“This is the last hallway before we find mom and Starlight,” Sunset warned us quietly as I heard talking around the corner. “Just stay behind me.” She tossed aside the griffin she had just finished beating to death with a bat and I stepped over the body.

“There’s the prisoners!” A unicorn shouted. “Get them!” Two of the griffins charged at Sunset as she rolled her eyes, ripping some sheet metal off of either side of the hallway and slammed the two griffins together as they fell unconscious on the ground. The two unicorns glanced at each other before they started shooting their magic at her and Sunset levitated the pieces of metal in front of us. They did surprisingly well at absorbed magic lasers.

They kept firing till Sunset angrily flung one of the pieces of metal at a unicorn. His eyes widened in fear. His body fell to the ground as his head rolled in the opposite direction. Octavia pressed a hoof to her mouth and turned slightly green as she clearly resisted the urge to vomit. The other unicorn looked terrified as Sunset threw the other piece of metal and it slammed into his stomach and pinned him against the wall. His head fell forward and rested on the metal as a red liquid started spilling under him.

“Fall back!” A griffin screamed. “She’s too strong!”

“Retreat!” Another screamed as they fled into a doorway and one started pulling a lever. Sunset growled and grabbed one with her magic and started pulling him back as a stone door started to close. His friend grabbed him and tried to pull him back as he gave a scream as the door slammed close and an arm fell on our side.

“Disgusting creatures,” Cozy commented. Bon Bon glanced back.

“Cozy! Don’t watch this!” She admonished. Sunset blasted the stone door open and pieces of rock flew into the wall. A griffin screamed as a large slab of rock crushed him against the floor.

The other griffins looked back in fear as they started to run away. Sunset glared at them coldly as she shot them in the back with lasers. One gave a scream as he faceplanted and another was flung against the wall and a piece of rock crushed him. Sunset levitated a spear and flung it towards an earth pony who was running away.

“Anyone who works with them dies too,” Sunset snarled as she approached the earth pony who was pinned against the wall. “Who’s in charge of this operation?”

“Never,” the earth pony spat on Sunset and she glared at him furiously.

“Never is here,” Sunset grasped the spear in a red aura.

“Wait!” Cozy shouted as she jumped off Bon Bon and approached the two. “Hello there sir. Surely you want to help a cute filly like? Just tell us what we wanna know.” She batted her eyes and pouted at him. “We can help you get a better job.”

“Really?” The pony asked in disbelief. “It’s an Abyssinians. Name is FurBall.”

“What a name,” I muttered as Cozy Glow started to glow and a pink light blinded us all. Where her blank flank had been was a rook cutie mark.

“Thank you kindly sir,” Cozy smiled as she hopped back on Bon Bon. “Kill him.” We all stared at her in shock as Sunset shoved the spear further into his skin and he gave a scream as a loud crunching sound echoed.

“We are almost there.”

I slowed down my trot to allow Derpy to catch up to me. My friend looked exhausted from the walking.

“Hey you okay?” I asked quietly.

“Yeah just tired. It’s good to finally have my wings freed. Can you believe they kept a kid in here?” She muttered as the sounds of Sunset fighting reached our ears. I never really thought murder was good but I think this is a case where it is.

“It’s pretty crazy. I’m worried about Sunset,” I admitted as I watched the tail of our friend disappear around a corner and we galloped to catch up. I didn’t mean for us to fall that far behind.

“Me and you both. She’s never displayed this level of violence before. Even back in her evil days.”

“Her amulet is glowing red too along with her eyes and her magic aura switched from golden orange to red. Can’t be a coincidence,” I pointed out. Derpy frowned as she pondered my words.

“You’re right. We can talk to Twilight about it when we get back. Maybe she knows. Sunset wasn’t wearing the amulet back at the funeral so Twilight and the others most likely don’t know about it unless Moondancer said something.” I ran into Octavia’s flank accidentally before I could speak. I didn’t realize we had stopped.

“Sorry Tavi.” The mare brushed it off.

“No problem.” Sunset kicked open the door and I let out a sigh of relief. Cheerilee was unconscious on the floor with a slight cut on her head while Starlight was knocked out on the other side of the room. My relief turned to fear when I noticed the griffins and a cat like creature in the room.

“Hi there,” Sunset smiled. “Those two are coming with us. Who laid a claw on the earth pony?” Our eyes flicked to the cat who had blood on her claw and Sunset’s eyes narrowed. “That was the worst mistake you’ve ever made in your pathetic existence.” She levitated Cheerilee and Starlight out to us. I instantly knelt down and started examining Cheerilee while Vinyl checked on Starlight. Thankfully they only had a scratch each. “Lyra?”

“Yes Sunset?”I asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Stay out here with the others and watch over mom and Starlight,” Sunset closed the door behind her after she stepped in and I heard it lock shut.

“Are they okay?” Derpy asked. We all collectively flinched as a bunch of screaming started coming from the room followed by the sounds of lasers being fired and heavy items hitting the ground.

“Yeah they are fine.” A griffin managed to unlock the door and fling it open with a terrified expression before a red glow surrounded him and he was yanked back inside as the door slammed shut. I heard a faint no being screamed before everything went quiet as the door opened and Sunset stepped out panting. We all took a nervous step back and gawked. She was covered in scratches and had red stains all over her fur.

“How is my mom?” Sunset asked after she caught her breath.

“She’s fine,” I muttered after I shook my shock off. Sunset let out a sigh of relief as she nuzzled her mom and levitated her onto her back, grunting as she took a step.

“Bon Bon? Can you carry Starlight?” Sunset asked. Bon Bon gave a quick nod as the mare was levitated onto her back. Bon Bon grunted herself as she took a step of her own.

“Octavia. Can you take Cozy Glow for me?” Bon Bon groaned out.

“I will,” I stepped forward and groped Bon Bons mane. “Come on kid.” The filly poked her head out and jumped on my back. The small hooves tickled a bit in all honesty. “What’s the plan Sunset?”

“We get to the engine room,” she started walking slowly.

“But why?” Vinyl asked.

“Easy. None of us can fly this flying death trap. So we’re going to crash it into the fucking ground.”

Author's Note

Fun fact: Sunset's hallway scene was inspired by Mauls in season seven of the Clone Wars. Every bad ass character gets a hallway scene in star wars. Sunset is definitely a badass.

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Shit just went down at home. Me and dad had a screaming match after he let my sister slap mom, we left the house. My younger siblings were crying and I sent them to play with their friend. Dad is blaming us for my sister's behavior. Life is so great. Absolutely a fucking fun time. Sorry for the rant.