Maximum Overlord

“24 hours ago, 2 teams, special ops, and an intelligence team were deployed to the Marezata area, and 23 hours ago, they went dark, we know nothing of them, if they are ok, alive, at the objective, lost… nothing,” said Celestia

“And you want us to go look for it?” asked Spike

“Not exactly,” said Discord

“Then, What seems to be the issue?” asked Spike

“About 1 hour ago, we were able to make contact with the squads, and one of the leaders sent us this report…” said Celestia

“...Reporting back… equipment was damaged by the fall, but we have it back online, contact was made with a village southeast of the drop zone, things have gone downhill from there… are incapable of working as a team… has disregarded the mission since minute one… we have barely escaped the troops of rebels attacking us and are currently in hiding in the mountain range to the south of our last position… hate saying this, but, we need reinforcements,” said the female voice the 3 of them knew too well

“I suppose you know what we’re going to ask of you, right?” asked Discord

“Head to their current location and reinforce them, as well as saving their lives?” asked Bon Bon

“Precisely,” said Luna

“What was their mission?” asked Lyra

“To continue the search started by Reaper squad,” said Discord

“What do you mean?” asked Spike

“Before you guys called us telling us about the caravan, we had infiltrated a compound 20 clicks Northeast of here, inside we discovered documents referring to a person called “Gallteeth” who appears to be the leader of this operation,” said Grim

“In that same file, we also were able to learn the existence of a place known as “Rajgura” we were about to head to the general location they disappeared but…” Knox said

“Wifey here “accidentally” alerted the enemies in the place and we entered into a gruesome battle, from which we almost didn’t escape,” said another member of the team known as “Cryptid”

“How was I supposed to know that they were cleaning the vents?! And if my memory doesn’t fail me, you were the one who forgot to use the silencer!” said “Crow”

“Leo! Erica! It’s not the time for this… anyway… our mission changed once we received your call and came here,” said Grim

“Why?” asked Lyra

“While talking with the survivors, and that fool, we discovered the location of various prison camps which contain more than 100,000 thousand POWs and civilians, not only from this area but from the surrounding countries and territories,” said Knox

“The closest one is 10 clicks North of this location… I presume they were headed there when you guys ambushed them,” said another member known as “Pesta”

“Well, we better head out, the Wonderbolts will be arriving in 1 minute to transport the refugees to a safe place,” said Grim

“Copy that, keep us posted regarding this matter,” said Celestia

“We, will… ALRIGHT GUYS, LET’S GHOST!!!” Grim said as they all got on their bikes and left the area.

“As for you, you better get moving, the last known location is 100 Km away from your current one,” said Luna

“Yes, Ma’am, we just need transport to get us…” began Spike

“Actually… due to the report we received, we don’t believe it’s wise to let any vehicles enter the area around them, it may cause suspicion and make matters worse,” said Celestia

“So… you want us to walk all the way there?” asked Bon Bon

“Yes,” said Discord plainly

“Sir, with all due respect, it would take us a full day to get there, by that point they might not be alive,” said Spike

“Then I suggest you start walking,” said Discord

Spike wanted to say something, but just said “Yes, Sir, Phoenix squad out,”

“Don’t worry, we’ll give you guys a hearty bonus for this,” said Celestia as the radio signal went dark.

The Phoenix squad looked at their GPS, then at each other, and sighed, as they began walking towards their objective.

23 HOURS LATER

“... Are we there yet?” asked Lyra

“No,” said Spike

“Are we there yet?” asked Lyra again

“No,” answered Spike again

“Are we there yet?” asked Lyra once more

“Dammit woman, I said No… You’re just trying to annoy me, are you?” said Spike

“Busted,” said Lyra with a smile

“I’ve got to say it worked, I wanted to slap you,” said Spike

He turned to see Lyra, and see that her face was red

“I probably shouldn’t have said that, sorry” he quickly corrected

“It’s ok, I was being an ass anyway… Although I wouldn’t mind a few salps on my butt,” she whispered

“What was that?!” asked Spike

“NOTHING!!!” Lyra screamed as Bon Bon covered her mouth

“It sounds like a car of sorts,” said Bon Bon

“It came from that direction, come on,” said Spike

“Please try to keep your pants on!” whispered Bon Bon as she let go of Lyra

“Why? you jealous?” she whispered back

“Ah-n-n-n-no, I’m not jealous,” said Bon Bon

“But you like him too, don’t you?” said Lyra as they got near Spike

“Can we just leave this conversation for when we get back?” asked Bon Bon

“No promises,” said Lyra as they laid down next to Spike

“What do you see?” asked Bon Bon

“Nothing good… look,” said Spike

Lyra and Bon Bon crept their head from behind the dune and saw a small army of at least 100 armed rebels creating a perimeter around the nearby wooded area.

“See those trees?” asked Spike

“Yeah?” said Lyra

“According to the GPS, the 2 teams entered it, and are now hidden near the top of the mountain,” said Spike

“Ok, but, how are we going to get through all… that?” asked Bon Bon

Spike looked at them and showed them his M-16 rifle, as he put the silencer on.

Lyra and Bon Bon took a second to understand what he meant, but when they finally did, they smiled back

“It’s hunting time,” said Spike

“Before we go… are you ok with killing the rebels, while the peace talks are going through?” asked Lyra

“Those aren’t rebels,” said Spike

“Then… what are they?” asked Bon Bon

“Nomads?” asked Lyra

“No… Amarebajan mafia sicarios,” said Spike

“How can you tell?” asked Lyra

“I’m no expert… but these guys aren’t even trying to talk the local language, not even a tribal one,” said Spike

“Amarebajanis? What are they doing here?” asked Bon Bon

“Trying to keep their business afloat,” said Spike

“Business?” asked Lyra

“These guys make millions by doing various crimes, including human trafficking, and now, with this country’s current civil war, it’s their golden ticket, but with the peace talks, their quota is going to decrease drastically, so…” Spike began

“So, they took it upon themselves to kidnap POWs and civilians to make ends meet,” said both Lyra and Bon Bon said

“Oh, I’m going to leave their bodies like swiss cheese!” said Lyra as she finished loading her Sniper rifle

“Ok, here is the plan… there is almost no cover since we are out in the open, so, see those personnel carriers?” said Spike

“Yeah,” they both said

“We’ll use that as cover, quietly now, take them all out without them noticing us… ready?” asked Spike

They both nodded

“Go!” Spike said as he got up, and shot the sniper positioned atop of a tree, causing him to fall to the ground, his broken body hidden behind some bushes

One by one, Spike, Lyra, and Bon Bon eliminated all of the sicarios until the sand was painted red with their blood.

“I got 34,” said Lyra

“35,” said Bon Bon

“40, I win,” said Spike

“Only because you used your magic,” said Lyra

“And my 9mm,” said Spike as he holstered it

“You were right Spike,” said Bon Bon

“About what?” asked Spike

“These guys aren’t from around here, look,” said Bon Bon as she tossed Spike one of the corpses’ ID card

“Hypothesis confirmed… and it seems we aren’t the only ones with initiative,” said Spike

“What do you mean?” asked Bon Bon as she walked up to him

“Tracks, heading up the mountain,” said Spike

“2 actually… these ones are definitely new, maybe 10 minutes before we arrived… as for the other ones… the shoe size is smaller, definitely female, but they seem old, maybe 2 days old,” said Lyra

“That’s them, great job Lyra!, come on let's go before it’s too late,” said Spike

This caused Lyra to turn red and squeal

“Hmph, I could’ve done that too… But, I’ll let her have this one, I mean, when it comes to combat, I’m Spike’s partner… WAIT DID I JUST SAY, PARTNER?!... Partner?... hehe, partner… I can already hear wedding bells,” thought Bon Bon as her face turned into a grin.

“Bonny, you’re drooling… again,” said Lyra

This comment made Bon Bon turn red and cover her face.

“COME ON YOU 2, WE DON’T HAVE TIME!!” said Spike as he began walking up the trail

A FEW SECONDS LATER

“Do you hear anything?” asked Spike

“No, nothing at all,” said Bon Bon

“That’s not good, is it?” asked Lyra

“Did you already forget the entrance exam?” asked Bon Bon

“Impossible, I could never forget that,” said Lyra giving Bon Bon a glare

“Let me use my thermal vision, maybe it can tell us what’s going on,” said Spike

Anything?” asked Lyra

“Yeah, there are 5 life forms 10 feet that way, and they are surrounding another 2,” said Spike

We’ve got to move,” said Bon Bon

“Yeah, come on… take them out, quietly,” said Spike as they positioned themselves behind some trees directly behind the hostage-takers

“Göy qurşağı qız hara getdi? " said one of them (Where did the rainbow girl go?")

“Bilmirəm ... amma bu qızlara bax, lənət kimi seksualdırlar! Onları özümüzlə aparıb əylənə bilmərikmi? Said the other one (Don't know... but, look at these girls, they are sexy as fuck! Can't we just take them with us and have some fun?)

“Doğru bilirəm və onlarla işimiz bitdikdən sonra onları qəpik-quruşa sata bilərik, boss nə deyir?” said the first one (I know right, and after we are done with them, we can sell them for a pretty penny, whatcha say boss?")

“Əyləncəli səslənir ... amma GallTeeth-in bunu istəməyini düşünmürəm,” said the leader of the group (Sounds fun... but, I don't think GallTeeth would like that)

“GallTeeth? o axmaq yalnız birisindən qazana biləcəyi pulun qayğısına qalır, bu qızları içəri götürdüyümüz zaman hərarətli bir it kimi hər yerdə olacağına inanıram,” said another one (GallTeeth? that fool only cares about the money he can make out of someone, I bet that when we take these girls in, he will be all over them like a dog in heat)

“Bu belə ola bilər amma ... ARGH !!!” said the leader of the team as a bullet flew right through his head (That may be the case but... ARGH!!!)

“lanet nədir?” said another one as a bullet flew through his neck ( What the fuck)

“hücum altındayıq!” said another one as the remaining three got into a defensive position

“ARGH!” they all screamed as 3 bullets hit them, one on the head, another in the chest, and the last one on his throat.

After the last one fell to the ground dead, Spike and the girls came out of hiding and hurried over to their comrades.

“Are the 2 of you ok?” asked Lyra as she untied Sunset Shimmer

“Yeah… but when I see Rainbow Dash, I’m going to kill her!” said Sunset as she got up.

“Get in line, Sunset, ah’m gonna bash her head in!” said Applejack as she was held up by Bon Bon

“Glad to see you 2 are ok,” said Spike

When the 2 of them heard Spike’s voice, they jumped in surprise and turned to look at him

“SPIKE!!!” they both screamed in surprise

“The one and only… I think,” said Spike as he changed the magazine of his rifle in a very cool way

Immediately after that, both Applejack and Sunset Shimmer began to dust off some of the dirt on their clothes and faces, and fix their hairs as much as they could to make themselves look decent.

“What a surprise, what are you doing here?” asked Sunset Shimmer as she fixed her uniform

“We received a message from Twilight, communicating the situation and requesting backup,” said Spike

“Well, darn, that gal fixed the radio,” said Applejack

“So, Lyra, Bon Bon, and I were sent here to take over the mission as leaders of this temporal team until the end of your current mission,” said Spike

“And it’s a good thing you came, we were about to start shooting each other,” said Sunset Shimmer

“And why?” asked Bon Bon

“Apart from me and Applejack, only Twilight is taking this mission seriously, but…” said Sunset

“That gal has no idea how to keep her team in check, ah mean, only Fluttershy has actually done her duties, but she’s so scared of everything, she shot her own shadow… literally,” said Applejack pointing to a nearby boulder with a sniper rifle bullet round.

“I believe you… now, where is the creepy bubblehead girl and skittles at?” asked Spike

At that exact moment, they all heard a pair of footsteps rushing towards that

“Speak of the devil,” said Spike as he used “Discerning eye” on the surrounding “You’ve got to be kidding me?!” he said, this caused the girls to look at him

“What? What is it?” asked Applejack

“She’s dumber than I thought,” said Spike as he picked up a pebble and threw it in the direction of the footsteps.

Seconds later, Rainbow Dash, came crashing down on them, her face glued to the ground as she slid to a halt in front of Spike

“Stupid rock,” she said without lifting her head

“You are 1 thousand years too early to carry all this equipment and charge by yourself, skittles,” said Spike as he and Co. went over to pick up the ammo and guns that had scattered around the area

Rainbow Dash, however, jumped up to see Spike’s face close to hers

“SPIKE!!! Glad to see ya!” she said as she used some water to clean the mud off her face.

“Hope It could be in a better circumstance,” said Spike

Rainbow Dash, blushed and scratched the back of her head sheepishly at this remark and followed them back to the base they had built at the top of the mountain.

A FEW METERS LATER

“So, what was all that?” asked Lyra

“It was Dash’s conflict resolution,” said Sunset Shimmer

“Surrender yourselves to a bunch of pervs, get raped, and sold off as slaves?” asked Spike

“No, counter strike and kill them,” said Rainbow Dash

“So, I’m assuming your plan went down the shit hole faster than you expected,” said Bon Bon

“Yeah, I hadn’t realized that my gun was empty,” said Rainbow Dash

“So, you retreated and left the 2 of them to fight on their own?” asked Spike

“No, I retreated and asked Fluttershy and Rarity to cover them,” said Rainbow Dash

“Ah didn’t hear that order!” said Applejack

“But I did,” said Rainbow Dash

“Better question… where are those 2?” asked Lyra

As soon as she said that Spike took a step back as a sniper round hit the ground right before his foot

“Fluttershy, shooting the ground is not exactly a way to kill an opponent… and you actually have to aim your weapon before firing,” said Spike

“Oh… Sorry!” said Fluttershy as she got off the tree she was hiding on

“Where were you? You were supposed to cover them!’ said Rainbow Dash

“I’m sorry… I just couldn’t bring myself to kill them,” she said her voice louder than a whisper

“And where is Rarity?” asked Sunset Shimmer

“She ignored your order,” said Fluttershy

“That little bitch!” said Rainbow Dash as she stepped through the barrier

“Leave it, Ray,” said Spike

“Anti-gun barrier, smart,” said Lyra

“Thank you, it was the only thing I could come up with in the little… SPIKE!!! What are you doing here!” said Twilight as she frantically tried to fix herself up

“My team and I Have been sent here to be the new leaders of this operation, so… WHAT IS SHE DOING?!!!” said Spike as he pointed to Rarity

Rarity was laying on the ground, her shirt open as she used the sun to tan herself

“Yeah, she’s been doing that since we set up camp… about 20 minutes ago,” said Twilight

“Plus, she didn’t even help us unpack or defend ourselves,” said Fluttershy

“Did she now… girls get to the command tent, I won’t be far behind,” said Spike as he walked towards Rarity.

Rarity was in her own little world when Spike walked in front of her

“Hey! You're blocking my sun again Twilight!” she said

Spike said nothing and just kept standing before her blocking the sun

“For the last Goddamn time, you are in my sun… how am I supposed to get a tan without it?” Rarity said cynically

Silence followed from Spike

“FOR GOD’S SAKE GET OUT OF THE WAY, BEFORE I MOVE YOU!!” she said

The last thing she heard before getting up was the sound of fingers snapping, and before she knew it, she was pummeled by gallon after gallon of cold water

“AAAAAH! STOP IT!” she screamed as the cold water kept falling.

After a few more seconds, the water stopped, and Rarity removed her sunglasses

“WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM YOU… bitch,” said Rarity as she noticed Spike towering over her

“You have 30 seconds to get dressed and get to the command tent,” he said as he walked away.

INSIDE THE TENT

“Bro, that was brutal!” said Rainbow Dash

“Yeah, she deserves that, bitching about every little thing,” said Sunset Shimmer

“Ok… now, can someone explain to me what happened?... and where is Pinkie?” said Spike

As if on queue Pinkie walked into the tent, her face covered with oil

“Right here Spikey! Just finished fixing the generators,” she said

“Ok… Twilight”

“We landed on the sector assigned to us by central command, just as planned, we began making our way to the objective… that was until we realized… we didn’t calibrate our GPS systems and we were heading the wrong direction…” explained Twilight

“After a few minutes of walking, we reached the “deserted” village where the problems started,” said Rainbow Dash

“And then what caused the occupants of that village to attack you?” asked Lyra

“Believe it or not, it wasn’t me… it was Rarity,” said Rainbow Dash

“Sure,” said Bon Bon sarcastically

“No, it’s true… when we arrived at the area, Rarity had been complaining about the heat and sand the whole way there, and when we saw that the village wasn’t abandoned like in the specifications, she decided to head towards it to ask for water, despite having her water bottle in her backpack, which she made Applejack carry,” said Sunset Shimmer

Spike, Lyra, and Bon Bon turned to look at her

“That’s true,” she said

“So then what?” asked Lyra

“I tried to stop her and pull her back, but…” said Rainbow Dash

“She used her wind magic to push her away, creating a massive sand cloud that caught their attention,” said Pinkie Pie

“And they charged at you?” said Lyra

“No, but the second they pointed their rifles at us, I got into survival mode and pointed mine at them,” said Rainbow Dash

“So then, who shot first?” asked Spike

“One of them did, but he missed, so I responded and placed a bullet right on his brain, and… you know the rest,” said Rainbow Dash

“Oh dear…” said Spike

Just then Rarity walked into the tent, staring daggers at Spike

“Wipe that look off your face,” said Spike

“You’re not the boss of me!” said Rarity

“I am… and after what I just heard, you should be thankful that you’re still here,” said Spike

“Please, what do you know?” said Rarity

Spike proceed to tell her everything, and her face dropped the sarcastic smile she had

“You have committed so many offenses in 20-something hours of being on a BATTLEFIELD, not to mention, you have insulted and disregarding orders of your commanding officer,” said Spike

“Twilight is not an officer,” Rarity protested

“Who placed her in charge?” asked Spike

“Princess Celestia,” said Rarity

“So that means that makes her your leader?” said Spike

“Technically,” said Rarity

“So that means you have committed mutiny,” said Spike

“No, I haven’t!” Rarity said

“You have not followed any order given to you by Twilight, that means you have disregarded Princess Celestia’s order,” said Lyra

“Wha..?” said Rarity

“When Princess Celestia named Twilight as the leader, that means she passes her authority onto the leader of that team… so, you disregarded her orders,” said Bon Bon

Rarity became pale

“You know Rarity, you are the prime example of a “Malingerer”,” said Lyra

(A student at the Academy, usually on the reserves, who only cares about the status they earned by entering the academy; these students, in the vast majority, come from really wealthy and stuck up families; they aren’t well-liked on campus)

“If you think this is a joke, I can teleport you back to the school with a report for Princess Celestia, letting her know of your actions during the mission,” said Spike

“And if that happens, you can kiss the prestige goodbye,” said Bon Bon

Rarity went silent

“Twilight!” said Spike

“Yes!” she said

“What was Rarity’s mission upon setting up camp?” he asked

“Her mission was… to scout the areas of the map that are obscured due to no information on them,” said Twilight

“Well, you know what to do now,” said Spike

Rarity remained silent for a few seconds

“This is your last chance… I suggest you take it,” said Spike

“There are almost 100 KMs of an unknown land,” said Rarity

Spike then walked towards her with a 9MM gun and a GPS, he stopped in front of her and handed them over

“Then I suggest you get started… and get back here before nightfall,” he said as the 2 of them locked eyes

Rarity was furious, but for some reason, Spike staring into her eyes caused her heart to skip a beat.

Rarity turned and headed out of the tent.

“As for the rest of you… We better wait until she comes back with her report… also, Twilight, Pinkie… good job with the generators,” he said

This caused the 2 of them to blush as they walked out of the tent.

A FEW HOURS LATER

The camp was finally up to standards to continue the mission, so everyone had decided to take a breather… everyone except for Sunset Shimmer, who had volunteered for Sentinel duty.

Her eyes glued to the landscape, searching for the smallest movement to fire

“Why are you so tense?” said Spike

This caused her to jump in the air

“SPIKE!!! DON’T DO THAT!!!” she screamed

“Sorry, habit,” said Spike as he sat down motioning for her to sit next to him

She turned red when noticing this, but accepted regardless

They spent a few moments in silence until Spike said

“So, why are you so tense?” he asked

Sunset Shimmer just looked at the landscape and then at Spike

“It’s just that… it’s the first time I’m on the field, and I was hoping that everything was going to go smoothly, be in and out without being seen… and not even 10 minutes into the mission, I’ve been shot at, had an argument with my teammates, been captured, escaped, got fired at even more just to get captured again,” she said

“Yeah, I can see how that can be stressful,” said Spike as he leaned back to look at the sky

“How do you do it?” asked Sunset

“Do what?” asked Spike

“Act so… calm and composed?” said Sunset

“I… don’t know, it comes naturally to me… I mean, I am so much braver than you” said Spike with a grin

“What does that mean?!” said Sunset Shimmer getting angry

“It means, I’m better at this than you,” said Spike as he locked eyes with Sunset Shimmer

“Oh! You think you are so good at this! That you are untouchable, unbeatable! WELL, MR. I AM THE BEST, THAT ISN’T THE CASE, YOU CAN BE KILLED IN AN INSTANT OUT HERE!” said Sunset Shimmer

“Thanks for stating the obvious, Lava head,” said Spike with an even bigger grin

“WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!!! DON’T EVER CALL ME LAVA HEAD AGAIN!!!” said Sunset Shimmer as her eyes turned red and her arms became engulfed in fire

“Or what?... you know that even at your max power you wouldn’t even scratch me,” said Spike

These words infuriated Sunset Shimmer even more, but she stopped her magic and sat back down in defeat

“You right,” she said

“I know I am… feel better?” he asked

“Yeah, I… Wow, I do feel much better,” she said as she sat up

“Glad to hear,” said Spike

“What did you do?” asked Sunset Shimmer

“I used your bad temper to help you release the excess of adrenaline and magic you accumulated,” said Spike

“My bad temper?” asked Sunset Shimmer only to realize what he meant

“I know about the situation back in Junior High, the demon thing,” said Spike

“Oh, who told you?” she asked

“I have my sources,” said Spike “I see you haven’t gotten over it yet,” said Spike

“I can’t… I hurt so many people, hurt my friends, destroyed the school and…” she said

“... and all has been forgiven by everyone… except you,” said Spike

“I just can’t… the things I did…” said Sunset Shimmer

“Happen to everyone, I mean… before coming to this Academy, I was invisible, I didn’t have magic powers, I was weak, and that allowed everyone to treat me like crap… heh, I was almost killed the same day I graduated from Junior high, and after a bunch of situations, I obtained all of this powers,” said Spike

“Wow, really?” said Sunset Shimmer

“Yup,” said Spike

“And, you don’t want to take revenge on those who wronged you?” asked Sunset

“I did… it was at that point that I realized the magnitude of my new self, the number of responsibilities that are upon my shoulders… and I didn’t have another choice but to accept them,” said Spike

“But, wasn’t it scary?” asked Sunset Shimmer

“That’s the thing Sunset, sometimes things are going to get scary, but we have to accept them and… work with them or fight them,” said Spike

“So, that’s it? Being brave in the face of danger?” asked Sunset Shimmer

“Sometimes… Other times you have more than brave… a fool so to say,” said Spike with a smile

“A fool?... Spike, we go into the worst places on earth, we can die in a second, and your best advice is to be silly?” said Sunset Shimmer

“Not silly… a fool,” said Spike

“It makes no sense, aren’t you scared?” she said

“Of course, I’m terrified… that’s why I’m the biggest fool in the world… I ignore my fear and fight forward, that’s what a real special op does,” said Spike as he placed a comforting hand on Sunset’s shoulder “You’ll understand sooner or later,”

Spike’s actions had touched Sunset’s heart, he didn’t laugh at her for being tense or afraid, but comforting and reassuring.

Sunset couldn’t do anything but smile at him.

”Don’t let your fears get the best of you, that’s the important part,” said Spike as he got up

“Thanks,” said Sunset Shimmer

“Well, good talk, but I have to go,” said Spike

“Go?... go where?!’ she asked

“To find your dear friend Rarity, it’s past her curfew… be right back,” said Spike as his body disintegrated in front of her.

“He’s so cool, and hot… WOW! Did I just say that!”

SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE MASSIVE DESERT

“... I mean what is his problem? Doesn’t he know how to treat someone like a lady?... I mean, yeah, I was acting in a wrong way knowing that we are in a warzone but still, what right does he have to dump cold water on me?!... I swear guys like him are the worst!... I mean yeah he is attractive, and the way he was glaring at me was incredibly hot, I was even able to get a good look at his deep, beautiful, green eyes… oh, they’re like perfect jaded orbs… WOW!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!!!... and what do we have here?” said Rarity as she crouched down and grabbed her binoculars.

About 50 mts Away from her location, was a road full of military trucks and vehicles racing towards some sort of structure.

“12...15...29… 34 different vehicles… but where are they headed?” said Rarity as she continued to follow their every move.

She followed them all the way until they all turned and to the left, disappearing around the side of the hill she was in.

Rarity quickly got up and rushed as fast as she could to the other side of the hill to get a better vantage point.

After a few more seconds she finally reached the top, and her jaw dropped in shock. Before her she could see three massive man-made villages with various enemies all over them, but most shocking of all, was the massive industrial compound towering in the distance.

“What is this?” said Rarity, “I bet that if I get closer and get better information about this Spike will praise me!” said Rarity with a small blush on her face.

Then she began to make her way towards the a small, tree covered hill, near the first village

“Ok, the first village only has a few enemies, nothing out of the ordinary… a couple of brutes with guns… the second village is a bit more protected, there are 2 different entrances and exits, all of them guarded with Machine gun towers… and by the looks of it, they are automatic… The last village seems to be the worst out of all of them… there is a minefield from the left to right behind the village… machine gun nests… and a tank, of course…” said Rarity as she noted everything down in the map.

Unknown to her, she was being a bit too cocky with her surroundings and had completely forgotten to check her 6 before beginning to scout the area.

“hilo mat!” said a soldier as he pressed the gun on the back of Rarity’s head (Don’t move!)

Rarity, instinctively swung her arms up, in a sign of surrender

“Great! Now, this… I swear if I die because of Spike I will haunt his dreams for the rest of his life!” said Rarity

“Itanee sundar baat... bahut bura mujhe tumase chutkara pana hai.” said the soldier as he got closer and prepared to pull the trigger (Such a pretty thing... too bad I have to get rid of you.)

Rarity just closed her eyes.

BANG!

Rarity then heard something hit the floor next to her, she opened one of her eyes and saw the soldier, face on the ground, and a pool of blood starting to form around his head.

“That was a bit too close for comfort,” said Spike as he walked up to her

Rarity quickly got up and turned to face him

“Are you ok?” asked Spike

“Y-Yes… thank you,” said Rarity, her face red with embarrassment, and her voice mimicking Fluttershy’s

“Good,” said SPike

“What are you doing here?” asked Rarity

“Missed your curfew… and wander off a bit, I had a bad feeling about the whole situation… that’s when I noticed the convoy and I decided to come and look for you,” said Spike

“Oh!... thanks… Is he really worried about me!” said Rarity

“So, tell me what have you discovered?” asked Spike as he walked over to the ledge and saw the compound

“Well… there are 3 villages, each more fortified than the last one, and then there is that compound… unfortunately I was unable to get closer to it and get a better grasp of it,” said Rarity

“If you’d done that, I would be really impressed…” that’s when Spike noticed something off “What do you bet,” he said as he moved over to the dead soldier and flipped him over, and began to loot the body

“Aha!, he is Heighndian, that confirms it,” said Spike

“Confirms what?” asked Rarity

“Of who is inside that compound right now… we have to go back, hang on tight and close your eyes,” said Spike as he wrapped his arm around Rarity’s waist and held her close to him.

“OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!!!” said Rarity as she blinked and before she realized it was now standing inside the command tent back at camp.

“GIRLS!!! WE NEED TO TALK FAST!!” said Spike

Immediately all of the girls rushed into the tent, but as soon as their eyes landed on Rarity’s goofy, flustered, smiley face, something took over them as they all went over to where she was.

“Spit it out, what’s the smile for?!” whispered Rainbow Dash

“Oh, it was wonderful!” Rarity whis[ered back

“What was?” asked Twilight and Lyra together

“Spike’s arm around me as he saved me from an evil man before teleporting back here,” Rarity said as her face got even redder.

“WHAT!!!” they all said with a frown

“Oh dear, girls, stop frowning, you’ll get wrinkles on your face… and that will draw Spike closer to me,” said Rarity with a small laugh

“Why you little…” said Rainbow Dash before being cut off by Spike

“I know you’re all happy to see Rarity, but we need to talk about something important,” said Spike

“What’s wrong?” asked Pinkie Pie

“We found the hiding spot,” said Spike

“Who’s?” asked Twilight

“Gallteeth,” said Spike

The second he said that Lyra and Bon Bon’s faces went from surprise to “Murder” mode

“Where is he?” asked Lyra

“Well, thanks to Rarity’s great work, she was able to locate the compound… right here,” said Spike

The moment Spike complemented Rarity, her face turned even redder, which infuriated the girls even more

“But there is more, the compound has a total of 3 man-made villages before it, and each one is worse than the last…” said Spike

“I’ll go get my shotgun,” said Lyra as she to leave the tent

“I thought you were the team’s sniper!” said Bon Bon following her

“Ok, What is going on?” asked Twilight

“Gallteeth is the reason why so many people have gone missing… he is a slave trader,” said Spike

The second he said this all of the girls’ faces went from concern to shock

“And our mission is to get him alive… or dead… so go get ready,” said Spike

“Hah, this is going to be awesome!” said Rainbow Dash as she and the girls walked out of the tent

“... That doesn’t mean I can’t do it!” said Lyra

“BS, you just want to get Spike’s attention, don’t you!” said Bon Bon

“Of course not!... maybe a little, but still…” said Lyra

“No, you were trained to be a sniper, you have a better precision fire than anyone, without you we’ll be exposed!” said Bon Bon

“You just want to have Spike all to yourself, don’t you?” said Lyra

Bon Bon was about to answer when Twilight interrupted

“Something wrong?” she asked

“No, nothing at all, just… Uhm… thinking of an idea to enter the compound,” lied Bon Bon

“Right… well, Spike said we’re leaving in 2 minutes so…” said Twilight as she pointed to the armory

“Right!” said Bon Bon as she and Lyra hurried over to the armory to get ready

“Spike never said we’re leaving in 2 minutes,” said Sunset Shimmer

Twilight just raised her hand and pointed to the tent

Seconds later Spike came out and said

“We’re leaving in 2 minutes, get ready… don’t worry about the camp, Task force 34 will come and clean it up,” as he walked towards the edge of the camp and loaded his guns

The girls turned to face Twilight

“Wife’s intuition!” she said as she walked towards the armory

“EXCUSE US!!!” they all answered as they walked over to Twilight

“What do you mean by “Wife's intuition”?” said Rarity

“Exactly what it sounds like… It’s destiny,” said Twilight with a dreamy look

This comment didn’t sit well with any of them

“Hah!, you think YOU can defeat ME in becoming his wife?” said Rainbow Dash

“Of course!” said Twilight with a confident smile

This infuriated Rainbow Dash even more

She was about to say something when

“Girls? You coming or what?” said Spike

Immediately all of the girls grabbed their gear and a few extra bullets and headed to where Spike was standing.

“Ready?” asked Spike

“Let’s do this!” they all said as they walked through Spike’s portal

BACK NEAR THE COMPOUND

“Ok, wait here, I’ll go scout the area,” said Spike as he headed over to the edge of the hill and looked around the villages

Meanwhile, all of the girls had huddled up together and were having a, somewhat… friendly conversation.

“You ain’t his wife!” whispered Applejack

“Yet, but he saved me from being abducted and possibly murdered, he is the reason I am here today, and like I said before, it’s…” said Twilight

“Destiny, we know, but this is the real world, not a stupid fairy tale, you don’t even know if Spike’s likes you,” said Rarity

“You’re one to talk “Ms. I am a Fairy tale princess”, plus, you’ve done nothing but annoy Spike this whole time,” said Sunset Shimmer

“And you haven’t?” said Rarity

“You said it,” said Sunset Shimmer

“He was really nice to me when we regrouped,” said Fluttershy all of a sudden

“Oh, great Ms. Cowtits is also in love with Spike

“We’ve known him for far longer, and… and… We’ve slept on the same bed!” said Lyra

“WHAT!!!!” said all the girls

“Only slept, nothing weird,” said Bon Bon

“Oh!” they all answered

“Tell you what, lets have a little competition,” said Pinkie

“What type of competition?” asked Applejack

“Three villages, three teams… whoever makes the most damage in the least time, while not being discovered wins,” said Pinkie Pie

“Wins what?” asked Rainbow Dash

“A date with Spike,” said Pinkie with a smile

“But there are at least 3 people per squad,” said Sunset Shimmer

“That’s when the sacred game of Rock, Paper, Scissors came into place… what do you say?” asked Pinkie Pie as she extended her hand

“Deal!” said all of the girls as they shaked hands and walked over to Spike.

“Ok, Here’s the plan…” said Spike

“Actually Spike, we have an idea on how to continue,” said Pinkie Pie

“Oh, well, I’m all ears,” said Spike

Pinkie then explained everything to spike… minus the date part.

“Sounds good, Twilight, your team’s up first,” said Spike

“Why?” asked Twilight

“Pinkie’s idea, you make your first move,” said Spike

“Right… come on girls!” said Twilight as she, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity headed to the first village

“You think they’ll make it?” asked Rainbow Dash

“They better,” said Spike.

After a few seconds Twilight and the girls reached the edge of the village and turned their GPSs on, in a matter of moments it showed all of the enemies in the village.

After they were able to locate all of them, Twilight began to move her hands giving orders

“Pinkie, you’ll take the left side, and then work your way to the center, Rarity, take the right, and do the same, we will rendezvous at the center of the village and then move towards the other side of it, copy?” she said in sign language

The girls just gave her a thumbs up and got into position.

“3...2...1… go!” motioned Twilight as they creeped forward taking out all of the hostels they found on their way.

Slowly but surely, they cleared out the whole village, and signaled to the rest of the team to join them.

“You think we did a good job?” asked Rarity

“Of course we did,” said Pinkie Pie

“Good job,” said Spike as he appeared out of nowhere scaring them all

“SPIKE! Don’t do that!” they said

“Sorry,” he said as the other girls appeared around him

“Not bad Twilight, but you girls took 7 minutes and 45 seconds to take care of the enemies,” said Rainbow Dash

“Well, now it’s your turn,” said Rarity

“Watch and learn!” said Rainbow Dash as she turned to see the girls on her squad and smiled

Seconds later, Rainbow Dash zoomed into the village followed by Sunset Shimmer and Applejack, meanwhile, Fluttershy just climbed to the roof of a nearby house and armed her sniper gun.

Rainbow Dash was going wild, she was going left and right stabbing all of the enemies, not leaving any for Applejack or Sunset, who decided to take care of the ones inside the houses and leave the ones in the open to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

Rainbow Dash was so into it, that she left herself too exposed, walking right into a crossroad with 2 guards patrolling it.

When they made eye contact with each other, Rainbow Dash realized her mistake

“Rainbow, duck!” said Fluttershy over the radio

Rainbow Dash quickly hit the dirt as a bullet pierced the skulls of both guards, killing them instantly

“Nice shooting Fluttershy!” said Spike over the radio

“Thanks!” Fluttershy said as she let out a small squeal

“Ok, that’s everyone,” said Rainbow Dash in a very annoyed tone

“Did you take care of the machine gun?” asked Spike

“Ups!” said Rainbow Dash

“Relax Dash, we’re here, guns down!” said Sunset Shimmer

Seconds later everyone met at the exit of the second village

“That was really reckless,” said Twilight

“Agreed, top marks to Fluttershy though, she didn’t miss a single shot, and that double headshot at the end was amazing,” said Spike

This made Fluttershy turn red and grin proudly

“We still took 4 minutes,” said Rainbow Dash

“It’s better to do a good job than a fast job!” said Spike

“I second that!” said Lyra

“Well then, you show us how it’s done!” said Rainbow Dash

“Sure!” said Bon Bon as she, Lyra and Spike walked to the third village

“Why do you always have to start fights?” said Applejack

“I didn’t, but, I want to see if they have a reason to be so confident,” said Rainbow Dash

“Did you forget that Spike’s on that team?” asked Sunset Shimmer

“Nope… but it makes the competition much more interesting,” said Rainbow Dash

Just then, they all heard

“Ladies, synchronize watches!” said Spike

“Ready!” they both said

“I’ll see you all at the other side,” said Spike as the three of them disappeared from sight.

“Where did they go?” asked Twilight

Then to the left they saw one of the guards fall to the floor dead, then another fall from the roof of a house, and then another, and another, and another, until all of the guards were on the floor dead.

“Ok, you can come over, we just have to disarm the minefield,” said Spike

The girls then began to sprint to the other side of the now empty village, as they did, they noticed the carnage all around them

“These guys are something else,” said Twilight

“Indeed,” said Sunset Shimmer

“What took you so long?” mocked Lyra

“Yeah, keep laughing,” said Rainbow Dash

“That was awesome,” said Applejack

“Thanks, but we did commit many mistakes,” said Spike

“Such us?” asked Twilight

“I stabbed a few of the guards on the back of their necks, instead of keeping it simple and slashing their throats,” said Spike

This comment made the girls uneasy

“Just kidding, a dead enemy is a good outcome,” said Spike

“Hah! good one… now what?” asked Rainbow Dash

“Oh yeah!” said Spike as he placed his hands on the ground and various blueish lines appeared on it, deactivating all of the mines surrounding the compound “We enter” he finished.

“But, there must be many soldiers inside, not to mention, we haven’t even seen the layout of the land,” said Twilight

“Is there a way to get in without being in their line of fire?” asked Pinkie Pie

“Unfortunately no,” there is only one way in and out,” said Lyra

“So, we only have the suicidal route, or… the suicidal route,” said Rainbow Dash

“What do we do Spike?” asked Sunset Shimmer as everyone turned to look at him

Spike just summoned some of his fire magic to his left arm and said

“Let’s go out with a boom!” as he fired the orb towards the gate and obliterated it

Immediately after a storm of bullet began to fall on the group

“un sab ko maar do!” screamed Gallteeth (Kill them all!) as more guard opened fire

“Twilight, take out the turrets!” said Spike

“On it!” said Twilight as she used her magic to explode blow them up

“Keep using power bombs!” said Lyra as they began to bombard the whole ground around the compound until it was completely covered in craters

“Did we get him?” asked Applejack

Spike looked around and saw Gallteeth running away inside the compound

“No! Don’t let him escape! Screamed Spike as he, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack charged into the compound as the rest of the girls remained outside to keep the guards at bay.

“Sunset, cover us!” said Rainbow Dash

“On it!” said Sunset as she got up and headed into the compound

“Where is he?” asked Rainbow Dash

“Over there!” said Spike as they tried to use magic

“A shield,” said Rainbow Dash

“Fire!” said Sunset Shimmer, but her gun jammed

“Anti-gun ray, girl, tough luck!” said Gallteeth as he continued to head for the helipad

“Get her back, you son of a bitch!” said Sunset Shimmer as she began to run up the stairs, chasing Gallteeth

“Dash, Jack, find those generators and destroy them!” said Spike as he went after Sunset

“Leave it to us Sugacube” said Applejack as they ventured into the compound using their own fists against the guards.

Spike was going as fast as he could trying to catch up with Sunset, before she killed herself, while at the same time trying to immobilize the guards that attacked him.

“SUNSET STOP!!!” said Spike as he climbed another flight of stairs

“HE’S GETTING AWAY!” said Sunset as she defeated another guard

“WAIT, IT’S A TRAP!” said Spike

As soon as he said this, Gallteeth activated a lever that made weapons functional and aimed his rocket launcher at Sunset Shimmer

“Goodnight girl!” said Gallteeth as he pulled the trigger

“SUNSET!!!!” screamed Spike as he shoved out of the way receiving the full blow of the grenade as this one hit the part of the floor he was standing on, causing him to fall into the dark abyss below

“SPIKE!!!!!!!” she said as she saw him fall into the darkness

“Ups! My bad!” mocked Gallteeth

“I’LL KILL YOU!!!” said Sunset Shimmer as she to chase Gallteeth

They ran a few more flights of stairs until she was able to corner him

“Not so fast now huh!” said Sunset Shimmer in a guttural voice

“The party is just beginning,” said Gallteeth as he pulled out a machete and started to swing at Sunset

Sunset evaded the blade as much as she could, even countering with a kick or two but it wasn’t enough, Gallteeth was committed to kill her

Just then he was able to hit her in the gut and cause her to fall to the floor

“Time to end this!” he said as he prepared to decapitate Sunset

Just as he was about the swing, they both heard a pair of loud footsteps coming towards at great speed

“YOU THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE THAT EASY!!!!” said Spike as he tackled Gallteeth so hard they both flew out the window, landing on top of some parked cars and then falling to the ground

“You… are committed… you damn fireblood!” said Gallteeth as he incorporated himself

“Thanks… but unfortunately for you, the party is over,” said Spike as 2 helicopters aimed their search lights on him

“Gupa Sanguera, you are under arrest, surrender peacefully!” said the pilot

Gallteeth, just raised his hands and surrendered as the rest of the girls arrived next to Spike.

“You are going to root in jail,” said Knox as he slammed the door of the personnel carrier shut.

“Great work all of you, we finally cut this slippery son of a bitch,” said Grim

“No need to thanks us, it is our duty and was our pleasure,” said Lyra

“Congratulations teams, prepare for extraction, and a well deserved vacation,” came Discord’s voice over the radio

“Copy that central,” said Spike

“You guys rest easy, we’ll finish up here,” said Grim

“Thanks, see you back at campus,” said Spike

“Of course,” said Grim as they both shaked hands.

Spike then turned to face the girls and said

“Let’s go home… I’ve had enough of the desert for a good while,”

“I totally agree, I have sand in places I didn’t even know I had!” said Rarity

“TMI girl!’ said Lyra as they all laughed, all except Sunset.

She felt terrible for what happened with Spike, but was unable to talk to him out shame

“I have to talk to him, I need to apologize… but how?” she thought.