Thief: In Every Shadow

Time is a cruel thief to rob us of our former selves. We lose as much to life as we do to death. -

Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey

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Escaping the castle with as much loot as he could grab and fit in his pockets, Garret jumps from roof to roof, hearing the Intruder Alarm go off in the estate. With the Emerald Opal in hoof, Garret must find his gem cutter, Sharp Hooves, the guard will probably be on high alert.

"Mmmm, gotta get from here, to Stonemarket Plaza, a legion of The City guards stand in my way.... Lets go" Garret mumbles to himself.

Walking past a civilian, he looks back at the pony, who is shuffling through his pockets, realizing he is missing his bits pouch. Garret chuckles as he continues down the road, tossing and catching a bit pouch he found.

"Taff, where did I put my pouch?" The pony whined.

Garret continues to walk away, then begins into a slow trot, escaping into the dark night. He looks up.

"Day break, no time for Stonemarket. *yawn* I need some sleep." Garret mumbles as he trots down an allyway.

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Waking up from a long day of sleeping, Garret gets out of bed, and covers his grey fur with his signature thief robe and hood, tucked away inside the robe is the Emerald Opal and a few bits and gems. A realization hit him.

"Taff, I better stop by Heartless' Shop, get rid of my dirty bits and gems, Sharp Hooves tends to ask questions...." Garret mumbles. A realization hit him. He talks to himself.

"I must going insane hehehe." He joked to himself, proving his own point.

Garret trots down the stair, only to be greeted by a loud "Bloody Taffer!". Garret jumps at this and grabs his dagger.

"Woah, woah okay its just you Garret, sorry. No need for daggers." A pony says noticing Garrets fighting stance.

"Taff you dick. Trail Breeze you know better than to scare me." Garret says. Trail Breeze just happens to be The hired guard for the apartment Garret lives in. By the order of the law, he is suppose to report Garret to the nearest City guard, but they just happen to be friends.

"Scare you? Your the buck that scared me, coming down the stairs in your robe and hood, thought you were a breakin. Eh, whatever I have to make your rounds, get back to your...Muffin making or thieving or fountain diving or whatever it is you do." Trail Breeze said, walking off.

Garret sighs and walks out the building, the darkness of The City greets him. Few ponies are out at night, except for the Night Watch City Guard shift, and the occasional Pagan or Hammerite, or civilian. Perfect time for thieving and stalking through the streets. Garret looks around, a few ponies in South Quarter are out and about, Garret tucks away a part of his yellow mane as it begins to dangle in front of his face. A pony walks up to Garret.

"Hey Garret, done much Thieving lately" The pony asks. Garret remembers his old accomplice, Pick.

"I've been doing fine Pick, but slim pickings around South Quarter. How is the City Guard? They looking for me?" Garret asks the green stallion.

"Yeah, they knew it was you that broke into Goldies Estate, and they are PIIIIIISED." Pick says. Use his hoof for emphasis.

"Ahh alright, well im heading to StoneMarket Plaza, see my stone cutter." Garret says.

"Alright, but be carful, the entire City guard are after you now, if they weren't before that is. And the Hammerites are more pissed than usual than they normally are at us "sinners"." Pick says.

Garret watches Pick trot away. He realizes something, if he runs into Pick, then he is gonna run into that mare, Gem, his competition for Best Thief in The City. 'Is it even a competition?' Garret thinks. Garret trots towards his Black Market dealer to sell some of his hot goods.

"Oh surprise surprise." Garret said, seeing the City guard patrolling through the streets. More than usual.

Garret jumps from shadow to shadow, never making a noise. He sees the Red hoof mark, he is near the Black Market now. An idea fires in his head. Readying a Noisemaker arrow, which was really a big sparkler on a stick, he fires it into the opposite direction from the Black Market sign.

"Shitballs!" One guard exclaims.

"The taff was that?" Another shouts.

"Could be Garret, lets check it out." The lead of the two order, drawing swords, they advance towards the source of the noise. Garret slips by them unnoticed.

"Idiots." Garret Scoffs.

Garret notices a door close over where his Black Market Fence usually hangs out at. Wary as it could be.....her. He opens the door slowly, and whatdoyouknow? Its Gem. And his fence who is all black and blue.

"What the taff? Gem what the buck did you do?" Garret asks, a little enraged.

"Easy babe. I didn't do this, but I certainly wanna find out who did, and he wont tell me sweetie." Gem says looking seductive, as she always does when she see Garret.

"Get out...Get the buck out now before I get pissed." Garret demands, pointing towards the exit.

"Fine honey, I will just find out another way. Bye" Gem says, opening the door and closing it behind her.

"At least she listens to you." The Fence says.

"Hmph, it will never happen between us.....ever." Garret informs.

"Yeah well, if your here, you must want some fencing. But I must warn you, Goldies daughter is after you with a few thugs....Its why I look the way I look. I think im blind in both eyes now." The Fence says.

"Shit, thanks. Anyways here Is what ive got." Garret says, opening his pouch.

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Garret watches Goldies Daughter, Jade, and her thugs. They are looking for him, they know he will come through to StoneMarket, they know who Garret is. He listens in, intent on killing the one that ruffed up his fence, he was like family.

"I wanna go back there and get some more information. He squealed like a pig when started." One thug says.

"No, we cant, I need the money, and besides if anypony was going to ruff up that fence, it will be me.....next..... uhhhh." The other says.

"Both of you shut up and keep an eye out for Garret, I want that opal!" A mare who looks like "Jade" says.

"Bitch." The thugs say at the same time quietly, but for some reason Garret can hear it.

"The sonofabitch is gonna pay. No one messes with my fence." Garret says, tossing a flashbomb at the thugs.

Blinded, the thugs walk around screaming as their eyesight is gone, Garret takes out his dagger and stabs the thug that mentioned ruffing up The Fence, he stabs him again, and again, and again, and again. Until the thug is dead. He puts the dagger away and runs in the direction they were guarding.

"Shit! Garret must've walked by!" Garret heard behind him.