Twilight Sparkle's POV
Seven Hours since Viktor left the castle

Me and the girls were sitting at a café waiting for our new friend to return to us but so far there hasn't been any sighting of him and now I was getting a bit worried for him. Spike was with us but he was busy ordering our food so he wasn't around to be a part of our conversation.

'What could have happened to him? Is okay? Did he get attacked in the Everfree Forest by a Manticore? A Hydra? Oh I hope he is okay, I have so many questions to ask him!' I thought to myself as I fidgeted in my seat, the girls noticed this as Rainbow Dash did her signature wake up call for me.

And her signature wake up call was for her to grab me by the shoulders and shake me until I snapped out of it.

"Huh, wha?" I said as I shook my head to get rid of the shaking that RD gave me as she gave me a grin, knowing that her plan worked to get me back into the conversation that the six of us were having.

"Twilight, I was saying what do you think of our new friend?"

"Oh, sorry, I was just lost in thought there for a moment..."

"Don't be sorry Twilight, you just had us a bit worried there for a second because you were staring out into space for a moment."

"Sorry RD, I was just thinking of Viktor, the way he just disappeared at the castle...it reminds me of the way that us Unicorns teleport but in a much more advanced fashion."

"What do you mean Twilight?" Pinkie said as she took a bite out of a cupcake that she brought with her. I don't know where she was hiding it but I don't think I want to really find out where she had it hidden at the time.

"Well you see Pinkie, normally when a unicorn uses the teleport spell they have to go by the criteria's for it to work properly. Firstly they have to see where they teleporting to or at the very least be able to visualize and picture where they are trying to go. Secondly they would have to have enough magic within them to pull it off, and lastly they must also have been properly trained to use it."

"What's the worst that can happen if your not trained to use it Twi? Do you blow up or something?" Rainbow Dash said as she rolled her eyes at my explanation of the basic form of Teleportation magic for unicorns.

"No Rainbow Dash, if you aren't properly trained then it will either not work at all, leaving you with a massive headache or if you do manage to pull it off, there is a chance that you might get stuck in an object at the site of teleportation." I said with a hint of a smirk as RD's expression says it all.

The rainbow-manned pegasus was staring at me in horror, the sheer thought of screwing up a spell that lets one teleport across short or great distances and end up with a piece of the environment stuck inside you, or worse another pony...

She is going to be having a nightmare about this for a while.

"Don't worry Rainbow Dash, not many ponies know how to teleport and those that do only use it to travel short distances like to another room or to teleport back home. And besides the spell works that it will always try to put you into an open space large enough for you to be in." I said and immediately the look of relief crosses her face as she lets out a held breath.

Looks like she wont be asking for a quick teleport to the pub in Ponyville anytime soon.

"But as I was saying, the way Viktor teleported is that he didn't concentrate on where to go nor did he have to use any magic to return back to his ship. What he did is something that only Princess Celestia and Princess Luna can do and even then they usually have to think on where they want to go before teleporting!"

Rainbow Dash just shrugs at this and before I could begin to tell her how fascinating this new form of teleportation is, Spike returned to our table with two trays full of food ranging from muffins and cupcakes to grilled-cheese sandwiches and mixed salads.

I wonder where he got the bits to pay for it because I know I didn't give him any before he went to order our food...

"Okay girls, I got our food!" My number one assistant and also little brother said as he placed the trays down as the rest of the girls perked up and stared at what he has brought over.

I myself was eye-balling the blueberry and chocolate chip muffin that was just sitting there and with a quick burst of magic I levitated the muffin over to me, moving it away from Dashie's grabby hands I soon found myself staring down at my prize.

'I wonder where Viktor is...its been two hours now...hope he gets here in time.'

While I was thinking about my new alien friend, I noticed that Rainbow Dash was trying to swipe my muffin away from me and for her efforts I used my magic to do what Rarity once told me to do in case she ever gets grabby with my food.

With a bit of precision and some effort I grabbed a hold of something belonging to Rainbow Dash, pulled it back a good inch and with a sly grin I let it go, the resulting snap sound and my friend yelping in shock was enough for her to stop trying to grab my food and gave me enough time to grab it and take a bite.

"Yeouch! What the buck Twilight!" My rainbow-manned friend shouted quietly at me while rubbing her backside with a hand, the pain of having your underwear used as an elastic whip against you is not something to laugh at.

"I don't know what you are talking about Rainbow, I was just enjoying my muffin. Maybe you put them on backwards again?" I said before snickering to myself as Rarity hid her own chuckle while Applejack and Pinkie Pie where openly laughing at Rainbow Dash's expense. Fluttershy was keeping it to herself for the moment but I can tell that she doesn't approve of what I did.

Grumbling to herself and rubbing her backside I went back to talking about how our new guest is showing use of advanced magical teleportation without even knowing it.

"There is one thing I don't understand though."

"And whats that Twi?" Pinkie Pie said as she took a bite from her over-grilled cheese sandwich, a trail of melted gooey cheese making me turn a slight shade of green as I shuddered at the sight before forcing it down and pushing forward.

"Just how is he managing to even use magic? He doesn't have a horn."

"Maybe his hands perhaps?"

Shaking my head I started to speak up on how that isn't it but I stopped in mid word when I saw a passing patrol of royal guards, one of them in particular was extremely familiar.

The guard in question was wearing gold and purple armor, on the guard's chest was the emblem of a shield with a six pointed star at its center, his helmet also had a crest on it, a plume of blue mane poking out from the top of it.

I didn't have to guess who it was that was coming down the street as I stood up from my seat and teleported over to the guard, leaving my friends behind to wonder what I was doing until they realized where I have teleported off to.

Reappearing in front of the royal guards the group brandished their spears but they all immediately recognized me and stood at ease as I tackled the captain who was standing in the center of the group.

"Shiny!" I shouted as I jumped at my brother, hugging him tightly as the guards around him snickered at the behavior that I was showing to their captain.

My brother returned the favor by bringing me into a crushing bear hug, I honestly thought I heard my spine snapping in half from how much strength he was putting into it.

It took my brother a moment to realize what was going on and when he did finally come out of the stupor he realized just exactly who it was that was tackled him in front of a batch of fresh recruits.

"Twily! What are you doing here?" My brother asked me as he tried to regain what little respect he had gained from the recruits, they once saw him as a stoic, stone-faced guard who was unmovable. Now they see him as a flustered, easy-to-tackle captain who is embarrassed by his own sister.

Smiling at my brother before getting back onto my hooves after being let go from the bear hug, I had to dust myself off a bit before addressing his question.

"I am here with my friends-" I said as I pointed over at the café across the street, as I did so Shiny looked over to see the girls and Spike sitting there, eating their food and when they noticed that Shining was waving at them they waved back. "-and we here waiting for Viktor to return."

"Just where is our guest anyways?" Shiny asked as he shifted his stance, leaning on his left hoof as he moved a hand onto his sword hilt, a bit overprotective for my safety but I am a grown mare! I can handle myself just fine!

"He said he was going back home to get something so he can spend time with us without having to worry about something...I don't know what it is though." I hope it doesn't do anything to harm anypony...no...I know he wont do anything to cause any harm to the ponies of Canterlot, myself, my friends, Shiny or the princesses!

I hope...

"I see, well I hope he doesn't take too long."

Meanwhile
Viktor's POV

I was climbing up the mountainside, from where I was hanging I can safely say that I am about half way to the city hanging off the side.

One thing I was wondering is that if I should have brought my AkBoltos with me and shoot the rivets into the mountainside to use as climbing spikes to get up the wall faster.

Now that I think about it...that is actually a good idea.

"God damn it!"

My shout was loud enough that it disturbed a nearby nest of birds, resulting in them flying off and nearly making me lose my hold as they startled me.

'I wish I brought Titania instead...I bet nobody here would notice a tiny warframe flying around the size of my fist.'

Realizing that I made another beginners mistake I smacked my head against the cliff in anger only to receive in retribution a rock the size of Clem's head to strike me square center to my helmet.

'Fu-'

Twilight Sparkle's POV
Canterlot, Central Plaza

"Eh, I am sure he is just making sure that nopony saw him or even knew that he left his home to begin with." I said as I scratched the back of my head, even I don't know how long it is going to take him to get back here, let alone know where to go...

Oh buck me...we didn't even tell him where we would be meeting up.

"Hmmm, well just keep an eye out for him, I would hate to tell Princess Celestia that our guest got himself injured or lost on the way here." Shining Armor said as some of the guards with him tilted their heads, wondering exactly who my brother was talking about.

"Will do Shiny, oh and also be back at the castle later tonight!"

"Anything interesting going to be happening tonight?"

"Yup! Me, the girls, Spike and the princesses will finally get to talk about Viktor's people and his homeland!" Well I think that is going to happen unless Princess Luna gets impatient and unintentionally makes me his slave...

'I wonder how much longer will it take for Viktor to get back here? I mean he is an alien part of an advanced civilizations that is possibly several thousand years ahead of us in a technological sense so he should have something with him that would have made traveling any kind of distances a breeze!'

And as I was in deep thought as to why my new friend was taking so long I heard my brother cough into his hand and I realized that I was holding him up and gave him one last hug before saying goodbye to him and that he has to show up for tonight's little talk with our friend.

"Don't worry Twilight, I'll be there." My brother said before patting me on the head and resumed his scheduled patrol with the rest of the group.

With my brother gone and my worry for my friend slightly abated, I returned back to my friends and my little brother and we picked up where we left off, little did we or I know that we were being watched.

Unknown POV

Sitting several tables away from the Elements of Harmony and their pet dragon, I watched as they talk to one another, their voices hushed and low as I strained my own heightened hearing to even catch fragments of their conversations. Whatever they were talking about in such a tone made it into such juicy gossip with the possibility of it being blackmail material, I waved my friend over, the waiter who is working at the café my targets and I are currently sitting in to whisper to him what needs to be done.

"Tallow Pitcher, have they said anything important?"

"I am so sorry sir, they have been keeping to themselves whenever I or another waiter comes by their table. Whatever it is they are talking about must either be of national security, or that they are planning for a sleepover." The waiter said as he bent down and slipped the stallion an envelope before standing back up and refilled the cup with more water.

With the envelope in hand the mysterious pony slid it into his coat pocket before looking back at the six mares, muttering to himself that they weren't making it easier for him to get the information he needs for his job.

"Will there be anything else sir?"

"No, you may go now Tallow, if you hear anything from them remember where to send it to."

"Of course, have a good afternoon now sir." With the waiter gone the stallion went back to watching the group of ponies sitting far from him, reaching underneath the table he pulled out a notepad and with a quick dip of a portable inkwell before writing down what he has heard and seen so far.

'Elements of Harmony left the castle early in the day, went to a café within the Gold District and are waiting for a friend that is a foreign diplomat.'
'The diplomat is unknown at the time but we know it is not from the Griffon Kingdom, the Minotaur Clans, the Dragon Horde nor from Saddle Arabia and the Zebrican Tribes. The list of suspect realms is limited to the Diamond Dogs clans, the Cervine Republic, and lastly the Neighponese Monarchy.'
'Whoever this diplomat guest is, they must be making some sort of underhanded deal that will either extend Equestria's domain to new lands, give them access to the foreign nation's resources without any means of being limited or rationed, or if my worst fears are realized, an alliance between Equestria and the foreign kingdom.'
'This guest must be very important if the Elements of Harmony are getting worried and paranoid if their current behavioral patterns is of any indication.'
'I must tell the others about this development as soon as possible.'

With the thoughts being quickly written down the stallion tapped his table two times, the signal to a nearby street sweeper to come discreetly near the table and as the sweeper was about to pass he was given a fresh envelope along with a bag of bits before continuing with his cleaning duties.

"What are you planning Celestia...a political move like this is not something you have done since before your sister's banishment...whoever this foreign dignitary is...we will beat you to them."

Viktor's POV
Canterlot Outskirts

Standing on the wall surrounding the city I saw that it was just as beautiful as it was when I flew over it in the chariot. White marble streets, opulent manors and expensive stores, it reminds me of an old city back on Earth, back before the Old War...

The streets was abuzz with activity, there was equestrians moving about minding their own business, almost all of them are wearing some form of expensive-looking clothing, the men were wearing fancy looking hates, monocles while the women wore stylish yet uncomfortable summer dresses.

I do not know what those dresses are made out of but when the sun is beating down on you, and if what my atmospheric gauge was telling me that right now it was approximately 31° Celsius or roughly 86° Fahrenheit, either the ponies are more tolerant to the weather here or if there is some sort of atmospheric regulator in effect because being in fur and also an overly dressed person doesn't usually end well.

I know this because on a few occasions when I was on patrol within the Orokin capital, I have seen on a few occasions when the wealthy and elite wore such outlandish clothing that the heat of a normal day was enough to make them faint.

They were not even outside of the weather conditioned dome when it happened!

Anyways, these ponies, almost all of them are wealthy if their mannerisms, clothing styles and behavior are of any indications, excluding the city we are currently in, and for those that are not part of the social and wealthy elite, their attire seems more well-maintained if their occupations here are of any indication. So far I do not see anything resembling the slums, the poor and downtrodden, but then again those always seem to slip between the cracks and are hidden in either plain sight or in a more out-of-the-way location in the city, probably the part that is closest to the mountain or in the least pleasant part of the capital...but where to look?

Perhaps for another time when I am not preoccupied at the moment, I have my new acquaintances to locate and meet with.

'If I am going to find them then I am going to have to search every single square foot of this city until I bump into them or I find them, whichever comes first.'

Leaping from the walls of city and activating my invisibility field, I hit the ground in a hushed thud none of the ponies that were walking near me were none the wiser nor were they even aware that I was standing among them. Dancing and weaving my way through the crowd of ponies that went about their business I kept my eyes peeled for my liaison wherever she may be.

Coming upon an intersection I eventually had enough of dodging the closeness that these ponies are so fond of, I immediately went to the nearest alleyway before scaling up the side of the wall just in time for my invisibility field to fade away, leaving me exposed to any possible prying eyes.

Once I am on the roof of a single-story building I reactivated my invisibility field and blended back into the world, unnoticed and unseen I went back to my recon of the city.

'Do these equestrians not have any means of detecting an invisible being? They must have some kind of sensors to detect those that are unseen by the naked eye...right? There is no way that nobody here has not developed some means of stealth technology or in their case, a magical means of disappearing from sight.'

Scanning the streets for Twilight and her group of friends I saw neither hide nor hair of the purple unicorn liaison among the local population.

Jumping from building to building, making sure not to break concealment and always sticking to the shadows in the event my invisibility field deactivates at the worst possible moment. Shifting in and out of sight every minute I kept my search going as I started from the outer section of the capital and worked my way in a circle since I do not have a map of the area and nor do I have any kind of aerial reconnaissance going on at the moment.

It was when I was searching the streets for my friends that I spotted a building that peeked my interests. The building was a small eatery if what Ordis says is correct, it looked like it sells pastries and other small confectionary snacks as its main selling points and as I peered through the windows I saw ponies sitting inside eating these strange circular snacks while sipping from their mugs an equally strange black liquid.

I don't know what those are but I want them.

Eventually my search led me to what I believe to be the residential district for the upper-middle class civilians, their houses looked good but they were not as large or as showy as the mansions that I saw when I first arrived here. These houses are a bit more compacted in together but they still offered enough room for the families residing inside of them to enjoy themselves without having to bump elbows.

Climb onto the roof of one of these homes I saw that there was an equestrian sitting in their room behind a table using what looks like an ancient typewriter, a writer of some sort or maybe someone writing a letter to someone? I do not know what this pony in question is doing but what I do know is that they are completely unaware of my presence, allowing me to getter look at them with them being none the wiser.

The equestrian in question is of the unicorn variety and is female in gender, their appearance looks to be in their middle age if the bags under the eyes and the faintest hints of wrinkles are of any indication. Their fur color appears to be of the silver-grey palette, a two-toned mane style of a light purple and a very light silver almost bordering on white, her eyes are a shade of blue, like the color of clear water. This female unicorn was wearing nothing more than a pair of underwear and a T-shirt, my guess is that she is either not working today if she has a job or is busy enjoying herself as she might be a stay-at-home mother...or is just having a lazy day to herself.

Another thing I noticed about this matronly unicorn is that her...'Cutie-Mark' is of three purple five-pointed stars and they are located on her hips, something that I have read in the books that within the decaying castle in the middle of the forest.

A warning sound went off within my transference pod and it told me that my invisibility was about to fade so I quickly climbed onto the matron's roof and reactivated the field before going about my way, this matron seems to be well-off if she and her family can afford living in this region of the city, probably owns a business or has a large inheritance.

Moving to another house I saw that nobody was home so I decided to move onto the next one all the while looking at the streets, taking notice of the guards on patrol and the citizens walking down the sidewalks.

Something I noticed about these equestrians is that the carriages and chariots that they use is that they are pulled by the equestrians themselves. These select earth ponies go about with their lives pulling carts, chariots and carriages around as if it is their jobs, and although I am not one to question what they do with their time but I do hope that this isn't some form of slavery that they are employing. I will get very irate if I were to find out that they were using slaves to pull everything around for them.

Tearing my eyes away from the equine-drawn equine-led carriages I went back to searching the city for my friends.

Leaping onto more buildings and homes I saw that there was a wide variety of professions and jobs here that it made me reassess the classification of the capital as a city for the rich and elite only, now I marked it down as a normal city that also served as the nation's capital. This portion of the capital looked a bit more...rundown if that is the correct word to use.

This must be considered the lower section the capital as most of the buildings here are not as clean-looking and stylish as the rest of the capital. The streets here is filled with debris from wooden objects, trash and other garbage that hasn't been properly disposed of. The equines here are also a bit more on the shifty side as their clothing are a bit grungy and torn, some of the female equines appear to be wearing...what the hell is this?

"Operator I do believe that is what we call a Street Walker."

"What the hell is a Street Walker?"

"Umm...you don't know?"

"No, if I did know Ordis I wouldn't be asking you now would I?"

"Good point..."

"Well if you must really know, a Street Walker is a peddler of the flesh, they sell their bodies to those that have the money to pay for their price." Ordis says as I tear my gaze away from the equines in scandalous attire as I returned to my recon of the city, searching for my friend while at the same time mapping out the area.

Staring at those ponies I could feel a mixed feeling of sadness that they have to be doing such a job and confusion because if what I read on their cutie-marks is true, than shouldn't they be following their marks instead of this? Unless their marks says that they are destined to be these 'Street Walkers' than well...

With a bit of reluctance to leave these ponies to their own devices I went back to searching the capital, I knew it was a big city but to be forced to search high and low for them...it feels like I am on a snipe hunt all over again.

Anyways I kept moving around the quarter of the capital, moving in a search pattern to find my liaison and her friends and it was only four hours of moving around the rooftops and alleyways of the capital did I eventually find my party of six...seven, they were all sitting at what looks like a café of sorts. And they were all talking to each other, laughing and giggling about some topic they were involved in and as I began to advance towards them I spotted something that caught my eye.

Mysterious Stranger POV
Canterlot Café

'The Elements of Harmony, Princess Celestia's bearer's of her most powerful weapon in the world. Powerful enough to petrify the God of Chaos, Discord, strong enough to send the Magic Stealer, Tirek, to Tartarus for eternity, and they are wielded by six mares who know nothing of the outside world. Pathetic, they should be in the hands of those that know the world better, those who actually know what is happening out of sight from these sheltered fools.'

I snorted as I felt the air around me alter ever so slightly, the jubilance of the ponies sitting across from me was so thick that one can taste it in the air, tartarus one can practically feel it with how happy those six mares how!

Keeping my eyes on the six mares and the lonely dragon youngling I watched, waited and listened to everything that they were saying, almost all of it was useless to me but the few things they have said so far, it will earn me praise and a reward once I return to my mistress!

Smirking at what I will earn upon my return home I went back to watching the element holders and their slave of a drake but soon enough something caught my eyes.

A ever so slightly waver in the air, something was standing beside me, its presence would have gone unnoticed if I wasn't already making sure that nobody was paying me any attention.

This...invisible being is unsettling.

I could not tell what its intentions are nor could I get a feel of what it is doing.

It was just...standing there, unmoving, unflinching, it was like the royal guards up in the royal castle here but this thing, it unnerves me.

And as I stared at it, I could feel it cast its gaze upon me, it was staring not just at me, it was staring at my very being.

My body was trying to tell me to flee from this creature, to get as far away from it as physically possible, but my mind was telling me that no matter where I go or how hard I will try to hide, it will find me.

Swallowing the lump that was building in my throat dryly I kept my gaze on the distortion in the air and as I was about to say something to hopefully to get it to leave me alone, but I was stopped when a passing waiter came by my table and started to talk to me.

"Will that be everything ma'am, or is there something else that you would like?" The waiter said as he held onto his notepad, looking at me as if I had something to say to him.

Shaking my head I looked back at the distortion only to find that it was gone now, not even a trace of it was left behind.

'Was it really there? Or was my mind playing tricks on me?'

Looking back at the waiter I told him that I was good for the moment.

Casting my gaze back at the spot where the strange thing was located and shuddered, fear was coursing through my veins as I began to report to my handler about what just happened to me.

Viktor's POV

Standing on the roof of the café I was staring down at Twilight Sparkle and her crew of friends and family, the seven of them sitting at their table, eating their breakfast and snacks without a care in the world. Their country must truly be a utopia if they can do something like this without having to worry about anything hostile coming at them.

Returning my attention to the two ponies who were spying on them I saw that both of them were now both looking around, now looking for me.

I find it amusing that only these two were the only ones that were able to detect me out of all of the equines here. Out of the seventeen equines who were sitting outside, only two knew of my presence but those same two equines were unnerved by me and it made me wonder if they knew exactly what I was or if they worked undercover as a spy for Princess Celestia.

Whatever the case I must now be even more careful with my mission of meeting with my friends.

Slipping over the café roof's edge I landed beside Twilight and with as much grace that I can muster I gently tapped her on the shoulder to see what her response is.

The lavender liaison turned her head to see who or what tapped her shoulder and when she saw nothing she just shrugged and went back to talking to her friends, but when I tapped her shoulder a second time she quickly reached over to grab my hand and when she did I let her.

When her magical field grasped my hand I watched as the purple field surrounded my left hand and with it I watched her stunned expression turned into shock when she realized just exactly who it was that she was grabbing.

"Viktor? Is that you?" My liaison uttered out, too shocked to even speak up.

"Aye, it is." I said as the voice modulator in my warframe put a metallic hollow ring to my words as I stood beside her.

Everyone at the table jumped at the sound of me talking to them and when they all turned to look for the source of my voice I deactivated the front part of my helmet and when they saw the angular point of it, it made me smile.

Rainbow Dash and Applejack were staring at me slack-jawed and in awe, Rarity had a hand covering her mouth, Fluttershy passed out, Pinkie Pie was smiling and was bouncing in her seat and finally Spike was busy trying to comprehend what he just saw. In all I can say that is exactly what most people do when they see a warframe appear out of no where.

"Woah! How'd you do that!" Rainbow Dash shouted but before she could ask a second question she was silenced by Twilight by covering her mouth with a small field of lavender.

"I take it that you are capable of doing this feat of invisibility with the suit of armor you are wearing right now?" My liaison said as she looked at me, noticing the wavering air distortion she reached out to me and tapped at where my chest is located before pulling back, deep in thought.

"You are correct, but before we continue this conversation let us leave the premises and make to a much more isolated area...there are too many prying eyes and ears listening in on our conversation." I said as I made the front part of my helmet fade back into nothing, the ponies at the table were confused by what I said until I grabbed Twilight by the hand and whispered into her ear.

"There are two ponies here who have been watching you for an indefinite amount of time, they are keeping their eyes on you even as we speak. I do not know whose allegiance they have pledged themselves to but they are clearly keeping a tab on you and your friends. Let us away from this place and go somewhere else, I cannot guarantee that they already know that they will follow us but I do know that whatever you and your friends have been saying during my absence will have been recorded." I said as I moved back to the roof real fast to refresh my invisibility cloak before coming back down just in time for the lavender mare to think on what I said.

With my friend thinking on the fact that she and her friends and her little brother were being spied on by possibly foreign agents didn't really sit well with her. She was already looking around to try and locate the spies but I put a stop to it by grabbing her by the chin and forced her head to be looking forward.

"Don't try looking for them, they will know that they have been found out, let them continue to spy on you, I will intercept as soon as we get away from them. Go somewhere that has not so many ponies milling about and if they follow you there as well I will come between you and them." And possibly figure out what they have learned and hold it over their head.

After all if I can figure out who they are working for I can then go after their employer and bring them down to earn favor with the equestrian princesses. But if I can't find out who they are working for then I can still bring these two spies in for espionage against this kingdom.

Although I had some thought on whether or not I should interfere with this world's development and growth, I have made my decision to at least give these ponies a helping hand to better themselves, now if only I can find the opportune moment to do it.

Looking at where I was standing I watched the lavender mare give pause to what she was about to say before looking back to her friends and nodded at them before standing up, she opened up her shoulder bag and pulled out a small burlap sack and pulled out some coins and placed them on the table before leaving. Her friends copied her motions and left some as well, Rarity left a larger amount of coins on the table before leaving, my guess is that this is how they pay for their meals here in this world.

I just hope some bastard doesn't steal the coins, it would be a shame if my friends were arrested for not paying for their meal cause some jackass took their money before the owner of the establishment received proper payment.

Watching the girls and Spike leave the café they slowly make their way onto the sidewalk and down the street I kept my eyes on the two equines that were spying on them and with a hint of a smile on my face, watched the two stand up and follow them.

'Spies, so easily noticed when they think that nobody is watching them. I have been spying on my enemies for hundreds of years, I know how this game is done.'

Keeping my eyes on the two equines I noticed that the first one is a earth pony stallion wearing what looks like an expensive suit and tie, the colors of his clothes are irrelevant but what catches my eye from this one pony is that he is carrying a suitcase and that from my high angle that I got on him is that he is also carrying a concealed weapon, a dagger if the small sheath and handle are of any indication.

Turning my attention to the second spy I saw that it was a unicorn mare wearing what looks like a sleeveless dress, this one had no weapons on them, just a purse with a bag of coins and whatever else she can fit in there. This mare had a bright blue fur color with a head of long flowing three-colored blue mane, almost like her mane is moving water.

This unicorn in question was the one who spotted me, I am not sure if it is because of her ability to wield magic or if she was just lucky and spotted the distortion in the air when I arrived.

Whatever the case, this particular pony is the one I am keeping an eye on, the other one I am taking the occasional glance to make sure they are not doing anything stupid or threatening to my friends.

And so I began my own spying on the two spies who were spying on my friends.

'Now my little pony spies, let the spy games begin!'

Author's Note

Playing Monster Hunter World, C++ Programming from college and bits of blockage of writing