Chapter four
fitting in
Author notes: hey heys, I'm here with the new chapter so I hope all of you are enjoying it and also I would like to give everypony who let me use their oc for this story and if you gave me permission to use them for "the cave" a big old thank you and may Luna bless you.
"I'm going to ask again, what you are doing here." The royal guard said walking closer to Wind's team.
Streak and Scripture slowly and quietly pulled their knives out and prepared themselves to jump the guard.
"You three are supposed to be switching out with the night guards. So why are you standing her in a group? You!" The guard pointed at Wind," Get your ass back in the tower and you three get to the barracks!" the guard ordered.
Streak and Scripture slid their knives back into the sheaths and smiled," Yes sir, sorry sir." they said and walked off to a staircase leading off the wall. Blaze quietly nodded and followed his team members leaving Silent Wind standing there.
"Well soldier, get back to your position!"
Wind glared slightly at the guard and quickly looked around seeing that several guards had their attention to him and the guard," Yes sir."
He then took off into the night sky and landed in the tower where he had killed his guard, there was some blood splattered floor and Wind quickly rubbed his hoof on it making it disappear.
"Had to pick a damn night guard..." Wind muttered and then looked out of the tower watching the inside of the courtyard seeing that only night guards had wings like him and the day guards were all normal Pegasi or other species," Guess I picked the right one though."
Wind leaned against wall of the watch tower and looked out at the horizon watching the night stars shimmer brightly in the sky. For some reason it felt as if Wind had been born to exist in the night even though he forced his body. To get use to the day.
"This night is going to be a bitch." Wind muttered.
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"They call these things barracks?" Vintage Scripture whispered to Kill Streak as they entered one of the many soldier barracks. The inside of the barracks was nothing but steel walls with a few coat hangers and some steel bunk beds with mattresses that smelled like shit.
"Just be glad that we weren't caught." Streak whispered back and set his helmet on the ground against the wall and then took the rest of his body armor off, placing in a neat order next to his helmet. Scripture followed suit and so did Moon Blaze. As Blaze took his chest plate off his 500 magnum gold plating shimmered in the barracks dim light.
"You brought that thing along?" Streak asked.
"Of course, I would never be able to leave it behind." Blaze said and unstrapped the holster from his chest and carefully placed it under his helmet. He then proceeded to climb onto the top bunk but was pushed off from a rough looking stallion.
"Get your damn hooves off my bunk." the stallion said and climbed on top.
Blaze sighed and got up and laid down on the bottom bunk," I already hate this place." He said as Streak and Scripture took the bunk next to him. Blaze then took a book out from the neatly stacked body armor, the guard he had killed had been reading this when the cold steel met his skull.
"History of Equestria" He read the title out loud to himself and then shrugged opening the book.
"Lights out ladies!" a royal guard Captain yelled from the entrance of the barracks and flipped the light switch terminating any light in the barracks.
Blaze threw the book against the wall and slammed his head against the almost rotting pillow," I hate this fucking place."
" Shut up." the stallion above Blaze said roughly.
'Fuck you' Blaze thought.
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" Night shift is over!" A voice said loudly over dozens of speakers placed around Canterlot.
"Hm?" Wind said looking up his eyes almost bloodshot and he had bags under his eyes," finally."
He looked up and squinted seeing the sun peek over the hills giving the sky a golden glow. Wind spread his aching wings and flew out of the tower and landed on the ground looking around seeing all of the other night guards heading for a steel building. Wind walked away from the other night guards and walked around the courtyard which was filled with flowers and was busy with the day guards taking the positions of the night guards. Wind spotted Blaze flying up to a watch tower. As Wind watched Blaze he bumped into a pony who was looking up at the sky, they both stumbled backwards.
Wind looked at the pony and gathered his senses," Terribly sorry." He said.
"It's fine, it's partially my fault." The pony said in a mare's voice.
Wind looked closer at the pony and saw that the mare was an alicorn and she had a black coat with a blue starry mane and tail, she wore an obsidian tiara and breast plate. To Silent Wind she captured his eyes and held them with a tight grip.
"You! Night guard! Leave Princess Luna to her personal deeds and get to your barracks!" The same guard who had yelled at him last night yelled at him this time.
"Its fine." Luna spoke up and then spoke to Wind," Would you mind taking a walk with me?"
Wind quickly stopped staring at Luna and fixed his helmet which had become crooked when he had stumbled into Luna," um...sure."
" Then follow me." Luna said with a smile and turned around and walked toward the huge castle that overlooked the entire city.
Wind quickly followed Luna his FAD clumsily flaying around on his side. He trotted up to Luna's side and stared ahead silently.
"So how long have you been in the royal guards?" Luna asked.
"Ten years." Wind lied trying to keep his cover.
"What's your name?"
"Silent Wind."
" Silent wind, please don't lie to me." Luna said as she stopped walking and looked at Wind.
"Excuse me?" Wind asked cocking his head to the side.
"The bags under your eyes tell me that last night was maybe the first night that you had been on guard duty and the small drop of dried blood on your cheek tells me that you recently killed somepony. So the only questions I have are who are you and why are you here."
" I don't know what you're talking about princess." Wind said trying to recover from his mistakes and his own lies. That statement granted Silent Wind a glare from Luna.
Wind sighed and smiled at Luna," You're good Princess, so I'll let you in on my secret since you know I'm not part of the royal guard. I am Captain Silent Wind of the Legion army sent here to recover our three captured spies and to keep an eye on your sister." Wind said tensing his muscles as he prepared to reach for his FAD in case the princess tries to escape with his information.
"Hm, well maybe you be more careful with your appearance next time." Luna said and resumed her walking.
"You don't care?" Wind asked slowly relaxing.
"Aside from a murder, you and I aren't at war. So I don't see a reason why I should care."
Wind started his walking too and looked at Luna," Then may I ask what are your thoughts on your sister's mental state?"
" I fear just like your leaders do, that she is tipping over to the deep end, so to speak."
" My leaders? How did yo-"
" what? You really think you're the only one with spies?" Luna said and looked at Wind examining him," tell you what, I'll help you get your spies back but I won't have anything to do with taking my sister off of the throne."
" I'm suppose to watch her and until I see that she is indeed 'gone' then I'll take her out. Until then your sister will remain in control."
Luna sighed at the mention of Wind killing her sister but she knew that if it came to that then it may be the best option. Nopony would be able to keep Celestia locked away and with her mind gone she would be a power crazed killer.
" If you want to find your spies then you have to stay with me."
" Why?" Wind asked.
" With you roaming around dumping the day and trying to keep the disguise of a night guard it will most definitely bring up suspicions but if you were with me as a, oh I don't know a personal body guard , then you would blend in better."
" I've read about you being the princess of the night, why would you be active during the day?"
" I'm pretty sure you heard about the nightmare moon incident, am I right?"
" Yes, your sister persuaded Legion to stay out of it."
" Well that was me and now that I've come back I need to learn how to adapt to the modern day 'ways'. I even had to modernize my talking, plus it seems that ponies prefer to see me when they aren't tired and ready to go to bed." she said with a smile.
" That's all fine and dandy but how can I know you're talking the truth?"
" I don't know. You just have to trust me." Luna said as they walked up to the castle doors and she pushed the doors open as her horn glowed blue.
Wind watched her walk inside and sighed thinking to himself that this was a good deal but it could backfire in so many ways. Doesn't matter he could take care of himself and if anything did happen then his team haven't been found out yet so they could continue on without him.
"Fine, I'll be your little body guard. Just don't expect me to get you water or a tray of food, I'm not a servant." Wind said following Luna inside.
Luna laughed at Wind's comment," You'll be surprised at how well I treat my body guards."
" How many body guards do you have?"
" Just you, my last one retired so I have been on the lookout for a new one and then you so kindly bumped into me." She said and looked back smiling at Silent Wind.
"Lucky me."
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" Hey!" Blaze yelled down to Kill streak from the watch tower he was positioned in.
" You're going to get us in trouble!" Streak yelled back.
"So what!? I'm so fucking bored!"
" Well figure out something to do then yelling at me! It's only noon! We got ten more hours till we shift with the night guards!"
" Ten hours!?" Blaze asked looking up at the sky seeing that the sun was directly above them," Fuuuucckk."
" Lunch is here!" a guard yelled out from another watch tower and Blaze looked at the inside of the courtyard seeing a unicorn wheeling a cart up to the wall.
"Finally." Blaze said and then flew out of the tower and down to the quickly forming line for the lunch cart. As he landed he spotted Vintage Scripture near the front of the one arguing with a Pegasus guard, Kill Streak lagged a few guards behind Blaze.
When Blaze reached the front of the line all that was on the cart was a pile of bowls and a pot with what looked like something from a swamp.
"What is this?" Blaze asked picking up a bowl.
"don't know don't care, I just serve the shit." The unicorn said pouring the 'food' into Blaze's bowl.
"Wonderful." He muttered through his clenched teeth and walked away from the cart and over to Scripture who was sitting against a tree eating his lunch and looked like he wasn't enjoying it.
Blaze took off his helmet and sat down stirring the food," Is this even eatable?" He asked Scripture.
"I have no idea." Scripture answered and set down the bowl looking up seeing Streak walking over to them.
"The barracks suck, the food sucks, what more surprises do they have for us?" Streak said setting the bowl down.
"I had no idea the royal guard had it this bad." Blaze said.
"Hey! Don't feel sorry for these bastards. We're because it's our mission not on a sympathy run." Scripture said.
"Okay, okay. Let's change the subject then alright?" Blaze replied.
"How do you think the Captain is doing?" Streak asked.
"Considering he has been up all night, i would say worse than us." Blaze said and looked towards the night guard's barracks.
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" Come on out and let me see." Luna said sitting in her quarters as Silent Wind stood behind a changing screen.
"I feel like I'm playing fucking dress up." Wind grumbled.
"It's not dress up, it's trying on. Now let me see."
Wind sighed and stepped out from behind the changing screen. He had taken off the night guard armor and had strapped on a more dark grey armor that had streaks of obsidian on the side and the helmet had Luna's moon symbol on the forehead.
"Perfect fit!" Luna said smiling.
Wind replied with a grunt and look out the window but slowly looked back at Luna.
"Now you're fit to be my body guard." Luna said standing up and levitated Wind's old night guard armor over to a box and sealed it up placing it on a shelf," in case you need it, it will be right here."
" Right." Wind replied and adjusted his chest plate and then followed Luna out of her quarters and into the hallway. They walked back to the huge doors of where they entered the castle.
"Step aside! Princess Celestia is passing!" A royal guard yelled and the busy hallway filled with butlers, maids, and scholars parted making a clean path down the middle as Celestia walked past.
Wind looked at Celestia seeing that her white coat shine in the light of the hallway but her flowing rainbow mane and tail had lost color making it appear with a dull grey.
"Sister!" Luna said and stepped in front of Celestia.
"What do you want Luna?" Celestia said as she walked past Luna.
"I just wanted to know how you feel." Luna said.
"That is none of your business, now stop pestering me."
Luna stood watching Celestia walk away from her a hurt look showed clearly in her eyes. Wind walked up to Luna's side.
"I don't know either of you two very well but I can say you don't deserve to be treated like that." Wind said.
"I use to look up to her; we use to play together when we were fillies, she use to laugh and smile now, now she is not my sister." Luna said and turned around walking back to her quarters.
Wind followed her but was locked out of Luna's quarters as she slammed the door shut before he could enter," I just want to be alone for a while." She explained.
Wind nodded even though he knew she can't see him and sat down against the wall next to the door to Luna's room. He took off his new helmet and turned it around in his hooves staring at the moon symbol on the front. As he stared at the symbol he felt mixed feelings for Luna. Confusion, respect, some fear, and even some attraction to her. He tried to shake the feelings by thinking that he was a part of Legion and that he had to do his duty but in the end he failed to get the feelings away from. So Wind sat against the wall drowning in emotions and feelings for Luna.
Author notes: yes, I said may Luna bless you cause I think celestia is boring. Luna is way batter in my opinion. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and maybe the team will find the spies next chap. Maybe they won't, maybe Luna will turn on Silent Wind maybe not. Who knows? I know! Any way see you guys next chapter and please leave a review to show some love.
