Don't Dance with the Devil

by Time Agent pony


Chapter 5 - Slippery Sloth

The Devil's dungeon.

"You know something," Discord said, "I don't think we're getting out of here."

"You're right," Discord replied.

"That means that they're all going to turn on us," Discord continued.

"Then we better strike first before any of the others do," Discord nodded.

"But which one?" Discord asked.

"Which indeed?" Discord smiled.

"Did you say something, Discord?" Trixie asked.

"Arrr.....no" Discord replied, whistling innocently.

Starlight, Trixie and Thorax all rolled their eyes.


Las Pegasus.

Cuphead, Mugman and Pinkie Pie wondered about, looking for any sight of the other members of the Mane Six.

"....And that's how Equestria was made," Pinkie finished, she had been explaining the history of Equestria to the two brothers.

"I still can't get my head around it," Cuphead replied, "this whole world is populated by talking horses."

"Ponies, Cup," Mugman corrected his brother, "they're ponies."

"Oh, yeah," Pinkie continued, "well, I still can't get my head around your heads being cups and mugs."

"I think we're getting off track, here," Cuphead interrupted, "we should be looking for your missing friends."

"Right," Pinkie nodded, "also how do you two shot from your fingers?"

"That would be this," Mugman answered, holding up the Elder Kettle's potion.

"Oh, that explains it," Pinkie replied.

With that, the three continued their search.


The Devil's office.

"Well, sending Gluttony was a brilliant idea," Wrathlight Sparkle said, sarcastically.

"Send me next, my lord," Lustery begged.

"Send me," Applepride jumped in.

"SILENCE!" The Devil thundered, "the next one I'm going send is Slothbow Dash."

"Ok, seriously," Applepride responded, "why?"

"Yeah," agreed Lustery, "look at her," she pointed to where Slothbow Dash lay, snoring sound asleep.

"Regardless," The Devil said, "Slothbow will be the next sin to face Cuphead and Mugman, no questions asked."

"But...." Applepride began.

"I SAID NO QUESTION ASKED!" The Devil repeated.

With that, The Devil snapped his fingers and Slothbow vanished.

"This will end well," Applepride said.


Las Pegasus.

Cuphead, Mugman and Pinkie Pie were still looking around for any clue that would lead them to any one of the Mane Six.

"So where do you think your friends might be?" Cuphead asked.

"Beats the heck out of me," Pinkie replied.

"Maybe we could ask someone in there," Mugman suggested, pointing at an ominous-looking hotel.

"Good thinking, mug," Cuphead nodded.

"Okie, dokie, loki," Pinkie agreed.

The three entered the hotel and rang the bell at the desk.

"Can I help you?" the receptionist asked, as she appeared.

"We were wondering if you'd seen anyone...." Cuphead began.

"Anypony," Pinkie corrected.

"Right," Cuphead nodded, "anypony called Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity and Twilight Sparkle?"

"Mmm," the receptionist said, looking over the guest list, "we do have a guest under the name Dash."

"That must be one of Pinkie's friends," Mugman nodded.

"She's waiting for you in her room," the receptionist continued, "in the V.I.P. sweet, on the top floor."

"Thank you," Cuphead replied.

The three of them headed for the lift and stepped inside.

"Right," Mugman said, pressing the button for the floor they wanted, "straight to the top, the V.I.P. suite."

The lift began to ascend.

"This music sounds familiar," Cuphead said, listening to the music playing in the lift.

After a long wait, the lift arrived at the V.I.P. suite, floor 666.

"This is it," Mugman breathed.

The three exited the lift.

A long corridor stretched out before trio, at the end of the corridor was the door to the room they were looking for.

"It's almost like someone wants us to get this far," Pinkie said, as they approached the door.

"Nothing new for me and mug," Cuphead smiled.

Still smiling, Cuphead turn the handle and open the door.

From inside the room, the sound of snaring could be heard.

"Maybe we should come back later," Mugman whispered.

Cuphead was about to reply, when the snaring stopped.

"You Cuphead and Mugman?" a lazy sounding voice asked.

"Yes," Cuphead replied.

There was slow movement, as something crawled out from the bed.

"Well," Slothbow Dash said, "the sooner I beat you and your friend the sooner I can get back to sleeping."

"Hold on, Dashie!" Pinkie cried, "we're coming to save you."

A great slam and then some!
Now go!

Cuphead, Mugman and Pinkie all attacked together, the brothers firing the finger bullets and Pinkie firing her party cannon.

Slothbow Dash blocked or just let the attacks hit her.

"I will beat you," Slothbow Dash declared, yawning, "eventually."


The Devil's office.

The Devil, King Dice and the other four sins watched Slothbow Dash's fight with Cuphead, Mugman and Pinkie Pie.

"Picking Sloth 'sure' was a good idea," Wrathlight Sparkle remarked, sarcastically.

"I would have finished them in one move," Applepride added.

"I would have done that too," Flutterenvy snapped, "only I'd do it better."

Lustery simply gazed at The Devil, a dreamy look on her face.

"The sins have a point, boss," King Dice said.

"Alright, fine!" The Devil responded, "I think Slothbow could use a little boost."

The Devil snapped his fingers.

"That should do it," The Devil smiled.


Back to the fight.

Cuphead noticed something had changed, "Is it just me," he asked, "or is our attacker getting fast?"

He was right, of course, thanks to The Devil's meddling, everything around the three heroes had been slowed to a crawl.

"Makes my job easier," Slothbow Dash smiled.

She began moving around the room, throwing punches and kick at the trio.

Mugman retaliated by firing his spread shot at Slothbow Dash.

"It's no use," he said, as Slothbow dodged his attack.

"Our attacks are too slow," Cuphead cried.

"I think I might have something for a situation like this," Pinkie suggested.

From out of her mane Pinkie pulled out a Phenomnomenon, which she then shallowed whole.

Pinkie then began to vibrate and her eyes went wide, the effects of the time slow seemed to have no effect on her anymore.

Pinkie quickly fired a blast of her super-sticky double-bubble bubble-gum cake mix in Slothbow Dash's direction, sticking her in place.

"She's all yours," Pinkie declared, once she'd freed Cuphead and Mugman from the time slow effects.

Both brothers nodded, Cuphead fired his chaser shot, while Mugman fired off a hail of finger bullets.

Knockout!

Slothbow Dash had been defeated.

"Arrr," she groaned, "my head, what happened?"

"Dashie!" Pinkie cried, running up and hugging her friend.

"Pinkie," Rainbow Dash gasped, "I can't breath."

Pinkie let her friend go, allowing her friend to breath.

Rainbow Dash was about ask what was going on and where the other members of the Mane Six were, when she noticed Cuphead and Mugman.

"OK," she said, "I think I might have hit my head really hard."

"Not at all," Mugman replied, "your one of Pinkie's friends, right?"

"Yeah," Rainbow Dash nodded.

"Well," Cuphead smiled, "any friend of Pinkie Pie's is a friend to me and Mugman."

Rainbow Dash still look confused.

"Allow me to explain everything, Dashie," Pinkie said.

The Element of Loyalty has joined the party