The Puppet Maker

by StarRibbon

A Sweetie Debut

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A Sweetie Debut

I can't believe I'm being dragged.

I can't believe I'm being dragged away by Sweetie Belle of all ponies. She decided that I hadn't had enough time to myself, the case preoccupying my time. Of course I'm preoccupied with the case-ponies are depending on me!

"Just lighten up!" Sweetie Belle waved my anger aside, a smile gracing her face. "If you don't bother to relax, you'll never find anything out and you'll just become what Applejack had become after she tried bucking an orchard by herself, don't you recall that?" I winced. Yeah, it was painful to endure. Still, I refuse to allow myself to slip up.

"My marefriend is 6 months along, Sweetie!" I tried reasoning. "They're hurting her, their hurting our friend!" Sweetie shook her head. Her magic enveloped me an forced me to sit down.

"I know this well, Apple Bloom. I've been detained." She said quietly before sitting on a chair. She dragged me away for a month of vacation before the work was finished. Right now we're at the spa. She insists that I need a good message and sort. I fidgeted-all I knew was that Scootaloo was somewhere again, we hadn't found where yet still. Even with all the work poured into the other victims, they never showed where they died. They only gave us backgrounds on the ponies in questioned. Even so, who were Demi and Laughing? "No pony wants to have to take you away because your too stressed out. We'll handle everything, I promise you. You just need a break, a rest from this all. Please do so, if not for me, but for Scootaloo?"

"Fine.." I sigh, defeated. She squealed and hugged me before one of the spa ponies started the treatment. Why do we need to be coated in mud? How does that relax you? Sweetie Belle started first, she slid into one of the pits and sighed. She smiled a little before I started to do the same. It was kind of nice, I guess.

"Rarity always comes here after a stressful event," Sweetie Belle sighed in delight. Rarity standards dictate that she would be here every week, or so I figure."She says this block is full of relaxing activities fit for us." I wonder what she meant by that. Sweetie didn't question it. I stretched out my limbs. Ah, it was relaxing-not that I will ever admit it!

"Where to next-to get over it I mean." I elaborated with a blush while Sweetie Belle giggled. Gah!

"We're going on a train later~" Sweetie Belle's voice rang happily. "I've booked us on a trip to Minnesota! Rarity insisted that I go there. Its THE place to shop~ Its like a shopper's heaven!" I nearly fell fully in the tub.

"M-M-Minnesota?!" I coughed before I sat up."S-Sweeti---"

"Relax~" Sweetie urged as she waved. "Besides, you can't say no anyway. I booked it already. You totally needed a vacation before you go back- So go back with a bang!" I was shocked, did hanging with Rarity make her turn suddenly? Or was it the over population of 'manga' books that over whelmed her room these days? She was definitely not the Sweetie Belle that was in the cell earlier.

"S-Sweetie--"

"No 'Sweetie' me! You need to seriously lighten up, and Minnesota will seriously calm you." Sweetie was so sinister. Its not like I have much choice, so I sigh and leaned back as they helped me. They did other weird spa stuff they do-hooficures, messages, the like. I went out feeling like some sort of pampered pig. Sweetie Belle hopped out as I lowered my head. "Come on--Ooof!"

"You okay?" I walk towards her before she stopped me and pulled me into the bushes next to her. When did bushes get planted near the spa?

"Emergency Bushes! Use in case of objects falling from the sky. We don't want anypony hurt by a teeny weeny mistake-OOOO my Pinkie Sense is tingling! Gotta go, bye~"
-Pinkie Pie

Of course, should have expected that one. "Sweet--"

"---if you want a bang, then head there!" A grey coated stallion remarked. He had a messy mane all purple and brown. "Swift Kick and I had a blast there!" He was jumping a little, over joyed with what occurred, a smile showed it all. I gagged at the sight of him. I heard of him before, he's a known....pervert. Even runs an erotic store in Canterlot. Ironic how he runs a store like such but he never had a buck in his life.

"She's pretending she's chained, she even screams so professionally!" Swift Kick said. "She's so tender...~" Why am I hearing two perverts speak again? He reminisced for a moment with a smile.

"She's good enough if you want a porn star actress without the bits you have to pay. Lower class but with higher class quality." Swift Kick adds. "Its quality that you can't beat."

"They allow you to do anything; I like that in a mare." The grey coated stallion smiled once more. The stallion he talked to, a yellow coated stallion with bright orange hair shook his head in disbelief.

"I'm not desperate to get a girl to bang me." The orange stallion replied. "Doesn't sound like much pretending in the least at all." He was very observant. He placed his hoof on his shoulder.

"She's definitely pretending," The grey coated stallion countered. "She's too far out there to be not fake.She even makes the sounds! There aren't much better then that." The orange coated one rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, she even does the begging legit. You can't give a mare more credit for playing then that. She even fake suffocated. " They choked Scootaloo? Sweetie Belle had to cover my mouth before I spoke up too quickly.The orange coated stallion's eyes widen in shock like mine had. He took his hoof back and shook his head. He face hoofed at them.

"Either she's a very good actress," He starts slowly with annoyance clear in his voice. Concern was starting to pile as each word came to pass. "Or she's really not liking it, Fractured Prism." Fractured laughed and blew it off. He simply glared at this stupidity. Swift watched in amusement. Sweetie Belle was flaring by my side, clicking her horn for a moment as it sparked.

"Needle Work is a reliable mare. She wouldn't put out her best if she was lying. Though, she did get a little fat." Sweetie Belle turned to me and squeaked before I shushed her to hear more, her anger overwhelming. He called my pregnant mare fat. My legs jerked.I need to attack him now. I need to attack them now.

"I like 'em that way." Swift Kick replies with a smug smile. "Orange Julius, you seriously need to get laid . This is the perfect opportunity! She's tight and tender. The lucky lad that came in first was saying that-apparently sleeping with mares makes you that way. More so, the fatter she is, the better. She works her magic better that way anyhow." Orange Julius shot him a look.

"Look, that doesn't sound advised. She's not a stallion's mare. She prefers--" I jumped out the bush, dragging Sweetie Belle with me.

"NOPONY TOUCHES MY MARE!" I screamed and jumped out, kicking Swift Kick with my back legs. My body shook-I never wanted to beat anypony as badly as I do now. He had two black eyes from my assault. Good. "Nopony.touches.my.mare." Orange Julius stepped back as Swift Kick fell. Swift was shocked until a look of rage crossed his face. When he was about to charge, Orange had to, with aid by Fractured, hold him back.

"WHAT THE HAY?!" He yelled. "What the buck was that for? That mare was in the biz, besides, you shouldn't be snooping on anypony's private conversations!"

"Oh, so you know the mare I'm talking about then?" I challenged, he growled in retaliation.

"Well, you shouldn't go raping ponies either," Sweetie shot back. "That mare your talking about is pregnant, orange coated and purple maned. Was that the mare you hurt?" She gave a glance my way, worried by the upcoming response despite wanting the answer herself.

"Yeah, how would--" Swift Kick smacked Fractured Prism hard. "Oof, no, we haven't." I rolled my eyes at the antic.

"She's been foalnapped you bastard." I grit my teeth. Swift Kick rolled his eyes, then smirked. "What, you think I'm lying you bastard?"

"She's not foalnapped, twit! She's in plain sight, clear as day. If she was then, they failed their mission." Swift stumbled, anger filling his features and movements. "Marrionette's her name, but you know that already. She complies well, but I suppose a 'foalnapped' pony will."

"Uh, Swift, she tried kicking you." Fractured reminded, dumbstruck by the response. "She looks awfully like that mare I saw in the newpaper. Sc--Scatter Blot? Scatter Pie? Scatter Plot? Sc---"

"Scatenata." I corrected. "Wait, you knowingly hurt her?" Fractured backed away, his ears lowered as his eyes fell down-it wasn't until Sweetie Belle's magic inhibited their movements and Orange's help that the two were incapable of leaving.

"You two will pay for DISRUPTING EVERYTHING!" Sweetie Belle yelled, tears filling her green eyes. "When nothing bad happens YOU happen!" We were moving towards the Detective's before I look back at her. She held back everything. I bit. She was freaking out as expected when over hearing this. I gave her a smile.

"We can still go on vacation afterwards." I try calming her a little. "This won't take long. A few need to talk here or there, but we'll still manage. When's the trip?" Sweetie pressed her lips before answering. Orange was helping her with the two. He was uncomfortable to stand around.

"11 o'clock." She answered finally before finishing her move to the detective's. "I booked it then because it takes hours to get there. By the time we do it should be around 6 am, which is perfect, is it not? We can get registered and sort, do all the unwanted measures before we head out! We can sleep on the train for the meantime." I nod as she gave a smile of glee through her tears. She's doing better at least.

"Plenty of time!" We laughed. It was a genuine laugh that we haven't had in months. Orange Julius looked out of the loop. He coughed a little. Oops, he was still here. He shifted as he moved in, an uncomfortable silence emerged as a result.

"Uh, 'cues me uh--"

"Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom." I glared daggers at him for a moment. He nods before looking at the other two as he blushes a tiny bit.

"Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, I suppose apologizing for their behavior is out of line?" He asked kindly, looking them up and down as we enter. "Suppose, I can help ya'll on this? They aren't ones to crack very easy." Sweetie was about to answer when I cut off.

"You know them, how can we trust you?" I look towards Sweetie uncertain. "You know them-how can we trust your not going to do the same things they did?" Orange choked for a moment.

"M-Ma'am, I'm positive that I'll do nothing to you two." Orange answered fast. I raise an eyebrow. "I don't even know what they were talking about honestly. They've been headin' off for a while. It wasn't till now they gave me some insight. I swear I know little."

"TRAITOR!" Swift yelled, his voice cracked. Orange rolled his eyes. "Why're you doing this? After all I've done for you? Everything we have done?" His voice was pleading by now. Orange faltered for a moment before answering.

"Ya'll should have known better. Your Mother told me to watch you, and I'm doing so. You got yourselves caught in something I won't bail ya'll out of. You'll learn you'll lesson pretty soon." I started to grin as we entered. "We've done terrible things in the past, but that was then. We're no longer teenagers, we have responsibilities now. Nothing will change that."

"Back so soon Apple Bloom? Don't you have a vacation to go on?" The Detective trotted towards us, looking to me with curiosity before his eyes drifted towards the magic and Orange Julius. He nods and guides us away towards the cells. It wasn't anything different from the last visit. The mirror still was there and the jail still was eerily organized. I frowned as I was trotting, the idea of this being a refuge was even odd to me. When did it get so homely? "I see you brought your friends."

"Partially, we were going to do something the rest of the day but got interrupted by a conversation. Guess what its about?" He gave us an incredulous look.

"Really?" He said. "Perhaps they seemed to be two of the many regular costumers they had received. "

"Of course they are, they bragged about mounting her while she's bound like that!" I half yelled before I cast a glare over them like before. They were placed in the cells by magic as the door closed.

"So what if we mounted her!" Swift Kick argued. Fractured gave a pleading look towards me. "She totally wanted it and we paid every bit." I growl, he was getting under my skin for the last time. Sweetie Belle held me back and covered my mouth before I acted on my anger like last time. Fractured spoke up.

"I'm not involved in what he says. I'm tried separately right?" Fractured Prism asked. Swift's features showed his anger clear as Celestia's day. The Detective backed off a bit heading to my side.

"OH, SO YOUR NOT ON MY SIDE EITHER! YOU WERE THE ONE THAT BUCKED HER BEFORE ME!" Fractured flinched before he shakily answered with a shrug. I lowered my ears. I didn't want to hear the rants. They were wasting precious time.

"-and your the one that said why you liked her in the first place!" He whined before turning his attention towards us, pleading. "HE TOOK ME THERE!"

"You were a wussy of a virgin! You needed to get laid!" He countered, his brother gasped before he answered.

"I'm not a wussy and I was not a virgin either! I even run an erotic store!" He argued before Swift Kick laughed, mocking him.

"Oh, right. You were totally not a virgin. Yep, even when no mare would allow you to mount them. Sounds legit." Their bickering was starting to get infuriating to bare. I scrunch my nose and grit my teeth.

"SHUT THE HAY UP!" They all need to shut it. "You answer when your told to. No bickering or I will make sure that you won't ever have a chance to experience any mare again!" I smiled to myself. I never want them with a mare anyway.They don't deserve any love. Sweetie smiled as the two quieted. I smiled back at her quietly. The Detective held his hoof out, stepping in front of Orange Julius and me. He had rage that I never saw in him before that was funneled when he talked.

"You know where they are." The Detective began, his hoof hitting the jail cell's bars."Now your going to tell us where they are-Scatenata's in critical condition. If you don't answer, she might not come back right at all." I pressed my lips. Nope, not going to comment. Not yet.

"Why should I answer?" Swift inquired. "There ain't much reason for me to.In fact, it would make everything worse on my side."

"Swift, doesn't it look bad enough for you already?" Fractured whispered to him. Swift simply growled, not answering a damn thing. I answered Fractured instead.

"He's right you know. It doesn't look like a good situation for you." I noted and casually walk forward. "You better talk or else you'll sentencing might be more severe."

"I want my lawyer." He finally demands. That phrase turned everything from easy to hard in a matter of seconds. Hopefully Scootaloo can hold out longer-she's going to need it. I'll make sure he'll answer and answer good. For my family's sake, let it be soon.


Author's Note

Fractured Prism:Grey coated purple and brown maned. He's an earth pony. He's a sidekick to Swift Kick. Though, much dumber. Fractured is related to both. He's the eldest but dumbest sadly. (More innocent then the others, but still bad.)
Swift Kick: He's dark yellow with an orange and brown mane. (despite not having that mentioned.) Quite furious and quick tempered. He is willing to do anything to make sure he's the winner. He's the manipulator, manipulating Fractured under his hoof. He's an earth pony.
Orange Julius: Yellow coated with orange mane. He's bulkier then Mr.Cake but lankier then Big Mac. He's the youngest but the smartest out of the siblings. Swift Kick and Orange have frustrations between each other.

Yep, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom had a quick Spa time and now this. Will they ever have their vacation? Will they make it to the train? Find out later!

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