Love And Dramas In The Government

With their shift almost over and not wanting to jinx any more interruptions both Mark and Drusilla decided to place the rest of his story on hold and taking advantage of the time before their last meeting with Twilight Velvet, they discuss their plan of action for Cadence.

"Ok, so you want me to put a tail on the princess, find out what other mares may assist with this speed dating project she put into motion, and get ready with every form of canceling magic, know on Equestria, did I miss anything else?" Drusilla asks writing down everything they may need with the moment of truth arrives.

Mark thinks about it before coming up with an idea "And keep two chairs open, in case we can include the princess as extra security, so they can keep an eye on this speed dating"

"You got it, and just to clarify, this is so they can prevent any mare getting too ahead of herself, or so they can check if she is worthy of joining the fun?" Drusilla asks while pointing at him with a pencil and a smirk on her face.

"Very funny Drusy, I'm serious here"

"So do I. Dude I know you, that is why I'll always insist on medical background checks beforehand. You may be a herd man, but deep inside you are just like me but with all that sappy romance and laser focus on pussies. Trust me I know what I'm saying the second you find mares that are as freaky as you. You will hunt any available female" She laughs and nods "And I think you finally found them"

"Drusy, you know you are talking about the princesses here, right? And you are making it sound like we are a horny beast that can barely keep our pants on"

"I stand by what I say, you can be quite the big bad influence" She continued teasing "But hey, nothing wrong with that. I say live and let love like you like. The princesses have lived for thousands of years, I bet they will be more than curious to try"

"We are getting off-topic" He reminded her starting to get annoyed by her teasing

"Fine, fine I will drop it. Just mark my words Marky, if you don't suggest it, they will"

"20 bits says they don't"

"You are on, those would be the easiest 20 I have ever earned" She continued to brag in confidence until they heard a knock on the door.

"Must be Ms. Velvet for her appointment" Drusilla mentions getting back into her professional mode as she watches her wrist clock. "Right on time"

"Ah yes the last meeting of the day, please send her in, Ms. Drusilla," Mark asks clearing his throat and waiting for her behind his chair.

"Right away sir" Drusilla nods and goes to the front door to receive Velvet who thanks her and steps inside. Even if he had spoken to her in the past Mark could not help to always be startled by how Twilight Velvet was the exact copy of Twilight Sparkle in almost everywhere, or rather with how Twilight used to be before her wings, with the same hairstyle same fur color and he could swear she was almost the same statue of the princess. With the difference being some small crowfeet on her eyes and a radiant silver mane. Over the mare seems to have aged like a very fine wine. Wearing a formal dark purple suit, a black long skirt, and a red velvet purse on the side of her body.

As he smiled like he always due, the mayor couldn't help but realize that with all the events that had happened, he could be talking with the mother of the mare he was currently courting. Which causes him to pause and shake that thought as fast as it appears

Come on Mark! Get it together! She is not the mother of your girlfriend now, she is just another concerned citizen, time and place Having relaxed he returned to normal and grew properly

"Ah Twilight Velvet, always a pleasure to have you here" Mark welcomed her with a practice greeting and a formal smile "By all means come in, I must say with all the roller coaster of emotions of your daughter leaving the nest I didn't though you would like or had the time to pay me a visit"

"Glad to see you too Mayor Mark, and it funny you mention that, because that is exactly the subject I wanted to talk about with you," Velvet says as she takes a seat and Drusilla goes to stand beside Mark, both looking at her confused.

"It is?" Mark asks tilting his head.

"Oh don't get me wrong, you are spot on the money and it has been hard for me and Night Light watching our last baby leave the nest and form their own homes...or rather kingdoms but you get my idea" She jokes to lighten the mood and the two share a small laugh.

"Yeah I understand, I bet you are beyond proud of your children, ah care for a cup of tea?" Mark offers as Drusilla goes and fetches a platter with teacups and a kettle.

"Don't mind if I do!" She gladly accepted it and took a cup which Drusilla quickly filled "As for your comment you couldn't imagine how much am I proud of them, now if only Twily could let go of a book for a while and search for a decent stallion" She mumbles to herself and looks away as she takes a zip, ignoring how both Drusilla and Mark flinch at the comment.

The latter smirked at the mayor.

"Come again, Ms. Velvet?"

"Oh nothing, just one of those things any mother always wants. I suppose Flurry is still giving me a bit of a grandma fever, ignore that. Anyway, the reason I'm here" She put the cup down as Mark took a zip of his own.

"I wanted to fill out a form to dispatch a couple of guards to patrol around my house"

That caught them both off guard "I suppose I could look it up even though this seems more in the area of the police captain. May I ask why you want to have guards near your home? Ms. Velvet, is somepony treating you or your family?"

"Oh no, it's nothing that serious, don't worry" She mentions dismissing their concerns.

"It just, Night Light, and I didn't realize the ups of downs of being parents of celebrities. It feels me with joy seeing how many ponies want to check on us to see how are we taking things, and support us with our empty nest but, it starting to get out of hoof"

"How out of hand exactly?"

"Like ponies starting to camp outside our home ready to take our picture when we want to pick our newspaper," She replied immediately with irritation

"Oh" Mark slowly nods starting to understand the problem "They are refusing to leave you alone and process this event in peace then"

"That is right, and I'm starting to fear that is escalating. Yes I know this falls more on the police department but I swear I saw more than one guard among the mod"

"Yeah I starting to understand, and would gladly help in anything I can. Ms. Drusilla"

"One step ahead sir, I'm calling the captain right now," Drusilla says with her scroll on her ear "He will straight up those fanboys, and give the couple some peace. Don't worry Ms. Drusilla, you get things back to normal in two, three hours tops"

"Thank you so much you two" She sighed in relief and emptied her cup
"Frankly I was fearing I was gonna a find another Twily fan here"

They all share a peal of laughter, with Mark being a bit more forceful than intended "We all loved the princess and are sad to watch her go Ms. Velvet but I can control myself"

Drusilla laughed under her breath at the comment and looked away before getting in line and talking with the captain.

Standing up Mark extends his hand "If the mob is still there, you know my number, call us and I will personally see what is going on"

"Let's hope we don't resort to that" Velvet nods and shakes his hand "And thanks Mayor Mark really"

"That is why we are here for Ms. Velvet, to look after the citizens in Canterlot and see how to improve it"

"Speaking of which and see I'm already here, I got this idea I wanted to discuss in honor of my sweet Twily that I believe you would..." She started to look for something in her purse until she found some blueprints

"...I hope this isn't another attempt to sell me skyjumping at the edge of the cliff of Canterlot Ms. Velvet" Mark interrupted putting his arms behind his back and keeping his smile

"Just listen I believe it has potential"

"To kill someone maybe, Ms. Velvet we went over this already, the winds of Canterlot are simply too cold and too hard, a sky floor would crack in a matter of weeks, and the cliff is not completely vertical, a sky jump would only end with a pony breaking into pieces like an ice against the mountain"

She sighed in defeat and put away the blueprints "Fine, but I haven't given up yet. I swear Mayor Mark, I will find an extreme sport you would not be able to say "no" to the idea" She promised with determination.

"And I would look forward to it, it will be nice having this kind of discussion once or twice before I have to step down"

"Wh-What? Step down?! Why?" She asked in complete shock which caught the major off guard.

"Ah Miss Velvet, I have already served my turn twice, the law dictates I can't be the mayor for a third term. Very soon would start the elections for the new mayor"

"Wha-What? Why I mean you are our mayor and..."

He smiled and nodded "I'm glad to hear I made such an impact on you Ms. Velvet, I would miss you two promise but that is how things are"

She seems to deflate and sign with a small nod "Thanks, and I would miss you too, I better get going then" She turns around and starts to leave until she remembers something.

"Oh and could you tell the captain to send another squad to protect Ms. Drizzle, while she visits?"

The name surprises them both again and this time is Drusilla who answers.

"I could ask, but why her?" Drusilla asks tilting her head

"Oh right you probably don't know, oh she is gonna kill me for telling you this but I suppose it's for the better good. You see she is Fluttershy's mom" Velvet mentions with a casual tone, and immediately the mayor and her assistant freeze in place without Velvet's notice.

"Please don't tell anyone, she doesn't like to brag but the truth of the matter is that if fanboys are harassing me, I bet they are doing the same to that poor pegasus. The poor thing must likely be scared out of her feathers with all the attention" She mentions in pity before sighing "I suppose that is where Fluttershy gets her antics then.

"Ahm...we will take care of it" Drusilla finally managed to answer as she ended the call.

"Thank you both, see you" Velver waved at the two goodbye not realizing how they were still petrified by the revelation.

"Ms. Drizzle?" Mark repeats

"Ah ha" Drusilla answer

"Fluttershy mom?"

"Ah ha"

"Isn't she kind of the teacher for..."

"Ah HA!"

"Oh boy, I just I...do...do you think Fluttershy knows?"

"I highly doubt it" Drusilla shakes her head.

"Yeah me too, maybe it would be best if we keep it that way for her. She was always so reserved about her past. But still, we should at least ask how she is doing"

"I suppose we should tell me how it went later"

"Drusy!" He glares at her.

"Mark! She was our teacher and well..." She suddenly gets shy "...I'm a bit embarrassed to face her, with how recently I have been a bit sloppy with her teachings"

"Ah come on Drusy, Ms. Drizzle is like a giant teddy bear, I'm sure she will understand, besides as Ménage told us, she also misses us. The least we could do is check on her before she returns to Cloudsdale"

She sigh and nods "Yeah, I suppose it would only be fair, I will keep our agenda open for tomorrow and prepare the disguises, where do we meet?"

"With how Cadence is, I would need a distraction, I think I will pull a 23, and see you at Donuts Joe at noon"

"Got it, bring a box of puffer creams. Those are the favorites"

"Good idea, I will pick a lollypop too, I heard Ménage like them too"

"Right"

"So do you want me to tell you the rest of the story?"

"Actually after that reveal, I think I need a moment to process things, we still need to deal with Twilight Velvet, the fans problem"

"Right, tomorrow evening then"

"And not a minute later, you still owe me a reason why bunnies are supposedly more dangerous than mares when they are in heat," She says earning a chuckle in the Mayor.