Assassin's Creed: The Equestrian Guild

Celestia sat quiet in the Royal Canterlot Castle throne room. She idly tapped a bored hoof on the thick glossy metal that formed her golden celestial chair, it had been a slow, long day filled with nothing but paperwork. Her sister, Princess Luna, the very same who made a grand return to Equestria as the vile Nightmare Moon, was currently getting a lesson in sword-use. The incident from weeks back got Celestia thinking. She may be immortal to aging, but that didn't mean she couldn't be murdered. And in all her two-thousand years she never once had to use a sword, it was high time she learned.

A hoof-step on the marble tiled floor ceased her tapping, which in turn cut the sharp ringing the echoed with each tap.

"Um...Princess Celestia? The representatives from the Gryphon Mountains have arrived, would you like me to bring them straight here or have them wait a few minutes?" Celestia's assistant, Feather Pen, asked. Celestia had to keep herself from literally jumping with joy at the chance to do something.

"Go ahead and bring them in." Celestia cleared her throat and shifted to a more comfortable position in her throne.

"At once Princess." Feather ducked out of the room and soon brought in two Griffins, a male and a female.

"Greetings Lord Typhon and Lady Lead." Celestia greeted formally, leading the two into the meeting chamber.

"Cut the formalities Princess, we have troubling news." The greenish Griffin Lord stated.

"And what news would this be?" Celestia sat in her spot at the elongated table.

"Some of our sentries spotted a changeling carriage bust through the border-gate and zoom away after leading a very large amount of changeling to defeat the ponies and invade." Typhon slid a parchment over to Princess Celestia.

To who it may concern.

There isn't much time, I can hear my friends getting slaughtered outside my door. I have quickly counted roughly eight-hundred changelings and whoever is in that cart. I will die here today, but not without warning the rest of the military.

Signing off for the last time

- Heavy Hoof

The letter was bloodstained and slightly burned.

"After it was over one of our sentries flew in and found this next to a...gutted...body of a pony." Lady Lead swallowed hard.

"We were heading to the Diamond Caverns and decided to stop by after our sentry delivered this. It was his last wish after all." Typhon stood.

"I appreciate you taking time out of your surely busy schedule to speak with us." Lady Lead bowed before leaving with her husband.

Celestia sighed and hung her head, she wished Twilight would just send back a response. The meeting was rather short-lived. She stood and went back to her throne and started tapping away once more.

"Eight-hundred? If Twilight doesn't give me a response soon, I'll have to just go with extinction..." Celestia quietly explained to herself. She really didn't want to, but Chrysalis had brought it upon herself. As if on cue, a green dash of smoke glided in through an open window and materialized. Recognizing it as one from her dearest student Twilight, she grasped it in her sunny aura and opened it

Dear Princess Celestia

I have reached a decision on the state of the Changelings after speaking with a new-found friend.

I wish for us to try and find a different way

Connor, our new friend, has explained that no matter how bad someone acts they should have to be driven to extinction. I could not let the extinction of an entire race linger on my conscious, and I won't. I'm sorry for cutting this letter short, but Pinkie is planning a party of Connor and needs my help.

Your faithful student,

Twilight Sparkle

Celestia crumpled up the letter in mild frustration. Connor? What an odd name for a pony.

She decided to just not worry about it now and relax for a minute or two.

Just outside of Canterlot.

The carriage was silent as it rolled up the road to Canterlot. Ezio had made sure that the changelings that were with did not disguise. He figured that if they went in undisguised they would be received better. If they disguised and were caught it could be taken as an invasion. Ezio was sitting next to the coachman on the front of the carriage instead of inside to make sure they made it in safely.

They were nearing the main entrance now, and already they were getting stares of anger, disgust, or hatred. Ezio caught a thrown rock and made sure to throw it back twice as hard. Ezio took note of something interesting: There were about three times as many women to men here.

"Damn beetles, who let them in?"

"Someone call the Guard."

"Let's just kill them.

"Now, only the ignorant judge a race by the actions of a few."

"Shut up Octavia, those damn bugs tried to kill us."

Those were only a few of the comments Ezio overheard. They continued towards the castle and Ezio, out of the corners of his eyes, could see a growing number of Guards following them. It was understandable. Ezio could see what he presumed to be the main door to the golden palace. The cart stopped and Chrysalis stepped out. Every Guard drew his respective sword and Ezio did the same. They took a step and Ezio had to think quickly.

They had every right to just arrest them straight away, but Ezio had to make them think they didn't. Another step.

"Stay where you are. Under the Hive's Diplomatic Dictation Decree you have no right to cause any unprovoked harm, stress, or worry under any diplomats or leaders. Put your swords away or I will be forced to take action." Ezio quickly thought up. He knew it wasn't true, but did they? He had to hope not.

"What chance would you have? It's fifteen to one." A white stallion with a blue mane asked. Chrysalis decided to answer this one.

"This warrior is the very same that fought the Border Guard one-on-one. All two-hundred. And the very same that sprung the seemingly impossible dungeon break a couple months back." Chrysalis explained. The stallion had something click in his head.

"We'll let you pass. But if you cause any trouble in there your head will be on a plate." The stallion ordered his men to move away. The stallion still shot a very dirty look at Chrysalis.

"Oh come on Shining, at least I made your wedding more memorable." Chrysalis laughed. The stallion, Shining, snarled before being lead away by a fellow pony. Ezio opened the door and let Chrysalis walk in first.

"I heard it all. There is no 'Diplomatic Dictation Decree'." Ezio heard a voice say. He found the source to be a very regal-looking alicorn. Most likely Princess Celestia.

"But it was clever, I'll admit." She then added.

"Now, what are you here for? Come to turn yourselves in?" Celestia asked tiredly.

"We are here to negotiate. We have information that could help you." Ezio explained.

"Turning against your own? Not surprising." Celestia glared.

"But I'll listen." She added.

"Good. All we ask is that when we give the information you drop all charges against me and Mr. Auditore if he has any." Chrysalis explained. Her terms were fair in Ezio's mind.

"It depends how helpful your side is." Celestia retorted.

"It will help immensely." Chrysalis ensured.

"Do we have a deal?" Chrysalis stuck out a hole-filled hoof. It was obvious Celestia was skeptical.

"Deal." Celestia reluctantly shock Chrysalis' hoof.

"What I have figured is that the changelings on the front line are not actual soldiers. We found that they were using smooth blades as opposed to the jagged ones they normally use. Their tactics are different, and uniforms. And if these are not the real soldiers, the real ones must be somewhere else. If you can find them and free them, if needed, you can use them on your side. Chrysalis has told me that changelings can only have order under a crown and will work for the nearest one. The Hive is no longer a Monarchy and no longer has a crown, so unless you are not really a princess, your crown could lead them." Ezio explained. He noticed Celestia was writing this down on some parchment.

"That is just a taste. Are you willing to give us our side of the bargain yet?" Chrysalis smiled.

"If there is more where that came from, then yes. Consider your slate cleaned." Celestia poofed a piece of paper from nowhere and ripped it to shreds telekinetically. The next few hours were spent discussing the holes in the changeling's defenses.

"This information is greatly appreciated, now, what will you-" Celestia was cut off by a massive explosion that shook the entire palace. A wounded Guard charged through the door and slammed it behind himself

"They're here! They've invaded again! They sent Chrysalis and the Assassin as a distraction!" He heaved. Celestia glared at the pair of "dignitaries" that had been discussing changeling weaknesses.

"We have nothing to do with this!" Ezio slammed on the table. Celestia called in a group of guards.

"An Assassin?!" Celestia's eyes went wide when the realization struck her.

"Arrest them! Keep the Assassin away from Chrysalis." Celestia ordered. Ezio was unable to free himself from the Elite Guard's magic as they took him and Chrysalis to the very same dungeon he had broken into some months back.

"Get comfortable, Beast. You're going to be here awhile." The Dungeon-Master cackled.