Chapters Neighsay's Wrath against Celestia
"CHANCELLOR NEIGHSAY OF THE EQUESTRIAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, I DEMAND THAT YOU COME TO SEE ME FIRST THING IN THE MORNING!!", Celestia shouted, as she interrupted an EEA meeting.
Neighsay was startled cold, because her face showed the worst anger that he had ever seen. Her face was blood red, and her eyes were literally burning.
He came to the castle without complaint the next morning, and he knocked on her office door.
"Come in.", he heard her say.
He went in, but she glared at him with irritation. He shuddered as he sat down.
"You have summoned me, Your Highness. Why?", he inquired.
"YOUR RECENT ACTIONS WERE UNACCEPTABLE, THE WAY I PUT IT!! WHAT IN EQUESTRIA DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING? CLOSING TWILIGHT'S SCHOOL AND BECOMING ANGRIER WHEN I STEPPED IN AND SUPPORTED HER!! COMPLETELY PATHETIC!!", she shouted at him with rage.
The Chancellor smacked himself in the face as he got ready to raise an argument.
"You don't get it do you?", he persisted. "She is making a mistake, by allowing NON-PONY creatures to enroll and learn at her school. They will use that against us, I just know it. Her school should not even EXIST!!"
"As the Diarch of Equestria, I grant her a Royal Seal of Approval. That means she can run her school, the way she wants to.", Celestia said calmly.
Neighsay would not buy that.
"YOU ARE ALLOWING HER TO PUT EQUESTRIA IN GRAVE DANGER!! THOSE CREATURES WILL USE THE KNOWLEDGE AGAINST US, AND POSSIBLY START A WAR!!", he shouted back.
"SECOND, YOUR ACTIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT YOU CAN NO LONGER BE TRUSTED AS CHANCELLOR IN THE EEA!! NOT ONLY ARE YOU FIRED FROM YOUR POST, BUT YOU ARE GOING TO BE PROBED, AND WATCHED CLOSELY!! ANY PROTESTS, WILL RESULT IN YOU BEING JAILED !!", she yelled in his face.
Neighsay became so angry, that he slapped Celestia in the face before storming out and slamming the door loudly. Celestia gasped, and shot a blast at him, right out the window. He got hit with a burst of energy that knocked him unconscious.
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MISSING: NEIGHSAY
Neighsay's comrades arrived with a message that confused everyone. They had dropped by to bid him farewell, but he was not at home. Celestia ordered posters to be put up, saying that Neighsay was missing. For two weeks, no one could find him at all. Celestia began to wonder if he had been captured and killed, but Luna said that he was keen to prevent himself from being taken hostage. Celestia knew that her sister spoke the truth, and had the search continued. Unfortunately, they recieved no reports from the Christians either. They had gone to join with the search, but found nothing. Link began to wonder if Neighsay's EEA medallion would serve as a beacon to show where he was. He did manage to track the medallion to Neighsay's home, which led him to believe that Neighsay was hiding. He had Brandon go with him to search, but they found out the truth. The medallion was in one of the trashcans, which meant that Neighsay was not at home. They did find, however, that he had left slight hoofprints on the floor. Neighsay had left on his own.
"Celestia, Link here, Neighsay is not at home. His medallion was in the garbage can, which indicates that he left on his own.", Link said to Celestia over his radio headset.
They did not know, however, that he had hidden his identity at the same time.
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"ADMIRAL LINK, THIS IS DRACULAURA, AN ATTACK HAS OCCURRED IN THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE!!", a voice shrieked over Link's headset.
Link, Brandon, and Stephen quickly responded, and rushed to help her out. They came back three hours later. Cadence was barely injured, and Shining Armor had a sprained ankle. Flurry Heart, on the other hand, was practically swaddled in bandages. She had sustained severe burns, and was almost unconscious when they found her.
"The castle was on fire, and they were almost out of breath due to inhaling smoke. We got Flurry out, but she was wet and we had to change her before we could bandage her injuries.", Draculaura explained to Twilight.
Twilight was in tears when she saw how badly injured her precious little niece was.
"We saw a stallion dressed in black, twelve yards from the castle.", Shining Armor said. "He held up a weapon of some sort, and fired it at us."
"I saw the projectile.", said Cadence. "It was an egg-shaped rocket, with fins on the back. It smashed through the doors, and exploded, setting fire to the castle."
"We got them out safely, but the stallion had vanished.", Link said.
Luna and Celestia began to get agitated.
"THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ATTACKS IN EQUESTRIA!! NOPONY HAS SEEN NEIGHSAY, AND INNOCENT LIVES ARE BEING ENDANGERED!!", Luna roared angrily.
"WE MUST STOP THIS "BLACK STALLION" BEFORE HE CAUSES TOO MUCH TROUBLE!!", Celestia responded with an equal amount of anger.
Everyone yelled back in agreement.
Neighsay's Wrath against Celestia
Final Attack, First Attempt
Twilight rushed back to her castle, so that she would be ready to defend the school. She knew that Neighsay would try to attack at 2:00 pm. Brandon and some of his mates rappelled from a helicopter, and got ready to assist with the defense. The classes went smoothly, until they were interrupted by air-raid sirens. The students ran to the nearest shelters, avoiding gunshots, fires, and explosions. They heard these noises for what seemed like an eternity, but it soon came to an end. They heard yells, rather than shots. The school was not destroyed, but it had sustained severe damage. The students and staff emerged from shelter, to find Brandon glaring at Neighsay, who was dressed in black and held down by Stephen and Link, who had tackled him to the ground.
"YOU'RE UNDER ARREST, NEIGHSAY!!", Brandon screamed.
Neighsay was gagged, so he could not speak. Then he was led outside, and tied to a post. Link got out a whip, and began to lash him. He was struck 20 times before passing out from the pain. He was then put in their helicopter, to be taken to Canterlot, in order to stand trial for his aggressive actions.
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Neighsay Before the Royal Court
Neighsay woke up, chained in a chair, and with a device on his horn to keep him from using his magic. He was in the Royal Courtroom. Trials only took place in there if it was a serious trial. He shuddered as he came to realize that he was standing a serious trial. He was startled cold, when Celestia slammed her gavel down. He looked up, and saw her, Luna, Cadence, Twilight, and the Christians. He did not know that his wounds were still fresh from when he was whipped.
"WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?", Celestia demanded.
Neighsay refused to speak. Link nodded to Stephen, who activated a device to splash Neighsay with saltwater. Neighsay screamed in agony, as the salt burned him.
"I WANTED REVENGE FOR WHEN YOU FIRED ME!", he finally spat, after the pain ended.
"YOU ENDED INNOCENT LIVES, YOU LUNATIC!!", Twilight yelled.
"YOU ALMOST DESTROYED TWO SCHOOLS THAT WERE FORMERLY UNDER YOUR COMMAND!!", Luna shouted.
"YOU COULD HAVE KILLED MY BABY!!", Cadence screamed as she pounded the railing while looking down at him.
Neighsay choked in disgust as Cadence showed him a mental image of how badly injured Flurry Heart was. The poor dear was crying in pain, and was still wrapped head to hoof in bandages, as if they were a baby blanket.
"YOU ARE CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF PREMEDITATED MURDER!!", Brandon shouted in rage.
"IF YOU HAD NOT FIRED ME, I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS!! I WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN MAD AT TWILIGHT, AND TRIED TO PUT HER ON TRIAL THOUGH!!", Neighsay yelled back.
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Neighsay was sentenced to eight months in jail. Celestia gave him a warning before he was taken away.
"IF YOU BREAK OUT AND ATTEMPT THIS ACT AGAIN, YOU WILL BE SCHEDULED COUNSELING WITH A PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST!!", she screamed.
Neighsay was put in prison clothes, and led to his cell. For added safety, his horn was shackled to keep him from using his magic. This was the second most secure wing of the jail. He planned, every minute, how he was going to try again at his attack on Twilight's school. The guards did not know what he was doing, except that he was drawing on the walls in his cell. His injuries from the whip were partially healed, but they were still sore. He fought through regretting what he had done, and chose to test Celestia.
Neighsay's Wrath against Celestia
Counseling and forgiveness
Neighsay was taken to court again, and received information on how he could be reinstated into the EEA. He was told to go through counseling with an unidentified psychologist and then ask Celestia for forgiveness. After several weeks of seeing the doctor, Neighsay went straight to Celestia.
"Here are the results from my counseling sessions.", he said as Celestia looked over them.
"Well done, you have improved to the point that you can be reinstated as Chancellor of the EEA.", she replied.
Neighsay put his EEA insignia back on and returned to his post. He then resumed the work he was doing with his comrades.
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Neighsay started having flashes of images in his mind. First, he could hear someone instructing that he be strapped in place. Second, he heard the mention of a probe. Third, he felt himself getting sleepy. Then ... , he could not remember what happened next.
"Why is my head bandaged?" , he thought to himself as he woke up the next morning.
He began to recall something that Celestia had told him.
"...YOU ARE GOING TO BE PROBED, AND WATCHED CLOSELY!!"
He realized that this meant the probe had probably been put in place. He remembered that she had said that he would go to jail if he protested against her, but he did not care. He was angry that she had kicked him out of the EEA, and he wanted to tell her that she made a mistake.
"If she does not listen to my claims, then I will have to go bigger.", he said to himself.
He did not know that his thoughts, and brain waves were being closely monitored by a group of allies. These were no ordinary allies though. They were from space, and some of them were humans. They would know about everything he was attempting to do. One thing that this probe would not do, was tell where he was going.
Neighsay's Wrath against Celestia
Concealment and Neighsay's First Act
Neighsay went out the following night. Stopping at a clothing store, he bought black fabric, and had it custom fitted to cover him almost completely. He bought goggles and a respirator to cover his eyes, nose, and mouth. Throwing away his EEA medallion, he assumed the title: "Black Stallion ".
"I will show Celestia what happens when she fires me.", he said to himself as he packed up his most dangerous possessions.
These possessions were dangerous pieces of equipment that he had stolen from weapon suppliers.
The next morning, as he slipped out into the wilderness to hide himself, five helicopters touched down near Canterlot. He saw the words "Christian Fleet " written on them, and snarled. He remembered when a Captain in that fleet had threatened to shoot him. He slipped away, and vanished into the woods.
"Celestia, we are here to keep an eye on what he is doing, but we can not track where he is, or where he is going.", said the Captain.
"Thank you Brandon.", said Celestia.
Three days later, Admiral Link walked in with shocking news.
"Celestia, there has been an attack on one of the top schools in Equestria. It is Unicorn Academy . The place recieved severe damage to many of the classrooms. No one was killed, but they saw the culprit. It was a unicorn, dressed entirely in BLACK.
Celestia shuddered to hear him say this. Unicorn Academy was one of the most common schools for unicorns in Equestria.
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The search began to get back in line, but Brandon's cousin, Stephen, rushed Twilight and Starlight into Canterlot without warning. Starlight looked miserable, she had burns and cuts all over herself, all of which were heavily bandaged. She was almost unconscious, and was having to breathe with an oxygen mask.
"WHAT HAPPENED?", asked Celestia in a panicked tone.
"We had gone to visit her old villiage, but the whole place was on fire. We saved who we could, but Starlight got badly injured when trying to rescue one of her old friends. She was too heavy for me to carry back by myself. I shot a signal up, and Stephen stopped to help me.", Twilight explained.
"We did manage *cough* to spot *cough* who was *cough* doing this.", Starlight said, hoarsely.
"Starlight is correct.", said Twilight. "We don't know who it was, but we saw a figure dressed completely in black. He was armed with weapons that could wreak all sorts of havoc. We saw the words Black Stallion on part of his clothes."
Luna had taken notes on all of this, and began to work on pinpointing who would be responsible for these attacks. She was getting nowhere at the moment, because no one had seen this until now.
"I wonder if this has any relation to some recent uproars.", she said. "Weapon storage facilities, throughout Equestria, have been reporting thefts of some dangerous things. Such as a flamethrower, guns, bombs, an RPG Launcher, and flammable liquids."
They wondered if she was right, and Twilight confirmed seeing some of those items.
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Everyone in the palace, and in the Canterlot Suites were awoken before dawn. Sirens were blaring when Celestia rushed out to investigate. The Christians were hard at work. Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns was in flames, and was close to collapsing. The black stallion was clearly spotted on the scene, but no one could catch him before he got away again. Celestia was grateful that nopony was hurt, but was angered that her school for unicorns was nearly burnt down.
"He lost a few hairs. We can run a DNA test to find out who it is.", said Brandon as he showed the princesses a handful of black hair fibers.
"Good work, bring us the results when you are finished.", Twilight requested.
Luna received word that a flamethrower had been used to start this blaze. She heard from Stephen that he had found the residue of flammable chemicals in some spots, where they had leaked out. Regardless, all of the princesses were extremely angry that this was going on. They waited for Brandon to come back with the DNA results.
"WHOEVER THIS IS, WE SHALL TAKE HIM TO ROYAL COURT TO STAND TRIAL FOR HIS DESTRUCTIVE ACTIONS!! THESE ACTIONS ARE UNACCEPTABLE THROUGH MY EYES!!", Celestia shouted to the other princesses, and Brandon's remaining crew members.
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Brandon took the hair to a chemical lab, and began to extract the DNA. He was shocked and angered at the same time when he looked at the results on the screen.
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"AAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHH!!!", he growled, as he threw his water glass at the wall and smashed it.
Nevertheless, he wrote down the results and took them to the princesses.
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Upon returning to Canterlot, he charged through the doors and ran to the throne room as fast as he could. He was not happy, when he approached the royals.
"You are not going to believe this.", he said. "Neighsay is the one doing all of this. No wonder his brain waves are showing up in the patterns for rage and anger."
They looked at the results, and practically lost it. Celestia was so mad that she literally burst into flames. Luna screamed in rage and slammed her hooves against the floor. Cadence rolled her eyes in irritation. Twilight became so angry that she lit the results on fire with her magic, which Brandon did not mind.
"He must be mad at you, Celestia, for kicking him out of the EEA.", Brandon said in assumption.
"You are correct, he was very upset that I kicked him out. He was so mad that he slapped me in the face, before angrily storming out of my office.", Celestia replied in an irritated tone.
Link came in with a list of destinations. Twilight had a reaction between panicking, and flying into burning hot rage. Neighsay's final target was The School of Friendship.
Neighsay's Wrath against Celestia
The Escape, and the Second Attempt
Early in the morning, three weeks into his sentence, Neighsay strangled the guards outside his cell into unconsciousness and got out. However, the alarm went off as soon as he took the shackle off of his horn. He managed to grab his weapons and disappear before being seen by Royal Guards.
"THAT PESKY TWILIGHT IS GOING TO PAY THE PRICE NOW!!", he said to himself as he geared up.
He swooped down on Twilight's school at high noon. He opened fire, critically injuring Twilight, Starlight, Gallus, Ocellus, Silverstream, Smolder, and Yona. All of them were sent to the hospital, and the school ended up in worse condition than his first attempt.
Rainbow Dash sent out a distress signal to alert the Christians.
"CONDITION RED, HE IS ATTACKING AGAIN!!", she cried.
They arrived at once. Link yelled at Neighsay to stop, but he did not listen. Brandon shot Neighsay with his phaser, knocking him out, and whipped him again. Pain was worse this time, because he stll had ulcers from the first time. He screamed in agony this time, and passed out again from the severe pain. He was sent to court again, but Celestia was angrier this time because he had put her to the test.