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"You seem a little nervous, Dashie," Kyra cooed. "Perhaps after I kick your ass I'll take you as my personal sex toy..."

"Good luck, you psychotic bitch," Dash growled. "I'm the one who's gonna kick your ass and take Flora outta here..."

"Oh, you crack me up, Dashie... You think she's the only one of yours we have?"

Dash gasped softly, her expression turning to worry. "What do you mean?"

"I couldn't bear to tell you... It would destroy you and, personally... I'd like to do that myself."

Dash growled and raised her fists again. "Let's do this, bitch..."

Kyra smirked and ran at the mare, swinging her fist. Dash went wide-eyed a little at the mare's speed before blocking and countering. The red mare simply grabbed her fist before kicking Dash in the leg.

"Ah, shit!" Dash grunted, stumbling in place as Kyra still held her right fist.

Kyra then back-handed Dash across the face fairly hard before letting her fall to the floor, making the small coffee table beside her rattle.

"Pathetic... Give me a real challenge, Dashie," Kyra mocked. "I'm barely breaking a sweat."

Dash growled and grabbed the table, whipping it at the mare, making her gasp before the furniture collided with her face. She let out a grunt as she hit the floor.

"Ah, goddammit..." she groaned. "You threw a fucking chair at me!"

Dash chuckled and got up before spotting the fireplace... and the fire pokers. "You don't sound pretty tough..." She then dove to the fireplace and grabbed the poker.

"Really, Dash?" Kyra asked, standing up, her nose bleeding but she paid it no mind.

"Yeah... Really..." Dash then ran at Kyra and swung the fire poker vertically.

The red mare quickly stepped to the side before Dash swung the weapon upwards. Kyra simply quick-stepped backwards. The cyan mare growled and ran at Kyra, holding the poker out in front of her. The red mare scoffed and stepped to the side as the poker stuck into the wall. Dash then tried to wiggle it free before looking at Kyra, who was standing right beside her.

"You're so dumb..." she cooed darkly.

She then grabbed Dash's neck and punched her in the face twice before slamming her into the wall. When Dash started to lunge at her, Kyra kicked her in the chest, making Dash slam into the wall directly behind her and fall to the floor.

"I expected more, Dash..." Kyra sighed, turning and walking towards Flora. "I guess you'll just have to minus one from your team's roster..."

"No, please!" Flora pleaded, tears running down her face as Kyra grabbed her by the throat

Dash gasped and growled, before pulling out her gun and aiming. Just as she was about to fire, Kyra quickly turned to her and thrust her arm out. Dash let out a gasp as she moved to the side as a blade attached to a small chain shot into the wall behind her. The reaction made her fire the gun which shot passed Kyra's cheek and shattered the window.

---

"Think you stand a chance?" asked Midnight.

"Of course not..." said Twilight, sounding nervous. "But, I have to try... My friends need me and I can't let you take me... Not without a fight..."

"Hmm..." said Midnight, smiling. "Respectable, Twilight... You grew some balls since we first met... As I recall it was your juices that made me wipe out." Twilight blushed as Midnight licked her lips. "Tasted pretty good..."

The purple mare held her legs together. "You gonna tease me sexually or are we gonna do this?"

Midnight chuckled. "Eager to lose that much?" she asked. "Well, then let's get this over with... I have other shit to do besides babysit you..."

Just then they saw a familiar car go by with a familiar driver.

"Applejack?" asked Twilight.

"Oh, is one of your friends leaving you?" Midnight mocked.

"I'm sure she has a good reason!" Twilight yelled. "Now, stop talking shit about my team and fight!"

"Ooh, Twilight..." cooed Midnight, taking one step closer. "I like the new you... Now, use that anger and give me a real challenge... I'd hate for this to be over so soon..."

Twilight took a few breaths before running at Midnight, swinging her fist and punching the mare across the face. She went wide-eyed as Midnight didn't even try to block.

The black mare simply smiled and looked at Twilight. "Not bad, Twilight. Not bad." She then punched Twi in the stomach, causing the bookworm to bend forward with a groan.

Midnight then brought her knee up hard into Twi's chest before bringing her elbow down onto Twi's head, knocking her down. The purple mare groaned and coughed, trying to get her knees.

"You know... it almost pains me to see you like this..." said Midnight. "Still going after getting your ass handed to you... You sure got some balls."

"Balls..." Twilight muttered, before forcing herself to her knees quickly and punched Midnight in the crotch.

The black mare shuddered a little before looking down, chuckling. "Nope."

"Eh... Was worth a shot..." Twi muttered.

Midnight then grabbed her neck and picked her up, slamming her against the wall. "Come on, Twilight. Where's that anger you had a moment ago? Don't you realize that if we beat you then this city, and your friends, will fall?"

"That's why..." Twi grunted. "I'm not... giving up..."

She then kneed Midnight in the chest, causing the mare to let her go and stumble backwards. Twi then punched her across the face twice before once in the stomach. When she went to knee the mare, Midnight grabbed her leg and flipped her onto her back, making her hit the ground hard with a grunt.

Midnight smiled and wiped her bloody lip. "Not bad, Twilight... Not bad at all..."

The black mare walked up to Twi and got down to one knee. She then placed her finger under the downed mare's chin and tilted her head to look her in the eyes.

"Sure you're on the right side?" asked Midnight. "How 'bout changing?"

Twi glared at her. "Never..."

The black mare smiled just as there was the sound of a muffled gunshot before screaming from the streets.

"Think they'd be used to a little gunfire by now, huh?" Midnight asked with a chuckle as she watched the mares and colts fleeing the area.

Twi took this moment to roll over before kicking the mare in the chest, knocking her down.

---

Dash jumped to the side, narrowly dodging a chain attack.

Kyra growled. "Stop moving!" she yelled, her chain retracting quickly before she thrust her arm forward again.

The chain fired out again before Dash dove into the bedroom, quickly pulling out her phone. She then crawled into a corner by the bed and aimed her gun at the doorway. She then dialed AJ's number and waited.

"Come on, come on, come on..." she urged.

Kyra peeked into the room before Dash fired at the doorway. The red mare ducked back into the main room before AJ's voicemail answered.

"Dammit, AJ!" Dash yelled.

Kyra smirked. "Problems, Dashie?" asked the red mare, peeking into the room but not seeing Dash. "Plan all fucked up?"

Dash growled and put her phone away. She then slowly stood up and scooted along the wall towards the door.

Kyra's ear twitched, hearing the mare approach her. She then quickly stepped into the room before Dash grabbed her arm and aimed it passed her head, the bladed chain shooting passed Dash's head and into the wall. The cyan mare then punched Kyra twice in the face before throwing her to the floor. The red mare grunted and growled before pulling her chain back and shooting it out at Dash, who dove back into the main room before scrambling over to Flora.

"Come on, I'm gonna get you out of here," she said, untying the beat-up and bleeding mare.

Flora then gasped. "Look out!" she yelled, looking at the bedroom.

Dash looked over and kicked the chair over, a chain flying passed them and shattering the window. Kyra pulled her chain back before Dash fired at her. She let out a yell as she grabbed her shoulder and ducked back into the bedroom. The cyan mare returned to untying the mare when Kyra stepped abck intot he room and ran towards them. Dash aimed at her but Kyra used her chain to knock it out of her hand. Dash yelled in surprise before Kyra tackled her to the floor and punched her in the face.

"You fucking bitch!" Kyra growled, getting in two more punches to the cyan mare's face before Dash threw her off. She then stumbled to her feet, holding her nose and groaning before Kyra stood up and kicked her in the chest, knocking her down. "Stay down..."

The cyan mare groaned and started to get to her hands and knees as Flora watched. "Come on, Dash!" she pleaded. "Get up!"

Kyra huffed a little and looked at Flora. "Oh, I almost forgot about you..." she cooed, turning to the mare.

"You leave her alone!" Dash yelled.

"Shut up!" the red mare yelled back, kicking Dash in the face.

The pegasus rolled onto her back and held her face with a groan as she kept watching.

"Dash, please..." Flora begged. "Don't let her kill me..." She let out a yelp as Kyra grabbed her hair and knelt down, before forcefully tilting her head back.

"I don't think she's in the position to have that choice..." Kyra said with a smile. She then let her right chain slip out of her wrist gauntlet before grabbing the bladed tip. "Shame to ruin such a beautiful mare..." she cooed darkly, gently running the blade down the mare's neck.

Flora's eyes flowed with tears of fright. "D-Dashie..." she whimpered.

The cyan mare grunted as she propped herself up on her arm. "Flora... I..."

"No time for good-byes..." Kyra growled. "All this trouble is because of this mare right here... so, let's finish this," she said, retracting her bladed and pulling her arm back, ready to launch the blade through Flora's neck.

"NO!!!" Dash yelled.

Just then Tech came running in and tackled Kyra to the floor. "Not my sister, you fucking bitch!" he yelled, getting in a good punch before getting thrown off.

Dash then stumbled to her feet before going over to the downed red mare and kicking her in the side. Kyra grunted and swiped at Dash's legs. The cyan mare jumped back as Kyra got up, running at Dash. The pegasus swung a punch, which was blocked before grabbing Kyra's arm and throwing her towards the window. When the red mare was about to launch her blade, Tech picked up a vase and threw it at her. Kyra gasped as she blocked with her arms, feeling it shatter before Dash ran up to her and kicked her out the window.

As she fell from the 6th floor window, Kyra launched her blade into the side of the building and then grabbed the chain, swinging towards the building and hitting the side with a grunt. She then let the chain go slack and dropped to the bottom. Hearing a car's tires screeching, she looked and saw it speeding towards her, trying to stop. She then quickly used her free arm to launch her second chain at the car's front right tire, popping it. The vehicle then swerved and crashed into the building. Letting out a sigh, Kyra pulled her chain from the building and retracted both, before wiping her mouth.

"What a fucking workout..." she groaned, sniffling as she felt her nose bleeding.

She then pulled out her phone and speed-dialed, holding it to her ear as she started walking down the sidewalk.

"Kyra..." a dark female voice said over the phone.

"Look, they, uh... The Elementals have Flora."

"I know..."

"You kno--"

"Tell me, Kyra... Is it possible for you NOT to fuck up?"

"I-I'm sorry, but... I-I must've been followed..."

"You realize the only reason I've kept you for so long is because you have amazing fighting skills..."

"I know, ma'am..."

"If you actually tried to succeed you'd be the perfect soldier... I have faith in you... Don't let me down again."

"I promise I won't fail you..."

"Good... Now, our plan is almost finished... The end is coming... Soon... Be ready when it does."

The line went dead as Kyra sighed, putting the phone away as she neared the corner of the building... now being very close to where Twilight and Midnight were fighting.

---

Dash then stumbled to her feet before going over to the downed red mare and kicking her in the side. Kyra grunted and swiped at Dash's legs. The cyan mare jumped back as Kyra got up, running at Dash. The pegasus swung a punch, which was blocked before grabbing Kyra's arm and throwing her towards the window. When the red mare was about to launch her blade, Tech picked up a vase and threw it at her. Kyra gasped as she blocked with her arms, feeling it shatter before Dash ran up to her and kicked her out the window.

The cyan mare then ran to the window to see the red mare swing down to safety and pop a car's tire.

"Shit..." she growled, hitting the window frame in anger.

Tech quickly untied his sister and looked her over. "What did she do to you?" Flora only whimpered and sniffled before hugging him. He hugged her back and nuzzled her. "I'm so glad you're okay..." He then eyed Dash, who looked over at them. "Thank you..."

Dash smiled back and nodded before looking back out the window, watching Kyra walk away. She then pulled out her phone and speed-dialed AJ again. Nothing.

"Fuck..." she sigehd, putting her phone away and walking over to Flora and Tech, kneeling down. "So, you two... Ready to head back?"

Flora smiled widely and nodded. "Mmm..."

Dash chuckled. "I figured as much. Can you stand?"

Flora hesitated before attempting to stand. Tech standing with her. When she started to fall, he caught her.

"Easy..." he said gently, helping her to her feet.

"Good girl..." said Dash, gently placing a hand on her shoulder. "Now, let's get outta here..."

---

Twilight hit the side of the building with a grunt and fell to her knees. Mdnight rubbed her left wrist as she watched blood trickle out of Twilight's nose.

"You're putting up a good fight, Twilight," she said with a smile. "You got spirit... Dash was... shall we say... too angry or too focused? But, you..." she cooed, kneeling down. "You're fighting for a purpose... because you care..."

"You're damn right I care..." Twilight said before coughing.

Just then Kyra rounded the corner and stopped. "Well... I see you failed at capturing her..."

"Does she really look like she can go on much longer?" Midnight asked, standing up.

Kyra then looked behind her, down the road, and saw a group of purple cars coming for her. "You gotta be fucking kidding me..." She then looked back at Midnight. "We have to go."

"What about Twilight?"

"Leave her. We already have the sisters... and that other one... We don't need Twilight, too, now come on," she urged, running down the sidewalk and pulling out her phone and speed-dialing. "Pick us up now!"

Midnight took one last look at Twilight before running after the red mare.

Twi coughed and stumbled to her feet, starting to run after them to see of she could follow them. Suddenly, Kyra whipped around and shot out one of her blades at her. She quickly stepped aside as the blade cut her cheek, making her wince in pain. The red mare pulled her chain back as Twi held her cheek. She then dropped to her knees, still week from the fight as her cheek bled.

---

Dash helped Tech lead his sister out of the hotel as the group of purple cars arrived.

"About time..." said Tech.

"Would've been sooner if someone didn't deviate from the plan..." Dash muttered, before her phone rang.

"I got her," Tech said, helping Flora over to one of the cars.

Dash pulled her phone out with her right hand and read caller ID. "Speak of the devil..." She then answered it. "The fuck, AJ?"

"So sorry, Dashie, but I--"

"Where the fuck were you?" Dash asked. "That being said... where the fuck are you?"

"Ah really do apologize, Dashie, but... Ah think I found the Fallen's base... What happened over there?"

"...Well..." Dash started. "It's a long story... Shortened version; We won, Kyra and Midnight got away, and I have no idea where Twilight is. You were supposed to get her..."

"Ah know, Dashie, but like I said... Ah found the Fallen's base..."

"Are you sure, AJ?"

"Trixie and, I think, Lightning Dust just pulled into a large garage... And, Dashie?"

"Yeah?"

"They have them."

"They have who?"

There was a brief pause before an answer. "Sweetie Belle... Apple Bloom... and Scootaloo..."

Rainbow gasped and lowered the phone, holding her right hand to her mouth. She stifled a whimper before putting the phone to her ear again. "Uh... Which warehouse?" she asked, starting to feel a rage build up inside her.

Dune stepped into the warehouse to find the front desk empty. He walked over to it and looked over the edge, finding Daisy cowering behind it.

"Fighting's over," he told her, making her gasp.

She quickly looked up and let out a sigh of relief. "Oh... Dune... It's you..."

"Come on," he said. "Let's get out of here. The Skulls are gone and we could use another member."

The mare hesitated before smiling shyly, slowly standing up and leaving the desk. "Alright... I guess it's safer with you-- guys! With you guys!" she stammered, trying to catch herself.

Dune chuckled. "Not very good at hiding it," he said, holding out his hand.

Daisy smiled shyly again and took his hand.

---

Dash went around to the other side of the building to find Twilight on her knees, cheek bleeding and panting heavily. She had a decent amount of bruises on her face, arms, and legs.

"Twilight!" she gasped, rushing over to her and kneeling by her side. "You okay?"

The purple mare chuckled. "I fought her off..."

Dash hesitated before smiling. "Oh? You fought of Midnight? Pretty impressive, Twilight. I am surprised Sterling's training is having such a big effect in such little time..."

"It's just her... It's like I have a reason to fight..."

"Ah, the will to live... For you and others..."

Twi nodded. "I wanna help keep my friends safe. I wanna help..."

Rainbow smiled. "Happy to hear that, Twilight. But, first we need to get you patched up. That cut looks deep."

---

Kyra and Midnight sat in the backseat of one of the Skulls' cars, the driver eyeing Midnight as he was not used to seeing a rival gang member so close.

"I fucking hate the Elementals..." Kyra growled.

"Don't worry..." Midnight said with a weak smile. "They'll die eventually."

"Yeah, I bet you'd take that purple one for your own personal desires, yeah?"

"Twilight?"

Kyra nodded. "You have new respect for her, don't you? Dash getting too boring?"

Midnight chuckled as Kyra's phone vibrated. "A text?" asked Kyra, pulling out her phone and reading it.

"Who's it from?"

"Our mastermind..."

"Well, what does the text say?" asked Midnight, eager to find out. "Any more jobs for us to pull off?"

Kyra shook her head. "It's just one word..." She then showed it to Midnight, who read it.

It said: Tomorrow

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