The Runners

That evening...

Chaos broke out on the streets as ponies began to argue that there was some conspiracy behind the death of the Mayor. Some people even blamed the Ponyville Police for either killing the Mayor or not taking proper courses of action for protecting him. You believed it was a bit of both? Still, you hoped it was wrong. Because if you were right...

All hell would break out. And that...would be disastrous.

You and Red looked to the TV, then to each other. He started to tear up, eyes watering as though they were ready to form pools beneath his feet. He tried to speak to you, but all that came out were choked out noises. You walked to the table in the center of the living room, put on your messenger bag, buckled it up over your chest, and ran out the window, getting onto the fire escape and climbing up onto the roof. When you got there, it was a whole new scene of Ponyville.

Within hours...flames were upon some of the small homes and stores of Ponyville.

Suddenly, you heard a ping coming from your messenger bag. You pulled out a radio and heard a voice coming through. It was Daring Do's voice. There was poor connection, so all you could make out was "Safe house...go...Red...Luna..." You immediately turn vault over the fire escape and drop down a level until you reached level 3 and grabbed Red's arm. You then lead him to the fire escape and you both hopped down the steps to level two. Then level one, where you both turn vault over the fire escape and drop down, where you performed a PK roll and began running.

As you both ran, ponies noticed. One of them was a thug, seeing you run into an alleyway. You reached a dead end. He approached slowly. "Hey...you gonna...just stand where any random pony can mug you? Not very wise, you know..."

You noticed the knife behind his back. That's when you breathed calmly. Suddenly, every sense was heightened significantly. You got into fighting stance, and everything seemed...clearer. Your sight, which was normally 17/20, had suddenly been increased so far you saw every detail in everything your eyes could take in. Your hearing became crisp and clear, you could even hear the faint sounds of wind howling. You somehow tasted tensions in the air, dark and stormy. You felt every dead of sweat on your skin, and you smelled fear. Very strong. Coming from the very thug facing you.

He laughed nervously and yelled, "If that's supposed to scare me, kid, you got another thing coming!" He charged. You simply awaited him, then struck.

You ducked while turning, and roundhouse kicked him across the back of the head. Using your momentum from the kick, you ran faster than ever. Red followed after you, close behind as you both headed towards the destination.

"You aren't serious," said Red as you stared down.

Before you both was an entrance into the sewers.

You shoved him in and came in behind him. Then...you closed the manhole, sealing you off from the rest of the Ponyville district.