"Ah'll guess…Mr. Green, in the Hall, with the Revolver," said Applejack.
Fluttershy's jaw dropped and Soarin's eyebrows rose. The Study was covered in streamers and balloons- white, green, yellow, red, blue, and purple. The desk was now covered with platters of pie and cookies.
In the middle of the floor, Applejack, Rainbow, and Rarity were sitting around a board game. There were three game pieces on it- white, yellow, and blue- and the three ponies were holding cards. Next to each of them was a small pencil and paper.
Applejack grabbed the packet at the center of the board. Opening it, she pulled out three cards. With a whoop of victory, she slapped them onto the board. Mr. Green, the Revolver, and the Hall. The other two groaned.
Rainbow glanced up at the two in the doorway. "Sorry we didn't wait, Flutters, but…"
"Coco was eager to play," finished Sugar Belle, who was sitting in the back. Coco was in a sitting position next to her, and her hooves held a thin, worn book in front of her face.
"She took your spot, but she guessed wrong," said Sugar Belle. "So we've just been reading these books," she held up her own copy. "Pinkie had them. It's a series based on the game."
Soarin was staring intently at the board game and books. "What kind of party is this?," he asked. The ponies laughed nervously.
"A…a party themed around this game!," Rarity exclaimed. "I mean, the décor matches the colors of the characters!" The others quickly agreed.
He frowned and began to poke around the room. Fluttershy jumped as he gave out a cry. "What is this!" He held up QC, who was covered with strips of black paper and black paint. Over his eyes were taped green paper circles.
"Um…" the group turned to look at each other. A piece of candy fell out of QC's mouth.
"It's a piñata!," exclaimed Fluttershy in realization.
"Oh, so that's what Pinkie-" Sugar Belle covered her mouth with a hoof, but Soarin already noticed.
"Pinkie? Is she the one who brought this?," the group nodded.
"Is there something wrong with it, Soarin?," asked Rainbow nervously.
Soarin sighed, "There's nothing wrong, per say…but imagine if you invited a changeling! How do you think they would feel about this?" He gave QC another shake, causing him to shed paper and candy.
The ponies rubbed at their upper forelegs. Fluttershy mumbled, "Um, they'd feel…bad?"
Soarin nodded and dropped QC, who landed in a heap of paper and chocolate. "Now, how does this insensitive item fit into a board game party?"
Sugar Belle squeaked, "Um…you'd have to ask Pinkie that." He hummed in thought.
"Alright. Where is…" he trailed off as his eyes drifted towards Coco…who hadn't said a word, who hadn't even moved! His eyes narrowed in suspicion.
The ponies held their breath as Soarin marched over. He placed a hoof on top of the book's spine. The ponies squirmed, and Sugar Belle inched away.
"Soarin!," shouted Rainbow. "Pinkie brought apple pie. You want a slice?"
Soarin's head snapped to Rainbow, who was standing next to the desk, holding a plate with a slice of apple pie on it. He quickly dashed over, his face lit up like a foal's on Hearth's Warming.
He ignored Rainbow offering the plate, and instead began eating the pie right out of the pie tin! In less than a minute, he was already licking crumbs off of his muzzle, the pin tin sparkling clean. "Are you going to finish that?," he asked Rainbow, pointing to the slice.
She playfully rolled her eyes and handed it to him. He began to much away at it, savoring it more this time. "Mmm. Tastes…familiar," he commented with his mouth full.
Applejack pointed to the door. "Pinkie's in the Lounge," she stated. Sweat was appearing on everypony's brow, as the book was slowly slipping from Coco's hooves. Soarin ignored the statement and nervous atmosphere, content to tuck into his little slice of pie.
"I think she might have more apple pie in there!," continued Applejack, her voice wavering. Soarin's ears pricked up, and he flew out the door and across the Hall. Rainbow quickly stepped in front of Coco quickly. The small book fell to the floor, and Coco started to slump over onto Rainbow.
While she, Rarity, and Sugar Belle tried to get her back into position, Applejack ran over to check on QC and the balloon gem. Fluttershy peered out of the door, watching Soarin on his mission for pie.
"Does everything look good?," Twilight asked Pinkie. She had organized small bottles of soda in an ice box, and arranged pies a table. Even though she had'nt used any magic, she still felt so exhausted, and her horn ached right from its core.
Pinkie looked up from her "work" on Scootaloo. She had closed the young pegasus's eyes and tilted her head back onto the back of the comfy chair. A half-empty bottle of soda was placed into her right hoof, and her muzzle was covered in sticky soda and crumbs.
"Looks good, Twilight!," she chirped. "And with Scootaloo showing signs of a soda and sugar binge, everything should be as non-suspicious as possible!" She bounced back and gazed around the room, smiling to herself.
Suddenly, a look of horror crossed her face. "What is it?," wheezed the tired Twilight.
Pinkie whimpered, "I designed this as a snack corner, when there's snacks in the Study! This room has no main attraction to draw ponies to it! That's über-suspicious, not non-suspicious!" She ran over to the doors, but gasped again when she saw Soarin approaching at a high speed.
"There's no time!" A determined look crossed her face. Twilight slowly walked over to her. Pinkie looked at her and cried, "Time for Operation: M.O.S!"
"What's-" Twilight was cut off as Pinkie tackled her, ramming her lips forcefully against hers. The two fell backwards onto the couch behind them. Pinkie acted with gusto, pressing her lips and tongue against and around Twilight's mouth, rubbing her back tenderly with her hooves.
Twilight lay there, her eyes wide with shock. Pinkie started to making moaning noises from the back of her throat, wrapping her back legs around Twilight's middle.
Twilight thanked Celestia, Luna, and every other princess there ever was when Soarin burst through the door. "Pinkie-!," he shouted, before his mouth clamped shut, his sky blue face turning cherry red.
Pinkie pulled away from Twilight, licking her lips. "Yes~?," she purred. Soarin stared blankly, his face still red.
"I-I didn't mean to interrupt," he started. "But I just came here to say a changeling piñata is very inappropriate, and to grab some pie," he said hurriedly.
Pinkie smiled. "Sorry. The changeling was all the store had. Pie's right there," she pointed with a hoof. Soarin ran over and grabbed three pies, quickly turning to the door. As he rushed out, he paused by Scootaloo's chair, gazing at her closed eyes and open muzzle. He spotted the soda bottle.
"Hm. Soda binge." He turned the Pinkie, "She's not going home alone in this state, is she?" Pinkie shook her head, bringing her muzzle closer to Twilight's. Soarin blushed again and rushed out of the room, balancing his pies.
Once the door was closed, Twilight recovered from shock, and pushed Pinkie onto the floor. "What in Tartarus was that!?," she demanded, wiping her mouth with a hoof.
Pinkie shrugged. "Make out sessions are always a plausible reason for rooms away from the party to be occupied."
Twilight shuddered and continued to wipe at her mouth. "Never do that again," she commanded.
Pinkie beamed and nodded, replying, "Could you tell me what lipstick you use? It tastes good."
Key Keeper tapped his hoof impatiently as the shouting and fighting to the other side of the phone died down. The caller began to pant on the line, "Hey…are you…there?"
"I'm here," replied Key Keeper curtly. "Now, what do you mean by 'most important pony'?"
The caller hummed and said, "Well, what's your name?"
"I'm Key Keeper. I'm the butler of this residence. Its homeowner is currently busy."
"Well, the homeowner's not who I need." A pause on the line.
"Sir?," asked Key Keeper, "What was your message?"
"Oh," said the voice, "I can only tell the most important pony."
A vein pulsed above Key Keeper's right eye. "Could you just…tell me the name of who you need?"
"Nope!," chirped the voice.
Key Keeper growled, "I've waited for five minutes, and you-" the caller hung up with a click. Key Keeper slammed the phone down.
He walked out of the Library. He leaned against the doors, rubbing his forehead and sighing. He glanced up weakly as Soarin approached, holding three pies. "You all should have just told me it was a party!," he exclaimed, "I don't know why you were nervous. It's not like the Royal Guard is anti-fun!"
He saw Key Keeper's annoyed expression. "How…how did the phone call go?," he asked.
Key Keeper groaned. "I do believe," he growled, "We just got a prank call."
Soarin shuffled his tower of pies. "Um, could I make my phone call now?" Key Keeper stepped aside to let him in, closing and locking the door behind him. He quickly made his way to the Study.
He sighed when he saw the decorations and "disguised" victims. "I hope you don't think that will fool the Royal Guard when they actually arrive in fifteen minutes," he said as Pinkie and Twilight came in behind him. Pinkie hung her head.
"Now," continued Key Keeper, "Let's continue our search. Without complaint," he added as several opened their mouths to protest. Though there was grumbling, the group obediently trundled off to their areas.
Rainbow and Pinkie were searching the Kitchen. While Rainbow shuffled through bags of frozen veggies in disinterest, Pinkie was poking and prodding at every odd and end she could find.
"What are you doing?," questioned Rainbow.
Pinkie smiled and replied, "Looking for the secret passage!"
Rainbow groaned, "Look, we just found one. Who'd be crazy enough to have two?"
Just as she said that, Pinkie pulled on a hook in the fridge, causing the back of the fridge to open inwards. She shot a smug look towards Rainbow, whose eyebrows rose in surprise.
"Well, I guess QC was a pretty crazy guy."
Pinkie bounced down the dark corridor, Rainbow flying at a slow pace behind her.
In a minute, the two came to a wall. Pinkie eagerly pushed it open. The ponies excitement grew as light came into the tunnel, the door slowly opening, showing they were in…
The Study.
The two groaned with disappointment. "Let's check the Ball Room. Again," groaned Rainbow. Pinkie nodded, and the two left the overly-decorated room.
Outside the cellar, there lay a large switch. It had been noticed by ponies, but nopony had paid much attention to it.
But somepony did.
A hoof reached for the lever. With one swift motion, the switch went from the up position to the down position.
Every light in the mansion winked out.
There actually is a series of books called Clue, based off the board game! They're one of those "solve the puzzle/mystery yourself" books, with ten mysteries in each book.
I don't actually ship Twilight and Pinkie. I just thought it was a funny way to do that scene from the movie.
