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// CQC... 
// Story: The Grid 
// by Valuable Ashes 
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Sweetie Belle popped out of cover and looked straight at the unicorn stallion. Upon seeing him, the stallion charged straight to her with no apparent goal in mind. The magical grip around the SMG glowed brightly and the first stream of bullets poured out.

Sweetie Belle locked eyes on the SMG and tried to take it for herself. The stallion stopped his charge and tried to increase the magic he put into the gun. Two unicorns, a mare and a stallion stood half a meter away from each other trying to win over the gun.

The other two Crusaders didn't waste time to take the lone gang member down. Then when the stallion finally conceded, all was silent. The trio clearly knew who was the winner and rejoiced except for Scootaloo.

She looked to the dead unicorn lying dead near the refrigerators. The other two took notice of her then convinced her that she did the right thing and there was nothing she could do. Scootaloo argued about it before bursting into tears. The weight of her actions finally going down upon her.

Soon, the police and ambulances came. The trio were questioned but were let go after receiving enough evidence that they were not the reason behind the deaths. The four surviving civilians thanked the trio for saving their lives.

For months, the Crusaders continued fighting but the attempted suicide of a member made them disband the militia. It all started on a bridge. Scootaloo was sitting on the edge of the fence with her scooter nearby. There she held the gun that got her the first kill. Whenever she thought about it, the guilt increased. Until she couldn't live without feeling pain.

Before she could do something rash, the other two Crusaders came up to her and pleaded to stop. Scootaloo looked at the gun once more then threw it over the water. The pistol sank down to the bottom of the ocean, never to be seen again. The three Crusaders looked on at the sunset talking about the all sorts of things before climbing back down to continue on with their lives.


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