A Lone Rifleman in Equestria

[30 minutes after the events of chapter 4]

“Not bad, I’ll give them that.” I thought to myself as I finished the salad that Spike brought me, after me and Twilight finished up our Q&A session. In that time, I learned quite a few things about these ponies and how they operate. Apparently, the Pegasus control the weather cycles and are in charge of maintaining order to that cycle. The “cutie-marks” shows/explains/symbolizes the individual’s talents and true purpose in life, and lastly the two princess that I was told about and going to eventually meet in the near future are over one thousand years old, and are immortals who cannot die of natural causes. Twilight and five of her friends, whose names are Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, AppleJack, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity, are apparently the elements of harmony who have the most powerful magic in Equestria that was used multiple times to defeat its foes, and generally a lot of weird stuff, but seeing as this is a world of talking ponies, nothing can really surprise me at the point.

I was hanging out in the throne room, playing games on my phone to pass the time, while Twilight had some business to attend to after we finished our Q&A session. At first the guards questioned the device I had with me, but after explaining it to them of what my phone was actually for and proving that it didn’t pose a threat to them or those they were protecting, they backed off and allowed me to resume my interests in keeping myself occupied while waiting for Twilight to return.

After a few hours, the doors to the throne room opened with Twilight and a group of ponies behind her, entered the throne room. The group of ponies consisted of two Pegasuses, another unicorn like Twilight (minus the wings), and two normal ponies who according to Twilight are earth ponies.

“Girls! Meet Wolf, Wolf. Meet the rest of the elements of harmony.” said Twilight who turned to her friends to introduce them to me.

“This is Rainbow Dash” Twilight said while pointing at the Rainbow maned and blue coated Pegasus.

“Fluttershy” Twilight said while pointing at the pink maned and light yellow coated Pegasus.

“Rarity.” Twilight said while pointing at the purple maned and white coated unicorn.

“Applejack.” Twilight said while pointing at the yellow maned, orange coated, and cowboy hat wearing earth pony.

“And Pinkie Pi..” said Twilight before getting caught off by a pink blur that caught all of us off guard, before I knew it I had a pink pony in my lap spurring out inaudible dialogue.

“HI I’M PINKIE PIE, ARE YOU AN ALIEN? WHERE ARE YOU FROM?!” Shouted Pinkie Pie before I grabbed her, threw her down on the throne room table, and held her in a position that she wouldn’t be able to move.

“HEY!! LET HER GO!!” shouted Rainbow Dash, which I noticed from the corner of my eye, flying closer to me with rage in her eyes. I picked up the pink pony, while barely missing Rainbow Dash who tried to hit me in the head to let her friend go, then I faced myself towards the crowd of ponies with Pinkie in my arms. I used her as a shield so that the ponies would stay back from me and her.

“I wasn’t screwing around when I said that I would take action if I were attacked, now if any of you even think of taking another step near me, I’ll snap your friends neck.” I threatened which angered most, but frightened a few. Most notably the yellow pony named Fluttershy who was weeping behind one of her friends as this stand off took place. Rarity, I believe her name was, who was comforting the upset pony but not taking her eye’s off of me, as with everypony in the room.

“Wolf, let her go. Pinkie meant no harm to you, she can get a little excited with meeting new pon… er I mean people for the first time.” said Twilight with a firm voice, and trying to be intimidating as possible, but also persuasive in doing as she demands.

“..... I’ll let her go, but only if a few things are met by you ponies.”

“Fine, Wolf, what do you want?”

“First off, I want my weapons that you confiscated from me when I first arrived. Secondly, I want out of here with nobody following me. There’s no way that we can make peace after this, and you have enough on your plate with that Sombra and Changeling business. Besides, I can’t trust that your boss would be to pleased in finding out that I took hostage of one of her subjects.” I demanded to Twilight.

Twilight thought for a moment, and with a look of reluctantly on her face, she ordered one of her guards to fetch my weapons. After the unicorn that was ordered to fetch my weapons, we stood still with no one daring to break the silence. Me and the group of ponies never broke our gaze from each other and were watching each others actions very carefully to see whether the ponies would try anything that would led me to lose the upper hand and give them an opportunity to take me down and save their frightened friend who at this point was softly weeping in my hold that I had on her. After what felt like an eternity of waiting, the guard returned with my items that they confiscated.

“Alright, now use your weird magic to levitate my things to me.” I ordered, with them obeying and levitating my weapons towards me.

My weapons were close enough for me to grab, but I didn’t want to release my hold on Pinkie. I then ordered them to place my weapons on the ground, as they did after I commanded them to do so, and with my left leg I slided my weapons behind me that I kneeled down after all weapons were behind me, and while having Pinkie in one arm, with facing the group of ponies, and the other to pick up my weapons and place them in their proper holster.

I got back up with Pinkie still in my hold, who didn’t dare try to struggle with the fear of what would happen if she did. I had my knife in the hand that put my weapons back where they belonged on me, and held the knife to her throat. The Pink pony was now even more terrified at this point, and the others in front of me grew more relentless and concerned. Rainbow Dash looked at me with a gaze that if looks could kill then I would be dead.

After navigating myself to the outside of the castle, and near the treeline where I could make a break for it, while all at the same time making sure that no pony could get the upperhand from me. I stood at the treeline, with now an even bigger crowd of ponies at the scene and was able to make a break for it. I looked at Pinkie, whispered in her ear, “I’m sorry that it had to come to this.” Released her, and made a sprint dash towards the deep forest. Nopony followed, and as usual I was on my own.