Celestia's Secret Guard

I was on my way home when I thought to the way Rarity was making those faces at me. She didn't like me, did she? No, a pony of her class would never have a crush on a creature like me...would she? These thoughts pondered in my head as I walked back to the still possibly empty cottage. Fluttershy hadn't been back in weeks. I was beginning to get worried but in that time I have started to realize that she can get a little annoying with her constant crying. I hope she is alright but I need to find a new place to live.

I pulled up my mask and lit a cigarette. It had been a long time since I had had one of these. The smoke hurt at first but as kept breathing it in, I got used to it again. The last time I smoked was right before my daughter, tears in her eyes, told me. 'Daddy, please don't smoke, I want you to be alive to see me walk down the aisle.' I chuckled at the thought. That would never happen now.

I felt a tug at my holster. I looked back to see a green aura grab my pistol. "Oh no you don't!" I reached around just to have it slip just out of reach. "Who the hell?" I saw my M9 fly back to the culprit. A unicorn in a black cloak. He looked at me, white eyes glaring at me before running towards Ponyville. "You little shit, come back here!" I lowered my mask and gave chase.

The pony ran through the street, Green aura still around my pistol. Shouldering my M4, I tried running and aiming, but couldn't fire due to the possibility of hitting somepony.

Each shot felt good against my shoulder. Since I had earned my cutie mark, I noticed a lot of changes. I loved the feel of my weapon discharging. I loved the way the weapon sounded being cocked. I loved the way it sounded, as if it were my own little symphony. I felt most calm when I was fighting, and found that I was even more violent in the way I killed ponies. I, actually enjoyed it really, maybe a little bit too much.

The hooded pony ran into an alleyway with me in tow. I entered, gun raised, ready to splatter this ponies brains across the wall. He was gone, like he had vanished. I opened my mask and yelled, pushing a fist into the wall. The wall cracked. Looking at the wall, I was awestruck. Never in my life, had I ever hit a wall and had it break, usually it was the other way around. I looked at the sky. It was a beautiful night. The moon was full and no clouds were present. It was just me and Luna's moon. I looked up, staring at it. I heard an alarm go off followed by three gunshots. Three distinctive shots that sounded way to familiar. I raised my M4 and ran outside the alley to the streets. The shots were coming from the Ponyville bank. without thinking, I ran for the bank.

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Ponyville bank

Inside the bank were tellers and clients of all different colors and sizes. They ranged from rich ponies taking withdrawals and poor ponies trying to get loans for dreams that would never be realized. One pony in particular was about to make a different withdrawal. Not one of the money kind, but one of the love kind. He walked in slowly, out of breath, looking around. He saw all the ponies but was looking for one in particular. The one he desired was a white alabaster unicorn with a luxurious purple mane. She was there to make a big bit deposit. One she had earned just earlier. Using his magic, a green aura surrounded something in his cloak pocket. He pulled it out and pointed it into the air, firing a single shot into the ceiling.

BANG

Plaster fell from the ceiling as ponies all over the bank looked with terrified glances at the one wielding the special object. He pulled off his cloak, revealing his sharp black horn, his white fangs, and his bug like wings. Ponies screamed at the sight. A changeling was among them.

Two of the guards at the desk charged the changeling. He aimed the black object and pulled the trigger.

BANG

One of the guards ponies fell to the ground in a pool of his own blood, while the other kept running at the changeling. The guards pony jumped at the changeling who ducked and using his horn, thrust up, slicing the underbelly of the guards pony as he fell to the ground, dazed and confused. Looking down to see his entrails falling to the floor, he screamed, to which the changeling aimed the object and fired a round that pierced the guard's pony's skull, leaving skull and brain tissue across the floor. The changeling looked back at the crowd. "Get down on the ground!"

"Please, don't hurt us." whined a little orange and purple filly. The changeling smacked the filly with the object.

"Shut. Up." said the changeling through gritted teeth. He looked up and spotted his prize, the white alabaster unicorn with the purple mane. His face relaxed. "Ah, you are even more beautiful in person," He pointed the object at her. "Come here."

Not wanting to see herself in the same condition as the guards ponies, she got up and slowly made her way to the changeling. "What do you want?" she said through teary eyes.

The changeling simply replied. "I want what you gave to that thing."

She looked at him confused. "What do you mean, Armor?"

"NO!" He yelled, pushing the object to her neck, right below her chin. "I want what you feel towards him."

She blushed."No, I won't give you that." Despite her circumstances, she was calm. He smacked her with the object.

"Rarity!" screamed the little orange and purple filly.

The changeling turned the object towards her and shouted. "You shut your fucking mouth!" He looked back to Rarity, who was rubbing her cheek from where the weapon had struck her. "Either give me your love or I am going to take it from you and have fun doing it!" He pushed the gun to her temple. A tear fell from Rarity's eyes as she was prepared to keep her feelings a secret to the day that she died.

The door flew open and a big black figure standing on it's back hoofs ran through with a similar blue object in it's, hoofs? "Get away from her!"

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I was running towards the bank when I heard shouting, I slowly approaching the door and looking inside. There were two dead guards ponies, one had been shot through the chest and the other looked to have been eviscerated, a good sized hole through his forehead, showing what was left of his brain. I saw the culprit. It was another one of those changelings, though this one looked malnourished, like he had been starving. I saw my M9 hover above his head. I saw Rarity on the ground, rubbing her face where she had must have been hit. I saw Scootaloo inside, She poked her head up and said something, barely audible. Then pointing my pistol her way shouted. "Shut your fucking mouth!" Fire burned in my chest as I reached for my weapon. I stopped my self. No you can't let them see you, you have to stay hidden. My hand started to twitch. I suppose my trigger finger was itching. The Changeling then pointed my pistol to Rarity's temple. Fire and adrenaline surged throughout my body, I had this feeling that I had never experienced before. It was a mix of hatred and burning passion. I grabbed my M4 and Kicked my way through the door.

"Get away from her!" I yelled, raising my rifle. The changeling jumped behind Rarity pulled her up. He held the gun to her head.

"Daniel!" She cried in anguish.

"Perhaps, I can use your love," Hissed the changeling. "I could sustain myself for a week of of your love." The changeling pushed the barrel of my pistol against her head. "Put your weapon down or I will kill her."

I had seen these things go down before and based on my experience, I reluctantly lowered my rifle to the floor.

"Now kick it over." He hissed I kicked my M4 over to him where he made his mistake. Instead using his magic to grab my rifle, He bent down to grab it with his mouth. With his eyes to the ground, I made my move. I was there in two strides and jumped between him and Rarity. He pulled the trigger launching a round into my shoulder. The bullet did little less then just pinging off of my shoulder. I was relieved that I hadn't been hit. I grabbed my pistol from him. He dove behind the counter as I fired seven of the remaining eleven bullets. They hit the wooden counters, creating splintering holes as they collided. Some even went through the wood, hitting the wall behind. The smell of sulfur was a beautiful thing. Unfortunately, none of the bullets connected with my target.

The changeling began levitating what ever he could my way, trying to disorient me. I quickly shot them out of the air with deadly accuracy. My pistol opened, proving that I was in fact, out of ammo. I threw the gun aside and brandished my combat knife. The changeling jumped over the counter and tried to stab me with his horn. He bounced off of my new armor. Glancing back at Rarity, she had a smile on her face as she was witnessing her work being used for what it was intended for. It was like her own little fashion show. The Changeling got up and jumped at me again. This time I grabbed it by the neck and ran towards the wall, crashing through it. Wood and plaster raining to the ground as I slammed the changeling into a desk, breaking it. Blood pouring from his mouth, he tried crawling away. I grabbed him by his back hoof and slammed him against a wall. I then picked him up by the neck and pushed him against the wall. I grabbed my knife and raised it. Looking him in the eyes, I saw his fear, and I lost it. "YOU!" I stabbed him in the lower abdomen. "DON'T!" I pulled the knife, blood squirting onto my mask, and stabbed him again, repeating the process between each word. "FUCKING!...TOUCH!...MY!...RARITY!...." With that final word, I stuck my knife through his forehead and into the wall behind him. He went cross eyed as his body went limp. I let go and just stared at him, hanging there.

"Daniel?" I heard her voice. I looked her way and seeing the compassion on her face, fell to my knees. She approached me and lifted up my blood stained mask. "Did you mean what you said when you said that I was your Rarity?"

I nodded. "I will always protect you Rarity, I will never let anypony or anyone hurt you." She leaned in and kissed me. I pulled her into an embrace and returned the kiss.

"I will always protect you."