One of the gang members was down in a second, blood gushing out of his head like a geyser.
“Where the fuck did that come from,” yelled a panicked gang member.
They looked around and saw nothing. It obviously didn’t come from Spike or the Apple Gang, as they were clearly on the ground with no weapons in claw or hoof. Suddenly another shot went off and the gang began to panic. This gave Spike and the others time to grab their weapons again and fight back. Spike pulled out his sawed off shotgun and blew two ponies away. Big Macintosh unlatched his metal stub, attached some kind of crank to it and began firing several rounds of bullets. Applejack and Apple Bloom took shelter behind a free rock and began an old fashioned shootout with a couple gang members.
“Spike,” yelled Applejack. “What’s goin on!? Who’s fired those shots!?”
“I don’t know,” yelled Spike. “Seems to be coming from the cloud above us though!”
One gang member heard this, looked up and saw the cloud. He was about to take aim, when suddenly a surge of magic seemed to zap him, frying him to a crisp.
“Holy shit,” yelled Apple Bloom. “Got ourselves a fuckin unicorn out here!”
“Will you please watch yer mouth,” Applejack yelled at her.
“Ah really don’t think this is the time to be lecturin me my mouth, AJ,” yelled Apple Bloom.
The gunfire continued, with most of the gang members now dead. Two remained, and were about to fire again, when out from the sand popped something none of them ever saw coming.
“It’s a giant alligator,” yelled Apple Bloom.
None of them could believe it, but that’s exactly what it was. The thing was huge too, had to be fifteen to twenty feet long. The last two gang member ran off in terror. But the alligator then turned it’s attention to Spike, who was leaning against a rock. The alligator opened it’s mouth and there was clearly a clamping noise. Spike let out a yell, but suddenly noticed something odd about this alligator. It didn’t have any teeth.
“No way,” said a stunned Spike.
Applejack was about to fire.
“Don’t,” yelled Spike. “It doesn’t have anything teeth!”
Applejack went wide eyed from that remark. No teeth? She went over to Spike to get a better look at this gator.
“Ah’ll be a son of a bitch,” exclaimed Applejack. “It’s Gummy!”
“Gummy,” said Apple Bloom. “Pinkie Pie’s pet alligator!?”
“Darn tootin,” said Applejack. “Doubt there are many toothless alligators running about. Specially in the desert.”
“But who was firing from that cloud,” asked Apple Bloom.
“Show yourself,” exclaimed Spike. “We know this alligator. We know Pinkie Pie.”
Peeking above the cloud, was a light goldish gray pegasus, with a brown mane and dark grayish tangelo eyes.
“And just how do you know, Pinkie Pie,” asked this sniper pegasus.
Applejack knew right away who that young pegasus was.
“Cuz ah was there with her the day you was born,” chimed in Applejack. “Good to see ya again, Pound Cake.”
The young pegasai’s eyes widened at Applejack saying his name.
“Ah’m guessin that was yer twin sister, Pumpkin, shootin those bursts of magic,” commented Applejack. “Ya can come out, Pumpkin. We’re all friends with Pinkie Pie.”
Peeking from behind a rock was a unicorn with a light yellow coat, a light brilliant orange mane, and brilliant azure eyes.
“And how do we know you’re really close to her,” commented Pumpkin.
“Her full name is Pinkamina Diane Pie,” said Applejack.
“And she grew up on a rock farm with her parents and two sisters,” said Apple Bloom.
“And it was Rainbow Dash’s sonic rainboom that caused her to smile for the first time ever.”
“Eeyup,” said Big Macintosh.
“Sounds legit to me, sis,” shouted Pound to his sister.
“Seems that way,” said Pumpkin.
Pound Cake flew down from the cloud, holding a sniper rifle. His cutie mark appeared to be a large hammer. Pumpkin Cake came out from behind rock, sporting a pale, light grayish cerulean streak for a cutie mark.
“Never occurred to me these two would be old enough to have cutie marks,” said Applejack.
“Well, they gotta be fourteen or fifteen at this point,” commented Spike.
“I think I’ve heard of you two,” said Pound Cake. “You’re the Apple siblings. Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Big Macintosh.”
“And you’re Spike,” said Pumpkin Cake. “Assistant to Twilight Sparkle. Though we always heard you were a lot smaller.”
“You two should know best that babies don’t stay little,” said Spike.
“Alright, cut the shit,” said Apple Bloom. “Where’s Pinkie Pie?”
“Apple Bloom, don’t be rude,” said Applejack.
“But they obviously know where she is,” said Apple Bloom. “They got Gummy with em. Plus, we know that Mr. and Mrs. Cake died durin the war.”
Applejack face hoofed herself at Apple Blooms lack of tact.
“It’s alright,” said Pound Cake. “We’re aware that our parents are gone.”
“And she’s right,” said Pumpkin Cake. “We do know where Pinkie Pie is. She’s the one who’s been taking care of us all these years. She and Rainbow Dash both.
“Rainbow Dash,” exclaimed Spike and Applejack.
“She’s alive too,” said Spike.
“Well duh,” said Pound Cake. “Who do you think taught me my aerial moves? I wasn’t just sitting in that cloud the whole time.”
“Will you take us to see them,” said Spike.
“I suppose we can,” said Pound Cake. “We gotta get rid of these bodies first. Guess we can have gummy eat them up.”
“Hell no,” exclaimed Apple Bloom. “Some of them might be worth something!”
“We don’t have time fer that, sugar cube,” said Applejack. “Plus we really don’t wanna keep ten dead bodies on us. Who knows how long we’ll be out here.”
“Fine,” Apple Bloom said with a sigh. “But how’s a toothless alligator gonna eat em up?”
“No problem,” said Pumpkin Cake.
Pumpkin Cake used her magic to gather up all the bodies, slicing them into pieces and having Gummy gobble all the pieces up. Applejack, Big Macintosh, and Spike winced at this event; while Apple Bloom had a huge grin on her face.
“That’s one of the coolest things ah’ve ever seen in mah whole damn life,” said Apple Bloom.