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Hit man Anon oneshot

By: Alpha_AiE on Jan 28th, 2013  |  syntax: None  |  size: 7.75 KB  |  hits: 218  |  expires: Never
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  1. >Day 'Another Job' in Equestria.
  2. >You are Anon, professional hit man.
  3. >These ponies don't understand your skills.
  4. >You are a hit man, yet these ponies give you menial tasks like apple bucking.
  5.  
  6. >It's been a week since you arrived in Equestria.
  7. >Imagine your surprise when you almost fell off a castle spire.
  8. >You had just taken down your first target and packed up.
  9. >How you got here was anyone's guess.
  10. >The guards found you. Apparently you were on the princesses’ chambers.
  11. >Your suit made the guards think you were an ambassador, and after some convincing you were brought to the princess.
  12. >She deemed that you would live in "Ponyville" with her student: Twilight sparkle.
  13. >That was one week ago.
  14. >Today, you meet with Celestia for a "Check-up"
  15. >"Anonymous! We must get ready for the princess's arrival! Here, put this on. That suit went out of fashion a week ago."
  16. "Rarity, you gave this suit a week ago."
  17. >"Precisely!"
  18. >Well, best not to argue with Rarity. You don the new suit, even though it looks exactly like your old one.
  19. >"Let’s go, Anonymous!"
  20. "Why? It's not like she's here already."
  21. >"The princess will be here in five minutes," she replies.
  22. >You sigh.
  23. "We'll be there when she's there."
  24. >"Nonsense Anonymous! You mustn't keep royalty waiting."
  25. "Alright, alright. I'm going. Calm down."
  26. >"I suppose a lady must keep calm."
  27. >With that, you walk out the door.
  28.  
  29. >Five minutes later, Sugarcube corner.
  30.  
  31. >You and the mane six sit down, waiting for the princess to arrive.
  32. "Well, it’s a shame she's not here. I’ll just be going now."
  33. >"A shame who's not here?" a voice from behind asks.
  34. "Nothing."
  35. >"Princess!" the rest exclaim, bowing.
  36. >You turn around and look Celestia in the eye.
  37. "Celestia."
  38. >Gasps are heard all around.
  39. >"You can't call her that! She's the princess!" Twilight exclaims.
  40. >"It's quite alright, Twilight," Celestia replies.
  41. >"No, it's not! Anonymo—"
  42. "If Celestia says it's fine, it's fine," you say cutting her off.
  43. "Shall we begin?"
  44. >"Certainly."
  45. >Celestia moves to a giant pillow and plops down on it.
  46. >The mane six sit while you stand.
  47. >"Anonymous, sit. Please."
  48. "No thanks. I prefer standing."
  49. >"Very well then. Now, how do you feel about Equestria?"
  50. "It's a peaceful nation. No one here understands what my true talents are."
  51. >"And what are your talents?"
  52. "Getting the job done," you reply.
  53.  
  54. >You are Celestia.
  55.  
  56. >Anonymous just told you that getting jobs done is his profession.
  57. >You hardly see how he could be a manager, but you decide to let him do his job.
  58. "If that's truly your talent, perhaps you could take care of my nephew, Blueblood."
  59. >"Of course. I charge half up front, and the other half when the contract is complete."
  60. "Very well."
  61. >You magic him a bag of bits.
  62. >"What's the deadline?"
  63. "I'll be leaving for a diplomatic meeting tomorrow. I would like it done by the time I return."
  64. >"...Very well. I will begin preparations now."
  65.  
  66. >You are Anon.
  67. >You can't believe she would hire you.
  68. >You had no idea she was one of those monarchs that didn't want their relatives to take power.
  69. >You nod at Celestia and take your leave.
  70. >Arriving at Rarity's boutique, you hear hoof steps behind you.
  71. >You turn around to catch Rarity, pouncing at you.
  72. >Catching her, you almost crash into the door.
  73. "Yes, Rarity?"
  74. >"You simply cannot walk out on the princess."
  75. "She wanted me to do a job. I told her I would get ready," you reply.
  76. >"Yes but... Ugh! You are impossible sometimes, Anonymous... Could you let go of me?"
  77. >You drop her and open the door.
  78. >Reaching around a counter, you grab your briefcase and take a peek inside.
  79. >Your Barrett M98B .338 rifle was still inside with a case of ammunition.
  80. >A 5 round mag, binoculars, and a box of 20 rounds sit inside.
  81. >You close the briefcase and walk out the door, Rarity in tow.
  82. >"Darling, what do you need that briefcase for?"
  83. "The job I was paid to do," you respond.
  84. >When you arrive at the train station, Rarity decides to say a few parting words.
  85. >"Could you give Blueblood my regards?"
  86. >You smile. "I don't think I can do that."
  87. >"Why is that?"
  88. "I'll be watching him a mile away."
  89. >"Aren't you supposed to take care of Blueblood?"
  90. "I'm supposed to do my job."
  91. >You step onto the train and go over your plans.
  92. >Today, you would observe him. Tomorrow, you would make the kill.
  93.  
  94. >When the train approaches a large underpass carved in the mountain, you get up and walk to the back of the train.
  95. >This train is moving fairly slow, so jumping probably won't hurt too much.
  96. >You climb onto the ladder on the caboose and jump off.
  97. >You stumble slightly but regain your footing quickly enough.
  98. >Looking around, you see an easy spot to start climbing.
  99. >You climb the mountain side and get on top of the overpass.
  100. >Opening your briefcase, you take out your binoculars.
  101. >You look around for Blueblood. You remember him from your time in the castle, before you were departed to Ponyville.
  102. >Blonde hair, fancy suit, unicorn. That was all you needed to remember.
  103. >He should be easy to spot since royalty always has guards following them.
  104. >About ten minutes later, you see him exiting the castle.
  105. >You watch him for the next few hours, taking short breaks from the binoculars.
  106. >Eventually, the sun sets and the moon rises.
  107. >You put the binoculars away in the briefcase and carry it to a gap in the wall.
  108. >You crawl into the small gap in the mountainside to shelter you from the elements, before drifting to sleep.
  109.  
  110. >When you wake up, the sun is just above the horizon.
  111. >You crawl out of the gap and stretch.
  112. >It wasn't the first time you slept on rocks, but it still felt terrible the next morning.
  113. >You take your rifle out and set it up. After loading the magazine, you insert it into the rifle.
  114. >You look down the sights and see Celestia taking off in a chariot.
  115. >You adjust your scope to the distance, taking notes.
  116. >A doughnut shop at 650 meters.
  117. >The castle spires stand between 750 to 1200 meters.
  118. >The city gates were 500 meters away.
  119. >You adjusted your sights at 700m, leaving the wind-age alone.
  120. >You would adjust that when Blueblood was in your sights.
  121. >Taking out a pen and paper, you note all important distances, along with the current setting of your scope.
  122. >The closest spire would take approximately 0.8 seconds for the bullet to impact.
  123. >The city gates would be about half a second.
  124. >Hopefully he wouldn't stay at the furthest spire all day.
  125. >A 1.2 second bullet time could be offset easily at this altitude.
  126. >The open air and temperature would affect the round.
  127. >Using an old trick you remember, you take off your suit and put the ammunition underneath it.
  128. >It was about 10 AM. The sun would heat your bullets at around 1 PM.
  129. >At 2 PM they would be hotter and burn faster, delivering a faster and more stable round.
  130. >You wait another hour before your stomach growls.
  131. >Looking inside your briefcase, you find a power bar. You always carried one whenever you did a mission.
  132. >You eat it and check the clock; almost noon.
  133.  
  134. >You begin scouting for Blueblood. The next hour and a half were spent watching him.
  135. >At 1:45 PM, he leaves the doughnut shop.
  136. >This opportunity is perfect. The crowds will cover your trace.
  137. >You reload your magazine and chamber a round.
  138. >Aiming through the scope, you see a flag. It hangs limply without a breeze to move it.
  139. >There was no need for changing wind-age or distance.
  140. >You line up the shot, taking a deep breath before exhaling.
  141. >BANG.
  142. >The round flies out of the barrel, shredding through the air. A circular cone follows quickly behind.
  143. >Within the second, Blueblood's head explodes all over the streets, his body falling limp.
  144. >You break down your rifle, storing it back inside the briefcase.
  145.  
  146. >You are Anonymous.
  147. >Today was another day in the life of an assassin.
  148.  
  149. //I might do Celestia PoV when she returns, but it probably won't be for a while.