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// Jousting (with firearms)... 
// Story: The Grid 
// by Valuable Ashes 
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Sweetie Belle came out of cover and started shooting at the shape of the unicorn. The stallion did the same thing but was seconds too late. A bullet landed straight through the neck of the stallion causing him to start choking on his own blood. He fell on the floor. He gripped his neck tightly but couldn't save himself from his fate.

Light sobbing could be heard from where the refrigerators are located but the fight was already over. The Crusaders won.

Scootaloo was now treating the wounded and when she finally came to the mare (now widow). The bullet would on her hindleg was covered by her hoof so she had to remove move in closer to remove the foreleg. What she didn't expect was to be stabbed with a shard of glass.

Apple Bloom knocked the widow out while Sweetie Belle was trying to remove the shard with tears in her eyes.

She shouldn't have killed him. If she didn't kill him maybe things would've ended better. Maybe.

Minutes later, the police and ambulance came. The Crusaders rushed their fallen member to the nearest ambulance and stayed beside her the rest of the trip. Fortunately, the doctors managed to save her from death. The pegasus stayed in the hospital for months just to regain the blood she lost and to heal up.

While recovering, the Crusaders disbanded after experiencing the near death of one of their best friends. Although, after a couple of years they were able to exceed in their jobs better than any other ponies that tried to do business, the trio can't help but feel as if they have given up a part of their soul on that fateful day.


NEAR DEATH ENDING


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