Author's Note

This chapter is now edited. Sorry Grammar Nazis for the unedited draft.

Chapter 2 (edited)

The Mane Six: Chapter Two

Chapter 2 Recap: Rainbow Dash, the leader of the mercenary group, The Nightmarebolts, is having dreams of her part in killing her old group, The Wonderbolts. Rainbow Dash is deeply confused on why her past is haunting her. While this is happening, Discord, The Spirit Of Chaos, has broken free of his stone prison and has stolen The Elements Of Harmony for unknown reasons. Princess Celestia had called an emergency meeting in The Crystal Empire to save the capital of Equestria, Canterlot from Discord. They only evacuated a couple of citizens and had to put a magical force field to keep Discord from spreading his chaos all around Equestria, leaving ponies trapped inside who were held hostage by Discord. Celestia thought of a plan to employ the six most dangerous ponies in Equestria who are currently incarcerated to save Canterlot.

“So...what do you think?” said Princess Celestia.

"So...you're going to have Pinkamena go back to her abuser!" screamed Limestone Pie who then flung the table to the window shattering the bullet and magic proof glass, scaring the guards near the window. The guards in the room rushed in to restrain her.

Cloudy Quartz looked as if she saw a ghost. she scolded, "Limestone!” –she turned to the royals– “I'm sorry, Princesses, she never acts like this!"

"Limestone, calm down," said Maud in her usual emotionless tone. "But Limestone is right. I'm sorry Princess, I don't agree with your plan.”

In the room was Princess Celestia, Luna, and Cadance with Lady Sunset Shimmer who were telling the Pie family about their wanting to have their second youngest daughter, Pinkamena to be in a task force to save Canterlot.

Sunset moved over to Celestia and whispered into her ear, "I just knew this family wouldn't like this.”

Igneous Rock Pie sighed, "I'm sorry, your majesties, but we can't agree with your plan and and we refuse to let Pinkamena go to Canterlot".

Limestone clenched her fists "I thought you guys were going to cure her, not put her in even more danger! SHE DOES NOT NEED MORE ABUSE!"

"We just want Pinkamena back your majesties," said Marble Pie in a very quiet voice.

Princess Luna took a deep breath. "We know your family is going through a hard time, but we need Pinkamena. She has the power to save Equestria.”

Princess Cadance spoke up, "Mr. And Mrs. Pie, we won't abuse or mistreat your daughter as we are still treating her. There are hundreds of ponies still being held hostage by Discord and Pinkamena can help."

"You..y-you promise?" said Marble.

"We promise to Faust herself that we will try to make sure Pinkamena will have no harm done to her," said Princess Celestia.

Igneous exhaled "Fine."

Limestone looked shocked and glared at their father. "Dad-"

Cloudy Quartz chimed in, cutting Limestone off. "I'll let my baby go too."

"I'll allow it," added Maud.

"Me...too," cracked Marble in a louder voice.

All of the ponies in the room looked at the remaining family member.

"Fine...but you better be telling the truth!" Limestone said, disgruntled.

Princess Celestia had a small smile on her face. "I'm glad we could reach an agreement. Now... would you like to see Pinkamena?" All of the Pie family's ears perked up at what Princess Celestia said.

Maud changed her emotionless expression to a small grin "We would like that, Princess Celestia."

The princesses and Sunset Shimmer exited the room. Princess Cadance's horn glowed and restored the window back to it's original form.

A crystal guard came up to the four. "Shall we charge the mare, Your Highness?".

"No...let her be," said Cadance, dismissing the guard.

Princess Luna had a confused look plastered on her face. "How did she break that glass?"

Sunset replied "Well, she's a Pie, don't question it."

"True."

Applejack sighed as she plopped down to her bed. She had grown bored of everyday prison life. She had been out of her cell to interrogate prisoners of war from Yakyakistan and Griffonstone sometimes. She was friendly, but when that failed she used violence. She did the same things when she was a changeling and general of Chrysalis's army. But that was years ago.

She understood why Griffonstone and Yakyakistan were against Equestria welcoming changelings as citizens and why that was a big reason they declared war on them. Changelings are bugs, and when you come across a bug you exterminate them.

The door which kept Applejack in the magical glass cell that weakened her abilities, opened. Applejack got off her bed as the two guards came into the cell and put Applejack in handcuffs. They led her out of her cell, but not before putting a neck brace on on her which had the same spell the cell had.

"Y'all gonna use me for dirty work again?" asked Applejack.

"Quiet!" one of the guards told Applejack sternly.

The guards escorted her to the visiting room with a table and two chairs on one side and another one on the other side. In the two chairs was her little sister, Apple Bloom and her big brother, Lieutenant General Big Macintosh.

Apple Bloom had a faint smile. Applejack still couldn't believe that her family could forgive her for her sins. "Howdy AJ, Sorry fer not visiting y'all in a while, or writin' to ya’ in some time.

"That's fine. RaRa visited me a lot so ah wasn't alone," replied Applejack.

Apple Bloom bit her lip and sniffled. "You know Granny hadn't been feelin’ so well. Sh-She died a few days ago."

Applejack stared down to her feet, her mane covering her eyes. "Ah knew this would happen some time. She's lived over three generations. Ah hope she's happy with Ma and Pa. Ah'm not gonna see them in the afterlife, of course."

"Jus to let you know, she died peacefully like she was just going to sleep," said Big Macintosh.

Applejack nodded "So...you gonna tell me what y'all gonna do to me."

Big Macintosh bit his lip. "Discord is back."

"How did that happen?" responded Applejack.

"We don't know. But like when you did yer interrogation techniques to shorten your life sentence fer first degree murder, to forty-seven years, this is your chance to do it again. Discord took over Canterlot. You and five other prisoners will go to Canterlot to defeat Discord and save the Equestrians held captive by Discord. Though be careful, the five mares are corrupted by magic."

"So y'all gonna shorten my sentence, but what bout' the others?" questioned Applejack to her brother.

"They will likely be locked up ferever unless the dark magic is ridden from them. Your sentence of forty-seven years will be shaven down a bit to thirty-four years. The others will be forced to cooperate."

"Like when y'all tried to force me. Nice try, but that didn't work."

"It didn't work because ya overheard us," rebutted Big Macintosh.

Applejack thought of bucking Sweet Apple Acres apple trees. Her thirst to get out into the open world was relentless. "When will ah go?"

"You will go in five hours. Remember this, AJ" Big Mac got off his chair and walked to his sister and got close to her face. "Do not. I repeat, do not kill anypony innocent or kill anypony guilty on purpose."

"Yes sir," said Applejack resentfully.

"May I get some information on those six?" asked Sunset Shimmer to one prison guard.

"Yes, Lady Sunset," said the guards-mare and exited the room.

Sunset opened up her bag and pulled out a pencil and a brown journal with her cutie mark on it. She then opened the magical journal and began writing.

Dear my friends,

Discord still has Canterlot under his rule, sadly. But Princess Celestia has come up with a plan. This plan has the evil pony version of you five and Celestia's former student coming together as a task force. Those six have the power to take down Discord since the elements were stolen by Discord. Princess Celestia thinks that they can do some good still. I mean, I did so once. I think they can too. Princess Celestia made me the leader. I just hope I'll be able to control them! Wish me luck you guys! I really miss you. I'll try to visit you soon, I love you all.

Sincerely, Your friend Sunset Shimmer

Sunset Shimmer closed the journal and put it back in her bag with her pencil as the guards mare re-entered the room. She had six files in her hands and threw them onto the table Sunset was standing near to.

"I hope this is of some use to you, Lady Sunset. in the files are medical and prison reports," said the guards-mare.

"Thank you ma'am." Sunset held up one of files and looked for the prison.

Sunset scanned through the prison reports. Five of the mares were imprisoned for crimes they weren't technically guilty of because of dark magic corruption. And those five ponies she was very close friends with. They would be released if the dark magic was rid from their bodies. Applejack well was the odd one of the bunch. Applejack was once a changeling and even the general of Queen Chrysalis's army.

She wasn't born a changeling, she was turned into one as a filly. She went to Manehattan and stayed with her aunt and uncle. When she wanted to come back to her home, Sweet Apple Acres she went alone and got lost in The Everfree Forest. She stumbled upon a changeling base and was turned into a changeling.

When Queen Chrysalis and her changeling army’s invasion of Canterlot failed, Lieutenant General Big Macintosh, the big brother of Applejack apprehended Applejack. Even as a changeling he instantly recognized her. Through magic Applejack was returned to her regular self. But when she got turned back into a pony she retained the powers of a changeling.

The shapeshifting and immunity to toxins and poisons still remained. Applejack was angry at the changeling race and even angrier that they were welcomed into Equestria and made citizens. Like Yakyakistan and Griffonstone she had the racist idea changelings were all 'evil bugs'.

When Queen Chrysalis was apprehended and put into this very prison, Applejack snuck in and killed her. Applejack was given the sentence of life in prison. This wasn't Applejack first job for the government, though. She was the interrogator and spy for the army.

Her choice of interrogation techniques were unique. She treated the war prisoners with kindness and they opened up to her. The war prisoners didn't even notice they spilled secrets. Applejack's sentence was shortened to forty-seven years for her contributes to the war.

"SUNSET SHIMMER!" Sunset's head jerked and she accidentally dropped the files in her hands. What she saw made her gasp.

"S-Spike!?" Sunset hadn't seen the dragon since Discord had taken over Canterlot. Spike was now traveling around doing damage control. For a nineteen year old drake Sunset was quite impressed.

"Sir Spike? I thought you were in Vanhoover?" asked the guards-mare.

"I was, but I came here because of this idiotic plan including my MOTHER!"

Sunset cringed at Spike's outburst. Twilight Sparkle was the adopted mother of Spike. She was once a royal lady and personal student of Celestia like herself. Twilight also fell down the dark path like her, but she didn't realise her mistake.

During the war against Griffonstone and Yakyakistan, there was a surprise attack known as “The Battle Of Griffonstone”. Shining Armor was killed by rebel assassins, bitter of the lost of Griffonstone. Shining at first survived. But the doctors said it was likely he wasn't going to live long as he was shot in the head.

Twilight turned to dark magic to save her brother. So she had gotten the Alicorn Amulet. How she got it is still unknown. The Alicorn Amulet does have incredible power, but it corrupts its host. Shining Armor had died from his injuries, but Twilight brought her brother back to life with the amulet’s dark powers.

The amulet corrupted it's host and she became power hungry. It turned Twilight Sparkle into a demonic alicorn. She was eventually caught, but it was too late. The amulet was merged with Twilight Sparkle and it was too late to save her.

"Spike, we're desperate. Twilight and those five mares can save Equestria," defended Sunset.

Spike clenched his fists. "You know damn well none of those mares are mentally sane including my mom, Sunset."

"We're trying, Spike."

"YOU'RE NOT TRYING ENOUGH!"

Sunset cringed even more. "Spike... this is our last attempt. All of our other attempts have failed."

Spike exhaled “Sunset...Please make sure Twilight is not harmed."

Sunset had a small smile "Yes... I will try with all my might."

Shining Armor and Cadance looked nervously to one another. In the anti-magic glass cell was a disheveled mulberry colored alicorn. Her mane was messy and the feathers on her wings looked like they weren't preaned in forever. The alicorn mare was in a sitting position facing away from the two royals.

The mare smugly grinned. "Hello, my brother and sister in law." The mare then glanced at Princess Cadence's pregnant belly. "Aren't you due in a two months?"

"Yes, Twilight," replied Princess Cadence.

Twilight Sparkle laughed quietly. "Can't wait to be an aunt, but you're probably not going to let her see me on the account that I'm a monster. I wonder if she's going to be an alicorn."

Shining Armor glared at Twilight. "You're not a monster, Twily. We will save you."

"I saved you. You were a dead stallion and I saved you. Yet I'm deemed a monster. Me being saved is what you said two years ago. I'm still here, B.B.B.F.F," replied Twilight Sparkle. She then turned around showing her face to her brother and sister in law.

"Twilight something is going to happen to you soon," said Shining Armor.

Twilight raised an eyebrow. "What? You're gonna execute me? Don't blame you."

Shining Armor and Princess Cadence eye's widened and both stepped back in shock.

"TWILIGHT! WE WOULD NEVER DO THAT!" scolded Shining Armor. He couldn't believe his sister would think he would let her be executed.

Twilight sighed. "Of course you wouldn't. Ponies are so weak minded. I have no reason to live, I'm not going to commit suicide, that's what cowards do, but why bother living if ponies think I'm a monster. I don't care if I live or if I die."

Shining Armor and Cadence looked as if they were to slap Twilight's face, but calmed down.

"Whatever is going to happen to me, I'm ready," Twilight said.

Shining Armor looked at his satchel and in it was books upon books. Shining Armor's horn glew and the satchel was no longer on him and now in Twilight's cell.

Twilight smiled. "Thanks, B.B.B.F.F."