Apple Bloom
Scootaloo
Sweetie Belle
A young alicorn flew between the tall skyscrapers of Maretropolis, narrowly avoiding buildings, but mainly the magic bolts that were being sent toward her. Despite her best efforts, she was incapable of shortening the distance towards the sky carriage she was chasing.
“You’ll never catch me Unity! Now that I got the Desert Diamond, I can build the super-laser, and take over the city.“ Dark Diamond mocked them with an evil laugh, as she looked back at her. “Nobody will dare to oppose me anymore.“
“Is she seriously monologing in the middle of a high-speed chase?“ One of the 3 voices in the alicorn‘s mind asked in disbelief.
The voice was known by the name Apple Bloom and was one of the 3 minds that made up Unity, the newest superhero of Maretropolis. The other two voices were Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle respectively, and together they fought against crime, sharing the body of a powerful alicorn they summoned by fusing together into a single body. Well, they only started a few days ago, but those were details.
At the moment they were chasing an earthpony by the name of Dark Diamond, who was properly the richest villain of the city, despite her young age, and used her money and status to become even richer or take over the city.
Today she was trying to take over the city, having stolen a valuable diamond from a local millionaire in an attempt to use it in one of her many machines.
“It appears so, you know how much villains love talking.“ Scootaloo grumbled annoyed. “Can you just blast her already Sweetie Belle? We should be close enough by now…“
“I need a clear line of sight…“ Sweetie Belle replied. “If there were fewer sharp turns, I could take a shot without the risk of hitting a building…“
“We‘re approaching a marketplace. That should be enough space there.“
The Alicorn‘s horn started glowing in a blue magic aura, as the chase transitioned from the tight buildings into a more open area.
“Scoot? Fly steady for a moment, I need to aim…“
As the alicorn went into a glide, a magic bolt was sent from the horn, hitting the side of the sky carriage and sending it off course.
“What? No!“ Dark Diamond shrieked in rage as the now damaged carriage was sent spinning towards the ground. “My expensive sky carriage! My magic drones!“
She quickly grabbed the Desert Diamond and jumped off, opening her parachute as the carriage crashed into the ground below her, exploding spectacularly. She didn’t get far, however, as the parachute got stuck on a flagpole, preventing her from continuing the chase on hoof.
“So… I assume you know how to proceed from here?“ Unity asked with a smirk, hovering in front of the stuck villain, extending her hoof.
Dark Diamond proceeded to pout, before handing over the diamond. “Once my lawyers get me out of prison, I’m going to get my revenge and… Are you even listening?!“
She wasn’t.
Unity sighted as she landed in a tucked away backstreet, away from any curious eyes. One flash later, the alicorn was replaced by three fillies, all of them looking tired.
The first one of them was an orange pegasus, with a purple mane and tail. She was homeless, ever since being separated from her parents, and had lived on the streets until recently. Any attempts to reunite with them had yet to be successful, but she refused to give up.
The second filly was a yellow earth pony with a red mane and tail. She used to live with her brother and grandmother on a farm but had moved to the city recently, so she could go to school. At the moment she lived with her sister, who was a busy, but kind mare.
The final member of the trio was a white unicorn with a pink and purple mane and tail. She came from a family of nobles, and her sister Rarity owned a successful chain of fashion boutiques all across the city.
Despite the differences in social status, the three got along surprisingly well, and after getting their power, this relationship only increased, making them practically inseparable.
Happily chatting together, the trio soon arrived at their destination. A tall chainlink fence was located next to a fancy-looking clothes boutique. Scootaloo proceeded to quickly climb over the obstacle with practiced ease, gaining an eye-roll from Apple Bloom.
“You know that we could’ve just waited for Sweetie Belle to unlock the gate right?“
“What would be the fun in that?“ The pegasus filly looked back at her friends with a smug grin, as Sweetie Belle retrieved a key from her saddlebag, allowing herself and Apple Bloom inside.
Closing the gate to the private alleyway behind them, they proceeded deeper inside, until they reached a closed-off area behind the boutique. Not much could be found here, the area being surprisingly clean, with a trash can standing to one side, and a seemingly abandoned carriage towards the other.
It was this carriage that the fillies aimed for, quickly climbing inside. What at first looked like an old transport somepony had left behind, was actually their clubhouse, fitted with everything young fillies needed and more. Additionally, the place also served as Scootaloo‘s temporary place of residence, however long that may be.
Sweetie Belle sighed as she dropped into a beanbag. “Good thing that the exhaustion of Unity’s body is split between the three of us… I don’t know how else I would get through the day…“
“You simply sit around too much.“ Scootaloo teased. “If all of us had your condition, Unity would be fat.“
She quickly caught the apple Sweetie Belle threw at her, taking a smug bite.
Apple Bloom decided to finally speak up. “Are you really going to fight right now? We finally defeated our first supervillain tonight. That’s a reason to celebrate, not to fight!“
The other fillies looked at each other, before nodding in agreement, copying her grin.
Without a further word, the trio bumped hoofs.
“Cutie Mark Crusaders Mission Evil Diamond Successful! YAAAY!“
Power Pony Headquarters a few hours later
“Did you hear the news?“
The doors of the HQ were slammed open, as Fili-Second stormed inside, coming to a stop in front of her teammates, before tossing the daily newspapers onto the table, revealing the title page to everyone.
A good alicorn?
New hero, or just another supervillain? Multiple criminals and one supervillain were subdued and handed over to the authorities by a mysterious alicorn who calls herself Unity. An interview with the supervillain Dark Diamond reveals that there has been a standing rivalry between her and this mysterious alicorn.
Read more on page 6.
“An alicorn!“ Radiance asked in shock. “That usually means bad news…“
“What if they’re good through?“ Saddle Rager suggested carefully.
“After Nightmare Moon, Daybreaker, and that other bitch whose name I forgot?“ Mistress Mare-velous shook her head. “Unlikely. For the last thousands of years, alicorns have meant nothing but trouble.“
Masked Matter-Horn didn’t say anything, silently staring at the newspaper in shock, before leaving the room as the rest of the team continued arguing, silently shuffling the wings hidden beneath her suit.