"Fine!" Gilda spat. "If Equestria refuses our demands, then the Griffon Empire has no choice but to ally itself with Diamondtopia. Expect a formal declaration of war next week."

Rainbow was sweating. Man, Model LoN is way harder than I expected! She had to begrudgingly admit her newfound respect for eggheads. They might still be dumb, but they were pretty smart.

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"Hey, Rainbow, wanna be my ally?"

"Forget it, Thunderlane. I wouldn't sign a treaty with you if you gave me a million bits!"

"That was a pretty lame retort."

"Yeah, yeah it was. I need to work on those. Wanna go get lunch?"

"Sure thing."