Outlander

It has been at least two weeks since I saved Twilight again, and after that I went back to Dim Hollow and Blaze wanted to rip my head off, for leaving her and Lance behind but my manly charms let me calm her Down. A few days later I was back on the road looking for work, I just got back from a job to clear out some timber wolves that were getting too close to a trade road, used by small caravans that take goods from one town to another.

Timber wolves are going for 10 bits a head so not much on its own, but the smallest packs are maybe ten strong with the larger packs being twenty or thirty strong. The pack I just dealt with was unusually large at fifty strong, and now it’s only ten so that’s 400 bits in my pocket and the remaining timber wolves have left the area. Not bad for one day of work I return to the merchant’s guild with good news about the roads and to, hand in the Timber wolf cores as proof the job is done.

I get to the merchant guild hall it’s not far from Mane Hatton on the east coast, it looks like a pub on the outside and inside with a large notice bored next to bar, for jobs to trance port goods. I go to the guild master’s office to deliver the cores and get my reword, I reach the door to the guild master’s office knock twice and opened the door “Job’s done and the road is clear and safe once more,” I said announcing my presence.

The Guild Master is an old stallion dressed in formal suit and tie he has a blue coat, his mane tail and beard are grey as they lost their colour years ago, and his emerald eye are locked on my crimson eyes searching for a hint of a lie “Do you have proof of this?” the Guild Master asked in a calm but commanding tone.

“As it happens I do,” I answered pulling out a large bag filled with the timber wolf cores, I collected “feel free to count them,” I said putting the bag on his desk.

“Don’t worry I will each and every one just to be sure,” the Guild Master said as he started to count the cores. A short time later the Guild Master was done counting the cores “I count 40 cores that’s more than the average large pack how many got away?” the Guild Master asked.

“Ten ran off before I could get them, but both alphas are dead so the few that remain shouldn’t come back, but if they do your caravan guards should be able to handle it,” I answered waiting for a response.

The Guild Master got a worm smile on his face “Good that means we can start using the road right away, but before I forget 400 bits for 40 dead timber wolves,” the Guild Master said in a cheery tone getting my pay from the safe.
“Here you go the agreed upon amount per core spend it wisely,” the Guild Master said handing me the money and escorting me from the guild hall “Safe travels Outlander,” the Guild Master said before walking back in the guild hall.

I barely walk for an hour when out of nowhere that clumsy mail mare from Ponyvile, crashes on top of me “Sorry I got a special letter for you Outlander,” the mail mare said giving me a letter and flying off before I could ask who sent it, so I get back on my feet dust myself off and open the letter it’s a job request and it reads as follows.

Client: Confidential

Location: Unused mines in mountains west of Apple Loosa.
Monster: Unknown
Danger Level: S class
Reward: 100.000 Bits collected at prospector’s cabin at base of mountains.
Extra Information: Monster is suspected to have sensitive hearing armor not advised.

“Interesting not much information but interesting and I’ve never seen a request like this, reward that big client must be filthy rich and interested in re-opening the mine,” I said to myself re-reading the request. “I don’t like it… how do they know it’s an S class monster if they don’t even seen it to know what it is?” I asked myself with a raised eyebrow “I wonder if S class rank 2 and S class rank 3 have also been sent this request, and if so it’s first come first served and I could uses that kind of money for a holiday… lord know I’ve earned one,” I said deciding to take the job and head there right away.

Some of you may be wondering what the danger level system is, the danger levels are S class A class B class C class D class E class. I’ll explain a normal size pack of timber wolves would be an E class contract while the black dragon I killed in Vanhoover a few weeks ago would be an A class contract.

You might want to know what an S class monsters is and to be honest, I’ve only seen and killed one mainly because they are so hard to find and are extremely dangers, I said before that the black dragon was an A class well now put the dragon next to a pissed off Godzilla Earth, and that is the difference between an A class monster and an S class monster your welcome to have nightmares now.

One week later I am almost there but as I’m going into Apple Loosa, who should I run into but Apple Jack’s gay relative Bray Burn before he said anything, I used my magic to make him loose his voice just for peace and quiet. I go to the general store and stock up on surplices, and asked where the entrance to the mine was, after the shop keeper told me I made my way to the mine.

It is midday by the time I reach the entrance of the mine, unused is right it looks like it hasn’t been used in a long time not as long as the mine outside of Dim Hollow but still a long time. I notice sings of that something… no some pony has been here but I already suspected that the client has an interest in re-opening the mine.

So it might be that the client was looking around and disturbed the monster “If this is an S class monster it’s going to be a pain in the ass to fight it in tight spaces,” I said taking my armor off, and entering the mine I spot an old oil lamp on the wall so I light it up, and take it off the wall and start walking into the deep dark of the mine following the old tracks for the mine cars.

I follow the small tight corridors going deeper and deeper into the darkness at this point I am deep in the belly of the mine, I can’t help but notice that the mine seems completely dry of any ore and yet some pony, is willing to pay so much to have it made safe again as I come to a ninety degree turn I see a faint amount of light, I get ready and turn the corner to see a small ball of light in the middle of a bridge in a large chamber.

After I get on the bridge I carefully look over the side, and with my left hand make a ball of light and drop it over the side and in less than ten seconds it was out of sight, “That’s one deep hole,” I said moving away from the side and head to the strange ball of light.

When I stand in front of it just as I was going to touch it I felt an unimaginable pain in chest, over my heart and another in my back from behind my heart and the blades go right through me, my blood lets me see the outline of one of blades, and with every beat of my heart I feel it touching both blades.

An invisibility spell brakes revelling Celestia, both blades are pulled out Celestia slashes the left side of my body, and behind me Luna slashes the right side of my back I fall to the ground, and use an arm to stop before I fall flat on my face, blood was flowing out of me like a river and pooling under me, Celestia got down on one knee and whispered in my ear.

“I am going to enjoy every second of dragging your name through the dirt,” hearing this made me more angrier than I had ever been before and my magic exploded to life, flowing from me like a raging fire stunning Celestia and Luna I was back on my feet and punched Celestia in the face, sending her flying I turn around and do the same to Luna, but the blood loss hits me and I stumble off the edge of the bridge into the darkness below.

Sometime later Luna found Celestia out cold with a broken jaw, and swollen face Celestia woke up “Don’t waste time on me finish him off,” Celestia demanded.

“I cannot sister he fell after hitting me,” Luna answered helping her sister up “He will not survive the fall or the blood loss we have won,” Luna said as they left the mine.

Meanwhile dropping out of a stealth teleport I was bleeding out on the steps of my safe house, I pull the key out and unlock the door my vision darkens and my strength begins fails, but I manage to crawl inside and reach a chest where keep health potions, and drink all of them making my injuries heal and turn into scars but I’m still weak from losing so much blood and pass out.

When I came too almost a week had passed and I found myself in the bed I keep in my safe house, I try to move but my chest and back explode into pain “Shit why the hell did they try to kill me?” I asked myself wincing with every word.
What happened next shocked me it was Sombra the former king of the Crystal Empire “What the hell are you doing in my safe house?” I asked once again wincing at every word.

“You left the door and I found you half dead I could have killed you, but I didn’t?” Sombra said gutting uncomfortably close to my face.

“Ok first personal space if you don’t mind… second why did Celestia and Luna try to kill me?” I asked not really bothered by Sombra.

“I should have known it was those two… after all its not the first time they have done this to a hero,” Sombra said looking at the curiosities I’ve collected. Before he could say anything something hit the safe house and exploded, despite the pain I roll out of the bed in time for another explosion “What’s happening?” Sombra asked.

“I don’t fucking know… but this is why I have a portal in the basement,” I said getting to my feet running down the stairs, heading to the basement hatch as another explosion brings down my armoury. Getting to the hatch I open it and drop down Sombra follows me and I use my close the hatch and bring a book shelf down on top of it.

“I hope you have a plan, because now we’re stuck down here?” Sombra asked in sounding like he was going to kill something.

“Shut up!” I shout as I walk to the far side of the basement, Sombra following looking back at me he see me drop a crystal into a slot on a stone archway, witch makes a portal of spiralling blue flames open inside the archway he also sees me put some kind of spell on the crystal before we both go through.

“Princess Celestia I have good news for you, the demolition team reports a mission success the Outlanders hide out has been destroyed,” The Royal Advisor said handing a mission report to Celestia.

“This is perfect with the Outlander dead and his hide out burned down, no pony will be able to disprove the slander I shale spread about him, before I forget how is my trump card settling in?” Celestia asked with a beaming smile.

“Trump card… I’m afraid I don’t know what you are talking about princess,” the Royal Advisor said with a raised eyebrow and a confused look.

“Well you will find out in time but is seems that the new captain Buck Shot has failed to complete an order I gave him… a truly he is a poor replacement for Shining Armour indeed,” Celestia said bringing a hand to her face.