A Mysterious Threat part 1
Author's Note
This is a new remade first chapter the first one was a... regrettable mistake but here is the new one I will not remake it again.
Also I touched it up a bit.
A Mysterious Threat part 1
“Hey, my name is Alex, well I used to be just a normal brony now I'm a badass sword-wielding robot, well I think I’m a robot I have a robotic voice, but I bleed,” I say, pondering who I am.
“And I’m Zer0,” Zer0 says.
“Well were both, Zer0,” I add.
“But, I’m the original and we share my body.” Zer0 states.
“Well...yes anyways let's start from the middle.”
“Yes let's.”
It was a normal night, well as normal as it can be sharing a body, we were in Zer0’s body by the way, if I didn't already mention that. I was sitting in a pub sipping on whiskey. An average night for me at least.
How the hell did I get here? All I can remember is this bear then my thoughts go to, Noah my brother how he went missing and then, a bright light, but anything after that is clouded. Why the hell can't I remember? Why can't I remember the only reason how I got here?
“You need to stop thinking about that Alex.” Zer0 says, taking on an astral form.
“I know, but it's all I have in my past you know I can’t remember anything else.” I reply, taking another swig of whiskey.
“True, but you need to look forward, if you don’t you can never move on.”
"Would you stop it with your damn poems? I retort angrily, "I'm lucky that you stopped doing those haikus." then suddenly, a dark blue light burst in front of me to reveal a letter with a crescent moon on it, snatching it out of the air, I read it.
Dear Zer0 and Alex,
We require your assistance in Canterlot, there has been a threat made against Canterlot. We need your help to defend the wedding if there will be any threat. It is the wedding of Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and Shining Armor. Please accept this request, your reward will be 500 bits if you come or 1000 bits if an actual threat happens. You will need to wear this necklace if you want to get into Canterlot.
Sincerely, Luna Princess of the Night
I look at the bottom of the letter to see a chain necklace with a diamond moon. I put it on then place ten bits on the table and leave the pub.
“Alright, let's go,” I say looking around. Currently, I’m in Ponyville and Canterlot isn’t far.
“You just want the bits, don’t you?” Zer0 asks, shaking his head.
“Yep and you're walking.”
“Fair enough.” Zer0 says with a sigh, now gaining control. He Dashes through the town and to the train station. Getting there the train is leaving and it's heading for Canterlot. Running after the train he slowly gains on it. He leaps, latching on to the rail of the caboose of the train and then he climbs on to the top of the train, and then he lays down looking at the night sky.
“Do you ever miss your world?” I ask, lazily gazing at the night sky.
“No, it was a world of bloodshed and bandits, the only thing I devoted myself to,” he replied out loud.
“Yeah, I guess that was a stupid question.” I say chuckling before Zer0 slowly drifts off to sleep.
He wakes up by the loud whistle of the train.
“Hey, we're here we should get ourselves in Canterlot and it's my turn to use our body.” I say trying to nudge him awake, despite not being able to touch him.
“Sure, I was bored anyways,” Zer0 says, before allowing me control.
His body felt heavy and a little sore all over, probably from just waking up. I tried to wake myself up, shaking around to stay awake. I stretched out a little as well.
“Alright, time to go,” I say, before jumping off the train and heading towards the gate.
“Um, I don’t think that was there before.” Zer0 says, pointing to the giant pink dome around Canterlot.
“What do you mean?” I say, noticing the pink shield covering all of Canterlot. "Oh, that...thing."
“You are so oblivious.” Zer0 says shaking his head.
"But, you love me for it," I say cheerily before Zer0 lets out a sigh.
Getting to the gate, I see there’s a guard...guarding a narrow pass.
“Halt! State your business.” the guard commands.
I lift up the diamond moon to show him.
“Oh, come right through, Zer0,” he says, opening the gate.
“Thank you,” I say, walking past him. Walking through the gate, I notice guards marching everywhere with their spears. Different battalions marching in different directions.
“Geez, when she was talking about a threat, she must have meant a big threat.” Zer0 says.
“Yeah, I know,” I reply, before realizing something. "Wait, you see geez? Aw, that's so cute." by then he left.
I look around and spot Shining Armor talking to a certain lavender unicorn.
“How dare you not tell your own sister that you were not getting married,” she says in an annoyed tone.
“I'm sorry, but with the threat against Canterlot I have to stay here and keep the shield up,” Shining says.
“Hey Shiny guy!” I yell at him before he turns to look at me.
“Oh hey, Zer0 long time no see,” he says.
“Actually its Alex, anyways it has been a while,” I reply. “So, who’s wedding is it?” I ask.
“It is my wedding,” Shining says.
"Yeah, I knew that I just wanted to make sure." I lied.
"Still the same as always, Alex," he says, laughing.
“Oh, who’s the lucky mare?”
“It is Princess Mi Amore Cadenza,” Twilight says, mocking her name.
“Uh, who exactly is that?” I ask.
“It is Twilight’s old foalsitter Cadence,” he says.
“Oh her,” I say.
“Wait, are you talking about the best foalsitter in all the history of foalsitters?” Twilight asks excitedly.
“Yep, that's the one,” he replies.
“YES!” she yells happily.
“Okay let's not get carried away so calm down,” I say.
Then she proceeds to prance around me and Shining chanting, you’re marrying Cadence until she notices Cadence standing in front of her.
“Hope I'm not interrupting anything important,” Cadence says.
“Cadence!” Twilight says, before doing a sunshine sunshine shakey butt dance.
“Uh, what are you doing?” Cadence asks confused and disgusted.
“Cadence, it's me Twilight,” Twilight says.
“Uh huh,” Cadence says, walking past her next to Shining.
"Sounds like someone's got attachment issues," I say smirking under my helmet.
“I need to get back to work but Cadence will be checking in on all your friends,” Shining says, ignoring my last comment.
“And, I will go see where Luna is, see yall later,” I say, walking off to the castle.
I walk on the red carpeted stairs that lead into a hallway that leads to the throne room. When I make it there I see, Celestia sitting on her throne then she notices me.
“Ah, Alex and Zer0, it's a pleasure to see you here,” Celestia says.
“The pleasure is all mine Princess,” I reply bowing.
“Oh don’t be too modest I’m sure you're only here because my sister had a new job for you any way she’s in her chambers,” she says.
“As perceptive as ever well I take my leave, Farewell,” I say before, heading to Luna’s room.
“Did you have to act like that?” Zer0 asks.
“No, but I like talking like that around her,” I reply out loud.
"Oh, admit it you love her," Zer0 says leaning in closer to me.
“No Zer0, do not turn this into a romance chapter, lord knows the author can’t do romances,” I say.
“HEY! Shut the fuck up.” a voice says coming from nowhere.
“I think you hurt his feelings,” Zer0 says.
“Okay, let's stop breaking the fourth wall,” I say.
“Yes let's.” Zer0 agrees.
Anyway, with that out the way, I continue through the halls, through twists and turns until I see a large double door with a crescent moon on it. Two thestral guards stand at the door standing as still as a statue. They open the door for me probably expecting me to see her. When the doors open she’s standing on the balcony looking out at the sky and the city.
“Hey, what’s with all these princesses looking out of balconies?” I ask jokingly.
“Oh, Alex I didn’t notice you come in, I am only being cautious,” she says.
“Yeah, that’s why I’m here to worry about defense from this unknown threat.”
“Yes, that is why I called you her,” she said.
“So, where am I going to be stationed?” I ask.
“Oh, right next to the bride, you are to trace behind to keep her safe,” she explains.
“Okay well, where is she right now?” I ask.
“She is checking on preparations, ever since her bridesmaids disappeared,” she says.
“What do you mean mysteriously disappeared?” I ask, feeling a little creeped out.
“They just disappeared,” she said.
“We should start a search soon,” I reply.
“We did, but couldn't find them at all,” she says.
“Yeah well, nice talk imma go find, Cadence,” I say, before walking off.
Definitly Not a Mysterious Threat part 3
A smile creeps up my face as I watch the changelings zoom in hordes around the castle. There are more slamming themselves into the ground in a line for some reason. I get out of my daze when a diamond dog shakes me.
“Wa-What?” I ask.
“We was calling yer name! we thought somedin’ happened,” one of them says.
“Oh, sorry i’m just...fantasizing,” I say.
“About da war?”
“Yes.”
“So, now what?” he asks.
“I’m going in, so enjoy your new found freedom,” I say, running away into the city.
“But wait, you can’t fight all of dem!”
“Zer0, I’m going to need you on this one.” I say, ignoring the diamond dogs.
“Alright, but let's hurry this along,” Zer0 says, going into an astral form and pushing me out of my–
–Er–
–Our body.
Zer0 POV
I run further into the city, seeing almost every building trashed. Literally every building had something destroyed like a window or even had a wall smashed in. When I see the castle I realize that there is no way that I can get in without being detected, unless I use my Decepti0n, that is when I go invisible and a hologram takes my place for a little while.
A swarm of changelings notice me and veers my way. They plummet into the ground, crashing and exploding small craters around me. I can dodge them easy enough but it doesn't help that they are chasing me. They prove relentless as more swarms of them notice this and decide to join in.
I decide to go into Decepti0n, commanding my hologram to run into the passing alley as I cloak, continuing in the same direction I was going. They take the bait, following it into the alley. When I decloak I know that they tried to fight the clone. I take a quick glance behind me and see the rest of the horde chasing me again and gaining. I look ahead and see the castle coming with the gate open. Green goop covers it with several ponies and guards trapped in it.
“Looks like the royal guard failed,” I say, continuing my journey to the castle.
I rush through gate and burst through the castle’s front doors. Inside I see that I’m in the throne room and there’s no one in here. I turn around and barricade the front door with its steel locking bar. Then I go past the throne and up the stairs behind them. There’s a “wedding” going down somewhere in the castle.
So this must be it. I see everyone in their chairs cowering, Twilight and Cadenza trapped in a green gooey substance on their hooves. There’s a big green sack hanging from the ceiling with someone in it, but I can’t tell who. I see Shining Armor standing at the altar looking braindead.
“What the hell is wrong with Shining?” Alex asks.
I don’t answer, instead I point to the Queen looking out the window.
“Shit, another one of those things. I thought we killed them all.”
I use Decepti0n and had my clone stand out of sight while I got closer. Once close enough, I hear her...singing. Seems as if she’s celebrating her victory. I try to move as swiftly and silently as possible. I was almost in striking distance when I saw out the corner of my eye the real Cadence, somehow free, going over to Shining Armor. She cast a...heart that popped in his face like a bubble. His green eyes and dazed look vanished. The changeling noticed this and turned to face Cadence, looking straight through me.
I instinctively jumped back as I decloaked. Taken off guard, she scowls with confusion, then fear rakes across her face.
“The bane of Changelings!” she screams, backing up towards the window.
Huh, someone still remembers me.
“Zer0, quick, let me take over, I got an idea!” Alex says, pushing me out of my body.
He looks at her before drawing my sword slowly. “Yes, it is me, Zer0, The Bane of Changelings.” he says in an overly dramatic voice before pointing at her. “And, it appears I have missed a queen.” he pointed my sword at her. “Allow me to fix that.”
He then lunged at her. She reacted by quickly teleporting in a green flash, leaving nothing of herself but the green goo that adorned the room. He peers out the window, seeing the rest of the changelings retreating in response to their queen gone.
Alex lets out a groan. “For a second there, I thought she was on to us.”
“No, on to you, don’t put this on me,” I say.
“Oh, come on we're a team. I thought you understood.”
“Whatever,” I say, turning away from him crossing my arms.
“You keep acting like an edgy teen.”
“What was that?!” Twilight shrieked. “What is the Bane of Changelings?!”
“You’ll find out when you’re older.” Alex tells her, patting her on the head.
“You always say that,” she says pouting.
I smirk at her little display. Alex notices my sudden change in emotion.
“Aw, is someone getting friendly with the little pony?” Alex asks in a mocking tone.
I groan. “You look like a crazy person talking to me like this.”
Alex, processes what I say, then realizes that he looks like he’s talking to air. “Good point.” He turns around looking at the frightened nobles. “Alright! Let's not let some bug get in the way of this wedding!”
(Alex POV)
After I said that, the tension died down. Everyone decided to do the wedding instead of cleaning up first. All in all it was a pretty good wedding. Ponies were happy and it had a beautiful message hidden in it. Despite all the suffering and pain their love still prevailed. Kinda reminds me of how Zer0 and I started out.
As I am waving off Shining to his honeymoon, a dark guard in purple armor with a crescent moon at the front and with bat wings trots up to me.
“Princess Luna, wishes to speak to you in her highness's personal quarters.”
Princess Luna’s Quarters
There I stand at the giant black door adorned with a giant crescent moon. Had it been the first time i’ve seen it I would have been in amazement. The two guards that stand on either side open the double doors. The doors reveals Luna on her bed reading a brown book.
“Ah, Alex, you finally came,” she says, dropping the book on her bed. “I have called you here to give you your payment.”
“So that’s why I was called.”
“But first, I wish for you to hear me out.” Luna says getting closer.
“Okay, what do you want to talk about?”
“I want you to join the Lunar Guard.” A long silence enveloped the room.
“No, Luna,” I say.
“Why do you always refuse!” Luna suddenly shouts, startling her guards.
“Luna, we’ve already been through this.”
“Alex, you know i’m doing this because I care about you,” she says, tears threatening to well up. “I feel scared everytime you go out and do these dangerous missions.”
“Luna, it’s my choice to do what I do!” I say, spiking in anger. “So, just back off!”
She stares at me, tears fully flowing.
I look around the room trying to avoid her gaze, My sight reaches her dark dresser and on top of it is a tan bag of bits. I walk past her and grab the pouch. I open the glass doors to her expansive balcony. Climbing on the railing I look down, spotting my landing point. But before I depart, I turn back to Luna and give a small two finger salute before leaning back to fall.
Author's Note
Finally I've finished this probably not the kind of chapter you were expecting but im trying to get there. I want to try to not make this all about fighting but...he's a mercenary who kills people for money...so its gonna be kinda hard. Hope you enjoyed the chapter and see ya next time.
