Mad Love: A Story of Pinkamena and Twilight Snapple

by AuthorQuill

Rating: mature
Tags: Violence, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Drama, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Romance, Sex
Length: 25014

A descent into madness, or a love story that transcends? You make the call!

What started as simple observations of a patient descended into a slippery slope of madness for Twilight Sparkle. But, is it truly manipulation or is it simply something awakening within Twilight that she's long tried to keep hidden? Either way, Pinkamena sees an opportunity, and whatever her motives are, whether or not she loves Twilight, one thing is for sure. Equestria is about to get a whole lot more..insane.

Published 2018-03-10 05:50:07 UTC
Last updated 2018-08-25 01:30:24 UTC

Secrets of the Princess

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Trotting at a steady pace, Twilight left the train station at Canterlot, to head for Canterlot Castle. Princess Celestia was awaiting Twilight's notes on her first session with Pinkamena, and Twilight wasn't about to disappoint her old mentor. As she continued on the path to Canterlot Castle, a few thoughts went through Twilight's mind.

I'm still thinking about the talk Pinkamena and I had. She's definitely insane, but also exceedingly intelligent. Even more so than Pinkie was, or at least pretended to be. After all, she did have her secret party cave, and had everypony in Equestria listed and documented, their traits, likes and dislikes, when their birthday's or special occasions were, everything!
Yet, for anything other than parties, she always seemed either naive or clueless. Now, however, Pinkamena seems unbelievably intelligent. I should talk about that with Princess Celestia. See what her thoughts are.

Heading across the drawbridge, Twilight was met at the gate by Princess Luna.

"Good afternoon, Princess Twilight. My sister has eagerly been awaiting your report on Pinkamena. What were your general findings?" she asked.

"She's clinically insane, no doubt about it, and yet she's...intelligent. Strangely more intelligent than Pinkie ever was, almost..philosophical in her intelligence. I'll be honest, it scared me a bit," Twilight said.

"Yes, I was given that impression as well. As you know, I watch over the realm of dreams, and my sister specifically tasked me with watching Pinkamena's dreams. You are correct, Twilight. She IS clinically insane, but at the same time, she is immensely intelligent. I witnessed one dream where peace was brought to the Dragon Lands, though the method of which that peace was attained was a bit...unorthodox," the Princess of the Night said. Twilight's eyes widened. Luna had witnessed Pinkamena's dream about the Dragon's. She could tell her what Princess Celestia did at the end.

"Princess, did you witness the ENTIRE dream? Even the end?" Twilight asked. Luna stiffened a bit, turning her gaze away from Twilight.

"Twilight, clearly Pinkamena told you of the dream, but did not disclose the ending. I beg of you, do not mention it to my sister. Simply give her the report and wait for her answer. I will get her to give you another session, but do not mention Pinkamena's dream to her, Twilight," she said. Luna's response shocked Twilight a bit. Why was she so concerned with Celestia not knowing? The answer to that could wait, Twilight had to get the report to Celestia.

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Twilight headed down the hall of Canterlot Castle to the throne room, where Princess Celestia waited. The large doors opened for the Alicorn as she saw her former mentor staring at one of the stain glass windows that adorned the wall.

"Um, Princess Celestia?" Twilight asked, wanting her mentor's attention. The white Alicorn turned around, smiling at Twilight.

"Ah. Twilight Sparkle, my student. You have returned from White Tail Asylum I assume with the report from your session?" she asked.

"Yes, Princess," Twilight said, levitating the pages to Princess Celestia. The monarch took them, her eyes skimming the pages.

"Hmm. Well done, Twilight. Are you interested in another session with Pinkamena?" she asked.

The Princess of Friendship nodded. "If that's alright, Princess. I think I could get more out of her."

"Then you have my permission, Twilight. I'll arrange it with the director of the Asylum," Princess Celestia said. Twilight smiled, bowing in thanks to her former mentor and turned to leave.

"Before you go, Twilight, this dream that Pinkamena had. Did she tell you what the conclusion of it was?" the Princess of the Sun called. Twilight stopped cold. Princess Luna had told her not to speak of it, but Princess Celestia had directly asked her.

"N-No, she didn't, Princess. She actually said to ask you what you'd do," she said.

"Well, what do you think I'd do, Twilight?" Princess Celestia asked. Twilight smiled.

"Well, obviously you'd accept their offer right, Princess? I mean, if THEY offered peace, you'd accept it right?" she asked. Princess Celestia nodded, smiling.

"Why, of course, Twilight. Any who wish to extend a hoof or claw in friendship to us will gladly be accepted. Now, you should return to your castle, my little pony, and get a good night's rest. You've had a long day. I'll set your next session for a week from now," she said. Twilight nodded, turning to leave as Princess Luna entered. She nodded in goodbye to the Princess of the Night, then left the throne room.

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If there was one pony Pinkamena did not expect to see outside her cell, it was Princess Luna. Granted, the pink pony didn't expect ANYONE outside of her cell these days, but the Night Princess was certainly not expected. A bored expression plastered on her face, Pinkamena stretched and got off her bed, approaching the plexiglass that Luna was on the other side of.

"Princess. To what do I owe the pleasure?" she asked, smirking sarcastically. Princess Luna's expression was unamused, taking a seated position in front of Pinakmena's cell.

"What did you tell Twilight during your session?"

"Nothing that didn't answer Celestia's pre-written questions. Why?"

"Sister has been..agitated as of late. The crimes you committed made her begin to reevaluate her ruling style, even begin to wonder if the Elements of Harmony are flawed. I had originally volunteered to talk with you, but she felt that Twilight would be a better candidate, given your friendship," Princess Luna said.

"I'm flattered," Pinkamena replied, flashing an insincere grin at the Princess of the Moon.

"It's no laughing matter, Pinkamena. Twilight has been given another session with you a week from now. Along with the questions from Celestia, I will add a few questions of my own, and Twilight will be REQUIRED to have you answer them. They will be a priority, do I make myself clear?"

"Crystal, Princess. Is there anything else I can help you with?" the former party-planner asked, clearly enjoying this conversation. The mere notion that Celestia was questioning things tickled her to no end. The gears began to turn in the pink mare's head. The end of the last session told her that she'd gotten to Twilight, perhaps not fully, but she'd gotten to her. Before that, she never would have thought that Twilight would be of any use, but now? Now, the lavender Alicorn DEFINITELY had a purpose for Pinkamena.

"Just remember what I've said, Pinkamena, or the next visitor you receive may be Celestia," Princess Luna said, getting up and teleporting out of the Asylum. Pinkamena grinned, laying back down on her cot. She had a week to prepare for the 'questions' that Luna and Celestia would make Twilight ask, and she'd definitely make use of that time. She also was going to prepare to deepen her grip on Twilight. Clicking her hooves together, the light's turned off, as Pinkamena closed her eyes to fall asleep. She needed her strength to prepare for her next session.

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Luna returned to Canterlot to the sound of her Sister's anger. The Princess of the Night frowned. Celestia losing her temper was becoming far more frequent.

"Did I not give you a direct order to keep to the sidelines, Spitfire?! When I give you a direct order, you follow it! Leave the Griffin's and Dragon's to their own affairs!"

"Princess, the Wonderbolts and I can make a difference in this war! We can make sure that there are fewer casualties than projected! Why don't you want us to help?!" Spitfire asked, clearly exasperated by Celestia's actions. The Princess of the Sun turned her gaze to the Wonderbolts leader, her pupils seeming to burn with the heat of it.

"I will not have my command questioned, Spitfire. The actions I make in this war will serve as an example to the rest of Equestria. If you cannot follow my commands, I will find somepony else to lead the Wonderbolts. Do I make myself clear?" Celestia asked, her tone even. The air seeming to get even colder in the throne room, Spitfire backed up a bit, terrified of Celestia's evident anger.

"I...I apologize, Princess. I shouldn't question your orders. I'll tell the rest of the Wonderbolts to pull out," she said, bowing to the Solar Monarch and turning to leave. When the door to the throne room closed, Luna cleared her throat.

"Sister, if you keep this up, soon we won't have a military force to protect us," she said. Celestia grumbled, getting off her throne and approaching her sister.

"You know I try to be as kind as I can, Luna, but something that could threaten the safety of Equestria must be dealt with accordingly." Luna nodded, sighing. Her Sister had been getting a lot more serious about dealing with infractions to Equestria's 'Safety', such as when she went on a tirade against the Royal Guards for sleeping on duty, citing that without constant vigilance, Canterlot and Equestria would be in grave danger. However, the punishment was worse than the crime. Celestia had sentenced the accused guards to being flogged in the dungeons.

"I understand that, Sister, but why condemn the Dragon's and Griffin's before any offer of peace is made?"

"Even the smallest peace can be broken, Luna. The Dragon's and the Griffin's have long been confrontational to us, it would not take much for them to break a peace that they establish with us. No, I am afraid the Dragon's and the Griffin's are a lost cause. Now, to more pressing matters. Pinkamena, what do you think should be done?"

"Should we not wait to see if Twilight can get more out of her? Perhaps it could yield the answers you seek," Luna said.

"You may be right, Luna. But, we should keep her on high surveillance. If what Twilight's report said is true, Pinkamena will be even more dangerous now. I must confess, I've always been cautious of Pinkie Pie. Ever since Twilight met her, I've known about the power she holds. At first, she merely thought of it as another facet of her 'Pinkie Sense', simply an addition to the effects from the Sonic Rainboom, but something told me that the horseshoe was going to drop. That at some point, Pinkie would just as easily become an enemy. But, I never imagined it would have happened like it did," Celestia said.

"With the urgency in which you had White Tail Asylum built, it's obvious you wanted it dealt with as quickly as possible, but recently you have been contemplating the subject of execution. Why not simply have that be the first solution?"

"If I executed one of the Elements of Harmony, the pony's of Equestria would question my ability to rule. If they saw one of their saviors executed at the guillotine, there would then be questions about the other Elements, and then there would be questions of if the Elements still work, and THEN there'd be questions on why I'd kept using them so long! No, I need to deal with Pinkamena delicately. We will see what answers Twilight brings back from her next session." Luna nodded, but something in the back of her mind telling her that things were about to go from bad to worse.

Author's Note

Next chapter is Patient Observation 2, more of Pinkie and Twilight and some deep feelings that will surface between the two. May have an appearance from the other members of the Mane Six, but mostly it will be about Pinkie and Twilight, essentially the beginning of their 'Mad Love'. Stay tuned guys.

Patient Observation : 2

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"Friday, August 22. Princess Twilight Sparkle overseeing patient 1212078. Pinkamena Diane Pie, a.k.a Pinkamena, a.k.a Pinkie. Good morning, Pinkie." Those opening lines were a lot easier for Twilight this time. The entire environment in the room was a lot better than last time. Pinkamena wasn't in a straitjacket, merely cuffs on all four of her hooves, and the muzzle was gone. She was wearing a normal t-shirt and orange pants, and it even seemed like her mane was washed, giving it that magenta color Twilight remembered. The big thing was her eyes. The blue orbs sparkled in front of the Alicorn princess, bringing back memories of nights the two would spend with their other friends, laughing and joking. Twilight smiled at that thought. Those were better times.

"It's Pinkie again? What happened to 'Miss Pie'?" The pink mare asked, a brow raising. Twilight smiled, brushing a strand of her mane back with a hoof.

"Well, after what you said, I decided you were right. We've been friends for so long, there's no reason I shouldn't keep calling you Pinkie," Twilight said, taking off her crown and necklace and setting them on the floor. "Even though I need to ask you these questions, I'd rather do it looking how you remember me. Looking like your friend. You do remember that, right?" Pinkamena's eyes widened. Of course she remembered how Twilight looked. She could never forget. Even during their first session, Pinkamena still marveled at her former friend's beauty.

Pinkie knew right from the beginning how she felt about Twilight, the minute she saw her trot into Ponyville overseeing the Summer Sun Celebration. The gasp Pinkie had uttered was played off as Twilight simply being a new face, but in reality, it was Pinkie's shock at how beautiful the lavender unicorn was. Since then, Pinkie had pined from afar. That was a safer option than risking her friendship with Twilight. Then, the ascension happened, and that was when it all started to fall apart. Twilight's ascension brought more unseen problems for the pink pony than she admitted. Her friends didn't need to know, it was her problem. Mostly with her family. They were an old fashioned sort, being rock farmers, but they did get major news, and they'd heard about Twilight's ascension. While her parents had no problem with Celestia and Luna, the Solar and Lunar Monarchs were ruling when her parents were young, they did have a problem with Twilight now being a Princess, and Princess of Friendship no less. Pinkie had gotten many a strong worded, angry letter from her father about that. Those letters began the break in her mind, with her parents constantly pressuring her to return to the rock farm, stating That upstart unicorn friend of yours has taken a position that she gained through an accident. What would she need you and the others for now that she's princess?

Those words always rubbed Pinkie wrong, with her parents insinuating that Twilight was still too green to be Princess or even worse, that she employed 'unsavory means' to make Celestia ascend her. Of course, the events that led her to the asylum made her think differently in a few of those spots. But, the one thing she never thought differently about was how she felt about Twilight. Even locked up in the asylum, Pinkie still cared for the Alicorn, albeit in a rather twisted way. She cared for Twilight's safety and true self. Her time in the asylum had made her realize that Celestia didn't care about anyone but herself, if she would so casually just lock up one of the Elements of Harmony instead of putting her on trial and discovering the root of her crimes. But no, no trial and while White Tail Asylum was being built, Pinkie was kept in an isolated cell in Canterlot, denyed of friends and loved ones.

It was in that cell that one thing went through Pinkie's mind, and that was that Twilight's time was limited. Soon, Celestia would see Twilight as a threat to her rule, there was no doubt. It had already happened once, with Luna. Yes, she was Nightmare Moon at the time, but that wasn't the reason Celestia banished her to the moon, no matter how much Celestia said it was. No, the reason was that Luna was a threat to her rule. The reason was because she knew, as Nightmare Moon, Luna would be a better ruler than her, and Celestia couldn't have that. So, she used the Elements of Harmony selfishly. She banished her sister. That's why she taught Twilight so hard, Celestia could NEVER use the Elements again, after banishing Luna. But, Celestia never intended for Twilight to ascend to Princess, to become an alicorn. She'd always had the notion that Twilight would stay as her student, and as one of the bearers of the Elements. But, then Twilight ascended, Twilight became Princess, and that meant that she was now a CREDIBLE THREAT to Celestia's rule. Which is why Celestia revealed the Friendship Map, in an effort to get Twilight to be focused on Friendship Lessons. What she wasn't prepared for, was how much MORE popularity Twilight would gain from other ponies. So much popularity, that in smaller circles, many ponies were discussing Twilight succeeding Celestia. That is something Celestia WOULD NOT tolerate.

These thoughts running through Pinkie's mind, she nodded in response to Twilight's question. "Yeah. Of course I remember how you looked. I remember how we were friends. I never really forgot," Pinkie said. Twilight smiled, sliding the clipboard in front of her, and levitating the quill with her magic.

"So, how did you sleep?" Twilight asked.

"Pretty well," Pinkie said, placing her front hooves on top of the table. "I've gotten better at sleeping on a VERY hard cot with no blanket." Twilight wrote that down, with a look of disapproval on her face.

"Define 'hard'. Like, there's no softness at all, or not enough?" she asked.

"It's like sleeping on a stone slab."

Twilight gasped, her quill almost stopping hearing that. She knew that the Asylum had some problems, but that was unexpected. "Every night, when I lay down to sleep, I think that maybe the cot will give and I'll get a good night's sleep, but every night it's the same. Pure stiffness. But, again, I've gotten better at sleeping on it," Pinkie said. Twilight couldn't believe what she was hearing. Pinkie had spent all this time here, and she wasn't even sleeping on a proper bed? No wonder she was all trussed up the first session.

"Pinkie, I am so sorry. I-If you want, I could get you a better bed," Twilight said. Pinkie shook her head. The last thing she needed was Twilight expressing concern for her in front of Celestia.

"Don't worry about it, Twilight. I'm fine," she said. Twilight sighed, but wrote it down.

"Did you have any dreams last night?" she asked. Pinkie nodded.

"I did. It was..different this time. I found myself in a bright, white void. I wasn't shackled or anything, but for some reason, I couldn't move. I was stuck in place, stuck in that bright void, and it started to become even brighter, so bright it began to burn my eyes. Just when it seemed like it'd burn my eyes out, this...magenta light seemed to chase the brightness away and protected me. Soon, the bright white disappeared and I was bathed in the magenta light. Then I woke up," she said. Twilight stopped writing halfway. This dream was even more baffling than her first one, and even seemed to reawaken butterflies that Twilight had thought were banished long ago.

Twilight would never admit it to anypony, but she always felt something special for Pinkie Pie. She wasn't sure when it started. It may have been when she'd learned about Pinkie's 'Pinkie Sense'. When Twilight had discovered this strange aspect to her friend, it had made her see Pinkie in a new light. Where she first saw her friend as simply a silly party planner, after the 'Pinkie Sense' situation, Twilight could see layers to her friend. Soon, those layers grew to reveal the intricate, beautiful painting that was Pinkie Pie, and Twilight began to fall for her. But, there was no way she could admit that, especially not when she became Princess of Friendship. So, she was resigned to pining from afar. It's why she seemed so interested in Flash Sentry at Canterlot High, she needed something to get her mind off of Pinkie. But, then Pinkie's crime happened, and everything became about the pink pony. Under orders by Princess Celestia, Twilight had to look into the details of her friend's crime, becoming once again consumed by the feelings for her friend.

Needless to say, hearing about Pinkie's new dream brought those feelings back with a vengeance. "W-What do you think the dream could mean," Twilight asked, trying to keep her shaking voice level.

"Not sure. I'm not Princess Luna. Speaking of which, what were the questions she wanted to ask?" Pinkie asked.

"How'd you know that Luna had questions?"

"She came to my cell last week and told me."
Twilight didn't know this. Granted, Princess Luna had no reason to disclose everything she did to Twilight, but she would have at least liked SOME notice.

"Well, one of her questions was..do you feel remorse?"

"Do I feel remorse for my actions? That's her question? Well, to answer it, no. I don't. The results have worked too well for me to feel ANY sort of remorse. I'd do it again if it would result in Celestia questioning things and the other ponies beginning to expand their minds. Which leads me to you, Twilight. After our last session, did you..experience anything? Any thoughts that you can't quite comprehend? Any questions that you can't find the answers to?" the pink mare asked, intrigued by the look of incredulity on Twilight's face.

"Well, a few, yes. For one, I've been more...curious about this 'real world' you talked about. I want to learn more, I really do, but there's just no place I can get information on it," Twilight said. Pinkie glowered.

"There is a place, Twilight. The Restricted Section of the Canterlot Library," she said.

"Pinkie, there is no Restricted Section. Princess Celestia would have told me," the lavender Alicorn said.

"There are some things that not even CELESTIA would disclose to you, Twi. Trust me, there IS a Restricted Section. Look for the eclipse and you'll find it, and in the Restricted Section, you'll find EVERYTHING! Celestia knows more about the real world than she lets on," she said. The door to the interview room opened, and the orderlies entered.

"Princess, we need to take her back to her cell," they said. Twilight was about to nod, when she noticed Pinkie's face. Clearly, her friend had something else she wanted to get out.

"Could I just have one more minute?" she asked. The orderlies sighed, but nodded, closing the door. Pinkie sighed.

"Thanks, Twi," she said, before launching herself at the Princess. Twilight let out a yelp, before feeling Pinkie's lips crash against hers. The kiss was frantic and ravenous, with slight moans from Twilight and growling from Pinkie. Ending with a bite to Twilight's bottom lip, Pinkie pulled back.

"Sorry. I've been holding that in since we started today," she said. Twilight said nothing, as the orderlies came back in and pulled Pinkie off of Twilight. Strapping the pink mare back onto a gurney, Pinkie turned her eyes back to Twilight once more. "Remember what I said, Twi. Look for the eclipse in the Library, and you'll find the Restricted Section." Then, the orderlies wheeled her out. Twilight sat in silence in the interview room, lifting a hoof up to her lips. Pinkie's taste still lingered there. A mix of bubble gum and cotton candy, just as Twilight always thought. Gathering up her clipboard and quill, and putting her crown and necklace back on, Twilight exited the interview room and headed for the door of the asylum, with a smile on her face and a dreamy look in her eyes.

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Author's Note

Ah! The beginnings of Mad Love. Next chapter will be seeing some cameo's from the other girls, and then Twilight heading to Canterlot Library. Yes, 'Forgotten Friendship' did influence that 'Restricted Section' plot point, but it'll be a bit different here than it was there. Stay tuned!

Discoveries

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It had been a few days since her last session with Pinkie, and after already getting the okay from Princess Celestia for another one, Twilight headed right for Cantertlot Library. Pinkie's advice was still going through her mind.

Look to the eclipse and the Restricted Section will appear

Eclipse? How would an eclipse outdoors show where the Restricted Section is? Twilight kept contemplating that thought as she entered the Canterlot Library, and immediately set about looking through the shelves of books.

Blueprints of Equestrian Buildings, Solar and Lunar Maps, and complete history of Lunar patterns in Equestrian Architecture. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Nothing that pertained to the Library and an eclipse together.

"GRAHH! This is so frustrating! What did she mean, look for an eclipse? There is no eclipse pertaining to the library!"

"You're looking for an eclipse, Twilight?" a voice asked. Twilight turned to the source and found her friend Moondancer. The pony was levitating a book next to her head, and her glasses were situated on her snout. The alicorn Princess smiled.

"Hey Moondancer. I'm trying to solve a riddle that a...friend gave to me," Twilight said.

"Okay, what exactly was the riddle?" Moondancer asked.

"Look to the eclipse, and you'll find the Restricted Section. But, I've found nothing about an eclipse connecting to the library," Twilight replied. The unicorn looked over the books her princess friend had been reading and chuckled.

"Twilight, you do realize there are books that have CELESTIA and LUNA's cutie marks on them right? SUN and MOON? Eclipse?!" Her eyes widening, Twilight sighed, laying her head on the desk she was sitting at.

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"I'd like it on the record that I was prepared to check the other sections of the Library," Twilight said.

"Of course you were, Twi," Moondancer said, chuckling, as she and Twilight made it to the specific section. The orange book with Celestia's cutie mark on the spine and the dark blue book with Luna's cutie mark on the spine came into view. Flaring up her magic, Twilight pulled both forward, watching in awe as the shelf pushed to the side to reveal a set of stone stairs leading down a stone hallway with torches lining the wall which, in turn, led to a set of double doors containing a hidden cavern room. Decrepit shelves, and cobwebs littered the lonely room, made up of two levels with a balcony going around. There was a fireplace off on the far side, and the shelves were all situated literally IN the cavernous room but the shelves were filled with piles upon piles of old, worn books and even some scrolls.

"The Restricted Section!" Twilight and Moondancer said, in awe of what they'd just seen.

"OH WOW, TWILIGHT! Can you believe this? That this section was right here all the time, and we NEVER knew!" Moondancer said, giddily. Twilight, on the other hand, was livid.

"No. I can't believe this! How could Princess Celestia keep something like THIS from me? Her prized pupil?!" she snapped, her nostrils fuming.

"Twilight, calm down. It's not THAT bad," Moondancer said, placing a hoof on Twilight's foreleg.

"You're right. You're right. Listen, can you try and help me find some scrolls or manuscripts that look like they came from Celestia?" she asked. Moondancer nodded, delving deeper into the room. Twilight took the right wall and Moondancer took the left. It wasn't clear how long the two mares spent in that room, combing through dusty tomes and old scrolls, but they finally found what they were looking for.

"I...I can't believe it! She was right! CELESTIA KNEW EVERYTHING AND KEPT IT FROM ME!" Twilight yelled, her teeth grit in anger. It was all there. Information on the real world, how Celestia found out, WHEN she'd found out, and even how she had been keeping tabs on Pinkie to see what she knew about it!

"Whoa! Twilight, what do you mean? Who was right? What did Celestia keep from you?" Moondancer asked, genuinely concerned for her friend.

"It's a long story, Moondancer," Twilight said, still fuming with rage.

"I've got time," the unicorn said, a small, concerned smile on her face. Twilight took a deep breath, and put down the scroll.

"It all started when ponies began disappearing at Sugar Cube Corner."

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"That's why I needed to find the Restricted Section, to see if there was any truth behind what she was saying, and as you can see, there was," Twilight said, finishing the recount after some time had passed. Silence reigned for a few minutes, until Moondancer snapped.

"That..THAT BITCH!"

"MOONDANCER!" Twilight gasped.

"I'm sorry, Twilight, but it's true. If Celestia hadn't kept this information from you or ANYPONY else, none of those ponies would be dead right now! Really, it's CELESTIA'S fault those ponies are dead, not Pinkie's! Had any of this information about the real world had been known, then none of those crimes would have happened. The blood of those pony's are on CELESTIA'S hooves! You're right, Pinkie IS being falsely imprisoned, because CELESTIA KNEW! SHE KNEW AND SHE STILL ACTED AS IF PINKIE'S THE CRAZY ONE! All she needed was the moment Pinkie broke and she seized it! She was a lying, selfish, manipulative BITCH!" Moondancer roared, her horn flaring and her eyes becoming bloodshot. Twilight's mouth opened in shock. The last time she'd seen Moondancer this angry was at the make-up party she threw for her.

"Um, Moondancer, not that I'm disagreeing, but why're YOU acting so upset? You didn't know Pinkie well, and you're not as close to Celestia as I am," she said.

"Just 'cause I don't know Pinkie well, and I'm not as close to Celestia as you, I can still feel upset about Celestia LYING and keeping something THIS BIG from not only her STUDENT, but EQUESTRIA for millienia, and then on top of that simply lying in wait for that information to break the mind of a special pony just so she could lock her up and throw away the key! Twilight, trust me. Say it. Just take a deep breath and say what you're thinking. Say exactly what you want to say about Celestia," Moondancer said. Twilight's mind raced. Knowing everything she did, she could see that Celestia was not AT ALL as righteous as she said, but at the same time, her breeding told her not to sully herself with such language. On the other hoof, she was SO ANGRY about Celestia lying, that she could give a flying feather about her breeding.

"I have spent years looking up to her, hanging on with bated breath for her next lesson, and then, after ascending to being an Alicorn became an equal, or at least, that's what I thought. According to this, however, Celestia saw me as a rival then, someone to challenge her for the throne. Really think about it, is 'Princess of Friendship' a real title? NO! It's not! It's a non-title to keep me from getting in her mane! She NEVER wanted me to ascend at all! Being her student, it was a way of keeping me on a leash! I'm surprised she didn't give me a literal dog collar to emphasize it! Being a bearer of one of the Elements, that was more than enough for her! She was ruler, and I was a savior, nothing more! But, because I followed HER teachings, extended myself further to STRENGTHEN my magic under HER orders and ascended to becoming an Alicorn, then suddenly I'm a rival to the throne and have to be surveyed and judged. Top it all off with knowing that one of my friend's had knowledge that could rival STARSWIRL and that it was literally going to drive her mad and saying nothing about it, and it just cements that Celestia has always been a manipulative, lying, ungrateful BITCH!" Twilight finally let loose, her magic flaring up around her horn and almost creating a magical aura around her body, unleashing a scream of pure rage.

"Twilight? Not that I wanna stop you but maybe we should continue this AWAY from the Library?" Moondancer said.

"You're right. Gather up as many scrolls and tomes as you can and teleport to the castle. I'll grab the rest, then take care of the Restricted Section," Twilight said, taking a deep breath.

"What're you gonna do to it?" Moondancer asked.

"Celestia wanted to keep it a secret? Well, she'll find it ransacked and destroyed when she tries to add to her 'secrets' again," Twilight said, teleporting the scrolls and tomes away from the Restricted Section. Moondancer nodded, teleporting the other scrolls and tomes away. Once the room was empty, after also teleporting the archives filing system as well, Twilight took a deep breath.

"Princess, this isn't over. I'm going to make sure you pay for this. Goodbye." Angling her horn at the ceiling, Twilight sent a magic blast at the rock, cracking it. With a rumbling, and with pebbles falling, Twilight teleported away, as the Restricted Section of the Canterlot Library was buried in rock.

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Returning to the Castle in Ponyville, Twilight headed straight for the Map Room. Moondancer was there waiting for her, with the tomes and scrolls and filing system.

"Okay. Time to make a plan," Twilight said, closing the door to the map room.

"Right. What's first?" Moondancer asked.

"First, I need to get into the Asylum and tell Pinkie what's happened. Then, I need to help her break out. Can I get your help with that, Moondancer?"

"Of course, Twilight," the unicorn said, as the two friends sat down to draw up their plan.

Author's Note

This chapter was a lot of fun to write, and I did take inspiration from 'Forgotten Friendship' for the Restricted Section. Also toying with the idea of having Moondancer be the Riddler. The next chapter is going to be Twilight visiting Pinkie's cell, and planning the breakout, and an appearance from the other Elements. Stay tuned guys.

Catching Up

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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.

One Bad Day

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Pinkie wandered through Ponyville wearing a hooded cloak that obscured her fully. Those stupid guards, leaving a rookie in charge of her cell. They were just ASKING for her to escape. Diving into a section of bushes, she could see Sugarcube Corner straight ahead. The Cakes had left Ponyville a while ago, to be closer to Mrs. Cakes family in Manehattan, and so had left the Corner to Pinkie. It seemed, through a loophole in Sugar Cube Corner's deed, that the town COULDN'T claim ownership of it without TWO full years of inactivity, and Pinkie had only been incarcerated for about a year. Luckily, she had a contingency plan, and it had just walked out the front door sweeping the front stoop. Maud was wearing the apron that Pinkie had sent to her, and under NORMAL circumstances, Pinkie would have been happy to see that. Taking a deep breath, as her sister turned her back, Pinkie leapt out of the bushes and headed to the back of the Corner, leaping up to the balcony that was just outside her room. Finally, she could take a deep breath and evaluate her situation. The guards would have raised the alarm, that's a no brainer. It wouldn't be long until that alarm reached to Ponyville and the town would then be on lockdown. She only had a little time. Heading to her closet, she pulled out her special box. It'd been a while since she'd used the contents, but a statement had to be made.

"If you're looking for your suit, it's in the wash," a monotone voice said. Pinkie gasped, and turned around, her blue eyes meeting the turquoise of Maud's.

"Don't sneak up on me like that, Maudie," Pinkie said, taking out a few specific items from her box and placing them on the bed.

"I knew that Asylum wouldn't hold you for long, Pinkie. Their foundations were not made up to code," Maud said.

Pinkie smiled. Of all her siblings, Maud was always the one who cared for her wellbeing. "You been taking care of the Corner while I've been gone?" she asked, grabbing the white grease paint and scooping some up with her hoof.

"I've almost run out of those pre-made treats you have. Also, hired a contractor to hide your party cave from prying eyes. What exactly are you planning, Pinkie?" Maud asked as Pinkie smeared the paint on her face.

"A statement needs to be made, Maudie. If the ponies want to be afraid, then I'll give them something to be afraid of. Something that they'll soon see not even CELESTIA can deal with," she said, grabbing the black grease paint once her face and ears were fully covered in white paint. Scooping up some of the black paint, Pinkie smeared it over her eyelids. "She wants to lock me up again? She's gonna realize that I won't go back easily."

"It may not be so easy this time, Pinkie. Did you hear about the break in at Vinyl and Octavia's?" Maud asked, moving over to the drawer and pulling out a button shirt and slacks. "Apparently, two stallions tried to break in, but were stopped by a pony all clad in black. When they were being processed, they were saying how it was a 'giant bat'. What happens if this bat creature stops you?"

"Really, Maud? Somepony's trying to play hero, their victim's say something about it being a giant bat, and you think I should be worried? You DO know me, right?" Pinkie asked, having smeared the black paint on both her eyes, then grabbed the red lipstick.

"I'm just looking out for you. They apparently were nursing broken limbs and concussions when they were being processed," Maud said, as Pinkie was applying the lipstick to her mouth, extending it into a smile.

"If this 'bat' DOES attempt to stop me, I'll make them regret it, I promise you. On a more...lighter tone, I finally kissed Twilight," Pinkie said, reaching back into her box and grabbing the green mane dye. "Can you give me a hoof with this? I need somepony to get into the hard to reach places of my mane," she said. Maud nodded, taking the dye and rubbing it into Pinkie's mane. After a few minutes of rubbing and letting it dry, Pinkie's straight mane was now a dirty green color. They then did the same process with her tail. Maud's eyes widened in surprise. Her sister looked like a completely different mare now. "How do I look?" Pinkie asked.

"Unrecognizable," Maud said, regaining her monotone.

Pinkie grinned, grabbing the shirt and slacks that Maud had put out. "Thanks, Maudie. These are perfect," she said, slipping on the slacks and pulling her tail through the hole, then slipped the shirt on. "Hmm. I think it's missing something." Opening her closet again, she pulled out a grey blazer and slipped it on over the shirt. "Mirror?" she asked her sister. Without a word, Maud pulled the large full body mirror in front of Pinkie, and the mare finally got a good look at what she looked like.

The face paint DID make her look unrecognizable. It made her look like a clown, in fact. With the patterned button down shirt, grey blazer and slacks covering most of her fur, somepony would have to be VERY close to know it was Pinkie. Combine that with the fact her mane and tail were now green, and that Maud put green lenses in her eyes to change the color, and you would NEVER know that this was, in fact, Pinkie Pie. Silence reigned for a moments, until Pinkie started chuckling. It was an absolutely PERFECT disguise, even she could see. Soon, the chuckling grew to peals of high pitched laughter, which then grew into full on cackling. Her body was vibrating and shaking with the force of her laughing. The only sounds that came from her room in Sugarcube Corner for another few minutes was Pinkie's cackling, until it finally died down.

"Maud, go get my duffle bag. These ponies think that this 'bat' is something to fear? Wait til' they get a load of me," she said, turning to face her sister, her pupil's having shrunk and a deranged smile plastered to her face.

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The First Bank of Ponyville was not the most..popular. Seeing as it was the only bank in the small town, the upkeep was not consistent. Even so, there had to have been more than over 3 billion bits in the vaults, plus the thousands of paper notes that the tellers would give. You would think that it would be the last place to be robbed, which was made it so surprising when the gunfire went off.

"HEADS DOWN EVERYPONY! NOW! Make one wrong move, and we plug you all full of holes. FORELEGS UP, HEADS DOWN!" a voice yelled. Four stallions in clown masks came galloping in, letting off rounds from their machine guns to show they were not joking. The bank tellers had no warning when they were pulled from their counters and pushed to the floor.

There was an eerie silence, as a new pony trotted in. Also wearing a clown mask, this pony began to give orders to the stallions. "Boys! Grab the duffle bags and fill them with as many bits and notes as you can, and do it fast before the police show up! Got it?!" the pony snapped, their tone raspy and sharp. The stallions nodded, grabbing the duffle bags and heading for the vaults.

"You'll never get away with this!" one of the bank tellers yelled.

The masked pony turned to them and chuckled. "Really? Why is that?"

"BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA STOP YOU!" a voice yelled. The pony turned to find the Elements of Harmony. Applejack's glare could curdle milk, Rarity's horn was already flared up, Rainbow was snarling and coiling her muscles, and even Fluttershy had a stern stare on her face. Only Twilight was the one who hesitated.

"Oh please! How are you all going to stop me?" the masked pony asked, lifting up the pistol that they had been holding and aimed it at the Elements. "You all try anything, and I start killing hostages. So, I suggest you be good girls and stay still!" Suddenly, the lights went out, shrouding the inhabitants in darkness.

"Okay, what're you all playing at?" the masked mare asked.

"That wasn't us," the Elements said. Just as the lights went back on, a figure all clad in black crashed through the glass ceiling and landed to the floor in front of the masked mare.

"Nice entrance. Either you've never heard of a door, or you just enjoy picking glass out of your shorts!" the masked mare said to the newcomer.

"It's over! Put the gun down!" the black clad pony growled, their voice unnaturally deep. The masked mare chuckled, then slowly removed the mask to reveal their face. Painted to look like a grotesque clown, with a horrible smile, her green eyes shone bright, as her long green mane fell straight down.

"You're the 'bat' creature that everyone's been talking about, aren't you? Well, let me tell you something, Bats. NO ONE tells the Joker what to do! Get me?!" she asked, aiming the gun at the black pony. Before it could be fired, the bat threw something at the Joker's hoof, causing her to drop the gun. Then, the two began to fight. The bat pony was clearly the better trained of the two, but the Joker was much more unpredictable, as she dodged the jabs from the bat pony, before revealing a knife in her sleeve and swiping at the black clad pony. The Elements could only watch in astonishment.

"Did any of ya'll think we were gonna see this?" Applejack asked.

"You mean this 'Joker' fighting the Bat of Ponyville? No," Rarity replied. Twilight, however, said nothing. She knew who the Joker was under that makeup, and the more she watched the fight, the more worried she became.

"Puddin', what're you doing?" she asked under her breath.

The Bat began to press their attack, landing jabs to the Joker's face and abdomen. In a desperate dive, the Joker regained hold of the gun, and fired off several rounds, cackling madly. The Bat dodged the shots and ran down a hallway, as the Joker grabbed one of the tellers, slowly following with their gun to the temple of the hostage.

"Batsy! Come on out! I promise I'll make it painless!" the Joker called, in a sing-song tone. No response came. "Okay, if that's how you want to play it," she said, throwing the hostage back and pulling out a grenade. The Elements gasped, diving for cover. Pulling the pin with her teeth, the Joker grinned. "TRY THIS ONE ON FOR SIZE, BATS!" she said, cackling and throwing it into the hallway. The explosion rocked the bank, as smoke began to come from the hallway. But, when it cleared, there was no Bat. The Joker roared in rage. "Okay! You wanna play hardball! Fine!" she barked, grabbing a shotgun and holding it to one of the younger bank tellers! "I'm gonna give you to the count of 'five', Bats, then I start KILLING everyone in this room!" she yelled. "ONE!" No response. "TWO!" Still nothing. "THREE!" Silence. "FOUR!"

Out of the rafters, a rope with a claw shout out and wrapped around the Joker's foreleg, angling the shotgun up, before the Bat landed a flying kick to the face of the Joker. Now flat on her back, the Joker couldn't defend herself from the blows of the Bat, and was knocked out. The Bat stood up, breathing hard and then cuffed the Joker, leaving her for the police. What the Bat was not expecting was the angry face of Princess Twilight Sparkle in front of her.

"Who do you think you are?! Taking the law into your own hooves like that?! Does it make you feel better, beating on sick ponies?!" she asked, pushing the Bat away to get to the Joker. She could feel the tears welling up, seeing the developing black eye and bleeding snout on the unconscious pony. It didn't matter to Twilight who saw, her Puddin' needed comfort. Wrapping her forelegs around the Joker, Twilight nuzzled her chest.

"Twilight! What're you doing?"! Applejack asked. What she got in response was a snarl from the Princess, her eyes full of fire and her horn flaring up. The Bat was silent, watching the scene.

"Everypony get out of here," Twilight said softly. Her friends were shocked at the scene before them. "I SAID GET OUT OF HERE NOW!!" The Bat sighed, before zipping back up through the roof and out of the bank. The Elements hesitated.

"Twi, what's going on here?!" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I. SAID. GET. OUT!!!!!!!!" Twilight screamed, her horn flaring up and physically teleporting her friends away. Then it was silent, save for Twilight's quiet weeping. "It's okay, Puddin'. I got you. I won't let them hurt you." She stayed like that till the police came, and processed the Joker, who were ordered by Twilight to send her to Whitetail Asylum. As she watched them cart the Joker away, something snapped in Twilight's head. Her mane began sticking up and her eye twitched, as she started to chuckle, trotting out of the bank and to Sugar Cube Corner. "Don't worry, Puddin'. We'll make them pay," she said to herself, and then that was it. All it took was one bad day for Twilight Sparkle to lose her mind.

Author's Note

Okay, I REALLY liked writing this chapter. If you're wondering, yes, I'm going all in with Pinkie as the Joker. Next chapter is Twilight becoming Harley Quinn, which is going to be VERY fun. The breakout is going to be almost exactly like it was in BTAS. Also, don't expect a reveal of Batmare anytime soon. I will give you another hint about her though. She's a pegasus. Hope you enjoyed this guys. Stay tuned.

Harley Quinn

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"Where did you find this stuff, Twilight?" Moondancer asked, when Twilight had returned to the castle with papers and files in her aura, along with a large magenta box. She also had a purple suit as well, which she placed on the map table.

"Pinkie's secret party cave under Sugar Cube Corner, but that's not important right now. Did you hear about what happened at the bank?" Twilight asked, as another strand in her mane curled up.

"No. What happened?" Moondancer asked. Twilight sighed, sifting through the papers as she recounted what happened to Moon Dancer.

Throwing a few of the papers behind her, she finished up. "After I found what I needed in the cave, I came back here," she said.

"Wait, so Pinkie was this 'Joker' character and she tried robbing the bank? Why?" Moondancer asked.

"It's simple. Puddin' wanted to make a statement, and she succeeded. Had that Bat not interfered, Puddin' wouldn't have been hurt and she would have gotten what she needed. But, no, the Bat had to play hero, and now Puddin's laid up hurt in that horrible Asylum. I gotta get her out of there, Moonie. I just gotta," Twilight said, her voice taking on a bit of a different inflection.

"Okay. What do you need me to do?" Moondancer asked.

Twilight smirked, flaring up her horn and passing the purple suit to Moondancer. "I need you to take this and get back to your place. Put it somewhere safe for when me and Puddin' get there. I also need your help finding a disguise for when I go back to the Asylum," she said, placing a few of the papers in front of Moondancer.

"Did you make these up," Moondancer asked.

"No. I found them in Puddin's cave. I think they're prototypes for her Joker outfit. Guess they didn't suit her," Twilight said, the inflection in her voice becoming far more pronounced.

"Okay, let's see," Moondancer said, looking over the designs. Most of them seemed to be variations of the purple suit Twilight brought back. One of them was a magenta tail suit with a squirting flower, another was a more crushed velvet suit with an orange shirt and turquoise waistcoat, and the third was a pinstriped suit with spats and a chain hanging from the trousers. Then, she saw one that was completely different. First of all, it wasn't purple. Instead, it was an ensemble of red and black, with diamond patterns on the legs. Frilly white cuffs were on the red and black sleeves, with a frilly lace collar as well. A laced up bodice was over the shirt, colored red and black, and to top it all off, there was a black leather jacket with a studded diamond pattern on the shoulders.

"What about that one?" Moondancer asked, sliding the red and black outfit to Twilight.

The Alicorn took the design and grinned. "That looks perfect, Moonie. You wanna help me make it?" she asked, setting to work jotting down the materials. The two friends spent the rest of the day making the outfit, after pouring through Twilight's library on books about tailoring. Rarity was out of the question to make the outfit right now. As the sun set, and the moon came out, Twilight and Moondancer finally finished the outfit.

"I'll admit, Twi. It looks better in reality than on paper," Moondancer said. Twilight smiled, beginning to put on the outfit, after having grabbed Pinkie's special box.

"I've been trying to come up with a name. Something to compliment Puddin's. Something...clowny," Twilight said, as she was fastening a belt around the red and black pants.

"The outfit is called the 'Harlequin'. Why don't you use that?" Moondancer asked.

"Hmm. 'The Joker's Harlequin'? I dunno, Moonie. It doesn't really roll off the tongue," Twilight said, the shirt now on.

"Harlequin. Harle-quin. Harley Quinn. Harley Quinn! What about that? Does that work?" Moondancer asked, smiling.

"Harley Quinn! You're a genius, Moonie," Twilight said, giggling, as she fastened the lace collar to her neck. She slipped the jacket on, then opened Pinkie's box, pulling out the face paint and mane dyes. "Puddin' had a good idea to dye her mane and tail too. None of the other girl's recognized her, so I'm gonna do the same. Best part is, the shirt and jacket obscure my wings, so no one's gonna know I'm an alicorn." Grabbing the white concealer, Twilight covered her face and ears, then grabbed the black paint and painted circles around her eyes. She curled her eyelashes, and added some eyeliner to make her eyes pop. Then, she grabbed a tube of bright red lipstick and applied it to her lips, pursing them for effect.

"So, how do I look, Moonie?" the now made up Twilight asked.

Moondancer gasped. Aside from her mane and tail, Twilight was unrecognizable. The white concealer and black around her eyes gave her a look similar to the Joker but not as haphazard, and the red lipstick wasn't as messily applied. "You look great, Twi. What color dye are you thinking for your mane and tail?"

"Hmm. Puddin's got a green mane and tail. Oooh! This one! It's perfect," Twilight said, levitating a blonde mane dye, and then applied it to her mane and tail. Inspecting herself in the full length mirror, Twilight smiled. She just needed one more thing to complete the look. Grabbing two mane elastics, she gave herself pigtails.

"Well, I think this is perfect. Time to go break out Puddin'," Twilight said.

"Hold on there, Missy. You're probably gonna be needing some equipment and stuff to deal with the guards," Moondancer said.

"You're right, Moonie. Thankfully, my Puddin's very smart, and she made outlines of how to make explosives and weapons and other fun stuff that goes 'boom.'" Placing two of the portfolios down, Twilight and Moondancer set to work, following Pinkie's designs.

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The gate to White Tail Asylum had closed as the night rolled on. The figure of a pony leapt over the gate, and snuck to the front entrance of the Asylum, dispatching with the guard that was outside. A well placed hit to the head with a sledgehammer and they were out. Heading through the front entrance, the intruder took cover against the wall. The whole place was crawling with guards. She smirked. Time to have some fun. Teleporting a jack in the box and winding it, she waited for the guards to come around, having hid herself. Once they were gathered around it, she giggled, pushing the button that exploded the box and knocked out the guards.

"Pop goes the weasel. Hehehe!" she said to herself, skipping on to find her target. More guards came into view. The pony groaned. This place was infested. She leapt up into the rafters and pulled out one of the streamer grenades. She made them exactly as the design had indicated, but had yet to try them out. They would either work like a charm or blow up in her face. Pulling the pin, she threw it at one of the guards and he became tied up in streamers. She clapped her hooves in delight. They worked.

"What in Equestria did this?" one of the guards asked, trying to free his comrade, but only becoming tangled himself.

The mystery pony approached and smiled. "Night, night," she said, hitting the guards in the head with the butt of her sledgehammer and knocking them out. She continued skipping until she found the guard terminal.

"Time for light's out," she said to herself, cutting the power. She now had a short time window. Leaving the terminal, she galloped down one hallway and then another until she finally made it to the cell. The pink mare inside was laid up, with a bandage wrapped around her head, and a foreleg in a sling. The pony's heart sank seeing the mare like that. It was unbearable. Reaching into her jacket, she pulled out the sticky explosives she'd made and primed them. 10 seconds went by and then the pink mare was knocked awake by the force of the explosion. She coughed as she regained her senses, when a shadow stood over her.

"Knock, knock, Puddin'. Say hello to your new and improved Harley Quinn!" the pony said, striking a pose. Harley lifted the pink mare onto her back and smiled, kissing her head. "Hold on, sweetie. I'm getting you out of here," she said. The pink mare simply chuckled. The lights came back on and the alarm sounded. Time was up. Reaching into her jacket again, Harley pulled out another grenade and threw it at the approaching guards. The pink mare giggled at the sight.

Harley growled as the guards tried to intercept her from two sides. No, you don't, pigs. She picked up speed and hit the guards full force with her sledgehammer. She knew she probably killed a few of them, she didn't care. She was simply concerned with getting Puddin' out. The pink mare laughed loudly as the guards fell, and she and Harley made it to the front entrance, only to find it locked. Great. These stallions weren't as stupid as they let on, it seemed. The pink mare was laughing and giggling, clearly still out of it.

"Puddin', I'm gonna need you to hang onto me, okay? This next part will be tricky," Harley said. The pink mare simply cackled raucously. She took that as confirmation. Concentrating, her horn flared up and then, she and the pink mare teleported away. They'd made it. They were safe.

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In a magenta flash, Harley and Pinkie had teleported back to Moondancer's house. Carefully placing the still giggling Pinkie on Moondancer's couch, Harley took a deep breath. She finally got her Puddin' out. The extra additions to her outfit, the red and black paint on the ends of her pigtails, and on end of her tail, and the spell that changed her eyes from their violet color to a bright blue, were decided at the last minute by Moondancer but they were just what Harley needed.

"Puddin'? Can you hear me? We're safe now, Puddin'. It's okay," Harley said. Pinkie's giggling slowly died down, as she yawned, and fell back onto the couch, snoring. The clown mare smiled, kissing the top of Pinkie's head. "Sweet dreams, Puddin'."

"You know, you both can take the guest room. I have it all set up," Moondancer said, coming into the living room with two mugs of hot chocolate. Harley smiled, taking one of the mugs.

"Moonie, thank you, but I don't wanna impose," she said, blowing the steam away.

"It's not imposing, Twilight. You and Pinkie deserve a good night's rest. It's the least I can do," the tired unicorn said, taking a sip from her own mug.

"You're such a good friend, Moonie," Harley said, hugging the unicorn, and taking a sip from the mug. Carefully levitating the sleeping Pinkie, Harley waved goodnight to Moondancer, and then both headed upstairs to the guest room. The clown laid Pinkie on the bed, wrapping the blankets around her, before removing her outfit and slipping on a short red nightie. Wiping off her makeup, Twilight let her mane out of the pigtails and crawled into bed next to Pinkie. "Good night, Puddin'. I hope you get the best sleep you've had in a while. I love you, Pinkie." With a final kiss to the sleeping mare's head, Twilight snuggled into her and then drifted off to sleep.

When Ponyville would wake up in the morning, the news would be out. The Joker had been broken out of the Asylum by an accomplice. In the morning, Equestria would know the name of Harley Quinn.

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Author's Note

I'm not sure which chapter is my favorite, this one or the last one. Suffice it to say, the NEXT chapter will be explicit, as sexy times are going to ensue. The next few chapters are going to take place at Moondancer's since Twilight and Pinkie need to lay low for a little while. Though, I'm also going to be cutting back to the Elements, and definitely to Celestia. Stay tuned guys. It'll only get better from here. Also, try and guess which versions of the Joker I was referencing with Pinkie's unused designs. The answers will be at the end of the next chapter.

Planning

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Pinkie awoke with a groan. Something didn't feel right. Actually, that was wrong. Something DID feel right, that was the problem. Opening her eyes, she found herself in a well kept room. Problem one. This CLEARLY wasn't her cell. She pushed on the mattress she was currently laying on, and frowned. Problem two. This mattress could actually be SLEPT on, not like the hard cot in her cell. As she took in her surroundings, she glimpsed the blonde mane of a lavender pony next to her in the bed. Problem three. This pony was unrecognizable. Taking these problems into account, Pinkie began to evaluate what happened. The last CONSCIOUS thing she remembered was the Bat beating her to a pulp. After that, it was darkness, until later that night. It was a blur, but she seemed to remember an explosion, and a high-pitched voice introducing themselves as Harley Quinn. After that, it was still a blur, but a fast blur. Then, the darkness returned. She assumed that the pony next to her was Harley Quinn, and while she was grateful to Miss. Quinn for breaking her out, Pinkie was happily spoken for. Shifting a bit in the bed, Pinkie could feel the other pony shift with her. Suddenly, she was met with the piercing blue eyes of Harley Quinn, who had a smile plastered on her face.

"Mm. Morning, Puddin'," she said.

"Harley Quinn, I'd presume?" Pinkie asked.

"Right-a-roonie. Now gimme some sugar, baby," she said, moving closer to Pinkie with her lips puckered. Pinkie glared, and gently pushed Harley away.

"I'm flattered, Miss. Quinn, but I'm already committed to someone, and I need to get back to her. Twilight doesn't know anything that happened," she said.

Harley's eyes widened, and then she began to giggle. "Oh, Puddin'. I AM Twilight, see?" she said, flaring up her magic and removing the dye from her mane and the spell that changed her eye color.

Pinkie's eyes widened. "Twily! W-What are you doing looking like that?" she asked.

"It was to break you out," Twilight said.

"Twilight! How could your risk yourself like that?" Pinkie asked.

"It was worth it, Puddin'. I wasn't about to let you spend another night in that Asylum, and especially not because of that stupid Bat. I don't care if it alienates me from our other friends, if I'm not with you, it's not worth it," Twilight said.

Pinkie smiled, the first genuine smile that she'd given in a long time. "Where are we, exactly?"

"Moondancer's house," Twilight said.

"That's my girl, Twily. They'll never look for us here," Pinkie said, placing a kiss on Twilight's lips. The alicorn moaned, leaning into it. They had nothing to worry about now. No interruptions, no objections, no danger. The two mares stayed like that for a few minutes, not moving, until Twilight moved her foreleg down Pinkie's chest. The pink mare winced in pain and pulled back.

"Oh, no! I'm so sorry, Puddin'! I forgot about your leg," Twilight said.

"It's okay, Twily. We'll just have to wait for a while before we can have fun," Pinkie said, giggling as she kissed away Twilight's pout. An intoxicating aroma soon found it's way into the bedroom. "Mmm! What is that amazing smell?"

"Moonie must've made us breakfast. Come on, Puddin', let's go get something to eat," Twilight said, getting up from off the bed and going out the door, putting a bit more sway in her rump as she went. Pinkie smirked, making a mental note to tell Maud where she was, and ONLY Maud, before following Twilight.

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"Well, this is just great! Now, there's TWO of them!" Applejack snapped, slamming down a copy of the Equestria Gazette. The front page said, in big bold letters;

BREAKOUT! JOKER BROKEN OUT OF ASYLUM BY SECRET ACCOMPLICE!

Rarity sighed, rubbing her forehead with her hoof. "Applejack, darling, can I ask you not to shout early in the morning?"

"I'm sorry, Rare's, but you HAVE to be concerned that the Joker has an accomplice, and they broke her out!"

"Of course, I'm concerned, but there's no telling where they went. They just...disappeared. The bigger question is WHO is this accomplice of the Joker's? What pony in their right mind would break out that psychopath?"

"You got me! I didn't think the Joker would be somepony to HAVE an accomplice! It just makes me wonder how many MORE of them are!"

"Perhaps we should talk to Twilight. After what happened at the bank, she may know something," Rarity said.

"I don't think that'd be a good idea, at least for now. SOMETHING about how she acted with us...it rubbed me the wrong way," Applejack said.

Rarity frowned, coming around to the farmer and nuzzling her neck. "Jackie, dear, you worry too much. Yes, Twilight may have acted a bit...hostile towards us, and she did forcefully teleport us away, but I'm sure she won't turn us away. We're her friends and if there is something wrong, we should help her," she said.

Applejack chuckled, nuzzling Rarity's neck in response. "You always know what to say, don't ya, Diamond? Ok. We'll go talk to Twilight, but let's finish breakfast first and do something...else that I wanna get done," she said, smirking.

Rarity grinned. She knew exactly what her marefriend was implying, but she wanted to keep playing the game. "Mmm. What exactly it that something,dear?"

"How many times I can get ya'll to scream my name," Applejack replied, nipping Rarity's bottom lip. The unicorn moaned, planting a heated kiss on the farmer, who returned it in earnest. Twilight could wait a little longer.

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The Royal Guards of Canterlot had experienced their princess in MANY different moods. They'd experienced her sad, ill, and even mildly annoyed. But NEVER had they experienced the BOILING RAGE that was on display now.

"RAAAARRRRGGAAAHH!! SHE GOT THE BETTER OF ME! AGAIN! WHO IN EQUESTRIA COULD HAVE BROKEN HER OUT?!" Princess Celestia roared, throwing her desk with her magic and smashing it against the wall. She was teetering on the edge, her anger bubbling. She was breathing hard, and trying to get under control, but the more she thought about the break out, the angrier she got. "LUUUUNNNAA!!"

The Princess of the Night entered Celestia's chambers, finding the bed curtains charbroiled and the wooden desk smashed to pieces. "You know, the maids are going to start complaining, Tia," she said, lifting the ruined curtains with her magic. Celestia simply growled in response, throwing down the copy of the Equestria Gazette in front of Luna. "I saw it. Who do you think broke her out?"

"If I knew, Luna, I would already have them FLAYED ALIVE! Can you think of ANYPONY who would be able to break her out with THIS type of efficiency?"

"What about that party pony, Cheese Sandwich?" Luna asked.

"The guards at the Asylum said that the intruder was a mare, Luna. Besides, Cheese Sandwich has been in Las Pegasus for the past four months. Who else could have done it?" Celestia asked.

"What about one of the sisters? You know the old saying about families, Celestia," Luna said.

"Do you really think one of her sisters would dress up as a CLOWN to break her out?!? Think, Luna! You read the article!"

"The only pony that I can think of that would do something of THAT sort is herself, Tia. But, is that possible?" Luna asked.

Celestia gasped. How could she have been so stupid? Of course she would go back there! "Luna, we need to go to the Mirror Pool. The pony in that article has to be a clone of her. We'll catch that clone if it's the last thing we do," Celestia said, with a wide grin on her face, galloping out of her chambers. Luna followed behind her, both to catch this clone, and to keep her sister from doing something reckless.

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"So, what's the plan?" Moondancer asked, once she, Pinkie and Twilight had finished breakfast.

"What do you mean?" Pinkie asked.

"Isn't there some kind of grand plan you have?"

"Of course there is. But, seeing as I'm incapacitated for a bit, it has to wait," Pinkie said, motioning to her foreleg in the sling.

"Well, whenever you do it, I want in," Moondancer said.

"Really Moonie? You wanna help?" Twilight asked, a smile on her face.

"Of course. What you've told me about Celestia, I feel like I NEED to," the unicorn said.

"What sort of...qualifications do you have to help, Moondancer?" Pinkie asked, incredulously. She didn't want an inexperienced pony interfering with her plans.

"I helped Twilight crack the riddle you gave her, AND I helped her make the explosives that were in your blueprints. I'm also equal to Twilight in intelligence, AND in magic kindergarten I was top of my class in chemistry. Actually, I'm STILL top of my class in chemistry and a bunch of other subjects," Moondancer said, adjusting her glasses. Pinkie smirked. The unicorn was serious about this.

"What do you say, Puddin'? Can Moonie help us?"

"Hmm. Moondancer, can you create four dozen new explosives by the end of the week?" Pinkie asked.

"Sure, that's easy. What're they for?" the unicorn asked.

"This," Pinkie said, sliding a flyer in front of her. Adjusting her glasses, Moondancer smiled as she read the words on the paper.

ANNUAL CANTERLOT GALA! GUESTS OF HONOR, THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY! HOSTED BY OUR ESTEEMED MONARCHS PRINCESS CELESTIA AND PRINCESS LUNA

"All the ponies there will definitely have valuables. We're gonna need a lot of it to reestablish ourselves. Plus, it'll be a great opportunity to stick it to Celestia again," Pinkie said.

"Crashing the Princess' party will make a lot of ponies see that we mean business," Twilight said with a grin.

Moondancer reset her glasses back on her snout and grinned. "Oh yeah, I'm in," she said.

"Well, if you're gonna help us, you're gonna need a disguise. The Joker and Harley Quinn can't be seen with Moondancer," Pinkie said.

"Hey, maybe it could have something to do with riddles, Moonie! You were really good with the first one!"

"Yeah, you're right, Twilight. Hmmm. What should the name be?" Moondancer asked.

"Riddle Queen?" the alicorn suggested.

"Riddle Master?" Pinkie interjected.

"How about...the Riddler?" Moondancer asked.

Pinkie laughed raucously. "That's perfect. Maybe the explosives could have a bit of a..unique touch that only the Riddler can give, hm?"

"Oh, I know exactly what you mean," Moondancer said, with a grin. She had five days to make the explosives AND get her Riddler costume made. For any other pony, it'd be difficult. For Moondancer, it's simply foals play.

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Author's Note

I am SO sorry this chapter took so long, guys. A lot of things got away from me, and I also decided to try something different with this chapter, so I had to rewrite everything. But, now it's done, and we move on to the next chapter. The next few are going to focus on Applejack and the rest of the girls, and trying to figure out what happened with Twilight at the bank. We'll also get another glimpse of Batmare. Speaking of which, the next hint for her identity is she's NONE of the Wonderbolts. By the way, the unused concepts from last chapter were the Ceasar Romero Joker with the first design, the Jack Nicholson Joker with the second, and the Arkham Asylum Mark Hamill Joker with the third. One final thing, do you guys think I should involve Sunset Shimmer in this, and if I do, what Batman villain do you think would fit her? Stay tuned guys.

The Princess' Trainers

Princess Celestia sat in her royal bedchambers, waiting for her regular consort. Being thousands of years old, the Solar Monarch was very choosey about her partners. She'd gone through a string of lovers in her long years, and none of them could satisfy her in the way she wanted. Then, she met Archibald. Celestia had a habit of perusing the seedier parts of Canterlot when normal clopping wouldn't do, and it was one of those times that she met the mysterious Archibald.

The Canterlot Emporium was a cleverly hidden sex shop in the back corner of the Royal City. Although, 'sex shop' is a bit of an understatement. Really, it was a combination of a sex shop, a bathhouse, and a fetish dungeon. Amateurs and prudish ponies didn't go there, not even counting the fact the Emporium was invitation only, that is unless you had some standing in Canterlot. The Emporium catered to the desires and appetites of specific ponies, and Celestia was one of them. She'd entered it on that cold day in fall for one purpose and one alone. The Canterlot maids talked a lot, and usually, Celestia would pay them no mind, but on that particular day, something they said intrigued her.

"So, it doesn't hurt?" one of them asked.

"Not if you like that sort of thing. Archibald is a miracle worker. The feeling of submitting to him, of giving myself over to his care and pleasure, I'm pretty sure it made me YOUNGER! I'm telling you, if you're feeling stressed or over worked, head to the Emporium and tell him Lickedy Split sent you. He'll take VERY good care of you," the other one answered. Celestia was intrigued. She knew of the practice of domination and submission, it was not uncommon at some of the more promiscuous Canterlot Parties, but something about the thought of HER submitting, of giving herself over to an unknown stallion and not be the Princess for a while, it stirred something deep in her core. And so, when she entered that cold fall day, she had one thing in mind. Submitting to whoever this Archibald was.

"Your Majesty! How may I help you?" the unicorn behind the counter asked, a bit astonished seeing Princess Celestia in the Emporium. With a black coat, and grey mane and tail, the sales pony seemed to own the place. Either that, or she'd worked there for a LONG, LONG time.

"Is there an...Archibald here?" Celestia asked.

"Yes, Princess, he's here," the pony said, still a bit confused.

"By any chance is he taking new clients?" Celestia asked, her voice shaking for some reason. It had been a long time since she'd even had REGULAR sex, and now she was weighing the possibility of submitting to a stallion she didn't know. It had seemed hot at first, but now that she was here and talking about it, it seemed less so. The sales pony, however, could see that the Princess was serious.

"Well, he's booked up for most of the day, Princess. But, if you want, I can pencil you in for a few days from now," she said. Princess Celestia frowned, but before she could answer, the large double doors opened, revealing Archibald himself. He was quite the specimen, the maids hadn't lied. His brilliant black coat shined in the dimly lit shop, and his mane and tail were cropped short, very much like Big Macintosh. Speaking of which, Archibald seemed to be the same size as the eldest Apple Sibling, perhaps a hoof and a half taller, but the one thing that captured Celestia were his bright grey eyes. They captivated Celestia like a magic spell, and Archibald was a simple Earth Pony. His cutie mark was something special as well, a red heart, but crossed inside of it was a riding crop and paddle. Celestia could feel herself beginning to get wet. Just LOOKING at this stallion was doing it. She knew she had to get this done.

"Daisy, cancel my 12:30 appointment. Family emergency, can't do anything about that," he said, his tone a pleasing timber. That's when he noticed Celestia. "Oh! Princess Celestia, I never thought you'd be here, Your Majesty."

"Archie, the Princess is here for an appointment with you. I told her that I could pencil her in a few days from now, but if your 12:30 has cancelled..."Daisy said, with a knowing smirk playing on her lips.

Archibald's eyes widened. "Princess, if I may, why do you want an appointment?" he asked. He wasn't refusing, he was simply curious.

"I..overheard one of my maids discussing her experience with you. Lickedy Split, I believe her name was," Celestia said. Archibald turned to Daisy, who raised her forelegs up and panted like a dog.

"Oh, yes! Lickedy Split! She's quite fun. But, if I may, you're the Princess of Equestria. I'm sure you could get ANY stallion you want, and in a much...nicer part of the city. Why come here? To me?" Archibald asked.

"I've been Princess for over a thousand years, and in all that time, I've taken many lovers of many different types, and none of them were able to satisfy me in the way in which I needed. When I heard about you and the Emporium, well, I thought this may be the fit I need. To be able to give myself to somepony fully, to NOT be the Princess for a time. It's what I need. What I crave," the alicorn said.

Archibald smiled, and turned to Daisy, who had an equal smile. "Daisy, pencil her in as my 12:30 and get her ready and then bring her to room 145. Celly, you're to listen to Daisy until you get to the room, understood?" he asked, his tone now set and firm. Celestia nodded, her wetness increasing. Archibald headed into another part of the Emporium, as Daisy exited the counter and approached Celestia, the Princess now able to get a good look at Daisy's cutie mark. It seemed identical to her brother's with the same red heart, but there was an 'X-frame' inside of hers.

"Follow me, Celly. We'll go get you fit for a collar and hoofcuffs and then you can wait for my brother in room 145. You'll be having A LOT of fun today, and spending A LOT of time here," she said, with a smirk. As Celestia followed her, Daisy landed a swat to Celestia's backside. "If you want, perhaps sometime you can satisfy ME, pet. I assure you, my brother and I are the EXACT same kind of dominant." Celestia was more than willing to take Daisy up on that offer.

That was how it had begun. On that cold fall day, Celestia had walked in a Princess, and walked out a submissive, obedient slave, and she couldn't get enough of it. She would count the days when she would go back to the Emporium, and submit to Archibald and Daisy again, not as Princess Celestia, but as Celly. That was her name, to him and his sister. Well, at least, that was the one she was officially labeled as. What she had on the tag on her collar. When it was simply her Master or Mistress, 'Celly' was rarely used. 'Slut', 'slave', and 'bitch' were used more often, and Celestia LOVED it. The more degrading and humiliating the title, the hornier Celestia got. Combined with the whipping of the crop on her flank, the gag that was almost always in her mouth (unless it was stuffed with her Master's cock or her Mistress' strapon), and the cuffs that kept her forelegs behind her and in a kneeling position, Celestia would be SOAKED before long.

Then, THAT would be when the torment would start. Archibald and Daisy loved seeing Celestia squirm when they knew she was gushing. Usually it would be Archibald with a vibrating wand on Celestia's slit, and barking at her not to cum. Sometimes, it would be Daisy using a shock spell on Celestia's pussy, and sometimes, if she was really lucky, it would be the siblings suspending her to the ceiling, whipping her and shocking her and degrading her, but never giving her the release she so dearly sought until she was a drooling, begging mess. Only when she would be on her fetlocks, kissing her Master or Mistress' hooves and telling them that when she was with them, she was not a Princess, she was a slave, did she get what she wanted, her inner canals filled with the lengthy girth of her Master's cock or her Mistress' strapon. Sometimes both, and that was only if she was a REALLY good girl. (Mistress Daisy had taken a shine to her ass in recent time. She would always call dibs on fucking it.)

Luna knew NOTHING about her sister's exploits, or about her trainers, and it would stay that way! Luna had HEARD of Archibald and Daisy, she simply knew them as friends of her sister. She didn't know how deep the relationship was. It was a good thing that Luna was out of the castle now, as that meant her training would not be disturbed. She was already situated as her trainers would always order. Kneeling on her hind legs, collar on, mane tied in a single band, her favorite purple ball gag securely fastened in her mouth, and a ring on her horn that stopped her magic. She had already cleaned out the dungeon for their use, but Mistress Daisy had told her to wait for them in her bedchambers, and she obeyed. Finally, at the stroke of two, the bedchamber door opened, revealing Archibald and Daisy.

"Well, well, well. Look at this, sis. Celly's already all wrapped up waiting for us," Archibald said with a grin, as Celly nodded, mumbling behind the gag.

"Good to see you can do something right, slut. Did you do the other thing we asked and clean out the dungeon?" Daisy asked, snapping her crop.

"Yeff, Mifftreff. I clead ouf fe dungeon fhor you and Mafter, like you faid," Celly replied, the gag impairing her speech.

"Good girl, Celly," Archibald said, fastening a leather leash to Celly's collar. "Now, come with us. It's time for your appointment," he said, pulling the leash behind him. Celly followed, crawiling behind her trainers, after Mistress Daisy had fastened hoofcuffs to her. The two siblings soon brought Celly to the dungeon, and as soon as the door closed, the fun started.

"Turn around and show us your slit, slave!" Archibald barked. Celly moaned, but obeyed without hesitation, turning around and bending over, her soaking cunt on display. Daisy laughed.

"It's astonishing how wet you get from shame and humiliation, slut! Lift your tail and show us that other hole!" she snapped. Celly obeyed instantly, lifting her tail high, her asshole and soaked pussy now in full view. She could hear Archibald's hoofsteps approach, and felt him fasten a blindfold to her. Now, she was at the mercy of her trainers, and the thought of it got her even more soaked.

"What are you, slut?" Daisy asked. This was the question always asked, the question that would destroy the final hesitation of Princess Celestia and turn her, fully, into the submissive Celly.

"Your flave, Mifftreff! I'm your flave!" She was rewarded with a smack to her ass by Daisy's crop.

"Good girl. Who owns you, slave?" Archibald asked, fastening Celly's wings down at her side.

"You, Mafter! You and Mifftreff own meh!

"Damn right we do, slut. Soon, we'll own you fully. Body, mind and soul. You'll be nothing but our fuck slave!" Daisy said, smacking Celly's ass again, releasing a moan from the bound alicorn.

"Yeff, Miftreff! I want fhat! I fwant to fe owned fully!" Celly begged behind the gag.

"Well, you have to prove it then, slave. Stand up and position yourself on the cross!" Archibald barked. Celly stood up and slowly got into position at the X-Frame, a bit difficult with the blindfold, but she managed to get there. Her trainers fastened her to the cross and that's when she felt it, a faint vibration on her soaked slit and aching clit, causing her to moan loudly from behind the gag. Daisy started nibbling her neck, as Celly bucked against the vibrations.

"She's getting pretty soaked, sis," Archibald said.

"Then shut it off, hay for brains! I'll start the spell. Where do you want it first, slave?" Daisy asked.

"My cheft, Mifftreff! My cheft!" Daisy's horn lit up, sparking with electricity as she brought it slowly down to Celly's chest. The vibration on her pussy was gone, and Celly was going crazy. She knew the sparks were there, but she couldn't feel them.

"What are you, slave?" Daisy growled.

"Yur popety, Mifftreff!"

"Damn right." Then the sparks hit Celly's chest.

"AHHH! YEF! FHANK YOU, MIFTREFF!" While Daisy was occupied with shocking Celly, Archibald began to give periodic smacks to Celly's hindlegs and clit with the crop.

"Are you a Princess right now?!" Archibald barked.

"No, Mafter!"

"What are you?"

"I'm a worfleff flave!"

"You're what?"

SMACK!

"I'm a worfleff flave!"

"Again!"

SMACK!

"I'm a worfleff flave!"

"Louder, slut!" Daisy barked.

SMACK!!

"AHHH! I'M A WORFLEFF FLAVE!!"

"Good. What do slaves get?!" Daisy asked.

"Fhey get punifed!" Celly moaned.

"Good girl," Daisy said, rewarding her with a smack on her ass. Celly, in the meantime, was in ecstasy. Here, with these two, she didn't HAVE to be Princess Celestia. She didn't have to worry about the Joker, or her accomplice, or the Mirror Pool clone. Here, she could just let loose.

Meanwhile, Luna was conducting her search for the best detective in Equestria, which was easier said than done. She'd already checked in Las Pegasus, and was now scouring Manehatten. The problem was, finding even an adequate detective was a tall order, as the profession was not widely practiced in Equestria. The Batmare was the only one she could think of that could ACTUALLY be called a detective. She had an entire city to scour, and little time to do it. Best to start with the financial district.

"YES! YES! HARDER! PLEASE!" Celly screamed! Now filled with her Master's cock and Mistress' strapon, Celly was in between the two, Archibald in the front filling her pussy, and Daisy behind in her ass.

"Are you ordering US, slave?!" Daisy asked, ceasing her thrusting.

"No, Mistress!" Celly moaned.

"What are you?!" Archibald growled, pulling back on Celly's mane.

"A slave, Master!"

"And what are we?" Daisy asked, pushing on Celly's throat.

"My owners, Mistress!"

"Very good! Aside from that one slip up, you've been very good today, Celly. So, now, you may cum," Archibald said, pushing deeper into her.

"Oh thank you, Master!" Celly squealed, cumming hard and soaking her Master and Mistress. Finally, once she'd finished, Daisy and Archibald pulled out and removed Celly's collar and the restraints.

"Wow, Princess. You really had us go all out!" Archibald said.

"Is something the matter, Princess? You can talk to us," Daisy said, stroking Celestia's mane.

"It's my former student, Twilight. She..she's gone missing, and nopony is sure WHERE she is. Along with that, the Joker's escaped, WITH an accomplice too. Now, I have two of them to deal with. I just..I needed to unwind. To get my mind clear before the Gala," the alicorn said.

"Well, Daisy and I are always happy to help you, Princess," Archibald said, smiling.

"I know, and thank you. Would it be too..forward to invite you both to the Gala?" Celestia asked, biting her lip. She wasn't sure how busy the siblings were and didn't want to conflict with their schedule.

"We can always make time for you, Princess. If you want, Archie and I can assist you with the whole 'Twilight' situation, or the Joker one. We've got some talent at sussing out secrets," Daisy said with a smirk. Celestia smiled, teleporting the three of them back to her bedchambers and onto the bed. The unicorn smiled, kissing Celestia on the head and then pulled up the comforter over the three of them, inviting the realm of sleep. It would be a while before Luna came back, after all.

Author's Note

Ok. Truth time. The only reason I put that small excursion to Luna in this chapter is simply cause I was feeling the scene was going too long. So, it's a bit of a relief. Archibald and Daisy are COMPLETELY new characters that I made up. I actually based them on Rooster and Lily St. Regis from 'Annie', just as siblings. (Now, I'm thinking of the three of them singing 'Easy Street'). Archie and Daisy are going to be the antagonists ALONG with Celestia, to combat our "heroes" Pinkie, Twilight and Moondancer. Next chapter is the GALA, where we'll see a lot of familiar faces, and well, it's a party. You know how the Joker gets with a party. (If you've seen the Dark Knight, you'll get the reference. If you haven't, go see it. Now. For the sake of all things holy.) Stay tuned guys.

Crashing the Party

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The Gala was bustling this year. The four story building that had been rented out for the Gala was filled to the brim. This Gala was not to be confused with the Grand Galloping Gala. For one thing, the GGG was a lot more of a 'stuffy' event, mostly frequented by the upper crust and elite of Canterlot. This Gala was much more of a social gathering, and wasn't formal, even though there were a lot of high profile characters that were there. Rainbow Dash was currently stuffing her face with the hors d'oeuvres, much to the chagrin of her marefriend.

"Dashie! Manners!" Fluttershy said with a frown.

"Babe, I haven't eaten much today.

"And who's fault is that?" Fluttershy replied, her eye raising.

"I wasn't hearing you complain. In fact, I remember a lot of moaning and encouraging me to keep going," Dash said with a grin. Fluttershy blushed, pushing a strand of her mane away. Through the bustle, Princess Luna approached her sister.

"Well, Luna? Is everything ready?" Celestia asked.

"We have guards stationed at the entrances, and wards on the elevators. If the Joker and her accomplice come, they won't get far, Tia."

"Excellent," the Sun Monarch said. The remaining members of the Elements were then greeted by a familiar face.

"DERPY! It's so good to see you," Rainbow Dash said, hugging the wall-eyed pegasus.

"You too, Dash," Derpy said with a grin.

"How's billionaire life treating you, Sugarcube?" Applejack asked.

"Well, I wouldn't say I'm a 'billionaire'," Derpy chuckled.

"You're joking, right, darling? Your invention ENDED hunger problems in even the most rural parts of Equestria. What was it again, exactly?" Rarity asked.

"Muffin button. Well, it started as a muffin button, but then we found a way of extending it past muffins. I just wasn't expecting all the bits I'd get for making it. Now, I have more than enough to put Sparkler through school, and Princess Celestia has already invited Dinky to her school for gifted unicorns," Derpy said.

"Well, they deserve it, Derpy. You deserve everything you've gotten too," Fluttershy said. The wall-eyed mare smiled, falling back into the crowd. Just as quickly as it came, Derpy's smile disappeared, as she met up with her friend and roommate, Golden Harvest, or Carrot Top, as Derpy had nicknamed the mare long ago.

"Not having fun?" Harvest asked.

"What's the situation?" Derpy whispered.

"Checked and double checked the Princess' guards. They're highly trained professionals. The wards are powerful and can't be easily broken, and if NONE of that works, I've got your suit waiting in your secret compartment," Carrot said with a sigh. Derpy nodded, grabbing a drink as the waiter came by. "You know, if they don't come, you really should try and have a little fun. Not EVERYTHING has to be about the mission," she said.

"Keep an eye on the Elements. I feel that the Joker will go for them first," Derpy said, downing the drink and molding into the crowd. Golden Harvest nodded, shaking her head. Her friend could be so exasperating sometimes. An hour passed, and soon the crowd, after ingesting a good bit of cider, started to become...restless. With a suggestion from Luna, party games such as bobbing for apples, pin the tail on the pony, karaoke and others were being set up. But, not before a speech from Princess Celestia.

"Everypony! May I have your attention, please?" The noise died down. "I just want to thank you all for attending tonight, and I want to extend that thanks to Ms. Derpy Hooves, whose generous foundation allowed us to rent out one of their buildings," she said to the crowd. Applause and cheers went through the crowd, as Derpy stood to the side of the Princess.

"Thank you, Princess Celestia. Everypony, I would like to take this moment to announce that my foundation, with the combined efforts of Princess Celestia, will be supplying medical professionals and headquarters in Equestria technology so that NO filly or foal has to be waiting for long to get the treatment they need. As a mother myself, this is very important to me," the pegasus said. Suddenly, the lights went out, and that was all it took for chaos to begin. Screams went through the darkness, and then just as quickly, the lights came back on. Sighs of relief went through the crowd, and just as the party started to get back into full swing, the ding of the elevator sounded. Time seemed to stop, as the crowd went silent. NOPONY was expected at this time. Slowly, Golden Harvest approached the elevator as the dings kept coming. At the final ding, the door slid open, revealing one of the guards who was unconscious and being held up by the Joker.

"We made it!" she said, pushing the guard down and stepping out of the elevator, with Harley behind her and a few masked clowns taking up the rear. She was now fully dressed in her custom purple suit, with a shotgun clutched in her hoof. Harley had her sledge hammer resting on the back of her neck, and a new pistol inside her jacket and the clowns were simply dressed normally, but armed with machine guns or shot guns. The Joker let out a shot from her shotgun. ALL the attention was now on her. "Good evening, fillies and gentlecolts! We are tonights entertainment!" she said, occupying herself by grabbing one of the hors d'oeuvres and gulping it down. "Now, here's how this is going to work! My esteemed colleague has a bag! He'll be coming around to EACH and EVERY one of you and I implore you, put your valuables in the bag nice and easy. You DON'T want me to get mad!"

"STOP!" Princess Celestia snapped, as the crowd opened a path. Finally, the Joker came face to face with the Princess of the Sun. The Clown Princess grinned, licking the corner of her lip as she approached Celestia.

"Well, well, well. Princess Celestia, it's good to finally meet you. Obviously you know who I am," the Joker said as Harley smirked. "But, you probably don't know my partner. This is Harley Quinn." Harley giggled as the Joker dipped her and kissed her hard on the lips.

"Pleased to meetcha, Princess," Harley said once Joker had lifted her back up.

"It's thanks to Harley that I escaped your little Asylum," the Joker said.

"Well, you won't be getting away this time!" Applejack barked.

"Ah! The Elements of Harmony. Good to see you again. Oh, but you seem to be two short," the Joker chuckled.

"What happened? Your friends get tired of ya?" Harley asked.

"NO! Pinkie went off the deep end and Twilight disappeared," Rainbow Dash said. The Joker's eyes narrowed and her teeth grit.

"So, you simply locked her up and threw away the key? Didn't even think for one second to discover WHY she did what she did? Hmph! Some friends you are."

"ENOUGH! Surrender now, Joker, and you and Harley will be brought back to the Asylum without a scratch!" Celestia snapped. The Joker smiled, slowly sidling over to Celestia.

"You know, Princess. I've been EAGER to meet you face to face. After you so graciously threw me into the Asylum, well, it's been on my mind for a while, as have ALL the things I've wanted to say to you," she said, snapping her knife open. "Why so serious, Princess? Come on, let's put a smile on that face!"

"GET AWAY FROM MY SISTER!" Luna roared, pushing the Joker away. The Clown giggled in response.

"Ooh, Luna. You've got a little fight in you! I like that, you know," she said.

"Then you're gonna love me!" a gravelly voice said, as the Joker was tackled to the ground.

"Puddin'!" Harley yelled, as Batmare and the Joker rolled around. One of the clowns pulled Batmare off the Joker and began attacking her together. "Hey! Batbrain! Heads up!" Harley yelled, as she swung hard with her sledgehammer. Batmare ducked just in time, only for the Joker to land a powerful kick that sent her flying. The guests ran to the corners of the building to try and get to safety, as Applejack and the other Elements rushed into the fray. Fluttershy and Rarity were having to dodge Harley's wild swings, while Rainbow Dash and Applejack were fending off the Joker's knife swipes. Once Batmare had beaten down the clowns, she rushed at the Joker again, who attacked her with a knife hidden in her shoe. Harley was pulling on the handle of her hammer that was in the grip of Rarity's magic, with Applejack and Rainbow Dash trying to corner the Joker. That is, until the sounds of gunshots quieted everypony down.

"Joker, Harley, why is it that you both get so rowdy when I leave you alone?" a pony asked, stepping out of the shadows. She was wearing a bright green suit under a dark green coat and a dark green fedora hat that covered her brown mane. There was a set of purple sunglasses set on her snout and she was clutching a tommy gun in one hoof, and a golden cane in the shape of a question mark in the other.

"Who in the hay are you?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Just a friend of theirs, but you can call me...the Riddler," the mare said with a chuckle. Batmare glared. This was a new player in the game.

"It took you long enough!" Joker snapped, as she and Harley gravitated to the Riddler.

"Sorry. This wasn't something I could do quickly. It was a delicate process," Riddler said.

"What was?" Applejack asked.

"I'm glad you asked. You see, while Harley and I were up here, Riddler was planting powerful explosives in every floor below this," the Joker said, with gasps going through the room.

"That's right. I'm the ONLY ONE who has the detonator, AND the only one who has the off switch. Of course, there is ANOTHER way of disarming the devices. You'd have to physically shut it off, but to do so you'd have to solve my riddles," the Riddler said with a grin, holding up the detonator that was primed to be activated. The Elements, the Princess's and Batmare glared. They'd been played.

"Luna, scan the building. Are they telling the truth?" Celestia asked.

"I'm afraid so, Tia. Every word," Luna said. The Joker, Harley and the Riddler smiled. They won.

"Girls, can I get your help in this?" Celestia asked the Elements.

"Of course, Princess," Rarity said.

"I'll help too, Princess. I've got some expertise in disarming explosives," Batmare said.

"Thank you, Batmare. Don't think this is over. You three won't get away," Celestia said, as she and the others left to go and take care of the devices. That, however, was exactly what the three criminals wanted.

"Now, where were we? Oh, that's right. PUT YOUR VALUABLES IN THE BUCKING BAG!" the Joker roared at the guests. Terrified and without choice, they did as they were told, putting their jewelry, bits, trinkets and baubles in the bag being held by the clown. Harley and the Riddler went for the more high profile guests themselves, and the Joker set her sights on two ponies, a male earth pony and female unicorn, both with black coats and quite fancy dress. She smiled, approaching them and holding out her hoof. "Your necklace, if you please, milady." The unicorn smirked, a gesture not expected by the Clown Princess of Crime, but still pulled off her necklace any way and gave it to the Joker, with the earth pony giving her his cufflinks as well. The Joker hesitated, before grabbing the items and stuffing them in her pockets.

"Boss! We're all set," one of the clowns said.

"Well, thank you for your kindness everypony! You've been great, have a good night, see you soon. Riddler, get us out of here," the Joker said. The green suited mare nodded, as her horn lit up and teleported them all out of the building.

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In the lower stories of the building, the other ponies saw that things were WORSE than they thought. The explosives were wired to corrosive barrels, meaning if they didn't disarm the devices, the explosion would result in the building melting and collapsing from the inside.

"This Riddler is insane!" Luna said, her horn lit up in communication with her sister.

"Look at who she's allied with, Luna. The one thing we can be sure of is that Harley ISN'T a clone, but we'll worry about that later. Right now, we need to help disarm the devices!" Celestia said.

"Princess! Their are numbers on the side of each explosive! I think that we have to disarm them in a specific order!" Applejack called. Celestia glared. This Riddler character seemed smart.

"Everypony read off the numbers on the explosives you're at!"

"1!" Applejack called.

"4" Rarity replied

"7!" Rainbow Dash added

"12!" Fluttershy continued

"16!" Batmare included

"20!" Luna yelled.

"And I have 23! Everypony is going to need to get to the other explosives once their first one is disarmed!"

"Okay! I've got the first one!" Applejack called, facing the device. It was covered with bright green painted question marks. Hesitantly, Applejack pulled off a metal panel on the device, revealing a pixelated question mark.

*Bzzt, bzzt* Riddle me t-thi-this! What is always on its way here..here..here, but never arrives? *Bzzt, bzzt*

Applejack frowned. The Riddler had said they had to solve the riddle to disarm the device, but she wasn't expecting one so..abstract.

"Ya'll! I need a little help!" she called, when the question mark turned red.

*Bzzt, bzzt* Ah, ah, ah! No assistance, Miss. Applejack. *Bzzt, bzzt*

Applejack frowned deeper. She couldn't risk the explosive detonating, so she had to solve the riddle on her own, which was easier said than done.

"Okay, Applejack. Ya'll can do this. What is always on its way here, but never arrives? How does that make any sense? Hmm. It has to be more simple than I think it is," the farm pony said to herself.

Okay. So, it has to be something that is said to be always coming, but it never does. WHO in the hay comes up with something like that? Focus, Applejack! Hmm. Throwing caution to the wind, Applejack ventured a guess.

"The answer is...tomorrow!" The question marked blinked, then disappeared. "I think I disarmed it, ya'll!"

"Well done, Applejack! Everypony, don't become discouraged hearing these riddles. That's what the Riddler wants!"

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Outside the building, the Joker, Harley and the Riddler were on another rooftop. They'd been counting their loot for the past hour, with the Riddler's device beeping continuously, signaling the explosives being disarmed.

"I gotta admit, I didn't think they'd get this far," the Riddler said. The Joker grinned, as Harley lifted the bag of loot with her magic.

"I agree, but don't you think that they've gotten far enough?" the Joker asked. The Riddler grinned, flipping a switch on the device and pushing the button. Three beeps came from the device and then, the explosions began.

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"LUNA! What's just happened?"

"I don't know! I disarmed the explosive!"

"PRINCESS! It still went off!" Applejack yelled, racing to Celestia with her tail partly singed. Celestia gasped, as she heard more explosions and the rest of the Elements coming to her as well. Batmare was the only one still gone.

"Luna, take the Elements upstairs and get the guests out of here. I'm going to see if I can reduce the damage!" Celestia said. Luna nodded, as she teleported herself and the Elements back up to the ballroom. Lighting up her horn, Celestia could feel the building begin to collapse. Gritting her teeth, she extended her magic through the building to try and maintain the structure as the explosions continued.

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It was like fireworks going off. The Joker, Harley and Riddler had smiles from ear to ear as they watched the explosions go throughout the building. The three laughed in glee as the explosions went off in sync, and the building began to collapse.

"Timber!" the Joker said, cackling as the building fell.

"That worked better than I expected," the Riddler said.

"What's the plan now, Puddin'?" Harley asked.

"We let this event stew for a while, sweetie. Let Celestia steep in her failure," the Joker said, as the getaway cart came into view.

"Well, look's like our ride's here," the Riddler said, leaping off the building. Taking the Joker's hoof in her own, Harley smiled, kissing her marefriend on the cheek.

"Well done, Miss. J," she whispered in her ear, sending a shiver down the Joker's spine. The clown gripped Harley's waist and pulled her to her, sending kisses and licks down her neck.

"Let's go, baby. I've got some grape soda on ice and a floral rug waiting," she said, before they both leapt into the cart.

"This was part of the plan?" Maud asked from behind her mask in the front of the cart.

"Yes, it was! Let's get back to the hideout. Our new...recruits should be there already," the Joker said, cackling with wild abandon as the cart sped into the night.

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Author's Note

Whew! Finally, this chapter is done! This one was REALLY complex, and took a bit of revision before I had it perfect. Next chapter is probably gonna be sexcapades between Twilight and Pinkie, and maybe a bit of a look into the life of Derpy as a billionaire. Stay tuned, everypony.

Magic and Laughter

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Purple and pink bodies were intertwined, bumping into the wall as they ascended the stairs. Pinkie was being FUELED by her primal instincts, biting Twilight's bottom lip, leaving teeth marks on the Alicorn's neck, and growling. Not to say Twilight wasn't doing her part. The Alicorn had her hind legs wrapped around her mare-friend, with her forelegs wrapped around her neck, grinding her soaked slit into Pinkie's nethers.

"Mmm. If you keep doing that, Twily, I can't be held responsible for my actions," the pink mare ground out, nibbling Twilight's neck.

"That's the idea, Puddin'," Twilight said. Pinkie grinned, carrying her further up the stairs. Her purple coat had been discarded near the door, along with Twilight's leather jacket. Now, the Alicorn was trying to concentrate her magic to undo the buttons on Pinkie's green vest. Stumbling into the bedroom, Pinkie slammed Twilight against the door, almost cracking it, their muzzles connected in a heated, sloppy kiss.

"Mmm. We've got a lot of lost time to make up for, Twily," Pinkie said, her tongue battling with Twilight's. The Alicorn giggled.

"I'm pretty sure I was promised grape soda on ice and floral rug, Puddin'," she said. Pinkie grinned.

"Patience is virtue, baby. I don't wanna pass up an opportunity to break the bed first," she said, a wolfish grin coming to her lips. Twilight smiled, as Pinkie turned them around and deposited her on the bed. Pulling the vest off and then starting to undo the shirt, Pinkie straddled the purple Alicorn, who was in the middle of undoing her corset. Finally getting it undone, Twilight threw it behind them, as Pinkie pulled off her shirt and threw it the same way. After discarding more clothes, Pinkie's trousers, and Twilight's shirt and leather pants, the two panting ponies were sweating hard.

"Hope you're not gonna make me beg, Puddin'," Twilight said, kissing Pinkie's lips frequently.

"Maybe later, sweetie. For now, open those beautiful legs for me, pretty girl," Pinkie said, kissing Twilight's neck. With a moan, Twilight did what Pinkie asked, opening her hind legs and exposing her soaked slit and peeking clit. Pinkie grinned, sliding down Twilight's body to the treasure she'd finally captured.

"Mmm. Twily, you have no idea how long I've waited for this," she said, finally taking one long lick up the Alicorn's slit. With a groan, Pinkie filed the taste in her mind. A mix of violets, lavender and magic. The perfect Twilight taste. The pink pony took another lick going down, resulting in a moan from the Alicorn.

"Oooh, Puddin'! Don't tease me! Please!"

"Mmm, patience, sweet pea. Just be a good girl and hold those legs up for me," Pinkie said, as she finally stuck her tongue into Twilight's pussy. The Alicorn screamed, holding Pinkie's head in place with her forehoof. Not that the pink mare was complaining. She'd discovered a new culinary delight, and that was Twilight Sparkle. Swirling her tongue inside of Twilight's pussy, along with nibbling her outer lips and sucking on her pulsing bud, Pinkie was in ecstasy. This sensation was absolutely worth the wait. Twilight was writhing in pleasure, her body seeming to have a mind of it's own, as one of her hind legs wrapped around Pinkie's head. The earth pony pulled back and gave one hard swat to Twilight's flank.

"I said keep your legs up, Twilight!" Pinkie growled.

"Sorry, Puddin'!" Twilight said, returning her leg to the upright position.

"You don't want me to punish you, do you, Twily?" Pinkie asked, rubbing Twilight's soaking cunt with her hoof.

"I'm sorry, Puddin'!" Twilight said again.

"Are you gonna be a good girl, Twilight?" A hard smack to Twilight's pussy accentuated the question.

"Ooh! Yes! Yes!"

"Say it, Twily. I wanna hear you say it!" Pinkie growled, holding a hoof on Twilight's throat.

"I'LL BE A GOOD GIRL, DADDY!" Twilight screamed, clamping her mouth shut over realization of what she just said. "Oh my Faust. Puddin', I'm so sorry! Don't know why I said that, I was just in the heat of the moment and what you were doing was feeling so good and I just.." Pinkie interrupted Twilight with a hard kiss to her lips.

"Twily, Twily! It's okay. I'm not mad at you, honey. Just the opposite. That got me more worked up than you can imagine, sweetie. Just how long have you wanted to call me that?"

"Since I broke you out of the Asylum," Twilight said in a soft tone. Pinkie frowned, lifting Twilight's head so their eyes were meeting.

"Really? You've wanted to call me 'Daddy' since you broke me out?" Pinkie asked with a grin.

"Yeah, but..I always thought you'd get mad at me," Twilight said in a shaky tone.

"Twily, I only get mad at you if you do something wrong, you know that. You calling me 'Daddy' isn't going to make me get mad. It's instead gonna make me wanna fuck you until you can't walk straight," Pinkie said, giving a smile with her tongue between her teeth.

"Thanks, Puddin'," Twilight said, kissing the pink mare.

"Now, what do you want me to do, sweet pea?" Pinkie asked.

"Heehee. I want you to fuck me till I can't walk straight, Daddy," Twilight said, giving a seductive smile.

"All I needed to hear, baby girl. Turn around so your facing the headboard and lift your tail," Pinkie said. Twilight did exactly that, her tail lifted high in the air. Pinkie chuckled, slowly rubbing up and down Twilight's slit. "Mmm. You're so wet, baby girl."

"Can you blame me, Daddy? You drove me crazy," Twilight said, breathing hard.

"Mmm. One of these days I need to get a toy for us, baby," Pinkie said.

"I'm surprised you don't have one right now, Daddy. You always seem to be able to pull ANYTHING from thin air," Twilight said.

"Not entirely thin air, baby girl. I'll tell you exactly how it works soon, I promise," Pinkie said, rubbing Twilight's clit hard.

"AHH! Daddy, right there!"

"Mmm. That's my girl. Just let Daddy take care of you, sweetie," Pinkie said, kissing Twilight's neck, and finally sticking her hoof into Twilight's pussy.

"OOOH DADDY! YES!" Twilight moaned throwing her head back. Pinkie grinned, picking up the pace and biting her lip.

"Mmm. Such a good girl, Twily. I'm gonna have a hard time keeping my hooves off of you after this.

"Well, nothing wrong with both of us blowing off steam during a job, Daddy," Twilight said, eliciting another moan as Pinkie hit her clit again. "Oooh! Daddy, pull my hair!"

"Mmm. Naughty girl, Twily," Pinkie said, reaching with her free foreleg and wrapping Twilight's mane around it, the Alicon's head now being propped up! "MMM. Fuck yes, baby! Take Daddy's hoof in your pussy like a good girl!"

"Fuck me, Daddy! Harder! Please!"

"That's it, Twily! Hearing you talk dirty like that is so hot! Just let it all go, baby girl!"

"Mmm. Daddy, you're fucking my pussy so good! Ooh! When you flick my clit like that, I see stars! Fuck! Yes! Daddy, I'm gonna cum! You're gonna make me cum!" At that Pinkie growled again, letting go of Twilight's mane before reaching around and putting her foreleg around the Alicorn's neck.

"You don't cum unless you ask, baby girl. Daddy has to give you permission, you understand?" Pinkie asked, going back to rubbing Twilight's slit and not giving her the release she so longed for.

"Yes Daddy! I understand!" Twilight moaned, trying to grind on Pinkie's hoof, only to be met by another smack on the flank.

"Then, what do you have to do?" Pinkie growled between her teeth, rubbing faster.

"PLEASE DADDY! MAY I CUM!?" Twilight screamed, her eyes rolling back.

"Mmm. Not yet, baby girl. Hold it for Daddy just a little more," Pinkie said, pulling Twilight into a sitting position and peppering her neck with kisses again, pushing her hoof back into Twilight's gushing cunt. Thrusting in and out and flicking Twilight's clit, Pinkie growled. She was nearing her climax too.

"OOH DADDY! PLEASE! PLEASE MAY I CUM?!" Twilight screamed again. Pinkie picked up the pace, moaning.

"Just a few more seconds, baby girl. Daddy wants us to cum together, okay?" Pinkie ground out, reaching her peak.

"Oh yes, Daddy! Together!" Twilight screamed, her horn beginning to flare up.

"Fuck! Get ready, baby!" Pinkie moaned, her own slit gushing.

"Yes Daddy!" Twilight moaned, her horn covered in her aura!

"Now, baby girl!" Pinkie groaned, finally letting go with a scream.

"DADDY!" Twilight screamed right after, her eyes snapping open, shining from her magic. The two of them riding out their climax, they finally laid back once they'd come down. Silence reigned for a few seconds, before Pinkie pulled Twilight into a tight embrace, kissing her head and whispering lovingly on her head.

"Good girl, Twily. That's my good girl. You were so beautiful like that, Twily," she said, as the Alicorn snuggled into her neck and let out a yawn. Pinkie giggled. "Close your eyes, baby girl. Get some rest," she said, moving Twilight's head onto the pillow and pulling the blankets up to her neck. As Twilight snuggled into them, Pinkie got off the bed and went to retrieve her clothes.

"Daddy, where're you going?" Twilight asked with a pout.

"Daddy's gotta go greet our new recruits, baby girl. I won't be gone long," Pinkie said, pulling her pants onto her legs. Twilight whimpered, her eyes starting to brim with tears. "Hey, hey. Don't cry, baby girl," Pinkie said, holding Twilight's head and stroking her mane in comfort. "Try to get some sleep, baby girl, and when you wake up, Daddy'll be right next to you. I promise," she said.

"Okay, Daddy," Twilight said, laying back on the pillows. Pinkie smiled sweetly, kissing Twilight on the head.

"Sweet dreams, baby girl," she said, before grabbing her shirt and putting it back on. After slipping on her vest, she reapplied her makeup and mane and tail dye, and headed out of the room and down to the main hideout.

"Good to see you, finally," the Riddler said. The Joker glowered.

"Was just taking care of Harley. Both of us got a much needed release," she said.

"Didn't need to know that," the Riddler said, grimacing.

"You asked," the Joker replied with a smirk.

"We're expecting another recruit, they're just not here at the moment. For now, we've got one. That one wearing the burlap bag," the Riddler said. The Joker turned to see a pony sitting at the table, wearing a burlap sack on their head, with eye holes and stitching on the mouth, accentuated with a noose around the neck hole. A silver mane came out of the top of the bag, and the fur of the pony was of an ocean blue color. They seemed to be wearing a tailored suit over their fur, a blue pinstriped one. Fancy stuff for a pony like this.

"So, you're the Scarecrow?" the Joker asked.

"That's right! I am the Great and Powerful Scarecrow! The Mistress of Fear!" The Joker glared. She knew this pony seemed familiar.

"Trixie, what're you doing here?"

"Trixie? Who is this 'Trixie' you speak of? I told you, I am the Great and Powerful Scarecrow," Trixie said.

"Great and Powerful Scarecrow? That's what you're going with?" the Joker asked.

"It is terrifying, is it not?"

"No. It's boastful and gives away your identity. The point of a secret identity is for it to be SECRET!" the Joker roared, stabbing a knife into the top of the table. Trixie didn't seem to flinch.

"I kind of liked that whole 'Mistress of Fear' thing you added," the Riddler said. "Get rid of the 'Great and Powerful' part and you've got a pretty good identity."

"The Scarecrow, the Mistress of Fear? A bit long, isn't it?" Trixie asked.

"The Mistress of Fear could be a moniker. Something else you're known as besides the Scarecrow," the Joker said.

"So, in your application you said that you're adept with chemistry and have developed 'fear-inducing' toxins?" the Riddler asked.

"Yes! The Scarecrow has created a toxin so potent that one whiff would be enough to send a pony into a panicked frenzy," Trixie said.

"Don't do that whole 'talking in the third identity' thing, okay? I will get REAL tired of that REAL quick!" the Joker said.

"How hard would it to make a toxin that could be dispersed into the Canterlot guard barracks?" the Riddler asked.

"For an area of that size with that many ponies, probably a week. It would be more for other ponies, but I'm not other ponies," Trixie said, a smirk evident in her voice.

"You've got a week. We need to thin the herd of Celestia's guards if we're gonna go to phase 2," the Joker said.

"Puddin'," Twilight called from out of nowhere. All three heads turned to the purple Alicorn who was in a loosely tied bathrobe and holding the necklace and cufflinks they'd gotten from the Gala.

"Sweetie? What is it?" the Joker asked, the fear evident on Twilight's face.

"These were bugged! Celestia knows where we are! She's coming!"

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Author's Note

Whew! This chapter beat the tar out of me. But, we finally have the first time for our couple and introduction of the Great and Powerful Trixie as the Scarecrow. Also, the other recruit they were talking about, well, it's gonna require a trip to be taken that involves them getting into Canterlot. But, yeah. Celestia knows their hideout is Sugarcube Corner. That means, it's back to Moondancer's place. Next chapter is fleeing Sugarcube Corner and Celestia finally learning the identity of Harley Quinn.

Patient Observation: 1

Author's Note

Okay, so this one has been simmering in the brain for a while, but never made it to story process, until now. In case you couldn't tell by the title, yes, this will lead into Pinkie and Twilight being a Joker/Harley pair, not directly calling themselves 'The Joker' and 'Harley Quinn' but at least styling themselves like them. I'm not going to say whether or not Pinkie will be abusive like the Joker, you'll just have to read on. That will be a story element, that aspect of the relationship. But, next chapter is Twilight giving the report to Celestia. I will say this, if you enjoy Celestia, well, this'll be her at her absolute worst. I realized when writing this that it's a story where Pinkie and Twilight, who are effectively criminals, styled after Harley Quinn and the Joker, are the HEROES! Princess Celestia is the villain. Verdict is still out if I make her go full Daybreaker. But, rest assured, Celestia will be her absolute worse self in this. Hope you guys like this story.

Patient Observation: 1

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"Friday, August 15. Princess Twilight Sparkle overseeing patient 1212078. Pinkamena Diane Pie, aka Pinkamena. Good morning, Miss Pie."

Twilight had to praise herself for how composed she started this, when in reality, her heart felt it was going to burst out of it's chest from terror. Sitting on one side of the table, Twilight looked over to the other side of the table where her former friend sat. Though, to the lavender Alicorn, barley anything remained of her cheerful friend. Her mane having resorted to it's natural straight shape and her pink coat much more dull, Pinkamena was strapped up in a straitjacket, her back hooves cuffed to the legs of the chair. Even more cuffs were on the sleeves of the straitjacket, secured to the back of the chair, and she had on a muzzle, but with a few visible bars for her to still talk. Even all strapped up like that, Twilight still felt it wasn't enough. Pinkamena was crafty, and she also was A LOT more powerful than Twilight had once thought. Who was to say that the straitjacket was even working?

Pinkamena let out a bored sigh on the other side of the table. "After all we've been through, it's 'Miss Pie' now?" she asked, her blue eyes pointed right at Twilight, almost like she was trying to stare into Twilight's soul.

The Princess of Friendship frowned. "Well, in light of your recent transgressions, I don't feel it would be appropriate to call you by your old name. That would be irresponsible and unprofessional," she said.

"Seven. Years. I've counted you know. From the day you arrived in Ponyville, to when you and the others threw me in here and threw away the key, I've counted how long we've known each other, and in all that time never once did I hear you call me Miss Pie," Pinkamena said.

"You butchered innocent ponies and turned them into pastries, and then you sold those pastries to other ponies. Butchering and baking ponies and then getting other ponies to unknowingly commit cannibalism, those are things that cannot be tolerated, whether we were friends or not," Twilight said.

Pinkamena chuckled coldly. "So I went a little screw loose. Do you wanna know the reason why?" she asked.

Twilight's eyes narrowed. "There's a reason?"

"There's always a reason for something like that, Twilight. There's always a reason why someone like me.."

"Somepony"

"SOMEONE! Let's stop with the whole 'identifying as ponies' crap, okay? Because from the very beginning, neither you nor any of the other girls could comprehend what I could. I've seen things you can't possibly imagine, Twilight, and I know, I know, it sounds crazy. It sounds insane, but it's true. Ever since the Sonic Rainboom, a whole new sense of being opened up to me, and I could see beyond the confines of our world, and it made me realize, we're all pastel colored horses, in a bright technicolor world filled with sunshine and friendship," Pinkamena said, her eyes narrowing. This wasn't the first time she'd said this to the bookworm, but hearing it now, while Pinkamena was trussed up in her straitjacket, it started to sound eerily true to Twilight. Thinking like that WAS NOT the right course of action for the Alicorn to take. But, Pinkamena wasn't done.

"The real world doesn't work like that. The real world is dark, and gritty, with death, and sickness, and meaningless sex. So, what I did, butchering ponies and turning them into cupcakes, I incorporated a bit of the real world into our song filled...LSD trip. Not so much with the cannibalism, I admit, but the death definitely. That was the real world being brought in."

Twilight's eyes widened. This was a new part to the old song and dance Pinkamena was spouting.

"Even if I was to believe you, what would any of that accomplish?" the Alicorn asked. Throwing her head back, Pinkamena cackled, the chair she was in leaning back a bit. Her whole body shook as she cackled from behind the muzzle, then slowly she stopped, looking at Twilight.

"I think it's accomplished wonders. For example, am I right in assuming that Applejack and Rarity have gotten together? Am I right in that assumption? I mean, we all knew that there had to be some kind of attraction but now, well, they just can't seem to keep their hooves off each other, can they? Another thing, hasn't Fluttershy been binging on hard Apple Cider behind the barn at Sweet Apple Acres? Hasn't Applejack been supplying her with the Apple Cider, to help with her social issues? Heard she's made quite a scene at a few Ponyville gatherings. Hasn't Rainbow Dash been losing her temper a bit more? Didn't she cause quite a ruckus in the town square, assaulted someone I heard? Didn't Rarity trash a hotel room in Las Pegasus because they wouldn't give her the right towels? Am I correct that all of that happened? You see, what I did, while it may be perceived as 'crazy', as 'not normal', as 'monstrous', what I did is I showed exactly what the real world is like. By adding death, by showing just what death is like to all of you, really, I opened things up. Because, here's the thing, Twi. We're not all 'special little snowflakes', okay? We're not, no matter how much we'd like to be. Deep down we all know, and you especially, that this whole 'reigning under friendship' thing that Celestia has, it's not gonna last. When it does, trust me, these so-called 'civilized ponies' will turn on each other at the drop of a hat. Twilight, I'm not a monster, I'm just ahead of the curve and no amount of therapy, that you perceive that there's something wrong with me, is gonna change that."

There was silence that reigned for a good minute and half after Pinkamena was done. Twilight's mind was racing. What Pinkamena said, while on the surface sounded crazy, was incredibly profound. The scary thing was that Pinkamena wasn't entirely wrong. Recently, Twilight had begun to see the crack's appear in Princess Celestia's methods, but when confronting her former mentor about it, Twilight was simply given an abrasive response. It was after that, that Ponyville suffered another crime since Pinkamena was apprehended. It was a simple breaking and entering, but the fact that it happened so bluntly in Ponyville was the point. Pinkamena was thought to be the rare exception, that it was simply a conclusion that was inevitable, but the perpetrator of the break in was a stallion with a family. A normal pony who did this crime. That was what floored Twilight. Delving too deeply into the psychosis which Pinkamena resided in was NOT a good idea, so Twilight pulled out the big guns.

"If you still want to keep your life, you'll need to go along with these therapy sessions," she said, as blunt as possible so Pinkamena knew she wasn't joking. The former party planner went still for a second, staring at the Princess of Friendship.

"I'm sorry, did I hear that correctly?" Pinkamena asked.

"Princess Celestia decreed that if you didn't cooperate with these sessions, she'd be forced to execute you," Twilight said, fixing a stern expression at Pinkamena.

"Well, that's a surprise," the pink mare said, leaning forward with an air of delight, her eyes twinkling. "I'll bet in all the years you've known her, you've never heard the word 'execute' come from her mouth."

Twilight cast her eyes down. It was true, she'd never heard her former mentor say that word, not even with Chyrsalis. But, not only did Celestia broker the idea of execution, she even discussed with Twilight the method of execution. Beheading by guillotine. That practice had been ended thousands of years ago, and yet, Princess Celestia was seriously considering it.

"No. I never did," the Alicorn princess said.

Pinkamena smirked from behind the muzzle. "Hmm. Affecting even more, it seems. Tell me, is Princess Luna experiencing any...hostile takeover issues?" she asked, clearly enjoying the effect this was having on Twilight.

"Will you answer the questions I was given or not?!" Twilight snapped. This back and forth was becoming irritating.

"Very well. I'm an open book, Twi. Ask away," the pink mare said, scooting back a bit in her chair.

"How did you sleep last night?" Twilight asked, reciting the first question Princess Celestia had listed.

"Fine. As fine as I can, what with my...current surroundings," Pinkamena said, gesturing at the room with her head.

"Did you have any dreams?" Twilight asked, reciting the follow up question on the page.

"Yeah. Nothing too exciting," Pinkamena said, yawning, almost like she was bored with the conversation already.

"Well, anything is useful to know about. What did you dream?" Twilight asked, placing the point of her quill on parchment.

"I dreamt I brought peace to the Dragon Kingdom," the former party planner said.

Twilight smiled, writing it down. "Really? Well, that's positive. What was the solution?"

"War," Pinkamena said, without any sarcasm. The quill stopped, as Twilight tried to wrap her head around what Pinkamena just said.

"I'm sorry, what?" the Alicorn asked, genuinely confused.

Pinkamena sighed, like the answer was obvious. "Twilight, it's not that hard. You should know, a negative plus a negative will ultimately equal a positive. Right now, the Dragon's are at war with the Griffon's, who happen to be our allies. Now, there is no declaration that states that Equestria can't get involved with this. If Celestia wanted to, she could easily join this war and help our allies, but she won't. She says it's because that when it ends, there's a chance she could extend a hoof of friendship to the Dragon's, but I know it's because she'd rather they both kill each other, so she doesn't have to worry about any..threats to her rule. Now, in my dream, I made it so the Dragon's went to war with us. Because Celestia was then provoked, she sends out the military, the Wonderbolts, anything she can and the one thing that ends up brokering peace, is simply giving the Dragon's what they want."

"Which is what?" Twilight asked, slowly transcribing the dream, curious on just how Pinkamena's crazy mind came up with this solution.

"Occasional war from time to time. Small wars, not fatal, no one gets hurt. Just..proxy wars that give the Dragon's something to do. Eventually, those wars stop and they extend an olive branch to Equestria, a proposal to live in peace with each other," Pinkamena said, finishing the recount by chuckling to herself. But it wasn't enough for Twilight.

"But, what was Princess Celestia's answer? Did..did she accept the Dragon's proposal of peace?" she asked. Pinkamena grinned.

"I could tell you, but I know that you're going to give this report to Celestia. Why don't you ask her yourself?"

Twilight sighed, looking at the clock. She'd already spent a good two hours talking with Pinkamena. She put the quill down, as the orderlies opened the door with the cart to take Pinkamena back to her cell.

"Hey! Sprucey! Long time, no see, old buddy! How're the wife and kids?" Pinkamena asked, throwing her head back and cackling. The orange stallion, T. Spruce it said on his name tag, glared.

"Far away from you, you psycho," he said. Pinkamena smiled, her blue eyes twinkling. Turning back to Twilight, she regarded her former friend as Spruce and the other orderly was placing Pinkamena back on the cart.

"You know, this morning when they said I was having a therapy session, with you of all ponies, Twilight, I was a bit upset. However, the more we've talked today, the more I'm looking forward to our next session. That is, if Celestia doesn't sentence me to the guillotine first. One can hope, right, Twi? See you around. Keep smiling," she said, then threw her head back and laughed raucously, a mix of a cackle, chortle and snort. The laughter continued as she was led out the door and down the hall. Gathering her things in silence, Twilight took a few deep breaths. Those last two hours were harrowing. While it was obviously true, Pinkamena was crazy, it almost seemed that she was a lot more..intelligent than Pinkie once projected herself, and THAT was what scared Twilight the most.

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The Elements Concern

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"Why did it take you two so long to get here? Flutters and I have been waiting here for THREE HOURS! Where the hay have you two been?" Rainbow Dash asked when Applejack and Rarity finally made it to Twilight's castle. The farmer and the fashionista smiled sheepishly.

"Um...I was helping her with...something," Rarity said, a blush coming to her snout. Applejack chuckled, tilting her hat.

"What were you helping her with, Rarity?" Fluttershy asked.

"And why did it take THREE HOURS?!" Rainbow Dash added.

"I just needed her to help me with a spill. Something got spilled and I needed her to help me clean it up. Yeah," Applejack said, her eyes shifting from side to side.

"You needed her to help you clean a spill...FOR.THREE.HOURS?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"Oh, for the love of...why're we still dancing around this? Look, Applejack and I were having sex alright? That's what we were doing. We were having sex, we were fucking each other, her tongue was deep in my nether regions and flicking my clit! AM I MAKING THIS CLEAR ENOUGH?! WE.WERE.HAVING.BONE CRUSHING.MIND-BLOWING.PASSIONATE.SEX!" Rarity yelled, finally stopping the game. If Applejack's face had gotten any redder, she would be a tomato.

"Well, you both could have told us that from the start. It's understandable, Rare. Flutters and I need to get our rocks off with each other now and then too," Rainbow Dash said with a smirk.

"Dashie! Time and place!" Fluttershy said, hiding behind her mane.

"Now, let's go and see Twilight," Rarity said, after a few moments of awkward silence passed.

"TWILIGHT! DARLING, ARE YOU HERE?!" Rarity called, as she and the girls walked into the dark castle.

"TWI?! SUGARCUBE?" Applejack called out. Silence answered back.

"This doesn't bode well," Rainbow Dash said, as they headed further into the castle. It looked like nopony had been there for a moth. There was dust, cobwebs were forming, and it was EXCEEDINGLY cold.

"TWILIGHT?!" Applejack called again. This time they got an answer.

"Applejack? Girls, is that you?"

"SPIKE?! You've been here all this time, little guy?" Rainbow Dash asked. The baby dragon nodded.

"Have you seen Twilight, Spike?" Fluttershy asked.

"No! The last time I saw her was when you all went to the bank! It's been two days! I'm worried," Spike said.

"That doesn't sound like Twilight at all. Gone for two days and she doesn't say ANYTHING about where she is or come back? This is bad," Applejack said.

"Well, what do we do?" Spike asked.

"We're going to get help, Spike. You stay here and tell us if Twilight comes back," Fluttershy said, rubbing the baby dragon's head.

Spike shook his head. "No! If Twilight's in trouble, I should help her too!"

"Spike, we know your concerned for Twilight, and it's understandable, but yer just a baby, Sugarcube. If something dangerous happened to Twilight, it's important you stay safe. If we don't come back, we need you to tell Princess Celestia what's happened. Okay?" Applejack asked. The purple dragon frowned, but nodded in agreement.

"Not to worry, Spikey Wikey. Twilight will be back before you know it," Rarity said.

"Come on, girls. I know the one pony who can help us find Twilight," Rainbow Dash said, as the other ponies turned to leave.

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"WHERE IS THE CLONE?! WHERE.IS.IT?!!!!!!" Princess Celestia screamed, throwing rocks and stalactites around the cave of the Mirror Pool. She'd searched high and low and in every corner of the cave, and there was no clone. "I WAS SURE THERE WAS A CLONE! WHAT OTHER PONY COULD HAVE EXECUTED A BREAKOUT LIKE THAT?"

"Tia, perhaps the clone is wherever the Joker is," Luna suggested, trying desperately to calm her sister down.

"Hmm. You may be right, Luna. We find the Joker, we find the clone, we take care of them both! It's win-win!" Celestia said, laughing in triumph. Then, her eyes narrowed. "That is, it would be a win-win, if we knew where the Joker was."

"Perhaps a location spell, Tia?" Celestia sighed, flaring up her horn in response. Silence reigned for a few minutes, before Celestia finally reacted.

"GRAHH! I'm being blocked! SOMETHING is blocking my magic from locating the Joker! HOW CAN I BE BLOCKED! GRRAAAAHHHHH!!!!" The cork had finally blown. Her eyes glowing and her aura rising, Celestia roared and released a torrent of flame out of her glowing red horn. Luna gasped. She'd seen her sister angry, seen her be able to manipulate flame when she got angry, but this was the first time she'd ever seen her let loose. The cave began to shake, the stalactites cracking, and large ripples appeared in the Mirror Pool.

"TIA! Calm down! If you keep going, you'll bring the whole cave down on us! Look, we'll find her! She can't have LEFT Equestria, she has to be here! We'll find her!" Luna yelled over the sound of Celestia's rage. Her aura disappearing, and her horn returning to normal, Celestia took a deep breath.

"Luna, I want you to find me the best detective in Equestria and I want them to be at Canterlot YESTERDAY! You will conduct the investigation with them, while I'm with Arch, and we are NOT to be disturbed! Understood?!" she asked. Luna nodded.

"Good. Let us return to Canterlot, dear sister. By the way, make sure you send somepony to destroy this cave. It's caused too much trouble," Celestia said. Luna nodded, as she and Celestia teleported back to Canterlot.

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Night had fallen, and the remaining members of the Elements stood atop the roof of the new police station in Ponyville. The floodlight that was situated on it was shining, calling Ponyville's mysterious masked hero.

"I don't know, you think they're coming? Because my argument is, why would they?" Rainbow Dash asked, looking up into the starry night sky.

"They usually come when this light is turned on," Applejack said. 5 minutes turned to 10 and 10 turned to 30 and still nothing. Soon, it got to an hour, when the Elements felt a presence behind them.

"The Bat-Signal is not a toy, girls," Batmare said, in the same raspy, deep tone. Now, the Elements finally could get a good look at the Masked Mare of Ponyville. They could definitely see that it was a mare, the shape of the muzzle was unmistakable, and yet, this mare was still a mystery. She was wearing lifts in her costume to make herself taller, Rarity could recognize them from a mile away. It was hard to tell whether she was a pegasus or earth pony, as the large pointed cape she wore was covering her back, obscuring it, and covering most of her body, shrouding her. They could all see that the suit she wore was AMAZINGLY high-tech. More high-tech than they'd ever seen, almost like a modern suit of armor. The belt that was around her had A LOT of compartments and from the looks of things, could hold all a manner of different items. And it seemed like she was wearing glass lenses or something else to obscure her eyes, as they were bright and all white.

"Well, we didn't have any other way of contacting you, Ms. Batmare...ma'am," Fluttershy said, cowering inside her mane.

"We need your help. Our friend Twilight has been missing for two days. The last time we saw her was when you fought the Joker in the bank. She hasn't been back since then, and we're very concerned. We don't have ANY idea where she could be, and so we hoped you could help us out," Applejack said. Batmare's eyes narrowed. She had seen Twilight's change in behavior at the bank and it had worried her too, but the reveal of the Joker's accomplice and the breakout had occupied most of her attention recently. However, if she found Princess Twilight, perhaps it could lead her TO the Joker.

"I can't promise anything, girls, but...I'll look into it," Batmare said, turning to leave.

"Wait! We didn't get to say thank you!" Rainbow Dash said.

"And you'll never have to," Batmare said, galloping across the roof and leaping off before unfolding the cape and flying away.

"Okay, I'm gonna say this once. She is WAY cooler than I ever thought she could be," Rainbow Dash said, smiling at the ever decreasing form of Batmare.

"Come on, girls. Let's get back home. Batmare's got this under control," Applejack said.

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Once she was out of sight, Batmare landed behind a small cluster of buildings.

"Oracle, is there any new info about Princess Twilight? Anything about her disappearance or suspected whereabouts?" Batmare asked.

"Nothing solid. Rumors here or there, but nothing concrete. I can widen the search if you want to further than just Ponyville or the Royal Sections of Canterlot," Oracle replied.

"Widen the search to include Twilight's friends from Magic Kindergarten. List them for me, will you?" Batmare asked, as she galloped through the dark streets of Ponyville.

"Lemon Hearts, Minuette, Lyra Heartstrings, Twinkle Shine and Moondancer," Oracle stated.

"Hmm. Take Moondancer off the list for right now, let's focus on Lyra, Minuette and Lemon Hearts for the time being," Batmare said.

"Got it. By the way, your dinner's getting cold," Oracle said.

"Don't rub it in," Batmare snapped, as she galloped through a hedge and into a cave. Time to prepare to return to her secret identity in the morning.

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Author's Note

I really liked this chapter. It was fun to go through all the different characters, and writing Celestia's rage was really fun. So, the next chapter is going to have a bit of...explicit moments with Celestia and her boytoy Arch. That may be the ENTIRE chapter, to give a bit of context to Celestia at this point since for the most part I've been focusing on Twilight, Pinkie and the other Elements, and even Batmare. The last chapter that I made that gave context for Celestia was 'Secrets of the Princess' which was CHAPTER 2! I think it's high time Sunbutt got a chapter ALL to herself. When the chapter with the Gala happens, that's where Batmare's identity will be revealed. But, here's one more hint. Batmare's coat color is not the following: Red, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Green, Blue, or Purple. Like I said, next chapter is gonna be explicit, so ye be warned. See ya next time guys.