Wow, that was quick! It was written and uploaded within two days! Here's the next part to chapter three, and keep an eye out for a Disney reference thrown in there.

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Part 5: The Hunt Begins

Back at Fluttershy's cottage, Butterscotch was feeling worried for Fluttershy and the rest.

"What if dad tries to hurt them?" he asked.

"Try not to worry about it," said Fictionary, "try doing what I do – think happy thoughts."

"Okay," said Butterscotch, but he still felt worried inside.

Fictionary could feel that Butterscotch was still upset, so she scooted closer to him and gently gave him a hug. The pale yellow colt blushed a bit.

"Wh-what are you doing?" he squeaked in surprise.

"Making you feel better," Fictionary replied.

"Thank you," said Butterscotch, a small smile forming on his face. This was the first time since he'd been in Ponyville that Butterscotch felt loved.

Suddenly there was a knock at the front door. Then came an angry male voice.

"Open up in there!"

Big Macintosh looked through the window and could barely see an angry dark yellow stallion with a black eye. This, he assumed, must have been Scattered Marbles.

"Who is it, Big Mac?" asked Apple Bloom.

"No… it can't be," Butterscotch whispered quietly.

"You're not getting in here, Scattered Marbles!" Big Macintosh shouted at the door. He turned to the foals and said, "Ya'll best get outta here in case things get ugly. Use the back door."

"But what about you?" asked Fictionary.

"Ah'll be fine," said Big Macintosh, "now go, hurry!"

So the foals did as the large red stallion said. As they made their way to the back door, Butterscotch spotted Fluttershy's pet bunny Angel.

"Angel!" Butterscotch said, "Find aunt Fluttershy and tell her what's happening!"

The little white bunny understood and hopped out of an open window.

After making sure he was alone, Big Macintosh opened the front door to confront Scattered Marbles.

"Why are you here?" he demanded.

"To finish the job," sneered Scattered Marbles, "now where's that pathetic waste of fur and flesh?!"

"Ah'm sorry, partner," said Big Macintosh calmly, "but Ah do not appreciate the tone of yer attitude."

"Who asked you, Red Neck?!" snarled Scattered Marbles, "Now where is he?!"

"Even if Ah knew, Ah'd never tell ya. Besides," Big Macintosh continued, "why should Ah let a monster like ya beat up an innocent colt?"

"He caused my sweet Ivy to get mauled by a Timberwolf!" snapped Scattered Marbles, "I want him to suffer for it!"

"No, he doesn't!" snapped Big Macintosh, "Now unless ya'll leave him alone, Ah could give you a second black eye or worse!"

Scattered Marbles scowled, but reluctantly backed off.

"Very well then," he sneered. Secretly, he was intimidated by Big Macintosh's size, but Scattered Marbles used his anger to mask his fear.

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Meanwhile, Boomer found his way to Diamond Tiara's mansion and knocked on the door. After a second or two, the door opened.

"Can I help you?" said a male voice.

"Is Diamond Tiara here?" asked Boomer.

"Yes, she is," came the voice, "who, may I ask, is wanting to know?"

"Her coltfriend Boomer," replied the colt.

"Ah, Miss Tiara said you might come by," said the voice, "come in."

The door opened, allowing Boomer in. The elderly stallion who opened the door was light purplish-gray with a very pale gray balding mane, short tail, and big eyebrows, blue eyes, and a duster for a cutie mark. He wore a white shirt, dark gray vest, and a bluish-green bow tie. This was Diamond Tiara's butler, Randolph.

"Miss Tiara," he called down the hall, "your coltfriend is here."

The pink Earth filly came down the hallway and her face lit up when she saw Boomer. In fact, she was so pleased to see him she ran up and pinned him to the ground.

"Boomer!" she cried, "I'm so glad you could make it."

"As am I," the Pegasus colt replied.

"So," said Diamond Tiara, getting back up, "would you like me to show you around?"

"I'd love to," smiled Boomer.

And with that, Diamond Tiara led Boomer on a little tour around her mansion.

"You must be very rich to live in a place like this," commented Boomer.

"Indeed," said Diamond Tiara, "it's better to be rich than a blank flank. By the way, you never told me about your father. What's he like?"

"Well, he's a bit loopy for a stallion of his age, but he also cares for me and Butterscotch," lied Boomer.

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Out on the streets of Ponyville, Butterscotch and the five fillies had made a successful escape from Scattered Marbles.

"I'm glad we got away when we did," said Fictionary.

"Ya'll can say that again," agreed Apple Bloom.

"He'll never find us now," said Scootaloo.

Up ahead, they could see First Base trotting home.

"Hey, First Base!" shouted Dinky.

"Dinky, don't forget," said Fictionary, "he still could be mad at us."

"Actually, I'm not as mad," said First Base, "I'm just upset that you would give me hot sauce instead of lemonade. I thought I could trust you."

"That wasn't her fault," said Scootaloo. Before she could explain everything, an angry voice shouted out to them.

"Aha! There you are!"

"Oh no!" cried Butterscotch. Quickly, he wheeled away as fast as he could, the five fillies following suit.

"What are you all running for?" asked First Base.

"Butterscotch's father is a foal abuser!" cried Sweetie Belle.

"Wait for me, girls!" exclaimed First Base, and he ran off after them.

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The seven foals eventually ran into Twilight's group. Angel was on the Fluttershy's back.

"Thank goodness we found you!" the pale yellow Pegasus mare cried in relief.

"We can say the same with you," said Fictionary.

"I've just reported Scattered Marbles to Princess Celestia," said Twilight, "she's told me that she's sent in a stallion-hunt to capture him. After that, he'll never harm Butterscotch again."

"We hope they catch him," gasped Scootaloo, "we haven't much time!"

"Don't worry," said Rainbow Dash, "if he tries to hurt any of you or Butterscotch, I'll make him wish he was never born."

"But wouldn't that mean Butterscotch wouldn't have been born either?" asked Pinkie.

"Good point," grumbled Rainbow Dash, "then I'll just make him wish he never started hurting Butterscotch."

"I think it's best we go to the library," said Twilight, "you'll be safer there."

Twilight concentrated her magic and teleported the entire group to Golden Oak Library.

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"Mother of Paul McHoofney," groaned Vincent once they materialized; clearly, he was not used to teleportation.

"We'll be safe here," said Twilight, "but just in case, I'll cast a protecting barrier around the library to make sure he can't come in."

"Didn't ya use that magic shield to keep us out when we wrote embarrassing articles of you in the Foal Free Press?" asked Apple Bloom.

"Well… yes, but this is different," said Twilight, and with that, she used her spell to form a large magic bubble around the library.

"That'll do it," said Spike, "let's see that monster get through there!"

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At that moment, a large group of royal guards had arrived on the outskirts of Ponyville. They had been sent by Princess Celestia to find Scattered Marbles. Leading them was Comet Tail's older brother Shooting Star.

"Alright lads," he said to the rest, "let's find this criminal and bring him to justice."

"Yes, sir," the guards said, saluting. Then they set off all over Ponyville in search for Scattered Marbles. They were not going to stop until they found him.

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Back at Fluttershy's cottage, Big Macintosh was just getting ready to love.

"Ah hope those foals got to somewhere safe," he said to himself. Just then, he spotted two royal guards coming up to him.

"Excuse me, sir," said one of them, "have you a moment?"

"Eeyup," said Big Macintosh.

"Ah, good," said the other guard, "we've been ordered by Princess Celestia to apprehend a stallion by the name of Scattered Marbles for the crime of foal abuse. Have you seen him?"

"Eeyup. He came by earlier demanding that Ah tell him where Butterscotch was, but Ah refused and told him to leave, or else Ah'd have to use force."

"I see," said the first guard, "any idea where he might've gone?"

"Ah think he headed into town," said Big Macintosh, pointing in said direction.

"Thank you for your co-operation," said the second guard, and on that note, the two raced off.

"This Scattered Marbles ought to be lucky if Whiplash didn't get to him first," one of the guards told the other, "he hates foal abusers!"

"You're telling me," agreed his friend, "he's actually willing to kill them himself despite the Princess' objections. The last foal abuser we caught barely escaped with her life from him!"

Whiplash was the prison guard in Canterlot in charge of punishing criminals. Most of the royal guards tended to avoid him for his sadistic hatred for foal abusers.

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Meanwhile, another pair of guards arrived at Diamond Tiara's mansion and knocked on the door.

"I'll get it," said a voice. This didn't sound like Randolph; it was much younger and more like a business stallion.

The door opened revealing a grayish amber Earth stallion with a dark gray mane and tail with lighter highlights, light azure eyes, and his cutie mark consisted of three sacks of money. He also wore a red necktie with a pale gold dollar sign on it. This was Diamond Tiara's father, Filthy Rich.

"Can I help you?" he asked the Royal Guards.

"We're looking for this stallion," said one guard, holding up a picture of Scattered Marbles, "he is wanted for the crime of foal abuse and we've been ordered to capture him. Have you seen him?"

"Erm, no, I'm afraid I haven't," admitted Filthy Rich.

"Well then, if you see him, signal us with this," said the second guard, giving the rich stallion a flare gun.

"If I see him, I'll be sure to notify you," said Filthy Rich.

As soon as the guards had left, Diamond Tiara and Boomer came up.

"Who was that, daddy?" asked Diamond Tiara.

"There's a foal abuser named Scattered Marbles on the loose," said Filthy Rich, "it's best you two stay here until he's been captured by the authorities."

Boomer's eyes widened in horror; his father was being hunted down for his crimes, and now he would also be exposed for his lying.

Think fast, Boomer! he thought to himself, Cover your tracks like you've always done!

"Er, Diamond," he said at last, "can we go somewhere else so I don't have to hear anymore of this foal abuser?"

"Um, sure, okay," she replied. The two foals then quickly set off upstairs.

"Hard to believe, isn't it?" said Boomer, "Something as terrible as a foal abuser roaming free. It's almost as bad as the time my mother was killed by a Timberwolf."

No sooner had he said that, Boomer gasped and covered his mouth.

"Your mother what?" asked Diamond Tiara, raising an eyebrow suspiciously.

"Er, nothing," Boomer chuckled nervously. He was hoping Diamond Tiara would believe him, but she wasn't fooled.

"You said your mother died giving birth to Butterscotch," she said firmly, "if that were true, then how could she have been killed by a Timberwolf?"

Boomer found himself being backed into a corner by the stern looking filly.

"Well?" she demanded, "Tell me the truth, Boomer!"

"Oh, fine!" confessed Boomer, "Mother didn't die giving birth to my brother; she was mauled to death by a Timberwolf while trying to save him. That's also how he ended up looking the way he does!"

"So all this time, you've been lying to me?!" Diamond Tiara shrieked with fury.

"Got that right, toots," said Boomer, "and not only that, but Scattered Marbles happens to be my father."

"You mean that foal abuser is your father?!" Diamond Tiara asked in surprise.

"Correct again," Boomer grinned deviously, his nice personality completely shunted aside for his true colors, "he blamed Butterscotch along with aunt Fluttershy for mother's death and has been beating him up ever since. He's saved me the trouble of beating the little twerp up myself."

"So you were the one who pushed Butterscotch out of his wheelchair!" snarled Diamond Tiara, "Fictionary blamed that on me!"

"Oh, that blue brat?" Boomer sneered, "she's just pathetic – going around town being everypony's friend when she's nothing more than a nuisance!"

"You're not going to get away with this!" snapped Diamond Tiara, "I'm telling daddy on you!"

"Oh, really?"

As Diamond Tiara ran for the stairs, Boomer beat her there and kicked her away from them hard, causing her to cry out in pain.

"Oh, Diamond Tiara," Boomer chuckled maliciously, "if only there was somepony out there who loved you."

"But I thought you did!" objected Diamond Tiara, "How could you act like this, you… you… you monster?!"

"I was only pretending to be interested in you just so I could be popular," sniffed Boomer, "not only that, but I also planned to sneak myself into your wealth if we'd ever marry in about fifteen years. I knew that if anypony found out what father had been doing to Butterscotch, they'd see me as his accomplice and want nothing to do with me."

Then Boomer picked up a broom and threw it handle first towards a nearby window, causing it to shatter.

"Well, it's been fun," he said deviously, "but I gotta fly. So long, sucker!" And he flew off laughing rudely.

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At another part of Ponyville, Amethyst Star was looking for Dinky. She was a pale, light grayish magenta teenage unicorn mare with a moderate violet mane and tail with light purple highlights, moderate purple eyes, and her cutie mark consisted of three diamonds.

"I hope nothing bad's happened to her," she said to herself, "mom and dad would kill me if-" She was interrupted by bumping into Big Macintosh.

"Whoa there," he said, "you alright, Amethyst?"

"Oh, yes, I am, Big Macintosh," she replied, "I was looking for Dinky. Have you seen her?"

"Eeyup," the large red stallion replied, and he explained the situation.

"So Fluttershy's brother is a foal abuser wanting to harm his son for something that wasn't his fault?" Amethyst Star gasped.

"Eeyup."

"We have to stop him!"

"Let's head to the library," suggested Big Macintosh, "maybe they're safe there."

And with that, the two headed off towards Golden Oak Library.

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The hunt's on for Scattered Marbles, but now Boomer has betrayed Diamond Tiara, and for once, she was totally innocent, if not a little shallow. I did say there'd be one more chapter following this, but now, this chapter will be seven parts total, and there'll be an epilogue. Let's hope the group makes it out unscathed!