Shadow

by Secondchancer

Prologue: Job # 7483

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"Look you should just tell me what i want to know, cause my two friends are very hungry." Grim said pointing to his Viper Tiger and Cobra Tiger both hissing at the bloody and beat up pegasus who was strapped to a chair hands bound behind him. Drull walked up to him and bared his fangs and hissed the Viper Tiger was a massive animal standing eye level with Grim his friend was colored dark brown with light grey stripes going head to tail his head was that of a Viper triangular and full of Tiger fangs, he had a medium and lean frame.

Walking forward Grim whipped out a razor sharp and serrated edge knife and slammed it into the pegasus kneecap twisting the knife to the side he ripped it toward him tearing the knee cap out off hanging by strands of muscle the pegasus screamed in pain. "Ow that looked like it hurt right Morg ?" Grim asked the Cobra Tiger staring at the pegasus he expanded his hood and hissed at the pegasus the Cobra Panther was pitch black excluding the skull shaped spot on the back of his hood that was a light grey Morg stood as tall as Drull but was wider and built to take damage and deal it back.

Laughing Grim walked back to the edge of the building they were standing on looking down he saw the people of Chicago moving along like ants he sighed fogging up the inside of his helmet. Looking at Grim the pegasus whose once white coat was now a rust red he looked at this assassin he mask was covered by a smiling face that made a V shaped smile that made a U shape for the bottom the mask had razor sharp teeth in it the left side the teeth were black white the between them was white the right side was opposite, the eyes of the mask were almost like the mouth the left eye was white and black, while the right was black and white.

"O-okay i'm a traitor of Equestria and a murder of seven girls please let me go." Gale stuttered crying as he did so Grim walked over to the pegasus "Thank you, Did you get that..... Good i want the bits.....no he won't live.....sir he murdered your daughter.......then consider him dead for another 6,000 bits......alright." Grim said to his employer he turned to Drull and Morg "Eat up boys you deserved it after getting him." turning away Grim heard the screams of terror, pain, and ripping of flesh.

*BEEP* Grim began to pat the pockets of his jacket searching for his phone *BEEP* then he smacked his head tapping the side he spoke "Who is this ?"

"Well my name is Grink and yes thats my name."

"Okay whatever i don't care." bringing up his arm Grim watched as the bits from his previous employer added to his already massive account "What do you want ?"

"For Shining Armor to die don't ask why."

"Captain of the guard i can do that you know where he is gonna be ?" Grim asked he turned and saw his two friends fighting over the femur of the pegasus still dripping with blood.

"He will be in a place called Ponyville with his wife casing it out for the Summer Solstice party or whatever those fucks celebrate."

"Okay so you want him dead this'll cost you around 25,000 bits."

"Fine fine just get it done." the line went dead Grim sighed Ponyville 'Fuck well i'd have to see that mare again sooner or later' Grim thought tapping the side of his head the helmet hissed and opened to reveal a black earth pony with light silver mane cut short his tail was the same color, his eyes were golden. he sighed turning "Hey, clean up this mess we gotta go to Ponyville for a job." the Tigers stopped fighting over the skull of the pegasus and began to eat the bone and flesh.

(Train to Ponyville)

Grim sat in a private cart with the two tigers sitting at the entrances and exits sleeping soundly tapping on his laptop he made and entry # 7483 'killed a murderous and traitorous pegasus i ended up feeding him to Drull and Morg after finding out he did do what my employer said he did after killing him a man called me and hired me to kill the captain of the royal guard one Shining Armor he wants him dead no questions asked.' Grim finished tapping.

Grim was wearing a black leather jacket with two grey racing stripes going down the arms he had the hood up covering his entire face, he wore black jeans with a chain going from his front left pocket to the fourth loop of his belt loops, he wore grey combat boots, strapped to his back was a grey duffel bag the had there stuff in it. The two Tigers accompanied him along the train line "Grim where the FUCK are we." Drull said in a deep male voice looking around Grim sighed "We are in my hometown."

"Really well this place sucks." Morg said in a light voice she looked at the ponies "They're scared of us sweet."

"Well you're a Cobra Tiger and Drull is a Viper Tiger plus you stand eye level with me." Grim explained the thing about Grim is he stood at 6' 11'' he weighs in at a whopping 300 pounds of muscle that showed he was lean and mean not massive and boneheaded like body builders. "Yeah Grim you sure are big."

"Excuse me did yah say Grim ?" the three heard a voice come from behind them Grim felt a chill go down his spine as he cast an illusion spell turning him into a white stallion with a black mane and tail turning he said in a voice not his he said "Yes my name is Grim but i'm from out of town the two Tigers are Morg and Drull." Grim said pointing to the Tigers in order.

Standing in front of him was.........Applejack, Big Mac, and two others he didn't know 'As good looking as-' he thoughts were cut short as a fist connected to his face sending him rocketing back into a stall shaking his head he saw the massive red stallion still in the arc of his swing standing up Mac said "You bastard i know its you and ahm gonna kick your ass." Drull and Morg block his path growling "Big Mac thats not him, Grim was a black earth pony." Applejack said stepping between her brother and the Tigers.

Grim touched his face part of it crumbled revealing black fur 'SHIT gotta run.' Grim thought replacing the hood on his head he said "I gotta run see ya Drull, Morg lets go." Grim said running full speed to the cottage he rented outside of town after running for about half an hour they reached the cottage getting inside Grim slammed the door shut and dropped the illusion "Grim DUH FUCK was that ?" Morg cried out in rage Grim sighed and face his dear friends

"Well six years before i met you guys i lived here and dated the orange mare with the blonde hair we dated through high school but the day i got my cutie mark i had to leave."

"Just because its crosshairs with two swords crossed?” Drull asked cocking his head to the side he sat close to Morg

"Because it marks me as an assassin and a damn good one." Grim said walking over to a couch and sitting down

"Grim did you tell her or-"

"I LEFT OKAY I NEVER TOLD HER I WAS LEAVING !!!" Grim roared he wanted this conversation to end

"How long did you guys date ?" Morg asked

"All of high school like i said so basically four years."

"Okay so why did that Big Mac hit you like that ?" Drull asked

"Well the day i found you guys i looked up the people of Ponyville and the month i left she tried killing herself." Grim said the Tigers nodded and went to sleep together in a corner Grim sighed sadly and went into his room to sleep.

Outside Rainbow Dash was grinding her teeth in frustration 'That bastard he came back.' she thought RD arrived after the cutie mark part of the conversation missing the assassin part she was about to fly off when she heard "RD good to see ya to bad you won't remember this." turning a fine yellow mist was blown into her face she fell to the ground.

Drull and Morg stood outside with Grim "Take her to Twilight Sparkles house tell her something." Grim said waving his hand as he walked back inside Drull picked up the girl in his mouth and placed her on Morgs back walking through town they found Twilight in the towns library knocking on the door "Yes how ma-AAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH !!!!" a purple dragon answered and within the second slammed the door in there faces.

"When we are done Morg i'm going to feed that dragon to you." Drull said to his mate she giggled at him

"OH hello may i help you two ?" a purple unicorn said answering the door she looked mad "Stay away from Spike get me ?" sighing the two nodded and were about to say something when "Twili me and Cadence were wondering what's wrong with.........oh those two from earlier." a white unicorn stallion said walking up behind Twilight

"Shining you interrupted these two." she said annoyed turning back she smiled "You were about to say ?"

"Well this cyan pegasus followed our friend Grim to his house and well he knocked her out with JU-GU dust thinking she was a robber so we were asked to bring her to you." Drull said staring at their target.

"Oh yeah RD is still holding a grudge against Grim not your Grim the one we know, for what he did i can't blame her some of us still hate what he did." Twilight growled picking RD up in her magic walking inside leaving the two Tigers to run to there home.

"Who is this Grim ?" Shining asked his sister she walked to the couch placing RD down sighing she said "Well Grim was Applejacks one and only love he was nice and strong he fought her bullies and others." she paused "Cadence could confirm this they were in true love not some high school bull shit anyway they dated for four years and on the anniversary which is two days away gonna need to watch that." she muttered to himself.

"Anyway they were gonna meet at the place he asked her out she waited and waited but he never showed, then she learned that he left town and well a month later she couldn't handle being away from him and Big Mac found her in the barn with the barrel of a revolver in her mouth." she stopped tears forming in her eyes Shining sat down to comfort his sister "He saved her but she said she couldn't live without him and the pain was to much and Big Mac hates Grim for that so do the rest of us."

"You mares are 23 years old and still holding this grudge, in any other scenario i would have said move on but this this is okay but don't go and kill him." Shining said walking upstairs to be with his wife.

(Sweet Apple Acres)

Applejack was in her room crying she was holding a framed picture of her and Grim both smiling without a care in the world she looked into her mirror seeing the same weak mare from a few years ago winding back she threw the picture into the mirror shattering both she lay back on the bed crying. Grim sat in a tree watching Applejack crying sighing he said "I'm sorry Sweet apple but i had to leave." and with that said the wind carried him to another temporary home and the wind carried the pet name to Applejack she looked out the window just to see the leaves move.

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