Assassin's Creed: The Equestrian Guild

Ezio had fully explored the small city quite quickly, just in time for him to spot Fel'ed speaking to another, gruff-looking Changeling. Ezio jumped from the building and landed with a clean roll up to the two Changelings.

"Ah, Ezio! This is General Re." Fel'ed smiled warmly. Ezio did the hoof-bump-thing with the Changeling General.

"So you are the one that will save our Queen?" General Re asked the Assassin.

"I will try my best." Ezio answered simply. The General seemed skeptical.

"I need more than your best." He replied.

"What happens is out of my control, I can only do my best and try to get the best results I can." Ezio said sternly. The General could accept that explanation. "Now, General, what am I to do? I have no knowledge of this land, I will need an escort."

"And you will have one. Fel'ed was at Canterlot during last year's failed harvest. He knows the layout of the city greater than any Changeling in Yuépon, maybe even the entire Hive." The General turned to Fel'ed, who was beaming with glee from the compliment.

"YEP! I know the sewer, cloud, street, gutter, secret, super secret, magical, and super secret magical paths better the the back of my own hoof!" Fel'ed started dancing in place.

"You uh...you aren't normal." General Re stared in confusion at the dancing Changeling. Ezio laughed inwardly.

"I was normal once, i didn't like it!" Fel'ed continued to dance.

"When do we go?" Ezio asked the confused General.

"Whenever you're ready we have a military carriage prepared for the journey. Take your time." General Re bowed. "If you excuse me, I must go set up the new 'government' Queen Chrysalis said we should work on."

"I have nothing to prevent us from going now, do you Fel'ed? Any family you want to say goodbye to?" Ezio asked. He noticed a change in Fel'ed, he stopped dancing and his tail started twitching.

"N-no, they...know I'm going already, yeah. I've told them already." Fel'ed said weakly. Ezio raised an eyebrow at his sudden change.

'It seems the topic of family stings him. I could sympathize with him, or just leave it.' Ezio thought as they climbed into the carriage. The carriage left the city in silence and traveled the road quickly; The only light from holes in the high ceiling. They rode for hours before Ezio spoke up.

"Fel'ed, about your family. What happened to them?" Ezio asked the bored Changeling.

"It's that obvious huh?" Fel'ed sighed. "It was the harvest, when the ponies used that...'love blast' is what you could call it...it...it killed my parents. Reduced them, along with hundreds of Changelings, to ash." Fel'ed's voice was laced with pain.

"My condolences, I'm sure-" Ezio was cut off by Fe'ed's sudden outburst.

"Do you know what it's like! Your family taken from you by a higher power, and you can do nothing about it?!" Fel'ed shouted.

"I do. My father and brothers were hung from the gallows in front of my eyes, so yes, I know it very well." If looks could kill Fel'ed would be dust.

"Oh...I had no idea. The stories never told of that." Fel'ed apologized.

"There is no need to apologize, you are hurting and frustrated. I went through a time where I wanted nothing but to make those cazzo ventose(cock suckers) pay. And I did, oh how I did." Ezio smiled slightly. Even though it was mostly business, he knew he enjoyed eliminating the Borgia feccia(scum).

"I don't want to get revenge, I just hurt. I will fight for my people if I must, but I won't enjoy it." Fel'ed sighed again. "I don't like being sad! Let's be happy again!"

'Ehi ragazzo...(Oh boy...)' Ezio smiled slightly.

2 months later. Equestrian border

Ezio new very well how mentally tearing long journeys could be, he traveled roughly twenty-five hundred kilometers alone (1500 miles). So to keep himself and Fel'ed sane, he spent almost every waking hour teaching him the Italian language.

"Il bordo è in arrivo presto, dovremmo togliere messaggio del pony? O semplicemente cercare di sgattaiolare da (The border is coming up soon, should we take out the pony's post? Or just try and sneak by)?" Fel'ed asked in his new language.

"Sarebbe meglio per ottenere inosservato, meno ci attirare più attenzione di quanto abbiamo bisogno (It would be best to get by unnoticed, less we draw more attention than we need)." Ezio watched as the words formed in Fel'ed's head.

"It would be best to get by unnoticed, less we draw more ducks than we need?" Fel'ed looked genuinely looked baffled.

"Less we draw more attention than we need." Ezio corrected. Fel'ed nodded.

"Any idea on how we get by?"

"I will try and create a distraction while you all go ahead, and I'll meet up with you later." Ezio pulled out a bag of colored powder. "Take this, make a fire somewhere far down the road and throw a little bit into the flame every couple of minutes." Fel'ed took the bag and strapped it to his armored scales. The carriage dropped Ezio off and slowly made its way off road.

Ezio walked for some time before going above-ground and spotting the border office. The office was lined with guards, there must of been hundreds. He approached the heavy-steel gate and waited while the nearest battalion strolled up to the same gate.

"Didn't you hear? Borders are closed to prevent Changelings from going after their queen. Screw off." The leader demanded. Ezio stood their, his silence unnerved the ponies.

"He said screw off!" A neighboring pony shouted. Finally, after much thinking, Ezio spoke. Fel'ed had told Ezio of the three, well four, types of ponies: Unicorns, Earth Ponies, and Pegasi. This battalion, along with the rest of the border office guards, were earth ponies.

"Are you a betting pony, sir?" Ezio asked in a cold tone, making a small group in the battalion visibly shake.

"Yeah, I am. What of it?" The leader stood his ground.

"I'll bet you my right to pass this gate if I beat every willing pony here to submission. No weapons." Ezio said sternly.

"Ha! One...thing against all of my stallions! You are absurd. But this will be fun. I accept." The leader stripped his armor, as did the rough two-hundred willing ponies. Ezio stripped his weapons and armor, leaving him in just a thin shirt and pants.

"Cherry Picker, you're first." The leader picked the first fighter. Cherry threw a single punch before being grabbed, flipped to his back, and throat-punched.

Ezio:1

Ponies:0

Hour and a half later.

No one noticed the carriage pass by, they were too focused on fighting the unstoppable creature that had challenged them. Ezio was up to twenty at a time and barely had a scratch on him. He flipped and threw a pony at two others and knocked them out cold. He was grabbed by the waist from behind by an unseen pony and was held still. He went limp and let the stallion's legs slip up his body before hooking his arms beneath the pony's waist and throwing him off; following with and elbow to the throat.

Ezio: 199

Ponies: .0000000000003

The leader stood among the bodies of moaning and groaning broken guards. "Whadda'ya say we make this one to the death?" He smirked.

"It would quite the final." Ezio picked up Mehmet's Dagger and the pony squad leader picked up his sword.

"You're making this unfair, use your sword, I want a challenge."

"This dagger will suffice." Ezio said, stone-faced. This was rather unnerving, hearing such confidence in a small knife from a creature who took down nearly two-hundred expertly trained royal guards wit his bare paws. "You do not have to die, just let me pass and I will go. This is a warning."

"I'll be fine. You know, it's a shame a cool creature like you has to die. We could have been friends." The pony smiled warmly. Ezio took a step forwards and the guard drew his fancy sword. The guard charged at Ezio, but was easily countered by the master assassin and fell limp with Mehmet's Dagger planted firmly in his skull. Ezio retrieved his dagger and closed the ponies eyes in respect.

With his equipment on once more he made his way down the road. Half an hour later he spotted a smoke plum with the occasional green puff rising against the orange sunset.

"Direi che è andata bene. Ci riposeremo qui per la notte (I would say that went well. We will rest here for the night)." Ezio sat near the fire, taking the powder-sack from Fel'ed and put it away.

"Quanti (How many)?" Fel'ed asked the tired assassin.

"Roughly two-hundred." Ezio answered, resting his eyes.

"Dead?"

"One. The leader. A noble man he was, I hope he finds peace. Riposa in pace (Rest in peace)." Ezio yawned.

"I think I'm going to go to bed now." Fel'ed seemed aggravated.

"What is his problem?" Ezio asked a carriage puller.

"He doesn't like the sight of ash, not one bit. He is never violent, but I've seen him gut a Changeling, gut, for throwing ash at him. Prison for ten years." The Changeling answered.

"What is wrong with ash? Is it the the thing with his parents?" Ezio then asked.

"No, that happened last year. Ten years ago his sister, a beautiful, beautiful female, was tortured and then spit-roasted to ash. The bastards made him watch and made him inhale his own sister. Never been the same. On the outside he's nice, cheery, caring, even generous. But on the inside...no one knows. I fear the thoughts that may be in his head." The Changeling explained fearfully, checking over his shoulder occasionally. The Changeling leaned in close. "There is a pony in Canterlot, Fel'ed burned his wings to the nub and broke every leg before practically melting the poor pony's skin. The poor bastard is still alive. Fel'ed made sure to make him live through the pain."

Ezio was stunned, he had no idea Fel'ed, the cheery person he is, would be so gruesome. So intense so...effective.

"He is specifically wanted all over Equestria, if he's spotted and arrested he'll face life in prison with torture." The Changeling shuddered.

"I think that is enough information. Thank you." Ezio thanked the Changeling and ate his share of the rations before heading to bed.

In the morning Ezio helped pack up camp. They would have to stay off-road seeing how often ponies would travel the road.

"Ah, good morning Fel'ed, did you sleep well?" Ezio asked the grinning Changeling.

"Yep! We should probably leave soon, I'm sure the ponies will be here to investigate the smoke soon." Fel'ed started.

"Where do we head now?" Ezio then asked.

"North for a couple miles, Canterlot isn't very far from the border." Fel'ed pulled out a map and a piece of charcoal. "We're here," scribble "and Canterlot is here." scribble. "If we take this path," Fel'ed marked an arrow going onto the opposite side of the mountain. "we can go unnoticed if we do it right. Which would mean scaling the mountain and descending onto the top of the castle. It will be just you and me. The rest of you Changelings will stay with the carriage."

Just then, a thought hit Ezio. "Why exactly am I helping you? When I was fighting the ponies the leader explained to me their side: That the Changelings invaded Equestria and interrupted a royal wedding, only to be stopped by 'the power of love'," Ezio visibly gagged, "why should I keep helping you?"

"We only had to invade because of the ponies!" Fel'ed shouted defensively.

"How so?" Ezio said, staring down the Changeling.

"Hundreds of years ago, the elders made a deal with Celestia, that she'd up the level of sunlight that the Changelings get since we get sunlight through the holes in the ceiling. She agreed but eventually stopped caring, and as a result our crops stopped growing well, causing the wildlife to starve and grow scarce; and that made the Changelings have to invade so we could collect love so we wouldn't starve to death!" Fel'ed explained angrily. "So that is why our invasion was their fault, and none of the ponies even realize it!"

"Fine. I will continue to help you, but if it turns out you're lying and the ponies are innocent you will regret it." Ezio pointed an accusing finger.

"You can trust me, you know I'm a terrible liar." Fel'ed picked up a vial and had some other Changelings coat his wings in the contents.

"What is that liquid?" Ezio asked the shivering Changeling.

"It's and enhancer. Changelings can't fly very high normally so a, now very wealthy, Changeling created this form of salve to strengthen and enhance a Changeling's flying capabilities. It lasts for days before wearing off." Fel'ed shook when they were done. "It's also very, very cold."

"I have never heard of any tonic that enhances abilities." Ezio watched as Fel'ed's wings thickened and grew slightly.

"It wouldn't be much use to you, seeing how you don't have wings." Fel'ed laughed. "You ready to go?"

"I am ready, yes." Ezio climbed into the carriage after Fel'ed.

Some time passed before nearing the looming mountain. Ezio and Fel'ed exited the carriage before it went slowly into the deeper part of the near forest. "Do you want me to try and carry you up the mountain?" Fel'ed offered. Ezio got a humorous idea and put Fel'ed on his back like you would a back-pack. Fel'ed shared in the laugh before quickly gaining altitude.

Soon, they were half way up the mountain and could here hooves striking cobblestone coming from the other side of the mountain.

"Ezio...I don't think I can do this for much longer." Fel'ed heaved.

"No problem." Ezio quickly pried Fel'ed off his back and dropped, causing Fel'ed to startle. Ezio extended his hook-blade and caught himself on a ledge. He got an easy grip and pulled himself up on the ledge, it had enough room to stand. He could hear tapping in the wall. 'What could that be?' He mentally asked himself. He flagged over Fel'ed and had him listen to it. The tapping turned into hissing and then speaking.

"...They'll be here soon, I know it. Just you ponies wait! The Assassin will be here and you will regret it!" A female voice laughed before a smacking sound quieted her.

"There is no 'Assassin', don't you understand?" A more regal, but still female, voice responded.

"That's Queen Chrysalis in there! And Celestia, I think!" Fel'ed said worriedly. "How do we get in? Do you have any kind of explosives or acid?"

Ezio nodded before pulling out a Thunder Bomb. "How thick do you think the wall is?" Ezio asked the worried Fel'ed.

"Maybe...two feet?" He answered, tapping on the rock. Ezio pulled out a second Thunder Bomb, dropped them in a sticky pouch, and stuck them to the wall before lighting the duel-fuse.

Canterlot Dungeon, ten minutes earlier.

Queen Chrysalis, bruised and cut, sat in a cell with Celestia who was heavily guarded.

"Answer me, Chrysalis. Why did you invade, it wasn't just for food." Celestia repeated.

"I've told you, our invasion was your fault, Celestia! It was sit there and starve to death, or invade and feed! You forgot about our deal and we had to!" Chrysalis stomped. Celestia just wasn't getting it.

"I have no idea what you are talking about! What deal?! I have made no deal with you!" Celestia shouted back.

"It doesn't matter, they'll be here soon, I know it. Just you ponies wait! The Assassin will be here and you will regret it!" Chrysalis laughed, evoking a slap from Celestia.

"There is no 'Assassin', don't you understand?" Celestia replied angrily. All heads turned to the cell's wall, where a tapping was coming from.

"They're heeerreee~!" Chrysalis smiled with glee, some greenish blood trickling from her nose.

"Princess, move, now!" A large guard pushed Celestia out of the way before the wall exploded, sending a large splinter of stone into the guard that stood where Celestia had. A shiny rock followed, catching the guards' attention as well as Celestia's. It exploded and quickly flooded the room with smoke.

"Don't let her escape!" Celestia screamed. She noticed a pale blue light around herself, she scanned her surroundings and found the source, a guard. What she then noticed was all the guards were coughing, vomiting, and falling to the ground. This guard was just making sure she lived. Observing the bodies, she took a shaky breath. Her ears rang.

"Get her out of here!" An unknown voice shouted. Celestia saw the silhouette of a tall creature pick up the Changeling queen and run out of the room.The smoke faded and Celestia fell unconscious to the ground in shock.

Everfree forest

"My Queen, wake up! Wake up!" Fel'ed shook the unconscious queen.

"Give her this." Ezio handed Fel'ed a small vial. Fel'ed took the top off and poured the powder down the queen's throat. She coughed and shot up. She spotted Ezio.

"I knew it I knew it I knew it!" She cheered.

"Now is not the time for cheering, we must leave now. I can hear the ponies getting closer." Ezio climbed into the carriage after Fel'ed and Chrysalis.

The Hive

"Do it." A figure said, hidden in shadow. A Changeling hit a switch, causing a massive explosion over the hill. "Yes, these will be very. very useful. Make a thousand and send them with the spy to Canterlot. We've been oppressed long enough."