Where we last left our timid heroine, she, Grace and Professor Relativity were off to re-face Pinkie Pie's Id which was loose in the hotel she was staying at.
"What did you mean by 'before it's too late', Prof.?" asked Grace.
"Ze zpell has extracted her Id" the Professor explained, "It is a part of her. If we do not extract ze zpell und get ze Id back to her by zunrise, her mind vill reactivate her und zere vould be no schtopping her!"
Fluttershy gasps saying "That's terrible! How do we get the spell out of this byproduct?"
"It is Zimple" said the professor stepping into the darkness, "Vat you need to do is..." He went silent.
Somepony sounding like Pinkie Pie with a demonic echo in her voice is heard singing, "Baking these treats is such a sinch, add a teaspoon of vanilla..." Fluttershy and Grace looked at each other and start running.
"Now what!?" asked Grace.
"There's only one place she might be headed" replied Fluttershy, "We have to find the kitchen before she does!" One hour later, they find the kitchen. Grace flips on the lights and they start looking for the Professor "Be careful" said Fluttershy, "She could be anywhere...Now let's find the Professor"
"Uh, F-Fluttershy?" said Grace in a freaked out tone holding up a cupcake with the Professor's color and the theroy of relativity on it, "I f-f-f-f-found him..."
Just then, a clatter is heard from above the celing. The two stand back-to-back with each other fearing for their lives. At this point...The Professor lands on the counter weilding a knife with a red substance and wearing a mask that looks like Pinkie Pie's face making the girls scream. He removes the mask, cleans off the knife with a cloth and climbs down.
"Don't scare us like that!" begged Fluttershy.
"Can teenagers get heart attacks?" asked Grace clenching her chest.
"Zis is vat vill happen if she is not schtopped" said the Professor, "By ze vay, help yourselves to zome of zose cupcakes over zere, I got a little peckish vaiting for you"
"And what about that stuff you cleaned off the knife?" asked Grace pointing at the cloth.
"Tomato sauce" replied the professor, "I also had a pizza"
The Pinkie-voiced is heard singing again. "Add a little more and you count to four and you'll never get your fillaaaaaAAAAH HAHAHAHAHAHA!" The lights start to flicker with a fizz of electricity. A demonic-looking version of Pinkie shows up before our heroes.
The Professor hoofs the knife to Fluttershy. "Only you can do ze job" he said running to a safe distance with Grace.
The Byproduct grabs another knife. "I'm afraid this is inevitable...YOUR NUMBER IS UP!" she said charging at Fluttershy to begin blocking each other's blows with their respective knives. With every swing, they wind up breaking several items. Fluttershy grabs a frying pan using it as a shield and secondary weapon. The Byproduct does the same. Fluttershy loses her knife and a little later, her frying pan. She falls to the floor. The Byproduct then stands over the helpless Pegasus ready to slit her throat.
"Any last words before I prepare you for the oven?" asked the Byproduct?
Fluttershy's knife falls into the Byproduct's head. "YOUR number is up" Fluttershy said giving an angry-eyed smile in succession.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHAT A WOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD!" cried the Byproduct as she melted into a mushy, pink goo. An orb of light is seen above it. "You think you won?" asked the orb, "YOU HAEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF ME, I'LL BE BACK!" The orb then flies away.
Grace and the Professor came up to Fluttershy celebrating her victory. The Professor then removes the knives, grabs a hose and sucks up the goo into a machine on his back. "Zis goo is ze Id" he said finishing filling it up, "She must consume every last bit in zis container before Zunrise or else!"
"It's 10:00 right now" said Grace looking at her watch, "That gives us enough time, but not on foot, hop on!"
The Professor hops onto Grace's back. "Good night, Fluttershy" he said as Grace makes holes through a series of walls.
Sighing in relief, Fluttershy says "After all this...I think I need another shower..."
The next morning, Grace, AJ and Spike arrive at the hospital to visit the girls.
"Good morning, guys" said Twilight, "Where's Fluttershy?"
"Probably catching a few extra Zs" Grace relplied.
With a yawn, AJ added "Yep...After the excitement last night, I don't blame her"
"Did it involve that crazy old guy you brought here last night so he could pump that pink stuff into Pinkie Pie?" asked RD slightly muffled through her breathing mask.
"It tasted like Cotton Candy" said Pinkie.
"I'm just glad we beat that crazy general here" Spike said.
"HOO-WAA!" shouted General popping out of a nearby potted plant nearly giving Spike a heart attack, "Guess again, ya scaly scamp!"
"There you are" said Grace. "What's the situation?"
General exits the pot and reports "Nothing to report, ma'am, we've searched the perimitor and asked everypony in the staff, but we couldn't find or get any info on T"
"Oh for pete sake!" said Rainbow Dash.
"This is awful!" cried Rarity, "Who would want to ponynap poor Apple Bloom?"
"And what do they want with my niece?" asked General.
AJ then adds, "If I remember correctly, Twi said that T was a future opponent"
"Who's to say SHE isn't T?" asked General moving over to Twilight's bed, "What if she secretly entered the tournament and is faking her injuries and paying the fighters to keep it all hush-hush?"
Twilight stared at him for a moment before saying "...Wow, from this side, that's just sad and desturbing"
Meanwhile, outside the hotel, Fluttershy is seen walking away. Two ominous-looking silhouettes of two identical Unicorns are seen under a tree in the park as he makes her way there to socialize with the animals. The two make an orb with their magic. Meanwhile in a darkened room, a crystal ball glowing and showing Fluttershy can be seen.
"Impressive..." the mysterious mare said, "You managed to take down that no-account, Gilda and saved your friend from herself, but it is I who shall have the 'standing ovation' once this is all said and done" The image changes to the two lackies who are revealed to be the Flim Flam Brothers. "Keep an eye on her" she ordered, "Make sure she doesn't leave Canterlot!"
The two salute as the crystal ball turns off. The Host enters the room closing the door behind him.
"Are the 'auditions' over yet?" asked the unknown Unicorn.
"Almost, boss" he replied, "Tomarrow, I'll deploy our plan right after the match"
"Excellent" the Unicorn said, "Enjoy your 'intermission' my little pony, for the 'stage' is set for THE GREATEST SHOW IN EQUESTRIA!" She begins laughing as we skip to the next day.Fluttershy is seen in her outfit with her mane tied back with Apple Bloom's bow.
"FILLIES AND GENTLECOLTS!" Shouted the Host, "Wasn't that an exciting match? Now it's time to announce the ten finalists! Hidden Dragon...Grace the Grfficore...RoboColt...Mr. Tea Leaf...Jawbreaker...Raging River...Bone Crusher...Highroller...Shadow Hoof...Ms. Canter-Clash!" He then has a table with some cards on it. "Now the ten of you draw a card and tell me what's on it" he said. Everyone picks a card.
"I have a picture of the arena" said Fluttershy.
"I've got Cloudsdale on mine" added Grace.
"I got my home, Las Establos" said Highroller.
Ms. Canter-Clash holds up a picture of a Santamonica Pier-like venue.
Mr. Tea Leaf holds up his card of a city with lots of windmills shouting "I FEEL SORRY FOR THE PUNK WHO DON'T TELL US WHAT WE DOIN!"
"The venue I have selected is the town of Appleloosa" Said RoboColt.
"I have Clop Kick City" said Raging River.
"I have the outskirts of Canterlot" Said Bone Crusher.
"My venue is the Everfree Forest" Shadow Hoof said.
The Host then says "Based on your venues, this is the match-up" A tapestry of the opponents' images are seen in a straight line with Fluttershy's image to the left of the others'. At the sight of this, Fluttershy yelps.
"Wait, wait, wait" said Grace, "What is this?"
The Host walks up to the opponents and begins to explain. "The venues on your cards are where your matches will take place. Since she picked the Arena card, Hidden Dragon will face each of you in these venues"
Everypony in the roster looks at each other. Fluttershy Goat-Faints.
To Be Continued