HAYDAY: The Breakout

"Money equals freedom." - Kevin O'Leary

Money. The poison that passes for the blood in society. It is a tool that can be used properly and abused. It can sway a pony from rational thinking to becoming a cold-blooded killer. For four professionals, the case was that they knew how to use their money for great things. In public eyes, terrible... but great.

Octavia, the Mastermind. From the first day Octavia donned the mask, she knew that money had the power to turn and sway anyone. The first time she walked into a bank with her crew, opened the vault, and "liberated" the place of its reserves. She had a certain charisma that could both induce Stockholm and sway even the most hardened officers to drop their guns. She was an innocent, young girl once, but she never wanted to be remembered like that. Now she was the face everypony feared.

Thunderlane, the Enforcer. A four-year military veteran and heavy-lifter. He could easily carry twice his body weight in equipment and still have the strength to haul a bag filled with gold through a SWAT team. Ever since he was a kid, he challenged himself to be the best and to push himself, so he went straight to the source of all hardcore: the Equestrian SEALs. Sadly for him, his itchy trigger finger and unstable personality quickly cost him his military career. Afterwards, he offered his military expertise to the highest bidder. Currently, that bidder is the Heisters.

Roseluck, the Ghost. She couldn't hold a real job if her life counted on it. Sure, she had a flower stand in Ponyville, but with her lavish living style, it could've been in Canterlot and she still wouldn't be able to keep her lifestyle. She was forced to resort to a life of cons, but even that became too difficult to maintain, and to keep the loan sharks at bay, she was forced to commit her first felony at nineteen. The stakes have only gotten higher since.

Vinyl Scratch, the Technician. Obviously, she's like Roseluck; how does a DJ at a local nightclub make that much money? She doesn't. Not much is known about her other than the fact that she is not quite right in the head. She can be happy-go-lucky one minute and frothing with rage the next. Beyond that, though, she has proven herself worthy of the Heisters' trust through the simple fact that she can kill quickly and without regret.

Yet, even with sitting on millions of dollars of cash overseas, something seemed... wrong. Something plagued their conscience for too long. Two years ago, one of their own was captured. The Doctor. He had sat in prison, tried and convicted of murder and countless robberies, big and small. It just... wasn't right to keep going without the stallion. It wasn't right to replace him with a hardly-qualified member like Roseluck. Everypony knew it. Every single one of them had that same feeling in their gut days before a big heist. The same feeling they had when they made history and knocked over the Benevolent Bank a month ago.

It was time. The Doctor was ready.

HAYDAY: The Breakout

"What the hoof is this?" Roseluck asked, referring to a DVD case that arrived in the mail.

"Dunno... It's just marked 'The Dentist'," Vinyl responded. The Dentist was as mysterious as Vinyl was; the key difference being that nopony knew who she was and that she had connections in high places and a ruthless attitude. What was interesting is that, instead of going through the gang's contact, The Dentist showed up in person to Octavia. Octavia quickly learned that this... orthodontist... could gain information on anypony she desired; she mentioned the crew having to leave the Doctor behind during that fateful day. Instead of turning around and leaving, The Dentist mentioned that she could help free their "colleague", but at a cost. Octavia listened, and once the terms were sorted out, she agreed to help.

"Play the damn thing already!" Octavia barked.

"Don't get your panties in a wad! I was getting set to do that..." Vinyl inserted the DVD into the player, just as Thunderlane came in from the garage. The stallion spent so much time with that saw that the rest of the crew was getting worried he'd become another Vinyl.

"What's all the yellin' about?!" he bellowed. Octavia waved her hoof to him to come and see, her eyes firmly glued to the screen as the disc began to play. Static formed over the screen, which quickly faded to show the face of the Dentist. The crew watched in silence as the blue-coated mare on-screen spoke.

"Your work with the DA has paid dividends. You got me my payday, and now, you will have yours. I have scheduled a hastily-arranged re-trial for your colleague; however, this trial is a farce. It is an excuse to move him into a position where he can be intercepted. You are to intercept him and set him free." The four looked at each other with stunned silence as the video kept playing. On-screen was a three-dimensional map of the courthouse complex.

"Your colleague is currently being held here in the cell block five meters under the main floor. While it is impossible to access this particular area, you and your crew can slip behind the concrete wall via the city's flood drainage system, located here. From there, you merely have four inches of concrete separating you and your colleague. A... 'patient' of mine will drive a truck rigged with armor plating to pick up your friend. You will escort the truck on hoof through the city and into the parking garage located a few blocks away. Time is of the essence. You have twelve hours until your friend is beyond your help. Good luck." The screen went black and the video stopped.

Could it really be the day? Did the Dentist really get the Doctor a re-trial?