Sequence 2
Ditzy and Rainbow Dash, having agreed to stop at a little restaurant for a rest, were eating some lunch and making conversation.
"So whatcha been up to Derpy," Rainbow muffled through a mouthful of Daisy sandwich.
"Not much really," Ditzy admitted, "I tryed to find some work, but the Weather factory won't accept me. They don't trust my eyes an the same is with the Wonderbolts academy."
"Ah, don't sweat it Derps, you'll find something," Rainbow assured
"I don't know Dash, I mean look at my cutie mark, a few bubbles! I'd probably have a better time at finding job then trying to figure out what bubbles mean."
"You have no idea," Dash muttered under her breath before taking the final sips from her cup. When she put the cup down, she looked at Ditzy for one second, then her eye slightly widen and she took another glanced at her cup. Ditzy looked at the cup as well to see what Dash was looking at and saw a red cross that split at each of its four ends.
"What wrong Dash," Ditzy asked confused.
Dash didn't answer but looked across the room. Ditzy followed her gaze to see an orange pegasus reading from a newspaper that had the strange mark Connor and Edward had, a strange water drop was what Ditzy concluded, as the cover picture. The pegasus lowered the paper to reveal a red mane and green eyes. He checked his watch and gave a small nod towards it. He then slipped underneath the table as two big, cloaked, scratched up stallions came out from the kitchen and started clearing out the restaurant.
"Derpy," Rainbow whispered, looking back at her, "I want you to go to the restroom and climb out the window."
"Wh-"
"Just do it," Rainbow hissed.
"Alright," Ditzy said, doing what she said.
Ditzy went into the restroom, about to close the door behind her until curiosity got the best of her and she left it ajar as she peek through, trying to see what was going on.
After the stallions cleared the room, one approached Rainbow, who was now standing out of her seat, as the other stood guard at the door.
"It looks like another one is going down today," the stallion who approached Rainbow said, he had a red coat, orange mane and... a green apple as a cutie mark.
"Sorry Big Mac," Rainbow snarled, "but the brotherhoof never dies."
"Is that so," Mac grinned.
"It is so," Rainbow growled.
Ditzy watched as the two stood in locked eyes until, out of the corner of her eye, she saw the orange pegasus slowly creep up behind Big Mac.
"Well, it seems two ponies 'flight accidents' will have to prove otherwise."
"Sorry, but she's long gone by now."
"I wasn't talking about your gray friend," Mac grinned again, then spun around, grabbed the orange pegasus who just a foot from him then pinned him to the ground and pulled out a sword underneath his cloak and held it to the pegasus's neck, "I was talking about your orange one."
"Lightning," Rainbow exclaimed taking a step towards them until Mac barked, "Don't take a step closer!"
Rainbow stopped and watched as Big Mac teased Lightning's neck by moving the tip of his sword up and down Lightning's throat.
"You know Rainbow, if I didn't know any better, I'd say this here pegasus is your coltfriend... it would be tragic if I 'cut' his life short," Big Mac chuckled.
"You wouldn't dare," Rainbow growled.
"Would I," Mac grinned, pressing the tip of the sword slightly into the victim's neck.
"You wouldn't," said an Buffalo voice.
"Ay, take one of our lives, and the two of you go down," said a Marebbean one.
Big Mac turned around to see a blood trail up his partner's left front leg leading to a knife jammed into his shoulder; a hood pegasus covered his mouth while a hooded unicorn levitated a notched arrow ready to fire at command at Big Mac.
"Now," the Marebbean accent pegasus continued, "let go of Lightning and we'll let you and your chum here get out of here, alive."
"So here we are again," Big Mac said, still with a grin, "two ponies from opposite sides, not at each other throats, but st the throat of others. Odd, don't you think? How our standoffs always involve other ponies at harm."
"The odds are against you, mate. Four on two? I know you're a country colt, but you must know four is bigger than two."
"You may be right, but they call me Big for a reason."
"The bigger they are, the harder they fall, isn't that why?"
Big Mac and the hooded pegasus continued to glare at each other, until Big Mac got up, allowing his hostage to get up as well, with his sword still pointing at Lightning, "let him go."
The pegasus let the stallion go as he took the knife out of the stallion's shoulder, making him gasp in pain. The hooded ponies and Big Mac glared at each other as they walked in a circle around the room. When they have made a 180° path around the room, Big Mac scooped his partner onto his back and slowly walked backwords towards the door.
"Until next time Big Mac," the hooded pegasus chuckled as the unicorn lowered his bow.
"We'll see," Big Mac replied, then in one motion, pulled out a flintlock pistol and fired at Lighting as he ran out the door with a successful hit; Lightning feel to the ground with a yell. The hooded pegasus was about too chase after Big Mac untilthe other hooded pony held him back with a shake of his head that told him it wasn't worth it.
"Lighting," Rainbow screamed.
"I'm ok Dashie," Lightning said, "he just grazed my leg."
Rainbow looked at Lightning's hind leg and saw that the bullet hit dead on, causing a small puddle of blood to grow around it,
"We need to get him to a doctor," Rainbow cried.
"We'll get him to a doctor," the pegasus said, "you need to make sure Ditzy makes it to Canterlot."
"TO TARTARUS WITH DERPY!!! Lightning is the one that's hurt," Rainbow flared.
"Rainbow, we promise you, we'll make sure Lightning will make it alive."
"Yeah Dashie, I've gotten hit by worse," Lightning chuckled getting up with the help of the hooded ponies.
"I-I-"
"Rainbow," Lightning smiled, "it'll be okay. I'll live, but you need to make sure Ditzy makes it through to the castle... come here."
Rainbow stepped to Lighting, there faces and inch from each other as he continued, "Promise me you'll look out after Ditzy."
"I promise," Rainbow said.
"Good, now go, I'll see you later. "
"Hold on," Rainbow smiled, "your not leaving without your kiss."
"Never would forget," Lightning chuckled as their lips locked for a few seconds then broke apart, Rainbow smiled then kissed Lightning again. When they broke apart, Lightning grinned, "what was that one for?
"One for the rode," Rainbow swooned.
"We better go," the pegasus interjected, "before Romeo here bleeds out or more Tempmares come back."
"Alright," Rainbow sighed, "See you guys later."
"Bye Rainbow," they replied before leaving the restaurant.
Rainbow smiled, then looked at the restroom Ditzy was hiding and said, "you can come back in, it's safe, but you would have been safer if you crawled out the window."
"How did you know," Ditzy asked surprise.
"I'm trained Derpy, let's leave it at that. Now let's get out of here before more show up,"
Ditzy and Rainbow left the empty restaurant and flew back onto their original plan, heading straight for Canterlot.
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Meanwhile, in a cave in an unknown location, Big Mac was walking through the stone corridor's coming upon a round room lined with torches and the red cross symbol everywhere. In the middle of the room was a big chair, facing away from the entrance as two, heavily armed ponies stood guard on either side.
"Did you get the information I need," said a mare's voice form the chair.
"Eeyup," Big Mac replied.
"Then tell me," the voice asked.
"The next assassin is Ditzy... Ditzy Doo."
"Ditzy Doo... I should have known... tell word to the rest of the Tempmares. Tell them, our next kill is in reach."
(To Be Continued...)