Sequence 15
Months have passed since the search for Ditzy began. Rainbow would keep her eyes peeled when she would fly around Ponyville, but never would catch sight of her. One time, however, during the Winter Rap Up, she saw Ditzy spreading some seeds. She tried to slip away from her current job, but a big commotion happened and she lost her in the crowd. Later, she tried to find the team with the seed job only to find the mare she saw had a purple mane.
Anyways, Rainbow was at Rarity's shop as she and her friends got ready for the upcoming Gala. While the others were talking about the big plans they had, Rainbow was not as excited as she originally was.
"Something wrong dear," Rarity asked.
"I'm fine," Rainbow replied, trying to slip into her dress.
"Now come on, Rainbow," Rarity smiled, "I know you and something is obviously bothering you... is it the dress?"
"The dress is fine, rad and not flashy," Rainbow smiled
"I remember when you used to be all about fashion, Rainbow," Pinkie interjected.
"I was never into fashion," Rainbow replied, slightly raising her eyebrow.
"Yes you were," Pinkie teased, "It was when Ponyville was a little more... girlish... and I used the word 'Pink' to describe everything."
The others looked at each other then Applejack asked, "What's a girl?"
"Oh, just think of filly when somepony says it."
"Why didn't ya say filly?"
"Cause fillyish is little harder to say, silly," Pinkie giggled, opening the door, "Now come on, we got a party to go to!"
The six went on to the carriage as Spike took to the reigns. He was about to take off when he thought he heard noises from a bush nearby. Spike looked that way for a second, then shrugged as he whipped the reigns.
"Ha, that's funny," one of the stallions that were pulling the carriage laughed as they began their trip, "but don't do that again."
As the carriage disappeared amongst the hills and became nothing but a dot on the road, Ditzy walked out from the bushes.
"They're gone," she declared turning to the bush as Gari appeared, "you're lucky Spike's empty-minded, or we would have gotten caught."
"It's not my fault," Gari flared, as she and Ditzy began walk the direction the carriage was going, "if you hadn't poked me with your blade, I wouldn't have jumped."
"Then don't sit so close," Ditzy defended, "You know my blade doesn't have a cover."
"Just hurry up," Gari glared, "before they get out of sight."
Ditzy took a deep breath and then shot up in the air, soon followed by Gari.
They followed the carriage from the sky all the way to Canterlot. Once they neared the castle, the two descended in front and blended into the crowed as they entered the castle.
"You know where the dungeon is right," Gari asked.
"Of course Gari," Ditzy whispered back, "but we can't be seen by... her."
Ditzy's voice growled as she and Gari saw Princess Celestia greeting the guest as they entered the party.
"Easy there," Gari smirked, "You can get her later, now's not the time."
"I could do it you know; end her before she even sees me coming," Ditzy declared as she led Gari to a door away from everypony.
"You could. Then guards would be on you almost instantly... and our so called leader would end your life," Gari growled.
"You still peeved at that," Ditzy said as she opened the door to a spiral staircase.
"Of course I am," Gari exclaimed, closing the door as they made there way down the steps, "Our whole organization was built around Nightmare Moon gaining control over Equestria. We sacrificed so much for our mother and she turn to the good side?! All the years we wasted was in vein!"
"What about Eclipse?"
"We'll have to get rid of her."
"Getting rid of the one who started the Tempmares? What will you do without her?"
"I'll lead," Gari declared as she followed Ditzy down a hallway, "I'm the one who carries all the weight anyways, while Eclipse does nothing except barks orders and sits on her fat plot... If we just killed Twilight like I wanted to, we would have had Equestria by the ropes, but no, we had to keep her 'precious' daughter alive!"
"Keep it down," Ditzy hissed as they slowed their walking, "There are two guards."
The two peeked around a corner and saw two royal guards standing in front of a metal door.
"I call left," Ditzy declared as she and Gari appeared from the corner and both threw knives at them. The guards, however, quickly used there armor to protect themselves.
"Looks like we got a fight," Gari chuckled, then the two guards charged at the two who merely jumped to the side and kicked them into each other, "or not."
Ditzy and Gari jumped the two guards and killed them in a matter of seconds with their blades.
"Celestia must have been low on funds to hire these two weaklings," Gari laughed as Ditzy took a set of key from one of the guards.
They unlocked the steel door and walked down a few floors down to the bottom where two big doors were at the end of the hallway. Ditzy opened the door slowly and peek inside to find it empty.
"What the buck," Ditzy exclaimed as she flung the door wide open.
"I thought you said he'd be here," Gari yelled.
"I thought he was, but apparently he isn't," Ditzy flared.
"Then where is he?!"
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Up on ground level, Flash Sentry, an orange pegasus Tempmare the Assassins captured a while back, was sitting out, with ropes holding down his wings, in a hidden part of the castle garden along with Fluttershy sharpening her knife, Shining Armor making sure his blades were in proper condition, and Edward using his wings to bounce around a leaf.
"How much longer do we have to wait," Edward complained as he let the leaf fall and stretched out his hooves, "If we wait any longer we'd have waited through my retirement."
"They'll be here," Flash nodded, "just be patient."
"You better be right," Shining said before activating his blades, "or you'll be sorry."
"You're saying that to the stallion you stabbed multiple time," Flash glared, "I think I already paid."
Shining let out a grunt before getting up and saying, "I'm going to go see if I can find them, Edward come with me. Fluttershy, you stay."
"What," Fluttershy exclaimed jumping out of her seat and dropping her knife, "You are not leaving me here with... him."
"I can hear you clearly," Flash said.
"You said whatever happened is over," Shining said.
"I know I said that, but he did save me," Fluttershy said.
"From an attack he organized. I'm telling you Fluttershy, he's a pony who will turn on you in a second."
"I still have ears," Flash said.
"Ponies change Shining," Fluttershy defended, "you of all ponies should know."
"Don't you dare bring my mom into this," Shining growled, making Fluttershy back off a little, "Just watch this sorry excuse for a fighter."
"You bucki-" Flash exclaimed, "I AM HERE!!!"
Shining and Edward ignored him, went out of the hidden area, and entered the castle, leaving Fluttershy and Flash by themselves.
"So," Flash said, "How've you been?"
Fluttershy didn't reply, only looked at him coldly as she sat back down and went back to sharpening her knife.
"I've been alright," Flash continued, "just been a little lonely."
"That's your fault," Fluttershy growled.
"Come on babe..."
"Don't 'babe' me," Fluttershy shot back.
"Don't deny it," Flash grinned scooting over to her and wrapping his hoof around her, "I know you still got feelings for me."
"I don't," Fluttershy replied, pushing his hoof off and scooting away.
"You know, for a good pony, you sure like to play hard to get," Flash smirked.
"I'm not playing hard to get," Fluttershy said, "I am OVER you, understand."
"I understand you like me," Flash continued to swoon, "and that you like my kisses."
"So," Fluttershy bashfully flared, but slightly blushed.
"You like bad colts," Flash smirked, getting close to her again, "and I'm as bad as they get."
"I... might," Fluttershy blushed a little harder.
"You especially like it when they steal things for you," Flash said.
Fluttershy tensed up a little when Flash put his hoof on her face and said, "and I think I'm gonna steal a kiss."
Fluttershy sat still as Flash's lips met hers. She wanted to push him away, but couldn't as she loved his taste inside her mouth. It felt so good to do this again... she didn't want to stop it.
She let her self loosen up as Flash trailed the kiss down to her neck. Fluttershy let out a little sigh as he began to suck on her neck. He did that for a few minutes before coming back up. Fluttershy couldn't help but match Flash's tongue movement as she wrapped her hooves around him to pull him closer.
"I missed this," Fluttershy cooed as Flash picked her up and laid her down on the ground before going back to kissing her neck, "It's been so long."
"Yet you still taste the way I remembered," Flash grinned as he took Fluttershy's mouth again.
Fluttershy arched her back as she pulled Flash's body against hers. She felt her mind saying this was wrong, but she couldn't stop. It was just so great... The last time she and Flash did this was when he...
"Betrayed me," Fluttershy yelped, pushing Flash off.
"What are you talking about," Flash asked as Fluttershy got up and looked angrily down at him.
"The only reason you did this was to distract me," Fluttershy yelled, then looked up and said, "and I am right."
"What are you...," Flash looked up into the tree nearby and saw Gari and Ditzy in it, "You two!"
"Don't mind us," Gari smirked as they jumped down, "just here to destroy all of Equestria."
"I should have known you would still use me," Fluttershy yelled at Flash.
"I promise I had nothing to do with this," Flash replied.
"I highly doubt that," Fluttershy flared, "you have always used me! I can't believe I actually thought for a second you would change. But you're nothing but a bucking son of a bi-"
"He's telling the truth," Ditzy interjected.
"And you," Fluttershy growled, "How could you turn our back on us?!"
"That's for me to know," Ditzy shot back.
"Anyways," Gari declared, "It's three on one, you don't stand a chance."
They advanced on Fluttershy as she tried to reach down for her sword, but grabbed nothing. She looked down and realized she wasn't in her Assassin robes but her Gala dress.
"Oh shoot," Fluttershy muttered under her breath as she backed up a little.
"No where to run," Gari smirked.
Fluttershy, now backed up against the wall, had nothing to fight with as she desperately tried to find a way out.
"Get her Flash," Gari smirked... only nothing happen.
"What's the hold up," Gari said as she turned around to see Flash standing there as he stared at Fluttershy, "Get her!"
Flash looked around and saw Fluttershy's knife on the ground. He grabbed it and moved towards Fluttershy, who braced herself for an attack.
"I'm sorry," Flash said, then spun the knife in his hoof... and gave the hilt to Fluttershy, "For all I've done."
"Flash," Gari exclaimed, "I said kill her!"
"I had enough," Flash barked spinning around, "You messed with my family, my friends, everypony I ever cared about, but I've had enough. This is the final straw."
"Bad move," Gari said she pulled out her sword and put the point on his neck. Flash stiffened up.
"No, you made a bad move," a voice behind her said.
Gari turned around and saw Shining and Edward come out from the bushes.
Immediately, Shining pulled out a gun and pointed at Gari, who pulled one each on Shining and Edward, and Ditzy had hers on Shining. Edward then pulled one on Gari, making Ditzy pull one on Edward, making Shining pull one out on Ditzy and causing Edward to pull one on Shining; making Shining looked at Edward weirdly as he shrugged.
They stayed like that for a moment, then began to chuckle, as they each slowly lowered their guns before stopping the laughter and repositioning the guns.
"It'd be unwise to have come here," Edward said, pointing both guns at Gari.
"Yet we are here," Ditzy said, pointing both of hers at Edward, making him move one on Ditzy.
"And you're surrounded," Shining said, pointing both at Ditzy as Gari point both at him.
They all remained like that, nopony making a move, and each side watching each other carefully.
"So... is anypony going to shoot," Ditzy asked.
Nopony responded.
"Ok..." Ditzy continued... she then pulled both of her triggers... and nothing happen but a click; same with the others.
"No ammo," Gari chuckled.
"Guess we were all bluffing," Shining grinned.
"We could still use them as clubs," Edward suggested, but only got looks in response.
"Since you got nothing," Ditzy smirked, "we are out of here."
Ditzy and Gari shot up into the sky.
"Get back here," Edward exclaimed, about to go after them until Shining stop him.
"They'll be back," he assured.
"Thanks for saving my flank you two," Fluttershy smiled.
"No problem," Shining nodded, then turned to Flash, "So you held up your end, I guess we should too."
Shining pulled his sword and sliced the ropes holding Flash's wings. Flash opened and closed his wings a few times.
"So good to move them again," Flash sighed with relief.
"So you're just going to let him go," Fluttershy asked Shining.
"We had a deal," Shining said, "He shows us what the Tempmares are up to for his freedom."
"I have a better idea," Fluttershy said walking over to Flash who stood still as she stood inches from his face... and punched it.
"That's for cheating on me," Fluttershy said as Flash got back up only to get punched again, "That's for using me..."
Fluttershy grabbed her knife and stabbed Flash's shoulder, who howled in pain.
"And that was the heat of the moment, sorry about that," Fluttershy apologized, but couldn't help smile as she pulled the knife out.
"I probably deserved it," Flash gasped as blood started to escape his wound.
"Hold still," Shining said as he used his magic to bandage up Flash's shoulder.
"So," Edward said as Shining finished, "should we tell Celestia."
"Not yet," Flash replied as he got up "He's not free."
"How can you be sure," Shining questioned.
"Cause they didn't kill me," Flash chuckled as he felt around is neck, "but they did take the necklace."
"How long do you think we have?"
"A few weeks," Flash said, "It takes time for the process to work."
"Is there anyway we could stop it," Edward asked.
"Nope, just try and stop Him when He's free."
"Then it's something for Celestia to know," Shining said, "She can put a stop to Him."
Flash shook his head and said, "Not if she's dead..."
Meanwhile, inside the castle, Celestia was greeting the guest as they entered the Gala. Her beloved student, Twilight Sparkle, was at her side as well.
Celestia knew that Twilight wanted to spend sometime together, but she also knew that it would leave her vulnerable and endangered Twilight.
As time went on, less and less guest arrived, and when nopony else showed up, Celestia and Twilight walked towards the ballroom... to find it in chaos. Celestia and Twilight looked around in shock as everypony was running around in panic... except, Celestia noticed, for one... a gray one...
"Run," Celestia hissed to Twilight as she called her friends to get out of there. The moment they were out sight, the gray pony got up and started walking straight for Celestia, who took a couple of steps back before running down the halls of the castle and up the stairs to her bedroom. She breathed heavily before slipping off her shoes and throwing her crown aside.
She used her horn to break a lock holding a chest. She open it and inside was an assortment of weapons and a robe... made for an Assassin
"Hello old friend," Celestia said as she levitated the Assassin robe in front of her, "never thought I'd put you on again."
Celestia pushed her hair down the back of her neck as she put on her robe and her hood up. She grabbed two hidden blades from the chest and slipped them on her front hooves and put two swords across her back.
As she grabbed the last of her equipment, she looked up and out her window. She could see her sister's bedroom tower, with a dim light coming from it, on the other side of the castle.
"Stay safe my sister," Celestia whispered aloud.
"It's too late for that," a voice said when Celestia's door opened.
Celestia turned around and saw Gari and Ditzy walk in along with a two big stallions who were holding Luna as captive.
"and it's too late for you," Gari continued.
"Let her go," Celestia demanded.
"You see, now that's a problem," Gari smirked, "Cause Ditzy here has recently lost a family member of her own... at your hoof."
"What are you talking about," Celestia glared, "I would never do something like that."
"That's a bunch of horseapples," Ditzy exclaimed, "If it wasn't for you, Connor would still be alive."
"That's not my fault," Celestia tried to reason, "That's Gari's."
"She wasn't the one who gave up the Apple!"
"I had too!"
"For what! Just so you can free your sister?! Look what that cost you and me!"
"I didn't expect you two to interfere."
"Well maybe you should have thought of that!"
"Don't do this Ditzy," Celestia warned as Ditzy started to approach her with a sword at hoof, "I don't want to have to kill you."
"Too bad," Ditzy replied, "Cause I want to kill yo-..."
Ditzy was about to attack Celestia until two agonizing yell stopped her. The two guards that were holding Luna were killed by Shining and Edward from behind as they barged into the room.
Gari and Ditzy were caught off guard as they took a few steps back.
"Give up you two," Shining ordered, "It's over."
"Not yet," Gari yelld grabbing Ditzy and Luna as her horn started to glow.
"No," Celestia exclaimed as she jumped for the three and disappearing with them.
(To Be Continued...)