Twilight skidded to a stop in front of Bit & Bridal, quickly hopping out while using her mind to shut the engine off. Pulling out her gun, she ran into the shop, aiming her gun.

"Sterling?!" She called out, moving to the counter. "Flog?!"

Looking all around, she came to the conclusion that they weren't downstairs. Having this in mind, she made her way into the shop at the back. Empty. Letting out a low growl, Twilight moved to the stairs and took it step by step as she made her way upstairs. The hallway was void of any movement and there was no audio cue to suggest that anyone was here.

"Please, tell me I'm not too late..." Twi muttered before stepping into the training room, letting out a gasp.

Flog and Sterling stood in the center of the room with Adagio standing behind them.

"Mmm, too late to stop me, yes," Adagio cooed evilly. "But, not too late for the fun..." With that, Flog took a step towards Twilight. "Uh uh uh..." the siren said with a grin. "Sterling... Be a dear and take out the trash for me..."

The dragoness nodded before walking towards the purple mare.

"Oh, you gotta be shitting me..." the unicorn sighed, putting her gun away.

Sterling quickened her pace before rushing Twilight, grabbing her and slamming her into the wall. Letting out a grunt, Twilight kneed the dragon in the stomach, causing her to stumble back.

"Come on, Sterling," Twi pleaded. "Recognize me..."

"No use trying to talk her out of it," Adagio said with a smile. "She's under my control now."

Sterling let out a growl and swung her fists at Twi, who dodge both before blocking a third strike. Sterling then kicked her through the doorway and into the hall.

"Ah, fuck!" Twi grunted as she hit the floor.

"Come on, you can put up a better fight than that!" Adagio called out as Sterling stepped into the doorway. "Where's that tough girl act you were putting on earlier?"

"I'll beat the shit out of you!" Twi said as she got to her knees. "Come fight me on your own."

"Oh, you wouldn't want to face me," Adagio said with a chuckle. "You'd lose."

"We'll see about that," the purple mare said before diving to the side to avoid a kick from the dragoness.

"You tellin' me Twilight's on the run from the cops?" Applejack asked as she and Swift Blade made their way down the stairs to the hotel's lobby.

"That's what I heard," the dark gray pegasus said before Applejack stopped at the bottom of the stairs, holding out her hand to stop the pegasus.

Standing in the lobby was Aria and Sonata, talking with Fluttershy and Chrysalis.

"Who the hell are those two?" AJ asked.

Blade looked over at them and eyed the orange mare. "I think they're with the mare that Twilight beat the shit out of."

Applejack looked at the gray mare and sighed. "Then, what the hell are they doing here?" She asked, walking towards them.

Aria stopped talking to Fluttershy and Chrysalis when she saw AJ, smiling at her. "Hello," she said, turning to face her. "Aria Blaze. You are?"

AJ slowed her pace as she stood in front of her, eyeing Chrysalis and Fluttershy before looking at Aria again. "Who are you and what are you doin' here?"

"Ooh, hold that thought," the purple siren said quickly, holding up a finger. "Do you like music?"

Sterling let out a grunt as she threw Twi into the bedroom, the purple mare hitting the floor with a grunt. She then quickly scrambled to her feet before running to the bed, crawling over to the other side. When the dragoness entered the room, she saw Twi standing on the other side of the bed.

"Come on, Sterling," Twi said as she let out a soft chuckle, patting the bed. "I fucked you in the mouth right here. Remember?" The dragoness kept silent before she began to move around the bed. "Oh, c..." Twi started. "Don't you remember anything?"

When Sterling continued to say nothing, Twi waited till she was close enough before diving over the bed. The dragon reached out and grabbed her leg airborne, slamming her down into the bed.

"Oh, you wanna go," the unicorn asked nervously, before being flipped around. Sterling then grabbed her neck and squeezed, the purple mare coughing as she grabbed her strong pet's wrist. "Goddammit..." she choked out. "Snap... the fuck... out of it!" She then kneed Sterling in the chest, causing the dragon to grunt and throw the mare over the bed.

When she hit the floor, Twi scrambled to her feet and made a dash for the door. Sterling quickly grabbed the lamp on the bedside table and chucked it hard at the fleeing mare. Smashing against Twilight's legs, the unicorn tripped and fell into the hallway. Wincing in slight pain at the cuts on her legs, she began to crawl down the hall.

"Fuck..." she groaned, dragging herself along the floor. When she passed the training room, she peered inside. Empty. "The fuck?" She asked as she kept dragging herself towards the stairs.

When she got to the stairs, she stumbled to her feet and gripped the railing. Grunting, she got up and turned away from the stairs before having her throat grabbed by her pet.

"Oh, fuckin'..." she choked, before Sterling threw her down the stairs.

The mare hit the steps with a pained grunt as she tumbled to the bottom.

Aria smirked as she circled Applejack, who stood there in a trance-like state. "Mmm... It worked..." she cooed. "Is everyone like this?"

Sonata looked around the lobby to see all the Elementals standing still, eyes on them. "Sure looks like it," she said cheerfully. "What next?"

The purple siren let out a chuckle. "I do believe it's time to cause a little chaos," she said with a smile, moving to the front doors. "Time to take over the city, and then..." she said, hesitating to continue.

"Surprise?" Sonata asked. "We are still carrying out her plan, right?"

Aria nodded. "It's what Adagio wants..." she said with a hint of uncertainty. She then let out a soft chuckle. "I think her feelings are clouding her judgement, but... it's her decision..."

"You like her, don't you?" Sonata asked as she approached the purple siren.

Aria scoffed and opened the doors. "I have no idea what you're talking about..."

Giggling, Sonata looked at the lobby full of Elementals and put her fingers in her mouth. After whistling, the Elementals began to walk towards the front door.

Mystic Star watched from the top of the stairs, before ducking into the hallway. "Oh, no..." she mouthed, before heading down the hall.'I have to find help,' she thought to herself.

Grunting softly, Twilight dragged herself across the floor towards the front door. When she passed the front desk, she stumbled to her feet and let out a wince of pain. She forgot how strong her pet was. She was, after all, the one who initially trained her. Looking back, she saw Sterling coming towards her.

"S-Stay back..." Twi grunted, trying to use her magic. Her head hurt too much to concentrate as she stumbled into one of the shelves. "Fuck..." She grunted, continuing towards the door. Looking back, she saw Sterling getting closer. "Oh, come on," she said as she pulled out her gun and aimed it at the dragon. "Don't make me do this..."

Sterling didn't seem fazed by this at all and kept coming closer. Twilight sighed in defeat, knowing she may have to pull the trigger. Shaking her head, she sniffled and backed up. As a tear fell from her eye, she thought of a different solution. Aiming lower, she shot her pet in the leg, making Sterling let out a grunt and fall over, clutching her leg.

"Wh... What happ..." Sterling started, before noticing Twilight aiming a gun at her. Going by her expression, Twilight could see she was no longer in a trance.

Shaking her head as her hand trembled, Twilight stared at her. "I-I..."

Suddenly, the door was kicked open as Spitfire entered. "Freeze, Twilight!" She yelled as she aimed her gun, sounding a little more like herself than how she sounded earlier while under a trance. Looking down at Sterling, she let out an angry sigh. "You just can't get enough, can you?" She asked, taking a step closer. "You really have gone off the deep end. Maybe what you need isn't jail... but serious help..."

Twilight felt her heart beat quicken as she looked down into Sterling's eyes before mouthing "I'm sorry..."

"Drop the gun and put your hands on your head," Spitfire demanded, moving closer.

The unicorn hesitated before holding her gun's grip with only two fingers, holding it out at her sides before setting it down. Standing back up, she put her hands on the back of her head. Her ears twitched when she heard the floorboard behind her creak and the sound of handcuffs. She then whipped around, hitting Spitfire in the face with her elbow. Making the mare stumble back with a grunt, she pushed passed her and ran out the door.

The cop yelled in annoyance and whipped around, firing once out the door. "DAMMIT!!!" She yelled, before pulling out her radio. "Bring and ambulance to Bit & Bridal and put out an APB on Twilight Sparkle!" She said as she knelt beside Sterling and looked over her wound. "I want her found and brought in!"

"Ma'am?" Came a mare's voice. "You already have us looking for her."

Spitfire froze as she and Sterling eyed each other. The dragon then applied pressure to her wound as the cop raised her radio again. "Say that again."

"You... already told us?" The mare repeated questioningly.

Spitfire hesitated before lowering her radio. "Now, why don't I remember that?" She asked as she eyed Sterling.

"I-I don't really remember much, either..." the dragoness admitted.

The orange pegasus lightly nodded and then gently rubbed Sterling's back. "How's the leg?"

"Hurts..." the dragon said, trying to ignore the pain.

"Don't worry. Ambulance is on its way."

Sterling then quickly looked at her. "You're not gonna hurt her, are you?"

Spitfire hesitated before letting out a sigh. "I don't know... I hope I can figure out what the hell's going on soon, though..."

The door burst open once again as a green mare ran in. "I heard a gunshot! What's..." she quickly stopped as Spitfire aimed her gun at her.

Letting out a sigh, the cop lowered her weapon. "You're Jade, right?" She asked, before Ruby appeared beside her sister in a burst of thick, red smoke. "And... Ruby?"

"What happened?" Asked Jade, moving to Sterling and kneeling beside her.

"Twilight shot her," Spitfire said, sounding unsure.

"Twilight did this?" Ruby asked, slowly walking towards them. "That doesn't sound like her..."

Spitfire nodded. "She did take the Surprise incident hard, but... I think you're right... Something's going on here..."

"Any thoughts?" Asked Jade.

"Well..." the yellow mare began. "Sterling and I don't remember much about what happened... and both instances we ran into Twilight..."

"A-And that... other mare..." Sterling spoke up.

"The other mare?" The cop asked with a raised eyebrow. "What other mare?"

"That one with the poofy hair..."

Spitfire let out a gasp as her radio crackled to life.

"Spitfire, Ma'am!" a mare's voice yelled. "We have a situation!"

The pegasus grabbed her radio and brought it to her mouth. "What is it?"

"It's the Elementals! They've gone insane!"

"Tell me exactly what's happening," Spitfire said calmly as she stood up.

"They're shooting at cars and buildings!"

"Any casualties?"

"N-No... They seem to be avoiding civilians... But, if things get out of hand, we may have to open fire on them... I don't think arresting them will be an option..."

Spitfire eyed the others. "Do not open fire on them, do you read me?" There was no answer. "Did you read me?!" She said louder, before turning the channel dial on the radio. After trying the talk button a few more times, she let out a grunt. "Fuck!"

"What's wrong now?" Asked Ruby, looking out the door as she heard the gunfire.

"There's multiple smaller police stations in the city..." Spitfire explained. "After our main headquarters blew up we've been using the radio tower on one of the other stations to communicate with... And, I think someone just took it out..."

"Y-You have to go," Sterling said, looking at the pegasus. "Get to the Elementals before they all get shot... S-Something tells me it isn't their fault..."

"Something tells me you're right," Spitfire said with a nod, putting her radio away. "You two stay here," she said to Jade and Ruby as she made her way towards the door.

"Stay?" Jade asked as she stood up. "We can help!"

"Not this time," the cop said as she turned to face them. "Stay here with Sterling. Make sure she doesn't bleed out," she ordered before leaving.

Ruby watched her go before eyeing Jade. "Do we have time for this?"

Jade looked down at Sterling before looking at her sister. "We have to make time..." With that, she knelt beside Sterling again as Ruby looked out the door, listening to the gunfire.

Author's Note

OC Credits
Swift Blade & Mystic Star - CuteAlex