"You are literally the worst."
"I panicked, alright?"
Starlight angrily rubbed her own temples, trying to cope with the frustration and disappointment she was feeling. She had been spending a whole 20 minutes insulting her unicorn friend, using mostly words that could not be used in front of foals. The gaps between the insults were not silent either as she grumbled and made odd throat noises while she thought of another degrading thing to say.
"The whole of Equestria rests on your damn shoulders and you panic!??!" Starlight screeched. "You are a stage performer, you're not supposed to panic!"
"Yes, but Starlight, my stage magic isn't going to get me in trouble," Trixie retorted.
Starlight deadpanned. "Trixie, ponies don't actually go to the police, they tell their sorrowful tales on the internet for others to gawk at. That's where the real news is. Do you know how many actual hate crimes there are in Equestria?"
"Well, we can look on the Royal Guard's website..."
"No! They only count the reported ones. There are thousands, Trixie, thousands that happen every week that no one knows about except the victims! To the government, they go unreported or have no evidence, so they say it never happened! What we were trying to do is prove the point about how easily it can happen and how often it does happen!"
"By faking a crime?"
"Well, if done correctly, nopony would know it's fake. All they need to know is that it happened," Starlight stomped her hoof to make a point.
"STARRRRRLLLLLIIIIGGHTTT!!!!"
Both unicorns froze as the high-pitched shrill rang throughout all of Ponyville. Both of them turned their heads to see Twilight, flanked by two Royal Guards, heading their direction. It could have been an illusion, but it appeared that Twilight's mane and tail was on fire.
"My life is over!" Trixie gasped.
Starlight put on an innocent smile and awaited the Princess of Friendship. Twilight was having none of it, as her angry glare could kill small animals. Luckily, Fluttershy was not around to see the birds from their branches at the horrifying sight.
Twilight planted her hooves right in front of Starlight and Trixie, who was hiding behind her pink friend. "Why is it," the princess began, "that when I come back from Canterlot, I find Rarity in my ultra-super secret dungeon?" The question was spatted out.
"And you assume it was me?" Starlight laughed innocently and gestured at herself.
"Well, Spike told me exactly what you did. So did Rarity. You arrested her based on her beliefs?!?!" Twilight shouted, breaking some nearby windows.
"Twilight, come on, Rarity has a very dangerous mindset. Her racist values can corrupt society and bring more toxicity to Ponyville. I did what I thought was necessary for the well-being of our lovely community," Starlight carefully explained.
"Equestria is founded upon freedom of speech, including speech that can offend other ponies!" Twilight used her magic to shake the fake policemare.
"I'm.....-not-.........sorry!" Starlight struggled to say as she was swirled around.
"Oh! You will be!" Twilight slammed her into the ground. "I've tried so hard to make you feel welcomed in my home! I give you breakfast, I give you a bed, and the you go and imprison my friends! Only I can imprison my friends!" she fumed and then paused. "Wait...are you wearing fishnets?"
"It's....um....not my best wardrobe choice..." Starlight shrugged.
One of the Royal Guards magically pinned Starlight down and placed hoofcuffs on her. Trixie was shaking in fear as the other Royal Guard approached her.
"Wait! I am not affiliated with her! Have mercy!" Trixie cried.
"She did everything I told her too!" Starlight said. "She's my accomplice!"
"What are you doing?!" Trixie yelled.
"If I'm going down, you're going down with me!" Starlight then turned to Twilight. "Go ahead! Lock me up! You know that I'm right! Rarity and anypony like her is a blight on this wonderful country. They deserve no rights!"
"You're insane, Starlight," Twilight facehoofed.
"No! You're insane because you think you're so right in all this. I try to help ponies and try to even out the playing field, you control them! You and Celestia and Luna! You give ponies no freedom!"
"Alright," Twilight blinked, "How would you suggest in fixing this? How would you give more freedom?"
"Why, you know," Starlight was confused by Twilight's question, "by making hate speech illegal and by issuing more taxes and by forcing the ponies to give to the poor through the government's regulations. You know this."
As both unicorns were held up by the Royal Guards, Twilight could only sigh in disappointment. "Sure, Starlight, sure. You know what? I'm gonna get my friends and um, have the night off whatever it is that we're doing. You go on and keep being you. I'm sorry it has to be this way, but you kinda deserve it. Enjoy a night together in the Ponyville PD."
Starlight and Trixie were taken away by the Royal Guards. Twilight watched and then turned to see Rarity beaming at the two being led to at least a night in prison. The Princess of Friendship smiled but was unnerved by Rarity's conniving grin.
"Well darling, justice is served," she said almost gloatingly to her royal friend.
"Um...yeah?" Twilight acknowledged awkwardly.
"Starlight deserves to be thrown in a cell. Perhaps we could place her in an asylum? I've heard that the dog-pony is lonely these days with being the only patient in the Ponvyille Asylum."
"For what?" Twilight raised a brow. "Being a misguided authoritarian? I mean, she's not exactly sane, but I think she can come around."
"No, darling," Rarity guffawed. "She's a unicorn that thinks pegasi and earth ponies are worth defending. I mean, don't get me wrong, they aren't the worst thing ever and they make for good friends on certain days. But to think that they are on equal terms with unicorns, now that's just absurd, dear," she ended with a little fabulous chuckle.
Twilight rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Whatever you say, Rares....whatever you say..."
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