Everyone needs a Payday

The early morning chill inside the house caused Aria the shiver when she woke. She pulled a warm robe off her closet door and quickly wrapped herself its warmth.

Aria pulled the door open and walked through the hallway. Her two siren sisters sat at the table, still looking through the folder she had recieved last night.

“Morning, Aria.” Adagio sipped her mug “Coffee's weak this morning, used wasn't much left.”

Aria groaned in annoyance and poured herself a a mug, the steam that rose from it warmed her nose. She sat down at the table across from Sonata. “So.” She drank the dark liquid “I- uh, I guess I'm in.”

Adagio smirked “Good.” She pulled the card out of the folder and dialed the number on it.

The phone rang for a few seconds until the woman on the phone spoke “Thank you for calling Canterlot High School. This is Vice Principal Luna speaking.”

Adagio froze, she had finally remembered the voice from last night exactly matched the woman from last night “So you gave me your school phone extension?”

“Uh-” She paused “N-no?”

Adagio looked at her nails “Yeah, great. Anyways we're in.”

A deep sigh hissed from the speaker “Alright. It wasn't me who put the information together, okay? It was one of my informants.”

“It's alright, I believe you. Anyway what next?”

“Meet me at Denny's at eleven, how about we ease up on the attitude today?”

“No promises, and Denny's really?”

“No one goes to Denny's anymore so it's perfect to talk about this business.”

“Mmhm, sounds great.” Adagio dropped the phone back to the receiver and returned to the table

“So what now?” Aria sipped the weak brew again

Adagio palmed her face “We go to Denny's”

“Denny's? Why? That place sucks!” Sonata whined

“Because no one goes there. We're going for business anyway.”

“Doing business at Denny's?!? Does she think this is a joke?” Aria slammed her fist into the table

Adagio sighed “Not sure, but she did gave me two-hundred in bills last night.”

Aria ran her hand over her head “So what?”

“So, obviously she may have some credibility.”

“Sure, whatever.” Aria drank the last bit of coffee “I'm taking a shower.”

“Fine, just hurry up.”

“I'll go get ready too!” Sonata sprang out of her chair and ran down the hall.

Adagio cleaned the mugs from the table and washed them in the sink before leaving to her room. Adagio slid her dresser open to pull fresh clothes from. Adagio exited her room at the same time as Aria stepped out of the bathroom.

“Bathroom's open.”

Sonata ran down the hall to cut front of Adagio “Hold on I gotta brush my teeth!”

Adagio stepped back as to not slam into Sonata “Just hurry up, we've gotta go to Denny's in thirty minutes.”

Sonata turned to Adagio with bubbles flooding in her mouth“Okay!”

“Tell Aria to hurry up too. You know how long she likes to take.” Adagio said over her shoulder

“Goh eht!” Toothpaste foam flung from her mouth

Adagio sat on the living room couch and picked up the book, returning to the page she was on last night.

Aria stepped out of her room, attired in the same blue jeans and hoodie she used to wear when feeding with their gem's power, “We ready yet?”

Adagio looked over at Sonata, patiently playing with her ponytail “We've been ready for the past five minutes actually.”

Sonata parted the end piece of her ponytail way from her mouth “Yeah Aria, you slowpoke!”

She scowled, instantly signaling Sonata to stop talking.

“No fighting today, we've got business to attend to. Let's not waste any more time,” she looked at the girl in the hallway “ Aria, and get going.” Adagio smiled sarcastically in Aria's direction.

Aria grunted and folded her arms.

Adagio placed her book back down on the table beside her and walked to the counter where the folder laid. Then she walked out of the house and was greeted with a light snow.

“Ugh! More snow?!? It was literally just snowing yesterday!” Aria kicked the piled frost on the sidewalk, causing a powdery explosion to shower over her. Fury built up visibly reddening her face, she turned to see Sonata attempting to hide a chuckle with her hands.

Adagio grabbed her siren sister by her hood, stopping her before she could charge at Sonata “What did I just say? We're already going to be running late, I don't need to break up another fight between you two.”

“Fine.” Aria yanked her hood back from Adagio

Adagio lightly pushed Sonata in front of her “Now behave yourselves and lets go.”

Sonata silently obeyed, and walked ahead of the group, while Aria kept her distance behind Adagio. Adagio rounded the corner where the McDonald's that she had met Luna in last night was as she passed it, she had started to wonder what possible reason was there for Luna to have confronted her again. The only interactions she had with anyone of this world was negative, seeing how she enslaved an entire school with jealousy and contempt. It truly made no sense for her to be trusting her again, but there was no other option for the Sirens to take.

“We're here!” Sonata waved her hand in front of Adagio who had been lost in thought

Adagio shook her head, forcing her thoughts away “O-oh, excuse me.” She stepped ahead of the group and pulled the door open, motioning for them to enter.

A hostess quickly made her way from the kitchen to greet them “Hello! Welcome to Denny's!”

Adagio scanned the dining room and saw a blue haired woman sitting at a corner booth casually reading a newspaper “Actually we were here to meet the woman in the back, thank you.”

she smiled “Oh, alright then, You can just head on over, Menus are already there for you.”

Adagio walked ahead of the group, and lead them to the table

Vice Principal Luna dropped the newspaper and pulled her sunglasses down “Please take a seat. I've ordered you three coffee already.”

“Ooh!” Sonata slid down the circular booth “I love coffee!”

Adagio dropped her palm on Sonata's mug and slid it away from her “She doesn't need it. She's annoyingly energetic as is.”

Sonata pouted “You never let me have coffee!”

Aria smirked and sipped the bitter black brew “That's a good thing.”

“Looks like you three are as lively as ever.” Luna noted “Let's hope we don't have to deal with anymore shenanigans.”

Adagio's eyes bore into Luna

Luna snickered “Cheap shot, I apologize. Anyways, would you like breakfast before we start?”

“Uh” Adagio's jaw dropped

“Oooh!” Sonata pulled the menu away from Aria “I wanna Grand Slam! What're you gettin' guys?”

Aria moaned and dropped her head into an open palm.

“What's the matter?” Luna sipped her coffee

“I guess we just thought that you'd be more professional about this.” Adagio sassed

“I was only trying to be generous.”

“Good, cuz' I'm starving” Sonata commented

Adagio sighed “Whatever, I'll get whatever Sonata's getting.”

“Is this really happening?” Aria hissed through clenched teeth

“Aria, please.” Luna set her mug down “We'll be getting there, I just don't want you girls skipping any more meals.”

She ungratefully rolled her eyes “Whatever.”

“She'll take the same.” Adagio glared at her fellow Siren

Luna nodded “Right then.”

“Hello ladies!” A tall waiter flipped open a pad “What would you like?”

Luna ordered and let the Sirens relax and eat their breakfast. She observed how they acted. They were truly just like average teenage girls, give or take a hundred years. Luna quietly laughed after seeing Sonata cause trouble with Aria by stealing a sausage link from her plate, and the following punch she received after made Luna audibly chuckle.

Aria pushed her plate to the center of the table “Thanks, I guess. Now let's finally get on with it.”

Luna tipped the mug up, letting the last cold drops of coffee to pour into her mouth. “Alright, I won't keep you waiting any longer.” She pulled out another folder and dropped it on the table with a slap. “ You already know the bank, and you know what it does. So let's talk about the layout”

Aria pulled the folder to herself and flipped it open revealing blueprints and notes

“There are three entry points, one front door, and one side door, and one back door. To the left of the entry is the Teller line, obviously with bullet proof glass. Then you have a small office place to the back right of the branch. The manager's office is in the back of that, he is known to leave a security key there often. You get that, you get into the security room easy.” She cleared her throat “The camera room should be in the back, you get in there and take the security camera operator out and you just have to worry about the last three guards.”

“You mean t-to take them out, as in?” Sonata hesitantly stuttered

“Kill.” Luna nodded

Sonata gasped in horror “B-but I don't want to hurt anyone!”

“So you're fine with marching into Equestria with an army of enslaved kids, that includes killing people. ” Aria sassed

“It's different though, guns are something else all together.”

“Please.” Luna held her palm out

Adagio cut her sister's bickering with a silent hand gesture “Go on, Vice Principal.”

She nodded “As I was saying, the guards must be taken out. This part is tricky, though... You see, they are told to make rounds in the building, so suspicious activity will not be tolerated.”

“So we go in, get the key card and take the camera guy out. Not the first time I stole from places.” Aria shrugged

“Great, so you go in first and get the card, Sonata will pick the lock in the back to meet you in the security room. Adagio will then use the cameras to monitor the guard's movements. After taking the guards out, you have to break into the teller line and get them away from the Alarms, while the other two control the civilians. You will be given some ties to make sure they don't do anything foolish. From there, all you have to to do is begin drilling the vault open.” She grimaced “Then you're home free.”

Adagio copied Luna's grin “Sounds easy enough.”

“I've already set up a safe house, so I'll send you over straight away. I'll also be helping you girls learn how to use the drill correctly, and also to pick the type of locks those doors have, they can't be opened with a simply bobby pin you know.”

“Just know that you shall never take a hostages life, for any reason. When, or rather if the police get involved, they will become more and more desperate to save lives.”

“Sure, whatever.” Aria shrugged

“Aria, I'm serious. Bystander blood should never be spilled.”

“She gets it.” Adagio glared

“If all goes well, and no police get involved, then we have an easy in and out heist.” Luna flipped the folder closed and slid it to the Sirens

Adagio pulled it in “Let's hope it is.”

“I've got to return to the school now, so head to the safe house and look around. There's a few guns there, why not get yourselves comfortable with them?” Luna stood up. I'll take care of the bill, you three go test out the safe house.”

Adagio pulled a page from the folder with directions to their new safe house “Lets get going, the house is in the city.”

“So can we go to Baskin Robbin's?!?” Sonata begged

“We just had breakfast, Sonata.” Aria groaned

“But ice cream is so good!”

“We'll get ice cream tomorrow Sonata, right now we have work to do. Come on, the bus stop isn't far from here.” Adagio stepped outside into the cold and sat on the cold metal seat under the canopy.