As the sun went down over the town he governed, Rainbow Falls' leader stood in his office looking out a window, smoking a cigar while Green Sleeves' husband, Deputy Mayor Red Flames, stood in front of the desk. As he looked out, he saw one of his loyal police officers beating down a defenseless pickpocket to a pulp.
"Life's not fair, is it?" he asked himself of the situation going on before him. "You see I, well I will never be second rate and you shall never see the light of another day. Adieu."
The police officer picked up the pickpocket and hauled him down towards the basement of the Rainbow Falls city hall. Once the thug was completely out of sight, Blackheart turned to the task at hand.
"Red Flames, I think you know why I have summoned you at this hour," said Blackheart, turning away from the window and looking at his second-in-command. "I specifically ordered that the mare who betrayed you was brought to Canterlot to be stoned for her crimes. WHY DIDN'T THEY DO IT?"
"Because from what I hear," replied Red Flames, backing away slightly. "Celestia didn't have the heart to destroy her when the mob demanded it."
"OF COURSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART!" shouted Blackheart, getting into Red Heart's face. "I'm not a fool, Red Flames. This is why Celestia and Luna need to be removed from power. The time has come for somepony to show aggression, will to protect Equestria at all costs. Do you understand what I am saying?"
Blackheart then reached into his desk and pulled out a list of ponies whose names were on the list. Each one was marked with either a red or green checkmark.
"This is a list of the ponies who must be eliminated," explained Blackheart. "All weak-minded ponies do not deserve to live in the society that I will one day create and the royal sisters are among the ponies listed. Why else do you think that we were attacked by Queen Chrysalis and the Changelings, Discord, the spirit of chaos and Lord Tirek, a demonic monster who had escaped from Tartarus and wasn't executed for it? This is why the Royal Sisters and their laws must be removed from power."
"What do you propose that we do?" asked Red Flames. "Do you propose that we treat the targets the same way as my traitorous wife?"
"Exactly, my deputy mayor," laughed Blackheart, putting the hit list back down on the desk. "I have a vision and these so called saviors who are supposed to protect us, well, they are not part of that vision. My goal is to be on the throne of Canterlot, Red Flames, with you at my side. Soon, all of Equestria will look to me as our true savior, not some pathetic weakling alicorn princesses."
Blackheart laughed sinisterly at his diabolical intentions as he went back towards the window while the door knocked, interrupting his train of thought. Red Flames walked over and answered the door, opening it up to reveal a police pony dressed in a police uniform and wielding a baton. This caused Blackheart to turn away from the window.
"The pickpocket has been thrown in the dungeons, sir," said the police officer. "Shall he be charged and released?"
"No, Sergeant Enforcer," said Blackheart. "I cannot let filth like the pickpocket just wander off into the night. In fact, he's probably somewhat allied with the ponies who are seeking to overthrow me. Have him undergo questioning and then if he doesn't talk, have his throat slit and fed to the Cragidilles in the Everfree Forest. Understand?"
"At once, my lordship," replied Sergeant Enforcer and he left to carry out Blackheart's orders.
Once Sergeant Enforcer was gone, Blackheart turned back towards Red Flames and sat back down in his desk, seemingly waiting for something sinister to happen.
"Now don't speak for a few moments, Red Flames," he said. "What you are about to hear is the sounds I hope the ponies on the list will make when I get through with them."
For the next few minutes, the periods of silence were broken by the sounds of beating and breaking of bones. Then, after a loud scream, the silence returned and Blackheart rose to his feet and looked out to see a police officer hauling the unconscious body of the pickpocket on his back.
"Take him to the Everfree Forest, Sergeant," ordered Blackheart. "And when you come back, clean up the mess that was made in the dungeons."
Nodding in reply, Sergeant Enforcer left City Hall accompanied by several other police officers and carried the severely beaten pickpocket towards the edge of the town for the long journey to the Everfree Forest.
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At that very moment, Princess Luna clad in black armor and flanked by several of her most loyal night guards came forward. All of them were armed to the teeth and aware of the dangers that were happening before them.
"Your highness," cried a guard. "What is that?"
Luna stopped and took a small telescope to see what was happening. Seeing Sergeant Enforcer and his platoon hauling the pickpocket out of the town made Luna realize that if she and her night warriors were going to take any action, it would be now. Using a spell to activate her Royal Canterlot voice, Luna aimed her attention at the corrupt police officers.
"HALT!" she shouted as her night guards got ready to attack. "STAY WHERE YOU ARE!"
This caught the attention of Sergeant Enforcer and his fellow officers causing them to take up their positions right where they are.
"It's Princess Luna," said one of the officers, looking nervously over at Sergeant Enforcer. "What should we do?"
Sergeant Enforcer said nothing and with the pickpocket still on his back, he stood in the firing range of Luna's warriors with no fear.
"This is a pony who is already dead!" he called to Luna. "We are taking him to a cemetery for burial!"
The pickpocket moaned and one of the police officers smacked the pickpocket's head with his hoof, keeping him knocked out cold.
"Princess Luna is on the list," whispered a police officer to Sergeant Enforcer. "We should take her out for Blackheart."
This gave Sergeant Enforcer an idea and an evil smile came to his face. He began to wonder that if he and his officers killed Princess Luna, then that would be great news for Mayor Blackheart and would be one less targeted pony to worry about.
"WHERE IS BLACKHEART?" demanded Luna. "MY SISTER AND I WISH TO SPEAK WITH HIM ABOUT HIS RECENT ACTIONS!"
"Mayor Blackheart is away on business," said Sergeant Enforcer, clearly lying to save his boss' skin. "He will be back in two weeks time."
But Luna was not convinced.
"WHERE IS HE?" she asked again and almost immediately, Sergeant Enforcer began to get very defensive and he began to slowly reached down for his pistol, ready to open fire on Luna and her night guards. "WE KNOW YOU ARE LYING ABOUT BLACKHEART'S WHEREABOUTS!"
Finally, Sergeant Enforcer had enough of Luna's questions and reached for his pistol, pulling it out of the holster and aiming it right at Luna's heart.
"You want to know where Blackheart is?!" cried Sergeant Enforcer. "Well, here is my answer!"
Realizing that he was about to fire, Luna activated a shielding spell and with her night soldiers behind her, slowly began advancing towards Sergeant Enforcer while he and his officers took out their pistols and began shooting bullets at Luna and her soldiers.
"Try all you want," Luna said sternly, her eyes locked onto Sergeant Enforcer. "Your bullets cannot penetrate our force field."
Luna and warriors waited until they ran all out of bullets. No matter how hard they tried, Sergeant Enforcer and his fellow officers could not indeed penetrate the shield's power. Lowering the force field, Luna motioned for her warriors to move in for the capture.
Before Enforcer and his equally corrupted fellow police officers could take action, the night warriors jumped and easily overpowered them. The pickpocket was thrown off Enforcer's back in the struggle and coughed up heavily as traces of vomit came out of his system.
"In the name of my sister, Princess Celestia and myself, Princess Luna," snarled Luna, holding her long alicorn horn at Sergeant Enforcer's throat. "You and your fellow warriors are under arrest for crimes against Equestria. Take them back to Canterlot!"
Heeding their princesses' command, the night guards took the corrupted police officers away while she darted over towards the pickpocket, who looked up weakly at Luna.
"Please…help me," he gasped, raising his head up slowly. Luna then motioned for several guards to tend to the pickpocket. "Help me…please."
"Take him to Ponyville Hospital," said Luna and once the guards took him away, Luna directed her attention towards the center of Rainbow Falls, coming closer towards the town's city hall. She then turned towards several more night soldiers, beckoning them to come forward. "Take a note for my sister, private."
"What shall I tell your sister?" asked the private.
"Tell my sister to meet me here as soon as possible bringing all the reinforcements that we have," ordered Luna. "I know for a fact that Mayor Blackheart is in there and he will be brought to justice, dead or alive."
The private then sent the scroll and they all settled in for the long standoff that was about to take place.
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Inside Rainbow Falls City Hall, Blackheart looked up at the clock and saw that Sergeant Enforcer had not returned. Rather than being scared, the evil mayor was instead determined, determined to fight whoever was right outside his office to the death. Walking over to the window, he saw Luna and the night guards surrounding the hall.
"So, you've come to capture me, Princess Luna," thought Blackheart as he looked out the window. "Well, I don't go down that easily and when all is said and done, the bodies of you and your fellow princesses will hang on my wall as trophies of my impending triumph of ruling over Equestria under one single guiding intelligence…mine."