We stumbled away from the train tracks as the train zoomed away, smoke billowing from it's engine. We were in the area of the hideout, we all donned our outfits, and from looking at the others, I could see that Rainbow dash was right, we did look a lot like the Wonder Bolts.

We walked to the hideout, whispering our plans amongst each other, in the group was Rarity, Twilight, Rainbow dash, Apple Jack, Fluttershy and myself. We'd instructed the Cutie Mark Crusaders to keep an eye on the town, and have Sweetie Belle send word to us in case of an emergency. As we stalked towards the hideout I noticed something on the ground, I motioned for everyone to stop and I knelt down to get a closer look at it, using my magic to brighten it slightly, I then noticed something almost terrifying.

"Mine field." I whispered to the others and they gasped, looking around. I looked up at Fluttershy and Rainbow dash, "Fly ahead, subtly, and check the layout, quickly," they both nodded, saluted, and took off.

I looked at Twilight, "Are there any spells you could cast that would keep us from triggering a mine?"

"I could try my Weightless Spell, it makes it so if we step on any weight sensitive items, we won't trigger them."

"That sounds legit, give it a try."

She nodded and knelt down, we stood around her so the light from her horn wouldn't be seen. She quickly performed the charm, and I could tell it worked, I felt like a feather as I began to trot across the field, not setting off a single one. They followed after me and soon Fluttershy and Rainbow dash joined us, as I did a small signal with my horn when I saw them flying over in the light of the moon. Twilight quickly performed the Weightless Spell on them and we were off.

"There at least a dozen covering the front entrance to the hideout, it's about a mile that way," she said pointing a head of us. "They have some barbed wire but we can easily get over it."

"But not all of have wings," Twilight reminded her as we walked.

"Oh yeah...we'll just have to fly you over."

"Alright, you two do that, while I make sure that none of the guards catch us," I explained softly.

They nodded in agreement as we got closer to the barbed wire fence, Fluttershy, Rainbow dash and I leapt easily over it, with our wings to propel us higher. I watched the area around us to keep an eye out for any movements. I stared around me, my eyes alert and my ears were perched on the edge of oblivion as I listened hard for everything as Rainbow and Fluttershy and quickly flew the others over.

I could hear distant voices of the guards as they patrolled the area, I heard a soft smirk somewhere near us and I stared around, my eyes seeming to sharpen as I watched. Someone was here. Above us I heard heavy wings flying away from us and a muffled voice, as if someone was gagged. I spun around and saw as Rainbow set Twilight on the ground, she had an easy sigh that escaped her lips, it was an easy movement that seemed unnoticed.

"Hurry guys, I think someone else is here," I whispered urgently. They all nodded and we silently rushed towards the door the hideout door.

"Whose there?" yelled a guard, we didn't respond as we charged forward, Rarity, Twilight and myself each used our magic to shoot lasers at them. Rainbow pulled out the sword I'd bestowed upon her a few years ago, and launched at them. I joined her with a sword of my own and we sliced through the guards. Soon, there was just dust around us, no sounds except our pants, wings flapping, and our hooves tapping against the ground.

The guards were still except for the now dripping blood that was slipping form their bodies, taking their lives with them. I stared around at the guards that were now dead. Blood splatters decorated the sandy ground and the few weeds that had forced their ways through the dirt. I looked at the others, I could see the fear in Fluttershy's eyes as tears fell from her blood splattered face. She dropped the sword from her lips and began to cry, tears dripping from her face and causing her face to be coated in the sand she buried her face in.

Twilight and Apple Jack soothed her quietly, I walked slowly towards the door and found the door, but on the frame beside it was a pin pad. I looked at Rainbow dash as she walked up beside me, "What do you figure we should do?" she asked as she examined it. I nibbled on my lip as I thought quickly.

"We could figure out the code, of course that might take awhile, or-"

"-we can go home!" Fluttershy cried pathetically, I looked back at her and she was still crying. I walked over to her and knelt down beside her.

"Fluttershy..." I whispered softly, "We can't go home yet, we have to do this, we have to save Pinkie Pie," I whispered softly.

She cried hard into her hooves, I sighed as Apple Jack hugged her, "I know it's hard sugar cube, but this is a war, we have to fight, and we have to do this to save our closest friends."

She looked up at us and bit her lip, "Is there someone you would fight for? Someone you know is really worth it?"

She nodded hesitantly, "Yes," she licked her lips as she sat up a little.

"Fluttershy, we have work to do, use that pony as your strength to move forward," I said softly, she nodded as she wiped her eyes.

I walked over to the door once again, where Rainbow was still examining it, as I walked over she typed in four numbers, it was followed by a short melodic tune. I heard a click and the door slid to the side, opening for us. I blinked and looked at Rainbow.

"How did you do that?" I asked softly.

She grinned and flipped her rainbow colored bangs out of her eyes, "Anything is possible when you're as awesome as me," she replied with a smirk.

I rolled my eyes and smiled, "Let's go guys," I said softly as we walked in, slowly and silently. It was very quiet in the hall, our hooves tapped against the stone ground and I kept my eyes alert, along with my ears. I stared around me, there was a doorway to the left, the door on it was metal and there were bars that covered the window, it seemed rather cliché to me, carved into the door was the word "Dungeon". I bit my lip and looked at the others, would it really be this easy?

I slowly touched the door and with a loud creak it opened slowly. I looked in, the room was empty, there was a single puddle of water on the stone ground and a few shackles were hanging from the ceiling. There was a cage in the corner, the bar door was open, it looked like it hadn't been occupied in years.

I shook my head and we continued down the dark hall, a little further down, on the right, was another door. It was a wooden door with no door knob, I pushed on it and it opened slowly, I saw that it was a kitchen, there was a wooden table in the center, on it was moldy food and bowls of rotten food, infested with maggots. I quickly shut the door and shook my head, I had gagged slightly.

We walked down to the final door, but when I pushed the door, it didn't open. I looked to Twilight and she stepped forward and closed her eyes, I could hear mechanics shifting inside the lock as her horn glowed softly in the darkness, Rarity and I kept our own horns lit to act as a makeshift flashlight.

I could see sweat dripping down Twilight's forehead and I used my tail quickly to wipe it away, she smiled through her effort, to show her appreciation.

Finally her horn stopped glowing and she almost collapsed as she swayed, we helped her sit down, and I pulled a canteen out of my saddlebag and offered her the water, she took it gratefully and drank some silently before putting it down and shaking her head, "It's no use, I can't work the lock, it's too difficult."

I licked my lips and dug through my bag, I pulled out a screwdriver and bobby pin, items I kept for just these occasions, and hoped to god it would suffice. I wasn't particularly up to speed on some of the newer locks, so just maybe this would work.

I tried to slowly, listening hard to the mechanics as my own horn glowed with my effort to pick this lock. I heard a very faint click, but this a quick whirring and I quickly stowed away the screwdriver and bobby pin. But the door didn't open, the whirring was coming form around us. I felt the blood drain from my face and I looked around anxiously. What was coming for us? What was that whirring noise? And what was the loud banging sound that was coming towards us?

Soon the door to the kitchen was broken off it's hinges and out stepped a large creature. It was covered in moss and filled up the whole hallway. It looked like a large, walking boulder. It's arms had pincers on it, and I could hear the whirring sound coming form within it. As I shot a laser from my horn it hit it square in the gut. A metallic clanging sound rang out, the laser dissolved into the body and stared, "It's a robotic monster," I muttered thoughtfully, trying hard to think. Discord liked making things chaotic, what part of this creature would be it's weak point?

I watched it as it walked towards us. I heard a cry from the door behind us, I spun around, "Pinkie!" I shouted, shooting a laser from my horn and blasting a hole in the door, "Twilight, you get this choice, you can either help fight this thing, or you can break through and save Pinkie while we keep this thing occupied.

"I'll help you once she's freed," she replied before making short work of the door and leaping through the hole. Rarity and I continued to fire at the creature as Rainbow dash charged at it with the sword, trying to decipher a weak point on it.

Rainbow had managed to cut away most of the moss, and just barely visible beneath some of the remaining moss I could see something that was bright red. "Rainbow! Cut away the moss around it's stomach!"

She saluted and obeyed, charging in, back and forth in the limited space she had, soon I saw the chaos that was Discord; he'd placed a target on his minion. "Could that be the weak spot?" I asked Rarity, she shrugged.

"Only one way to find out," she said, aiming a laser at it, I joined her and with the power of both of our horns we hit the target. There was a loud thud and I looked at her. The thing went silent, and fell into the brick wall. The wall broke but the mechanic monster remained still.

A few moments later Twilight returned with Pinkie, she looked the same as when she left except for a few scraped at her coat and mane was covered in filth. I smiled at her; she was unharmed after her duration in the clutches of Discord. I ran over and hugged her, along with the others. She seemed to twitch slightly at our hugs and Fluttershy began to cry tears of joy. I was right along with her Pinkie pulled away rather suddenly but plastered a sheepish grin over her face, something was wrong. She wasn't injured, she wasn't scarred or anything. A little dirty and slightly skittish, but other than that, she wasn't injured at all.

"Pinkie, what happened to you?" I asked, she merely shook her head, she didn't speak.

She began to walk out without a word, something was wrong. I looked at Rainbow and Twilight and they both had skeptical looks on their faces.

I trotted over to them as Apple Jack and Fluttershy followed after, Rarity was examining the dead creature's body "What are you doing?" I asked.

"Looking for jewels that I could use in my next collection."

I rolled my eyes and continued towards Twilight and Rainbow, "Do you two notice something off about Pinkie?" I asked softly, Twilight nodded.

"Yeah, when I let her out she didn't jump out or anything, she just sat there staring at me," Twilight muttered as we began to walk out of the hideout, Rarity quickly ran out after us.

"Wait for me!" she cried as we walked out. We all went beyond the fence and then Twilight's horn began to glow with determination, we braced ourselves and the strange pulling sensation ripped us out of our skins and we teleported to just outside the force field. I stood rather dazed still and then after I shook it off we hurried inside as an alarm began to scream. The Curfew Sensor that had been placed in when Discord took over, I looked at Twilight and she quickly shut the door behind us. Spike stared at us, holding a sword cautiously, Applebloom and Scootaloo were standing behind him and Sweetie Bell was beside Spike with her horn glowing, ready for a fight.

I lifted my cape, exposing my wings, Sweetie Bell didn't move, I was confused, she was still pointing her horn directly at me. "That won't work, we need different proof, especially after what happened tonight," Spike responded, explaining quickly.

I bit my lip thoughtfully and looked at them with a small smile and my horn began to glow. Above me a scene filtered out which showed the day I got my Cutie Mark, and the party, and Pinkie Pie taking off.

Spike smiled and began to lower his sword, "What about Pinkie?" asked Sweetie Bell, "She;s been gone for months, we have to be sure it's her."

At that moment the door opened, and in walked Toasty, behind him was a pink pony with a straight pink mane, a slash across her closed eyes, a target sign was carved into her hip and she was limping, all of her hooves were covered in bloody scabs and her ears had burn marks all over them. But the flank…on it was three balloons.

"P-Pinkie Pie?" I whispered.