In the safe house, a presentation was going on as Bentley was showing a picture slideshow. "The recon photos are a grim reminder of what the modern thief is up against. *Draws arrows in spotlights* Spotlights, *Underlines flashlight guards* stepped up patrols, *Circles the peacock sigh before scribbling it out* the sum of it all renders a direct assault impossible. To solve this puzzle, I’m going to need some more intelligence. *Circles a painting in one picture, and draws an arrow to an office in the next* First, replace this bugged painting with one Dimitri has in his office. *Draws lines on painting in a picture, and radio waves on the next* Once in place, we should be able to listen in on his communications. *Circles Dimitri* Second, if you see the boss, tail him. We might learn something from studying his movements. Once we’ve got a proper understanding of the operation, *Circles Clockwerk Tailfeathers* those Clockwerk Tailfeathers are as good as ours." Bentley instructed as he ended the slideshow.

Karai slithered out the hideout with Bentley's device before Sly's voice was heard. "Don’t forget about me."

"Thanks, Sly." Karai smiled.

"No problem." Sly assured as he and Karai headed to the task rendezvous, soon arriving there as they put on their binocucoms while seeing a portrait of Sly.

"Sly, Karai, I managed to outfit this forged painting with a bug. I need you both to sneak into Dimitri’s office and swap it with the original." Bentley informed on the binocucoms.

"This is suppose to be art?" Karai asked.

"Nice! So we’ll be able to listen in on his conversations?" Sly noticed.

"Yes, I thought things might go more smoothly with an ear on the inside. Just be careful with the fine art, take any damage and the painting’s ruined." Bentley explained on the binocucoms.

"Relax, Bentley. This is easier with two working." Karai pointed out as Sly put the painting on his back.

"I know, but it's better to be safe than sorry." Bentley replied on the binocucoms.

"You're right, Bentley." Karai admitted as the duo went up, then started moving and jumping across the rooftops before they reached the clubhouse and sneaked towards a window, opening it and going inside. They entered the clubhouse before putting on their binocucoms.

"The schematics indicates that door is locked from the inside." Bentley noticed on the binocucoms.

"That's alright; I never was one for the direct approach." Sly shrugged.

"Same here." Karai agreed.

"Swell, because the indirect approach... is way up there, through that air vent." Bentley informed on the binocucoms

"Like that's a problem for me." Karai said as the duo managed to sneak past the janitors and headed up, sneaking across lines and behind a waterfall fountain towards the air vent as Sly broke it open before Dimitri's voice was heard.

"Dimitri coming at you loud and clear. I've got to high-five give it up to my main men working the disco. Spice sales are up, up, up! Keep on moving that spice, a'ight? And to every homeslice down in the special fake money making room: the nicest of jobs there, man, I tell you. Keep full-steaming ahead with my new Clockwerk printing plates, all of us retire early. You picking up on what I'm throwing down? Peace out!" Dimitri announced on the intercoms.

"What did he say?" Karai asked.

"Eh, we can worry about that later." Sly answered before crawling into the air vent as Karai went in after him, enjoying the hot air the vent was producing as it made her Cold-Blood feel good. Soon, the duo dropped into Dimitri's office and saw the portrait as Sly swapped it with the bugged one.

"Nice work, guys. The bug's in position. If you manage to get the original back to me in one piece, I can sell it through my internet connections and make us a ton of coins." Bentley said on the binocucoms.

"My thoughts exactly." Karai nodded as the two exited the office before sneaking up and out of the clubhouse via window again. "That was easier than most of our heist."

"Well, we’re just setting things up for the heist." Sly pointed out.

"True." Karai admitted as the duo sneaked across rooftops and made it back to the safe house. "We're back."

"And one fragile delivery unscathed." Sly added as Adagio took the painting from Karai.

"Not bad, you two." Adagio smiled.

"Any jobs for me, Bentley?" Rarity asked.

"I believe so. You don’t mind going with Visamo, right?" Bentley checked.

"Not at all. Sweetie Belle, stay here." Rarity requested.

"Fine." Sweetie Belle pouted.

"I mean it." Rarity clarified as she left the warehouse with Visamo.

"Alright, let’s head to the rendezvous." Visamo said.

"Agreed." Rarity nodded as the duo soon made it to the rendezvous point before they brought out their binocucoms.

"I just intercepted an email from Dimitri. He’s ordered his guards to ring the boat’s bell when the coast is clear." Bentley informed on the binocucoms.

"That's a little low tech for this operation." Rarity noted.

"But what’s the signal for?" Visamo asked.

"Of that I’m uncertain, Ring the bell and follow him without being seen then maybe we’ll find out what he’s hiding." Bentley replied on the binocucoms as Rarity checked her bracelets and readied the grappling hooks just in case. Visamo then rang the bell before he and Rarity hid immediately when Dimitri, the nightclub owner, came out and started walking into the city with Rarity and Visamo secretly following him across the rooftops and light lines.

"Mmm... smooth, keep it smooth, baby. Walk tall, stand tall, feel funky. Juice? Who's got the juice? Smooth. Dig that kinetic, Kinetic Aesthetic. Make art, breathe art, feel art, be art! Yay, yay, yay! Make art, be art! Got to keep it smooth." Dimitri said to himself.

"Huh?" The duo asked, not comprehending that talk at all.

"Qu'est-ce que c'est?" Dimitri noticed before the duo hid as he looked around, seeing no one following him before he kept going as Rarity and Visamo went onto the ground, secretly following him still while staying out of the boar guards' sights. They then saw Dimitri stop at a door. "Hmm... Uh? Grrr. Ah-ha!" Dimitri struggled to remember before entering a code before it opened as he went inside.

"Good job tailing him, guys. He had no idea you were both watching while he typed in that secret code." Bentley congratulated on the comms.

"What was he babbling about earlier?" Rarity asked.

"Beats me." Visamo shrugged.

"Hold on... Looks like that door leads to the nightclub's aqua pumps. Hmm... This might be useful for the heist." Bentley noted on the comms.

"You think so, Darling?" Rarity checked.

"Yeah, and besides, this is a job for Murray. Come back to the safe house for now." Bentley answered on the comms.

"Okay, Bentley." Rarity responded.

"I could use a break." Visamo agreed as the duo went off and snuck back into the safe house.

Author's Note

Next Time on Equestria Ninja Girls...

Waterpump Destruction