A hunter and her prey

Miles sat by the bar, looking around suspiciously with a bottle of Applejack Daniel's whiskey in hand. His red mane was messy as usual, he wore a simple black jacket with black cargo pants, his wings hung behind him. Mares would walk by and give him a once over, he may be over a thousand years old but his body was always a solid thirty five years old. Berry Punch looked at him as he scanned her tavern

"You know, just because you look like a patron, doesn't mean you don't look suspicious sweetie" she chuckled. He glared at her a bit and shook his head

"I know, I just want to make sure my target isn't too far off. I'll try to keep the fight outside but if he makes a b line for the exit, I'm going to take him down here" he said as he took another swig of whiskey. Berry laughed a bit and nodded

"Just keep the blood shed as minimal as possible sweetie, I can't afford buying new mops every week" Miles nodded as if he actually cared for her remark. He saw the target make his way outside slowly, Miles got up and placed bits on the counter only to have them tossed back at him

"Damn it Miles, I keep telling you that you don't have to pay for your drinks!" He smiled a bit and nodded as he left her tavern into the cold night, he saw his target begin to walk down the road, heading south. He smirked and took off his jacket, his chest was covered with tightly fitted armor and took out his broadsword from a nearby trash can, he started going from cover to cover, keeping a good distance from his target.

Miles saw that the road was about to end and lead toward the Everfree forest, he stepped out of cover and called out the target, "By royal order, you are under arrest, surrender yourself now or I will use force!"

The target turned around and was surprised that he was tailed, he turned around but before he could make a run for it, Miles was in the air and charging at him. Miles slammed into his back and landed on him hard, the target coughed up blood and begged for mercy, "Be glad I am feeling merciful tonight you scum, with your record, I'd have half the mind to kill you myself."

Miles tied the target's arms behind him and lifted him off the ground till he was standing on his own, "Now I'm taking you before Princess Celestia, one bad decision and I'll advance your execution!"

He started walking his target back into town when an arrow zoomed by his head, he quickly turned but only saw a pink blur pass from one rooftop to the other, arrows striking down at him. He pushed the target into a dumpster and shut it, "Wait in there till I finish with this!"

He once again wielded his broadsword and looked around, trying to spot this assassin, "Come out ya coward, you know damn well I ain't gonna just let you live after taking pot shots at me!"

He threatened the shadows and the assassin in the shadows acknowledged his threats by stepping into the street. The assassin was a pegasi mare, she was of dark pink body with a teal and hot pink mane, she was around twenty five if Miles had to guess.

"Hello, my name is Auttawhishy and you have my bounty so let's do this...I let you live, you surrender the bounty to me. Seems fair huh?" She sported a cocky grin and Miles growled lowly at her

"What was that pink bitch? You really want to tussle with me? Do you even know who I am?" Her grin grew and she nodded

"If you knew, you'd just walk away so I will ask again, do you really want to tussle because I will gladly kill another assassin. I've killed many of your kind and I will keep doing so, you ain't any different from those I already killed toots!" he snapped at her.

She drew two short hidden blades from her wrists, her robes didn't allow for much speculation if she was armed or not but seeing as she already fired arrows at him, Miles assumed she had more tricks tucked away. With a frustrated grunt, Miles charged at her, she smirked and dodged him easily with some fancy footwork. Miles turned and threw a hatchet he had in his armor but Autta caught it and sent it back, Miles dodged it and swung his sword at her waist. She ducked and tried to jab her blade under his chest plate only to find a foot coming to meet her face, she caught his foot but his strength is what stunned her. His kick sent Autta flying into a shed, she broke into it and barely landed on her feet.

"Hehe, looks like you definitely don't know me foolish mare!" No response came from inside, he was about to go in when he caught a glimpse of a figure running away.

"Smart move assassin..." he said as he opened the dumpster and took his target out, he spread his wings and began to fly towards Canterlot Castle. Celestia would be waiting to see the target, she wanted to get his ruling out of the way as soon as possible to have his execution in the morning seeing that the target was a serial arsonist and had already burned down three hospitals with patients still inside. Miles landed by the gates of the castle and was let in by his troops, they saluted him and told him Celestia already had a guest but she still wanted the target to be brought to her. Miles was just glad he didn't have to babysit the target anymore, he hated snatch and grab missions with a passion, he would have gladly gutted the stallion and called it a day but Celestia hated when he didn't even try to keep his targets alive.

He took the target up the stairs and into the grand hall before reaching the Throne room doors, he turned to the target and smirked, "Get ready to be punished low life, Celestia has been on my ass about catching you for the past week."

He pushed open the doors and practically dragged the target in as the target now refused to walk but Miles could have easily flung the target inside if he felt like it. Miles had his back to the throne as he dragged the target in, once he assumed he was close enough, he turned around only to be shocked and pissed off by whom awaited him along with the princess. "Hello Miles, I see you brought my bounty in for me!" giggled Autta as did Celestia, Miles looked puzzled as Autta took the target from him and placed the target on his knees before Celestia.

"Ember, for your crimes of arson, murder, and terrorism; I condemn thy to death immediately" said Celestia coldly, Miles only nodded as he recognized Celestia's dark side. What surprised him came as he looked at Auttawhishy, she had her blade out and she jammed it into the back of the target's skull.

The body dropped as Miles exclaimed "What the hell!?! He was to be executed tomorrow! Why did that bitch even come here!? Explain yourself Celesita!"

Autta was rather surprised by how Miles talked and responded to Celestia but even more so by how his words didn't seem to affect the princess in the slightest. "He was a dangerous colt Miles, I had Auttawhishy follow him once you found his trail. I didn't think you would mind back up" she said with a smile but Miles looked at her with scorn

"I work alone! I also would never work with an assassin! Why didn't you inform me of this!? Do you now trust how I operate my missions?!" He didn't like it when she brought up his lack of morality or his unnecessary need of killing targets rather than bringing them back alive

"She was just to observe that you brought him here, she asked that she got to kill the target once I assigned his punishment. I am sorry for not advising you but I don't believe I have to" she said with a rather angered tone but she jumped quickly as Miles glared at her

"You want me to do your damn dirty work, you do as I say" he responded coldly at her before turning his attention to the now alert Auttawhishy ,"You better leave before you join him, bitch"

Auttawhishy looked concerned for her life for a second before she started to giggle. "Really Miles? The big, bad General of the guard is going to get me? I could have killed you when I wanted to, many times over!" Miles shook his head and started to walk away when Autta began to speak again, "Oh wait, you are an immortal huh? Looks like Luna got the last laugh in the end! She made you into Equestria's personal janitor, picking up and getting rid of the waste of Equestria. Bet your family would be proud-"

Before Auttawhishy could continue her rant, Celestia placed her hand over her mouth, "Shhh! You will set him off if you insult his family"

Miles turned around and grinded his teeth, "Be gald Celestia is here or I would have gutted you already!!!" With that, Miles left Canterlot castle and headed back to Berry's tavern to drink his life away as he tried to not think of the cocky assassin and the annoyance of Celestia's choices. Berry spotted him in his mood and offered him a bottle of USEL (United Soviet Equoite Lands) vodka, he took it from her forcefully but paused to thank her before popping it open and drinking some. It burned a bit but it was a good burn, he slowly felt his anger leave him as his mind begin to wander till a mare sat next to him, she was wearing a plain black t-shirt and jean shorts, she smiled at him and took the bottle from him

"I see you know my friend Berry Punch" she said as Berry responded with a smile

"Hey Auttawhishy! Long time, no see!" Miles sighed heavily, he got up and made his way to the door as he made a mental note that he had officially lost his old watering hole to an unwanted, two bit  assassin.