Castle Fortress had work to do but he came to like the people he was with in the small, rundown apartment building on the outskirts of Manehatten. So he decided to make his base of operations here but he made sure that he nor his new friends would be found. He was currently repairing his apartment since it was severely damaged by his scuffle with that bodybuilder pony that tried to kill him.

A familiar sent suddenly wafted into his apartment while mudding some drywall, Castle cracked a tiny smile. "Bumpo is always baking isn't he" he said to himself. This wasn't much of a surprise anymore since the smell of baking always came into his apartment at some point during the day. His cutie mark was a baguette which represented his passion for baking.

"YES, suck my dick loser!" Said a voice. Castle couldn't help but laugh, it was Dave the pro gamer and his cutie mark of Pac-Pony proves that. His yelling, while amusing, can be annoying sometimes, especially at night time when Castle is trying to sleep. This give him two options. One, he could tell Dave to shut the fuck up. Or two, make the walls soundproofed. He chose the first option.

Then there was Joan, she worked as a waitress in the nearby diner. She had a cutie mark of a plate of food on wheels, signifying her talent for speedy food service. She was a beautiful and kind mare who Castle goes to when he need personal comfort. She even stopped him from committing suicide

Castle Fortress has good friends but he try's to not get to close to them, from fear of losing them like his family. So he acts tough, gruff, and shows as little interest in them as possible. However, in his heart, he likes them a lot so he still acts friendly sometimes to maintain their friendship.

Suddenly there was a knock on Castle's door "who is it?" He asked.

"It's Bumpo" the pony on the other side yelled.

Castle got up and walked to the door and answered it, revealing an obese pony "What do you want?" Castle asked. Keeping his face and voice emotionless.

"I booked a spot for the farmers market today in the city on Zach. St to sell some baked goods. Joan and Dave are coming but I wanted to know if you would want to come with us" offered Bumpo.

"I don't think you would want me there, it would be bad for your business. Besides, I need to finish up fixing my apartment" said Castle. Bumpo looked down in sadness and this struck a nerve in The Punisher "I'll think about it for next time though" Castle added.

Bumpo immediately brightened up "really? Thank you. You have no idea how happy that makes me" he said and pulled Castle into a hug, to which he became very uncomfortable with.

"Too happy" said Castle plainly.

"Oh, sorry" said Bumpo, releasing Castle from the hug.

Castle then noticed two familiar ponies behind Bumpo, Joan and Dave. Dave was grinning widely while Joan was trying to stop herself from giggling. "Don't tell anyone" he said while trying to keep up his poker face.

"Oh don't worry, we won't" said Joan in a sly, unconvincing way and winking.

"Well bye, see you later" Bumpo said as he and his friends walked downstairs, leaving Castle alone. He didn't mind being alone, it was quiet and it let him think very deeply. When he walked back to the bucket of drywall mud he saw that it was actually empty. He just got the whole building to himself and now he needs to go out in order to get more drywall mud.

"Typical" Castle muttered. So he put down the trowel, walked over to a lever and activated his secret elevator. When it came up there were racks of firearms that had larger trigger guards and lever-like triggers, ideal for hoofs. There was also boxes of ammunition and attachments. There was even a set of body armour with a white pony skull painted on the flank.

Castle put on the armour, replacing his cutie mark of a castle door behind crossed spears with the white skull, The Punishers cutie mark. He then grabbed and loaded several weapons: A knife, Three flash-bangs (in case innocent were mixed with the guilty), One Colt 1911 semi-auto pistol with a compensator, a short barrelled, stockless double barrel shotgun, and an MP5 submachine gun with a red dot sight. He hid all the weapons and armour under his black leather trench coat. Castle was now armed and ready to rain punishment on any evil-doer he comes across.

Castle Fortress locked the door behind him as he left and walked downstairs to the outside. He then got into his armoured, black muscle car and drove into downtown Manehatten. Castle scanned the streets and alleys like a shark seeking prey. Any pony on the sidewalks on either side of him could be evil but so far there was nothing. He parked his car, locked it, and made his way into the hardware store.

When he came back out he was pulling a cart with two containers full of what he needed, drywall mud. He left the parking lot after putting the drywall mud in his cars trunk. However, on the way back to the apartment building he saw a sign that indicated where the farmers market was. Castle Fortress though for a moment and decided to drop by. He needed a break after all, Mudding drywall is tedious, tiring, and time consuming.

When he arrived, Castle parked his car next to the sidewalk and started his trek to the market itself. There were a lot of cars lining both sidewalks so he had to walk some was before actually getting to the event. During that time he gazed into every alleyway and at every pony, hunting for evil doers.

Castle came to a closed road lined with vendors 'this must be the place' he thought to himself. While looking for his friends he looked at every pony along the way, searching for evil intentions. Then he heard a sound he hadn't heard in a long time, laughing foals. Castle turned in the direction of the noise and found the source, foals galloping around and having fun with a ball.

It reminded him of his son, running around, being together, running away, being run over by a truck. Tears welled up in his eyes and he started losing his composure but he stopped himself and remembered what Joan said. Good memories can save your life, so he sought out those good memories and regained his composure once more.

"are you alright sir" asked another stallion.

"Yes I am" said Castle, walking away.

Castle finally spotted his friends, the sweets vendor, looking very surprised to see him. He walked up, put some bits on the table and grabbed small bag of six cookies "I needed more drywall mud and decided to drop by" he said.

"Thank you for dropping by" Bumpo said cheerfully and was about to hug Castle but he reacted quickly.

"If you think I'm uncomfortable with being hugged in my apartment then you do not want to hug me in public" warned Castle. 'Why do fat ponies have to be so jolly?' Castle wondered to himself.

"Yeah Bimbo, stop embarrassing him" Dave joked.

"Ok" said Bumpo half heartedly.

"I'll let you know how the cookies are when we see each other again" said Castle.

Bumpo smiled "I never disappoint, I can garente you that" he said as Castle walked away.

On his way back to his car he saw a group of two ponies, one griffin and two hippogriffs approach a vendor stall. The pony in front pulled out a knife and said "I was supposed to be your husband but it would seem you prefer that fuck-wad. Speaking of which, that baby was supposed to be mine as well. Let me show the consequences of having a foal with the wrong pony".

Castle Fortress's eyes narrowed, this pony was going to attack a mare and kill an unborn child. He got out his MP5 and when he got a clear shot he opened fire. After a few bursts of ammo, one pony, the griffin, and the two hippogriffs were dead and the pony with the knife on the ground. Ponies screamed and ran away as he put his gun away and lifted the still living pony on his back. Castle then hid the pony in a garbage can and carried it to his car, putting it behind the passenger seat.

Back in his apartment, The Punisher hung the bad pony upside down just like he did to Mickey. The pony eventually came to then looked to where Castle was standing, holding a lit blow torch. "I've done this before but this time someone will die, and I won't be using the placebo effect ether" he said then directed the blue flame into the pony's back.

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Author's Note

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