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// Villain: Destroying Al Caponey's Warehouse 
// Story: The Cider Runners of Marewaukee - a Ciderfest App Story 
// by Snowday_Pegasus 
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“Well, you sure want to hit ‘em straight in the throat. Hey, Scar, feeling up for some demolition?”

“When am I not?”

Night falls, and you all creep out of the wagon. You think of trying to run, but you’d never find the hideout on your own.

You slip into the warehouse, which is now unguarded. Those who were guarding it, have been knocked unconscious.

“Get them outta here before we blow the place,” Tender said, as Scarcity goes towards the center of the warehouse. Then, a loud commotion starts.

“Grift Brothers?” Unicorn lasers fly as more hench ponies quickly jump into the chaos. 

“Run, brother!”

A couple of Ponies flee through a backdoor, narrowly dodging unicorn beams. One of them looked suspiciously like Flim or Flam.

Tender trots over. “Well, what have we here? One of the Grift brothers?”

Scarcity says, “The other one got away, and another was with him. Looked like one of the Apple boys.” She opened a compact and reapplied her lipstick.

“A Double-crosser? That’s low, even if you’re doing it to Hal Capony! We’ll take this one back after you cast your favorite spell.

Bright floodlights suddenly shine into the warehouse. 

One of the hench ponies squeals, “The Fuzz!”

“We know you’re in there, Tender,” says a voice over a loudspeaker. “Come out with your hooves held high!”

“We’re trapped,” Tender says.

“No we’re not,” you say.

You jump into the driver’s seat of the Super Cider Squeezy, pull on a lever, and the steam engine starts cranking.

Tender smiles. “Friends, we have a getaway wagon! Everypony in!”

As soon as everyone has climbed on, you push the throttle forward and the machine crashes into the streets. The night fills with sirens and flashing lights as the police give chase. Unicorn officers fire magical blasts at you.

Tender screams back, “Flatties, don’t scratch the paint, she’s brand new!” He says to his hench ponies, “Get ‘em, fellas!” Trotter’s ponies begin shooting magic back at the police, and the quiet night of Marewaukee becomes a loud and dazzling light show.

Nelly notices a large tank of cider affixed to the vehicle, and finds a lever marked, ‘flush.’ “Whoops,” he says with a smirk as he pulls it, and gallons of cider spill into the street, throwing the police wagons this way and that.

Tender smiles. “Well, that takes care of them. Hey, Scar, did you get to cast your–”

An explosion is seen off in the distance. You know it was the warehouse. Scarcity grins at Tender, and he smiles back.

“That will set Caponey back a few months. Turn left here, [USERNAME].” Tender directs you on a meandering path through the city, and then into an odd door. An underground tunnel leads to a long tunnel and into a garage.

Making your way upstairs, you find yourself back in the hideout. You take a few minutes to catch your breath from all the excitement. 

Tender punches you in the shoulder. “Not a bad day’s work. You did good.”

“Hey, what happened to the Grift brother you caught,” you ask.

“Oh, him? We put him on ice. See?” He points to the corner where a shivering Pony is sitting on a huge block of ice.

“Hey, the rest of you get some shut-eye. I’m going to have a long talk with the Grift brother here.”

You quickly head to where the adventure began, and touch the page wedged in the door. It takes you back to the empty room, and the secret door opens in front of you.

“Are you alright?” Barley asks. “You look exhausted!”

“You would not believe where I just was,” you say excitedly.

Caramel asks, “What do you mean? You were only in there for a minute.”

You suddenly realize the page you had has disappeared. You can hear mischievous laughter echoing in your head. 

You say to them, “I’ve got a story for you, and you’re going to love it.”