Minuette stared at her friend with a smirk, trying not to laugh as best she could. Twinkleshine was suffering from the same circumstances, and could feel her sides aching.
The two had before them a wide variety of tools, ranging from a hammer to a few screwdrivers, and were trying to decide which one to utilize to solve their current humorous dilemma.
“We could try the hammer,” Twinkleshine suggested.
“Absolutely not,” a third voice in the room quickly said. Minuette also nodded in agreement.
“Wrench?” Minuette asked.
“No,” the third figure said.
“Well we need to do something, and we can’t really solve this if you reject everything we suggest,” Twinkleshine noted.
“How did this even happen to you again?” Minuette asked.
“Just get my head out of this stupid beaker,” Lemon Hearts groaned.
~~~
King Sombra silently approached the Crystal Heart undetected. Those foolish ponies always had such poor security. He had managed to get past the guards so easily and silently.
Alright, he had knocked both of the guards out cold. Practically the same thing, right?
The dark king approached his victory ever so quietly. “These ponies have made their security even worse than last time,” he thought to himself as he crawled forward. Soon enough he reached his target, the legendary Crystal Heart itself.
Unstoppable power right at his hooves. He’d start by blasting Princess Cadance to dust, and then the rest of her family and Twilight Sparkle, of course.
He reached forward to grab the Crystal Heart, filled with delight as he grabbed it.
Only for it to instantly disappear and be revealed as an illusion spell. And he had also touched a laser grid Hitch installed for the Crystal Empire.
The room instantly began flashing with red lights as an anti-magic field quickly sprung up. A recording with the voice of Twilight Sparkle quickly began to play throughout the room.
“RED ALERT! SOMEPONY IS ATTEMPTING TO STEAL THE CRYSTAL HEART!” it shouted. “Or, they were trying and clearly fell for that illusion spell we set up. Great idea on that, Discord.”
“Thank you, Twilight,” Discord said in the recording. “I just can’t wait to see the buffoon’s face in the security camera footage being made as this recording plays. I bet they feel so dumb!” He then laughed hysterically.
“I’m sure Pinkie Pie will bring popcorn,” Twilight noted. “Anyway, whoever you are, nice try on trying to steal the Crystal Heart. See you in a second!” The recording then shut off as the real Twilight Sparkle and her friends teleported into the room, clearly unaffected by her own anti-magic field.
“Laser grids never fail,” Hitch said with a grin. “Didn’t think I’d be using them on a dark dethroned king from the past, but this just gives further evidence at how perfect they are.”
Pinkie Pie and Izzy then elbow dropped Sombra from the ceiling while screaming about cupcakes and glitter at the top of their lungs.
~~~
Sombra growled deeply as Discord continued to taunt him.
“That was the sorriest attempt at a stealth heist I have ever seen in the many eons I have been in Equestria,” Discord laughed. “You didn’t even bother to stop and consider that maybe we’d have cast an illusion spell after your last attempted takeover? Priceless!” He then fell over, rolling about laughing again.
It didn’t help that Sombra was currently stuck in a cell in Canterlot, complete with another magic nullifier. Twilight had ensured the area was comfortable and accommodating, but she wasn’t about to just let him waltz out for free. It didn’t even come with a massage chair.
“I honestly thought you’d at least think of the possibility we’d set a trap,” Twilight added, walking into the room as Discord was taunting. “But nope! You walked right into it.”
Discord proceeded to magically spawn a dunce hat onto Sombra.
“This is why we leave all the stealth to Misty,” Discord continued. “Now there’s a unicorn who can actually pull off a stealth mission without instantly failing! And she’s the one who gets paranoid in the middle of operations!”
“That’s true,” Twilight agreed. “I’ve looked over the success and failure ratios of her missions, and they significantly outclass your attempts by a sizable margin.”
“Plus she’s nicer,” Discord added, with Twilight nodding in agreement. “Very enjoyable opponent for a match of checkers, and you should see her when she finds the bowl of kettlecorn!”
“Silence! I will not accept this humiliation!” Sombra roared from within his cell.
Discord and Twilight gave him a look of surprise before bursting into laughter again.