//------------------------------// // Boneyard Casino // Story: Equestria Ninja Girls: The Thievius Raccoonus // by RainbowRaptorDash1 //------------------------------// After Sly and the Beauty Trio exited the tunnel, they walked up to a huge casino. "This Muggshot certainly isn’t shy." Bentley noted. "Sheesh, ego much?" Adagio asked. "At least Rainbow Dash knows when to be humble." Rarity agreed. "Okay, so we know he’s here somewhere, but how are we supposed to find him? Mesa City is a big place." Bentley asked. "Given that he’s a bulldog, it seems only reasonable to assume he’d choose to live in the giant fire hydrant." Sly pointed out. "That’s some sound logic, Sly." Bentley noted. "Slight problem. The door is lock and we don't have a key." Adagio said as she used her headset. "Yeah, you guys will need a way to break into the building’s base." Bentley agreed. "Oh, I’m sure we’ll think of something." Sly responded while he was eyeing a car with three locks. "Uh guys, I could use a little help. Please." Murray requested. "I’ll go." Adagio volunteered. "Be careful." Sly advised. "Don’t worry, I'll be fine." Adagio responded. "Let's find a treasure key in a place... Cleaner." Rarity whimpered. "Why not there? The sign’s practically screaming that there’s a treasure key there. But I don’t think that it’ll be easy." Karai suggested. "A casino." Rarity noted. "Exactly." Karai agreed as she, Rarity and Sly walked into the Boneyard Casino and saw the place. "Something’s telling me that we won’t be able to get through with that gate closed and those lights on." Rarity noticed. "Just means we go the fun way." Sly said in excitement as he drew his sais, before the lights went off, followed by the gates opening. "Huh?" Sly, Rarity and Karai wondered in confusion. "You can thank me later." Bentley said as the trio walked in and found the building filled with gambling games, slot machines and roulettes. "No chance we sneak through here." Karai noted. "Yeah, look out for those guards. Muggshot‘s got those machine-gun toting dogs hunting like a pack." Bentley warned. "Bentley, relax. What were ninjas used for in ancient Japan?" Karai responded. "Sorry, tight security makes me nervous." Bentley explained. "Just relax, Bentley. This'll be easy for us." Rarity said. "My thoughts exactly, ladies." Sly agreed as he and the girls snuck around the machines and counted the guards. "9 guards, one is closest to the alarm." Karai counted. "Should we take care of that one first?" Rarity asked. "Yes, have anymore Venom Grenades?" Sly responded as Rarity checked. "Two." Rarity answered. "Let's try my ancestor's exploding hat trick." Sly suggested. "Okay. But be careful." Karai responded as Sly his hat at the guard and the venom exploded in his eyes, while Sly put on another hat on his head. "My eyes!" A guard yelled as Sly brought his cane out and knocked the guard unconscious. "Hey, you're not supposed to be here." Another guard said. "Lights out." Rarity quipped as she struck the Guard's pressure points. "What was that supposed to..." The guard started to ask before he fell to the ground, completely stunned. "Rarity, behind you!" Karai shouted as Rarity jumped with a backflip before knocking out the guard sneaking up on her. Rarity fired a grappling hook at his feet and strung him upside down. "Okay, you three feeling lucky with me?" Karai asked as three guards lunged at Karai but she jumped up. "Wrong choice." Karai said as she slammed down on the ground and knocked them out. "Little help." Rarity requested while defending herself with her diamond shield. "On my way!" Sly responded as he drew his sais and tackled the guard. "Nice knives. I could use a new toothpick." The guard quipped. "These are going to pick more than your teeth." Sly responded as he cut up the guard. "Like I said, I'll never use my sais to take a life." Sly said before he knocked the guard out while the last two guards tried to flee. "Ladies, X-Strike." Rarity and Karai rushed at them and struck them in a x-shape, knocking the guards out. "You two sure you're not sisters? You two fight together like you've done it for years." Sly laughed. "Well, it has been a year or two since we first fought alongside each other." Rarity answered. "You guys have been the best friends I've ever had." Karai agreed. "Hey, I know you had Shredder's brain worm in your head, but I thought we were friends then." Adagio responded on the Binoc-U-Com. "Thanks, Adagio." Karai said in gratitude. "Anytime. We got the treasure key and Murray's okay. Sorry Sly, we didn't find any vaults." Adagio apologized on the Binoc-U-Com. "No biggie, because I just found one." Sly responded. "And I have the vault code." Rarity added. "Sly, I'm going to go get a hot dog. Anyone want anything?" Murray asked on the Binoc-U-Com. "Nah, buddy. We're good." Sly answered. "I'll be staying with him. Mainly cause I'm hungry for a Chilli Dog." Adagio said. "Try not to draw too much attention to yourself, Adagio. Overall, you two enjoy your lunch." Rarity responded. "Got it." Adagio replied as she went off the Binoc-U-Com's line. "Bentley, what's the combo?" Sly asked. "Man, I’m getting swift with deciphering these codes. Dial 3-3-8." Bentley answered as Sly typed it in and opened the vault before grabbing the page. "Okay, this page is from your hyperactive ancestor B.F. Cooper. He discovered a way to speed up the clock, perfect for those long stake-outs." "Really?" Karai asked. "Without a doubt." Bentley answered as Sly put in a calling card in the vault. "Definitely." Sly agreed. "That's handy." Rarity noted. "Let's get that treasure key. Bentley, keep an eye on Adagio and Murray as a precaution." Sly said. "Alright, but what out for that roulette wheel with the treasure key on top, because it’ll be spinning too fast to jump counterclockwise." Bentley advised. "Doesn't matter. Rarity, shoot us a line." Karai said. "With pleasure." Rarity responded as she fired a line, leaving her with six shots left, followed by Karai and Sly going into the line, before the serpent kunoichi stopped right above the case with the key inside it. "To the victor, goes the spoils." Karai quipped as she sliced up the case and grabbed the key while she hanged from the line with her tail. "Okay, pull her up." Sly said as he and Rarity pulled Karai up. "Got it." Karai replied. "Good." Sly responded. "Murray and Adagio already dropped the key off, so it should be waiting for you." Bentley informed as Sly, Rarity and Karai left the casino. Meanwhile... "You better be right about this, Raleigh. Or you can kiss your light sentence goodbye." Carmelita growled on the phone. “I assure you, Inspector. My information is accurate.” Raleigh responded on the phone before hanging up and called Muggshot. “Muggshot, you’re about to have company.” Raleigh warned as things were about to get harder for the four thieves.