The Search for Con Mane

"Darn it, where is he?" Thunderblast said, frustrated.

"Calm down, Thunder. Night is never on time." Spear said.

"I know, but this is ridiculous." Thunderblast said back. "Whoever he's bringing is taking a really long time."

Thunderblast and Spear had been waiting for over thirty minutes for Night Shadow, who said he was bringing somepony with him.

"Hey guys, sorry we're late." Night said, walking alongside Sharpblade. "This is Sharpblade."

"Umm. Hey." Sharpblade nervously said, wrapping one of his hooves around the other.

Thunder eyed Sharpblade, eyes widening, then out of nowhere, throwing himself at the unicorn.

"YOU'RE THE STALLION THAT WE FOUGHT A FEW NIGHTS AGO." Thunder yelled, pinning Sharpblade down.

Sharpblade yelped, struggling to get back up. "P-please, don't hurt me..." he pleaded, cowering beneath Thunderblast, who was holding a knife at his neck.

"STOP" Night Shadow yelled, pulling Thunder off of Sharpblade. "He is not our enemy. He's here to help us."

"What makes you so sure he isn't lying?" Spear asked.

"Because, he never lied to me before." Night replied.

"Look, it's a long story, and we really don't have time. I can break it all down, but we need to move as well." Sharpblade said.

"Fine, first of all, tell us why you want to help us now?" Thunderblast asked.

"Well. It was just a few months ago, me and Night Shadow were so close to each other. We were literally brothers, then that time when the Canterlot Royal Bank was robbed, and it got blown up, I was in it. I thought I was dead, and Scarwings revived me. I wanted to leave the plan, but he said he would kill me if I did, so I stayed in it. I don't like what he's planning at all, I really want to help. Please, let me help." Sharpblade explained and pleaded.

Thunderblast and Spear turned to look at each other then back to Sharpblade.

"Fine, you can help us." Thunderblast said, then extending his wing with a knife sticking out of it to his neck. "If you betray us, i'll kill you. Got it?"

"O-okay.. I got it.." Sharpblade stuttered, recoiling back.

"Good." Thunder said, folding his wing back up. "Now, what are we going to do?"

"Well. First, we should probably help Con Mane." Sharpblade said.

"He said he doesn't need any help." Night Shadow said.

"Yeah, but he's in trouble. Scarwings has him strapped down." Sharp said.

"Let me guess, with a laser slowly coming up to his body?" Thunderblast said.

"How'd you know?" Sharp asked.

"Are you kidding? It's a common move in the movies. Where is he at? We can still save him." Thunderblast said back.

"He's at the same warehouse where you guys were held captive at. Come on let's go." Sharp said, running off, the three close behind.

"Wait, I thought you never saw the 008 movies, Thunder?" Night said, raising an eyebrow.

"Of course I saw them, I wouldn't miss out on a good movie." Thunder replied.

The four then ran all the way to the warehouse, taking them another 45 minutes to reach it. Meanwhile, inside the warehouse.

"Ugh, come on Joe, you're in this situation all the time, how do you escape from steel straps?" Con Mane said to himself, looking at the straps then to the laser, which was almost to his body.

Scarwings walked by, laughing insanely. "Don't even think about trying to escape, Con Mane. You're doomed, just accept it already." he said.

Con Mane didn't reply to that, but only glared at him. He then turned his attention to the laser again, which was even closer than before.

"Don't worry, it won't hurt one bit." Scarwings said, smirking. "It'll hurt alot." he continued, laughing insanely again.

At that moment, Thunderblast and Night Shadow flew in from a window, attacking some of Scarwings' minions, while Spear took control of the laser, burning away the straps restraining Con Mane.

"WHAT THE?!" Scarwings said, before getting tackled by Sharpblade.

"I've had it with you, Scarwings. All of this time, I wanted to leave the plan, and now is my chance." Sharpblade said, slamming Scarwings down on the floor while the others fought off his minions.

"Oh, Sharpblade. I knew you didn't want to be a part of the plan. I knew this day would come where you'd revolt. I had it all planned." Scarwings smirked.

Sharpblade recoiled back, his angry face fading into a worried face, giving Scarwings the opportunity to kick him off. He then looked over at Night Shadow and Thunderblast, who weren't fighting, but were pinned down. Scarwings then slowly raised a pistol, aimed at Sharp, and prepared to fire, but the gun was knocked out of his hoof by a knife, which sliced through the gun and destroyed the barrel. He looked towards Con Mane, who was now standing up straight.

"Leave him to me, Sharp." Con Mane said, coming over to Scarwings. Before he could do anything, Scarwings quickly flew away, his minions also escaping, taking the Amulator with them, leaving the five alone in the warehouse.

"Say goodbye, ponies!" Scarwings said, pressing a button on his way out, then flying away laughing.

A loud beeping noise echoed through the building, and red lights flashed on tiny black boxes around the room.

"Go, GO!" Con Mane yelled, grabbing Sharpblade and running out, Thunderblast, Night, and Spear flying out.

After clearing the warehouse and taking cover, it was destroyed in a massive explosion which shattered windows.

"Woah.." Spear said, peeking up from behind a carrige.

"That was...REALLY close.." Night said, looking at the destroyed and burning building that they were just inside.

"Yeah it was..." Sharpblade said.

Thunderblast looked to his right and saw Con Mane walking away.

"Hey... Where are you going?" Thunderblast asked.

"Back to my lab." Con Mane said back.

"Don't you think now you need help?" Spear asked.

"No." Con Mane said, stopping and glaring back at them. "I told you, I work alone." he said, continuing his way down the street, just before getting stopped by the four.

"No, Con Mane. You need our help." Night Shadow said. "Whether you like it or not."

"Get out of my way!" Con Mane said, pushing through them.

"HEY! STOP!" Sharpblade yelled, tackling him and holding him down.

"GET THE BUCK OFF OF ME!" Con Mane screamed, kicking his legs.

"NO! Didn't you see what happened back there?! If we didn't come, you would be dead right now." Spear said.

Con Mane stopped struggling and sighed. "Yes, I did. I was just about to escape when you four came, however." he said.

Thunderblast, Night Shadow, and Spear glared at him, not believing a word he just said.

"What?" Con Mane asked.

"No, you couldn't have. Your weapons were taken from you, you would have been cut in half." Night Shadow said.

"I still could have escaped! Even without my stupid weapons!" Con Mane yelled.

"Whatever, come on guys." Thunderblast said, walking away with Spear and Night Shadow, Sharpblade hopping off of Con Mane and following them.

Con Mane sat up and watched them leave, before finally coming to his senses.

"FINE. I need your help." Con Mane said. "I can't take them all on alone." he said, sighing.

The four stopped and looked at him.

"Are you sure?" Sharpblade asked.

"Yes, i'm sure." Con Mane said, standing up straight. "You guys saved me, I tried taking them all on and I failed. I need as much help as I can get."

"What do you want us to do?" Thunderblast asked, turning around and facing Con Mane.

"I'll tell you all later, but for now, we need to prepare. Scarwings is going to carry out his plan tomorrow afternoon." Con Mane said.