Waters: Part 2 - Dark May

November 21st. Night

W and Trixie are hanging out together while watching a movie, but W is not even focused on the movie nor her... He feels strange, confused... he doesn't want to believe Plegovich's words, but every time he thinks about them he feels they are the plain truth.

"Are you OK?" asks Trixie while looking at W. He just shakes his head.

"No," he answers. "But don't care about that. I wanna know what happens with Daring Do."

"Waltie..." she says. "You know I can talk to me to solve your problems."

"This is different, Trix," he answers. "It's not an everyday problem. I haven't lost cash or a photograph or something like that... this is something you wouldn't understand."

"Why?"

"It is complex," he says. "Besides, I don't want you to be in my situation. I just... want you far away from that problem."

"But why? Can you tell Trixie what happened?"

W sighs and he wraps her whole body with his arm. "I have two things to choose... and I don't trust anyone of them... I think both sides are playing with my mind, messing with me..."

"Oh," she says. "Maybe I should help you with those things..."

"No," says W, while touching her hair. "I don't want them to touch you, because... you know, you are the only person in the world who I can talk with no problems. My parents died, my brother was murdered a month ago... my grandpa moved to somewhere else and he didn't even tell me... and the only thing I have... is you. If I lose you... I don't know what would I do."

"Don't worry," says Trixie, while kissing W's cheek and hugging him. "The Great and Powerful Trixie will be always with you."

W smiles while a tear comes out from one of his eyes. "Thank you, Trix."

"You are welcome, Waltie," she says. "And remember, you have to listen to your heart. What you truly want."

To your heart, she said. To your heart. He knows what his heart is shouting: REVENGE. He always wanted to take revenge on the Bitch, on his parents' murderer... the recent discovery of Ron's betrayal... he wants all of this to stop... Is Plegovich the key to the door?

November 22nd. Morning. Trixie's House.

W stayed the whole night on Trixie's house but couldn't even sleep. Her room is upstairs while the living room is downstairs, so W leaves Trixie's room by going downstairs and grabs his trenchcoat, but suddenly... he thinks about something. Revenge. Betrayal. His heart. Trixie's words. Then, he grabs his phone and calls someone.

"W?"

"Hi, Mr Plegovich."

"Oh my... now you are calling me MISTER Plegovich. May I know why are you calling now?"

"Listen... I don't know why am I doing this but... I listened to my heart and it shouts Revenge. I truly want to know the truth."

"I told you the truth, W."

"I just can't believe it. I don't think Ron would do that but... everything is connected."

"Because it's true, W! The Pirate killed your parents, my son." A long silence appears in the middle. "You wanna see me now, right?"

"Um... well... I don't know... yeah."

"Sure! Why don't you go to Manehattan right now? I'm there."

"Manehattan?" says W. "Now? It's 7 A.M. Trixie is sleeping."

"Oh... did you have fun tonight, kid?"

W chuckles. "Um... no. I was under the weather. I did not even sleep."

"Oh, such a pity..."

"Um... Plegovich, can I tell you something?"

"Sure, kid! I'm all ears."

"Please... Trixie doesn't know anything about this. Just... don't tell her anything about my situation. I explained to her yesterday about my problems but she doesn't know that I am inside this."

"Alright then! Now... come to Manehattan, I'm truly anxious to introduce to you my henchmen... you are officially the NEW KID of my gang!"

"Sure," says W. "I'll go. I'll wait for the next bus."

"Wait! Wait!"

"What?"

"I'll call Sergei. He will pick you up."

"No, it's OK..."

"No, no! It's not OK! My new kid needs a driver to go to Manehattan! Say goodbye to buses, trains and all that shit!"

"But..."

"No is no, W! My new kid needs a driver, even if he doesn't want to!"

"Um... OK."

Suddenly, W hears that someone is knocking at the door.

"Oh! I forgot! I've sent a special man for you minutes ago! Did he arrive?"

"Sergei?"

"No, no... another man."

W checks his pocket. He is scared. He has a gun. He slowly gets up while holding the phone and opens the door. Outside, a lime-skinned man with a white plain t-shirt, jeans and trainers, is waiting for him. "Hey, man!" says the visitor.

"Um... who is him?"

"He is Gail Garry, W. He is one of my henchmen... I'd love to see both of you meeting for the first time right now!"

"Uh..." says Garry. "Is the boss talking to you?"

"Yes."

"Ok... Can I pass? We'll wait for Sergei."

"Um..."

Garry disappears from where he is standing and a second later he is sitting on one of the couches. He has already turned on the TV. "Woah!" he says. "Were you watching Daring Do? I like those movies!" W is shocked. He wants to know how he teleported himself.

"Um... Plegovich?" asks W.

"Call me Sir, son."

"Sir... how does he walk so fast?"

"Oh... I can't answer to that, W. Sorry. You will know later... well, I have to go."

"But..."

Plegovich ends the call and W slowly approaches Garry but the man stops him: "Hey!" he says. "Did you watch the part where she fights with Dr Caballeron?"

"No," he answers. "I don't like Daring Do movies."

"And why are you watching one, then?"

"My girlfriend likes them."

Garry now looks at W, shocked. "Your girlfriend?" he says. "You are a gangster and you have a girlfriend? Are you serious?"

"Well, actually, it's not my girlfriend... we just hang out."

"Oh... a girl in your pocket," says Garry. "You are lucky, I haven't had a girlfriend for almost a year. I spent every minute of my life doing my work."

"Wait..." says W. "I know you."

Garry chuckles. "Of course... I have my name chiselled on the stone."

"Yeah...Gail Garry... you are the Bounty Hunter of Saik City."

"You, sir, are correct."

GAIL GARRY

"The Bounty Hunter of Saik City"

He was born on Saik, a small city which is the northernmost city of Equestria, located between the final steps of Magnus' Desert and the Atlantic Ocean.
His first victim as a bounty hunter was a lawyer who worked for the Orange family in Manehattan.
He met Plegovich 5 years ago and both of them became great friends.

"Haha..." says W. "You are like an Equestrian King Schultz."

"More than a King Schultz... a real bounty hunter."

"Um... and tell me... how's Plegovich in the gang? Is he...?"

"You will know soon," answers Garry. "Now we must wait for Sergei to come."

"Sergei?" asks a feminine voice behind them. A tired Trixie with pyjamas appears and looks at both men. "Um... who are you?"

"Is she?" asks Garry. W nods his head and the Bounty Hunter gets up. "Good morning, mademoiselle. My name is Garry, and I'll be your boyfriend's future partner."

"Partner of what?" asks Trixie.

"Of my new job," says W, interrupting Garry. "I've finally decided what to do... listen to my heart."

Garry chuckles while Trixie smiles at W, but suddenly, they hear a car stopping in front of the house and someone knocking the door.

"Pizza delivery," says the man who knocks. He has a low, heavy voice with a foreign accent.

"Sergei!" says Garry. "I know you are outside."

"Open the door, then."

"Wait," says Trixie. "I will open the door for him."

"No, no," says W. "I will, Trix... he will take me to my new workplace. Bye."

"By car?" she asks.

"Of course!" says Garry. "Our new employer must be treated like a king now."

Trixie laughs and kisses W's left cheek. "Good luck, Waltie. See you soon."

"See you soon, babe," answers W. Garry chuckles and leaves the house along with W and Sergei. The three of them get inside a long black car. W is the only one who is in the backseat.

"Nice girl, dude," says Garry. "Nice face, ass and cheeks."

"Don't talk about her like that," says W, angrily. "I'll fuck your face."

Garry laughs. "Sure? I can beat you up with my speed."

"WAIT!" shouts W. "How can you run like that?"

Garry raises his shoulders while laughing. "Magic." Sergei punches Garry's shoulder. "Ow!"

"Mr Plegovich doesn't want you to know about Garry's powers. Although he likes you and treats you like a king, you are still a rookie."

W decides to shut his mouth while everyone is in silence. An awkward situation.

Sombra Jail

"What are you doing here, in the first place? You've been looking at me for a minute without saying anything."

Gordo, who is now an inmate, and Ron are looking at each other while being in the lunchroom. "I have problems," says Ron.

"What kind of problem, Ron? Your problems are always stupid things with easy solutions."

"Ok, if you say... Is Plegovich an easy problem for you?"

"Oh," says Gordo while laughing. "Having problems with the capo?"

"He is messing with my people."

"What do you mean?" says the fat man while smiling.

"He is brainwashing W, and I don't know why. Maybe he may want revenge because of Pietro, but I know Plegovich won't avenge Pietro because he had an attitude that he didn't like. So... I just don't know why is he doing it."

"Brainwashing?"

"Yeah... he told him I betrayed and killed Wade and Wanda..."

"Well..." says Gordo. "You did betray Wade, but all of us know you didn't kill him."

"Yes..." says Ron, facepalming. "I was a fucking idiot... I betrayed my friend, stabbed him in the back... and then, when I found out I was wrong... he died... Let's leave this aside, please, because Plegovich mentioned another guy that was important during the '90s... Alexei Ushin."

"Alexei Ushin?" says Gordo. "That name sounds familiar."

"Alexei Ushin was Plegovich's partner... I don't know what happened with him, but Plegovich got rid of Ushin in a way... Now Jack told me W called him yesterday to ask him about Ushin and if I betrayed Wade and Wanda. I don't understand."

"You know what?" says Gordo. "There are two options: He's making a trap for him... or he's making a massive plan and needs W for it."

"Massive plan?" says Ron. "What are you trying to say?"

"Look... W is 24 years old... he is fresh meat. On the other hand, we appear. Greedy old men. I don't have the best body in the world and I am also in jail. You are a one-eyed guy who wears a stupid patch and is almost 50 years old. Your brother... a one-eyed meth cooker. Jack... a 40-year-old widower. Abe... a 60-year-old grandpa. What do you think? Who may be the best option for a new plan made by you? Lots of old men... or a new guy with energy, strength and youth?"

"There are lots of young gangsters in Equestria," says Ron.

"But you know W is the best one."

"I don't understand man... that's why I came here. I thought I could get you out of here to help me..."

Gordo's face shines now. His smile is bigger than his face but disappears when Ron gets up. "Wait, where are you going? Ron! RON! PLEASE, GET ME OUT! GET ME OUT!"

Ron does not answer because he is now lost in his thoughts while leaving jail.

Manehattan. Equestria's National Bank.

"We arrived," says Sergei while looking at the Bank's doors. An enormous, luxurious building that may occupy half of the street block where it was built.

"What?" says W. "The National Bank?"

"Yes," says Garry. "What's the matter?"

"But... it's the National Bank."

"And so?" says Garry while getting out of the car with W. "This is our house too. Don't be stupid... you thought we were going to rob it?"

"No," says W., "I thought it was strange... but is it your house for real?"

"Why don't you go inside with us and find out yourself?"

W, Garry and Sergei enter to the Bank. It is crowded and the workers are too busy while helping clients. There is a small corridor on the bank's left with a door. The three of them go through there, open the door, go downstairs and they are now in a long narrow hall filled with safes. Sergei opens one of the safes and reveals a secret door which leads to a secret room. Inside that small, grey room there are eight safes and four chests. Lt. Kobolov is smoking a cigarette while sitting on a chair inside.

"Oh, hello," says Lieutenant Kobolov while looking at them. "May I know why did you come here?"

"Um..." says W. "Aren't you...?"

"Oh my!" says Kobolov, while standing up. "The Bedmaker in real life! The Blueblood Slayer!"

"What?" says W. "I didn't kill Blueblood. Sergei did."

"Yeah, but you caught him right on time," says Kobolov and stretches his hand. "Lieutenant Grigori Kobolov. I worked in the army and now I work for Plegovich."

"Yes," answers W. "I know you... You are the Soldier."

GRIGORI KOBOLOV

"The Soldier"

He was born on Las Pegasus, and started working for the Equestrian Army in 2002 when he was only 27 years old. He met Plegovich years later and found a new job as Plegovich's worker and a hitman. He earned a nickname... The Soldier.

"Very good!" answers Kobolov. "Someone passed the test."

Everyone laughs and W just smiles while looking at the hidden room. "Oh," says Garry. "Wanna know what is this place?"

"This is one of our safes," says Kobolov. "We thought it was not worth it showing it to you, but you seem to be a reliable gangster, W... and reliable gangsters are not so common nowadays." Kobolov opens one of the safes and gets out from it a thousand dollars. "And these beauties are for you."

"What?" says W. "Why?"

"Because you are the new kid!" says Kobolov. "You deserve them."

"Yeah," says Garry. "I remember when I entered they gave me only two hundred. You should accept them."

"Nobody denies Plegovich's money," says Sergei, while looking at W. The young gangster knows that if he denies those dollars, they will beat him up instantly.

"Sure," he answers and saves the money on one of his trenchcoat's pockets.

"Now," says Garry. "We came for another thing, Kobolov."

"Yeah," he answers while locking the safe. "You wanna know where Plegovich is staying, right? I gave him my apartment on Scorpan Street. We should go there now... he is not patient."

"Well, you are the one who knows," says Garry. "I've never been to your house."

An hour and a half later, everyone is inside Kobolov's small apartment. There are only a kitchen, a bathroom and a small living room where Sergei and Plegovich are staying. Kobolov is just smoking a cigarette in the kitchen while Garry and W are in the bathroom. W is washing his hands and face while Garry is looking at him.

"Aren't you nervous?" says Garry. "You will have your first meeting with the Sovia. It is the gangster's dream."

"Yeah, but..." says W, "I think I am not 100% sure about this."

"Why?" says Garry.

"I don't know, yesterday I was with a gang, today I am with another one. It is a huge jump from one side to another."

Garry laughs. "You know, when I was at my first meeting with Plegovich, I thought the same. Weeks ago I was only a bounty hunter that waited for clients in my hometown, Saik, but then I jumped onto the other side of the cliff. I became... a gangster. A mafia man. A man who works for Plegovich. It was stressful at first, but then you get used to it... trust me."

"Do you think I can walk away?"

"Are you kidding me?" says Garry, laughing. "This whole meeting is because of you, man. You can't go away. You are already here."

Meanwhile, Sergei and Plegovich are talking in the living room.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" says Sergei. "It could be very risky. We don't know how he would react."

"I will tell him, Sergei," answers Plegovich. "Because he is part of my plan."

"If his reaction is not good, what should we do?"

"Um..." answers the boss. "He will have a good reaction, and if he doesn't... we will make him react."

Sombra Jail.

Grey Footprints appears on the jail, being covered by a black hoodie and sunglasses. Gordo, along with Disturbance, one of the Dark Spikes, sit on a table and start talking. Grey Footprints sits on the same table as them.

"Guys," says Grey Footprints. "I can't believe I am doing this but..."

"Yeah, Grey-O," answers Gordo. "What happened? Grey Footprints never called me in my life. This means something."

"Well..." says Grey Footprints while shaking. "Um... I called you because... you know... you were planning to steal Mr Pleg... Pleg... Plegovich's throne years ago and..."

"Not anymore," says Gordo. "You see... I am now living in a jail, Canterlot is not mine anymore... Mayor Mare is doing her best at eradicating my stuff... I can't do that."

"Yes, but..." says Grey Footprints. "I think I will help you find a way to do it because... I don't know, man... he... is doing something."

Disturbance raises an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

The governor slams his fist on the table and whispers: "He... He is trying to turn me into what I was... I... I truly don't want to become a gangster again..."

Suddenly, the situation is more complicated. Ron, along with Jack and Abe appear on the jail and come across with Grey Footprints, Gordo and Disturbance.

"Ok..." says Ron, while sitting on the table. "It looks like someone else came here to talk."

Grey Footprints takes out his sunglasses and shows his face. His right pupil is slowly shrinking. "Help me... he is driving me crazy..."

"Footprints?" says Ron. "Who is driving you crazy?"

"Who would be?" says Gordo. "Plegovich... first W, and now Footprints... what is he trying to do?"

"Fuck the whole thing up, I think," says Jack. "He will destroy all of us."

"All of us?" says Gordo, smiling. "He didn't do anything to me..."

"By now," answers Abe.

"Well..." says Disturbance. "You are the victims now... we haven't been touched by his shit yet."

Suddenly, Dream Raider, the jail's man, appears with a phone. He slowly approaches Jack and Abe.

"Hey, guys..." says Dream Raider. "Do you know where is W? He hasn't answered my calls since yesterday, man."

Nobody dares to answer that question. Meanwhile, a short, green-skinned man with red hair who is sitting on another table is looking at Gordo and Disturbance. He grabs a phone and calls someone.

Meanwhile, at Kobolov's living room, everyone sits on a small table. Kobolov and Gail Garry sit on the left and right side of the table, while W and Plegovich sit in front of each other. Sergei is standing up behind Plegovich. Suddenly, Plegovich grabs a small wooden box and puts it in the middle.

"Well, this is the moment you were waiting for," says Plegovich. "You want to know why does Garry run so fastly... right?" W nods his face while looking at the box. "Go ahead, open," says Plegovich, while pointing at the wooden box. W slowly grabs it and opens it: He finds a small pill inside.

W raises his eyebrows and looks at everyone: "Drugs?"

Everyone starts laughing. "No," answers Plegovich. "That is not a drug, W... that pill is an amulet, a talisman... a spell. It is a power provider."

"Can I...?"

"No," says Plegovich. "You can't consume it now, W... You will do it later, but not now."

"So... this pill is the main cause of Garry's powers?"

"And my powers too," says Kobolov, while closing the wooden box with his mind. "And also Doom Kid's... but well, he is not here, he is having fun in La Lima..."

"And why are you taking those pills? To defend yourselves?"

"No," says Plegovich while getting up from his chair and lending W a file filled with wrinkled papers. W opens the file and reads the first page.

"PUBLIC PROPERTY PROJECT: CONFIDENTIAL! ONLY FOR PLEGOVICH!

"Public Property?" says W... "Isn't that?"

"My father's name," answers Plegovich. "And don't worry, I'll summarize it for you..."

You see, W, Equestria nowadays is bullshit. Our new president is called Strict Proclamation, and he is trying to turn Equestria into liberal shit. He goes every place and says the same stupid phrase: "I will give to each one of you land for all, for the world, for Equestria!" Oh, you son of a bitch! Why don't you shut the hell up, you stupid asshole? That's why I created the project using my father's, my family's perspective of life. Plegovich stops his monologue for a second. Now, he looks at W, who is paying attention. "Have you ever heard of that word... fascism?"

"Fascism?" says W. "Yes... but I don't think Strict Proclamation is a fascist dude."

Plegovich laughs. "That dork? As a fascist? Hell no, W! I wasn't even talking about him!"

"What are you trying to say, then?"

"Let the boss talk," says Sergei, while approaching W. Plegovich keeps talking:

I realised years ago, thanks to my father, that equestrians are lost. They don't trust presidents anymore... governments are turning into useless groups of stupid people... citizens want a leader... a true leader that can carry all of them to a utopic land! Men, women, old people, babies, the poor, the rich, every single citizen! Half of Equestria doesn't believe in Strict Proclamation, but I am completely sure that everyone inside this country will believe and love their leader! They would finally find out what to do! They would find their path!

"And who would be that leader?" asks W.

"What do you think?" says Plegovich. "Me."

"Oh..." says W, while shaking a little bit. [He feels scared because he knows that Plegovich as president is not a good thing. "But... how are the pills related to that?"

"I know that my path to Strict Proclamation will be an odyssey... and that's why I wanted super gangsters to stay with me... Besides, I do know that on my first day as Equestria's president nobody would believe in me... and that's why I need to cope with them along with my men... my cops... my supermen. Protestants will be easily killed, riots would not happen anymore... everyone will respect me after that strategy. Everyone will do what I say, anytime, anywhere. I will be Equestria's new leader, and I will be responsible for taking this country to his utopia."

W is shocked and frightened. Plegovich said it clearly, with no struggles. He wants to turn Equestria into an authoritarian, horrifying dictatorship. His super gangsters, the ones who are now taking magic pills, will be their army against citizens. He realizes Plegovich is out of his mind... he is just a madman, a loose cannon, an insane person... but no... he can't deny this... no...

"And yes..." says Plegovich. "Once we arrive at the power, the first one that will die is Ron Delight, your parents' murderer... if you behave well, my kid, I'll let you kill him with your bare hands."

W knows Plegovich's plan is a catastrophe but he can't deny that offer. He still does not believe Ron killed his parents, especially now, because of Plegovich's demented words... but he knows that if he rejects this plan they will kill him right there. He thinks... is this worth it? Is this the correct thing? Is Ron the killer? Is it necessary to kill Ron?

"He still does not believe it," says Sergei.

"Come on!" shouts Kobolov. "Everyone here knows Ron killed Wade and Wanda... don't you, Garry?"

"Yes," answers the bounty hunter. "He did it. He betrayed him on '94... he killed them on '95."

"Did you tell him about Ushin?" answers Doom Kid. "That guy sacrificed himself for showing that fucker's true face."

"I..." says W, while looking at everyone. "I accept."

Plegovich laughs and kisses W's forehead. "My good boy... you won't regret this... never..."

Suddenly, Kobolov's phone starts ringing and he answers: "Hello?... Yes... Oh... Yes, I'll pass it to you."

Kobolov lends the phone to Plegovich. "Little Billy."

"Little Billy?" says Plegovich. "But he is in jail..." The boss grabs the phone and answers. "Hi, Bill... What? Oh, that stupid son of a bitch, look at him... yeah, please, I want him out... wait, wait..."

Plegovich now lends the phone to W. "What...?" says the young kid.

"I will leave it to you... say the magical words."

"Which magical words?"

"Repeat with me... I want all of them dead by tomorrow."

"What?"

"Say it," says Sergei, while standing behind Plegovich. W grabs Kobolov's phone and says the words. Then, Plegovich grabs the phone and he ends the call.

Hours later, at Sombra Jail.

Five mysterious men arrive at the jail and they easily enter the lunchroom. Dream Raider finds out and draws his gun, but the men interrupt:

"Calm down, Dream Raider," says one of the men. "We didn't come here for you. We came here for other men."

"Who?" asks Dream Raider, while being surrounded by Flim, Flam, Iron Will and other prisoners. One of the men approaches him and whispers:

"Gordo fuckin' Jameson. Plegovich called us."

Dream Raider now doesn't say anything. He slowly nods his head while looking at the other four men, who are going upstairs to look for Gordo and the Dark Spikes.

Meanwhile, Gordo is hanging out with the Dark Spikes in their cell. All of them are listening to Fly Me to the Moon by Bobby Womack on an MP3 player.

"Holy," says one of the Dark Spikes. "I think this guy is better than Sinatra."

"Sinatra?" says Gordo. "You are kidding, my man. Sinatra was the first one."

"Shut up," says Disturbance. "This one... Wom... Womack? Well, whoever he is, took this song and turned into an underrated gem."

Suddenly, they hear something coming. They look at the five men carrying guns and stopping at their cell. Gordo stands up while holding the MP3 player.

"Bye, fatto," says one of the hitmen. "This is for Plegovich."

Gordo raises his middle fingers and says: "Fuck you."

A second later, the men start firing their Tommy guns. The cell is now red because of the blood. Everyone inside is now dead or agonizing. Gordo, who was shot lots of times on his chest, looks at the MP3 player that is still playing Womack's song.

"And the... meek... shall... inherit the... earth," says Gordo before closing his eyes. The men leave.

Gordo and the Dark Spikes were murdered while listening to Fly Me to the Moon by Bobby Womack.