The helicopter crashed on the roof of the complex, and Fluttershy's mouth dropped at the sight of the flames slowly engulfing the helicopter. She quickly got ahold of herself and brushed away thoughts about Sigma's chance of surviving the crash. Her wings spread open and she flew up to the roof, to the crash site.
After reaching the roof, she landed on the helipad and looked at the wreckage. The scene was horrific. She looked everywhere for Sigma and eventually found him, but the sight did not make Fluttershy any happier. He was lying on his back, with gashes and cuts all over his body; he must have let go of the helicopter just before it crashed. Fluttershy ran to him, and found that he wasn't breathing. And now that she was closer, she could see just how badly hurt he was- a pool of blood had appeared beneath him. Was he dead? Fluttershy heard a noise behind her. The door to the roof opened slowly and the man whose hand Sigma broke, was standing in the doorway. He was holding a pistol with his good hand. His other was in a cast.
"So... this is how it ends, huh?" he said to Fluttershy. Fluttershy remained silent. Sigma still wasn't breathing. "Speak! I know you can!" he demanded.
"Yes... this is how it ends," Fluttershy said, looking him in the eyes. A tear rolled down her face. She was right. Without Sigma, she was defenseless.
"You and your friends have been entertaining," he began. "It's a shame it has to end." More tears ran down Fluttershy's face. Suddenly she remembered what Sigma said:
"You must have been really strong to have made it this far... keep it up." If this was the end, she had to be strong. She should be proud of how far she made it... how close she was. She sniffed and wiped the tears from her face. If this was her final moments... she would face them with pride.
"I'm ready," she told the man. He gave her a warm smile- a smile that someone would get to make them feel better after losing a competition. He aimed his pistol. He wasn't going to miss. Fluttershy calmly closed her eyes and was ready to welcome death's embrace. The sound of the hammer of the pistol clicked. All that was left was to pull the trigger.
"All of a sudden, the door to the burning helicopter fell to the ground." The door to the burning helicopter fell to the ground. Fluttershy and the man looked at the door, and a man appeared from inside the helicopter. He was wearing a charred black suit, and he was bleeding from his forehead, nose, and mouth. He stumbled out of the helicopter and walked to the other man with a limp.
"Boss... you're alive?" the man with the pistol said in a surprised tone. His boss said nothing. He just looked at the man and then to his pistol. The man surrendered his pistol to his boss, who then turned to look at Fluttershy. He limped up to her until he was only a foot away.
"You... and your... friend... have failed. The missile will... launch... you will die... and I'll be enjoying my... retirement fund," he said in a weak voice, obviously in serious pain. Fluttershy was silent. A part of her just wanted all this madness to end. A bullet would be welcoming to her at this point. She couldn't handle this torment. "I'd like to... enjoy this... but... it'll be... too quick." Fluttershy closed her eyes again. Was this whole nightmare really about to end? The man aimed the pistol; it rubbed against Fluttershy's head.
The shot fired, but it didn't hit Fluttershy. She opened her eyes to see that Sigma had gotten up and hit the gun away, making it fire as it hit the ground. He was alive! The boss was stunned to see the man he thought he had surely killed was still alive. Sigma put up his fists, and Fluttershy backed away from the two. The boss smiled and put up his fists too.
"What... a surprise we... have," the boss said.
"It's not over, not yet!" Sigma said. How he was alive was a miracle. How he was standing and willing to fight was impossible. The boss moved closer to Sigma and threw the first punch. Sigma caught it and countered with an elbow to the ribs. The boss fell back holding his ribs, and then looked up at Sigma. He hurriedly got back into fighting stance and was ready to go again. He could see Sigma was hurt- the man couldn't be invincible. The boss moved closer to Sigma. As much as Sigma didn't want to show it, he was indeed hurt. His vision was blurry and his limbs felt numb. He found it hard to focus on the easiest of things, but he knew he had to try.
The boss swung with his left hand, but it was a fake-out. His right hand soon connected with Sigma's face, making Sigma fall to his knees. Sigma tried to regain his breath but before he could, the boss delivered another punch to the face. Sigma fell to the ground. Fluttershy gasped. The other man picked up the pistol and watched as the fight went on. The boss let out a weak laugh.
"Path..etic!" he managed. He walked closer to Sigma but Sigma was ready. He grabbed the man's leg and flipped him on his back. The boss slammed down to the ground back first, knocking the wind out of him. Sigma quickly got on top of him and delivered a punch. As his fist collided with the right side of the boss' face, he balled his other fist and delivered the second punch before getting back up to his feet. Sigma stood up and was now back in fighting position. The boss slowly got back to his feet, his face bleeding even more now.
The other man aimed the pistol at Sigma. Sigma saw this and jumped out of the way just as the man pulled the trigger. The shot barely missed him.
"Stay out of this! He's... mine!" the boss yelled. The man growled, but did as he was told. Sigma and the boss were now both in fighting stance. "May... we... continue?" the boss asked. Sigma nodded. Not more then a second after he did, the boss attacked, punching Sigma in the stomach. Sigma grasped his stomach in pain, but learned from his mistake and focused. He blocked the next punch, but the boss didn't stop. He swung a right hook at Sigma, and again Sigma blocked it quickly countering with a kick. The kick hit the boss in the left leg, sending him to his knees.
The other man could see Sigma had the upper hand again and he had a clear shot. Disobeying his boss, he aimed again, but he was suddenly tackled to the ground. The bullet fired into the sky. Fluttershy couldn't believe her eyes... it was Rainbow Dash!
"Rainbow!" Fluttershy screamed.
"You know I couldn't leave my best friend hanging," Rainbow said with a smile. The man got back up and glared at the rainbow pegasus.
"You again!? Fine! I'll take pleasure in killing you!" he yelled. Meanwhile, Sigma and the boss didn't even give the others a glance. They were both seriously injured and had to focus. Sigma threw a left hook, but it was caught. Sigma then threw a right hook, but it was also caught. The boss smiled at his work. Sigma smiled back, and headbutted him. The boss fell to the ground in pain, and Sigma fell back to his knees, grasping his head.
The other man ran to Rainbow Dash, but she was fast and ready. She jumped over him, and once he was behind her, she raised her hind legs and delivered a hard buck to his spine. He fell to the ground, holding his back in pain. However, he soon got back up and brushed himself off for round two. He noticed the bullet wound on her wing. It was her weak point, no matter how much it had healed.
Rainbow rushed him, but it was a bad move- he was ready for it and caught her by the throat. He then slammed her down on the ground. She struggled to get away, but it was hopeless. With his good hand, he formed a fist and punched her wing. Rainbow let out an agonizing scream- it hurt unlike any pain she had experienced before. He formed a fist again and gave Rainbow a dark smile. But then, he heard something behind him. Still holding Rainbow, he turned around to find Fluttershy. Fluttershy glared at him and gave him a hoof to the face. The man fell to the ground grasping his face in pain.
"Thanks Fluttershy," Rainbow said. Fluttershy helped Rainbow back up and the two stared at the man. He got back to his feet and looked at his two opponents.
"You think just because there are two of you, that you can beat me?" He laughed.
"Only one way to find out!" Rainbow said.
On the other side of the roof, the boss punched Sigma in the stomach. Sigma replied with a right hook to the boss' side. The boss then replied with a left hook to Sigma's face. Sigma recovered and did the same to the boss. They both fell to their knees. The boss got back to his feet, followed by Sigma, and they both stumbled closer to each other. Sigma threw a punch and hit the boss's stomach. The boss fell back a little, clutching his stomach. Sigma threw another punch and hit the boss in the head. The boss looked at Sigma with a dazed glace; he was seeing triple and stumbled around like he was drunk. He quickly shook his head.
"I... won't... lose!" he spat out.
The other man charged at Rainbow and Fluttershy, but they moved. Rainbow was behind him again and delivered another painful buck to his spine, sending him to his stomach. He punched the rooftop. Why couldn't he hit them?! Blinded by anger, he got up again. He had been made a fool of one too many times, and it wasn't about to happen again! He rushed them both again, but this time he had a plan. At the last second he focused on Flutteshy and tackled the yellow pegasus off the roof top.
"Fluttershy!" Rainbow screamed. Rainbow ran to the edge and peered down. Fluttershy was flapping her wings as fast as she could. But the man was simply too heavy. He had a hold of her back hoof.
"If I go... so do you!" he screamed. Fluttershy could barely stay in the air, let alone fly back up to the top. Rainbow had to help, but she was grounded because of her bad wing. She had to do something, otherwise Fluttershy was going to crash to the ground below. Rainbow looked around and found her only hope- the pistol that the man had once had was lying close to her. She picked it up and aimed. She had never fired such a thing, but she knew how it worked after being shot at as much as she had. She held it with her front hooves and managed to get a grip on the trigger. This was it- she had to make this shot count. She aimed again. Fluttershy was running out of time.
"Rainbow!" Fluttershy yelled. Rainbow fired the pistol and the bullet was sent straight into the man's chest. He narrowed his eyes and looked at his chest. Suddenly all his strength was gone. He loosened his grip and fell down to the ground below, dying near instantaneously. Fluttershy flew back to the roof.
Sigma delivered a punch to the boss. The boss nearly fell backwards into the helicopter wreckage. He slowly got back up and threw a punch at Sigma, but Sigma caught the punch and gave the boss one of his own. The boss fell back to his knees and tried to recover his breath.
"It's... over... Sigma... even if you... kill me... the missile..."
"No... it's not," Sigma finished. The boss laughed.
"We found... the terminal... we... re-armed..." the boss managed and let out a slight smile, but stopped when he saw a smile on Sigma's face.
"No... I took the fuse off the bomb... it's useless now... why do you think... I let you catch me by... the terminal?" Sigma grinned.
"What?!" The boss said in a angry tone.
"I had... for once... a backup plan. So much for... that retirement fund," Sigma laughed weakly. The boss glared at Sigma.
"You... no... it's... not... ov-"
"It is now," Sigma finished. The boss stood up weakly but couldn't sustain it. He fell into the helicopter wreckage- he was dead. As if right on cue, US army helicopters flew in.
"Bout time," Sigma said. Fluttershy looked at Sigma. Sigma smiled to her.
"You were caught on purpose?" Fluttershy asked. Sigma was silent. Fluttershy knew what he was going to do... he had planned on sacrificing himself for his mission. If they caught him at the terminal, then they would think he was at it to disarm the bomb, when really he already had. Sigma knew that Fluttershy knew his original plan.
"Thanks for saving me," he said with a smile. Fluttershy began to cry, but for the first time... in a long time... it was tears of joy. She hugged Sigma tight, and he did the same to her. Rainbow watched as the two hugged. A tear rolled down her cheek.
"Darn it! Now you got me acting all sappy!" Rainbow told them.