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// Chapter 13 
// Story: The Tale of Two Pegasi 
// by PvtFlutters 
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	 Rainbow Dash stood firm in the elevator. Whatever was happening, it wasn't good. She quickly looked for an escape route. The only way out was a ceiling hatch that led to the elevator shaft. She pushed the hatch open and was now on the roof of the elevator. Suddenly, a bright red light fell down into the shaft and landed by her hoof. It was blinding, so she turned away from it and looked towards the top of the shaft. There, she saw the man that she threatened with a knife moments ago. He had pried the elevator doors open and was waving at her.
"Hello," he yelled down the shaft. Rainbow growled at him. She knew that humans couldn't be trusted. She should have killed him when she had the chance. "You're the first per-.... thing to ever get the drop on me. I must admit that I was a bit careless-since we had captured two spies, I thought the threat was taken care of-but who would have suspected you!" he said with a laugh as he produced a pistol from his side.
Rainbow jumped into action. Her wings opened and she began her ascent. The man fired his pistol and two shots zoomed past her. Rainbow was almost to the man, but he fired a third shot which hit her right wing. She crashed into the man at the top of the elevator shaft.
Rainbow slowly got back up. She looked at the man, and he was doing the same. Wasting no time, she readied up for a knockout kick. Springing up off the ground, she readied for a knockout kick. Rainbow attempted a quick shot to the man's head, but he was quicker. He dodged the kick, sending Rainbow to the floor. She quickly removed whipped around but the man was too close. He grabbed her by the throat and slammed her against the wall. The man grinned at his success in the fight.
The lack of air was beginning to make Rainbow panic. She struggled with all of her might, but the man was too strong. She began kicking, desperatly. Luckily for Rainbow, one of her kicks hit the man between the legs. He immediately dropped Rainbow and fell to his knees. Rainbow wasn't proud of what she had done, but it worked. She turned around and delivered a buck to his face. He flew back and slammed the back of his head against the wall behind him. Then he fell to the floor.
Rainbow struggled to regain her breath. Then she looked at her wing. It was bleeding badly, and with adrenaline leaving her body, she could feel all of the pain. She sat down on the nearby couch and looked at her wing. The bullet was still inside of her wing; it didn't go through. Regardless of the lack of guns in Equestria, Rainbow knew that the bullet had to come out. She touched the spot with her hoof and instantly jerked away. She looked around the elevator room for anything helpful. There were chairs, the elevator shaft, and the door. She hadn't gone in it before, and she wondered if by sheer luck, there would be medical equipment inside.
Rainbow opened the door and was almost instantly disappointed to find a bathroom. It wasn't all bad though; she now had a way to stop the bleeding. She went over to the sink and picked up the roll of paper towels. She took about a fourth of the roll and wrapped her wing up with it. Still... this wasn't good enough. She had to find a medical station.
She walked out of the bathroom and over to the elevator controls. After pushing the button to summon the elevator, the elevator door closed. While she was waiting for the elevator to arrive, she turned and looked at the man who was still out cold on the ground. She felt like attacking him again out of sheer anger for what he did. She was nice once; why give him a second chance? She could put an end to him right now... he wouldn't even have the opportunity to resist. She continued to look at him, though, and realized that even if he did deserve it, she wouldn't be able to do it. She wasn't a killer. 
The elevator doors opened again and Rainbow stepped inside. She pressed the bottom floor button and the door shut. She was back on track again. The elevator descended into wherever she was going, and she imagined what was at the bottom. Finally, the doors opened again, and Rainbow was greeted by a hallway. She walked out and saw a large window. What was on the other side was horrifying: a missile, bigger then any other. Whoever the enemies of these guys were, they were in big trouble. Rainbow turned away from the window. It wasn't her problem. It just made her want to get back to the portal even more.
She looked at her options: left or right. Making up her mind, she headed right. She ran down this new hall and came to a left turn. This led to more stairs, which she promptly headed down. She ended up in a very dark room, with no windows, pure grey walls, and vents and pipes covering the ceiling. She looked up and noticed that one of these vents was missing the bars that went across it. Had they taken it off to repair it, or... maybe... was this how Fluttershy got inside? Maybe when she was here, there were no guards on the roof. 
Of course, that was the only clue she got. This basement was like a maze. Maybe that was the point... to confuse intruders. Before she let it get to her, she quickly picked a path and took it. She ran and ran, not thinking about where she was going. Right. Right. Left. Straight. Left. Right. Suddenly, Rainbow heard a scream and the sound of a loud clang. She found a staircase and ran down it to find a prison block. Near the end was a guard who had fallen to the ground, and a familiar yellow figure squeezing through the bars and grabbing the guard's keys.