chapter 5 in progress

Placidia and Twilight were all smiles while the three of them were heading to the market, but Alena couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen; it wasn't on the level of mortal danger, but it wasn't a pleasant feeling either. Alena could've sworn that she'd felt someone eyeing them just then, but as she turned around. nothing was there; neither Twilight or Placidia seemed to notice what was up, which left Alena to prepare for whatever was going to happen by herself. Just as they were about to enter the market square, Alena's hairs stood up on end, and adrenaline shot through her whole body. Her eyes changed color to blue, and time seemed to slow down before her eyes... Yet Alena felt as if she could move normally, so she used it to her advantage - by jumping between their pursuer and the intended target: Placidia.

As Alena faced the attacker, she noticed that it was Rainbow Dash, though given the circumstances, she couldn't blame her. Taking up a defensive stance that allowed her to keep her footing, Alena waited for the impending impact from the prismatic mare. Alena stared hard at Rainbow, as time came back to normal speed. Rainbow, quite obviously was not expecting the other monster to jump between her and the one she had targeted, but she was already committed in the attack, and couldn't exactly swerve away with how close she was. As soon as Rainbow came within centimetres of reach, Alena took hold of her forehooves, rolled onto her back, and gave a good kick to her barrel, knocking the wind out of Rainbow. Said pegasus was flung about ten feet away from the three girls, and landed on her back.

Twilight looked between both her friend Rainbow Dash and Alena, without the slightest clue of what to say. Fortunately, it was Alena that broke the awkward silence.

"Hey Twilight, I can sense that this one here is your friend," Alena said as she got up from the ground, "but since when does she attack people you're walking with who haven't done a single thing to you that warranted an unprovoked attack, and I wasn't even the target!" Alena finished her point by bringing the attention of both ponies to Placidia, who just sat down in shock that she was almost attacked without provocation, and could've been severely injured. "I doubt that you guys have government-provided universal healthcare, do you? Cause at the speed this one was going," Alena jabbed a thumb over at Rainbow, "Placidia could've been injured, probably breaking quite a few bones. We're pretty squishy when it comes to blunt force attacks."

It was a moment before Twilight's brain rebooted, and as soon as it had, Rainbow knew she was absolutely screwed beyond belief. The look on Twilights face was priceless, and if it were any other pony, there would've been pictures galore; no one dared to take a single photo of their newest princess about to yell another pony's ears off.

Twilight opened her mouth, took a breath, and just tore into Rainbow like a kid who's just had their modded Xbox 360 thrown out the fifth story window. And lit on fire. "Rainbow Beverly Dashary, what in the eleven pits of Tartarus did you think you were doing!? How many times have I explained this, not only to you, but to quite literally everypony in this damn town!? If there is someone with me, unless I am struggling, calling out for help, or something along those lines, I am completely capable of DEFENDING MYSELF! I'M AN ALICORN, WITH PRACTICALLY FIVE TIMES AS MUCH MAGICAL ABILITY THAN WHEN I WAS A UNICORN, AND EVEN THEN I WAS DAMN POWERFUL! WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO JUST ATTACK PEOPLE FOR NO GOOD REASON!? AND ON TOP OF THAT, YOU COULD'VE SEVERELY INJURED HER, OR WORSE! I DON'T CARE IF THEY AREN'T CITIZENS, IF THE ONE YOU AIMED FOR DIED BY YOUR ACTIONS, I'M PRETTY DAMN SURE THAT CELESTIA WOULD NOT BE HAPPY! AND EVEN IF SHE DIDN'T, OUR HEALTHCARE ISN'T FREE! YOU WOULD BE WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE FOR HER RECOVERY! EVERY. SINGLE. BIT. AND IF I HEAR OF YOU ATTACKING THEM AGAIN, I WILL PETITION TO HAVE YOU DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE WONDERBOLTS! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?"

Rainbow stood there after she got up, stunned from what had just happened; she could hardly comprehend the fact that Twilight had just ripped her a new ass hole, and yet it had just been done. Ponies started whispering, and finally, Twilight had calmed down. As soon as she had calmed down enough to realize just what had happened, and a hoof went right to her muzzle.

"I'm so sorry, Rainbow, I didn't mean to tear you a new one like that, but the point still stands. Alicorns have trouble controlling their powers when their emotions come into play, and sometimes the magic just takes over and we end up blanking out."