Rainbow Dash lives an exciting life and is swiftly becoming the most daring, awesome pegasus in all of Equestria. She would gladly give it all up, though, just to confess her love to Applejack.
"Finish him!" Flam shouted above the ensuing melee as the platform rocked and rocked underneath. "Finish that fuddyduddy, already!"
"He's almost down for the count!" Flim added, reloading their gatling gun and swiveling it to face the stumbling Red Rook. "Light him up, my little ponies!"
The air filled with the screams of whizzing bullets. Stu Leaves grunted, limping forward as the hydraulic joints of his mech shattered one after another. Soon, he could only shamble sideways, handicapped by his own weight. Nevertheless—between panting breaths—he summoned the fortitude to knock aside a few more guards as they rushed his figure.
From a distance, Apple Jewell winced. When one bullet grazed Stu's shoulder—filling the air with a splash of crimson—she about shrieked. "Good heavens! Stop this madness at once!" She stumbled forward, stretching a dainty hoof. "Surely the rogue doesn't deserve—"
Flam suddenly rushed in, grasping the Cider Princess' shoulders. "Nope! Best not get too close, my dear! Shindig would never forgive us if a single hair of your precious coat got scalded!"
"But... but..." Apple Jewell blinked, fidgeting. "I reckon I'm perfectly—"
"What kind of brothers would we be if we left you to the whim of dishonored riff-raff?" Flam escorted her far from Flim and the thundering gatling gun. "Now, look away, your Majesty. This is nor for your fair eyes."
The mare's nostrils flared. As she was rushed towards the sidelines, she passed by the guards who were dragging off Gustave, Mulia, Joe, and a certain chaperone. Glancing briefly aside, Apple Jewell took a deep breath... and collapsed. "Ohh! Oh dear!" She chest-planted in the rubble, almost ruining her silken gown. "My heels!"
"Criminy!" Flam stammered above the noise of bullet fire.
"I... I-I can't move!" Apple Jewell whimpered. "Oh, what a distressing situation!"
Two of the guards minding the prisoners instantly stopped what they were doing and rushed over to assist. "Your Majesty! Let us help you!"
"Would you?" Apple Jewell sniffled. "Oh, thank you most kindly. I do declare, I am exceptionally fragile today..." As she shivered, her green eyes wandered past the shoulders of Flam and the two other stallions.
A pair of purple eyes blinked back. Epcot smiled. Then, holding her breath—FLASH!—the chaperone morphed into a steam venting sphere. She twirled and twirled and twirled, venting hot air in every direction. Soon, the roped net ensnaring her caught flame, then dissolved to ash. While the guards weren't looking, she shot up into the air and swiftly bolted away from the scene.
Apple Jewell watched. She blinked, then bore a dainty smile.
SMASSSSH!
She, Flam, and the guards spun about, gasping.
"Rrnnnghh!" Stu Leaves formed a crater in the platform with his metal limbs. At last, torn asunder by gatling gun bullets, his suit peeled away all around him. He slumped out of the mech, collapsing hard to the ground as the noise and chaos finally ended.
"Hold your fire!" Flim shouted. Cracking the joints in his neck, the stallion trotted over from the red hot cannon while all the soldiers around him kept their rifles trained. He approached Stu slowly, icily.
Wheezing, the stallion looked up. His pained eyes were glazed with tears.
"I suppose you think that was pretty heroic what you did just now, eh, boyo?" Flim asked.
Stu shuddered. "Whatever happens..." He gritted his teeth. "Promise me you won't hurt Applejack."
Flim stared. He leaned down, his eyes narrow and icy. "...I make no promises for filth." And he bucked Stu upside the head.
"Grkkk!" Stu's eyes rolled back, and he slumped to the floor, drooling blood.
Apple Jewell wretched in the ensuing silence.
"Ahem..." Flam patted her shoulder and escorted her away. "Come, sister dear. We must get you back to the tower."
"But... b-but all he wanted to do..." Apple Jewell cooed as she was led off. "...was be a hero..."
Dreaded silence fell over the plaza. The Cider Princess was led off, as were the three accomplices to the Red Rook.
Overlooking the scene, perched on a shadowed ledge, Epcot pressed herself to the side of a skyscraper. The construct bit her lip, smoothing the folds of her dress back. Taking a deep breath, she turned about, peering deep into the dark canyon alone. Her purple eyes narrowed on one spot apart from the rest. Then, inhaling long and hard, she dove off the ledge.
The mare morphed into a sphere halfway through her plunge, then zipped off for the darkest reach of the ravine.
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Damn. Poor Stu.
Welp, figured we'd definitely be seeing that canyon sooner or later...
It's official, folks. If I didn't hate Flim and Flam before (and trust me, I hate both of those dirtbags with a fiery passion!), I most definitely do now!
Well, at least Best Pony/Construct made it out alright.
...
So how much do you guys wanna bet that Silver Shill breaks out of the outhouse, and one thing leads to another, and Romulus and/or Don Canter's goons show up?
5774932 Definitely later somehow, what with Skirts being Skirts.
This is getting seriously intense, the feels are building. Also, I see Aj's trust cracking, breaking apart now faster and faster and once it breaks, I feel their hold on her will aswell. And seriously I see it's getting to the point of why I love this story, and all of your stories so much. You build these characters up so loveably with fun antics and great personalities, then throw them into the most hopeless, desperate situations. Truthfully not a very original formula, but something about it is. The way you do it is so much different, I've tried to study it but I can't crack the code. For some reason I always feel for your characters so much more than other stories and I love it. As long as you write, I shall read.
This is bad. If Flim and Flam don't promise that they won't hurt Applejack... Then it's a MoralEventHorizon.
5775014 Nah, I think these bastards will probably show up when they return to Ponyville.
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And then maybe Trixie will give them a Great and Powerful Toss of her hair and they'll be blown away... literally, into the distance like Team Rocket and Chrysalis.
Seriously, I hope that happens.
Shit. That was good.
And what rough mare, her hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Philanthropy to be born?
Today must be national feels day or something. Just finished the update for yaerfaerda, only to come to this.
Come on, AJ, wake up and smell the apples! Your friends need you!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m7dizLdsZJw
On phone, will fix later.
Well, that would have been too easy if RD had been able to make off with AppleJack in the first attempt. I wonder how she'll get in to save Applejack again now that Shindig and sons know she's here, and she's cut off from everyone except Epcot.
On the plus side, it seems some doubt has wormed its way into Applejack's mind which might help break Shindig's programming.
Looks like applejack is starting to see the ugly side to the world she's in.
That's the blood red Rook for you.
He was, AJewell. A Big Damn Hero indeed.
... Well. That escalated quickly.
Is he dead? I don't want him dead, crush on AJ or not.
And then there were two.
At least Apple Jewell is being slightly less useful now.
Welp. Stu be dead as hell I reckon. On another note. I do hope applejack gets reverted back to her cowgirl self. This whole Apple Jewel Princess stuff does NOT suit her.
Is... is he dead? The kind of damage mechanics this story and Austraeoh have been using, I don't think a hoof to the head can be lethal, but who even knows.