The Steve-Caper

After 3 hours of searching for Steve, Fluttershy stopped to the Ice cream Parlor with her friends. She ordered a strawberry Swirl in a cone with a cherry on the top. Twilight and Derpy shared a sundae as they sat under a shady table. Before even tasting her ice cream, Twilight put her hoof to her chin and hummed. Out of nowhere, she brought out a stack of photos.

         Derpy stared down at them, shuffling them and noticing that one was a criminal pony. She shuddered and thought for a minute.

"Who's that? Um, who are they?" Derpy asked tilting her head. Her eyes tried focusing on the pictures, but they would not work with her.  Twilight shook her head, her mane swishing side to side.

"These... are my suspects. I interviewed them an hour ago and these guys and girls are suspicious..." She said, narrowing her eyes. Fluttershy shrank back into her chair and looked up at the sun. They all sighed and then Derpy took out a notepad. She wrote down some things and dotted it, putting away the ink and feather. Curious, the other two sneaked a peak at the notes and then heard a hoof clopping noise behind them. An orange filly drinking a slushie stared up at them with big purple eyes.

"Scootaloo!" The trio yelled, smiling. Scootaloo slurped her drink and sat down casually.

"Sup." She said slurping again. Derpy gasped and was about to blurt out the whole situation. But she was interrupted by an orange hoof stuck in her mouth. Scootaloo gagged at the pony drool over her hoof, and she wiped off.

           She shook her head and a cloud drifted over her head. She stared at a black cloud and a shadow bolt hovering over it. Scootaloo spat out the drink and her heart went "RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!" but her body hesitated. The pegasus filly's eyes went white wit little purple specs in the center. Unsure what to do, she played dead. The shadow bolt started giggling, noticing that she was faking. It turned into a full laugh soon enough, then she pulled herself together and sighed, wiping sweat from her head.  Flying down, her mane was seen to be multi-colored, and Scootaloo jumped up grasping onto the mare.

"Rainbow Dash! Oh, it's so good to see you!" She said, bear hugging the pegasus.

"I would..... too, if.......I.....could..... Breathe..." Rainbow Dash said, between gasps of air. Scootaloo quickly let go and smiled sheepishly.

"Heehe... Sorry, Dash..." She said. She tilted her head and asked,"What are you doing here? It's not nightmare night, it's March 17th!" She said, her smile growing. Derpy snuck behind Dash, attempting to pinch her, but noticed some parts of her mane was green. Disappointed , she pinched Twilight.

"Ouch!" She yelped, pinching Derpy back. Scootaloo held a three-leaf clover in her teeth and trotted towards a nearby field.

      Hours passed, and it was almost night. After Scootaloo and Dash were invited to the team, Pinkie joined and said that after they found Steve, she would start a "Steve is back home and I don't know who he is" Party. She even stopped by her house and claimed to have a 'secret lair' in he basement where she had spy gear.

       After practicing and dressing for the steak out, they met each other at the Hay Burger. Pinkie Pie took out a pair of binoculars from nowhere and stared through them. She gave the signal for the others to come, which was a "chicken call", but to the ponies around the block thought it was a cat with a sore throat. Rainbow wore her shadow bolt outfit and Twilight had a royal guard helmet and chest-plate on. Fluttershy and Derpy went casual and they hid behind the restaurant dumpster.

             "Gah! It stinks in here! Couldn't you-" Rainbow said, interrupted.

"SHHHHH! WE HAVE TO BE REALLLLLLLY QUIET...." Pinkie Pie said, between a whisper and a yell. Rainbow rolled her eyes and took a walkie talkie from her saddle bag. She tested it and followed Twilight and Pinkie down the block to Donut Joe's , at the rear exit. Scootaloo, Derpy, and Fluttershy stayed behind the Hay Burger dumpster, with pins on their muzzles.

      Twilight lifted Pinkie on her back and Rainbow followed. Once they reached the roof of the donut store, they smirked. One of the photos has Joe on it and they were the first suspect. A buzz came behind them and the walkie talkie turned on. Rainbow turned her's on, too and listened.

"Hey... guy, we found our first...... suspect...I-It's Sky Wishes. S-She always comes here every....  Thursday night." Scootaloo said, her voice cracking from fear. Rainbow understood her nervousness so she spoke.

"It's okay, squirt. I understand how ya feel, in fact, I'm a little jittery myself," Rainbow said soothingly. She got a thanks from Scootaloo who turned off the speaker. Twilight's horn lit with it's aurora and a lazer shot from it, which cut a small hole in the roof. She waved a hoof to go in, and they hopped inside. Pinkie landed on all fours, while the rest fell head first on the floor, startling Joe. He jumped to his hooves, getting off the chair. Three other ponies were eating, not minding a single thing. Joe shined a flashlight since most lights were off. The three hid in a shadow, near the bathrooms. Rainbow counted down.

   Joe had a bad feeling, so he tried turning on the lights. With a strait face, Twilight quickly whispered," Power surge, ON," Rainbow flicked the lever on the control pad in her hoof, personally made by Twilight. Joe watched in horror as the lights flickered, then faded off.