The fleet of shuttles descended from the low-hanging clouds and landed in several locations until they were surrounding Ponyville. Each shuttle began to unload it's cargo of Crimson Raiders and storage chests. The chests were on hovercarts and could easily be pulled to any location. The Raiders were observing the town, waiting for a very specific order.
The shuttle that landed near the cottage from the previous day did not unload soldiers or crates. Instead nine Vault Hunters stepped out of the ship and made their way to the town library.
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General Stalus was filling out a weekly report when he heard a knock on the door.
"Enter."
The same private fro yesterday entered his office. "General, several flying ships have formed a perimeter around Ponyville, and large groups of what appear to be soldiers have emerged from them." Said the private. General Stalus looked up from his report to see that the private was worried. The General had been informed yesterday by Axton that they would begin they're search for the Vault today.
"Our Vault Hunting friends our simply beginning to search for the Vault. Inform all of the guards that they will not harm us."
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Twilight was busy cooking breakfast for Spike when a series of knocks coming from the front door.
"Keep cooking bitch," Said Spike as he rose from his chair, "I'll go see who it is." He finished as he left the room to greet whoever was at the door.
She didn't care that he had called her a bitch. He had said and done worse things to her before. Twilight had theorized that he had given in to his natural greed, thus thinking of her as property, not family.
"Axton! So great to see you again! Are all these people the other Vault Hunters?" She heard Spike say from the other room.
Why are they back? And who else is with them? Thought Twilight as she left the stove to try and get a glimpse of the visitors.
She peeked through the door of the kitchen and saw Spike and nine people chatting in the living room. She recognized Maya and Axton from yesterday. She began to identify them all from the descriptions Maya had provided her with yesterday.
Lilith, the other Siren of the group was sitting on the couch next to Maya and who she assumed to be Mordecai, since there was a medium-sized bird sitting on his shoulder and a large, staff like thing laying next to him.
Across from them sat Spike in his recliner. Axton sat on the chair right next to him, and the girl she assumed was Gaige sat on the ottoman in front of him.
She saw that the last four guys were standing up. One of them wore a black combat suit with the number zero across the chest, who she remembered was called Zero. Two of them stared at Spike with an expression that screamed we can kill you. She remembered the short one being named Salvador and the tall one was named Brick. Spike didn't seem to catch their glare since he was too focused on the last guy of the group, Krieg, who was busy standing in a corner tossing some kind of stick in the air.
"Is he okay?" Asked Spike as he looked back at the group.
"Well he is a Psycho." Said Gaige as she twirled a metallic boomerang on one of her fingers.
"You get used to it." Said Mordecai as he turned to look at Twilight, who was still peeking out the door. He immediately turned to back to Spike. "So, you got anything to drink?"
"Yes we do. Twilight! Get our guests some drinks! And while you at it, bring me breakfast!"
"Yes Master!" Replied Twilight as she got to work getting the drinks and Spike's meal. She walked into the living room trying to balance a tray of drinks and a tray of food in each hand. She could feel every eye on her as she walked across the room. She was almost to Spike when she tripped, sending his food and the drinks onto the floor. She started to apologize when she felt a foot connect with her face, sending her a couple of feet away from the recliner.
"You dumb bitch!" Said Spike as he rose from the recliner and approached her. "You clearly need a reminder of what happens when you screw up!" He finished as he raised a fist. Twilight closed her eyes and braced herself for the blow.
But it never came. Instead she heard a series of clicks from all around her. She opened her eyes to see that the Vault Hunters were all pointing something at Spike as Maya stood over Twilight.
"Out of my way, she needs to learn a lesson!" Said Spike as he raised a fist.
"If you lay a single claw on her, we will kill you." Said Axton as he pointed his metallic thing at Spike's head.
"With what? That metal stick?" Said Spike as he backed up.
"You clearly do not know what a gun is? Do you?" Said Gaige as Maya helped Twilight to her feet.
"Even if you can kill me with those, why would you want to? I've done nothing to you guys."
"That is true, you have done nothing to us." Said Lilith as she pointed at Twilight. "But you have done something to her. You enslaved her entire sex because you felt that they were inferior, even though this country has been ruled by females for centuries."
Spike's eyes narrowed as he looked at Twilight. "You told her yesterday, didn't you?"
"Yes, I did." Said Twilight as she moved to the center of the group as they formed a half-circle around Spike.
"I'll fucking kill you!" Spike roared as he lunged at Twilight, only to be caught in Maya's Phaselock. Maya turned to Twilight, who simply nodded her head, she knew what was about to happen.
"Krieg," Said Maya,"Go make a meat bicycle."
The last thing Spike ever saw was a buzz-axe entering his skull.
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Twilight looked at herself in the mirror. She know wore a lavender combat outfit instead of the bikini that Spike had her wear. She also held what they called an Maliwan SMG that had an orange glow to it. She left the bathroom and walked downstairs to see the other Vault Hunters readying their guns for battle.
"What's going on?" She asked as she descended the staircase.
"A squad of caribou is outside demanding that we go out there. And we were just waiting for you." Responded Brick as he cracked his knuckles.
"Alright then, what do you say we show ourselves?"
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The Vault Hunters opened the door to the library and walked outside, forming a line with a gap in the center.
"What have you done with the occupant's of this house?" Said the leader of the Caribou squad as the Vault Hunters pointed their guns and them.
"They liberated me." Said a voice from inside the house. The Caribou's blood began to boil as Twilight Sparkle walked out of the library, pointing her gun at the Caribou.
"You freed a slave? You are all now under arres-" The squad leader never finished his sentence as the Vault Hunters opened fire on the Caribou.
When the last soldier fell Axton sent out a single order to the Crimson Raiders.
"This is Commander Axton. Open Season is now in effect. Repeat, Open Season is now in effect."