thE GREAT FLIM-FLAM FIESTA OF '99

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Flam was staring at his reflection in the mirror, blinking. He made several facial expressions, before sighing, and glancing towards a nearby framed photo of his brother.

Why was Flim so much more popular than him? ...Was it the moustache?

He frowned. It couldn't be! He loved his 'stache!

Music begins to play outside of where Flam was.

Flam blinks, looking around. What in Equestria was going on? The mustashioed salespony opens his door, peering outside.

There was a pipe organ outside, being operated by somepony.

"Oh, there you are brother!" Flim said as he walked to his brother's door "I was about to come find you. This odd music started playing and I was wondering if you knew anything about it" he questioned. He surely was not one to make music play at random, perhaps it was his brother leaving the music on again?

Flam shakes his head, "I haven't a clue whos causing the music, brother of mine!" He states, continuing to look around. His eyes widen upon spotting the pipe organ.

"There!" Flam points with his hoof.

Flim looked over to see the organ that was playing the music "Ah! Good observation brother of mine~" he said as he started to walk towards it. "I wonder what's making it play, a malfunction perhaps?" he pondered. He hadn't seen it do this before so he found it a bit odd.

Coco turns, grinning as she played the organ. "Hiya guys!"

Flam stares, jaw hitting the floor. "...Coco?!"

Flim looked flabbergasted at seeing Coco playing the organ "Coco! Wh-what are you doing here?" he asked, shocked that she was in their presence. To him it was a relief, though, since the mare did strike his fancy somewhat. And, at the very least, that other troublesome mare wasn't with her--

"Coco, you're not supposed to be touching other people's stuff without permission" called an unamused voice. There came out another mare, one with a grey coat and a brown main that had indigo highlights that matched her eyes and hooves.

Upon seeing Coco, Flam grinned and playfully elbow'd his brother, waggling his eyebrows. He turns towards her, "We haven't seen you in forever! How are you, my dear?" Flam asks, giving her a smile.

The mare smiles from ear to ear, "Great, great! Just thought I'd visit my two favorite salesponies!" She says, before noticing Arcadia, "..Well, who says it isn't mine~?"

...

"...Yeahokayitsnotmineoops."

Flim felt his brother elbow him and slightly blushed at his brother's expression, mirroring the actions and look towards Arcadia with a smug look on his face. "Favorite salesponies? I'm honored that you think that way of us~" he told her with a charming smile. Of course it caused a snort from Arcadia who stood next to her friend

"You need to be more considerate next time, Coco" she said with a sigh. "You don't know what kind of scheme these two could have and you'd fall right into their trap if you're not careful" she said. She was kind of joking, but at the same time wasn't either.

Flam frowns, "What?! Surely you jest, Arcadia! You can trust these faces."

Flam then proceeds to grin the cheesiest grin that ever grinned.

Coco giggles, snorting a bit, "Absolutely trustworthy!"

"My brother is right! We can be trusted!" Flim said with a smile, though Arcadia didn't look entirely convinced "Considerin' I still hear sketchy products you all produce I can't help but be a bit skeptical on your trustworthiness to be honest" she told them. "Though you have yet to do such a thing to Coco... so I guess that has to say something..." she added, looking to her friend.

Coco grins, standing up from the pipe organ and bouncing over to Flim and Flam, "Ponies in the business world gotta stick together!"

Flam, more focused on the comment Arcadia made, adds, "'Sketchy products'? I haven't a clue what you're talking about. My brother and I have made it a point that honesty is the best policy! Isn't that right, Flim?"

Arcadia rolled her eyes slightly but followed Coco over to the brothers. She looked to them as Flim nodded almost sincerely "Of course! All of our products are 110% authentic and true!" he said with a smile. Still the female mare was skeptical "Despite your claims your products sound a bit too good to be true all the same" she simply replied. She head heard mixed reviews on the brothers since they last met. Something about them changing their colors and helping society while others claim they're still rotten cheats who are trying to scam ponies out of their bits.

Coco thinks, squinting her eyes in thought. "..That reminds me... I heard you guys were selling some sort of magical cure-all tonic awhile back. How'd you manage that?"

Flam blinks. "......Flim! You should have the honor of explaining our curative tonic to the lovely mare, of course~!"

Flim was a bit nervous, especially since his older brother was making him explain everything; though he was the charismatic one. "Why of course~! You see my dear mares our one and only Flim Flam Miracle Curative Tonic is the very thing someone needs!" he said. "It helps cure all aliments of your person, it even helps keep you young and in shape!"

Arcadia looked at them with a doubting look. What hogwash! There was no such thing as a magic cure all! Only the gullible would believe such nonsense full-heartedly.

Coco's eyes widen, "Goodness! Stuff like thats gonna put all the doctors in Equestria out of business!"

Flam notices Arcadia's look, "I see a demonstration is in order, Flim! Do we happen to have any of the Tonic left?"

Flim looks to his brother and things "Hm... we should have one more, let me go check~" he said as he trotted off to their tent. Surely there would be one more left in order to show both the mares that it was the real deal, even though it really wasn't.

"Oh this should be good" Arc commented, wondering how the brothers were going to try and convince them that this 'tonic' worked.

Coco grins, "I know, right?!"

"You're in luck, I'm surprised we weren't sold out after our last performance!"

"Last performance? Where would that be, I wonder?" she said, looking to Flam. Maybe she'd investigate there and see if what the conponies told them was true and they were actually making an honest living as they have stated. Somehow she still doubted it considering there was no way that their multiple failures were going to make them stop let alone two mares that seem to be well acquainted with them.

"Fillydelphia, actually. Its amazing this time of year!" Flam replied, grinning.

"I see..." Arcadia was going to have to make a mental note to go there when she had the time. She was sure to find some sort of evidence that the tonic didn't work because what they claimed sounded too good to be true, which meant it was.

"It was one of our best sales, it was! Proves just how true our tonic is~" Flim said as he walked to them, levitating their last bottle of tonic.

"Now, would either of you just so happen to have any sicknesses or ailments at the moment..?" Flam asks, glancing towards the two of them.

Coco thinks, "....Well, I usually get allergies around this time of year.."

"I honestly don't get sick very often or any of the sort" Arcadia said before looking to Coco. Yes she did have allergies around this time of the year, but a trip to the clinic to get some medicine usually helps with that.

"Then try a sip of our magical tonic and those allergies will poof away~!" Flim said, hovering the elixir to Coco so she could take it and see for herself.