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// Chapter 18 - Take 'Em To The Prison!...Dungeon! 
// Story: Mystery Scootaloo 
// by thedarktome 
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Captain Looper walked through the portal that led back to the Canterlot High School portal. There were guards standing around with swords, bows and arrows, and knives. Pointed and trained on the large group of Police Officers and FBI. The large army of Scootaloo's were with them, weapons pointed at their backs with a nonchalant expression, followed closely by Cadance and Luna. "Send them on through," Luna ordered. "We have to go see Sunset at the hospital and get these guys to the Dungeons in Canterlot. We're not going to hurt you." Luna stopped and motioned between herself and Cadance. "We're not going to hurt you. Sunset's father and former teacher, Princess Celestia, Sunset's sister, her mother, and Princess Twilight, the mage of light magic herself may not be so nice. Let's go." The first Scootaloo pushed the first CIA officer into the wormhole after he began to protest about them not having any role in this.

Cadance tapped Luna's shoulder and asked, "Do you think it's really fair that we pretty much kidnapped alot of this country's law enforcement after they kidnapped only one of our own?"

"Oh, we are not going to do anything to these men," Luna responded. One of the guys was kicked inside. "Well...save for the Scootaloos, she's apparently an exception. We're just keeping them here for leverage. Once we get the real culprits, we'll send them right back out. I'll tell Celestia about this plan. We are not monsters, unlike these men who kidnapped one of our own and did whatever they did to her that required her to be kept inside of an electrified box. They will be put on trial either here. Or either in Equestria. But either way, this investigation revolving around Scootaloo and the death of her parents has gotten way out of hand. We need to speak to this nation's head of law and get this investigation started." One of the Scootaloo's suddenly whacked the last officer in the knee with her weapon and pushed him in. "STOP THAT!"



The hallway of the hospital was void of any ponies save for Celestia and Twilight, who were both discussing a plan of action. "We may have to get your brother involved," Celestia informed her. "If Scootaloo is doing what I think she is doing, than we need a pony in charge to handle the guard shall we need them."

Twilight watched a Guard run into the building at the front of the hospital and asked, "What do you think Scootaloo is doing?"

"Bringing over those who hurt Sunset," Celestia replied as the guard made her way over to them. Once at a good distance, she stopped and saluted. "At ease. What is it?"

The guard lowered her hoof and answered, "Princesses Luna and Cadance are back."

"Good."

"With forty-six more ponies as Prisoners. They wish to escort them."

"Scootaloo," Twilight groaned. She turned to Celestia and added, "It looks like she wants to have the upper hand in getting what she wants. And we still haven't gotten anywhere in knowing what happened to Frozen Fire and Bright Magnus. I say we have a trial and sort all of this mess out. The more civil way that does not involve weaponry. And we need to get Justice for sunset Shimmer."

"Yes, but how?" Celestia inquired.

Twilight hummed and rubbed a hoof against her chin. "We could always hold a news conference with that world, expose them of their wrong doings and force them to listen to our grievances. Since their land is similar to Equestria's, then they will more than likely have Equestrian laws, just in a different format. We can always request a deal."

Celestia hummed. It seemed reasonable enough. Equestria has always been known to be peaceful with other countries, not hostile. But these humans have become hostile the second Scootaloo walked back onto their land. Equestria was not the enemy. "I agree we should take diplomatic action," Celestia admitted. She turned to the guard and asked, "Where are they keeping the prisoners?"

"They are taking them to the dungeons in Canterlot via chariots," she responded.

"Very well. I wish to question them—"

"I'd like to have a word with them too," Twilight interrupted.

"Princess Twilight and I would like to have a word with them tonight," Celestia corrected. "Let me know as soon as they are settled."

"Yes, ma'am."



Once the last prisoner walked out the portal with a Scoota-Guard that Luna and Cadance called them, the two Princesses themselves followed along into the Library of Princess Twilight Sparkle, grand and bright. As the Prisoners held still with long zip ties on their hooves, some Unicorn and some Earth Pony, the Princesses walked past.

"I couldn't locate their names!" They stopped and turned back to the portal as the real Scootaloo bounded through. She was upset. Definitely upset. "They weren't in the Government database! Which means it was an unauthorized government building with an unauthorized governmental task with FBI and military that was all illegal!" She walked angrily past the princess, who watched her in interest. "It looks like I'm getting closer and closer to whoever killed my parents. And it starts with the Government. Looks like Rainbow was right. Those ponyfeathers did indeed partner with somepony who is not Government but holds power over them."

Scootaloo walked out of the room, followed by the Princesses, who were followed by the Prisoners, who were still trying to get adjusted to their new pony bodies. "So there is in fact somepony on Earth," Cadance repeated. "Who wants magic badly enough that they would possibly bribe the Government enough to arrest an Equestrian at gunpoint, do whatever they did to her that she could only speak five or six phrases, and possibly more. All for magic? Why?"

"I don't know," Luna responded. "But it has upset me a great deal. Celestia is upset, her parents are upset, everypony else will be upset once this is released to the nation. I want to take these ponies, or whatever down." The Princesses turned towards the entrance, leading the group towards the guarded front doors. The guards glanced at the large group headed their way down the wide hallway, but stayed stoic. "Guard!" A female guard ran forward and saluted. "I want twenty prison chariots here in front of the castle and the dungeons in the castles armed and ready for intake."

"Yes, your highness!" The guard quickly ran out the doors to fulfill the orders while the others held them open for the Royalty and Prisoners to walk through. Once outside, Scootaloo spotted her favorite pony soaring through the sky.

She looked up and gasped. Then raised a hoof and yelled, "Rainbow Dash!" The Rainbow blur that shot past turned around and landed in front of Scootaloo almost immediately, spooking the Prisoners.

"Yo, Scoots!" She and Scootaloo hoof bumped before Rainbow bopped her muzzle. "Next time you decide to fly off from Equestria, let me know. I'm your caretaker, I have to know this stuff."

"Yeah, sure. Speaking of flying, when are we flying together?" Scootaloo inquired.

"Probably whenever you have time, Princess," she teased.

Scootaloo sighed and shook her head. "When you say it, it sounds wrong. Where's Twilight and Celestia? We need to see them, we got the leverage." Rainbow looked up and smirked. Then zipped over one of the prisoners. Lieutenant Mayweather yelped and fell back from her way too happy grin.

"Awww yeah!!" Rainbow cheered as she hovered above her. "You ponies are in for it now!! Because you have to deal with the real ones!! The big hooves!!"

"What are you—"

"SHUT UP!!" Rainbow yelled in her face. "Or I'll make you run two hundred in and out of the Everfree forest! I've heard that the Everfree forest in your world is nice and dandy after reading Twilight's communication journal behind her back. And let me tell ya'." She grabbed Mayweather's head and looked deep into her eyes. "You stay in the Everfree Forest here for ten minutes without anypony else? You will never been seen again."

Luna rolled her eyes and said, "Loyalty, that is quite enough." Rainbow let her go and then flew back to Scootaloo. "We do not need shaken up prisoners." A violet purple flash later, Captain Looper was lifted into the air and into the eyes of a fire maned and sun white Alicorn.

"WHERE ARE THE ONES WHO HURT SUNSET SHIMMER?!!" Twilight yelled in his face.

"Ah, fu—"

"Twilight, put him down!" Celestia ordered after teleporting in behind her. Twilight took a deep breath and changed back into her less angry form. Then dropped the Captain without any care back to the ground.

"Jeez, you ponies are nuts," Mayweather muttered before one of the Scoota-Guards placed their weapon to the back of her head.

Scootaloo teleported beside her and deadpanned, "You are very expendable right now. I'd watch what I'd say or Rainbow may just fly you out to the badlands and come back empty hooved in three seconds flat."

Mayweather scoffed and responded boldly, "You ponies don't frighten me! I've faced many things in my career in the United States Marines and lived to tell the tale! There is absolutely nothing you can do to make me talk!"

"Oh you don't really have to talk," Twilight responded. She stalked forward and got into Mayweather's fearless face. "In fact, you don't even have to open your mouth, breath, or even move. All of us—" She gestured to Cadance, Celestia, Luna, and Scootaloo. "—know how to go in your head and get what you know. All in different ways. Apparently you know something. So you'll be our main target. Try not to sleep tonight. Luna's a dreamwalker." Twilight turned around walked away as the Prison chariots began to land.

"I don't believe you!" Mayweather yelled. "I don't believe any of this!!"

"Say that to Spitfire? She'll beat you to a pulp," Rainbow commented. The Scoota-Guards pushed the Prisoners towards the cages in the chariots and closed the gates, locking them tightly.

Mayweather turned around and yelled, "You're making a huge mistake keeping us here! They'll come after you and bring Hell with them!!"

"Somepony shut her up!!" Scootaloo yelled. The chariots took off into the air, heading towards the castle in the mountain, with Mayweather screaming obscenities. Scootaloo sighed and turned back to the Princesses. "If we're going to talk to these people, we need to do it soon. Because the US is obviously not patient."