Common love, fancy dresses

“Ok Luna, you ready?” I said to her as we sneaked around a few bushes. The bandit cave was insight, and only one pony was patrolling the entrance.

“I am ready but you are not.”

As I turned around I saw Luna levitating some kind of armor. As I slipped it on I felt strange and started to levitate. “Luna what's going on?” I said scared.

“Do not worry it is the armor's binding process.”

I felt shadows wrapping me up. I passed out. I awoke a few minutes later, the armor I was wearing was completely different. This one was completely black, it has spikes coming frome the shoulder plates and gauntlets, it was hard enough to resist a killing blow and light enough to sneak around quietly.

“How does it feel?” Luna asked.

“It feels... Nice” I said strapping the left gauntlet a little tighter. “You sure are giving me a lot of protection, I thought we were gonna fight some petty bandits?”

“Well as a wise pony once said 'It is better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it'. Now I must go and tell the royal night guard.” As she was about to take off she turned her head back. “Good luck.”

I said thanks and turned my attention back to the cave. The pony who was supposed to be guarding the cave was asleep. “Ok time to strike.” As I crouched I felt a tingling in my body, I looked down and I saw... Nothing? I had completely disappeared. “Cool.” I said as I crept close to the guard.

“Wake up.” I whispered in his ear

“No mom I don't want to go to school, mr. Ruler is mean.”

“Wake up!” As he opened his eyes I cocked a punch and hit him square in the eye. “Ok now were are the ketchup packs?” I dug through my satchel and pulled a few out and started to cover my right cheek, my knife and his body in ketchup. “Lets hope this works.

I made my way deeper in the cave (carrying the bandit) and I could hear Applebloom sobbing and Squeak was trying to resist. “You know mister 8 will kill you for this” Squeak growled.

“Hah, that loser, what's he gonna do, scare me to death?” That voice sounded awefully familiar.

“You really think that freak's gonna bring us the dough?” Said another bandit.

I heard a chair moving and somepony sitting on it. “Don't worry he will, he'll do anything for these brats.“ said the familiar sounding one.

I slowly dropped the bandit that I was carrying on the ground and crept closer to were the kids were trapped in. “Hey kiddos.” I whispered as I stood up the other to bandits were to busy on their poker game to notice me.

“Uncle 8-bit is that you?” Sweetie whispered.

Everyone looked at me scared. I realized it must be the ketchup.

“Don't worry it's just ketchup.” I explained.

They breathed a sigh of relief.

“Did *sniff* y'all come to rescue us?” asked Applebloom.

I nodded. “Now,” I picked up the knocked out bandit. “Now follow my lead.”

I got in position, made the most evil grin I could and dropped the pony hard on the floor.

*thump*

I heard chairs dropping. “What the hell was that?” Said one of the bandits.

“Must be Stiffy coming down with the freak. Yo Stiffy that you?”

“No, just the 'freak'” I said.

I saw them appear a few feet away from me. “I think he might be dead.”

“Oh shit, what do you want?” Asked one of them.

“What I want?” I scoffed as I looked at the knife that was covered in “Blood”. “What I want is for you to give me those kids back.” I pointed my knife at them.

“Yo man, take it easy well let them go just don't kill us. Joey open the door!” Said the familiar sounding one to the other pony.

Joey opened the door and out stepped the fillies, Sweetie conforting Applebloom and Scoots and Squeak sticking their tongues out.

“Anything else?” said the unnamed pony.

“Yeah, take off your masks.” I said.

They both agreed and took of their masks. Joey came first. Then came the other one. If I hadn't been filled with anger I would have fainted. The other pony was Butch. It took every cell in my body not to throw the knife I had in my hoof in his face.

“Now please give us Stiffy back.”” said Joey.

I threw him still uncountious Stiffy and motioned the kids to retreat.

Joey leaned over him and checked if he still had a pulse. “Hey Butch, Stiffy is still alive.”

As Stiffy woke up he told them that I was here.

They all turned around to face us but we already were running to the exit.

“GET THEM!!” I heard Butch scream.

“Oh crap. Please Luna be outside” I prayed.

As we made it outside only the cold night was there to greet us.

“Now we got you.” I heard a sinister voice behind us.

We turned around and saw Butch and his friends with pocket knives.

I shielded the fillies. ”You-” I was cut of by somepony.

“In the name of Princess Luna you are under arrest.” Yelled one of the Night guards.

“Oh crap, back in the cave.” Yelled Butch.

“Stop right there.” We heard a booming voice.

The Night guards bowed down. “Princess Luna.”

As the three bandits turned around they saw Luna behind them.

“Princess it's not what it looks like.” Said Butch.

A few minutes later.

As Butch and his gang went on their way to prison Nurse Readheart tended to The CMC.

“Excuse me nurse but are they ok?” I asked.

“Oh yes, just some minor scrapes and bruises they should be fine in a day or two.” She smiled and went back into medical carriage. “Have a good night.”

“Well try.” I felt a tap on my shoulder. I tuned around and saw Luna staring at me.

“That was pretty ingenuous of you to use tomato juice as a replacement to blood.” She complemented.

“Well I use that as a prank. Didn't think a prank would help in life.”

“Can I have the armor back?” She said.

I grinned. “I'm still wearing it, am I?”. She nodded. I took off the armor and handed it to her. “Thanks.”

“Your welcome. So I have to leave, so I'll be seeing you.”

“Wait Luna, I need a favor.” I whispered the idea in her ear.

“Ooh, I'd love to do that, when will you do this?”

“I'll send you a message. Ok?”

She nodded quite happily and flew off to Celestia knows were. I turned my attention to the fillies. “So you guys want to keep camping or go home? There still some smores left.”

“I still wanna go camping, how 'bout it Crusaders?” Said Squeak.

They all screamed in joy as we headed back to the camp site.