The Grid

by Valuable Ashes

Sweeping the legs...

The mare would have killed the two Crusaders if not for the hidden unicorn mare. Sweetie fired a blank round at her hind leg making her fall to the floor with a thump. While falling, a ray of light rebounded from a metal object on the base of her horn hitting Sweetie's eye.

When she could see again, she saw an important detail. The mare had a golden ring on her horn. Sweetie put down her pistol for moment then looked at the unicorn outside. More specifically, the thing on his horn was another gold ring. That confirms it, the two unicorns both inside and outside the mini-store, are a couple.

She could see the tears streaking from his eyes as he held the SMG in his magical grip.

"Don't shoot her. I- I'll surrender. Just please, don't shoot"

The trio was stunned to say the least but there doubts lingering in the air.

"Maybe it's a trap to get us out of cover" Apple Bloom said.

"Did you see his face? It was the face of desperation. That's hard to fake" Sweetie Belle countered. Scootaloo silently agreed with her.

"I don't know. It still looks like a trap to me. What do we do?" Apple Bloom was still not convinced at the stallion's efforts.

Scootaloo could shoot at the unicorn outside with the pistol she's wielding or the trio could trust the unicorn. Before, it was these gang members who were in control. Now it's the Crusaders. After careful decision, the Crusaders...
...talk to the unicorn.
...shoot him dead.