(Three days later)

Grim was sitting in his rented cottage 'FUCK MY LIFE !!!' he roared in his thoughts slaming his fist into the coffee table shattering it "Grim you know our employer ?" Drull asked walking in the room he had been away scouting Canterlot "Well he is arrested so what do we do ?" Grim turned to Drull and said "I'm gonna get Shit faced and hopefully get rid of this pain." standing up he started to walk to The Black Cyclone.

Grim began to think 'Okay he is in jail but Celestia is coming here might have to watch that .' he thought walking into the bar he sat down and order the ENTIRE bottle of the places strongest vodka he took a massive swig from it "So whats wrong with you big guy ?" turning Grim saw Rainbow Dash and Applejack 'Good think my illusions up.' he thought "Well at my old town my mare friend had tried um..... killing herself and well that was after 3 and a half years of dating because i had to leave and when i came back they all wanted to beat the shit out of me." Grim said taking a swig of the vodka again before continuing "Anyway i couldn't stay there so i left and moved here." Grim lied the mares nodded there heads sat down and started drinking looking at the clock 'Tomorrow is gonna be a long day better go.' he thought.

Looking around he noticed a Griffin and Pony pointing at a map of Ponyville 'Assassins.' and with that thought he stood up and left walking by there table to check out the map it had X's all over it marking areas where Celestia would be Grim shrugged and walked home.

"Guys we have assassins her they're going after Celestia." Grim said staggering into the house before passing out. Drull looked to Morg "So what are we gonna Celestia is coming tomorrow ?" Drull asked Morg said "We fight them and then leave." nodding Drull walked over to the corner and lied down motioning for Morg to join him she did. Grim snorted loudly in his sleep having a nightmare.

(Grims mind)

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO." Grim roared running forward to stop the younger self from killing his father with the hunting knife slaming it into his throat "Stay away from Applejack." the younger Grim said as his father slumped to the floor his arm burned for a second looking down he saw that his cutie mark crosshairs and two swords crossed.

Grim turned away from the memory slaming his fist into the ground he sent a shockwave through his mind shattering the memory and making his mind go black. Grim sat down and closed his eyes hearing nothing and seeing nothing "Finally alone." he said smiling he then felt a hand on his shoulder he turned seeing princess Luna standing there with a sad look in her eyes "Grim stand up." she said he slowly stood "Why do you pain yourself with this memory ?"

"Because of what i've done is uncalled for." he said

"So your Grim the one who broke AJs heart." turning he saw a purple alicorn cocking his head to the side she continued "I'm princess Candence sorry i had to tag along hmmmmmm." she walked forward and leaned down looking him in the eyes.

"Whats she doing ?" Grim asked backing up trying to get away from the alicorn "Well i have a special talent of telling who you love and what your destiny will be interesting," she said again turning her head to the side

"Okay and whats interesting ?"

"You have two strong love two true loves one is Applejack and the other hmmmm interesting." she said again Grim turned to walk away Celestia stood behind him staring at him coldly "Grim you went to far this time !!!" she snarled he jumped back "What i was doing my job didn't mean to hit Twilight the teleportation threw off the bullet." he stated

"Well i hope you have something to say better than that." Candence said staring at him still she looked closer "Hmmmmmm."

"Well because of this i held off my arrival another month." Celestia said she started to walk away turning back she said "I'm hiring an old associate of your i'm meeting her tomorrow." and with that the princesses left his mind Grim yelled into the blackness of his mind causing it to crack.

(Canterlot castle)

Scales made her way into the castle she walked through it making her way to Celestia and Lunas throne room Scales was a cobra she stood at about 6' 9'' and weighted at 211 pounds her scales were the color of emeralds bright and shimmering with the suns light she had black marking on her hood that swirled from the back to her eyes they were shaped like thorns, her eyes were a deep crimson.

She word a black low cut top with a green hoodie she wore jeans that hugged her figure with every step causing guards to watch her walk through the castle she work grey sneakers with black laces on the sides of the sneakers was a cartoon skull on the sides. Stepping into the throne room she saw Celestia, Luna and a third pony walking up to the three she stood there hands on hips "Excuse me but princess Celestia you said you had a job for me ?" she hissed the white stallion turned and went red faced "Hello Scales yes i have asked you here because i need protection." Celestia said

"From who ?" she asked cocking her head to the side confused

"From Shadow or how you know him Grim i think he may try to take my-" Scales started to laugh at Celestia who glared at the snake "Ma'am i'm sorry but Grim wouldn't do that he doesn't kill civilians as long as you aren't a traitor or murder, or are you ?" she said playfully Celestia stopped and thought "Okay but i'm unsure i will hire you to protect me."

"I accept when do we leave for where ever ?" Scales asked not for the job but to see Grim again 'I need to see him again' she thought happily before walking away Celestia said "We'll be leaving in a month Scales so prepare." Scales nodded and walked away to prepare for the trip.

(Month later)

Grim had slipped on his masked and was running rooftop to rooftop following the float Princesses and the mane six were on it as well. Grim saw AJ looking around sadly as if searching for something 'Fuck my life i need to end this bull shit.' he thought stopping he noticed a window open speaking into his COM "Drull do you smell those two we marked ?" he asked Drull "Yes there across the street you got this ?" Drull asked Grim shut off the COM.

Grim set up his illusion making him turn into a see through glass taking a running jump he cleared the street without breaking a sweat. Applejack looked up and saw the sun glint off something between streets "What thah hell ?"she muttered turning to Celestia she was looking to the building on the right "Ma'am he's here what should i do ?" a voice asked from beside Celestia Scales new the spell Grim just used.

Breaking through the window Grim slamed his fist into the ponie sniper with the enough force to crack his skull like an egg he rocketed back and broke through the wall "Okay one down-" a claw slamed into his face sending him into the wall shaking his head Grim looked up to see two griffins "Gilda take the shot i got this-" he cut off as a knife jutted out of his throat. Grim pushed himself out of the wall the griffin wasn't dead.

Gilda stared at her friend as he grabbed the knife and ripped it from his throat blood spurted from the wound "Take.....the...........shot." he said falling into a pool of his own blood dead Gildas sight went red. Grim was thrown out of the apartment into the street making a small crater where he landed "Ugh *COUGH* fucking bitch." Grim coughed some blood pooling ing the helmet "Sooooo hows it going ?" Grim looked up to see Scales he caught his breath.

Gilda leaped out of the building bringing her fist down towards Grim he stood whipping around he brought his hand up catching her fist swinging her around he slamed the griffin into the ground making a small crater. "So Scales what are you doing here ?" Grim asked as he brought a heavy boot down on the griffins right wing breaking it like a twig "Just protecting the princess she thought you were going to kill her."

"Hmmm well my previous employer wanted Shing Armor dead and then i find three wannabe assassins i think that this was a set up." Grim said picking up the griffin and walking up to the mane six, Shining Armor, and the princesses he slamed her into the ground. "Celestia i give you an assassination attempt i have stopped i-" a fist connected with his mask making a small crack on the surface Grim skidded across the ground.

Standing up Grim saw a fuming Shining Armor backed up by AJ and RD Grim got into a fighting stance he said "Princess stay out of this." Celestia nodded Applejack was the first to speak "You shot mah friend now ahm gonna kick your ass." Grim chuckled his voice modulator breaking up he stopped "Shit." he said the machine broke with that word letting his true voice be heard.

Shining ran forward and started to swing at the pony who blocked the punches and kicks grabbing the left jab the masked pony flipped Shining onto his back cracking the pavement. "Dumbfuck stay down." Grim said Applejack and Rainbow Dash looked to the masked pony RD rushed forward Grim brought down his head slaming the mask into her head cracking the helmet further. Shining stood up and grabbed Grim by the sleeve of his jacket swinging him around Grim was thrown into a car denting it horribly.

Shaking his head the masked figure shook his head AJ looked at him 'He has taken so much punishment and yet he fights.' she thought hearing hoof steps behind her she turned to see her brother Big Mac running up behind her he said "Sis who is that stallion ?" he jutted his chin in the masked figures direction. Shining threw a punch toward the pony snarling "YOU SHOT MY SISTER !!!" doing a round house Shining caught the pony in the ribs thinking he was done fore he felt his leg grabbed by a force looking down he saw a black aura wrapping around his foot he then was thrown upward toward the sky then brought down ontop of Rainbow Dash with a audible crack they both rolled over groaning looking up the pony saw to earth ponies watching him.

Grim chuckled at the sight Big Mac and Applejack the two strongest ponies in Ponyville versusing the one of the strongest ponies in Equestria cracking his knuckles he motioned for the two forward. They sprinted forward AJ going low Big Mac going high Grim smiled at a thought 'Lets see there faces.' he let Big Mac hit him with the right hook sending him flying and skipping across the ground like a stone across water he broke one arm and fractured a few bones standing up and only god knows how he watched the two run up. AJ and Big Mac ran up on the pony they could see his right arm bent at the oddest angle and they could see blood dripping out of multiple wounds pooling at his feet Celestia landed next to the Apples "Thats enough fighting can't...............you................oh my." Celestia said staring at the pony with his left hand he had repaired his right arm without even a whimper standing up straight she could see steam coming up off his body and his minor wounds healing and turning major wounds into moderate wounds chuckling he said "Ow that hurt please no more." he then cracked his neck and multiple joints the ponies stood there mouths agape at what just happend coughing the pony said "Still hurts like a fucker but not as much as your face looks red tomato." Big Mac clenched his fists he hated being called a tomato anger filled his eyes running forward he raised his fist the pony didn't move slaming his fist down into the ponies masked face.

Grim just coughed a little blood spattering his helmet but he kept chuckling Big Mac a stallion who could kick a tree into oblivion wasn't able to move a simple pony who barely weighted a fraction of him. Raising his hand Grim grabbed Big Macs and twisted it around and held it against his back the stallion yelped in pain picking him up with one hand Big Mac screamed out in pain as his arm popped out of his socked spinning around he threw the stallion into a car causing both to flip over. Grim coughed again more blood he needed to leave now or he risked bleeding out "We know your hurt Shadow its a matter of time before you bleed out i think you should surrender like a gentlecolt." Rarity said looking out from behind Celestia who was staring at this stallion "HA yeah no you see your princess owes me you see she know who funded the program that kidnapped me tortured me and made me into this THING." he snarled the last word walking forward Applejack said "What do yah mean ?"

"Ahhh you see a few years back i was kidnapped by well i don't know and they experimented on me by changing my DNA around you see i'm an earth pony strong and tough, but i also have the healing and speed of a pegasus, and then theres my magic which comes from unicorn horns and apparently alicorn horns as well to from what the data i stripped from there tells me."

"ALICORN AND UNICORN HORNS B-BUT HOW !?!?" Twilight yelled walking forward almost forgeting what he had just done to one of the strongest stallions she knew

"Yes Alicorn and Unicorn horns they were trying to see if they could transfer the magic of those two races and well." Grim said trailing off black flames encircling his arms and the ground burning the ground and licking at his mask casting evil shadows the mares backed away even princess Celestia "It worked but at an exteremly painful cost to me and that was after they grafted pegasus DNA hoping i would grow wings but i only gained the speed and the durability." the flames slowly went out as if they never existed.

Twilight looked to her teacher she looked scared looking back at the stallion she asked "What is your name ?" looking at him closely she could tell he was laughing getting angry she yelled "Whats so funny !?!" the stallion soon stopped coughing hunched over it sounded like he was in pain "Well you see i don't think i have to tell you."

"What do yah mean by that !?!" Applejack yelled from by the car she had been checking on Big Mac he had a broken left arm, his right arm was dislocated and a few of his ribs were broken backing away she walked up to the stallion and snarled "Cause ah think you should tell us."

"HAHA *COUGH* *COUGH* no i don't you see i'm trying to look for the head doctor and you see two years back when i did a job for your princesses they promised 'We'll tell you who did the experiments and who funded them but do this ONE job' i did and then they double cross me and try killing me." he snarled back causing the mare to stumble back falling on her flank "You see they tried and failed i then showed them my power i simply killed the guards they brought to kill me along with the late captain Star Burner and that is why you were truly promoted Shining Armor......wait where-" a hoof slamed into Grims face causing him to fly into the wall of the library obliterating the wall, books and papers.

Shining Armor looked at the stallion he was slowly standing up "Spike help me out here i think it'll take a dragon strength to take him down." Shining called to the eight teen year old dragon nodding he ran up "So what are we going to do ?" Spike asked the guard he simply said "Magic has its limits along with Pegasus healing we simply fight." they heard a deep laugh come from the library "You think you can stop me ?!?" the stallion stepped out his major wounds turning into simple cuts on his body still bleeding crimson blood landing on the pavement "I'VE LOST SO MUCH AND HAVE NOTHING IN THIS LIFE AND THE ONLY WAY I SEE ME GETTING IT BACK IS BY KILLING THE FUCKER WHO MADE ME INTO THIS !!!!" he roared Twilight hid behind her teacher, Fluttershy passed out in Raritys arms who looked at the beaten stallion, Applejack stared at the stallion his blood landing on the ground, Rainbow Dash growled and started to join the fight when a voice behind them said "Don't your friends got themselves into this mess they can get themselves out." turning they saw Scales strolling over with the two tigers "Yes if there truly strong they'll most likely survive." the viper said.

Grim was pissed now they wanted to stop him well they got a bull dragon by the horns and they were going to deal with the problems that came with that 'A dragon and Royal guard memeber this will be FUN.' Grim thought leaping forward he brought his fist now cloaked in black flames into the dragons head sending him head first into the ground cobra quick he grabbed the dragons tail swinging him around into Shining Armor who flew back into a car breaking the glass and denting the metal. Throwing the dragon straight up into the air he watched him go higher and higher till he started to fall waiting for the right moment Grim did a bicycle kick hitting the dragon in the face causing him to go towards the princesses who promptly caught the dragon in her magic he was bleeding from the mouth and ears "SPIKE !!!" the mares yelled crowding around the fallen dragon he mumbled "Princess w-what is he ?" before passing out Luna began to heal the young dragon looking back Twilight and Applejack saw the stallion walking over to Shining Armor.

Shining stumbled to his feet coughing up some blood as he did so he fell to his knees still coughing every breathe felt like hot lead going down his throat trying to stand felt like fire burning through his veins. Grim slowly walked over to Shining picking up by his hair he said "This was fun we should do it agian Shining but sadly i need to disappear." spinning around Grim threw him into the ground causing him to skip along into the mares he had both legs broken, his right arm broken, his left was fractured, and multiple ribs broken. Twilight stared at her brother who was bleeding at her feet feeling rage, pain and hatred consume her she turned snow white while her mane caught fire standing up she raised her left arm and fired a ball of fire at the stallion. Looking over Grim saw a massive fire ball coming at him raising his left arm he tried to stop the fire ball only for it to slam into his him and it exploding sending him flying back flames catching on his jacket sleeves tearing off his jacket he watched it burn as it fell turning to ash.

Twilight was still very much herself just well on fire walking forward she saw the stallion whip off the jacket and throw it to the ground the ashes spread across the ground she then saw the stallions arms scarred jagged and horrible silver lines tracing along his right and left arms. Grim flexed his arms the illusion wore off he always cast a spell to hide his scars they ran along his arms, chest, part of his face and his legs he stared a the burning mare she stood there stairing. Twilight traced the scars with her eyes this stallion he had a black coat from the looks and now she looked over his fitures he had a black coat, a snow white tail and probably a mane, he was built his muscles well defined she stuttered "Those scars why are they silver ?"

"A spell the doctors wanted me to rmember there 'love' i've seen hundreds of warlocks and spell specialist they say the spell is fused to my soul or some bull shit like that."

"B-but they don't look surgical."

"They aren't these scars are from the fights they put on for kicks and well as you can see im one of the survivors." Grim said coughing up some more blood smiling he whistled two tigers ran up and stood by his side "I must be going now to much damage to my body," a black portal opened up behind Grim turning he waved them off "So goodbye to all of you and-" Grim was cut off. Applejack and Twilight both had the same idea tackle him and take him down to stop him from the portal so he could be questioned well there aim was off all three of them tumbled through the portal leaving there friends behind to stare at the empty area.

Author's Note

I have decided to change somethings in Shadow so this is why this chapter is being republished.