Chapter 20 the demon can do what?!

----------------------*few moments before*----------------

The main six were currently in a heated debate in the garrison commander's temporary office at city hall until a firm knock was heard as a younger stallion was seen this time "miss twilight! You and your friends are needed outside immediately!" He said and darting away closing the door behind himself as this interruption stopped the main six from arguing more.

"what do you think that was about?" Asked rainbow dash as she looked out the window thinking of what it might be trying to find out before her friends as pinky pie spoke up "maybe they are going to give us super duper popcorn!" Hinting at the fact of the three of them arguing while twilight spoke up "well there's no reason to keep arguing let's go see what the royal guard needs I also doubt. It's popcorn pinky" she said moving towards the door and using her magic to open it as her friends followed.

Once outside twilight and her friends saw a shaken royal guard as the new recruit wouldn't stop shaking nor stop talking "i-it came out from the trees and the bushes! It killed everypony!" Said the terrified guard. While his senior officers tried to get more information out of the Recruit "easy soldier your safe now tell us what happened." Said the mare senior officer as the old stallion was staying silent along with the main six

All attention was on this new recruit as he began to speak "W-we had started our patrol of the ever-free R-roughly four clicks away from the main path leading out of the F-forest" he began removing his helmet to get better airflow.

"It was me our Nco and the rest of the squad...which was S-six in total we were going threw the forest and we're just about to turn back when a loud explosion was heard many of us feared it to be that demon thing and having heard rumors about its strengths and ability to kill a pony with a claw!...we were right." As they listened to the shaken recruit while he rambled the older stallion grabbed hold of him and shook him "son I understand you're shaken up you're relieved for the rest of the day"

Said the older stallion as he turned to a more younger officer "I want a squad to go with the main six and see to it that it's done." As the young mare saluted as she quickly ran off to issue the new command orders.

While that was going on he turned to the main six "I know this isn't protocoled allowing you six to tag along but you all have more experience with this thing than most of the guard"

Before he could continue rainbow dash interrupted" no problem I finally get to return a favor! By breaking its nose!" Said rainbow as twilight flicked her purple-furred ear "I'm thankful you're allowing us to lead them I'm sure we will be fine."

On the inside of twilights mind, however, she was nervous the elements were apparently useless against it. Maybe normal magic would work? Couldn't hurt right? As a moment later a squad arrived saluting and turning their attention to their commander.

"What job do you have for us, sir?" Asked a large dark coat stallion as the grey-colored stallion answered "we have the location of the missing patrol I want your team to take Mrs twilight and her friends there retrieve everypony there and bring them home."

After that, the squad leader saluted and turned his attention to twilight "we're ready to move miss whenever you are ready" as twilight looked back to see if all her friends were indeed ready.

As each friend gave a nod however Fluttershy needed to be promised nothing bad was going to happen after that they were ready and began to go where the lost patrol was.

Having finally arrived at the main road one of the guards stopped as he whistled softly "eyes up ears open I hear somepony talking....to our left side" he said as the large group got into position and began to move in "I hear...a pony? It's a mare if I had to guess as they get closer and closer as Applejack spoke up softly " how in the hay can he here so well I can barely hear anything."

As the leader of the squad answered: "even the doctors and medics can't explain it but he can hear way farther than the average pony" after explaining his special talent a light scoff was heard coming from the one leading the group.

"I'll take that as a compliment sir but can we cut the unneeded chatter?" As he made the request finally the rest of the ponies could hear what the uniquely gifted

"M-my sword?! Were is my Sword!!" The voice was that of a mare as they got closer the Leader of the squad turned his head to twilight "Mrs twilight I have to ask you and your friends to stay back a bit while we set up A secure Perimeter." As they nodded while the royal guards disappeared past some bushes.

Meanwhile back with frank after vomiting again for the third time this time nothing came forth but stomach acid as talion spoke up 'you don't have the stomach for this don't you?' He asked with a slight hint of worry while frank didn't answer him deciding to keep his word on not speaking to his ghostly friend.

After traveling threw the woods and finding a dirt path as he walked face and head revealed to the world it felt good having a nice breeze on his pasty and sweet stricken face until that's when the smell hit him "what the hell?" He asked smelling around "did something die nearby?"

'Not really said talion while frank finally answered him "then what the hell is that smell then?" And after some time talion answered him 'it's you' frank couldn't believe this as he moved into the woods and removed some of the armor and he gasps and coughs after getting a strong whiff of it "this I'm getting this cleaned up right now" he said beginning to strip the armor off of his person and putting it off to the side.

Checking the surroundings before striping down as he slowly got into a nearby creek and began to wash himself shaking from the cool water "this is fucking cold!" He said his teeth chattered as he quickly washed himself up trying to get the smell of his sweat and hormones along with dirt and grime off.

'You can clean up if you wish I'll keep an eye out as you freshen up' talion spoke while he shivered and kept going in the quest to get clean.

After some time one of the royal guards came back to fetch the main six "alright it's safe now." He said after that they all made their way past the bushes finally seeing what happened to the patrol that went missing.

So far only three of them were currently found and laid down in an open part away from any overgrown plant life as the squad leader was trying to talk with the only conscious member of the patrol as she continued to ramble "M-my sword he damaged my S-sword!" Was all she had every time the squad leader asked her as he shook his head turning to look for anypony with a horn.

His eyes landed on twilight "I need to ask you Mrs twilight can you scan her mind? I think something has happened to this sergeant as she has said the same sentence over and over again."

With a nod, twilight made her way over as her horn came to life but the moment she reached out to the earth pony mare's mind something responded back to her the traces of the magic were dark in nature shivering slightly she pressed on and soon found what was the cause of it all her brain was mush in some places targets for information gathering from the royal guard mare.

Pulling away startled by what she discovered she looked back towards the squad leader " we need to leave now! I don't know if that thing is here but it's not safe here for you royal guards now, please head back and take the wounded and unconscious back!" Twilight half shouted as Applejack stepped in.

"Won't easy their sugar cube what has you so shaken up?" As she got close to her friend the guards looked confused "twilight no disrespect but there's no pony here but your friends the lost patrol and our squad I would have heard it." As they attempted to calm her down as she frantically kept an eye out "is everypony here? " she asked as one of the guards nodded "yes all MIA ponies have been found."

And a moment later there was a sudden shock of magic as they all were teleported back to the library in ponyville "everypony out! I need to send a letter!" Said twilight making her way hastily up the flight of steps to her room finding spike and using her magic to wake the baby dragon as he flopped onto the wooden floor.

"What the hay twilight?" He asked kinda upset but after seeing her current state spike grew concerned.
"Woah. What's the matter twi? Did you see a ghost or something?"

"No time spike we need to send a letter to Princess Celestia immediately!" After a quick sigh, he gets up and went over to a table grabbing an empty scroll and a pen and turning to her ready to write what she had to say to the princess.

Author's Note

Another chapter down my readers I do hope I can increase production time for these I also do go threw older chapters to correct any grammar mistakes but do enjoy this new chapter!