Chapter 2

Mare Trouble

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We arrived in Fillydelphia with in a day of the pirate attack. We docked at a secret location and we were greeted by several ponies. One of them stepped forward, he was a young light blue pegasus with white hair and on his flank was a knife with white wings coming out of it.

“Greetings I am Wind Strider, I am a look out for the Fillydelphia Snake Way. We are one of the largest Snake Ways in Equestria. Say I thought there would be more of you, and I thought there would be a bigger ship, where is Slippery Shank?”

“There was a pirate attack.” I reply. “We were the only survivors.”

“I am sorry to hear that, come with me you fellas look like you can use a drink.”

Sand Trotter and I fallowed him closely. Sand Trotter was still holding on to that rifle from earlier.

“You really like that gun don’t you man?” I say to him.

“This is the gun that killed Blood Bird, the pirate who killed Slippery Shank, I take a liking to it.” He replies.

“Keep it, it looks good on you.”

We walked down the streets and a young mare approached us, well she approached me.

“Mist is that you?” She ask.

“Yes.” I reply reluctantly. She then proceeds to slap me with her hoof and trot away.

“What the fuck what that all about?” asked Wind Stider

“Lets just say me and some of the Mares of Fillydelphia have had some interesting times together.”

“How many mares?”

“Dude too much to count.”

“Shit man.”

“Yeah well you know me”.

Suddenly another mare came up and slapped me.

“Um didn’t that one just hit you?” Asked Wind Strider.

“Well um you see.” I try to explain

“What.”

“They are twins.”

“Shit you did her sister after you did her?”

“No”

“You cheated on both of them?”

“No, but I was seeing them at the same time.”

“Son of a bitch man two at once, how drunk were they?”

“They only had a few drinks, I didn’t need them to be drunk though.”

“Why?”

“A little something I call the Mist charm.”

“So they clearly did it with you because they wanted to.”

“Like all mares I meat.”

“Then why do they hate you?”

“Well imagine somepony shows you the best night you ever had and then leaves the next morning without saying good by.”

“Shit man.”

“You are a good looking stallion I’m sure you get plenty of mares.”

“No not really, I kinda just want one.”

“Anypony in particular?”

“Well I have my eyes on this one mare at the safe house, but she is out of my league.”

“Say no more man, I’ll be glad to help you with her.”

“Thanks man, but what’s the catch?”
“Buy me a drink.”

“It’s a deal.”

We reached the safe house and entered. Wind Strider took us to the bar where he bought us drinks.

“So where is she?” I ask.

“There.” He said as he pointed a hoof towards a pink pegasus, her main was a light blue with some blonde detail, her mark was a knife with a rose crossed over it.

“What’s her name?”

“Thorn Dancer, but most call her Thorn.”

“You have a good eye my friend, okay here is what we do…”

I whispered my plan into his ear and then we got up.

“Okay let’s do this.” I exclaim.

“Thanks man.” He replies.

“No problem.”

I walk up to Thorn stumbling and pretending to be drunk.

“Hey baby.” I say with a slur. “You know I am amazing at picking locks.”

“Are you know?” she replies.

“Yeah, the secret is huge picks. Wanna see them?”

“No thanks I’m good.”

“Oh come on. Come with me and I can pick your lock all night.”

“Piss off!”

“Hey!” Scolds Wind Strider. “Is this ass giving you trouble”

“No trouble here man, I’m just looking through the pickings.”

“Leave her alone. You have had too much to drink.”

“Yeah what the fuck you going to do about?” I push him away.

“Okay you know what fuck you man, I didn’t wanna have to do this but you made me pissed.”
“Okay stop it you idots.” Interrupts Thorn.

“No babe your mine.” I snap.

“I know what you are trying to do, you are really friends and you are pretending to be a jerk so your friend can pretend to fight you so he can defend me and impress me.”

“Now where do you get that idea ya crazy bitch?”

“Mist give it a rest man, face it your brilliant plan didn’t work.” Said Wind Stider.

“Fuck.”

“I can’t believe you actually staged an entire show just so Wind Strider can get with.”

“Yes” the two of us said with shame.

“This is perhaps the most complicated, and over thought out plan that anypony has used to get with me. And I think that’s pretty damn cool.”

“What?” Asked Wind Stider.

“Well by going with this hair brained due to fail scheme.”

“Hey!” I interrupt. “That plan was fucking genius!”

“Sure it was.” She replies sarcastically. “Anyways going along with this stupid plan shows you are willing to do anything to get with me and I find that amazing. I like determination in a stallion.”

“Cool. Hey how about I buy you a drink?” Asks Wind Strider.

“Okay sure a drink sounds nice.”

The two walked to the bar and began to talk. Sand Trotter approaches me as I watch them.

“Nice plan idiot.” Joked Sand Trotter.

“It was supposed to fail.” I explain.

“What do you mean.”

“I knew she would see through our little performance.”

“How?”

“Look at her, she stands ready looks like a pony who doesn’t let shit get by, she also looks like she can hold her and therefore she wants a stallion who can do the same. Now this fool is no tough guy he is far too nice. But I was able to force him into a position where he seems determined to do anything to get with her even if he makes a fool out of himself.”
“So he is desperate?”

“That’s one way to put it, but I say he is determined.”

“What’s the difference”

“If he were desperate he would go in himself without help, without thinking. Being involved in a plan shows he is willing to ask for help and it shows that he knows his place. He knows his flaws and seeks to improve them by asking for help. She sees this as a sign of determination and will to do what ever it takes to be perfect for her.”

“Dude you should quit thieving a make a book on picking up mares.”

“Nah, I think I will just stick to thieving.

“Ha okay then.”

We sat down at the bar and ordered some food drinks. A Large unicorn walked up behind us.

“Hello boys how are you enjoying your stay.” He said

“It’s great” We reply.

“Good, oh now where are my manors, I am Vault Cracker. I run this safe house.”

We turn to see a grey unicorn with a red mane and a black key with a skull on the end for his mark.

“Nice establishment you got here.” Claims Sand Trotter.

“Thanks I try my best.” Replied Vault Cracker. “ And I am sorry about Slippery Shank, he was a great stallion.”

“Don’t worry, I put an end to that bastard pirate.”

“And I take it that’s the rifle you used ?”

“What makes you say that?”

“The way you look at it, when you look at it you have a look of revenge in your eyes.”

“I guess I do, this is in fact the gun that killed Blood Bird, I named her Pirate Popper because I used her to pop a hole in a pirate’s skull.”

“So Mist word is you helped Thorn and Wind Strider hook up?”

“That’s true.” I say after taking a bite of my food.

“You did good, I was worrying about that boy and Thorn needs somepony in her life.”
“Why is that?”

“Well Wind Strider has always had trouble making friend and he I just now starting to come out of his shell, as for Thorn well she has had a very ruff past. She needs somepony to be with to help her forget the stuff that happened to her.”

“Rough past hey? I know a thing or two about those.”

“Perhaps you need somepony?”

“I get plenty of mares.”

“I don’t mean one night stands I mean somepony you can actually be with long term.”

“I don’t need a mare to help me forget my troubles, that’s what beer is for.”

“Mist when was the last time you were hugged?”

“What the fuck kinda question is that?”

“You know hugged, a physical display of affection, and no your one night stands don’t count.”

“In that case I guess the last time was with my mother, when we were slaves I would get scared as a foal and she would hug me.”

A small tear formed on my cheek.

“Are you crying man?” Asked Sand Trooter.

“Nah man this food is just very spicy.”

We looked over at Wind Strider and Thorn who have had a few drink. The two got close to each other and began to grope each other.

“Get a fucking room!” Yelled Sand Trotter.

“Okay we will!” Yelled Thorn. The two got up and walked out of the bar in the direction of the bedrooms.

“Wind Strider you dog you!” I scream out.
Sand Trotter and I were now very drunk and we decide to have a little drinking contest. Sand trotter had four more bottles before passing out. I was able to down six more and I passed out as well.

The next morning I awoke with a hangover, no nightmares I was to drunk. Empty bottles lined the floor. It only took me a moment to realize I was still at the bar with Sand Trotter.

“Man my head fucking hurts, how much did we drink last night” I ask Sand Trotter. Sand Trotter doesn’t reply. Instead he lets out a faint moan.

“Morning ass holes, sleep well?” Said Vault Cracker.

“We were fine” I reply. “ I wanna know how Wind Strider slept.” Just then Wind Strider came out from a door.

“Sup.” He said with a smile.

“So how was it?” I asked.

“How was what” He replies.

“You know.”

“No I don’t.”

“Oh come on didn’t you and Thorn, well you know.”

“No man we just talked and slept together.”

“Booooooo!”

“Just kidding dude we totally did it and it was amazing.”

“Where is she now?”

“Still asleep, she is tired. I gave her one heck of a night.”

“Ha nice.”

We spent the next few hours cleaning up our mess and talking. It took us a while to clean all the broken glass but it was done. Vault Cracker approached us.

“I see you idiots have cleaned up your mess.”

“Happy to help” I reply jokingly.

“Anyway Mist I got a job if you want it.”

“What’ the job?”

“The Fillydelphia mafia has been hard on thieves lately, brake into one of their hide outs and steal anything of value, what you take is yours. The mob needs to be reminded that us thieves are not to be messed with.”

“Okay I’ll do it.”
“Good, you start tonight.”

“Ok”

“And Mist, if you feel like killing some mobsters be my guest.”

“You know it.”

Later that night I began the job. I toke a motor cycle to the hide out. I was able to get in through a back entrance. A guard stood at the end of a hall way facing away from me, I snuck behind him and slit his throat. I made my way underground to the safe. It was a large safe and would be hard to open. I got it open in under a minute.

The door swung open and a large room full of many valuables was revealed to me. I got to work immediately grabbing what I can. Gold, bits, gems, and many other expensive items were there for the picking. My joy was cut short however when a guard came in the vault.

“Freeze thief and drop what you have stolen!” he said pointing his machine gun at me.

“No thank you.” I reply as I quickly grab my revolver and shoot killing him instantly.

“Over here!” yelled a voice. Shit more guards were coming. I ran out of the vault shooting when I can. I eventually made it to my motor cycle and drove. I looked behind me to see to mob cars fallowing me, each with a drive and a passenger holding a machine gun. I drove through several back ally ways in an attempt to lose them but they were still on me firing like crazy. I drive out onto a main street, it seemed to be empty. The cars still followed but that was the least of my worries, I look up to see a helicopter flying over me. It was owned by the mob. The helicopter opened fire and I began to swerve to avoid the bullets.

I found my way to a parking garage where I drove to the top level with the mob hot on my tail. Once at the top level I sped towards the ledge of the structure. Before I got there the helicopter cut me off hovering by the ledge. I knew and wanted this to happen. The helicopter opened fire. I quickly turned my motor cycle avoiding in. The mob car behind me has hit by a barrage a machine gun fire killing both the driver and passenger. I then drive back down into the streets still with the chopper and one car behind me. The chase lasted about ten more minutes. I had to stop as my tires were blown out from machine gun fire. I abandoned the bike and ran into an abandoned building. The helicopter waited outside and the mobsters got out of the car and fallowed. I ran up the stairs all the way to the top floor. I was about to make the jump to another building when the helicopter cut me off. The two other mobsters came up behind me with their guns raised.

The helicopter landed and a black unicorn with a green mane stepped out with two others. On his flank was an image of a bag with a money symbol on it.

“Ah the legendary Mist” he said, “I have heard of you and you have probably heard of me.”
“No I haven’t.” I reply. “Let me guess I owe you money or something.”

“No you idiot, I am Unbalanced Check. I am in control of this division of the Fillydelphia Mob.”

“Still doesn’t ring a bell.”

“Dammit, okay you know what just fucking shoot him.”

The mobsters aimed at me and prepared to fire. I had no way out. No tricks up my sleeve. This was it.

“On my mark.” He yelled. “One, two, three……”

Suddenly the sound of a gun shot interrupted him as a bullet went through the head of one of the mobsters and into the head of another. I look in surprise to see a mare holding a gun. She was a Pegasus with near lavender fur and a beautiful black mane. On her flank was a cloud with a knife going through it. She charged the mob avoiding their fire and jumping in the helicopter, she killed the pilot with a knife and through his dead body out.

“Get in!” she yells in a loud but soothing voice. I run to the helicopter hopping in as she take off.

“You can fly this thing?” I ask.

“Of course, if not we would both be dead!” She flies us away from the building in the direction of the safe house.

“Thank you whoever you are.” I say to her

“The names Cloud Walker.” She replies.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, my name is…”

“Mist, yeah I know. I’ve heard about you.”

“Anyways thanks for saving my ass back there, I thought I was a goner.”

“Well I was running a job in this area of town and I saw you getting chased so I figured you needed help.”

We landed at a disclosed location and made our way to the safe house from there. We sat at the bar.

“So Cloud Walker what do you like to drink?” I ask her.

“Just some rum will be fine.” She replies.

“Hey bartender one rum and one Pegasus Feather f22.” I put down a few bits and moment later we receive our drinks.

“You didn’t have to buy me a drink.”

“You saved my life, it is the least I can do.”

“Ha, ok then” We drank I talked for most of the night. We got to know each other and told a few jokes that weren’t really funny, but we were drunk so you can’t blame us. Soon one thing lead to the other and we found ourselves in a bedroom together.

“Are you sure you wanna do this?” I ask her.

“Yes.” She replies. We only had a few drinks and we weren’t totally wasted, we both actually wanted this and the drinks had nothing to do with it. I go and lock the door as she lies on the bed waiting. Then I go to her and we begin. That night we did it, and whole time I couldn’t break eye contact with her. Her amazing purple eyes were a sight to behold.

The next morning I awake next to her. Usually this would be the point I leave like with most mares, but this one was different. I didn’t feel the urge to leave I felt the urge to stay. What was it about this mare that made me wanna stay. No it wasn’t the sex, it was something else but what? I choose to ignore it and wrap my hooves around her. I soon feel back asleep.

I wake up later to see she is no longer next to me. I panic but I don’t know why. Has she left me like I have left many other mares? Is this what I get for doing that? I was soon calmed when she approached me.

“Hey there lazy bum!” She says to me.

“Good morning to you to.” I reply getting out of bed.

“Last night was amazing.”

“I know I was.”

“Oh haha.” She leans over and kisses me on the cheek.

We walk into the main room where we are greeted by Vault Cracker.

“Ah if it isn’t the new couple” He said jokingly.

“Hi Vault Cracker.” I reply

“You two both have amazing skill, I think you would make great partners.”

“I guess we would.”

“Anyway I got a job for you guys.”

“What is it?”

“That heist last night really pissed of the mob but now it is time to tie up the loose ends.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Unbalanced Check, he needs to die.”

“We are thieves not hit ponies.”
“You won’t be doing this alone, I’m teaming you up with Wind Strider, Thorn, and Sand Trotter. You will find him, kill him, and get out. Mist you will lead the team.”

“Okay.”

“The team is prepping in the basement, you move out tonight.”

“Okay.”

We go down stairs to see the team talking about the plan. We discussed how he was hiding in a beach house along the cost, we made a plan to infiltrate, waited till night fall and set off.

We drove in a jeep for most of the way but stopped and hid the vehicle behind some rocks, we continued on hoof. After a while we got sight of the house, it was 3 stories but it had a basement entrance as well, two guards stood on the 2nd level balcony.

“Sand Trotter.” I whisper “Stay here and provide sniper cover if needed, ill buzz you if you are.”

“Okay.” He replies.

“The rest of you are on me. We enter through the basement.”

We snuck over to the basement entrance and I picked the lock. We made our way into the basement to see several crates and boxes stacked up. It was a large basement but only four guards were stationed there. We used the boxes for cover an pulled out our guns, each one of us picked a target.

“Silencers on” I say. “Fire on my mark, 3, 2, 1. Fire.” Simultaneously we fired our guns. The four shots sounded like one muffled shot hitting each target at the exact same time, penetrating their skulls. They all fell dead.

We made haste to move up to the first floor. Three guards stood in this area and a fourth at the first floor entrance. We were unable to get clear site on them all. We ended up doing a run and gun. They were all killed and no alarm was raised.

We went to the second floor to see three guards inside, and the two guards from outside on the balcony. I turn on the radio.

“Now Sand Trotter”

“Roger” He replies over the radio. About 3 seconds later a gunshot is heard and a bullet goes through the skull of one of the balcony guards and into the other killing them both. The three guards ran out onto the balcony searching for Sand Trotter. Thorn, Wind Strider, and I stood from cover and shot them in the back of their heads. No doubt these gun shots were heard.

Two guards come running down the stairs from the third story. We quickly dispatched of them. Cloud Walker gave one a bullet to the head and I gave the other two to the chest. We ran up the stairs and kicked down the door engaging in a firefight with Blank Check and his remaining guards. Using various furniture as cover we killed the reaming guards. One of them was shot in the chest and struggling to get up. I put him out of his misery. We walked towards an injured Blank Check who had taken a bullet to his left shoulder. We aim our guns at him.

“Come on, we can work this out. I can give you good money if you let me live” He said in a panic.
“Already stolen it” I reply

“I can make your troubles with the mob disappear”

“The mob has rejected you, you failed them”

“Well perhaps I could tell you some secrets.”

“What secrets do you have to offer?”

“Well I know off a secret stash by a cemetery”

“Found that one last week” States Cloud Walker.

“Well what about the one in the old factory by the..”

“Lake.” Interrupts Thorn.

“Well I can always, no that was stolen by a hobo.”

“Enough, you talk too much!”

“Well there is one more thing.”

“What?”

“Will you let me live out of the kindness in your heart.”

“Shut up.” I fire my gun and the bullet flies between his eyes and out the back of his head. His body flips and crashes to the ground. It lay stiff, life less, and bleeding.

As we exit to the first floor I turn to Cloud Walker.

“Do you have the bottle?”

“Yes” she replies.

She reaches into her saddle bag and pulls out a bottle full of various chemicals. She lights a fuse sticking out of the bottle a tosses it towards the house as we walk away. The bottle breaks and explodes. The house catches on fire and burns slowly to the ground as we walk into the night.

When we got back to the safe house we were praised and drinks were given all around. I sat next to Cloud Walker drinking and chatting with her.

“You really kicked ass back there” she says to me.

“You weren’t so bad yourself” I reply

“Not so bad, is that all I was?”

“Okay fine you were awesome, not as awesome as me though”

“Shut up.”

“Make me.”
She leans over and kisses me on the lips

“How’s that”

“Okay, that will work”

Vault Cracker walks up next to us.

“Hey there.” He says.

“Hello” I reply.

“I just want to say job well done, the death of Blank Check is going to make things a lot easier. The five of you make quite a team.”

“Thanks”

“That’s why I’m thinking you should work together in the future, your team demonstrated great skill and you showed amazing leader ship abilities.”

“Well, you know me.”

“Anyways if you form this team into a full time team you will be given harder and more rewarding jobs.”

“Like what?”

“Large scale heist, prison breaks, smash and grabs, and assassination missions.”

“Sounds interesting”

“Are you in, the rest of the team is willing.”

“I don’t know, Cloud Walker what do you think?”

“I’m in if you’re in.” She replies

“In that case I’m in.”

“Ha excellent!” Exclaims Vault Cracker.”

“Yeah, I guess.”

“I just know you’re gonna kick ass.”

Later that night we retired to our rooms, Cloud Walker and I shared a room again but we were both too tired to do anything. I still can’t put my hoof on what’s so special about her.

To be continued…

Author's Note

well this one took a while, no i will not be turning this into a clop fic, there will moments where characters do that kind of thing but i will not go into any detail what so ever, trying to keep it pg-13. or somer where between pg-13 and R. is that a thing, like pg-13.5, yeah lets call it that, this fic is pg-13.5