The Tale of a murderer

As I walk this dark path I see that there is no light.

From the journal of Vexas.

As Everdean slept he could hear the voices of Twilight, her friends and family, but there were two new voices, he had heard these voices before but where. Then it hit him, they were the voices of Princess Celestia and Luna them self’s, he knew twilight was Celestia’s student but why was she here, and with her sister as well. Everdean just stayed silent and still, he knew he would be questioned about what happened and he was not ready for that. As the group talked Everdean moved out of the bed and to the window, as he was about to jump out he saw something that caught his eye, a medallion, it was in the shape of a heart with a sword through it, Everdean knew he had seen this before but where. As he lent down to pick it up he was caught in some kind of magical field.

“What do you think you are doing” asked a very annoyed Shining armour.

“I saw a bright glint on the floor, it was a medallion” Everdean answered.

“Well how did you get there without us noticing you” asked none other than Princess Luna.

“Well your highness I am trained in the art of stealth, I know how to get by anyone” Everdean said a hint of sadness in his voices which he cursed at.

“Really who taught you that huh” asked Shining armour who was now intrigued.

“An old friend who died a while ago” Everdean said.

“What was this old friend’s name” asked Princess Celestia.

“He called himself Vexas, he took me in when I was eight” Everdean said.

“Ah Vexas, that old coot, he was a great stallion” Princess Celestia said a tear falling down her face.

“Did you know him your highness” Asked Everdean in his emotionless way.

“Yes but I do not want to talk about that” Celestia answered.

As the conversation was going on Twilight and her friends walked out of the room, they were going to see where that gryphon that fell out of the sky landed. They wanted to know why the gryphons had attacked Everdean, as they walked through the snow they started to hear voices. The voices belonged to three cloaked figures.

“Where is The Ghost” asked the large figure.

“He is in a house close to here sir” Said the gryphon that was shot down.

“Why did you not kill him you moron” Said the smallest of the figures.

“We tried sir but he was too much for us” the gryphon said.

“You know Veil, I would like to remind you of how we treat failures in the Clan” the medium sized figures said.

“Please commander Farwing, it was not my fault it was the ghost’s fault please have mercy” Veil said as he begged for his life.

“I have no mercy” said Farwing as he raised his sword and stabbed Veil.

“You know Farwing we are being watched” said the small figure.

“I know that Zeldsa” Farwing said.

“We had better leave then” the large figure said. And then they disappeared. The only thing that was left was the gryphon known as Veil, as the girls turned to go back to the house they heard a voice.

“Please help me” it was none other than Veil, he was still alive, and he was bleeding badly. The girls did the only thing they could; they took him back to the Twilight’s house. As they arrived they saw Shining armour and Everdean locked in combat, they both had swords and they were at each other’s throats, but before they could interrupt; Everdean saw Veil on Twilight’s back and he stopped fighting, earning him a swift hit from shining armour. Everdean did not even flinch; he was more interested in Veil.

“Why did you bring him here” asked Everdean.

“Because he knows something about The Ghost” Twilight said. Her voice was filled with anger, she seemed to hate the ghost or better known as Everdean, he knew no one knew who the ghosts really name was, or what he looked like except that he was a unicorn. Everdean was now worried and he did not care, his master would have scolded him for that.

“Why would you need information about The Ghost” asked Everdean.

“Because I asked her to keep an ear out for any information that could help me out” answered shining armour.

(Shit that gryphon better not tell them that I am the ghost or I will make his death painful) thought Everdean, he would not have his identity revealed at this time; he would have to talk to him.

“Um twilight do you mind if I tend to our guest wounds” asked Everdean.

“Do you know how to patch up wounds” Twilight asked.

“Yes I do, my master taught me not only how to wiled a blade, but also how to patch up the wounded” Everdean said.

“Ok then but I think it would be better if someone went with you” Twilight said.

“I think it would be better if I go my student” Princess Celestia said.

“That would be fine” Everdean said.

As Celestia grabbed Veil with her magic and put him on her back, she and Everdean walked into the spare bedroom; that was when Celestia told Everdean her biggest secret.

“You know Everdean I know who you really are Everdean” Princess Celestia said with anger in her voice.

“Who am I then” Everdean asked with a small smirk on his face.

“I know you are The Ghost, and I know you are here for Nexus” Princess Celestia said.

“How did you find out” asked Everdean.

“As I said I knew Vexas, he had sent me a letter, it was all about you” princess Celestia said.

Everdean did not answer he was slightly shocked, but not completely. He knew Vexas had sent letters to someone, but he did not know who. Now he was worried, if she told Shining armour he was dead.

“I will keep it secret for now, but if you hurt any pony here you are dead got that” Celestia asked.

“Yes your highness” Everdean said.

Celestia placed down the wounded Veil on to the bed and Everdean went straight to work healing him, it took nearly an hour, but Veil pulled through, and as he woke up he saw Everdean staring at him, smiling.

“Shit, um look I am sorry for trying to kill you, please have mercy” Veil pleaded.

“I will, on one condition, you do not tell them that I am the ghost got that” Everdean said.

“Ok i promise” Veil said, not wanting to get on Everdean’s bad side.

That was when shining armour came in and sat down right next to Everdean, he did not seem happy, this got Everdean interested. But as he was about to get comfortable he was called out by Celestia. She was not going to let him have his fun, besides she needed him for something else.

“Everdean I have a task for you” Celestia said.

“What do you need” Everdean asked.

“I need you to help Twilight and her friends with their lines for the hearths warming play” Celestia said.

“Ok then I will” Everdean said, he was not interested at all by this request but he had no choice in the matter.

MEANWHILE.

“I will ask you again, who is the ghost and why did you attack Everdean” shining armour said, getting a little angry at Veil’s attempts at dodging his questions.

“As I have told you before I have no idea who the ghost is, and I was only following orders” Veil said.

Shining armour was getting tired, this Gryphon was getting on his nerves, but he kept his calm, he would not let this gryphon win this battle of wits.

“Now I will only ask you once more why did you attacked, Everdean if you were ordered to kill the ghost” Shining armour asked.

“Ok I will talk, we attacked Everdean because we saw him leave the same place that the ghost was staying at, we thought he was the ghost so we attacked him in the streets, but before we could finish the job you and your purple friend found him, we tracked him back here, but as it turns out we were wrong the ghost had attacked one of our envoys” Veil said.

“See was that hard” shining armour said relieved that this gryphon had told him the truth. But shining did not have time to rest when he heard a sound come from the back yard, Shining armour went over to the window and as he peered he saw a cloaked figure. He got ready to attack him but as soon as he had his sword the cloaked figure was gone. He surveyed the area but saw nothing, that was until something hit him in the back of the head, but as he fell he saw a horn on the cloaked figures head.

1 hour ago.

Everdean was not interested at all by the play rehearsal, but with Celestia watching he could only sit there and help.

“How was that Everdean” asked twilight.

“It was great twilight” Everdean said in his emotionless voice. But in truth he was not listening at all, he then got up and walked over to Celestia, he was going to ask her how she had met Vexas.

“You should be over there helping them, or do I have to tell them who you really are” Celestia said with a little smirk on her muzzle.

“I know but I just want to ask how did you and Vexas meet, you know before he was the captain of the royal guard” asked Everdean.

“Well it is a long story, and I do not feel like it is time to tell you” Celestia answered. As Everdean was about to say something he heard a thud. Celestia had heard it too and they both looked at each other, they both walked out of the room and headed up stairs, as they got to the top they saw a shadow move from under the door, Everdean was the first to reach the door and was the first to open the door, as he turned the door knob and opened the door he was not expecting the what was behind the door, he was about to say something but was too slow and Celestia said what they both were thinking.

“Vexas is that you”