//------------------------------// // Triple Pursuit // Story: Applejack and the Remote Sentry Buster // by efug25g //------------------------------// As Rainbow Dash, Soarin, Pinkie Pie, and the rest of the Wonderbolt members left Sugar Cube Corner, Pinkie reached out her hoof to her left outside of the 4th wall and grabbed several huge, ugly disguises of Rainbow Dash. The last time Pinkie presented a costume of an ugly version of Rainbow Dash was during the time that they were on a journey to rescue the CMC from Queen Chrysalis. It was no different from like last time because Rainbow Dash was freaking out twice when Pinkie forcibly stuffed her inside that ugly costume. Before Rainbow Dash could say a word, she sees her colt friend, Soarin get stuffed inside a Rainbow Dash costume. "GUUUUWAAAAAAHHHHHHH, PINKIE STOP IT!!!!!" Soarin shrieked as he felt his body getting stuff into that ugly Rainbow Dash costume again thanks to Pinkie Pie. "Relax, Soarin. This is the only way to lure those robots away from the real Rainbow Dash, while she and the rest of her team go in and investigate all over Ponyville to find the source." Pinkie explained in a smug facial expression as the other two Wonderbolt members disguised themselves as Rainbow Dash. "Why do I feel like I'm not going to enjoy this??" Soarin complained to himself. "Remember Soarin, you are to do your duty and follow orders without question." Spitfire commanded at the top of her lungs. "IS THAT UNDERSTOOD??!!!" "Yes, ma'am!!" Soarin replied with a salute in front of his squad leader. Right next to Soarin, two more team members discarded their Wonderbolt jumpsuits and put on huge Rainbow Dash costumes. Before any pony could say anything, Spitfire steps in front of the three disguised Wonderbolt members, with Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash standing behind her. "Alright ya ladies, your mission is to keep the rampaging robot distracted while Rainbow Crash, Pinkie Pie, and I search all over Ponyville to find the perpetrator behind this robot chase." Spitfire said while issuing orders to the Wonderbolts. "If any of those robots veer away from your position, you contact me immediately incase any of them is about to go after Rainbow Crash again. During your mission, you must make best use out of those Rainbow Dash costumes for as long as possible, until we succeed in catching the perpetrator. Try not to get too close to them and try not to take off those disguises for any reason. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?!!!" "YES MA'AM!!!" All three disguised ponies responded as they saluted their drill sergeant. After acknowledging Spitfire's orders, the three disguised Wonderbolts flew away to draw attention of the rampaging robot. As for Spitfire, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie, they all hid inside Sugar Cube Corner until they give out the signal. At Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack and Applebloom went inside the barn to do some more demonstrations with the Sentry Buster Trio. Just when Applejack is about to use the iPad with her hooves again, she notices that her little sister started snickering out of excitement. "Are ya sure ya want to see Rainbow Dash get chased by the Remote Sentry Buster again?" Applejack asked Applebloom, who is sitting on her right. "If you do, promise me that you won't tell any pony about this." "Ya know ah won't Applejack." Apple Bloom replied with a happy squeal, followed by a huge smile on her face. "Besides, this is a very fun thing to do!!!" "Alrighty then, it's show time y'all!!!" Applejack smirked as she activated the startup of the trio Sentry Busters. In just mere seconds, all three Sentry Busters ran right out of the barn and straight into Ponyville. Upon seeing the three robots appear in their sights, the three disguised Wonderbolts flew away from Sugar Cube Corner in different directions with the robots chasing after them. As for the other three ponies, they split up in search for the culprit behind the Sentry Buster chase. During the chase, the Sentry Busters keep running into other ponies along the way. Lyra and Bon Bon were walking pass the gazebo when suddenly, a wonderbolt disguised as Rainbow Dash flew right past the two ponies. The next thing that happened is when one of the Sentry Busters bumped right into them, sending them crashing into a nearby house. "Wha?? What in Sweet Celestia is going on here???" Bon Bon asked while in shock. While the second disguised Wonderbolt made her way past the gazebo, the P.A speaker started raising its voice towards the public. "HEADS UP!!! A REMOTE SENTRY BUSTER IS IN THE AREA!!!" The P.A Speaker announced. In less than a second, the second disguised wonderbolt made a beep-beep noise as she ran from the gazebo to right past Cheerlie's School, with the Sentry Buster following from behind. As for the third disguised Wonderbolt member, she lured the 3rd Sentry Buster towards the train station and continued to fly down the railroads, while spitting raspberries at the robot chasing her. During the chase at the train station, every pony, including the train conductor, was staring at the situation dumbfounded. "NYA! NYA! Can't catch me!!!" The 3rd wonderbolt teased as she sticked her tongue at the robot. Before she could see what was in front of her, the 3rd Wonderbolt crashed into Derpy while loading up several packages in the storage car. Upon impact, several boxes flew all over the place, with one hitting the Sentry Buster right in the face. After getting hit in the face by a flying box, the Sentry Buster started turning red, with steam coming out of it. Before Derpy could see what was going on, the Sentry Buster started running around the train station in endless circling repetitions. Every pony seeing this, started to get really dizzy and fell right on their backs, totally confused by the robot's fast movement, except for Derpy. "Woo Hoo!!! Look at that robot go!!" Derpy cheered, while making a funny train noise. "Choo! Choo! Choo! Choo!" While the Sentry Buster kept running around in circles, the 3rd Wonderbolt was finally able to get up after struggling through the boxes that fell on top of her. Upon seeing the robot run like crazy, the wonderbolt started laughing her head off before flying away from the train station. As for Spitfire, she went to the mayor's office see any pony acting suspicious during the Sentry Buster chase. Rainbow Dash, who is wearing a grey cloak that's covering up her entire body, went around the market place to seek some answers. As for Pinkie Pie, she started popping in random places all over Twilight's Castle, Rarity's Boutique, Fluttershy's Cottage, and all over the Apple Farm. At the town square, Rainbow Dash hid herself behind a nearby furniture store while the 1st Sentry Buster was chasing down the first disguised Wonderbolts member. Without warning, Derpy comes flying straight into the Sentry Buster on its right and knocks it down by accident. The next thing Derpy saw was that the Sentry Buster still moving its legs while spinning itself on top the ground, lying on its side. Upon seeing this, Derpy, Dinky, and the school fillies started laughing their heads off as they took pictures of the scene. Suddenly, the Sentry Buster made a loud beeping noise and in just less than a minute, it self-detonated in front of Derpy and the little fillies. Instead of being sent flying by the explosion, all of their faces are covered in black, their eyes widened, their mouths opened in shock, and their manes stretched out towards the back of their heads in stiff pointed features. Before any pony could see what was happening, they all collapsed on the ground. "OH YEAH, TAKE IT TO THE BANK, BABY!!!" Derpy cheered loudly in a excited tone of voice. "LET'S DO THAT AGAIN!!!!" Meanwhile, while Soarin was being chased by the 2nd Sentry Buster, with one of his Wonderbolt comrades switching places with him, still disguised as Rainbow Dash. During the chase, Soarin eventually lured the Sentry Buster straight towards Twilight's Castle. Just when Soarin went inside the Castle, the Sentry Buster crashed through the front doors and chased him all over the hallways. The next thing that happened is when Soarin went through one door and out the other, with the two-legged robot following him from behind. In the next minute, however, the robot went out from the other door across from where Soarin came out. Both the pegasus and the robot went zig-zagging from door to door in the hallway, while randomly chasing each other around. After 15 minutes of chasing each other, Soarin went into the library where he found the portal opening to another world. As soon as the Sentry Buster entered the library, Soarin immediately tripped over a large stack of books and fell face flat on the ground. In an instant, the Sentry Buster stopped chasing Soarin. Upon seeing this, Soarin started having question marks all over his head. "W-What just happened??" Soarin asked himself. Before he could say anymore, Twilight Sparkle and Spike appeared right behind Soarin. "It appears that the Remote Sentry Buster no longer recognizes you as Rainbow Dash." Twilight explained to the disguised Wonderbolt. "May I ask, why are you wearing that big, scary-looking Raindow Dash disguise??" "I was ordered by Spitfire to act as a decoy, while she, Rainbow, and Pinkie were on the verge of hunting down the perpetrator that wouldn't stop harassing Rainbow Dash with these robots." Soarin said as he answered Twilight's question. "By the way how an earth did you know the name of this......?? Hey, wait a minute. You didn't really have anything to do with this scary robot, do you?? TELL ME YOU DON'T!!!!" "As a matter of fact, I have nothing to do with the Sentry Buster's chasing Rainbow Dash around Ponyville or at Wonderbolt HQ." Twilight explained. "From what I learned, this Sentry Buster can only be controlled by a iPad controller. "So, that means that some pony is using an iPad to control that robot somewhere in Ponyville." Soarin pondered. "Do you know who's crazy enough to do this?" Before Twilight could say another word, the Sentry Buster started beeping again. The robot was chanting "Target Unconfirmed. I repeat, Target Unconfirmed. Returning to base!!" In an instant, the Sentry Buster ran out of the library and left the Twilight's castle in a jiffy. "What does that thing mean by returning to base?" Soarin asked as he turned towards Twilight Sparkle. "I think he means Sweet Apple Acres." Twilight explained. "If that's the case, then that must mean......" Soarin said to himself before he realized that a shocking turn of events started to unravel. "APPLEJACK!!! I should've known that it was her all along." Upon hearing what Soarin just said, Twilight smacked herself with her right hoof out of embarrassment. "I warned her not to get too carried away with her pranking retribution." "Pranking retribution? You don't mean...." Soarin exclaimed as his eyes widen with shock. "Wait, I thought you said that you have nothing to do with it!!!" "Sorry Soarin, but Derpy caused another accident in the castle library that let the Sentry Buster enter my castle through a portal from another word. Upon seeing what that robot is capable of, Applejack came up with the most craziest idea to get revenge on Rainbow Dash for pranking her." Twilight explained. "She made this decision, leaving me out of this." "The farm pony is so going to regret this!!!" Soarin hissed as he flew out of the castle through an open window in the castle library. Meanwhile, back at Ponyville, Rainbow, Pinkie, and Spitfire were scouring all over the area to track down Rainbow's perpetrator. Unfortunately, after 30 minutes, there was no success at all. As Rainbow went on ahead, another Sentry Buster appeared and is chasing down Derpy and one of the disguised Wonderbolts spotted her and charged straight at her with all her might. "OMGOSH!!! NOT THAT THING AGAIN!!!!" Rainbow shrieked as she flew as fast as a speeding bullet. As for Pinkie Pie, she appeared dropping down from above the sky and landed right on top of the Sentry Buster, doing a cheerful rodeo. "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" Pinkie Pie cheered as she made a huge smile while holding onto the robot by its spikes. "WooHoo!! A Rodeo!!!" While Pinkie latched onto the Sentry Buster, it started running around in circles as if it was trying to make the pink pony dizzy enough to lose her grip on it. Unfortunately, it made Pinkie even more excited than rather dizzy as she started laughing her head off. As for Derpy and Rainbow Dash, they both turned around to see Pinkie riding on top of the Sentry Buster, as if she was riding on a wild bull. Before any pony got closer, the Sentry Buster's beeping gets louder and louder and the next thing they saw was that the robot exploded, sending the Pink Pony crashing into Rainbow Dash, slamming both ponies straight into the wall of a nearby house, leaving behind a huge hole of the two crashing ponies on it. "Pinkie, get off of me!!!" Rainbow shrieked. "Oopsie Daisy!!" Pinkie squeal as she got off the light-blue pegasus. As the two ponies left the house, they see Derpy chase another Sentry Buster that was also chasing one of the disguised Wonderbolt members. Unfortunately, all of the Sentry Busters in the area finally recognized the real Rainbow Dash and ran straight at her immediately. "SWEET CELESTIA!!! MAKE IT STOOOOOOOPPPP!!!" Rainbow screamed as she took to the skies to shake off the Sentry Buster trio. "Man, I don't think this would ever stop." Spitfire muttered. "Ma'am!! I think we found the place where we'll be able to find the perpetrator!!!" Soarin said as he appeared from behind Spitfire. After hearing what Soarin had to say, Spitfire ordered Rainbow Dash to lure the Sentry Buster straight to Sweet Apple Acres, with the rest of her team following from behind. As Rainbow flew through the streets of Ponyville, all three Sentry Busters chased her, while knocking down every single food stand and pony that accidentally got in the way. Somewhere at Sugar Cube Corner, Lyra Heartstrings came out of the bakery with a piece of cake in her mouth when all of a sudden, one of the Sentry Busters accidentally kicked her in the stomach. The next thing that happened to the mint-green unicorn was that she started rolling straight back into the entrance of Sugar Cube Corner like a bowling ball and crashed into Bon Bon, much to her annoyance and dizziness. As for Rainbow Dash, she finally flew into Sweet Apple Acres. Just when she turned around, Rainbow spit out raspberries at the three robots before zooming all over the Apple Farm. Back inside the barn, Applejack sees Rainbow Dash flying straight into her home through one of the Sentry Buster's main cameras. Upon seeing this, the farm pony's eyes widen. She realized that Applejack is going to get busted very soon if she doesn't leave the Apple Farm immediately. However, as soon as the farm pony makes her way towards the back entrance of the barn, Spitfire and Soarin appeared right in front of her, with anger in their eyes. "Oh nelly!!" Applejack muttered to herself in horror. "There goes the neighborhood!!!" After looking at the iPad that Applejack had in her hooves, Spitfire's face turned bright red with steam coming out of her ears. Upon snorting out of anger, Spitfire ordered her Wonderbolt team members to arrest Applejack for her immediate fiasco with Rainbow Dash. "APPLEJACK!!!" Spitfire roared furiously. "YOU'VE GOT ALOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO!!!" Before Applejack could say another word, Soarin grabbed the iPad with his hoof and used it to make all three Sentry Busters stand down from chasing Rainbow Dash all over the Apple Farm. After taking a few deep breaths from flying, Rainbow Dash fainted and collapsed onto the ground out of exhaustion. "Oh boy. Oh boy!!" Derpy squeaked. "It looks like some pony is plum tuckered out after all that chasing."