Blaze woke up from his bed feeling really relaxed. Getting to eat meat and taking a good shower felt really good. Downside though is the meat supply is low so he is going to either hunt, or ask the Princesses if he can take some of what they have. After putting on a clean gi, Blaze headed downstairs to see his fellow housemates for breakfast. He decided to take a break from the morning routine as it is a good idea to not overdue yourself.

Once down in the living room, he was greeted by Cancer. "Morning sleepy head. You missed morning practice." He said.

"With what my week was this week, I can take a day off from training. Besides, I am kinda doing a workout all the time." Blaze said.

"How that?"

Blaze points to one of his magical weight bands. "Every day I am increasing the weight of my clothing."

"Oh yea. What are you at now?"

"Um, I think I am at 700lbs total."

"How the buck are ya able to walk? I am surprised you have not fallen through any floors yet."

"I actually did last night. But that was part of the act I did for the talent show. Won the award for best stunt. The other reason is I have been also practicing my ki to keep me at my normal weight when I walk around."

"I don't know why you put your body through that kind of training. Wouldn't lifting weights be just as easy?"

"If I didn't have these on, I could not improve my training. I would not feel the burn from my runs or from the exercises. Just lifting weights would only bulk me out. I need more Cardio style training to increase stamina."

They then heard a voice from the kitchen. "If you are done chatting, breakfast is ready." Al said.

Cancer and Blaze left the living room and headed towards the dining room. They saw Lightning Trails was sitting there, reading a newspaper. He put it down when he saw them walking in. "Morning Blaze. I see your colt form made the front page of the newspaper. That must have been some stunt you pulled, frightening all the spectators like that." Lightning Trails said.

"I had to do something with a tub of water that had the Poison Joke cure in it. It would draw suspicion if I just went in as a colt and came out as a human." Blaze said.

"Well, they did catch the image of the big splash you made. Take a look."

Blaze grabbed the newspaper from Lightning Trails. He folded it open to the front. The title of the article reads, 'Talent Show and Talent Showers'. It then goes into the evening events at the talent show. Briefly talking about the other acts that happened and if they had won an award. It even mentions the Cutie Mark Crusaders performance on how funny their musical act was. The article finished by going into detail about the final performance that was done by a young, green colt named Rocky. The audience chuckled when they heard Swift Blaze, a human and local protector, gave the colt the script to something called 'Macbeth', something from his world more than likely.

"Don't you ponies have classical plays that you perform?" Blaze asked.

"Not really. If we do, it would probably in Canterlot. Also, more than likely only those fancy and uptight ponies go and see it." Lightning Trails replied.

"Yea, some plays you don't get. Though this one mentioned is one of the good ones from my world."

Blaze continued reading the article. When Rocky was on the platform and jumped off, everypony remained silent. Waiting to see if he will hit his mark or get injured from this. As he was falling, Rocky started to spin forward so fast, all you see was a green blur falling down. Upon impact with the water in the tub, he made it splash up as high as the staging lights. When the water came down, it drenched everypony that was in the front row and center stage.

Blaze began to laugh out loud. The article included an image of the soaked ponies. Right in the middle of it was Diamond Tiara. Her tiara was on the ground as her mane and tail were soaked and lost their poofiness.

"Oh, this really made my day already!" Blaze said in between laughs.

"What? Seeing all the soaked ponies from your stunt?" Cancer asked.

"No, just one in particular. She has been a pain in the flank on me and the Crusaders."

Al walked over from the kitchen to see the image. He too began to laugh as he said, "Really? Diamond Tiara was at center stage. Now why was she even there?"

"I may have tricked her when I gave her a sneak peak in a fake act. I was so bad, she invited other ponies to see Rocky get humiliated on stage. She even bought a case of tomatoes to throw at me if I was bad. See? There they are." Blaze said as he pointed to the case nearby.

The other ponies and human looked closer to where Blaze was pointing. Sure enough you can make out a box with tomatoes in it. It was behind several hooves of the audience.

"Well, I should get back to the kitchen and bring the food out." Al said.

Before he could leave the dining room, Blaze puts a hand on Al's shoulder to stop him. "Hold up. Let me get the food." Blaze said.

Al nodded. He then went and took a seat at the table. Cancer and Lightning Trails did the same. Blaze stood in front of them with his hand sticking out, palm open and towards the kitchen. He concentrated on his magic font to levitate the food on the plates to the dining room table. His hand soon started to emit a red magical aura around it. The plates of food began to have the same aura around them. They took off from the counter like a Harrier Jump Jet fighter. The flying plates pitch and yaw as they headed to the dinning room, landing in front of the person or pony it was for.

Everypony and Al clapped for Blaze for the quick show. Cancer then said, "You are getting pretty good with levitation magic. Have you tried to do others yet?"

"No I haven't. I will go and see Twilight tomorrow as I promised her to teach me." Blaze said.

"Well, this is one flying saucer I won't mind having me beamed up." Al remark as he continued eating.

"Flying what now?" Lightning Trails asked with a confused look.

"Human inside joke. Don't worry about it." Blaze took some more bites and swallowed before talking again. "So, what is on the agenda for everypony today?"

"Lightning Trails and I will be going onto guard duty soon. Colorful Sparks and Dragon will be finishing up and coming back here to eat and sleep." Cancer said.

Al said with no food in his mouth this time, "I will make another trip to the market to replenish food supply. Speaking of it, we are getting low on the meat stash. How are we going to get more?"

"We can either go hunting, or ask the Princesses." Blaze said.

"I would rather not hunt, it took all of us to take down a Manticore. Who knows what other creature we would run into."

"Then I guess I will ask the Princesses . . ."

Just then, Blaze vanished in a bright light with his chair and eating utensils. The other three quickly looked around to see if he will appear shortly.

Al decided after a few minutes, "Well, I am not going to let his breakfast go to waste. More for me for a change." He grabbed Blaze's plate and began to chow down on what was left, including some bacon.

-Meanwhile-

After the bright flash over Blaze's eyes, he continued with his sentence, " . . . Princesses if I can procure some meat from them?" He slowed the sentence down after realizing he was no longer in his house. Once quick look around confirmed he is in the middle of the throne room in the Canterlot Castle. Blaze then realized how odd he must be looking. He had a fork in one hand, knife in the other, and a napkin tucked into the top of his undershirt, acting like a bib. He quickly removed the napkin and wiped his face with it. Blaze then placed it behind him with the eating utensils as he stood up.

"So, what do I owe for this meeting, Princess Celestia?" Blaze asked.

Princess Celestia was sitting on her throne with two guards at the bottom of the steps leading up to it. "I believe we have some business to discuss on several things." She said.

"One I take is about those three guards that were bribed?"

"Indeed. You told Captain Shining Armor that you wanted to be here when sentencing was going to be given. But had to wait until you were cure of the Poison Joke. I received a letter from Twilight Sparkle this morning with a copy of the local newspaper in Ponyville. That is an interesting way to jump into a tub to get cured."

"Indeed it was. I wanted to keep my secret of getting infected with that plant and what it did to me. All my close friends knew it was me since day one."

"Well, I am glad to see you are back to your normal self. Shall we proceed to their sentencing?"

Blaze bowed as he said, "By all mean, your highness."

Princess Celestia horn lit up for a few seconds. Then, returned to normal. Probably to have the guard be brought up from the dungeon Blaze thought. As they waited, he sent the chair back home along with the napkin and utensils. He took a standing position on the right side of the throne, behind a table and chair. Another pony appeared on the left side with a small desk with a stack of paper and several ink wells. Must be the one to record all the court session for the record.

About ten minutes later, the doors to the throne room open. Entering were the three guards without their armor. They had two guards escorting them. When they saw Blaze standing there, all three now were showing fear on their faces. The expression on his face was as serious as you would see on any guard, no emotional display of what he was thinking. In his mind, he is having a big smile as he began to think what he was going to do to them.

They were brought to a desk on the left side of the room. You could hear them gulp down their throats. Princess sat tall and firm before she spoke, "You three have been charged for taking bribes, false imprisonment, and aggravated assault. How do you plea?"

Just then, the doors open again and a Unicorn stallion came running up with a brown briefcase. He had a brown coat and black mane. It was slicked back and styled. "Hold up your highness. My name is Pony Right and I am the defense lawyer for these three. Would you please allow me to have a brief word with them before they submit their plea?" He asked.

"Very well."

The three guards and lawyer got into a huddle and whispered for a few minutes. When they were done, they got back to stand facing Princess Celestia. "Not guilty." All three said.

"Very well. Would you like to start your opening remarks as to why?" Princess Celestia said.

Pony Right bowed and said, "Of course your majesty." He walked further ahead to address. "These fine stallions have serve as your Royal Guard for many years. They followed the orders they are given by their commanding officer. I will prove that these charges are false and the actual pony who should be charged is Swift Blaze for falsifying who he was all last week."

"For my first witness, I would like to call Diamond Tiara to the stand."

The Princess nodded. She activates her horn and created a small pedestal on the left side of the throne room. The doors to the room open up once again. Diamond Tiara came walking up and took her place on the platform. A Unicorn Royal Guard walked up to her and said, "Upon entering this room, please note that there is a magical field active that will detect when you lie. Speak the truth and no harm will come to you." Diamond Tiara nodded. "Speak your name for the record."

"My name is Diamond Tiara." She said.

The guard walked away and Pony Right walked up. "If you please tell us how you know the accused, Swift Blaze?"

Diamond Tiara began to tell where she first saw him when he was introduced to the town and put on a quick show. He then made an appearance at her school when Miss. Cheerilee was talking about cutie marks. While she was talking with her back turned the class, Diamond Tiara tried to pass a note to Apple Bloom, trying to get her into trouble. Somehow, Swift Blaze snagged it without nopony seeing it. When she tried for a second time, Miss. Cheerilee caught her. Later on in the class, Blaze showed his human form and talked about where he came from.

"So, now that you saw who this stallion was, what were your first thoughts about him?"

"I thought he should return back to where he came from. I had to stay after class for the first time because of him catching me in the act." She said.

"Let's move onto last week. Do you recall a new colt by the name of Rocky?"

"Yes."

"Did you know that was Swift Blaze?"

Her eyes went wide as she now realizes as that would explain what that colt was able to do. "No I didn't. If I did, I might have not done some of the things I did."

"Tell us what happened Monday morning."

"It started out like any other school day. Me and my pal, Silver Spoon start out by picking on a couple fillies that don't have their cutie marks. As we turned and headed to the school, a rock appeared out of nowhere, causing us to trip and my tiara flying into the woods. We got covered in dirt and leaves as we searched in the bushes."

"A rock appearing out of nowhere. How odd. Please, continue."

"After the colt, Rocky introduced himself to the class, I whisper behind him 'Blank Flank' as he walked back to his desk. My chair suddenly broke for no reason. The entire class was laughing at me."

"A chair you have been sitting on, suddenly breaking with no reason? What happened during recess?"

"Well, Rock was talking to the other fillies I made fun of earlier. I overheard him say he did not know why his parents were in Canterlot. I made the comment that they are probably going to be selling the farm as they make no money from plain rocks. He said that the diamonds in my tiara were fakes. We argued and he then snagged it to prove that. That colt somehow was able to destroy the top piece as if it was glass."

"How did that make you feel?"

"I was angry! It was a gift from my dad and how I got my cutie mark!"

"What happened next?"

"He some managed to pull a diamond from the ground and reshape it into the toper that was there. I looked it over closely and it looked exactly the same. Silver Spoon and I walked away and said 'Blank Flanks'. I then quietly added 'and Freak'."

"What followed after you made that comment?"

"Another rock popped up and tripped us. After what I saw just then, I put it together that he tripped us that morning. I got back up and then said 'You know what? I think I know the real reason why you are here while your parents are in Canterlot. They are looking for a place to dump their little FREAK of a son and never see him again.'."

"How did he react to that comment?"

"He punched me and got very angry. Miss Cheerilee stopped before he could continue what he called, a thrashing."

"That must have been very traumatic for you." Pony Right said. He then turned to address the Princess. "Even as a colt, he overused his powers to show off and almost sent this filly to the hospital. No further questions." He then walked back to the ponies he is defending.

Blaze was doing his best to remain silent during this entire time, instead of going straight to arguing with the events. He looked towards the Princess and said, "Princess Celestia, may I redirect?"

"OBJECTION! This human is not a licensed lawyer. What does he know about the processes in court?" Pony Right shouted.

"True, I don't know the laws of Equestria at the moment. But in any society, there are common laws that do not change. With your permission, I would like to act as the prosecutor as I am aware of all of these events as I have a direct connection."

"Overruled. I will allow Swift Blaze to question for the prosecutor. Tread lightly with your questions." Princess Celestia said.

"Thank you, your highness." Blaze then walked up calmly to Diamond Tiara. "Before I had ever met you, did you always pick on others that did not have their cutie marks? Remember, we will know if you are lying."

"Objection! That has nothing to do with this case." Pony Right shouted.

"I am showing her credibility that even when I was not there, she did the same things."

"I will allow it. Please answer the question little filly." Princess Celestia said.

"Well, um, yes I did." Diamond Tiara replied.

Blaze then asked, "Why did you pick on those that have not learned what their special talent was?"

"It was just funny that they have not discovered it after all this time."

"Could it also be you got yours so early, you did not get to have the trill and excitement of discovering what you are good at? At what age did you actually get yours?"

"On my 6th birthday a month ago."

"Did others get theirs before you?"

"Yes."

"Did they pick on you when you did not have one?"

"Well, no. But all my friends really liked it when I got mine. They said it was very pretty."

"Would you mind telling the court what your talent is then? Hmm?"

"Well, I got it when I got my diamond encrusted tiara from my dad."

"Wait, you got yours when that tiara was placed on your head? Interesting. I can't really see that as a special talent then. Can you?"

"It has to mean something! Why would I get one when the tiara was placed on my head? Maybe I'm destined to be a Princess. Daddy always calls me that."

"Or maybe it means you will be either making or selling them. Sounds like you might have gotten yours, but you have yet to discover what it means."

Diamond Tiara began to cry as she lay down on the pedestal. "It's true! I don't know what I am good at! I am jealous that those three can go on adventures to discover what they are good at to get theirs!" She said in-between crying.

Swift Blaze went down to one knee next to her. He began to stroke her mane to calm her down. "Remember what I said to the class when Miss. Cheerilee went over cutie marks? How humans never get them?" Diamond Tiara nodded. "We don't need one to discover what we are good at. We CHOOSE what we want to be good at. The same can be applied to you. Even with one, it does not lock you into what you are good at. How about you wipe those tears away and tell me what your dream was to be before you got your cutie mark."

Diamond Tiara did so and stood back up. Blaze did so too and stepped back a bit. "Well, I dreamed of wearing beautiful dresses and showing them off to everypony and special events. But, even with my dad's money, I don't think I could afford to have all of those dresses made."

"I think I now know what that cutie mark is supposed to mean."

Her face lit up as she said, "You do?"

"Yes. Back on my world, you of course know that we humans like to wear clothes all the time." She nodded. "Well some pretty girls, about your age, like to compete to see who is prettier. These competitions are called, Beauty Pageants. The winner of one gets a beautiful tiara. Like the one you have. I believe you are to be a fashion model."

"You really think so? How do I become one?"

"That, my dear, I think you should ask a certain white Unicorn mare back in Ponyville. I think she will gladly help you, if you stay nice to her little sister."

"I will from now on."

"Good. Now then, let's get back to this trial." Blaze turned towards Princess Celestia. "I am sorry for the delay Princess. I only have a few more questions to ask."

Princess Celestia smiled as she said, "It's quite alright. I am glad to see you were able to help this filly out with her issue."

Blaze turned back to Diamond Tiara to continue with the questioning. "Ok, Did Miss. Cheerilee have both of us say sorry to each other?" He asked.

"Yes." She replied.

"What kind of punishment did I get for hitting you?"

"You were given detention and Miss. Cheerilee was going to have a talk with Pinkie Pie."

"That is correct. Now to the matter at hand, have you seen these three stallions that are over there?" Blaze said as he pointed to the defendants.

"Yes. They were the guards my dad hired after I told him what happened that day."

"Were you there when he told them what they are to do?"

"Yes."

"Objection!" Shouted Pony Right. "All hear say. The filly could have missed interpreted what was said."

"With your highness permission, and Diamond Tiara, I propose then we go and look at the memory ourselves. I could also compile it from the three guards also if you would like."

Blaze looked towards Pony Right and the three stallions. They were whispering among themselves. After a few minutes, they ended the huddle. The lawyer cleared his throat before saying, "How do we know this will be my client's memories and the filly's? Not some fake thing this human created to make them look guilty."

"I will vouch for Swift Blaze's ability as I have seen them myself. I will scan his mind while we see these memories to verify he is not creating them." Princess Celestia said.

The ponies at the defendant's table went into another chat session among themselves. This time, it did not take that as long. Pony Right then said, "I think that will not be necessary. My clients are wondering if there is a plea agreement available?"

Princess Celestia looked towards Blaze and sent a mental thought, Are you actually capable of display other's memories for everypony to see?

Blaze replied in his mind, I might be able to do many things with my techniques, but this is one that I truly cannot do.

You lied? The detectors did not go off.

I did not say I will do it. I PROPOSED the idea of doing something like that. It would be nice to be able to do that.

Very clever with your use of words to get around the truth. So, what do you propose the punishment should be?

Blaze thought for a little bit. He placed a hand on his chin as he began what should happen to them. Then, he found a good solution of what should happen. He told the Princess in thought. Once done, she smiled and nodded. She turned her head back to the defendants.

"After some deliberation of what it should be, I considered to throw you into the dungeon for six months. Then, be dishonorably discharged and banished from Equestria." Again, you could hear the three stallions take a huge gulp down their throats. "Swift Blaze reminded me that this was a minor infraction and no pony got hurt. So here is the proposal. You will still remain in the Royal Guard. You will go through the training regiment two times while wearing magical clothing to increase the weight on you. Lastly, if you accept the terms, Blaze has one more thing that will be done before you go and repeat the training."

She waited for a little bit as they were discussing it between themselves. Princess Celestia then said, "If you do not accept these terms and are found guilty, it is 3 to 5 years in the dungeon and dishonorable discharge from the Royal guard."

They went back into a huddle. You can see some were talking a little louder than a whisper as they argued. One guard stuck his head up and asked, "Can we know what Swift Blaze will be doing?"

"Nope. Those are the terms. Deal or No Deal?"

Back in the huddle they argued some more. Once done, they stood behind their table, with their chest sticking out and heads held high. Pony Right then said, "We shall accept the terms of the plea agreement."

Princess Celestia nodded. Then said, "You three plea guilty to the charges against you. You will go and repeat the Royal Guard Training regiment two times while wearing weighted clothing. You will also accept to take what ever Swift Blaze has in mind. It that correct? I need each one of you to answer."

Guard one said, "I accept the terms and plea guilty."

Guard two said, "I also accept the terms and plea guilty."

Guard three said, "I will also accept the terms and plea guilty."

"Very well." Princess Celestia said. "Pony Right, you are dismissed as you are no longer needed. Diamond Tiara, you may go as well. I hope you have turned over a new leaf with what you have experienced here today."

Diamond Tiara nodded. Then looked at Blaze, "Thank you for helping me with what has been troubling in the back of my mind. I have only been acting that way as I thought I should. Some rich pony that is better than others."

Blaze went back down to her level and said, "Money never brings you true happiness. It's making friends and sharing experiences as you grow up."

She smiles as a small tear went down her face. She then jumped up at Blaze to give him a hug. He caught her and gave the hug back. Diamond Tiara then whispered into his ear, "Can you be my friend?"

"Of course. I was hoping you were wanting me to be one."

After the moment passed, she jumped down and headed out the throne room. She looked like she had a happy skip with it as she left. Blaze got back up and saw the only ponies left in the room were Princess Celestia, himself, and the three guards that pled guilty. He walked to the middle in front of the bottom step. His hands were behind his back. "Now then, before we begin, may I have your names?"

They were confused as to why Blaze would ask this. Guard one replied, "My name is Meteor Sky."

The second guard went next as he said, "Mine is Lasso McGee."

The final guard said, "You may call me Cannonball."

Blaze puts a hand to his chin as he was happy with the names. They at least had the first letter in their name of what he was hoping for. With quick hands, he brought out three shadow clones in pony form. The human Blaze then created a stage behind the guards, with a hidden second level so the audience cannot see what goes on backstage. The pony Blazes jumped into the air and landed on the stage. As the three guards were turning around, they performed a jutsu that sent their shadow out on the ground. When those made contact with the shadows of the guards, they were no longer able to move.

"What's going on?" Meteor asked as he struggled

Lasso was doing the same thing as he said, "I can't move!"

"Neither can I! What did you do?" asked Cannonball.

The human Blaze response was, "You three just made contact with a jutsu called Shadow Imitation. It allows the one who cast it to control the one their shadow comes into contact. As you can see."

On cue, the pony Blaze's began to move their bodies. The guards copied the exact movements as they did not have control of their body. They struggled trying to gain control, but are unable to do anything with their magic. They had rings on their horns that were blocking them from using it.

"As you can see Princess, they have no control over their bodies." The human Blaze said. He then turned back towards Meteor, Lasso, and Cannonball. "What you are going to do now is help with a skit I have in mind. Actually, you are going to reenact one from my world. No physical harm will come to you by any of me. Seeing you made a fool of the Royal Guard by taking a bribe, you should have no problem being a fool in front of Princess Celestia."

With that being said, they were brought up onto the stage. Blaze placed other clones with them as secondary characters. He then added props and staging to set the scene. With everything all set, the human version moved up to stand next to Princess Celesita. "Without further ado, presenting a classic tale of Moe, Larry, and Curly, the Three Stooges!"

The puppeteers did the voices of Moe, Larry, and Curly as they acted out the scene. Princess Celestia was doing her best to keep her composure as she watched. The human Blaze was laughing at all the funny points of the slapstick comedy. Hearing the laughter, she too joined in small chuckles. Then, grew louder. Once it was done, all the clones disappeared and the stage with it. Meteor Sky, Lasso McGee, and Cannonball were laying on their stomachs, now being able to have control over their bodies.

Princess Celestia leaned over and whispered, "Thank you for the show. I needed a good laugh. Now promise me you won't use that jutsu on any of my subjects. Even on a criminal, they should not have to suffer like that."

"Of course your majesty. Now I will apply a Genjutsu to take that out of their memory. Don't want word to get out about this."

The Princess nodded. Blaze did the hand signs for a Genjutsu to wipe their memory from now to after they pled guilty. When they woke, the guards felt their bodies were aching for some unknown reason. Their heads were throbbing with a headache from the course they don't know that.

"Ugh, what happened?" Cannonball was the first to ask.

"You tell me. I remember pleaing guilty. After that, I am drawing a blank." Meteor Sky replied.

Blaze spoke up, "You three just completed the task I had you do. That is why you are feeling sore and have a headache. It will pass."

"What did you have us do?" Lasso McGee asked Blaze.

"I had you go through a beta test of an obstacle course I am developing for the training of the Royal Guard. I found I need to make adjustments to it before I get permission to implament it. Don't you agree, your highness?"

She let out a quick smirk after recalling a funny point. "Yes, there needs to be some adjustments done before I will let the Royal Guard go through it to enhance their combat skills." Celestia then whispered, "I take you have one in the works, Blaze?"

He replied, also in a whisper, "Yes, I do have something in the works to train them in Taijutsu. I have actually been having the ponies I have been trained to do the first part in the morning exercises."

Princess Celestia turned her attention back to the three guards. They have managed to get back onto their hooves. They rubbed a couple sore spots as they waited. "You three will report to the training grounds Monday morning to go back through it. Until then, you are confined to the barracks. Dismissed."

They bowed and slowly walked out of the throne room. Some were limping as they went. When the doors closed behind them, Celestia turned her attention back to Blaze. "Now to the next matter at 'hand'. As you humans would put it." She said with a smile.

"How come I got the feeling that your agenda for today involves me?"