Ever been to a room where the tension was so thick that you could cut it with a knife? Boba knew the tension was so thick that he could cut it with a spoon. The two sides just kept glancing at each other while Boba was keeping his finger near his squeeze trigger. Looking closely, he saw the captain hand resting on his sword with his hand twitching. Boba knew he was trying everything he could not to pull his sword out and try to run him through. The keyword 'TRY'. 'I doubt your shield could handle my rifle at full power. Even if you could I have a special grenade for your ears, pretty boy.' Boba thought as his eyes were narrowed at them.

Glancing at the Element bearers, he saw they were glaring at him.....though not Fluttershy. She was hiding behind her friends while giving him a scared look......and something else? The element of loyalty was giving him such a look that if looks could kill.......Boba would be dead then resurrected and dead again.........a million times. She seemed ready to fly at him again. 'Bring it skittles. I would just put you down again.'

Glancing over at Twilight Sparkle he saw she was giving him a glare as well. Though her look also had curiosity. Was it directed at him? Or his equipment? More than likely it was both. They probably had seen him without his equipment. He did wake up without anyway.

"HI!"

Boba blinked when he saw nothing but pink in front of him obscuring his vision. 'How did she get over here without anyone noticing?' Boba thought as he stared at the mare.

"Doyoulikepartieswhydoyouwearthisstrangearmorareyoureallyabountyhunter?"

Boba just stared at the mare with a neutral expression though no one could see it. 'If I choke her to death, how long would it take?' Boba wondered as the mare seemed to go on and on without taking a breath.

"Pinkie!" The said mare was covered in a purple aura before being pulled over to her friends.

"Darling really? You have no idea what that brute would have done to you!" Rarity spoke while glaring straight at Boba.

"Nothing you sillies! The author doesn't want anything to happen me in this chapter!"

What? Boba had a look of complete confusion on his face while the other ponies didn't seemed bothered by it.

"Sister! Why haven't we called the guard to arrest this......monster!"

Boba scoffed causing the moon princess to glance over at him. "I have heard of you Princess. What you did. Do you really have the right to call anyone a monster?"

"Anypony."

Boba just glared over at Pinkie who just had a big smile on her face.

"What did you say?" Though Luna spoke silently the threat was there.

"You heard what I said Princess. You judge me for doing my job."

"You have harmed innocent ponies!" Shining yelled causing everyone to glance over at him while he stood to his feet glaring at Boba. "I have heard all about you bounty hunter. You are quite well known. Though everypony thought it was just a legend to keep ponies from breaking the law so Boba Fett won't hunt them down."

"Are you done? I did my job earning the bits. I did what you and your guards couldn't do. I hunted down criminals bringing them to justice."

"By killing them!"

"That was why you and your guards are weak. You ack the will to kill. I'm actually surprised the changelings or King Sombra didn't kill you all."

"They were defeated by friendship and love. Something that you don't have apparently." Luna spoke.

Boba just gave her a deadpan look. "Really? Where were those when the targets I tracked down killed a family in cold blood just for a hat? Where were those when vengeful ponies killed a family of griffons leaving the father paralyzed and watching as they had their way with his wife and two girls? You all need to wake up. Equestria is not all peaceful and loving as you think."

"They would have been put on trial and sent the dungeons!" Shining argued back.

"Yeah cause my clients would have been pleased to see their loved ones killed while the killers just rotted in a dungeon."

"You really are nothing but a monster." Cadence spoke for the first time.

Boba was silent as he stared at them with his helmet not showing any of his facial expression. "No. I am the one that hunts the monster. A job is a job. You all have one while I have mine."

Everypony was silent as they stared at the hunter. "So why did you come after us then?" Applejack asked with venom in her voice. "Just for bits!?"

"Like I said. A job is a job."

Shining eyes narrowed when he heard that while he drew his sword and Boba raised his rifle at him in turn. "So you still intend to collect the bounty on us."

The group tensed except Celestia who for some reason remained silent. Boba stared at them. "No. What I intend to do is continue my job while also finding that bitch and putting a bolt through her head for betraying me."

"You really are the lowest scum. You have no loyalty to anypony." Rainbow hissed out.

"You really don't believe in friendship?"

"I hold no love for any ruler or country, I seek no friendship as I have no need for it, I am loyal to myself and the bits payed to me for hunting but if those that pay me go back on their word then my loyalty is over too. So don't try to offer me something worthless like friendship but if you need a hunter offer me bits as they are my friends." Boba spoke while also leaving an offer for them. Who knows, someone might want to hire him from canterlot.

"We have no need for you scum. And what makes you think we are just going to let you leave?"

"What says you can stop me?" Boba replied back.

The tension began to grow even more thicker with either side getting ready to launch themselves at the other.

"Mr. Fett please have a seat." Celestia spoke up causing everypony to look over at her.

"Sister you actually expect us to sit here with this thing!"

Boba just stared at Celestia with a look of caution. "I actually have contract for you."

"WHAT!?"

Even Boba was shocked though he didn't shout it out loud like the others did. "I prefer to stand."

"Very well. The contract I'm offering you will be a two thousand bits.......every four months."

"Princess/Sister/Aunt!"

Boba stared at Celestia with a look of caution then he finally answered. "I won't turn over my equipment nor work for the Royal Guard at Canterlot."

"Of course."

Boba stared at her. 'She's up to something.....but I do like bits.'

"I accept your contract. Who do you want dead or alive?"

Celestia took a sip of her tea than answered. "Why no one. Since you accepted the contract you will follow through with it like you said," Celestia smiled. "You will go to ponyville to be a guard for the element bearers."

Boba voice joined with the others this time.

"WHAT!?"

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