When Red returns to her tent, it's with a pin affixed to her cloak, a heavy saddlebag, and a gun slung around her neck.

"Well, girl, we've got about a day until she brings him here," Red says to the dog. The pup lays on the ground, looking up at her. "Then we have to act. She's going to find out that she doesn't have her powers anymore, eventually. And when she does, who knows what she will do. So we need to have a plan."

"We have weapons, small supplies, and a good disguise. If we're going to rescue Anon, we need to do it right. The troops are supposed to arrive at dawn. Which means we could probably sneak out under the cover of night and try to retrieve him. If we do, then we will be on the run again. I'm not sure if that puts us in a better spot then we were last time or not," she says with a sigh.

Red moves and sits down beside the dog. She scratches the dog's ears and closes her eyes.

"If we try to go to some sort of epic battle, then anything could happen. It would be chaotic. Bloodshed everywhere. Do we really want to harm innocent lives of these ponies? Then again, are they even real?"

She looks to the tent door.

"Is any of this real?"

Red sighs.

"Look at me, I've gotten myself this far, we're almost there. We're almost at the end, and I don't even know what to do, little Red," she says sadly. "I've done so good. And now I'm just... so scared."

The dog leans up and licks Red's face. She smiles.

"But I suppose you and I both know I'm not just talking to you, huh?"

Red leans over to her makeshift computer, and types in a simple command.

>Commlink open

Communication Link is now open.

"There we go, little Red," Redheart says with a whistful smile. "I suppose now all we can do is wait and see what comes, huh? I guess I'll just see what plan I like the most. I'll think hard, and maybe with a little help, I can succeed."

"So, you tell me? What should I do?"