No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Chapter 2: Why no one wants to be the good guy.

By: Phantom Mask

(Nick POV) 10,000 years later

How many years had gone by, I don’t know anymore? For all I know, the star in the sky is about implode on itself any second now. It’s been centuries since the fight with… whatever that thing was, anyway here I am, in my own personal training ground. After being turned to stone, I found out that I could shape purgatory around me.  Thus starting my training until I found a way out.

I could return to conciseness whenever I wanted, but to see the same stonewall of the fallen castle. I had just found a way out, all I needed now is just a little more concentration and time and I’ll be able move again, breathe again, and live again.

(3rd POV)

The forgotten stone statue in the ruined castle of the Royal Pony Sisters, started to crack and break. Within this cracks was a  light so bright, that it could be seen clearly in daylight. Then the statue exploded and ruble flew everywhere. In the statues place was its model, who is now trying to hack up lung.

“Well, that could have better,” Said the creature in a demonic voice “well anyway, I best be off to see if I saved the right people or if they are in need of my assistance, if they have a good cause of course.” Said the creature that nopony could ever hope to understand “Now off to the nearest settlement, see if they are friendly, or at not being ruled by an evil overlord that is treating them like animals, ready to be butchered.” Said the creature in a slightly worried tone “Okay, let’s think about this later,” The creature compromised “First I need to find the ponies first, and make sure that they actually sapient, not just some wild animal with emotions in its eyes.” The creature trudged through the destroyed castle “If I get attacked by a lion, scorpion, or bat someone’s going to be sorry.” The creature said angrily.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Screamed the demonic knight as it was chased through the forest by a manticore “ARE FREAKING SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!” It screamed as it neared the edge of the forest “I don’t want to hurt any animal that I don’t know is domesticated or not.”  It panted as it was a safe distance away from forest”Well at least I know that the ponies didn’t lose.” It said looking around. As it took in its surrounding it noticed a castle on the side of mountain not too far off “Now I can run at full speed and not have to worry about obstacles or attracting attention.” It noted and a second later to all on lookers, the creature seemed to have vanished.

“What was that Sweetie Belle?” Said a anthro filly with a huge red bow in her mane “I don’t know Apple Bloom.” Said the opposed ‘Sweetie Belle’ “Hey Scoots, do you know what that was.” She asked the purple maned orange filly next to her “No, it seems to be fast but I think Rainbow Dash is not only cooler than it, but also more awesome.” The filly said as she boosted about her idol.”Oh Scootaloo,” Said Apple Bloom a little shaken by what she saw “You’ll never change, even though it seemed to be headin’ to Canterlot, where Rainbow and the rest of the Elements of Harmony are going to, at this very moment.” Scootaloo’s eyes bulged out as the new sunk in “OH NO, there is going to an epic battle with Rainbow dash and I won’t be able to see it.”Scootaloo said on verge of tears as her friends giggled a little at the sight.

(Mean While in Nick in 3rd POV)

Nick was climbing up the wall of the city, behind him was a pink force field of some kind “What kind of shield is it, and what would warrant it”  He thought as he climbed. He had hoped that the land was now peaceful, but the shield proved otherwise “Well I could offer my assistance in war, if it’s for a good cause.” The creature didn’t know anything about the ponies other than the one that he saved “There must be something going on today to warrant a shield of this power” He thought as he reached the top. When he looked over the wall he was hanging on, he noticed a pony in complete golden armor “Mother of things holy, are these ponies retarded,.” He thought as he went back into hiding “Even after that battle, they still expect WEAKEST METAL to save their lives in the field of battle.”

(Guard 3rd POV)

The Guard didn’t notice the hands that were holding onto the ledge. But what he did notice was a mare bending over to pick up a dropped apple nearby, thus the reason of how a 9.8ft. Demonic Knight with a glowing red sword and an armor that looked it had been through Tartarus and back, got into Canterlot.

(And Back to Nick)

As Nick ran through the shadows, he noticed something. The castle is one of the most undefended place in he had seen yet, and he just left a ruined castle. The ponies patrols were basically lined up for him to pass through and he knew it was on purpose. He went to the next gap he saw in their defense that he knew wasn’t on purpose. He went through an avoided any and all contact with the ponies, witch for some reason had the ability to walk on two hooves.

The spoke a language that he didn’t understand, but by the looks of it, only formal looking ponies and the guards wore clothes. Witch to, Nick dismay, meant that the six mares that walked by him was quite an embarrassing moment. This wasn’t going to end well, and that was something he knew well he knew.