I smiled as I watched the air around my arm seem to vibrate until the color started to become lighter... before it became darker as the rest of the chemicals in the room swarmed in as they also became lighter. I was glad to have found out how to eliminate the chemicals. I started to walk until I walked outside of the castle and found a few guards wearing gas masks who approached me. "magic... got the information from one of the ponies that magic can be used on the chemicals 1 hour after its released." the two guards looked at one another as I coughed.
"are you certain?" I nodded. "locate all our unicorns and get them to surround the castle!" the second guard moved out.
"the magic has to be potent to be able to get rid of the chemicals... I forced the unicorn to show me before I killed him..." the guard nodded again as I stood up on sorta weak knees before I walked back into the castle. " I will alert the princesses!"
after about 20 minutes of walking, I soon reached the large door. "Princess Twilight! Princess Celestia! Princess Luna!"
"Hanzo?! Is everything alright?!" princess Twilight yelled.
"yes! We are currently killing the chemicals in the air! The answer was potent magic after 1 hour of its release!" I yelled out. "the guards are in the process of purging it but it might take a while!"
"excellent work Hanzo! Who was the one who found this out?" princess Celestia yelled until a voice sounded beside me.
"it was I! Captain Sun Ray!" I simply stared at him impassively as he gave me a smug grin. I didn't care about who had found out. "I as well as a few guards took down the leader of the ones who started the attack! They were lost in the battle!" another lie that I didn't care about. I was going to say it was a team effort but if he wanted all the credit I didn't care. It happened often in my homeland.
"I thank you for your valiant effort Captain! How long until the chemicals are gone?"
"at the speed, we are going... I believe at least 3 hours princess!" he yelled.
"very well! How many ponies have been lost to this attack?" she then asked.
"approximately 58 of the royal guard... and 10 civilians who were in the castle as acting castle staff..."
"that is... unfortunate... is Hanzo still there?"
"yes princess!" I yelled out.
"Twilight is worried about her friends and asks you to check up on them."
"they are alright princess." captain Sun Ray stated in a smug tone. "my guards are watching over them."
"she insists that Hanzo checks on them captain." he gained a scowl.
"they are just outside the castle walls..." I gave him a nod as I began to walk through the halls once more. I could now see why the rebels came to be... power hungry ponies who just want to increase their standing by taking credit that isn't there's... he most likely knew that since was the captain of the royal guard and I was just a body guard princess Celestia would most definitely believe him over me. He was right. She would believe him over me since he's been here longer than me most likely.
Soon I was outside the castle walls as I looked around until I spotted princess Twilight's friends. " I am glad to see you 5 are alright." I said approaching the 5.
"oh, Hanzo darling! Its good to see you are also alright! We barely got out in time!" Lady Rarity spoke up.
"Rainbow Dash almost charged back in to fight... until we saw what it did to the ponies caught in it..." Applejack said with tears in her eyes. "they didn't deserve to die like that..."
"they have been avenged Lady Applejack while at the same time revealing a group who wish to dethrone the princesses..." I stated as a guard heard me and walked over.
"dethrone the princesses?" I nodded.
"I had interrogated a Pegasus I came across and found they were disgusted with the way things were. Calling the very guards and the princesses themselves corrupt." I told him.
"Have you notified the princesses of this."
"I plan to once the castle is clear of the chemicals." he nodded.
"then please do so." he walked off as I turned back to the 5.
"I must report back and let princess Twilight know that you 5 are alright. Hope you have a good rest of the day," they said their goodbyes as I walked back into the cloud of chemicals soon reaching the door and not noticing that Captain Sun Ray was no longer there.
"Princess Twilight!" I yelled at the door.
"Hanzo! Are they alright?"
"they are alright! Lady Rainbow Dash had a close one but Lady Applejack pulled her back before it was too late." I stated.
"thanks, Celestia... anything come up?" I then heard her ask.
"not that I know of at the moment... is everything alright princess?"
"yes, Hanzo... do you mind waiting for when the chemicals are all gone?" I gave a small smile.
"as you command Princess." and there I waited for several hours. Soon the chemicals in the hall were all clear as I still saw no one around. Taking off my face mask I took in a deep breath as a just in case before I knocked on the door. "the chemicals have been purged princess!" the door was soon opened as ponies inside walked out. I swiftly replaced my face mask as the princesses walked over. " I am very glad to see you, three alright princesses."
"we thank you for your hard work Hanzo." I gave a bow to recognize their gratitude. "now then... I believe Twilight has a few things to talk to you about." I simply nodded. "you may converse in the throne room. We must ensure that no more of our subjects have been harmed." they followed after the group of ponies as I walked into the throne room with Princess Twilight.
"Hanzo can you please be truthful with me?" she asked as she closed the doors with her magic.
"certainly princess," I stated. "I am required to answer all of your questions truthfully."
"do you have anything to do with any of this?" she then asked.
"no princess... I woke up coughing in the room you took me to as a small amount of the chemicals had gotten into the room. I was able to get my armor and face mask on before it took a full effect on me." I said as she hesitated for a moment. "is something, wrong princess?"
"Princess Celestia is beginning to think you have something to do with whats happening..."
"Pardon?" I asked surprised.
"you show up on a day which has an event which hasn't occurred in thousands of years... then this happens... princess Celestia really does think you have something to do with this..."
"I have not done anything princess unless I was tasked with doing it by you, Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna." I assured her. "it is merely coincidence that all of this has occurred." I then added.
"I trust you Hanzo... but Princess Celestia thinks you are up to something."
"I have almost always been at your side princess. The only time I am not is when you were asleep." she nodded with a smile.
"shall we go and see how the others are doing?" I nodded as I followed her out of the room.