Chapter 5: Splitting Issue
Grayback's chocolate brown eyes stared into Monochrome's silvery gray eyes for a few moments until he stepped aside and allowed the pegasus to enter the room. Chunker and Psyke followed closely behind her and the latter of the two closed the door behind the trio. Both Chunker and Monochrome were looking rather angry while Psyke seemed to be wishing that he could be anywhere else at the moment. The gray pegasus looked straight at the griffon while he stared back at her and began to speak.
"What do you want Monochrome?" he asked in as neutral of a voice as he could.
"I want to know why we haven't done anything in weeks." Monochrome said angrily.
"Yeah all we've done is sit around doin' nothing." Chunker agreed. The muscular pegasus seemed to be just as mad as Monochrome was.
"We haven't organized a heist in ages." Monochrome continued.
"You haven't told us to steal anything." Chunker added.
"What's gotten into you lately?" Monochrome demanded.
"None of your business." Grayback replied testily.
The two pegasi glared daggers at Grayback while he tried to remain unconcerned. Neither Chunker nor Monochrome knew anything about his relationship with Fluttershy and he'd prefer to keep it that way. Psyke knew about it but he had promised to keep it a secret and Grayback had agreed not to breathe a word about the alicorn's feelings for his own marefriend Pinkie Pie. Monochrome and Chunker glanced at each other and they spoke again.
"Are you going soft on us Boss?" Chunker asked.
"Ever since the war you've just sat around doing nothing." Monochrome said with anger in her normally emotionless voice. She turned her head towards Psyke and spoke to him. "I'm surprised at you Psyke." she said. "You hardly seem to care either."
"You haven't tried to burn anything for weeks." Chunker said.
Psyke didn't bother replying to his teammates' statements. He glanced towards Grayback and tried to figure out what the two of them should do. Psyke's allegiance to Grayback was firm and unrelenting. The two pegasi hardly cared what Psyke thought about the situation. They went on and on about how the foursome hadn't done anything in such a long time. Both Monochrome and Chunker were venting all of their frustrations towards their boss without any sort of fear or hesitation. Grayback sat and listened with half an ear to what his teammates were saying to him. Finally the two winged ponies stopped complaining and they sat there breathing heavily from venting their frustrations. When their leader Grayback didn't offer any sort of response, Monochrome finally had enough.
"If you're not going to do anything then Chunker and I shall simply have to take matter into our own hooves." she said as she glared at Grayback. This statement certainly provoked a reaction as Grayback's eyes widened and he stared straight at the gray mare.
"Are you threatening me Monochrome?" Grayback growled as he glared back at the pegasus pony. He didn't like the tone she was giving him.
"You're our boss Grayback." Monochrome told him. "It's about time you start acting like it."
"You're right." Grayback replied. "I'm the boss. And that means what I say goes. If you don't like it then you can just get out of here." He stared at the two pegasi for a while. "Go on." he said. "I won't stop you."
There was silence among the foursome as Monochrome and Chunker glared at Grayback who returned their gaze with equal intensity. Finally the gray mare rose from her seated position and sighed.
"I thought you were better than this." she said. Monochrome strode to the door with Chunker following behind her. Then she turned towards Psyke and spoke to him.
"Come on Psyke." she said. "We're leaving."
Psyke looked from Monochrome and Chunker to Grayback. He stared at the griffon and his expression was very firm. Psyke stood up and moved right next to his boss. The two pegasus ponies were certainly stunned but they didn't care much about the alicorn.
"Your loss." Chunker scoffed as the duo left Grayback's quarters, slamming the door on their way out. Grayback and Psyke stared at the door for a moment and then they both sighed. They were about to speak to each other when they heard a surge of shouting. They quickly ran to the door and hurried towards the source of the noise.
While the four thieves were having their conversation, two mares were making their way towards the hideout of the criminal gang. While both of them knew each other, neither of the two were aware of the other's presence. One of the two mares was the yellow pegasus Fluttershy and she was gliding towards the hideout at a smooth pace. Meanwhile a pink earth pony known as Pinkie Pie was using her creation which she dubbed The PinkieCopter to fly towards the base. The duo landed and then they saw each other.
"Pinkie?" Fluttershy asked in a shocked whisper.
"Fluttershy?" Pinkie Pie asked.
Both of the friends were extremely confused by the other's presence at such a dangerous location. After making what the pink pony had referred to as a Pinkie Promise, they revealed that they were there to see their lovers. Fluttershy had wanted to meet with Grayback while Pinkie Pie was eager to visit Psyke. The duo strode to the entrance of the hideout and they were greeted by two pegasi that they knew all too well.
"Look what we have here Chunker." Monochrome said with a sneer. "The pink fuzzwad and the cowardly pegasus."
Chunker grinned threateningly at the two scared mares as they were ushered into the hideout. The gray pegasus and her muscular partner started to get excited but then Pinkie Pie tried to run. Chunker chased after the earth pony but then she crashed into a wall with a resounding crunch. The four ponies got into a very confused chase which only made more banging and crashes. Soon enough they were joined by Grayback and Psyke. In an instant the pink pony sprinted towards the red alicorn and hugged him tightly. Psyke quickly returned her embrace with a hug of his own and a grin on his face. Grayback then pulled Fluttershy out of harm's way, much to the anger of his former teammates.
"You okay Pinks?" Psyke asked in an uncharacteristically concerned tone as he held his marefriend in a comforting embrace. Pinkie Pie nodded silently as she nuzzled her head into the red alicorn's neck and hugged him tightly. While this was happening, Grayback wrapped his wings protectively around Fluttershy as he glare at Monochrome and Chunker. The two pegasi glared back at him as the army joined the group. They stared at their leaders holding their enemies in a comforting and romantic embrace. Monochrome and Chunker grinned at each other as they took their places next to the pegasus lieutenant. The two pegasus ponies waited for a moment in anticipation but after a little while, their grins started to fade. They glanced around at the massive army of ponies and griffons that hadn't moved a muscle as they looked at Grayback, Psyke, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie.
"What are you waiting for?" Monochrome shouted in a demanding tone.
"Take them down!"Chunker yelled.
The pegasus lieutenant shook his head and then he stood in front of Grayback and the others, facing the two pegasi. In an instant, the rest of the army followed his example. The entire army was facing Chunker and Monochrome and standing protectively in front of Grayback and the others. Though no words were spoken, the message that the group was sending was crystal clear. Their loyalty was to Grayback exclusively, not the foursome as a whole. Even though their enemies were standing with their leader, the army would still side with the griffon against the two pegasi. Both Chunker and Monochrome stood staring at the army with stunned looks on their faces. After a few moments, they both scoffed and left the hideout. They took to the skies and flew off to their own destination. The army silently disbanded into another room in the hideout, leaving Grayback, Psyke, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie alone. The foursome sat in silence until Pinkie Pie broke the tension.
"I'm sorry Psyke." Pinkie Pie whispered sadly as she gave him a comforting sort of hug.
"Sorry?" Psyke repeated in a confused tone. He stared blankly at Pinkie Pie as he tried to figure out what she was apologizing for.
"It's never fun to lose your friends." Fluttershy said quietly.
"They weren't our friends." Grayback said heavily.
He left it at that. What more was there to say? The two mares stayed with the group for a while before they had to go back to Ponyville. Both Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy did everything they could to comfort their lovers after the loss of their 'friends'. The two criminals gave their marefriends a kiss on the lips and then both the pink earth pony and the yellow pegasus headed back to Ponyville. Grayback and Psyke weren't saddened by the loss of Chunker and Monochrome. Instead they were worried about the trouble that the duo would cause now that they had struck out on their own.
Meanwhile Chunker and Monochrome were flying through the skies to an unknown destination. Monochrome smiled a bit as she led the way to an alleyway in Detrot. Chunker followed behind and she was slightly confused. She had no idea what Monochrome was planning but she was going to follow her. Grayback had become a poor leader and now Chunker only had Monochrome to follow. The gray pegasus mare met with a pony that Chunker had only ever heard of. This pony was unlike any that either of the two pegasi had ever seen. In fact she wasn't even a pony at all. This creature was the queen of the hive of insect pony hybrids that were known as changelings. Her name was Queen Chrysalis and she stared at the two pegasus ponies with a smirk on her face.
Queen Chrysalis was infamous in the land of Equestria. She had once impersonated Princess Cadence on her own wedding day in an attempt to take over the world. While she hadn't been seen since that event, her actions had left an impact on Equestria's society. She had the unswerving loyalty of every single changeling. These creatures could use their powers to transform into anyone they wanted. The changelings served their leader without any sort of hesitation. The changeling queen grinned as she looked at the two ponies that were standing in front of her.
"Do you swear your loyalty to me?" she asked the two ponies before her.
"Yes, Your Majesty." they replied with a formal sort of bow.
Queen Chrysalis grinned maliciously and then she teleported the trio to her lair which was situated in a forest on the outskirts of Detrot. Inside of the base stood many changelings like her as well as a bunch of ponies and some rather strange looking creatures. Queen Chrysalis introduced the army to the pegasus ponies and she informed the duo of her plans. Monochrome and Chunker grinned as they listened to the plan. They were going to get their revenge on Grayback and Psyke soon enough.
The End!
Author's Note: I hope you guys enjoyed this story because I liked writing it. I wanted to give my OC's their own stories to make them a bit more interesting rather than just an everyday group of common thugs. Now that the group has disbanded what will Chunker and Monochrome do? What does Queen Chrysalis have planned? Have Grayback and Psyke turned over a new leaf? All will be answered in time. My next story however will be a lot more lighthearted. I will definitely be racing to get this out to you guys and I will be flooring it to get the story finished in a speedy yet effective fashion. I am positive that you guys will enjoy they next story. Reviews are appreciated as always. Thanks for reading!