Applejack and Rarity approched the building known as the Gomorrah. The 'proprietors' outside of the building were doing exotic dances and claiming that they were one of many things waiting for them inside.

This was Rarity's reaction to them.

Oh my, how could anypony think about doing this for a living?

Applejack's was much more simple.

Its a good thing Rainbow ain't here.

They gave each other a look before heading inside.

The receptionist looked up and said "Welcome to the Gomorrah, how can we satisfy you today?"

Rarity ignored that statement and asked. "Thank you, but we are looking for a stallion named Sigma, do you know where we could find him?"

The receptionist looked up and said "Sorry, he hasn't been here in weeks. We don't know where he is."

Rarity sighed. "Do you know where he might be."

The receptionist sighed. "Unfortunately. He was the only stallion who was nice to me. Ask Silent Night, they used to talk to each other quite a bit."

"Thank you, now if you could be kind enough to point us in her direction, that would be most helpful." Rarity said.

"Third floor, room 357. Make sure you knock first." The receptionist warned.

"Thank ya kindly" Applejack said.

They continued on their journey, oblivious to who this pony was.

Applejack and Rarity exchanged few words on the way there. Mostly, they were to appalled at what they saw on the way there. Once they reached the door, Rarity knocked.

"Who is it?" A voice asked from inside.

"Some friends of Sigma's." Rarity said.

...

"Can we come in?" Rarity asked.

...

"Look sugarcube, we just want to talk to ya." Applejack said.

..."Go away." The voice said.

Applejack snapped. "Ah don't have time for this. There is a little filly in danger and we need answers NOW."

"Why should I waste my time?"

Rarity spoke up. "We can make it worth your while."

Applejack looked at Rarity and whispered. "Why'd ya say that?"

"Because money is the language of business and I think she'll listen to us for something in return."

"Come in, slowly." The voice said.

Rarity opened the door and slowly entered. The room had no lights and there was an air of uneasiness to the room. Applejack started follow Rarity but the voice told them that only one was allowed. Applejack grudgingly walked out. Once she left, the door slammed shut, leaving Rarity in darkness.

"Why have you come?" The voice said.

Rarity, while she may not have shown it, was scared. She kept a level head while she answered. "Sigma was captured by some ponies. A filly saw it and decided that it was a good idea to follow him. We came because we need to know where they might be."

The voice was quite for a while before saying. "Sigma doesn't require our help."

"My concern does not rest with him but the filly that followed them. She is a friend of my sister's."

"Were you there?"

"No, no one was there."

"Then how do you know?" The voice asked.

"Because..."

"Exactly. You don't know."

"I placed my faith in that my friend was right. Its all I could do."

"I know. You aren't the only one who has."

Rarity asked. "So will you help us?"

The voice paused before answering. "Yes, but I want one hundred bits for my services if it turns out you wasted my time."

Rarity's jaw dropped. She regained her composure before saying. "Isn't that a little to much?"

"No, and you only have to pay me if your wrong about this."

Rarity was going to bargain some more but a feeling in her gut told her not to. "You have a deal."

"Good, give me thirty seconds once you leave."

The door opened and Rarity left.

Applejack looked at her and asked. "What happened?"

Rarity asked "Nothing, but on the off chance that we're wrong about this, do you have fifty bits to spare?"

Applejack glared at her. "What did ya do this time?"

She never got an answer as the door opened and a dark purple pegasus walked out. "Lets go, and tell me everything you know."

Katar and company were running at their top speeds.

Rainbow asked "Why are we running?"

"Because Sigma is going to be in a LOT of trouble real soon."

"What kind of trouble?"

"If the boss gets a hold on him, Sigma is going to experience more pain and suffering than anypony before him."

"Like what?" Pinkie asked.

"I don't know, but he has done things worse than killing before."

"What about Scootaloo?" Rainbow asked.

"I can only hope it will be quick and painless."

They kept running until the ran into Rarity, Applejack and the purple pegasus.

"Rainbow, Pinkie Pie!" Applejack exclaimed.

They all stopped and looked at each other.

The pegasus saw Katar and said "Katar, I thought that you were busy being all wimpy."

Katar glared at her. "Silent Night, I knew I sensed a bitch nearby."

They both continued to glare at each other for a few seconds before they burst out laughing.

"Its good to see you again Katar."

"You too."

Rainbow was confused by this. "Whats going on here?"

"Just lamenting in old memories." Katar said.

Silent Night asked. "You get roped into this Sigma thing too?"

"Yeah, they got me in this too. Do you think their actually trying to help him."

"No, their in this for the filly that may or may not be with him."

"Regardless, we should help them."

Rainbow looked at them and said. "Come on, we're wasting precious time."

Silent and Katar nodded and they went forward.

Amethyst looked at them and said. "Here we are. This is where we are supposed to be."

Crimson sighed. "I take it that we aren't going to be meeting our employer directly?"

"No, but we will get paid."

"Dammit, you know how much I hate working for a faceless employer."

"I know, but at least be satisfied that he will be in the same building as us."

The building itself was as big as the Gomorrah. Officially, it was a tenant. While it was still used as one, the top three floors and the basement were reserved for the owners. The three hitcolts were in the nearby alley, waiting for the contractors representative.

"I take it you did your job?"

"Yes, the body as well as those who got in our way are inside the caravan."

"Dead?"

"No, I thought that our employer would like to have some fun with him before we killed him."

"This is good, I'm sure you'll be paid extra for the initiative. Come with me, I think its time you met the boss."

"About damn time." Crimson muttered.

"What about the prisoners?" Amethyst asked.

"Don't worry, we'll send somepony for them. What state are they in?"

"Sigma is awake, but dehydrated and he hasn't eaten in four days. The rest are unconscious."

"Good, follow me now."

The group ran until they got to the entrance.

Silent looked at Rainbow and asked "Where is this unicorn of yours?"

"I don't know she was supposed to be here."

"Oh thank goodness I found you." said Fluttershy, spontaneously out of nowhere.

"What happened to Twilight Fluttershy?" Rainbow asked.

"She ran into Trixie and then she told me to find you." Fluttershy said. "Scootaloo was with Trixie."

Rainbow growled. "Great, now we have to deal with that loudmouth. Come on Applejack, its payback time."

Silent stayed to her namesake and remained silent. Katar said. "Good, then Scootaloo's is in good hooves."

Rarity's jaw dropped. "What, how could you say that?"

Katar looked at her and said. "If you knew what we knew, then you would agree with us. Scootaloo is safe for now."

Applejack said "Enough, we're wastin' our time here. Where else could Sigma be."

Silent looked at Katar, who proceeded to gulp. "I may have spoken too soon about Scootaloo being safe. If Sigma was captured and they used a hired caravan, then Trixie might be in danger too."

Silent spoke up and said. "Yeah, we better get going. Sigma will kill both of us if he knew that Trixie was in trouble."

Katar looked at the five other ponies. "Silent Night would never admit it, but we are going to need your help."

Rarity said "You got it."

"Um sure." Fluttershy said hesitantly.

"Ah guess ah don't have much choice."

"Okie Dokie Lokie."

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