Soon after their meeting about Cadence and the Crystal Empire, Silvers decided to close the club as he called his crew to plan out what they are going to do. “Alright boys, and ladies” Silvers said causing a few gang members to chuckle “We got a call to do some shit in the Crystal Empire. The info seems legit but I'm gonna need some of the crew to come help out. So for this I'm gonna need my lutenitents to come with me on this to help solve this.” sure enough two gang members walked to the base of the stairs. One was a black Griffin with light blue eyes with sunglasses resting on his forehead while the other was Moondancer still in her dancing outfit.

“Moondancer. Hellfire. Where the hell is Maverick?” Silvers said looking around for the pony. “He's most likely sucking some dick out in the Empire to promote our shit.” Hellfire said only for Moondancer to elbow his ribs. “What? Just sayin.” Pinching his nose Silvers looked at the two before sighing “Knock it off you two. Olly, your my best friend. Moony, your my marefriend. Please stop acting like children.” both lutenitents looked at each other and mumbled apologies before looking back at Silvers. “Okay boss” Hellfire said as he cocked his gun “So what's the plan?”

“ We're going to go to the Empire to get some shit and bring some mares back. So let's get this shit started!” Silvers said raising his own gun while the gang cheered. Soon after packing what they needed the trio left the club and were soon in a airplane heading towards the Crystal Empire. While on the plane Moondancer, now in a leather jacket and striped leggings, was listening to music while Hellfire, in his silver and purple sweatshirt and light blue jeans, was reading a travel magazine as Silvers slept in his seat. Deciding he needed some movement Hellfire woke up Silvers and got out of his seat “There's a bar near the front. Let's go get some drinks.”

“Sure. Hopefully they got Fireball.” Silvers said getting up and walking to the bar. As they walked some of the passengers looked up at the two then at each other all nodding. At the bar the two looked over at the stallion behind the counter. “One Fireball and Zap Shine.” Silvers said as he leaned on the counter. Hellfire noticed the bartender looking nervous as he darted his eyes between the two. “S-s-sure thing.” he said nervously. Both gang members looked at each other confused and curious while the bartender grabbed the alcohol with shaky hands. Soon pouring the drinks spilling a little the stallion handed the drinks to Silvers and Hellfire “H-here you go guys.”.

Looking at the drinks the two both drank their drinks while two of the passengers walked up behind them. Tapping his shoulder Silvers turned around to face one of the passengers looking at him agitated. “Can I help you?” Silvers said confused at the mare in front of him. The mare in question then pulled out a gun and aimed at Silvers head “Mistress Cadence sends her regards.” She said as she prepared to fire. As she squeezed the trigger Silvers quickly hit her arm causing the gun to shoot the bartender in the head before twisting her arm and breaking it. Meanwhile Hellfire punched the mares partner in the face before pulling out his knife and stabbing him three times. As the two fell the rear cabin door opened revealing more goons as they fired at the two, who jumped behind the bar for cover.

Meanwhile Moondancer heard the gunshots and saw the goons running past her. While the passengers were in a panic Moondancer quickly got up and grabbed her pistol from her purse. Following behind she used the doorway as cover while shooting off the goons from behind. While they were distracted Silvers and Hellfire grabbed the previous goons guns and fired on the rest sending them to the floor in a pool of blood. “So much for a easy arrival.” Hellfire said before two more goons came out of the cockpit. Reacting quick Hellfire threw his knife at one hitting him in the head while he shot the other in the chest. “And there goes the pilot and copilot.” Hellfire said as the plane lurched side to side.

“How the fuck are we gonna get there now?! No ones flying the fucking plane!” Silvers said as he grabbed ammo and guns. Hellfire looked over at the control bay and got a idea. “I'll fly it back to Canterlot and catch up.” both ponies looked at the griffon with unamused looks. “How the fuck are you gonna fly a plane?” Moondancer said as she reloaded her gun. Hellfire shrugged as he waved her off “Details details. Just keep your boyfriend safe and hop out the back.” Hellfire said as he entered the cockpit. Running back past scared passengers Silvers and Moondancer prepared themselves as more goons entered the passenger area starting a firefight.

Fighting off goons and killing them one by one the duo eventually made it to the rear cargo area as the rear hatch opened. As Silvers grabbed a parachute Moondancer found the nearby intercom to the cockpit. “Hellfire. We made it to the rear. We're gonna jump.” while the line was static eventually Hellfire responded panting “Right on. Had to fight off a few stragglers up front. I'll see you guys so-” Hellfire said before gunshots rang out followed by a thump and static. Looking at each other Silvers cocked his gun as he prepared to run back until the plane lurched hard to the right. As the two struggled to gain balance the cargo in the bay snapped loose and started flying out the back knocking the two onto the entrance ramp. Grabbing the edge of the ramp Silvers quickly grabbed Moondancer, who didn't grab a parachute, and hang on until a car rolled out and knocked the two out into the sky.

As he gained control of his freefall Silvers saw Moondancer falling faster than him screaming and flailing her arms trying to slow down. Determined, Silvers made himself more aerodynamic as he sped past terminal velocity passing fallen cargo and dead bodies until he caught up to his marefriend. Grabbing her arm Silvers wrapped her arms around him and pulled the parachute chord opening the chute and slowing down their decent. “I got you honey.” Silvers said as he hugged Moondancer, who hugged back tightly and cried on his shoulder. “I *sniff* saw my life flashed before my eyes. I wasn't ready to die *sniff*” Moondancer said muffled by Silvers jacket. Brushing her mane Silvers attempted to calm her down as he guided the parachute towards the nearby Crystal Empire eventually landing in the Industrial district of the large city state.

“What do you mean they got away?!” Cadence yelled as she slammed her desk. The pony on the other end of the phone was clearly distraught as his boss yelled and fumed at him. “Mistress Cadence please. We didn't know how tough they were. We gave them everything we had on that plane and they somehow got out the back. We only killed one of the lutenitents who was trying to fly the plane.” Slamming her fist onto the desk Cadence looked at the phone with blood in her eyes. “I don't care about a damn lutenitent! I wanted their leader dead! I've heard about this group and what they do and I'll admit I was surprised Celestia would go back to her old stomping grounds. But this stallion has done so much damage that he could pose a threat to this whole operation! *sigh* Shining Armor. If you please.”

“Wait what? Wait no no no!” the pony said followed by a gunshot, followed by two more gunshots. “He's dead. Such a weakling.” a different stallion said over the phone. “I'll take care of things down here Cadence. We'll get this project up and running soon enough and all of Equestria will be ours.” Cadence sat back down in her chair and looked out towards the city. “Good. I want Equestria to see what Mi Amore Cadenza is capable of! Any more reports Shining Armor?”

“Besides half our prisoners still fighting the scans, nothing of importance. But the information we've gathered so far we're gonna try on our cloning project. We used the necessary materials from the pink one and blue one and should come up with a viable subject, alongside the base DNA model from our friend whose hooked up to the wall.” Shining said over the phone. Turning around Cadence leaned over and looked back at the simple machine. “Very well. Continue research and find more information on the Fleur De Lis’. I need to know everything about them.”

“Yes Cadence.” Shining said before ending the call. Lighting a cigar Cadence took a quick inhale before letting out a cloud of smoke. “One way or another I will take over Equestria. Even if it kills me.”

Author's Note

I'm not dead! This story isn't dead! I literally typed this in a hour of listening to Dateline.