//------------------------------// // Unofficial New Recruits // Story: Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie: The Three Musketeers // by HarvyDraws //------------------------------// The three ponies and Spike work at their job sadly inside the laundry room. Twilight and Rainbow was scrubbing a uniform together with Spike rolling them. Pinkie is ironing the clothes. "Hey, come on. Forget what Discord just said" Twilight said with a smile as she put her arm around Rainbow. "Just cheer up! I am sure that there's still a chance that we can be musketeers?" "Wait, we can?" Rainbow asks Twilight hopefully. "Hey Pinkie, I know we can prove the captain wrong as long as we work hard and stick together" Twilight said to Pinkie with a smile. The others look at one another then look back at the purple unicorn hopefully. Despite having her feelings and dreams hurt earlier, Twilight seems confident. "So wait, you really mean it?" Pinkie asks Twilight hopefully. "Absolutely, ha ha ha come on, have I ever let you down? Have I? Huh? Have I?" Twilight rubs Pinkie's head, making her laugh. "Come on, think of it. Sure we won't be musketeers tomorrow and maybe not the other day! But I betcha someday, Discord will come here and say..." As if on cue, the door to the room busts open. Discord, grinning, came in while exclaiming "Congratulations, girls!" "What!" The heroes ask confused as Discord shakes Twilight's hoof. "You all passed the test! I've kept an eye on you three. Granted, I was worried that you wouldn't make it but now I know you all deserve to be musketeers!" "So wait, you really mean it?" Twilight asks Discord hopefully. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Discord insists, doing a Promise to the good guys. "Hey girls, we're going to be musketeers!" Twilight exclaims eagerly to her friends. She knew that this day would finally come. "Musketeers!" shouted Pinkie with excitement. "Musketeers, alright!" Rainbow ask Twilight right back with a grin. All that training and hard work has paid off after all! Discord brought the new 'musketeers' to wardrobe where they are given new clothes to wear. All but Spike who are watching as they put on new clothes. It took a while but Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie are now wearing the official clothes of sorts of the musketeers themselves. "See? I knew we got what it takes!" Twilight exclaims to her friends proudly. "Because we're brave," Rainbow answers back with a nod. "And clever too!" Pinkie exclaims, bouncing up and down in delight. "And together, we will be the greatest heroes that Equestria has ever seen! So what do you say ponies?" Twilight asks, taking her blade out eagerly. "All for one..." "And two for tea," Pinkie exclaims as she took her sword out. Of course, the mare didn't realize that she almost sliced Rainbow, scaring her to the point of hiding behind Twilight. Twilight chuckles nervously at this. "Hoo boy," Discord remarks, rolling his eyes at this. This is too easy for him. "We will work on that." Twilight remarks with a chuckle while rubbing the back of her own head. The heroes just need to practice some more, that's all. Discord has given the assignment to the 'new musketeers' keep Princess Fluttershy safe at all times. The captain is in the hallway to the throne room, marching the group down with Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie and Spike at the end. Spike is holding a musketeer flag with both hands. "Hut, 2, 3, 4 Hut, 2, 3, 4 Hut, 2, 3, 4 Hut, 2, 3, 4! Company...halt!" Discord orders a bit before stopping. Unfortunately, most of the new recruits didn't hear the last part. As Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie just crash into one another. The villain glares while saying "Okay, wait here while I get the princess ready for you." Discord heads into the throne room to inform Fluttershy that her new musketeers had arrived. Twilight, grinning, spoke to the others "Okay, this is it, girls. We have been waiting for this our whole lives. Once these doors open up, we will go to make our first impressions." "Ooh, I hope they got cupcakes." Pinkie remarks, making her friends a bit suspense. "No Pinkie that’s not what I meant. Just remember everypony. We are on duty so this place could be crawling with bad guys." Said Twilight. "B-b-b-bad guys" Rainbow ask, getting a bit frightened. "Try to stay alert" Twilight said, patting Rainbow on the back to calm her down and then she turned to Pinkie and said. "That goes for you too, stay alert." "Aye-aye, Rainbow Dash!" Pinkie exclaims, saluting Rainbow Dash eagerly and in determination. She however turns and saw the knight statue, freaking her out "BAD GUY!" The pink mare saw the sharp axe. "No!" Pinkie looks around and saw the back end of the armor's rear, exclaiming, "Whoa!" Pinkie quickly went crazy, charging and attacking the statue, much to the alarm of the others. Rainbow exclaims, "Whoa, Pinkie! Wait, stop!" Pinkie kept on hitting the statue until it fell to the ground, falling to pieces. The pink pony appears to be missing while her friends groan in annoyance. Surprisingly, Pinkie came out of the armors, seeing their glares before she chuckles nervously. "Oopsie Sorry, it pulled an axe on me" Pinkie said sheepishly to her friends. In the throne room, Discord bows to the princess Fluttershy and Rarity (but mostly Rarity) smiling while saying, "Your royal highness...I have never, ever had a more highly skilled group of three ponies than the individuals which I present to you today" "Seems like this will take a while. I will be back with a light snack, okay?" said Rarity. Rarity leaves, making the princess sighs. Why must she endure this while her lady in-waiting goes and get some food for herself? "It took my highly trained eye to see their true potential." Discord said proudly. "Right, sure. I know all of Equestria will thank you...and your eye so much" asked Fluttershy. "Well, then it is without further ado, I present for you’re safely and protecting...your own musketeers!" Discord opens the door to present the musketeers. To his and Fluttershy's notice, Twilight and her friends are trying to fix the statue that Pinkie broke into pieces before in hopes to avoid trouble. But then they saw Discord frowning and signaling them, causing the new heroes to salute to Fluttershy quickly. Just then the suit pieces fell to the ground, revealing Twilight who is saluting. And then it happened Twilight's eyes widened, her jaw dropped slightly while staring at the purple unicorn who dropped her salute, noticing Fluttershy before them. Something happens that never occurred in the two's lives before now: could this be...Fluttershy found her true love and hero? Dream Sequence Fluttershy was giving a dreaming look as she stood in a world of various clouds of various clouds. Romantic music plays as she gallops to Twilight who runs up to her slowly. As the two does so, memories of her words are heard... "Why, just see it. It will stride into the room." Fluttershy's voice is heard as the mare smiles at her true hero lovingly. Twilight run into the room gallantly as some light glows onto her, much to her notice. "A light will glow from her. I will hear music." Soon flowers came out of Twilight's left hoof as she glides towards Fluttershy. "It will bring me flowers." Fluttershy's voice continues. The two flew to each other as the flowers turn into purple butterflies. Twilight took Fluttershy by one hoof, the two stares with love into each other's eyes. "It will sweep me off my hoof...and I know that it will be the one when it makes me laugh..." "Your majesty" A familiar voice spoke up. To Fluttershy's confusion, Twilight's head turned into Rarity's who spoke, "Time to cut the cheese!" End Dream Sequence The music came to a half as Fluttershy woke up from her daydream, asking in surprise and confusion "Huh? What?" Rarity smiles, arriving with a plate and opens a lid, showing some cheese and a butter knife. She spoke, "Here we go. Anypony want some Roquefort?" "She got a knife!" Rainbow calls out in shock and alarm. To her, Rarity got a knife and is about to attack Fluttershy with it! "Bad guy, very bad guy," Pinkie exclaims frantically much to Rarity's notice and alarm. "Grab her!" Twilight yells out as she and the others jumps right at Rarity, preparing to seize her. "Oh, no" Rarity groans as Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie jumps at her, holding the white Unicorn down. "Ouch, hey let go! Get off me!" "Hey, unhand her, release her! Stop it!" Fluttershy calls out to the musketeers in alarm. The others stop fighting as they held Rarity upside down. "Drop her at once!" Fluttershy demands with a frown. The musketeers dropped Rarity. "That's my lady in-waiting." Spike slaps his own forehead in embarrassment "oh, boy this is not going well." Discord couldn't help but snicker in amusement. Yeah, despite the fact that Rarity was almost harmed by his so-called new recruits, it amuses him that the 'new musketeers' are messing things up already! Of course, Fluttershy glares at Discord, making him stop snickering. "Please forgive them, your highness. They are like a well-oiled machine...that is a little bit too tight." "Yeah, sorry, your majesty" Twilight said, feeling bad for her and most of her pals attacking Rarity like that. "We thought she was a villain." The heroes help Rarity up. Rainbow smiles sheepishly to the white Unicorn while shrugging. Rainbow looks at Rarity, smiling happily to her for forgiveness. Rarity groans "hmph, well I never!" "Oh" said Fluttershy. "Well, I feel safer as it is." Fluttershy said with a pleased look. Despite the misunderstanding, she felt safer enough as it is.