Isaac reluctantly made his way through the street's of Ponyville with the six mares crowding around him.
"You head butted Blueblood? Awesome!" Rainbow said as she high five'd him.
"This isn't a joke Dash." Twilight interjected. "Sure Blueblood is an ass, but he's royalty none the less." The lavender mare then turned towards the human. "Why did you hit him anyway?" She asked.
"I'll explain that when we get there." He said as he opened the door to the library. The ponies's eyes shrank as they saw Celestia, Luna, Discord and Prince Blue Blood waiting for them. Isaac gave Luna a friendly nod as he stepped inside. "Nice to see you Luna."
"Likewise." She said with a nod.
"Can we please get down to business?" Blueblood said with a scoff.
"Late for a shirt stuffing?" Dash retorted. Twilight quickly covered the mare's mouth with her hand. Celestia let out a sigh and turned her attention to the human.
"My nephew claims that you attacked him at the Art gallery. Is that correct?" She asked in a flat tone.
"Yes, but-"
"You see he admit's it!" Blueblood yelled. "To the dungeon! Guards!" The white stallion's started to move only to be blocked by the white Princess's hand.
"I give the orders around here Blueblood. Not you." She said as she narrowed her eyes on the white stallion.
"I had a good reason your highness." The mares all turned and looked at the man. "Blueblood attacked Rarity and I defended her."
"WHAT?" The ponies all yelled as Rarity's horn flared and the illusion around her face collapsed revealing the bruise. Isaac looked over at Spike who had pure rage in his eyes. As the dragon exhaled a small bit of fire escaped his lips. Rainbow nudged the lavender mare's shoulder and leaned in close to her ear.
"Um Twilight maybe you should-"
"Easy Spike. Calm down." Twilight said as she hurried over to her assistant.
"I'm fine." He said as he gritted his teeth. Celestia and Luna turned back to the white stallion who had a blank expression on his face.
"You didn't mention that Blueblood." Luna spat out.
"What does it matter?" He said with a scoff.
"WHAT DOES IT MATTER?" Luna yelled in her royal Canterlot voice. "THOU HAS LIED TO US. THOU SAID THAT ISAAC ATTACKED YOU UNPROVOKED!" She yelled. Celestia put a hand on her sister's shoulder and calmed her down.
"So you acted in self defense?" Celestia said as she looked at the man.
"Yes, I did it to protect a friend." He said as he crossed his arms. The white Alicorn let out a sigh and looked back at her nephew.
"I see. It looks like I need to educate my nephew on a few things." She said in a stern tone. The mares let out a sigh of relief. "However, you still attacked a member of the noble branch and will have to be punished."
"What?" The ponies yelled in shock.
"Sister you can't be serious." Luna protested.
"As much as it pains me. I'm bound by law." Celestia said with a sigh.
"I am willing to drop the charges if....the human apologizes and bows to me." Blueblood said with a snide grin.
"And if I chose not to?" Isaac asked.
"Then you will be punished." Blueblood said with a grin. Isaac weighed his options and let out a sigh.
"Prince Blueblood." The man said as he gritted his teeth. "Go fuck yourself." The mares looked at him in shock as Blueblood's face turned to one of anger. The man then turned towards the two shocked Alicorns. "You see, I'll apologize if I accidentally bump into someone. I'll say I'm sorry if I've unknowingly insulted someone. However, I will not apologize for defending a friend for whatever the reason." He said in a bold tone. The man then outstretched his arms. "Go ahead! Do your worst."
"Oh this is getting good." Discord said as he snapped his fingers and materialized some popcorn. The white Alicorn cocked an eyebrow at the man.
"So you're willing to go to prison for a friend?" She asked.
"I'd die protecting someone I consider a friend." He said as he stood his ground. The white Alicorn smiled at the man.
"You can learn from this human Blueblood." She said with a smile.
"WHAT?" He yelled.
"Now for your punishment." She thought to herself. "If my memory serves you are a Wonderbolt are you not?" The man instantly felt Rainbow's gaze on him.
"That's correct. I'm an Honorary Wonderbolt." He answered. The five mares jaws dropped in shock.
"Yes, Spitfire was very impressed with your physical ability." Luna said with a smile.
"She's just being nice." He said with a blush on his face.
"As punishment I will suspend your status for.....one week. Is that alright by you?" Celestia asked.
"Fine by me." Isaac said with a nod.
"It is done. We hope that our next visit is a bit more civil." Luna said with a smile.
"But Auntie-" Blueblood tried to protest only to be stopped by the white Alicorn's icy glare.
"My decision is final." Celestia said as her horn flared and she vanished in a flash of light. Blueblood turned towards the human and grunted.
"You will rue this day ape." He said as he vanished from sight.
"Pay him no mind Isaac. It's embarrassing enough that I'm forced to be in the same room with Blueblood." Luna said with a groan.
"Well, you know what they say. 'You can chose your friends, but you can's chose your family.'" He said with a shrug.
"We thank thee and we look forward to seeing you again." Luna said with a smile. "For the record, it's nice to see that sneaky little leech get some well deserved punishment." She said with a smile. The mare's horn glowed and she vanished in a veil of blue light. The lord of chaos then approached the man.
"My how entertaining you are." He said with a smirk.
"I'm not here for your amusement Discord." He said in a flat tone.
"Hey, hey easy. I'm merely stating that your actions please me." He said as he held out his fist. Isaac looked at it for a moment before fist bumping the god's hand. "Well, I'm off. See you later gang." He said in a teasing tone before he vanished in a puff of smoke. Isaac turned back around to see the six mares staring at him.
"Wonderbolt?" Dash said as her eyebrow twitched.
"Right about that." The mare quickly flew up to hims and started to shake his shoulders.
"How? When? Why?" She asked.
"I passed the physical requirements. Spitfire wanted to thank me and it happened the day before Rarity and I left for the art show." He said as he gulped.
"I can't fucking believe this!" She yelled.
"Dash I'm only an honorary Wonderbolt."
"What's the difference?" Applejack asked.
"I don't actually perform any stunts. I'm only a Wonderbolt in title." He said with a sigh. "Plus, I prefer to keep a low profile. Last thing I need is more publicity."
"Well, considering your actions that may be hard to do." Twilight said as she levitated him over two newspapers.
"Aw crap." The man saw a snapshot of himself head butting Blueblood on the front page of one news paper and the other showed the burnt down apartment Isaac rescued the filly from. "Great." Isaac said ina sarcastic tone. The man started to walk towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Twilight asked.
"I think I'll go camping for a bit. Until I'm out of the news." He said with a sigh. "If I'm not back in a week then I'm most likely dead." He said with a wave. The man was stopped by a purple aura closing the door in front of him.
"Hold it right there mister." Twilight said in a flat tone. "I'm coming with you." Rainbow gave a small snicker at the mare's answer. "Something funny Dash?"
"You? Camping? No offense Twi, but you're not really the outdoorsy type." Dash said with a laugh. "Have you ever been camping?"
"No, but I've read several camping books and I'm interested to see how humans survive in the wild." She said with a smile.
"Fine by me, just don't start complaining about being tired or anything like that." He said in a flat tone.
"Hold up there partner. Ah'm coming too." The farmer said with a smile. "Ah could use a vacation."
"Fine. Anyone else?" He asked. Pinkie raised her hand.
"Me! Party in the woods!" She yelled as Dash raised her own and Fluttershy's hand.
"We're in." She said in a cocky grin.
"WHAT?" Fluttershy squeaked.
"C'mon Shy. You have a gift with the animals so you can keep them off our backs." Dash said with a wink.
"Oh....I don't know." She said in a timid tone.
"No one's forcing you to go sugar cube." The farmer said with a sigh.
"Please Fluttershy. It'll be loads more fun with you there!" Pinkie chimed. The yellow mare looked at her friends who all had smiles on their faces.
"Well.....Okay." She said with a sigh.
"It's gonna be awesome Shy. I know this wicked awesome spot where rainbows come down from the clouds and form a waterfall." Dash said with a smile.
"Not coming Rarity?" Isaac asked.
"No thank you darling. I don't prefer to get all.....icky. Not to mention the large amount of orders I need to complete." She said with a sigh. Spike walked over to Twilight and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Hey Twi is it okay if-"
"You don't have to come Spike." She said with a nod.
"Okay fine. Pack your gear and be at my place by eight o'clock." He said with a sigh.
"Why so early?" Dash asked.
"The faster we move the more time we'll have to hang around camp." He said with a shrug. "See you guys tomorrow." He said as he walked out of the library. The man walked back to his home with haste and walked inside. Isaac walked over to his closet and pulled out a framed backpack. The human started to pack his belongings when he remembered the item he had bought in the shop.
Isaac walked over to the bag and removed the fire arm. He took a moment to admire the detail on the handle. He took the weapon into his father's study and walked over to a cabinet. He pulled out the drawer and put the weapon inside. After he closed it her withdrew a set of keys and locked the cabinet. As he continued to pack he came across his compound bow and set it aside with it's quiver with at least twenty arrows in it.
Isaac packed his trail mix, beef jerky and his Dutch oven. The man finished packing his tent and sleeping bag and attached them to the bottom of the backpack by a pair of straps. The man also withdrew his carving knife and packed it in his bag. As he set his bag down on the tile floor near the door. The man sat down on his couch and groaned.
"So bored!" He said to no one. The man turned the television on and walked over to his movie cabinet. As he ran his finger across the titles he heard a knock on his door. Isaac walked over and looked through the peep hole to see Twilight standing with a book in her arms. The man opened the door and smiled. "Hey Twi what's up?"
"Just returning this book." Isaac smiled as she walked inside.
"No problem. Enjoy the read?"
"Oh yes! The ancient Greeks sound amazing! To see the Trojan war would be something." She said as she sat on the couch.
"What if I could arrange something like that?" He said with a smile.
"What?" She asked in confusion.
"In my time there have been several movies made off that time period and I have them in my collection." He said with a smirk.
"Hang on a second." She said as her horn flared and she vanished in a flash of light. Isaac let out a sigh and sat down on the couch. Another flash of light filled the room and Twilight landed on his lap. The man let out a groan as she landed square on his crotch. "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry."
"It's fine." He said as he took a breath. "What did you do?"
"Oh I invited the girls to watch." As the words left her lips the door opened to reveal the other five mares and the dragon.
"Ever heard of knocking?" Isaac asked in a flat tone.
"Nope." Dash teased as she took a seat next to him. "So what movie are we watching?"
"Troy." He said as he got up and put the disk in the player. "Now I'm warning you, this get's violent so if you can't handle it then you might want to leave."
"Please, I'm sure I can handle anything you humans can." Dash said in a cocky tone.
"Fine don't say I didn't warn you." He said as the title menu popped up. The man sat between Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. Rarity squealed in delight as she saw the Princess's outfits. As the beach scene showed on the screen Isaac heard several 'oohs and ouch's' come from the mares. By the end the ponies were in awe at the movie.
"That.....was.....AWESOME!" Dash yelled.
"It's amazing how you humans can come up with such interesting tails." Rarity said.
"That was not fiction. That actually happened." The color from the mare's faces drained away except for Twilight.
"R-really?"
"Well, not exactly like that. It happened over two thousand years ago, so the story itself is....edited. The main battle of the Greeks vs. Trojans is fact." The mares all gulped. "And that was long before the founding of my nation." He said with a sigh. "Anyway it's getting late and we have an early start tomorrow." He said as he got up.
"Right. See ya later then partner." Applejack said as she and the other mares got up and exited the human's home. Isaac closed the door and made his way upstairs and laid down in his bed. As he stared up at the ceiling he let out a sigh and let sleep took him.
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A white cloaked Blueblood made his way through the dark streets of Canterlot. He came to a dark building and knocked on it three times. A slot on the metal door opened and a deep voice answered.
"Password?" The cloaked stallion held up three fingers. The slot closed and the large door opened.
"I'm looking for Skull. Is he here?" The door stallion pointed with his finger towards the corner. The cloaked stallion made his way over to the corner where a jet black Unicorn stallion with a red mane drank from his cup. The black stallion looked up and grinned.
"Never thought I'd see you here again."
"You should have known better." The stallion said in a rough tone.
"What do you need?" He asked as he sat back.
"I need a thorn in my side removed. With extreme prejudice."
"I see and who is this thorn?"
"More of a what than a who." The white stallion said as he showed him the newspaper. "Front page. Everywhere across Equestria ponies are laughing at me! I'll show them what happens when the mess with a stallion of my stature." He said with a scoff. The dark stallion picked up the paper and raised his eyebrows.
"A human huh?' Never hunted one of those before." He said as he put the paper down. "It'll cost more." The white stallion threw down a large bag of bits in front of the stallion.
"You'll get the other half when you bring me his head." Blueblood said with a grin. The dark stallion smiled and took the bits.
"Where can I find him?"
"He was with that repulsive seamstress. She resides in some dirt hole town called Ponyville." He said with a scoff.
"I'll see it done sir."
"Good and remember it has to look like an accident." Blueblood said as he walked out of the establishment. The black stallion nodded and raised a glass at the Prince.