The Legend of Friendship - Outcasts

5. The Thief - Part 1

Sooner or later...she kept telling herself...

But unfortunately for her, that moment didn't happen...

Later...

As much as she tried to run away from the stallion, the mare was captured in the end due to the loss of stamina that the stallion clearly had more than enough of. She was brought back to the pony that she stole that money from. Only this time, she was tied up so that she wouldn't do anything stupid again.

The stallion, in the meantime, was giving an elderly Earth-Pony his bits back who was standing next to a wooden cart. Two Earth-Pony stallions were waiting in front of it as well. They were most likely the ones who pulled the cart since the elderly farmer pony seemed a little too old to do the job on his own.

"Thank you very much," the old farmer pony replied while repeatedly bowing in front of Fade out of gratitude. "Fade, was it? You saved me a lot of trouble," he added as he kept bowing to Fade out of thanks.

"It was nothing," Fade replied modestly with an uncomfortable smile on his face, caused by the many "thanks" that the farmer pony gave him.

The elderly pony farmer was so thankful for the help of Fade that he even offered some bits as thanks. Of course, Fade did not accept it and stated that it was only natural for him to help somepony in need.

"I thought I would have lost the money that I need for my next visit to Filly Delphia. But then again, I expected nothing less from the Royal Guard of Princess Celestia,"

"I'm not really..." Fade started but then he stopped after realizing that it really was not this ponies business to know more about what happened recently.

But thankfully, this uncomfortable situation, from Fade's side, was interrupted by the captured mare. "Yes! We are all happy now and thankfully, nopony got hurt. So how about you let me finally go? I deeply regret stealing from this old pony," she said while she tried to make the most innocent face to fool Fade.

This was clearly an act. One that Fade saw through easily. "I'm not releasing you," he said while directly looking into her eyes with a bold expression on his face.

The mare got a little angry but behaved and just turned around and began sulking. Fade ignored that and kept talking with the farmer pony, who kept thanking him for his help.

"To come across a member of the Royal Guard at a time like this was truly a blessing," the farmer said. The more the word, Royal Guard was mentioned, the more Fade felt like telling him that he no longer is part of them because of the recent events. "Where are you heading to? I can take you along for a while," the pony offered as a thank for Fade's help.

The stallion considered to accept this offer. He needed to plan how things would go from this point on. Ponyville would have been a good start but the problem was, that it was a little too close to Canterlot. If he would try to hide there, then chances were high that he would come across some Royal Guards. Filly Delphia on the other hoof was a little further away, and since he was the Captain of the Royal Guards, he knew that rarely any guards were sent to this place. It would be a good start to head for this town for now.

"I...actually have some business in Filly Delphia so if it isn't too much trouble for you..."

The Farmer pony quickly cut Fade off. "Don't be ridiculous, it would be an honor. Though, I'm afraid that you have to get on the back of the cart with my wares,"

"That's no problem," Fade said before he dragged the mare with him on the back of the cart, much to her dislike who began to struggle a little. But it was nothing that Fade couldn't handle.