Cold Reception

Written by Jlargent

Normally, hot summer nights would discourage petty criminals due to the fact that the majority of citizens would rather stay inside with the air conditioner cranked up to the max, however it was almost two in the morning and the streets of the city were all but empty. The silence of the city is somewhat interesting since there is no sounds of traffic or people milling about, but in contrast the atmosphere give off an unsettling feeling.

These were the thoughts of Penny Pincher as she was slowly trudging to her apartment from spending yet another late night overtime at work due to the incompetence of a higher up at her office deciding to shunt his paperwork onto her out of spite. She releases a calming breath wishing for the umpteenth time that she could afford a used vehicle to make travel easier, her thoughts were interrupted by a sound that was barely heard. After a moment her heart settles down attributing the sound to a cat knocking something down.

She turns away from the sound only to see a man wearing a cheap Halloween mask right in her face, with a startled scream she steps back but the man grabs her arm and points a gun at the woman's head.

"Hand over your money or..." the man spoke roughly, as though he had nothing to drink for days.

"You would think that most crooks had more common sense to try anything in my area." a woman's voice spoke coldly making the man stop and look around wildly.

"Impossible! You...you don't exist!" the man spoke in fear.

"I assure you Junk Rat I do exist." the female's voice spoke before a spike of ice shoots up nearly impaling the man who leaps back to avoid death. In a panic he drops the gun and runs, unfortunately for him he only makes it less than five feet before he was suddenly encased in ice leaving his head and hands exposed. Junk Rat struggles to escape but to no avail, that's when he hears it the sound of wooden geta sandals clacking against the pavement, from there his eyes move upwards to see the woman wearing a pure white furisode kimono with the shoulders hanging off to showcase her large breasts. Her hair was pitch black midnight kept in a wild untamed style, and finally instead of showing her face she was wearing an ogre mask. The woman raises one of her tessen to him which was radiating an icy aura further enhancing the malevolence that her image was projecting.

"Please, don't kill me!" Junk Rat pleaded to the demon.

"Who are you working for?" she asked him in a tone that brooked no argument.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about!" he stammered.

"Don't lie to me! I know that there is a smuggling operation going on in this city." she spoke in a harsh tone.

"I don't know! I'm just a low level grunt, they don't tell us shit!" he insisted.

The figure stood there in silence, seemingly regarding his words before speaking "I believe you." she said making the man sigh in relief before the tessen was in his face "But you do know someone who does. Don't you?" she spoke frostily.

"Y-yes, his name is Road Hog." he spoke quickly "You can find him at his bar "The Hog's Wild". Please don't kill me! I told you everything I know!" he said fearing for his life.

"I won't kill you." making the man sigh again right before the figure hits him with her tessen rendering him unconscious. Penny stares at the interaction incapable of moving out of fear that if any attention were to be drawn to her she would be killed, the mysterious woman then turns her attention to her "If you would please call the authorities and let them know of what has transpired here." she said before turning away.

"W-wait!" Penny spoke making the mysterious woman stop for a second "Wh-who are you?" she stammers.

"I am the White Widow." she said before shattering into thousand of pieces of ice.

Yumi's POV

I sigh as I revert to my civilian form letting the excitement of earlier wear off. It has been a little over two weeks since my arrival in this world and one of the more useful tricks that I had discovered is that I access to the "Shinobi Closet" in the games you can alter your appearance, both shinobi and civilian forms (Though I wish I could alter the size of my breasts like in the second game, it would make things a lot easier). So far I only altered my hair to be that of Daidoji's and I chose to wear Murakumo's mask since it is very intimidating. As for the White Widow, I needed a "Public" persona to explain my vigilantism, that and it is the name of my Ultimate Secret art aside from my Ice Queen Mode (I still need to find a way to unlock that.).

I sigh going over the information that Junk Rat gave me. It was a few days ago that I had discovered that the local crime boss is trafficking not only drugs but also weapons, and even children. That particular tidbit nearly sent me into a rage that I had to stop myself from putting all of the city into a permanent winter, this was the first solid lead since my investigation started. Unfortunately, with this information I just hit a massive wall, The Hog's Wild is a notorious gambling den in the city but could never be shut down due to lack of any evidence of illegal activities which would make infiltrating the place difficult, and no doubt that by now they are aware of my activities so they would be very caution. The answer is obvious, I need help getting the information with the minimal amount of detection.

I frown while I was changing for bed, it seems that I will have to hold off investigating until a better opportunity presents itself. For now, I need to focus on attending Crystal Prep in the oncoming weeks, my plan is to hopefully establish a information network since students would be less likely to be caught on the premise of researching for homework assignments. I did spot a few likely candidates that could help me in that regard.

Twilight Sparkle, she's a highly dedicated scholar pursuing a letter of recommendation to Canterlot University majoring in science. The problem is that she is easily susceptible to peer pressure and has been bullied by other students, if I'm to recruit her I'll need to give her the confidence necessary to not only survive the harsh school atmosphere but also thrive in a competitive world.

Sugarcoat, like Twilight she is highly intelligent and aims to go to Canterlot University, while not as intelligent as Twilight she is capable of learning quickly and able to make snap decisions. Her problem is her blunt no-nonsense attitude that puts people off, especially if she points out a flaw that no one is willing to admit. Ultimately she's would be serving her own best interests rather than any altruistic means. In the shinobi world lying is an elevated art form, and Sugarcoats blunt honesty would be a dangerous flaw. But it is a flaw I could use.

And finally Sour Sweet, according to the medical files that I swiped from the school she suffers from a form of bipolar disorder. Initially she can be nice to a person before commenting again in a harsh sarcastic manner. It is noted that she has a twin sister attending Canterlot High though she does not suffer from the disorder. Apparently they were bounced from orphanage to orphanage before arriving in Canterlot, during that time her bipolar disorder was the main reason for them leaving. If I'm to recruit her I'll need to have her reign in her sarcasm and be able to use that rough exterior to intimidate potential targets while her sweet side could lure them into a false sense of security. She would fill the role of good cop/bad cop without any problems.

With a sigh I cover up and use my powers to lower the temperature to a comfortable level before falling asleep.

Canterlot Police Department: 2:30 a.m.

"What do you got?" Sargent Bull Headed said as an ice sculpture was wheeled in.

"Apparently the Widow struck again. This time she went after him while he was trying to mug and rape a Ms. Penny Pincher." Shining Armor said while the other officers were attempting to break said criminal out of his icy prison.

"Dammit! We need to catch that woman. I will not tolerate any vigilantism in my city!" Bull Headed slams his fist on his desk making various items on it shake a little from the impact "Did they get a description of her?" he questioned Armor.

"Same as last time, white robe, wooden sandals, black hair and a scary as hell mask. And somehow able to turn this guy into a ratcicle." Shining said going over the description that Penny gave her.

"That's it, I'm going to put an APB on this bitch!" Hammer declared.

"Unfortunately, the higher-ups won't let you because they feel that a vague description isn't enough to warrant that." Lieutenant Copper Badge said as she entered the room "Besides that she hasn't killed anyone. She just froze them and we pick them up." she commented.

"Yes, but how long will that last? How long until she kills someone? It could be accidental or she may suddenly snap and kill a rapist for pissing her off to no end." Hammer asked them "Our job is to enforce the law, and anyone that operates outside of it needs to be stopped. While I would like to bring her in peacefully, that is starting to be less and less of an option. She will be caught I have no doubts about that, but how many bodies will pile up before that happens?" he took a drink of his coffee before continuing "The people that were brought in because of her? They're lucky that they didn't die from hypothermia in the first place. If the higher-ups aren't going to allow me to create an APB then I'll have to go old-school and drag her out myself." Bull Headed said.

???'s POV

"Sensei, I have arrived at Canterlot." the young woman said.

"Good, have there been any new developments since your arrival?" the older woman asked.

"Apparently the newcomer has engaged in acts of vigilantism since her arrival here. It's obvious that she is gathering information. For what ends I have no idea." the young woman reported.

"Perhaps she is searching for her missing comrades or there is something else going on." the older woman commented.

"Sensei, if I may suggest something?" the young woman asks.

"What is it?" the older woman responds.

"It is possible that she is establishing a territory much like Hebijo has a hidden school." she suggests.

"While that is an entertaining thought, I doubt it is the sole reason why she is doing this. To establish a Shinobi School would take not only an obscene amount of money but also have enough political and financial clout to do this. No, it is something else entirely. I want you to see if there is any hidden criminal activities in Canterlot that warrants interference." she ordered.

"Yes sensei." she commented before vanishing.

Author's Note

Another chapter out of they way, the reason I chose Twilight, Sugarcoat and Sour Sweet is that I felt that they would be best suited for Yumi's information network and not to mention that I actually have plans for them later on in the story.

Bull Headed is to be a foil for Yumi's beliefs in how justice operates. Seeing as James wanted to become an officer before his death I felt that he needed a rival in terms of how the law actually works. Bull believes in following the law to the letter while Yumi believes that sometimes you have to act outside of the law to get results.

As always Hoody Hoo!