Sorry this took so long, but I'm running on empty for this story and may need to rewrite it to make it flow better. Anyway, this is just a little filler chapter to tide you all over.

*Still own none of this!*

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Filler Chapter

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After their rather impromptu meeting with Blueblood, Ben decided to take a walk around Canterlot while Celestia handled some royal duties with the Day Court and Luna watched over Eve for a little while. It was a little difficult to take a leisurely stroll through this particular town.

Being royalty had this kind of disadvantage. He could barely walk to Donut Joe's shop without being swarmed by reporters and the like. Even flying did little to get them to leave him alone!

Ben groaned as he sat at his usual table at the shop. It was a slow day, so Ben wouldn't have to worry about any reporters pouncing on him for interviews and such.

"Long day there, Ben?" Joe asked.

He placed Ben's usual order, a glazed donut and a cup of coffee, on the table while Ben payed the required amount of Bits.

"You have no idea." Ben replied tiredly.

"Aw, come on now, Ben. These folks ain't so bad once you get to know them." Joe said in an attempt to lighten the mood.

"I doubt that." Ben said. "But I am glad that I beat rush our."

And by beat the rush hour, I mean that Ben was literally the only other person in the shop! It's like a ghost town in there! And Joe knew just how bad things were going at this rate.

"Hate to break it to ya, Ben, but this IS the rush hour. I haven't had a customer in weeks until you came along!" Joe explained.

"But why is that? I mean your donut shop is the most popular hangout in Canterlot." Ben observed.

"It's because of that new donut shop that opened across from mine! They just showed up outta the blue and I started losing customers faster than I could sell donuts!" Joe explained.

Ben took a look out the window and saw that Joe was right. There really IS a new donut shop in town! It looked a lot like one of those cheesy places that always relied on cheap tricks to attract customers. Nothing but smoke and mirrors.

But what he failed to understand was why everyone would want to go to the new donut shop when Donut Joe's shop is much nicer and more family oriented. Ben heard Joe sigh and drop his head on the counter.

"I tell ya, Ben, if I don't get any more customers soon I'm gonna go out of business! Then I'll have to move out of Canterlot and find a new place to live." Joe sighed.

Ben looked appalled by that news. He didn't want one of his best friends to be forced to leave his home, and he most certainly doesn't want to lose his favorite donut shop!

"There must be something I can do for Joe, but what?" Ben thought to himself.

He sat as his table just pondering what he should do. If only Pinkie Pie were here. She'd be able to come up with some kind of wacky idea that could both save this shop and ensue a lot of laughter. Laughter and a good donut. THAT is some of the best medicine around.

...A proverbial lightbulb lit up over Ben's head.

"THAT'S IT!" Ben suddenly cried out.

"What's it?!" asked a startled Joe.

"What if you moved to Ponyville and made a partnership with Mister and Misses Cake? You could make a joint shop with them and be able to sell your donuts to the people of Ponyville while still doing what you love! And as the Prince of Equestria and a frequent customer of yours, I can put in a good word for you with the cakes." Ben suggested.

Joe placed a hand on his chin. The idea seemed sound. And he would get to hand out in the town his number one customer lives in. All in all, it seems like a pretty good deal.

"I think that's one of the best ideas you've had in a long while, Ben. I'll do it!" Joe said.

"Great! I'll go talk to Celestia and Luna and see if we can't get some of Canterlot's best movers to help you transfer the heavier equipment to Ponyville. Meanwhile, you send a letter to the Cake Family and tell them about my idea." Ben instructed.

Joe saluted and went to his back office to do just that.

While Joe did that, Ben took a sip of his morning coffee and thought about how he was gonna break this news to his wives.

"Although I'm pretty sure Tia won't mind either way. She loves Joe's donuts, and won't have to fly so far to get a box of them while in Ponyville anymore."

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*To Be Continued…*

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Again, this is just a small filler chapter. I don't know if I'll be able to continue this story after this chapter, but we'll see. Hope you guys enjoy it.