The Night of the Ball

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A strange sound was emanating from Trebass' wrist. It was the M.A.S.T. that was making the sound! Trebass panicked, he looked at the watch. It was counting down from 1:30! Suddenly, he fell to the floor as another pony began to restrain him. He felt metal chains being placed around his hooves behind his back.

"You're under arrest for the assassination of Senator Fancypants and for the theft of the Diamond Bubble!" A pony officer had yelled at Trebass, as ten (10) other ponies came up behind him with pistols.

"Those hit ponies sold me out!" Trebass tried to explain to the officers but they wouldn't listen, they were too busy giving commands to each other to clear the building.

If they cleared the building, they might find the Eyeglass, the only way for Trebass to get back home!

Suddenly, he saw the body of an officer fly off to his right. He looked up to see Fleur De Lis, performing some sort of martial art that Trebass had never seen before. She unlocked his chains and picked him up.

"This way to your machine!" She shouted.

They both made their way to the bathroom where the Eyeglass was hopefully still intact.

"Here, take this before you leave." Fleur placed a rose shaped key in his hooves. "You will need this later on. Do not lose it."

Trebass nodded, but before leaving he asked, "How did you know I didn't assassinate your husband? And how did you know about the Eyeglass?"

"All will be explained in time dear. Now go inside quickly." She looked behind her to see officers running down the hallway.

"Aren't you coming in? Those officers will kill you!" Trebass reached for Fleur, but she brushed his hoof away.

"That's the colt's washroom. I am still a lady you know?" She giggled as she trotted off towards the officers.

Trebass thought to himself, "What a lucky stallion Fancypants was." As he barged into the colt's bathroom.

The M.A.S.T. read 0:20. He was running out of time. He kicked open stall door after stall door until he found the Velvet Chair inside the door. He sat down, placed the metal helmet on his head, and held his eyes shut. For an instant, he heard officers yelling in the bathroom. But it faded, and when he opened his eyes he saw a sight that made his heart pound. Royal Flush had stood there, next to Alexander, with tears in her eyes.

"What's happening? How long have I been gone? And why is she here? " Trebass had so many questions to ask.

"The plan was a success, about ten minutes, and she said she had something to tell you." Alexander said as he closed the vault door behind him.

"So why are you here? I thought you hated me?" Trebass said taking the helmet off of his head.

"I had to make a choice, either you or Shock." She said with her hooves behind her back.

"What are you hiding back there?" Trebass asked as he approached her.

He stopped in his tracks when he saw down the barrel of his revolver.

"Why did you have something like this?! And why did you point it at me?!" Her voice was loud enough shatter glass, but Trebass stood still.

"It was for self defence. And didn't Alex tell you?" Trebass remained motionless except for his moving lips.

"He didn't tell me anything! And if it was self defence, why did you try to kill me?!" Royal kept screaming with tears in her eyes.

Trebass tried to step closer.

"Don't move! Let's see how you like it with a gun pointed at you!" She screamed even louder this time.

"Why are you doing this?" Trebass asked calmly. He had enough guns pointed at him that day to make it seem common.

"Because... Because... I-I-I... L-Lo.." She trembled, then threw the gun to the side and ran to the vault door.

Alexander opened it as Royal Flush ran by him. He heard everything, so he knew when to open the door.

"So, you wanna fill me in on everything that happened in there?" Alexander sat down by his little table and poured two cups of tea.

An hour passed while Trebass explained to Alexander all of his adventures in the Eyeglass.

"Looks like you had some fun in there?" Alexander finished his third cup of tea.

"Next time you should come with me." Trebass chuckled and put his tea cup down.

The two left the Eyeglass room and closed the vault door behind them. They walked down the metal corridor that led into the dining area. Alexander twisted the photo frame to hide the corridor. The two stallions walked up stairs, they parted ways as they went into seperate rooms. They both exchanged a "Good Night" before closing the doors. Trebass sat down on his bed. He drew the rose shaped key from his pocket.

'What is this thing?" He said to himself, "And how did Fleur know who I was?" He added. He fell asleep until the next morning.