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// Offering a Plea Deal 
// Story: Sweet Revenge 
// by StormLuna 
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After leaving the palace, Sweetie Belle headed towards the prison where Silver Spoon was being held.  She wasn't overly thrilled of having to deal with her and had her concerns that she might recognize her.  She then thought that as long as he didn't reveal her eyes that everything would be fine.  Those emerald eyes would be a clear giveaway and any kind of drama was the last thing she wanted. 

Once she got to the prison, she entered and was greeted by a prison guard.  He asked, "Who are you and what is your business?"

Sweetie flashed her badge and replied, "I am here on orders from Princess Celestia.  I need to speak to an inmate named Silver Spoon." 

When he saw her badge, he immediately said, "Wow, I never expected the chief of the national police to come here."  He then radioed one of the other guards, "Lieutenant Rose Garden, the chief of the national police is here.  She needs to speak to an inmate named Silver Spoon upon orders from Princess Celestia." 

"Alright, I'll be right there." 

A couple minutes passed before the lieutenant arrived.  She said, "So you need to speak to Silver Spoon?" 

Sweetie replied, "I do." 

"Alright then, follow me." 

Sweetie Belle followed the guard into the prison and was pleased to see that the conditions there weren't as nice as they were down at the minimum security prison in Ponyville.  After a five minute walk, Rose Garden yelled, "Silver Spoon, you have a guest." 

Silver Spoon was laying down but got up and saw a mare in a black shirt, black pants and was wearing dark sunglasses.  She glared at the mare and asked, "Who are you?"

This was one thing that Sweetie did not want to reveal to Silver Spoon because she knew that if she did, it would ruin any chances of her being willing to discuss a plea deal so she decided to not tell her her name. 

Sweetie quickly flashed her badge and replied, "My name does not matter but I am the chief of the national police and I am here on orders from Princess Celestia.  She wants me to discuss the charges against you and something that could be done to do away with the need for a trial." 

Silver Spoon stood up and approached the bars.  She asked, "And what does she want you to discuss with me?"

Sweetie replied, "She is wanting me to discuss a plea bargain to make a trial unnecessary." 

Silver Spoon didn't know exactly what he was talking about.  She asked, "What is a plea bargain?"

Sweetie sighed in frustration, "You really don't know what a plea bargain is?  I thought everypony knew what that was."  She paused before continuing, "Ok, basically you will plead guilty to the charges against you in exchange for a reduced sentence." 

Silver Spoon screamed, "What, Princess Celestia wants me to admit guilt to crimes I did not commit?"

Sweetie sternly said, "Calm down, no need to be so loud or upset."  She paused before continuing, "As you know, the charges you are facing are very severe.  Right now you are facing two charges of first degree murder, one charge of second degree murder and three charges of mutilating a corpse.  If you are convicted on these, a life sentence in a super-max facility is more than likely.  If you were to get that kind of sentence, upon conviction you would be housed underground and you would not be allowed any visitors."  She paused and got a bit of a smile on her face, "Long story short, you'd never see the sun again and you'd never see your family again." 

She did not like the smile that Sweetie gave her.  She yelled, "You think that would be funny don't you?"  She raised her voice and screeched, "It seems like everypony is against me!  I know Twilight is against me, it seems like Princess Celestia wants me locked up, I know that DA is probably wanting to throw me in a super-max prison and if Sweetie Belle knew about this, she'd probably want me to get the death penalty!" 

Sweetie gave her a slight smile before flaring up her horn and warned, "Look, just calm down alright."  She paused before adding, "Now tell me, would you be interested in a plea deal or not?  If you are, I will call the princess, put her on speaker phone and she can discuss it with you directly.  I would strongly advise you consider it because the evidence against you is overwhelming and the chances of you getting an acquittal are next to zero.  So what is it?"

Silver Spoon sighed, "Alright, call her and we can discuss the conditions of this." 





Sweetie Belle dialed the direct number to Princess Celestia and it was immediately answered, 



"Chief, is that you?"

"It is.  I am currently visiting Silver Spoon and after discussing what could happen upon a conviction with her, she has agreed to talk."  

"Alright, put me on speaker phone." 

*PUTS CELESTIA ON SPEAKER PHONE*

"Hi Silver Spoon, this is Princess Celestia." 

"Hi your Majesty." 

"Ok, I'm not sure if the chief has brought this up or not but the charges against you are very severe and you have a mountain of evidence against you." 

"The chief has brought it up." 

"I also don't know if she brought this up or not but if you are convicted, you will likely be sentenced to life in prison at a super-max facility with no chance for parole." 

"That was brought up." 

"Alright, this is where the plea bargain comes in.  If you will simply plead guilty to all the charges against you I can see to it that you won't wind up in a super-max facility nor will it be a life sentence." 

"Look, I am not going to plead guilty to crimes I didn't commit just to make the lives of you, Princess Twilight, or the DA easier.  I will prove my innocence because I did not commit those crimes."  *becomes angry*  "To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if the results from that crime lab are a lie or Twilight found a way to get my mane and then went and killed my dad because I know for a fact that she still hates me!" 

"Silver Spoon, the crime lab does not falsify results like that and your wild accusations against Twilight do not sit well with me." 

"Well then, maybe Sweetie Belle did it.  She has been involved in law enforcement for a long time so I know she could do this and easily frame me because out of everypony, I know she wants to take away everything I love the most." 

"Drop the wild accusations Silver Spoon.  I am giving you one more chance here.  All the evidence points to you so do you want to accept a plea deal of some sort of do you want to risk never seeing the light of day again?"

*yells* "I'll take my chances.  I know the whole monarchy is against me and I know the whole justice system is out to lock me up."  *screeches* "Buck you Tia......"

*SWEETIE BELLE TAKES BACK THE PHONE*

"Well Celestia, I suppose we have our answer." 

"That we do so now I am going to let you get going so you can get to Ponyville to visit your sister." 

"Talk to you later Celestia, you have a great day." 

"You have a great day too and have a safe trip." 

*END OF CALL*



As Sweetie and Rose Garden headed out of the jail Sweetie Belle sighed, "Well if she wants to take her chances and she gets locked up underground, that will be her problem."  She then began to laugh, "Well I suppose her precious Shadow Blast and those bratty kids of hers will have to deal with the fact that Silver Spoon may as well not exist at all." 

Rose Garden chuckled, "Yeah I guess not.  Oh well, that is their problem, not ours." 

Sweetie commented, "This may sound bad but I really hope she gets convicted.  Princess Twilight's friends are mad at her right now and maybe a conviction here will get them to realize that she is right." 

Rose replied, "I don't know what is going on with the princess and her friends but if that is what it takes for her friends to stop being mad at her, then that would be for the best." 

Silver Spoon could still hear their conversation and began to get suspicions about who the chief was. She then began to think more about the voice of the chief.  While it was deep for a mare and she had the build of a stallion, she thought about one thing, her height.  The chief stood at roughly the same height as a mare from her past, a mare she knew who would love to sink her.  She angrily yelled, "You know what chief, you're really Sweetie Belle aren't you?  You're the one who is seeing to it that I'm locked up aren't you?  You're the one who is seeing to it that my life is destroyed, aren't you?"

Sweetie and Rose ignored her and left the jail.  Once they exited Sweetie said, "Well I'm going to get going.  I plan on visiting my sister down in Ponyville and while I'm at it, I'll likely pay Princess Twilight a visit too since she will be involved in this mess." 

Rose replied, "Alright, you have a good day chief." 

"You too." 

Sweetie Belle exited the prison and took off towards Ponyville.  She hoped that nopony would think anything of Silver Spoon's accusation of her actually being Sweetie Belle.  As she was exiting the city she said to herself, "Who in Equestria would believe that bitch anyway?  Who would believe a little bitch who most everypony believes killed three ponies?"