Chapter five
the spies
Author notes: yes here it is, the next chapter. I'm hoping to slip some action into this one. I don't know we'll see where the story takes my mind to. Enjoy.
"Hey, Hey wake up."
Wind stirred slightly and then his eyes shot open and he brought his Bowie knife to the throat of the pony standing in first of him.
"The princess won't like it if you're asleep." The pony said pushing the blade away.
Wind relaxed slightly and sheathed his knife," Sorry, I've been up all night."
" It's okay, you'll get use to it." the pony said and then walked down the hall.
Wind watched the pony and then stood up and noticed that a blanket had slipped off him as he had woken up. He picked up the blanket and noticed that the blanket was a dark purple and it had a moon stitched into the corner. Wind put the two and two together and smiled.
He neatly folded the blanket and placed in next to Luna's door and picked his helmet up and put it on. The then walked out of the castle and over to the mess hall. He stepped inside and saw multiple night guards still awake and eating with the day guards. He stepped in line and looked ahead of the line seeing what was supposed to be food.
"Hey, you don't have to eat this shit."A guard said from behind Wind.
"What do you mean?" Wind asked.
"You're Luna's personal guard you get all the freaking special privileges." The guard said.
"Sir." A small unicorn said levitating a tray of real food to the side of Wind said.
"Hm?" Wind looked down at the unicorn.
"I noticed you coming in so I took the liberty of preparing your food."
" How old are you?" Wind asked taking the tray from the unicorn.
"Twelve sir." the unicorn answered.
" What are doing here?"
" My father wanted me to be like him so I have to start out in the mess hall since I'm too young."
Wind shook his head but then smiled at the unicorn," Thank you."
Wind then walked out of the mess hall and walked over to a bench and sat down then began to eat the food.
"I'll be damned, it's Captain Silent Wind."
Wind looked up and spotted Scripture, Blaze, and Streak walking towards him," Hey."
" Hey yourself." Streak said and then looked at Wind's Tray of food," Why do you get that?"
" Apparently Luna's guard gets more privileges then the average guard does." Wind said handing Streak an apple from the tray.
"You're Luna's guard?" Blaze asked as he received an orange.
"Yep and it's been...awkward so far, thought she does know about me not being a royal guard." Wind said handing Scripture a bag of crackers.
"You let her find out about us!?" Scripture asked.
"No, she found out by herself and she only knows about me." Wind said and then took a bite of his sandwich.
"Have you seriously been up for almost two days now?" Blaze asked as he peeled the orange.
"Yea, I had a little snooze as Luna was in her room...I should probably go back." Wind said and finished his sandwich and the standing up.
"Hopefully we'll each other again." Blaze said.
"We'll most likely will." Wind said and then walked off back to the castle.
"Lucky bastard." Scripture said and then walked in the mess hall.
Wind walked back to the castle doors and took a deep breath before pushing the doors open and then walking in. He walked back to Luna's room and picked up the blanket that was still sitting against the wall. He knocked on the door.
"Luna? Can I come in?" He asked and received no answer.
He pushed open the door and stuck his head seeing Luna sitting in front of a large window staring out at the afternoon sun.
"Luna?" Wind said walking inside," Are you okay?"
" I'm tired, Wind." Luna said without turning away from the window.
"Tired of what?" Wind asked setting the blanket on Luna's bed and then walking over to her.
"I don't know yet, I just feel tired." Luna said.
Wind nodded and looked at Luna," I know how you feel."
" do you?"
" I know it all too well. Every time I lost one of my soldiers I would feel tired and then I would go into a depression." Wind said," I've lost so many, so many good soldiers."
" How did you lose your soldiers" Luna asked.
"Many ways. Snipers, mines, poor decisions, false orders, and mutiny. But the worst was that fucking bunker." Wind said slamming his hoof on the floor," We were stuck in the middle of an artillery exchange and we were at the front of the line. One shell was all it took and the entire bunker collapsed crushing my soldiers. I myself was impaled on a piece of re-bar." Wind then began to take off his armor showing Luna the scar on his chest.
"I saw my soldiers get their bodies crushed. One soldier was even cut in half by a slab of concrete; he laid there screaming in pain as he bled out. I was the only one who survived. Can you even imagine the fucking mental pain I went through for being the only one left!?" Wind yelled the last part making Luna flinch slightly.
Wind saw the flinch and took several deep breaths," I'm sorry, what I'm trying to say is just be glad you don't have the things on your conscience that I have on mine and do you see me depressed all the time? Sure I might stop and regret the things that happen but then I get back up and move on."
Luna looked at Wind," I'm sorry." She said as Wind Put his armor back on.
Wind smiled," Sometimes you can't help it."
Luna smiled back and stood up.
Wind pulled an apple out of a pocket that was built into his armor," Snuck this out for you."
Luna levitated the apple over to her and smiled again," Thank you. Oh and by the way, I should've told you earlier, but your spies are in the infirmary down the hall."
" Why are they there?" Wind asked.
"They're being interrogated." Luna said placing the apple on a desk that sat against the wall.
Wind shuffled slightly at the news," I have to get them before they break."
" Then let's go, I can get you past the guards." Luna said walking over to the door and opening it and gestured for Wind to follow her.
Wind silently followed her as the two of them walked down the hall. He watched Luna as she walked; she now seemed calm and relaxed even though she was betraying her sister. They reached the infirmary without any interruptions. There were two guards posted outside both held AK-47s.
"You two, I need you to help me with something." Luna said walking up to them.
"Sorry princess but we were ordered not to leave." One of the guards said.
"And I'm ordering you to help me; I'll leave my own guard here until you come back." Luna said gesturing to Wind.
The two guards looked at each other sighed," Alright."
The two of them walked away from the door and followed Luna down the hall leaving Wind alone. He quickly took a look around spotting no cameras and no other guards. He then opened the door to the infirmary. He walked inside seeing three ponies strapped down on three tables. There was one unicorn in the room wearing a surgical mask and levitated a needle and vial.
"What are you doing here?" the unicorn asked drawing the liquid out of the vial.
"This." Wind said and then expertly threw his Bowie knife from it sheath and into the unicorn's eye killing him instantly and sending blood everywhere as the knife pierced the brain.
Wind trotted over to the first table and looked at the pony strapped down, the pony was a unicorn with a black coat. The unicorn opened his eyes and looked up at Wind. The unicorn was badly bruised and had multiple cuts all over his body.
"What's your name soldier?" Wind said as he started to unstrap the unicorn.
"W-who are you?" the unicorn croaked in response.
"Captain Silent Wind, Legion sent me to get you out." Wind answered.
"I've heard of you Captain, I'm Sergeant Night Shade." the unicorn answered as Wind finished unstrapping him and then he and Night Shade moved on to the other two ponies.
Wind took the pony on the far table and was unstrapping the pony when he heard a loud thump and then the sound of steel hitting steel. He turned around and saw Night Shade's body fall to ground, his head missing. Wind rushed over to the unicorn he killed when he had came in the room and yanked his Bowie knife out. He crept over to the spy that Night Shade was working to unstrap and saw that there was a clean cut going in between the pony's head and neck, blood was dripping off the table and forming a puddle on the floor.
Wind spun around as the pony he had been working yelled out as a sword was driven through his stomach and then dragged up to the v in his rib cage. The only thing Wind saw was a shadow move away from the pony, he gripped his knife tighter.
"Show yourself!" He yelled.
The sound of a mare's laughter reached his ear and then the sound of hoofsteps," Such a foolish pony. Did you really expect to get passed me with that disguise?" Celestia said as she stepped out of the shadows, she had golden armor on and had three swords strapped to her side.
" Celestia." Wind said in a low tone," You do realize that by killing our spies you have started war."
" War with what? A puny military country that lies inside my kingdom? That not a war, it's a play date." Celestia sneered.
"you're not worthy of the throne anymore." Wind said a flipped his knife in the air and caught it," Step down now or I will use force."
Celestia glared at Wind," How dare you."
" you've got to three to surrender the throne."
" You have to three to leave this castle in one piece."
" one, two, thr-"
" three." Celestia finished and drew her three swords and charged at Wind.
Wind quickly sidestepped and then charged at Celestia himself dragging his knife along her swords. Celestia drew back and used her wings to blow Wind backwards. Wind used Celestia attack to run backwards and the push off the wall and shoot at her using his wings to get more speed. Celestia slammed her swords into the ground making the last one hit Wind's bowie knife making it slam into the ground too. Wind ignored his knife and slammed his helmet into Celestia's leg.
Celestia bit her lip in pain as she could feel her bone crack and almost break. She then used her horn to levitate Wind upwards and slam him into the ceiling the slam him back onto the floor and then finally slamming him into the wall.
As Wind slammed into the wall he felt something pop inside him and felt the coolness of blood making it way up his throat. He coughed up the blood trying to clear his throat and then tried to get free of Celestia's magic, he was successful but soon found out that Celestia was once again charging him. He tried to dodge her attack but found that his front left leg collapsed on him shooting pain through his body. Celestia slammed one sword into both of Wind's front leg and then slashed at his stomach with the last sword.
Wind's stomach gushed blood as Celestia's sword made its clean cut. The cut started at his lower stomach and went all the way up to his leg; his armor that Luna gave him was cut clean through. Wind's rib cage glistened pure white in the light of the infirmary as you could see part of it trough the slash. Wind eyes shot open as the pain hit him and he instantly fell down and gagged as more blood made its way up his throat.
" Celestia!"
Celestia turned around saw Luna standing there levitating an AK-47 that had blood splattered on it," Luna? What do you think you're doing?!" Celestia ordered.
"I'm stopping you from tearing Equestria apart." Luna said pulling the bolt back cycling a bullet into the chamber; she clearly had tears in her eyes.
" Luna, don't you dare stand up to me!"
" Step away from Silent Wind and I'll leave." Luna said.
"You will regret this little sister." Celestia growled and stepped to the side.
Luna carefully walked over to Wind who was lying in a puddle of his own blood and was wheezing heavily, she constantly kept the gun pointed at Celestia. Luna levitated Wind onto a blanket and wrapped him in it then levitated him onto her back.
"I'm sorry." Luna said and then ran out of the room.
" I'm just saying that he gets all of the good shit in one night and we're still here basically eating shit!" Scripture said as they walked away from the mess hall.
"And I'm just saying he is just doing it for the mission. Don't be so quick to judge." Blaze said.
"You have to be quick to judge when you're surrounded by the enemy." Scripture retorted.
"If you guys don't keep it down, we're going to get yelled at again." Streak said.
Scripture grunted and then went silent as the three of them walked back to their positions, their stomachs still empty from a whole lunch of starring at whatever they served in the mess hall. The three of them walked back to the castle wall and started to climb the stairs up when an alarm started to go off.
"What's going on?" Blaze asked.
"Do I look like I know?" Scripture said.
The sound of gunshots could be heard in the distance and then a loud explosion lit up the afternoon. All of the guards were running towards the explosion.
"Come on you three! There's been a betrayal!" A guard yelled running past them and down the stairs.
All three of them looked at each other," Shit." Streak said and then ran towards of the explosion. As they reached the place where the explosion had taken place the guards in front of them fell down as they took bullets in their heads and chests.
Blaze flew upwards and looked down seeing Luna standing in a circle of bodies levitating a gun and was firing at the guards who came to close to her. Blaze dropped back down to Scripture and Streak.
"It's Luna, she killing all the guards plus she's got something on her back." Blaze said pulling his MP7 out and pulled the bolt back, Scripture and Streak did the same thing with their guns. They were about to go into the gunfight but Luna rushed past them and jumped up flying over the wall and downtown the Everfree Forest.
"Get her!" A guard yelled and all the guards that stood where Luna had been ran towards the gate as it cranked open. Streak, Scripture, and Blaze ran out as well but broke off from the main group and made their way to their Willy jeeps.
"We should've stayed with the search group." Streak said.
"You two are blind as bats." Blaze said," Didn't you see the trail of blood Luna left? She's heading for our jeeps."
Scripture grunted and pushed aside some leaves coming to the small canyon where the jeeps were hidden. They saw Luna walk past the jeeps but stopped and turned around and walked back to the jeeps taking the branches and leaves off. She levitated what she had on her back and onto the hood of one of the jeeps. Scripture stepped out of the leaves, lifting his AK up.
"Step away from those!" He ordered.
"Don't you know anything about stealth or patience?" Blaze asked stepping up next to him.
Luna spun around and lifted her own AK," Who are you?"
" I said step away." Scripture said again and walked closer to Luna.
"Don't take another step, please. I don't want to kill anypony else." Luna said changing the clip.
"Put the gun down, Luna." Streak said stepping up to Scripture's side.
Luna shot a bullet above Streak's head making him freeze," Don't take another step!"
Blaze grumbled something and shot past Scripture and Streak tackling Luna to the ground, He pulled his machete out and held to her throat," Take her gun."
Streak ran up to them and grabbed the AK and threw it under the jeep," Tell us what's on the hood."
"Let me go!" Luna yelled struggling.
Blaze pressed the blade harder," open it."
" Streak walked over to the jeep and took the blanket off," Holy shit..."
"What?" Scripture asked walking over," Oh fuck!"
Wind was laying still, the blanket was soaked with blood and Wind was breathing shallowly, his wound was still bleeding.
"Let me up!" Luna said pushing Blaze off of her and ran over to Wind. Luna's horn began to glow and she bent her head. Wind's eyes shot open as she touched her horn to his wound. Wind began yelling in pain as Luna continues to use her magic on him.
Blaze pulled Luna away," What do you think you're doing to him!?"
" I stopped the bleeding!" Luna yelled back.
"We have to get him back to Legion, now!" Streak yelled throwing his gun in the jeep and climbed in.
" you're with Legion also?" Luna asked.
"Yes now you either go back and most likely get kill or you come with us. You choose!" Streak said as Scripture and Blaze moved Wind into the back of the jeep then Scripture joined Streak in the other jeep and Blaze climbed in the jeep that Wind was in.
Luna looked back up a Canterlot and then back at Wind and sighed, she then climbed into the jeep with Blaze as he started the engine and romped on the gas making the wheels spin then catch and speed off into the forest.
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" I want my sister labeled as a traitor from now on." Celestia said to her aide as she stood on a balcony of a tower peering into a telescope," Revoke her royalty status and put a price of ten thousand bits on her head."
" Yes princess." The aide said bowing.
"Don't call me that anymore, I am to be called Queen Celestia."
"Yes Queen Celestia." The aide said and back out of the room to go do Celestia's orders.
"Foolish little sister, next time I see you I will kill you."
Author notes: ugh I feel like I really rushed this chapter. If I did I'm sorry but I myself was getting tired of all the info filler chapters and what not. So now hopefully things will heat up and I will be able to put in more action.
