What Lies Beneath
The lights luminates their path as they climb down the stairs to the tunnel.
"This tunnel leads to one of the underground den built by the legendary assassin Altair Ibn La-Ahad. Do you know him?" said Luna.
"Yes. He perfected the assassins brotherhood during his time as a mentor. But, I did not know he built underground dens in Canterlot" said Kai.
"Not many assassins know about this underground dens. It was forgotten for many years and only the rest of us knows." said Luna. "Years ago, many of our brothers and sisters have moved to different guilds around the world, leaving only me and my sister here. The other dens were forgotten and only this den remains open."
They reached a door with the assassin's insignia and Kai was more delighted to finally see it. Luna opens the door to a chamber completely furnished.
"This is will be your home from now on. We have a training room where you can hone your skills." said Luna as she showed Kai around the chamber.
"Where are the others?" said Kai as he looks around.
"They will be here when I call them, but right now they have their own business to attend. In the mean time, make yourself at home or take a tour around the town. It's best that you get yourself familiar with Canterlot." said Luna.
"I will then. Thank you."
"You're welcome. But don't get lost now."
Kai left the chamber and heads back to the surface.
Courtyard
Leaving the main lobby, Kai saw a light pinked haired girl standing near a statue of a horse, trying to hand over flyers to passer bys that were ignoring her. Kai only watched the girl from afar until the girl's disappointed and starts packing up the remaining flyers. Being the only person that noticed, Kai walks toward the girl to help her.
"Do you need any he-" startled, the girl jumped and accidently dropped her flyers to the ground. The girl quickly picks up the flyers and Kai helps her as well. "I'm sorry for surprising you. Are you alright?"
"Y-yes..." is the only word the girl can say while picking up the last flyers. Kai gives the girl the flyers he picked up before he catched a glance of the girl's face, stunts him with her beauty.
"You're... Running an animal shelter?" said Kai, which the girl replied with a nod. "But was there something wrong?"
"W-well... I was trying to get some volunteers for today but... Doesn't seem like anybody is interested... And my friends are busy today so... Guess it's only me now." said the girl.
"I'll help." said Kai without a second though.
Without a second though, Kai decide to help the girl, "I will help you volunteer to lighten your burden."
"You will?"
"Of couse. Anything for a troubled lady."
"T-thank you... You can follow me to the animal shelter if you want to start now."
"My pleasure."
The Animal Shelter
The girl turned on the light to the lobby.
Kai looks around the room, looking at the animals that are under the girl's care. "Did you run this animal shelter yourself?"
"Well, not entirely." the the girl as she pets one of the puppy. "My parents started this shelter when I was little. But now they're away for a month, I'm in charge of this place now. That's why I need volunteers to help me out... If there is one, of couse."
"I see."
"I don't think I saw you before. Were you just transferred to Canterlot High?"
"You can say that. Now, what should we do first?"
"W-what?... Oh, yes. We can start by feeding the the animals. They must be so hungry waiting for us."
So Kai helped the girl tending the animals...
Later that afternoon...
"Thank you for the help back there. Hope you're not too tired." said the girl.
"I'm not that tired, don't worry. If I have freetime I will return to help again." said Kai.
"T-thank you..." said the girl, blushing.
"Sorry, but I didn't get your name. What is your name?"
"I'm.. I'm Fl-" she was interrupted by a young man.
"Finally, you're done with your animal shelter thing. How about I take you somewhere, uh? How's that sounds?" said the young man.
"Flash.. Please, not now..." said the girl as the young man wrap his arm around her.
"Excuse me, but you're interrupting." said Kai, trying to defend the girl.
"And who's this?" the young man gives a teasing look at Kai, "Oh, I've seen this before. She's mine, pal. Go find someone else."
"I was just helping her with her animal shelter." said Kai, already annoyed.
"They all said that, didn't they?" the young man turned his back with the girl still in his arm, "Don't let me catch you here again." He then walks away with the girl after mocking Kai.
Out of nowhere, Kai heard a familiar voice from behind. "Ouch. That's not good for your first day here." Sunset Shimmer appears out from the shadows.
"What are doing here? How did you found me?" said Kai.
"Luna wants me to follow you just incase you get lost, but all I'm seeing here is some drama. But you were a charmer back there."
"It does not concern you!" Kai looked at the direction where the girl went. "I didn't even get her name."
"Save the romance, Duccio. Flash Sentry was the reason why nobody at school even dare going near this spot."
"And instead, I got the bastard's name."
"And a templar agent's not important now?"
"Templar agent? Are they here?"
"One of their agents, atleast. Oh, and you'll need this" she toss a dagger to Kai, "Come on, no time to waste."
Kai follows Sunset Shimmer through the street to get to the templar agent, their first target.
The two assassins reached to where their target are, in a center of the town with a fountain. Sunset Shimmer tried to look for the target amongs the crowd but can't find the agent. "I can't tell which is which. If only they told me who!".
"Leave that to me" Kai focus his mind and his vision towards the crowd and, through his eyes, everything turned blue, except for the agent who is shown in gold. "There. He's the templar," Kai points at a man who's wearing a business suit.
"How do you do-"
"They call it the Eagle Vision. Sixth Sense. Now, we need to find a way to get him. We can't do it with these crowd."
"Leave that to me.." Sunset Shimmer runs toward the templar.
"Please, sir! You have to help! I'm in so much trouble!" Sunset Shimmer, putting on a crocodile's tear, begs the agent for help. "Please, you're the only one who can help me!"
"O-okay. Just calm down." said the agent trying to reassure her.
"Follow me! It's right here!" Sunset Shimmer than guides the agent to a dark alley while Kai watched from afar.
"Impressive." He then followed the two to the alley.
Sunset Shimmer brought the agent to a dead end, "W-where's the trouble?" said the confuse templar agent.
Upon seeing Kai behind the templar, Sunset Shimmer shows a smug face "Right behind you."
Kai stabs the agent on the abdomen before lying him on the ground bleeding.
"Do not die just yet. I know you are a templar. What is your plan here?" Kai interrogates the agent while he rest on Kai's arms.
"I... I shouldn't have help.. Guess they weren't kidding about trusting no one but them..." said the dying agent.
"Who are they?"
"My masters... I'm only a messenger..." the agent died on Kai's arms.
"May you found peace in the afterlife. Rest now." Kai laid the lifeless body before he retrieves a cell phone in the man's pocket.
"If he's a messenger, then he might have contacts of his master." Kai showed the cell phone to Sunset Shimmer.
"Yeah... We should get outta here before someone found the body."
The two assassins left the dead body behind and disappears in the alley.
Assassin's Den
"It is true. The Templars are operating here now." Kai pulled out the cell phone earlier and handed over to Crane, "This cell phone might contain contact information about the templars masterminds."
"I'll get to it right away, but it's gonna take awhile to ID any of his contacts." said Crane.
"Do what you have to do, just take your time."
"Once we get the contact's names, we can start gaining information about why they are here," Luna crosses her amrs, worried, "By the looks of it, they might be planning something big."
"Whatever they are planning, we must put a stop to it!" said Kai with his confidence.
"Yes, but for now we must rest. We'll start tomorrow."
"Alrighty then," Sunset Shimmer walks to the entrance of the den, "I should be heading back home. See you guys." she left without turning back, with Applejack followed her along.
"Bye, Sunset... Guess someone is in a hurry," Crane then resumes his work hacking the chell phone.
"Kai. While you were out, they sent you this," Luna gave Kai his hidden blade, "I guess they're kind enough to have this back, even without your master rank."
"Thank you, mentor. And I was about to miss this." said Kai, inspecting his weapon.
"By tomorrow, we'll start our operation. Get some sleep." Luna left the two alone in the den.
"Are you going to work all night?" said Kai to Crane.
"Um, yeah. Yeah, I'm gonna not sleep tonight," Crane keeps typing on his computer not making eye contact with Kai, "This take alot of time and we need it by tomorrow. So, it's no sleep for me. It's not like I'm even working on the field like you guys. Did Luna told you to go to bed?"
"I will. Just.. Once you're done, you too should go to bed." Kai left Crane with his work and he heads to his room.
He opens the door to see a room just as big as his old room but with only a bed and a waldrobe. He takes off his cloths and put it along with his hidden blade to the waldrobe. He lays on his bed resting before he closes his eyes to sleep. Through his mind, he imagines the girl.
" Now I cannot stop imagining her beauty. Tomorrow... I will ask for her name."