(The Next Day)

"Ugh......my head.....what the hell happen?" As I woke up from my sleep I notice that I had something on my head. I used my hand to see what it was, only to feel that I had a wet towel over my forehead.

"Thank Celestia you’re awake." I turn to my right to see Gilda carrying a few pieces of wood, along with what appears to be a dead boar on her back. "We would of thought that you would be asleep after what happen yesterday."

"Normally I would, but it's kinda hard to do that when you two kept on arguing most of the night." They could’ve at least kept quiet around an injured person.

"Not my fault this time. Trixie wouldn't shut up about how she saved your life. So I punched her in the face to shut her up."

"And how that turned out for ya?" Something tells me that they ended up fighting afterwards.

"We ended up fighting afterwards." I freaking called it! "But we worked things out the moment we heard you moaning in your sleep."

“Well at least you two know when to put aside your argument and focus on something important.” As I tried to move myself from off the floor, I felt the same sharp pain from yesterday hit me.

“I wouldn’t recommend moving anytime soon. From what Trixie could tell even though she stopped the bleeding and sealed up your wound, your still in no condition to be moving around anytime soon.”

“Wait a minute. How was she able to sew me back up after my blade went through me?”

“She used the blade that was stuck in your abdomen.” Out of curiosity I moved the covers from on top of me as I notice something different about my body. From what I could tell it looked like my fur or shin or….whatever hell you call it here was metallic.

“Gilda, you wouldn’t happen to have a mirror on you would you?”

“No, but here Trixie’s.” Gilda handed me Trixie’s mirror as I took a good look at myself. I was taken by surprise at the way I looked. From what I could tell, the iris around my eyes were black, my pupil were neon blue, and there were lines going down my checks.

“Question. While you or Trixie where treating my injuries, did I happen to have these weird lines running around my body?”

“From what Trixie could tell, yeah. I just figure it was a side effect of when she fused your broken blade to your body.”

“How the hell did she do that?”

“She used some kind of magic spell or something. I don’t know really, I’m not into the whole magic business stuff.” That just impossible. How can someone be able to fuse together a piece of hi tech technology that never been discovered or made before, and without the tools needed so perfectly? A wound like that if I was back home would’ve killed me in a few seconds, and even with the equipment in had they would’ve died from blood loss.

“Where’s Trixie? I need to ask her something.”

“Are you mad at her for doing that?”

“No, just gonna ask her how she was able to seal up my wound.” Truthfully I am little pissed, but I can focus on that later, right now I wanna know how she saved my flank...wait did I just say flank?

“She went out to survey the area.” Makes sense when you think about it. Survey the area to make sure no one or pony is following you. Standard military protocol for those who have an injured soldier. “She should be back in about a few minutes or so I think?”

“So we’re stuck here until she gets back?”

“Pretty much kid.” She said as she put the dead boar over the fire she apparently made. “But hey look on the bright side, at least we can relax until then.”

“Yeah I guess, but damn how the hell did I get taken out by a rainbow color freak?”

“To be fair I’m sure you’re not the only one who got their flank handed to her.” Gee I feel so special now. “Hey at least you took out one of the element of harmony, that’ll keep their focus on her then on us.“

“Unless they sent Rainbow Dash after us, and took their injured friend to a hospital.” I said which caused Gilda to frown in disappointment and shock. “What? It’s basic common knowledge for what they or any group with some kind of military skills would do.”

“Great so now we have to wait even longer?”

“Either that or we go out there like a bunch of idiots and get caught.” I said as I pulled myself up from the floor. “Plus I’m not in any condition to fight at the moment, and I still need time to recover from my fight. So we might as well run for the time being.”

“You been beaten up, thrown into a boulder, pelted by rock, and stabbed by your own weapon. How the buck is it that you can recover from something like that in a matter of minutes?”

“Augmentation skill recovery. Useful when it come to acceleration of recovering from damage like that. Though it doesn’t heal as quickly as I wanted it to.” I said as I pulled out a green colored pill. “Plus I sometimes keep a recovery pill in my mouth just to be safe.”

“Well aren’t you full of surprises.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment.”

“Besides that how are feeling?” She asked. I looked at my slightly upgraded body and started to stretch my limbs to see how it feels. Despite feeling a bit sore, everything feels okay.

“Well I feel fine, though I do wish I still had my sword.” As I said that my arms started to glow as my sword Gale Force appeared next to Gilda.

“Well…...that was….something.” Gilda said as she picked up my sword to examine it. “Care to explain what the buck was that all about?”

“Honestly, I have no idea how that even happen. But something tells me that I can make weapon with just a thought.”

“You don’t say?” Gilda said with a sarcastic tone in her voice. “What gave it away? Was it the fact that you made a sword appear out of thin air like magic?”

“Whatever, just pass me some of that boar meat will yeah?” I asked as she tossed me a piece of the boar’s leg. I sniffed it so see if it was done cooking, then took a bit out of it. The moment I did that my mouth started drool more than usual. “Holy crap this is good.”

“Heh secret cooking techniques that my grandfather gave me when I was just a kid.” Gilda said as she pulled a piece of boar meat from the boar and started to munch on it. “He was a bit insane from time to time, but he was one damn good cook.”

“No kidding, I think you would’ve been my Panopticon cook if you were in my world.”

“Was the food that bad on your planet?”

“Well-.” Before I could say anything, a flash of light appeared inside the cave. The light died after a few seconds revealing Trixie. “Oh hey you’re back from scouting.”

“Indeed Trixie has. She also sees that you’re up from your slumber Adelle. Trixie had thought you would be asleep a little longer.”

“Take more than that to keep me down, so what are situation?”

“So far nopony seems to be following us after we teleported out of the dragon’s cave, but we better lay low for a while until you have recover.”

“Mostly you seeing how you might have used up all your magic I take it?” I asked getting a good look at her. She was pretty much tired from using her magic to get us out of there, along with what I’m guessing using her magic to scout the area we were in.

“The Great and Powerful Trixie is not tired!” She said as she almost tripped over her own feet. “.....But she will rest for a bit before we move out.”

“Move out where?” asked Gilda. “Because in case you haven’t notice, but Adelle just attacked the elements of harmony. Not only that but we just aided her in her escape. So by the time we figure out where we’re going, we’ll be hunted down by almost everypony within the royal guard coming after us.”

“Then we better get ready to leave now then huh?” I said as I handed Trixie a Will’O pack. I don’t know if this will help her with her magic, but it’s better than nothing. “Eat it, should restore your magic powers to full strength. But don’t eat too much of it, or else you’ll have some stomach problems later on.”

Trixie did as I told to do, and in a matter of seconds she was back on her feet fully recovered. “A-Amazing! Trixie must know what is in this pill that you gave me to make her feel like a newborn filly again.”

“I’ll tell you after you tell me how you were able to fuse a piece of my weapon to my body, deal?” I said as I extended my hand towards Trixie. In return she shook my hand in agreement. “Good now does anyone know a place where we can go from here?”

“Well we can’t stay here forever, just like you said they might have sent Rainbow Dash after us.” Said Gilda. “And something tells me that the royal guards will be with them as well when they figure out where we are.”

“Oh please.” I said.” Unless they had someone that can track down a pony, then we have enough time to think of a plan to-.” I was cut short when I heard a very loud noise coming from out of the cave.

“WE KNOW YOU THREE ARE IN THERE! COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP!” You know what, I’m starting to wish I wasn’t proven wrong all the time at this point. I popped my head out of the cave only to see a white unicorn with blue hair wearing purple & gold armor, and a few of these royal guards that I was wondering what they looked like from what Trixie had said.

“F….M…..L.” I said cursing my own luck and stupidity. I then turn to my friends who I gave a very unpleased look on my face. “Care to tell me how the hell did they find us so quickly?”

“Trixie might have forgotten to mention that Princess Luna can track down a pony with the help of their dreams.” Trixie said with a sheepish smile on her face. Gilda in return smacked her upside her head for forgetting to tell us about that.

“Great…..Gilda take my storage unit and get out of here along with Trixie.” I said as I pulled out my SR-44/ET, two painkillers, and an adrenaline pill.

“Wait a minute. You’re gonna fight Twilight’s brother, Shining Armor?” Gilda asked. “He’s like the strongest pony within the royal guards, and you think you can beat him?”

“I killed a fucking dragon didn’t I? I’m sure I can handle him without any problems what-so-ever.” I lied, at the current situation I won’t be able to last long. “When I use a Flash grenade, you two make a break for it.” I walked outside of the cave to see the royal guards looking at me with mix expression. Most of them were either shocked to see the way my fave looked, or were afraid that it might be contagious if they touched me.

“Are you the pony by the named Adelle Topaz?” The unicorn who I can guess is named Shining armor asked.

“I am her yes, what do you dorks want?”

“You and your friends are to come with us to Princess Celestia.”

“What for?”

“She would like to speak with you about what you did to that dragon. Not only that, but she would to ask you why you attack my sister and her friends.”

“She couldn’t have just come here herself and ask me that herself. But instead she sent her knights.”

“The Princess is very busy ruling over the kingdom of Equestria.”

“Yet she had enough time to organize a group of knights to come here instead of herself. Hate to break to you shiny butt, but I’m not going with you.” Just as I was about to go back into the cave, Shining armor placed his hand on my shoulder.

“I’m afraid I can’t let you leave kid, the princess order us to bring you and your friend with us.”

“Then she should’ve got up from her lazy ass, and come here herself if that was the case.” As I said that, all the guards gasped when I insulted their princess. Most of them looked like they were about to kill, as some of them were about to charge at me. Just when they were about to attack me, Shining Armor ordered them to halt.

“Is there anyway we could persuade you into coming with us? You and I both know you don’t want to shed anymore blood like you did with the dragon the other day right?” Dude got a point, I would prefer not to waste any energy with these fools.

“Under a few conditions. One, we are pardon from any crimes that we may have committed. Two, you give Trixie a new mobile home that can fit me, her and Gilda. Three, you tell your Princess to come to me face to face the next time she wishes to speak with me.” I then extended my hand out towards him in agreement. “Do we have a deal then?”

“Deal.” He said as he shook my hand. “Now then, shall we head off to Canterlot then?”

“Give me a minute.” I said as I called out for Trixie and Gilda to come out of the cave. At first they were hesitant to come out, but after seeing me act all buddy buddy with Shining Armor they decided to come out. “Okay, now we’re ready.”

“Good then let us leave then, MEN MOVE OUT!!” He yelled as we walked off towards the path that lead us towards the Castle.