Shadow is now more... committed to being a pony. I have this great story series planned out for him.

"So let me get this straight..." I said to Dawn. "We have nothing to do."

"Just about." I went to scratching my stubble

"So two months ago I stopped an evil conspiracy. Wouldn't that spark up our jobs?"

"I was thinking that. Guess not that many people have been fighting or disturbing the public."

"What the fuck!" I kicked the desk in front of me. "I am so bored!" I ruffled my now medium shaggy hair. I changed my appearance to look more like I don't care. "I got it! We need a plan!" I told him.

"Oh great... Shadow's the man with the master plan!"

"Shh! I'm thinking! How about we offer advice for people."

"What kind of advice?"

"I don't know! Dating or Health something like that."

"Now your sounding desperate. Just wait I'm sure Celestia has something for us to do."

"Oh I'm sure." Then she walks in. "Speaking of the queen. Howdy Tia." I said.

"I have an assignment for you two. It appears that someone stole the daughter of Sundance." Oh not this shit! I won't let her die this time! "We want to know who did it and for what purpose."

"I'm on it!" Dawn and I both said saluting her.

"At ease gentlemen. I need to speak to Shadow alone."

"Of course." she and I both left.

"Shadow I read your mind. I know that in the past I gave you that fake memory of her dieing. I'm sure you don't want that to happen do you?"

"Of course not princess."

"I have another non related question for you. Did you ever get over Kay?"

"I think I did about 7 weeks ago. Why?"

"Just checking on you." Great. Now I have 'The' Princess hitting on me. Luna doesn't even get that much respect anymore. It's always Celestia. "Oh I was told by twilight to give you this." She handed me a white scroll and I opened it.

"Blah blah blah you are invited blah blah blah Shinning Armor blah blah blah another princess blah blah You are invited to attend this Royal Wedding Shadow. It would mean a lot to me and my brother signed Twilight Sparkle." I gave Celestia a blank stare and thought to myself for a minute. "When did Twilight have a brother?"

"For ever." said Celestia.

"She never told me about this?!"

"Your getting worked up over it."

"For Static's sake! I am still part him you know."

"I know. You'd make a good husband." Now to get White Tulip... What?

"What was that?"

"Oh nothing. Just thinking out loud again. Okay so long bye!" She disappeared. Probably to speak to Twilight.

"No I'm serious what did you say?" I yelled at the disappearing light. Something about a good mail man? I will never deliver mail again. Not since the Static Express thing. Asshole.

"Are you ready?" asked Dawn handing me a green camouflaged suit made of grass. He put it on me and pulled the hood up. He then handed me my goggles and a camera. "Alright the Camera will send photos straight to Celestia and I." I grabbed my binoculars. "That's what the camera is for Shadow. You don't need any sights beside it."

"I don't want to take an accidental picture. I'm taking these so I can safely scope out the area."

"*sigh* Fine. Do what you must. Remember find out who took her and why. If you can then get her. We need Sundance."

"Understood! Teleport when ready!"

"Wait I have a question."

"What is it?"

"Well two months ago how did you know Bloodmane was responsible?"

"You bring this up now?"

"Don't want to make a mistake Shadow."

"Well first he let Singing Blade in to kill me. Then he sent Dancing over here, hit a lady, summoned Nightmare, and was hellbent on killing us all. Anymore questions?"

"No." He said while teleporting me. I haven't seen much of Dawn for a week. Something about Apples... Oh... Ew... These are very pretty trees by the way. Look at me. Changing the subject in my own head. I need to get back into dating.

"Shadow. Come in."

"This is him. How may I help you today?"

"Classy. Get to the bay. She was kidnapped around the boats."

"What's a kid doing around boats anyways?"

"Beats me."

"I'll find out. Which way?"

"North which is on your left." I went left and through the trees and stopped at the edge of the cliff. I held the camera and took pictures of the boat, some ponies, and a large man at the top of the hill in a cave. He was a big built pony and had a cage behind him with a teenage white unicorn inside with a flower in her hair. There she is!

"Dawn. I found the target."

"Don't go after her unless you have a clear shot."

"Yes mum." I took more pictures. Then I watched as a messenger came up.

"Shadow. Activate the directional microphone on the camera." I pushed the button and listened.

'So your telling me that the Princess has a negotiation planned?' said the Leader.

'Yes sir.' said the scroungy messenger.

'She didn't send her spy or put a target on my head?'

'Not that we know of sir.'

'Good. Last thing I want is her blue-eyed dog hunting me down.' They parted ways.

"What does that mean Dawn?"

"It might be an insult. Or fear most likely."

"What do my eyes have to do with anything?"

"They're full of life." said Celestia on the com. "Can you save the child?"

"I will try. Wish me luck." I jumped into a tree shadow and appeared in the cave. God I love that power. I went to the cage and whispered to the kid. "Shh. Listen to me White Tulip. I'm going to get you out of here?"

"Did my mom send you?" she asked me. I didn't get a good look at her in that memory ordeal. She had green eyes like... Kay. Get her out of your head!

"Yes. So did Celestia." I stomped the lock and broke it. "Let's go." I grabbed her.

"How can we get out?" she whispered. I grabbed her and jumped in the shadow taking her with me to Canterlot. "How did we do that?!"

"I'm magic. They call me Shadow."

"Your the hero! I'm honored to be in your arms." Now she's hitting on me.

"Don't flirt with me kid. I'm out of your age group."

"I-I Wasn't Flirting!"

"Hahaha! Of course you weren't." She got out of my arms and we walked to the castle. "Mom!" she cried running into the yellow arms of a tall unicorn. Sundance.

"Hiya Sunny D!" I said.

"Don't do that ever again." she warned me.

"Hahaha..."

"Thank you for getting my child out safely." She had tears. "You'd make a good dad." My smile quickly vanished.

"Glad you think that."

"Did I hit a nerve?"

"Oh yes."

"Sorry. So Celestia. This is Shadow our hero."

"He is the one and only." said Celestia. When I wasn't looking Celestia mouthed 'He's mine.' to her. Sundance said out loud 'I'm Married!' They both laughed.

"Oh not like that." said Celestia. I don't want to know what they are talking about and I don't want to. I went into the office and took off the ghillie suit and kicked back in my office chair on wheels. I closed my eyes for a minute and opened them to see Dawn slam about 30 folders on my desk.

"Read these." he told me.

"What for?"

"They are about you dude."

"Aw... I just can't sleep huh?" I grabbed the one on top. "Shadow is the best. Dawn that's all it says."

"I know. Look at the next one." I grabbed it. "Shadow is the coolest. So I have a fan?"

"They were full of documents. Your fan sabotaged us."

"The only people allowed in here is you, me, the princesses, and that..." I saw the secretary from the counter up front running "... secretary..." We both ran out.

"Where are you two running off to?" asked Celestia. We jumped downstairs and went around the corner. We got to the desk and saw that she was gone.

"So you gave her access to our office?" I asked him.

"I must have."

"She's the inside mole. Inform the princess." I grabbed some rope. "I got an animal to hunt." I flew out the window and followed the pony. "Got you now!" I tackled her and wrestled her on the ground.

"Get off me freak!" she cried. I looked at her face and saw it was a different pony. No glasses. I looked to my right and saw her smiling and taking her glasses off and standing beside the large pony from earlier that kidnapped Tulip. I looked down and saw the brown pony I was on top of dissolve into a metal skeleton. Like a robot.

"Shit!" Ow that shit burns! Like Spitter goo!

"See you soon Shadow!" yelled the big pony. I heard beeping. The robot is beeping. Why is it beeping? Should it be beeping? *KABOOM* I was sent flying back and hit my back on a bench. "Oof!" I felt my body go down. I just stayed on my back until I could get up. When I did I was still disoriented. I couldn't hear anything and I felt my hoof broken. I looked down at my left hoof and popped back into place before sitting down on the bench to take a breather. Should have run when I heard beeping.

"Dustin!" yelled a female voice from behind. The only woman who still calls me that is Twilight. I turned and saw the purple pony who was teary eyed and helping me. I got my hearing back.

"Twilight what's wrong?" I asked her.

"You almost died!"

"Ah! But I didn't!" I felt another pony come up to me. I looked down to see Silver Sage a little bit bigger. "Oh you grew!"

"Yeah. We know." she said. "You tole me that yesterday at the house."

"Yes but I never admired it."

"You did. Yesterday."

"Alright then kid. If you say so." I got up and began to shake my head. "Twilight I need you to help me find out who made this robot." I walked over to it and it was just one little piece of metal in a black smolder on the ground. "Never mind. It's destroyed."

"At least your okay."

"Teleport me to the castle. Get Sage home. Be careful. These new enemies are here to play."

"I don't understand Dustin. Your not making any sense."

"Just teleport me." She did as was told and I made my way to the throne room. "She got away." I told Dawn.

"Damn. You okay?"

"No. Robot blew up in my face. They were using decoys to infiltrate and they were spying on us while we were spying on them."

"That's a good plan. Is their anything left to the robot we can trace?" He asked me.

"Sorry Dawn. They knew we would trace it so they destroyed everything in it. Except one little piece of scrap metal." I handed it to him. "Think you can trace it?"

"I can trace the explosive residue. Then find the shipping records." We both heard an 'Oh Shit!' outside. We poked our heads out a window and right below us against the wall was the secretary who gave us as sheepish smile. I grabbed her and pulled her up.

"You a robot or the real deal?" I asked while drawing out one of my claw blades.

"Real deal."

"Got careless or did you want us to find you."

"Well aren't you two smart. Tracing the residue. Didn't think about that." She had a smirk on her face. I saw her reach her hoof back and I smacked it. "Ow." I pulled the tracking beacon from her pocket. "Dawn. Catch." I tossed it to the man and he began examining it.

"So you come here hoping to plant this on one of us huh?"

"You two aren't shabby at all. Now I know why the princess hired you and constantly hits on you Shadow. Your clever."

"Aw... I appreciate that and... what?"

"*giggle* nothing." I smacked her on the back of the head. "Ow. What?"

"Tell me why you are spying on us."

"We want to test you Shadow."

"Really? Test me! I'm not in the mood to kill."

"We know. Since your precious little Kay died." I gave her a hard hit. "OW! That hurt!"

"Don't make me hurt you for real. Tell me your plans. Whose the bigger guy? Why did he kidnap White Tulip?"

"I don't answer to you!" She spitted at me.

"Guards! Take her to the Dungeon now!" I yelled. When I yell they know I'm serious. "Do whatever it takes to make her talk." I told them. They nodded and carried her off.

"How did you get her?" asked Celestia.

"She was spying on us. I think she's up to something."

"Get some rest Shadow. You need it. You as well Dawn. Applejack is worried sick."

"Thanks princess." he said teleporting. Guess he has a date.

"Yes, ma'am." I told her.

"Wait Shadow..." she was trying to say something.

"Yes?"

"... nothing. Get some rest."

"Alright." I began my flight for home. Since when did Celestia find me attractive? Her and... that... oh sweet big flank! *smack* snap out of it! Ow I just hit myself. I landed home and opened the door to see Static panicking.

"Where the hell where you?!" He yelled along with Forest, Sky, and everyone else.

"Work. What's up?"

"Just worried." said Pinkie Pie. She was calm. "You almost died again."

"But I didn't."

"What's going on Dustin?" asked Static. "Why can't you just settle the fuck down?"

"It's not my call. We had a spy infiltrate us and I just now caught her."

"And the explosion?"

"It was a robot they set up to kill me."

"Who is they?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"That's what we need to find out." I told her.

"Well..." started Rarity "Isn't Shadow the man with the master plan."

"Someone made that joke earlier R." I said. I saw Dream Weaver come out of the bathroom. He took a seat beside Rarity and was still shaking. Bet I know why. "Hey Dream. I saved your little sister today."

"What?! You did! Oh thank you Shadow!" He gave me a large hug. "But at what cost?"

"Well I almost died and I found out that Celestia has mixed feeling towards me."

"What kind of mixed feelings?" asked Twilight "Hate? Anger? I've never seen her truly mad."

"The exact opposite. She's definitely not hating me. *Yawn* I'm tired. Need to rest."

"You didn't eat dinner!" yelled Forest.

"I'll eat it for breakfast." I told him. Fluttershy wrapped up my plate and put it in the fridge. I went into my room. It was all clean. All I had to remember Kay by was her locket and a picture. That's it. I have also been watching her through Shadow portals. She was very happy. Very healthy. She was living with my brother and they were in a mansion. Look at that. She got her dream of living big and without me to boot! How am I suppose to ruin it now?

"What are you doing?" asked Twilight who came into my room and closed the door behind her.

"Just seeing how she's doing."

"Did you get over her?"

"Of course I did. She's married to my asshole brother and happier there. That's enough to tell me to stop."

"What would you do if you could see her know?"

"I would smack the living hell out of her for fucking my brother."

"Seriously?"

"I'd say congrats. Good job on the family and all."

"That's what I thought. So my teacher is hitting on you?"

"Am I the only one who does find that odd?"

"How is it odd? You saved her a few times and everyone here."

"I guess. Isn't she like too old?"

"No. She's immortal."

"And I'm not." Twilight was quiet after that. "Awkward." I told her.

"Hahaha... yeah. Give her a try." she told me.

"I'll think about it. I'm just not ready for another relationship you know." She got up and headed for the door. "Goodnight."

"Night Dustin. Good luck tomaro." she said closing the door. I need to get some rest.