Fourth Heist
“Huh, they weren’t kidding. They really DID set up a base here,” Fox blinked. Earlier, after Sleight Hoof and Quick Storm got over their initial shock (though they needed some time to come to terms with the big shock they had just went through), they had told her everything they knew, including the fact that the gang had set up a base in the city, apparently getting rather bold ever since the old boss stepped down. “Still, I’m rather surprised to hear that they brought the jewel here with them. Then again, maybe they wanted to use it against Sleight and Storm somehow. Any thoughts?” she mused, turning to Scep who was standing next to her on the roof.
Scep shrugged. “Makes sense to me. They probably wanted to rub it in their faces or something. So...is this how all your heists start? Seems kinda boring to me.”
“Most of them. I like to dazzle and be flashy in my heists to make all of them memorable, and I find that it works better when I know the layout of my targets first. That goes doubly so if I intend to pull a heist on targets like these, especially when I intend to expose them,” Fox nodded.
“I just wing it,” Scep said. “I want something, I take it. I want to piss someone off, I steal something of theirs. Plans are kind of not my thing.”
“Well, I can see your point, especially if it were just a random heist,” Fox mused. “However, my family didn’t get as famous as we are from just stealing on impulse. We became famous because we made people remember us, and we were uncatchable because we had planned our heists in advanced. Of course, no plan is perfect, so I’m always open to changes in plans, or ‘winging it’ when necessary.”
“Sounds like a lot of work, dudette.” Scep snorted. “I’d rather chill and eat nachos before a heist. Worked for me when I stole from Giovanni...I got shot, but I still got it done.”
“Fair enough. I’ll admit there are times when throwing caution to the wind in necessary to get something done, but I suppose this is just my upbringing and the kind of person I am. Either way, we’re already here, so let’s get to work,” Fox nodded.
The two of them easily snuck in from the skylines unheard, Scep crawling along the walls, while Fox cloaked herself in an illusion that made her practically invisible to the naked eye. When they got in, the first thing that crossed their minds was how...sloppy this gang seemed to be. While a few of them were patrolling, there didn’t seem to be any real sense of alertness to them. “You know, for a big gang, shouldn’t they have better security?” Scep whispered as they hid near the darkened corners.
“Yeah, I’ve stolen from Team Rocket bases that had better security, and those were so insignificant, that even when the Police got them, nobody in the underground cared. Compared to those, this place’s security is a thousand times worse. No cameras, no sensors, only a bunch of guards who look like they’d rather be drinking right now,” Fox nodded, before shrugging. “Oh well, makes life easier for us.”
With that, the two proceeded to take note of any and all openings and exits that were available, which were...quite large in number. Following that, they quickly located the target of their heist, the doublet jewel that was taken, a large red ruby with an emerald inside of it. The jewel was placed in a large room, probably to allow for easy guarding, though no guards were stationed at the moment, and the only notable protection that was provided seemed to be a glass display case.
“Are these guys seriously a major gang? Their security is non-existent, and this jewel is left out in the open where anyone could take it, and if it weren’t for the fact that Sleight already told us about the ponies’ ‘magic’, it looks to me that this thing is completely undefended,” Fox deadpanned, while Scep just shrugged.
“Beats me. I say we just take the thing now and save us the trouble later. I mean, are these guys really worth the effort?” he deadpanned, his usual playful nature gone from the sheer absurdity of the situation.
Fox was tempted. Oh, she was tempted, as from what she had seen, these guys barely registered on her scale of competence. However, if she did that, she knew that it would mean nothing in the long run. “No. We can’t do that. If we just steal it like this, it will mean absolutely nothing in the end. We won’t be able to expose them, and nothing will change for Sleight and Storm,” she sighed, before reaching into her neck fur, and pulled out a card, one she had made with Sleight Hoof’s help to look like one of her notice cards, complete with Fox’s mark on the side, before throwing it at the base of the display case, where it stuck.
“Whatever you say, dudette.” Scep sighed. “But If I, like, get shot or something, you owe me some pizza.”
“Fair enough,” Fox chuckled, before adding, “But I don’t think we’ll have to worry about that. I don’t think guns have even been invented here.”
“Yeah,” Scep rolled his eyes. “No guns. Just magical powers that could probably burn us alive or banish us to the moon….Hope it’s really made of cheese.”
Fox sweatdropped. “Normally I’d say now that the moon is made out of rocks, which is why we have Moon Stones, but considering this is a different planet, I wouldn’t be surprised if we found a house made of gingerbread, so...maybe?” she shrugged. “As for the magic, I already talked to Sleight about it, and I know how to counter it... You know Leaf Blade, right?”
“Do I ever,” Scep’s arms glowed. “Prepped and ready to roll some heads, dudette.”
“Okay, no heads rolling please. But if things go south for the heist, I want you to cut off the horns of every unicorn you can reach. They can’t use their magic without the horns. The Pegasi are no issue, as they need to be outdoors to manipulate weather, and Earth Ponies...Spinner and Charlotte can deal with them. They can’t use their strength if we tie them up,” Fox smirked as they exited the building, while signalling to Spinner and Charlotte to spin several webs in preparation for the heist they were about to pull.
As they were leaving, and heading back to the mansion, Fox couldn’t help but smirk. ”Equestria, hope you’re ready for Phantom Thief Fox.”
An hour later, they were back at the mansion, preparing for the heist to come.
“You know, even after everything, I don’t know which is harder to believe. That Alice or Fox, or whatever she wants us to call her wants to help, or that after all these years, we’re assisting in a crime...willingly,” Sleight Hoof said, a nervous laugh escaping him.
Next to him, Quick Storm sighed. “I don’t know, dear. Honestly, on one hand she says she’s about to pull a heist that’ll expose our old gang, meaning this is our chance to finally be free, but…” she trailed off, looking towards where the servants were preparing the carriage. After telling them of her plan, Alice had asked them if they had any means other than public transportation to leave the city, explaining that to avoid suspicion, they had to be out of the town before the heist took place, and they couldn’t stake any claims on the doublet until after everything blew over, as it would appear too convenient if they staked any claims on the doublet that would become key to exposing the gang right after it was stolen. As such, while they watched the small Fox and her friends prepare to steal something that had been taken from them, they were preparing to leave the city in their carriage/caravan that Sleight used to use back in his early days of his career, while most of their servants would remain in the mansion. They weren’t worried about their servants spilling the beans, oh no, if anything, the reason why they had a rather modest number of servants was because these were the ones they trusted, and knew about their past. What worried them was what would happen if anyone retaliated by attacking their home, even with the escape routes prepared. However, Alice had reassured them, saying that she’d do her best to make sure that they made it out of this in one piece.
Back with Alice and the others, they had finished preparations for the heist. “Okay, so everyone is clear about their roles, right?” she asked, earning three nods in confirmation. That is, until Charlotte and Spinner noticed something.
“But Alice-”
“-what if-”
“-someone recognizes-”
“-you later?” They asked.
Scep quirked an eyebrow at them, since this was the first time he heard them talk, but shrugged it off. Afterall, he deals with weirder on a daily basis.
Alice smiled when she heard them. “No worries. I’m way ahead of you,” she said as she formed another illusion, and in a flash of light, she changed...into a Zorua with blue fur instead of red. A Shiny Zorua.
“...That’s it?” Scep looked confused. “You just changed a color? No different species changes or anything dudette?”
“That’s what makes this disguise so perfect. As a Zorua, I’ll HAVE to use illusions some time during this heist, or any other heist. If I were to make myself look like another species, all it would take is one slip up and they’d know to look for a Zorua or Zoroark, which aren’t exactly common species I might add. On the other hand, with this illusion, they KNOW that they’re dealing with a Zorua, but they’d be thrown off by the fact that I look like a Shiny Pokemon, and spend their time looking for shinies, when in reality, I’m a normal one. Also, there are less chances of me being found out, as its easier to maintain an illusion that moves and behaves the same as I do,” Alice smirked.
“Makes sense...I guess,” Scep scratched his head. “Sounds like something Loom would say. Roa never was much for disguises...well, except that one time Sev wanted her to somehow cause a war between Kanto and Hoenn...Don’t know how that turned out.”
“...okay, one, glad my explanation made sense, cause after I said it, it sounded much better in my head. And two, no offense, but there is something very wrong with your commander if he thinks starting a war between Kanto and Hoenn would have did anything for Pokemon liberation,” Alice deadpanned.
“He wanted to weaken Hoenn before we struck big time,” Scep shrugged. “It was something we were discussing before we came here. Just another day in the office, dudette.”
“...well, that answers one question but leaves so many more. Remind me I had a question for you after we pull off this heist. In the meantime, I think its time we got some rest. Its getting late, and we need to be ready for tomorrow,” Alice said, dropping the illusion.
Just as Alice planned, her actions the previous day had not gone unnoticed. When the current leader of the gang saw the note left behind, his first instinct was to have all his enforcers find the joker who had the gall to do this...until his stopped himself. They had managed to maintain appearance thus far, and they weren’t about to blow it, not when they were on the verge of the biggest smuggling operation they had done in years. So with that in mind, he contacted the town guard, playing the card of a victim, all the while hiding the shipment of weapons that they’d illegally smuggled into Equestria to sell to the highest bidder.
The Baltimare Guard had been lots of things these last few days. Outgunned due to the appearance of Pokemon who could beat squads by themselves, overworked from all the issues that had came from the initial panic (though that was thankfully calming down), and overextended, due to having to maintain the peace, AND keeping guard over the city. So it came without saying, that the call they received was NOT welcomed at this point, especially when many of them were wondering what the buck was a thief doing actually ANNOUNCING that they were going to commit a crime. As such, the chief decided that since the perpetrator had to either be a hoax, or a complete idiot, meaning that he/she was not worth the time and effort of the main police force. So the task was given to the new division that had recently been added, not knowing the history one of its members shared with this particular perp.
“Alright, listen up everyone,” Surge said as he called the current members of the small division he had started, one which focused mostly on dealing with Pokemon, while assisting the main guard. “We just got word that some block head is planning on stealing this rare jewel from some small business owner who just set up shop here recently.”
Upon hearing this, Jonathan, who had been sitting near the back of the room with Heat and Howl perked up, and immediately jumped over the few members present, getting a closer look. “Wait, the perp announced the heist before pulling it off?” he asked.
“Yep. That’s what it says here. Honestly, what kind of thief tells the guy they’re gonna steal from ahead of time. Dofus is probably asking to be arrested,” Surge shrugged.
“Who sent the notice? Can I see?” he asked, to which Surge handed him the card. A very familiar card to Jonathan. Scanning his eyes over the contents, he froze when he saw the name. “It can’t be…”
“Huh? Is something wrong?” Denise asked, the human turned Chatot cocking her head in curiosity.
“Fox...no, it can’t be. This has to be some kind of prank, or a copycat,” Jonathan mumbled, not really hearing her.
“Fox?” Surge asked curiously, until it hit him. “Wait, you mean Phantom Thief Fox? You don’t seriously think someone like her could make it to this world, do you?”
“I don’t know. This looks too much like the notices she would send out back on Earth. Either way, looks like there’s only one way to find out,” Jonathan sighed.
A short while later, Jonathan found himself alone with Heat and Howl, and knowing that only they were watching, he tiredly collapsed into a nearby chair. “A fresh start, huh?” he said dryly, his mind still weighed down by the news that his old adversary may have been brought along to this new world.
“Well...it could be worse,” Howl chuckled, trying to lighten the mood. At this, Heat leveled another deadpan stare.
“Oh yeah? How could this be worse? After all, Fox is only the criminal we’ve spent years trying to catch, and so far we’ve turned up zilch,” Heat shot back
“Well...who’d you rather deal with? The psychos left on Earth, or Fox?” Howl said.
“...good point,” both Heat and Jonathan conceded. At the very least, they didn’t have to worry about Fox doing something stupid, and getting other people killed...
“Before we go, let me say something,” Sleight Hoof said he and Quick Storm had just finished loading their luggage into the caravan, while their servants hooked it up to the carriage that they would be riding in.
“Zor?” Alice, now ready as Fox, asked, as she was unable to speak in english when in this form.
“I think that what you are about to do is extremely stupid, and more than likely to end badly for you, so for all its worth, I wanted to say it was nice knowing you,” he half-joked.
“Dude, that’s like, what people say all the time where I come from,” Scep beamed. “Uncanny.”
The little Zorua took a quick look at him, raising an eyebrow, before she just shrugged, as when she thought about it, this wasn’t the first time her team had done something that most would call crazy.
Seeing that, the old couple couldn’t help but let out a bemused chuckle. “Well, for all its worth, good luck. We’ll be waiting not far from the northern exit, which is near where the gang’s hideout is located. But if we don’t see you by dawn, we’ll go first to Vanhoover,” Quick Storm said, before she and her husband boarded the carriage, while four of the servants boarded the caravan, with two of the servants, two Earth Ponies, attached the harness on themselves, and started pulling the carriage.
As the carriage faded into the distance, Fox trotted up to the nearby couch, and picked up the black Cavalier hat that Sleight Hoof had given her, and put it on. “Well then everyone, its showtime,” she smirked as she tipped the hat over.
A few hours later, at the gang’s hideout, the current head of the gang, a Unicorn Stallion, grumbled as he watched the so-called guards setting up their positions. “Go figure. I ask for guards, and they send me animals,” he snorted. After he had made sure to keep all their cargo hidden, he had contacted the town guard and inform them of the notice, not because he really cared whether or not the notice was real or not, but because he wasn’t about to take chances with his prize. Looking at the doublet, he smirked, remembering the looks on the couples’ faces when he had told them they had made an example of their friend, and using this little treasure to rub it in their faces was just the icing on the cake. However, his mood soured again when he remembered how instead of the town guard, they sent a bunch of the strange animals that had appeared all over the town (he didn’t pay any mind to the voice that everyone heard. After all, as far as he was concerned, an animal was an animal), with naught but a Unicorn officer with them.
“Alright, sir. All of us are in place. You don’t need to worry about your jewel anymore,” came a female voice, snapping him out of his thoughts. Turning to the source, he noticed the weird bird that looked kind of like a parrot.
Paying her little attention, he simply said, “See to it that you do.”
Now that everyone was in position, all that was left was to wait, and as the minutes passed, the tension soon became heavy.
“Alright then, let’s see who comes. Will it be a copycat, or did you get brought along?” Jonathan thought from his position.
“Oh? Looks like they got rather serious,” Fox mused as she watched the various Pokemon shuffling around the building. “Good. I was afraid this would be a boring heist.”
“Standard thugs,” Scep yawned. “Oh yeah..whatever...exciting.”
“Don’t discount them just yet. For all we know, one of those Pokemon could be a Champion or something. Oh well, we’ll find out in a few minutes,” Fox chuckled as Charlotte and Spinner crawled to the webs they had prepared, while she quickly jumped down to one of the nearby windows.
Scep couldn’t help but gaze at Fox in mild interest. He was a thief of...a set caliber. Honestly, the PLA never did have that many thieves, so he got a little lonely at times. Of course, it was his own fault. Sev found him a little too annoying, so he forbade a coalition of thieves….which wouldn’t have amounted to much. Scep never was a team player.
Yet, Fox seemed the exact opposite. Scep couldn’t really grasp it. Yeah, he had read all about her family, but to see an actual thief perform… He scowled. ”I’m a great thief...she just got lucky.” He didn’t like to be outdone, but he wasn’t going to try anything stupid. He may have been a loner, and liked being top thief, but he would never hurt an ally. Besides, she seemed fun enough. A little cheeky though… ”I wonder if that’s what the Commander would seem like if he was...normal.” So without another thought, he pursued. For now, he’d play along with Fox’s plan, and see what happens.
Inside the building, all the Pokemon and ponies were keeping watch on the doublet, while also keeping an eye on the windows and doors. However, just as the clock struck the appointed time, the lights suddenly went out.
“What?!” Jonathan blinked, as the surprised and alarmed voices of Ponies and Pokemon filled the air, while he also heard the sound of someone pushing others aside, before one of the spotlights came on, Surge having used his own electricity to power it. Shining it on the case, he found that the jewel was still there, until…
“What’s that?!” one of the Ponies shouted in alarm. Hearing that, Surge immediately shined the light towards where the pony had pointed, and what they all saw make them stop in their tracks.
Up on the window, was an unmistakable figure. Black cape, black cavalier hat, slender figure, and flowing red hair. It was a human woman, and one Jonathan had seen multiple times. “Fox?!”
Under her hat, Fox smirked, before she leaped off the window railing, and to everyone’s surprise, she seemed to be flying in the air, straight for the jewel case.
Snapping out of his shock, Jonathan quickly signaled Heat and Howl, and the three of them lunged after here, but just before they got her, she suddenly flipped upward in mid-air, essentially jumping in mid-air, causing them to collide into each other. Seeing that, Surge acted quickly and fired a Thundershock at her, but she adjusted her position a bit, making his attack miss, while she hit the ground, rolling upon landing towards the display case. Seeing her, several of the Ponies attempted t dogpile her, but just as they were about to land, she rolled to her feet, and leaped toward the case, and to everyone’s shock and horror, the case suddenly shattered, right as her hand reached for the jewel mid-leap, and grabbing it, before she used the pedestal that the jewel had been on as a stepping stone, and leaped into the air again, landing on the other side of the room.
“Oh no you don’t! You’re not getting away again, Fox!” Jonathan shouted, lunging at her with his tiny fist cocked back as it started to glow, his body subconsciously initiating a Rock Smash attack.
However, to his surprise, Fox simply smirked, yet made no attempt to dodge. “What are you-?” he managed to gasp as he closed to gap, his fist already sailing towards her chest, a blow that could shatter bones if it hit. However, as his fist connected, to his surprise he went right through her, while his fist impacted against the wall, leaving a sizeable hole in it.
Pulling his arm out of the hole, he noticed that the wall was...hollow. However, that thought quickly got pushed aside as he turned to where Fox had been, just in time to spy a small figure leap up, and land on one of the deactivated spotlights. It was a Zorua. A Shiny Zorua. Gritting his teeth, he growled out, “Who are you?” as he wasn’t sure if this was Fox, or just some Zorua thinking it was pulling a funny prank.
The Zorua smirked. “Didn’t you read the note?” she teased, only to jump away as a Pegasus tried to blindside her, to which she quickly threw up an illusion of another Pony, causing the Pegasus to lose control in surprise and crash painfully into a wall.
“Enough games! Are you, or are you not Phantom Thief Fox?! Cause I doubt Arceus would have brought a criminal like her to this world!” Jonathan shouted.
“Criminal? I’m hurt. After all these years I would have thought that you cops would realize...that I’m no simple thief,” she teased, feining hurt as two Earth Ponies tried to dogpile her again, only for them to suddenly find themselves wrapped in webbing that had shot out of the darkness. “In that case, allow me to reintroduce myself,” she said, her voice proud and dramatic, just as something unexpected happened, her body started glowing.
“I am one of many generations,” she started, having noticed the glow, but still able to control her body enough to leap back up, effortlessly avoiding Howl’s attempt to pounce on her, while Heat’s attempt at a Sky Uppercut was cut short when he felt something small, but fast hit him right in the forehead.
“I’ve stolen from many, yet not once have I been caught,” she continued, as her body started to grow, shifting from a small quadruped into a tall biped.
“And I’ve done the impossible to get what will be mine,” she said as her form began to stabilize, before she jumped upward, giving a signal to which a pair of items were dropped down for her to catch.
“After all, there is nothing in the world that Phantom Thief Fox can’t steal!” she finished, as she put on the two items, just as the glow faded, revealing a shiny Zoroark with a familiar black cavalier hat and a black cape, just as she tipped it over her face in a way that he would never forget.
Upon this realization, Jonathan gritted his teeth. “FOOOOXXX!!” he shouted, just as the Shiny Zoroark held up her paw, revealing the doublet in it.
Smirking again, she jumped off the spotlight, just as it exploded from a blast of magic energy that the gang leader had fired. “I don’t know, and I don’t care what you’ve been saying all this time, but the game ends here!” he growled, his horn glowing brightly.
Fox just chuckled as she gracefully dodged each and every attack. While she had been a Zorua, she found the small body to be cumbersome, and restrictive. But now...now she was absolutely in love with her new form. The natural speed and agility of a Zoroark, added with her own training and skill, made for a body that was capable of far more than what she had ever been able to do as a human. “You know, you should really watch your temper,” she chuckled as she evaded blast after blast, the other ponies scrambling away to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.
All the while this was happening, Charlotte and Spinner had already crawled away from their positions, and prepared for the final part, which was why they were next to Scep at the moment.
Scep watched in fascination as Fox moved and swerved around their blows. She was definitely a pro at this. He felt a conflicting sense of pride for working with her and jealousy. He didn’t like that. ”No need to be jealous of the dudettes skill, bro. She’s just doing her thing. Ain’t one to mess with someone’s on the job mojo.’”He needed to keep that in mind. That and not to jump in to help. The PLA rarely did things by themselves and that’s only when they had to. Yeah, he was a loner, but usually there were other operatives in case of failure or doing other things close by. He was going to be that operative now. Until then, he was content with letting her have her fun.
That and she deserved a little celebration for a job well done, not to mention evolving. That was quite stupendous, if he had to say so.
Back below, Fox was seemingly backed into a corner. “Nowhere left to run now,” the gang leader grinned and unhealthy looking grin as he charged up his horn again.
“Fox on the other hand seemed unconcerned. “You know, you should really watch your temper. Or else you might…” she jumped over another blast, flipping over the collected group, and landing next to the window. “Let something out,” she smirked, and jumped right through the window, down to the streets below.
The Pokemon were about to give chase, when they heard the sound of something crumbling, and something falling out. Turning back to the source, they saw that the hole that Jonathan had accidentally made had been further weakened by the multiple blasts of magic energy, and had now broken, revealing a room on the other side with several things falling out. At that moment, the lights suddenly went back on, revealing the contents.
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Several hours later, Jonathan sighed as he sat alone atop one of the buildings, while Heat and Howl were asleep back at the police station. Earlier, after Fox got away, it turned out that behind the wall was a myriad of illegal items, most of which being weapons that were often sold in the black market, along with a few illegal substances. Needless to say, the owner of the building had tried to flee along with his workers, only for them to be quickly subdued by the Pokemon (he particularly enjoyed clocking the owner’s face after he called the Pokemon ‘animals’). After bringing them back to the police station, it was soon found out that not only were they illegal immigrants, but their identities had been falsified, revealing that they were part of a large gang that the various authorities had been trying to pinpoint for a while now.
Sighing to himself, Jonathan looked towards the sun that was slowly rising in the distance, his mind too bothered to get any rest. As it was now, he was so confused. How did Fox come to Equus? Did she know about the gang? And more importantly, where is she now? All those thoughts continued to plague his mind to the point he wanted to scream. However, in the midst of his confusion, one feeling suddenly bubbled up. A strange feeling of...joy. He had a purpose again. While he had failed to catch her back on Earth, the fact that she had been brought here, and apparently seemed determined to pick up right where she left off, meant that he had another chance to catch her and finally bring her and her legacy to justice. “I’ll catch you…” he said, a grin suddenly forming on his features. With that he got on his feet, and raised his paw towards the sun. “This I swear. I WILL find you, Fox. And this time, I’ll catch you!” he said, his words full of conviction, while the joy he felt at his sudden realization hit its peak, and with that, his body started to glow. The change lasted only a short while, but when it was done, where once stood a Riolu, a Lucario stood tall and proud.
However, just as he was realizing this, a card suddenly shot through the air, to which he managed to catch. ‘You remind me a LOT of someone I used to know, and like him, I’ll hold you to that promise. Better luck next time. Adieu.’ it said. Turning to where it came from, he managed to catch a glimpse of a familiar black cape in the wind, just as it and its owner faded into the shadows. Seeing that, he couldn’t help but smirk. “Alright then Fox, if that’s how you want to play it, then game on.”
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i can't wait until the grand heist of the friendship collection!
The awesome level of many stories keep raicing... and here I am, lazzing around, need to change this
Great chapter, have fun with your vacation!
Is it weird that I imagined the Le Getaway rhythm game music from Rhythm Thief during the actual heist?
Is Jonathan still a riolu?
5361016
He evolved at the end of the chapter
5360749
Not a bad tune. Its great bgm
This reminds me strongly of a manga I once read, and it is about damn time someone made a similar concept. The risqué manga was "Mouse" and there "is nothing Mouse cannot steal!" Same Schlick too! Grew up in a family of thieves, announced his heists, stole the nation's largest building, etc. I will be expecting GREAT things from you, so don't let me down!
5361293
Well...I based this off of more of a mix of Sly Cooper and Magic Kaito 1412. I'll try to live up to the best of the best Phantom Thieves, but I make no promises. Also, she isn't gonna be stealing any buildings. Sorry
5361334
Doesn't change how much hype I have! And I'll check out the Magic Kaito thingy too, but for now I'll be watching you...closely...unblinking...unstirring...unbreathing...unfeeling...
This was great, I love what a showboater Fox is and Jonathan seems so happy to be chasing her tail again~
Alright Fox, you want the Crown Jewels? Bring. It. ON!
I just can't wait until Jonathan meets Alice in Equestria. I wonder how she's going to explain that.
5362314
Not hard at all, since he thinks Fox is a Shiny Zoroark. If anything, its Alice who gets the brunt of the awkward moments/guilt.
5362560 I would find it weird if I found two Zoroark, especially a shiny one, in the same place around the same time who were both previously human. It isn't hard to make the connection that the two especially rare pokemon could be the same person just changing colors with there innate ability to change what they look like. All I am saying is that it would be kinda awkward and hard to explain when they first meet each other as Alice and Jonathan because of the obvious connections now shared between the alias. I want to see what your idea is on what would happen, because you seem to have a plan for it. I am waiting in anticipation.
This is very interesting should bee good!
Dunno how well that heist in Canterlot is going to do but we'll see!
Hey I figured out how to hide spoilers neat!
5363960
Actually, I had a very easy answer to that. Fox goes from city to city, so by the time Jonathan meets Alice again, she's already in a different city. Plus, she can use Sleight Hoof as cover, saying that she's helping him with his magic shows.
5365133 Fair point and similar to what I expected to happen. Good show old sir. Good luck to you.
5365157
Thanks! I'll try to live up to everyone's expectation. Of course, I have to say, this is the first time I've written using a main character that is technically a villain.
5233532 why is that zoroark blue?
is it not meant to be purple?
5365175 more of an 'antihero' type. she steals, sure...but its usually to expose something a lot bigger...
The master of illusions vs the aura pokemon
Aweyeah!
I read in another fic from this verse that for a Riolu to evolve it needs to be daytime and a close friends needs to be near by. then considering how distracted Johnathan was when he evolved by the appearance of fox's card I doubt he will make the connection anytime soon
5391527 type wise, Lucario has the advantage in battle, Dark Types r weak to Fighting Types, but with her natural skill with illusions...about the only way i see her losing the battle is if she lets herself be defeated...
I truly enjoy your story and wish there was more of it.
Btw, since your story is not very far along yet, would you consider a crossover? I have my first chapter finished, but since it is entirely on Earth, I can't submit it to FIM until it has some MLP stuff in it.
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Crossover? Sure. PM me with any ideas.
5443324 Whoa, what? I had the same idea! Lemme in on this, please.
5443431 I might be able to place a treasure to steal.
Guys, I want in.
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You want to help? Sure, can you think up treasures to steal?
5459365 Yeah.
Eventually: a human face, specifically that of a teen male. (It's a Yamask mask. Put it somewhere saying they just "found it", and I'll be happy to describe how it happened.)
Try on for size, Borromean Linked Rings. I'm a fan of geometry. Something like that would be good as a "practice item" like you previously mentioned? Good for testing security of places that ought to keep their item for admiration's sake, such as art museums...then again, some of that art may eventually be up for grabs.
Want any more ideas? PM me!
Alice, aka Fox, reminds me of Catwoman.
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Enjoyed it greatly. A great first heist, made more impressive because she doesn't yet have access to much of her resources yet, and still handled it just like she normally would. Nice to see both of them evolving too, they're now compatible.
inspired by Sly Cooper.
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You're miss two important points in a Lucario v.s. Zoroark showdown.
1: Aura sphere can only be countered/blocked. Illusions won't work on it.
2: Zoroark is faster and can use flame thrower.
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They sure have good vibes and Zoroark x Lucario art enough to go with it. Though, imagine the awkward when the secret hits John.
Indeed.
Clever.
Fair enough.
Agreed.
Indeed.
She evolved...
KAAAHN!
I see.
And the chase is one!
So conversely to what I stated last chapter, it would appear there will be very few Pokemon or humans (or more like none, probably) who'll aid the dregs of Equestrian society, though you'll get some morally ambiguous in-between characters like the Sceptile.
Riolu and Zorua sure didn't last very long. I don't suppose anybody remembered to inform all the ponies of the possibility of Pokemon evolving?
Uuuuuh... He does know how a Lucario evolves right?
BRILLIANT!