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♪

Oh, Sassy Saddles, don't you just love

my new Femme Mystique Chic line of gowns?

Sequins and sashes, Rarity, they're exquisite!

Where in Equestria did you find the inspiration?

Ooh. I modeled them after The Adventures of Shadow Spade.

Her stories are always full of mystery and suspense.

And best of all? Fabulous costumes!

They're perfect.

What are you doing?

Oh, uh, just making some minor adjustments.

♪

Shadow Spade believes it all comes down

to attention to detail. And so do I.

There! Now it's perfect!

Hey guys! How's it--

[crash]

[whimpers]

Heh heh heh. My bad!

♪ My little pony, my little pony ♪

♪ Aaaahhh

♪ My little Pony

♪ I used to wonder what friendship could be. ♪

♪ My Little Pony

♪ Until you all shared its magic with me. ♪

♪ Big adventure! ♪ Tons of fun

♪ A beautiful heart! ♪ Faithful and strong! ♪

♪ Sharing kindness ♪ it's an easy feat

♪ And magic makes it all complete! ♪

♪ To have my little pony

♪ Do you know you're all my very best friends? ♪

♪

Sorry I messed up your dress thingie.

Nothing we can't fix in a stitch.

What are you doing in Canterlot?

I'm here for Princess Celestia's Royal Garden Opening tomorrow.

Oh, yes.

Rumor has it the gardens are especially lush this season.

I've heard that the Wonderbolts will be kicking things off

with an aerial display.

You heard right.

And Rainbow Dash is here to fly with them.

So exciting!

Well, kind of exciting. Technically I'm not flying.

I'm just the lucky reserve who was called in

to be the back-up flier in case a Wonderbolt can't perform.

Oh, don't be so modest!

Out of all the reserves, you were the one chosen.

It is pretty sweet.

And I do get to stay in the castle,

hang out with the Wonderbolts,

and eat awesome food at the dinner tonight!

Speaking of the dinner, you're still coming right?

Heavens yes!

A chance to dress up, be charming and show off

my newest femme mystique couture?

I wouldn't miss it for all of Equestia.

Great. See you tonight!

[slam]

[rumbling]

[crash]

Ooh, the rhinestones I ordered!

Oh, my, oh, there's been a mistake!

I ordered dragon cut stones and these are hoof-polished.

I'm sorry, but I've got a full load of deliveries today.

I'm not sure I have time to redo your order.

[sweetly] Of course you don't! Your job is so difficult.

Honestly, I don't know how you keep all those orders straight!

It is pretty tough, what with the boxes all being box-shaped.

Oh, yes, and I very much appreciate it.

But if there was any way you could squeeze in

one more little delivery, I would be eternally grateful.

Ha ha ha. Well, for you, Rarity, I'll see what I can do.

Rarity, you could sweet talk a filly out of candy!

Oh, it was nothing. No pony minds a compliment!

Now, you simply must help me pick out an outfit for tonight.

Something from the new collection, of course.

[crowd chatter]

Let's grab some grub!

[sniffing] Mmmmm. Is that Juniper Phoenix I smell?

No, it's broccoli!

Yeah, Juniper Phoenix is one of my favorite stallion colognes.

Mine as well. It's masculine, and yet soft,

with the barest hint of floral notes and a --

Rarity, don't you know who this is?

♪

A gentlepony with fabulous taste in colognes and scarves?

It's Wind Rider!

Oh! So nice to meet you.

You didn't let me finish! He's a living legend!

He holds the Wonderbolt record in the Mustang Marathon.

Well, that was a long time ago.

Honestly, I can't believe I still hold the record.

Wind Rider, I see you met Rainbow Dash!

She's one of our most promising reserves.

She just might beat your record!

Really now?

Oh, I'm nowhere near as good as you.

I mean I'm fast, but I don't have the endurance

to go long distances.

Don't be modest. A little practice

and you'll be beating records in no time.

Heh heh. Well, it's nice to meet you fillies.

[sigh] Not as nice as it is to meet you, sir.

I can't believe I just met Wind Rider!

Yeah. He's coming out of retirement

to take the spot of honor in the center of our

aerial flower formation tomorrow!

Really? That's incredible!

♪

Guess I'll just watch Wind Rider being awesome

from the sidelines.

Practice tomorrow is gonna be so boring.

I don't suppose I could keep you company?

You could!

They always let friends and family come watch practices.

Oh!

Sorry about that. Let me help clean that up.

No no. It's almost impossible to get stains out of silk.

But not to worry...

I've come prepared.

That dinner was absolutely divine! Thanks for inviting me.

Ooh! You're staying in the east tower?

Those rooms have the best view of Canterlot.

How lucky are we?

Well, we better get some shuteye before practice.

See you tomorrow, Rarity!

Good night!

♪

Thanks for keeping me company, Rarity.

If you weren't here...

well, I don't know who I'd be talking to right now.

You'd be talking to me.

Rainbow Dash, Spitfire's mom sent a message

that she was sick. She had to leave to take care of her.

Oh, no! I hope her mom's OK!

Me too. In the meantime, we need you to fly in her place.

L-l-like in the actual show?

Unless Spitfire comes back, yes.

I won't let you down, Soarin!

AAAAH! This is the best thing EVERRR!

Oh, my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh!

♪ I'm gonna get to fly with Wind Rider! And the Wonderbolts! ♪

♪ Cause I'm the bestest! And I'm awesome! And they know it! ♪

Uhhh. Rainbow Dash?

Sh sh. Let her have this, darling.

♪

Hello, there. Friend or family?

Family. My daughter's a Wonderbolt.

But I don't see her up there. Do you know Spitfire?

Oh, you're Spitfire's mom? But I thought you were sick!

What?

Well, Spitfire got a note from you

saying you weren't feeling well

and she went home to take care of you!

I didn't send a note.

That's so strange.

Stormy Flare? Aren't you supposed to be sick?

I don't know, but I do know I didn't send my daughter a note.

Could somepony have sent Spitfire a fake note?

Who would do such a thing?

Somepony who wanted her out of the show, I suppose.

Why would anypony want that?

Maybe so that they could take her spot.

♪

Me? I would never do that to Spitfire.

Why would you think it was me?

I did see you and Spitfire leave the dinner together.

We were room neighbors in the castle!

And you did say you would do anything to fly with Wind Rider!

Yeah, but I didn't mean anything!

Spitfire came by my room

and told me she had to go see her mom at around midnight.

Where were you then?

I was asleep at midnight, having this totally amazing dream.

There I was at the arena, flying with Wind Rider

and the Wonderbolts, like I've always wanted to--

Never mind. Not helping.

[accusing whispers]

Rainbow Dash, if you can prove that somepony else is behind

Spitfire's disappearance before the start of the show,

then you can still fly with us.

In the meantime, Misty Fly, Blaze,

head over to Stormy Flare's house and try to find Spitfire

and bring her back.

I have to warn you, if you sent that letter,

the bylaws are clear; I'd have no choice

but to ban you from the Wonderbolts forever. Understand?

[sigh]

I understand. But how am I gonna prove I didn't send a letter

that I didn't send?

With me!

♪ [piano jazz]

Detective Rarity is on the case!

And we're going to get to the bottom of this

faster than my costume change!

Yeah, what's with the get-up?

Obviously, I am channeling Shadow Spade

through these gorgeous garments.

And she would say that the best way to prove

that you didn't send the letter is to find out whoever did!

First stop, the scene of the crime!

♪

Rarity: We had a long road ahead of us, Rainbow Dash and I.

Well, not too long because we didn't have much time

but the point is, I was up for the challenge.

There I was, surveying the crime scene

and looking tres chic while doing it.

This must be the envelope for the letter Spitfire got!

[sniff sniff]

Hmm, these look like hairs from a rainbow mane!

[gulp] That's not good.

Rainbow Dash was getting antsy.

But I had faith I could clear her name

and find the real culprit.

What are you doing?

What, oh what? Oh, just thinking thoughts.

Rainbow Dash was right. In order to solve the mystery,

we had to be focused, driven, one hundred percent in the--

Ooh!

The damask pattern on these curtains is exquisite!

Oh, and this velvet rope holder, oh it's--

We don't have time to look at the decor!

They're gonna kick me out of the Wonderbolts

unless we solve this thing!

I know, Rainbow, and I am on this case

like a charm on a bracelet.

Here's what I'm thinking:

somepony had to bring Spitfire that letter,

which means somepony must have seen them!

I just have a few questions for you

and I'm sure once we get some things cleared up, we'll--

C'mon, Rarity; we don't have all day!

Where were you on the night of last night at midnight?

We were here, guarding the hallway entrance

like we were supposed to.

A likely story.

I'm telling you, we were there all night

and no one went in or out of that hallway.

Except for you.

What are you trying to say?

Just that there are only two rooms in the northwest wing:

yours and Spitfire's.

So the only other pony who had access to that wing was you.

The waters were getting choppy.

Rainbow Dash's tactics were... well, horrid.

It was time for another approach.

Perhaps I should take it from here.

You castle guards have such a difficult job.

I'm guessing that at times, it can be rather boring.

[softly] It is. I've counted all 345 bolts in the ceiling tiles

293 times.

And of course, being a castle guard can be thankless work.

I'm not saying you did, but if you took a break,

you more than deserved it.

Aw, you're right, we don't get a lot of recognition

for what we do.

Except for last night when somepony was nice enough

to leave a cake for us.

So we did take one little break when we ate that cake.

What kind of cake was it?

Cherry with a custard filling.

Chocolate. Was the frosting vanilla or chocolate?

Was it decorated with buttercream rosettes?

It was!

Ugh. Who cares how it was decorated?

Rainbow Dash was questioning my methods,

but I knew what I was doing.

Do you?

Oh. Did I say that one out loud?

I mean, even I think I'm guilty at this point.

I really did want to fly in that show!

What if I wrote that note when I was asleep?

Do you know what I do when I sleep? Because I sure don't!

Oh, calm down, Rainbow Dash. We'll get to the bottom of this.

There's only one bakery in Canterlot

that makes a chocolate cherry cake with custard filling

and buttercream frosting rosettes, and that's...

...Cinnamon Chai's Tea and Cake Shop!

[British accent] Hello, how can I help you?

I've heard you have the best chocolate cherry custard cake

with buttercream frosting rosettes in town!

Oh! You travel in the right circles.

We have the only chocolate cherry custard cake

with buttercream frosting rosettes in town.

Oh, no! But somepony's already bought it.

Who was the lucky pony?

I can't even say!

Why? Because it was somepony famous?

No! Because it was hard to tell.

She was wearing a trenchcoat, sunglasses, and a scarf

around her head that covered most of her face.

But I do remember she had a really deep, raspy voice.

Rainbow Dash: What do you mean raspy?

Well, kinda like yours.

If there's anything else you can remember, dish!

Well, have I got a story for you!

The pony who bought the cake threw a big fit

when she accidentally got chocolate ganache on her scarf.

That's terrible! What color was the scarf?

White. No, maybe more of an ivory.

You don't say!

I can't believe you're talking fashion at a time like this.

Rainbow, don't panic. I need you to trust me.

Trust you? You've spent more time changing clothes

than trying to help me. I'm doomed!

No, you're not. Come on!

♪ [muted jazz trumpet]

Rainbow Dash was obviously upset but I had all my ducks in a row,

except for one.

She was not going to like it, but there was only one way

to find out if my suspicions were correct.

We looked everywhere,

but Spitfire wasn't at her mom's house.

Where could she be?

[thunderclap]

I've found the culprit!

Somepony sent Spitfire away and framed Rainbow Dash for it.

And that pony was none other than... WIND RIDER!

[thunderclap]

[gasps]

Rarity, I can't believe you would accuse Wind Rider

of framing me.

He's a living legend, for pony's sake!

All the evidence points to him.

What evidence could you possibly have?

All you did was ask about cake, admire decor,

and change outfits a gazillion times.

Let me explain.

I never believed you would send Spitfire away.

And when we found the rainbow hairs in Spitfire's room,

I could tell they didn't fall out; they were cut!

No pony loses hair in a chunk.

And look at the ends; it's a straight line!

They were clearly cut with shears!

Which means somepony planted it.

Then, when we were examining Spitfire's room...

...I smelled something on the envelope. Juniper Phoenix!

Wind Rider's cologne of choice.

Then, in the castle hallway, I noticed some of the damask

curtains fell out of their velvet rope holder,

indicating that somepony had been hiding behind them,

perhaps after they dropped off the fake letter.

Juniper Phoenix is a very popular fragrance

and anypony could have moved those curtains.

Precisely why I questioned the castle guards.

They were at their post at the entrance to the hallway

all night except for a small window of time

when somepony brought them cake.

A cake that was ordered by a girl pony with a raspy voice.

Whoever ordered the cake got a chocolate stain

on their ivory scarf, and I couldn't help but notice

Wind Rider's scarf is tied in a tight Windsor knot

instead of its usual loose slipknot.

And why is that? Is it to hide... the chocolate stain?

[gasps]

This is preposterous.

Wonderbolts, you don't believe a word of this, right?

Just admit it! You're as guilty of framing Rainbow Dash

as you are of ruining that ivory scarf!

Fine. You caught me! I did it.

But why, Wind Rider?

Is it because I took the last broccoli

at the dinner and you really really wanted it?

No. It was because he was afraid

that you would break his long distance Wonderbolt record.

I heard him when Spitfire said

you were close to breaking his record.

He said and I quote, "heh heh."

That's the polite but disingenuous laugh you make

when you want to seem happy but really you're not.

I thought if I could get Rainbow Dash

kicked out of the Wonderbolts forever,

my record would be preserved.

Really? That is so not cool.

I thought you were the coolest Wonderbolt ever until now.

I did what I had to do to protect my record.

Sometimes, you gotta play dirty to be the best.

That's not what being a Wonderbolt is all about.

She's right!

Wonderbolts look out for each other.

Which reminds me, where is Spitfire?

I sent her the letter pretending to be Stormy Flare.

I told her I had Pegasitus and the only cure

is the Ice Iris in the Crystal Mountains.

No wonder she's been gone so long.

Ice Irises are almost impossible to find in spring!

The Crystal Mountains are too far for anypony to make it there

and back before the Royal Garden opening.

Rainbow Dash, we need you to fly in Spitfire's place.

But Spitfire shouldn't have to miss this. I'm gonna get her.

Well, you'll never make it in time!

Then there's no time to lose!

♪

Rainbow Dash is still gone!

Oh, don't panic.

If I know Rainbow Dash, she'll come through.

[door opens and closes]

[panting]

Spitfire, you're back! I can't believe you made it!

Oh, I wouldn't have, if Rainbow hadn't found me so fast.

Gave me enough time to fly back!

Rare, I couldn't have done it without you.

And I'm sorry I doubted you.

But why didn't you tell me what you were doing?

Well, I didn't want to get your hopes up until I was sure.

And I couldn't be sure until I saw that chocolate stain.

Thank you for believing in me...

...even when I was doubting you. I'm some friend, huh?

Actually, you're quite a good friend.

You went to get Spitfire,

even though it meant you couldn't fly today.

[sigh] I'll get my chance one day.

Or today. How'd you like Wind Rider's spot in the show?

What? You can't do this to me.

I'm one of the greatest Wonderbolts there ever was!

Not anymore. For attempting to frame Rainbow Dash,

I hereby strip you of your Wonderbolt status!

So would you like to fly with us?

Would I? Woo-hoo! Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah!

Uh-huh, Uh-huh! Yeah! Oh, YEAH!

Uh, Rainbow Dash?

[sheepish]

Coming!

Rarity: So my friend got her moment in the sun.

Or the center of an aerial flower as the case may be.

And as for me? I got a chance to show off my

Femme Mystique Chic collection!

Stormy Flare: That's nice, dear.

Oh. Did I say that out loud?