Kung-Fu Equestria 2

Infiltration

Urtica slowly opened her eyes with a groan. The last thing she remembered was her mother's voice.

'You were always a disappointment.'

Then... Urtica looked around and gasped. She was in a cell! She had been re-caught!

"No..." Urtica whimpered, trying to rise despite her body throbbing in protest. "No-no-no, not here... not again..."

"Hey-hey, relax," a voice said.

Urtica whirled on the voice... and blinked in confusion as she beheld Twilight Sparkle. The Celestial Warrior. Had she been caught too. Or...

"You're still hurt," Twilight said, a healing spell glowing in her hands. "Don't agitate the wounds."

Urtica still looked around like a cornered animal. "Where am I?" she hissed in fear.

"Jasper Jam Jail," the unicorn explained gently. "Rainbow and the others went to stop Sombra and your mother."

"Tai?"

"He went with them," Twilight answered, resting her glowing hand on Urtica's body.

However, even as a soothing pulse tried to relax her body, Urtica's heart still hammered at the thought of Tai being anywhere near her mother or siblings.

"H-He can't go against her," she insisted, trying to rise, only for her body to mutiny on her. She nearly collapsed, but Twilight managed to catch her.

"There's nothing we can do," Twilight insisted.

Despite her insistence, Urtica could read the Celestial Warrior's emotions. And she could tell she didn't believe a word.

Twilight wanted to be out there. She had to be out there.

'Oh, if you only knew how our interests align, Celestial Warrior,' Urtica thought with pity. "Listen," she rasped out loud. "I can sense your emotions. I know that's not true. There's plenty we can do... and plenty they can do to us."

Twilight tilted her head. "What do you mean?"

"The longer I stay," Urtica claimed. "The sooner I'll reconnect to mother's hive mind. Then I'll never be able to get away."

"But... I was told..." Twilight tried to protest, but Urtica grabbed her wrists.

"And if my mother gets ahold of Tai and her friends, she'll use them to create more changelings." She shuddered. "And then feed what's left to the hatchlings and drones."

Twilight shuddered in horror, but determination still flashed through her emotions.

"I-It won't happen," she insisted, even as Sombra flashed through her thoughts.

'Sombra!' Urtica thought with glee. 'That's her weak spot!'

"Except they're allied with Sombra," Urtica said out loud. "But Sombra won't be expecting us. If we can take him out while they distract him..."

Twilight's eyes shifted. Her emotions throbbed like a beating heart. Though Urtica felt bad about manipulating the unicorn, she couldn't help but shiver in glee as Twilight nodded.

"Alright," Twilight declared, convinced. "Let's go."

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Sombra watched with pride as his cannons were hefted onto ship after ship.

"You were wrong, Soothsayer," Sombra declared. "We sail to victory tonight." He glanced sideways at the zebra behind him, who had glared at him with disappointment for the past half hour. "Your little pony is clearly a fool."