Adventures of Lil' Cheese
The Bucket List
Previous ChapterIt was a sunny day in Ponyville. Lil’ Cheese and Winona were getting their scooters fixed at Cozy Glow’s store, and she just finished her work.
“Well guys, your scooters are ready.” Cozy said. “I changed the wheels and oiled them. No extra charge.”
“No extra? Are you trying to rip us off?” Winona asked.
“No Winona.” Cheese said. “It means she did additional work for free.”
“Oh, thanks Cozy.”
“I don’t just do my job.” Cozy pointed out. “I try to be kind because it’s the right thing. At least, that’s what Princess Twilight says.”
“I’m kind… to my friends!” Winona happily said.
“Applebloom told me we should be kind to everyone, even if they’re not always nice to us.”
“We should try getting more kind, Winona.” Cheese said.
“I’m all for it! Let’s take kindness to the extreme!”
“Fluttershy would like that.” Cozy said, but then the door opened revealing Spoiled Rich who walked to the counter.
“Former villain, I came to buy your best vacuum.” Spoiled said.
“I’m sorry Ms. Rich, but I just sold my last one to Snips.”
“What kind of operation are you running here runt!?” Spoiled scolded. “You never have anything when I need it. This is the worst store in town and you’re an even worse owner! I’m surprised they gave this to you after everything you’ve done!” Spoiled walked out of the store.
“What is the nerve of that mare?” Winona asked. Lil’ Cheese suddenly got an idea.
“Get on Winona! We’re going on a mission of kindness!” Cheese jumped on his scooter, followed Spoiled Rich and soon caught up with her. “Wait! Ms. Rich! We have a vacuum. We could come right over and clean your entire house!”
“Why would you do that?” Spoiled asked.
“Princess Twilight says love your enemies and do good for them and never expect anything back!” Winona said at very quick speed.
“You’ll clean my house and expect nothing in return?” Spoiled asked with her usual attitude.
“Yes ma’am”
“Come over at 5:30 and NO sooner. I don’t want that noisy vacuum interrupting my golf.” Spoiled said as she walked away.
Later, Cheese and Winona arrived at Rich Manor carrying cleaning supplies. Cheese rang the doorbell, but Winona began to growl.
“It’s okay. Down girl.” Cheese said before the door opened, revealing Spoiled Rich.
“Oh, it’s you two.” Spoiled said with her usual attitude.
“Hi Miss Rich!” Cheese said. “I sure hope your favorite golf team won.”
“I hope they scored a lot of hole-in-ones!” Winona said. Spoiled just groaned.
“The mess is in my 13th living room.” Spoiled turned. “I’ll be in my other spare office, so please do not disturb me!” As Spoiled left, Cheese and Winona began to work.
“You know, normally I’d have a tough time doing so many nice things for such a grumpy pony.” Cheese confessed. Winona went over to a picture on the wall of an elderly mare. Probably Spoiled’s mother.
“Her life seems to be so sad.” Winona said. “We gotta do something good for her Cheese!”
“Let’s get to work!” Cheese said proudly. “I’ll alphabetise the books”
“I’ll repaint the walls!”
“I’ll sweep the ceiling.”
“I’ll polish the marshmallow’s!”
“Uh, why would marshmallow’s need to be polished?” Cheese asked.
“I have no idea...”
Meanwhile, Lil’ Cheese is raking the backyard while Winona was washing the Rich family’s cat: Dazzle. She had to resist the urge to pounce the feline. Eventually, Winona approached a desk with the vacuum.
“I’ll vacuum the desk supplies. And all the stuff that looks private and irreplaceable.” Winona started the vacuum, but stopped when a clipboard got stuck to the funnel. “Darn, what a mess!”
“What have you got there?” Cheese asked.
“It says ‘get a mohawk’, ‘wrestle a bear’, ‘sing in a rock band’.” Winona read. “Cheese, I believe we found the writings of a mad mare!”
“Why do you say that?” Cheese asked in confusion.
“Because it says ‘Bucket List’ at the top, and none of these things on the list are buckets.”
“Winona, this is a great find!” Cheese exclaimed. “Mom told me a Bucket List is a list of things a creature wants to do before they die. These are Miss Rich’s greatest wishes!”
“It’s like a kindness cheat sheet from Old Man B himself.”
“If we help Miss Rich do everything on this list, we will achieve maximum kindocity!” Cheese said.
“I don’t even know what that means but I must achieve it as all costs!” After Winona’s comment, Spoiled walked into the room smiling.
“I have to admit, you two clean up nicely.” She then returned to her usual face. “Okay, how much do I owe you?”
“Like we said, this is a favor for a friend.” Cheese said with the list tucked in his mane.
“Oh you two have friends huh?” Spoiled said as she opened the front door. “Well if you two really are done, please have a lovely evening nowhere near me!”
“We’re done… For now.” Cheese said.
“Yeah, but we have a big surprise-” Cheese quickly put a broom over Winona’s mouth as they exited the Manor.
The next morning, Spoiled trotted to her mirror to see if she got bed hair, but she wasn’t expecting the hair she saw on her face: a mustache. Spoiled jumped at the sight.
“What is the meaning of this!?” Spoiled said before sneezing. Lil’ Cheese and Winona appeared by her side.
“Isn’t it great?” Winona asked. “We glued it to your face in your sleep.”
“I-I’m allergic to-”
“We also made you breakfast!” Cheese interrupted putting a pie in Spoiled’s mouth. “Marshmallow and sardine pie!”
“With ghost pepper crust!” Winona added. Spoiled responded by spitting out flames. “That’s already 3 things marked off the list. Time for the adventure of a lifetime!” Spoiled turned to see a rope going around a bunch of her treasures and she was attached to the rope! “Bungee away!” The rope started yankin Spoiled all over the building until she went out the window and bungeed into a dumpster full of lobsters.
“That’s two more!” Cheese said. One of the lobsters tore off the fake mustache and Spoiled fell back in the dumpster which now had a rope attached to it being pulled by a kart Lil’ Cheese was driving. “Let’s take a ride!” They took off with the dumpster in tow. Lyra was walking down the road when she saw them heading towards her, so she quickly dove into a nearby fountain. Spoiled peeked out and screamed when she saw they were heading to a gazebo surrounded by ponies, griffins, dragons, etc. The kart suddenly stopped, launching Spoiled out of the dumpster and onto the gazebo. She stood up as Winona and Pound Cake came to her sides playing guitars. Spoiled started saying things into the microphone in front of her, but they were drawn out by the music and creatures cheering.
“Thanks for helping set up this surprise party, your majesty.” Cheese thanked Princess Twilight.
“I was happy to help, but I must admit; it is strange of Spoiled Rich to want to sing vocals in a rock band.” Twilight said. Cheese just smiled as his mom: Pinkie Pie jumped onto the gazebo.
“Welcome everyone to Mish Rich’s Bucket List Party!” Everyone started to sing.
All: Bucket List, Bucket List, make your dreams come true, won’t you let assist, as we’ve checked everything else to make sure you don’t miss, everything you want on your Bucket List.
Winona: Like rolling around in a hamster ball!
Lil’ Cheese: And we saw number 12 said wear a salmon colored shoe!
Winona: Number 23 says; wear a feathered earring,
Lil’ Cheese: And then drive a monster truck without any steering!
Winona: Number 31; do some magic with a filly named ‘Abra.’
Lil’ Cheese: Or hear the crusaders sing opera!
(CMC singing opera)
All: -to make sure you don’t miss, everything you want on your Bucket List.
Gallus: Hey, miss Spoiled, what a bright day!
Twilight: Look at your list, we’re almost halfway!
Lil’ Cheese: This is all very hard, but we’re making it happen!
Winona: When this is all done we’ll be cheering and clappin!
All: Bucket List, Bucket List, make your dreams come true, won’t you let assist, as we’ve checked everything else to make sure you don’t miss, everything you want on your Bucket List.
“STOP!!!” Everyone stopped in confusion when Spoiled shouted that single word into the microphone. Spoiled took off the fake mustache and slammed it in anger. Lil’ Cheese just stared in surprise.
“But Miss Rich, your Bucket List. We were just trying to give you the best day of your life.”
“Yeah, so you wouldn’t have to be so mad all the time.” Winona added. Spoiled just turned back to Cheese.
“Read the top one more time!” She said.
“I-It says ‘Bucket List’... Oh, and in very small print it says ‘of things I never ever want to do.’” The crowd gasps. “What? Why would you call it a Bucket List when they are for things people want to do-”
“Because it’s my list.” Spoiled interrupted. “And if I say the bucket is full of things I don’t wanna do, then so be it!”
“Who keeps a list of things they never want to do?” Twilight asked. “Well, besides me of course.”
“Spoiled Milk Rich! That’s who!”
“Wait, yer middle name is ‘Milk’?” Winona asked. Spoiled just sighed and took her list back.
“Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m missing my game. Good day.” Spoiled walked away without another word
“We have to find the perfect card to apologize.” Cheese said. He and Winona were back at Cozy’s shop looking for a card for Spoiled.
“How bout this one? ‘Begging for frog-giveness.’”
“Perfect!” Cheese said.
“Bring her this vacuum cleaner as well.” Cozy said.
“Great idea.” Later, Cheese and Winona entered Rich Manor to the sound of a sour note saxophone. They see that Spoiled is the one playing it. “Wait a minute, number 11; ‘Play the saxophone badly.’ From your list!”
“Yeah, yesterday was awful and you never should have done it! But I see now you were only trying to be good to me, even though you did it completely wrong, I’m a better pony for it.” Spoiled then laughed. “You know, it feels sort of free to do nearly everything on this list. Should’ve destroyed me, but I feel good! I survived the worst day of my life!”
“So yer gonna be happy from now on?” Winona asked.
“Well I’m always happy.” Spoiled answered. “But today I’m in a rare good mood, which happens about as often as an eclipse.”
“Well we came to apologize. The whole town pitched in and got you that vacuum cleaner you needed.” Cheese said. “We’re really really sorry Miss Rich. Can you ever forgive us?”
“Let me just add one more thing to my list, ‘Forgive Cheese and Winona’.” Cheese then gave the vacuum to Spoiled. “Thanks for the new vacuum. I can use it to clean up the glitter mess I made.” Spoiled pointed to a painting covered in glitter.
“Ooooo! Sparkly!” Winona said.
“Now let’s play some video games!”
“You like video games!?” Winona asked in shock.
“Hate them! Let’s do this!” Spoiled responded tossing two controllers to Cheese and Winona.
“We can play Virtual Golf!”
“Your controller’s upside down.”
“Just let me do my thing. Fore!”
“She got a hole in one!”
Author's Note
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