PAYDAY: Equestrian Heists

by Discord97

Rating: teen
Tags: Adventure, Crossover, Tragedy, Alternate Universe, Romance, Drama
Length: 20608

Money isn't always easy to come by in Equestria. Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie find themselves among many who are struggling. When an Idea of crime grows into reality, reality may be their one way ticket to a PAYDAY

After a new law that declares Alicorn's are to be treated the same as regular citizens and that they should be revoked of their royalty position. Life in Equestria has changed. Finding a job as an alicorn is difficult and Twilight Sparkle was barely lucky enough to get one at a local Lotte Store.

Over a period of time Equestria has grown used to the new ways, however, after Twilight gets fired for false claims she and a couple friends come to the conclusion, money ain't easy. They form a group that started with simple penny theft to get revenge on the local coffee store, that penny theft would one day lead them to putting together the greatest heist of them all.

Twilight, Rarity, Sunset, and Pinkie become the PAYDAY GANG

(Photo created by Pork984 )

THIS STORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2016-04-27 22:24:01 UTC

Lack of Money

PROLOGUE

Pulling back the slide of the pistol the large vault doors begin to open, Twilight was breathing heavy behind the mask and her heart was beating fast. The police were screaming outside. Everything had gone so good up too this point. Sunset loaded her large shotgun as Pinkie Pie and Rarity continued to pull open the large vault door. The police were moving in, still yelling and pleading for them to drop their weapons. Twilight looked over to her friends and nodded as she set her pistol on one of the cubical desks that were outside the vault. Taking her M308 off her back sliding a clip inside and sliding a bullet into the chamber. The vault was now open and Rarity rushed inside throwing all the bags on the ground as she began her work.

"Open fire!" the police had waited long enough and switched to aggressive actions. Bullets began to fly. Twilight pulled the trigger of her weapon and continued to do so to keep the police from flooding into the vault area. Sunset was moving closer from the right with her shotty.  Two S.W.A.T. units were about to enter but were intercepted by the Unicorn, slamming the but of her gun into one of the stallions face. She pulls the pump action and a shell flies out falling to the floor. Twilight looked through the scope of her weapon, her hearing getting muffled as she continued to pull the trigger. That was when Pinkie Pie screamed, just as Twilight's first clip ran out.

"What the hell is that!! It's coming this way!" Pinkie pointed out to one of the windows, walking towards them was a stallion covered in armor, the stallion levitated an automatic shotgun. Sliding the large clip into the shotgun the stallion turns towards the mares.

"The bulldozer unit has arrived!! Woohooo, lets get em~!" One of the police units screamed as the bullets continued to fly. This could have gone better.

BEGINING

Twilight stared across the counter at the stallion who was not sure on what he wanted for coffee. Every time he spoke he would quickly change his mind and start thinking again. Twilight rested her head on her hoof as her elbow pressed against the counter. She was the best at what she did, she took the orders and even made the coffee. She did more than she was recommended, from taking orders to cleaning the entire shop Twilight did her best to get a good paycheck. However the only thing she couldn't stand was a pony like the stallion she was waiting on now. A pony who forgot to think while on the car ride to the local coffee/latte shop. Lowering her hoof she clicks her tongue on the roof of her mouth.

"Yeah, whatever it is your having. Large, medium, or small?" she says blowing a bubble with her bubble gum soon afterwards. "Cause its twelve in the afternoon and I go home in an hour so...." She spoke again and yawned. She had been there for hours and would like to get this moving so she could go home and relax with her brother spike.

"Uh, yeeah, I would like the" he stops and rubs his chin shaking his head once again looking at the menu above Twilight head, "No, maybe not, give me a moment I almost have it" Twilight let out a soft sigh remembering the past where life was simple for her, it was easier to live, when Alicorns's ruled over Equestria with a magical balance. Ever sense the new law, the law that kicked the magical winged ponies out of rule Twilight had it rough, she had to work and her horn and wings was not enough to get her anywhere. She was now like everypony else.

"Right, just ring the bell when you finally find what it was that you were craving." Twilight says undoing her shirt slightly as she walks into the back of the store. There was no door to separate employees and the customers. The only thing that kept what was in the back room a secret was the fact the door was facing a wall, not the front lobby. Entering the back room which was small and had sinks and counters and a small fridge on the counter Twilight took a seat around the white card table that was back there. Leaning back she pulls out her cell phone and scans through her messages. "Oh! I have no messages, What a surprise" she giggles closing her phone, it was only a simple flip phone and it even had an antenna. Twilight's horn lightly began to glow as a wallet came out of her pocket. It was thin as she let it drop on the table. She frowned at the very depressing sight, she loved working here but the pay was horrible. She barely could survive with the money she was making off of working here. Twilights manager slowly walked into the back taking off an apron.

"Twilight, sweetheart, could you please do some of the baking for awhile. The cheese cake is going fast and I need a break"  the mare smiled at the alicorn and Twilight slowly got out of her seat and nodded grabbing the apron and putting it on.

"Of course, that won't be an issue boss, happy to see the cheese cake idea is running smoothly. Allot of ponies are requesting it from what I have seen. That and the front counter looks more inviting with all the cakes and brownies" Twilight walked past the manager and out to the front, the stallion from before was actually still trying to figure out what he wanted. His friend behind him getting very impatient and one was already leaving from the wait. Twilight smiled and did her best to keep it as she walked over to the counter picking up cake sheets to bring into the back so she could make more food. The atmosphere was bright and happy as ponies mingled in their seats with one another. Like everyday the place was safe and worry free, Twilight was the only one worried however because today was payday and she was always worried to see the lack of pay she got every week. "Maybe today will be different, Twilight" she said to herself with a long sigh afterwards. The time on the cloak kept ticking until it was time for the alicorn to collect her check and head home.

"Twilight? Twilight Darling!" Rarity leans on the light post outside the shop, Twilight levitating her check into her saddlebag. The white beauty had a fur scarf on, it was from the times when she could afford it. "Your an hour late, you got out of work an hour ago. You have to stop pushing yourself so much, there is money elsewhere"

"Why do you suspect my pay is bad? Maybe it is different this time, Rarity" Twilight sighed shaking her head as she pulled out a book and began to read it as she walked side by side with her Unicorn friend.

"Pay doesn't just change, especially if your talking about that coffee shop" Rarity shivers thinking about the place. It was dirty and she just didn't like it there, maybe if they sold tea she would be more interested in visiting from time to time. "Well don't feel too bad, I only made twenty dollars today selling one dress. I only sold one dress today, Twilight. Equestria is a crime against fashion these days" Rarity beamed at Twilight hoping for a positive response but the alicorn just stared off into her book with a blank stare.

"I only got one twenty five, less than what i usually get." closing  her book slowly she makes it disappear with a flash of magic from her horn. "I'm worried something is wrong"

"Now darling, I am sure everything is fine. There is a lack of money everywhere. Everything is going to be just fine i promise you" Rarity beamed a smile to her alicorn friend. "How about I bring you to the Tastehoof Club tonight, you need to relax, maybe drinks and stallions will clear your mind"

"Rarity, I don't need any of that, I am just a little stressed is all. No stallion is going to make that go away. Not even alcohol" Rarity stopped in front of Twilight and began to shake her head, placing a hoof on the mares lips to silence her Rarity smiles again batting her eyelashes.

"Now now, don't be so modest. It will be fun, I promise you"

The Tastehoof Club

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"

Fired Up

Twilight's vision was blurry from drinking, the sound of the music ringing in her ears and it almost seemed louder. She didn't know where she was or what was going on but her lips were wet. Her face felt warm and her body as well. Her vision clearing she finds her lips locked up with a stallion's. Pulling away she gags slightly and pushes the stallion off, wobbling on his hooves her doesn't think much of what just happened and walks away. Twilight got up from the floor and wobbled as her head moved the world seemed to not want to change, everything was wavy as she began to walk forward. Where were her friends and what was going on, the music got louder as she walked into a kitchen looking area, a hoof quickly pushed her back. A stallion in a big leather jacket was pushing her back out of the room, it must have been one of the club workers but he really didn't look happy to see a civilian back in the employees only area.

"Listen Lady, I don't know who you are. You can not be back here and that is final. If i have to tell you again, you will not be happy" The stallion spoke to Twilight but the alicorn was confused, again? This was the first encounter that she could remember, was she back here once already during the night? "Now get!" Twilight was pushed out into the club area and she wobbled again almost falling down.

"Whoa! Hey, that wasn't very nice~" she blushed heavy for no reason, probably from alcohol poisoning. "I used to be a princess you know" she raised a hoof wobbling once again, "If I still had the power, you would be sorry, ducky" She said slurring her words slightly as she spoke. Her legs wanted to walk in different directions and neither of them wanted to go the same way as she attempted to make her way to the bar area to sit. The lights pounded down on the dance floor and in her eyes. Twilight looked around and the music began to muffle as she slowly fell to the floor, her eyes closed, now she just wanted to sleep and that is what her body did. Tomorrow was a new day, a new day to work.

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"FIRED!!! You were fired! What the hell happened!?" Sunset slammed her hoof on the ground as Twilight stood  in front of her crying softly, she nodded to Sunset and looked up sniffling. "Tell me what happened to get you fired Twilight, you work your flank off for that place and they fire you! For what?"

"I was too tired to focus, I was suffering from a hangover and messed up an order. That was enough for them to boot me" Twilight lowered her head and her lower lip shook as she now felt screwed. "I am going to suffer now, I can't get another job around here" Twilight shakes her head and walks away going into her room as Rarity enters the room with a frown.

"I got the news, how is she?" Rarity looked sick from the news, she already had to deal with this when it came to Pinkie Pie and Sugarcube corner closing down.

"Horrible, she thinks her life is over now because of this" Sunset sighs as she walks away. "This is just horrible, she has a hard enough time fitting in with those wings on her back and the looks she gets for them" Sunset  growled and went to her kitchen table taking a seat, "She is never going to be able to get a new job you know that, right?" Rarity walked over taking a seat as well. The white Unicorn placed her hoof on the table and nodded in agreement, times like these were hard times. Twilight would not be able to get back on the workforce and make money. "There has to be some other way..."

"There isn't another way...unless you wanna rob places of money there is no way I can make it in this world" Twilight says as she slowly walked into the kitchen. Her wings were drooping down to the floor and her eyes still had tears resting in them. She already looked like a wreak and she had only been jobless for a couple hours. Taking a seat around the table with her friends she sucks up the tears, "I should go join Big Mac on the side of the street"

"Don't be silly darling! There is no reason for you to be out there in the cold, with the other, jobless ponies. Who all live on the..."Rarity slowed down and coughed as she spoke again, "Side of the street. This isn't helping, sorry Twilight..." Rarity giggled and looked over to the alicorn with a smile. "You have skills, you could get a new job if you tried hard enough, right?"

"Like I said, might as well rob the place" Twilight said sarcastically as she slammed her face down on the table and slowly she began to sob, Sunset paused for a moment and reached for the center of the table. She picked up a playing card with her magic and brought it close to her face. The side of the card slowly grazed the side of her cheek and she thought for a moment as her angry thinking began to sprout an idea.

"Well they are the pricks that fired you, how would they like it if one day they ended up broke!? Penniless and jobless? I say robbing them doesn't sound like a bad idea at all" Sunset said as she kept the card close to her face. Rarity stared surprised and Twilight slowly raised her head to look at her friend, Sunset Shimmer.

"You can't be serious, Sunset Darling! That is crazy, with how everything is, there hasn't been any crime rate in years." Sunset got up and the playing card slowly began to spin around her.

"Exactly, nopony would see it coming. Think about it!" Sunset beamed a smile, the idea sounding better to her more and more as she thought about it. Twilight stopped and thought before she spoke.

"Sunset, doing that is illegal encase your not caught up with the concept of robbing ponies" Twilight got up out of her seat and Sunset quickly places her hoof on the alicorns shoulder.

"Oh I know but listen to me! These guys robbed you of a life! They fired you knowing you would not be able to find a new job!" Twilight paused and slowly nodded. Rarity got up and shook her head.

"Oh please, Sunset sweetheart. I know you have anger issues but this is a little extreme. Twilight would never actually consider going through with this" Rarity looked over and Twilight slowly levitated a card up to her face and smiled. "Your kidding me..."

"Rarity, I am not the one to usually agree with this but...she is right...they fucked with me, I am going to fuck them back" The alicorn nodded and stood over by her friend Sunset. Rarity looked away and rolled her eyes.

"Oh my goodness, Alright Alright, count me in" Rarity made a girlie squeak before shaking her head. "Not because I want too but, i might get a wild idea for a fashion design or something" The unicorn levitated a card up and smiled but also looked very nervous and unsure about this. "I can't believe i just did this..." Sunset smiles and looks over to Twilight and grins.

"So whats the plan, your the smart one, you know that place like the back of your hoof" The adrenaline and excitement of the idea made the ponies not think about what it was they were doing or realize the consequences or the outcomes.

"Alright, here is what we are going to do~!"

Four Stores

Twilight pulled the slide back on the pistol, it was all she had as Rarity put a ski mask over the alicorns head. She coughed at the smell of the cloth and looked at her friend Sunset who had her outfit on already. They had makeup on their flanks to cover their cutie marks so that they would not be easily identified while doing what they were about to do. Rarity coughed and put on her own mask, they all were wearing the same thing, ski masks and a vest to cover their upper body. Nothing fancy, old school robbery outfits with makeup on the butt.

"I cannot believe we are doing this, just remember I am here for the new designing I might get out of this experience, nothing more, if it wasn't for this I would be the one calling the authorities on you all" Rarity closes her eyes and shakes her head, "I am just surprised it was this easy to get Pinkie Pie in on this, that and getting this big ugly blue van. Its so, ewwwww, unfashionable"

"Right lets go rob a place by driving in with a top of the line glitter car, the cops will never be able to spot us if we get spotted" Sunset says blankly as she stares at Rarity, Twilight watches the two and moves close to look in the drivers seat, Pinkie Pie who was the only one without a mask just focused on the road.

"Thanks Pinkie Pie for going along with this, it helps more than you know, is it wrong that we are all doing this? Yes of course it is" Twilight moves up and sits in the passenger seat taking off her ski mask. She looks over to the pink coated mare and smiles. "I put an ungodly amount of makeup on my flank, I don't think I could turn back if I wanted too" Pinkie Pie nods and looks down at floor of the of the vehicle briefly at a pump action shotgun, she quickly looks up at the road and bites her lip shaking her head.

"I don't know Twilight, guns seem like a good way to get on a ponies bad side and loose friends. I don't like the idea of loosing a friend, Oh! They would feel so bad and alone, so cold when they have nothing. That doesn't seem fair at alllllll" Pinkie Pie was about to ramble on when Twilight shook her head and placed a hoof on the mares lips.

"Pinkie, if they were good friends would they have pushed me out on the street? Was that fair of them?" Twilight removed her hoof and Pinkie Pie shook her head , Twilight nodded and wiggled back to the back of the van where Rarity and Sunset were looking away from each other with duck lips and crossed hooves. "Girls? Really, come on" The van stopped in a parking lot just outside a computer store, Pinkie Pie looked back and nodded then getting out of the van and walking inside the computer store to do some pretend shopping. Twilight and the others got out the back and moved around quickly to the back ally of the computer store. "Alright, so the coffee store is on the other side of the street, next to the China store, there is a camera in the front and two in the back. If those see us this is all over" Twilight leaned against the concrete wall and her black vest, old and tattered became a little more torn just from leaning on a wall. They all barely had anything that was good, they had little money. The three made there way along the ally to make a straight shot to the coffee store. There were several windows they had to duck under to avoid being seen. Twilights pistol was shaky as she walked, she was nervous. Lining up against the wall of the store across the street Twilight stares into the windows of the coffee street. There was allot of ponies inside the building. Sunset looked as well to see the type of traffic on the sides of the street. "Alright lets do this" Twilight raises her gun slightly and starts moving but she trips in front of the 247 store, a pony inside looked outside and began to scream running towards the back. Sunset ran inside the building and tackled the pony to the ground out of instinct trying not to get caught. Twilight got up and backed up inside the store as well.

"You tripped!! Who the hell trips! Your robbing a place, what was that!?" Everypony then got down seeing the mares in the store with guns. The clerk gasped and backed up against the wall opening her register not wanting any trouble she got down after that. Twilight looked around and saw a camera light blinking at her, she quickly raised her pistol and attempted to shoot it. She missed and the camera began to beep as it stared at her. Sunset ran over to it and placed her hooves on it ripping it down from the wall. "Oh come on! Seriously!!"

"What I have never done this before, this is crazy. We aren't supposed to be in this store right now" Twilight points her pistol at the clerk and waves it to the floor as the pony was about to get up, "Stay down, think about your family" Twilight looked over to the coffee store, her old work place and frowned. "How are we going to get over there now?" Rarity finally made her way inside the 247.

"I don't know if you girls are aware but I signed up to rob the other store, this is not where you worked" Twilight said looking over to Twilight. "What happened?"

"I...I tripped and somepony saw" Twilight pointed to the stallion on the ground hidden behind a shelf of food. "I feel so stupid, oh wow, this is bad" Twilight set her gun on the counter and sat down burying her face in her hooves. Sunset frowns and sets her gun to taking a seat next to her friend and hugging her tightly.

"Its okay, any of us could have made the mistake. I am sorry I yelled at you for it" Sunset smiled and Rarity began to smile at the site, then one of the ponies could be heard in the back.

"Hello, 911, there are ponies here. They have guns please send help they have us hostage send help now" Sunset and Twilight both got up and looked over to the stallion grabbing their pistols. The stallion jumped and let go of his phone.

"Oh shit, OH SHIT!! The cops" Sunset screamed as sirens howled as squad cars began to come down the street. Their must have been some nearby because they were there seconds after the call, two cops got out of the car and took out their guns. Rarity gasped and shook her head. They only had pistols to defend themselves. They didn't plan on getting caught and now they have.  Twilight looked to a window and picked up a register and threw it at the window shattering it. A mare screamed and more squad cars pulled up.

"Come on, lets get the hell out of here!" Twilight climbed out the window and ran down the ally way. One of the cops steps out of his car and grabs a megaphone.

"We know your in there, lay down your weapons now! Come out or we will come in ourselves" the officers where not aware that the mares had left the store making their way down the ally to their van. "We mean it come out now!" Twilight smiled seeing the blue van waiting for them, Sunset rushed up to the van first and quickly she stopped as a large rifle was pressed against her side. Twilight froze seeing a weapon pointed at her friend, Rarity yelped as another gun came from a corner and pointed at her. A cigarette flew in the air and a stallion stepped out from behind them.

"Well, isn't this interesting! Vlad doesn't take kindly to others on his ground. Who are you!?" the stallion spoke, Twilight raised a brow as the voice was clearly that of a crazy man. "Fine fine, not much for talking. You should thank me, get in your van. Your leaving...wouldn't want to get caught would you" the stallion then begins to laugh because they had already done that. "Oh wait, that's why you are here. Better hurry, getting caught never ends well" One of Vlad's men walks up to the van and opens the back pointing inside, Twilight and her friends slowly got inside with the money they took from the 247. They managed to collect over 1,000 dollars. Vlad grins and places a hoof on the door of the van, "You girls got taste, I like your style. It makes me look good" He reaches on Twilight's face and rips off her ski mask. "So this is the face of new crime, how cute" Twilight growls and pulls away from his hoof.

"Who are you! How did you" Twilight was then interrupted as Vlad slammed the door of the van shut and Pinkie Pie then slammed on the gas and hauled ass out of the streets and back to Twilight's place. All three mares stared at each other then the money on the floor of the van. Next to to it was a  small bag, Rarity reached and opened it, inside was a bunch of cash.  All their eyes went wide and then they looked at each other again. Twilight picked up her playing card and held it out, both mares nod and pick theirs up and place it to make a triangle. "Lets do this again"

A meeting with Vlad

The van turns a sharp corner and Vlad stands there waving his hoof lazily, turning around he walks past his two gunmen and shakes his head. The police were still in the 247 gathering what they could for evidence. Vlad pulled out a cigarette and lit it sucking in the toxin before blowing it out. Walking down the side of the street he waves to one of the cops and beams them a fake smile. The stallion rolls his eyes and takes another puff from his smoke. Walking up to a pony he quickly swipes their cell phone and opens it up and begins typing. Vlad leans up against a wall with the phone to his ear. A pony on the other end picks up and Vlad smiled to himself.

"It's good to hear you again my friend. I have some news that may interest you, something of benefit to you friend" He stands still and waves to a passing pony taking a puff of his smoke again waiting for a response on the phone.

"Alright yeah, you know what to do"

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Twilight rips off the mask and lunges into a hug with Sunset Shimmer, the mares all had big smiles on their faces. Pinkie Pie stared at the large bag of cash, she was curious onto how it got in the van. Rarity was sure it was thrown in by the stallion who forced them to leave so quickly after the cops arrived. Twilight separates the hug and looks to her friends and beams a smile.

"I can't believe we did it!! Yeah, Alright!" She looked at the bag of cash and levitated it over to her and giggled at it. Rarity shook her head and stepped forward.

"Even if I agree that we should do that again because....wow....it felt so good" She smiled and looked over at the cash herself. "We almost got arrested, the cops were called. That was not doing it or succeeding. We didn't even get our revenge on Twilight's ex-boss" Pinkie nodded and smiled.

"That was the whole reason we were there riiight! then how come we didn't do it, I mean everything seemed to be going as planned what in a cherry chimichanga happened?" Pinkie squeaked as she spoke really confused and still feeling on edge and guilty to be apart of this. "Everything was going perfect right?" Twilight blushed in embarrassment. Sunset grinned and nudged the alicorn.

"Everything was going fine until our little princess here tripped. A pony saw here and...you can probably guess what happened after that" Sunset spoke and nudged Twilight again. Twilight blushed being called a princess, even if that rank was extinct and nowhere to be seen in Equestria it made her feel warm and important to be called one. "However it wasn't a complete loss, we got paid! More than any paycheck could ever give" Pinkie giggled and snorted at the end of it. The pink mare wiggled her tail in the air and smiled wide.

"Well that is obvious, when you take it all your going to get more then what you would normally be given. Duuuh~!" Rarity began to rub her chin and moved one eye to look at the bag of money.

"Who was that stallion. The one with the funny voice, I think he is the reason we have this large bag of cash" she blushed, Rarity liked his voice. It was strong  and very alluring to her but she was more focused on the money right now. "Who was..." They all squeak when out of nowhere Twilight's phone rings. Twilight quickly pulled it up and up to her ear.

"Hello? This is Twilight Sparkle. How can I help you this afternoon?" a chuckle came from the other end, it was the stallion they were just talking about.

"Hello my friends, enjoying my gift? I hope it is too your liking" Vlad smiles on the other end of the line taking another puff from his smoke. "Thankfully the cash helped me find you, a friend of mine has been looking for a new group of criminals.."Twilight interrupts and points her hoof at the phone holding it out in front of her face.

"Hey! I am not a criminal. We are not criminals" Twilight growled and her friends looked at one another and raised a brow now feeling very worried not knowing who Twilight was talking too. "Who are you?" Vlad takes another smoke and chuckles again.

"Listen, Twilight, thanks for your name but you are very wrong. Isn't robbing a place something criminals do?" Vlad grinned and tapped on the cell phone. "Nopony does something like that just once, a close friend of mine would like to speak with you tonight." Twilight begins to pace biting her lip. "I am sure you are familiar where the Tastehoof Club?" Twilight raises a hoof and nods to herself.

"Yes, I am aware of the Tastehoof, what about it?"

"I would like you and your crew to meet me there tonight. After all, you were on my ground, my area and you decided it would be okay to rob it. You could say you owe me for that, meet me there tonight" Vlad then hung up and Twilight pulled away from the phone and stared at the phone for awhile before clicking end. Rarity tilted her head and coughed.

"What was that, darling?"

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Twilight stepped into the Tastehoof tightening her tie. Rarity gulped and began to shake as they entered the club. Pinkie Pie was hoping looking at them all as they wore the tuxedos. They were all wearing them because they got another call from Vlad. He told them to get suits and that makeup on the flanks just wouldn't work. Twilight turned the corner entering the dance floor area. Vlad was sitting at a table on rim of the floor, he had his head resting on his hoof and a drink near the other. Two ponies stood next to him with glasses on and he waved them over as they started his way. Rarity squeaked and nudged Twilight.

"I don't like this. Why are we doing this? Why are we here? Do I look okay? Oh my mane feels knotted! Is it Twilight!" Rarity began to freak out and stopped moving. Twilight turned around and looked at the Unicorn.

"Calm down, you look fine!! We are here to talk to him, then we are leaving okay? Calm down, okay? Stay cool, we don't know what this is all about. I am just sorry for whatever bad happens from here. Its all on me, okay, lets do this" Twilight turned back around and took a seat on the other end of the table. Her friends finding places close by to sit so they could be part of this, the table barely was able to have them all around it. Vlad raised a brow and set a phone on the table. Twilight looks at the two stallions in glasses.

"Is one of these your friend that wanted to speak with us?" Twilight smiles and wipes the top of her head and forces a smile. Vlad shakes his head and taps the screen of his phone. The stallion grins and slides the phone over taping the screen making it on speaker phone.

"Hello gang~ you don't need to know much about me. I'm Bain, I am the guy your asking about" Twilight moves her head back and raises a brow. "Don't ask why I am talking over a phone, I am a guy of secrets" Rarity coughs and keeps a straight face.

"Bain? Why wouldn't you just come here and..."

"I said not to ask, I hear you have been stomping around Vlad's ground" Bain chuckles and could be heard moving around in a chair. "I like it, its about time somepony gets more police attention then Vlad" Vlad sits forward and talks into the phone.

"Old stomping ground, let me remind you, OLD stomping ground" Vlad sat back down and crossed his hooves, "Proceed with your mocking and bad jokes" Twilight leans back in her chair and wiggles her wings inside her suit. She bought a regular suit to cover the wings, she just looked like a unicorn now. Bain clears his throat and begins to speak again.

"Well girls, I apologies you never got revenge on your old boss" Twilight moves forward and shakes her head and taps the phone with her hoof as if she was confronting Bain in person.

"Hey how the heck did you know about that!" Twilight huffed and Sunset placed a hoof on her shoulder pulling her back down into her seat. "How did he?"

"I know lots of things, your revenge will come soon. You need more practice before you return to your old lives. If your old lives are what you want, I am sure you said you wanted to do this robbery thing again in your escape van"  Twilight grunts again hearing him say something again that she thought only she and her friends knew. "I have an offer for you, how would you girls like to be apart of something BIG?"  The three mares nodded and Vlad leaned forward sliding them their ski masks.

"Lets start here" He grins and gets out of his chair heading to the back of the building.

Tastehoof Heist

Vlad opened the back door and stepped out into the parking space behind the club, he walked up to a car and opened up the door. Pulling out a large bag he grins tossing the bags to the mares. Vlad took a puff of yet another smoke taking out more things and handing them to Twilight and her friends. Guns and bags, Twilight looked at the bags confused.

"Why do we need these? Shouldn't the guns be enough to get what we want?" The alicorn smiled faintly at Vlad but he showed no kindness back and screwed silencers to all the pistols to make them quiet. He then spit out the cigarette and chuckled at them all.

"Taking those bags will be a good idea, I am sure you will find a use for them when the time comes, yes? Now, here is what i need you too do" Vlad pulled out a map of the area pointing to where they are standing right now. "I run this place, however the manager, he is no longer trustful. He needs to be dealt with, I need my money back....if you girls can get it for me I will hook you up with what you need anytime. You see if you decide you want to be apart of this group. You will have to get used to me asking favors, I am a needy fella...so....will you go get me my money?" Twilight looks to her friends. Rarity was staring at Vlad and batting her eyelashes trying to remain a feminine pose as Sunset was twirling a card around her head using magic, Pinkie Pie was picking up the bags and putting them on her side to carry. Twilight looked to Vlad and nodded holding out her hoof.

"I'm in, if this guy has your money and won't give it back. I will get it back for you" Twilight smiled understanding the feeling of wanting money back. Vlad reaches out and shakes her hoof with a smile, he slides a small stack of money into the mares pocket and winks. He slowly walked off and nodded to himself.

"It's good to see your team has a sense of leadership, way to take charge Twilight. Now, get me my money. I will be waiting for you here a ride will come and pick you up after you get what I want. The safe might be upstairs in the managers office, over looking the club" Vlad smiles and Twilight turns to her friends. Pinkie Pie walked over to the wall and leaned against it with a stern look on her face, she was ready but not to head inside.

"I'll be here if you need me Twilight, I think I would like it loud, I'll be there to save you when you fall" Pinkie giggles and looks down to the ground and pretends to text friends on her cell phone as too not draw attention from others who might walk by. Rarity walks forward and slides a brush into her mane before looking to Twilight with a nod, she was in. Sunset nods, it was obvious to the group that Sunset would always agree to get inside the area the action was going to be, she wanted to be a part of this. Twilight smiles and tucks her pistol in her jacket and walks back inside the club.

"Alright, gang, I don't want you hanging around that club too long. Watch for guards and cameras, lets go get Vlad's money" Bain's voice could be heard in their ears now that they all had small hearing aid ear pieces. Twilight looked around and noticed two guards right away, one of them she recognized from the night she was partying here. The one that told her never to be back here, she quickly backed up avoiding his eyes slipping on her mask and taking out her gun. Sunset eyes widen and out of habit she follows Twilights lead pulling on her ski mask. Rarity did not, she headed out past Twilight and watched the guards. One of the stallions looked over and slowly started walking over to go confront Rarity, the mare slowly waved bating her eyelashes.

"Hey, what are you doing back here! Can't you read the sign? It says employees only!" The guard reached into his coat and grabbed for his gun, Sunset pulled out a knife and rushed out from where she was as the guard pulled out a gun. Placing a hoof on the stallions arm pushing the gun down she took the guard by surprise. "What the hell!" the guard froze seeing the ski mask and the knife, the guard whipped out an Ingram Mac and aimed it at the Unicorn. Twilight levitated a box up and smashed it against the stallion head. The second guard took out his gun and rushed over to the area pulling out his gun as well. Just as he was about to pull the trigger a Sunset threw the knife into his head using magic. Rarity fell to the floor and gasped seeing the stallion fall to the ground.

"Holy Shit!! You just killed him!" Rarity quickly pulled on her mask and Twilight stepped out. They were showing poor performance as Vlad could still see them threw the opened door. Twilight shook her head and pulled out one of the bags Vlad gave her.

"He was going to shoot us! What other choice did we have? Help me with this , we have to move them out of here and they would be too easy to see just laying out like that" Twilight opened the bag and Rarity shook her head looking dizzy. "Come on, help me with this" Twilight pulled the body over to the bag and slowly started to put it inside the bag. Sunset pulled out a bag and set it out on the floor to deal with the other stallion. "Do as Bain said, watch out for guards and cameras. I don't want to see anymore dead guys laying around! I feel sick now because of this" Twilight picked up the bag with magic and moved it out of the club and into the back. Vlad watched her move the body taking another hit from his smoke. "Got it?" Rarity and Sunset nodded in agreement, all their guts were turning because of this. Pinkie Pie looked up and placed a hoof on her muzzle trying not to puke.

"I'm about too loose my cupcakes!!!" Pinkie Pie rushed off behind the car and began to loose her lunch. Vlad flinched from the sound and shook his head as she puked but he kept his muzzle shut and minded his own business. "Oh sweet Celestia, I think I am done" Pinkie went silent until she spoke again shortly after. "Nope not done" she then began to puke again, Bain then spoke once again.

"Hey gang, I just got some info. The managers room needs a keycard to open. One of the guards could have it so keep your eyes pealed. Sorry I didn't tell you before! Vlad is light on information  as usual, get going, find that safe and get Vlad's money" Vlad hung up and Twilight nodded walking out to where the guards had died. She looked around but their was no keycard. Twilight stomped a hoof and pressed a button on the earpiece she had.

"There is no key, what do I do!" Twilight pulled her mask off slightly and paced waiting for Bain to reply. A click was hear in her ear and Bain let out a long sigh before speaking.

"Listen Twilight, one of the guards has the keycard. If you haven't found it yet then it has to be on a different guard. Find him and take his keycard. I don't want you in their too long so get going!" Twilight nodded as Bain clicked off again. Rarity looked around and the three mares slowly slipped out of the storage area and looked around. The DJ who could be seen from here was looking forward not seeming to excited. He wasn't dancing so they could stand their without the asshole seeing them. Twilight then pointed in the kitchen which was right next to them. A guard stood by a mare who was cooking, he appeared to be flirting with her and she was enjoying it and he had the keycard on his side.

"There it is, now we just need to take it from him" Twilight aimed her gun and Rarity pulled it down shaking her head and pointed to the mare. Twilight nodded and put her gun on her side and took off her mask looking at Sunset Shimmer. "Sunset, you work here remember. Your allowed in these areas. Go see if you can take the card from him" Sunset took off her mask and nodded as she tucked it in her suit and left the gun behind. She took a step into the kitchen and the guard stopped talking and waved slowly at her.

"Hello Dasher, hitting on Lemon Hearts again I see. Naughty, naughty, naughty, she is in a relationship you know. You should know better, your no better Lemon for allowing it" Sunset narrowed her eyes and leaned on the counter, Dasher backed up and looked at her with a raised brow. He was a bit suspicious on the outfit and her attitude. "Don't look at me like that, isn't one good looking mare enough for you? Move your eyes off me or I will let the manager know about your actions" the unicorn steps out from the counter and flicks her mane back and wiggles her rear a bit. "We all know how  he lllooooovvvvees me" Sunset giggled and Dasher moved his eyes away. "Thank you..." Lemon looked over and gave a unhappy grunt and went back to work.

"You don't work tonight! What brings you here party ruin er" Lemon chops at the vegetables angrily  and the guard looked over again hearing she wasn't suppose to be working tonight. "Go home Sunset!" Sunset giggled and her anger began to boil at the mare and she slowly stepped back and pulled out a knife secretly. Twilight was peaking in and slowly aimed her gun in the room ready to run in and handle things if Sunset got too angry at the mare and started to forget about the guard. Sunset stepped forward and pulled up her mask and raised the knife.

"How about you go home!" She tossed the knife into the wall and picked up a frying pan and chucked it at the stallion making him fall to the ground. Lemon screamed and put up her hands as the guard slowly started getting up, Twilight rushed in and saw Sunset now beating the stallion in the head with her hooves , they were both fighting for control and Sunset was winning. Rarity rushed over and ripped the keycard off the stallions side and  rushed back to the storage to slip it inside the door. Twilight pulled Sunset off the stallion and she was still swinging her hooves at him Lemons slowly started to get up and take out her phone. Twilight turned around and pushed her to the ground and pointed the gun at her. Lemon tossed her phone away and covered her eyes not wanting to get shot. Rarity stepped back in with her hoof on her earpiece.

"Girls the safe is up there, unlucky for us it is closed and we don't have the combination for it and Vlad suspects the manager might have changed it so he doesn't know it either" Bain then spoke to the three on the earpieces.

"Hehe, go back to Vlad. We have something special for you" Bain then clicked off and the three headed back as they were told.

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The drill bit spun fast digging into the metal face of the safe, Sunset sat next to it with her hoof on the top feeling the motor spin and rumble as it dug its way into the lock system. Rarity was picking up loose cash that was on the managers table and Twilight was on top of the manager keeping his face on the floor as they had their masks off briefly as they all were getting really warm under the cotton ski masks. She didn't want the stallion to see her face and they had also brought Lemons up with them and had her turned away. Rarity looked out the window carefully looking at the ponies dancing below the drill continued to bite at the safe until suddenly a loud pop was heard as it broke the final layer and the safe opened slightly. The drill bit was still spinning until Sunset turned it off and carefully took the drill off the safe and set it in the backpack it came in. Twilight got off of the manager and put her mask back on walking over to the safe pulling it open.

"Yes that's the big dirt, bag it and get out of there gang!" Bain spoke as he heard the ponies reach to seeing the money in the safe. Their gasps made him suspect their was allot in there. Twilight placed her hoof on the stacks and their were four large stacks in the safe. Pinkie Pie rushed up the stair and tossed the bags in the room with a giggle as she began to hop up and down in the room. Sunset and Twilight pulled the money out of the safe and into the bags filling them. Twilight put a bag on her back and the other three bags were for her friends to carry and she didn't waste time and left the room to head back to Vlad. Pinkie Pie, Sunset, and Rarity followed the alicorn and they all had a bag of money on their back. That was when Rarity stopped and dropped her bag on the ground, the sound made Twilight turn around.

"This doesn't seem fair! We worked for this and we have to give it all to Vlad? Why couldn't he just have come in here and got it if the money meant so much to him? I want some of it!" Rarity crossed her hooves and Twilight set down her bag and took off her mask and walked over to Rarity giving her a big hug. "Its not fair, we had to kill ponies, I saw you two kill those two guards and I almost fell into madness because of it. Now we get none of the money...." Twilight placed a hoof under the unicorns chin and smiled.

"You did it Rarity..we did this. Isn't that a reward in its own, we hardly robbed a simple store but we took down a nightclub. Rarity even if this money won't be going to us, imagine what this does for us. We know what too do a bit more now, even if we will probably have nightmares of killing those guards." Twilight giggled softly and picked up Rarities bag and placed it back on her. "Come on, lets give Vlad his money....trust me...I want some money as well" Twilight turned around to see Vlad, he was holding a bag himself and it had money in it. He also had a bag of four weapon attachments and tossed it too them along with the bag of money.

"You make Vlad happy, you spread the word to this stallion and i believe it was.....FUCK YOU!!!" Vlad began to laugh and pointed to their blue escape van. "I hope you don't mind if we took your van for awhile so you could escape" Vlad laughed harder, "Put my money in the bag and take your reward. The money I just gave you...is yours along with those fancy weapon shit" Vlad laughed and walked off shaking his head only laughing harder. "Vlad is on rise like a fucking sputnik, ahahahahah~!!" Twilight looked down and then back to her friends.

"PAYDAY!!!"

The Safe House

Twilight put her ear close to the radio as the van traveled the streets, these roads didn't look like the ones to Twilight's home, a mare on the radio was naming off the names of the deceased stallions. It had been exactly an hour and a half sense the alicorn left the nightclub and they were already talking about it. The reporter spoke about how one of the employees went into the back storage area and spotted a body bag and signs of a robbery. Twilight nodded and slipped back to her friends once again and the van pulled up into a garage of a laundry mat. Rarity let out a little sneeze as an overpowering smell of laundry detergent reached outside into the garage. Twilight exited the van and pulled one of the money backs out with her, taking a look around she raises a brow wondering where she was. Sunset hops out after Twilight carrying two bags of money.

"Hey gang! Welcome to the safehouse, I would like you to head right inside" Bain spoke in their earpieces and gave a chuckle, right after he spoke another vehicle pulled up in the parking lot and Vlad stepped with a smile on his face as he  walked into the laundry mat. Rarity smiled and headed to the entrance of the building following Vlad. Twilight pulled the bag of money more on her back so it wouldn't fall on the wet ground. It had been raining on the ride to this place. Twilight pushed open the front door and followed Vlad to the back area, music was playing and a statue that resembles the tree of harmony sat in the center of the room. The site of the statue caused the alicorn to drop her bag and reach out to it with a smile on her face.  "I see you gang, smile for the camera. I see you have a liking for my ornament Twilight. It's special to me and I hope it becomes special for you! Lets get down to bushiness, go over to the table and set a bag of money on it" Vlad sat on the coach by the table taking a sip of liquor and counting a stack of cash looking over at Twilight as she walked over setting the bag on the table.

"Alright, that is done. Now what?" Twilight sat down and placed her hoof on the bag of money. Sunset walked over with her two bags. Pinkie Pie was behind her carrying a bag as well, a camera stared down at them with a red light flashing.

"Alright, open it up and lay out the stacks! Lets see that green" Bain spoke before going silent again. Sunset tossed down her bags and used her magic to unzip the bag Twilight set on the table. Twilight used her hooves to pull out the bills laying them out on the table, "Alright! Now take a couple stacks! Set the money in the center of the tree, give it a little of your earning!" Pinkie Pie then leaped picking up four stacks in her mouth before she began to hop over to the tree statue. Placing the stacks in the center the floor immediately started to tick. Rarity watched as dust flew into the air and the floor began to lower making a staircase down to a basement. the stairs started next to the tree and Twilight quickly got up and stared startled by the sudden change. "Alright girls, welcome to your safehouse! Down there is were all the magic happens, you will keep your weapons, money, and more down there. I expect you will be spending most of your time here now"

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Twilight placed the last small stack of money on the table of the vault, she smiled this was allot of money. The cash was almost covering the entire table, one layer of cash. Rarity was shuffling through a pile of scrap and plastic. She grunted and wiped her forehead with her hoof shaking her head, this place was dirty and needed a makeover if it was going to house four mares. Sunset was sitting in front of the only laptop downstairs starring at the screen, it was a map of the city. Pinkie Pie was in a room full of doors and a table. She managed to find herself lost in the room. Sitting next to one of the doors she sighed and thought to herself on what to do, this place was darker than upstairs and was mostly metal and solid concrete. Twilight steps out of the vault and walks over to Sunset who is the first she sees.

"So..Bain...what do you think of" Twilight stops still uncertain on who or what Bain is. He was a mystery and seemed to know allot about all of them. It was uneasy but Bain seemed to know best and seemed to care in a way that was all his own. Sunset pulled her eyes away from the screen of the computer and nodded at Twilight.

"Bain seems alright, I like how Bain was there for us while we were in the nightclub. Even though not in the building, Bain felt closer than apples in a pie!" Sunset giggled as she looked to the ceiling as the thought of Applejack crossed her mind, she then frowned at the thought. Twilight nodded and looked back quickly at the vault. Pinkie Pie ran past them and up the stairs out of nowhere as Rarity walk around pulling garbage around and arranging everything in the safehouse. Twilight smiled seeing everypony getting used to this new area, this new life, the new way, everything. The alicorn was sure now, sure this is what she wanted to do.

"I think I am going to except Bain, except his offer, I think I want to be apart of something big" Twilight said as she moved her attention to Sunset. Sunset looks back and stood up quickly.

"Are you sure? This will be a dangerous life and you could go to prison for a long time, Twilight"

"Prison would be worth it if I went with my friends, so, are you in?" The alicorn held out her hoof and Rarity's hoof comes from behind and lands on Twilight.

"I'm with you, always" Rarity says from behind, Sunset smiles and nods placing her hoof on theirs now.

"I'm with you too, Twilight, forever" Sunset said causing Twilight to giggle with a blush spreading across the alicorns face. Pinkie runs down to the bottom of the steps before stopping seeing the circle, the earth pony gasps and starts panting pointing up.

"We have a costumer, she seems confused by me being up there! What do we do!" Pinkie bites her lower lip and begins to vibrate like a phone, "Oh cupcakes! I would love to join your circle of crime and I will but we should deal with this" Twilight breaks from the circle and moves to Pinkie Pie. "This way follow me!" Twilight does that and stops when she sees the mare. It was a white mare, she had piercings  lining her rim of her left ear, a blue shirt with a brown jacket over top. The jacket was dark brown on the body but the sleeves were light brown. She look impatient but was not speaking, the mares name was Vinyl Scratch. She was well known in the past for her music but she mostly disappeared and was rarely seen or talked about. Twilight slowly stepped out from the back with a smile, Vinyl stared as she walked up and didn't speak, she just stared awkwardly and began to tap her hoof waiting for the alicorn to speak.

"Hello! How can I help you? Your jacket seems pretty clean to me and can I also add you look great today?" Twilight said nervously having not worked a laundry joint before, Vinyl raised a brow and stared a bit more before picking up her saddle back and turning away heading for the door. Twilight gasped and moved forward lunging over the counter hitting face first on the floor. Before hitting Twilight yelled for Vinyl. "Wait!!" Vinyl stopped and looked back at the fallen mare.  Vlad then stepped out and Vinyl immediately reacted and tossed her bag way stepping closer to the door, a grin on his face the stallion slowly walks out.

"Hello Vinyl, or should I call you by your criminal name....Jacket" Vlad pulled out a gun and held it at his side. "My friend here wants you to wait, don't you have a pair of working ears? Or do you choose to not hear like you choose to not talk...with your own voice?" Vinyl put her hands up and smiled at Vlad, Twilight pulled herself up on her hooves and took a couple steps back.

"What! You know each other? Put the gun down Vlad" Twilight said and quickly uses her magic to move Vinyls bag back over to her. Vinyl watched and smiled as her bag returned to her, she was beginning to regret throwing it to begin with "Listen, if I am to work in this group of yours...your going to have to make sacrifices for me too. Overwise the friendship is one sided and ends" Vlad looked over to Twilight and raised a brow.

"What does friendship have to do with this?" Vlad turned to Twilight and Vinyl lowered her hooves with a grin on her face. The mares lips had a glow to them from her reddish brown lipstick. Twilight smiles warmly at Vlad and spoke softly.

"It has to do with everything, Friendship is everywhere, even here in the darkest parts of life" Twilight nodded taking control as this situation was getting bad, Vlad slowly put his gun away and cleared his throat nodding.

"Fine! You deal with the mute chicken, I will go back to my bottle and cash" Vlad looked at Vinyl and she looked back still grinning. She seemed cocky and full of her self and she was just standing there currently. Vlad turned away and walked off, Twilight looked over to Vinyl and the unicorn quickly hid her grin and looked innocent. Twilight didn't say anything , instead she pointed to the doors that lead to the back area as if giving an order to go back there. Vinyl picked up her back and headed back now levitating a large chicken mask next to her, it had fallen out of the bag and she didn't feel like taking the time to stuff it back in her bag. Rarity stood at the doorway and looked at the mask and a look on her face showed that she had an idea from it. Twilight walked by after Vinyl and she gave a long sigh, it seemed that every time things were calm that something new would come up. At least this incident was easy to solve and gave incite that Twilight and her friends were not alone. That even the ones who were rich in the past can fall into the arms of crime.

The Jewels of a New Life

The van came to a stop and Twilight quickly hoped out followed by John, Bonnie, Sunset, Rarity, Pinkie, and Jacket. They all looked at the store, Vinyl slowly walked over to the front and walked inside pretending to look around but then again maybe she was. Nopony would know because she never spoke. Twilight slowly walked up and there was a gun under her jacket of her suit, she and her friends were all wearing tuxedos, Twilight knew that if they did this today there was no going back and now here they were, standing outside, cocked, locked, and ready to roll. Rarity walked over and leaned against the wall taking out her mask, the new masks looked great and the unicorn pulled it over her face. Sunset ran over to the other end pulling on her mask as well as she pulled out a gun. Twilight looked to Crystal Night and he smiled at her and she smiled back as he stepped to the side. Twilight slowly started walking to the door, everypony was looking around minding their own business and paid no attention to Twilight, the alicorn grunted, her wings hidden under the suit.

"Nopony cared" Twilight looked around at the crew, they were all ready and she was too as she reached inside the suit grabbing the mask, "Until I put on" Twilight grinned the feeling of what was inside becoming hers was overwhelming. "The mask!" Twilight quickly pulled the mask up and the gun she held was pulled out with her magic. Her friend rushed in and pointed there guns around, "Get DOWN!!" Twilight screamed. Sunset rushed in and quickly slammed the but of her gun into the glass smashing it, jewels fell out on impact. "Jacket! Make sure they don't make any funny moves, Everypony else in the back, get them down" Pinkie Pie rushed by fast and went in the back getting the ponies on the ground. "Stay down....think of your families...come on" Twilight raised her gun and looked around the room as everything began to spin, it was happening. They were finally going to make this happen and it all started here. The thermal drill was now pounding fast and Twilight was standing over a pony pressing the rifle barrel into the back of his head. "Wick....I think this guy likes you" Twilight blushed behind her mask as Crystal slowly made his way over to the alicorn. He chuckles slinging his gun onto his back leaning down and tapping the pony on the head. Twilight took  a couple steps back as the drill began to do its thing to the banks vault door.

"Is that so! Well I would hate to get attached you know.....you seem nice man but your not my type so how about you...STAY LOOKING AT THE FLOOR!!"Crystal stood up and walked over to the drill too keep an eye on it, Twilight followed as Sunset and Pinkie Pie watched the hostages. Sunset was antsy and kept pointing her shotgun around the room, she really wanted to shoot it at something. Rarity was currently in with the tellers slowly and elegantly pulling money from the slots. They were robbing a bank and she still wanted to be a lady about it, slowly putting it in her bag, she was okay with the spare wads that lay around but Twilight was focused on the one thing they came for. The vault, Bain was talking allot on the radio about the situation, currently they were okay. No alarms were tripped and the cameras were dealt with. "This thing better not break down again or I swear to Celestia I will make it stop working for the remainder of its existence~!" Crystal poked the back of the thermal drill with the but of his gun and grunted as Twilight placed a hoof on his shoulder.

"Oh stop, you can't expect much form it...after all...I think this is Vlad's drill. Just as shitty as the motherland he comes from" Twilight joked to lighten the already bad situation, what good came from a bank job besides the money? Twilight set her gun down and knelt down by the drill, "Its okay drill, he didn't mean it" Twilight kept the joke going as she began to talk to the drill as if it had feelings. Crystal Night rolled his eyes and pulled her back onto her hooves.

"Stop that! I just hate the poor quality these drills show, breaking down, what if we were surrounded by cops and this thing stopped working? Bullets and fixing things don't mix well" Twilight stood up and lightly pushed him aside only to get a light shove back, "Stop it, Dallas or I will have to drop you" Crystal teased, at this point they all had nick names. "You know I can and will"

"Fine....just tell me when the vault is" At that moment  a loud popping sound was made and the sound of the drill went silent, the drill was finished with the vault and it was ready to be open. At that moment Pinkie Pie ran up and pulled the door open, Sunset stayed with the hostages as they got to work, "Nevermind....its Payday!!" Twilight picked up her weapon and put it on her back as the doors open. There was a table in the center and it was full of cash. Pinkie Pie pulled out a large saw and started it up as she rushed to the deposit boxes, "Just like we planned, start baggin! Only the unmarked bundles leave the place. Pinkie get those boxes open, next time I look over there better be none closed!! Move" the team rushed in while Sunset and Roseluck stayed outside with the hostages.

"Got it, saw them open, not a problem...I'll get them open fast than you can count to four" Pinkie started up the saw and started cutting, nopony questioned her response because knowing her she would find a way to get them open before they counted to four if they pointed out the flaw of that.

"Twilight, these guys were not ready for this. All this money is unmarked, fuck yes!!" Crystal started shoveling the money into a bag and started to move it out of the vault. Bain coughed on the radio and continued to monitor the area as they all got to work. Sunset tapped a hoof as she levitated her gun above the crowd. Twilight started to put money in bags her self as they were all about done with their part.

"Awesome, alright, start bringing these to the van. Now!"

"One step ahead of you Dallas, this money is ours!!! Yes!!!"

"Alright, remember, we will discuss shares at the safe house. Just throw it all in the van for now and don't get greedy because then....I will have to knock you on your flank, Wick" Twilight lifted her mask to wink at Wick, nopony could see her face while she was in here. "Go, get moving" the van was sitting just outside the bank waiting for the gang and their loot, Wick quickly tossed the first bag in and Bain spoke afterwards.

"Alright you can leave now but sense you are alone and not caught, you would be stupid if you left now.....Bag it all~!!" the bags came out one at a time until the bank was empty, the crew slowly all met outside and tossed their weapons in the back with the money. Twilight took off her mask and so did the rest, they were safe right now.

"Great work my friends....because of you we were able to take this place down, I saw a great show of teamwork. Sunset, the way you took down that guard at the beginning...flawless" Sunset blushed and nodded feeling special for what she did, a shotgun to the face sure did make a pony surrender fast, the look on the guards face would be one they would all remember.

"He was shaking...the bloody nose and fear in his eyes as I stood over him, he will never forget this day and he will have to look over his shoulder when he sleeps" Sunset flicked her mane back and then eyed the bagged money. Rarity giggled and nodded in agreement, she wasn't a rough girl but she had to admit, when it was needed it appeared Sunset was the mare they needed, "But were would we be without you, Twilight, our leader" Twilight stopped and shook her head blushing now.

"No...I can't take that...I am no leader here, just a mare who wants what she deserves" She stopped and looked as Wick stepped next to her and placed a hoof on her shoulder.

"Your one heck of a leader if you ask me, I would love to follow in your hooves again....any day" They all looked at her and offered her to be the first to get in with the money but first they all gave her a warm smile and said all at once.

"After you, boss" Twilight smiled and then Bain could be heard opening a champaign bottle and he whistled for the money they just earned, Twilight shook her head and Bain replied to the words that were just spoken.

"All hail, Twilight Dallas Sparkle, our brave leader of heisting throughout Equestria~!! Get your flanks to the safe house and drink some down, you earned it!" They all laughed and Twilight climbed inside the van and the rest of her friend came inside, Wick and his team had a different ride waiting. Twilight waved goodbye to them and Pinkie got in the drivers seat and got ready to leave.

"Okie dokie lokie!! Lets roll out!" Pinkie stepped on the gas and Twilight pressed her back against the interior of the van as a sigh escaped her lips.

"We did it, I can't believe we pulled it off! Could there be anything harder than this? Who else was stressed?" Rarity looked at Twilight and quickly raised her hoof up to answer the question, "Of course you were, Rarity"

Earn Money, Make Love

Twilight smiled as she levitated the stack of money in front of her face, the rest of the small stacks were being placed on the metal table in the middle of the safe rooms vault. This was worth it, all the jewelry heists, diamond store heists, and nightclubs paid off. They just robbed a bank and it was making the team happy and drinks were in order. Rarity was drinking the most out of them all as they sorted through the cash they earned. It was just Twilight, Sunset, Rarity, Pinkie in the house tonight. Crystal Night and his crew had taken their share and headed on their way. Twilight sniffed the last stack and set it on the table and looked to her friends.

"We did it...we actually did it! We fucking did it~!!" Twilight covered her mouth and giggled, she still hated swearing but it had become a nasty habit she earned from working this job. "Enjoy your share girls, whats mine is yours and whats yours is mine. This isn't your money and this isn't mine" Twilight smiled and walked over to her friends and opened her wings opening up for a warm hug, "This is our money~" Twilight stood their and smiled. Rarity and Sunset stared for a moment as if not wanting to share. Twilights wings were about to droop and she was about to frown until Pinkie came from nowhere and tackled the alicorn with a loud laugh.

"Yay~!! Twilight we did it, did you see us all back there!! You were like, get down and I was like, GASP~"  Twilight giggled and pushed the pink mare off and nodded. "Did you see it? huh huh huh!?"

"Yes...Pinkie I saw it, I was there" Twilight pushed herself up and smiled again, the thought of sadness was no longer in her mind. Seeing her friend Rarity and Sunset look so greedy was enough to make the alicorn almost want to cry, she liked the new life too but didn't like to see her friends so different. "We all did really well and we should celebrate~ Like Bane said" Twilight smiled as her ears slightly pinned back and she headed out of the vault. Rarity followed and Sunset stayed behind for a bit before exiting the vault herself. Rarity placed a hoof on Twilight and smiled.

"You did wonderful dear, cheer up and have a drink already...I am" Rarity then laughed lightly and walked off drinking some more, Twilight nodded and agreed. She should be happy right? "If you need me....I will be in the back talking to Vladie" Rarity winked and tossed her drink down, Twilight put a hoof to her own muzzle and shook her head.

"Please don't....do that shit somewhere else, I don't want it stinking like the motherland in here please" Twilight and everypony else new that Rarity and Vlad were getting a bit serious with each other, Twilight called it funny and Bane called it dangerous. "Take the van and get a motel room" Twilight's horn ignited with magic and the keys to the escape van appeared on the floor in front of the purple maned unicorn, "Motherland stench stays outside the saferoom" Twilight removed her hoof from her muzzle and coughed.

"I find that motherland stench to be one of kind, thank you" Rarity made a rather female squeak and took the keys heading out the door of the saferoom. "VLAD~!!! Outside pppplllleeease" After Rarity screamed for him the stallion stood out from the back room and rolled his eyes spitting out a cigarette onto the floor. He looked rather unamused and stern. Twilight growled as she saw the smoke hit the floor and embers flew everywhere before going out. "NOW!!!" Vlad's stern look turned to 'I am coming get out of my way' quickly after Rarity raised her voice.

"Could you be a bit more confederate? For once?" Twilight mumbled as she looked down at the floor and sighed at the ashes on the floor from Vlad's cancer stick. Vlad just ignored it and walked out the door quickly, "Or I'll clean it up...that works too, Vlad!"

"Thanks Twilight, your so considerate of others, I just envy you" Vlad chuckled and lit up his other cancer filled stick, "Goodbye" Twilight growled louder and used her magic to clean up the ashes, after getting rid of all of the mess Twilight quickly leaned back and rested her head against the wall and Pinkie headed out the door to head home, Twilight and Sunset were the only ones left and Twi didn't feel like heading home, there was too much on her mind and too much going on. She probably wouldn't sleep tonight with all the excitement in her body from robbing the bank.

"Twilight? What are you doing out here all alone?" Sunset walked in quickly leaning her side on the door frame in a teasing manner, Twilight's eyes shot open and she briefly looked over at the unicorn. "Come on, lets go downstairs....I have something fun in mind"

"Sunset....I don't want to get up. I like it right here in this chair" Sunset bit her lower lip and walked over to Twilight now standing next to the seat the alicorn was sitting in.

"I don't think your understanding, Twilight....should I explain?" Twilight opened her eyes again and looked over at the alicorn and rolled her eyes.

"Sunset, what is there to explain...I don't get what your trying" Twilight stopped talking as soon as the unicorn moved up on the chair now laying on Twilights body, Twilight blushed and was further silenced as the Unicorn pressed her lips onto Twilights in a deep kiss, Sunset thought it would spice things up if she even added a bit of tongue. Twilights body shook lightly and she closed her eyes once again leaning back more. The two mares remained in the kiss for what seemed like forever. Twilight moaned a bit starting to rub her chest up against the unicorns, Twilight opened her eyes and noticed something. As sunset broke the kiss she was about to take a bit further with Twilight but the alicorns horn lit up with magic, "Wait~!! WHAT!!" Twilight moved Sunset off and moved the chair forward.

"Twilight!" Sunset growled lightly and wiped her lips clean of spit and narrowed her eyes on the Unicorn.  "Twilight what the hell! I thought we were going to get this going?"

"Sunset stop, we can't do this..."

"Why not? You seemed to want this as much as I do"

"Your drunk...shut up...just listen to what I have to say okay?"

"Okay....what is it Twilight?"

"Its Applejack...she was captured and is being brought to trial in a couple days...look for yourself" Twilight frowned and dropped a newspaper on the table, this is what was causing Twilight to act funky all night, "I just don't believe it...I wish there was something I could do too help her out of this....but....I can't" Twilight yelped after that and placed a hoof on her mouth and grunted.

"You really should get a dentist appointment for that tooth you know?" Sunset smiled and looked at the paper with a frown on her face as well, this was tragic for them. Applejack was a great friend and things went so downhill for her after what happened at the apple farm. I guess it was no surprise she became a criminal and now, she was going to court where she would surely get convicted and locked up for life.

"Yeah...I will make an appointment, soon, I just have had allot on my mind...you know?"

The Dentist

Twilight sat in her car rubbing her hoof against her mouth as the tooth pain was starting to really get to her. If it weren't for the traffic she would be very happy because she was on her way to the dentist to get this thing out of her mouth. The cars were lined up and all seemed to be blocking her way to the dentist. Twilight removed her hoof from her mouth and moved it over the horn and honked it over and over.

"Come on!! SERIOUSLY Is it your job to be in my way!?" Twilight groaned and pressed her back against the back of her seat. "I don't hate.....but if I were to actually have a hate it would be this kind of situation, traffic" after a couple more minutes of complaining about the packed cars, they all began to move and Twilight smiled with a squeak escaping her lips. "Finally~!" Twilight wasn't far now from the dentist and she wouldn't have to worry about anymore cars in her way, "I should have flown" Twilight turned up the radio to listen to the news but the news only made her ears pin back and her lip to be sucked into her mouth and nibbled on.

"Police are still looking for evidence that could help them find more about the group of criminals who robbed the Harvest  Bank but have yet to find anything that could give them a lead" Twilight turned down the radio as the reporter continued to talk about the robbery ad the plans the police had to catch the ponies responsible. "More into the matter the manager of the bank claims to have seen a glimpse of a cutie mark on one of the ponies but we still have yet to hear if this is true" Twilight changed the channel and continued her way to the dentists office, it was only a couple minutes later she was now stepping out of her car and looking up at the office. It was early in the morning and she let out a yawn before walking inside. Once she was inside a pony approached her and moved her towards a door, the pony moved to fast for her to see who it was but it caused her to struggle. Once inside the room she was set in a chair, a dentist chair. The room was dark until a light above her turned on, thats when a face was revealed to her.

"VLAD!! What the..." Twilight was silenced and Vlad chuckled shaking his head, for once he didn't have a smoke in his mouth and he actually looked happy to see her. This was weird because she never really got along with him ever sense he hooked with her friend, Rarity. "Vlad what are you doing here I need to get to my appointment, like right now" Twilight grunted and placed a hoof on her mouth again as the tooth began to throb in pain.

"You told me I need to be more generous...well I canceled your original appointment and gave you a new one. I'll let my friend explain" Vlad grinned and grabbed the edge of the chair and spun it around bringing it to a stop once it faced the door. Once Twilight faced the door a stallion stood their putting on a small doctors mask taking a couple steps forward. "Could you take her from here, just be careful...she is known to be a bitch to those I know" Twilight growled at that remark and looked over at the other pony.

"Please, Vlad, you can go...I am sure Miss Sparkle and I will get along just fine" The dentist stepped forward into the light and looked down at Twilight. "You see, I need my payday too." Twilight narrowed her eyes and leaned back in the dentist chair in the proper position for him to work on her tooth. "I am going to do two things here, fix your tooth problem and talk about a deal for you. One that could save your friend....if your willing to do something for me afterwards" The dentist removed his mask and placed a hoof under Twilight muzzle rubbing it, "Applejack is her name, right? Well Applejack will be going to a very bad place....very bad place indeed" Twilight sat up and was about to speak but the stallion stopped her by pulling out a large needle. "Sit back it only hurts more if your sitting up" Twilight gulped and did as she was told and he now stood over her using his magic to hover the needle just above her. The needle was glowing yellow from his magics glow.  "You can stop that from happening with my help but I need you and your crew for something...bigger afterwards"

"How much bigger are you talking about!?"

"I'm talking Canterlot Castle big, Miss Sparkle" Twilight sat back up making the dentist back up from where he was currently standing before, he looked surprised by this slightly, "Is there a problem with something that big....if only it were a something that big and not the thing that is that big" Twilight paused confused at the words that came out of his mouth, "Have you ever questioned why you were pushed from power? Who was responsible for this act? Well let me tell you something, the ponies responsible for you being so simple and worthless live in that castle, a huge safe also lives there as well" Twilight shook her head and got up out of her seat.

"Your crazier than Vlad! Your talking about Canterlot Castle....I have robbed one bank and your saying I have what it takes to get in there? Your crazy" Twilight stomped a hoof and was then moved back into the chair, "Let me go!"

"Twilight...you want your friend to be free correct? I want her free too but I can't do it if I get nothing in return...what I want is a artifact that is in Canterlot Castled vault. It was put there soon after the alicorns were revoked from power....like yourself" Twilight frowned and nodded as the sad thoughts soon came back to her, "Your crew is one of the best Bane and Vlad have worked with...I like that in a team, if Bane loves you then I love you too" The dentist slowly opened Twilights mouth and then stuck the needle into her gums, the pain was horrible and Twilight began to whimper and whine, "You want vengeance on these ponies, you want to know who they are, and most of all you want your friend free so how about we make this a deal. I help you with your friend...we all rob the canterlot fiends who pushed you all from power and expose their identities and the truth of how the alicorns were treated during the dethroning" Twilight whimpered and her mouth was starting to go numb but she looked up at the dentist and smiled knowing who he was now, she felt so stupid not knowing until now. the dentist smiled back and his eyes flashed yellow as he grinned.

"You have a deal, give me all the details.....Discord"

Apple Break Out

Twilight went over it over and over in her head, through the wall and grab Applejack. This was so different than everything she was used too, silent and no cops. She hadn't seen anything like it sense her first job when she failed to rob her ex boss. Twilight looked up at her friends who were all wearing masks, it was Rarity, Sunset, Pinkie, and Vinyl. They decided to bring jacket along because Crystal said she was a fighter more than she was a ninja. For awhile it took Twilight a good amount of time to realize why Discord the Dentist needed this done by other ponies but she began to think that she knew why he couldn't do this on his own. Perhaps whats in that vault, the artifact, is what has kept  him at bay for so long? Perhaps it effects his powers? Or maybe it was because these days chaos was everywhere and he couldn't make any and it would be to easy if he did.

"Twilight, are you sure this is a good idea darling? I mean money is good but is it worth getting shot at? You know we will be shot at right? Cops are escorting her through the basement and you know the explosion to get to her will draw more police attention" Rarity wasn't too sure this was what she wanted to do. She was thinking to much about why they were going to get shot at without realizing the streets above had cops all over, its as if they were expecting something to happen but how could they?

"Rarity, this is our friend and its about time we finally know what happened at, Sweet Apple" Twilight pulled her mask down in front of her face and let out a long sigh, "Jacket! Place the explosives, we are doing this!" Rarity nodded and pulled her mask down, Sunset did the same and pulled out her favorite weapon, he large as tactical shotgun. Twilight had her M308 off her back and her revolver and spiked baseball bat where strapped to her body. "No reason to back down now, not when our friend is getting closer. Lets bust through this wall and show her how the Payday crew makes a loud entry ,remember once we are on the other side.....stay on guard" Twilight and the others covered their faces as the wall finally blew. Three cops were there and they fell to the ground from the explosion, Applejack was there against the wall. The explosion had pushed her up against it but she was unharmed.

"Fuck!! I can't see...call for back up!" One of the cops began to pushing himself up but the crew quickly climbed through the whole and shot all the cops there dead. Applejack stood up and stared at them, she looked slightly surprised but also unamused.

"Well I'll be, looks like I have myself a stall full of cattle thats come to my rescue! Why don't you all do me a favor and get me outta here~" Twilight walked up and used her magic to grab the mare by the hoof cuffs, "Hey there missy, I wouldn't be rough if you want to make it out of this....the cops are the least of your problems once I get out of these hoof cuffs" Twilight let her go and Sunset walked up behind Applejack and nudged her gently with the  but of the gun. Sirens were now ringing everywhere and Bain came on the radio.

"Oh fuck the cops are everywhere gang, get up to the streets, Wick will be there in a armored truck waiting for you to bring Jack, get moving and don't be afraid to shoot the cops, Twilight, they won't think twice when they see you" Bain went silent and Twilight couldn't help but frown as she was quickly singled out from the rest.

"Get moving! We have a ride to get you out of here but it won't last long if we stay down here" Twilight began to run to the door to get upstairs and on the streets, her weapon finally off safety and the gang followed behind. Sunset was ready and a bit jumpy to pull the trigger, "GO!!" twilight pulled the trigger of her gun and the door flew open, there was no time to pick the lock on the stupid thing. When the door flew open Twilight almost teared up behind the mask as two dead ponies were on the other side, they were cops but she didn't know they were there. Her hearing seemed to fade as she saw the truck outside. Sunset rushed out the door front door to get to the truck moving Applejack too it.  Jacket ran in front of the vehicle letting a couple shot fire from her gun to make some cops scatter so she could push one squad car out of the trucks way. Twilight then exited and time began to slow down, cops were running down the street and screaming at them to give up , that they were under control of the situation. Twilight shook and remained standing up while the others weren't doing it so much, they were getting down and taking cover. Rarity began to scream towards Twilight but she couldn't hear it, until, a bullet from a cop was fired and it went right past Twilights head.

"Get down Dallas!! Let's not stay here the truck is beginning to move lets stay with it!!!"

"Come on lets go, I'm getting Applejack out of here!!" Crystal quickly poked his head out of the window and began to drive again, Twilight quickly got down and looked at her gun as she levitated it in the air next to her. "Come on everypony!" Twilight nodded, she knew she didn't have a choice, she had to fight back or they would all be going down today. Aiming down the red dot scope Twilight took a deep breath and fired....

"Lets move!" Twilight screamed as she lowered the gun, she had a head shot lined up but decided not to take it. She instead got behind the vehicle and took cover. Sunset was firing upon the cops with her rounds. She wasn't afraid to cause some pain to those who tried to stop her. Rarity had her pistol out and was also shooting back causing some cops to take cover as the bullets hit every target she aimed for. Applejack was laughing at all the police as the truck kept pushing forward, Twilight growled and pulled herself inside soon coming face to face with AJ bullets were flying and smashing into the armored truck. Applejack turned around and Twilight let go of her weapon and spoke, "What happened....WHAT!?" Applejack smiled and raised a brow.

"What do you mean...Twilight?" Applejack tried not to laugh as the alicorn pulled off her mask now that her name was said, the cops couldn't see her as long as she was in the vehicle. "Well I'll be darned, it is you Twilight! What happened to you, all grown up now!?"

"What happened to the Apple Family Farm, Applejack!?" Twilight had been wondering this for a long time, she remembered it would always cross her mind at random and no pony ever knew what happened, "I am saving your flank, I deserve to know!" Rarity and Sunset were just outside the truck shooting as much as they could, Vinyl stood up quickly and pointed at a cop that was approaching but not a word came out of her mouth, she was silent about it. Rarity looked at her and raised a brow.

"What are you looking at JACKET!!! Speeeeaching would really make this easier you know!"  Rarity tried to look but couldn't see what the mare was pointing at, Vinyl growled and quickly a robotic female voice came from her mask. The voice caught Rarity by surprise as it spoke loudly in her ear.

"Cloaker!" Rarity looked up and a pony was approaching aiming his weapon, he had a pair of night vision goggles and wore all black. He then screamed and ran at Rarity.

"You should have listened, now your going to pay!!" The cloaker screamed and jumped up into the air, Rarity screamed as time seemed to slow down for her. The stallion stretched out and his hind hooves smashed into Rarity's  chest knocking her down to the ground. The unicorn saw the cloaker pull out  a baton and he quickly began to hit her over and over again, "Stop hitting yourself!! STOP HITTING YOURSELF!!" Vinyl pulled up her weapon and it was quickly knocked out of her hoof as the cloaker reacted and swung his hoof around knocking her down too. The blows that he gave rarity where enough to shock her. She was in so much pain now that she couldn't move. Vinyl was now receiving those same blows from the baton. Sunset looked over but she was in a rough spot and was a bit far to help them and Crystal was driving and thats when the cloaker fell to the ground with a scream.

"Get back up and fight buddy!!" Rarity heard Twilight scream this in her ear as she was pulled back up into the fight, Twilight was standing there next to her. "Are you okay, that guy was hitting you hard!!"

"Yeaaah, I'm alright!! Where the hell were you anyways!?"

"I will tell you later, we need to get Applejack out of here first"

The police were closing in around the truck as it pulled up against a closed gate, Bain was working on the code to get it open as the team began to defend the area shooting at the police. There were three of those cloaker guys and they looked ready to beat the gangs heads in and never stop. Twilight began to bite her lower lip, she hadn't shot sense that cloaker that had Vinyl and Rarity. Twilight was still very scared too shoot.

"Alright get it open!! NOW NOW NOW!! This is it!!" Bain screamed and Rarity quickly got the door open, "Now move, get the hell out of there now!! GO!!" The gang all left the truck and everypony began to run to the evacuation. "Oh wow...the cops are everywhere...they are going to be on guard. Are you sure you want to pull through with the next heist? The cops might bust you right when you enter that castle, I don't like this" Bain had never been worried but this pulled his worried string. "If you want too...I am with you but I will not blame you if you back out, Twilight" The alicorn closed her eyes as they all continued to run. They were there, they were free but she was unsure what to do. Applejack stopped and so did she, the gang all began to cough and pant, that was rough.

"So...you call yourselves the PAYDAY Gang? Thats got a ring too it" Applejack grinned and looked at Twilight and Twilight looked back, "I heard your friend on the radio, what exactly are your plans with this castle? I think I want in...it might help  me figure out who framed me for this whole mess after the alicorns were kicked from power"

"I understand what happened at the Apple Farm...I understand why you did it....its okay but if you want in" Twilight paused and looked at her crew, "I would be more than happy to let you in" Sunset rolled her eyes, she didn't like this at all because now the money would have to split more. "Your in" Twilight held back tears again as she saw her own friends didn't agree with her anymore, they only cared about the money now. "Your one of us now" Twilight turned away and hoped int he blue van, "Lets get ready to head to the castle, now please"

The Biggest Heist Ever

The castle was bustling with ponies as Twilight pushed through the front doors, taking a look around and eyeing the patrolling cops Twilight took a deep breath and began to shake. She was worried she would be caught quick and this would be all over but things where going smooth and the team was in the building. Sunset, Crystal, Pinkie, and Rarity all had light vests on to protect themselves from bullets. Twilight only had her suit because she was carrying a very important piece of equipment. If she was wearing a vest it would make it hard to take out her ECM Jammers. With this she could bust into any key locked doors. Ponies where moving around and cameras were watching, this was the biggest building around these areas and robbing it would be tough. What needed to be done was straight forward, they needed to locate the security room and take out all the cameras that way. After that they would need to open the big doors to get to the back of the castle, it was back there where they would find the vault. Once back there they would need to follow some very strict moves to get it open quietly and they had to do all this without getting caught by any of the patrolling security  guards. They had to start it now, Twilight slowly walked through the crowd and looked around. The castle had changed, ever sense the alicorns were removed form power this place was more like a huge bank than anything, tellers and everything. Twilight quickly looked back to the gang and pointed out a door that lead to a set of cubicals.

"Alright, we stick together until I go and knock out the camera room alright?" Twilight whispered and the rest of the gang nodded. They had to keep talking to a minimum while casing the joint. "Lets move, mask up when your ready to roll" Twilight moved through the door and moved into one of the cubicals taking a seat at one of the computers and she quickly fit in as she pretended to start doing work. Crystal masked up and headed for the roof above them to get a better look at things and be safe doing it. Sunset and Pinkie Pie followed not far behind to stay close to Twilight. The alicorn let out a sigh and slow got out of her chair and thought about this, they were about to attempt and rob the Canterlot Castle of an artifact that they weren't even sure what for and take some cash as well. This would hurt the ones who hurt her and maybe even force a change. If they were caught it would be a huge chunk of their lives wasted because they would be spending the rest of it behind bars. Twilight closed her eyes and nodded to herself, she needed to do this. Not for herself but for the rest of the alicorns and her friends. She pulled out her mask and pulled it on, taking out a small silence compact pistol she quickly slipped out of the cubical and up a set of stairs. Pinkie pulled on her mask and stayed in her cubical and Sunset did the same. They were going to wait for Twilight to take out the cameras.

"I'm sorry but I am afraid we can't build an investment off of.....what did you call it? Hookers and Blow...no, I am not sure our clients would put money into something so...." A teller was talking to a large minotaur about an idea. The teller wasn't agreeing with it and the man continued to try and push his idea forward. This gave Twilight a chance to sneak by but she had to wait for the right moment.

"But I would invest in it!! I mean its HOOKERS AND BLOW. Come on....."

"I'm sorry you will have to try elsewhere, again I don't see out clients investing in something like this" Twilight placed a hoof over her muzzle and tried not to gag a bit as the idea of hookers and blow was now the main background thought flowing through her head. "Please go on...try elsewhere" Twilight quickly slipped by and raised her gun peaking around the corner. She could see one guard standing at the top of a stairway not far from her. She couldn't go that way yet, so Twilight took a look around to make sure there  was no other way and soon she found out that this was her only chance and she had to give it a moment and wait for the guard to move.

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Hello, TwiRaptor here....this is as far as I got before I couldn't...this is it and I have decided to close this story early. I will not be finishing this story for awhile and have decided to label it as cancelled...I am so very sorry but I just lost it and realized all the flaws with it. Its not that I suck at writing or that the story is bad, its because I failed to put in the stuff that should have been in this story. More action, heists and character build. The things that should be in a PAYDAY 2 crossover story.

I moved to fast and its too far in the story now to fix it and I just don't have the love for the story after, yesterday. I just haven't felt the same about this story and have decided to cancel it.

I hope this choice does not cause you too leave me or unfollow me because I still have many stories on their way that do have what a good story needs, I just failed to do it with this story. I hope you understand and maybe one day I can rewrite this story or finish it....I just can't now and I have decided to do this.

Jacket, Wick, and Bonnie

Vinyl sat across the table staring at Vlad and Twilight, the unicorn was chewing on a piece of gum she was overly calm and had a really blank stare as she seemed to stare into the souls of the two ponies across from her. Vlad was amused and had seen this before but Twilight looked uneasy. Bain began to speak softly explaining things too Twilight about who Vinyl was and what she was capable of doing.

"Jacket! Or Vinyl as you would know her is soulless, heartless, but loyal. She will be the closest mate you could ever have on your team, especially if you need to get some cop to talk or if information needs to be....convinced out of somepony" Bain shuffled through some papers and coughed before continuing to speak, "She likes to think of herself as a boss, especially of her little crew....Bonnie, John Wick, and herself. Even if I am the one in charge of the whole thing" Twilight shifted in her seat and got up slowly leaving Vinyl and Vlad alone, the alicorn forced a smile before leaving the room and heading upstairs. She walked past Rarity who was painting something, something she said was going to be very important.

"Okay so she is a killer, somepony I don't want around my friends. She is kind of making this safehouse, unsafe" Twilight said bluntly before receiving a reply from Bain.

"No, Wick is a killer, a trained killer" Bain stuttered and stopped talking, a moment of silence occurred before Bain spoke again. "That's...not...helping your nerves is it? Sorry Twilight!" Twilight's body began to shake, her wings wiggled against her sides and her knees looked like they were going to buckle from stress. "Here, maybe if you meet the rest of the crew you won't feel as bad. Wick is a great guy and Bonnie is.....Bonnie is....um" Bain shuffles through papers and coughs again, "Wick is a nice guy!"

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Twilight began to tap her hoof on the counter of the front desk in the lobby of the laundry place, she was nervous as the vehicle pulled up. She knew it was the rest of Jackets crew and her heart began to pound hard as she saw a stallion push against the front door of the Safehouse, he had sunglasses on and a mare walked in behind him. Twilight looked up and only recognized the mare from Ponyville. Even if she had only seen her a couple times before, Twilight looked over to the stallion who was now standing in front of her. Slowly taking off his sunglasses the stallion looks down at Twilight and smiles holding out his hoof respectfully.

"You must be Twilight Sparkle! Ah I remember the things you and your friends did in the past. You were quiet remarkable actually, funny that even ponies like you and your friends can become bad like me" Twilight looked up at him and forced a smile back.

"You must be John Wick? Or are you Bonnie?" Twilight said stupidly, she was so nervous about all of this. She just wanted a good payday and now she felt like a full time criminal. Wick looks into her eyes and laughs at her comment.

"Yeah that's me but call me, Crystal Night. You can call me Wick if you need some assistance on the field we play. So were is Jacket? I hope she didn't give you all too much trouble" He spoke calmly but the thought of him being a professional killer lingered in the mares head as she got out from behind the counter leading the way to Jacket. Wick raised his hoof motioning Bonnie to stay in the room while he leaves. "I get you may not trust us yet but I believe in time we will become very close friends and the heists will be perfect" Twilight looks to Crystal and raises a brow as they head to a table near the vault. "Bain is already plotting an idea as we speak, I know him enough to figure that out"

"Well how are we suppose to help you! You look to be professionals at this! I wore a damn ski mask to rob a store! How worse can I get?" Twilight frowned and Crystal Night forced her too look back up.

"I think your friend there has figured that one out already" the stallion had a big smile on his face as he pointed over to Rarity who was now levitating four masks that she had been working on all day. The unicorn levitated one of the masks over too Twilight before explaining.

"Those ski masks were so unfashionable and dusty! I decided to make something with class and meaning, this one is yours...it stands for what you used to teach and spread....Harmony" Rarity smiled softly giving the mask too the alicorn. It was a clown mask with a flag painted on the forehead. One that stood for freedom and harmony. "I want to do this! I was still deciding if I agreed with the idea of crime and have come to agreeing with it. We should get better at this and look good doing it!" Twilight batted her eyelashes and nodded looking over to Crystal night and thats when Bain spoke to them all.

"Hey gang! I got you all an opportunity! There is a jewelry store that just got a shipment of rare jewels and I think it is calling your name, Twilight!" Bain chuckles and Twilight looks to her mask and then her friend and new teammates who now stand all around her after hearing Bain. Twilight nodded and slowly put on her mask, her violet eyes could be seen through the mask and she nodded. "Alright, Jacket, Bonnie, Wick! Its time to train these gooses how its really done. Get ready and take down this shipment, haha"