Canterlot Academy Trials

Later that night, in a shed just outside of Caninia itself…

This was where Odu’s base of operations was located. The tiger abyssinian was already preparing himself for a final confrontation with Caninia’s royalty. Having taken hold of numerous abyssinian carcasses to present to them as a warning…

“Boss,” the abyssinian from before--a bobtail cat man--arrived to speak with Odu, “They’re here again. Remember the group that tried to stop you before?”

Odu scoffed and flicked his tail. “Them? Those whelps?” He let out a laugh, “There’s no way they can do anything against me. I already have my plan laid out to scare those mangy mutts into a full-blown panic. They won’t know what hit them.”

“Sir. Here’s the thing: I heard them talking about using raw plutonium weapons,” the gangster continued, “Is there a chance that they know how to deal with you this time?”

“...” Odu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. “...there’s nothing that they can do to me that hasn’t already been done. I’m prepared for any and all outcomes.”

The gangster shrugged his shoulders. There was no way of talking down his boss at this point, so he didn’t bother trying. “Alright. Well, if you’re sure. If you think this is the best way to finally dismantle both sides and take over, it’s up to you.”

“Most certainly,” Odu looked at the various corpses he had on hand and shook his head, “No filthy primates or canids will interrupt my descent into greatness.”

“Given what happened to Sha’Beel, I’ll take your word for it,” the bobtail guy shuddered at the thought of what Odu had done to her. To them, Sha’Beel was still presumed dead and nobody was willing to cross the tiger man if he was willing to kill one of his own in such a gruesome way.

“We begin tomorrow,” Odu looked at his gangster, “Start placing these bodies around various parts of the castle and around the city itself. The mutts will immediately fall back on their feeble minds and start to point their fingers at each other which will allow us to act unnoticed.”

The bobtail picked up some of the abyssinian bodies. “Understood.”

“Good. The influence those wretched ponies have had on the population has thwarted our business…but not for much longer.”

The next morning…

Almost immediately after Fang’s team woke up, there was already a widespread unrest in Caninia. The diamond dogs were in a crowded panic around the castle where their rulers lived, demanding to know where the corpses of catfolk came from. Everyone naturally insisted that they weren’t the culprit which just made things even more chaotic…

“Why are there dead catfolk bodies around town?!” one diamond dog shouted.

“This is an outrage! Whoever did this has just set our people back by 100 years at least!” another cried out.

“If this news reaches Abyssinia, we’re done for!” one more screamed.

Everyone continued to yell and bemoan what had just happened and the state of the abyssinian bodies that were found. The queens were unable to respond as they had not quite prepared for such a thing.

“Well…this sucks,” Katherina commented from the tower above the city.

“No shit,” Indy growled, “I didn’t think it would get this bad. What’s the status on those weapons that Fang and his team needs? Anyone know?”

Queen Amber suddenly rushed into the room. “They’re done! Fang and his team are getting suited up as we speak.”

“Our blacksmiths work fast…good,” Katherina walked down the hall towards the blacksmith’s weaponry quarters, “Let me see how they’re doing.”

Down there, each members of Fang’s team now had some sort of weapon or armor that was modified with plutonium for their showdown with Odu. The metal tip of Lee’s rope dart was now fitted with it, Fang was given gauntlets infused with the chemical, Rufus was given armor infused with trace amounts of it, and Spearklip’s zebra potions were now brewed with just a hint of it.

“And you’re sure this is safe for us to use?” Fang asked the coyote blacksmith.

“Yeah of course, brother,” he replied, “You all have just enough to deal deadly damage to him with this stuff. Turns out your hides are rather resistant to such a chemical. Strange how that works.”

“That’s why we had it stored away in the first place,” Katherina commented as she entered the room, “We only use such weapons in emergencies and even then in very small amounts to avoid harming ourselves. But as he said, it should be just enough for you to deal with Odu in his current state.”

“Makes sense to me,” Spear commented, “All of that magic he’s infused within his body has made him weak to natural elements. At least, that’s the best way I can interpret such a thing with my knowledge of brews and enchantments.”

“Agreed,” Fang nodded, “Though…I hear the public is already in a state of unrest, Queen Katherina? I suspect it won’t be long now before Odu makes his next--”

BLAM!

An explosion of magic could be heard from outside the castle…

“...move.”