CAMPER
8 PTS / TOTAL 73 PTS
ONLY 27 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

"And I would have gotten more of some people helped me when I needed." he glared at his "partners". Treble shrugged.

SAINTS BRO
20 PTS / TOTAL 56 PTS
ONLY 44 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

PIPSQUEAK
11 PTS / TOTAL 43 PTS
ONLY 57 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

ROCKSTAR WANNABE
18 PTS / TOTAL 49 PTS
ONLY 51 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

MOMMA SUNNY
26 PTS / TOTAL 28 PTS
ONLY 72 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

BACKGROUND BOY
36 PTS / TOTAL 64 PTS
ONLY 36 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

"Holy shit!" Treble's eyes widened. "When did you had the time?"

Norman just adjusted his beanie, as if saying "I'm awesome and I know it".

MERBITCH
26 PTS / TOTAL 76 PTS
ONLY 24 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

MIDNA
22 PTS / TOTAL 62 PTS
ONLY 46 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

KILLER QUEEN
50 PTS / TOTAL 100 PTS
PLEASE CHOOSE FROM THE 100 POINTS MENU

"What the fuck?!" Midna yelled. "You got 100 points in two missions?! Fucking TWO?!"

"Three, technically." Adagio corrected.

"Shut up, I don't give a shit. How did you do that? Do you know cheat codes? Wait, that's it! That's what happens when you stick your finger in BB's ear, right? You're cheating! You're motherfucking cheating, you bitch."

Sunset grabbed the girl's chin, forcing her to shut her mouth.

"I play this game fair and square." Shimmer said. "Don't go accusing others of cheating just because you're not good enough, a'ight?" she dropped Midna to the ground once again, then turned to the Black Ball. "Remember, kids: we're at war right now, so we need as much firepower as we can get. We don't have the luxury to revive people or drop out anymore."

"At war? With who? The suit people?" Roll asked.

"Precisely. So, if you get 100 points, ask BB for a better gun!"

"That was my plan for the start!"

"So, without further ado..." Shimmer stood in front of the dark sphere. "BB, I choose the second option. I want my Pile Driver ready for the next mission."

"'Pile Driver'?" Nolan inquired.

Shimmer smirked. "You'll see."

* * *

Sunset woke up on her bed. Hope apparently stood beside her all night, for she was sitting on a chair but sleeping with her head and arms on the bed. With last night's events still fresh in her mind, she stayed in bed a little longer before standing up and opening the windows - it was morning already, but she didn't felt like getting ready for school.

"Maybe she found out Flash is dead because of me?" she shook her head. "No, what a silly idea, Sunset Shimmer. Even if she did found out, she would never murder people in a fit of rage... she looked around until she noticed the special book sitting on her shelf, the magical book from Equestria she used to communicate with her royal friend. "Would she?"

She picked it up her book and opened it up on the last page she wrote. After reading the last few lines of their last conversation - a very scientific debate about why measuring the position of an electron changes its momentum and vice versa - she picked up a pen and wrote:

Hey, are you there?

Sunset waited for a few minutes, growing more and more fearful and paranoid as time went by. She received a reply after around 12 minutes, and that put her mind at ease.

Yes, I am. Do you need anything, Sunset Shimmer?

She thought about using the old excuse "sorry, wrong number", but this wouldn't work in this case for obvious reasons.

No, forgive me for bothering you, I just needed to confirm something.

Confirm what, exactly?
Oh, have you finally found my human counterpart Pinkie Pie mentioned? :D

More or less.

That's so exciting!
I'll be there in five minutes. ;)

Sunset's face went pale.

WAIT!

What? Is there something wrong?

Sunset wrote without thinking about what to say next, and now she had to come up with something quick, otherwise Princess Twilight would be suspicious and go to the human world anyway.

I don't want to scare her.
If she sees another Twilight Sparkle walking up to her she'll probabably lose it!

I see your point.
Besides, who knows what would happen if I met my human counterpart?
Maybe direct contact would destroy our particles or something.

Sunset chuckled, remembering how they used to make theories and theories about how the multiverse would react to two of the same meeting each other. Fortunately, she already solved that mystery. Once again Sunset Shimmer wrote without thinking:

Don't worry, I already tested that, it's safe.

You did? Really? How?

Her eyes widened. Now she had to come up with an explanation for this, too.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid..." she muttered while facepalming repeatedly.

I met my own counterpart.

REALLY???
Wow, that's so interesting!
What about this one? Can I meet her?

I'm sorry, but not yet.
Don't worry, when they're ready to meet you, I'll send you a message.

Oh.
Alright, then.
I'll be waiting!

Until then!

Sunset closed the book and sighed in relief. It was confirmed that her friend was still in Equestria and would stay there for as long as needed. She walked up to Hope and shook her gently.

"Wakey, wakey!" she said in a sing-song tone.

"G'morning, Sunset..." Hope said before yawning. "Is breakfast ready?"

Shimmer joined them a while later, during breakfast. After they were done, Hope rushed to the bathroom to brush her teeth so she could go watch TV, since it was Shimmer's and Sunset's turn to clean the table and wash the dishes.

"So, what did I miss last night after I... You know." she asked.

"I made 100 points." Shimmer answered while inspecting a mug closely to make sure it was clean.

"You what?"

"Uh huh. And I asked for a better gun."

"You're kidding me, right? How can a person get 100 points in two missions?"

"I'm awesome, that's how!"

"Well... Why a better gun, though? Don't you wish to be free? Or isn't there someone from your generation you wish to revive?"

"I have nowhere else to go, remember? Choosing freedom would be basically choosing to be homeless - thanks for letting me stay here, by the way! And not really; all my previous 'co-workers' were decent fighters, but they were all a bunch of insubordinate monkeys who got themselves killed because they didn't know the meaning of the word 'teamwork'. I'm glad I don't have that problem with you guys."

"You could have... You know... Revived Pearl. Or Flash."

Shimmer placed her damp hand on Sunset's shoulder.

"Like I said yesterday to the others, we're at war. For now, we need more guns. Once we eradicate those filthy human-sized leeches you can revive every person in BB's memory if you feel like it but, for now, we need to fight for our lives. And trust me when I say this: the 100 points guns are amazing!"

Sunset took a deep breath. "Ok, Shimmer, I'll... I'll trust you."

Shimmer patted her cheek and went back to washing the dishes. "That's my girl!"

* * *

It was a sunny day in Canterlot Town, so the girls decided to go shopping in the afternoon. Most of them were carrying two or maybe three bags but, as usual, Rarity overdid it so Rainbow Dash, Sunset and Applejack had to help her carry everything.

"Do you really need that much fabric, Rarity?" Dash asked.

"Better have too much than not enough, don't you think, darling?" Rarity said with a wink.

Hope, who volunteered to carry one of Rarity's bags, noticed a very peculiar person in an alley. She couldn't see their face clearly since the person was wearing a hooded robe, but she did noticed locks of midnight blue hair poking from under the hood. The only person she knew about who had that color of hair was the person Shimmer told them to kill on sight, so she tugged at Sunset's sleeve.

"Yes, Hope?" the younger girl motioned for Sunset to come closer, so she kneeled beside her, who whispered something in her ear. Sunset's eyes widened, but her expression slowly shifted from shocked to angry. They placed the bags they were carrying on the ground and ran toward the alley, Sunset reaching for the Gib Gun she kept hidden in her purse at all times.

"Sunset, what's wrong?" Fluttershy asked.

"They're ditching us. Get them!" Dash said before dropping the bags she was carrying and running after the duo. Applejack did the same.

"No, wait, don't go, WAAAAAIT!" Rarity called, but to no avail.

The alley the hooded figure was gone, but that didn't stop Sunset from giving chase, so it didn't took long for them to find the person they were running after. She then pointer her Gib Gun at the person without taking it out of her purse.

"Take off that hood and turn around slowly." she ordered. The person, who had their back turned to Hope and Sunset, complied with her request and took off her hood. The person's hair was indeed long and midnight blue, but the lack of pink and purple hair strands confused the Equestrian girl.

"There's no need to threaten me with a weapon, my child, I mean no harm." the person said with a clearly female voice. As requested by Sunset, she turned around slowly; the woman was very beautiful, probably around her mid-thirties. Her skin was pale blue and she had scars around her eyes, which were milky white.

"You're not--"

"...the one you're looking for, that's correct." she interruped and finished her sentence. "The one who dwells in the shadows and hides behind the face of a loved one."

"How do y--"

"The 'how' is not important, my child." she interrupted again. "And now that we are here, we can begin."

The mysterious woman took a step closer toward her and Sunset took a step back, tightening her hand around the grip of the gun.

"Like I said, my child, I mean no harm. You have a very peculiar aura, and I would like to inspect it a little closer."

"What are you, a medium or something?"

"Ever since I lost my eyesight, I was capable of perceive things normal humans cannot. But people around town call me a fortune teller, so that's what I go by."

"And why did you had to lure me to this alley to do this?"

"The auras around your friends suggest that they care a lot about you, meaning that they could get in the way. You and your little friend here seem more... Open-minded, let's say."

Sunset thought about it for a moment, but then gave her purse to Hope. "Any funny moves and you know what to do!" Hope nodded.

The woman placed her hands on Sunset's cheeks and pressed her forehead to hers. Sunset felt like her personal space was being invaded, but decided to just close her eyes and cooperate.

"I see..." she muttered. "I see..."

"And what do you see?" the teen asked.

"The sky bleeds, staining the earth. The world cries for help. There's nothing you can do on your own. Friends will leave and enemies will join. You must work together." she let go of Sunset. "Fight side by side and mankind shall live to see another sunrise."

"There y'all are!" Applejack called. "The hay was that all about?"

"Uh, sorry, it's just... Hope really needed to go to the bathroom."

"The shopping mall was two blocks behind us!" Rainbow Dash pointed out.

"Uhhh..."

"That's my cue to leave." the woman said, placing a hand on Sunset's shoulder. "Farewell, Sunset Shimmer." the woman put on her hood once again, walked past Applejack and Rainbow Dash and disappeared in the crowd of people on the main street.

"Who was that?" Dash pointed her thumb at the direction the woman went.

"She was... A fortune teller."

"Uh, a teensy-weeny-tiny help here, guys?" Pinkie Pie called. She and Fluttershy were helping Rarity carry the bags they left behind.

* * *

YOU GUYS ARE NOW GOING TO FINISH THIS THING OFF:
BUG ALIEN
CHARACTERISTICS: FEEBLE, DEPENDANT
LIKES: EATING, SLEEPING
FAVORITE QUOTE: "Help!"

The Black Ball showed what appeared to be a pale green caterpillar with big, round, gleaming yellow eyes.

"Heh. I wonder what the Big Boss will look like." Midna said while picking up a Gib Rifle.

"Hopefully not a spider." Treble said. "I don't like spiders."

"Don't be a wuss!" Midna nudged him in the ribs. "Mosquitoes are far worse than spiders. And spiders eat mosquitoes. Spiders are a blessing!"

While the couple argued about which tiny creature was worse, Shimmer entered the adjacent room, followed by Sunset and the others.

"There it is." Shimmer picked up a gun that wasn't there the last time they entered the room. "She's a beauty, isn't she?"

The weapon was the one labeled by Shimmer as Pile Driver; it was black like all the other weapons provided by BB, but much bigger. Composed of two large rectangular barrels, the upper one roughly the same size as Shimmer's arm, and the lower one slightly bigger than her forearm, both with cables connected to them, they were linked to each other by a large trigger guard next to the muzzle and a grip with two triggers a few inches behind it. But, unlike the other weapons, there was no opening in the muzzle, but several circles, forming a pattern in which each circle was inside a bigger one.

"Ohhhhh, what does that do?" Norman asked.

"Wait for the mission to start, then I'll show you." Shimmer left the room, walked past Treble and Midna who were still arguing about spiders and mosquitoes, crouched beside the dark sphere and stuck her index finger inside the man's ear.

Author's Note

Ok, new laptop here, Steam games installed, already spent a few hours playing Fallout 3, Borderlands and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines... Yeah, I'm good to go! Back to TBBR!

And yes, I know the chapter was a little weak considering all the time it took me to upload it, but I was sick when I wrote most of it, so forgive me this time, ok? I promise next chapter will be many times better!

But since we're on the subject of games, you can add me on Steam if you feel like it, I am Nani Sore (but PM me first, I explained why in a blog post).

And here's a picture of the Pile Driver, weapon formerly known as Z-Gun (Canon name. Fanon name is H-Gun) in Gantz:

Kickass, huh?