//------------------------------// // Some Pony Made A Bad Move // Story: Mr. and Ms. Apple // by Whiskey Drops //------------------------------// ~~~~~Some Pony Made A Bad Move~~~~~ The morning was simple, Lowell had the fillies fed and sent them off to school. He knew he had a long, dreaded day of file running ahead of him but it was part of his job and never the less, he had to do it. Lowell entered the base to only be greeted and stopped by Pinkie. "Want a Cupcake?" The Pink mare asked as Lowell simply smiled and nodded before taking the cupcake and trotting on to the file room that was a few floors below. As Lowell entered the room he looked around, still slightly amazed by the rows of file cabinets that seemed never-ending. All the amazement quickly vanished as he remembered he had to get certain cabinets empty and moved to right sections for updated references. “Maaaaaaan...This is gonna be a long frickin' day... At least I have a cupcake...”Lowell said as he hung his head and started on the dreaded task. “It just sucks that I'm the only pony down here.... Kinda creepy by myself.” Lowell muttered to himself as he pushed a cabinet along and opened another. ~Later~ After a couple hours or so Lowell decided to a small break. As he sat down and leaned against one of the file cabinets, he soon heard some noise off to the side. As he strained his ears more to hear better, it sounded like papers being tossed. Lowell got up and peeked around the corner to see a youngish, brown mare rummaging though the files. Wait... Ain't that the rookie Jackie told me about? What was her name...Brightie? Lowell thought as he cantered around the corner quietly. "Yo, lookin' for something?”Lowell spoke up from the silence, making Brightie jump and look at Lowell like he was a mad stallion. “J-just... l-looking for a file I... misplaced...” Brightie stuttered as she gave Lowell a forced smile. “Well if it's recent it wouldn't be down here. You gotta check up in the....Uh... What was it called... Oh yea! Twilight's archive of ESPS Intelligence Operations. I tried telling that mare Archives is good enough but, she can be super stubborn when it comes to certain things.” Lowell said with a shrug and a sigh. “Oh thank you, what are you doing down here though?”Brightie asked with an awkward smile. “Eh... Since I'm still somewhat recovering I'm moving these out of date files to certain cabinets so they can be updated.” Lowell said with another shrug as he looked around at the mess. Brightie soon left leaving Lowell to clean the mess. I'm a nice pony but geez, she made a mess over here. What was she looking for anyway? Lowell thought as he picked up a file. “Huh. A file on ponies... Seems old so no harm, I guess.” Lowell said as he started to read some of them. Lowell's good eye widen as he saw a picture of a tall, muscular, jet black unicorn. “No way! Iron Hoof!”Lowell said as he flung the file open. “Iron Hoof Was one of the top agents of ESPS till he went rouge for his own illusion for power and control, he was believed to be on the run with a filly.... The filly's location is unknown. The only information on the filly is that she's a brown earth pony; And this... This is dated back to twenty years ago..” Lowell read aloud. he soon closed the file and stood there blinking. “My natural curiosity is coming at me again.... No.... I shouldn't butt in... darn it!”Lowell grumbled as he started getting some more files to read. Off to the side and tucked away in the darkness, Brightie was glaring at him before she disappeared around the corner. “Sir, that orange pegasus is snooping around your old files!”Brightie whispered into her comms. “Well, I'll have to take his mind off of that while you destroy the files.”Iron Hoof said over the comms. Lowell let out a sigh and continued his job. He moved files around to their new spots for updating, it seemed a bit tedious but once the filing was done and Lowell left ESPS base waving good bye to some ponies. Lowell was trotting out of the orchards and along a dirt road that led to Ponyville so he could go pick up the fillies. he cantered on though the town his mind wandered back to Jackie, hoping she as well and would return soon. Lowell finally came up to the school with group of foals scattered throughout the schoolyard, soon he saw the Crusaders and his fillies talking to two other foals. Which he soon recognized them to be Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. Oh great, those two. Lowell thought as he rolled his good eye and trotted up to the group. “Hey gang! Are we ready to go?” Lowell asked the fillies as he looked at them with a smile. “Look Silver Spoon, even their father is a blank flank!” Diamond Tiara laughed as the two snobby fillies pointed and laughed at Lowell, who only grunted and tilted his stetson. Wow.... Frickin' turds.... Lowell thought as he simply smiled. “Darn right I'm a blank flank and proud of it. Now shoo shoo little ones.”Lowell said with a fake grin as his eye twitched. As the two left laughing, Lowell looked to the five fillies with sympathy. Those two need a nice whack up the head... There lucky I'm a nice pegasi and won't do that... Lowell thought as he turned to the group. “Now, ready to leave?” Lowell asked as the fillies nodded and followed Lowell. “So you fillies wanna run off for some more crusading?“ Lowell asked as he looked at Apple Bloom and her two friends. “Can we Lowell?” Scootaloo asked with a big grin as Lowell chuckled. “How could I say no, just stay out of trouble alright​​​? Golden Ray and Paint Drop you two can go if you like.” Lowell said with a smile, but the fillies only shook their heads. “We wanna be with you daddy!” They both said as they smiled at him. “Very well, my sweet fillies.” Lowell said as he chuckled and the three crusaders trotted off. As Lowell and the two fillies made it back to Sweet Apple Acres, he looked over at the fillies and they looked back smiling. I definitely know how Click feels being a father.....It's a great feeling. Lowell thought. Later that day, he was sitting with the fillies under a tree talking. Soon a dark streak broke through the sky and landed by them. Lowell squinted his eye to see it was Lightning Storm, who waved her hoof and trotted over a grin on her face. “Hey you guys! How is every pony?” Lightning said with a smile. “Good good! How about you LS?” Lowell said as he smiled back. “Great! I just finished off my weather duties! And... I Still can't see you as a father figure...”Lightning said with a grin. “Hey, come on now, I'm a good father!” Lowell said as he puffed his cheeks as Lightning chuckled at him. “Relax Low, I'm messing with ya. So, we got the rest of the of the day to hang around. Watcha wanna talk about?” Lightning asked as the two started to talk and watch the fillies play. “Well I don't know. Work was...well work. But the pay out for working for ESPS is keeping my friends and family safe!” Lowell said as he smiled at Lightning and she smiled back. “Ah, spoken like a selfless, heroic, pony!” Lightning said with a grin and a chuckle. “Why yes, indeed I am!” Lowell mocked as he chuckled. Lightning only chuckled as the fillies giggled. “Daddy you're so silly some times!” Paint Drops giggled.. “Yup! I'm a silly pony!” Lowell said and grinned at them as the group laughed. As the fillies ran off to play around in the trees, Lightning sat down next to Lowell and looked around some before looking at him. “So... What do you think AJ is up to?” Lightning asked as Lowell looked off to the side at the fillies who were busy playing tag. “Well a mission... Of what it is I assume something to do with Iron Hoof.” Lowell said as he tilted his head some. “Low... I'm sure she and RD will come back soon... They are tough ponies!” Lightning smiled softly and Lowell gave her a half-smile. “I know..I live with that mare remember?” Lowell said as he smiled and rolled his good eye as Lightning chuckled. ~~~ The night came quickly as Lowell had the fillies tucked away. Lowell has taken on the weekly CMC slumber party this time to help out Rarity so she could get some work of hers done. The morning slowly came as the rooster started to crow. That rooster....is sooooo lucky Jackie is protecting it from me...Lowell thought as he slowly rose from bed and left the bed room, he slowly cantered past the fillies bedroom door and stopped. “Rise and shine girls.” Lowell yawned but heard no groaning or anything. “Girls? I told ya don't stay up too late now I gotta get ya up you silly fillies.” Lowell said again before opening the room to find it a mess with the fillies gone and the window open. Lowell's eye widen as he looked around some calling out for the fillies, receiving no answer Please..Celestia no no no no no no! Lowell thought as he rushed over and looked out the window, a single letter was sitting on the sill as Lowell glared out to the horizon and looked at the note. I now have a complete set of Apples including a rainbow. “Iron Hoof....You done bucked up royally. I'm coming for that flank and this time, no more mister nice pegasi.....” Lowell said as he slammed his hoof on the floor before turning and leaving the room. Lowell was making his way out of the Apple home and towards the ESPS. He was ticked but he wasn't angry enough to go alone. he wanted to see if any pony would lift a hoof to help him before galloping off to find Iron Hoof. It didn't matter if he was going alone or with any pony else, he was going to get his family and friends back. No matter what.