"Well luckily for you and the rest of this town, bridges are my specialty."
It's a beautiful day to go shopping on the market today. Applejack wasn't in charge of the Apple family stand, so was doing some groceries with a whole big bag of bit, go to Rarity's to fix her hat, and maybe buy something for herself.
Applejack noticed a strange sight behind a stand, It's a bear wearing a suit and a monocle. Barely visible was his moneybag. His stand had a lot of scrolls. The banner read 'Moneybags' secret techniques' (No refunds). Out of curiosity, Applejack walked up to his stand. "Wha' kinda secret techniques do ye sell?"
"Everything you need."
"Do ye have something for applebuckin'?"
"That means kicking apples out of trees, correct."
"Yup."
"I'd might've something here." Moneybags pulled out a scroll. "I can let this one go for a small price. (40 bits)"
"Kinda pricey for my taste, but I'll bite." Applejack hooved over the bits.
"Thank you. Your money will be taken great care of." The bear kissed a coin. "Let's do business again in the future."
Applejack opened the scroll.
Advanced attack #5: Cartwheel
Press and holdwhile running to do a cartwheel. If you hit something with the cartwheel you easily let out a powerful punch, kick or an uppercut. To do those just press
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"What do those symbols mean?!" Applejack complained.
"It has some otherworldly meaning. For a few gem- bits I can translate it for you." (30 bits.)
"No thank you. I want mah money back."
"Uh-uh-uh. No refunds." Moneybags said smugly.
"Fine, Ah'll ask somepony else." Applejack said
After having done her necessary groceries, went back home. Too bad for her that the wooden bridge on the way was broken. "Dangit, now ah need to walk around."
"Or you can have someone fix the bridge. Well luckily for you and the rest of this town, bridges are my specialty." Moneybags said behind her.
"You again!?"
"Well yes, I do my best to expend my businesses. So what do you say? It only will cost a few bits."
"Why don'tcha just say how much it costs?"
"200 bits."
Applejack scowled, luckily Apple had tons of bits with her. And this would help Ponyville in the long run if this bear fixed the bridge. "Here!" Applejack handed the bits over.
"You won't regret it." He pressed a button on a remote and a new bridge extended .
As Applejack crossed the bridge, several negative thoughts entered her mind concerning the greedy bear. 'It's like the Flim Flam Brother's standards got lower.'
A while later, Applejack was on her way to Twilight's, she was her one of her best chances to make sense of this scroll. But when Golden Oaks was in sight, the whole tree was surrounded in a red glowing cage. A whole bunch of ponies were staring at it. Applejack made a mad dash. She had the walk around the cage for the entrance. There, unfortunately, was a familiar mug guarding the door.
"You again!?!" Applejack shouted.
"Well, hello there, seems like it's a small world after all." Moneybags said.
"Somehow Ah think this ain't a coincidence. What did you do to the the tree?" Applejack said angry.
"Why I did nothing. But some fellow named Bowser, now that guy held this princess hostage. All I'm doing is making sure she's locked in this magic proof cage."
"Yer're not much better than that Wowzer fella..."
"That's not true, I can let her go, but for a small fee." Moneybags said flatly.
"HOW MU-!!"
"One thousand bits."
"Grrr. Once Ah scrape up enough bits, you'll better not show yer face again in this town."
"See you soon." Moneybags said smugly.
Ponyville Border
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Said the bear said next to a switch which of the two only Moneybags was heavy enough to activate.
"Wait, yer're were just-"
"Well the cage isn't open if that's what you're implying."
Several levels later, Golden Oaks Library.
"Here's yer money." Applejack said with a lot of malice behind her voice.
"Now the princess can be set free. A cage is no place for a princess to be. Now my key has to be somewhere in my pockets." Moneybags is digging deep in his pocket.
"Ye better haven't lost it." Applejack threatened.
"Ah! Here it is, and for a small-"
"Ya gimme that key now or open the cage, or Ah'll buck you so hard, my back hooves will replace yer memory of yer mother's face."
"I'll open it." Moneybags said intimidated as he unlocked the lock.
Twilight noticed the cage opening, she ran for the opening and hugged Applejack. "Thank you Applejack. I felt really sick in there."
"No problem, sugahcube." Applejack returned the hug.
"I will repay you."
"What a sweet touching moment, I'll leave you two alone." Moneybags slowly walked away backward.
"Oh no, you don't!" Twilight levitated the bear a threw him across Ponyville.
"Ah've been waitin' that for a long time. Say Twilight, can ye possibly decrypt some of the symbols on this scroll that bear sold to me?"
Hours later...
Applejack was going home, she was thinking how exactly explain how she wasted a lot of their bits. At least she may can use the technique to earn it back slightly faster.
But on the way home she saw an ugly sight slowly shlumping towards the farm. A bear in fact, he kinda looked beat up. Scratch that, he totally looked beat up. Even his monocle is broken. Applejack caught up to the bear. "Oh no, not you again." He said like he was done for today.
"What're you still doing here?" Applejack said irritated.
"I'm on my way to buy that farm. It will make a fine mall."
That was Applejack's last straw. She did a cartwheel, combo-ing Moneybags, and she did a uppercut. Sending the bear flying.
Moneybags, for the first known time, dropped his moneybag. Applejack took back what she lost, and donated the rest.
Back in the Dragon Realms...
"Come on, Sparx, it's just across that bridge."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" *Crash*
The unconscious Moneybags is blocking the long thin bridge, but the right amount of gems will wake him up.
Will you wake Moneybags for a 1000 Gems?
*I don't have much choice...
*Let him stay in a coma.
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well, now i've seen everything
Moneybags was one of my fave characters from the PSone spyro trilogy (just second to Sheila the Kangaroo) 
4270961 I always liked Sgt. Byrd and Bentley, the especially the former in a Heroes Tail. Where he was the speedway character.
Thanks man, this made my morning.
4272317 You're welcome
Despite really only playing the first two Spyro games I can safely say you captured Money Bag's personality to a t.
4272410 Funnily enough I haven't played a Spyro game in preparation, sure I played them. But not for this story.
4272412 That's okay, you did great. And that part at the end was perfect.
FREAKING MONEYBAGS!
GET OVER HERE YOU CHEATING CHEAPSKATE! I WILL USE MY RAGE AND STICK MY HOOF WHERE CELESTIA'S SUN DON'T SHINE!
Thank you for making my morning dude!
Applejack just thank you for literally beating the crap out of that annoying Moneybags!
Lol Spyro for the PS1 rocked. Good fic :)
4272789 Indeed it did. Spyro pushed the PS1 to its limits. Even to this day the lush 3-D worlds it created still stand out as really impressive and full of life.
4273258 Personally I find them ranging from okay to good. Maybe because I first played in the mid-late 2000's. The music irks me a little bit too, maybe because people praise it so much. Sure it's unique, but nothing really stands out. I had the same thing going on with the PS1 Crash games (not counting 1 and Team Racing), but I have been play 1, 2, Warped and especially Team Racing once I learned to drift properly. (Crash Bash too, but it's single player can die in a fire.) So maybe that's it for Spyro and me too. Or I have forgotten how fun the games are.
PS. For anyone reading this, should I make the next installment with a Crash Character? I have two I really want to use.
4273310
is one of them tiny?
I can totally see him and Bulk Biceps getting into an arm wrestling match or something.
Edit: or perhaps Rarity insulting his *ahem* loincloth causing him to go on a rampage across ponyville, either would be hilarious.
4273645 No, Tiny isn't one of them. It's Dingodile and Polar in a kart.
Please, please, please, please make more Moneybags/AJ pieces. Heck, more Moneybags in Equestria would be hilarious.
4276899 I want t stick to the one-shot rule. Besides, I was having trouble keeping this original as it is. Maybe someone else can do it.
4276899 Well, why don't you make some? I'm sure you'd do great.
4277557 I have about 20 through 30, maybe even more story ideas. A sequel this to is kinda low on the priority list.
4277560 I was talking to 4276899
But if you want to make a sequel feel free to do so.
4277566 Oops, I make that mistake sometimes. I get every comment, so I just assume they're direct at me. I need to stop doing that.
Moneybags: Sorry Spyro, I can't help you cross this bridge. Come back when you're a little MMM richer C-:<
I have an idea! Have someone meet Wobbuffet or Meowth! The amount of comedy!
4282922 Not a Pokémon fan, don't hate it, it just doesn't take my interest.
That bit where you literally beat all the money out of moneybags was the best bit of any spyro game.
Mettaton and Rarity please! This needs to happen! XD Or Sans and Shining!
6827896 Mettaton? And I'm not done with Undertale yet. I'll keep the latter in mind though, but I might not do it it though, Undertale's humour too genius to replicate. If Mettaton's a Undertale character, say nothing about him.
6827896 A few minutes later I met Mettaton. I presume you chose him and Rarity because of their choice of words? I might do that one, if I can work around Mettaton's video game-y nature. As his jokes I've played so far seemed to rely on interactivity. It works and it's hilarious, but it seems hard to work with. Big, Moneybags and Dr. Nefarious can do aren't limited to that.
WHY ISNT THERE MORE OF THIS????? ALL I CAN FIND ARE FICS OF THE NEWER SERIES. I DEMAND PS1 ERA FANFICTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7076232 Wanna hear my theory? Gonna tell it anyways. A lot of fan fiction writers are (presumably) younger. And those younger people probably haven't played the PS1 classics. That and the Legend of Spyro is more story based and have a lot more to work with. There might be a flaw in my theory.
7094211 good theory. its sad though.
God damnit Moneybags... I look forward to the remakes where we can all do THAT again.
A true work of art. I'M SO HYPED FOR THE REMAKES!