Author's Notes:

As much as I wanted to continue this chapter because I'm really not finished with it yet, I felt that it would be best to split this into one more part so I can spare you all another 9k+ chapter! Oh and don't even think this even close to finished! This subplot might be nearing a close but the other subplots and main plot are FAR FROM OVER!

“Rainbow Dash, what was that about?” Rarity asked with a confused expression as the cyan blue Pegasus continued to sob loudly.

“Yeah! Last I knew, you and Applejack were making mare juice every night!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed only to earn a glare from Rarity and even Fluttershy. “What?! You didn't know they were doing the chimmy-chunga every night?” The pink mare replied seemingly misinterpreting the glares she was getting for looks of confusion.

“Pinkie Pie, darling. Could you do us all a favor and shut that pie hole you call a mouth for the next five minutes?!” Rarity said, sounding extremely polite at first, only to begin speaking through gritted teeth, sounding extremely irritated and annoyed by the end of her statement. The unicorn then walked over to Rainbow Dash and placed a hoof on her head.

“Can you tell us what happened, darling?” Rarity said in the most polite and comforting tone she could muster as she spoke to the sobbing Pegasus.

“Oh, my! I saw the whole thing from the juice stand. Why, Rainbow Dash, how could A-J bare to consider the idea of you cheating on her?!” A stallion no pony recognized suddenly said as he walked up to Rainbow Dash and stood a few feet from her.

Upon hearing these words, Rainbow Dash's sobs suddenly came to an abrupt halt much to the confusion of Rarity at first until without warning, in a flash of a rainbow streak, the unknown stallion was tackled and slammed against the wall of the nearest building with Rainbow Dash's hoof around his throat.

“You conniving, low-down, scheming, sack of pony manure! You did all of this, didn't you?!” Rainbow Dash seethed between gritted teeth as she stared at him with a rage-filled expression despite the tears that were still streaming from her eyes as the stallion choked and gagged.

It took a brief time but Fluttershy, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie realized what had happened and rushed over to the scene. “Rainbow, stop it! You're going to kill him!” Rarity exclaimed as she attempted to use her magic to remove the cyan blue Pegasus's hoof from around the stallion's throat.

She succeeded only for Rainbow Dash to slug the stallion acrossed the face no sooner she had released her magical hold of her hoof which caused him to fall to the ground.

The stallion coughed for a few moments before he looked up at Rainbow Dash. “Teh, quick to jump to conclusions aren't we? And here I was simply coming over to console a friend.” The stallion remarked in a seemingly offended manner.

The cyan blue Pegasus attempted to lunge at him once again only for Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy to hold her back. “You're full of horseapples, Swashbuck! You've been after what's under my tail ever since you got a piece of it six months ago!” Rainbow Dash roared as she struggled against her friend's grip, doing her best to break free but to no avail.

Swashbuck merely scoffed in response to this statement. “Puh-leeease! If I wanted to get laid that badly, I have more options than just you.” He said nonchalantly as he dusted off his shoulders.

“I was never an option for you! That's why you've been after me for the past six months! Admit it, you're the one to organized this whole thing, didn't you?!” Rainbow Dash retorted, still struggling against the hold upon her but making no progress.

Swashbuck merely chuckled in response to this accusation. “Why, I haven't the slightest idea of what you're talking about.” He replied nonchalantly once again before a sneer appeared on his face. “If there's anypony whose to blame for this, its you.” He added at which point Rainbow Dash struggled even more so.

“Don't, Rainbow! He's not worth it!” Rarity exclaimed.

“Please, stop Rainbow Dash. We don't want you to get in trouble!” Fluttershy added.

“Yeah, leave the meanie-pants alone!” Pinkie Pie chimed in.

Rainbow Dash struggled a little longer before she finally stopped and sighed. “You're right, the mule isn't worth it.” She said finally.

“That's rich, coming from the biggest slut in Ponyville!” Swashbuck retorted.

All three mares gasped in shock at this remark, looked down at Rainbow Dash whose expression was livid and then back to Swashbuck. “Okay!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed, releasing her grip upon the cyan blue Pegasus as did the other two.

“That's it!” Rainbow Dash roared as she tackled the stallion.

“Smile!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she yanked a camera from no where and began to take pictures of the fiasco:

Pinkie Pie took several more pictures until Rainbow Dash stood up and walked away from the stallion, leaving him whimpering loudly as he held his balls with multiple bruises on his body.

“Would you care to inform us on who this uncouth ruffian is?” Rarity asked as Rainbow Dash walked over to the other three and wiped sweat from her forehead.

“His name is Swashbuck. He landed me in bed once but never again.” Rainbow Dash replied as she walked past the three.

“Never again?” Pinkie Pie asked curiously to which Rainbow Dash sighed.

“He was too controlling and demanding. Can you imagine being forced to deep-throat him while he blew his load?” Rainbow Dash replied and shuddered at the memory.

“I do that to Discord all the time.” Fluttershy added without thinking, blushed beat red and seemed to melt into a puddle of embarrassment before her friends as they gawked at her in sheer shock for a short time, the sound of monkey chatter seemingly leaving their gapping mouths before they continued walking on.

“Anyways... He approached me a few days ago and 'offered' to get rid of the stallions who had been showing up. I'm sure that scheming mule is behind this, I just need proof.” Rainbow Dash continued.

“And just how are you going to find this proof?” Rarity asked, taking note of the fact that the three were heading in the direction of the lesser traveled parts of Ponyville.

“If there's one pony who knows about shady characters in Ponyville like the back of her hoof and who might pull a stunt like this, it's her.” Rainbow Dash answered though the three didn't know who the mare was speaking of.

“Um, who would 'her' be?” Fluttershy managed to utter out while they continued to walk towards their destination.

The three then stopped in front of a familiar stage.

“Holy-Moly! This is Trix-mmmph,mmph!” Pinkie Pie began to blurt out until Rainbow Dash literally shoved a hoof in her mouth to shut the pink mare up and gave an irritated sigh.

“Why would she know? For all we know, she's the one behind this whole thing!” Rarity said aloud angrily, the grudge from the embarrassment the show-mare forced her to endure apparent in her voice as she spoke.

“Doubt it. She's got no motive.” Rainbow Dash remarked in a light-hearted manner.

“No motive?” Rarity asked curiously.

“Yeah, with me being off the market, she's got no competition. See, she charged and I didn't.” Rainbow Dash replied with a smirk.

“Wait, you mean to say that she...” Rarity replied only to trail off as if to say the words was impossible.

“Puts out flank for bits? Yep.” Rainbow Dash replied and knocked on the door.

“Trixie is on break! Come back later!” the show-mare's voice resounded from inside the door.

“Open up Trixie! I need to talk with you about something and you're the only mare in Ponyville who could possibly know.” Rainbow Dash replied only to be met with silence.

The small window to Trixie's door popped open and the show-mare's eyes could be see looking through this small square space. “What do you want?” Trixie asked aloud, her voice clearly filled with a sense of grudging against the cyan blue Pegasus.

“Can't talk about it out here. Let us in.” Rainbow Dash replied looking to her friends who exchanged nervous and unsure looks.

“I'm afraid that The Great and Powerful Trixie does not let anypony in unless they are a paying customer.” Trixie replied and slammed the small wooden panel shut.

Upon hearing and witnessing the show-mare's response, Rainbow Dash let out an irritated groan.

“It seems we've met a dead end, in our search for answers darling.” Rarity remarked only for Rainbow Dash's expression to become one of a grin.

“Nah, she just needs some encouragement is all.” Rainbow Dash replied in a light-hearted manner, turned about-face, reared up, and bucked the door open before any of her friends could utter a word to stop her.

“How dare you!” Trixie exclaimed in an outraged tone as Rainbow Dash walked followed by Rarity, Fluttershy. Pinkie Pie was just about to walk inside when the door was slammed in her face.

“Hey! What gives?!” She exclaimed with an offended expression.

The small wooden panel then opened up and Rainbow Dash's face could be seen within the square space. “Sorry Pinkie. It's crowded enough with just the three of us in here.” She said and closed the panel.

“Cupcakes!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she kicked up dirt in annoyance.

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“How dare you invade Trixie's private quarters without her permission!” Trixie exclaimed as she kicked a box under the make-shift bed in her quarters.

Rainbow Dash however smirked having fully seen the contents of the box. “We weren't interrupting anything were we?” She quipped with a grin.

“O-Of course not! Trixie was merely tiding up her living quarters is all!” Trixie retorted with a deep blush.

“Whatever. Point is, I've got a question for you. Since you know Ponyville like the back of your hoof, you seen Swashbuck lately?” Rainbow Dash asked

“Sorry no. Is that all you wanted to ask?” Trixie asked as she glared at the cyan blue Pegasus.

“One more question, heard anything about anypony hiring a unicorn? Particularly one skilled in creating fake pictures of ponies with perfect accuracy?” She asked as she leaned against the wooden wall of the room.

“Trixie has not heard anything.” Trixie replied a little too quickly for Rainbow Dash's taste as she show-mare grinned at the three.

“Not buying that one Trixie. You know something, I can tell by how you're grinning at us.” Rainbow Dash replied with an annoyed look at the show-mare.

“Trixie might know something... But it does not come for free.” Trixie replied her grin becoming wider if possible.

Upon hearing this, Rainbow Dash let out yet another aggravated sigh.

“Trixie wonders... Just how important this information is to you. After all, Trixie has already heard about you and that farm pony.” Trixie added her grin slowly turning into a sneer.

“Just how much have you heard?” Rainbow Dash inquired with a raised eye-brow now as she looked at the show-mare.

“Enough to know that you and your fillyfriend are...how does Trixie put it? 'Not on the best terms' at the moment.” She replied with a knowing look.

“You weren't in on this as well, were you?!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she took a threatening step towards the unicorn who merely laughed at this accusation.

“Heavens no! Trixie does not get her hooves dirty, even if it was against somepony she would simply love to see suffer for causing her such embarrassment!” Trixie replied as she walked over to one side of her room, reached into her drawer and gave a light laugh. “I must say, this does look scandalous!” She remarked with a grin at Rainbow Dash as she pulled out the flier from her drawer. “So, are you willing to pay up? I can guarantee you that this information is exactly what you need to put Swashbuck in his place.”

“Fine!” Rainbow Dash huffed as she tossed a bag of bits in front of the show-mare whom proceeded to look inside the bag and grin widely.

“You can find the unicorns who forged your image in their store on cupcake lane. It's the store with a big blue neon sign that reads 'Magical Wonders'. You can't miss it.” She instructed as she lifted the bag of bits up with her magic and placed it into her drawer.

“Wait... Why are you so willing to help us when you just got done saying you would love to see one of us suffer?” Rarity asked with a suspicious glance at the show-mare.

“Trixie will merely say this...” Trixie began to say only to trail off. “No pony double-crosses The Great And Powerful Trixie and gets away with it.” She said, her face suddenly filled with anger as she spoke. “Now if you would kindly leave Trixie's living quarters.” She added as she used her magic to open the door.

“This Swashbuck fellow sounds like a really bad pony...” Fluttershy remarked as she three walked out of Trixie's home and past Pinkie Pie whom immediately began to follow the three.

“Swashbuck is one of the richest ponies in Ponyville, he thinks bits and looks can buy him anything. Another reason he only landed me once.” Rainbow Dash remarked as the four began to make their way towards the shop.

“What did she say?! Come on, tell me!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she followed the three.

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“Getting rid of your magic so that I cannot take it from you? That was your plan?” Tirek remarked looking less than pleased at first with what he had heard before his expression became a sneer. “How does it feel, knowing that soon, every Pegasus, unicorn and Earth pony will bow to my will, and that there is nothing you can do to stop it?” He said as she conjured magical balls which contained the shape of a Pegasus, earth pony, and Unicorn in front of himself before he used both hands to crush the three in front of the Alicorns.

“You will not prevail, Tirek.” Princess Celestia said defiantly as she glared at the centaur.

Tirek narrowed his eyes at the three as he channeled magic between his horns and opened up a portal to Tartarus. “Give my regards to Cerberus.” He said in a low tone as he levitated the three, sent them into the portal, and closed it.

“You meant our will, didn't you?” Discord remarked as he played with the images in the stain-paned glass.

“Of course. Here, I want you to have something. This was given to me by someone very close to me. I give it to you as a sign of my gratitude and loyalty.” Tirek replied with a smile as he yanked the medallion that was around his neck off and handed it to the draconequus.

“Oh, my! I do love a good accessory.” Discord remarked in a dlighted tone before he placed his lions paw upon his chin hair and began to stroke it with a thoughtful expression. “I suppose that's Rarity's influence.” He added.

Tirek walked past one of the windows and laughed at the image of him and Discord looking victorious over ponies “Amusing. But we have no time for such things. With the princesses out of the way, we can now--” He began to say only for his eyes to fall upon the window which depicted Princess Twilight.“is this meant to be humorous?!” He roared in outrage.

“Oh, no, This is!” Discord quipped as he conjured a pull down screen, yanked on the cord, and revealed a live action movie of Rainbow Dash and Applejack having sex in the privacy of their bedroom complete with sound, only for it to be blasted into flames literally two seconds after he had conjured the movie. “ Ahem, I haven't touched that one yet.” He added with a nervous expression.

“There's a fourth? And you did not tell me this?!” Tirek exclaimed, looking outraged.

“I just needed some assurance that you truly considered this a team effort. And now I have it.” Discord remarked as he looked down at the medallion.

Tirek then walked over to the draconequus, grabbed him by neck, and spoke. “Then where can we find this fourth princess? Where is her castle?” He demanded as he glared at Discord, only for him to burst out laughing.

“Castle? No, Princess Twilight lives above a library in Ponyville.” Discord explained at which point Tirek released his grip on the draconequus and began to walk down towards the exit to the royal hall.

“Not for much longer.” Tirek remarked with a sinister grin as he melted the window with Twilight's image in it as he walked away.

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“Why does this not surprise me?” Rainbow Dash remarked with a glare as she looked at the big blue neon sign.

“These two seem to always be at the center of one scheme or another.” Rarity remarked with a disgusted look only to take note of the cyan blue Pegasus's expression. “Now Rainbow, lets not do anything rash.” she added with a nervous expression as the cyan blue Pegasus opened the door to the shop.

Almost immediately, Flam appeared from behind a table. “Welcome to Flim and Flam's-” He began to say only to realize who he was in fact staring at and immediately turned about-face to bolt towards the back.

“Where ya going Flam?” Rainbow Dash asked with a light-hearted expression only her voice had a strange air of threat to it as she lifted a chair up and chucked it at the unicorn, hitting him squaring in the hind legs which knocked him to the floor.

“Did I not just get done saying not to do anything rash?!” Rarity exclaimed with a mildly panicked expression as she witnessed this.

“Relax, I didn't break anything...” She replied with a smirk only to look back at Flam, her expression becoming pissed off. “Yet.” she added in a low tone as she approached the unicorn.

“R-Rainbow D-Dash! Wh-What brings you heeeere?!” Flam began to stutter only to be lifted up and slammed against the nearest wall by Rainbow Dash which caused him to nearly squeal his final word.

“You and your brother made a new friend, didn't you, Flam?” Rainbow Dash said in a light-hearted tone though her facial expression showed anything but.

“I-I don't know what you're-waah!” Flam began to say only for Rainbow Dash to chuck him into a table which snapped the table in half as the stallion's body impacted with it.

“Um, shouldn't we stop her?” Fluttershy remarked meekly which caused Rarity and Pinkie Pie to look at her as if she had suggested the impossible. “Be my guest.” Rarity said and gestured a hoof in Rainbow Dash's direction as the mare lifted up Flam and slammed him against another wall.

“Swashbuck paid you two to make those fake pictures of me, didn't he?!” Rainbow Dash roared into the unicorn's face which caused him to go even more pale than he already was.

“U-Um...” Flam began to say only to trail off.

“Ya know, that window over there is looking mighty interesting about now.” Rainbow Dash remarked with a smirk as she looked over at the display window to their shop and began to drag the unicorn over to it.

“O-Okay! He did!” Flam managed to blurt out just as Rainbow Dash made a motion to begin chucking him which caused her to halt herself and yank him so that he was facing her, face to face.

“For your sake, you better have proof.” Rainbow Dash said, her tone and expression making the quivering unicorn nearly urinate on himself as she let him go and began to follow him to the back room. “Go get A-J. She's gonna want to see this.” Rainbow Dash added as she looked over to her friends whom nodded and left the shop post-haste.

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“Looks like she needs a little more encouragement before she comes crawling back to me. No matter, no pony can resist me for long...” Swashbuck muttered to himself as he placed a bandage on his hindquarters as he sat in his estate building.

Suddenly, the construction pony's door was bucked off its hinges to which he snapped his gaze to it only to go pale as Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie now stood in his doorway. “What in Equestria is-” he began to say only for Applejack to buck a coffee table closest to him straight at the stallion which he was forced to dive down to dodge barely.

“Ya low-down varmint! Ya think y'all could mess with me and mah fillyfriend's relationship and get away with it?!” Applejack roared at top of her lungs.

Swashbuck looked at the farm mare confused at first until Rainbow Dash approached. “I found out who you hired to frame me, Swashbuck! Should of thought twice before you hired the Flim-Flam brothers to do your dirty work for you!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed with a loathing stare.

Swashbuck's eyes now narrowed upon realizing he had been found out. “You were so ready to believe that Rainbow Dash hadn't really gone lesbian... I barely had to send ten stallion's over to ask for Rainbow Dash to get you to begin to doubt her. I was sure I'd have to send more to get you to begin to doubt her. Really pathetic actually. The element of honesty, keeping her doubts such a secret.” Swashbuck remarked with a sneer only for Rainbow Dash to slug him upside the cheek which knocked him to the floor.

Applejack however halted her fillyfriend as she approached the stallion. “Yer' right, Ah was havin' a hard time believin' Rainbow would jump over to mah side of the fence so easily and quickly but how did you know this?

“I'm the richest stallion in Ponyville, did you really think I didn't have eyes and ears all acrossed town?” Swashbuck replied with a chuckle as he stood up to all fours and stared at the five.

“Ah don't buy that for one cotton-pickin' second! Ah never told anypony about this!” Applejack exclaimed as she took several dangerous steps towards the stallion the anger her in step clearly heard with each hoof-step she took.

“Twitchy-Twitch!” Pinkie Pie suddenly exclaimed as she dashed forward and tackled Applejack and Rainbow Dash out of the way just in time to barely dodge being crushed under the full weight of the chandelier above them.

“Th-Thanks Pinkie.” Rainbow Dash stuttered out as she gawked at what would have been her and Applejack laying injured or worse under the chandelier if not for her friend's Pinkie-sense.

“Y-You just tried to hurt them, didn't you?!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she pointed an accusing hoof at the stallion.

“And how did I manage that? I'm standing right here and I assure you I am quite alone.” Swashbuck replied looking as if he was offended by the claim made by the mare.

“Oh, it was you alright! My Pinkie-sense told me it was!” Pinkie Pie retorted as she gestured her hoof at the stallion more fiercely now.

“Pinkie, as much as I would love to believe this uncouth ruffian would do something like that, you have no proof. How could he manage to cause the chandelier to fall on Rainbow Dash and Applejack if he hadn't moved from where he stood.

Swashbuck then narrowed his eyes at the pink mare only to snap them wide as he stared at her.

Pinkie Pie's right eye twitched, her tail wiggled erratically, her legs wobbled, and her ears began to twitch sporadically. “Whoa! Never had my pinkie-sense do that before!” The pink mare exclaimed as she sat down and gabbed both ears to stop them from twitching.

Rainbow Dash once again looked to chandelier then to Swashbuck then back to the chandelier once more before she looked at Rarity. “Pinkie Pie's Pinkie-sense is never wrong, Rarity.” Rainbow Dash said matter of factly before she turned to look at Swashbuck and glared at him walked up to him and attempted to slug him in the face once more only for her hoof to seemingly halt less than an inch from the stallion's cheek. “What gives?!” She exclaimed in confusion.

“That will quite enough of the physical abuse, Rainbow Dash.” Swashbuck said, his tone becoming threatening and expression turning into a sneer.

“Twitchy-Twitch!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed, jumped behind Rainbow Dash and prepared herself for impact.

Without warning, the cyan blue Pegasus was tossed a crossed the room by her hoof and landed right on top of Pinkie Pie whom caught her barely and skidded a few feet acrossed the floor next to Rarity, much to the shock and confusion of everypony.

Swashbuck gave an annoyed sigh as he walked towards the five, objects seemingly moving to the side of their own accord as he approached them.

“Jumpin-Junebugs! How the hay is he doin' that without a horn?!” Applejack exclaimed as she took several cautious steps away from Swashbuck as he approached her.

“Ask the pink one, she knows.” Swashbuck replied with a grin as a chair floated into the air next to him and flew straight for the farm mare only for Pinkie Pie to tackle her out-of-the-way just in time.

“How is he doing this Pinkie?!” Rainbow Dash asked fearfully as yet another chair flew towards her only for Pinkie Pie to tackle her to the floor once again.

“He's got a Pinkie-sense like mine except it's not like mine! It's hard to explain!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she looked back at Swashbuck whom stared at the five with a wicked sneer upon his face only to burst out laughing upon hearing the pink mare's words.

“Pinkie-sense? Is that what you call your ability to predict things before they happen? You prevented me from probing your mind without even trying and yet you have no idea how you managed it?” Swashbuck said with a disappointed look at Pinkie Pie before he continued speaking as he stood in place for the moment. “And here I thought you knew more about your gift than you let on. A shame, really.” He finished at which point Pinkie Pie began to float up into the air much to her own panic.

“Tell me pink one, do you know what'd going to happen now?” He asked with a sinister grin.

As if on cue, Pinkie Pie's Pinkie-sense went off at which point her mane deflated as she looked at Swashbuck with a dreading expression. “Oh, cupcakes...” She said aloud in a dreading tone and gave a terrified cry as she suddenly flew straight past Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash and through the front door which slammed shut promptly afterward.

“Now then, without your convenient 'ahead of time warning system' out-of-the-way, we can really begin...” Swashbuck said with a wicked grin as he stared at the four who looked on in confusion and terror...