Nightmare Moon returned to the castle just before the sun rose. Her expression seemed content and casual as she entered through her room's balcony. She was about to lay in her bed to rest, but was surprised to find Celestia was already waiting there. The sun princess frowned at her former enemy. "Where were you last night?"

Nightmare Moon scoffed. "I have no need to discuss my own business with you, dear sister. I don't need a chaperone."

Celestia stood and approached the dark mare. "Oh, yes you do. I can't have you galloping about Equestria terrorizing the citizens and causing mayhem."

"You give me too much credit, dear sister. I was merely out for a midnight fly."

"Hm… okay, Nightmare Moon. Be warned, from this point on you are forbidden from leaving this castle. You'd have to think I was born yesterday if you think I'm going to let a menace fly about."

Nightmare Moon rolled her eyes. "Just try to restrain me, Celestia." She challenged a she proceeded to her bed.

The sun princess smiled. "Well, I just thought you might want to be here for the news."

"News?"

"Yes. I seem to have found the solution to our problem. Yesterday, I sensed something. An energy I haven't felt for quite some time. At first, I couldn't place it, but I've been thinking about it all night and I think I've sensed a similar energy in Ponyville. If we can contain the source of the energy, I think we can figure out how to counter it."

"Contain the source? You mean… imprison it?"

"If it comes to that. Is that a problem?"

Nightmare Moon stayed silent for a moment. "Of course not."

Carrot Top doodled in her journal as Fluttershy sat on her bed behind her. The orange mare's mischievous grin only grew as she continued to write. Finally, she turned to look at her friend. "Alright, here's the plan. I'll… "procure" one of Tony's inventions. When he goes looking for it, I want you to suddenly walk in and "find" it." She said.

Fluttershy raised an eyebrow. "Well, um, I don't know. Won't he be upset?"

"Well, yeah, but what's a bit of distress in exchange of eternal love?"

Fluttershy blushed. "Eternal... well, I suppose-"

"Great! Let's do this!"

Carrot Top quietly approached the door to Tony's room. Fortunately, it was left ajar and her brother was nowhere to be found. 'He's probably downstairs with Dad. Score!' She crawled through the room and looked at the clutter on the desks. It seemed to be nothing but scrap until a strange device caught her eye. It was about the size of her hoof and seemed to be made up of an assortment of junk. Carrot Top smirked. "Perfect."

The orange mare hurriedly returned to her room, device at the ready. She handed it off to Fluttershy. "Here, hide this somewhere! When I give the cue, 'find' it." She winked. Fluttershy nodded nervously. Carrot Top stepped out of her room as Tony walked up the steps. She merely smiled at him as he walked by, coaxing him to stop. "What are you up to?" He asked, suspiciously.

Carrot Top still smiled. "Dear brother, I am merely standing here. Is that such a crime?" He watched her for a moment before entering his room. Mere moments later he stepped out and crossed his arms. "Carrot Top, where is it?"

"Whatever do you mean?"

"Carrot Top, I'm serious! That was my automatic carrot peeler! It's not safe at the moment!"
The orange mare looked a bit surprised before laughing nervously. "Heh, how 'not safe' are we talking?" As if on cue, a scream was heard from within Carrot Top's room. Tony and Carrot Top looked at each other before running in… to find Fluttershy being chased by the automatic machine. It whizzed around uncontrollably, blades jutting out at nothing. The machine tore through whatever was placed in its path, be it pillows, wood, or even toys. Fluttershy tripped and fell, her back against the wall as the machine rushed closer. Suddenly, a solid kick from Tony sent the device flying into the wall, shattering it to scrap. Tony helped the yellow pegasus up. "Are you okay?"

Fluttershy nodded. "I-I-I think so." Carrot Top gestured to her. Fluttershy nodded. "I, er, found it and I guess I accidentally turned it on. Sorry."

Tony turned to his sister. "Carrot Top, no more messing with my projects. This could have been very bad!"

The orange mare nodded, sadly. "Alright. I'm sorry. It won't happen again." Tony sighed as he left the room with the mangled machine. Carrot Top waited for him to close the door before grabbing Fluttershy. "Okay! Plan B!"

The duo stepped outside, mere meters from where Tony and the rest of the Carrot household were working in the fields. Carrot Top hid behind a bush and snickered. "Oh, this is it, I feel it! I messed around with Tony's fancy gizmo for pulling carrots. If I'm right, it'll stop and he'll be clueless. That's when you walk in and fix it."

"Fix it? Um, I don't think I know anything about this sort of thing." Fluttershy said.

Carrot Top waved a hoof. "Well, duh! That's why I swiped his blueprints. I just took out the… erm… whatsit! Just ask him what's wrong and he'll probably drone on. You can do this!" Carrot Top pushed Fluttershy onto the field. She gulped as she watched Tony mess around with his machine. She strode forward.

Tony sighed in defeat. "Ugh, I may just have to ditch the machine. Back to the drawing board, I guess." Suddenly, he felt a tap on his shoulder. "Hm? Oh, hey Fluttershy."

"Hi. I, um, couldn't help but notice that your, um, device wasn't working."

"Yeah, I can't figure out why. It was working fine this morning." He sighed.

"Well, uh, maybe I can help, if you don't mind."

Tony raised an eyebrow. "Hm? I didn't know you were the tinkering type."

She shrugged, bashfully. "Well, um, I guess I learned a few things?" She looked back at Carrot Top, who nodded in glee. Fluttershy smiled back before looking at the machine with Tony. He continued fiddling with the machine, occasionally gaining minor input from Fluttershy.

Eventually, the machine began humming. The duo looked excited before it began to shake violently. Tony and Fluttershy stepped back as a large piece suddenly blew out of it. The part flew across the field and into the bushes. A loud clunk was heard, along with an "Ow!"

Tony ran over to find Carrot Top on the ground, rubbing her head. "Are you alright?" He asked, worriedly.

Carrot Top frowned. "Jeez, what a headache. What was that for!?"

Tony was about to apologize, but saw a sheet of paper on the ground next to his sister. He picked it up and frowned. "Carrot Top, why do you have my blueprints for the Carrot Puller? Wait, did you tamper with it?"

The orange mare sweat a bit. "Oh, I hear Mom calling me! See ya!" She said as she ran as fast as she could toward the house.

Fluttershy waited for Tony's outburst, but was surprised by his laughter. She looked at him. "Aren't you mad?"

"Well, yeah, but I think getting nailed by a flying part is karma enough. Thanks anyway for the help, Fluttershy." The pegasus blushed a bit before following her friend inside.

Carrot Top sat on her bed, keeping an ice pack on her bruised head. She kept a hoof on her chin and a stern look on her face. "Okay, so maybe we've been looking at this all wrong. I think I've got a surefire plan to-"

"Oh, Carrot top, I can't do any more plans. I have to go feed my precious Angel. He gets upset if he doesn't eat anything." Fluttershy explained.

Carrot Top sighed. "Alright. Go ahead. We'll try again some other day." Fluttershy smiled at her friend before heading out the door.

Back at her cottage, she figured the day was over. After tending to her animals, all she wanted to do was sit down with a nice cup of tea and some peaceful silence. However, her plans were suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door. "Oh, one second!" She called. Opening the door, she smiled at the visitor. "Tony? What, um, brings you here?"

"Well, uh, I kinda felt bad about how the day went, what with one of my machines chasing you around and the other nailing Carrot Top in the head. I figured I'd bring a little something." He held out a few flowers. Fluttershy blushed as she took them. They weren't as immaculate as a bouquet, but they were still rather nice. She smiled. "Th-thank you, Tony. You didn't have to, though. Those were just accidents."

"I know, but, I still feel like you should have them. Sorry if they're a bit dull. The trail I took had quite the underwhelming assortment."

Fluttershy smelled the flowers. "They're lovely. Won't you come in? I just put some tea on the kettle."

Tony smiled. "I'd like that."

The duo sat in the dining room, chatting about the day's antics and sipping their tea. Tony sighed, relaxed. "This is really good! May I ask how you made it?"

The pegasus looked away bashfully. "Oh, it's nothing, really. I bought a few special herbs from the marketplace. I'm glad you like it."

"It's very relaxing, especially after such a crazy day. Carrot Top can be a bit much sometimes."

Fluttershy sipped her tea and thought for a moment. She suddenly stood. "Tony, could you, um, come with me for a second?"

A bit surprised, Tony nodded. "Uh, sure! Lead on." He followed the pegasus as she approached a framed letter on her wall. She gestured to it, prompting Tony to begin reading:

Dear Fluttershy,

I think you are super cute and your hair smells like pretty flowers.

Love, Tony

Tony felt his face go beet red as he read the letter, making Fluttershy giggle. "Don't worry. I know you didn't write it. Carrot Top wrote it a long time ago."

Tony frowned. "Another one of her pranks?"

"Yes, but… it makes me feel happy."

"Happy?"

"It reminds me how much Carrot Top cares about me. That's why I framed it. She's a true friend." She kicked a hoof on the ground. "It also reminds me how I feel about yo-yo-" She stammered as she looked at Tony's face. "Yo-yo-you-your family! Yep! Your family! Such nice ponies!" She had a large smile, trying her hardest to be convincing. Tony raised an eyebrow. "O… kay. Well, I should be heading back. I wouldn't want to worry everypony." He went to the door, but stopped. "Hey, Fluttershy. This was nice." He smiled at her before closing the door.

Fluttershy waved him off, but mentally slapped herself. 'Oh, shoot. I was really close that time.' She looked at the flowers on her coffee table and quickly placed them in a vase. She looked at them for a long time before smiling. "I'll do it tomorrow!"