"Lyra!" Sweetie Drops shouted in distress as the tiger pinned her best friend to the ground.
"You want to go that way, huh?" Lyra remarked as she shot a beam of magic at the huge beast, causing it to fly through the air. It landed on the ground with a thud, and struggled to pick itself up. Lyra stood up and brushed the dust off her sea-green coat. She then heard a loud roar coming from the tiger.
"Roaring isn't gonna cure your pain!" Lyra teased the tiger. "Next time, don't attack unicorns like m-" She was cut off by the thunder of hundreds of big cats running into Canterlot. Princess Celestia stood in front of the agents.
"Agents! Lead these beasts out of Canterlot!" Celestia instructed. Suddenly, a brown earth pony stallion started attacking the agents. A few more stallions came after. Lyra and Sweetie Drops managed to sneak away from the fight.
"I guess this is the attack that was rumored," Sweetie Drops remarked as Lyra nodded.
"Yeah. Now, let's go defeat these cats!" She responded. As the two came into a clearing, they saw a small, white cat that was as cute as can be.
"Aww! Bons, look at it! We must save this kitty from being eaten!" Lyra exclaimed, walking over to the cat.
"Lyra! It could be dangerous!" Sweetie Drops informed with nervousness. Lyra gave a small chuckle as she turned around to face her friend.
"Really? What could be so dangerous about a small cat?" She then looked back at the cat, but saw it leaping at her face. The small animal latched on as Lyra started running around, trying to get the small cat off her head. Sweetie Drops charged over and freed her friend from the cat's claws as the animal fell back on the ground.
"Okay! Now I see what you mean!" Lyra responded as she took off. Sweetie Drops ran after her, hoping she wasn't followed by the ferocious feline. The two then found themselves near a cafe, where they saw ponies running away from a lynx. The brown cat stood on an outdoor table, its green eyes darting. It spotted Lyra and Sweetie Drops and jumped to the ground. A growl emitted from its throat, causing some intimidation in Lyra. Sweetie Drops wasn't affected by the huge animal, and suddenly charged forward. She jumped up in the air and kicked the big animal. The lynx fell over as a result. It tried to stand back up, but Sweetie Drops had jumped onto its back. She then squeezed a pressure point on the beast's neck, causing it to stop thrashing.
Lyra was amazed at her friend's sense of calmness as she attacked the lynx. She hoped that through time, she herself would be able to fight creatures off easily. It didn't look like her friend was nervous at all, while Lyra was nervous about the small kitty finding them again. She watched Sweetie Drops pin down the animal and blow a few punches, knocking it out. She then ran over to Lyra.
"I took care of that one!" Sweetie Drops remarked. Lyra stared at her, speechless for a second.
"How in the name of Celestia were you so calm while doing that?" Lyra questioned.
"You get used to fighting monsters when you've been doing it for a while," Sweetie Drops informed. She then got a look of determination on her face. "Now, we need you to levitate that lynx to the outskirts of Canterlot."
Lyra was a little confused. There is a lot of land that could be called the outskirts of Canterlot. "Where should I drop it? The Everfree Forest? The frozen lands by the Crystal Empire? Where?!" Lyra questioned as her friend looked around. She then spotted a wooded area, far away from any town.
"You should put it over there," Sweetie Drops told her friend, pointing. Lyra nodded as she levitated the beast and lowered it into the woods. She didn't know if her magic could hold the lynx up any longer, considering it was a big animal and that the place she wanted to leave it was a healthy distance away. She then found the ground of the woods and laid the lynx down. As she released the magic from her horn, she felt like she had just dropped an 100-pound weight off her head. She turned around to face her friend.
"I'm guessing we should round up more," Lyra exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Sweetie Drops responded as she took off, her friend following closely behind.
The next hour went about the same; they attacked the cats, knocked them out, and Lyra levitated them into the woods. After that hour of attacking, they were tired. Very tired. Lyra's horn ached whenever she tried to use magic, and Sweetie Drops felt like she could no longer run without feeling a small pain in her stomach. The two heard a growl, breaking their thoughts.
"Not again!" Lyra remarked as she looked up. The growl came from the tiger that tried to attack Lyra earlier. The unicorn stood up, and tried to charge magic. It was no use. Her head throbbed whenever a glow appeared on her horn. It also hurt her to run, so the only thing she could do was stand there, glaring at the beast. Sweetie Drops couldn't move much, either. Suddenly, the stallion the two saw earlier walked up to the mares. He took out ropes and wrapped the two in them. They were too tired to fight back, and there wasn't much they could do with a huge stallion pinning them to the ground. Suddenly, a bobcat stalked over and picked up Sweetie Drops.
"Let me go, you beast!" Sweetie Drops demanded. The tiger then picked up Lyra and started walking. The bobcat followed right behind. Lyra quickly tried using her magic, but it was no use. Her head hurt too much when she tried to form a glow. She gave in and soon saw all the other agents tied in a rope as well, laying on the ground. The big cats dropped Lyra and Sweetie Drops next to the other members of the agency. Suddenly, a huge monster walked up to them. It looked a little bit like an ancient cat, but was really tall, had a long head, and a long tail with a hand at the end of it. No doubt it was a confusing creature.
"I hope you all know not to mess with my cats next time," it said. The creature chuckled loudly. "I bet you all don't know me. My name is Ahuizotl." Suddenly, Ahuizotl took out something that looked like potions and put them next to the tied-up agents. Momentarily, gases started foaming out of the top of the bottles. Ahuizotl and his cats backed away, along with the stallions that were helping. As the gases flowed around the ponies, they found themselves getting drowsy. Lyra tried her best to stay awake.
"We will not let you take over Canterlot!" Lyra exclaimed. She then felt her vision blurring. Suddenly, the world around her went dark, and she was only left with her dreams.