Famous in Paradise

A loud crash brought Viral out of her thoughts instantly as she put down the music she was listening to. Akula was already on his way outside, AK-47 already drawn. Viral followed him outside with her MP7, not knowing what to expect.

She sure didn't expect Dean to be in the grasp of another unicorn, his ride smashed into a stack of cars a short walk up the road. Without warning, Akula fired a shot at the unknown unicorn holding Dean up, causing her to flinch as the round bounced off her and she dropped the mostly helpless pegasus. A dragon nearby drew an MP5 to match up with Akula, only for Viral to draw her MP7 as Dean followed with snatching the .50 Action Express from Oscura, leveling it at the pony that had grabbed him.

"Friends of yours, I assume?"

"That's the thing that separates me from you. I have very good friends, you do not. Oh, and I'm a better driver than you!"

"That's Dean, even in the cold face of death he will smirk and make a remark." Viral thought, making sure to not take her eyes off the situation happening in front of her.

"Get in your car and drive away. If I see your car near this junkyard ever again I will personally put you through the wall!"

Several seconds and one very loud hateful monologue later the unicorn and her accomplice were on their way out of the area. driving in an easterly direction. Akula finally lowered is AK-47 and Viral soon relaxed putting away her MP7. After the standoff, she had a twinge of respect for the stallion building up inside her. If he kept impressing her, maybe he would be able to attract her attention for once.

Country Club
Several Minutes Earlier...

Lightning Dust was trying to relax, but her head would not let her. If there was one thing she hated about her situation, it was that she couldn't think clearly anywhere at any time. Especially not with Short Fuse pacing across the floor next to her.

"Do you want something Knucklehead?!" She finally broke and asked the pint sized stallion. He grunted before responding.

"How many times have I told you not to call me Knucklehead!?"

"How many times have I cared enough to listen? Now did you want something?"

"You... ya just seem tense all the time now. We don't really get to do anything cool now that this whole thing happened..."

Lightning stared into the pipsqueak with eyes that could melt a boulder, the dark haze definitely helped.

"You do realize that we don't have a damn choice. Suck it up, you car isn't even built for that anyway. I'm heading out for a drive. Don't follow me, and make sure Rolling Thunder doesn't either."

Without letting him say yes she went outside, got in her XS12, and left. She began heading south, passing by the repair shop and pulling a quick 180 on the winding corner. She continued on Hubbard Drive for some time.

After a few minutes of continuing south, she crossed the north side of the dam and turned left. On this road was a winding backside corner, but that corner could be cut by a super jump. Instead of doing either, she parked her car and exited it. She trotted up to the jump, climbed to the apex of the split ramp, and sat down. The place was unusually quiet, but with most of Sombra's slaves being in Downtown and Big Surf it was a quiet little place. At least it would have been had Lightning not recognized the sound of a Krieger Uberschall coming from the north. She didn't bother to move, either the car would pass by with no trouble or it would take the ramp and kill her instantly. However, it didn't do either. In fact, the Uberschall soon stopped not too far from where her XS12 was and shut off.

Lightning dared a glance at the car, finding it to be a Clear-View Uberschall. One that she was somewhat familiar with.

"That's a dangerous place to be sitting down."

"Since when did you care about the lives of other ponies Oscura?"

"I care about as much as you do."

"Touche."

"Really it depends, Dean is pretty much the only pony I actively want to kill."

"The pony that Rainbow Dash keeps gossiping over? I'm not that worried about him. I have a different problem to deal with right now."

"You're own red pegasus giving you trouble?"

Lightning finally turned her head to gaze at the unicorn, her mentioning of Viral catching her attention clearly.

"That seems to be the case."

"How... did you know?" Lightning asked with a hint of rage.

"I can be everywhere at once Lightning, whether you know it or not. You've been chasing her, and it's been driving you more insane than Sombra's control ever could. How funny that she just so happens to be at the junkyard not too far from our exact location... right now... with Dean and a few others."

Lightning immediately got up from her position on the ramp and ran back to her car, only to be grabbed by the unicorns magic as she did so. She attempted to struggle, but to no avail.

"Wow, you really do have a death wish."

"Why are you being so damn condescending?!"

"Because I just had a dose of a reality check planted on my side armor."

Lightning glanced at the unicorn once more, noticing a rifle bullet sized dent in the armor plating that covered the unicorns body.

"If you go now, they will kill you. I'm warning you now so you don't ruin what I'm trying to do."

Oscura finally put Lightning back on the ground, making sure she didn't try to run again.

"So... you want something out of me I assume?"

"There is a very old and overused saying Lightning Dust. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. It would seem we have common enemies..."

Oscura levitated something out of her car and tossed it in Lightning's direction. She caught it in her hooves. It was a P90 Submachine Gun, Complete with Laser, Retribution Barrel, and FMJ rounds.

".., only use that if absolutely necessary. We'll see each other again soon."

Oscura returned to her car, and drove down the winding curve heading south. she took a left at the Expressway bridge and headed back for downtown. Lightning pondered her options, Viral was no more than a short drive away, but if Oscura's warning was anything she would likely be dead on arrival. She needed to wait for a perfect moment. She returned to her car and also went down the hill, this time turning at the other side of the dam and crossing the super jump, exiting on the south side of Silver Lake.