private Requiem Days in Ponyville

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Delia still had a smile on her muzzle. She was still racking her mind together since she usually did things on her own when it came to her tribe. Delia soon began to wonder about the connections Draco had and if they were going to bite her in the flank later on. She soon dismissed the thought.

"Your friends might not be welcomed by the tribe. They do not trust outsiders that much."

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Draco just snorted slightly "If they do then they can bite me. You don't mess with the ones who are offering you help. Because if you do the ones offering might not help anymore," Draco said then sent a piercing glare to the bigoted old fool. He was about to say a scathing remark. "This one pony in the market district is a con artist. Conning every non pegasi. Well guess what I did to him. His rare produce got switched with a certain blue flower. Mess with me friends will he," Draco said with an irritated tone. His feathers ruffled slightly with his anger. "Zecora was only trying to get ground pepper from him. Well I take offence to that. To you zebras I am an unfit pony to date or lead some pony else. But I guess that's how you were raised ," Draco said with a slight smile.

Draco then looked at Delia "What really grinds my nerves is a pony cheating on the one who says they love. I can't stand that," he said softly into her ear "That is why I promise you I will never ever be unfaithful to you this I swear on my honor as a courier,"

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Delia paused for a bit as she broke down every word Draco said.

"Do not worry about my tribe liking you or not. I'm pretty sure you would be welcomed with open hearts." Delia said.

She sighed and continued walking with Draco, occasionally looking at the other pegasi of the group.

"Seeing how we are recovering from an act of cowardice, im pretty certain my tribe will behave themselves."

Delia gave Draco a slight peck on the muzzle hoping to calm him down a bit. 

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Draco blushed slightly. "Ahem sorry my dear princess I got carried away," Draco looked back and shouted "OI, careful with those you blight addled nug humpers!" He sighed "Yeah the courier guild is in a tough bind. thy lost a lot of respect because of spies among the ranks. I told them to screen their backgrounds but noo I was too young," Draco said with abit of sarcasm in his voice. He leaned over to Delia and smiled mischievously and whispered/ sang into her ear gently  "If I had words, to make a day for you, I'd sing you a morning, golden and true. I would make this day, last for all time, then fill the night, deep in moonshine."

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Delia smiled when Draco went off with his romanticism.

"Maybe if we work together, the tribe can help get that lost respect back for the guild ." she said.

Delia figured they were gonna be traveling a long time if they were going to her homeland and wondered how she could speed things up.

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Draco then smiled with a mischievous smile on his muzzle as he whispered some dirty poetry to Delia to see her reaction ""Come slowly Eden Lips unused to thee. Bashful sip thy jasmines  As the fainting bee Reaching late his flower. Round her chamber hums counts his nectars-alights, And lost in balms! So, sweet jasmine flower Grant this bee a pleasant hour?" he whispered into her ear. He snickered slightly as he looked towards her.

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Delia smiled and whispered in Draco's ear,

"Neigh, I say. For now is neither the time nor the place. I say to you bee, wait until this flower is fully pollinated."

Delia flicked Draco's chin and seductively trotted ahead of him. Though she had her tribe on her mind and the hardships that will no longer exist once they get to the tribes settlement with the supplies, she still wanted some rest and relaxation with her new husband. She was also starting to get tired which concerned her a little.

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Draco sighed as he saw her tiredness. "Your stubborn my dear," Draco said as he walked next to her. He draped his wing across her back "If your ever need rest you can rest on my back my dear," he said as they crossed into the deserts. "Face cloths on," Draco ordered as he placed his clothes and sun glasses on.

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Delia chuckled a bit.

"You should know that by now." 

She then put her face cloth on. She didn't know why she had to though. She figured it was some sort of tradition Draco's guild upheld and, it wasn't her place to not follow it.

"It's a nice feeling to have the sand beneath your hooves."

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"Delia you don't have to. Unlike you these ponies aren't used to the sand being in their eyes," Draco said as he looked at the founders. "A bunch of city boys if you ask me," Draco said as he smiled at his lover. "Pansys. But hey they enjoy a good song once in awhile. Tonight we will be singing me ol bamboo,"

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Delia sighed in relief as she took off her face cloth. She chuckled a bit and glanced over at the other members of the guild once more.

"Good, i dont like for my face to be protected from the land and its elements. We zebra like to be one with the land spirits." Delia said

Delia spotted something in the distance that looked to be a mirage. Upon closer inspection she saw that it wasn't a mirage.

"Draco, hold up for a second. I think we may have trouble."

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Draco lifted his wings signaling the guards to be on guard. He looked around cautiously as he sharpened his wings. His ears perked up turning which way and that. Trying to hear something . His Irish accent came out now "Funny isn't it milady so soon in this journey,"

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The mirage turned out to be a rival tribe of Delia's. When she looked at the crowd something seemed off to her.

"We got the Machina tribe over there but there are others who do not belong to that tribe. Griffons aren't part of the Zebra kind."

Delia said as she realized what was going on.

"They hired Mercenaries. Draco, let's approach them carefully. I think we have a fight on out hooves."

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Draco kept his wings opened. He hated having sand between his feathers they irritated his skin. "I'll follow your lead Delia. I don't want to fight unless we have to. Let's hope these Mercs are reasonable or else they will taste my wings and not in a good way either," he said as hhe looked at the Mercs.

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Delia nodded and trotted ahead of the group. She knew if the rival tribe called on mercenaries to help, they were getting desperate to act. 

But, on what? She asked herself as she approached the rival tribe.

"Wheres your leader at?" She asked the group in her native language.

 

"Oh, I fear he is not here. He's feeling a bit under the weather. Say, a fellow Zebra told us of this bountiful harvest you were bringing in to your tribe. You aim on keeping that for yourself?" The zebra said in their native tongue.

 

Delia looked at the group angrily and responded in a harsh tone:

"No! you hired mercenaries! What exactly are YOU up to?"

 

Before Delia could move a muscle she felt a tight grasp around her throat.

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"Let her go before I gouge out your eyes and shove them down your throat," Draco said his voice cold as winter's ice. Draco glared at the zebras then spoke "I am courier Draco O'Malley of O'Malley imports and exports of exotic items and I command you to release My fiancée,"

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The Zebra holding Delia cackled at the pegasus' words.

"Oh i see you speak or language. Admirable seeing as how you arent even one of us. Normally, i would let this weakling go with you but, we need those supplies. Hey, you give us the supplies and we'll give you Delia. Do we have a deal?"

 

Delia struggled a bit causing her to break free. 

"Don't listen to him, Draco! Atta-"

Delia was cut off as she fell to the ground unconscious. The leader of the rival tribe struck the back of her head.

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Draco was foaming at the mouth. He dared attack her attack his love. He concentrated his magic through his wings. "Courier guild wipe out this pathetic band of raiders kill them," Draco ordered as he walked towards the one who attacked Delia. He saw red. "We gave you a chance to back away. But you didn't listen you raiders are nothing more than scum. I've fought your type for so long while I flew over head,"

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The leader of the rival tribe jumped back, handing Delia over to a Gryphon.

"GO TAKE HER AWAY!" He commanded. 

He then turned his attention towards Draco and got in a fighting position. 

"Even if you kill me, your precious Delia will still be gone. Hey, maybe He'll even kill her." The leader said.

The leader of the tribe then lunged at the red pegasus with a knife in his mouth.

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"Fool move," Draco said with a growled as he ducked under slicing the zebra's chest wide open. "Now onto you gryphon. if you don't want to be sliced open and have your head mounted on my goddamn f*yay*king wall I recommend you put my lover down befopre I go hydra on your arse," Draco said coldly. Yeah he was scary when he was pissed off. Rule #1 of the courier handbook never piss off the courier pony.

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The gryphon signaled at his fellows comrades. Three gryphons flew at Draco making sure he couldn't get to Delia or the gryphon carrying her away.

"Take care of him while I deliver her to the boss. Don't kill him though! The boss wants that pleasure!" The Gryphon holding Delia commanded

 

All three of the gryphons latched onto Draco, punching and biting him as they descended to the sands below.

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Draco gave a sharp whistle as the courier guild sent out large ballistas towards the griffins. The bolts exploded as they made contact. Draco slashed a griffin's wing off and felt the bite. He growled as his other wing sliced the griffin's head off "Courier guild skin that bveast and mount it's head onto a pike," Draco commanded as he took to the sky after the griffin.

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The gryphon flew fast as it ascended up into the skies. He was pulling away from the red pegasus and felt good about it.

"RELEASE THE SWARM!" He yelled.

Suddenly several hundred parasprites appeared blocking the view of the gryphon. These weren't the average parasprites ponyfolk have read about. These parasprites where more hostile and surrounded by a dark green aura. They started attacking Draco and the guild members. All the could really do was bite the various guild members, leaving bloody teeth marks.

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"Bastard," Draco said landing as he sliced the parasprites. "By the rivers of Equestria, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Ponyville. Remember, O Princess, The Children of Celestia in the day of Canterlot who said, "Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation." O daughter of Equestria, who art to be destroyed. How happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little foals against the stones." Draco muttered "Better bared your neck when I come and get you,"

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On the ground there were casualties on both sides. The rival Zebra tribe had all cleared out leaving behind a wounded member. While the Parasprites did their work the mercenaries had cleared out. The lone survivor of the rival tribe was crawling, unable to get up.