//------------------------------// // Duel 5-Midnight Robbery // Story: It's Time to Duel! // by thisissparta789789 //------------------------------// September 12, 2015 Fluttershy stayed up most of Friday night. Now, it was 12:44 A.M., and she was talking to Twilight on her phone. As she did, she heard a door being violently opened. She quickly looked up as her parents got up to see what was going on. As her dad walked down, he said, "Who's over here?!" Then, more shouting was heard, and a struggle took place. Fluttershy quickly hid in a bathroom as she heard the struggle continue. She said to herself as she cowered in the closet of the bathroom, "Please go away, please go away, please go away..." She quickly got her phone out and texted Twilight, "HELP ME THERE ARE BURGLARS" Twilight, back at her house, was confused. She texted back, "what?" "HELP ME CALL THE POLICE" "call them yourself. I'll be down there" Twilight then got up and yelled to Spike, "Spike, watch the house for me! I have to go somewhere for an emergency." Spike tiredly got up from his bed and groggily said, "Okay... Have fun..." He then fell back onto his bed and fell asleep. Twilight hurriedly got dressed and ran out of the library to grab her car, which had been given to her by Celestia as a gift when she moved to Ponyville. As she got on, she thought to herself, "Fluttershy, please hold on. Help is on the way." Back at Fluttershy's house, 3 burglars had knocked both of Fluttershy's parents out. The leader of them said, "Let's see what these guys got." Then, one of the burglars suddenly came running in from another room, screaming, "There's animals in there! A bear almost attacked me!" As he came out, a giant bear did indeed follow him. The leader said, "Everyone, get back!" He then drew his pistol and aimed it at the bear. Fluttershy, upstairs, was startled by the sudden gunshot from downstairs. She began crying as she thought to herself, "Oh no, they have guns! Who did they shoot? My mom? My dad? One of the animals?" To make matters worse, in her fear and anxiety, she had forgotten to call for help from the police. About 10 minutes later, Twilight arrived. While she was biking to Fluttershy's house, she called the police halfway through her trip. However, due to the distances involved and the fact that the police were tied up at a bad car accident on the other side of town, it would be a while before they would arrive at Fluttershy's rural house. She quickly got out and ran up to some bushes near the front to hide. She then looked down at her puzzle and said to it, "I hope you give me luck. I need to help her." Suddenly, the puzzle glowed again, and Twilight stood up. She calmly walked over to the front door of the house and knocked. The 3 robbers quickly looked at the front door from the inside. The ringleader said, "Don't just stand there. One of you, open it." Another robber quietly walked up to the door and then flung it open, pointing his gun at Twilight. She said, "Well, well, well, I see you have made yourselves welcome at my friend's house." The robber said, "Who the hell are you?" "Just a friend, nothing more." She then pulled out a weird cylindrical toy from her bag. "Since you seem to be ransacking this place, how about we play a game? If you win, you get to take my life and the lives of everyone else in this house. If I win, a punishment beyond comprehension will await all 3 of you." The ringleader said, "Why should we play your game?" "If you don't play, I will call the cops on you 3." Twilight then smirked. "Ugh... Fine. We'll play. What's that toy of yours?" She then placed it on the ground. "It's called a Sound Pierrot. It dances when it detects one of the players making a sound. It's kind of like a jack in the box. Whichever group makes a sound first loses." She then laughed and said, "Game Start!" She then bent down and turned the toy on. The 4 of them stood in place quietly, all anticipating the first person to make a sound. As time wore on, the ringleader began to grow impatient. "C'mon," he thought to himself. "Somebody make a God damn sound already!" Then, he had an idea. "I got it! I'll just shoot this girl, and the game won't matter." He then aimed his gun at Twilight and cocked it, setting off the Pierrot. "It doesn't matter if I lose this game! You will still die!" He then fired a shot at Twilight's head. Suddenly, the sound of a bullet hitting something echoed, and the 3 robbers stood in shock at what was in front of Twilight as she said, "No, I won't. You lose." Her puzzle and her horn glowed as the compressed bullet hovered in mid air. Then, the bullet dropped to the floor. The ringleader said, "What the hell are you?!" Twilight then pointed at the 3 robbers and said, "Penalty Game!" One of the robbers screamed, "It's all a lie! It's all a lie! It's all a lie! All of it!" He then cackled maniacally as the other 2 robbers began going mad as well, chanting and talking to themselves. Then, in unison, the 3 of them put their guns to their heads, said, "All is lost," and shot themselves. Twilight said, "There just was no redeeming for any of you. The only thing I could do was end your pathetic lives. Game Over!" Suddenly, she glowed and changed back to normal as the police approached the house. Nightmare Moon sat at a roundtable with 4 other people in a dark room. It was clear this would be a meeting off the record. She said to them, "Open the files in front of you and take a good, hard look at your targets." The 4 others sitting at the table were: 1. Cloud Tail, Nightmare Moon's apprentice, 17 years old, Pegasus. High-ranked Capsule Monster Chess player and Duel Monsters player. 2. Ivory Spark, 20 years old, Unicorn. High-ranked Duel Monsters player. 3. Lila Love, 19 years old, regular. Fashion model from the Lunar Republic. Ivory Spark's girlfriend. High-ranked Duel Monsters player. 4. Aqua Lilly, 27 years old, regular. Executive for the Luna Corporation. Master of gaming. Nightmare Moon then continued, "Lila Love, you will target Twilight first. I will leave the secondary targets to your choice." Lila Love then replied, "Yes, Master. I'll be sure to test the waters." "Excellent. The Four Horsemen of Death are now in operation. You are all to keep this a secret. Nobody is to know of this meeting. We must keep this under wraps so Celestia doesn't destroy us. Lila Love, may I give you a suggestion on a secondary target?" "Of course, Master." "There's a flying competition in Ponyville that at least one secondary target is participating in tomorrow. Disguise yourself amongst the spectators and kidnap that Rainbow Dash girl that Twilight knows. If you see any other secondaries, be sure to nab them too. You will lead Twilight right to yourself." "Yes, Master. They won't know what hit them. I can easily get my hands on knockout drugs and spike one of Rainbow Dash's drink after the competition. Once she's out cold, I'll nab her. It's foolproof."