The morning newspaper arrived, disturbing many. Rainbow read nervously; she sighed in relief. Trekking away, she reached an abandoned building. Going down a stairwell, she brought a rod.
Basement lights brightened. The rod violently swung, tipping a metal chair. Twilight awoke, chained and bleeding.
Panicked eyes widened. "Dash? What?!"
Another swing. "Pity. I believed you were good, taking down Nightmare Moon."
"What?” she cried in pain. “We defeated-”
Rainbow bashed a knee. “A sloppy attempted usurpation! Your ploys don’t phase me.”
She leaned in, tapping the ring on a writhing Twilight’s horn
“You’ll confess-” Dash motioned to her earrings. "-And your power is mine."
The room became feezing. Twilight shook with visible breath. The door shut her in darkness.
Cyan eyes watched.