Chapter 5

Sabbath was outside his church advocate attendance for Sunday mass. "Greetings, how would like to awaken to the words of her majesty Celestia?" he asked a passing mare. "I'm busy." she said. "Sir? Would you and/or your loved ones grant me a moment of your day for a chance to hear the words of our lady Celestia?" he asked. "Oh, I just remembered I'm busy that day." the stallion said. "I didn't even say what day it was on." Sabbath said. "What day is it?" the stallion asked. "Sun..." "Sorry, busy. Gotta go." he said taking off.

"Celestia, forgive them." Sabbath said. Then Pen and Dewey walked by, no doubt on their way to work. "Pen, Dewey, a moment if you will." Sabbath said. "What is it Sabbath, we have a workload that's not going to unburden itself." Pen said. "I was wondering if the two of could come to Sunday's mass?" he asked. "I don't know Sabbath. Maybe, I'll have to check with Mint." he said studying a flyer.

"I understand, Dewey?" Sabbath said turning to the other twin. "Huh?" Dewey asked. "Are you?" Sabbath asked. "Am I what?" Dewey asked. "Coming to Sunday's mass?" he asked. "I don't know, is there going to be a Zebra preacher shouting 'hallelujah!' and chorus, other ponies doing backflips because they feel the energy of Celestia in them causing them to go on a mission for her?" he asked. "Um...no?" Sabbath answered confusedly. "Well, I'll come just in case one does come." he said also taking a flyer.

"Wonderful, and Celestia bless you." Sabbath thanked and they left. Soon after, Sabbath spotted Ash. "Ash, would you be so kind as to join for Sunday's mass?" he asked. "Oh sorry, I'm busy...not doing that." he said. "Oh, I see. If you change your mind, mass is Sunday at 9:30." he said as Ash started walking away.

Much time later, Sabbath spotted Cotton and Windy likely also on their to work. "Cotton, Windy. A moment of your time." he said. "Um...alright, but make it quick." Cotton said. "Seeing is how we're co-workers and such, would be so kind as to attend Sunday mass?" he asked. "Well, we're kinda busy. But we'll see what we can do." Windy said. "Understood, if you should come it's at 9:30." he said and they left.

Later, Sabbath was setting up and wait for anyone to show up. It was five minutes after 9:30, then that five turn into ten, and then into thirty, and then into an hour. Yet no one showed up, Sabbath started to wonder why this was so. 'Maybe they're running late.' he thought. He looked at the bottle of communion wine and decide to have a little. Well that was until time went so long that he ended up drinking the entire bottle.

Sabbath looked around the empty room, he anger slowly building inside him. "You damn heathens! What with your fornicating and your depravity!" he yelled to the imagery audience. All of a sudden, the doors opened. "Are you sure this is the right way back inside?" one voice asked. "I don't all the buildings and doors look the same." the other voice said. Sabbath was amazed at who it was. It was Princess Celestia and Luna. "Oh crap, it's weird priest." Celestia said. "Let's back out real slow maybe he won't..." "Princess, you've heeded my prayers!" he shouted. "Damn it!" she growled. "This is your fault you know." Luna said. "Shut up Luna." Celestia said.

"Madam Celestia, I must ask you. Why must I suffer when all I try to do is teach others your ways?" he asked. "Um...I don't know?" she answered. "Madam Luna, what about you?" he asked. "Uh, well...it's like this...uh, Celestia do you want to take this?" Luna asked. "Why do I have to be the voice of reason for everything?" Celestia asked. "For one, it's because other ponies respect you more. Second, it's your cult." Luna explained. "Fine." Celestia sighed.

"Sabbath, you see ponies don't need to worship me as some sort of god." Celestia said. "But, that's not why I do it. I do it because you're not around when ponies need help dealing with problems they can't deal with. And thus, I make sure that they're words are heard and that your words on love and tolerance are taught." he explained. "Huh, I never really looked at it like that." Celestia said. "But why, why haven't my co-workers come when they promised?" he asked. "Well, way I see it you just need to wake up...wake up...wake up..." Celestia said, her words trailing away.

"Sabbath, wake up. Come on, wake up." Cotton said shaking him awake. Sabbath woke up and looked around, the other members of Damage Inc. were around him. "What happened?" he asked. "Judging by the empty wine bottle and the fact you were pasted out on the ground...I'm guessing you passed out." Pen explained. "And, you all came." Sabbath said. "Well duh, we promised we would." Windy said. "Even you Ash?" Sabbath asked him. "I was guilt tripped into coming." he said. "Although we were kind of confused." Cotton said. "About?" Sabbath asked. "You put 9:30 as the time but, you put PM instead of AM." Pen explained. "Oh, that would explained a lot." Sabbath said. "After all I didn't think you would come." "Of course we came, you're not just our co-worker. You're also our friend." Dewey said. "Not mine." Ash mumbled.

Sabbath got to his hooves and took a deep breath. "Alright, shall we begin?" he asked.