Happy Endings I - Child of Legends

After what had happened, we we just went home. Rarity to the boutique, me, Pinkie and Twinkle to my house. They had some weird contraption that Pinkie could still use, apparently, when she wasn't at her happiest. The good news is she hadn't gone Pinkamena on anybody. Berry had pretty big wings and could flutter a little, but that was it. She still needed support to go around. Ah, but one day I'll teach her to fly as fast as her mother! You know, I'm sure she'll be fine. We just have to think of something else. I took Berry from her stroller and invited Pinkie over to the same fluffy cloud bed I was heading. She followed.

"Oh my gosh," she said "I don't see anything scary, but I feel so scared! I've never felt this way before."

I knew what Pinkie was feeling. I had felt something like it before, though not as intense. "It's called true fear," I said. "We can fix it, but giggling at ghosties won't help. But I've thought of something."

"Fear!" a little voice squealed. That's two words, and she's less than a week old! Perhaps being an alicorn has an effect on her growth.

"We need to see our other friends. I know just what  to do, Pinkie. I know just what to do."

~~~

"And that's what happened."

It was Friday, and the newspapers were to be stocked on Sunday. We all met at the library this time, me telling what had happened. I had only to tell my marvelous plan soon to the others, and we would all be saved. First, of course, the anguish. I mean, would YOU like to be randomly famous and then probably shunned for "Trying to impersonate our rulers".  I heard about it, I think. Or not. But who knows? You see, I'm relaxed, because my child is NOT in jeopardy. And I let Pinkie in on it, sooo she's cool too.

Rarity came to the meeting. She was in her room when we found her, still sniffling. The white mare was on her bed, doodling in her fashion notebook.

We found Fluttershy. She was holding a knife above Angel. Was she finally going to do the right thing? But she proceeded to cut some carrots up for him.

Applejack was munching on an apple. "Well, A'hm goin' back to bucking," she muttered. I caught up with her, though. That was all of us, plus Twilight, with her initial confusion of why the heck we were all crashing here. Which we weren't crashing. We needed to talk.

"All right," said Pinkie Pie. "They're still going to print the article."

Everypony gasped.

"And that is why we need a plan. Oh Daashie!"

I smiled, despite the unsure looks on everypony's face. "Here's the plan. I call it The Heist..."

~~~

The middle of the night. Kind stars, a moon. It was beautiful weather, which would help us. Something was occurring this Friday night, and it wasn't a party. Pinkie Pie was actually stealthy, for once, which was good because she and Fluttershy were in the main parts of the plan. We looked at the building. A few guardponies were stationed around it, which was why it was time to begin.

Phase One

RD

I signaled to the others that it was time to begin. With a quick prayer to Luna, I started gathering speed. Guards are clouds, I just twirl the rainbow awesomeness that is me around the guards, and we'll be ready for action. Heh, a metaphor. I felt the wind through my mane as I lit that spark, the pegasus magic. I went all figure 8 at the guards in the front, stunning them. "Quick!" I whispered, signaling to Pinkie Pie. She pulled out a key that had belonged to the guard, ready to open the door inside. Little life cheats like that, saving her the time of walking over to the stallions. Always an oddity.

Phase Two

PP

This was going to be super fun! Unless something didn't go according to plan. But how could it not? Dashie covered EVERYTHING. She must've borrowed Twilight's brain or something! Twilight wasn't here right now, she was with Rarity and Twinkle. We'd see them soon, though.

I took out the key and went towards the door, unlocking it. I heard a click, which caused everypony to sigh in relief. But Uh-oh, the guards were recovering! I quickly led the other three in and locked the door. There was no trace we were there.

Phase Three

FS

I didn't want to go on this, erm, mission, but apparently I'm quiet, so now I have to do this. I have second thoughts, yes, but I need to do this! Yes! I will. We're moving through the corridor and soon I will, I will...

Oh, but it's dark. And dreary. I haven't seen the building at night before, but it's very scary. And the flashing-

I almost scream, but Rainbow covers my mouth. Luckily. It's just the print room, with the lights flashing. Applejack holds a magic light from Twilight near me so I can pick up this little piece of paper that's supposed to be in a locked cabinet in this room. Pinkie produces a key, giving it to me so I can unlock the drawer, and- and, okay. It's open. I think it's in this section- Submitted Stories- Ah! here it is! I found it!

Phase Four

Get the heck outta here!

The four relaxed the tiniest bit, still knowing the had to get past the guards outside. Applejack snuffed out the light with a little bit of earth pony magic, looking back at the room. We got it, she thought, smiling. We got the paper.

Leaving the smells of ink and copy paper, the ponies walked back through the corridor, retying any knots in their bellies as they braced to see the guards. It was just then when they heard another, albeit unsettling, click...

And light flooded the hallway, revealing the figure of Printing Press.