Prisoner of Technology...

We walked all the way to the said town, when I first saw it’s citizens, I wasn’t even surprised… Talking ponies… Pegasi, Unicorns… What? My daughter watches a show like this… Our ways went different ways tho, so we said our farewells, and we went on… As I walked down the street I heard two of the ponies talk, an orange  pony with a light blue Pegasus.

“Ya sure it’s a gud idea bringin Gilda ‘ere again?”The orange one wondered.

“Come on, she’s different, chill…” The Pegasus replied.

I looked ahead and saw a Griffon walking the same way I was, then she took an apple with her tale and ate it… Must be that Gilda they're talkin about...

I caught up, wrapped her tail around my left lower arm, and pulled on it to get her attention. When she turned around I whacked her across the face with the night stick. “Ey! HEy! Hey! What was that for? Dweeb…”

“Pay for that fuckin apple.” I replied.

“Or what, tough guy?”

I put the stick away and produced the pistol. “Or else? This…” I replied, and shot her twice in the hind leg.

“What the?! OUW! Quit that shit!”

“Pay.”

“With what?”

I grabbed her throat and headbutted her with the helmet on… “You best start coughing…” I replied.

“Fine! Fine, you Ponyville vigilante son of a bi-” *Thomp* I beat her in the face with the pistol’s clip.

“Were you saying?” She remained quiet. “Thought so…” I replied and let go of her.

“You’ve got a problem, freak?” Asked the Pegasus from behind.

“Your friend will if she won't pay the owner...” I replied.

“What was that good for?” She asked.

“Next time she won't steal." I replied.

She facepalmed with her hoof… Facehoofed? “So she did it again…” “Come on G, you know what we agreed on back in Griffonstone…”

“Yeah, this place is still as lame as it was last time anyway…” She replied and flew away.

“Fucker…” I muttered and walked on… That’s when I realized Zecora couldn’t find my sniper rifle when she found me… Not a big loss, dead weight… I walked on and on on the street, when I saw 3 Alicorns, back then not knowing what they are talking in front of a tree castle like building. I had a bad feeling about them, so I tried to slip by unnoticed… I changed my mind and turned around, and saw one of them standing in front of me.

“Going somewhere?” She asked.

“What’s it to you? Now out of my way.” I replied and shoved her aside.

“You miserable waste of flesh, is that the way you treat royalty?” I stopped and turned around.

“What do you want?” I wondered.

“Some more respect, first of all…” She replied.

“Sorry, I’m a bit tired, confused and hungry, okay?”

“Understandable, what are you doing here? If I may ask, that is…”

“Trying to go home, why?”

“I’ve seen another one of your species the other day, he was anything but a decent fellow.”

‘I may know him then, how did he look?”

“He seemed… Natural, yet, dangerous… So I told him to avoid stepping on our soil, he threatened me in result, tho… He said if I give him another nightmare, he’ll kill a citizen every time…”

“No, he couldn’t...He’s not like that, he would never…” I replied.

“Do you know him?”

“Yes, he’s my friend… Or… At least was before the accident… Where did you see him?”

“Outside of the kingdom for sure, but he was close to the border, in that I’m sure.”

“Hang on for a sec pal!” Said a voice from behind.I quickly turned around and took aim.

“What?” I asked, causing them both to stop.

“What was that all about?” The cyan mare wondered.

“I don’t need to explain myself to you, brush off.”

“My sister and I are the ones in charge here, so the one one to shut their mouths should be you…” The blue Alicorn replied.

“Sure.” I explained.

“Like I asked, what do you intend?”

“What are you interested about?” I asked, knowing there’s a reason she wants to hear.

“Well, we do know teleportation spells, but none of them work if the destination is a whole different world or universe.” She replied.

“So you’re saying I’m stuck, and you want to know what I’ll do now… Huh?” I asked.

“Your words are exact.” She replied.

“Lamest joke ever…” Said the cyan mare from behind.to her friend.

“Rainbow, if Applejack would’ve said it, it would fine, since she’s the element of honesty, but you’re a different story…” Said the lavender Alicorn.

“Since I’m stuck here, I plan on earning citizenship, then finding a job fitting for my profession.” I replied.

“That would be?”

While Cinthya was getting used to her new home, the Prince and I walked on and on…

“So, what would you do if even they can’t help?” He asked.

“I don’t know, I’ll try to find my lost friend and settle down… Live an average life… Or… Whatever the likes of me would get around here…” I replied.

“We’re getting close, soon enough we’ll arrive to Appleloosa, where we can continue by train…” He exclaimed.

“I hope you got enough for the tickets…”

“Do you not?” He asked.

“Don’t tell me you came here with no money at all…” I muttered.

“Well, I thought you were gonna have enough…” He replied.

“Well then, we’ll go all the way on foot… Or… Hoof…” I exclaimed. An hour later, we came to a magical barrier, a small opening, guarded well.

“Who comes?” Asked the guard.

“Prince Umar of Saddle Arabia, and his guard…” He replied.

“Passports?”

“Beg your pardon?” He wondered.

“No passport, no entry…”

“You realize that your dirty hooves stand on MY domain, right? I’M the one in charge here, so if you won’t let us through, I’ll feed you to the Antlions…” Umar replied.

“Well… We…” On of them exclaimed, when I slowly reached for me sword.

“Perhaps I can help them think…” I muttered, and it worked, they let us through. “See? I’m a good diplomat…” I added jokingly and walked on, until we got to the train station, where the conductor recognized him, and allowed us free transit to Canterlot… When we got there, the guard was surprised by his lack of company. Surprised enough to call their Captain, to decide if we’re Changelings or not.

“So this is why you called me?” He wondered, then walked up close to us. While doing so, I stepped in between him and Umar, hand on sword. “Nervous such? Why so? If you did nothing wrong, quit acting weird pal.” He added, and I stepped down. “See? Nothing wrong, now this way…”

We followed him to the throne room, which turned out to be empty.”Uuuuhhhh…” I did.

“Huh, they should be here… At least, they haven’t said anything about going anywhere today…” He replied.”I guess I’ll have to go, find them…” He added. “Your highness, please, remain here with my comrades, they should be adequate defense…”

“Hold on, I’m coming too…” I replied.

“Are you sure? Shouldn’t you stay?”

“Trust me Captain, he’s better off helping you…” Umar replied.

“Be so, only keep up the pace.” I nodded, and ran beside him sword in hand, soon leaving the castle.

 “What now?” I wondered.

“Hurry to the train station, they must be in Ponyville then…” He replied, and we made our way to said building. “Now, they should be here so-” *Grunt* A random Unicorn mare stabbed him in the chest while he wasn’t paying attention and tried to run.

“Hey! Get back here!” I yelled, and took chase… Only to hear the mare from my nightmare yell something…

“Ryan! Wait!” Said another voice, much like Cinthya, too bad I had no time to talk…

As I ran down the street chasing my target I had to shove a few, almost throw others out of my way, until we came to a dead end. “No way out, you’re done.” I exclaimed, when she grinned and teleported away. Shit, now what?

“You there!” Yelled someone from behind, when I turned around I saw the night-mare behind a few guards. “You made a mistake coming here… Arrest him!”

“Wait! You don’t understand!”

“You’ll have time to lie in your cell…” Replied a guard.

I was hesitant should I draw my sword or not, but I decided it’s best I comply to prove her wrong about me being guilty. “It wasn’t me who stabbed him! I’m innocent!”

“Yeah right, that’s why you ran…” She replied while the guards put me into shackles. “Bring him to the dungeons…” She replied, and stepped aside to give room to the guards taking me away, but I stopped right in front of her. She only stared at me suspiciously, until one of the guards hit me in the back of the head with the shaft of his spear.

“BOO!” I managed to scare her tho, and walked away with a grin on my face… The guards took the through the same route I chased the mare down on, but when we got back to the starting point, the Captain, Cinthya, all who were there before weren’t there anymore… When we arrived back to the castle, the guards all gave me a disappointed, disgusted, and hateful look, one of them even had the nerve to hit me in the stomach with the blunt end of his spear. *Crack* *Crash* *Gasp* “What’s up, toothpick?” I asked, pretending it didn’t hurt at all. Tho I was bound in chains at my ankles, waist, and my wrists behind me, I managed to headbutt him after he spat me in the face, causing him to lose consciousness.

“Away with you already!” One of them yelled, I walked on, having had enough fun with them for the day… A while later we came to a staircase, leading down to what I assumed to be the basement… The steps were small, and slippery, the walls cracked, covered in moss.

“This place is a mess…” I noted to those behind me.

“Exactly what you deserve.” One of them replied.

“When we get to my cell, you’ll have to take the shackles off… You know that, right?” I wondered.

“Uuuhhhmmm…”

“You should.” I replied. “So… When’s dinne-” *Bong* I wasn’t paying attention, and hit my head in the metal doorframe of my cell.

“You won’t be having any, by the orders of Princes Luna…”

“Well then, do me a favor will you?” I asked the key keeper, after stepping into my cell.

“Be quick.”He replied.

“Tell Luna to eat her own heart out…”

“Are you sure about it?”

“Nah, but it felt good to say it…” He chuckled in response, and with his magic, took off my shackles and chains. “Soo… What did I do to be here actually?”

“Attempted assassination attempt against a government official and royalty, endangering citizens.” He replied.

“Good to know.” *Sigh* “So, how much do they pay for you to spend you time with the likes of me?”

[Back in Ponyville]

“Security guard, you say?” She wondered.

“Yes ma’am, where do you think I got these from?” I replied, pointing at my firearms.

“Weapons of some sort?” Her elder sister asked.

“Exactly.” I replied and turned around. “Rainbow, tell them what these are good for…”

She nodded, and told them what I did to Gilda and why. “In short, she’s good at it if you ask me…” She added after her explanation.

“Seems efficient, usage of non lethal weapons, I value those who value the worth of a life…” She replied.

“I don’t mean to intrude my sister, but we need to return to Canterlot…” Her sister reminded her.

“Right… Well, would you come with us? Perhaps you’ll friend will pass by.” She exclaimed.

“It would be my honor.” I replied, trying to get them to like me… As much of a bitch move it was, I found it necessary… What? In a world full of Unicorns, Pegasuses… Or… Pegasi, and magic? Hell yeah I needed connections allright…

“Well then, you shall be given a chance to take the role of royal bodyguard…” She replied, and we went to the train station.

“3 tickets to first class I assume…” Said the mare at the registry. The shortest of the sisters nodded, then gave me my ticket, and we took our seats on the train.

“Huh, never thought I’d ever see two…” I stopped.

“Two?” The tallest wondered.

“Uhm, what exactly are you?” I asked in a sheepish tone.

“Alicorns?” The shorter replied.

“Two of those in a train cart…” I added.

“It’s safe to say from our end as well…” The white one replied.

“So… When’s the introduction?” I asked with a grin.

“Celestia.” Replied the taller.

“Luna.” Replied the other.

“Mares of few words? I’m Cinthya.” I replied.

“Well met, we should arrive soon…” Luna added, so we waited patiently. When we arrived, we headed for the castle, but were stopped by someone yelling …

“Hey! Get back here!” I swear it was just like Ryan, tho I didn’t see anybody, only ponies.

“After him!” Luna yelled, and a dozen of soldiers began chasing somebody. When I looked back, I realized the supposed victim, a white coated Unicorn stallion, stab wound in the chest, unconscious, losing blood.

“We have to do something…” I exclaimed.

“We need to get him to a safer place.” Celestia replied while they used their magic trying to save him.

“To the castle.” I replied, and fired a few rounds into the air. Tho it scared the citizens, they

 gave us way… Since there was no more use for me at the moment, they took him to the castle with their telekinesis, I simply followed behind rifle at ready… I accompanied them until they told me to stop, and head to the throne room, and wait there… “Sure.” I replied, and went just there, when I arrived, the guards in front of the room stopped me.

“Name, rank, now…” One of them yelled.

“Cinthya, royal bodyguard.” I replied, his face in crosshairs.

“Or are you…” He replied, each spear at the ready.

“Quit fucking around guys… Seriously…” The stallion said in the middle.

“Are you sure?” The other asked.

“Don’t make me repeat myself…” He exclaimed, and the guards surrounding him stepped down.

“Now that’s better, my finger was starting to itch…” I exclaimed in response.

“I’ve seen one of your kind, it is him who I came here with.” He replied.

“Ryan?”

“That’s the name he told me he has.”

“Where is he?”

“He went looking for the sisters with the Captain.”

“Captain? We found the captain stabbed near the train station...Ryan was nowh…” I stopped, that’s when I realized it… It was Ryan who Luna sent the guards after. “Hey, where’s the prison?”

“You mean the dungeon?”

“Same thing.”

“Basement.”

“Thanks.” I replied and ran… Ran as fast as I bloody could, until I came to an old staircase, tiny steps, mossy walls… What is this? Dungeon Keeper? I started off with a slow descent, still weapon ready...But in the end, I ended up tumbling all the way down.

“Who are you, and why are you here?” Asked the Pegasu stallion at the far end of the room,, leaning against a crate, boredom in his tone.

“Cinthya, visiting…” I replied.

“Make yourself at home…” He replied, and began to ignore me, while I scanned through the cells, hoping to find him… Someone must have been listening, guess who I found sitting casually leaned against the cold cobble walls… Yep, him, seemingly sleeping and unaware of my presence.

[End of Chapter 3-G]