A Canterlot Story

"I'll ask you again, what is your name?" asked the frustrated guard.

Crono only sat in his seat and gave the interrogator his cocky smile. Frustration and impatience covered the guard's face. Soon enough, he was almost ready to attack the unicorn.

"Lay a hoof on me and I will see to it that you hang your armor forever." said Crono. As the interrogator continued to ask Crono questions, the unicorn drifted off into lost train of thought.

"Humph. Can't believe how much has happened since we've started to become popular in Canterlot and to think how it all started, with Cloud. "

"Do you have any spare change I can have sir?" said a young colt.

"Ugh, NO! GET AWAY FROM ME!" barked Crono. With his magic, Crono lifted the Pegasus off the ground and placed him into a dumpster. "Peasant." commented the unicorn before leaving.

Down along the long roads of Canterlot, Crono entered a diner and sat near a window. While looking outside he couldn't help but realize how much had happened.

"Damn it Uncle Phobos...... if you never did that stupid act, I would have never ended the family name..."

"May I take your order sir?" asked a waitress.

"Huh? Oh yeah, sure. Some coffee and hash browns." replied the unicorn. After the waitress had taken his order he was left alone to ponder.

"Alright, lets think up what has happened recently. Uncle Phobos offed my pops for the family fortune, I offed him in his sleep and took all the values he worked SO HARD for. That and I blew up the mansion and the crooked authorities who "couldn't find any hard evidence......If family betrays you, everyone else will too"

Ignoring the amount of time he took to enjoy his meal, Cronos could not help but notice that nightfall had arrived. Leaving a tip behind or the waitress, the unicorn stallion had left the diner and scanned the streets.

"Hmm. Maybe there's a motel nearby. At least for one night." said Crono to himself.

For a few blocks, Crono walked through the shadowy streets of Canterlot. He couldn't help but feel that the darkness hid something from him. Something alive. Disbelieving his thought, he carried on not paying attention to the large shadow moving towards him. From behind, Crono felt a force push him to the ground. Before standing, he felt the same force shove his head to the ground. A hoof quickly went through his coat and from there his wallet was taken.

"HEY, THA'T'S MINE!" growled Crono. Before he could react and try to take back his property, the mugger struck Crono in the face and ran off into the darkness.

"Hey! Mister are you alright?" questioned a voice. It was the Pegasus from earlier.

"Yeah, runt only wanted my wallet and took off with it." commented Crono.

"I can get it back, be back in a bit!" said the pony. With great acceleration, the Pegasus flew into the darkness and Crono stared into it. A homeless colt that he mistreated, went off to retrieve his money that he desperately needed. How could that colt look over the incident that happened only hours before, and help without asking In a flash, the Pegasus returned, with the wallet in hoof.

"Its all inside. I didn't take ANYTHING or looked at anything. Promise." said the pony.

"That was pretty quick." said the impressed stallion.

"Thank you, sir. Now if you don't mind I will be on my way." said the younger pony while starting to leave.

"Hold it!" commanded Crono.

"Uh, yes?" asked the dirty Pegasus.

"Here's a challenge, if you could fly back to the mugger and take something from him and get back here, before this bag of bits hits the ground, they're all yours." proposed the unicorn.

"Sure!" said the excited Pegasus.

"Ready, set, GO!" said Crono. Upon his order, the Pegasus flew as hard as he could. In the air the small sack of bits flew and soon enough it started to descend. Just before the bag touched the cement, the homeless colt dashed for it, catching it with only a spilt second to spare. In his left hoof, he held the cap that the mugger wore. Soon after he confirmed the Pegasus his spoils, he spoke to him.

"What's your name young colt?"

"My name is Cloud but the ponies of Canterlot also call me Dust" answered the dirty Pegasus.

"Cloud Dust?" questioned the stallion.

"And to think, that we hung out everyday after that day." said Crono in the interrogation room. "Poor kid lost his parents to some fool with a knife. Lucky for him I took him under my wing. Talent shouldn't be wasted anyways....... Kid since then has ad my back every time I needed somepony." thought Crono.

The door that stood in the way behind the guards swung open and in came Cloud Dust and Octavia.

"Alright, fossil let's get you home." said Cloud with a smile.

"HEY! Who let you two in?! This is an interrogation! Get out!" said one of the guards.

"No, you get out, before WE have YOU in that chair." said Octavia as she passed the a release form.

"HOW DID YOU-" started one of the guards.

Before he could finish, Crono stood and walked out of the room alongside Octavia. Just as Cloud turned to leave, he sared at the guards and opened his coat, revealing his family emblem. Fear struck the two guards and as Cloud inched closer, the guards inched farther until they met the wall.  He raised a hoof to them, to which they flinched.

"Exactly, KEEP IT THAT WAY!" commented the Pegasus as he left the room.