Cast:
Onyx
Scarlet Blitz
Ratchet
Colonel Obsidia
Rainbow Dash
Frost Bloom
Twilight Sparkle
Spike
Applejack
Pinkie Pie
Commander Hurricane

-Canterlot Castle, Mechanic Shop, 3 Days Before Weapon Deadline-

"Almost... got it." Onyx grunted, struggling to tighten a bolt. "God, dang it!" he growled as the wrench lost it's grip on the bolt. At that moment Scarlet Blitz entered the room. seeing his struggle, Scarlet went to aid her friend.

"You need help?" Scarlet asked, pointing to the wrench and bolt.

"That would be nice." he grumbled. His face was turning red from the effort to tighten the bolt. Scarlet walked toward him and pushed on the wrench with Onyx. Finally, the bolt was tight enough.

Onyx held up a hoof. Scarlet acknowledged and bumped her hoof against it. "So I told Princess Celestia about your idea." Scarlet started, setting the wrench on a work table.

"Yeah? What did she say?"

"She was ecstatic about it! This Oxygen Destroyer idea of yours should do exceptionally well." Scarlet Blitz answered, patting Onyx on the shoulder. "Well done."

"Yeah, well, don't get TOO excited about it, my friend." a voice said. It was Ratchet's. Onyx rolled his eyes and glared hard at his older brother. "What?" he then asked.

"Ratchet, lay off of him!" Scarlet beamed at the stallion. "He works harder than I've EVER seen you work!"

Ratchet glared down at the mare, his face harder than stone. "If I wanted your opinion, I would have asked for it, short stuff!" he growled, pushing her out of the way.

Scarlet shot a look of disgust at Ratchet, who hadn't noticed her glare. "He'll be fine." Onyx assured her. "He's just jealous."

"No kidding!" Scarlet snorted. "Anyway, how's the Oxygen Destroyer coming?"

"It's almost finished!" Onyx exclaimed with excitement on his voice. "Just a few more tweaks, and it will be ready for use! I just gotta find somebody who's willing to fire it."

-Manehattan Military Medic Tent-

Colonel Obsidia slowly stirred from her sleep, groggily shaking her head, which throbbed in pain. "What the hell?" she grumbled, rubbing her forehead. "Where am I?" She then propped herself onto her elbows, looking around. She instantly recognized her surroundings as the interior of a medic's tent. She looked down at her leg, which was in a cast. A table next to her held a bloodied piece of sea glass.

"You're still in one piece!" a medic exclaimed as she entered the tent. "We thought we were gonna have to amputate!"

"What in the name of Celestia are you taking about?!" Obsidia asked, a slight hint of irritation on her voice.

"Your leg." she replied nodding at the cast. "Nasty gash, you had there. And your head. We should probably have a look at that."

"I'm fine!" Colonel Obsidia lied. Her head throbbed, but she didn't like doctors prodding and poking her, along with that "Ouch!" or "Hmm." crap that they pulled. Even worse! They would always try to make something seem like it was going to be okay even if it WASN'T.

Slipping off of the bed, Colonel Obsidia tried to leave the tent, only to be stopped by the medic. "Hold up there! You need to get back into bed. Your leg is not healed, and by the looks of things, your head hasn't gotten any better either!"

"Is THAT how you speak to a superior officer?!" the colonel retorted, a look of disgust on her face. With that, the doctor moved out of the way. "Besides," she started. "I've got three more legs to walk on."

The medic rolled her eyes and held open the tent flap for the stubborn pegasus.

"Where am I?" Colonel Obsidia asked, looking around at the rainy streets as she limped on.

-Canterlot Castle-

"So you SAVED Scarlet?" Rainbow Dash asked Frost Bloom as they walked down the hall.

"Yep." Frost replied, nodding her head. "Well, I wouldn't call it SAVING her." she then said, shrugging her shoulders. "I found her unconscious on the shore of Manehattan."

"Nonetheless, you did a kind thing." Twilight Sparkle interjected. Spike nodded in agreement.

-Canterlot Castle, Mechanic Shop-

"OW!" Ratchet yelled as his hoof slammed into something. Looking down, the stallion saw an odd item. -Must be Onyx's weapon- he thought to himself. "ONYX! Didn't I tell you not to just leave this lying around! It's dangerous!" The only response that Ratchet received was an awkward silence. "Must be asleep." he grumbled, looking around.

-Elsewhere in Canterlot Castle-

Onyx walked alongside Scarlet Blitz, a slight grin on his face as they scanned the long hallways. "Certainly is BIG in here, isn't it?" he asked her, listening to the slight echo of his voice.

"Yeah." Scarlet replied with wide eyes. She wasn't thinking of the walls, though. As much as she wanted to keep it a secret, she liked Onyx. He wasn't a cruel jerk like Ratchet. Onyx was handsome, listened to what Scarlet had to say, imaginative, and wasn't afraid of, seemingly, anything.

"Thanks for gettin me out of that shop. My back is killing me. You would be surprised how heavy that thing is!" he said thoughtfully.

"Your welcome." Scarlet Blitz replied.

Suddenly, as the two rounded a corner, they bumped into Frost Bloom and the Mane 6! "Scarlet!" Frost exclaimed. "Hi!" she said. Her surprised look vanished at the sight of Ratchet's younger brother.

"Hi, Frost." Scarlet replied.

"Who's yer friend?" Applejack asked, looking up and down at Onyx's muscular build.

"This is Onyx." Scarlet Bloom acknowledged, waving a hoof in front of the mechanic. "He's in charge of building a weapon to kill a monster who attacked Manehattan."

"A MONSTER!?!" Pinkie Pie squealed. "I've always wanted to see a monster! What was it like?! I MUST know!" she said.

"Two words for ya." Onyx began. "Big and ugly."

"That's THREE words." Frost Bloom pointed out.

"You get the gist." Onyx grumbled. "I need some coffee. Who knows where to get a good cup of joe?" Onyx then questioned, scanning over the mares with his hoof.

Nopony had time to answer before Commander Hurricane clopped down the hall. "Mister Onyx," he said "I do hope that your weapon is finished. That monster isn't the only one holding a grudge against Manehattan!" he boomed angrily, his dark blue wings flung out as he pinned Onyx against a wall.

Onyx coughed once before choking out; "Okay, okay! Get off of me!"

The commander pulled away, dropping Onyx to the marble floor. "Do NOT disappoint me." he growled. "It was a poor mistake on Her Majesty's part to hire YOU two, nincompoops to kill those things." he grumbled as he walked away, his wings neatly folding back up.

"Psycho!" the stallion muttered as he rubbed his throat, gingerly.

"Well, THAT was tense." Frost Bloom exclaimed. Even SHE, felt a little sorry for Onyx. "Are you alright?"

"I'll be fine." he replied. The Mane 6 could only stare with wide eyes at Onyx: the pony who pissed off Commander Hurricane and lived to tell the tale. "What?!" he asked, noticing their expressions. "Will you stop gawking at me and tell me what your so flipping surprised about!!" he boomed irritably.

"Yer mighty lucky!" Applejack acknowledged. "NOBODY stands up to the commander like that, except for the princesses."

"Yeah, well I have ZERO tolerance for jerks like him." Onyx growled. "And that includes Ratchet." he finished. "So! How about that cup of coffee?"