//------------------------------// // Disappearing Act // Story: Stick Up Artists // by A Pony Typewriter //------------------------------// Frozen North, Equestria It was night time in the Crystal Empire, a time where everypony should be in their beds, at time where ponies would dwell in Luna's realm undisturbed until a new day arrives, but not this night. Most of the inhabitants of the empire were on the streets, ponies of all ages outside their beds, awaken by loud noises in the middle of their slumber. In the middle of the empire's main road was an ambulance, now an overturned wreck resting by its side, the medical ponies pulling it lying unconscious on the street, and the patient inside lay unmoving inside, along with her five friends, with the exception of the new princess. After getting up, Twilight looked around the confined space of the ambulance, all of her friends were unconscious, resting on the floor or rather on the wall, it was not long before she was joined with her pink friend. "Wow weee, what a ride !" Pinkie said. "Ugghh.... more of this we'll all end up in a hospital," Twilight complained while rubbing her horn. Shortly after their awakening, the double doors of the ambulance was force open by a firefighter with a crowbar, liberating the ponies inside. All of them were taken out from the wreckage and checked by another pair of paramedics from a different medical wagon. Fluttershy was the last to made an exit, still unconscious, she was carried out with a stretcher and taken away by a different ambulance to presumably the hospital. The rest of the group can only watched the ambulance, carrying away their yellow pegasus from the scene, as they sat on the sidewalk with blanket over their body given by the paramedics. "I hope Fluttershy is okay," Rarity said. "Right now I just wish she made it to the hospital in one piece," said Twilight. The rest agreed with Twilight's word through a collective hums through out the group, some may considered the remark to be cold, but being in an accident twice in one day justified what Twilight said. The five mares from Ponyville continued to sat on the sidewalk, told by the paramedics not to move. They watched them take care of their injured comrades. While the mares watched fire fighters and police ponies tend to their duty on the crash site. A rumbling noise came from the direction of the castle, and every pony near or on the site turn to look. A red a carriage moved towards them under it's own power in high speed, behind it, they could see pegasus ponies from the castle guards was locked in pursuit with the said carriage. BEEP BEEEEEEPPP "FUCKIN" MOVE!" shouted Trevor. The Canis Badhi didn't stop. Instead, it struck the overturned wagon in third gear. Demolishing what was left of it. Everypony working on it jumped away from the trucks path. Following the pickup was a squadron of pegasus from the Royal Crystal Guard. A squad which was sent by Her Majesty Cadenza. Ignoring professional medical advise, Rainbow Dash joined the chase. *** *** *** In the bed Michael was thrashing about. Hitting boxes of weapons and ammunition Trevor driving made it possible for him to hit the other side every three seconds. Behind a squadron of pegasus had been dispatch and were still on their tail. Plus one that left a rainbow trail in its wake. "T ! We gotta loose these ass wipes !" Michael yelled, bringing the matter to attention. Trevor replied, "I'm trying these things are just persistent fuckers !" Speeding on a straight road wasn't a good idea. Swerving all over it while being pursued made it even worse. But to Trevor it didn't matter. His rear view mirror showed an incoming pegasi, armed with a lance. The Canadian saw it coming to the left side of the truck. He turned to face it. The pegasi guard and Trevor was both on the same level, and speed. Trevor greet the pony with a grunt and a hit from his pickup door. The pony lost control and loose his grip on the sky. Continuing on, Trevor took a left hoping to loose their pursuer. The maneuver did the job of loosing their pursuer. All except one. Michael warned his friend shouting, "We still got one left Trevor !" "Shoot 'em !" Trevor commanded. Michael aimed his Ruger at his pursuer. The middle aged man pull the trigger and quickly spend all of his rounds. The result was not what he expected. The cyan mare following them had reacted to the firing. Dodging the rifles firing line in swift an unpredictable movement beyond Michaels comprehension. Then he grabbed a shotgun. Aimed once more. Before he could pull the trigger, the truck made a turn. With aim misplaced and finger on the trigger, a shot was fired. Most pellets homed to nothing but air, the rest found Rainbow Dash left wing. Crippling and taking her out of the sky. With no one chasing them. They made a run for the city limit. They got a whole city after them. *** *** *** At the entrance of the city, appearing from a teleportation spell were two ponies. One elderly, one was a mustard mare. With a stallion voice. The Elder cult leader spoke to his king inside the mare, "M-my king....." "I admire your.....attempt to free me......" hissed Sombra in Shimmer. "It is my honor sire," said the old pony. "You....would continue....to do so..," replied the spirit inside the mare, "by assisting them.....in the ritual...." "Them, my lord ?" asked the cult member. From a between buildings, came a vehicle. Trevor pickup approached both ponies, in fourth gear. The elder was terrified with the appearance of the alien vehicle. But the mare lowered her head and aura of green and purple engulfed her horn. It intensified. Trevor screamed, "MOVE OR YOUR ROADKILL HORSES !" Closer and closer came the truck. And her horn grew brighter. As inches separate them. Blinding light replaced the scene and the two ponies and two men disappeared from the Kings Den.