So far the plan's working out about as poorly as expected. Calling their regional office and asking for 'Rarity' gets you a whole lot of nothing.

"A Miss Rarity? Do you have a last name?"

"Yes Bell, Rarity Bell."

"Hmm, no I'm sorry. I don't see anyone by that name in the directory."

Yeah ok, sure she doesn't. Either Rarity changed her name, or she doesn't take calls from random strangers.

How do you run a company without taking calls though? Does her secretary screen every single caller? Maybe her second in command just pretends to be CEO most the time.

You start to write an Email but it makes less sense the more you type. 'Please forward this email to the mystery pony way at the top just because I asked nicely'. You almost delete the draft but why not send it anyway? Can't hurt.

May as well try the phone a few more times, but you soon give up on that too.

If the company publicly denies her existence then any publically accessible means of contact probably isn't going to work. So what else is there?

The picture was taken in New York at one of the company's main offices. Unfortunately you and anon live all the way down in Georgia so that's not exactly a quick trip. Plus even if you went there in person they still probably don't let strangers off the street see somepony they're trying to hide.

If push came to shove though you're pretty sure you could teleport past security, but that's a whole new can of worms.

Also you have to somehow get to New York for any of this to matter.

Oh Anonnnnnnnnnnnn!

After he's gets home and has a nice dinner you approach the buttered up human with your laptop in tow.

"Soooo this is going to sound crazy but remember my friends I told you about? Welllllll this is one of them."

Giving the article a quick once over he nods.

"Runs a company? That sounds pretty crazy, gonna give her a call?"

"Well... I've tried. I've tried everything, but the company wants to keep her a secret, soI can't just call up there and say 'oh hi im Rarity's friend let me talk to her'..."

"Yeah I guess that makes sense. Maybe you should just send her an email or something."

"I tried that too trust me. The bottom line is I'm not gonna get through to her like this... We have to go to New York." Cue nervously tapping your forehooves together.

He looks up from his tablet, "We what?"

"Please please please! We have to go there, I can sneak in and find her and everything will be great!"

He pinches the bridge of his nose and sighs, "Ok, first of all you are not sneaking into a random business because your friend might work there. You'll get arrested, or fined, or even shot."

"Annnnonnn please! You know how much my friends mean to me!"

"Twilight listen to yourself. I have work, I can't just run off to New York whenever I want. I don't even have the vacation days left."

"We can go on the weekend! Please anon I just need one day!"

"Twilight drop it! We are not flying across the country for the slim chance you can chat with one of your friends, that's crazy!"

"Ugh you stupid humans just don't get it do you?! Ponies need friendship it's a part of us! Please I'll do anything, I just need to see her!"

You back away slightly as he throws down the tablet and leans towards you menacing!

"No you're the one that doesn't get it Twilight! Do you know how much the flight would cost alone? Much less room and board for two in one of the most expensive cities in the country? I already said no, and I don't need this attitude from you filly!"

"I'm not a filly and I don't need you talking down to me like I am! This is the one thing I've ever asked of you, and you can't even do this for me?!"

"The one thing?! Who do you think pays for your food? Your internet? Your computer? Even that expensive tracking system so you can leave the house??? I'd say you have it pretty sweet here as it ism, but if you want to disagree I can give you something to complain about!

Oo ow! Anon grabs the scruff of your neck and pulls you over to his bed!

"No! Quit it!"

"You know what happens when you get lippy with me you little brat!"

Your righteous anger is quick replaced by a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach when you realize you've pushed him too far! Dragging your hooves doesn't help as anon mare handles you his side and sits down on the edge of the bed!

"Ok ok I take it back! I take it back! I'm sorry!"

"You're only sorry because you're about to get taught a lesson!"

You desperately squirm and kick as he drags you over his lap! Grabbing your tail in one hand Anon pins you down over his lap with a firm grip on your back.

It doesn't matter how you thrash you can't escape, "Please please please not again! You just did this not again!"

"Yeah I did and I'm not gonna pretend I'm not a little disappointed."

"I'll be good, sweet celestia I'll be good!"

Yanking your tail to pull your bottom even higher Anon pats you seat a few times in anticipation.

"You will be after I'm done that's for sure."

!!!

"Ahh!" Your master wastes no time raising his hand and bringing it back down across your flank, "No no no!"

"Yes yes yes, Twilight! You did this to yourself!"

You can't believe this is happening again so soon! You just want your friends!!!

"Ow ow owwwwww!"

"You will not talk back to me like that!"

SMACK

"Yes master!"

"You will not talk about humans like that in general!"

SMACK

"YES MASTER!"

"If you don't appreciate all I do for you them maybe I need to do this more often!"

"NO NO NO PLEASE YOU DON'T, I SWEAR!" The heavy beating don't let up as you kick your rear hooves helplessly! You just finally recovered from your last week and now you're probably already back to a bright red flank!

The lesson mercifully stops after just a few more firm smacks so he can pick something up off the floor. Blinking away the tears and look back over your shoulder to see Anon already tapping the flip flop lightly on your roasted rump!

"Master please no!"

"Quiet you, you're gonna get this until I'm sure you've learned."

It's not the hairbrush but it still stings!

THWACK

You close your mouth to muffle your squeals but you know you can only stay quiet for so long!

THWACK THWACK THWACK

You can't do it! He said be quiet but you can't!!! Your bottom feels like an active volcano as you burst into loud bawling once again.

"CELESTIA PLEASE I SAID I WAS SORRY!"

"I THWACK said THWACK be THWACK quiet!"

"I CANNTTTTTTTT PLEASEEEEE!!!"

Hands suddenly wrap your midsection, lift you up off his lap, then place you down on fours.

"If you can't follow simple instruction like that then maybe you can follow these. Fetch your hairbrush right now!"

Alert Alert! Worse case scenario!

"No Anon, please I can't! I can't take that right now! I'll never be sassy again just please not the brush!"

"If you don't get the brush in the next 30 seconds we're going to have a repeat of this tomorrow!"

Your eyes shrink to pinpricks as you dash out of the room. Stumbling into your room on unsteady legs you look around for the instrument of your demise desperately.

Shitm where did you even leave the damn thing!

"15 Seconds!"

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck! There it is! Grabbing the evil device in your magic you run back to Anon's lap and crawl back over in a desperate bid for mercy!

Lifting your tail to your back again he pats your seat a few times to get you ready.

"See you can follow directions, you just need motivation!"

You barely have time to gulp in fear before the 'motivation' lands!

"AHHHHHHH NO NO NO NO NO!!!!" The brush lands against your cutie mark twice as fast as the flip flop was! You instantly find yourself kicking like your life depends on it, your flanks burning like Celestia's sun and there's nothing you can do!

"MERCY MASTER PLEASEEEE!"

"You'll get mercy when you've learned!" He punctuates each word with a brutal blow from the brush!

You're sure your cheeks are bruised now as the pain only gets worse and worse!

"PLEASEEEEEE MASTERRRR PLEASEEEE FORGIVEEEE MEEEEE!"

Something pathetic in your voice compels him to finally stop and check your rump and face. Seemingly satisfied with your blisters and tear stained face a mere three more hard swats land and the rapid fire flank flattening finally stops.

You desperately gasp for breath as you look down at the puddle of tears on the floor beneath you.

Gods you're so pathetic. Is this really what the great Twilight Sparkle has been reduced to?

"Now you're going to get up, you're going to give me your laptop, and you're going to go to your room for the rest of the night. Do I make myself clear?"

There's no point trying to speak. You nod through the hiccups and sad whimpering. Your body slumps as nothing but dead weight across his lap. When you don't make an effort to get up he picks you up by the scruff of your neck once again and carries you to your room like a foal.

Struggling to stand on shaky legs you float the laptop over to him before he has to ask for it.

"You MAY get this back tomorrow. IF your attitude changes."

"Y-yes sir..."

Closing the door behind him you look around you in dismay. A quick check in the mirror confirms you're backside to be covered in bruises. No doubt a result of another lesson compounded on top of your last one.

Having seen enough of just how far you've fallen you crawl into bed and curl up into a pitiful purple ball of pony.

Human's just don't understand, you'll go crazy without your friends.

You may have said a few thing you regret, but you stand by your reason for saying them.

Rarity where are you?

Author's Note

I swear Anon isn't always such a bully.