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// M.E. 
// Story: Monopoly Empire Tycoon 
// by LikeaBaws 
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"Well, what do you think? Was he cut out for the game?" A voice asked. The ruler simply twisted his mustache in thinking. "Meh. I do suppose that his money and account were...short." The Ruler said.

"We tried everything, sire! No matter who you want to challenge, these pesky ponies always fall short! Their to sensitive!"

"Maybe we don't need a pony." The Ruler said. The voice was now curious at the Ruler's statement. "What do you mean, sire?" She asked.

Remember the humans? When they play that game, it jeopardizes their friendship. They argue at their demise and cheating. So...what if we try a Dragon instead?" The Ruler asked.

The voice smiled at his idea. She knew Dragons were greedy, no matter what item it is. All they want, is more things. "Sire, that's brilliant! But, we can't just go for any dragon."

"I do believe your right about this one, Reggy. So answer me this, near his death, where is the nearest dragon?" The Ruler asked.

"The Princesses assistant, Twilight Sparkle. She has a dragon on her. A  baby dragon in fact. He won't last a minute, even if we teach him the rules." Reggy said.

"Now now, Reggy. Give him the rules, and give him a headstart. And...give him a human--no...give him a pony familiar. One that actually protects itself within a fight." The Ruler said. Reggy nodded and left into the darkness. The Ruler kept twisting his white and thin mustache, but he put on his hat and walked down his throne. His footsteps echoing throughout the room, and he entered his Game Room. He turned on his TV, and saw the last pony that died. "Shame that ponies these days die at the niceness within them. Well, not anymore. This time, we got a  dragon on our hands."




Spike was walking home from Rarity's house. The town dark and the moon shining. He opened the door to the library. He smelled the loving air. "Thank goodness!" Spike said to himself. He walked upstairs to see a pony. Not Twilight, but a pony waiting for him. "Hello, sweet cheeks." She said with a smile.

This pony wore a black top hat, her red hair wrapped around each other to form a tail, and her bright yellow-orange skin able to lighten up the dark. "W-who are you?! TWILIGHT--!!" His mouth was covered by the pony, who now became stern.

"Listen, kid." She said now releasing her hoof from his mouth. "I know this is sudden, but hear me out: You are about to be the richest dragon alive. The authorties chose you, and I gotta teach ya the basics. Besides, you want this, don't ya?" 

She held lots of bits. But not in her hoof, in a bag. A big bag. Spike couldn't help but think of what he'd do with the money. He could even buy this town in 10 seconds flat! "You want this money? Then you gotta fight for it. But some dude died this morning. So here!" She held out a card that had an M.

This was happening so fast! To Spike, she spoke jumble words, showed money, and a card! He grabbed the card, and he saw the golden cards.



"Let me explain as slowly as possible." She said, fixing her hat. "That there, is a card. The bottom sections is your Savior Deck. That part can be played any time, whether your dead or alive. Some of those things can be even used on a good use. Others can throw off enemies. The top one is your money stash. Each new player earns at least 250,000 bits. If you wanna take out some money, just reach into your pocket and pull out the amount you want. The rules of battle will be explained tommorow. For now--"

Spike honestly wasn't ready for the kiss on the cheek. In just two minutes, he got a kiss from a stranger. New record for other ponies out there. "--Keep out for your familiar." 

Spike didn't have time to check as she suddenly disappeared. "...Weird." He said. He looked at his card, flipped it again and again. "What did she mean by familiar?" He questioned himself.

He yawned, his body still tired from today. "Might as well get some sleep." He jumped in his bed, and hiding the cards under his pillow. Curling up in his soft bed, and snoring until the next morning.




"So, what do you think?" asked The Ruler.

"That pipsqueak wouldn't last a second in the Auction. He's more soft than the ponies!!"

"Now hold on, he seems like he's got potential."

"The mission is done, my lord." Reggy said as she ran to The Ruler. "He seems baffled about it, but he'll be fine."

"I can beat that Pipsqueak seconds flat!"

"Put you money where your mouth is! You couldn't even beat Reggy! And she was a newbie months ago!"

The Ruler scoffed and said, "He's right. She had a win on you, even if you pulled out an M.E card."

"Grr...FINE! You wanna see? I can take him out one-on-one! You'll see!"

"Theirs gonna be an auction tommorow. He may not realize it, but he's betting on Ponyville." Reggy explained.

"...Perfect...make it a one-on-one match between him and me. Were gonna settle this like men...rich men."