Vanishing Tails 3
AN: I know, I know, I've already written two about Vegeta and Flame, but this one's different. Why? Because I saw the second episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and I couldn't help but notice a certain pony's tail missing as they entered the forest… and I couldn't resist. I'll take steps to avoid this being repetitive. And yes I know it reappears the next time we see her, but in this story it doesn't.
Chapter 1: Where's my tail?
Vegeta stood before Guldo on Planet Frieza.
"I don't understand why Frieza put a frog like you on the Ginyu Force!" said Vegeta.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" said Guldo.
"Wait a minute!" said Vegeta. "Where did my tail go? You frogfaced creep! You did this with your Time Freeze, didn't you?"
"No I didn't!" said Guldo.
"Lies!" said Vegeta, and he fired a Galick Gun at Guldo.
"I would have known if it was Guldo," said Frieza about sixty seconds later, his pod hovering above a smoldering pile of ashes exactly where Guldo stood sixty seconds ago. "Vegeta, I am sending you on a new mission."
"Now is not the best time!" said Vegeta, trying to keep anger out of his voice. He must not upset Frieza until he was powerful enough to fight him. "My tail is gone!"
"That IS your mission," said Frieza. "You must find whoever stole your tail. You were always my favorite henchman. Besides, you don't look enough like a monkey without it."
"I thought I was your favorite henchman," said Dodoria.
"No," said Frieza, "you're the one with the lazy bones. Still, you can be useful."
"Where do I start looking?" said Vegeta.
"My scouter picked up a magic energy signal from a planet called… Earth."
"That planet is full of weaklings," said Vegeta. "This should be easy."
Flicker was in the shape of a box due to one of his machines going wrong. Count Geoffrey stood before him, taking over Camelhot and dressed like a king. Evil Knight 3 walked up to him.
"I said I want everything dragon removed!" said Geoffrey. "And while you're at it, get rid of that tail. TAIL?"
What appeared to be Evil Knight 3 was really Princess Flame, her tail clearly visible.
Flame straightened Flicker out with one arm, and Flicker pressed a button on the Automatic Hairstyling Machine, which was on Geoffrey's head, and it began changing his hairstyle. But you already knew that if you've read my first Vanishing Tails fic so I'll try not to be too repetitive.
"That ought to crimp his style!" said Flicker.
"Hey, my tail's gone!" said Flame. "Could Count Geoffrey be behind this?"
"How could he?" said Flicker. "His head was caught in the hairstyling machine for the last few seconds. And you still had your tail before I turned it on, cause he noticed it first."
"You might say it was the tell-tale sign," said Flame. "But we're dealing with some powerful magic here."
"Do you think it could be Merle?" said Flicker.
"No," said Flame. "I would have known if she was anywhere near. We don't have time to waste with them. Let's dispose of them and then lower the drawbridge, then get to the bottom of this mystery."
She lifted up Geoffrey and his Evil Knights with one arm, as they tried to pry the automatic hairstyling machine off Geoffrey's head, and threw them out the window, all the way back to Castle Threadbare, while Flicker breathed fire at the chain holding the drawbridge up, sending it falling down on top of Loungelot.
Flicker and Flame met up once Allfire, Griddle, and the knights entered the castle.
"Now, let's find out who stole your tail," said Flicker.
"Whoever it is could only want it for one reason," said Flame. "He wants to make Dragon Tail Soup. And who knows a recipe for dragon tail soup?"
"Only one man," said Flicker. "The emperor of China."
Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity entered the forest in search of the six elements so that they could defeat Nightmare Moon.
"We're sticking to you like caramel on a candy apple," said Applejack.
"Wait a minute!" said Rainbow Dash. "Where did my tail go?"
"It just disappeared!" said Rarity. "Who would have the nerve to do that to a pony?"
"I bet it was a trick by Nightmare Moon!" said Rainbow Dash. "Let's get her!"
So they made their way through the forest. Fluttershy tamed the manticore, Pinkie Pie made the scary faces on the trees disappear, Rarity cut off most of her tail for the sea serpent's mustache, and Rainbow Dash set the bridge back up. Then came the battle with Nightmare Moon, in which the ponies unleashed the power of the elements, destroying the form of Nightmare Moon and turning her back into Princess Luna.
"Hey! My tail is back!" said Rarity. "I'll never part with it again."
"Your necklace looks just like your cutie mark," said Fluttershy.
"So does mine," said Rainbow Dash. "Wait, if Nightmare Moon is defeated, why is my tail still gone?"
Princess Celestia appeared. The ponies kneeled before her. She congratulated the ponies on a job well done, and she and Luna put the past aside to rule Equestria as equals again.
"Twilight Sparkle, your new mission is to give a friendship report on what you find out about friendship," said Celestia. "But all of you must now go on another mission. As I'm sure you've noticed, Rainbow Dash's tail has not grown back."
"If it wasn't Nightmare Moon, then who was it?" said Rainbow Dash.
"I'm not sure," said Celestia. "It was a magic that I am not familiar with. However, I have heard mysterious rumors about a red castle in a dark land to the east. That might be a good place to start."
"All right!" said Twilight. "We'll defeat this new enemy and get Rainbow Dash's tail back!
Will Vegeta, Flame, and Rainbow Dash get their tails back? And who was it that stole their tails? Find out in the thrilling conclusion of Chapter 2! (A two-parter, like the first two episodes of a season of My Little Pony...)
