Hi-Jinx

And I’ve re-written this chapter as well, so, without further ado here is the chapter.

I tried to open my eyes as the sun woke me, my eye lids, feeling like they were made of metal, fluttered open. I stood up and stretched my back, extending my arms as high as I could, making my back pop several times, I placed a han- paw on my neck and began to turn my neck, using my hand as support and lightly pushing, my neck then cracked, making multiple satisfying pops. I climbed down from the canopy, undoing my knots, letting the branches snap back to where they used to be and wobble a little, almost getting hit by the branches. I dropped down from where I was, bending my knees once I landed as to not damage my knees and ankles, (yes, because I walk on my toes now like most other animals.) Alright I’m going back to Ponyville to see if I can borrow some books. I stood back up and began to back track my way to the dirt road. I continued along the path, hoping that Pinkie wouldn't show up again. I looked down the path cautiously, looking down the road searching for Pinkie, after not seeing her I walked down the path, hoping she wouldn't pop out of no-where, after not seeing her I continued down the path.

I’m still getting those freaking looks... And I just noticed that we’re drawn, what kind of universe just has things drawn out? Like, with and outline and everything, what the heck? And why can’t I get the taste of apples out of my mouth!? I thought to myself as I approached Twilight’s library. I entered, seeing Twilight give me one of those weird looks I sighed and walked up to her, towering over her due to being bipedal and being slightly taller than I used to be, which is awesome. “So do you have any books?” I said, realizing how stupid my question was right after I said it, which it gave me a strange look and a gesture to all the books around us by Twilight. “I mean, any for borrow, like I check out some books and return them at a certain date for books about the animals in Equistria and a map?” She shook her head.

“No, sorry, you can’t borrow them, but you could rent them.” She said smiling.

“I, uh, don’t have any money right now, so do you think you could hold any books similar to what I asked for?” She nodded, and I left the library saying thank you as I stepped out. I saw a random hair-scrunch in front of me; I kicked it out of the way, not even questioning it. It rolled back towards me as soon as I began walking away, yet I didn’t notice.

Before I left the city to go back to where I had set up my original canopy, when I was stopped by some guards, “Don’t move criminal scum!” I stared at two pegasi guards and two earth pony guards that had spears and helmets; a leader unicorn who worn a grand helmet that was flashy, to show he was of command, and he had a scar across one eye and his horn was broken, a gem fitted to replace the missing half of his horn.

“I didn’t do anything!” I pleaded as the leader of the group scoffed.

“So you’re a criminal and a liar, why I wish I could kill you right here and now.” He said with a grizzly voice. “I know you killed two of my well trained guards and enslaved several civilians, you really are stupid to try and take refuge here.” He said as two of the pegasus guards pushed me forwards, I stumbled forwards and began walking with them, still wondering what was going on.

One of the two pegasi guards went in front, leaving one behind me, seeing this as a chance to escape I looked behind my shoulder and turned around quickly and pulling the bottom of my foot, paw, whatever up, smacking the pegasus right under the jaw, lifting him off the ground and knocking him out, the other guards turned around at the noise and I was already sprinting down the dirt path. I was about twenty yards away before I got hit in the back of my neck by a block of ice, knocking me out.

I woke up, strapped to a chair and a gem stone shining down on me, like in one of those old 1960s detective movies when they interrogate someone. “Ugh… Where am I?” I asked my head felt like it was going to explode from its pounding.

“You know why you’re here.” The unicorn from earlier said, looking at me with hatred in his eyes. “I’m done playing games with you Catalus, you WILL answer every question I ask or I’ll rip out your brain through your nose.” He yelled at me, giving me a funny idea that made me want to do something I've always wanted to do.

“What are you doing here in Equestria again!?” Staring me down like he was about to run a pike through someone.

“I don’t know what I am doing here myself. Also, you got the wrong guy, I’m not this ‘Catalus,’ guy.” I said, matching his stare with my own.

“Well then who are you?” He said, which I then responded with a smirk.

“I’m a puzzle, wrapped in an enigma, shrouded with intrigue, sprinkled with riddles.” I said, chuckling to myself, my chuckling was ended by a smack to the face by a hoof.

“I WILL NOT BE MOCKED! Now, answer me!” I grunted from the pain, he left a large mark on my face, well, muzzle; I began to think of a fake name.

“I’m Jinx. I’m a traveling bard, all I’ve wanted to do was make a decent living, but it seems fortune has other ideas.” The guard chuckled at my response.

“Well, if you’re this bard, sing me a song.” My heart began to beat faster as I began to think for some random song.

“Uh… Alright, hold up.” I coughed, clearing my throat, when had a really good idea.

“We’re no strangers love.

You know the rules and so do I.

A full commitments what I’m, thinkin’ of.

You wouldn’t get this from any other thing?

I’m just tellin’ you how I’m feeling.

Tryin’ ta’ make you understand.” I sang as I played around with the guard, laughing on the inside.

“Stop please, stop! You’re singing wasn’t terrible, but that song, it’s like it was made for torture.” He exclaimed, signaling two of the earth ponies from earlier to come and take me away. They somehow un-did my bonds and led me through the hall. I saw that I was in a small fort that also doubled as a prison. I was pushed into a cell that was under poor condition.

“Well, it looks like shit went south.” I said to myself as soon as the guards left. I was in a small cell that had a hay-pile for a bed I guess, and a puddle of urine in one corner of the cell, the fort was pretty small, it resembled more of a tower than a fort because it had a roof and had several floors, on the first floor where the barracks for the guards, the second was an armory, and the last floor, the third floor was where the prisoners were held in poor conditions, several dead from disease or starvation. I studied the lock to see if it could be picked, it didn’t seem like it. I sighed, and then I remembered every single movie and T.V. show that had a prison break.

“H-Help! My leg is broken! I need help, please!” I cried out, hoping to get a guard to come by. Eventually one did, it was the pegasus I knocked out, he gave me a look of pure hatred and disgust.

“Let me see that leg!” He commanded. I limped closer to the bars and saw he had several keys. So movies and T.V. do help you after all! And when did this scrunchy get here!? I thought seeing the random scrunchy by my leg. The guard looked at my leg. “Eh, you’re fine you little,” He was cut off as I, yet again, knocked him out, slamming his head into the bars of the cell. I picked the keys up from his body and unlocked my cell door, swinging it open and taking his spear to deal with any guards that got in my way.

I saw a window that had no bars and I dashed towards it, hopping I could climb down or land in a nearby water source, but around the corner came a strolling two guards, one was a unicorn and the other a pegasus, Why is it that almost all guards are pegasi? Who saw me sprinting, knowing I was a criminal, one of them took a defensive position and the other flapped their wings so he could use his spear.

The unicorn shot a ball of fire at me and I dodged the fire ball as the pegasus dove at me, I used the bottom end of the spear to smack him out of the air and into some cell bars. The unicorn yelled for help as he nearly got me, getting really close to catching me on fire but just singed the fur on my shoulder a bit as the ball pasted by my head, I guess he wasn’t trying to be lethal, but I didn’t know this at that time and adrenaline took control, making me stab straight through the unicorn’s throat and sever its spinal nerve, it’s bottom half twitched and his eyes blinked once more before he died. I tried to remove my spear, but it was stuck in the adhesive that was used to keep the bricks of the tower together so I ditched the spear, and looked out the window and saw a small pond near a thin pine forest. I could hear guards running to where I was and I nervously looked back and forth, unsure of what to do, seeing no other option I took a deep breath and then dove out of the window and into the water, feeling it smack against my body making me wince in pain.

I took a deep breath of air as my head went above the water again. “I thought… I said I wasn't going to do that again.” Breathing deeply I stood up, feeling my damp fur get in the way of my eyes I moved it to one side as I began to walk through the pine forest to figure out where I was. The forest line is very thin; this dosen't look at all like the forested and fertile land I was just in. I wonder if there’s anything to eat here? I thought as I felt my stomach grumble loudly and I felt a sharp pain in my stomach making me wince. When was the last time I ate? I used my fingers to count the estimated days I’ve been here and nearly got a week, most of the time was spent knocked out. “Jesus, I haven’t eaten in more than a week!”  I exclaimed, walking through the forest without knowing and feeling my stomach growl again with another sharp pain. I wonder if there are any deer here.

Here, have a transition.

“He what!?” Yelled Iceberg, the unicorn’s booming voice bellowed through the small study.

“He-He escaped sir; he just jumped out the window…” Said a cowering pegasus, fearing his officer would lash out at him at his response.

“Well then send a search party after him you twit!” Iceberg yelled, smacking the pegasus against the head with a hoof, making his helmet hit the wall and his eye close shut making him yell in pain as the unicorn’s hoof made contact with the side of his head.

“I-I’ll assemble it now sir.” The new guard said as he rushed out of the room as the captain through a book at the wall in his rage.

Transition!

Do dooo di do do, mah na mah na, do di di dooo, mah na mah na, do doooo di do do di do do Imma filling my stomach. I thought as I took a bite out of a rabbit I just killed, not having the time to cook it I just peeled away the skin with my claws, I dug into the rabbit, ending up eating all of the meat on the small thing, I broke one of the bones, sucking out the marrow. Welp, I better get moving, the farther I am from the tower, the better. I got up and dusted myself, popping my back and then I set off through the trees, walking several meters before being content and found a soft patch of dirt and laid down in front of a cracked boulder. I slowly let sleep wash over me like the waves of the sea.

I was in a temple and a blinding white light at the top of the room, as I approached it I was enveloped in darkness. I re-emerged in a large plot of land, the green of the used to be grass replaced by the crimson red of blood, I turned to my left and was struck down by an axe with another thunderous BOOM.

I woke up, drenched in sweat, Why do I keep having these dreams? I stood up and stretched my back, sighing in the process. I was popping my back when a large stone statue of a snake with wings lunged out at me, my eyes widening from surprise I relied on my limbo skills to bend back, watching the snake fly over my head, my paws touched the ground as to give me supports as I pushed myself back into a standing position, not wanting to die I ran as fast as I could, trying to escape, I came to a dead stop when the tree next to me began melting from some form of acid, “Don’t move.” The air around me vibrated out the words.

“Where’s the rest of your hunting party?” Asked the snake in a deep voice, I could clearly tell he was asking because he had slithered in front of me and was staring me down.

“W-what?”

“Don’t play dumb, now where’s the rest of your hunting party!?” He demanded, not really asked.

“I have no idea what you are talking about. And wow those are some really nice fangs I might add, and your eyes, there’s so… Purple, oh and your skin is just drop dead gorgeous.” I said, trying to compliment him to soften up. I was replied with a tackle, apparently he didn’t like compliments.

“Telling why I shouldn’t kill you now Diamond Dog?” He asked, his mouth opened like he was about to sink his fangs in to me.

“One, I’m not a Diamond Dog; two, I have a name; three if you kill me now, I will become more powerful than you could ever imagine.” I said, always wanting to use that line. The serpent lightened up on me, his eyes dimming.

“How’d you know that reference?” He asked, apparently knowing where I got that from, making my eyes go wide.

“How’d YOU know that reference?” I asked, both of us just staring at each other before coming to the only logical conclusion.

”YOU’RE HUMAN!?” We both exclaimed in unison.

Well, our hero has met Opal, this took me a while to finish cause I have been distracted for a long while, anyways, in the next addition of a story that is very rarely viewed we will meet another character and receive a *SPOILER* and *SPOILER* and it turns out that his father was *SPOILER* and everyone knew at that moment that the killer was *SPOILER* ... Raggle Fraggle!