Underbelly Of Baltimare

~~~~You See Your Goal~~~~~

             About a half a month later Lowell has been around the small neighborhood he is staying at meeting the ponies, griffins, minotaurs, and zebras. Strange that Breanna and that male one are the only changlings there, the neighbors knew of Breanna as well as the adopted parents. He learned from them that the parents actually owed bits to one of the gangs, which troubled him quite a bit. Times were getting a bit tough as Lowell slowly ran out of bits for the food and some bills, so he took up a job to be a body guard and escort ponies who paid for it was quite a lot pending on the costumer though he thought of Applejack and sent half of it too her. Around the mid day Lowell was sitting on the roof of the house looking at Applejack's stetson, he sighed softly.

“Outta any pony it had to be me...All I wanted really was just to raise my family....I may be strange....or crazy....but I wanted something simple...”Lowell muttered to himself before he placed the stetson back on.

“I've chosen you for a reason Lowell.” Death said as she formed beside him as he rolled his eye.

“.....You say that.....but I don't like it...tearing me from my family...saying this will change the fate of Equestria.....”Lowell muttered as he hugged his knees.

Lowell sat there for an hour till Breanna was walking up along the sidewalk, Lowell hopped down. He watched as the changing filly ran up to him and hugged his leg, At least..there is some innocence in this city. Lowell thought as he leaned down hugging the filly.

“How was your day, Breanna?”Lowell asked as he picked up the filly.

“It was okay, we learned the basics of algebra.”Breanna answered with a smile.

“........Uh huh...I'm a drop out on some things..”Lowell said as he chuckled a bit carrying the filly inside.

“Any who I managed to get some things and make some apple pie!”Lowell said as he sets the filly down as she ran to the kitchen.

“It smells great!”Breanna said as she looked at him.

“Does it?...I can't smell, eh.”Lowell muttered as he shrugged and cut the filly a slice of it.

“There ya go lass! Enjoy..I hate to go but I got a search to continue..If anything happens you remember my cell?” Lowell asked as the filly nodded.

Lowell left and locked the door slowly making his way towards the city, with divided help over the small time span in the city Lowell and Lighting managed to find out a bit more of the two gangs. The Bloods are spotted by their cloths that have the look of blood stains, rumored to have connections with some pretty high up ponies. The Chains were more of a rough gang spotted by their belts that are actual chains, they don't have the connections like The Bloods but they are just as ruthless. The long day of searching for anything of an amulet or ponies who collected them came up with nothing, defeated for today Lowell walked over to a bench for a break.

“In a crazy city....and I'm a crazy pegasi.....I do not like it here...I miss the peacefulness of Ponyville....and Jackie's threats of dragging me outta bed.....”Lowell groaned as he sat on a bench and looked around the busy street.

“I'm in what's a neutral zone for these gangs....I doubt but if gangs operate like in some games......I just hope one gang isn't like the Saints...I would be sooooooooo bucked..”Lowell muttered as he tipped his stetson back some.

“Hey, would you shut the fuck up?”A grey earth stallion said who was wearing a blood stained shirt.

“You sir, are R U D E...”Lowell said as he looked at the earth pony who was quite obviously bigger than him.

“Do you know who the hell I am?” The stallion asked with a glare.

“Well judging by your ticked off expression and your blood stained shirt your part of The Bloods, on who ya are I can't tell...If ya can't tell I'm new in town.” Lowell answered with a smile as the stallion kept his glare.

“I'm your worst nightmare, made real.”The stallion said as he stood up.

The stallion was quite tall and quite big could possibly rival Big Mac, he had a few scars across his face and his cutie mark seemed to be droplets of blood.

“Dude my nightmares are a few things....one....a certain mare being very very mad at me....two..needles......three spiders....hate them......and open water.”Lowell replied oblivious to the stallion who only blinked.

“I'm Grey Blood......leader of The Bloods!”Grey growled as Lowell looked up and blinked.

“Well boy howdy, yer a big feller doncha know....whatcha mad about?”Lowell asked with a smile.

“I'm getting rather annoyed by a crazy asshole who won't shut up.”Grey answered as Lowell nodded.

As much as I would like to show him the grip of my pistol, I said I would do my best not to cause stuff. Lowell thought as he plastered on a fake smiled.

“You could have just asked, I'll be quiet for now...”Lowell said as he crossed his arms seeming that calmed the stallion down as he sat back down.

Oh look at me, I'm a leader of a blood thirsty gang...me me me me...blah..........I miss Ponyville.. Lowell thought as he slumped some.

Grey eventually left with a group of Bloods leaving Lowell alone, he only sighed as he took out the locket and opened it.

“This city is huge Jackie.....I'm going to keep my promise and hurry...”Lowell whispered as he lightly kissed the locket and stuffed it under his hoodie shirt making his way back to the house.

“Another day wasted with nothing to gain...buck me..Well I got Breanna to care for..”Lowell said to himself as he walked into the house.

“I'm back Breanna.”Lowell called out as the changling peeked from the living room.

“Welcome back!” Breanna greeted as she smiled at the stallion.

“Heeeey Bre, got your homework done?”Lowell asked as the filly nodded.

“Awesome.”Lowell said as he ruffled the fillies mane.

This little changling needs a better life...Lowell thought before tipping his stetson some, Leading the filly inside to her bedroom.

~~~~~~ Back in Ponyville.~~~~

      There was a package sitting on the front porch of the farm house as Applejack stepped out on the porch and perked her ears. Picking up the package and carrying it inside, the package was labeled from Baltimare from a pony named Winged. She smiled softly opening the package to find a bag and a letter,  she picked up the letter to read it.

'Heya Jackie, call me when you get this. Your stallion Lowell.' The letter reads as she picked up her phone dialing Lowell's number as he picked up his cell.

“Yellow yellow?” Lowell answered with a bit of a smile.

“Yah said ta call in yer note sugarcube?”Applejack asked as she opened the bag.

“Aye.”Lowell answered as he waited for her reaction.

As Applejack opened the bag she only stared wide eye of what was inside the bag which was filled with bits.

“If you count them its about five hundred in total.”Lowell said as Applejack only stared at the bits wide eyed.

“Where... Where'd you get this!?”Applejack questioned.

“I needed to make bits somehow.....and well there wasn't jobs hiring for a pegasus to do weather duty....so....I worked as a merc and bodyguard......not the dishonest kind...if there was a wrong in the job I would drop the contact no matter how many bits it was.......Take it Jackie...the farm needs it.”Lowell replied as he sat back some.

“For who?”Applejack asked.

“For some of the noble ponies attending dinner parties mostly....I did ask around on that and it appears that noble ponies are robbed now and then.....”Lowell answered as he smiled at Breanna.

“Okay... Yah better have kept some fer yerself though...”Applejack said as she sighed.

“I am......I'm sure the bits will help the farm...I've seen some of the bills...”Lowell said as he closed his eye.

“Ah miss yah sugarcube..”Applejack whispered.

“I miss you too love.....Don't worry...working like a merc, I'm more likely to hear about some other ponies....maybe something on the amulet.....Just wait for me okay?”Lowell said as he sighed.

“Okay... Jus' hurry home.. Please..”Applejack replied.

“I'll try.......how's life around there?”Lowell asked as he smiled a bit.

“Dull... Yah might not be home for Lightnin' and Dashes weddin' sugarcube..”Applejack answered as Lowell's ears fell back some.

“I really hate this... I just want to come home.....but I can't.”Lowell muttered as he sighed.

“Ah could tell them to hold it back a bit..?”Applejack asked as Lowell perked up.

“No.......I won't stop their day.....just tell them I said congrats.......I say that...cause I don't know how long I'll be here..”Lowell answered as he sniffled some.

“But... Yah know how much Lightnin' wanted yah ta be there sugarcube.. “Applejack replied as Lowell winced a bit.

“I-I know....I know....but its their day.....I don't want to postpone their happiness.....I want to be there...but I can't.......I feel awful that I can't return the favor by being her best stallion.....”Lowell said as he wiped his eye.

“Ahm sure she'd understand if we asked her to wait just a month or so...”Applejack replied sounding hopeful.

“I-I don't know Jackie..”Lowell muttered.

“Ahm askin' ahn yah can't stop me.”Applejack stated as she huffed.

“That's one of the reasons I love ya.... Well hopefully soon I can bring our new daughter home...she really is a sweet thing...”Lowell said as he changed the subject.

“Sure seems like it.”Applejack replied as she smiled softly.

“Yea she is...she talks about how she can't wait to see you and her sisters and brother....”Lowell said as he chuckled.

“Ah can't wait ta see her too.”Applejack said with a chuckle.

.

“...Can't wait to see yer beautiful emerald eyes.....”Lowell whispered as he smiled.

“Ah can't wait till yah get home... Ah jus' want yah here...”Applejack whispered back

“I'll warn ya when I come home....Now, I gotta go tuck in Breanna.......Love you...”Lowell said with a smile.

“Love yah too sugarcube... Thanks fer the bits... “Applejack whispered smiling softly.

“Anytime..Hope to see you soon...”Lowell replied as he hung up the phone.

“Right now its time to get ya into bed missy.”Lowell said as Breanna climbed into the bed.

“Can you tell me a story?”Breanna asked as Lowell smiled.

“Oh, sure which kind of story ya wanna hear?” Lowell questioned as Breanna perked up

“How did you and Applejack meet?”Breanna asked as he chuckled.

“Now that is an interesting story.....It all start about a few years ago when I first arrived in Equestria..”Lowell went on telling the story

Breanna only lasted some where passed just when Lowell joined in with the Doctor, he brushed her mane and leaned over kissing her fore head.

“Have sweet dreams...”Lowell whispered before he left the room closing her door.

He laid down on the couch pulling the stetson over his face slowly drifting away.

~~~~~~

He was back on the farm standing upon the porch looking out to Applejack who was carrying a basket, he waved to her as she waved back but then she froze as Death form beside Applejack.

“What did you do to her!” Lowell accused Death as he pulled out his pistol but that just faded away.

“This is a dream, a dream for I can show you the amulet I seek.” Death said as a golden amulet formed in front of her, it had a bunch of weird symbols along with a blood red gem in the center.

“So this is the darn thing I'm lookin for....”Lowell questioned as Death nodded.

He sighed before walking over to the frozen Applejack with a smile frozen on her face placing his hand onto her cheek.

“I'll be home.....I promised...”Lowell whispered as the dream slowly faded around him and he woke up on the couch.

~~~~~~~

He placed the stetson on his head as he sat up with a long yawn, Breanna was cuddled up to him sound asleep.

“She must have had a nightmare....Not surprising....missing the first two ponies to care for her..”Lowell muttered brushing the fillies mane.

“Daddy..”Breanna mumbled nuzzling into his side.

He smiled softly as he sighed, gently pulling the filly up cradling her.

“I'll get ya to Ponyville for a happily ever after...”Lowell whispered as he laid the filly down and made his way to the kitchen.

Lowell was humming to himself as he was flipping a pancake, he only made a few since he planned on eating later on. A knock at the door as his ears perked. Tad bit early for the mail pony? Lowell thought as he walked to the door, opening it. There stood a tall earth pony who's coat was a light sunset orange along with some freckles, a bright red mane, his one eye was a bright blue while the other was bright green. He was wearing a black leather jacket and blue jeans wearing a belt of chains with blood staining it.

“Okay........Who ar-” Lowell was interrupted but a punch to the nose as he stumbled back.

“Ow! You bucker! What the heck!”Lowell yelled holding his nose as blood leaked out.

“You match the pegasis who beat up a small buddy of mine...recall a minotaur and a pegasi?” The large pony asked.

“Yea I recall them...they were picking on some poor changling!”Lowell growled as he wiped his nose.

“Well, I've come for payback..” The stallion said as he chuckled pulling out a knife as Lowell groaned.

“Just really?”Lowell questioned before the stallion lunged forward.

Lowell twisted the arm of the stallion only to have the stallion toss him off to the side and against the wall,  Lowell's size compared to the stallion he stood no chance in strength. he blinked before bringing his arms up grabbing the stallions wrist stopping the knife just mere inches from his neck, the knife slowly pressed on just now touching his neck in till a scream stopped both stallion's.

“No!!!!” Breanna called out as she stood there terrifying staring at the two stallions.

The large stallion stopped looking at the crying filly before walking over to her.

“Hey.....Why are you crying?”The stallion asked.

“.......What.....”Lowell muttered looking at the stallion.

He was about to bucking kill me,...just buck me.. Lowell thought before he slowly got up holding his nose.

The filly pushed passed the stallion hugging Lowell's leg.

“Daddy! Are you okay?” Breanna asked looking up at him as he gave a small smile.

“I'm fine darling......Made ya some pancakes.....how about you go while I talk to our guest?”Lowell asked before the filly slowly walked off.

“Okay.....Look I didn't attack just for kicks....they were picking on some pony and I stood up fer them...Just as you are standing up for them..Now if ya please... I'm Winged....and I would appreciate it if ya would not make her cry again..”Lowell said as he looked at his bloody hands.

“..Cuffs..You got lucky....”Cuffs grumbled as he crossed his arms.

“Well, mind if I ask ya something... I know your part of the Chains.....yer belt...and you know the city since....well not a total rude arse....”Lowell asked as Cuffs huffed.

“Yea sure....ask....doubt I can help?”Cuffs answered as he glared at Lowell as he wiped his hands clean.

“Okay, I'm looking for an ancient amulet that is here in this city...”Lowell asked as Cuff's ears perked.

“Sounds like something....Fuck me..now that I think about it..you look just like that racist pegasus...”Cuffs answered as he blinked.

“Whoa what....the dude looks just like me?”Lowell asked.

“Well, besides the eye patch and stupid cowpony hat..”Cuffs said as Lowell glared at him.

“This Stetson ain't stupid....Its very precious...Now tell me the dude's name..”Lowell asked as he tilted the stetson.

“He is the most powerful pony in this city....made his bits from collecting rare items...and The Bloods main connection in this city...His name is Dusted Trinkets.”Cuffs answered as watched Lowell.

“....You almost killed me....now your helping......Want some pancakes...Breanna loves meeting new ponies.....”Lowell said as he gave a weak smile before Cuffs rolled his eyes.

He now had the needed info now to figure out the stallion himself, making a new friend is always nice.