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Chapter 2 Pretend
Larthee and prince Bianfu travel for quite a distance already. The first town they come across upon their journey is quite peaceful. It is a new town made by a union of a three tribe. Unicorn, Pegasus and Earth pony
Larthee wearing his cloak to hide his wings because it would be very strange for a citizen of this town to see someone with both wings and horn
Bianfu wearing his hood to hide his face from anyone who might remember the face of the youngest prince of Bat pony
"Be careful Larthee. Even though this town welcome a Bat pony kindly. I think it will be difference story for you" Bianfu warn Larthee
"So…some of us live here?" Larthee ask
"Well…not actually…well but we do have a business with all 3 tribe here" Bianfu answer
"4 tribe" Larthee interrupt
"Pardon?" Bianfu ask
"Please go on" Larthee reply
"Umm…So like I said we do have business here. We Bat pony have a responsibility as a night guard for…entire Equestria apparently." Bianfu said
"Why ours tribe have that duty…couldn't any other tribe just look out for themselves?" Larthee ask
"Well. Apparently we are the only tribe that awake at night…general speaking….so…yeah…" Bianfu answer
"Huh!...I wouldn't want to be the guy who in charge of making a night" Larthee said
"Actually it is one of the princess of Equestria you talking about not a guy….but anyway. Why would you said that?" Bianfu ask
"Think about that. How would you feel if no one give a darn single attention to your work…didn't count us though." Larthee said
"Hmm…I see…that was a new perception for me…and we don't actually come close to that princess…so ours existence didn't very be helpful for her" Bianfu reply
"Why won't we?" Larthee ask
"Politic reason" Bianfu answer
"Huh!...I didn't have a word for that" Larthee reply
"Neither do I" Bianfu agree
Larthee about to said something but he stop his mouth when someone call his attention as he see a mare with a white coat, Dark cerulean mane and tail with a pair of moderate harlequin eyes
"Hey Bianfu. Look at that" Larthee said to Bianfu and point at that mare he saw
"Hmm…okay I see a mare. What about her?" Bianfu ask
"Just follow me" Larthee said and walk in the direction where that mare is
"Larthee. I know she cute and all but we don't have time for flirt with mare" Bianfu stop Larthee before he go out of their path
"Just wait and watch" Larthee reply while looking back at that mare but he couldn't find her
"Hey!...Where dose she go?" Larthee ask
"Let just go. We don't have time for her" Bianfu said
"You don't understand…come on this won't be waste" Larthee said and fly up to the roof of the house nearby
Bianfu quickly follow his friend up on the roof
"What are you doing? Do you want to expose yourself or something?" he ask Larthee
"See? Now I lost her" Larthee said
Bianfu glance over the floor below
"Relax. She not far from here…just…follow me" Bianfu said and hop to the other roof nearby followed by Larthee
About three house later Bianfu finally stop
"There she is" Bianfu said and point at the mare they try to find
"Thank. How could you do that?" Larthee ask
"I got skill" Bianfu answer
"Well that quite useful" Larthee said before jump down from the roof followed by Bianfu
The beautiful mare live her day normally. She seem to be loved by those who know her. She minding her own bussiness before two stallions approach her
"Hello belle" Larthee greet the mare
The mare look at him and smile as a reply
"Hello visitor. How can I help you?" The mare said to Larthee with friendly smile
"Well!...Just here for a talking. The name is Larthee" Larthee introduce himself
"Ropalo" Bianfu introduce a fake name to the mare
"Larthee. Ropalo. I like those name. Nice to know you" The mare said with smile
"My name is Sanagi" The mare introduce herself
"Nice to know you" Bianfu reply
"Sanagi hmm?...Well that is a very great name to come up with don't you think so?" Larthee mumbling like he talking with someone else
"Pardon?" Sanagi ask
"Huh?...Oh! Sorry. Don't mind me" Larthee reply
"Anyway…umm…" Bianfu said
"Hey! What are we doing again?" Bianfu whisper to Larthee
"Eh…I didn't really have any plan actually" Larthee whisper back
"Umm…Dose everything okay?" Sanagi ask
"Umm…sure!...aren't it?" Bianfu reply but then ask Larthee
"Yep totally" Larthee answer
"Anyway…Do you have some spare time? Could you help us with something?" Larthee ask the mare
"Oh! Well…I do. What is that you need help with?" Sanagi ask back
"Well! Let have some walk first. We will talk on the way" Larthee answer
Bianfu just wait to see how everything play out and said not thing
For Sanagi. She stare at the stallion in front of her and wonder just how much he know
Everyone smiling but the tension is fill the air as everyone seem to hiding their secret
"Well! I would be glad to show a way around here" Sanagi answer with smile
"You are too kind" Larthee reply with smile too
"Well then…Shall we?"Bianfu ask very polite
"Follow me" Sanagi reply and start to walking followed by two stallion
The three not really friend travel through the town, the market place, the school and all nice place
They seem to have fun on the way. They look like a longtime friend that just met after a long time more than a stranger
They stop at a square in a middle of town to rest their hoof just a little bit
"So…That was about it for this town" Sanagi said
"Well it very nice" Bianfu reply
"Yep. Pretty much" Larthee said
"So…who exactly are your guys anyway?" Sanagi ask the two stallions
"Wha...Pardon?" Bianfu ask back
"It not every day I could see a duo of an Unicorn and a Bat pony together" Sanagi said
"Hmm…well if it will make you feel better you could just forgot about that…Unicorn part" Larthee said which only Bianfu know what he mean by that
"Why that? If you are exiled or something?" Sanagi ask Larthee
"Nah!…maybe…well…I might be if we get caught now" Larthee answer
"Get caught? By who?" Sanagi ask again
"By his probably angry family" Larthee answer and point at Bianfu
"Actually I think my father still don't even know that I'am missing yet….who I really worry about is my big brother" Bianfu said
"You brother eh?...I heard he is a real deal…And what is his tittle again" Larthee reply
"Holy blade" Bianfu reply back
"Yeah! That is" Larthee reply
"So…you run away from home and your family?" Sanagi ask
"He did" Larthee answer while point at Bianfu
"How about you?" Sanagi ask
"Well I never have any of those" Larthee simply answer which make Bianfu and Sanagi show a sight of sorry for Larthee
"Well…when you bring that up…you never introduce me to anyone" Bianfu said
"I…I sorry to hear that" Sanagi sincerely said
"Eh….It far too late for that now. I move on and waiting for my day now" Larthee simply reply without any sadness at all
"Anyway that pretty much tell about us more or less. How about we learn about you" Larthee said to Sanagi
"Me?" Sanagi ask
"You" Larthee reply
"Well…I'am just a pony. Nothing much" Sanagi answer pretty short. It seem like her want to avoiding telling about herself
"Well we all a pony…mostly" Larthee said in a very suspicious fashion
"Hmm?" Sanagi reply while stare at Larthee as she know that he know something
Larthee don't even look back at her. It almost like he mocking her by smirking a little bit while look up into the sky
"Anyway. Do any of you feel thirsty?" Bianfu ask
"Nah…I'am good" Larthee answer
Sanagi smile at Bianfu as a reply
"I do know where we could get some drink" Sanagi answer then turn to Larthee and smile at him
"Could you have a little walk with me" She ask Larthee
"Hmm? How about me?" Bianfu wonder why he is left out
"You heard the mare" Larthee interrupt Bianfu's sentence then walk close up to Sanagi
"Shall we?" He ask which the mare reply by smiling
"Follow me" Sanagi said and start walking
"Give me 5 minute before try looking for me" Larthee whisper to Bianfu
Bianfu nod his head as a reply
Larthee leave Bianfu and follow Sanagi through a town. Until they get to a bar nearby Sanagi lead the way first into that bar and without fear Larthee follow her. Having some ideal what will happen in his mind
The bar fill with ponies and a song which echo throughout the air
"Hmm…The sound are…too much already" Larthee mumbling as if he speaking with someone. But he not. There no one talking with him
Sanagi and Larthee walk toward a counter where bartender stand on the other side of it
"Oh! Hello Sanagi" the bartender greet Sanagi and look at Larthee
"And who is he?...your new friend?" The bartender ask
"Of course" Sanagi reply
"So…What will you have today?" The bartender ask
"Well…this stallion here could have some…Dreammaker" Sanagi said
"Got it" The bartender nod his head and start to mixing some liquid to make a drink
After a while the bartender serve three cup of beverage
"Hmm…This look…quite good" Larthee
"Want to talk a sip?" Sanagi ask
Larthee pick up one of the cup and look at it
"Nah…I do like this day enough to awake through it" Larthee said as he drop his smile and pour that beverage to the floor
The bartender grab the chair nearby and smash it toward him where Larthee was stand before he dodging
"Heh hee hee. Well that is not a very friendly way to treat your customer" Larthee laugh and said
One of the pony behind Larthee swing a bottle toward Larthee's head but the indigo stallion dodging the strike without even looking at it
"But seriously. Could we just talk first" He said
Larthee swiftly slid backward as his horn engulfed in a purple haze and his eyes turn green with a purple mist flowing from them. he shoot a dark magic beam at that pony that just try to hit him in the head a moment ago
That pony fly across the room upon the impact but then strange thing happen. As he hit a ground he transform from a normally earth pony into a creature that have a black carapace-like coat, webbed mane and tail, blue reflection-less eyes, fangs, bent horn, jagged ear, insect-like wings, and holes in his legs
Larthee smirk as he finally see who he actually fighting in this moment but his smile doesn't last long as a green beam of powerful magic have been shooting at him
Larthee quickly shoot his dark magic to parry that magic. a two beam of powerful energy clash into each other and end up negate one another
Larthee look at the one who shoot that magic at him. It was Sanagi who is not a pony anymore. she appear in a form of an insect-like pony with a very dark grey coat. She have a teal mane and tail, a dark green eyes with elongated oval pupils. she have a very sharp pair of fangs and holes in her legs also a chitinous plating over her midsection
Larthee give an insect-like mare a wide devilish smile
"That remind me. You never give me your real name" Larthee said with a powerful voice
The mare that introduce herself as Sanagi stare at Larthee the fearless stallion
"It Chrysalis" she mumbling but Larthee still hear that anyway
TO BE CONTINUE
Well this is definitely a long chapter. And hey! Chrysalis is here.
Also I may or may not use a word devilish for a little bit too much but it totally intended
Anyway thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy