2. A Storm on The Horizon.

Far Reach woke groggy, still sitting at the study table of the library. His entire body hurt, his mane and fur was a mess, his breath was stinking.

So, after a quickly done stretching, Far Reach ran to do his basic hygiene. It was almost time to open the library, but he felt as if starting working without a proper breakfast was just wrong.

With this in mind, Reach left his home to eat somenting at the nearest, and in his opinion, the best place, the Bunny's Café.

"Good morning and welcome to the bunny's café, can I take your order?" Spoke a brown Earth pony mare wearing a simple set of black clothes "Oh, it's you, Reach!"

"Good morning, Harmony, I'm good. Thanks" Reach answered, he loved how friendly those ponies were. "And you?"

Chocolate Harmony stood there, looking at Far Reach and scanning him head to hoof. Reach knew her enough to know her dirty smile.

"Reach, are you really OK?" Reach was confused at her statement, "you look like you got run over by a Minotaur or... did my dear Alloy manage to FINALLY get some-"

"Hey!" Reach almost shouted, his face reddened "I didn't sleep well because I'm writing a book!"

"Yeah, I know this kinda of book very well" harmony blinked to the even redder Reach "Now, you will want the usual, right."

"Yes..."

"Okay, I'll be back shortly."

It was fast, and even before Reach's face could return to his normal coral color, Harmony was back with his black coffee and some breads.

Without a care in the world, she sat at Reach's table, crossed her leg and smiled. At the same time, a shiver was felt in Reach's spine.

"So, what is the book about?"

"You know, I don't understand much about the equestrian culture and..."

"About OUR culture." Harmony raised a finger "Why do you always speak as if you are from another species?"

Reach was about to talk about how he was not a pony but a human, but something inside him urged him not to do it, so he just looked down, incapable of lying to one of his closest friends.

"Oh...sorry... I forgot about the memory thing..."

"It's okay, really" Reach rose his head, a faint smile in his lips "I just want to know more...to feel part of the group"

"Well, maybe I can help with it" Reach raised an eyebrow as Harmony widened her smiled "You can start with us, earth ponies!"

"How?"

"My family own a farm not far from the city, so you could go there and ask questions to your heart content"

"Harmony, you're great!"

"I know." And with it, Harmony rose up to return to her job "After you finish your breakfast, I will give you the address."

"Thanks, harmony."

"Of course, if you could just fly there, maybe you could go there even today, but... well, this is life."

When Harmony finished her sentence, Reach's ears flattened and his eyes widened.

"WAIT, HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT!"

Her answer was just a mischievous smile. At that moment, Reach decided to have a serious talk with Alloy about with whom she talks about his... grounded state.

Violet Alloy walked into the barracks with a big dumb smile in her face, completely oblivious to the guards looking at her with knowing smirks.

She was a mare in a mission, and everything else was dispensable. After all, she spent all night practicing how to speak with her captain about taking some of her days off, and, by Celestia, she was determined to achieve her goal.

With a determined look in her eyes, she opened the door to the captain's office without thinking or even knocking. But only after taking three steps, she stopped.

There stood the captain, a slate coat pegasus mare named Gravel Wings, and an unknown unicorn that had a grayish azure coat and a dark blue mane.

"Officer Alloy, just who I was talking about!" Gravel Wings spoke, her grave voice and professional tone, "When I sent some pony to get you, I didn't believe they would get you so fast."

"Yes, Ma'am...?" Alloy was uncertain about what to say next.

"Alloy, this here is Night Light" with her hand, Gravel presented the blue unicorn next to her." He is from a special division of Canterlot guard and has come here to ask our help in his next mission."

"Exactly" Night Light took a steep forward and extended a hand, "Your captain told me much about you, and I believe that together we can achieve our goal."

After a brief handshake, Alloy recompose herself enough to ask the question that started bugging in her mind.

"Mister Night Light, you spoke of a goal, but what the goal is?"

The unicorn took a quick look at Gravel Wings, that nodded to him. He then took a deep breath.

"We have been receiving reports of strange activity in the docks of Horse Shoe Bay, and we believe that the culprit is somepony extremely dangerous."

"Do you know who?"

"If the descriptions we receive are correct, then we believe that this is the criminal" The serious tone of Gravel's voice made Alloy shiver." His name is Callaghan, a rogue griffon with a reward of more than 10,000.00 Bits for his head."

"Wait, MORE than 10,000.00 bits!"

"Yes." This time it was Night Light who spoke "he was on our list for some time, and this is the first time we got a chance to catch him in years."

"That's when you enter" Gravel Wings continued, her wings extending a little with excitement "I, Night Light, and you will go together to the docks to locate where Callaghan is hiding, we will send a signal and around twenty guards, that will be in position, will come to make the arrest."

"A perfect raid." concluded Night Light "and we will start in the late afternoon."

"But sir, why me?"

"Alloy, you're one of our bravest and most trusted guards. You're the only logical option." answered Gravel Wings

"Perfect... but..." Because of all the talk of the plans and criminals, Alloy's anxiety returned in full force when she decided to brig up her day offs.

"But, what?"Gravel crossed her arms, she had an idea of what was coming, "say it at once!"

"Er... after the raid..." Alloy started sweating and mumbling "can I have some days off?"

"Oh, so you finally got the courage to take your colt friend out!" A bright smile came out of Gravel’s snout" You can go, just remember to take precautions, okay."

"Thanks, Ma'am, and... he is just a friend."

"Riiight." Gravel returned slowly to her table "Now, officer alloy, please return to your post."

"Yes Ma'am, and thanks once again"and with it Violet Alloy left the room.

"You know, Gravel" Night Light approached the Captain's table." I think she is in love."

"Really Light, what gave it away?"

The two looked at each other eyes for a second and then busted into laughter.

It was already time to close the library, but Far Reach felt strange. It was the first time ever since he came to work in the library that Violet Alloy didn't come after her shift.

He was worried, but he calmed down when the mail mare delivered him a simple note from said mare.

To Far Reach,
Sorry, I will not be able to visit you today and tomorrow because of work, but rest assured that after those days we will go out and travel, my boss already told me that I will have my off days.

~~Lov~~ Best regards

Violet Alloy

It was everything he needed to know.

Then, sitting at his study table with his trusted quill, scroll and ink, he started to write in English some of his knowledge about the Equestrian species.

Author's Note

Hello people, Weaver here.
So, the chapter got longer than expected, and because of that I chose to split it in two.

One chapter focused on the main events and another focused on Far Reach's writings. If you all like this way, please comment below, so I can maintain the format or even improve it.

Harmony to all.
Fate Weaver.