Episode 47: Sore Loser
Kichi’s Comment
Puzzling Frost’s Comment
AlenNoir’s Comment
“YOU! STUPID! DRAKE!” Shouts Embers mother as she holds Torch in a full nelson. Then with great strength she lifts him up over herself and drops him on his head which lands with a thud.
“AAGH! Sapphire please dear I’m SORRY!!” Torch cries in pain. Sapphire then leaps up and drop kicks him through the wall and out of the mountain. This of course attracts the attention of all the nearby dragons as they see their leader being pummeled by his wife.
“By Bahamut's Scales! The Dragon Lord is being beat up by his wife, again! Quick let’s go check it out!” One dragon says to its neighbor as they fly off. Back with you, you look out the massive hole that Sapphire made. She roars as she flies after her flung husband, followed by some very annoyed and stressed looking guards.
“And I think that’s our cue to leave,” Ahuizotl says grabbing your bag and stuffing it full of coins and with the shard of the Bloodstone Scepter and the Petrified Dragon Egg.
ADDED TO INVENTORY
Bloodstone Scepter Shard
Petrified Dragon Egg
A Buckton of Treasure
He hands the bags back to you as he picks Grandbuggy up in his tail hand.
“Oi, lemme go ya dang Chimera! I like the idea of three gals at once, but not when you’re the same person!” Grandbuggy drunkenly warbles as he starts thrashing around in his grip.
“What’s he talking about now?” asks Greta.
“A creature that is half tiger, half goat, and half snake,” Ahuizotl explains with a roll of his eyes as Grandbuggy starts giggling.
“Wait, how can there be three halves?” you ask inquisitively. “I may not have learned much from Cheerilee, but I know that that means two.”
“Really? We’re going to debate grammar now?” he huffs.
“I mean, she’s got a point,” Greta agrees. “You should have said a third for each creature.”
“Ponish isn’t exactly my first language you know?!” he argues back.
A heavy sigh catches your attention as you turn from the arguing creatures and see the distraught dragon princess as she watches her parents fighting.
“Uhh…are you OK?” you ask tentatively, never having exactly seen your own parents fighting like this.
“No. No I’m pretty far from OK Shadow!” she harrumphs, not looking at you.
“Nightshade,” you correct.
“Whatever!” she crosses her arms and stares angrily at her Dad just as her mom kicks him between the legs which every male within a five mile radius winces at. She then uppercuts him into the air, flies up, does an in-air combo, before hammer striking him to the ground.
“Yeesh, she’s really letting him have it,” Smolder speaks up, her and Garble not having flown out like the rest.
“Oh she’s only just getting started,” Ember says with a sigh.
“Yeah, at this point she’s just prolonging the experience, just like I do when I fight Garble,” you observe.
“Huh? What do you mean by prolonging?” he asks taken aback.
“Well technically I could beat you with One Punch, but then that’s no fun,” you explain. “So it must be the same for her Mom, because she is Tough with a capital T.”
“Nightshade! We should be going now…” Ahuizotl urges as Emerald’s mom lands on Torch’s gut, knocking the wind out of him, before picking him up, flying around and around in circles and throwing him to the floor, creating a massive crater.
“Do we have to leave now? I hardly ever get the chance to sit on the sidelines and see a kaiju fight. The last one was when Smaug fought King Ghidorah,” you whine as a boom echoes through the lands as Sapphire gives a mighty elbow drop to her husband.
“Wait, you were there when Dad fought that Hydra?” Smolder asks turning to you.
“Yeah, it was pretty epic,” you nod.
“Huh,” Garble says in thought, “Didn’t Dad say he doesn’t even know how that ended? He just woke up with all of it’s heads tied together around him?”
“Yeah…” Smolder nods before looking to you. “So, what did happen?”
Your brain hurts as you think back to that fight…and honestly, you for the life of you cannot remember how it was resolved.
“I mean, they were fighting and then my dad said he would do…something, and then all I remember was the fight being over,” you say in exasperation.
Weird that I can’t remember that wrap up. It’s almost like the solution was used as a cutaway gag in a cartoon or something, you think to yourself, your brain hurting just a little bit. Any further thoughts are interrupted by the very anxious looking Ahuizotl.
“Let’s chit chat with your friends later chica, it’s best we leave now while the literal heat is off us. Dios Mio, I don’t want to have to deal with a very large and very angry dragon-”
“What Kind of Role Are You Setting For Her?!” the angry dragoness shouts as she holds Torch’s arm behind her back.
“AAAHHH!!! Not A Good One I’m Sure!” he cries out.
“You’re Gorramned Right!” she growls as she yanks his arm painfully.
“-Especially when that dragon is an angry mother!” Ahuizotl shivers “Besides it’s best we take this puta somewhere where he can’t fall into a lava pit,” Ahuizotl huffs and points to Grandbuggy still loopy in his grasp.
“-with a drunken sailor, what do you do with a drunken sailor early in the morning,” he sings like a buffoon and you facehoof.
“Yeah I guess you’re right. Now I understand why Daddy keeps telling me to never take up drinking,” you mutter before looking back to Ember who still looks miffed. “But what do we do about her? Do we actually own her now or…”
The princess sighs and rubs her temples at that.
“Look, even I don’t know the answer to that. I’m sure though that once my mom’s done, she’ll sort everything o-“
She is interrupted as Torch’s face slams next to the hole, making the earth tremble. A moment later, the Dragon Lady lands next to him and Ahuizotl gulps in fear.
“And that’s just a taste to come buster!” she yells at the Lord. “You’re sleeping in the children cave for a hundred years for betting my little baby!”
“I’m sorry…” he moans as a black eye begins to swell.
“Oh, you’re not sorry enough. Just be grateful I took it easy on you!” she growls.
“That was easy?” asks Greta.
“Oh yeah,” Ember nods. “If she really wanted to hurt Dad, she’d use the extreme moves Grandpa Gojira and Grandma Tiamat taught her.”
“Please don’t,” Torch begs before getting a kick to his ribs.
“Quiet! You’ve lost the right to make decisions right now!” his wife growls before looking sadly at her daughter.
“Look Mom, he was drunk, can’t we just call this whole thing off?” Ember asks hopefully, but the adult dragoness sighs.
“Sorry my dear, but Dragon Law states you have to follow through on your bets,” she says sadly and Ember’s ear fins droop.
“Hey, hey ya’ll! Let’s go to the Waffle House. They’re open 24 hours a day!” Grandbuggy slurs.
“That’s all the way in Manehattan,” Ahuizotl reprimands.
“Yeah, but it’ll soooo be worth it,” he persists and Sapphire looks a little horrified.
“I can’t believe your father sold you off to the Drunken Disaster…”
“Look ma’am, if it helps, I can speak for him,” you raise your hoof to get her attention.
“And who are you?” she asks.
“Hi, I’m Nightshade,” you introduce. “The disaster there is my Great Grandbuggy. He’s kind of an idiot, but he means well.”
“Thank you,” he says and you roll your eyes.
“But yeah, I’m sure he doesn’t want to own Ember. As his family, can I call it off?”
Ember looks to her mother more hopefully after you suggest that, but her Mother has an unsure look about it.
“Hmmm,” she ponders. “He did make the bet, and he won fair and square…but if you’re not willing to accept the rewards you could return them all back I suppose.”
“Oh, uh…we kind of need two out of the three actually,” you say rubbing the back of your neck nervously.
“Come on mom, let them take the stuff they need and go,” Ember insists but her mom shakes her head.
“Sorry honey, but it’s an all or nothing situation here.”
“OK, how about this,” Greta speaks up causing all eyes to turn to her. “There’s no time limit on returning the winnings right?”
“I suppose that’s true,” Sapphire nods.
“So why don’t we just return your daughter along with everything else after we’re done with the Egg and Stone Piece?”
“What, like a return policy?” you ask.
“Exactly,” Greta says with a smirk.
“Daddy always said those were scams to get more money out of you.”
“Yeah, well, they always worked nicely for when you’re broke and still want to play videogames,” she chuckles before looking back to the Dragon Lady. “So, what do you say?”
“Hmm. It still honors my foolish husband’s pact and it insures that my baby will come back to me-“
“I’m Not A Baby Mom!”
“-So yes! I accept!” she smiles as she shakes Greta’s talon with the tip of one of her claws.
“Pleasure doing business with you,” Greta smiles back.
“Oh Come On! We don’t know how long this will be,” Ember whines.
“Yes, take me instead! It’s dangerous out there!” Torch grunts, before Sapphire gives him such a cold stare that it could rival Fluttershy’s.
"Did you say something after I told you not to?" she growls.
"No! Nothing! Not a Thing!" he eeps as he lowers his head back to the dirt.
“That’s what I thought,” she nods before looking back to Ember.
“Now my little gem, while what your father did was idiotic and stupid, perhaps this could be a good thing.”
“How?!” she huffs.
“Well, the outside world is dangerous, but the Drunken Disaster is a mighty warrior, so you could have worse for a charge.”
“Stop Squirming!” Ahuizotl shouts.
“But I don’t want to go to school!” Grandbuggy bellows.
“…There really are worse choices,” she reassures. “Besides, if you ever want to be Dragon Lord one day, it’s best if you see the outside world and learn how to be a leader.”
Ember pauses at that, no doubt imagining the freedom outside her parent’s control that she’d sought for so long. Seeing a chance to seal the deal, you jump in.
“Yeah, I can show you the ins and outs of how Equestria works,” you say wrapping your arm around her shoulder. “Rule number one, the Princesses are powerful as buck. Anyone who thinks that all they do is eat cake and have tea parties is an idiot.
Meanwhile in Canterlot Castle
“Achoo!” Princess Celestia sneezes into her tea cup, spilling some of the tea.
“Bless you Princess,” Shining says as he sips his own tea.
“Thank you,” she says as she cleans her face with a napkin. “Must still have spores from those stupid vines in my nose.”
“Or perhaps you’re inhaling frosting with all that cake you’re scarfing down,” Luna snarks, pointing to the five empty plates in front of her sister.
“I’m a stress eater Luna! These are stressful times!” she argues back as she picks up her sixth plate of cake.
“Whatever,” Luna rolls her eyes.
“Yeah, it might not be all that stressful ma’am,” Shining assures.
“But you said it’s been some days since you sent Sentry to scout that lead,” Celestia points out.
“Yes, and if it were something extreme, he would have sent an emergency letter via dragon flame. He still has a few days to check in, and I am confident he has everything under control.”
Back to Dragon Lands
“Holy Crap it sounded like someone big was getting murdered up on that mountain,” Flash says nervously, having heard the roars of angry dragons and thunderous strikes earlier.
“The eye witnesses did say that Nightmare Moon fought a giant plant monster…is she capable of fighting fully grown dragons now?” He shudders at that thought as he tries to get a better vantage point to peer into the Dragon Lands.
Back with you, Ember pulls your arm from around her shoulder and looks to both of her parents.
“Alright, I’ll go with them. Now don’t none of you break this deal and come looking for me until they return me got it?”
“Of course, I would never go against our law,” Sapphire reassures.
“I…” Torch starts before his wife glares at him.
“…Be safe honey,” he says with a nervous chuckle.
Since Ember doesn’t exactly have any things to take with her, she says her goodbyes to her parents and starts walking with your group after only a few minutes. Sapphire drags Torch by the foot away from the cavern, presumably for more punishment, as your group exits the massive cave.
“Soooo,” you break the silence but Ember glares at you.
“Don’t think I haven’t forgotten that you cheated me out of that treasure,” she huffs.
“Oh come on, that was like 15 minutes ago, you’re still cross?” you scoff.
“Yes!” she growls.
“Whatever. Oh! By the way, here’s your cut since I bet everything on you Smolder-Loo,” you say as you give a handful of gold to Garble’s sister who is flying behind your group.
“Ah, thanks,” she says sincerely. “That was the first time I’d ever won a lava board race.”
“See, she’s happy about it, isn’t that enough to brighten your mood?” you ask smugly to Ember.
“Look, I basically just got sold into slavery, no matter how temporary it is, so I’m still a bit ticked…but I will admit, I have always wanted to see what’s beyond our mountains and not have my dad always hover over my shoulder,” she says smiling. When she notices your smug grin over noticing her joy, she quickly tries to put on a scowl again.
“B-but, I’m mostly even agreeing to it because you still owe me for backstabbing me.”
“Mmhmm, whatever you say,” you chuckle and her eye twitches. “By the way, great haggling Greta.”
“Aw it was nothing,” she claw waves. “It’s not the first time I had to make the most out of a crummy situation some idiot put us in.”
“Are you OK? Are you OK? Am I OK? Is Nightshade OK? Are-“
“Yes Quick! We’re All OK!” Ahuizotl shouts in frustration as Grandbuggy continues to blather in his stupor.
“You wouldn’t lie to me would you? You’re sure we’re OK?”
Ahuizotl sighs in defeat and keeps walking.
As you do, you all notice how empty and relatively quiet the Dragon Lands have gotten.
“Is it just me, or have all the Dragons disappeared?” you ask aloud. Even as you say that, a few dragons fly overhead back towards where you guys were.
“Well it is rare to see the Dragon Lord be put into a position of such embarrassment,” Garble speaks up.
“Yeah,” his sister agrees. “Dragon Lady Sapphire is like the only one who can fight him, so it’s a rare treat.”
“The last time this happened was after my mom laid my egg,” Ember adds. “Said she was getting back at him for the labor pains he caused her. I wouldn’t be surprised if nearly every dragon here went to see the commotion. Plus my dad can be a bit demanding at times, so I guess this is as close as the other dragons will get for payback.”
“Yeah, I’m gonna go right back to it when you guys leave,” Smolder says, hovering near her brother.
“Oh, you’re not coming with us?” you ask the orange and purple dragon.
“No. I haven’t been kicked out of the cave, nor have I been sold,” she snarks.
“Oh, then why are you following us?” you ask.
“Because I want to see Gar Gar off, who knows when I’ll see him again,” she says hugging his arm.
“Gar Gar?” Greta asks chuckling.
“Smolderrrr,” he groans in embarrassment while she chuckles.
“But yeah, you keep whipping my brother good, and you Big Sis Ember, you can join in as well,” she smiles at the Princess.
“Uhh…sure,” she shrugs.
Garble just sighs at being the punching bag once again.
“Well I gotta say, aside from the idiocy, this trip went better than expected,” Greta says aloud.
“…I would say that’s putting up a red flag, but I gotta agree,” you nod. “We got the egg, the Bloodstone shard, and even a new friend and a bunch of gold. All’s right with the world.”
“By the way, why did you need that egg and the shard of the Bloodstone?” Ember asks curiously.
“Well it’s to help my Mom get a body of her own. You see she lives in my dad’s head along with Mr. Sombra and Daddy doesn’t want them to stay in his head forever.” You say calmly. Ember along with Smolder look at you in confusion before Garble buts in.
“It’s best not to question it. Makes your head hurt less.” He jokes. You all have a good laugh at this.
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Zapper frost’s Comment
“Hey *hic* I won us all that. I am so smart,” Grandbuggy interrupts looking at your group.
“Yes Quick, you’re great and everyone loves you,” Ahuizotl mumbles in annoyance.
“You got dat roight,” he hiccups and points to Ember. “Thanks to me we have a literal flame thrower now. That’s useful.”
“Hey, what about me?” Garble asks in shock. “I can breathe fire too.”
“What, the red guy that follows us around like a whipped dog? Nah, he’s useless,” Grandbuggy says to Garble.
“HEY!” he shouts.
“…Who’re you again?” he asks and the Garble just throws his arms up in exasperation.
“Grandbuggy, don’t be so mean. Sure he may not be a real dragon yet-“
“I Am A Real Dragon!”
“But he does have his uses…I assume,” you trail off.
Before anyone else can put Garble down any further, two dragonesses the size of Smaug land in front of your group, halting you.
Down with Chrysalis’s Comment
Ello Calebero’s Comment
“Madre De Dios!” Ahuizotl shouts in surprise and backs up, accidentally dropping Grandbuggy at his feet.
“Uh, can we help you?” you ask the two female dragons, one who has brown and green scales, the other orange and yellow.
“Oh no, we just came to give our regards to the Disaster,” says the green one.
“Emerald, Cinder, how ya galls been?” Grandbuggy hiccups and sways to his feet.
They both look at each other before back to him before both slap Grandbuggy into the ground.
“Whoa Whoa Whoa!” you call out in alarm as they lift their claws and Grandbuggy is in a little crater.
“…Not sure I deserved that,” he wheezes and stands back up.
“You. Stole. Our. Gold!” Cinder growls.
“Well actually,” Grandbuggy starts before he is slammed into the ground again.
“Hey, hey hey, take it easy!” you interject, standing before them and Grandbuggy.
“Borrowed!” you hear Grandbuggy say as his head spins. “Borrowed your gold without permission, but I had every intention of giving it back.”
“But You Didn’t!” they both snarl and he winces.
“Hey now, an Elite Changeling always pays his debts,” he chuckles nervously as he takes your Inventory off of you.
“Hey!” you protest, but he proceeds to dump out all of the Buck Ton of Gold that was in the gambling pot, much to the two females’ amazement.
Buck Ton of Treasure Removed from the Inventory
Mangle also falls out onto the pile, and when she sees the two drooling dragonesses, she immediately dives back into the bag.
“What was that?” asks Ember.
“My pet robot fox Mangle. I’ll introduce you later,” you say before grabbing your bag back from Grandbuggy.
“There…everything cool now ladies?” Grandbuggy asks nervously with a hiccup.
They both look to each other again and like before, they slam Grandbuggy into the ground.
“That’s for not calling for 400 years,” Cinder scolds.
“And for duping both of us into thinking we were the only one,” Ember growls. The both of them then start gathering up all of the treasure while Grandbuggy shakily stands back up again.
“Check Please!” he shouts before he falls face first into the dirt, passed out.
“Is he going to be OK?” you ask as he starts snoring.
“He’s been through worse, trust me Niña,” Ahuizotl reassures as he picks Grandbuggy back up. “At least now he’s easier to handle.
“Right…” you say glaring to the two dragons taking all of the gold. “Well anyway, before we run into more skanks, I guess we should say bye Smolder.”
“Yeah, I don’t think I’m ready for random fights just yet,” she nods before hugging her brother. “You be good Gar Gar, and please don’t get yourself killed.”
“I won’t ya little twerp,” he says playfully as he hugs her back.
“Awww, you actually have emotions besides being a turd,” you gush and he glares at you.
“Har Har,” he says sarcastically while Smolder actually does giggle.
“Well anyway, have fun everydragon.”
“Will do. And hey, you’re cool enough, I’ll tell the CMC and Spike all about you,” you say as you wave.
“Who’re they?” she asks.
“My best friends. Three ponies and one dragon.”
“The dragon is her coltfriend,” Greta explains with a smirk.
“He Is Not!” you shout in embarrassment.
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Changer T. Emerald’s Comment
“Heh, guess it runs in the family, hitting on dragons,” Cinder says from behind you and your brow twitches.
“I think I remember that one,” mentions Emerald. “A little green and purple scale that was in the lava pits with all the other kids. Cute little guy.”
*BLAST*
Suddenly both Ember and Cinder are struck by a beam of magic, which sends them headfirst into their new pile of gold.
“Alright, let’s get out of this place,” you grumble as everyone else looks at you in shock. “What?” you ask as smoke billows off your horn and the amulet pieces stop glowing.
“You just blasted those dragons with one attack,” Ember says in shock.
“What do you mean? I have no idea what you’re talking about,” you lie as you start trotting past the two females who’s legs flail in the air whilst their upper half is still encased in treasure.
Yeah, I certainly didn’t punish any whorses who dare think about my Spikey that way, you think heatedly as your gem shards glow again.
In Ponyville
Spike suddenly shudders as goosebumps creep up his spine.
“What’s wrong Spike?” asks Twilight as she packs her saddlebag.
“I just had a strange sensation of dread and…excitement I want to say?” he tries to explain.
“Oooh, Dread-Citement!” Pinkie Pie interjects, hopping up and down. “I’ve had that one a few times.”
“Huh, you’d think Rainbow Dash would be the one feeling that what with this trip and everything,” Applejack ponders.
“Yeah, I’m not even going,” Spike nods.
“Well, you did say you’d watch our animals again,” Fluttershy says sounding guilty.
“Yeah I know, don’t worry,” he claw waves causing her to smile. “I don’t really want to go into the woods anyway.”
“Neither would I actually, but I must,” Rarity nods before rubbing the top of his head. “Do be a dear and keep an eye on the Crusaders too would you? Who knows what they’ll get up to for that flag carrier tryout.”
“No problem,” Spike says with a blush.
“Alright, enough chit chat!” Rainbow bursts into the room “The more time we waste, the longer A.K. Yearling will take to write the book!”
"OK, hold your horses Rainbow," Twilight says as she hugs Spike goodbye.
Puzzling Frost's Comment
"Twi, ever get that feeling like you are the luckiest creature alive, except its followed by extreme terror?" he asks her as she pulls back.
"You probably just have a belly ache," she says with a smile.
"Bye Bye Spikey Wikey," Rarity says giving him a hug as well and he blushes again.
"B-Bye Rarity..." he stutters as his stomach feels funny again.
Back With You
A growl hits the back of your throat, but you don’t know why you suddenly feel upset. You look back down at your “tattoo” and grit your teeth.
Cut it out you stupid bling!
And while you get mad for unknown reasons, your companions follow you down the mountain side, more than a little disturbed.
Meanwhile
Up on a nearby mountain, Flash watches with shock and fear as he sees the state of the biggest dragon he’s ever seen.
“First the princesses disappear, then the sun and moon go out of balance, then a plant monster attacks, and now this?! This has dark magic written all over it. No doubt about it. Nightmare Moon is up to something.” Flash states angrily. He can’t tell whether the giant blue dragon, who he assumes is the Dragon Lord spoken in legend, is alive or dead, but he sees many other dragons surrounding him.
“Maybe she made an example of him to show her power?” he thinks to himself and pales. “That means she has gotten more powerful. That changeling was strong before, but this…this is terrifying. What if they start worshiping her?”
Putting that terrifying thought on the back burner, he fires up the scanners and scans for any signs of dark magic. Aside from one blip towards the edge of their lands though, he finds hardly any traces.
“Could she have taken him out with so little magic use?” he wonders as he looks to the source of the one recent blip as it begins to fade. He sees two adult dragons with smoke coming off of them, buried head first in a pile of gold.
“Oh no, even more victims,” he thinks in worry before flying to a better vantage point.
“Where are you? Where…” he pauses as he catches sight of a group walking down the mountain.
When he gets closer, he sees that it’s a hodgepodge group of creatures walking together, including two dragons, a tall cat like thing, a griffon, and a dark alicorn.
“Sweet Celestia…” he gasps as he zooms in on his HUD and sees a faint glow coming from the alicorn.
“Is…is that the filly that was always with him? She seems…different somehow. Angrier, more powerful. Can…can that be her?”
Flash thinks back to the turbulent years following the Changeling Invasion, and how early on Princess Luna had called for the Alicorn Filly to be executed thinking she was the resurrection of Nightmare Moon. She’d later rescinded those orders, and even after the Alicorn Amulet incident, Princess Celestia had claimed her as a mystery.
“But what if it’s true?” Flash thinks in shock. “What if this whole time, Nightmare Moon already had a body, but needed that changeling to protect it for some reason?”
The reports from Rainbow Falls had clearly stated that Nightmare Moon herself had fought the plant monster and unleashed a horrifying shadow army. They never said The Hooded Offender.
“I don’t even see him down there. Could…could he have outlived his usef-OH MY GOSH!” he gasps as he sees the blue catlike creature turn, and in his tail he carries a disheveled sickly looking changeling. The last time he saw him, The Hooded Offender was young, with a head full of spikey orange hair, but now.
“You look like you’ve aged decades,” Flash says in shock and sympathy. “What has she done to you?”
Bugze, as Princess Cadence liked to call him, looks like he could die at any moment, like a stiff breeze would blow his prematurely aged body over if he wasn’t being carried by the cat thing.
“Maybe that’s why the filly looks more angry and powerful, Nightmare Moon has regained a body. The transfer must have drained Bugze nearly to death. But then, why keep him around? Why prolong this torment?”
Whatever the reason, Flash knows one thing.
“I’ve got to save him, and fast!” he says as he enacts his cammo once more and flies off towards the group.
“If there’s anyone who would be able to give more details on Nightmare Moon’s plans, it’s him. It’s a losing battle facing her without Armor and Head, but I don’t have to face her to save him!”
A Little Farther Away.
Slendy continues his slow walk toward the group, ignoring the blue stallion not far behind him.
The stallion looks up as he hears the jets from Sentry’s mech fly off and he pulls his binoculars back up.
He follows the trajectory of the mech as it makes a beeline towards where the faceless stallion up ahead is walking.
“Hmm, what did you catch sight of fly boy?” he mutters as he clicks a button and the sensor reads a blip.
“There it is, that elusive dark power,” he says giddily as he zooms in on the mountainside…and he pauses in shock.
“No Way!” he exclaims.
From the reports he’d been given, the Hooded Offender had been an adult, yet still young Changeling who had gotten his powers by being possessed by Nightmare Moon. There had been reports of a young filly that had been his “Daughter” but details of that were always muddled.
What the stallion saw before him though, was a group of creatures following a young, dark, alicorn filly who’s face just screamed Evil Overlord, and the source of the Dark Magic readings were clearly coming from her. Even more shocking was the withered old changeling being dragged by one of the minions.
The stallion smirks and chuckles.
“Well, it seems the Mighty Hooded Offender has seen better days, but he actually did it. The crazy S.O.B. actually went and resurrected Nightmare Moon into her own body.”
He then looks over the rest of the group.
“And it seems like she’s recruiting allies…this might actually work out in our favor,” he says lowering the binoculars. “The Offender is no longer in charge, so perhaps this blood thirsty goddess would be willing to join forces and upset the status quo. If that idiotic guard actually attacks, I could make that offer even more believable.”
He lowers the binoculars and sighs as he pulls from around his neck the necklace with the small blue glowing gem at the center. He clicks a button on the side of it to reveal a hidden compartment within that held a photo of a unicorn mare.
“Soon everything Flag Burner has promised me will be in reach, and then we can have revenge on those evil ponies and their tyrannical princesses. Soon everyone will know exactly what Pompeius Frost can really do…” He says as his eyes glow a deathly blue. He then sighs and closes the locket as he continues his trot toward his goal, leaving a trail of ice as he does.
The Next Day
After walking a ways from the Dragon Lands, you and your group set up camp for the night. Even without the Merchant’s wagon, the largeness of your group made sleeping a breeze, though for awhile you kept feeling angry for some unknown reason. Still, everyone got their rest. Grandbuggy was set up in his own tent since he was assuredly going to wake up with a massive hangover and problem upchuck a few times, but throughout the night, you didn’t hear a single pip out of him.
As you face the new day, waking up before anyone else because of your youth, you go to check on your Grandbuggy…and see that he is gone, and only his bowler hat remains.
“Grandbuggy?” you say aloud as you look around the camp, seeing if he snuggled up to anyone in his stupor, but in each tent, you only find the respective occupant.
“Grandbuggy?!” you call out to the surrounding woods thinking maybe he got lost after using the bathroom, but the silence of the forest is all the response you get.
Your gem starts to glow as you realize that something isn’t right.
“Wake Up Everyling!” you call out as you start shaking your companions awake, earning some groans of annoyance from them.
“Grandbuggy’s Missing! Get Up!” you shout, which is more than enough to get Ahuizotl and Greta standing at attention.
“What do you mean missing?” asks Ahuizotl.
“What the buck do you think I mean?! He’s not here! He Left His Hat Behind!” you say in alarm as you start to hyperventilate.
With the others up, they look into the tent, seeing it empty, along with his sleeping bag and they become concerned as well.
They all then start yelling to the woods as well and fear actually starts to get the better of you, causing your shards to glow even more.
Oh No! Oh No! What if he got eaten by a monster?! What if he fell in the river and drowned?! What if he forgot who he was and just left me behind?! You panic and bite your hooves. He may be an old pervy fool, but he’s your Great Grandfather. You only got him a few months ago, and the thought of losing him is…
“GRANDBUGGY!!!” you shout to the woods, near tears, but once again, there is no response.
“Hey you guys! Check this out!” Garble calls from nearby Grandbuggy’s tent.
“Yes we know, he’s not in there!” you snap at him and he winces.
“No, no, look at the ground by the opening!” he clarifies. Flying over to your punching bag, you see what he’s seen. A large square print of some kind in the dirt.
“What the buck left this?!” you ask as the others come by to look over the print.
“I don’t know, but whatever it was, it was outside his tent last night,” Garble explains.
“There’s more over here!” Greta calls, a few feet away. “It came from out of the woods.”
Your group then follows the tracks back to their source, and find three prints of some kind, deeper than the rest.
“It looks like something landed here,” Ahuizotl observes. “Dragon perhaps?”
“We wouldn’t leave prints like that,” Ember points out, showing her toes.
“Yeah, well whatever it was, it was huge and it walked right into camp without us knowing,” Greta says as you all go back to the camp site.
“There’s more prints this way,” you say as you follow some leading to the opposite side, before they too end in.
“So something landed, snatched Grandbuggy, and took off flying again?” you say aloud.
“Yeah, that’s what it looks like,” Ember nods.
“But…but what was it?! How do we find Grandbuggy?!” you plead to the group who seem at a loss for words.
“I…I don’t know if we can Shade,” Greta admits. “There’s no telling which direction he was flown to.”
“NO!” you scream as your eyes flash white, and you slam the ground, creating a crater. “THAT’S NOT ACCEPTABLE! WE HAVE TO FIND HIM NOW!!!”
“How chica? He could literally be anywhere,” Ahuizotl says, sounding a bit disheartened himself.
“Well Someone’s Got To Know Something! All those cop movies, there’s always an eyewitness or a passerbye or…” your eyes widen as you realize something.
“SLENDERMANE!” you shout as you blast off into the air.
“Nightshade Wait!” Greta calls out, but you are already high in the air, scanning for the faceless pony.
“Wait that’s genius!” you hear Ahuizotl say below you as he sees where you’re going with this.
“Who?” asks Ember.
“Some faceless pony that follows them always because the old guy owes him money,” Garble explains.
“…What?!”
You ignore their exchange as you go higher and higher, scanning the sea of trees until…
“There You Are!” you shout as you make a beeline for the slowly walking pony who’s about twenty miles from your camp.
When you land in front of him, he does not stop his walking, but merely steps around you.
“You! Creepy Boy! Are you still following my Grandbuggy?!” you shout.
He doesn’t answer you, and instead keeps walking.
“You always know where he is right? Because you want your twenty bits?”
Again, he doesn’t answer.
“Well you’ve done nothing but slowly chase after him, so I’ll take that as a yes,” you say as you fly next to him. “But can you please hurry your pace? He might be in danger.”
Slendermane doesn’t pick up his speed nor slow down, but continues to walk at a relaxing speed.
“There you are,” Greta says from above you. “Is he still chasing him?”
“I think-No, I know he is,” you say in determination. “Go get the others, he’ll lead us to Grandbuggy!”
Greta nods and flies back to the others as you flutter next to the eldritch horror.
“So, if I gave you an extra 20 bits, would you go faster?” you implore, but again he ignores you and keeps walking. You let out a sigh and look to the road ahead of you.
“Just be safe Grandbuggy, I’ll save you…eventually.”
Nearby, Frost watches the dark filly as she follows the faceless stallion.
“Well, this is interesting. That guard took the Offender and left Nightmare Moon. Guess he isn’t as dumb as I thought,” he says in intrigue. “Well they’re not going anywhere fast any time soon. Maybe I can meet with the Boogeymare when she’s alone…”
Several Hundred Miles Away
POV CHANGE: Grandbuggy
You wake up, and you want to die.
“Uuuuuuugggghhhh,” you groan as your head beats like a million drums and your stomach feels like a Wendigo twisted it into a knot.
I swear, never again with the Dragon Booze. Never again…You think to yourself as you slowly open your eyes, the faint light there is in this room brighter than a thousand suns.
“Blllaaarrrggllle,” you groan as you try to move your hoof in front of your face, but find it restrained.
“Eh?” you blink your eyes open more and see all of your hooves tied together.
The buck? Did I get into some kinky stuff again? What even happened yesterday? Your eyes widen as a flash of the previous day’s events come to you. Oh buck, did Emerald and Cinder do this to me?
You then start wriggling and trying to sit up, when a voice speaks up. A male voice.
“Oh thank goodness, you’re waking up.”
Crap! Don’t tell me I finally went and crossed that line?! If I did, Jack can never know! He Must Never Know!
“Take it easy there Bugze, you’re still weak and sick,” the owner of the voice comes into your view and you see,
“Flash Sentry?” you warble out in surprise more than anything and he smiles.
“So you do remember me. Listen, it’s all going to be alright Bugze, you’re far away from Nightmare Moon right now.”
“Wha-“ you try to say before you start coughing and your stomach drops with that sickening cold feeling after a heavy night of drinking and you groan.
“Hey hey, it’s going to be alright. Have some water,” he all but pours some water into your mouth, and you are powerless to not drink it, lest you choke.
“There we go. Drink up, and save your strength. We’ve got a lot of flying left before we reach Canterlot. Princess Cadence is going to want to see you.”
“What?” you gasp out, your neurons still misfiring in your pounding brain as your eyes open further, and you see that you are on a couch of some kind inside of what looks to be a wood cabin, and it looks like it's been through a tornado.
“Where…?” you grunt out and Flash pushes you back onto the cushions.
“We had to make a pit stop so that my armor could cool down and recharge. I flew nonstop after I rescued you. I hope whoever owns this cabin is understanding if they come back, but this place looked ransacked and abandoned.”
“Huh?” you say as you turn your head and see a lot of books, balled up scraps of paper, other furniture thrown about, and on a desk a typewriter.
“Yeah, sorry I have you tied up, but it was to keep you safe while you flew. I still don’t know if Nightmare Moon has influence over you Bugze.”
“Nightmare Moon? Bugze?” you blather as the white noise in your brain dims just a bit. “What are you talking about?
“Don’t…don’t you remember who you were?” he asks a bit nervously.
“Of course I do! Sure I’m Buggy or whatever, where’s my group and my little filly?!” you growl as you try to ignore the pain.
“They’re miles away, they won’t be able to find this place anytime soon. Just relax, I’ll keep you safe,” he says sadly as he tries to reassure you.
“I-Wha-Son you better get me some greasy eggs and toast right now so I can understand what the buck is going on!” you shout, worried beyond worry where your Great Granddaughter and all your friends are.
“Even your voice is drained and gravelly,” he says sadly as he closes his eyes, a tearing running down one of them.
“What are you-“
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?!” a familiar female voice shouts, causing your head to beat even worse. Flash of course is startled and looks to the front door in a defensive stance, and there in the doorway is a tan mare with chromatic rainbow hair, wearing glasses, a purple shall and grey floppy hat.
Oh you’ve got to be kidding me, you think to yourself as once again you’ve run into Daring Do.
“S-Sorry Ma’am,” Flash apologizes. “I’m from a special division of the Canterlot Royal Guard and had to stop to rest. I swear this house was messy and ransacked before I even got here.”
She seems surprised by this, until her eyes land on you and they narrow immediately.
“You…” she seethes and you gulp and wave.
“Hi Daring,” you say meekly before wincing.
Gods I wish I wasn’t hung over right now.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
SPECIAL ENDING THEME:
Just eat a nice greasy burrito and you’ll be fine.
Hey Hive-Mind,
Well, looks like the party has been split and while Nightshade and CO are very slowly coming his way Grandbuggy has found himself smack dab in the middle of Daring Don’t. How will his and Flash’s presence affect this? Will everyone still assume he’s Bugze drained of life? Will he try to take advantage of that sympathy when 6 cute mares come through the door? Will Daring Do or Cabeleron even care? And last but not least, how long will his hangover be killing him? You tell me.
Nightshade and friends are literally hundreds of miles away right now, so let’s focus on the old bug in an awkward scenario for awhile before we go back to them and their new stalker.
It’s been forever since we’ve had fun with the Pony Mane 6, so go nuts, but remember the BST persona and Crimson Vengeance persona are still not completely compromised as being Bugze costumes. A Pinkie Promise is a Pinkie Promise after all.
See you next chapter,
Brown Dog.
P.S. Falx_of_Lume, I liked your comment but couldn't figure out where to put it in this chapter. Holding onto it just in case for the future 
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Flash look at Grandbuggy and then to the mare that appeared suddenly.
"Daring? As in Daring Do?" Ask Flash Sentry surprised
"No, Daring and Daring to not hit your head with the wall" Daring groan and look at them before closing her eyes and counting to ten in low voice to calm down.
"Great, another fan... And what exactly are you doing here with one of him? Last time I see you in Canterlot... Is Ahuizotl still around wanting me to pay him?" Ask Daring annoyed and looking around
"Believe me if I say I'm not sure... I was in the dragon lands one moment drinking with the dragon lord, and the next moment I awake here with a horrible headache" Say Grandbuggy holding his head with a hoof
"I knew it! It was good that I saved you from Nightmare Moon before it was too late Bugzee" Say Flash Sentry
Daring and Grandbuggy groan at the eccentric pegasus
"Do you know him?" Ask Daring
"Not sure... It's familiar but..." Commented Grandbuggy trying to remember
"Bugzee! It's me Flash Sentry! Did Nightmare Moon influence made you forgot me pal?" Asked Flash Sentry
"Did you say Flash Sentry?" Asked Daring Do
"Oh my gosh! Don't tell me that you hear about me! The great daring do know about me" Flash Fan-gasm looking at Daring with star in his eyes
"Calm down colt, yes, I heard about it from the Princesses, some curse about voices and a waifu and..." Suddenly everything go dark as a hundred of voices began to sound.
"Great... they are back..." Groan Flash until Daring take what seem a stick note with some symbols and put it in Flash head making the voices disappear and the light return.
"After that last temple I decided to buy a couple hundred of neighponese exorcism notes... Sure, they were cheap and it will not last too much but at last it will work... Too bad they don't work with crazy fans" Say Daring
"Don't worry, I'll leave soon, knowing my group they will not rest until I'm back with them" Say Grandbuggy
Meanwhile with Nightshade
Nightshade, Gilda, Ember and Ahuizotl were playing cards, while Garble was sleeping.
"Do you have any two" Ask Greta to Nightshade
"Sorry, go fish" Say Nightshade
"Are you sure that we should not be doing something to rescue your grandpa?" Ask Ember
"Great Granpa, and don't worry, he is a adult, he can survive by himself, and is not like we can't do anything else" Say Nightshade looking at Slendermane that advanced only a meter since they began to play half a hour before.
"I hate escort quest..." Groan Nightshade
"Escort Quests?" Ask Ember
"Yeah... They are something in video games... I just hope that 'the princess' is not in another castle" Comment Nightshade
"Video Games? Princess? Another castle?" Ask Ember as she was more confused
"You don't know what you are losing..." Say Nightshade as she began to explain everything to Ember
Back to Grandbuggy
"Aaany second now, they will appear from the door or breaking a wall to rescue me" Say Grandbuggy
"I hope they use the door, if they break the wall you will pay me the repair" Say Daring
"Any second now..." Repeat Grandbuggy looking at the door
The only thing you can do, stall. Stall as much as you can! In any way you can!
Oh and take advantage of the situation of course!!
*Cough* *cough* "Flash..." You say, in your hurt old bug voice. "Is that you old buddy, old pal?" If only your grandson was as good as you at acting class.
"Bugze, it's me" he says through teary eyes.
"Tell, me *cough* how long has it been?"
"I don't know" he says, "a year. Maybe more?"
Well, this always worked in the past. Time to take this conversation home territory. If time adventures with Doc thought me any thing.
"For me it has been many, many years ago. Sins I saw you." You tell him.
He looks taken aback by those words. If only for a moment. "Bugze... What do you-"
"We time travelled!"
I really hope nightshade doesn't accept that guys offer. I mean, we already have two people with the last name frost, we dont need a third.
Damn! Really great chapter, things got really intense so quickly it was the best chapter in a while. (Not that the other chapters weren't good.
)
I'll see if I can think of something. Maybe Nightshade gets so angry at Slendermane she releases so much magic that certain ponies feel it.
Also, when Bugze and Co. eventually return, we HAVE to have his entrance like this:
Grab the land slender dude is on, and lift it in in the air in the direction he walks
She tries to calm down by thinking of all the awesome stuff her loved ones did her mom rcv ing ponies using bugze
Grand buggy doing his sick dance battle
Remembering sombra from the other dimension where everyone died
Panics then tries to think of spike and imagines a tall muscular drake without wings wearing wearing a loose fitting gi like robe. The sleeves long torn off from years of battle doing little to hide the rippling waves of scales that covered his powerful physic. Each one shone like the gems he so craved, but not as much as the loved the beautiful night shade that he so cared for.(get the pun) standing from the battlefield eclipsing the sea of death that lay at his feet by his mere pretense. In his claws was a weapon unlike the world had ever comprehended. Two beams of light elegantly emerging from what seemed like a pair of nuckaku yet managing to stay perfectly straight. He looked upon her with a smoldering gaze that could set her aflame at any moment.
Closing his eyes he spoke with a manly voice befitting his stature and in clear defiance spoke of an innocent fool who only knew how to love
He spoke in impeccable neighponese but she understood anyway (nightshade with your love there is nothing not do. Though I have no wings you give me the strength to soar all the same. ) opening his eyes full of passion as if already knowing the answer to what he was about to ask he said(will you fly with me my majestic nightshade)
Still in the daydream she mumbled the reply in neighponese before realizing she lost the rest of the gang and s man alone with only ember.
Both lost in the forest she cries into the heavens buck you lady luck and buck hormones too!
I was thinking a Jedi robe that looked like ryu s gi and the former Grand inquisitors lightsaber from when he was a sentinel from star wars rebels
1 hour later Quick Fix is till with Daring and Flash and slowly go in to Angerville .(It only bend a few seconds.)
After coming to the conclusion that Slendermane can't die, given that he's never eaten, and Grandbuggy of all changelings couldn't stop him, Nightshade continuously blasts Slendermane in the direction he's walking in and chases after him.
Whenever Slendermane lands he slightly adjusts his direction he's walking in.
This causes Nightshade to split with the group since she's going so fast.
They will eventually catch up by following the craters her blasts make, but for now she doesn't even realize she's alone with Slendermane and the others are worried.
So when the Mane Six eventually arrive, they accidentally interrupt Flash and Daring arguing, either about something in her books or Flash’s unannounced visit, while Grandbuggy starts singing ‘100 bottles of beer on the wall’ to try and ease his Hangover.
This of course doesn’t work, and shows that even with a hangover the old bug is still slightly drunk.
When Flash explains to the girls his theory about Grandbuggy, most of them buy it. Twilight is suspicious, as her obsession with identifying and analyzing the Offender information doesn’t match up with Grandbuggy (either because the little filly never did this before, or because of some physical difference between the two)
If we go the physical option, Twilight must be teased by Rainbow about how she was checking the Offender out. Twilight frivolously denies this with a blush, while Flutters not so subtly glares at her.
Grandbuggy being Grandbuggy tries to take advantage of the situation by flirting with Flutters, who at first is very glad about it. But when he starts flirting with Dash, and has no nosebleeds, she gets suspicious about his identity.
Oh, and we need to mention BST since it’s been awhile. How about Flash and Twilight gushing over the letters his daughter set to Spike (if they know about it) and confirming how these two were BST’s best friends (or at least closest).
Grandbuggy overhears and accidentally mentions how that’s his Grandson or something incriminating due to his slight drunkenness/hangover. But before anything can be said all hell breaks loose. Via a pissed off Nightshade or those stooges from the episode arriving.
ON WITH THE SHOW!
“Hi Daring…” You say sweating nervously. Daring growls as she marches toward you. Flash worried for your safety steps between the two of you.
“Now ma’am I know you’re mad but please don’t-” He didn’t get to finish as Daring pulls of her shall and tosses it onto Flash blinding and disorienting him. With little effort she picks up and throws Flash to the other side of the room shouting. “MOVE.” With a thud Flash lands into a bookshelf. Causing all the books to fall out and bury him. Daring grabs you by the neck and pulls you in close to see her raging eyes.
“You stupid son of a bull!” Daring growls grinding her teeth. You of course being hungover respond appropriately.
“Whoa there Missy, no need to be so forward.” You slur, Daring stops blushing at your statement. “I’m flattered, but I’d hate to steal Ahuizotl’s gal.” Daring growls as a visible vein appears on her forehead. She flings you toward Flash just as he dug his head out of the book pile. The added force, caused the bookshelf to fall on both of you. Snapping in two upon hitting your thick head.
“Why yes mother I’d like another cookie.” You say dazed. Shaking your head you climb out of the pile. “Jeez mare, I can see why Ahui likes you now.” You chuckle. Flash groans plopping out behind you.
“I’m not! We’re not! Grrr! Why can't you just leave me alone you crazy old changeling!” She huffs.
Flash shakes his head as he stands up. When he looks again at Daring his eyes widen at the sight of her.
“Wait Daring Do? You’re real? I thought that was fan rumor spread around after the convention in Canterlot.” Flash says pointing at her. Daring groans rubbing her temples.
“Don’t remind me. Ugh. I wanted my identity to remain a secret. But thanks to that buffoon and his group my entire career and life as A.K. Yearling has been jeopardized not to mention I lost my favorite hat.” She sighs going over to her couch. She plops down covering her eyes as she sighs in annoyance.
“Wait you two know each other?” Flash said in confusion. You snicker at his reaction.
“Yeah me and her boyfriend Ahuizotl go way back. We also met in the past at Ahui’s temple and at Canterlot.”
“HE’S MY ENEMY AND NOTHING MORE!!” Daring groans burying her face in a pillow in embarrassment.
“I am so lost.” Flash said. His eyes widened, he turned to you in alarm. “Wait Canterlot?! You were in Canterlot?!” He says taking a step back in shock.
“Ooh...probably shouldn’t have mentioned that. Darn hangover. Shade’s gonna be mad…” Your eyes widen in realization. “Oh crap Nightshade! She’s all alone! Er...well she’s still with Ahui, and Greta but still!” You hobble over to the door but stumble and groan as you get a migraine.
“Gah! Stupid bucking poker game, stupid bucking drinking contest.” You trip over your hooves and fall. Flash rushes over to you and picks you up.
“Woah there, I’m not letting you run back to that demon Nightmare Moon after you two finally separated. You need help Bugze you’ve been drained of your life force.” Daring looks up at the mention of Nightmare Moon.
“Demon, drained? What are you-” You say, however you remember ponies calling Nightshade, Nightmare Moon at the swap meet. You also realize this bozo just called both your Granddaughter a demon. Your protective nature snaps you out of your daze as you give Flash a good jab to the face. Knocking him to the ground. Daring’s jaw drops at the sight. Flash groans as he rubbed his cheek.
“Oww! What was that for-” He stops when sees your murderous glare right at him.
“DON’T YOU EVER CALL HER A DEMON YOU SON OF A-”
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“Is this a bad time?”
You turn to look behind to see the pink mare from the hospital, and the swap meet, and the boat ride….
“Oh great another one of the clones.”
“Clones?” The mare said before being shoved to the side by a purple unicorn.
“Did you say clone? You’ve seen one of the pinkie clones? Please you have to tell me…” The mare said before getting a good look at you. Her eyes widened with shock, she saw you standing over Flash with a dangerous gleam in your eye. She glared at you in anger.
“Get off him!” She said horn glowing. You felt your body lift off the ground and be flung out the window. You groaned in pain as you felt your body hit the hard ground, along with a few cuts from broken glass.
“Oh , this is just my luck.” You groan. You check your hat to see it’s surprisingly undamaged. You look up to see a group of ponies. Two pegasi, one with long pink mane and yellow fur frightened at the sight of a changeling. The other having blue fur along with a vibrant rainbow colored mane and tail taking a step in front of other with a defensive look. The pink earth pony from before hopping out the window with a concerned look on her face. A pale white unicorn mare with a purple curled mane looking on in shock. The purple unicorn from before steps out angrily.
“What’s a changeling doing here?!” The pale unicorn exclaims.
“I dunno Rarity but’s in for a world of hurt!” The rainbow maned pegasus started flaring her wings out.
“Uh Rainbow slow down, maybe we have the wrong idea here?” The pink one said.
“I agree with Pinkie he looks hurt.” The other pegasus said poking her head from behind rainbow.
“He was attacking Flash Fluttershy! And I don’t know why he’s here, but I won’t let him harm my friends!” The purple unicorn yelled before flipping WINGS extend form behind her back.
“What an alicorn!?” You say in alarm getting into a defensive position. Still woozy from the throw and your hangover you shake your head and try to focus.
“Yeah that’s right bub! You better be scared! Show him who’s boss Twi!” Rainbow exclaims. Flash burst out the door looking worried followed by Daring.
“Wait Twilight stop that’s-” Flash begins, but you grit your teeth in annoyance at this tomfoolery.
“ALRIGHT THAT’S ENOUGH!!” You roar causing everyone to shut up.
“Look I’ve had a really rough enough morning as it is! First I wake up in someone else's home just to find out I’ve been kidnapped by that crazy buffoon!” You yell pointing at Flash. “Then it just so happens that house is home to my pal’s friend who both he and she are too nervous to tell each other how they really feel!” Daring blushes again and opens her mouth to interrupt but your steel glare makes her voice die in her throat. “Then I realize I’ve left my Grandson’s foal all by herself with a group of idiots, who’s probably barreling through the forest to find me, probably getting herself and those guys in danger! And now a flipping alicorn and her, what are you her posse? Show’s up and flings me out a flipping window! On top of having the second worst hangover of my life! Can I get just a moment of peace for one minute!?!” You roar with all your might. But before you could continue a lasso is thrown around you, knocking you on your rear.
“Whoa there partner! Simmer down!” A voice says from behind you. You turn and glare to look at the pony in question who tied you up. It was an orange colored mare with a brown stetson on her head. You glare at the pony in question until she lifts her hat to reveal her face. Your anger stops as you stare at the mare. Her blonde mane running down her neck. For a moment your vision blurs and she’s replaced by a young green coated mare with blonde hair and a sly smile on her face.
“No need to get all worked up Quick Fix.” A voice echoes in your mind.
“Orchard? Orchard Smith? Is that you?” You say shaking your head. Your vision returns as the mare releases her rope. She gasps and takes a step back.
“Why...why do you know my granny’s name?!” She yells causing everyone to gasp as they stare at you in confusion.
“Oh Buck you Lady Luck.”
AND THAT'S ALL!!! For now....
Honestly I've wanted to see an interaction between Grandbuggy and one of the apples. AND NOW I GETS IT EEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Feel free to add on and what not. Toodles!
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"Mother Bucker MOVE!" Nightshade shouts blasting Slendy far ahead making a crater. The group gasps thinking she killed him. Only for him to plop up shaking his head a bit before continuing to walk in Grandbuggy's direction.
"Oh well that works." She says smiling, the crystals in her chest glowing slightly. She then flies up to catch up to him. The group just stares in shock at what just happened.
"Why couldn't my rival have been just another dragon." Garble groans.
Quick Fix really need an aspirin. Does pinkie have one?
We forgot something that any scort mission need... A stupid intelligence...
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Nightshade was at the border of her patience, just when she was thinking it could not be worse Slendermare was walking and not advancing because there is a big rock in the way.
"Come on, just turn around the rock!" Groaned Nightshade only to be ignored by Slendermare that continued to try to walk in the same direction only for not advancing because the rock.
Nightshade roared with fury as she charged her magic and destroyed the rock, only for Slendermare to be blocked by a tree a little after.
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What is a scort mission without a npc that don't know how to go around a obstacle? And too bad Slendermare is inmortal and only go to Grandbuggy direction so she can be lost somewhere that need to be searched or be put in the middle of a dangerous situation that they need to defend
ON WITH THE SHOW!
You sit there and stare awkwardly at the pony with the hat in question. Before you can get a word in however Flash takes this moment to step in and keep either of you from doing something stupid.
“Alright, everyone calm down. Please miss Applejack I know this situation is strange and all…”
“Strange? Strange?! This here bug knows my granny! I need some answers and I need them now!” Applejack said as she walks toward you with anger. Flash gulps and raises his wing to block her.
“Applejack please. Don’t do anything rash. This isn’t a run of the mill changeling we’re dealing with here. It’s him! It’s Bugze!” Flash exclaims. The elements gasp in confusion while Fluttershy looks extremely worried. Applejack shakes her head, being the stubborn mare she is just glares.
“That can’t be him. I mean look at the guy, he’s way too old to be him, he doesn’t even have his orange hair.” Applejack pauses for a second. “Wait why does he have hair. I thought changelings didn’t have any?” Everyone raises their eyebrows at this, before they all realize they’ve never asked this question.
“Huh, why didn’t we ever question that?” Twilight says. You take this opportunity to run. However your body decides to remind you of your hangover.
“Ooohhhh.” You groan as you fall over again. Flash sees this and gulps.
“Now is not the time for that! I need to get him to a hospital and quick! Nightmare Moon drained him of life force!” Fluttershy gasps and dives toward you trying to help you up.
“Oh you poor thing! What did that witch do to you?” She exclaims. You would correct her but your migraine prevents you from speaking.
“Wait why would she drain him if she’s using his body? Wouldn’t she want it in tip top shape?” Pinkie asks.
“It’s because she’s separated from him. I saw her! She caused the dragons to fight and kidnapped the Dragon Lord’s daughter! She has her own body now. Be it a body of a filly but still!” Flash says, he explains everything he saw after he left the remains of the swap meet. While he does this Fluttershy with the help of Pinkie Pie take you back into Daring’s home. You groan in pain as the headache continues, not to mention the bruises and cuts you received from being flung out a window.
“Ghh, need to get to Nightshade. Gotta steer them away from here. If the princesses get a hold of her, who knows what’ll happen. Not to mention what Bugze will do when he finds out.” You think. As you lay there you look over to AJ who keeps giving you sideways glances.
“To think I’d run into Orchard’s granddaughter of all things. She’s no changeling. Guess Smith moved on.” You sigh somberly. You close your eyes as your mind drifts off your migraine slowly subsiding….
“EEEEEEE!!!!!” Or you would if that ear piercing screaming didn’t stop!
“AHH! Mother Bucker! What is that noise?!” You shout as you cover your ears, your headache coming back tenfold.
“OH MY GOSH YOU’RE DARING DO!” Rainbow Dash squealed in delight. You look over to see Rainbow practically bursting with glee, while Daring was slowly backing away from this overactive fan.
“Yeah hi kid. It’s me heh heh.” Daring said sweating bullets.
“Oh my gosh I have a million questions! Why did you hide your identity? Where’s your hat? Did you really face off against Nightmare Moon? How did you defeat Ahuizotl in that dance off in Canterlot? When’s the next book coming out? Wh-” She was stopped short as pinkie stuffed a cupcake in her mouth to shut her up.
“Wowie Dashie, I’ve never seen you so excited before.” Pinkie said pulling her out of Daring’s personal space.
“Thank you miss. And to answer your questions, I wanted to live a quiet life and to make sure no one actually attempted to do what I do, it’s dangerous business being an adventurer. I don’t know where my hat is but I have a few suspensions.” She said glancing at you. “I did fight off Nightmare moon while she attempted to join forces with Ahuizotl. I used my signature move to scare them off. And i don’t know because of all this stress that’s come into my life.” She said. You of course hearing this, decide to pipe in.
“You beat us in the dance off? Please! We walked all over you! You could barely keep your head on straight trying to follow us. And no I don’t know where your hat is so don’t blame me! And your not writing your stupid lie filled novels because Ahuizotl threatened he’d sue if he didn’t get the payment he deserves for being put in your stories WITHOUT his consent. And for the last bucking time SHE’S NOT NIGHTMAR-” Your sentence is cut short however by a knock on the door. Everyone turned to see who it was.
“I’ll get it!” Pinkie said before opening the door.
“Hello! My name is Pinkie Pie what’s your-” she began before being shoved back into the house. The girls gasped and ran over to pinkie. Three mean looking stallions stepped in. Daring growled and pushed past the others to confront them.
“Who are you and what do want?!” She said with a growl.
“We’ve come for the Ring of Scorchero miss Do. Our boss requires it. Now hoof it over nice and easy.” The big one said pulling out a knife with his hooves. Daring’s eyes widened in alarm and she growled.
“You’ll never get it! I won’t let the forest be reduced to ash!” She growled. Flash trotted up next to her. The other two goons noticed this and pulled out a bat and a pipe.
“Halt you are under arrest for assault and attempted robbery! As a member of the Royal guard I order you to put your weapons down!” The three laughed at the statement.
“Please there’s two of you and three of us! What makes you think you can beat us.” One the goons chuckled.
“That’s where you're wrong!” Rainbow yelled getting up next to Flash and Daring. The rest of the girls followed suit. You looked at this and smiled. Now was your chance too-
“Uhh, Boss! There’s more of em!” The large stallion yelled behind him.
“Like it makes a difference when I have this!” A familiar voice spoke out. The three goons ducked down as large explosion rocked the house. Sending everyone flying. You groaned as you lifted yourself from the couch to see the front entrance to the house blown open. The three goons smiled as a large shadow emerged behind them.
“Well well, isn’t this a surprise! We meet again under the most unusual circumstances! Two thorns in my side ready and waiting to be plucked. It’s time I paid you back for that poker game your little filly cheated me on Quick Fix!” The shadow said emerging into the light. Dr. Caballeron stood there in a large mechanical suit ready to fight. The others coughed and groaned as they got up. Flash gasping in terror at the sight.
“My mecha suit!” He yelled in horror. Caballeron laughed at his plight.
“Ha! So your the one who left this little gift for me? How thoughtful!” He said making a show of power by smashing his metal hooves to the ground causing everything to shake.
“But that’s impossible, you can’t run the suit without the key!” Flash said in confusion. “I mean I have it right here-” Flash stopped as he checked himself and found no key.
“Oh you mean that thing that was in this thing that said turn to start?” Caballeron laughed. Everyone gave Flash a deadpan look as he chuckled nervously.
“Eh heh, well I was in a hurry and I need to get Bugze shelter and…” You facehoof at his stupidity and turn to look up to Caballeron.
“Ugh today just isn’t my day.”
meanwhile
You continue to blast away at slendy sending him farther ahead, however even with the boost this is still taking you no where. And the constant magical blasts is starting to take it's toll on you.
"UGH why can't you just go faster! Grandbuggy's in danger!" You shout to the eldritch horror. Slendy however simply ignores you and continues walking slowly. You growl in annoyance.
"This freak doesn't care about your plight, he just want to make you suffer! Perhaps its time to change that." A voice echoes in your mind. The shards glow bright red as do your eyes.
"Yeah, but how do I make him move faster. He's my only way of tracking Grandbuggy! Why couldn't I have compass or something that can help me." You think. However a light bulb goes off and you get and idea. Your horn glows as you lift Slendy off the ground, this confuses him as he tries to break free. Your horn glows brighter with a hint of red as you try to hold him still. As you do this the shards in your chest glow as they slowly begin to move toward each other. Almost as if their trying to come back together. With great effort you forcibly make him straight as an arrow much to Slendy's discomfort and disbelief. He floats above you and begins to turn pointing into a certain direction. As you do this the group catches up with a huff, only to gulp as they see what your doing.
"Uh Nightshade, what are doing?" Greta asked worriedly. You turn your head to them with a sudden snap that makes them jump back.
"Since Slendy here is taking so long I decided to make him point the way and direct me to Grandbuggy. Like a compass see?!" You say with a sadistic glee as you move bendy around only for his body to forcibly turn back to where he was pointing. "It's like how a compass always points north only this one points to what I want!" You said before flying off through the forest toward your destination. The group stands there terrified and worried.
"Well that makes things easier I guess?" Ember says gulping. Ahuizotl's gaze narrows.
"Something is definitely wrong with her. We need to remove those shards from her and soon. Or I fear she might do something she'll regret." Ahuizolt warned before chasing after her.
And that's all! I mean honestly you thought Flash entered the home with his giant suit on? He wouldn't fit through the door. And haven't we all at some point or other left our keys somewhere in a hurry? Plus Bad Luck
and that Caballeron would need something to make him a match for our heroes and TWO FLIPPING ALICORNS! I mean come on! We can't have him be one shot into the stratosphere, plus it makes for hilarious high jinks. 
As well I couldn't not include the idea of Nightshade using Slendermane like a compass. It was too funny and creepy not to use! 
Plus the stress of Grandbuggy being missing would totally mess with Shade making her delve into more drastic measures to get him back. Also I forgot to include the obvious freak out Rainbow would have upon meeting her idol in my last comment. Feel free to add on and what not!
All past seasons of life of a wanted changeling in a nutshell.