A Stone's Throw Away

To Aero Dynamic,

We have new clients starting business in Griffonstone, and have agreed to provide them the materials they need to start making a profit.

As a trusted and experienced employee, you are to make this delivery. There are two wagons, so you will be accompanied by another employee. As this journey may be hazardous, you have been assigned to two guards.

Go to bay seven at the Ponyville station and ask for Vengeance.

Sincerely,
Miss. R.Allure
CEO of Allure Enterprises

Aero practically had the letter memorised as he reached Ponyville train station. It seemed like a pretty standard job to him.

No specifics of what they were delivering? Perfectly normal.
Guards occupying him? He'd had similar arrangements for some deliveries before.
The only oddity was the destination; he hadn't been to Griffonstone before so this was a new trip for him.

The grey pegasus stallion took a seat on the ground next to the sign marking bay seven and carefully took in his surroundings. He wondered if he was the first one here...

Silent Vigil looked back at the letter she had received, informing her that bay seven at the train station was the designated location for the meet-up. The tall mare stood out from the crowd in her plain silver armor and helmet that were standard issue among the guards in training. Vigil lifted her head once more to spot a gray pegasus stallion with a brown mane waiting at the edge of bay seven. Her eyes narrowed as she approached the bench cautiously and sat down, buckling the bench slightly.

"Here, birdy birdy birdy..." said Riley to himself as he hid under the bench. He had heard of a rare bird that was supposed to be able to be seen around these parts, at this time of year. Of course, this had interested him, and now he was hiding under the bench in case it landed on it.

He looked up to see the rump of a mare who had sat down, causing him to blush red under his red coat and move to the other side of... well, under the bench.

Vengeance landed at the station. He was wearing his hooded coat over a dark grey armor, two swords attached to his sides. He spotted the grey stallion mentioned in the letter he read and walked towards him

Aero's gaze soon found itself set on a very large pony that sat on a nearby bench. The full set of silver armour revealed little except for their face, which is when he noticed the pony was female. His icy blue eyes moved to look at the antics of a red pegasus who made his way beneath the guard mare.

Aero smirked a little at the pegasus' embarrassment before he saw a hooded stallion heading towards him.

"Vengeance, I presume?" he asked, standing up and looking the pony over.

Silent Vigil looked down at the red pegasus stallion crouching under the bench, she narrowed her eyes and stood up. "How dare you?!" The tall mare snapped, looking furious.

TerminalMarch wrote:

Silent Vigil looked down at the red pegasus stallion crouching under the bench, she narrowed her eyes and stood up. "How dare you?!" The tall mare snapped, looking furious.

Riley gulped as he shot out from under the bench. "L-look, I was just trying to find a rare bird! I think it might come by here!" He showed her a photograph of the bird in question: Gold feathers and a velvet red belly. "I didn't mean any harm and Iwasn'tdoingnothingbadpleasedon'tkickmyflank!" He had jerked his head away with his eyes scrunched closed.

Vengeance looked at Aero "Indeed, I am Vengeance" He said. His head was half hidden in the hood, only his dark blue eyes were clearly visible.
He looked at the red pegasus. He pulled out one of his swords under the coat and hold it between Silent and him to hold her back. "Who are you, red one?"

Delix wrote:

Vengeance looked at Aero "Indeed, I am Vengeance" He said. His head was half hidden in the hood, only his dark blue eyes were clearly visible.
He looked at the red pegasus. He pulled out one of his swords under the coat and hold it between Silent and him to hold her back. "Who are you, red one?"

Riley looked at a red flower in a pot. "It's rude not to answer ponies when they're talking to you."

A few moments went by before he realized the stallion was talking to him. "Oh, right! I'm Riley," he said. "I was just interested in finding this bird." He held up a photo. "My friend Aerith shouldn't be too far off."

(Hey Free, keep track of the posting order. It goes Fireseeker, Terminal, Free, Delix, and repeat, okay? :) )

"I'm Aero Dynamic," Aero replied. He was glad that Vengeance was on time; he didn't like inefficient ponies, as it meant more work for him. Although the 'dark-clad-and-shroudy' look that he seemed to be going for was a little off-putting. The swords didn't help.

Turning his attention to the fuss caused by the red pegasus, Aero couldn't help but watch in mild amusement. He said nothing though, as he considered that the armoured mare was probably the other escort for the trip and didn't want to get on her bad side.

Silent Vigil took a deep breath and calmed herself, turning towards the gray stallion. "Are you the client?" She asked Aero.

Riley meanwhile, was simply watching what was going on. "Um... should I go?" he asked, not knowing what these ponies were taking about.

Vengenace put his sword back under his coat again and looked at them

"Client? No, but I work for them. I'm meant to deliver the goods," Aero replied. "You're the escorts, right? You and Vengenance?"

Aero looked towards Red as he questioned them. "That depends. Are you here for the job? Delivery to Griffonstone?"

"I am indeed a trainee under the tutelage of Vengeance." Silent Vigil said with a respectful nod to her mentor and the delivery Pegasus.

Riley answered Aero. "No, actually..." he said. "Wow, this is so awkward right now."

Vengeance looked at them and put his hooves back under his coat

Aero raised an eyebrow at the mare's formal response. She was certainly interesting, perhaps from a noble family?

However, his thoughts were on the red pegasus and the job at hand. It seemed their second cart puller hadn't turned up and they needed to set off today to make the delivery on time. The pegasus was here by coincidence and it so happened that they needed a pony.

"Well, fancy a job? One delivery run, you just have to pull one of these carts. Decent pay."

Silent Vigil preserved her doctrine of not speaking unless spoken to, she simply looked between the group of ponies that had formed, carefully adjusting her sword resting on her back. She cast a glare at the red pegasus who had been previously hiding under the bench.

Fireseeker wrote:

Aero raised an eyebrow at the mare's formal response. She was certainly interesting, perhaps from a noble family?

However, his thoughts were on the red pegasus and the job at hand. It seemed their second cart puller hadn't turned up and they needed to set off today to make the delivery on time. The pegasus was here by coincidence and it so happened that they needed a pony.

"Well, fancy a job? One delivery run, you just have to pull one of these carts. Decent pay."

"Huh?" said Riley, trying not to look the mare in the eye. "Sorry, can't. I'm be helping Aerith with that bird and I can't just run off on her like that."

Vengeance walked to them, adjusting his swords "Shall we move on then?

Aero grimaced slightly, mainly to himself. This was an irritating situation to say the least, and it all fell on the pegasus who wasn't here. He would need to send his boss a letter about this mess after it was all over.

"I know it's not exactly in your job description, but I don't suppose one of you would be up for pulling one?" asked Aero, directing his question towards the two guards. He gestured to the mare. "You'd could probably wear one as a saddlebag."