The Muffin Mare

Derpy had just finished giving the criminal to the ponies at the police station and was now making her way through the streets towards her house to go try to talk to the other robber. The city was full of ponies and it was hard trying to get through the streets without running into somepony else. With that problem, she had to resort to flying above the streets and even that was hard enough because of everypony in the way. Yet she found her way through the mess of the street, not to mention the air, and had made her way home.

Walking into the house she had found Dinky sitting on the floor, and the robber who was still stuck to the wall when she had left, and Dinky was talking to the criminal about her drawings and how much effort she had been putting into them, not to mention she was going on and on about muffins. Yet, the robber seemed interested and was actually talking back to Dinky as if she was his own sister, asking her questions and complimenting the drawings. Derpy was amazed at how he had just attempted to rob her, but was now being completely nice and talking to her sister about whatever she felt like talking about at the time.

"Dinky. You can leave the room now, you're done here." Derpy said sternly trying to get her to leave so she could talk to the criminal alone. As asked, Dinky got up and used whatever magic she could muster, from what she's learned, and picked up all her drawings and trotted out of the room while humming a small tune "My sister. What did you do to my sister." Derpy questioned him trying to understand how come Dinky was so friendly towards him after seeing his friend hit her in the face and him break open the door.

"Nothing! I promise! I couldn't have done anything anyways! Look at me! I'm defenseless! Tied to a wall! Can't do much here!" Bit said through the mix on his face with a hearty voice and a small chuckle while trying to move, attempting to show Derpy that he wasn't able to do anything.

"Ok, sounds reasonable" she replies "But why should I let you down from the wall?" she asked trying to give him a chance to get down. Though, she felt he didn't deserve to get down anyways.

"Well... I don't think there is a reason I should be let down, or even not go to jail! I knew I shouldn't have come! But Coin insisted that we would come in and out, and that it would be an easy mission. I'm sorry Muffin Mare." he said while hanging his head in shame.

Derpy sighed "You know... You got a good head on your shoulders and you're not even using it... At least you can see that breaking into ponies houses is wrong, unlike your friend who's now in jail. I mean, if I let you go... How do I know you won't go around robbing other ponies?" she questioned him like she was his parent while pacing around the room.

"Listen... You can't, and it's my fault that you can't... I caused the distrust you feel in me right now. I'm not even asking you to let me down. I just don't want to go to jail, that's all I'm asking from you. If you could at least do that much for me, even though I did this to you." he pleaded while bowing his head in shame.

Derpy couldn't help but feel bad because of the honesty he showed him and she had decided that she had made her decision. She was about to trust the man who would've killed her if he would have had the chance “I’m going to let you go, but don’t make any stupid moves. I can put you back up on any wall again in a heartbeat.” Derpy said while tearing the mix off that had been restraining him “Maybe you can help me after this…” she said as she finished getting him down.

As Bit got off the wall and onto the floor into a more natural position on all fours he sighed happily because the pressure of gravity didn’t have the advantage anymore “Thanks.” Bit said while massaging his shoulder “I don’t know if I could've lasted up there much longer…” he said with a grin and chuckle.

“Yeah… but remember, I can still put you back up there.” Derpy stated as if she was threatening him.

“Okay, okay, so is there anyway I can pay you back for letting me down?” Bit asked out of kindness to help the mare for letting him down.

“Well, you could stay away from Dinky.” Derpy said rudely, not trusting the criminal.

“That’s almost like asking me not to stay here.” Bit said sarcastically, trying to cheer her up “I mean, what can I do to make up for what I did. I know a great club!” Bit said with excitement in his voice. Derpy could see from the joy in his eyes that Bit loved clubs.

Derpy couldn't lie, she was quite the party mare sometimes and she didn’t see why not. “Fine. I’ll go to the club, just let me get ready.” Derpy said as she walked into her room.

“Yeah. I’ll wait.” Bit said as he watched her walk away into her bedroom, this was his chance to leave “Hey, Muffin Mare, how long are you gonna be?” he asked slyly.

“A while, why?” Derpy asked from the confines of her room.

“No reason, just wondering.” Bit said as he walked towards the door to leave, but he didn’t want to leave. He wasn’t done yet. He had a mission to finish the job Coin couldn't. As he walked away from the door he saw a phone on the couch and immediately picked it up and started dialing it until it started ringing.

“Hello?” said the stallion on the other end of the phone.

“Hey, it’s Bit. Meet me at the club in an hour. Bring the whole gang.” he said through a whisper.

“What was that Bit?” Derpy said from the other room as she was walking to the room Bit was in to see why he was talking.

“Just do it!” Bit said before hanging up. He could hear her coming in the room. So, thinking fast, he threw the phone on the couch, and grabbed his rear hoof as if he was in pain “I STUBBED MY HOOF ON THE COUCH!” he shouted at her as she walked closer to the stallion who was now laying on the ground.

“Ouch… You’ll be fine.” she said as she helped him up from the ground.

“Thanks…” Bit said through fake tears and a grin, happy that he had gotten away with his sly trick “So are you done? Can we get out of here now?” Bit asked with a painful tone in his voice.

“Yeah, I just got done. Let’s get out of here.” she said to him as she motioned him forward. They were making there way to the door, only to be stopped when he tripped onto the floor after stubbing his hoof on the couch leg.

“AHHHHHH!!!” Bit shouted through the pain. “Great. Thanks karma.” he thought to himself angrily.

Derpy was confused at how he had stubbed his hoof two times in a row like that, but didn’t question it, but only helped instead “Again?! Come on! Stand up! You’ll be okay! I’m here!” she said nicely, as if she were his parent and was taking care of him.

“Thanks…” he said while walking with her to the door.

It had been a long day for the two and Derpy was kind of tired but she didn’t really mind, she was ready to have a fun time out. Since Bit was a earth pony and could’t get around as fast as Derpy could, Derpy walked the whole way with him and slowly they neared their destination.

As Derpy and Bit walked up to the club a stallion had allowed them entrance, and while they could hear the music getting louder making it hard to hear anypony along with bright light of various colors shining overhead, blinding her if she took a glance at the ceiling. Walking through the mess of dancing mares and stallions they had found a stallion who was next to the DJ booth, apparently taking song suggestions. “Hey Bit, wait here a sec, I want him to play a song. Go get us a drink or something.” she said to Bit while walking towards the stallion behind the booth.

“Hey! Can you play Pegasus Storm? It’s by Tut Tut Filly.” Derpy asked the gray stallion with blue and black hair behind the booth.

“Sure, I love Tut Tut Filly! One of my favorite DJ’s! Most people like Stephen Trotting, but I’m not a fan of him. My friend LOVES his music though! You look new here! I’m Sound by the way. I’m a producer for Monsterpony! We make a lot of good songs! Glad to see you listen to our music! I work for them under the name Zephyr.” Sound said to Derpy, excited to tell her about all his work.

“Wow, well I’ll have to check your music out soon then! Maybe you could play one by you later!” she said intrigued by the conversation, but was soon cut away from him as one of Sound’s workers called him over to the DJ table making them have to say bye for then.

The song Derpy had requested to play was also just starting as she was walking back to Bit and making her way through the circle of ponies shouting and cheering at the one in the middle that was on his head twirling in circles. At last she had finally reached Bit, who was now holding two drinks in the flat area of his forehooves. Derpy grabbed one as she sat down and started to sip from the glass slowly “Aren’t you going to dance? You suggested your song!” Bit said while getting up and motioning Derpy to the dance floor.

“Fine, I’m coming. I’m coming” Derpy said as she made her way to a spot in the dance floor without too many ponies or vomit on the ground. As she stood there staring at everypony else Bit nudged her in the side and grinned while he started to breakdance and make everypony else stare at him. Bit was dancing really good, and it showed with how many people where staring at him, along with how much he was sweating. Yet, as soon as everypony had started watching, they had stopped. A loud noice resonated throughout the club as everypony in the room ducked in fear that they were going to be hurt.

Somepony had shot a gun. Derpy knew she was the only one that could do anything about it and with that thought in mind she withdrew from the ground to take look at who had shot the gun. There were two stallions at the front of the room along with multiple ponies sitting on the floor at their feet, the only one who wasn’t was Derpy. She stared the stallions right back in their eyes, though she didn’t know what to do.

But what shocked her most was that Bit was walking straight towards them confidently, as if he knew he wasn’t going to be shot by the threatening stallions in the front of the room “Bit! Stop! They’ll shoot you!” Derpy cried out in fear, trying to save her friend.

“Hey! Don’t try to be a hero. It’s not going to save you now!” one of the stallions from the front shouted at while using his magic to point the gun at Derpy.

Derpy knew then that she had been double crossed by Bit “I trusted you Bit!” she screamed at him in despair.

As Bit was next to the two stallions in the front he took a gun from their bag and pointed it at Derpy “Sorry, that’s life for you Derpy. Don’t trust a criminal.” Bit said with an evil smirk on his face. His smile grew larger as he could see Derpy’s frown grow.

As Bit had finished his sentence Sound had walked up to Derpy and stood by her side.

“Come on then.” Sound stated simply.