As Dashie and I ran, I knew that we had to go into town for help. It wouldn’t be pretty, I was still a wanted man, but luckily, no one knew my face, so I was safe. Also, I had forged a fake Police ID, so I had an excuse for carrying a gun. But there was only one thing that worried me: Dashie. How would people react to her? Would she be swarmed with other fans? How would SHE react?

“Dashie, we have to go through town.” I said when we stopped to rest.

“What will other people say?” She asked, looking up.

“I have no idea, but if people start to swarm you, just keep calm.” She nodded, and got up. We walked until we reached town, and I pulled out my pistol, just in case. As we walked through town, I saw mouths hung agate from the shock of seeing a Cyan Pegasus. As the more people looked, the faster we walked, until a small girl, no more than 7, went up to Dashie. The Pegasus simply ignored the girl, and kept walking. We were almost at the outskirts of town, when I saw a faithful client named Lizzy. I ran up to her, and she seemed surprised to see me.

“What are you doing out in the open?” She asked me through gritted teeth.

“Look, I need your help.” I said plainly. “I-“

“Have you been discovered?!?!” She questioned, her voice barely above a whisper.

“Well….. Not by humans, no.”

“Then what-“She spotted Dashie, and then stopped. “Is that who I think it is?” I simply nodded my head, and then I leaned close to Lizzy’s ear.

“Look, we’re being chased by….” I said, my voice trailing off.

“By what?” She asked curiously. I opened my mouth to speak, but was cut off by screaming. The three of us whipped around, and saw our pursuers had caught up to us.

“Them.” I stated grimly. Lizzy stood there, shocked. We both liked My Little Pony, so she knew who was standing a few hundred feet away from us.

“I have a camp set up in the forest where my family is camping. You can hide out there.” She revealed. “Follow me!” She kicked off the high heels she was wearing, and began sprinting towards the edge of town, with Dashie and I close behind.

“STOP!” We heard Celestia command.

A unicorn guard teleported in front of us, and blocked our paths. I gave him a taste of my M9, and he dropped to the ground like a house fly that had been struck with a fly swatter. I knew that if any of the winged ponies decided to use their wings, we’d be done for. I motioned Lizzy and Dashie into a nearby parking garage, where we ran up to the top floor. I went over to a SUV, and gave my M9 to Lizzy.

“Know how to use this?” I asked.

“Yea.” She responded, cocking the gun.

“Alright, I’m going to hotwire this car. In the meantime, I need you to hold off the ponies giving chase. Shoot to kill, understood?” Lizzy fired; making me hit the ground for cover. I felt the body of a Pegasus hit mine, and I knew she had saved my life. After getting up and thanking her, I began hotwiring the car. As a drug dealer, learning how to hotwire a car was very important, for if you needed to make a quick escape, you didn’t need any keys.

After popping open the hood, I set to work, connecting wires to hopefully jumpstart the battery. I head constant gunfire and the screams of ponies, both flying through the sides of the garage that was exposed, and coming up the ramp.

“NEED AMMO!” Lizzy shouted. I took out a few clips and tossed them to her. She reloaded, and continued fighting. I reached down for my knife that I had taken, but I realized it was gone. I looked back and saw Dashie fighting with the knife in her mouth. I didn’t want to disarm her, so I broke into the car and used a pen to cut a wire (It took me a long time, but it worked). When I connected the wire I cut with another, the car roared to life. I shut the hood, and unlocked the car.

“LET’S MOVE!” I bellowed as both Lizzy and Dashie ran towards the car. Lizzy jumped in the driver seat, Dashie in the back, and me in the passenger seat.

“GO!” I commanded. Lizzy put the car in reverse, and backed up out of the parking stop. With a quick movement, she spun the car around, put the gear in drive, and made her way down the flights, taking the corners swiftly and smoothly. Once we made it out, she turned the car to the forest, and we drove.

We had escaped.

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