Fashion Senseless

Fashion Senseless is the 26th Episode of Season 3B of the SpongeBob and Friends Adventures Chronicles series. A normal day in Rarity's Manehatten Shop turns into utter excitment when Vogue Polomare returned with good news that she was able to build just enough money in thanks to Rarity's latest collection from Fake It Til You Make It about inner spirit to finally meet Cinch's price tag in owning a building in the Crystal Empire. Thus cameth the rise of Rarity's latest shop: Rarity's Transparenty Pleasentries, the store that is the epicenter of reveilised Crystal Empirian Garb, which was kinda a term of agreement set in by Cinch. The Main 6 came to congratulate Rarity on this, but suddenly the store was interupted by a barrage of fanfare, as arriving forth is the fashion store monopolist, Lady Mode Femme Reine, the largest owner of fashion stores in all of Equestria, who came to offer the quickly growing Rarity a partnership with her monopoly empire, though Vogue tries to tell Rarity not to, saying that Lady Mode looks too good to be true, but when Mode brought up that if Rarity can trust someone with a shady past like Vogue, then Rarity has no issue with trusting Mode, of which Rarity signed the legal contract, leaving Mode to hand over her daughter, Eye Beholder, one of Equestria's most reknown super-models to personally work with Rarity for her designs. However, things take a drastic turn when Rarity's beta-stage designs kept showing up in Lady Mode's own stores, leading customers away from Rarity's stores and into Mode's. When Vogue brings up that Mode is behind this, and tries to point to Beholder as the one apart of it, Rarity and friends accused Vogue of being jealious and being quick to blame the wrong person. When Suri hears of this, dispite having her own doubts, she knows her mother well enough that Vogue has her reasons for the rash claims, and thus, the Shell Lougers ger involved. However, it was discovered that Eye Beholder was caught stealing more designs AND some vulerable infomation about the Friendship School, the captured Eye Beholder was forced to admit that her mother was making her do this by having her modeling career in a vice-grip in that Mode was behind her status as a model to begin with, and reveiled that she was once a chancellor for the E.E.A., stating that her reasons for going after both the School and Rarity's career is because in the E.E.A. being disbanded because of the school, she counts it as messing with her. Mode's business fashion empire is too powerful to harm with typical tactics, and too risky for Beholder's career, which is why the best way to beat Mode is through Fluttershy's inner personas, Snootyshy, Valleyshy, and Emoshy, to embarise and frustrate Mode and her clientele AND her benefactors until Mode is forced to admit her monolopy of sins. Can they succeed?

Chapter 1: One Day in the Boutique/Vogue's Big News
Equestria Twilight's Castle
 * Rarity and Sweetie Belle were seen setting up the Boutique for a busy day.
 * Rarity: "(Was levitating a few things) So glad magic is back to working order after that messy Star Butterfly business was resolved. Now I can prepare for an extremely busy day of responding to so many delayed orders."
 * Sweetie Belle was pulling on a giant box of cloths.
 * Sweetie Belle: "Thank goodness Applebloom and Scootaloo were cool about me coming in late today when I told them you needed my help to get the store ready when Spike had to go do some ambassitoring to that underground dinosaur place cause his parents wanted to throw him a HUGE party."
 * Rarity: "Well, we have to understand that Spike finally found his biological family and wants to make up for lost time."
 * Sweetie Belle: "And I'm happy for him, don't get me wrong. I just sort've forgot how much heavy lifting helping you with the booty-kay was."
 * Rarity: It's pronounced 'boutique'. B-O-U-T-I-Q-U-E. Can you please learn Prance?
 * Sweetie Belle: I know that. Just let kids be kids please. Besides, couldn't you have gotten your other fashion friends to help?"
 * Rarity: "Sassy Saddles and my employees in Manehatten have their hooves tied for delayed orders as well."
 * Sweetie Belle: "Well what about Suri's mom?"
 * Rarity: "Miss Vogue is still doing the Crystal Empire Shop proposing and has warned that getting one may take time, and I don't want to interrupt her and drag her all the way out from the Christail Empire just for menuial things. Besides, I also barely heard from her since that day, so I suspect it's still an ongoing process. After all, short of her original suggestion of selling of the other stores, buying a spot in the Crystal Empire would take DECADES thanks to the fact Miss Cinch is a notorious hardsell when it comes to having stores in the Crystal."
 * Sweetie Belle: "Well, why not attempt to contact her to see if she's doing okay? Cause, I hear that Cinch lady can be, very strict."
 * Rarity: ".... Good point, Sweetie. Especially since Vogue has a rather, checkered past. I'll have to be sure to check up on her and-" (Vogue suddenly burst in)
 * Vogue: RARITYYYYY!!
 * Rarity: Goodness gracious!! Um... Vogue?... How's it been since... Certain things?
 * Vogue: Well would you believe I mistook that clone of yours for you until she was haunted with the alternate reality turning her evil involving accidentally murdering me and my family?
 * Rarity:... Possibly. You really haven't seen me much, have you?
 * Vogue: Not at all. Anyway, I have an announcement to make. After a lot of time convincing Cinch to go through with it, along with buttering her up by inviting her to some of the biggest social events in all of Equestria, and some rich friends agreeing to help pay for her price of a new shop, further added by the residuals of your latest collection from manehatten, alchourse, well.... I got you a shop now!
 * Rarity was dumbfounded....
 * Rarity: "You managed, to get me a shop, IN THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE?!"
 * Sweetie Belle: "(Hyper-pitched cute voice) THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE?!"
 * Vogue: "Yes! It's scheduled for a grand opening at the end of the week!"
 * Rarity: "Vogue, I don't what to say, except thank you, obviously."
 * Vogue: "Don't thank me yet! We need to have your new store, Transparenty Pleasantries, ready for business."
 * Rarity: "Oh goodness, that's a good point! (Zooms off and gathers a lot of supplies, fashion samples, and a lot of briefcases ready for the trip) Sweetie Belle, I'm going to attend with my new store, can I, uh, trust you to handle everything on your own?"
 * Sweetie Belle: "Well actually this is the perfect excuse to bring some campers that aspire to be fashion divas like you to help up! I'll get your orders covered in a jiffy!"
 * Rarity: "Oh thank you Sweetie Belle, (Hugs Sweetie Belle) You're a life saver."
 * Rarity and Vogue left.
 * Sweetie Belle sighed happily on how much she came with Rarity for a good while now. Though now she realizes that she'll have to handle alot of delayed orders....
 * Sweetie Belle: "..... Definitely better getting started on getting some help with this."
 * A crudely-disguised Discord as literally a lamp of himself had overheard this and teleported off chuckling.
 * Discord: "So yeah, Rarity now has a piece of the Crystal Empire on her shoulders."
 * Fluttershy: "That's wonderful news."
 * Rainbow Dash: "Wow, Rarity's moving quick! First Canterlot, Manehatten, and now the Crystal Empire. At this point, Las Pegasus will be next!"
 * Applejack: "Rarity's really moving up in the world."
 * Pinkie Pie: "A shame Spike had to visit his parents in Saurusia, he would've been proud!"
 * Twilight: "I'll be sure he'll be told about it when he comes back."
 * Starlight: "Well assuming Queen Quetzal didn't end up foreseeing this would happen to Rarity, and tells Spike about it, prompting him to reschedule the visit as he would fly faster than Rainbow Dash to come all the way back here and-"
 * (Spike): "YOU GO RARITYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY- (Spike crashes right through the roof and slams into the table)......"
 * Spike: "..... Really got too excited there. I really need to master this Dragon Realmian Purple Dragon Speed stuff. I'm thinking having Spyro or my mom tutor me on that, maybe even Lavulite when she's not too busy with that 'reviving the Unity' stuff. It's just, I'm really happy for Rarity!"
 * Rainbow Dash: "Cuz' it might give ya more excuses to be with your Crystal Empire fans? (Coyfully laughs)."
 * Spike: "Tee-hee, ha-ha, very funny, rolling on the floor. Though not inaccurate, it's because I'm proud of Rarity from coming so far from just having a shop in Ponyville. I bet ya at this point, she might have a shop in Las Pegasus."
 * Rainbow Dash: I KNOW, RIGHT?!
 * Discord: Either that or you still haven't gotten a girlfriend your age and think Rarity would ever want someone below the age of consent. That Quartz girl looks to be into you.
 * Spike: Hey, we're friends.
 * Discord: Oh, are you? MmmmmMMMMMMMMM?!
 * Spike: If you don't drop this, I'll rip off both your legs and then LITERALLY KICK WHAT'S LEFT OF YOUR ASS WITH THEM!!!
 * Discord: Ohhh I'm so scared. The baby dragon thinks he's grown horns- (Spike literally tore his legs off and started spanking his butt with them) You're lucky that as a Draconequus, my legs are detachable.
 * Spike: "I know, that's why I can get away with doing that. Also, remember you're talking to the baby dragon that defeated The Black Emperor."
 * Discord: "I get it, I shouldn't sass you because of it. But fair's fair, Shen has had a part in beating some Outers as well, and I still tease him just fine. But mad respect though, Equestria is so better off without having a rogue Eraser breathing down our necks."
 * Applejack: "Well I'm proposing we got and congratulate Rarity on her latest venture."
 * Rarity: (Burst in) EVERYPONY!!!!!! I HAVE THE MOST INCREDIBLE NEWS!!!
 * Spike: That you got a boutique in the Crystal Empire?
 * Rarity: NO, I JUST GOT A BOUTIQUE IN THE CRYSTAL M-... What?
 * Twilight: Discord told us.
 * Rarity:... DISCORD, WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT PEEKING ON OTHERS' BUSINESS?!
 * Discord: "Oh relax, I was mostly ensuring you'd have plenty of time getting to the Crystal Empire."
 * Spike: "Also, he's Discord. Subtly's not his thing."
 * Rarity: Well I can't even have privacy without worrying about this fugly freakazoid violating it.
 * Freakazoid: (Randomly appears) Someone call?
 * Pinkie: Not you, Freakazoid.
 * Freakazoid: Oh. Sorry. (Disappears)
 * Discord: Oh, please, I do this all the time... That's not helping me.
 * Rarity: OKAY, THAT'S IT!! I'M CALLING BLACK KAT AND TEACHING YOU SOME MANNERS!!
 * Discord: NONONONONO, WE DON'T NEED TO BRING HER INTO-
 * ???: DISSY, I'M HOOOOOOOOME!!
 * Discord: NOW SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?! (Black Kat appeared) UHHHM, HIII, BABE... Uh... You get a something-icure?
 * Black Kat: You heard the fashionista. You need another friendship lesson. Friendship Lesson #858: RESPECTING PRIVACY!! (Discord tried to run with a cartoon sound effect as she grabbed him and teleport-snapped away with him)
 * Rarity:... Works every time.
 * Fluttershy: Shame on you, Rarity! You can't change who Discord is. Remember what happened when he tried to be less like himself? He almost succumbed to a ghostly fading morality illness.
 * Twilight: And don't get me started on that Accord incident where he was too orderly.
 * Rarity: Ugh, well pardon me for being upset he was being nosey for the unknownth time in a row. Besides, it's a good excuse to toss him into another date.
 * Pinkie: Totally. This world needs a lot of exposition and building since our show's finally over, and we're stuck in events before the big Season 3B finale because the School of Friendship Arc for SAF hasn't caught up yet, which I guess it'll have an easier time NOW because it's over. By now the time inconsistencies don't make sense. Kinda why that Divergent Timeline stuff is a thing now. We should be older by now. Rarity should have a gray stripe in her hair and some wrinkles. I should have candy in my hair. Personally I think the Backgammon stuff should come AFTER the finale as opposed to the finale BEFORE that fina- (*SPOILER ALARM*)... Oops. Spoiler Alert. I was wondering when this old joke would come ba- (The off-screen neuralyzer flashed)... Did I just spoil too much?
 * Twilight: Sure did. Anyway, Rarity, we are very happy for you. In fact, we're going with you to give you a little help.
 * Rarity: "A little unnecessary since Vogue has everything covered, but not unwelcomed. Besides, I would like you to see Transparenty Pleasantries."
 * Applejack: "Beg yer pardon, and I ain't usually much for spellin', but, "Transparenty" ain't a real word."
 * Rarity: "Vogue mostly gave it that name, not me. I will discuss making some twicks, however."
 * Pinkie: I think it's clever. It's 'Transparency' AND 'Rarity' combined.
 * Twilight: Well it's off to the Crystal Empire.
 * Discord: (Comes in through a portal being held by Black Kat) HELP MEEEEEE, MY GIRLFRIEND'S CRAZY!!!! (He was pulled back away)
 * Rarity: (Chuckles) Indeed.
 * Twilight: "Give Discord this. He may still got a LOOOONG way to go, but he IS good for a laugh.... Jokes can be hit or miss though."
 * Pinkie: ANOTHER GREAT DAY LIKELY TO HAVE ANOTHER EPISODE-WORTHY PROBLEM!! AWAAAAAAY!!! (The Other Main 7 rolled their eyes at that)

Chapter 2: Rarity's New Crystal Empire Shop, Transparenty Pleasantries
Crystal Empire. Location of the Store.
 * The Train arrived at the station.
 * Spike: (The Main 7, Spike and Vogue got off) Sometimes it's redundant to me, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash, as well as Starlight to some degree with her self-levitation, to take the train when, you know, we can fly. Seems like a waste of bits if you ask me.
 * Twilight: Well, you have to remember, Spike, most of our friends don't really fly. Also, Cinch is REALLY strict about people just FLYING into the Crystal Empire without going through the Train Inspections.
 * A Pegasus Couple tried to land in, but Chrystal guards intersected them!
 * Cinch: "(Shows up) Why can't ponies get that I want to the empire to have visitors come in organized! Just because you didn't take the train doesn't mean you're immune to inspections! Now come with me, you two! (Magically drags the couple over)...."
 * Pegasus Male: "..... Honey, you were right, taking the train even when we can fly IS less of a hassle."
 * Pegasus Female: "I TRIED TELLING YOU?!"
 * Spike: Right. Good point. Sorry for complaining.
 * Rarity: Oh, it's fine, dear Spike.
 * Cinch just noticed the arriving Main 7, Vogue and Spike.
 * Cinch: "Ahh, Miss Rarity, very punctual of you to arrive ahead of your store's official grand opening. (Hands over the Pegasus couple to the guards that took them to train inspections) Now, I hope you bunch don't mind having to attend with inspections as well. It's nothing personal, but it wouldn't be fair for other passengers that you 7 got prefeiral treatment just because you're famous. Even Spike has to make an example and go through them."
 * Twilight: "Alchourse. Though, I ask why you started doing this?"
 * Cinch: "Oh, this was something I always wanted the Crystal Empire to always have had from the beginning. Though I only got that now because the Fritz had happened. Back when magic was on the decline, I went to ensure that the Crystal Empire wasn't subjugated to an easy takeover by even so much as a non-magic powered threat. So, I had to step up my game and open up the train inspection services and opened up stricter standards for migrations to the empire. Kinda why I had to be strict to that Pegasus couple."
 * Rainbow Dash: "Well, now that magic's getting better, ya do realize that Cadance and Shining Armor are gonna eventually tone all this down."
 * Cinch: "Ugh, I'm aware. That's why I'm making the most of this perfectly organized system before that inevitability. Especially since some ponies had the rude nerve to actually complain about it."
 * Applejack: "Probably cuz of personal space issues these inspections are violating."
 * A Passenger was heard shouting comedically!
 * Fluttershy: ".... Oh..... My."
 * Applejack: ".... I also don't think the butt-inspections help neither."
 * Starlight: "I back that statement."
 * Cinch: "Pardon me for looking out for contraband being taking to the empire!"
 * Twilight: "I know you are only trying to keep this place safe, and it was fine back when the Fritz was an issue, but now, it's just starting to get.... Really awkward. What if the School of Friendship were to field trip here one day, and they had to go through- (Another comical scream was heard).... That? It'll end up raising, alot of eyebrows. Especially with respected dignitaries or those connected to big leaders, and that could risk the Crystal Empire being open to public scrutiny, especially since some students, ARE RELATED to certain high figures."
 * Cinch: "..... I, see your point."
 * Twilight: So unless you want your guards to be accused of sexual harassment and abuse, you might want to do cavity searches the traditional way with magic.
 * Cinch: Well not all of us have it. Earth ponies and Pegasi have to do it the gross way. Especially those foolish traditionalists out there who would frankly have been happy magic is gone, since some forbid its use during Seasonal Wrap-Ups, ignoring the fact that THEY ARE USING MAGIC!! WITHOUT IT, IT'D BE LIKE TRYING TO STOP NATURE!!! IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE!!
 * Applejack: You do realize that I'm a traditionalist.
 * Cinch: Precisely! It makes me sick with the sheer hypocrisy you traditionalists display. You forbid magic in the Seasonal Wrap-Ups because of tradition, and yet you're still using it to control clouds, temperature, conditions, hibernation cycles, and so on.
 * Applejack: "It's meant to be more like using magic in its PUREST form is out of the question. It's different when it was like the more innate stuff like magic inside us and based on what your talent is. Ponyvillians before a lot of Unicorns got in Ponyville had to do things the hard way and never got unicorn magic involved in the slightest."
 * Cinch: That's fine and all, but it's still a bit ironic that you okay magic only if it's a part of specific biology and not the purest form. Also, you berated Twilight, A CANTERLOTIAN, and Celestia's MOST PERSONAL STUDENT, for trying something new, and yet you're supposed to be any better?
 * Applejack: WELL EXCUSE US FOR ONLY PREFERING EARTH PONY MAGIC SINCE PONYVILLE WAS FOUNDED BY SUCH!!! It was before Pegasi and Unicorns really had the chance to move into Ponyville!
 * Cinch: Nevertheless, it doesn't ease on how drastically dated those traditions are. This kind of thing is why the Second Windigo Ice Age occurred. Lack of coexistence and teamwork with the other pony tribes. But I'm getting off track. It hardly matters. This is the Crystal Empire, where UNICORNS decide the rules.
 * Applejack: UGH!!! I can see why Rarity took a while to get a shop up and runnin' here, y'all really ARE a REAL piece of work!
 * Twilight: OKAY, CAN WE STOP WITH THE RACISM BEFORE SOMEPONY SAYS SOMETHING THEY'LL REGRET?!
 * Cinch: I was GETTING to that. Come. I shall escort you to Miss Rarity's new boutique.
 * The group sets off.
 * Vogue: "..... Uh, I, apologize you had to go through that, Rarity. I think she's still going through residual stress from the Fritz."
 * Rarity: "It's fine. I think we can all agree it's nice to have magic back."
 * Applejack: Well given what she said back there, I don't think that's completely true. Who does she think she is insulting me like that?
 * Rarity: Applejack, really, this isn't about you. It's about me. Not meaning to sound self-centered of course, but you know what I mean. Let's not forget what I taught you about insulting opinions. Now, I won't disagree that Cinch should've been more, understanding, but I'm sure she'd met traditionalists that, weren't as nice as you are trying to be, Applejack, so, we do have to see where her bitterness comes from.
 * Applejack: Ugh. You're right. I did meet some ponies like that myself. Ain't crazy for them neither. But I just hope that's the only time something like that is brought up.
 * Twilight: You can't really blame her too much. Her magic school has a valedictorian named Chatoyance who was heavily affected by the Fritz. It was the first feeling of betrayal and pain since Rough Diamond betrayed everything they both stood for through racism against Changelings, even if it was before the mass reformation. It tends to get to you. Now that magic is back, Chatoyance has become an introverted but still high-scoring student. Unfortunately she never learns at her school anymore. She just magically views it through magic view portals. She's pretty powerful, but she has shut herself off.
 * Pinkie: Aww, just like Moondancer.
 * Twilight: Not really. She was more active than Chatoyance. Chatoyance just uses her magic to do things she had to go outside for like getting groceries and even attending school. In fact, recently magical deeds have been getting done here. (Magic was seen operating in many helpful ways across the Crystal Empire including stopping traffic accidents, saving people, cleaning litter, magically teleporting criminals to prison, and even rebuilding destroyed houses from the events of Black Emperor's attacks)... That's Chatoyance doing some good deeds with magic. She's just been completely demoralized ever since she heard the reason magic was destroyed.
 * Applejack:... Wow. Well ain't no wonder Cinch was such a jerk. She misses seein' her valedictorian in person.
 * Rarity: I'm sure we can handle that later. We have to see my grand addition to this chatoyant town.
 * Cinch: "(Deadpan) You ponies do know I can hear you all, correct?"
 * Fluttershy: "Oh, sorry. You weren't meant to hear that."
 * Cinch: "It's fine, it's fine, it's part of what you girls do, resolve social issues.... Also, I appreciate the thoughts, but, let's hold that off for a bit. This is about Rarity's new store, "Transparenty Pleasantries" after all.... The name needs work, getting that out there."
 * Vogue: "We know, we know, it's a working title."
 * It was revealed to be a grand and beautiful, if though a bit aged, crystalline building as the group entered.
 * Cinch: "You'll have to pardon the buildings' rustic nature. Time was not kind to it."
 * Rarity: "Yes, there is a bit of a noticable restoration project, though thankfully not as bad as the Manehatten building, but otherwise this building is beautiful for what it is."
 * Vogue: "Just wait until after we get this place ready for the grand opening."
 * Rarity: I hope to Celestia that it goes better than the one in Manehattan.
 * Vogue: Oh, we have better staff and much better accommodations than that place. Manehattan is a rustic place of capitalism and selfishness compared to us.
 * Applejack: Hey, my Aunt and Uncle Orange live in Manehattan! I'm sure they take great offense at that!
 * Cinch: Miss Vogue!
 * Vogue: What? It's true.
 * Cinch: Vogue, we do not want to come off like that. Shame on you.
 * Vogue: Okay fine, whatever! Let's go right in.
 * Cinch: Good. We better not have anything like that again.
 * Vogue: "Fair's fair, I had a rough exspearience with that city, I can be pardoned for expressing a rogue opinion. Anyway, besides the point, Rarity, I will spare no expense getting Transparenty Pleasentres up and ready to go before the end of the week."
 * Rarity: Simply Magnifique.
 * ???: EXACTLY! (A shunning pony appeared inside the boutique)
 * Rarity:... Y... YOU GOT THE FAMOUS MAGNIFIQUE MANE HERE?!
 * Vogue: Yes indeed. Spared no expense.
 * Rainbow Dash: "Uh, Rarity, care to explain who is "Magnifique Mane" to those of us not fashion savvy like you?"
 * Rarity: (Gasps deeply) YOU DON'T KNOW WHO MAGNIFIQUE MANE IS?! DO YOU PONIES LIVE IN A CAVE?! (Quickly composes herself)
 * Pinkie: "Well technically, Twilight and Fluttershy live in trees, Rainbow Dash lives in a cloud, and I live/work with the Cakes."
 * Starlight: "Well, I stayed in a cave all the way back in Season 5 of the actual show, but other then that-"
 * Rarity: "Ahem! Tecnecalities aside, I'm surprised you don't know who THE Magnifique Mane is!"
 * Applejack: "Well Rainbow made clear we're not as savvy to the fashion industry as you are, Rarity."
 * Rarity: ".... Well yes, but it's still a shocker that you wouldn't know about THE Magnifique Mane!"
 * Rainbow Dash: Then who is she?
 * Magnifique: "I need no help in le introduction, darling. I can introduse myself. I am among le top three brand names of big time fashion ponies. The bringer of fab and the exiler of the drab. I put the P in Phat!"
 * Pinkie: "Isn't that usually an F Word?"
 * Rainbow Dash: "She means Phat with a Ph, Pinks."
 * Magnifique: "I am also noted for introducing, and self-modeling, for many of the most fabulous themed wears and clothes in any part of Equestria. And I would like to offer alot of ideas to resurge fashion back to a kingdom that has been gone for nearly a millenia. I had always admired Crystal Empire fashion, and I would just LOVE to bring that lost art back into this place and then some into Equestria! It's practically a dream come true! One of course, I don't mind sharing with the up and coming Miss Rarity. An honor, really."
 * Rarity: "EEEE?! SHE SAID IT'S AN HONOR?! (Faints and got grabbed by Spike)."
 * Rainbow Dash: ".... And people say I fangasm too hard."
 * Twilight: Well, is there anypony else you brought here?
 * Vogue: "Well, I hired the best construction crew of Fillydelpia to come and sprouse up the place. The Builder Boys are REAL professionals. They'll turn this old relic new again. I also hired a professional marketer that's MAGNIFISENT with advertisements."
 * Rarity: "Well I will want to talk to him/her first and foremost so to avoid another Sassy Saddles situation."
 * Vogue: "Quite quite, we wouldn't want a repeat of THAT fiasco. I also asked my daughter Suri to recimend some professional sewers, designers, fabric exberts and even some historians well versed in Christailian Imperial Fastion so to make the fastion accreate, yet reintroduse it to the modern world, to come to seek work with us. They're gonna be a GREAT help in this!"
 * Rarity: "Well typically I make my own ideas, but I wouldn't mind showing it to them so they know what to work with."
 * Vogue: "And finally, I'm going to be holding an audition with Miss Mane's help to get models attention so they can model the designs for Transparenty Pleasentries, and I hired Abvertisements'R'Us to send out flyers and posters that'll surely get a lot of models', aspiring or yet, attention!"
 * Rarity: "Goodness! I don't think it was just Cinch's price you were trying to pay. That's a lot of ponies I'm gonna have to consider having to pay."
 * Vogue: "Oh don't worry, the Marketer has a personal accountant working along side them, they'll cover the payment issue."
 * Rarity: "Well no wonder you wanted me to sell my other stores! Having a shop in the Crystal Empire is, extremely heavy maintenance!"
 * Vogue: "Kinda comes with being a christailian epicenter of all love in Equestria, really. I imagine even having built this kingdom didn't come cheaply."
 * Cinch: "Well it depends on how the buildings themselves were made and the maintainence needed to keep them shining, actually."
 * Rarity: ".... I'm starting to think Transparenty Pleasantries may require more attention than I was prepared for."
 * Vogue: "Don't worry, I am aiming to work with you every step of the way to make sure that when we're done, the store will mostly be able to handle itself."
 * Rarity: Excellent. We'll need all the help we can get. The last few times were disasters.
 * Vogue: Well I assure you this will be different.
 * Cinch: I wouldn't get my hopes up.
 * Rarity: Oh no! I want this to go without any trouble. I've had enough baggage in spreading my career as it is.
 * Cinch: Miss Rarity, you can't expect everything to play in your favor. I learned that the hard way when I tried to push up a reputation for my school. Crystal Prep has suffered enough with the impact of the Fritz. Chatoyance refuses to even talk to me. I even lost my best sports team and Indigo Zap.
 * Rainbow Dash: Wait, she attended your school? We were classmates in Flight School... And she was a big jackass. Hell, she's Lightning Dust's cousin and the daughter of a Shadowbolt.
 * Cinch: Of course. Crystal Prep can enhance an Earth pony or Pegasus's magic. I may not have much respect for either, but I accept them in my school because, at the end of the day, they still have magic. She came to get some magical 'pizzazz' with her friends. But point is, you have to watch out for ponies that know you and might want to use you. In fact, do I understand that your Friendship School has earned some scorn from former E.E.A. members?
 * Applejack: "Well not all of them, and at most we only had problems with Neighsay, and O'Hardknocks that one time. Nothing came up since."
 * Cinch: "Likely because they're oppertunists, and/or because the fritz slowed them down. But mostly the first thing. Because now that magic is back, I suspect one of such of these Ex-E.E.A. members may seek to cause some issues."
 * Starlight: "Well unless any of them were fashion savvy, I doubt even Neighsay would really care that much for-"
 * Cinch: "Keep in mind that the E.E.A. DID covered fashion schools. So obviously there may had been a member that had the E.E.A. support such things. I'm just trying to give a fair warning ahead of time, because I suspect your issues with the ex-members are JUST getting started."
 * Twilight: "Hmm.... I'll be sure to send a message to Celestia to post me about any fashion-savvy E.E.A. members just to be safe. Thanks for telling us this, Cinch."
 * Cinch: "Your welcome. Otherwise, I wish you, a happy venture. (Leaves)."
 * Vogue: ".... Alright ladies, (Spike cleared throat)..... And one male baby dragon, let's get this store ready for business."
 * Twilight: Spike?
 * Spike: Way ahead of you. I'm writing a letter to Celestia to watch out for any EEA trouble.
 * Twilight: Good. We don't want this to be another disaster like the others.
 * Rarity: It better stay that way. After the fritz, I could use some good fortune.

Chapter 3: Lady Mode and Eye Beholder
Meanwhile... Lady Mode's office. Crystal Empire. Meanwhile...
 * A Large Skyscraper was seen towering above even the tallest building in Manehatten as the sign on it read "Royaume De La Mode Société", translated as "Kingdom of Fashion Corperation", as inside the building was countless apawn countless sewers sewing clothes in an organised row, designers working tirelessly for the next masterpiece, and models standing on a convayor belt to put on the latest design.
 * A trio of big businessy over-seers watched all this unfold.
 * Old Crippled Business Pony: "(Over intercom) Keep it moving, ladies. Lady Mode expects this to be ready soon."
 * Fat Business Pony: "(On same intercom) We have a lot of delayed orders to catch up and right in time for Friendship Feast season."
 * Scrawny Idiot Business Pony: "(Licking a lollipop)..... (The Fat Business Pony smacked him) OW?! Oh, oh, (To same intercom) OR NO PAY NOR BONUS?!..... (Off Intercom) How's that, fellas?"
 * Old Crippled Business: "Eh, delayed as usual, Under-Pay."
 * Under-Pay: "I'm sorry fellas, I just REALLY liked my lolli! I have a sweet-tooth for sweets!"
 * Fat Business Pony: "They're not considerably healthy, you know, Under-Pay."
 * Under-Pay: "Hey come on, Overtime, like you're in any position to talk about health with YOUR weight."
 * Overtime: "Oh why you little-"
 * Old Crippled Business Pony: "BOTH OF YOU ENOUGH?! We're business ponies, be professional!"
 * Under-Pay/Overtime: "Yes, Mr. Corprete."
 * Mr. Corprete: "Good, good. Lady Mode will be pleased with me yet. (Sees a beautiful elegant purple-maned blue unicorn running down the room).... Oh, bother..... It's Eye Beholder again. And so much for a normal day in the office."
 * Under-Pay: "Oh what does miss Pretty-Pretty want now?"
 * Overtime: "Something stupid, I'm sure."
 * Eye Beholder came into the trio's over-see office!
 * Eye Beholder: "Mr. Corprete, Overtime, Under-Pay, I know you three are VERY busy, but I got big news to tell my mother!"
 * Mr. Corprete: "(Points cane at her while spinning chair to face Eye Beholder) Can't it wait, Miss Beholder, we are under a tight schedule."
 * Overtime: "Extremely tight."
 * Under-Pay: "Tighter then Overtime's old navy uniform. (Overtime smacked Under-Pay across the room) AYYYE, SAVE MY LOLLY?! (Crashes into a bookshelf and gets covered in books)..... Oh no, now my lolly's gonna taste like knowledge?!"
 * Overtime: Maybe that's a good thing. (Overtime and Mr. Corprete laughed)
 * Eye Beholder: "But guys! There's something I wanna try in the Crystal Empire! This is my chance to work with Rarity in the first time ever, I love her dresses and-"
 * Mr. Corprete: "UP UP?!..... Did you say, "Rarity"?"
 * Overtime: "The rising upstart from Ponyville?"
 * Under-Pay: "(Comes back with book stuck to lollipop) The pretty white Unicorn with the pretty purple hair? The one I fell in love with at first sight? The one I dedicated a shrine too with all of her pictures adorned to it? The one who- (Eye-Beholder, Overtime and Mr. Corprete were all stareing at Under-Pay awkwardly)..... I mean, I didn't say anything after the first thing, DON'T JUDGE ME?!"
 * Eye Beholder: "(Rolls eyes) Yes, I mean the one and the same. I always wanted to work with her, and it be cool to see the Crystal Empire! I need mother's permission!"
 * The trio looked at each other, then smiled like a bunch of corprete stooges.
 * Mr. Corprete: ".... But of course, Beholder. Who are we to stand in the way of your mother? (Presses a button) BEAN COUNTER, PENCIL PUSHER, MODE'S DAUGHTER WANTS TO SEE THE BOSS, LET HER IN WHEN YOU SEE HER?!"
 * Duel Female voices: "Yes Mr. Corprete."
 * Eye Beholder: "Oh you guys are the best! (Trots off)...."
 * The trio started snickering like muttleys about developments."
 * Eye Beholder pass through two secretary ponies doing major paperwork, and entered into a room that was more like the living room of a mansion then an office building, as a pony resemblent to Zesty Gourmand with a syntehtic fur coat, petting a pixie poodle and being tended to by servents as Eye Beholder excitedly got to her. This was Lady Mode.
 * Eye Beholder: "Mom, you'll never guess what! I have a great fashion related news!"
 * Lady Mode: "Eye, I know all there is to know about fashion. Nothing ever escapes my notice."
 * Eye Beholder: "Well what about this: Rarity, the new up and coming fashion designer from Ponyville, has opened up a store in the Crystal Empire. Isn't that great?!"
 * Lady Mode did a spittake with some wine she was taking, as the Pixie Poodle did the same with her water bowl!
 * Lady Mode: "..... Rarity has WHAT?! HOW DID THIS ESCAPE MY NOTICE?! WHERE IS MY GRIFFIN GOSSIP STOOL PIGEON?!"
 * Eye Beholder: "I'm surprised I got here first before he-"
 * A Griffin with the parts of a pigeon and an alley cat crashed into the window comedically!
 * Eye Beholder used magic to open the window and let the Griffin clumsly crash in!
 * Griffin: "OY, THAT SMARTS!!"
 * Lady Mode: "..... YOU WERE LATE, STOOL PIGEON!! MY OWN DAUGHTER GOT TO ME WITH A LATEST DEVELOPMENT BEFORE YOU DID, YOU CLUMSY LOUT!"
 * Stool Pigeon: "(Gets up) I'm sorry, Miss Mode! I was held up by train inspections! Ponies shoved up cold hard hooves right up my-"
 * Lady Mode: "Trop D'informations!"
 * Stool Pigeon: "...... I'm sorry, what?"
 * Lady Mode: "..... IT'S PRANCE FOR TOO MUCH INFO, YOU UNCULTURED SWINE!!"
 * Stool Pigeon: "I never learned Prance, I grew up in Griffinstone! Education's downhill there!"
 * Eye Beholder: "Ahem.... Anyway, mom, I know you have a thing about me modeling for competing designers, but, I was hoping if you'd let me work for Miss Rarity, even if only temporary? I rarely ask too much from you, and, I always wanted to try her fashion designs! They're so beautiful, and I think I'd look great in them, and-"
 * Lady Mode: "(Sceamey smile) But of course you can work with Miss Rarity..... (Darkly) Under one condition."
 * Eye Beholder got nervous. She sees there this is going....
 * Eye Beholder: "..... Mom, we talked about this, I thought you weren't gonna do THAT anymore!"
 * Stool Pigeon: "Wait, do what exactly?"
 * Lady Mode: "Fipixfi, Quittez-le maintenant!"
 * Fipixfi suddenly scowled with a sound of a gong playing as the pixie poodle began doing karate poses!
 * Stool Pigeon: "DAHHH?! WAIT WAIT WAIT NOT AGAI- (Fipixfi leaped up and multi-flipped and charged at Stool Pigeon, beating him up and smacking up out of the door, beating him up along the way)......"
 * Eye Beholder: "Mom, I talked with you many times about your bad habit! It's not healthy nor in good karma!"
 * Lady Mode: "Have you not noticed on how great my empire is because of how I asked you these favors, Beholder? It wouldn't have gotten this way if I haven't..... "Borrowed" the ideas of others."
 * Eye Beholder: "Ugh, I can never be able to ask to work with other fashion designers without being expected to steal ideas for you! I mean, didn't you hear what happened to Suri when she took an idea from Rarity?! SHE'S STILL RECOVERING FROM THE LAWSUIT!!!"
 * Lady Mode: "Another small-timer is one thing, but I, Lady Mode Femme Reine, am UNSUABLE! I have lawyers, FOR MY LAWYERS?! I can buy any judge to obey my whim! I have enough money to practically buy out half of Equestria! I could even buy Celestia's right to rule if I wanted to!"
 * Eye Beholder: "Oh sure, you got VERY lucky, but luck can run out, you know!"
 * Lady Mode: "Eye, it's not just because I like Miss Rarity's little fashion designs.... Have you heard of the School of Friendship?"
 * Eye Beholder: "Who hasn't?"
 * Lady Mode: "Well, as you know, I used to be a Chancellor in the E.E.A.-"
 * Eye Beholder: "Purely for status because how pregitious a position there is! You barely care for education other then the fashion schools!"
 * Lady Mode: "Outre le point, jeune mademoiselle! It was something for me to be proud of. The allure of desiding the educational fates of millions, if not trillions, of youths, to have education providers groveling at my hooves, the E.E.A. Banquits, even having Celestia requesting permission to do anything, THAT was real power, Beholder. But then, that Friendship School came and RUINED IT?! And thus, c'est la vie, the fun times were over.... And just when we were gonna have O'Hardknocks take over from University too, but Neighsay HAD TO BE A BUFFOON ABOUT ONE BAD HAPPENSTANCE AND- (Calms down for a bit with breathing exercises and a quick sip of wine)..... Point is, I feel like an eye for an eye is in order with Miss Rarity, Beholder, so, if you can also gather any inconvenient weaknesses about the school, scandalous affairs and the like and report them to our paparazzi lacky in Stool Pigeon so that school will be SLAPPED with le controverse sur, (Grins like Chesure cat) That'd be greaaaaaaaaaat."
 * Eye Beholder: "WHY DO YOU ALWAYS MAKE ME DO THIS?!"
 * Lady Mode: Because I'm your mother, and thus you do what I say.
 * Eye Beholder: Well it's not just my concern for keeping you out of prison. Have you ever heard of Mother Lode?
 * Lady Mode: Who hasn't? The crime boss of the Crystal Empire who capitalizes anything is hardly my concern. Besides, she's easily disposable to Rarity's companions. She'd be taken out before we act.
 * Eye Beholder: She's not exactly dumb, mom. It's said she practices black magic. The fritz hadn't exactly changed that.... For some reason. Nobody crosses her because of black magic being the reason the Crystal Empire vanished for a thousand years.
 * Lady Mode: JUST DO YOUR JOB, YOUNG LADY!!! Let ME worry about that bitch while you get Rarity's trust. Suis-je clair?
 * Eye Beholder: (Sighs) Clair comme une cloche.
 * Lady Mode: Good girl. Now, go ahead and have your little fun... But remember, our condition. (Eye Beholder left sadly as Mr. Corprete, Overtime and Under-Pay with a new Lollipop came in).....
 * Mr. Corprete: "So, how did it go?"
 * Lady Mode: "(Fipixfi returnd to her and was rewarded with more pets) I think she got the message.... Rather well."
 * Stool Pigeon was found recovering abit in pain.
 * Lady Mode: ".... Stool Pigeon, follow my daughter to the Crystal Empire and help her with any, secrets about the Friendship School that might be, scandelious enough for you."
 * Stool Pigeon: "Oh come on, I JUST CAME BACK FROM THERE?! (Fipixfi growled as she did another karate pose) DUUUUUH, I'M GOING I'M GOING?! (Trips around and tries to get going as he flew off clumsly like a bird learning to fly for the first time) HEY BEHOLDER, WAIT UP?!"
 * Lady Mode chuckled softly as her corprete stooges chuckled with her."
 * The Train Station was seen having a lot of fashion models looking to get involved with Rarity's new store.
 * Cinch: "Now now, ladies. Because I'm feeling generous, the fashion models have no need for bum insections... As per request by Princess Candence and Shining Armor. Just follow me to the store and do behave yourselves."
 * Cinch starts leading the models as Eye Beholder was seen with them with Stool Pigeon was following.
 * Stool Pigeon: "(Quietly) Okay Eye, just do what needs to be done, and your mom will be off your back about it, okay?"
 * Eye Beholder: "(Quietly) Pigeon, you don't have to remind me, I've been made to do things like this so many times I lost count."
 * Stool Pigeon: "(Quietly) I know, I know. Just, meet up with me when you get something juicy, and leave the rest to- (Gets grabbed by Guards) (Loudly) WHY-OXY?!"
 * Guard 1: "Hold it Griffin, the exception applies to the models only!"
 * Guard 2: "Prepare your anus for inspection! (Puts on hoof glove)!"
 * Stool Pigeon: "WAIT, WAIT?! I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, I WAS CLEAN?!"
 * Guard 2: "Things could've changed from that time."
 * Stool Pigeon: "I WAS LITERALLY GONE FOR ONLY TWO DAYS?!"
 * Guard 1: "A lot can happen in two days! Continue with Butt-Inspecting!"
 * Stool Pigeon screamed!
 * Eye Beholder: "WAIT WAIT WAIT, STOP?! (The Guards look at her)..... He's my...... Personal Entourage reporter."
 * Guard 1: "..... The Griffin?"
 * Guard 2: "I don't know, he looks more like tabloid popperazzi trash to me."
 * Stool Pigeon: "HEY, I RESENT THAT?!"
 * Eye Beholder: "He's been down on his luck recently! Just take it easy on him, he means no harm."
 * The Guards look at Cinch.....
 * Cinch: "...... If the model said the Griffin is clean, then no butt inspection is required."
 * The Guards obeyed and let Stool Pigeon go as he plops painfully into the ground.
 * Stool Pigeon: "(Dazed) Why me?"
 * Eye Beholder chuckled embarrisedly and started to drag Stool Pigeon as the other models look awkwordly at her.
 * Cinch kept a curious and cautious eye on Eye Beholder and Stool Pigeon....
 * Eye Beholder: ".... (Quietly) I don't want you to be seen around me when we get to the store, okay? When we get there, just keep out of sight until I find something, okay?"
 * Stool Pigeon: "(Pained) No, problem. Gives me an excuse to take picture of the area for my tabloid piece on "Beeee-YYYYOOOOU-T-Ful Cities" back in the Slummy Press."
 * Eye Beholder: "(Quietly).... One of these days, I'm going to get you a more honest reporting job."
 * Stool Pigeon: "(Quietly) Your mom doesn't seem to mind my career choice."
 * Eye Beholder: "(Quietly) Not for the right reasons! Just, keep out of trouble, okay! And be careful of that Cinch Pony! She's very good at reading people, and you are NOT very good at keeping secrets, and I don't just mean the popperazzi profession! You crack easily under pressure! You're even afraid of Fipixfi, and she's only a Pixoodle!"
 * Stool Pigeon: "(Quietly and fearfully) In my defence, that little bug-winged dog knows how to break ya! I'm still recovering from the RECENT beat-ups! Why did your mom had to teach that thing all of the martial arts?!"
 * Ete Beholder: "(Sighs), (Lets go of the tail) (Quietly) Just go and keep out of trouble. (Walks off)...."
 * Stool Pigeon: ".... (Sighs), I'm so glad to have a friend like her. (Sees Pastry Store)...... Sweet, pastries. I wonder if they have scones in there. (Enters into the store and sees the sweet baked goods).... Duuuuh...... This is betta then scones. This is like Under-Pay's private candy and sweets stache..... (Check is back and finds some bits).... Good, still had enough leftover pay from the last job. (Gets to the counter) Excuse me, baker, I would like to buy uh... (Shows bits) Whatever much this amount of bits will get me."
 * Baker: "Well, I think you look like you have enough bits to buy...... Oh my, that's alot of bits."
 * Stool Pigeon: "There used to be more, believe me, but ya know, rent troubles, over-due taxes and books, bullies and thug shake downs, general dept problems, I'm lucky to even still get food on the table."
 * Baker: "Oh you poor Griffin. Here, for today only, (Pulls out a delcious tray of Christail Empire Themed Cupcakes) My specialy Chrisail Empire cupcakes, made with love.... And from Pinkie Pie's hot-selling cookbook, "Cupcakes and You". She's a genius with that stuff."
 * Stool Pigeon: "Well I'm someone who's usually familier with scones, so I'll be the judge of that. (Takes a cupcake and takes a small bite..... Gets a cartoonish reaction ans wolfed the thing down!).... OH WHERE THE FUDGE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE?! Thanks!"
 * Baker: "No problem. Remember, on the house."
 * Stool Pigeon: "Oh you're too kind, even for Pony Standerds. (Leaves Store). Ohhh yeah, if it wasn't for the butt inspections I might come here more oft- (Bumps into someone) D'OW?! Hey watch where ya standing ya- (Saw it was Cinch staring at him)..... Yipe?! Your the Butt Inspection lady!"
 * Cinch: "My name is Cinch, by the way, for your infomation."
 * Stool Pigeon: "(Gulps in a panic).... Look, Beholder already said I'm with her, so there's no need for butt inspections, okay?"
 * Cinch: "I'm aware. But I want to make you understand, Griffin. If I am given any reason you are a part of something dubious, you, will answer, to me. I was once able to make an Orc beg for prison, after how I interigated that brute of a previously foiled coup during the fritz! I look at you, and see a less sturdy griffin. But, as far as I know, you're just a model's entourage reporter. So, do behaive yourselve in this kingdom.... Am I clear?"
 * Stool Pigeon: "(Scared) Crystal..."
 * Cinch: "Good..... Oh, and clean up after yourself. You seemed to have, forgotten your bathroom training in fear."
 * Stool Pigeon realised that he was standing on something wet......
 * Stool Pigeon: "..... Sorry about that. Weak-bladder."
 * Cinch teleported off as Stool used napkins from the cupcake bag to clean up his mess.
 * Stool Pigeon: "(Quietly) This is gonna be one of those days."
 * They were watched by a pony.
 * Pony: (On communicator) Mother Lode? Eye Beholder and her stupid Stool Pigeon are in town.
 * (Mother Lode): Well ain't that interesting? The daughter of the bitch that took much of my power? Me thinks a ransom is in order.
 * Pony: Well, mam, I think they're here for Miss Rarity's new boutique in town.
 * (Mother Lode): HAG!!!! Nobody owns schemes here but me! Nothing stopped me before. Not even the fritz. I used antimagic to secure my hoofhold on the underworld, and now that black magic is back, time to remind ponies inside and outside the Crystal Empire who's the mama of this town.