Answers and Consequence

Princess Celestia, the alabaster matriarch... what could have brought you here to see little old sociopathic me?  However it doesn't leave me any less dumbstruck.

"When did she decide I was worthy of her time?" I ask looking at the ceiling.

"Just after we left-" Fluttershy begins "Twilight sent a letter to the princess..." She clams up so I answer for her.

" Instead of getting the entire royal army, her faithful student gets me an invitation for tea..." she doesn't respond "When will she arrive?" I ask.

My question is answered when the door opens and eight royal guards march in and surround the length of the bed, all are armed  with muskets and wearing the 'illustrious' royal armor while showing the same blank  expression, followed by Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Apple Jack who usher Fluttershy as far away from me as they can until finally in comes the princess who's taller than the royal guards wearing a gold tiara with a purple diamond cut gem, her main consists of four different colors   and  flies on an visible wind  as she sits down and opens her mouth.

"Hello Frost-" I interrupt her holding up a hoof causing the six to gasp (Twilight being more horrified)  while the guards eyes widen and aim their guns at me.

"No need to introduce yourself princess, also do me a favor and drop the concerned mother bullshit." I say as calmly as I can.

The guards pull back on the hammer while Twilight uses her magic to hold me in place.

"You will show respect for the princess you ungrateful welp!" one of the guards shouts.

"Why?" I snort.

This time the magical aura around me begins to crush  my chest, reopening my wound soaking the gown with blood.

"TWILIGHT SPARKLE!!!!"  Celestia shouts filling the room with a bright light.

The pressure releases, Twilight backs away as Celestia shoots her a stern gaze while the guards lower their weapons she lets out a deep sigh and turns back to me.

"Very well-" she says, though the motherly tone still lingers in her voice "-What drives you to kill?" she asks

Instead of beating around the bush she sets it on fire...

"Why tell when I can show?" I answer.  She raises an eyebrow but doesn't  respond "I believe that in order to understand, you need to see everything that I've been through"

"Meaning?" she prods although it seems she already knows the answer.

"I want you to use whatever Alicorn mindfuck memory spell that you may have learned in your agonizingly long existence to prove that I mean no ill will to anyone you might hold close to you. It might also help know that whoever is after me won't stop or even care if innocents cross their path until they have my head on a pike and they live like royalty, all I ask is that you let me deal with this problem and you won't have to worry about the safety of your subjects."

My proposal causes the air to shift but I focus on the princess, she keeps her posture but her horn gives off a gold aura and moves closer to me.

"Are you sure?" She asks.

"Like riding a bike." I snort.

Without warning she touches the tip of her horn on my head, the magic surges and I feel like I've been struck by lightning! The room fades and I'm thrusted off the bed and into a cyclone, the amps becoming more and more intense as each memory passes through me until the feeling stops and the room melts back into view.

Princess Celestia collapses "Oh you poor... poor child " she whimpers.

A guard offers to assist  but she shoots him a venomous glare making him signal to the other guards who lower their weapons an walk out of the room.  The six move closer and Celestia stands her mane shifted to a dull pink and sags on her shoulders while her eyes have shrunk but it's her sadistic grin that puts me on edge.

"I accept" she says "However even if you succeed you will be painted as a condemned criminal I offer you a choice... if you can bring me back whoever is responsible ALIVE, your record will be expunged... you will live in Ponyville under constant surveillance and to see if you're good on your word, these six ponies will accompany you"

Before any of them can protest she slams a metal slippered hoof on the floor resulting in a concussive blast.

"Make sure he doesn't step out of line" she orders as she leaves the room leaving me to my leash handlers. A long tense silence fills the room.

"Pinkie, give me the vial" I order calmly

"Why should she?" AppleJack questions snatching the vial from Pinkie when she takes it out of her hair.

"Because the sooner I'm released, the sooner we can find whoever's looking for me." she tries to protest even further but I'm to fucking pissed to listen "Do you have a family?" I ask bluntly.

"Why do ya ask?" asks defensively.

Instead of answering, I roll my eyes and look to Rarity "Do you have a family?" I repeat.

"A little sister" she answers.

"Then I can guaranty as long as I'm here, her life is in danger as is everyone in this hospital... with bits comes greed and with greed any moral fiber gets thrown out the window. If you value the lives of those you love you will do exactly as I say."

"I don't think your in any position to negotiate." Twilight barks levitating  the vial in front of me.

"Tick, Tock  Twiley how many deaths do you want on your head? Will you tell you precious teacher that when I offered a way to get these fuckers as far away from the very ponies YOU are supposed to protect even if you killed me yourself could any of you keep that secret to yourselves? Could you look at yourselves in the mirror because if you did, then you would all find out what a real monster looks like."

The sun begins to set.

"Tick, Tock" I repeat

"Fine!" Twilight shouts  tossing the vial into my hooves "But you don't kill anypony."

"No promises" I answer ripping off the stitches and pouring half of the salve onto the wound. I make no attempted to show pain until the wound clenches shut and Pinkie Pie tosses the rest my equipment onto the bed.

"Where to cap'n?" she asks receiving a collective groan from the others.

I look at the glasses  that are now shattered beyond repair and toss them in my saddle pack.

"The train station we're heading north."