The Riders were approaching the edge of the turfs, and it was time for them to split up. Spike used his helmet to make a mass call to the other Clutch leaders. "Ok, is everyone in the call?" Asked Spike.

"I am, Spike." Said Ember.

"Me too." Said Thorax.

"Loud and clear, Sexy." Said Chrysalis.

"Like your right by me." Said Zecora.

"Good. We're about to reach the boarder, I want all of us to keep quiet until they know we're here. It won't take Sombra long to notice us, so when you hit any resistance, clear the streets with a few warning shots and the tear gas. Less people that die, the easier it will be for us to win over the citizens. I promised Diamond that I'd be back to tuck her in tonight so I'm giving us a time limit. 1 hour to make it the 15 miles to the heart of the Shadows turf, then 1 hour to make it the last 2 miles to their stronghold. I want this place in the dragon's claws by 3. I also want at least one of each clutch's SUVs or trucks to detach from us the moment we get in to their turf, make sure they're not the ones with the launchers, they will be our defense from behind and the first aid station for anyone who is hurt." Each leader agreed to this idea. "Second, as a little extra incentive to make sure everyone does their best to make it back home, the first clutch to make it to the heart will get a reward. Ember if you and your boys make it, I'll pay for a full redo of G8, G7 and G4 just how you want it, and I'll throw in a 1000 Dollar bonus to your guys."

"Deal. I want a lounging area in G8. Plus, some new gym equipment and a sauna for G4, so I can relax after the monthly assessments."

Spike laughed. "Deal, but one thing, is the sauna open to everyone?"

"Yes, but if I find out that you fucked Zecora and Chrissy in there, I'll rip your dick off."

"Duly noted. Thorax, I'll buy you the latest equipment on the market, and 1000 dollars to your guys."

"Sweet. I've been eyeing a new gyro lift; it can rotate a vehicle up to 90 degrees on all three axis and can hold up to 12 tons. It will make my life so much easier."

"Do I even want to know?"

"$850000, and that's not all, new welders, new tools, new lifts. I'll be looking at a 3-million-dollar wonderland."

Spike sighed. "Fine, but I want everything that can be scrapped to go towards that as well."

"Deal, I'll send you the bill after I won."

Spike laughed at Thorax's ego; it was a rare thing to see but always funny. "Ok, Chrissy aside from getting rewarded tonight for just making it back. If you win what do you want?"

Chrysalis giggled. "I want one night, no holds bard, no rules, no limits, in my room and its only over after your knocked out or you get all of us into a coma."

Spike gulped. "And when you mean 'us', you mean..."

"You, me, Zecora, Gilda, Sassy, Fleur, Red, and a lot of my toys to make it a great night."

"Ok, double pay for anyone else who makes it first. I might die if Chrissy wins. Zecora, please tell me you’re not going to ask for something like that?"

"Nope, I want something more important to me than an orgy. I want to take a vacation with you and Diamond, just the three of us as a family."

"Really, that's it?" Asked Spike shocked.

Zecora giggled. "Oh, of course not, then when we get back, we're going to have the orgy like Chrissy wants."

Spike sighed. "Fine but can we not do it at the house? I'll book the penthouse suite in the best hotel in the city for us." Said Spike.

Zecora hummed in thought. "Chrissy, are you good with that?" Asked Zecora.

"Yes I am. Just make sure the bed is large enough."

Spike sighed. "Ok, I'll make it 3 times bonus, to either of you two if you win." Said Spike to Ember and Thorax. "Zecora I'll start looking for a long weekend that we can go on that vacation, because I wouldn't mind that myself. Chrissy, just make sure I can walk after we're done."

"What about you Spike, you want anything?" Asked Thorax.

"I got my girls, my crew and my bikes, I'm pretty good now. Why, you got something?" Asked Spike.

"Well I'm glad you asked. Last time I talked to Sammy, he told me that if the Riders ever wanted to go to Japan, we could use his summer mansion in Hokkaido. The Yakuza would cover all expenses for 15. I'm sorry for not telling you about it, I kinda forgot until you mentioned him earlier."

Spike groaned. "Ok, change of plans, when we get back, you call him, tell him we're in, set it up for the middle of summer break. Chrissy, start prepping some fake I. D’s for us to travel with."

"Sure thing." Said Thorax and Chrysalis.

"Sweet, I'll start brushing up on my Japanese." Interrupted Micro.

"Micro?! How long have you been listening?"

"The bed is large enough; I don't want to know. But get ready to split, your less than a mile from the boarder." Said Micro.

Spike nodded. "Ok, you heard the egg head, no offense, but we need to get our heads into the game. Micro how do the streets look right now?"

"Most are clear, a few citizens are out and about, but there is a candy shop that just opened that has a line out the door."

Spike groaned. "Ok, Ember you take that street, keep the people safe, and make sure to take precautions for the hills, it might be a pain if the Shadows get the high ground."

"Got it. Micro tell me when I need to turn off."

"Next left, past the light." Said Micro.

Ember nodded as signaled for her clutches and whelps to divert. When they passed the light, Ember and her group left the group. "Make it back home everyone."

"Will do." Responded Everyone.

"Ok, next one will be coming up right now. Next clutch, take a right down the large alley."

"I'll take this one Spike; I better see you tonight." Said Chrysalis. She turned her SUV down the large alley and her group followed her down.

"Three more, next one is going to be the next left on the freeway and off on Alma."

"I'll handle it, I can already smell that new lift." Said Thorax as he motioned for his clutch to follow him down the freeway.

"I'll go next Spike, see you tonight. You can help me pick out an outfit for when I meet your family." Said Zecora.

"Ok. Zecora, the next right, take the side street and go down two streets and then turn left to get back on course." Said Micro.

"On it." Said Zecora, she turned her group off from the group. "I love you Spike."

"Same here Zecora, I'll see you tonight." Said Spike, Zecora ended her call. "Ok, Micro, you’re our eyes in the sky, keep us safe and I'll get you that new processor you wanted."

"Sweet, you’re going to stay straight."

It didn't take long for everything to go to shit. Let’s start with Ember.

Ember and her group were making good progress through the Shadow's turf. That was before things took a turn for the worse, right outside of the new candy shop that Micro mentioned.

Ember was the first to spot them. A patrol of Shadows up on the hill in front of them and going off the bullet that just passed by her head, they weren't looking to eat some chocolate. "Shit." Said Ember, she motioned for her clutch mates to form a blockade, while she and the whelps ducked back behind the SUVs and trucks. Ember got off her bike when the clutches formed a five-car line on the street. Ember pulled out her M16 and got it ready. "Ok boys, we're getting some heat, let’s get the people out of the oven." Said Ember using her helmet to contact each SUVs and trucks crew. "Guys start shooting those tear gas, clear this street. Aim for the hills and let the gas roll downhill." Said Ember.

Soon the crews of the SUVs got out and started to provide covering fire and popping out tear gas clouds. All this commotion and the choking gas drove the group that was standing outside of the shop to quickly scatter or find cover inside the establishment.

Now that the streets were clear, it was time for the Riders to return fire. "Ok let’s show them the dragon's fire that destroys the shadows." Yelled Ember over the hail of bullets as she and the others used the SUVs and trucks as cover. With their orders given most of the men set up using the body of the vehicles as cover and returned fire.

Ember looked at her whelps. "We're going to follow Boss's plan. Evan, Alex, Jerry you three go left and take that alley, I'll take the right and do the same. We got people in the middle, so watch your fire. Meet up 200 feet up then we'll open fire." Ordered Ember. The three nodded and readied their weapons. Ember moved out from the safety of the blockade and made it to the back alley of the sweet shop ready to take this street. But what she didn't see, was a small group of Shadows that used the tear gas as a smoke screen to enter the shop, and the group of Shadows that had the same plan as her.

When she got into the alley she was immediately pinned down by the Shadows. She took cover behind a dumpster. "Shit!" Yelled Ember.

Suddenly, Evan called Ember. "E, we're taking some heavy fire over here, I count 5 guys, permission to open fire?" Asked Evan.

"Granted. I'm pinned down right now, but I have a smoke grenade that I took from the back of the SUV. It'll give me just enough time to move behind some cars 30 feet in front of me." Said Ember, she pulled out the grenade and pulled the pin, she then lobbed it with all her strength.

This plan worked, soon the whole alley was covered in smoke, and the bullets had stopped. Ember, taking the opportunity to move up, quickly took cover behind a cream color sedan. 'Ok, I'm out numbered and out gunned.' Thought Ember.

"Find them, search everywhere and everything and put a bullet in their heads." Said a Shadow.

Ember gulped; they didn't sound too far away. She looked around, trying to find a place to hide. 'Under the car? No to obvious, in the dumpster? No same problem.' Thought Ember, but then she noticed the back door of a building was cracked open. 'Fuck it, it's better than dying.' Thought Ember, she ran to the door and ran inside. Completely unaware of what was going on inside of the building.

(AN: To read the rest of this encounter, please check out the story by redsopine. He and I, along with TwinSwords79, have been working on a side story that follows the Riders and a side faction that will lock horns with the Riders sometimes and other time will help them make a difference.)

With Thorax's clutch, they were currently pinned down behind the SUV, taking fire from a group of Shadows that were holding position in 2 buildings on opposite sides of the street. "Mother fuckers." Yelled Thorax. "Micro you there? I need some eyes in there, does the place have a security system or something you can hijack so we can get some intel?" Asked Thorax.

"You’re in luck T, both buildings are equipped with CCTV cameras. I'll give you an idea of how many there are and where to get in." Said Micro as he was tapping into the buildings system. "Ok, I have a view of the inside of the buildings, on the bottom floor, there are two solid steel doors with direct access to the alleys in the back, they're not guarded, but you'll have to scale a fence to make it to them. Take all your whelps to one of the buildings and infiltrate it. Once you take it, have your clutch move up and you both can concentrate fire on the remaining building."

Thorax nodded. "Thanks for the plan Micro, how's everyone else doing?"

"Pretty good. Ember and her group just made contact. Zecora is making great headway with her group, but Chrissy is taking some heavy fire, but good thing she's sending it back two-fold. And Spike and Gilda ran into a van with some guns, they're chasing it down while the rest of his men went on ahead. But I got to go, take care T."

Thorax looked at his whelps. "Ok, we're going to take the right building first, clutches will be covering us. Chris, Steven, Thomas you’re with me. We're going to be busting through a door and going floor by floor, there's going to be a good chance that the other building will notice so be prepared for returned fire from across the street." The three nodded. "Good, let’s move." Said Thorax.

Thorax and his group made their way to the right building, the fence was child's play for them, but the back door was a problem, it was locked with a heavy duty real-estate lock that had the buildings key inside of it. "Fuck. Ok, Chris you have the shotgun, you’re going to blast the lock so we can get the key." Said Thorax.

"On its T." Said Chris, he watched the others get behind him. Chris pulled out his shotgun, he aimed for the solid lock on the door and shot it right off. "Clear." Said Chris.

Thorax scrambled to grab the key from the lock and smiled when he found out it was perfectly intact. Thorax nodded as he used the key to open the door. He nodded to the trio and they got their weapons ready. "On my mark....Mark." Said Thorax as they infiltrated the building. "Micro you there? We could really use your help right about now."

"Yeah, sorry, Spike got into a little problem right now but he's handling it. Did you guys get inside a building?"

"Yep, we're in the right one, in the basement area right by the back door."

"Good, take the stairs. This building is 5 stories with the basement, there are no guards on the 1st floor from what I can see but keep an eye out."

Thorax nodded. "K, Chris, Steven, Thomas, move up." Said Thorax as he and the trio moved to the next level. Micro was right, there were no Shadows on the floor.

"Ok, next up I got eyes on 2 Shadows, the first is in an office, the next is right outside of the door to the stairwell. Best option for this would be stealth. Take out the guy by the door then leave one of you to take out the last guy when the time comes. I'm looking at the other floors, it looks like the same set up so each of you will be taking out a guy. I'm on hold with Zecora on the other line so I got to go." Said Micro as he left to tend to another group.

Thorax nodded. "Ok, Steven, you have a silenced Smith and Wesson SD9, give it to me, I'll take out the door guards and the top floor's guy, you three will be taking out the guy in the office on my cue." Said Thorax.

Steven nodded as he pulled out his backup and a clip of rounds for the gun. He handed it to Thorax. "Take care of her, she's the one I keep under my pillow at night." Said Steven.

Thorax sighed. "TMI dude." Said Thorax as he took the pistol from the man. "Ok move up to the next floor."

When the group arrived at the door. Thorax popped the guard in the back of the head and pulled the body away. Steven was the first to take position at the office door. Thorax and the other two moved to the next floor and did the same, leaving Chris to take out the next one. On the fourth floor, after taking out the guard, Thomas took his position, leaving Thorax to take out the last two Shadows on the top floor. After killing the guard at the door, Thorax moved into position and got his AK ready. "Ok, in position."

"Same." Said Thomas.

"Ready." Said Chris.

"Locked and loaded." Said Steven.

"Ok, on my mark...Mark." Said Thorax as he busted the door and quickly took the surprised Shadow down with a triple shot to the chest. "Clear."

"Clear." Said Thomas.

"Clear." Said Steven.

"..."

"Chris... Come in, are you clear?" Asked Thorax.

"..."

"Chris, god damn it, say something." Yelled Thomas.

"Sorry bro, bastard got a shot off before I did, good thing I'm a better shot. I'm clear, but I'm hurt, got a nice little hole in my shoulder, it's a through and through though. I'll call the wagon we left for a pick up, but I'm out for the day. Tell Boss, I'm sorry."

Thorax laughed. "It's fine, when we get back and your good, I'll buy you a drink."

Chris laughed as he was clutching his shoulder. "Make it two and you got a deal, plus you'll never guess what this guy had?"

"What?"

"A brand new M1911, solid oak grips and it's gun metal gray and black." Said Chris as he grabbed the gun from the dead guy.

Thorax smiled. "It's yours, think of it as hazard pay." Suddenly a bullet was shot through the wall Thorax was using as cover. "Shit, they noticed us. Clutch move up and concentrate fire on the second building." Ordered Thorax as he used his AK to return fire.

The Clutch moved quickly and opened fire on the second building. The fire fight didn't last more than two minutes as the shadows were quickly out matched. "We're clear down here T, sir. What's our orders?"

"You have two minutes to get in to these buildings and take as many supplies as you can, gun's, ammo, armor. Also Call the retrieval car, Chris took one in the shoulder, he's in the third floor."

"On it. We got a man down in the right building, requesting retrieval." Said a driver.

"On it, what's the address?" Asked the retrieval car's driver.

"Just look for the place with a lot of casings and bullet holes, it’s the one on the right, third floor." Responded the clutch driver.

"On our way."

Thorax smiled. "Chris, you good here?"

"Well, I could use a pillow and a hot bath."

"How about a dance down at Chuck's? I remember Sara smiling at you last time." Said Thomas.

Thorax chuckled. "We'll talk about it later, just don't die."

"Yes sir T." Said Chris as he saw Thomas and Thorax run past him, they needed to get back on the road.

After the two-minute stop, Thorax and his squad returned to the road, they were only 2 miles away from the meeting point and their prize.

With Spike and Gilda. Spike's group ran into a van that the Shadows used for transporting weapons to a safe house. At first it seemed easy to deal with, stop them, kill the crew, order a retrieval, and get back to the main group. But that was before they started using the guns on them.

Right now, Spike was pinned down behind a wall, he was waiting for Micro to pick up his call for some intel. "Yeah, sorry Boss, it looks like it has three guys in the vehicle. Two in the back, one is feeding the MG a belt. Gilda, your sniper should be able to punch through that tin can, but you’re going to have to be quick to make sure that Spike can take out the last guy before he drives away. Spike, you’re going to have to tell me where their shooting you, I don't have eyes in the alley."

Spike groaned. "Better idea, I still have some smoke grenades in my pocket. Gilda the moment I launch it, take out the driver. I'll switch to some AP rounds and fill that thing with holes. You good with that?"

"Sounds good. I got him in my sights right now, I'll take the shot the moment you’re ready." Said Gilda.

Spike took a deep breath as he grabbed his SCAR and popped in the AP rounds and slid the smoke grenade into the grenade tube. "Ok, Gilda. On my mark." Said Spike as he launched the smoke grenade underneath the van. "3...2...1... Now." Said Spike as the whole of the van was blanketed in smoke.

Gilda took aim and shot the driver in the head with her sniper. "Driver down."

Spike using the opportunity and the split-second break in gun fire, unloaded his full clip of AP rounds in to the van making sure that the crew was dead. When no return fire came Spike determined it was clear for Gilda to come out. "Ok, we're clear." Said Spike. "Thanks for your help Micro."

"No problem Boss. But I got to go."

Spike then called the retrieval unit. "This is Boss, I need a retrieval of a transport van, we're 8 miles from the border."

"Yes sir, can I have a description?"

"Blue, bloody, swiss cheese level of holes."

"Understood, what are its contents?"

"Three dead, at least one machine gun." Said Spike as he walked to the van and opened it up to see what they were transporting. It wasn't just guns like Spike thought, in fact it was guns and money, loads of money, all stuffed into bags. "Scratch that, I got visual on rifles, pistols, grenades, and about 40 bags of cash. I think we just took down a safe house supplier, not it's movers. I want this van searched for anything we can use, and all the goods taken, then I want it destroyed. Look through all the bodies phones for some intel on where they were going and how many stops. We'll deal with the safe houses later."

"Yes sir, ETA is 2 minutes from your position."

"Good, we won't be here, just making sure to grab everything." Said Spike. He looked at Gilda. "You good Gilda?"

She shook her head a little. "No, that was the first time I've killed someone. I don't know how to feel about it?"

Spike sighed as he gave Gilda a hug. "I was 16, the Riders were having a problem with a mugger in our turf, I ran into him while I was out, and I didn't have my stuff. I gave him my wallet, but that wasn't enough for him, so he attacked me with his knife. I disarmed him, took the knife and I stabbed him in the throat. It took five seconds for him to die, but it felt like ten years to me. I took the knife, my wallet, and ran to the house. I told Zecora and she told me something that helped me. She said, 'It was you or him, and fate decided to bet money on you.' She was right, it was him or me. So, because of that, I still have that guys knife in my desk, but I also drop off some flowers on his grave every year to show that I was sorry that it ended up that way." Said Spike.

Gilda nodded. "So, I did what I needed to do to make it through today?"

Spike nodded. "Yep, we don't kill unless we have to, we only shoot after we are shot at, we are better than the Shadows and the Centaurs because we know the value of a life and taking it away is a costly price." Said Spike. This seemed to calm Gilda down.

"Hello, Boss... The first clutch as reported in to the meeting point." Said Micro.

Spike gulped. "Please tell me it wasn't Chrissy or Zecora, I don't want to die."

"..." Micro remained silent. "Ok...I won't."

Spike sighed. "Micro, I want you to give a speech at my funeral, make it like. 'Today we see off this poor bastard, who was sadly killed due to dehydration or smothered to death in the loving chest of his girls. He was a great man, a kind man, but most of all he was an ass man.'"

"Oh, come on, do you really thing that's going to happen?"

"If Zecora won, probably not, but if Chrissy won, it’s a good bet." Said Spike.

Micro sighed. "Zecora won... so your probably not going to die. She hit no resistance at all." Said Micro.

Spike smiled at hearing that Zecora was safe. "Ok, tell her to hold position until we all make it, but keep on a look out for reinforcements."

"On it." Said Micro.

Spike sighed as he looked at Gilda. "Zecora won, and I'm probably going to die. But I want this place in my hands first, so let’s get a move on." Said Spike as he got back onto his Arc and drove off.

Gilda smiled. "Sweet, I'll wear my teddy." Said Gilda as she jumped on her bike and followed Spike.

Ten minutes ago, with Zecora's group.

Zecora was driving the lead vehicle of her clutch, making sure to keep on a look out for any Shadows. "Z, Ma'am, we're nearing the meeting point."

Zecora smiled. "Sweet, I might actually win this. How much farther?"

"1-mile, Ma'am."

Zecora nodded as she accelerated. "half a mile...quarter....fourth.... we're here."

Zecora looked around, there were a few people looking at them wondering what was going on. "Ok, clear out these citizens, I want a solid 500-foot perimeter around this location, heavy guns pointed down major streets, light arms will be on sniper duty." Said Zecora as she hopped out the car and walked to the back of the SUV, she pulled out the launcher and loaded a green smoke marker into it to signal that she made it. She shot the marker a few feet away and it started to produce a green smoke. She placed the launcher back into the SUV and sat on the tailgate. 'Oh, maybe we can go on a little trip to the mountains right as the leaves change, I know a guy that can get us a cabin near the lake. We can take a hike around the lake, go fishing, Diamond could enjoy nature. we can enjoy a nice warm fire, me and Spike wrapped up in a blanket.' Thought Zecora as she was getting lost in her dreams.

Five minutes later: "Z, Ma'am, we got incoming vehicles, it looks like one of ours though." Shouted a guard.

Zecora nodded as she looked to see who it was. There she saw Thorax and his group riding up. "Make a hole, its T and his clutch." Said Zecora.

They followed orders and made a large enough hole for the arriving clutch to enter. Thorax got off his bike and looked at the winner. "Damn it." Said Thorax.

Zecora giggled as she pulled Thorax into a hug. "Good to see you made it here safe T."

Thorax returned the hug. "You too Z, you lose anyone?"

Zecora shook her head. "No, we got here without anything. Did you lose someone?"

Thorax nodded. "Yeah, Chris took a round in the shoulder, he's probably with Red by now getting it patched. I owe him a drink and he's keeping a gun he took from a Shadow as hazard pay."

"Oh, the poor dear, I hope he will be fine." Said Zecora.

"Ma'am, we got another coming in, it looks like Ms. C's clutch."

Zecora smiled as she motioned for the guards to move out of the way so Chrysalis could get her group in.

Once the whole clutch was inside of the perimeter, Chrysalis jumped out of her SUV, she looked like she just went to war, but she had a smile on her face. She ran up to Zecora and Thorax. She pulled Thorax into a hug; she was worried about her little brother. "Oh, thank goodness you’re ok T, I was so worried."

Thorax sighed. "I'm fine Sis, we only had one injured. But what the hell happened to you?"

Chrysalis giggled as she pulled back from the hug. "Oh, you know how it goes, you launch one grenade into a building to clear it out and the next thing you know the whole place blows up."

Zecora gave Chrysalis a look. "And."

"And... This got the attention of the shadows, it turns out that I hit their main drug warehouse, all those chemicals didn't like that, and they exploded. So, someone requested backup."

"AND?" Asked Zecora.

"And... I might have gone trigger happy and killed a few...couple... dozen Shadows."

Zecora sighed. "Chrissy, how many did you lose?"

Chrysalis looked saddened. "Four. Emma, Trevor, Sam, and Berry. Emma got one in her thigh, she's on her way back to the house, Trevor caught a sniper's bullet in the head. Sam got caught in a Molotov, and Berry got a few rounds in the chest, but the armor stopped them. His ribs were cracked, and I told him to go with Emma. But I got some good news as well." Chrysalis looked to her SUV. "Bring him out." Yelled Chrysalis.

The doors on the SUV popped open, and two guards escorted a man out of the vehicle. "T, Z, may I introduce you to Sombra's money man, Gladmane. He just so happened to be taking inventory at the factory, when we arrived." Gladmane was as an old man with a noticeable gut, a noticeable receding hairline that he tried to hide with his slicked back silver hair, and a noticeable tacky suit.

He looked at Chrysalis with his chartreuse green eyes. "Yeah, bite me you bitch, you just blew up a ten-million-dollar operation." Gladmane then spat on Chrysalis's shoe. "Once Sombra gets me out of here, I'll find you and I'll have my fun with you. I'll kill that little brat I saw you hug first, then I'll fuck you so hard that you'll beg for me to kill you. Only then will I toss you to the rest of the crew, so they can make you the new Shadow's slut, and I'll personally put a bullet in that fat cow's heart for kicks." Said Gladmane.

"Wow, that is sad." Said Spike as he walked up behind Gladmane. In all the confusion Spike's clutch had arrived and Spike heard all Gladmane's threats. Spike wrapped his arm around Gladmane's throat, putting him in a head lock. "You insult my girls and threaten to kill my lieutenants." Said Spike. "But I'm a fair man. So, if you take it all back, I won't let a person from your past kill you."

Gladmane laughed. "You’re the boss of the Dragons? The faceless Dragon Lord. I know you; you don't kill, you never have."

Spike nodded. "Yeah, that's true, I try not to kill unless I'm really pissed, and I have trained my crew to do the same." Said Spike as he released Gladmane, he fell to his knees. "Too bad for you, we just got a member that's still in training."

Gladmane looked up and looked at who Spike was talking about. "Oh, so this is where you ended up little bird."

"Gladmane." Said Gilda.

Spike sighed. "Well, here's your final test Gilda." Said Spike as he handed Gilda his backup pistol. "Remember what we talked about." Said Spike as he and the others walked away from the two.

"So, have anything to say to me?"

"Yeah, Glider died like a bitch." Said Gladmane.

Gilda sighed. "Wrong answer." Said Gilda as she shot him in the leg, it didn't kill him, but it would hurt like hell.

"YOU BITCH, I'LL KILL YOU LIKE I KILLED YOUR FATHER!"

"Wrong again." Said Gilda as she shot him in his other leg.

"AWWW...I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please don't kill me, I'll tell you anything you want, I don't want to die."

Gilda smiled. "There we go, that's all I wanted to hear. But I'm not in the mood right now... So." Said Gilda as she pointed the gun right at Gladmane's head. "Goodnight." Gilda then pistol-whipped Gladmane's head, knocking him out. She looked at the two guards that brought Gladmane out. "You two, keep him alive." Said Gilda. The two nodded as they took Gladmane away. Gilda sighed as she walked back to Spike. "Here." Said Gilda as she handed Spike his pistol.

Spike smiled. "Thanks, I'm proud of you, and Glider would be too."

Gilda smiled. "Thanks."

Spike looked at the group. "So, Z won, we're going on a vacation, and then an orgy. Micro is working on a speech right now in case I die."

Zecora smiled. "Yay. I'm thinking we go up into the mountains by the lake, I know a guy who can get us a great cabin."

Spike smiled. "Cabin it is then, but not until the first round of tests are over, we'll leave right after classes on Friday and come back on Sunday night."

Zecora smiled. "I'll make the reservations when we get back."

Spike smiled. "Good." Spike then looked around. "Hey, where's Ember?" Asked Spike.

"Right here, and boy do I have a story to tell you... But I'll tell you later over drinks, I just grabbed this on my way here." Said Ember as she pulled out a bottle of Glenfiddich 40-year single malt scotch, and a bottle of Black Tot British Naval Rum from a SUV. "I saved these two from getting destroyed a few minutes ago. I was thinking that if we all make it home tonight, we have Boss taste his first drink." Said Ember.

Spike sighed. "You know what, why not, but just one. No use letting some top shelf stuff go to waste."

Ember smiled at hearing this. She stored the bottles back in the SUV. "So, what now?"

Spike sighed. "We quickly take inventory. I want most of us to take the stronghold, with the rest watching our backs. We have 5 minutes till we move out." Said Spike.

Everyone nodded and ran to get ready for the final attack.

Author's Notes:

Check out the story by redsopine, it should be out by the time you finish this chapter.

THE WAR IS ON!