Adventures with the Crazy 8

Episode 2:
The Rich Man's Touch

Location: Canterlot High School
Time: 8:45 am

Timothy was in the Library with his new Roommate named "Ember." and He was doing some Tutoring with her before they'd have to get back to class. He was currently helping her with Mathematics and so far, They made good progress.

"Alright so, If you're using PEMDAS to solve the problem for #5, What part of it do you solve first?" Timothy asked as He was helping Ember with her Math Homework.

"Every problem that has parentheses needs to be solved, First," Ember said.

"And if there is more than just one Math problem to solve in the Parentheses, what is the correct order to solve them in?" Timothy pointed to the specific part. "First comes the Exponents, then Addition, and then lastly, Subtraction," Ember said.

"Good. You're surprisingly a lot easier to do this with than any of the other Morons that I go through with this" Timothy admitted.

"Does that mean that I'm also a Moron?" Ember asked.

"If I did say your name, Specifically then what do you think?"

"Touche. Anyway, Thanks for helping me with my homework and letting me crash at your place. It's been 3 years since I've had a home." Ember said to him.

"Consider it as a way to get Thomas to leave me alone when we're at home. With you around, He might not be so annoying and I can finally sleep at night without him to wake me up when I throw my alarm clock out for the window."

"You mean you're brother? That dude's pretty cool."

"Oh, you poor soul. You have no idea what you're saying and yet it's only a matter of time until you see the Truth." Timothy shook his head. The speakers in the Library began to come on as Vice Principal Luna made the Morning Announcement.

"And lastly, All students must report to the Gymnasium after school for an Important Announcement. Thank you and have a good day!" The Speakers then went off.

"What do you think that's gonna be?" Ember asked.

"Who knows? Who cares? As long as I don't have to sit next to Derpy or Trixie then, I'd rather get back to writing" Timothy said, grabbing his book before writing where he left off. "How come you don't share these stories with everyone else? I'm pretty sure they'll be great to tell" Ember suggested.

"Because, If Thomas can't even read, what makes you think anyone would be able to understand the plot since they have about as much chance of figuring out the lore than the history of the US" Timothy joked and Ember chuckled.

Time: 9:15 am

All of the students gathered in the Gymnasium as they gathered onto the bleachers. The main group came to sit together with each other as they were sitting at the lowest parts of the bleachers at the far end of the right.

"What do you guys think we're here for?" Maggie asked the group. "I bet that they're gonna say we're gonna be getting free peanuts!" Thomas said.

"Why would they ever do that?" Harley questioned. "What? I can dream, can't I?"

"I'm sure it's not that important. They probably are gathering us for another fundraiser opportunity. That is usually the case in most schools" Razzle suggested. "Maybe it could be to help the homeless, like me," Ember said.

"Speaking of homeless, How's life in the boys' household doing for you?" Maggie asked Ember. "Pretty cool. The boys sure are quite a handful but I like em"

"You know, We should come up with a group name for our Friendship circle. Since we live in the same Cul de sac, It only seems right that we have some type of gang name to go by" Maggie suggests. "Oh! How about "The Crazy 8" Thomas said.

"What? But there are only 6 of us in total. There has to at least be 2 more people to make it 8" Harley said.

"Maybe if we get lucky, Someone might end up moving into the Neighborhood with us! Like maybe we could get like some Foreign Exchange Student or a Hippie, You know just 2 guys to balance things out" Thomas explained.

"Attention all students! May I please have your attention!" Principal Celestia said into a Megaphone, grabbing everyone's attention as they all went silent.

"Now then, I would like to apologize to you all for disturbing most of you during your classes or free time but we will try to make this quick so everyone can get back to class." Principal Celestia said.

"Now, We have called you down here as we have wanted to make some Important Announcements. First, I would like to say that the Current Condition of our School has been doing Tremendously and our School Spirit has been blossoming greatly as ever!"

"It has then been brought to our attention that the Head Director of our School Board and School Owner has heard of the Past Events that our school has faced and will be arriving here to give a Speech!" Vice Principal Luna chimed in.

All of the Students had become interested in the Idea of the Director of the School as they never heard of them before nor have had any mention of there being one. Some were even skeptical of what they were gonna say about what has happened in the Past in terms of their school.

"They should be arriving, Shortly. So, We would ask that everyone show them the Proper Respect and Greet them as Best as Possible" Vice Principal Luna said. Once Luna says that, There was some Music playing from outside the doors of the Gymnasium.

Eventually, Someone kicked the door open it was a Man with Black & Short Hair, wearing a Yellow Collared Shirt with Two Blue Horizontal at the bottom. He wears a pair of Dark blue Denim Jeans and white sneakers with black running shoes.

He comes onto the stage as the music stops playing and he faces the students while holding the mic in his hands.

"Hello, my humble students! I'd like to introduce myself! I am all time the greatest man who has ever roamed the earth ever since the creation of the Internet! I am the most powerful, all-successful man who has ever lived! Dominic G. Marshton!"

He introduced himself as He spoke in confidence and arrogance. Everyone had then begun to start clapping except for the Girls & Twins except Thomas who was beyond shocked.

"GREAT STINKIN' BANANAS!! IT'S HIM!!" Thomas shouted as He was beyond excited and kept clapping as hard and fast as he could until his hands started glowing Red from burns.

"Now then, I've wanted to say that I've been informed of the events that have been going on here and noticed that quite a bit has happened. What with the Fall Formal, The Battle of the Bands, The Friendship Games, and even the Field Trip at Camp Everfree, It seems that I've missed out on quite a bit! Even so, I would love to say that I'm proud and glad to see that this school has been getting remarkably better and Morale has been astonishing and to hopefully see it get even better than it already is!"

"I would also like to say that I will be staying here utilizing helping my employees aka your Superiors! Not only to help out with any problems or Situations that they aren't able to handle but to also be there to witness what Great & Incredible Things go on here!"

The students cheered and applauded as Dominic gave his speech. Thomas was unable to control himself before he ran up to Dominic and hugged him tightly. "I W O R S H I P Y O U!"

Thomas said, in a rather creepy and raspy tone. Razzle and Harley came up to pull Thomas away from Mr. Marshton. "Sorry about him, sir. Our friend is just a big fan" Harley apologized before they carried Thomas out from the Gymnasium.

"Uhh, right. Anyways, That will be all for now. You're free to go but don't touch the money on the floor! I'll know!" Mr. Marshton walked out as did everyone else and returned to class.

Time: 2:45 pm

After school was over for the day, everyone had left and gone home except for Thomas who was hiding away in the Janitor's closet. "The coast seems clear. Now, let's try and find him and get that autograph!" Thomas comes out and searches around the building to try and find Mr. Marshton.

"Alrighty Thomas, you can do this! Where is he?" Thomas looks around the various rooms and soon peeked through the window of Principal Celestia's Office and sees a bright, shining golden light coming from the inside. "Oh! What is that?"

Thomas gasped and his eyes widened upon seeing a Cane in the office. "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! That's Mr. Marshton's most-priced position! His golden scepter! He carries that thing with him everywhere he goes and it's said that it holds mysterious powers beyond human understanding. I can't believe it's just sitting there" Thomas tries to open the door but it was locked.

"Hmm, I need a key or something to get in there..." Thomas tried to think of a way before he pulled out a book from his backpack.

"Okay let's see..." Thomas throws the book at the window and breaks the glass before he then manages to open the door and walk inside. "Oh boy, I can't believe it! Mr. Marshton's own Scepter and it's just sitting here, unattended! Ooh, It's so shiny...so shiny..." Thomas slowly tried to grab it but stopped himself.

"No Thomas! You can't! You may do a lot of crazy things but you can't just steal things that don't belong to you!" Thomas said to himself.

"Hmm, Maybe I should try and return it to him. He probably forgot to bring it with him and might be looking for it"

Meanwhile...

Mr. Marshton was at a Construction Site where he was with his son as they doing their daily activities as Father and Son.

"Just smile and stay close, My boy. Nice and close" Mr. Marshton said to his son before he walked over to a hole in the ground that seemed like some kind of Tunnel.

"Green Mint! Progress Report!" Mr. Marshton called out to one of his Henchmen who was an FBI-clothed man with green hair who was in the hole He then climbed up to greet his boss.

"Sir, We seem to be about approximately 15 meters away from reaching The Wvreyn Academy" Green Mint said.

"Any bad news?"

Green Mint pulled out a Shovel that was broken in two. "We've broken our last shovel"

"Right..." Mr. Marshton looked over to his other Henchman who he was considered as "Teddy Bear" or simply Ted.

"Ted! You're on Tool Shed patrol! We need shovels and find more Wooden Planks! We don't want to risk another cave-in"

"Yes sir!" Teddy said before running off to find more shovels and planks. Daniel walked up to his dad and tugged on his pants a little. "What about me, Dad? What should I do?" Daniel asked.

"I want you to keep looking cute and cuddly, My boy. Today, We're gonna get back what's rightfully mine from that Old Creep." Mr. Marshton said and then tried to grab his scepter until he realized that it wasn't with him. "Wait. Where's my scepter?"

Back at CHS...

Time: 3:00 pm

Maggie, Harley, & Razzle were back at the Cul de and They were in the house playing UNO. "Hey. Have either of you just found out that it's been a little quiet lately?"

"Normally, Thomas would be doing something by now. Maybe he's not in the mood today and is actually taking it easy, today" Harley mentioned. "Could be. Someone with that much energy as he does must have some limit." Razzle said, getting some cookies out from the oven until her phone ring before going to answer it. "Hello?"

"Wait, what? What do you mean something strange is going on at school?" Razzle turned to have a look of confusion and concern. "Okay. Hold on, we'll be there soon." Razzle hangs up before looking at the girls. "Girls, we need to get back to school, something is going on there, apparently" Razzle said.

"Are you kidding? I'm just about done building my House of Cards! And by cards, I mean Pop Tarts" Maggie said. "Why are you building a House of Pop Tarts?" Harley asked her sister. "It's what makes me happy, Harley."

Time: 3:25 pm

Everyone goes back to CHS and upon being shocked by what they saw, The entire high school was completely solid gold from the inside and outside. "What in the absolute jimny cricket happened to our school!?" Harley spoke, freaked out.

"And why does it look 100x times more beautiful?!" Razzle said.

"How could this have possibly happened?" Timothy asks when Ember goes over to one of the windows of the Principal's office. "Uhh, maybe that could be why"

Ember said to the others as they walked over to the window to see Thomas standing still and was completely made from Gold himself while holding something in his hand. "Thomas! What the heck happened to him and why is he all Golden!?" Timothy panicked.

"MY SCHOOL!!" Dominic came upon them and saw what happened to his school. "Mr. Marshton? What are you doing here?" Harley asked.

"What am I doing here? I came back here to grab something that belongs to me and what do I see?" He responded, unhappy. "Mr. Marshton, we're not even sure what's going on or what happened either. One of us came back to grab something and this whole place was just now a Huge Golden Temple" Ember said.

"Not to mention, My brother is now even Gold himself. Apparently, He's holding some kind of scepter and I don't know what that even has to do with anything but if this is Thomas we're speaking of, Then he must've had something to do with this." Timothy suggested and Mr. Marshton sighed.

"Alright. First of all, That "Brother" of yours is going to be in BIG trouble by the time that I get him. Second, That Scepter is VERY important to me and is too dangerous for just anyone to use."

"Why? It looks like some regular cane?"

"That's because the cane in question has the Midas' Touch infused into it! Anything that touches the tip of it will be turned into gold. That kid must have grabbed it when I left it here by accident and started turning everything to Gold and even himself." Mr. Marshton came to the possibility of what may have been the case leading to the obragation.

"So, how do we fix it? Do we just go inside and grab the scepter from him?" Harley asked. "If only it were easier said than done. Even if you were to step one foot in there, You'll turn to gold, too." He replied.

"Then what's our best choice?"

"Luckily, The Scepter itself can't be turned to gold even while it's being held by the victim. So, If we maybe had something that can fly and get the scepter from out of his hands, then maybe I can use it to convert everything back to normal." Mr. Marshton suggested.

"But what do we have that can fly?" Razzle asked.

"I have a Drone in my backpack. I got it online last week but it's not that great since it usually dies after 5 minutes" Timothy said, taking out the drone.

"Then we better make this one count or else, I'll be forced to sell this school and your brother for money. Although, I'm all ready Rich up to my ears so I guess there's really no point."

Mr. Marshton takes the remote and opens the office's window and turns on the drone. He controls it and flies it inside, slowly as He tries to get a good angle on the edge of the Cane. "Alright, now I just got to be nice and easy..." He sets the drone into the proper positionas he moves the drone from underneath the Cane and flies it upwards to push it out from Thomas's hand.

Eventually, It falls to the floor and He moves the drone over towards it. "Perfect! Now, I just got to press the claw button and pick it up" He presses the button before he tries to pick up the Scepter like he's playing a Claw Machine. "Come on. Almost there." He repeatedly kept dropping it until he finally managed to grab it before bringing the drone closer to him and taking it.

"Perfect-O! I got it!" He said and everyone cheered. "And now, time to get this mess cleaned." The scepter then began glowing with an Ominous Yellow Aura and soon, the entire school was back to normal and so was Thomas who gasped for air.

"What the? What happened?" Thomas spoke and he looked out the window before seeing Mr. Marshton, who didn't see quite happy. "Hehe...I can explain..."

The next morning...

Thomas was left to not only serve about two weeks of detention but also had to clean various parts of the school from the Classrooms, to the Cafeteria, and Locker Rooms as Punishment. Mr. Marshton went on to explain more about his Scepter to the group.

"This used to be my old walking cane but after you kids came back from Camp Everfree, I accidentally dropped the cane on my living room floor and my whole carpet was Solid Gold. I started testing it on other things around the house and kept it" He explained.

"Is that how you became Rich?" Maggie asked.

"No. That actually would've been illegal especially if the public were to know that this thing does then My Son would be an orphan by now. I just keep it around just in case because no one else has what it takes to wield the power of this. Demonstrated by Thomas. Speaking of which..."

Mr. Marshton looked over to see Thomas staring at him and doing nothing. "Hey! Who said that you could stop? Get back to work or it's more weeks to your detention!" Mr. Marshton shouted at him. "Yes sir! Sorry sir!" Thomas quickly got back to cleaning.

"Best. Day. Ever." Timothy said.