A train whistle blew as the Friendship Express pulled into Ponyville on an early morning. Many of them began to exit as coming in near the station was Applejack Apple with her cart attached to her.
“Next time ah make ah delivery tah a cold place like Trottingham tell Rares to make yah a vest.” She notes to herself begrudgingly as she trotted a slow pace back to her home Sweet Apple Acres
Before she took another step she heard a groan coming from somewhere and she whipped her head around looking for the source. The train whistle went off signaling it was taking off again. After it left AJ was greeted to the site of a pony in the dirt on the other side of the train tracks.
The pony in question was a steel gray coated unicorn stallion about her age with a black mane with a silver streak going through it. She could make out the stallions eyes even though they were near closed but his eyes were blue. His cutie mark was two bronze gears mashed together with a book over them. From what he looked it looked like he didn’t eat for days or weeks because she could see his ribs showing from lack of food.
“Now where did yah come?” She whispered as she unhooked herself from the cart to get a better look at him as she walked over to him.
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When she approached him; his eyes were now closed and his stomach grumbled, again from lack of food. He also had a saddle bag on him which was pretty old with what seemed like a screwdriver coming out of the hole it made.
AJ placed a hoof on him and then took it off rather quick. His body was ice cold.
AJ knew she just couldn’t leave the stallion here to possibly die. It just wasn’t right. She picked the stallion and put him on her back then proceeds to carefully place him in the cart and covered him up with the cloth she had in her saddle bag.
She also placed the stallion’s saddlebag in the cart with him. She hooked herself back up to the cart and quickened her pace to get home and food for the pony.
When she entered town she notice the town was busy as usual with everypony doing their own thing but she took notice of a few ponies, like Trixie who was talking to two other ponies more like two other stallions outside the ice cream shop.
One had a sapphire blue mixed with cerulean blue mane and tail from what she can see and his cutie mark was a purple shield with a six pointed star imbedded in it with three other stars hanging above it and his coat was a turquoise white.
The second stallion had blonde with a brown mane and tail and had a shield that was on fire with a sword embedded in it for his cutie mark. He seemed not taking a slip of the smoothie he had in front more watching everyponies move and watching out for trouble. He had an orange coat.
But that didn’t deterred her for a second whatever there were talking about wasn’t her business and continued her route to get the stallion some care. When she walked pass the town square fountain she pumped into a pony that was heading toward the boutique.
“Whoa nelly!” AJ yelled out falling back.
“Gah!” the pony cried out. From the sounds of it the pony was a mare.
After gathering her bearings she looked at who she pumped into. The pony with a cyan white coat, a purple mane with a three streaks of blue going through it tied into a nice pony tail, her eyes were a dark purple color, and her cutie mark is an ice crystal snowflake with thread going through it wearing a saddle was slowly picking herself up from the ground.
“Sorry ‘bout that miss.” AJ said offering a hoof up, but the mare didn’t seem to see it.
“Oh now where did they go, note to self: consider contact lenses when you visit the eye doctor.” The mare said looking around for something.
“Do yah need some help there?” AJ asked as the mare in question looked back at her
“If you could since you pumped into me.” She said with a hint of annoyance then she let out a sincere sigh.
“Sorry, but I’m searching for my glasses as it seems I lost them during our stumble.” She said as she continued to search aimlessly at the ground. AJ looked around for the missing glasses even though she was still attached to the cart.
She looked around the grass in all directions and when she couldn’t find them on the ground; she looked toward the fountain.
“Did yah try the fountain?” AJ asked as she pointed in its general direction to which the mare looked barely making out the shape of a fountain.
“No.” She said bluntly then trotted over to it carefully and with luck she found her missing glasses, which had a black frame around the lenses with a snapped string on the rims and was dripping wet.
“Oh shoot, well at least there not broken to say the least.” She said as she took a cloth from her bag and levitated it toward the glasses lenses and wiped them clean and then placed them back on her head before fixing the string by tying both ends with her magic.
“Ah much better thank you miss…um?” The mare asked looking at AJ carefully.
“Names Applejack.” She said tipping her old Stetson on her head.
“Winter Blossom, it’s a pleasure to meet you Miss Applejack.” She said politely giving a small bow as well as pondering the name thinking she heard it somewhere before.
“Yah can drop the misses’ part and just call me Applejack or just AJ is fine to.” She said rubbing her neck in embarrassment at the over respectful mare.
“Where yah headed?” AJ asked in an attempt to change the subject.
“I’m looking for a place called ‘Carousel Boutique’, you wouldn’t happen to know where it is do you?” She questioned.
“Yah standing right in front of it.” She pointed her hoof at it; the boutique was a two story building with a mixture of purple, white and a shade of light pink with a pair of two windows right in front of it which from Winters perspective it looked like a small mansion than a boutique. Her glasses slightly shifted as her mouth was gaped open at just the sight of it.
She was silent for a few seconds then she closed her mouth and readjusted her glasses before she spoke.
“Well at least I’m not lost well thank Applejack.” She said politely only to receive a confused look from AJ.
“Why are yah going in there fer anyhow?” She asks Winter as she tilted her head.
“To visit an old friend.” She said bluntly.
“Well I must be off then and thank you again for helping me find my glasses dear, I don’t quite see well without them.” She said as she proceeds toward her destination.
“No problem.” She tipped her hat and quickly remembered she had a passenger in her cart and instead of trotting home she went straight into a gallop toward home.
Once she got home she detached herself from the cart again and carefully placed the stallion on her back with his saddlebag in tow below him sitting on Applejack’s shoulder blades.
She entered the house in a hurry which both her brother Big Macintosh or Big Mac who was teaching her younger sister Applebloom how to play chess which was failing miserably and the apple grandmother Granny Smith sleeping in her rocking chair.
Applebloom was the first to notice her sister enter the room and quickly ran over to her.
“Welcome back sis!” She yelled happily with a big smile on her face then as quickly as her smile appeared was gone only to be replaced with a look of confusion.
“An’ who is that on yah back?” she questioned looking at the stallion
“No time fer that, Mac take this guy off my back an’ put him on the couch there, an’ wake Granny up to some food for ‘em. Don’t ask why but do it quick.” She ordered.
“Eyup.” Big Mac said as he took the stallion in question off AJ and placed him on the couch carefully so not to wake him.
“Applebloom go an’ grab some blankets he was cold as ice when ah found him.” She ordered again.
“Got it sis!” Applebloom chirped giving her a quick salute and bolted up the stairs. Applebloom apparent yelling woke up the elder pony from her nap.
“Now what in sam hay is goin’ on here?” She said as she awoke and she noticed the stallion that was already on the couch.
“An’ who is that?” she asks pointing her hoof at the stallion.
“No time Granny but yah think yah can make up some food up for him?” AJ said with a concerned tone in her throat. Granny took note of the stallion and got up out of her chair and headed for the kitchen.
“Well if yah put it that way.” She said as she entered the kitchen.
Applebloom came back with a few blankets and placed on the stallion that was unconscious and seemed to be snoring now.
“How yah find em’ sis?” AB asked as Applejack put the blankets on him.
“I was just coming back from mah delivery and found him lying there in the dirt; Ah couldn’t just leave him there. Especially is his condition.” AJ said hoping he would be okay.
In about five minutes he woke up only to be greeted by a few blankets over him, and that he was laying on a couch.
“What they hay?” he questioned as he looked around the room not noticing the mare and filly in the room along with a rather large red stallion.
“More like where in the hay am I?” He questioned not expecting to get an answer.
“You’re at Sweet Apple Acres partner.” Said a voice he quickly turned his head to notice of an orange mare with a blond mane and a stetson hat. It was at this time he also noticed the other ponies that were also in the room.
“Yah been out for ah while there partner nearly scared my halve tah Tartarus cause of you.” The orange mare responded
“But yah lucky ah found yah otherwise you’d be dead from starvation fer sure.” The filly said next.
“Eyup.” Was the reply from the red stallion.
“So you said I’m at this Sweet Apple Acres?” The stallion in question said.
“Quite a place you have here.” He complemented with a smile.
“Thank yah kindly. Names Applejack one of the proud owners of this fine orchard.” AJ introduced as she pointed to the filly.
“This here’s Applebloom.” She said.
“Howdy mister.” Applebloom said with a smile.
“And this is Big Macintosh.” AJ pointed to the stallion and he just nodded toward him.
“My name is…” Before he was able to introduce himself all four of them heard a loud bang coming from the kitchen
“Curse this lousy no good doohickey!” Was all that was heard throughout the household. Applejack, Big Mac, and AB rushed toward the kitchen to make sure their granny was okay.
When they entered all they could see was Granny Smith bucking away at the oven, well trying to buck anyway.
“Looks like the old thing finally gave out on us youngens.” She said with a sadden look
“Great just something else we need replacing!” AJ shouted with anger.
“An’ we don’t even have funds to go out an’ get a new one.” Applebloom adds sadly looking to the floor.
“Enope.” Big Mac said in disappointment.
Hearing the commotion the grey stallion walked into the kitchen in order to find out what was going on.
“Is everything okay in here?” He asked then saw the oven and the condition it was in.
“Sorry about that sonny just that old Lucy here gave out.” She gestured toward the oven. The stallion then walked toward it opening the oven door and peaked inside.
“Uh what are yah doing?” Granny Smith questioned.
He lifted his head out of the oven door and rubbed his chin with his hoof before he spoke.
“Did I happen to have a saddlebag on me when you found me Applejack?” he asked looking at the mare.
“Uh yeah it’s by the couch. Why?” She replied with a confused look.
“Could somepony grab it for me?” He asks
“I’ll get it!” Applebloom said as she zoomed off toward the living. Not a few seconds later they heard sounds of crashing and banging from the living room.
“Got it!” Applebloom let out a reassuring yell which made them let out a giggle from the little ones antics.
She came back in with saddlebag in tow on her back which proved to be quite heavy for her.
“What are yah packing in here, bricks or something?” Applebloom said slowly making her way toward him and sat the bag down.
“Thank you Applebloom.” He said as he levitated out a pair of small wire cutters out of the bag which revealed that inside the bag was a waste amount of tools and some wires.
He then turned back toward the oven and placed his head inside it again.
“Now let’s see what we have here?” he stated and proceed to look at various things eventually noticing the old wiring.
“Ah ha here we are.” He took notice as he clipped the wires and took them out.
“Here your problem the wires in here are old and failed to transfer any electrical energy to the oven.” He stated as he levitated the old wires towards a trash can.
“Um transfer what tah the what now?” AB asked tilting her head in confusion.
“Basically they wore out and it won’t get any heat from it.” Applejack said in translation.
“Oh got it!” AB said in a cheerful tone.
“Could one of you grab a set of wires that are in the bag.” He stated as Big Macintosh dug inside the saddlebag and pulled out the ones the stallion needed and gave them to him.
“Thank you.” He said taking the wire from the pony and quickly replaced them, took his head out of the oven and closed the door of the oven. He wiped the sweat from his head before speaking.
“Alright let’s see if that did the trick.” He said has he turned the dial on the oven top. The oven burst to life when the dial was turned.
He turned the dial off and looked back at the four ponies who were and still have been silent this entire time.
“Well looks like your good to go.” He cheered.
The four famers awestruck at what he did. Applejack was the first pony to speak up.
“That’s mighty impressive there partner. Ah almost thought we would have tah replace it.” Applejack commented
“Jus’ who are yah anyway?” she adds.
“Oh right. Names Code Breaker, but my friends call me Code or CB for short. Inventor and traveler.” CB introduced.
“Code Breaker eh, now where did ah hear that name ‘fore?” Granny pondered her question.
“Cousin Braeburn mentioned him visiting Appleossa in his last letter.” Applejack answered before turning to face CB.
“But how did yah know tah replace what was needed?” AJ asked as CB just gives a slight smirk.
“Well as a matter of fact this was one of my few inventions I came up with and you can tell it’s one by the symbol on the dials.” He said pointing toward the dial.
They all looked at one of the dials and it had two bronze gears that were mashed together and a book above them, and then looked at his cutie mark which matched.
“It a perfect match.” Applebloom stated
“Eeyup.” Big Mac said.
“Well ah can now make some food fer yah so you can get your strength back.” Granny Smith said shooing him out of the kitchen and back into the living room. AJ and AB went to join Code in the living room while Big Mac helped Granny in the kitchen.
“But I got to say thank you for helping me out, or who knows what would have happened.” Code said letting out a relieved sigh
“Well it isn’t like ah was going to let yah go hungry. That just not like me tah do that.” AJ said.
“How did yah end up there anyhow Mister Breaker?” Applebloom asked getting a chuckle out of the Inventor
“Well you see…” Code starts.
-2 Weeks Ago- -Filledalphia-
“That will be 60 bits.” Code said as he sold off an oven he made to an energetic pink pony that was somehow perfectly balancing it on her back.
“That is one strange mare…” He whispered to himself and sighed glad the day was almost over.
“Hello again my good sir.” A male voice rung out that annoyed Code to no end.
“Can’t these guys take a hint?” Code thought as he turned to face the voice coming almost muzzle to muzzle with two of the most annoying ponies he has ever faced in his life.
Both ponies were unicorn stallions with pale, light grayish olive coat, moderate red with white stripes mane, both have moderate pistachio eyes. Both wearing a blue and white stripe vest with a black bow tie, but one of them with a red mustache.
He never pays any more attention than that to them so he never saw their cutie marks, but her knew these two anywhere since they always somehow seemed to follow him.
“What do you two want? Can’t you see I’m busy?” Code asks them annoyed.
“Now listen here good sir you are being quite rude.” Says the mustached stallion.
“You don’t see us with the attitude.” The none mustached stallion added on making Code groan in annoyance at both them and the rhyme.
“I know why you two are here. It’s the same answer I gave you two months ago. Which is the same answer I gave you a month ago. Which is the same as the one I gave you a week ago. Which is the same I gave you yesterday!” Code shouts in annoyance at them.
“Are you sure you won’t reconsider. We could make a haul together.” One says as the other eyes all the machines that are lined up around including a train like thing that could self propel itself.
“Yes I am sure. I have no interest in making a bunch of bits.” Code says defiantly stamping a hoof on the ground.
“Well then what could be better than making bits dare say.” One says as Code rolled his eyes.
“Bits I have plenty of. What helps me to keep going is seeing other ponies prosper and help others thanks to my inventions.” Code says at the two older unicorn stallions laugh.
“Laugh all you want, but I will say it one more time to make it clear…” Code states getting the stallions attention as Code took in a deep breath.
“NO MEANS NO SO BUCK OFF BEFORE I GET THE ROYAL GUARDS ON YOUR FLANKS!” He yells loud enough the two stallions hats went flying off.
“You will come to regret this I say good sir. Come along brother of mine.” One said to the other as both walk off.
Code sighs glad to be rid of the two con ponies. He looked and saw the sun begin to set and he let out a yawn.
“Today’s been a good day Code.” He tells himself as he uses his magic to lock down his devices. He then set himself up a small tent and got comfy falling asleep as Luna’s moon rose.
Little did he know that as he slept that two certain unicorn stallions had returned, and to make sure Code didn’t wake one went into the tent and knocked on the head good to insure that he would be out till they were gone.
They thing pulled large magnets out of there saddle bags and placed them around the inventions. The mana barrier around each began to dissipate and vanish.
They worked fast and without interruption taking what they considered they needed which was everything and Code’s food somehow loaded it up on the self propelled train before taking off with it.
The next morning Code woke up with a headache and touched his head feeling a bruise.
“Ugh…must have slept on a rock.” He says with a yawn and walks out which the site before him woke him up quick.
Besides his tent there was nothing else there, and that’s what surprised him. His lockdown spell was meant to keep everything tagged with his mana in a special barrier that would result in a jolt to a pegasi or earth pony or a severe shock if it was a unicorn using magic.
The only way around the spell was magnetic wave as it is the only way to disable his particular brand of magic as he specialized with various metals and other metal based minerals along with standard magic.
“W-Who could have possibly…” He starts as he walked about and spotted something on the ground. A hat…a hat he only knew two ponies who wore it.
His horn lights up in a silver aura as a nearby pole began to twist and then snapped.
“Why those no good dirty rotten apple bucking…” He says in anger and goes to his tent taking it down and going to get his saddle bags and saw only the one with his tools in it.
“UGH! Those guys are going to get it when I get my hooves on them!” He says in anger his bag in a blue aura as he put it on his back and took off following the tracks of his self propelled train.
“Two weeks have passed since then, and since I was low on food supplies it wouldn’t be long until I finally collapsed from exhaustion.” CB states with a sigh.
“I thought I was hot on their tail when I tracked them to Canterlot, but I was hours late and they had already left and I was soon on my way to another town to find clues.” He says sighing as he slams a hoof on the ground.
“Which lead me to here, and you know the rest. Still haven’t found out anything either.” He adds.
“But when I do find those two, they’re going to be in a world of hurt.” He sternly finished.
His rant was interrupted by his stomach grumbling loudly. His cheeks blushed when he heard his stomach.
“Right after I get something to eat.” His said extremely embarrassed making AJ and AB giggle.
After ten minutes Big Mac came in with a plate of two apple pies in his mouth. He placed them in front of Code for him to eat. Within five minutes he already ate both pies and now looks like he got his strength back.
He wiped off the remaining crumbs off his mouth before he spoke up.
“Now that’s what I call an apple pie. Have to say it’s the best I’ve ever had.” He said as he got up and walked over to his saddle bag.
“No need for flattery, but thank yah for the complement.” Granny Smith says walking in as Code began to head for the door.
“Now hold on their partner just where in Equestria do yah think yah going?” AJ said blocking his way out.
“I thank you for helping me but I’ve already spent most of your time, but I have to get back on the road.” He said simply trying to be polite.
“Can’t let yah do that, beside I think yah hardly know this part of Equestria. Why don’t yah let me show yah around town for a spell?” AJ suggested in a tone that reminded Code of his sister.
“And plus you owe me for saving yah back there at the station.” AJ added.
That statement made Code consider her offer. He was never one to leave a debt…especially to a mare who had helped him.
“Well since she put it that way.” He thought before he answered.
“I guess it wouldn’t hurt to check out the town for a bit.” He says with a nod.
“Well c’mon then let’s get going since your new around these parts.” She said then looked back toward her family which Big Mac was giving her a stern glare.
“Don’t yah worry none, if he tries anything I’ll knock him to next Tuesday.” She said with an assured smile that calmed her brother down.
As they both left Sweet Apple Acres with Code waiting outside as he waited for Applejack to come out.
“I don’t think your brother likes me that much.” He said with a worried tone having caught a glimpse of his glare when AJ came out.
“Don’t yah fret none he’s just somewhat protective of me and Applebloom that’s all.” AJ reassures and he gave a nod
“I know the feeling. If anypony messed with my siblings I would beat them flat.” He stated firmly.
AJ was taken aback by this statement “I didn’t know you had a sibling. From the looks of it ah thought yah were a lone wolf type of pony.” AJ pointed out as Code lets out a small laugh.
“Well I have two siblings actually, a sister and a brother.” They continued their walk as he explained.
“My brother is the youngest and the athletic one out of the three of us. He does have a temper on him that can probably roast a marshmallow in seconds. Yeah he can be a bit annoying and brash, but despite that he is a tough pony and is quite the listener despite his position as a Canterlot Royal Guard.” He stated.
AJ only nodded encouraging him to continue.
“Then there’s my sister. Oh my sister…” He starts giving a small laugh that was a mixture of fear and nervousness.
A younger Code accidently dropped some water it landing on a mare. The mare turned to him as he gave a nervous laugh, and next instant he was frozen like an ice cube.
A slightly older Code and another colt were quickly trying to put back together a vase before a mare came in a gasped. She then glared at Code and the other and before they could say anything they had to start dodging icicles that were being shot at them.
“Sis is a fashion designer as well as a judge for a variety of fashions shows around Equestria. She never beats around the bush and will tell you straight if she doesn’t like something.” He states with a chuckle once recalling a time she called Sapphire Shores newest song ‘nothing but a tirade of shouting and yelling with the only good part being when it was over’.
“Though beneath all of that is a mare that cares deeply for other and if she knows you well enough she will easily guess what you are thinking or going to do like she is reading a book. But you make her made and she will give you a glare that will freeze you on the spot.” Code adds rubbing his neck with a hoof in embarrassment.
“But without those glasses of hers she is as blind as a bat.” He chuckles finishing what he was saying.
AJ stopped walking a second “What a minute did yah say glasses? They wouldn’t happen tah be black rimmed glasses would they?” she questioned with the reoccurring memory of this morning
“Yeah. Why?” he replies a bit curious as to how she guessed this fact.
“Cuse’ ah think ah saw your sister this morning.” AJ answered only for CB’s eyes to go wide and start sweating a bit.
“White cyan coat, with a purple mane in a ponytail, three streaks of blue, purple eyes, and with a cutie mark of a snowflake with a thread going through it?” He asked quickly.
“Eeyup.” AJ answered.
This made Code’s eyes go pinprick size and he really started to sweat badly as he began pacing.
“Oh ponyfeathers, ponyfeathers, if she finds me she’ll freeze me like a statue.” He panicked as Applejack watched this unsure what to do about the panicking unicorn stallion.
“She thinks I’m still in Canterlot with our family but if she sees me here she’ll kill me.” He said trying to find a place to hide and climbed into the nearest tree.
Applejack blinked and went over to the tree and looked straight up at him as leaves fell indicating he was shaking violently probably in fear.
“Now hold yah horses there partner, ah saw her going into the towns boutique so ah don’t think you have nothing to be scared of so how ‘bout yah come out of that tree, were almost there to Ponyville.” AJ said as Code came down his slight panic attack over as he took deep breaths to calm himself.
After about ten minutes of walking they’ve finally arrived into Ponyville the town was busy as usual nothing out of the ordinary well nothing yet anyhow.
“Now this is what I call a peaceful place to live in, you are so lucky AJ.” CB commented at the sight of the town. It was a little known fact that despite living in the capital of Equestria Code was keener to small towns.
“Well it ain’t much but we ponies here call it home alright.” She tipped her hat.
Before they took another step toward town something pink and fluffy came toward them
“HI THERE!” a cheerful loud voice cheered.
“GAH!” CB jumped about five feet backwards landing on his back as Applejack simply looked in front of them unsurprised by this.
“Right on cue.” She thought chuckling a bit at the downed inventor pony.
“WHAT WAS THAT!” CB responded as he got back up to see who scared him.
When he did he could see an earth pony mare with a light pink coat, and a dark pink puffed up mane and tail with light blue eyes, and a cutie mark of three balloons, two blue and one yellow.
“Whoops sorry about that normally ponies see that coming.” The pony said very fast.
“Normally?” He questioned before his began shacking under the ponies hold and thinking he had seen this pony somewhere before.
“Hi I’m Pinkie Pie, party pony extraordinaire, never seen you around here before!” she said and then gasped.
“I have to throw you a party to welcome you to Ponyville!” she said
“Whoa hold on there you don’t have to throw me a party.” That caused Pinkie to stop right in her tracks and brought out a list from her mane.
“You see this list; I have everypony on here including their birthdays, anniversaries coming to Ponyville, or a birthaversary and I never miss a single one of them. So do you think I’m going to miss this one!” Pinkie shouted making CB taking a step back and consider changing his mind
“Well I guess I could stay for the party.” He concluded and Pinkie smiled like a lit up light bulb.
“Great all I need is your name please.” Pinkie said happily.
“It’s Code Breaker.” He said and Pinkie jotted down his name on the list placed back in her mane and zoomed off.
“SEE YOU AT THE PARTY!” Pinkie yelled as she ran off.
“That is probably the craziest pony I’ve ever met.” CB simply said.
“Yah haven’t seen the half of it there partner.” AJ stated as she began giving CB the tour. There first stop was the Carousel Boutique
“This is the local boutique but ah don’t prefer going in there unless yah want tah live.” AJ shivered a little
“Who runs it?” he asked.
“It’s actually run by two ponies here; Rarity Belle and Coco Pommel ah think it was.” She said as CB blinked hearing Rarity’s name as he gave a sly smile in the direction of the boutique before they moved on.
The tour continued on a few hours as Applejack showed him all around town and introduced him to several of the ponies there, and the tour ended at Sugar Cube Corner.
“So tell me Code how yah like Ponyville thus far?” AJ asked.
“Well beside the weird start of it with Pinkie Pie, a very nice place like I said before. Too bad my place is set up in Canterlot.” He said as he enjoyed the snack, but was interrupted by what seemed like a crowd of ponies was gathering around at the town hall.
“What in the world is going on now?” He questioned.
“Yah got me, let’s check it out.” AJ said as both of them got out of there seat and walk to where the crowd of ponies gathered.
When they both arrived there was a medium size cart and some kind of other strange device on wheel with a lot of lights and other gadgets. Then two ponies took the stage, and instantly Code knew who these two were. Flim and Flam, and it were only now that he got a look at their cutie marks.
The first stallion cutie mark had an apple slice while the other had a whole apple except with it sliced on one side.
“There you are; now it’s payback time.” He whispered to himself as he paid attention to the stage. Around them a few poles began to twist as Code’s horn was lit up in a silver aura.
“Uh yah okay there partner.” AJ said looking at him with concern.
“Oh just fine.” He replies slowly as if he was plotting something.
While back on the stage the stallions were beginning to start “Come one, come all! TO THE FLIM FLAM BROTHERS GADET SELL OFF!” the first one shouted
“I’m Flim and he’s Flam and we are the FLIM FLAM BROTHERS!” Flim said
“THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE IN EQUESTRIA FOR YOUR CHANCE TO OBTAIN THESE MAGNIFICENT GADJETS!” Flam shouted cheerfully
“You need a flying carriage, we got!” Flam stated
“A quick apple picker and cider maker we got it!” Stated Flim as he and Flam showed off the various devices that Code had worked on for a long time.
Back in the crowd with AJ and CB “What a minute the Flim Flam brothers, didn’t you say those are the jokers that took all your gadgets and doohickeys?” She stated and he nodded.
“Oh yeah now it’s payback time, for stealing my inventions, taking my food supplies, and a few other things I don’t want to mention.” He says starting to walk to the front of the crowd.
But as he did so something began to happen. The inventions started to making strange sounds as a nearby oven burst into flames, a small copter like thing began to spin rapidly, and a toaster starting to shake violently was only a few of the things that suddenly happened.
Code ducked low avoiding a spinning blade “Ponyfeathers! These things weren’t even fully tested yet! Now it’s going to be a good few months before I can sell them after this.” He thought.
All the ponies were yelling and screaming as some of the gadgets were almost following them and try to almost hurt some pony.
“Hit the dirt!” AJ yelled jumping on Code forcing them both down as a large propeller flew at them narrowly missing and almost turning the stetson on the farm pony’s head to swiss cheese.
Code got up quickly followed by AJ as they looked at the panic that was happening.
“Now I have over two hundred reasons to buck those two to tartarus.” He thought annoyed at them before turning to Applejack.
“We got to get up on stage and hit the master safety switch on that machine!” CB said pointing toward the SP Train in the back which had a large green button.
“Gotcha, yah take care of that, while ah get some help!” AJ shouted as she ran to find help. While Code was making his way toward the stage, he was about toward the stage until he tripped on somepony.
The pony he tripped over was an earth pony with a light amberish gray color and her mane was a combination of light grayish cyan and light opalish gray and the tip of the mane curled while her eyes are light cyan, her cutie mark was a lavender floppy hat with a scarlet feather in it.
She looked rather dirty from the ground and her mane was in all disarray as she looked up at him.
“I wouldn’t be lying there you need to get out of here.” He said calmly as he helped the mare up.
“Um… right.” Was all she said as she zoomed off as Code returned to the task at hoof as he managed to get to the front of the stage and climbed onto the device and pressed the button stopping all other devices in the area.
“It’s a good thing I install the Emergency Safety Switch on all my big inventions…just in case something like this happens.” He thought with an annoyed sigh.
He then turned slowly to face the Flim Flam brothers who looked at each other nervously and at Code who was staring them down in annoyance as his horn glowed blue and silver as objects were picked up and nearby metal began twisting.
“Remember me boys.” He said his stare turning into a death glare. The brothers looked at one another then took off fast enough leaving dust copies of themselves behind.
“GET BACK HERE YOU NO GOOD CHEATING CON PONIES!” He yelled and began chasing them through the small town.
He chased them all throughout Ponyville then he heard another set of hoofs that were right next to him.
“Mind if I join the chase?” Asked the voice in a sarcastic tone; he looked next to him only to find a crimson red unicorn stallion with a blonde and brown mixed mane, brown eyes, and a cutie mark with a shield on fire with a sword embedded in it. Code gawked at the pony next to him not having seen him his brother in months.
“FIRE SEEKER! What in the hay are you doing here?!” He asked his attention still on the con pony brothers in front of him.
“Well if you must know I was on vacation with the captain, but it seemed to have got interrupted by a situation.” Fire said in annoyance.
“So who are you chasing?” Fire said. CB pointed his muzzle toward the Flim Flam brothers ahead of them.
“Aren’t those the…” He started.
“Uh huh.” CB stated simply. Fire quickly put things together, the machine mayhem, his brothers appearance, and the Flim Flam brothers.
“I take it they took a few of your inventions?” He asks as Code nods.
“And have probably been selling them without a permit to, and you know how dangerous some of my inventions are.” Code adds.
“So much for that Safe Sales Permit, but at least Fire is here now.” He thought.
“I’m guessing they don’t have a SSP?” Fire asked as Code glances at him.
“What do you think?” Code replies.
“Let’s get them.” Fire stated firmly as they both quickened there pace.
Unfortunately they ran into somepony in front of the boutique and they were sent tumbling to the ground.
“Why don’t you watch where your…” the pony started as the other two were getting up from there tumble.
Only to look upon the gaze of a unicorn mare with a white cyan coat, a purple mane and tail with three streaks of blue it in wrapped into a ponytail, purple eyes with black rimmed glasses, and a cutie mark of a snowflake with a thread through it.
“Fire! Code!” the mare yelled.
“Hello darlings. It’s been a long time.” Rarity said.
“Sis! Rarity!” they both said in unison. The mare turned her head toward Code with a cold stare at him.
“Um… I can explain.” Code said sheepishly knowing all too well what going to come next.
“Where have you been! Did you really think I wouldn’t figure out that you had left Canterlot and hadn’t come back from you last sell-off!” She yells at Code who was sweating as ice began to form.
“Do you know what you’ve put me through these last few weeks?! Do you?” She exclaimed.
“Now darling please calm down.” Rarity said nervously trying to calm Winter who sent a ice cold glare back at Rarity who scooted back along with Coco.
“Y-Yeah sis, you don’t need to act like such an ice queen.” Code says before closing his mouth realizing what he had said.
“Aww pony…” Was his last words as a tundra of snow and ice clouds his vision.
AJ came back with Dash and saw Code with Rarity, Coco, and two others in front of the boutique. From the look of his sweating the mare could only have been his sister he had been talking about earlier.
And it was then and there that they saw Winter’s horn shine white like her coat, and seconds later Code was encased in a block of ice.
“When he said his sis had a glare that freeze yah…ah didn’t think he meant literally” AJ whispers as Fire sighs his own horn shines and begins melting the ice with a burning flame.
“Uhh…remind me to never make her mad.” Dash said nervous at the sight.
