A really intense week has passed. As of now, Bon Bon only has one week remaining before she has to be relocated by her fellow agents. Throughout the week, cousins Diorite and Chert have been working their hardest training under the eyes of Rainbow Dash and Applejack; Diorite being taught on tying up properly, and Chert getting better at blocking a unicorn's magic using an inhibitor ring.
And now, the guards, Lyra, Bon Bon and the Mane Six have gathered at the throne room for one more quick check of the plan. About ten minutes later, they are finally off to Amethyst's house to enact the plan.
When they arrived, everypony went into their respective stations of action. Lyra and Bon Bon will go inside and have a conversation with Amethyst, the cousin guards will help the Mane Six into setting up traps, with Diorite helping Applejack and Chert helping Fluttershy, and Twilight setting up the spells needed so that the purple unicorn cannot see and hear what the others are doing outside. However, the girlfriends will notice, but they will try their best to ignore the sounds.
Once everything is set, Lyra and Bon Bon have been given the green light to proceed with the plan by the princess. Lyra then knocked on the front door after a few seconds of hesitation with her right hoof. More seconds passed before the door opened to reveal Amethyst with a smile on her face.
"Oh, hey girls! What brings you here?"
"Nothing, just wanted to have a little chat between friends, that's all," Lyra said.
"Oh, okay then. Come on in! Would you like something to eat while you're here?" Amethyst offered.
"Sure, why not?" her fellow unicorn said before she and her girlfriend went inside the house, signaling the others to come out of hiding and starting to prepare the traps.
They had to work quickly and swiftly because Twilight only gave the lovebirds five minutes upon entry before they finally spilled the beans on Bon Bon's current predicament. With that in mind, all eight ponies broke off into two teams of four to set the traps. Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Diorite and Pinkie Pie did the front of the house, while Rarity, Fluttershy, Chert and Twilight did the back.
Back in the house, Lyra, Bon Bon and Amethyst finally settled down in the living room. Then, Lyra started the conversation.
"So Amethyst, anything interesting happening to you in the past month? Of course, you remember going to my girlfriend's birthday party, didn't you?"
"Oh yeah, I remember! I gotta say, Pinkie threw the liveliest of parties, didn't she?" her fellow unicorn asked.
"Yeah, she can get a little bit overboard when it comes to parties sometimes."
"Hehe, yeah. So anyways, what about you? Weeks ago, I saw you and Princess Twilight talking about something. What about it?"
"Oh, that? Nothing, just catching up with recent events. After all, we did used to be friends before she moved to Ponyville."
"Really? What happened?"
"Well, it goes like this..."
Meanwhile, back outside, the others gave their all as they frantically tried to finish their traps. Applejack and Diorite have finished digging the hole while Rainbow grabbed every leaf and branch she could find on the outskirts of the Everfree Forest. Pinkie, on the other hoof, went about on working on the finishing touches on her modified party cannon to serve as a net slingshot (don't ask on how she came up with that name).
At the back of the house, Fluttershy had just came back from her cottage to gather as many animals as she can, flying and ground alike, to help with the capture of Amethyst. At first, the animals didn't seem to cooperate well, but after a little bit of encouraging, they finally agreed. Then, she had Rarity and Chert to get her animals in place where she would like them. Twilight, meanwhile, was focusing on the spells that she had learned for the past week that allows her to bind Amethyst and causing it to tighten should she tried to struggle.
Back inside, Lyra was finishing up the story about how she and Twilight didn't meet again.
"And Pinkie told me that she was asked by Twilight to help set up the same party that Moondancer had made for her but didn't attend. She did yelled at Twilight for missing it, but in the end, the two finally make amends."
Amethyst was nearly misty eyed from hearing the story. She then said, "Wow, that was the deepest story I've ever heard in my life."
"Yeah, tell me about it," Bon Bon agreed.
"Okay, I think I'm gonna take a bathroom break. Do you mind if I..."
"Oh sure, go ahead. We'll wait for you," the mint unicorn said.
"Okay then! See you later!" the purple unicorn said before leaving the other two to head to the bathroom.
While they wait, Lyra checked on the progress of the trap setting. So far, she can see that Applejack and Diorite have finished digging the hole and are now in the finishing process of covering it with sticks and leaves. Pinkie was of course ready with her party cannon that was modified so that it shoots a net out, but she only has one so she had to make it count.
Looking at the back, the others seems to have finished with their traps, Fluttershy getting her last animals in place for the ambush. She then saw Twilight, who gave her a nod, signalling that it's time to spill the beans.
Acknowledging the nod, Lyra and Bon Bon nodded back, just in time for Amethyst to came back from the bathroom and sitting back at the couch in the living room.
"Whew, that took longer than I expected. I could've swore that I ate anything that would do this to me. Anyways, do you guys need anything?"
"No thanks. I was just wondering if you heard about my relocation that will happen next week if I failed to find the pony who tried to frame me," Bon Bon started, commencing their part of the plan to begin.
With an eye twitch that was unnoticed by the other two, she said, "Wait, really? Oh dear, I'm really sorry that happened to you. Did you find out who did it?"
"Well, I was hoping that you knew who was the pony responsible," Lyra retaliated.
Another eye twitch, this time the one that was noticed by the other two. Still, she said, "What? No, I have no idea who could have done this. I swear!"
"Really? Then how come Applejack told us that you tried to fight her and causing her left foreleg to get injured?"
"What? She knew that Applejack got injured because of me? That means..." thought Amethyst before realizing that Lyra and Bon Bon have been kept on tabs that was happening all around them.
Without saying anything, she tried to run out of her house, unaware that the front and the back of her house have been booby trapped with various traps. The moment she stepped outside by her front door, she suddenly fell down a hole that was covered by the sticks and leaves, courtesy of Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Diorite.
Seeing this, Lyra shouted, "Hey guys, come to the front! Alpha is down! Repeat, alpha is down!"
That was actually a code that Lyra has been given to say if a trap have been sprung. In no time at all, Rarity, Fluttershy, Chert and Twilight have appeared at the front yard, Fluttershy appearing last because she had to tell her animal friends to call it a day and letting them return to her cottage.
Looking down, Amethyst had seemed to hit her head on the way down, because when the princess brought her out, her eyes seemed to spiral from a concussion. This makes it easier for Chert to place the inhibitor ring onto Amethyst's horn and securing it before Applejack and Diorite tied her up and brought her back inside. At that point, she was already unconscious.
Half an hour later, Amethyst finally woke up after getting her head hit by something. She tried to get up, but found that she was tied up. She tried loosening it up with magic, but her horn seemed to flicker for a while before her magic died completely. Then, it felt like she had been hit by a train as she realized that her horn had an inhibitor ring, making her unable to use magic.
She tried to struggle, only to hear a distinctive, yet familiar sound said, "Hey everypony, she's awake!"
That sound actually came from Pinkie Pie, who had been tasked on keeping an eye on the purple unicorn until she had awaken, which she just did. Then, Amethyst felt like her body is being lifted by the magical aura of another unicorn, or rather an alicorn as Twilight forced her to sit upright on the couch in the living room.
Seconds later, Amethyst was flanked by the cousin guards, Diorite and Chert, who were wearing their usual guard armor, while the Mane Six and the girlfriends surround her on all sides, waiting for her to finally speak the truth.
At long last, Amethyst finally relented. With tears in her eyes, which garnered a surprised look on everypony's face, including the guards, she said, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have been so jealous of them."
Twilight stepped forward and asked, "So I was right. You are jealous, but to whom exactly?"
"Of Bon Bon. She was so perfect, so mature, and she... she... she took Lyra away from me! I was supposed to be her girlfriend, because I have been having a crush on her for quite a while, but never had the chance to tell her. And when Bon Bon took her, I... I... I was so angry! Because of that, I had to do something! So when I overheard about Bon Bon's secret identity, I had to take action."
"While this is true, why did you wait for two weeks after the wedding for you to strike, if you could have just told everypony the truth?"
Sobbing a little bit now, Amethyst continued.
"I-I wanted to make sure that they enjoyed their new lives as girlfriends, so t-that's why I asked Featherweight not to submit the story immediately so that everypony, i-including Lyra and Bon Bon, didn't get suspicious of it."
"And about when you said that you saw Lyra and I talked, did you mean that you saw us at Sugar Cube Corner, or is it something else?" the lavender princess asked.
"Well, it was at Sugar Cube Corner that I saw you and Lyra talked. I was wearing a hoodie so ponies didn't know who I am," the purple unicorn answered.
"Wait, that was you in the hoodie? I really thought it was somepony else travelling," Pinkie pointed out.
"Hold it! Pinkie, how did ya know about it but didn't told us right away?" Applejack asked.
"Well..."
Flashback, one month ago...
As usual, Pinkie took her place as the cashier while Mr and Mrs. Cake worked at the kitchen. It was still early in the morning, and she had the feeling that Twilight is gonna come back to Ponyville after her princess business in Canterlot is done.
It was currently eight in the morning, when she was greeted by her first customer. This pony was wearing a hoodie, making it's face and other features unseen by Pinkie. When the figure spoke, Pinkie knew immediately that it belonged to a female when the pony said, "Can I have a few of your best cupcakes, please?"
"Okey dokey lokey! I'll be right back!" Pinkie said, disappearing and reappearing in about a second with a plate of cupcakes balanced on her head. Then, she set it down before asking, "Say, are you new here?"
"Oh no, I'm just travelling around. You know, seeing the sights and all. Also, I'm actually from Fillydelphia," the mare said.
"Oh, okay then! What brings you here anyway?"
"Nothing, just taking a break from travelling. In fact, I'm actually staying at a friend's house for the week before I head out again."
"That's great! Can I show you the way?"
"Oh no, that's okay. She told me her address and the directions on getting there."
"Okay then. That'll be ten bits for the cupcakes, please."
The mare then handed her fifteen bits, saying, "Here you go. The rest is for your tip."
"Really? Thanks a bunch! Hope you have a great day in Ponyville!" Pinkie said before the mare bowed and took her order and sat at one of the tables to enjoy her treats.
End flashback
"And that was the last time we met. But I have no idea that was actually Amethyst under that hoodie," Pinkie finished telling the story.
Throughout the story, Amethyst was sweating profusely and her heart was beating rapidly. However, she managed to said, "I-I have nothing to do about this. I didn't even know anypony that was so secretive!"
"Sorry Amethyst, but the whole story actually checks out on my opinion. You have nowhere to turn now," Twilight said.
Upon hearing that, Amethyst had no other choice but to finally turn herself in. With tears in her eyes again, she said, "Okay. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for everything that has happened. It was wrong of me to do so. I... I should have been happy for you two. But instead, I tried to pull you girls apart. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!" With nothing left to say, her shield finally died down, causing her to cry her heart out and letting her tears flow.
Despite her confession, the sight before them is hard for everypony present, including the guards, to watch as Amethyst turned into a sobbing mess in front of them. Then, Lyra and Bon Bon walked forward to meet the sobbing unicorn.
Seeing the two in front of her, Amethyst said, "G-girls, I'm really sorry. Please forgive me. It's okay i-if you didn't, but please give me a second chance to redeem myself. Please... Please..." She then continued her crying as she had her head down, letting the tears fall freely down her cheeks.
As of now, Pinkie, Rarity and Fluttershy have tears in their eyes as well, with Pinkie's hair deflating and losing a little bit of color. Applejack had her stetson hat on her chest as a sign that she felt genuinely sorry for her as well. For the others, Diorite and Twilight had shed a few tears, Rainbow tried to keep her cool attitude but ended up crying as well, whereas Chert managed to hold on longer than Rainbow.
For the two girlfriends, they are a bit conflicted right now. On one hoof, Amethyst tried to pull them apart. On the other, she was now a sobbing mess and tried to apologize for what she has done. In the end, they finally decided on something.
Amethyst was still crying when she felt two sets of hooves hugging her and, at the same time, surprising her. She opened her eyes to see Lyra and Bon Bon around her. "Girls?"
"It's okay, Amethyst. We forgive you," was all Lyra said.
With that confirmation, Amethyst finally smiled. But, being unable to hug back due to her hooves getting tied up, all she can do was laid her head on her fellow unicorn's shoulder as she and the girlfriends cried tears of joy for the forgiveness that was traded between them.