The Table
Blue Crescent – Upper Facility
Schwissh!
A door slid open to a dimly-lit chamber.
Betsy entered with Garnet and Bon Bon following. Sharp Quill, Haze, and Horizons were already standing inside. Upon spotting the chief, Bon Bon opened her muzzle. But she soon saw the unicorn's sharp glare and said nothing.
"Good. We're all here," Horizons droned. Her body posture was rigid, tense. "Then let's go inside. They're waiting for us."
"Who is?" Garnet asked.
Horizons took a breath. "Everypony." She gestured to a pony standing in the corner.
Bon Bon craned her neck, looking. That's when she saw the familiar sight of Professor Ball Bearings. Upon being signaled by Horizons, the slight-disheveled stallion nodded, reached into his labcoat, and produced a keycard. He swung it through a receiver—and a hidden door slid open to their side.
The agents found themselves staring down the steps leading into a spacious, rectangular room overlooking the cavern of Blue Crescent. A long, elliptical table stretched—lit with soft blue light from underneath. Towards the far end, a small group of richly-dressed equines sat. No less than eight guards stood within breathing range of the table, facing all in the same direction.
As Bon Bon and the rest of the group descended the stairs, she squinted at the faces of those seated at the table. Everypony looked back, straight-faced and deadpan, at least for the most part. She was almost certain she recognized one of the ponies. Maybe two of them.
Before her mind could jump through too many loops, the familiar pale figure of Princess Plasma stood up, bowing slightly towards the arriving agents.
"Greetings, members of the League," the Princess said. She nodded at the scientist. "Professor Ball Bearings." She looked at Horizons. "Thank you for assembling. I can safely assume—then—that those who are present have committed themselves to the cause?"
Bon Bon sensed several of her companions nodding in her peripheral.
"You can count me in," Sharp Quill said.
"I'm interested to see where this goes," Haze added.
"What the Hell," Besty burped. "Beats making jelly at home."
Chief Agent Horizons cleared her throat—though it mattered little.
Princess Plasma paced around the table while Bon Bon and her partners sat down. "It is time that you met the ponies responsible for keeping Blue Nova Industries afloat," she said. "Especially in this new juncture that sees to the prosperous renaissance of the Secret Monster Intelligence League of Equestria. Together, we shall take the project here at Blue Crescent to new heights, ensuring safety and justice for all Equestrians."
Bon Bon studied the bodies at the table. She spotted two earth ponies, a unicorn, a eucorn, a horse, and a griffon.
"Allow me to introduce you," Princess Plasma said. "You—of course—know me: Princess Plasma of Trottingham." She brushed past a slick-haired stallion. "This is Filthy Rich of Ponyville, owner of multiple commercial industries within Central Equestria."
The stallion nodded. "How do you do."
"This is Fancy Pants of Canterlot, and a recent addition to the Council's House of Advisors." Holding her breath in, Princess Plasma briskly trotted past the pink-mane'd eucorn at the stallion's side, avoiding eye contact. "And here we have Jasper Jasmine from Manehattan, owner of Jasmine Enterprises."
"A pleasure, my friends."
Plasma passed a dark-haired mare. "The most esteemed Duchess Sonata Melody, heir to the Melody fortune in Coltnecticut."
"Much oblidged."
Plasma ended at the griffon. "And Oscar Ospreys, representing the investors of Griffonstone."
His beak clattered, but the financier said nothing.
Princess Plasma at last found a seat alongside her partners. "Now that we're all assembled, it is time we drew a vote."
"A vote?" Garnet asked.
Plasma nodded. "On whether or not we decide to induct the most important new member of all to this table... a pony who can single-hoofedly turn the tide in making the League become public." Her brow furrowed. "I speak—of course—of Her Majesty, the Princess of Friendship, Twilight Sparkle."
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Something's giving me this feeling that Twilight Sparkle will be used through a diplomatic kerfluffle to further manipulate S.M.I.L.E...
These "investors" seem pretty benign, all things considered. After this build up, I was half-expecting them to include the likes of Tirek, Grogar, and Sombra. And they actually want Twilight??
Yeah, it can't possibly turn out well.
Yup Blue Crescent or at least part of it is evil and going to turn on the Alicorns.
Got a nice neon sign that says "SOME OF US ARE EVIL!!!"
The griffin is only wild card in the bunch.
Wuh-oh. If what Lightning Dust said is even half-true, that sheds an (even more) ominous light on things.
Interested to see how this will effect things. Octavia didn't have the most flattering portrayal earlier.
Finally representatives of some other species in power.
This still can't possibly go well.
Now they're bringing Twilight into this. Also Jasmine's an investor. If vigilantes are part of what the league takes out, then Lightning (and Flash) better watch out.
Ok Fancy Pants and Filthy Rich don't surprise me nor does Jasper Jasmine. The other two are virtual unknowns, so right now they don't matter much. Surprised to see that they are bringing Twilight into this, it should be an interesting dynamic and I guess it will allow for the rest of the Mane 6 to be more active in future parts of the story.
I thought this meant unicorn!?!?
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Eucorn = subrace of unicorn, they look like fluer de lis or sassy saddles: tall, lanky, and inherited Celestia's bloodline
This seems to be taking the route of politics and conspirations. I am already seeing this as the next This Platinum Crown. I know I can't expect that much of that, considering this story also focuses in other stuff, but I can dream.
7521577 well not somuch fused ewith the other lings and more jist linked to then so not so much. But can easily become an orgy
Uhhhhhhhhhh...
An interesting bunch of investors Princess Plasma has gathered here. If Jasper wasn't included there wouldn't be much of any fuel to throw onto the 'Plasma's evil' theory, yet she was.
We know, or at least have reason to heavily suspect Jasper Jasmine is corrupt. The question is, how many of the others follow in her footsteps? I'd suspect all of them with the exception of Fancy Pants and Twilight. I am a little surprised with Twilight being included here, but after considering it further it makes perfect sense. Bringing on board a naive, easily manipulated pony who has a position of actual power and the ear of all the major players (Celestia, Luna, and Cadance) who can't be bought or out-manipulated would be quite the feather in Plasma's cap.
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Exactly! Twilight's gonna get used, and used hard, to push an agenda here.
I must be much more tired than I thought. For a moment there I thought smeone was talking about Twilight Sparkle and a bunch of Equestrian high tech backers ending up checking the Desert changelings and Treehuggers Herbal Spice Program.
And thus was born the League of Friendship! Loving and tolerating with high velocity rainbows and mana blasts throughout the land!
Awwww sheeeit.
Yay Connecticut! Our tiny state doesn't get enough credit!