Chapter 2: Tail whipping

We needed to locate the Le Paraclock tail, and looking for it was a somewhat easy task. The tail was located in Belgium, specifically in a little village near the middle.

The one holding onto the tail was a rat by the name of Vernon. Kinda sounds like vermin if you ask me. The guy’s a bit of a loose cannon, but me and my friends have been through worse.

Vernon owns several coal mines here in Belgium, and one day of these coal mines is set to be the location of the Le Paraclock tail. It may sound easy, but it could be a bit of a challenge to get that tail.

The Cooper Gang and the mane six made their way to the hideout, where they set up the plan to take back the Le Paraclock tail.

“Okay everyone, we need to find out where the Le Paraclock tail is hidden in this village,” said Bentley, as he showed the map of the village. “So far, the last sighting of the tail was down in the coal mines. The question is where is it?”

“Can’t we just use Twilight’s spell to locate the tail?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“Where’s the fun in using magic,” said Sly. “No offense, Twilight.”

“Non taken. Besides, the spell does have a limit of how much Le Paraclock parts can be tracked down,” said Twilight. “Anyways, if we’re going to find the tail, we’re going to need to do some reconnaissance work.”

“Elaborate, please,” said Rarity.

“We need Sly to take some photos of the Le Paraclock tail and that rat, Vernon,” said Twilight. “Sly and Fluttershy, do you think you could do that?”

“I think it can be arranged,” said Sly. He then looked at Fluttershy, who was looking very nervous about being out on the field. “Something bothering you, Shy?”

“Um, it’s just that I’m not used to the scary animals here. You never know when they might bite,” said Fluttershy. “But on the other hand, I think I can help with the reconnaissance.”

“Atta girl, come on,” said Sly, as he and Fluttershy left the hideout. “Follow me, and don’t make a sound.” Fluttershy nodded. The two thieves snuck there way to the rooftops of a building next to the coal mines, where that rat Vernon was digging with what appeared to be the Le Paraclock tail.

“Amazing. He’s using it as a shovel. Quick, use the binocucom,” said Fluttershy, followed by Sly using his binocucom to take reconnaissance photos of Vernon and the Le Paraclock tail.

“Okay, we got the photos we needed. Now let’s get back to the hideout and figure out a plan to take that tail,” said Sly, as he and Fluttershy made their way back to the hideout. “We’re back, and we got the reconnaissance photos.”

“Awesome, so what have we learned?” asked Murray.

“Apparently Vernon has been using the Le Paraclock tail as a shovel to dig through the mines,” said Sly, as he showed the photos to the gang.

“Genius, he must be using it to dig for diamonds. With that type of metal, it’ll never wear out,” said Twilight. “Getting the reconnaissance photos was easy, but taking back the tail is the real challenge.”

“We’re gonna need a way to distract Vernon and then steal the tail. The only problem is that there’s an alarm near him, so even if we distract him he’ll alert the guards and we’ll get caught,” said Bentley.

“Leave that to yours truly,” said Pinkie Pie. “I will use my cuckoo crazy mind to come up with a distraction while Applejack and Murray get to the Le Paraclock tail and carry it all the way to the hideout.”

“That’s… actually a good idea, Pinkie Pie. But we’ll need somebody to protect Murray and Applejack from oncoming danger,” said Twilight.

“Leave that to me and ringtail here,” said Rainbow Dash, gesturing to her and Sly. “We’ll be on the lookout for danger from high in the sky.”

“Okay, then it’s settled. Now let’s get this plan into motion,” said Bentley. Everyone gathered the gadgets that were needed, and headed outside to execute the plan.

Later that night…

The Cooper gang and their pony friends were in position for the plan, starting with Pinkie Pie getting ready for the distraction.

“Okie dokie loki, I’m-a in position,” said Pinkie Pie, who was dressed like a chef and speaking in a fake French accent with a hint of Italian. She then blew into a huge horn, which managed to get everyone’s attention, including Vernon and his guards. “ Bonjour monami, I am-a the pink chef who came all the way from Paris to share with you the secret of Le city of love.”

Outside of the commotion, Murray and Applejack snuck into the coal mine to take the Le Paraclock tail. “Okay, big guy, do you think you carry this thing to the hideout?” said Applejack.

“No worries, cowgirl. There isn’t anything that ‘The Murray’ can’t lift,” said Murray. With all his might, Murray lifted the Le Paraclock tail while Applejack carried it from behind. “Okay, Sly, we’re ready for your coverage.”

“We’re on it Murray. Come on, Rainbow,” said Sly. He then hopped onto Rainbow Dash’s back, followed by the blue pegasus with the rainbow mane taking to the sky. “So far so good, the guards are all distracted by Pinkie Pie and her cooking.”

“Speaking of which, they should’ve been asleep by now because of all the sugar,” said Rainbow Dash. At long last, Murray and Applejack made it to the hideout with the Le Paraclock tail.

“Success! We’ve got the tail!” said Bentley. He then turned on his earpiece to speak to Pinkie Pie. “Pinkie Pie, you can end the distraction now, we’ve got the Le Paraclock tail.”

“Okay, over and out,” said Pinkie Pie. She then faced the crowd. “I’m-a so sorry everybody, but I gotta go back to my home country.”

She then made her way to the hideout, and took off her disguise. “Not bad for our first real heist,” said Rainbow Dash. “Rarity, did you get the gadgets that we need from ThiefNet?”

“I did, darling. And I made a few adjustments to the tacky designs,” said Rarity. “No offense to this world’s taste, but the shiny colors of the paraglider might give us away.”

“Point taken, Rarity,” said Sly. He then faced Twilight. “Twilight, do you think you can track down the next part of Le Paraclock.”

“One step ahead of you. I’ve already located the Le Paraclock arms, we’re gonna have to go to the United States,” said Twilight, checking the globe toy that the hideout had. “More specifically, we have to go to a place called New Jersey.”

“We better get going, because the police are on their way,” said Rainbow Dash, who was looking out the window.

“Alright, everyone in the van,” said Sly, to which everyone obeyed and made their way to the Cooper getaway van.

Things were looking good for us. We managed to get the Le Paraclock tail. As for Vernon, he was arrested by the police for possession of illegal spices. So while he did his time, we made our way to the USA.

The last sighting of the Le Paraclock arms was in New Jersey at an auction, being sold to an unknown buyer. Thankfully, Twilight was able to locate the arms.

The spell she used was able to track the arms in a penthouse. So while it can be done, this heist might be a bit tricky to pull off. Still, we might be able to pull this off if we stick together like a team.

Author's Note

Sorry this took a while, I was working on my other accounts.