Back To Work

Back To Work
Chapter 7: Answers

By: Major Frostwing

"Wait wait wait hold the hell up." I stopped my story to look at the one known as Scoots she looked just like Scootaloo from so long ago. "You mean to tell us that Queen Serene was the one that killed the Sun and Moon along with you?" I rolled my eyes setting my head on my magic constructed hand.

"Pretty fucking obvious kid. I was the one who protected Equestria way back when before retiring. Here is where shit get's fucking weird though..." I said as I flicked my wrist summoning a pack of smokes into my hand along with a lighter. "How many years has it been since Queen Serene took power." I practically spat the name out pulling a cigarette out.

"Queen Serene took power over 2500 years ago." I sat there thinking how long I had been stuck in my temp death state. I let out a sigh lighting my cigarette.

"Over 2500 years of that bitch being in power... No wonder people think I was the bad guy." I rolled my eyes taking a long drag on my smoke. "I will tell you all now that I was not the bad guy. Yes I did kill people. Yes I slaughtered armies all by my self. Yes I enjoyed my job but here is something that Serene never told any of you." I stared at the cherry of my smoke smiling. "I ran an orphanage and was retired for most of my time content on being productive with my life."

"So what made you leave all that behind?" Buck asked as I glared at him out of the corner of my eye.

"Serene came after me... and basically said she would kill everything I knew and loved to cleanse the "Taint" I left on this world." I put the smoke back to my lips glaring out at the horizon. "Now here is what you kids are going to do. I bet you have some info that I can use or at least help me get some info on where my friends are. So I will take books and anything that could be classified as trophies. Temples or monuments dedicated to the princesses. I need to know where they all are." They each looked at me confused.

"Now why should we help you?" Scoots asked as I cracked a wicked smile.

"Simple really. It's because you three released me even though you knew the consequences. Whether you like it or not you are all going to help me in some way to get my friends back and overthrow the queen." I said finishing up my cigarette. "Chop chop get back home and get my materials while I get to exploring." I said calmly before giving a two finger salute disappearing in a dark flash of purple.

"They are taking their sweet ass time..." I muttered as I made my way through another building seeing the tell-tale signs that someone was here recently. "I wonder if I should make it known that I am back to that bitch?" I asked myself before walking up to the closest window looking out in the distance. "A small letter should be enough.." I said as I looked around finding an envelop laying on the ground. I shrugged my shoulders picking up the letter with my magic constructed hand.

"Just need to find a few more ingredients and I will have quite the beautiful little letter to send." I said with a smile. Didn't take me long to get all of my supplies and soon enough I had my rather heavy letter in my "Hand". I rolled my wrists before sending the letter on it's way with a wicked smile. "Your move... Don't disappoint me." I rolled my wrists disappearing into the shadows.

Queen Serene was sitting on her throne something was bothering her quite terribly. A foreboding feeling that something was out there hunting for her. "My Queen a strange letter has appeared." A man said bowing before her.

"Did you do the standard scans over the letter?" She demanded as The man bowed even more deeply. "Open it." She ordered as the man nodded his head opening the letter only to be confused. "Well?" She asked as the man tilted the open letter into his palm only for a torrent of salt to pour into his hand.

"It's full of salt my Queen." The man said as he stopped pouring out the contents of the envelope.

"Leave me." She ordered.

"My Queen?" The man asked confused only for him to be crushed into the ground.

"I see he has been released... I don't know how but I will destroy him for good this time." Queen Serene stood from her throne. "GUARDS!" Serene ordered as a squad entered her throne room. "Take a small army to Old Manehatten and I want nothing more than a smoldering crater left behind."

"YES MY QUEEN!" They all answered with a sharp salute before filing out to complete their mission.

"Let's see how you handle my best army parasite." Serene said as she settled into her throne. His death will come soon enough.

I sat on the roof of one of the large buildings staring out at the horizon. I was waiting for the response to my little letter. "So much to do..." I muttered rolling my wrist and placing another trap on the city roads. "So much to do indeed." I said as my attention was flicked towards something tripping one of my sensor spells. "Oh ho ho... This is going to be so much fun." I snapped my fingers loudly echoing the sound through the desolate city.

"LET THE GAMES BEGIN!" I yelled from the roof before jumping off. This day was going to be fucking perfect.