Author's Note

So, new chapter, sorry for the delay, it's just that i totally forgot about the english version of this fanfic, as an apology i will post in the next few days another chapter, thanks and i'm so sorry

Siding with the people

Black Mercury was anything but a pony that other ponies like, he was known for exploiting its employees but he really didn't do anything that really violated the laws, he was famous for making contracts where its workers committed themselves to "X" amount of years to work for him, only to force them to do heavy work for 10 hours in a row without rest, everything to fill his pockets, but ... Why didn't they stop him? Simple, it was the mayor of Manehattan, one of the largest cities in Equestria, although it was known that what he did was wrong, he was also very good doing his job as mayor, in Manhattan the streets were always clean, Jobs were never lacking, products abounded and a pony was able to live peacefully with a minimum wage, so much so that even street sweepers were able to afford luxuries like having internet or other stufs, in this city were the largest Clothes stores, cinemas and theaters, it was known for being the home to great contests ranging from fashion, dance, singing, painting, among others, the main reason why Twilight and Starlight were in that city was simple, they needed a final piece for Their magic detector with which they could discover who was the vigilanty was protecting the ponies from the shadows.

"Then ... We already have the Hextech breaker, this will allow us to turn the device on and off and finally we can do the first test" says Twilight happily walking alongside Starlight in the streets of Manehattan.

"It sounds great, Twilight ... but ... I was thinking ... Why don't we take a break from all this?" Star suggests to Twilight smiling.

"A break? Why? We are very close to completing the invention."

"Yes, but we haven't rested anything, look, we've been working on the invention for two and a half weeks, without rest, without recreational time, with nothing. Why don't we just take an hour or two? Look at it this way, it is useless to overload a machine, that only damages it and then makes the work go wrong, but if it is given a break from time to time, it can resume it's work without problems and do even better than it was doing before the break, it's like computers, if they get too hot they start to fail and we have to give them a break so that they work again well. What do you say?

"Mmm ... that's fine ... I can't argue with that logic ... and ... what do you want to do?" Twilight asks with a slight smile.

"Well ... how about going to the fair that's taking place here in Manhattan?" It's about 6 blocks south of here according to the map ... it's the closest entertaining site there is, "Star says looking at the map.

"Yes ... sounds good, but there's a movie theater two blocks north. Is not that closer and more comfortable?"

"It's just that... I havent been to many fairs ... and never to Manehattan ... I wanted to see what it was like ..."

"In that case, let's go to the fair, eat something, play a few games, and then come home to finish this" Twilight suggests with a slight smile.

"Sounds good to me ... let's do that!" Starlight says excitedly as they both walk south toward the fair.

***

The Manehattan fair was a huge place, it was held in the main city park and covered more than half of it, there were all sorts of things to do, there were varius games, a large food area with tables for The ponies to sit down, a section of shops to buy things and a big stage in the center of everything where the bands played, Twilight and Starlight had already been a couple of hours at the fair, went through the games, They ate for a while, Starlight bought some handmade soaps that left a smell of roses, at the end of the fair, both decided to go to the middle stage to hear a little of the Music of the place before retiring.

"It really was a very entertaining fair Star, you were right, I really needed to relax a bit, the only thing that bothers me a little is the pony bows, but the rest is fine," Twilight responds with a slight smile.

"I told you, well, don't worry about the other ponies, you came as a tourist, not as a princess, you can do whatever you want right now, you owe nothing to anyone ... now ... something interesting ..." Says Star reading a brochure.

"What's the matter?"

"Simple, the end of the fair, the mayor throws a wish ballon while the sunset, as the last wish of the day, at least that says here" explains Star keeping the pamphlet while the musicians finished playing and got off Place together with their instruments.

"It seems the final event is about to start..." says Twilight watching the sunset occur.

"Yes, and there's Mayor Mercury" Star says white a pegasus with gray mane and tail came up on the stage,he wore a formal suit with a red tie, and carried a balloon of desire in his hands.In the center of the stage there was the globe in front of a microphone.
"Ah, good afternoon to all the citizens of Manehattan"says Mercury with a slight smile to all the presents "As you must know this fair was founded more than a thousand years ago to commemorate the day that was born "The city of the sun" as we Like to call this beautiful place, we call it the city of the sun because it is the closest city to the east of Equestria, so it is the first to receive the warm rays of the sun and therefore, the first city to plunge into the sweet embrace Night, this event of releasing the balloon of desires at sunset, symbolizes the exact moment when the city was completed, at 6:48 p.m., at which time the globe is released with the best wishes of its Inhabitants so that the city will prosper as it has done throughout its life, now without further ado, we will release ..."but at the time when Mayor Mercury was about to finish the speech, the stage screens went out and the microphoneIt stopped working.

"Mmm ... a technical fault," says Twilight aloud. However, at that time, the screens were re-lit with a symbol of equality in these, then saw a pony with a redwine jacket enter the stage and approach the mayor, the aura it was emanating was frightening and not because the nature of the poni was threatening, but because it emanated such a great confidence so overwhelming, that it was difficult not to be intimidated by this, Mercury tried to take flight, but realized that the mysterious pony had him immobilized, but did not know how, The pony was obviously a unicorn, but he did not see the usual sheen of magic around his body holding him.

"THE VIGILANTY! What are you doing attacking the mayor ?! Star we have ... Star?!" Twilight wonders searching foor her with the look but unable to find her.

At that precise moment, the vigilanty ran to the mayor and placed his horn on his forehead, then the mayor fell to the ground very tired and with a paler coat of fur.

"What did you do to me?" Asks the exhausted mayor.

"You have been equalized ... you have no magic, you can't walk in the clouds ever again" the pony responds dryly. At that moment, the vigilanty approached the microphone that was in the center next to the balloon, but before being able to speak a purple ray struck him in one side.

"Stop this instant!" Twilight says flying over the audience.

"Oh, Princess Twilight, I was not expecting you here," the watchman says quietly.

"Give the mayor the magic!" Twilight tells the watchman.

"I'm sorry, but I can't do that" the pony responds, for Twilight to instantly launch another magic beam, yet, surprisingly, the pony deflected the ray with one of his helmets, slapping it to the side. Before Twilight could do something, she realized that she couldn't move, she watched the watchman's horn, it was dark pink in color like his rear hoofs, however, she couldn't see a cutie mark and not just that, neither she could see his face beneath the hood, it was as if the shadows were accumulated in that place to hide it, an illusory spell, Twilight supposed.

"Now what i was about to do?...Ha, right, ejem, citizens of Manehattan"begins to say the pony with a deep and imposing voice"My name is not important, however I come to leave some things clear, surely all you have heard about the pony that is Removing the magic from criminals, that poni is me, in case you haven't noticed, now ... I know you must think that I'm a threat, i mean, I just took the magic from Mayor Mercury, but I didn't do this with the intention to cause damage to the city, but to release it, Mercury exploited its workers and gave them a bad treatment, nevertheless, since it was a pony with position of power, nobody did anything and there is the problem, the current system Does not work, the current political system does not work" says the watcher to win sounds of surprise from the public.

"You can not achieve peace with some ponies crushing and walking on others, no, this nation has been built with the hard work of the people, the ponies that break the spine every day to achieve a bright future for this beautiful nation, that's why I want it to be clear, I'm on the side of the people, it's not fair that a few ponies selected by the princesses decide what is best for everyone ... no... in a utopian world , There are no leaders, there are no nations over one another, they are all equal and work as a team to achieve their goal, that is why I say 'Why should we submit to the power of a few' The people should not be Oppressed by their rulers, there should be no one above anyone, the people should not fear their rulers, but vice verse, because we are more, we can do more, I will bring them the equality that everyone wants, will never be oppressed by our Leaders anymore, there will be no more ponies on top of others, I will destroy the current political system in Equestria and I will found the first utopian country, where we are all the same, where you are the leaders of your lives, your ways, your cities" after saying that, the vigilanty took the balloon of desire of Manehattan.

"Today, I will mark the beginning of my movement, those in power, fear me, those who have no power, guard behind me, I will watch over an equal and just world, I will mark the beginning of my equality movement using this balloon of desires" Says the vitgilanty, raising the globe with its magic.

"I DESIRE AN UTOPIAN COUNTRY, A WORLD OF EQUALITY, A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE IS FREE AND NOBODY BENDS US, THAT IS MY DESIRE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL NATION!" Says the watchman, releasing the balloon which rises in the heavens until it is lost of the sight of all.

"Those who wish to join me, carry with you a necklace with the symbol of equality, and we will begin to form our forces and overthrow this corrupt and imperfect system where the neighbor is abused ¡EQUALITY !"shouts the vigilante raising his hoof and then approaching To Twilight to be face-to-face with her.

"Princess, I have much esteem and respect for you in particular, your lessons have taught me the true way, the right way to take things, that is why I beg you kindly to renounce your political power as a princess, Help me create this world of equality where nobody tramples on anyone "says the watchman extending a hoof to Twilight and freeing her from his magic grip, only to end up dodging a magic beam from her.

"It's a shame, princess ... maybe later you'll get me, maybe later and hopefully you can see what I see, I ... I just do what I think is right, I only do what I think is the best thing for everyone"Says the watchman dodging other attack from Twilight.

"See you, princess of friendship, this will not be the last time we face," the watchman answers as he disappears in a blue burst of magic.

"Fuck ... he escaped" complains Twilight fearing that would happen, it was more than obvious that being a unicorn with such powerful and advanced magic would be able to transport himself without leaving a magic trace of where he went, Twilight at that time Turned to see the mayor and ran to this.

"Mayor Mercury! Are you all right?" Twilight asks, alarmed.

"Oh ... I feel weak ... Where the hell were my guards?" The mayor asks for Twilight to look around the room and see all the guards unconscious.

"The vigilanty took care of them first, that's why they could not come to stop him ..."

"Twilight!" Star shouted, climbing onto the stage next to it.

"Where the hell were you, Star?!" Twiilght asked clearly furious.

"I went to buy one of those breaded carrots ... I've never eaten one ... I've seen it all from the public, or at least the last part," Star responds timidly to Twilight.

"Agh, you picked the wrong time to go, come on, help me, we have to take the mayor to an hospital and the other guards as well," Twilight orders, helping Mercury walk while Starlight took care of the guards.

***

"So ... now what?" Rainbow asks in her chair, the girls along with Starlight were gathered in the room of the map, Twilight and Star communicated these events to the girls, but by the time they arrived at the castle and the news had gone all the way through Equestria.

"Simple, the Vigilanty turned out to be a fiasco, he only wants to overthrow the princesses and destroy the current political system, he's incitating the ponies to rebel and bring chaos to the nation ... I think we should stop him now more than ever" says Twilight dryly.

"Agh ... Why can there never be a hero? He's always a villain ... fuck ... and how happy i was that the watchman was good poni..."

"I understand the disappointment sugarcube, but you heard the story of Twilight and we saw it in the news ... there is nothing to do ... we have to stop it" replies Applejack to Dash

"Well, then it is decided, Star, come, we are going to finish building the device and do the first tests with the complete equipment, if everything goes well, in 3 days the invention should be ready and we can stop this psycho before it's late, "says Twilight, noticinng that Staright was down." Is something wrong, Star? "

"It's just ... things did not come out this day as I expected ..." she says sadly.

"I understand, but we have to concentrate on catching that pony, Star, it's the only way to stop this before it gets worse."

"Okay, let's finish the invention," Star says leaving the room disappointed, that things did not go as planned.