The Manehattan Project

Soarin and Vapor moved down the sidewalk towards the rundown 3rd Street buildings where Dusk could be hiding. Vapor quickly pushes Soarin up against a building a points up. Soarin looked and saw Fray on the roof of a nearby building. "That has to be it," Vapor whispered.

Soarin nodded. "Good eye," he said, pulling out his phone and sending a text.

Midnight didn't hesitate as she grabbed a large group of officers and raced towards the 3rd Street location. Upon arrival, she got out of her car and walked up to Soarin and Vapor while the other cops ran towards the building.

"You sure this is it?" Midnight asked.

Soarin nodded. "Eris pointed us this way and we saw Fray up on the roof."

The chief nodded before letting out a sigh. "You got some balls going to Eris." She then turned and ran towards the building. "You two keep watch out here!" She called back.

Soarin groaned and leaned up against the building. "Figures. We found the hideout and now we get stuck with grunt work."

Dusk put her phone away and looked at Coco, who was lying on a bed nearby. "They're storming the hideout this very second. How cute. They think they're going to save you," she cooed, letting out an evil chuckle before leaving the room.

Soarin and Vapor watch the group of cops enter the building before Vapor took a step forward. “Something feels off.”

“What are you talking about?” Soarin asked, watching her.

“This all seems a little too easy, doesn’t it?” Vapor asked as she turned to face him.

Midnight led her cops down to the basement where they entered a large room full of blueprints and schematics. “Search everything,” she ordered, before spotting a room off to the side. She left the others to go investigate. Inside the room was a monitor on table with a note on top.

"Fray was just waiting on the roof," Vapor continued. "She's been thorough up till now. Why so sloppy all of a sudden?”

Soarin watched her while she spoke before looking at the building and pulling out his gun. “You’re right. Something’s up.”

Midnight opened the note and read it: Gotcha! She went wide-eyed and turned to warn the others.

Soarin and Vapor began to move towards the building before a large explosion knocked them backwards. Both coughing, they looked up to see the supposed hideout up in flames. The stallion quickly scrambled to his feet and ran over.

“Midnight!” He yelled, stopping when the heat was too much. “Anyone?!” Vapor just stared in horror. “Shit!” Soarin yelled, dropping to his knees. In a fit of rage, he slammed his fist down on the pavement.

Dusk returned to Coco’s room with a smirk. “They’re all dead,” she sang.

Coco gasped and got off the bed. “Wh-What?! Soarin? Vapor?”

Dusk shook her head. “Unfortunately, they survived. But, this city now has a severe lack of law enforcement.”

“Enough games,” Trill said as she entered the room. “What’s this project of yours that’s so Important?”

“Precisely,” Shrill agreed as she joined her orange sister. “And, how will it save us from the repercussions of your actions?”

Dusk slowly spun around to face them. “Ever heard of a nuke?”

Shrill and Trill both eyed each other. “That’s supposed to be the mother of all bombs,” Trill answered. “I thought they scrapped that project years ago.”

“I found the plans,” Dusk cooed, walking up to them. “And, I built a small prototype. Should be big enough to level an entire city. And, with a help from unicorn magic, I can make it so there’s no fallout damage.”

“Why?” Shrill asked, crossing her arms.

“Because, who’s gonna mess with us if we set up bombs in every major city? We could own everything with this power. But, I can’t run everything by myself. That’s where you two come in.”

“Three may still not be enough,” Trill pointed out. “Equestria is pretty big.”

“I may have a fourth,” Dusk replied, leaning in. “Doesn’t mean we can’t recruit.” The two sisters eyed each other. “So, what do you think?”

“Ruling everything does sound rather nice,” Shrill moaned lightly as she ran her hands up her chest.

Trill nodded and looked at Dusk. “I say, we’re in. Now, shall we celebrate our partnership?”

Dusk nodded and wrapped her arms around then and held them close. “Yes, let’s.”

As the the mares began making out with each other, Coco fell back onto the bed. As she stared up at the ceiling, she let out a soft whimper.

Eris walked down one of the aisles in her shop before she spotted a couple kids putting their hands on the front windows. “Hey, you shits, I just cleaned those!” She yelled, summoning a tennis ball and throwing it at them. It hit one of them in the leg and caused them to run out of the shop chuckling. “Just wait until you’re eighteen!” Before the dots could close, Soarin burst through. “Oh, you’re back,” she greeted with a smile. “How did…”

She was cut off when the stallion punched her hard across the face. "You fuckin' knew, didn't you?!" He yelled as Vapor ran in after him. The stallion then grabbed Eris and shoved her into one of the shelves before holding her by the fur around her neck. "You fuckin' knew and now they're dead!"

"Hey, hey," Vapor gasped, running up to him. "Stop it!" When she tried to step in, Soarin pushed her back before throwing the draconequus to the floor. "Stop!" Vapor yelled again as she stepped between him and Eris. "Enough!"

"She let us send everyone into a trap!" Soarin continued yelling. Vapor knelt down to check on Eris. "Oh, she's fine," Soarin sighed. "She's the goddess of fucking chaos. She probably felt nothing."

"Then..." Vapor began, before seeing Eris smile.

"Why?" Soarin asked, leaning back against a shelf. "Because she wants something else. And, now, I have to do whatever she wants."

Eris chuckled and snapped her fingers, the three of them now in her office. "Smart. But, also very stupid," she cooed as she stood up with Vapor. "And, just for the record," she added as she stepped up to the stallion. "I did feel that." She whipped around and her tail knocked the stallion over. Soarin fell on his ass hard as Eris headed over to her desk. "I need a single strand of hair from your new friends."

"New friends?" Soarin asked, confused as hell. "What're you talking about?"

"Rune. Rebel. Fable," Eris listed. "Sound familiar?"

"Shit," Soarin groaned, rubbing his forehead. "Fuck."

"Shit-fuck, indeed," Eris grinned. "Do that for me, and we're even. However..."

The stallion lowered his hand. "However?"

"By body is off-limits to you now," Eris cooed as she ran her hands down her breasts to her waist. She then looked at Vapor. "But, you can still touch me, sweetie," she said, blowing the mare a kiss.

Vapor blushed before clearing her throat. "Should he prepare?"

"I have a message for Rune so she doesn't kill him," Eris explained. "But, that's it. Ready for the most dangerous mission of your life?" She asked with a smirk. "Or, would you like to go missing like everyone else who thought they could fuck with the downright sexy goddess of chaos?"

Soarin went over to a chair by Eris' desk and sat down. "If it's any consolation, I didn't know what Dusk had planned for your cop friends." This seemed to get the stallion's attention. "Also, she was where I sent you when you had me check."

Soarin nodded and then stood up. "Okay... Let's do this."

Later...

Soarin opened his eyes and found himself back in the forest he wound up in before. Looking around, he saw nothing but more and more trees. Wanting to get it over with, he decided to call out.

“Hey!” He yelled, before firing his gun in the air twice. “Now, I wait,” he sighed, finding a spot under a tree and sitting down.

His mind began to wander. Thoughts about recent events, and Vapor, began swirling around in his head. In a calmer state, he actually felt bad about beating up Eris. Holstering his gun, he leaned back against the trunk of the tree.

A few minutes passed before he heard distant crunches of branches and a voice. As the voice became clearer, it sounded like whoever it was coming from was talking to dogs. It also sounded eerily familiar. Soarin stood up and took a deep breath.

"Over here!" He called out.

The voice and noises stopped for a moment before they started getting louder. The second Soarin started to reconsider was a second too late as a brown earth pony mare with curly sandy brown hair that reached just below her shoulders stepped into view. She was wearing a black robe that only covered a portion of her C-cups and was holding two chains, each acting as a leash for two rather hungry-looking Timberwolves.

"Oh, shit," Soarin muttered.

The brown mare glared at him before a smirk spread across her face. "Time to feed, boys."

"W-Wait!" Soarin yelled. "Eris sent me!"

Fable's grip on the chains tightened before Soarin felt a hand on his left shoulder. Looking over, he saw Arcane smiling deviously at him. He felt like her gaze was piercing his very soul.

"If it isn't the little shit who shot at me," she cooed, her hand slowly sliding from the stallion's shoulder to his neck. "Tell me... why I should believe you."

"Y-You can read memories, right?" Soarin asked her. "I have a message for you from Eris."

The dark purple unicorn stared into his eyes before she grabbed both sides of his head. "Don't... move." Soarin slowly started to feel like his brain was on fire as the mare used her magic to peer into his memories. It hurt like nothing he ever felt before. Just when he thought his head was about to explode, the mare let go and he dropped to his knees. "A lock of our hair?" She asked, confused. "What the hell is the draconequus up to?"

"Doesn't matter," the brown mare reminded her. "Eris wants it. Did she say anything about giving us something in return?"

Arcane chuckled and eyed the stallion up and down. "That deal-making bitch can't pass up a good exchange, can she?" She then looked at the brown mare. "In exchange, Fable... Eris said we can have her pet here do one thing for us in return. One favor for each lock of hair."

Fable chuckled at that. "How interesting. Grim's gonna love this."

"That, she is," Arcane agreed, her attention returning to the stallion. "Now, about your weapon," she said, holding her hand out.

Soarin knew it was probably a good idea to hand it over. He grabbed his gun from the holster and held it by the barrel, before placing it in the mare's hand. "Good," the unicorn said, before looking it over. "I think I know what that favor will be." She then looked him in the eyes again. "And, about your disappearing act... Hand it over."

Soarin shook his head. "I don't think I should. It's my way back to Eris. I doubt she'd want you to..."

He was cut off when Arcane punched the tree, just narrowly missing the stallion's head. "I may have to let you return in one piece... but that doesn't mean I can't break you... and fix you... over and over again."

“Fair enough,” Soarin muttered as he reached into his pocket to pull out the crystal.

Arcane smiled and held out her hand. Hesitantly, Soarin placed it on her palm. The mare looked it over before backing up a few steps. "Come on, then. Come meet the rest of the family."