The Guardian of Equestria

[Justin]

A lot of military activity has been going on lately. Soldiers run through the streets now and then, and I have to be careful. Yeah, the guards are stupid. Oh, it is not suspicious to see a hooded pony walking around the streets in the afternoon. However, simple as it is, it is working...for now. Currently, I am in a marketplace. I don't know what to do now, aside getting out of here, fast. A squad of soldiers went through the crowd, searching for any suspects. A tour group is near me, so I squeezed in.

"You sir!" a soldier called.

I continued on, hoping that the soldier wouldn't look at me. He walked to the tour group I am at.

He looked at everypony, examining them. "Sir, you dropped this,” he picked up an amulet and gave it to the tour guide.

"Oh thank you!" he said, "I thought I had it with me".

I sighed and slowly crept out of the group until I bumped into something. Oh God, it was a guard.

"Watch it!" he said, "Have you seen anypony with a blue coating and an orange mane?"

"No," I replied, "Nopony at all.”

"How sure are you? Maybe you are the little rascal that hurt the Princess are you now?" he growled.

I didn't say anything. I kept my lips shut.

"Well? What are you going to say? Reveal yourself," he commanded.

"Crap, what should I do?" I thought, "Do I have permission to engage?".

He unraveled my hood and took out his spear.

"He is the one! Get backup!" he said.

I didn't do anything, just stood there thinking whether to attack or stay. Guards surrounded me with spears. He took his helm off from his head.

"Gotcha," he said, "I finally have you. Now we will take you to custody".

"If I hurt all of you guys? Will I stay here?" I asked.

He chuckled. "It is impossible and you are under the law of the Princess. You will be sentenced to exile or execution" he said.

"Oh? But you didn't answer my question: will I be able to stay here if I punched the crap out of you guys?" I asked.

"Of course not! Come, you will be punished for your crimes," he said.

"Before you go, what is your name sir?" I said.

"Shining Armor, I am Princess Twilight's older brother and Celestia's commander," he answered.

My mouth dropped. Great, should I hurt him? I thought, maybe no more overkilling.

I radiated in electricity. Soldiers backed up, pointing their spears at me.

"Charge!" Shining Armor said, "Restrain him!"

They charged at me. Time slowed down, everything moved slowly. I smiled, blasting an electricity wave. Time regained and the soldiers screamed in pain, falling to the ground. Shining Armor was scared and stepped back.

"It's alright, they are unconscious but will live," I said.

"You rascal scum," he scowled, "I will handle you myself.”

His aura got stronger and he dashed at me. I dodged his attack, doing an backflip. He quickly jumped and slashed down. I parried his attack by my massive blue sword. I countered, sending him flying into a building. I landed on the floor, sheathing my weapon and walking towards Shining Armor who was still in good condition despite the collision.

"Dude, I don't want to fight," I said, "I think I don't even have permission to fight yet. Oh wait.”

I took out the "Guardian Rule Book" and scrolled through it. Shining Armor appears to be impatient so I hurried to the section.

"Ah, rule #56, 'Guardians are not allowed to engage in combat unless attacked by' unquote" I said, "So how do you want to do this?”

He breathed heavily and readied his spear.

"Slack off bro, not going to fight" I said.

I walked off, hearing the ponies gasp as I pass through them.

I turned around. "I am your ally, just want you to know that" I told him.

I jumped to the roof of a house and started to flee. I managed to get over the wall after many bolts of magic were shot at me. I ran and got to the mountain, 3 miles to the south. I contacted Bronx before I entered in Canterlot there so I will do it again. I called him by using my magical mirror.

"Bronx," I said, "I have found information about the humans that passed through here".

The imaged fuzzed. Bronx's face appeared, and he had a patch on his face.

"Oh damn man, what happened to you?" I said.

"We got attacked" he replied, sighing "The Dark Army managed to find us, but we don’t know how. The Sanctuary has been compromised and we retreated to the old Sanctuary".

I thought for a moment.

"Is she okay?" I said.

"Yes," he said "But badly wounded. The healers are working on her now".

I grit my teeth and closed my palms tightly. I was so angry. How did they manage to find our base?

"Reports say that someone in our order gave our position away, we can't trust no one," he said, "Anyways, I have to cancel every Guardian's mission from across the dimensions. That means you too."

I looked at my travel watch. It was not working.

"My travel watch is not working" I said.

He cursed.

"We need you Justin and this is how it is. You can't come? Damn it. I am trying to read your signal but you are fading. Something is interfering with the connection"

"So a jammer? I can't teleport out?" I said.

"Make due with you supplies. You can last months," he said, "You must figure out the source of the jammer and take it out. Good luck, you are on your own."

His image shimmered and I looked at the ground. Left alone without support? Crap. What should I do? I can't be a pony since I am WANTED. I need somepony I can trust. Twilight....She knows a lot of stuff so I can ask her.

It was turning dark at this point. I went closer to the walls, examining an open spot. But there is none, soldiers walk over them, looking out for trouble. I couldn't fly since this hunk of junk is on my back, so I had to jump. I had my chance and jumped over the walls, landing on the ground. I put on my hood, progressing through the crowd of ponies. By several minutes, I was near the castle. I jumped into a balcony, and I saw a blue light shimmer in the dark; and Twilight was there with her brother, Shining Armor.

"So you came" he said "I knew you were going after my sister. You have time to explain. Little time."

I told them everything. How I was compromised and cannot get out of this universe.

"So, you are a Guardian of Realms?" said Twilight, "How many are you out there?"

"A couple thousand," I replied, "But anyway that is not the point. Some human is in here and left this place unbalanced. But, I went into a trap.”

I looked out into the starry night.

"I think he or she is blocking my way out," I added, "I think she is one of the Guardians that were M.I.A, but why would someone betray the order?"

I turned to see Shining Armor pointing the spear at me.

"That's enough talking, you will be held punishable for your crimes," he growled.

"Hey, I am ready for round 2," I said.

"Stop you guys! Can't you see what is going on?" said Twilight.

"I already know what is going on," I said, "And I am not letting anyone get in my way".

Twilight got in between us.

"Stop! I have to tell you guys something! Something about this situation," she yelled.

I slacked off a little bit. "Go on," I said.

"There were several humans that helped us during a battle. The Battle Of Sorrowful Cliff, a battle cursed for ages they say," she explained, "Many ponies died in the battle. The scribes say that some aliens helped us. Aliens that stand upright. On the battle, there was an army 'filled with darkness'. But what does that mean? They are all evil?"

I remember now. Squad #1142, the legendary squad, known to do AWESOME feats like destroying an army or killing a 200 feet high monsters. Yeah, that badass. Bronx told me that he was the last members of that squad and he remembers the Battle Of Sorrowful Cliff. Well, some of it before he died and got revived.

I sighed. "No, it means that the Dark Army was once here as well. The Dark Army are not that intelligent but they only know one thing: to kill. They can be in great numbers at a times if they are pissed off. Yeah, I heard from the veterans that every dimension was chaotic and needed to be restored." I unsheathed my sword, "As I said, I won't let your puny brother get in my way," I said. "Are we going to fight?"

He smiled devilishly. "Let’s go!"

He emitted a beam and shot it at me. I dodged it, but it exploded as I avoided it. I fell out of the castle, plummeting to the ground. I hit the ground hard. Smoke is in the air and it appears that I am in a crater. I stood up, seeing him float down.

"Not bad," I said, "But you are still weak".

"I just got started!" he said, blasting a dark wave at me.

I blocked it, but it penetrated my defense. I was blasted to a cottage, feeling weak as I stood up.

"Impossible," I said, "I am one of the best Guardians, this power...It is not normal for somepony to surpass me.”

He laughed softly as the mist began to disappear. Shining Armor now looks different. No way...he is a dark knight!

"Shit," I said, "You are a dark knight?"

"Yes," he replied "A Dark Knight possesses more power than any mortal. They command-"

"Yeah yeah, commands armies, powers and other shit. Can I continue to beat the living shit out of you?" I interrupted.

"Ha! I have more power now to defeat you, weak Guardian," he said in a cruel manner. "Prepare to die.”

I gritted my teeth. He was being possessed.

"You again," I said out loud, "Get out of him".

"Ha! You are too commanding. If you want me to get out, you will have to force me," it said.

I charged at him with my sword. I know why I felt weak: this form can't take too much power. I slashed my sword and we locked our weapons. We stared at each other for a brief moment.

"Die!" he yelled.

Shining Armor cast a darkness wave and I flew backwards again. I scattered on the floor. I got up slowly, using my sword as support.

"Foolish mortal," he said descending down towards me, "You are no match for a legendary Guardian fool. You should know your limits"

Legendary Guardian? Wait...it cannot be.

"Why..." I said, "Why betray the order?"

"They will leave you to rot, mortal. That is why I joined the Dark Army" she replied "I am Susan LionShield, the one that fell on the Battle Of Sorrows. Now you will die".

An earth spike ascended from the ground. I had not felt this pain in years. I dropped my sword; it slowly fell to the ground. It is hopeless now, I have lost. But suddenly, I saw a bright light. Am I dead? Am I too weak to continue? I grasped the light and it took me upwards. Never had I felt something this good; something so comforting. All of that soon went away as I fell into the darkness...Alone in this cruel world...