“Howy Mummah Of Shit…”
[A Nickel City Border Scout]
Once we left Seaside I finally had a chance to speak to Dar. with reverend not pestering him anymore.
“Su what hab 'ou been up to, Daw. Did 'ou meet wiff am daddeh?”
Dar speaks slightly awkwardly.
“When Daw came back, he awweady knew ebewythin’. Said that he wespected me, an’ that Daw did gud. Of couwse not once did he apowogized fo’ anything, buh Daw guesses we am on swightwy bettah tewms. Othah den that Daw spent dah spwin’ mostwy just twyin’ to be mowe at peace an’ just… ugh.”
Dar looks around for a few seconds before speaking again, this time more clearly.
“Daw shouwd hab asked ‘ou dis when I weft, buh Emiwy. When ‘ou kissed me, was that spuw of dah moment thin’. Ow was dewe somethin’ deepew?”
Oh (I knew we had to talk about this had sometime…) I think for a moment, and Dar speaks again.
“I’be been thinkin’ about it awmost aww spwing…”
Finally I speak.
“Since it wouwd hab been dah wast’ time fo’ awhiwe Emiwy wouwd hab seen 'ou Daw, it was a bit spuw of dah moment. Buh alwo Emiwy cawes about 'ou a wot Daw.”
I felt myself getting a bit embarrassed at the end and Dar speaks.
“It’s otay’, we can tawk about dis watah. Today am goin’ to be busy!”
As Dar finshes saying that I turn to look and see Reverand looking at us a bit shocked and Dar looks at him with a bit of a stink eye speaking.
“What, it none of am business!”
As we approched the gates of Stablelot I noticed something pretty intresting. I could see very large wagons (Just a bunch of normal wagons put together) be hauled out, carrying massive pieces of the tower. Reverand notices this and speaks.
“Su dewe finawwy takin’ out dah wubbwe… I wondah what’s goin’ to happen wiff dah wand once it’s cweawed? Shouwd tuwn it into a memowiaw webewend say.”
As we enter the city, it almost looks like it’s pre collapse self. With much of the larger pieces of rubble already out, and the dust washed out by the spring rains. Making our way deeper inside the city we reach the government district, and as we pass the destroyed buildings and large pieces of the former Imperial Palace we make it to King Enoch’s Stablelot chamber. It was a humble newly built 2 story wooden structure, with Anuian guards surrounding all of it. Getting off the wagon we are greeted by a familier face as Tethius come out greeting us with a warm smile.
“It’s gud am hewe, Enoch an’ I hab been pwannin’ somethin’ big inbowbin’ 'ou! So come in, we hab wot’s to discuss.”
As we begin to walk inside Dar speaks, with him looking at Tethius.
“Chawwes an’ Ix, am dey hewe yet?”
Tethius speaks, as we take a turn to the right than and walk down a hall.
“Tethius met wiff Ix a few houws ago, an’ fwom what I know about Chawwes. his boat was swightwy dewayed, an’ he shouwd be hewe tomowwow.”
Passing into the armory, we all start to smile as we greet Ix. With her going up and giving us all a hug as he speaks.
“It’s good to see you again! Emily, Dar, Reverend, how have you been?”
Dar speaks as he heads over and starts putting on his armor.
“Oh pwetty gud! 'ou?”
We now all head to gather and put on our equipment as Ix speaks.
“Spent most of the spring helping out with removing pieces of the tower, I even met with Enoch a few times. And other than that I just spent it reading.”
With us now armored and geared up, Tethius speaks.
“Gud, his majesty wiww nao wike to see 'ou.”
Following Tethius we walk for a bit occasionally making a turn. Than as we climbed up the second floor of the building we were greeted by Enoch and two fluffies I didn’t recognize (One as a stallion with red hair and a blonde mane, and the other was a mare with light grey hair and a blue mane, both looked only a few years old) Enoch looks at us and speaks.
“It’s gud am finawwy hewe! Of am wondewin’ dis am Ebba an’ Deb Doe-StwongWing, we wewe just chattin.”
It still feels weird putting “Doe” in there name. Both come up and give us a hooveshake, before Enoch speaks.
“Ou two can be dismissed. An’ awso when ‘ou make it back to Gween Woof, make suwe to teww am Mummah of how things am goin’ in Gween Woof an’ Weakytown, been wondewin’ fo’ ages nao.”
Both of them nod and leave and Enoch looks at us and speaks.
“Gud, we hab things to discuss.”
As we sit down both Enoch and Tethius begin talking. The first thing talked about was promotions, each of us would given the rank of lieutenant, and and yellow mark was put on our helmets (Technically if there was still a large Royal Guard, each of us would be given command of our own squadron) The next things discussed would be the Royal Guard itself. Enoch stated that even though there were some issues, the Anuian council would probably soon elect a new GrandPriest and once that happens, the Anuian guards here would be gone. And so a new Royal Guard would have to be trained from scratch and we were going to be it’s instructors… Tethius speaks.
“Yes Tethius knows it’s a wot, buh 'ou hab dah most expewience wiff dis.”
I speak sounding a bit confused.
“How am we eben goin’ to get dah wecwuits?”
Enoch speaks as he pulls out a piece of paper.
“Enoch offewed a few of dah sowdiews who fought wiff us, dah chance to become guawds. an’ we awso weached out to a few wetiwed guawds, to hewp wiff twainin. Buh dewe’s awso dis.”
Enoch shows us a picture of 4 people, two stallions with one being a younger orange and green one and a middle aged one with a darker orange coat and greyish silver hair (I assumed a father and son) the third was a old mare with a dark blue coat and white hair, with her also having a pair of glasses. Finally you had the last and strangest one, a female puffy griffon with beige feathers and a yellow cat body, with her also wearing armor with a Talon symbol on it. Dar speaks extremely confused.
“Who am these peopwe?”
Tethius explains.
“These am dah “speciawists” Tethius wants ‘ou to seek out. Fiwstwy ‘ou hab dah fathah an’ son duo Mac an’ Dac, finest metawwowkews in Motow, we wiww nee’ them fo’ makin’ quawity equipment. Next ‘ou hab someone Tethius knew pewsonawwy Quin, she was by aww means pwobabwy dah smawtest pewson Tethius ebah knew, a expewt Spymastah abwe to think an’ pwedict things befowe dey eben happened. She was awso dah one weasonabwe fo’ cweatin’ dah intwigue twaining’ ‘ou wewe giben. We nu can wet somethin’ wike dah towah cowwapse happen again, bwin’ hew back hew, buh be wawned she was pwetty owd when Tethius fiwst met hew. Su if she passed just come back hewe… Finawwy ‘ou hab dah puffie WingScwatch, she was fowmah membah of dah Owdah of Tawon an’ high wankin’ one to. She am cuwwentwy on dah wun fwom them, buh am in Motow. Tethius wan’‘s to know how dis owganization wowks an’ what makes them… Effectibe at fightin’.”
Tethius gives us the list of them, and there last known locations, than Ix speaks.
“This is like a complete overhaul…”
Enoch speaks.
“Yes, dis new Woyaw Guawd isn’t just goin’ to be fo’ defense. Buh hopefuwwy, dah stwongest fowce ebah.”
Tethius speaks as we start getting up.
“Make suwe to teww Chawwes dis, when He wetuwns. Head to camp dwiscoww.”
Just before we head down, something happens. A Anuian guard comes running up, looking like he was in a slight panic and speaks looking at Enoch.
“Am majesty, ‘ou nee’ to be downstaiws at once! we hab bisitows…”
Tethius speaks, going up to the guard.
“What bisitows! what am ‘ou tawkin’ about?”
“Fwuffy nu know what dey am cawwed, buh dey hab dawk bodies an’ cwaim dey am weadews fwom su pwace cawwed-”
Enoch interrupts him.
"Dey awe cawwed bat ponies… Enoch wiww deal with this. "
We all follow Enoch as heads downstairs and begins making his way to the entrance, once we get there it was a shocking picture. I could see dozens of disheveled bat ponies all surrounded by Anuian guards, and they weren’t soldiers or something. They all wore dirty but nice looking clothing and wore jewelry and wait is that… Astrus! Enoch looks at all of them and speaks.
“Who am ou, what ou wan!”
One of the bat ponies comes up and speaks, with him looking like he hadn’t slept in day’s, and was on the verge of crying.
“Pwease, Nickew city am undew attack! We am in despwate need of hewp…” Fin
Thank you for reading my story! I hope to have the next part done in a few day’s to a week, and of course constructive criticism is appreciated. May you have a good day!