Chapter 2: Seeking Vengeance

Okay. To recap what the hell just happened; I said I wanted to join the Royal Guard. Dad thought it was an extremely bad idea, but I did it anyway. Changelings randomly attack and out of all the houses they could've destroyed, they chose mine. My mother is inside and is killed instantly after the roof caves in on her.

My father was chasing after me, so he was okay. I look back to see the house explode. It was from magic. But who? It must've been the Deadly Trio. Who else could it have been? My dad took an alternate route, and ended up behind me. Hence the argument. I get pissed and start kicking ass after he hands me a sword. I'm glad he taught me to use one as a small colt. It had been ages since I used one.

That's when they overpowered and imprisoned us, but the jackasses dropped the keys, so after much struggle, Dad was able to get it. All hell has broken loose. I don't know when things will get better. I just hope that things will someday return to normal. Wherever we were, it was thick with vegetation and wildlife of all sorts. Perhaps it was the Everfree Forest.

I don't know how I'll pull off this quest for revenge, but I'll find a way. Can't be too hard, can it? It's not like I'm going up against the Elements of Harmony. Why would I do that anyway? Friendship is magic, bro. Teamwork makes the dream work.

Now, before I continue with this story of revenge, I warn you of the repercussions from this. It's not good, even though ponies mean well. I'm doing this because I feel I have to, not because I want to. Do you all understand that now? Not gonna lie; I feel bad.

Whoops. I got off on a tangent. Let's get on with Chapter 2, shall we?

My father chases after me. He's in a limbo zone between pissed and confused. We've been roaming around for hours now! It's around 2 or 3PM. Finally, we see an opening in the trees, so the two of us wander towards it. We stumble into a small town. Hustling and bustling, going about their business as usual. When they see us, the citizens look at us like, 'Where the fuck did they come from?!'.

The two of us continue trotting towards the outskirts of town, when we see a sign that says, "WELCOME TO PONYVILLE!".

"Ponyville! That means we're not too far from Canterlot! Come on, Acoustic. Let's go!", my father says breaking the silence.

I just nod my head and follow closely behind him. We say nothing as we continue our journey towards home...even though there isn't shit left for us in Canterlot, that's all we've got left...and personally, I'm seeking vengeance for what they did to my family. My mother's dead, and my father's halfway between depressed and delusional. Our home is in shambles. I'm ready to kill some motherfuckers! My mother did not deserve to die. I'm not even sure if they've found her body yet. One thing's for damn sure though.

I'm going to avenge her death. Count on it. I refuse to let the fuckers who did this get away with it. I know I sound delusional myself, but hey, she was my mother. I can't just let this go and not have her get the justice she deserves. Damn Trio!

My father looks over at me rather uncomfortably...the look on my face is a look of pure hatred and disgust.

"Son, is there something you want to talk about?", he asks somewhat concerned.

"I'm going to avenge Mom's death, Dad. I'm going to enlist. This is not for me, it's for her. Please, for her sake, not mine, let me enlist," I plead, tears forming in my eyes.

We're quiet for a long time. I didn't think Dad would approve.

He finally speaks. My father sighs deeply, looks up towards the sky and then back to me. His reply is simply, "Go for it!".

We make it back into Canterlot and continue our way towards the Recruitment Office. I look over at him and say, "What are you doing?".

He replies, "Re-enlisting. We're doing this together, son. You want to avenge your mother, so we're avenging her together.".

I smile. Yes, out of all the depression and bloodshed, Dad is able to make me smile. I reply, "Father and Son ass-kickers. Born to beat the shit out of anything that fucks with us.".

Dad chuckles and says, "Well, son, you know I was only upset about your mother's death, right? I take back everything I said before. You're a good son, and I'm glad to have you with me. We're in this together now, you know that? I don't want anything to happen to you, and you don't want anything to happen to me. If I die, you better be ready to commit suicide. We live, breathe, and die together. Understand? Your heart belongs to Canterlot, but your ass belongs to the Guard."

I nod and listen intently, not entirely sure how to respond.

Dad and I continue walking until we're stopped by a recruiter.
He smirks and says, "You guys lookin' to sign?".
Dad and I nod.

"Yes, we are.", Dad says

"Yep.", I add.

"Good. Sign here on this dotted line.", he replies.

The two of us sign the dotted line and enter the building with a bunch of guys about my age.

END OF CHAPTER 2!