"Fluttershy!" Rainbow yelled, rushing toward her long lost friend. Rainbow tackled Fluttershy with hug.
"Ra-Rainbow Dash?" Fluttershy mumbled. She could barely talk. It was unbelievable that Rainbow was here. "Rainbow... How are-"
"Rarity created a portal!" Rainbow explained with glee. Fluttershy was surprised. Her friends were still trying to save her after all. Fluttershy smiled at Rainbow Dash and hugged her. Fluttershy then noticed Rainbow's wing bandaged in paper towels.
"Rainbow, what happened?" Fluttershy asked in a concerned tone. Rainbow looked at Fluttershy and then her wing.
"It's... just a scrape, don't worry," Rainbow said. Sigma turned his attention to Rainbow's wing.
"Doesn't look like a scrape," he said. Rainbow turned to Sigma for the first time. She hadn't paid attention to him since she'd been here.
"Who are you?" Rainbow asked in a harsh tone. After what had happened to her, she wasn't the biggest fan of humans.
"Rainbow, this is Sigma; Sigma, this is Rainbow Dash. She's a friend from Ponyville," Fluttershy explained. Sigma looked at the new pony and knelt down on the other side of the cell.
"What happened?" Sigma asked in a concerned tone. Rainbow glared at him.
"Why do you care?! You're a human!" she growled. Fluttershy could tell that Rainbow must have had a bad run on her way here, and that Rainbow wasn't nearly as lucky as Fluttershy had been. "The last human I met tried to kill me! How do I know you won't try and do the same?" Rainbow asked.
"He's not like them, Rainbow!" Fluttershy explained. Rainbow looked at Fluttershy. She wasn't completely sure if she could trust the human... but she trusted Fluttershy. Rainbow let out a sigh and began to explain what happened to her wing.
"There was a human... he had a device that fired small... things... they were really fast. I managed to dodge a few but the last one hit me. Now I can't get it out," she said. Sigma looked at Rainbow's wing.
"We need to find you a medical station. That bullet needs to come out," he stated. "Fluttershy, unlock me." Fluttershy used the knocked out guard's keys and released Sigma. "Alright... stay behind me. I'll lead the way," he finished. Fluttershy nodded. Rainbow rolled her eyes. Fluttershy may trust him, but she didn't.
The group walked up the stairs and were back in the maze of a basement. Angel hopped off Fluttershy's back and looked around. Rainbow and Sigma looked puzzled.
"What's he doing?" Rainbow asked.
"I'm not sure why, but somehow Angel knows which path is correct," Fluttershy explained. Angel ran to the left path, and the group followed. It took about a minute, but Angel found the way. "Good boy Angel," Fluttershy smiled. Angel hopped on her back and Sigma took the lead again. They slowly walked up the stairs and all ended up in the hall. They began to walk down the hall... until they came to the window. Sigma peered through it at the massive missile.
"So... it is true," he said to himself, looking at the behemoth. Fluttershy looked out the window and gasped. Suddenly the elevator door opened. The man that had shot Rainbow appeared with a gun.
"Hello again, Skittles!" the man said to Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy slowly knelt down by Sigma to try and hide. Sigma didn't even seem to notice the man a few feet behind him. "Round three then? And I see you brought a friend," he said, looking directly at Fluttershy. Rainbow jumped, but without her ability to fly she wasn't as fast. The man hit her across the face with his pistol. "Down girl!" he laughed.
Fluttershy looked up at Sigma and was surprised to see a smile on his face. He winked at her, and then the panic began. Sigma, at a near impossible speed, whipped around and grabbed the man by the wrist. He twisted it and the pistol fell to the ground. The man growled at Sigma and threw a punch at him with his free hand, but it did little good-Sigma was ready. He caught the punch and broke the man's hand. The man screamed in pain as Sigma let him go. He fell to his knees clutching his hand. Sigma delivered the final punch: a powerful uppercut which connected perfectly to the man's jaw. He wasn't getting up after that... at least not for a while. Sigma picked up the pistol.
"That was... awesome!" Rainbow yelled. "You were so fast! How did you do that?!"
"It's really dangerous. I'd rather not teach you," Sigma told her. Rainbow let out a sigh of disappointment.
"Fine... so what now? Escape?" Rainbow asked. Sigma turned to the window again.
"No, I still have something I need to do," Sigma said. Rainbow was stunned. This was their best chance to escape and he wanted to go back in? "Rainbow, you and Fluttershy should head up to the surface. I have things to take care of here." Rainbow nodded, but Fluttershy wasn't going to let Sigma go.
"There's no way I'm letting you go. Not after seeing what they did to Alpha," Fluttershy stated. Sigma smiled at the yellow pegasus.
"I appreciate the concern, but I don't plan on getting captured," Sigma replied.
"I'm sure. I'm also sure you didn't plan on getting captured the first time either," Fluttershy protested. Sigma let out a sigh. She wasn't going to let this go.
"Rainbow Dash," Sigma stated. The comment caught her off guard.
"What?" She replied.
"Please take Fluttershy to the surface... I'll meet you there," Sigma said, and then he turned around and ran down the hall. Rainbow grabbed Fluttershy by the hoof.
"Rainbow, no! He needs our help!" Fluttershy protested.
"Actually, I think he's more than qualified to complete his mission," Rainbow said casually. Fluttershy tried to get away but Rainbow was much stronger then her. Rainbow stepped into the elevator and tried to pull Fluttershy in too.
"Come on Fluttershy!" Rainbow pleaded.
"No!" Fluttershy replied. Just then, an idea came to Fluttershy's mind. But she had to be quick to pull it off. Rainbow pulled Fluttershy forward with all of her might, and that's when Fluttershy's plan was ready. She launched herself at Rainbow Dash and delivered a hoof to Rainbow's stomach. Rainbow let go of her and fell to the ground, clutching her stomach. Fluttershy quickly pressed the top floor button and moved out of the elevator. The doors slid shut with Rainbow inside.
"I'm so sorry, Dash," Fluttershy said. She ran in the direction Sigma had went off to. Rainbow wasn't hurt too bad, just shocked.
"I hate karma," Rainbow said with a grin.