Chapters “Finally it's finished.” I said with a anime con was coming up where I lived and I was going as Alexander Anderson from Hellsing. I should thank father Maxwell for helping me get the ropes. Honestly it seems the media and the people think every catholic priest is a old timer and a pedophile. A few bad apples spoil the bunch it seems.
The con was a sight to see, a lot of anime fans were there. I then saw this booth with a guy wearing a cloak and reading a book. What caught my eyes was on his desk. Silver blades and a cross. I could never get the weapons for Alexander. I approach the cloaked guy booth he looked up for a moment.
“Alexander Anderson… nice.” He simply said. I looked at the blades and the cross.
“How much for them?” I asked. He looked up at me for a moment.
“Thirty bucks.” I pulled out the money from my wallet and handed it to him. I got just what I wanted. As I walked away I got this feeling that something was going to happen. Something I probably wouldn’t like. In a flash I departed the earth itself.
Unfortunately it wasn’t the end times.
Oh my head what just happened. I looked around and all I saw was trees. There wasn’t a forest for miles from where I live. “Ok what in the name of God is going on here?” I asked myself as I stood up. I noticed nothing was out of place on me both I somehow feel off.
Of course a roar from behind got me out of my confusion. Well that and a scream. “Get away nice Manticore.” I turned around and walked to see a Anthro pony. A honest to God anthro pony. The thing threatening her however was what actually caught my eyes. It was like something right out of myth, and it looked hungry.
You know what given my confusion I probably should run but something inside me ticked. A rush for battle a need almost.
As the Manticore took off for the mare I jumped right in. “Pick on something with more fight.” I pulled out my blades and in a few slashes cut off its tail arms and its head. I was rewarded with a spray of blood all over me. “That's going to take a while to clean out of my robes.” I said to myself.
“You ok miss?” Ok I know I should be confused but what can I say the rush was just there.
“Y-yes.” She said. “Thank youuuuuuuu...?”
I said the first thing that came to my mind. “Alexander Anderson.”
“Brothers he is here ahhh.” A roped being said before a silver blade pierced right through his chest and his neck. The body feel over as the sect members turned to see a glowing light.
“You really think no one would notice the graves being robbed you necromancers?” A voice was heard. Walking with the light behind him a figure held out two silver blades, a smile in his face.
The sect had their weapons and magic at the ready. While figure gave a savage smile. “Well that's how its going to be? Well when you're dead and burning in hell tell them Alexander Anderson sent yeah.”
The first member attempted to rush him with his knife. Alexander gave a smile as he saw the sloppy style before the attacker knew it his arm was cut off and his head chop off. The next one attempted to attack with his spear which was grabbed by Alexander.
Alexander tossed him into the wall and trawled the spear around before throwing it right though his head. The last one pulled out magic blades and went for the kill from behind. “Close.” However a silver blade impacted his shoulder and into the wall. “Not close enough.” Alexander said with a thrust the silver blade went right though the leader heart.
I walked out of the ruined fort. I looked out at the sky. Shouldn’t it be day? Wait a minute the mare on the moon is gone. Something tells me Celestia busy with something.
I just realized it's been a thousand years since I have been in Equestria. At first I was confused at how and why I was in a world of Anthro Ponies. Hell i couldn’t believe it myself. However after a while and the fact I knew how to fight as Alexander, I soon learned it was real.
So I was in anthro magic horse land. Most would be driven mad at this but not me. I took it as a sign from God. I soon meet this land's ruler princess Celestia. While she seemed almost worshipped and indeed could move the heavenly bodies she never acts like a god. Plus unlike what those idiots believe I wasn’t going to denounce her as a demon or forcefully convert the population.
I settled in somewhat well afterwards and went to work as my namesake. I pulled out my book and in a flash of pages was gone.
Sitting at the middle of a town near Canterlot stood a small church. It was a place open to any and all of any faith. Alexander was washing off the blood from his clothes with a dip of water he looked out. The moon was still up.
“A few ponies were seen outside wondering what was going on. Alexander wondered if he should go out to find her. “Well it's not like her to keep thee moon out for this long.” Alexander said. Grabbing a fresh robs he decided to see what was going on.
Walking out however he saw a few monsters coming out of the wood works. “Really Celestia is gone for five minutes and already monster attacks? Oh well.” Alexander had his blades at the ready.
“Come at me.” He said as the blades formed into a cross.
Shining Armor gave a sigh. The guards sent to ponyville had came back after being tossed aside by Nightmare Moon. Princess Celestia was nowhere to be seen and the sun had yet to rise. ‘What else could go wrong?’
A guard came running in, “Capital Shining armor there been reports of monster attacks.” Shining almost cursed himself
“Send whatever you can.” Shining answered back too the guard. however stallion turned to him.
“Sir that wouldn’t be necessary something else is taking care of them.” The guard pointed out.
“Who or what?” Shining asked, there was only so many who could in equestria deal with monster attacks outside the guard.
“Father Anderson I believe the towns ponies call him.” Shining didn’t know whether to be grateful or fearful of the knowledge the human was taking care of it. Alexander had been in equestria for centuries, owing his seemingly immortal lifespan to his healing factor he called it and it's true few knew about him outside his town, but the way he fought didn’t sit right with Shining.
There was fighting because it's your duty and then there taking enjoyment from it. Alexander seemed to take way too much enjoyment out of it. Shining knew of Alexander reasons, but he seemed to take a unhealthy enjoyment at killing evil. ‘At least he does it for good.’ Shining said reciting the mantra a few others who know of him say.
“Keep a lookout for any more attacks, try to find Celestia, and whatever you do don’t let word of the attacks speed we don’t want there to be needless panic.’ Shining told the guard.
With the guards off doing what they needed to do Shining Armor looked over to see the sun finally rise over the sky. Given a shake of his head. “I need a drink.”
I pulled out by blade from the things corpse and saw the sun rays over the horizon. Seems whatever happened may be over. I get the feeling something happened and I wasn’t invited. I walked back for my little home.
I got in and put away my weapons it was soon to be time to open the place up. A few come in seeking some good words of advice and a few who want to get something off their minds come by. I don’t force my beliefs on them in anyway. These ponies are good people and deserve a helping hand.
After a bit of getting things in order I was surprised by who came in. “Well if it isn’t Princess Celestia.” The solar monarch herself was here. “So you going to tell me why the sun wasn’t out?” I said taking a set next to her.
“Hello Alexander, and that wasn’t my intention something came up.” Celestia answered back.
“Let me guess, something from your past came back?” This happens from time to time with normal ponies but Immortal Alicorns?.
“Yes, my sister has returned.” Celestia answered back.
Ok that's something I did not know. Then again there a lot about this world most don’t know. I believe it's something to do with herd animals. “So your sister returned? Where has she been all this time anyway on the Moon?” I asked trying to lighten the mood.
“Actually yes.” Ok that wasn’t as hard to believe as you would think. Magic was a thing inn this world with everything having some form of magic.
“You want to talk about it? Any regrets?” I asked.
Celestia stood up and turned away. “My only regret is that I didn’t see the signs before it was too late.”
As she lifted I got the feeling a lot of old regrets were going to return as well as dark forces. I then thought back to the first time I meet her.
(Flashback)
The mare I saved told me she was sent to this land's ruler but got caught up in the everfree forest. Celestia was her name I believed. As we got to the castle I saw it was in ruins. Something had happened just recently in this castle.
The mare took off as did I to see what had happened. After a few minutes we came across the princess. She was hurt and on the ground with a strange mane wings and a horn. I’m guessing Alicorn.
“Princess Celestia.” She said getting to her. I helped the princess up. “Is there a place where we could bring her too?” I asked. The mare looked out.
“Canterlot but that's miles away.” Well I guess I could test something out.
“Hold on for the ride.” With my book open we were gone as the pages fly.
(Flashback end)
A bit afterwards with her all healed up I introduced myself. Learned a bit about this land and after stopping a group of cultists became a protector of this land.
However I get the feeling Celestia wounds were caused by a fight with her sister. Makes me wonder what kinda force could do that to a princess.
'Them Ponies are getting too ya ladie.' Oh great he back. Can't I have one week without him resurfacing in my head.
Oh how sometimes I wish he wouldn't speak. Having Alexander Anderson in your head could be bad, but this wasn’t the normal Alexander. Yes It was Alexander Anderson from Hellsing Abridged.
As I continued my daily training dodging and working my blades over the creatures I keep locked up I keep hearing him complain. “Oh come on hold a service why don’t ya.” I would hold a service but I mostly busy and everything it would be meaningless.
However I’ll do it just to shut him up. “Well if ya not going to hold one at least get ya a nice student.”
That idea I like. I decided to call it a night leading my monsters back to the pins I closed the cages and remade the seal.
Over my long life in Equestria I learned a bit more on this whole magic that I could use. Turns out it wasn’t much as I had Alexander's abilities from across all media. Though I did learn a thing or two given my time in this land.
Along my travels I also learned a few skills I found useful Alchemy for one, enchanting another. As I walked out into the building I saw the moon was about to rise over the horizon.
“I’m going to go for a walk.”
Shining Armor looked over his paperwork. Reports from the guard, things from the guard he had to sign. A knock was heard on the door. “Come in.” Shining said.
A Pegasus Stallion came walking in as Shining turn up to greet him. “Captain Shining, there are someponies who are here to meet you.” He said with a salute.
Shining Armor placed his pen down and stood up. He turned away too the window. “Very well send them in.” The guardpony gave a bow and went to get those who Shining Invited.
The first to walk in was a dark colt mare with grey eyes wearing a dark version of shining armor outfit fit for Pegasus, however instead of feathered wings she had batwings. She was Night Blade the commander of the newly reformed Lunar guard.
The next was a Pegasus mare, with a orange colt and a yellow mane. She was wearing a tight sports outfit fit with goggles. She was Spite fire leader of the Wonderbolts, a elite Pegasus performance/military unit.
The next to enter was a unicorn Stallion, with a brown colt and a purple mane, wearing a old time wizard cloak. He was the head of the school for gifted unicorns as well as one of leading experts in magical theory Paradox Spirit.
The last two to enter were earth ponies, one having a blue coat and a red mane the other the opposite. Both of them had more formal attire. They were Star Quill, and Golden Pen members of the Equestrian council the advisers to the princesses.
“Welcome, have a set.” Shining Armor said as he said down. They each took a set that was placed around his desk. With his elbows on his desk and his fingers crossed he looked at them. “You're all probably wondering why I called you here?” Shining Armor asked.
“Indeed we are.” Commander Night Blade said, with the others nodding in agreement.
“Very well this is way.” He said as he held up an envelope. “This connects all the reports of monsters and renegade magic users we have been getting over the decade.” Shining Armor passed the thing to them.
“So what there are always reports.” Spite Fire countered, true with places like the everfree forest, the fire swamp and the largely unexplored caves monster reports were at this point apart of equestrian life. Renegade magic users were more rarer though they were mostly taken care of.
“Yes but read the last few weeks.” Shining said. The group looked though the reports over the last few weeks. The reports from those weeks were alarming. Monster reports were coming nearly everyday and it wasn’t just one. A few reports or renegade magic users also seemed to have picked up. In fact each week seemed to have gotten steadily worse.
“This is quite unsettling what do you think we do?” Commander Night Blade asked.
“What about Alexander?” Star Quill asked. At hearing his name Shining cursed himself mentally.
“Alexander.” Shining Armor said, he closed his eyes giving a sigh to calm himself down. “Alexander while very good at what he does is still only one individual.” Shining Armor started. He stood up and walked up to them.
“Then what do you propose we do?” Golden Pen asked.
Shining Armor turned his back to hem looking out.
A cyan blue Unicorn with a silver mane was moving through the forest. She wasn’t very happy at what had happened a few days ago. “Trixie can’t believe she was almost ruined by that town and showed up by Twilight Sparkle.” She was Trixie Lulamoon or The Great and Powerful Trixie.
"Trixie well show them, Trixie well show them all!" Trixie said to herself. However boast caught the attention of a few unsavory being in the forest.
"Well what do we have here." A voice said, Trixie felt a tingle of fear run through her. "I seems this little Unicorn is lost?" Walking up were something vaguely pony like. To Trixie it seemed like one of those dark magic sects she was warned about in her travels.
"What should we do with a cute little thing like you?" Another member asked.
Trixie backed away with her magic flaring. "St-stay back I-I'm warning you." She said dropping her usual third person speak.
"Oh look it's scared of us, and its thinking it can threaten us." They all laugh at the mare.
However another voice was soon heard behind them. "Well would you look at that, I go for a walk and find me something to do." Trixie and the most likely mutated ponies saw a figure walking in the moonlight.
"Who are you?" One of the strange mutated ponies asked, "This doesn't concern you leave and we might let you live."
The guy laughed at them. "Yeah about that you leave and I might let you live." One of the members decided to shut him up. With a blade at hand he went to attack him. With a grin the strange being appeared right behind the mutant. After a few moments the mutant became a spray of blood as his head right arm and torso all gave way to being cut clean though.
Part of the stray covered the guy's back, while the other members of the group looked at him with fear in their eyes. Alexander had a savage grin on his face. "Well you know what time it is?" He had two of his silver blades out.
The next one came charging at him while another flanked him. With a savage grin Alexander held his blades into a cross waiting for the moment. With a trill he cut though the guy on the rights neck then around to imperil the one of the left though the heart before beheading him.
The last one however managed to get his blade through his chest. "You shouldn't have done that." Alexander said. The guy head was sliced off like a scissor. His blood spraying all over Alexander.
Well I been meaning to clean this rob anyway. I took my hands on the blade and pulled it out. I was used to the feeling of imperilment by this time anyway. With the sword out my wound healed like there was nothing there. Oh look it's the unicorn mare why is she just standing there wide eyed.
*thud*
Oh she fainted. Well can't leave her out here, I guess. I walked up to fainted mare. "Ahhh she look's like a puppy." I said simply.
With a sudden jolt Trixie awoke. However she wasn’t in any place she should recognized. This nether the everfree forest of her cart. “What the, Why is Trixie in this room? What is this place.” The room wasn’t much more than a mattress a dresser and a few chairs. Over the doorway was a cross and the window was small and let in the sun rays a bit. She suspected it was just sun rise. She started to wonder why she was in here.
However the memories from last night came flooding back to her. The everfree forest she was in, then those strange mutant ponies. She remember the fear about would was going to happen to her. Then she remembered him.
The strange creature. He cut down the mutants in a way she had never seen them afterwards nothing. The door opened up revealing the being from last night. “Well you're up I see.”
Trixie was a bit frightened by him. He seemed unarmed but Trixie heard about spells allowing the summoning of weapons. “What is this place? Who are you? Why is Trixie here?” Trixie asked.
Alexander took a chair turning it over he had a set. “To answer your questions in order one.” He his gloved hand had a one figure up. “This is my church it's my home and place I work, two.” Holding another figure up. “I am Alexander Anderson, and three” With his hand down. “Would you rather I have left you in the everfree forest?” Alexander finished.
“Now it’s my turn to ask you questions, why were you in the forest?” Trixie looked away for a moment.
“Trixie was ran out of town, it was all Twilight Sparkles fault.” Alexander raised an eyebrow at this. He heard about the new Elements of harmony on one of his walks. She was supposed to be Celestia student. Trixie started at how she had made a few boasts about what she could do then two idiots took it too far and ruined her.
‘Well that’s what yya get for being a dirty pony heaven.’ Abridge Alexander said in his head. ‘Honestly ya should have left her in the woods.’
Ignoring the other person in his head Alexander had something in mind. “So you have nothing it seems, your life is basically ruined.” Trixie flinched at the words. Alexander got off the chair. “I have a offer to make for you.”
Trixie raised a eyebrow. “What kind of offer?”
“What if, I say i could make you into something better than Twilight.” Alexander asked.
Training Montage
(One week later)
“Trixie shouldn’t have agreed to this.” Trixie said on the ground was blood coming few a few wounds on her body. It had been a week since Trixie had agreed to becoming Alexander’s appearance. It was hell for her.
For starters Alexander was pushing her to see how far she could brake. “I told you to dodge.” Alexander said with his fiist out. Trixie looked at him with anger.
“Stop telling Trixie to dodge! Its counter productive!” She screamed back. Trixie said with her horn glowing. She was mad oh so very made. She stood up and throw a punch only for Alexander to dodge it a grab her in a hold.
“Well sorry but I believe in a more hands on training.” Alexander said. Trixie responded by elbowing him in the kidney. Before kicking his knees to back out. Alexander was going a bit easy on her.
“You could at least give me some basics on how to fight the making this difficult!” Alexander thought for a moment at Trixie’s words. “Perhaps you're right so then first lesson.” A silver blade past by her close to call. “Let's see how fast you can move under pressure.” Alexander said.
“TRIXIE HATES YOU!” Trixie screamed back at him.
(Week two)
Trixie dodged the attacks from one of the things Alexander keep in in his pens. “Come on Trixie use the sword!” Alexander said looking over.
“What Sword!?” Trixie screamed at him.
Alexander pointed to behind the monster. “That one” Trixie looked at the blade which she had passed without getting and was now behind the monster who she was barely dodging.
“Buck it all to hell.”
(Week three)
Trixie cried as another of these small needles hit her. Trixie had marks all over her body from them. “Come on Trixie they aren’t all that fast.” Alexander commented.
Trixie shifted in rage. “Easy for you to say!” Trixie screamed at him. Glaring she tossed her sword at Alexander.
“Whoa careful with that.” Alexander said as he dodged it.
“Trixie wanted so much too kill you.”
(Meanwhile)
Shining Armor looked over at everything he was being given from the others. “What do you mean nopony signed up?” Shining asked the group around him.
“You must understand, the formula we came up with,” The headmaster started but Shining Armor stopped him.
“Don’t they understand what's at stake?” Shining Armor asked. The other looked at him only to see him take a deep breath. “I guess I’ll have to take it then.”
The others looked at him in shock at what he had just said. “But sir there's no telling what could happen.” Night Blade said.
“Then what you have us do? The elements can’t save us forever and no one is coming up front.” Shining said, “If no one will come up front then I will.” The group assembled looked at each other before looking at Shining Armor himself.
“Very well sir.” Night Blade said.
"It would take us some time to set it up." The headmaster informed. Shining Armor sat back down.
"Very well."
A bit later Shining Armor was held in place with Night Blade looking on. "What could happen if this fails?" She asked a Pony next to her in a lab coat.
"Worse case scenario? We're all going to die." The Pony said.
With the mixture ready the headmaster turned to the royal guard captain. "This may hurt... a lot." Shining closed his eyes as it was feed through tubes into his very being. He tried to hold it in but couldn't. His screams rang out across Canterlot.
It had been three months since Trixie had been with Alexander and after a whole month of failure (as well as attempting to behead him) was making a lot of progress. She was currently in the middle of a fight with several of the monsters Alexander keep.
'Looks like she's almost ready, what do you say.' Alexander asked Abridged Alexander.
'Is not you place to decide its Gods.' Alexander rolled his eyes at this. When Trixie was finished with the last monster Alexander was heard clapping.
"Well done Trixie, well done, come to my office later we might be ready for your first in the field mission with me." Alexander said with a smile. He walked out of the room and stopped for a moment. he got the feeling that tonight was going to be a bit different then his hunts.
A few cultist meet around a fire. The door to there hideout opened up as cloaked person walked in. One of the stood up and looked at him. "Who are you?" One of them asked. A sword was drawn from the figure hands.
"Your end." He said as he ran up to them.
Night Blade was standing outside the room of Princess Cadance. ‘Why am I hesitating?’ she asked herself. ‘There no reason to,’ she lied to herself. After what had happened. What the captain of the royal guard became. A bead of sweat rolled down her head. She remembered it all too well.
‘No, don’t think about it!’ she screamed at herself. She looked at her watch. ‘I’ve been standing here for half an hour!’ She took a deep breath. She was tense and tied pushing down the fear as she entered the room.
There to greet her was Celestia’s niece, Princess Cadance. Of course that was a lie. Night Blade and a few others knew that Cadance wasn’t related to the Diarch of the Sun by blood. “Oh hello, how may I help you?’ Cadance asked.
Night Blade’s mind told her to run and pretend this had not happened. ‘No, no more delays, she needs to know,’ she scolded herself. “Princess Cadance, I am Night Blade, Commander of the Lunar Guard. I have come to inform you about what has happened to Shining Armor.”
Cadance was now in a full panic. “What happened? Is he alright? Who did it to him?!” she almost demanded. She then went pale for a moment. “Is he…. dead?” she asked, fearing the worst.
“I’m afraid he isn’t dead,” Night Blade answered looking down.
Cadance was calm after this but then paused, “Wait? Afraid he isn’t?” she asked.
Night Blade tried to look away, her mind screamed to leave now. ‘No I made it this far!’ Night Blade closed her eyes and said what had happened. A passing maid heard a thud in the room. Night Blade then screamed. “Help, Princess Cadance has fainted!”
Trixie looked around the chamber along with Alex. “Who could have done this?” Trixie asked. All around them were the demented mad ponies. They were cut open, ripped apart. Alex picked up one of the bodies. He examined it and found bite marks on its neck.
Taking out a small blade, he cut into the flesh to prove his suspicions. “Well look at that, rainbow pony land has vampires, serves these pagans right!” the voice of abridged Alexander said, laughing in his head.
“This body has no blood in it, and I’m guessing the other bodies have no blood as well,” the priest said, trying to ignore the voice in his head.
“Trixie doesn’t want to think of the monster who did this,” Trixie said, looking around at the bodies.
Alexander smiled. “Well, we won’t be thinking about the monster, will we?” he said. Trixie was shaking. This could not possibly end well.
Alex found what looked like a bit of torn clothing on the ground. “Would you look at that… this isn’t from the cult’s clothing.” He looked over it. “I believe this was what it was wearing. Now we have a way to track us down the monster.”
With a bit of a tracking spell Alex learned in his time here, the holy warrior and his apprentice were led to an old manor. In the middle of a field. “Well, this is the place, best be ready,” Alexander said with a slasher smile, his blades at the ready. Alex literally kicked the door down and wandered inside.
Blood and gore lined the path to their target. Alexander was unfazed by all this, Trixie not so much. A bit of blood fell on her head, looking up she saw a body impaled on the ceiling, its head chopped off. Trixie almost fainted on the spot. ‘What has Trixie gotten herself into?’ she asked herself.
A voice was heard from the shadows right in front of them. “Well, isn’t this a nice surprise, Alexander Anderson, the warrior of god, and who is this? An apprentice?”
Alexander raised his silver blades in a cross. “Show yourself, you blood sucking son of a bitch,” he demanded.
“If you insist.” Walking out of the shadows was a pony, dressed in a gothic victorian outfit, a long hoodless cloak covering him. The headwear obscured his eyes and face well, but Alexander could tell who it was.
“What in the seventh circle of hell is this? Shining Armor, captain of the royal guard?” Alexander said. He did not lower his weapons, in fact he was getting more ready for a fight. “You’re a vampire!”
Shining Armor looked at his hands covered in black gloves with stains of dark red, bloodstains of those he had slaughtered. “A vampire?” He gave a feral smile, showing his now sharpened teeth. “Is that what I am?” Alexander readied to pick up any movement from him.
“What happened? You were just a unicorn last time I saw ya.” Shining Armor gave a laugh at this. The wicked laugh would have chilled most to the bone. Trixie was instinctively moving back in fear, but Alexander didn’t move a inch.
“What happened? You want to know what happened? It’s very simple really, I made this happen.” A long white blade was pulled out from Shining Armor’s hips. “I did this to protect the inhabitants of Equestria, from all the worst this world will throw at them.”
“And so you thought away your humanity, equinity, whatever, to do just that?” Alexander glared as the moonlight reflected off his glasses. “You wanted to fight the monsters, but now you are one.” He slowly moved his blades out of the cross. “There’s only one thing we do with monsters.” At that Alexander darted right at him, swinging the blades. “WE PUT THEM DOWN!” he screamed.
Faster than the human eye could see, Shining Armor blocked the blades with his own. “Funny, I could say the same about you!” Shining countered. He swung his sword, pushing Alexander back.
The priest blocked the sword blade coming at him. His blades were not made for this, so acting quickly, he swept Shining’s feet off to gain leverage with a swing aimed for Shining's arm, dropping it and the blade. With another swing he decapitated him. Alexander tossed his long blades into the body impaling him into the wall. With six blades sticking out of the body and blood falling, Alexander walked up to Trixie. “We’re done here.”
Trixie however gasped. “Trixie doesn’t think so.” She pointed behind them. In a swelling force of darkness Shining Armor was soon there, as he was now regenerating. His severed arm was last to heal as he turned to them.
“How the (Protestant blood soaked) hell did you do that!” Both Alexander and Abridged Alexander in his head said at the same time.
“Fuck you that’s why!” Shining Armor said with a glare.
Alexander held out his book. He wasn’t equipped to handle this kind of threat now. Not to mention, neither was Trixie. With the pages flowing, they disappeared in a flash of pages.
Shining Armor looked at his sword. “Now that I think about it… a sword doesn’t feel right.” Shining Armor picked it up and walked out the building.
Trixie held her head for a moment. "Yeah you'll get used to it,” Alex said. His method of teleporting was different from how ponies did as such those not use to it had motion sickness. Alexander tapped the church's walls. ‘Now where did I put that?’ Finally a brick moved back and a hidden door opened. “Finally.”
Inside were objects that hadn’t seen use in centuries. “If that thing is anything like him we are going to need to be ready.” He pulled out a drawer with dozens of cross blades, pocketed a few dozen of them, then opened a cabinet and looked over the swords, each one made of blessed silver.
“Now, some will say that being armed to the teeth in a peaceful land is foolish.” Alexander pulled out one of the swords, dusting it off with his gloves. He put it in its holster and on his back. “What they forget is that hidden under this peaceful world are horrors.” He opened a box and pulled out some small darts.
“Trixie knows she will regret this, but why are we in this room?” she asked. Alexander turned to her.
“We have to be prepared. What Shining Armor has become is something beyond the usual monster in this land, he is something even lesser demons may fear.” Alexander hid several of the darts in his sleeves. “He has become a vampire, and not the normal run of the mill kind either.” Alex turned to her, before he looked through a drawer and pulled out a book.
“Here, this might be better for you than me, It’s a tome of divine arcane spells, I wasn't the best at magic but I think you should use it.” Trixie took it from the holy warrior;, she hoped he was right.
Shining Armor looked at the Royal Guard’s weaponsmith. The earth pony had no idea how to respond to Shining Armor’s request. No nation had really made what the captain turned other had demanded.
“Handheld cannons?” he asked, repeating what was asked of him.
“That is correct,” Shining Armor answered.
The weaponsmith gave a sigh. “It’s doable, I could use one handed crossbows as the basis of the design. However, the real problem is ammo for it, I don’t know what to make the projectile out of to fight what you’re asking.”
Shining Armor simply placed on his desk the silver bayonets that Alexander had used on him. “How about you forge them from these?” The weaponsmith blinked at what he was seeing.
“Are these Alexander’s silver bayonets? How did you get these?” he asked.
Shining tilted his head low as he gave a smile. The weaponsmith didn’t see the fangs as Shining simply answered, “Oh you know I found them lying around.” The weaponsmith picked them up and gave the captain of the Royal Guard a bow.
“I will have them done in a week at the most, sir.” With that, Shining Armor got up and turned away.
“I’ll hold you to it.” Shining them walked out of the royal forged. As he did, he found Night Blade waiting for him. She raised an eyebrow at him. “How much of that did you catch, commander?” Shining asked casually.
“Enough to know you didn’t just find those lying around, sir,” Night Blade answered;, the two walked together for a bit in silence. With a sigh, Night Blade spoke, “I told Princess Cadance about what had happened.” Shining Armor stopped for a moment then faced her.
“Really? How did she take it” Shining asked.
“She fainted,” Night Blade answered, “I had to tell Celestia about what had happened, you know.”
Shining didn’t show any emotion, but on the inside he was understanding about the whole thing. “I’m guessing the princesses would wish to have a word with me first thing in the morning, then?” Shining asked.
“Yes sir.” The moment Night Blade had said that, Shining Armor started to walk away. Night Blade sighed under her breath. She walked out of the barracks and held an invitation in her hands. ‘I guess I better hand this to Alexander, I hope he and Shining don’t destroy Canterlot the moment they see each other.’
With that, the commander of the night guard spread her wings and flew off to where Alexander lived. As she did, she passed by the lab where it had happened. Several shadowy figures looked as the guardmare passed by.
“Is she gone?” One of them asked the look out.
“Yes, she is,” the lookout said.
“Good,” the leader of the group said. With glass cutter and precision, they removed the window and walked into the room. Everything looked like it was trashed.
“Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean look at what destroyed this place, are we seriously thinking that making more of them is a good idea?” one of the cloaked figures asked. He was hit over the head for this.
“Shut up, don't think about it,” he was told. The group looked through the room. Everything was a mess. Notes littered everywhere and equipment was tossed all around.
“Come on now, find anything on how they made that form, got it., Also, keep your eyes out for any of it,” the leader remained them.
In her study Celestia couldn’t sleep, as her mind was too busy with the revelation of what had happened. ‘This is insane, I can’t believe this had happened under my nose.’ Celestia thought. She knew Equestria needed something to take these dark groups down, but not like this. ‘But what else is there? The Elements might have barriers now, but they can’t save us forever, and what of other threats, in the future?’ Celestia had grown use to having Alexander take care of the shadows, but he was only one individual.
‘No, if anything we need a team or an organization to take care of it… That much Shining was right about.’ Celestia closed her eyes, then pulled out a bottle of hard cider, took a drink, and got started on a royal edit.
A knock was heard on her door. “Sister are you still up?” It was Luna, the newly returned Princess of the Night.
“Yes, Luna I’m a bit busy, I’m afraid,” Celestia answered back. She continued on as she heard Luna walk down the hall. Celestia was finally finished with her edit. The formation of a new guard, one independent of each guard, one whose conception was a thousand years in the making.
‘Now the hard part,.’ she thought, finishing the bottle.
Alexander looked at the invite as he and Trixie sat in the train. It wasn’t often that he used public transportation, in fact he hated it. ‘I wonder why Celestia sent a bat pony to give me this.’ The invite didn’t have much written on it, only to come to Canterlot near noon.
‘I still say ya should cut her pagan heard off,’ the voice of Abridged said in his head.
‘One, why would I do that? Two, I think you were asleep!’ Alex screamed.
‘Why? Because bloody pagan princess who is worshipped, that’s why. Also there is nothing to do in your mind but play cards,’ Abridged said.
‘Ok, one: that first part is because you’re a starman of the Catholic church… and canon Alexander’s worse traits taken to ten, and two: well sorry I don’t get internet!’ Alex yelled at the Abridged Alexander Anderson.
The train finally came to a stop at Canterlot Station. “Finally. Come on Trixie, we’re going to go see the Princess.” Trixie wouldn’t admit it, but she was nervous about this.
As the two walked up to the palace, a voice called out. A voice of a mare Trixie now hated with every fiber of her being. “Trixie is that you?” Twilight Sparkle asked; behind her were her friends, the Elements of Harmony.
“Sparkle,.” Trixie said with venom.
“Well Trixie, are these your friends?” Alex asked with a smile.
“Hardly,” Trixie answered
Twilight looked at Alexander in shock. “Wait, your Alexander Anderson, what are you doing here? Also, why is Trixie with you?” She was surprised to see the holy warrior and one of Celestia’s oldest friends here in Canterlot.
“Well I was invited here, as for Trixie she is my appearance.” Alexander answered. As they all walked to the room were the guards were taking them, Alexander spotted him.
Shining Armor and Alexander started each other down. Before anyone could act, they had each other's blades right at their necks.
“What are you doing here!” they both screamed at each other.
The tension in the meeting could be cut with a knife. Alexander and Shining both sat opposite of each other ready cut the other down on the drop of a hat. Trixie shot a glare at Twilight for a moment. To say the former show mare turned Holy warrior was mad at was a understatement.
Celestia herself wondered if this was a terrible idea. ‘No this is for the best… I hope.’
The long amount of silence was soon ended when the Alicorn princess decided to speak. “I believe all of you… especially you Father Anderson… have some questions as to why we have called this meeting.”
“Yes I was going to ask that myself.” Anderson said not taking his eyes off Shining Armor.
“In the last few years, the dark underbelly of Equestria and allied nations have been rising to a level not seen in centuries, and while that wouldn’t usually be cause for alarm two things have came up that has me worried.” The cloth over something was elevated off revealing a stone statue.
The statue was of Discord, the spirit of Chaos and once, the almost conqueror of the whole planet. “I have discovered that this.” Celestia conjured a blast of magic hitting the statue. Instead of a ancient eldritch abomination appearing stone was seen flying. “Is a fake.”
“So let me guess they stole it while you were incapacitated by your dragged sister?” Anderson asked, Celestia gave a nod.
“Most likely, seeing how Discord is not changing the water into soda or making the sun boil us alive it’s safe to assume they have plans for him that doesn’t involve realizing him.” Celestia then looked at Shining. “Also this morning I received word that the building that you received your “upgrade” has been raided with the notes and formulas missing.”
“Oh that’s just great… Shining, looks like you just gave Equestria a new problem with your stupidity.”
“Hey, don’t be blaming me for this, father .” Shining snarled. “I’m only holding back the urge to attack you because my sister is right there. Do you honestly think I wanted
“Really? ” She pulled out a folder causing him to shut up. “I don’t like it when my council, my guards and my school are going behind my back, creating God knows what under my name for the safety of my people without me knowing.” Shining stayed quite at being caught in a lie.
“Now then, as I was saying… The reason why I called all of you here is not to fight over what is right or wrong, but to actually do something about it.” The princess spoke. “We all have a common enemy, therefore we should actually be working together to stop it. Would you agree, Father Anderson?”
“Yes I do... The question is, does Shining?” He asked glaring into the glare Shining gave him.
“Fine, I will do it but not because I like it, but because Celestia believes it’s for the best.”
Twilight raised her hand. “What about us?”
“The Elements are our last line of Defense, if anything happened to them or even one of you we would be at a huge disadvantage, for the time being I will have to keep the barriers both a secret and ask that you all stay underground.” Celestia answered.
“Smart move, can’t have the fix-everything-gems be rendered useless now can we.” Anderson said.
“Therefore, I propose the creation of a secret union between all of us. An organization to where we can fight the monsters that might be knocking at our doors.” Celestia replied. “It’ll be a secret section of the royal guard, only obtainable by the most… trusted of soldiers and anypony that Father Anderson takes under his wing. Because I have a feeling that there's a little more to this that you may want to inform us… Especially with Shinings new… changes.”
“Vampire.” Anderson answered, “That’s what Shining is and anyone else who gets the same treatment as him.” His glasses glowed as the light reflected off them. “We might have a war on our hands now.”
“Is that the same as Batponies?” Celestia asked. “There the ponies that serve as Luna’s personal guard and serve during the night only.”
“No the method Luna used is benevolent, they don’t drink blood, never age, regenerate from having their head chopped off or any other dark supernatural things, no a Vampire is a monster straight from your nightmares given form.”
“If I may… besides what he said… there are some other things I might need to note.” Shining spoke up. “I can walk through solid surfaces. Like walls or the floor.”
“Really? How about you test it out?” Anderson asked.
Shining thought for a moment. He had a smile “Sure why not? Anyone know where Flash Sentry is?” Shining was meaning to whip him into shape.
Flash Sentry dozed off at his post guarding the magical vault again while the others were in the middle of another game of blackjack. Suddenly a hand shot out through the wall behind him. “HEY KIDS!! WANNA SEE A DEAD BODY!?” Shining said with a sadistic smile. Flash’s group awoke screaming in fear at this.
A few minutes later, Shining re-entered the room from the wall with his hands in his pockets. “Ah… good times.”
“Well then this does present a terrifying development.” Celestia said, if vampires could phase through anything. Nothing was save.
“Oh don’t worry Tia, if anything Shining one of a kind, I suspect the vampires we will be faces won’t be as deadly as him.” Celestia raised a eyebrow at this. “Even if they had the equipment to create more of the Vampires and the notes, it’s possible they don’t have the means to create the same formula. If anything we will be dealing with probably mass produced lesser Vampires.”
“Well, that’s a relief… Hey, I was just wondering about this… but I don’t believe we have a name for the organization.” Shining said, looking at Celestia before directing his gaze at Father Anderson. “Does anypony have any possible suggestions?”
Anderson thought for a moment. “How about Hellsing?”
“NO NO NO NO NO!” Shouted the voice in his head.
‘SHUT UP!’ He shouted back, ‘I don’t want to deal with you got it you sick parody of everything wrong with the church taken up to eleven got it!’ Silence was in his mind. ‘Good.’
“I like it. Your thoughts, Princess?” Shining asked.
“I believe I am also in agreement. Father Anderson, thank you.” The Alicorn spoke to him.
“Your welcome.” Anderson said with a slight bow. “Well if that’s everything me and my apprentice will be leaving, good day princess.”
“May you stay safe in your travels ahead, Father Anderson.” Celestia replied. Shining himself only rolling his eyes a little as he waved goodbye to the priest and his apprentice.
Anderson himself waved goodbye, but once outside of the room, his apprentice turned to him. “So… what do we do now?” Trixie asked,
“We going to investigate a scene of a crime.”
“Trixie knows where this is going.” Trixie said mostly to herself.
Hours later they looked over the ruined laboratory pulling up any clues. “Trixie is you find any notes that still lying around burn them we don’t need them getting their hands on a complete formula alright.” Anderson said as he picked up a page of them. With a lighter he burned it denying the burglars a part of it should they come back.
“Um… Father? You may want to take a look at this…” The apprentice said, holding up a small stone with a symbol on it. “I’m feeling a lot of magic from around this. Maybe it’s some kind of artifact?”
“Maybe, or it could be apart of whatever happened in the experiment.” However, when the priest simply touched it, something began to echo inside his head. A voice. Of another person… one that sounded like that of a teenaged boy.
I am Nicko. The Rune Slayer with a kind heart. The power that's in my grasp and that you control will become the power that the darkness will fear. May there be light on the roads that you travel.
‘What the hell was that?’ He attempted to inspect it to figure out more of it.
“Trixie smells something burning…” Trixie voice cut him out of it as he turned to see a fire starting from the paper he dropped.
“I’ll finish with this later.” He said pocketing the object. “Let’s get out of here.” He said grabbed trixie they smashed through the window right as the flame became an inferno.
“You okay, Father?” Trixie asked, noticing the expression on his face change when he had touched the stone only moments before they ran out of there.
“I’m fine, we should get back to the church.” Trixie joints could feel the oncoming pain of training.
“So… what exercises are we doing tonight?”
“How about I just set free several wild beasts and see how long it takes you to subdue them.”
“That doesn’t sound so hard…”
“Without a weapon or magic.”
“Trixie retracts her statement.” She sighed apologetically. This was definitely going to be another long night.
