//------------------------------// // Plan, Demands and Bodyguards // Story: Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie: The Three Musketeers // by HarvyDraws //------------------------------// The Diamond Dogs look worried as they walk down stairways to the lair of the one who employed them. Their boss is not going to happy about their failure. Now they're arguing as to figure out how to tell him...and who would have the guts to even do so! "Ohh, the boss won't be liking this" Rover groans in concern. "Who's going to tell him?" "Well, I ain't telling him. I didn't mess the job up" Spot grunts a bit. He nods to Fido while adding, "You tell him!" "What?! Why me?! Why should I tell the boss" Fido protests in alarm. "Why not Rover tell him?!" "Tell him what?!" Rover ask Fido right back in concern and fear. "That we messed up job to kill shy pony!" His colleague exclaims at one, much to their leader's annoyance. "Ugh! You two numbskulls always blame one another!" Rover groans as the Diamond Dogs reach the door to the lair itself, "fine! I will be telling him. He won't like it, I promise you two that!" Rover opens the door quietly and peeks into the room. His boss is waiting behind his desk, out of uniform. The villain is the most nastiest draconequus in Equestria who wants to take it over. As Rover came in and closes the door, he gulps nervously "I'm back. Greetings, oh great evil boss!" Rover gulps some more as Discord came over to him, speaking sternly, "You know...it doesn't look good especially since only one minion show up" The villain leans right onto the Diamond Dog, making him more nervous. "Isn't that right, Rover?" Outside, the remaining two dogs are trying to hear what's going on, Fido mumbles "Me can't hear anything." "All I'm hearing is hearing steps and clomps." Spot remarks to Fido in agreement. The two Diamond Dogs decided to peek through the keyhole...then saw a familiar glaring eye glancing out at them. The two minions scream in alarm as they get hit by magic and got pulled right through the keyhole, in cartoon fashion, forcing Fido and Spot right into the room and being dropped right near their boss. "Uh, hey Rover" Fido said to Rover sheepishly. "So how did it go?" Spot ask Rover nervously. Rover's knees shake. His boss frowns as he demands, "Boys, this better be good!" "Oh, well, you told us to do it and we did what you told us to do" Rover said to Discord, making him grin a bit. "Ah good, so how did it gone?" "We did it, we dropped safe on the shy pony princess!" Spot answers Discord proudly. Needless to say, Discord looks shocked and disbelief upon hearing that. "What" Discord demands in shock to Spot upon hearing that. He angrily blasts the three Diamond Dogs, knocking them down hard "Idiots! I didn't tell you to drop a safe on her! I told her to 'keep her safe!' Honestly, why do you even think I want to get rid of the one thing that could guarantee my ruler of this country?!" "Well at least that we missed her" Fido explains to Discord happily, assuring him that Fluttershy wasn't killed. "Yes, yes. At least the shy pony is still alive, right?" Rover asks Discord with a sheepish smile. Discord slaps his forehead while snapping "Why I hired you three dumb mutts is beyond me. Listen up, I got a plan...and it doesn't involve killing the princess. I want you three to kidnap her!" "Oooh, goodie" Spot exclaims eagerly, but looks worried. "At least give her muzzle so we don't have to hear her talk!" Fido exclaims to Discord in agreement. "Right, right. Give us muzzle so we can put princess in mines and..." Rover pauses a bit then looks confused. "Wait, does this involve any type of celebration?" "Idiots! It's the opera and it's tomorrow night!" Discord scowls angrily as he points to a poster of the upcoming opera involving pirates that is hanging on a wall nearby. We hear singing some out of nowhere. "The princess must be gone by that time or I won't become king!" "Oooooh" The Diamond Dogs said with stupid nods. But they look confused, much to Discord's annoyance. The three Diamond Dogs obviously didn't get what he was trying to tell them. Discord turns around and yells out "Lieutenant Applejack! Front and center!" A mare gallops into the room, saluting to her boss. It is an female Earth Pony with an orange fur, a blonde mane and tail, green eyes, and her cutie mark has three red apples. Her name is Applejack, Discord's second-in command. "Yes, my captain" Applejack exclaims, saluting Discord while smiling. "I am ready and willing to do your bidding!" Discord points a hand at the Diamond Dogs, demanding, "Throw these mutts into the Pit!" "Aye, aye, captain!" "Wait! No, not the Pit! Anything but that," The Diamond Dogs all scream out in fear as Applejack goes near a cloth lever and grabs it with a devilish look on her face. "See ya, doggies!" Applejack laughs as she pulls the lever. Soon the trap door opens underneath the Diamond Dogs, causing them to scream as they fell in. Looks like the trio of mutts are no more, fallen into the pit down below...that is until, Rover peeks his head out and looks around. "Hey, this isn't so bad." Rover said in surprise. Discord sighs in annoyance. One day, he's gotta get that Pit dug deep enough. Suddenly, the phone rang nearby. Applejack picks it up and answers "Howdy! Applejack speaking!" Applejack listens to a bunch of gibberish on the other end. The orange earth pony understood, gasping in concern "Whoa! It's the princess!" The minion quickly punches a button nearby, lighting up a silhouette of Fluttershy with a crown on her, causing the alarm to go off. Later at the castle Fluttershy is angry, she is waiting impatiently for Discord to arrive, watching the musketeers march around while singing their song. [Musketeers] All for one, hey! All for one and one for all! Musketeers sing! All for one and one for all! Discord arrives on the scene, bowing to the princess graciously. Discord, although a bit irritated by Fluttershy's tone of voice, chose to ignore it. He spoke up "Princess Fluttershy. It is so wonderful to see you on this fine day. Tell me, for what do I owe the privilege of you summoning me up here?" "I want bodyguards, musketeer bodyguards!" shouted Fluttershy. [Musketeers] Villains, bad guys run in fear, When they see the musketeers! Saving Fluttershy is our duty. Mess with them we’ll kick your- Discord looks rather nervous. His Musketeers are the best in all of Equestria! If he even gives the princess any of them, all his plans to be king would be ruined "Err, your Highness, the musketeers are too busy keeping the castle safe, along with anywhere else in the whole kingdom and..." Discord spoke to Fluttershy in concern. "Well, what are you waiting for?" Fluttershy demands to Discord sternly. It's obvious that the mare doesn't want to hear any of her captain's excuses. "Right, no problem, let me check my schedule..." Discord uses his magic to pull out a calendar from his pocket. On the schedule, there are events marked. 'Tuesday:' Kidnap the Princess and 'Wednesday:' Become King. He then grins a bit as if pretending to be taking the princess's request. "Well, Tuesday and Wednesday is filled up" Discord said to Fluttershy with a shrug. "Would next Thursday help?" Fluttershy suddenly snaps angrily to Discord and said "how about 10 minutes, at the palace. I want musketeer bodyguards!" Discord looks more concerned. Then suddenly he noticed something on the windows nearby: it's those janitors, cleaning them while on a roped stand. Pinkie is singing sadly as she and Rainbow Dash are pulling on the rope to make the stand itself go higher during the cleaning progress. [Pinkie Pie] Pancakes, cornflakes, scrambled eggs "Rainbow, better be careful" Spike said in concern as Rainbow and Pinkie kept on pulling on the rope. He is worried that the two would end up pulling too hard. [Pinkie Pie] Buttered toast and apple jam. Tonight it’s meat I hope it’s Spam "Hey, hey, watch out!" Twilight exclaims in worry. But it's too late, Pinkie and Rainbow pulls on the rope too hard and it's causing the stand to lose its balance. "Oh no" Spike exclaims in worry and alarm. "Whoa!" Pinkie exclaims in alarm. The stand begins to break, causing it and everyone on it to fall right into the bush below. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH" The three on the stand screams as they hit the ground hard. 'Wait a minute. Of course! Why didn't I think of this before?' Discord thought as he gave himself a brilliant idea. Turning to Fluttershy, he spoke up "Princess, today's your lucky day! I got just the ponies for you." "Well I hope so! Thanks to your incompetence, even things are being a pain in the hoof!" Fluttershy scowls angrily to Discord as she heads back into the palace. "Grrr, I will show you 'pain in the hoof'..." Discord holds finger and thumb close together, pretending to crush Fluttershy's head with them. Of course, when she turns back to him with a glare, the villains tops what he's doing in time, whistling innocently.