Equestria

2 MONTHS LATER

Our group of heroes has grown closer over the last couple of weeks and have been doing plenty of quests, it has come to the point that people call them then “great 4” since they have become the “Go to” party for quick quests.

And today was not an exception, the only difference was that they weren’t near their home turf.

Their current mission was to deliver a massive amount of supplies to the mountain city of Cloudsdale and help out with any other urgent quests.

Currently our heroes find themselves hiking a mountain trail leading to one of the guard outposts to begin their mission.

“Remind me again why we don’t buy a car?” asked Pinkie

“Cause I am the only member of the group with an actual license, and it was cheaper to ask the Caravan heading this way to help us carry the supplies, in return for our protection for the trip,” Spike said

“That’s not true… is it?” asked Pinkie

“Yup, Twilight here has never been too… interested in the idea, as for me… I failed the test twice by one point,” Sunset said

“Well that sucks, I’m still waiting for my license in the mail,” said Pinkie

“Show off!” Both Twilight and Sunset said as they looked at Pinkie hopping happily next to Spike

“Say, Pinkie, don’t you think that you’re too close to Spike?” said Twilight

“Is that a bad thing?” Pinkie asked back

“No!” Both of them said trying to hide their jealousy

“Ok then, hey Spike what is our current mission?” asked Pinkie as she hugged Spike’s right arm, placing it between her breasts

“PINKIE!!” both Twilight and Sunset said

“Our current mission is to head to the Torrent Valley and kill The Matriarch Grieve Monster and as many Grieve monsters we can,” Spike said

“Cool… where is the Torrent Valley anyway?” asked Pinkie

And with that Spike came to a complete halt

“I have no idea,” he said

“Did you ask at the guildhall?!” said Sunset getting closer to Spike

“I thought you did,” said Spike locking heads with her

“Guys, guys, relax, plus it’s not Spike’s fault…” Twilight said

“Yeah, it’s mostly your fault,” said Pinkie

“What?” asked Twilight

“You told us to leave our phones at home, that we didn’t need them,” Pinkie said

“I just did want to lose our phones!” Twilight protested

“Well, now WE might be lost,” said Sunset

“SILENCE!” Spike screamed catching everyone’s attention “Fighting with each other is not going to help us solve our predicament,” said Spike

“You’re right, but Spike, we’re in the middle of this forest road, with no idea of where we are, or where we’re going, we have all the right to panic,” Sunset said

“Well, our phones wouldn’t really help us much, there is probably no signal here,” Spike said as he climbs a small hill and sits down under a tree with the girls behind him

“What are we going to do?” asked Twilight

At the distance, Spike saw a farmer and his wagon heading for the city, he got up and headed towards him

“Where are you going?” asked Twilight

“To do the least manliest thing I’ve done so far… ask for directions,” Spike said as he headed up the road to talk to the farmer

The girls just looked at each other and continued to sit in silence, until they heard a scream

They quickly turned around and noticed something in a clearing nearby, there was a girl, not older than them, and it seemed like she was running for her life.

Seconds later a large pack of Grieve monsters appeared behind her chasing her.

“Are you seeing what I’m seeing?” asked Pinkie

“Who cares we have to help her!” said Twilight as she dashed towards the girl

The girl ran for a few more minutes before tripping on a root and falling down an embankment to a small stream

When she turned around she saw that the Grieve monsters were almost on top of her, she tried to get up but couldn’t when she tripped he had injured her ankle, and when she rolled down the embankment she had injured her wings, all she could do was close her eyes in fear and accept her fate

BOOM

“Are you ok?” asked Twilight as she landed next to her

The girl didn’t say anything since she was terrified

“Let’s get these things dealt with,” Sunset said as she charged into the group of Grieve beasts

“Right behind you Sunset,” said Pinkie as she started punching left and right nonstop

“Just stay down, we’ll protect you,” said Twilight as she started to chant incantations

After a few seconds, they had successfully killed all the monsters that were chasing the girl

“And with that, we finish part of our quest,” said Sunset

“Yeah, I don’t know why Spike was so concerned about fighting these things they weren’t so hard to kill,” said Pinkie

“Are you o… k?” said Twilight as they all saw that the bodies of all the dead Grieve monsters were morphing together and creating a massive version of themselves

“Twilight is that normal?” asked Pinkie in fear

“Better question, can we even defeat that?” asked Sunset

“She’s here,” said the girl in fear

“Who is here?” asked Twilight

“The Matriarch of the Grieve monsters, she’s here to kill us all,” said the girl as tears fell from her eyes

With that, they all looked at the beast before them, and for whatever reason, their legs wouldn’t move, worse was the fact that a terrible sense of sadness was taking over their bodies

“Get behind me, if this thing attacks, at least let me die first,” said Sunset

“NO! I won’t let you,” said Twilight

Then the Grieve monster lifted one of its paws ready to strike, all the girls closed their eyes and waited for the end.

BANG

The sound of the shot could be heard all throughout the valley

The girls opened their eyes and saw the Matriarch falling to the floor lifeless, a single bullet hole exactly between the eyes

They all looked at each other in confusion.

“You know, the next time you’re gonna run off and act as heroines at least warn me,” said Spike walking up to them cooly reloading his sniper rifle

“Sorry,” they all said

“Well at least no one is dead,” Spike said as he went over to the Matriarch and removed her teeth

“Ok, that completes the quest,” said Spike

“What about her underlings?” asked Pinkie

"The Matriarch only appears when you kill all of her underlings if you would’ve waited for me to explain maybe you would’ve been more prepared," said Spike

Spike then noticed the girl on the floor and walked up to her

"Hi, my name is Spike, this is my half sister Twilight, my childhood friend Sunset Shimmer, and our friend Pinkie Pie, what is your name? He said

"My name is Fluttershy," said the girl louder than a whisper

"Fluttershy, nice name, now, mind telling us, what were you doing in this area of the valley so close to the Grieve Monster's nest without the appropriate armor or weapons?" Said Spike

"It was the only quest that the guild allowed me and my best friend to take, but I thought I could tame the monster," Fluttershy explained

"Bad move, this type of monster can't be tamed," said Spike

"Why? They look like bears to me," said Pinkie

"Common misconception, Grieve monsters usually take the form of a bear, but in reality they are not even alive," Spike said

"WHAT?!!!" they all said

"Yeah, this things are actually cemetery guardians, but they don't really attack living beings," Spike said

"I beg to differ," said Sunset

"Well, they don't attack when they are guardians, this ones have been possessed by demonic entities," Spike said

"So wait, if they are Zombies, would they eat us after killing us?" Askes Sunset

"Not exactly, they'll just turn you into Zombies, or Grieve Phantoms, whatever happens first," said Spike

"Ok that's scary, well the quest is complete so let's head back to the guild home, get paid and go home," said Twilight

"Yeah, I would like to have a word with the guild master," said Spike

"Can you walk?" Asked Sunset

"No, I twisted my ankle and I think I injured my wings," said Fluttershy

"There is a healer near the entrance of the town, we'll take you there," said Spike

"How?" Asked Fluttershy

She hadn't finished her thought when Spike scoped her up, and carried her back to town, princess style

The suddenness of the whole situation took Fluttershy by surprise and once she noticed how close she was to Spike she blushed hard

"LUCKY," said the other girls jealous of her

MINUTES LATER

"Here we are this is the healer," said Spike as he walked into the store

"Welcome to New Age Elixirs, my name is Misty Mane, who can I be of service?” said a girl in her early 20s

"Our friend had a run in with some Grieve Monsters and she twisted her ankle and injured her wings," said Twilight

"Oh, poor thing, take her to the back, I have the perfect remedy for this," said Misty as he headed to one of her counters

"Thanks for carrying me all this way," said Fluttershy

"Don't mention it," said Spike

"I hope I wasn't that heavy," said Fluttershy

"As heavy as a feather," said Spike

This answer Made Fluttershy blush

"Ok, here we go, this is the…" Misty began

"FLUTTERSHY ARE YOU OK?!" said a female voice at the entrance of the shop

"Can I help you?" Asked Misty

"My friend Fluttershy I heard that she was here," said the girl

"Rainbow Dash?" Said Fluttershy popping her head out the door

"FLUTTERSHY, THANK GOD, after you got scared and ran, those things ran over me and started chasing you, I thought… I thought you were..." Rainbow Dash said as she started to tear up.

"No, but almost, I managed to run nonstop for about 10 miles until they saw me and rescued me," said Fluttershy

"That's a very impressive distance," said Twilight

"Nonstop," said Sunset

"Her back must be killing her," said Spike

"I'm hungry," said Pinkie

Rainbow Dash turned to face her friends saviors

"Thank you for saving her," Rainbow Dash said

"Don't thank us, thank him, he shot the matriarch before she finished us up, and he even carried her here," said Sunset

Rainbow turned to face Spike

"Don't mention it," said Spike

"Ok, you'll be good as new in 5 minutes," Misty said

"Thanks," Fluttershy said

"Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet, My name is Rainbow Dash, I'm 16 years old, and the fastest and best adventurer to ever live,"

Spike looked at her funny and said

"I thought that was Daring Do,"

"Huh, are you a Daring Do fan?" Asked Rainbow Dash

"Maybe?" Said Spike

"How many books have you read?"Asked Rainbow Dash

"Just about… every single one,"

"Really? On 3 say the best Daring Do book ever 1… 2… 3," Rainbow Dash said

"Daring Do and the secret of the Crystal Lake," they both said

"Best villain in the franchise, " Spike said

"Darklord Deathborg," they both said again

"Best treasure ever found," Rainbow Dash said

"The Garden of Eden," they both said again

"Wow, you know your shit," Rainbow Dash said

"Likewise," Spike

"What just happened?" Asked Twilight

"I think we just witnessed the birth of romance," Misty said

"WHAT?!!!!" they all said

"Um, hi, my name is Twilight Sparkle, this is are my friends Sunset Shimmer and Pinkie Pie, and you already know my half brother Spike," Twilight said

"So, now that introductions are taken care of, can you tell me what possessed the 2 of you to go and fight the Grieve monsters?" Spike asked

EARLIER TODAY

"Any luck getting a quest Rainbow Dash?" Asked Fluttershy

"No, all the good paying quests are taken," Rainbow Dash said

"Oh dear, at this rate we won't have enough money to pay the bills," said Fluttershy

"I just don't get it, 2 weeks ago we could take any quest we wanted, but now we've been sidelined, we aren't even asked to work as fillers," Rainbow Dash said

"Do you think that it might have something to do with all your pranking?" Fluttershy said

"What! No, they're just harmless scares, and no one has gotten injured so, I don't think so," Rainbow Dash said

"You must be careful Rainbow, some people don't like being pranked, and you're like the girl that screamed wolf," Fluttershy said

"Hey," said a wolf passing by their table

"Sorry White Fang, I didn't mean to insult you," Fluttershy said

"It's ok gorgeous I know," White Fang said walking away

"I just don't get it, all of the quest are taken even if they were placed just seconds ago," Rainbow said

"Don't worry Rainbow we'll find something, you'll see," Fluttershy said

"I wish I was this optimistic," Rainbow said

"Would Daring Do give up so easily?" Asked Fluttershy

"Hell the fuck no," Rainbow Dash said

Unknown to the 2 friends, some was lurking in the shadows, someone with very bad intentions

"I hope you're ready Dash, today is the day I take revenge, today... you die," said the figure as it walked away

MINUTES LATER

"Anything?" Asked Fluttershy

"No, but soon," said Rainbow Dash

"Well hello, Dash," said a female voice

"What do you want Lightning Dust?" Asked Rainbow Dash

"Oh nothing, I just heard that you 2 might be having trouble with the quest requesting, so I decided to help… here, I found this quest, no one has taken it, so you must be able to do it," Lightning Dust said

"Hunt and kill the Grieve Monster Matriarch, pay $100,000, rank D, wow someone must be desperate to get rid of this thing," Rainbow Dash said

"Probably some rich old lady, wanting to have a safe passage to the Mountain Gardens," said Lightning Dust

"So what's the catch?" Asked Rainbow Dash

"Excuse me?" Asked Lightning Dust

"Why are you giving this to me, and not doing it yourself, you are a rank B adventurer," said Rainbow Dash

"There isn't one, just my good deed of the day, but if you don't want it," Lightning said

"NO! it's fine thanks," said Rainbow Dash as she headed to the registration booth

"You welcome," said Lightning Dust walking away, with a smile.

"And you know the rest," said Rainbow Dash

"Well that explains the reason, that doesn't explain the clothing situation," Spike said

"What do you mean?" Asked Fluttershy

"Those things were at least a Rank B, so I can't seem to find the logic behind going to fight those things wearing a sundress, a pair of sneakers, leggings, a sports jacket, and an awesome baseball cap," Spike said

"Thanks for the compliment," said Rainbow Dash

"I'm not complimenting you, I'm just a fan of the team," Spike said

"Prove it," said Rainbow Dash as she extended her hand towards Spike

Spike and Rainbow then started doing a very complex hand shake

"You and I will be good friends," said Rainbow Dash

"Maybe," said Spike

“As for your question, at the Wonderbolt guild, you have to buy your own armor and weapons, you only get armor if you’re an A rank or an S rank,” said Fluttershy

“Makes sense,” said Pinkie

"There is just one thing I can understand, how come, you couldn’t get a quest, there are new ones every 5 minutes?" Said Twilight

"No idea, every time I got a quest they told me it was reserved, overranked or completed," said Rainbow Dash

"Something fishy is going on here," said Spike

"What do you mean?" Asked Fluttershy

"It's just too much of a coincidence, plus I identified many infractions to the adventurers rules," said Spike

"What are you going to do?" Asked Rainbow

"It so happens that I have to talk to someone, wait for me at the guild, I won't be long… say Misty, how much do we owe you for the ointment? Said Spike

"$20" said Misty

Spike then proceed to pay and left

"He really is something else isn't he?" Asked Rainbow Dash

"I think I'm in love?" Said Fluttershy turning red

"Oh come on Shy, you just met the guy, get to know him better... I don't want to tell her that we're on the same boat" said Rainbow Dash

1 HOUR LATER

"Do you see him?" Asked Fluttershy

"No," said Sunset

"I wonder where he is," said Twilight

"And who is this contact of his," said Rainbow Dash

"Maybe he's meeting his lover," said Pinkie

As soon as that came out of her mouth, she and the rest of the girls started to feel rather uneasy

"There they are, girls meet the mayor, mayor, this are Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy," said Spike

"Nice to meet you," said the mayor

"It's an honor Mr. Mayor," said Twilight

"Spike, mind me asking but, what is the mayor doing here?" Asked Sunset

"He is here to help me complete my personal quest, "trap the rats," said Spike

"But there are no rats in the guild, only adventurers," said Pinkie

"Rat is another way to call a bad person," said Fluttershy

"Oh, ok," said Pinkie as she gave a massive grin

"Say, Mr. Mayor, who's the current guild master?" Asked Spike

"One of the best adventurers of all time, Hurricane," said the Mayor

"So this guy knows the rules," said Spike "this is going to be interesting,"

"Mr. Mayor, it's imperative that no one recognizes you, so please put this on," said Spike as he gave the Mayor a face mask and a robe

"Ok, I am supposed to meet with the guild master to deliver a "package" from Mayor Mare, so he's expecting us, Dash, Shy, you stay downstairs it might get ugly and we might need back up," said Spike

"Ok," said Rainbow Dash as she cracked her knuckles

"Ok, showtime," said Spike as they entered the guild

Everyone stopped and stared at them for a few seconds as they walked towards the registration booth

"Hi, we're from the Ponyville guild, we have a package for Mr. Hurricane," Spike said

"Sure, if you can hand it over, I'll…" said the receptionist

"I have direct orders to deliver it personally," said Spike

"Oh, I understand, allow me to call him… ok, you may go ahead," said the receptionist

Spike and the gang went up the stairs and into the guild master's office

"Ah, you must be the envoy from Ponyville, Hurricane at your service," said Hurricane

"Pleasure, my name is Spike, this is my half sister Twilight Sparkle, and our friends Sunset Shimmer, Pinkie Pie, and Diamond Blitz," said Spike

"Nice to meet you all, now about the package?" Asked Hurricane

"Here you go," said Sunset

"Thank you, anything else I can do for you?" Said Hurricane

"Well… it has been brought to my attention that some of your adventurers aren't aloud to register for quests and have been blacklisted, can you tell me more about this," said Spike

"I don't know what you're talking about the guild is always receiving new quests, it must be misunderstanding," said Hurricane playing dumb

"Oh, come, come, sir, you don't take us for fools, do you?" Asked Spike in a mocking tone

"Of course not, such esteemed adventurers like you, are way to clever,” said Hurricane

"Well unfortunately for you, we saw this situation with our own eyes, and when we talked to your receptionist she sang like a bird," said Sunset taking everyone by surprise

"That airheaded bitch, I'll deal with you later, I assure you it must've been a misunderstanding, I'll look into it personally," said Hurricane

“Is this guy really that stupid," said Spike

"Well it must be a very big misunderstanding, since we saw an adventurer by the name Rainbow Dash get turned down and lied to all morning, and after asking around, we discovered that some of your adventurers are really surprised by all this, it is causing confusion and delay with the others, and it has been like this for weeks," said Twilight joining in

"Not to mention, it a very simple pattern, everyone gets a quest except Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy," said Pinkie

"Oh don't believe a word of what that prankster says, she should be thankful that I… WE, still allow her to enter the guild, considering all the tricks and stunts she has pulled over this past 6 months,"

"Bingo, we touched a nerve, Mr. Hurricane, I believe you know the adventures rules and guidelines, taking into consideration your impressive curriculum," said Spike

"Yes, sir, you can ask me anything and I will answer," said Hurricane proudly

"Is that so, well mind telling me rule 15, paragraph 2 section B, please," said Spike

"No guild master can blacklist any adventurer for personal reasons or gain, doing so is considered treason and must be reported to the mayor," he said

"It seems to me that is what's going on," said Spike

"Surely you jest," said Hurricane

"No, if you add the dots, and add your last statement, this matches the description to a T," said Twilight

"Ok, maybe I've been pressing them to quit from the shadows, but can you blame me, I've had it with her pranks," said Hurricane

"You do understand that you're committing treason right?" Asked Spike

"So what, that idiot of a mayor will never find out, I'll make sure of it myself," said Hurricane moving his arm to grab something under the desk

"Mr. Hurricane, I suggest you choose your next words and moves carefully, I know how to defend myself and I hear that old bones are rather… fragile and easy to break, " said Spike with a deadly look on his face

"Are you threatening me boy?" Said Hurricane lifting his sword

"Who, me? Oh no sir, I wouldn't dare threaten you," Spike said in a sarcastic tone "it's more of a… warning," said Spike as his tone turned deadly serious, then he quick drew his dagger and threw it at Hurricane's wrist making him drop the sword

"You dare attack me? Hoho, there'll be hell to pay kid," said Hurricane

"You're right Hurricane, but not for us," said Spike

At that moment Mr. Mayor removed his disguise and stood in front of them

"Any last comments?" Said the Mayor

"No sir, none at all," said Hurricane,

"Then as of this second you're relieved from your duties, Guards!! Take him away," said the Mayor.

But before he could finish the order, Hurricane grabbed Spike’s dagger and threw it at the mayor.

In a split second reaction Spike moved his right arm in front of the mayor as the dagger landed and went through Spike’s right hand, stopping it.

“ARGH! Good thing I’m left handed,” Said Spike as he knelt down

“SPIKE! ARE YOU OK!” both Twilight and Sunset asked

“Yeah, don’t let him escape!” said Spike

“You dared injure my brother, YOU’LL PAY!” said Twilight as she started to chant various spells, which Hurricane dodged easily.

“Sit down, BITCH!” said Hurricane as he threw a cannon ball at Twilight, hitting her in the stomach.

“Twilight! Are you ok?” asked Sunset

“Yup… just… winded,” said Twilight catching her breath

Sunset then rushed Hurricane with her shield, Hurricane was unable to dodge the attack, flying out of the wall as Sunset made contact with him.

Hurricane got up and started to run away

“GUARDS!!! GET HIM!!!!!” screamed Mr. Mayor

“What’s going on in here?” asked Rainbow dash, as she and Fluttershy entered the room

“SPIKE!!! ARE YOU OK?!” asked Fluttershy as she rushed to Spike’s side

“I’m fine, it didn’t hit any major arteries,” said Spike as he pulled the dagger out of his palm

“What happened here?” asked Rainbow Dash

“My suspicions were true, your Guild master was pushing you out of the guild and was giving most of the quests to his favorite adventurers,” said Spike

“He was?” said Rainbow Dash getting angry

“Yeah, when we cornered him he attacked us and tried to kill the mayor, then he bailed,” said Twilight getting up

“Which way did he go?” asked Rainbow dash, murder in her eyes

Pinkie Pie pointed at the direction Hurricane had escaped

“Is better to let the guards take care of that traitor,” said the mayor But Rainbow Dash then flew out of the hole in the wall and went after Hurricane

“I must go with her, she might end up killing him,” said Fluttershy as she flew out flowing Rainbow Dash

“Pinkie! Come with me, Sunset, you stay here and protect the mayor and Twilight,” said Spike

“Copy, be careful,” said Sunset as Spike and Pinkie jumped out of the hole in the wall.

A FEW MINUTES LATER IN ONE OF THE OBSCURED PASSAGEWAYS IN THE CITY

“Huff, I’m not as young as I used to be… those damn kids, I’ll take care of them, especially the overgrown lizard,” said Hurricane as he covered his head with a hood and walked away.

“GOING SOMEWHERE?!” came a female voice as Hurricane looked a\up and saw Rainbow Dash sitting on the ledge of a house roof.

Hurricane started running as fast as he could, but Rainbow dash kept close to him.

After a few minutes of chasing Dash had enough and tackled Hurricane, unknowingly, she had tackled him in an area where there was a small depression to enter a new residential district, and so, both of them fell onto a nearby house’s roof.

“Well, that’s gonna hurt tomorrow,” said Rainbow Dash as she got up

“I knew you were annoying, and I’ve had enough,” said Hurricane as he got out a sword and lunged at Rainbow Dash.

Dash skillfully avoided and dodged every attack, once she saw an opening she threw a kick, connecting with Hurricane’s jaw, making him stagger backwards

“You little piece of shit, I’ll show you!” said Hurricane

“Bring it on you senile old man,” said Rainbow Dash with a smirk

Hurricane and Rainbow Dash exchanged blow after blow for a full minute non stop until Rainbow dash skillfully dodged one of Hurricane’s attacks and then kicked the sword right out of his hands making it fall off the roof.

“Checkmate, give up Hurricane,” said Rainbow Dash

“We’ll see about the checkmate… Great winds of the north, Powerful winds of the south, come forth, give me strength to obliterate my enemies once and for all… TORNADO HAMMER!!!” said Hurricane as his fist was engulfed in wind, lunging forward and connecting a hit on Rainbow Dash’s gut, sending her flying into a nearby wall.

Dash fell back onto the roof, but was unable to move, consciousness escaping her

Hurricane then pulled out a dagger from his pocket and and walked towards her

“You’ve been a pain in my ass for too long Dash, but I’m glad I get to make that end today… Who's checkmated now?” Hurricane said as he raised the dagger and was about to impale Rainbow Dash’s heart when…

“STAY AWAY FROM HER!!!!!” came a scream

Hurricane looked up only to be met with a pair of wedges kicking him square in the face

“ARGH!!!” screamed Hurricane as he flew to the other side of the roof.

“Don’t you dare hurt my friend anymore,” said Fluttershy as she extended her wings to cover Rainbow Dash from Hurricane’s view.

“Ah, Fluttershy… glad to see you could join us… now get out of the way, we both know you don’t stand a chance against me,” said Hurricane as he got up and started walking back towards the 2 girls.

“No! I’m… I’m not afraid of you anymore!” said Fluttershy

“Really?” said Hurricane “Then why are you shaking?” he finished

Fluttershy looked and saw that her legs were shaking.

“Tell you what… you get out the way, and I promise that I won’t hurt that nice looking ass of yours… in fact, I’ll give it a nice, big treat,” said hurricane getting closer as Fluttershy started to step backwards.

“I promise that it won’t hurt… much, I mean… your anus is going to stretch a bit but…” He continued as he got closer to Fluttershy, his hand almost touching her breasts

Fluttershy closed her eyes in fear, but something inside her took over, and unconsciously she moved her left arm

SLAP!!!!!

“OUCH, WHAT THE FUCK,” Hurricane said as he moved his hand to his now red, right cheek

A perfect imprint of Fluttershy’s hand was left behind from her slap, this infuriated Hurricane even more.

“Ok, Screw the nice time… I will torture you until you break, THAT’S WHAT A BITCH LIKE YOU DESERVES!!!!” Hurricane said as he made a grab for Fluttershy

But Fluttershy quickly moved out of the way and punched Hurricane in the gut, so hard that the whole roof beneath them cracked.

Hurricane flew threw the air until he landed on a nearby roof

“I SAID YOU WOULDN’T LET YOU HURT MY FRIEND!!!!” she roared

Hurricane got up and looked back at her

“I WILL END YOU, YOU FUCKING WHORE!!!!!” he screamed as he got up and air lunged himself towards her

Fluttershy got into a fighting stance, and prepared for the impact but then.

“Oh no you don’t, that’s no way to treat a girl,” said Pinkie Pie as she fell on top of Hurricane making him go threw the roof of the house

“Are you ok?” asked Pinkie

“Yeah, but what about Dash?” said Fluttershy

Pinkie walked over to her “She’s fine, just knocked out, she’ll wake up in a few minutes,” she said

“Then I better kill you before she wakes,” said Hurricane as he flew through the roof with his sword in hand

“Fluttershy get behind me,” said Pinkie as she got into a battle stance

“Say goodbye, OH, ASTRAL WIND, GRANT THE STRENGTH OF NATURE, STRENGTH TO RIVAL THAT OF GOD… HURRICANE SLASH!!!” roared Hurricane as he slashed the wind creating a massive air wave.

The girls closed their eyes awaiting the impact of the attack but it never came; when they opened their eyes they saw Sunset Shimmer in front of them.

“Sunset! Weren't you with Twilight?” Pinkie asked

“She told me to give you guys a hand, and man was that close,” said Sunset as she stood up

“Too close for comfort,” said Pinkie

“You girls don’t get it do you… you can’t defeat me, I am a God, I am over all of you, I AM UNDESTRUCTA… UFF!!,” said Hurricane as he suddenly fell to the ground in front of them

“Yeah, yeah, go to sleep you overgrown baby,” said Spike as he landed next to the girls, his sniper rifle fuming.

“Spike… did you…?” said Fluttershy

“Kill him?... nah, I just shot a tranquilizer dart up his ass, he won’t wake up for a couple of hours,” said Spike

“Thanks for the help,” said the guards as they landed around Hurricane and hoisted him away

“This one is going to be locked up for a long while,” said the captain of the coin guard

“We better head back to the guild,” said Spike as he picked Rainbow Dash up, just as she was regaining consciousness

“What happened?” she asked

“You got your ass handed to ya,” said Spike

“Oh, WAIT, WHAT? HOW DID THAT HAPPENED, AND… why are you carrying me?” asked Rainbow Dash

“It wouldn’t be wise to let you walk for a while,” said Spike

“Oh,” said Rainbow Dash

“Got a problem with it?” asked Spike

Rainbow Dash just blushed and remained silent.

BACK AT THE GUILD MASTER’S OFFICE

"Well done guys, you have been a great help," said the Mayor

"That's one problem taken care of, now for the other one, put your disguise back on," said Spike as they made their way back downstairs

"So I take it he confessed," Rainbow Dash said

"More like confessed and assassination attempt," said Pinkie

"Now what?" Asked Fluttershy

"The second problem," said Twilight

"Dash, can I see the quest paper," said Spike

"Hunt and kill the Grieve Monster Matriarch, pay $100,000, rank D, but that can't be," said the Mayor through the mask

"Something wrong sir," asked Fluttershy

"Many things Fluttershy, I made this request and I'm pretty sure I wrote Rank A quest, give only to A rankers or higher," said the Mayor

Then Twilight Sparkle grabbed the paper and applied some magic to it

"Just what I thought, magic ink," said Twilight

"The ink that makes information disappear, and can only be detected by magic," said the Mayor

"Rainbow Dash, who gave you this request?" Asked Spike

"Another adventurer named Lightning Dust, I knew there was something off with her behavior, she's never that nice," said Rainbow

"Where is she?" Asked the Mayor

"There the girl with the golden hair," said Fluttershy

Spike and the Mayor got up and walked towards her

"Hey, are you Lightning Dust?" Asked Spike

"The one and only, and who are you handsome?" Lightning Dust asked

"Someone who is looking for an explanation regarding this," said Spike as he showed her the paper

Lightning Dust's face spelled guilty as she turned pail

“That is a quest request, nothing more,” Lightning Dust lied

“Yeah, one that you deliberately modified and gave to one of your fellow adventurers,” said Spike

“What are you talking about?” said Lightning Dust

“I know very well that this request had different information,” said the Mayor still in his disguise

“This accusations are ridiculous, plus there is no way you can prove it,” Lightning Dust said with a confident smirk

“Yes there is, I wrote this quest personally,” said the Mayor removing his disguise

Lightning Dust’s face turned even paler than before

“Worst part is, your own arrogance made you confess to the crime,” said The Mayor

“Mr. Mayor… no, it’s all a misunderstanding,” said Lightning Dust

“Mr. Mayor we found this in Lightning Dust’s locker,” said Sunset coming up to them

“Magic Ink… what a coincidence,” said the Mayor

“That’s not mine, someone must’ve placed it in my locker,” said Lightning Dust

“Lightning Dust, I used to be a Detective, and so far nothing you have said has convinced me that you’re innocent, not to mention that your fingerprints are all over the jar,” said the Mayor

Lightning Dust knew she was caught, but decided to play one last card

“What if we talk about this in a more... private place,” she said in very suggestive tone

“I’m married and I’m also 15 years older than you,” said the Mayor

“Plus this place is fine,”said Spike

Lightning Dust was once again defeated

“Anything else to say?” asked Spike

“No,” she said in a very emotionless voice

“So, you don’t have any remorse at all, you could’ve gotten 2 of your compared killed, and for what?” asked the Mayor

“She deserves it, she always bragged about being the best, she even made me look like a fool in front of everyone,” said Lightning Dust

“I think you don’t understand the seriousness of the situation,” said Spike

“Huh?” said Lighting Dust

“If Fluttershy hadn’t tripped and me and my friends hadn’t intervene, she might’ve reached the city, you would’ve been completely over run, and the death toll would’ve been in the hundreds, not to mention the damages would’ve been in the millions,” said Spike

Lightning Dust remained quiet

“Lightning Dust, due to your actions you leave me no choice but to… exile you from the guild, you are to turn in all you guild ID and by sunrise tomorrow you are not to be anywhere near the guild or the city,” said the Mayor

“Don’t you think that’s a little harsh?” said Twilight

“It’s that or spend the next 10 years in prison and then be exiled,” said the Mayor

Lightning Dust got up and headed to the room she was renting in the guild, all eyes were on her.

Minutes later she came back down carrying a backpack, headed to the door and walked out of the guild

“I swear, I’ll make you pay Rainbow dash, you and all of your friends, including the hot dragon boy,” Lightning Dust said as she reached the main gate to the city

“Revenge is a dish best served cold,” said a male voice

Lightning Dust turned to her left and saw a man with a hood on

“Who are you?” asked Lightning

“Someone who is also searching for revenge, and as of right now, your only option,” said the man as he extended his hand

Lightning looked at his hand and then back at him

“What is your offer?” she asked

“Join my guild, and help me become the best guild master ever, in return I’ll give you a roof, work, and most importantly, the chance to get revenge on your enemies,” said the man

“Deal,” said Lightning Dust

“Then hold on, tight,” he said as he opened his wings and dashed out of sight, with Lightning Dust

BACK AT THE GUILD

“I’m sorry for all the trouble you’ve gone through,” said the Mayor

“Water under the bridge,” said Rainbow dash

“It wasn’t your fault sir,” said Fluttershy

“What would be your next move?” asked the Mayor

Rainbow dash and Fluttershy looked at each other, and then at their new friends who were leaving the guild

“I think our time at this Guild is over, thanks again for everything,” said Rainbow Dash

“Well, I won’t stop you, but please take this, it’s the least I can give you, plus it can help you in your new home,” said the Mayor giving Rainbow dash and Fluttershy envelopes with $1,000,000 each

“Thank you, sir,” said Fluttershy

“No thank you, and once again I’m truly sorry, but please come back to visit,” said the Mayor as he waved goodbye to the 2 friends

“Where to know?” asked Pinkie

“Back home, I’ve had it with questing for a few days,” said Spike

“Mind if we tag along?” said a female voice behind them

They all turned to see Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy walking up to them

“Are you sure?” asked Twilight

“Yeah, with friends like these, who wants enemies, plus…” she said walking up to Spike “I can just let my new Friendly Rival leave without a proper challenge

“So would you like a race, right now?” asked Spike

“I LOVE the way you think?” asked Rainbow Dash in a seductive voice while having a seductive smile on her face

“Can we just go and collect some of our things, before leaving?” asked Fluttershy

“Sure, take your time,” said Sunset

“In the meantime, what do you say we go catch a bite,” said Pinkie as she quickly dashed forward, grabbing Spike’s arm pulling him away from Rainbow Dash

“Ah, Finally a worthy adversary, no offence Shy, but your innocence will be your downfall,” said Rainbow dash as she saw Pinkie and Spike disappear around the corner

3 DAYS LATER BACK AT PONYVILLE GUILD

“So, during your trip you managed to make $4,560,705, between all of you, that is amazing,” said Derpy

“Yeah, and it’s all thanks to this guy,” said Sunset as she placed her arm on Spike’s shoulder

“I’m... gonna go… and... sit down,” said Spike shyly as he walked away quickly towards a table

“He really is adorable when he gets flustered,” said Derpy

“Derpy don’t tell me that you…” said Twilight

“What? Like Spike, I mean he is cute and all, but my heart belongs to Whooves,” said Derpy

“The crazy scientist guy? Really?” asked Pinkie

“What can I say, he is just so nice to me,” said Derpy as she looked at her screen saver, which was a picture of Dr. Whooves in swimsuit

“Ok, we’re going to go and… join Spike now,” said Sunset as they all walked away

“So, what are your thoughts on our new members?” asked Twilight

“I hope they can keep up with us,” said Sunset

“On the contrary my dear friend, I hope you can keep up with me,” said Rainbow dash walking up to the table followed by Fluttershy

“Ah, you’re done, so how did it go?’ asked Pinkie

“Rank B, Level 76,” said Rainbow dash

“I’m level 70, which makes me a Rack C,” said Fluttershy

“Oh, well, I’m rank B, level 80,” said Twilight

“Rank B, level 79, said Sunset

“Rank B, level 78,” said Pinkie

“Rank E, level 23,” said Spike

“Wait what?” Said Rainbow Dash

“I’m not really interested on the whole quest thing, I’m just here to protect Twilight, so I don’t really put that much input to leveling up,” said Spike

“By the way nice armor,” said Sunset

“Thanks, this are the, War-Forged Sprinters of Slaughter, Renovated Breastplate of Awesomeness, Sentinel Pants of Danger, Locket of loyalty, Bracers of High Defense, Gloves of Glory, Dagger of Shadows, but I don’t really need it, I prefer to punch my enemies,” said Rainbow Dash

“Ah, a classic Rogue, just like Spike here,” said Pinkie

“Seriously, just how many things do we have in common, he is like the perfect match for me and my awesomeness,” said Rainbow Dash

“And I have the, Prime Breastplate of Purity, Champion Guarding Angel Skirt, Thunder-Forged Wool Leggings, Warboots of Eternal justice, Braces of Righteousness, Gloves of Enhanced strength, Hammer of Demolition,” said Fluttershy in her shy tone

“Wait, you’re a TANK TYPE ADVENTURER,” they all said in surprise

“Yes, I am really strong when it comes to physical aspects but, I also tend to get scared easily,” said Fluttershy

Just then she caught Spike looking at her, this made her turn bright red

“Problem there Spike, you haven’t stopped looking at Fluttershy since she came,” said Rainbow dash

“Yeah, Spike, any PROBLEM?” said Twilight crushing his left foot, as she and the rest of the girls gave him a scary look

“I’m just wondering… you’re wearing all those armor pieces with heavenly names, yet they barely cover your… assets,” said Spike

This comment made Fluttershy even redder and infuriated the girls even more

“PERVERT!!!” They all said in their head, except Fluttershy

“So he was looking at me! I wonder why this makes me happy,” she said

“By the way Fluttershy, I have something for you,” Spike said

“Oh, and what is it?” she asked

“I got this from one of the vendors outside the guild for helping him in a minor predicament he was facing, turn around, please,” Spike said as he got up

Fluttershy did as she was told, but she was so nervous she closed her eyes

“I wonder what he is going to give me, I hope it’s not a trapp, wait he is Spike, he just saved my life, there is no way he’ll…” she said

Then she felt something being placed around her neck

“This is a Talisman of Courage, everytime you feel afraid, just look at it, and remember how brave you were back at Cloudsdale, with the Grieve monsters, and, especially when you fought Hurricane,” said Spike as Fluttershy held the talisman on her hands

Fluttershy listened to Spike, but all she could hear him say was “Take this Talisman as my marriage proposal, be mine forever,”

“Fluttershy? Fluttershy? Are you in there?” asked Spike

“Huh, oh yeah, what’s the problem?” she asked

“You just stared at my face for the last minute without saying anything,” said Spike

“Oh no, sorry, I was just taken by surprise by your gift, thank you,” she said

“Don’t mention it,” said Spike

“SPIKE!!!!” said the rest of the girls as they looked at the scene before them

“Well, I have to go, see you later girls,” said Spike as he grabbed his things and headed out the door

“Bye,” they all said, but as soon as he was out of sight they turned to look at the Talisman

“Why didn’t he give me one too,” said Twilight

“I’m so jealous,” said Sunset

“Why does this infuriate me?” said Pinkie

“Fluttershy, I might have underestimated you, you have become a worthy opponent too,” said Rainbow dash

“I have to impress Spike, show him how much this means to me, someday I’ll be his only backup,” said Fluttershy

WITH SPIKE

“Man, I hope I’m not that type of dense guy, who doesn’t realize when a girl is hitting on him, cause that’ll suck,” said Spike as he walked towards his next job.

“Hey, Spike! Thanks for helping me out today, hope I’m not imposing too much,” said a female voice

“Nonsense, What are friends for,” said Spike