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// Chapter 12~Ok, Bye Now! 
// Story: Hellfire Dash 
// by Centurion Pike-Wall 
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Umbra just froze like a deer in lamplight. The ONE thing that any of them could've found, and they did it. Judging from the looks, and lack of Pinkie's party stuff, they hadn't connected it to her actually being Rainbow, which was good. Of course, she was now in a room with a bunch of angry ponies (and drake) who thought she stole it from her grave or something akin to that. 

Still, one thing came to her mind. "Th-that's mine! Where did you get that?"

"Spike and Fizzlepop found it in your guest room. At first, I was against it. Then, they found this", she said. Her grip tightened on the necklace, lowering her it to her side. "Now, this belonged to a good friend of mine. Where did you get it?"

Umbra knew she couldn't talk them down. No matter what she said, Twilight knew it was hers. She still had to try: "Look. I was just here to get my stuff. That belongs to me, so I'll just take it and-"

"Like Tartarus ya' are!", AJ roared. "Ya can't just steal somethin' belongin' to our friend and get away with it!"

"Quite right, dear", Rarity said. 

Pinkie added, "Yeah! You can't just do something like that and leave like nothing happened. That's, like, just the worst and most jerky thing you could do!"

Fluttershy and Fizzlepop said nothing, which was probably the worst. Fluttershy just stood there, arms at her sides and fists clenched, gazing at her. She fixed her with a similar gaze to Twilights, angry and stony like the Spire of Hell. Fizzlepop, on the other hand, stood stark still, just looking at her and tightening the grip on her spear. Between that and the armor, it was clearly apparent she was a soldier, and perhaps the biggest threat. 

She backed up towards the door, slowly and holding her hands up. "Look, look. Maybe it's a coincidence. I've had it for a long time now, and I got it from a good friend. I just want it back, and will be on my way. Just give it to me, and no one has to get hurt." As soon as she said it, she knew she made a mistake.

"Are you threatening us!?", Rarity said, eyes narrowing further. The others echoed her look, and Fizzlepop lowered the spear. 

"What!? No!", Umbra said. "No, I just-Look, just give it back!"

"Where did you get it?", Twilight asked. 

Umbra wanted to say something. But, she knew she couldn't say anything. At least, nothing she could say that would result in her getting it back. She wanted, no, needed it back! After she got back to Hell, it would be the only thing she had from the past. And she knew that Twilight wouldn't let it out of her sight. She had to get it back.

"Look. I'm serious. Give, it, back." 

"Tell me! Where did you get it!?", Twilight roared, practically snarling. 

Umbra hated it, but she felt she had no choice. "Please, just give it back. Now." As she did so, she reached up into her jacket, reaching for her knife. 

Fizzlepop must've recognized the move, and reacted in a way she would've expected. "She's armed!", she cried out, flipping up the lance and throwing it at her. In alarm, she ducked down, having it sail over her head, and finally pulled out the knife. 

Now things went downhill from there. AJ ran at her, swinging a fist down at her. She rolled around the hit, getting behind her and backwards thrusting the blade into the back of her knee. It didn't go through very far, but still enough to send her falling to the ground, crying out in pain. 

"Applejack!", cried out Fluttershy, running up to her fallen friend. Meanwhile, Umbra got up and pointed the knife at Twilight. 

Hesitantly, she said, "Look. I don't want to do this, but-" She was cut off when a Fizzlepop got in her face, having grabbed the spear. 

She thrust down, Umbra only narrowly avoiding the spear. The tip was up in an instant, Fizzlepop pushing her back with a series of rapid thrusts. Umbra took off the ground, flying over behind her and trying to kick her in the back. She failed, with Fizzlepop whipping around at seemingly the speed of light, her flying back a little bit further to avoid a kick. When she landed, she was hit from behind by a blast of magic.

She was spent sprawling on the ground, sunglasses falling off her face. Twilight stepped around her, looking over at the fallen Applejack. "Applejack, are you ok?"

"Ah, ah think ah'm fine", she said. "Hurts like Tartarus, though." 

"I-I'll go get a first-aid kit", Fluttershy said, running out of the room. 

Umbra tried to rise, but was pushed back down with a hard smack. She whipped her eyes around a bit, seeing the butt of the spear in Fizzlepops hands pressed against the back of her head, right under her hat. Twilight stepped away from Applejack, walking over to her. Umbra lowered her head, not wanting her to see her eyes. She needed to get out of there. It didn't really matter about the amulet anymore, and she needed to get out of there. Rule one of the contract; don't let anyone, ANYONE, find out about the Supernatural. 

Twilight knelt down in front of her, trying to look into her eyes. She said, "Look. Just, tell me. Where did you get it? I'm not going to hurt you, I just want to-Wait, what's wrong with-?"

Umbra muttered, "Ergo videtur quod non sit de caelis." Twilight and Fizzlepop backed away in shock as the purple miasma whipped around her form. When she had stood up, she was gone from their sight. She got up, careful to make as little noise as possible. 

"Where did she go!?", Fizzlepop yelled in alarm, whipping the spear back and forth. 

Umbra stepped around her, over towards Twilight. She saw the amulet, still in her hands, with her distracted. She was planning to just leave it, but she had the chance now to get it and still get out. So, she got as close as she could, before being able to reach it. In fact, it got her close enough to her, she could get right in her ear. She grabbed it, Twilight trying to yank it back. Due to the sudden force, Umbra was able to grab it, moving away almost as soon. Still, she managed to get off a quick word to her, whispered into her ear; "I'm sorry, Twi."

She then ran for the exit, not even bothering at that point to maintain stealth. She saw Fluttershy heading down the hall, and yelled at her, "Move it!" She squeaked in surprise and dropped the medkit, eyes whipping side to side to look for her. Umbra didn't bother to look back when she had pasted her, but she had a feeling that she had seen her when the magic faded. She didn't look back when she heard hoofbeats coming after her; she just kept running. When she reached the door, she shoved open the doors and immediately took off. She soared away as fast as possible, heading for the Everfree Forest.