The Stupidity of The Crimes of the Condemned and those who followed.
TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO KNOW NOW!!!!!!!
Previous ChapterCelestia sat at her desk in her study, finishing up her paperwork for the day. She just signed the last of the documents when she heard a knock on the door.Ahh perfect timing. Celestia push aside the finish paperwork to give herself a clear space on her desk. She straighten herself up; making sure she look regal and poper before calling out to her visitor.
"You may enter!"
The door open revealing Shining Armor, who calmly step inside and closed the door behind him. He walk up to the desk standing a good few feet in front of it. Shining bow to his princess before standing to attention.
"You have summon me your highness?"
Celestia nodded. "Yes Captain, I have a job for you regarding the prisoner."
"What are your orders, Princess?"
"I want you to interrogate, the prisoner and extract information from him and report back to me your findings on what's he hiding."
Shining Armor stood there confused at the request. "Pardon me saying, Princess, but we interrogated the prisoner multiple times in the past month since his arrest and everytime he tells us the same story and nothing else.....What would make this interrogation be any different?"
Celestia smiled deviously at Shining question as she mentally prepared to answer him. "Its been a week since I last spoke with the prisoner in the throne room, and after that my patients has finally reach its limits. Celestia stood up from her chair and stood in front of the large window behind her desk, her back facing Shining Armor as she look out at the view of Canterlot. Celestia took a moment to take in the view before speaking. "That is why,Captain, I am giving you permission to use the truth spell on him." Celestia turned face Shining Armor. "Its clear enough that he's hiding something and I want to know what it is." Celestia sat back in her chair and gave Shining a stern look showing him just how serious she was about this. "If he not willing to tell us what he knows then we will simply force him too. Theirs something weird about all this and i'm tired of playing the waiting game. I want answers and I want them. NOW!" (BANG) Celestia slam her hand on the desk to emphasize her point.
Shining stood unphased by Celestia rant. He simply bow and saluted. "I understand your highness, I will have the pisoner escorted to the interrogation room immediately and report back to you any new findings."
Celestia let out a deep sigh to calm herself. "See that you do Captain. I still have a couple other things todo that need my attention, it shouldn't take me long to complete them, and when I do, I will meet you outside the interrogation room."
"As you wish your highness." Shining Armor bow and then headed for the door. Upon opening it he was startled by Raven Inkwell who had fist up to knock on the door before it open.
"Oh. um. Sorry Captain Armor." Raven said shyly.
Shining smiled as he step aside opening the door all the way for Raven to sep through. "Its quite alright ms. Inkwell." Once Raven was inside the room shining walk out closing the door behind him and left to do the task Celestia has given him.
Raven bow. "Good evening Princess." She said with a smile.
"Good evening to you too Raven. You come for the documents I presume."
"Yes ma'am and to let you know about your other two duties as well."
Celestia sighed, she really wanted to be there when Shining interrogates the prisoner but her royal duties are just too important. "What's left on the agenda today?"
Raven adjusted her glasses as she stared at her clip board. "Nothing to difficult or time consuming. You just need to talk with the royal gardners about how you want the gardens done, and speak with the vice-principal about of CSGU about the school budget."
Those are easy tasks that won't take long at all. Celestia will be able to make it to the interrogation room sooner than expected. Celestia stood up pick up her signed documents in her magic and walked over to raven who took the documents in her own magic.
"Thank you Princess, I'll make sure to get these filed properly."
Celestia chuckled. "I know you will my friend. Come now lets get started on these tasks, I have an appointment with the captain later."
Raven simply nodded and followed Celestia out of the study. She remembered what the princess said last week about using the truth spell on the prisoner, and decided not to ask about it. After leaving the room they both split off to go and complete their tasks set for them.
As expected it didn't take Celestia long too complete her duties, getting things done in a little over an hour. With nothing else on her plate she headed straight to the Dungeons interrogation rooms that were located just a few floors above the dungeon cells. Upon entering the area that house one of the of the rooms. Shining Armor just step out of the interrogation room and closed the door behind him. Celestia smiled at her luck, it seems Shining just finished talking with the prisoner and now she will finally get her answers.
"Captain Armor."
Shining was startled by the sudden voice calling his name but steel himself when he noticed princess Celestia walking up to him. "Your highness, I didn't expect you too arrive so soon."
"Understandable. The last of my duties were simple to take of. But enough about that, Tell me everything you learned from the prisoner."
Shining Armor let out a sad sigh. "I'm sorry your highness but I'm afraid the truth spell didn't work."
Celestia stood there absolutely shock at what she just heard. "What do you mean it didn't work? She said through gritted teeth.
Fear began run up Shining spine but he did not show it. He stood as calm as a statue keeping his demeaner in check. "After I cast the spell, I asked him why he killed Blublood and still he refused to talk. At first I thought he was fighting to stay quiet, but he clearly showed no signs of the spell causing him pain for not speaking." Shining lowerd his head. " I believe he is somehow immune to the spell effects; making this yet another failed session."
When Shining look back up at Celestia the fear he felt earlier hit him full force. The Sun Princess was absolutely furious her rage only growing more and more by the second.
How can this be?, how is it even possible? Could have something to do with him not being from this world? Arrrrgh! No! No! No! I will not be denied the truth if magic can't get him to talk then I will have to try other means.
"Fuck it, I'll take care of this myself."
"But I already used the spell your highness and it didn't work."
"I understand that clearly Captain, but I have a different method in making that bastard talk." Celestia tightly clenches her fists.
“I don’t think that’s necessary. He’s guilty of the crime, what more could we want from him?”
“He may have murdered my nephew, but he never said why. I want to know what else he’s obviously hiding, even if I have to beat it out of him.”
“But your majesty-”
“Move Captain, that’s an order.”
I'm through playing games. I will get the answers I seek one way or another. Once the Captain step aside I walk up to the door and opened it and their he was sitting at the other side of the table in front of me both hands still cuff. He look surprised to see me maybe even afraid. Good I hope he's scared cause if he's not I will give him something to fear. I step inside and slowly closed the door behind me and sealed it shut with my magic, I also darken the the two way Windows so nopony can see inside. After making sure we won't be interrupted I sat down in the chair in front of him and folded my hands on the table and I glared angrily at him. We sat there in silence for what felt like hours staring at each other till I broke the silence.
"So." I said dejectively. "It seems you're immune to the truth spell."
"Yeah. Seeems that way."
"hmm. Don't think that just because the spell failed, that I'm just gonna give up on making you talk."
Prisoner sighed. "I figured as much. Look, how many times do I have to tell you before you finally understand you DUMB BITCH. I killed your nephew because he was FUCKING ASSHOLE!"
Celestia slam her hands on the table as she stood up knocking her chair over in process and glared at the prisoner with extreme anger.
"DON'T GIVE ME THAT YOU LITTLE SHIT! I have been patient, more patient than I care to admit and you are a fool if you think you can trick me into believing you killed my nephew simply out of SPITE.”
"Well believe what you want to believe. I have nothing else to say, shit for brains."
"THAT'S IT!" Celestia grab the side of the table and threw it to the side of the room. With nothing between the two Celestia stomp up to the prisoner, grab him by his shirt with one hand, lifted him up and pin his back against the wall. "You listen here and you listen good. I've had enough of your games. I know your hiding something and you WILL tell me what it is or else."
"Or else what?"
"Until you give me a proper answer; I will beat you down until you are a broken, bloody, unconscious mess on the floor."
"Fuck...you!"
BANG!!!!
The prisoner flinch at the loud sound. He slowly turned his head slightly too his right to see Celestia arm right next to him; only inches away from his head. He didn't even see the attack coming; it was so fast. Celestia had punch a fist size hole into the wall with ease a small demonstration on just how strong she is.
Celestia pulled her hand from the wall with little to no difficulty. The prisoner turned to face the angry princess staring deep into her fiery hate filled eyes.
"One. Last. Chance." Celestia said through gritted teeth. "If you want to leave here with your bones intact, you will stop screwing with me and tell me the FUCKING TRUTH!!!!!!!
There was a moment of silence until it was broken by the letting out a deep breath.
"The truth. O.K. The truth is, that you are the one of the worst ponies who ever lived." Celestia blood began to boil as her anger grew while listening to the prisoner rant. "You're lazy and don't do anything when Equestria is in danger, instead you send 6 inexperience mares out to defend this country when its your job to do so." Celestia gets angrier. "All you care about is having everypony worship you and making that ass of yours bigger from eating all that cake." Celestia is reaching her boiling point. "And its because of that is why Luna became Nightmare Moon in the first place, flat out ignoring her concerns without a care in the world. I'm willing to bet you were glad you banish her to the moon afterall you have a holiday dedicated to her defeat." Celestia clenches her fist. "You're the worst princess ever Celestia and you always will be. But your an even worst sister."
"AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH" Celestia snap.
Shining Armor been patiently standing outside the interrogation room ever since Princess Celestia went inside alone. He was worried about the prisoner and what Celestia might do to him since he's willing too keep the truth from her no matter the cost.
Shining was still shocked after learning about what really happened that night Blueblood was killed. The prisoner told him everything; on the grounds that they spoke in private and that Shining promise not to tell anyone, including Celestia. Shining agreed to his terms and sent the two guards he came with away to guard the dungeon main entrance. After which he cast a silent spell over the room and listen to what the prisoner had to say.
He learned that it was Princess Luna who killed Blueblood by accident when she tried to save the prisoner life and that the prisoner took the blame to protect Luna from Celestia wrath. Shining also learned that Blueblood was apart of an organization called 'The Purest' and that they plan to overthrow The Royal Sisters, turn them into sex slave brood mares, murder all earth pony and pegasi, and Blueblood would absorb all the magic from both the princesses and the elements of harmony into himself; transforming into an Alicorn and rule as King.
After hearing all that Shining decided to help the prisoner by proving his innocence by seeing if he could find any evidence that wasn't destroyed that could prove Blueblood crimes. But the prisoner really doesn't want the truth that Luna killed Blueblood to get out; still wanting to take the blame for his death to protect her reputation. Despite his disagreement Shining once again agreed with his terms. It won't be easy finding the evidence Shining needed on account of Blueblood being a crafty snake, but The Captain will try.
"CRASH!!!!"
Shining was snap out of his thoughts when he heard a loud crash coming from the interrogation room. Celestia didn't cast a Silence spell over the room, so he could hear it very clearly. But she did darken the two way window, so he couldn't see what was going on inside.
He could hear them yelling at each other in a heated conversation and loud bang noise as well. What in tartarus is going on in there? Shining thought. Growing more worried each passing second until-
"AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!"
*CRASH*
*BOOM*
*CRASH*
"Oh no! no! no! no! no! no!" Shining Armor panicked as he rush to the door and tried to open it but the door wouldn't budge, sealed tight by Celestia magic. Even so Shining continued to try as he started ramming into the door shoulder first, over and over again in a attempt to knock the door down.
*BOOM*
"TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO KNOW NOW! YOU LITTLE SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"FUCK YOU! YOU CRAZY BITCH!!!!!"
*CRASH,CRASH,BOOM,BANG,CRASH*
It sounded like a war in there and it's a war Shining knew the prisoner stood no chance at winning.
Shining continued to try getting the door open by using both his strength and his magic. But both proved useless. But he didn't give up he had to keep trying, he needed to stop Celestia before she ended up killing the prisoner in a fury of blind rage.
All the noise and commotion drew the attention of the two earth pony guards, Shining sent away earlier. 'Iron Shield, and Stone fort.' They quickly rush down the stairs and into the interrogation area where they saw their Captain trying break down the door to interrogation room.
"Captain what's going on? Asked Iron Shield.
"HELP ME GET THIS DOOR OPEN!!!" Ordered Shining.
The two guards didn't hesitate as they quickly rush in to aid their Captain. The three of them work together with their combined strength ramming their shoulders against the door in order to knock it down.
"What the hell is happening in there? Is that murderer attacking the Princess? Asked Stone fort.
"No! The princess is attacking the prisoner and we need to stop her before she kills him!" Answerd Shining.
"Oh shit! That's not good." Iron Shield with worry in his voice. "I hate the guy but I don't want him dead."
"Nor can we let Celestia become a murderer herself." said Stone fort.
The noises in the room continued as the three guards tried everything they can to break the door down, they even tried breaking the windows but they were reinforced by Celestia magic as well. It all seemed hopeless their was just no way they can get in but shining was still determined. So he took few steps back away from the door and charge up his horn getting ready to fire a powerful blast.
"Out of the way guys, I'm blowing that door down!"
"Captain are you INSANE!" Yelled Iron.
"Yeah what if you hurt the princess somehow?" Questioned Stone.
"Don't worry I know what I'm doing. I hope."
After finishing powering his attack, Shining was just about to fire but stop himself the second he noticed that the noise in the room had stop. Shining powered down his attack, listening for any sign that the prisoner was still alive.
"You don't think she killed him?" Asked Fort.
"I sure hope not." Answerd Shining.
"Should we try-" *SLAM* Iron Shield was interrupted to the sound of interrogation room door being slam open and there standing in the door way was Princess Celestia.
The princess did not look her best. Her mane was mess, she was panting so heavily; like she just ran a marathon and her eyes were still filled with rage.
The guards quickly stood attention, though it was hard keeping their composer under Celestia piercing gaze.
"Your Highness is everything alright?" Asked Shining armor. Afraid of what the princess will say.
Celestial let out a deep sigh, but it did little to calm her anger. "Throw the prisoner back into his cell, NOW!"
Celestia walk by the guards heading towards the exit but was stop when Stone Fort spoke. "Shouldn't we take him to the medical wing-"
"I SAID THROW HIM BACK IN HIS CELL, THATS AN ORDER."
"Y-y-yes ma'am." Stone fort said nervously.
Celestia turned to leave and left up the stairs and exited the dungeon.
Once she was gone Shining and his fellow guards slowly entered the interrogation room expecting the worst. What they found was a completely destroyed room. The table broke in half, the chairs were torn apart, their were multiple fist size holes on the walls along with burnt marks as well. The only thing that didn't take any damage and was completely unharmed was the prisoner himself who just sat there on the floor with his back to the wall.
Shining and his fellow guards were shock to see that the prisoner was ok. They expected to find him broken and beaten but from the look of things only the room it self took all the punishment.
"I can't believe it, she didn't even touch him." Said Iron.
The Prisoner chuckled. "Technically she did lift me up by my shirt and pin me against the wall here." He gestured to the wall behind him. "Other than tha, ehh."
Shining let out a calming before turning to face Iron and Stone. "You two take the prisoner back to his cell. I need to go talk with the Princess."
The two guards saluted. "Yes sir!"
Shining left the room and headed for the exit, as Stone and Iron escorted the prisoner back to his cell.
After leaving the dungeon Shining began his search for Celestia. During his walk through halls he thought about all that transpierd today. From learning the truth, to Celestia rampage. The Captain knew he got a lot of work ahead of him if he wants to prove Bluebloods evil plans and he can't just let Celestia continue on like this. She may of held back from hurting the prisoner again, but next time they might not be so lucky. So for both The Princess and The Prisoner sake Shining came up with a plan to protect them both.
Celestia Study
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE DECLARING P.O.I. "(Pony Of Interest)" FOR THAT PIECE OF SHIT."
"As I mentioned earlier your Highness, Your behavior earlier towards the prisoner was where I draw line, I really thought you were killing him in there or at least beating him near an inch of his life."
"But I didn't hurt him at all, you clearly saw that he was unharmed, I was just trying to scare him into talking."
"Maybe so. The attack was fake but your rage wasn't. How do I know you won't lose it for real and start torturing the prisoner to get him to talk?"
Celestia had no retort to that.
"So that is why I'm declaring him P.O.I and as long as he is nopony not even royalty can visit him without my say so. Its best this way for his protection and yours."
Celestia was angry at this, she didn't like Shining plan one bit cause it means she can never see the prisoner again without the Captain approval, but at the sametime she knew he was right. She really did almost fully lost it back there and if she did ever see the prisoner again her anger and hate might take full control and she might end up actually hurting him for real and she doesn't want that to happen.
Celestia let out a deep sigh to calm herself before speaking. "Very well Captain. I trust your decision, go and do what you need to make the P.O.I official."
Shining Armor smiled at Celestia for agreeing with him then bow to her. "Thank you Princess, I will get started on the preparations immediately." Shining turned and headed for the door. When he grab the knob to open the door he was stop when Celestia called out to him.
"And Shining."
"Yes Princess."
Celestia smiled. "Thank you, for looking out for me as well as the prisoner. I still hate that bastard but I do not wish to give in to my hatred and hurt him, so again Thank you; and I'm glad that I can trust somepony like you to do the right thing even if it means standing up to your rulers." Celestia smirk. "I would be proud to call you my nephew-in-law someday."
Shining blush at that. "N-No problem Princess. I'm always there when you need me." Shining gave one last bow before finally exiting the room. Leaving Celestia alone with her thoughts.
Hmmm with nothing else important to do maybe I'll go find Luna and asked her out for some tea before we start to lower and raise the Sun and Moon. With that thought in mind Celestia teleported out of her study.
Little did Celestia and Shining know that during their conversation somepony was outside the study door evesdropping on them. After hearing enough of conversation they needed to hear the mysterious pony left long before Shining open the door.
Author's Note
Only two chapters left.
Sorry if things got a little wonky near the end I'll be taking a break from this to work on other stories, but I will be back to finish it.
I hope you enjoyed it