
To The Skies!
An ex-mercenary escapes from Canterlot dungeons, one who truly got dragged into things he had no clue about and paid for it. All he wants is freedom but with blueprints for an airship of power unseen before in Equestria his goal might change.
There are two sides to every coin. It is true that Icy Gaze was imprisoned for capturing all Element bearers and almost killing them, chickening out at the last moment. It is also true that he did all that for a sum of money a pegasus of his career almost never has the chance to see and on the orders of princess Luna, possessed by Nightmare at the time.
It is understandable why he might be just a little unhappy about his current home, Canterlot castle dungeon cell, and wants to spread his wings again.
Also, Twilight "I'm not insane, stop asking!" Sparkle attempted to build an artificial intelligence to serve her needs and finally activates it.
I'm sure a pegasus and a bucket of bolts won't end up going against each other.

63618 words: Estimated about 5 hours to read
17 Chapters:
- Turn One - White: Beep Boop 2014-09-10 15:33:51 UTC2194
- Turn One - Black: Too Easy 2014-09-11 12:00:00 UTC2058
- Turn Two - White: I Got A Friend! 2014-09-13 11:21:22 UTC2431
- Turn Two - Black: Trustworthy 2014-09-15 17:09:40 UTC4510
- Turn Three - White: Growing 2014-09-19 17:44:57 UTC4349
- Turn Three - Black: Not That Easy 2014-09-22 14:14:54 UTC3338
- Turn Four - White: I, Bucket 2014-09-25 13:31:47 UTC3729
- Turn Four - Black: Captain Frosty Stare 2014-09-29 20:17:49 UTC3210
- Turn Five - White: You Have Earned 100 XP 2014-09-30 14:35:20 UTC3117
- Turn Five - Black: They're Not The Best But... No, That's It. 2014-10-03 22:45:53 UTC4938
- First Mission: The Super Elite Combat Unit 2014-10-10 10:27:58 UTC3369
- First Mission: Big Guys And Big Guns 2014-10-17 12:04:24 UTC3961
- First Mission: Golden Sands 2014-10-22 12:28:50 UTC3636
- First Mission: Desert Trail 2014-10-28 22:29:32 UTC5297
- First Mission: Hurt 2014-11-03 13:15:54 UTC2332
- First Mission: A Job Well Done, Part I 2014-11-06 13:11:10 UTC4745
- First Mission: A Job Well Done, Part II 2014-11-12 18:56:31 UTC6404