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// A mother´s plight and a simple start. 
// Story: The other End of Balance 
// by Dostoron 
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Hmmm, the scientist had an established lab and would likely stay where he was, but if you had the other Scene correctly, that mare, gleaming....Metal! Gleaming Metal was her Name! She knew how to Rally a crowd. When you saw the newsflash and heard her yell her accusations you wanted nothing more than to fly over and help her with all you got. She had a drive, a passion, no, she was both of that incarnate. you needed to talk to her while you still knew where to look...

"Hulk, find us a good hiding spot and get a few of our Boys into town, i got the Feeling that our Revolution is at the right place at the right time. Blitz, be a dear and accompany me to the Police Station, word has probably not gotten out yet and i would like to Keep a low Profile, ideally with someone that doesn´t look murderous, no offense, Hulk."

"If you say so, brother." Hulk had learned a while back that your decisions are best left unquestioned, you had yet to make a REALLY bad one... 
A whistle draws your Attention towards Blitz
That newsflash with the mare, are you planning on being her Knight in shining armor with a pouch full of bits? as she makes the last few signs she grins widely.

"you´ve heard the way she talked and i´m pretty sure you felt the effects she had as well, somepony like her is perfect to get the good honest ponies on our side, because let´s face it, they will see us and yell criminal. Now let´s go, i wanna get ther before my wanted letter does."

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As you reach the Police Station you are fortunately not greeted by armed guards, apparently Cloud Haven was still fine as far as they knew. You decide to waste no time with the average drunks and thieves and walk over to the front desk.

"Excuse me? I am here to pay a fine for public disturbance, a mare named Gleaming Metal has been arrested here."

the stallion at the desk lightens up as he hears who you are here for, apparently they would be glad to get rid of her.
"Oh, finally! I swear i would´ve gone crazy if i had to listen to her any longer. the fine is 2000 bits and try to Keep her in line, next time she WILL go to jail."

2000 bits? That guy was overcharging more than a tailor, and you were pretty sure the actual fine was no more than 200. You lean over to Blitz and whisper:
"Blitz, i would´ve hoped otherwise, but we´re dealing with the bad cops here. be alert, once i paid there is no stopping us, we can´t let them hold us up in here." Blitz just nods, this might just get complicated.

"Alright, i got just about enough for that here, i would like to take her home now." you decide to Keep the act at least until the cell door was open.
The Guard nods and leads you to the Holding cells, there she is, Gleaming Metal, tan coat, silvery mane and both with a kind of shine to them. Heh, guess names are prophetic after all. As she sees you she seems surprised.
"Huh? Who are you supposed to be, i didn´t ask for a lawyer." her voice was melodic, despite it´s harsh tones. you had to interject quickly though, lest the guard gets suspicious.
"Oh come on Gleaming Metal, don´t you remember your own schoolfriend? it´s me... Thunder- struck, when i saw the News i felt compelled to get you out of here and back home, especially since you were always so nice to my sister here."
on her cue Blitz puts on a big smile and waves excitedly, to any bystander it would look exactly as you described and Gleaming Metal caught the hint too.
"Oh, right. Thundy! it´s been so Long i almost didn´t recognize you, thank you so much for coming."

the Guard pipes up next:
"Do me a favor and make sure she stays out of trouble for a while, i don´t want to see her in here again"

"Oh don´t worry, you won´t see her in prison ever again, I´ll make sure of it." apparently satisfied with your answer the guard opens the cell and let´s her out, you walk up and hug her while whispering to her
"I´ll answer your questions once we are far enough away from the Station, just Play along for now" as you release her, you speak to the guard, "I left the pay on your desk, we´ll be going now."
as you walk out you twitch your wings once to give Blitz the Signal. she let´s a quick jolt into the fuzebox and all lights go out. you make sure to run as fast as you can, Blitz knows what to do and where to meet you.

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A few streets down you finally stop and turn to the Metal mare. She, of course is None too pleased with the last stunt you pulled.
"what the bloody horseapple crap was that all about? we were already in the clear and now we are wanted!"

"I am wanted already, and they won´t catch us. Do you believe even for a second that they would leave you alone? You are uncomfortable to the Mayor, that´s why the media has you denounced as a madmare. You can take the opportunity I offer you and directly go against everything wrong with the System, or go back home and wait until the brutes from the looney bin Show up and toss you into a padded room."

She is clearly shocked that anypony would do something like that. 
"They wouldn´t, they couldn´t. that fucking BASTARD! He keeps my own foals away from me and now he´s slandering my Name just so i can´t fight back!"

"I can help you fight back, if you are willing to trust me and i would honestly like to get to know you better as well."

"There you are!" a thankfully familiar voice speaks up behind you.

"Ah, Mrs. Gleaming Metal, may I introduce, Hulk the strongest Inmate of Cloud Haven"
Hulk gives a Brief nod towards the mare before talking to you.

"I got the safehouse set up, the Boys said we´d Need some real armor to make it safe though"

"You are being serious about helping me and about the Revolution, aren´t you? Alright, i´m coming along, i got a few ideas for Equipment too, this is Kind of exciting to be honest."

"Seems our newest member has found her inner rebel. Blitz will meet us there, let´s go."

Things were running better than you could have hoped, you already had an army and now you had a way to arm them as well, not to mention she was a genuine mare, wears her heart on her sleeve and is not above swearwords, you liked her.