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A Thief On the Rise

by Alexander Jack
With Discord's help, Kestral must use his nefarious skills to undermine the Princesses, the elements, and the royal guard in order to save the lives of those that would much rather hang him.

When an unforeseen threat is coming to Equestria, a long term enemy decides to prevent its destruction by summoning, and helping, a single man. A man who is able and willing to lie, cheat, steal, and trick his way through his problems.

And the ponies do not like him one bit.

Kestral, a man framed for murder, is used to hiding under the radar, and finding his own solutions.
Never has he thought he'd become the most hated and misunderstood hero in a foreign land of foreign life.
Armed with his personal armory, survival skills, and mysterious new abilities, he sets out to help protect innocent lives from a threat that really should have been seen a mile away.


(Story is set before season 3 start)
Gore for gore. Sex for sexual references/acts, but no solely sexual scenes.There is one rape scene so far, but it is minor.
This guy is the source for my current cover art, his drawings are pretty cool.
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
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Adventure
Sex
Human
 
OPCDP

35394 words: Estimated about 3 hours to read
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48 Chapters:

  1. Prelude: A walking man 2013-08-08 15:22:09 UTC
    1858
  2. 1: A foothold 2014-03-01 21:51:13 UTC
    6086
  3. 2: Here comes Trouble 2014-03-03 21:00:04 UTC
    4867
  4. 3: Would you like a cookie? 2014-03-07 02:51:47 UTC
    5135
  5. 4: Following the chitin-plated Rabbit 2014-03-11 20:14:46 UTC
    4407
  6. 5: Change(l)ing the Situation 2014-03-15 12:45:16 UTC
    1881
  7. 6: Murder and Mystery 2014-03-22 15:55:09 UTC
    2669
  8. 7: Not the smoothest heist 2014-03-29 13:40:49 UTC
    2224
  9. 8: Second Wave 2014-04-06 21:50:20 UTC
    3939
  10. 9: Authoritative Figures and a Dose of Fear 2014-04-09 11:36:16 UTC
    2328
  11. 10: The Most Narrow of Escapes 2014-04-14 22:58:50 UTC
  12. 11: A Man Needs His Medicine 2014-04-20 03:35:21 UTC
  13. 12: Setting the Bear Trap 2014-04-25 01:53:50 UTC
  14. 13: Dual Offences 2014-05-03 17:29:29 UTC
  15. 14: Bullets and Baked Goods 2014-05-10 12:34:58 UTC
  16. 15: Sleepy Conversation 2014-05-16 20:41:30 UTC
  17. 16: Yes, Boss? 2014-05-30 20:52:55 UTC
  18. 17: There are Two Kinds of Diplomats 2014-06-11 01:45:40 UTC
  19. 18: About that Cycle... 2014-06-22 03:23:45 UTC
  20. 19: Upon Arrival 2014-06-27 01:35:41 UTC
  21. 20: Before the Debate 2014-07-07 02:01:58 UTC
  22. 21: I Demand My Royalties! 2014-07-28 15:33:35 UTC
  23. 22: The Good, the Bad, and the Snuggly 2014-08-04 15:35:23 UTC
  24. 23: Bit Off More Than You Can Chew 2014-08-16 14:38:35 UTC
  25. 24: Smile, Kid, it Looks Good on You 2014-08-23 13:43:39 UTC
  26. 25: The Morning After 2014-09-03 21:33:50 UTC
  27. 26: Well Read, Old Chap! 2014-09-10 21:17:33 UTC
  28. 27: A Heart-to-Heart, All Blood Included 2014-09-22 01:14:41 UTC
  29. 28: Stealing the Spotlight 2014-10-07 11:43:18 UTC
  30. 29:It's Not a Diamond, But It's Close Enough 2014-10-21 23:34:27 UTC
  31. 30: Party Hard in the Party Yard 2014-11-10 12:08:24 UTC
  32. 31: A Word of Advice 2014-11-18 21:58:06 UTC
  33. 32: Well, that's Depressing 2015-01-01 16:37:36 UTC
  34. 33: Testing the Limits 2015-01-23 22:21:10 UTC
  35. 34: Commanding Officer on Deck! 2015-02-09 22:32:18 UTC
  36. 35: Some Pun About Stealing Eggs 2015-02-14 03:14:02 UTC
  37. 36: Parks and Education 2015-03-04 09:54:16 UTC
  38. 37: This isn't How the Law is Supposed to Work! 2015-04-13 01:49:15 UTC
  39. Interlude: The Contemplation of a Scientist 2015-04-23 13:06:00 UTC
  40. 38: There's Theory, and Then There's Practice 2015-05-18 23:32:40 UTC
  41. 39: You Know What They Say About Friends and Enemies 2015-06-23 01:38:55 UTC
  42. 40: Catching a Human? Child's Play. 2015-08-06 16:09:07 UTC
  43. 41: Colorblind Morality 2015-09-25 13:23:05 UTC
  44. Interlude: The Expansions of a Mage 2015-10-27 19:42:27 UTC
  45. 42: A Single Bullet Could End it All 2016-02-08 17:18:44 UTC
  46. 43: Arrested Development 2016-03-01 20:25:49 UTC
  47. 44: D for Detainment 2016-05-18 20:01:45 UTC
  48. 45: Can Anyone Even Find this Guy's Diploma? Cause I Sure Haven't Seen One 2016-09-18 03:08:57 UTC