The next day was not unlike its predecessor. If anything, it was even warmer! Rainbow Dash had noticed this, even as she walked angrily with Applejack. "So where exactly are we going, Rainbow?" Applejack said, yawning. Rainbow Dash had woken up before even her wake-up time, leaving her extremely tired. "I need to practice my flying, so we're heading out to the old stadium outside of Ponyville to do that." Rainbow said. "And why am I coming?" Applejack asked. "Because I need the only other athletic pony I know to help me beat that Cockney jerk." Rainbow Dash said, grinding her teeth as she mentioned Iron. "Now I'm obliged to help you Rainbow Dash, but are you sure about this? Iron ain't even that bad once ya get to know 'em." Applejack said in an attempt to calm her friend down. "Oh no. That two-bit jerk made me look like an idiot! He's going down. He's gotta!" Rainbow yelled. "Alright, alright. Let's hurry up then if you really think you need to practice." Applejack replied. The day hadn't even started and she was exhausted.

The two mares strolled up to the stadium door and opened it. But, before they could even take two steps inside, they found themselves yanked into a nearby room. The room was pure white and had two balconies near the ceiling and two doors on either side. As the two ponies broke free of their captors they walked around, before hearing a voice yell "Yous can't goes in theres." said a large colt, with an accent befitting a mobster's goon. The colt was about the size of Big MacIntosh and had a great many scars across his large body. A fedora cutie mark laid on the pony's orange coat, which was greatly contrasted by his greasy green mane, which was slicked back, as if by mud. His partner was smaller, about Applejack's size, and was much calmer. His cutie mark was a large blue fist, which lay on his white coat and matched his indigo mane. "WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA, BUSTER?!" Rainbow Dash screamed, her face red with anger. The larger one responded "Like Is said, yous can't goes in theres. Boss's orders." With that, the large one picked up Applejack and held her on his head while his smaller compatriot attempted to drag Rainbow out of the room. "LET US GO!" Applejack yelled, and with that let loose a powerful kick to the large colt's snout. CRACK! The sound let out through the room like an entire sheet of bubble wrap being popped at once. The volume only amplified the level of disgust and queasiness the ponies felt. The mares shivered and looked at the colt. His nose was scrunched up like a can, and covered in blood. His whole face was filled with the red liquid, and his face expressed only a blank stare. "NOOOO! YOU STUPID MARES ARE GONNA PAY FOR KILLING MY FRIEND!" the smaller one yelled, breaking the silence with his sobs. He attempted to smack Rainbow Dash, who he still held in his hand. Rainbow dodged the colt's hoof and judo-flipped him onto the floor, sending another sickening CRACK through the room as his spine broke, but this one was accompanied by the colt's ear piercing scream of pain. Rainbow Dash turned away, the sight of the corpse and the cripple overpowering her. Suddenly, the two mares heard a clapping of hooves. They turned toward the balcony and saw an orange colt with a microphone cutie mark, greasy brown hair, and the face of a criminal, full of scars and acne. His snout also held a thick mustache that made him look like a made man. "MAH OH MY! Whata show!" the colt said through a thick accented that sounded at home coming from the antagonist in a cowboy movie. "W-what're you talking about?" Applejack asked nervously. "Why, Ah'm talking about the way y'all handled them goons! Y'all have got some real talent for fightin', ya do." The colt said. The two mares continued to stare at him, confused. "The name's Mike, now how'd y'all like to work for me?"

The colt formally introduced himself as Mike Rophone. He was the founder and announcer for something he called "Fight Night". "What's Fight Night?" Applejack had asked. "Mah darling, it's the greatest thing in the whole wide world! IT"S AMAZING!" he replied. "Now the premise is quite simple, really. Y'all two, and errbody else in the Fight Club, have personas. It is a SECRET Fight Club after all, we can't have people knowing who y'all are. Lotta sore losers out there who want revenge. Now whenever y'all hafta fight, I'll send one a the boys after y'all, then he'll take ya here and y'all are gonna fight. You win, and you get paid. You lose, well......" Mike chuckled "Let's just say you won't hafta worry about what happens after that. Any questions?" Rainbow Dash spoke up "Are there any rules?" she asked. "Just three," Mike replied "ONE, KEEP IT A SECRET! Can't have the mayor or somebody comin' down here and shuttin' me down. TWO, respect the dead. Ain't no reason to disrespect a corpse. Leave it where it is." Mike said. "Wait, corpses?!" Rainbow Dash yelled. "Yup, and that brings me to rule numba three. It is, for the most part, a fight to the DEATH. Now, y'all CAN drop out if y'all wanna. But otherwise, ya fight until you're dead or knocked out. Any questions on THAT?!" Mike shouted, staring at them. The two mares did not respond. "Good, because your first fight's TONIGHT! Get in that dressing room and find somethin' to cover yoselves up! CHOP CHOP!"

"Filles and Gentlecolts! Ah would like to welcome you, to PONY FIGHT NIGHT!" Mike yelled into a microphone. The stadium was packed with less than desirable characters, all with betting waivers taped to their hooves. "Tonight we gotta real show for y'all! Last night we had the Deevision A openers and today, we open up Deevision B! And boy oh boy are these ponies RILED UP! Let's start our first match!" Mike yelled, he walked around the pit of the stadium and wore an orange tuxedo and blue bow tie, with his microphone conveniently located by the tie. He paraded around the pit and spoke of the contenders. From the hall nearby, Rainbow Dash and Applejack watched on. They wore full body black jumpsuits that constricted Rainbow's wings. They also had their manes tied up and hidden underneath cowboy hats, not unlike Applejack's own personal hat. Finally, their faces were covered with bandanas, giving them the appearance of jumpsuited bandits. Mike had given Rainbow Dash the stage name "Dusty" and gave Applejack the name "Mud". They looked a little unusual, but nopony could tell their identities, which meant that the get-ups fulfilled their purposes. Rainbow paced back and forth nervously while Applejack stared at the stadium. "Would ya calm down? You're makin' ME nervous!" Applejack yelled to her friend. "I can't help it! You heard Mike! It's a fight to the DEATH! Ponies DIE out there! What the heck are we doing here?! I don't wanna DIE!" Rainbow yelled neurotically. "Just calm down, Rainbow. I'm sure that he was just joking." Applejack said, trying to calm her friend down. "DON'T YOU SEE THOSE BONES? THOSE CORPSES! THIS ISN'T A JOKE APPLEJACK! THIS ISN'T A JOKE!" Rainbow yelled. Before Applejack could respond, she heard Mike speak. "Our next match is somethin' special. We got the debut fight for a new team! Welcome 'em out here folks!" Mike yelled. "That's our cue" Applejack said. She and Rainbow Dash then walked out into the pit and heard the crowd roar at their emergence.

"Makin' their Fight Night debut, please welcome, DUSTY AND MUUUUUUD!" Mike yelled, pointing at the mares. "And on the other side of the pit," Mike yelled again, pointing to the door on the other side of the pit. "With a combined killcount of 14 ponies dead at their feet, all the way from Mexicolt, please give a warm welcome to Señor and Chico, LOS LUUUUUUU-CHADORAYS!" Mike yelled, and at this two colts, a small foal and a large adult, emerged from the door. They both wore green and gold luchadore masks, and wore matching white, green, and gold pants. The smaller was a red pegasus, while his father was a green Earth Pony, with scars on his body. "All right ponies, Pound hooves and go to your corners!" Mike yelled. The four ponies did so and each took a corner in the Octagonal pit. Mike soon left through a doorway and yelled into his microphone "FIGHT!"

The Luchadores wasted no time in dashing for the two mares. The small one, Chico, managed to Roundhouse kick Rainbow Dash, knocking her down. The other one, Señor, tried to jump up and tried to kick her down, but the mare dodged, leaving Señor open to attack. Applejack quickly kicked Señor into Chico, knocking them both into a wall. Rainbow managed to recover then, and began to chew her jumpsuit. "What're you doin'?" Applejack yelled. "Evening the playing field!" Rainbow replied through her teeth. Soon, she had chewed two holes in her suit, which her wings easily fit through. Rainbow Dash was back in the air! She flew straight at the two Luchadores, who were still recovering from Applejack's kick. Rainbow grabbed Chico and threw him toward Applejack, who extended a hoof directly at his rib. A crack rang out in the stadium, but the noise was lost to all present, due to the heat of the moment. Señor, back on his feet now, smacked Rainbow away, gaining a roar from the crowd. Applejack ran toward Señor, but was pulled to the ground by Chico. "Dusty!" Applejack yelled. "Who? Oh! Me!" Rainbow replied, forgetting her stage name. "What?!" "Fly up and slam him!" Applejack exclaimed. While saying this, she got back on her feet and turned to Chico, who began coughing up blood but remained in the fight. He decided to steal Applejack's plan, and flew as far back as he good, before making a 180 degree turn and heading straight for Applejack. Rainbow, meanwhile, had flown straight up toward the sky and turned around toward Señor, who had switched his focus toward Applejack. Rainbow accelerated, making a beeline straight for Señor's back. Applejack turned around, facing away from Chico. What happened next seemed to happen in slow motion. In a perfectly synchronized moment, Rainbow Dash smashed Señor into the ground at the exact same moment Applejack had kicked Chico. Two extremely loud cracks rang through the stadium, this time silencing the crowd. The two colts were on the ground, disproportionate and broken. Señor's back was dented inward, making a sick, bowlike, structure. Chico, on the other hand, had his entire face forced into his skull. They both laid on the ground, dead. "And makin' their first kills, ever! Dusty and Mud WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!!!" Mike yelled into his microphone. Neither Rainbow Dash nor Applejack could form words to speak. What had they done?

End Chapter 2