Outlander

It has been nine months since I got on better terms with Twilight and her friends it’s been ok I guess, I try not to stay in Ponyvile and do more hunts, the girls don’t like this because the always seem to have friendship activates for whenever I tack a job, but I think everything is going fine and I’m working a job again.

The job in question is in the hidden bat pony town of Dim Hollow a few miles south of Equestria, I’ve have been there so many times and helped them so much, that the elders of Dim Hollow have named me blood kin. It’s also the place where I learned more about monster lore and perfected my magic.

I also have two friends there a stallion with a dark grey coat and a well-kept black mane, and tail and has yellow eyes named Shadow Lance, and the other is a white coated mare with messy navy blue mane and tail and has red eyes and her name is Dark Blaze.

It has been a long time since I was last in Dim Hollow at least a few weeks before, I got that last letter from Celestia and I haven’t had many chances to come by since, oh well that changes today and it won’t take long for me to get there after all it’s not my first time.

In fact I can already see Dim Hollow forest where the town is located, I also timed my journey so it would be night when I get there, a short time later I can see the town through the thick trees of the forest. A few minutes later I am stood outside of the tall fence and gate of the town and shout “I the Outlander blood kin to Dim Hollow request entry” the gate opens and one of the town Guards came out to meet me.

“Outlander what brings you back to this the only free place where you will not be judged?” asked the Guard with a smug look.

“I’m hear about the job request asking for help to find some missing love bats… so you know the usual, just hope that we aren’t going to need body bags this time,” I answered pulling my enchanted hood down revealing my face and letting my white hair flow in the cool night air.

“It is good you are back we could use someone with your skills to help train the young bloods, and there will be gold in it for you, what do you say?” asked the Guard as we both walked past the tall gates.

“I’ll thing about it but don’t hold your breath,” I answered leaving the Guard at his post I take a look up at the tree top town with homes shops and other buildings all inside the thick trunks of the trees, and each tree has large platforms around them, that go up several levels with large rope bridges connecting the platforms the sight always takes my breath away.

I spot Lance and Blaze four levels above me leaning over the wooden railing, this is the perfect chance to use a spell I mad that should let me fly without wings, I cast the spell and a set of wings made of magic open then disappear and then I kick off and fly right up, grab the railing and vault over it and stand next Lance and Blaze.

“Rogue how did you do that?” Lance asked and giving me a bro hug and before I get the chance to answer Blaze leaps on me wrapping her legs my hips and gives me a quick kiss, not surprising last time a month before getting the letter from Celestia.

“So what have I missed while I was gone?” I asked trying to get Blaze off of me but she has a grip like a vice and it’s always hard to get her off when she latches on.

“Well other than the blacksmiths son and soon to be daughter in law going missing, and you not being hear when the mares went into heat, but other than that nothing worth talking about,” Lance answered shrugging his shoulders.

“It’s Black wing’s son that’s missing, and I don’t come here when the mares are in heat because I don’t want kids until I’m at least 27, besides I’ve made it clear I’m not interested in ponies of any kind,” I said finally getting Blaze off of me.

“So where have you been for the last ten months?” Lance asked with a grin.

“You know working contracts and clearing up that miss understanding from almost three years ago,” I answered noticing that Blaze looked like she wanted something.

“Um you ok Blaze?” I asked afraid of what Blaze would say or do.

“Are you fucking kidding me I have been clear about my feelings towards you from the start, and you still refuse to even consider a inter spices relationship,” Blaze screamed in my face and, slapped my face, punched me in the gut, and I stopped her before she kicked me in the balls.

“When you put it that way… I’m still changing my mind on that,” I said catching my breath and recomposing myself after Blaze hit me.

“Rogue you’re either brave or stupid to keep pissing blaze off like that,” Lance said crossing his arms.

“One part brave three part fool,” I said with a smug look “So to change the subject, where is Black Wing?” I asked getting down to business.

“He’s been at the training yard a lot recently,” Blaze answered calming down after her outburst.

“Good let’s get up to level ten then, I still need to test my flight spell so no teleporting this time,” I said getting ready to fly.

“Well let’s fly then,” Blaze said getting ready to take off.

Lance and Blaze spread their wings and my spell stays active until the spell is cast a second time, the three of us kick off and fly up to the training level we would have had a race but, no one is allowed to fly at full speed while in town.

On the way up I hope that my spell dose not fail mid-flight or it’s a long way back to the ground. Even without going full speed it only takes a minute to get to the training level, the three of us land on the platform, one of the highest in the town. The only level above is for the elders and a few hand selected Guards are the only ones allowed on the top platform. I have been up there once, when the elders named me Blood kin.

“Let’s look for Black Wing if he’s not here we check his forge agreed?” I asked my friends as we start the search, not long after we find Black Wing finish talking with the lead hunter we approach him.

“Black Wing I saw your job request about your missing son,” I call out.

He turned and faced me “Outlander thank the Gods, with your help I am sure to see my son again you three follow me to my work shop and I will give you the details,” Black Wing said leading the three of us back to his work shop, when we get there we close the door and take any seats we can find.

“Let me begin the reason I posted the job request, as you know my son Red Wing and his wife to be Silent Fang went missing in the forest a few weeks ago, I went to the Guards first they found Singh’s of a struggle, but no tracks not even are beast Tracker could find anything just some blood not from a pony, pleas find my son and I will pay you 1000 if you bring both of them back safe and sound.” Black Wing begged.

“I must be getting soft, keep you money Black Wing I’ll do this one free and don’t worry I’ll come back with your son, or die trying you have my word on that Lance, Blaze you want in on this?” I asked.

“We are bat ponies of Dim Hollow we don’t let are friend’s fight alone, we stand with them to the end.” Blaze answered.

After taking the job from black wing we went to speak with the Guards, and the Tracker who looked onto the case, so that we could find the spot where Red Wing and Silent Fang were attacked, maybe an hour later we reach the sight of the attack. I look back to Lance and Blaze and bring a finger to my lips letting them know to be quiet, just in case who ever or whatever attacked is nearby.

I then use my magic to increase my five senses giving an eagle vision Witcher sense thing that makes anything interesting or important glow, this lets me see the marks left in the ground from the attack a moment or two of searching, and I find the mystery blood. I reach out a hand and feel a faint magic trail it’s old but I should be able to follow it.

“Guys I found a magic trail it’s weak but I can still follow it,” I said to let Lance and Blaze know to follow me.

I follow the trail finding more of the strange blood, we keep following the trail for some time which ends at a cave, the trail is stronger in the cave than outside “This cave doesn’t look natural, Lance you know anything about it?” I asked examining the entrance.

“Yes I do it’s an old mine over a hundred years old, if I remember right the mine only go’s a hundred and fifty feet into the mountain about half way the path splits in two directions, both meet at a large chamber on the far side,” Lance answered readying his spear and Blaze got her bow read as well.

“Ok so whatever has Red Wing and Silent Fang is more likely than not in the in the chamber on the far side, right Blaze when we retch the split in the mine you go right me and Lance, will go left and run right into the main chamber to get the attention of whatever is in there, that will give you the opening you need to sneak attack with your bow,” I said confidently with a smile.

“Do I get a say in this plan?” Lance asked while giving a are you serious look.

“Come on Lance you always make the plan, besides we both know you would have come up with the same plan anyway, so does it really matter who came up with it,” I said entering the mine before Lance could answered With Blaze following.

The mine was dark as you would expect I don’t use a light spell because my senses are still super charged, giving me night vision as we make are way deeper and deeper into the mine. We see lots of abandoned mining gear all rusted and useless, we eventually reach the split in the path but before we split up I make a shadow clone to go with Blaze just in case things go sideways.

It has been a few minutes since we split up me and lance spot the light from a fire, we look at each other nod and run into the main chamber, we see a fire in the middle of the chamber witch is bigger than expected. Someone could fly and fight with plenty of space in here. We hear a dripping sound and look up at two green pods.

“What do I have here, some fools who will feed my power,” a feminine voice hissed from a dark crack in the celling and dropping down into the chamber.

“Hay Lance looks like Dim Hollow has a bug problem and its one ugly mother fucker, I said to Lance as if it was a bad joke.

“I know who you are you’re that monster hunter the Outlander,” Chrysalis said to herself.

“That right unfortunately for you I have to kick your ass,” I said surrounding myself in my black lightning and taking a fighting stance, with the middle and index finger of my right hand I repeatedly flex them towards me in a clear come at me gesture.

As expected Chrysalis takes the bait flying right at me hands in front of her to grab me, I side step to the right and punch her in the side of the head sending her into the cavern wall, a moment later she jumps from the cavern wall and lands a strong kick into my upper body making me slide back a few feet.

Chrysalis lunges at me again just as she is about to reach me, with lightning seed I grab her left arm and pull her in then grab her head, with my right hand and slam her face first into the floor making crakes for ten feet around her head.

Chrysalis managed to get back to her feet witch is surprising because that normally kills “I will not be defeated by a freak!” Chrysalis screamed mustering all of her magic into a beam and fires it right at me, so I fire a beam of my own and we enter a beam lock “Give it up Outlander I beat Celestia in a beam lock you don’t stand a chance!” Chrysalis roared.

“I don’t think so just who the hell do you think I am!” I shout as my fighting spirit powers up my magic, making my beam blow right through Chrysalis’s beam and sending her back into the wall but this time it’s a knock out and she’s down for good.

I look back up at the pods and using my magic carefully bring them down and set them on the cavern floor, I then use the knife I use to take monster trophy’s and cut Red wing and Silent Fang out both unconscious, I then check the bug to my surprise and irritation Chrysalis is still alive. Blaze and my shadow clone only just got to this chamber, due to some cave in’s on the path they took I break my shadow clown and put a magic restraint on Chrysalis and also shackles on her wrists ankles and wings.

“Lance, Blaze stay here with the two love bats until they wake up I have to drop this prisoner of at Canterlot after that I’ll teleport back ok?” I asked getting nods of agreement from Lance and Blaze.

I pull up my hood grab Chrysalis by the wing shackles and in a flash of red light I was outside of the doors, to the Celestia’s throne room and this is Sparta! Kick the door open. “Hay look who I found,” I shout out over the night court holding Chrysalis up for the whole room to see.

“Outlander must you interrupt court whenever you visit?” Luna asked pinching the bridge of her muzzle.

“Fine I’ll take this bug elsewhere or just put her head on a spike somewhere don’t matter to me, I said flatly.

“I never said I would not take the criminal and on another matter, how did you beat such a powerful enemy who has evaded us for so long?” Luna asked with genuine interest.

“It’s because I’m the mother fucking Outlander and I don’t need any special toys to boost my power,” I answered not quite understanding the reason behind the question, dropping the bug “See you around Luna,” I said before teleported back to the mine where I left Blaze and Lance.

After the Outlander teleported out which should be impossible, because of the protective enchantments on the castle Princess Luna stood up from her throne. “Night court will take a brake due to the unexpected interruption and will start again in an hour with clear minds,” Luna said to the occupants of the room, and made her way to her sister’s tower to inform her of the capture of Chrysalis at the hands of the Outlander.

When I get back to the mine Red Wing and Silent Fang had woken up and were back on their feet, and we all returned to Dim Hollow together and by dawn we were back at Black wings work shop “Good news Black Wing we found them you can take it easy now,” I said entering the work shop and holding the door for the others.

“Thank you Outlander you have no idea how much this means to me, I know you didn’t want any money but it would be dishonourable not to give you something for what you have done, so maybe a new set armour instead of gold and I will not take no for an answer.” Black Wing insisted.

“A new set of armor is one of the things I’ve needed for some time so I’ll take you up on that so do you need my measurements?” I asked.

“Yes you right I’ll need your measurements to make the sure the armor fits just right, oh before I forget it should take one month to make it for you,” Black Wing said taking all the measurements he needed, and when he was done me Blaze and Lance wished him and his son well and left his work shop.

“So are you staying for a few days?” Blaze asked.

“As much as I want to stay longer I need to go back to Pony vile, but its ok I’ll be back in a month for the new armor but until then its good bye my friends,” I said giving Blaze and Lance hug before teleporting back to Pony vile.

I am now standing in my room at Twilight’s castle and went to the dining room to get some food, when I get there Twilight was already having breakfast she didn’t even noetic, as I went past her “Morning Twilight,” I said greeting her and taking a seat at the table with a plat of toast.

“Rogue when did you get back this time?” Twilight asked.

“Only just got back from Dim Hollow like a minuet a go… also ran into Chrysalis kicked her ass and dropped her off at Canterlot with Luna,” I answered taking a bite out of a piece of toast.

“So what was the job?” Twilight asked while doing a crossword in a newspaper.

“Had to find some missing love bats, turned out it was Chrysalis,” I answered finishing a piece of toast.

“What do you mean love bats?” Twilight asked looking at me over the newspaper.

“Dim Hollow is a bat pony town a few mills from Equestrias southern border, that’s all you need to know,” I answered and picked up another piece of toast.

“Are you coming to the beach with me, Spike and the girls today?” Twilight asked as she finished the crossword.

“No I’m not I haven’t slept in over twenty four hours, besides I’ve decided to return to the path,” I said finishing my second piece of toast and standing up.

“So what you’re saying is your leaving and you won’t be back for a long time,” Twilight said looking slightly disappointed.

“Don’t look like that Twilight it’s not good bye I’m just going back to what I’m good at, besides you’ll be able to find me if you really need me just put a notice out I’ll see it eventually,” I said as I went to my room.