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"Okay, the first part is easy. I need to get back into the Asylum and tell Pinkie what's going on, and I can just tell the Warden that as Princess, I'm personally checking on the prisoners. While I'm doing that, you need to find other ponies to help in the plan, specifically with experience in demolition and taking down security. They'll be vital when we put the plan into action," Twilight said, scanning the blueprints of the Asylum in the map room with Moondancer.

"Got it. What's the plan for when you get Pinkie out?" Moondancer asked.

"We'd need a place to stay. Do you mind if we..?"

"Say no more, Twi. You and Pinkie can stay as long as you want." Moondancer said.

Twilight smiled, placing an appreciative forehoof on Moondancer. "You can't imagine how grateful I am to you for this, Moonie," she said.

"Just a question. What happens if your other friends catch wind of this?" Moondancer asked, adjusting her glasses. Twilight grimaced. She hadn't thought of that. Her friends had taken an interest in monitoring Pinkie's activity in the Asylum, and taking note of how much Twilight visited lately.

"TWILIGHT! YA HERE SUGARCUBE?!"

"TWILIGHT?! DARLING, WHERE ARE YOU?!"

"YO, TWILIGHT?! YOU HERE?!"

Twilight gasped, her eyes going wide with surprise. "Oh no! Moondancer, hide and take the blueprints with you!" she said. The unicorn nodded, levitating the blueprints and teleporting away. Twilight could hear the hooves of her friends approaching, so taking a few deep breaths and fixing the standing strands in her mane, she sat on her throne at the map table as the door opened and her remaining friends walked in. Applejack and Rarity were side by side as usual, Rainbow Dash was taking up the front and Fluttershy was picking up the rear.

"Hey Twi, good to see ya," Applejack said, nuzzling Rarity before heading for her throne.

"Been a while since we've talked, Twi. You've spent so much time either at Canterlot or in that nuthouse, we've got A LOT to catch up on," Rainbow Dash said, sitting at her throne. Twilight smiled small, but internally grimaced hearing Rainbow talk about the Asylum.

"Oh yes. Tell us, Twilight, has there been any change with...our former friend?" Rarity asked, taking her throne.

"Not much to tell really. Pinkamena has said she shows no remorse for what she did, because the results of her actions have been too rewarding," Twilight said.

"The results? You mean her in a cage?" Fluttershy asked, now at her throne.

"Well, I don't think she meant THOSE results. There have been some OTHER results that have come from Pinkamena's actions, but...they're too personal to talk about," Twilight said, turning her gaze from her friends.

"Ookay. Do you think you know why Princess Celestia pulled the Wonderbolts out of the War? We can make a difference if she'd let us help," Rainbow said. Twilight gasped. She hadn't known this, but in light of recent events, she wasn't surprised that Celestia kept that from her.

"Sorry, Rainbow Dash, but I don't have any answers for you on that. If you'd like, I can talk about it with Princess Celestia for you," she said. The rainbow maned pegasus nodded in approval.

"Has anypony heard about the break-in that happened? They tried robbing Octavia and Vinyl, but somepony or someTHING stopped them," Rarity said. Twilight's eyes widened.

"Yeah, I heard about that. Weren't they babblin' some kinda nonsense before they were processed?" Applejack asked.

"Yeah, I heard they were saying something about a 'giant bat'," Rainbow Dash said. All heads turned to Fluttershy, who whimpered.

"Why is everypony looking at me?" she asked.

"Darling, you do remember the 'Flutterbat' incident, don't you?" Rarity asked.

"You don't think that this 'bat' is me, do you? We got rid of the vampire fruit bat part of me, you can't possibly think it's me?!" Fluttershy asked, her tone becoming sharp. It came as a bit of a shock to her friends, it'd been a while since the yellow pegasus had talked to them with that tone.

"Easy, Flutters. We're not accusing you, we're just wondering," Rainbow Dash said, holding her hooves up in peace.

"Define 'giant bat'. Did they give any description of it?" Twilight asked.

"They said it was about a few hooves taller than them, and they were stallions, and that it was clad all in black, to the point where they couldn't tell if they were a unicorn, pegasus or earth pony," Rarity said. Twilight sighed, leaning back a bit in her throne. This was gonna complicate things. She NEEDED the others to leave so she and Moondancer could finalize the plan. Almost as if by fate, Spike came running in, a look of shock on his face.

"Spike? What's wrong?" the Princess of Friendship asked.

"Pinkamena! She's escaped!" the little dragon said, breathing hard. Twilight gasped. What was Pinkie doing?

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Author's Note

Next chapter is Twilight and Pinkie's 'Mad Love' coming to fruition. Also, yes, I have chosen a Batmare as you can see. Not revealing who the mare under the cowl is, I will tell you this. It's NONE of the Mane Six. That's the most that you're getting. Stay tuned guys.