Dan studied the sky in an attempt to tell the time, it looked to be morning, perhaps 8 or 9 o’clock AM. There were more and more ponies on the streets and less and less Gryphons prowling in the back alley ways. Dan feared the entire city was one massive slum, but they finally managed to walk past the worst neighborhoods; ever since then the condition had been improving. Now there were small shops and stores on either side of the street, there weren’t destroyed or vandalized, nor looted nor burned down; they were in working condition and customers walked in and out.

“So what are we going to do for food?” Tyler asked his stomach hissing from the lack of food

“Great we should have asked the doctor to let us keep the suits! We could have sold them!” Nico said

“True” Dan said, looking around a little in no general direction.

“So what are we going to do?” Tyler asked

“We could…you know….rob someone” Nico said

“We’ll go to jail!” Tyler interjected. Dan immediately shoved his hoof in Tyler’s mouth so no one could hear them

“Want to go to like a gym or something?” Nico asked

“Maybe they’ll have a basketball court or something?” Tyler said

“Maybe” Nico said

“Fine let’s go” Dan said, already walking down the street forcing Tyler and Nico to run to catch up with him.

It took time to find a gym, considering they didn’t know shit about where they were and were too afraid to ask anyone. The gym was a modern looking building made of cement with large quantities of glass allowing you to see inside. In the front there were a dozen or so treadmills set in a line, there occupants running at various levels on them. Behind the treadmill ponies Dan could see other machines with ponies (And several Gryphons) on them.

Tyler opened the glass door and they all entered the lobby. IN front of them was a receptionist and a legion of healthy vegetation in pottery.

“Hello welcome to Strong Hoof Fitness how can I help you?” She asked politely

“Yea we want to use like the gym?” Tyler asked

“Sure are you a member?” She asked, typing on her computer as if she already knew their names and other personal information.

“No, we aren’t” Nico said

“Would you like to become members of the gym?” She asked in her still polite manner

“Sure?” They all said in unison

“Great” She said, clicking her mouse and typing some more “What are your names?”

“Dan” The word almost fell out of his mouth. He had forgotten their one rule, Tyler and Nico gave him concerned glances but they did not object.

“Tyler” Tyler said. For once Tyler looked remotely concerned, he was relieved when the receptionist didn’t give him any 2nd glance but instead turned to Nico.

“And your name?” She asked

“Adolf Hitler” Nico said with a small smirk. Dan and Tyler looked at him shocked. Nico was more or less quiet and wasn’t one to start jokes; that was usually left to Tyler or Mike. Dan stifled his smirk immediately and looked forward as if business was usual.

“Great, smile!” The receptionist said, pointing the computers camera on Tyler, Dan, and then Adolf Hitler one at a time. Then she handed the 3 their laminated cards.

“Here you go, enjoy!” She said

“Thank you!” Adolf Hitler said

The 3 walked past the receptionist and opened the door into the main room, glass covered the length of the room and the treadmillers were still at business, except one fat pony was eating a candy bar while sitting down on the curb of the treadmill.

“So now what do we do?” Tyler asked

The 3 looked around and saw how the gym was broken up. The machines were all in the central area, in the middle they were positioned to look like a mechanical jungle. The outskirts of the room were left for walking space. From one room Tyler could see a yoga class going on, from another room he saw the mares locker room (Hot dayum) and the final room was closed, 2 Gryphon sentinels though stood outside of the door.

“Come on let’s go” Tyler said, walking towards the 2 Gryphons and the mysterious door.

The 2 Gryphons didn’t apprehend Tyler when he opened the door, but rather allowed him to enter, Dan and Nico were in hot pursuit and followed Tyler inside the room. It was a fight gym, in the middle of the room was a octagon, 2 Gryphons were duking it out with talons inside. The rest of the room was room for bystanders, most of whom were Gryphons. In the corner was a flag that slightly resembled the Russian flag. It had a blue background and in front was a white Gryphon’s silhouette, under it read “Gryphons > Ponies”

“Who’s next?” A tough looking Gryphon asked, one of the Gryphon combatants was being dragged out of the pentagon….quite classy.

“Nico fight” Dan whispered

Nico pondered on the idea for a moment, it was true in human form he was far superior athletically wise compared to most of his friends, but he had his doubts. Especially since instead of being a white middle-class teenager he was a pony fighting violent Russian like gangsters.

“Fine” He said in a hushed tone to Dan “I’ll fight!”

“Okay what is your name ugly?” The Gryphon questioned

“Adolf Hitler!” Nico shouted

“Okay Adolf Shitler WHO WANTS TO FIGHT THIS FAGGOT OVAH HERE!” The asshole Gryphon asked to the public. The ground became to tremble, something like an explosion was coming from the back room. Everyone turned around to see the biggest white pony, his body disfigured with massive muscles, marching out of the back room.

“I’ll fight him!” He shouted

“Okay Adolf Hitler vs. Snowflake!”

Nico shat a brick, right then and there

“….So where’d’ that come from?” Dan asked, studying the brick

“No clue”

***

Nico or better known at the moment as “Adolf Hitler” was scared to death. He was fighting the Chuck Norris of ponies. He was so scared he almost didn’t hear the bell ding

“FIGHT!” The Gryphon shouted

Snowflake jumped into the air and squashed Nico in 10 seconds flat. Nico was flattened like a pancake under the massive weight of Snowflake.

“YEAAAAAAAAAAA!” He heard the white monster scream from atop. Nico tried everything to get under Snowflake. Nico finally managed to roll away from him, only for moments later to be kicked in the nuts….hard.

“MEINE GENITALIEN!” Nico screamed in German, falling down in pain

“WHOS NEXT!?” Snowflake screamed

“Let’s kick his ass Dan” Tyler said, on 3 the two ran straight onto the pentagon and into the ring.

Their plan failed yet again, Snowflake head-butted Tyler, sending him into the wall and leaving him only with Dan. He grabbed Dan by the stomach and threw him into the nearby wall.

“YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” Snowflake screamed.

Snowflake in his blind fury broke through the cage and attacked all the bystanders, meanwhile Nico, Dan, and Tyler sneaked away to the basketball courts to escape the mayhem.

“So what happened after we all got our asses kicked?” Nico asked

“No clue” Dan said, making a three-point shot “Why did you say you were Adolf Hitler?”

“Bored” Nico said with an impish shrug

Just then the door broke open and half a dozen policemen ran into the room and handcuffed the three.

“What the hell!” Nico screamed, using his strength to push back the first policemen, only to be Tazered by 3 more; after witnessing their friend squirming on the ground Dan and Tyler went without a fight.

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