Chapter 10: Assassins Assemble

At Princess Celestia's Private Chamber of Canterlot Castle, she and her younger sister, Princess Luna, looked concern and feared like something had happened. Princess Celestia, using her magic, wrote down on the letter. With it done, Princess Celestia's horn glowed in golden, making the letter engulfed in golden. With the blink of an eye, it disappeared in white sparkling stars.

Princess Luna sighed, "I hope it can reach them soon."

Princess Celestia nodded her head in concern, "I'd never thought that he would catch on us that soon. But..." She shook her head gently, giving a determined look, "It's not over... They will return..."

Princess Lune nodded, "I hope so."

The door was sounded in knocking for few times as hard as the stone, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna turned to it. It opened in two doorway opening, revealing the white Unicorn and his Cutie Mark is Bible Book and Skull wore crimson Muslim's hat-like, the whitish Priest's robe-like with golden brace and shoulder plates and had the crimson cape, led and bought his Demon Knights before them, with theirs swords, spears and pikes armed.

"Rodrigo Borgia," Princess Celestia said sternly. Her former advisor had finally come to challenge her, and shown his true color. She will not go down easily. She continued, "You finally show your 'true colors'."

Rodrigo chuckled lightly, "Yes... To do what is right." He pointed at his 'former' rulers, with his pointed hoof, declared: "In the name of our freedom and harmony, you and your sister are under arrest for high treason and tyranny against the innocents! Resist it, then you are dead!Seize them!"

Demon Knights galloped and charged right at Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, who remained firm and calm, surrounding and aiming their weapons at them. Both the Princesses had their hooves under the cuffs, and their necks were worn by Anti-Magic braces. Rodrigo smirked evilly. He finally won...

With sparkling bright white light, Twilight and her friends appeared in front of Leonardo's Workshop, ever since they received the news from Malik, Claudia and Cutie Mark Crusaders. They gasped in shock and fear, watching and seeing Leonardo's Workshop, turned into burning and destructive sights of the building. They quickly approached to the base, checking on any survivors.

Twilight and her friends found Flare Tiger, Leonardo, Machiavelli, Princess Cadance, Fluttershy and Wind Assassin survivors, bringing injured, wounded and burnt ones to aside and away from the building. They were tending and treating theirs on the sides. They quickly headed towards their allies and friends. Wind Assassins, who were not injured, armed themselves with their swords, spears and pikes, securing and defending their home.

Their fight and battle were not over yet...

"Cadance!" Twilight, Ben, Shining Armor and Nyx cried out.

Princess Cadance turned. She gasped and cried: "Twilight! Ben! Nyx! Shining Armor!" She quickly galloped towards her family. She hugged her husband tightly, and said: "Thank goodness, you came back."

Shining Armor sighed in relief, "Yeah. But Thank Celestia, to see you're safe from harm."

Starlight looked at the sights, he questioned: "What happened?"

Flare Tiger sighed, "I've tried... By the time I got there, the attack started. The traitor is one step ahead of us. Luckily, I used my powerful teleportation on Cutie Mark Crusaders, Malik and Claudia to get to Tenochtitlan Bastion in time."

"We've been betrayed," Leonardo explained, "It was our Wind Assassin Officer, Abbas."

Altair snarled in anger, hearing of what Leonardo had said... Abbas was his friend and Wind Assassin, despite the differences they shared and done for their brotherhood. Abbas hated Altair so much due to their complicated and difficult explanation they had since they were colts.

Abbas?! Curse him! How dare he?!" He turned to Leonardo, to ask more questions: "Where the hell is Abbas?! I want his head!"

Leonardo sighed in concern and said: "He's attacking Al-Mualim at his office, along with his new friend: Chrysalis."

Altair quickly charged into the ruins and burning of Wind Assassins' Hideout, and leaving his friends and students behind. He was not going to let his enemies win the fight easily.

"What - What just happen?" Ben asked in concern.

Starlight sighed, "Abbas was one of the Wind Assassins, but also a troublemaker. He and Altair don't get along well and not exactly BFF because of the past."

"What would that be?" Flash asked in concern.

"Abbas blamed Altair a lot because of him telling that his father committed suicide to regain his honor. He believed Altair is lying and wants the power for himself than the creed and lives of innocents. He wanted to prove himself that he's better than Altair. Abbas never forgive Altair." Starlight explained.

"That - That can't be right," Shining Armor denied.

Nyx nodded her head, "Uncle Shining's right. Altair could never do such a thing."

Starlight nodded his head, "Unfortunately, Abbas didn't care. But I had to make sure Altair don't do something stupid. And this time, I'm gonna make him pay. Not because of how he treated me or Altair, but what he had done to his own brotherhood: betraying them is the most stupidest thing he ever did."

Before Starlight could do anything, someone screamed in fear. Everyone turned, and saw Spike pointing at the distance on his North.

"Guys! More incoming enemies!" Spike shouted in fear and concern.

Everyone turned and followed Spike's pointing on the North. The rumbling noise, as well as the ground shaking, making them looked concern and worry. They keep on watching of the North. They see it. Large numbers of Demon Knights, crying out in war and rage, charging right at them! Wind Assassins showed their concern and worries, at the sights of Demon Knights numbers! Wind Assassins were not ready to battle since they just got out from the Hideout, and there were some wounded and injured ones to take care of.

"There’s almost a thousand to ten-thousand," said Flash, in his concern, "Can we even take out that many numbers alone?"

Ben sighed, taking his Master Sword out, said: "We don't have much choice to do. Besides, we have some wounded Wind Assassins. I doubt they have the strength to fight."

"But we had," said Shining Armor in his confidence, "So, I'd say we help out and fight."

Ezio, Twilight Sparkle, Ben, Shining Armor, Starlight, Flash, Princess Cadance and Fluttershy armed themselves in the battle against their enemies.

"Let us help as well," said First Wind Assassin, standing up from his seating, despite his injuries.

"We want to defend out home," Second Wind Assassin exclaimed.

Third Wind Assassin nodded his head, "We won't let them take us out easily!"

"But - But you are too wounded to fight," Fluttershy reminded Wind Assassins.

First Wind Assassin shook his head, and said: "Even so, after what you had done for all of us, it is our turn to return you a favor."

"We'll fight to the death!" Second Wind Assassin exclaimed in determination.

Twilight and her friends were shocked, hearing of what shocking and injured state of Wind Assassins had said. They were willing to give their lives in defeating their enemies. Twilight and her friends nodded their heads, knew that they had to keep their Wind Assassins alive at all cost.

"Then, we'll fight together," said Ezio.

Twilight nodded her head, said: "At the same time, we'll protect you from harm. I promise you that you'll live. So, let's get ready. No matter what happen. Demon Knights must not win the war!"

Wind Assassins cheered and yelled wildly, arming themselves with their swords, spears, pikes, guns, maces, axes and more, preparing to fight. Demon Knights galloping and charging at their enemies. Starlight stood in front of his allies and friends.

"Not we..." said Starlight, making everyone turned to him, narrowing his anger and serious eyes at his targets, "Just me."

"Starlight?" Twilight asked in concern.

"Just one spell will do. Not gonna involve the innocents, just Demon Knights."

Starlight's eyes glowed in white. A strange spell, glowing red lines, formed from where he stood. The lines went in two way splits around the path a good distance of the approaching enemies to further sides of the area. It's like they were creating a smile piece, or was it supposed to be... a circle.

"Huh? Wha-what is this?" Fist Demon Knight asked in fear, noticing the lines in the ground were glowing in red.

"Uh oh," Ben yelped, realizing of what Starlight's doing, "I think we've seen this action. Take some cover!"

Twilight and her friends quickly hidden themselves from the attack at once, behind the rocks, debris or buildings. Starlight's growled in anger, said angrily: "You chose to come and attack Wind Assassins' home... Now suffer the wrath of mine! SHADOW OBLIVION!"

With his screaming and yelling, a dark margarita color rising up from the sides to almost... close between where he stood. The Demon Knight's soldiers ceased charging, noticing the ground shaking, and the noise of rumbling, making most of them look worry and scared.

Demon Knights mumbled and chatted in concern and worry, noticing how strange the event goes, as well as the land behaved. They screamed in fear and panicked. They quickly ran to their back or front. Some tried to fly up to sky.

“No! Get Me Out! Don’t Trap Me! Noooooo!” Demon Knights screamed in fear.

The spell was reaching to almost enclose on the Demon Knights, who are still trying to escape that were nearly home free before... too late!

Demon Knights screamed in fear and pain. The crimson transparent walls, covering everything in one big sphere-like. The seal shut. It trapped his enemies within the seal of crescent eyes still shut. The eye marks from above the sphere opened up, as something was about to react. The face vanished, flashes of white lines dash across the surface before... It looked like an inferno contain about to explode...

A large implosion of light from the area those that either didn't make it or those too close see. The entire area was quaking from the shock force to tremble, even the mountain canyons around the home of the Wind Assassins came tumbling down. Twilight, her friends and Wind Assassins watched the events. The sphere of darkness dispersed. A huge crater showed smoldering redness in the ground. All the large number of enemies that didn't make it out.

"That should cut down their forces to give us a handicap. I've gotta move." said Starlight.

Starlight turned, and quickly headed off, in finding Altair and helped him out.

Shining Armor shown his concerned and stunned looks, turning to his sister, "Twilight, tell me I didn't see our little brother single-hoofedly take out all those enemies in one shot?"

"Believe me, big brother; my friends and I were shock as you are when Starlight used that the first time he met us." said Twilight.

"But if not for that and mommy falling down a crater," said Nyx, "We wouldn't learn more about behind the mask of Equestrian Eliminator, especially when it involved Uncle Starlight, his past time with Explorers of Light and Great Fairy."

Ezio hummed calmly, making Claudia and Machiavelli turned to him, he explained, "Starlight sure has quite destructive spell. I can see why he needs to be careful in performing it. It might be best assassination technique to kill our enemies or a fortress."

Claudia and Machiavelli nodded their heads, agreeing with Ezio's thinking.

"We need to help Starlight and Altair," said Flash, "I've got a feeling that Chrysalis is waiting for them."

"Right," said Twilight, "The rest could be still inside. We had to help them out."

"Then, let's go," said Ben.

Shining Armor nodded his head, "I'll stay back, and look after the others. I've got pretty bad feeling that Demon Knights will be back soon."

Twilight nodded her head, hugging her older brother. She, Ben and Flash headed inside of the Hideout, helping their remaining friends and allies out, as well as defeating their enemies within.

Feeling something inside his stomach, Spike burped and breathe the greenish fire out, revealing the scroll. Everyone gasped in seeing it. It was sent by their Princesses!

Within the building, Pinkie Pie, La Volpe and Rarity led and guided all the Wind Assassins out as soon as possible, leaving to Bartolomeo, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and 10 assassins, standing and facing off against the Changelings, who chuckled evilly and cruelly, readied to attack.

First Changeling jumped behind of Bartolomeo. He turned and swung his long sword on the shape-shifter hard to his left. Two more charged to the front. He swung them back hard. Four more flew from top, attacking head on. Bartolomeo jumped back. He swung his sword, in cutting off the first Changeling's head, then cut on the second's chest. He thrust his blade against the third Changeling, before he swings it and throw it at the fourth.

Six Changelings surrounded Rainbow Dash, who held her Magical Nunchucks, preparing to fend them off. The first one charged in. She quickly swung it, hitting on her enemy's head. Two more from behind her, flew and attacked her. She jumped and swung her nunchucks against them back of her. Three more were about to use their Dark Magic. Rainbow Dash activated her nunchucks into guns. She fired them at the Changelings before they could fire theirs.

Applejack faced off against three officers and soldiers of Changelings: Seto, Ed and Fred. Three Changelings charged in. Applejack punched on the first one's face, then kicked on the second's chest, and finally grabbing third one and threw him, right at other two Changelings hard. Ed and Fred from two sides, charged in while yelling. Applejack smirked, jumped back before letting two knocked on their heads hard.

Seto growled angrily. He charged at Applejack, trying to punch and kick on her face or chest, but she evaded the attack. She quickly took her Diamond Lasso out. She swung over on Seto's two hooves tight. She jumped over, and pulled the rope hard. It had make Seto's hooves pulled back. Applejack quickly kick Seto down, before she tied him up.

La Volpe threw his throwing knives at some of Changelings, Rarity and Pinkie Pie blasted their Eternal Styles and Party Canon against them, while helping the Wind Assassins: warriors and innocents out.

For the moment later, Mane Four, Bartolomeo, La Volpe and some remaining Wind Assassins had captured most of the Changelings.

Twilight, Ben and Flash arrived on the scenes, and shown their shock yet surprise looks.

"Hey, Twilight," Applejack greeted, "Nice to see you dropping by."

Twilight nodded her head, "Is everypony alright?"

Rainbow scoffed, "Easy. Thanks to Bartolomeo's and my upgrades, we managed to kill and beat some of Changelings. Piece of Cake."

"Really," Pinkie asked, "I thought it's piece of pie."

Twilight groaned, "Now's not the time, Pinkie. Where're Altair and Starlight?"

Rarity pointed at the Dining Hall and said: "They both headed straight for Al-Mualim. And Twilight, the traitor is not alone."

"I know, Rarity... Chrysalis is here," said Twilight, "Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie, get everyone out of here now. We'll get the rest out."

"Got it," Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

Twilight, Ben and Flash headed to Al-Mualim's office, hoping to save the rest in time before the traitor and Chrysalis could finish the mentor of Wind Assassins off.

At the hallway of Wind Assassins' Hideout, both Altair and Starlight stood before humanoid figure Queen Chrysalis and Abbas the fat brown Earth Pony with small mustache and beard had black short mane and tail dressed in Wind Assassin's uniform, who is holding the sword and stepping on the wounded Al-Mualim.

"Abbas," cried Altair, "How dare you betray us?! How dare you attacked our mentor?! How dare you decimate our home?!"

Abbas huffed, "I'm doing this is because of you, Altair!I want my revenge against you! I realize that we've been doing the wrong way."

"What the hell are you talking about? If this involved of our past, then you are a fool!"

"It still is! But the point is, Altair that Grimmore... is our only hope to save our home - our Equestria. Yet you, your comrades and even Al-Mualim are too blind to realize that 'freedom' is the true cause of the chaos. To end it, we must allied with him!"

Hearing of what Abbas had said, Starlight shook his head in anger, shouted: "You've gone insane! What promise Grimmore is about to make for you?! Revenge on Altair?! More powers for yourself?! Altair is not a liar or power-hungry pony! You are! You're becoming like Chrysalis! You're a monster!"

Queen Chrysalis giggled evilly, "Ohhhh... You would miss your chance to become what you are capable of, instead of holding back by your own mentor and family. Just like what Al-Mualim did to his own student, he only favored Altair than he is."

Abbas nodded his head, "And soon... all of you shall pay," He then pointed at Altair, "Starting with you. I will make you suffer for humiliation against my family."

Altair groaned angrily, as he was about to move. Abbas placed his sword near to Al-Mualim's head, while snarling at his former friend.

"Don't even think about that," Abbas threatened, "Trust me, Altair. I won't be bluffing. I will take the life out of our mentor. And I'll be its new leader! If you think you can use your Elements against, I'm well-protected."

Twilight, Ben and Flash had arrived, and gasped in concern.

Queen Chrysalis giggled evilly, "So... you have come. I believe you had what we need." Her words and suspicious had made Twilight, Flash and Ben concern and nervous that they can't give. She smirked, "The Forbidden Knowledge. Give it to us! Now!"

"Do as we said," Abbas threatened, "Or your friend dies!"

Ben groaned angrily, yet sighed, knowing Queen Chrysalis and Abbas had the upper-hooves. Should they tried to do something stupid, Al-Mualim will be dead. Ben took the Forbidden Knowledge out from his saddlebag. He showed it to them.

Abbas chuckled lightly, "Good boy... Give it to us... Now!"

Ben hissed angrily while Altair, Twilight, Starlight and Flash looked worry. The young hero thought of the moment on how he could solved the problem. Knowing Queen Chrysalis and Abbas, they won't fulfill their promises to them, so he has to think something else to outsmart them.

After some thinking, Ben gasped, realizing that he has the way to outsmart his enemies. He looked at the Forbidden Knowledge, he knew he can used it to defeat his enemies.

Ben closed his eyes, raising his hoof up. The Forbidden Knowledge glowed in golden. Everyone gasped in shock and concern. He aimed it at both Abbas and Queen Chrysalis, with the pure golden light beams. Unable to control their wills or bodies, both are like the puppets of the strings.Abbas let go of his mentor, Al-Mualim, to the ground. Ben fired the golden ray of light at Queen Chrysalis hard. She screamed in pain as her humanoid body slowly transforming into her original form of Changeling pony. It then blasted her out of conscious. She dropped and rolled down the stairs. Altair took his Hidden Gun, and fired at Abbas's chest. He fell to the ground as well.

Flash and Starlight quickly headed up the stairs, getting the wounded and injured Al-Mualim out from the burning debris.

"No... It can't end like this... So much things I can do..." Abbas said weakly, glaring at Altair, "Curse you, Altair... I'd never forgive you... for what you had done..."

Altair sighed, bowing down before Abbas, "What I had said before to you, Abbas... It was not a lie. Your father... did try to beg for my forgiveness... I want to... But he killed himself... Not because of the shame, Abbas, but regain his lost honor... I'd really wish you could live to your father's hope..."

Hearing of what Altair had said, his heart and mind sank, realizing of what Abbas had done, Abbas sobbed... not sadness, but pain...

"I... I really wish... I wasn't so foolish..." Abbas said weakly, "Maybe... in afterlife... I can finally see him... I will learn the truth... Perhaps... I... could give you a... chance..."

With his last breathe, Abbas laid down on the ground hard. Altair closed his old rival's eyes.

Twilight levitated unconscious Queen Chrysalis. Flash and Starlight held Al-Mualim on their back. They are prepared to escape at once.

"Ben..." Al-Mualim said weakly and painfully, "You shouldn't have done that..."

"Sorry," said Ben, "It's the only way. Come on, everyone, we've gotta go!"

The Wind Assassins' Hideout are crumbling hard and harder, and falling their parts and debris to the ground. Twilight and her friends quickly escaped the Hideout at once.

On the outside of Wind Assassin's Hideout, the Wind Assassins had survived the worst, and now they are tending their wounds and injuries from the battlefield, and leaving Al-Mualim in another tent where Altair, Ezio, Malik and Starlight talk with him. Queen Chrysalis and her Changelings locked up in their prison carriages, with both metal hoof-cuffs, wing-cuffs and Anti-Magic necklaces.

Spike gave the scroll to Twilight Sparkle. She read it out loud for everyone to hear:

'My dearest Twilight,

I'm afraid... My sister, collaborators and I won't able to provide you some assistances. Rodrigo is onto me now. And the worst is that most of my collaborators, who were involved with assassinations were captured, due to some 'unexpected' photos. And I fear... He will take the advantage in framing me for murdering and betraying my country. To avoid such catastrophe to Equestria, you must defeat and remove him from the position. But if you possess the evidence, then show it to the world of what he truly is. If that really happen, then I would be glad to know that it will be in safe hoof by you again.

Whatever happen to me or Luna... I know you can do it... Do not give in...

P.S. Tell Ben that I'd always love him, no matter what.

Yours truly,
Princess Celestia'

Mane Six, Cutie Mark Crusaders, Ben, Flash, Princess Cadance and Shining Armor were in great despair and shock, finding that their rulers and princesses of Equestria were framed, arrested and captured by Rodrigo Borgia.

Ben groaned angrily, stomped his hoof on the ground hard, "Damn you, Rodrigo! Damn you! How dare he did that to her!"

"Ben! Calm down," said Twilight, patting her love's back, "We'll free her. I promise."

Ben growled in anger, "I hope so. I'll make sure that monster will pay for not only hurting my mom and aunt, but others. He dared to frame others! He dared to accuse them! He dared to harm them! I'll make him pay!"

Flash nodded his head, "We'll get them. You can count on that, pal."

Twilight sighed, "Let's wait first. Besides, we need all the help we can get, because we are dealing with thousands to million of Demon Knights at Canterlot."

Ben sighed, "I hope it's the quick one."

Twilight and her friends looked at the greenish tent where Al-Mualim resides for resting and recuperating his strength and health. They're gonna need all the help they can get to fight not only Rodrigo, but his Demon Knights.

~

Within the tent, Malik checked on Al-Mualim's head and body for the moment. Altair, Ezio and Starlight looked worry and concern of their mentor's condition, fearing that he won't make it or live on.

Finishing his checking, Malik turned to Altair, Ezio and Starlight, who remained in concern and worry. He shook his head gently. They gasped. Al-Mualim will die...

"No... No," Starlight exclaimed angrily, stomping his hoof on the ground hard, "This is all my fault! If I had known about Abbas, then none of this could have had happen!"

"Basta (Enough)," cried Ezio, "This is not your fault, nether is anyone. Abbas is too cunning and clever in hiding the truth and secrets. But matters not... it's over now..."

"No..." spoke Al-Mualim, calmly yet weakly, "It is... not..."

Altair approached to his mentor at once. He lowered down, holding his hoof. He was looking at his master, who is much like a father to him, spoke softly: "Al-Mualim..."

"Altair... Listen to me," said Al-Mualim, "I... know it is painful to see me like this... But... I fear... I truly I can't make it... Altair... it is time..."

"I can't, mentor. You know I can't. I'm not ready... I'm not a leader. I fail to protect my family... I fail to protect my comrades... I fail my students..."

"No, Altair... You have not," said Al-Mualim. Altair gasped and looked shock and concern. "Altair... Failure is meant to exist in our lives... Without it... we cannot learn from it or change it to success... You had learn well, Altair... You saved lives and comrades... knowing you had paid the price... yet you are willing to save both... soon..."

Altair sighed, "I did what I can for duty..."

"No... you did what you can for our ponies! And I was right... You are the one... Please... Altair... One last time... Save the lives... Save Equestria... Destroy... Demon Knights..." said Al-Mualim, giving his last words to his students...

Al-Mualim laid down on the bed. Ezio approached to him, closing his eyes down. Altair, Ezio, Malik and Starlight looked down in sadness.

Malik turned to Altair, asked: "Mentor... What is next?"

Altair gasped, turning and glaring at Malik, said out: "What is next?! What is next?!" Altair's tone became anger and rage shock his friends and comrades. The losses of Al-Mualim had made his heart and body felt pain and lost. "Do you have any idea of what we had been through in the Hell?! I've led the mission to bring success, and I've had made you lost your hoof and your brother! I trained and helped Starlight and Flash because I thought I can make the difference and make them strong! I thought I can lead the Assassins, but turns out I've misled them for nothing! I've lost my and Ezio's family, because of my pride. And now we've lost mentor," cried Altair.

He sighed, "Let's face it. I am not a leader. I am a failure."

Altair looked down, with his sadness and anger. How could he, a Wind Assassin, be the leader when he failed to see the betrayal from Abbas, and failed to prevent his family and friends be captured.

Starlight looked away in upset. He hissed angrily, knowing it's not the time to give up. He approached Altair.

"Altair," said Starlight, "You may think you are a failure, but it is not." Altair turned and looked at Starlight, with his shocking and surprise looks, as the young Assassin continued, "Things didn't go what we had hope and want, like I want to become the Explorer... But I know the truth. The truth is... I scared. I'm afraid of rejection because of me being Grimmore's agent. I was upset and angry that I wasn't accepted and couldn't understand it. But until few days ago when I met Twilight and others again, I saw and realize the truth. The true leader needs not only courage and wisdom, but also his friends."

Altair, Ezio and Malik were shock of what Starlight had said.

"Altair," said Starlight, "You are not alone. You've got friends and family be there for you, not only physical, but in your heart. That is why Al-Mualim chose you, not because of how strong or wise you are, but also how much you care and think of others. You could have killed Cesare or any of Demon Knights, but you trust some of friends to help you to kill and defeat your enemies. You knew that you will get them out somehow. That is true leadership, like how my sister is."

Altair thought for the moment. He then realized of what Starlight said is true. He nodded his head, knowing he is not alone. He then turned to Malik, Ezio and Starlight.

"It is time..." said Altair.

Altair, Ezio, Malik and Starlight came out from the tent. Most of the Wind Assassins, including Claudia, Bartolomeo, La Volpe and Machiavelli, as well as Twilight, her friends and family gathered up and turned to the four.

Altair sighed in upset, he then spoke up: "Al-Mualim... He is dead." Everyone on the outside, gasped in shock. Some of them sobbed softly, other muttered in upset and anger. He knew how these ponies felt.

He continued, "Yes. It is true. But it doesn't mean that this is the end of our brotherhood. The Demon Knights think they can get away with what they had done to us - to our comrades - to our ponies - to our beloved ones - and to our families! Never! Al-Mualim died for honor, harmony and freedom of our countries! And we will fulfill it, and so as our ancestors' work! The Equestria may soon turns against us. They may have the advantage! But we will turn that against them! Brothers. Sisters. Fight with me, and show the devils what it means to cross the Wind Assassins! We will show them our true strength - our true might - and our true power! Rally to me!"

Hearing and listening to Altair's speech, their hearts and minds have been move touched and rallied, Wind Assassins cheered and cried out loudly and wildly: "Victory to Wind Assassins! Victory to Harmony! Victory to Wind Assassins! Victory to Harmony!"

Twilight and her friends, were in great surprise and shock, seeing how much determination and endurance Wind Assassins had, cheering and crying out.

"But first," said Altair, "We need all the help from another brotherhoods of Wind Assassins! Send word to them! It is time!"

The pigeons flew across the Equestria, finding the Wind Assassins brotherhood, in receiving the message that their time of hiding is over, but the fight had begun.

On the Appleloosa, Connor the brown Pegasus, wore the white hooded robe, with western blue suit, spotted the pigeon. He whistled it. It flew towards him. He took the small scroll out from its talon. He read it: 'Assassins Unite! Tomorrow'

Connor headed to the storehouse, where the rest of his comrades waiting for his return. He gave them a nod of his head. They nodded back to him.

Connor and his Wind Assassins weren't alone to receive the message, but others from different location: Kouma, Land of Ma, Maris, Canterlot, Tenochtitlan Bastion, Trottingham, Hofftingham, Digistriland and more, including Ponyville where Romeo Stalkthief lived with his family. They dressed up their Wind Assassins' uniforms, armed themselves with their swords, Hidden Blades, Hidden Guns, bows, arrows, guns, knives, spears, pikes and axes, and trained themselves to perfect and sustain their moves and abilities.

The Wind Assassins were ready to fight...

On the secret dungeon's chamber room, Rodrigo spoke up with Grimmore through the mirror.

"Thank you, my liege," Rodrigo bowed, "I assure you that we will succeed."

Grimmore nodded his head, "Good... Use them wisely, and especially the Forbidden Staff and Forbidden Knowledge. Once I;m free, I shall take my powerful weapons with me. And these fools... and even the universe... will be reminded again that anyone dare to cross or challenge me again, perish... eternal..."

Grimmore disappeared from the mirror. Cesare entered the room, where his father was.

"Father," said Cesare, "We are ready. I believed the enemies will be coming for us, as well as rescuing their allies and families. Do you think we'll handle such situation?"

Rodrigo scoffed, "They may have the Elements of Wind and Shadow, as well as Forbidden Knowledge. But anger them, Wind Assassins will bring them to us. We shall take care of them once and for all. And the Vault will be opened. The power we seek... shall free our master."

Cesare bowed, "Yes, father. The Equestria will bow before us... and the Demon God himself."

The Borgia father and son chuckled evilly and out loud, knowing their victory will be theirs.

Author's Note

References:

1) You actually expecting Al-Mualim to be traitor? Sorry to disappoint you, folks. Not in my book.