After preventing a heist and having a run-in with Zoor’s androids yesterday, the girls were now on high alert for what’s next to come. And not only that, now they had to visit the boys at their tower and tell them about their relocation plan. With Celestia’s permission, the girls were allowed to skip school, much to Twilight’s dismay. But lucky for her, Celestia reassured her and her friends that it won't affect their grades. And Inferno tagged along with the girls, so that he’ll probably gain clearance into the Victory Squad Tower and, with the boys’ permission, upgrade their security systems.

They decided to ride the public bus to the tower, to avoid any suspicion from the streets. And also because Inferno wasn’t allowed to stroll through the alleyways and streets due to what he told Applejack.

12 minutes into the bus ride, after picking up and dropping off a few passengers, the girls arrived a few yards away from the tower. Inferno and the girls got off the bus and walked up to the entrance, making their presence known.

As soon as they reached the front door, they heard a buzzing sound. "Unknown civilians detected, please identify yourselves and state your business," a male computer voice said.

"My name is Inferno Blaze, I'm here, on behalf of the big bosses of this establishment, for updating the security systems and software of the building.” Inferno replied to the voice. “And I also brought with me a few friends of mine. We came here to see Eternal Flames, Heat Blitz, and Israel Yabuki.” he added.

"One second while I confirm your visit with the boys," the computer voice said before going silent for a few moments.

“Are you sure this is gonna work?” Sunset whispered to the inventor.

“Uhhhhh… Maybe.” He replied anxiously.

"Confirmed. Access granted," the computer voice said, opening up the doors.

"Well… that was easy," Inferno said.

Soon the girls and the inventor entered the building and soon their eyes were drawn all over the place. Inside the tower was an empty lobby with bullet-proof plexi-glass to protect the inside from any outsiders that might try to force their way in. There was a large elevator down the center of the lobby which would lead up to some floors. The place even had an indoor fountain.

“Shit, this place’s got everything!” Rainbow said in amusement.

“My word, this place is truly divine.” Rarity commented.

"Are we sure those guys are paying rent for this place?" Applejack asked, also impressed.

"I wouldn't mind living in this place. Just imagine all the good stuff they got here!" Twilight said, geeking out again.

"Aww, Twilight's Adorkable Mode activated," Pinkie addressed, making Twilight blush. She giggled nervously, trying to regain her composure.

"If we're done watching Twilight looking cute again, let's hurry on up to the boys' rooms," Sunset chuckles, making Twilight blush even more. The girls and Inferno walked over to the elevator where they were realized…

"Hang on, we don't even know which floor they're on," Rainbow stated.

“Oh crap!” Sunset said, agitated by this fact.

"I can take you to where they are. Allow me," the computer voice said in the camera above the elevator before it moved upwards. "And allow me to entertain you with some relaxing music.” Then afterwards, the girls heard a very old theme play on the hidden speakers. And right away, Pinkie squeed and then moved to the beat all giddy.

“Well… at least we won’t git bored while we're at it.” Applejack said.

“It's kinda catchy.” Fluttershy added.

"I wonder if they allow huge parties like the ones we’ve seen in some of those movies," Rainbow said, thinking about it.

"Doubt it. I don't think their dads would approve of them using the tower for that purpose," Sunset said.

“Well they must have some bummer dads.” Rainbow replied.

"You know our security system's not the only one with ears," Eternal voice echoed over the speakers, cancelling out the music for a bit. "And this tower is built for defense, not to get people together for a drunken night of screaming and breaking stuff."

“Next time Dash… keep yer mouth shut.” Applejack whispered to the rainbow-haired athlete.

Finally, the elevator came to a stop and the doors opened up, only to be met with another face they didn't recognize. She had a moderate rose colored, sided mohawk with a scar on her right eye, and she had moderate opal eyes. She was wearing a leather jacket with a hoodie, and a small shirt which hugged her triple E breasts. And she wore black cargo pants which were a little tight on her hips, but looked comfortable for her to wear. Her skin had a purple grape color.

She was eyeing her watch for a few seconds, even after the elevator doors opened. Then she looked up at them with an unamused look on her face. “You are all a few seconds late. Do you have any idea how unacceptable it is for the clients to expect their visitors late?” She was grilling on them with a tensed expression on her face. “Especially if you-” Before she could say more, her eyes landed on Inferno, who was blankly staring back at her during her statement. "No… fucking… way. Inferno?" her eyes widened and her jaw dropped.

"T-Tempest?" Inferno blinked in surprise. The woman, now named Tempest, gasped and a big smile ran across her face. She pushed the other girls aside and picked him up, squeezing him in a big bear hug.

"Inferno! Oh my god, it's been so long! Where have you been?" She said with extreme enthusiasm.

“I… would love to… tell you… but you’re… killing me!” Inferno gasped for air as the happy women kept her tight embrace on him.

"Oops," Tempest said as she let him go. "Sorry, I got a little carried away." While the girls were all confused and weirded out about what was going on in front of them.

"Uh, Inferno? You know this gal?" Applejack asked, getting slightly suspicious and jealous.

"Y-Yeah, Applejack. She's an old friend of mine. Her name's Tempest Shadow, but her real name… is Fizzlepop Berrytwist," Inferno replied.

"How did you two meet?" Fluttershy asked.

“We’ve been friends since we were kids. We both had a tough time back then, times that were cruel to us. So we met each other and we have had each other’s back since.” Inferno explained.

"Aww, that's so sweet, darling. It's a pleasure to meet you. We're Inferno's friends. I am Rarity, or Ms. Rarity if you would prefer," Rarity extended her hand out to the mohawk girl for a pleasant handshake. Of course, Tempest was a bit hesitant to shake the fashion diva’s hand, but Inferno gestures to her that it was alright, which made the mohawk girl smile.

“It's.. uh, pleasure to meet you all. Any friend of Inferno, is a friend of mind.” She replied, shaking Rarity’s hand and looking at all of them.

"Pardon me, but I get that you don't know any of us, but rest assured we're on the boys' side," Twilight said.

“I know and Inferno even informed me of all you girls and how you heroically saved those civilians on that yacht and stopped the Infinium heist yesterday.” Tempest replied.

“He did what now?” Rainbow asked while she and the girls all turned to the inventor, who was now a little anxious.

“Hehehe… I may have, possibly… slightly… told her about you guys and what we do… through email.” Inferno stated.

"WHAT!?” They all replied loudly.

“Hey, we can trust her! Tempest and I have known each other for a long time. She promised not to tell anyone.” Inferno assured them.

“As long as you girls treat him right and don’t get him killed.” Tempest whispered to them, with a threatening stare.

“Also, Sunset, Twilight, Fluttershy; you guys remember about my friend in the military I told you girls about yesterday.” the inventor mentioned, which got the three girls a bit curious.

“Yes… you did.” Sunset replied. “Why?”

“Wait… does that mean… Tempest is ex-military?!" Twilight asked, shocked.

“Actually, I still am. I’m just assigned by the owners of this tower to watch and protect their sons. Who apparently doesn't want me to be in the same room with them. In fact, they pull off a quick stunt to avoid me at all times, can you believe that!?” Tempest responded with an annoyed expression on her face.

"Maybe they just haven't gotten to get to know you well. We could persuade them as best as we can if you want," Fluttershy implied.

“Very well, follow me. I’ll lead you to them.” She said. Tempest then grabs Inferno by the hand and leads him with her as the girls follow the two to the boy’s penthouse down the hall. Tempest opens the door and lo and behold, the Victory Squad was there in the living room, watching some movies.

“Boys, your friends have arrived.” Tempest spoke to the three, loudly for them to hear her. Israel looked back and smiled.

"Sweet! Thanks a bunch, Tempest! Bring them over here," he said happily.

“Uh, it seems they like ya around.” Applejack said.

“Yeah, because you all are here. Mostly they don’t socialize with me cause their fathers hired me…. But I do admit, Israel and Heat are the only ones out of three of them that were willing to talk to me.” Tempest replied as she led the girls into the penthouse and into the living room with the boys. “Well, I’ll leave you all to it.” she said as she walked herself out of the living room and out the door.

“I’ll go with her, it's been awhile since I saw her, so we have a lot of catching up to do.” Inferno said as he followed Tempest. “Plus I do need her help to tell me where the tower’s security room and the main supercomputer is."

"You'll find it on the 10th floor behind the door that's reinforced by Infinium," Eternal said.

“Sorry dude I can’t hear you, gotta go!” Inferno replied, not hearing anything Eternal said and was out the door before anyone could stop him.

"Why that no good, upstart, son of a--"

"Hey, whoa, take it easy, Eternal," Sunset said, getting in front of Eternal. “Inferno’s just a little excited to see Tempest, they are friends from childhood.”

"Fine. Come and have a seat on the couch, I'll go and get some drinks. You girls want some?" Eternal offered, walking to the kitchen.

"Of course, if you have any tea, that would be lovely, darling. Any tea will do," Rarity said.

"I'm good, but thanks for offering," Rainbow said.

"A cup of water will do for me," Twilight said.

"Same here," Sunset added.

"I'll have some tea just like Rarity," Fluttershy said.

"Ah had a drink, so no worries," Applejack assured.

"Ooh! I'll have a strawberry milkshake!" Pinkie said.

"I bet her milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard," Israel whispered to Heat. He snickered a little bit from that.

After leaving the penthouse, Inferno and Tempest were heading to the elevator, using it to head to the 10th floor where the security room is. Once the two were inside the elevator and started heading down a few levels, the two stood in the elevator, in awkward silence.

“Soooo… How have you been? Probably good when you're surrounded by a group of girls, eh.” Tempest said, with a teasing look on her face.

"T-Tempest, I… I know it looks bad, but all of them are just friends, nothing more. I mostly work for them, developing their gear for this current threat we're facing. I was hired by their principal to help them," Inferno said.

Tempest chuckled at his reaction. “Hehe, I'm messing with ya. Though it is funny to see you freak out like that.” She replied.

Inferno chuckled. "You haven't changed one bit since we last met. Aside from your new work assignment, what have you been up to these days? Are things at home going alright?"

“Well… it's complicated. But I have been training new recruits in the army last month. Of course, I had to harshly discipline one of them when he decided to get a little handsy with my posterior.” Tempest answered.

"Oh shit! What'd you do to him?"

“Let’s just say that… he’ll never have kids in the future.” She stated.

"Ouch! Damn, you're brutal… But you know, this is gonna sound crazy and I mean this in the nicest way… you do fill out nicely in all the right places," Inferno said, patting her shoulder.

Tempest’s cheeks turned completely red after he said that and her heart began to beat faster afterwards. Hearing this from her childhood friend… and long-time crush, made her feel all giddy on the inside.

"Gee, thanks. I could say the same to you. When I first hugged you, I felt all that sweet muscle under your clothes and… you never ever told me you had a huge package down there. I bet all that hard work got you hard and stressed down there, big boy," Tempest

Inferno then got even more anxious and his face turned red as well. “Tempest! I give you the nicest way I could comment about you, and in return, you tease me.” He said.

"Hey, I can't help it if you've turned into one hell of a stud. And plus, you said it yourself that I filled out nicely in all the right places," Tempest posed, giving him a glimpse of the side of her butt and her impressive cleavage.

Inferno turns his eyes away, hiding away his reddened face. Luckly, the elevator had arrived on the 10th floor. “Oh look we arrived!” He said, with pure anxiety. And as the doors opened, Inferno instantly walked out the elevator and headed his way to the security room.

Tempest followed behind him, with a disappointed and regretful look on her face. “Damn it, Tempest! What were you thinking? You finally see him after many years, and the first thing you do is tease him and show off your body to him? Oh you really are a good friend!” Tempest whispers harshly to herself, feeling guilty for doing that to Inferno.

"Are you feeling okay, Tempest?" Inferno asked, putting a hand on her shoulder again.

“Yes… Yes, I'm fine.” She replied with a weak smile on her face. “So, uh, the security room is this way.” she stated as she led him to a room where the security room is. The door was made of solid reinforced Infinium.

"You know, Tempest, if you ever need to get something off your chest, you can always come talk to me about anything. And you know I've always got your back," Inferno reassured.

Tempest felt at ease by Inferno’s kindness, cheering her up a little. She really wanted to tell him about how she felt. But apparently, while she may look like a tough girl, she was absolutely scared of telling him. So she at least decides to keep it hidden for now and looks towards the inventor with a smile on her face.

“Thanks Inferno, you are a good friend to me. Just give me some time to… think about what my answer would be.” She said.

"Sure, take all the time you need," Inferno nodded. "So… how do we get the door open?"

“I have the passcode into the room. The owners told me the code right before they left for some reason. Just in case if the boys wander around the tower, I’ll always have eyes on them.” Tempest replied.

“Wow, you never ceased to amaze me, Tempest.” Inferno responded.

“Eh, it's what i'm all about.” Tempest stated as she enters the passcode and opens the door. The two then walked into the room as the door closed behind them.

Back with the girls and Victory Squad, Eternal got almost everyone the drinks they ordered and then sat down to discuss the reason behind their visit. "Alright, what's up?" Eternal asked.

“Well… we came here to tell you that, you guys are gonna have to come and stay at our hideout for a little while.” Sunset replied.

"But why? We're pretty much secured up here in the tower," Heat asked.

"The thing is… your security was compromised. We have reason to believe that Zoor, the A.I who controls the androids, found out about your Infinium supplies by hacking into your database and digital files. We don’t know for sure how she’s doing it, but we can’t risk your guys’ safety."

"Which is why you have to come with us to a more secure spot that not even Zoor knows about. And plus, no offense, your base does stick out like a sore thumb," Rainbow said.

"Eh, she's got us there," Israel shrugged.

"I say we should dish out whatever this Zoor can throw at us and pay her back tenfold. No… a hundred fold! I'm not gonna let her scare us out of our own home!" Eternal said stubbornly.

"Eternal, listen to reason! Zoor's an A.I, she could be listening in on our conversation as we speak right now. We have to take some necessary precautions, even if it means moving out of the tower for a while," Heat said.

"And this could be your big shot to finally spend more time with your cute little bacon-headed girlfriend, big guy," Israel teased. Eternal's cheeks blushed and glared over at the silver-haired loud-mouth buffoon across from where he was sitting.

“Anymore words come out of your mouth, I'm feeding you to the piranhas that our dad owns.” Eternal whispered to Israel.

"Sheesh… no sense of humor," Israel said, raising his hands defensively.

"Sorry about his outburst, but he's got some very conflicting emotions he's never experienced in his life. Not to make fun of him, I'm just pointing it out," Heat said.

"Well… anyways, this is just a temporary leave. Rest assured, you'll be back here once Inferno's fully installed a new security feature that'll keep Zoor out of your database. Trust us, it'll be for your own good," Twilight assured.

"Hmm… I suppose it couldn't hurt. We might as well pack our bags. I'll go get my suitcases and duffle bag ready," Israel got up from the couch and then headed out of the living room and down the hall, disappearing from everyone's eyes.

Eternal sighs. "Very well. As long as it means he's trying to step up our security, I'll go. When do we leave?” he asks.

"I'll go ahead and gather up our gear, even our suits," Heat said.

"Do you need any help?" Twilight asked.

"No, it's alright, they're extremely light despite how heavy they look," Heat said. He and his older brother soon left the living room and left the girls to sit quietly by themselves.

Meanwhile, in the security room, Inferno gets to work on the security mainframe updates. He even installed a device in the supercomputer’s motherboard as a failsafe if the updates should ever fail. He had burned himself from the electric current of the wires and cords, once or twice.

“Ow! Son of a Bitch!” Make that three times. Luckly, he finally installed the device and closed up the panel of the motherboard and checked over the updates and installments on the computer. “Man, these guys really need to upgrade their security. I mean there are so many gaps in the digital firewall and loopholes, it makes swiss cheese look solid." He stated.

Tempest watches him work and can’t help but smile, seeing him in geek mode. “Wow, you're like Gordon Ramesy. Only with computers.” She said.

"First came as a hobby, now it's my job, my life's work. But I'll tell ya, as soon as I finish this last touch here, not even cockroaches can crawl in here without setting off alarms," Inferno replied confidently.

And soon, after the update was finished, alarms started blaring all around the building. "Warning! Warning! Incoming threats approaching from outside the building. All sides are blocked off and compromised," the system said. Inferno checked the surveillance footage on the monitors, finding, to his surprise, an army of weird people in bug-like outfits. All of them are led by a single woman in a black and teal blue flexible body suit.

"Hey! Both of you!" Eternal called out from the entrance. The inventor and the bodyguard turned to the red headed rager boy. "Either suit up or get to safety, we've got company outside! Activate all defense shields immediately!" he commanded.

“I haven’t finished the updates yet! They still need time to install.” Inferno stated.

“I’ll have all security personnel to the front entrance. Eternal Flames, you return to the penthouse and stay there.” Tempest orders as she runs out of the room.

“Wait, Tempest… WAIT!” Inferno shouted after her, but she arrived at the elevator and headed straight down to the lobby.

"Don't worry, she's got the means necessary to defend herself and work alongside us. I'm heading to my room to suit up!" Eternal then runs out of the security room and heads off to his own room.

After he had left, Inferno sat in his chair, watching the security footage, seeing the mass numbers of this invading army. But the one screen he was focused on, was the elevator camera footage with Tempest. The inventor grew worried about his friend, and he was dead serious on not letting her fight this battle alone.

“I think I’ve stayed on the sidelines for far too long.” He said to himself, as she reaches for his cybernetic arm and taps his finger on it. Soon the arm had opened itself to reveal a touchscreen pad in it. The inventor then types in a code and then presses a red button next to the pad. “Here goes nothing.”

Outside in the hallway, the sound of metal and energy powering up is heard from the security room. And a large shadow appears on the wall.

Meanwhile, the girls suited up themselves using the watches Inferno gave them. Moments later, all 7 girls transformed into their cyber ninja outfit, ready to shine. They took one last look out the windows at their new adversaries.

"Let's get this party started," Pinkie said, cracking her knuckles and smirking to the point where it would freak anybody out.

“Next time, don’t try to freak us out again.” Rainbow informed the party girl.

"Move out. This could be another big challenge," Sunset said. And soon afterwards, the girls all vanished like true ninjas.

Outside the tower itself, the lady supposedly in charge of this massive army, chuckled as she visualized a quick victory. "This will be a most glorious day for me. Those poor fools have no idea what'll hit them. Drones, once you've patched into the security, search the tower for those boys and bring both of the two to me!" the woman commanded.

"Yes, my queen," the drones replied. The drones took out their phones and opened up their hacking apps. And just like that, with a touch of a button, the drones patched into the system and disabled the security. "We're ready!"

"STORM THE TOWER! FIND THOSE BOYS!!!" she yelled. Her army charged straight in, forcing the doors open and slowly making their way up the floors.

As they searched through the levels of the building, they scattered through the hallways into multiple groups, checking if anyone was in the tower. As they were checking the perimeter, the girls were waiting for them in each of the rooms.

“All right girls, on my go, we take them out. Does everyone got that?” Sunset said.

"You got it," Applejack replied.

"Okie-dokie-lokie," Pinkie added.

"You got it. I'm ready to kick some ass!" Rainbow added.

"I'll be ready and waiting," Fluttershy added, determined and ready to go.

"10-4, I'm in position," Twilight said.

"Understood, darling," Rarity said, nodded.

The girls all laid quietly in wait for their enemies to get in position for the drop. They can hear multiple footsteps outside in the halls. Very soon after that, the groups split up and entered the rooms the girls were taking cover in, hiding in the shadows and masking their presence.

"Now," Sunset whispered quietly. The girls acted quickly and got the jump on the enemy soldiers, knocking them out cold. "Good job. Now to see what they… oh no." Sunset's eyes widen when she identifies the style of their armor.

"What? What is it?" Fluttershy asked.

"These are members of the Changeling Syndicate. They hide in plain sight around the city, gathering info on each mission they're assigned by… Chrysalis," Sunset said, shocked.

"Oh god! But why would they storm the tower?" Rainbow asked.

"I don't know, but we'd better get the boys out of here. And whatever you do, don't blab out any classified info, they could still be listening in on us," Sunset said. The girls all nodded and left the rooms, turning off their communicators on their watches, being cautious of their surroundings as per instructed by their Principal.

On the floor, where the boys’ penthouse is, 3 squads of soldiers were searching the floor for Eternal and Heat, and bringing them to Chrysalis alive, as ordered. Once they were at the door, they kicked it down and barged into the apartment. They searched throughout the place, searching for the two boys they were after. But after an hour of searching, they found nothing and soon the squad leader informed Chrysalis of their mission report.

"Squad leader to Chrysalis, we’ve arrived at the penthouse and after an hour of searching… We could not locate the targets, they’re not here.” He informs the leader of the operation.

"Keep looking! They have to be around there, somewhere!" Chrysalis replied, agitated. The changeling army kept searching the perimeter until one of them was tapped on the shoulder from behind, making them jump a bit. They turned around to see a red and black armored fighter.

"Surprise, motherfucker!" he said before kicking the soldier against the bulletproof window, knocking him out from the sheer impact. The other soldiers prepared for battle, taking up their fighting stances. "Look here, you bunch o' bug brains, I don't know why you chose to come here, but messing with the Victory Squad's HQ was a big mistake. So what the hell are you doing here anyway?"

"It's none of your business! Now tell us where Eternal and Heat are or we'll beat it out of you!" One of the drones said.

"Oh wow, that's the best you got? You're pathetic. You know, back in my parents' day, they had ways of making enemies pee their pants just by looking at them," Eternal said. "But why don't I show you what I mean? UNDEROOS!!!" he signalled. Right away, another individual leaps into action and sweeps through the rest of the soldiers, knocking them out with ease. This skilled fighter was the bodyguard, Tempest.

She knocked out the 10 of the 11 soldiers in the room and pinned down the last one, pulling his arm back hard with intent to pull it out of place.

"Now tell us why you're here. Otherwise you'll need some serious surgery to pop that arm of your back into place. So what'll it be?" Eternal asked.

"Talk, you scumbag son of a bitch!" Tempest commanded, pulling his arm harder. The soldier screamed out loud in agony. He tapped the floor, surrendering to the enemy "Uh-uh, no mercy here, SPILL IT!!!" she yelled.

"AAAAH!!! Okay! Okay! We were sent here to get Eternal and Heat!" he yelled in pain.

"WHY?!" Tempest asked, gritting her teeth.

"THE QUEEN SAID SHE WANTED TO FINALLY SETTLE AN OLD GRUDGE AGAINST HER ARCH RIVAL!!! SHE TOLD US TO BRING THEM IN ALIVE!!! NOW, PLEASE LET GO, IT HURTS SO BAD!!!" he cried out loud. Tempest let go of his arm, but stomped on his head, knocking the Drone soldier out.

"Arch enemy?" Tempest asked, turning towards Eternal.

"Don't look at me, I've never even met their enemy, much less, their leader's arch enemy. But I think we'd better get Heat. He's in danger as much as I am. Follow me!" Eternal said. Tempest nodded and followed Eternal down the hall where more soldiers were waiting for them.

"I got this," Tempest said. She charged in and fought more of the soldiers off, leaping through the air, landing blows in the most creative, acrobatic ways. Spin kicking in the air, jaw-breaking uppercuts in a horizontal spin jump. Eternal was impressed by her amazing skills.

"Sweet skills, Tempest," he said.

"I could teach you a thing or two," Tempest replied, dusting her hands off after knocking more of them out. "Also, next time, don't make yourself known until it's safe."

"Hey, excuuuuuse me, princess," Eternal said sarcastically.

“Just go find your brother, I’ll take care of the rest of the intruders.” Tempest replied back in annoyance.

Eternal didn't even bother arguing and just left to find his little brother. "Handy combat skills, sour attitude," he mumbled to himself.

As for the girls, they've swept the rest of the floors and taken care of the changeling soldiers. They're currently heading down to ground level to confront the enemy.

"Alright girls, camouflage on," Sunset said. The girls all turned on their camouflage features just before the elevator door opened up. Outside of the building were hundreds of soldiers, ready and waiting.

"That's one hell of an infestation. Too bad we don't have any giant sized cans of bug-spray. I guess stomping on them will do," Rainbow jokes.

"No mercy!" Applejack said. The girls all moved out and swiftly and carefully swept through some of the soldiers outside of the building.

"We're compromised! Does anyone have a visual?" one of the soldiers asked.

"Find them! I won't have any vermin interfering with my plans!" Chrysalis shouted in rage. ‘I’m this close to finally having my revenge.’ She growled in her mind. She watched her soldiers being taken out one by one at a quick rate. But fortunately for her, Chrysalis has a special ability that could help her in this situation.

Closing her eyes, she can sense the life energy of at least 7 enemies, sparkling like fireflies in a dark room. The women smiled with a nasty grin that’ll put even the cheshire cat and Jeff the Killer to shame.

"If you think you can hide behind some two-bit camouflage technique, then you've got another thing coming, whoever you are," Chrysalis said. She also put some special lenses that could help her detect who she's dealing with. “Seeing how the seven of you fought, using the same techniques and tactics that my long time rival used. I’m guessing that… she taught you all.” Chrysalis called out to the girls who were now shocked that their cover was blown and that this woman somehow knew their Principal.

"How do you know her?" Sunset asked, keeping her camouflage on.

Chrysalis let out an evil cackle as she replied with an answer that shocked the girls. “Because I was the one who murdered her mentor and her parents years ago.”

"Murdered who's mentor?" Eternal's voice called out, walking out of the building with Tempest and some unconscious soldiers over their shoulders. Behind them were the rest of the Victory Squad, tossing out the rest of the soldiers with the help of Israel's telekinetic cosmic powers.

"What's going on here?" Heat asked.

"This whack-o lady here says she murdered someone's mentor and parents," Eternal said.

"Murder? Oh, now I'm gonna beat the living stuffing outta this woman. I don't even care if she is a woman!" Israel said, his wings flaring and eyes shrouded in a blue aura.

"Calm down, we don't want to make any bad decisions!" Heat said

"Listen to your weak-minded friend, for I will tell you the story of the ultimate demise of three legendary warriors," Chrysalis boasted. "Long ago, when I was around your age, maybe a couple of years younger, I watched these three fighters, Starswirl, Galaxia and Cosmos. They were known as the Triumphant Ninja Trio. For years, they worked alongside each other, vanquishing all evil in their path. I was but a mere student and a highly ambitious one. But none of them could see my true potential. They kept me at arms length like I was some wild dog. Can you imagine the humiliation I went through?! I studied long and hard and by the time I was 19, I showed my so-called master what I was truly capable of. The carnage… the blood… the fear in their eyes! It… was… delicious. However, there was one other student whose strength was equal to my own… and her name was… Celestia."

In that moment, Eternal's eyes lost their spark and went dull. "Say that again…" he demanded in a low, calm, angry tone.

"You heard me right! I killed Celestia's parents!!! ALONG WITH HER DECREPIT OLD FOOL OF A MASTER, STARSWIRL!!!" Chrysalis boasted out loud, filled with joy and rage. "But there is one more thing I will destroy in her life that'll really make her see what it feels like to experience the pain of loss! And I will do so… by killing her sons!"

The girls stood in shock, hearing this lady boast about the misdeeds she committed. But the one who was most affected… was the eldest son of Celestia.

"Activate Kill Mode," Eternal said, which made Heat and Israel turn to the pissed off brawler.

"What? No… Eternal… you didn't!" Heat said.

Soon, the others heard large footsteps coming from inside the building and saw another large robotic suit walking out.

"What… the… fuck?!" Rainbow asked.

The figure in the suit looked around the room, as both sides stared directly at them. After being silent for a few seconds, the armored individual finally decides to speak, in a voice that was all too familiar.

“Did I miss the party, or did I come too early?” The figure said.

"Wait, I know that voice! Inferno?" Tempest asked.

Inferno then gave a quick salute in reply, and he did it in his own silly way. “Reporting for duty, ma’am.” he replied. Soon he brings up his arms to form an X. And then he brings his arms down to his sides swiftly, ejecting his wrist blades from his arms, which also had an electric sting to them. And also two small shoulder cannons appeared on his suit, both charging up for a blast. “And I brought a few toys with me.” He added.

"We were just about to throw down. Good timing," Tempest said.

"Eternal, no!" Heat called out. But his pleas fell on deaf ears. Eternal's armored forearms changed into some strange, red glowing gauntlets, generating red electricity.

“Wait, is that a… WAIT ETERNAL! You fire that in here, you’ll bring the building down!” Inferno shouted. But unfortunately, Eternal didn’t have his ears on. He just ran straight into the middle of the changeling army and blasted a large chunk of them with an intense shock wave. Eternal yelled out his battle cry, sending some of the soldiers flying back at high speeds. Some were partially fried and others were dealt with blunt force trauma upon contact with the ground. But one thing didn’t go as planned, the blast also had made pillars and beams that supported the building, unstable and crumbling down.

“Why does no one listen to the inventor?!” Inferno shouted. Soon he spots a giant beam crumble and falls fast, towards an unexpecting Applejack. Inferno immediately acts fast, rushes over to the farmgirl, pushes her to the side and quickly catches the beam before it could fall. “Whoa, this thing is lig- nope no it's not, it's pretty heavy.” Inferno grunted as he did his best to hold up the beam. “AJ, are you alright?”

“Yes, ah am. Thanks fer the save, Inferno.” Applejack replied.

“No… gah… problem.” Inferno spoke.

"Hang on there, partner, Ah've got yer back!" AJ said, going to help Inferno keep the tower from falling over. But even with the powers from her geode, she's not strong enough to hold it steady, but luckily, Inferno does his best to help steady it.

“I’m so glad that I designed this suit to lift a weight of 50 M1 Abrams tanks. Or otherwise, I would be turned into a pancake.” Inferno said. “And are you sure you aren’t a goddess in disguise?” He asked AJ.

"Save the flattery fer AFTER we git outta this!" Applejack said. She kept trying as hard as she could, but the building was just too heavy. "Confound it! This thing ain't budging the other way!"

“I might have an idea, but you're not gonna like it.” Inferno suggested.

“Well if it, gitting this thing off our shoulders, ah’m listening.” Applejack replied.

“Okay, on three… I’ll hold up the pillar for as long as I can, while you go over to that fallen pillar over there. Due to my calculations, that pillar has the right density and size to support the beam for enough time for me to stabilize the beam.” Inferno explained the plan.

While they were planning, Israel watched the tower and clenched his fist. "Maybe… we might have a chance," he mumbled to himself.

"Israel, what are you--?" Heat asked before realizing. "No… No, you don't have to use it. There has to be another way!"

"There isn't. If that tower falls, it could level parts of this city. I might have a way to save the tower and hundreds of lives," Israel said.

"Are you sure? You know what'll happen if you use that much power," Heat says.

"Yes… I'm fully aware and I will gladly take that chance," Stepping forth, Israel unfurled his cosmic wings and flew up into the sky up to the halfway mark of the tower. Putting his hands forward, he channels his powers through them and… "Reverse." was the only word he spoke. A large pulsing wave shot out of his hands with great force. It only stopped the tower, but its power was enough to push it back into place.

What's more, with Twilight's telekinetic powers coming into play, she was able to help shape the pillars back into place. Israel's powers kept going and the pillars seemed to have welded back on as if they were never damaged. Israel's eyes glew bright white. In mere moments, the tower was restored. However, Israel clenched his chest and lost his focus, gradually falling down from the sky.

"Uh-oh, man down! I'll get him!" Rainbow exclaimed, but Fluttershy beat her to it and flew up, catching the unconscious hero in her arms before setting him down gently. "O...kay, nevermind.

Meanwhile, Inferno and AJ took a seat from where they stood, resting their muscles after minutes of heavy lifting. “AJ… Remind me to buy Israel a drink after this.” Inferno said. He then looks around and sees that Chrysalis and her men were long gone, probably ran when the building was collapsing. “Uh… I guess the Bug Queen got scared off.” He stated, just as Tempest runs up to him and pulls him into another death hug again.

“Inferno, don’t ever worry me like that again!” Tempest said.

"N-Noted! But… c-can you… let go… please? Even with… Armor on… Ribs collapsing… can't breathe!" he strained to say.

"Oops, sorry," Tempest said, letting him go.

"Is anyone else gonna ask what that thing was that Israel did?" Sunset asked. Heat walked up to Sunset and the others, clearing his throat.

"What you saw him do… was his cosmic magic. Israel's able to use it through a strong will and focused mind. With those two, he's able to use cosmic magic in any way. There are no limits to what he's capable of. But… if Israel uses too much of it like you saw just now, his body shuts down from fatigue and he can't use them for 24 hours, making him vulnerable to enemies." he explained, gesturing to Israel's unconscious body.

“Oh my, is there anything we can do for him?” Fluttershy asked.

“How about 8 hours of sleep, a nice warm shower, and a ice-cold apple cider.” Inferno suggested.

"If only," Heat joked. "Israel usually passes out for 11 hours, 12 hours maximum."

“Well, it was worth a shot.” Tempest responded.

"Now back to more pressing matters, how did you know about my defective shock wave blasters when you saw Eternal use them?" Heat asked. "No one else knows about those things except for me, Eternal and Israel." Heat turned to Inferno.

“Back when I was working at CSRC, I witnessed an experimental testing of shock wave cannons, to see the power and how non-lethal they can be; at least that’s what I was told. And I saw firsthand how destructive these weapons are…. And I can’t believe that you, of all people, would build one!?” Inferno stated.

"I was trying to make gauntlets that would send out harmless shockwave pulsations, but during the night of a blackout, they malfunctioned, so I had them stored away so they wouldn't be used by anyone, but apparently… Eternal found them," Heat explained

"Oh yeah… that reminds me," Inferno said. The inventor then stepped towards Eternal, who had his back turned. The still-enraged man turned around and right away, he's met with a hard fist to the face, socking him back. He crashes to the ground on his back with a loud thud and clank.

"Ow…" Eternal said, unamused.

"You stupid son of a bitch! What the hell were you thinking?! Do you realize how dangerous you made things for not just us, but almost half the population of Canterlot City?! You could've killed us with that stupid move!" Inferno scolded.

"That bitch… she tormented… my mother. Ruined her life… I wanted to punish her, make her suffer for all that she's done. She doesn't deserve… mercy," Eternal said.

"Eternal, I don't think you understand how serious this is! She came after us and she's bound to come after us again! But that's no excuse to risk the lives of hundreds of innocent lives just to take down one evil villain! I'm sorry, but… until you're in the right mindset… you can't call yourself a member of the Victory Squad," Heat said.

"What?!" Eternal said, his expression changing as he got up. 'You can't be serious!"

"I am serious. It's clear you don't understand the dangers your actions caused! Which is why, luckily, I've installed a new feature into your suit. Force Eject: Eternal Flames!" Heat said aloud. The suit Eternal was in, opened up and ejected the young man out of his suit and onto his knees in front of his own little brother. "You need a break. And until you're in the right mindset, you're out of the Victory Squad. Stay out of our fights."

“And I thought Celestia was harsh.” Rainbow whispered to Rarity.

"Well, you can't blame him fer bein' so disappointed. Ah'd be so, too if mah siblin's ever endangered the lives o' people," AJ said.

"Still, I can't help but empathize Eternal. I'd be mad too if someone boasted about killing my grandparents and my mom's mentor just to make them suffer. Heat, if you don't mind, since Eternal's gonna be… taking a break, maybe I can show your brother the positive sides of life," Sunset offered.

"If it's to keep him in check, I don't mind, but you don't need my permission," Heat said.

“And Heat, you need to dispose of those gauntlets you made.” Inferno demanded. “I don’t care how you do it, or how long it takes… Just destroy those gauntlets.”

"Don't worry, I'm already one step ahead of that," Heat said, taking the gauntlets off Eternal's battle suit. He generates his own pulsations through his own gloves and with enough energy, he short-circuits the gauntlets and causes them to let out tiny sparks and break into scrap metal. "I'm disgusted at how I never destroyed those accursed gauntlets right from the start."

“I’m impressed.” Inferno replied. “Since that problem has been taken care of. Let's all head to the hideout and get you guys settled. And I’ll be keeping my eye on you, Eternal Flames.” he added.

Eternal's eyes drifted over towards the inventor with the coldest, blankest stare like he had the intent to kill before looking away.

"Hang on, I think it's best if he sticks with me for a while. I'm sure he's got a lot going on in his mind and it's best if I try to understand him," Sunset said.

“I think that is best, Inferno.” Twilight said.

“Fine, but you two have to lay low. After all, we’re unsure if Zoor has eyes everywhere. Not to mention, now we have new players in town searching for Heat and Eternal.” Inferno stated. ‘Also so that their mother wouldn’t kill me before firing me.’ he thought.

"Good point. Best to be on the safe side. Let's head on back to the base before some more o' those buggers show up," Applejack said. The gang all agreed and retreated from the tower, carrying Israel's unconscious body with them.

"Un...be...lievable," Celestia said sternly. "How long have you two boys been doing this very dangerous gimmick? And I want the truth… now!"

"Mom, before you get mad, understand. We've been doing this business for a little over a year now, but we only wanted to keep the city safe from harm. I know it's dangerous, but… but--" Heat is then cut off.

"We're not kids anymore. We have a right to decide what we do with our lives now. Besides, you took some risks back in your time, though I'm not sure how big they were, but we're determined and bound by our creed to make the world a better place," Eternal said.

“Oh really, well that’s not what I saw back at the tower.” Inferno rebutted.

“Inferno!” Sunset exclaimed.

“What? It had to be said.” Inferno replied.

"And what exactly happened back at the tower?" Celestia asked.

"Your sons were attacked by the changeling syndicate, a criminal organization feared across the globe. And Eternal lost his shit and lashed out at some bitch named Chrysalis. So much to the point that he tried to kill her using some intense shock wave gloves that almost made the tower crumble and fall!" Rainbow explained.

It was then Celestia’s angered expression, turned to one of fear and shock when she heard that name Rainbow had stated. “Why did you say that name?” She asked before her anger instantly returned to her. “HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT NAME!” She screamed.

“Whoa, Celestia, calm down.” Twilight begged the principal.

“So it is true? You know who she is and everything she said about what she did, is true?” Fluttershy asked.

Celestia stopped herself and took a deep breath. "Yes… it's true. She murdered my parents and slaughtered my master back when I was in my early 20's. I could never forgive her for what she's done, but for her to come after my two sons… it only gives me more of a reason to kill that bitch really… really slow." her tone turned low and dark. The girls had never seen their principal this mad before.

"I wanted the same thing for that bitch. That's why I… I lost my temper and tried to finish her off. But she got away and now I've lost my position as a member of the Victory Squad," Eternal said.

“That’s because you nearly took out your own tower and for nearly endangering us and the people around 10 city blocks near the area!” Inferno stated.

"So… how did you girls stop it?" Celestia asked.

"We didn't. Israel was the one who saved us and everyone in that vicinity. He used a large deal of his rare powers to fix the tower, but as a result, he lost consciousness because he used too much power. You should've seen him, he was incredible!" Fluttershy said.

"I see. But… Eternal, where did you get that mark on your cheek?" Celestia asked, pointing to the red spot on his right cheek.

"Ask Inferno. He's the one who… knocked some sense into me… and for good reason," Eternal said, rubbing his punched spot.

“Why you little snitch!” Inferno whispered.

"Inferno," Celestia said in a sing-songy tone, trying to hold in her anger. The young inventor looked at the principal, or in more appropriate terms… the eyes of an angry demon.

Inferno stood paralyzed where he was and stared frightfully into Celestia’s eyes who stared daggers into his soul. “Uhhhh… Yes.” he replied.

"I'll let this slide, but leave the punishing up to me… or else," Celestia then makes a slashing sound while moving her hand across her neck. After that, she returned to her normal, calm face. "Now then, you boys are gonna be staying here for a while until your tower is properly secured. But for Eternal, I personally agree with the others. You will be taking a leave of absence from hero work. Take this time to wind down and think about your choices. You might even benefit from your time off."

"Yes mother," Eternal said, looking down, not even the slightest bit angry, just disappointed.

"And good news, since Sunset's volunteering to watch over him," Inferno said. Celestia looked at Sunset with a pleased look.

"Thank you, Sunset," Celestia said.

"It's my pleasure. If it means he'll be safe, I'll gladly stay by his side," Sunset nodded.

“Great, you better keep a better close eye on him. You’d never know if he’ll run off.” Tempest mentioned. “Like the few times he did when I watched over them.”

Eternal closed his eyes tightly and clenched his fist. "Why you little snitch," he mumbled quietly through his teeth. Inferno heard him clearly, but spared him the humiliation since Tempest already took care of that.

'Payback’s a bitch, you spoiled brat,' Inferno thought with a sneaky smirk.