In which, they plan and steal.
Saturday, 1.30 p.m.
Canterlot Cafê.
The café that was suppose to be a quiet hangout spot is a cacophony of loud chatter today. If anyone had to guess, it's probably because of the new dessert the manager had added onto the menu. Just who doesn't like new desserts? Desserts are like the greatest creation of God because nobody can resist the sweet, sweet taste of it! Ahem, we're getting side tracked here. We should jump right back onto the point.
Each table was a cosseted huddle of people raising their voices to be heard above the din. The food is secondary to the information that is exchanged here. Over the over-salted fries alliances are formed and gossip traded like poker chips. As five girls sat at the corner table with books and papers and drinks that are not available on the menu in which they smuggled in, tries to concentrate on their studies. They have been doing that for a couple of hours. Studying in a noisy environment is extremely difficult because no matter how hard they tried, there will always be gossips that are so juicy that they had no choice but to eavesdrop on in order to not miss them because they might not hear it again in another location.
Sour Sweet, the leader of this study group pushes her things aside, feeling defeated by the amount of distraction she could hear from her surroundings. "Let's take a break girls."she said.
The rest of the Shadowbolts looked up from their books and instantly shoved everything aside. Lemon Zest stood up and did a little stretch. "Ah, I feel like we could ace this test like a piece of cake."she said. She placed both her arms behind her head and looked at the long line in front of the counter that was still going on even outside the entrance. "Speaking of cake, I wonder what kind of cake they have today."
Sunny Flare leaned back onto the sofa with a teacup of tea in her hands. "Whatever cake they have today is certainly not worth your time dearie. I mean, look at the line. Are you willing to wait for hours and hours just to purchase a small slice of overpriced cake?" She sips her tea.
Lemon Zest shook her head. "No."
"My thoughts exactly."said Sunny Flare placing the teacup down onto the plate.
Indigo Zap suddenly stood up and slammed both her hands onto the table really hard, causing the drinks on the table to jump a little and also causing a scene to the others who are near the Shadowbolts' table. Sugarcoat gave her a nasty stare. Indigo smiled awkwardly and sat back down as if nothing has happened.
Sugarcoat raised an annoyed eyebrow. "You know, slamming the table with full momentum isn't necessary when it comes to gaining our attention right? We have names for a reason, okay?"
Indigo sank a little bit deeper into the sofa. She can't think of a comeback for Sugarcoat's statement. Noticing this, Sugarcoat placed her head on her palm, forgetting whatever has happened. "Is there something you want to tell us? We are all ears. Well, except for Lemon."she said, looking at Lemon Zest who was bobbing to the music playing in her headset.
Indigo Zap scratched the back of her head. "Well, I know the Friendship Games are over for a few days ago buuuuuut I may have stumbled across a question in my shower."
Sour Sweet, who was sitting next to Indigo grabbed her by the collar. "Spill the juicy beans sister! I know about your weird obsession with sexy vampires."
Indigo blinked at Sour Sweet upon mentioning a movie series, she liked which was completely unrelated to the question she have in mind. Indigo pushed her friend's hands away. "This has nothing to do with sexy vampires and it never was in the first place."
Lemon Zest lowered her headphones to her neck. "So what was the question you have in mind?"
Indigo Zap tapped her fingers on the table. She does this whenever a conversation turns awkward. "Do any of you think Twilight have a grudge against us because of the way we treated her before whatever went down at the Friendship Games happened?"
There was an awkward pause with curiosity written all over the Shadowbolts' faces.
Sour Sweet scoffed. "Oh please, Twilight is an innocent soul. She would NEVER hold a grudge against us unless you're including the fact that she almost killed us all when she got high on Equestrian magic. But then again, she only did it for knowledge. So all's well ends well at the end, am I right?"she ended that sentence with a forced smile on her face. Sour Sweet is obviously still mad at Twilight for almost killing her.
Sugarcoat leaned in. "On the contrary, there's also this idiom known as 'don't judge a book by its cover' which could be clarified as the total opposite of your statement."she said. Sour Sweet growled at her. As much as she hates to admit it, Sugarcoat has a point though. She can't regard Twilight as 'innocent' just by looking at the way she acts, she needs to know what's on her mind. This bipolar chick wants answers and she had gotten the most brilliant idea to get them.
"Okay girls, we're going to get our hands dirty tonight!"said Sour Sweet with a large grin on her face. The others just gave her a confused look on their faces as she rubs her hands together like a villain.
"Uh..."started Lemon Zest. "What do you mean by that?"
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4. 45 p.m.
Headquarters, a.k.a Sour Sweet's garage.
A hooded figure knocked on the door. The door opened up a little. "Password."said a voice from inside.
Lemon Zest rolled her eyes and lowered her hood. "Just open the God damn door Sour."
"I need a password. Have you not read what's written on the note I sent you?"
Lemon Zest massaged the bridge of her nose. She remembered how humiliating the password is. The last thing she needs right now is for somebody to think that she has lost her marbles making fart noises in the backyard to a door. She brought her arm up to her mouth and blew into the fold of her arm and produced a loud fart noise. A man who was walking his dog just stopped and looked at Lemon while his dog lifted its hind legs at its owner. Lemon Zest smiled at the man. She could feel her cheeks slowly heating up from embarrassment.
She turns to Sour Sweet who was behind the door. "Open the fucking door Sour."she said before looking back at the man. He's clearly too busy staring at Lemon up till the point that he hadn't noticed that his dog was using him as a fire hydro.
"Give me a moment. The chain is stuck."said Sour Sweet.
"What?! Dude!!! Can you unstuck it quickly?"
"I'm trying to. It's not easy you know."
Lemon Zest threw her hands up in disappointment. "You know what? Fuck the door. I'm coming in."said Lemon Zest moving backwards.
"Wait what are you-"
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Before Sour Sweet could finish her sentence, Lemon Zest had already kicked the door down.
"Oh my God! My parents are going to kill me!"exclaimed Sour Sweet with her hands on her head.
"Just use tape. They fix everything."said Lemon Zest patting her bipolar friend on her shoulder before walking into the garage.
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5.03 p.m.
Still in the garage....
The girls are sitting around a table in the centre of the garage. Sour Sweet was pacing forth and back. "Okay girls. I have gathered you all here today because every single one of you have a set of skills that are needed for the mission I'm about to reveal."
Sugarcoat raised her hand. Sour Sweet looked at her. "Yes?"
"So what exactly are we doing here again?"asked Sugarcoat.
"We're going to find answers to Indigo's question."answered Sour Sweet.
"Oh, you mean we go and ask Twilight about the grudge thing, hoping that it won't be awkward?"said Sunny Flare.
"Pch. Ask Twilight my ass. That's too humiliating."said Sour Sweet with her arms folded. "We're going to break into her house."
Sugarcoat stood up from the stool she was sitting on. "I'm out of here. I don't want a criminal record."
"SUGARCOAT YOU BETTER SIT THE FUCK BACK DOWN OR I'LL TELL PINKIE PIE ABOUT YOUR WEIRD OBSESSION WITH BOKU NO PICO!"said Sour Sweet,pointing at her friend.
Sugarcoat placed her hands on her hips. "She knows I don't watch anime so nice try Sour."
"I'll tell her you like, like her and that you have a sample of her hair in your room." Sugarcoat blushed. "Don't you dare! Especially the second part because that's not true. You only made that up just to bribe me into joining this mission."
"Oh, it's true. I saw it in your room once."said Sour Sweet. She took her phone out. "I think I took a picture...."
"Okay, okay. Fine. I'll join this dumb mission. But I'm holding you responsible if Twilight calls the cops."Sugarcoat said as she sat back down.
Lemon Zest smiled at Sugarcoat with a pair of dancing eyebrows. "Oh la la. Is that how crazy you are over that girl?"
"Shut up Lemon."said Sugarcoat pushing her friend's face away.
Sour Sweet walked over to the blackboard that has crappy drawings all over it. "Twilight's house is full of security so it'll be a pain in the ass to break into. And that is why you guys need to pay attention. So here's what we're gonna do."she said with a police baton which she got out of nowhere in her hands. She pointed at two stickman. "Sunny Flare and Lemon Zest. You two are the distractions. So distract Twilight for us will you?"
"Uh, how about we don't break into-" Sour Sweet glared at Sunny Flare before she could finish her sentence. The fashionista sank into her scarf.
"We're breaking in to avoid awkwardness dearie."stated Sour Sweet, imitating Sunny Flare's way of talking. "So listen up and stick to the plan princess!" The bipolar girl cleared her throat. She pointed at another two stickman. She turns to look at her two other friends. "Sugarcoat and Indigo Zap, you two will be in charge of disabling Twilight's security system. Is that clear?"
"But I know almost nothing about algorithms."said Sugarcoat.
"You said the word 'almost' so it means you still know something."pointed Indigo Zap gleefully which earned an annoyed sigh from Sugarcoat. The bespectacled girl tries to think of a way to outsmart her idiotic friend, but her train of thoughts was interrupted by a few knocks on the door which came from the other side of the room.
"Sour Sweetie, how's your study group? I made snacks. It's peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Your favourite."said a female voice in a sing song tone. "I also took Mr. Cuddles to wash because he desperately needs a bath."added the voice.
Sour Sweet blushed. "Thanks mum. Just leave the sandwiches outside. I'll go get them later alright?"she called back with a forced cheerful tone in her voice. She could hear the girls giggling.
"So Sour, who is this Mr. Cuddles?"teased Indigo Zap as she tries to suppress a laugh.
"That's not important and it's none of your business."said Sour Sweet, trying to hold the urge to beat the hell out of Indigo Zap with the police baton in her hands for teasing her.
Sunny Flare raised her hand and lowered it once she got Sour
Sweet's attention. "You haven't told us your part dearie."
Sour Sweet clasped her hands together. "Ah yes. My part. I'll just sneak in through the back door, then into Twilight's bedroom and obtain her diary. Mission accomplished. Once we get her diary, we'll be able to find the answer to the question we have encountered earlier."
"Sour! Your sandwiches are getting dry and cold. And Mr. Cuddles is waiting for you in your room. He's a little wet, but he's still nice to play with."said the female voice from earlier. Sour Sweet buried her face in her hands.
"Thanks mum."she mumbled. The dam in the Shadowbolts' mind has broken. They erupted into laughter. They never knew someone like Sour Sweet could be so childish. So now that they know, they are obviously not going to let her live that down. Ever. Because that is what best friends do compared with just friends.
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7.50 p.m.
Twilight's front yard.
Five bushes inched closer towards Twilight Sparkle's house to get a closer look. The house was huge. In fact, it looked like a castle. Sunny Flare stuck her head out from the bush she was hiding in and admired the building in front of her. "This house is huge. I suddenly wish this was my home..."said the fashionista.
"How rich do you think she is?"asked Lemon Zest.
"Probably very rich. I mean we're talking about the daughter of Professor Night Light for God's sake. He's like the most brilliant man after Einstein."stated Sugarcoat. She looked down into the bush. "And was it really necessary for us to put on these spy suits? I really hate the feeling when it sticks to your skin once you sweat. I find it irritating."
Sour Sweet shushed everybody who was talking. "There's no time for chit chat or complaints. Now move your asses to your positions and stick to the plan."she said in a hushed voice.
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Twilight Sparkle sat in her lab. She was going through some blueprints of a robot dog. She thought it'll be a good idea to keep Spike accompanied while she was at school. She sighed in exhaustion as she has worked on this ever since she got home from school. She grabbed the mug on her desk and took a sip from it. She shuddered at the taste of cold coffee and placed the mug down on the desk once again. She leaned back in her swivel chair and Spike hopped on her lap. After giving her dog a few strokes, her doorbell rang.
"That must be the pizza delivery guy."she said to her dog.
"Finally."said Spike the talking dog. "I'm starving and they better nøt charge you. They're late. One. Minute. Late."
Twilight giggled at her dog's statement. She ascended a flight of stairs which leads to her living room. She opened the door and saw two familiar faces.
"Good afternoon madame, I am uh...Bob and I'm from France. "said Sunny Flare. She was wearing a cap, a Hawaiian style shirt with boxers and a fake moustache. "And this is my wife uh...Elena...also from France."she said as she gestured to Lemon Zest who was wearing a pizza delivery uniform.
"But I'm a-"
"Shhhh!"hissed Sunny Flare with her hand over Lemon's mouth. "Lovely neighbourhood isn't it?"she added before giving Twilight an awkward smile. This is so awkward...she thought.
Twilight leaned on the side of the door with her hands folded. She gave the 'french guy' and the 'pizza delivery guy' an unimpressed face. She stuck two fingers out. "Two things, "she said. She pointed at her index finger. "It's evening, not afternoon, " she then point at her middle finger "and your disguises aren't fooling me Sunny Flare and Lemon Zest. What are you guys even doing here anyway?"
Sunny Flare and Lemon Zest looked at each other. They have been found out. They need to think of an alternative way of distracting this science girl. Quick. They stared at Twilight who tilted her head expectantly.
"Playing truth or dare."they suddenly blurted simultaneously. Twilight pushed her glasses to the bridge of her nose. "Wha...?"
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Sugarcoat and Indigo Zap snuck into Twilight's house through the chimney. They created a mess with cinder upon breaking in. Sugarcoat looked up and notice there's a surveillance camera in the corner. Sugarcoat unzipped her backpack only to discover that her laptop that contained the hacking code in it was not there. She had left it in Sour Sweet's garage earlier when they plot this heist. "Shit."she cursed. "I left my laptop. What do we do now?"
Indigo Zap punched her palm. "I've got this. Just clean up after me Sugar Buns."she said as she looked at Sugarcoat. The other girl felt like something bad and idiotic is going to happen.
"Whatever you do, don't break any-"
Plang!
"-thing...." Sugarcoat looked at the vase Indigo had broke while trying to kick the surveillance camera. (Who the heck, even kicks the surveillance camera when they are performing a heist?) Sugarcoat face palmed. She felt bad for Twilight because that vase looked expensive and it's a very nice vase too.
"Sorry."apologised Indigo.
"What was that?"said Twilight.
"Shit."whispered Sugarcoat. "Hide!"
Twilight turned around to try and find the source of the noise she heard. She scanned the living room for a moment and shrugged. She had not noticed that there are two girls in the living room who did a really bad job at hiding. Indigo Zap hid in front of the couch. That's a really odd place to hide isn't it? But if I had to guess, I'd say that she tried to hide under the couch but failed. And as for Sugarcoat, she just hid under the table. She thought it was a great hiding spot at first, but then she realised that her legs are visible. She didn't bother changing to a new hiding spot because it was too late.
"Is everything alright dearie?"asked Sunny Flare.
"I swear I heard something..."said Twilight scratching the back of her head. "I think I'll go check it out. I'll be right back."
Lemon Zest grabbed Twilight by the wrist before she could step away from them. "Maybe you're just over thinking. How about let's go have some desserts and chill for a moment?"said Lemon Zest as she watches Sugarcoat and Indigo Zap sneak up the stairs to Twilight's room quietly. Twilight raised an eyebrow.
"What are you looking at?"she asked and looked into the direction Lemon was looking at.
"Uh..."started Lemon. "Oh is that a picture of your brother getting married? Wow, Principal Cadence must be lucky to marry a guy as nice as your brother." She complimented as she points at the picture hanging on the wall.
"Yeah. And I felt lucky having her as my sister in law."said Twilight.
"Cool. But you know what else is cool?"
"What?"
"Me treating you a sundae! Come on Twi, we really want to get to know you more."persuaded Lemon Zest.
Twilight rubbed her arm with one hand. "Uh....sure?"
"Okay great! Let's go!"said Lemon Zest as she grabbed Twilight by the arm and dragged her out of her house in a rush.
"But can I at least feed Spike first?"
"No! He's a smart dog. He can feed himself."said Lemon Zest pushing Twilight from behind. She then leans towards Sunny Flare. "Did you bring your purse? I left mine at home."she whispered.
"Are you for real?!"hissed Sunny Flare. Lemon Zest nodded with a crooked smile.