Author's Note

I quickly learned that you must have at least 1,000 words if you want your story to be actually submitted. Oh boy.

Chapter 1: Rogue

Gusty dried off his mane as he and the prisoner took shelter in the forest.

"You didn't have to push me outside." Gusty said.

"Desperate times calls for desperate measures." The prisoner said. "Come on, we can't stay here longer."

"My hooves hurt." Gusty complained.

"We got to keep moving." The prisoner stated.

The two kept moving.

"Hey! I didn't get your name!" Gusty said.

"Leon." The prisoner said.

"Your name is Leon?"

"Yep."

"That's a very odd name."

"Not where I came from its odd."

"But where are we heading?" Gusty said.

"Kludgetown. Right now they should be transporting supplies to the troops blocking the Storm Kingdom."

The guards regrouped back at Canterlot to inform Shining Armor.

"He betrayed us?" Shining said.

"We saw him fighting for one of the prisoner's freedom." A guard said.

"He knocked all of us out and escaped with him." Another guard added.

Shining paced back and forth.

"I don't know what do now. He could come back with him but much stronger." A guard said.

A voice came in. "I got an idea."

Tempest Shadow, the pony who sacrificed her life to kill the Storm King but was revived thanks to Twilight walked in.

"We place a bounty on Gusty's head. Creatures will kill each other with him alive or dead."

"That sounds perfect." Shining added.

Wanted posters were placed everywhere for Gusty and Leon. Many creatures seeking their hands on the 1,000 bits offered for their capture or conviction trained for the worst. The Mane Six even got in on the action.

"This is gonna be a piece of cake!" Pinkie said.

"It is, darling." Rarity added.

"I'll fly around with my superspeed and I'll catch them!" Rainbow Dash added.

The Young Six, Pillars of Old Equestria, Cutie Mark Crusaders, Wonderbolts, and more joined in.

It didn't take long for Gusty and Leon to find out about their endeavors. Three royal guards blocked the two from passing.

"Halt! We are looking for a rogue Storm Guard who matches your description." The lead said.

"There must be some misunderstanding." Gusty said.

"What kind of misunderstanding?"

"The kind where you thought we would come quietly." Gusty said, charging his horn.

Gusty blasted magic, knocking out the first guard. Leon pounced and knocked out the second guard. He then dodged the third guard's magic attack and subdued him.

"New plan." Leon said, getting up. "We avoid the roads.

"There it is. Kludgetown." Gusty said.

The two were at the edge of town. They snuck their way to the docks. Leon lowered a rope from a nearby ship so that Gusty can climb up. The two then hid behind some boxes.

"Okay, we should be safe here." Leon said.

"Everything is accounted for, captain!"

"Set sail! Next course, the Storm Kingdom!"

The cargo slipped gently back and forth as the waves crashed onto the ship.

"So tell me all about yourself." Gusty asked to Leon.

"You first." Leon said. "You'll pretty much know me when we get to the Storm Kingdom."

"Okay, you already know me as member of the royal guard. Or used to be." Gusty said. "I'm now a traitor."

"You sure are." Leon said.

Gusty and Leon hid in one of the crates as the ship slowly stopped. They were placed onto a wagon.

"You know where to go right?" One guard asked.

"Yep, to the Captain." Another guard added.

The guards pulled the wagon as they headed towards their destination. Something then hit Gusty.

"Wait, what if we get caught while we're in here?" Gusty said.

"Uh...."

"You didn't think this through, didn't you? Now we're dead!"

"Don't blame me! It was foolproof! They're just gonna leave this crate alone, and then we'll escape from there."

"Okay. I trust you for this one."

The two waited. And waited. And waited.

"Now!" cried a voice.

"It's an ambush!" A guard shouted.

The guards around were captured by mysterious figures. The others were killed or have escaped.

"Loot the supplies!"

The crates were looted off of the wagon. As they opened the crates, they found a Storm Creature and a unicorn cowering in fear. They aimed their weapons at the creatures.

"Wait, I know him!" One Storm Creature said. "That's prince Leon!"

"You're a prince?" Gusty asked.

"Now you know." Leon sarcastically remarked.

Another Storm Creature got a call from his superior.

"More are coming on the way?" He asked. "Then we gotta get out of here!"

Left with no other choice, Gusty followed Leon and the Storm Creatures.