PAYDAY: Equestrian Heists

Sunset levitated the knife up into the air , sliding it across the cutting board she lets out a long sigh. The loud music outside the kitchen from the dance floor was distracting at times, the loud music penetrating her ear drums like a knife, she hated the music they played here.  It had been almost a half hour sense Sunset received a text from Rarity, she was surprised that she had convinced Twilight to come here tonight. Sunset set down the knife and slowly headed to the door to enter the club area. As she exited her eyes were blinded by the lights flashing throughout the room, the music was loud and ponies covered the dance floor. The Nightclub owner was looking out to the crowed smoking a cigarette a grin on his face, a grin that Sunset has seen many times. The boss was about to get a huge lump sum of money tonight. Placing her hooves on the cash register she stares out to the ponies with a smile, ready to take orders on drinks. Everything seemed great and cheerful in the atmosphere, not for Sunset however, she was eying the keys on the cash register biting her lower lip. She reached out to the pad and was stopped as her hand had a blue sparkle around it.

"Now Sunset, remember what I said about not making me look bad. Hooves of the register lady" a stallion in a white suit shook his head. The lead cook was the only reason she got hired. He knew Sunset well, even her kleptomaniac issue. "Your better than this, don't start this habit again. It will only grow after every thing you take from others"

"I know, thank you Alexandro. I don't know where I would be without you" She said with a slight roll of her eyes as she moved her hoof away from the register. The head cook stared her in the eyes as Sunset turned to him. Placing a hoof on Sunsets shoulder her stares deeper into her eyes.

"I'm serious Sunset, I would hate to see you fall again. Money is rough but that doesn't mean you should take it from those who earn it" Alexandro smiles lightening his stare. "Now! How about I take the register off your hooves and take drinks, hmmm?" he chuckles taking his hoof off her shoulder. "You can empty the garbage outside tonight, get some fresh air you need more"

"Yeah, nothing says fresh air more than rotting garbage and empty liquor bottles" Sunset giggles, "However, yes, I do need to get out more, it gets really hard when you spend most your time in a club. Money is worth it tho, its beats how I used to make it, right?" She smiles again and Alex motions her to get moving as he returns the smile. Moving out from the counter she makes her way to the front of the building where most of the garbage is left. Taking a step outside past the unusually bright bouncer she heads to the first can. The bouncer waves to her quickly before placing his hoof on a stallion trying to sneak by. As she started picking up some of the trash that missed the can a very loud squeak came from inside one of the cans. Sunset stopped and backed away at first thinking it was some wild animal, her look of concern quickly turned to a wide smile as a familiar pink haired mare poked her head out from the trash can. "Pinkie Pie! What are you doing in there~!"

"Oh hey! Sunset~! The better question is why are not in the garbage can. I mean I have never seen more interesting things in any can before. Well at least not lately, most garbage cans have garbage in them. Can you believe it" Pinkie smiled and had a large banana peal on her nose. "But in these cans I found a perfectly good balloon. Why would somepony throw these away!" Sunset almost gags and knocks the rubber out of the ponies grasp just as the pink mare was about to blow in it.

"Hey Hey Hey~!! That was just in the garbage. Besides thats a different kind of balloon sweetheart. Not meant for parties" The unicorn pauses and shakes her heads. "Well at least not parties that have cake and other party favors. Unless your into that of course" Sunset looked at Pinkie Pie and there was an awkward moment where they just stared at one another, Pinkie gasped and went back in the garbage can.

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"Rarity, I really can't believe you pulled me into this. I mean I don't even like clubs, or guys, or dancing anymore" Twilight said as they were now approaching the club. Rarity shook her head in disagreement. The unicorn was wearing tight leather boots that threaded into the upper outfit with lace. The outfit was unlike Rarities regular taste but it was perfect for the Tastehoof club.

"I don't think so, perhaps you need a stallion in your life. Some guy who can take you off your hooves" Rarity giggles and nudges Twilight on her sides, the alicorn wasn't wearing anything special. Her outfit contained a simple button up shirt and a short dress that barely covered up her cutie mark. "You know Twilight, you really should allow a guy in your life, it can be the most wonderful thing. You never know who you will be with until you let them in" the two of them stop at the entrance and Rarity turns to Twilight with a smile and quickly hugs her out of the blue. "You just have to give it a try, if you don't like the events that happen tonight then I will never ask you too do it again" Separating the hug Twilight gives a slow nod smiling.

"Alright, I will give it a try. Not a stallion but the party, a try" Twilight quickly corrects herself, still wanting nothing to do with a stallion. The thought of being tied down more than she already is was a scary feeling. She already is limited on the things she can do, why would she want to be more tied down on things she can do. "Now come on, Sunsets waiting on us remember" The bouncer smiles and steps aside letting them in. Making there way around the clubs entrance they step into the party area, there was allot of ponies here tonight, this made Twiligth uneasy and made Rarity the opposite. Rarity quickly moved to the bar and took a seat.

"Hello Alexandro, I would like two drinks please. If you could be so kind maybe you could give me a discount~" The unicorn bats her eyes at the stallion and Alex gives her a blank stare and shakes his head getting Rarity her usual thing she got when she came here. "Alright fine, way to show your appreciation to a beautiful mare in need of a good drink at half the cost" She takes the drink and looks to Twilight as the alicorn takes a seat next to her. "Don't get a drink yet darling, you will have to pay for it"  she teases and Alex heads to the employees only area.

"What was that about?" Twilight tilted her head confused on two what exactly happened.

"Oh I was teasing him, something i do every time I'm here. Oh and that you really shouldn't buy a drink, let me, the drinks can be rather expensive. Unless you want water"

"Water is fine actually" Twilight beams a smile and looks to the counter, Sunset walks out with a bigger smile than usual.

"One glass of water it is, for my alicorn friend. How is it being the ruler of the coffee grains in the back of that shop" Sunset giggles and slides a  glass of water to her friend and looks to Rarity, "Did you sell anything Rarity or did you make more money in the alleyways?" Rarity stops sipping and lightly shakes her hoof trying to bat at Sunset.

"You are so mean, I love it! But that was so rude! I don't need to make money in such ways, I am not desperate" Rarity narrows her eyes at Sunset and Twilight frowns lightly at the remarks. Still not doing too well with all the changes that keep coming after the Princess were stripped of their power. Nothing hurt her more than seeing Celestia have her crown ripped from her head and kicked out the castle doors. It was a dark day for equestria, before the Princesses rule came to an end there was harmony and peace throughout the land and everypony got along. After they were stripped of their power, new laws and a government was put into play. Now there is ridiculous taxes, crime, murder, and a rather disturbing lack of money for those who couldn't work at a bank or other higher business.

"Sunset that wasn't funny, you know how much I love that shop but you also know that I hate it just as much! Please don't say that again, I would rather not be known as the Coffee Princess. I would rather be homeless and with the hobos like Big Mac" Twilight crosses her hooves and levitates the glass of water to her lips and takes a sip. "I mean, does anypony realize yet how bad this is for us, or do you two just shove it out of your own faces to feel better" Twilight frowns and shakes her head, "I'm sorry but...its hard to have fun when all you can think about is your bills and what your going to make for the week" Pinkie Pie pokes her head up and frowns at Twilight but still had excitement in her voice.

"Awww, calm down there Twilight! Turn that frown upside down and have fun. Of cooouurse we all know how horrible it is" The pink mare steps onto the counter and nopony bats an eye at her, after all they all knew she was a nut sometimes. "I mean after Ponyville had that conference about how sweet foods are making fillies and colts fat, I have not gotten a visitor at Sugarcube Corner" Pinkie Pie then slowly lowers and frowns, "Mr and Mrs Cake are thinking about closing down and....I don't have anywhere to go" Twilight frowned, she hadn't visited the corner herself in a long time. "But, you know...its happening to allot of good places, I am Pinkie Pie...the broke and excited"

"Well things are good here for the most part" Sunset said cleaning an empty glass and she looked around, "All good except for the boss, he always is coming onto me and expecting me to get on the ground for him no matter where we are. He thinks I want him but its one sided, he just wants me" Sunset sticks her tongue out and giggles, "The money is good, the boss isn't"  Twilight slowly blinked now hearing all this for the first time, the shop had kept her in the dark for so long.

"Can you get me something hard, the hardest you go" Twilight said blankly and Sunsets eyes widened but she poured the drink for Twilight moving it towards her. Twilight stared down at the glass and sighed. "Its about time I have some fun, with you all. Lets do this" She puts her lips to the drink and the lights flash on the glass and makes it look like a disco ball, the alicorn tilts her head back and the drink goes down, all of it before she slams the glass back down on the counter. "Lets get fucked up for once" Twilight got up as she slowly began to undo her shirt it was now opened half way and she loosened her dress, "Come on, what are you waiting for" the alicorn walked to the full dance floor and grabbed a drink off the table and drank it down. Sunset looked to Rarity and shook her head.

"Keep an eye on here, something isn't right about that. She is a bookworm not a party animal. Those ponies out there will eat her up if she is alone"