Twilight's eyes flickered open. As she stood up, she noticed the rest of the squad was still sound asleep. She looked over at the figure of Horace sleeping next to her, and she smiled. She got up and changed into her Combat gear, all the while Horace watched her.

"Good cat." Twilight said, and Horace mewed, brushed up against her leg, and walked out. Twilight shook her head and sat down on the chair, and she looked outside, the sun rising over the desolate streets. She sighed, remembering how Celestia raises the sun. After ten minutes, the remainder of the squad woke up.

"Morning, comrade." Dimitri said.

"Morning, Dimitri." Twilight replied.

"Alright, Agents. Rise and shine." Nick said. "Faye wants us in the Command center ASAP."

"Why?"

"Dunno. She says it's important."

"Good enough for me." Harper replied, hoisting her backpack up. "Let's move."

"What about breakfast?" Twilight asked. Nick tossed her an energy bar.

"That's breakfast. Normal days, we would get something out of the snack bin, but normal left a long fucking time ago. Eat on the move."

As the squad walked out, with Twilight hastily eating the Energy bar, they passed the cafeteria, where Twilight waved to Adam and Jeremy. When they entered the Command Center, Captain Benitez and Faye Lau looked up.

"Agents, we have a serious problem. Last night, we received a report from a JTF squad that they had found a Riker safehouse."

"You want us to clear it out?" Twilight asked, and Faye shook her head.

"It was already cleared. Not by JTF, Cleaners, LMB, or Rikers. They found burn marks, similar to that of a flamethrower, but ISAC couldn't identify what it was. It wasn't Napalm-B."

"Meaning it wasn't the Cleaners." Dimitri said.

"Yeah. Problem is, they found this and brought it back." Benitez said, taking out something all too familiar to Twilight. A journal, emblazoned with a gold and red sun.

"Oh Celestia." Twilight said.

"What's wrong, Agent?" Lau asked.

"That journal, it belongs to a friend of mine. Her name's Sunset Shimmer. That journal is her way of contacting Equestria. She must have come here, looking for me. That's the only explanation!" Twilight said.

"Shit." Faye said. "If someone gets their hands on her…"

"Big trouble for us and New York. We've seen what you can do. That magic of yours, used as a weapon…" Benitez added.

"It could wipe out Manhattan in one fell sweep." Logan said.

"We need to find her!" Twilight said.

"We will. Notify all JTF squads available!" Benitez barked, and a Soldier sprinted out.

"Do you know where she could possibly be?" Faye asked.

"Knowing Sunset, she'll most likely wander around, try to find somewhere safe. Maybe the safehouses in each district?" Twilight said.

"We'll notify them as well. But all of them have Riker, LMB, Cleaner, or Looter presence. So, they could've gotten her and stashed her who-knows-where. That's an awful lot of searching to do." Faye said.

"Agreed. We need to narrow it down." Nick said. "Can you contact her?"

"I can try using telepathy magic, but ever since I arrived, my magic hasn't been as effective as it used to be."

"Probably the contamination from the Virus. See if you can do it." Faye said, and Twilight nodded.

"Here goes." Twilight said, and her eyes closed, and her hands began to glow. After three minutes, she opened her eyes.

"Got her. She said she didn't have much time. She says she's underground in a train station. She saw a large statue near it."

"Times Square. There's a small metro hub." Nick said.

"Get on it!" Benitez said. "I'll reroute two squads to support you. Troubadour 1-4's outside and waiting. Get her here now!"

"Yessir! Sierra Kilo! Let's go!" Nick said. As the squad rushed out, Faye smiled and turned to Benitez.

"Two squads?"

"Better safe than sorry." he replied.

"Let's better hope she's safe, or we'll be really sorry." Faye replied.

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As the helo set down in Times Square, the squad filed out to search the area. After a few minutes, with help from the two JTF squads that arrived halfway through, they managed to find the Metro entrance, sealed with a garage gate.

"Stack up!" Nick ordered. As the JTF took up positions, Logan slammed the OPEN button. As the grate slid upward, they entered.

"Watch your corners." Nick said as they walked along the tunnel.

"She's close. Follow me." Twilight said, and as the squad ventured further, they noticed the number of crates and full garbage bags was steadily growing.

"Some kind of HQ. Expect heavy resistance." Dimitri said. As they reached the hub, the JTF took up positions.

"Twilight, sitrep?" Nick asked.

"Sunset's inside. At least seven heavily armed targets. Sunset's in the back, in a security office….wait, company! Five more being brought into to the office...oh, no."

"What?" Nick asked.

"Those five are more of my friends! They got brought here too!" Twilight said.

"Get ready!" Nick said. "Breach on my mark!"

"Ready, sir." the lead JTF officer replied.

Nick counted down form three, and when his fingers went down, Twilight slammed the switch. As the grate slid upward, the JTF opened fire, drawing the attention of the hostiles.

"Fuck! Get 'em!" A hostile cried. Twilight saw they were clad like a mix of looter and Riker, only they all wore a yellow jacket, shirt, or wristband. As they opened fire, Twilight took cover inside a Rail Car. Nick swiftly followed. As soon as he reached cover, he pulled out a Sticky Launcher and aimed. He pulled the trigger, sending the round careening into a hostile. Nick smiled and pulled the detonator.

BOOM.

The explosion sent the man's body to the floor, and the other hostiles fled to cover. Dimitri loosed a Seeker Mine, which homed in and exploded, clearing two. Twilight unloaded her MP5 into an encroaching hostile. Then, the dull thunk of a bullet slammed into the steel of the car.

"Sniper!" Nick yelled, blind-firing his ACR.

"I'll get it!' Logan said. Aiming down the sights of his MK14, he acquired the head of his foe. One trigger pull, and the sniper fell.

"Hostile down!" Logan cried, whilst reloading.

"Cover me!" Twilight yelled as she broke for the security office. Sliding into cover, she drew her M16 and shot a second. As the last of the hostiles fled, Twilight shouldered her weapons.

"Nice job, agent." Nick said. "Let's get your friends out of here."

As Twilight opened the door to the security office, the faces of human Applejack, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rainbow, Rarity, and Sunset, all covered with dirt and grime, looked back. Pinkie was the first to recognize Twilight, who was crushed by a hug.

"Hey, Pinkie." Twilight said.

"OHMYGOSHWETHOUGHTYOUWEREDEADANDALLTHAT!" Pinkie stammered, crying.

"I'm fine. Let's go."

"Wait, Twilight." Sunset said. She pulled Twilight aside.

"What's wrong?" Twilight asked.

"We were kidnapped, Twilight. I was in the library when I blacked out. The next thing I know, I'm here with these lunatics."

"Who kidnapped you? Do you know?"

"I do. It was Flash Sentry."

Author's Note

Yeah, Flash is a bad guy.