Dreams Do Come True Part 2: Dreams Really Do Come True

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“Court is now in session!”

The cacophonous voice of Mayor Mare rang out among the gigantic crowd, gathering to view the trial of the century. On the defendant’s side was Star, along with all of his friends, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and even ShadowBreeze, and on the other side, Diamond Tiara, Ripe Orange, Silver Spoon, and the former lawyer turned prosecutor, Leather Briefcase, who also happened to be Diamond’s cousin. While this is only his fifth case as a prosecutor, he has had a perfect record so far, and feels confident and ready to support his cousin.

With that, Mayor Mare called Shooting Star to the stand when he arrived, he sat down. Then, Leather Briefcase asked, “Prince Shooting Star, is it true you were in Manehattan on Nightmare Night?” Star who was still confident said, “Yes, sir!” Subsequently, Leather Briefcase smiled as Star got down from the stand.

Once Star left, he said, “I would like to present some evidence.” With that, he held up a tattered piece of clothing and asked, “Prince Shooting Star, do you know what this is?” Star gasped loudly, leading to another smile by Leather. “I thought so. This is from your costume you wore on Nightmare Night.” Star began to panic, and asked, “H...how do you know that?”

Concurrently, Diamond gave Ripe a hoof-five, and said, “We’ve got him! I’m so happy!” to which Ripe simply smiled.

Leather continued. “How do I know that? It’s very simple. Your, and only your hoofprints were found on it, and it was Nightmare Night. There’s no way you weren’t wearing it. To add, this was found in the Grape Vine, obviously meaning...you went in there. There’s nothing that suggests otherwise. Your Honor, I believe this case is closed.”

Star began to stammer, but managed to say, “But...but...how do you know I ate there? Huh?!”

“Oh, I don’t know you ate there, but the two ponies beside me do. Your Honor, I would like to call Diamond Tiara and Ripe Orange to the stand.”

With that, Mayor Mare said, “The court accepts this request.”

Afterwards, Diamond and Ripe both walked to the stand, and Mayor Mare asked for their name and occupation.

“My name is Ripe Orange. I am a student, but I am a training guitarist and part-time business associate.”

Then, Diamond spoke. “My name is Diamond Tiara Rich. I am also a student, but I am a training business leader, and a part time singer/rapper.”

Then, Mayor Mare said, “Would you care to give your testimony? Feel free to alternate.”

Ripe asked, “Diamond, should I start?” to which Diamond nodded her head. “Alright. Diamond and I were on a date; simply relaxing and watching TV at my house. Suddenly, the doorbell rang, and Ditzy Doo delivered me a letter. That letter was from my parents, and it said that Shooting Star and his crew were having dinner at Manehattan’s finest restaurant, the Grape Vine. This infuriated me, and both Diamond and I went to the restaurant enraged. We sat at a table right by Star’s group, which included Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and ShadowBreeze. I wanted to ignore them at first, but when Star had the nerve to speak to me after violating the integrity of Manehatan’s restaurant, I exploded, and asked for Star to leave the restaurant several times. He never did.”

Afterwards, Diamond added, “I was there through all of this, and got just as angry as Ripe did. He isn’t exactly one to lose his temper, so Star must have really irritated him. Also, I remember Star ordered hay over lettuce.”

Finally, Ripe concluded by saying, “That’s all, Your Honor.”

“I see. Does the defense have anything to say about this?”

Star smirked, and took out his bill for the Grape Vine. “Yes, I do. The reason why I ate dinner at the Grape Vine is because Ripe and Diamond thought it would be funny to bill me extra on a restaurant here in Ponyville, shown in this bill.”

Ripe and Diamond started laughing, until Ripe finally said, “Are you serious? Allow me to completely discredit your point. First off, there is a line at the bottom of the bill that I know is not in any Ponyville restaurant. Second, this is from the Grape Vine, because of the special squiggly line at the bottom. Yes, I will admit that I did convince the management to charge Star extra for his meal, but I honestly felt like I had to find some way to get Star to realize he can’t just do anything and expect no negative consequences, and they completely agreed with my logic. Besides, he didn’t even have a reservation, nor was a citizen in Manehattan, both of which are requirements for entering the Grape Vine! Heck, even my parents wanted Star out of there! Third, and most importantly, I never saw that evidence before the case, meaning that the police did not ratify this evidence, meaning that it’s illegal. I mean, not that your points were valid, but even if they were, you can’t use them on that bill because it’s illegal! End of story.”

Leather Briefcase added, “And there you have it. I completely agree with all of these points, and the evidence still stands that Star entered the Grape Vine, and two people who were at the Grape Vine on the same night saw Star there. This case has an obvious verdict, and should be closed immediately.”

With that, Mayor Mare adjourned the court for the jury to deliberate, and after thirty minutes, court got back in session.

She then read all of the votes of the twelve members of the jury. “Not Guilty, Not Guilty, Not Guilty, Not Guilty, Not Guilty, Not Guilty, and Not Guilty. The verdict has been decided. Prince Shooting Star is Not Guilty! Also, for the record, all of the remaining votes were Not Guilty as well.”

Ripe and Diamond were absolutely livid, and stormed out of the courtroom, while Leather simply sighed and packed up his briefcase, knowing damn well he won that case inside. He didn’t realize how badly ponies defend royalty, and knows not to take cases like those again. With that, he mumbled, “I’m sorry, Diamond.”

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After that, Star and the rest of them cheered as they jumped out of the courtroom, while Diamond Tiara and Ripe Orange walked out glaring at Star angrily.

“I don’t get it!” Diamond Tiara screamed after she glared at Star.

Ripe sighed. “I don’t either. Is it so hard to put limits on royalty?”

“It shouldn’t be! Ugh, this is muleshit! Leather performed so well too!”

“I know. I wouldn’t worry about him, I’m sure he felt comfortable with his performance. He’s better at being a prosecutor than a defense attorney.”

“Yeah, you’re right, but that’s not what’s pissing me off now! Hmm...you know...maybe we should stop harming Star directly. Perhaps indirect means would work best.”

“Huh? What are you...oh, I get it! That sounds like a great idea! So...how should we do it? Convince Celestia to put most of her bits into a falling stock market? Or should we use other business means?”

“Let’s start with the former, and go with the latter afterwards. It’ll be so satisfying to watch their bits get obliterated. Ah, I’m excited just thinking about it! Let’s go, Ripe!”

With that, the two left the courthouse, content with their plan.  After that, Star and his group left the courthouse. Subsequently, Star looked at Sweetie Belle and said, “Hey Sweetie wanna go out and do something later today?” He looked at Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and ShadowBreeze making sure they knew it was just for them while Sweetie Belle said, “Sure! I needed to go to Canterlot anyway, so can we go there? We can stop and see your mom and Aunt Luna and Cadance!”

Star smiled at that, and then thought of looking at a ring for Sweetie Belle so he could propose to her. After a few seconds of thought, he spaced out, but snapped out of it when somepony said, “So do you all want to go and get something to eat?” It was Scootaloo who asked that, and everypony in the group said, “Yes!” in perfect sync.

With that, they walked to the cafe they always ate at, and once they arrived,  they sat down. “S-so what all do you plan on doing in Canterlot?” ShadowBreeze asked. Star responded, “Well...I plan on visiting my family. You know, same old stuff.”  “So boring...you should go and see the Wonderbolts!” Scootaloo chimed in. Sweetie Belle added, “Sorry, Scoots, we aren’t you

nor Rainbow Dash.” With that, they all laughed, and AppleBloom pulled her hat up and asked, “So, ShadowBreeze. Who are yer parents?” In response, ShadowBreeze gulped and said, nervously, “W-w-well my mom and dad are Fluttershy and Big Macintosh. Y...you should know that by now AppleBloom!” Apple Bloom laughed. “Alright, crazy colt!”

DUNDUNDUN what is Star planning only i know sorry it took me a bit to get the chapter up but i have been lazy