Retribution (Edited)

I was looking at my watch, taking my post on the gate. I saw Scootaloo come up to the stairs.

"You think we'll find her? Chrysalis?" She asked.

I was silent as I nodded.

"If we do, what then?" Scootaloo asked.

"Simple: I take the shot" I said.

"Sombra..." Scootaloo started.

"I knew what she did. I knew, and I did nothing" I said.

After I failed to talk sense into Sombra, I decided to see Diamond, who I found around back, training with her staff.

"Who taught you that?" I asked.

"A friend." Diamond was quick to answer, and she didn't stop.

I took the hint that she wanted to be alone, so I figured I might as well visit Rin. She was helping guard the gate with Sombra.

"How do you feel about this?" I asked her.

"What, Kyle being a father? Him lying to us?" Rin asked.

"Kyle never lied, Rin." I started in Kyle's defense.

"He never told us, either." Rin said.

"Look, it's bad, I know. What else can we do? It's done." I said.

"Did you ever think this is why he was who he was back at Sanctuary? He was trying to get over it, so he tried to get above it..." Rin said.

"You sound like you know what you're talking about." I said.

Before we could say any more, we heard an explosion from the wall.

We ran to the wall and saw a man standing on a truck with a grenade belt.

"Hello, there! I'm Autumn Flier; co-leader of Crystal Prep. I'm here to talk revenge. You killed one of my own, and, according to the precious treaty... We get payback."

Autumn reached in the truck, and pulled out an RPG.

"Give me your shit, or I fire..." Autumn said.

"Autumn?!" Sunset asked.

Autumn glanced, slowly lowered, and started cackling.

"Well, look who found their way home! God, this is too good!"

We looked behind him to see over 20 cars with over 3 dozen men on top.

"Like this? We meet a lot of followers, you know..." Autumn said as he held a necklace with to bright gems off of it.

Wait, it can't be...

"Allow me to explain myself. You see, after Sunset, I left Canterlot for Crystal Prep- the biggest damn mistake I've ever made- for a new start. But, that 'start' was met with violence, beatings, and more freakin' violence. Then, after my sister... I lost it." Autumn said as he pulled a rifle out from his back.

"Wait, Sunset, what is he talking about?" Rin asked Sunset, who was with us.

Sunset was stunned, all she did was stare with one hand on her holster.

"Sunset, what is he talking about?" I asked again.

"Line them up! Shadowbolts, too." Autumn called.

We were a mile away from home after we saw the smoke and high-tailed.

"What happened?" I asked Firefly.

"I don't know. I... I was questioning Cinch, and she just..." Firefly didn't say a word as Rainbow scooted closer to her.

"How long were you two together?" I decided to ask.

The two went silent.

"About 2 years before everything went down. She went off to college the year everything happened." Rainbow said.

We drove to the gates, and we were greeted with a truck, with all of the others lined up.

"Oh, my God..." I said as I ran out of the car and opened fire on the truck.

As I did, the attackers- over 20 of them- came up and drew their weapons.

"Hello, Kyle..." I heard Autumn say.

"Autumn..." I muttered.

"Drop your weapons, Ky." Autumn said.

I hesitated, and then lowered my M16. Rainbow and Firefly soon followed.

"Add them to the circle." Aria said from the truck.

Guards grabbed us and threw us to a large circle with the others.

"Now, here's how this is going to work: You killed one of us, so... I kill one of you." Autumn said as he grabbed his rifle.

I saw my dad on the left, Scootaloo beside him. The others were scattered across the gate while guards had weapons drawn inside.

"Autumn, you don't have to do this, there's a better wa--"

"You think I want this? I have no damn choice, just like you. Now, all I'm gonna do is close my eyes, spin in a couple circles, and slam this on someone. Once I do that, I'll finish them off." Autumn loaded the rifle.

I saw Firefly grasp Rainbow's hand. I then felt Twilight hold mine. I grabbed Rainbow's other hand, and it spread.

Autumn closed his eyes...

Twilight lowered her head on my shoulder, and I heard her start to choke up.

Autumn spun one circle...

I lowered my head to hers and closed my eyes.

Two circles...

I heard protests from the crowd in Canterlot.

Three circles...

I started to fear the worst, and I was going to die.

SLAM!

I opened my eyes, and saw Autumn swing his rifle down on...

Adagio.

"No... Shi... DAMN IT! I... I'm so sorry..." Autumn flipped his rifle and took his aim.

"Ky... Ky... Ta... ke... Sta... Swi..."

BOOM!

Adagio's body hit the floor and she was gone.

Autumn started tearing up, and I knew that he was breaking character.

"Now who's the asshole who started this?"

Rin stood up before we could stop her.

"Load her in the back." Autumn mustered, rubbing the base of his nose.

Guards grabbed Rin and forced her into the back with Aria, and they were gone as quickly as they came.

I turned to see Sonata tearing up at the sight of her dead sister. I went next to her and put my hand on her shoulder.

"She... she was on her way back... she was on her..." Sonata kept rambling as she started sobbing.

"What do we do now?" Dad asked.

"We bury her. And then we get Rin back." I said.