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// Book One; Chapter Seven 
// Story: What Happens After Dusk 
// by Tiaa OwO 
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Book One; Chapter Seven
Escape

Maxii was returning from her secret hunt. She had managed to run out while Rashel and Caramel were napping. She quickly pulled out a piece of paper and a pen she had found (stolen from another prey of hers). She jotted down a few words. She heard somepony walking up to her. She hastily shoved it in her bag and ran. She didn't see it fall out and land on the windowsill of a certain precinct...



Flash hovered over Simon, watching as he worked his techno magic. Simon opened a bunch of hard-to-get files from many different precincts. He downloaded them all into the flash drive that he'd gotten from Iona's bag before. Of course, he'd already gotten the files that were already on it onto another device before using it. They were all saved in his personal computer. After the last file was downloaded, he gave the drive to Flash. The young detective took it with a smile.
"Thanks, Simon. I owe you." Simon made a shooing gesture.
"No problem, my brother. Don't mention it." Flash laughed and Simon turned to look at him. "Seriously, don't mention it. At all."
"Oh. Okay."
"I mean, I got no problem doing illegal things for you as a client and not a detective. But I got a reputation to maintain, know what I'm sayin'?"
"Hey, if you have this job, why do you need to do illegal things?"
"Woa woa woa. Hey man, I do not ask you about your business and you do not ask me about mine. Got that?"
"What I mean is, we can solve a lot of cases, you and I."
"And what I mean is, I ain't no snitch."
"But-"
"No. Did your mama teach you what that means?"
"I just want to know why you chose this lifestyle."
"We have a saying for those type of questions, brother."
"Oh?"
"I ain't choose this life, this life chose me." You have to be kidding me..., Flash thought.



Iona watched the two ponies talk and growled. Flash couldn't have been more stupid, associating himself with Simon. From what Blueblood had told her, which was almost nothing, Flash knew quite a bit about the creatures that lurked in the night. He had not come to her, which irritated her even more. She needed all the ponies that knew the truth, that knew about the Other World, to come together as one and bring her news. What they did about their knowledge, of course, was the least of her concern. She could care less. Right at that moment, Simon and Flash were threats. She didn't know exactly what they knew and that was a problem. She didn't need them getting caught doing anything stupid and giving her group away. There was a tap on the window in her office. She walked to it and opened it when she saw who it was.
"What is it, Blueblood?"
"There's a note or something here on the windowsill." He handed the paper to her. She read the 
I am being held by Rashel. Come get me. I have fed but she's got something you guys might want. Address: 105 Hay Road. ~Maxii~
"Oh? But what's this?"
"What?"
"Nothing darling." Iona reached out and kissed him. He tensed up and pulled away. She chuckled.
"What the hell!"
"Hush now. It was a reward type thing." 
Blueblood grumbled, "A simple 'thank you' would have been fine." Iona gave him a knowing smirk.
"I'm sorry, did you not like that? What do you boys call me down at the club... was it MILF?" Blueblood glared at her and let out a string of curses but that did not stop him from turning redder than a tomato. After he left, Iona picked up an envelope and placed a shiny silver dagger into it. She whistled. There was a bark and a big collie came running. The collie took the envelope and Iona made it sniff the letter. Then, the collie was off.



Rashel sat on the edge of her bed with her face in her hands. Caramel was rubbing her back soothingly. It was sweet but it wasn't helping. She had to figure out what was going on with the kidnappings and get Maxii to see her point of view when it came to ponies. Rashel just didn't understand why some Other World folks hated ponies so bad. Rashel looked up from her worries. There was a scuffling noise coming from the other room. She headed towards it.
"Maxii? What are you doing in there?" Maxii was tapping the fabric of the couch irritably. There were bags under her eyes and her clothes were wrinkled and stale.
"You can't keep me here."
"I know that. I just want you to see things my way-"
"No!" Maxii arched her back and leaped onto Rashel like a cat. She hissed and gave her 'bestie' a right hook. The young werewolf let out a yelp and her boyfriend came running. Maxii simply pushed him roughly to the side. He slipped and his head slammed into the wall. He felt the back of his head and wasn't surprised to find that it was bleeding due to a deep gash.
"Rashel!" he said, despite the pain and while glaring at the vampire. "Get off her, Maxii."
"It's time I taught you a lesson." Maxii said. She pulled out a silver dagger. Rashel and Caramel's eyes widened. "It's time to teach you all a lesson."