The other End of Balance

by Dostoron


Thunderstruck pt. 2

As you enter the building again the prison revolt is in full swing already, the strongest of your inmates bending the guards armor like cheap tin while the faster ones do everything they can to intercept those guards that try to rally help. The secluded Location of Cloud Haven is working to your Advantage now, tomorrow a new squad of guards would arrive, but today and without the Antenna it was you and about 800 Inmates against a Garrison of 80 guards, most of which too old or too bad at their Job for real fights.

"Hulk, Blitz, you are with me, time we paid a visit to the Directors´ Office!"
two Pegasi separate from a guard that is currently making an effort to breathe, his armor bent inwards and definitely too tight for him now.
Hulk is in every sense of the word monstrous, if it weren´t for his bright green and intelligent eyes one would think he really was just an animal, he was however strong, much more intelligent than one would think, and dangerously cunning, furthermore he was the big brother you never had, he kept you safe in the beginning and is among the most trusted friends of you now.
Blitz was a mare, kept in a separate wing but you could talk to her through the courtyards fence every so often. That is, you could talk to her and she would use sign language which Hulk would translate, she was a born mute and the guards would pointedly ignore that and call her uncooperative whenever possible. She was here because of the same ability that you wield, she was your twin in all but blood and unfortunately taken. Hulk was her coltfriend and got here when he defended her against Arrest, he revealed once that he was protecting you so much because you reminded him of her. That night you did not sleep too well, knowing that your cellmate was reminded of his girlfriend by you.
You always referred to the pair as your left and right wing, they were irreplaceable parts of you that allowed you to do great things and now it was time for the biggest thing yet.

the other Inmates could handle the guards, the director felt safe behind the reinforced door of his Office and the mandatory two guard Escort you had seen were rookies that failed selection for the actual Guard.

You approached his secretary, an old mare and evidently scared out of her mind, you decided that she had no part in the whole mess and that you would Play nice. She was apparently still trying to figure out why no one responded to her Radio alarms.
"Hello? HELLO! this is Cloud Haven, we got a Situation that is completely out of control we Need immediate reinforcements! REPEAT CODE BLACK WE NEED REINFORCEMENTS NOW!"

"the line is deep fried and dead Lady, you´re wasting your time." you spoke calmly, almost polite, you were in control now and she should know it

"EEEEEEEEEEEK! stay away from me!"

"we will, after you tell the director his last appointment today is here."

the trembling old mare reaches for the intercom: "sir? uh, there´s some ponies who would like to speak with you, last appointment today i was told"

the Speakers around the prison pipe up, releasing the most hated voice of cloud haven into everyone´s ears.
"What exactly am i paying you imbeciles for? get those scum back in their cells, you have been given Equipment just for this Occasion!"
you grab the intercom from the secretary.
"you should have given them Equipment they know to use, and their armor is really more of a disadvantage, one hug from Hulk and they are stuck whilst getting their lungs squashed. do your guards even lift?"

"Thunderhead, you were always such a good colt, in fact i am willing to overlook your part in this if you send your friends to their beds now, Boy."

"Aww but Daddy, we´re having so much fun, we were just about to Play seek and Hang the bastard that thinks clipping wing feathers is discipline!"

"You are here because you are threats to equestria, i will Keep you contained, even if it means harsh methods."

"We are threats to equestria because we are here and we will get out no matter how many Guards we have to walk over"

"Reinforcements will arrive soon, and the barrier outside can´t be broken by you, i have the offswitch safely in here" he sounds a bit uncertain.

"I don´t plan on getting out, in fact i plan on getting in." you toss the mic at a nearby wall, hoping that the Feedback gets his ears ringing, before you turn to the secretary.
"duck beneath your desk, the guards will pick you up tomorrow." satisfied that she does so, you look to the door of the director´s Office, solid metal opening inwards as well as an electromagnetic seal, when sealed an Ursa couldn´t break that open, but two thunderwings and Hulk might just stand a Chance.
The seal was on both sides, a powerful electromagnet keeping the door in its Frame, you nod to Blitz, both of you charging the energy the clasps had supressed and unleashing the rawest form of power on the Magnets, effectively disengaging them. Hulk takes his Chance and uses the full power of his wings and hooves to propel himself at the door, turning at the last second and kicking it in.

"Knock Knock. anypony home?"

Inside you see two positively mortified guards and the tip of a mane poking out from under the desk. Clearly none of the three expected anything to breach the safest room inside this prison.
The guards immediately throw down their weapons, clearly their cowardice was why they were here. Hulk wastes no time in banging their heads together a few times, just to be safe. Next he pulls the director out by his mane.

"So nice to finally get to speak with you face to face." You grin as you say this, today was shaping up to be a good day.

"You are crazy if you think you can get away with this. when the reinforcements come-"

"They will find a prison that is empty save for a bunch of failed guards and wardens, the barrier field. how do we shut it off?"

"I will not tell you!" he apparently found his balls down under his desk.

"Hulk, can we overcharge the barrier by shoving his face into it?"

"Maybe, if you and the other thunderwings electrocute him at the same time."
this was of course a Stretch to assume that the barrier made to deep fry any Pegasus that tried getting out would break if you sacrificed him and the guards for it. But Hulk knew that you worked with intimidation here and played along perfectly.

"Waitwaitwait! the controls are under my desk, the red Switch is to deactivate the barrier, the green is to Close it again."

"for your sake you better tell the truth" you say darkly, making it as clear as possible that you were done joking.
"because you will be our test candidate, Hulk, get him outside after you put some wingclasps on him. and toss hm at the barrier."

Hulk left, you saw Blitz at the controls, by her concentrated Expression you could guess that she really wanted the director to suffer. Hulk hated him too but he wouldn´t make it longer than needed, he would probably snap the directors neck when all was done. You couldn´t really blame them, the old greasebag was directly responsible for a whole lot of abuse, some of the prisoners here even had been "volunteered" into dangerous medicine experiments and there was a reason why Blitz and the other Mares in here wanted him and every guard at least gelded, if the screams were anything to go by, some of them apparently started the gelding without your consent. Let them vent, they need it.
You had a passing idea yourself though, humilate him a bit and let him make the big announcement of his failure to the princesses, the justice System would have something more suited to his Situation and with an empty prison there was no escape for him.

Make it quick, make it painful, or let his colleagues handle him... decisions, decisions.