Overthrow

"Yo Crimson! Check this out!" yelled Sledge, motioning Crimson to come over. Sledge was standing in front of a large object build into the wall. The object was large, and had two doors on it, On said doors was a chalkboard with multiple illustrations on it.

Crimson tilted her head to the left. "If you don't mind me asked, what is that?"

"It's the Annihilator!" excitedly yelled Sledge, putting on a Marelin accent. "It is capable of producing working weapons and gadgets using molten plastic and metal!" She put her arms into the air in triumph. Her mask showed two circumflexes, making her look happier than she already is.

"So... a very advanced 3D printer?" Crimson crossed her arms. Inside, Crimson was excited, but she wasn't sure whether it would be appropriate to act excited. On the outside, Crimson put on her best 'unimpressed' face.

"You're... you're not the least bit amped about this?" Sledge slowly lowered her arms. Her mask showed a forward slash and a backslash to illustrate her sadness.

Oh thank celestia, thought Crimson. "Nah," Crimson walked up to Sledge, and slightly punched her in the arm, "I'm just rusting your chain."

"Oh, okay," chirped Sledge. She almost instantly got back into her chipper mood. "Well... what are you waiting for? Try it." Sledge gently pushed Crimson to the control panel. After figuring out how it worked, Crimson make a purple and gray handgun, and an RC car.

"Oh sweet!" Crimson was thoroughly examining the gun. When she finished, she took a clip and loaded the handgun. "So, what now?" asked Crimson as she put the handgun into her bag.

"Just head over Sequoia and Moonshine and they'll tell you everything you need to know." Sledge pointed in the general direction .

"Alright, see ya around Sledge." Crimson walked up to Sequoia, who was sitting at a desk and said, "So, what missi-" before she was cut off. Sequoia raised his hand, with the index finger pointing out. He typed something into a computer and then turned around. He handed Crimson a folder. Looking inside, she saw a printed report and a picture of what looked to be a young teenager. "Um... what I'm I supposed to do?"

"You and Storm Call," said Moonshine. Storm Call turned to look at Moonshine. "You two are tasked with finding and interrogating Button Mash."

"Why, exactly?"

"He's claiming that he is a full-fledged member of BlackOut, which we cannot let slide."

"Fair enough." Storm Call got up from the couch he was sitting on.

"Come on, let's go," said Storm Call as he walked pass Crimson, "I'll even drive too."

During the car ride, Crimson took out her laptop and began searching for the whereabouts of Button Mash. Eventually, she found a signal from him and began scanning for his exact location. "So... what's up with Sequoia?" asked Crimson.

"What?" responded Storm Call.

"What's up with Sequoia? Like, why is he so quiet?"

"I don't know the answer to that... he wouldn't tell me."

"Well, what do you know?" asked an annoyed Crimson. A few seconds.

"He comes from Manehattan. I know that from looking up his criminal records."

"He's a criminal?"

"Nothing too major, plus they're from when he was 18. Turns out he's an orphan."

"That's... sad."

"Yeah.” Another interval of silence. “One day I found him on the app. He did some ATM hack... free money basically, and I decided to contact him. No response for a couple months, then one day he comes to our headquarters and said he was looking for me," Storm Call chuckled ,"One of the few times I saw legitimate panic in his eyes. Turns out he's an excellent hacker."

"Interesting."

"Indeed. Oh, and here's a tip: don't get in a fight with him. He will lay you flat on your ass fast than you can count to three."

"I'll take note of that."

A few minutes later, the scan finished. "He's at Grand Colt park."

"Got it."

"So yeah, I'm part of BlackOut," said a young boy. He was sitting on a park bench. He wore a brown sweatshirt and Jeans. He has was two tones of orange. He also had a laptop in his lap.

"That's so cool!" said one girl, laying down on another park bench. Her hair was short and cerise. She wore green cargo pants and a black track jacket over an orange shirt.

"I don't know, Scootaloo. Applejack sure doesn't like BlackOut, especially after their first attack on Tidas," said another girl. Her blue jeans were rolled up to her knees and her light green shirt covered her waist. He was was red, and a big bow in it. She sat on the ground next to the bench Scootaloo was on.

"What's the worst that could happen, Apple Bloom? " asked the third girl. She wore a light gray sweater and a pink skirt. Her hair was mulberry and light rose and was put into neat curls. She sat next to the boy on the bench.

"Sweetie Belle's got a point," said Scootaloo. "What do you think, Button Mash?"

"She'll never know," began Button Mash.

"Know what?" asked Crimson. She sat down on a park bench across from Button Mash and Sweetie Belle.

"That I'm a BlackOut member," said Button Mash, trying to sound as cool as possible.

"Oh really?" Crimson raised one of her eyebrows. "I've been trying to get in for months. Turns out they're very exclusive."

"Yeah, I know. I'm just that good."

"Oh. Say, if you don't mind, why don't you show us some of your hacking skills." Crimson was grinning. Grimace set in of Button Mash's face.

"Yeah Button!" called Scootaloo, who was now sitting up.

"It would be so cool," said Sweetie Belle. Button Mash was practically frozen in time.

"You okay there, buddy?" asked Crimson. Sweetie Belle waved her hand in front of Button Mash's face. Then, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle got a message on their phones. As they checked their phones, Crimson installed a virus into Button Mash's laptop and Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle's phones.

"Hey, shithead!" yelled Scootaloo as she slapped the back of his head, sending back into reality. "Are you gonna show us some hacking, or what?"

"I..." began Button Mash. He lowered his head in shame. At that moment, the virus activated. The phones and laptops turned on. Classical music blaring through the devices. Button Mash, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle looked at each other, then a Crimson, then at each other again. They knew Crimson was a member of BlackOut. They ran away, all in separate directions. Crimson chased after Button Mash. Storm Call, who was sitting on the hood of his car, saw Crimson run after Button Mash. He stood up, and when Button Mash passed him, Storm grabbed Button Mash's hood, stopping him in his tracks.

"Not so fast," said Storm Call mockingly. "You've been claiming that you're a full-fledged member of BlackOut."

"I-I am, though!" yelled Button.

"Who initiated you then?" asked Crimson.

"Whirlwind."

"Who?"

"Whirlwind, or that's what he calls himself. He said told me if I give 100 bits, he'll let me be a BlackOut member." Storm Call sighed.

"Kid, I think you got ripped off. Nobody in BlackOut is called Whirlwind," said Storm Call. Button Mash's face saddened. "Now, go find your friends, and go tell them that everything is okay." Before Button Mash could respond Crimson and Storm Call had already gotten into the car and drove away. Back at the headquarters, Crimson and Storm Call told the rest about Whirlwind. For a couple of days, they tried to find the guy, but they couldn't find him. The crew had given up on the search.

Crimson was sitting at her desk at work. Twilight walked up to her. "Can I ask you a question?" asked Twilight.

"Sure, go ahead," responded Crimson. She turned her chair to face Twilight.

"Siblings of two of my friends, plus two more, met a BlackOut member. You wouldn't happen to know about that, right?"

Crimson waited for a second. "No. I don't."

"Okay, good. Those no good hackers do no good to the world." As Twilight finished her sentence, the lights, and all the computers turned off.

"Hello Blume," said a voice trying to sound menacing. It was distorted. "My name is Whirlwind, a member of BlackOut." the workers of the room began to chatter. Crimson had a face of slight annoyance.

"See? This is what I'm talking about!" exclaimed Twilight. The computer screens turned on, all showing a live feed of what people assumed to be Whirlwind. He wore a mask that depicted a smiling griffin. On the back his neck he had a unique marking, five medium-sized dots.

"I have a very simple request: transfer one million bits to my account in one hour. If you do not comply, I will shut down your company for good," said Whirlwind. Twilight took out a pager.

"Code Red, shut down the CTOS system for now." Crimson began to hack into Whirlwind's system, trying to find a signal. She quickly found a match.

"Ha! He can't even mute his own signal, let alone shut down a company. Now all I need to do is download," said Crimson. She almost finished downloading his location but the CTOS shutdown commenced, cutting off her connect to Whirlwind. "Damn it!"

Crimson went home and sat down on his couch. She turned on the television and tried to fall asleep. Just as she was about to fall asleep she remembered about her backdoor in the system. Taking out her laptop she enters the CTOS system trying to find a possible match for Whirlwind. "No. No. No. No. and No." After half an hour she found somebody. He had the same five markings on the back of his neck. Sky Stinger.