Finding Hope: Hope is Lost

        It had been about three days since Blueblood employed Me and my team for guard. Lone, Firework and I hated it but Lock'n'load seemed to stay pretty optimistic. He probably just liked the idea of somepony new to develop a profile on.

        lock'n'load and I worked the day shift while the mares did the night. Most of the work either included standing guard outside of the Prince's door or following him around when he left the castle. Blueblood also had us do stupid tasks such as deliver him a small bite of cake (as was the royal family's favorite snack) and get him new mane brushes and combs as they would break.

        "GUARDS!" The prince screened from inside his room. His voice sounded full of fear. We burst through the door. "Thank you for breaking the door. I require a new mirror as well as the previously mentioned door!" He explained pointing to a shattered mirror.

        "Whats your story on how it broke this time?" I asked.

        "The mirror insulted my mane brushing skills," he huffed "I then had to excuse it."

        The prince was just a big stick in the mud. Constantly spouting his racism against anything not a unicorn or alicorn. I was the target of most of his insults, not directly of coarse. The prince probably thought of me too stupid to get the reference's.

        By the time Lock'n'load and I cleaned up the mess and replaced the mirror, it was about 9:30. Quitting time! Me and lock'n'load were then heading back to the stallions barracks, passing by Lone and Firework who take the nightshift of guarding Blueblood. Poor girls...

        Me and lock'n'load went straight to bed. A day of listening to Blueblood talk is tiring. Made me almost wish I had the nightshift. That is if he didnt snore.

        Putting my armor and sword into the chest at the end of my bed I slipped into bed. Thinking on how much I disliked Blublood, for obvious reasons. Eventually falling asleep.

        This dream seemed to revolve around Blublood. He was crying. He had been humiliated in front of the Cnterlot nobility! Hah! Serves him right! But then I saw something else, me. I was standing their, not making fun of him, but goofing to aid him and tell the other to stop making fun of him. I just passed it off as staying true to me guard duties.

        I woke up to the sun hitting my face through the window. I new Blueblood would need us soon so I quickly put on my royal guard attire and woke up lock'n'load.

        "Hay!" I shoved him a little to wake him up "Wake up!"

        "Ugh," he mumbled "Ma, I don't wanna bake cookies I wanna..." He trailed off, obviously still mostly asleep.

        "C'mon wake up!" I was getting inpatient and shoved him hard enough he fell out of his bed.

        "Okay! Okay! I'm up! Just let me put my armor on!" He retorted.

        "Okay, I'll be outside bluebloods room if you need me." I exited the barracks, heading to the snobbish prince's quarters. Stopping to grab a quick bowl of oatmeal on the way there.

        It was quite a ways there, his room was located on the complete opposite end of the castle. I passed a few easily recognizable doors. The first two small iron doors on the left, the royal kitchen, and across from it, two large golden doors with various pictures of food, the royal dinning room. The nest pair of doors, large siler doors with not much decor, just an empty bedroom. Across from that were two large glass doors revealing many shelves of books, obviously the library. Then two of the most important rooms, Amazingly huge Golden doors with diamonds and gems at the top in the shape of a sun, Princess Celestias Bedroom. Accross from it sat equally large ebony doors with glowing gems in the shape of the moon, Princess Luna's Bedchambers.

         "There you are!" A familiar voice snapped me out of my day dreaming "We need to go attend the day court!" Blublood came out of his room

         "Of coarse your majesty." I said with obvious sarcasm.

         We walked down the hall to the center of the castle were the throne room was located. We entered and seemd to be early as only two other nobles were there.

         "Blueblood! Your sure here early!" Greeted one, he had a light blue mane and tail. His cutie mark showed three crowns in a triangle shape. He wore a suit and Bowtie along with a monocle.

         "Hello Fancypants! Well I wanted to be here before auntie so I could figure out what to debat," Blueblood addressed the stallion "I think I'm going to address the horrible state of the Canterlot Hoofball stadium."

         "Blueblood, you must see the real problems with our fair city. I'm going to try and bring the problem of poverty to the princess." Fancypants announced, I really started to like him. Fr one he wasn't too greedy.

         "Hello Nobles!" Princess Celestia entered the room "What do you have to bring to my attention today?" She asked. Her voice was delicate but strong, Elegant and Regal.

         "Hello Auntie! Today I would like to bring to your attention the horrible state of the hoofball stadium..." I started to ingots Blublood and thought of other things. I wonder if he's gonna drag me to this day court tommorrow.

         "I never like Blueblood that much either, nopony has I don't think." The voice of the dark human entered my mind.

         "Hah tell me about it. I'm sure the world would be better off without him." I exclaimed.

         "Yes. Right now though he is vital to your future." The voice continued.

         "What exactly is my future?" I asked.

         "That is for me to know and you to find out." He was very mysterious. He seemed all knowing.

         Before I knew it he had snapped me out of my trance and I was fully aware and back in the day court.

         "So if we force all the homeless and jobless ponies out of the city, we can make way for ponies who hold more potential! Solving the cities poverty problem and not to mention a large increase in jobs!" Fancypants was trying to prove his point now.

         "Well, Where will the poverty live? In the Everfree forest? I'll let you think that over. I suppose that wraps up today's day court, I will see you gentle stallions tommorrow." The princess teleported away.

         "Well, I better get back home. Good day, Blueblood!" Called Fancypants.

         "Yes! To you too!" Blueblood replied.

         I left to have my lunch break before returning to Bluebloods room. Waking over to the Guards cafeteria I picked out a PB&J with some water. Sitting down near a window over looking the city and the small town to the south.

         As I was eating my vision began to blur. My hearing went deaf and all my other senses soon followed into the similar state. What the? I was taken by surprise at my sudden state of unconsciousness.

         "Relax," I heard the voice of the dark human again "I merely took control over your body. I just need to speak with you."

         "Alright, Fred," I decided to refer to him as Fred "What do wanna talk about?"

         "Fred? Really? You couldn't have come up with something more creative?" He sounded annoyed at the name "Ah! Your getting me distracted!"

         "Sorry." Was all I could say.

         "Anyways, there is going to be an assassination attempt on Prince Blueblood. The assassination are going to kidnap him, and you are going to let them. When he has been kidnapped you will rescue him," He explained "Trust me. I can't give you anymore information."

         "What if I allow Prince Blueblood to be killed?" I ask "Nopony really likes him."

         "Yes that's true, he's an unlovable bastard, but this can change that." He said

         "Why are you telling me these things?" I asked

         "You will found out soon." And with that I retook control of my body. I was laying in my bed with the moon shining on my face.

         "I'm crazy." Was all I said before I fell asleep. This time on my own.