Manehatten:
Back on the streets below, Cadence watched as several more bolts of crimson lightning flashed in the clouds above, the police having already set up a perimeter and cordoned off the area around the building. However, just as quickly as it had begun, the red lightning almost immediately stopped.
“What do you figure that was all about, Detective?” the yellow pegasus by her side asked as they waited with baited breath.
“I haven’t the slightest clue...” the detective said as she observed the rubble, more specifically the piece with claw marks in it. “All I know is that something strange is happening at Sunset Enterprises.” Cadance straightened up and stormed towards the building. “...and I intend to find out what…”
Back at the castle, the group was slowly recovering from their first battle in over a thousand years. Twilight was still unconscious in the yellow Ponygoyle’s arms, who was slowly stroking her leader’s mane. The cyan one was stretching her wings, grumbling about ‘feeling sore in all the wrong places.’ The white Ponygoyle was resting after suppressing so much dark magic, though she seemed to be more concerned about how filthy her scales had gotten during the battle. Their orange sister was looking over the damage done to the castle with disappointment.
“Those filthy varmints are gonna pay for this, ” she muttered under her breath as picked up some of the rubble, before crushing it with her claws. “Nopony wrecks mah home an’ gets away with it!”
“Things sure have changed in a thousand years,” the pink one stated as she brushed more dust and rocks out of her mane. “I’ve never seen weapons like the ones they were using.”
“A new type of magic, obviously,” the white one responded as she carefully picked at the dirt on her scales. “And that creature that carried them off… a dragon, maybe?”
“Ah doubt it,” the orange one put in as she approached the two. “Ah don’t know much about dragons, but Ah’m pretty sure they ain’t hollow on the inside...” she stated, having got a good look at the contraption that carried their enemies away. “It was more like a carriage made for the sky...”
“We can find out whatever that thing was later.” the rainbow-maned one said as she looked down at the yellow one, who was still holding the unconscious Twilight. “How’s she doing?”
“Still asleep, but she’s okay” she whispered as she she continued to stroke her hair. “She used up a lot of her energy with that magic burst.”
“So, even Ponygoyles can undergo magic bursts?” Fancy Pants asked as he approached the group, warily avoiding the rubble. ‘Such raw power… fascinating.’ If he could find a way to convince Twilight to ‘share’ that power, it could be a tremendous boon to his business. Of course, that was a plan for a later date. For now, he would let the Ponygoyles recover. 'They’ll have to be at full strength for what I have planned for them.'
Downstairs, Detective Cadence was currently questioning John about the events that had transpired on the top floor, which was the fault of one of the newly installed generator exploding. At least, that’s what John was telling her. Not that she believed him.
“As I said before, an exploding generator was the cause of—” John tried to explain, but was cut off.
“And I’m telling you that I, along with several other cops, heard weapons firing up there!” Cadence snapped, her patience wearing thin. “So either you let me look this place over, or I can come back with a warrant and a lot more cops. Your call.”
John sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. ‘I’d say I don’t get paid enough for this, but my pay is more than most politicians can hope for.’ “Very well. One moment please.” He quickly pulled out his communicator.
Back on the top floor, Twilight groaned as she tried to steady herself, despite the yellow one’s insistence that she stay off her feet and get more rest. “I… I didn’t hurt anyone this time… did I?” she asked hesitantly, fearing the answer.
“No, but you did come close to ruffling my feathers,” the cyan one joked, flexing her wings. “And you somehow managed to do more damage to the castle than the intruders—OW!” she groaned as she was elbowed in the stomach by the orange one, who was giving her a look telling her to shut up.
“I-I’m so sorry!” Twilight shouted as she enveloped her rainbow-maned sibling in a hug, tears streaming down her cheeks. “All of you, I would never willingly—”
“It’s all right, Twilight,” the cyan one interrupted, gently pulling herself out of the embrace. “We know you wouldn’t. Besides, it’s not like you could’ve hit me with your aim anyway!” She grinned, giving Twilight a playful nudge.
Twilight smirked distractedly. She was about to retort, only to be interrupted by an odd beeping noise. “What is that obnoxious sound?” she called before levitating some rocks and getting into a fighting stance. “Are we under attack again?!”
“Relax, it’s for me,” Fancy stated reassuringly as he pulled out his communicator. “Yes, John, what is it? Uh-huh… I see. Well then, bring her to the top floor. I’ll take it from there.”
“Uh… who is he talking to?” the white Ponygoyle asked in confusion as she watched the Unicorn talk into the strange device.
“Maybe it’s another new type o’ magic?” the orange one speculated.
Twilight looked toward one of the archways leading into their renovated castle. “Hmm….”
“So, Mr. Fancy Pants. What have you got to say for yourself?”
“Whatever do you mean, Detective?”
Cadance sighed and brushed her mane out of her eye. “Please, no more tricks. Your hired hoof here gave me the story he has, but what do you have to say about the ruckus we all heard in the streets?”
Fancy Pants turned and gestured for Cadance to follow. As they walked through the hallways of the castle, Fancy explain. “John knows his job. It keeps him safe as much as it does me. The truth of the matter is that an armed force was sent to steal some of our newest technology. Fortunately, my ponies were able to repel the invaders.”
“‘Repel the invaders?’” Cadance repeated like it was a joke. “You’re a private citizen, Fancy Pants, not Equestria itself.”
Two doors slid open as Fancy activated them. “Detective, I’m in charge of what is likely the most successful corporation in the world, which is bigger than the Badlands, Yakyakistan, and any other international land you care to name combined, save, of course, for Equestria itself.” Cadance followed Fancy Pants through the door and into the ruined courtyard. Smoke rose from pieces of the rubble, but the detective wasn’t interested in the destruction.
“I’m guessing you have permits for the weapons that were fired up here,” the detective said skeptically, hoping to get something out of him.
“Of course.”
Above them, Twilight crouched behind a tower, listening in to what her host was telling the pink pony. ‘What does Fancy Pants have planned?’
In a dark room, a team of ten Wonderbolts kneeled before Spitfire and Soarin, who were standing at attention before their employer. Despite being little more than a silhouetted figure, their body structure was unmistakably that of a female’s. In front of her was none other than the suitcase she’d tasked them to retrieve.
“Mission accomplished,” Spitfire stated as their employer picked up the suitcase, examining it cautiously before opening it slightly. A faint red glow briefly emitted from inside before she closed it immediately.
“So, this is it, hmm?” she inquired
“Y-yes, ma’am,” Spitfire gulped, trying to keep a level head, which was pretty hard to do with two piercing, rose-colored eyes glaring at her. She had a dark, foreboding aura about her, it was as if she was calculating her next move in this situation… five steps in advance. She’d seen this type of pony on the battlefield before, but this woman… she was something completely different.
“I assume there were no complications?” she asked, though she phrased it as more of a statement, as if to say she’d expect nothing less.
“W-well, not exactly...” Soarin answered hesitantly.
She arched a brow. “What do you mean?”
“Well you see… how do I put this?” Soarin began, trying to think of a way to explain the situation without coming off as completely insane. Thankfully, Spitfire did the job for him.
"When we arrived, we were attacked by Fancy Pants’ own hired force, six in total." She explained.
The employer’s gaze didn’t waver. "They must not have been much of a threat if you managed to complete your mission."
"Well, that's the thing. These aren't any ordinary ponies, ma’am," she continued. "They were stronger, and they even managed to take on several of my troops at once. Not only that but…" Spitfire hesitated, not a hundred percent sure how to explain.
The figure leaned forward. "Go on..."
The Wonderbolt Commander sighed. "One of them apparently let loose a magic burst during the fight. The weird thing is, she seems to have complete control over herself—"
"Wait, back up a moment," the figure interrupted. "Let me see if I've got this straight: she had complete control over her magic burst?" She asked in disbelief. Magic bursts were, in fact, common among unicorns who were just getting the hang of their power. However, for someone to have complete control of such a thing was completely unheard of. In fact, it was deemed physically impossible.
"For a certain amount of time, anyway," Spitfire continued. "Shortly after she attacked my men she almost immediately turned her attention toward her own allies as well. I can only assume that her mentality became more unstable the longer her magic burst went on."
The figure stared at the Wonderbolt Commander for a moment, contemplating what she’d just heard. Fancy had been known to be sneaky in their past conflicts, and it was no secret that he always had something to hide. But this was a completely different scenario: someone who could control their magic burst for an extended period of time… To think Fancy had someone like that under his command…
She took a deep breath and regained her composure. "I'll look into this, but in the meantime..." She pressed a button, causing the floor next to her to open up as a circular platform rose up with two briefcases sitting atop it. "Inside you will find your payment for completing your mission."
Spitfire nodded as two of the Wonderbolts grabbed the cases and brought them before her. Upon opening them however...
"Uh, I..."
"Before you ask, no there have not been any mistakes. In those cases is double the amount we agreed on." The figure stated. "You see, we would like to hire you for future missions. Should you choose to work for us you can consider the extra bonus as payment in advance..." She said with a gleam in her eyes.
Spitfire tensed as her subordinates turned to her, waiting for her response. She wasn't exactly sure about this; her employer made her uneasy whenever she was in the same room as her...
As she thought it over, she briefly heard her employer humming to herself… and she could've sworn she saw a shade of green flash across her eyes...
She shook her head for a moment before closing the suitcases. "Very well. We accept."
"Good," the figure smirked. "We'll keep in touch."
Twilight relayed what she had overheard Fancy Pants telling the pink pony to her orange and yellow sisters. “Ah doubt that, whatever he says to her, Fancy Pants won’t spill our secret,” the orange Ponygoyle guessed.
“Oh, I hope not,” the yellow one murmured. “They didn’t seem to like us so much all those years ago. I’m not sure what they’ll think of us now.”
“We mustn’t let such trivial things worry us, sister,” Twilight asserted, laying a calming hand on her shoulder. “Instead, we must concentrate on staying safe and hidden.”
The feather-winged Ponygoyle went on. “I remember that little orange pony, Scootaloo. She was nice. All she wanted to do was get to know us. Maybe,” she added hopefully, “maybe there are curious ponies like her, even today.”
“Ah got nothin’ to say to that, sis,” the orange one replied, claws on her hips. “We’d best lie low for some time, just to get all that excitement off our chests.”
“I-I guess. But maybe... ooh!”
A butterfly flew in through an open window and hovered between the three Ponygoyles. “It’s a Veined Rainboom!” the yellow Ponygoyle squeed delightedly. “Just like the ones from around Horseshoe Bay!”
Twilight squinted at the tiny creature. “I remember the colors being brighter than this. It’s as though dust has magically tainted the butterfly's sheen.”
“Oh!” The yellow Ponygoyle held out a single claw and the Veiend Rainboom settled upon it. “Hello, little guy,” she whispered to it. “How have things been these past thousand years?”
The Rainboom fluttered its wings and coiled its proboscis. Then it flew up and down the hall. “Oh, wait up!” the yellow Ponygoyle called as she flew after it with her sisters following behind her, upon reaching the end of the hall the Rainboom entered a room on the left with the yellow Ponygoyle fluttering after it, only to find herself in a massive library. The room itself seemed to go on forever, thousands of books upon shelves with various letters to reach the higher points as well.
“Wow…”
"Sister, I know the Rainboom is amazing but you can't just-oh my goodness!" Twilight exclaimed as they entered the library. "So many books!" She sounded as her eyes lit up with excitement. Without wasting a second she bolted inside, using her magic to pull various books out of every shelf.
"I think we just found where Twilight's gonna be sleeping..." the orange one whispered as she entered, the yellow one giggled a little a the mental image of Twilight sleeping on a pile of books.
"Don't just stand there, my sisters!" Twilight called out, the two of them looked to see that their sister was already two piles of books in her magic aura, both of them almost twice her size. "We have so much catching up to do! Think of all the history we've missed, the various stories that have been written in all these years!" She stated as she shoved the books into their claws before flying deeper into the library.
"...I think we've made a mistake."
The cyan, white and pink Ponygoyles were getting bored of the rooms, some of which they knew so well already. The white one in particular was extremely put off by the poorly decorated chambers.
“Oh, really now!” she complained. “That’s the fifth room with the exact same carpeting. It’s disgraceful.”
The rainbow-maned Ponygoyle sighed exasperatedly. “You are so picky, sis. Is there anything you can stand in the furnishing?”
“Oh, wouldn’t it be wonderful if the world outside the castle was as beautifully as the treasury?” the white Ponygoyle exclaimed, ignoring the question. “Why, such a sight would certainly be a….. a…. um...”
“A rarity?” the pink Ponygoyle offered, picking the lock on another door.
“A rarity, YES!: Thank you, dear sister, that was just the word I was looking for.”
“No probs. Hey, look!” The pink one shouted as she opened the door to the kitchen. Having never been in the castle kitchen themselves, they could only look around and marvel at the shiny pots, pans and utensils that lay about.
“Wow,” the rainbow-maned Ponygoyle exclaimed, picking up a frying pan and spinning it on a claw. “These are really shiny. What do you think they are?”
The white Ponygoyle bent over to examine the newly-installed stove. “I don’t know. Though I must say the theme is quite tacky.”
“You and your pickiness!”
The two sisters were so busy arguing they didn’t notice their pink sibling slip away to the cold room. She opened the door and felt the freezy chill wash over her, but ignored it when she saw the piles of dairy products and the rows of meat hanging from the ceiling.
“Nailed it!” she hissed with delight. The pink Ponygoyle walked into the cold room and started bundling food into her arms. "Oh the girls are going to be SOOO jealous! Now all their food are belong to me!" The pink Ponygoyle said with excitement as she started eating.
Back in the kitchen, the white Ponygoyle shivered. "Brrr... why does it feel so cold all of a sudden?" She shuddered as she looked around before seeing an open door leading to what appeared to be a frozen cave. "Well that explains it…" She said before using her magic to slam the door shut.
"Hey, you should try these delicious treats!" The blue Ponygoyle shouted as she continued to munch on a pastry that she pulled out of one of the cabinets. "They taste amazing!"
"Oh they can't taste THAT good." The white Ponygoyle said knowing her sister's rather.... strange tastes. She took a pastry and popped it into her mouth.... and instantly her mouth started watering. "More."
"Pardon?" The blue one asked.
"I SAID MORE!"
"OK, OK, geez!" The blue one said as she tossed her a small box full of them. "Pretty tasty though, right? Hey sis, you wanna try-" She called out before looking around and noticing that she was missing. "Where'd our pink sister go?"
"That's odd, she was with us seconds ago… and I don't recall her leaving the room." The white Ponygoyle said as she took a break from eating her new favorite snack. "Sister? Where did you run off to?" She called out.
"I AM WHERE NONE MAY HURT ME!" The pink one shouted from the freezer as she laughed maniacally. "My own... my prrrrrrrecious..... cake." The pink one said greedily as she carefully held a cake in her claws.
"Come on sis, remember what happened with the roast!" The blue one stated that she tried yanking the door open, with no results.
"Also, I'm pretty sure it's as cold as the frozen north in there..." The white Ponygoyle added. "So unless you want to become frozen with your food, I suggest you come out…"
"NEVER! I AM INVINCIBLE NOW! INDESTRUCTIBLE! IMMOR-okay it's getting cold as the ancestor's grave can someone get me out?" The pink one asked now off her power high.
The white Ponygoyle smirked. "That's what I thought…" She chuckled as her blue sister snickered. She waved her hands in an attempt to pull the door open… only for it to remain shut tight. "Oh dear… We may have a little problem…"
"Ya think?" The blue Ponygoyle said as she continued to try and yank the door open.
"Uh... okay guys.... you can let me out now." The pink Ponygoyle said with a hint of fear.
"We're trying!" The blue Ponygoyle stated that she continue to pull while her white sister poured all of her focus into encasing the entire door with her magic and pulling as hard as she could.
"I think it might be stuck!" She shouted, starting to lose focus. "Sister! Try pushing from your end!"
"OKAY!" The Pink one said as she tried... but then something horrible happened... she dropped her cake. "NOOOO! IT WAS TOO SOON!"
"Do you want to become an iceberg or something?!" The blue one shouted as she pulled. "Hurry up and plush!"
"Okay... I will do it... to avenge my fallen food!" She shouted as she pushed... just a bit too hard and sent her sisters flying into a wall.
"OK… Ouch" the blue one groaned as she picked herself up off the floor.
"I think I broke something..." The white one groaned as she pulled herself out of a body-sized imprint on the wall.
“Ehehe... sorry." The pink one blushed.
"I'll assume you three are hungry?" A new voice called out, the trio turned to see John entering the room with the mildly irritated look on his face. "I am here to inform you that Mr. Fancy has prepared a special feast for you and your brethren..." He explained that he looked around the kitchen, observing some of the damage that had been done. "Thankfully he thought ahead before you trashed the kitchen..."
"Yay!" The pink one said exactly as she bolted out of the room, quickly followed by her white and blue sisters.
“ sorry about the mess!" The white one called out. John simply sighed.
In the castle's corridors, a lone figure made its way through the dark halls, silent like a mouse it stuck to the shadows, being wary enough not to be spotted by the cameras.
However at that moment, the elevator doors opened, revealing another intruder.
"Alright Fancy Pants…what are you hiding?" Cadence asked herself with a light chuckle as she carefully walked through the hallway. Just being cautious in case of cameras finding her and getting her in trouble.
The figure arched a brow. ‘Interesting...yet not worth my time…’ It thought as it leaped up onto a stone dragon above the entrance, placing a small orb on its back. ‘But then again, I could always use somepony to scan this place for traps…’
Cadence continued walking and noticed something strange... a camera that was already damaged. Clearly somepony shot it.... and whoever did it was probably still in the castle. She may not like Fancy but she was still a cop and whoever is breaking in was going down.
‘Silly mare thinks she can find me…’ The spy smirked before tossing a small knife down the hall opposite of where Cadence was standing. ‘But I'll be the one leading her where I want her to go…’
"The hell?" Cadence turned down the hallway that she heard something clanking. Slowly she walked down towards it unaware that she was being shadowed by something from above.
“Now, I’ll bet you’re all wondering why I’ve called you here tonight…” the pink one stated as she paced back and forth in front of the long table the clan was feasting at.
“Um, sister… you didn’t call us here...” the yellow one stammered.
“Well, I’ll tell you!” she shouted, cutting the yellow one off as she chewed on her drumstick. “It’s about time we had a meeting about our place in this new world!”
Twilight blinked, registering what she’d just heard. “Wow, sister… that’s actually what I was thinking about earlier—”
“First order of business,” the pink one interrupted, pointing the salami she was munching on at the ceiling. “We need names!”
“Um… why?” the cyan one asked through a mouthful of meat. “We’ve never needed names before...”
“Well, Twilight has one. And besides, how else are ponies going to know what to call us? Just pick us out by our personalities?” she asked before leaping onto the table. “Hey look, it’s the shy one!” She randomly pointed at the yellow Ponygoyle, causing her to hide herself behind her wings. “How ya doin’ over there, tall giant one?” she continued, pointing at the orange one, getting a confused look from her and a snicker from their cyan sister. “Hey, the flat short one is in rare form tonight!” The cyan Ponygoyle stopped snickering and glared. “Hey, how ya doin’, prissy big-boobied one?” she finished, causing their white sibling to spit out her wine with a huge blush adorning her face. Both the orange and cyan Ponygoyles fell over laughing.
Twilight rolled her eyes before clearing her throat. “All right sisters, I suppose we could use names so that the ponies can at least communicate with us normally.”
“Who says we’d want to communicate with them?” the orange one whispered to her cyan sister, who nodded in response.
“Great! And I have just the names for each of us!” the pink one proclaimed as she scarfed down the salami and moved onto the cherry pie she’d kept her tail wrapped around. “From this day forth, I shall be known as… ‘Pinkie’!” she smiled before digging into her pie, splattering mashed cherries all over her face. “Mmmm.... on second thought, make that ‘Pinkie Pie’!”
“Why ‘Pinkie Pie’? ” Twilight asked in curiosity.
“Well, ‘Pinkie’ is what you called me during your magic hissy-fit. And pies are delicious!” she giggle before stuffing the rest of the pie into her mouth. The moment she finished, she brought her attention to the orange one, who was too busy munching on an apple to notice.
"OH! You're Applejack!" Pinkie exclaimed as she slapped the orange one on the back.
This caused her to spit out her apple and give her sister an angry look. "The hayseeds did that name come from?!"
"Well… You really love apples." Pinkie stated like it was the most obvious reason in the world.
"And where exactly did the "Jack" part come from?" She asked in irritation.
"Simple, you tend to jack things up a notch when you're around! duh!" Pinkie quickly said, causing the newly dubbed Applejack to merely snort.
"Are you seriously going to just start randomly naming us like that?" The cyan one asked.
"Oh! Yellow sister is Fluttershy!" Pinkie exclaimed excitedly causing said ponygoyle to emit a small 'eep'. "See? She just did it! She's extremely shy and when she flies it's like she flutters off the ground!"
The cyan one rolled her eyes. "I'm gonna take that as a yes…" She glanced at her white sister before getting a devious smirk on her face. "So, you got one for her?"
The white one paused before she could take a bite out of her salad. "I'm sorry, what?"
"Oh that's simple. She's a rare Ponygoyle! I mean who heard of a pure WHITE Ponygoyle? So she's a ‘Rarity’!"
The newly-dubbed Rarity stared at her for a few seconds. "I'm not sure whether I should feel flattered or offended in someway…"
"Try flattered, please?"
Rarity could only sigh upon hearing her pink sister's pleading tone. "Very well… I shall be the "Rarity" our family..." She said before turning her attention to their rainbow-maned sister. "So what shall we name her?"
The cyan Ponygoyle glared at her. "Hey! Who says I can't come up with the name on my own-mph!" She started to complain, only for Applejack to cover her mouth.
"Now, now, sugarcube. We let her give us all names, it's only fair that you do the same." She said with coy smirk.
"Okay fine...” Groaned the rainbow maned Ponygoyle as she removed her sisters claw. “...what's my name then Pinkie?"
"Hm....” Pinkie mused as she tapped her chin. “…you like speed.... you have a rainbow mane.... OH! How about Rainbow Dash?!"
"Rainbow... Dash…” The cyan Ponygoyle repeated. “It’s just as amazing as I am... I love it!"
Applejack looked stunned at her. "Wait y-you actually LIKE it!?"
Rainbow Dash smirked as she puffed out her chest with pride. "Of course I do! It's fast, it rolls off the tongue easily, and it basically tells others just how amazing I am, it's perfect!" Before an argument could spark all on the Ponygoyles present heard some hoof steps
“Did anypony else hear that?” Fluttershy asked, looking around as if something was about to jump out at her.
"Sounds like we have an uninvited guest..." Twilight growled as she got up. "Maybe one of the intruders from earlier decided to stick around…"
Pinkie jumped off the table. "Oh! I love visitors! Can I scare them off this time? Please?!"
Twilight shook her head. "I think it would be safer if we both went, for all we know there could be more than one…"
"Aw, you're no fun Sparky." Pinkie pouted.
"...let's just go..." Twilight groaned, ignoring the rest of the group snickering at her new nickname.
“Don't tell me this is where the sparkly vampires show up and Nightmare Moon comes to eat me...” Cadence mused to herself as she searched the dark corridor. “Faust knows I could use a good laugh right about now.”
“Y’know for a spy, you sure do talk to yourself a lot,” came a voice from beside her. Cadence quickly turned to see an upside-down pink face smiling at her. “Hi!”
“Gaaah!” the Unicorn gasped in horror as she drew her gun, only to have it snatched away by a lavender aura.
“I’d advise you not to aim that at my sister.” Twilight growled as she crushed the gun in her magic grip.
“W-W-What the hell?!” Cadence shouted as she backed away in fear, only to find her back against the wall.
“Sooo,” Pinkie began as she dropped down from the ceiling before strolling up to the pink Unicorn with a wide smile. “What are you doing in our ho-”
*ZZZZAP!*
“GIGIGIZUUUK!” She squealed as she felt several volts of electricity coursing through her body, her wings sprang out as her hair became ever more poofy than usual.
Enraged, Twilight glared at the unicorn, who was holding an odd device that had wires coming out of it and leading to Pinkie's chest area, and immediately pinned her to the wall. "You will PAY for that!!" She snarled as her eyes glowed menacingly.
"Wow! That tickled!" Pinkie giggled as she pulled the wires off her and... handed it back to her? "Do it again!"
'What in Equestria are these things?!' The unicorn thought to herself as she struggled to break free. Her horn glowed, immediately releasing a blinding light that took up the entire room.
"AAGH! MY EYES!!!" Twilight screamed, letting go of Cadence to cover them. The unicorn quickly darted out of the corridor and into the courtyard.
"IT'S LIKE WALKING IN ON BLUEBLOOD NAKED! MINUS THE MENTAL SCARS!!" She heard Pinkie screaming behind her. Smirking the unicorn quickly tried leaving the way she came in but instead was surprised to see the lavender Ponygoyle from earlier actually teleport in front of her
“And just where do you think you’re going?”
"Away from you freakshows!" Cadence snapped as she quickly whipped out her backup pistol. Growling Twilight’s hand glowed and a moment later blasted a magic bolt from her hand and straight at Cadence, blasting the pistol right out of her hands. However the bolt was also more powerful than Twilight intended as it also blasted Cadence… and sent her over the edge of the castle.
"Uh... Sparky, I thought we were gonna catch her, not kill her..." Pinkie stated over the sound of the Unicorn screaming as she fell.
Thinking fast, Twilight dived over the edge and shoot down towards the falling unicorn. This wasn’t supposed to happen. She was sure she dialed down the power of the blast but perhaps the bolt was too powerful for this age’s unicorns. “Hold on! I’m coming!” She shouted to Cadence, stretching her arm out towards her. ‘I just need to get a little closer to grab her with my magic...’
Cadence could only scream as fell to her inevitable doom, it was times like this where she wished she’d been born a Pegasus. ‘I can’t die like this! I CAN’T DIE LIKE THIS!’ She mentally screamed as watched the city pavement racing towards her, closing her eyes as she braced herself for the end...
“WOAH!” She yelped as she felt herself being yanked out of the air, upon opening her eyes and looking up she saw that her savior was none other than the creature that pursued her, carrying her via her magic aura. ‘Oh great. Instead of falling to my death I get to be eaten instead.’ She thought as she glared at Ponygoyle.
Twilight merely scoffed and said “Hold still.” before flying back up to the castle. Upon landing back in front of Pinkie she dispelled her aura, letting her down gently. “OK, just take it easy. We have some questions.”
Cadence backed away slowly, wearily eyeing the two in case they tried to attack her again. “...and why in Equestria should I answer to you?”
“Well… considering the fact that Twilight here just saved your life, I think you kind of owe her...” Pinkie stated, nonchalantly munching on a drumstick that she pulled from… somewhere.
“Yes she did save me… after blasting me over the edge!” Cadence snapped as her horn began to glow once more.
“Ungrateful foal!” Twilight roared, her own eyes glowing as she bared her fangs and spread her wings, expressing her intimidating air. “Perhaps you’d prefer it if I let you fall to your doom!”
“Hey, hey, hey!” Pinkie shouted, getting between the two. “Let’s not start something that’ll end with someone getting thrown off the castle again!” She said before turning to face Twilight. “Sparky, aren’t you the one who wants normal ponies to coexist with our kind? Since we’re in a different era altogether shouldn’t we make a good first impression?”
Twilight stared at Pinkie in surprise, what she said… was pretty much spot on. “Pinkie...thats has to be the most profound thing I’ve heard you say...”
“Wait, wait, wait!” Cadence called out, getting their attention.” What do you mean ''Your kind''? You mean there's more of you?”
“Barely…” Twilight stated as she approached the Unicorn, causing her to take a few steps back. “Now, I’ll ask once more, what are you doing here?”
“And don’t worry, I’ll make she doesn’t blast you off the building this time!” Pinkie added cheerfully, ignoring her lavender sister’s glare.
Cadence gulped, glancing over her shoulder. It was either answer her or fall over the edge again, and she doubted the creatures would be willing to save a second time. “A-Alright...I’ll talk...”
Not too far off, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy emerged from the hallway… with Applejack and Rainbow Dash covered in food.
“You two just couldn’t resist, could you?” Rarity groaned as she stretched her wings. “Honestly, you both made a fine mess of that kitchen...” She said while glaring to the two.
Fluttershy couldn’t help but giggle at Rainbow, who groaned as she picked the fruits and meat out of her mane. “AJ started it!”
As the two started to argue, Fluttershy noticed something and turned to her sister “Um girls?” Fluttershy mumbled, but was ignored.
“Oh please! You were the one who smacked me with a steak!” AJ snapped.
RD got dangerously close to her face. “Hey, maybe next time you’ll watch your mouth before calling me a-”
“Sisters look!” Rarity called out, getting their attention. “Twilight and Pinkie are talking to that pony!” She exclaimed as she spread her wings and soared towards them with her sisters following.
“And what exactly does a ''de-tec-tive'' do?” Twilight asked
“W-Well it’s quite simple. When somepony does something wrong, I find out who and arrest them.” She explained, still somewhat shocked by the these creatures existence.
"Ooooh! That sounds so cool!" Pinkie said with excitement in her voice. "Can I be one when I grow up Twilight?"
"Pinkie you've already grown up." Twilight deadpanned.
“Trust me, it takes a lot to get the position I have…” Cadence stated before turning her attention to the lavender Ponygoyle. “Now for my question…who-no-what are you?”
"Well obviously we're just your average Ponygoyles!" Pinkie said with a giant smile on her face. Twilight just face palmed.
Cadence took a moment to register what she just head, and then another to make sure she hadn't misheard, and then another to make sure the two weren't messing with her. “I-but-you-how...You two are Ponygoyles? Those… that’s… impossible! Those are just myths!”
"Really? I'm right here in front of you and you call me fiction?" Twilight asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Not mention this ‘myth’ just saved your life.” Pinkie coyly added as she popped up behind her, startling the Unicorn.
“Ok, s-so you mentioned “your kind” earlier…” Cadence recounted. “...does that mean there are more of you?”
“Heck yeah there are!” A voice from above called out, looking up Cadence saw a cyan Ponygoyle descending m upon her.
"GAH!" The Detective shouted as the cyan Ponygoyle landed.
"HA! Got a screamer here girls!" Rainbow chuckled.
"Now Rainbow, be nice..." Fluttershy said as she landed next to her. "Twilight, who is this? I mean, she's obviously not a threat if you're not bothering to fight her..."
"One of Fancy's associates perhaps?" Rarity added as she hovered around the Unicorn.
"Oh please. You won't catch me DEAD working with Fancy." Cadence said with disgust in her voice. "He acts like he owns the world but he doesn't own the police force yet."
"Police force?" Rainbow asked.
"It's their Royal Guard Rainbow." Twilight told her.
“However, that still doesn't explain what you're doing here…” She added, narrowing her eyes a bit.
“She's right…” Applejack chimed in. “You say you don't work with Fancy Pants, yet yer in our castle. Care to explain that?”
“Yeah!” Rainbow snapped, getting up close and in her face. “Are you a SPY?!”
"What?! No, I'm a detective. I... oh come on I explained this to one of you already!" Cadence groaned as she pulled out some pepper spray and sprayed her right in the face.
“AHHH! MY EYES!!” Rainbow screamed, covering her eyes. “DEAR FUASTICORN THAT STINGS!!”
“That wasn't necessary!” Twilight snarled as she immediately snatched the object out of her grasp and crushed it.
“Teach your friend to respect personal space then!” Cadence snapped.
“ENOUGH!” Pinkie shouted, popping up between them.
"Wait where did you-" Cadence started before Pinkie turned to Twilight.
“Don't ask, she just does that…”
“Twilight, calm down.” She started, gesturing to her leader and friend. “Cadence, explain what you're doing here. Fluttershy, get Rainbow some water for her eyes…”
“MY EYES FEEL LIKE THEY’RE ON FIRE!”
"Oh dear..." Fluttershy mumbled as she quickly grabbed Rainbow and flew off.
“Now then...where were we?” Twilight snarled, glaring at the Detective. “Why are you in our castle if you don't work for Fancy Pants?”
“I'm making sure nothing life-threatening is up here.” She explained, trying to give a legitimate answer without outright lying to them. “A lot of debris fell on the street below and nearly killed a lot of ponies.”
"Oh... yeah that uh.... might have been us." Twilight said with a nervous chuckle.
"Wait some ponies nearly died cause of us?" Applejack asked with a bit of concern. "Oh... oh Ah need a moment."
Cadence’s eyes widened. “What do you mean "that was you"?!” She asked in disbelief. "Just what the heck were you doing up here to begin with!? That matter, where did you even come from?!”
“It's a very, VERY Long and complicated story…” Rarity said as she comforted Applejack.
“One that we're going to have to explain tomorrow…” Pinkie added, gesturing toward the horizon. The entire looked and sure enough, the sun was beginning to rise.
"Right." Twilight said as she leaped up to her spot.
"Wait, what do you mean?" Cadence asked in confusion as Fluttershy and Rainbow returned(with Rainbow glaring daggers at her).
"We'll continue our conversation tomorrow night." Twilight stated firmly as her fellow sisters leaped onto their own pedestals. "Until then I suggest you leave... but do not return here..." She said before looking down over the edge and pointing at one of the buildings. "Meet us at the top of that tower.”
Cadence looked in the direction she'd specified and saw a standard building with a blank billboard at the top.
"Okay but why-" Before Cadence could finish the sun came up and saw an astounding sight. The Ponygoyles slowly became covered in stone and became no different from the statues she saw on Cathedrals. Each one posed in a different pose. "Huh.... well that's something you don't see everyday."
‘No… you certainly don't…’ The lone figure smirked as it watched the Unicorn leave before glancing back at the statues that were once flesh and blood. ‘My superiors will want to hear about this…’ Without wasting a second she quickly darted into the dark hallway opposite from where Cadence entered. ‘Things are about to get very interesting around here..’