Edward Kenway, or Flash Rogue as he was known stood still as he was searched by the royal guard. The security was getting stricter by the day due to an unknown threat against Canterlot. Not that he really minded, seeing as how a wedding was going to take place, but in his gut he knew that even the strictest of defenses could be beat. He was going to the market to get some eggs for his rum flips, at each end of it were guards.

"Again we apologize for the inconvenience sir," the guard who had searched him said after he'd finished with his job.

"Not a problem, you're just doing your job," Edward replied evenly then joked "But I'll remember this and up the prices on your drinks later."

The soldiers chuckled at the jest. Most guards frequented his establishment, he'd made certain that they'd get a place to relax after standing in one place for hours on end. But, when he first came to Equestria after he died Edward didn't trust the soldiers until he read the equestrian law on the strict anti-abuse laws for law enforcement. He admitted that Celestia did a fine job ruling her kingdom, if it was a little... odd at times. Edward went up to a stall that sold the items he was looking for, it was ran by an older mare who smiled as she saw him.

"Oh, mister Rogue, just in time. The guards are hardly letting anypony move around as quickly," she said to him as Edward smiled at her.

"Ahoy, Miss Carton. Indeed, the guards are surely at watch. Won't be surprised if all of the fuss is for nothing, but in the meantime I suppose it'll be alright. So long as they're not breaking down doors," he replied as the mare used her magic to place the container of eggs into the saddlebag that he was carrying.

"You take care Flash," she called after him as he placed the twenty bits on her counter and trotted away.

Edward called back, "Aye, and you do the same."

The Pegasus got back to the bar and put his groceries in the fridge before he got drinks ready for the lunar night guards. They preferred coffee, for the life of him Edward couldn't understand what it was about coffee that attracted the bat winged ponies, but they liked the stuff after their shifts. Edward liked having them around as they both tipped well and were really respectful. It must have been from the way that most ponies treated them, like some kind of thing to be stared at. The Pegasus paid this no mind and treated them as well as he would anypony. One year ago when a fight broke out between a posh unicorn and one of the guard he'd broke it up and sent the racist packing. The guards stared at him like he had gained a second head, apparently they'd been chased out of establishments by irate ponies who wouldn't eat next to 'monsters'.

'Shite Ade is this what you had to go through?' he'd thought sadly, but perked up when the initial small group brought in their friends and occasionally their wives or husbands.

Lightbreeze, one of the first guards to frequent his place walked through the door, she was the Captain of the Lunar guard and took her job in stride. The pony reached the bar as Edward placed her coffee in front of the mare. Lightbreeze smiled and drank the foul tasting liquid before Edward spoke.

"So Lightbreeze, how're the kids? at home with their father?" he asked with a smile.

The captain sighed tiredly before replying, "Yeah, Fang is getting big and Swift is just about to start school. Thanks for the coffee Flash, have a nice day."

Lightbreeze placed three bits down on the counter and left for home. Edward smiled at her retreating form, she was quite the mother as he'd met her foals and her husband before he'd told the fillies about his time as a sailor, just as he'd done with both Jenny and Haytham. Lightbreeze and her family were good, upright ponies always being thankful for things in life. Edward turned around and made more mugs of coffee as more of the night crew entered. He went around and served the ponies their drinks, after they left he around to each table an wiping them down. He got to the last one before a ball went through one of his windows.

If he was still back in Nassau he'd react angrily but since it was a couple of children he'd let it slide. Two colts who were responsible for the mess came over and collected the ball as they muttered that they were sorry.

"It be alright lads, just watch were you're throwing that thing," he said as a unicorn repair pony from next door came over and fixed his window.

Edward paid for the repair and was going to return to his bar, but he felt a shiver run down his spine. A pony humming filled his ear, it sounded like "Down among the dead" a song that he heard in the West Indies, from both taverns and... Edward spun around and concentrated, the world around him went dark and ponies were shades of white, while the guards were shades of blue. there was no red or gold to be found so he went back into the bar.

With Princess Celestia

Celestia was in the Royal bathhouse with Luna who was begging her to continue her story.

"Please sister, we must know what happened next. We are wanting to know what became of this rogue that captured your heart," she said and applied the 'Wuna' eyes.

Celestia sighed and thought on it before deciding to continue.

Flashback

Celestia sat underneath a palm tree as she stared at the setting sun, it had been four months since she and the now deceased Mary had been thrown into prison for being involved with piracy. at the trial both she and her dear friend claimed to be pregnant, mary truly was she'd used an illusion spell on herself. Sadly, when Edward who was also in prison broke them out Mary was suffering from childbirth complications. She then soon after died in Edwards arms as they made their way out. The blonde man himself came up to her slowly and sat down beside her.

"Edward..." she mumbled sadly as she thought of her friends that had passed from this world.

"I'm sorry for your loss Anne," he mumbled ashamedly

Celestia was hit in a wave of self hate, "Maybe this is Gods way of telling me that I'm not fit to be anything. Cursing, drinking, and fighting as I do."

Instead of agreeing with her Edward decided to build up her spirit, "You are a fighter aye. In prison I heard stories of the great Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Taking on the kings navy together, just the pair of you."

Celestia nodded and said, "It's all true, we would have won that day had Jack and his lads weren't passed out from drink. Edward, everyone's gone aren't they? Mary, Jack, Thatch and all the rest. I miss them so, rough as they were. Do you feel it to? All empty inside?"

Edward answered her question and said, "I do. Devil curse me, I do."

With that the two clasped their hands with each others and sat there for a while. Celestia wanted to tell him so badly of her true origins, she thought about it for a moment before speaking to him again.

Flashback end

Luna held a hoof to her mouth and asked, "Sister thou told him of thy true place of birth?"

Celestia nodded and replied as the exited the bath, "Yes I did sister. He reacted with skepticism but soon changed his tune after I performed a few spells. Then he offered me the position of being his quartermaster. Then after he told me what he was trying to become."

Luna, whom didn't know nautical terms simply asked, "What is this quartermaster, and what was he trying to become?"

Celestia chuckled and answered, "He offered the position of second in command aboard his ship. and he was trying to join a group known as the assassins."

"He was trying to become worse than a pirate? Dear Celestia haw canst thou love a professional murderer?" Luna said shocked and offended.

Celestia turned to face her sister and spoke to defend Edward, "He was going against a group that was Tartarus bent on world domination. The Assassins stood for justice, freedom and peace in all things. Their enemies, the Templars were cruel without even a glimmer of goodness in them, they were self righteous and vile. I'm proud of my husband for standing up to those tyrants."

Celestia realized that she had hurt Luna, who wasn't there to see it for herself, "Luna, please forgive me. when it comes to Edward I get emotional. Please sister forgive me for yelling."

Luna forgave her only sister and asked simply, "Sister, What happened to Edward? Why isn't he here with us as he should be?"

Celestia looked down sadly before answering such a painful question. Even now it was hard to tell the story of what happened, and when she looked back on it she should have kept Haytham away from Renigald Birch and the rest of the Templars.

Flashback December 1735

After dealing with Torres, and meeting Jennifer at the docks the pair now trio left for England where they made a good living. a few months later, with the approval of Jennifer they married. After which Celestia bore Edward a son, Haytham. But tonight Celestia held Edwards hand as the latter had a sword in his chest.

"Celestia, ye know I'm done for. Take the children and go," he rasped as his blood pooled on the floor.

"No Edward... please don't go, please don't leave me alone," she whimpered sadly as she saw the life start to fade from his eyes.

"Celestia, thank you for never giving up on me. For being kind to a man not worth your time, I'll see you again my lovely quartermaster," and with those final words uttered Edward Kenway died as he held his loves hand.

Flashback end

Celestia let a tear roll down her face as she hugged her sister. Out of all the things that happened to the man she didn't think anything could kill him, a foolish thought she knew but the man had an air of invincibility around him.

"I stayed a few more days after that night it appeared that Haytham was under the control of the Templars and a bitter Jennifer renounced me as her mother so I finally returned," Celestia elaborated then even further explained what she'd done when she'd returned "After I came back Starswirl was elderly and dying. Luckily our little ponies embraced me with open arms. the anti-brutality law and right to trial by jury was added to the law, I didn't want a repeat of the west indies."

"Celestia, I'm so sorry about what happened to Edward. Verily I am," Luna said as she hugged her sister again.

"Oh, you would have loved him Luna, he always had a way of making me smile. Goodness, one day he decided to get me this nice silver necklace, we'd just gone to the theatre to." she said as she remembered how Edward showered her with love and affection.

There was a knock at the door and a Guard said, "Princess's, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza would like to start the wedding rehearsal in two hours."

Celestia opened the door and smiled at the sergeant outside before she spoke, "Very well Sergeant Cross, please inform her that I shall be there."

The soldier saluted and left the two sisters to go about their business. Celestia walked to the tower where her telescope was located to wait out the next hour and a half before sundown.

With Twilight Sparkle

Twilight was gathering evidence against Cadence, ever since she got there the day before her old foal sitter wasn't acting like she normally would. Where she had been kind, she was now rude. Twilight briefly considered that she was being over protective but squashed that thought before she turned a corner and bumped into a pony. Twilight let out a 'oof' sound as she was knocked on her flank.

"Sorry about that, wasn't paying attention to where I was going." she said before she opened her eyes to find a tan earth pony glaring daggers at her.

Twilight got a good look at him, he was tall and a bit disheveled with a short black mane and a short beard on his face.

He spoke with a growl, "Watch were you're going lout!"

Twilight, afraid for her life nodded and galloped off as the stallions green eyes followed her. She made it to the castle and opened the doors.

A hush immediately followed as she spoke to her brother, "I will not stand next to her, and neither should you."

Shining Armor turned to his fiancé and said, "I'm sorry I have no idea why she's acting like this."

Cadence huffed in annoyance and replied, "Maybe we should just ignore her."

At this point Twilight's frustration boiled over before she shouted, "You have to listen to me!"

Fluttershy, seeing her friends angry look went over to her and asked, "Are you alright?"

Twilight nodded and answered, "I'm fine."

Applejack went up next to Twilight and asked sharply, "Ya'll sure about that?"

Twilight's annoyance got worse and she used her magic to levitate the farmers hat and push her away with it before she accused, "I've got something to say, She's evil."

At this Twilight's audience gasped and muttered between themselves as Twilight elaborated "She has been horrible to my friends," Twilight teleported behind the couple and resumed speaking, "She's obviously done something to her brides maids, and if that wasn't enough I saw her put a spell on my brother that made his eyes go all crazy."

While she ranted Twilight backed Cadence into a corner, the pink alicorn's eyes watered and instead of a confession like she'd hoped the princess cried, "Why are you doing this to me?"

Cadence jumped out from her position and ran down the hall whilst tears streamed down her face, Twilight took this as if she'd won and twice proclaimed that Cadence was evil. The mare trotted back into the room to the astounded looks of her friends and the angered look of her brother. She bumped into him and gazed up at his look, while it was nothing compared to the earth pony from earlier it was still a fierce glare.

"Would you like to know why my eyes were 'crazy'? Because ever since I started to perform my protection spell I've been getting terrible migraines. she hasn't been casting spells on me, she's been healing me. And she decided to replace her brides maids because they only wanted to get close to royalty. And if she hasn't been on her best behavior with your friends it's because with me being so busy she's had to make all of the decisions for the wedding," Shining explained agitatedly before rounding on his younger sister.

Twilight tried to defend herself but her brother cut her off, "She's been really stressed out because it's really important to her that our big day be perfect. Something that obviously wasn't important to you,"

He continued despite his sister's glare before he nearly fell over s a migraine tore through his head. Shining breathed calmly as he dealt with the pain, before resuming his speaking, "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and comfort my bride. And you can forget about being my best mare, in fact if I were you I wouldn't show up to the wedding at all."

With that he walked out of the room, Twilight sat on the ground sadly as her friends stared at her before Applejack spoke up, "C'mon ya'll let's go check on the princess," the five mares left Celestia and her student alone in the room.

Soon Twilight felt Celestia's shadow over her as the alicorn spoke, "You have a lot of thinking to do."

Twilight didn't stay in the room for long and was soon walking down a street to Flash Rogue's bar, Shining had taken her there when she turned twenty one and the bar owner ensured that she was eased into drinking. She walked into the establishment and saw that the bar was vacant save for the Pegasus that owned the place.

Edward saw Twilight enter the bar with a heartbroken look on her face, she sat down right in front of him.

Edward gained a concerned look and asked, "Are ye alright lass? Wait, shouldn't you be at the wedding reception?"

Twilight put her forelegs on the bar and placed her head on top of them before answering, "Yeah I was but I ruined it."

Edward raised an eyebrow then asked, "How'd ye do that?"

"Well, my brothers bride is my old foal sitter, I was excited about seeing her again but when I did she wasn't the mare that I knew. I did our greeting when I saw her again but she didn't react to it. Then later she was being bossy and rude. I made a fool of my self in accusing her of trying to control Shining, when it turned out that all she was doing was healing his migraines," she explained and expected for the normally cordial Pegasus to kick her out.

Edward gaped at her and tried to sort all of the information out, "So, let me get this straight. Princess Cadence was being rude to your friends, casting something on Shining that you didn't recognize, and she didn't recognize your greeting between each other?"

Twilight nodded before Edward said, "Then in my opinion you're correct to be suspicious, but you handled the situation wrong. instead of running headlong into a fight, ye should've gone one on one with your brother."

Twilight gained an understanding look before she whispered, "Doesn't matter now. Can I get a rum flip?"

Edward smiled at her before shaking his head, "Nope, ye aren't getting hammered on my watch. If ye want to drop anchor here for the night and clear your head then go back to the castle early tomorrow that's fine, if not that's alright as well."

"I'd rather stay here than deal with anypony, and thanks for not serving me," she said with a small smile.

"C'mon lass I'll show ye to your room," Edward said before they went to the basement, it was filled with casks of liquor.

Edward opened a door to reveal a hammock attached to the walls with a cabinet below it. Twilight gazed at the room and turned to the Pegasus as he kept the door open and went back upstairs to close up shop. Now alone Twilight felt the gravity of the situation on her, in her self loathing she charged up her horn and shot a blast at the wall. Twilight meant to only use a small percentage but the wall broke and scattered stone into a tunnel, where a familiar alicorn lay. In a second the Pegasus that was sheltering her for the night burst into the door and saw what happened.

"The hell happened here Twilight?" he asked angrily before he noted that Princess Cadence was lying in the cave.

Twilight was a foot away from the princess, Edward saw this and put the unconscious and disheveled mare over him and got her inside as Twilight followed him up stairs. Once Edward had her upstairs he cleared his dining room table and set her on it. The Pegasus then checked her pulse.

"She has a pulse, and she's breathing. Twilight, get me a bucket of cold water," he said and directed Twilight who did as instructed.

The unicorn came back to the room with the bucket and on Edwards order she poured it on her. In seconds the pink Alicorn woke up.

"Wh-Where am I?" she asked in a dizzy tone as she sat up.

Twilight was getting ready to question her before Cadence turned to her and asked "Twilight? You have to help me, the other me is an imposter."

The alicorn was going to get off of the table when she questioned "Who's this Twilight?"

The Pegasus bowed and answered for himself, "Flash Rogue at your service lass, erm your majesty. Ye want to tell us what happened to get you into the caves under Canterlot?"

Cadence, the real Cadence explained what had happened a week prior, she was kidnaped by the changeling queen. She was in the process of trying to find her way out of the tunnels when twilight blasted a hole through the stone.

"We've got to do something," Twilight said before she made a move to head out the door.

Edward lifted a wing to stop her and said "Lass, that be what the queen wants for you to do, charge in again. Now we'll rest up for the night before going to the wedding and stopping this madness."

"What do you mean we?" Twilight asked as she looked at the Pegasus.

"Lass, I might not be the most intimidating pony but I am well versed in toppling those who think themselves better than everypony else. We'll let the princess get freshened up then eat supper, after the two of ye will take my room. Do we have an agreement?" he said and got the two mares to nod.

Soon after Cadence had showered she, Twilight, and Edward were sitting around the dining room table. The Pegasus served bread and sliced baked potatoes.

Cadence started conversation, "So mister Rogue, Shining tells me that you were a sailor."

Edward replied after taking a bite from his potato, "Aye, I was. A privateer for a while, good money that is if you have the stomach for that work. Even tangled with pirates and got marooned once."

Twilight got excited as thoughts of swashbuckling pirates came to mind before she asked, "You were marooned? How did you escape? Wait you flew off didn't you?"

Edward shook his head and sighed, "Well it were me and a friend who got marooned. We stayed there for four months, I made it off intact but my friend, he wasn't so fortunate."

Twilight looked down and mumbled an apology to which Edward waved her off. After Cadence helped Edward clean up the two mares were in bed while Edward set his alarm clock then slept in a hammock that he'd set up in his bar.

With Fake Cadence

Queen Chrysalis stared at the changeling before her, he had a crazed look in his eye as they conversed.

"And what if this plans o' yours fails? I want that Welsher's head on a pike for what 'e did to me," he growled out as he stepped into her face.

Chrysalis retorted with a silky smooth voice, it showed how annoyed she was, "My dear, you will have your revenge, in the meantime I will go forward as planned and continue to steal Shining Armors love. But I do have a question for you, what makes you hate him so? What's going on in that dastardly head of yours Captain?"

The changeling growled as he circled the first monarch he indorsed, like a shark circling his prey. He spoke in the same tone as before, "It were his fault I'm here now. It were his fault that mi' mind was so clouded. The path I've walked has been darker than I've ever dreamed of, but my purpose is bright. The gallows may have ended the man Charles Vane, but the changeling Charles Vane is more focused and deadlier than ever, the welsher will rue the day he left me in prison to die."

Charles Vane stopped circling and now it was Chrysalis who circled him. Her tail went sensually under his chin as she purred, "My dear Charles, we'll both get what we want. You'll get the pony's life, while I get the offspring I've wanted. All you have to do is make sure that the coast of our kingdom is protected. besides even if I do fail we get to commence with plan B."

"Just make sure that you get enough food, I can't defend our coast on an empty stomach," he growled back then teleported away, leaving the changeling queen alone.

The next morning

The next morning came as usual, the sun rose as Edward Kenway changed into his best, well for him. He wore his assassin robes and a Spanish cloak. The assassin pony opened a box to find his hidden blades, they were just as deadly as when he last used them. They were kept sharp and clean, just in case he ever needed them. It was suffice to say that he needed them now, thus he put them on. Both mares raised their eyebrows as him as he stepped out the door to head to the wedding. Cadence who had used a spell to disguise herself walked down the street with her former charge and the Pegasus. They were about halfway there when Edward stopped in the middle of the street and looked up. Wedding horns blared before the two mares noticed him.

"Flash, let's go," Cadence said with Twilight standing behind her.

Edward glanced at the princess before he reached into his pocket and handed her the wedding invitation as he spoke, "I'll catch you up, get to the wedding. Hurry!"

The two mares looked where he did moments before and saw a large number of dark spots outside of the force field. Candence took the ticket before both she and Twilight made a break for it towards the castle. Edward meanwhile took off his cloak and flew up to the roof of a diner and prepared himself. Miss Carton was in her house next door with a group of ponies who were frightened about the things outside. She saw the younger looking Pegasus as he stared at the things with a fierce air about him.

She called out to the pony, "Flash, get indoors it's not safe."

"Don't mind me Miss Carton, be sure to keep the doors locked. We're about to have a pest problem," he responded with a fierce smirk before he whispered to himself, "Lord make me fast and accurate."

With the real Cadence

Princess Celestia entered the room where the wedding was taking place. Twilight went ahead of her and burst through the doors, much to the chagrin of all present.

"Stop!" she shouted, making her friends facehoof .

The imposter made an angry face and said, "Ugh, why does she have to be so possessive... Why does she have to ruin my special day?"

Cadence had enough and entered the room as she proclaimed, "Because it's not your special day it's mine!"

The entire room exploded with gasps as she did this, the imposter gained a look of surprise and exclaimed, "What? How did you escape the tunnels?"

Cadence then explained how Twilight blasted her out, and that she'd been taken care of by the bar tender Flash Rogue. Celestia raised an eyebrow at the name as it had been a nickname that Edward had given Stede Bonnet once upon a time.

Queen Chrysalis giggled from under her disguise and said, "It doesn't mater now because it's to late."

Applejack was confused and she made it known, "Ah don't understand, how can there be two of 'em?"

Cadence pointed her hoof at the imposter and said "She's a changeling, a being that takes the form of somepony you love and gains power be feeding off your love for them."

Chrysalis was now really angry, her plan had fallen apart. The jig was up so she charged up her horn and created a circle of green fire around her, this revealed her true form.

The queen, now in her grotesque true form laughed menacingly and said, "Right you are princess, and as queen of the changelings it is my job to find food for my subjects. Equestria has more love than any place on earth, my fellow changeling will be able to devour so much of it and we'll gain more power than we've ever dreamed of."

Cadence retorted angrily "They'll never get through Shining Armor's spell!"

Chrysalis chuckled darkly and responded with a question to Shining, "Oh I doubt that, isn't that right dear?"

The possessed captain nodded and the queen turned back to the princess as Cadence tried to reach him, "No, no, no, you don't want to go back to the cave now do you? Ever since I took your place I've been feeding off of his love for you every moment he grows weaker, the more my subjects batter the shield."

With Edward

Edward watched as crack after crack was made in the barrier, the changelings had thrown themselves at it as hard as they could. The assassin crouched down and readied himself to meet them, those foul creatures that dared to try and conquer his love's home. The shield shattered and Edward launched himself skywards and used the two hidden blades to skewer two changelings. One that was behind the two threw himself into Edward and send him downwards, but Edward was prepared for this and flipped backwards. He then used the changeling as a stepping stone and launched himself at a bug that was heading for the ground, Edward stabbed his right blade into it's heart then turned and sliced another's neck open. A changeling slammed Edwards body into the side of the building but had forgotten the blades on his forelegs and was stabbed in the neck by an angry blonde pony. Edward saw the castle where six ponies were trying to get through the changelings, he pushed off of the building and flew straight into the fray. Twilight, who had been sent to gather the elements of harmony saw Edward crash into the pack of Changelings.

"Flash!" she cried as he was being attacked from all angles.

Edward caught Twilight Sparkle out of the corner of his eye and shouted at her, "Go, go now, I'll keep these corkers busy!"

The mare and her friends went around him and the pack of changelings, it was then Edward realized that he was where the reception was going to be, it was complete with wine bottles... Edward smiled and used his right hind leg to kick a bottle directly into the face of a changeling that was behind him. Two decided to attack him at the same time Edward simply jumped and let the two slam into each other. The assassin spun around as he did it and was distracted by a pony who looked familiar, almost like Charles Vane. He didn't see the attack from behind and was knocked out then dragged to the castle. He came to in the castle as Twilight melted a green glob of goop that kept Cadence's hooves rooted to the spot. With that done the princess went over to her fiancé and embraced him, and like that the spell over the stallion was broken.

"Your spell! Perform the spell!" Edward heard Twilight urge.

Shining Armor tried but all his horn did was spark then sputter, the stallion groaned, "It's no use I don't have the strength to repel them."

"My love will give you strength," she proclaimed and magic was charged up from her horn.

The surge of magical energy was going to send all of the bugs packing but at the last second Chrysalis teleported near Twilight then grabbed her. Edward's eyes widened and moved to free her when the blast from the spell went out just as the Queen teleported again.

"No!" he shouted as all of the changelings had been repelled.

Shining who had opened his eyes to see that his sister was no longer in the room questioned the Pegasus, "Flash where's my sister?"

Edward shook his head but caught a glimpse of a paper floated away in the distance via the wind, Flash was quick to grab it and he frowned deeply when he read it.

"Devil sink me, I can't believe he's here!" he shouted as he dropped and went to head out the door before Twilight's friends stopped him.

"Now hold on there sugar cube, where do ya'll think your going?" Applejack said as Edward gained an annoyed look.

"I'm going to get Twilight Sparkle back from the clutches of a psychotic madpony!" He shouted and was about to push past him before he heard Celestia's voice.

"You there, stop," Edward froze and sighed as he stood still and waited for Celestia to command him, "Turn around."

Edward took a calming breath as he expected to be slapped. He turned and saw Celestia put a hoof to her mouth in shock.

The princess saw the scar on his right cheek and eye and gasped before whispering, as if when she spoke some cruel illusion would be broken.

"E-Edward?"

Despite his sense of urgency Edward smiled and replied "Hello Anne."

Much to the confusion of everypony there the princess galloped and tackled the Pegasus to the ground.

"Edward Kenway it is you! It is you!" she shouted in glee.

"Celestia, please, as much as I'd like to make up for lost time we have a problem," he said in a sad tone as he motioned to the note.

Celestia frowned and used her magic to levitate the note. It read:

Dear Princess Celestia,

If you are receiving this that means that Chrysalis has failed but has taken your student. If you ever want to see her alive again you'll lower the defenses of Equestria and allow us, the Changelings, to occupy the country. In addition I want that lout Edward Kenway to meet me on the sea for one final showdown. you have one week to decide your answer.

Signed Charles Vane

Celestia dropped the note with panic in her eyes and yelled at a guard "Get me Admiral Ironclad, now!"

Author's Note

So, Charles Vane's in Equestria. Next chapter will feature perhaps the most legendary pirate, Blackbeard. thanks for the views, thumbs up, and favs.