Unit 0047

   Unit was always a bit paranoid. He was worried that the guards were going to catch him, worried that he'll spend the rest of his life in jail, worried of what Sweetcloud was going to make him do, and he was worried of how long he'll have to stay in Hollow Shades. That place was creepy! It's the opposite of Manehattan. There's barely anyponies to steal from, Manticores, Timberwolfs, and possibly Ursa Majors lived in the area, and it's just plain boring! He sighed in frustration and continued to zone the talking bat pony out of his ears.

   "...and then I said 'Oatmeal, are you crazy?'" said Sweetcloud as she finished packing her knapsack.

   Ugh! This was going to be a long day.

   Despite Unit's long day, it was a beautiful day in Canterlot. Ponies trotted about in the city, the birds were singing, Royal Guards went on their usual day of standing around, and the first train pulled up into the station. The sliding doors opened.

   "All aboard!"

   Everypony entered the train but there was only one passenger that came out. She had an yellowish-orange coat, multiple colored black, grey, and white tail and mane, raspberry-colored eyes, a tan hat with a light green 'V' on it, and a scout's dark-green uniform. Daring Do walked straight towards to the Keep. Although confident, she eyed many ponies suspiciously as they passed her way. When it's your job saving the day, you'd have a lot of enemies. She was stopped at the Keep's door by a guard.

   "What important business do you have here? If it's politics then you'll have to speak to Captain Armor."

   Daring Do ruffled through her satchel and brought out a pink envelope with a stamp of the Equestrian Insignia.

   "There's a meeting being held here by the Princesses. They said it was urgent?"

   The guard nodded and opened the gate with his horn's magic. Daring Do tilted her hat in reply and walked inside to find Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, a pegasus in a purple and dark-blue costume, and Prince Blueblood. They all sat in chairs except Blueblood, who stood behind Princess Luna.

   "Greetings, Ms. Do. How was your trip?" Princess Celestia asked. Daring Do bowed her head and answered back softly.

   "The train was lovely, Princess Celestia. It was the smoothest ride I've ever been on since Appleloosa."

   The Sun Princess smiled and gestured for her to take a seat. Daring uncomfortably sat on the chair that had a pillow on top of it. It was too comfy for her tastes. A scroll glowed blue as it floated in front of Luna's eyes.

   "Ahem. THou HATH BEEN RECRUITED BY THE PRINCESSES OF EQUESTRIA TO-"

   "Luna, remember what I have said?" asked Celestia.

   Luna blushed in embarrassment.

   "Yes, dear sister. Ahem. We need three of thy help to capture and escort a thief. He's a unicorn and his name is Unit Double-Oh-Four-Seven. We do not know of his origins, where he came from, or who he was, but what we do know is that he was responsible for the reports of treasures that's been missing over years. He was last seen in Manehattan and we believe he'll try to escape. Once thee have captured him, escort him back to Canterlot immediately so he may be brought to justice."

   Daring raised her hoof.

   "Yes, Ms. Do? You don't have to raise your hoof. Just speak out your mind." Celestia assured.

   "Uh, yeah. How are we suppose to get our hands on a thief if we've got a mare in a costume and, no offense, whinny here?"

   Celestia smiled in amusement and shook her head while Luna raised her eyebrow in disbelief. Ponies nowadays had no respect.

   "I wouldn't have called all three of you here today if I had thought you weren't capable of the task. Daring Do, your agility and quick thinking are the hooves of the body. Mare-Do-Well, your unusual, but sacred knowledge will provide the mind of the body. Swarmer Larvae, your willpower and strength will be the muscle of the body," announced Princess Celestia.

   Prince Blueblood shriveled up into green flames and there stood a changeling in his spot! Mare-Do-Well did not react, but merely tilted her head in confusion while Daring Do yelped as her chair fell backwards. The changeling had green armor on that covered only his head, chest, and back.

   "I'm okay..." she muttered weakly as her hoof grabbed onto the table.

   "I would like you to meet Swarmer. He is a lovely changeling and is my assistant." Princess Luna said as Swarmer put on a sheepish smile and waved 'hello' shyly behind her back.

   Mare-Do-Well waved back and Daring just nodded. This "Swarmer" was a strange one.

   "We will give you an hour to prepare for your quest. Once you are ready, a Royal Carriage will await you outside those doors and will take you to Manehattan." said the Princess of the Sun. "Good luck, my little ponies. The lives of future-victims will be in your hands."

   Mare-Do-Well, Daring Do, and Swarmer Larvae all bowed their heads and left separately to their dorms.

   When they both arrived at the train station, Unit insisted that they try to sneak into the train so they wouldn't be caught out in the open. However, Sweetcloud thought that they'd easily blend in with other crowds and that nopony would even recognize them. So she paid for two tickets and they both waited patiently for the train to come.

   "Even if we haven't been caught so far, how are we even suppose to get to Hollow Shades in one go? This train station only takes one route to Canterlot where I'll be seen..." he whispered.

   "Oh please, you won't be seen! Not without that disguise I gave you," Sweetcloud said. "Besides who'll even want to take notice to a pretty mare and a boring unicorn?"

   Indeed, she picked a decent disguise. He wore a pair of sunglasses and a brown cloak-

   "Wait! I'm not boring!" exclaimed Unit. "You'd think I would have an interesting life, if you were a bit more like me."

   "If I was like you, then I'd pretend to have a more interesting life, too!"

   "See? Now, your seeing my exact point of view-hey!"

   "Ha! Ha! Ha!"

   The train finally pulled up into the station and the two friends quickly got inside before others would cram the entrance. Once everypony was settled, the train chugged and left for it's destination to Canterlot.

   "By the way, you haven't explained to me how we were going to get to Hollow Shades before the train gets to Canterlot." Unit stated.

   Sweetcloud didn't say anything but winked. Now he was curious of what she had planned in mind. His curiosity was soon interrupted when somepony came in and announced that the train would arrive in Canterlot in 2 hours. He looked back at Sweetcloud but found that she was asleep on his shoulder. Sigh. Yep, this was going to be a long day.