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// The Preparations 
// Story: Sweet Revenge 
// by StormLuna 
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After leaving the reunion early, Sweetie began to think about everything that had happened.  While her life had turned out exactly how she had wanted it to, she was less than thrilled with how Silver's life had turned out.  She hated the fact that she was happily married with three children.  She also had heard about how not only had she reconciled with her father but that he aided in her having a successful business.  She had also heard rumors that her father, Silver Dime, had seen to it that she would receive 50 billion bits upon his death and to her that was unacceptable, completely unacceptable and that she had to find a way to see to it that such an undeserving individual would never be blessed with that kind of wealth.

"Oh we'll see about that Spoonie." she laughed to herself.  A thought then crossed her mind, "The rich bitch will become richer when her daddy dies UNLESS she kills him for the money!" 

Sweetie then realized the time had come to completely destroy Silver Spoon's life.  One year in prison for assaulting a police officer was one thing but the death of her own father so she could get an outlandish sum of money was another.  "What if her daddy was to die and everypony thought she murdered him?"  She snickered, "Oh this is going to be sweet, too sweet!"  

Sweetie Belle then got into her pickup and sped back towards Canterlot where she would then catch a flight to Omareha.  What her plan was that she would fly there, rent a car and drive it to Ponyville.  She knew that if a Canterlot vehicle was seen in town when Silver Dime was murdered, that she may be suspected but knew that nopony would think a thing about a Neighbraska vehicle in town. 

As she was heading to Canterlot National, she couldn't help but think to herself, "Oh just you wait Spoonie, your charmed life is about to crash and burn!" 





Sweetie Belle was pleasantly surprised when she learned that there were empty seats on a flight to Omareha International that was set to leave in a couple of hours.  It did frustrate her that she would have to pay considerably more than she would have had she booked in advance but this was too important for her, way too important.  As they swiped her debit card at the ticket counter Sweetie thought to herself, "This is expensive as Tartarus but in the end it will all be worth it.  Crushing that bitch like a bug will be the ultimate victory for me, the ultimate victory for all that is good in this world." 

The flight took roughly two and a half hours and once the plane landed, Sweetie disembarked and began to think about exactly how to go about all of this.  As she was walking towards where she could rent a car, she began to think about the timing of her return to Ponyville.  She knew that she couldn't return too soon after departing Canterlot.  She also knew that there would be other items she would need to get, items that would likely be best bought in Omareha. 

Once she got to the counter she also began to think about what kind of vehicle she should rent.  She knew that renting a pick-up would be too much of a giveaway as to who she was.  The clerk gave her a smile and asked, "So what kind of car would you like to rent?"

She replied, "A midsize car will be sufficient." 

The clerk then asked, "So how long will you need this for and will you be returning it here or will you be returning it to another branch?" 

This was one thing that Sweetie had not taken into account, where she would be returning the vehicle to.  She then decided that returning a Neighbraska plated vehicle, one that would be seen in Ponyville in Canterlot would be very suspicious.  She then decided that she would return it someplace else, maybe Coltorado Springs if she went to visit Scootaloo.  Yes it would be more costly and keep her away from Canterlot for longer than she would like but again, this was too important to her.  She replied, "I will need it for probably three weeks and I will be returning it to a different airport." 

The clerk gave her a smile, "Well the current charge will be 1300 bits and when you return it to whatever airport you do, be sure it has a full tank of gas or your card will be charged extra." 

Sweetie handed her her debit card and replied, "Alright, sounds good."

After getting the keys and finding the car in the lot, Sweetie took off into the city to take care of some things.  The first thing she did was rent a motel room for a couple of weeks.  She knew that if she headed straight back to Ponyville, that despite her being in a completely different vehicle, that she might be suspected. 

Once she got into her room she plopped down on the bed and began to talk to herself, "Ok, what am I going to need to pull this off?  What am I going to need to make sure that Silver Slut's charmed life is ruined once and for all?"

She paused momentarily before answering herself, "Well I will need a full body suit so I don't leave any DNA evidence anywhere.  I am also going to have to time things just right.  After all, for what I have planned I have to break into Silver's house and acquire some of her mane."  She paused for a moment before adding, "A skeleton key that will unlock any lock and some brass knuckles to handle her daddy's security guards."

She then realized that she simply couldn't drive on into Ponyville and acquire some of Silver's hair without any problems.  She sat up and said, "Alright Sweetie, you have to go find a computer away from the motel and look up social events in Ponyville.  I'm sure some are coming up and THAT is when you break in, acquire some of her hair from a brush and then wipe out the rich old man.  I will see to it that she does not receive any money upon his death, no way in Tartarus is that little bitch deserving of 50 billion bits!" 

Sweetie then left her room and headed to a local mall.  She figured that is the place where she could find a full body suit, something that would cover her from head to toe.  It took her a while but near the center of the mall, she found a store that sold items like that.  As she was looking through them, she was thrilled when she found information on the tags that stated what height they were for and for waist size.  She grabbed the body suit and then began looking for the brass knuckles.  It did not take long for her to find them so she was easily able to grab them and then go pay for her items. 

At the very center of the mall in the food court were plenty of computers that were hooked up to the internet.  Sweetie looked up events in Ponyville and noticed that there was going to be an event held in three nights at the store that Silver Spoon owned.  She got a huge smile on her face knowing that would be the perfect time to take care of the first part of her problem.  She knew that not only would Silver be gone but so would Shadow Blast and their kids.

Sweetie kept a neutral, almost emotionless look on her face as she was figuring out exactly when she would need to leave to get to Ponyville.  While the flight from Canterlot to Omareha was quite short, driving there would take considerably longer.  She did know though that she would have an extra hour to get there given she would be crossing into a different time zone so she could leave early that morning and likely arrive in Ponyville with plenty of time to acquire what she would need to frame Silver Spoon for the murder of Silver Dime.





Two days had passed and Sweetie Belle was early to rise.  She showered and grabbed a bite to eat before she got on the road and headed west, in the direction of Ponyville.  One thing Sweetie Belle did though was leave her cell phone in her motel room.  She knew that if there were records of her phone receiving signals from Ponyville that she would be suspected.  As she continued to drive down the road, she had a gleeful smile on her face as she was imagining Silver Spoon being arrested for the murder of her father and rather than getting billions of bits over his death, her getting a life sentence in prison. 

The sun was near the horizon when Sweetie arrived in Ponyville.  She then began to think about how she was going to get the body suit on.  Then it hit her, there was a road that went into the Everfree Forest that she could park the vehicle in while she changed and then took care of what she felt must be done for the good of all of ponykind. 

Once she drove about a half a mile into the forest, she pulled over.   She got out and put the body suit put on before heading into Ponyville.  It was after dusk but there was still a bit of light coming in from the west so she stood at the edge of the Everfree and monitored things.  Off in the distance she could see a large crowd gathered in the community's business district.  She figured that was likely where the celebration was being held for Silver. 

Sweetie knew roughly where Silver and Shadow's house was, a decent distance away from the celebration.  She then knew the time had come, she knew the time had come to acquire some of Silver's hair and then go and kill a stallion she believed was being far too generous to a pony who deserved nothing but pain and suffering.  She knew the time to kill Silver Dime had come.