Equestria High

by ChaosAngel

Dark Campaign Stage 3: Bounty Hunters and Assassins

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We are still in Dark's P.O.V. It'll go back to normal soon enough

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"Dio I finally found you again!" Ley yelled as she bore her sharp fangs.

"Ahahaha, how long are you going to keep perusing me like this Ley?" Dio says getting ready to attack if necessary

"I'll keep at it until you finally agree to all my demands!"

"As I said before if you can beat me in a fight then I'll agree."

"Well this time Dio I brought a team of... semi useful ponies."

"Hey! The only reason we are traveling together is because you know this world better then we do!" Rainbow Dash said angrily at Ley

"Oh please I let you join me, I could easily find any bunch of ponies with far better skills then the both of you put together."

There was a sudden shaking of the ground as thick vine ripped out and grabbed Ley by the tail dangling her a good 30ft.

"If you don't shut up I swear to Celestia that I'll have you torn into thousands of small chunks and used as mulch for my garden!" Vine yelled up to Ley who was struggling to try and get free.

"Jeeves Power Bomb!" Yelled Ley as a muscular pony appeared in a puff of smoke, he punched the ground causing an explosion that destroyed the vine. Jeeves flexed his muscles and disappeared in the same way he appeared.

"Seriously it's getting late, I'm tired and something I don't want to talk about right now happened and I need to sleep on it. So can we please let this all wait until tomorrow?' I asked trying to keep my frustration to a minimum.

"Dark, is that you?" Rainbow asks as she walked over taking in my new look.

Having Rainbow Dash within hoofs reach gave me the energy I thought only sleep could bring back, all the while Mari was shooting invisible dagger at Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah it's me, I recently went through something called a 'Job Change' gave me this whole new look and a new name, so for now on you can call me Dark Storm."

"Now is not the time for idle chit-chat, now is the time we fight!" Said ley as she finally touched back down on the ground.

"Alright we'll make it a 3 on 3 match with my team here." Dio said as he motioned his hand to Mari and I.

"Wait a second, we never agreed to fight with you!" I yelled at Dio who didn't seem to care in the slightest.

"I could easily take the three of them by myself but the rules set up by the ponies of this world clearly state that all matches have to have the same amount of ponies on each team, so you don't have much of choice in this matter. I don't need you, your just a liability." Dio said as he held a hoof above his head creating a dark orb that turned into a scythe.

"And exactly what world did you come from?" I asked.

"Ley and myself are both demons, I came here to escape her but she just doesn't give up."

Out of nowhere came a familiar voice that I really didn't want to hear right now.

"ANGELIC RUSH!"

Chaos came rushing pass covered in a white aura, it pushed Ley high into the air before she crashed into the ground kicking up a cloud of dust. It seems like Ley isn't having the best day right now.

"Dio, Ley, what are you two doing here?" Zero asks rushing to Chaos's side.

"Just leaving." Dio grabbed Mari and I by our heads. "Vertical Blink."

The three of us suddenly disappeared leaving the other six ponies to stare in confusion.

"I'll catch them!" Rainbow said flying off in a random direction she thought we went.

"Lets go Ley before they get to far!" Vine said spreading her wings before she was stopped by Chaos.

"Sorry Ladies but you'll have to get past the three of us first." Said Chaos

["Hey I got an idea if we win how about we make them work for us until we get out of here?"]

"What a sec you're that new student Chaos, you caused me a lot of trouble the short time you've been at school and I'm gonna make give you my ultimate punishment."

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On a nearby mountain Dio, Mari, and Dark have arrived from Dio's teleportation skill, the sun has completely

disappeared and the moon is now high in the sky shinning it's light, the trees all around were tall and thick making any chance of being spotted from the ground impossible.

"I swear it's just one problem after the next, can't I ever get break?" Dark says rubbing his eyes with a hoof.

"Take note of where we are, there's nothing on this mountain besides trees and grass. If you want to sleep, sleep, just don't expect me to keep you safe." Dio said moving over to a nearby tree.

"What makes you think you could just pony nab us like that anyway?!"

"Trust me you wouldn't have lasted 3 seconds against Ley."

"I'm guessing you couldn't have done any better seeing as how you ran away like a little bitch!"

"Are you challenging me?! Surely you're not thinking you can beat me?!"

"I don't mean to interrupt," Mari begins looking around at the trees, "But it seems we have a few unexpected guest."

The tree leaves begin to rustle and several kunai hit the ground in front of Dark and Dio, all three ponies huddle together back-to-back searching the tree tops for any more movement.

"Any idea how's up there?" Dark asks not lowering his gaze.

"I can think of 2 ponies right now." Dio said.

There was a sound as if something hit the ground, but it couldn't be seen. A silhouette of a pony moving in various areas could be seen before disappearing again. Several kunai were thrown but none of them hit only landing a few inches away from the trio.

"How do we fight a pony we can't see?" Dark ask looking around for their attacker.

"We must first neutralize any chances of these kunai from hitting us," Mari took her hammer and began to dismantle it turning it into 4 bladed wings they spun around here. The blades stopped spinning and each let out an orb from the tips before going back to spinning with the orbs following. Mari took the orbs and created a force-field with them. "That should keep any more projectiles from reaching us."

"Seriously Mari you just get cooler everything you do something." Dark says causing Mari to blush slightly.

The pony that was attacking stopped revealing himself to their eyes. He was a light sky blue pegasus and had a short white mane and tail. He wore a head band with a three bladed shuriken on it and his Cutie Mark was two crossed daggers. He pulled out a small radio and spoke in a British accent.

"I have located the target, but he has followers with him."

A voice belonging to a colt replied with a hint of irritation and boredom.

"Keep him there and we'll arrive shortly."

Dio was the first to speak up from the group. "Still following around with your brother Lass? You're a disgrace to demons everywhere."

"You know I'm only half demon, but once we capture you it won't matter in the slightest."

"So how do you know each other Dio?" Dark asks

"Lass and his brother Rufus are also hunting me down."

"How many ponies are hunting you anyway?"

"About 4 or 5."

There was rustling coming from the trees again as two more ponies dropped down. The first one was a unicorn colt, he was blood red and had a short dirty blonde mane and tail. He had two pistols strapped to his hind legs and his Cutie Mark was two crossed pistols. The second pony was another colt, he was a blue pegasus with shot yellow mane and a long tail. His Cutie Mark was a tornado.

(Gonna put them right here, Lass is the first one and Rufus is the second)

"Blue Breeze!" Dark yells

"Dark Lighting!" Blue Breeze returns

"It's actually Dark Storm now but anyway, Blue Breeze!!"

"Dark Storm!!"

"BLUE BREEZE!!!"

"DARK STORM!!!!"

"BLUE BREEEEEEEEEEEEEE-"

"DARK STOOOOOOOOOOO-"

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE!!!"

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOORM!!!"

"Are you done yet?" Rufus asks Breeze

"Yeah, but how did you get here Dark?"

"The same way you did most likely."

"Well enough of the chit-chat Dark, you may be my friend but we have a mission to finish and that's capturing Dio, so you can move out the way or be dealt with too."

"I'm sleepy and tired of being in this world but I'll take you on 3v3, 1-on-1 per match."

"Well Rufus, what do you say to that?" Breeze ask Rufus

Rufus was in the middle of twirling his pistols around. "It's fine by me, it'll just make their defeat that much better in the end, and as a bonus I'll give you this if you can beat us," Rufus's horn glows and a cage appears from a flash of light, inside the cage was Rainbow Dash tied up. "We found her flying around while we were hunting you down."

"Rainbow Dash!" Dark calls out

"She can't hear you, nor can she hear us."

"Let her out!"

"Only if you can beat us in 2 rounds, if not we'll take her and Dio with us. I'm sure she'll make a fine lackey for me, now lets start the first match. Also 1 kill and you win the match."

Round 1: Mari V.S. Lass   Battle Music picked with Vine's help

The group moved to an open area big enough to run around but still had enough trees and bushes to hide. Mari and Lass stood facing each other, Lass turned towards his brother and Blue Breeze. Rufus nodded and produced a katana with his magic tossing at Lass. Lass grabbed it and pointed the tip at Mari.

"My attacks are merciless." Lass threw a smoke ball down on the ground causing the area he was in to be shrouded in a blue smoke, when the smoke cleared up Lass was nowhere to be seen but since he was running and jumping a  silhouette would appear every time he stopped.

Mari stood ready to move and dodge whatever attack Lass would come at her with first. Mari saw something move from the corner of her right eye, she quickly turned and made her weapon scrape across the ground before swinging it forward vertically. Lass's invisibility was canceled and he went flying into the air, before Mari could do anything else Lass turned into a log that fell to the ground with a large thunk.

"MARI BEHIND YOU!" Dark yell's

Mari turns around to see Lass pulling his katana out, he did a quick slash that caused Mari to flinch and then did a quick slash forward that knocked down Mari. Lass then dropped another smoke ball disappearing again. Mari picked her self and started to look around for the fleeing pony.

"Your tactics are that of a foal's." Mari says looking all around

"As an assassin I use whatever I can to secure my target and any means to neutralize anypony that gets in the way." Lass tries to attack Mari from behind again but stepped on a small twig in his haste. Upon hearing the crack Mari lifts herself in to the air causing the four bladed wings to spread out like a plus sign with Mari in the middle. The blades charged up and released energy all around her body, forming an electrical circle. Lass suffered the full power of the attack at close range leaving him twitching from the amount of electricity in his body.

Lass shook of what he could of the attack clearly looking winded and ready to collapse. A small sinister smile formed on Lass's face, "Kagemusha." Lass's body glowed for a split second but stopped as he began a full on charge at Mari.

Mari decide not to take any chances and readied her weapon once more swinging it forward vertically, but this time Lass disappeared as soon as the attack made contact and reappeared behind Mari leaving her wide open for Lass's next barrage of attacks.

Lass pulls out a scroll and places on Mari's back that caused her to be frozen in place unable to move. "Final Strike!" Lass then pulled out two daggers and used his wings to fly into the air he then used his daggers to throw multiple slashes to the ground causing a small explosion as they hit the ground. Since Mari was stuck she didn't hit the ground nor did she move from the attack, Lass landed back on the ground putting two claw like weapons on each front hoof he got behind Mari and began another attack. "Unlimited Blade!" Lass dealt several swift and deadly blows then teleported in front of Mari continuing  the assault, right before he finished Lass pulled his katana back out and continued his Unlimited Blade attack even faster then the previous version, the attack was so fast it seemed as if Lass only did one strike.

The scroll that was placed on Mari was beginning to ware off so Lass took his remaining energy and focused it into his katana giving it a larger width and range. Lass did two slices and held the katana over his head. "Blade Spirit!" Lass did a diagonal slice downward that forced Mari down to the ground.

"Looks like she can't fight anymore, so the winner is Lass." Said Rufus pointing to Lass.

"Don't worry she's only knocked out." Lass said returning to the side his brother and Breeze were standing at.

Dark rushed over to Mari and got down on the ground next to her checking for any signs of fatal wounds. With just a few scraps and bruises  and a small cut on her face Dark carried her back to where he and Dio were standing so the next match can begin.

Round 2: Dio V.S. Rufus More music with help from Vine

Rufus and Dio approached the center of area neither one of them blinking or looking around, Rufus kept his hoofs at his side ready to pull out his guns the second Dio tires to go in for an attack. Dio held his right hoof above his head and used his power to spawn a scythe, Rufus had pulled his guns from their holster with his magic and pointed them at Dio, even though Rufus held them with magic he kept both fore legs out as if he was holding them in his hooves. Dio pulled his scythe back and tossed at Rufus while screaming the name of his attack. "Death Star!"

Rufus jumped to avoid the attack causing the scythe to fly right by him and dig straight into the ground, as Rufus landed Dio pulled his hoof back and the scythe was pulled from the ground and began spinning back, unknowning of what Dio had done Rufus landed back on the ground and was about to start firing but the scythe had caught him and began pulling him towards Dio.

Dio readied his claw hand and used it to summon up a large hand that sweepet the ground, lifting up Rufus high in the sky. Rufus striaghtend himself mid-fall and began firing several shots at Dio who had started running to dodge them. Rufus used his magic to teleport infront of Dio cutting off his path while he pulled out a knife with the word Nether Blade etched into the side.

Rufus did several quick slices with the Nether Blade across Dio twice, followed by a final, bigger slice of the blade that released enough energy to force Dio flying backwards. Rufus used his magic and teleported right above Dio as he hit the ground with a screeching hault. Rufus let a barrage of bullets rain down on Dio from above, after emptying both clips Rufus moved away to reload as Dio got back up and shook off the attack, even though he was shot the bullets didn't go through him but exploded releasing a small burst of magic upon impact.

Dio took the chance he got and rushed at Rufus while he was charging, Rufus shot several bullets out of his ready gun but missed due to the fact of Dio using his Blink technique from earlier. Dio had reappeared in front of Rufus and pulled his scythe out and did several quick attacks and ended with a quick 360 degree spin that threw Rufus far away. Dio had then used his claw hand and stretched it to where Rufus was digging his nails into the ground while pulling Rufus back with it, Dio then used his powers to summon several swords form the ground pushing Rufus back again.

Rufus fell to the ground but quickly recovered with a spin kick, Rufus ran at Dio stopping half way at the distance, Dio tried to dodge but was caught in Rufus most deadly combo.

Rufus started by teleporting behind Dio. Dio turned around but to his surprise Rufus wasn't there, Rufus had did a fake out, he hadn't moved anywhere at all. (Let me add that teleporting is kinda common when it comes to  Bounty Hunters and Assassins as well as Demons.) Rufus started his attack with a basic skill. "Pulverize." Several shots were fired all hitting there target with a follow up of a kick and several more shots. Rufus had then pulled his Nether Blade out and forced it into the ground causing a magical explosion that pushed Dio up into the sky. As Dio fell back down Rufus pulled out a shotgun and  spun it like a nunchuck while constantly shooting the areas to his left and right. Dio had hit the ground and was breathing heavily but looked very exhausted and weak.

"It looks like this match is has be won by me."

"I... don't so Rufus" Dio said while holding his hand there was a spark of magic and an orb of magic had formed in Dio's hand, it was absorbed and most of Dio's injuries were healed.

"How did you do that?!" Rufus yelled

"It's just one of my secret skills I like to call, Life Keep. I store half of my energy away an another dimension and when I fell like I'm running out I just summon it back to me. And now it's my turn to show my most deadly combo. Kill Zone!" Dio spawned a totem that sprayed a deadly purple mist from it, Dio pushed his hand into a small portal that appeared in front of Rufus grabbing him and throwing him towards Dio. Using his scythe Dio swung it upward lifting Rufus into the air a small distance as he fell Dio made a dark energy erupt from the ground in the form of a mouth that swallowed up Rufus, chewing him, and spitting him back out the area of Dio's totem. The mist was slowly invading Rufus's lungs as he broke into a fury of coughs gasping for clean air. Bored of the now one sided match Dio used his wings to lift himself into the air with great suction power, sucking in the purple mist and Rufus with it pulling him off the ground. "Here's the finish!" Dio then spread his wings releasing a dark energy. "Black Space!" The attack did constant damage while pushing Rufus away. Rufus fell to ground not moving but breathing with great struggle. Dio then looked at Rufus and smiled. "Do you still want to challenge this body?"

Lass had retrieved his brother and carried him back to safety. "Looks like it's all up to you Breeze." Said Lass as he began treating Rufus.

"I got this."

"Don't think I'll go easy on you Blue Breeze." Dark said approaching the center.

"I didn't plan on it." Breeze replied cracking his neck.

Yeah I'm sorry I haven't wrote anything in 3 weeks but I've been busy fapping and playing games and such. So this extra long chapter is my apology as well as these several really corny jokes. 1. My two best friends from Japan came to America for the first time so I went to meet them and show them around. I guess you can say they were 2 Guys in a New World *Ba Dum Tss* ["Boooooo!"] 2. I got to take m Dad's car out for a spin. So, I guess you can say I was, Living the Dream. *Ba Dum Tss* ["BOOOOOOOOOO!"] 3. Me and my friends got stuck babysitting my baby brother and the only thing I could think of was, Why Us? *Ba Dum Tss* ["BOOOOO YOU SUCK!"] And last note I'm sure some of you have seen this already but someone drew a picture for me. It's Mari as a pony and it made me happy.

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