The Elites
I want to join
(I orginally planned to upload this story in December or January because I couldn't find time to write. But I managed to move things around, bump up a story which will be finish tomorrow and decided to write two at the time. I hope you enjoy this story and since it has no link to From Captain to mother, so you shouldn't be mix up with both stories)
Two years have pass and much have happened over the years, Lily and Poetic are happy as they could be with their daughter. And through many negotiations, Night was able to return Serene to the royal guard. Skyangle kept pushing Serene to find a marefriend and settle down like his sister but Serene had no intention to do so. Serene was station near the throne room, finding it very boring since nothing happened much during the day. Serene wanted to have more adventure and danger not this boring work he does every day, but today would be different. Serene could see some royal guards, it seems to be Cloud Kingdom's royal guard but it was completely different. Their armour we're red, with sky and dark blue, helmet's mane with a slicker shape, sky blue saddle, with the castle's emblem in front. As the ponies approached closer, Serene was able to see the details of the amour better. He was able to see that the helmet's have a rose in the centre and different details on the armour itself.
"Halt! Who goes there?!" demanded Serene
"My name is Archmed! Captain of the elites!" said Archmed in his bright red armour
"The elites? What is that?" ask Serene as he never heard of such name
"Captain! We should get going and not make Queen Lightning wait" said one of the elite guardsmen
"I agree! We shouldn't waste our time with a normal" said a second elite guardsman
"Normal?" ask Serene
"Archmed" said Lightning's voice
"Majesty!" shouted the elites and Serene as they all bowed
"Archmed, welcome back! I hope the mission went well?" ask Lightning
"Your highness it was a very easy mission, we had no problems" said Archmed while he stood up
"Wonderful" said Lightning as she smiled at him "Please follow me", Lightning returned to the throne room with Archmed and his guardsman right behind
"Get back to work, your normal" whispered an elite has they pass by
"The elites" thought Serene as he wanted to know more about them
Once Serene finished his work, he went to see his father at the Cloud Kingdom headquarters. Serene entered the building and headed towards his father's office, has he was making a turn he suddenly saw one of the red armour coming towards him. Serene watch has one of the royal guards in front of him, moved aside and let the elite pass by.
"Excuse me" said Serene as he ran towards the guard who moved aside
"Yes?" ask the guardsman
"May I ask, why you moved for that royal guard?" ask Serene
"That was an elite" said the guardsman as he look back "They're the most powerful and skillful, royal guards in the entire kingdom. They personally get their orders from Queen Lightning Flare herself and go on the most dangerous missions that not even we could handle even if we were twenty"
"So you mean one of this elites can handle such missions?" ask Serene
"Handle? They have no problems! Heck they can finish a mission in just a day or less" said the guardsman
"More missions" repeated Serene
"I wanted to join them two years ago" said the guardsman
"What happened?" ask Serene
"I wasn't accepted" said the guardsman
"Why?" ask Serene
"The elites are the most powerful, agile, skillful and cold hearted! Not just everypony can join them and there are good reasons too! The missions the elites go on are very dangerous, so dangerous that if one of them falls a missions. The entire kingdom could be in danger or worst another kingdom could send an assassin and have Queen Lightning Flare killed and it would only cause more conflict" explain the guardsman
"Wow! Never knew that" said Serene as he couldn't believe his ears
"The elites needs to be careful who they pick or else it could be the end of the royal family" said the guardsman as he walk away from Serene
Serene went his way and met his father
"Serene! How can I help you?" ask Night while he moved some papers away
"Dad! Why haven't you ever mention the elites?" ask Serene as he saw his father's reaction
'Sigh' Night stood up from his desk and stared at his window "The elites are not known very well and that's how they prefer it. Not many royal guards knows about them, the ones that do know of them are very slime almost zero"
"It's just royal guards that are more skillful! That's it!" said Serene
"It's not just that, Serene" said Night as he left the window "Do you know, how many of the elites are in service right now?"
"I'm not sure? Forty?" ask Serene
"Ten" said Night
"What! Ten! That's it!" said Serene in a shock tone
"Yes" said Night as he returned to his desk "Do you see how powerful the elites are"
"Why do you know so much about them, dad?" ask Serene with a suspicious tone when he finally realized "Dad...wer...were you an elite?!"
Night didn't says anything and just nod his head
"I...I can't believe it! You never mention it before!" said Serene with a shock tone
"You weren't born at the time" said Night as he stood up once more and walk towards Cloud Kingdom's flag, which was hanging from the wall "My time with the elites isn't a pleasant one" Night moved the flag aside and took out a key from his armour.
"How long were you with them?" ask Serene as he followed him
"Two years after the Crescent events and my marriage to your mother" said Night while he put the key in the door knob
"Why didn't you stay with them longer?" ask Serene
"Because the missions we went on, we're too dangerous for a stallion that had a wife and two foals on the way. I left the elites because I didn't want to leave your mother alone, I didn't want her to raise two foals by herself with nopony to help her." said Night as he opened the hidden door, to reveal his elite's armour "I returned to the normal royal guards, I knew it was safer and I would return home at the end of the day"
"Dad!" Serene stared at his father, still he couldn't believe that his calm and gentle father was an elite
"The colours are supposed to mean the kingdom's emblem but the elites have something else in mind. To them the red represent the blood of the enemies against the crown! The elites have cold hearts and are not afraid to kill a pony if it means the safety of the kingdom" said Night as he place his hoof on his old armour, Night gently moved his hoof around the armour's crest has the memories returned.
"Dad, I want to join them" said Serene
Night removed his hoof and gently closed the door
"I forbid you" said Night as he turned around and face his son
"Why?!" shouted Serene
"HAVE YOU NOT BEEN LISTENING?!" shouted Night as he slammed his hoof onto the floor "The elites are not for you! The elites shouldn't even exist!"
"Why won't you let me?!" shouted Serene as he removed his helmet and threw it against the wall
"If you want to go on more missions, then I'll give you mission!" shouted Night
"Boring ones you mean!" said Serene
"Not a boring one" said Night as he returned to his desk "I'll give you a mission, which an elite would do but a mission that won't risk the kingdom or rulers"
"Fine! I'll prove to you that I belong with the elites!" said Serene as he smirk at his father
"We'll see" said Night
Continue Reading for An elite mission
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