Agent Mane was flying back to town so he could murder the crap out of Rainbow Dash and Sunburst. The flight would normally be something to enjoy, but not him. Mane was never all sunshine and rainbows. Quite contrary; he was murder and mayhem. When ponies met him, they usually thought 'what could fuck somepony up so badly?" The answer is unknown to all but those directly involved who are still alive and agent Xero.

On his way back, he passed a house made of clouds. Upon further analysis, it was Rainbow's house.

"Ssshrrueeggguhh."

"Don't get greedy. Once you start causing problems in Ponyville, she'll come. Continue with your primary objective."

Mane faltered before growling and flying straight at town.

The five ponies stood in the middle of the town square. Unsure of what was to happen. The waiting was getting to them and they didn't know when he would arrive.

"Is he here yet?" Scootaloo complained.

"No and that's a good thing. If he doesn't show up, then we don't have a problem." Katar said.

"Ah hope that mah family is okay."

"Your family, what about me? I have things too." Rarity complained.

Silent Night sighed. "Somethings not right, he knows somethings up. That, or he decided to deal with Rainbow Dash first."

Unfortunately, the wait wasn't long. Shortly after, the screams of some late night citizens reached their ears.

The ragtag group looked to where the shouts were coming from.

"That sounds like its on the outskirts of town." Rarity said.

"Lets split up. Applejack, take Scootaloo and Katar and see what's going on. Rarity and I will stay here."

"Got it." the three said in unison before running off.

"What do we do now?" Rarity asked.

"Now, the game begins."

Colgate was distraught at the intrusion into her home. Trixie was standing vigilant over the two sleeping colts, still trying to catch her breath.

"What is going on that is important enough for you to barge into my home and stand over those two like your life depends on it?" Colgate demanded.

"It does. Somepony from Sigma's past has come to kill his son. Trixie is standing guard over him so as to give him a chance to run away in case the others fail."

"Then let me do it. You can do more good out there than in here."

"You would be no more than a fly is to a manticore. You would have better luck at fighting a manticore too. Trixie can buy time if it is needed, but not forever."

Colgate groaned. "Fine."

Vinyl woke up in the forest with a raging headache. It took a couple of tries to stand, but once she did, she stood strong.

Dammit, what happened. This feels like last time Lyra spiked the punch. Last thing I remember was a griffin...Son of a BITCH. Alright its pay back time.

And she started to run in a random direction, oblivious to how much worse that headache would be getting.

Lyra was scared. Even more scared than when Luna came to visit on Nightmare Night. Even more so than when Nightmare Moon returned to bring about eternal darkness. She had survived the resurrection of Discord and everything else life had thrown at her. But nothing could have prepared her for this.

She was watching as this 'thing' attacked the citizens of Ponyville with no real purpose. Nopony was safe from this onslaught. The injury rate was high. The only thing higher was the griffin causing the destruction. With every broken bone, every destroyed house, every scream of pain, it became ecstatic. As if the very sound of pain of any kind brought it happiness. It was the griffin's drug of choice and he was addicted to the point of physical dependency.

"I will not get in its way. I will not get in its way. I will not get in its way." she said, repeating the phrase like it was an oath.

All of this changed when a very unfortunate mare crossed his path. When this happened, the griffin grabbed and held her by the throat. The pale earth pony was struggling to breathe, unsuccessfully. When Lyra saw this, she felt a new wave of courage flow through her body. She felt like she could take on Discord himself.

And she let all of that energy go in one powerful blast and shout. "LEAVE BON BON ALONE YOU SON OF A BITCH!" and blasted him with a beam of minty green awesomeness. The power of which would make even Celestia think twice before continuing an attack. When the beam struck, the force knocked Bon Bon loose from his grasp and kicked him a good twenty feet before coming to a halt. The cloak that once covered his body was now in shreds, revealing the monster underneath.

Lyra collapsed onto the ground, breathing violently. "Yeah...take that...you son of a bitch." and then she fainted from overextending her magic.

Applejack, Scootaloo, and Katar arrived on the scene moments later. They had heard the cry of Lyra and had seen the flash. The first thing they saw was the destruction and bodies everywhere. Scootaloo had never seen this level of destruction before and was shocked. Katar walked over to one of the ponies and looked for a pulse. Applejack looked at him with hope, but when he gazed into her eyes, the hope died out.

Applejack thought for a moment. "Katar, Ah want you to do what ya can for these ponies. Take Scootaloo with you. She doesn't need ta see the monster who did this."

"No, you will need my help and I refuse to leave. Not now. I failed once, don't make me do it again." Katar protested.

"Silent Night put me in charge sugarcube. Ah'm not givin' you a choice. Ah'm orderin' you."

Katar sighed. "As you wish."

Applejack continued to search for Mane. Luckily she was only searching for thirty seconds when she found him. The sight of what he was made her gasp.

Agent Mane (designation number 2.0) was only a shell of his former self. Turns out that when Rainbow Dash rainboomed his ass through the building, somethings had to be replaced. Like his front right and back left legs. And his right wing. And his tail. And most of his ribs and other assorted bones and vital organs. And a good portion of his skull.

"Ah snap."

Rainbow Dash heard the screams before she saw the fires. At first she just curled in her bed and tried to ignore it. But it just kept coming back. Soon she thought of it as a nightmare. And like most nightmares, they scare the shit out of you; no matter what they are about.

When she looked out her window to see what was happening,she let out a gasp that would've made Rarity proud. The fires made the sky look like it was sunrise. The screams just made it all surreal

This is not happening. It can't be happening.

She continued on this thought pattern until a bright green flash caught her eye. That caused it to take a radically different direction.

My friends. They need me. I can't let them down. "I won't let them down." she shouted.

She dashed out of her cloud home and made a beeline straight for the flash.

Hand on guys, I'm coming.

Octavia was drinking her heart out. The injuries that she sustained five years ago made her look like scum in the eyes of the Canterlot Elite. They made sure nopony would have her play at any event. Eventually, her ensemble kicked her out. She looked for work in other places, claiming that the injuries wouldn't affect her playing. She was right, but her reputation was ruined. With nowhere else to go, she, like all great musicians did when in a rough spot, turned to drinking.

Where did I go wrong? I used to have everything, now I have nothing. I can't get a job in either of my fields anymore, and all of my bits are gone. Where did I go wrong?

A pony stumbled in. He was panting heavily and bleeding from multiple locations. Octavia and everypony else turned to him.

"Monster...attacking town...run." was all he said before passing out from internal trauma.

All of the ponies in the bar looked at him for a couple of seconds before going back to their drinks.

Octavia did the same until she heard a cry followed by a bright flash of light. She sniffed the air for a reason that nopony knew but her.

Hmm, the amount of nitrogen in the air rose. Either there is a thunderstorm going on and I'm too drunk to hear it, or a pony just performed a very powerful spell. I'm going with the later. Somethings up and I want to know.

She stood up and was about to leave when the bartender grabbed her hoof. "Not this time Octavia. I can't let you leave without paying."

Octavia looked at his hoof and sighed. She grabbed it, twisted it until it started cracking then grabbed his head and slammed it into the bar.

All eyes were on her as she left. Most of them were thinking what the fuck just happened.

All Octavia thought was redemption.

Twilight was riding back home on the train. The visit had been a success as far as she was concerned. Shining Armor had decided to spend the weekend with her so they could catch up. They conversed on the train about current issues and the like.

They continued on with this until they saw Ponyville. Nothing inparticular caught either of their attention. Somehow, they were oblivious to the town burning. What did get their attention was the bright flash. Neither of them saw it directly, but, being unicorns, they felt the discharge.

When Shining looked out of the window, his jaw dropped. "Um, Twily, I don't think the town's supposed to be on fire."

"Its not, somethings wrong."

Shining was very impatient. "We have to get there and help."

"Agreed."

Spike had sent a letter to the princesses so they could get help. Unfortunately, Celestia was on business in the Griffin Kingdom so Luna was in charge.

So, Luna got the letter. It said this

Dear Princess Whoeverisincharge

If you actually care about Ponyville then get your chubby flank over here now.

Sincerely Spike

Luna was shocked at this. Her flank was not fat. In fact, it's glorious.

Very well, if thou dost wish for us to come, then we shall.

And she left without another word to search for the ASCA. Next Chapter: The Cavalry has Arrived Estimated time remaining: 37 Minutes