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Spoon Bait II (The Final Chapter): the Re-Spoon-ening
Silver Spoon’s eyes sprang open as an idea came to her. She couldn’t be the Gilded Spoon with a chunk of wood, but she was still Silver Spoon.
“Hey, Saddle Rager!” Silver Spoon said. “I can’t believe you’re just standing there while your friends and Maretropolis are in danger! Don’t you care about them?!”
Saddle Rager’s eyes went wide. “I-I’m trying, but I just… can’t…”
“‘Can’t’ what?” Silver Spoon demanded. “You can’t do anything, can you?! At least Hum Drum is good for comic relief. You’re completely useless!”
Tears filled Saddle Rager’s eyes as she collapsed in her cage. “It’s true!” she wailed. “I’m a failure as a hero!” She continued weeping as Zapp flew over to comfort her.
Silver Spoon looked around nervously. It wasn’t working. All she was doing was hurting Saddle Rager’s feelings. She closed her eyes tight and thought as hard as she could: what should she say?
…What would Diamond Tiara say?
“Everypony knows the Power Ponies only keep you around because they feel sorry for you!” Silver Spoon yelled.
“W-what?” Saddle Rager’s tears stopped.
“Yeah!” Silver Spoon continued. “They don’t even like you. They know you’d never make it as a hero, so they took pity on you.”
“How-how can you say that?!” Saddle Rager screeched.
Radiance threw herself against the cage in a panic. “Spoonydear, that is not a good idea!”
Silver Spoon didn’t stop. “They only pretend to like you. They’re not really your friends!”
Saddle Rager’s eyes and voice were rapidly distorting. “How dare you insult the integrity of my friends?!” Her body grew to enormous proportions, pressing the other Power Ponies against the walls of the cage. She let out a roar as she broke through and flew right at Silver Spoon.
Fili-Second got everypony to safety before they could fall into acid below as another crash announced another broken cage. She was about to run to save the Dynamic Duo, but was stopped in her tracks by what she saw.
Silver Spoon was hugging Saddle Rager.
“I’m sorry!” Silver Spoon cried, tears streaming from her eyes. “I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean any of those things I said! I just—I didn’t know what else to do!” She sniffled and hugged tighter. “I never wanted to hurt your feelings. Please forgive me.”
The ferocity slowly faded from Saddle Rager’s eyes as she wrapped her swollen forelegs around her. She carried the Dynamic Duo down to safety.
“Thank you,” Silver Spoon said, wiping her eyes. She gave Saddle Rager an apologetic smile.
“Alright, Power Ponies, Dynamic Duo,” Masked Matter-horn said, “let’s show him what happens when you mess with the heroes!”
“Yeah!” Hum Drum cheered, running for the control room. “Let’s show him—”
splash!
Hum Drum looked down and saw his hoof in a bucket.
Plasticus sat in the shadow of ray gun, patiently waiting for it to charge. The barrier began to rise, despite him not giving the order, and he saw nine heroes striking dramatic poses.
“How did you—” His eyes fell on a particularly angry Saddle Rager. “Never mind.”
“We’re here to stop you,” Silver Spoon said.
“And how are you, of all ponies going to stop me?” Plasticus chuckled. “Are you going to cook a delectable soup?”
Silver Spoon tightened her grip on the wooden spoon. “It’s not the spoon that makes the hero,” she said defiantly. “It’s the spoon on the inside that counts!”
Silence passed over the room.
“Can-can I do that again?” Silver Spoon asked sheepishly. “I can think of something better.”
“Henchponies,” Plasticus called in a disinterested manner, “go get yourselves beaten up long enough for the ray to charge.”
“You got it, boss!” they answered.
Fighting erupted all around Silver Spoon, but she was focused on the spoon in her hooves, whispering to it softly.
“I know you can do this,” she said to the Thunder Spoon. She pointed the little wooden spoon at the ray gun, pouring all of her belief into it, and the room filled with a blinding light.
“Thanks for all of your help, Dynamic Duo,” Masked Matter-horn said with a bow. “We couldn’t have done it without you.” She turned to Silver Spoon. “You know, we could probably change the Thunder Spoon back for you.”
Silver Spoon looked at the wooden spoon in her hoof and smiled. “Thanks, but… I kinda like it this way.”
Silver Spoon found herself back in her room. She smiled to the comic book as it disappeared.
“Hey, Saddle Rager!” Silver Spoon said. “I can’t believe you’re just standing there while your friends and Maretropolis are in danger! Don’t you care about them?!”
Saddle Rager’s eyes went wide. “I-I’m trying, but I just… can’t…”
“‘Can’t’ what?” Silver Spoon demanded. “You can’t do anything, can you?! At least Hum Drum is good for comic relief. You’re completely useless!”
Tears filled Saddle Rager’s eyes as she collapsed in her cage. “It’s true!” she wailed. “I’m a failure as a hero!” She continued weeping as Zapp flew over to comfort her.
Silver Spoon looked around nervously. It wasn’t working. All she was doing was hurting Saddle Rager’s feelings. She closed her eyes tight and thought as hard as she could: what should she say?
…What would Diamond Tiara say?
“Everypony knows the Power Ponies only keep you around because they feel sorry for you!” Silver Spoon yelled.
“W-what?” Saddle Rager’s tears stopped.
“Yeah!” Silver Spoon continued. “They don’t even like you. They know you’d never make it as a hero, so they took pity on you.”
“How-how can you say that?!” Saddle Rager screeched.
Radiance threw herself against the cage in a panic. “Spoonydear, that is not a good idea!”
Silver Spoon didn’t stop. “They only pretend to like you. They’re not really your friends!”
Saddle Rager’s eyes and voice were rapidly distorting. “How dare you insult the integrity of my friends?!” Her body grew to enormous proportions, pressing the other Power Ponies against the walls of the cage. She let out a roar as she broke through and flew right at Silver Spoon.
Fili-Second got everypony to safety before they could fall into acid below as another crash announced another broken cage. She was about to run to save the Dynamic Duo, but was stopped in her tracks by what she saw.
Silver Spoon was hugging Saddle Rager.
“I’m sorry!” Silver Spoon cried, tears streaming from her eyes. “I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean any of those things I said! I just—I didn’t know what else to do!” She sniffled and hugged tighter. “I never wanted to hurt your feelings. Please forgive me.”
The ferocity slowly faded from Saddle Rager’s eyes as she wrapped her swollen forelegs around her. She carried the Dynamic Duo down to safety.
“Thank you,” Silver Spoon said, wiping her eyes. She gave Saddle Rager an apologetic smile.
“Alright, Power Ponies, Dynamic Duo,” Masked Matter-horn said, “let’s show him what happens when you mess with the heroes!”
“Yeah!” Hum Drum cheered, running for the control room. “Let’s show him—”
splash!
Hum Drum looked down and saw his hoof in a bucket.
Plasticus sat in the shadow of ray gun, patiently waiting for it to charge. The barrier began to rise, despite him not giving the order, and he saw nine heroes striking dramatic poses.
“How did you—” His eyes fell on a particularly angry Saddle Rager. “Never mind.”
“We’re here to stop you,” Silver Spoon said.
“And how are you, of all ponies going to stop me?” Plasticus chuckled. “Are you going to cook a delectable soup?”
Silver Spoon tightened her grip on the wooden spoon. “It’s not the spoon that makes the hero,” she said defiantly. “It’s the spoon on the inside that counts!”
Silence passed over the room.
“Can-can I do that again?” Silver Spoon asked sheepishly. “I can think of something better.”
“Henchponies,” Plasticus called in a disinterested manner, “go get yourselves beaten up long enough for the ray to charge.”
“You got it, boss!” they answered.
Fighting erupted all around Silver Spoon, but she was focused on the spoon in her hooves, whispering to it softly.
“I know you can do this,” she said to the Thunder Spoon. She pointed the little wooden spoon at the ray gun, pouring all of her belief into it, and the room filled with a blinding light.
“Thanks for all of your help, Dynamic Duo,” Masked Matter-horn said with a bow. “We couldn’t have done it without you.” She turned to Silver Spoon. “You know, we could probably change the Thunder Spoon back for you.”
Silver Spoon looked at the wooden spoon in her hoof and smiled. “Thanks, but… I kinda like it this way.”
Silver Spoon found herself back in her room. She smiled to the comic book as it disappeared.