Ghost Intelligence: Insect Investigation

Within the humble town of Ponyville, a big battle was being waged between six familiar-faced ponies and a beast known as a bug-bear. It had arrived to Ponyville seemingly out of nowhere and started causing collateral damage everywhere it went, even with the aforementioned group trying to stop it however they could. Brute force seemed to be doing nothing against the creature and magic delivered minimal damage at best. Even "the stare", a potent technique when dealing with dangerous animals, was useless against the large creature. The bear was currently atop Carousel Boutique as two of the ponies were holding it down while another was blasting it with stronger magic than before.

"This isn't working Twilight! We need to come up with a new strategy!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she and Fluttershy were thrown off the beast, providing it ample opportunity to escape.

Twilight put her hoof to her chin before her face lit up in realization. "I've got an idea. Fluttershy, I need you to gather all your predatory animals." Fluttershy nodded bravely before racing off to her cottage. "Applejack, Rainbow Dash, see if you can keep that bug-bear in one spot for as long as you can. I'll join you soon enough" The two ponies nodded before chasing after the creature. "Rarity, we need a net. As big as you can make it and be absolutely sure to use your strongest fabric." Rarity nodded dutifully before rushing into her shop to get started. "Pinkie Pie, we're going to need bait. Lots of it." Pinkie grew a sadistic grin on her face before disappearing into the distance. Twilight then raced off to join Applejack and Rainbow Dash.

Inside Carousel Boutique, Rarity frantically sifted through her materials, looking for what she needed. "Oh dear, let's see. (frantic mumbling) Ah! Found it!" She cheered as she pulled out a large roll of Dragon Leather, a rare fabric made from the fallen scales of various species of dragons. Because of this, it is almost impossible to ruin it. She had been saving it for an outfit for the next Grand Galloping Gala, but she knew full well that this situation was much more pressing as she quickly set to work.

Meanwhile, Fluttershy had reached her cottage and told her predatory animals of the situation and upon hearing of it, they were more than willing to lend her their support however they could.

At Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie was working hard and fast to bake as many sweet treats as she could. Currently, she had cupcakes, cakes, cookies, muffins, and various other baked goods lining the walls of the kitchen. As soon as she felt she had enough, she packaged them all and stuffed them all inside her mane and tail before racing out the door to join her friends.

In a clearing outside of town, Twilight, Rainbow, and AJ were were doing everything they could to keep the bug-bear from getting too far away. Rainbow flew through the air, blocking the creature's path whenever it tried to fly away. Twilight used her magic to lift AJ into the air so she could strike it from multiple directions using her physical strength while also hitting it with her own magic whenever an opportunity presented itself. They managed to keep up this technique for a while, but they were quickly losing ground as all three of them were becoming very tired very quickly. "Faust-damn it, where in Tartarus are the others?! They should have been here by now!" Rainbow exclaimed with clear exhaustion in her voice.

"Just calm down Rainbow, they'll be here soon." Twilight tried to speak confidently, but even she couldn't hide how tiring it was becoming to not only lift another pony into the air, but also firing her own magical blasts. Applejack wanted to say her part, but she was too tired from hitting the bug bear as hard as she could for as long as she was.

It was then that the ponies and the bug-bear smelled something rather sweet coming from beyond the hill. Upon smelling it, the bug bear raced towards it like a child would a brand-new toy. Once the bug-bear flew over the hill, it saw several baked goods sitting atop a plate in the middle of the ground. It then raced towards it, intent on devouring the entire smorgasbord in one fell swoop.

Suddenly, as it was about to take a bit out of one of the cakes, an eagle came swooping down and used its talons to strike the bug-bears face. The bear tried to fight back, but the eagle was too nimble and quick-minded. Then a falcon came and struck the bug-bears torso, causing it to descend due to the sudden pain. Two normal bears then appeared from over the hill and grabbed the legs of the bug-bear before biting into them with all their might. Soon, the fearsome bug-bear became much too weak to remain airborne and fell to the ground with a thud. It was then covered completely by a huge purple net, causing it to become completely restricted.

The mane six emerged with smiles on their faces as they watched the bug-bear struggle from within the net. Twilight then turned to address the group. "Nice job girls. You all did wonderfully." She then lit up her horn and teleported both the net and the bug-bear back to Tartarus. "Come on, we'd better get to Town Hall. We don't want to be late for the wedding."

The girls raced towards Town hall with all they had left. Unfortunately, as they neared the door, it suddenly slammed shut, leaving them all locked out and forcing them to watch through the window. They were unable to make out what was being said, but they could definitely feel the emotion in the room. Especially when the "flowers" that somepony had brought suddenly turned into fireworks. Twilight then turned towards the town and spoke to the girls once again. "You know something girls? We are so lucky to live in this town. I love you all." The others then came closer as Twilight pulled them all into a tight hug.

Rainbow suddenly yelled out in pain. "Ow! That's where the bug-bear bit me!"

"Sorry."