For the rest of the night, Boba tried to sleep. Princess Luna following through with her threat caused never ending nightmares on the bounty hunter. The nightmares consisted of him being dipped in boiling hot lava or other cruel tortures. They wouldn't bother him so much if it wasn't for the fact he could feel every injury only to wake up with no bruises or marks. 'It seem's she's not just a pretty face.'

Boba glanced up to the sky to see the sun had risen. 'Better start moving.' Boba thought as he stood up while cutting the wire that was wrapped around himself towards his captive. He slowly unwrapped the wire that was around her. Reaching a hand down, he gently shook the pegasus on the shoulder. She stared for a second then her eyes slowly opened up while Boba face was just an inch away from hers. Boba stared at her underneath his helmet as she let out a loud eep and jumped not fly but jumped into the tree she was leaning against causing leaves to fall off.

'That was actually cute and funny.' Boba thought in amusement as he flew up next her. Glancing he saw she was shaking and literally hanging on the tree branch with her arms and legs wrapped around it.

"Let's go mare."

Fluttershy just continued to hold the branch causing Boba eye's to narrow.

"You can let go or your dead body can let go." Boba spoke to her in an emotionless voice causing the mare to open her eyes while staring at him with fear in her eyes. Boba felt his heart clench again at her eyes that had terror in them, but he pushed it aside thinking it was just another thing Luna was using as a form of torture on him. "Hold still."

Boba walked over towards the mare and instead of wrapping her body up, he began to wrap the wire around her wings. Once he was sure that she wouldn't be able to use them he stepped back with a satisfaction look underneath his helmet while the mare just stared at her wings with a look of.........discomfort. She glanced over at him. "Those are not coming off. I honestly don't care if you are not comfortable." Boba quickly spoke as if he read her mind. Fluttershy only hung her head down as tears were beginning to form in them.

The two didn't say anything as Boba lowered themselves down from the tree. Upon landing, he quickly let go of her. "Move." Boba motioned with his rifle towards the direction of where they were going. Fluttershy having no choice walked beside him.

'Walking is going to make this trip longer.' Boba thought as he stared up at the sky for any sign of guard, pegasus or anything that looked like they were working with the royal guard. Flying would leave them out in the open where they could easily be seen. Walking through this forest would help hide them. The problem after that is how would he hide them walking through the open? Boba continued thinking of way's how he could that without attracting the guard........and bandits. He wouldn't be surprised if he ran into some out here. Always looking for ways to find bits.

Isn't that what you do?

'No. I bring everything to justice. If they die they deserve it.'

Does this mare deserve to die just for bits. Does she look guilty of anything?

'It doesn't matter. She.....Why am I arguing with myself?' Boba thought while also taking a glance at Fluttershy out of the corner of his eye.

Because you know its wrong.

'.......The first thing I do when I get paid is see a phycologist.' Boba thought in annoyance. This job might actually be affecting him now.'

Silence. The voice or himself if Boba would even call it that was gone. Now focusing back to the matter at hand. Zooming on his HUD Boba saw they were nearing the end of the forest and the good news was the fact that the desert was just ten miles away after exiting the forest Boba guessed as he zoomed out. This day seems to be going too good if you take out the lack of sleep. There were no animals stalking them or investigating them. What really drew his attention was the fact he had not seen one guard or anypony in the air. 'Strange.'

The two were near the edge when Boba suddenly held his hand out causing the mare to stop though she ran into his hand. Where it landed caused her to eep and back away with a red face. Though she couldn't see it, Boba face was red as a cherry when he realized his hand landed on her breast. Shaking his thoughts clear he stared out into the open field. Switching to thermal, he scanned all around the area searching for anything with a body heat. The whole time he had his eyes narrowed as he didn't see anything even when he glanced up towards the clouds and only saw birds and other small creatures. 'Nothing.' Boba thought with narrow eyes as he turned his thermal off.

Turning towards the mare next to him, he motioned with his rifle for to walk. The two were soon walking across the open field towards the desert. The whole time Boba was glancing at his HUD looking for any motion or sounds. 'Strange. No sign of bandits here.' As the thought left his mind Boba immediately moved to the side while also shoving the mare down with him. The spot where he was standing had a spear sticking out of the ground.

'So my hunch was right. Bandits cleared out when royal guards came here.' Boba thought as he stood up and stared straight at ten guards. All pegasus's judging by the wings. 'Ten is just insulting.'

"Drop your weapons and surrender the element bearer of kindness." One of the guards spoke while also grabbing his spear.

Boba simply glanced at them while they just held their weapons pointing at him. "I reckon you fellows step aside unless you want to get hurt." Boba spoke with an icy tone hoping to intimidate them to avoid a confrontation.

"Drop your weapons!"

The two sides stared at each other with neither backing down. "One."

The guards slowly began to approach him while keeping their eyes on him.

"Two."

"Get him!"

"Three." Boba raised his rifle along with his pistol strapped to his side that he always kept hidden. Taking quick aim, he fired into the knees of them in rapid succession causing them to fall to the ground in pain. "I gave you a warning."

Turning away from the injured guards he walked over towards his captive who was running at him? She tried to rush past him only to be stopped by him grabbing her arm. "Lets go."

"Those ponies are hurt."

"That's their fault. Now move!"

"You listen here buster! I don't care how tough you are! You don't go and hurt anypony!"

Boba took a step back in surprise by the timid mare who was glaring straight into his helmet face to face. 'So she does have courage.' He thought as he stared at her eyes that were narrowed at him.

"You got that?"

Boba raised his rifle up at the mare causing her to immediately shrink back in fear. "What I got is that if you don't move, I am going to put a hole straight through your gut then carry your carcass through the desert." Boba spoke with as much venom in his voice as he could trying to intimidate the mare which was working as he saw she was shaking. "Now move."

Boba heard beeping coming from his HUD. Glancing down he saw something coming towards him at a high speed. He suddenly felt something slammed into him dragging him a few feet off the ground. Boba watched as he was getting further and further away from his target. He watched as he was suddenly picked into the air then slammed onto the desert sand being dragged by whatever was on top of him. Trying to see who it was but couldn't as the thing was slamming it's fist into his helmet repeatedly. "YOU THINK YOU CAN THREATEN MY FREIND!?"

Boba was able to push the thing off sending her skidding across the sand causing it be sprayed everywhere while he was also skidding. His jetpack was shooting off flames. Boba came to stop while his jetpack flew off his back flying around the air for a few minutes before finally slamming into the ground a hundred yards way from him. Boba slowly rose to his feet steadily as his vision was a little unbalanced. Glancing over at the object that slammed into him he was a little surprised. Getting to her feet while glaring at him was Rainbow Dash.

"I'm surprised you came after me."

"You had my friend! I'm not going to let you get away with it!"

'You really don't have a choice.' Boba thought in amusement as he raised his rifle only for her to dash right at him.

What.

Rainbow foot slammed into his chest knocking him a few feet back while also causing him to drop his rifle. Quickly rolling to the side to avoid the foot that slammed into the sand, Boba spun on his legs kicking her feet out from underneath her. Boba quickly rose to his feet only to be kicked in the chin knocking him back to the ground. Glancing up he saw the mare had jumped into the air and was coming down at him with her fist poised to strike him. Thinking quickly he rose to his feet and threw a uppercut that slammed into the mare chin knocking her backwards onto her back. Seeing he the advantage he pulled his pistol out and aimed it at the mare who was slowly getting to her feet. Boba eyes narrowed as he slowly squeezed down on the trigger intending to blast the mare in the head.

"STOP!"

The voice of Fluttershy caused Boba to look over as the blaster bolt shot out of the pistol and missing the mare's head by an inch. Glancing at the owner of the voice he saw it was Fluttershy who was running towards them or more specifically Rainbow. Boba watched as she hugged the mare who was struggling to get up. "Rainbow stay down."

"Fluttershy! Are you ok? Did this creep hurt you!?"

Boba scoffed as he began to walk over towards them while keeping his weapon aimed at the two.

"BACK OFF! You are not getting Fluttershy!"

"You don't really have a say so mare." Boba aimed his pistol once more only for the Fluttershy to get in front of his aim.

"Fluttershy Move!"

Boba narrowed his eyes at them. "You do remember that I can also bring anyone of you in dead and still get paid."

"Fluttershy move!" Rainbow got to her feet only to fall back down.

"I will give you the count to three mare and then you both die."

Fluttershy just narrowed her eyes at him.

"One."

"Hey leave her alone!"

"Two."

"You can't can you?" Fluttershy asked causing Boba to stop counting while his eyes widened.

"Fluttershy! He will do it! Run!"

"This whole time you could have killed anyone of us but didn't. So why?"

Boba just stared at the mare while also messing with his pistol in his right hand as he stared at the two mares. "Three.'

"Fluttershy move!" Rainbow shouted as she shoved her friend out of the way as she was hit causing her to collapse to the ground not moving.

"Rainbow!"

Boba quickly aimed over at her and fired causing her to collapse to the ground unmoving as well. He stood there staring at the two mare's bodies for what seemed minutes before sighing and walked over towards where his jetpack was. Picking it up he saw it was fine physically. Strapping it to his back he turned it on to see if it would work. It took a second later than it normally does as he flew over to the mare's after picking his rifle up. Walking over towards the Fluttershy he gently picked her body up. Glancing down at the element bearer of loyalty body for a few minutes he turned and blasted off towards his destination which was still a long way to go.

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