Chapter 9

The walk back to the town was in silence but not the awkward kind of silence, just a mutually tired kind of silence. Triton’s feathers were still a bit ruffled and had a bit of wood fragments in his … well everywhere and i’m pretty sure I look similar along with some new scratches and holes in my clothes from slashing and falling down onto the ground twice. We exited the forest edge showing us the bright almost noon sky over the town, I looked to Triton as we walk in.

“Meet back up at the center?” He looked up at me and nodded then held up a claw for a bro fist for which I reciprocated then we split up to finish our respective requests. I walked straight to the tailor which wasn’t far while walking past the inhabitants who also avoided me from the irritated look on my face and the trail of wood chips trail behind me from my clothes. By the time I reached the tailor I was in full don’t give a fuck mode and didn’t care for manners at the moment so I just walked into tailor without knocking with the bell ringing overhead and continued to the side room where he is most likely at. I opened the side room showing a sparse work area with sewing tools everywhere with the unicorn owner in the corner sorting through fabrics

“Oh! Back already?” He put the fabrics down and started towards me “I didn’t hear you come in”

“Here” I sat the bag down on the nearest desk and waited for his response which would hopefully include giving me my new clothes NOW! Sensing my irritation the tailor who’s name I still havent asked levitated over my clothes including the jacket in a neat bundle tied together by a leather belt

“Thank you for your help and if you take out the dye and mortar then you can keep the bag also I have too many extras” he waved me off and returned to sorting through the pile of fabrics, I just sighed at this and took a hold of the clothes and the bag after dumping it out onto the table and leaving with it in slightly better spirits but still wanting to shower so I went down to the blacksmith I saw earlier to see if Triton is done and we can get some food and water for the trip.
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Happening at the same time
Triton POV:

I split up from Mychael after agreeing to meet up at the center of town and started my way over to the blacksmith through the crowd and ending up in front of the aforementioned building but this time the older dragon was not at his station hammering away at something on the anvil so I just continued into the building and I saw that instead of Pitch waiting for me her brother was standing at the counter with a bored look on his face that livened up a bit when he saw me.

“Ah, you must be the griffin my sister told me about” his voice had the standard deep baritone most older dragons had and he grinned at me and started to turn around and walk into a room in the back then swiftly returned while holding a medium sized burlap sack, while he walked back I moved closed to the counter.

“This contains your standard survival gear including a few collapsible pots and pans along with the items you chose” He handed me the bag which I happily grabbed and set to the side then reached into my bag to retrieve the handful of light shards the sat them onto the counter leaving his to inspect them to his own leisure.

“Hmm Perfect this should last us a few weeks until the traders finally arrives” He nodded in satisfaction at the sight but what he said caught my attention.

“Are the traders late or something?” I was slightly alarmed by that because the trade route leads through the next town that we have to travel to.

“Yeah, lately the usual traders that come through the area have been either going missing or just up and giving up before they even reach our town so I hope they make it this time” He just shrugged his shoulders and turned away from me to walk into the store room from before leaving me with some slightly alarming news that might mean something is wrong white the next town, I turned and hurried to exit the building
“I have to tell Mychael”
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Third Person POV:

Mychael had reached the center of town by the time Triton had left the blacksmith in a hurry to find his new companion and tell him what he just learned. They met at the town square that was still full of small stalls selling trinkets and produce to the remaining populace

“Hey I think we may have a slight problem and by light I mean roadblock sized” Triton said worrying slightly upon meeting up with his friend while only slightly registering his attire who looked slightly concerned from his tone and raised an eyebrow at his behavior but realized that facial expression is lost on beings that doesn’t have eyebrows to he said

“Whats up?”

“I just found out that anyone who has crossed through the next town never makes it to this town even the local traveling merchants which wouldn’t make sense because traveling is their livelihood”

“Can’t we just go around the next town?” Mychael was confused from the urgency in his tone.

“We can’t just go around because the next town is the only actual town in a twenty mile radius that has a train station that leads into equestria proper and not around the edge according to the map” the two would slap whoever thought to build only one train station if they weren’t already dead for the sheer short sightedness of their design.

“So what your telling me is we have to walk straight into what is probably a bandit base camp that no one has returned from with only our bare hands to fight with and my sword” Mychael asked rhetorically while giving the most deadpan look ever witnessed,

“Yes”

“Fan-fucking-tastic let’s get the food and leave”
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Hour 1 of travel
Mychael POV:

“This is such an interesting wide open field of grass but how long is this going to take?” I said to Triton while fixing my bag on my shoulder

“At most a few days but if really hurry a day and a half” Triton said with a bit of dread before he continued with “so what’s the plan for when we get to the possibly bandit infested town” I was silent for a few moments thinking, We can’t fight our way through no matter how bullshit this world is so that’s out but we might be able to sneak in at night then wait for the next train to come and sneak onboard but then we might be kicked off for not buying a ticket in town.

“All I got for now is sneak in and don’t fuck up” That earned a look from Triton that said both Not amused and at least that’s something

“Well that’s at least a start but what about all the original citizens that lived there?” Triton shot me a worried look waiting for my answer but I was stuck thinking about the citizens and the idea they brought with them

“I think I got the rest of the plan but its a bit rough so bare with me”
CUE PLANNING MONTAGE
STEP 1: Sneak into town

Shows Mychael and Triton tiptoeing past a sleeping guard
STEP 2: Find and Release Towns folk

Shows Mychael and Triton looking at conveniently placed floor map of town then turning around to see the townsfolk looked in a cage then opening it to everyone cheering
STEP 3: Reclaim town

Shows Mychael and Triton standing on top of pile of unconscious bandits with the townsfolk cheering around them
STEP 4:$$Profit$$

Bits start to rain from the sky in slow motion
*Record Scratch*

“What about the bandits patrolling the area? And I doubt finding and releasing the citizens would be that easy” Triton said skeptically

“Fine killjoy”
REWIND PLANNING MONTAGE
STEP 1: Sneak into town and knockout any guard who gets close to catching us

Shows a bandit standing guard standing still until Mychael smashes him on head with the flat of his sword and tiptoeing past with Triton
STEP 2: Get location of townsfolk and key to release them

Shows Mychael knocking out another guard and taking a key ring from his saddlebag while Triton opens a rolled up paper that had a large red X on it

STEP 3:Reclaim town

Shows Mychael and Triton standing on an even bigger pile of bandits with the people cheering and confetti raining down
STEP 4:$$Profit$$

A solid gold chariot pulls up next to them full of gold coins and treasure
*Another Record Scratch*
“Maybe we should make a plan later when were closer” Triton said while trying not to laugh and walking ahead
“You just can't handle my awesome plan making skills” I sped up to meet his pace
Cue Travel Music
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Hour 7 of travel Evening

“How long have we been walking?” I asked

“A few hours, why?” Triton answered

“It’s like we were making plans only a few sentences ago”

“What?”

“What?”
Both confused we continued to walk in silence
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Hour 15 of travel just woke up and started again Early Morning

“I just realized why they never show the traveling in books”
Triton just raised a non-existent eyebrow and said “Why?

“It’s so BORING!”
Triton just laughed

“Were making good pace so we could be there tonight so I guess entertain yourself for now”

“Fine then I guess I’ll just sing for now” I took a deep breath while Triton was staring at me and wondering what I was going to sing

“Let’s gather ‘round the campfire and sing our campfire song, our C A M P F I R E S O N G song and if you don’t think we can’t sing it fast then you're wrong but it would help if you just sing along~” I looked to Triton and took a VERY deep breath

“C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S-O-N-G-song-C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S-O-N-G-song,ifyoudon’tthinkwecan’tsingitfasterthenyourwrongbutitwouldhelpifyoujustsingalong PATRICK!” I pointed at Triton who just face clawed and mumbled “This is gonna be a long walk”

Author's Note

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