//------------------------------// // Chapter 110 - Fled // Story: Quest For Harmony // by destinedjagold //------------------------------// And then, a loud bang echoed, followed by a bright lightning flash. Xilfer had already pulled the trigger, but his gun didn't fire. Blinking, he held on the vehicle tight as his comrade warned him half a second before the vehicle made a sharp turn. Xilfer turned, and before the buildings could obscure his sight, he saw a police officer pointing his gun at them. That must have been where that gunshot came from. “Y-you're bleeding!” one of his comrades said. Xilfer blinked, and suddenly, his brain registered a sharp pain behind his right shoulder. He clenched his teeth as he sat down. He brought a hand to try and see if it really was bleeding. It was. Rainbow Dash however, wasn't slowing down a bit. Her angry gaze was locked on the fleeing box of metal as it avoided other box-like metal with wheels on the concrete road. While Xilfer's wound was being treated, one of them took out a gun and started firing at the blue blur that was following them. Xilfer cursed under his breath as he miscalculated the number of bullets he used inside the mansion. He was sure that there were only six bullets. He must hav—he remembered firing at the floor to stop Cortes from coming closer in Rose's room... He cursed yet again. After he was treated, his comrade then turned to a small box-like machine sitting beside where the small girl was sitting on. “Should I turn the signal jammer off now?” Xilfer shook his head as the one firing his gun ran out of ammo. “Just what the hell is that thing!?” He was about to sit back to grab a few more rounds when police cars appeared chasing after them, meters away behind them. “Shit...” “Leave that thing on, Seth. The police won't be able to call for a blockade...” Xilfer said as he eyed their driver. “Blade, get us outta here.” “Workin' on it!” he grinned as he made another sharp turn. “I could use a distraction on my next turn though.” Xilfer nodded and turned to the one who was reloading his gun. “Bug, throw the smoke bombs.” “Aw...” Bug grunted. “...smoke bombs are boring, but fine...” Rainbow saw the ones inside that moving metal box were throwing something behind. Were they trying to distract her? What was more confusing was they weren't throwing those things at her, but whatever the case, they're only wasting their time. The black round objects hit the concrete road, and soon, they leaked large amounts of black smoke that covered an entire area. The police slammed on their brakes, skidding to a stop before they could enter the cloud of smoke. Inside, a few police officers were trying to use the radio, but all they were getting were static noise. Meanwhile... “That thing isn't slowing down...” Bug complained as he took aim with his gun. Xilfer grunted, and pulled him back down. “Stop wasting bullets, idiot. You're not good with guns, anyway.” “But this is a perfect chance for me to practice!” he argued with flailing arms, unknowingly pointing the gun at Seth. Seth grabbed his arm and the gun, and pulled the weapon off of Bug's grip. “Are you tryin' tah shoot me, fool?” Bug turned to him, and shivered as Seth's glare struck him. “Uh...sorry bro...” Xilfer sighed as he took out a metal rod, and clicked a button on it. He then tossed it behind, and a short second later, a blinding flash of light covered the entire area. He looked up and stared at the window of Claire's apartment before their vehicle made a sharp turn. “Gah—!” Rainbow Dash yelped as she was blinded. She tried to stop, but she hit her head with something instead. “What the hell was that?” Kronz asked as the flash of light swallowed the entire room of where he and Claire were. He was about to complain about the lost signal, to let out his frustration, but then the light suddenly appeared. At least he was able to send his latest email to Spike before he lost his internet-through-mobile connection. As the light died, Claire's window suddenly flew open inwardly as something slammed onto it and rolled on the floor while pulling the curtains with it. Claire and Kronz immediately jumped away before the ball of curtain could hit them. “Ugh...!” a muffled voice came out from the ball of curtain as soon as it collided with the wall. Claire and Kronz stared at the thing, blinking in confusion. Then, the ball stirred, making Claire jump in panic. “I'll get the broom!” she shouted as she ran towards her kitchen. Kronz just stared at the weird thing. Then, he saw a blue...limb? It was poking out from the curtain. He concluded that whatever the thing was inside, it was probably struggling to get out. As soon as Claire came back with the broom however, the creature's head popped out. Rainbow sighed in relief, then scanned her surroundings, and saw two stunned two-legged creatures standing in the same room. One of them, a female, maybe, lost her grip on the broom, letting it land on the floor. Rainbow blinked a few more times. She was certain that they were unicorns earlier. With her free hoof, she rubbed her head as she groaned. Maybe she was just seeing things, and a hit on the head was the cure? Yeah, that happened a lot a few years ago, she remembered. Somehow, Scootaloo enjoyed smacking her head back then... “Uh... Hi?” Rainbow said awkwardly, not sure what was going on. Kronz recovered first. He was furiously happy to receive an official email from Twilight Sparkle. He was glad that his latest email to Spike was sent before he lost his connection. He was frustrated that he lost his connection. He was startled for a ball to jump inside the apartment room. And he was shocked to see Rainbow Dash in real life. He shrugged. It was time to be neutral, he thought. “I guess she loves getting inside through windows, huh?” He then turned to Claire, who still looked stunned with her mouth wide open in shock. Kronz walked closer and waved a hand in front of her face. “Uh... You okay?” He remembered how they both wanted to meet the ponies, but maybe it was too soon to meet one? Rainbow stared awkwardly at the two creatures, and then decided to try and free herself, without success, unfortunately. “Uh, hello?” she stared at the two with an annoyed expression. “Little help over here?” At that, Claire blinked, her eyes shrunk, and she took a deep breath. Kronz took a careful step back. “OH MY GOD IT'S RAINBOW DASH!”