Colgate was walking around the market, looking for something to feed the colts at her house.

Something healthy? Nah, that would spoil the night. Something sugary? No, I am a dentist and hate it when I see a bunch of mini-Pinkies in my office. Something delicious then. Yeah, that limits my options to everything that has sugar in it.She sighed inwardly. I guess one night can't hurt to bad.

So, she walked to Sugarcube Corner. The inside hadn't changed at all, but there were the twins that ran around, stealing sweets and making Colgate's job harder.

Mrs. Cake heard the bell from the door and walked out saying "Welcome to Sugarcube Corner. How my I help..." she lost her wording when she saw Colgate.

These two had a few disagreements in the past, Mostly regarding the welfare of the teeth of the foals that Colgate treated. They came to the consensus of 'I do my job, you do yours' kind of thing. It also didn't help that Pinkie used a near lethal amount of sugar when baking specific treats, as in everything. Most ponies had built up a resistance to it so it wasn't a problem, until they went to the dentist. Colgate was astonished by the amount of sugar that the ponies were consuming when she first opened up her clinic. She investigated and eventually found out that it was 85% Pinkies fault and 15% for being delicious.

"Hello Mrs. Cake, I would like a chocolate cake with sugar-free frosting." Colgate requested.

"Umm, sure. Just give me two hours so I can make it."

"Great, thanks." and with that, the toothpaste pony left.

She continued to walk around the marketplace with nowhere to go. Nothing really happened, which was nice. During this time, the only thing that did happen was the feeling of being stalked. You know, that sixth sense stuff.

Colgate got the cake and walked out of the establishment with that same feeling.

It feels like I'm being followed...meh, its probably Lyra.

Walking into the house made the feeling worse. Seeing the current state of the house made her change from toothpaste pony to the Legendary Super Pony now with extra whitening power "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HOUSE?!"

The normally clean and organized house was now a complete mess. There was a bunch of cups left everywhere, none of them empty. There was mud on the carpet AND the ceiling. The floor was covered in chips and the amount of yelling told her that it was Scootaloo and apparently, she was trying to catch them.

Before she could do anything else, the two colts sprinted down the stairs, being chased by an airborne Scootaloo.

"No flying in the house Scootaloo." Colgate said for nth time that month.

"Sorry, I forgot." Sootaloo apologized.

"I know, I heard you the first time. And the fifteenth too. Now, stop screaming and eat up." Colgate said in a monotone.

She levitated the cake off of her back and onto the only clean spot on the table. Before you could say 'cream gravy', the two colts had rushed the cake while Scootaloo assaulted it from the air. They ate the damn cake in ten seconds flat. The two sat there while Scootaloo hovered. It was like that calm before the storm. You know its gonna happen, but not the time. They stayed like this for five seconds before all belching at the same time.

Scootaloo hiccuped "Oops, sorry."

Colgate sighed. "This is going to be a long night."

And it was.

Vinyl was speed walking to the train station when she was confronted by a figure wearing a cloak. "Who the fuck are you?"

"Sssrrruggh."

"The fuck are you supposed to be?"

The figure grabbed her by the throat with a talon without warning and lifted her. Vinyl looked into what she presumed was its eyes. She was right for the most part in that it was his eyes, but one of them glowed red.

This figure, a griffin, was big. If Gilda was the average size for a griffin, then this was the Big Mac of griffins.

Vinyl struggled to fight back. Normally, she would've used magic to get out. But years of neglecting her training as an assassin had left her considerably weaker than what she was five years ago. Five years ago, she might have had a chance breaking free of the griffin's grip, but that was a long time ago and this griffin was much stronger than before.

"Razor Wing, let her go. She is not the target."

"Vfffrrusshhrrriinngg." With one final squeeze, she blacked out.

Grabbing her unconscious body, he flew into the Everfree so he could hide her.

Trixie was just walking around Ponyville, being Great and Powerful. The moon was up and so was she. The night was clear, you could see stars in every direction.

Its nights like these that make me remember how kind Sigma was. I remember everything he told me about the night still. The stories it tells and the map it gives us. Thank Luna for giving us this night and for me being able to read them.

Nostalgia filled Trixie for a couple seconds before she continued on her way. A lone tear shed for those lost. I miss him still. Its been five years since his death and I still can't get over it. He was my only friend and a brother to me. He died so he could save me.

She continued to walk until she reached the train station. The scene she saw put all her nerves on edge.

There was a unicorn, one of the ones that captured Sigma, being strangled by what appeared to be a griffin on steroids. It only took her a second to realize that this was Razor Wing. Trixie gulped. The last time she had seen him was when she was captured by her former employers. This was the moment of truth for her. She could help the unicorn and probably be put in the hospital for the rest of her life, or get help. She chose the latter and ran off into the night to assemble the A-Team. Next Chapter: Preparations Estimated time remaining: 49 Minutes