All was quiet. It was night time on the surface and there were no gunmen about, and thus no fighting or dying. The wind could be heard and the sky was so clear it was spotless. The only noise that could be heard other than the wind was coming from the village of Appleloosa, where Rainbow Dash was recounting her's and Scootaloo's epic battles to the villagers who had gathered around to listen.
“So the humongous gunman came at me with it's giant hand, just about to squash me like a bug, when all of the sudden, out of absolutely nowhere, my soul sister Scootaloo comes to save my sorry flank with Lagann. She took hold of it's arm and yelled 'Don't you dare hurt my sister!' And then Lagann drilled it's arm to pieces with ease, like it was nothing! It was awesome!” Rainbow told the circle of villagers who were listening intently.
While Rainbow Dash was continuing the story, Scootaloo was sitting in Lagann, looking at the newly repaired Gurren, which was about to be sporting black sunglasses, replicas of Dash's made out of the gunman's two arm blades. It was being hauled onto it at the moment.
“So why're ya over here and not celebrating with everypony else, miss hero?” Applebloom asked.
“Huh? Me, a hero? I wouldn't go and say that...” Scootaloo said.
Applebloom shifted a little. “So, um... will Rainbow be all right?”
“Are you talking about sis?” she asked.
“Of course. I thought she wanted to come to the surface to meet back up with her dad again, but since she found out he's dead she's been acting like nothin's wrong at all.” Applebloom said.
“What should she feel?” Scootaloo asked.
“Shocked, sad, angry, somethin', but she's acting normal.” she pointed out. “I mean that's why she came to this horrible place.”
“I don't think she came here just to see him.” Scootaloo said. “She probably felt bad she couldn't go with him when she was a filly, so she wants to prove to him she could get up here and see him.”
Applebloom leaned against Lagann. “Isn't that the same as wanting to see her father?” she asked.
“No, it's different... I think...” Scootaloo said.
The next day, in the afternoon, both Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash were admiring Gurren in the light. It's improved arms and legs were superior to the ones it had before and the sunglasses screamed of Rainbow Dash.
“Woah! It looks amazing!” Scootaloo was amazed.
“Yeah it does. They combined all three gunmen into one really cool gunman. Beautiful. Just beautiful.” Rainbow Dash said.
Applebloom walked over. “So what's that logo on your back?” she asked.
“Oh that? That's the logo of Team Gurren! Like it? Of course you do.” Rinbow said while Scootaloo tried to look. It was a red flaming skull with Rainbow's signature shades.
“Well I was headed out to go hunting. I was wonderin' if ya wanted to give me a lift.” Applebloom asked.
“Are you sure? What about the gunmen?” Dash asked.
“They only come in the morning. We'll be fine.” she assured Dash.
“Really? Why would they do that?” she asked.
“I dunno. Maybe the same reason they don't come at night. Rules maybe, but it doesn't matter, 'cause we need food and water. So, wanna come along?” she asked.
“Sure. Hey Scoots. Let's head out.” Dash said.
“Uh, are you sure you want me tagging along?” Scootaloo asked.
Applebloom gave a sideways glance and looked annoyed. “Sure...”
The trio of ponies were at lake surrounded by tall grass and plenty of wild life. There were cliffs surrounding the entire area and boulders littered the place as well. The animals ranged from rabbits, to deer, and all the way to bears and birds. Rainbow Dash was sitting while Applebloom was aiming at a rabbit.
“So are all those cool weapons from your village?” Rainbow asked.
“Yeah. Appleoosa was built above a storage place I guess, but one day it started leaking poison gas into the village, forcing us to the surface. Ya see the village was originally a storage area for weapons, for war I’m guessin'.” she explained.
“So that's why your on the surface.” Rainbow said.
“Yeah. The weapons made us leave and they're helpin' us survive now. It's pretty, oh what's that word Bic Mac said... Ironic. Yeah. Pretty ironic.” Applebloom told Rainbow as she took a shot at the large deer. “Nice. Got one.” she reloaded the gun with an arrow.
“I thought you needed bullets?” Rainbow asked.
“Well this one can use arrows too. It's neat like that, and saves ammo.” she shot and killed a bear that was drinking water from the pond. It was a head shot.
“You're not half bat at that.” Rainbow Dash said.
“Not half bad? I’ll tell you, I’m the best shot in the entire village thank you very much!” she bragged. “You wanna try? Let's see how good you do.”
“Sure.” Rainbow took the rifle.
Down below, Scootaloo was using Lagann to pump lake water into the barrels, whilst looking upon the fun that the two were having. She was nothing if not envious at the moment. Rainbow Dash took her first shot at a slow bird and hit it. It fell and she was excited.
“I hit it! Oh yeah! Look and be in awe!” Rainbow was boasting.
“Not bad I guess.” Applebloom commented.
After some looking, Rainbow Dash found her kill in the very tall grass. Time to claim her prize. She walked over to the fallen bird, which was much bigger up close, and picked it up. She smiled.
“There you ar- wait...” she examined the bird, turning it around. She saw two of something when there should only be one. “Two arrows...?” she heard a rustle, glanced sideways, and instinctively dodged an arrow to the head. She began hovering and pulled out her gun, now holding it properly. Another rustle was heard and she fired in it's direction, but a bow was thrown into the air, no blood, no hit. Something came from behind her and tried to slash Dash, but she ducked. It slashed a second time, and she shot the blade and it recoiled. The two were a decent distance away from the other now.
The creature looked like a changeling, but was taller. It also had a mane and tail, a teal mane and tail, which matched it's eyes. It's wings were larger and it had a jagged horn. It's back matched it's mane and it's other changeling features were proportionate to it's size, but it's eyes were like a pony's.
“You're quite impressive for a pony.” it said in a feminine voice.
“Just who the hell are you?” Rainbow asked.
“Me? I’m Chrysalis, Commander Chrysalis from the east. Part of the Pony Eradication Squad.” Chrysalis said. It was now that Rainbow noticed that her opponent hovered like she did and the blade she had was where her hoof should be.
“What are you saying?” she asked.
“It's quite obvious, but I’ll tell you two things you should know, pony. The Pony Eradication Squad kills any pony who steps hoof on the surface.” Chrysalis said.
“Seems harsh, but what's the second thing?” Dash asked.
“That is my dinner and you will return it to me you thieving lower life form.” she demanded.
“Oh gee... I’m sooo sorry miss higher life form. Here's your dinner back.” Rainbow took the bird and went to fling it at her, but mid swing it began to squirm and freak out. “Ah!”
“It's still alive dammit!” Chrysalis shouted. Dash tried to shoot it, but she was out of bullets, so she did the only sensible thing and threw the gun at it. Chrysalis shoved it aside. “Where are you goi-” she stared as Rainbow Dash slowly unsheathed her sword.
“You think I’d run from my enemies? Just who the hell do you think I am? I’m Rainbow Dash of Team Gurren, and I never run from a fight!” she held her sword proudly.
“Your pathetic pony pride is going to get you killed.” Chrysalis said.
“Oh yeah!?” she dashed forward and swung horizontally, but her target had moved out of sight and all she had cut was a large segment of the tall grass. In the back of Rainbow's mind she thought it was pretty cool looking as it parted in the wind, but she was focused on the fight at hand.
Chrysalis had formed her hoof into a blade again and began to slash at Rainbow Dash, who was blocking every on coming attack with a little difficulty. Rainbow even got cut a couple of times during the scuffle. “You're just an amateur. You can't hold a candle to a trained soldier!” Chrysalis kept up the assault.
“Dumbass! Real ponies don't need training! We use instinct!” she dodged the next attack and used the window to grab something from her pants. She swiped it up at her attacker's face and it was cut, drawing blood, but she fluttered away. Rainbow was holding an arrow. “Damn. I missed ya, cheese legs.” she tossed the arrow away.
“What did you just call me?” Chrysalis looked angry as she held a hoof to her cheek. “Never mind. It doesn't matter, because I’m going to kill you for using a sneak attack and for that remark just now.” she told Rainbow. She turned her other hoof into a blade. “Now it's over!” she lunged. Lagann came out of nowhere.
“Rainbow Dash, Look out!” Lagann landed in the water, interrupting the charge by Chrysalis.
“Nice one, Scoots.” Rainbow was sheathing her sword. “Good save.”
“I heard shouting and and fighting, so I came over.” she said.
Chrysalis used her speed to get away to a high rock. “What's that? A small gunman?” she spotted something out of the corner of her eye and began to gallop away through the grass a second before a shot was fired.
“There ain't no way she saw me from down there.” Applebloom said.
Chrysalis was running through the grass swiftly. “So it's an entire gang. Looks like my lucky day. Dinner and some entertainment.” Shots were fired at her until she reached her destination, which was a white gunman.
“Uh oh. This is wasn't supposed to happen today!” Applebloom seemed worried. Lagann appeared with it's hatch open. “Scootaloo, Rainbow!” Rainbow snatched Applebloom up as they ran by. “Rainbow, you're hurt. Are you okay?”
“Yeah. Nothing but a scratch, but now I’ve got to get to Gurren so we can fight that bitch! She's got her own gunman! We're going to see who is better!” Lagann jumped down near Gurren and Rainbow jumped into it. Suddenly a screen popped up with Scootaloo on it in Gurren. This surprised Rainbow Dash when she spoke.
“Hey!” she said.
“What? How are you in here?” Rainbow asked.
“Big Mac made it so we could talk to each other during a fight.” Applebloom said.
“So what do we do now?” Scootaloo asked Dash.
“We'll kick her flank in till she can't sit! That's the plan!” Rainbow said with sheer confidence.
“But she looks tougher than everything else we've seen, and kind of taller.” Scootaloo said with no confidence, countering Dash's earlier confidence.
“Lister up. You have Lagann and you have your drill, right?” she asked.
“Yeah, but-” Scootaloo was interrupted.
“Then let's head out!” Gurren began to move. Scootaloo readied herself.
As Gurren moved in closer the white gunman began to speak. “I've heard rumors of ponies stealing gunmen. That's why I’m here, and it looks like I’ll get to go back home by night fall.” she said. Gurren's face slammed against the white gunman's face.
“I'll have you know that this guy's name is not gunman, it's Gurren! You'd better get it right cheese legs! And don't think I haven't noticed that you have two faces!” Rainbow Dash was partially right. The white gunman had a head on top of it's body, but no face.
“You mean that? It's traditional for a true warrior to have a crested helmet.” The helmet was white and had a gray ring crest on top. “You're just a pitiful pony! You shouldn't even be able to use a gunman!”
“Well what the hell are changelings anyway? They aren't ponies or griffons or even buffalo. They aren't even zebra!” Dash asked.
“Oh shut it will you!” the white gunman and Gurren locked hands and were having a test of strength, but Gurren was losing. “You talk big, but your skills are lacking far too much!”she pushed Gurren back, then the gunman brought it's hands above it's head together and smashed the top of Gurren. It then kicked it's opponent down.
“Rainbow! Scootaloo! Dash needs help! I’ll cover you!” Applebloom said.
Lagann ran and rolled down a hill to gain momentum, then off a jump. It produced a drill from it's legs and headed for the white gunman, but the gunman released a bunch of projectiles that hit Lagann and knocked it off course. Lagann landed near Gurren.
“You okay, Scoots?” Rainbow asked.
“Yeah... Just a bit dizzy.” she answered.
“Well we don't have time for that, because it's time to do the you know what.” she said. Gurren picked Lagann up. “Eat this! Super ultra cannonball of victory!” Gurren threw Lagann, and the gunman dodged slightly, but Lagann retracted the drill and landed on a rock, jumped off, and turned around, reproducing the drill heading fr the gunman. It turned around and kicked Lagann aside. Gurren when to find Lagann, but was tripped by the gunman.
“I thought you knew how I felt about sneak attacks.” Chrysalis said. Gurren was still in the air. “I really really HATE THEM!” she punched Gurren, who went flying into the same cliff that Lagann was stuck in. the cliff collapsed on them and it was covered in dust.
“Scootaloo and Rainbow are gonna die!” Applebloom couldn't do anything helpful at the moment but watch.
“You're done, little ponies. Time to die!” the gunman's crest began to build up lots of red energy and after a couple of seconds it fired a large beam at the area, creating a massive explosion. There was a crater left, but Chrysalis noticed something missing. “No. You're still alive.” she noticed that the sun was setting. “Know this, wherever you are, I’ll be back tomorrow.” Chrysalis walked off in her gunman.
Applebloom was sitting there dumbfounded until she saw Lagann drill a hole revealing both it and Gurren.
The moon was out and the sky was clear. Everypony else had gone to sleep and eaten. Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo were alone together, sitting outside with their backs together. Silence had been the norm for a while, but Rainbow broke it.
“Scootaloo. Why did you make a tunnel?” she asked.
“I-I was scared and wanted to run away. This is way too much and way too hard. Why can't we go home? To the village. It's safer there. I don't want to die, or see you die. You could have ended up like your dad today.”
Rainbow stood up and pointed to the sky. “Scootaloo. Your drill is not meant for running away or digging down! It's meant for piercing the heavens!” she told her.
“But...” Scootaloo tried to start.
“Tomorrow's the big showdown. You heard whats-her-face changeling bitch. Go get some rest.” Rainbow trotted off inside.
“Hey. Let me pilot Lagann tomorrow.” Applebloom said. Well almost every other pony was asleep. Rainbow glanced back. “I can pilot that thing instead, an' if I don't you'll die next time. Big Mac can make it so I can use it. Scootaloo isn't a fighter and I am. She ran!”
“Eh, Scoots will do it. I’m positive.” she said.
“How can you be so sure! Why do you put so much faith in one little filly?” Applebloom asked.
“You see, because I have faith in her because I have faith in me, and because I can believe in her, I can believe in myself. It's all the same really, at least as far as I’m concerned. We're partners, and that's just how we roll.” Rainbow told her. She walked off to get sleep. Applebloom was none too pleased.
At the crack of dawn, Rainbow Dash was sitting atop Gurren, wearing her glasses and a headset, waiting excitedly. All was quiet. Ponies with rifles were on stand by and ready to go in for the attack, just in case.
“Don't worry. We're going to take this one. Just you see.” Dash assured them.
“Glad you're confident, but if she's not beaten we lose our home.” Derpy said. “Also, there's a pony I know who got some power by doing something completely crazy, so I want to see what she'll do next.”
“Well you all seem tough and have spunk, so I’m going to let you be part of Team Gurren.” Rainbow said.
“What's that?” Derpy asked her.
“Oh nothing much, except a place for the absolutely best of the best. Only the most awesome and amazing ponies are offered entry.” Dash explained.
“Uh... well yeah. We're honored I guess.” she said.
Big Mac was looking over Lagann. Scootaloo was inside the cockpit. “That's a bit strange. The key's in, but it still isn't startin' up.” he fiddled around with it as Applebloom passed by. “Nothin' seems to be wrong with it, mechanically speakin' that is.”
“Even if everypony else falls I’m not takin' one step from this spot, 'cause this is the only home we've got.” she said aloud, almost making a show of what she was saying. “'Cause we've got nowhere to run.” she continued.
“Sorry 'bout it not workin'” Big Mac said. He looked up. “Looks like it's time.”
A whistling sound could be heard as a spinning object approached the ground. When it hit it created a large dust cloud, which turned into a tornado of dust, and then broke apart to reveal the white gunman, who stopped spinning and stood up straight, turning toward Gurren.
“You seem to have some back bone after all, pony. After yesterday I wasn't sure what to expect.” Chrysalis said.
“Same to you for not running or going back on what you said yesterday, cheese legs!” Rainbow said.
“Open fire!” Derpy yelled. The villagers began to fire on the enemy, but she didn't seem affected. The gunman fired projectiles out it's arm at the ponies shooting it, but Gurren blocked with it's body and saved them. “Rainbow Dash!”
“You're part of Team Gurren now! This bitch isn't gonna take you out on my watch!” Gurren was tripped and knocked into the air.
“Same old, same old. This is exactly like yesterday. Don't you learn from your mistakes!” she kicked Gurren away.
“Rainbow Dash!” Applebloom aimed for the crested helmet. She fired, but the gunman held out it's arm and a shield popped out of it's wrist, rendering the shot completely useless and ineffective. “What! No!” Gurren ran upwhile it looked vulnerable. The shield retracted quickly and the gunman raised it';s elbow high above and slammed it into Gurren. It then kicked Gurren onto it's feet.
“That's better. Now I can give you a proper beating.” Chrysalis said. One of the gunman's shoulders popped open and a barrage of missiles hit Gurren. One of it's shoulder plates flew off and over to where Scootaloo was. Applebloom was now up against Lagann, scared.
“It's hopeless. She's far too strong for any of us... We should have gone home!” Scootaloo yelled.
Applebloom slammed her fore hooves against Lagann. “Look! She's getting up, again and again. She won't stop because she's stubborn like that. Not until you show up and help her out. Rainbow once said don't believe in yourself, believe in the me that believes in you. So what's it gonna be Scootaloo? Huh?”
“I... I believe...” Lagann's control panel began to glow. Applebloom noticed this. “I believe!” Lagann overflowed with green energy.
Gurren was damaged and smoking. “So, not giving up, huh?” Chrysalis asked. “It's an admirable trait, but you should know your limits!”
“There's no way I’m gonna be wiped out by the likes of you!” Dash told her.
“There's bravery,” Chrysalis started as Gurren went to punch her gunman. She grabbed Gurren and swung it around. “and then there's just recklessness!” she threw Gurren into some rocks. She then charged up her red laser in her crested helmet. “I'm going to finish you for real this time.” Gurren's shoulder plate was thrown at the gunman's head, but Chrysalis blocked it. “What was that?” Lagann came up from under the gunman and hit the helmet with it's drill, knocking it off target. The laser fired in the air. Lagann landed near Gurren.
“Hey Scoots. What's kept ya?” Dash asked.
“I was scared... I’m still scared sort of, but I’m not gonna let you get killed!” she told Rainbow.
“Glad to hear it little sister!” she grabbed Lagann. “It's time to do the you know what! Ready for this sheer awesomeness?”
“Wait! What? What are you talking about, sis?” Scootaloo asked.
“Don't be such a dumbass! What else could it be? We're gonna combine!” she had a crazy look on her face.
“We're gonna do what?” Scootaloo asked.
“They're gonna combine?” Chrysalis was perplexed.
“They're gonna combine?!?!?” Derpy and the villagers weren't sure if that was good or bad, but seemed relatively excited nonetheless.
“Wait... Combine? Um...” Applebloom tried to imagine it, but failed.
“Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!” Big Macintosh was jumping up and down shouting excitedly like a little purple unicorn filly in another universe.
“We're gonna do it, trust me! It'll be perfect!” Gurren took Lagann and jammed it straight into the top of it's head, and then adjusted it so it was straight. “See! Ha! We've got too faces now too, cheese legs! We're at equal power now!” everypony seemed in awe at Rainbow Dash's sheer stupidity.
“You're such an idiot.” Chrysalis said. “It's skill that matters, not the number of faces. Now I’ll make you pay for every time you have called me that name!” she charged up the laser. Lagann's eyes glowed green. “Now perish you pony scum!” she fired, but a green swirling barrier was generated which blocked the laser. “No! That impossible! You should be dead now!”
Behind the two the village entrance was glowing green and wind was blowing behind them. The villagers were seeking protection behind the barrier. Applebloom tried to see through the bright light, but couldn't. “Rainbow Dash! Scootaloo!”
Lagann's Central panel gauge began to fill to the maximum. The inside of the canopy lit up green. “Wow! It's amazing!” Scootaloo said, looking around.
“What the hell is going on?” Rainbow was experiencing similar things with her monitors. Lagann righted itself on top of Gurren and began to drill into it. A monitor even showed it's progress. Gurren's arms and legs extended. Energy flowed through the two gunmen as if they were one.
“You were right, sis. We did combine. We did it! Yeah!” Scootaloo was excited at this turn of events.
“Yep. Of course I was. Now let's go show her what's what.”
From an outside perspective the two were encased in a massive amount of green light. It suddenly disappeared and smoke took it's place. The two walked out of the smoke as one, one that looked like it had no injuries or damage whatsoever.
“No! You can't combine! It's impossible!” Chrysalis shouted. Her gunman was face to face with theirs, both of them.
“Like that? We're just as tall as you now and you can't do a thing about it!” Rainbow taunted.
“Why don't you just go to hell?” Chrysalis shouted while throwing a punch.
“I'll see you there!” Rainbow also threw one, and they grazed the other's fist, hitting the face of their opponent.
“Woah! That's so cool!” Derpy looked on enjoying the new turn of events.
“Hey cheese legs! Remember! Combining is about one fighting spirit slamming into another!” she grabbed the gunman's helmet, shattered it's head, and the helmet went flying into the air. Rainbow grabbed it and put it on top of their head. “The combining of two powerful souls!” the helmet's color changed. The ring, now broken, was yellow, and the rest was red. “There's no way you can win now! From here on out the name of this mech is Gurren Lagann!” Rainbow Dash declared.
“Gurren...” Applebloom said.
“Lagann...” Derpy also said.
“Yes! They did it! Yes!” Big Mac was really happy now. He was let down before but now was just perfect.
The gunman pulled out two swords from it's hands. “I cannot believe this! You're forcing me to use my swords! I never have to use them! Now die pony!” Chrysalis yelled.
“Didn't I just say that the name is Gurren Lagann!?” Gurren Lagann's hand produced two small drills and they began to spin. The gunman slashed with the swords, but Rainbow deflected the strikes and then went on the offensive with a drill punch. Chrysalis blocked with her swords, but the drills broke them easily and it made contact, sending the gunman back.
“No! How'd they get so powerful! It's unheard of! All they did was attach the puny gunman!” Chrysalis yelled.
“You're never gonna understand you freaky bug pony!” Rainbow shouted.
“You pony trash!” she retorted. Her gunman opened up and a bunch of cannons were unleashed upon Gurren Lagann, shooting off missiles and bullets and everything it had.
“Hey! No cheap tricks you-” Gurren Lagann was hit with pretty much everything but the kitchen sink.
“Hey! Rainbow Dash! Scootaloo!” Applebloom yelled. Black smoke billowed from the explosion site into the village entrance.
Everypony looked on in awe as the black smoke dissipated and they saw Gurren Lagann standing there, practically unharmed by the barrage of missiles from the gunman, who was now nowhere in sight.
“What? That's just down right unbelievable. Nothing could have survived that.” Derpy said as she looked up at it.
“Woah. They're tough.” Applebloom said.
“Maybe Gurren has himself some kind of protective barrier to keep them safe, or maybe it's Lagann that's the special one. Who knows?” Big Mac said, excited to run tests on both.
“Where are you, you coward!” Rainbow looked around.
“Hey, sis. Wait.” Scootaloo spoke up.
“What?” Rainbow asked.
“We shouldn't chase her right now.” she said.
“Scoots?”
“It's not smart. You two are hurt and we should fight her at full power.” Scootaloo said.
“You know what?” Rainbow said.
“What?” Scootaloo asked.
“You're right, and that's why you're the brains around here. Let's go back.” Rainbow said.
Night had fallen and Rainbow Dash was hanging out with the villagers while Scootaloo was looking at Gurren Lagann. She heard hoof steps and turned to see Applebloom behind her.
“I guess I was wrong.” she said.
“Wrong about what?” Scootaloo asked the red maned pony.
“You two being good partners. So, um... Sorry I said some mean things 'bout you earlier.” Abblebloom apologized.
“Uh, sure.” Scootaloo said.
“Excuse me.” Big Mac said. “Hope I’m not interrupting nothin', but I found something interesting in here.” he said while in Gurren's cockpit.
“What is it?” Applebloom asked.
“I found some files on a recall point in Gurren's program.” he told them.
“What's a recall point?” Scootaloo asked.
“Well Gurren was originally an enemy, so to put it simply, it's a home base.” Big Mac told them.
“Woah. That's a huge find.” Scootaloo said.
At the very crack of dawn Rainbow Dash was at her father's grave. It had her father's cape blowing in the wind. “Hey dad. I’m leaving now, you know. To see everything in the world. The real world for a true pegasus. I hope you don't mind if I borrow this. I figure you'd want it to flow in the wind across the land, not in one place.” Rainbow took the cape and put it on. A piece fell off and Scootaloo grabbed it. She struggled to get it around her fore leg, but did.
“So you're going, huh?” Applebloom asked.
“Yeah.” Scootaloo said.
“We found their base so it'll be easy to squash them.” Rainbow said confidently.
Derpy gave Rainbow a large bundle of food. “Here you go. Food for the trip. A lot of ponies wish we could go, but you know how it is, right?”
“Don't sweat it. Protecting the young is what you have to do.” Dash said.
“Yeah, but you two make it seem like we could do much more.” Derpy said.
“You can yo- woah!” Dash and Scootaloo were surprised by Big Mac's presence on their side of the farewell party. Also his quiet hoof steps didn't help. “What are you doing here?” she asked.
“Why are you coming?” Scootaloo asked.
“Oh, I just thought you might need a mechanic, and I want to see more gunmen along your journey.” he told them.
“I guess it can't hurt.” Rainbow said.
“Is that okay Derpy?” Applebloom asked.
“Yup. Big Mac begged to go, so I couldn't force him to stay. Wouldn't be right, and couldn't do it physically if we all tried.” she said.
“And we're off. See ya when we're done!” Rainbow shouted. They left them. Applebloom looked upon the group leaving. Derpy handed her her rifle and a bag of food.
“Here. Take them.” She said.
“What?” Applebloom asked.
“We'll look after the village, but I never thought you'd go for her type.” Derpy said. The villagers laughed.
“Oh shut it! It's so not like that!” she ran off. “Thanks, Derpy!” she caught up with the gang.
“Hey, don't go slowing us down, got it fat flank?” Rainbow Dash told her.
“Oh you wouldn't last a second without my help and y'all know it, featherbrain.” Applebloom retorted.
“Calm down, Team Gurren. We just started out. No need to start the in fighting yet.” Big Mac said. “It's better to save that energy for the enemy anyway.”
“Yeah. We'll kick those changelings outta their headquarters in no time flat!” Scootaloo said.
“Of course little sister! Now onwards team!” Rainbow Dash shouted.