Mare Do Well: Crusader of Darkness

Ponyville, after hours.

Two ponies stood waiting outside a bank as one of them started to plant explosives on the door. With a deafening boom, the door bursted open and the two ponies ran in, stealing as much cash as they could before running out. The chase began, as police ponies started to chase the duo with guns, shooting the two rapidly as they continued to run. Soon, they made it to a fire escape, where they quickly ascended to the top.

Once they made it to the roof, the two thought they were home free, until a certain caped crusader dropped down in front of them. They looked upon the figure with caution as she slowly stood. Her cape flowed in the wind and her mask bore a scowl. She was slightly intimidating, but they thought she looked foolish at best.

With a smirk, the ponies both took out their guns to shoot, but the masked hero quickly threw what looked to be an M-shaped shuriken of sorts, knocking the guns out of there hooves. They looked at where the guns had fallen with fear, slowly turning back just before Mare Do Well pounded one of them to the ground, stunning the other with her cape and beating him down with rapid hoof strikes. After about 10 hits, she finished the pony off with a spinning round kick, knocking him to the floor with a painful "oof".

Two officers then made it to where they were fighting to see Mare Do Well just before she took out a grapple gun and swung away, dashing into the night. Mare Do Well then landed atop a rooftop just as a bolt of lightning struck through the sky behind her. Indeed, today both the criminal underworld and the corrupt police force would learn that she is a force to be reckoned with.

The Mare-Mobile, a slender vehicle with a dark purple and black hue. The front hood sported her logo, a silver M with a bluish circle around it. The hero pressed a button on her wrist, which swung the car doors upwards, allowing her to slide in, grip the wheel, and speed off into the night. "Computer, shortest route to the Marecave." She said emotionless as she looked down towards the GPS panel.

Within minutes, she arrived at a cliff where a waterfall was present, driving straight for the waterfall as it split open to reveal a catwalk. With a loud screech she came to a halt at the end of the platform, the doorway slowly closing and the platform slowly rotating so the car faced towards the massive door once more. It was then that a tall, white figure made his way towards the vehicle, a smile forming on his muzzle as the mare stepped out of the car. "Madame Octavia, I trust your patrol went well this evening?" He asked with a smile as she passed him. "Yes Fancy, quite too easy I'm afraid." She replied as she trotted over to the large computer in the distance, sitting at it with a huff as she began to type.

"I'm sorry, I fail to see how that could be considered a bad thing, would you mind elaborating a little Madame Octavia?" He asked as he looked over her shoulder, seeing she was going through police databases. "The bank robbers were too easy to take down... I'm used to criminals putting up more of a fight." She stated. "It was as if they wanted to be captured..." Fancy blinked as she pulled up a file on Police Lieutenant Applejack. "...and you believe Ms. Applejack has something to do with this strange occurrence?" He asked as he leaned forward to look at the screen. "No... but she would know if something on the force wasn't as it should be. She is a good cop Fancy, and you don't see many ponies like her nowadays."

"Well yes, I suppose you're right." He said with a sigh. "Just think how the city will change when Ms. Sparkle is elected for mayor. I believe she is going to be a big help in turning this city around." Octavia sighed. "Yes, Twilight has what it takes to make Ponyville great again, but she's never been that good with decision making... and we all know what happened to King Louis the third." She remarked.

Fancy smirked. "I'm sorry, did the Mistress just happen to make a joke a second ago?" He asked as he leaned close to her. "Joke? While wearing the cowl? Heavens no, i am a spirit of vengeance, I am the night. I am Mare Do Well!" She declared as she held her muzzle high, receiving a chuckle from fancy. "But in all seriousness, yes. Twilight will be an excellent mayor. It's as if she was destined to be in a position of power where she can make the world a better place." She said as she stuck a flash drive into the hub.

"My line of work doesn't get easier. And ponies like me can't be expected to bring a city from the darkness and into the light. But... Twilight..." She sighed. "She can do what I could never do as Mare Do Well." With a heavy sigh, Octavia removed her hat and cowl, tossing them on a rack and putting her muzzle in her hooves. Fancy stared at her. "Are you alright, Madame?" He asked with a concerned look. "Is there something you need me t-"

"I miss them Fancy..." She said suddenly as she let out a soft whimper. He looked upon the mare with a sigh, ever since she had started this crusade, it was slowly destroying her on the inside. But the sad truth was that if she didn't do this, it would destroy her even more. Fancy sighed as he put an arm around her. "I miss then too... they treated me as if I was no less than a brother to them. And I treated them with the utmost respect. They were the two kindest and most gentle ponies I have ever met, even to this day." He mused with a smile as he looked at her. "But we have to move forward Octavia. Even when we fall, we have to keep going. For the reason we fall, is to learn to pick ourselves back up."

Octavia shed a single tear as she hugged the stallion. "Thank you, Fancy... you always know how to make me feel better." She said with a smile. "If I couldn't do this much for my mistress, well what kind of butler would I be?" He asked with a smirk, enticing a chuckle from the mare. "You're one hell of a butler Fancy." She said as she got up and removed her suit, hanging it in the armory and walking towards the elevator, holding it for Fancy as he walked in. The two then ascended to the manor before stepping out into the loft, where it turned out the fireplace had been what was hiding the lift.

"Shall I draw you a bath Madame?" He asked as he looked over to her. "Yes Fancy, that would be lovely." She said with a smile as he looked at the older stallion. He chuckled and looked at a calendar that was hanging on the wall, tilting an eyebrow at what was written under tomorrow's events. "Madame, your brunch with Ms. Scratch is tomorrow afternoon, shall I iron your formal bowtie?" He asked as he looked in her general direction. "Yes please." She replied as she smiled to herself. Next to Twilight, Vinyl was one of her best friends and she was also a pony of music, even if they didn't share the same taste in genre. Vinyl was her musical friend and Twilight was her intellectual friend, and she enjoyed having that bit of balance.

Soon, Octavia was neck deep in warm, bubbly water, within her elegant bath tub. Bath time was always one of her most favorite times of the day. It was time where she could be left alone to reflect on recent events, and it was when she did most of her thinking. Plus, due to recent events, there was a lot on her mind. For starters, why had it been so easy to defeat those bank robbers? She figured the answer was simple, they wanted to be caught. Then she thought, why would criminals want to be caught? This was another simple question for her. They wanted to be caught because someone on the inside was assisting them in some way...

Was this pony a cop? Or perhaps a fellow criminal? This was a question she couldn't solve. Then it occurred to her, if they wanted to be caught, why would they wait until they faced Mare Do Well to take the dive. They could've walked away without a scratch and yet they decided to face Mare Do Well head on. The more she thought about it, the less it all made sense.

Then her eyes widened as she came to another proposition. These ponies wanted to face her in combat, but why? Perhaps to see what fighting her was like?

Yes. That was it. They wanted to see her in action... indeed, it was all starting to make sense.

They robbed the bank in order to be noticed, then avoided the cops as much as they could in order to face Mare Do Well, who fought just as resilient as she always did. These criminals, now with this tactical information, were now on there way into the inner workings of the PVPD, where a mole of sorts, either a criminal or dirty cop, waited to receive this information.

Yes... now it made sense... she'd been bamboozled. She gritted her teeth with a sigh, how could they pull the wool over her eyes like that? It angered her. But alas, at the moment there was nothing she could do. For now, her job was over, and all Octavia wanted was to spend the rest of her bath time in peace. So, with a sigh of satisfaction, she sinked back into the tub with a smile on her muzzle.