Rarity and the mayor's mix-up

Last time on Rarity and the Mayor's mix-up, The group split up to search Town Hall for anything that could reveal the location of the vault. They discovered hidden buttons that appeared to do nothing but after they are pushed, Colt finds something very interesting. What was it? Where's the vault? Will they even find it? All will be revealed in the final chapter of this story.

---------------------------------------------------------Chapter 5 part 1: Stealth Mission-------------------------------------------------------------

Colt flipped open the panel and was surprised when he saw what was there. "I've gotta tell the others." He thought to himself. He closed the panel, flew back into the vent, and sealed the cover. "I've gotta get Pinkie and Twi first." he started heading for the South wing. Colt was about halfway to the South wing when his sleeve got caught on a screw. "You've got to be kidding me." He thought. He tugged on his sleeve, trying to loosen it but it was no use. "Oh come on." he continued trying but stopped when he overheard a conversation.

Two guards were chatting in a room beneath him. "Did you hear what Dave said earlier?" one guard asked. "No, I haven't seen him since lunch break." the other answered. "He said that when he was patrolling part of the South wing, he heard some noises coming from one of the rooms." the first replied. "Yeah, so?" the second asked skeptically. "So, nopony else was on duty there and Dave's shift was over so he couldn't check it out. I don't know about you but I'm gonna go and see what's going on. I might even get a commendation from the captain." the first bragged. "Keep dreaming." the second said as he walked away.

Colt started thinking about what they said. "Pinkie and Twi are in the South wing, I've gotta hurry." Colt pulled out his glass cutters and cut off the part of his sleeve that was caught. He started crawling as fast as he could through the vent. Once Colt got to the South wing, He saw the guard from earlier getting ready to open the door to where Pinkie Pie and Twilight were.

The guard was at the door and already turning the handle when Colt unscrewed the vent cover and it landed on his head. The door slowly swung open and the two ponies inside were staring at the doorway. Twi slowly walked over to the unconscious guard. Before she could get a good look at him, Colt landed on the floor beside her. "Sorry about that." Colt whispered as he regained his balance.

"Why are you here?" Twilight inquired. "Not much time to explain, I need you and Pinkie to meet me in the North wing."  Colt replied. Before Twilight or Pinkie could say anything else, Colt already picked up the unconscious guard and was walking towards the Info storage room.

Colt slipped past the few guards that patrolled the route to the East wing and had made it to the entrance in only a few minutes. He walked into the Info storage room and hid the unconscious guard behind the desk near the door. Colt walked through the rows of cabinets looking for Applejack and Rainbow dash. He suddenly stopped and looked around. "Ah don't think anythin' else is here." He recognized the voice and tried to find where it came from.

He turned a corner and saw Rainbow and Applejack talking to each other. "Sup." He said as he walked over to them. R.D. turned around "Oh, hey. Aren't you supposed to be in the North wing?" She asked. "I can't explain right now but I need you two to meet me in the North wing." Colt said as he ran towards the door.

Once he got into the halls, he slowed down. He reached into his gear bag and pulled out the map of the building. After a quick glance, he walked through the halls being as silent as he could. After a little while, he made it to the entrance of the East wing, but there was a group of guards in front of it. Colt leaned around the corner and watched them argue. "How the hay am I supposed to know where Ty is?" Colt remembered the two guards from earlier. "Because you were the last one with him!" Another high ranking pony was arguing with the recruit.

Colt knew he wouldn't be able to get past them without getting noticed, but they were blocking the only way into the East wing. He thought back to when him, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash, first entered through the skylight. "When the guard left, he went through a door labeled...East wing!" Colt rushed back to where he first entered. Once he got there, he stopped. Colt looked at the clock above one of the desk, 1:40, only twenty minutes left.

---------------------------------------------------------Chapter 5 part 2: Escape-------------------------------------------------------------------

Colt found the door labeled "East wing" and quickly entered. He started going from room to room looking for Fluttershy and Rarity. It took longer than Colt anticipated to get through each room because it seemed that no matter where he went, there were guards everywhere. After a while, he found the room he was looking for. Colt entered and saw Rarity and Fluttershy whispering to each other. "Sorry to interrupt but we have to get to the North wing now." Colt said as he headed back for the door. "Wait a..." Rarity started but Colt was already in the halls.

When Colt got back to the main lobby, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie pie, and Twilight were waiting there for him. When Fluttershy and Rarity finally got there, Colt started explaining. "Alright, I need you all to see this." He crouched down and pulled up a panel on the floor. Hidden beneath was a button with an iron bar covering it. Colt stood up and walked over to a painting and he took it off the wall. Behind it was another button. Colt pressed it and the iron bar retracted.

He hung the painting back up and walked back to the floor panel. "Watch this." Colt said as he stepped on the button. There was a faint click noise and then a few floorboards lifted up to reveal a passage. "Follow me." Colt said as he walked down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs was large steel door with a keypad next to it. "So this is the vault?" Rainbow asked. "Seems like it." Rarity replied. "Now the question is, how do we get in?" Twilight added.

"I think I can open it." Colt said as he walked over to the keypad. "But how?" Fluttershy asked. "Simple, try random codes until it opens." Colt replied. Everypony sighed at once. After the "denied" noise played for the hundredth time, Colt exclaimed "I've got it!" and everypony walked over to the door. Colt typed a few more numbers and hit enter. The huge steel door slowly swung open and inside was the vault room. They all walked inside, amazed at how all of it was able to have been kept secret.

"How did you figure out the code?" Rarity asked as she turned towards Colt. "Oh, it was just the date ponyville was founded." he replied. "Let's just get the box and get out of here." R.D. interrupted. The group started looking around for the black box that they have searched for all night. "Got it!" Pinkie said as she lifted up the box. "That was fast." Twilight said. "Alright, let's go." Colt added. Everypony started walking towards the door and up the stairs. Colt stayed behind to close the door and re-lock it.

Once he made it to the top of the stairs and regrouped with the others, he closed the entrance. Suddenly there was the noise of many hoof steps at once. "What's that noise?" Twilight inquired. "Oh no, sounds like every guard in the building is coming here. We have to move, and fast." Colt replied as he searched for a way out. "How did they find out we were here?" Rarity asked. "I don't know but I need everypony to help me find a way out!" Colt's tone grew very serious.

"What about the skylight?" Rainbow asked. Without a word, Colt flew out of the skylight and onto the roof. A few moments later he sent down the emergency ladder and looked over the edge "C,mon!". Everypony climbed up the ladder to the roof. Colt pulled the ladder back up and closed the skylight. "This way." Colt said as he jumped off the roof. Everypony ran to the edge and saw him safely on the ground and motioning the others to follow.

They all jumped simultaneousely and landed safely. The group ran back to the fountain in the center of town. Once they got there, everypony stopped to take a breather. After the few minutes of rest, Rarity spoke up "I have to thank all of you for your help in the success of this misson.". Everypony celebrated and within a few minutes, they parted ways for the night.

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Thank you all for reading Rarity and the Mayor's mix-up and I hope you enjoyed it. I'm sorry for all the delays that occured but it's finally finished. Remember to comment if you see any typos or if you want something changed that would better the story. And also, be sure to look for roommates, it's something that I've been planning for awhile that I'm sure you'll like. Cya later!