Where in Equestria is Carmen Sandiego?

by Quick Fix

Rating: everyone
Tags: Alternate Universe, Comedy, Adventure, Crossover
Length: 732

ACME Detective Agents, report! Carmen Sandiego has jumped dimensions to create a new wave of crimes! Its up to some new recruits to halt VILE in its tracks!

You wouldn't expect to wake up one day and see the Mayoral Office in Ponyville just gone, do you? Only powerful magic could explain such a phenomenon… or perhaps something more outlandish is at play. Suddenly, the Cutie Mark Crusaders receive invitations to become Gumshoes at ACME alongside many familiar faces around town. It's all to answer one question… Where in Equestria is Carmen Sandiego?

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-01-08 18:27:45 UTC

This is How it All Begins

Mayor Mare woke up from her morning slumber to the sight of her security surrounding her bed. At first, the thought of having her usual protection being so close to somepony so wonderful and good looking crossed her mind, leaving her flattered. Until rational thought kicked on.

"Whass going on?" She asked, groggily reaching for her glasses.

The officers gave each other looks, hoping one of them would make the move to explain themselves. Finally, a walnut colored pony removed his aviator glasses and searched for the right kind of words to not disturb the mayor. "Your... office is gone."

"Wh- My office?" Mayor Mare coughed in shock. "Was I voted out of there? Did I completely miss the election?!"

The pony shook his head. "Your position as Mayor is still valid. It's just the building-"

Mayor Mare, fully dressed and awake stared at the empty plot of land that used to have a building in its place. The security pony gave a sigh and nod to her completely dumbstruck reaction. "-its gone."

"-We tracked her to a test center that was working on experimental teleportation and ever since she's just... vanished."

Ditzy gave a nod to the screen she was looking at. "But you know that she's managed to land here. Explains a lot about what has happened today."

"ACME can't chase her into Equestria," the female voice on the screen continued. "But, and if you are willing to cooperate, we will allow access to ACME's database and technology so that you can wrangle her there and bring her here."

"Of course," Ditzy seriously noted. "Make your preperations, Chief, I will do mine on this end."

"Thank you for your services, Ditzy," the Chief acknowledged.

Ditzy gave a tilt of her head before righting it again, "Once an agent, right?"

"I knew you were special," Time Turner grunted after tightening a bolt on a gear. "Though I didn't expect it to be making something this complicated over inter-dimensional affairs."

Ditzy gave him a hug from behind and nuzzled her hard working husband. "I appreciate that you aren't calling me a little loopy like you have done in the beginning."

Giving a small roll of his eyes and giving a peck to Ditzy, Time Turner moved back to observe his work. "I'm just glad that I'm doing something a little more my speed."

Carmen Sandiego reveled in her theft and the reaction of the civilians as they all reacted in confusion. If taking a building was this easy, then it wouldn't be difficult to make this world her own. True, she didn't expect to see ponies flying, talking, or using magic, but considering how simple it was to just snatch an important building from the center of a town, how hard would it be to simply take more? Pondering her question, she began to think of making a new Villains' International League of Evil in this realm.

"I don't have any detectives breathing down my neck," she responded with cockiness, putting up her feet on the acquiesced desk that came with the building. "And if they did, who would stop me?"

A trio of fillies held a letter in their hooves, as they looked up at a makeshift sign saying 'ACME Detective Agency' that seemed hastily hung over the door of a house. The orange pegasus spoke up from the group.

"This doesn't look like a very... detective-like place," Scootaloo said with disappointment.

Applebloom tried to keep the spirits high as she reiterated some of the letter, "This is very short notice, so don't mind if the place doesn't seem right. Just remember to knock."

As Applebloom went to knock, Sweetie Belle took another look around the neighborhood. It was a rather quiet corner of Ponyville, nothing short of uninteresting. "I really hope this isn't something dangerous we're running into, like that haunted house we went in."

Scootaloo grimaced, remembering all of the unsettling things that happened during last Nightmare Night. Having taken a dare by Diamond Tiara, the trio were forced to try and stay the full night in a recently abandoned home (which they later learned was only because the family had moved out). "I just couldn't believe that Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon set up the place with stuff just to frighten us."

The door opened, revealing