It was midnight and everypony in Ponyvilee was sleeping. Well all but five. Four ponies dressed in black were breaking into TickTocks Jewelery shop.
The first pony was a short and scrappy unicorn and had a uneven chopped up mane.The second was big and clumsy looking earth pony with a mohawk mane and impossibly short tail. The third pony had a dark grey mane and tail, with white streaks in it. The last pony was obviously the leader. Taller than the first and third ponies but smaller than the second, this one stood tall. He had bright green eyes and a jet black wavy mane and tail.He was the only Pegasi of the group.The third one was trying to turn off the magic spell for the security alarm.
"Come on, we haven't got all night" hissed the first one
"Do you want to try?" challenged The third one
"Would you two shut your traps" snapped the leader "we can't let anybody find us. DO NOT DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELVES!" The leader had started to yell at the top of his lungs. His eyes widened and he closed his jaw with an audible "click."
He looked around nervously. "Okay" he breathed "I don't think anypony heard us so-" The sound of someone clearing their throat from behind,startled him, and he spun around, eyes squinting looking for the owner of the voice in the shadows.
"Ah but that is where you are mistaken." The figure stepped out into the light. It was a foal wearing a white suit with silver markings,like lines going from her neck to her flank. A white mask with similar markings covered her whole head with holes for the eyes,ears and horn.
The leader chuckled "Silver Hoof,can you please show this here kid that it's wrong to stick her nose where it doesn't belong.
The giant earth pony now known as Silver Hoof stepped forward. "Sure thing boss" He said in a low deep voice, slowly approaching the filly. "Don't worry darling, this'll be all over soon" He mocked. Just as he was in hitting distance, the filly disappeared.
The leader was shocked. The filly didn't use a teleportation spell,she was too young for that. Besides her horn didn’t glow. This was something entirely new.
Silver Hoof looked around, bewildered. Suddenly the foal appeared in front of him. "How did you " He began but stopped short. A few seconds later,he turned around and started walking towards the others. His eyes were pure white and he walked as if in a trance.
"Silver Hoof" whispered the unicorn eyes wide. He stared at his brainwashed comrade for a few more seconds, before bolting for the exit. Just before he reached,the masked pony appeared again and punched him. He went flying backwards, crashing into the Pegasi and the other earth pony.
They were all now adequately terrified.They no longer saw a filly playing a game.They saw a grown mare. They saw a dangerous enemy. They saw fear itself.
It didn't take much. All the filly had to do was summon a lightning cloud to zap them and they were out cold. It was just too much for them.The masked mare relinquished control on Silver Hoof and left the crime Scene.
In just a few days everypony would be wondering who is the masked mare? Well the only one who can answer that is Sweetie Belle