< ( I couldn't restrain him! He just flashed me such a disarming look, that we mares were putty in his hands. )

< ( Don't look at me. I'm a bottom tier magic user! )

Despite there being a clone that is giving off evil vibes, no character will attempt or be able to restrain the pegasus despite having top tier magic users present with access to teleportation, shielding, and limb binding spells. Perhaps a justification to this will be mentioned, such as “we can detain somepony just because he is acting odd.”, despite the fact that he is a byproduct of this spell and such clones from magic even in the canon of the show have been known to cause some trouble when they have a will of their own. Maybe they will say they have magic drain or something. Regardless, it seems odd to immediately have this clone reveal sinister intent when it could simply be cloaked until having access to said chat friends.

NOOO YOU CAN'T EAT CATS

"I said a chat, not a cat."

…OH. CARRY ON THEN.