The man with red skin and a nose ring walked down the corridor. The lights were off, so the only source of light came from the full moon shining through the many windows. That corridor wasn't designed for someone his size, so his overdeveloped biceps - completely exposed due to the lack of sleeves on his black shirt - were able to brush against both walls at the same time. The door at the end of the corridor was even smaller, but he managed to squeeze through it. Two people were already waiting for him in that office; the first he knew for a fact it was his employer, the person who asked him to meet him there. The second wasn't a person he expected to meet there, and wasn't exactly thrilled to meet again.

"You?!" he yelled while pointing at the woman with dark grey skin wearing a black, long dress and dark green stocking - the same color of her hair - which had several holes in the thigh area.

"You." she said with her arms crossed, not even giving him a second glance.

"It appears that you have already met before." the man looking through the window said.

"Yes, we... Go way back, to say the least." the woman said.

"Way back? You killed two targets I was hired to eliminate, then the ambassador I was hired to protect. My reputation was tarnished because of you!"

"Then I guess this means I am much better at this job than you. You should have retired decades ago, old man." if the smirk on her face was enough to anger him, the fact that she plucked a hair from his white beard made him furious.

"That does it! You're not walking out of here alive!"

"ENOUGH!" the man in front of the window raised his voice, making both of them focus their attention on him. "I called you here because you two are the best at what you do, but your childish rivalry can put this mission in jeopardy, so let's pretend this is the first time you meet. Agent Chrysalis, meet Tirek, the strongest and most experienced mercenary to be born in this world. And Tirek, say hello to Agent Chrysalis, the most competent spy of this generation, silent killer and master of disguise."

"Whatever!" Tirek said while crossing his arms. "Anyway, why do you need both of us? Like you said, we are the best at what we do, so wouldn't one of us be more than enough?"

"Exactly, Tirek. In any other situation, one of you would be enough. But this is no other situation! I called both of you here because this target is quite capable for her age. Or, should I say, their ages?"

The man finally turned around and opened a drawer on his desk. Inside that drawer were two files, which he placed on the desk. Tirek opened the first file, which contained the picture of a teenage girl with orange skin, aquamarine eyes and red and yellow hair. The second file was opened by Chrysalis, which contained a picture of another girl, around the same age as the other; this one had light blue skin, lavender eyes and white hair.

"Meet miss Sunset Shimmer and miss Trixie Lulamoon, the ones you are going to hunt down for me."

After a quick glance at the page containing their personal information, Tirek raised an eyebrow.

"Canterlot Town? Why would a king of his own country want two high schoolers from the other side of the ocean dead?"

"Let me answer your question with another question: have you ever heard the name 'The Mysterious Maiden Do Well'?" Tirek shook his head, but Chrysalis nodded. "The Mysterious Maiden Do Well is, for the lack of better words, a hero. But what her admirers don't know is that their nocturnal protector is not one person, but two! And I have a bone to pick with both of them. They are a thorn on my side that halted the progress of my country; a thorn that I'd like to see surgically removed by the best doctors." the man then hit the ground twice with his walking cane. "But enough time has been wasted already! You can finish reading the files later on the plane, becuse now I want you to pack your bags and grab your stuff. We are going to Canterlot Town!"

Miss Cheerilee was known for her punctuality; always in class before any of the students. If she wasn't there, then the only plausible option was that something had happened. The boys and girls were already coming up with theories:

"Maybe she just overslept."

"I could agree with you if we were talking about some other teacher, but it's Miss Cheerilee we're talking about, so, no!"

"Maybe an accident happened and she's stuck in traffic."

"Miss Cheerilee lives three blocks away from here. She doesn't own a car, she walks!"

"Maybe she's just sick."

"She would come anyway. Remember when she sprained her ankle, but came to school anyway? That woman has guts!"

All the conversations suddenly halted when the door opened and Principal Celestia walked in.

"Good morning, students!" she greeted.

"Good morning, Principal Celestia." they all said in unison.

"Today I bring bad news and good news. The bad news is, Miss Cheerilee's sister suddenly fell ill, and it appears to be very severe, so she'll be staying with her in the hospital for a few days."

"Poor Miss Cheerilee's sister..." one of the girls said.

"But the good news is, Miss Cheerilee asked a good friend of hers to replace her for a while. Students, give Miss Cadence a warm welcome!"

"Actually, the correct name is 'Cadenza' and, please, call me Professor Mi Amore Cadenza."

A woman they had never seen before entered the classroom. She had light pink skin, a long hair with three different colors - the colors being pink, violet and cream - and bright purple eyes. Her clothes were very simple, just a dark pink skirt and a hot pink shirt - not exactly an outfit that shouted "professionalism" but, since she was just a temporary teacher and Cheerilee seemed to trust her, Principal Celestia allowed that.

"Yes, forgive me. As I was saying, class, this is Professor Mi Amore Cadenza. They were classmates in college and Cheerilee assured me that she is very competent. I hope you will all get along!"

"Oh, we will. Believe me, we will!" Cadenza looked at her students - two girls in particular - with a smirk on her face.

"Well, you seem eager to start, so I'll just take my leave. Drop by my office later and tell me how things went. Have a good day, class!"

"Goodbye, Principal Celestia, and have a good day yourself!" Cadenza said with a smile as Celestia left the classroom. "Good morning, class. Just like Principal Celestia said, I am Professor Mi Amore Cadenza and I am going to replace Miss Cheerilee for a while. I hope we can all get along!"

The students started whispering among themselves, all of them seemingly pleased with their new teacher.

"Oh, and one more thing before we start." Cadenza added. "Will Miss Sunset Shimmer please raise her hand?"

A slightly confused Sunset Shimmer looked to the seat besid hers, where her friend Trixie was. Trixie shrugged, so Sunset shrugged as well and raised her hand.

"There you are. Principal Celestia informed me that you are the class representative, is that correct?"

"Yes, I was elected recently." Sunset said.

"Good, good. So, could you stay for a while once classes are over? I know I won't be staying here long, but I'd like to know all I can about the school. I promise it won't take long!"

"Sure! Of course."

"Thank you! Now, class, open your books on page 42."

"Well be waiting for you outside." Trixie said as she left the classroom, soon followed by Aria, Adagio and Sonata, who waved at her as she closed the door.

"So, Professor Mi Amore Cadenza, what would you like to know about Canterlot High?" Sunset Shimmer asked as she walked toward the teacher's table. "I can give you a tour around school if you want."

"No, that won't be necessary." Cadenza said as she shuffled through her handbag. "I just want you to do one thing for me."

"Yes, what is it?"

"Sleep!"

In less than a second, Cadenza retrieved a small bottle from her handbag; it looked like a perfume, but it had no label. But before Cadenza could spray its content in front of Sunset's face, the teenage girl slapped the bottle away from her hand, which shattered once it hit the floor.

"Why did--" Sunset looked at Cadenza's face; she was smirking. Sunset glared at her. "You're not a real teacher, are you?"

"What tipped you off?"

Sunset Shimmer tried to throw a left hook, but Cadenza blocked her attack. The teacher immediately grabbed Sunset by the wrist and twisted it behind her back, immobilizing her.

"So, will you come with me nice and quietly or do I have to drag you there? Either of them is fine with me!"

"You did something to Miss Cheerilee, didn't you?"

"I needed to get in here somehow."

Sunset Shimmer wrapped her right arm around Cadenza's head, then threw her across the room, knocking over a few chairs. It didn't do much damage, though, and she got up again immediately. That's when Sunset noticed the multicolored wig she was holding, used to conceal Cadenza's real hair color: dark green.

"So we got ourselves a fighter here, huh? But this does not surprise me. After all, you are the better half of The Mysterious Maiden Do Well!"

"H-How do you know that?"

"I am a woman of many talents." Cadenza said as she locked the door. "So don't expect me to go easy on you, girlie!"

Sunset Shimmer stretched her arms and assumed a fighting stance.

"Have at thee!"

Cadenza chuckled. "So be it!"

Sunset struck first, aiming at her face, but Cadenza avoided the punch by ducking. She then countered by kneeing her in the stomach, followed by two punches, one on each side of Sunset Shimmer's face. The girl was dazed, but she managed to grab Cadenza's foot before she could kick her chest. Unfortunately, Cadenza was more capable than she anticipated - her assailant kicked Sunset's face with her free foot, forcing the heroine to let go of her and fall to the floor. She got up with some difficulty, but by the time she was standing again, Cadenza was no longer in front of her. She gasped when she felt something pierce the skin of her neck.

"Like I said before, sleep." Cadenza said as she injected the content of the syringe in Sunset Shimmer's bloodstream, who soon lost consciousness.

"What's taking her so long?" Trixie asked as she paced around the statue that, once every 30 moons, turns into the portal to Sunset Shimmer's former home, the magical land of Equestria. "Professor Mi Amore Cadenza said it wouldn't take long."

"Beats me!" Aria, who was sitting in front of the statue with her back pressed against the closed portal entrance, said with a shrug. "You know how she gets when she starts talking about Canterlot High. She's probably showing Professor Too-Much-Pink the schedule of all the games the Wondercolts will be playing this season by now."

"Or maybe they met the Rainbooms and they're now playing her a song or two." Adagio suggested. "Sounds like something she would do, don't you agree?"

After that small conversation, they resumed their activities: Trixie went back to walk back and forth, Aria went back to filing her nails and Adagio went back to watching the different kinds of people walking down the street - this time it was a homeless person wearing a thick coat and pushing their shopping cart filled with junk.

Sonata, who was sitting on the back of the stone horse and pretending she was a knight, suddenly stopped moving while staring at nothing in particular.

"Trixie, look out!" she yelled as she jumped from the back of the horse and on top of Trixie, who fell on the ground just in time to dodge the big, red fist that would have hit her on the back of the head if Sonata hadn't intervened.

"Nice job, kiddo!" Tirek said. "But I won't let that happen twice."

Tirek grabbed Trixie's leg while she was still down and threw her away. Trixie landed on her feet, ready to strike back.

"You shouldn't fight back. My employer ordered me to bring you alive, but he gave me permission to remove a limb or two in case you did not cooperate."

Trixie grabbed a smoke bomb from her pocket, but as she was about to throw them on the ground, the mercenary grabbed her by the wrist before immobilizing her.

"Leave Trixie alone!" Adagio yelled as the three sirens ran toward him, ready to fight. Tirek simply smiled.

"Too slow!" he said as he used the smoke bomb Trixie was holding moments ago. The smoke screen was thick and the Dazzlings started coughing.

"D-Don't let - cough - him get away!" Aria said while trying to shield her face with her arm.

"I can't - cough - hear - cough - them!" Sonata said.

Adagio managed to get out of the cloud of black smoke, but when she looked around she couldn't see neither Trixie nor the man.

Author's Notes:

So, I completely forgot this old laptop sitting in my wardrobe, collecting dust. It's not the best option (it lacks the "?" key, I have to Copy and Paste it all the time) but it's the only option.
I would call this a sequel, but this fanfic is not very long, so... Enjoy your DLC, horse-women fans!