Being a mercenary is tough work. You get little thanks beyond your pay, ponies begin to fear you and, if that wasn’t demoralising enough, you get those little pests who have to insist on leaving you with a good few scars. It’s that kind of thing that lead Nova to the conclusion that, of all jobs, dealing with monsters was the best one to shoot for.

On the rare occasion whoever hires you doesn’t want a cover-up story; you get some positive notoriety. You get paid well and it mostly involves hunting down creatures so responsible for death and hardship that you never have to second-guess your morals. I've made that mistake too many times.

One problem she hadn’t been expecting, however, was the blatantly deceptive advertising Shining Armour had used on his contract – to find and capture the monstrous thief known as ‘Solar Eclipse’.

Except that Solar isn’t a monster, and capturing her… Well, it isn’t as easy as it would seem.

But that kind of thinking isn’t the state of mind that allows one to complete a job. No, dogged determination is preferable. Besides, Nova has a solid lead to go on. How hard could it be to capture one mare?

One simply has to hope the combination of fighting, mental uncertainty and moral-standing isn’t too much for her.

[A/N]: Warning: This story is based in an anthropomorphic version of Equestria/Equus. It also contains dark themes and swearing. Feedback is appreciated and site guidelines may not be quite realised so... Let me know if I did something wrong. Also, while this is not my first MLP related story, I just cannot quite bring myself to use 'somepony', 'everyony', 'anypony', 'nopony' etc. It just doesn't feel right. If I were writing an actual quadruped story, I would've just swallowed my pride, but with this, it's anthro so I don't think it is that necessary. I do still use it for dialogue, though.

Be sure to check out my other story: 'Chaos Theory: Lone Wolf' for Solar's story.

The life of a thief is one of turbulence and uncertainty. You never know when your work can land you in either a sea of wealth or a sea of trouble. Of course, the latter is only ever a problem if you don’t know what you’re doing – and, as the best in the business, Solar sure does. The only issue is, no matter how many precautions one takes, everything has a workaround. It was really only a matter of time before she met someone who simply had the assets to stop her.

What she didn’t expect was for this to all happen just as she thought everything was winding down. Within the first few years of her work, sure, but now? Well, it was a surprise. Now all that remains is for her to make her stand within her chequered position on the board; to stand resolutely against the conspiracies and figures that not only seem to puppeteer the recent travesties across the world but her own life as a whole.

Unfortunately, she doesn’t know why any of this is happening to her. Why, of all the ponies in Equestria, was she chosen for such a specific treatment and life? The thought plagues her in both her waking world and throughout her unconsciously drifting mind.

She may not know why. But she does know who. And such a start could certainly be worse.

[A/N]: Warning: This story is based in an anthropomorphic version of Equestria/Equus. It also contains dark themes and swearing, although the self-harm tag is not for depression (so far) but rather is story related. Also, the main character is vampiric so... If that kind of thing annoys you then either don't read or just ignore it, I don't know. Feedback is appreciated and site guidelines may not be quite realised so... Let me know if I did something wrong. Also, this is my first MLP related story ever, not just on this website, and so far I just cannot quite bring myself to use 'somepony', 'everyony', 'anypony', 'nopony' etc. It just didn't feel right. If I were writing an actual quadruped story, I would've just swallowed my pride, but with this, it's anthro so I don't think it is that necessary. I may change it though. Also, this description is way too short, dammit. Edit: I changed the title. The original was made up on the spot and this one fits the actual story better.

Be sure to check out my other story: 'Chaos Theory: Broken Phoenix' for a different perspective.