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// Super Mare 
// Story: Flutterbreeze and Shetland Hames: Manechester United 
// by Flutterbreeze 
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Turnip Stew hummed a tune as he worked his sharp instruments into the the suffering pony below him. The dentist looked up, wiped his brow, and said, “There we are, mister Banks, your root canal is finished. Please try to remember to brush, and maybe next time you’ll find your visit more... enjoyable.”
The pony nodded, not wanting to speak or move his mouth at all.
“Missus Line! Who is the next appointment?” the dentist called down the hallway.
“It’s Coal Sack, sir!” the response came back in the same manner. The receptionist turned around to see a blue pegasus and an alligator standing at the desk. The old mare knew he was expected, and directed him to the appropriate room. “Doctor Stew will be with you in a minute, mister Hames, just take a seat.”
He set Gummy down on a counter and lounged on the chair. Opera music drifted through the building from an unknown source. A few moments passed before Turnip Stew arrived, carrying a manila folder in his mouth. He saw Flutterbreeze, paused a moment and sighed, then set the folder on the counter. The evil dentist spoke with a minty tone of voice.
“You are NOT mister Sack. Then again, the old chap hasn’t had a check-up in over ten years. A pony can change a lot in that time.” Turnip chuckled, as if he had just said something witty. “It’s a sad day when you realize just how stupid one’s underlings can be. Shetland Hames is not a pegasus, and you are not a detective.”
“Sorry to disappoint you.”
“Life is full of disappointments. Patients who don’t brush their teeth, a toothpaste factory destroyed by... an industrial accident, the total incompetence of...” The dentist turned to Gummy and held his mouth agape in shock. “My word... what have you been feeding him?”
“Oh he’s not mine-”
“It looks like he’s been eating nothing but pure sugar for years by the look of his teeth, or lack thereof.”
“That’s quite possible-”
“You should be ashamed. So many teeth wasted...” A crooked smile spread across his face. “You know, you can tell a lot about a pony by looking inside their mouth. And I’m not referring to your lunch of broccoli. I’m curious as to why the detective picked you to be his new assistant.”
“He didn’t pick me, and I’m not an assistant.”
The dentist chuckled once again. “So naive...”  His voice was just slightly upsetting by this point. “I had hoped to see him once, before my plans were enacted. He has quite the reputation, you know. But what about you? You destroyed a perfectly good toothpaste factory. That was quite naughty of you. Think of all those poor, unhygienic children... such a pity.”
A call came from down the hall. “Doctor! We have a dental emergency out here!”
Turnip facehoofed. “This had better be a serious case...” He left the room to investigate. 
Flutterbreeze examined the room. Diagrams of teeth and jaws covered the walls. Various dental equipment was scattered about. Meanwhile, Gummy was eating the contents of the folder on the counter.
The voice of the dentist could now be heard again from another room. “I don’t care if you don’t want an appointment. You are getting one, so sit down!”
The evil mastermind poked his head in the doorway and said, “I’m afraid our time today will have to be cut short. I have no further need of you anyways... good day.”
The confused pegasus and the alligator were left alone once again. Shouts and drilling could be heard from another room as they walked down the hall. 
They passed by the receptionist, who was staring at them eerily. “Have a nice day now, dearie.” Her tone was just creepy enough to put Flutterbreeze on edge. He paused at the doorway, and sniffed. There was a strong odor... coal dust? He gave a hard kick behind him, which was not wasted. A large stallion had been standing behind him, brandishing a shovel (why he brought one to the dentist’s office Flutterbreeze could never determine). The stallion was dropped to the ground from the blow as the pegasus fled the office. 
Flutterbreeze wasted no time in returning to Manechester Castle, taking to the air. He was able to arrive without further incident with Gummy clinging to his tail. 
Safely in the courtyard, he breathed heavily and spoke, mainly to himself, “That’s why you should always make an appointment before seeing the dentist... that and make sure he’s not a murderous psycho with evil intentions of world domination... Are you feeling ok, Gummy?


Shetland Hames sat on the floor, which was covered with gun parts and the plans for such weaponry. ‘And it seems my brilliant mind has just made yet another breakthrough... Oh, he’s back in one piece I see. No sign of injury, either. That’s a bit of a surprise. Alligator has an upset stomach, probably from swallowing toothpaste or fluoride, regurgitation is a distinct possibility.’
“Hames?”
“Oh what, yes?”
“Well, big surprise, he didn’t want to see me.”
“What did he tell you?”
“The only thing of importance is that his plans are almost complete.”
Hames opened his mouth to ask a question, but decided against it, instead inquiring in a leery tone, “What did you tell him?”
“Only that I am not your assistant.”
“But you are my assistant.”	
“I am NOT your--”
Flutterbreeze was cut off mid-sentence by a large weight falling on him, pinning him to the ground. It took only a couple seconds to realize it was a pony that had landed on him, which removed itself hastily from his back... or should I say, herself.
“Trixie!?!”
“Yes, it is I, the Great and Powerful Trixie!” the blue unicorn exclaimed dramatically.
“We all know that...” the detected said, unimpressed. A confused look from Trixie followed him.
Flutterbreeze, still in disbelief, began stammering “Why... How... When... Who...?”
“Stop making a fool of yourself, old chap, it’s all so obvious.” Hames continued in his nonchalant voice.
“Will you let Trixie speak!” yelled Trixie. “Everypony here is crazy, just like in Ponyville. I had to teleport in here because the guards wouldn’t let me in. I said I knew you but they just looked at me like I was crazy...”
“You inquired after Flutterbreeze?” asked Hames, knowing what the issue was.
“... yes, of course.”
“Oh, that’s right!” exclaimed Flutterbreeze. “They know me as Sir Rufflepuff here.”
“Sir Rufflepuff? That’s absurd! Anyways, the reason the Great and Powerful Trixie is here... The Great and Powerful Trixe went to Ponyville, which I am NOT going to talk about, and I took along your little list, and I found that traitor you were looking for.”
“You what???”
“I discovered the identity of your traitor. See, I even have proof right here.” She levitated the files out of her bag over to Flutterbreeze, who looked them over excitedly.
“Trixie, this is... amazing!”
“I know.” She was beaming with her self-pride.
“But, how did you get here. It’s not like you can walk here? Even if it wasn’t an island it’s too far. And I know you can’t teleport THAT far.”
“The Great and Powerful Trixie may have... borrowed some money for a chariot ride here.”
“...You mean my money. Well, I don’t care, cause this is great, thanks. You saved me quite a bit of work. But, where is... Mr. Breezy now?”
“On vacation” she made quotation marks in the air with her hooves as she said this.
“I see. I guess it’ll be awhile before I catch him, then. Unfortunate...”
The collection of papers that Gummy had ingested were tormenting him throughout the entire conversation, but at this moment his inner strength was defeated and he resigned to allow the contents of his stomach to cover the floor... much to the dismay of the Great and Powerful Trixie.
“Eww, eww, eww, eww! That’s so gross! You horrid little beast, stay away from me!”
Trixie fled from the aligator, who slowly pursued her around the room. Flutterbreeze stood worrying about how much the now-ruined carpet was worth. Meanwhile, the detective inspected the contents of the vomit, elated at what he found therein. (He’s probably the only pony who’s ever been excited at what he found inside crocodile barf.)
“This... is truly brilliant! Ha.. Ha ha, ha hahahahaha!” His laughter caught the attention of the others, who were truly puzzled by this sudden outburst. “This, my friends is it! The last piece of the puzzle that I was looking for. Turnip Stew’s master plan come to fruition! Just in time, too. It’s happening tonight! Oh wait, that says Thursday, not Tuesday. Ok, it’s happening two days from now!”
“Turnip Stew’s plans? That’s what Gummy ate in the dentist office? What is it, what is he going to do?” 
Trixie, left out of the conversation began trying to remove Gummy from her tail, who had finally managed to catch her and bite on to it.
“Don’t you worry.” continued Hames. “By morning I’ll have everything worked out, after all, I am the greatest mind in Equestria!”
“Why do you never tell me anything!”
“All in good time.”
“Can I at least look at the documents?”
“They are encoded, so no, you can’t read them.”
“I’ve decoded messages before.”
“Maybe in secret-agent kindergarden, but this is a mastermind of proportions-”
“WILL SOMEPONY TELL THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE WHAT IS GOING ON?!?”
The two stallions, whose faces were just inches apart by this point, turned to look at the unicorn. Flutterbreeze was the first to speak. “Well, we’re trying to stop an evil dentist from taking over and/or destroying Equestria... and it seems something is about to happen... but Shetland here wont tell me what’s going on... OH, by the way, this is Shetland Hames, the infamous detective, and Hames this is my neighbor, Trixie.”
“I know that...”
Trixie appeared slightly creeped out by the detective.
“Anyways, I’m sure the last thing you want to do right now is get involved in this... thing. So, I’ll go tell the duke about the... mess, and that we need another room for tonight...”
“You two aren’t going to share?” asked the detective.
“No!” they shouted in unison, before exchanging awkward looks. Flutterbreeze whispered to her, “You might want to sleep with one eye open tonight. Hames might come in and use you as a test subject or something.” A very disturbed look spread across her face.
He then walked over to the detective, pulled him close, and said angrily, “So help me, stay out of her room or I will murder you. Not tonight, not in the morning, not ever, understand?” Hames nodded, and Flutterbreeze left the room. 
A very awkward silence followed. Trixie was still disturbed by the thought of somepony entering her room while she slept and doing... anything, really. The detective didn’t say a word to her, and neither did Gummy, who was too busy chewing on her tail.