Warrior

It has been a bout an hour since Princess Luna used her flair spell to call the night guards to us, but I still can't get the image of that mare killing herself out of my mind, if I hadn't cut her horn off she'd still be alive right now. And to make matters worse, I can hear my father's voice again. "That's it boy, how do you feel to make your first kill." I know it's just in my head, but that doesn't change the fact that, I'm to blame for her death in part.

"Blake, we are returning to the castle to inform thine sister of these events." Luna said, but I was too spaced out to really listen as Luna walked away with a full escort of guards and went back to the castle. I looked over at the body and the blood on the ground that was now covered with a cloth and looked away.

"Pull yourself together, she chose the cowards way out." Dragonbane said in my mind.

"I know Dragonbane, I just don't want to be like him." I say in thought as the image of my father standing over a mountain of bloody corpses flashes through my mind.

"You are not him, from what I have seen in your memories he has no mercy, no compassion. But you do care, you have more heart than he ever will, because you understand the value of life and the weight of taking it." Dragonbane said.

"I know but." I try to think.

"But nothing, you are not your father and you never will be, but you must understand that when someone kills them self its not your fault, it's theirs." Dragonbane says in a reassuring tone. "I would never have chosen you if you didn't value life and what it means to take it, just think of the time you killed the Manticore to save the lives of your new friends, even when you weren't friends yet, you are worthy, nether forget that." Dragonbane said and a small smile came on my lips as I stood up from the bench I'd been sat on since the fighting had ended and walked over to where I dropped Dragonbane and re-sheaved it.

"Thanks, Dragonbane." I say in thought ready to move on.

"BLAKE!!!" a voice calls out getting closer and I turn my head to see Spike running up to me past the night guards.

"Spike, shouldn't you be asleep in bed?" I ask, wondering why he's here as he catches his breath.

"It's Twilight and Cadence... they've... been... taken." He says between breaths. "And Shining Armour won't wake up." He added.

"What?" I say in disbelief.

"Spare me the details, let's go." I say going into a run back to Twilight's parents' house with Spike trying to keep up. After a short run, we reached the Sparkle family mansion and went in to find Night Light and Velvet hugging each other while crying.

"Oh Night, owe baby girl is gone, and owe son won't wake up." Velvet whaled

"Mom, Dad, I found Blake." Spike said as we came in.

"Oh please, help us get Twilight and Cadence back." Velvet said, running up to me, beating her fists on my chest. I didn't know how to react, I wanted to say something but I didn't know what to say, so I put my hands on Velvet's shoulders and pushed her back to arms length so I could look her in the eye.

"I swear, I'll find them and bring them back, even if it kills me." I say to Velvet, and I give Night Light a look of determination, and he nods.

"What are we going to do?" Spike asks, and I can only think of one thing.

"We have to go to Princess Luna." I say as I look at Spike.

"Princess Luna? why not Princess Celestia?" Spike asked.

"Because Princess Luna and I were attacked by cloaked strangers tonight. Besides, Celestia is asleep right now, right." I say giving Spike my best confident smile, I don't want him to lose hope, he's too young for that, besides he needs a friend right now and I know we've only known each other a week, but I refuse to let him fall into despair, he's too innocent for that, I'll take on all that to keep him innocent, even if it means damning my self in the prossess.

"Ok Blake, let's go to the castle." Spike said, wiping away his tears as he gave me a nod. We arrived at the castle in under an hour, reaching the throne roomquickly.

"Princess Luna, Twilight and Cadence have been taken." I say as we walk into the throne room. Princess Luna looked at us as she turned away from some guards she was talking to.

"Surly though jest, such a thing is no coincidence." Luna said as she walked over to us.

"It's true, Twilight was taken." Spike said on the verge of tears, and damn I actually felt sorry for him, I'd only known Twilight a week and the others here in Canterlot less than that, but Spike had known them his whole life, I can't imagine what he must be feeling.

"Princess Luna, I think this might not be a coincidence, the attack on you, Twilight and Cadence going missing, I think they may be connected." I say as Spike and I get closer.

"We believe you are right Blake, there is something suspicious about all this." Luna said, bringing a hand to her chin. "Especially since our sister has also gone missing from her bed." Luna said, and I couldn't believe what I just heard, Even Celestia was gone, I was getting some major bad vibes from this.

"Guards, I am here to take control of the situation." A white furred male unicorn with a blond mane and tail wearing a white suit said as he walked into the room.

"That will not be necessary, nephew." Luna said, looking at the unicorn.

"A...auntie Luna, I'm glad to see you're safe." the unicorn said, and I noticed a brief look of annoyance on his face for only a second, I didn't like him, and not because he was looking at me like a piece of shit.

"Ah, nephew. For once your timing is impeccable, we shall require thou's assistance in keeping this matter out of the public eye until it is resolved." Luna said, looking at the unicorn.

"Of course, auntie, I Prince Blue Blood shall prove my value to Equestria." He said, making a dramatic show of theatrics.

"Very good, Blue Blood, we shall trust you in this endeavour, do what you must to keep the piece." Luna said, and I caught the wicked and sinister look in his eye, I recognized it because my father always has the same look in his eyes.

"Blake, we will also require your assistance as well." Luna said looking at me, I may not know much about forensic investigating beyond what I've seen in the TV shows C.S.I and N.C.I.S, but I'm already involved now, so I might as well do a Rocky and go the distance and see this through to the end, even if only for my own pride as a human.

"Don't worry, Princess, I'm in this till the end, I give you my word." I say with confidence, and I notice that Blue Blood is looking at me, and he looks pissed, but only for a moment.

"We appreciate your enthusiasm, Blake." Luna said, giving me a smile with a slight blush. I couldn't help but smile at her reaction as I turned to Spike and said.

"Come on, I have an idea." I say and Spike followed me out of the throne room, he and I say quite for a while until that ass Blue Blood comes out, I don't know why but I just don't trust him, he was giving off all kinds of red flags.

"Why are we following him?" Spike asked in a whisper.

"Because he doesn't seem like the helpful type, and you saw his reaction to Princess Luna, right?" I ask, as we follow at a distance, making sure that we're not seen by him.

"Now that you mention it, he does seem to be acting a little off." Spike said as Blue Blood turned a corner, and we lost him.

"The hell, we shouldn't have lost him so easily." I say as we enter the corridor that we just lost Blue Blood in, I really didn't like this, and it wasn't because he just pulled a Batman on us and vanished. There was something about all this that I just couldn't figure out, Celestia, Cadence and Luna I understand as targets, they're royalty, but Twilight wasn't and then it hit me like a kick to the nuts. Twilight was smart and the student of Celestia. If Twilight was around to look for the Princess, the plan that this Rex guy or gal has could be stopped before it even begins. But if that's the case, then it must be someone who knows the daily routine of the castle and who also knows about Twilight and what she's capable of.

"Blake, are you ok, you've been quiet for a little while?" Spike asked.

"I'm fine, just thinking." I say while looking at a stained glass window of Twilight and the others defeating a dark mare in armor. I didn't know what it was about, but it looked new like it had only been fitted recently.

"About what?" Spike asked with a confused look on his face.

"I think Twilight was taken to stop her from getting involved." I explain as I look back at Spike.

"You think so?" He asked.

"Yeah, it makes sense to take her out of this, since she's proven herself to be capable in the past and she's Celestia's student." I explain.

"I never thought of that." Spike said with a look of sudden understanding. "Still, I'm surprised you thought of that." He added.

"Mr. Winters, I require your presence for something." A night guard mare in different armor said walking up to us.

"Ok, let's go." I say getting ready to follow this guard.

"Unfortunately this matter is too sensitive for the young drake." She said as she stood before us at attention. I looked back to Spike and he gave me an understanding nod which I returned and he left without a word, no doubt going back to the Sparkle family mansion. "This way please." The guard said leading me through the castle.

"So, what's this about?" I ask as we take a left down a corridor.

"The mare that killed herself in her attack has been identified." The guard answered.

"Really, that didn't take long?" I ask.

"The mare is lady Pearl Shine. She's one of the nobility, and her husband is either not answering the door at their home or has gone into hiding." The guard explained as we walked together. Damn, a noble this shit just got interesting.

"Could this be some kind of cue de ta in the making?" I ask and the guard stopped to look back at me.

"It is a possibility, but you were able to trip up their plans by saving the Princess." The guard says giving me a look somewhere between thank you and the bedroom look and I have no idea how I feel about that right now, so I'm just going to toss it into my subconscious for now.

"But if this is a cue, wouldn't there need to be someone with a clam to the throne?" I ask looking at the guard.

"But if the attacks were carried out perfectly, that would only leave Prince Blue Blood with any real claim to the throne." The guard said reaching the same conclusion I had. "Your not suggesting that the Prince is involved, are you?" She asked.

"That's exactly what I'm suggesting." I say. And I could be wrong but with how he was acting, it seems possible to me at least.

"That is a serious accusation you're making with no evidence." She said and I know she's right but Blue Blood is the only one who stands to gain anything from this.

"I know, but it just seems convenient for him is all." I say not really sure how I was going to find any evidence.