Burning Through The Ranks Ch2

Well here's chapter 2 just so you know this takes place 6 months which is now the day they are allowed to go on missions so yea probably should have mentioned that they did a lot more than hoof to hoof combat, they also did weapon training, free galloping and other stuff. Hope that clears a little bit up and enjoy. I don't own either of these two cartoon/game stuff. I also don't own Creed or Faith Breed. I do however own Shooting Star, Stardust and Blazing Star.

It was 6 in the morning and in Shooting Star and Creeds room (It used to be Shooting Stars room but it became both of theirs when they became partners) both said ponies were fast asleep in their beds, both sprawled over the sheets and kicked them off. They have changed a lot for 6 months. They now have muscles showing and a couple of cuts from training. A loud bang woke up Creed. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the source of the noise, it looked like a box with a note on it. He decided to wake up his friend before seeing what's in the box.

He walked up to Shooting Stars bed and saw him lightly snoring, drooling on his pillow. He rolled his eyes and proceeded to wake him.

"Shooting Star, wake up." Creed said shaking his friend only to be responded with a grunt and more snoring.

"WAKE UP YOU LAZY SON OF A HAY!" Creed shouted whilst jumping on Shooting Star and yet he still didn't wake up. Creed growled but then remembered what Stardust always does to wake up her son.

"Shooting Star if you don't get up you'll miss breakfast." Creed whispered in his ear and that caused an instant reaction from his friend.

"Huh? Breakfast? Is it Breakfast time?" Shooting Star asked looking around, meanwhile Creed looked at him in disbelief.

"Why do you even have ears?" Creed sighed, shaking his head. "You hear a lot better with your stomach."

"Hmm? Did you say something Creed?"

"Ugh, never mind come look over here theres a box."

Both of them walked over to the box and Shooting Star picked up the note with his magic.

"Dear Shooting Star and Creed," Shooting Star began. ""As you know, you two have been training for quite some time now. And the two of you have become great friends so now I think is the time to send you guys on missions come meet me when you have your new equipment, I'll be downstairs with your parents Shootin Star, Safety and Peace. Mentor Faith Breed."

Both of them looked at each other before tackling the box and ripping it open and their eyes widened what was there, there were swords, blue hoods with capes, armour and the Assassins main weapon, the hidden blade.

"Oh wow, this is so cool." both of them yelled. They put on the armour and hoods before equiping the sword and hidden blade then they tested it to make sure it works. After that they looked at themselves in the mirror.

"Oh boy oh boy." Shooting Star yelled bouncing up and down. "I'm going to be just like my ancestors Altair, Ezio and Connor."

Creeds mouth dropped. "They're your ancestors?"

"No wonder he was so good in training." he thought.

"Uh huh, mom says I look just like Altair."

"Wow okay, um let's go meet mentor Faith while I process this."

So they went down with Creed still letting the news sink in, eventually he snapped out of it when they saw Faith Breed, Stardust and Blazing Star, Stardust had the biggest sparkle in her eyes seeing the two in their new outfits.

"Aw you two look so cute, the tailor is very talented." Stardust cooed.

"Indeed are you two ready for your first mission?" Faith Breed asked.

"Si (yes) Mentor." Creed answered.

"Very well, your mission will be in manehatten. The Templars have a herald preaching there, you must eliminate him. But remember the three tennants of the Assassin's Creed No.1: Never raise your blade against an innocent, No.2: Be a blade in the crowd and No.3:Never compromise the brotherhood. Do you two understand?

"Aye mentor."

"Then go, just so you know Shooting Star your mom will be monitoring you two from the sky."

"Well then shall we go? Creed, climb onto my back because we will be flying there." Stardust urged.

As Creed got onto Stardusts back he was warned to hold on tight and he understood, it felt like the speed was tearing his skin apart until finally they stopped, he immediately climbed off of Stardust and started kissing the ground. He then looked at Shooting Star and was very angry to see him laughing at his current state and so Creed quickly regained his compusure and tried to not be hot - headed as Shooting Star called him. He then realised that they were in Manehatten.

"Okay you two good luck and if there is trouble I'll be there to help." Stardust said before taking off to the skys.

"Okay lets go." Shooting Star cheered before climbing a building.

"Hey!" Creed yelled. "Who made you the boss?"

As both of them climbed a building some pegasi managed to see them and their jaws dropped at their talents, eventually they got to the top and Shooting Star took in the landscape around him. Creed noticed that he was using his Eagle Vision to check for clues. Satisfied with his findings, Shooting Star walked over to the edge and saw a market. He stood up, faced Creed and with a smile leaned over and plummeted down, he flipped over so his belly was facing the ground and opened his wings letting him float down before his hooves touched the ground and he quickly closed his wings so nopony would notice. He looked up and saw Creed quickly follow him.

"Your lucky you have wings." Creed huffed.

"Well let's go I know where the herald is."

"Oh really? What makes you so sure Mr Know-It-All?"

"I have a photographic memory, everything I see and hear are implanted into my memory and can be viewed at anytime."

Creed looked at Shooting Star in disbelief. "...Your joking right?"

Shooting Star smiled. "Not at all, if you want I can teach you it"

"You teach me? Like that's going to happen."

"Alright then, have fun losing your targets."

"Grrrrr fine, but no funny stuff this is serious business now show me to the herald."

So they went to the town square and true to Shooting Stars word the herald was there, he was an earth pony with the templar cross on his chest preaching to the crowd.

"Alright oh wise one, how do we do this?" Creed asked sarcastically. But Shooting Star was already on the case scouting the area with his eagle vision, he saw a couple of guards in the crowd and he also noticed that there was a platform above the herald. He turned off his eagle vision and turned to Creed.

"Okay I have a plan," Shooting Star started to explain. "You will eliminate those guards over there whilst I go for the herald."

"And why do I have to go for the guards?" Creed questioned.

"Well your small so you can easily kill them without causing a scene, I'm the fastest out of the two of us so I'll get there quicker and it's my plan so chips-chop." Shooting Star replied whilst clapping his front hooves to which Creed had a look of frustration but nodded as he disappeared into the crowd, Shooting Star wasted no time free galloping to the platform. He decided to not use his wings as it will bring attention to himself, he finally got to the platform and decided to listen to what the herald was talking about.

"New world, new world, politics boring, ooh a new ice cream stand, might try that out later. About time Creed." Shooting Star thought when he saw the guards fallen so he jumped down, unsheathed his hidden blade and landed on the heralds back, the herald jumped in suprise before Shooting Star shoved his blade into the heralds throat, killing him, blood spurted out of the wound. The crowd screamed as Shooting Star and Creed made a gallop for it with other guards chasing them.

"Well so much for being stealth, got another great plan?" Creed asked.

"Aye, galloping." Shooting Star replied.

As they were galloping they got cornered by a group of guards. They had no choice but to fight, so Shooting Star decided to split up. As Creed galloped off with a couple of guards following him, Shooting Star flies over to a guard and cracks his neck, but just as he was about to fly again, one of the guards managed to get a huge cut on one of his wings causing him to plummet.

Groaning in pain he stood up and drew his sword. Luckily he has been training non-stop for the past 6 months and he knew how to get out of this jam. He quickly deflected a guards halberd and smacked him with the hilt of his sword before stabbing the guards throat. Another one grabbed hold of Shooting Star and the other guard tried to stab him but Shooting Star wriggled out and began a spell which conjured up a rope, he spun it around and got a guard and pulled the guard towards him and stabbed him in the throat with the hidden blade.

"You guys are too slow, I can take you out with my eyes closed." Shooting Star yelled. But while his back was turned a guard came up to him with a spear. But then Shooting Star heard a cry of pain and turned around. He saw his mom standing on top of the fallen guard, blood dripping from her hidden blade.

"You were great son." Stardust beamed, hugging Shooting Star who was blushing slightly. "But you let your guard down, who knows what that guard could have done to you."

Shooting Star hung his head. "Sorry mom, but shouldn't you help Creed?"

Stardust chuckled. "I'm the fastest flier in equestria, already did it. He should be with us soon."

"So what do you think? Did I do good mom?"

"You were amazing and very strategic. I guess you have to thank your ancestors for giving you eagle vision. Come on, lets search them and get rid of the evidence."

"Okay."

So they managed to get a lot of bits from the bodies as well as some knives. Shooting Star noticed Stardust taking a note from the captain.

"Mom what's that?" He asked.

"Oh nothing." Stardust replied. "Just something Mentor Faith wanted me to pick up."

Before he could question any further he noticed Creed galloping up to him, he had a couple of cuts and bruises.

"You okay Creed?" Shooting Star asked.

"What do you think?" Creed grumbled.

"Alright you two since you did a good job on your first mission how about after we go for ice cream after we get rid of the bodies." Stardust suggested.

Both of them gasped and starting chanting "Ice Cream" and bouncing up and down. Stardust smiled, despite them training to be Assassins, they were still colts.

So they chucked the bodies in the nearby river and trotted to the ice cream stand that the herald was talking about. Shooting Star got butterscotch, Creed got chocolate and Stardust got vanilla. Creed and Shooting Star finished their ice cream really quickly, Stardust shortly after.

As they were about to go back to the guild Stardust halted them.

"What's wrong mom?" Shooting Star asked.

"Well being an Assassin isn't all about fighting and stabbing." Stardust explained. "You also have to be incognito." Seeing the confused looks on their faces, she sighed and explained again.

"Incognito means you have to make sure not to raise suspicion of the Templars, now since your mission has probably reached word across Manehatten so you two are wanted ponies but we can fix that." She continued.

"Now there are three things you can do, son I know you have that memory talent that all Assassins have, Creed you have yet to learn so you come with me to places. Now you can rip down wanted posters that would help a lot. You can bribe the heralds to take the attention off you or you can kill officials. These ponies gave their life for money, they will not be missed."

Both of them nodded, understanding what to do, Creed trotted to Stardust and climbed onto her back, before taking off she turned to Shooting Star.

"Be careful my son." Stardust said.

"I will." Shooting Star promised.

As he galloped away looking for posters, he decided to do a view from higher up so he proceeded to climb up a building. He couldn't fly since he was suspicious as it was, he made a vow never to fly while doing missions, flying to and away from missions is fine and he could use it in battle but not while looking for stuff.

As he took in his surroundings he noticed a couple of posters, a herald and a pony protected by templar guards. Smiling that he got his share he jumped down and started to pull down the posters making sure not to be seen by blending with crowds and hiding in wells. Satisfied with his work he walked over to the herald who was talking about 'The hooded ponies' rolling his eyes he walked up to the herald and held out a bag of bits.

"Stop talking about the hooded ponies and these bits are yours." Shooting Star whispered.

"It will be done." The herald replied.

"Thank you." He then walked away and had to use his eagle vision to locate the official, seeing a gold target he quickly made his way through and dipping poison he found from one of the guards he fought onto his hidden blade he quickly injected it into the official, the guards paid no attention thinking he was just a lost colt. Thinking a job well done he quickly left the official who was now flailing madly.

He found Creed and Stardust to which Creed was now bribing a herald and then spotted him.

"So son did you do it?" Stardust asked.

"Aye mom, it's all done." Shooting Star replied.

Stardust smiled. "Well done you two, you are now incognito, I think we should get back now and Shooting Star you should teach Creed that memory talent."

As they flew back to the guild the two colts couldn't help but feel a little pride in todays mission hopefully it would stay that way in the future.

Well thats Chapter 2 of BTTR and a long one too. Just before you say anything Shooting Star knows that memory thing since he has seen other assassins do it and learned with the help of his parents. I feel I captured Creeds personality spot on. Also if you have requests for missions I will gladly take them (No OCs though) so yea guys review, follow, favourite. Safety and Peace and may the gods of budder protect you.