AUTHOR'S NOTE: This one is mainly played out for laughs. I wrote this back in the late 1990's (like 1998 or 1999 or so, I don't remember exactly which, but I was still in high school when I wrote this), which is why Wind Whistler's dialog is a bit more exaggerated than it would normally be (I was still trying to get a handle on the characters back then)


Sweet Stuff and Spike were sitting by the pool one morning and looking at a school book that Megan had left behind the other day. The book had a listing of all the great movies in the past century, including "The Wizard of Oz" and "E.T."

"I wish we could see these movies," Spike said.

"I do, too," Sweet Stuff said. "Let's read a little more about them."

The two of them looked through the book a little while longer. Then they decided to show the others. The other ponies enjoyed looking through the book.

"Maybe we should make our own movie," Fizzy said.

"How are we going to do that?" Gusty asked. "We don't have a camera or an idea!"

"I know!" Magic Star said. "Wind Whistler can come up with the story and we can get Danny to bring a camera and film it!"

"I think that excogitating a cinema verite is going to be a bit difficult," Wind Whistler said.

"What did she say?" Shady asked.

"She said it might be hard to write a movie," Gusty said.

"Is that what she said?"

Nonetheless, Wind Whistler got to work writing the movie. However, the ponies got Megan, Danny, and Molly to come to Ponyland to help them out. Wind Whistler dictated the movie, Gusty translated it, and Megan wrote it down on paper. Once it was finished, they gave it to Magic Star, who was going to be the director, to read through it. She read through it, muttering "mm hmm" under her breath.

"I'm curious, though," she said. "How come all the characters are listed Hero, Villain, and Damsel in Distress?"

"That'll be your job to fill in who's who," Gusty replied.

Magic Star nodded and got to work figuring out who would star in the movie. After awhile, she chose Buttons as the Damsel in Distress, Slugger as the Hero, and Score as the Villain. Then Truly and Heart Throb came up with the costumes. It was a simple process. They gave Score a black hat and cape and even a fake mustache.

"How do I look?" he asked Gusty.

"Kinda like Snidely Whiplash in the old Dudley Do-Right cartoons," Gusty replied. "Perfect!"

Truly and Heart Throb figured out sort of a Nell Fenwick costumes and a Canadian Mountie for Slugger (they were doing a Dudley Do-Right theme, even though they were using their own names). After a few days, Danny took an old movie camera the four ponies onto the "set" that Lickety Split, Gusty, Fizzy, and the Bushwoolies built. They were getting ready to shoot their movie.

"I'm ready for my close up, Ms. Director," Score said.

"What a ham," Gusty muttered.

"Okay, you guys all know the script, right?" Magic Star asked. The stars nodded. "Just in case, however, Glory, Bubbles, and Locket have the cue cards if you need them. Okay, let's shoot a movie! Lights! Camera! And action!"

The movie started simply enough. They did run across some mayhem, however. I'm not going into detail about the filming. I want you readers to be surprised.