In a room in Canterlot Castle few dared to tread, where even the princesses thought twice before entering, two shady figures were discussing a deal. One, a unicorn, was dwarfed by the other, taller biped.
The two legged creature spoke first. "So, it is agreed, then? I get to get away with a bit more around here, and in exchange I teach you how to prank better?"
"I will look the other way ONCE and only once for each lesson you give me, you vile creature. Do not make me lessen your reward."
"Fine, then. It's a deal." They shook their appendages in agreement. "Now then," he said to the pony, "I'll need a general understanding of where I need to start. Do you consider yourself a prankster?"
"Um... I don't really think so. I just need to get back at a few of my acquaintances."
"Alright. Have you ever pulled a prank on somepony, like a real prankster?"
"No, um, er, nah."
The tall being sighed. "Have you ever tried a prank at all?"
The pony shook his head.
"Alright!" With a snap of his talons, Discord illuminated Blueblood's room. For some reason, Blueblood noticed both were suddenly fully clothed in vests and too-high pants with purple and blue vertical stripes. "I can see that I will have to teach you how to be... a prankster!" Discord pulled out a plastic saxophone and began to play a tune, but Blueblood stopped him.
"What in the world are you doing?! And why are we wearing these ridiculous clothes?"
"Relax, Prince Nofun. We are merely wearing the attire of the true number one trap maker, even better than the late Mr. Werbenyagermanjenson! Good thing too, I wasn't about to take his soda hat."
"The true number one trap maker, you say? Well then, let's get started, creature! I have a date tomorrow, and I'd prefer to humiliate that ape by tonight! I've heard he recently acquired a huge stash of candy from that backwater town of ponyville and and I plan to show him that I can succeed in taking it with far less effort than he puts in trying to take auntie Celestia's cakes! I will show that ape that I am the better prankster, and then my aunts will finally make him leave the castle!"
"Sure, sure. Let's get moving, and show the world that we are number one! Hey!"
Nick wandered around the gardens aimlessly, carrying a massive sack on his back. It was somewhat obscured by its folds, but the word 'CANDY' was clearly visible on it. Blueblood and Discord hid ahead of his path, Blueblood holding a tripwire. "Alright, so what we need to do in order to trip that ape up is pull this tripwire when he walks by!"
"When I agreed to help you, I did not expect to be used as a supply store for your 'genius pranks'."
"I'll look the other way on your antics once per prank." Before Discord could reply, Nick approached and Blueblood signaled to pull the wire. Unfortunately, Nick stepped directly onto it instead of tripping over it, sending Blueblood toppling forward into the mud. Not even noticing, Nick walked off, humming some tune about pirates and freedom to himself.
Blueblood picked himself up from the mud, and Discord quickly wiped him off (after snapping a photograph). "No matter, we will get him yet. Come along, I have another idea! But we will need supplies."
Discord opened his mouth and his voice came out distorted, like an out of date intercom. "Welcome to McDiscord's. May I take your order?"
Nick continued to wander the grounds, his sack a tad smaller from giving some of its contents to the nobility's foals along his journey. Discord and Blueblood teleported in ahead of him and quickly set up the next prank: a spring-loaded trap tile in the floor marked with a blatant 'X' designed to fling him into the moat. "Now, be very quiet, however quiet a creature like you can be," Blueblood nearly spat at his temporary ally. "Be careful not to make a sound."
CRUNCH
Blueblood flipped his glare back to the draconequus, who had somehow managed to step on a very large branch that hadn't been there moments before. "Don't touch that!" He hissed. "Here he comes!"
Nick briskly walked by with a spring in his step, even skipping along for a moment and landing directly on the trap. It sprung, launching him into the air for a graceful triple front flip, before he continued on.
"Why did that not work?!" Blueblood trotted over to the spring panel and pushed it back down. It didn't trigger again. "Now the blasted thing's broken!" He stood on top of it and began hopping up and down. "Come on, you blasted peice of garba-"
Without warning, the trap sprung again, sending the prince careening through the window and into the moat below. Discord floated down to meet him, holding a plastic bag emblazoned with a logo for 'Walla-Walla-Walla-Walla Mart'. "Well, that went wrong. Thankfully I went out and just found this net," he pulled a fishing net out of the bag, "think it might help?"
A few minutes and a toweling off later, the two stalked Nick as he spoke with the princesses, his Camdy sack nearly empty from handing the treats out to foals. Blueblood sneered as he watched Nick pass something from the bag to Celestia and Luna. Nick, on the other hand, was eating a fresh banana.
"Look at that ape, eating bananas like the monkey he is. Still have that net?" Discord nodded. "Good. When I say go, be ready to throw! Go!"
Discord got into a throwing position but did nothing else. "Okay, I am ready to throw! Now what?"
"Oh, forget it! I'll do it myself." He grabbed the net and approached the human, but Nick chose that moment to throw the banana peel behind him. Discord chuckled as the prince slipped on it and got caught in his own net, tumbling to the floor in a heap.
"Blueblood?" Nick turned and asked, surprised. The sisters chuckled at their slightly muddy, damp, and entangled nephew.
"Rgh... you accursed ape. I am the better prankster! Just give up now. Surrender your candy or face my pranking wrath!"
Nick put his hands up in faux terror. "Oh, no! Alright, alright. Here. If you wanted one, you could have just asked. There's only one left, though." He passed the bag to the prince, who untangled himself from the netting and tore the bag open.
"What?! There's only an apple in here!"
"Uh, yeah." Nick pointed to the bag, its lettering fully visible now. 'SPORT CANDY'. "The princesses asked me to try and help the noble foals get excited about eating healthy, so I took inspiration from a show I knew."
Discord twirled in the air around Nick. "Well well, Nickacus, seems you kept the foals from being lazy today. But you won't be so lucky next time. Be cause we are number one! Hey, hey!" He struck a pose, but managed to hit Blueblood and send him flying out over a balcony and back into the moat. The four shared a laugh.
Nick grinned. "You really are number one today, Diz. Thanks for helping me teach Blueblood a lesson in pranking."
"Always happy to put that rotten robber of the less fortunate's taxes in his place. Now how about we all go bake a cake? I know a few recipies, and as long as we cook by the book it should come out great!"
"As long as Celly saves us a slice, sure!"