The Runaway Bodyguard

Her best and only magic teacher, Sunburst, abandoned her. Proper Step refused to teach her magic; it wasn't "lady-like." She runs away and learns to fight with hoof and magic, to save her life—but doesn't realize she's becoming somepony's sharp tool.

Her best and only magic teacher, Sunburst, abandoned her when he got his cutie mark and she didn't. Her butler and guardian, Proper Step refused to teach her magic, saying it wasn't "lady-like." Magic is in her blood, so she has no choice but to run away. She learns to fight with hoof and magic, first to save her life when she’s brutally attacked, but later because she is very good at it. She doesn't realize she's being honed to become somepony's sharp tool.

This is Starlight Glimmer’s pre-redemption The Gangs of New York and Anakin Skywalker Star Wars I, The Phantom Menace novel-length origin story.

The cover image is a commission by a very talented artist, Pony-Way. Please visit Pony-Way’s page.

About the warning tags: [Sex] Off screen, rare, unmistakable; [Violence] Street gangs, mafia bosses, prizefighting, becoming a bodyguard (naturally)—blood, occasionally. Please don’t be shocked and give the story a thumbs down because bad things happen to Starlight at a level that can’t be shown in show. Adversity always makes her stronger.

The sequel to this story is The Enforcer and Her Blackmailers. This is an Enforcerverse novel, and you can view that link if you want huge amounts of context.

A big shout-out to my pre-readers: Javarod and DoContra

Teen

Complete

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Thriller

Drama

Adventure

Violence

Sex

164040 words: Estimated about 14 hours to read

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72 Chapters:

Prologue 2021-03-19 23:38:59 UTC
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PART ONE: The Runaway; Chapter 1 — Trigger 2021-03-19 23:39:08 UTC
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Chapter 2 — Escape from Sire's Hollow 2021-03-19 23:39:15 UTC
3361
Chapter 3 — Deception 2021-03-26 22:02:54 UTC
2394
Chapter 4 — On the Lamb 2021-03-30 02:43:56 UTC
Chapter 5 — Crises of Identity 2021-04-03 02:54:23 UTC
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Chapter 6 — Shadowy Characters 2021-04-09 02:32:04 UTC
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Chapter 7 — Celestial Encounter 2021-04-11 23:37:17 UTC
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Chapter 8 — The Card 2021-04-15 22:44:24 UTC
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Chapter 9 — The Command 2021-04-21 22:10:49 UTC
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Chapter 10 — Broken Heart 2021-04-25 20:21:11 UTC
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Chapter 11 — Hazards of the Road 2021-04-30 01:48:55 UTC
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Chapter 12 — Ponyville Way 2021-05-03 23:54:39 UTC
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Chapter 13 — A Trot Down a Dangerous Road 2021-05-08 00:07:28 UTC
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PART TWO: Talent Realized; Chapter 14 — The Gangs of Baltimare 2021-05-08 00:07:33 UTC
Chapter 15 — Trigger 2021-05-14 01:35:49 UTC
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Chapter 16 — Gelding 2021-05-15 19:26:20 UTC
2026
Chapter 17 — Fight Cute 2021-05-21 02:38:01 UTC
Chapter 18 — Facts of Life 2021-05-23 23:54:09 UTC
1749
Chapter 19 — Filly Playacting 2021-05-29 00:06:39 UTC
2418
Chapter 20 — Menu Matters 2021-05-30 23:22:57 UTC
2485
Chapter 21 — Pescatarian Mindsets 2021-06-15 23:09:14 UTC
2204
Chapter 22 — Celestial Race 2021-06-18 01:55:34 UTC
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Chapter 23 — Career Change 2021-06-21 16:58:33 UTC
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Chapter 24 — Pretty in Pink 2021-06-25 19:30:02 UTC
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Chapter 25 — Fight Fundamentals 2021-06-29 23:59:57 UTC
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Chapter 26 — A Princess is Born 2021-07-02 02:39:02 UTC
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Chapter 27 — Fight! 2021-07-07 02:29:46 UTC
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Chapter 28 — Let's Make a Deal 2021-07-10 21:21:58 UTC
Chapter 29 — Research 2021-07-20 19:51:34 UTC
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Chapter 30 — Let's Make A Deal 2021-07-20 19:54:02 UTC
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Chapter 31 — Trigger 2021-08-09 02:28:16 UTC
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PART THREE: New Career; Chapter 32 — The Hard to Refuse Offer 2021-08-14 23:51:25 UTC
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Chapter 33 — Ain't that a Kick in the Head 2021-08-14 23:51:33 UTC
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Chapter 34 — Trigger 2021-08-22 22:43:41 UTC
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Chapter 35 — That Stinks 2021-08-30 22:31:35 UTC
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Chapter 36 — Hazing Days of Spring 2021-09-06 23:50:10 UTC
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Chapter 37 — Making Friends 2021-09-14 00:58:30 UTC
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Chapter 38 — Dog and Pony Shows 2021-09-20 23:03:47 UTC
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Chapter 39 — I'll Bray for You 2021-09-28 00:50:36 UTC
1887
Chapter 40 — Sticky Situation 2021-10-05 01:00:49 UTC
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Chapter 41 — Long and Pink 2021-10-05 01:20:59 UTC
Chapter 42 — Reorg 2021-10-12 01:11:36 UTC
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Chapter 43 — Meanwhile, Back at the Apartment 2021-10-15 07:12:28 UTC
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Chapter 44 — Living with Compromise 2021-10-18 20:56:41 UTC
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Chapter 45 — Witchy 2021-10-22 18:27:25 UTC
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Chapter 46 — Tripudioetcanticumomania 2021-10-26 15:58:19 UTC
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Chapter 47 — Round Two 2021-10-31 07:00:13 UTC
1850
Chapter 48 — Round Three 2021-11-02 17:31:42 UTC
2240
Chapter 49 — Impulsive Much? 2021-11-06 02:17:19 UTC
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Chapter 50 — A Proposition 2021-11-09 21:29:15 UTC
Chapter 51 — Pony of Mystery 2021-11-11 22:34:26 UTC
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Chapter 52 — Hot Potato 2021-11-13 21:14:58 UTC
1075
Chapter 53 — Blood Also Freezes 2021-11-15 23:06:20 UTC
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Chapter 54 — On the Run, but From Whom? 2021-11-18 00:04:11 UTC
2069
Chapter 55 — Fight Cute Fight Smart 2021-11-19 23:06:33 UTC
2158
Chapter 56 — The Afterparty 2021-11-22 01:07:23 UTC
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Chapter 57 — On Fire 2021-11-23 23:28:29 UTC
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PART FOUR: The Filly in Mare Horseshoes; Chapter  58 — The Can't Refuse Offer 2021-11-27 23:41:48 UTC
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Chapter 59 — Profound Leadership Solutions 2021-11-29 21:54:50 UTC
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Chapter 60 —Viva Las Pegasus 2021-12-01 19:44:41 UTC
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Chapter 61 — Glitterati Bureau of Investigation 2021-12-02 02:51:22 UTC
3200
Chapter 62 — The Case of the Missing Hyperglider 2021-12-02 03:11:15 UTC
1643
Chapter 63 — Sometimes You Get What You Ask For 2021-12-04 21:30:24 UTC
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Chapter 64 — The Perfect Assassin 2021-12-06 21:31:52 UTC
Chapter 65 — The EBI 2021-12-10 19:18:01 UTC
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Chapter 66 — Master Stroke 2021-12-13 19:39:18 UTC
2343
Chapter 67 — Pony Princess Presiding 2021-12-17 21:21:54 UTC
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Chapter 68 — Pony Resource Manager 2021-12-21 00:08:25 UTC
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Chapter 69 — The Runaway Bodyguard 2021-12-27 00:57:38 UTC
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Chapter 70 — On Fire 2021-12-31 23:48:10 UTC
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Epilogue 2022-01-08 22:44:31 UTC