The most wanted mare in Equestria, Twilight Sparkle is the greatest thief in the world. As she follows in the hoofsteps of her grandmother, Twilight Twinkle, she's joined by friends and chased by family, all while trying to make a few bits!
An alternate universe fiction where Twilight Sparkle never entered Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. At least, not without a set of lockpicks. Gilda is her closest ally and friend, and a skilled marksman with her crossbow. And of course there's Rarity Belle, who can wrap Twilight around her hoof with a wink and a smile - and usually picks her pockets in the process. With friends like these, Twilight keeps one step ahead of Shining Armor and tries to get her hooves on all the bits she can carry.
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Special shoutout to Ampris for the cover image. Check her out on twitter at @AmpDragoness - careful, some of her art is NSFW.
This is awesome. I look forward to reading more chapters of this one.
.... I feel like I've read something like this recently...
Not a bad start.
Why isn't there a crossover tag?
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I'm not sure if it really counts as a crossover when it doesn't include any of the same characters, story, or setting. There are certainly some elements taken and some nods and references.
Nice looking fic!
Will Twilight end up becoming the Princess of thievery?
RIp Shark puncher
"So is spaghetti until it gets wet."
Lol
I cant wait to see more of this.. and I take it your a lupin the 3rd fan
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Crossover with what?
Also this is amazing, even if I don't like allies/friends/(intelligent and effective characters who consistently work together) constantly trying to screw each other over.
Still hilarious, tho.
This line. This is probably the best line I have read in a month. Thank you for that.
I figured Maud would join the team based on the cover, but I am glad it happened fast. I feel slightly bad for Gilda, but I guess she is still certainly a strong member of the team, just...not as physically strong as Maud.
Also read the comments and found the anime it is based on.
If praying worked like that, I might have been religious.
Love it. Also is it wrong that I am praying for Maud to say something about her hoof crushing an unworthy object?
Well, congratulations to our Bolt for capturing Lupin's spirit.
Still, it was... Strange thinking Rarity's dialogues with Fujiko's voice.
Fujiko. Just Fujiko. And it even sounds like something a thief Rarity would say.
Rarity, you're playing Fujiko and Twilight Sparkle is Lupin III. I don't believe you one moment.
Admit it, Bolt, you're actually Monkey Punch in disguise.
This was perfect. And I wonder how Applejack would take it if she found out where that money came from.
Now, the question I forgot to ask since the last chapter: if Twilight also has a blue jacket, will we get counterparts to Rebecca, Nyx and Leonardo too?
gawd, why is this so good?
Poor Shining...
So we get shinning back story and also how twilight knew the gravity reversing spell and other high tier spells.
Liking this so far and nice how Shining Armor is Zenigata
Looks like mafia-related business, I'm interested.
I'm in love with this story. Aside from the fact that the characters are done perfectly, I'm enjoying the conflict between Twilight and Shining. Great job, I'll eagerly await the next chapter. Keep goin and stay golden^^
ohhh Cap'n Shiningata
8041620 yes, Captain Shiningata is vest zenigata
8043523 LUPIN!
So, Griffonia (for lack of a better name) is Equestria's Baltic States, or Post- Roman Germany. Coolio.
Oh man, another great adventure down. Great job!
The scumbag got away easy, if you ask me.
Do you ever have one of those moments where you click on something thinking it will never in a million years work out and that you're in for a lot of cringe and maybe a few chuckle-worthy lines to paste to friends? And then you realize you were completely wrong and actually it's a fine story, the author has a strong grasp of how to use prose and narration to add to the character of the narrative, and everything is reading just fine? And now you've ended up recommending the story to like three other people?
That's me over like, the past hour or two. I just read the entirety of this story and I really, really enjoyed it. Once you get past the obvious character bends and breaks from canon - Twilight's criminal mentality, Fujiko-Mine-as-played-by-Rarity, such-like - the rest of the fic is a surprisingly breezy read. And as the story progresses, the writing just seems to get stronger. I'm particularly impressed by how well the dialogue flows, keeping banter between characters snappy and nailing just about every joke. This is one of the better action comedies I've read on FimFiction.
I always like a well written 'thief Twilight' story, and this one is up for a very good start!
Nice work.
So do I!
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Nice story so far, good work.
You understand it better, but it dies in the process.
Awesome story so far, great work.
Indeed, after all she got permission passes and everything.
Nice chapter, liked your Trixie too, good work.
oh shiny thy path leads only to madness, madness and a severe drinking problem
Poor, poor Shining. He's really got in the whole Zenigata thing...
I'm so gonna enjoy reading this
I get a grin every time I read a new chapter of this story. Also, it is nice to see someone portray Trixie as being awesome.
Probably meant bring there.
"And the only reason I'm here is because the city had "stone" in its name."
I love all of the characters in this story.
Except maybe Shiny. He's kinda bleh. Also Rarity stabbing her friends in the back.
But everyone else is 100% awesome.
This so far is an awesome story.
Haha There is no such thing as excessive force, only varying degrees of overkill. XD
Oh man, every chapter I read just helps me love this story more and more. Great chapter as usual, keep goin and stay golden^^
You just keep spewing these chapters out. I love it.
I NEED Twilight to actually shack up with some sexy mare, preferably Rarity even though i know poor Lupin would never get the chance. Give me my desire, dammit!
Also, if you ever slow down with the updates, i swear to Raptor Jesus that I'll feast upon the succulent flesh of your children.
Im still loving this story. I love how you keep putting out chapters on a bi weekly schedule it's awesome
This one was unexpected...
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The yak's performance was amazing.
8050844 I suppose that, if that video was the first part...
I also still believe you're actually Monkey Punch in disguise.
Interestingly enough my favorite part of the chapter actually was the interaction between disguised Twilight and Shining.
Nice work, keep it up.
ohhh Princess blue****s got the mare he wanted...