Waters: Part 2 - Dark May

May 2nd

Ponyville

W stops and looks at Calculated Risk and the pony he was talking to. "Oh no, the Bedmaker!" shouts the pony, and both of them run away.

"No!" shouts W. "Calculated Risk! I need your help! LARRY!"

Calculated Risk stops and looks at his pony friend that keeps running. He slowly turns his head around while looking at W and Princess Twilight behind him.

"Why did you want to go for him?" asks Twilight, confused.

"I need your help, Larry," says W.

"What?" says Calculated Risk. He thinks that Bedmaker is not the pony one... it must be the other one. "You... what do you want?"

"I told you, Larry. I need your help."

W, Calculated Risk and Twilight go back to where they were before. "My grandpa told me you escaped through a magical toilet or something a time ago... I want to know where can I find that portal."

"Oh..." says Calculated Risk, while looking at everypony. "What happened? Did you accidentally enter here and want to come back with Mr Delight?" asks Calculated Risk.

W sighs and looks at Larry. "Ron has passed away. He was murdered, and now I need to avenge him by getting rid of his murderer... a crazy guy who may have now human Equestria on his hands."

Calculated Risk's mouth opens because of shock. "Oh... that's... shocking."

"I came here because the Crystal Mirror, the only portal I had to the human world near me, was broken, and my grandpa told me months ago you came back here through a magical toilet."

"Ugh..." says Calculated Risk. "Don't make me remember that... It was a gross experience."

"Ok, ok..." says Twilight, while coming back with her pony friends. "What's this? A magical toilet which is a portal? We must start from the beginning... How do you know each other?"

Calculated Risk looks at W now. He wants him to say the truth. "Um..." says W. "A long time ago, I worked for a man called Ron Delight... This man wanted something... and Calculated Risk was the one who knew it..."

"What kind of thing, Bedmaker?" asks Twilight.

W looks at Calculated Risk now, and the pony known as Larry says something: "Mr. Delight was looking for an amulet on the pony world and I decided to help him... both Delight and me met here, on Ponyville... and then I went to the human world and that's where I met Bedmaker. That's our story."

"And what's that magical toilet thing?" says Rainbow Dash. "I'm afraid that doesn't sound nice."

"It must be a toilet who talks, Dash," whispers Pinkie Pie. "Imagine... What would a magical toilet say?"

"Pinkie, please," says Twilight. "Do you know what is that toilet, Mr Risk?"

"Well..." says Calculated Risk. "The magical toilet works, yes... but the trip sucks... and the place where it carries you is far away too."

W raises an eyebrow. "Place? Which place are you talking about?"

Calculated Risk looks at Twilight and her friends. "The Dragon Lands," he answers.

La Lima.

Jack, Abe, Spike and Rushy are inside the house again. However, Spike keeps looking through the window, to see what is happening in La Lima at the moment.

"Stop doing that, Spike," says Abe. "The only thing you are doing is looking straight at dirt, mud and precarious houses made of wood."

"Yes, but maybe something will happen soon..." answers Spike. "Something that we can take advantage of... and we will escape and save Twi, Dash... save everyone, Abe! Save Rarity!"

Abe sighs. "I wish we could..."

While looking at the window, another car stops in La Lima and comes out from it a purple-skinned man with brown hair, pink sunglasses, a beige t-shirt and dark pants. Leritzko looks at him and both men stretch their hands.

"Hey, what's up?" says Jack, and then he looks at the window. "Leritzko and... wait, I know that guy."

"Really?" says Abe. "I've never seen him in my life."

"His face sounds familiar to me... but I don't remember his name."

"Petko?" says Rushy while looking at the men through another window. "I know him... works for Plegovich now... son of a bitch."

"Who in the hell is that guy? His face sounds familiar but I don't know why is he related to Plegovich." says Jack.

"He was in the Blue Mares of Manehattan," answers Rushy. "A great friend of his nephew, Lucas... he may have earned a better spot, and I've also heard he founded a cabaret months ago... maybe Plegovich is using that..."

"Hmmm..." says Jack. "Blue Mares..."

"Oh," says Rushy. "I forgot he worked for Rotten Scripture."

Jack holds his fist now. "Oh, now I know why I recognized him... he worked for my father's murderer... Hmmm, Spike?."

"Yeah?" says the dog.

"You wanna escape?"

"Yes."

"Go there and try to listen to what they are talking about."

"Are you crazy?" says Spike. "They will discover me."

"You are a dog, Spike," says Abe.

"Yeah... I hide the secret that I can talk like you hide the secret that you are freaking gangsters from me, you know what I mean, right?"

Rushy chuckles while hearing this and caresses Spike. "Good dog, Spikey. However, Jack's idea is not that bad. Both Leritzko and Petko don't know that you talk. You can do it."

Spike sighs. "If I do it, you will give me something?"

"Yeah, congratulations," says Jack. "And your chance to escape from La Lima and to kick everyone's ass, Spike."

"And to save Twilight, your owner, your friends, Rarity..." says Abe. "My Rarity... My Sweetie Belle..."

"Ok..." says Spike, while getting down from the table where he was standing. "Fine, I'll do it."

A minute later, Spike comes out of the house and starts messing around Petko's car. He decides to stay and lie near Petko's.

"Oh, look at this," says Petko. "Dogs in La Lima?"

"It is the dog from the newbies," answers Leritzko before chuckling. "Workers of Ron Delight. Sergei told me they were two guys and a dog... a talking dog."

"A talking dog?" says Petko, and then he starts laughing. "Bullshit! Dogs don't talk!"

"I think the same," says Leritzko while caressing Spike. "Why did they think this dog talk like a human? Dogs are like non-Plegovich people now, they only live to serve the men."

Spike groans but doesn't say anything. "Well," says Petko. "Can you let me finish? You know I'm in a hurry."

"Sure."

"Well," says Petko, and then he starts whispering: "Tell Blaley that my cabaret earned new employers: I have three dancers now... do you know them? Adagio Dazzle, Sonata Dusk, Aria Blaze...

Spike raises an eyebrow. The Dazzlings? As dancers? What were they doing before Plegovich? How did they end up as dancers?

"Um... They sound familiar," answers Leritzko. "Were they Seductive's girls? I remember when I entered the Golden Horse."

Seductive? Golden Horse? Spike slowly moves away from them and enters the house. However, Jack, Abe and Rushy are not alone anymore. A fourth man with black hair, sunglasses and a suit is talking to them. He is Blaley, the remaining guy on Plegovich's men on La Lima.

"I've already told you Watchon came here, left Tyler and Flanks here and left La Lima," answers Rushy.

"I don't trust you," answers Blaley. "Watchon had a shot on his head, and besides the Junior Brothers have vanished since Watchon's arrival."

Rushy raises his shoulders. "No idea," he says. "I haven't talked with the Brothers for weeks. They are in a different way than mine. "

Blaley groans. "Ugh... You know, Rushy... Leritzko told me he asked plenty of people about Watchon... and they answered him the same thing as you. If I grab the Junior Brothers outside La Lima and they say your name... I'll fucking hang you all in Main Street. You, Tyler, Flanks, every human being in La Lima including the dog. Consider your ass saved this time, bitch."

"Nice to see you around too, Blaley," says Rushy, laughing. Plegovich's man shows his anger by kicking the entrance door and walking away. "Sorry," he says while looking to everyone. "I like getting Blaley mad. It's funny."

"How did it go, Spike?" asks Abe.

"They mentioned some girls that I've heard before," he answers. "Do you know who are the Dazzlings?"

"Um..." says Abe. "Were they the Siren Sisters?"

"Yes!" answers Spike. "The Dazzlings were the ones who were in the Battle of the Bands, and these guys said they were with someone called Seductive and were dancers in Petko's cabaret..."

"Seductive..." says Jack. "The Dazzlings were with Seductive. She adopted them..."

"You say Seductive is with them? On Petko's cabaret?" says Abe.

"Maybe," says Jack. "Hey Rushy, do you know where's that cabaret?"

"No idea," says Rushy. "I think it is near Saik City, maybe on Cabbage Town, I never went there..."

"Uh..." says Abe. "What a pity. We don't know where is that."

There is an awkward silence after that. "Hey... I forgot to ask you... where's the other one?" asks Rushy.

"Which other one?" says Spike.

"Last Time you were in La Lima, there were you two and a younger kid with a brown trenchcoat, yellow skin, a cool earring... Is he the dog or what?"

"Oh, you mean... W?" says Jack.

The two guys and Spike look at each other. "Bedmaker," says Rushy. "I think they called him like this right here, on La Lima."

Abe sighs. "He fell on Plegovich's game and... He killed him. I've got to admit he did fall in a game we all knew it was a lie... but honestly, he had the worst part... and died. Poor kid... I... I strongly miss him."

"Yeah, I miss him too," says Jack, while having a lump on his throat. "He was... like a son to Ron, Abe and me. Plegovich used him to bring Delight, who was also killed by Plegovich, down. He told him Delight lied to him and killed his parents and a guy called Alexei Ushin..."

"What?" says Rushy, raising an eyebrow. "Ushin? What did he say about Ushin?"

"Um... I Don't remember," says Abe. "He told me Ron killed him."

Rushy opens the fridge and gets put a bottle of vodka. He opens it and starts drinking. "Do you know why I ended up here? Why I hate Plegovich more than anything?"

Jack, Abe and Spike raise their shoulders. Rushy drinks vodka again and says... "I am Alexei Ushin."

A Fort in Manehattan

There is a small room with a table, two chairs and a safe with a window. Ragamuffin and Kobolov are drinking tea there, while Ragamuffin is looking through the window. There is a big white room which has Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie trapped. Pinkie's hair isn't poofy anymore.

"Stop looking," says Kobolov. "Why are you looking at them for so long?"

"Nothing."

"Are you sure?" says Kobolov, chuckling. "Are you in love with one of them?"

Ragamuffin doesn't answer, and that makes Kobolov laugh and to get up from his chair. "You've got to tell me everything, which girl do you like?"

"No one."

"Come on... the pink one? The blondie that looks like you? The one with rainbow hair? Or that one with white skin and blue hair? That girl seems to be classier than the rest... you may be in love with that one..."

"I told you no one!" shouts Ragamuffin while pointing out at Kobolov.

"Ok..." says Kobolov. "If you are not in love with anyone, I can..."

"No!"

"Then... why don't you want me to talk to them? Or to know them?"

"Because we know what you are going to do!"

"Come on, I'm not a fucking rapist, Muffin! I just want to talk to them!"

"Don't talk to Rarity..."

Meanwhile, the four girls are listening to the conversation from inside.

"They are fighting because of you, Rarity," says Rainbow Dash.

"I know, but I don't care. No matter what, Ragamuffin will never be the same to me," answers Rarity. "Even if he tries to save me from those madman's hands, I'll still consider him a tactless betrayer."

Suddenly, Kobolov slams Ragamuffin against the safe's door and throws him to another wall using his telekinetic powers. "Girls!" shouts Applejack. "The guy's beating him up! We need to save that buddy now!"

"We can't," says Rainbow Dash, while hugging Pinkamena. "We lost our powers because these madmen took our necklaces away from us. Besides, this guy has telekinesis and would kick our booties in only a couple of seconds."

"But he has telekinesis thanks to those pills," answers Rarity. "We may have to wait for the right time."

"For what?" answers Rainbow Dash, "That door is indestructible. We can't do anything."

Meanwhile, outside the safe room, Ragamuffin wakes up with a broken nose and starts coughing. Then, Kobolov grabs a phone while smashing Ragamuffin against the wall one more time while using his powers.

Equestria's House

Plegovich is in the house's camp, sitting on a chair and smoking, along with his nephew Lucas Plegovich and Grey Blackle.

"Hey Grey," says Lucas Plegovich. "Go ahead, I'll throw you a stick and please come back with him, boy."

Lucas Plegovich moves his arm and Blackle starts running. However, Lucas doesn't throw any sticks. Minutes later, he comes back and looks at the two men laughing at him.

"Ha, you stupid!" says Lucas Plegovich. "I never threw anything! You stupid dog man!"

Grey Blackle turns around and lies on the floor, sad and about to cry while the Plegovichs laugh at him. Inside his mind, he feels anger and revenge. He wants revenge...

Ring! A phone starts ringing. Lucas grabs it and looks that Kobolov is calling.

"Kobolov?" says Lucas after answering the call. "Yes... Mm-hmm... Ok... Ok, bye."

Lucas ends the call and looks at Grey Blackle. "What happened?" asks his uncle.

"Hey, you!" shouts Lucas. "We finally found a home for you..."

"A-a-are you s-s-sure???" says Blackle while looking at Lucas Plegovich. "I h-hope this-is not a j-joke..."

"It is not a joke, psychopath," answers Lucas.

"And please, stop talking like if you were a ripped CD," says Plegovich and both uncle and nephew start laughing while Grey Blackle tries not to beat them up at that moment. "Where is he going, Lucas?"

"He will go to Manehattan with Kobolov and the new kid."

"Chalk's nephew?"

"Chalk's nephew. Ragamuffin."

Grey Blackle tries to get the leash out of his neck, but Plegovich grabs it. "No," says the boss. "You are not going to take this leash out of you. That's what you are, Grey, the dog..."

"W-W-W-Why?"

"That's what I raised you for... you are not a normal gangster, Grey... you are the Devil's Pet."

"But... I-I don't like to be a pet..."

Plegovich kisses Grey Blackle's forehead and hugs him. "I'm afraid to tell you Montreal grabbed you from your father's hands only because of that... we didn't want a worker... we wanted to have a beast under our arms... a creature who had to be gangsters' biggest fear... an anomaly... now go, Grey... Kobolov's waiting for you."

"A-a-anomaly?"

"Anomaly," answers Nicholas Plegovich. "You are not normal... and you will never be."

Lucas grabs Grey's leash and both men go away. Now, Grey Blackle feels sad... since Plegovich has won he has been mistreating him and laughing at him... he said he was just an anomaly... he told him he was a pet... they treated him like a dog... he had a leash, always next to his owner... he finds out that Plegovich wanted to treat him like that all this time... he just realized this and now... he has taken a decision: kill Nicholas Plegovich.