Ezio had freshened up in the pink room. He knew what it ment, but... really? He was never going to get this color out of his head after this. The Princess was waiting for him.

"The reason I came here was to inform you of your next mission." she explained. "This one is easy. I have plenty of things I need done here in town. I have made a list of them for you. When you've completed the tasks, return to me."

"Just so long as you stay out of my head this time." said Ezio rudely.

The Princess didn't respond to him. She put a parchment down on the nearby table and left the room. Ezio sat down on the pink couch and read the list. There were 10 things that needed to be done.

A metal thing fell from the list paper. Ezio picked it up. It was a badge of some sort it had "#621311518" on it. Ezio didn't understand it. He looked at the list to see if it corresponded. Ah, there it was, #7, he would need it then. He tucked the badge into his pocket.

He looked at #1 on the list: Pick up the newspaper.

Pick up the newspaper?! Just who did this goddamn Princess think he was giving him such a trivial task?!

It could be worse, he thought. Like making you go back to that giant hole in the ground.

He walked out side of the castle walls and picked up a newspaper. It was then and there he thought this wasn't so trivial.

It showed a picture of him, and a caption above saying "The Equestria Killer is About!".

In disbelief, he read some of the article.

"A killer, presumably from another country, has come to Equestria and has started a killing spree, starting with Ponyville citizens Pinkie Pie and Applejack. Hide your loved ones, get a form of defense, and do not, I repeat, do not leave your homes unless escorted by another pony. It is known that the killer is very, very dangerous."

Merda.

He ran and hide in the nearest barrel he could find. The guards... they would be after him if they recognized him. Lucky for him, ponies in Canterlot wore some of the strangest stuff; what's one more added to the mix?

He looked around before exiting the barrel. He looked over the next list item.

2. Listen in on the conversation between the two guards near the town square.

She needed things is what she said. Perhaps she ment information.

Ezio walked at the pace of a passing crowd. He followed them to the center of town and saw the two guards.  He ducked out of the crowd onto a nearby bench.

"I'm telling you, some strange things have been going on with the Princess. Why would she station guards everywhere ni the city if she wasn't paranoid?" said the first guard.

"She has her reasons. I'd suggest you stop questioning her rule, otherwise you'll get in big trouble."

"I just dunno..."

"Shush! Here comes Shining Armor!"

Ezio spotted the Captain of the Royal guard, otherwise known as that name.

"How goes the guarding?" asked the Captain.

"Fine sir, just fine." said the first.

"Yeah, the guarding is going good." said the other, with a lack of grammar.

"First of all, it goes well, not good, and second is that I heard the killer was around here. I will be taking up this post; you will go to the Eastern end of town. I want to see if what I heard was true."

Today was not Ezio's day. guards were looking for him, and now the Captain, standing only 30 hooves (conversion: feet, for humans) away, might find him.

He blended into another group of ponies that were walking by and took out the list.

3. Run

"There he is! Get him!"

Ezio started to run. He had to escape these guards, and doing that was never easy. He dashed up a building and climbed up the misplaced bricks.

"Get down from there!"

Ezio heard rocks hurdling at an amazing speed towards him. Most of them missed, but one of them got a god hit on Ezio's front-right hoof. He lost his grip, but regained it and climbed to the top of the building.

However, the Pegasus Guard found him and continued the chase. Ezio jumped from building to building, avoiding the guards and their rocks. Why did they always have to be so stubborn, these guards?

He needed to get these flying guards away. He saw some loose roof tiles and kicked those up at them.

Two of the guards got hit, one in the wing, the other in the face. Ouch. There were still two others following.

Ezio dove off a building and into a friendly hay bale below. The guards didn't see him go in, and lost sight of him.

"Where did he go? Look for him!"

The guards searched everywhere... except the obvious bale of hay sitting in the street.

"Urgh... he got away! This isn't over! Get back to your positions: he couldn't have gotten far!"

"Yes, sir!"

Ezio heard them all gallop away. Ezio wondered why she would do this. She told him to outright run! He heard that she planned this! he looked at the list.

4. Let go of your emotions.

...

REALLY?! Now she wants forgiveness?? That won't happen anytime soon!... If it weren't for the fact that Ezio would die if he didn't do what she said. He let it go for now, but vowed she would get what was coming to her when the time came.

5. Get some fruit from one of the local vendors

Well, that's a nice, yet strange, change. He exited the hay bale. He realized there were fruit vendors everywhere, particularly in the...

town... square...

Damn, he thought, that's where the Captain is.

Would he dare go back? Or would it be better if he just gave up on all this now?

Well, so long as he had the choice of fruit, he was going to keep this plan going. He snuck past the guards and went up to some fruit vendors.

"Fresh oranges! Get your fresh oranges!"

No, that wouldn't do....

"Lemons here! Best in town!"

Closer, but not it...

"Pomegranates! Best in all of Equestria!"

Bingo. That would work perfectly. The only problem here was that Ezio didn't have any usable currency. Lucky for him, the fruit vendors weren't very good at keeping an eye on their products. Ezio made away with several pomegranates for later.

He looked at the next item on the list.

6. Go to the Cafe Canterlot. Speak with the colt at table 17.

Interesting. A meeting. Or maybe nothing like one, and she just wanted him to talk to a random person. It didn't matter either way. He wandered the streets looking for this Cafe. He found it a while later, in the corner of town.

He entered the place, hoping that if it was a meeting with somepony that he didn't miss it. He walked up to table 17.

"I was told I had to talk to you."

"Well, you really took your time getting here. Have a seat."

Ezio sat  on the other side of the table.

"So, you are the great Ezio Auditore. Well, I have to say... I expected more. Anyway, There's something you need, but I need to get something first."

Ezio followed the list. #7. Trade the badge for the key.

He took out the shiny badge with"#621311518" printed on it.

The other pony took out a golden key. The key looked far too big to fit in any lock Ezio had ever seen, so it must just be for show. Either way, the Princess wanted it, so he really didn't care whether the thing worked or not.

They traded items slowly, making sure one or the other wouldn't suddenly back out of the trade with the given item. Ezio retrieved the key and put it in his saddlebag.

He looked at the list to make sure he had done all he had to with this colt.

8. Kill the colt at table 14.

So after murdering ponies she cared about, now she wanted him to kill just for the heck of it? Strange, very strange, thought Ezio. As he thought this, he walked by table 14, stabbed the colt who was sitting there through the neck, and promptly left the cafe. He heard the screams behind him as he exited.

He took another look at the list.

9. Return to the castle

Finally, Ezio had been waiting for his break from the town and its guards. He blended in with the nearest crowd and moved toward the castle's secret entrance.

That's when he saw that every guard in Canterlot was standing in front of the entrance he intended to go through. Well, damn.

Ezio hoped they didn't notice him. He kept his head low in the crowd, but not too low as to hinder his sight. He searched for a way to get pst them without any problems occurring. He saw none.

What now? He thought. Maybe he could wait them out. He took a seat on the nearest bench and kept one eye on the guards. He waited there for at least an hour. The day was ending, as he saw the sun lower in the sky. He wondered what would happen if he walked up to the guards and talked to them. Perhaps they would let him through, trusting him as the other guard in the castle.

It was his only choice. These guards certainly weren't going anywhere, and he needed to go somewhere, and this was the only way through this impasse. He walked up to them.

"Halt! Who goes there?"

"Look, buddy, they ask the same question as soon as I go through that door, so don't waste my time."

"Only those who have importance to the Princesses are allowed to enter here!"

"What if I had something she needed?"

"Like what?"

He took out the key from his saddlebag.

The guards stood up straight.

"Mr. Arrio! I didn't recognize you! Please, come right on in. The Princess has been waiting."

Ezio knew not of this Mr. Arrio, but went along with this. He entered the same way Phoenix had.

"HALT! STATE YOUR NAME AND PURPOSE."

"My name is Arrio. Mr. Arrio to you. I have important things for the Princess." he repeated. Why have two sets of guards if they both did the same thing?

"Go on through, the Prin--"

"I know already."

Ezio continued through the second door, leading to the inside of the castle walls.

He took a last look at the list.

10. Return the items to me. Let no other pony inside the castle see them.

That would be easy. He went through the castle, the key was in his saddlebag. No worries there. The fruits... he didn't think anybody would notice them.

He checked to make sure it was still there. It was. Paranoia had strange timing, for Ezio at the very least. He opened the door to the throne room, seeing only Princess Twilight sitting there. Ezio wondered why he had never seen the other Princesses in their own castle. It didn't matter, he thought, and opened the door a little more to see exactly who he was wondering about.

Princess Celestia was standing a few hooves away from Twilight. She had a concerned look on her face.

"Twilight, I know you fear for your friends, but the guards can't be everywhere. It causes ponies to panic. I believe you should stop with this."

"Sorry, I didn't think of that. I guess it would do that... I'll get the guards back to their regular schedules. I'm sorry."

Celestia sighed. "It's alright. You fear for your friends safety, and that is why you have guards with them at all times. It can't get out of hand, though."

"Yes, it can't." she said. That's when she spotted the Assassin just outside the door. She held in her surprise, and gave him look that said "Get out of here, you idiot!" Ezio backed out of the room and went to his own room. The pink still bothered him, but that was the point. Manipulating one's feelings with their surroundings was just something he was not going to go with here.

He waited for the Princesses to finish with their talk. A guard opened the door some time later.

"The Princess will see you now."

Ezio entered the throne room again. It was just Princess Twilight this time.

"Well, you've been busy, Princess. Increasing notoriety for me, putting the guards all over the place, and let's not forget your little newspaper article."

"I had to make sure you can do the next ask I have planned for you. It will be dangerous, and you can't die yet."

"Are you trying to say that I will sometime soon?"

"It's possible, Ezio."

"From what I heard, that same senario won't be played out again. If that didn't kill me, nothing will."

The Princess said nothing to counter this.

Ezio continued. "So what is this dangerous job?"

"We'll speak of it in the morning, as Celestia has just lowered the sun, so you should get rest in the meantime."

"Very well. What's with this Mr. Arrio?"

"Just use that name when you see guards in the city. They know the name Mr. Arrio as an important figure, not to be disturbed. You just have to act a little less dark and a little more assertive."

"Not a problem. You wanted this key?"

"Yes, give it here."

Ezio handed it over.

"This will help with the revival of your friends?"

"I have an idea that it might. Thank you."

"Oh, and before I forget: I got you some fruit. You should try it. It's interesting."

"... Oh, yes, that. You actually did that?"

"It said on the list to do so."

"Very well. Thank you. I'm sure I'll enjoy them."

And I think I'll enjoy watching you choke on them. Ezio thought.

"Well, off to bed with you. You have a big day tomorrow."

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Phoenix found all the evidence he needed.

The investigation team did a spectacular job finding hoofprints near the murder locations, and they matched up with the ones at the house, not to mention that there was a strand of blue hair in both places, left on accident by none other than the great and manipulative Trixie.

He had everything he needed. Except the pony he needed to bring to justice. The guards were useless; Trixie always got away from them. He needed a plan to lure her out of her hiding place and right into the courtrooms.

He had an idea. A bad idea, but an idea all the same. He began a letter to the Princess, and another to the one named Trixie.

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"UGH!" growled Princess Twilight as she spat out the fruit Ezio retrieved. How in the name of Celestia did one fruit have that bad of a taste?? she thought, wiping off of her tongue in an attempt to get rid of the taste. She vowed that she would do everything in her power to rid of this fruit as soon as possible. So gross....

To take her mind off of this, she needed something to read. It took her mind off of a lot of things. Having read all the books in the Canterlot library (somehow), and she needed some new material.

"Spike! Did we get any mail? Spike?"

Gone again. Where was that dragon when you needed him? She decided to just summon whatever mail she had. A small pile of letters fell to the ground in front of her. She opened them up one by one. A letter from Mayor Mare on the new dam, a letter from Rainbow Dash about something or other (she skipped that one for the moment), and a letter from...

She opened the last letter immediately. She knew that he was good, but not this good at what he did. She couldn't believe her eyes. What was written here was unbelievable. She tucked the letter somewhere safe and hidden, and sat to think about what she had just read. this could change everything.

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Trixie hated the mail system. So boring, reading every little thing somepony wants to say. However, it was useful for communication. She used her magic to summon all  of the messages for her, particularly the ones from Him. She had some new orders to follow now that the Assassin went rogue... sort of. She opened up her mail from Him. The new orders were strange ones, but she followed them. This Assassin was going down. She laughed her evil laugh, and then realized another letter had materialized in front of her. It had been sent from inside Equestria. She opened it to read the words of the one named Phoenix Wright. It read simply:

Trixie,

If you want a rematch, meet me in the courtrooms of Canterlot in three days' time. Be there, or never get a chance like this again.

Mr. Wright

P.S. You can't run forever.

Well then, Mr. Wrong, you shall have your rematch, she thought, and this time the Great and Powerful Trixie shall win out.