Malicious Equestria

(Moments later)

[Canterlot Dungeon]

“Well…..this sucks.” Said Erica leaning against the cell wall. “So what’s this master plan you have to get us out of here?”

“Right here!” Said Vinyl hitting a loose brick in the cell causing it to open. She then began to reach inside the hole in the wall and pulled out what Erica could tell was a turntable attached to a rifle.

“........What the hell is that thing?” Erica asked.

“My wubstep gun.” Vinyl answered cocking the gun to make turn on. “Made this a while back when I got into a music battle with somepony at a club.”

“Don’t you mean Dubstep gun?”

“Hey I calls it wubstep not dubstep.”

“Why call it wubs instead of dubs?”

“Cause wubs are awesome.” She said pointing a gun at the cell door. “Now shut up and play along. I got this.” With a squeeze of the trigger Vinyl fired the beam of music wub energy at the door, and launched the door into the oncoming guard making his schedule routine. “Woops, my bad dude.”

“Ow.” Said the guard as he fell unconscious.

“I’m sure he’ll be fine, come on we better get out of here before they figure out we’ve escaped.”

(Canterlot Castle)

        Erica and Vinyl Scratch made their way from the dungeon and into the halls of Canterlot Castle. So far no pony have notice them escape or cause a ruckus in the dungeon due to Vinyl’s gun. A few minutes of sneaking around and food stealing later, the duo made their way to the exit door of Canterlot Castle.

“Wow I can’t believe we made out, security in this place really sucks since the last time I came here.”

“Let’s just go back home and hope your friend Octavia had cool down after what happen.” Just as Erica was about to open the door, a burst of magical energy rushed through the doors and pushed Erica and Vinyl back into the hallway. “The hell?” Erica said regaining her composure from the blast. Standing in front of them was Princess Luna & some cyan color pegasus with rainbow color mane.

“Aw buck it’s Rainbow Dash.” Vinyl said facehoofing herself.

“Who’s Rainbow Dash?”

“She’s one of users of  The Elements of Harmony I was telling you about on the ride here, fastest pony in Equestria and not the brightest of ponies at time.”

“Hey! I’m right here you know?” Said Rainbow Dash.

“Doesn’t make it less true meathead.”

“ENOUGH!!!” Yelled Luna fixing her gaze at the human. “Monster! We will not allow you to harm any of our subjects like you did in ponyville.”

“I didn’t do anything in ponyville you jerk!”

“Lying will not help you monster.” Luna’s horn started to glow. “Now prepare to be slain mon-.” Luna was unable to finish her statement as a beam beam of electronic wubs hit her and Rainbow Dash in the face.

“I don’t have time for all this crap, just shut up and get out of our way.”

“Vinyl you might want to look around us.” Erica said as the royal guards surrounded them both.

“When did they show up?”

“I think it was when you blasted Luna and Rainbow Dash in the face. that and fact that your wubstep gun attracted them here due to its loud music.”

“Criminal scum, you’ll pay for what you did to the Princess of the Night!” All the guards surrounding the human and DJ pointed their spears at them. “Once we’re finished with you two, you’ll be begging for mercy!”

“Guess we’re gonna be stuck here for a while huh?” Asked Erica as the mantle around her neck formed in a giant sword.

“*Sigh* This is gonna be a long day isn’t it?”

(Elsewhere)

While our heroes deal with the royal guards, somewhere in hidden in the sky fortress was a women wearing a black & red dress with a mask on her left arm. Watches the event take place from the comfort of her throne. She brings up her cup a tea to take a sip from it, then return it to the table. “So the Slayer has finally return?” She said lifting herself up from her seat.

“My Queen we have everything prepare for our attack upon this place called ‘Equestria.’“ Said  The Captain of the Knights.

“Good keep the soldiers here, I want you to draw out the slayer and kill her so she won’t be a problem in my quest for world domination.”

“And how should I draw her out my queen?”

“Attack this town called ‘ponyville,’  this is where she was last spotted and it appears she’s living there from what I can tell.”

“Should I kill anyone that gets in my way?”

“Kill anyone that gets in your way Captain. I’m not going to let anyone try to oppose me in my conquest.” The Captain of the Knights saluted and begun to wake off towards the roof of the flying fortress. “Oh and don’t hold anything back on my account.

“As you command your highness!” He yelled as he took off towards ponyville with gunlance & shield cannon in hand.

“Now, let’s see how well you can last against my knight Slayer?”

(Back in Canterlot Castle)

“Wub a dub dub motherbuckers!”Yelled the Unicorn named Vinyl Scratch as she fired another beam of Electronic wubs at the royal guards. “Geez, and here I thought we would of gotten out of here without drawing the guards out.”

 “Well, it’s not like blasting Luna and Rainbow Dash in the face with wubs helped us.” Said the human named Erica; who was firing a barrage of sorcery bullets at the last remaining guards. “I think that’s all of them-.”

 Before Erica could breath a sigh of relief, she turned to see a hand grab her in the face and ram her into a nearby building. That hand being from the closed eyed Pyromancer that grabbed her. She had felt the shift in Life Force and feeling none from the unconscious guards that were scattered across the Plaza and used her powers to narrow in on the assailant’s location and give them a surprise attack. However, opening her eyes now, she let go of the girl she grabbed hold of and stepped backwards.

 She was looking at another human. The last time she saw another one was before she arrived here and that was over a thousand years ago. “Holy sh*t…”

 “HEY! HANDS OFF ERICA, JERK!” Vinyl yelled as she fired at Ember. To her sudden surprise though, she blocked the blast with a thick barrier of flames.

   “Would you care to explain who you are and why you were attacking the guards?” Ember said, looking at the blue haired girl. Noticing Vinyl with her weapon, she turned her head to face her for a moment. “Oh… and may I remind you that I’ve lived long enough to know when ponies such as yourself will try to attack me from my blind spot so I recommend you stay out of this.”

   “Ok. One, don’t tell me what to do. I get that a lot from the royal guards when they arrested me from time to time. And second, we were sent to the Canterlot dungeon because Princess Moonbutt sent Erica to jail for no reason.” She said still pointing her gun at Ember.

    Ember sighed. “Typical for one to not think first before they act. The city’s tensions are already running high due to what happened in Tartarus and what you two are doing is adding fuel to that fire. If you let me help you, I’ll make sure you don’t receive any time behind bars. But… if you even think about pulling that trigger…” The Mancer picked up a pipe on the ground, using her powers to melt it into a molten pile of hot liquid. “Then your toy will have the same fate as that pipe.”

 When it came to situations like these, Ember was firm with her tone and speech. Any sign of weakness would show to them that she wasn’t saying the truth. The Pyromancer was trying to show that she meant business. Soon, Princess Luna was arriving around the corner as she began to screech to a halt.

 “I found you fiends-!! Wait… Ember? What are you doing here?”

“I felt a disturbance in Life Force energy and came to investigate. From what I know so far, this seems to be a simple misunderstanding given their stories.”

“But the pony that called the guards said that this girl was taking hostages-!”

“Yes and almost all of the citizens in the city are still in a emotional state of fear after Tirek penetrated through the castle walls. Did you consider that? Also, I don’t feel any negative force from them.”

What Ember meant just now was in relation to Life Force energy. There were both positive and negative types of this energy and it all focused on personality, emotions, and behaviors. After hearing Vinyl’s story, Ember felt both the Unicorn and the girl’s Life Force being positive. Therefore, she could tell that they were telling the truth.

“How should we deal with this then?” The Princess asked. “If what you say is true, then how can they prove it?”

 “Did you ask possible witnesses?” Ember asked.

   The thought just went across the Princesses mind, remembering the talk she had with two of the Witnesses inside the cafe they were in. Two friends named Lyra and BonBon. “We did… and given Ms. Scratch’s story…… They’re all the same.”

She turned towards the Unicorn as Ember helped Erica get up on her feet, apologizing for her actions that she took against them. “What should they do now, Ember?”

“Well, If Vinyl has a place to stay, then Erica should stay with her.”

“H-hey!! Don’t I get a say in this!?!”

  “I think you would prefer the bed in a guest room than a guard's cell.” Ember told the human. “Still though, when you get a bit familiar with your surroundings, come find me at Sweet Apple Acres. I would like to talk to you when you have the opportunity.”

 Erica just nodded her head as Ember walked away, disappearing in a shift of flames. Vinyl had only one response to what just happened though.

 “Okay, who the buck was that!?!”

“That, my little pony, was Ember Valkyr.” Luna told them. “The Tortured Phoenix.”

 “Huh… eh. What eve’s just tell us where the guest room is so I can relax for a bit.”

 Luna sighed. “I think when she meant guest room… she meant your friends guest room.”

The only thing that could be heard for miles was the outcry of agony from Vinyl Scratch that could be heard for miles. "NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!"

(Nighttime)

“I can’t believe I’m stuck here in bucking Canterlot for the night!” Yelled Vinyl punching her pillow case. “Not only that but I have to share a room with you of all ponies.”

“Hey what wrong with you sharing a room with me?” Asked Erica.

“It’s not you personally, but after what happen in ponyville today Octavia is pretty much going to be pissed off at me.”

“They why not try to explain it to her that what happen when I was a misunderstanding?”

“This wouldn’t be the only time something like that happen to me, little bit of advice don’t drink when you’re alone.”

“Noted, then again I don’t drink alcohol so I’m pretty much safe for the time being.”

“Oh whatever ya nerd,” Vinyl’s horn glowed as she turned off the lights in the guest room they were staying in for the night. “I’ll deal with Octavia in the morning, till then good night.”

“Good night to you to DJ.”