Spike woke up bright and early, so early that he beat the sun. he snapped his fingers and made a doppelganger of himself who saluted, then climbed back into his bed and went to sleep. With the Spike side of his life taken care of he turned into Havok and teleported to the castle of the two sisters and found Rot waiting for him by the entrance, waiting for them was a wagon, resting inside was a few odds and ends from the CMC headquarters. Rot herself was looking at a notebook and perked up when she saw Havok.
"Good news, we have a Cutie mark camp next month, and we just got the Guardians of Chaos to make an appearance to liven things up,"
"I'll be there," Havok agreed with a smile as he looked at the New Castle of Chaos, Havok looked at the ruins and took flight, looking at all the damage the castle had suffered from a long-finished battle and a thousand years of being abandoned.
By the time he returned to the front of the castle Shade and Storm had arrived.
"Alright," Shade said as she made her way to Havok "Where are we doing this?"
"Throne room seems appropriate," Havok decided with a nod. The Four picked up what they had brought in the wagon and left it outside, they made their way into their castle and arrived at the throne room, where old tapestries of Luna and Celestia decorated the walls, Havok snapped his Fingers and the Tapestries were all repaired, now in mint condition they all jumped off the walls and formed a conga line out of the castle and to the wagon parked outside, The Armors still remaining inside the castle walls followed their lead. Havok and his team stood in the center of the throne room and set up what they had brought, a stool, one of the CMC Back up gavels, an old mat, Havok snapped and the stool turned into a Lectern, The Gavel turned into a Gavel shaped Rubber Chicken, and the mat became a fabulous rug that Shade, Storm, and Rot sat on before turning back into their normal selves while Havok turned back into Spike, took his Chicken gavel and began violently hitting the new Lectern.
"Disorder, Disorder in the court!" Immediately they all began screaming random words at each other, each one trying to be the loudest. After a Second Spike hit the Chicken Gavel and they all went quiet.
"Scootaloo, you where the loudest, you may present your plans,"
"Floating Tower," She Declared happily "And a Moat that surrounds only half the castle!" Spike hit the Gavel and the other three all said in unison.
"Yay," Spike hit the gavel again.
"Motion carried, we'll have a Floating Tower and we'll add half of a moat," Spike banged his chicken gavel and they all began screaming again.
Luna said good night to her guards and drank a potion of awareness, she was instantly filled with enough energy to keep her awake until this time tomorrow. No longer exhausted she lit her horn and teleported to the castle of the two sisters, where the team of Chaos had already made many modifications, suits of Armor where walking around the castle, acting as guards, and a little red wagon was packed full of ancient tapestries, magically returned to their prime. Luna made her way to the entrance and smiled at what she saw, the entire right half of the castle had been restored perfectly.
Meanwhile the entire left half was a mess of Chaos, there was a floating Tower, a Chunk of land floating near the tower where she spotted a Bench surrounded by floating books. The was also a Waterfall pouring out of one of the windows in the left side that was feeding into a moat that only surrounded the Left half of the castle. It was clear they hadn't finished their 'repairs' but Luna still made her way inside the broken stairway.
The living armor ignored her entirely and continued patrolling the perimeter, one of them had been given a snorkel and was doing laps in the half moat. Luna made her way and found her new students in the throne room, screaming loudly at each other, Luna smiled and declared, in her Royal Canterlot voice.
"You have a lot to learn about yelling," Spike immediately hit the Chicken gavel.
"Luna wins," he declared "And as with our way of voting, you get to recommend an addition to the castle,"
"Why not add a new tapestries to the wall each time the Elements of Harmony beat one of your disasters?"
"Yay!" They all said at once, Spike hit the chicken and snapped his Figures, A Tapestry wove itself out of thin air, and Dictated a Picture of a Cloud raining Pancakes, Syrup, Butter squares, and Hot Sause. The Tapestry hung itself over where the thrones lay, one the right Side lay Luna's throne, on the left stood 6 smaller thrones all facing hers. all with different designs, Luna took a seat in her throne, with a large Gem cut in the shape of the crescent moon sticking out at the top. Spike sat in an elegantly carved throne with gems covering it, Spike pulled one out and a new one replaced it while he ate it.
Apple Bloom sat in one carved to look like a Apple Tree, Sweetie in one that looked like an Organ, with working piano keys built into the Armrests. Scootaloo sat in hers, it was shaped like 4 large wings. the last two however where boring and plain in design, and lacked an owner.
"I see you plan to solve your current weakness," Luna noticed as she looked at the two extra thrones. "Your outnumbered,"
"Yesterday would have been even better if we'd had two more members of the team," Spike said with a sigh as he continued eating the gems in his throne. "I mean, it still would have ended when Celestia showed up, but Pinkie and Fluttershy would have gotten to join in the fun more," the four all sighed, but Luna just smiled.
"I'm sure you four can find two more to fill your roster, but until then, why don't we begin our first lesson," Luna got comfortable in her throne and cleared her throat "Today's lesson shall be how to turn ordinary household objects into weapons of mass annoyance,"
Havok looked out across Ponyville, Rot was near Sweet Apple Acres, Storm was at Starlight's school of Friendship, Shade was at the Castle, and Havok himself was at Sugar Cube Corner.
"Ready," Havok held up his hand "Set....Soap!" Havok snapped and jumped to the ground, his team members all did the same and the ground for miles around them all was coated in a slipper layer of soap and all of the residents of Ponyville began slipping and sliding all around.
At the Castle of Friendship, Fluttershy had been talking with Twilight about an overdue book when they began sliding all around
"Already?" Twilight demanded "It hasn't even been a full day yet," She lit her horn to attempt to clean the ground around her, but instead of a spell her horn began producing soap, Twilight stopped her magic and watched as Fluttershy attempted to fly, instead of lifting her the beat of her wings caused more soap to form.
"Dang it," Twilight said as she slid her way out of her home, with Fluttershy following suit, the front steps had been turned into a ramp and they both slid down in and found Shade figure skating on the Soap.
"Hello Twilight, Fluttershy, What do you think of our new Disaster?"
"I think it's stupid," Twilight declared "How do I stop it?"
"Simple, you just have to find a button, however only 2 very specific members of Harmony can press it, if the wrong one of you presses it it'll run away and you'll have to chase it," Twilight and Shade looked at each other and Shade wiggled her eyebrows at the Princess.
"Your not gonna tell me who has to press it are you?"
"Heck no," Shade said sweetly as she skated away, "Good luck finding your friends and the buttons," Twilight tried to find her footing but ended up sliding away from Fluttershy, who stood as still as she could and then kicked out with her back hoof, skating along the soap, getting the idea Twilight did her best to skate along the slippery surface.
At Sugar Cube corner Havok was skating with Pinkie Pie while Rainbow angrily tried to fly, with only resulted in her burry herself in soap.
"This isn't fair," She said angrily.
"Why not?" Havok asked "If you could fly or clean it up with magic it'd be a pretty boring disaster, at least you have Pinkie," He turned to the party "You heard the rules right?"
"Find the button, only two of us can press them, if it's the wrong one It'll run away," Havok nodded and skated away with Rainbow still angrily trying to fly.
At the School of Friendship, Rarity and Starlight where being given instructions by Storm.
"This is rather childish," Rarity said in a chastising tone, Starlight however was using the intercom and turning the soapy disaster into a lesson about friendship, having all of her students pair up and search for the aforementioned button so the Elements of Harmony could end the prank.
"I may not look it, but I ain't all that old," Storm replied with a shrug as she skated away to one of the school's staircases, all of witch had become ramps.
"Need my help?" Starlight questioned.
"Oh no dear, you asked your students to help, that should be enough, you should probably go find Trixie, knowing that mare she'll try to outpower the soap curse and drown herself in soap," Starlight squinted.
"Shit," She said before sliding away to go save her friend from herself. Rarity looked around and began scooping up the soap and rubbing it into her mane, hoping it might remove the smell of maple that had been following her since yesterday.
Rot was sliding around Sweet Apple acres, helping her doppleganger and Big mac in moving the apples to the barn.
"There we go," Rot said "you should be good to go and stop our disaster,"
"I appreciate the help," Applejack said as she and rot made their way from the farm "Sorry about the bopping I gave ya yesterday,"
"Your joking, I've never gotten in a fight before, at least not one that was physical, it was epic,"
"Well, so long as it's all in good sport, your welcome to compete in the Iron Pony Competition, it's only a few months away," Rot looked at Applejack and she nodded "Your probably not a local, I've lived in this town mah entire life and ah don't recognize you or any of your friends, but your all welcome to compete, so long as you don't cheat,"
"I don't know, cheatin's half the fun," Rot slid away, thinking of AJ's offer as she headed to the meat up Point "Anyway don't forget the rules,"
"Ah Won't" Applejack called back.
It took longer than they would have liked but the mane 6 all met up at Sugar Cube Corner, since it was the only place in Ponyville at least one of them was guaranteed to be.
"Starlight and her students are searching for the Button," Rarity said.
"Well let's join 'em," Applejack said "All together or in teams,"
"One of those is better than the other," Havok said as he and his team floated above the elements of Harmony on a Cloud playing a game of go fish while they waited for the right time to play their new favorite game.
"We stay together," Twilight said after rolling her eyes at Havok and his team. "If we split up there's no way we split into the right pairs of two and then we'd have to try and find one another, this way we have a better chance of catching the button when it quote on quote 'run away'" Harmony began moving, with Chaos keeping their cloud right above them, so as to track them and give them some shade.
"This is gonna be fun," Shade said confidently
"Oh yeah," Havok agreed "Got any Fours?"
Havok and his team where watching in silent as the mane 6 clumsily looked around town, around them the citizens where doing their best to ignore the situation. Carrot top was pushing a crate of Carrots across the slippery ground and kept falling over, Bulk Biceps was sliding around gracefully with groceries on his back, and Mr. Cake was sliding casually, having given up on baking for the day. Most of Ponyville was simply enjoying the prank to the best of their abilities, They Even spotted Diamond Tiara and Pip-squeak hosting a Game of Soap Hockey down at Cheerilee's school house.
The only one's not enjoying the disaster/prank where the mane 6.
"Can't you just give us a hint?" Rainbow pleaded "Just narrow it down to like half the town,"
"Alright it's on that side," Havok said, and in synchronization all of the members of Team Chaos pointed in different directions.
"Now your just being dicks,"
"Naw, one of use pointed to the button," Havok replied "Now I'm not about to tell you witch one of us was pointing at it, but that's only because you weren't actually paying attention where you?" Rainbow groaned and shook her head, silently cursing buttons in general.
"We need to think," Twilight said as she scratched her chin "Where would they put a button,"
"Somewhere that would be a total pain to get to," Rarity said "Somewhere where the ground would be our enemy more than anywhere else, Twilight stopped and smiled.
"My Castle, the entrance is a ramp now!" The Cloud above them disappeared and the Team of Chaos started sliding away from them and towards the castle.
"After them!" Twilight called out "Pinkie you're our only hope, go!" Pinkie saluted and then slid away as fast as she could after the team of Chaos.
"Another four v one?" Havok asked with a smile, "You know the drill, keep Pinkie away from the button!" The Four members all picked up the speed, and Pinkie did the same, they where drawing closer and closer to the castle, Pinkie stood firm and began spinning her tail like a propeller, Rot copied her and the two pulled ahead of the rest, They where neck and neck and they both shot up the ramp and through the still open door, Rot attempted to turn but ended up sliding away down the hall. Pinkie turned on a dime and found the Button resting on an end table, it was was huge and glowing bright red. Testing her luck Pinkie pushed it and smiled when it didn't run away.
"In retrospect Pinkie was a poor choice for one of the two button pushers," Havok said as he felt the disaster lose it's power, Twilight felt the disaster dying, it was still slippery, but it had lost it's hold on ponies, meaning they could fly and use magic again. Rainbow felt it and shot off like a rocket, catching up to team Chaos.
"Pass it to me," Rainbow called as Pinkie shot out the door with the button in hoof, she jumped an threw it just as Rot tackled her.
"This turned into hoof ball real quick," Havok joked as he and Storm took to the sky's, Rainbow hit the button and it proceeded to spit bubbles in her face, she dropped it and the button grew four legs and began running away from them all.
"Dangit," Rainbow complained as she gave chase, Chaos was rushing after the button with Rainbow and Pinkie behind them and the rest of Harmony in front of them, The Button turned away from Harmony and was grabbed by Shade who threw it to Strom, who held it like a hoof ball and began picking up speed, Rainbow kicked it up a notch and caught up with the Chaotic Pegasus, easily swiping the Button and throwing it to her team, Rarity caught it and pressed it, and was squirted in the face by bubbles just like Rainbow.
Havok laughed as he grabbed it and ran from the opposing team.
"The best part is this still feels like a game of Hoof ball," he cried out as he turned around and scouted the area. "Rot go long!" Rot did just that and shot away from the group, with Pinkie hot on her trail and Rainbow providing air support along with a less than enthused Fluttershy. Havok threw the Button and Rainbow chased it through the air and caught it just before Rot could and threw it to Fluttershy who barely caught it. Fluttershy pressed it nervously and the button dissolved into nothing along with all the soap.
"Ah man," Havok said before exploding into soap bubbles. Rot sighed as she hit a wall and also exploded into bubbled. Storm shook her head and joined her teammates in Bubble hood.
"You smell like Maple," Shade said to Rarity before also exploding in a shower of bubbles.
"Oh I don't like her," Rarity said irritably. Twilight groaned as she looked at her friends.
"Fluttershy, wanna get back to that over due book?"
"Oh yes please," The two made their way to the Castle, while Rainbow and Pinkie made their way back to Sugar Cube Corner for Lunch. Applejack wished Rarity luck with her maple problem and headed back to the farm. and Rarity made her way back to the school of Friendship to get the shampoo Starlight had gotten from Zecora for her.
Team Chaos where laughing in their Castle with Luna, who had prepared lunch for them after a mission well done. While Luna set everything out like a Picnic Spike and the CMC gathered by the wall and watched a new tapestry form, an Image of Pinkie skating along a soapy road
"So why did you hide it in the castle?" Luna asked as the team gathered around her, ready for lunch.
"Oh no, we hide one in the castle, one in sugar cube corner, one at the Apple farm, and one at the school," Spike said with a chuckle. It was at the top of a ramp in the barn, the 2nd floor of Sugar Cube Corner, and on Starlight's chair at the school, I was really hoping they'd find the school one, could have been madness having a chase with so many ramps.
"I like how it went," Luna said happily "your game of keep away looked more like a game of hoof ball,"
"That's what Spike said," Sweetie said with a laugh "Oh it was so much fun, the look on Rarity's face when I mentioned the Maple smell,"
"The Chase with Pinkie was awesome," Applebloom added "Need to work on my quick turns,"
"Well I dunno about you guys but I'll be practicing flying the next time we don't have any pranks planned,"
"Well good news, I'm going to Manehattan next week for a few days to watch Babs compete in some hair stylist themed game show," She was about to continue eating but stopped at the look on Spike's face.
"Babs," Spike said with a smile "we could use another earth pony, someone we could trust," he turned to Applebloom and they both smiled at one another.