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// Chapter 16 
// Story: The Tale of Two Pegasi 
// by PvtFlutters 
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    	Fluttershy watched as the man in the black suit approached Sigma. The man smiled to himself and at the guards. The four guards let Sigma free, making him look around in confusion. What was happening?

"I'd say you were an awful spy but... that'd be a bit harsh. You're just bad at sneaking," the man laughed. Sigma looked around. He knew he wasn't getting out of this one. "How does it feel to be a failure? Your partner is dead, your mission wasn't finished, and you... you will die." The man in black removed his jacket. Under it, he had a shoulder holster with a pistol inside. He removed the pistol and pointed it at Sigma.

Fluttershy didn't have time to think; she had to act. Leaping out from behind the barrels, she flew towards Sigma. The man fired the pistol and everything seemed to slow down. Fluttershy collided with Sigma, the bullet missing Fluttershy by a hair. The two fell to the ground, as everything returned to normal speed. Sigma grabbed Fluttershy by the hoof and ran for cover behind a steel crate.

They reached their cover before any of the guards recovered from shock of seeing a yellow pegasus pony save Sigma. Sigma looked at Fluttershy with anger.

"What are you doing here?!" he screamed, as bullets began hitting the crate.

"I thought you'd need some help!" Fluttershy replied. Sigma looked at her with a fury. She could have been killed! Still- as much as he'd hate to admit- she was right. He was careless... again. More bullets hit their cover, trying desperately to hit the targets on the other side. He had to think fast- they were running out of time.

One of the guards decided that he had had enough of this spy and rushed to Sigma and Fluttershy's cover. The guard turned towards the two but had made the mistake of facing Sigma at close range. Sigma grabbed the guard's rifle and pulled the guard to the ground. Then, he quickly smashed his elbow into the guard's head, knocking him out. Sigma looked at the rifle. Now the playing field was even.

Fluttershy looked out, but quickly went back to cover after seeing more approaching guards.

"What is it?" Sigma asked.

"They're coming!" Fluttershy said in a fearful voice. Sigma quickly looked at his options and made a plan. He picked up the knocked-out guard and used him as a shield. Sigma and his shield exited cover. The guards aimed at him but didn't fire- they couldn't chance hitting one of their own. Sigma noticed that there were only three guards; the others must have left to escort the man in black to safety. Sigma inched up closer to them. The guards were all directly in front of him, and it was time to strike.

He threw his human shield at the guards. They moved out of the way, but Sigma wanted this. He fired his rifle, killing two of the three guards. The third aimed at Sigma as Sigma aimed at him.

"I'd suggest you get out of here. Otherwise..." Sigma said. The guard was shivering. He nodded, dropped his rifle, and ran away. Sigma turned to Fluttershy, who came out of cover and looked at him. "We need to get out of here," Sigma said.

"Yes," Fluttershy replied. The two ran for the stairs and to the elevator. The man that Sigma had knocked out to save Rainbow was gone. But they didn't care, they had to escape. They got in the elevator and rode it to the top. "Where are we going?" Fluttershy asked.

"There are vehicles parked outside. If I can get to one, we can get out of here." The elevator door slid open, and Fluttershy and Sigma ran into the room and up the stairs.

"What about Rainbow?" Fluttershy asked.

"She's probably waiting for you outside this place," he replied. As they entered the office area, an alarm began to sound. Sigma cursed under his breath. He knew that they were running out of time. Sigma and Fluttershy ran through the offices and busted out the door Rainbow used to get in. They were finally outside. Sigma wasted no time breathing in the fresh air, but he remembered that he had to find the vehicles... and fast. He scanned the area and found the garage, but it was too late. Three motorcycles appeared from within the garage and sped towards them.

"Get down!" Sigma yelled. Fluttershy got low to the ground. Sigma aimed his rifle and fired one shot, taking out one of the guards on the bikes. The other two were still coming, though. He took aim again and fired, hitting another guard between the eyes. His bike swerved and crashed. There was still one remaining, but he was getting close. Sigma aimed again, but when he pulled the trigger, his rifle merely produced a click... it was out of ammo. He tossed it aside and turned to Fluttershy. "Hold on to me!" he yelled.

Fluttershy grabbed hold of Sigma by his waist. The bike was closing in. Sigma gritted his teeth. Was he serious? Could he do it? When the bike was just a few feet away, Sigma jumped, grabbed hold of the guard on the bike, and threw himself on the back seat. The guard was so shocked that he nearly lost control of the bike. If he did, all three riders would most likely be dead. Fluttershy continued to hold tight to Sigma. Sigma grabbed hold of one of the handlebars with one hand and used his other to throw the guard off. As soon as the guard was thrown off, the bike began to swerve a little, but Sigma grabbed both the handlebars and leveled out the bike.

He sped toward the front gate. But it was too late; the guards were ready. They aimed at Sigma and began to fire. Sigma turned and sped off in the opposite direction.

"We're trapped!" Fluttershy yelled. As if things couldn't get any worse, a helicopter appeared far ahead of them piloted by the man in the black suit.

"They aren't playing around!" Sigma yelled. Still, he sped toward it.

"What are you doing!?" Fluttershy screamed.

"Be ready to let go when I say!" Sigma yelled. Fluttershy nodded. As the helicopter's miniguns began to spin, Sigma pushed the bike to its max speed. The miniguns began to fire, spraying bullets all over the ground around the bike. Sigma was struggling to keep the bike steady, but there was no use doing so. "Let go!" he yelled. Fluttershy loosened her grip from Sigma's waist and was thrown from the bike. She hit the ground hard and rolled a few times. It certainly hurt, but she knew she was okay. Instead, she was more worried about Sigma. She looked over in his direction, and saw that he was only a few feet from the helicopter. Suddenly, he stood up on and jumped from the bike, into the air. He crashed right into the front window, stunning the pilot. The man in black lost control of the helicopter and did the only thing he could... crash.