"What's too good to be true?" asked Derpy, tilting her head and looking at Note Pad.

"Well," said Note. "I knew a filly named Candi Swirl back when I was a colt in Manehattan..."

"Really?" asked Derpy, surprised. "What was she like?"

Note Pad smiled. "She was nice, and sweet... She was the only filly who really liked my eyes."

Derpy thought of his eyes again. Surely they couldn't be as bad as hers...

"Do you think this is the same pony?" asked Derpy.

"Yes," said Note. "The "i" in Candi... it couldn't be another pony..."

Derpy approached him. "Let's go see her then," she said.

Note smiled. "Okay, let's get going..."

There was some excitement and nervousness in Note's voice, as he was eager to meet her after all these years.

Derpy followed behind him. "She better not be prettier than me..." she muttered low so Note Pad couldn't hear.

Fluttershy rolled her gentle eyes and looked at her friend. "Pinkie, we wouldn't make good detectives..."

"Sure we would!" replied Pinkie. "We could be the Pink and Yellow squad! Or the Yellow and Pink squad if that's what you want."

"That's not what I meant," said Fluttershy. "There aren't any crimes in Ponyville, if any..."

"Sure there is!" said Pinkie Pie. "We just have to go and find it!"

Fluttershy looked uneasy. "If you say so..."

The two trotted all the way to Twilight's library, intent on asking her for any possible assignments. When they got there however, the library was closed and Twilight was nowhere to be seen.

"She's not here..." said Fluttershy.

"Maybe she was ponynapped!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie.

"Pinkie," said Fluttershy. "I'm sure that she's just visiting the Princess..."

"She would have left a note like she always does," said Pinkie, motioning to the door.

"I suppose you're right..." said Fluttershy. "But we can't just jump to conclusions..."

Pinkie scrunched up her face. "Let's at least ask the others where she could be.

Fluttershy nodded, figuring this was the most sense Pinkie's made all day.

Note Pad and Derpy had noticed a significant number of ponies trotting back and forth. Some in a hurried frenzy, and others in what appeared to be extreme nervousness. Paranoia.

A tall, brown pony pushed past Derpy and quickly cantered through the streets.

"Hey!" said Derpy. "That was rude..."

But the same had happened to Note Pad, getting nudged and pushed by ponies who simply HAD to get somewhere quickly. It was odd, to say the least.

"Why is everypony so pushy?" asked Derpy.

"They all look like they have to see something..." remarked Note Pad. "What could possibly affect all these ponies?"

Derpy shrugged. "Anyway... What are you going to say to this Candi pony once you see her?"

Note Pad smiled, something he rarely did. "I don't know... maybe we could drink some wine and catch up, remember the fun times back in Manehattan."

Derpy nodded slowly. "Uh huh..."

"I wonder how she looks now," said Note. "How much she's changed..."

I can't wait to see, thought Derpy, rolling her eyes.

The sun was slowly descending as Note Pad and Derpy made their way down a street and turned a corner, noticing a new area that must have opened up in Canterlot, as construction ponies were idly passing by and cleaning up.

This new section in Canterlot featured a noticeably large amount of buildings with lights on them, and muffled jazz music could be heard playing in the distance.

There was a crowd of ponies slowly dispersing to enter a building of their choice. Derpy and Note Pad were confused to say the least.

"I... What?" muttered Note Pad.

"This wasn't here last time I came here..." remarked Note Pad.

"That's because it's new for all of us!" loudly said by a third pony.

The two turned and were met with the brown stallion from before, who had shoved past Derpy.

"Oh, it's you," said Derpy.

"Sorry about pushing," said the brown stallion. "I just couldn't wait to see this myself!"

The tall brown pony had a little soul patch on his chin, and a black mane that was almost graying. Both his mane and tail were slick.

"What is this?" asked Derpy, motioning to all the lights and sounds, and all the ponies walking into and around the flashy buildings.

"This is Canterlot's first ever..." began the brown pony, pausing for dramatic effect. "CASINO AND GENTLECOLT'S CLUB!"

The words hit Note Pad like a ton of bricks. His jaw dropped. It was the first time Derpy had ever seen him truly surprised.

"What's a gentlecolt's club?" asked Derpy.

"It's a place where stallions go to be very happy, young mare! You seem like a real innocent pony, you shouldn't go to places like those. The mares there are... baaaad ponies."

Note Pad was still reeling, and Derpy now understood why.

"Is he alright?" asked the brown stallion, pointing to Note Pad.

"He thinks the mare he's looking for has become a... baaaad pony," said Derpy, raising a hoof lightly off the ground.

"Oh," said the brown pony. "Well perhaps not. She COULD have become a dealer for the casino..."

Derpy was shocked. "The casino is selling DRUGS?!"

The brown stallion let out a big, hearty laugh. "You're a real gem, you know that?" He extended his hoof. "I am Eclair Von Hoofington. My cousin just opened up this new area, you see. She is the CEO and founder of Playpony Enterprises." He chuckled. "Not to be confused with PLAYCOLT, of course. That's an entirely different ballgame, as one could say."

Derpy's eyes shifted and drifted. "Whooaaa... Playpony Enterprises makes all sorts of cool stuff like board games and toys! I didn't know they had an adult pony section."

"Yes well, my cousin is certainly full of surprises! I'm sure if your friend over there speaks with her, he could find the mare he's looking for."

"That sounds like a plan!" said Derpy, shaking his hoof. "You hear that, Note? Candi could totally be here!"

Note Pad had calmed down. "Okay... alright... we just need to find a place here called Candi Swirl's Candy Shop..."

Derpy giggled. "That sounds like a place where bad ponies go~" she teased.

Note Pad groaned. "This can't go well at all."

Note Pad looked at Derpy, Scarlet's autograph still written on her forehead.

"I'm not going anywhere else with you until you wash that stupid thing off," he said.

Author's Note: Sorry for the delay on this chapter. My laptop broke and had to be repaired... but since tomorrow is the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of this fanfic, I figured I have to write as much as I possibly can and upload them by any means necessary... hehehe...~

-Sharky is trying