Love is a hurricane

Night smirked. "Smart flank." He looked to the mare and to say he was surprised would be an understatement. "An Okapi? I never thought I would see one here. Well, I'm happy to meet you, miss?"

She looked over the place as she replied, "Opa is the name by which I'm known. Is that the place that you own?"

Night closed his eyes and smiled, as if listening to soft music. "Ah, it's been too long since I've heard Okapi speak. Brings back memories." He opened his eyes, his smile still there. "And yes, it is." Night paused, before thinking for the perfect way to introduce himself. "I am called Night Shadow, it is my name. Meeting you is a pleasure, for you I hope it's the same." He spoke how his old Okapi friends showed him when meeting a new Okapi.

"Ah you speak like those from home in a land so far away. It's nice to be welcomed like that today. Other ponies haven't been so nice when they bother to look at me twice." She looks about just a little nervously. "Perhaps it is too much of a sin to wonder if I may come in?"

Night's face became one of anger at the news that other would be harsh and rude to Opa just because she's different, but he calmed himself and smiled. "If I thought it a sin I wouldn't have invited you. Let's go inside, before the morning dew."

"Perhaps it is not out of place to sing a blessing in this space?" Without waiting for an answer, Opa steps into the entrance way and begins to sing as well as prance in a small circle.

"Oh how may I describe a mighty warrior of this tribe?

And his home so grand to be known across the land.

May he touch so many lives with his cattle and his wives!

And many songs shall be sung and trophies from his wall are hung!"

As she sings and prances, her hooves begin to glow as she seems to step up into the air itself.

"Oh may we all elate in a warrior so great!

That he may not be aloof with all his foes under hoof!

When savage enemies attack, his courage shall not surely lack!

Oh that you could surely see that you could have a wife like me!"

Her voice rises as she spins faster, her hooves growing brighter.

"Oh mighty warrior I surely bless, that you deserve more not less!

While your enemies may deride, there is no better for the tribe!

When the time calls for might, you shall surely do what's right!

In the time when song and dance shine, we shall be yours and thine!"

A glow radiates from her whole body that seems to permeate all around her.

Opa rises onto her hind legs spinning tighter and faster like an ice skater in a tight spin.  The glow grows as the charm of her magic seems to lift the hopes of all who hear her (or that's what it's supposed to do).

"Oh may all those near sing your praise for all to hear!

May your wives have many foals, and may you gain all your goals!

May you not be ruled by greed to help all those who are in need!

May all your decisions be wise as our spirit soar the skies!"

She spins so quickly, one has to wonder if she's getting dizzy.  Just then, a rather torch burning at both end justs seem to appear in her mouth.  She spins the torch on her nose in the direction opposite that she herself is spinning.  She then transfers the torch to her right hoof as another appears on her nose.  Then that torch is transferred to the left hoof as yet another appears in its place.  It's amazing how the flames all seem to be contained close to her body, with no signs of smoke or embers. She almost seems to be ringed by two sets of rings traced by the burning ends of the torches she spins plus the one on the end of her nose.

At a few of her lines, Night couldn't help the blush that burned his face. Before he could say anything though, he heard a knock on his door and went to answer it. Before opening, he turned to Opa and smiled. "A beautiful song, that be. But behind my door, I must see." He opened the door and saw a messager. "Yes?" He kept his smile.

"I was told a certain Okapi was here." The messenger stammered. "Forgive me...it's a matter of some urgency that I deliver this note to her and only to her. Matter of confidentiality I'm afraid."

Night smile faded. Who could know she was here? Her coming here was a last minute idea. He turned to Opa and called out. "Opa, my friend! A message for you, somepony done send!!!"

"Ok, Night, did you catch the rhyme or something,or could you talk more normally, I know you mean respect, but she already knows that." Blitz said with a crackly smile.

"Eh what the hay,might as well give it a shot,outside of music."

"A message for you?" Blitz turned to Opa "Is the content of it true?"

She suddenly seems to snap out of a trance when she says "Uh, wha... AHHH!"  It seems that to awaken a dancer in the middle of a spell is a bad thing.  Her whole body explodes with light as she spins out of control, falling to the floor as the burning torches scatter several feet all around her.  Falling to the floor, she lands on her back hard as the wind is driven from her lungs.

"Oh dear." The messenger held a hoof to his mouth.

Night rushed over ignoring the flames after yelling out two words. "AQUA VENTUS!!" Water fell from the ceiling as he reach Opa, breaking his rhyme. "Are you okay?! I'm so sorry, I didn't think that would...oh, Faust, are you okay?!" Night was worried out of his mind. He saw any harm to such a peaceful race as a grave sin. He helped her up, but she stumbled and ended up being caught in his arms, him blushing from the contact.

"Oh no," she gasp, "I know... the blessing song spell gone wrong I can tell... My inexperience does show.  My spell I did blow..."  Leaning against Night, she bursts into tears and sobbing.  "I try so hard to relate, but sure now must I have earned your hate!"

Night was stunned. Earned HIS hate? He snapped out of the thought and began running his hoof through her mane, whispering to her. "Shhh, don't talk like that. It was a very beautiful song, but it was my fault that it was interrupted. If anything, you should hate me for almost getting you killed. The fire could have burned you if I didn't use the enchantments in my home. Please don't cry, seeing an Okapi, a mare Okapi at that, crying makes me want to kill the one responsible, and since I'm the reason you're crying....well...."

"NO NO!" she wept, "Don't you know?  I should have keep up the song no matter the distractions strong!  You know what the singer fails, the community itself ails!  If you wish to stop this dud, then you must shed my blood!  I must endure this fright in order to set things right!"  She leans closer and wraps her forelegs about Night's chest.  "I know I have not the right to ask to set upon you with this task.  Take as much blood as you need in order to undo this horrible deed.  I shall not wince nor cry, as it is my duty to try."

"wow,Wow,WOW." Blitz yelled "I'm not gonna try and understand the culture of your species,but i do understand one thing." Blitz said "Shedding blood will fix NOTHING.As i see it,there is no 'Horrible deed' done,it was just a small distraction,NOTHING MORE."

"Sir...I swear I'm just a messenger!" Muttering under his breath, he said, "I swear, all these ponies are so overdramatic it drives me to homicide."

Night snapped to the pony, hearing every word. "One more word out of you. Just one. Set the note on the night (pun not intended) stand, she will read it when she is good and ready and no sooner." Night turned to the others. "Aurora, Blitz, I think that's enough for tonight. Go home, I'll take care of her." Night lifted Opa's head to meet her eyes. "I will respect your laws, but in my own way."

Pulling herself free from Night, she positions facing him with her muzzle and barrel against the ground, and her forelegs underneath her body.  Her hind legs remain standing if not slightly spread as she keeps her flank held high.  It only seems that the tail between her legs is keeping some things from being seen.  "You have seen fit to spare my life, so I must offer myself as a wife."

"What in the name of Tartarus?" The messenger arched his head back. "What's going on? Oh and that message is urgent. Okapi's eyes only. Thought I should add."

"OOkay, awkward," Blitz said,and then it hit him "Aint no way I'm gonna be best stallion.See YA." He said as he shot out the door past the colt.

Aurora exited out behind Blitz not saying a word.

Night blushed and his jaw hit the floor. The Okapi he met were NOT like this!!! He rushed to close her legs, place her on her hooves, and give himself a hard right hook, all in 0.3 seconds. He took a deep breath, then let it out. He smiled at her and turned to the pony at the door. "I understand, but if you could leave it there, I'm sure she'll read it before the night is through. Please, she's been through a lot. and I'd rather if we were alone."

"There is a message for me?  Perhaps it is time to see."  She does seem to be leaning into Night now.

"Looks to me like some sort of tribal thing," the messenger shrugged, taking out the note. "Can only be read by you and with me present. Sir, if you would be so kind as to leave us, it's more of a security precaution."

"Perhaps we should step outside," she sniffs, "To leave his own home I cannot abide."

Night looked at Opa. "No, I will leave, but only for a moment. If you need me, call and I'll tear down the walls to get to you." He then walked out the door and closed it.

"Oh he is surely a warrior great.  Upon that point there isn't much debate."

Night stood outside deeply breathing. Then, out nowhere, he hits himself in the face with a hoof. He pulled it back and could already feel the 'heal' taking effect. "That was too close. I almost jumped her right there. Took every bit of my willpower to hold back."

The messenger pulled out the note, hoofing it to the Okapi.

To the reader,

My associates tell me you're a bit new to Equestria. Perhaps I can enlighten you? Meet me at the Ponyville Bank.

Sincerely,

T.G. Honesthooves

She blinks as she reads the message.  "Who is this Honesthooves I know not?  Is this a tribal chief who know a lot?  I wish give you and thank, but I know not what is a bank."

"Well...they did say they'd explain it to you over there. So perhaps we should go?" The messenger jerked his head out the door. "This is kinda of a big deal, so yeah it's like meeting the chieftain except more for like...loans and stuff. Don't worry. You'll like it."

"Perhaps this chieftain I should see, but Night Shadow has been so kind to me," she says as she poked her head out the door, "I owe the mighty warrior my life, so he has the first choice to take me as a wife."  She pauses to blush at her own words.  "So if that is understood, then seeing this chief should be good."  Looking down at her own hooves, she can no longer seem to look him in the eyes.

"Wife? No ma'am it's just offering you a bank account!" The messenger frantically waved his hooves. "No marrying of the bank chieftain. Just wants to welcome you to Ponyville. Would be mighty disrespectful if you didn't."

As the door opened, Night caught the last bit. Before the blush could set, his eyes widened and he marched right up to the messeger, his large size making his towering over the pony by a full head. He asked Opa without looking at her and kept his gaze on the pony in front of him. "This 'cheiftain' wouldn't happened to be named Honesthooves, would it?" Seeing her nod from the corner of his eye, he spoke to the pony. "I will come with her, this is not negotiable. I've already got an account with the bank. If they have a problem, then too bad." He never took his eye off the pony.

"I'm afraid it is too bad." The messenger sighed. "Sir, this is a matter of confidentiality. I was merely trying to express it in terms that she'd understand. Can't you respect privacy?"

Night snorted. "Oh I can respect privacy. But she has no idea know to handle anything like this." He took a breath to calm himself. "Look, if you can ask them to just wait till tomorrow night, let her get comfotable, she'll come. Just tell them it's me asking for this as a favor. I know they'll come back and collect on that favor at some point, but when they do I do it, no questions asked. Please."

"This privacy is confusing me, for mares have no rights you see."  She looks around as if desperate to find something to fix on other than Night.  "If he comes along with us, I surely cannot make a fuss."

"Well...mi'lady, in Equestria the mares do have rights. And so do businesses." The messenger looked at Night. "Fine...but it'll cost ya."

"Oh no," she sniffed, "I trouble you so.  It so befuddles me... by the trouble you go through... just for what you see..."  She turns and walks back into the house swishing her tail back and forth behind her.

Night didn't even flinch at the word 'cost'. "What will it take? Bits? Information? Death? What?"

Opa turned about at the word 'death'.

The messenger didn't even flinch. "Before you make this promise, I want your confirmation that should Honesthooves ever ask...anything from you...you will do it?"

"No! NO! NO!" she screams as she throws herself at the messenger's hooves, "I shall go!  This Honesthooves I shall see!  You owe NOTHING to me!"

The messenger held out his hoof. "Under any normal circumstances...I would not be saying this to anypony...anypony else. But if you do have an account, I want your word. On whatever honor you have, that you will obey this contract and should there come a time when we feel it is necessary to have you meet the demands of said contract...you will do it."

"Oh I cannot see why you do this for me!"

He turned away from Night, flashing her a gently smile. "I assure you, we are not a threat to be feared. We merely want to talk...trade as you will. If you'd like. Just follow me and I guarantee you'll be back before you know it."

"Oh Night do not fret," she sniffled, "I shall return you bet.  If they wish to speak to me, then I shall go and see.  Please wait for me to return, for your affections I shall not spurn.  I have lived in a zone of war, so words don't scare me any more."

"Right this way." He led the Okapi out the door.

After reaching the bank, he gave two knocks, in which the door opened to reveal a wiry-haired manager. "Ahh, you must be the Okapi, well...our boss is waiting down there in the corridor if you don't mind."

"I have come this far not to run away," she replied, "so let us this this Honesthooves and bray."  She walks towards the end of the corridor.

Without further adieu, the manager led Opa down towards the corridor, leaving her in a rather spacious cavern. "This was formally a vault until our boss...well...you'll see."

He closed the door. Locking it with his hooves.

"How good is your vision?" Topaz asked, deciding to keep herself coiled in one of the more darker areas of the room. "Just curious?"

"I have sufficient sight to run from hyenas in the night.  Moonlight makes things better to see, as the moon is my friend you see."

"So tell me...can you see me?" Topaz asked, her luminous icy blue eyes studying the Okapi from head to hoof. "Clearly? Or unclearly?"

"Why I came from far away, I've seen a dragon or two I must say.  Those icy eyes are something new, as I'm used to a fiery hue.  I'm not sure what I should do, for I have seen things scarier than you.  So what business brings me here that causes my friend Night to sear?"

"Night? So that's who's been stopping you." She chuckled, a tale slithering up to the Okapi. "You see, before I go into the details of our little arrangement, one thing I ask of anypony is silence. You keep your silence. And I'll make sure to keep mine. You don't talk to Night, your neighbor, that annoying dog on the street. Are we clear on that?"

"I know my place is where I'm told, so speaking out of turn is too bold.  Only death can one reap if one's word they do not keep.  Even if he should take me as a wife, I promise not to speak on my life."

"Good." Topaz replied finally. "Then...let's start with banking. Opa, have you ever dealt with any form of currency? Bits? Money?"

"I never dealt with bits before, but I know that I need more.  They say you get them with some work.  I don't mind that, I don't shirk."

"It's fairly simple," Topaz flashed her teeth, coming into the limelight. "You know what bartering is right? Well, bits are just the item that everyone wants to barter for. Pies, seeds, tools...all can be traded in for the appropriate amount of bits. As you can guess...this leads someponies to want and steal such bits. Which is why it's important to have banks that protect the bits...for a cost."

"So these bits are things good to see, and you wish to give some to me?" she asked the dragon, "For these bits, what do I owe?  I feel that I have the right to know."

"Not exactly. I offer protection for your bits."

"Perhaps I don't understand a lot.  You wish to protect what I have not?"

"Well...I assume you're trying to find a job, aren't you?" Topaz moved over to Opa, slithering a tail nearby. "You can't live in that forest forever. Not with all the...danger it's presented. And anypony can respond to a bit."

"When I have some bits to store, I'll come back to hear some more," she replied softly, "But I've spent my life most far away where bits were an unknown way. I'm not sure what you truly believe, but I guess it's time for me to take leave."

"No...you're going to stay." Topaz said flatly. "Because you and I both know you won't survive a second out in the streets. Tribal instincts and all. Even if you do find somepony and bound yourself to him...what's going to stop this world from taking advantage of your naivety. You'll be the target of every scammer from here to Vanhoover. But be my guest...walk away. But I only ask one thing. You're a mare of your word, and that means I want silence. You never saw me. If you did, I was just a normal banker. Not a dragon. Not even a zebra, alright?"

"If that's what you want me to say, then I shall not say thee nay. Now without a doubt, I can show myself out." She shifts to a singing voice as she kneels and sings, "With my tail I shall swish, I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish..." With a flash of light, she's gone. A second later, she appears at Night's doorstep in the nearest space open enough to taker her.

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Night was tearing himself apart in his training room. He had set the danger level enchantment to the max and had been at it since Opa left. He didn't know why, but her safety was only thing that mattered to him right now and if he wasn't doing something, he would destroy the town to get to her. As the next set of 20 training dragon 'bots' came out, his eyes narrowed in self-hate for letting her go alone and charged, continuing the training.

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He rammed the first bot and used it to jump off and sunk his fangs into a second bot's neck while a third had it's head bucked clean off. He twisted into a death roll till the head in his jaws snapped off. He threw it in to a group of three bots, then jumped on the back of the first and ripped it's head off with his hooves. After, he charged the downed trio of bots and 'killed' them before they could recover. He was sent into a wall by a tail whip and then the bots swarmed him. He couldn't counter attack so he did the only thing he could be he was killed. "END TRAINING!!!" The bots stopped and returned to where they came from, removing the destroyed bots as well.

Night was a mess. Seven rounds with 20 bots each till he was finally beaten. His hate was still high, but he was calm enough to go outside and wait for Opa to return while his wounds and bones healed in the night air, his body sparkling like stars as they healed. 'Damn, gotta love 'Night Heal'.' And judging from the condition he was in, he won't be fully healed till after she came back.

As Night was healing, he heard hoof steps from behind him. Turning he was met with a small group of seven ponies who he hadn't seen before. "Can I help you?"

The stallion in the lead stepped up with a scowl. "Our boss said to take you out, don't know why, but we ain't paid to know. So no hard feelings, but you need to die."

Blitz halted not far away from Nights house,which they could still see "What The Royal...." Blitz stopped before he got overboard.Taking a few deep breaths he looked at Aurora and then at the house.They didn't notice Opa leaving. "Did that filly just ask in marriage ?" Blitz still in the armor asked. "Whops,looks like we forgot to give the stuff back.Lets go and leave it on the doorstep or something.Aint no way im getting mixed up with this.I can handle Split snakes,rouge dragons gryphons,EVEN minotaurs,but marriage."

Aurora looked around him."Whoops yeah lets take them back."

Night chuckled. "You're going to kill me? You have no idea how many made the same claim, but it didn't end well for them."

The stallion growled. "You may think you're unkillable, but we'll soon prove you wrong."

Night saw from the corner of his eye that Blitz and Aurora were coming back.

Night frowned. "Well, you're welcome to try."

One of the other stallions spoke up.

“Hey, after we make worm food out of this guy, I say we go for the slut that left earlier." Another agreed. “Oh yeah, that was a nice flank, can’t wait to smack that around!”

“I’m just gonna shove my meat right in her-“

He didn't finish as his head was knocked clean off by an angry right hook. Night looked royally pissed off!! "You are all going to die." He said in a hellfire filled tone.

As Blitz and Aurora came were making their way back,they noticed the big group outside.f course from the look of them,Blitz could guess they were some thugs,but it was nothing to worry about,so he decided to joked "Hey Shadow,i know i said i wasn't gonna be best stallion,but throwing the bachelor party without me, that's just mean mate."

Night slowly turned to Blitz, revealing the headless corpse, and a desire to murder the ponies that dared cross him. He said nothing, his eyes showing pure hate that could frighten a manticore.

"Yeah where was our invitations." Aurora said as his eyes widen from what he saw.

"They're all going to die." Night whispered loud enough for everypony to hear.

This worried Blitz "Shadow,STOP." Blitz yelled as he went to him "This isn't you,your not a murderer." Blitz tried to shake up night but it didn't work  he finally decided to go for it "SNAP OUT OF IT YOU MORON." He yelled in his ear.

Night didn't budge. Instead, he turned back to the shaking stallions who were all a head smaller the him. He then let out laugh that sounded like a madpony. He smiled with a crazed look in his eyes and spoke, or rather, roared. "I'LL EAT YOUR STINKING SOULS!!!!" He rushed the group, sunk his fangs into the throat of the lead stallion and shook him like a Timberwolf would till a snap was heard. He dropped the now dead pony and charged the now screaming ponies.

Blitz had enough,he flew in the path of shadow spreading his wings in an X shape to signal him to stop "Dude,we just left less than 5 minutes ago,WHAT HAPPENED that got you this mad?" Blitz asked "Before we left you were so concerned and was about to brake down for Opa,and now this?" Blitz knew he couldn't beat Night normally,but now he had the armor and the Swords with Aurora backing him up,and shadow was crazed so much that he wasn't thinking clearly and even an untrained eye could see the openings he was leaving 'I just wish it doesn't come down to using the twins.' He refereed to the blades in his mind.

Aurora tried sneaking up behind Shadow to hold him back from killing the others stallions. He gave Blitz the look of 'keep distracting' so close behind him a crack sound came from the floor. "Shoot."

Night's anger and hate was so great, his speech sounded like a Diamond Dog, only deeper and more terrifying. "They say take Opa, do things to Opa. Me not let them. ME KILL THEM!!!" He roared the last part, causing Blitz to stagger from the force alone. He ignored the crack behind him.

Aurora jumps on Night's trying to put all his weight on him to take him the floor. "Calm down night we'll handle this we don't want blood on your hooves but I'm sure the Timberwolves would." He says as he spoke in Nights ear.

Night thrashed about, trying to throw Aurora off. They were getting through to him, but it only gave him more control. "NO!!! THEY DESERVE TO DIE!!!! THEY CAME TO KILL ME THEN THEY HAVE THE GALL TO ADMIT THEY WERE GOING TO RAPE OPA!!!! AS A LUNAR WOLF, I WILL KILL THEM ALL!!!!" He spoke through all the thrashing, still haven't thrown his friend off.

'That's it' Blitz thoughts turned to ice,a trick tough to him by his friend also named Night "SHADOW" His voice sounded like it could freeze over a volcano "Stop this right now.Do you remember the oath you gave when you signed up for the Lunar Guard?" he asked as he recited part of it,the most important part.

To protect what is good.

To serve for what is right.

To do so with the aid of the night.

Aurora tried immobilize Night by splitting his hind legs apart. "Night is way to strong for me to hold back." He said while still struggling to hold him down.

Night froze. He had forgotten, it had seemed so long ago. He slowly slumped till he was on his belly. "Faust, what have I done?" His body shook with sadness and pain of heart.

"Night." Blitz ran over to him,his voice changed to that of a warm sibling "Dont worry,its over,pal." He said as he sat next to him for comfort.

Aurora got up standing over Shadow breathing heavily trying to catch his breathe. "Sweet...sweet...Luna.....Shadow.....you....are.....hard to hold back."

With Night's mental barrers weakened, HE managed to break through and take control. Night grinned and said one thing.

“No, it’s not over.”

"Maybe not,but i need you to promise me you'll never do anything like that again." Blitz said as he managed to hear the whisper  "If not for me,then for you,if not for you,then for Opa and Silver.What would they think if they saw you back then?"

Night giggled and when he looked to the scared pissless stallions, he said two words that Blitz remembers from the second day Night was in Ponyville. "Let's play!!!" He charged his prey, ready to 'play'.

Aurora tried jumping back on him but end up missing. "Oh no..."

Night grabbed one and began punching him like a jackhammer. He was screaming one word over and over, each word being said with each hit.

“PLAYPLAYPLAYPLAYPLAYPLAYPLAYPLAYPLAY!!!!!”

"Blitz take that vase and smash it over his head"

"No that will just make him angry." Blitz said "His head is even harder then mine,can you believe that?Any way i got a better solution." Blitz relinquished the twins so he could use his full speed,and thanks to the armor he had everything needed to make his plan a success "Sorry Shadow." Blitz said in low voice just before he hit the back of Night's neck,causing him to fall down asleep.

In Night's mind, he had gotten a hold of his darker side and put it to sleep. He couldn't kill it, since it was apart of him, but he could hold it back. Night woke a few moments after being knocked out, his voice and mind back to normal. He rubbed the back of his neck after he got up and bent it to let out a loud crack, then bent it the other way and got the same thing. He turned to his friends, who had worried looks and stood ready in case the worse happens. Night smiled. "Damn Blitz, any harder and you would've broke my neck." He joked and laughed, causing the two in front of him to sigh in relief.

"Nah,your one tough son of dragoness,and your even more thickheaded then me,so your gonna be fine." Blitz said as he wrapped a hoof around Night's neck and noogied him.He stopped quickly "So." he said as he looked back "What do we do about them?" Blitz asked.

Aurora tapped his hooves trying to think of an idea. "I have no idea. I'm still thinking of feeding them to the Timberwolves."

Night turned to the survivors with a glare. "I want nothing more than to kill them. They came here because their boss told them to. Then they thought it was a great idea to talk about how they're gonna rape Opa."

One stallion cried out. "What's the deal?! She's not even a pony, just some zebra look-a-like slut!!" Night was on him like lightning, a hoof on his throat.

"INSULT HER ONE MORE TIME AND YOU'LL WISH THEY LET ME KILL YOU!!!!" He roared with a demonic like voice, as if he came straight out of Tartarus.

Aurora had an idea and levitated some rope and gave a creepy smile as his eyes had a crazy look. "Interrogation time."  He says while making the rope make a loud snapping noise.

Night heard him and gave his own creepy grin, which with the fangs made him even more creepy.

"Not this again." Blitz said with his face gloom and a sweat drop on the side of his face "I aint getting involved any more.JUST NO KILLING!" Blitz said as he stormed off inside to relax "When did this become normal?!" He yelled sticking his head out.

Night laughed loud. "The minute you made friends with me!"

Night looked to Aurora. "Have fun. I'm going inside, because if I have to be around these BUCKS any longer...." He left and went inside after Blitz and saw him resting on the couch. "Hey Blitz, I need to talk to you."

Blitz heard Night saying he wanted to talk.He stretched out "OK,Shoot!"

Night pulled up a chair and sat down, his head in his hooves. "I think....I am in love with Opa."

Blitz raised a brow "So is that supposed to be some kinda secret?" He asked "Cuz it wasn't since just before the letter for Opa came...."

Blitz paused,a sudden wave of realization hit him "Wait a darn FRIGGING minute." Blitz yelled making Night jump a little "How the royal hey did they know where to deliver the letter for Opa to?"

Night's mood darken at that. "That's what I want to know. And when I meet the one who sent it, I'll ask." Then his face became one of sad anger. "But this serious, Blitz! I just killed two ponies because they were going to rape her, one with my TEETH!! What happens if she gets hurt by a pony?! I don't know if I could, or would, hold myself back." He gripped his mane in frustration.

They could hear the screams of the stallions outside while Night waits for Blitz to answer.

"I cant start to understand mate,i still havnt fallen for anypony yet." Blitz said "But,i do know something about protecting the ones you love from yourself. Here's some advice." He paused. "Whenever you feel or even think your gonna start loosing it like that,ask yourself this,'What would Opa think if she saw me now?What would she do in my place.'" Blitz walked up to Shadow and put a hoof around his neck. "For now,you gotta work on taming that dude.Hes nAAAAAstaYYY."

Night didn't stop the laugh that came out, he needed it. With a smile, he wrapped a hoof around Blitz in a brotherly side hug. "I won't make any promises, but I'll try. And thanks, that might help in the future. But one thing remains." His face became cold. "What are we going to do with the bodies?"

"I'm not one for lying,but you cant go about doing this normally.Say it was an attempted murder by drunken morons or something.Actually it pretty much was something like that.If you need somepony to testify,just holler."

Night nodded. "It won't be a lie if I said it was self defense, because they WERE here to kill me."

Blitz looked at the bodies "Ain't there some kinda cleaning crew in the guard for this or something?"

Night shook his head. "Not for us wolves. We'll adapt and hide the bodies in the forest. Let the Timberwolves have a snack, because if they were sent by the one messing with them, then I think they deserve it."

"Better get this thing over with." Blitz said as he head towards one of the corpses.

After placing the bodies in the forest, the duo were heading back when Night froze, a look of horror on his face as he stared off into space.

"Shadow?You alright there bud?" Blitz asked a spaced out Night.

Night whispered, just loud enough for Blitz to make out. "If they knew where to find me, then....." In a flash, he bolted towards town, going at speeds that would make a pegasus green with envy.

Blitz followed night but he didnt know where they were going "Bro,whats up?"

Night kept running, seeming to go faster as he went, giving Blitz a real workout. "If they knew how to find me, what's to stop them from going after Opa?!?!"

"Who would be STUPID enough to attempt an assault while in a bank?"

Night went even faster, his body begging for rest. "I don't know, but I'm not taking any chances!!!" Night slowed as he picked up a scent, Opa's scent. "She's back home." Using what momentum he built up, he sunk his hooves into the dirt and shot himself back towards his home.

A robed figure trotted up to Opa. "Excuse me, miss. Are you the one known as Opa?" The pony asked, the voice showing it was a stallion.

"I am Opa as I know, but who are you to make a show?"

Under the hood, a smile could be seen. "Ah, then I've made the right choice on waiting here for you. You see, my master has saw fit to send a message to the black stallion who lives here, but he thought it would be better if you gave it to him."

Night left Blitz in his wake as he poured everything he had into his legs, desperately trying to get home and back to Opa.

"Very well.  I shall tell.  Please tell the message to be told.  You seem to be rather bold."

Of course, she's normally wary about strangers that approach her, as it was sometimes a cover for an attack by another tribe.

The stallion lowered his hood, revealing a crazed looking Earth pony, one on the same size as Night, smiling like a devil. "The message is simple..." He pulls out a blade and swings it at Opa. "YOU'RE NEXT!!!!"

Before the blade could get close though, Night rammed the stallion with the force of a train, sending the assassin flying for a few dozen hooves. Night stood protectively in front of Opa. With a deep hate filled tone, he roar at the stallion. "TOUCH ONE FUR ON OPA AND I'LL DRAG YOUR SOUL TO TARTARUS!!!!"