//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 Hair Raising Nightmare // Story: Power People Revenge of The Manic // by Nightmarity19 //------------------------------// Dash walked into Spitfire's cell where she was sleeping for a moment until she saw her and awoken. "Hey Rainbow you have any luck on a cure or some kind of treatment to help out this whole vampire thing?" Spitfire asked. "We do but it requires you to a needle injected into your arm," Dash replied holding out a syringe. Despite her fear of needles Spitfire was determined to rid herself of being a blood sucking monster for good. Dash opened the cell, injected the needle into her arm and watched as Spitfire's color came back, she felt 100 times better now her skin wasn't pale anymore. "Thanks Dash that was some strong stuff," Spitfire said happily. "No problem," Dash replied smiling. The two of them shook hands and walked over to the elevator and arrived outside of base. "Well if there's anything you need just give me a call ok?" Spitfire offered her services. "I'll keep in touch," Dash responded warmly. With one final hug Spitfire then left to head back home while Dash looked on smiling that she helped her out. Shy watched Spitfire leave from her bedroom window. Be safe wherever you go old friend Dash wished her the best of luck. Meanwhile Rarity did a jumping spinning roundhouse kick to a punching bag hard causing it to swing back and forth. Activating her twin purple axes and pretended to slash an enemy quickly which surprised herself for how fast she can eliminate someone. "Good form Miss Rarity although your footwork needs room for improvement," Kate said stepping out of the shadows. "Kate!" Rarity called out. "Now now Rarity I do not wish to fight for I only want to help understand who your dealing with," Kate began. Rarity charged at her full speed but an unrelenting force blew her back first into a wall. "Very rude of you," Kate reminded her, cracking her knuckles. Rarity felt like a ton of weight came crashing down on her as she wheezed for a moment before getting up. "Now if you are quite done I want you to understand that between you and Tia she has a dark secret no one ever wanted to know. Once Doctor Sunset Shimmer reveals herself then you'll see Princess Celestia is not what she seems," Kate explained disappearing in the shadows. Spike rushed inside and tended to Rarity who was using a support beam to hold herself up. "Thank you Spike," Rarity thanked him. Spike nodded and laid the fashionista down to recover from Kate's sudden attack. Shy punched another minion in the face while Matterhorn from them, short circuiting the chips on their necks. "Looks like we took them all," Saddle said. "Not yet Flutters we have to find Maniac before something else happens," Matterhorn reminded her. They ran through the sewers in a desperate search of Maniac but everywhere either Shy or Twilight looked was empty except one corridor that looked decrepit beyond repair with spider webs over on some corners which made Shy's stomach turn to the point she almost puked. "Keep it together Shy I'm right here for you," Twilight said warm and stern. She activated the X Ray feature on her goggles revealing a skeleton version of Maniac was just around the corner. "Yup she's in here and up to something not good I might add," Twilight said shutting off the X Ray feature. Shy nodded and ran through the corridor only to be stopped with a roundhouse kick from Maniac knocking the brute down. "Fluttershy or should I say Saddle Rager," Maniac said with a maniacal cackle as her hair grabbed on to her and brought Shy closer to her. "You monster!" Shy shouted struggling to break free but Maniac's hair was too strong. All of a sudden Twilight kicked her face in, releasing Fluttershy from her grip and into a wall as Matterhorn stomped her foot on Maniac's larynx. "Now tell me what your plan is before I crush your ability to speak," Twilight warned. "Even if I tell you, the damage is already done so in turn I win," Maniac said laughing. Twilight balded up her fist ready to punch her but Shy stopped her friend and realized what she was doing. Maniac used this opportunity to break free sending them both heroes back. Her hair attacked both of them but couldn't stand against repulsor fire as Shy stomped on the floor and fist punched her in slow motion that created a sort of shockwave that sent her over 10 walls until she reached the city surface with 4 lost teeth from that sudden punch. Before Maniac had time to recover she was hit with a metal staff to the the stomach then a hard roundhouse kick to the face by Mistress Marevelous. Soon enough Twilight and Shy joined in the fray. "Had enough Maniac or are you thirsty for more?" Matterhorn joked. Maniac gave a chuckle as a loud rumbling sound could be heard from below shaking the very foundation of buildings even knocking some down in busy streets. "What's happenin Twilight?" Applejack asked trying to keep her balance. "WITNESS THE POWER OF HAIR WHEN IT TRIES TO END YOUR PATHETIC LIVES!" Maniac said laughing insanely rather loudly. Soon enough loads of green hair started appearing from sewer grates. "We need to get to higher ground!" Twilight commanded. The sudden whizz of jet engine fuel came right past them with Rarity piloting it and using a laser function to cut through the hair and open the hatch to let everyone on. Once they all got on, Rarity handed over piloting skills to Spike who jived through incoming hair tentacles desperately trying to rip that jet to pieces but Spike was smart enough and knew where to go. "So how did y'all find us?" Applejack asked. "The alarm went off as the city shook like a snow globe and we saw you guys were down there so we picked you up," Dash explained. "Well we're grateful you did because right now we need to regroup and figure out a plan," Twilight said taking off her goggles. Spike's jet alarm went off as one tentacle grew underneath them and bumped into it causing the jet to lose control. "EVERYONE HANG ON!" Spike shouted trying to pull up but it was too late. The jet hit a nearby building, knocking off one wing making it even harder for Spike to gain control as it skidded to the ground in a painless but terrifying flight experience for all of them. Maniac walked over to the wreckage and realized no one was in the crashed jet. "What?!? This is impossible!" Maniac shouted in disbelief. "Good job activating the teleporter in our seats in case of an emergency," Pinkie said smiling at Spike. "Thanks...now at least we can figure out a plan now," Spike suggested. Everyone agreed and ran back to HQ. Kate from her Escalade watched as the team of heroes dashed back to regroup for their next move. "Soon Tia your precious team will know the truth about you and will never trust you or what you say ever again," Kate vowed looking at her pocket watch before driving off.