The Worst of All Possible Worlds

by TheTimeSword

World 6: Chapter 12

“Don’t say it. Don’t you say it!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed, holding a hoof to Sunset.

“Fluttershy was right,” Sunset replied.

With a furious growl leaping from her throat, Rainbow Dash threw her hooves in the air. “Why is it you princesses never do as you’re told?” Pacing in front of the stony home, the pegasus let out a snarl, glaring heavily at the alicorn. In the moonlight, Sunset could see the few beads of sweat still dripping from the rainbow mane. She went as fast as possible. For us.

“Pinkie already inside?”

“Yeah. Talking with her family.”

“Why are you out here?”

“Because it’s her family. I got her here. It’s her job to see the follow through.”

“You’re trusting Pinkie on that?” Sunset squinted.

“No. You trusted Pinkie with that.”

“But I gave you the design.”

Rainbow Dash shrugged, eventually succumbing to her own laziness. She sat on her rump, forelegs behind her neck, leaning on the home near the front door. “Then I guess we’re both in Pinkie’s hooves. If she can’t convince her sister to do it—or if her sister just can’t do it—then we better find somepony who can. If Flim and Flam happen to ask those lizards, they’ll find out what we’re after.”

“There’s a list of people who know. The architect, Mayor Mare, Princess Ember, Sunburst. It’s why we don’t have time to waste.” Sunset’s eyes shot to the sky, the moon only just starting its rise. “It’s also why I’m letting Applejack and Apple Bloom sort the schematics for the vault. It’s why I let you and Pinkie manage this while I was over there.”

Pointing at the sacks of gems Sunset had brought, Rainbow Dash said, “You’ve got faith in Pinkie’s sister, huh?”

They took down an obelisk together. They broke Princess Cadance from her crystal prison. I just wrote about it in my journal for The Crystal War. How smart and kind Maud Pie was to aid in getting Pinkie’s Element. She’ll be doing it again if she can get this done. Her unrest grew quick, forcing a knock to the door of the Pie household.

To her surprise, a flat-maned Pinkie Pie answered. Behind her, sitting at their dining room table, was the entirety of the Pie family. “Pinkie? It’s Sunset.”

“Come in, Sunset,” Pinkie said in a quiet voice. Sunset? Not Princess Sunset Shimmer?

“So, thou thine princess,” the only stallion at the table greeted as he rose. “I’d like to favor thou for bringing thy little girl home.” He trotted around to stand in front of her, sticking out his light brown hoof to shake. “She’s been lost for so long, I almost gave up hope on never seeing her again.” The way he spoke resembled the same monotone, dry voice as Maud Pie, yet his vernacular suited something from a Hearth’s Warming play.

Refusing the shake, Sunset stared at the father. “I’m s-sorry, I think I’m not understanding you right. Did Pinkie not explain what we need?”

“Yes, she explained her fascination with paper. We were all impressed with her ability to draw, I suppose it comes with her strange cutie mark,” he remarked, his face of stone, showing no impression. “Of course, we’re rock farmers, not gem farmers, so I assume the city lights and silly notions of Princessland deluded her senses.”

“She explained?” Slack-jawed, Sunset turned to the pink pony. “Pinkie. Pinkie?” Her eyes studied the mare. “Pinkie,” she repeated the name several times, unsure what to make of the situation.

“Don’t worry, she’s always been quiet,” the father stood by his daughter and wrapped a hoof around her. A small smile leapt to her lips, only to falter when she noticed the stare on Sunset. “We’ll have a tighter leash on her to prevent wanderings again. Thou hasn’t an idea how worried we’ve been over the years.” He tightened his grip in a side hug. “She sent postcards, but eventually they ceased altogether.”

Ponyville’s mailing service. “Listen, sir. She’s not here to stay, I need her. She’s my friend.”

“Friends with a princess?” Though his eyebrows shot up to suggest he was surprised, nothing else changed on his face. “Well, we’ve never been to Princessland, nor have we heard of a fourth princess before. Pinkamena Diane Pie, friend of a princess. It brings a tear to my eye.” There were, however, no tears shed.

“I sent her here because she told me her sister, Maud Pie, could recreate the drawing by the exact dimensions. I’ve brought the gems.” She stared at the father, hoping to see some sort of faltering or curiousness. “If she can do it, she can have whatever is left over after making it,” she said, hoping to entice the family.

Maud Pie rose, bringing the parchment to Sunset Shimmer. “What makes you think I can work gems?”

Because I’ve seen you break through Sombra’s crystals. Because I’ve seen Pinkie shatter rocks into pebbles. “Because Pinkie believes in you, and I believe in Pinkie.”

The resolute eyes gazed deep into Sunset, as if to study the words, the movements, and her thoughts. Eventually, the grey mare did speak, but not with words. A small smile creased her cheeks. She then trotted out the door, returning with the two sacks of heavy gems, though she didn’t struggle carrying either. “I can have it done by morning, if Pinkie will help.”

Their father eyed Maud, giving an appreciative nod. “Thou are welcome to stay, princess. I’m certain Pinkie would also like visits from thou as often as possible.”

Even if it meant losing Maud Pie, Sunset couldn’t allow their father’s dictation of the pink mare. “Pinkie can’t stay forever,” she told him, and this time his face gave a surprising reflex. “She can be here till Maud completes the object, but I’ll need her back in Princessland afterward. She has friends there, besides me, and we all need her.” Hugging the mare, Sunset didn’t allow another word from the stallion. “She’s very important to us.”

A sudden poof of hair smacked Sunset in the face. “Princess Sunset Shimmer! I am important? To you? Wowie!” The voice sprang and deafened Sunset’s ears, though she didn’t mind.

Her father showed an expressive annoyance at the sudden outburst. Sunset expected a foul turn for the stallion, yet instead he patted the fluffy mane. “If thou is in charge of her,” he said, his sullen frown turning into the same sort of smile Maud held. “I won’t disallow it. A father must be protective of his flock, though this little bird has the strangest of wings. She still needs to spread them. It will be good to ask of her residence, of Ponyville.”

“I’ll allow her to fill you in on all that,” Sunset said, remembering the fire. Backpedaling to the door, she held a fake smile, waving goodbye. With her magic, she shut the door and turned to the sleeping Rainbow Dash. “Wake up. Time to go.” She tapped the pegasus, then shoved her when it was clear tapping resolved nothing. Neither worked, of course.

The rainbow mare woke upon the blinding light being blared in her eyes. The sudden stares of four ponies around her startled her into falling off the table she laid upon. “Heavy sleeper, huh?” Applejack stated, laughing at the panic of the pegasus. As Rainbow Dash gathered herself, Applejack added, "Guess things are going well."

“How’s the plan going?” Sunset asked, reorganizing the paperwork after Rainbow Dash’s tumble.

“Terrible!” Mr. Barley replied, though Apple Bloom and Applejack held the opposite reaction.

“It’s going to be a lot of work,” corrected the filly. “We’re going to need more than just us four for this. Who is the blue gal?”

Holding onto the table, Rainbow Dash examined the darkened room. Aside from the overhead light, nothing else illuminated the closed area. Shelves of cans and produce lined the walls. “Name’s Rainbow Dash. Where we at?”

“Storage room for the Cheference,” answered Applejack. “You’re in Las Pegasus. Everythin’ went well for that one key?”

“How should I know?” Rainbow rubbed her temple, blinking at the terrible light.

Sunset rolled her eyes. “It’s going. This one is the big one, especially if it needs more than the four of us. Have you three formulated a plan? How many will we need?” All three shrugged their shoulders, surprising Sunset. “Well, what have you been doing?”

“Studyin’ these here designs ain’t easy, Sunset,” Applejack countered, pointing at the line drawings and flipping through each set of maps for the FFGRC. “It’s a massive place. The vault, I was hoping, would’ve been deep underground. It’s not.” She pointed to the top, the nose of the horse head building. “It’s here, and it’s surrounded by the ritziest rooms available. It’s like a museum for the high class, those willin’ to spend hundreds of thousands of bits just for one night!”

“Hundreds of thousands!? My type of crowd!” Rainbow Dash shouted, salivating at the thought of so much money. “Look at these designs!” She smoothed some of the deeper maps, removing creases. “Vent ducts, water piping, and electrical platforms. Elevators! Staircases! They’ve got a layout for every single one!”

“You can read them?” Apple Bloom asked.

“Duh,” snapped Dash. “Who can’t? The pony who made this must’ve been such an egghead. Going through so many steps, they intricately designed their own problems.” Pushing further into the maps, she pointed to the designs of the vault. “They even went into details on every trap blocking their treasure house. Lasers, alarms, even the locking mechanism for sticking those inside!”

Sunset’s eyes narrowed as she searched her thoughts. “Dash… Could you plan this heist?”

“Me? Probably.” She let go of the maps, teetering from side to side. “They’re right, though. We’ll need more than these three. All the bearers will have to be here.”

“I’ll need one to stay behind in Princessland,” Sunset disputed. “Rarity’s doing a good job as an anchor. She can stay there.”

“No, we’ll need her. She’s the only one of us with any of that froufrou nonsense.”

Hurt, Sunset wanted to flex her wings, though the shirt she wore blocked such a showing. “Very well. Twilight, then? She can guard all the keys and combinations while we work on this.”

“No. I’m going to need everyone. Why do you still need an anchor? You’ve got that one guy’s house on lock-down. Does it really strain alicorn magic that much to focus on anything other than a person?” Rainbow Dash argued, staring with a mocking, curious grin.

“After all I’ve been doing? Yeah. It does. I’ve been using my magic all day, nonstop, with no rest. Even as an alicorn, I need sleep.”

“Then go get some. We can work out the plan. Since we’ll need Pinkie, we won’t be able to start it till the morning anyway.”

Sunset tilted her head back to stare deeply at the pegasus. “I thought you were asleep.”

“I’m a light sleeper.” Rainbow shrugged, rolling her shoulders and faking a yawn.

“Why don't I believe that?" Sunset murmured, loud enough to crack a few smiles from the other conspirators. She then sighed. I guess I’ve got no choice. "I’ll be back in the morning, then.”

Saying their goodbyes, Sunset vanished. She expected another explosion of papers upon her arrival, but all the stacks now sat outside, removed by the unicorns. The trio of mares sat at the kitchen table, sipping on whatever drink Rarity served from Charmer’s cabinets. The three keys sat between them, one of paper, one of metal, and one of crystal. Each of them greeted Sunset in their own special way. Rarity, of course, rose and hugged the alicorn, inviting her to sit close beside.

“How’s it going?” Twilight asked. “Did Pinkie’s sister agree?”

“They might have it done by morning if it goes well,” Sunset replied after nodding. “But our job isn’t over. We’re going to break into the vault in Las Pegasus tomorrow morning, after I pick up Pinkie. It’s going to take all of us.”

“All of us?” they asked in unison, surprised by the revelation.

Taking the three keys off the table, Sunset stuffed them into her backpack. “Tomorrow, we’re going to get the Elements of Harmony. We’ll take down Discord and the Flim Flam Brothers all at once.”

“We’re with you, Sunset,” Fluttershy said, and Twilight nodded.

“All together. Just like the bearers of Sunset’s world. As friends,” Rarity stated, staring at Sunset.

“As friends.” Sunset rose from her seat. “And this friend needs a lot of sleep before that happens.” Removing her hat, she pushed down the hall. “Wake me if I’m still asleep too late in the morning.” Closing the bedroom door, she threw the hat down and removed her backpack. “Tomorrow, Discord,” she whispered. “Tomorrow, you’ll be able to send me to Twilight.”

In a hushed tone, the draconequus laughed. “I am eager to see how this all unfolds. You have put much trust in these six.”

“I always will,” she replied as she threw herself onto the bed. The shirt and shorts hung on the edge, eventually falling off as the alicorn tossed and turned in her sleep. She did not dream. Not of golden flowers or dark skies. Not of an indigo gazebo. Her dreamscape was blank, a black, endless void with no imagination. She awoke twice during the night, her own conscious thoughts wondering about what the day would bring. Each time she woke, she covered herself with the blanket and drifted off again, yet still no fresh scent, nor empty sky.

Her mind wandered until the time came for a knock to the door. She knew what it meant, and what surprise she’d have for the bearers of this world. To beat this world’s Discord, I’ve got to do it. She rose, not bothering to dress, and strapped the backpack to her shoulders. “Feels good to go out disguiseless again.” She followed Twilight to the kitchen. “I’ve got to pick up Pinkie Pie first. Is everyone ready?”

As if they hadn't left the table all night, the three stood prepared. “We’re with you,” Fluttershy answered.

Reaching the Pie farmstead, they found Maud Pie finishing the crystal piece, Pinkie asleep on the floor. Wherever the other Pies had gone remained a mystery. However, their kitchen looked like a mine shaft. The table was coated in tiny pickaxes, chisels, and other instruments for shaping gems and rocks. “Is it ready?” Sunset asked, eyeing the phases of apples. “It won’t break if I stick it in my backpack, will it?”

“These are corundum, they’re strong.” As if to show the strength, Maud dropped it to the ground. The piece didn’t shatter. “Just don’t drop a bowling ball on it. If you wanted that, you should’ve brought me pure carbon.” She then held a tiny grin. “Now about my payment."

Sunset repulsed at the thought of paying. "W-what is it you want?"

Maud pointed a hoof to Pinkie. "To make her happy. If you can do that, then that's enough." She paused. "The only other pony I've ever heard her talk so adamantly about is me. She didn't stop talking about you. Her smile is payment enough as it is."

Rushing to the expressionless mare, Sunset embraced the Pie sister in a hug. "Thank you." Releasing and levitating the ornate piece into her backpack, Sunset tightened the strap. “You’re a lifesaver.” She then turned to the sleeping pink pony. “Come on sleepyhead. Time to do the impossible.”

Maud then tapped the table, getting Sunset’s attention. “Keep her safe.”

Helping the exhausted earth pony, Sunset met Maud’s stare. “I’ll do my best, but I can’t Pinkie Promise that.” Turning to the three other bearers who stood in the doorway, she gave a nod. “We’ll all do our best.” With another cast, they disappeared, reappearing in the darkened room of the Cheference. Mr. Barley was nowhere to be seen, only another sleeping duo, drooling atop their hard work. “Girls?”

Applejack and Rainbow Dash snapped awake, though only Applejack wiped her mouth from the saliva. “Sunset? We good to go?” she asked, backhoofing the sleep from her eyes.

“You better be,” Rainbow Dash said, yawning. “Because we are. Plans are already in motion.”

“Shouldn’t we have gone over the plan before you did anything?” Fluttershy chided first.

“Who was even in charge of this plan? Sunset Shimmer was with us,” Twilight added.

Rainbow Dash glanced to Applejack. “Me and Applejack came up with it. It needs the seven of us. Apple Bloom is already out front of the FFGRC, waiting for the signal.”

“FFGRC?” Rarity asked.

“It’s where we’re at now,” Applejack answered. “Let’s go over the plan. Keep your questions till the end.” While she moved paperwork and cleared the space, Rainbow Dash held the main map they used to draw on. Pinning it to a shelf, she set cans on top of the paper to keep it from falling.

“We’re going in as three groups,” started Dash. “Sunset, Rarity, and Fluttershy is group one. Applejack and Twilight are group two. Me and Pinkie are group three. Group one, you’re going straight through to the vault. All you have to do is take the elevator up to the very last floor available. Getting off, guards will stop you. They’ll have to see your authority as a princess, but they won’t allow Rarity and Fluttershy in. You two will have to be disguised as princesses. In fact, you’re going to have to strut your stuff all throughout the FFGRC beforehand, otherwise nopony will recognize you as such.

Meanwhile, Applejack and Twilight are going through the secret path through the ducts. It’s going to be straightforward, all the way until ten levels below the vault where they’ll need to start breaking the girders. Applejack’s got the layout memorized, but she can’t cut through beams or remove screws like a unicorn with magic as her specialty. We're going to make the whole thing fall.” She lifted up the schematic, showing group two’s path. “While they’re making their way through those branches, I’m going to be blowing circuits and cutting wires to the rest of the building. Pinkie, she likes paper, right? Well, she’s going to flood every bathroom in this place with toilet paper.” Her eyes shot to Pinkie. “You can do that, right?”

“Absolutely-positively-undoubtedly!” Pinkie replied with glee.

“Rainbow Dash, this is a lot of work. Why are we doing all this?” Twilight asked as she adjusted her glasses, examining the route.

“The vault—” Rainbow lifted up to the final map of schematics, showing the vault “—is impenetrable. Apple Bloom is outside setting up a smoke screen that’ll go off when the nose hits the ground. The vault itself is on a security system. I cut the power, security system goes on backup power. Pinkie’s flood prevents them from turning back on the power as they might electrocute somepony. Meanwhile, Twilight and Applejack remove the girders beneath the nose will cause it to loosen, break off from the building, crash into Apple Bloom’s position, creating a smoke screen.

“However, there’s two entrances to the vault. One is open, available to those ritzy mares and stallions to view Flim and Flam’s valuables, while the other is what we’re targeting. That first entrance will be on lock-down when the power is out, locking Sunset inside. There’s a third procedure in place, a unit of power inside the vault. It only turns on once the first two safeties are off. From my understanding of these schematics, it’s an internal fire system. It’ll ignite everything in the vault as soon as it’s dropped.”

“Why drop it at all?”

“Dropping it isn’t the issue, it’s just how we’ll cut the secondary power off. When secondary is off, it’s Sunset’s job to open the vault before the fire ignites. It’s on a timer. You have exactly one minute.”

Sunset nodded, understanding her position. “We get one shot at this, huh? What’s Rarity and Fluttershy doing?”

“They’ll be on the outside of the vault. After I cut the electricity, FFGRC special guards from the top ten floors are supposed to rush to protect it, while the ones lower are supposed to rush to investigate the issue. Those special guards can and will get into the vault to get all occupants out. It’s going to be Fluttershy and Rarity’s job to stop them.”

“I don’t usually like getting my hooves dirty,” Fluttershy mentioned. “But we’re past that point.”

“I’ll do whatever I can for Sunset,” added Rarity, giving the alicorn a coy wink. “Though if you wanted costumes, you should have told us before we came here. I’ve got all my supplies back in Princessland.”

“My lil’ sister works here,” Applejack replied. “This place, the Cheference, has all kinds of costumes. Princess included. You two’ll look perfect, trust me.”

Sunset was speechless. They actually did it. They’re working together better than any of the other bearers. This team, we might pull this off. “Then let’s do this.”

“As friends,” Twilight said, placing her hoof in the middle of the table.

“As friends!” Pinkie threw her hoof in, followed by Rarity and Fluttershy.

“What are you four doing?” Rainbow Dash grimaced at them, a stern look across her brow.

“We’re not just a team, Dash,” Applejack said, chuckling. “We’re friends. We’ll have each other’s backs.” Placing her orange hoof in, she shared the moment. “Come on, pal.”

Rainbow Dash grunted in disgust at the thought, yet she threw her hoof in all the same.

“As friends.” Sunset put her hoof on top, and they broke. “Let’s get to work.”

Trailing out of the room, they were met by Mr. Barley who led Rarity and Fluttershy into a costume room, side of the kitchen. Applejack and Twilight waved goodbye to Sunset as they crept out into the gaming area in search of their closet to escape into the maintenance ducts. “Good luck, Princess Sunset Shimmer! Who knew the Flim Flam Brothers would be so right about you?” Pinkie said as she bounced off with Rainbow Dash.

“Right about me? Wonder if she’s talking about my cleverness or evilness,” Sunset mumbled to herself as she waited. That or maybe my ability to convert them. Everything is going surprisingly easy. We’ve just got this last hurtle and we’re there. For some reason, the idea of ease stuck out to her. “Getting Rarity was easy, but Discord planned it that way, didn’t he?” She threw a look over her shoulder at the backpack. “Didn’t you?” she whispered.

The backpack moved, but didn’t respond. The answer as to why came as two alicorns, one yellow, one white, appeared from the restaurant. “A trio of alicorns? I guess if we really wanted to give Celestia, Luna, and Cadance a vacation, we’d have the appropriate attire,” Sunset said, noting the wings on Rarity looked better than the unicorn’s the day they met.

“Who would have guessed my own product would’ve ended up here?” Rarity mentioned, showing the tag to Sunset. “Had I known these were here, I wouldn’t have passed my designs off to Sassy and Suri. These wings would’ve been absolutely perfect for the show!”

“I feel rather silly.” Fluttershy’s horn was held by a slender, transparent string. It barely matched the tint of her fur. “And I don’t know how well I like being without my coat.” She held one foreleg with the other, her brown trench coat no longer strapped to her chest. Keeping her camera, however, she looked like an alicorn on holiday.

“I’ll make you a new one, once we’re done, darling,” Rarity replied. “One with more pockets, maybe even an attachment to keep your hat from blowing away.”

Sunset smiled at the two. “We’re going to need to make a show of ourselves. Let me teleport outside to Apple Bloom, we can make a grand entrance.”

Leaving the Cheference, the morning sun hit them with a humidity that split the ends of Fluttershy’s hair. “Let’s not be out here for long, shall we?” Rarity suggested, her worry of her own hair forcing an anxious expression. “Look, there’s a filly outside. Applejack’s sister?”

“That’s right.” Sunset trotted forward toward the shadow of the FFGRC, the horse head loomed above. Rainbow Dash was on the roof in the last world, now let’s hope her plan can help this world. Passing Apple Bloom, the filly winked as they trotted into the center. The mare behind the counter was not the same as the previous day, allowing Sunset to pass freely into the lobby. Guests all gathered around at the sight, but stallions dressed in black suits recognized the buildup and did their duty to break away the crowd.

Eyeing the second level balcony, a split second of blue blurs rushed into the stairwell. Dash is getting into place. We better hurry, don't want to be outside the vault when the fun starts. Tourists shouted Sunset's name, clamoring for her look and approval, as well as shouting curious questions at the two feigned alicorns at her side. Leading Rarity and Fluttershy to the elevator, two of the shady guards barreled out, almost sprinting into the three. At the sight of Sunset, however, they quickly let them pass. There was a third stallion already in the elevator, and upon their arrival, he asked, “Floor?”

“The very top,” Sunset answered.

An eyebrow stretched from behind his dark sunglasses, barely reaching over the edge. Regardless of his surprise, he did as instructed, hitting the very top button. Up and up they went. Sunset felt her stomach tingle with the movements, the sudden lurch and the slow stopping as they hit the final floor.

Upon opening of the doors, Sunset, Rarity and Fluttershy stepped out into the hall of silk. Open rooms with the most expensive food, artwork, and celebrities gathered within. Of course, it all was blocked by three large stallion in black suits. These three were far larger than any of the others, almost matching Princess Luna’s height. They all stared through their dark glasses down at the trio of alicorns, though their faces held no emotion. “This level is for maximum guest passes. Present your pass,” the middle claimed, holding out a hoof to accept said tickets.

“We’re princesses. We don’t need passes,” Sunset replied, her smugness dripping in every word.

“Prove it.” The stallions to the left and right came forward, readying to escort the trio back down the elevator.

With a flex of her wings and the removal of the sunglasses on the middle stallion, she proved her alicornhood. Placing the glasses on her muzzle, she smiled. “Flim and Flam want me to sign their contract, so I invited a few of my fellow princesses from my home. If they’re impressed with the fine quality of treatment, maybe the three of us will be the newest additions to Princessland.”

Both stallions stopped and looked to the middle for approval. His small eyes did not match the stature, making them look even smaller in their sockets. “We’ll verify that with them. For now, your status checks out. Welcome to the lounge.” The three moved past the guards into the halls, eyeing celebrities who immediately noticed the alicorns.

Some rushed up, wanting autographs and answers for who they were. “Everypony knows of Princess Sunset Shimmer,” one snooty mare yelled to another. “It’s about time we get more like her! A size matching the rest of us! Princesses that the commoners will flood to Princessland for!”

Another trailed close to the trio, daring to ask, "Are you really princesses?"

Sunset looked back to Rarity and Fluttershy. “Yep. These two can answer any questions you’ll have. Pardon me.” Pressing forward, Sunset moved past the crowd and reached the vault. It sat at the end of the long hall, surrounded by lesser artwork and sculptures. Even a thick fountain stood spewing water in front of the entrance—Flim and Flam the obvious designers, as it held their resemblance. The vault was surround by thick, white walls and sturdy glass, the metal door alone was a yard tall and as wide as a cart. Other ponies were inside, examining the better of the treasure available for the rich to view. One more vault door sat on the inner wall.

Scrutinizing the room, Sunset studied the white walls, the treasure on the pedestals, and the ponies who stood inside. No guards in here. A sign above spoke of not touching, and Sunset assumed a lock-down would be procedure if something were to be moved. The few ponies inside marveled at the sight of Sunset, her wings and horn a priceless artifact that rivaled any large gem or stunning painting the vault held.

“When will Princessland open the castle gates again?” one occupant asked.

“Who cares?” Sunset nonchalantly replied. “Hopefully when it’s called Canterlot again. Could you all vacate the vault, please?” Without waiting for a reply, Sunset used her magic to push the guests back onto the hall floor. “And now I wait.” Standing in front of the door, she made sure no pony would enter again. Many of the celebrities and rich ponies trotted close, but she shooed them away with a flick of her hoof and a disinterested look. Then, she went blind.

Comments

[Ocean Waves]

Well, for Applebloom's Dash's 11 we have the main 6, SS, I guess Applebloom and Granny Smith, and technically Discord and the Architect.

Groovy.

[Jordan10110]

Just binged this story and just wanted to let you know I love it.

[Csquared08]

Uh oh spaghettios?

[JustSomeDyslexic]

“The vault-” Rainbow lifted up to the final map of schematics, showing the vault “-is impenetrable. Apple Bloom is outside setting up a smoke screen that’ll go off when the nose hits the ground. The vault itself is on a security system. I cut the power, security system goes on backup power. Pinkie’s flood prevents them from turning back on the power as they might electrocute somepony. Meanwhile, Twilight and Applejack remove the girders beneath the nose will cause it to loosen, break off from the building, crash into Apple Bloom’s position, creating a smoke screen.[1]

[1] Missing double quote