I quickly got up out of the bed and quickly got my armor onto my body. My mask had a filter built into it due to a certain criminal back in my homeland. After getting myself all ready I quickly grabbed my blade as I took in a breath of fresh air. Another clan had made my face mask for me so I don't really know how but it allowed me to only breath in oxygen and out carbon dioxide. I opened the door slowly as the dark pink mist flowed into my room up to my waist. While that may have happened it was extremely hard for me to see as I stepped out and nearly tripped over something. I looked to find that it was a royal guard and his face was all shriveled up... I gave a small pray in my head as I looked down both halls and almost fell over. My body was still feeling fatigue from being up for a week and only having approximately 15 hours of sleep when the recommended is 30 for those experienced.

I pulled myself up as I began to trek through the halls. Wondering just what was happening... a terrorist attack more then likely but for what reason? Soon I heard walking as I slid to the floor to make it look like I had died by the mist as I then heard talking. "isn't this the pony who protects the new princess?" I heard in a smug tone. "guess even his body couldn't withstand the chemicals." I slowly opened my eyes to find it was a pony in front of me. "now then... where else was I supposed to check again?" he started to walk to the left but I tripped him with my legs and quickly leaped on top of him. My blade was at his throat as I flipped him over. He had a gas mask over his face.

"who the hell are you?" I asked. "and you might want to answer quickly... before I decide to slit your throat..."

"hold on hold on hold on!" he quickly said as I tightened my grip slightly. "w-we just want to no longer be suppressed by the princesses!" I raised an eyebrow at him.

"how in what way are you suppressed by the princesses?"

"t-the royal guard never does anything to help the society. Only kill animals who cause trouble and I've seen a few of them doing criminal acts themselves while blaming it on somepony else." he then said. "we just want it to end!"

"so your killing to end it all?"

"the government is all corrupt! We tried to go the peaceful route by getting appointments but we have always said our complaints are irrational and stupid!" he was now yelling a look of rage on his face. "and all on the orders of the princesses!" I narrowed my eyes. They gave me no reason as to why they would act like that. The ponies of Ponyville adored princess Twilight. "now do you see why! Why we fight!"

"I see an idiot fighting for a fake reason..." he attempted to punch me in the face but he had a weak arm being a Pegasus. "and an idiot fighting against stronger opponents... if princess Twilight has been harmed in any way... I will slaughter the lot of you..." I then quickly let go of my blade, grabbed his head, and slammed it into the floor knocking him out. I stood up grabbing my blade before I began to walk away... hoping and praying that Princess Twilight was alright.

I came across another two ponies standing over a group of 6 guards. All of them in the same condition as the ones I walked past earlier. "why do we have to capture the friendship princess anyway? Shes just like all the others and deserves to be put down!" the mare said in disgust.

"not my fault... its the one condition given to us by that damn bird just to be able to get the stuff from him." the other mare responded. I narrowed my eyes as I stabbed the first mare causing her to scream. "Notes!" I quickly pulled my blade out and slashed the second one's throat. Giving mercy to her as she quickly died unlike what her friend is going through.

"I want information... who is the bird?" I asked already having a guess that I could remember from when I first appeared here in Equestria.

"you're... not getting anything out of me..." she choked out. Before I could stop her she ripped the mask off her face as she gave a laugh of triumph before that dissolved into coughs before his face shriveled up... I simply stared at the body impassively as I started to walk once more. It affected her so quickly... so why is it barely affecting me? Maybe just the amount in the air at both times?

I thought nothing of it as I came across a group of about 20 with weapons all in their grasps. They were all standing outside of what appeared to be the throne room and they looked to be trying to break down the door. "come on Buff! Weren't you always saying how you were the strongest of our division?" a pony taunted the one trying to open the door.

"it's not my fault this stuff was made so we couldn't use magic!" the earth pony hitting the door yelled. "we are so close but we just can't get this bucking door open!" bucking... probably these worlds form of cursing.

"you mean you cant get the door open?" a mare said causing the rest to laugh. "we can take our time. It would be hours before the chemicals destroy themselves and even then that would take at least a couple days until its safe enough for them to come out. They are trapped in there, the chemicals in the very air surrounding the very castle with it slowly leaking into Canterlot's streets, we got all bucking day!" slowly my hand went to my katana's hilt before I slowly drew it and began my approach.

"whats that noise?" another asked as the clattering of my armor was heard.

"probably one of the rookies trying out royal guard armor... going to get himself killed..." soon I was behind the closest pony to me before I stabbed him in the heart through his back... he coughed up blood as his weapon clattered to the floor... I was angry and the other ponies could tell as they slowly back up... I pulled my katana from the dead ponies body before it fell to the floor with a sloppy thump.

Twilight's POV

"Princess..." I looked towards Princess Celestia. "why would they do this?"

"I don't know Twilight..." she responded. " my sister still cant enter Hanzo's dreams... we have to believe he is dead..." I fell to my knees as muddled screaming was heard. Everypony who had held up in the throne room turned towards the door.

"mercy!" another scream.

"I have a family!" another one...

"die!" it just kept on going until all the screams just stopped coming from the door. Everypony remained unmoving until knocks echoed through the large hall.

"Princess Twilight?!" I froze as tears of happiness came to my eyes. "Princess Celestia?! Princess Luna?! Anyone in there!"

"we're here Hanzo!" I yelled.

"good! I took care of the ponies trying to break in but I think there are more of them patrolling the castle!" he responded. "what are your orders?!" I looked towards Princess Celestia as she took a deep breath and approached the door.

"we will be forced to wait out the mist in the air Hanzo! I ask you to go around the castle and assist who you can who have trapped themselves in rooms!" she yelled at the door.

"then your going to be in there for a while princess! I heard them talking about it taking a few hours before it started to destroy itself and a few days until its safe enough to come out!" he responded. " it's spilling into Canterlot's streets as well! I keep hearing that magic would end up with everyone dying as well!"

"please do what you can Hanzo! Return when you believe its right!"

"yes princess!" she walked away from the door as she arrived next to me.

"its all up to Hanzo now... let's hope he can help us all..." I only nodded.

Hanzo's POV

I ran through the halls with increased speed... killing all of the rebels who got in my way as their blood soaked the very floors but it dissipated into the air soon after. I started to come across shriveled up bodies instead of shriveled faces before I slowed to a stop and began to search the area. The chemicals were affecting the very blood inside one's body... causing it to evaporate into the air. This creates another hazard as the blood in the air could possibly carry the chemicals and hold onto them and cause it to last longer. I had to think...

no one I came across was alive or was a rebel which I quickly killed. They all had gas masks and I had suspicions... but these suspicions could possibly lead to war if I was wrong... the only way I could notify the princesses was if I was absolutely certain of what was happening. The griffon king is the culprit at the moment and he wants princess Twilight for a reason I cant identify. Maybe I could search princess Twilight's library with the request of wanting to know more about Equestria to possibly find out why he would want her. If I do find the reason there is a possibility I will have to tell princess Twilight since it concerns her.

I didn't want to start a war considering the ponies were all a peaceful race. Now with rebels things had gotten a hell of a lot harder here. I continued to walk until I entered the same room the gala had been held in. I found canisters all around the room as a pony barked out orders. " I want you 4 to take that canister and chuck it into the throne room!" was all I heard as I narrowed my eyes and leaped into action.

Killing one with my landing as I smashed his head open before I charged the closest one and cut off his head. "kill him!" ponies charged me as I charged them.

It was a massacre... my own anger fueling my actions as some of them got a few lucky hits in on my armor but thankfully none of my blood was spilled as the final pony fell onto his back out of fear... I was covered in evaporating blood as I slowly walked towards the final pony.

"tell me how to stop all of this and I might let you live..." I said in a monotone voice.

"y-you need magic!"

"magic?" I asked. "I heard magic would kill everyone if it was used." I stabbed my katana in to his right leg.

"that's what was told to grunts! Only the higher-ups know why magic cant be used! It only couldn't be used within the first hour of it being released as the chemicals would ignite and explode!" I twisted my katana as he screamed out in pain. "but the magic has to be potent enough or else the chemicals wouldn't break apart and disperse into the air!"

"how do I know you are telling the truth?" I then asked him.

"because I don't want to die too damn it!" he yelled as I pulled my katana out and turned around.

"I thank you for your information..." he gave a sigh of relief... until my blade entered the middle of his gas mask and straight between his eyes as it went through his head. "but I can't have you alive can I?" I ripped my blade out as the blood evaporated off of my blade.

I only had his word about the chemicals... so I just had to hope and pray as I lifted my arm... and ignited my magic...