Sunny Skies scanned the streets around the stadium until he found what he was looking for, an old abandoned cloud house not far off but close enough that Dash and her daughter would have to pass it first if they wanted to get home.
He knocked on the door thrice, waiting for an answer. Three knocks came from the other side, allowing him entrance. He huffed and kicked open the door, making sure to close it behind him.
"For professional hit men, you suck at being careful." He stated as he walked in. The black stallion, Blaze, scoffed.
"And you suck at keeping your athletes in check. Now, what in Tartarus are you doing here? They'll be coming out any minute." Asked Blaze, preparing a menacing looking knife.
"Spitfire was smart. I want you to kidnap them, all three of them, and bring them to the cloud docks. I wanted to avoid this but it doesn't seem possible anymore." said Skies with a sigh. Blaze sighed and set down the knife.
"Damn, I really wanted to use this thing. Alright, we will meet you there, just remember the rest of our payment." Skies smiled, a smile that he wore during meetings and in public, a smile that promised sweet lies.
"Of course. Gentlecolts, I bid you farewell." With that, Skies walked back out the way he came before taking flight to his next destination, smiling all the way.
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"Then at the end when you broke the barrier it looked like you actually punched the barrier,” said Scootaloo, jumping around on her mothers back. The three of them were heading back from the stadium, walking down the walkway to where they could easily fly off to home. Normally the two older mares would be able to do it with ease, Scootaloo made this difficult, however. So, they decided to walk to a large enough clearing.
"I did punch it, actually." said Spitfire with a smirk. Scootaloo stared wide eyed at the mare with a look of pure amazement. Even Rainbow Dash, the first Pegasus to break the barrier, looked at her in shock.
"Well, way to go and steal my awesomeness, babe." said Rainbow with a chuckle. Spitfire giggled and pecked her forehead, causing Scootaloo to gag in the background.
"You are dating a former Wonderbolt, I think you still qualify as awesome." said Spitfire, guiding the three of them down the street. Rainbow Dash blushed and looked away. In Spitfire's opinion, it was the best night ever. Well, until it was ruined.
"I'm going to ask you to come with us, Miss Spitfire." said a gruff voice from behind her. The former Wonderbolt turned to find a black stallion with a red mane standing right behind her.
"I'm sorry, I was just heading home with my marefriend. You can try and contact me later," said Spitfire, getting ready to turn around. The stallion stopped her and pointed to Rainbow Dash, the Pegasus sweating as another stood directly behind her. Scootaloo's trembling was enough of a sign for her.
"I don't believe I asked." Spitfire growled before reluctantly following the stallion, Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo not far behind while the cyan mare was held at knife point. These ponies were professional, she could tell that much. If the way they kept stoic control was a sign, the way they knew how to keep her in check was a big enough sign of it all. They wouldn't hesitate to do something to Rainbow if she stepped out of line.
"How much is Sunny paying you?" Asked Spitfire, following the stallion down an alley. The stallion glanced back at her before putting his attention back on the way ahead.
"Half a million before, another half after. All we need to do is get you there and do what whatever it is we need to do." replied the stallion. Well, he sure was making sure she stayed.
"Where is 'there' exactly?" Asked the former Wonderbolt, raising an eyebrow. The stallion didn't answer. However, he pointed forward at one of the most cliché places for murder. The docks. The Cloud Docks to be exact. The area where shipments from other weather stations enter and leave from. It was a clear three thousand foot drop to the ground, even for pegasi that is instant death.
"The docks. Like I haven't seen that in a thousand gangster movies," muttered Dash, earning a sharp poke in the back of the neck. She gave off a yelp and walked just a tad faster to escape the sharp object that had so rudely poked her.
They soon entered the docks, the two brute stallions escorting them to one of the further piers. Spitfire could see Sunny Skies sitting down on the edge of the pier, looking over the night sky. His hind legs swung out over the edge as he watched on.
"I know this place seems cliché, but I've always found this place beautiful. Would you believe that I used to work here before becoming the Wonderbolts manager? Those were the days," said Skies, not even looking at them as they approached. He stood up as they stopped before him and turned towards them.
"I was hoping to avoid this Spitfire. It was going to be a quick in and out. Kill the mare and filly, and hide the bodies. However, that 'announcement' of yours seemed to complicate things. So, now I have to resort to plan B," said Skies, circling the three.
"Is plan B ,e kicking your ass into next decade? Because that sounds like an awesome idea right now." said Spitfire, glaring at him. Skies chuckled and shook his head.
"Ha ha, no. I'm going to see how much you actually care for these two," said Skies. He proceeded to grab Scootaloo by the scruff of her neck. Rainbow Dash went to tackle him but was held back by the black stallion. Skies wrapped rope around the terrified filly's Wings and tied up her hooves. After making sure she was securely tied, he took her to the edge of the pier.
"Now, Spitfire, will you rethink your resignation or will I have to kill such a beautiful young filly for you to understand that I cannot let you walk away from the Wonderbolts until I say you can?" Spitfire held back on the urge to rush forward and beat him to death. She needed to think, Scootaloo was hanging over the edge of the pier and she had come to see the talented filly as her own daughter. With that in her mind she chose.
"No, I am not coming back to the Wonderbolts. And I am not going to let you kill Scootaloo." With that she leaped forward with a yell and tackled Skies, all three of them barreling to the ground. She had three thousand feet, and she planned on making them count. She punched him repeatedly in the face and grabbed onto one of his wings, stomping down with a hoof and breaking it. Skies howled in pain and free fell down. Spitfire, taking this moment to regain herself, flew down to Scootaloo who screamed as she fell.
"Got ya!" Shouted Spitfire, catching her in mid-air. Just as she did, another scream was heard from above them. Spitfire looked up to see a similarly bound Rainbow Dash fall head first off of the edge.
"Shiiit!" Cried out Rainbow. Spitfire cursed and rushed forward, sticking out her free hoof and catching her. She groaned and heaved the mare onto her back.
"I think now is a good time to head home before somepony finds the pony sized crater down there." said Spitfire, altering her course to where she knew Ponyville was. Rainbow nodded.