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Twilight, Luna, and Celestia went back to back, forming a triangle as they watched the Changelings climb down the buildings and begin to surround them as a few others turned to face Pinkamena.

"There doesn't seem to be a lot..." Twilight commented, looking around. "We can take them..."

"Of course we can..." said Luna. "I just have to ask... why are they naked?"

Twilight noticed this, too, as they moved closer. "Probably because they were just born..."

The Changelings all stopped moving, leaving a big area around the three mares as they all stared. Just then Chrysalis made her way through the crowd and entered the center.

"Think you stand a chance now?" she asked, smirking at Twilight and the two sisters.

Celestia glared at her, clenching her fist.

The pink mare took a few steps forward as all those with a gun exited the hotel.

"Ready, everyone?" she asked, aiming her gun.

"Careful, Pinkie," AJ said as she stepped up beside her. "We have three of our own in there somewhere."

The pink mare growled and sighed. "Alright, then... Charge!" she yelled, running full speed at the crowd of Changelings.

She then fired her gun at four Changelings, killing them as the others began to charge, too.

Chrysalis looked back at the sound of the gunfire, letting out a gasp. "No!" She then let out a growl. "KILL THEM ALL!!!" she yelled, a single tear falling from her eye.

Twilight let out a soft gasp as she saw the tear.

The Elementals and the Kronos gangs clashed together as a couple of the Elementals were tackled, dropping their guns while a few guns went off.

Pinkamena aimed her gun and fired at a Changeling before her arm was grabbed. A male Changeling pulled her back and tried to deliver a punch to her face. The pink mare blocked it and kicked him in the left ankle. The pseudo-colt dropped to the ground before Pinkamena snapped his neck.

Applejack ducked as Changeling mare leaped at her. She then turned around and fired at her. She then whacked an incoming Changeling male in the face before shooting him in the head.

Rainbow Dash gripped her gun by the ends as she raised it, blocking a downward chop from a mare before smacking her in the ace with her gun, shooting her in the chest. Seeing that she was still alive, she shot her in the head.

"I'm not that cruel..." Dash muttered.

Applejack then felt a tap on her shoulder and whipped around, raising her gun.

"Whoa whoa, it's just me," said Pinks.

AJ let out a sigh and nodded. "Back to back," she said, both mars turning their back to each other and pressing together.

Applejack raised her gun to fire when she saw Pinkamena fighting off to the side. Letting out a gasp, AJ turned around as she was tackled back the fake Pinkie.

"Dammit!" she yelled as the pseudo-Pinkie grabbed her throat.

AJ grabbed the mare's throat as they both began to cough. Just then a bullet shot through the Changeling's head before Dash kicked her off. She then reached down and helped Pinks up.

"They're Changelings, remember?" the cyan mare asked.

The pink mare nodded before gasping. "Look out!" she yelled, pushing Dash to the side as she fired at a charging Changeling (64).

Chrysalis clenched her fists as she glared at the fighting.

"That is a lot of gunfire..." said Luna, making Chrysalis look at her with an angry glare. "How many you think are left?"

The queen let out a yell and ran at her, charging into the group as she tackled Luna. Th alicorn managed to throw her off as Twilight quickly got to her feet and attempted to kick the Changeling. Chrysalis quickly grabbed Twilight's foot and pulled her leg out from under her. The purple mare hit the ground hard as the queen stood up and delivered a kick to Twilight's side, making her yell. Celestia then ran at her and grabbed her, slamming her into a car. Chrysalis let out a grunt as her back hit the car before slamming her elbow into the alicorn's face. She then grabbed Celestia's shirt and flung her over the hood of the car. The Changeling let out a low growl as she moved around to the other side of the car as Celestia kicked her in the ankle, knocking her down. When the queen fell on top her there was a flash of green light as there was now two Celestias.

Luna let out a gasp as she looked at Twilight, both mares not sure which one to fight.

Pinkamena shot two Changelings in the head, one after the other before pointing it at Rainbow Dash.

"Hey hey," she said, holding up her hands.

Pinks sighed and lowered her gun, looking around. "Where you been?" she asked. Just then there was a gunshot as she looked at Dash to see blood trickling from her head. She then dropped to the pavement as Pinks gasped, staring at her body. "D... Dashie?" she asked, tears filling her eyes.

Just then a mare ran up to her and grabbed her shoulders. "Pinkie?" she asked, before shaking the mare. "Pinkie!"

The pink mare locked eyes with the cyan mare and gasped. "Dashie?"

"They're Changelings..." said Dash as AJ ran up to join them. "They can copy our appearance."

"Then, how do we know who's who?" asked Pinks.

Dash thought for a moment before quickly shooting passed the pink mare's shoulder, killing a charging Changeling male. The pink mare gasped as she looked down at the dead Changelings.

"Green blood..." she said. She then pulled out her knife and looked the blade over. "I have an idea..." she said, looking at Dash.

The cyan mare looked at her and then the knife. "It's crazy, but..." she said, holding out her hand, palm down.

The pink mare placed the knife tip on Dash's hand and gave a light jerk, making the pegasus wince. Red blood. The pink mare then poked her own hand, wincing. Red.

"We're both normal..." said Dash, before looking at AJ as the mare shot two other Changelings. "AJ. Your turn."

"Mah turn?" the mare asked as she shot another Changeling before looking at them. "What do ya mean?"

Pinks began to move towards her with the knife. "We need to make sure you're you. Hold out your hand."

AJ eyed the two mares' hand and saw the small trickle of red blood dripping from the tiny cut. She then nodded and held out her hand. The pink mare poked the top of it and saw red.

"We're us..." said AJ, lowering her hand.

"Apparently so..." said Dash, quickly turning around and dodging a punch.

She then punched the Changeling mare in the face before AJ shot her in the head.

Both Celestias stood up and stared each other before throwing punches and kicks.

"Which one's which?" asked Twilight, rubbing her head.

Luna shrugged. "I... I don't know... I can not tell..."

Celestia A threw a punch at Celestia B, who grabbed her wirst and pulled her closer. She then punched A in the stomach before slipping behind her and elbowing her in the back. Celestia A let out a grunt as B kicked ehr legs out from under her. As Celestia A hit the ground, B grabbed her by the back of her shirt and flung her over a nearby car. Celestia A let out a grunt as she skimmed the roof and hit the sidewalk.

"Celestia!" yelled Twilight. "Or, Chrysalis..." she said, looking at the ground before grabbing her head in confusion. "I can't tell!"

Celestia A let out a groan as she looked at the building near her. Using her magic she opened the door and stumbled inside. The other Celestia glared at the open door before running after her. Both Twilight and Luna looked at each other before running after the two Celestias.

Celestia A ran to the back of the store and burst through a door, ending up in a stairwell. She then began heading up the stairs. Celestia B ran through the door and headed up the stairs as well before reaching the second flight of stairs and getting a kick from the other Celestia. B stumbled back into the railing before quickly regaining her footing and ran after Celestia A again.

Pinkamena fired her gun at a Changeling and then another before her gun clicked.

"Damn..." she groaned, throwing her gun away.

She then blocked a kicked from a Changeling colt and punched him back before, in a flash of green, he turned into her. The mare went wide-eyed briefly as her copy grinned. She then threw a punch as the Changeling managed to dodge her and slip behind her, elbowing her in the side.

"Ah, fuck..." Pinks groaned, stumbling slightly. "We got ourselves a fighter..." she said with a chuckle as her copy smirked.

She then ran at the copy, who tried to punch her in the face, but she dropped down and slid between his legs. After ending up behind him, she rolled onto her back and kicked him hard, making him hit the pavement hard.

"Damn..." he groaned in her voice.

"Okay, that shit's creepy..." Pinks said, standing up and walking over to him.

The copy then delivered a punch to her ankle, making her yelp and drop to her ass. He then climbed on top of her and began choking her. She coughed and quickly grabbed his throat, choking him as hard as she could.

Dash smacked a Changeling mare in the head before grabbing her head and snapping her neck. She then looked over to see the two Pinkamenas choking each other. The cyan mare then quickly ran over to them, aiming her gun.

Both Pinkies looked at her. "Shoot her," they both choked out.

Dash gulped and began to sweat. "Uh-oh..."

Celestia A burst through the door on the roof of the building and looked around, before running to the edge. "Okay... This is high..."

Her ears perked before she jumped to the side, dodging a fist from the other Celestia. B then went in for the attack with punches and kicks as Celestia A blocked them all before returning a few of her own. Both seemed equally matched, making it impossible to see the difference.

Just then Twilight and Luna both ran through the door and stopped.

"Still impossible to tell..." said Twilight, before looking at Luna and pulling out a gun.

Luna nodded and pulled a gun of her own. "Certainly is..."

Celestia B blocked a kick with a raised leg before jumping back. "Not bad..."

"Not bad, yourself..." the other alicorn shot back.

"This has gone on long enough!" Celestia B yelled, rushing A.

Both alicorns began exchanging punches and kicks as they both looked like they were becoming slowly exhausted.

AJ shot two more Changelings as the war zone seemed to be clearing up. She then spotted Dash with the two Pinkies.

"Ah, shit..." she gasped, running towards them.

"What are you waiting for?" the fake Pinkie asked. "Shoot her!"

Dash aimed the gun at the one on the bottom.

"Are you fucking crazy?!" the real one yelled. "Shoot him!"

Rainbow aimed the gun at the Pinkie on top again.

"Are you out of your fucking mind?!" the fake one yelled.

"AH, DAMMT!!!" Dash yelled in frustration.

Both Celestias panted as they glared at each other. Just then Celestia A ran at Celestia B and both mares stumbled, losing their balance as they slipped and fell off the roof. Twilight and Luna gasped and ran over to the edge, looking down to see both Celestias hanging onto the edge.

"Help me up!" the one on the right said.

"What? Don't listen to her, sister!" the one on the left called. "Help me up!"

Luna gasped at hearing her use the word "sister". "Only one calls me sister..." she said, moving to the Celestia on the left.

Dash's hand began to shake as she couldn't decide when she let out a gasp, aiming the gun at the Pinkie on top. She then took a deep breath and shot her in the head, green blood spraying the pavement as the fake Pinkie rolled off the real one.

"Shit..." Pinks sighed, relieved. "How'd you know?" she asked.

Dash chuckled. "You said to shoot him..."

The pink mare smiled and held out a hand. Dash took it and helped her up before looking over the battlefield. The fighting had stopped as bodies of the Changelings and fallen Elementals covered the street.

"Oh, no..." Dash said as a tear trickled down her cheek, running to the surviving Elementals to help locate possible survivors in the pile of bodies.

Pinkamena and AJ quickly joined her.

Luna knelt down to help up the Celestia on the left, looking her in the eys before pulling her hand away.

"Wait..." she said.

"What's wrong?" asked Twilight. "Is she the real one?"

Luna hesitated before chuckling. "I have been with my sister my whole life... I know her better than anyone... And, I've looked in her eyes many times..." She then stood up. "This one's eyes aren't kind enough..." she said, aiming her gun at her.

The Celestia growled and jumped off, turning into Chrysalis as her wings began to flutter. Luna and Twilight quickly fired at her wings, making the queen gasp as she began to lose altitude.

"What?!" she screamed. "No!" Her wings then crippled and she fell, hitting the pavement with a smack and a groan.

Twilight looked over the edge and then at Luna. "Help your sister..." she said, running back to the roof door.

Luna watched her leave before reaching out and helping the real Celestia up onto the roof.

"I knew you could do it... sister..." Celestia said with a smile.

The blue alicorn smiled and hugged her tightly. "And, now it's all over... We won..." she said, looking down at the aftermath of the battle. "Oh, no..." she whimpered. "We lost a few..."

Celestia nuzzled her. "We will mourn them all when the time is right... right now, we must pick up the street and bury our fallen..."

Luna nodded. "Alright... Let's go..."

Twilight ran back out into the street to find Midnight standing over the fallen Chrysalis. The back mare eyed her, still holding her wrist.

"She's still alive, Twilight..." the black mare said, before looking back at the queen. "Gonna fix that?"

"Not my call..." the unicorn replied, standing beside her. She then looked at Midnight. "Also... I have to apologize..."

"For what?"

"This..." Twilight said, whacking the back of the mare's head, knocking her out. She quickly wrapped her arms around Midnight's waist and gently laid her down. "You wouldn't come quietly otherwise..."

The queen let out a groan and coughed. "Everything... hurts..."

"Good..." Twilight spat. "So, you all used to be a team, huh? Perhaps you should've stayed a team..."

Chrysalis glared at her as Celestia and Luna left the building and walked over to them.

"Still alive?" asked Celestia. "Impressive... Been working out?"

Luna chuckled, before getting a devious idea. "Mmm... I have something we could do to teach the others a lesson..."

Celestia eyed her. "Oh?"

Luna then leaned in and began whispering. The white alicorn smiled wider and eyed Chrysalis. "Hmm... That does sound like fun..."

"Fun?" asked Chrysalis. "What are you--"

"Twilight?" asked Luna.

The unicorn nodded and kicked the queen in the head, knocking her out. The two sisters then went over to her body and picked her up before dragging her towards the hotel.

Dash looked over to see the two sisters dragging Chrysais with Twilight following behind them. The white sister then waved her over. Dash nodded and quickly walked over to them.

"You needed me?" the cyan mare asked.

Luna nodded. "Get a team and round up the unconscious mares int he street... Lightning Dust... Gilda... Kyra..."

"Deva... Trixie... Shimmer... Amanté... Midnight..." Dash finished. "Where would you like them?"

"In that large room in the basement..." Luna said. "Chain them to the wall... naked."

Dash let out a chuckle. "Alright... Seven mares and a griff coming right up..."

Luna nodded. "And, uh... tell the others to start cleaning the street... We aren't leaving any of our own to rot out here..."

"Of course..." Dash replied with a nod before heading off to form the groups.

"Why naked?" asked Twilight, still following the sisters.

Luna eyed her with a smile. "Oh, you'll see, Twilight..."

Twi gave a light blush, having a feeling what the blue alicorn meant.

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