The Grid

by Valuable Ashes


Smashing...

Scootaloo stood up to push the offending earth pony to one of the refrigerators then crouched back down again. She pulled out the pistol hidden in her wing with a hoof. She hesitated before holding it by the barrel. Hoping it wouldn't fire while she was wielding it, she charged towards the unicorn.

The pony didn't have enough time to react and got slapped by the pistol. He collapsed down to the floor with his right cheek bruised. It wasn't enough to knock him out and the pony stood back up again albeit with shaky legs.

Scootaloo was having none of that and hit him again. The pony fell and wasn't moving anytime soon. The pegasus moved next to the unicorn and checked his pulse. She breathed a sigh of relief when she felt something.

Meanwhile, Apple Bloom managed to dodge both bullets and punches while fighting the unicorn. Her race as an earth pony increased her skills in hoof to hoof fighting. She may have gotten hit once or twice but she was showing no signs of stopping.

Scootaloo, finally free from her fight, came to join Apple Bloom. Outnumbered two to one, the unicorn does not have any chance to fight for long. It looked as if things were running smoother.

But all the good things must come with a price. The other two unicorns with their SMGs fired a burst of bullets to one of the windows. Sweetie Belle turned her attention from the brawl and to the window and saw the last two unicorns galloping to the shattered window.

The white unicorn moved to the left side of the shelf to aim at the duo charging. In moments, the two unicorns will enter the store, no doubt trying to kill all of the Crusaders and possibly the civilians too.

A precaution. Sweetie Belle knew that firing blank rounds in close range could harm a pony. Aside from the head, she could shoot the barrel or one of the legs. They're both much bigger targets.

With what looks like death nearing her, Sweetie aimed her pistol...
...to one of the legs and fired.
...to the barrel and fired.