First raid
I walked with the older mare as the group of girls now keep the distance from me. While we walked applebloom had come up beside me and was talking to me. She asked about my life and what all I’ve done.

“So Troy what’s with your swords? I’ve never seen swords like them before where’d you get them?”

I turned my head and looked at her. “I bought them without truly knowing what I was getting into.” She looked at me with a smile and I gave her a small smile back. The elder mare stopped and looked at me.

“What do you mean you did know what you were getting into sonny?”

I looked at her and thought about telling them the truth. Something told me I couldn’t lie my way out of this. “Well I got very lucky I didn’t die when I picked these swords up.” The others in the group looked at me with raised eyebrows and looked at my swords. The elder mare reached out and tried to touch murasame but I stepped back. “I don’t recommend that you touch either of the swords unless you want to die.” I saw the big red guy take a step towards me but I raised a hand to stop him. I turned and looked at him. “I didn’t mean to make that sound like a threat. It’s just imperial arms can kill you if they reject you. I don’t want the curse to kill her if murasame reject her.” He stopped and looked at my sword and then to my other one.

“I’ve never heard of an imperial arms is you other sword one too?”

“Yes but it’s different from murasame.” They all looked at my swords and the purple one walked out and started to ask questions.

“How is it different Troy?

“Yatsufusa is a katana that has the power to control eight corpses. In order for the reanimation to work, the corpses must be killed by the sword only.” She looked at yatsufusa and she looked scared all but applebloom stepped away from me.

“Well ok so what does the one in your hand do?"

“Murasame is a katana that kills a living creature with a single cut. It transforms the wielder into a powerful demon if the wielder cuts themselves. But I really don’t want to be pushed to that.”

Now all of them looked at me with pure fear. But even after hearing that applebloom didn’t back away from me. I looked at her and she just smiled. I turned to her and put my hands on the handles and looked at her. “Why didn’t you back away from me like the others did?” She took a step closer and smiled.

“I can tell you’re not going to hurt me or anypony else. There just something about you that makes me want to trust you.”

I just looked at her and she just smiled up at me. “Ha-ha you’re a strange one but I kind of like that. Your right though I won’t hurt anyone without reason.” This seemed to help calm the rest of them down. “So I don’t mean to be rude but can we please get to where were going?”

“We're here sonny.”

I looked back to the elderly mare and there was a farm behind her. I looked back to see the others had left. I looked back to see the family looking at me with smiles. Applebloom walked up to me and took my hand.

“Welcome to sweet apple acres Troy.”

We started to walk down a dirt path to the house. She didn’t let go of my hand as we walked and her brother was watching me out of the corner of his left eye. But her sister was the one to ask why.

“Hey bloom why are you holding his hand?”

Applebloom blushed and looked away from her sister. I looked at the sister and she was looking at me with a look I can’t place.

“I don’t want him to run off sis.”

We looked back to her and she keeps blushing.

“Oh is that all applebloom?”

We looked at the elderly mare and she was walking over to applebloom. The sister and brother looked at her and she smiled. When she got close she knocked her cane on the side my arm. Then she knocked it against my legs and then my chest. She smiled and looked at me.

“You’ve good a good build and you’re in pretty good shape. I can see why my granddaughter ha a liking to ya.”

I looked at her and smiled. “Well thank you miss but why are you still pocking my legs with your cane?” she looked at me and then to a large pile of wood with an axe beside it. She looked back to me and smiled.

“Sonny I'll make you a deal if you work on the farm you can live here. I'll even pay you for the work you do. So what do you say and please call me granny like everypony does.”

I all but ripped my hand from applebloom and shook her hand. “That sounds just fine miss.” She narrowed her eyes and pulled her cane back. Before I react she hit the top of my head with the cane. I dropped to the ground holding my head. The siblings started to laugh and I grabbed the handle of Murasame. That shut them up and I smiled. I let go of the sword and stood back up. I looked at the elderly mare and she didn’t flinch. I smiled and looked at her. “You sure don’t shake easy do you?”

“ha-ha no I don’t sonny and I can see it in your eyes. You just didn’t want us laughing at ya. But we can talk over dinner nights coming soon.”

I stood back up and smiled at her. “My granny you maybe scarier than me when I’m on a rampage. I'd also like to know what kind of work am I doing tomorrow?” We started to walk and talk again.

“Winter is going to start in a few days so you’re going to bust fire wood and help get the barn and house ready for the snow. But I’d like to know more about you how old are you what was life like where you’re from?”

I saw applebloom’s older sister holding applebloom up at the front of the group. Applebloom was looking back to me. I heard what granny was say so I answered her. I don’t want to tell her about my life it was boring. I could use Tatsumi life story. “I’m eighteen and I was born in a poor mountain village. Life was hard but I was happy well until I got these swords.” I spoke as we got to the house the one they called mac opened the door for the girls. When I got close I grabbed the door and nodded he him to walk in and he did. I closed the door behind me and walked in and was face to face with the older sister. “Can I help you?” She grabbed my arm and pulled me into the living room and sat me and the couch. I moved my swords and made an x as I sat down. I looked at her as she sat down in a chair and looked at me.

“I want to know what happened after you got those swords. Their something about you that screams danger. How’d did someone make swords like that?”

I smiled and leaned back into the couch. “Well I when to the capital to join the army to help fight the revolutionary army. But things happened that made me fight for the revolutionary army. But I bought these swords and found out what they were when I got back to the base. To answer your last question, I don’t know how they were made. They were made over a thousand years ago all together there were forty-eight of them.” She looked at me then stood and walked over to me. She leaned over and looked me in the eyes. She sighed and started to stand back up. But as she did I good a good look at her chest.

“I don’t see any sigh of you lying so I'll trust you for now. Come on let’s get some dinner. “

I got up and followed her into the kitchen. But as we walked I saw that her wide hips where swinging nicely from side to side. Man this maybe the best thing I’ve seen. We walked into the dining room and I saw the brother and applebloom sitting at the table. I saw the grandmother having a little trouble bending over to reach a mixing bowl. I walked over and bent over and got it for her. “Here you are granny.” She smiled and took the bowl and thanked me. I nodded and turned back and walked over to the back wall and took my swords off and leaned them against it. When I did that I turned and but my back on the wall and sat down. I put my arms on my knees and closed my eyes.

“What are you doing Troy?”

I opened my right eye and looked up to see applebloom. She was now in front of me and leaning over to look at me. “Resting I’ve had a long day.” When I finished I closed my eye and hoped she go away. I heard her hooves and then I felt something sit beside me and I felt fur on my arm. Again I opened my right eye and saw her beside me and looking at me. “You’re not going to leave me alone are you?”

“No.”

I frown and started to get back up. I put my hand on the floor and got up and grabbed my swords. “I’m outside I'll start cutting the wood.” Before they could stop me I walked out a door in the dining room and saw the sun was just starting to set. I could get a few done before it sets. I walked over and saw the axe beside a chopping block. I put the swords back on my sides and picked up the axe. I grabbed a piece of wood and put it on the chop and brought the axe down. I cut straight through the wood and the chopping block. “Damn it better find a new one.”

Applebloom pov

I saw Troy go over to the back wall and took his swords off and sat down and laid against the wall. I didn’t want him to be by himself so I got out of my seat walked over to him. My sis was looking at him too and was staring at his swords. Mac was looking at him too but he didn’t seem as worried as sis was. I looked away from them and walked over to him. I leaned over and started to talk to him. I asked why he was sitting by himself and he just said he had a long day. He closed his eye back and I just looked at him. I smiled and sat beside him and My tail brushed up beside him and he opened his eye again.

“You’re not going to leave me alone are you?”

I looked at him for a moment the answered him. “No.” He frowned and got back up and picked up his swords and said he was going to start cutting the wood. He walked out of the back door and over to the wood pile.

“Applebloom he’s scared you know.”

I looked back to see granny looking at me. “What do you mean granny he killed a manticore and has such strong weapons. What does he have to be scared of?” She put the bowl she was holding down and waved me over to the window. I walked over and looked out the window. He had the axe over his head and swung it down. My eye widened when I saw him cut through the piece of wood and the piece of hickory we used for a chopping block. Not even mac cut through that hickory it was so hard.

“It’s us applebloom he’s scared of us. He’s done a good job of hiding it but I can see it.”

I looked at her and asked a question. “What do you mean we’re what he’s scared of us?”

“Think about it applebloom if you were in a new place far from what you know. Would you not be afraid of that new life? We are unknown to him and he is unknown to us. The only thing that seems to give him some measure of peace is his swords.”

I looked back to see he was one his sixth piece. He had already gotten a small stack of wood going it looked like he cut them into fourths. I looked back to see that dinner was done and I smiled and ran out the back door. “Hey Troy dinners done come and get some.” He busted another one but ignored me. “Hey Troy did you hear me?” Again he ignored me and I was starting to get mad. I walked over and grabbed his shoulder. When I touched his shoulder he grabbed my hand and pulled it pasted his side and locked his arm around mine. I looked up at him and saw that he had to white things in his ears. His eyes opened wide and he let me go. He pulled the white things out and I hear a voice singing. If today was your last day would you swear up to god above, you’ve finally fallen in love. I tapped his pants and the song stopped.

“Sorry applebloom was listening to my music I didn't hurt you did I?”

He helped me back up and I dusted myself off. “No I’m fine I just wanted to tell you dinner is ready. Plus, we need to find where you’re going to sleep tonight.” He nodded and put the axe down and started to walk with me. He opened the door for me and I walked and he followed me. I took my seat again and granny put a bowl in front of me. But Troy just his bowl from her and did as he did before going outside.

“Sonny you can eat with us you know?”

I looked at granny as she talked to him. He sat his plate on his lap and looked up at her.

“I do not mean to affine you granny but I’ve grown used to eating alone. I thank you for the food and a place to stay but once I finish my work here I’m leaving.”

I felt sad that he wanted to leave so badly but there was something else I could do to stop him. My chest was hurting as well and I didn’t know way.

“Well, sonny if that’s what you want I won’t force you to sit with us. Now why don’t we start eating dinner.”

Troy pov

After she said that she walked over to her seat and sat down. They started to eat and I did as well. It was a soup that tasted like the soup you make straight from the garden. We eat in silence until granny started to speak again.

“Oh sonny you’ll be sleeping in the room next to big mac’s” I finished my bowl and got back to my feet. I walked over to the sink and started to wash out the bowl. When I finished I heard granny speak up again.

“Sonny you said that you were eighteen so I wanted you to go with applebloom to school tomorrow. You can cut the wood and help with the house and barn when you get back.”

I looked back to her the other were cleaning up the table. “I don’t think I need to I’ve already finished high school early.” She looked at me and then to applebloom.

“Applebloom what would miss Cherilee say about our friend here coming into class to learn about how things work here?”

Applebloom looked at me and then to her granny.

“No I don’t think she will but the swords will be a problem.”

I put my hands on the swords and looked at her. “There staying on my side so I know no one will try and steal them. Besides if I do leave them here theirs a chance one of you grab them again.” She looked at me for a moment then nodded.

“Ok then sonny but I want you to tie them to the sheaths then.”

I looked down and then back to her. “I can do that so what do we do now?”

She smiled and stood up and walked over to me.

“Follow me and I'll take you to the room you’ll be staying in sonny.”

I followed her up the stairs and down a hall to a door at the end. She opened the door and walked in and I followed her. I looked around the room and saw a bed, nightstand and a wardrobe. A window was on the other side of the bed and I saw the night sky. I looked at the sky and looked back at her. “Thank you granny and thank you for letting me sleep here.” She smiled and walked over to me.

“No problem sonny now get some sleep sonny.”

“Yes granny.” She smiled and punched my shoulder and then walked out of the room and closed the door. I sighed and walked over to the bed and took the swords off my sides. I put them on the other side of the bed and laid back on the bed. I closed my eyes and fell asleep with my guard up.

Applebloom pov

I walked up the stairs after half an hour and I walked to my room. I walked into my room and walked over to my bed. I sat down on the bed and looked at the door. Right across the hall we most likely someone just as strong as the princesses. Then I thought of the pain I had in my chest when he said he’d leave once his work was done. I didn’t know why it hurt or why I wanted to be so close to him but I knew I wanted to be close to him. “Troy just what are you and what else can you do?” After I said that I laid down and got under the covers and thought about tomorrow. I fell asleep and had a dream about what had happened when he saved me. When morning came I was woken up by my sister as usual.

“Come on bloom time to get ready for school Troy outside waiting for ya.”

I looked up at my sister and got out of bed. “Ok sis please go and tell him I'll be down in a few minutes.”

“Ok bloom just don’t take too long.”

When she walked out of my room I got up and changed my clothes and I put a V-neck that showed off my chest. I was like my sister and had a pair of breast and flanks that were big for my age. I was a double c cup and then I put one a pair of tight black jeans. I pulled my tail through the tail hole in the jeans and put my bowl in my hair. I looked myself over in a mirror and I wondered if he would like this outfit.

“Bloom come on your going to be late!”

“I ‘m coming sis!” I ran out of my room and down the stairs and into the kitchen. I grabbed two apples and ran out of the house. I saw troy leaning on the sigh of sweet apple acres I saw he was still in his dirty clothes. I knew that he only had the ones on his back and he did as he said he would. I saw the handles on the swords tied down to the sheaths and he had those white things in his ears again. I walked over to him and this time I stood in front of him and smiled.

I looked at me and for the I got a small blush out of him and he looked away from me. ‘So he does like this!”

Troy pov

I woke up before any of the apples and I made breakfast for them. When that was done I did as I said I would and I tied the handles to the sheaths. I walked outside and again started to bust the firewood. I cut through two-thirds of the wood when I heard someone behind me. I looked out of the corner of my right eye and saw mac and he had a worried look. “Hey big man what’s up with the worried look?”

“How can you tell you’re not even looking at me.”

I turned and looked at him and leaned on the axe. “Big mac I’ve seen a lot in my short life and I know that look who’s in trouble?” He looked at me and then looked around the farm and the house. He walked over to me and grabbed my shoulders.

“Ok look about a week ago a noble stallion’s son came and demanded that we give him blooms hand. I don’t want them near her or the farm so I have a favor to ask you.”

I looked at him and before I could say anything I saw someone near the barn and I saw an arrow on the corner. I looked back and saw a guy running and I throw mac off and picked up a large piece of firewood. I watched him as he ran and when he was in an open area I threw the piece of wood. It flew through the air and then hit him on the back of him right in the back of the head and he fell to the ground. “Mac on your hooves I got the shooter.” He got up and looked at the arrow in the tree behind him. He looked back to me as I walked over and grabbed the shoot’s arm. I checked for a pals and he had one and I looked back to mac. “He’ll live but he’ll have one hell of a hangover. So for now I'll tie his arms and legs and you can take him to whatever your town has for protection. I'll watch over bloom as well so don’t worry about her ok?” He looked at me and then smiled.

“Thank you Troy you’re a good stallion.”

He ran to the barn and got a nice and strong rope. I tied him and mac threw him over his shoulder.

“Bloom should be up soon but now for my favor and I hope you’ll say yes.”

I looked at him and laid my hands on the sword handles. “What do you need mac?”

He walked up to me and put a hand on my shoulder.

“Look you don’t have to do much but say you two have become a couple. If she’s taken, then the son would have to fight for her and with your skill. It won’t even be a fight it will be a beating and bloom will be safe. I know what this must sound like but I just want to keep her safe.”

I smiled and put a hand on his shoulder and smiled sadly. “I know what you mean I once had a younger sister.” He looked at me for a second and then his eye widened.

“I’m sorry for your lose Troy.”

I sighed and looked at the ground and took my hand off his shoulder and looked back to him. “It’s not your burden to bare besides after I lost her I was alone in the world. That’s one reason I joined the revolution. She was killed but those noble bastards burned to death.” As I talked we walked to the gate and he looked at me with pity.

“So what will you do when you leave Troy?”

I reached into my pocket and pulled my iPhone four out and the headphones. “Don’t know maybe just keep fighting till something kills me. I don’t really have anything worth anything and I don’t want anything. All I have are my swords on my sides and my phone and the clothes on my back.” Mac looked at me and frowned.

“You know your free to stay here Troy. It’s like granny said if you’re willing to work on the farm your free to live here. I know my sister would like that she seemed to take a liking to you.”

“Ha-ha sorry mac but that’s just not an option for me. I’m just a killer from a war that has passed and I’d be happy with the sands of time erasing my name and life.” I looked at him and he looked at me and sighed. “Don’t look at me like that mac I have no one to mourn my death so it won’t matter if I die.” He looked at me and then to the house.

“You know I think I know somepony who would mourn your death Troy.”

I heard him but I didn’t say anything. He looked at me and I smiled a sad smile. “She far too good to be near me mac but I'll do as you asked and keep an eye on her.” He looked at me for a second then smiled.

“Ok but before you leave that least let me give you a mug cider. Maybe I can help you find a place where you can live in peace.”

After he said that he left for the town and I put the headphones in and listen to my music. A few minutes passed then I saw applebloom step in front of me. Even if she wasn’t human her body was human like. I blushed that how well her clothes hugged her body and showed off her curves and her chest. I pulled the headphones out and looked at her and she smiled. “Well you nice I’d go as far as hot.” That made her lose her smile and she looked down at herself.

“Well thanks I guess but now we need to get to the school house.”

I stood up and started to walk beside her as we walked to the town. When we walked into town I saw a lot of mares and stallions opening out what looked like shopping stalls. I looked at applebloom out of the corner of my eyes and she was looking down at the ground. I moved one hand from my sword handle and grabbed her hand and squeezed it. She looked at me and down to my hand holding hers. “I’m sorry if I said something that upset you applebloom. I’m just used to always being pushed away and hated by everyone. So I’ve taken to being rather harsh at times.” She smiled and looked at me.

“It’s no problem I understand.”

I smiled and looked forward and we keep walking. I noticed when I tried to get my hand back she would tighten her hold on it. I looked back to her face and she was smiling and looking at our hands.

“Oh look it’s the blank flank.”

Applebloom stopped and when stiff. I looked behind us and I saw two other mares behind us. One had a tiara on her head and her hair was white and purple hair. Her fur was pink and her eyes were blue like the sky. She was wearing a pink dress and had a tiara on the front. The one beside her had a pair of glasses on and had silver hair and her fur was a light gray. Her hair was in a brad and her eyes were silver like her hair. She was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a with V-neck shirt. She also had a belt with a spoon sown onto it.

“Hey blank flank what to you got there a hairless monkey?”

She and her friend laughed and pointed at us. I smiled and pulled my hand from her hold and locked eyes with the pink mare. I looked at her like a predator looks at prey and she flinched back. I smiled and lunged forward in in a second I was face to face with her. Before she could jump back I grabbed her by the arms and locked eye with her. She was shaking in my hold and she couldn’t speck. “Now I want you take your insult back or I'll take your head off got me?” She weakly nodded and I let her go.

“S-s-sorry applebloom and t-tell you friends were sorry to them too. Now p-please call of the scary thing.”

Applebloom walked over to me and smiled.

“His name is Troy and as of today he’s part of our class diamond tiara silver spoon.”

They looked like they were ready to piss themselves. I smiled and took appleblooms hand again and we walked started to walk again. I looked at her when are backs were to the bullies and she was smiling. She started to run and was pulling me along and as we ran to other mares were waiting outside what looked like a very old style school.

“Applebloom who’s that?”

I looked at the orange mare with wings and purple hair. She was in a tight T-shirt and hand a back of short shorts on and her hips slime and firm her tail was the same purple. Her eyes were a very light purple. I looked at the other mare and she had white fur and her hair was purple and pink her tail was the same colors. He was in a yellow dress with a blue over coat. Her eyes were a shade of green and she had a horn.

“This is Troy girls.”

She looked back at me and pointed at them.

“These are my friends Sweetie bell and scootaloo.”

I looked at them and the one called sweetie bell walked forward and looked at me.

“Hello troy like applebloom said my name is sweetie bell. So how did you meet applebloom?”

I smirked and looked at her. “I killed a danger beast that was about to kill her.” When I said they looked at me and then to my swords. She reached out to try and touch them but I grabbed her hand and she looked at me. “Look you really don’t want to touch these swords.” I let her hand go and applebloom started to talk again.

“He’s right girls I’ve seen what one of these swords can do and we don’t want anything to do with them. But all that can wait we need to get in class is about to start.”

As if the bell was on listening to her it started to ring. Sweetie bell and scootaloo ran into the building. Applebloom grabbed my hand and pulled me into the building and down a small hall. There was a pen door and she pulled me into it. When we were in the room I saw ponies of all kinds and colors. There were ones like applebloom and some like her friends.

“Applebloom who is this with you and why does he have weapons?”

I turned and saw a mare with a dark pink body fur and her mane and tail were I mix of light and light dark pink. She was in a white long sleeve shirt and a knee long skirt. Her eyes were the same color of sweetie bell.

“Oh sorry miss cheerllee this is Troy and he’s new in town and my granny thought that he should come to class. She thinks it’s best for him to see what life around her is like.”

She looked at me and looked into my eyes and then smiled.

“Well ok but why do you have those swords on your sides?”

I looked her in the eyes with a sly smile. “Well I don’t want anyone to get their hands on them plus there both one of a kind.” She looked at them one last time and saw that I had them tied down and smiled at me.

“Well as long as you don’t use them to hurt anypony then I guess its ok now please go and take a seat.”

Applebloom let go of my hand and walked to her seat and seemed to be saving me a seat beside her. I smiled and walked to her but as I walked passed the teacher I looked at her ass out of the corner of my right eye. Like applejack she had a nice ass nice round with wide hips. Damn I may have to rethink mares if all mares have hips like that. Her chest was pretty good to if I had to guess maybe a double c cup. I smiled and walked over and took the seat next to applebloom. The teacher walked out of the school and waited for the last of the class to get to the school. After a few minutes everyone but a boy about my age walked in like her owned the place. He looked around and looked at me and then to applebloom and he walked over. He was about three inches shorter then me and he had a black slide back mane and his fur was a light brown. He was in a fancy shirt and pants and his eyes were a dark blue like mine and he was staring at applebloom’s chest. I didn’t like that so I stood up and looked at him and he looked up at me. “Ok find your seat and sit down before I put you through the roof.” The room when quiet and they all looked at us and he looked at me with anger.

“What in the sun are you and what did you say?!”

I smiled and punched him in the gut and made him fall to ground in pain. I looked down at him and grabbed his hair and pulled him back up. I looked him in the eyes and he looked at me with hate. “I guess you’re the noble mac told me about now I’m giving you two options. One you leave that nice family alone or two I'll that YOUR HEAD OFF YOUR SHOULDER!” When I said that I dropped him and he fall on his ass. I laid my arms down on the handle of my swords and waited to see what he’d do.

“How dare you touch the son of a noble I'll have you locked in the dungeon!”

I smiled and laughed and he stood up and looked at me.

“What’s so funny you anima..”

To the shock of the whole class applebloom got up and smacked him across the face. Many of those in the room gasped and looked at applebloom.

“Now you listen to me money bags Troy is not and animal you are.”

He looked back to her and raised a hand and I caught his fist and kicked him in the gut. He was sent back and into the wall. The wall was fine but money bag was groaning in pain and looked back at me. I reached for him and grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him up and looked him in the eyes. “Again I'll give you a choose leave them be in peace or die by my hands.” I let him go and her ran out of the school through a back door. I looked back to applebloom and she had taken her seat again and I looked at the class. To my surprise they all looked happy at what I just did. “Ok I expected to see you to look shocked so why aren’t you?” Sweetie bell spoke up and I was happy I scared him shitless.

“He was a spoiled brat who needed to taken down a few pegs.”

I smiled and we sat back down just as the teacher walked in. The class wasn’t even as long as my high school. The class was even easier than ninth grade. I even though them a more a better way to use algebra. I seemed impress the teacher and then I had to help the whole class even those two I got after this morning. Lunch was nice I when outside and sleep against a tree and woke up when someone tried to hit me with an apple. But again my body did something it’s never done before. I caught the apple before it hit my head and I opened my right eye and saw the one named diamond tiara. I smiled at her and I stood up and ran over to her in the blink of an eye. She jumped back and before she could fall I wrapped an arm around he back and pulled her back onto her hooves. She blushed and looked at me. “You need to be careful I don’t want to see anyone to get hurt for no reason. I’m also sorry for this morning I really prefer to scare someone into behaving then making them. I am a killer and fighter but I hate killing for no good reason.” I let her go and bit into the apple as I walked over to applebloom and her friends as we walked away from the school.

Applebloom pov

“You applebloom you really have found a serious badflank to protect you and he got diamond to leave us alone! I really like this troy now so want to tell us what’s so special about those swords of his?”

I looked at scootaloo and she and sweetie bell were smiling. I smirked and looked at them. “His swords are named Murasame and Yatsufusa. Murasame is a sword that kills anything with one screech. The Yatsufusa is a sword that can collect eight corpses and bring them back to the way they were like before they were killed and all of their skills.” They stopped and looked at me with mouths a gap. I laughed and looked at them and saw troy walking over to us. He was eating an apple and I smiled at him and he started to walk beside me. We all walked to together until we spilt up in town and we walked down the main street and as we walked he finished the apple and throw the core into a dumpster. Then he untied the rag around Murasame and had has hand around the handle.

“We being followed keep walking and when were out of the town near the farm close your eyes and cover your ears.”

I looked back at him and out of the corner of my eyes I saw a group of stallions flowing us. They were looking at me and was starting to get scared and looked forward. But Troy wrapped and arm around my side and I looked at him out and saw him looking forward. ‘How can he know were being followed and not be scared?’ Soon we started to walk out of the town and when we were half way from the farm he stopped and let me go.

“Ok listen to me bloom I want you to run or cover your ears and close your eyes.”

I did what he said and closed my eyes and covered my ears and before I covered my arms I heard the sound of his sword.

Troy pov

I drew murasame and looked at a group of four stallions in mask now but for a big one in back. The one in the back was older and I could see that he’s seen a lot of combat. He had a long scar over his left eye and cheek. His fur was a black and his mane was white his eyes were a . I smiled and put myself in front of applebloom and them. I wanted to test the yatsufusa on him so I untied it and looked at him. “Let me guess the son and father sent you?” The older one spoke up and I didn’t like what I heard.

“Yes they wish to have her as a breeding slave like the other mares we’ve collected for them.”

I snarled and lunged at them I stabbed murasame through the two in front and the older one and the other masked stallion cut through their comrades to get to me. I pulled back but got cut on the left shoulder. It wasn’t deep but a little chest muscle but as I pulled back I cut the other masked stallion chest open and he died. The older one kicked me back and as he did that he punched the wound on my shoulder. I grunted but stayed on my feet and looked at him. “Damn your good what’s your name?”

“Swift slash what about you?”

I smiled and put murasame out and drew yatsufusa and got into a fighting stance. “Its Troy swift slash and you’ll be the first corpse I’ll collect.” When I said that I jumped in the air and he swung his sword at me and I blocked the attack and kicked him in the face. I staggered back and I landed and lunged at him. Again we tried to cut each other and we locked swords. I need to end this and get this wound treated. I kicked him in the face and forced him back and he almost lost his balance. When he was about to fall I lunged at him again and stabbed him in the chest and he throw up blood onto my arms. He grabbed my shoulders and started to talk.

“Y-you are skilled and the balance of s-sword and hand to hand you’re a deadly one. So as a reward I'll tell you w-where t-t-the mares are. They’re in a secret basement b-behind a painting in the front roommmm.”

He died and before I could pull out yatsufusa his body started to swirl around the sword and his body was pulled into the blade. After a few second his whole body was absorbed into the sword. When that was done a black and purple shine and then it stopped and I put the sword away. After that my eyes started blur and I looked at applebloom and she was looking the other way and had her hands covering her ears hard. I stumbled over to her and put a hand on her shoulder and she looked at me.

“TROY!”

She grabbed me and looked at my shoulder and looked at my wound. I looked at her and put a hand on her shoulder and she looked at me.

“Go and get you brother and sister and then the four of us will go and get the law and we’re going to launch a raid on money bags home.”

“But your shoulder!?”

I pushed her off and looked at her. “I'll be fine I’m going to stay here and make sure no more of them come now ran as you can. I promise I'll be right here when you get back and I'll stop the bleeding ok?” She looked at me and walked over and kissed my cheek and then started to run. I watched as she ran and she ran over a hill and I lost sight of her but the farm was right behind the hill so I knew she’d be fine. I looked at the wound and saw it ran from my shoulder to the top of my chest. It hurt like hell but I’m a man of my word. I pulled murasame out and cut the long coat up into one long strip. I took my shirt off and started to wrap the wound and as I did I heard running.

“TROY!”

I heard three voice and I looked back to see the three siblings running over to me. When they got to me mac and applejack looked at the dead bodies and looked at me. Burt applebloom ran over to me and took the strip and started to wrap the wound again. “OW! Not so tight that hurts besides I need that arm to beat that brat.” That got mac’s attention and he walked over to me.

“What do you mean troy and why did you kill them?”

Applebloom finished wrapping the wound and I stood up and put my shirt back on. I looked at mac and started to talk. “The leader said they wish to have her as a breeding slave like the other mares they’ve taken. They were going to kill me to get to her so I ended them so applebloom wouldn’t be some fuck toy to a noble basterd and his son.” When I finished they all looked at me in shock and mac’s soon turned from shock and replaced with pure rage.

“I’m going to buck those two though a tree!”

“Dame straight!” I yelled and we locked arms and looked at each other. “Let go and get the guard and I’m going to raid that basterds house and free those mares you with me?” Mac smiled and we unlocked arms.

“Eeyup what about you applejack?

Me, big mac and applebloom looked at her she was looking down at the ground and she had a look of shame. I raised an eyebrow and walked over to her and she looked us at me and her shamed look got worst. “Hey you ok applejack.” She looked at my shoulder and then to applebloom.

“I’m sorry troy.”

I looked at her and looked back to applebloom and big mac. Mac crossed his arms and looked at her.

“What did you do applejack?”

the way mac was talk he was mad at her and she flinched back. Applebloom and mac walked over to me and looked at her. Under all of our glares she spoke.

“Ok I didn’t trust you on the farm so I asked twilight to have her brother and a unit of guards to come and take you away. Your dangerous and I was scared to let you stay at the farm. But now I know you can be trusted and I can tell twi too send a letter telling her brother he doesn’t need to come.”

I narrowed my eyes at her and she backed away from my eye. I closed my eyes and sighed and turned and started to walk to the town. I heard applejack speak up again and I heard panic in her voice.

“Where are you going troy?”

I keep walking but answered her. “I’m going to handle this and then I’m going to finish the work I said I would. When that is done I'll leave I’m not staying where I’m not wanted.” When I finished that we all started to walk to the town and applejack keep trying to get me to talk to her. She said that she was sorry and I was wanted at the farm she even said I could forget about the work and let shoulder heal. But I didn’t answer her and just keep walking until I heard lots of hooves. I stopped and looked around and saw a group of ponies in gold armor and they had spears at the ready. The one in front had purple armor with gold edge and I saw that his hair was two shades of blue. I grabbed the handle of murasame and before me or the guards could do anything applejack gabbed he and I looked back at me.

“Ok you and the guards are not going to fight theirs been enough killing.”

I didn’t want her holding me so I elbowed her hard in the ribs. She coughed and fell to the ground and I looked back at her. “You don’t tell me what to do and if I want to kill someone than I will.” I looked back to the guard and they had their spears pointed at me. I didn’t draw the sword and started to walk over to the leader. When I got close I saw he was about six inches taller than me so I had to look up at him. “if you want to help take me to the home of money bags and his father.” He down at me and we both griped the handles of our swords.

“Why should I?”

I frowned and told him what I did and what they have been doing. He looked shocked but skeptical and looked down the road.
He turned and pointed two six guards and told them to go and see if there were any bodies. I smiled and waited and applebloom walked over and asked to look at my shoulder. That seemed to get is attention and he looked back at me.

“You have a wound?”

I nodded and pulled my shirt off and he saw the wrapped wound. He walked over and punched it and grabbed the grouted in pain. “The hell you son of a bitch!” I stood back up and punched him in the face. I felt the wound open back up and I saw blood coming out of the wrap. He looked at me and saw the blood coming from the wound.

“Damn you were telling the truth then and that punch you've got a strong left hook.”

I flipped him off and put my shirt back on. While I did that the guards came back and said that there only three bodies not four. I laughed at that and they all looked at me and applebloom and she pocked my arm.

“Hey Troy what’s so funny?”

I laughed and looked back at her and my laughing died down. “I’ve are ready sealed his corpse into yatsufusa and now he’s just one of my puppets.” She looked at yatsufusa and then the leader grabbed my shirt and pull my face to his.

“What do you mean that his corpse is sealed?”

I smiled and pushed him off and drew yatsufusa. But this time a power followed it and I black and purple sphere formed on the tip. Black and purple lighting came out of the sphere and shot into the air and the ground. After seconds later a black arm came out of the ground and pulled a body up after it. After the black body stood up the stallion I killed before showed up holding a sword. Everyone had wide eyes and I walked up to my puppet and saw the shocked face of the leader. I raised an eyebrow and looked at him. “What’s up does he looked remailer?”

“Ya he’s a known slaver and what was that just know.”

I smiled and wanted to scare them so I punched the body in the face. They all gasped and looked at the body just standing there.

“What the buck?”

“Ha-ha ok let me tell you a story.” I told him and his man about the imperial arms and the powers the two I have.

“So let me get this straight you own two legend class weapons and one kill with one scratch and the other can control the dead you kill with it. But what do you mean with that not everyone can use these weapons?”

I sighed and sheath yatsufusa and the puppet disappeared. They all looked at the spot and applebloom picked the spot where the puppet was. “We can talk later now let's get moving we have mares to save.”

“Right.”
Me, mac and the guard’s leader started to run to the house. The guard unit took applejack and applebloom back to the farm. The leader to them to protect the farm awhile we free the mares. We ran in to town and the leader took us to a large hand on the other side of town. As we ran up to the door I asked a question. “Hey if they try to stop us am I free to whip them out?” the leader looked at me and nodded.

“Ya if they attack you like the others did your free to whip them out.”

I nodded and kicked the front door in and we rushed in. We ran in and I was the painting he was talking about. I ran in and they followed me in and I grabbed the painting and I felt the door he talked about. I started to pull the door back and I couldn’t do it alone. “Mac come give me a door is behind this painting so we need to get this thing off.” He nodded and walked over and grabbed the other side and we started to pull. A few seconds passed and we ripped the painting off. I looked in and saw that a long hall way and the only light was at the end there was cry as well. “Mac, leader you two stay here and catch anyone who may run out.

“Sure.”

“Eeyup.”

I nodded at them and ran down the hall. I turned and saw a large number of doors and a set of guards at the end and the crying was coming from the door behind them. They saw me and started to run at me. I smiled and dashed at them with my hand on murasame. When I was close I drew murasame and stabbed the one in front through the chest. He screamed and fell to the ground. I kicked the other one in the gut and he dropped to his knees. I pulled my sword from the first guard and used the back of the sword handle to knock the one on his knees out cold. When that was do I started to run for the door and when I got there I kicked that door open and looked in and my blood boiled. Dead mares were hanging from the celling with their arms chained up and live ones were laying chained on the floor and some were defiantly pregnant all of them were in rags. I walked over to the first mare and she looked up at me with fear. “Don’t worry I’m here to free you all.”

“R-really?”

I smiled and used my sword to cut her chains and set her free. “Can you walk?” She looked at me and nodded.

“I think so but what about the ones that those bucks rapped and got pregnant?”

I walked over to the next mare and cut her chains. “I'll kill them when I find them but for now I have a guard and a good friend ready to help you mares.” She nodded and got up and ran down the hall. While I cut the rest of the mares free a large group of guards like the ones that were like the ones from earlier and helped me free the mares. They moved them out and I cut the dead mares down and did the best I could in this place. I walked out and saw mac and the leader outside the door and they were handing out blankets, food and water.

“Oh you must be the one called troy right?”

I looked back and saw a large mare with a malty colors and had bot a horn and wings. She was wearing a long white dress and long white gloves. Her eyes were a purple I saw a crown on her head and then turned my back on her. “Beat it royalty I want nothing to do with your kind.” I started to walk away and I saw all the ponies looking at me in total shock.

“How dare you speck to the princess like that!”

I looked to my right and saw a guard with his spear pointed at me. I narrowed my eyes and looked at him. “Do you want me to kill you?” Before he could answer I dashed over to in front of him and to everyone but mac’s shock I saw in front of him in the blink of an eye. I grabbed his throat and slammed the back of his head onto the ground. He was knocked out and I stood back up and looked at the royal. “Wow your guard drew his weapon on a teenager how brave.” Both her and the guard’s leader looked at me in shock.

“Your only a child!?”

I walked over to him and smacked him in the face. That seemed to snap him out of it.

“Thanks I need that.”

“Ok then now tell me where I can find those basterd?”