Live or Die

The news of Zecora's disappearance had spread like wildfire all throughout Equestria. And so far Timidthy was handling it as well as you'd expect.

"She's gone! And she'll wind up dead, I know it! Poor Zecora what type of monstrous pony would take a full-grown innocent mare!" Timidthy cried, as him and his friend's we're sitting in the dinning room. Bumper snorted,

"Just look at your brother he's done worse." Bumper said. Timidthy and Blood Bones glared at him,

"Oh really and how was humiliating my brother any different?" Blood Bones said. Bumps blushed as his eye's glossed over with tears.

"Says the pony who tried to take over Equestria and kill my pet!" Bumper said his voice just barely cracking. Blood Bones blushed and growled as he opened his mouth. But Timidthy put his hoof over his mouth and signalled him to just drop it. French Press tsked and shook her head,

"Thumpy get over it he's good now and it helps that Timidthy is his brother and can keep him under the radar." French Press said. Bumper blushed at the use of his pet name and muttered a small,

"Fine." Sweet Dreams snickered, while Crepe snorted and Binkey whispered a small.

"Dawww." Blood Bones smirked slightly, Timidthy sighed as his ears drew back. He cleared his throat grabbing everypony's attention.

"Guy's, we have to do something. Zecora isn't the first pony to go missing........." Timidthy said muttering the last part. Blood Bones's ears went back and he tried sinking into his seat. To avoid any glares and most importantly hide his face. That was going green. He may not mind blood and gore but just the thought of an innocent pony dying the ways the other's had went, made him sick. The kid's paled and looked at Timidthy and Blood Bones with worry. They had heard more ponies before Zecora had went missing. But the haden' t known they died, they hadn't known both stories we're connected. And there parents had made sure to hide the newspapers from them. Timidthy and Blood Bones had guessed they didn't know the full truth. But now they knew for sure, Timidthy then teleported three newspaper's in front of them. Timidthy looked away from the pictures. As his friends saw the gruesome death's that had been photographed. Blood Bones hid his face entirely, the other's gasped and grew green as well. Timidthy quickly teleported the pictures away. And replaced them with glasses of bubbling soda. The friend's quickly grabbed the glasses and sucked the constants down. To avoid vomiting on the castle floor, or worse yet on the table. Blood Bones would've found it humorous. If it werent for the fact he was trying to fight the wave of nausea he was experiencing. Timidthy felt his stomach twist and turn as his face flushed red. He took a deep breath and spoke as his friend's (and brother) managed to compose themselves.

"We have to figure out who this sick, corrupted criminal is and lock them away!" Timidthy said, and the kid's cheered until a deep raspy voice spoke.

"Oh heck no! That's the last thing you kid's are doing!" The kid's jumped and turned around to see Shimmer Sword. (One of the royal guard's) with an irritated yet concerned look on his face. Blood Bones and Bumper got up to protest but they sat back down. As they saw Watch Dog (another royal guard) walk in with a grim and serious expression on his face.

"That's right, you kid's are the future of Equestria. And recently you have proven to shine bright. But that light will fade if you go digging in the wrong places. You are to not go looking for the mystery mass murderer or else we will have to tell Celestia and your parent's." Watch Dog said sternly, Blood Bones was the only one who had the guts to speak up.

"But ponies are dying and even the one's who live are suffering mentally and physically!" The guard's rolled their eye's. And Watch Dog picked the two princes up while Shimmer Sword picked their friend's up.

"Don't you dare do it." said Shimmer Sword and Watch Dog. The kid's didn't even try escaping the guard's grasp. As they walked them to their respected homes. As Shimmer Sword returned to the castle he saw Watch Dog shut Blood Bones's room door. He looked exhausted and said to his partner,

"The two wouldn't go to sleep they kept screaming at me that everypony was in danger and something had to be done." Watch Dog said. Shimmer Sword nodded solemnly,

"Same they all wouldn't shut up, their parent's each and every one of them asked me to put a shield over their beds. If the killer tried to get them. It's set up with alarms and everything and doesnt disappear until they get out of bed. And reappears when they get into bed." Shimmer Sword said as Watch Dog noticed the bags under his eye's. Watch Dog sighed and walked with Shimmer Sword, until they saw a small figure. The two gasped and started charging after the figure. The last thing the two guard's saw was the figure's smile. As that both felt sleepy and woozy and they passed out and everything went black.

The two guard's woke up tied together as they tried to move they both winced in pain. As they looked at the ropes they realized (to their horror) that they we're tied with barbed wire. And they looked around, they saw that there was a string of it trailing off somewhere unknown. As they looked around they saw they we're in shed of some kind. They then heard a masculine voice,

"Shimmer Sword and Watch Dog, it's your turn to choose. The end of the wire is close to an open flame, which yours truly will light it. And you will burn along with the shed." said the deep voice. Shimmer Sword growled,

"You can't do this! Let us go!" Watch Dog said. The deep voice growled and considered to burn them anyway,

"Anyway, you only have one minute to make a very delicate choice. It's been thrown around that you two are dating and well I have to agree with them. So here's what you have to do, tell each other how you really feel and that's it! You live, but if you can't or won't you will die a painful death. Now make your choice soldiers, live or die." the deep voice finished. As a clock started counting down from one minute above the guard's. The guard's faces we're blushed a deep shade of red as they stared at the clock with fear. The two remained silent too afraid to speak as they weighed their choices. The answer seemed simple. (But if you've even been in love especially with the same-sex. You'd probably be afraid to speak as well) just tell each other how they feel, simple. But as the saying goes easier said then done, the guard's stared at the clock and it read twenty seconds. Watch Dog's lip trembled as he shut his eye's and spoke,

"I love you man with all my heart! I know it's not exactly normal to be in love with your same-sex but I do!" Watch Dog said as his face went redder. Shimmer Sword blushed redder as well, he looked at the clock as it then read ten seconds. Shimmer Sword felt his eye's tear up as the clock read five seconds. Watch Dog started crying as it read two seconds, Shimmer Sword caved.

"I love you too and I hope we can be more than friends!" Shimmer Sword cried just as the clock stopped at one second. There was slow clapping as the figure came out of the shadows. (Still wearing its trademark cloke) and undid the barbed wire. The two stallions fell into a heap relieved to have their lives. And started sobbing having been mentally scared. The figure smiled evilly,

"You know some ponies don't value thier lives. But not you too......not anymore." the figure said. As it laughed evilly and left, it opened the shed door and walked out. As the moon shined through the door the moon light moved past the stallions. And landed on a piece of paper and the paper had a list of ponies names on it. On the list, there read the name's: Celestia and Luna.