An alcoholics recollection of Equestria

In an undisclosed location, far from mortal lands...

The God's were gathered around Good and Evil.

"He is mine!"

"No! Look into his heart! He is a child of darkness!"

"There is good to be had in him!"

"There is evil as well!"

Celestia saw this as her moment to hop in. "He is of both, yet niether. He is a mortal that walks on both sides of the line. A being of both Order, and Chaos."

The God's all turned towards her. Luna was the first to speak.

"Sister. You aren't considering..."

"I am not. To make him an Agent is insane. For now, we will watch and wait. If he prooves himself, then the ceremonies will begin."

Rage got up from his side. "I doubt it will. I've seen the kid. He's...different. Not quite right. There's rage in him, just waiting to be let out."

Peace came out to counter. "Now wait a second! I've seen that rage as well, but I've also seen the peace that comes with it!"

"He was at peace. Until two idiots decided to wake him from his slumber, and thrust him into the world once more."

Both Celetia and Luna spoke up at the same time. "Hey! Is it our fault our sisters are idiots?"

Rage sighed. "I suppose not, but you should keep them on a shorter leash."

The twin sisters nodded.

"ENOUGH!" Good erupted.

"For once, I shall agree." Evil said.

"Our squabbles get us nowhere. All in favor of letting it play out say yay!"

Most of the major gods, as well as a few minor gods yelled out.

"Well that settles it. We shall wait. To your realms!"

All of the gods quickly took their respective forms and left to go to their respective realms. Only Good and Evil remained.

"We aren't just going to leave him alone are we?"

"No, we aren't."

"Y'know. For being the god of Good, you're pretty evil."

"Sometimes, to help everyone, you have to be the villian of the piece."

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Back at the inn...

{Me}

[Soren]

^Omega^

*Midnight Shadow*

-Reaper-

"That is...that is.." Octavia was still having trouble making words. We had finally gotten off the streets, and were now lying on our beds at the inn. Dagger had his own, and Octavia had to sleep with me. (Not like that Pervs! God I can already hear your fingers tapping out a new bit of clopfiction!)

"What it is is business." Dagger had been going at it with Octavia for awhile now. Apperently, Octavia thought thieves were horrible people who steal things.

*Well. I wouldn't call us horrible. But other than that.*

[Nah. She makes it sound like it takes no skill! It takes a LOT of skill to be a good thief.]

*True.*

-How would you know this?-

[Reaper. Go look at the memories of our childhood. There's a folder called Thief. Watch them some time.]

{Cut the chatter, I wanna hear them.}

"It is a horrible business."

"Hey Mrs. Fancypants. Might not have noticed, but there's a bit of a recession goin on. We need all the bits we can get. But i guess you wouldn't know anything about that huh?"

Octavia shut up. I started talkin.

"Dagger...you didn't tell me anything about a recession. Is it like the one back home?"

"It's worse. They both started the same, and the reason it's continuing is the same as well. However, it's somehow more corrupt."

Shit. Their government is stealing from them! "Bloody hell Dagger. How much do you know?"

"It started after Nightmare Moon's return. Shit started gettin a little funky. Luna asked to be part of the finances a bit more. She made a few bad gambles with some money she didn't have."

"Just like back home."

"Exactly. After that...well y'know the saying. The rich stay in power."

"The rich get richer, the poor die. How'd you come across this info?"

"Well. After I got fired, I decided to put my skills to better use. I was with the Royal Guard for a bit. That's how I learned all this. Then I flew away, hoping to get a bit of a crew. I ran into you."

"I feel honored. Alright. So what are we? Anons? Just gonna protest a bit?"

"I was thinkin Man on a Ledge."

I thought for a second. Dagger had suggested we break into the private chambers of governments, unlock their vaults, and throw the money back to the people.

(Yea, pretty much.)

[Eugh Fire. Much as I love ya, stay out of our thoughts mkay?]

(But what about-)

[Out.]

-Soren. What was that about?-

[I'll tell ye when we're far away from her.]

"Uh stallions? I don't think you were nearly as successful as you thought you were."

A voice shouted at us through the door. "Police! Come out with your hands up! We know you are there Midnight Shadow, Rainbow Dagger, and Octavia Philharmonica."

"Well Miss Philharmonica! Looks like you are officially one of us now."

She looked shocked. "What? But...but. I'm Canterlot nobility! I can't be a theif!"

"You can, and are. Unless you want a few years behind bars. And trust me, you would not do well in the dungeons."

"Why is that?" Her voice trembled just a bit.

"Hah! Come here cello girl! Make your mommy sing."

Octavia turned a pale white. It was quite noticable, considering her normal color of brown.

"Hey uh. Not to interrupt the moment, but we should get out of here."

I nodded, grabbed Octavia, and tensed up.

"Lemme guess. They bust the door and run past them, get to the roof, and run?"

Dagger shrugged. "That was the best I got."

"Alright then. Three." SLAM "Two." SLAM "One. Here we go!" SLAM!

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Elsewhere...

{Me}

[Khayo]

"Hey Shade. You awake?"

"Yea? You scared for him?"

"I can't shake this feeling..."

"I know. I got it too. We can only hope he can get himself out."

We both were quiet after that. I had assumed Shade at went to sleep. However, he spoke up again before I drifted off.

"Do you really think it'll work? Stealing from her?"

"You kiddin me? We'll make the headlines for sure. Then we go to jail, and Shadow busts us again."

"It'll be the one near Pegasus won't it."

"Possibly. Don't worry. We'll be fine. I got it all planned out."

"I sure hope so."

"However, we gotta get equipment. I think these cats will be able to help a little bit, but we'll need to find a true thieves haven. Any ideas?"

"Da. I know a place."