Prologue: Band of Thieves
Detrot was a very large industrial city in the land of Equestria. It was filled with thousands of ponies but despite the massive population there were quite a few spots in the city that were totally empty. Crime was also a rather big issue in the city of Detrot. While the law enforcement officials were well trained, Detrot was a large city and there just simply weren't enough ponies to keep the peace. This made Detrot an excellent city for thieves and other criminals. They could evade the law with ease in a city as large and dangerous as this. Some thieves were loners while others formed groups. One of the largest groups of criminals was led by a griffon known as Grayback.
Grayback was a powerful and clever sort of griffon. This made him an excellent leader for a crime organization. Most of the thieves that worked for him sought protection. While they would have to give up a share of their profits, they would be protected from police as well as rival thugs. The massive size of the organization provided strength in the form of sheer numbers. While there were other groups of criminals, each of them feared the organization that was run by the fearsome griffon named Grayback. Even some of the toughest ponies dreaded the griffon even looking at them. Grayback's army was the largest group of thieves in Equestria with an army made up of over one hundred ponies and griffons making up their ranks. Grayback led the fiendish group along with two pegasus ponies and an alicorn that served as his lieutenants.
This group of four was easily the most dangerous group of thieves that Equestria had ever seen. Each of them had a role and they all filled their roles perfectly. Grayback commanded them and he was a highly competent strategist. He was clever, powerful, and very cunning which made him an extremely dangerous griffon. His right hand stallion was an alicorn named Psyke. He was a fiery red pony and he had a personality that matched his colors. He had total control over fire and an insane personality to go along with it. His mane and tail were a fiery orange color and they made him look like he was actually on fire. Psyke enjoyed having total control over fire. It was his greatest talent and passion and it caused many ponies to fear him due to the widespread destruction that he could cause with unnerving ease,
The two pegasi were known as Monochrome and Chunker. Monochrome was a dark gray mare with an even darker mane. At first glance, one might confuse her for the cellist known as Octavia. Unlike Octavia however, Monochrome's eyes were silver instead of lilac. Her body and mane were also slightly darker than that of the cello playing earth pony. Monochrome was one of the smartest ponies in Equestria and she never hesitated to remind others of that fact. While she was highly intelligent, her arrogance was equal to her smarts. She made an excellent planner and she was a very valuable asset to Grayback and his group. Despite her intelligence, Monochrome wasn't much of a fighter. She never lasted very long in any sort of battle which was a real contrast to the other pegasus of the group. This pegasus named Chunker was the total opposite of Monochrome. She had a muscular tan colored body and a blonde untamable mane. Her eyes were a deep ocean blue sort of color. This massive pony looked very similar to the pegasus known as Bulk Biceps. Chunker used her physical strength to its fullest potential. Unlike her partner Monochrome however, Chunker was extremely dimwitted. Even with her lack of intelligence she still played a very important role in Grayback's plans. Every member of the foursome had his or her own strengths and weaknesses but they balanced each other out and formed the perfect team. Using their combined talents they were able to pull off many heists and strike fear into the hearts of ponies across Equestria. Aside from Gilda and her friends, nopony ever dared to challenge Grayback and his formidable team of crooks. It seemed like they had a long life of crime ahead of them.
However the four members of the group never dreamed of being thieves when they were younger. Each of them had their own life stories which led from their foalhoods to the crime filled lives they led today. While they kept their stories to themselves, each member's tale was different. Every one of them had his or her own reasons for joining the group of dangerous criminals. The four leaders of the criminal organization reflected on his or her life prior to becoming part of Grayback's army of robbers. The intelligent gray pegasus mare Monochrome sat by herself and remembered what her foalhood was like. She smirked a bit as a flashback filled her mind.