//------------------------------// // MLAABQ Gaiden: A Pop Culture Reference // Story: Short Flights And Failed Takeoffs // by Snakeskin Ducttape //------------------------------// Princess Luna landed outside the entrance to the mines "belonging" to the Diamond Dog pack currently situated in the outskirts of the Everfree Forest, and walked down into the mines with determined steps. These days she was often glad that her sister held the supreme executive power in Equestria. Her thousand year stint on the moon hadn't done as much to quench Luna's impulsive side as one might think. Of course her sister was right, their new friend from Terra, Gabrielle Desrochers, had been abducted by this pack, but it would seem like the rogue action of one thoughtless individual. The pack as a whole shouldn't be punished. Still, she couldn't quite mask the anger on her face. The Dogs yelped and scurried out of her way as she made her way through the dark halls with determined steps. She reached the Alpha's chamber and opened the door without invitation. The alpha was discussing something with a pair of Diamond Dog mares. She stopped herself from simply barking the demand for an explanation, and instead addressed the mares in the correct ways that Diamond Dog mares should be addressed, but in a way that brooked no argument. This was between her and the Alpha. "Bitches, leave!"