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Post by splatterpaint on Jun 24, 2012 21:00:25 GMT -5
Splatters heard Klepto's instructions, just barely. She blinked in recognition, her eyes trained on Klepto, waiting for him to make his next move. She listened to his small talk, preparing herself to make a break for it. The bookshelf teatered, she moved a step towards the light switch, looking more like she was backing away out of surprise, and watched in mingled surprise and exasperation as the bookshelf switched directions and landed on Klepto. Well that plan was a dud. Looks like she would have to take over.
Her eyes flashed first towards the guard ontop of the bookshelf, aiming her sharp words towards him first, "Listen here, you half-brained pile of dung," she spat, taking a couple steps towards him angrily, "I don't know what's going through your thick, hollow head, but you obviously need to get your facts straight before you go prancing around accusing random ponies of theiving just because you have nothing else to do with your worthless life. You think I'm helping steal from a bookstore?! What kind of theif steals from a bookstore, anyways? Honestly! You think I have nothing else to do with my life but waste it by helping out him? I have better things to do then stand here being forced to defend myself against two lunatics like you. I actually have things to do. So how about you quit wasting my time coming up with ludicrous accusations and get your facts straight. I am not his accomplice, and I can promise you I'm ten times smarter than you and your prissy little side-kick." Her fury was obvious, and her eyes were hard and blazing with fury. If looks could kill, she'd be a murderer.
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Post by Red Charge on Jun 25, 2012 0:02:23 GMT -5
"Well lookie here, there's no better way to prove you're innocent than to talk smack is there?" The slimmer pegasus said with a grin. At the sounds of wing-beats he smiled and said, "And here comes our back up. Now missy, you can take your attitude in and go outside all nice like, while I drag this here sorry clump too. Don't get any bright ideas either, Dr. Rainlock's probably been informed, and she's one mare you don't want to get on the bad side of."
Cuffing the grounded Klepto's front hooves together, the guard lifted him up and tossed him over to his compatriot, then moving to escort the young filly. "Come on now, nice and easy."
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Post by splatterpaint on Jun 25, 2012 18:57:31 GMT -5
Splatterpaint's eyes glittered with malice as she watched the slim pegasus react. He didn't even flinch. How boring. Her ears pricked at the sound of wing-beats. More guards? Great, maybe one of them had a brain.Neither one of these colts seemed to have a lick of sense.
Splatters had never met Rainlock before. She imagined the pony to be snooty and condescending, just like all the other ponies in Manehattan. She hoped that wasn't true, and that Rainlock would understand the situation at hand.
She glared at the guard as he approached her, taking a step away from him. "I'm surprised you haven't realized that I am neither nice nor easy to ponies who accuse me of doing stupid things for no reason." she hissed.
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Jun 25, 2012 20:01:07 GMT -5
Stuck underneath the bookshelf, Klepto wasn't able to get a good view of what was going on. He did, however, hear the filly throwing her 'two cents' at the guards. "Wow. Wasn't expecting all that out of a little kid. But at least she's keeping things on the offensive." Interpretation was everything, and the more ponies you had saying something your way, the better off you were. The filly keeping the heat on the guards could make all the difference when the book was thrown. These two could easily get reprimanded for playing vigilante with evidence that was all too circumstantial.
The sounds of wings-beating around the building caught Klepto's attention. "Sheesh. These two really called in the-" His thought was interrupted by a set of hoofcuffs suddenly appearing on his wrists, followed by the guard dragging him out from under the bookshelf and tossing him onto the floor next to his friend. It took Klepto a moment to realize what had happened. "He's stronger than he looks, I'll give 'em that," Klepto thought to himself as he pulled himself up.
He looked up at the guard in front of him before turning back to the one that had thrown him. "You can't do this to us. You got not authority! I bet you don't even got no stinkin' badges!" Klepto turned back towards the bigger guard before continuing. "Just wait 'til the real cops find out about this little escapade of yours. I don't think it's even legal for non-officers to own hoofcuffs."
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Post by Red Charge on Jun 26, 2012 1:40:30 GMT -5
"Look ye're not making it any easier for us either." Said the large pegasus, "You broke into a book store, and attacked a friend of mine, we have all the reasons in the world to put you under arrest. It could have been an open and shut deal if you'd just come along when we told you to the first time."
"Come on, don't make me have to grab you by force." The slimmer one said to Splatterpaint, "You're only making this worse on yourself." Another pegasus popped in as he was talking, coming up from behind Splatters as the large one removed Klepto outside.
"Lady Rainlock's on her way, authorities agreed to keep out of it." He reported, "Now let's get this one and wrap it up, we don't want Lady Rainlock here before we apprehend this one."
The other guard nodded, and was now right in Splatter's face, moving to grab her. "Don't fight." he warned.
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Post by splatterpaint on Jun 26, 2012 2:10:31 GMT -5
Splatters rolled her eyes in exasperation. Honestly. She listened to Klepto as he tried - and failed - to accuse the guards. Great, just great. Wonderful mess you've gotten yourself into, Splatterpaint. Awesome job. Now it'll be way late when I get home... If I even do get home. Awesome. See, this is what I get for being curious. No, more like nosy. This is what I get for being nosy. Ugh. She sighed irritably.
Splatterpaint took a step back towards the door as the guard advanced towards her, "If you touch me, I swear to Celestia I'll scream." she threatened. She was well aware that these colts, while stupid, we're strong. And big. She was small, and rather weak. The odds were not in her favor. "I'm perfectly capable of walking out a door without help, thanks." she snarled. Assuming they were, in fact, planning on taking her outside.
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Jun 26, 2012 21:21:37 GMT -5
"It'd be a lot easier for all of us if you minded your own business." Klepto said in response to the large guard's statement. "I don't gotta do nothin' until I'm told what I'm guilty of by a proper law enforcement officer, not two hacks playing dress up." By the time he finished, another guard had arrived to help 'escort' the filly, and the larger pegasus had begun to drag Klepto out of the store. The thief only made a half-effort to resist, mostly letting his hooves drag along the ground. His castigation, however, only continued.
"You guards must be either paranoid or get some sort of reward for slapping the cuffs on random civilians. What is it? Do you get a gold star next to your name? Is there a free yogurt after the twelfth arrest? Where can I sign up for this program?" As the two exited the store, Klepto looked up to see numerous other guards outside the building. "I see you brought your friends, huh? Why not? Let's invite the whole neighborhood! Why should they miss out on the fun?" By now Klepto's frustration was becoming obvious. He was quickly moving away from trying to get out of the situation and towards creating as big a fuss as possible, especially after hearing that the police weren't going to get involved.
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Post by Red Charge on Jun 27, 2012 10:12:47 GMT -5
Klepto managed to utter that final line before being thrown headfirst into a metal wall at the back of a Rainlock Security truck, the doors shutting in on him.
"Alright missy, next time I won't be nice." The slimmer guard said as the other guard positioned himself behind her. "If you resist, I'll have to use force."
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Post by splatterpaint on Jun 28, 2012 0:13:53 GMT -5
These colts were so annoying! "I'm clearly not resisting, as you can see, I'm perfectly willing to walk out the door." she growled acidly, pushing her way outside of the bookstore. My, there were quite a lot of guards. She blinked, before whipping her head around to the ponies behind her. "It will be a lot easier to cooperate if I know what I'm supposed to do, you know." She called, her irritation sparking through her. She didn't know what these colts were expecting her to do.
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Jun 28, 2012 21:24:56 GMT -5
The next thing Klepto knew, his head had made contact with a hard metal wall. He was soon on the floor of the van, somewhat dazed as a set of doors closed behind him, locking him into the vehicle. "Maybe I'll just... maybe I'll just lay down here for a bit." He laid on his back on the floor of the van for several seconds, the dazed feeling beginning to subside and a dull thudding taking it's place. Klepto let out a groan as he finally sat up, more out of frustration than injury.
"Way to go champ. You've successfully managed to fail the easiest theft of the century. This oughta be one for the scrapbook," Klepto scolded himself. He began to pour over everything that had happened since he had started that night, looking for what he could have done differently. Had he spent too much time picking the lock? Had he not waited late enough in the evening to start? Should he have tried somewhere else altogether? The thief looked around at his new confinement. It was dark, there being no opening to let light in, and the only things he could make out were the walls, floor, and ceiling. Klepto let out a sigh, lowering his head. He didn't know what was going to happen next. All he could do now was wait.
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Post by Red Charge on Jun 30, 2012 9:46:22 GMT -5
Splatters was soon thrown into another truck and then they waited. It wasn't long before they were let out. The famous Lady Rainlock was waiting for them outside, sizing them both up critically. She was rather intimidating up close, despite her grace and looks.
Lady Rainlock took one look at Splatter before saying, "Take her to jail, breaking and entering is a serious crime, a week in juvie might change her attitude. I don't have patience for punk foals anyway." One of her goons nodded, threw Splatters back in the truck and carried her off, "Make sure to call her parents and let them know."
The slim goon Splatters verbally assaulted grinned as she was taken away, "Hope she gets roughed up that one. What a brat." He was however quickly silenced by a raised eyebrow from Rainlock.
"So," She said, tapping her hooves together, a crackle of electricity passing between them for a moment. "Allow me to ask you what you were doing breaking and entering Mr. Readmore's shop?" She asked, now much closer to him, "Now, I know you must have been thinking while you were waiting about a dozen excuses that I'm not interested in hearing, so let's cut to the chase, shall we?"
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Jun 30, 2012 11:48:55 GMT -5
Soon enough Klepto was let out of the van and found himself sitting next to the filly in front of Lady Rainlock herself. So this was the head of the whole operation, the reason the guards were here in the first place. She certainly looked like she could fit the part. The pegasus mare took one look at the filly and had her taken away to juvie. Klepto wasn't sure whether to feel pity or envy.
Rainlock then focused her attention on the thief himself. Klepto's eyes widened a little when a small jolt of lightning went between her hooves. "She's not supposed to be able to do that. She's a pegasus! Can pegasi do that?" Klepto had never met a pegasus who could do such a thing, though he had heard talk of some being able to create a bolt if they were flying through storm clouds or had built up enough momentum or whatever. But Rainlock was here, on the ground, standing still, and making her intentions very clear.
Klepto turned over the mare's words, still staring at her hooves, before looking back up at her face. "Seems to me you've already decided what I was doin' in the store. I coulda been in there for any reason in the world, but you're only gonna take one answer. So fine, I was robbin' the place. There, is that what you wanted to hear? Now you and your cronies can keep that smug look on your faces while I get hauled off to jail. Rainlock: 1, Me: 0."
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Post by Red Charge on Jun 30, 2012 21:57:07 GMT -5
Lady Rainlock looked at the slim goon and the two grinned before bursting into laughter. "Jail?" She asked, her tone rather malicious. "No, no. See, you're obviously too incompetent to have anything to do with the Grey Shadow. I think you're just one of those street rats, and while your ability to stay hidden is non-existent, the rest of your skill-set can come in handy." She explained haughtily.
"And of course, street rats like you who make their buck off of the back of hard working ponies are always expendable, so it would hardly be a tragedy if something were to happen to you, if say, I sent you on a dangerous expedition in the Griffon Kingdom." She mused, "Which I think I will, and no, you don't get a say in this." She said, her hooves crackling with electricity in a threatening manner, "You broke the law, now pay the price, years in jail, or this one little expedition. Oh, and in case you're wondering, it's hardly a stretch for someone to get killed in jail. I mean it IS full of dangerous criminals after all." She mentioned as a by the by, though her intent was rather obvious.
Whatever it was that the Grey Shadow stole from her must have been pretty important for her to make her so angry. She muttered something to one of her henchmen, Klepto could overhear some of it.
"Don't waste anymore of my time on pointless street rats, we must get the Eye back. I don't want to think of what it could do in the wrong hands." At that she simply left Klepto there with her guards.
"So what'll it be big guy? A big fancy expedition that could get your name in the halls of fame, or living in shame in prison? For as long as you can, that is. Like the lady said, jail is quite the dangerous place."
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Jun 30, 2012 23:58:24 GMT -5
Klepto almost couldn't believe himself when Rainlock and the slim guard began laughing. "Laughing?" he asked himself incredulously. "They're laughing?!" And then Rainlock began talking. It was one thing to be called incompetent, but a street rat? Expendable? The mare's 'mightier-than-thou' attitude was starting to tick Klepto off, and it took an effort on his part to keep his mouth shut. But at this point, he knew better than to interrupt her, and the electricity flowing between her hooves was indication enough of what could happen if he did.
Before he knew it, the pegasus mare had gone and Klepto was left alone with the guards, an offer still needing to be decided upon. Klepto had to think hard about the decision, though he had the feeling his choice was inevitable. Doing Rainlock's bidding wasn't going to be doing any favors for his pride, especially after the humiliation she and her accomplices had put him through. But it was that or prison, something he didn't want to go through either. Something he wouldn't go through. The mare had him pinned like a cat with a mouse by the tail, and she knew it.
"Fine," Klepto said to the guard. "I'll go on your stinkin' expedition." The thief stood up, looking the guard directly in the eye. "But only if to deny you drips the pleasure of seeing me sent to the clink. That, and to show I can do a better job doin' what I'm told than you can. Like the lady said, Klepto continued, a smirk appearing briefly on his face, "Maybe you folks should be spendin' less time with street rats like me and more time keepin' costumed freaks from swipin' goodies from under your noses."
"Now, what're the details on this expedition?"
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