Washing Out the Washouts

The Main 7 and the Lougers go to Hoofville to confront Lightning Dust to talk to her about her potaintional relapse and her involvement with the Washouts, only to discover that Lightning Dust was busy spending alot of time with Acidburn that it was absolutely impossable for her to have founded the Washouts to begin with, as she was actselly confused about that, even admited brief excitment before remembering that she was mistaken for being the founder. After a more reckless, violent, and destructive Pegasus and childhood bully of Lightning named Velocity Raze came and tried to capture her, the misfits become concerned that there may be an imposter on the loose framing Lightning Dust to have relapsed into her old ways as a leader of a daredevil team, and gave Velocity an extremely wrong idea. Thus, the group, along with Lightning Dust and her friends, went to confront the other washout members, Short Fuse and Rolling Thunder, of which surprisingly the two are not actual Wonderbolt Drop-outs, though still on the reserves, that though Rolling Thunder is relitively accreate to what Rainbow Dash saw, Short Fuse is not AS tempermental and was actselly taking some anger management classes due to his anger prone tendingies. They two were surprised that they were appearently apart of a daredevil group called the Washouts, of which Short Fuse almost suffered a relapse while Rolling Thunder stupidly missed the point and even liked the idea of a doppleganger daredevil! This made the group concerned about this, and with Mirror Pools and identical realities ruled out, the group, now with Short and Rolling tagging along to help, arrived to a latest show in Las Pegacus hosted in the Flimflam Brothers Resort, as the heroes confronted the imposter trio personally on the resort arena before the show could start, with the surprising arriveal of Spiracle and Vertex, with Spiracle demanding the Faux Lightning Dust to "End the charde now, Brother". Thus, the angered Faux Lightning Dust bursted into green flames and reveiled himself to be the still corrupted brother of Spiracle, Labrum, and even bigger shocker, the fake Rolling and Short Fuse reveiled themselves as Gaster's still living brothers, Caster and Buster, who's bodies actselly survived Gaster's attack, but were teleported away by Labrum who happened to be in the same swamp and took the two back into Thorx's hyberation temple to cure them of their infection and wounds and brought them back as his minions, of which Labrum had left the temple with try and make his own changeling hive and make one stronger and more extreme then Chrysalis's was already, in deeming Chrysalis not enough to meet the Changeling Goals, and that Throx would not awake quick enough to prevent her Daughter's downfall, so they laid in secret to find a way to see the perfect plan to engorge themselves in love, and they had witnessed the events of Wonderbolt Accadamy and found the perfect scapegoat for the plan: Lightning Dust, of which they ended up profecting their roles as Lightning Dust, Rolling and Short Fuse so much that they failed to keep up with current events and ended up assuming that Lightning Dust would become a bitter piece of trash and that Rolling and Short would become failures because of their flaws, Rolling being stupidly thrillseeking and Short having his temper problems, thus, they planned to get love by being "The Washouts", so all that love they would get as famed and sympathic Daredevils rejected by the Wonderbolts would be used to power an anchient and powerful Changeling Spell, A Changeling Transmutantion Spell, a spell that can turned turn other creatures into Changelings, or have Changeling-Eqsed Quilities, as Labrum hoped to use the spell to turn the Washouts' Fans into his new Changeling Hive, as he would've become emperor! However, Labrum desided to not let himself be cheated out of his goal just yet, as the large arena's crowd of ponies love for the Washouts alone was enough to fuel the power needed for the spell, thus Labrum casted it, turning all of the Washouts' Fans, even poor Scootaloo, into Changelings, as Las Pegacious gets taken over by a resurgence of corrupted Changelings as Labrum becomes emperor! Now our heroes need to be able to reverse the spell and stop the rise of Labrum with the help of the reformed Changelings, espeically Gaster, who was shocked and dumbfounded to discover his brothers still lived and would stop at nothing to save them from being Labrum's patsies. How will this end?

(Labrum's Song when he casts his spell and ponies began to become Changelings).



Chapter 1: Lightning Accused
A week after The Washouts. Helping Hooves' Location Sincere Funtime's Location Kindheart's Location Midnight Fate's Location Lightning Dust's Home French Narrator: One Explanation Later... Dragon Guardiain Temple Lightning Dust's House
 * Hoofville was seen, as Rainbow Dash was seen stomping angerly torwords it.
 * The rest of the Main 7 and the Inter-Racial Students, along with the Crusaders, follow Rainbow cautiously.
 * Applejack: "Rainbow, I understand yer very concerned about what Lightning Dust did, but I think your over reacting."
 * Rainbow Dash: I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!! AFTER EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, I THOUGHT SHE HAD CHANGED!!!
 * Spike: Maybe it was something she worked with before she became part of the other Elements?
 * Rainbow Dash: Even if that WAS true, she wouldn't be the reckless pony I met, or the one in the forbidden comic we do not speak of.
 * Pinkie: Speaking of which, if we're not bringing that comic in, that tecnecally means that Sombra's canon orgins are also made-up because that comic's connected to it, what would Sombra's fanon origin be-
 * Rainbow Dash: PINKIE, WHAT PART OF "FORBIDDEN COMIC, WE, DO, NOT, SPEAK, OF" DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?!?!?!?!?! GODS!!!!
 * Gallus: I'm confused, there's OTHER Elements of Harmony? (Cozy Glow obviously watched in secret)
 * Twilight:... Yeah, oh my gosh, how long has it been since we last saw them?
 * Pinkie: "Well, apart from some minor involvement in episodes like when Starlight had StarFem or when Man-Vulture Happened, we, kinda barely see them at all! It's as if we fell victim to going onto the next big thing in thanks to things like Season 8 being a powerhouse of ideas, and that of our movie, the producers going too far with pre-established scenes to the point of distraction and that it made production of a previous episode short-lived for it and that they have to vow to not get so carried away from there on, and that SAF kinda started to have trouble remembering continity due to troubled production."
 * Everyone stared confused......
 * Gaster: "..... Ya could've just fucking said that you haven't seen them since the last time you saw them and left it at that?! No need to be so post-modern about it like the lougers?!"
 * Twilight: "That being said, I, I haven't realised that I haven't seen Cousin Midnight in a while. I hope we didn't ended up neglecting her."
 * Gallus: "No seriously, are you gonna answer my question about additional elements or not?!"
 * Rainbow Dash:... During one of our last Grand Galloping Galas, Celestia was searching for ponies to represent 5 artificial Elements of Harmony after saving them and her parents from Taiklar Blackheart's hidden treasury. Don't ask too much about that, it's a LONG, PAINFUL story. Helping Hooves is the Element of Guidance, Sincere Funtime is the Element of Sincerity, Kindheart is the Element of Compassion, Twilight's cousin Midnight Fate is the Element of Faith...... And Lightning Dust is the Element of Courage.
 * Gallus: And you haven't seen them in a long time?
 * Twilight: Like we said, we've been so busy with, well, everything, we forgot.
 * Pinkie: "Not to mention that they actselly would've been helpful in certain events, like with Throx, Magmaticus, The Yakotaur, Our first encounter with Wicked Heart, our first clone problem, Segrego, Maybe the Vi-Tor Situation, The Winger, Our second clone problem, O'Hardknocks, Deadpool DIFFENTLY, and maybe the other adventures involving us prior to this one now."
 * Rarity: "Though it makes one wonder. Maybe Lightning got upset that she was forgotten and is going through a rebelion phase with this being a daredevil stuff?"
 * Rainbow Dash: ".... (Sighs).... Maybe that is a possability..... BUT THAT'S NO EXCUSE TO ENDANGERING SCOOTALOO LIKE THAT?!"
 * Scootaloo: "And, how was what she did with me any different then asking me to kick a storm cloud torwords you during your first Wonderbolt preformice, apart from the obvious?"
 * Rainbow Dash: "I-..... Well, um......"
 * Scootaloo: "Well there ya go! You both commited the act of getting a kid involved in a professionals only event! How was what Lightning did worse then what you did?"
 * Skyceria: "Well, if you want to get tecnecal, there was the whole making you ride in untested hunk of junk that has a risk of painful dishastor."
 * Rainbow Dash: "Duh yeah! What she said!"
 * Gallus: "Look, based on that she's a Daredevil now, she might not even be in Hoofville anyway, so we may as well check out her friends to see how they been doing."
 * Rarity: "Well, I suppose it would do some good to see Lightnings friends first. Besides, they might have some insight on what's going on after all, for they are ponies that Lightning trusts most of all, well, along with Spitfire's brother Acidburn, who I understand came to live here now."
 * Rainbow Dash: "Good idea! Twilight, you go fine yer cousin, Applejack, you get Helping, Rarity, you go find one of your obvious expies, (Rarity scoffs unamused of this), Pinkie, go find that speical needs pony! Fluttershy, your with me on going to Lightning's family house! The rest of you.... Duh, Twilight will desdie! (Grabs Fluttershy and zoomed off!)"
 * Twilight: "(Scoffs), I hate it when Rainbow gets like this. Guess I have to deside the rest of the groups."
 * Gallus: "Is professor Egghead always that head-strong?"
 * Smolder: You've known her long enough to know that she is.
 * Gallus:.... Fair point. Let's just get this s*** over with.
 * Twilight: "We REALLY need to work on that cussing, Gallus."
 * Helping Hooves: (Reading The Cat in the Hat to several young fillies) "And Sally and I did not know what to say. Should we tell her the things that went on there that day? Should we tell her about it? Now what should we do? Well, what would you do if your mother asked you?"
 * Filly #1: Wow! What a great stowy.
 * Helping Hooves: Yep.... Now for the sequel, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
 * Filly #2: Wait a junking minute, there was a sequel?
 * Filly #3: I NEVER KNEW THAT!!!!!
 * Helping Hooves: Well, it's a classic case of the original being more famous then the original. That being said, it's your lucky day to learn on what that rascally headwear wearing feline is up to this ti-
 * Applejack: (Barges in) HH!! You need to come right away.
 * Helping Hooves: Applejack! Goodness, it's been too long!... What's it about?
 * Applejack: It's about Lightning Dust... She's had a recent... Relapse.
 * Helping Hooves:... Oh, goodness gracious alive! Um... You got a way to get me a substitute?
 * Applejack: I know a pony.
 * Filly #4: Uh, Miss Helping Hooves? My older sister got angry and screamed when she watched a review of the Cat in the Hat movie by someone called "Nostalgia Critic". Is the movie something WE should be angry about?
 * Helping Hooves:...... Just ask her when you're older. And whatever you do, DON'T watch the movie. The quility of the film is, very misguided and poorly placed, to be polite about.
 * Applejack: "Well a more bluntfully honest way is that IT'S DOWNRIGHT BAD?! Now come on, Help, you got a friend to speak to! (Grabs Helping Hooves and zooms off! The Applejack quickly came back and placed in Starlight as a stand-in)"
 * Starlight: REALLY, APPLEJACK?! JUST BECAUSE I'M THE GUIDENCE COUNSLER, THAT DOESN'T AUTOMATICLY MAKES ME GOOD WITH CHILD-...... Oh. Right..... That's kinda what I do in the friendship school.... (Sighs), May as well make the most of it. (Picks up the book) OH HEY, I DIDN'T KNOW THE CAT OF THE HAT HAD A BOOK SEQUEL.... I just hoped Universial Studios also doesn't know about it too, cause that movie WAS A DISHASTOR AREA?! (Starts reading it for the class). "This was no time for play. This was no time for fun. This was no time for games. There was work to be done." (quietly) Pretty much like everyday life. (Continues reading)
 * Helping Hooves: (As they left)... She doesn't know that Dr. Seuss's wife made sure that movie never had a sequel, does she?
 * Applejack: There's more important matters here, HH! COME ON!!!
 * Sincere started laughing like a yuts!
 * Director: Cut, cut, cut, cut, CUT!
 * Angry-Looking Pony: What the hell was wrong with THAT take?!
 * Director: Nothing with you, Mr. Buzzkill. You were great, perfect, better than perfect! It's Sincere, the ADHD must've spread out to her job, 'cuz she keeps blowing her lines! Sincere, what was so funny?
 * Sincere: What? Blunty here was in a bad mood, so I wanted to laugh at his little joke.
 * Director: Laugh with the, laugh with the-.... SON OF A DILPICKLE!! Funtime, read the script! It says, "cue laugh track" right after Blunt's line. You can't laugh WITH the audience!
 * Sincere: "What audience? The laughter is just a recording of a laughing audience. (The Sound Effects guy played the laugh track)."
 * Director: "SERIOUSLY?!"
 * Sound Effects Guy: "I can't help it! It's funny cause it's true!"
 * Director: "(Sighs calming down), And that's why she's one of our prime stars."
 * Blunt Buzzkill: For crying out loud! How in the wide, wide world of Equestria are we gonna finish this damn episode, WHEN I'M SURROUNDED BY INCOMPIDENCE?! BOTH ON THE SET AND OUT OF IT?! ROLL CAMERA, I'll be in my trailer, talking with my wife! (Bumps into Pinkie) Excuse me, toots.
 * Director Roll Camera: (SIghs), Okay people, I think we can all use a break as well. (Leaves with the filming crew)
 * Sincere: (As Pinkie watched) DIRECTOR, I CAN REMEMBER THE LINES, JUST PUT ME IN THE TAKE ONE MORE TIME!
 * Roll Camera: Funtime, darling, we already had put you in the take a hundred times.
 * Sincere: Pretty sure this was the 97th time.
 * Roll Camera: "Okay, hundred ajacent, but still!"
 * Sincere: But I can keep trying, don't worry about me.
 * Roll Camera: Sincere, dear, I know you are a good actress, it's just that that ADHD of yours isn't exactly career friendly, I mean, if I wasn't prepared to work with someone of your mental health when I completely read your resume, I would've just- (Fell down in the hole of the floor with a Wilhelm scream, as crashing was heard)..... PRETTY MUCH THAT, BUT WITHOUT PAIN?!
 * Sincere:... UGGH! Why can't I do ANYTHING right?
 * Pinkie: Sincere?
 * Sincere:... PINKIE!!!! (Hugs her) HOLY GLEEA, it's been so long!!! It's almost like you forgot we existed.
 * (Blunt): AND YOU WOULD KNOW A HELL OF A LOT ABOUT FORGETTING, WOULD YOU, FUNTIME?!
 * Sincere: YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO HEAR THIS CONVERSATION, BLUNT!!!!
 * Pinkie: Though I have to ask... You became an actress?
 * Sincere: Yeah, but I wouldn't nessersarly say I'm, a perfect actress. I keep forgetting my lines.
 * Pinkie: So why stick around?
 * Sincere: Because I'm trying different things like this. I have dozens of day jobs. I- Wait... Why are you here?
 * Pinkie: It's about Lightning Dust. She may need your help.
 * Sincere: What about Lighting?
 * Pinkie: Rainbow Dash tells me she had a relapse.
 * Sincere: Uh-oh. That's never good. Let's get going.
 * Roll Camera: (Off-screen in the hole) Keep in mind that this will count into your break, Miss Sincere! Oh, and while your at it, consider it a nice oppertunity to practice your lines, Ja?"
 * Pinkie: I don't really blame you, though. Transitions from comedian to other forms of media are hit-and-miss.
 * Sincere: You usually make it so easy.
 * Pinkie: Not always. Especially when friendship problems are involved. Even more so with the elements! Come on. (They zip off cartoonishly)
 * Roll Camera: "(From the hole)..... And, I just realised that I forgot to ask for help. (Pinkie zoomed back and left a rope ladder for him to climb with and zoomed off)..... THANK YOU!"
 * A pony butler walks over to Kindheart's room.
 * Butler: Miss Kindheart, a maiden from Ponyville requests an audience with you.
 * Kindheart: (From in her room) Curious. I don't recall somepony wanting to see me. I'll be right down.
 * Rarity is waiting in Kindheart's family's foyer, admiring the beauty of it.
 * Rarity: Oh, my. I can understand why Kindheart would have such an upbringing. I surely wish I could live here.
 * Butler: (The butler walks out) Announcing Mademoiselle Kindheart!
 * Kindheart: (Sees Rarity) Rarity, darling! (Runs up to hug her)
 * Rarity: (Hugs her back) So good to see you, Kindheart.
 * Kindheart: What have you been doing with yourself?! I can't even remember the last time we met.
 * Rarity: I've been doing a lot. A, WHOLE, LOT! I just need to tell you that Lightning Dust might have relapsed and needs help.
 * Kindheart:... Oh dear! Please don't tell me she broke up with Acidburn and became a reckless disgrace again.
 * Rarity:.... Which, could explain SOME part of what is going on. But we must find out.
 * Butler: What should I tell your parents and older siblings this time, milady?
 * Kindheart: Tell them I'm visiting a friend. (She and Rarity leave)
 * Celestia: Midnight, are you entirely sure you want to take over my royal head spa's place while he's recovering from chicken pox?
 * Luna: As harmful and infectious as they are, glad to know that normal illnesses get a chance to do something in Equestria instead of the 'fantasy' ones.
 * Midnight: I deeply insist, my dear princess of the sun. I'd do anything-
 * Celestia: I know, I know. It's all on your cutie mark. It's just that you haven't been around much. Your cousin has grown so much.
 * Midnight: I know, and I am so proud. I have just been waiting for an opportunity like this for so long. I was there for every celebration including the Festival of Friendship and your play.
 * Celestia:... Y... You were?
 * Midnight: Yes, your highness. But not everypony is born to act. I sure as Tartarus aren't. Have you seen MY school performances? But hey, at last, I can give something to you in return for everything you've done for us.
 * Celestia:... That's very sweet, but, I feel something else might be of concern for you.
 * Midnight: What?
 * Celestia: Well- (Suddenly a knock came from the big doors) Come in!
 * Flash Sentry: (Enters) Presenting, Her Highness, Princess Twilight Sparkle! (Twilight enters)
 * Twilight: Hi, Flash. (Flash blushed as he resisted the urge to giggle frillfully).... Midnight?
 * Midnight: COUSIN TWILIGHT!!!! (The two hugged)... I heard what you've been up to!! I'm so proud of you!!
 * Twilight: Well... That's not what I'm here about. Lightning Dust is... In a bit of a relapse.
 * Midnight:... Oh no. Is she okay?
 * Twilight: I hope so. You know where she lives?
 * Midnight: Of course. But is it not already information you know of?
 * Twilight: Being busy with recent events can make you forget. Come on.
 * Lightning Dust: Happy Anniversary, Acid! (Gives him a locket with her and him in it)
 * Acidburn:... It's BEAUTIFUL!! (The two hugged and slowly began to make out until Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy came in walking through the clouds)
 * Rainbow Dash: (Bitterly) Is this a bad time? (The two were shocked)
 * Lightning: AW SWEET LUNA ON ICE SKATES, WHO- (Saw Rainbow and Fluttershy) Rainbow Dash? Holy Aericolous, it's been a long-
 * Rainbow Dash: Don't think I've forgotten about that time with Scootaloo, Lightning.
 * Lightning Dust:... (She and Acidburn looked at each other confused)... Da f***?
 * Rainbow Dash: Don't 'Da F***' me! You know what I'm talking about. ABOUT THE STINKING WASHOUTS!!!!
 * Acidburn:... Ya mean those recent stunt ponies that are just a bunch of new-fad buttholes destined to be forgotten a year from now? Me and Lightning never saw them. They're nothing but what I said, a fad desinted to be forgotten, like Friendship Atheism.
 * Rainbow Dash: Uh, hello? Lightning Dust IS part of that new fad!!
 * Lightning Dust:... (She and Acidburn laughed hysterically, of which Rainbow made the face she made when she asked if she looked angry in Tanks for the Memories) Dash, though I admit that I had pipe-dreams about opening up a stunt group, though Washouts' a bit on the f*****g nose there, I would've gone for something like, "The Duster Busters", or, "The Zap-Attacks", or even the "Coolerbolts"! Ahem! Point is, I am pretty sure I am not part of a stunt-pulling daredevil group, even if I don't deny that if it wasn't for me being the Element of Courage, I probably would've done something like it.
 * Acidburn: Somepony's been in the sky too long, huh? (The two laughed)
 * Rainbow Dash:... Changeling check.
 * Lightning Dust: Don't you mean Spy che- (She punched her through endless clouds)
 * Fluttershy: RAINBOW DASH!!! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!?
 * Rainbow Dash: Remember the procedure for checking for Changelings in disguise?
 * Acidburn: AND WHAT MADE YOU THINK SHE WAS A CHANGELING?!?
 * Rainbow Dash: Maybe it was a Changeling friend.
 * Acidburn: BOTH OF US STILL HAVEN'T WARMED UP TO CHANGELINGS YET!!!
 * Lightning Dust: (Came out with a black eye, and looking beyond pissed off)... WHAT IN THE STINKIEST PITS OF TARTARUS WAS THAT?!?
 * Rainbow Dash: WHERE'S THE REAL LIGHTNING DUST, FAKER?!?
 * Lightning Dust: I AM LIGHTNING DUST!!! WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU?!? IS THIS GONNA BE LIKE THAT S*** YOU PULLED AT THE ACADEMY WHERE YOU INITIALLY GOT ME KICKED OUT?! I MEAN, SERIOUSLY?! ISN'T IT ENOUGH THAT I KILLED (PULLS OUT GRIM-NOR'S SHRUNKEN HEAD) THIS ASSHOLE AND HELPED YOU GUYS DEAL WITH THE GARGOYLES WHERE (POINTS TO ACIDBURN) HE SHOWED UP IN MY LIFE, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER THINGS I AM TOO PISSED OFF TO REMEMBER AT THE MOMENT?! WHY THE SUDDEN S***-GIVING, DASH?!
 * Rainbow Dash: DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME!!!
 * Lightning Dust: "JOKES ON YOU, I HAVE TROUBLE LEARNING MATH AND ALGEBRA TO THE POINT THAT I ALWAYS HAVE CONSISTENT D MINUSES!!...... That, was meant to sound more badass in my head! POINT IS, IT WAS MEANT TO SHOW THAT I DON'T PLAY DUMB, I KNOW DUMB?! I CAN BE DUMB ON A LOT OF THINGS?!...... THAT, ALSO SOUNDED WAY BETTER IN MY HEAD?!"
 * Acidburn: "(Rolled his eyes) Ugh, she's trying to say that she's not pulling anyone's leg here!"
 * Fluttershy: EVERYPONY, STOP!!!!...... Look, before we cause a scene, let's just get everything out rationally before ONE OF US DOES SOMETHING THEY'LL REGRET!!!
 * Lightning Dust: Well, I'm not going to be very calm, because she just PLOWED ME THROUGH A HUNDRED CLOUDS... Or was it less?... SEE, BAD AT MATH?!..... That sounded more victorious in my head.
 * Acidburn: "Sweetie, maybe try not to think too hard?"
 * Fluttershy: Rainbow Dash? Explain what happened with the Washouts. I think... You MAY be getting the Changeling accusation the other way around.
 * Rainbow Dash:... Hmm... You'd think I would've considered that. (Sighs) Even?
 * Lightning Dust: (The two shook) For now. But you owe me a Wonderbolt fight for this shiner ya gave me! Now, pardon my Pranch, but, THE F***ICORN'S GOING ON?!
 * Lightning Dust: SOMEPONY'S IMPERSONATING ME?!?... Well, like we already established, that phony-baloney WAS NOT ME!! I was with Acidburn the entire time. He noticed the posters and we snubbed them off as another overhyped showoff show like Trixie's.
 * Trixie was watching her soaps, but suddenly, she looked as if she sensed something....
 * Trixie: ".... I sensed a disturbence in the Trix-force, like, I was compaired to a bunch of cheap-fadders destin for obscurity."
 * (Gilda): "The hell is the Trix-Force? Did the Trix Rabbit became a Jedi in one of those commercials in there? Because I'm PRETTY sure The Last Jedi passed it's premier hype and merchandising."
 * Acidburn: Though... Should we talk to those 'Rolling Thunder' and 'Short Fuse' guys?
 * Rainbow Dash: Should we NOT talk to them?
 * Acidburn: "Why not? Those two might offer some insight on what's going on, and maybe they know who the imposter is."
 * Rainbow Dash: "WELL THE BEST I KNOWN FROM THEM IS THAT THEY'RE ABUNCH OF WONDERBOLT ACCADMY DROP-OUTS THAT-"
 * Lightning Dust: "Wait wait wait! These wouldn't be the same Short-Fuze and Rolling Thunder, are they? Those two are my new wing ponies in the academy! Those two are great ponies, if abit accentric, Rolling always obcessed for mindless thrills and Short-Fuze being.... Well, the name speaks for itself. What're those two doing being daredevils? I mean, with Rolling, it's not that big of a stretch, but Short-Fuze comes from a family with too high of expectations for him to suddenly drop being a wonderbolt to be a fad ponies will forget about eventually! They are ALWAYS about being remembered and in the history books! And cheap-thrill seeker fads, don't get recorded in the books, at least, not dedicatedly by the more serious books."
 * Acirdburn: "Well maybe Rolling ended up doing something too unredeemably stupid, it dragged Shorty with her, so NOW they're doing cheap stunts for a living?"
 * Rainbow Dash: "Well that doesn't explain the secondary Lightning Dust! Lightning, you need to be honest with me if your family's keeping a secret evil twin sister from you!"
 * Lightning Dust: "WELL I DOUBT MOM WOULDN'T'VE AVOIDED TELLING ME ABOUT THIS IF THIS SECRET EVIL TWIN GOT OUT?!"
 * Rainbow Dash: "DID MIDNIGHT ACCSIDENTLY CREATED AN EVIL CLONE OF YOU?!"
 * Lightning Dust: "No!"
 * Rainbow Dash: "BROUGHT OUT ANOTHER YOU FROM ANOTHER DIMENTION?!"
 * Lightning Dust: "I think I would've remembered s*** like that?!"
 * Rainbow Dash: ".... Then I'm still gunning for that Changeling s***!"
 * Lightning Dust: "Just don't give me another shiner! I think we can safely say I'm the real dealio!"
 * Fluttershy: "Rainbow Dash, I think we may need to see Rolling Thunder and Short-Fuze at this point! They might offer the best answers now."
 * Rainbow Dash: ".... Ugh! Fine! Let's go find the others! And Lightning, you're coming with me, just to make sure!"
 * Lightning Dust: "Anything to clear my name..... And get insight on how that stunt-team works, this talk might revitalsied my pipe-dream for that-"
 * Acidburn: "Lightning dear, let's please be serious about this."
 * Rainbow Dash: Let's just get our asses to the Academy already.
 * Lightning: "I'll ask mom to tell everyone else where they at if they ended up sticking around in the village."
 * Rainbow Dash: "Good call, Dust."

Chapter 2: Rolling and Short Fuse Interrogated
Wonderbolt Academy French Narrator: One Explanation Later... Ugh, I feel like a broken record... Hoofville Train Station.
 * Spitfire: Alright, maggots. You ready for your next round?
 * Rolling Thunder: (Saluted) As we'll ever be, ma'am!
 * Short Fuse: Rolls, your starting to get too into this.
 * Spitfire: WELL ONLY-
 * Spitfire/Rolling Thunder: I/YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE/WE'RE READY!!
 * Rolling Thunder: Yeah, you yelled that in our faces a dozen times. We kinda get the idea.
 * Short Fuse: It gets tired and cliché after a while.
 * Spitfire:... Oh wisenheimers, eh? 20 wing-ups, you two! Now!
 * Rolling Thunder: Wait, before or after the next round?
 * Short Fuze: "(Facehoofs) You, idiot."
 * Spitfire: NOOOOOWWWW!!!! (The two did them immediately) That's more like it. I expect them to be done by the next round. And trust me. I WILL know. (Flies away)
 * Short Fuse:... Yeesh, Lightning is right about her nowadays. Spitty's really a gender-bender spittin' image of her dad.
 * Lightning: WHAT'D YOU SAY, MAGGOT?!?
 * Short Fuse: AHHHHH, DOING IT, DOING IT!!!! (Lightning laughed)... NOT, FUNNY, DUSTY BUSTY?!
 * Rolling Thunder: Then why is she laughing?
 * Short Fuze: "Can you NOT?!"
 * Rainbow Dash: "(Chuckles), It makes me wanna chuckle too."
 * Short Fuse: Said the mare who is now netourious for exposing your position to the Storm King's little horsey Tempest, Rainbow Crash.....
 * Rainbow Dash:... WHAT THE F*** DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?!
 * Short Fuse: Oh, about the laughter, or about how you almost allowed that Storm King Smuck be able to stop Equestria's only hope cause of an epic act of stupidity!
 * Rainbow Dash: YOU SONOVA-
 * Acidburn: HOLD IT, FILLIES AND GENTLECOLTS?! Let's remember the real dealio reason why we're here.
 * Rainbow Dash: Fine..... (To Short Fuse) But we're not done here!
 * Short Fuse: One who lives in a glass house shouldn't throw stones, gaybo!
 * Rainbow Dash steamed out of her eyes in anger at that!
 * Lightning Dust: Guys... Are you aware of the Washouts?
 * Rolling Thunder: You mean those Wonderbolt dropouts that do crazy-cool stunts for a living and only destined to be a fad?
 * Short Fuse: Oh can you not suck on their c***.... Ish..... They're only gonna be until everyone forgets about them within a year, or if they crash embarrisingly, which I would pay a pretty bit for on Pay-per-view.
 * Rainbow Dash: Even if these 'dropouts' are you two and Lightning Dust?
 * Short Fuse/Rolling Thunder:... Wha?
 * Short Fuse:.... (Eye Twitches).... You're telling me, some asses are impersonating us, as the Washouts?
 * Rolling Thunder:...... AWESOME!! I GOT ME A DOPPELGANGER?!
 * Silence.....
 * Rolling Thunder: ".... Wait, is this supposed to be a bad thing, or what?"
 * Short Fuze started to have a major temper fit!
 * Lightning Dust: What I don't get is why? What did we even do to them?
 * Short Fuze: "(EXPLOUDS IN A FURY OF TEMPER) GGGGGGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?! AND THERE GOES MY ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES?! (Starts to flip out in the background)
 * Rolling Thunder:.... Ignor that, he'll be at it for a while. Now, back to this topic: What did we even do, PERIOD?
 * Rainbow Dash: We seem to suspect it's Changelings impersonating you guys.
 * Rolling Thunder: Why the f*** would they do that?
 * Rainbow Dash: Your guess is as f*****g good as ours. There doesn't seem to be many rogue Changelings left out there that we know of, besides Chrysalis, and even then, there's only like, one of HER now, and Mang's Abomninlings thingies aren't exactly super-compident, so that's out.
 * Acidburn: Well even if there were, they'd do better than something as silly as impersonating Lightning Dust, a dunce thrill-seeker, (Points to Rolling Thunder), and Mr. Happy over there. (Short Fuze was seen wreaking stuff)..... What's there to gain from that?
 * Rainbow Dash: Probably love from praising fans to steal. Seems a tad more efficient and subtle than stealing bits. But come on, there's surely better ways than that to get love. Like, I don't know, SHARE IT!!!!
 * Acidburn: Sounds like to me that not all Changelings got the memo that Chrysalis isn't in charge anymore.
 * Lightning: I doubt information like that will be easy to miss. What kind of retard doesn't even notice something like that?
 * Rolling Thunder: Well, news does tend to travel slow in Equestria. Why else did it take ponies a while to take Twilight seriously as a princess in places like Manehatten?
 * Rainbow Dash: Also, I've been around idiots long enough to know to NEVER underestimate their stupidity. Some of them have forgotten important detail FOR YEARS!!!
 * Rolling Thunder: Well, take it from me, nobody's THIS stupid.
 * Rainbow Dash: I once fooled a troll into thinking I was somewhere else by saying so... RIGHT IN HIS FACE!!!
 * Rolling Thunder: ".... Well, I'm sure that Changelings are RARELY mental retardation levels of stupid!"
 * Rainbow Dash: And who's to even say that these aren't a collection of mentally defected Changelings doing this? I imagine that Chrysalis didn't ALWAYS have winners in her forces from all that drone breeding she made some changelings do! There's BOUND to be screw-ups!
 * Lightning Dust: Look, we can figure out the reason later. Now we need to do something.
 * ???: Uh, Lightning? (Spitfire came)... There's somepony here to see you.
 * Lightning Dust: Um... Spit, with all due respect, now's not exactly a good time.
 * Spitfire: Well he... Strongly insists.
 * Lightning Dust: Well he should strongly F*** OFF!!! Some jerks are impersonating me, S and R here.
 * Spitfire:... He was strangely talking about that.
 * Lightning Dust: (Surprised)... Ohhhhhh, crap.
 * Rainbow Dash: (Facepalms) Not exactly a glmarious return to the SAF series, Lightning.
 * Lightning Dust: Just bring him in. He should know about- (A gray Pegasus with fire-colored hair burst in)
 * Pony: WELL THEN THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN, LIGHT!!!
 * Lightning Dust:...... No.
 * Short Fuse: (Finally stopped throwing a fit apawn realising what's happening)... No what?
 * Lightning Dust: (Does this while walking through the runway, training areas, and through other hazardous areas pushing out the pony without a scratch while Rainbow Dash and Acidburn reacted in panic in the same fashion as this)
 * Lightning Dust: No, no, nononono, NO!!!! (Pushes the pony out) GET, YOUR, FIERY, TAILED, ASS, OUT, OF, HERE, VELOCITY!!!!!
 * Spitfire: LIGHTNING!!! (The others flew in) What was THAT?! Those rookies could've torn you apart.
 * Lightning Dust: Spitfire... With the greatest possible respect here... WHY DID YOU LET THIS SORE ASSWIPE ONTO ACADEMY GROUNDS?!? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO HE IS?!?
 * Spitfire: He says his name is Velocity Raze. A friend of yours.
 * Lightning Dust: UGGGH, THE MILITARY OF OUR NATION THESE DAYS!!! NO WONDER THE STORM KING TOOK IT OVER SO EASILY!!!
 * Spitfire: "Hey, the royal guard holds EQUAL blame for THAT mess! They weren't even THERE?!"
 * Acidburn: "Well, the Wonderbolts were there in some straids, but, you guys weren't able to really stop the Storm attack."
 * Spitfire: "(Deadpan) Touché, wise-bro. Tou, ché."
 * Lightning Dust: POINT, BEING?! Velocity, IS A BULLY FROM MY FILLYHOOD!!!!
 * Rainbow Dash: "Aw son of a bitch, you had to take s*** from bullies too? I figured the Dust Clan had automatic respect!"
 * Lightning: That's what I thought, too, before I met HIM! Velocity Raze was the meanest, most obnoxious bully in all of Hoofville!
 * Velocity: You're just jealous I had more-
 * Lightning: That's always his excuse, don't take that seriously. There's nothing interesting about him.
 * Velocity: You want to say that to my FACE?!?
 * Lightning: You really want me to?
 * Acidburn: LIGHTNING!!
 * Lightning: FINE, FINE!!! Why are you here?
 * Velocity: "Simple. I'm here to bust the ass of the dropouts that soiled the Wonderbolt name!"
 * Rolling Thunder: "Really? Who?"
 * Velocity: "Looking at them, ya dinguses!"
 * Short Fuse: "...... (Deadpanly to Rolling Thunder) Ya had to asked, did ya dumbo? (Some Academy Security Staff arrived and contained the two, and Lightning)"
 * Lightning: "HEY HEY HEY!? WHAT GIVES?!"
 * Spitfire: "Well, he kinda said that you and these two were the Washouts. And they commited the act of endangering a child in a show."
 * Acidburn: "Whoa whoa whoa, hold up, sis! I had been around Lightning when that happened all day in Hoofville, there's reason to believe that she's being framed, and likely these two chuckleheads as well."
 * Velocity: "Aw come on, Spity, how do ya know he isn't just being a defensive boyfriend?"
 * Spitfire: ".... Because he's my brother, and he has NOTHING to gain to lie to family! (To Acidburn) That being said, creditable as you are, the Wonderbolt Court would end up viewing it as bias since you HAD been dating miss Lightning after all. The best way you can prove her innosence is to find the alledged imposters and take them before the Wonderbolt Brass in the trail."
 * Acidburn: "No probs, sis. We just need to find out their next show."
 * Two passing Wonderbolt rookies were seen looking up a new Washouts Poster.
 * Wonderbolt Rookie 1: "Aw sweet! The new Washouts Spectatular in Las Pegacus is this weekend!"
 * Wonderbolt Rookie 2: "And it's nearly sold-out! We gotta get there!"
 * Spitfire: "ATTEN-HUT, ROOKIES?! (The two rookies freaked out and saluted)..... May I see that poster?"
 * Wonderbolt Rookie 1: "Please don't punish us for this, Ma'am. (Gives the Poster)."
 * Spitfire: "At ease Rookies, you two will be pardoned on counts that you inadvertingly helped in a recent concern."
 * Spitfire went off and gave Rainbow Dash the poster.
 * Rainbow Dash: "(Reads) This saterday in the Grand Deos Statidum in the Resort of the Flimflam Bros, watch the latest sensation to sweep Equestria, the Washouts, preform live as they preform the super-duper tricks that got them in the big time! Expect thrills, expect spills, expect some damage, expect the time of your life. Tickets valuable at the resort, kids get free admitence, get a ticket now and you'll get a free Washout Plushy..... (Speaking) SERIOUSLY?! THEY HAVE ONLY BEEN AROUND FOR A FEW WEEKS AND ALREADY THEY GOT AN ENDORSEMENT DEAL?! AND PREFORMING IN THE FAMOUS GRAND DEOS STATIUM?! THAT WAS ALWAYS MY DREAM?!"
 * Lightning: "THE GRAND DEOS STATIUM?! I DON'T BELIEVE IT?! THOSE LUCKY FAKERS?!"
 * Rolling Thunder: "THEY'RE GIVING OUT PLUSHIES?! I WANT ONE?!"
 * Silence......
 * Short Fuze: "..... You have no freaking brains to speak of, do you Rolls?"
 * Rolling Thunder: If I said yes, would you be surprised?
 * Rainbow Dash: Then we got ourselves a case. We'll bust a cap in their asses quicker than you can say 'Cheers'.
 * Short Fuse: Cheers.
 * Rainbow Dash: MOTHERF-...... Whatever.
 * Lightning: "Let's go meet-up with your friends back at Hoofville."
 * The Remain 6 and Additional 5 were seen with the Students at the trainstation.
 * Gallus: "Okay, if we walked to Hoofville from Ponyville, why the need for a train?"
 * Pinkie: "It's for in case we have a whirling adventure in our midst!"
 * Gallus: "As if all the sudden Rainbow Dash of Pepper is suddenly gonna show up and say-"
 * Rainbow Dash: "(Shows up with the others) GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO LAS PEGACUS?!"
 * Gallus: "..... Walked right into that one."
 * Applejack: "Why the sudden interest? The Flimflam Bros. New fancy replacement coaster for Wild Blue Yonder isn't for another few weeks."
 * Spitfire: "It's actselly because of this. (Shows the poster)."
 * Twilight levitates the poster to her person.
 * Twilight: "(Repeats what Rainbow Dash read)...... (Speaks)..... THEY SERIOUSLY MANAGED TO GET INTO THE LEGENDARY GRAND DEOS STATIUM BUILDT IN 1902 DURING THE GREAT EQUESTRIAN DEPRESSION?! THEY'VE ONLY BEEN AROUND FOR WEEKS, AND YET, FLIM AND FLAM ALLOWED THEM A STAGE ON ONE OF THE GREATEST STADIUMS EVER BEHIND THE CANTERLOT STATDIUM AND THE CHRISTIAL EMPIRE ARENA?! I MEAN, I KNOW FLIMFLAM AREN'T EXACTLY HONORABLE ABOUT THEIR PRACTICES, BUT WHAT GULL DO THEY HAVE TO SHARE THE GRAND DEOS STATDIUM, TO A PREFORMICE GROUP THAT HAD ONLY BEEN AROUND FOR WEEKS?!"
 * Gallus: "Depends, weren't these the same guys that tried to outcompete Applejack's farm and sell snake oil to injured ponies at some point?"
 * Twilight: "..... (Deadpan) Fair point."
 * Fluttershy: "Oh come now, Twilight, you know they're not really bad guys. They did help me and Applejack stop Gladmane afterall."
 * Twilight: "Obviously only because the fact he was causing a friendship problem and those two saw a chance to swoop in and take away Gladmane's business! If our little insodent with their own "Friendship School" was anything to go by, at the least, they're prohit hungry oppertunists?! I mean, sure, I wouldn't call those two Sombra levels of evil, BUT THEY'RE REALLY PUSHING IT WITH THEIR PROHIT-MAKING SCEAMES?!"
 * Gaster: ".... Are ya still butthurt about how they kinda turned Starbeard against ya?"
 * Twilight: Not just that. They technically committed treason by blackmailing me. You have ANY idea what the penalty is for that?
 * Gaster: No, because I have yet to see it. But hey, you DID blackmail them back.
 * Twilight: You do know that you just answered your own question, right? We agreed to NEVER speak of this loop to each other. We'd both fall if we spoke of it. I lose my credibility and be at worst odds with the EEA, and Gladmane would get his business back for their scam and they'd be in prison for treason. But still, they seriously did not act very courteous.
 * Rarity: Well whatever they're doing to the Grand Deos, they better have learned their lesson.

Chapter 3: Getting to Las Pegasus
Grand Deos Stadium Back Stage
 * Flim:... You know, I don't get the choice of bad literacy.
 * Flam: Me either. I think they are obviously going for the word, 'Grandiose', but they ended up spelling the word wrong, by they litterally just writing in Grand and Deos togather. It's like, they desided to go for a pun! What's so appealing about that?
 * Flim:... What was that?
 * Flam: "Oh, must be one of the lougers' jokes. They have a bad hapit of misplacing them. Boys, would you take the Lougers' joke in the lost and found? (Some security proceeded to take the joke to do exactly that). Now there's only the matter of giving the misfits a reason to come here.
 * ???: Well depending on what happens, you might get that soon enough! (Rainbow Dash, Lightning, Twilight and the others came in)
 * Twilight: How are your treasonous scamming butts doing?
 * Flim:... Oh bother, I knew that was gonna come back to hunt us.
 * Flam: "Look, Miss Sparkle, if it helps, it was nothing personal to you, you know how Neighsay and his partner in crime that looks interestingly like Shineflare turned us into pawns!"
 * Twilight: Be that as it may, it doesn't exactly pardon your underminding of my school and nearly besmirching the name of Friendship Schools! I'll say it as many times as I want because what you did was not only attempt to release false information about me, but did it just to keep a stupid scam. And you made the mistake of bringing history's greatest pony into it, and make him look like the gullible fool he wasn't. Your crimes just went beyond sociopathic, which in theroy, would mean that you just brought the threat of never having an honest business again upon yourselves.
 * Applejack: Durn, Twi, will you relax? It's not that big a deal.
 * Twilight: NOT THAT BIG A DEAL?! These two were threatening to vilify the Princess of Friendship with false information just to keep their own false way of living. That's sociopathic and NOT the way of friendship as they were teaching.
 * Flim: "Look, as we said Princess, we were not ourselves that time-"
 * Twilight: Oh be honest, you two! If it wasn't for the fine mind-control was involved, be honest, YOU'D TOTALLY WOULD'VE DONE A FOR PROHIT FRIENDSHIP SCHOOL ON YOUR OWN TERMS, WOULD YOU?!
 * Flam: ".... We'll be honest, we, admit that we would be oppertunist enough to, capitalised on your school's existence. But Neighsay's no-show partner was the one who brought us your archives, miss. We're not sure how she got them, but-"
 * Twilight: They made me question why the map chose you and Fluttershy to help them.
 * Fluttershy: "That because Gladmane was being a bad pony and compromising friendships for big promises!"
 * Applejack: "Give them this, Twilight, they may had did lowdown things before, but at least they have enough standerds to know that what Gladmane was doing isn't right."
 * Twilight: Well obviously, those standerds WEREN'T HIGH ENOUGH TO KEEP THEM FROM BLACKMAIL PRINCESSES AND MAKE RESPECTED HEROES LOOK LIKE DOPES?!
 * Flam: "T'was nothing personal Miss Sparkle, we were mostly protecting our hides.... Also, even then, we were kinda under a spell."
 * Twilight: EVEN SO?! What you two did, was no better than how Gladmane would've done it.
 * Flim: "Hey in all fairness, Gladmane would've been WAAAAAAAY worse! He would've gotten Celestia involved! At least Starswirl would have no serious power over your school!"
 * Twilight: BUT HE IS THE TEACHER OF CELESTIA, SOMEONE WHO VERY WELL DOES?!
 * Flim and Flam: "..... Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."
 * Flam: "Okay, we admit that was a BIG whoopsy-dasiy on our parts, ugh, spell aside."
 * Twilight: Keep in mind that equestrian laws are not yet buildt to let spells be used as an excuse! Do you know how their actions would affect you? How it would effect Equestria and beyond? These two were willing to destroy the magic of friendship, AND PR FROM OTHER RACES, FOR A STUPID CON!!!!
 * Applejack:... Wow...
 * Flim:... Gotta be honest, when you phrase it like that, it really does sound very destructive.
 * Flam: "And again, as before, Neighsay's partner was-"
 * Spike: "We get it guys, it was Neighsay's additional sidekick. Look, we'll look into that when we can, for now, just, let Twilight have this."
 * Twilight: But ignoring the deal we made to start no trouble to avoid trouble, and suffer a huge career-destroying penalty, how did you manage to do all of this?
 * Flam: Believe it or not, the Grand Deos statdium has been around since even BEFORE Gladmane's time. It was buildt in the great equestrian depression and modeled as if it was a reminant of anichent Pegacius Civilisation, ya know, back when they had that roman/greek thing going on! Honest truth.
 * Gallus: Really? Because from what I heard, there's usually no honesty with you.
 * Flim: Tch, ironic coming from a griffin. A creature made infamous for their greed.
 * Gallus:... THE F***'D YOU SAY?!
 * Smolder: Okay, you two, can we cheese out of the racial stuff?
 * Flim: "Oh sorry, I admit that was pushing it abit. But you know what they say about glass houses."
 * Gallus: "Oh-ho-ho! Your saying that just because SOME griffins are greedy as balls, that means I don't have the right to judge you two dipshits?!"
 * Flam: "Now everyone calm down! Now trust me, I mean it about how this building was buildt. We have the papers to prove it. (Brings out legit papers about the stadiums origins) See?"
 * Gallus: "(Looks at it).... Okay, fair enough, this paper's too freaking old to be a forgery."
 * Flim: "This being said.... I kinda have a nagging feeling that your here for business. Now don't lie, our inner-capitalist will tinkle if your not being honest with us."
 * Lightning: "It's about the Washouts."
 * Flim and Flam realised that Lightning Dust, Short Fuze and Rolling Thunder were out and about with them!
 * Flim: "WHAT THE?!"
 * Flam: "NOW HOLD THE PHONE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN?! What are the Washouts doing outside and not in the stadium just as the show is starting?!"
 * Flim: "Unless..... (Summons a giant flyswatter) CHANGELING CHECK?! (Smacks the trio with it!)"
 * Lightning/Short-Fuze/Rolling Thunder: "D'OWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW?!"
 * Flim lifts the flyswatter off......
 * Flam: "..... I don't think they're turning back into Changelings."
 * Flim: "Well they must be a VERY speical breed to not turn back after a Changeling."
 * Acidburn: "Or, just as much, THEY'RE THE REAL LIGHTNING DUST, SHORT-FUZE AND ROLLING THUNDER?!"
 * Flim: "..... Then...... Who did we just allowed into our stadium before adoring fans?"
 * Spike: "Pretty much, a couple of jerk-holes that managed to con the con artists!"
 * Flam: "....... Wow...... No wonder people get mad at us for when we, erum, fabercate the truth of our products."
 * Twilight: "Not so great being conned yourselves, is it?"
 * Flim: "..... Will it help to be put on better terms with you if we give out backstage passes (Gives some out) Just so you can confront the Washouts without security hassle."
 * Twilight: "Tch, hardly, (Grabs the passes) But at least you two know when to respect the princess of friendship! (Walks into the backstage)....."
 * Rarity: "..... Try not to take that too personal. She doesn't like it when she is made bad in front of her idols or is greatly embarrised by them. Believe me on that."
 * Gaster: "Oh yeah, it's why she still gives that La Broma guy serious shit. Welp, later, The Super Chrono-Capitalist Brothers."
 * The group entered the staduim.
 * Flim: "..... Brother.....? I think, we may need to do, some more soul scearching then since before we came to own the resort."
 * Flam: "Brother, I do believe your right...."
 * The duo teleported off.
 * Chancellor Wellplay: I'm telling you, something is off about those three. President Vegas, Keeper Grandiose, please, reconsider. They may not nessersarly be the Lightning Dust and friends people know them as.
 * President Vegas: Chancellor, while we will take it easy on you because of your recent hardships, I'm afraid we cannot cancel what has already been prepared for weeks. The Washouts do NOT like having an act go to waste. Neither do their fans, who already paid ODDLES AND ODDLES of money into this event! The refunds from a canceled event like this will be BRUTAL?! Look, I promise that these three are no danger, even if the track record's abit inconsistent.
 * Keeper Grandiose: Exactly. So please leave.
 * President Vegas: Grandiose! That is NOT how you end a conversation like this. That is rude and unprofessional.
 * Keeper Grandiose: "I can't help it that it was about time people came to this old stadium, even if for a silly modern fad that'll be forgotten eventually, I'm just glad the stadium finally got to see action ever since the Christail Empire and it's arena came back! I'm just glad the old girl got some action again!
 * President Vegas: Looking after your family's stadium and this city's oldest attraction, while understandable, is NO excuse for rudeness, Grandiose. Chancellor, if you still wish to believe that there be foulplay involved, I must humbly ask that you look into this with somepony else. We have enough on our plates as it is.
 * Chancellor Wellplay:.... (Sighs) Fine. But you two owe me a lifetime pass to all resorts if I end up right about this! (Heads out) Blast!
 * Eightball: (With Hidden Shadow and holding cotton candy) Something wrong Dad?
 * Chancellor Wellplay: Son, change of plans. We won't be attending the show.
 * Eightball: What?! Why not?! Me and Hidden were looking forword to this show since the posters were first placed up!
 * Chancellor Wellplay: Because the Lightning Dust out there is NOT Lightning Dust. She's not this kind of pony anymore. And say that she may've thought of being like this before in her life, her newfound path as the Element of Courage contridicts this kinda behavior! Also, I have good reason to believe that Short-Fuze and Rolling Thunder did not became drop-outs! I should know! I sometimes visit the Wonderbolt academy and I still see those two around! I'm telling you, there could be impostery afoot!
 * Hidden: Mister Wellplay, um, are you sure you want to go through with that? I've been planning on this outing for a while. Plus, my dad does not appreciate wasted outings.
 * Pred's voice: "BLOODLY WHACK-A-DRAGON-MOLE, (Pred was seen playing a dragonised Whack-A-Mole), I'M USUALLY GOOD AT THESE BLOODLY THINGS?!"
 * Hidden: "..... Even more so after a bad game of Whack-A-Dragon-Mole."
 * Eightball: "Also, I kinda doubt these are even the same Lightning Dust, Rolling Thunder and Short-Fuze. Sometimes we can have ponies that look exactly like another pony but they are not. For all we know, maybe this is actselly a different Lightning Dust."
 * Wellplay: "Then explain to me why they CLAIM to be the exact individuals!"
 * Eightball: "Obviously as a means to claim to someone else's fame to make up your own. Daredevils do that s*** all the time, like, the Daughters of Celestia, those actrobatic mares from the asian lands that claimed themselves to be Celestia's daughters because their act resolves around the Sun!"
 * Hidden: "Or the Sons of Luna, those monster truck guys that do crazy s*** in night rallies."
 * Eightball: "And don't get me started on the Cragadile Wrestler Bloodlight Sprinkler, a pony that wrote herself as the daughter of Twilight! And we all know that she and Flash didn't tie the knot yet if ya know what I mean! Point is, these kinda people leech off to someone else's fame all the time, it's just a matter until they can make stake to their own identity!"
 * Wellplay: "(Sighs), Et tu, my son? Et tu?"
 * Eightball: "(Sigh), Look, dad, I don't mean to be against you on this, I just need a little more proof then your gut-feelings to really see this."
 * Wellplay: "..... (Sighs), Okay, go ahead and have fun with Miss Hidden and her adopted kin. But you owe me a lot of gambling nights if I am right!"
 * Eightball: "Fair enough, and trust me, I have a safe bet that your being worried over nothing. (Starts walking off with Hidden) Come on, Hid, let's go find your sisters before one of them does something stupid."
 * Chain's voice: "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?! I AM THE PINK CLOUD PRINCESS?!"
 * Sharp-Pay's voice: "DAMN IT CHAIN, GET OUT OF THE COTTON-CANDY MACHINE?!"
 * Axe-Rella's voice: "AND YOU SAID YOU HAD THIS, SHARP-PAY?!"
 * Eightball: ".... Like JUST now! (He and Hidden trotted off)!"
 * Wellplay: "..... (Sighs), Don't ya hate it when the young people don't listen to their elders?"
 * ???: I know, right? (The pony heroines arrived)... Hello, Chancellor.
 * Wellplay: Ah, Princess Twilight! (Kneels before Twilight) To what do I owe this pleasure?
 * Twilight: We must talk to the Washouts about... Something. (The real three appeared)
 * Wellplay:... FINALLY, SOMEPONY AGREES WITH ME!!! I KNEW those Washouts were fakers!
 * Lightning Dust: "Yeah, and lucky ones at that! They got to preform in THE Grand Deos Stadium?! That was a place even my grandfather dreamed to preformed to one day, bless his soul."
 * Wellplay: "Well, now we both have a new problem: Outside of you three, how are we gonna show to ponies that the ones out are imposters?"
 * Gallus: "Well we're kinda betting on that they're abunch of REALLY dumb rogue Changelings."
 * Smolder: "Yeah, dumb, but lucky. Till now."
 * Wellplay: "No kidding. Even President Vegas and Keeper Grandiose ended up buying that act. Heck, my own dang son just assumed that they were just abunch of look-a-likes clinging to Lighting's fame."
 * Short-Fuze: "Yikes. For a E.E.A. agent, that's pretty stupid of him."
 * Wellplay: "Hey watch it, that's my son your talking about."
 * Short-Fuze: "I'm just saying that you would think a trained agent would know better, ya know?"
 * Wellplay: He may be plagued with luck, but he's not plagued with brains.
 * Pinkie: Ewww, sounds nasty.
 * Wellplay: "I meant in that he isn't a rocket sciencetist about all this."
 * Pinkie: ".... Oh."
 * Rolling Thunder: Uh, well clearly YOU aren't. The answer's obvious. The three of us just come up to the imposters and say-
 * ???: END THE CHARADE NOW, BROTHER!!! (Two pony civilians revealed themselves as Spiracle and Vertex)
 * Lightning Dust: "WHAT THE F***APUS?!"
 * Rolling Thunder: "WHOA THAT WAS SPONTATIOUS?!..... I LIKE IT?!"
 * Short-Fuze facehoofed groaning!
 * Twilight: Spiracle? Vertex?
 * Spiracle/Vertex:... Your highness?
 * Sincere: Cupcakes! (Silence)...... What?
 * Twilight: What are you two doing here?
 * Spiracle:...... Oh...... So I suppose..... Those three are not my brother and some new cohorts.
 * Vertex: Yeah, we Changelings aren't the best at Changeling checking. How ironically cruel is that?
 * Rarity: Very, VERY, cruelly ironic.
 * Lightning Dust: Damn right. Although.... Now that I think of it... Who are you both, how does Twilight know you, and what do you mean brother?
 * Spiracle: Well, formalities first. I am Spiracle, once elder of King Seta's Hibernation Temple, and this is my assistant Vertex. We are teachers of culture at Twilight's School of Friendship.
 * All Other Elements Except Midnight: SCHOOL OF FRIENDSHIP?!?
 * Lightning: When did Twilight open a freaking SCHOOL?!?
 * Rarity: "Darlings, we have, SO much, to catch up on after this."
 * Midnight: "Like you wouldn't believe."
 * Twilight: We'll explain later. Now I need to back up Lightning's last question: What do you mean by 'brother'?
 * Spiracle:... (Sighs) I'm afraid that this is a private family matter-
 * Vertex: He believes-
 * Spiracle: Vertex, don't you DARE tell them.
 * Vertex: Why not? They're looking for them, too. There's no reason not to tell them.
 * Spiracle: We're supposed to fix this quietly. Or at least we were before you wasted time with an errand that could've been done afterward. Now those bastards caught the attention we were meant to avoid.
 * Vertex: WILL YOU STOP BLAMING ME?!
 * Spiracle: VERTEX! Do not talk to me like that!
 * Twilight: No, she's right. Spiracle, both as a Princess of Friendship, AND tecnecally your boss as the school's headmare/founder, I demand to know what's going on!
 * Spiracle: Your highness, with all due respect, this is not your business. It's mine, and mine only.
 * Rainbow Dash: WHO ARE YOU TO TELL OUR FRIEND AND THE PRINCESS OF FRIENDSHIP WHAT TO DO?! THIS ISN'T ALL ABOUT YOU, BUG!!
 * Spiracle: "Okay, can you please not get racial about this? We could barely deal being called "Bug-Horses" as it is. Just straight-up calling us "Bugs" is just offensive."
 * Rainbow Dash: "SORRY, I'M JUST IN A BAD MOOD AFTER I ENDED UP BLAMING THE REAL LIGHTNING DUST FOR SOMETHING A FAKER DID?!"
 * Spiracle: "Woo! And it shows!"
 * Ocellus: "Mr. Spiracle, please. We're all friends here. We just as much want to resolve this as you do. These imposters are going to risk Lightning's reputation as the Element of Courage pretending to be a bunch of rude daredevils."
 * Short-Fuze: "Alongside two rookie Wonderbolt casualties, in moi and Rolling Dunce here."
 * Rolling: "My cousin's here? Dang it, I told her not to follow me without Aunt Rolling Pin?!"
 * Silence......
 * Applejack: ".... The lights ain't all on up in her attic, are they?"
 * Short-Fuze: "What was your first clue, Cowmare?"
 * Ocellus: "Please Mr. Spiracle. (Turns into a kitten and gives a sad face and mews)."
 * Spiracle: ".... D'owwww..... I don't have the heart to refuse a face like that. Oh how fickle the gift of shape-swifting can be. Very well, I'll explain along the way into the stage. Follow us."