The Guardian

I was dreaming. That much I know, how do I know? Well let's just say I am ploughing Star from behind and I'm dressed in a suit. Why? I just don't fucking know! It's a dream! It's not supposed to make sense! Though the ploughing of Star pretty much is self explanatory.

I was currently smiling as I lay in bed with my warm marefriend when I get several quick pokes in my ribs.

“Ugh, Wha..?” I say, waking up. My eyes focus on Star, a frantic look on her face. “Star what-” Star puts a hoof over my mouth.

“Shhh!” She whispers, pointing to the room window. I follow her hoof and spot a shadow lingering outside the room. “I think someone's out there.” Star shrinks down and starts to shiver.

“Stay here.” I whisper, Star nods. I reach down and get one of my guns from my holster, I slowly pull the firing pin back and stand up.

“Careful.” Star whispers from her hiding spot under the covers.

I walk over to the door and slide up to the wall next to it, the doorknob starts to rattle, I hear a subtle click as the lock was removed. I put a finger to my lips and gesture for Star to keep low. The door slowly opens and a silver gun points through first, followed by a head, seconds later my gun touches the heads temple.

“Drop the gun or I drop you!” The figure drops the gun and stiffens. “Now walk in slowly, no sudden movements.” I watch as the figure walks in and I instantly recognise him. “Francis?”

The figure turns. “Kenny? Holy shit! Your not dead!”

Locking the door again I put a chair against the doorknob.

“Francis what the fuck are you doing here?”

“I found you with this.” Francis pulls out a tracker device. “All guardians were fitted with trackers when you graduated. I have come to remove yours.”

“Why?”

“Kenny you have no idea what's going on do you?” Francis takes out another piece of kit and starts to wave a rod over me. “The G.O.E is fucked and I mean royally. Guardians are being killed all over the world, we lost twelve in four days.”

“What about their equestrian assignments?” I ask, as the rod starts bleeping.

“Dead too,” Francis puts away the rod and pulls out a stun gun looking device. “Look the someone or something is tracking our guardians through their implants, because you're my friend I have come to remove yours.” He holds up the gun like device. “This will deliver a shock that will permanently disable your tracker. Though it will hurt like hell for several seconds.”

“Fuck it! Do it!” I seize up as Francis presses the device against my leg and presses a red button. Pain shoots up my leg and across my body. After ten seconds Francis takes the device away leaving me collapse to the floor.

“How do you feel?”

“Like shit.” I grind my teeth, I was also happy Star hasn't come out of her hiding place.

“Where your assignment?” Francis asks looking around the room.

“Nearby.” I reply, sliding up and pressing my back against the wall. “How long till the effect wears off?”

“Only a few minutes.” Francis sighs. “Look Kenny, I don't know what's happening but the G.O.E....Strange things are taking place, it's not the same, everyone is on edge. I suggest you lay low for now, here take these.” Francis pulls out two tickets and places them beside me.

“What are they for?”

“Their tickets...to Equestria.”

I sat there in shock. “Equestria?”

Francis nods. “I've already sent some guardians there, Princess Celestia and her Valkyrie have promised to keep you safe.” Francis puts and hand on my shoulder. “Please my friend, go to Equestria and wait till this blows over.”

“What about my ponies parents?”

“There's nothing you can do for them, they won't be targets as long as you stay away from them.”

“Francis my assignment is the target.”

“What?”

“We had this guy called Hex try and take her from me, we aren't the targets the Equestrians are.”

Francis rubs his chin. “Then this changes everything but you can't worry about that for now. Go to Washington and use the tickets, get out while you still can.” Francis picks up has kit and heads for the door. “I suggest you leave tonight Kenny, the sooner the better.” And on that note my friend unlocks the door and leaves, allowing me to think about what he said.

“I-Is he gone?” Star pokes out her head from the covers.

“Yes, he gone.”

“Who was he?”

“The person we made this trip for.”

“Oh, what are those tickets for?” Star asks, noticing the tickets on the floor.

I pick the tickets up and smile. “I might get to see Equestria after all.” I stand up feeling my body coming back. “Their tickets for the portal, to go to Equestria.”

“You mean to go back home?” Star started to smile.

I nod. “Yup, Francis gave them to me said the G.O.E is in trouble and I should take you to Equestria to lay low.”

“Lay low? Will we be safer in Equestria.”

“Safer than here on Earth.” I look out the window and spot Francis getting in a car and driving off. “We can't stay here till morning, Star we need to get some rest. We leave in three hours.”

Hex was mad, the guardian had killed his best men and now he was summoned to the big cheese. Hex was not a fearful man, he had done shit that no one could live through and survive with their mind intact. The elevator slows down and stops at the top floor.

“Fucking guy and his high office.” Hex grumbles.

Walking down a long corridor Hex spots two guys dressed in leather jackets guarding a double door, with a flick of his hand he gestures for them to move. Much to his amusement they give him a narrow glare then step aside.

Hex opens the double doors and strides inside, he knew the procedure and just sat in the chair near the large wooden desk in the centre.

“What did I say last time about not returning until the job is completed?”

Hex knew the voice and even he quivered in it's presence.

“This one is tougher than I thought.” Hex replies. “This guardian is more skilled than I realised.” The large chair in front of Hex turned to face him, a large black haired unicorn sitting in it's embrace.

Hex composed himself better than anyone else could in the same room as the 'boss' or more importantly the 'king'. The pony stared back at him as though in deep thought.

“I want you to continue the hunt for this guardian and I want him stopped, his quarry must not survive and make it back to Equestria. Do I make myself clear?”

Hex stood up and walked towards the exit, opening the doors Hex left before turning and grinning to the pony.

“Crystal...Sombra.” Hex closes the doors.

Sombra turned his chair back around and stared out the window again, he enjoyed watching the humans go about their daily lives, it gave him nasty thoughts. Sombra looked up at the time piece on the wall and sighed before smiling. This guardian was a fool. He was protecting probably the most important pony this side of the portal and he had no idea who she really is. Sombra chuckled as his horn glows, his body morphs to resemble a oldish human wearing the uniform of the G.O.E.

Turning to face his desk Sombra reaches over and activates a nearby box on his desk.

“Yes commander?”

“Can you bring me Guardian Larson, I have a job for him.”

“Yes sir. Anything else?”

“No that will be all.” Sombra flicks off the box and leans on his desk, a small laugh escapes his lips.

“Kenny why do I have to wear these?” Star asks, looking at her reflection in a mirror. She was wearing a borrowed coat and hat from the motel owners, now Star did not have the best sense in fashion but even a red hat with a green coat was pushing it. “It looks so...gaudy.”

I laugh. “Star it's so no one recognises you when we are out, oh that reminds me.”

I walk into the bathroom and grab a kit I found in the medicine cupboard, I bent down to Star's flank and proceeded to cover her cutie mark in a foundation the same colour as her coat.

“Hey what are you doing!?” Star shouts walking away from me. “That's my cutie mark!”

“Yes but what's the point of covering you up if your cutie mark stands out for miles. Now hold still, it won't be covered up permanently it's just for our trip.” I say, walking forward and applying the rest of the make up. “There, that's better.” I stand up and chuck the foundation on the bed. “Besides this isn't the weirdest thing I’ve caught you wearing.”

I laugh when Star's face goes bright red.

“You said you wasn't going to mention that again.”

“Oh come on! The cute little cheerleader uniform, it was nice.” I reply.

“It lifted my tail up too much, you could see my bits.”

I kiss Star on the cheek. “And that's why it was cute.” I smile as I pull away leaving Star blushing heavily in her disguise. I clap my hands. “Now let's get going, if we want to get to the portal before anyone finds out we've gone.” I lift up my bag and Star's, walking out the motel door I look up at the moon. “Sure is nice tonight.”

Star looks up. “I wonder if the princess is still up there?” Star glances to me and notices my raised eyebrow. “Oh that's right you don't know.” Star looks back to the moon. “Well it's something Princess Celestia doesn't really discuss, about a thousand years ago Celestia's sister Princess Luna got possessed by some shadow spirit, she went crazy and Celestia had to imprison her on the moon.” Star turns back to me. “There was proficy that stated Luna was supposed to return to Equestria three years ago but the event never happened, Princess Celestia has kept a keen eye on the moon ever since.”

I whistle. “Wow, now that's some info right there.” I blink a few times. “I think we should leave now.” I walk with Star to my car, after getting Star settle in to her seat I walk over to the reception and place the key's into the mail slot as the front desk was closed. Returning to the car I jump in to the drivers seat and scratch Star behind the ears. I start the cars ignition and pull out of the motel, I look at the cities lights in the distance and wonder just how fucked up the G.O.E really is?