Five Nights at Equestria Girls

Night 8: Twilight or Midnight

While the girls were sitting behind the bushes, trying to keep as quiet as possible, Pinkie Pie pulled out a cookie from her hair. As she casually ate her cookie, she focused on watching the animatronic chicken. It was a mystery as to how Pinkie Pie always had some sort of sugary treat in her hair. But the girls had learned that it was best not to question her. Just as Rainbow Dash got up and started to walk to another bush, she tripped over a rock. That sent her flying towards Pinkie Pie.

"Pinkie, watch out!" shouted Rainbow Dash as she tumbled into her party friend.

Pinkie Pie fell, making her toss her half-eaten cookie towards Chica. When the sugary treat touched the grass behind the chicken animatronic, it set off a small explosion. The explosion sent a small amount of dirt and glass up into the air, which in turn made the animatronic turn around. Pinkie Pie gulped as she saw the red eyes bore into her.

'That's just great, Dash. So much for our sneak attack," groaned Sunset Shimmer as she started to dart after Chica.

Rainbow Dash got up and ran after Sunset Shimmer. She was careful not to use her geode as much. She had noticed a few sparks flying out from it every once in a while when she used it. Considering that her geode had gotten made of magic, she figured that the sparks had to be made of magic as well. That had never happened before. Then again, she and the girls hadn't used their geodes this much before. She assumed the magic sparks were from their recent usage of their geodes.

Chica, seeing the redhead chasing after her, started to run in the opposite direction. Her legs creaked and groaned beneath her every step, clearly not used to the mechanics of running. Every time her feet hit the pavement, it cracked and split underneath her, making loud snapping noises in the process. The footprint cracks made an easy trail for Sunset and the girls to follow.

"Come on! Let's get this fucking robot chicken before anyone else gets hurt," shouted Rainbow Dash as she ran towards Sunset and Chica.

The rest of the girls followed Sunset Shimmer and Rainbow Dash as they chased down Chica. As the robotic chicken took a sharp left, Sunset followed right behind her. Her boots scraped across the pavement as she skidded briefly to stop herself from running into a wall. She resumed her chase of the animatronic, not wanting to lose sight of it. Just as she managed to get within a few feet of Chica, a rainbow-colored blur shoved right past her. That made her lose her balance, sending her tumbling into a pile of trash bags.

Applejack caught up just in time to see Sunset Shimmer get sent flying into the pile of trash bags. She offered the redhead a hand in getting up. Once she was on her feet, she saw her look up at her. She figured it was because she wanted to thank her. Yet, her friend went silent soon afterward, most likely because she saw the disappointment and anger she still felt towards her. Looking away, she continued after Rainbow Dash, wanting to help her friend.

Sunset Shimmer wanted to say something as she saw Applejack run off, but she couldn't. She saw the anger and disappointment in her green eyes, which dug at her.it was understandable after what she had said the night before. The distressed look Twilight Sparkle gave her still remained in her mind. But that didn't mean it didn't sting to see her friends avoid her because of her mistake. Soon after her friend disappeared around a corner, she saw Twilight run past, avoiding her gaze. Sighing, she said nothing and continued her chase after Chica.

"Guess they hate me. Can't say I blame the girls, though. Twilight was hurt," thought Sunset Shimmer as she joined the rest of her friends in a dead-end alleyway.

"Yes, yes, she was. You better start telling the truth," interjected Sunset's conscience, annoying her.

Rainbow Dash had managed to trap Chica in an alleyway. Or at least she thought she had. But Chica, despite her size and having wings, was a surprisingly good climber. She managed to scale the wall at the end of the alley, making a beeline for the playground on the other side of it. The most shocking part was that its joints were old, very old. Yet, they were surprisingly functional. Rainbow Dash climbed up onto a dumpster, staring over the wall. She watched as Chica stopped at the playground, thinking she was safe.