Chapter 4: Evil Plans and Dinner

As Twilight and Nyx continues sobbing in their new found 'prison' at the castle, back in Ponyville, things were busy at Pony Joe's Hunting Lodge where ponies hang out, drink, eat and entertain themselves. Boris, in his normal outfit, was there in his armchair...though he is not happy or having fun. Twilight's rejection before has put him in a downer.

"Ugh! Who does Twilight Sparkle think she is? That filly went and messed with the wrong colt! No one dares say 'no' to Boris!" Boris exclaims angrily and in disgust.

Dum-Dum and Boxco came over to their boss with three mugs of Apple Cider in their mouths, the former spoke up despite his own mouth being full, "Yeah, you got that right."

"And worst yet, she dismissed me, rejected me!" Boris exclaims angrily as he grabs the mugs from his minions. "And with that brat's help, the two publicly humiliated me!" The angry unicorn throws the stuff into the fireplace, making a big blaze. "Ugh! That's more than I can bear!"

"More Apple Cider, Boris," Boxco ask Boris, hoping that drinking Apple Cider would at least cheer Boris up.

"Ugh, why would it help? Nothing helps!" Boris exclaims as he turns away from his pals, putting both fore hooves on his face. "I'm disgraced, nothing can cheer me up now."

The two minions look at their boss in concern, Boris is feeling so down. They must do something so Dum-Dum spoke up, "What, you Boris? No way!"

"Right, come on, Boris, you must pull yourself together." Boxco said as he pats the upset Boris on the back. Then Dum-Dum begins to sing.

Dum-Dum: Gosh, it disturbs me to see you, Boris
Looking so down in the dumps.

Dum-Dum tries to help Boris smile by pulling on his face, but after the 'dumps' part, the annoyed red colt hits him, sending Dum-Dum into Boxco as the two lands right onto a table where three more of Boris's minions like a griffin named Gilda and two ponies named the Film-Flam brothers are there drinking as well.

Boxco: Everypony here'd love to be you, Boris
Even when taking your lumps

Boris grunts a bit as he turns away in his chair, crossing his arms, not in the mood. Dum-Dum and Boxco got out of their state as they head to their boss while singing some more.

Dum-Dum: There's no colt in town as admired as you
You're everyone's fa-vor-ite guy!

Boxco: Everyone's awed and inspired by you

Boxco and Dum-Dum smiles as they turn Boris's chair around.

Both: And it's not… very hard… to see why

Trixie, Derpy and Heartstrings came up to Boris, looks at him before getting onto the red colt, fawning while sighing happily.

Dum-Dum: No...one's...slick as Boris
No one's quick as Boris!

Dum-Dum grabs a belt off of a unicorn named Chocolate Tail, causing his pants to fall off, much to his shock while the minion ties the said thing around Boris's neck.

Boxco: No one's neck is incredibly thick as Boris!

Boris frowns as he enlarges his neck to cause the belt to break right off.

Both: For there's No one in town half as coltly
Perfect! A pure paragon!

As Boxco sing on, he and Dum-Dum jumps up and steps on Gilda and the Film-Flam brothers' heads, making them yelp and looks annoyed as they go back to Boris.

Boxco: You can ask any Gilda or Film-Film brother
And they'll tell you who's team they'd prefer to be on-er!

The trio at the table grabs Boxco and Dum-Dum and swings them around while singing.

Group: No...one...'s been like Boris
A kingpin like Boris!

Dum-Dum: No one's got a swell cleft in his chin like Boris!

Dum-Dum, as he got near Boris, scratch the red colt's chin; Boris, now cheered up, smiles as he began singing.

Boris: As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!

Boris flexes his muscles, causing the crowd in the place to cheer wildly.

All: My, what a guy, that Boris!

Everyone in the place continue singing while clinging their glasses together.

Give five hurrahs! Give twelve hips-hips!

Boxco: Boris is the best and the rest is all drips!

Of course, as Boris stood proudly, Dum-Dum and Bosco accidentally throw their drinks right into his face, causing the folks to exclaim in shock, "Oooh! The two minions yelp in alarm. Not good!

As Boris glare angrily at his minions, Dum-Dum and Boxco hid their glasses behind themselves while chuckling sheepishly to their boss. The red bolt punches both right onto Gilda and the Film-Flam brothers' table before jumping in, causing a big fight.

All: No...one...fights like Boris
Douses lights like Boris!

As the fight continues, Boris bit Film-Flam 2 on the leg, causing him to yell while singing in pain.

Film-Flam 2: In a wrestling match, nobody bites like Boris!

Trixie, Derpy and Heartstrings: For there's no one as burly and brawny!

The three fillies giggle as Boris picks up the bench that they're on, lifting them all in the air.

Boris: As you see, I've got biceps to spare

Dum-Dum & Boxco: Not a bit of him scraggly or scrawny

Of course, the two minions yelp as Boris stop the bench right onto them, Trixie, Derpy and Heartstrings giggle as Dum-Dum and Boxco got squished in the progress.

Boris: That's right! And every last inch of me's covered with hair!

The red colt smiles proudly as he shows his chest to the cheering crowd. We now see Boris playing a chess game with Geri, frowning before knocking the whole board away.

All: No one hits like Boris
Matches wits like Boris

We now see Boris chewing on parts of the belt that he broke off earlier.

Boxco: In a spitting match, nobody spits like Boris

Boris: I'm especially good at expectorating!

Boris then shoot a huge spit wad around the bar like mad, Gilda and the Film-Flam brothers show signs of '10' to him.

Group: Ten points for Boris!

The spit goes around the place as Boxco held a spit vase, but as the spit itself went into the thing, the Pegasus pony slips, causing him to fell right into the thing. Boris is then seen juggling eggs as he continues with the song.

Boris: When I was a lad, I ate four dozen eggs every morning to help me get large

Boris eagerly throw the eggs into the air before eating them. Dum-Dum tries the same thing...but as he opens his mouth to eat the eggs that the unicorn threw into the air, they end up hitting him right on the face.

And now that I'm grown, I eat five dozen eggs! So I'm roughly the size of a barge!

As the crowd sings on, Boris uses his magic to make his gun float then open fire, making Dum-Dum and Boxco almost fall out of their chairs. The shots made by the red unicorn made holes in the Apple Cider barrel, allowing the other minions to get refills in their mugs.

All: No...one...shoots like Boris
Makes those beauts like Boris

Boris is now stomping in the tavern before sitting in his armchair.

Dum-Dum: Then goes stomping around wearing boots like Boris

Boris: I use antlers in all of my decorating!

Sure enough, Boris points to the wall near the fireplace, it has trophy heads of the animals that he killed with antlers on them.

All: My what a guy - Boris!

Boris's minions lift the chair that Boris is on and begins carrying it. Dum-Dum and Boxco yelp as they both run to avoid them; too late as the minions unknowingly throw the chair onto the two, almost crushing them.

After the song is over, the bar cheers. Boris is happy again...but he won't be fully until the red colt gets Twilight Sparkle as his wife; But how?

Suddenly as if being answered without warning, a familiar unicorn rushes into the place, looking worried as he exclaims, "Everyone, help me! Someone must help me!"

"Dusk Shine?" Pony Joe the bartender asks in surprise. What is he doing in here? Normally, Dusk never comes in here as he isn't popular in Ponyville.

"You all must help, he got her! He got her and them locked in the dungeon!"

"Wait, who?" Film-Flam 2 asks in surprise and confusion. What is Twilight's father talking about?

"Twilight, Nyx and Spike; they are prisoners!" Dusk exclaims as he tries to motion the ponies and griffin upward. "We must go; there is not a minute to lose!"

"Wait, hang on, whoa, whoa, slow down!" Boris said puzzled. "Who got Twilight, that kid and dragons of her locked up in a dungeon!"

"It's a beast, and not only that a Demon Pony, a huge monstrous Demon Pony with wolf-like teeth and red eyes!"

Most of the bar looks confused...but laughs hysterically, much to Dusk's disbelief. The unicorn is considered crazy, but definitely enough to make up a silly story like that! A Demon Pony locking Twilight Sparkle up in the dungeon, yeah, right!

"Is it a huge Demon Pony?" Film-Flam 1 asks with a smirk, playing along with Dusk's story.

"Yes, it's huge!" Dusk said with a nod.

The other Film-Flam brother put his mouth into his mug, making it looks like he has a huge mouth. The pony asks mockingly, "With long ugly teeth?"

"Even hideously ugly!"

"And sharp cruel fangs?" Gilda ask with a cruel smirk.

"Yes, yes, of course! Will you help me?" Dusk ask the other ponies (and griffin in Gilda's case) hopefully.

"Sure, all right, Dusk, we will help you out." Boris said with a wink as he signals the Film-Flam brothers to carry Dusk to the door. The male unicorn is relieved, thinking that he's going to get help.

"Really? Well, thank you, thank you so much!"

Of course, by 'help', Boris meant for the Film-Flam brothers to toss Dusk right outside. The blue unicorn yelps as he lands in a pile of snow. Looks like no one took his story seriously at all!

Back inside Pony Joe's, the Film-Flam brothers laugh cruelly as they head back to their table with the first brother remarking, "Man, that crazy old Dusk, what a loon!"

"Yep, still, he's always good for a laugh." The other Film-Flam brother remarks in agreement. Of course, what the two ponies said has gotten Boris thinking...maybe there's a way to get Twilight's hand in marriage after all.

"Crazy old, Dusk, huh? Hmmm, crazy old Dusk." Boris said in ponder. He turns to Dum-Dum and Boxco, still underneath him in his armchair, before singing once more.

Boris: Hey, you two. I'm afraid I've been thinking

Boxco: A dangerous pastime?

Boris: I know.

Boris pulls Dum-Dum and Boxco out from under the armchair as he continues singing.

But that wacky old colt is Twilight's father
And his sanity's only so-so.
Now the wheels in my head have been turning since I looked at that loony old colt!
See, I promised myself I'd be married to Twilight Sparkle
And right now, I'm evolving a plan, so...!

With a devilish smirk, Boris then whispers to his minions, the others in the pub try to listen in as the red unicorn stallion mention, "Now if I..."

"Yeah," Dum-Dum ask curiously, wondering what Boris has in mind.

"Then we..."

"No way, would she?" Boxco ask in surprise by Boris's evil plan.

"Guess." Boris said with a devilish smirk.

"Oh, we get it!" Dum-Dum and Boxco exclaims sinisterly. So that's Boris's plan to marry Twilight, they love it!

"Let's go! Boris and his minions said at once. Soon they begin dancing around while singing once more.

Three: No...one...plots like Boris

Boris: Takes cheap shots like Boris

Boxco: Plans to persecute harmless crackpots like Boris

Boris: Yes, I'm endlessly, wildly resourceful

Dum-Dum: As down in the depths you descend

Boris: I won't even be mildly remorseful

Boxco: Just as long as you get what you want in the end!

Boris: Who has brains like Boris?

Dum-Dum & Boxco: Entertains like Boris?

Three: Who can make up these endless refrains like Boris?

As the song comes to an end, the ponies stood on each side, allowing Boris, Dum-Dum and Boxco to walk between them.

All (except the three): So his marriage we soon will be celebrating!
My, what a guy! Boris!

As Boris begins his sinister plan, outside in the blowy snow, the sad Dusk looks up in despair as he pleads, "Oh, will no one help me?"

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Twilight and Nyx continues sobbing as their heads remain buried in the pillows. Spike sighs, wondering if there's anything that he can do for them. Just then, a knock is heard on the guestroom door.

"Who is it?" Twilight ask puzzled as she turns to the door.

"Shucks, it's little ol' me, Applejack." A new voice, Applejack's, spoke up; must be one of the Demon Pony's servants.

"Well, come in." Nyx said with a sigh. She and Twilight got off the bed as they head over to the door and open it. The two fillies and Spike looks startled as Applejack, Apple Bloom, Sweetie and Scootaloo came in with a cart of tea.

"Got yew some tea, thought yew all needed some."

"Whoa, wait!" Spike exclaims in surprise.

"Wait a second, you're..." Twilight begins to say in shock as she backs away. The Demon Pony's servants are foals?

As Twilight backs away, she bumps into someone who exclaims, "Hey, be careful!" The purple unicorn turns and looks startled to see another foal on the bed, giggling. It is a female pink pony with dark pink curly mane and tail, bright blue eyes and two blue and one yellow balloons marking on her flank.

"Hey, who are you?" Nyx ask in surprise.

"That's Pinkie Pie!" Scootaloo exclaims with a smile, much to Twilight, Nyx and Spike's surprise further. That baby foal can talk?

"Greetings, glad to meet you! I would love to throw a party to welcome you all but the master doesn't want me to. He is just a grump since the change. I mean, duh!" Pinkie exclaims with a shrug. "At least he isn't like Boris whom you pushed in the mud puddle."

"How did you know that?" Twilight ask Pinkie in bewilderment. The young foal wasn't there when it happened...or was she?

"I read the previous chapter, duh!"

"Don't ask, Pinkie Pie is always so random." Applejack explains to Twilight with a shrug.

"Wow, whoa, how is it...why are you here and without parents around? How is that possible?" Spike asks the servants in bewilderment.

"How is it possible for me to throw parties like mad or be myself while so young? Who knows but here we are." Pinkie said with a happy smile, "Okey dokey lokey!"

"But baby foals aren't supposed to speak!" Twilight exclaims, still shocked over what she's seeing: kid and baby foals all around!

"Eh, it was some sort of spell 'dat we done been under as long as we could remember." Apple Bloom said with a shrug. "'De kiddies git turned inta babies, 'de older ponies git turned into kiddies."

"Okay, time 'ta pour 'de tea an' be careful." Applejack said with a chuckle. Scootaloo nods as she held the tea cup while Apple Bloom pours the tea into the cup. As Sweetie put sugar into the tea itself, Applejack advise, "Slowly now, sugar cube..."

"Thanks." Twilight said as Scootaloo hands the teacup to the older filly. Perhaps the purple unicorn could have some tea after what she has deal with today.

"Hey, wanna see a trick?" Sweetie ask happily before making her horn glow, causing the tea to bubble up a bit.

"Sweetie Belle," Applejack exclaims to Sweetie, causing the baby unicorn to stop and looks sheepishly. "Come on, yer big sister would throw a fit if she knew 'dat yew done 'dat!"

"Sorry."

"No problem, I love it." Nyx giggles a bit. "I hope you do it again sometimes. And I really love your mane."

"Really, thanks." Sweetie giggles as she moves one hoof through her mane. "You should've seen it when I was older."

"Twilight, 'dat was a very brave thing yew an' yer friends did, taking yer daddy's place like 'dat." Applejack said to Twilight in pity.

"Yeah, we all think so." Pinkie said with a slow nod. The servants nod a bit. Twilight, Nyx and Spike did a brave thing, taking Dusk's place even though it means that the trio will never go home again.

"But I've lost my father, my dreams and everything." Twilight said in sadness. "I mean...am I a big fool for doing so?"

"Relax. We may be prisoners but at least Dusk is still safe, right?" Spike points out to Twilight. Of course, the filly is still saddened a bit.

"Come on, mommy, you still got me." Nyx said, hugging Twilight while trying to comfort her.

"Mommy," Apple Bloom ask as she and some of the other servants got a big uncomfortable.

"She adopted me, I got no daddy; Long story."

"Oh, right, right." Scootaloo said with a chuckle of relief. For a moment, the foals were worried that it was too late to get Twilight with the master.

"Shucks, chin up, everypony. It will turn all right in 'de end, yew'll see." Applejack said gently then she begins to sing.

Applejack: I hope 'dat we'll be friends
Though we don't know yew well

Apple Bloom: If anyone can make 'de most o' living here
Then, Twilight Sparkle, it's yew

Both: An' who knows?
Yew may find
Home here, too!

Twilight smiles a bit along with Nyx and Spike. That song has just restore hope inside themselves. Maybe the trio could get used to staying here at the castle, even if they may never leave.

"Wow, you sing good, uh..." Nyx said to Apple Bloom with a smile, while trying to figure out the foal's name.

"Apple Bloom an' thanks; Yew should've checked out Sweetie when she sang. She's like an angel." Apple Bloom said, making Sweetie blush in embarrassment by the compliment.

"Awww, don't. I don't like singing in front of ponies." Sweetie said sheepishly.

"Got stage fright?" Nyx ask Sweetie curiously.

"Yeah...you should check out Scootaloo. Wait, don't. Her singing is bad enough to break glass."

"Ha ha, that's so funny that I forgot to laugh." Scootaloo remarks to her friend in annoyance.

"Whoa, nelly," Applejack exclaims in realization. "Here we done are, singing an' talking when there's dinner dat's got to be served. Better git my flank in 'de kitchen; Come on, Cutie Mark Crusaders!"

"Sure, bye!" The CMC exclaims happily as they and the other servants, minus Pinkie, follows Applejack, closing the door on their way out.

"All righty wikey, let's see what you will be wearing! Time we check out the drawers!" Pinkie giggles as she goes over to the wardrobe to look for a dress that Twilight can dress to dinner and maybe Nyx too. The filly opens one drawer and yelps upon seeing flies coming out of it before closing the thing, "Oops; Silly me!"

Pinkie opens another drawer and smiles as she takes out a green dress and a blue dress, holding out while saying, "Okay! Twilight, you and your lovely daughter would look great in these!"

"Sorry, but blue isn't my color...green maybe but..." Nyx begins to say while sighing.

"Sorry, Pinkie but we aren't going to dinner." Twilight said to Pinkie with a frown.

"Me either! For all we know, your master is going to poison us or something." Spike remarks with a frown while crossing his dragon arms.

"Awww, come on, you must! The master never poison no one; no way!" Pinkie said in concern to the frowning trio.

Just then, Caramel is heard clearing his throat as he came into the room while saying, "Dinner is now served."

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In the dining room, the Demon Pony is getting impatient as he walks back and forth, waiting for Twilight to show up. Soarin' and Applejack are nearby, watching him.

"Ugh, what's taking her so long? What, is she bringing her daughter and that lizard along? I told her and maybe them without knowing, to come." The Demon Pony said with a grunt then he growls. "Why isn't that filly here yet?"

"Come on, I know yew are anxious but try 'ta be patient, okay?" Applejack insists to the Demon Pony in concern. "Twilight did done lost her father an' her freedom all in one day, 'de foal an' Spike lost the same thing as well, though wit' 'de father as a friend instead."

"Say, Be...err, master?" Soarin' spoke up in hope, "Any chance that Twilight Sparkle is the one who could break the spell? I mean, we haven't has a normal filly here in a long time and..."

"Of course I believe that she's the one! I am not a stupid mule!" The Demon Pony snaps at Soarin' in frustration then sighs. "At least, I hope that Twilight Sparkle is the one..."

"Good, then it should be simple! You fall in love with her, she falls in love with you and boom! The spell will be broken! Everyone else and I will be our regular ages again and you will be a normal Earth Pony again by midnight."

"Ain't 'dat simple, Soarin'. 'Dese things do take time." Applejack said in concern. She's right, love doesn't just happen overnight, it could take time or even longer.

"But the rose is beginning to wilt already." Soarin' said with a look of concern. He's right too. The Demon Pony's 21st birthday is drawing near every day. Unless he and Twilight falls in love with each other, the spell will be permanent.

"Awww, who am I kidding? It's no use. She is so beautiful and I'm..." The Demon Pony said with a sigh while glancing at himself. The pony is a hideous monster who captured Dusk, replaced him with Twilight, Nyx and Spike and made a demand to come to dinner too. "Well, look at me!"

The two foals look at each other, knowing that it won't be easy for Twilight to fall for the Demon Pony, especially with the way that he's acting and the way that the master himself is. Still, if Twilight herself could see past his appearance and behavior, she may see the Demon Pony as something different.

"Well, yew gotta let her see past all 'dat." Applejack explains to the Demon Pony in concern.

"I don't know how to." The Demon Pony said with a concern sigh. The master has never been Mr. Good-Mannered in the past, how would he now?

'It's best 'ta start by making yerself more presentable. Now straighten up!" Applejack barks to the Demon Pony seriously. The master nods as he did as the female Earth Pony has told him to. "Act like a gentlecolt, something I learned fro' Rarity, though not too much."

"Yes, yes. Now when Twilight come sin, give her one dashing smile. All right, come on, show her the smile!" Soarin' insists to the Demon Pony as the Pegasus Pony flew to him. The monster did, though shows one creepy looking one. "Whoa...okay, try a better smile, one that doesn't scare the life out of her. Impress her with your delightful charm."

"But try 'ta be gentle, sugar cube."

"Shower her with compliments!"

"But be sincere!" Applejack said as the Demon Pony looks back and forth to her and Soarin' in worry, until everything he groans and covers his ears to block out the noises.

"But above all..." Soarin' begins to say sternly, getting to the final part.

"You must control your temper!" Both Soarin' and Applejack exclaims at once to the Demon Pony at once. Just then the door of the dining room opens, much to the three's notice.

"Look, here she comes! Try not to panic!"

The Demon Pony smiles eagerly, preparing for Twilight, and maybe Nyx and Spike, to come into the dining room. To his confusion, and Soarin' and Applejack's surprise, neither of them came in. Instead it's a nervous Caramel.

"Err, good evening." Caramel said with a nervous gulp. The Earth Pony knows that his master isn't going to be pleased with what he's about to reveal.

"Well, where is she?" The Demon Pony asks Caramel with an impatient frown.

"Who; Oh yes, the girl; Of course, well, she, her adopted daughter and the baby dragon are in the process of...err, well, the circumstances being what they are...uh...she isn't coming."

A whole minute passes as the Demon Pony didn't respond to the answer yet. Soarin' blinks a bit as he said, "Well I think he's taking..."

"What!" The Demon Pony roars in outrage. He barges out of the dining room, Soarin', Caramel and Applejack chases him as the monster jumps from the stairs to the second floor. Upon arriving at the door to Twilight's guest room, the Demon Pony hits it in fury while yelling, "I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO COME DOWN TO DINNER!"

"Forget it, I am not hungry!" Twilight's voice snaps from the guest room sternly.

"And that's right and neither am I!" Spike's voice snaps in agreement.

"I'm not going either and you can't make me! You aren't my father!" Nyx's voice snaps, much to the Demon Pony's annoyance. This is really ticking off the Demon Pony and causing the others to look down in concern.

"You all come out of there or...or...or I'll break down the door!" The Demon Pony yells at the trio in the room in anger.

"I dare you to even try it, wolf freak!"

"Uh, master?" Soarin' spoke up, making the Demon Pony glares at him in annoyance. "Not, I don't want to be wrong, but I don't think what you're doing is how you could win Twilight's affections."

"Yes, try to be a gentlecolt." Caramel pleads to the Demon Pony in worry.

"But she is being so...DIFFICULT!" The Demon Pony snarls while glaring at the door. "And her adopted daughter is worst as she is!"

"Gently, try 'ta be gente." Applejack said to the Demon Pony, making him growls a bit.

"...Twilight Sparkle, will you come down to dinner?"

"No way," Twilight's voice snaps in defiance.

This makes the Demon Pony groans as he points to the door, "Hmm?" It's as if the master is saying 'see what I mean?'.

"Ah, ah, try to be suave, sir, and genteel." Soarin' said to the Demon Pony in concern. The monstrous prince groans but he bows, trying to smile through his teeth while narrowing to the door.

"My dear, it would give me great pleasure...if you would join me for dinner. And your friends can too if they like."

Of course, the Demon Pony held his upper hooves in anger, trying to keep himself under control. Caramel said, "Don't forget to say please, sire."

The Demon Pony sighs but turns back to the door while saying, "Please."

"Forget it, no thank you!" Twilight's voice snaps stubbornly.

"Besides, you probably want to have us for dinner anyway! Forget it!" Nyx's voice snaps in agreement.

Needless to say, these refusals are the last straws that broke the pony's back, especially with the Demon Pony's patience; Outraged, he shouts out, "You two and that dragon can't stay in there forever!"

"Ha! Go ahead and watch us! We don't care!" Twilight's voice snaps stubbornly, much to the Demon Pony's further anger. He has offered her, Nyx and Spike dinner, and the monster tries to be patient, only to be refused!

"Yeah, go eat someone else, pal!" Spike's voice exclaims in agreement.

"Fine; Then go ahead and STARVE!" The Demon Pony roars out the last part, causing the others with him to cringe in fright. Turning to them, the master snaps, "If she doesn't eat with me, then she and her friends do not eat at all!"

The Demon Pony then storms away to the direction of the west wing, slamming the door behind himself very loudly, hard enough to cause a small piece of ceiling to fall off and landing right on top of Soarin'.

"Well, 'dat didn't work out as planned." Applejack said with a sigh as Soarin' use his wings to brush off the pieces of the ceiling that fell onto himself; Not good. Twilight and her group won't come down to dinner, though who could blame them after what happened before?

"Soarin', I want you to stay at the door and inform me of any changes." Caramel said to Soarin' sternly. The Earth Pony wants to know if Twilight, Nyx and/or Spike were to come out or if the girl decides to have dinner with the master after all.

"No problem, you can count on me, Caramel!" Soarin' said with a salute. The Pegasus Pony then begins flying walk and forth like a guard as Caramel and Applejack took their leave to head back downstairs.

"Come on, may as well get cleaning up downstairs. There won't be any dinner tonight apparently."

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In the west wing, the Demon Pony flew the door open and stomps over to his dressing room where the rose is at, starting to wilt under the glass used to cover the enchanted flower. The monster was hoping to at least get Twilight's love and get her to see past his appearance, as well as behavior, but how could he if that purple unicorn won't give him a chance to do so?

"Ugh, I ask her nicely but she refuses. What does that filly want me to do? Beg like a dog?" The Demon Pony fumes furiously. He grabs the magic mirror from the dressing table and spoke to it, "Show me the filly!"

Soon a vision begins to appear in the mirror. The Demon Pony now sees an upset Twilight on her bed with Nyx, Spike and Pinkie, the last one is trying to calm her down and get the purple unicorn to see reason.

"Awww, come on. Don't be a super-meanie grumpy pants; Give the master a chance." Pinkie said to Twilight with a smile. "Who knows? We could make a party out of it!"

"Ha! Did your master give grandpa a chance? Forget it!" Nyx exclaims to Pinkie angrily.

"Right, I wouldn't give him a chance, he never let me say goodbye to my father!" Twilight snaps angrily in agreement. After the Demon Pony wouldn't give her, Nyx and Spike the opportunity to say goodbye to Dusk before, Twilight don't want to give him a chance!

"Okay, maybe he didn't let you say goodbye to your daddy, but the master isn't so bad! You just got to know him better." Pinkie said to Twilight with a concerned smile.

"Forget it, I don't want to get to know him! Heck, I don't even want anything to do with him! Not after what he has done to my father!"

The Demon Pony looks shocked and sad at the same time. He sighs in sadness while covering the mirror while saying, "Who am I kidding? There's no way that I will win her love. She will never see more than anything..." The Demon Pony puts his mirror down while adding, "...but a monster."

A rose petal fell from the rose, landing on the part of the dressing table that is covered with glass. The Demon Pony looks away in sadness while saying, "It's hopeless..."

Author's note
Poor Demon Pony; How can he win Twilight's heart when she's upset with him as well as the way that he himself is acting? Not to mention Boris has a wicked plan in store to get the filly. In the next chapter, the newcomers get hungry and of course the servants entertain them despite the master's orders. Read, review and suggest.

Gilda is a griffin and former friend of Rainbow Dash who appeared in one episode of the show so far. The Film-Flam brothers didn't appear yet, but they will in an upcoming episode.