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// Sweety Bell and the Dark Daisy 
// Story: Cutie Mark Crusaders Death Academy Meisters 
// by Chaos_Azeroth 
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Sweety Bell rushed out of her room as soon as she got up. 'Ah know,' Braeburn said as he ran with her. 'Ah'm excited too!'

'I need a real breakfast,'Sweety Bell said. 'I need to be in the best state for my very first mission!'

'Well, shucks, that's good thinkin','  said Braeburn. 'Ah think ah'll be alright, though.'

Sweety Bell ran to the cafeteria to get a decent-sized breakfast. There were surprisingly few ponies there. She ate kind of quickly, but not too quickly. Braeburn, at first, stared intensely. Not long after Sweety Bell began to eat, Braeburn became impatient and transformed into weapon form.

'I get it,' Sweety Bell huffed. 'But I don't want to make myself sick.' Sweety Bell picked up Braeburn  and set out.

'Lazy....' Braeburn was silent, offended.

'Well anyway,' Sweety Bell said,  trying to smooth things over. 'How do you think it's going to be finding them? I wish I  had Applebloom's ability. They keep randomly seeing them in Canterlot, but not a lot. I wonder where they could be all the other time. Somewhere else, or are they sneaky?'

'Ah think they're in Canterlot,' Braeburn said. 'There's a whole mess of ponies in Canterlot, and a whole mess of places to go.'

'True,' Sweety Bell replied. 'Which makes me say it again. I wish I had Applebloom's ability.'

'Well t'ain't gonna be easy,' Braeburn said. 'But t'ain't nothin' we can't handle.'
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Walking along the streets of Canterlot, Sweety Bell looked around. The ponies were gathering in one location. Sweety Bell and Braeburn scanned the crowd, but doubted Black Daisy would be there. And hoped not, a fight there could be disasterous. Still, strangely enough, Sweety Bell felt a twinge of disappointment when they didn't spot them. Braeburn, however kept his high spirits and excitement.

'Do you think we'll ever...' Sweety Bell began as they turned down a less traveled street, but promptly bumped into a pony. They were pink, their mane and tail were black with pink streaks.  Sweety Bell bounced back, and looked at the pony, eyes widening.

'You're the infamous mare Dark Daisy!' She exclaimed.

'Why does everypony call me a mare?!?' Dark Daisy shouted, angrily. By the voice, it was obvious Dark Daisy was a stalion and not a mare. Sweety Bell flinched.

'I'm sorry,' Sweety Bell replied. 'It said you were female, and you are pretty. As pretty as my big sister even, and she's the prettiest pony I know. When I saw you, I was actually kind of  jealous.'

'That's still no excuse,' Dark Daisy huffed. 'What if I were told you were a boy?!? Should I assume that?!? And calling me that pretty....' He trailed off, taking a deep breath.

'I'll just let my  scythe do the talking,' he said through clenched teeth.  'Sunshine, where are you?'

'Right here,' came a timid voice, as a bright yellow filly with an orange mane and tail came walking up. She seemed very nervous, and reminded Sweety Bell of Fluttershy a little. 'You know I get nervous when you yell....'

Dark Daisy was looking at Sunshine as she spoke, and her  expression softened. 'I am sorry,' he said. 'But I'm so tired of that. And I wouldn't yell at you.'

'O...Okay...' Sunshine said. 'It's okay...' Then she transformed into a beautiful and ornate scythe, and Dark Daisy picked her up . He charged Sweety Bell.

Sweety Bell easily dodged him. His attacks were obviously fueled by anger, at the moment at least, and Sweety Bell knew she had to be extra carreful not to get hit. But as he kept swinging and missing, he  was becoming more and more reckless. Sweety Bell decided to go on the offensive.

'But you're obviously a meister,'  Sweety Bell said as she swung Braeburn, swiftly.

'Oh no,' came Sunshine's nervous voice, and Sweety Bell froze. Dark Daisy went to attack, and Sweety Bell barely dodged.

'What in tarnation happened there?' Braeburn asked, bewildered.

'It's Sunshine,' Sweety Bell replied as she doged an ever-growing amount of attacks. 'I'm fine now, I know we can....'

She swung Braeburn.

'I know how we can help her be happy now.' Braeburn cut, a shallow one, across Dark Daisy's chest and along one side as Sweety Bell dodged a particularly strong attack.

'Ya didn't swing me that hard,' Braeburn chided.

'You need to calm down, or you might be killed,' Sunshine told Dark Daisy, worried.

'I am calm,' he snapped. And then Sweety Bell really went on the offensive. She was more angry than Dark Daisy had been, but she had a focus he didn't. Because she had a goal in mind, and the determination not to mess it up.

She swung Braeburn, wildly but also focused, and most of the hits were landing. Shocked, Dark Daisy couldn't stop her as he was being cut to ribbons.

'Stop...' Sunshine said. 'Please...'

'Sorry,' Sweety Bell replied as she continued, 'I can't.' Sweety Bell mostly decapitated Dark Daisy, Braeburn not quite slicing through Dark Daisy's bone. Sunshine gasped.

'Finish this...please...' Sunshine said.

'Of course,' Sweety Bell repied softly. She swung Braeburn as hard as she could, and finished the job. Dark Daisy's head went flying. Sunshine transformed back into pony form as Dark Daisy's body disappeared. Sunshine picked up his soul, and looked at it sadly before handing it to Sweety Bell. Braeburn transformed into his pony form and turned away, respectfully, to eat it.

'I know...why you did  it,' Sunshine said. 'But what do I do now. He was usually nice, and...and...I don't know what to do on my own...'

'Come with us,' Sweety Bell said, hoof extended to Sunshine. 'We'll be able to find you somepony, a nice meister that will treat you good all of the time. One you'll be able to work well with too.'

'Really?' Sunshine asked, even more timidly. 'Won't I be in trouble?'

'I'll explain that you didn't choose to do any of it,' Sweety Bell said. 'Did you?'

'Oh no!' Sunshine exclaimed. She tentively took Sweety Bell's hoof, and together they all walked to the EDWMA happily.
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'It's just as you thought,' the mysterious pony from before said. 'They  took them out, and Sunshine is still alive....Yes...They  do bear  investigating...When can  I come back? I see....Well I'll be glad then...Miss you...Love you too...'