Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie, to the Mane 6 perspective, are just normal ponies and friends to them, doing their normal everyday lives. Octavia, to her friends perspective, is a very talented pony. And Scootaloo, according to the CMC, is a very loyal member.
But what they don't know, is that these four ponies have a dark secret: they are assassins, keeping Equestria safe from harm. Take to their path as part of their brotherhood(or sisterhoof): The Assassins.