Equestria Girls: Scores to Settle

Chapter 2

Sunset couldn’t see what was happening the moment she fell to the ground, hit by two opponents at the same time. She heard several cries of outrage, curses, gasps, and other noises she couldn’t quite place. It was only when she was on the ground, unmoving, that she caught a few glimpses of what was happening around her. Vinyl was tackled by Frosty. Lemon was distracted by the action and Octavia threw a punch at her, but dodged it at the last second, grappling the cellist’s arm and throwing her over her back. Sour Sweet pushed Applejack aside from a cheap shot fired from Vignette only to get dragged by Aria into a brawl. Applejack, already fuming in anger, leaped at Vignette.

That only left Cherry Crash and Adagio Dazzle who were on top of her. “W-What happened to your fucking rules, Adagio!?”

“Eat shit, Shimmer!” Adagio replied whilst trying to elbow Cherry away. “Buzz off, Crash, Sunset is mine!”

“Like hell she is! If anyone is going to fuck her up that’s me!” Cherry countered Adagio's shoving attempts with her own.

While her two foes were busy trying to claw at her and fight each other for supremacy at the same time, Sunset took her chance to kick Adagio in her stomach, pushing her away. Or at least, that was her hope, but either pumped on adrenalin or sheer will, the siren didn’t budge, as it didn’t help either that her position was lackluster at best. She was thinking long and hard about how she could possibly fight the two of them at the same time when her savior arrived.

“You cheating cunt!” Sugarcoat bellowed angrily as she appeared out of nowhere behind Adagio. Before the siren could do anything, Sugarcoat took a firm hold of her hair with both hands and yanked with all her strength.

“GGGGGAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!” Adagio screamed at the top of her lungs the moment she was violently dragged off from her hated enemy, having entirely forgotten about the ponytail-wearing girl. Her scalp screamed bloody murder and her vision went hazy with a white mist of pure pain, but it didn’t end there. Her assailant was determined to get her away from Sunset and in the process spun on her axis to truly send her rolling on the ground.

The movement was violent and swift enough that Adagio didn’t know or care about her flailing limbs; much less concerned about when she kicked Cherry Crash in the face, making her stumble for a brief moment.

That was all the time Sunset needed to get a hold of herself once more. Free of one of her enemies and the other partially stunned, she used that moment to deliver a bear chop against Cherry’s right ear, further confusing her and making her lose her balance as well as distorting her hearing.

“Fuck!” Cherry cursed and returned the strike with a direct punch to her chest, hitting her in one boob.

“Nnnngggghhhh!” Sunset swallowed her pain to finally deliver a devastating knee strike to Cherry’s exposed left side, hitting her in the ribs. That was enough to force the green-haired girl to roll away, holding her injured area as she tried to fight through the pain.

“Ahhhhhhhh!”

“FUUUUCK!”

The battle cry and the hateful curse made her look at Sugarcoat and Adagio, the former tackling the latter against a wooden fence that split in two under the pressure and made the two girls roll down a small hill and out of her sight. Chaos reigned around her and she couldn’t spare another second of distraction as Cherry got to her feet.

“Y-You’ll fucking pay for that!” Cherry said before adopting a low defensive stance.

That surprised Sunset as she recognized the style, even if it was a bit sloppy. Kickboxing? She’s been learning kickboxing? Shhhhiiiiiiit, I hope she’s not very good at it or else I’m in fucking trouble, she thought before smirking. “Holy shit, you’ve actually taken to learning how to fight? I’m impressed you had the guts to do that! What’s the style? ‘The Way of the Botox Lips’?”

“What about you? Finally tired of talking shit and sucker-punching people, you cunt?”

“Okay, I deserved that. I was an asshole back then, okay? I am not proud of it but it is what it is. But even before I dethroned you from your position as the number one slut, ooops, I mean, as the most popular girl in school, people didn’t like you that much!” Sunset said, slowly circling her foe and adopting her favorite style, a mix of karate and jiu jitsu with her own added flavor straight from Equestria.

“Takes a slut to know a slut, I guess,” Cherry replied. “I don’t care about the beating you gave me that much, Sunset. I hate what happened afterward. You were Miss ‘I can do whatever the fuck I want’ and everybody knew it and yet, they treated you as untouchable! They forgot the black eye and the bruised cheek I gave you! I was ignored, forgotten, and relented to the sidelines while you bathe in my spot, my fame, my glory!”

“True,” Sunset remarked. “But you know what? At least when I picked a guy I didn’t ditch him the next week for a new boy toy. Tell me, woman to woman, how many STD’s do you have?”

That seemed to do the trick as Cherry’s smug expression suddenly turned enraged and she charged. Sadly for her, it was not one driven by blind anger. Her plan to lunge forth and take a hold of her mid-charge in order to flip her over went south when she dodged her grapple.

A deep, stinging pain came from her left thigh, the product of a quick, hard kick from the green-haired bitch. Her instincts kicked in a moment later along with a surge of adrenalin to both punch and elbow at her wide aimed in a low angle. Her elbow strike fell short but her punch hit Cherry across one of her eyes. Neither girl cried out but they jumped back away from the other.

Their standoff lasted for less than two seconds before both of them charged forth, with Cherry delivering yet another kick and Sunset replying with one of her own. They legs met midway and they gritted their teeth as the pain of their bones colliding caused them to quickly pull them back but the rush of adrenalin allowed them to stand their ground and begin an exchange of blows.

“BITCH!”

“WHORE!”

“You stole my place at the top of the school!”

“Cry me a fucking river!”

“FILTHY ALIEN!”

“I’M A PONY, ASSHOLE!”

They insulted each other as a flurry of kicks, punches, slaps, backhanded blows, and a few martial blows were exchanged. Some were evaded, others blocked, a few countered, but there were those that hit their mark perfectly. A punch acros Sunset’s cheek. A kick to Cherry’s stomach. Two blows against Sunset’s stomach and an uppercut. Two fists meeting at the same time, nearly breaking their hands in the process.

As the fight dragged on, the discipline of their fancy movements slowly diminished in favor of more focused, concentrated blows. Blood began to pour out of their faces as fresh bruises and cuts were carved across their features. Their stalemate lasted for what felt like ages until Cherry, after receiving a particularly nasty punch that tore away one of her fake eyelashes, lashed out in response with a kick directed at Sunset’s gut.

Sunset tried to block it but the kick was packing too much strength behind it and it connected.

“GGGAAAHHH!” She cried out, coughing up some blood and bile, barely resisting the urge to vomit. Rolling to the ground, she laid defenseless and Cherry exploited it mercilessly by kicking her on the ribs twice. She winced with each strike but found the strength to push herself up with her hands in order to deliver a tremendous double-back kick at her assailant, hitting her in the gut; age-old instincts kicking in to quite literally buck the danger away.

Cherry nearly barfed in response to her kick but managed to not only get a hold of herself but also her senses even if Sunset was able to send her stumbling on her ass.

Sunset tried to stand up but the pulsating pain on her ribs was too much for her to withstand. Glancing back, she saw Cherry getting back on her feet and thus did the only thing she could think of to get away: she crawled. Unfortunately for her, when she was about to reach the barn’s outer wall something grabbed her by the hair, making her scream. “FUUUUUUUUCK!”

“YES! Scream for me you fucking whore!” Cherry cried out in anger and joy, her smile widening as she tightened her hold over Sunset’s two-toned hair. “How do you like it, huh!? Remember when you pulled my hair like this, you bitch!?”

“GO SUCK A DICK, CHERRY!” Sunset cursed, desperately trying to free herself. Cherry wasn’t stupid, however, and with her a foot she stepped on one of her knees, incapacitating her legs entirely without ample room for movement.

Leaning slowly to the side of her head, Cherry licked her right ear before biting it hard enough to draw blood. She groaned when Sunset refused to scream but then another idea popped into her head. “I learned quite a few moves, Sunset. Including this~”

Before Sunset could figure out what she was talking about, the pain emerging from her abused scalp vanished, only to be replaced by a sudden lack of air and an inability to speak or even simply groan. She’s trying to knock me out with a rear choking hold! She realized instantly just as the sudden lack of oxygen began to make things strenuous for her.

“Sshhhh, ssssshhhhhhhh. Just let it happen, Sunset. I win, you lose, cunt~,” Cherry whispered next to her ear.

Knowing she only had seconds before she passed out due to the pressure and lack of oxygen, she tried to Pony-Up, but her focus was lacking. However, it was enough to pump her body with some magical energy, suddenly tripling her strength for a fraction of a moment, but that was all it took to punch the ground with both fists. With her increased strength and her sudden rush of magic, the twin impacts released a small shockwave of magic that flung both girls back to their feet, but even then Cherry refused to let go.

However, Sunset was not done yet. Driven by an urge to breathe as panic began to creep into her mind, Sunset turned them both around and then slammed Cherry against the barn’s wall. The impact was enough to loosen Cherry’s hold enough to allow her to breathe again and move her head. A chance she did not squandered as she drove the back of her head to meet Cherry’s face. A sickening crack was heard followed by a scream of pure pain.

“AAAAAAARGGGGGGHHHH! MY NOSE! YOU CUNT! YOU BROKE MY FUCKING NOOOOOOSE!” Cherry screamed as she held her now ruined nose with both hands; crimson liquid gushing out from her wound until it dripped down her chin.

That was a mistake she would soon regret as Sunset didn’t waste any time and grabbed a fistful of her bright green hair. She didn’t flinch nor did she utter a single cry of pain when Cherry, in her desperation and lack of focus, delivered three fast punches to her face, all of them hitting her left eye, nearly instantly swelling it. But it was already too late for Cherry to do anything.

With a firm hold on her hair and grabbing the back of her sports bra, Sunset picked and then flipped Cherry over as she spun around for a few seconds before slamming her foe on the ground back first. The ripping of clothes were heard as well as Cherry coughing up blood and cursing at the heavens.

Sunset jumped on top of her and began to punch, slap, scratch, and slam her fists, palms, and nails all over her face. She didn’t give a damn when Cherry reached for her breasts, punched them and squeezed them in a vain attempt to force her to stop. Her adrenalin and hatred infused system didn’t register it. She didn’t care when the girl began to plead for mercy. And she certainly didn’t care when Cherry began to cry.

She had hurt her friends just to get to her. There was no mercy to be given, just what was coming to her. Finally, with her hands and fingers aching, she took a firm hold of her head and began slamming it against the ground repeatedly until, with a bloody gurgle, Cherry’s body went limp.

Taking a moment to admire the ruined, blood-stained face of her enemy, she smiled and stood up. As a final act of disrespect, she spat on her foe’s unconscious body, uncaring that one of her tits was exposed. She examined herself for a moment and noticed that both her breasts were hanging freely. She didn’t care. She was about to look around when she heard an angry snarl from behind her. Turning to see what it was, she saw a muddy and supremely pissed-off Adagio coming right at her.

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How the fuck did I forget about this ridiculous excuse of a woman!? That was the question Adagio Dazzle asked herself as she was pushed back against a flimsy fence.

“Ahhhhhhhh!”

“FUUUUCK!”

They screamed and Adagio only saw Sunset and Cherry, the traitor, look their way before she was dragged out of their field of view by the pony tails wearing girls. The two of them groaned and moaned as they rolled down the small hill until they came to a final, wet, muddy crash.

The squealing of scared pigs told them both where they were but at that moment neither cared all that much.

“YOU’LL PAY FOR THAT, YOU BLUE WHORE!” Adagio screamed in fury as she smacked the mud hanging to her face away.

Before Sugarcoat had a chance to fully recover, Adagio closed the distance only to deliver a mighty kick across her face, sending her to the mud again and breaking her glasses, sending the remains to scatter around in the mud. Surprisingly, Sugarcoat didn’t cry out in pain and looked up only to find Adagio charging at her again. Doing the only thing she could to gain some time, she used both hands to shower her assailant with thick, smelly mud.

“Yuuuuck! It got in my mouth!” Adagio cried out as she began to spit out the offending piece of gunk.

That gave Sugarcoat time to get up and formulate a plan. I’m so fucked… I stand no chance against her… heh, but that doesn’t mean I can’t delay her and deal some damage. You fucking owe me for this, Sunset! She thought before taking off her shoes… fill them with mud and then throw them at Adagio. Without her glasses her vision was hampered but with Adagio being so close there was no way she could miss, less so thanks to her superb aiming skills.

Her shoes impacted against her face squarely, taking her by surprise and making her produce a must siren-like scream. “K-Kyyyaaaaaahhhhhh!”

“AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH! SCREAM AGAIN, DAGGY!” Aria shouted from somewhere nearby.

“SHUT THE FUCK UP, ARIA!” Adagio demanded instantly. Turning her fury to the nearest target, she found Sugarcoat was ready to throw more mud at her. Seeing red for a moment, she charged like an enraged bull at the girl.

Sugarcoat dropped the mudball she was carrying and her eyes widened. Thankfully for her, her ability of being able to keep relative calm under duress kicked in. Her brilliant mind came up with many possible solutions to her current predicament, quickly picking the one that would allow her the best chances to avoid getting bulldozed by the siren. And so, with great agility and swift feet she… stepped aside.

Thanks to the muddy terrain, Adagio couldn’t change direction nor stop herself and could only stare at the mocking girl flipping her the bird as she fell yet again on the mud face first. As if that wasn’t enough, as she tried to pull herself up, something landed on her back and a pair of hands pushed her face back onto the mud.

“Ha! How you like that, Adagio? I think you really fit in this pig pen more than on stage. I ask the swines to forgive me, but your attitude is that of a filthy pig!” Sugarcoat said as she tried not to choke the siren, rather she tried to merely make her pass out. Unfortunately for her, Adagio had other plans. Plans in the shape of an elbow strike directly to her cheek. “GAAHHHH!” She screamed this time as the impact rattled her teeth and sent her mind into a fuzzy field.

Falling onto her back due to the impact, she watched in a hazy white sheet how Adagio got up, her hair thoroughly wrecked by the mud, and coughed up some of it before turning her sights on her. Knowing her end was near, she prepared to fight like a cornered rat against the predatory feline that now lunged at her with unbridled rage. She threw a few kicks back, some blind punches, and also tried to scratch Adagio. She managed to connect two kicks to her gut, five punches across her face and chest, and she managed to scratch her left cheek lightly.

But Adagio proved to be as ruthless as her reputation preceded her. She didn’t bother with any fancy moves or finesse. She merely delivered punch after heavy punch across Sugarcoat’s face over and over again.

Sugarcoat felt her consciousness slip away with each terrible blow that landed upon her. She was still able to hear Cherry scream, however.

“AAAAAAARGGGGGGHHHH! MY NOSE! YOU CUNT! YOU BROKE MY FUCKING NOOOOOOSE!”

The punching stopped and Adagio looked down at her with a puzzled look as if she was a deer seeing the lights of a truck coming at it full speed.

“F-Fuck you, biiitch~,” she sang with the strength she had left, taunting and mocking the siren at the same time.

Adagio replied to her kindness by grasping her head only to headbutt her. Darkness took Sugarcoat and Adagio scampered to her feet, running out of the pig den and climbing up the small hill only to find a bloody, unconscious Cherry laying on the ground and Sunset Shimmer standing over her, victorious but severely beaten. Snarling loudly, both at the humiliation she received and seeing her chance to destroy an injured, tired Sunset, she charged without a second thought.

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Sunset’s system was still flooded with adrenaline pumped into her veins after her intense fight against Cherry. It was only thanks to that that she was able to dodge Adagio’s tackle just in time. Seeing her sorry, muddy state, Sunset knew she couldn’t lose such a golden opportunity.

“What happened to you, Adagio? I thought you were here to fight, not play in the mud like a little kid!” Sunset taunted with a shit-eating grin on her face.

“You will pay for every second I had to lay there in the mud, among pigs,” she smirked evilly before wiping some mud off of her face. “At least there’s a new pig laying there now~,” much to her surprise, Sunset didn’t look angry at all. “Wow, and people say I’m cold. You don’t give a fuck about your friend?”

“Oh, I do. But she knew what she was getting into and she did more than enough to keep you away from me,” Sunset dropped her smile and her body began to radiate with magic. “I could easily transform now and kick your sorry ass to hell and back again with ease, Adagio. But I won’t,” her magic died down and took a big, deep breath. “You know why?”

“Because you’re above pettiness and want to give me a fair fight? So foolish, Shimmer. I would use that kind of power without a second thought,” Adagio said, getting ready to fight again as she cracked her knuckles.

“Wrong. I won’t do it because I want to have the pleasure of beating the shit out of you with my bare fists!” Sunset cried out before charging forth. “RRRRAAAAHHHH!”

“AAAAARRRRRRR!” Adagio screamed in rage as she charged against Sunset.

The two angry women clashed against the other with a fierce punch to the face. Adagio hit dead center while Sunset failed entirely. Blood flew out of Sunset’s mouth as a result but her head didn’t move an inch as she stared directly into her eyes.

Too late did Adagio realize that the first punch Sunset had been a ruse.

She had charge, made a feint strike, and closed the distance just for a chance to do what she really wanted to do. Namely speaking, drive her right knee up to her gut.

The impact was so strong that it made Adagio see white for a second and her entire body flexed over involuntarily. She drooled uncontrollably for a couple of seconds before Sunset slapped her senses back into place. The mud covering her cheek gave her no protection against the strike, rather, it made the impact even harsher. She returned the kindness by throwing two punches, both connecting against Sunset’s sides.

Sunset hissed in pain as her abused ribs took yet another hit but she managed to tank it in order to hit her back with both fists brought together into a fleshy hammer.

“FUUUUHH!” Adagio cursed, expelling air but refusing to let go. She then hugged Sunset’s midsection and tried to tackle her into the ground. Sadly for her, before she even got to take a second step forth, she felt the girl responsible for all her misery bend forward, hug her midsection… and then lift her upside down in a single moment using her own momentum against her.

“ADAGIIIIIOOOOOO!” Sunset cried the name of the girl she truly had come to see as a friend, a reformed monster that (quite literally) saw the light much like she had. But no, it had all been a ruse, a ploy to learn her weaknesses. That’s why she felt no remorse in dropping her back against the ground, throwing her with all her might.

“Gaaah! Fuck! AAAARGGGG!” Adagio cried and cursed as she was thrown into the air only to roughly and uncaringly hit the hard dirt below. She thrashed on the ground for a few seconds, pain clouding her thoughts as numerous bruises and cuts made breathing a difficult task.

Sunset, without giving a single fuck, closed the distance and jumped on Adagio’s back, stradling her. The siren, in her desperation, began to throw blind punches and kicks whilst trying to get her off of her, but she had other plans in mind. Ripping what was left of her shirt, she used the piece of clothing to wrap it around Adagio’s neck and began to squeeze tightly.

“N-Noooo! I---I wasn’t… supposed… to lose! F-Fuck...you...S-S-Sunseeeeeeeet….” Adagio cried out, or at least tried to, but soon enough the lack of oxygen took the better of her and she fell unconscious.

“Go fuck yourself, you piece of rotten sushi,” Sunset said before releasing her hold. She made a quick check up to make sure Adagio was just knocked unconscious before looking up to see how the rest of her friends were fairing.

Her eyes widened at what she saw.

Chapter 2 End.

Author's Note

Special thanks to anyone that read this!