The Sinner of Equestria

Operation Four

Royal Invitation

I felt something warm hit my face as I slowly began to wake up from my slumber. As I woke up I had the strange taste of metal in my mouth along with something liquid inside. Turning to the side, I spat out whatever it was that was in my mouth, only to notice that it was blood...the hell happened to me when I was knocked out? My eyes began to adjust to the darkness as I found myself in what appeared to be a cave with a small campfire off to the side.

"Thank Celestia you’re awake." I turn to my right to see Gilda carrying a few pieces of wood, along with what appears to be a dead boar on her back. "We would have thought that you would be asleep for another day or so after what happened two days ago."

"Wait, I've been asleep for two days?" I asked while pulling myself up a bit as Gilda nodded. I blinked as I felt a slight chill run over my body. Looking down I quickly covered my body with my arms upon seeing my naked body...well slightly naked body, I had bandages covering my breast and lower part of my body. "Is there a reason why I'm naked...and where are my clothes?"

"Trixie had to throw them out due to the blood," Trixie said as she moved from behind Gilda. "Couldn't you wake up with blood-covered clothes? So Trixie burned them." Dammit, and those were my favorite clothes. "Trixie is more surprised that you're awake. Especially given the injury that you had. But worry not. For The Great and Powerful Trixie has saved you!"

"...Care to explain?"

"You ended up with a piece of that sword you were holding when Rainbow Dash hit you with a surprise attack from the side," Gilda answered as she pointed to my abdomen. I looked down to see a patch of my skin or fur in this case covered in a strange metal substance. "We couldn't pull that thing out, so Trixie used a spell to fuse that piece of metal into your skin so you wouldn't die of blood loss."

“...I...I'm amazed something like that is possible to do.” I said before trying to pull myself up slightly but winced due to the pain I felt in my abdomen.

“I wouldn’t recommend moving anytime soon. From what Trixie could tell even though she stopped the bleeding and sealed up your wound, you're still in no condition to be moving around as much.”

“This wouldn't be the first time I've been in a situation like this...though at least someone was willing to patch me up without me giving up my stuff,” I said before standing up, but soon fell back down onto the ground. "Plus we shouldn't stay here for long. Especially given how those girls are pretty much looking for us."

“All the more reason why we need to hide out here,” Trixie said as I lay against the wall of the cave we were in.

“Yeah, plus I do have food for use to eat...well for you and me, Trixie can't eat this stuff so I found some plants that might be edible for her to eat.” She said before making her way over to the campfire near the entrance to prepare the meat.

"Fine, I suppose I can relax a bit...anyone here has a mirror that I can borrow?" I asked as Trixie levitated a mirror from out of her cape and over towards me. I took a good look at myself, the iris around my eyes was black, my pupil was neon blue, and lines were going down my cheeks.

“Question. While you or Trixie were treating my injuries, did I happen to have these weird lines running around my body?”

“From what Trixie could tell, yeah. I just figured it was a side effect of when she fused your broken blade to your body.”

“What kind of spell allowed you to do something like that?”

“Trixie...honestly doesn't know. She kind of just mixed different fusion spells from a book she found in the castle of the twin sisters. Originally it was used to help repair pieces of my wagon, so this is the first time she has done this on another pony before.”

"...So this was your first time doing this...and you didn't think that it would kill me or worse?"

"Well it worked, didn't it?"

“I mean yes, but you shouldn't do something like that without testing it on someone else!” I mean seriously, for all we know it could've turned me into a ball of flesh or something.

“Yeah, because Trixie can just ask somepony to test it on,” Trixie said in a sarcastic tone.

“Look, you're not dead, so be grateful and stop complaining,” Gilda said before placing the meat on the fire. "Most ponies in your position wouldn't survive long enough to see the next day or so."

“...Fine,” I said before looking over at Trixie. "Thanks for saving my life I suppose."

"The Great and Powerful Trixie accepts your gratitude towards her healing abilities." She said as I rolled my eyes at her comment.

"Did you at least survey the area we're in while setting up traps in case someone was trailing us?" I asked as Gilda and Trixie looked over at each other for a moment before shaking their heads.

"Trixie placed a spell that would cover our tracks and around the cave we're in. The only way somepony would be able to find us would be the princesses or a highly skilled unicorn with a tracking spell."

“I suppose that will keep us hidden for a while.”

“Yep, so we can take it easy for a while and eat before we have to move.” She said as she started to put seasoning on the boar.

“Yeah I guess, but damn how the hell did I get taken out by a rainbow color freak?”

“To be fair I’m sure you’re not the only one who got their flank handed to her.” Well, don't I feel so special now. “But hey, at least you can say you fought against the Elements of Harmony. Most ponies wouldn't stand a chance against them seeing how they're all about the magic of friendship and stuff“

"Indeed. It's very annoying when they talked about that stuff when Trixie met them for the first time." Trixie said as I snorted in amusement.

“This world is weird but peaceful. Though I will get payback for what that rainbow-haired jackass did to me."

"Right, she sucker-punched you from the side. I can't blame you for getting hit like that seeing how Rainbow Dash is really fast."

“Yeah, I'll be sure to take her out the moment I see her,” I said before pulling a digital screen as I began to make some gear for myself.

"What are you planning on making?" Gilda asked as I looked over at her.

"Making augmentations to help improve my physical skills. I never had the chance to make them due to being called upon to do missions."

"Augmentations?" Trixie asked.

"They're kind of like special tech that improves a person's physical abilities. It can range from physical strength, endurance, stamina, and regeneration. Though it takes longer for a lost limb or severely damaged organs to regenerate."

“Well aren’t you full of surprises,” Gilda said as a smirk appeared on her face.

“I’ll take that as a compliment.”

"How are you feeling by the way?" Trixie asked.

"Shit, I blame that stupid pegasus for that," I said before spitting off to the side due to the taste of blood in my mouth. "I think the worst part about it was that I lost my favorite sword. It took me months to get it upgraded. Not to mention getting lightning materials are hard to come by."

“Hey, you wouldn't happen to have some spare weapons that I could borrow, do you?” Gilda asked. "You know, nothing big or anything. Just something that could be helpful for me when I go out hunting?"

"Hm...I'll see what I can make for you," I said before bringing up a digital keyboard and beginning typing on it. Seeing how I'm no longer part of the system back home, I should be able to make some alterations to some of my gear.

“Trixie would also like something from you as well. A staff so that it can make me stand out more when I do my magic.” Trixie said as I rolled my eyes at her comment.

"I'll see what I can make for you as well, but don't expect it to be fancy or anything cool,” I said before looking at Gilda. "Is the boar meat ready?"

“Not all, but the leg is done,” She said before tossing me a piece of the boar’s leg. I sniffed it for a moment before taking a bit out of it. The moment I did that my mouth started to drool as I couldn't help but let out a moan of delight. “Fucking hell, I can never get tired of eating real food like this~”

“The perks of living in griffonstone,” Gilda said as she pulled a piece of boar meat from the boar and started to munch on it. “We may be rude, but we make good food when meat is involved.”

“If food was this good back in the Panopticon I lived in, I wouldn't mind working my ass off to the bone for them...well that and they didn't treat us like scum."

"Life was that hard on your planet wasn't it?"

“Oh, you have no idea.” Before I could say anything, we all heard a loud voice coming from outside of the cave we were in.

“WE KNOW YOU THREE ARE IN THERE! COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP!” The voice said as the three of us looked at each other for a moment before seeing Trixie make her way to the entrance of the cave. She soon pulled her head back inside as Gilda and I noticed the color of her fur turning pale a bit.

"The royal guards are outside...and Shining Armor is leading them," Trixie said as I noticed Gilda's eyes widened.

"Oh buck me sideways."

"I assume he's some kind of leader or something?" I asked before hearing Trixie speak up.

"He's captain of the royal guards who serve Princess Celestia and Princess Luna." She said before moving over next to me. "I didn't think they would send him after us. All of my spells to hide are useless against a unicorn-like him!"

I stood up from where I was and popped my head out of the cave. The moment I saw what Trixie saw, I saw a white unicorn with blue hair wearing purple & gold armor, and a few of these royal guards that I was wondering what they looked like from what Trixie had said.

"...I don't think I can take them on. Even in my current state.” I said cursing the current condition I'm in. I then turned to my friends who had worried expressions on their faces. "I'll draw their attention, you two try to make a break for it with the storage unit."

“Wait a minute. You’re gonna fight Shining Armor and the royal guards?” Gilda asked. “He’s like the strongest pony within the royal guards, and you think you can beat him?”

“I killed a fucking dragon, didn’t I? I’m sure I can handle him without any problems whatsoever.” I lied, in the current situation I won’t be able to last long. “I'll see what they want first before making any decision. If I drop a flash grenade, then you two run for it.” I said before walking outside of the cave to see the royal guards looking at me with mixed expressions. Most of them were either shocked to see that I was a bad pony or the fact that I was naked with only bandages covering my breast and private area as they tried not to look at me.

“Are you the pony by the name Adelle Topaz?” The unicorn who I can guess is named Shining armor asked.

“I am her, yes, what do you dorks want?”

“You and your friends are to come with us to meet with Princess Celestia.”

“What for?”

“She would like to speak with you about what you did to that dragon. Not only that but she would like to ask you why you attacked my sister and her friends.”

“She couldn’t have just come here herself and asked me that herself. But instead, she sent her knights.”

“The Princess is very busy ruling over the kingdom of Equestria.”

“Yet she had enough time to organize a group of knights to come here instead of herself. Hate to say this, shiny butt, but I’m not going with you.” Just as I was about to go back into the cave, Shining armor placed his hand on my shoulder.

“I’m afraid I can’t let you leave, kid, the princess orders us to bring you and your friend with us.”

“Then she should’ve got up from her lazy ass, and come here herself if that was the case.” As I said that, all the guards gasped when I insulted their princess. Most of them looked like they were about to kill, and some of them were about to charge at me. Just when they were about to attack me, Shining Armor ordered them to halt.

“Is there any way we could persuade you into coming with us? Given that injury you have, I doubt you can last long in a fight, but I do know not to underestimate someone that took down a dragon and my sister and her friends.” The dude got a point, I would prefer not to waste any energy with these fools.

“Under a few conditions. One, we are pardoned from any crimes that we may have committed. Two, you give Trixie a new mobile home that can fit me, her, and Gilda. Three, you tell your Princess to come to meet me, face to face the next time she wishes to speak with me.” I then extended my hand out toward him in agreement. “Do we have a deal then?”

“I make no promises, but I'll try and see what I can do.” He said as he shook my hand. “Now then, shall we head off to Canterlot then?”

“Give me a minute,” I said as I called out for Trixie and Gilda to come out of the cave. At first, they were hesitant to come out, but after seeing me act all buddy-buddy with Shining Armor they decided to come out. “Okay, now we’re ready.”

“Good then let us leave then, MEN MOVE OUT!!” He yelled as we walked off towards the path that led us tow their princess.