which get me hugged by Rainbow Dash.

“I can’t resist!” Rainbow was in sear bliss.

“No one can rest the Eevee! It’s too fucken cute.” I yell not minding my cussing. When Twilight hugged me I let of a purring noise. She only hugged me tighter. “No one! Can resist.”

“Now, darlings, even though I can’t see him I can hear him, but can we get back to the task at hand.” Rarity asked.

“Ya, that evil witch did this to us.” Rainbow said. My blood began to boil even more. I now let off a growling noise. “What?!” She asked angrily.

“Do you, girls, know what it’s like to be discriminated?” I asked and received no answer. “ANSWER ME!!!” I yelled at the top of my lungs.

“How do you know?!” Rainbow retorted weakly. 

“Because I was nearly tortured to death just because I was poor!” My tears fell freely. “We saved them from a evil void user, and they kidnapped us and his parents. Me and my friend saved them. We didn’t deserve any of it.” 

His mom had her eyes ripped out of their sockets and her organs thrown across the floor. For fuck sakes, they fucking rapped her. His dad had is jaw torn off and his kidneys halfway down his throat. They sawed of his legs while he was choking to death. That was only the first day.” My voice was shaky and raged. 

“For a month straight we were bruised, bloodied, broken, and burned. The last thing my friend felt was being thrown upset down for an hour to let the blood rush to his head before... before... before they sawed him in half.” I was outwardly crying. “They forced me to eat them for a week before I escaped. They forced me to watch everything. Their reasoning was that sense I was poor, I was a rat and all those that help me will die before me.” 

“‘The pure blessing’ was what they were called. And all this happened because I was treated differently because I was poor after my parents death. I was looked down upon everyone, just because I was poor. And they died because they helped me. 

“After I escaped someone went in and killed everyone inside. Thirty dead, and I was framed. All because I was slightly different.” The last sentence dripping with anger at the cyan mare. 

“We are going to that zebras home and you all are apologizing.” I commanded. They all gazed at the ground. I think Rarity did. It’s hard to tell with all that hair. 

I marched in front of them with the most pissed of face I couldn’t muster in this cute body. I wasn’t until we reached the ponyville market place when somepony spoke.

“Are you still angry, darling?” Rarity asked.

“There is angry and peeved.” All the mares gasped at my language. “I’m absolutely, motherfucking pissed and disgusted at this towns actions to that zebra. She did nothing wrong and everypony judged her on looks alone. I was different and the only one on this planet that is human, yet everypony welcomed me with open arms. And don’t think I forgot about your apology.” I heard them grown. 

Walking into the everfree forest, we pass the blue flowers and to see a twisted tree that has been carved out to be a house. I knock at the door and the zebra opens the door.

“Hello, are you the zebra I saved from the timber wolf, by any chance?” I ask.

“I’m Zacora, and you I live in this part of the everfree. Come in, I’m brewing tea.” She rhymed. Well at lest if I need her, I know she doesn’t have other camps.

“Thank you for your hospitality.” I give a small bow as an Eevee. 

I told her on what happened and she examined the damage. Rainbow was asked to fly and she flew into her brew. She wasn’t mad at her because she was only following directions. 

When I asked what caused this. She answered with the blue flowers we stepped in, or in my case nearly died in. The plant was called poison joke. I asked if I could get a flower or two to take home. When she questioned, I told her if I want to become this again. She nodded and I now have six poison joke flowers.

We went to the ponyville spa to get a big enough tube to get in. Mom and my two aunts came to see me after a month. I was nearly crushed to death by the three rulers.

“By the way Zacora, what book did you find this in?” Twilight asked. She held up a book that said ‘supernaturals: natural remedies that are just super.’ “Sorry, Zecora. I dismissed it because it was just a weary name and there’s nothing supernatural about anything.” I glare at her only making my self look cuter.

“I take offense to that!” I yell in my eevee voice.

I walk in and dunk my head. I constantly reminding myself where my poison joke is. I come back up and look at my hands. I pat the top of my head to find two ears. I try to move a tail, like how I did when I was an eevee. I still had it’s tail. Everypony laughs at my misfortune. I grown in announcing as I now have to figure out how to maintain it and how to fight with out it being in my way. Just my luck.
> Parasprites
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Twilight, what... the fuck. One book at a time mare!” I said as we cleaned up the library. “Plus it’s a casual visit.” She was panicking for Mom’s visit tomorrow.

“Well it’s not everyday royalty comes to visit.” She answered. My eye twitched at her response.

I put a hand to my chest. “Twilight, I’m royalty. Remember?” She gave a sheepish smile.

“I know, but no one knows.” I shake my head in response at her outlandish behavior.

“Fare point.” She gave a victorious smile. I smiled at her innocence. If she was a few years younger, she would be doing a victory dance. A vary bad one. I chuckle at the thought. She looked at me quizzically. “What?”

“What are you chuckling at?” She said in a mock New Yorker accent.

“If you were younger you would be doing a vary bad victory dance.” The image flashed in my mind and I burst out laughing. Spike, who was listening to our back and forth, got the same image and joined me on the floor. She pouted as we finished. I got up, walked to her, and gave her a peck on the cheek.

“No fair.” She said playfully.

“Life’s not fair.” I state immediately after.

“Maybe this will go faster if one of us did this.” Spike said. I looked at Twilight and smirked. We could turn this around so fast.

“Thanks for volunteering, Spike.” He did a double take after hearing that. His mouth on the floor. Picking up his jaw he thought about what he said before facepalming.

“You should have thought that through.” He nodded accepting his mistake.

We walked through the town, looking at all the decorations and ponies working. When we saw the banner it was missing the end of Mom’s name. I didn’t care, but what caught my eye was a red flying object that nearly made me run. It was a bloodfly. Nasty little shits that will make hives out of your organs. Pulling out my pistol I shot it. The bang echoing throughout the street. Twilight and the other two ponies looked at me angrily until they saw the look of fear on my face. Blinking to it, I saw the thing wasn’t a bloodfly, but something more annoying. It was a parasprite. Tossing it away, I blink back.

“W-what was it?” One of the mares asked.

“I thought it was a bloodfly. Thankfully, it wasn’t. I don't know how Equestria would deal with something that can kill you in a matter of seconds. I don’t want Equestria to be like Karnaca two hundred years ago.” I answered. The look of fear not vanishing with the parasprite. If that’s there, then more are here.

Shaking my head of the thought, we continue to sugarcube corner. Walking in, I see Mis. Cake and Mr. Cake slaving over making the sweets. They looked stressed, if anything. I look to my left to see half eaten sweets. I sighed knowing who did it.

“Hello Mr and Mis. Cake. How are the sweets coming?” Twilight asked.

“Look for yourselves. Pinkie has been eating them all.” She said. As in convenience, Pinkie pops up and eats all of the cake in three bites. My eye twitches and so does everyone else’s.

“Damn it, Pinkie. Your even worse than parasprites.” I say lightly.

“Pinkie, stop eating them all. Those sweets are for the Princess.” Twilight commanded. 

“Are you sure I can’t hit her with a sleep bolt?” I whisper. She shakes her head. “At least I asked.”

“Well I must-“ she said before gaining a royal tone,”-because they must past the test it to see if it’s fit for royalty.” She quickly runs up to one. I use bind time and close her muzzle and hold it closed.

“No! Bad Pinkie pie! Bad!” I gave her a look that said ‘Don’t you fucking dare.’ She sat like a dog and gave me the puppy dog eyes. I hold back my laughter. Luckily for me Fluttershy walked in.

“You guys I- oh. Am I interrupting something?” Fluttershy asked. She was looking at us and down to her crossed legs with an adorable look. I nearly d’awwed at the sight.

“No you didn’t, Fluttershy.” I said distracted. Pinkie took the time to eat the cake. “You bitch!” I began to chase her. 

“Girls look what I found near the Everfree forest. Come out little guy.” At that time three parasprites came out her mane. 

“Aww, so cute. What are they?” Twilight asked. Me and Pinkie scoffed. Hearing each, other we fist bump.

“I don’t know. I only had one just a minute ago. Do you want one.” My eyes widen in fear. Please say no.

“Ooh yes I do!” Fuck! 

“Pinkie do you want one?” I gave her a worried look.

“A parasprite! Ugh.” She said. I made the same noise. 

“A para- what?” The two mares asked.

“Now I have to find a trombone!” The two roll their eyes at her antics.

“Hold up Pinkie! I’ll help you!” I yell. As I close the door, the door hits my tail hard. “Ouch!” I open the door and move my tail. Ya, the tail was still there, to my dismay. Twilight and I had a theory that the poison joke entered my blood stream, through the wound of the Timberwolf. Somehow. It merged with my DNA and altered it. 

At least in the past week I found a way to fight without it getting in my way. Plus, in that time we worked on Apple bloom’s balance. Now she knows true parkour.

“So,” Pinkie asked, “how do you know about the parasprites? Not to many ponies do.” I smile at the memory. That day I figured out the most fun illegal activity. Arson. I wouldn’t do it, just in getting rid of them I had to use arson.

“In Trottingham, an infestation of them. I was sent by mom to stop it. They reminded me of the bloodflies. I asked the mayor if there was a building that was going to get destroyed soon. There was one and it was a skyscraper. I told the workers to pour oil into every room in the skyscraper. It took six hours in total. Lastly, I told them to round them up and put them inside. When the parasprites were inside, I fired an incendiary bolt into the building. I destroyed one building that was going to be destroyed and dealt with the parasprite issue. Two birds with one stone. Plus, I figured out that arson is the most fun crime in general. I wouldn’t do it unless there was an infestation and no other way.” Finishing my in counter with the little basterds, I saw Pinkie had a different idea in mind. “How about you?” I asked.

“My family’s rock farm was infested with the little shits-“ my eyes widened as Pinkie cursed, “-and luckily one of my sisters plays an instrument. We found out the parasprites react to music. We each learned an instrument just Incase one ran out of breath. We led them out of the farm like that. To be honest, your method seems more permanent than mine.” I nod knowing that eliminating the problem makes it easier because you won’t have to deal with it later. Unless it’s with people or ponies because you can hide them forever and even if they do wake up, you already have an escape route formed.

“True, but not always.” She nods in understanding by what I mean. Some enemies are too persistent. 

Looking around, I see we’re in sweet apple anchors. I was confused until I saw Pinkie with a harmonica. I got epiphany in my mind. She could lure them into an abandoned house and I could set it in fire. I let out a loud whistle to get their attention and beckon Pinkie over. I told her the plan, but she needed at least three more instruments. I told her to get them while I make the incendiary bolts. I stay up all night making the bolts. 

I wake up to buzzing near me. Opening up my eyes I see a parasprite on my face. Groaning, I gently take it off. Getting up was a chore. It made my tired body protest and tries to make me go back to sleep. I finally get up and the door flies open to revile a disheveled Twilight on the other side. I grow a smug smile and Twilight doesn’t react to it.

“I told you.” I said softly as my voice has yet to register. She rolled her eyes and gathered all of the parasprites. I get my recently made incendiary bolts. “Gather them. I’m going to have a talk with them.” She backs away when I show a sinister smile.

We gather all the parasprites into a magical cage conjured by Twilight. The bugs give a sad look until they notice me.

“Listen up.” I start with a blank stare. “If you do anything out of line, I will burn you alive. If you leave now then I will not kill any of you. Understood.” They nod. “Good. Let’s go find the rest.” I held my crossbow in my right hand with the mock whale oil inside, ready to burn all the little shits if needed.

Reaching Rarity’s boutique, we see her walk out with a packed back that seemed to be moving. “Well I see we have the same problem.” Rarity flatly said. “By the way, do you know why Pinkie is gathering instruments?” She looked at the both of us. I nodded and they looked shocked.

“It’s plan B if I can’t scare them into submission.” I aimed my crossbow at the cage and the parasprites shook. “If they aren’t obedient, then I burn them. Let’s just hope the the incendiary bolt won’t be too heavy this time so I can shoot it and not get burned alive.” We leave to Fluttershy’s cottage on the outskirts of Ponyville. 

Fluttershy’s home seemed to be in one peace. Did she find away to get them to behave or is it worse on the inside. Pecking inside, I sigh as I kick open the door and burn a bunch of the little fuckers. We hear quite screaming before the room went deathly quite as the parasprites die. I tell all the shits to leave now and never come back or continue and die. Rainbow flies in with her ‘pets’ close behind. I tell them the same thing, but they laugh it off. I kill a few mercilessly to show I’m not in the mood and that I’m not fucking around.

“Alright, so do you all understand?” I ask the now large group of parasprited. They nod in response and I glance over to the burned and crushed corpses. “If you wish to bury your dead I will help.” They nod and I bury then. They slowly fly off as Pinkie came in.

“Did they leave on their own?” Pinkie asked.

“No. I scared them into submission. Killing a few in the proses. Hopefully we can put this day behind us.” I felt my eevee ears fold down. I didn’t want to kill them but I needed them to think I was going to do it. “I wish they could listen to reasons so I didn’t have to kill any. Plus, they can help us later.” Pinkie nods and I hold out my hand with the mark. 

No bull shit today. No powers at all. I guess my magic is a liability. I could complete task without my powers. Outsider, you gave me this mark, but I have relied to much on it. I guess if others had a dangerous ability they would figure that out. Should I stop using them entirely though. No, I use my void arm every day. I sigh in defeat as my thoughts takeover.

I feel a hand rap around my left hand. I look over to see Twilight with a serene smile that was infectious. I knew my powers were a liability, but I use them to protect instead of destroying. Like people say power corrupts.

Before we leave, I see a pale white object. I payed no mind as my focus was on the mare close to me. Like people say, ignorance is bliss.
> Winter of blood
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Winter wrap up wasn’t really hard, but the only catch was that no unicorns or humans are Able to use magic. I grumbled at my predicament. I decided to help Applejack with plowing the fields. Twilight wasn’t making it easier on me.

“Sorry, Twilight, but you need to find your own way. I can’t help you every second of the day.” I said giving her a light kiss. “Do something to help... without magic. I can’t use mine , you can’t use yours. Understood.” She nodded discouraged.

“Okay, just be careful.” She said before I disappeared into the cold winter day. 

My coat was made by Rarity for snow days. My other one was going to get in chanted so it was fire proof. She made this cloak and the underneath as well just incase. I had my pistol and blade only. 

I was surprised to find over fifty ponies there. I began to push the plow with some good results. I had good progress. I went from marching to walking to running. I was close to sprinting. Even though I was running I never deviated from the strait path. When I was out of breath, I found that I had moved a lot. 

“Hey, caramel. How you doing?” I asked slightly winded. He was in the snow coughing and wheezing for air.

“Screw you asshole.” He quipped. We shared a laugh at the playful insult. “Seriously, I need water.” I helped him up.

“Hey Applejack, where’s the water.” She turned to me and cupped her hands around her mouth.

“Over here. Just come over.” We make our way over slowly.

“Where’s Twilight?” I thought she would be here by now.

“Dunno, I haven’t seen her all day.” I nodded and informed her I was going to find her. 

I didn’t have to look far as I found her in a snowman. I covered my mouth to stifle laughter. Spike didn’t try to hold it back. I only made it worse.

“Wow, Twilight. You take chilling out to a hole new level.” Spike got even louder as he howled in laughter.

She glared at me and I pretended to look scared. She caught on and stopped. I helped her and Pinkie out of the frozen prison. Pinkie was in charge of cutting the frozen lakes to get them to melt. We walked a bit. As we passed Rarity, she was working with... what ever that is (or was). Rarity did something as I wasn’t paying attention to her as I didn’t care as much. We passed Rainbow as she was leader of the weather patrol. Giving heat to all the crops and melting the ice. Last pony we past was Fluttershy. She was in charge of waking the animals from hibernation.

“Enjoying yourself, Twilight?” She playfully hit me in the arm. I gripped her hand as she did the same. Not soon after, caramel ran up to me.

“Hey, John. We found somepony wandering into a barn on the field. If it’s dangerous, we want you to do it because, we’ll that’s obviously.” I nodded.

I booked it to the farm. Twilight and caramel following close behind.

“You two stay by Applejack.” I commanded. They nodded as I approached the large barn. I removed my pistol from its holster. I entered the barn, gun up and ready to shoot. I found somepony in the middle of the barn. It was dark but I brushed it off. “Hey, come over here, now.” They didn’t budge. “I’m not going to hurt you.” 

They get up and turn to me. My eyes widened in shock as I noticed the white skin. The blood pouring out of the mouth and eyes. And the blood soaked hands. A weeper, here. Even worse, it’s human. I aim the gun and fire. The bullet tour strate through the weepers head. It fell down with a muffled thud. 

I hear more groans from the dark barn. I don’t stay to find out as I burst through the door. I turned for one second to find almost sixty weepers following me. All with cry’s of pain and rage.

With out stopping, I point my gun behind me and fire. The seven left in the gun were now inside a weeper. I look in the sky and see a barrier surrounding the town. The origin was from the town hall. I kept running and not stopping.





I ran to the middle of town to find the town hall. I felt something attach to my leg and a sharp pain shot through the limb. I glanced down as I noticed a rat hanging off my leg. They usually travel in packs so I extend my sword and stab it before using dark vision to try and find more rats. None were in the town at all.

I sighed as I made it to the town hall. With out missing a beet, I climb to the second floor. When I reach it, I don’t open it. I brake it. I slide in avoiding the glass on the ground.

I stand and vault over the railing. I found the entire town inside. I wasn’t relieved at all as I searched frantically for a certain pony.

Twilight found me and approached. She must have noticed my frantic state. “John, what’s wrong?” She asked.

“I was bitten by a rat. Not a normal rat, a Dunwall rat.” I explained panicked. She gasped as she was the only one I told that knows how the plague spreads.

“Who are you looking for? I can help.” She was just as frantic as me now.

“Apple bloom.” She gave me a confused look for a second before searching. Eventually we found her aloge with the rest of the girls. “Apple bloom!” She turned to me.

“What’s going on?” She asked scared.

“Weepers entered Ponyville. Listen, I need you to go to the library and bring back a red vile.” Applejack heard this.

“Ah will not have my sister out there.” Applejack yelled. It gained the attention of everypony in the the building.

“Applejack if she doesn’t go, I will die.” I glared at her. A collective gasp echoed throughout the room. “I was bitten by a Dunwall rat. That’s how people become a weeper. I trust Apple bloom here because she knows parkour.” I re loaded my pistol and handed it to her. “My life and all of Equestrias, are in your hands. Make those lessons useful.” 

We make our way to the second floor and I hand her my gun. She told me she couldn’t take a life. I needed to reassure her.

“They’re in constant pain. You’ll actually be doing them a favor. Plus, it’s just in case. Sneak past them. They can’t see you.” She nodded and Apple bloom sneaks past the crowd. Last I see, is her climbing up a building before I lose sight. I know the mask has a telescope built in, but I never used it.

I lean on the railing, overseeing the towns residents. I felt my body weaken as my hand slips. I plummet towards the ground after I toppled over the railing. I was caught in a magical field and propped up on a wall.

“John! What happened?!” A scared voice asked.

“Stage one, weakening.” I stated simply.

“We need to get his mind off the bit. His body will work faster if he doesn’t worry.” A timid voice said. “Before you came here, what did you want to do?” It was frantic, but easy to make out.

“Lord Protecter of the empress of Gristol. My home nation.” More questions popped up as my thoughts drifted to Apple bloom.





(Apple bloom’s POV)

Ah made my way to the rooftops to avoid the streets so none of them weepers can attack me. The library wasn’t that far, at the most, thirty meters.

“John, please be okay.” I whispered to myself. Ah was at the library and now ah need to find what he’s looking for.





(My POV)

I coughed into my and as the plague only got worse. My coughs were now accompanied by an insane amount of blood. I felt something well up in my eyes and when I blinked, blood was present. I was now fearful as I just hit stage two.

“Stage two: rapped bleeding from eyes and mouth.” I said simply. “I’m one stage away. The next stage has no return.” I was quiet the entire time when I said that. It was a whisper. My coughing got louder, and Louder, and LOUDER. Blood soaked the floor beneath me. Then the sis affects of stage two. Blindness and pain.

No pony seemed to mind the coughing as I’m pretty sure it’s normal with all diseases. Not to mention Twilight explained that it is only transferred by bits from the Dunwall rats. 

Twilight was in the middle of explaining the rat plague and it’s history as most ponies were actually curious. She was cut off by my screams of pain. When ponies asked what’s wrong was when I explained with, ‘stage three’. My screams of pain turned into pleas the kill me as the pain was unbearable.

I dopped over into the puddle of my own blood. More blood poured out of my blinded eyes as I cried. Even more blood spilled from my mouth as my screams and pleas grew. 

I heard the sound of a message sent to mom, but I wasn’t sure. I heard the rush of feet and my sleeve roll up. A needle went straight into my arm. The pain subsided but the blindness stayed. 

One thing that could stay for the rest of my life is the blindness. The longest it lingered was a week so if it was permeant, then it would last more than a week.

To my relief, my vision cleared in a few minutes. I saw worried faces and scared ponies around me. In front of me was Apple Bloom holding my pistol to me. I knew she wanted to give it back so I slowly took it back. Twilight was to my right, clinging to it like it was going to disappear... again. I smiled reassuringly to put them at ease.

“Don’t worry, I’m fine. We’ll all be.” I said with a raged voice. I stood up and used blink to make it to the second floor.

“John! Where are you going!?” Twilight yelled. She was a little angry but also fearful.

“I’m going to make a diversion so you can exit. Get parchment and contact the princess to wait for me to be at the edge of the barrier.” I didn’t call her mom because I, for one, don’t want to be royalty and have people suck up to me.

Ignoring her protests and the pain still flaring in my body, I jump out the window and use wend blast to launch more than half away. 





As I fell, I used wind blast to crush some of them. To my relief eighteen were killed but thirty four still remained. I smiled at the death count as it was eighteen less to deal with.

It quickly fell as I realized that I left my pistol with Apple bloom. I mentally cursed at my stupidity, but realized that I could still be a distraction. 

I extended my blade swiftly to kill the first few. I stabbed one in the neck as I pulled out my crossbow to shoot an incendiary bolt to burn the next two. Unfortunately, I missed, but the bolt hit a large crowd of them, kill thirteen in the posses. I dropped my crossbow to use bend time before the other two weepers got to me.

All time slowed as the ability activated in less than a second, literally. I cut the two weepers’ throats open. I grabbed my crossbow from its mid air prison. 

I placed it in its holster as I counted the kills from thirty four. I brought the count to fifteen. I found that I had nineteen left. I’m going to be honest, that bolt was a lucky shot.

Armor clanging together caught my attention as the bend time ability fell, but I never took my eyes off the weepers. My vision was filled with yellow as royal Pegasus guards pined down the weepers.

“Sorry we didn’t make it here in time, prince.” The lieutenant said. Luckily, no one was around to hear it.

“Thanks, but if you want to cure them. Don’t try. There is no cure. The most we can do... is put them out of their misery.” I said tilting my head down in sorrow. They had the same response but took out their flintlock pistols and in one collective bang, all the weepers were dead. I shook my head slowly. “Two hundred years and still no cure.” I saw them fly to the civilians as the magical dome fell.

I ran in the direction of the barn ready to start my investigation, because those weren’t ponies.





I made it to the barn where I found the door still wide open. I sighed looking back at the bodies that still litter the field behind me. With a heavy heart for all the weepers, I took a step in.

I took a look around before I used dark vision to try and find any clues. There were footsteps from all the weepers and I couldn’t find the original tracks of the summoner. I did, however, found an oval like object. I walked to the center of the room and reached for the object.

I relied back at the object in my hands. I didn’t recognize it, but when I grabbed it, I was forced into the void. The Outsider was waiting for me.

“My dear John, we’ve seen much in Dunwall, but this takes the cake. We are facing something with much hatred towards you. All I know is that we are facing a human. 

I’ll do my best to help you, but I must return to earth in the next week to balance the void there. We will have no contact for a week until I’ll be able to return in a few days.” He informed. He looked genuinely saddened by the fact of going to earth.

“Why are you telling me this?” I questioned.

“Because, this could mean the whalers appearing here. An assasin group with dedication to kill you alone.” I was shocked into silence by the revelation. Who would hate me this much to try and kill me. The only one that would be pissed is the spymaster, but I killed him thirteen years ago. “You must return, John. We will speak again. By the way that’s a whale bone rune. It will make one of your abilities stronger.” With that I fell back into the mortal realm.





The walk back was slow and uneventful. It wasn’t bad because it gave me time to think. I returned to the guards which were holding back the ponies of Ponyville from getting in side.

“Let them in! There’s no danger of the rat plague anymore! Plus, we have a lead!” I yelled at the guards. I knew that they would give away the fact I’m the princess’s son.

“Yes prince!” They yelled in unison. They let their shields down and stepped aside. 

“We’ll clean up the bodies, sir.” The lieutenant said as they left to do so.

Instantly Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie, Fluttershy, and Twilight ran up to me.

“Are you really a prince?” Rarity asked.

“Technically, if you stick to the kingdom hierarchy, I was a prince before coming here because I’m the cousin of the empress.” I responded.

“What!” They all yelled. I forgot to tell Twilight that.

“I meant to tell Twilight earlier, but forgot.” I saw Apple bloom run to me with the gun in her hand.

“Sorry, I forgot to give this back.” She said regretfully. I showed a kind smile as I took the gun back.

“Don’t worry. I forgot too.” I chuckled at the predicament we put our selves in. Se must have gotten paraded by Applejack because she still had it and I was in a highly dangerous situation which was made more dangerous because I forgot something so simple. “We’re something different aren’t we.” The nodded and chuckled, most likely the cane to the same conclusion as me, just because of a simple idiom.

It didn’t last long as three royal guards approached me. My smile fell into a serious stare. I walked to them to meet them half way. I gave it to the and explained the situation to them. 

They left with out me giving the order like they usually do. It wasn’t before I was about to turn around when they bolted in the opposite direction of the castle. They didn’t use their wings which let me know it was an illusion. I used blink to get in front of them while using bend time. Time slowed as I shot two sleep bolts at them. I took the rune from them before time resumed.

They fell to the ground unconscious and in a few seconds, the real guard appeared. I said the same thing I did to the imposters before reliving them to return to their duties back at the castle. 





I went back to the town hall and found everypony waiting. I clapped my hands together to get their attention.

“I don’t know about you, but I have winter to rap up.” I said allowed.

“How?” The mayor asked. “We’ll be behind by an entire day.” I looked over at Twilight with a knowing smile.

“Luckily for us, Twilight can have everything organized in a few minutes and we should be done by the end of the day.” She smiled largely as the asked Spike to gather supplies for her organization.





“I can’t believe it.” The mayor said in disbelief. “We’re early for winter to be rapped up. All thanks to you two.” Twilight blushed in embarrassment while I gave a short bow.

“Our pleasure, but you know what this calls for?” I said and immediately Pinkie popped out of nowhere.

“A Party!” She yelled as her party cannon set up an entire party. It was a blast!
> Harmony’s kidnapping part 1
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Three weeks have passed with minor events like Rarity’s fashion show, the running of the leaves, and Apple Bloom finding others like her. 

Today, we were reorganizing the book shelves in the library from A to Z. It was quiet until Twilight spoke up. “Thanks girls for helping me reorganize the library.” Twilight thanked with trying to put a book on the top shelf.

I took it from her hand and put it on the shelf. I was ready to get this done as we’ve been doing this for the past... three hours. I was really getting sick of doing this and I’m usually a patient person.

Everything was fine... until Rainbow crashed through the window knocking everything off the shelf. My eye twitched as we would have to start all over. I slowly began to scream in frustration as I gripped my head and was ready to slap a bitch.

“Are you okay?” Rainbow asked as I shot a glare in her direction with all my malice and hatred firing off at once. She chuckled nervously as she averted my gaze.

“Go Rainbow Dash! Whoo hoo!” Fluttershy yelled as loud as she could which was like her talking. “Oh, did my cheering do that?” She was hovering outside the window with a shy smile.

“So What was with the crashing?” I asked annoyed.

“I was practicing for the young flyers competition in Cloudsdale.” Rainbow explained which caused me to smile widely.

“I love the young fliers competition. Sometimes I think I’m watching the Blue Angels back in my world sometimes.” I had a dreamy look as I remembered the amazing stunts they did.

“Blue... Angels?” Twilight said confused with a slight tilt of her head.

“There a stunt flying group in the United States Navy.” I was wasn’t containing my excitement for the competition.

“How could humans fly?!” Twilight yelled with her hear getting disheveled. “They don’t even have wings!”

“Son of a... we have machines called planes that allow humans to fly. They are bulky and are commonly used for transport.” 

I needed to tell her quickly before she snapped and I really don’t want a repeat of what happened when she turned fourteen when she experienced her first estrus. That was terrifying as she wasn’t just coming after me because of her estrus, but also she was literally going to kill me to get rid of it. Suffice to say, I used all my abilities that day.

“You guys should go one and go so you have time to spare.” They were about to leave when I stopped Fluttershy. I held out my pistol to her which she took hesitantly. “Rainbow can hold her own, you can’t. I want you to take it until I get there. I know you might be uncomfortable taking a life, but sometimes you have no choice.” She turned to leave before I grabbed her wrist. “Don’t resort to it unless there are no other options. Promise me you will do that.”

She smiled before standing straight. “Cross my heart.” She crossed her heart with her finger. “Hope to fly.” She fluttered her wings. “Stick a cupcake in my eye.” She moved her palm to her eye. I smiled as she flew off leaving us to pick up Rainbow Dash’ mess.

“At least I have something to work for now.” I bent down and grabbed a book to put back on the shelf.





(3rd person POV)

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash made it to Cloudsdale in little time. Fluttershy held the gun in her hand before clutching it close as she remembered John’s caring attitude

Fluttershy sighed knowing that she wouldn’t have a chance with him due to her timid personality. She could ask Twilight if she could form a herd if she wanted to, but if Twilight declined, she would know she liked John.

She stayed in her thoughts until a young, but annoying voice made itself known.

“Hello Rainbow Crash.” Fluttershy’s anger began to rise as that annoying voice belonged to hoops.

“Hello Fluttershy. Ready to join my herd?” The voice of dumbbell said as he took John’s gun. Fluttershy’eyes widen as she lost her friends gun. “Now, why does a nice mare like yourself have a gun?”

“A friend gave it to me for protection.” Fluttershy said meekly.

“Why? Did you join his herd?” 

“She joined no pony’s herd. It from our friend, John.” Rainbow defended with a glare.

“I would like to see if he’d start one.” Fluttershy said under her breath, which, unfortunately, dumbbell heard. His teeth gritted as his anger flared. He smiled as he snapped his fingers and ponies in black clothing pinned the two Pegasi down. “Maybe you’ll join after these nice ponies separate you from your friend, John, so he doesn’t cloud your judgement.” The jealous Pegasus grind manically as the two were blind folded, gagged, and tied up.

He walked to the weather factory as it was where he worked. The two female Pegasi kicked and screamed to no effect as they were dragged to the kidnapper’s hideout. 





We were on our way to Cloudsdale after I told Twilight about the cloud walking spell after I saw that she spent to much energy on Rarity’s wing. It was really funny to see her reaction after she did the spell and was dazed after I told her about the cloud walking spell.

I wanted to show them the weather factory so they can get a better concept on how the weather is made. 

I, however, stop at the entrance of an alley. I saw some trash cans knocked over, which can be explained by some children running through and accidentally knocked it over, but I saw some indentations in the ground. Two of them.

I walked in and found what looked like a struggle. One of the trash cans were knocked over with a jagged point sticking out with a little blood and yellow fur on it. My eyes widened as I hoped it wasn’t them. I found some more blood as it coat was dripping from the wound somepony got. It lead to a peace of torn, green cloth that had some of the blood on it. Lastly, I found two strands of hair that confirmed my fears. One light pink and the other rainbow colored.

“What’s taking so long darling?” Rarity asked while admiring her wings like she did most of the way here.

“Rainbow Dash andF-Fluttershy have been kidnapped.” I stated as she got a confused expression. Tears leakedfrom my eyes as I slammed my fist into the wall. “They’ve been fillynapped!” I yelled as shock gasps told me that I was heard.

“Where could they be?” Applejack asked as I remembered what most ponies would do. Rainbow use to work at the weather factory and so she would go there to see old friends.

“I guess we’ll check out the weather factory as she use to work there. We’ll see if someone saw what happened.” I walked towards my destination that was a few hundred meters away. The girls followed me as I had a message for the mom that Twilight would send as she teleported to the library.





I walked to the break room of the weather factory and saw three stallions with my Desert Eagle while laughing at reactions of the people they pointed it at. It landed on me which I responded with indifference as the rest duck in fear of the trigger being pulled.

The tallest, holding the gun, got angry and fired the gun. That action caused me to raise my hand quickly as wind shield activated and caught the bullet until it lost momentum.

“Why do you have my gun?” I asked with a glare leveled at the one who fired. “Answer me.” 

“Got it from a mare named Fluttershy.” The stallion answered with a quavering voice. My blood began to boil as I used blink to get to him and picked him up by the throat while using my other hand to keep the gun at his side.

“Where are they?” He didn’t answer as I slammed him against the wall. “Answer me Dammit!”

“I don’t know, but I know where one of them are. Get him, and he might lead you to those two.” Fear dripped from his voice as my hand tightened until a snap echoed through the room.

The room was deathly quiet was I dropped him on the ground, immediately noticing his neck at an unnatural angle. I held no emotion as I only stared at the corpse with my ears flicking in every direction for the other two.

“Dumbbell!” The remaining two yelled as they rushed me. 

I swiftly picked up my gun and killed one easily with a shot to the head. I rolled out the way of the last as he hit the cloud ground with a soft thud with anger and rage oozing from him. I extended my blade and thrusted it into his neck once he rushed me, but it didn’t end their as I jerked the blade to the left, severing his head from his body.

“Have fun wandering the Void for the rest of existence you motherfuckers.” I said coldly without my guilt getting the best of me. I began to embrace the darkness that lied within me and I had to ask my self one thing that I was asked almost twelve years ago. 

Could I do this without spilling a river of blood. What ever I choose, these deaths are my warning to those who hold Rainbow and Fluttershy. I’m coming for them and nothing could stop me.





I was pulled into the void as the Outsider appeared in front of me.

“You have changed my friend. Your regret for spilling blood is lost and replaced by rage for not protecting your friends, or will they be much more after this.” He walked around me as examining me. I had blood covering my top half and hands. My eyes held no emotion as I knew I changed. “Dumbbell is vary vocal here. He told me to head to the old wear houses, there you will find your first contact.” He paused as he looked at me with a nod. “Now I ask you again. Can you do this without spilling a river of blood, or will your anger and rage get the better of you? Make your choice as some of them have no other choice, but this.” He disappeared as I looked at my blood stained hand.

I cliched it with a determined look and I looked up as I saw I was back in the factory. “Don’t worry girls, I’ll get you back. And we’re on a time sensitive rescue.”





(3rd person POV)

Fluttershy examined her surroundings as she saw a few catwalks, a control center to over view the work area, and guards at almost every corner. 

Her fear was overwhelming as Rainbow was yelling and insulting them. Fluttershy was crying openly because of the gash on her leg that was oozing blood and her sweater was ripped from being dragged through alleys.

“John, please save us?” She pleaded as she hoped the assassin would save her right then right there.

“No one can save you now.” Fluttershy looked to her right and found a Pegasus with a green coat and a blue mane. His tuxedo stood out from his guards casual clothing and his rapier was far more different from the guards long or curved swords.

“You don’t know him! If he wanted to, he could save us now! He’s giving you a chance to give up!” Rainbow yelled angrily at the stallion.

“Oh, or maybe I’ll kill him and my pony trafficking organization will continue.” He answered smuggling. “And the name is Green Dealer.”

“Well, John isn’t some stallion. He’s a trained assassin and the prince of Equestria. You have no idea what you got yourself into, Green Dealer.” Green’s eyes widened as he was warned, but it fell to a cocky smile as he thought he would die trying on the first mission.

“We’ll see if he succeeds, until then, your mine.” He looked hungry at Fluttershy which made her cry harder as she knew what he was implying.

“Please John, save us.” Green laughed madly as he had full control over the two mares in front of him.

Unknowingly to him, John was at his best contact. His blade already dripping blood from the decapitated corpse in the weather factory will all his weapons on him that were teleported from the library. John was going to get them back, no matter what.
> Harmony’s kidnapping part 2
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3rd person POV)

Twilight and the remaining four ran to the arena where the young flyers competition would take place. Unfortunately, they couldn’t marvel at the intricate designs on the Greek like pillars that kept the roof up as they needed to find the one pony that could help them, Princess Celestia. 

They ran all they way to her while Rarity flew above them to try and find her from above. It didn’t take long as they found her in her personal viewing room where royalty and nobles would watch. Unlike the Canterlot nobles, That were still at the event because of the cloud walking spell, the Pegasi nobles were well known for being nice and selfless. 

They all watched the magical screen that held the princess on it to show that her guest, Nightmare Moon and Princess Luna, were extremely excited to be there and didn’t care who saw.

Their moment of awe was cut short by the lavender unicorn that was Celestia’s student. “Princess! We have terrible news!” Twilight yelled from behind the tall alicorn and her two sisters.

“What is it Twilight... where’s John and Fluttershy?” Celestia asked which was captured by the magical screen.

“That’s what we wanted to talk about. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were fillynapped.” A chorus of gasps rang from the entire crowd, but Twilight soon grew a smile. “But John is already out to save them.” Celestia smiled as she knew all to well how he was like. 

“Just like my son. When he hears about something bad happening, he can’t help, but to protect those who need it. From giving to the poorest to defeating the worst to be sent the Tartarus.” Celestia remembered about five years ago when her son defeated a necromancer that was attacking the city of Manehattan. “Do you wish to watch what will happen?” Twilight’s jaw dropped in complete shock as her blatant disregard of the circumstances.

“Why aren’t you doing anything? What do you mean watch?” Pinkie yelled in a panic with straight hair.

“The guards will only get in John’s way and what I mean watch is see what will happen. I began doing this a few years ago.”

“Why?” Rarity asked in confusion.

“When he came back with a knife in his stomach. I began to watch so I can prepare the right medical equipment for the job when he comes back.”





In a flash the magic screen turned to a third person perspective of John in front of a door and looking all around him. He wanted no one to see where he was going like he was about to do something illegal. Ponies watched with interest as the entered the store.

Everypony saw a gray stallion with casual clothes one and his mane was a bleach white. 

He was behind a bard window and beside the window was items that were being the same bars that covered the entire shelf. The entire room had support beams to keep the roof up to show it was added. Random bags and tables were strategically placed to looked like defenses. It was soon discovered that it was an illegal underground market.

John walked up to the stallion with a smile on his face and showed no motions that would signal that he would attack.

“What are you doing here?!” The shop keeper whispered loudly. “Those pony traffickers are coming here and I don’t want to die so soon.” As on cue, the door began to open as John silently ran and slid under the table.

John in holstered his gun with a swift movement as two stallions and one mare walked in. The mare had rags on instead of normal clothes and wet spots under her eyes and inner thighs show that she was a sex slave as John’s teeth gridded until he silently came out from under.

When the mare saw him, she nearly pushed herself and screamed, but John put his finger over his mouth and made sine to be quiet. He walked behind one and kick the back of his knees making him fall on the floor before he hit the side of his head with the gun, knocking him out. With practiced movements, he swiftly aimed at the other stallion and fired the entire clip into him before spin kicking him.

John looked at the shop keeper that was smirking at him. “Blanks?” The shop keeper asked.

“Damn right. Thanks for not selling me out Kind Profit.” John replied with a smile. He walked to the counter wher the stallion waited for him. “How’s my favorite and only black market dealer doing.” 

The occupants of the arena were shocked as they saw he was openly supporting an illegal market. A prince was just found to help with illegal fairs.

“Good. And thanks for helping me and that mare. I haven’t gotten any weapon shipments to help defend my self lately so I’ve been forced to comply.” Kind said as he looked to that mare. “Are you Okay miss...”

“Green Thumb and yes. Thank you for saving me Mr...” Green Thumb said with a smile before trailing off.

“John Mavericks, prince of Equestria and protector of Ponyville.” I responded with a smile.

“So, what brings you here?” Kind asked with the kindest smile that he always wore.

“Something nonlethal. A couple friends were kidnapped and I plan on getting them back.” I leaned on the counter with a kind smile.

“Your in luck. I got something new from Griffin Stone. It’s an explosive that has shards of lightning crystal and the explosion is less powerful than a normal bomb do even if the crystal fails, no one will die.” He pulled up block like objects in a wooden crate that were yellow.

“Perfect. I’ll take ten and a few more blanks to top off this clip.” John said with a smile.

“No healing potions. What gives.” Kind gave a playful smirk that John mimicked.

“I got Addermire Solution. My world’s version of healing potions.” John placed a sum of bits on the counter before he began to leave. When he opened the door, he stopped and turned back to the two ponies. “Kind, hide her in the back. When I get back, you’ll know this is over.” 

He was about to leave when Kind answer with, “With all you helped me with, how could I not. I’ll even giver her clothes free of charge. Take those basturds down.” John nodded with a determined look before he ran at a wall and climbed up with speed to make the Wanderbolts jealous.





“So that’s how he gets some of those weapons. If he uses it for good, I see no reason to shut it down.” Princess Celestia said as John continued to go from roof to roof to get to his target.

“But... it’s illegal!” Twilight yelled in surprise.

“And it’s helped him save hundreds of lives. In Equestria and Dunwall, his home city.” John stopped abruptly as he spotted a warehouse that was told to have his target.





The ponies watched as he pulled a skull mask out of his cloak. He looked at it with a sad smile as he stared into its hollowed eyes.

“Looks like I’ll become the Anonymous Assassin again.” John said to himself, but hesitated when putting it one before he took a deep breath. “Can I do this without spilling a river of blood or will my anger and rage consum me.” He chuckled as he put on the mask and he spoke again with a distorted voice, “You are too much of an influence on me Outsider, my friend.”

John pulled stared at the warehouse as the observers became confused. Celestia was confused at well until she switched it to first person. His vision was zoomed into the large buildings, but one had a glare that stood out from the rest. He amplified it to find a sniper with a small patrol heading to the snipers left.

The sniper spotted him and he smirked as he waved at the sharp shooter with a hidden kind smile. The observers wandered what he had planned before a mark that was hidden under the cloths that cover his hand before he disappeared in dark smoke.

He appeared on the ground with horrible luck as it was in front of a patrol. He raised his hand and, in an instant, they all fell to the floor unconscious, but John picked them up and hid them.

“There are other options than doing this. Sometimes, what you think is the only way, is one of many.” He stood back up and ran to an alley to hid. “That’s why I avoid killing.” He ran from alley to alley until he found himself in the roof of the warehouse that held his main target at the moment.

He opened the skyline with practiced silence. He poked his head it and observed the situation. There was two guards underneath him on the top catwalk underneath him, Six on the second story, and thirteen on the bottom floor.

John shot one of the two on the cat walk with a sleep bolt before dropping on the other causing him to fall stomach first on the floor as the other passed out. With speed and power that came with years of experience, he slammed the head, of the stallion he landed on, into the ground, knocking him out and with complete silence.

“Okay,” John whispered to himself, “just like the howler compounds, just without the corpses hanging from the roof and scattered on the ground. Man, I really hope there is a gang like Slackjaw’s here, or at least another assassin.”

The on lookers became exceedingly creeped out after his discrimination of a howler’s compound compared to that one. To their shock, they found themselves silently cheering for the supernatural assassin.

John found a observation deck that had two of the six on the second floor. He found a roof entrance on the top of the observation room that he opened silently. He didn’t even wait as he dropped on the one behind the other, covering his mouth with a hand and punching the side of his head before grabbing the last guy and chocking him out on the floor to not be seen by the other four.

Apparently, they were examining a strange bag that John recognized as it was a plague doctor’s bag. It was still in first person so they saw everything he saw. John opened it and immediately closed it within half a second. “I hate you sometimes Outsider.” He opened the bag and, without seeing the object, pulled it out to revile a heart. It looked like it was hollow with gears inside the heart while barbed wire and normal wires came from the inside.



It scared the hell out of every one watching John, but he didn’t look fazed as the princess was about to change it to third person but looked at the sniper and gently squeezed the heart causing it to beat, the gears to turn, and a distorted voice made itself known. “Do this for the family, do this for your children, and do it for her.”

John seemed happy as it helped him understand who to knock out and who would help. In the rest of the compound, he found that the rest wanted money and found the guy he was looking for.

John disappeared in a black smoke again and reappeared in a dark corner as a guard began to walk by. Like a cobra, he pulled him behind the corner and chocked him out in the cover of the shadow that consumed John’s entire form.

He teleported behind another guard while the rest weren’t looking and hit him on the back of the neck, knocking him out, and gently laid him on the ground. John teleported above the next guy and fell on him, with his boot on the back of the guy’s head causing more force on his head. John was lucky that a chain snapped as it was carrying a cage with other ponies and landed with a loud bang that covered John’s loud attack.

John crept behind the last stallion behind that was holding the sniper with a confused expression. Demands to go into the back room we’re made to all those that were free from the cage. John covered the stallion’s mouth so he wouldn’t scream after being scared.

“Don’t worry. I know why your doing this. Help me and I can insure that you won’t go to prison.” John said kindly to not frighten the poor stallion. The stallion nodded after he noticed that he wasn’t using force to keep his mouth shut.

The sound of a door closing was all that was heard as John used dark vision and saw that his target was with the kidnapped ponies. John smiled as he threw one of the electric explosives to ground level and detonated it. Ten went down as three got behind cover to avoid the shrapnel that electrified the other ten.

John jumped down to the bottom level, landing between two guards with their swords ready. John wasted no time in extending his sword and blocking the attack before kicking him in the stomach. He blocked an attack from behind as he heard the wind being cut by the blade before getting him in a choke hold and throw him. He wasted no time in kicking the downed guard in the side of the head.

“That’s one heck of a kick.” The guard John kick said as he got to his feet.

“No surprise I have strong legs. I’m a freerunner after all.” John responded with the mask distorting his voice.

“If you kill me here, I want to know one thing.” John interrupted the guard.

“I’m not going to kill you.” John stood with a his guard up, but looking casual.

“Who are you?” The guard was struggling to to stay up. John discreetly activated dark vision to see his target listening in.

“The Anonymous Assassin. That’s all you need to know.” With out wasting a beat, John kicked the stallion in his lower jaw causing him to fly backwards.

“Damn.” The stallion behind John said.

John wasted no time in in standing in front of the door as he prepared wind blast. He used the ability and destroying the door as his target burst through the other exit that he must have been guarding. John gave chaise until he found that he wasn’t gaining any ground. 

Celestia turned it back to third person as John crossed his arm while preparing an ability. John slung then to his side as his body turned into a shadow that looked like a monster in foal’s stories. John swept the stallion’s legs out from under him while getting out of the ability.

John picked up the stallion by the collar of his shirt and slammed him against the wall. “Where the fuck is your boss!” John yelled in anger. The voice distortion making it sound ten times more haunting.

“Burn in Tartarus you son of a bitch.” He growled back in anger. John took his right arm in both hands and snapped it like a twig, making the ponies cover their mouths in horror. The stallion’s screaming echoed through the streets of Cloudsdale.

“I’ll do anything to save my friends! I could just kill you and have the Outsider take information from you head soul. I’m giving you a chance to live.” John didn’t try to hide the hate from his tone that would poison anyone in a hundred miles.

“In the mansion on the other side of town. Please don’t kill me.” The stallion was whimpering in John’s grasp. John got to his ear and spoke with the same venom that leaked from his words

“I’m not a monster like you.” He dropped the stallion and knees him in the face. He walked away as the sniper ran up to the supernatural assassin with sweat poring down his face.

“Hold on!” The stallion, that John didn’t knock out, said as he came up behind him. “Where am I going to go? I’m going to be haunted down for helping you... and my family, what about them?” The stallion was in distress about his situation.

John looked thoughtful for a moment before he looked around to see if anyone was around. John sighed as he had no way of doing this without having to impose on some.

“Go to the black market location behind the Drunken Pegasus. Take your family there and tell Kind Profit that I sent you Mr...” John trailed off at the stallion’s name.

“Hawk Eye and thanks for the help. How will I know when we can leave?” Hawk Eye asked in curiosity.

“When I enter the store then you know it’s over.” John disappeared in dark smoke and reappeared on the roof of a building. “This isn’t an ‘if’, this will be win.” John pulled out his sniper over his head after he stopped near the mansion. “Don’t worry Rainbow and Shy, I’ll get you out.”
> Harmony’s kidnapping part 3
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(Third person POV)

John looked through his scope until he found a cloaked figure with a malicious smile and a knife in his hand. He immediately knew it was a necromancer because of the cloak and dagger. 

Usually, the necromancers keep to them selves and avoid all confrontation with anyone else unless needed. Which surprised John as he didn’t expect one to be so close to other ponies. “Not dealing with a necromancer.” John said flatly with a neutral look.

The people in the arena were wandering what he was doing before he unloaded he gun and popped the chamber. A bullet flew out before John caught the round and put it inside the magazine. He loaded the the gun with something bronze before he slid the action back.

He aimed down the scope as his breathing slowed and his gun’s sway began to slow. He concentrated until he had the cross trained on the necromancer’s head. John’s finger slowly squeezed the trigger before...

*CRACK*

The gun fired with a loud crack and, in an instant, the head of the necromancer blew into chunks as blood and gray matter littered the ground underneath him. All guards began to panic as John unloaded the live rounds before loading the blanks.

The arena was shocked that the gun had such destructive power and the possibility to out shine any of their rifles. One thing ran through everyponies mind, don’t get on John’s bad side.

John sling the rifle to his back and began to jump from roof to roof until he was across the road from the mansion. John used dark vision to find around fifty six guards in the area alone, not counting the perimeter as that had over sixty alone.

“Damn, I won’t be able to clear this place.” John said to himself as he began to come up with a plan. “I may have to destroy some property.” John looked back at the warehouse he came from and smiled. “Or maybe just a warehouse.”

John went to the warehouse and noticed that all the people he knocked out were gone from were he left them. John placed all the explosives on the main support beams. The explosives from a small distance won’t do anything, but up close, it can do some serious damage.

John ran back to the roof of the house he was previously on before detonated the explosives. The warehouse went up in huge balls of fire because John has no idea that there were any explosive materials inside.

“That went better than expected.” John said in surprise. Many of the guards left to see if anyone was alright. There were about twenty-six left in the mansion sense most of them went with medical equipment to heal any injured. “Not what I expected, but I’m not complaining.”

John used dark vision again to find seven on the roof, six in the yard, three on the second floor, four on the first, and the last six in the basement. He saw seventeen more in the basement that looked like they were cowering while there was two on the second floor with one laying down and another in a chair with something binding them to the chair.

“There’s no way I would be able to take out the guards on the roof without being spotted and going in head first will get me killed.” John looked at his covered hand before taking off the cloth. Celestia has never seen what was on the other side, but caught a glimpse. She changed it to first person and saw the mark given by the Outsider. She recognized it, but was unsure if it was him.

“I know you can’t hear me... but I’m sorry for this.” He lifted his hand and used an ability he got in Dunwall, but It would kill anyone in its wake so he never used it. The ability was called Devouring Swarm, but he hated the ability with every fiber of his being. 

He used the ability as Dunwall rats rose from the ground and attacked the guards, killing them before eating them. Though the mask hid it, John let tears fall from his eyes as the guilt struck while the guards screams of pain reached his ears.

“I’m so sorry.” Sorrow laced his voice as he removed his mask letting the world see he hated what he did. He pulled himself together as he put the mask back on. John wrapped his hand in the cloth again to hide the mark.

Celestia switched it back to third person as he disappeared in black smoke and appeared on the wall that surrounded the estate. John hit everypony with a sleep bolt which caused them to all fall unconscious. 

He dropped into a dark section of the yard to avoid detection from the occupants in the second story. To not risk detection, he held out his hand and a tendril shot from his shoulder, grabbing one of the guards, and pulled the guard to his location. He did this until the yard was clear from all the unconscious ponies before sneaking his way into the estate.

John felt a silencing spell wash over him as the four guards on the bottom floor came to greet him. All of them had a smirk on their faces that rubbed John the wrong way.

“Look who the rat dragged in.” One said, he was right beside him on his left. John dubbed him guard number one. The one to his right was guard number two. The one in front of him was guard number three. The lone unicorn was guard number four and he was to his left as well. He would be describing them by their numbers.

“Well, You should’ve not done this.” John paused for a moment and observed his situation. One had a mace with a spike on the top. Two had a long sword with an ornate blade. Three had a couple of daggers in a reverse hold. Four used magic, but had throwing knives. “I’m giving you one chance, leave or stay. Either way, your going to jail.”

“Four against one, I like our chances.” Number two said holding a cocky grin.

John sighed heavily before kicking number one in the head, knocking him out instantly. The rest didn’t have time to respond as he took out number two by hitting him in the back of the neck. The two attacked with number three going for fast accurate strikes while number four let on an onslaught of magical blasts that burned what it hit, only leaving black burn marks on impact.

John dodged each attack with difficulty as they were trained well and were obviously mercenaries that were hired because the rest sucked at fighting. John dodged a stab that came from his left before he felt a sharp pain rip through the right side of his body. He couldn’t deal with it as he ducked to avoid a blast from the unicorn. 

He continued to dodge at a slower pace before he did something that would make people think he was either insane or a masochist. The dagger that number three had came down for an over head stab, but John blocked it with his arm. Using the same arm, John ripped the dagger from number three’s hand with emmets pain and grabbed his arm to use him as a shield for the attack number four began. The spell hit number three causing pain to shoot through his body and making him go unconscious.

With excruciating pain, John rose his left hand and clenched it causing him to teleport in front of the unicorn. Kicking him in the stomach, he went flying before his head to hit the handle on a door in the main room.

John ripped the dagger from his arm before checking his side to find the other dagger stuck in his body. With a loud grunt of pain, he pulled the dagger free from his side before he used his only Admir Elixir. The flesh began to mend at a fast pace that would put the best healing spells and potions to shame.

John began to question if he should go for his objective and risk reinforcements while having the hostages killed, or if he should take out the reinforcements and free the hostages, but losing some resources that would make this easier. He went to free the other hostages and prevent their deaths and eliminate the reinforcements.

He entered the room silently with his crossbow at the ready incase something goes wrong. He found that, out of the six, only three had guns. They were the furthest inside the room so they were his first priority to not make noticeable noise.

John took a deep breath in as he examined all the hostages. All of which were mares while some of them were not even eighteen. “Add sexual assault to minors to the list of crimes.” John said with his teeth grinding against each other as his anger flared.

John shot the furthest away with a sleep bolt before planting his foot in the face of a guard until the guards head met the ground. John wasted no time in kicking the last gun holding guard in the chest. Sickening cracks echoed through the room as the stallion passed out from shock and the amount of pain in a short time.

One got out of his stupor and attacked with an over head swing, only to be stopped by John. With his opportunity getting shorter, John knees the guard in the stomach causing him to clench his stomach in pain. 

John heard the sound of a sword cutting through air and grabbed the wrist of the stallion that was going to do the same attack as the previous guard. John twisted just arm until he was bent over while John rolled over his back before lightly kicking the last guard in the face.

The stallion John kneed got up for a short while before John punched him in the temple, causing that guard to hit the ground unconscious. John switched hands to hold the wrist of the guard he still held. He knees him in the face as a loud crunch cane from his face. John knew for certain that his muzzle was broken.

John faces the last conscious guard that was in stunned silence and was shaking in fear. John looked at the hostages and saw most of the older ones covering the younger ones mouths to keep them from yelling. John smile with a way to help them with their decision if John was good or not, but went unnoticed due to the mask he forgot he had on, and it would be entertaining for both parties.

John slowly walked to the last guard who lost his voice as he tried to call for help. John jumped into the air, spun sideways, and ended with a kick to the guard’s face. The stallion hit the ground with a loud thud as his limp and unconscious body never noticed it.

John walked to the caged mares with searching eyes. He noticed that the rags they wore were like a luxury to them so they could cover up. The mares heard the supernatural assassin sneer at their condition and how they were treated. 

“Where are Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash?” John asked with his distorted voice scaring the younger ones. John saw this and took offhis mask to show he wasn’t one of them. “I’m here to help, but these ‘guys’,” John said guys with so much venom that the hostages flinch at the word, “took my friends. Can you tell me where they are?”

One reclaimed her voice as she spoke up. “I haven’t heard of either. Some of us have been here for the past three years, but I doubt any of us have heard of either of the two.” That one said with an apologetic tone. John sighed as he only had one last chance... the two up stares.

“Okay, I have one last place to check, but you’ll have to stay here for a little while. I have to clear the top floor first as their are two up there, but you might make to much noise do my stealthy approach.” Most nodded while the rest had hopeful smiles that made him to the same.

John noticed one shivering from how cold it was. It may have been a few weeks after the weeper incident, but it was still cold as hell. John looked at the mare with sympathy as he took of his cloak and handed it to her. She took it instantly and wrapped it around her before nuzzling it.

“Thank you, we thought she had a cold for the past couple of... days.” The mare trailed off as she saw his void arm.

“Lost my arm fighting ten clockwork soldiers during the last Summer Sun Celebration. Also, please be carful because that cloak it a family heirloom.” He get up to leave as he had one last destination in mind.

“Before you leave, who are you?” The same mare asked with a confused look.

“John Mavericks, adopted son of Princess Celestia and prince of Equestria, but back were I'm from, I'm known as the Anonymous Assassin. Despite my hatred of killing.” John paused as he turned back around and summoned a doppelgänger. “Protect them at all costs.”

“Got it.” The doppelgänger responded with a lazy salute, but still intended to do his best as he was an exact copy of John.





Back at the arena, ponies saw what looked like a clone of the prince standing in front of the original. All jaws dropped at seeing a near impossible sight as most ponies knew that the Mirror Pool was the only thing capable of pulling that off.

“That again!” Twilight yelled in shock and anger. She was still vary pissed at what happened that night when John scared the purple unicorn.

Pinkie definitely remembered that night as she saw how much someone can take before blood is spilled.





John made his way to where the last two were. He raised his hand before out stretching it as a strong gust of wind destroyed the door. The supernatural assassin raised his crossbow before shooting the last two sleep bolts on the two guards in the room. 

He found the two he was looking for as a smile grazed his lips before he realized the lack of clothing, but one thing kept him from freeing them. Where was the third guard.

He felt a barrel get pressed against the back of his head as he soon found out what happened to the last guard.

“What? scared?” The guard asked with arrogance. His tone was gruff and low that reminded him of an old friend.

“No, just recalling how many times I’ve been in this situation.” John responded with a neutral tone.

Without warning, John forced the gun up as the stallion fired. John turned around and punched the guard in the muzzle as a sickening crack sounded from the guards face before John kneed him in the stomach. While the stallion was stunned, John spun around until his back faced the stallion before bringing the guards elbow to his shoulder, breaking the arm and flipping him over his body. Finally, John punched the stallion one last time as he laid unconscious on the ground.

“John! I knew you would rescue us!” Rainbow yelled with an extremely happy smile as well as a small blush from her compromising position. “Please get us out of here.”





While John was freeing the two Pegasi, many others watched were covering children’s eyes while blushing.

“P-p-princess, can you censor this?” Twilight asked with a mild blush on her face.

“Unfortunately, no.” Celestia answered with an intense blush spread across her face. Luna, Celestia, and Nightmare Moon were trying to keep their wings down.





“Okay, go to the basement and wait for me to go down stairs. I need to find more evidence to put this guy in for good.” John said as the other two left the room.

He searched the entire room and only found plans for an attack on Ponyville. He gripped the paper tightly as it crumbled and threatened to rip in his grasp.

“Next time, make sure everyone is unconscious.” Somepony said beside his ear as John felt a searing pain rip through his stomach.

He looked down as he stumbled around while trying to keep his balance and found a sword going threw his stomach. He coughed up blood as the blade was removed from his midsection with a sickening squelch. 

John subconsciously reached for his sword, but he felt nothing but the cloth of his clothes. He fell on his knees before the tip of a sword pushes his body backwards so John could see his killer.

Right there was the bastard that tried to sell his friends and put Equestria in fear for years. John sneered at the stallion in front of him with absolute hatred.

“Well, Mr. Mavericks, I have a tone of work to do, but your in my way. Unfortunately, Prince, I have to eliminat you.” The stallion said while raising his sword high in the sky. 

John raised his void arm to attempt to block the attack that would kill him. Void material appeared in his hand before swirling in his palm. He clasped his hand while unknowingly grabbing the handle of a sword.

The sound of metal hitting metal echoes throughout the room as John opens his eyes. His eyes widened as he was in a stalemate against his previous executioner. 

In a blast of strength and adrenaline, John threw the stallion away from him. The stallion fell back as John stumbled back to his feet with blood poring out of his wound. The stallion got back up with fire in his eyes while gritting his teeth in anger.

John rushed him as the stallion went to stab him from his desperate attempt to defend himself. John dodged the stab before grabbing his arm and cutting his wings off causing John’s attacker to scream in pain.

He was grabbed by the collar of his shirt and thrown into a window which caused it to crack. John got up and blocked an attack at the nick of time as he grabbed his attacker’s shirt before slamming the stallion’s side in to the window.

The window cracked as John held the wingless Pegasus by the collar of his shirt over the long drop to the ground. The stallion reached behind him and jammed a sword into his stomach which made John flinch, but he led strong as he punched the stallion in the face.

The stallion gripped his arm with both hands in complete fear as John found something on the back of his left hand. It was the Outsider’s mark which John knew that the Outsider couldn’t do from experience of asking him to try it.

“How did you get that mark?!” John yelled through his distorted voice that made him sound two times more terrifying.

“S-s-someone like you. I don’t know his name. He came to me three years ago with the objective to try and kill you, but I did this instead.” She was crying as he felt like this was the end for him. John switched hand before raising his right hand and taking the mark off with a pale blue light linking the two hands.

“You don’t deserve to be a Void User.” John said with his glare still fixed on the stallion that trembled in his grasp.

“Are... you going to let me go?” Tge stallion’s voice was low and quiet from fear of what this new found judge would do to him.

“You revoked your right to live when you started this.” The stallion was terrified from that statement as the occupants in the arena were confused before John dropped the stallion causing him to fall to his earthly death far below.

John stumbled back before falling on his ass where he finally began to make his way to the basement where the rest were. The hardest part to watch was when he fell down the stairs which drove the blade that he was stabbed with deeper into him. The second set was much easier as he was able to make it all the way down with his feet producing heavy footsteps.

“I-it’s me.” He called as the doppelgänger disappeared in black smoke where he was talking to the two female Pegasi on what he did to get them back.

Everypony hopes were up as they heard his voice from the stairwell before he was visible to them. All hope was dashed how ever when they found that he had his own sword lodged in his stomach and was struggling to move and breath.

“John!” Everypony yelled in horror as the assassins smiled at them before collapsing. His two Pegasi friends rushed to his side to help him by first pulling out the sword in his midsection that made him let out a bone chilling scream.

Rainbow collapsed the sword like how John did when he was ready to fight or was board. She felt something well up in her that she didn’t understand, but knew that it caused her to want to save this man by any means necessary.

Fluttershy, reluctantly left John’s side to free the rest of the mares that were trapped in the cold, cloudy basement. John was awake the hole time and smiled that they didn’t leave the other mares there.

John’s two friends picked him up by his pits and helped him walk out the mansion where ten guards were waiting for them.

“Returned back to your cell. We will not ask again.” The obvious leader said with anger in his tone. John looked at the rest who were terrified at the guards before them which made him know what to do.

John removed himself from his friends grips so they could not stop him that easily as his was out numbered and, due to his weakened state, would have to kill them. He held out his hand so that the swirling particles of void material would appear which did. John gripped the material causing it to turn into his new sword from a few minutes prior to this stand off.

None of them had time to react as John used blink to teleport in front of one of them before grabbing his shoulder and stabbing him in the chest, killing the guard instantly. John blocked an incoming kick before making the leg bend the wrong way before decapitating the stallion. He parried another guard be grabbing his neck and jamming the blade through the bottom of his skull, killing the him before he hit the ground. He ducked under a horizontal swing before John used the stallion’s left knee to propel himself above the stallion and impaled him. John had six left, but one was killed by an unknown sniper making the others fearful of who that was. John used this to his advantage as he decapitated one before stabbing another in the neck with precision.

He was kicked to the ground making his body flare in pain from the impact and that he was still heavily wounded, but was able to fight due to adrenaline. The world froze as he saw the one on his left get decapitated, the one on his right get his throat slit open, and the middle get stabbed in the back as time resumed. When all the bodies fell, he saw the familiar mask of Daud staring at him.

“Long time no see.” The assassin said which confirmed John’s hopes as he vary well knew this mysterious figure.

John chuckled weakly, but it still got the message through. “Same here old friend.” John responded as the figure held out his hand which John took.

“Just repaying you for what you did in gym class all those years ago in Dunwall.” He said with amusement which made John chuckle again with his friend following along. The previous slaves were following in amazement as they never knew of another being that could use John’s powers until then. “Happy to see ya again, John.”

“Same here David.” John responded to the obvious human in the gas mask. Most were afraid that this David was evil, but others were amazed that there was another human here to stay. They hoped he was happy to be in Equestria after seeing what John could do, they feared what he could do.

David, however, was just happy to see his friend after so long. The void was quiet and lonely without his friend, but he knows that John has changed and, I’m his opinion, for the better.