Cadance quickly and quietly closes the doors of the throne room behind her, sealing it with a little magical lock. "Lets leave them to it, ey?" the pink princess sheepishly suggests, gesturing a hoof down the corridor. "Let's go up to the tower."
A quick trot up the stairwell and the Princess of Love is atop the tower, overlooking Equestria. "Such a romantic view, and so appropriate for the day..." she pauses to soak in the atmosphere; the clear blue skies, the bright sun, and calm, cooling breeze "...I never thought about it until now, that the Princess of Love would witness more hurt and heartache than most other ponies in Equestria, ironically on the day where we celebrate our love." A short silence sweeps by as Cadance ponders the meaning of the day. "It's my duty to spread love. Without my influence, the world might not be such a lovely place."
The scouter begins to bleep as she stares off into the distance. It reads several above average power levels on the other side of Canterlot. "Looks like something's going on over there!" she exclaims as her horn glows a lush fuchsia. She wanders toward a metal case across the balcony which seems to have appeared from nowhere. Inside the case is a dismantled sniper rifle, and a small plastic box. The Princess opens the box, revealing a small pill, which she bites into and swallows. She then assembles the pieces calmly, clicking and sliding each component into place.
"If you're wondering about the pill I just took; it was a small dose of Valium. It's a drug that can be used to calm yourself down, to put it very simply. However, as a responsible Princess, I have to inform you that the pill I took was a controlled dose, built for purpose. There are some ponies out there who might try and sell you Valium on the streets. Don't do it. You never know what's inside those drugs, and you don't want to risk overdosing as you can easily end up in a coma or even dying. In short; drugs are bad, okay?"
The pink alicorn turned to the case containing the ammunition. The bullets are .30 calibre rounds, all encased in yellow gold and decorated with hearts made from rose gold. On top of the rifle, she attaches a sniper scope. "Right, let's see what's going on over there..." she says softly as she steadies the rifle on the floor, taking off her scouter. "I hope you'll still be able to hear me from over there. I can't take aim with the scouter on my face. Luckily, I designed this scope to contain the same software as the scouter." she explains as she flicks a switch on the scope, peering through the sights at her targets.
"Of course, it's the Equestria Cup game today between Canterlot Rovers and Trottingham Hotspur. There's some dirty tackles flying around, seems tensions might boil over. Unfortunately, we're too far away to make use of anything more effective, so we're going to have to calm things down with this rifle. As it happens, I'm one of the best sharpshooters in the Royal Guard. Sniping is a little out of my comfort zone in terms of range, but I've used this baby enough times now that I'm fairly competent with it. I'm shooting into a crowded area, and it doesn't matter who I hit, really. As long as I land enough hits in a decent enough time, things should calm down."
The Princess of Love wastes no time in shooting down her targets, firing rounds at the players and into the crowd. As the rounds hit, the impact causes them to explode violently, hitting several more targets in the process. The rifle kicks back into Cadance's shoulder with each shot, flinging out the casing onto the castle's roof and sending the explosive bullets on the way to their targets. Each round is loaded into the rifle individually; the pink alicorn reloading at incomprehensible speeds, ensuring the highest firing-rate possible.
In spite of her efforts, things look hopeless as a few ponies in the crowd start pushing others into causing trouble. The Princess and her steady aim ensures that within minutes, most of the players and a decent portion of the crowd had been hit. However, tensions were still rising. She switches up her aim and targets those who look to be the most trouble. One. Two. Three. Four. The rounds keep coming, and certain portions of the crowd become visibly calmed.
A few rounds later and Cadance ceases fire. The crowd is still tense, but not as aggressive as before. Cadance picks her scouter up and puts it back on. "Hey. Sorry I didn't talk much through all of that, but I should explain. Whilst my powers and weapons are strong, I can't force ponies to love and tolerate one another - that's ultimately up to them. I stopped firing because I feel I've done enough to stop this spilling over. The crowd seems more manageable and the stewards should be able to do their job of kicking out the troublemakers."
The Princess begins to dismantle the rifle, pulling her cleaning kit from the case. "We'll finish up here and head out of Canterlot. We've got so many places to explore, yet we've barely gotten out of the back yard." Cadance explains as she looks down the barrel of the disassembled rifle to inspect its cleanliness. "These things are a pain to clean; the love powder gets everywhere, making the shaft all white and sticky. I wouldn't recommend eating it, either. I did that once by accident - had the taste in my mouth for days."