My phone started to ring. “Damn it.” I sighed as I read the screen and answered.
“Howie, I'm outside, open up. Its serious.”
Great. I left my bedroom and let John into my parents home. He quickly found a seat on the couch and ushered me over.
“Howie, I've got something big this time.” He beamed.
I sighed. John and I had both joined the HLF at the same time, but he had taken it much more serious than I had. He tried to rise fast, but the problem was that no one really trusted us to take on bigger missions. Together John and I had smashed up pony owned property, beat up some fresh converts and intimidated potential ones. It was stuff that I considered valuable, but John didn't see it that way. He always wanted bigger and better missions. His quest to find one didn't always go well.
“What you got this time?” I inquired. I always tried to support his ideas, despite the fact that they didn't always work out.
John pulled a handgun from his jacket and placed it on my table. “This is some real shit we have to do tonight. Thats why I'm packing this. I'm serious man this is gonna put us up there.”
“What do you got.” I asked, realizing that he wasn't playing around.
“At the Conversion Bureau on 12th there is a pony who has been fucking humans over big time. And tonight we’re gonna take her out.” He said patting the gun. “Somehow this pony lifts vials and vials of that conversion concoction and has just been handing them out to the PER. That’s how they’ve been getting all the shit for their weapons. That bitch has got to go and I think its time we step up.”
I sat and thought for a moment. I’d never even thought about killing a pony, even the ones I used to beat up. If we went ahead with this we’d be entering a whole new league. And I must admit, the thought of it excited me. This pony obviously had to go and maybe we would finally gain the trust of some of the other HLF members. However the plan was not without its issues.
“Dude, 12th street is like PER central right now…”
“It’s not like we’re going alone man.” John interrupted. “ I got Aaron coming with us!”
I shook my head. “I don’t know man. I think we should get some other people in on this. Just based on the state of the neighborhood.”
John came over and tried to up my confidence. “Look man, If we do this we’ll have earned the respect of the HLF. But more than that, there is a pony out their that is directly affecting our species. We’re not just doing this for ourselves or the HLF, but for the protecting the Human Race. We have a duty to protect our species.”
I thought for moment and damn it, he was right. “Yeah man, you’re right. We got this.” I took his outstretched hand and was fully onboard with him.
“Don’t worry I’ll have you home before your mommy starts to worry.” He joked. In response I pushed him out the door followed him to his car. We headed to his house to meet up with Aaron, our third man on this job, and discuss the game plan for the tonight.