//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: Finding Answers // Story: An unlikely couple // by darkmage1997 //------------------------------// Celestia was close to loosing her marbles. Every time she attempted to go about her regular day, Discord always appeared with a prank, and soon after, some of the children she was watching would giggle at her, "What is so funny to them?!" Celestia seethed, as she stomped around her bedroom. Just then, a knocking came from her door. Celestia quickly composed herself, "Yes?" she called. The door opened, and in came Luna, "Yes Luna?" Celestia asked. "Well, I came to talk to you about tonight's dinner. Should we do something special with Toby and the others," Luna replied. Celestia put a hoof up to her chin in a thinking manner, 'Hmm, maybe I can use this as an excuse to finally get tot he bottom of what's so funny amongst the children,' Celestia thought to herself. "Tia?" Luna's voice snapped Celestia out of her thoughts, "Are we going to do something special for the children?" Luna asked. "Oh right! Uh, oh! I know! The Canterlot Gardens! We haven't been there in ages!" Celestia exclaimed. "Alright! I've been wanting some breadsticks for a while now," Luna commented. "Ok, so we'll go there tonight," Celestia declared, 'And maybe I'll find out what's so funny among the children,' she thought to herself. "Shall I tell the children?" Luna asked. Celestia thought about it for a moment, "No, lets keep it a surprise," Celestia replied. "Ok, and what time will we go?" Luna asked. "Lets go at six," Celestia replied. With that, Luna nodded, and took her leave. Once her sister left, Celestia had a psychotic look on her face, "Now I can find out what's making the children laugh so much!" she proclaimed. Meanwhile, with the parents, To spend their last day at the resort, the staff organized a scavenger hunt for the final event which had all the parents going around the resort finding random items, "Ok, so what's next on the list?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Our next item is a piece of Fools Amethyst," Twilight replied, looking at the list. "I've never heard of Fools Amethyst before," Ashley commented. "Keep in mind that we're not on our Earth anymore, so minerals like this Fools Amethyst should be expected to be found," Sarah commented. "You make a valid argument," Ashley replied. "According to the hint, we need to go somewhere with only natural light coming from the stones," Rarity said, looking at the hint provided. "I think I saw some glowing moss in that cave a while back," Elijah commented, as they made their way to the cave. Meanwhile, in the Canterlot Television Station, A couple workers were laughing, at a sitcom that was playing on the screens, "Oh man, will this ever stop being funny?!" one of them asked. "I hope not!" the other said. Just then, the door behind them slammed open. Looking towards the door, they saw James and his gang standing there. "Don't touch that dial for the next five minutes. We're in control," James said, as they marched in. Moments later, The workers were tied up and gagged. While the rest of his gang were setting up some kind of machine, James was laughing at the sitcom, "Not as funny as Gilligan's Island, but still," James commented. "James, it's ready," The Pharaoh said. "Excellent! With my Video Zapper in place, we'll be able to steal every television show, every broadcast ever produced! Not only will we be able to flood the market with counterfeit videos, thus crippling the entertainment industry, but we'll never have to program our VCR again!" James said, putting a video cassette in the machine. It then began making all kinds of ominous sounds. "Is it supposed to do that?" High Heel asked. "It's just siphoning off all television shows ever!" James boomed. Unbeknownst to them, one of the workers squirmed away with a camera. Meanwhile, at the Frostbite Maximum Security Detention Center, In the halls of the Prison, things were eerily quiet, maybe too qui.... "NOOOOOOOOOORM! ABRAMMMMMMM!" never mind. George's voice echoed through the halls, as the sounds of crashing, and a cat meowing came from his cell. This caused some concern for the guards, who were escorting George's gang back to their cells from a therapy session. The gang was also concerned for their boss. "Georgie? Are you all right, mon amor?" Shadow Mavis asked. "We've got borscht being made in the mess hall if you want some," one of the guards offered. "LEAVE ME ALONE!" a crazed look on George's face emphasized his need for silence, as he was watching, for some reason, a carpentry show, "With this, I will finally have the skills needed to exact my revenge of those Bolsheviks!" George said, as he put together a poorly made candle stand. George needed to take a good look at it to realize it was no good, "No...… NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" George began throwing a hissy fit, before collapsing. The guards then opened the cell, only to find the unconscious George on the floor. "GEORGIE!" Shadow Mavis screamed. "Take him to the psychiatric ward!" one of the guards ordered the others. They did so, "As for you four, it's back to your cells," he stated. "What will happen to him?" Pavilion asked. "Don't worry. We'll keep you updated with his progress," the guard said, as he left each inmate in their cells. Needless to say, they were worried about their friend, Shadow Mavis especially. "Georgie, please be ok," she said, gazing out her window. 1 Hour Later, Each evil twin were lazily doing their own thing, when the guard came back, "Alright you four, we need to talk," he said, letting them out of their cells. "What's this about?" Krusha asked. "It's in regards to George's health," the guard replied. This caught their attention. "How is he?!" Shadow Mavis demanded. "Well, he just finished a psychiatry session, and the therapist has determined that he is...… not well, so to speak," the guard replied. This made each of the evil kids uneasy. "Give it to us straight man, what's he got?" Pavilion asked. "Well, the doctor says there's no real name for George's condition, but he say it stems from his defeat against Toby Mason," the guard began to explain. "Go on," Helen urged warily. "Apparently, the defeat messed him up so badly, that he's lost almost all common sense, causing him to do ridiculous stuff," the guard said. "I didn't think he was beaten that badly!" Shadow Mavis commented. "Yes, but this causes him to be so bad at villainy now, that he can't accept his loss. This leads to hissy fits, tantrums, and so on," the guard explained. "Well, can't you rub some kind of salve on him?" Krusha questioned. "Afraid not. The therapist has also determined that the four of you are also suffering from a similar case as George's. However, in your case, it just causes you four to loose interest in being bad," the guard explained. "That would explain why we didn't want to bother with George's flawed escape plan," Pavilion commented, only to have his foot stomped on by Shadow Mavis. "It's alright young lady. We overheard his little presentation, and we found so many flaws, that it was doomed before even being an idea," the guard said. "But, what becomes of us now?" Helen asked. "Well, we're currently working on something like parole," the guard said, as he motioned each kid back into their cells, "But for now, until the paperwork is processed properly, you will remain as you were," the guard said, taking his leave of them.