Assassin Amongs The Crowd
"From now on you are the member of the Canterlot Assassins. You will hone your skills while you earn back your rank as the master assassin and restored your honor. I wish you luck, son."
Kai arrived at a front courtyard of a building, surrounded by silence. He entered the building through the main door only to see an empty lobby. "Where are the other assassins? Hello?". He looked around and notice there's no assassin insignia but instead an insignia of a horse. "Is this an assassin's den?"
Then all of the sudden, large crowd of hihghschool students appear out of their classes. Soon the lobby is crowded and they all gave Kai a weird look as they pass him by. He approaches a group of students, "Excuse me, but is this the assassin's den?"
They're all confuse by his question, "The what?" said one of the student.
"This is an assassin's den, correct?" his question was ignored and the students walks away from him. He looks around him, confused with this new environment. "What is this place?"
He continued walking through the hallway searching until a girl greets him. "You're here! Come on! I already got it ready for you!". The purpled haired girl grabs his arm and drags him to a class room filled with fabrics and sewing equipments. "You wait here, I'll get your welcoming gift." the girl walks into a closet looking for the gift. Kai sits on a chair, looking around the class. Seconds later, the girl gives Kai a set of pouches. "I have it ready before youarrived. Try it on." said the girl gleefully. Kai puts the pouches around his belt, securing each pouch. "Like it? said the girl.
"I do. This could be useful. They must have told you that I would come here." said Kai.
"Who? Oh, you mean your cousin, Sunset Shimmer. Didn't know she has a cousin."
Kai is getting more confuse, "Sunset Shimmer?"
"She told me that you will be staying here in Canterlot, so she ask me to make you those lovely pouches as a welcoming gift. She also told me that you have a thing for pouches." the girl smiles at Kai, who is still confused.
Then, a girl with fiery hair texture enters the class room, "Cousin Kai! It's so good to see you made it! Thanks, Rarity. For giving him some hospitaliy."
"It's the least I can do. By the way..." Rarity moves closer to Sunset Shimmer ".. When I saw him at the hallway. he seems a little bit confused. It's like he never been to a highschool before."
"Don't worry. I'll show him around to get him familiar with everything." Sunset Shimmer looks at Kai "Come one, Kai. Time for a little tour."
"I-I don't understand." said Kai.
"You must be really tired from travelling. We'll get some snacks while on the way out." Kai has no choice but to follow her. After they got out, "We need to get somewhere more quiet. Follow me."
Kai followed Sunset Shimmer till they reached a dark hall that leads to a dead end. "Looks like you got here a little too early."
"What was that about? The girl back there? Who is she? And who are you?" said Kai.
"My name is Sunset Shimmer," she intoduce herself, "The girl back there. her name is Rarity."
"Is she an assassin?"
"No, but Iam. Welcome to Canterlot."
"My pleasure."
"Now then, you need to see principal Celestia. She can help get started."
"Is she a mentor?"
"No, but you'll find out who's the mentor here. But enough chit chat. You should go now." Sunset Shimmer left Kai behind but Kai called her.
"Wait, what's this about us being cousins? We are not related."
"But if you want this to be secretive, keep it that way. We don't want anyone to know that you're here for a different reason. And by the way, if someone recognize you as my cousin, those are my friends but not an assassin. If someone someone recognize you by your name, that;s an assassin. Good luck, freshmen." Sunset Shimmer wished him luck then left.
After she left, Kai move on to look for principal Celestia. Kai continues walking through the hallway passing by students until he saw a crowd ahead of him. He gently pushes the students the make his way to see five guys picking on a whimpy looking guy. He moves closer to the bullies to attract their attention.
"Well, look what we have here? A freshmen? Guess it's double the fun today, boys," said the guy Kai assumed it's their leader.
"Why are you hurting him? What did he do?" Kai asked.
"The trouble is that he didn't brought his lunch money. That is why we are huting him."
"You prey on the weak for your own gains? A dishonorble actions. Stop now!" Kai was sicken by their doings.
Challenged by Kai, the leader clenches his fists together in an attempt to intimidate Kai. "Listen here. We can do whatever we want here. So why don't you make like a tree and get out of here."
"Then you leave me no choice," Kai strikes a punch on the guy's abdomen before Kai grabs his head and knocks him out with a knee to the face. The other four was shocked to see Kai single handledly knocked him out. "The four of you! Leave here, or fall like your leader!"
The four didn't think twice and attacks Kai at once. Kai grabs the first guy's arms then blocks the second guy's punch with the arm before kicking him away. He bents the firstguy's arm and hits his face with his own fist then threw him to a locker, knocking him out. The third guy attacks Kai with a lefthook but Kai dodges the punch and smash both his hands on the third guy's head to stun him and Kai knockeds him out with a powerful headbutt. The fourth guy charge towards Kai but Kai quickly punches the guy's throat. The blow cause the guy to bent over and Kai rolls ontop of his back then he grabs the fourth guy on his back and threw him on the second guy who was about to get up.
Kai looks around at his fallen opponents knocked out. He approaches the whimpy guy to make sure he's okay, "Are you alright?".
"I'm okay. Thank- Behind you!"
The leader was about to strike Kai but a powerful blow strikes him on the back of his neck. The large brute fell down to the floor and a girl, sporting a cowboy hat, has just took out the last guy.
"Applejack! Oh, am I glad to see you!" said the whimpy guy.
"They didn't hurt you, didn't they?" said Applejack.
"They were until Kai here saved me."
Kai was glad to see another assassin, "I'm assume you two are assassins."
"Well, I'm not entirely an assassin. I just help them, you know. My name his Crane, by the way." Crane shakes his hands with Kai.
"Howdy. My name's Applejack. Good to see you." Applejack also shakes her hands with Kai.
"Like wise. Now I need to get to principal Celestia. Do you know where it is?" said Kai.
"Third door on your left." Applejack points to the direction.
"Thank you. I'll see around once I'm done." Kai heads his way to the office. Kai entered the office and saw two women, one with bright blue hair and one with darker blue hair, both are expecting him.
"Kai. The child born in the Order. Welcome to Canterlot." said Celestia.
"I was told that you can help me retain my honor." said Kai.
'"I only help the assassin's guild. My sister here can help you. She's the mentor of of our guild." Celestia introduce Kai to Luna, the mentor.
"Come, Kai. I'll show you to our den." Luna escorted Kai outside.
"May I ask?" said Kai.
"Yes, you may." said Luna.
"When I first came here, I was confused. What is this place?"
"This is a highschool, Kai. This is where youngster like them came to gain knowledge. Haven't you been to a school?"
"Our mentor taught me everything. From the knowledge of this world and history, to our war againts the templars, and the assassin's creed and our maxim... Which I have broken and was punish for my actions."
"I knew of your actions three years ago. Have you regretted it?"
"I did, and I wish I can revert thing. But instead, he gave me a second chance."
"And now you are here. I will not teach you the skills you already have, but we are in need of a skilled assassin."
"Why?"
"Canterlot was never touched by the templars until yesterday, Crane discovered several templar agents operating here."
"What are they're plans?"
"We don't know. But what we do know that our guild are not strong enough."
"I promise I will do the best I can."
After they arrived at Luna's office, she entered the office with Kai. Luna presses a button which opens a passage to a tunnel underneath her desk. "This tunnel will lead us to the old assassin's den underground. Come now. They are waiting for us."