Rainbow Dash: Ponyville Assassin

It had been months since Flim and Flam were killed. The screen fades to a carriage that Rainbow Dash and the others were riding on the way to the gala. Dash had Rarity modify her dress to accomodate the hidden blade.

Fluttershy looked tense as she watches Dash play with the blade. Twilight Sparkle and Rarity were running their mouths, leaving Applejack, who was sitting across from her.

Dash finally looked away from the blade and to AJ. "You're not nervous about this gala, are ya?" She asked.

Dash sighs. "A little bit, yeah." She answered, still playing with the blade.

"Y'all have nothin' to be nervous about, Rainbow, as long as you stop playin' with yer weapon." AJ said, snapping Dash out of her bubble. She'd been playing with it since they stepped into the carriage.

The carriage stops in front of Canterlot Castle and the girls exit it. The screen flickers and the group circles up. "Aside from the usual business..." Twilight began, "let's try to have a little bit of fun." She continued with a cheerful tone. "Dash, you know the Wonderbolts are attending, so go ahead and mingle with them for a while." She adds. Dash nods. "I'll be with Celestia greeting guests." She concluded.

"I heard Fancy Pants is going to be here, so I'll probably be with him." Rarity added.

"I'll be in the ballroom livening up the party." Pinkie Pie added with her usual energy before skipping off.

Dash starts hovering over the others. "Well, I'm going to report to Spitfire." She said. "Let's try not to make this a repeat of our first gala." She added with a chuckle. The screen flickers and the group had dispersed. High profile movement had been disabled at the moment, so Silver has to suffer through the slow movement.

Silver tried to gain access to other parts of the castle, but couldn't because the guards were acting as invisible walls, so he continued on, looking for the Wonderbolts. On the way he saw Rarity with a blue maned stallion wearing a monocle alongside a slender mare. Fluttershy was being escorted to the garden and as usual looked scared out of her mind by the escort. He looked out of a window and saw AJ at her apple stand. He continues toward the marker, which leads him to the ballroom.

Dash enters the ballroom and approaches Spitfire and the other Wonderbolts. "I'm surprised to see you here." Dash casually says.

Spitfire and the others are in their show uniforms. "Likewise." Spitfire responded. "Considering all you've accomplished." She adds with a smile.

"Business or pleasure?" Dash inquired, curious about their presence at the gala.

Spitfire giggles before looking over at Soarin who was carrying an apple pie in. "A little bit of both." She says, clearing her throat. "Follow me, Dash."

It was time for another follow mission. Silver kept Dash next to Spitfire. "We didn't expect you to be here, Dash." She said. "But it is a good surprise as your presence will make our job easier." She continued. The two pass the entry hall, Twilight could be seen in the back greeting guests with Princess Celestia.

The two exit the castle and proceed to a secluded area. Spitfire looks all over, making sure they weren't followed. "Alright, here's what's going on." She began. "Since you brought in Lightning Dust, we were considering taking the pin to Celestia, but we needed a reason to be in Canterlot." She added.

"The gala happens once a year, so that was the ticket in." Dash says.

Spitfire taps her nose. "Exactly. And the Wonderbolts are always invited." She continued.

"But the princess is always too busy greeting guests." Dash adds, looking inside toward Celestia and Twilight. "Even with Twi at her side." She concludes.

"Right. Since you're friends with the Ponyville princess, you'll have a better chance in passing it off." Spitfire suggests, pulling out the pin from her uniform and passing it to Dash, who hides it in her dress.

With the conversation over, Spitfire returns to the ballroom to rejoin her fellow wonderbolts. Silver guides Dash to the line to greet Celestia. It would be a long and boring process, but Dash eventually makes her way to Celestia.

Dash shakes Twilight's hoof first. "Hello, Rainbow Dash." The sun princess greets. "Are you enjoying your evening?" She asks.

Dash nods. "So far so good, Your Majesty." She says, digging into her dress. "I have a gift for you." She continues, pulling out the pin.

Celestia's eyes widen and she darts her head around. "Where did you get this?" She asked, taking the artifact away from Dash.

And what seemed like convenient timing, Princess Luna enters the room and stands next to Celestia, Twilight and Dash. She sees the pin and her own eyes widened. She quickly calms though. "Dear sister, why don't you take a break and allow us to greet the guests." She suggests. Celestia agreed and the three leave the scene.

Celestia, Twilight and Dash enter a secluded area of the castle. "Thank you for returning the pin, Rainbow Dash." She says.

Dash nods. "No problem. It was in Wonderbolt possession. For how long though, I don't know. I do know that it was almost captured by one of our enemies." She responds.

Celestia nodded. "Then we must not let them get their hooves on it." She ordered.

Prince Blueblood wanders into the room. "There you are, auntie. I've been looking for you." He says, trotting up pretentiously to the three. Celestia facehoofs and shakes her head. "The guests are waiting for your speech, auntie." He continues.

"That right, I almost forgot. Thank you for reminding me." She says, letting out an annoyed groan.

She hands over the pin when Dash's Second Sight kicks in. It wasn't painful the second time, but the change wasn't comfortable either. She looks at Blueblood who was covered in a red aura. Her normal vision returns. "Princess, don't!" She yells, but it was too late. Blueblood already possesses the pin and was galloping away and Dash was flying to catch up.

"Catch Blueblood before he escapes the castle property." A popup reads. Silver was immediately on it. Being that Silver was chasing a Unicorn, this was going to be more problematic as Blueblood knew a short range teleportation spell.

The chase led them outside the castle. Silver took this opportunity to gain altitude. He activates Second Sight, spots Blueblood in a gold aura and resumes the chase. Dash was much faster in the open and he used it to his advantage. Blueblood would teleport from one side of the road to another, but Dash was gaining a lot of speed and suddenly broke the sound barrier, finishing the chase.

When Dash hits Blueblood, the two tumble, with Dash pinning him down at the end. Silver knew it was that time again as Dash had the blade resting against Blueblood's neck. The stallion seemed to be genuinely troubled. He was at the brink of tears.

"Give it up, Blueblood." She orders, pressing the blade against his throat.

"You can have it!" He responds, fishing for the pin. "The knowledge recorded on it..." he continues, pulling out the pin. "It's too much to bear."

Celestia, Luna and Twilight catch up to the two. Dash releases him. "Blueblood! What is the meaning of this?" Luna demanded.

"I was hired to obtain the pin." He says, kneeling before Luna. "Had I known what was on it, I never would've taken it. Forgive me, auntie." He finishes before getting hit in the back with magic. Death was instant.

The pin was being lifted off of Dash's hoof and it was brought to a blue Unicorn. "Is that a wizard hat and cape?" Silver commented on the mare's bizarre costume.

"Trixie!" Dash yells.

"That's 'The Great and POWERFUL Trixie' to you!" Dash, and by extension Silver, examine Trixie and she appears to be wearing something else.

Dash gasps. "The Alicorn Amulet!" She exclaimed. She was about to ask how she got it, but she looks down at Blueblood's corpse. "Naturally." She huffs under her breath before taking chase.

"Catch Trixie and reclaim the pin and the amulet." A popup read, but something strange occurs during the chase, Trixie somehow cloned herself. Silver activates Second Sight, but both Trixies were covered in a gold aura. Unsure of which one to go after, he picks one Trixie and focuses on catching her.

Silver catches up to this Trixie and tackles her. The two tumble and Dash already had the hidden blade planted firmly on her neck. When the dust settles, Dash notices that this Trixie was in fact a Canterlot citizen. She retracts the blade and helps the distraught Unicorn up. "Are you alright, ma'am?" Dash asks. The Unicorn screams and calls for guards.

A group of Pegasus guards arrive, but so does Princess Celestia. "Let her go." The princess demanded.

"But your majesty, she was going to kill this pony." The guard said.

Celestia shakes her head. "No. Rainbow Dash was tricked. Let her go." She explained. The guards didn't like it, but they obeyed her. "Find her, Rainbow Dash." The princess orders. Dash nods.