Ruined Canterlot

~The streets~

The streets of Canterlot were chaotic. Burning buildings, flipped tables, and dead ponies. The ponies that were alive were running around trying to find cover. While the changelings were flying overhead and swooping down on anypony they could see.

“Vinyl, what’s going on? Why are the changelings attacking?”

“I don’t know.. But I won’t let them hurt you. I promise.”

The two began down the road, hiding in alleyways and behind stalls and tables. They made way safely until Vinyl tripped over her hoof.

“Ahh!” Vinyl crashed down, attracting the nearest changeling’s attention.

The changeling swooped down in a speed so fast, even Rainbow Dash would be jealous. It began to attack Vinyl, thrashing around with it’s hooves. She retaliated by spitting in it’s eyes, then swung her left hoof into it’s jaw. As the changeling stumbled back, Octavia knocked its back hooves out from under it. Vinyl took this opportunity to tackle it, and began beating it’s jaw, eyes, and mouth. As the changeling cried out in pain, Vinyl relentlessly beat down with her hooves, and with a loud crack, the changeling grew quiet. Blood poured out from the back of it’s skull.

“That’ll teach you.” Vinyl spat at the corpse.

“V-Vinyl, t-turn around.” Octavia stared, wide eyed and terrified.

“What is it?” Vinyl said as she turned around. When she saw what it was she stopped. “Oh.. Shit.”

There in front of Vinyl, was a group of at least twenty plus changelings. All ready to fight, to the death if necessary. They bared their fangs, and screeched out in a cry so loud, even Vinyl had to cover her ears.

“Well mothafuckas, let’s start this already!” Vinyl said, unwavering.

“Vinyl!” Octavia shouted, “Are you trying to get yourself killed!?”

“I said I wouldn’t let anything happen to you. I promised, I won’t break that. Not this time.”

Before Octavia could say anything more, one of the changelings broke off from the group and tackled her. In what seemed like slow motion, Octavia fell on her cello. She heard a loud snap as the cello gave away beneath her.

In a flurry of rage, Octavia attacked the changeling, swinging her right hoof into it’s temple. It fell off of her, and she ran into the group, attacking them as if they were ragdolls.

“OCTAVIA!” Vinyl called out, fearing for her friends safety. She ran into the group after her, but she was blocked by more changelings.

Octavia was angry, not even an iron wall could block her. If a changeling dared block, her hoof shattered it’s bone. If they hit her, she would respond with a yell and a hook to the jaw. Many of the changelings attacking her were struggling to stand or had their mouths hanging open. She had taken quick methods to either incapacitate, or kill her enemies.

When there were merely 4 changelings left, Vinyl had gotten to her.

“Octavia, are you okay?” Vinyl said in short breaths.

Without responding, she attacked the first of the changelings, shoving her hoof in it’s eye. She turned, attacking the others. The second one had a similar fate as the first one, but the third one had it’s wings torn, and it’s head shoved into the concrete. When one changeling stood, Octavia knocked it over, and brought her hoof down in it’s skull. Again and again, she slammed her hoof down. She didn’t stop, even when tears began to form in her eyes. She slammed her hoof down, sobbing.

Vinyl walked over to her and hugged her. “Octavia, stop.” Vinyl said

Octavia stopped. She hugged Vinyl back, and sobbed into her shoulder. “I’m so sorry.. I’m so very sorry.”

“Let’s go, we need to leave. Now.”

“Vinyl.”

“Yes Octavia?”

“Thank you..”

Vinyl nodded, and they began walking, when they heard buzzing. They ducked into a nearby alleyway, and looked up. Two changelings were carrying ponies. A blue unicorn, and a purple earth pony.