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Quarts was waiting... relatively patiently... to see her Imperial Majesty. The diamond dog was tapping her paw on the floor impatiently, holding a number of papers and files in her arms. She was extra clean today of course, it wasn't often one was given the task of presenting such information to the Queen Empress herself. Quarts was more accustom to speaking to her precinct's police chief... that was about the highest authority she'd dealt with. 

The canine, a more typical grey diamond dog, not quite as tall or burly as most of her kind, had a more elongated and narrow snout. She had long ears that folded over halfway up, and of course a stubby spiked tail. An officer of the law, she was a criminalist, a specialized investigator that knew her craft inside and out. Hopefully, her pressed and cleaned white long sleeved shirt and black pants portrayed some form of professionalism today. 

The guards stood on either side of the walkway through the hall to the audience hall. A blue carpet lead up to the giant double doors, every light in the place reflecting off of the perfectly polished solid crystal walls. Quarts stopped at the door, where the heavily armored ponies sporting pikes slowly opened the giant things for the dog to enter into. 

Quarts gulped as she stepped forward, walking through the columns of the main chamber to approach the dais sporting the most regally uncomfortable chair she had ever seen. Atop that, Queen Empress Flurry sat.

Quarts bowed respectfully.

"Your majesty!" She accidentally yelled, blushing as a result. "I have an urgent report regarding district seventeen precinct... we presented our findings to the counsel, and they've deemed it pertinent enough for your attention... if you're uhm... interested in hearing?"

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Flurry heart had a million things going things going through her head...what time should i visit mom and dad....what time is the meeting with head of security....."empress a diamond dog named quartz is here to see you"said one of her elite guard clad in almost indestruable diamond armor.Flurry sight and out stretched her huge pink wings "what are these good for if I'm underground all the time" she thought as she trotted her way to the to the audience hall and that in that horrible chair.She adjusted her crown and raised her hoof as a signal to the guards to let the visitor in....she listened to her request and smiled hoping to ease the nervous diamond dogs mind...."please let her about his urgent report. i hope nothing....regrettable has happened

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Quartz did indeed perk up a little bit, put at ease by Flurry's relatively kind and disarming demeanor. Then again, what could she have expected? This was the Empress after all, that's what she was known for. 

"Oh well, ma'am- err, your majesty, we found evidence to suggest someone has breached the safety of the city by creating some sort of passage to the over-world. We conducted a raid on a suspected drug house, but it turned out to be..." she lowered her voice, the term still carrying a dangerous connotation to it. "Contraband... from the outside! We called in a hazardous materials team to secure the evidence. Unfortunately, the perpetrators weren't present during the raid, we believe one of our officers tipped them off. At this time internal affairs is investigating the possibility."

She raised the folders of paper to partially hide her face, expecting some horrific unhinged reaction from Flurry. She'd heard rumors... not that they were anything more than that. Everyone wanted to have some kind of conspiracy theory under their belt. 

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Flurry heart immediately dropped her smile but then realized that the poor dimmound dog was cowering behind her papers,it would be unprofessional to smile after receiving new like this so she decided to talking in a calmer voice then before and hope the diamond dog didn’t misunderstand her tone and find that she is being sarcastic,it the diamond digs how with there help allowed for the empire to expand underground 

 

 

“first in for most....please find the so called officer who had tipped of these criminals and......Flurry trailed off she remembered that it would take time to reseal the breach or at least seal it with thick crystal “your name was Quartz right,you seem smart enough”flurry then cracked another smile “ I think that we should crated a fake wall of sorts until we have the time to properly seal off the breach....what do you think?

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Quartz was relieved to see the measured response. How could she have thought any different of the Queen Empress? Perhaps it was just her nerves getting to her... quite frankly, she was embarrassed to have even thought the outcome would have been any different. 

"Yes your grace, we're proceeding with the internal review as we speak! At the moment we've been keeping our suspicions quiet, with the hopes the officer in question doesn't realize we're aware of their activities. I'll make the arrangements with my department to begin work on concealing the entrance from both the inside and outside." She paused, hesitating a little bit as she seemed to recall something more. 

"Ma'am, I apologies, there is another concern. While investigating the scene, along with contaminated foodstuffs from the overworld being loose in the city, there was also evidence to suggest a second breach somewhere." Quartz added. "We've notified other precincts but... I'm not sure they're taking the threat seriously. It's possible those we weren't able to catch have fled into the overworld and plan to return via this second breach."

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Flurry gave a big sigh and shifted uncomfortably  in her chair"I suppose we should leave at least one of the breaches open,it might be just a troublesome citizen trying to get a glimpse of the outside and well......we can't just lock one of our own outside the safety of there kingdom, send the elite  guard to be sentries at the breach and tell then to capture the first  pony they see and if they resist"Flurry decide that she didn't have to go on

Send the Hazmat team to confiscated all consumable items from the overworked and quarantine any pony who has come into contact with it,Furry heaved her shoulders,she knew that these thing will not go unnoticed by the general populatice and that she will have to give a statement to her subjects soon

"About this concern that my law enforement are not taking this seriously...this is all very troubling"then flurry though "what am i doing about this,just sitting in a uncomfortable chair and complaining,no this is important". Flurry stood up and stretched her wings "Quartz,can i intrust these remaing problems to you"Flurry flew down in front of the diamond dog,she was a good 3 inches taller then her,she put her hoof on her shoulder and said"don't worry i will pronely check your progress regularly and I'm here if you need help" she smiled at the diamond dog,her mom said that her smile was just like her aunt,she value remembers a purple pony who would play with her and her baby dragon...her name was Twilight sparkle....whoever she is if she's outside she's probably dead flurry thought..... 

 

 

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"Yes of course your grace!" Quartz bowed respectfully in response. 

The canine was finally put at ease around the Queen Empress. For whatever reason, most were still a little timid and afraid around her. Not that her mother was a tyrant, or she herself. It was the position of power, the authority both held, if nothing else the pure magnitude of their title. It didn't help that most of the Imperial Guard were a bit more stern than the rest of the legion. They were quite thorough when screening those who would see and speak with her. 

"I'll have a 24 hour heavy guard on the current entrance and we'll find the second, if there is one. I mean... if we look for it here in the city... I imagine it would be much easier to spot it from the overworld. If it wasn't contaminated of course!" She chuckled nervously. "I mean, I'm sure our Evo commandos could handle it, but why take unnecessary risks." 

She looked up at Flurry hopefully. It was an exciting prospect after all... to see the outside. Few could actually grasp what it was like out there, since most alive nowadays had never seen anything outside of the giant city cavern and the adjoining underways. Though, she wasn't going to say so directly of course...

"Yes of course your grace!" Quartz bowed respectfully in response. 

The canine was finally put at ease around the Queen Empress. For whatever reason, most were still a little timid and afraid around her. Not that her mother was a tyrant, or she herself. It was the position of power, the authority both held, if nothing else the pure magnitude of their title. It didn't help that most of the Imperial Guard were a bit more stern than the rest of the legion. They were quite thorough when screening those who would see and speak with her. 

"I'll have a 24 hour heavy guard on the current entrance and we'll find the second, if there is one. I mean... if we look for it here in the city... I imagine it would be much easier to spot it from the overworld. If it wasn't contaminated of course!" She chuckled nervously. "I mean, I'm sure our Evo commandos could handle it, but why take unnecessary risks." 

She looked up at Flurry hopefully. It was an exciting prospect after all... to see the outside. Few could actually grasp what it was like out there, since most alive nowadays had never seen anything outside of the giant city cavern and the adjoining underways. Though, she wasn't going to say so directly of course...

"Yes of course your grace!" Quartz bowed respectfully in response. 

The canine was finally put at ease around the Queen Empress. For whatever reason, most were still a little timid and afraid around her. Not that her mother was a tyrant, or she herself. It was the position of power, the authority both held, if nothing else the pure magnitude of their title. It didn't help that most of the Imperial Guard were a bit more stern than the rest of the legion. They were quite thorough when screening those who would see and speak with her. 

"I'll have a 24 hour heavy guard on the current entrance and we'll find the second, if there is one. I mean... if we look for it here in the city... I imagine it would be much easier to spot it from the overworld. If it wasn't contaminated of course!" She chuckled nervously. "I mean, I'm sure our Evo commandos could handle it, but why take unnecessary risks." 

She looked up at Flurry hopefully. It was an exciting prospect after all... to see the outside. Few could actually grasp what it was like out there, since most alive nowadays had never seen anything outside of the giant city cavern and the adjoining underways. Though, she wasn't going to say so directly of course...

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Flurryheart thought for a second then nodded at Quartz "I'll leave the specifics of the troop organization to you,I will check up on the breach myself in a few hours"Flurry needed to make sure that none of those monsters that forced her family and entire Empire underground hadn't got in and if they had she would personally blast it into oblivion.Flurrys eyes flickered with the hatred,she noticed Quartz looking at her,"you are dismissed Flurry said as she stared to trot across the hall to a grand door that led to the outside of the palace and into the beautiful gem studded underground roads,the subterranean fungi gave off and amazing amounts of light and they gems on the walls only reflect the enchanting light blue and green light of the fungi.Flurry flewacross the square full of ponys to avoid being seen and landed in front of the crystal heart,"he he you caused a lot of trouble for that thing when your where born Flurry" a voice from behind her said,Flurry turned and immediately  smiled as she saw the orange coat with small grey patches on it, Sun burst aged well for unicorn that is almost 100 years old,maybe it the energy of the crystal heart or maybe the fungi but..... that's not important now."Sun Burst" Flurry said with a sigh " you always where the nolstalgic type of pony" Flurry said with a smile,but Sun Burst did not return that smile...he just looked down"only because there is not as many good memories now.Flurry trotted up to her majic teacher and embraced him "there will be a day Sun Burst when we will rise and fix all of equestria". Sun Burst stepped back and nodded "Thank you Flurry" he adjusted his glasses and looked behind him"I have to go to the dimoud dog Embassy and discus the merging of our two kingdom,good bye Flurry" Sun Burst trotted off into the crowed of ponys and Flurry was left alone with the crystal hearts.....

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"Your grace!! Your grace!" Someone shouted, rushing towards Flurry. 

There was never a moment of piece for her. Not anymore. Somehow messengers, representatives, and other stuffed shirts always seemed to find her. Didn't matter if she told someone or not. She could be hiding in the restroom and they'd probably barge in to speak with her. The burden of her station perhaps. 

The guard slid to a stop behind her, panting for a moment in clear distress. "Your grace, they've returned! The breachers- err, smugglers, the one's that dug into the overworld!" 

"They entered through the secondary entrance in the city, they showed us where but... that's just it, they came to the station to turn themselves in... the came across something in the overworld. They said it was looking for the city..." He gulped, still trying to catch his breath. "Ma'am, I don't know if they're telling the truth or not but... they turned themselves in, and this is a crime that could net them execution. Whatever they saw..."

"I- I'm sorry your grace." He said finally calming down to bow respectfully. "Please forgive my informal behavior."

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Flurry eyes widen in dismay and worry"turned themselves......in????"Flurry brain went into overdrive,thinking of all the possibilities...why would they turned them self in!?!?......."Go,tell everyone near wherever your keeping him to get a good distance away from that area and release an all points bulletin that i want a elite squadron on there cell cell at all times until i get there."furry patted the guard on the shoulder "good job" then she spread her wings and flew as fast as she could to the LEC(Law Enforcement center) and caught her head of security outside the door "Diamond Chest" Flurry said with relief...he was the leading warrior in the Crystal empire,she trusted him with her life.

Escort me ASAP to the cell where they are holding the prisoner". Diamond nodded and raced back inside the headquarters and led her to a section of the building full of guards and there,talking to one of the guards was Quartz.....

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"Right away ma'am!" The officer replied, before rushing off. 

By the time Flurry arrived at the station, the military had arrived to secure the area and clear the block of civilians. Down at every intersection as far as she could see, several dozens of troops stood by deploying sturdy barricades. Those near the pricinct itself wore heavy duty environmental gear, EVO troopers. Diamond Chest was one of them, nodding as he escorted Flurry through the cacophony of activity inside the building.

Officers were rushing around, soldiers were pushing through and trying to push everyone out. Quartz was in the main booking office talking with the precincts chief when she noticed Flurry enter. There was a flurry of bows and salutes to the Empress, but Diamond Chest wasted no time in the main office. Instead, he pushed past everyone, helping make way for the Empress into the hall that lead to the cells. 

More EVO dogs stood outside the cells, guarding it while several medics in similar gear examined the three suspects. The dogs sported massive riot shields as tall as they were, parting for the Empress to see the suspects and medics. 

"Your grace." One of the medics stated, turning around to salute Flurry. "As far as we can tell, none have been infected." 

Two crystal ponies and a diamond dog, all three rather young and probably still in high school. They looked terrified, still shaking but trying not to look anyone in the eye. 

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@GoldieS Flurrys heart dropped as she saw the youth brought before her,she didn't understand why they would do this they are just children not hardened criminals,Flurry turned to the guard "please open the cell" the door flew open and EVO guards took either side of her as she approached the 3 children,she look the dirty nervous looks and spoke "why...why would do this,jeopardize you friends,your family,YOUR PEOPLE, Flurrys volume rose as she spoke"WHY"....

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The young one's cringed and tried to avoid looking into the Empress' eyes. Ears folded down and sullen, one was silently crying while the others were trying to hide the tears. Even the dog, though that whole tough unstoppable exterior thing most attributed to diamond dogs was a myth from day one. 

"We..." One of the colts, an emerald green fellow with an obsidian tail tried to speak, stammering. "We just wanted to see what it was like..." 

The dog finally looked up, puppy dog eyes inadvertently trying to work their way on Flurry. "I thought... I thought it was just a myth... the over world, we didn't think it was real!" 

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@GoldieS Flurry sighed "well you know that it exists...but at what cost" she turned around and said to the guards "if their parents want there children to go free,direct them to the palace,i want to have a talk with them"Flurry then  turned to Quartz and with a low voice said" we must interrogate them.....we must know what they know!...

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"Yes ma'am." One of the officers replied, rendering a quick salute before heading off to redirect the parents, or at the very least, find them. 

Before Quartz could respond, one of the colts spoke out quickly and frantically. "We'll tell you everything! We're not hiding any secrets, we promise!" 

"Yah, no secrets, whatever you want to know!" The other added quickly. 

"We went to the overworld a few days ago, that was the first time, promise. It was... crazy! The ceiling was made out of water, it was so big you couldn't see all the way to the end!" The others nodded in agreement. "The ice wasn't like the stuff in the city, it was all sloshy like sand or gravel, only wet!"

He was excited to retell what they had encountered at first, until the next part that is. His ears folded down and he gave Flurry a fearful look. 

"But... we ran into the... infected... they were fast but, not all that smart I don't think. A bunch of them chased us until a cat bird saved us. After that he took us to an old city that looked a lot like ours, but more spread out and all broken. We ate and stayed there for the night, but when next morning came..." He paused. 

The others looked at each other nervously. "That's when we saw it... it was like... a MOUNTAIN! A giant monster, with no eyes and a big mouth with even bigger teeth! It smashed through the broken city like it was nothing, no one could stop it! So... we ran as fast as we could to try and find our way back here, but when we got nearer to the entrance we saw like three of them flying around looking for something. When they weren't looking, we made a break for the entrance..." 

"These things were big!" Chimed in the pup. "Like, crush a building with their hooves big! We're like bugs! What if they figured where the city was and started digging!? What if that's what they're looking for!?"

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@GoldieS Flurry patiently listened to there story showing no emotion on her face but inside her,fear and hatred were battling for control over her heart,she stood up and addressed one of the guards " after one day free them...don't lay a hoof on them!" she stepped out of the cell and into the other room, she rubbed her face with her hoof and thought about what the children had said..." a mountain sized monster ,what are we going to do....." Flurry remedied when her mother gave the order to move under ground when she was just 14,she had gotten one last look at the sky before the door where sealed.....she looked up at the ceiling of the cavern, she knew that there was at least 100 feet worth of diamond below the added 1 mile of snow ice and stone that separated them from  whatever was on the surface but Flurry was blind, she didn't know what she was up against, she walked up to quartz and said " can we send some Stealth EVOS to conform what the pups had said?....... 

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Quartz perked up, not quite sure how to respond. Instead, the captain interjected. 

"Ma'am," The captain gave a polite bow of the head. "If I may? We could attempt to send a group of scouts to assess the situation but... it would be unprecedented. We have no experience in the over world. The thousand or so miles of tunnels in the underway is one thing, but, it would be a new experience for all involved. Are you sure you want us to dispatch a squad to investigate?"

The dog standing beside Flurry and the captain looked nervous about the idea. It wasn't something you just did... originally, exposing the city to the over world was considered treason. No one ever tested that law until now. Even if it were safe in reality, the average citizen in the Empire, dogs included, thought merely breathing the outside air would cause them to become infected, or worse. There were no end of rumors to what lay outside, and the foals seemed to confirm some of those fears. 

"I'll assemble a team in secret, ma'am." The captain added. "I believe the press might have gotten some tips that something's going on. They're swarming the cordons up and down the street along with quite a few concerned citizens. I'll inform them there was merely an infected scare, but it was just a prank by the colts. Is that acceptable ma'am? We can keep this secret for the time being." 

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