It was a beautiful afternoon in Ponyville and it was a regular day, everypony got on with their days and there were two earth ponies coming into the town, and both were carrying a big brown wagon, they were a stallion and a mare. The stallion had a dark medium blue coat, a short blue mane and tail, purple eyes, and his cutie mark was a silver revolver with a brown wooden handle, he was as tall and as muscular as Big Macintosh, his name was Gunslinger, and the mare had a pale red coat, long straight light pink mane and tail, pink eyes, and her cutie mark was a brown wooden bow and an arrow with a black tip, a light tan shaft, black fletchings, and a black nock, she was shorter than the average mare and was skinny, she had almost no muscle on her body, she also had dark red eye shadow on, and black mascara, her name was Archer, the two were brother and sister.
Gunslinger and Archer walk to Ponyville and saw Sweet Apple Acres in front of them,
"Here we are, Gunslinger, Ponyville, our next town to sell things." Archer said, Gunslinger just looks and did not say anything,
"Well, what do you think of the town?" Archer asked,
"Average." Gunslinger replied in a calm, stoic, and barely audible tone,
"Come on, Gunslinger, you really need to stop doing one or two word phrases for answering, it's annoying." Archer said,
"How?" Gunslinger asked,
"I'd like a normal conversation for once, Gunslinger, anyway, come on, let's start selling, this better be a better place than Stallionville." Archer replied,
"We'll leave if it isn't." Gunslinger said,
"Good, because I don't want to be in another all male town that doesn't even know what a female is." Archer replied, and the two take items out of their wagon and set up shop.
Gunslinger and Archer watch to see if they would have any customers, Gunslinger was stoic and patient while Archer was bored out of her mind,
"Look, over there." the two hear Apple Bloom say, they look and see the Apple family coming,
"Look, our first customers." Archer said with a smile, they see Applejack, Big Macintosh, and Apple Bloom trot to them while Granny Smith walked to them,
"Howdy." Applejack said,
"Good afternoon." Archer replied,
"What are y'all sellin'?" Applejack asked,
"Weapons." Gunslinger replied,
"Weapons?" Apple Bloom asked,
"Uh-huh, we sell long-range weapons for earth ponies, since they can't cast spells like unicorns or fly like Pegasi, so we sell these for self-defense and house-defense reasons." Archer replied, they all see what the two were selling,
"We never got yer names, Ah'm Apple Bloom, this is Applejack, that's Big Mac, and this is Granny Smith." Apple Bloom said,
"I'm Archer." Archer replied,
"And you?" Applejack asked,
"Gunslinger." Gunslinger replied,
"Quiet one, ain't he?" Applejack asked,
"Yeah, my brother doesn't talk much." Archer replied,
"Just like our Big Mac here." Applejack said,
"Eeyup." Big Macintosh replied,
"So, what are ya sellin', Archer?" Granny Smith asked,
"Bows, crossbows, and arrows, I also offer hoof rings to protect your hoof when aiming and firing." Archer replied,
"Oh, Ah know what yer sellin', we used to use bows and arrows for games in mah younger days." Granny Smith said,
"Yeah, my bow and crossbows are designed to be used for self-defense, not games." Archer replied, Apple Bloom looks at Gunslinger's merchandise and did not know what he was selling,
"What are you sellin', Gunslinger?" Apple Bloom asked,
"Guns." Gunslinger replied, confusing the Apple family,
"Is there another word for 'em?" Applejack asked,
"Firearms." Gunslinger replied,
"Can we see 'em?" Apple Bloom asked, and Gunslinger opens the cases, the Apple family sees Gunslinger's guns,
"Do they have specific names?" Applejack asked,
"Pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, machine pistol, assault rifle." Gunslinger replied as he held his front left hoof out to each type of gun, each type was in a specific location,
"Do they fire arrows, too?" Apple Bloom asked, Gunslinger shakes his head,
"Bullets." Gunslinger replied,
"Bullets?" Applejack asked, Gunslinger opened dark green ammo crates and showed the bullets to them,
"So, um, how do these work?" Granny Smith asked, Gunslinger puts a bullet in one gun and tells them non-verbally to fire the gun by pulling the trigger,
"Oh, Ah get it." Apple Bloom said,
"Well, you all going to buy or not?" Archer asked,
"Ah wanna try the bow." Apple Bloom replied,
"Our items are not on sale for kids." Archer said,
"Why not?" Apple Bloom asked,
"These are weapons for self-defense, not toys, the last thing my brother and I need is a foal thinking these are toys, and end up hurting somepony or themselves." Archer replied,
"We used bows all the time when I was a filly, and nopony got hurt." Granny Smith said,
"Did you all use practice arrows?" Archer asked,
"No, real ones." Granny Smith replied, surprising Archer,
"Ah still wanna try the bow." Apple Bloom said,
"Okay, tell you what, I'll give you practice arrows, these have suction cups on them, I'll show you how to use it if you pay, price for a bow and arrows is forty bits." Archer replied,
"Forty bits?" Applejack asked,
"Um, yeah, these are high quality weapons." Archer replied,
"Alright, here are yer bits." Applejack said, and she paid them,
"Thank you, here's a bow and your practice arrows." Archer replied as she handed them a bow and a quiver full of practice arrows, and the Apple family leave while Archer smiled and Gunslinger had a stoic and expressionless face.
The Apple family goes back to Sweet Apple Acres and Granny Smith tried the bow,
"Alright, Apple Bloom, make sure yer posture is good when ya aim the bow, yer laterality also determines which hoof you hold the bow with, if you're left hoofed, hold the bow in yer right hoof, right hoofed, hold the bow with yer left hoof, and then put the hoof ring on the hoof you pull the string back with, like this." Granny Smith said as she showed Apple Bloom, her grandchildren watch her aim the bow and she aims at a hay bale, she shoots the arrow and just barely hits the bale, she shoots a few more arrows and hits the hay bale at its edges, she then aims at an apple tree and just barely hits it,
"Say, Ah'm rustier at this than Ah thought." Granny Smith said,
"What would happen if we used real arrows?" Apple Bloom asked,
"I can show you." Archer replied from behind, they look and see she had a real arrow with her,
"Look at the tip." Archer said, and they see the sharp black tip of the arrow, she uses her own personal bow that she had on her back and a hoof ring on her front right hoof, she aims at the same tree Granny Smith shot, the arrow was shot into the tree and the tip of the arrow came out on the other side, shocking Granny Smith's grandchildren,
"I also have blunt arrows, just as dangerous." Archer said, and she takes out an arrow with a blunt tip, she fires it at the same tree and it broke the part of the tree it hit, scaring Granny Smith's grandchildren,
"See, one shot to the head or the chest is usually enough to kill someone." Archer said,
"Ah don't think these should be for sell, Ah mean, that sharp arrow can stab through a pony or animal easily, and that blunt arrow is strong enough to break bones." Applejack said,
"As I said, they were designed to be like that." Archer replied,
"Still, Ah don't think sellin' these is a good idea." Applejack said,
"What are yer brother's weapons like?" Apple Bloom asked,
"More dangerous than mine." Archer replied, the Apple family becomes uncomfortable,
"Well, I'll be going back now, if you want practice lessons, I'll be at my shop." Archer said, and she takes her two arrows back and walks away.
Apple Bloom tries to aim the bow but has trouble due to her lack of experience, she also tries to aim the arrow, but it moves to the side, Granny Smith corrects her and helps aim a bit, she saw Apple Bloom's scapulae and back muscles were just strong enough to pull the string back, she grunts and lets go of the string, she shoots the arrow but it falls onto the ground,
"Ya need to develop your back and shoulder blade muscles first, Apple Bloom." Granny Smith said, Apple Bloom looked down in sorrow,
"Come on, Applejack and Big Mac, let's see if y'all two can use the bow." Granny Smith said, and they do, Applejack and Big Macintosh were able to pull the string back easily, and the two fire the bow while taking turns, Granny Smith helped them aim the arrow properly,
"Yee-haw!" Applejack said, Granny Smith and her grandchildren take turns with the bow and Big Macintosh was able to use the bow the easiest out of the four,
"What are you all doing?" the Apple family hear Sweetie Belle ask, they look to their rights and saw her and Scootaloo coming,
"There are two new merchants behind our home sellin' these, we're tryin' one out." Apple Bloom said,
"I wanna try!" Sweetie Belle said,
"Me too." Scootaloo said, and they take turns, Scootaloo was just barely strong enough to pull the string back, but she could not fire the arrow, while Sweetie Belle could not pull the string back at all. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle pant from trying to aim and fire,
"My, they're worse at this than Apple Bloom." Granny Smith said,
"Can we meet the two selling these?" Scootaloo asked,
"Sure, this way." Apple Bloom replied, and she leads Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle to Gunslinger and Archer.
Gunslinger and Archer were having lunch since they had no customers at the moment, Gunslinger ate hay and a salad and drank water while Archer ate two chocolate chip cookies topped with whipped cream, two strawberry pop-tarts, a honey bun, a slice of leftover chocolate cake, a teaspoon scoop of vanilla ice cream, and a lollipop, she drank orange flavored soda with her lunch. The two continue having lunch and they saw the Cutie Mark Crusaders coming, they get ready for them and Archer finished chewing before she did while Gunslinger continued to chew as they came to them,
"You again, and these two?" Archer asked,
"Friends of mine." Apple Bloom replied,
"What do you two want?" Archer asked,
"Can we buy your things?" Scootaloo asked,
"No." Archer replied,
"Why not?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"Earth ponies only." Gunslinger replied,
"That, and you all are kids." Archer said,
"That's not fair." Sweetie Belle said,
"You heard my brother, only earth ponies are allowed to buy from us." Archer replied,
"Oh, come on, I'd like to try your things." Scootaloo said,
"The answer's no." Archer replied,
"But I'm half earth pony." Scootaloo said,
"Still no." Archer replied, Scootaloo looks at the two with disbelief,
"Come on, that's not fair." Sweetie Belle said,
"There are a few reasons why we don't sell our things to unicorns and Pegasi." Archer replied,
"Like what?" Scootaloo asked,
"First of all, were you two able to pull the string on the bow back?" Archer asked,
"Um, no." Sweetie Belle replied,
"See, there you go, you need strong shoulder blade and back muscles to pull the string, unicorns and Pegasi are too weak to do it." Archer said,
"But I was able to do it." Scootaloo said,
"That's because you have earth pony genes in you." Archer replied,
"Why don't you sell your things to unicorns and Pegasi for, Gunslinger?" Apple Bloom asked, Gunslinger got out his lightest gun and put it on the ground,
"Lift." Gunslinger said, Apple Bloom was confused at first but then realized he meant pick it up. Apple Bloom tries to pick up the pistol and had trouble,
"This is heavy." Apple Bloom said, Gunslinger nodded, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle tried, Scootaloo just barely got it off the ground but fell over while Sweetie Belle could not lift it up at all, even with her telekinesis, Gunslinger took the gun back and put it back in its case,
"Why do you keep your things in those cases and crates for, Gunslinger?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"They're made from metal." Gunslinger replied,
"So?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"It'll rust." Gunslinger replied,
"Oh." Sweetie Belle said,
"Um, how much does your cheapest item cost, Gunslinger?" Apple Bloom asked,
"Sixty bits." Gunslinger replied, shocking the three fillies,
"Sixty bits?!" Scootaloo asked,
"My brother's weapons are more dangerous than mine." Archer replied,
"Oh." Scootaloo said,
"What is that there, Archer?" Apple Bloom asked as she pointed her front right hoof, Archer looks back and saw what she was pointing at,
"Oh, that, that's a crossbow, it's another weapon for self-defense." Archer replied,
"It doesn't look like it fires arrows." Apple Bloom said,
"You're right, the crossbows fire bolts, I got several here." Archer replied as she showed them, she had suction cup bolts as well,
"I wanna try." Apple Bloom said,
"Nope, remember what I said, only adults can buy our things." Archer replied, Apple Bloom becomes sad and the Cutie Mark Crusaders leave while disappointed. Archer sighs while she watches the ponies,
"What do you think of the ponies here so far, Gunslinger?" Archer asked, Gunslinger did not respond,
"You're not going to share what you think about our new customers?" Archer asked, Gunslinger shook his head,
"Why not?" Archer asked,
"Irrelevant." Gunslinger replied, Archer looks at Gunslinger with disbelief,
"Customers." Gunslinger said, Archer looks and saw Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Applejack coming, but to her surprise, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Spike, and Starlight Glimmer came as well,
"Here they are, y'all." Applejack said, Gunslinger and Archer look at them,
"What brings you all here?" Archer asked,
"Did I hear correctly, your items are not on sale for everypony?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"Earth ponies only." Gunslinger replied,
"What?! That is very unfair." Rarity said,
"Well, too bad, our items are for earth ponies." Archer replied,
"But, darling, I really would like that bow you have back there." Rarity said, Archer looks at the longbow, she turns around,
"For what?" Archer asked,
"Darling, that bow is perfect, when I aim that bow while posing, it will make a beautiful photo shoot." Rarity replied, Archer becomes annoyed,
"Look, Rarity, I love fashion and all, but that's not what these were made for." Archer said,
"But, darling, think about how many customers you will get when I pose when aiming your bow for my next photo shoot." Rarity replied,
"Again, that's not what they're for." Archer said,
"What are they for?" Starlight Glimmer asked,
"Self-defense for earth ponies." Archer replied in a slightly annoyed tone,
"I can use them, they look fun to use for parties." Pinkie Pie said,
"What kind of party?" Archer asked,
"Any party, these can be used for target practice and games." Pinkie Pie replied,
"I got suction cup bolts and arrows for that." Archer said,
"Do you have anything to use for parties and games, Gunslinger?" Pinkie Pie asked, Gunslinger takes out plastic replicas of his guns and foam darts with suction cups,
"Your brother's a quiet one." Fluttershy said,
"Yeah, he doesn't talk much." Archer replied,
"Gunslinger, darling, you won't get many customers if you remain silent like that." Rarity said, Gunslinger did not respond,
"We never had any problems with our customers being only earth ponies until we came here." Archer said,
"What? Never had a problem?" Rainbow Dash asked,
"You all are the first ones to complain." Gunslinger replied,
"That still ain't fair." Applejack said,
"Well, too bad, only you and that pink pony can buy stuff from us." Archer replied,
"What about me?" Apple Bloom asked,
"I told you, our stuff are not on sale for kids, either." Archer replied,
"What?! No buying for kids?!" Pinkie Pie asked as if she was offended,
"That's not fair, either." Spike said,
"You heard me, adult earth ponies only." Archer replied,
"Can I buy your things?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"No." Archer replied, Twilight Sparkle looks at Gunslinger, he shook his head,
"Oh, come on, I'm an alicorn, I'm one-third earth pony." Twilight Sparkle said,
"You have to be full earth pony if you want to buy from us." Archer replied,
"What?!" Rainbow Dash asked,
"Oh, I am so peeved right now, this is not fair at all." Fluttershy said,
"Fine, here, just try to pull the string back." Archer replied as she gave them a bow, and they try. Pinkie Pie and Applejack were able to pull the string on the bow with ease, Twilight Sparkle could as well, but she had a little trouble, while Starlight Glimmer, Rarity, and Fluttershy could not since they were not strong enough, Starlight Glimmer and Rarity tried using their telekinesis, they still could not pull it back, while Rainbow Dash was just barely able to pull the string with her right wing, much to Archer's surprise, Spike was strong enough to pull the string back as well. Starlight Glimmer, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash pant,
"See, that's another reason, unicorns and Pegasi aren't strong enough to pull the string back." Archer said,
"What? I pulled it back." Rainbow Dash replied,
"You're the very first Pegasus to be able to do so." Archer said, surprising Rainbow Dash,
"What's your reason, Gunslinger?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"His stuff is too heavy." Apple Bloom replied,
"Yeah, Sweetie Belle and I can't carry them." Scootaloo said,
"Let us try." Rarity said, and Gunslinger handed out his lightest gun. The adult mares and Spike try to pick it up, only Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, and Spike were able to pick it up, while Rainbow Dash could just barely lift it, and the others could not lift it at all,
"This is mighty heavy." Applejack said,
"Say? Can I buy your things?" Spike asked,
"No." Archer replied,
"Why not?" Spike asked,
"Anycreature who is not a pony cannot buy from us." Archer replied,
"So, in order to buy your things, your customer has to be a full earth pony who is an adult?" Twilight Sparkle, Gunslinger nods,
"What if you two were selling something else? Would only adult earth ponies be allowed to buy them?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"Like what?" Archer asked,
"Fruits, vegetables, clothing..." Twilight Sparkle replied,
"No, of course not, everypony would be allowed to buy from us if that was the case." Archer said,
"Then why don't you two do it with what you're selling now?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"They were made by earth ponies for earth ponies, so earth ponies only." Archer replied,
"Y'all should change that, y'all ain't gonna get many customers here if ya don't." Applejack said,
"But you unicorns and Pegasi are too weak to use our weapons." Archer replied,
"It's fine, I'm sure a spell can fix that." Starlight Glimmer said,
"You think we should allow unicorns and Peagsi to buy our things, Gunslinger?" Archer asked, Gunslinger thought about it for a minute and nodded,
"*sigh* Very well." Archer said,
"Yay!" Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle said,
"Ah wanna try that crossbow." Apple Bloom said, Archer held it out with her front left hoof, Apple Bloom was about to grab it but Archer pulled it back,
"Wait a minute. Where's my forty bits?" Archer asked, shocking the mares and Spike,
"Forty bits?!" Rainbow Dash asked,
"Darling, that's a bit expensive." Rarity said,
"Gunslinger's items cost more." Apple Bloom said,
"What?" Applejack asked,
"Yeah, Gunslinger's stuff cost sixty bits." Sweetie Belle replied, shocking the adult ponies,
"You two really need to lower your prices." Twilight Sparkle said,
"We will when we are low on supplies." Archer replied, and Applejack was ready to go back home to get bits, but Pinkie Pie paid for it instead,
"Thanks, Pinkie." Apple Bloom said,
"You're welcome." Pinkie Pie replied, and Archer gave the crossbow and suction cup bolts to Apple Bloom,
"You sure you don't want to be shown how to use it?" Archer asked,
"Don't worry, Ah'm sure Granny Smith knows how to use it." Apple Bloom replied,
"Let's try it." Sweetie Belle said, and they all leave to try the crossbow.
Big Macintosh and Granny Smith were outside, the two were enjoying the weather and they see the others coming,
"Look at what we got, Granny." Apple Bloom said,
"Oh, Ah remember this, too, we used to use these for target practice, too, this is easier to aim than a bow, you load these by puttin' the bolt on the string here, keep the crossbow down like this when loadin' it, then move the string back with the back of the bolt, and ya aim it like this." Granny Smith said, they all watch and were excited, they see Granny Smith aim the crossbow with it tucked into her right shoulder,
"And you push this thing down here up to fire." Granny Smith said, and she pushes the trigger up and fires the bolt, it hits a tree, impressing the others, she puts the crossbow down,
"Alright, y'all try, and remember, the crossbow has to be reloaded after every shot." Granny Smith said, and the ponies and Spike take turns. Everybody tried the crossbow and Rarity, Fluttershy, Starlight Glimmer, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle had trouble pulling the string back with the practice bolts, so Twilight Sparkle and Starlight Glimmer cast a physical strength enhancing spell, the unicorns and Pegasi were able to pull the string back, but still had a lot of trouble, with Fluttershy and Sweetie Belle having the most trouble.
The ponies take turns firing the crossbow and Rarity eventually began wrapping ribbons around the bolts, they all have fun, Spike was also firing the bow and crossbow, pulling the string back was easy for him,
"Wow, this is actually pretty fun." Spike said,
"I wanna try Gunslinger's things now." Sweetie Belle said, the others agreed and Applejack trotted to go see Gunslinger.
Gunslinger and Archer stood by and they saw Applejack trotting to them, Gunslinger's facial expression did not change while Archer smiled,
"Howdy, I'd like to see what you got, Gunslinger." Applejack said, and Gunslinger took his guns out of their cases, she looks and sees Gunslinger's pistols, shotguns, rifles, machine guns, machine pistols, and assault rifles,
"Ah'll take that one." Applejack said as she pointed to a plastic pistol with her front left hoof,
"Sixty bits." Gunslinger replied,
"Oh, come on, Gunslinger, don't cha think sixty bits is a bit much?" Applejack asked,
"My practice guns still hurt." Gunslinger replied,
"But yours fire them suction cup projectiles, too." Applejack said,
"Some fire pellets and paint balls." Gunslinger replied,
"Oh, no wonder why, yeah, those can hurt." Applejack said, Gunslinger nods, Applejack pays Gunslinger sixty bits and he gives her a pistol that fired foam darts,
"Ah'm gonna need you to teach me how to use it." Applejack said, and the two walk back to Sweet Apple Acres. The ponies and Spike wait and they see Applejack and Gunslinger come,
"Alright, Gunslinger, we're gonna need ya to show us how to use the gun." Applejack said, and Gunslinger showed them, he slides the slide back and puts a foam dart into the pistol's chamber, he puts his front right hoof on the trigger, there was a trigger guard in front of it, he aims the gun with one hoof, and pulls the trigger, the foam dart flies through the air and hits a tree, the suction cup makes it stick,
"Ooh, that looks fun." Pinkie Pie said, and she tries firing it, she got the hang of it after sometime, the others try and had a lot of fun, they all fire while Gunslinger went back to selling his guns, he and Archer had no customers for the rest of the day, so they put their items in their wagon and were ready to sleep, Gunslinger slept on the left side of the wagon, it was messy with boxes of pizza, orange bottles of muscle supplements, and empty water bottles laying around everywhere on his side of the wagon, Archer slept on the right side of the wagon, her side was completely clean and shiny, she had pictures of herself all over the wall, and a picture of Shining Armor near the light red hammock she slept in,
"Seriously, Gunslinger, you need to clean your side one day." Archer said,
"Later." Gunslinger replied,
"Ugh, that's what you always say." Archer said, Gunslinger did not respond,
"When do you consider your side messy?" Archer asked,
"When bugs appear." Gunslinger replied, Archer becomes surprised and disgusted,
"*sigh* Just clean it one day, good night, Gunslinger." Archer said, and the two slept, she slept in her hammock while Gunslinger slept on the floor.
The next day comes and the Apple family continued practicing with the bow, crossbow, and practice gun,
"Wait for me, Gunslinger." Archer said from afar, the four turn around and see Gunslinger walking, he turns around and waits for Archer, she runs to him and pants while he turns around and the two walk together, the four become surprised and walk to them,
"Wait a minute, you ain't the one who leads, Archer?" Apple Bloom asked,
"No, when it comes to the two of us, my brother's the leader." Archer replied,
"But... he rarely talks." Apple Bloom said,
"Not all leaders are talkative, Apple Bloom, quiet leaders like Gunslinger ain't common, though." Applejack replied,
"But why is he the leader for?" Apple Bloom asked,
"Because my brother has already been all around Equestria, and knows the way around, while this is my first time exploring the country." Archer replied,
"Well, hope ya enjoy it here." Applejack said,
"Thank you." Archer replied, Gunslinger begins to walk forward and Archer follows him,
"Wow, he didn't say anythin'." Apple Bloom said,
"I guess he knew the conversation was over, but come on, we got work to do." Applejack replied, and the Apple family works on the farm. Gunslinger walks into Ponyville with Archer following him, Pinkie Pie's party cannon goes off with confetti and streamers flying everywhere, Archer screamed as she jumped back while Gunslinger remained emotionless and did not react,
"Welcome to Ponyville!" Pinkie Pie said, and the party begins, Archer becomes excited and trots around while Gunslinger still remained expressionless and stood still. Gunslinger walks around as he looks around the town, his facial expression never changed, while Archer was trying everything and having the time of her life,
"Come on, Gunslinger, join in." Pinkie Pie said, Gunslinger just looked around without changing his expression, which made the party stop, Pinkie Pie dashed in front of him with a pie,
"I made a pie just for you." Pinkie Pie said, Gunslinger walked by,
"Don't you want...?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Not hungry." Gunslinger replied, surprising Pinkie Pie and the natives of Ponyville,
"I'll take it if you don't mind." Archer said while raising her front right hoof,
"Sure." Pinkie Pie replied, and gave her the pie, which she ate, Gunslinger just walked around Ponyville and looked around the town,
"Is your brother always like that?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"Yeah, he almost never eats sweets." Archer replied,
"What does he usually eat?" Applejack asked,
"Hay and a salad." Archer replied,
"That's no fun." Pinkie Pie said,
"I told him that when we were kids, he countered it by saying it's healthy." Archer replied,
"Well, it is, even though it's simple and the same thing all the time." Twilight Sparkle said,
"Surely, he changes the vegetables around all the time." Rarity said,
"No, it's the same vegetables all the time, carrots, beets, celery, lettuce, and turnips." Archer replied,
"Oh, now that is just a dull diet." Rarity said,
"What does he drink?" Applejack asked,
"Water only." Archer replied, the ponies in Ponyville look at him with bafflement. Gunslinger continues walking around and Pinkie Pie appeared in front of him, she held out a plate of cupcakes with her front left hoof,
"Cupcakes?" Pinkie Pie asked, Gunslinger walked past her, Pinkie Pie was in front of him again,
"Cake?" Pinkie Pie asked while she held it out, Gunslinger walked past her without noticing her,
"Pie?" Pinkie Pie asked as Gunslinger walked past her again,
"Ice cream?" Pinkie Pie asked, Gunslinger just kept going past her,
"Lollipop?" Pinkie Pie asked, Gunslinger just walked past her again,
"Chips and dip?" Pinkie Pie asked, Gunslinger just walked past her again, Pinkie Pie growled. Gunslinger keeps walking and looks around, he stops when he saw an angry Pinkie Pie in front of him,
"I give you my yummy treats, and you reject them! What must I give you to make you eat?!" Pinkie Pie asked, Gunslinger just stood there and looked at Pinkie Pie,
"WHAT DO YOU LIKE?! WHAT WILL YOU TAKE FROM ME?! ANSWER ME!!" Pinkie Pie yelled angrily, Gunslinger was unfazed and he still had a stoic and expressionless look on his face, which made the ponies of Ponyville surprised,
"Healthy food." Gunslinger replied in a barely audible and emotionless tone, he walks away while Pinkie Pie turns around and looks at him with disbelief. Gunslinger walks around and Pinkie Pie hops to him,
"You don't mind if the food tastes bad?" Pinkie Pie asked, Gunslinger shakes his head,
"Oh, I get it, you can't taste it." Pinkie Pie said, Gunslinger shook his head again,
"What? You can?" Pinkie Pie asked, Gunslinger nods,
"Doesn't the bad taste bother you?" Pinkie Pie asked, Gunslinger shakes his head, he walks away while Pinkie Pie looks at him with bafflement. Archer continues partying with the others and the ponies cheered as she shot suction cup arrows at the targets that were set up, Archer had a lot of fun and thought the town was a good place, Pinkie Pie came back and had a pie with her, it was peanut butter chocolate pie with a heavy cream and milk top, chocolate was on the very top, and the crust was made of graham crackers. Archer becomes surprised, it was her favorite dessert, she takes it,
"How did you know?" Archer asked,
"Just a hunch." Pinkie Pie replied, and Archer ate the pie quickly, she went back to having fun and did every activity until the party was over.
Gunslinger and Archer were back to their wagon later that afternoon and were selling their weapons again,
"Where did you go, Gunslinger?" Archer asked,
"Nowhere." Gunslinger replied,
"Seriously, Gunslinger, where did you go?" Archer asked,
"I just walked around the town." Gunslinger replied,
"Oh." Archer said, and the two wait for customers. Gunslinger and Archer watch and they see six customers coming, they were Sandbar, Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream,
"There's the ponies who sell the new things in town right there." Sandbar said, and they go over while Gunslinger walked into their wagon,
"Take care of them for me." Gunslinger said as he entered the wagon,
"What? But Gunslinger..." Archer said, he was already in the wagon, Archer sighs when she saw the six in front of her,
"What do you six want?" Archer asked,
"One of your bows and some arrows, please." Ocellus replied,
"My and my brother's things are not on sale for you five." Archer said,
"What?!" Sandbar asked while he and his five friends look at her with shock,
"But you said earlier than your things were not on sale for unicorns and Pegasi." Sandbar said,
"They're not on sale for non-pony creatures, either." Archer replied, Sandbar's friends complain,
"That's not fair!" Silverstream said,
"Yona want try bow." Yona said,
"Well, too bad." Archer replied,
"Why can't I buy it? My kind is strong enough to use it." Smolder said,
"Because these were made for creatures who can't cast magic or fly, you can fly." Archer replied,
"But Yona can't fly." Yona said,
"Your feet will break them." Archer replied,
"Is that your only reason?" Gallus asked,
"No, most creatures are too weak to pull the string back on my weapons, while my brother's weapons are too heavy for most to carry." Archer replied,
"Why can't I buy your things?" Ocellus asked,
"You can change, that's magic." Archer replied,
"So, basically, only I can buy from you two." Sandbar said,
"Yes, you can't cast magic, you can't fly, and you're not so strong that you'll break the things we sell, so yes, you can buy from me and my brother." Archer replied,
"Can we at least try using your things?" Smolder asked, Archer gave her a bow,
"Here, go ahead and try pulling the string back." Archer replied, and Smolder did, she could just barely pull it back, she exhaled after she managed to get it, Gallus tried next and pulled it back,
"Almost got it." Gallus said while straining, but he could not pull it back completely, he panted and Silverstream tried next, she tries to pull the string back and struggled, she panted and gave up, Ocellus went next and she struggled to move the string back, she could just barely move the string back and panted, Yona went next and she pulled the string back easily, but she pulled on it too hard and pulled it back too far and broke the bow. Yona's eyes widened at what she did,
"You're paying for that." Archer said,
"Yona have no money." Yona replied,
"Not you, the earth pony." Archer said,
"What? Why me?" Sandbar asked,
"Because as I said earlier, our things are not on sale for non-pony creatures." Archer replied, Sandbar's friends complain again,
"Alright, fine, how much is it going to cost?" Sandbar asked,
"Forty bits." Archer replied, Sandbar becomes shocked,
"Forty bits?!" Sandbar asked,
"Yes, now pay up." Archer replied,
"I don't have that much money." Sandbar said,
"Then go out and make it." Archer replied, Sandbar becomes baffled,
"Um, can we give him some of our money?" Ocellus asked,
"Of course, as long as I get forty bits for my destroyed bow." Archer replied, and everybody except Yona put their bits together and gave forty bits to Archer,
"Thank you." Archer said, and they all left with the broken bow. Gunslinger looks and saw the six were gone, he came back out after they were out of sight,
"Well?" Archer asked, Gunslinger looks at his sister,
"Why did you hide from them?" Archer asked,
"Long story." Gunslinger replied, Archer glared at him,
"What do you mean it's a long story?" Archer asked,
"You know." Gunslinger replied,
"Don't hide things from your family, Gunslinger." Archer said while raising her voice a little, Gunslinger just looked at her without responding, his facial expression did not change either,
"Come on, big brother, stop hiding things from your little sister." Archer said, Gunslinger still remained silent,
"Gunslinger!" Archer said in an annoyed tone,
"I don't remember." Gunslinger replied in a calm monotone, Archer becomes surprised for a moment, but began to growl when she realized it was a lie, Gunslinger turns back to see what was in front of him, he saw Big Macintosh glaring at him, Gunslinger's expression did not change, Big Macintosh points his front right hoof to Archer and Gunslinger looks at her, Gunslinger looks back at Big Macintosh without changing his facial expression. Big Macintosh leans towards him and glares even harder, Gunslinger was still unfazed, Archer was surprised because Big Macintosh was scaring her. Gunslinger continues to gaze back at Big Macintosh as he pressures him into answering his sister, he looks and sees Maud Pie standing to his left, she glares at Gunslinger in an attempt to get him to answer his sister, he just looked at her stoically and did not react, Maud Pie sharpened her glare, it did nothing, Fluttershy flies to him and stares at him, which did not faze him, while Archer was scared and sweating,
"You should be ashamed of yourself, you shouldn't hide stuff from your sister." Fluttershy said, Gunslinger still did not move or speak,
"His facial expression isn't changing, either." Maud Pie said,
"Aren't you going to answer your sister?" Fluttershy asked,
"Already did." Gunslinger replied in a barely audible and emotionless tone, the three ponies glare at him and lean closer towards him, Gunslinger was still unfazed, Archer walked back while scared and sweating from the sharp glares of the three. Gunslinger continues to remain unfazed and calm, which surprised them, Big Macintosh and Fluttershy gave up, but Maud Pie continued to glare at him, which still had no effect on him,
"It's no use, it's not going to work on him." Maud Pie said, and she backed down, Gunslinger points his front left hoof to behind Maud Pie, she turns around along with Big Macintosh and Fluttershy and see two female earth ponies coming, they step to the sides and they go to Gunslinger, he takes his guns out of their cases,
"Ooh, I like that one there." one earth pony said as she pointed her front right hoof to a rifle,
"Sixty bits." Gunslinger replied, the other earth pony pays him and he gives it to them, and puts a suppressor on the rifle's muzzle,
"Huh? What's this?" the second earth pony asked,
"It won't fire if you don't put that on." Gunslinger replied,
"Oh." the two earth ponies said,
"Well, thank you." the first earth pony said, and they leave while Gunslinger puts his guns back in their cases. Gunslinger and Archer have more customers and were close to being out of stock, they decide to close for the day and put their things back in their wagon,
"I'm going to go explore a bit, Gunslinger, I'll be back." Archer said, and she walked to Ponyville while Gunslinger went into the wagon. Archer walks into Ponyville and sees the ponies using the bows and arrows to do games, and Rarity was posing with it for photo shoots, which annoyed her, she also saw Rarity decorating the bows they already bought from her, they now had ribbons and paint on them, while Archer did not mind the paint, she did not like the ribbons,
"Let's see here, no, this bow is too plain, it could use some markings and patterns, maybe a ribbon around the tip of the arrow, and maybe some gems around the bow for decorations." Rarity said, Archer felt a chord struck in her on the last thing Rarity said,
"Ooh, I have an idea, Pinkie Delivery Service!" Pinkie Pie said, and she would put her sweets on the suction cup arrows and fire them at the houses of those who ordered things from Sugarcube Corner, Archer was annoyed by that as well, she looks and sees Twilight Sparkle trotting while holding a bow with her telekinesis, she went to Sandbar, Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream,
"Here you six go, good as new." Twilight Sparkle said, the six cheer and use the bow and arrows, she sees Sandbar try it first and he fires a suction cup arrow, the others try it and were surprised,
"Wow, we can use it now." Ocellus said,
"I modified it a bit, I made the bow's string easier to pull and more durable so Yona can use it." Twilight Sparkle replied,
"Yes! Yona think bow has other good use." Yona said,
"Really, Yona? Let's hear it." Sandbar replied,
"Yona think bow will be perfect to smash for traditional yak smashing festival." Yona said, Archer becomes shocked when she heard her, and saw her other five friends agreeing,
"No!" Archer said loudly, the others look at her and see her walk to Yona,
"If you're going to buy my things just so you can smash them, I will fire my arrows at you." Archer said,
"But smashing things is yak tradition." Yona replied,
"Then smash something else." Archer said,
"Yona can smash arrows." Yona replied,
"Okay, you're just being dumb now." Archer said,
"What?" Yona asked with surprise,
"She's right, Yona, some of her arrows are actually very sharp, you'll cut yer own feet if you tried to smash 'em." Applejack said,
"Can Yona smash other items?" Yona asked,
"You'll have to ask my brother." Archer replied,
"Wait, your brother?" Ocellus asked,
"Um, yeah, he's selling things there, too." Rainbow Dash replied,
"He wasn't there when we went to her shop." Sandbar said, surprising the ponies,
"As I was saying earlier, you all are using my bows and arrows in ways they were not designed to be used as." Archer said,
"But, darling, surely, you can find other uses for it than just being a weapon." Rarity replied,
"Like what?" Archer asked,
"Well, target practice would be a fun game for kids." Twilight Sparkle replied,
"I'm not giving them real arrows." Archer said, they hear laughing and see the two earth ponies who bought the rifle from Gunslinger, one aims it at a tree and fires it, the suppressor made it quieter, but the earth pony screamed as the recoil knocked her down, and the bullet destroyed the tree, causing the natives of Ponyville to gasp,
"See, that is why my brother and I don't sell them to kids, one fatal shot, and they're dead." Archer said, surprising the ponies in the town,
"How did you come up with the bow, anyway?" Starlight Glimmer asked,
"I designed them after the bow on my back." Archer replied,
"How did you make that one?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"I didn't, it's a family heirloom." Archer replied,
"What about your brother?" Spike asked,
"No, Gunslinger made all of those on his own." Archer replied,
"What? But how?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"He was always reading books on math and science as a foal, maybe he used those to make those guns." Archer replied, the ponies murmur,
"What did you two do before you two became merchants?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"My brother went to college, I serve under Shining Armor." Archer replied, she blushed a bit when she mentioned Shining Armor,
"Wait, serve under Shining Armor?" Spike asked,
"Yeah, I'm a royal guard." Archer replied,
"Why aren't you wearing your armor?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"I'm on vacation right now." Archer replied,
"Why don't you know your way around Equestria if yer a royal guard?" Applejack asked,
"I'm only deployed to Canterlot and the Crystal Empire." Archer replied,
"But, darling, what if you have to sell your things at a formal event?" Rarity asked,
"I have a dress for that." Archer replied,
"Ooh, please, let me see it." Rarity said, and Archer went back to her wagon, she enters it and saw Gunslinger laying on the floor, she puts on her dress, it was a light pink sleeveless dress, and it did not reach the floor, it only went down to her hind hoofs, and there was no open space in front of her hind legs, so walking was a little hard in it, she also wore bright pink high heel shoes on her hoofs, she headed out afterwards.
Archer walks back to Ponyville and sees the others were excited to see her formal outfit, but Rarity's smile disappeared when she saw Archer's dress,
"What? What is this?" Rarity asked, she inspects Archer's formal outfit,
"My, this is just a simple, one-piece dress." Rarity said,
"So?" Archer asked,
"Where is the gown? Where is the corset and skirt?" Rarity asked,
"I don't like wearing that type of dress." Archer replied,
"Your mane and tail are down." Rarity said,
"I don't like styling my mane and tail, either." Archer replied,
"Oh, well, you could at least wear some jewelry." Rarity said,
"Sorry, but the thoughts of getting my ears pierced scares me, and I don't need jewelry, this dress and shoes are fancy enough for most events." Archer replied,
"What? But this a cheap one-piece dress, and those shoes can be bought at a regular shoe store." Rarity said,
"Well, regular cleaning and polishing can make them look fancy." Archer replied, Rarity hunched her head down,
"I'd like to see what your brother's formal attire is, as well." Rarity said,
"My brother doesn't wear fancy clothes." Archer replied, surprising Rarity,
"When you have the time, come to my shop, and we shall get you a proper outfit." Rarity said,
"I'll think about it." Archer replied, and she walked around the town.
Archer walks around town and sees the ponies using the bows and crossbows, she watched them fire the suction cup arrows and the foals were having fun with them, while she did like seeing foals happy, Archer was a bit uncomfortable with the kids using weapons, but she decided not to spoil their fun, she also saw several ponies painting her bows and crossbows, she watches them fire and kept going, she saw Fluttershy's cottage up ahead and became excited, she trotted there. Archer trots to the animals and she goes to play with them,
"Hello there, it's okay, I won't hurt you, come on out." Archer said, and the animals go to her,
"You're a good critter, yes, you are." Archer said as she petted and hugged the animals,
"Wow, I didn't know you liked animals." Fluttershy said,
"I worked at an animal shelter when I was a kid." Archer replied,
"Really? That's wonderful, I hope the animals there had a great time." Fluttershy said,
"Actually no, I had to take care of them, my boss did nothing." Archer replied,
"Oh no, how have they been?" Fluttershy asked,
"I don't know, I haven't checked on them in years." Archer replied,
"Oh, well, do you want a pet?" Fluttershy asked,
"No, it's fine, I consider all woodland critters my pets." Archer replied, Fluttershy smiled and Archer sees every animal, Fluttershy was surprised to see that Archer understood the animals as well,
"Well, I have to go now." Archer said,
"Okay, have a good day." Fluttershy replied, and Archer headed back while Fluttershy waved bye at Archer with her front left hoof and smiled, Archer went back to the wagon and took her dress and shoes off, she goes into her hammock and sleeps while Gunslinger laid on the floor for a few more hours before falling asleep.
The next morning comes and Gunslinger awakens, he saw Archer was still asleep, which did not surprise him, since she always slept longer than him ever since the two were young, he goes outside and sets up shop. Gunslinger sells his guns to whoever came and he saw Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle walking over,
"Where's Archer?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"Sleeping." Gunslinger replied,
"Um, can Ah ask you somethin', Gunslinger?" Apple Bloom asked, Gunslinger looks at her,
"Um, who's older, you or Archer?" Apple Bloom asked,
"I am." Gunslinger replied,
"What's the age gap between you two?" Scootaloo asked,
"Six years." Gunslinger replied, surprising the three fillies,
"So, what did you do before you came here?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"Sold guns elsewhere." Gunslinger replied,
"No, what did you do before you became a merchant?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"Not answering." Gunslinger replied,
"Why not?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"Irrelevant." Gunslinger replied, Sweetie Belle becomes baffled,
"How is it irrelevant?" Scootaloo asked,
"It's a life I don't live anymore." Gunslinger replied,
"What did you do?" Apple Bloom asked,
"You don't want to know." Gunslinger replied, the bell rings at Cheerilee's school,
"Sorry, Gunslinger, but we have to go to school now, see you later." Scootaloo said, and the three run to school.
Gunslinger stands and was ready to sell things, he hears the wagon door open and Archer walks out while yawning,
"Any customers, Gunslinger?" Archer asked, Gunslinger shook his head, she stands there and was ready to sell while she had breakfast, she was eating chocolate chip cookies with whipped cream on top of them, she ate three of them and then began chewing strawberry flavored bubblegum, which was her favorite candy,
"You want a piece, Gunslinger?" Archer asked, Gunslinger shook his head, and they watch while Archer chewed the bubblegum and blew bubbles, Gunslinger eventually had breakfast, which was hay and a salad, he did cardio exercises while he waited, he clapped his front hoofs as he did his push-ups.
A few hours pass and the two had tons of customers, they see that Rarity had put pictures of her aiming one of Archer's bows in magazines, and it has become a trend, while ponies bought Gunslinger's guns out of curiosity and wanted to try them. Gunslinger and Archer work hard to sell their items and rushed a little,
"Bow and arrows are fifty bits." Archer said,
"Sixty five bits." Gunslinger said, and they sell until they finish,
"What?!" Rainbow Dash asked, and she flew down to them while Pinkie Pie and Rarity were there,
"You two increased the price?!" Rainbow Dash asked,
"Yeah, demand for our things increased." Archer replied,
"Then shouldn't you two decrease the price, then?" Rainbow Dash asked,
"Rainbow Dash, I'm sorry to say this, but that is not how selling things work." Rarity replied,
"Price for my items is now seventy bits." Gunslinger said,
"My items now cost sixty bits." Archer said,
"What?!" Rainbow Dash asked,
"The less items you have to sell, the higher the price goes up." Pinkie Pie replied,
"Why?" Rainbow Dash asked,
"Decreased supply." Gunslinger replied,
"What are you two going to do when you're out of things to sell?" Rainbow Dash asked,
"Then my brother and I will have to go out and get some wood and rocks, and make new weapons, or have the customers sell them back if they're not satisfied." Archer replied,
"I believe you can attract more customers if you decorated your shop." Rarity said,
"With what?" Archer asked,
"Ooh, I know, you can make your side have all flowers and and ribbons, and painted red, and your brother's side can have striped diamonds and painted blue." Pinkie Pie replied,
"I'll decide the decorations on my own." Archer said in a little annoyed tone,
"But I can see you as very girly." Pinkie Pie replied,
"I'm not that girly." Archer replied,
"Come now, darlings, we got classes to do today." Rarity said, and they leave. A few hours pass and the Apple family was heard cheering, they see Apple Bloom shoot the suction cup arrows with a bow,
"Wow, Apple Bloom, Ah think you may have natural talent." Applejack said,
"Ah know, maybe we should include archery as an activity for the Sisterhooves Social." Apple Bloom replied, the others agreed. Archer walks over to Apple Bloom,
"Think you're as good as me?" Archer asked, Apple Bloom looked to her right,
"Wanna compete?" Archer asked,
"Sure." Apple Bloom replied, and they get ready. Apple Bloom saw a target in front of her, Apple Bloom used the bow her family bought while Archer used her personal bow, Apple Bloom fires the first arrow and gets a bullseye, the others cheer, Archer smiles and she fires an arrow, she also gets a bullseye, but also splits Apple Bloom's arrow in half, surprising the ponies. Apple Bloom shot an arrow and shot an apple down from a tree, she shot the second arrow and a second apple fell, she fires one last arrow and a third apple fell, Archer scoffs while smiling, she aims three arrows with her bow and fires them at once, she hits three apples and they all fall, Apple Bloom looks at her with shock while Archer smirks at her. Pinkie Pie sets up twenty balloons and they move in the air, Apple Bloom fires several arrows and misses seven of them,
"Not used to moving targets, I assume." Archer said, she fires the arrows in front of where the balloons were floating to and pops all ten of her balloons, much to Apple Bloom's surprise. The next one was shooting targets that were far away, one target was in the field of apples, the next target was behind it a few feet, and the last target was just in the eyesight of Apple Bloom and Archer, Apple Bloom fires but she can only hit the first target, and hit the very bottom of it, Archer fires her arrows and gets a bullseye on all three targets, shocking Apple Bloom. The last game was shoot an apple off of a pony's head, Apple Bloom goes first while Archer sweated at getting shot at, Apple Bloom fires an arrow but it does not even reach near Archer, Apple Bloom aims nervously and fires again, the arrow goes into the ground, three more arrows are shot and fall into the ground, Apple Bloom fires again and hits the top of the apple and it falls off of Archer; Archer goes next and she shoots an arrow at the apple on Apple Bloom's head, she hits in the center and destroys the apple while the arrow went into a wooden fence.
The ponies cheer while Archer bows with a proud smile on her face,
"Um, you wanna try using the crossbows, Archer?" Apple Bloom asked,
"You're on." Archer replied, and they do the same games with the crossbow, Archer won every game again and with ease,
"You know, I got new arrows in stock, I finished making them yesterday." Archer said,
"I wanna see." Apple Bloom replied, and Archer ran back to her shop to get two new arrows, one was a blunt arrow, and the other was a sharp arrow, she aims the sharp arrow first, there was a pouch under it,
"I need a match." Archer said, and Granny Smith gave her one, she lights it and burns the pouch, the arrow's tip was on fire,
"This is the fire arrow, made from the gunpowder from my brother's things." Archer said, and she fires it, she hits a tree and Sweet Apple Acres was set ablaze,
"The apple trees!" Applejack said, the Pegasi quickly douse the fire with rain clouds,
"I don't think those are safe to use." Twilight Sparkle said,
"They're for war purposes. Anyway, this is the other arrow, made from fireworks bought from Trixie, it was modified to make it go off when it touches something." Archer said, the foals were excited, Archer fires the blunt arrow and hits a target, the arrow exploded on impact, scaring the ponies,
"That there is called the explosive arrow, good for taking down dangerous beasts." Archer said,
"Archer, you shouldn't fire those." Twilight Sparkle said,
"I only use them when I need to." Archer replied,
"But those things are dangerous, you can destroy the entire Everfree Forest with those." Twilight Sparkle said,
"Yes, the animals will lose their homes, too." Fluttershy replied,
"You have any better suggestions?" Archer asked,
"I know, exploding confetti and icing arrow!" Pinkie Pie replied excitedly,
"Yeah, that's not happening." Archer said, they hear gunshots and the ponies see other ponies firing Gunslinger's guns, they all had suppressors on them because Gunslinger told them that the guns will not fire if they did not have them on, they fire and they were careful with them, the foals used the practice guns while the adults used the real guns, they do target practice and have fun,
"That reminds me, can we have yer brother do a competition like this one?" Apple Bloom asked,
"Sorry, but Gunslinger doesn't do things like this." Archer replied, the ponies groan with disappointment,
"Well, I'll be going back now, I got to get back to selling." Archer said, and the ponies say bye to her while she walked back.
Gunslinger sees Sandbar, Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream coming by, he hides under the merchant stand and waits for them to pass by, he hears them going away and he comes back up, he sees Archer walk back and she stood behind the merchant stand,
"Any customers while I was gone?" Archer asked, Gunslinger shook his head,
"Well, I made new arrows, but due to how the ponies reacted, I'm not selling them." Archer said, she counts the amount of bits they had and she was satisfied,
"I'm going to do some shopping, you should, too." Archer said, Gunslinger nodded and the two pack their things away and walk to Ponyville to do some shopping. Archer goes to Sugarcube Corner and went to buy sweets,
"Ooh, you're here, what can I get you?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"I'll take the lollipops, please." Archer replied, and Pinkie Pie puts them on the counter,
"Sorry, but I don't have any strawberry bubblegum." Pinkie Pie said,
"It's okay. Wait, how did you know that's my favorite?" Archer asked,
"Just a hunch." Pinkie Pie replied while smiling, Archer just went with it,
"What were your parents names?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"My mom's name was Quiver, and my dad's name was Shooter." Archer replied,
"What were they like?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Mean, they played favorites." Archer replied,
"Who was the favorite child?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Gunslinger." Archer replied,
"Oh, well, did he work at the animal shelter with you?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"No, my parents just gave their money to him." Archer replied,
"And they didn't do that with you." Pinkie Pie said, Archer shook her head, Pinkie Pie sensed sadness inside of her,
"Why did you join the royal guard for?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Because my brother has all of these achievements under his belt, good grades, physically fit, can lead without saying anything, good at reading, invented those guns on his own, built our wagon on his own, and is able to use both, bows and guns, he was trained to use the bow by our parents, and he taught me how to use it in secret, I joined the royal guard on my own accord because I wanted an achievement, just one." Archer replied,
"Can't you read?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"I'm just barely literate." Archer replied,
"Didn't your parents teach you?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"I told you, they played favorites, so no." Archer replied,
"How did you learn?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Gunslinger taught me when our parents weren't around." Archer replied,
"Oh, I thought you were going to say your friends taught you." Pinkie Pie said,
"I didn't have any friends growing up, I was always bullied in school." Archer replied,
"What about your brother?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Gunslinger was friends with everybody in his classes." Archer replied,
"Oh, so, how did you keep yourself happy?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"I began wearing makeup and dresses when I became a teenager, since I saw other girls my age doing it, I decided to give it a try, I felt so happy when I first wore them, I thought I was the most beautiful girl in Equestria." Archer replied, Pinkie Pie smiled,
"What did your brother do when he got older?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"I don't know, he left to go to college with five other stallions, their names were Templar, Bushido, Spartan, Gladiator, and Zulu, Templar and Bushido were unicorns, Spartan and Gladiator were Pegasi, and Zulu was an earth pony just like me and you." Archer replied,
"What happened to them?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"I don't know, Gunslinger went to college with them, and when I met my brother again, those five weren't with him." Archer replied, much to Pinkie Pie's suspicion,
"I have to get going, I need to check on my things." Archer said,
"Okay, price is eight bits total." Pinkie Pie replied, and Archer pays her and leaves. Gunslinger goes to Carousel Boutique and saw Rarity and Sweetie Belle there,
"Oh, Gunslinger, what a pleasant surprise, what can I get you?" Rarity asked as Gunslinger walked to her, he looks around and sees a lot of dresses, but he saw she had several suits and tuxedos as well, he sees a black blazer with a white long-sleeve collared dress shirt under it, he points at it with his front left hoof, Rarity looks and brings it forward with her telekinesis, he sees black dress shoes for males and he points at it with his front right hoof, Rarity brings it over with her telekinesis,
"Gunslinger, darling, it would be a lot easier for me if you said what you wanted instead of pointing at it." Rarity said, he keeps looking and sees black dress pants, he points at it with his front left hoof and Rarity brings it forward with her telekinesis while getting annoyed, Gunslinger checks the pants and saw it came with a belt,
"Gunslinger, honestly, I am going to have trouble understanding what you want if you keep pointing like that." Rarity said, Gunslinger looks around,
"Mask." Gunslinger said, confusing Rarity and Sweetie Belle,
"What do you want that for?" Sweetie Belle asked, Gunslinger did not respond,
"You're not going to tell us?" Sweetie Belle asked, Gunslinger shook his head,
"Why not?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"Complicated." Gunslinger replied,
"You really need to stop with those one or two word phrases." Rarity said as she got her masks out, Gunslinger looks at them and sees they were mostly domino masks and masks that covered the upper part of the face, Gunslinger shook his head,
"I need a mask that covers the entire head." Gunslinger said,
"Oh, well, I'm sure I have one here somewhere." Rarity replied as she held them up with her telekinesis, she finds one that was shaped like a stallion's head, it was light yellow, and looked like a pony's face with no eyes, Gunslinger took it,
"Wig." Gunslinger said, Rarity and Sweetie Belle look at him with disbelief, Rarity gets a wig that looked like a long green wig, Gunslinger nods,
"Tail wig, same color." Gunslinger said, and she gets him one with her telekinesis,
"Eye color changing contact lenses." Gunslinger said, Rarity becomes surprised,
"What do you want that for?" Rarity asked,
"Just want it." Gunslinger replied, and she brings him several contact lenses, Gunslinger takes the green eyes contact lenses,
"Well, which of these items are you buying?" Rarity asked,
"All." Gunslinger replied, baffling Rarity and Sweetie Belle,
"No, Gunslinger, you don't answer that question like that, you say which one you would like and say "please" at the end." Rarity said, Gunslinger's expression remained the same,
"Price?" Gunslinger asked,
"Hundred twenty five bits total." Rarity replied, and he pays her,
"What is with this attitude of yours, you are so quiet and reserved, I'd like to have a conversation one day." Rarity said,
"Talk to Archer." Gunslinger replied,
"No, Gunslinger, I wish to get to know about you, we already heard a lot about your sister." Rarity said, Gunslinger was given a bag and he puts the things he bought in them,
"Why are you so quiet and don't speak much for, Gunslinger?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"Habit." Gunslinger replied,
"Then why is your sister so talkative and outgoing?" Sweetie Belle asked, Gunslinger shrugs,
"You should spend time with her, Gunslinger, I think your sister might be craving for attention, you should've seen how happy she was when the ponies were clapping for her during the archery game." Rarity said, Gunslinger finishes packing and leaves without saying anything.
Gunslinger puts the blazer, shirt, pants, shoes, mask, contact lenses, wig, and tail wig on, he sees Archer was busy shooting arrows with her bow and the ponies cheered while she did tricks, she smiled at the ponies cheering for her, Gunslinger went back to the wagon. Gunslinger reopens the shop and sells his guns,
"*gasp* Is that...?" Silverstream asked, Gunslinger looks and sees her flying to him, Gallus and Smolder were flying as well, and Sandbar, Ocellus, and Yona run to him,
"Are you Gunslinger?" Sandbar asked, Gunslinger nods,
"Wow, it's finally nice to meet you." Ocellus said,
"Where's Archer?" Smolder asked, Gunslinger points his front left hoof to the town, the six look,
"I see her." Gallus said, and they see her shooting arrows around for fun, they look back at Gunslinger,
"How long did it take you to make these?" Ocellus asked,
"Years." Gunslinger replied while tightening his throat to make his voice deeper and sound different,
"Can you teach us how to make them?" Sandbar asked, Gunslinger shook his head,
"Ooh, I get it, company secrets." Silverstream said, Gunslinger shook his head again,
"They're complicated to make." Gunslinger said,
"Well, maybe if we use books and study them, we can make our own." Ocellus said,
"There are no books on how to make firearms." Gunslinger replied,
"Then we'll just have to write one, ourselves." Ocellus said,
"Say, how did you make these?" Gallus asked,
"By hoof." Gunslinger replied,
"Meaning?" Gallus asked,
"Carved by hoof." Gunslinger replied,
"Maybe Yona can make gun." Yona said as they look at his guns and saw he had a big collection, they look at a machine pistol,
"Let's try that one." Ocellus said, her friends agreed,
"Sixty five bits." Gunslinger said, and the six put their money together and bought the machine pistol,
"Thank you." Sandbar said, and he and the other five leave, Gunslinger goes into the wagon and lays down, he takes his disguise off and meditates since he was not tired, he opened his eyes hours later and saw Archer was asleep in her hammock, he closes his eyes again and tries to sleep, he did after about ninety minutes.
The next morning comes and Gunslinger was awake, he saw Archer was still sleeping, so he decides to go out, he puts his disguise on and heads to Ponyville. Gunslinger walks to Ponyville and the ponies look at them,
"Hi, Gunslinger." Sandbar said, Gunslinger waved his front left hoof at him, he saw Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream,
"Um, that's not Gunslinger." Starlight Glimmer said,
"Wait, it isn't?" Silverstream asked,
"Yeah, Gunslinger's a blue pony." Spike replied,
"Honestly, Gunslinger, you didn't need to come to my shop to wear a disguise." Rarity said,
"Wait, a disguise?" Smolder asked,
"Yona wanna see real Gunslinger!" Yona said as she ran to take off his disguise,
"Me too!" Silverstream said excitedly as she flew to him, Gunslinger got defensive but Sandbar and his friends gather up on him and begin to pull his disguise apart, excited to see what Gunslinger looks like. Sandbar and his friends pull on Gunslinger to see what he looks, they rip his clothes and mask off, while his wig and tail wig fall off, and they take the eye color changing contact lenses out, the six look and Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream look at him,
"Wait, is that who I think it is?" Gallus asked as the five look at him more closely, the five become shocked,
"It's you!" Gallus said angrily,
"You should be in jail!" Smolder said angrily, the ponies and Spike look on with confusion,
"Wait, what's going on?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"That guy is a criminal!" Silverstream said angrily as she pointed her left talon at him,
"What? A criminal?" Spike asked,
"Don't ponies know who that is?!" Yona asked,
"Sorry, but no." Starlight Glimmer replied, they hear walking and saw Archer come,
"What is all of that ruckus?" Archer asked, she sees Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream looking at her angrily,
"Hey, relax, my things are on sell for you guys now." Archer said,
"That's not it." Ocellus replied,
"Wait, what?" Archer asked,
"Your brother is criminal!" Yona replied angrily,
"What? Gunslinger, what are they talking about?" Archer asked,
"Don't you know what your brother did?!" Smolder asked,
"No, he left home for college, and I reunited with him several years later, and he was a merchant." Archer replied,
"College?! He didn't go to college!" Gallus said angrily,
"What did you do, Gunslinger?" Archer asked,
"Your brother is an outlaw, he and five other stallions stole goods and valuables from my country!" Silverstream replied angrily, the ponies and Spike gasp,
"What? They stole valuables from my country, too." Smolder said,
"Yakyakistan had goods stolen from by them as well." Yona said,
"They raided my country, too." Gallus replied,
"They also stole from my home, but I'll never forget what he and those other five did after we went home after our failed invasion of Canterlot." Ocellus said,
"What did they do?" Sandbar asked,
"He and his five friends blocked all of the entrances and exits of the hive, and they then set our home on fire to burn us alive!" Ocellus replied, the ponies gasp,
"Answer me, Gunslinger, what did you do after you moved out of our home?!" Archer asked angrily, Gunslinger still did not respond,
"Gunslinger not answering, Yona bet Archer does know what Gunslinger did." Yona said,
"What?! No, I don't." Archer replied,
"I find that hard to believe." Smolder said,
"I'm not lying!" Archer replied while raising her voice,
"Enough talking, let's get them." Gallus said, and the five go after them. Gunslinger and Archer run away while Archer exclaimed with fear, the five go after them while Gunslinger was a much faster runner than Archer,
"Quick, Spike, send a letter to Princess Celestia about Gunslinger." Twilight Sparkle said, and Spike quickly wrote a letter and sent it to Princess Celestia,
"Come on, let's go after them." Twilight Sparkle said, and she goes after Gunslinger and Archer with Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Applejack. Gunslinger and Archer run to their wagon and Archer was nearly out of breath and panting, she fell to the ground while Gunslinger continued to run,
"Wait... for... me,... big brother." Archer said, the five students arrive at her and Yona tramples her while she screamed, the five students restrain her while Twilight Sparkle and her friends ran after Gunslinger. Gunslinger arrives at the wagon and he got a shotgun and took the suppressor off,
"Gunslinger! Stop right there!" Twilight Sparkle said, he looks and saw and her five friends coming, he waits for them to come closer and he reels up onto his hind legs and aims the shotgun at the sky with his front legs, he pulls the trigger with his front left hoof and fires a bullet, the gunshot was extremely loud, it scared the animals and foals, Twilight Sparkle and her friends fall onto the ground and scream while covering their ears' with their front hoofs, the six mares heard ringing in their ears',
"My ears!" Twilight Sparkle said, Gunslinger puts the supressor on the shotgun and puts his things in the wagon and hid them, he comes out and runs out of Ponyville. Twilight Sparkle and her friends continue to cover their ears' since they still rung, Spike and Starlight Glimmer run to them, Starlight Glimmer casts a spell to stop the ringing, the six regain their composure,
"That was the loudest thing Ah've ever heard." Applejack said,
"I sure hope the animals are okay." Fluttershy replied,
"Archer's in the barn, Sandbar and Applejack's family are watching her." Starlight Glimmer said,
"Let's go see her." Twilight Sparkle replied, and they go to go see Archer. Granny Smith, Big Macintosh, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Sandbar were in a barn at Sweet Apple Acres and watching Archer, she was balled up in a fetal position and quivering with fear,
"D... Please don't beat me, I'll be a good girl." Archer said with fear, it made the ponies watching her very uneasy,
"It sounds like her parents didn't treat her right." Granny Smith said, Twilight Sparkle and her friends arrive and see Archer was scared,
"Archer?" Fluttershy asked, she panted a few times while scared, Rarity walked over to her and sat, she touched the back of Archer's neck with her front right hoof, Archer stopped being scared and felt comfort,
"It's alright, Archer, you're safe here." Rarity said, and she sat up slowly,
"What's the matter, Archer? You were scared you were gonna get beaten." Apple Bloom said,
"When me and Gunslinger were kids, my parents played favorites, Gunslinger got all of their love and affection, I didn't, they always yelled at me, ignored me, and beat me." Archer replied, shocking the ponies and Spike,
"I noticed you seem a bit abnormally skinny, you have almost no muscle as well, and you seem to have very little stamina when it comes to doing physical activity." Twilight Sparkle, Archer becomes sad,
"It's because I saw my brother doing his own training to get into shape, I wanted to be fit like him, so I did his training and diet for four years, but it made doing physical activity from then even harder for me, my body broke down my muscles to do the training, and I haven't gotten them back since." Archer replied,
"How old were you when you started?" Sandbar asked,
"Six." Archer replied,
"What was the training like?" Rainbow Dash asked,
"Jumping into the air and grabbing tree branches, swinging on tree branches, jumping from one tree branch to another, somersaults, back flips, rocks and baseballs were thrown at me for endurance tests, push-ups and clap three times before touching the ground, sit-ups, pull-ups and chin-ups with only one hoof, lifting heavy dumbbells and barbells, stretching, and sprints, I failed all of them. The only things I was allowed to eat were hay, apples, oranges, lettuces, celery, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, boiled potatoes, and only allowed to drink water, I hated them all, but because of my parents playing favorites, I can only eat and drink leftovers after they finish their meals, if there weren't any, then I had to go through the day with no food or drinks, I did those every day for four years." Archer replied,
"Were you in better shape when you finished?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"No, I was in even worse shape, I had less physical energy, all physical activity was harder for me to do, my appetite increased, and almost all of my muscles got broken down by my body, even the physical activities that used to be easy for me became extremely hard to do." Archer replied, the ponies and Spike look at her sympathetically,
"Do you have any photos of your parents?" Pinkie Pie asked,
"Yes, but it's only them and Gunslinger, they forced me out of their photos, so all of our family photos don't have me in them." Archer replied,
"What?!" Pinkie Pie said in an offended tone,
"Ah agree with Pinkie, that ain't right." Applejack said,
"What's the royal guard like for you?" Scootaloo asked,
"It's alright, I'm struggling with the exercises though, I have to push myself to the limit to just barely pass them." Archer replied,
"What is your rank?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"Deputy captain." Archer replied,
"Wow, you're just below my brother." Twilight Sparkle said,
"Yeah, um, has Shining Armor ever spoken about me to you, Twilight?" Archer asked,
"No, why?" Twilight Sparkle asked, Archer began to blush,
"Well, um, you see... I... um... developed feelings for your brother before he got married to Cadence." Archer replied,
"Oh, no, he never mentioned that." Twilight Sparkle said,
"Yeah, it's probably because he never noticed." Archer replied,
"Oh, I'm sure Cadence is going to have a fuss with you when she hears about this." Rarity said,
"Actually, Princess Cadence and I are good friends." Archer replied,
"Oh." Rarity said, they hear wings flapping outside,
"Oh, Princess Celestia's here, we have to go." Twilight Sparkle said, and she, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Spike, Starlight Glimmer, and Sandbar go to her.
Twilight Sparkle, her friends, and Sandbar go outside and saw Princess Celestia and Princess Luna flying down into town, Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream were there as well,
"Gunslinger was in this town?" Princess Celestia asked,
"Yes, he just left a moment ago." Fluttershy replied,
"I see, I didn't think we would have to reveal this." Princess Luna said, they hear walking and saw Archer come to them,
"You see, Gunslinger was an outlaw, he and five other stallions used to go around the world and would rob other creatures of their valuables, they kept their valuables and used them for whatever reasons they desired." Princess Celestia said, the others become shocked,
"We have reports that Gunslinger and the other five stallions killed any creature who tried to stop them, but we have no solid proof of that." Princess Luna said,
"They did, Gunslinger killed two hippogriffs in my country when I was a fledgling." Silverstream said,
"They have been operating for a few years by the time we caught them, we didn't learn about them for a while because all of their criminal activities were done outside of Equestria." Princess Luna said,
"They caught our attentions when they attacked the changelings' home shortly after the Crystal Empire was saved from King Sombra by you all, they blocked every entrance and exit of their home and set it on fire in hopes of burning every changeling alive, they were planning to go to Yakyakistan to steal more valuables from them after that." Princess Celestia said,
"We had our royal guards try to stop them, but Gunslinger and his gang were able to get past them easily, so I had to catch them, myself, I cast a silencing spell on Gunslinger's weapon since it was so loud and hurt my ears, I tried to shoot the cart to make them stop, but they dodged my zaps easily, so I made all of the wheels on the cart fly off, I cast another spell to restrain them and took them to Canterlot." Princess Luna said,
"I was very disappointed with them, because of them, I had to issue a public apology to the six countries they robbed, and pay the relatives of those they have killed, Luna had weather ponies douse the fire at the changeling kingdom, I didn't apologize to them because Chrysalis was still the ruler, so Ocellus, I apologize from the bottom of my heart for their actions." Princess Celestia said,
"It's okay, I know that most ponies are not like that, I always did wonder why the fire went out all of a sudden." Ocellus replied,
"Still, six countries?" Spike asked,
"The Changeling Kingdom, the Dragon Lands, Griffonstone, Yakyakistan, Mount Aris..." Twilight Sparkle said,
"Kirin Grove." Princess Luna replied,
"What? The kirins, too?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"Yes, I had to give them a big apology, not only did Gunslinger and his gang rob them of their valuables, they also provoked them to make them change into niriks and have them burn their own homes down." Princess Celestia replied, shocking those listening to her,
"Um, sorry to interrupt, but what's a kirin?" Ocellus asked,
"A secluded race of creatures, they live south to the Dragon Lands." Smolder replied,
"Why wasn't I told about this?" Archer asked,
"Think about it, Archer, deputy captain's older brother is a robber and a killer? It would've greatly ruined your reputation." Princess Luna replied,
"Where are the other five?" Archer asked,
"Templar, Bushido, Gladiator, Spartan, and Zulu are all in jail, I let Gunslinger go to give him a chance to redeem himself." Princess Celestia replied,
"How come?" Gallus asked,
"Because I had reports on the gang, and it said he was the lowest ranking member, it also said that he was just an enforcer, and had no authority or planning in their crimes, and he only did what he was told." Princess Celestia replied,
"WHAT?!" Silverstream asked angrily,
"That's not true!" Ocellus said angrily,
"Wait, it isn't?" Princess Luna asked,
"Gunslinger was gang's most competent and dangerous member!" Yona replied angrily, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna become speechless,
"Well, if it makes you happy to hear me say this, I did let Gunslinger go on one condition, if he causes any trouble or commits anymore crimes, I will have him jailed." Princess Celestia said,
"Don't give him any conditions, have him jailed now!" Smolder replied angrily,
"You ponies arrest and jail the other members, but you let the most dangerous member of the gang go. It's not fair." Ocellus said,
"As I said, Luna and I didn't know about that, my reports said he was just an enforcer." Princess Celestia replied,
"Come on, everypony, let's get him." Twilight Sparkle said,
"You all go on without me, I can't bring myself to harm my brother." Archer replied,
"We just want to talk with him." Twilight Sparkle said,
"Oh, alright, I'll go check the wagon." Archer replied, and she goes while Twilight Sparkle and her friends follow her.
Gunslinger was back at the wagon and getting something, he took a suppressed pistol, he also took out the magazine and replaced it with a magazine full of tranquilizer rounds, he goes outside and saw Archer running to him, he sees Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Applejack running behind her,
"Gunslinger." Archer said, he sees Archer was nearly out of breath and almost falling, Gunslinger runs to the east,
"Gunslinger, wait, we just want to talk." Twilight Sparkle said, Archer jumps forward and tries to tackle Gunslinger down, but he runs too fast and she hits the merchant stand and knocks herself unconscious when she hits her head on it, Gunslinger jumps and lands on the roof of Applejack's home, the six mares gasp, he runs across it and the six go after him,
"Get off of mah roof!" Applejack said, Gunslinger runs across it and he jumps again, he lands on the tree branch of one of the apple trees, shocking the six mares, he jumps again and lands on another tree branch, he keeps going until he was out of Sweet Apple Acres and in town. Gunslinger runs through Ponyville while the others try to stop him, he dodged them easily, a pony tries to block his way but Gunslinger jumps over him and was behind him, he sees Starlight Glimmer teleport in front of him and tries to shoot him with a spell, he does a somersault and goes over her, Sandbar, Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream gasp at seeing it, he runs to Fluttershy's cottage and he jumps, he grabs a tree branch and does a full spin while hanging off of it, he lets go and propels himself into the air, he goes through the air and grabs the tree branch in front of him, he keeps going until he entered the Everfree Forest, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Applejack go after him.
Twilight Sparkle and her friends arrive in the Everfree Forest and look for Gunslinger,
"Gunslinger?" Twilight Sparkle asked,
"Come on, Gunslinger, we just wanna talk." Rainbow Dash said, Gunslinger hid in the forest while the six mares look for him. Twilight Sparkle and her friends look for Gunslinger in the Everfree Forest,
"Excuse me, everyanimal." Fluttershy said, the animals come to her,
"Did any of you see a blue pony pass by?" Fluttershy asked, they all say no,
"Wow, none of them saw him." Fluttershy said,
"Come on, let's look for him." Twilight Sparkle said, and they do. Gunslinger hides in the forest and watches the six mares, he jumps onto a tree branch and watched Fluttershy communicate with the animals, he sees her land and she looks for more animals to speak to, he sneaks up on her from behind and fires his suppressed pistol, Fluttershy is hit in the back of her neck with a tranquilizer round and falls asleep. Rainbow Dash flies around and looks for Gunslinger, she did not see him anywhere, so she flew down farther and still did not see him, she is shot in the left side of her neck, Rainbow Dash exclaims and looks to her left, she flies there and goes behind the nearest tree,
"Uh-huh!" Rainbow Dash said, but Gunslinger was not there, she groans and falls to the ground and sleeps. Gunslinger hides behind a tree and watches Rainbow Dash sleep, he walks around slowly and watched his surroundings, he jumps and lands on top of a tree branch, he looks for Twilight Sparkle next and looked into the sky, he saw her flying, he jumps to another tree branch and lands on it as quietly as he could,
"Gunslinger!" Twilight Sparkle called out, there was no response, he watches her and sees her spot Fluttershy,
"Fluttershy!" Twilight Sparkle said as she flew down to her, she goes to check on her, Gunslinger aims his pistol and shoots her in the left side of her back, she exclaims and shoots beams at where the shot came from, Gunslinger hangs down and drops to the ground, he watches the zaps and they get slower, he hears Twilight Sparkle groan and she begins snoring, Gunslinger walks away. Applejack walks around and looks for Gunslinger, she looked at the ground for hoofprints, she finds them but they ended suddenly, she looks up at the tree branches and wondered if Gunslinger jumped and was in the trees, she looks around and did not see him anywhere, she walks around carefully and looks for more hoofprints, she is shot in the back of her hind left leg, she looks around and felt drowsy, she let out a short groan and falls over. Gunslinger was laying on the ground and crawling around, he wonders around the forest and looks for Pinkie Pie next, he jumps onto a tree branch and looks around, he hears hopping,
"Come out, come out wherever you are, Gunslinger." Pinkie Pie said, he jumps from tree branch to tree branch and sees her,
"Whew, this is the hardest hide and seek game I've ever played." Pinkie Pie said, Gunslinger shoots a tranquilizer round and it hits her in the center of her back, she looks around and falls asleep after a few seconds. Gunslinger jumps from tree branch to tree branch and looks for Rarity,
"Oh, wandering through this forest is roughening up my hoofs." Rarity said, Gunslinger jumps to where he heard her. Gunslinger lands on a tree branch and sees her trotting, she stops and feels her mane to make sure it was not ruined, Gunslinger fires a round and hits her in the back of her neck, Rarity let out a small grunt before falling asleep immediately, Gunslinger jumps from tree branch to tree branch and looks for an exit.
Spike and Starlight Glimmer were standing in front of the Everfree Forest and looking at it,
"Wow, they sure are taking a while." Starlight Glimmer said,
"It's a big forest." Spike replied,
"Still, I think they would've found him by now." Starlight Glimmer said, they hear rustling in the trees and look, they see Gunslinger land on a tree branch,
"There he is!" Spike said, and Gunslinger was back in Ponyville. Gunslinger jumps and lands in front of Fluttershy's cottage, Starlight Glimmer tries to grab him with telekinesis, but he quickly turns around and shoots her in her forehead with a tranquilizer round, right below her horn, Starlight Glimmer groans and falls asleep, Spike flies after him and Gunslinger fires a tranquilizer round at him, but his scales protect him and the tranquilizer round falls onto the ground. Gunslinger runs around and looks for another way out, ropes are thrown and wrapped around his hoofs and neck, he sees Gallus holding the rope around his neck, Ocellus holding the rope around his front left hoof, Smolder holding the rope around his front right hoof, Yona holding the rope around his hind left hoof, and Silverstream holding the rope around his hind right hoof,
"Okay, we got him." Gallus said,
"Wait until Princess Ember gets her hands on you." Smolder said, and they begin to tighten the rope, they were ready to bring him to Princess Celestia. Gunslinger does a back flip and sends the five into the air, they exclaim and fall on the ground, Gunslinger pulls his legs towards himself and breaks the ropes easily, he also tugs on the rope around his neck and breaks it, he runs into the town again.
Gunslinger runs into town again and was about to leave again, but he is pulled to his left with telekinesis and saw Princess Celestia,
"That's enough, Gunslinger." Princess Celestia said, and she brings him to her, he saw Archer, Sandbar, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle standing to her left. Gunslinger hears flying and saw Princess Luna come, she brought Twilight Sparkle and her friends to them, and Spike flew to them, Princess Luna lands and puts Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, and Starlight Glimmer down, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle gasp and run to their sisters,
"Applejack!" Apple Bloom said,
"Rarity!" Sweetie Belle said, the two check on them,
"It's alright, they're asleep, Gunslinger tranquilized them." Princess Luna said, and she takes the rounds out, they wake up and exclaim with confusion, they look and see they were in Ponyville,
"*gasp* We lost Gunslinger!" Pinkie Pie said,
"Come on, let's go." Twilight Sparkle said,
"It's alright, we got him, he's right there." Princess Luna said, they look and see him, they see Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream coming,
"Gunslinger, I would like to know why you tried to run away." Princess Celestia said,
"You know why." Gunslinger replied in a stoic and barely audible tone, she looks and sees Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream were angry,
"You would have to stand trial in their countries, and would likely be sentenced to death, correct?" Princess Celestia asked, Gunslinger nods,
"Why did you resist?" Princess Celestia asked,
"I have a sister to look after." Gunslinger replied, the others look at her while Archer was surprised,
"Answer me, Gunslinger, what did you really do after you moved out?" Archer asked,
"I don't remember." Gunslinger replied,
"Yes, you do!" Silverstream said angrily,
"Stop lying to your sister." Ocellus said,
"Gunslinger, it is not right to hide things from a lady." Rarity said,
"Would you say that if she did the same thing to me?" Gunslinger asked,
"No, it is wrong to keep secrets from one's family." Rarity replied, Gunslinger did not respond,
"Well?" Archer asked, Gunslinger looks at her,
"Are you going to tell me why you didn't go to college, like how mom and dad wanted you to?" Archer asked,
"I hated mom and dad." Gunslinger replied,
"You too, huh?" Archer asked, Gunslinger nods,
"It's why I helped you all the time back when we were kids." Gunslinger said, Archer becomes surprised, he looks back at Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream,
"If it makes you feel better, go ahead and kill me." Gunslinger said, the five did not,
"I can't do such a thing." Ocellus said,
"Me neither." Smolder said,
"So, you all forgive him?" Twilight Sparkle asked, the five shake their heads,
"Yona want Gunslinger to stand trial." Yona replied,
"Me too, robbery and arson is something we can forgive, but murder isn't." Silverstream said,
"Oh right, you all did say he killed members of your kind." Twilight Sparkle said, the five creatures nod,
"Very well, we'll call your rulers over to this country, come with us, Gunslinger." Princess Luna said, and they fly away while carrying him away with telekinesis. Archer watches and was sad about what her brother did,
"You alright, Archer?" Sandbar asked,
"Yeah, I... need some rest." Archer replied and she went back to her wagon,
"We should sleep, too, it's dark." Twilight Sparkle said, and they head home, but Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, and Starlight Glimmer could not sleep, so they laid down wide awake all night.
The next day comes and Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle go to check on Archer, who was already awake and eating doughnuts,
"Archer?" Sweetie Belle asked, she looks and sees the three,
"Are you alright?" Sweetie Belle asked,
"Yeah, I'm just surprised with what my brother did, I really had no knowledge of it." Archer replied,
"What's going to happen to him?" Scootaloo asked,
"I don't know." Archer replied,
"When's his trial?" Apple Bloom asked,
"I don't know about that, either." Archer replied,
"Well, we have to go to school now, Archer." Sweetie Belle said,
"Okay, have fun." Archer replied, and the three leave. A few days pass and Archer tried to get customers by wearing her dress and high heels, ever since Gunslinger's crimes were brought up, less ponies have been buying things from her,
"Archer." Apple Bloom said, she looks at her,
"Why are you wearin' that?" Apple Bloom asked,
"Looking pretty is actually one way to attract customers." Archer replied,
"Well, how much do yer bows and arrows cost now?" Apple Bloom asked,
"Twenty bits." Archer replied, Apple Bloom pays her and wanted another crossbow and suction cup bolts, Archer gave them to her, and Apple Bloom left, Archer attends to the few customers she got and finished at the end of the day. Archer closes her shop and exhales through her nose with her eyes closed, sad about what Gunslinger did, she feels hugs around her and others comforting her eyes, she opens her eyes and sees the foals from Ponyville were with her, she hugs them back while they all comfort her.
The next day comes and she was selling bows and arrows again, she sees Princess Celestia land in front of her,
"Gunslinger's trial was yesterday, he will be serving time in the countries he committed his crimes in, a week in each country, him having to look after you is the only reason why he didn't get the death sentence." Princess Celestia said,
"How long will that be?" Archer asked,
"Six weeks, the other five members should be released soon as well." Princess Celestia replied,
"Okay." Archer said,
"I wish you a good vacation, Archer, try to relax as well." Princess Celestia said,
"I'll try, even though my vacation ends one week from now." Archer replied,
"I'll let you know when Gunslinger's out, but until then, try to make some friends in this town, I think you'll enjoy the ponies here." Princess Celestia said,
"Yes, Princess Celestia." Archer replied, and she flew away. Archer walks around the town and looks at the others, the ponies say hi to her and she smiled, she saw Gallus, Ocellus, Smolder, Yona, and Silverstream were happy to see her, which made her smile, she decided to go do archery games with them and they all have fun.
A week passes and Archer was packing up and getting ready to leave, Apple Bloom, Applejack, Big Macintosh, and Granny Smith were there,
"Are you leavin', Archer?" Apple Bloom asked,
"Yeah, my vacation's over, I have to go back to Canterlot." Archer replied,
"Can you come here on yer days off?" Apple Bloom asked,
"Sure, I'll be keeping my things in this town until Gunslinger finishes serving time in jail." Archer replied,
"You're gonna live here?" Applejack asked,
"No, I'll come to visit when I can, Gunslinger will have to start selling things on his own again." Archer replied,
"We'll keep an eye on yer things for ya." Applejack said,
"Really?" Archer asked,
"Eeyup." Big Macintosh replied,
"Thank you, all of you, that really means a lot to me, well, I have to go catch the train." Archer said,
"Ya should get goin', then." Granny Smith replied, and Archer hugs all four of them and went to board the train while the ponies in town said bye to her, she boards the train and goes to Canterlot. The Apple family puts Gunslinger's wagon in a barn and watched over it, they think Gunslinger coming back will be nice, and he and Archer will have a happy reunion, so they watched over the wagon and waited for that day to come.
