The Mayor of Cloudsdale

The dinner could wait.

They searched blue pony threw a little note trough the small basement window.

No screw you this time, surprisingly. 'NOT YOU' it said instead.

"The only thing I saw from him was his blue coat. He was a Pegasus and his cutie mark was something with a star."

That was the description given by Flitter.

And now he had to go to town hall to ask for anypony who fitted that decription.

Rumble flew to the center of Ponyville.

It was nearly two weeks ago scince that stupid note and they never saw a pony like that again.

I'd like to have information about all the ponies fitting this description. I need it for a school project about genetics. Rumble repeated in his head. That's what he had to say from Cloudchaser and his brother.

Blossomforth wasn't sure if they believed him or not, but trying was always better then doing nothing.

"Hello. I'd like to have information about all blue pegasus stallions with a star-like cutie mark. It's for a school project about genetics."

That came out pretty easily actually, scince Rumble believed he couldn't lie.

"Are you from the school here in Ponyville?" the stallion behind the desk asked.

Rumble nodded and hoped he wasn't going to ask Cheerilee.

"Wait here please. I'll see what I can find." He stood up and searched the shelves behind him.

After a few minutes he came back and put three pictures on the table.

On the first was a pony matching Flitters description, except it was a female.

The second had a stallion with stars as cutie mark, but it wasn't a Pegasus.

The third was exactly what Flitter said, but he was too tall.

That night, Cloudchaser got everypony except Flitter to line up so Flitter could tell how tall he was.

The stallion she saw was a little bit taller then Blossomforth, but not as tall as his brother.

"These are all I could find." he said.

Rumble didn't knew what to say.

Or Flitter made a mistake, or this Ponyville didn't knew this stallion.

He thanked the pony in town hall and flew back to Cloudchasers house.

When Rumble walked to school he couldn't stop thinking about Cloudchaser's mail.

"Rumble?" Cheerilee said.

He got out of his daydream. How did he got in the classroom anyway's?

"Question 5C Rumble."

He read the question out loud and picked the answer appealing most without really reading it.

"No, thats not correct. Does anypony has something else?"

He heard some foals giggling.

"Where were you with your toughts Rumble?" Pip asked during break.

"Oh... Ehm, I don't know."

"I don't believe you, is that wrong?" Featherweight asked.

Yes! Yes it's wrong. One of my brothers friends is in trouble and I'm not allowed to talk about it.

The bell rang, luckily. Rumble didn't felt like answering more questions.

When they came in there was a mare standing next to Cheerilee.

Rumble couldn't keep his eyes off her.

A sand coloured body with wings, curled brown hair and a green crown-like thing on her head.

But what drew the most attention were her eyes, lime green and almost glowing, reflecting power and strength.

"Today we have another guest to tell about their high school. Instead of the director, the mayor of Cloudsdale flight school wanted to visit us personally. It's such an honor you have you here mayor. Please start."

The sand coloured mare smiled.

"Thank you miss. As your teacher just said I am the mayor of Cloudsdale and I came to tell you about flight school. It's Cloudsdale's best and only high school."

"It's always the best if It's the only one." somepony said.

"Yes, but flight school offers even more then just lessons. It's a boarding school, and if you graduate, you'll be guaranteed for a job in Cloudsdale. The only thing we request is being a Pegasus."

"Without wings, you can't even attend her school." Diamond Tiara said a little loud.

All earth ponies and unicorns nodded.

"That's why I'd love to promote flight school personally. There are so many schools and pegasi, as only tribe, can attend all. Flight school needs to stand out. Don't you think?"

Even her voice was amazing. Rumble flew back home while thinking of the mayor and what she said about flight school.

And he would swear the mayor asked him that last question.

"Now what? We have an invisible stallion leaving weird messages at your home." Thunderlane said.

Flitter shrugged. "But I didn't made a mistake. I really saw him."

Blossomforth gave everypony some cake. It was late in the evening and they were discussing the notes once again.

"Then what could it be? I went to Cloudsdales town hall and they don't know him either." Cloudchaser said while eating some cake.

"You can dye your coat. There are special boutiques for that." Blossomforth said "You go in and come out with different hair, coat and eyes."

"Can you really change your eye color?" Rumble said. It seemed really creepy to him.

"Yup. Coloured contact lenses." Blossomforth pointed at Rumble with the little fork they used to eat the cake.

"So he could be anone now?" Thunderlane said.

"We should really go to Cloudsdale police now. They could help us. We have proof enough this is serious and they got record of the first screw you." Rumble said.

Far away in his mind he tought it was like he got in one of his detective novels with him as main character.

And that tought was quite cool.

"Fine." Blossomforth said "Now Cloudchaser, tell us what to do next."

"Uhm... Blossomforth, you check every mane salon in Cloudsdale. Rumble, you go with me to the Cloudsdale police. Flitter and Thunderlane, you stay in Ponyville and check for suspicious things."

They all nodded.

"Let's put an end to this."

"What do you think of her?" Scootaloo asked.

"I think she's cool. She isn't the mayor for nothing." Rumble said.

"I think she's just an impstor." Apple Bloom said.

"Then what should we write about her?" Sweetie Belle asked.

Miss Cheerilee allowerd them to do this part in groups of four and Scootaloo then decided that the other two would be Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle.

"We should go to Ponyville's town hall and ask our mayor about her." Apple Bloom said.

"Shouldn't we go to Cloudsdale? Maybe we can interview herself? She did seem very intrested in us." Rumble said.

"But we aren't pegasi." Sweetie Belle pointed at Apple Bloom.

"We can each carry one of you." Rumble said.

They looked at eachother for a while, talking without words.

"No. We go to our Mayor. She's intrested too." Apple Bloom then decided.

Scootaloo lead the way on her scooter and the only thing Rumble could do was follow them.

After dinner, he would go to the Cloudsdale police with Cloudchaser.

"Hello. We have to do an intwerview with somepony who knows the Mayor of Cloudsdale. It's for school." Scootaloo said.

Rumble hoped the stallion behind the desk didn't recognize him.

"Do you want to interview somepony in particular?"

They shook their heads.

"I think you can interview the mayor. I'll ask if she has time for an interview."

Flitter and Thunderlane sat in Cloudchasers livng room.

"I just want this to stop." Flitter sighed.

"Me too. I wonder what they will come back with." Thunderlane got them some tea.

"This is just not funny anymore. What if they send them to her work too?" he asked.

Flitter shrugged. "How is your job going anyway's?"

"Good. I'ts quite fun with Blossomforth and Cloudchaser. Blossomforth might want to switch jobs."

"What are you talking about then when I'm not with you?" she asked.

Thunderlane was silent for a while.

"Now I'm even more curious." she said a little sarcastic.

"About work,"

Flitter had the look on her face saying 'aaand...'

"About Rumble."

Still that look.

"And... Cloudchasert tries to pair me with every mare she sees." Thunderlane blushed.

"Who?"

Thunderlane didn't want to tell that, but he knew it wasn't fair not to tell it.

"Blossomforth, the girl I caught at the Wonderbols academy, Derpy, Rainbow Dash. You..." He blushed even harder.

It was just too awkward.

Flitter gave him a little smile.

If he only knew why...

Why...

Everypony wanted to know why. Why somepony was sending those notes. Why smepony put 'NOT YOU' on the last one.

Why...

Then she gasped.

"Thunderlane, I think I got it. There's no time to lose."

She pushed him out of the chair.

"You got to go to the Cloudsdale police station and do something for me."

"But..." Thunderlane put the tea down.

"Listen." Flitter started talking.

Cloudchaser stood in the hallway of the Cloudsdale police.

Why the heck was she so nervous? There was nothing what went wrong.

Well, there was a weird guy leaving notes for her but besides that.

She couldn't think of anything.

Rumble stood next to her. She couldn't show him she was nervous.

Stupid legs. Stop shaking.

"Can I help you?' the mare behind the desk asked.

"Yes. We want to declare somepony broke my window and destoryed things in my house. And he's leaving notes."

"Did you ever report this to us before?"

"A friend of ours got the police to take some photos at my house. We didn't declare anything then, but I'd like to do it now anyways." Cloudchaser put the papers with SCREW YOU and NOT YOU on the desk.

"Where do you live?"

Cloudchaser told her adress.

The mare disappeared into a room full of boxes with reports.

When she came back she shook his head.

"There has never been a report from Ponyville. The last one was from about ten years ago."

Thunderlane flew trough Cloudsdale. He loved the city more then he should.

Flitters theory seemed plausible, but also impossible.

Why did she wanted to know of Cloudchaser? It was so awkward, he even kept it a secret from his brother.

Because she just wanted to know? Or because she was jealous?  But that meant Cloudchaser was serious about her.

And if Cloudchaser was, she would never force him to go out with Blossomforth. Because that's just mean.

Or maybe not.

He arrived at the police station where an angry Cloudchaser flew out, followed by Rumble.

"What happend to you two?" he asked.

"Well, those police ponies didn't repotred the first screw you of the wall. Now we can't declare anything."

"Shh! We can't let everypony know about screw you. Not now." Thunderlane said.

"It's getting dark. Maybe we should go home?" Rumble suggested.

"Yes we should. Now Cloudchaser, come with us." Thunderlane pushed her forward.

When they arrived at Thunderlanes house is was completely dark and Cloudchaser was still angry.

Rumble decided he'd better go to bed. This kind of situation could turn into a fight between Cloudchaser and his brother.

Rumble and Scootaloo were walking trough the forest.

"Where was that gap?" she asked.

"Around that corner."

"You know, I can't really remember why I actually felt down?"

"You held your scooter and it was too heavy to carry. Actually, I don't really know it either." he shook his head.

"I just can't belive I was dumb enough to look sideways the whole time." she kicked a rock.

"It wasn't your fault. I should have warned you." he said.

"At one point. I really tought you were dead."

"Really?" Scootaloo raised an eyebrow.

Rumble stared at his hooves. That was so stupid to say.

But here was no ground under his hooves. It was just air, and looking back, they were walking on it the whole time.

And he didn't felt his wings moving and Scootaloo's wings didn't move either.

Actually, Scootaloo wasn't even standing next to him anymore.

Rumble panicked and looked around.

"Scootaloo? Scootaloo!"

She laid on the ground with her head to that tree, just like the first day.

Rumble flew down and shook her shoulder.

"Say something please!"

He turned her around.

But her face was gone and on the place her eyes were supposed to be, were red letters.

"SCREW YOU"

Rumble screamed and woke up.

'It was just a dream. It was just a dream. It was just a dream.'

A scary one, but still.

He turned on the light. Two AM, his brother was asleep, so he wouldn't mind if Rumble read some pages.

Cloudchaser said you get sleepy from reading and hot chocolate. Now where was his book?

Ugh. He left it downstairs.

Rumble jumped out of his bed and flew down very silent.

In the living room the light was still on and he heard ponies talking.

"We're not going to tell Blossomforth."

"It's just us three."

"You can trust her."

"I don't doubt that. But we settled that long ago."

"Yes, but what if..."

"I told you so."

"But they believe you're..."

He opened the door and they stopped talking.

His brother, Cloudchaser and Flitter looked at him.

"Rumble? You're still awake?" Cloudchaser said.

He nodded.

"I had a bad dream."

Flitter stood up. "I'll get you something to drink."

Rumble got his book and went back upstairs.

When Flitter was in the living room again he sat down on the stairs and listened.

Whatever they were talking about, It wasn't supposed to be heard by him.