A Simple Stallion

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"Dammit, this early in the morning?" Red asked to no one in particular. Well maybe Gemstone, but he got out of bed nonetheless.

"Ten-Thirty... Too god-damned early for this."

Red went to his closet, picked out a black ornament fez and a black trench coat, and walked downstairs to the door.

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"I'm coming! Jeez, just calm the hell down."

Red opened the door to see a very sad and crying Pinkie Pie. To say the least, he was surprised.

"By Celestia and the Olden Gods, what happened to you? Come inside!" Red said to a still crying Pinkie.

When they got inside,  Pinkie was the first to speak.

"Red, I'm not feeling good right now, I need some advice."

"Sure, kinda obvious, well not the advice part... still come inside. What happened?"

"Well, Rainbow Dash has a friend who came back to see her today, and I tried talking to her, and she's a really, REALLY big meanie."

"Ok, so you're having problems with a bully then?"

"Y-yes, I think so at least. Why?"

"Well... I don't like bullies at all. I had to deal with them for my whole life, so I'm not going to let some asshole make fun of you and harass you like this. Who is this pony?"

"Gilda. And she's not a pony, but a griffon. I didn't know that somepony could be that mean."

"A griffon! Well, this just makes my job all the more fun! I'm going to go to town and see if I can talk some sense into her."

"And what if that doesn't work on her Red? I mean, she's a REALLY big meanie pants!"

"Don't worry about me Pinkie, I have ways." Red said in a VERY sinister tone. "Let me change into my problem solving outfit!"

Red ran upstairs to his closet, and pulled out a black hooded robe with a long red tassel for a belt. He took off his coat and fez and put on the robe. He walked back downstairs and went to his cabinet. He pulled out a small, but wicked looking black crystal dagger, and concealed it under his robe's belt. He walked up to Pinkie, with his glowing red eyes showing underneath, and said in a dark but still strangely lighthearted tone,

"I'm ready. Go back to Sugar Cube Corner and I'll talk to you when I'm done. Tootaloo!"

Red started out the door with Pinkie. He turned to her quickly and said,

"By the way Pinkie, don't let anypony push you down."

- Noonish In Ponyvile -

Red sat at a cafe table reading a book in the shade. He was drinking a hot cup of Earl Grey tea, and had a side of crumpets. He lifted the tea with a magical aura of a dark crimson color. He was still in his whole getup, and he was silently watching the market square. Stakeouts were fun when he got to drink his tea. He also loved all of the cloak and dagger of it. He saw a rather mean-spirited griffon walk around the market place. Red made a glance of direct eye contact with the aggressor of his friend.

"Bingo." He said to himself.

"Hey, what are you staring at me for?" Gilda said as she slapped the book Red was reading to the ground.

"You shouldn't have done that laddie."

"Why not?"

"Because it's rude to treat your host like that" Red said with a sinister smile.

"Host? What do you-" Gilda stopped in mid-sentence when she realized that she and Red had been teleported to a very dimly lit house.

"It's been so long since I've had a house guest here Gilda"

"How do you know my name?"

"I know many things. Mind for a spot of tea? No? Well, anyways, do you know why I brought you here?"

"N-no." Gilda said obviously getting frightened.

"Well, you see, my lord, he demands a... blood sacrifice in his name."

"Blood sacrifice? What kind of lord do you serve?"

"Oh, no pony particular. Only the king of darkness, Sombra.

"S-s-sombra! But he's dead!"

"Not dead, my dear Gilda, only sleeping. Waiting for the right time to strike. He needs the essence of life to awaken. And he can't just use any blood, no no. He demands the blood of a griffon." Red said all this as he pulled out the dagger.

"No, you can't do this!"

"LONG LIVE THE KING!" Red yelled as he thrust the dagger to Gilda's throat.

Gilda waited for the sting of the blade, but felt none. She looked and saw Red standing over her with the knife. He looked her straight in the eyes and told her the one thing that will stick in her mind for the rest of her life.

"Don't you ever fuck with Pinkie Pie ever again, or else I'll do something far worse than a blood sacrifice." Red said this to Gilda as he teleported her to the outskirts of Ponyvile. Red simply teleported back home, changed into his normal clothes and calmly walked to Sugar Cube Corner to tell Pinkie that Gilda would no longer be bothering her.

- At Sugar Cube Corner -

Red walked into Sugar Cube Corner, and he had learned that Rainbow Dash had Pinkie throw a party for Gilda. He was, to say the least, excited to see his house-guest once more.

Red had walked up to a yellow pegasus pony, with pink hair. When he talked to her, she make a squeak.

"'Ello there! My name is Red! What's your name miss?"

"Fluttershy" she said in a very quiet tone.

"That's a beautiful name miss. I hope I didn't startle you when I walked up." Red said in a quieter tone.

Fluttershy blushed slightly at being complimented and responded slightly louder.

"Thank you sir, you said your name was Red?"

"Yes miss! Well my actual full name is Rubeus Sol Clarus , but everypony just calls me Red."

"That's a very pretty name Red."

"Thanks Flutters. Now you've done flattered me!"

Fluttershy and Red shared a laugh and a  few more minutes of talking until Red popped an important question.

"So do you know this Gilda figure?"

She bowed her head down in fear, "Yes I do, why?"

"Well, I had a talk with her earlier today. I don't think that she will be harassing anypony anytime soon."

She gave a look of relief, "That's good, I don't want anypony else getting hurt by her."

Just as Fluttershy finished Gilda entered to confectionery.

"SURPRISE" Everypony yelled.

Gilda had a look of shock on her face and then went back to her usual self... until she saw a particular stallion with bright, blood-red eyes. She walked up to Red.

"Hey, do I know you?"

"You might. It's a small town. Many ponies live here. Ahh, but I live in a house halfway between here and Canterlot. I was just stopping through to see an old friend."

"I don't care about why you're here, I-"

"How rude! My dear Gilda."

"W-wait. How do you know my name."

"I know many things Gilda." Red said in a sinister tone.

Gilda sat there with a look of pure horror on her face. Red faced the door and as he walked out he said to her.

"Long live the king."