Twilight's mind went several miles a minute. She knew she had to speak, she had to say something. She then tried to calm herself as much as possible. Her mouth then opened and said, “It is nice to meet you Sunset Shimmer.”
“Indeed! The pleasure is all mine!” said Sunset Shimmer with a huge smile. At that moment, Twilight realized that Sunset hadn't noticed who she was thanks to her disguise ring. Twilight then spoke up, “Ahem. This is a library Miss Shimmer. Please be quiet.”
“Ah yes, you're right.” said Sunset in a quieter voice.
“Now, what do you want with me Miss Shimmer?” asked Twilight in the most monotone voice she could muster.
“Well, this is the first time I have been in this library...and well, you're the first pony I've seen with interest in magic and science here. Most ponies are only interested in fiction here.”
“Fiction is very popular, you should read some.”
Sunset's tongue came out of her mouth, “Ugh, don't make me gag! Science and magic studies all the way!”
Twilight looked sternly at Sunset Shimmer, thinking, 'Hmm...her interests are a lot like mine...but...I need to get out of here...she's somehow related to the Equestrian military...'
“So, what are you researching? The books you have here are all over the place.” asked Sunset. “Let's see, you have the 'The Science of Magic within Aerodynamics' and 'The Theories of Magic within String Theory'...Oh! You're also have 'Magic of Astronautics' and 'The Science of Magic within Quantum Theory'. Very nice! I've never read those but I've always wanted too!”
“My...um...interests are very broad as you can see.”
“No kidding Dazzling Bubble...So what's your job?”
Twilight froze for a second, she didn't know if Sunset was good at telling lies or not. Twilight thought for a second and then spoke up, “I'm...I guess you would call me a small time inventor...”
“An inventor huh?”
“Yes.” said Twilight. Twilight wasn't lying, she invented the thief orbs and the disguise rings. That alone would be enough truth.
“So...um, what kind of inventions do you make?”
“I currently am trying to make a...let's say a special magic device.”
“Well that's vague...”
“To be blunt Miss Shimmer, I just met you. Why should I tell you what I do?” said Twilight before she realized how rude she sounded. Sunset sat there for a second and then began to speak, “Um...sorry.”
“It's fine. I'm sorry too.”
“Well, I'm in a little bit of a rush Dazzling Bubble. Could I ask you of something?”
Twilight wasn't sure how to respond but decided to respond anyway, “Um...sure?!”
“Could you be my friend?”
“Huh?”
“You see, I'm on an assignment that I well...don't want to do...I have to make friends with some ponies.”
“So you want to be my friend for an assignment?”
“Yes. It sounds so embarrassing like that...”
Twilight knew she couldn't be her friend. However, if she said no, Sunset may never leave and might eventually get suspicious. Twilight then spoke up, “Um...sure, I'll be your friend.”
“Really?!”
“Really.”
“Thank you! Now...um...I have to go Dazzling...can we meet up again? Perhaps here?”
“Um...okay, but I'm not always here.”
“That's fine. Why don't we meet...maybe a week or so from now here?”
“Uh...okay.”
Sunset then hopped away in happiness. Twilight wasn't sure what to do next. She looked at her books and the letters in the book looked like gibberish. She couldn't concentrate. Twilight just sat there with a huge frown on her face. Her mind kept thinking paranoid thoughts like, 'Is she suspicious of me? Have I been caught? Is my life as a thief over? Does she really want to be a friend with me?'. Twilight's head poured of sweat. Sweat just kept dripping down her face in fear of her being caught. Twilight then finally decided to get up and checkout the books she had picked out. She then slowly returned to the hideout.
A few hours later....
Twilight had gone back to the hideout and fell asleep almost instantly due to exhaustion. Twilight later woke up and went to her computer. There, she kept trying to find a buyer for the gem they had stolen a few days ago. Then, Twilight saw something that shocked her down to her spine. Twilight had always checked the police every time she got online. She had to make sure the police were never onto them. However, this time she saw something that scared her more than anything. Ever since they adopted Scootaloo, Twilight always checked the missing ponies section to see if the police had updated her case. This time, there was a new missing case. The case was for Twilight Sparkle. Twilight's jaw dropped. Her eyes read over every bit of the case and the poster that was made for the case. Twilight quickly printed off the poster as well.
The poster said: 'MISSING: TWILIGHT SPARKLE, is believed to be a purple unicorn with a dark purple mane with pink in it. Believed to have a cutie mark of a six pointed sparkle and is believed to be skilled in magic. Wanted to be found by Princess Celestia and Night Light and Twilight Velvet.'
Twilight slumped down in her chair. Her mind kept thinking, 'I've been caught....How?....How did they know?.........wait.' Twilight then got up and looked at the poster and then said to herself, “Wait a minute...this poster says Princess Celestia and my parents want to find me? Why? Wait a minute...it...it has no mention of the Rainbooms...”
Twilight then scratched her hoof on the bottom of her face and thought, 'Why are they trying to find me? My parents never tried to find me after I left...or at least I never found any evidence of that...Though I never went back to Canterlot. Except for our latest heist. Not only that, why is Princess Celestia involved? That's the strange part...More importantly, what do I do about this? Should I try to find out why they are just now trying to find me? Or do I ignore this? They obviously haven't found me. Hmm....what should I do?'
Meanwhile in Canterlot...
“Celestia” said a voice that entered Celestia's throne room. Celestia then looked up and responded, “Ah, Princess Cadance. What's wrong?”
“Could you explain this?” said Cadance as she showed the missing poster of Twilight to Celestia.
“Ah, the Twilight Sparkle missing case, why are you interested in that?”
“I used to foalsit her.”
Celestia's eyes got a bit bigger, “You did?”
“Yes, why are you looking for her?”
“Well, I believe she may the pony that will inherit Harmony.”
“You can't be serious.” said Cadance as her face began to look like it was filled with anger. “You believe she is the pony we've been looking for?”
“Why are you angry about this?”
“Because, I told you I can inherit Harmony if it is necessary. I won't let her destiny be controlled by something like that.”
“Cadance, why are you angry about this? We've finally found the clue to the pony we've been looking for. It is this pony's destiny.”
Cadance's face then went from angry to sad, “No...I...”
“What's wrong...do you believe she is the type of pony that can not inherit the Harmony of Magic?”
“No...it's just, now that I think about it, she loved magic...she would show it too me when I foalsat her...”
“Then it means we must find her sooner.”
“I understand...but...”
“But what Cadance? Do you remember what is at stake here?”
“Well...I guess I'm just hesitating because I'm dating her brother...I know he would like to see her too...”
“Cadance...”
“Yes...okay, I've decided.”
“What have you decided?”
“If you are going to search for her, you must change this poster.”
“Change it?”
“Yes, don't show your name and her parent's names. Seeing those may make her want to hide even more. Put my name instead.”
Meanwhile in Manehattan...
Sunset entered Trixie's apartment. She then quickly spoke up, “I have returned Trixie Lulamoon.”
“Trixie sees that.” said Trixie with little interest.
“Well, I must admit Trixie, this journal is very detailed. You have quite a record here for every sinlge heist they have done here in Manehattan. I have some new information for you as well.”
“Oh really?”
“Yes, thanks to their latest heist, I can confirm for you there are at least six members in the Rainbooms.”
Trixie's eyebrows went up, “Very well, explain this to Trixie.”
“According to your journal, they have a unicorn that is very good at seducing ponies without using magic. However, I was attacked by an unicorn on train that did no such thing. The unicorn's magic was very powerful and there were four male guards in the room. I can only believe this is a different unicorn. Not only that, the other pony that was there is just like the earthpony believed to be on their team.”
Trixie sat there thinking for a bit and then responded, “Well, Trixie sees no evidence against this...”
“Not only that, it says you've been investigating the north east part of Manehattan...However, I believe the actual hideout of the Rainbooms to be in the north or south west part of Manehattan.”
“What makes you say that?”
“I looked at all the cases and then went to Manehattan weather station. They record certain storms and winds at times. I found that on certain dates, a sudden blast of wind would always circle around Manehattan and stop around the west part of Manehattan. This means the Rainboom's pegasus stops a bit away from their hideout and then walks there the rest of the way.”
“Trixie never thought of that...”
“Now...I have one more thing Trixie.” said Sunset with a huge grin on her face.
“...Trixie has been looking for a break in this case, what have you found?” said Trixie with a smile now on her face.
“If your journal is right...I believe I have a plan that will allow us to catch one of the Rainbooms.”
Trixie face changed to surprise, “Trixie must ask, what are the chances of this plan on working?”
“Probably...fifteen to twenty percent.”
“When do we start?”