Sweetie Drops: ThunderHoof

Princess Celestia lowered the sun and went about to to her chamber. Her stroll through the halls always calmed her after her little ritual. She passed members of the royal staff on her way, with each of them receiving a beautiful royal smile. Celestia opened her chamber and stepped into the cool room.

Rarity had been there the week prior, so seeing an empty bed was quite the change for her. She took off her crown and removed her horseshoes and went to the restroom. After she was done, she got into her queen-sized bed and sank into the satin goodness of a sheet.

As she was about to fall asleep, a quiet knock rapped at her chamber door. She grumbled and trotted to the door. With an open, the knocker was revealed. Luna stood there with a look that Celestia hadn’t quite seen in a long time.

It was a look of trouble.

“Sister, there has been an occurrence in Trottingham. I think you would like to know about it”, the night princess said.

“Luna, I was about to go to bed. Can’t this wait until the morning?”, Celestia grumbled.

“That depends, sister. Do you want to risk somepony’s life?”, Luna sternly asked.

Celestia’s entire expression changed within a mere second. Somepony’s life was at risk? This, she had to know.

“Elaborate more, Lulu. What is the situation?”, Celestia asked.

“I’m afraid that a filly has been kidnapped, and she is been held captive by some kind of mafia. There’s one thing though, Tia”, Luna said.

“And that is?”, Celestia questioned.

“Her entire family was murded before she was taken”, Luna sadly said.

Celestia let out a shaken gasp at that. This was no longer just a kidnapping. This was homicide.

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“Goodnight, Mom”, said a filly no more than 12.

“Goodnight, my sweet. Mommy loves you”, an older mare called back.

With that, she closed the door and made her way down to the kitchen. There, she found her wife sitting with a cup of tea.

“Hey cutie, ready to hit the hay?”, the turquoise mare asked her wife.

“You betcha, Lyra. I’m plain pooped”, the mare said to her wife.

The two mares laughed and made their way up the stairs. They were Lyra and Bon-Bon Heartstrings, proud mothers of Scootaloo. They entered their bedroom and got into the large bed. Lyra then let out a loud yawn.

“Tough day, honeybunch?”, Bonnie asked.

“Yeah, playing the harp can be tiring sometimes”, Lyra sleepily said.

Bon-Bon chuckled at her wife’s remark. She then cuddled up on Lyra’s barrel.

“Your so soft, Ly-Ly”, Bon-Bon cooed.

“Dang right I am, SweetieBuns”, Lyra said slyly.

“Never heard that one before”, Bonnie teased.

“Gotta say what’s true baby”, Lyra flirted.

They shared a passionate kiss and fell asleep. Little did they know, however, that their lives were about to change.

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THE NEXT DAY

The happy couple woke to a beautiful sunrise that calmed them deeply. They made their way to Scootaloo’s room and woke their surrogate daughter from her slumber. The trio trotted to the kitchen for breakfast.

When the pancake batter was set, Bon-Bon set about to dust a bit. The Heartstrings family kept their home very tidy, so the dusting was more like minor check up.

Then there came a knock on the door.

“Who could that be? It’s like 8:30 in the morning”, Bon-Bon asked nopony in particular.

She went over to the door and opened it to find two royal guards.

“Good morning, ma’m. We are looking for a mare named Sweetie Drops, have you seen her?”, one of them questioned.

Bon-Bon nearly dropped her duster at the mention of the name. It was one she hadn’t heard in quite a while. She thought that she would never have to face this, but they looked serious. Nevertheless, she tried to play it off

“I-Im sorry, gentleman. I don’t have clue who that may be”, Bon-Bon said with a nervous grin.

They gave her a look that mother would give to lying foal.

“We know it’s you, Agent Drops. Princess Celestia has requested your presence at the royal castle. We have been asked to escort you there”, the other guard said.

“Alright, at least let me explain to my wife and daughter where I’ll be”, Bon-Bon said.

“I’m afraid that’s not an option. This is a top-secret mission, and per orders of the princess nopony is allowed to know any information on the subject”, the guard said.

“Well, can I at least say goodbye. I’ll tell them something to calm their nerves”, Bon-Bon suggested.

The guards both nodded and allowed her to leave. Bon-Bon shuffled to the kitchen and met her family.

“Um..Everypony, could you listen to me?”, Bonnie said.

The musician and the crusader turned to her with full attention.

“One of my friends in the candy-making business told me about a convention in Canterlot. Get this, I totally forgot about it”, Bon-Bon said with a nervous chuckle.

Lyra and Scootlaoo looked suspicious, so Bon-Bon had to act quick.

“It’s really important, possibly even life-changing! Something that could change our lives forever”, Bon-Bon nervously spat out.

This caught them by suprise. Life-changing sound pretty important, hence the title:

“Bonnie, if you gotta go then you gotta go. I’ll be fine with Scoots. Won’t I, sweetie?”, Lyra asked the filly.

“Sure! Mom, if this is as big as you say then I say you do it! You deserve something like this”, Scootaloo said to Bonnie.

Bon-Bon flashed a smile and hugged her family.

“Thank you! I don’t know how long I’ll be gone, but I’ll try to come back soon!”, Bon-Bon said before going to the door.

“Bye Mom!”, Scootaloo said.

Bon-Bon stopped and looked her daughter in the eyes.

“Bye, sweetie. Mommy loves you. Bye Lyra, love you”, Bonnie said before continuing on her way.

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ABOUT AN HOUR LATER

Bon-Bon exited the chariot and looked at the towering structure that lay before her. Canterlot Castle was huge! She hadn’t never been this close to it before, so this view was great!

“Right this way, Agent Drops”, one of the guards said.

She nodded and followed them into the castle. The long, winding halls confused her, but she kept on anyway. They reached the throne room door and went in.

Princesses Celestia and Luna were sitting on their respective thrones and both bore a serious look.

“Greetings, Agent Sweetie Drops. I assume your ride down was pleasant?”, Celestia asked.

“Yes, your magesty, it was just fine”, Bon-Bon said with a bow.

“Splendid, now it it is time for an explanation”, Luna said, “There was a kidnapping in Trottingham late last night. The local mafia kidnapped a filly, but not before murdering her family. Why this happened, we are not sure”.

The news took Bon-Bon back a bit, she had never delt with HOMICIDE before. In fact, she had never delt with kidnappings, either. Why had the princess chose her?

“Excuse me, Princess?”, Bon-Bon interrupted.

“Yes, what do you need?”, Luna responded.

“I’m very flattered that you personally chose me for this, but I have some questions. I’ve only ever dealt with monsters, why would you pick me? Wouldn’t the Elements Of Harmony be a better fit?”, Bon-Bon asked.

“These are all completely normal questions, my little pony. While the Elements would be a good choice, we thought that you would have better experience in this field. You’ve recently adopted a filly, Yes?”, Celestia asked.

“Yes ma’am”, Bon-Bon responded.

“Well, we know how much she means to you. If anypony were to take the case on, your the best choice”, Celestia said with a smile.

Bon-Bon’s confidence leveled up when Celestia said that.

“If you think so, then it must be true. I’ll do my best Princess!”, Bon-Bon said confidently.

“Great! Your train leaves tommorow, so I assume you’ll be ready”, Celestia said.

“You bet I will, Princess. Those thugs won’t know what hit them”, Bon-Bon said with a smirk.