Thanks to PiquoPie for proofreading.
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Scarlet and Cadbury looked at each other; Scarlet pointing Lucky at Cadbury’s skull and Cadbury pointing Maria at the young filly’s head. Scarlet had no doubt she could make the shot, leaving Cadbury with a new hole in his head, but there was one thing that was troubling her mind, a magical shield. Beta used one to stop one of her shots dead cold and there was no doubt in Scarlet’s mind that Cadbury could do the same thing. That is, if he was really there at all.
“Well, Scarlet?” Cadbury asked out loud.
“How do I know this is real and not some sort of illusion? For all I know this is just happening in my head and I’m still looking over at Appleloosa.”
Cadbury tilted his head in bemusement and let out a small deranged chuckle. “You do realize there are many ways I could answer that question. Like simply killing the filly and let her spilled guts tell you that.” He stopped his chuckling and his voice got a bit more formal as he continued. “However, it is unwise to spend my only card to answer such a simple question.” He turned Maria toward Scarlet and fired a single round.
The bullet hit square center of Scarlet’s combat armor covered chest, making Scarlet feel as if someone had thrown a weak punch at her. Scarlet looked down to see the flattened bullet embedded in her armor.
“Real enough for you I hope? I’m good at making illusions but even I have my limits; mincing the laws of physics for one. It always has been a tough one for me to get right.” Scarlet looked back up to see Cadbury had Maria trained once again at the filly’s head, who was now even more freaked out of what was going on around her. “For instance I didn’t know how the bullet would’ve reacted when hitting your amour, even though I have your memories for reference. So no, this is not an illusion, and yes, I can cast a shield around me. So just put Lucky away, follow me willfully and this can all end peacefully.”
Scarlet was frustrated by this. Ever since she was brought her he had been trying to get her. And she wanted to know why. “Why? Why are you so committed on trying to get me? What use am I to you for your plan of revenge against Celestia?”
“Oh, there are many reasons why I need you Scarlet. One of them is so that I will be able to continue on the pony race after the purification of Equestria.”
Scarlet was bewildered by this. “How in the world am I supposed to help with that? I don’t think humans and ponies can breed.”
“You’re right we can’t. However, that wasn’t what I meant. I only need a certain genetic code that your race has that mine does not. Any human would do.”
“If you only needed some random human, you could’ve chosen better.”
“True, but due to my limits with unicorn’s magic I was also limited on the way I could pick up a human. The easiest way I figured out was to intercept a teleport energy signature, since energy traveling through the air is easier to grab than people on the ground. At the time of my searching I only found two humans who had the ability to transport a grant distance; you and a male out East. I choose you because a female had a better chance of having the genetic code I am looking for.”
Someone else has the ability to teleport out in the Wasteland? I thought Big MT had the only functioning teleporter prototyped on Earth. Still, this explained a few things. Now VATS should be quick enough to take him...
A green shield popped up around Cadbury and the filly. “Now, now Scarlet no cheating. Now toss your weapon away or this filly will soon die of radiation poising.”
Scarlet closed her eyes and let out a frustrated sigh, thinking of cruel things before tossing her weapon a few feet in front of her. “You’re a son of bitch Cadbury.”
“That what your mouth says, but not your mind.” He put down his magical shield, but still had Maria pointing at the filly’s head. “Hands, behind your head and slowly get up,” he ordered Scarlet.
Scarlet gave one last glare at Cadbury before closing her eyes and moving her hands behind her head. She used her legs and pushed herself to stand up. “You’re going to pay for this you know. The moment you let your guard down I will kill you in a blink of an eye.”
Cadbury let out an amuse chuckle. “You try to growl like a lioness defender her territory, but in reality you’re nothing more than a Kitty who is trying to act fierce with her tiny pitiful yowls.”
Scarlet narrowed her eyes at Cadbury. He just referred her by an old nickname that he had no right to call her. She was about to say something else but didn’t get the chance as a ball of energy hit the ground near Cadbury.
Cadbury’s body went stiff as the force of the blown passed around him. Both he and Scarlet looked up at the sky where the ball came from. Up in the sky, standing on a cloud was a grey pegasus.
Cadbury was furious by the pegasus appearance, but he latter clam down as he emitted an amused chuckle. “So you finally show your face Alpha, too bad you can’t physical harm me.”
“It’s a good thing I brought help then.” Alpha simply replied.
There was the sound of fast clopping hooves and Strongheart jump into view. She rammed herself into Cadbury’s right side, making him to tumble over. Cadbury loss his hold on the filly and her fight or flight instinct took over as she bolted away from Cadbury as fast as her little legs could. Strongheart pinned Cadbury down on the ground, giving him a warning glare.
“Foolish buffalo,” he stated. A green burst emitted from him and it knocked Strongheart off of him. Strongheart landed a few yards away from him. Cadbury got up and was about to cast another spell. However he failed to notice a figure appearing right next to him.
The moment Strongheart rammed into Cadbury’s side, Scarlet made her move. As she broke out into a run and with her first two steps she pulled her hands away from her head, moving them down to her left side. On her third and fourth step she pulled out her gladius, and in her sixth step she entered VATS. Even though Cadbury was still a few yards away from her, VATS still show a 90% chance of hitting and she spent every AP she could. Her Pipboy took over and she inhumanly ran up to Cadbury right as he knocked off Strongheart.
Cadbury glance to his left to see Scarlet landed her first slash across his side. Green blood spurted out, and Scarlet gave several more lighting slashes, spilling blood with each stoke. As Scarlet exited out of VATS, she looked at Cadbury. She was a bit surprised to see Cadbury’s body still in one piece, since she knew the gladius could cut through flesh like butter, but was more surprised to see green blood oozing out of the lashes instead of red. “Kitty has very sharp claws,” she said in a low voice.
Cadbury gave a weak smile before coughing in pain. Then green fire burst from his body which quickly engulfed his whole body. When the fire died down, Cadbury wasn’t there anymore but what looked like radiscorpion shaped as a pony. The “pony” passed out and fell right to the ground. Scarlet raised her gladius to give the final blow.
“Don’t kill him!” The pegasus Cadbury called Alpha cried out. Scarlet glance to her left to see the grey pegasus holding a hoof up in protest.
“Give me one good reason why,” she demanded.
“Because he might be the only one who knows if a kidnapped pony is still alive.”
Scarlet was surprised by this. “What?”
Alpha was about to explain more but the frantic ringing of a bell stopped him. He turned his gaze behind Scarlet and was staring at something. “It has begun.”
Scarlet turned around to see what Alpha was talking about. Large columns of black smoke were rising up from the town. “Shit.”
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