Deadpool was sitting in a chair by a fireplace in a library. He was reading the book "Fifty Shades of Grey", when he turned towards you - the reader.

"Oh hello, I didn't see you there. So you're probably thinking "why am I here instead of kicking ass?" Well, it's because I'm supposed to tell you what previously happened in this crossover. Really, all you need to know is I came to Ponyville, met Princess Celestia, and some shady guy is after me. If you want to know the details, just read the previous chapter. Now that that's out of the way, why don't we get this fanfic started? Scene transition!"

The sun was rising in the sky, passing a beam of light through Twilight Sparkle's room. She slowly opened her eyes, and, at the same time, covered her eyes with her left foreleg. Getting up from bed, she let out a big yawn. She looked over and saw her assistant, Spike, still asleep in his bed.

"I will let him sleep a little while longer," Whispered Twilight to herself.

She left her room, made her way down two flights of stairs, and took a right into the kitchen. She quickly took notice of a certain Merc. Besides his usual getup, he was wearing a pink apron. He appeared to be cooking something over the oven top.

"Morning, Deadpool," Greeted Twilight.

"Morning. I'm making pancakes if you want any," Said Deadpool.

"Sure, I'll have some for breakfast."

After five minutes of cooking, the pancakes were finished. Deadpool brought a stack over to Twilight, and placed a bottle of maple syrup next to it.

"Should I save some for Spike?" Asked Deadpool.

"He would appreciate it," Said Twilight,

Nodding in agreement, Deadpool brought over a stack of pancakes about two feet tall for himself.

"You're going to eat all of that?" Questioned Twilight.

"Yeah, I can eat it all. After all, it's not three hundred seventy-two thousand, eight hundred forty-four pancakes. Can you pass the maple syrup?" Asked Deadpool.

"Just don't make yourself sick."

"I won't."

Twilight used her magic to pick up the syrup, and gave it to Deadpool. He poured some syrup on his pancake stack. Mouth watering, he started eating the pancakes quickly but politely.

"How long have you been up?" Asked Twilight.

"I've been up for forty-five minutes, cooking pancakes," Answered Deadpool.

(That's not true, you got up two hours ago. You sneaked out and went to the nearest diner for the pancakes.)

(Afterwards, you stood next to Twilight's door, and waited for her to get up. Then you reheated the pancakes while you made it look like you were making them.)

"Shut up!" Shouted Deadpool to himself. He tried to hide his insanity with a barely visible grin when Twilight was looking at him suspiciously. "Anyway, what are your plans today?"

"I'm heading over to Sugercube Corner at around noon to attend the party Pinkie Pie is throwing for you," Said Twilight.

"Oh yeah, the party! This party is going to be awesome! Everypony knows there's no party like a Deadpool party!"

"There isn't?"

"No!"

Deadpool finished eating his stack of pancakes. He somehow beat Twilight, even though her stack was much shorter. But then he started to feel nauseous.

"O-Oh... Random question, where's the bathroom?" Asked Deadpool.

"Down the hall to the left," Directed Twilight.

Not staying to say thanks, Deadpool ran to the bathroom. Twilight heard a door slam, then she heard vomit noises.

"I knew he would get sick," Said Twilight exasperatedly.

Six hours later...

Deadpool, Twilight, and Spike were walking to Sugarcube Corner.

"Feeling better, Deadpool?" Asked Twilight.

"Yeah, and thanks again for cleaning my suit. It's not very easy to clean," Said Deadpool.

"No problem."

"Hey, Deadpool, what are all those weapons for?" Asked Spike.

""They're for intimidation purposes," Answered Deadpool.

(No they're not, they're for-)

"Shut up!"

"We're here," Said Twilight.

Deadpool's eyes grew to the size of saucers when he saw the dessert themed building. He then gasped out of excitement.

"Do I get to eat this house?!" Asked Deadpool excitedly.

"No, Deadpool, you can't. Besides, it's not made of real desserts," Said Twilight.

"Let's get this party started!"

As soon as he ran through the front door, Deadpool beamed at the sight before him. The place was decorated in his colors, tables were filled with food and refreshments, and hanging on the ceiling was a banner of his logo.

"This. Is. Awesome!" Shouted Deadpool excitedly.

Just then, Pinkie Pie ran up to him.

"Hi! What do you think?" Asked Pinkie.

"What do I think?! I think this is really awesome!"

Deadpool shouted at the top of his lungs, attracting the attention of other party goers.

"Food and refreshments are over there. If you need anything, just give me a shout!" Said Pinkie.

After Pinkie bounced away, Deadpool ran to the food table to see what it had to offer. He wasn't hungry (even though he lost his breakfast earlier), so he decided to look at the refreshments.

"Water? No. Punch?"

(Ha, you said punch!)

"Nah. Soda? Nope. Hmm... Nothing here to drink. Wait, what's up my sleeve?"

Deadpool reached into his left sleeve, and pulled out a bottle of beer.

"Yeah!"

(Should you really be drinking that here?)

"There's no kids around as far as I can see," Said Deadpool, shrugging off the question.

Seeing the girls sitting at a table except for Pinkie Pie, who was doing something somewhere, he made his way over, and sat in between Rarity and Applejack.

"Deadpool!" Said Twilight furiously.

"What?" Asked Deadpool while taking a sip of his beer.

""Ya shouldn't be drinking that here. Besides, what if ya get drunk?" Asked Applejack sternly.

"Pfft! It's fine. I won't get drunk."

"Really? How?" Asked Rarity rhetorically.

"You see, because I have a healing factor, my metabolism is a lot faster than the average pony's. It would take a LOT of alcohol to get me drunk."

(Which means we can drink more booze!)

"So, Deadpool, what brings you here to Ponyville? Um, if you don't mind me asking," Said Fluttershy timidly.

"I moved here because... " Deadpool's train of thought trailed off when when he had another sip of his drink. "'Cause I wanted a new experience from living in Manehattan."

"You are from Manehattan?!" Asked Rainbow Dash.

"Yup, over there I was saving lives... " Deadpool paused to take yet another sip. "Fought villains, and wooing the mares." Said Deadpool seductively.

While just about all of the girls gave Deadpool's comment no mind, Fluttershy hid her face behind her mane, cheeks blushing.

"Deadpool you know you can take your mask off, right darling?" Questioned Rarity.

After hearing that, Deadpool got up from his seat, took a few steps forward, and sighed.

"None of you would like how I look," Said Deadpool sadly.

"Wade, I'm sure you look great. You don't have to hide your face from us," Assured Twilight.

The rest of the girls nodded their heads in agreement.

"Many ponies have said that. And most of them ended up disgusted with my appearance."

Deadpool slowly walked towards the front door, and stepped outside.

"Aww, poor Wade. It sounds like he has low self esteem about his appearance," Said Twilight.

"Maybe he just isn't ready to reveal his face yet?" Wondered Fluttershy.

Meanwhile, Deadpool was sitting on the front steps of Sugarcube Corner, drinking his beer in sadness.

(Come on, get rid of the long face. You're being too hard on yourself.)

"I suppose you're right, but I just don't know how they would react."

Unbeknownst to Deadpool, the white cloaked, skull masked pony was lying on a roof with a sniper rifle. He took aim at Deadpool's head and fired.

BANG!

Deadpool was shot straight in the head, and fell over sideways. He also dropped his beer, smashing it on the steps. Everyone on the street and in the store was panicking. taking cover behind anything. Being very cautious, Rainbow Dash flew over to Deadpool.

"Hey, you okay?!" Asked Rainbow Dash in concern.

"I will be fine," Slurred Deadpool.

As he got up, the bullet wound healed. He noticed his beer bottle smashed on the steps, its liquid trickling in the shape of a brittle star.

"Okay, whoever made me drop my beer is SO getting their ass kicked!" Said Deadpool angrily.

The pony who shot him jumped from the roof onto a balcony and down to the ground. He stood in one spot, looking right at Deadpool.

"Wade."

"Taskmaster! How's my favorite impersonator doing?" Asked Deadpool casually.

"You're going to make me rich, Wade. There's a price on your head, and I'm claiming the reward."

"It doesn't have to be like this. If you wait for "Black Widow" to be released at the time this chapter is published, I'm sure you will get a cut of the profits."

"Enough of your babbling! Your lifeless body is coming with me, and I have the means to end you for good."

"Oh yeah? How will you do that?" Asked Deadpool skeptically.

"By using this..."

Taskmaster pulled out a sword from a scabbard on his back with his left hoof.

"Recognize this?" Asked Taskmaster.

"The Muramasa Blade?! Can we talk about this?!" Asked Deadpool fearfully in reply.

Without warning, Taskmaster rushed towards Deadpool. Deadpool reacted quickly enough to block the attack with one of his katanas; it's Deadpool's turn to strike. He made a quick swipe with a katana, but his attack was blocked by Taskmaster's shield. Deadpool knew every move he made can affect his chances of surviving. He knew if this duel went in Taskmaster's favor, he wouldn't regenerate from this battle. Deadpool grabbed his second katana, and went for the side. This also got blocked with the Muramusa Blade. Taskmaster smacked Deadpool in the head with his shield. Deadpool retaliated by kicking his adversary back a few paces. They clashed again, swords against sword.

CRACK!

Taskmaster stomped on Deadpool's left hind leg hard enough to break it, and, with the hilt of his sword, knocked him to the ground. As Taskmaster was about to deliver the finishing blow, he was tackled into a neighboring house by Rainbow Dash.

"This will be interesting," Said Taskmaster.

Taskmaster put the Muramasa Blade away. Rainbow Dash sent very fast kicks and punches towards Taskmaster. He dodged them, but he didn't fight back.

"Huh? Why is he not-"

BAM!

Before she could finish her thought, Taskmaster delivered a swift punch to Rainbow Dash. She tried to throw more punches towards him, but he dodged all of them with lightning speed, and hit her with punches as quick as hers. He then threw her into the same house she pushed him into. The rest of the Mane Six arrived shortly after, ready to defend Deadpool.

"I will leave you for now, Wade. Meet me at the warehouse two miles south of Ponyville. Don't bring them along, or else I won't show mercy towards your friends."

Taskmaster threw a smoke bomb to the ground, disappearing without a trace. Rainbow Dash came out of the house, holding her head with one foreleg.

"Rainbow Dash, are you okay?" Asked Fluttershy with concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just can't believe he beat me so easily. What about you, Deadpool? Are you okay?" Asked Rainbow.

"Yeah, but I need to find him," Answered Deadpool.

"Who is that feller anyhow? He seems mighty dangerous," Said Applejack.

"His name is Anthony Masters, known by the alias Taskmaster. He's a mercenary sent by others to do their dirty work. This time, he's after me because he's getting paid to do so."

"How did he beat me as quickly as he did?" Asked Dash.

"Taskmaster has this ability called photographic reflexes. It makes it so he can copy an opponent's fighting style just by watching them."

"You said he's hired to kill you, but you have a healing factor. So he can't do that," Reasoned Twilight.

"Well..."

"Deadpool, are you hiding something from us, darling?" Asked Rarity.

"So here's the truth: one thing can kill me - the Muramasa Blade, which he has."

"What?!" Said the girls in shock.

"The Muramasa Blade has a mystic property that cancels out the effects of healing factors. I have to confront Taskmaster, and get the blade before he harms me or anybody else."

"Wait, if you go and face him, you could die," Said Twilight.

"I have to go, Twilight. Somepony has to stop him."

"Let us apprehend him, while you sit this one out."

"You heard what he said: if you guys come, he won't show mercy. I am not going to let any of you risk your lives for me."

Deadpool pulled out a grappling hook from who knows where, and zoomed over the rooftops, heading towards the warehouse while chanting "Na na na na Batman!"

"Deadpool, come back!"

The Mane Six, along with Spike, shout at Deadpool to come back, but he is out of earshot. A little while later, Deadpool arrived at an undisclosed warehouse. Deadpool stood in front of a door, looking at it. Many thoughts were running through his mind.

"What if I don't get out of this alive? How would the others feel? (Sigh) When this is over, I'm getting a cherrychanga," Thought Deadpool.

Deadpool knew there's no going back now. As he went inside, he noticed Taskmaster standing in the middle of the warehouse.

"Deadpool."

"Taskmaster."

"Brought any backup with you?"

"Nope."

"I'm going to give you one chance to drop the blade, and surrender before I put a lot of sorry on your ass."

At that, Taskmaster lunged towards Deadpool. Deadpool did a side roll, and pulled out his pistols. He fired four bullets at Taskmaster, but he deflected them with his blade. Taskmaster then rushed towards Deadpool, and smacked his guns away. Deadpool pulled out his katanas and swung them at his opponent.

KLANG! KLANG!

Each strike was blocked. This continued for some time, until Deadpool rushed Taskmaster. Taking the opportunity, Taskmaster tripped him, and went for the throat with Muramasa Blade. Deadpool rolled sideways mid fall, dodging the attack. Although, he fell onto the floor.

"There's no point, Deadpool. You can't beat me in swordsmanship. The thought of dying is distracting you, making you more careful; more predictable. If I were you, I would accept my fate now," Advised Taskmaster.

"Predictable, eh? Tell me then, is this predictable?" Asked Deadpool.

"What?"

Deadpool put his katanas away, and pulled out two baguettes out of nowhere. This left Taskmaster very confused. Deadpool rushed towards him, and smacked him before he could react.

"Gah! How did that hurt?!" Asked Taskmaster annoyedly.

"It hurts because it's really stale," Answered Deadpool.

Both fighters went at each other. Both tried to strike the other. Deadpool managed to block every attack, and got many hits off of Taskmaster. During their battle, Taskmaster and Deadpool managed to get on top of some large, wooden shipping crates. Their weapons clashed together. The amount of pressure was causing some sparks... somehow. Deadpool managed to lean Taskmaster over the edge, then smacked the Muramasa Blade out of his hoof. The blade fell to the floor with an audible klang. Deadpool then leaned over Taskmaster, and pushed him on the nose.

"Boop!" Said Deadpool in a high pitched voice.

"Ahh!"

CRASH!

Taskmaster fell onto another shipping crate. The force of impact was enough to break the crate into pieces. Taskmaster laid there in defeat.

"This victory is the best since sliced bread," Said Deadpool triumphantly.

(Time to play!)

Deadpool jumped down, looming over Taskmaster. He pulled out his katanas, and crossed them against Taskmaster's head. To keep him still, Deadpool put a back hoof on his chest.

"I'm going to flip a coin, Taskmaster. I choose... heads!" Said Deadpool psychotically.

Just when he was going to decapitate Taskmaster, the Mane Six and Spike arrived.

"Deadpool! I see you defeated Taskmaster. Thank goodness you're alright!" Said Twilight in relief.

"Oh, hey girls. Hey, Spike. You guys might want to look away. This is going to be very graphic," Warned Deadpool.

He tried to bring his blades together to end Taskmaster's life, but the katanas were shrouded in magenta and light blue auras; they wouldn't budge an inch. Rarity and Twilight were holding the katanas in place with the magic from their horns.

"Grr! Why are you stopping me?!" Asked Deadpool irritatedly.

"Deadpool, ya can't kill him!" Said Applejack.

"Yeah, it's not the hero way," Added Rainbow.

"... Fine."

Deadpool put his katanas back, and tied all of Taskmaster's hooves with rope.

"Listen to me mares: the stallion you befriended is no hero. He killed many of Manehattan's top crime bosses. He even killed the little fish because he felt like it! You're friends with a homicidal manic," Said Taskmaster.

POW!

Hearing enough, Deadpool delivered a knockout punch to the mercenary's head. He then walked past the group of ponies and dragon. Not looking back, he spoke to them.

"The police will be here any minute, and he's right. I am no hero, no matter how hard I try."

With that, he walked out of the warehouse. He then ran back inside, and grabbed the Muramasa blade. A few hours later, the group was celebrating at a hayburger joint. Deadpool was the odd one out, eating tacos while chugging a soda. He remained quiet the entire time, not saying a single word, which was very unusual for Deadpool. Everyone was concerned for him.

"Hey, Pooly-O! Why so glum? Turn that frown upside down!"

Pinkie Pie forced a smile on Deadpool's face with her hooves, but he went back to frowning.

"Please don't, Pinkie Pie," Asked Deadpool politely.

"Is something wrong?" Asked Fluttershy.

"No."

"Is it about what Taskmaster said?" Asked Twilight.

"... I give up. Yes, it's about what Taskmaster said."

"Pfft! He was totally lying, right, Deadpool." Asked Dash rhetorically.

Deadpool remained silent, worrying his new friends.

"Wade, you can tell us the truth," Said Twilight.

"Maybe we shouldn't talk about this Spike ain't around," Advised Applejack.

"I'll go get another burger."

Spike made his way to a counter. Making sure Spike was out of earshot, Deadpool proceeded to speak.

"Look, I can't deny it girls... I have killed ponies," Said Deadpool.

No one said a thing for a moment. Everyone was trying to think what to say about this.

"Wade, how many ponies have you killed?" Asked Twilight.

"If I tell you, will you have me arrested?" Asked Deadpool in reply.

"Maybe, but if you explain yourself, things may be okay."

Knowing that this conversation was going to go one way, Deadpool gave his honest answer.

"Honestly, I lost count."

The girls were uneasy about the situation. Fluttershy and Rarity didn't make eye contact with Deadpool. He put his head down in shame.

"Why did you kill the ponies you faced?" Asked Twilight.

"Two reasons: first is they were terrible ponies. Murder was one of many charges they had. The other reason is because I have a lot of issues. On top of being made into a weapon, I have extreme mental health issues. The very few professionals I have seen, they told me the roots of my problems could have been caused from my rather rough past. Even my neurons constantly regenerating differently could have a part in it. So all of that, plus the fact that I have been a mercenary with a moral code that binds me to only kill bad ponies, makes stopping killing ponies very hard for me. I went to Ponyville to try to change, but it appears it was not meant to be. I understand if you no longer be friends, and have me locked up," Said Deadpool.

A long silence was in the air before Twilight got up from her seat. She walked over to Deadpool, and embraced him in a quick hug.

"Wade, it's okay," Said Twilight.

"No, it's not. I killed many ponies, even though they were bad," Said Deadpool.

"I'm not saying that what you did wasn't bad; it was. But I can tell that you are willing to change, and I can sense that you have the potential to become a great hero. So, I will offer you this: in exchange for convincing Celestia to give you a pardon, you have to not kill 'anyone' ever again. Plus, I will give you something that I know you need - a friend. I must warn you, though, if you EVER kill again, it will only be because you were left with no other choice. Otherwise, I will not hesitate to have you incarcerated."

Deadpool couldn't believe what he was hearing. He knew Twilight for only a day, but she's willing to give Deadpool a second chance, and something he long desired - a friend. Admittedly, the consequence of turning back to his old ways scared him (although slightly less than Deadpool's portrayal in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"), but he was willing to put his actions in the past to become the hero he always wanted to be, and to finally have true friends.

"Twilight, I don't know what to say. Thank you!"

Deadpool reached out for another hug, to which Twilight reciprocated. He looked behind her at the rest of the Mane Six. At first, he expected them to still be hesitant towards him, but he found the girls coming towards him, and joined in the hug. Under his mask, Deadpool gave the biggest smile he had in a long time.

Later that evening, Twilight was writing a letter in her room under candlelight. When she was finished, she gave the written letter to Spike. He blew some dragon fire on the letter, sending it to its location. He then went straight to bed. Twilight on the other hand stepped out of the bedroom, and went to the living room. When she got down there, she saw Deadpool sleeping on the couch. He was sleeping like he had fallen on the couch with his limbs spread out. The smile on Twilight's face grew, seeing her new friend. She then quietly left the living room, and went to bed.

And that concludes the first chapter to my new story - Deadpool: Mercenary of Harmony. The next chapter will take place in an actual episode of the show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic". The episode specifically is "Applebuck Season". Until next time, I hope you all have a great day!