//------------------------------// // 05: BAR FIGHT! // Story: Vengeance // by Dustchu //------------------------------// Such a nice night eh? CRACK-BOOM Okay maybe not. The sound of both guns blasting echoed throughout the small bar, and everypony stood up out of fear of getting shot, or getting ready for a fight having brought their own guns. However, what they didn't know was that the owner... was blown away. Back in the office Applejack stumbled back when the 30. caliber bullet hit her chest and hit the floor, adding what would be another scar to her collection. Glass Heart however, wasn't so lucky. He took the full brunt of the buckshot, and was sent flying out of his office window and out onto the cold concrete ground. There he sputtered his last breath, and slowly bled out as the life left his eyes. Ah killed him! She thought to herself... sure that wasn't her first kill, but it was the first she had done when she wasn't angry beyond all belief. She looked down at her gun, the barrels were smoking and when she placed her hoof against it, it felt hot to the touch. Dadgum. "That bitch must have taken out da boss!" Somepony from outside yelled, prompting Applejack to doubletake at the door leading out into the bar. "Horseapples!" -ooo000=+=000ooo- Vengeance A story of loss, redemption, and pure unfiltered hate. Written by: Dustchu. Cover Art by: Sipioc MLP:FIM belongs to Hasbro and Lauren Faust. I own only my OC's and certain elements. -ooo000=+=000ooo- "Kill that bitch!" A pony guard cried, one of the Bicardi thugs hired to protect the bar. He leapt behind a table and overturned it as AJ kicked opened the door and took cover behind the bar counter, where the bartender was holding a pump action shotgun in his hooves. The bartender took one look at AJ and groaned. "You're th' one causing dis ruckus?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at her as she reloaded her shotgun. Applejack wasn't exactly well informed on the basics of reloading and of course, she was having trouble. She looked up, frowned slightly and said. "Its mah business, not yours." She said, finally opening the breech of her shotgun making the shells fly out, hitting her chest. Reaching into her saddlebag she pulled out two fresh ones and loaded them up before closing the breech. "Hey bartender, why don't you shoot that bitch already!?" Another pony yelled, holding an uzi in his magic. The bartender growled under his breath. "Ah told ya before Ah ain't doing ya dirty work, ya damn Bicardi plotheads!" He yelled back, pumping his shotgun and standing up before taking aim. "Ah'm sick of your shit!" Without another word he pulled the trigger, sending a spray of lead towards one of the tables and taking off a good chunk of it in one shot, as well as blowing off the ear of an unfortunate pony behind it. "Gah!" the pony cried as he clutched the remains of his ear. "You asshole!" Applejack wasn't sure if she should be grateful he didn't shoot her, or if she should be thankful for the support. Shaking her head AJ peered out from behind her cover. Alright, Ah have ta deal with these ponies before Ah can git! Standing up she aimed her double barrel at the first target she saw and fired, both barrels discharged at once and nearly made her wrist snap. Celestia damn it! She thought mentally as she ducked back down, shaking her hoof. Both of her shots had luckily taken out one of the other stallions, his head now full of buckshot. He crumpled to the ground in a heap, blood rapidly pooling on the floor as his gun slipped out of his hoof. His partner, probably the only mare aside from AJ in the bar, clutched her gun in her hoof, a small auto pistol. "You, you killed him!" The mare cried, standing up and peppering the bar with bullets with an angry glare. "I'll kill you!" Shit! AJ cursed, trying to reload her gun in vain. Her hooves shook, her body overcome with tremors as she reached for more shells. Come on AJ, ya need ta toughen up! What would Pa say in a situation like this? Now AJ... you got any cider? Applejack heard her father's voice question. She facehoofed. Really pa? "Get yer head in the game kid!" The bartender shook AJ's shoulder, ducking as stray glass rained down on them from the bar's supply of alcohol. "We got thugs ta kill!" He told her as he stood up and took another shot, missing and destroying a seat. "Luna's tits!" He's right! AJ finally got her head on straight and reloaded her shotgun, putting in two more shells and standing up out of cover. She could feel time slow down as she spotted the mare from before, the mare was walking towards her on her hind hooves, holding her gun sideways and letting loose a spray of bullets at the bar. AJ took aim, and once more she fired, the first blast took half her arm off, while the second hit her in the chest sending her flying backwards with a cry of pain. Only two left! CRACK-BOOM Okay, one left. AJ remarked, watching as a pony was taken down by the bartender with a shot. The last pony, seeing he was on his own, shot several bullets towards the two behind the bar as he ran out towards the door. "Buck you both!" He yelled, running out into the night laden streets. Both bartender and Applejack were left alone, holes sizzled and blood pooled in the bar. The smell of gunpowder was heavy, along with iron, and something resembling urine and beer. Applejack looked over at the bartender, noticing him reloading his shotgun. "Serves em right for messin' up mah bah, damn Bicardi famlah." He looked over at AJ and hefted his shotgun up over his shoulder. "Ya ain't gunna cause me any trouble are ya?" She coughed and holstered his gun. "No, Ah'll get outta ya hair." She said, trotting around the bar and heading for the back door. "Sorry about your bar." He waved a hoof. "They had it comin' for a while now, extorting all mah profits and smuggling things in like guns and drugs." He shook his head, holstering his own gun and slinging it over his back. "Ah'm leavin' to, need to get out before the Bicardi famlah decides ta cut their losses with me." The bartender trotted out to the front door. "See ya later kid, give em Tartarus." He said before leaving, trotting out into the night. Applejack watched him go before leaving herself. I cleaned out the bar of the thugs, and killed Glass... maybe his office has something Ah can use? She quickly galloped back to the office, and started looking around. AJ rooted though the desks and cabinets, only finding several useless documents and knick knacks. But then as she looked down at the desk, she came across a locked drawer. "Ah wonder..." Looking around she found Glass's pistol lying on the ground, picking it up she aimed at the lock, and shot it open. The wood splintered and fell to the ground, and the lock was broken but could now be opened. Placing the pistol aside and opening it she found a folder inside and lifted it up, she was going to open it but heard someponies walking into the bar. "Alright, check the place, and find Glass!" Somepony yelled. Damn it! AJ tucked the file away and jumped out the window, landing next to Glass's body and running down the alleyway. Time to get home. She told herself, disappearing into the night.