In Brightest Day: The Second Front

Rainbow Dash could only sigh as she made her way through the school halls. She, along with the rest of the school, had been alerted that Pinkie Pie was found in a comatose state a few days ago. Needless to say the atmosphere entire School felt a little glummer….

"Hey, did you hear about what happened to Pinkie?” She heard Button Mash chatting with Rumble as she leaned against the lockers.

"Yeah, but the weird thing is, they said she was attacked by one of the gangs but... well my dad couldn't describe it but apparently someone took most of their members out on the same night." Rumble stated. "Here's the weird thing though, my dad said a lot of the people who were in the area said they saw the Crimson Dragon... and she was fighting someone else..."

THIS got Rainbow's attention, prompting her to start listening in on the two boys.

"Wait. Who was she fighting? A-another one of those-"

"Nah. From the sounds of things it was someone like her. Only yellow and..... well alive." Button said with a shrug. "I mean I dunno. Sounds kinda fishy and made up."

"Can't be too sure about that, considering everything that's been happening...." Rumble sighed. "I mean it's one thing that more of them are popping up, but biggest question on everyone's mind is where they're all coming from..."

Having heard enough, Rainbow Dash quickly pulled out her phone and started texting. 'Twi's gonna want to hear about this...'

One Hour Later...

Twilight looked around as she waited outside Sugarcube Corner. RD said she had something to share and she wanted to tell her in person.... but did it have to be during a school time? "Okay.... okay it's fine. It's fiiiine..." She whispered to herself as she made sure her hood covered her head. "I'm just a little early. She'll be here soon and-"

"-give you a fantastic little bit of news?" Rainbow whispered right behind her ear with a smirk on her face.... before getting punched in the gut hard enough to keel over and clutch it. "OW! Wh-where did you get that tough?"

"Self-defense lessons from my brother....l" Twilight commented instinctively, before realizing exactly who she just punched. "Wait, Rainbow Dash?! Oh my gosh I'm so sorry! You just startled me and-wait, why did you sneak up on me like that!?"

"I-it's just something I like to do.... ow this hurts." Rainbow groaned. "I just like scarin' folks for a prank at times..... but good on your bro for giving you lessons." Twilight gulped and helped her up. "Th-thanks."

"Don't mention it.... um.... again I'm REALLY sorry I just didn't know it was you!" Twilight said with a bright red blush on her face. "S-so..... what is it you wanted to tell me? It sounded really important."

“Right… y’see I heard some gossip about that Crimson Dragon popping up around these parts again…” She began to explain. “Only this time she was fighting someone with the same powers… and it wasn't those creepy zombies.”

"She was? Where was this? WHEN was this? Was it recent? Was it just two hours ago?!" Twilight shouted, asking at an almost machine gun pace.

"WHOA WHOA WHOA EASY THERE!" Rainbow said as Twilight had gotten uncomfortably close to her during this time. "I-I think it was last week or something! You mind giving me some space?!"

"Right, sorry..." Twilight chuckled before jotting down some notes. "One of my scanners did pick up a brief energy spike around that time, but it was slightly more aggressive..." She whispered to herself as she went over her previous notes. "At the moment they don't seem to be following any set pattern in their appearances.... so if I'm going to cover more ground I need to increase the range and-"

"Uh hello? Not exactly a scientist, care to explain what you're getting at?" Rainbow interrupted.

"Oh.... well simply put I can trace where she is by the power she uses and can adjust it to work for others like her." Twilight said with a smile. "And it's easy to figure out their frequency if I can figure hers out."

"Don't you already know it? I mean your sensor thingies or whatever pick her up. Right?"

"By using the Crimson Dragon's energy output as a basis, sure. However it'll be a little trickier to isolate others with vastly different energy outputs..." Twilight explained as they started walking down the street. "However, if I could pinpoint the source I might be able to create a digital beacon that could pull it off... but... I need to be able to scan from a higher altitude level..."

"Sounds like you need wings and sorry but I'm not that kinda girl." Rainbow said. "I mean not unless you wanna go to Coast City for that bird guy I hear about.... I mean not that I think he's real or anything. That's just... that's just dumb." She looked somewhat sweaty at that part.

Twilight rolled her eyes at this. "Let's focus on the actual issue at hand... as I was saying, I need to scan from a higher altitude... maybe one of the skyscrapers-"

"I'm going to stop you right there Twilight," Rainbow interrupted abruptly. "Ever since the repeat attacks security has been beefed up in many areas, so any buildings you're thinking about visiting will have their upper levels closed off to the public."

Twilight stopped to think for a moment... and an idea came to mind. "Well what about the Ferris Wheel in Equestria Land?" She asked her. "That's a high point and it's not closed off. I can get up there and get my scan. Easy as that!"

"....do you know how much getting into Equestria Land costs?" Rainbow said with a snicker. "It's more then what I can afford.... then again that's without usin' the discount. Can't tell ya HOW many times I exploited that little loophole..."

Twilight arched a brow at this. "....what discount?" She asked, not being as familiar with the amusement park due to her only memory of being there when she was my child... that and she was more focused and throwing herself into her studies.

"Oh you don't know? Couples can get special discounts for any ride at the carnival. It's ridiculous. This one time me and Gilda..... nah, you don't wanna know." Rainbow said with a chuckle. "So yeah. You got a date? I'd volunteer but uh... the kiddo wants someone with her tonight."

Twilight's face became about as red as a tomato upon being asked this. "I-I don't... the LAST thing on my mind these days is dating!" She stammered in embarrassment.

"But getting that data IS the FIRST thing on your mind." Rainbow Dash interrupted. "I'd say spending the day an amusement park with someone isn't really sacrificing that much..."

"Well yeah, when you put it like that..." Twilight sighed. "...but who would I go with?

"I dunno. I'm not good with love advice." Rainbow said with a shrug. "I mean look at who you're talking to. Do I look a love doctor or something? I'd love to help buuuut.... yeah." She said with a weak smile... but then had an idea. "That being said..... hey, how about Flash?"

"Hmmm.... I suppose I could ask..." She smiled before pulling out her phone.... however she hesitated the moment his icon popped up. "....wait, I never even asked anyone out before!"

Rainbow's eye twitched. 'How anti-social was this girl before we met?!'

The Next Day…

Fortunately, Flash was free for the weekend and more than happy to accompany her to Equestria Land. He'd even offered to pay for any snack they bought after Twilight paid for the tickets. It was a beautiful day, the theme park was driving with activity...

...and yet things were VERY awkward between the two of them.

"So..... which ride you want to go on first?" Flash asked Twilight nervously. "I mean.... I'm fine with any ride but you're the one who chose the place." He started mentally beating himself up for how really bad that came out.

"W-well... um, I-I I was thinking maybe we could check out the bumper cars first?" She asked awkwardly, biting her lip. While the ferris wheel was her primary target, she felt that it would be unfair to drag him here if she was going to focus on only one ride. "If you want to I mean, I'm sure there's many other rides-"

"N-No no, you're the one who invited me, I don't want to hog all the choices or anything like that..." Flash replied, the awkwardness of the situation making him even more nervous. ‘She thinks I'm some kinda stand-offish jackass. CRAP this date barely started and I'm already messing it up.' Flash groaned in his head as he put up a fake smile. 'Just.... just keep calm. Maybe she's calm and thinking of a way to turn this date around. Yeah. That's what she's thinking up.'

Contrary to his beliefs however, within Twilight's mind was not a plan to make this date go smoothly, but rather one whirlwind of an argument.

'HOW THE HELL ARE YOU MAKING THIS DATE SO AWKWARD?!' An aggressive voice bellowed within her mind.

'I DON'T KNOOOO-HO-HO-HOOOOO!' A more meek and saddened voice responded. 'I brought him here and I'm already making things weird! Why did I let Rainbow Dash talk me into this!? I'm terrible at social interactions!' Twilight thought nervously as she desperately trying to put up the illusion that she was enjoying herself. 'It's ok Twilight, just stay calm, I'm sure he's already thinking of some way to make this whole date more enjoyable. Yeah, that's it! He's got this!'

The two awkwardly held each others hands and began walking through the crowd, a scared look on both of their faces. The look that screamed they had no idea what they were doing. But they were not about to bow out now.... they did pay to get in after all.

'Dear GOD I'm bad at this!' They both thought.

Sunset sighed as she sat atop one of the many skyscrapers overlooking the ruined section of the city, her thoughts drifting back to her first battle upon receiving the ring....

"He said "The city will be ours"... and yet I haven't even seen any more of those monsters since taking him out...." She pondered to herself. "Normally I'd assume he was bluffing, but why waste breath on a bluff?"

As she asked this she looked at her own ring.... and remembered her more recent fight with that yellow ringed psycho with the animatronics..... those were some images that were going to stay buried in her subconscious for a while. Along with the internal shame of the Green Guardian saving her.... just the name was groan inducing. 'Who made that name up anyway? A kid? Wait,could kids actually get rings like mine?'

She briefly chuckled at the thought of a child of all people getting their hands on one of these rings, but her thoughts soon drifted to other matters. 'That being said, why are there so many variations of these rings? The red one is clearly the best at killing these freaks....' She pondered to herself as she summon a small amount of the Ring's energy to trace out the symbols on the surface of each.

The one those undead creatures held.

The one the Green Guardian utilized.

The one Pinkie Pie temporarily got her hands on (somehow).

And finally her own, all of them arranged in a diamond formation.

"Just how many of these rings are there? And how many more will come-WOAH!” And as she said that a bright orange light zipped by her, literally in front of her face as she could feel the wind, and took off to parts unknown.

“Oh when the stars align.” Sunset smirked as she summoned her armor and immediately took off after the ring. "Alright now. Let's see if I can get some answers.... and maybe acquire a new power to add to my own....”

A few blocks away from Sunset's location, the Green Guardian hovered over another section of the city, watching as the reconstruction of the city continued, a small part of her wondering when these dark creatures would make their next move. Despite the fact that they'd made such a grand showcasing of their power, they went completely silent after their first wave had been destroyed...

'...what are they planning...?' She thought to herself. However she soon felt her own phone vibrates and sighed, lowering herself onto one of the abandoned buildings, the lower part of her mask vanished mask vanished as she answered it. "Hello? To what do I owe the pleasure?"

[Just checking up on you.] A voice responded from the other end. [Have you managed to discover where the yellow ring flew off to? The last thing we need is someone even more unstable getting their hands on that thing...]

"Sadly no… it seems to have completely vanished... I'll call back when I have more information." The Guardian sighed as she hung up and summoned her mask back. "This is getting more complicated by the day….”

[Greed Energy detected.]

The Guardian blinked as she noticed an orange light shoot across the sky with Sunset in hot pursuit. "Aaaand it seems like I spoke too soon....”

'Well.... there's one thing I've learned about Twilight and myself today....' Flash thought to himself as he made his way out of the haunted house.... with Twilight holding his arm in a death-grip, her eyes wide open as her body shivered with every step she took. '....we BOTH hate jump-scares.'

"Let's um.... let's never go back there. Okay?" Twilight asked as the two quickly walked away from the haunted house. "I just..... that was something I never want to go through again."

"Y-yeah." Flash said as he gulped. "So um.... wanna.... go on the Ferris Wheel? Maybe it'll help ya relax."

"Y-Yeah, after going on almost every fast pace ride there is, I think something slow and easy with be a good change of pace..." Twilight sighed before mentally kicking herself, she'd practically forgotten the main reason she come here in the first place! Then again, she'd been having surprising amount of fun, while she'd never set foot into the haunted house ever again, everything before that was actually enjoyable. Apparently, she'd gotten her love for adrenaline rushes from her mother given how much she'd enjoyed the roller coaster...

'Research Twilight! Focus on the research!' She mentally scolded herself as they got in.

"So um.... nice night out huh?" Flash asked as the two sat down and the ride began. "I mean it'd be better with a full moon and all but it's still really cool with a half moon. Don't you think?" He then turned and saw her... fidgeting with something. "Uuuuh.... Twilight?"

"Come on.... come on, work. We're getting close to the top..." Twilight whispered as she continued to fiddle with her device.... only to jump when she heard Flash clear his throat. "GAH! Oh.... sorry Flash..."

"It's fine.... um what is that exactly?" He asked, genuinely interested. "It doesn't look like a normal science fair project is all I'm saying. "

"Oh um.... it's just a small project I'm working on... it's supposed to detect energy but at the moment I don't think it's working. Stupid thing." Twilight groaned as she tried fiddling with it some more. "Come on you were working earlier."

"...maybe there's a wire crossed?" Flash suggested meekly.

"That's impossible, I did a systems check up for the entire thing before I left. The parts I use should be more than capable handling the strain and-" Twilight blinked as she turned her attention back to Flash with somewhat guilty expression. "I'm boring you, aren't I?"

"No, no! It's just..... I never really knew anyone this into technology. I mean that all sounds impressive.... but it really could just be a minor thing you overlooked." He said with a small smile before handing her a swiss army knife. "There should be a screw on it you can use to open it up."

Twilight was a bit surprised by this, but was more than willing to accept this small miracle. Quickly flipping out the screw, she immediately opened her device up, revealing several data chips, blinking lights and wires. "Okay, let's see what the problem is-" Twilight stopped in mid-sentence, a small blush appearing on her cheeks. "Wow.... you were right.... well mostly. The red wire is supposed to be going into a different socket, and I completely forgot to connect the cooling fan to the main battery... thanks Flash."

"It was nothing, really." The blue-haired guitarist replied modestly. "I'm more impressed by the amount of detail and fine-tuning you put into that device. Half of that stuff doesn't look like it can be bought at any store..."

"Well they aren't and you can't..... I built them all." Twilight said with a proud smile. "I mean this whole thing is MY idea and my brain child. I mean some of it was store bought but only small things. The rest of it was all me."

"That's.... incredible." Flash exclaimed. "You sure you're not distantly related to MacGyver?" He joked.

"Oh stop..." Twilight blushed.

"I'm just saying, to be able to put something like this together all on your own? You've got to be the smartest girl I've ever met." He stated in a sincere tone.

".... oh.... okay um.... th-th-thanks." Twilight eeped out as she turned away, her face now beet red. ‘Okay WOW that.... what is going on? I-I'm not getting data and he's being.... ooooooh this is so embarrassing.’ At that very moment however, her device started beeping like crazy. "What th-oh my gosh it's working! This is perfect! It's-"

At first, Twilight was overjoyed to be getting so much data, the readings were practically off the charts! But then she realized something, for the data to be this accurate, the source had to be very.... VERY close. Looking up from her device, she saw an orange light rushing towards the theme park.... followed by a crimson glow in hot pursuit.

"Oh no...."

It had arrived at its destination, searching through the hundreds of civilians in the theme park. It could sense it, small sparks of greed within this endless sea of varying emotions. But a simple spark of greed wasn't all that was needed for the bright orange light to choose it's host, no, what was needed was a strong sense of desire...

And that's exactly what it got as two pulses of avarice caught it's attention. It swiftly shot towards the source, as it got closer the second pulse got bigger and bigger until it practically eclipsed the first one.

[Host detected.] The Ring exclaimed, before bursting down through the ceiling of the backstage props room, rushing towards it's unsuspecting target and sliding onto their middle finger.

[You want it all.]

It was then that its new host felt an unquenchable desire as the power of Avarice flowed through their very body.... and a massive pillar of orange energy shot into the sky. Sending a shockwave throughout the entire park,

"In coldest dusk and darkest dawn,
I summon forth the cruelest spawn.
I yearn for power, wealth and might,
To take what's mine, that is my right!"

"OH GOD THIS IS BAD!" Twilight screamed, holding onto Flash as the entire ferris wheel shook, her devices readings going off the charts. "THIS IS REALLY, REALLY BAD!!'

"Just stay close to me!" Flash replied as he hugged her close. "I'm sure evacuations are underway, we just gotta-"

Unfortunately, his attempted words of reassurance were cut off as he saw a crimson light arrived, hovering above the entrance to the theme park. 'Oooh great...'

"Wait, it's... it's the Crimson Dragon!" Twilight exclaimed as she noticed the new arrival, breaking away from Flash annd looking out the window. "That's good right? She can take on whoever has that ring, right?"

Flash could only sigh. "I'm not 100% sure... I'm just hoping they take he fight outside the theme park..."

As Sunset arrived just outside of Equestria Land, she took a moment to inspect the area and could already see several people fleeing the amusement park. 'Ok, that's one issue out of the way, now where's the ring user...?'

"IT'S MINE YOU HEAR?! ALL MINE!" A voice shouted an explosion occurred near the parking lot.

'Offf course someone gets the ring first...' Sunset thought as she sped towards the explosion.

[Warning: Avarice energy detected.] She heard her ring state as she got closer to site of the explosion.

Upon further inspection, she was able to spot what looked like an orange light emitting from the center. Not wasting a second, she created a construct in the form of several chains and immediately fired it from her dragon gauntlet into the ensuing explosion, the moment chains in question coiled around the figure within the light she pulled back as hard as she could, not willing to give whoever was using the ring a moment to retaliate. 'This time, the ring is MINE!' She thought to herself as she continued to pull.

However soon she was greeted by a hot dog cart hitting her in the face, breaking her concentration. Sunset landed one side of the street while the ring wielder crashed down on the opposite side, sending the powerful shockwave throughout the area. Due to the nearby fire Sunset could actually make out some of the features of the Orange Ring wielder.

Her figure was undoubtedly that of a female, slightly taller than Sunset herself, entire body was covered in an orange and black bodysuit. Her face was obscured by a sort of Luchador mask, the eye holes being in a sort of oval shape with small orange frills along the upper corners, going down the bridge of her nose were three small orange diamonds that stood out against the black parts of her mask, the area where her mouth would be was also obscured by an orange circle, and her hair was compressed into a long, unruly mohawk cut. There was a larger version of the symbol of her ring right above her breast area, an orange and black pattern in the form of a diamond decorated both her stomach and back. She wore long black gloves that went all the way up to her shoulders with orange colored fingers, along with small orange diamonds decorating her knuckles and going up her arm to her shoulder in a straight line. She also wore leggings that went right up to her hips with the same patterns, complete with high heel boots.

With flaring auras of red and orange, the two ring wielders locked eyes with one another, as if sizing each other up before making a move. "Alright psycho girl." Sunset snarled as she summoned up a broadsword. "You wanna dance? Then let's fucking dance. I needed something to smack my sword against."

"YOU JUST WANT THE SHINIES! BUT YOU CAN'T! THEY'RE MINE! ALLLLL MINE!"

The Red Lantern scoffed. “You're going to be seeing shiny stars when I'm done with you!”

The Orange Lantern made the first move as she dashed across the street, raising her fist with the intent of decking her opponent across the face... only for the Red Lantern to catch catch her fist before it made contact and slammed his knee into her stomach.

“Is that really your best shot?”Sunset chuckled in amusement as her opponent groaned in pain, briefly falling to her knees and she held her stomach. “I expected bett-”

*POW*

Sadly her moment of gloating was short-lived as her opponent recovered quicker than she expected, standing up and delivering a spinning kick to her face, sending her flying across the theme park and into the water of a nearby paddle boat ride.

"HA! TAKE A WATER BREAK THIEF! AND STAY AWAY FROM MY SHINIES!" The Orange Lantern shouted as she grabbed her things. "THEY'RE MINE! ALLLL MINE!"

As she rose out of the water, Sunset once more found herself fighting the primal urges of her ring, she tried thinking of ways to remove her opponent's ring and end the fight quickly, but at the same time she was fighting off the urge to kill. 'Keep it together Sunset....' She thought to herself. 'You've got to end this quickly before that damn Guardian shows up...' With that thought in mind, she immediately bolted towards her opponent, thrusting her dragon arm forward and summoning another construct in the form of a dragon's head that quickly attempted to clamp down upon the Orange Lantern.

However she dodged just in time and summoned up her own dragon, a three-headed wyvern covered in golden orange scales with two large wings in the place of it's non-existant arms, and two tails. The creature looked less angry and more as if it's own mind had been snapped into several pieces. Sunset managed to dodge it in time on pure instinct, as if her body knew that thing biting her would do more then just simply hurt for a while. However her construct wasn't so lucky as it met with the jaws of the creature and was destroyed. Sunset was too busy trying to keep up to notice, however, that the red energy was being syphoned into the beast itself... and that it had grown SEVERAL feet.

Sunset briefly considered withdrawing for the time being, but immediately dismissed that thought and slammed her fists together. 'No, if she's creating constructs that big, then that has to mean she's using up a lot of energy!' she thought to herself as she summoned a spiked fist on her left arm. 'This is a war of attrition, and I just need to outlast her!' With that thought in mind, the Red Lantern spread her wings and release the fiery aura around her body. "Alright then... let's see which is stronger, my flames, or your dragon!"

"YOU'RE TAKING MY DRAGON TO!? YOU FUCKING BITCH!" The Orange Lantern roars as one of the heads grabbed some nearby rubble and tossed them at Sunset with enough force that'd crush a normal person. However reacting fast Sunset inhaled deeply and exhaled a torrent of flames, incinerating the rubble, not wasting a second she charged through the melted remains. Another one of the heads attempted to take advantage of her momentary distraction and exhaled a boulder-sized fireball right in her face. However Sunset quickly conjured a sphere around herself and burst right through it, dodging and maneuvering through the remaining heads that attempted to bite her.

‘This thing may be big, but it's also cumbersome, if I can distract it long enough…’ Sunset thought to herself as she glanced at the Orange Lantern, who was commanding the beast from a safe distance. ‘...then I can bring the fight directly to her!’ She then smirked as she began putting her plan into motion, after dodging another attack from one of the dragon heads she grabbed a nearby car by the bumper "Catch!" Sunset roared as she tossed the car towards her opponent... only for one of the dragon heads to catch it in its mouth and began crushing it into a twisted mess of metal. "Bingo." She smirked as she aimed her ring at the car…

...specifically, the gas tank.

"WHY BOTHER CALLING OUT YOUR ATTACKS?!" The Orange Lantern shouted... before she was blinded by an explosion caused by the red ring blowing up the car and her dragon head.... and Sunset heading right towards her! "CLEVER BITCH!" She shrieked as she leaped backwards, desperately hoping to put some distance between herself and her opponent until her constructs recovered.

Seeing her chance to hinder the both her opponent and beast via close combat, Sunset spun around in mid-air and kicked her into the prize booth. Not willing to let her recover Sunset bolted towards the Orange Lantern and slammed her left fist into her stomach before repeatedly punching her over and over….

…however as she did, she failed to notice that her fiery aura seem to be slowly dwindling away… and her punches were beginning to have less of an impact on their intended target...

"GET! OFF! ME!" The Orange Lantern shouted under the barrage of punches. Her Hydra quickly saw its master in trouble and two of the heads grabbed her by the arms. The creature just roared as the twin heads began slamming her into the ground repeatedly before a third one summoned up enough energy to blast her into a nearby building. It's duty done, it then let out a triumphant roar as it slowly faded back into it's mistress's ring. "AND STAY AWAY FROM MY SHINIES! DO YOU HEAR ME?! NO ONE TOUCHES THE SHINIES!" She turned back towards them and began making sure they were untouched before flying off.

"GET BACK HERE AND GIVE UP THAT RING!" Sunset snapped as she burst out of the rubble.

"Well, someone's in a poor mood today...." She heard a familiar voice say, glancing to her right she saw the Green Guardian flying beside her. "Still craving more power I see...."

Sunset scowled under her mask. "Of course YOU would show up..."

"To ensure that you didn't go overboard and try to kill someone for their ring." Green Guardian replied.

Sunset just snorted in retaliation as she began looking around. "The psycho was just here and almost had her!" She yelled as she destroyed the rubble in front of her. "I couldn't care less about taking anyone's life." She stated firmly as she summoned a sword from her dragon arm, her aura began to intensify as crimson flames danced around the blade of her sword. "All I want is that ring!"

"And if the ring bearer won't give it?" The Guardian shot back with a glare. "Your blinding anger and hate is starting to get extremely tiresome. Have you ever considered going to a therapist or try talking out your problems?"

"Are you seriously trying to play psychoanalyst with me right now!?" Sunset fired back, her eyes glowing from underneath her helmet. "In case you haven't noticed, this ring bearer seems to be pretty content with tearing up the rest of the amusement park! So what was your plan for stopping them? Lull them to sleep with one of your lectures?!"

"My plan was to try and talk them down first without hurting anyone else. Not to blindly throw the first punch." Guardian shot back at her. "It's easier to deal with an enemy if they can be calmed down and reasoned with. But then that would imply trying to do something that isn't close to being a bully."

Under her mask Sunset’s eyes widened in fear when she mentioned the word “bully”... did she know?

*BOOM*

The two were forced to put their argument on hold as one of the attractions on the opposite end of the theme park went up in flames. “Look, can we continue this later!?”

"We could continue it on the way there-" Green Guardian started before Sunset took off towards the explosion. "Of course you'd rather avoid talking... that just makes you less angry doesn't it?" She grumbled to herself as she went towards the explosion site. “Teenagers….”

"There's three of them...." Twilight whispered as she continued to observe the battle from above. "There's THREE of them!" She shrieked before pulling out her notebook and writing at a rapid pace. "This changes SO much about my research!"

"You're surprisingly giddy considering the fact that we're stuck in the crossfire!" Flash groaned.

"But they're keeping the fight away from us, so I can study them from afar!" Twilight turned to face Flash with a positively giddy look on her face. "Do you have any idea how much research I could get done if I gather enough data on these people?!"

"Twi, I'm happy that you're making such a breakthrough, but I don't think we'll be out of harms way much longer!" The blue-haired guitarist exclaimed as they watched the two ring wielders make a beeline for the orange lantern's location...

The moment Sunset arrived, she found herself watching as the Haunted House attraction went up in flames. "Okay I hate jump-scares as much as the next guy, but seriously!?" She grumbled as an orange blur burst out of the roof. "You're not escaping this time!" She shouted before shooting straight towards the orange blur and grabbing her by the leg and yanking her down to the ground. "You think you can outrun ME?! Not a chance!" Sunset roared as she slammed her into the ground hard enough to cause a shockwave. "Now then. Mind giving me your ring?"

"YOU WON'T TAKE MY THINGS!" The orange lantern shouted as she tried to pick herself up, despite having just gotten the wind knocked out of her.

"What things?! What are you taking that's so damn precious?!" Sunset asked in a confused tone as she eyed her opponent's "treasures". Amongst most of the random objects were jewellery, Rings, necklaces, pretty much anything that had any something sparkly attached was in her "collection".... sadly the levels of the ring user's insanity were made a little clearer when Sunset recognize that a few of the jewels she took were actually props from some of the rides. 'Oh right... avarice equals greed.... good thing dragons don't exist in this world, Faust knows how hectic that would be...' She thought to herself.

"How DARE you look at what's.... oh I see.... I SEE NOW! YOU'RE WANTING THEM FOR YOURSELF AREN'T YOU?!" The ring wielder gasped as she picked herself up.

"So the ring basically gave you Gollum mentality?" Sunset asked as she tried to hold back on the laughter. "By the way, been meaning to ask... what's with the Luchador outfit? Did you just leave a Mucha Lucha binge or something?"

"SAYS THE GROWN WOMAN CHILD DRESSED LIKE A FAKE LIZARD!" The orange ring wielder shouted before she attempted to take off.

Unfortunately for her, her path was blocked by the Green Guardian. "To be fair, both of you look like something straight out of a comic book...." She sighed as she immediately summoned a straight-jacket around her body before she could react, completely restraining her. "But right now we don't have time for costume comparisons..."

"YOU WANT MY THINGS TO?! YOU'RE JUST LIKE THE OTHER ONE!! I SHOULD PILE DRIVE YOUR ASS INTO THE GROUND!" The wielder shouted as she tried getting free from the straight jacket and was actually beginning to do so with great haste.

Not wasting a second, Sunset immediately summoned a straight jacket construct as well, the only difference being hers seemed to be a lot more ironclad and restrictive. She immediately locked it over the Guardian's in an attempt to hold her down. "Make this easy on yourself El Psycho! Fork over the ring or-"

"NO! I WILL NOT BE DENIED WHAT IS MINE!" She screamed as she let loose a powerful pulse of energy, before the two had a chance to recover, massive spikes emerged from her body and ripped through both straitjackets like a hot knife through butter.

"OH COME THE HELL ON!" Sunset yelled as she backed off from the spikes. "This has got to be some new form of bullshit! She's just one Lantern! We outnumber her AND we're not nuts!"

'Oddly enough, she kind of has a point...' The Guardian thought to herself. 'When we were fighting against Pinkie the only reason she had the advantage was because her constructs were animatronics that were converted with her power, and in turn were much more durable... how is this one able to-'

But before she could finish thinking, their opponent immediately ripped apart the two straight jackets and glared at them... however what caught the Guardian's attention was what happened to the remains of those constructs, instead of completely dissipating, their remains seemed to slowly fade into the very uniform their opponent was wearing. 'Wait... is she-'

"You're not getting away this time!" Sunset yelled as she summoned a fiery aura around her body and charged at the greed-obsessed Lantern, slugging her across the face repeatedly, oblivious to the fact that each blow was barely hurting the Lantern...

“Crimson NO! She's-”

However before she could warn her, the Orange Lantern took another blow to the face… however this time she seemed to not even register the blow and she slowly turned her face towards Sunset… despite her fist still being planted firmly against her cheek. “MY turn….”

Before she could react, Sunset was slugged with enough force to send her flying through a Merry-Go-Round and crashing into the ticket booth, reducing it to rubble. "Ok… how is El Psycho this strong!?” She groaned as she shakily stood up….

“LOOK OUT!”

...and quickly leaped the left, just barely avoiding the large snake construct that devoured what was left of the ticket booth she'd crashed into.

"You're supposed to stay still while my pet devours you!" The wielder groaned as she redirected the snake at Sunset who put up a barrier.... that was devoured with ease. "Please keep doing things like that! It makes sure my snakey-wakey is all good and fed!"

'Okay, this is just getting ASININE!' Sunset thought as she summoned the flaming sword and sliced off the serpent's head... which immediately proceeded to grow two more in it's place. 'Where's that damn Guardian when I need her!?'

Suddenly, a large shadow loomed above the two, prompting both of them to look up. A massive green eagle descended upon the serpent and started repeatedly pecking at it. "HEY! HEY STOP THAT YOU FEATHER BRAIN!" The Orange Wielder shouted as she tried making the serpent bite back but each time was met by the bird dodging, and each dodge was then met by another peck. "You're gonna regret this when my pet finally grabs you by the neck and eats you!"

"My sincerest apologies, but my pet has no interest in becoming lunch..." The Guardian said as she descended to the ground behind her. The Orange wielder immediately turned around and attempted to attack her head on, only to be slammed into the ground buy a pile of bumper cars. "....and I can't exactly left you walk around with that ring given your mental instability." She stated as she summoned a large hand construct that preceded to force the pile down upon her, but at the same time kept itself slightly out of range to avoid direct contact and risk feeding her more energy.

"Wait so... she was EATING my Ring's energy?" Sunset whispered to herself. In that instance she flew backwards and landed next to the Green Guardian. "Okay so. Any plans to make sure she DOESN'T try to kill us both? Like... any at all?"

"Y'know... it's very RUDE to talk about someone is if they're not there!" The Orange Lantern growled as she struggled under the pile.

"Zip it!" Sunset fired back. "We'll deal with you in a moment El Psycho-"

"Elegante!"

The duo blinked. "Excuse you?"

"My NAME is Diamante Elegante!" She shouted as she continued to struggle. "Honestly if you're going to fight someone have the common decency of learning their name!”

"We actually asked a few times I think!" Sunset shouted back, knowing was a total lie but she had to get under this crazy girl's skin. "Now how about you just give up that stupid ring!"

"As if.... YOU would be good enough for it you raging pig!" Diamante growled as she got closer to freeing herself.

The Guardian narrowed her eyes as she observed her behavior. "You're surprisingly well-spoken for someone who was practically screaming "my precious" a few seconds ago..." She stated in a neutral tone, however as she got a better look at her, she noticed that the aura around her body was slowly fading away. 'Of course, keep her away from her treasure and the influence that ring has seems to die down a little, at least to the point where she can hold a conversation...'

And she applied a little more pressure to her hand construct to keep her down, she had a secondary construct form the words [Keep her distracted until she powers down] out of her line of sight, allowing Sunset to be clued in on her plan without giving anything away.

'....odd request but alright.' Sunset thought to herself as she grabbed a empty car from nearby. "Need a cab to help you leave crazy town Diamante?!" Sunset chuckled as she slammed the car down on top of her.

Diamante gasped in pain as she felt the weight of a car slam down on top of the already a large pile of rubble she was practically buried under. Despite this however, she remained defiant and glared at Sunset. "S-Seriously? That was-*cough*-the best one liner you could... c-come up with?" She manage to gasp out.

"Oh? This coming from the bitch who looks like a discount Rey Mysterio?" Sunset sneered as she looked around for another object.

"DISCOUNT!?" Diamante repeated in an offended tone. "At least I put effort into my uniform! You look like a Japanese Sentai reject!"

"Not what I was going for, but at least it's working...." The Guardian mumbled under her breath as she watched the two ring wielders engaging the art of shit-talking. "Was I really this immature at their age?"

"Oh I'M the reject?! You ever hear of the 80s?! They want their stupid hair back!" Sunset spat as she grabbed another car. "And that's not even getting on the ridiculous color you have going on!"

The Guardian rolled her eyes under her mask as she stepped forward. "Alright, that's enou-AAAAAGGGGHHHH!!" She screamed as an agonizing pain shot through her left leg, and she felt her energy start to drain away.

Sunset immediately turned her attention away from the Diamante and was met with a disturbing sight: the head of an orange Cobra construct had shot out of the ground and something its fangs into the Guardian's leg! Another agonized screech caught her attention, the source of said scream being the Guardian's eagle construct, who had been impaled through the back by another cobra construct emerging from the ground, it was then that she noticed the tail of the snake construct they were fighting before had managed to sneak into a nearby sewer pipe. "CLEVER BITCH!" She snapped before taking off into the air right before two more snakes burst out of the ground where she stood.

"What? Did you really think I wouldn't notice you were trying to distract me?" Diamante chuckled mockingly and she let loose a burst of energy from her body, sending all the bumper cars and debris flying in random directions.

"Well considering how nuts you were five minutes ago? Yeah it was a good chance." Sunset growled as she looked for something to slam on her again. "Now how about you be a good little nutjob and just LOSE alrea-"

However before she could finish her sentence another orange snake pierced her wings and wrapped itself around her. Pinning her to the ground. "You seem to be under the illusion that you hold the upper hand here..." Diamante chuckled as several more snakes shout out of the ground around the Green Guardian and proceeded to coil around her arms and legs, draining her of her energy at a quicker pace. "Sorry to disappoint you, but you are the ones who are outmatched here!" At first Diamante looked like she was going towards the Green Guardian... maybe to finish the job of her pet snake.... but then Sunset noticed she seemed more interested in getting back to her "treasure". "Well dears. It's been SUPER fun but I have my things and I MUST get going. It's been an.... experience." As she approached her treasure however, Diamante took a moment to properly observe her treasure, at first she was proud of the large amount of jewelry she'd managed to hoard, until she realized a large amount of them were actually fake. "Ugh, counterfeit jewelry? What the heck was I thinking!?" She grumbled to herself as she started carefully separating the props from the real jewelry. "I want genuine jewelry, not this... trash!"

".....I can't believe she's going to take her sweet ass time doing this." Sunset groaned as she tried getting up. "I don't suppose you have a back up plan? Or just any actual back up coming?"

"I do... and they should be here soon." The Green Guardian groaned as the snake hissed viciously at her.

However just as she was about to begin sorting through her treasure, she felt that something was... off... she quickly turned around and summoned a whip in order to deflect several blue chains that attempted to ensnare her. "Who dares-"

"I DO COWARD!" A loud commanding voice yelled as a blue figure slammed to the ground and launched hundreds of wooden planks at Diamante. Keeping her pinned without touching her.... which she was finding INCREASINGLY annoying. The source of these chains descended from the skies, revealing itself to be another ring wielder:

This one was covered in detailed azure armor, resembling that of a Knight with a flowing cape and the symbol on her ring was on full display on both her shoulders, however it's figure was unmistakably female. Her helmet had two sets of fins resembling bat-like wings on on the sides and a curved horn protruding from the front. She had long flowing dark blue hair and behind her visor two glowing light-blue eyes were visible.

"It's a pity, I had hoped to make a more grandiose entrance when it came time for my debut...." The newcomer stated as she landed beside Sunset and the Green Guardian, without so much as turning her attention away from their opponent she summoned a katana in her free hand and casually sliced through each of the serpents binding them. "...but this will have to do."

"....NOPE." Diamante said as she grabbed the real gems and tried to fly off. "I AM SORRY BUT I AM NOT IN THE MOOD TO DEAL WITH YOU LOT RIGHT NOW! MAYBE WE CAN DO THIS ANOTHER DAY!"

"Too bad for you..." The Azure warrior stated firmly as she summoned another chain construct and shot it straight at her ankle, upon contact it immediately morphed into a sort of leg brace and clamped onto her, yanking her back. "You've caused an abundance of damage to this theme park in put many lives in danger, that you must answer for."

'She'll be doing more than answering when I'm done with her!' Sunset thought to herself as she slowly picked herself up.

*Ba-Dum*

"Oh thanks for the boost!" Diamante smiled as her body absorbed the construct and added it's power however temporary to her ring. Boosting her low power and took to the skies. "Once again I must bid you adieu mon amie. It's been fun!"

"HEY EL PSYCHO!"

Diamante only had time to look up as she saw Sunset, who'd used the temporary distraction provided by the newcomer to grab the remains of a nearby pendulum ride that had been thrashed in their scuffle. "BATTER UP!" She shouted before swinging it at the dumbfounded ring wielder like a baseball bat.

"Oh good lord!" Diamond shrieked as she made nosedive, just narrowly dodging the incoming ride. Unfortunately, Sunset didn't have as tight a grip on it as she thought, the ride ended up being accidentally flung out of her grip and into a nearby ferris wheel, causing it to collapse.

"Oh.... shit."

Back inside the collapsing ferris wheel, Twilight could only scream as she the floor became slanted. "Oh god oh god oh god this was a bad idea!" She shouted as they started to slide down towards the door.

Thinking fast Flash planted his feet firmly against the wall, being careful enough not to touch the window. "Just try to stay calm!" Flash said as he held Twilight close, who proceeded to mimic his actions.

"How are we supposed to stay calm!? We're one wrong move away from dying!" Twilight gasped as she remained perfectly still, afraid that one wrong move could send her falling out the window.

Flash glanced over his shoulder out the window and noticed three of the four ring wielders circling the the ride. "Look, whoever those girls are, they're obviously trying to keep us from falling, we just need to stay perfectly still... and someone who used to be terrified of heights I highly recommend that you don't. look. down."

Twilight took a deep breath and nodded, trying her best to remain as calm as possible. "Wait, you're scared of heights?!"

"Emphasis on used to be!"

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!" The Green Guardian shouted as she summoned a giant hand construct to catch the ferris wheel, but the drainage from fighting the Orange Lantern was more than she expected and the construct was taking all it could to hold it up due to its weight.

"Hey! I was aiming at the psychopathic kleptomaniac! It's not my fault she dodged!" Sunset retorted as she flew to the opposite side of the ferris wheel and morphed her wings into various hooked chains, she then launched them at various points on the ferris wheel and locked them into place, pulling as hard as she could in an attempt to keep it from toppling over.

*Ba-Dum*

"But maybe if you paid attention to WHERE you were and WHAT you grabbed maybe this wouldn't have happened!" The Guardian snapped back.

"Oh don't even start acting like this is all somehow my fault! What did you forget who started tearing up the amusement park in the first place?!" Sunset fired back as she continued to pull.

"SILENCE!" The Azure Knight shouted in a commanding tone, getting both Lanterns attention. "Right now is not the time to argue! There are civilians in need of rescuing, and the two of you bickering will not get the situation resolved safely!"

"Fine! God, it's not like I started it anyways." Sunset sneered as she tried to keep her grip tight though the fight with the Orange Lantern also had drained more from her then she cared to admit. The Azure Knight began getting to work letting people off as fast as she could.

To their collective surprise, the Orange Lantern was taking a... small amount of her time to do so, grumbling a bit with hints of 'should just go.' under her breath.

*Ba-Dum*

'Why the hell should I care?' Sunset mentally asked herself as she continued to pull. 'All I need is the ring!' She glanced down at Diamante who was trying to hold up the lower part of the ferris wheel which several constructs in the form of car-sized spiders, each one wrapping its webs around the unstable parts in an attempt to keep it from breaking apart.

*Ba-Dum*

'She's right. there. The other two are busy saving people, I'm can just take it and go!' She told herself, her focus momentarily lapsed and the ferris wheel begin to topple over once more, yanking her forward. A feeling of dread quickly eclipsed her desire for power as she fired several more hooks chains from her dragon arm, just barely pulling it back into place. 'I'm so close! There's no better time! I could take the ring and just leave! It's power could be mine!'

*Ba-Dum*

[Ring Power at 35%]

*Ba-Dum*

'So why am I still here!?'

[Ring Power at 30%]

'Come on! It.... it's not like....... this whole ferris wheel thing is your fault...... except that...... ah son of a bitch.' Sunset mentally groaned.... realizing that despite her attempt to rationalize it she was responsible for this..... and in her haste she nearly killed innocent people. 'Okay.... okay don't focus on-'

*Ba-Dum*

'OKAY WHAT IS MAKING THAT SOUND?!'

*Ba-Dum Ba-Dum, Ba-Dum Ba-Dum*

Sunset gritted her teeth as that sound became more prominent and rapid, whatever it was, it seemed to be weakening her, not only did she feel herself slowly being yanked forward by weight of the ferris wheel, but small cracks were beginning to spread over the chains coming from her wings.

Desperately trying to catch her breath, she held her left hand over her chest...

...then it hit her: the sound was basically her own heart!

[Ring Power at 25%. Warning: Continuous use without recharging shall result in the expiration of the wielder's lifeforce.]

'.... what did.... i-is this damn thing tied to my HEART?!' Sunset thought with a fevered panicking. 'O-oh dear god.... I-I'm dying..... I wasted all that energy........ oh god I was so STUPID.'

However, just as her chains were about to break, a pillar of blue light erupted from the bottom of the ferris wheel... and from within that pillar a commanding voice began to chant:

"My power, neither green nor red,
Shall lead your soul away from dread,
To heal the deepest wounds of hate,
Let Hope shine forth and choose your fate!"

As if it's bonding to the blue light's power, the green hand that was holding up the ferris wheel suddenly morphed into a blossoming flower, and a secondary pillar of green energy erupted from the Guardian's location, who preceded to chant in response:

“In brightest day, in darkest night,
All evil falls before our might,
To those who dare challenge what right,
Beware our power, Green Lantern’s light!”

The energy from the blue light immediately flowed into the center of the flower, both powers combining into one as various vines spread across the ferris wheel, wrapping around each and every unstable part while at the same time creating a safe passageway from the occupied parts of the ride.

Twilight and Flash could only watch in awe as the green and blue vines gently opened the doors and manifested whet appeared to be a stairway leading to a singular bridge over the ruins of several rides and straight t the park exit. Flash was the first to take a step forward, pressing his right foot onto the surface. "It's solid..." He smiled before turning his attention to Twilight, who was shivering while holding her bags. "It's ok,we're safe now..." he said, giving her a reassuring smile as he held out his hand.

Twilight, while hesitant at first, slowly each out to Flash and took his hand, allowing him to slowly escort her down the stairs...

As Sunset’s chain constructs finally faded away, the entire ferris wheel was soon engulfed in a blue and green construct in the form of a massive tree… as if nature herself had come to humanities aid.

'And... on that melancholic note I have to.... wait-'

"WHERE'S THE ORANGE JERK?!" Sunset roared as she looked around after the last occupant left. "SHE WAS RIGHT HERE! DID EITHER OF YOU SEE WHERE SHE WENT?!"

"Apparently she decided to make herself scarce..." The Azure Knight commented as she turned her attention to Sunset. "And by the looks of it, you'd best do the same..."

"What do you mean-"

[Ring Power at 15%]

"Okay yeah I'm leaving. Thank you both." Sunset said very quickly and zoomed off. "CRAPCRAPCRAPCRAPCRAAAAAAP!" She screamed the entire time as she zipped through the city, desperately searching for a secluded area. "N-need to do the Oath. Not dying today!" Sunset panted as she landed in a nearby alleyway just as their armor began to dissipate. "Okay, okay. I can make it... I can-" Sunset gasped as her helmet vanished as she fell to her knees, her vision becoming blurry as it became hard for her to breathe."NO! I can't fall here! I WON'T let it end here!" She gasped as she she channeled most of her energy into the ring, summoning her power battery.

"In Vengeful Day, in Hateful Night,
Let those who wronged me fear my might.
All those who oppose truest hate,
Shall see my ring and seal their fate!"

At that last part her ring became fully charged and Sunset gasped a sigh of relief. "O-oh thank God... for a sec.... I thought I was done for.... okay good to note. Your power ring can kill you if you're using it too much..... joy. I wonder how many times I nearly died just throwing crap out?" She managed to gasp out as her uniform reverted back to her civilian attire, taking a moment to collect herself. "Okay so… the Orange and Blue Ones are ALSO a no-go.... great…” She whispered to herself as she made her way down the alley.

She had a lot to think about....

"You know, usually when people say their dates were "eventful", I doubt they mean something of this magnitude..." Flash said as they were escorted out of the park alongside many other civilians, each of them looking just as shaken up by the events as they were.

However Twilight was much more terrified and ashamed then she let on.... that power that was on display..... the danger they were just in..... the danger..... she put Flash Sentry in... for the sake of her research. "....Flash I have to leave after we get out of here."

"Yeah... I don't suppose I could walk you home?" Flash offered with a concerned look on his face, mistaking Twilight's look of shame for her simply being in a state of shock due to the events that had transpired.

"NO! No I-I.... I can walk myself back. Thanks though." She said quickly as they walked onwards. "I-I somewhat enjoyed our time together but um..... u-u-um....." She stammered as she tried to avoid eye contact, but eventually broke down. "....Flash, I'm so, so sorry...."

"Why are you sorry? You didn't know this would happen." Flash tried to comfort her but she simply turned away. "Twilight it's fine. We're okay. Everyone else is okay. How would you have known they were coming here?"

"I... I guess I couldn't..." She whispered, still not making eye contact. "But still, I dragged you here to gather data, if I'd just gone by myself you at least wouldn't have been in the crossfire-"

"And you would have ended up in danger anyway." Flash interrupted, turning her around to face him. "I'm not about to blame you for something that you couldn't possibly have predicted or prevented, so please, don't blame yourself."

And the moment he said that.... it was as if a light bulb went off inside Twilight's head. A new theory to be tested and studied. ".... Flash you're absolutely right."

"I know... now come on let's get you-"

"INEEDTOGETTOMYLAB!" She shouted quickly as she broke into a mad dash towards the nearest bus stop. "THANKS FOR THE IDEA FLASH, I'LL CALL YOU!!" She shouted over her shoulder to the baffled end downright confused guitar player.

"I-um.... okay then...?" He stammered, honestly at a loss for words as to what to make of her sudden change in attitude.

Twilight barely registered his voice as she sprinted towards her destination, a gleam of inspiration in her eyes. 'I've been going about this all wrong! I have all the data and resources I need! Why simply monitor and study their powers... when I can REPLICATE them!'

Back in the parts of the city that were still under construction, the Green Guardian and Azure Knight landed at the top of one of the buildings. "While I can't say I didn't appreciate your help..... I can't help but feel like you took your time getting there." The Green Guardian told her ally with a playful smile. "I mean it can't be because you were..... seeing someone was it?"

While her face wasn't completely visible, the Azure Knight was blushing under her visor. "W-what I do in my spare time is none of your concern!" She stated in a embarrassed tone. "B-besides. We have bigger issues to focus on."

"Of course...." The Guardian said with a chuckle. "B-but no, I know what you mean and I agree. This new Orange ring bearer is quite.... dangerous, but on a plus side she seems to burn through it fast."

"True, but the fact that they got away with this power means they'll be less likely to be as.... sloppy in their next endeavor, whenever or whatever that may be..." The Knight stated, regaining her composure. "It's bad enough that we have no idea where the yellow ring flew off to... and that Crimson Dragon is still a bit of a wildcard..."

"The Orange one only seems to be the "planning ahead" type when her energy is low... at full power however she's much less composed." The Guardian explained. "But considering everything.... we should be careful still...."

"Agreed." The Knight nodded as she stretched her arms before turning her attention to the moon. "I only wish we had more to go on-"

"So how did your dates go anyway?" The Guardian smirked, catching the Knight off-guard.

"Are you seriously-" The Knight inhaled deeply to calm herself. "I'll have you know HE was nice enough to reschedule our... "get-together" when I had to leave. His.... comrade just happened to be present as well...."

"Don't try to cover it up, I KNOW for a fact you're into polygamy.... so when's the wedding?" The Guardian giggled before taking off as she chased by her azure ally.

"THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!" The Knight snapped as she flew off after her as well.

The Orange Lantern groaned as she slowly descended to her home, the loot behind her almost falling out due to the energy drain.... but the worst part in her mind was..... where was she going to hide it from prying eyes? It was her stuff and.... well it was a rather impressive loot haul.

After thinking for a moment she slowly opened the window to her room and silently levitated her horde inside before gently setting it down on her bed. Looking around as she entered the room herself, she opened her closet door and places as many of her valuables that she could inside, hiding them behind her various dresses. What was left was quickly placed under her bed and hidden behind her vast assortment of shoes.

"Sis? Sis are you home?" A younger voice called out.

Diamante immediately froze, thinking quickly she yanked off her ring and shoved it into her bag, her entire outfit dissipating into thin air in an instant just as the door began to open.

“Rarity?” Sweetie Belle asked as she entered, only to be greeted by the site of her elder sister looking like she just run a marathon. “Are… are you ok?”

"Yes..... sorry dear just.... not feeling really well today." Rarity groaned as she sat down on the bed. "I stayed out later then I needed to and my body is making me regret it."

"But.... I didn't even hear you come in...." She mumbled as she entered the room. "And what happened out there? The news reports are all saying the entire theme park was totaled!"

"I-I don't know dear. Please don't talk too loudly." Rarity groaned as she looked at her sister. She tried smiling at her. "I'm really sorry to hear about the theme park. I know you really wanted to go there tomorrow dear."

Sweetie Belle looked down in disappointment. "Yeah.... it was gonna be a surprise for when Scootaloo got out of the hospital...." She mumbled.

"Oh darling..... I'm sure you can find something that's just as fun for her." Rarity said as she hugged her sister. However for a split second, a sharp pain shot through Rarity's mind as an image of the Ring's icon flashed across her eyes. 'She seems so scared..... so fragile...... she needs to be guarded..... she's MY little sister..... MINE.'