"Ugghhh, I'm so bored..."
Ditzy said while leaning her back over the couch.
"We haven't had a mission in a week. What's my purpose anymore?"
Currently all of TEK was inside of Vinyl's massive basement that served as their base of operations. Shade, who was also on the couch, was lying on his back with his eyes closed.
"Yeah, TEK hasn't had a real mission in a while. It's been so boring with nothing to do."
Judy, who was sleeping on the ceiling fan snored in agreement, and let her hoof dangle off of the wing she was on. Kae'lik flipped himself over on the carpet and sighed.
"I almost wish that some random crime or something would happen. I'm so bored I could die."
Bulk, who was lifting weights, gave his trademark "YEAAHH!"
Zecora was resting peacefully on her giant pillow. She seemed okay with the recent decline in assignments.
Jet sat on the floor, reading a book.
"Meh, I'm just glad that Equestria is safe. Although, it has been kinda dull around here..."
Together the seven bored TEK members all gave a large, collective sigh.
Vinyl popped her head into the room where her teammates where sitting around and grunted.
"Don't you bums have jobs? Or even better, all you ponies and others have houses. Just go home. All you do here is eat my food and sleep all the time."
The seven all sighed again.
"But home is so faaarrrrrr..."
Vinyl facehoofed at their laziness.
"Look, if you lazy bums are gonna stay here, your gonna have to start contributing. How about I assign each of you chores to do around The Vine? In exchange, all of you can stay as long as you like."
The room was silent for a moment...but then suddenly filled with snores from everyone.
"ARE YOU REALLY PRETENDING TO BE ASLEEP!? THAT'S IT! GET YOUR FLA-"
*BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP BEEEEEP*
A loud alarm sounded off, and a red light engulfed the room, immediately waking them up, and startling the ones that were pretending. It made Judy jolt up, and because she was already so close to the ceiling, she hit it and fell on the floor with a loud *thump.* Jet jumped up and yelled.
"The emergency alarm! And its a red alert! This is a message sent directly from the princess! Shade, teleport us to Canterlot!"
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A few seconds later, all eight of the Taskforce of Equestrian Knowledge were running down one of Canterlot Castle's hallways. Jet looked to Vinyl, who was leading the group.
"Vinyl, are you sure this was where the transmission was coming from?"
Vinyl, who kept her eyes and shades forward, still following the signal, responded.
"Yep, this is definitely the source. I don't know why the Princess was in this area, but we're getting close."
Soon, TEK was in front of a large door with many intricately crafted designs and gold plates. Jet took a step forward, looked to his left where Vinyl nodded, and turned back to the large door. Thrusting his wings forward and unleashing an enormous amount of wind, Jet pushed the door open all the way.
TEK was prepared for allot of things: monsters, changelings, criminals, but what was before them was something they never could have planned for. Prince Blue Blood turned to see the barging ponies with clear disgust.
"Your late. But I suppose I can overlook your tardiness this time. Now that your here, make me a sandwich."
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"Princess Celestia… y-you can't be serious… Please tell me the Goddess of the Sun is trolling us…"
Jet pleaded as Celestia, who was seated on her throne, accompanied by her sister, shook her head slowly.
"I'm afraid not. I realize that this is not a very promising mission, but please, I ask you to carry it out."
Jet and Shade, who where in the throne room, looked at each other, rubbed the back of their necks, and reluctantly conceded.
"...Fine…"
Celestia seemed very pleased with their answer.
"Thank you very much! You have my eternal gratitude! Now, let me explain the details."
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Prince Blue Blood was not pleased at all. Although there were five ponies and a zebra in his living quarters, none of them seemed to know how to make a proper sandwich.
"NO!"
He shouted as he slapped the plate out of his face.
"Too many pickles! A Prince must have a balanced diet, or else his image will wither."
Zecora looked down in shame, picked up the plate, and walked away, whispering to herself.
"He is such a spoiled brat. I can't tell the difference between him and a rat."
"NEXT!"
Blue Blood commanded with an authority only he believed he withheld. He had already dismissed Burst's (A.K.A. Kae'lik), Bulk's, and Vinyl's sandwiches, none of which where "Prince-worthy."
Up next was Ditzy. She had tried her best to make what she thought was the perfect sandwich, and though she knew her vision didn't come out EXACTLY as she planned, she figured that it was still good enough. She smiled as she happily presented her "sandwich" before Prince Blue Blood.
She knew the sandwich would have this kind of effect. Not only was Blue Blood shocked so much he couldn't speak, but all of TEK was awestruck at her masterpiece. Everyone's mouths fell to the floor, and all eyes where on her godly sandwich. It was so amazing that it glowed in certain places! Even the nearby flies wanted a taste as they flew around it. But Ditzy knew better. She couldn't share with the hungry flies, so she shooed them away.
Blue Blood's mind was completely empty. All he could think of was the atrocity of the nuclear abomination presented on the plate before him. He completely ignored the bright smile on the cook's face. He lifted his hoof, and was about to explode when his door suddenly burst open once again.
Shade and Jet stepped in, and Jet called an emergency meeting in the hallway. Ditzy, who realized her job came before her cooking, placed the "meal" on the table and ran out into the hallway. After a few seconds the rest of TEK gathered their senses and also ran out into the hallway.
Blue Blood slowly backed away from the now pulsing plate, and retreated to his bedroom, closing the door slowly.
Out in the hallway, Jet and Shade gathered TEK closely together to discuss the mission. Jet stepped forward to fully explain the sad news.
"Guys, I'm sorry to say this, but… our mission is to watch after Prince Blue Blood. "
A large gasp and a couple exaggerated "no's" sounded off throughout the hallway. Jet lifted up his hoof.
"I know I know, I don't like it either, but apparently, some strange things have been happening around Blue Blood. He's been waking up with moustaches and extra eyebrows on his face, tacks have been found on his toilet seat, and his entire room has been TP'd a few times."
TEK just looked at each other, and then back at Jet confused. Judy spoke up first.
"Sounds to me like somepony's being pranked!"
Jet nodded once again.
"Yes, that's exactly what these are. Although these pranks haven't hurt him at all, they're nuisances to him. He's been complaining to Celestia to take action for a while now. He's gone as far as asking for the pranksters to be publicly executed. So, instead of making a giant fuss about it, Celestia hopes we can catch the prankster and peacefully ask them to stop. She doesn't want to imprison somepony for such petty things, so she just wants us to take care of it quietly."
TEK sort of seemed to understand. Kae'lik stepped forward.
"Well, that shouldn't be too hard. Jet, you can handle this one solo right?"
"Yeah! Jet can handle anything, riiiiiight?"
Judy giggled while the rest murmured in agreement.
*So that's how it is, huh? Trying to abandon your leader with a job that no-pony wants? Nice try, fools.*
Jet thought to himself before speaking.
"Actually, I was hoping Shade could handle this one. He could teleport and find the crook. Riiiiight?"
Shade began to sweat nervously.
*No WAY am I babysitting that brat! I've heard the stories! I don't want nothing to do with this mission!*
"Actually, Vinyl would be best suited for this mission. Her shades could easily find the suspect. I'm unqualified for this mission."
Vinyl smirked.
*Hehe, I was ready for this! I'll be the one going home!*
"Nah, I actually have a lot of work to do back at The Vine, and I just don't have the time today for much else. Plus, all you guys were bored anyway, so this'll be something to keep you occupied."
All of TEK took a step back from Vinyl's expert remark. Vinyl's red eyes narrowed under her glasses, and began to glow menacingly.
*HAHAHA! I PUT THE PRESSURE ON ALL OF THEM! I'M TOTALLY OFF OF THE HOOK NOW!*
The pressure was indeed on. Kae'lik tried to back away, but found Zecora behind him blocking his way.
"A Changeling's skills at camouflage are great. I think Kae'lik should do this mission for Pete's sake."
Kae'lik's pegasus form was visibly shaking.
*NO NO NO NO NO! This is bad! I don't wanna stay with this guy! Good thing I have a plan!*
"Act-tually,"
Kae'lik said with added emphasis.
"Bulk is obviously ready to take on this assignment. Look at him, his muscles are begging for a fight with the prankster!"
All eyes turned on Bulk. He opened his mouth, but then looked at one of the only ponies who weren't called out yet.
Ditzy smiled in her usual derpy way. She obviously had no idea about the mini-mind war that was going on. He realized he would be a fool to pin the responsibility of the assignment on her. Looking to Judy, he saw her upside down, hooves in the air, looking up at him. No way would she even know what to do. Bulk only saw one way out.
*CRASH!*
Suddenly, Bulk jumped and hurled his massive body through a window and he escaped out into the open air. TEK gathered around the window as they watched Bulk struggle to stay airborne and slowly hover to the ground.
"Okay, what? Look, let's just draw sticks. Whoever gets the shortest stick gets the job."
Jet compromised.
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"Shade Vortex and Burst Hurricane, was it? You should be honored to work for me. Thank me."
Kae'lik was confused.
*I've only spent a short amount of time in pony society, but even I know that the ones working should be thanked, right?*
Shade shared his thoughts, while also planning on how he would kill Jet and the others for dumping him with this stupid job.
*Jet freaking rigged that thing. I KNOW IT!*
"Look buddy, we're only here to stop this prankster or whatever. Don't get the wrong idea. We're not your maids."
Blue Blood was taken back by Shade's remark.
"Well I NEVER… Fine. Capture this hoodlum, then behead them."
This time Kae'lik spoke up. He was sure of himself this time.
"Actually, Jet told us not to harm the pony if it's not necessary. We're just supposed to get them to stop."
Blue Blood was clearly disappointed.
"But one who disrespects royalty must be made an example! To teach the commoners who their masters are!"
Shade wanted to get angry at this arrogant pony, but he realized that such blinding pride and pure stupidity were not worth his time. He merely sighed instead.
"Burst, while I set up a perimeter and set some alarm spells, you go find some places you can stealthily monitor where the prankster might strike next."
"Burst" understood and headed into Blue Blood's room.
"HEY! You cannot simply waltz into my private quarters uninvited!"
Blue Blood yelled as he ran after him. Shade decided to take advantage of being alone to analyze his surroundings. The room was large, quite fit for a Prince. He looked to the kitchen table, and found its marble surface spotless besides one empty plate.
*I wonder what was on that plate...*
Walking around Shade saw three couches that took up half of the main room, and there was a large fireplace on one side. There was a center table made of granite, sided with gold on the edges.
Walking to the window, Shade placed some alarm spells. He made it so that if anypony opened that window, the disturbance would signal him in his mind. No-pony was getting in, or out, without his knowing so.
After setting all the windows in the main room, he walked into Blue Blood's room where currently he and Burst were arguing… or more like Blue Blood was yelling at "Burst" to stop touching stuff.
"HEY! DON'T TOUCH THAT! That is a priceless vase found from ancient ruins! NO NOT THAT EITHER! That's a family photo of aunt Celestia!"
All the while Kae'lik was ignoring him and whispering to himself.
"Hmm, maybe here? I'd have a good view of the window, but I won't have a lot of space to move. Let's try the closet..."
"Are you even listening to me!?"
"No."
"Then why- wait, what?"
Shade called Kae'lik over.
"Don't just walk away from me! I command you to come back! "
Kae'lik ignored as Blue Blood yelled after him.
"Yeah Shade?"
Shade looked out into the window and explained the plan.
"We're going to have a steak-out tonight."
Kae'lik looked confused.
"We're going out to eat? AWESOME!"
Shade facehoofed.
"NO! Ponies don't even eat meat! Anyway, we're going to stay hidden overnight and wait to see if the prankster comes. I set up alarm spells on all the windows so I'll know when they arrive. When they do, I'll give you the signal and we'll jump them. Got it?"
Kae'lik was silent for a moment, then quietly asked a question.
"Soooo... we're not going out to eat?"
Shade sighed heavily.
"Fine... Let's go before it gets dark."
Looking back at the highly annoyed Prince, Shade yelled to him.
"We'll be back."
Blue Blood wanted to yell back, but he thought about it and ran after them.
"Wait! I want dinner too!"
Once the door was shut and all was silent, something suddenly stirred in the corner above the fireplace.
It's odd, goopy form was green colored with black and grey spots on it. It was about the size of a plate, and looked like a giant booger. Suddenly, two spots started to glow a faint yellow, and they began to move around, as if examining the room. It slowly oozed down the fireplace and crept under the table to rest. Becoming sentient was a lot to take in.
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"That is the LAST time I EVER eat with you again."
Shade grunted as he telekinetically flung opened the door to Blue Blood's room. Blue Blood was close to follow and scoffed.
"Oh please, you should feel honored to pay for my food. Besides, I forgot my wallet in my other pants."
"YOU ORDERED AN 89 BITS MEAL! AND IT WAS TINY! PLUS YOU DON'T EVEN WEAR PANTS!"
Blue Blood merely lifted his nose in the air and walked off into the bathroom. Shade's eye twitched.
*I make good money working for the Princess, but geez, I will never eat at that restaurant again! Plus Kae'lik stupidly ordered "fresh love!" What even is that!?*
Kae'lik, still in his Burst Hurricane disguise, walked off into Blue Blood's room, preparing to hide for the night, as the sun had already set. Shade followed Kae'lik's lead and made camp in the hallway leading to Blue Blood's private quarters.
Kae'lik chose to shapeshift into a large chest next to the main bed. Taking position, Kae'lik was momentarily covered by a flash of green flames. As they quickly dissipated, a large wooden chest stood in the silver pegasus' place.
Blue Blood walked out of the bathroom and into his room wearing his blue pajamas. He saw Shade in the hallway, but looked around and couldn't find Burst. He also noticed his room looked slightly different.
*Was that chest always there?*
"Vortex, where is Hurricane?"
Shade looked up and thought for a moment.
"Don't worry about it. He's somewhere close by."
Blue Blood did not seem satisfied with the answer, but realized he would get nowhere asking questions to THIS pony.
"Whatever. Just know that if you succeed, you will be graciously rewarded. If you fail however, I will personally make sure that you are publicly reprimanded and fired."
Shade just looked at him, irritation evident in his expression. His mind was currently going through an intense civil war. One side wanted to teleport Blue Blood to the Stone Wolf den, and the other half urged him to try and finish the mission.
*DO IT! KILL HIM!*
*NO! You must see this mission through!*
*He disrespected you! He made you pay for his food and didn't even thank you! Now he's threatening to get you fired!*
*That may be so, but it's not about him, it's about doing what's right. Besides, everypony knows this fool has no real power. Just tough through it for a little while longer, and then you can go home, bake some oatmeal raisin cookies, then give them to all of TEK and say they're chocolate chip.*
*You diabolical genius!*
Back to reality, Shade just turned his head and scoffed, deciding not to teleport the Prince into a volcano… yet.
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Luna's starry night had fallen, and all was silent in the dark room. All that could be seen was a small portion of the floor, which was illuminated by the moonlight breaching through the window.
Blue Blood was fast asleep, while Shade sat in the hallway in a state of meditation; not really asleep, but not really awake either. Kae'lik was silently awake, watching the window intently. He'd designed his disguise so that he could still see. His night vision was just one of the perks of being a Changeling. He was used to camouflaging for long periods of time, so staying awake and silent was no big deal.
All had been going smoothly for most of the night, but suddenly, a black shadow obscured the glow of the moonlight. Kae'lik noticed this, and, looking to the window, spotted a figure cloaked in all black, standing right outside the window.
His guard immediately went up. This had to be the pony they where looking for. He wanted to jump them now, but knew he had to wait for them to open the window and alert Shade.
The figure stood for a few moments, examining the room, checking the surrounding area. All that was seemed different to them was the chest next to the bed. Other than that, they thought, the coast was clear. Shade sat just out of view of the window, and so the prankster didn't notice him. Cautiously, the figure opened the window.
Immediately, Shade opened his eyes, aware that something had tampered with the window. Gazing at the shining moonlight on the floor in the room ahead, he saw the shadow of the being opening the window. Looking to the disguised Kae'lik, he prepared to give the signal. That's when it dawned on him: they had no signal, because Shade never made one!
*Crap! Think, THINK! Signal… Uhhhhh... I GOT IT!*
Shade then waited patiently for the right time to act. For what felt like hours, the figure, indeed a pony, slowly crept up to Blue Blood's bed, telekinetically pulling something out of their saddle bag as they moved closer. Kae'lik saw it clearly as the figure unwittingly moved closer towards him as well.
*Permanent marker, the ink of evil... How diabolical!*
Shade could begin to see the cloaked unicorn clearer also, as they moved within view from the hallway.
*Just a bit closer…just a little but closer…*
Shade anxiously watched as the pony uncapped the red marker. Kae'lik was getting worried.
*Is Shade awake? Should I make a move now? No, Shade's definitely awake. I must have faith in my commanding officer.*
Kae'lik chose to patiently maintain his position. The prankster was almost right next to him now. Shade was beginning to sweat.
*Come on scum, just a little closer...*
The scarlet tip of the marker was almost touching Blue Blood's face now. It was only a millimeter away before Shade made his move.
Shade took a deep breath, and then emitted what he believed to be a fairly spot-on crow impression before jumped into the room, suddenly startling the prankster. They immediately pulled the marker away and made a break for the window. Kae'lik was confused.
*There are hawks in this area? How strange.*
While he was thinking, the prankster jumped out the window. Shade ran to the window after it, yelling back to his partner.
"Kae'lik! Come on fool! Didn't you hear my signal?"
Kae'lik got out of his disguise, changing into his Burst Hurricane form.
"What signal? All I heard was a hawk. Whatever, all we can do now is chase after them."
Shade could only grunt and sigh heavily before teleporting away. Kae'lik looked to his side where Blue Blood was laying in bed. Somehow he was still asleep. Shaking his head, he ran to and flew out the open window.
Once outside, Kae'lik spotted Shade on the rooftops, closely tailing the mysterious figure on the ground below.
He immediately flew down after them.
Shade could only think one thing while pursuing his target.
*My crow impression was the perfect signal. No way it sounded like a hawk. Kae'lik's just crazy.*
The cloaked pony looked behind them and saw two ponies on their tail, one in the sky, one vigorously jumping from rooftop to rooftop. They started to wonder that maybe this was a bad idea. In a panic, they darted into an alleyway leading into another street. Shade and Kae'lik followed.
A few twists and turns throughout the different streets of Canterlot led the racing trio into another alley. Unfortunately for the prankster, this alert was a dead end, dimly lit by a single, flickering street lamp.
When the prankster finally reached the brick wall blocking the way, they turned around, preparing to fight the ponies following it. However, they only saw a silver pegasus. While wondering where the other pony went, they suddenly heard a voice behind them.
"Surprise..."
Then they watched as their entire body was enveloped in Shade's telekinetic aura. After a few seconds of struggling to get out of the strong grip, they felt their limbs and body stiffen, finding their legs were completely locked against their body. Shade came from behind them and chuckled.
"That was some chase... But I'm afraid it's come to an end. Don't bother trying to move, I've placed a paralysis spell on you from your neck down. Now, lets see who's under that hood..."
Reaching out his hooves, Shade pulled back the hood of the pony's cloak, revealing the white fur and distinct purple mane of the prankster. Shade backed away slowly as he realized that the prankster was more familiar than he could have ever imagined.
"No way, Rarity!?"
"YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!"
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"So, let me get this straight. You prank Blue Blood to get back at him for the Grand Galloping Gala incident?"
Rarity nodded.
After revealing the prankster to be Shade's friend, and the Element of Generosity, Shade made her explain the reasons behind her little "practical jokes."
"Yes. That spoiled brat ruined my entire night, and utterly humiliated me. To get back at that cruel brute, I prank him and his room every time I visit Canterlot. Now, if you don't mind explaining why you where watching over Blue Blood, please do."
Shade put up his hoof.
"No no, I'm the one asking the questions."
Rarity scoffed.
"Shade, whatever the reason, you've spent time with him too. You know how he is!"
Shade nodded.
"Yeah, I do. He is a total jerk with no empathy or respect for others whatsoever."
Rarity smiled and nodded.
"Yes, Yes! He is! Don't you agree I'm simply getting justice for the wrongs he has committed?"
Shade thought for a moment, but only a brief one.
"Probably. I mean, I was tempted to throw him in a volcano, but still-"
"Shade?"
Shade looked behind him where Kae'lik had been silently sitting the entire time he had been interrogating Rarity.
"Shade, come here for a second."
Shade walked over to his friend and made sure they were out of earshot of Rarity.
"What's up?"
Kae'lik put his hoof on his chin.
"Something doesn't add up... She said she pranks him every time she visits. But before we came, didn't we see Rarity in Ponyville? The reports say that these incidents have happened many nights in a row, including yesterday. She could have visited yesterday too, but is pranking someone really worth that train ride twice a day, two days in a row?"
Shade thought for a moment. If he remembered correctly, Rarity was in her shop all day yesterday working on a difficult order. No way she could have made that long train ride here, twice at that. Shade understood where Kae'lik was coming from, but didn't understand where he was leading.
"Yeah, your right. But what's your point?"
"I think that-"
"HEY! What are you two whispering about!?"
Shade looked back.
"HEY! The only reason your flank isn't in the slammer yet is because you're a friend. Don't make me change my mind!"
That shut Rarity up really fast. Looking back to Kae'lik, Shade saw that he looked confused.
"Didn't Jet tell us not to harm the pony or throw them in prison?"
Shade smiled a bit.
"Yeah, but it's fun giving them a scare every now and then. Plus I needed to vent my irritation from 'his highness.' Anyway, what were you saying?"
"I think that there's more than one prankster."
Shade considered this, and realized that it was highly probable.
"I think you might be right. Let's see."
Turning back, Shade walked over to the still paralyzed Rarity.
"Okay look, the jig is up. Tell us where your partners are, or ALL of you are gonna be in a lot more trouble than you already are."
Rarity looked highly nervous, but remained silent. Shade smiled.
*Bingo.*
Rarity's clear fear at the mention of accomplices had confirmed that there were others involved. Now all he had to was find who they were and where they were. But being rough with Rarity would get him nowhere further. Besides, Shade didn't truly like hurting mares, especially his friends.
"Look... I'm sorry I've been mean to you. I totally get why your doing what your doing. Blue Blood is a gigantic tool who deserves the despise of others. However, breaking and entering is illegal, and punishable, especially with vandalism added into the mix. I really don't wanna have to throw the law at you, so if you just tell me where the others are, I'll make sure all of you are let off easy."
Rarity could tell Shade was being absolute truthful, and this calmed her down a bit. It also loosened her tongue.
"Okay…I'll tell you…"
After a few minutes of walking and magically carrying a complaining mare later, Shade, "Burst," and Rarity found themselves in front of a small store that appeared to be closed. By the looks of it, it was a dress-making boutique, but its windows were pitch black. Shade was a bit skeptical.
"This is the place?"
Rarity nodded while still levitating in midair.
"You know, you don't have to restrain me. I have nowhere to run to or hide anymore."
"Oh yeah."
Letting Rarity down gently, Shade nudged her to the door of the building.
"Go on. Let's get this over with so we can all go home."
Rarity took a deep breath, and opened the door with her own telekinesis.
Once she opened it, Shade and Burst took a step back.
"Whoa..."
"Whoa" indeed, as the the entire shop was filled with chattering mares. There were large couches all over the room the door led to, and in each one about three mares were seated. In all, Shade estimated there where at least thirty mares in the room.
There were mirrors lining one side of the room, like how you would find behind stage of a play, perhaps what used to be the fitting room. On the other side of the room were dozens and dozens of black cloaks, similar to the one Rarity was wearing.
When all the mares spotted Rarity, they all smiled, then they saw the two stallions behind her, and their faces all turned to the opposite expression.
"Ladies, we need to talk..."
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A loud "awwwwww" echoed throughout the entire building, originating from the many mares sitting in the main room of the small Boutique. Shade lifted his hoofs in defense.
"I know, I know. I wanna make him pay as much as the next pony, but unfortunately, it's illegal to break in and enter. I get that he hurt each and every one of you, but I can't change the laws, no matter how bad I wanna throw him in the nearest dragon cave."
One of the mares stepped forward to speak.
"So if we can't get justification for his insolence, is he just gonna get away with all the crap he pulls?"
Shade smiled deviously.
"Now now... Who said anything about that?"
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Ponyville, next
morning
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"Hey, thank you, Shade. For not getting me and my comrades in trouble."
Rarity said as she, Shade, and Fluttershy all sat in the steam room of Ponyville's spa. Shade nodded.
"No problem. I'm just glad we were able to find a solution that both sides could agree on. And I got some revenge of my own. It all worked out in the end."
Fluttershy looked confused.
"Umm… if you don't mind, could you tell me what you two are talking about?"
Shade looked really sly and grew an evil smirk.
"Lets just say everypony got their… JUST DESSERT!"
Rarity and Shade burst out laughing while Fluttershy looked even more confused than before.
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Canterlot Castle
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Blue Blood couldn't be happier that those peasants were out of his life. He was also quite happy that they caught the hooligan who'd been harassing him, although they did not name, nor execute them. Whatever, as long as his life was back to its rightful place. And even better yet, he found a donut in front of his door on a silver platter.
*Well... I can indulge every once in a while, can't I?*
He engulfed the entire pastry in one bite. He chewed for a moment, then slowed down. But something wasn't quite right. Was it him, or was it getting really hot? His face soon turned red as the heat of the jalapeno-filled donut began to take its toll.
He began to run around inside his room frantically as he desperately searched for water. Finding himself in the bathroom, he turned on the cold water and dunked his entire head in. After a while his body temperature cooled down from the triple digits and he wiped his face. While he did so however, he was unwittingly being watched.
After he finished wiping his face, he turned around, only to have his mouth drop to the floor.
"What…WHAT IS THAT!?"
"HISSSSS!"
Ditzy's sandwich had returned with a vengeance. And this creature in front of him was intruding on his territory.
The small, head-shaped, nine-legged creature pounced on Blue Blood's face, sending him into a panicked flurry.
All that could be heard from his room was a loud scream that echoed throughout all of Canterlot.
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TEK Headquarters
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"Hey guys look! Shade made some cookies before he left!"
Jet and his fellow teammates swarmed to the plate of warm treats.
"Epic!"
"YEEEAAA!"
"Awesome!"
"A blessing!"
"YEET!"
Excited, Jet, Vinyl, Bulk, Ditzy, Zecora, and Judy all grabbed the delicious-looking chocolate chip cookies.
They all munched happily for 0.5 seconds before they all spit them out and cried out in unison.
"BUCKING RAISINS!!!!!!!!!!"
Kae'lik, who was hiding at the top of the stairs chuckled to himself as his friends below all spat and tried to pick the horrid dried fruits out of their teeth.
"Shade, you diabolical genius."