My Little Hell Correspondence: Vengeance is Magic

Flora was still shooting towards that town. Her wings were closed on her sides and her hooves weren't in front of her--they were at her sides as well. Her mane billowed wildly, and much of the front portions were pushed out of the way with a bandana she'd always put on after taking flight. She never blinked at all when skydiving like this. It was a natural thing for her (though it usually bit her in the ass later.)

With sharp night eyes and split-second calculation she unfurled her wings and flapped only once. Now, she was barely hovering above a dirt-and-cobblestone street by just inches. She landed on her hooves and closed her wings. She saw that the houses were also wooden in structure and some also had stone, though the straw-roof theme was present on all the houses in her immediate vicinity. She wondered if they provided good rain protection.

Seeing a silhouette in the moonlit distance snapped her out of her thoughts. The Raven dove in a nearby alleyway and hugged a shadowy wall.

Clip clop....clip clop...clip clop...

Her ears zeroed in on the distant sound. The sound of hooves beating the cobblestone as their owner walked--perhaps trotted, even--towards some unknown destination. Perhaps their owner saw the Raven skydiving?

Clip clop clip clop......clip clop clip clop.....

She retreated deeper into the alleyway. Now, she was fully concealed in the darkness.

Clip clop clip clop clip clop....

The silhouette stopped right before the alleyway with its side turned. The Raven could make out a lovely white pelt and a deep, purple mane.

"Anypony there?" Shouted the figure. The voice was feminine and lovely like that of a noble lady, so this creature must've been a girl. "I said, is anypony there??" Called the creature again. A sort of sapphire glow seemed to emanate from her forehead. Swiveling her head in the right direction, the Raven was able to see that this being had eyes of most delicate sapphire and a protrusion from her forehead that was rounded at its end. The mane was curled at the ends like a spiral crafted by an expert. Such a pretty face indeed.

The unicorn started to enter the alley, the glow of her horn rivaling the light of the moon itself. The Raven frantically looked towards the other end of the alley and saw a few more houses she'd have to pass. The unicorn drew closer. "Show yourself! Please, I'd like to see you, Rainbow Dash!" She shouted.

Who the hell is this Rainbow Dash you speak of? Thought the Raven as the shadows she hid in were fleeting and dimming.

Another silhouette appeared and this one, due to the sapphire glow, was revealed to have a cyan body and irises of rose. Her mane was in six of the seven colors of the rainbow. "I'm here, Rarity. Why are you freaking out?" Asked the mare.

"Well, darling, I thought you hid in this alley. I must've been seeing things." Answered the unicorn.

"On that note, let's leave." Sighed the rainbow-maned mare. With that, both left the alley and trotted away.

I should be less cocky next time. Thought the Raven as she breathed a deep sigh of pure relief. I hate almost blowing my cover like that.

Tiptoeing out of the alley, she reached its mouth to peek her head out and look at both sides of the street. Nopony in sight. She looked up and saw more figures....winged figures in the sky, at that. Instinctively, she crouched very low and flattened her body as best as she could, careful to not expose herself to the moonlight.

"Did you see that strange pegasus mare? White pelt, dark red mane?" Shouted a masculine voice from above.

"Yeah, I saw her alright. Her cutie mark is really strange!" Called another voice in response to the first.

"What was it?!" Shouted the first voice again.

"I saw a strange five-pointed shape, a pool of blood, and three black splotches!" Answered the second.

The Raven looked at her flank. Straw doll; flame-shaped pool of blood; three black, bleeding feathers. This couldn't have gotten any worse than a big giveaway right there on her thigh, let alone both of them. She needed to hide it and her wings, and she needed to do so now.

"Search the entire town for the mare! We can't let her get away!" Shouted the first voice. The winged figures flying in the air dispersed and took up different locations on what was probably the town's outskirts.

This is not a warm welcome, let alone a way to start a day on the job. Thought the Raven, shaking her head and mentally kicking herself in the balls for nearly fucking up.

Moving with caution, she tiptoed back out into the open. Moonlight spilled on her pale form and her mane darkened to nigh-black, save for a slender vein of silver on its mass. She looked around. Nothing but the dimly lit houses and walkway was there. She thought deeply. A black, silken cloth suddenly fluttered to her and stopped short of her hooves. She looked up and saw Discord looking back at her with another toothy smile.

"You almost gave yourself away, dear." He said disapprovingly.

"I know. This was something I didn't expect." Replied the Raven, picking the cloth up and wrapping it around her neck. She then lifted another piece of it over her head like a cloak, this concealing her horn somewhat.

"I have enchanted that cloth so that you can look like a normal pony around these parts. I already did the others the same favor." Discord said, smiling.

"Thank you." Said the Raven with a smile of her own.