Groom Hornwell's 2022

"Aunt", Flurry called. They were near Spike and the soldiers on the coliseum. "We have to go after Chrysalis!".

Twilight shook her head, still looking at the pool of green blood. "There's no need to do that, Flurry". She turned her head and looked Flurry in the eyes. "They'll come to us".

Flurry narrowed her eyes. "They? You mean...".

"I think you know what I mean. Remember what the Stablo agent, the one killed by Chrysalis, said?". She turned around and approached Spike. She looked at him with a smile.

"Yes, I remember that. But, what's your point?". Flurry asked, following her.

"That was around ten minutes ago. And, then, five minutes ago, did you see the crowd of ponies in the town center, the one that didn't seem to care about the sirens?".

Flurry stretched her wings. "Uhh, yea, I did". Seconds later, she opened her eyes wide. "Oh, Celestia, was it a troop of changelings?!".

"I believe that's Chrysalis's plan bee. A formal invasion". Twilight answered. She had been petting one of Spike arms. Then she stopped and turned around to face Flurry. "I believe it is time to ask for The Weapon's help".

Flurry energetically nodded "O-of course, aunt! Let me call for backup". She took flight and flew over Spike to the other side of the coliseum. She approached the soldiers and landed in front of them. "Attention, platoon!". The soldiers trotted and stood straight in two organized columns.

"Uhm". She cleared her throat, frowning. "Alright! Deltail!". She called.

One of the soldiers strode forward. It was a unicorn. "Here!". He raised his right foreleg.

Flurry looked at him and then facehooved. "Uh, nevermind" She shook her head "Deltail dismissed!".

The unicorn stepped back into the column of soldiers.

Flurry cleared her throat again. "Uhm, listen all! All the pegasi, step forward!". The pegasi soldiers did as told.

Flurry swept them with her eyes. "Alright, you, pegasi, the ones on the first column, you are heading south west, to Cloudsdale, and ask for backup, gather all the Weapon ponies you can! Emergency password is cee, em, cee, two, kay (Changelings Menacing Canterlot, to kill). Understood?!".

"Yes, marshal!". The pegasi soldiers in the first column exclaimed.

"Go!".

The group of pegasi quickly took flight. They headed south west.

Flurry then looked at the back column of soldiers, especifically at the pegasi. "And you, second team, you are going east, to Fillydelphia, and will ask for all the backup possible! I repeat, the emergency password is CMC2K!". Flurry inhaled. "Understood?!"

"Yes, marshal!", the pegasi left said in unison.

"Go!".

The pegasi took flight, heading east. In the column of soldiers there were only unicorns and an earth pony left.

Flurry felt somepony touch her shoulder from behind. She almost bucked. She turned her head with her eyes open wide.

Twilight was behind her. "All done, Flurry?"

Flurry relaxed and shook her head "Not yet, aunt. Calfa and Damma haven't come back yet. As you can hear, there are still some sirens on". With her telekinesis, Flurry took out the cantie-rantie from the pocket of her black shirt. She put the communicator close to her mouth. She pressed one of its buttons. "Calfa, Damma, this is the marshal, do you copy? Over". The cantie-ranties of the soldiers left resonated with Flurry's voice.

"Copy that, marshal, I'm with Damma. We have turned off three sirens. Over", A voice coming from the device said.

Since the two pegasi went on the mission of turning off the sirens, the noise in Canterlot had gradually become weaker.

Spike wasn't shaking of fear anymore. He stopped covering his ears. He sat on his haunches. When he sat down it produced a small earthquake.

Flurry looked at Twilight. She nodded once at Flurry. "Calfa, Damma, abort and come back to the coliseum. Over".

"Understod, marshal. We are aborting and coming back. Over".

"Over and out", Flurry said. She put the cantie-rantie back in her pocket. She looked at Twilight. "Uhm, aunt, what do you think happened to Luster?"

"I think I know about her whereabouts as much as you do, Flurry". Twilight looked to the ground. She sighed. "The last time I saw her, she told me she had Stablo business in Fillydelphia. And that was at noon". Twilight took flight and got in front of Spike. "Spike?" She softly called.

Spike, playing with his claws, was looking down. He looked up and locked his eyes with Twilight's. "Y-yes?", He said with a deep voice. It sounded like his throat was dry as rocks.

Twilight smiled. " Spikey wikey, are you okay?" She laughed and so did Spike, briefly.

"Uhm, I-I am", He answered. He looked down again.

Twilight approached him and put a hoof on the tip of his purple nose. "Spike..." she caressed him "Your big sister needs your help".