Sunrise was used to firefights. There was something about them that made things simple. He was in a hastily made trench with several grazes and cuts across his body. Across from him in a midnight blue unicorn sat back against the same dirt trench. He was clearly upset and the fact he was levitating a revolver with his horn made it a bit more obvious.
“Great bucking job Sunrise! I told you this was a diplomatic meeting.” The unicorn then fired a few shots off in the distances at the approaching shilloutes in the sky. "That meant no violence!" Sunrise responded in concert with a heavy battle saddle, his mini-gun roaring to life as several griffons fell to the earth riddled with tungsten and steel.
“I am negotiating with the griffons. Bullets are excellent at sending messages.” He said in his rough voice as he continued to fire, his bulky body absorbing quiet a bit of recoil. The sun was setting and he noticed his impromptu partner’s horn was glowing less and less. Dusk was coming and that meant unless the two did something fast, there trench would be thier new grave.
“Hey Nightfall, hope you prayed to your dear fluffy Luna.”
Nightfall turned bewildered as Sunrise pointed his battle saddle at him. The blue unicorn began to shout out in fear as Sunrise gave a maniacal grin.
Bullets tore into the night with a scream of terror.
Several seconds afterwards, Nightfall opened his eyes to see Sunrise's smoking gun pointed at him but turned to see several Changelings shredded behind him, the inscetiod carcasses torn into green and black chunks.
"Thanks, I guess." Nightfall said as he reloaded his revolver with a practiced ease.
"I was ordered to keep you breathing and by Celestia, Solar Legionnaires don't disobey orders. Besides when all is said and done I'm the only one who gets to kill you."
Sunrise turned back to the swarms of griffons approaching and began screaming as he fired his gun with a butchered finese. For an earth pony Sunrise had an unusaul hatred for the sky and anything that flew.
Nightfall shook his head as Sunrise continued to insult the griffons as he fumbled with a sphere from his vest.
He spoke a simple incantation and the sphere glowed a pale blue. Suddenly it hummed to life showing a small image of a yellow mare in full gold armor. The image blew a kiss to Nightfall and spoke in a sharp voice,
"If you die out thier you blue bitch, I'm going to come to the land of the dead and kill you again." He gave a sad smile as he popped up from the trench and fired several rounds into the advancing horde of griffons and changelings.
"Ready for plan Bucked up, Sunrise?" Nightfall asked as he ran out of ammo.
Sunrise nodded as he continued firing,
"Do it. Looks like Violetta might have to bury me anyway."
Both ponies nodded as they began to think thier final thoughts. They both pulled out from thier respective bags two halves of an orb. Sunrise's half was as bright as the sun itself, warm to the touch. Nightfalls was as opaque as the night sky, cool and calm. They placed them together and were blinded by a white flash...
Several Days earlier...
The Broken Mare was a dive bar by all concerns. Being that it was in the city of Balimare made it no better. At the moment it was crowded with all sorts of ponies, each sporting the emblem of The New Lunar Republic. However one white earth pony with a red and orange mane sat in a booth with a mare surronded by Republican soldiers.
"You've got some real bronze balls to come in here buddy." One pegasus said. The white pony was currently drinking a glass of cider with a mare by his side.
"Its a free city. Besides as I recall were in a ceasefire. Solar Empire and NLR are at peace." The pony then smashed the glass into the pegasus' head. Blood splattered out as the glass cut into the pegasus' face and sent several of the crowd scattering. The pony then grabbed the pegasus by the chest and growled,
"You owe me a drink." Then with eart pony strenghth tossed the pegasus away.
"Sunny!" The mare barked.
"Look Vi, I'm sorry but I only have so many days of leave, and I'll be sunfried if I spend them being bothered by Lunite morons."
Violetta slapped Sunrise hard.
"I dont care! Cadence has already put up with you enough. Did you forget that I am one of those Lunite morons as well?"
Sunrise raised an eyebrow the siezed the mare roughly and kissed her full on the mouth. The mare struggled at first but soon eased into the kiss. Pulling away Sunrise gave a devlish grin,
"I don't really give a damn." He then nuzzled her neck and whispered,
"Besides not even Celstia herself has my heart like you."
Violetta gave a big grin amd kissed Sunrise once more before trotting back to the bar.
"Keep talking like that and I'll think your going soft."
Sunrise turned to see Cadence, the bar's owner and Violetta's older sister.
"What do you want Nightbitch?" Sunrise asked harshly.
Cadance was a grey pegasus with an electric blue mane and always had a permanant grin.
"There's talk among the NLR. Luna's been seen with Celestia. Many think something big is going down."
Sunrise gave a grimace.
"What kind of something?"
"You know Sunrise. There's talk of a task force. Something called Nyx. Seems like the princesses realize while there trying to kill eachother, maybe Equestria's enemies might try to take advantage."
Sunrise nodded and smoothly handed Cadence a bag bursting with bits.
"You realize that my intel could be wrong?" Cadence asked as she folded the bag into her wings for safe keeping.
"If it is Violetta will have one less sister."
And with that Sunrise gathered his things and left the bar into the rainy Baltimare night.
