Ponez: Pony Girls in the City

by Chrome Masquerade


Just Dan D.

(The next day)

The seven girls got up for the day. After washing up, they noticed that Kris was nowhere to be found. Presuming that Kris hadgotten to work already, they went to the gym belonging to Misty Waters. Rainbow Dash had said that (having won the spar with Misty) they had free use of it.

After working out for a bit, the girls felt stronger.

Dash thought for a moment. "I wonder... Skills."

Before her, a miniature window appeared, dispkaying her Skills.

Rainbow Dash
Body: 8 (1)
--Dexterity: 4
--Strength: 2
--StaminaL 2
Cooking: 1
Creativity: 3
Logic: 2
--Intelligence: 0
--Wits: 0
--Perception: 2
Mechanical: 0
Social 5
--Appearance: 2
--Charisma: 3
--Manipulation: 2

"Girls!" Rainbow Dash said excitedly, "Check on your skills, would you?"

"Skills?" the rest queried, and their skill windows appeared before them.

Applejack
Body: 7
--Strength: 3
--Dexterity: 1
--StaminaL 3
Cooking: 3
Creativity: 2
Logic: 1
--Intelligence: 1
--Wits: 0
--Perception: 0
Social: 2
--Appearance: 1
--Charisma: 1
--Manipulation: 0
Mechanical: 4

Pinkamena Dianne Pie/Cripps Pink
Body: 8
--Strength: 2
--Dexterity: 3
--Stamina: 3
Cooking: 7
Creativity: 6
Logic: 3
--Intelligence: 1
--Wits: 0
--Perception: 2

Mechanical: 1
Social: 7
--Appearance: 1
--Charisma: 3
--Manipulation: 3

Rarity Belle
Body: 2
--Strength: 0
--Dexterity: 2
--StaminaL 0

Cooking: 2
Creativity: 8
Logic: 4
--Intelligence: 1
--Wits: 2
--Perception: 1

Mechanical: 1
Social: 7
--Appearance: 2
--Charisma: 3
--Manipulation: 2

Fluttershy
Body: 4
--Strength: 3
--Dexterity: 1
--StaminaL 3

Cooking: 3
Creativity: 3
Logic: 3
--Intelligence: 1
--Wits: 1
--Perception: 1

Mechanical: 1
Social: 3
--Appearance: 2
--Charisma: 1
--Manipulation: 9

Twilight Sparkle
Body: 2
--Strength: 0
--Dexterity: 2
--StaminaL 9

Cooking: 1
Creativity: 3
Logic: 7
--Intelligence: 4
--Wits: 2
--Perception: 1

Mechanical: 1
Social: 2
--Appearance: 1
--Charisma: 1
--Manipulation: 0

Sunset Shimmer
Body: 4
--Strength: 2
--Dexterity: 1
--Stamina: 1

Cooking: 2
Creativity: 3
Logic: 6
--Intelligence: 3
--Wits: 2
--Perception: 1

Mechanical: 2
Social: 4
--Appearance: 1
--Charisma: 1
--Manipulation: 2

At their confused looks, Rainbow Dash said, "Okay; Body is essentially how 'physically oriented' you are. Cooking pretty much speaks for itself. Creativity indicates how good you are at creating works of art and things like that. Logic is like your intelligence. Mechanical... also pretty much speaks for itself, really."

Before Rainbow Dash a smaller window appeared.

You have gained 1 point in Logic: 2

"Ooookay..." Dash said, raising one eyebrow.

Either way,, the seven girls went to the lobby to get something to eat.

"Ah'll tell y'all what:" Applejack said, waving one of the 'pies' from the vending machine, "These don' hold a candle ta one'a Granny Smith's pahs."

"Yeah." Pinkie said. grimacing, "And I can make FAR better cupcakes than this."

"It's better than nothing, though." Fluttershy put in meekly.

"Fair enough." the cousins said in unison.

The bunch of them awaited the arrival of Kris. When she came in, she said, "Quick, girls! In the executive office Daddy B. has the building key. Take it and we can get out. One of you needs to have a passing Mechanical skill, though."

"Guess Ah'm up." Applejack said, stepping forward.

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Arriving at the Executive Office not two minutes later, Applejack fiddled with the lock on the door, which clicked, unlatching, and the door swung open.

Going to the desk in the back, Rainbow Dash opened the top drawer and found the key... just in time for Daddy Bigbucks to come back.

"AHEM. What are YOU girls doing here?"

Thinking quickly, Pinkie said, "Help! That crazy janitor locked us in!"

"I don't recall firing you girls. In fact, I don't seem to remember you being here before at all. I'm positive that I fired all superfluous personnel."

Rainbow Dash sstepped up. "We may be super.... whatever, but you're..." she thought briefly about what the man had said. "Right."

"Regardless, return that key before you go anywhere."

"I take it you have somewhere specific in mind." Twilight intuited.

"I think you know where."

Taking the opportunity, Twilight added, "I seem to recall Mister King owning this building. Why are YOU here? What are you up to?"

"Clearly you've seen too much."

"Un... too much o' what?" Applejack queried.

"Why, of my fiendishly clever plan to turn Miniopolis -little by little- into the biggest theme park the world has ever known!"

Pinkie Pie exclaimed, "Ooh! A theme park? Like with rides and attractions"

"Of course! And you're doing this... why?" Sunset asked.

Daddy Bigbucks smirked smugly, then turned slightly to Pinkie. "I have something much more subtle in mind than you do. You see, I'm going to take this city over building by building, have them torn down, and replace them with EXACT REPLICAS, only with ticket prices!"

Twilight's jaw dropped. "Do you have ANY idea how much that'll COST!?"

Daddy Bigbucks took on a truly devilish expression indeed. "Far less than I stand to gain. The best part? It's ENTIRELY LEGAL! There's nothing stopping me from doing so!"

Sunset's brows lowered as she said, "You're being awfully forthcoming. Why?"

Suddenly the sound of sirens could be heard. "Ah, the local bluecoat." the villain said smugly.

"Mark me, mister Bigbucks." Sunset seethed, "You've made not one enemy today, but Seven."

"Yes, yes. And in other news, water is wet and fire burns." DaddyBbigbucks deadpanned as the detective came in. "So long, ladies~." he said in a singsong tone, smirking.

On the way out, Rainbow Dash looked at the villainous man and subvocalized, "observe."

Daddy Bigbucks
Body: 4
Cooking: 1
Creativity: 7
Logic: 6
Mechanical: 7
Status: Feeling smug.

"Mark as Enemy #1.."(2)

Marked.

'A storm is coming your way, mister B.' Dash thought. 'pack an umbrella.'

As everyone went out the door, Kris Thistle took her chance and exited the building herself. "Well, I was kind of right. not how I intended this to work out, but I'll take it. I hope they'll be okay."

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(Local prison; Urbania)

So the girls were in cells.(3) Them having rested up, the detective came to question them.

Sunset opened with, "Thanks for getting us out of that situation."

The man looked taken aback. "Uh... I distinctly recall ARRESTING you girls." He shook his head. "That's there and not here. I'm Detective Dan D. Mann -you can call me Dan-. I need to ask you a few questions. Are you girls ready to answer?"

"As ready as we'll ever be." Twilight said, shrugging.

"Firstly, where were you on the night of August 15th, 1970?"

Dash raised an eyebrow. "None of us were even BORN then."

Dan grumbled, "Rats. I get the feeling i'll never solve that case." He sighed, then said, "Secondly, why were you stealing that key?"

Fluttershy answered this time. "We were locked in and the food from the vending machine was nigh on stale."

"I suppose that's understandable. Question the third: Do you suspect that Daddy Bigbucks is up to anything... Illegal?"

Sunset deadpanned. "No. He pretty much told us that he's going to use legal means to make people miserable."

"Legal or not, that is rather concerning. Ever since he bought King Tower I was gettins suspicious. Anyway, are you ladies looking forward to getting out?"

"Absolutely." they said in unison.

Dan looked in both directions and then said conspiratorially, "Would you be willing to be my men -er, women- on the inside? Secret secret agents, if you will?"

The girls looked at each other. "Works for me." they all said.

"Excellent!" Dan said. "Naturally, you'll need to get your own house, that kind of thing. But between the seven of you, I doubt that'll be a problem. Just in case, let me mention that there are occasional ingredients that appear from time to time; if you use a mixer and an oven, you have some yummy -or valuable- food, we have an... oddly specific recycling bin set that gives out cash, there's the Hoopz game upstairs... play your cards right, these are streets of gold!"

So saying, he started unlocking their cells.

"You're free to go, but remember: we have a deal."

The girls looked at each other, then as one they said, "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!"

Dan blinked twice, but otherwise seemed unfazed. "That's the oddest promise i've heard since... ever, but I'll take it."

Quest Completed
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After the lot of them gathered in the police station's lobby, Sunset divvied up their jobs.

"Okay. Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, you're the most agile; give that Hoopz game a try. Rarity, you have an eye for details and prices; see if you can find any good deals or items. Twilight, if you see any Nerdies, try chatting 'em up. We need all the friends we can get Also, check out that recycling bin. See what needs to be done. Applejack, do the same for the Streeties, and see if you can grow some of the plants around here with your magic. Otherwise, you all can work on your Skills. I'll be checking on housing prices. You all have your assignments; go to it!"