Just another lonely day in Canterlot… just like everyday I'm alone on the streets. I have no family, no real job, and basically no friends. The only people I associate with are slimeball, lowlives, and some kind merchants from time to time. But for the most part I'm stuck in the slums, sleeping in the alleys of the beautiful city.
Everyday I pray to Luna, maybe one day I'll be able to escape this dreadful life and get a decent house, maybe in Ponyville, or Phillydelphia.
Anywhere but here really, I've had enough of this damned city. The only thing that get's me by everyday is the thrill of thievery, the feeling that I can get caught at any second. It also gives me a chance to pawn off the goods and save up money for… well something.
Tonight's my big haul though, Fancy Pant's manor, the ultimate challenge next to the castle itself. I look over my blueprints I got from my 'mole' so to speak.
"Hey Swift!" Called a Black Pegasus from across the alley. "I had a question for you."
Swift was a childhood nickname given to me by the slum people, since I've always had quick hooves.
"What do you want Lucky?"
"Please call me Colt, you know I hate being that nickname."
Me and Colt, or Colt-Fortune have been rivals for about a year now, he always takes advantage of my heist tip-offs when he overhears them.
"Okay, fine 'Fortune'" I resented at his request. "What is it?"
"Well since I stole that last heist from you at Snooty's place I thought I'd help you out and give you this gift I found in there. And before you ask, no it's not charity it's a tool of chaos." He explained with a smug grin while pulling a small tool from his saddle-pack.
"Huh? What is this thi-" I started.
"It's a Skeleton key, capable of opening any lock without any chance of failure. It can withstand quite a bit of pressure and won't break as easy as those… toothpick things you tend to use." He interrupted and finished.
"Let me talk would you!?" I barked. "It's just like you to pity me and give me something I don't need. But… thank you for the thought, this'll help with me breaking into Fancy Pa-" I stop myself hoping he didn't know what I was going to finish with.
"Ohh, so you're the one that's going to try and break into the second largest building in Canterlot huh? I guess it figures you always did like to try the impossible."
We both giggled a little.
"Y'know Colt… if you want you can help me out."
"Me? No, you know how that'd be, I mean you'd be falling over everything leaving me to get arrested while you make your get away."
I broke out of my giggle and quickly retaliated giving him a cold glare.
"Okay thanks for the gift. Now go!"
"Okay, okay… geez no need to get your tail in a twist."
He walked off. Damn Lucky… thinking he's all that. I think to myself. I look around wondering where my contact is.
"Cloud should've been here by now… where could he be?" I whisper aside to myself.
I decided to clear my head a bit and walk around town, calm down before the big heist. I decide to scrape some of my bits together from what little I had from the last heist to buy me a new cloak.
"A little too fancy for your tastes don't you think?" The merchant asked.
I didn't respond, I just placed the bits on the table and walked away. It was beautiful, a Black cloak with a gold-spun lining around the edges.
"I agree with the merchant Swifty." A familiar voice calls from around the next building. A turquois Unicorn with a Quill, and Parchment cutie mark.
"Cloud, what is it? Come to harass my nonexistent clumsiness like Lucky?"
"No it just legit looks too fancy for you. I'm used to seeing your tattered fur and nothing else."
"Cut it out Shakespony, at least it's not a crown or anything like that, and if anything I can use it as a blanket at night."
"That's just asking for you to get robbed..."
"Shut it!"
"Fine, fine. Anyways what did Colt say?"
"He gave me a Skeleton key, and made fun of my sneaking abilities!"
He sighed, "Typical Fortuneboy for you, can't keep his silver tongue in the chest."
"Whaddya mean silver tongue!?"
"He makes you flustered everytime you speak, don't try and deny it. He once conned a merchant out of all his goods. Just by distracting him with words."
"I do not! It's hot outside!"
"It's in the middle of Fall, and you're saying it's hot outside? I thought I was hotheaded..."
"Errr! Just get to the point! What were you going to ask me originally?"
"Calm down Swifty, I'm only playing. Anyways, since I gave the plans for..." He hushes his voice a bit, "Going after Fancy's mansion."
"Yeah, what of it?"
"Your secrets safe with me, I just wanted to wish you luck. I have to go scope out a good house for the next heist."
"No need, if this pulls off as well as I'm planning it to, I'll be set enough to get a small cottage in Ponyville."
"Okay fair enough. Then I guess I'll go talk to the slummers." He walks off and I open my wings slowly flapping up to find my entrance point, deciding whether I should go through the roof or the back cellar.
After scouting out the house for awhile I decide to go to the slums for a bit and rest while I still have the chance. If this fails, I'm screwed.
I arrive at the slums and rest on my bedroll for a while cuddling under the blanket when I'm disturbed by an alarm going off. As I see Colt bolting through the alleys, two guards chasing him.
Colt's POV
"Crap, crap, crap! I'm screwed. Damn it Pinkie Pie why'd you have to spot me and ask me what I'm doing?!"
I look behind me and see the two guards slowly ganging on me. I then get an idea, I curve back and stop in the slums, where the bulk of the slummers were watching my scene.
I hear the guards walking through the crowd as I slip under the cloak of an unknown pony. Then I hear the guards ask,
"Where is he?"
"I don't know, I saw him drop his hat and run down the alley. Make sure you take a right, I'm positive he took a right."
"Thanks for the assistance sir."
"Hey Lucky it's okay you can come up now." I hear a familiar voice but I can't quite place my hoof on who it is.
"Damn... that was cloooo- oh hey there Swift. Uh sorry about... y'know sneaking under your cloak."
"It's fine... what was that all about though?"
"I was just about to unlock a display case holding a gold necklace. Then Pinkie Pie... Luna knows where she came from, asked me what I was doing, which drew attention of the clerk, who then proceeded to sound the alarm."
"What were you getting a necklace for?"
"A certain Mare."
"Oh, you're going soft?"
"You know it... wait what? Damn it I walked into that one like a filly into a candy shop."
Swift's POV
"Completely. Anyways good luck with whatever sucker pony decides to fall for your charm."
"You'd be surprised sometimes, it's quite effective on ponies.
"Yeah I'd love to meet the girl who'd fall for your... tricks."
"Perhaps you've already met her. Perhaps not."
"Okay well get going, I only have a few hours to get some rest!"
"Fine, I'll take my leave now. By the way, I like your cloak."
He walked away, and I blushed. Wow, he's good... I think to myself. I head back to my bed roll and finally drift off into a gentle sleep.
*A/N* First Chapter of a new series! I'm excited for this one. Anyways for those of you wondering when part 4 of Colorful Insanity is coming out, don't worry it will be soon I swear. It's the final conclusion and will end... quite possibly unexpectingly to what you might think it'll be like. And for those of you wondering the main character's real name is Swift, I guess Swifty's not a really creative nickname but ehh. And since she has no family she doesn't feel entitled to a last name.