Diamond's Evil Journey 2: Outbreak

Diamond, Leon, Captain Glaive, Time Step, and Starshot all appeared in front of Princess Luna. Starshot saw Diamond and smiled widely while wrapping her in a hug “Aww, I missed you Diamond!” she exclaimed.

Diamond got out of the mare's hold “Stop! Aren't we under attack right now?” she asked.

Celestia walked up from behind her sister “That is correct. Mine and my sister's forces are already out fighting, although I worry about our citizens being in the middle of such a battle.” she said.

Leon nodded “We have to evacuate them. Is there somewhere safe they can go?” he asked.

She nodded “There is a safe room located in the castle but it will not fit Canterlot's entire population.” she said.

Captain Glaive turned to Starshot “I want you and Time Step to join the fight. Spread the word that the civilians are to come to Canterlot castle.” he said.

Starshot smiled and hung a fore leg around Time Step's neck “This will be fun! Want to see who can get more of them?” she challenged.

Time Step hesitantly let himself be pulled along by the mare “I t-think I'd rather not keep score.” he said.

Glaive then turned back to the princesses “The castle is still the safest place for the civilians. We'll pack them in here like sardines if we have to. Your highnesses, can you two protect the castle with a force field that will keep those monsters out?” he requested.

Luna nodded “We can, but there is still a problem. With our ponies trapped in the crossfire, they might not be able to reach the castle with their lives.” she said.

Leon rubbed his chin in thought “We need some kind of distraction, but it's gonna need to be big.” he said.

Diamond grinned as an idea came to her “I think I have something that might work. I'll need to head down to the armory first, plus I need more ammo.” she said before running off.

“Grab a couple of boxes for me!” Leon shouted after her.

Once Diamond was out of the room, Luna turned to Captain Glaive “I don't know what she's about to do, but we should wait to hear her plans. In the meantime, please tell what you've found out about all this. You said that you know who's behind this?” she asked.

He frowned as he was reminded of what they found out “We did. Her name is Cozy Glow. Do you know of her?” he asked.

Luna raised an eye brow “I do know of a pony with that name from visiting her dreams but it couldn't be her, she's only a filly.” she said.

Leon shook his head “Then that's exactly who we're talking about. I don't know why someone so young would do this but she basically admitted to it in front of us.” he said.

Celestia averted her eyes in sadness before she collected herself “Did she say anything about her plans?” she asked.

Leon sighed “We don't know much. Only that someone from my world named Albert Wesker is involved. We don't have a clue about what Cozy Glow wants.” he said. Diamond ran back into the room while dragging a bag behind her. She then tossed a few boxes of ammo to Leon, who caught them “Thanks, what's in the bag?” he asked.

Diamond smiled and patted the bag “fifteen grenades.” she answered simply.

Captain Glaive raised an eyebrow “What exactly are you planning on doing with a bag of grenades?” he questioned.

Diamond scooted the bag slightly closer to him “I'm not doing anything with it. You are. We'll need a part of Canterlot that is empty of civilians. This bag should have enough grenades to not only take out a large chunk of the infected but also get the others attention. Once we're sure that there are no ponies in harm's way, Captain Glaive will fly up and activate it.” she explained.

Leon rubbed his chin as he pondered her plan “I assume that we'll be keeping the infected busy while the civilians clear out.” he guessed.

Diamond nodded before turning back to Glaive “So what do you think?” she asked.

“I think it's reckless, dangerous, and could cause much property damage.” he sighed “But it will have to do. We'll take this to the outskirts of the city. I'll take a team of guards with me to escort the citizens out of the area while the two of you keep the infected away.” he said.

Diamond smiled since her plan was accepted and turned to Luna “Mind giving us some help getting to the outskirts?” she asked.

The princess smiled and lit up her horn for a teleportation spell. With a flash of magic, Leon and Diamond were gone. Captain Glaive gave a salute “I'll ready a team for the extraction of the civilians.” he said before flying off.

Leon and Diamond arrived in a part of the city that had the least amount of ponies. There were some smaller stores and a few warehouses, some of which were abandoned. Even so there were ponies scattered around running for their lives as the infected hunted them down. The night sky was being obscured by the amount of pegasi in the air.

Leon glanced around at the amount of infected that rampaged around the area “We should have asked for some back up.” he said. Two infected earth ponies charged him from opposite directions but he quickly shot them with his handgun before they got to close.

A unicorn shot a beam of magic at Diamond forcing her to step out of the way. A pegasus dove down at her so she rolled out of the way and fired a revolver round into it's head. The unicorn charged up another spell but Diamond just tossed a frag grenade at it, taking it out along with the others near it. She turned back to Leon with a smirk “What? Don't like a challenge?” she mocked.

Leon chuckled “Just never been a fan of suicide.” he said. They then went back to back as a fairly large group of the infected surrounded them. Leon glanced at her behind him “Ready?” he asked.

Diamond chuckled “Just try to keep up old man.” she joked. Before the infected could get any closer, they opened fire.

Leon shot two earth ponies in the head before a unicorn charged him with it's horn aimed at his chest. He crouched low and caught the pony before lifting it and tossing behind him, towards Diamond “Heads up!” he called. Diamond stepped aside to allow the unicorn to land on it's back next to her. She slit it's throat before continuing to shoot into the crowd.

An earth pony attempted to bite her but she jumped over the mandibles and jammed her knife into it's skull. Two pegasi dove down towards her simultaneously with their blades at the ready. She shot one down with the other being brought down with a shot from Leon. Diamond glanced back behind Leon to see a unicorn heading towards him “Down!” she ordered.

He immediately crouched which allowed her to jump and roll across his back. Right before she landed behind him, she fired a revolver round into the attacking unicorn's head. Leon took his shotgun out and took the heads of three earth ponies that where huddled too close together. The headless bodies didn't fall down as their parasites burst from their necks. Leon pulled the pin of a flash grenade and tossed it straight up “Flash!” he warned.

They both covered their eyes as the flash went off, killing the parasites and momentarily blinded the others. They both took out their rifles to capitalize on the opportunity. Diamond nudged Leon's leg to get his attention “I could use a better vantage point.” she said.

Leon knew what she was asking for so he crouched down. She then climbed onto him and sat on his shoulders. From there, they both fired as fast as they could into the crowd as Leon slowly turned so they could shoot all around them. Just as the few infected left started recovering from the effects of the flash, arrows started raining down on them.

After the arrows, only two of the horde remained. One was quickly riddled with handgun bullets and the other was killed by a spear that was thrown through it's skull. Then Starshot and Time Step landed in front of them.

Starshot squealed a bit when she saw Diamond still sitting on Leon's shoulders “You two look so cute like that! Oh I wish I hadn't left my camera at home!” she gushed.

Time Step gave a nervous chuckle “Uh, should you really be talking to your superior like that?” he asked.

Starshot gave a playful pout “She's not just my superior, she's my friend. I can talk to her however I want.” she said.

Leon raised an eyebrow at her “That sounds like disrespect. Diamond, make her drop and do fifty push ups.” he joked.

Diamond chuckled and jumped down from Leon's shoulders “So what are you two doing? I thought you were helping evacuate.” she said.

Time Step nodded before explaining “We were. The captain found us and told us to find you. He said that everypony in the area has been safely escorted out. He said that he'll execute your plan shortly.” he reported.

Starshot scratched her head in confusion “He didn't mention what your plan was though. What is it?” she asked.

Diamond looked towards the sky and saw Captain Glaive flying among the infected with a bag in his mouth. Diamond turned to a nearby abandoned warehouse “We should take cover. I don't know how big the blast radius will be.” she said.

Her, Leon, and Starshot ran towards the warehouse for cover while Time Step was frozen in shock “D-did you say blast radius?” he started running to catch up “What blast radius?” he questioned. The got inside and watched from a window.

Glaive dodged all of the infected that attempted to attack him as he got into position. He opened the bag for a second to pull one of the pins. He then threw it up as hard as he could before he flew down towards the ground for cover. The combined force of all of the grenades took out a large chunk of the infected pegasi in the air. The sound and light from the explosion got the attention much of the infected in the city.

Diamond and the others walked out into the open after the explosion was finished “We should be ready. We have an entire city of infected coming here.” she said.

Captain Glaive landed with them along with a large force of night guards “We only need to keep them busy here long enough for the citizens to get to the castle. As long as there aren't any more surprises.” he said.

They immediately got a call through their earpieces as they heard Luna's voice “Captain! Diamond! My sister has received a letter from Princess Twilight Sparkle. They have come under attack by a smaller force of the infected. She has requested assistance. Who can you spare for this?” she asked.

Glaive frowned “I'm sorry princess but my team is about to take the full force of Canterlot's attack. Any team I could send would have to be small.” he said.

Diamond gasped when she heard that her home was being attacked. Everpony she knew was there including her friends and her...Filthy Rich. She quickly spoke up “I'll go with Leon. Send whoever else you can spare but me and Leon can do it.” she said.

Starshot shot a hoof up like a filly in a classroom “I'll help. Pick me!” she said.

Captain Glaive nodded “Very well. I'll send a squad of guards along with the three of you.” he said.

Luna heard the order “Once you are prepared, let me know and I shall teleport you to Ponyville.” she said.

Diamond and Captain Glaive quickly decided on who would be going with her to Ponyville. After a few seconds they decided on a group of ten guards that would be under her command. She and her team gathered away from the main force before she contacted Luna again “We're ready.” she said.

The team was then gone in a flash of magic. Captain the started seeing a large horde of infected ponies charging their location “Look alive! Defensive positions!” he commanded.

Diamond's team was brought to the outskirts of Ponyville. They immediately could see the panicked residents running from the infected. There were noticeably less than there was attacking Canterlot but that was to be expected since Ponyville was much smaller. Diamond turned to her team “Leon and Starshot will be with me. The rest of you I want keeping the heat off of the citizens. Spread the word that all citizens should make their way to Twilight's castle.” she ordered.

The guards gave a salute before flying off towards town. Starshot tilted her head “What are we doing then?” she asked.

“We need to hurry to Twilight's castle and make sure that the ponies actually have a safe place to go.” she said.

Leon nodded “Then lead the way.” he said.

Twilight stood in front of her castle and faced two infected earth ponies and a unicorn. She fired a beam of magic at the unicorn only for it to be blocked by a magical barrier. The earth ponies rushed in with their mandibles open wide. They crashed into Twilight's shield spell before the spell pushed outward, sending the ponies spiraling away.

The unicorn charged her with it's horn but she stopped it in it's tracks with her telekinesis. Before she could do anything else, an arrow shot through the side of it's skull. Twilight gasped in shock and dropped the corpse. Starshot landed next her her with a grin “Thanks for holding that one for me princess.” she said with a wink.

Leon came up behind one of the earth ponies and slit it's throat. Diamond shot a rifle round through the last infected's head. She turned to Twilight and smiled “I heard that you needed help.” she said.

Twilight stared at Diamond with a questioning expression “Did Princess Celestia send you?” she asked.

“Well, Luna did but yeah.” she said.

Twilight then turned her attention to Leon “A-and what are you doing here. I thought humans weren't allowed in Equestria.” she said.

Leon let out a small chuckle “Being friends with a royal guardspony has it's perks.” he said.

Twilight wanted to press for more information but stopped herself with a shake of her head “Do we have a plan? I had no idea anything was even happening until these monsters were right on top of us.” she said.

Diamond rubbed the back of her neck “We were kind of hoping to take care of all of this before it spread but things got a lot more complicated than we expected. The plan right now is to get all of the Ponyville citizens somewhere safe. In Canterlot we have Princess Celestia and Luna creating a magical barrier around the castle to keep the infected out. I was hoping you could could do the same.” she said.

Twilight put a hoof to her chin to think but had a concerned expression “I could but I can't just sit inside my castle holding a shield spell. My friends are still out there, I need to help them.” she said.

She attempted to walk away but Starshot stepped into her path “Sorry princess but I think that's our job.” she said.

Leon walked to her side “She's right. You can leave the rescuing to us, but the ponies will need somewhere to go where they can be safe. Without you, we can't be sure that anyone we save will stay safe.” he said.

Twilight hung her head “I...I understand. I'll do it. But if you can, please check in with my friends.” she requested.

Diamond put a comforting hoof to her back “Don't worry. They're strong, they'll survive. Just focus on the shield spell.” she said.

With a determined nod, Twilight ran back to the castle. Leon turned back to the town “Alright Diamond, you have the home field advantage. Where to first?” he asked.

Rarity tried to quiet her breathing as she hide in her closet. She winced and looked down at a wound slashed into her chest. It was steadily seeping blood and she knew she had to stop the bleeding. She turned to one of the dresses that was in the closet with her. She sighed in desperation as her horn lit up “Please forgive me.” she whispered before using her magic to rip a long strip of fabric from the dress.

She then used the fabric to create a makeshift tourniquet for her wound. She then froze when she heard the sound of crashing downstairs. She covered her mouth with her hooves in fright. She listened closely to determine whether it was one of those monster or not. She heard the sound of her bedroom door opening slowly. She peeked out of the crack in the closet doors to see an infected unicorn glancing around the room.

Rarity shut her eyes tight and and prayed that it wouldn't find her. She held her breath to lessen the chance that she'd be heard. Despite her precautions, she heard the creature's hoof steps approach the closet. The closet doors were thrown off it's hinges by the monster's magic as it stared Rarity down. She scowled and lit up her horn for a last stand.

“Get away from her!” Leon yelled as he grabbed a hold of the unicorn's tail. He pulled with all of his strength and swung it into the far wall. Before it could try getting up, Diamond threw her knife into the side of it's head.

Starshot walked in with a pout “You didn't even let me get a shot at that one.” she accused.

“Be faster next time then.” Diamond said with a smirk which earned a giggle from Starshot.

Leon walked over to Rarity and offered her a hand “Are you okay?” he asked. Rarity took the offer and was helped to her hooves. She winced in pain and almost fell. Leon grabbed a hold of her and examined her for injuries. He imagined that the tourniquet over her chest hid a large one but other than that, she had some scratches and small cuts and bruises all over her body “You're injured.” he said.

Rarity tried to stand on her own only to grunt in pain and lean on Leon again “I was w-working on a new design when those... whatever they are, attacked me. Flew straight through the window and attacked me. I only barely managed to escape them and hide out here. I obviously didn't make it out without a scratch.” she explained.

Leon nodded in understanding “Eveything's gonna be fine now. Get to the castle, you'll be safe there. Twilight has a shield spell that's gonna keep the infected out.” he said.

Starshot walked over to Rarity's other side and helped support her “She won't make it on her own. I'll get her there and meet up with you two later.” she said.

Leon stepped back and allowed all of Rarity's weight to fall on Starshot. The two then started making their way towards the door before Rarity stopped “Wait!” she turned to Diamond “My sister, Sweetie Belle! She told me that she was going to spend the day with her friends. I don't know where they are bu-” Diamond stopped her.

“I'll find them. And try not to worry, I taught them what to do in case of an emergency like this.” she said. Rarity gave a gentle smile as thanks before allowing Starshot to guide her out of the room.

Leon turned to Diamond “You might know where to find her sister? Is that where we're going next?” he asked.

She shook her head “No, we have one stop before we get there.” she said. Diamond frowned as she thought about their next stop. Part of her wanted to skip it but she knew she had to go.

A maid and butler pushed against the door of Filthy Rich's mansion in a desperate attempt to keep the infected out. As the servants struggled against the infected's onslaught on the door, the butler glanced back to Filthy Rich “Sir, please go hide. We will hold them off as long as we can.” he said.

Filthy Rich took a deep breath and pushed himself against the door as well. The maid gasped “What are you doing sir?” she asked.

He grunted under the force coming from the other side of the door “If they get in here, we're all dead. I can't die right now. Not until I see my daughter again.” he said.

They all held the door in place for as long as they could but it was eventually blasted open by magic. Filthy and his servants were send sprawling across the room. They looked up from the floor to see a unicorn step into the mansion with two pegasi hovering above it. One of the pegasi screeched as flew down at Filthy. At the last second a bullet flew into it's head, causing it's body to fall limply onto the downed Filthy.

The unicorn pointed it's horn at the maid and was about to fire when Diamond struck it's temple with the butt of her rifle. As the unicorn was reeling backwards she fired a shot between it's eyes. The other pegasus flew in to attack her but a few handgun bullets flew into it's body to bring it to the ground. Leon holstered his handgun and grabbed his shotgun as he walked up to the weakened pegasus before he blasted it.

Filthy pushed the corpse off of him and shuttered before turning to his saviors. He smiled at the sight of his daughter “Diamond, you came to help me.” he said.

Diamond glared at him and helped the butler up “I'm here to help Ponyville. You're lucky that includes you.” she said.

Filthy frowned as his ears flattened against his skull “I have a few things to say, can we talk Diamond?” he asked.

“Can it wait?” she questioned.

“Until this is all over?” he asked back.

Diamond frowned “Until the end of time. I couldn't care less about what you have to say Filthy!” she exclaimed.

Leon was shocked by her outburst but the servants only looked down sadly as if this was a regular sight. He walked up beside Diamond and put a hand on her shoulder “Diamond-”

she cut him off by turning and heading to the door “Come on Leon, we have more important places to be.” she said.

Leon sighed and glanced sadly at Filthy “Get to Twilight's castle as fast as you can. You'll be safe there.” he said before dashing out of the door to catch up to Diamond.

Applejack stood outside the farmhouse and faced an infected griffon. She glanced behind her to see Big Mac laying unconscious in a small puddle of blood. She growled and turned back to the griffon “You'll pay for layin' yer dirty talons on mah big brother!” she yelled as she stood protectively in front of her brother.

The griffon squawked violently as it flew in towards Applejack. She ducked under a slash from it's claws and got behind it. She grabbed her lasso and successfully threw it around it's neck. She pulled to throw it off balance and slam it into the ground. She smirked but lost the smirk when the griffon ripped through the rope with it's claws. She dropped her end of the lasso and growled “Darn it!” she yelled.

The griffon then started stalking towards Applejack like she was prey. Before it could pounce her, a few handgun shots ripped through it's body. It turned back in anger and set it's sight on Leon who was approaching. He charged him with both of it's front claws raised. He caught it's wrists and tried to hold it off but had underestimated it's strength. He started to sweat as he pushed himself to held the beast off.

Diamond jumped onto it's back and sunk her knife into the back of it's neck. It roared in pain and was weakened enough for Leon to overpower it and throw it onto it's back. Before it could recover, Leon shot a handgun round into it's heart.

They looked over to Applejack to see her standing over her brother sadly “Come on, ah've seen ya get through some bad injuries. This will be just like those, you'll get through it.” she said in a somber tone.

Leon walked up with his medical supplies in hand “May I?” he asked. She nodded and stepped aside and let Leon work. Diamond walked up to question her “Applejack, do you know where your sister and granny are?” she asked.

She nodded “Granny's waitin' in the farmhouse. Ah told her ta hide while me and Big Mac protected the farm. Mah sis might be at her clubhouse with her friends. That's where ah'm goin' next.” she said.

Diamond put a hoof to her chest and shook her head “Leave that to us.” she said.

Applejack raised an eyebrow “Ah know that yer mah sister's friend and all but she's still mah kin. Ah gotta make sure she's alright.” she said.

Diamond turned to the floored Big Mac who was in the middle of being bandaged up “Apple Bloom's not the only one you have to watch out for. Twilight's castle is acting as a safe house right now and I don't see him making it there on his own. You have to make sure he gets there safely, Granny Smith too. Apple Bloom will be safe with us, I swear.” she said.

Applejack glanced at Big Mac who was regaining consciousness as Leon finished “Ya make a good point Diamond.” she walked towards the farmhouse “Granny! Come on down! We gotta get ta Twilight's castle!” she shouted. She then helped her brother up causing her to hold up almost all of his weight “Come on ya big lug, let's get ya out of danger.” she said.

Diamond got Leon's attention quickly “This way, hurry!” she called before taking off through the farm.

Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo huddled together and watched the door in fright. They were hiding from an infected earth pony that continued to bang on the door. Sweetie Belle shut her eyes tightly “It's about to get in.” she said.

Apple Bloom tried to put on a brave face “Don't worry girls, I think it's about to give up.” she said in an attempt to convince herself.

Scootaloo frowned and separated herself from her friends “Where did we hide that thing?” she mumbled to herself.

Sweetie gasped when she realized what she was looking for “Are you really gonna use it?” she asked.

Scootaloo nodded as she nudged a few of the wooden floor planks “We don't have much of a choice right now.” she said. She then found the right plank and lifted it. Under the plank of wood was a small compartment holding only an equestrian handgun “There it is.” she said as she took the trigger in her teeth.

She ushered her friends behind her and stared down the weakening door. Apple Bloom looked uneasily at Scootaloo “Are ya sure ya can do this? Ya never shot at somepony before.” she said.

Scootaloo swallowed a lump in her throat and nodded. The door was then broken down by the infected and walked towards the three. Scootaloo shut her eyes tight and bit down on the trigger. She heard a loud bang and the pony fell over limply.

The gun fell from her mouth in shock “D-did I do it?” she asked.

“No, I did.” Diamond said as she walked in with Leon.

Scootaloo looked down at the gun she dropped “B-but I thought I bit the trigger.” she said.

Diamond looked down at the handgun then stared up at Scootaloo “You left the safety on.” she said with a small chuckle.

The three fillies then wrapped Diamond up in a group hug. Apple Bloom smiled “Ah'm glad ta see ya. Ah knew ya would be comin'” she said.

Leon knelt down and picked up the handgun “How did you kids get something like this?” he questioned.

The fillies separated but stayed quiet. Diamond rubbed the back of her neck with a light blush “I want my friends to be safe, even when I'm not around. I taught them how to use it safely and told them to only use it in emergencies.” she said to defend herself.

Leon shook his head and kept the gun “You can't just go around giving weapons to children.” he said.

Diamond smirked “You did.” she said.

Leon rolled his eyes “You bought that first gun yourself, remember?” he reminded.

Diamond chuckled before turning back to her friends “Anyway, you all need to get to Twilight's castle. You'll be safe.” she said.

Sweetie Belle frowned as a thought entered her mind “Is Silver Spoon okay?” she asked.

Diamond hung her head “Sh...she was foalnapped by the enemy. I don't think she's dead but...it doesn't look good.” she said.

The fillies all lowered their heads grimly. Leon got their attention “This is no time to be feeling sorry for ourselves. We don't know for sure what Silver Spoon's condition is. There is still hope for her, but the only way to save her is to continue on.” he said.

Diamond smiled at him “Thanks.” she said before turning back to her friends “Hurry to the castle okay? If I know you're safe I can focus on saving Silvy.” she said.

Apple Bloom nodded “Alright, thanks again.” she said before walking towards the exit.

Scootaloo whispered as she passed her “You can get us another gun for the clubhouse right?” she asked.

Diamond giggled and gave her a playful shove to get her moving. Sweetie gave her one more hug “Stay safe.” she said before leaving with the others.

Once they were gone Diamond turned to Leon “Well that's a weight lifted off my mind. Let's get going.” she said.

Pinkie stood in front of sugarcube corner with three infected earth ponies walking towards her. She waved a hoof at them with a smile “Hello monster ponies! You three look pretty down in the dumps. Let's play a game, that always cheers me up.” she said. They gave a monstrous screech that didn't seem to affect Pinkie “Ooh I love that one!” she exclaimed.

One of them charged her in an attempt to bite her but she jumped out of it's reach “Duck.” she said as she landed on it's head and jumped off. She landed on the next one “Duck.” she said, jumping to the next one “Duck.” she said. She continued jumping between the three “Duck. Duck. Duck. Duck.” she stomped on one of them hard, smashing it's head into the ground “Goose!” she exclaimed.

The other two screeched in anger and charged her. One was quickly killed by an arrow through it's eye. Starshot flew in and cracked the other across the face with her bow. She then took an arrow from her quiver and stabbed it into it's head. Leon and Diamond then ran onto the scene. Diamond chuckled “I guess you beat us to this one.” she said to Starshot.

Pinkie bounced over to them “I was having fun with them. We were playing duck duck goose.” she said happily.

Diamond raised an eyebrow “You do understand what's happening right?” she asked.

Pinkie nodded her head “Of course I do. A little filly teamed up with Albert Wesker to get Las Plagas. Then she unleashed it on Manehattan to build an army and lure in some of the princesses forces while she planned an attack on Canterlot. Then she attacked Ponyville to spread out their forces even more and that brings us to now.” she said.

Leon felt a headache coming on “There are many questions about how you know any of that but most importantly, how do you know about Albert Wesker?” he questioned.

Pinkie waved a hoof in the are as if it was obvious “Everybody knows Wesker.” she then frowned as she thought of something “You're not gonna kill Wesker are you?” she asked.

Diamond nodded “That's the plan.” she said.

Pinkie shook her head “No, you can't! If you kill him here then resident evil 5 won't happen and Chris won't punch the boulder!” she said.

Starlight held up a hoof as she got an idea “Oh I know! What if Diamond punches the boulder?” she suggested.

Pinkie put a hoof to her chin in thought before she smiled “Alright, you can kill him as long as Diamond punches a boulder.” she said.

Diamond facehoofed “I have no idea what you two are talking about. Why would I punch a boulder?” she questioned.

Pinkie and Starshot glanced at each other before looking back at Diamond “Because it's hilarious.” they both answered.

Diamond sighed and tried to forget their conversation “Pinkie, just get your flank to Twilight's castle.” she said.

Pinkie smiled “Alright, I'll go grab the cakes” she said as she ran into sugarcube corner.

Diamond turned to Starshot “Come on, let's go. And if you say one more thing about boulder punching, I will make you give me fifty push ups.” she said.

Rainbow Dash scowled at the infected unicorn and pegasus in front of her. She heard a soft voice from behind her “R-rainbow, you're h-hurt. Please run.” Fluttershy called from her cottage window.

Rainbow kept her eyes on the infected “Just keep hiding Fluttershy. I got this in the bag.” she said. Some blood from a head wound rolled toward her eye but she wiped it away “You ugly mother buckers got a lucky shot on me, but that's all you'll get.” she said.

The pegasus charged her with it's blades aimed at her neck. She took to the air faster than it could keep track of and came down on it with a hard kick, knocking it to the ground. While it was on it's back she flew high into the sky before diving down towards it with her fore hooves extended. Her hooves connected with it's chest and she could feel it's ribs break. It swung a blade at her out of desperation but she just flew out of range.

She came down again landing a kick straight to it's throat to finish it. She looked back to the cottage to see that Fluttershy wasn't at the window anymore. She was glad that she didn't see that. She refocused and glared down the unicorn “Did you see what I just did to your buddy there! Get lost before I do worse to you!” she threatened.

The unicorn's only answer was sending a beam of magic her way. She narrowly dodged it and growled in anger “Have it your way.” she said in a low tone. She flew towards it while dodging a few more beams of magic. She tackled the unicorn and forced it onto it's back. She raised her fore hooves in preparation for a stomp but her body immediately stopped. She noticed the unicorn's horn glowing as she was magically lifted off of it against her will. She started struggling against the spell to no avail “Let me go so I can buck your face in!” she yelled.

Suddenly she was let go when two rifle shots ripped through the unicorns body and an arrow to the back of it's head finished it. Rainbow saw Diamond, Leon, and Starshot approaching her. She crossed her fore hooves “I was handling that.” she said.

Diamond chuckled “Alright, I'll make sure not to save you next time.” she said.

Rainbow narrowed her eyes at her for a few seconds before letting out a laugh “What's up Diamond.” she greeted while holding a hoof out.

Diamond bumped hooves with her “Just saving Ponyville, nothing special.” she said with a shrug.

Rainbow turned to Leon “And it's you...” she thought for a moment “Liam?” she guessed.

Leon gave her an unamused stare “Close, it's Leon.” he then sighed “Anyway, enough small talk. Twilight has her castle shielded. You should get over there.” he said.

Rainbow thought about refusing and insisting that she help but decided against it when she looked back at Fluttershy's cottage “Alright, I'll get flutters there in ten seconds flat.” she gave Diamond a grin “Good luck kid.” she said before she took off to get Fluttershy.

Leon turned to Diamond “What's next?” he asked.

Diamond made sure that she wasn't forgetting any important stops “We should return to town and check in on the team. Hopefully they almost have it cleared out.” she said.