Groom Hornwell's 2022

"No! What have you done?!" Chrysalis, in mid-air attempted to grab the dozens of fragments that once were a single gem.

Twilght blasted a laser beam at Chrysalis. That time, she couldn't dodge it. The bug queen lost consciousness and started to semi-fly down to the ground. Black smoke escaped from her body.

Flurry, just like Twilight had done, was flying around the coliseum. However, Spike stopped chasing her.

Spike, the great beast, landed on the coliseum ground again. He ripped the golden medal off his neck and threw it away. He looked confused, his eyes nervously looking at all directions. He grabbed his head with his claws. He roared and his voice echoed. "T-turn it off, please!" He covered his fluorescent ears.

Twilight took flight to meet Flurry, who had landed a few legs away from the dragon.

"Aunt, the sirens bother him" Flurry said.

"I know". Twilight pointed at one of the soldiers that was behind Flurry. "Tell your soldiers to go and turn them off".

Flurry nodded once and turned around at her team. "Attention platoon!"

The twenty one soldiers gathered in two organized columns in front of the alicorns. They stood with their necks and jaws straight. Their black shirts and helmets seemed to swallow the lights of the stadium.

Flurry looked at Twilight. "Before anything, aunt, I gotta count them"

Twilight sighed. "I know you worry, Flurry, no need to showcase. Take a look at Spike". They both looked at him.

Spike was shaking on the ground, still covering his ears. They couldn't see his face but it sounded like he was sobbing.

"He's like a big baby", Twilight said. She looked Flurry in the eyes and smiled. "Come on, Flur, I don't wish to break the chain of command"

Flurry nodded and looked at the group of soldiers in front of her. "Calfa!" She called.

"Here!" Exclaimed a soldier in the column. He took a step forward and raised his right foreleg.

"Bronco!" Flurry said.

Nopony answered the call.

Flurry sighed. She started to walk around the soldiers. "Bronco!" she repeated.

None of the soldiers spoke or moved.

With her telekinesis, Flurry took a cantie-rantie out of the pocket of her black shirt. It was a communication device the size of a brick. She pressed a button of the device. "Bronco, this is the marshal. Do you copy?"

No answer from the communicator. She turned the device off and put it back on her shirt pocket.

Flurry approached a female pegasus from behind. She tapped her shoulder twice with a hoof. "Damma, this is your chance for a promotion." She said and walked to Twilight's side again. "Alright, Calfa and Damma...!" She loudly spoke. "...You have the task to go and turn off the sirens, starting by the closest ones in the area. Understood?"

"Yes, marshal!" Calfa and Damma shouted in unison.

"Go!" Flurry ordered.

Calfa took flight first and Damma followed. They quickly flew away, heading south.

Twilight had walked away while Flurry commanded her soldiers. She circled Spike and went to where she had seen Chrysalis fall.

"Flurry!" Twilight shouted.

Her niece came flying as fast as she could.
"What's wrong, aunt?"

Twilight and Flurry were staring at a small pool of a dark green liquid. It was at the same spot where Chrysalis had landed.

"She's gone!" Twilight pointed at the nasty pool with a hoof.

They looked up and saw that there was a trail of green liquid and hoofsteps.