Stealing Equestria

Frozen Quill sits in his spot at the meeting room table. He is wearing a fresh pair of clothes which are the same outfit as yesterday. The screen is also down and on it is Pandora in all her silhouette glory, also smoking.

"You got up early just to talk? Are you still having doubts about me?" Pandora asks in a low sultry manner.

Frozen Quill thinks for a moment before taking a long drag on his cigarette. "I don't trust you... That much should be obvious. However, I'm also intrigued as to your end game... You perplex me and I dislike it." Frozen Quill taps his ash into the ashtray.

"I'd be disappointed if you settled for just a face to face meeting and trusted me from that. I do not blame how you feel... Many of the others feel the same way I'm sure. However, I promise that the pay is equal to the risk level of these jobs I'm setting up for you. Which reminds me... Everyone has a wish they want fulfilled... What is your wish, Frozen Quill?" Pandora asks with a smile.

"Don't tease me... You already know, I'm sure." Frozen Quill looks at Pandora who chuckles.

"Indeed I do... I just want to hear you say it." Pandora teases as the others start to assemble in the meeting room all dressed.

Vinyl takes her seat again in Frozen Quill's lap and yawns. "How can you function after last night Frozen? I barely got any sleep..." Vinyl comments, lighting up a cigarette.

"Well... After our private 'reunion' session I went straight to bed instead of staying up listening to music." Frozen Quill wraps his arms around Vinyl to cuddle her.

Sunset sighs deeply. "You two are truly disgusting..."

"Just because you ain't getting any." Vinyl Scratch sticks her tongue out at Sunset.

"Everyone, can we please settle down... This is your first job so take it seriously. While not difficult, things can still go wrong." Pandora states as the holographic projector brings up a street view of a shopping street in Manehatten.

"From what I can gather from the heist brief... We are hitting four lucrative stores in the Manehatten shopping district." Frozen Quill comments.

"Correct... You will hit these four stores in close proximity and steal a certain amount of money which will be made clear later. The operation appears simple enough, you will be dropped off by Rainbow Dash in the van. Upon arrival, four of you will exit the van and scope out the area. When you feel ready enough put on your masks and begin the operation. One of you will accompany Rainbow Dash in the van and provide back up in case things go really south, she will circle the block till you are ready for pick up. You won't hear from me again until after the job is complete. Should you fail... Well, you won't hear from me at all. Good luck." Pandora explains before the screen turns off.

Sunset sits back in her chair and sighs deeply. "Does she expect us to just go in blind without a proper plan?"

"No, she expects us to make the plan... We are no novice criminals... Some of us here could hardly qualify for the term." Frozen Quill states before urging Vinyl to get up.

Vinyl gets up and sits in her own seat as Frozen Quill makes his way to the front of the table. taking a deep breath he crushes his cigarette in the ash tray nearby and looks over the table.

"Thankfully, I was given the brief early this morning, along with an equipment roster." Frozen Quill states.

"So, what's the plan... Boss?" Rainbow Dash asks with a smile.

"Only four of us can go in at a time. Given the targets in this specific job I've already selected the first team. Vinyl Scratch, Derpy Hooves, Applejack and myself will raid the four stores listed in the mission brief." Frozen Quill starts to explain as he activates the projector which shows a 3D visual of the street. "Vinyl Scratch will take the electronics store on the right side of the street, from there she will also remotely disable the security of the other three stores as well as her own. Once the grid is down Applejack will move in on the convenience store next to the electronics store, she will control the crowd and raid the cash registers. Derpy Hooves will be opposite Vinyl Scratch in the vase and antique store, they should have a sizeable safe in the back room you can blow the door off. I shall take the store opposite Applejacks and do the same while controlling the crowd. The goal appears to be around forty thousand bits worth of income. The payout will be around seventy-five thousand bits each. We are being paid to send a message which will result in them investing in our client for protection. Each and every civilian casualty will result in the reduction of our payout... That's a kind way of saying, no fucking innocent ponies are to be killed. The cops we shouldn't give a shit about, but no bystanders." Frozen Quill finishes explaining the basic plan.

"Seems simple enough. While this is all going on, I am to circle the block and wait for you to tell me when you reach the required amount. I have been instructed by Pandora herself, that until the amount is reached I do not have to pick you up. Spitfire is the same." Rainbow Dash explains.

"It sounds fairly straight forward... I see little room for error should everypony stick to their roles." Vinyl comments.

"If everypony is in agreement, I should go over the equipment sheet and how things work." Frozen Quill brings up each of their sheets which shows a picture of them, their current black market account balance and their current owned weapons. "This is everypony's equipment sheet. Obviously we start off with cheap weapons that should still be able to get the job done. A load of pistols, some rifles, a handheld machine gun, plus our special equipment such as medical bags, ammo bags, trip mines, ECM jammers and first aid kits. As we buy new equipment this sheet will be constantly updated." Frozen Quill explains looking through the job brief sheet.

"It all sounds simple enough... You seem to be going through that sheet an awful lot." Sunset Shimmer points out as she leans back in her chair.

"I like to know every aspect of the job... I dislike surprises while working." Frozen Quill replies, his eyes never leaving the sheet.

"Least you're thorough... I can't fault you there. I suppose with you at the forefront of our operation there is little room for error." Sunset states looking down at the table.

Frozen Quill stretches before starting to head for the bead curtain which leads outside.

"Where are ya going?" Applejack asks confused.

"I'm going to visit the street in person. Rainbow, you're driving." Frozen Quill states with a smile.

"Sure thing." Rainbow Dash eagerly stands up and walks over to the bead curtain.

The pair leave and Sunset sighs deeply as she rubs her forehead.

Frozen Quill sips his coffee as he sits in the shotgun seat of the car while the soft glow can be seen from Vinyl in the seat behind him with her legs in a meditate position as she types frantically on her laptop. Vinyl has her hoodie up with her headphones on. Rainbow sits in the driver's seat with her own hoodie up,  seemingly asleep in a position which puts her hooves on the dashboard.

"How's the feed?" Frozen Quill asks as he looks out the window, watching the street.

"The feed from Mrs Grey's glasses is optimal. Mrs Orange is already scoping out the convenient store." Vinyl informs Frozen Quill, who nods before sipping his coffee.

"What about Mrs Blue?" Frozen Quill asks, looking in the wind mirror.

"I've already hacked into the stores security feed and scoped the place out. As well as obtained their schedule for the next seven days along with the safe combination which the store manager kept noted on his Hoofbook. Why am I Mrs Blue and not Mrs White? Or what about Mrs Neon?" Vinyl asks looking up from her laptop briefly.

"Because it's easier that we are called by our colours. However, me and you are both white so you're Mrs Blue while I'm Mr White. It makes it so the cops can't figure us out so easily in a world populated by countless coloured ponies. Mrs Grey, how is it going?" Frozen Quill asks, glancing at the store opposite the car.

"Umm, can I ask why you are not scoping out your own store, Mr White?" Derpy asks over the magical earpieces Vinyl developed for them.

"I'm well known around Manehatten for various reasons, mostly criminal offences. So, it would be counter productive for me to get caught so early in our game." Frozen Quill explains as he finishes his coffee and places the cup in the holder.

"That makes some sense, Pandora said we have a week to prepare for the heist-" Vinyl begins, but is cut short by Frozen Quill.

"Tomorrow. We don't need a whole week. We can have the gear and vehicle prepared tonight and do the heist tomorrow morning." Frozen Quill states as he leans back in his seat and closes his eyes.

"If you're sure. Guys we have all we need, come back to the car." Vinyl states into the comm device before closing down her laptop.

A few minutes later Derpy gets into the car and takes the middle seat next to Vinyl and Applejack enters the car to sit beside Derpy. Rainbow sits up with a slight yawn and starts up the car before driving them back to the nightclub.

In the armoury Frozen Quill is mixing some chemicals in vials before making some form of ink which he pours into an ink well. Applejack exits the range and places her mark 10 sub-machine gun down onto the workbench.

"You really think we are ready so soon? All we have is our basic equipment and weapons. Y'all are talented I'll give you that, but-" Applejack stops and sighs deeply.

"That's exactly the reason why we shouldn't wait. We're the most dangerous criminals in Manehattan joining up into a single squad. Plus, we need money to buy better equipment. My chemicals are cheap enough to mix together and produce my custom ink. However, the guns and gear we require for more advanced heists must be bought." Frozen Quill explains with a slight sigh.

Applejack opens up her locker and puts her sub-machine gun back after reloading it. She starts to head to the exit before stopping in the doorway.

"Mrs Grey is handling dinner tonight. I hope you're right about us, this group is my only chance to get ma family orchard back... Why are you here anyway?" Applejack asks turning to Frozen Quill.

"I'm here because I've something important to do... There is something I have to get back from them. That's all there is to it." Frozen Quill explains before adding the ink well to his messenger bag.

"So long as we can count on ya to get the job done. I don't have any problem with you leading us." Applejack states before leaving.

Frozen Quill sighs deeply and sits back in his chair as he lights up a cigarette and takes a long draft.

"Something important huh..." Frozen Quill muses as he starts mixing another few vials.