//------------------------------// // What just happened? // Story: Monopoly Empire Tycoon // by LikeaBaws //------------------------------// Fluttershy was quite shocked at what happened. A random pony appearing out of nowhere?! "N-no...must be magic." She told herself, now forcing herself to walk home. She was on her way to fetch some ingredients for Angel, but you know what happened. She couldn't wrap her mind around how he just summoned her without the help of Twilight. Was this some sort of trick he can do now? Does Twilight know? Maybe not, but this only questioned her further. "Oh...I knew I shouldn't have eavesdropped." She said to herself. She heard a few words from him: Adventure, Money, Auction, date. The last one really bothered her, as she accidentally bumped into a pony. "O-oh...I'm sorry." She said. "It's alright! I remember the last time I bumped into a pony! I remember when I saw a frog that was an orange, and he squirted out orange juice as he hopped! Then I wonder if it was just a coincidence, but then I bumped into a pony! Isn't that wonderful?!" Fluttershy heard. "Pinkie?" She asked. "Your Auntie Pinkie here, at your service! Need anything?" Pinkie asked with a bubbly smile. Fluttershy squirmed, but she tried to bypassed Pinkie be side-stepping her. "I-It's alright Pinkie, I just--" "You sure? You sure your sure? You sure that your sure your sure? Are you sure--?" "I'm fine, thanks." Fluttershy interrupted. Pinkie smiled and she hopped around her. "Okie-Dokie! See you later, Fluttershy! Don't forget about the slumber party at Twilight's!" Pinkie said as she ran off to Celestia-knows-where. Fluttershy sighed in relief and kept walking. Maybe she could just asked Spike if anythings wrong, but she knew he'll only deny it. So their was one thing she had to do. Get her something to eat, then tell the others, because she's STARVING!! "Don't you find it weird how Spike already has a special somepony other than Rarity?" Scoot asked the Crusaders. "Yeah! I was for sure thought it was Rarity." Sweetie said. "Well...Applejack's going to that slumber party tonight. So..." Applebloom hint to the others, and smiled. "CUTIEMARK CRUSADERS MATCH-MAKERS!! YAY!!" They yelled with glee. They ran out the clubhouse, but then they took a complete stop to hear their stomach growl. "Uh...maybe we should head to Sugarcube Corner before we look for Spike." Applebloom said. "Yeah...I'm hungry." Scoot said. They ran out Sweet Apple Acres and towards Sugarcube Corner. What they didn't know, was that something horrible was going to happen. Spike looked through his closet for something to wear, throwing out any junk that wasn't in good use. "T-Shirt, need this. Jacket, no. Glasses, no. A suit? Yeah, this might come in handy." He said, wrapping around the clothes he needs on his arms. He ran inside the closet and set up his clothes. When he came out, he had a white suit around him. A black inside with a red tie, a random cherry lollipop and his golden top hat. "I wonder if I can disguise this thing." Spike asked himself, rubbing his own chin in question. "Hat, turn into a white slim fedora." The Hat obeyed and disguised itself as one. He looked into the Mirror and smiled. "Yeah...I look good." He said, fixing his suit. "You know...I can get used to this." He walked out hear the sound of boiling water. "Twi'? Twi', is that you?" Spike called out. At first, nothing but silence, but then Twilight poked her head out. "Yes Spike? And why are you wearing those?" She asked "Just going to a...party...of mine." Spike hesitated before answering. Twilight only questioned this further. "And what kind of party?" She asked suspiciously. Spike knew he couldn't get away unless he made a half truth-half lie story, so he rolled with it. "A...date, kind of party. Yeah, a date party. For only the classiest ponies, and dragon, can go." He said. "And why wasn't I informed by this?" "Have you seen your dance moves?" Twilight pouted at his sentence, and went straight back to cooking. "Fine, hurry, but come back before midnight." She said. Before Spike fully ran out the door, he questioned the cooking. "Why are you cooking anyway?" He asked. "I'm not, I'm just preparing the water for Applejack, so she can make some pie." Twilight teased. Oh, what Spike would do for some of Applejack's apple pie. He said his goodbye and he and ran to Sugarcube Corner. On his way however, he saw Violet standing outside Sugarcube Corner. He ran up to her with a smile. She was still in her same red dress from before, but he was lucky, because he could sorta see the impatience inside of her. "Glad you made it alive." She said. "Thanks for waiting." Spike said. They went inside, and Spike brought out his bits. What surprised him, however, is that some of his bits were silver. "Woooaaahhh..." Spike stretched. "That's Monopoly Money your using their, kid. Get used to it." Violet whispered. Mr. Cake didn't know, or see, the silver bits, and took them in. "And what would you like to order?" He asked. "Eh...a small crystal cupcake for me." Spike said. "And I'd like a velvet cake for me.." Violet said. "Alright then, your order would be coming in a minute." Mr. Cake said. He left while humming the Winter Wrap Up song and they both took their seats. "You know, before we get into more complicating things, is their something or someone I should know about before we eat?" Spike asked. "Well...theirs the Community Chest and the Chance Card. However, both are risky." She adds. "How?" "Both can be earned or summoned. You can summon one for 250,000 bits. Or, you can wait every Thursday to get one. That pink pony over there doesn't realize it, but she holds them." Violet points at Pinkie, giving the customer her 'Special Cupcake' of the week. "Wait, today's Thursday, so does that mean...?" Spike trailed off as Violet nodded. He suddenly burped out a card, and it's a blue one. "Oh, right. The Community Chest is the earning part, and the Chance Card is to buy. Silly me." She said with a smile. Spike sighed and he read the note carefully. Hospital Bills You have suddenly gotten a bill from the Hospital, claiming you didn't pay for the injuries. Give this card to a player within five minutes, or pay 50,000. Spike's eyes widen at the sudden note as Violet tilted her head. "What does it say?" She asked. He gave her the card, and her eyes quickly shrunk. "Um...wow. Bad day today, huh? Got into a Auction, then gotta pay bills." She says. "Is their a player in here somewhere?" Spike asked frantically. "Not that I know of." Violet says. Spike groaned and slammed face first into the table, making Violet cringed from the sight. "Hey, look! It's not that bad! You just gotta...you know...find a Player!" She said. "But where?!" Spike asked. He frantically looked around to see ponies minding their own business, but one in particular has caught his eye. He saw Fluttershy enter in Sugarcube Corner, searching around as if she were looking for someone. He gasped and pulled his hat down his face. "Fluttershy! Aw man, I promised her I watch Angel this weekend." He said with worry. Violet whistle in clicked her tongue. "The Monopoly Man chose you at a bad time, huh?" She said with a giggle. However, she was interrupted when she heard a meow. She looked around to see a pony with a silver cat and a basket. The pony had a red skirt that made it's way from neck to flank, and wearing a sun hat. She looked over at Violet, and smiled maliciously at her. "Violet? You seen something?" Spike asked. "A Player. One in particular." She said. "Who is she?" "Cat Burglar." The pony walked up with her silver cat, and smiled at the dragon. "Hello! I see your hanging with...her. But I came to tell you that your over due book I had is with Twilight now." She said, glaring at Violet with a polite smile. "Uh, yeah. You see..." Spike looked at his note to see he had a timer: 2:12 minutes/seconds left. "...have you girls met before?" Spike asked, slowly showing the note to Violet as she nodded. "Yeeaaahhh....we use to be friends back in the Crystal Empire." Violet stretched, pointing at the basket. Spike nodded and kept the note, so the pony wouldn't see it. "Such wonderful days we had back then, don't you think?" Cat said, still keeping her smile. Spike slowly putted the note into the basket and quickly looked away. "O-oh look! Fluttershy's here!" Spike said. Fluttershy looked around once again, to see Spike frantically waving her over. She hesitated, but she came over in the group. "S-Spike?" She asked. "H-hey Fluttershy! Quick question, what if I told you, that being here isn't such a good idea?" Spike asked, his head filled with sweat. "What do you mean?" Fluttershy asked, trying keep her cool. Spike flicked his hat, to see his hat flicker from a gold top hat and back to the white fedora. Fluttershy was still confused, and this hit Spike hard. Dang, thought I could get away with that one. Gotta keep her out some way. Spike thought. "Fluttershy, what if we talked, outside?" He asked. Fluttershy stared, once again, in confusion, but agreed to it anyway. She left, and Spike pulled out his M.E Card and his Savior Deck. Meanwhile, the Crusaders from the other side of the room watched Spike in his awkward situation. "What's he doing?" Applebloom asked, sipping her drink. Scoot sighed and rolled hoofs around. "I don't know! Can we go now? This is getting lame!" Scoot begged. That is, until they saw Spike bull out a black, blank card. "Hey...why does Spike have a black blank card?" Applebloom asked. Sweetie Belle squinted her eyes, and she saw a whole deck of them. "He's got a whole pack!" She said, pointing at Spike. "Why would Spike need a bunch a blank cards?" Scoot asked. That was Scoot's last question before they heard him say something they would regret. "Attack for 35,000k!!"