"A great leader of The Creed has fallen. A brilliant leader. Your great leader. My dear assassins. You have served Equestria through thick and thin. Protecting the ones within. No matter your pains and sorrows, you held your heads up high and continued to do your best. As did Mistress Dashery. She has fallen for the freedom of this land and for you. Unless of a miracle, The Assassins Creed is no more. I grant you, your freedom to a peaceful life." Celestia finished her speech. She stood in front of the last assassins. There was about less than fifty in the grand hall. All wearing white cloaks. A variety of pegasi to unicorns to earth ponies.

One unicorn rose. A mint unicorn mare. With golden eyes.
"No. I reject this freedom. When I joined The Creed, I swore that I will never leave. And I shall not. Being an assassin is my life. It's where I made my friends and found my love of my life." Lyra turned to the earth pony next to her. "Whether you may believe that The Creed has fallen, we think differently. As long as remember Mistress Dashery, us assassins will never fall. We are assassins." Lyra stamped her hoof.

Bonbon rose from her seat.
"We are assassins." She smiled to Lyra.

Cloudkicker and Thunderlane stood up.
"We are assassins!" They cheered.

One by one, each pony rose and all cheered. Repeating the same thing again.
"We are assassins! And assassins never fall!"

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Laying in a bed in Canterlot Hospital was a pegasus mare. Her wings spread out and wrapped up with white bandages. Her forelegs, forehead and chest were also covered in bandages. Red splodges appeared on the pristine white bandages as scarlet blood seeped through. An oxygen mask was delicately placed on the mare's snout. But her chest was barely moving. Cuts and bruises were noticeable on the pony's coat. A heart monitor sat next to the bed. Filling the room with the only noise. Various other machines sat near the pegasus' bed.

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"Will....Will she live?" Fluttershy asked quietly. Her voice scratchy and sore from the tears and wailing.

The doctor in front her shook his head.
"Unless there is a miracle, it's unlikely. Her body is barely strong enough. Her heart is weak. Very weak. It won't be long till it gives out. I'm sorry." He apologised as he trotted down the corridor.

The yellow pegasus sighed before sitting with four others. A white unicorn with a ratty, tangled indigo mane. Her sapphire eyes red. Her forearms wrapped around an amber earth pony. The cow pony's blonde hair covered her crying and pain filled eyes. She gently stroked the unicorn's mane. A pink pony sat in the corner. Her coat dull and her mane straight. The usually bouncy mare was stuck and frozen. Her eyes glued to the wall. Muttering under her breath, a single name. Dashie.

A purple alicorn was the only one active. She paced around the room. Mumbling while she walked. She was thinking of a plan to bring back her friend. But....with no success. She stopped and paused in the middle of the room. She stared at her chest. She shakily placed her hoof onto her purple coat.

"I'll always be...in here."

Twilight looked up to see a weak and injured Rainbow Dash. Her bloodied cyan hoof on Twilight's chest. Despite her wounds and pain, she still smiled. Her rose gem eyes reflect happiness and her loyalty.

"T-Thank you...for being my friend."

New tears streamed down her damp cheeks. Rainbow's image blurred and disappeared as she said her last sentence.

Fluttershy watched as the princess broke. Snapped. She watched as she fell to the floor, with her her head in her hooves. Sobbing uncontrollably.

"Hush hush now, my student." Celestia nuzzled the pony.

"S-she said she won't die! She said she wouldn't! But she did!!" Twilight wailed. Celestia sat on the floor next to Twilight. Her soft wing extended over the young alicorn.

Luna and Cadence also walked in. Cadence sat next to Fluttershy, while the Night Princess sat next to Pinkie. Luna hugged the still mare.

"I'm sorry sir. But you cannot see her. She's in a critical condition." A unicorn in a white coat stated.

"No! I demand to see her! I need to see her! Please just let me through!!" Thunderlane yelled. His voice showing he was on the verge of breakdown. "Please."

"Doctor Medical, please let him through." Celestia stated.

"Your highness? But she-"

"Please Doctor. I would mean so much to him if he could at least see her before she dies."

The unicorn's mouth opened to speak again, but nothing came out. He closed it and nodded.

"Thank you, princess." Thunderlane smiled before trotting into Rainbow's room.

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Thunderlane sat next to Rainbow's bed. Watching her chest slowly rise and fall. He sighed as he held on to her hoof.

"Heh. It's funny, isn't it? About a day ago, you were just my leader. My boss. The next minute, we were kissing. I love you, Dash. I love everything about you. I don't want you to die. But here you are. Risking and using your life to protect the land you love. And everypony in it. I'm happy for you, Rainbow. I'm going to miss you shouting at me for my mistakes with the weather to you giving me confidence in my training. I going to miss you. Please. Please don't leave me." Thunderlane struggled to hold back his tears.

The stallion's ears twitched as he heard the sound of hoof steps come closer.

"Hey, Thunderlane." Twilight croaked.

"Hmmm." Thunderlane didn't move his gaze from the pegasus mare as Twilight walked in. She sat down next to the assassin.

"I'm so-"

"Don't apologise, princess. You didn't do anything." Thunderlane snapped.

The two ponies sat in an awkward silence.

"I'm...sorry, Twilight. It's just...it's just all of this. Everypony knows Rainbow doesn't deserve this. She doesn't deserve any of this. She didn't deserve to watch her parents die. She didn't deserve to get raped. She didn't deserve be alone. She's a loyal and confident mare. She's lead the Creed to victory many times. She's kind and generous. But here she is, lying in a hospital bed. On her last thread of life. Killed by her brother. Her brother who she thought was dead. Murdered by those evil ponies. With all the pain she's kept, she still had a smile of her face. She still was cocky and a good joke around." Thunderlane looked at Twilight with his eyes over flowing with tears. "I don't want her to die. She doesn't deserve to die."

"I know. I know. But there's nothing we can do. Just watch her die." Twilight stroked the stallion's back.

"But we can't. We can't just watch her slowly die. We've got to do something." He stood up. His wings loudly buzzing. "We've got to."

"I'm sorry. But we can't."

"What about The Elements? Or using your magic? You're a princess now! Do something princess-y!!" He yelled. Drawing the ponies in the other room their attention. A crowd of mares watched as the assassin yelled at the purple princess.

"Thunderlane. Please, just calm down. There's no need to shout." Twilight hushed. Unaware of the ponies by the door.

"Please!! You must do something!! Please!!" Thunderlane fell to floor. His wings drooping by his sides. "If she dies, I die with her."

"What?!"
The two ponies looked up at the mares in the doorway. All three princesses and the girls stood there, with their mouths hanging wide.

"I don't want Dash to leave me. So I'm not leaving her. Even if that means killing myself." Thunderlane said confidently. The fell silent. The only noises were the constant whirring and beeping of machines.

Luna opened her her mouth to talk and raised her hoof.
"That is very loyal and loving, Thunderlane. But we will not allow such a thing."

"But, your highness-"

"But nothing. We will not allow anypony to die." Luna, Celestia and Cadence walked off. Pinkie followed, along with Rarity. Fluttershy and Applejack slowly trotted towards Twilight. And Thunderlane fluttered away.

"Twi. Are ya okay?"

"Why am I so helpless, AJ? Why couldn't I help Rainbow earlier? I could have saved her." Twilight cried.

"Oh Twilight. You couldn't-"

"YES I COULD!! I KNEW THAT IT WAS RAINBOW'S BROTHER!! ME, CELESTIA, LUNA AND CADENCE KNEW!! BUT WE DIDN'T TELL HER!! WE THOUGHT IT HURT HER!!" Twilight screamed. Her violet eyes shut, but still released salty tears. "IT'S ALL MY FAULT!! I SHOULDN'T BE PRINCESS!! I'M A RUBBISH PRINCESS!! I'M A RUBBISH FRIEND!!"

"Please, Princess Twilight. Calm down." A doctor trotted in, hovering a clipboard. "I know that you are very upset, but I must check on-" The stallion didn't have chance to finish his sentence as the roomfilled with an eratic beeping."Oh crap!! Nurse!! Nurse Rhyme!! Nurse Attention!!" He yelled as he pushed various buttons. Two mares galloped in. "Good! Rhyme. Get the others out. Atty.Help m-" The beeping stopped. And was replaced by a long, flat beep. "Quick!"

The three mares were pushed out of the room. The white door was slamed in their face. They whimpered as they walked away

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Author's Notes:

woo! Nearly there. Just a couple more chapters!