>Sunday evening, the beginning of the night between Sunday and Monday, perfect night to laze around before another week begins
>You’re Daylily the bat pony and next week your community service begins, so for now you’re just going to relax
>There’s sounds coming from your kitchen so Tulip must be up and making herself something for breakfast, you’d better rise up and go see that she’s actually eating something and not just emptying your cupboards from various sweet things
>A little stretching, a little bit of rubbing yourself against your fresh sheets while gently eeee~ing, and up you go
>As you yawn and look inside your cozy little home and kitchen however your relaxation turns to alarm
>What you see are the two stallions that were in the slammer with you, and the ones who tried to rob you and kidnap Tulip and all that other jazz
“Tulip!”
>You quickly fly to-wait no you stop and stare as one of the stallions acts as a living chair for Tulip and the other one presents all the sweets he can find in various places all over the kitchen before her
>Tulip and the two stallions take notice of you and Tulip greets you happily
>”Hi Daylily! These man-servants you have are pretty handy!”
>The two stallions just give silent greetings to you with their hooves as you land and now just walk to the kitchen
“Tulip don’t call them my man-servants...Why are you two even here? What do you want, how did you get in?”
>The one beneath Tulip rises up and Tulip flies off of him and sits down on a normal chair
>”I lock picked the door boss, it’s my talent, see?”
>He shows you his butt with a lock pick cutie mark
“I see...no that doesn’t explain anything!”
>Now the other stallion throws himself at your hooves
>”Please boss come with us to the thieves guild and be out leader!”
>He starts to kiss your hooves while begging you so you take a step back because it’s kind of gross
>Tulip is now staring at you with big sparkly eyes
>”My mom is the boss of a thieves guild!? Awesome!”
“No Tulip that’s not a proper reaction to anything like that...and what’s this about a guild?”
>Tulip hangs her head and mutters an apology for you and then sucks on her lollipop sadly
>The lock pick butt one starts talking
>”That’s right lass, we’re part of the notorious thieves guild of Hollow Shades, and you are the perfect mare to be our leader”
>you raise an eyebrow
“Notorious? This is the first time I’ve even heard anything about it”
>The other stallion who was kissing your hooves rises up from the floor
>”We’re...just that good”
>Both of them offer you very forced and awkward smiles now
>You’re about to tell them to get out, but then the gears in your head start moving
>If these two are talking even an inch of truth...turning in any kind of organized crime to the guard could really aid you on restoring your reputation...
“Sure I’ll come and check it out”
>Both stallions do a little cheer and like that the three of you, not four no matter how much Tulip was insisting and then threw a small tantrum, headed off to this thieves guild
>And where that lead you was the door to a basement inside a random house, through which you would have walked if it would not have been for the sudden voice of an older mare
>”Butterknife! I can’t believe it, you finally have a girlfriend!”
>The one with the butter knife cutie mark suddenly looks uncomfortable while the one with the lock pick applies his hoof to his face in an action also know as a facehoof
>”M-mom no this-“
>But the older mare who you now suspect of being the mother of the one called Butterknife grabs your hooves while looking so happy she might cry
>”Oh thank you for brightening up the day of this old mare, I thought my son was a lost cause but here he is, bringing home such an attractive mare like you!”
>The mom pulls you into a hug that is making you feel uncomfortable, but thankfully Butterknife breaks it off and pushes his mother away
>”That’s all lovely and all mom but I have official guild business to discuss and-”
>The mare lets out a chuckle
>”Oh that little guild you and your friends talk about, don’t let me stop you from showing your little club house to your special somepony, don’t play too many games now”
>”No mom I told you it’s not a club house-mom!”
>The mare disappears into the house and you are starting to feel the hint of suspicion that you will not be finding a den of organized crime in here
>The door is pushed open and you’re led into a small basement with a few chairs and other stuff lying around
>It’s your typical friend X’s mom’s basement for role playing and nerdy hobbies
>There’s a singe stallion sitting at the table and reading a comic which he puts down as he notices you
>”So this is the lass eh? Well I’m afraid if she wants to be the top dog in this little slice of heaven she has to defeat me”
>The stallion gets up and starts to hop around you
>”Come on lass put your hooves up!”
>You kick him in the face, gently, while he passes by your butt during his whole hopping around you repeatedly
>And he ends up falling to the floor unconscious...it wasn’t even that hard of a kick!
>The one with the lock pick of a cutie mark takes a look at the stallion on the floor
>”Well done boss-lass, you defeated our temporary leader Sneak so easy. I’m Lockpick by the way, if you ever need a lock picked I’m the pony for it”
>You look at the stallion with an unimpressed look on your face
“This is not a guild, it’s just three grown stallions in a basement”
>Suddenly the one called Sneak comes to
>”No no no lass, I can guarantee you we’re a proper guild of thieves in here”
“With just three members?”
>”Everypony else left because we’ve been having a bit of bad luck for some time now”
“In a basement?”
>”We had to abandon our usual hide-out for reasons, this is only temporary until we get back on our hooves again”
>You keep staring at Sneak while shaking your head in disappointment, but then Butterknife joins in on the conversation
>”Anyway boss-lass-lady...we need to think of a proper codename for you at some point, we heard of your little thing on Monday, nice work infiltrating on our first ever target towards restoring the guild to its former glory”
>You show your confusion on your face to them
“What are you even talking about, I’m helping an elderly pony stack hay on Monday”
>Lockpick joins in as well
>”Yeah, that old pony is rumored to have something really valuable hidden in his home lass, and we’re going to steal it with your leadership”
>You can’t believe it, these three idiots are thinking of robbing an older pony because they’re too busy pretending to be some kind of a thieves guild
>You give them all a glare
“No robbing!”
>The three stallions seem confused
>”But boss we-“
>You stomp your hoof down
“And I am not your boss. This needs to stop and you three need to face reality”
>Before they can say anything the older mare suddenly waltzes in with a tray of cupcakes
>”I thought you boys would be feeling hungry so I fixed you up something to eat”
>Butterknife does not seem too pleased
>”Mom we’re in a middle of a top secret meeting! Official guild business!”
>You just walk past the mare and out of the open door to the basement
“Don’t forget what I said, or you three will have to deal with me”
>And with that you leave this complete waste of time behind, instead of finding organized crime to destroy for good guard points you found three stallioncolts playing pretend

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>”Good evening~”
>You stare into the eyes of Midnight Delight as she smiles down upon you
>You’re Daylily and you just woke up and found Midnight Delight in your bed, with you, hovering on top of you and staring at you amorously
>Her mane is undone from her usual bun and flows down her shoulders, and she’s removed her glasses as well
“Good...why are you here Midnight? How did you even get in and why are you in bed with me?”
>She lets out a sweet giggle that makes you blush and also tingle a little
>”I made a spare key, and I thought I’d bring you breakfast in bed”
>You keep staring at the pony with your hooves pulled up and against your chest for safety
“You mean actual breakfast and not yourself right?”
>Midnight shrugs
>”I’m fine either way”
>You blush a little bit more
“No that’s not going to happen, besides Tulip is...what is she up to?”
>Midnight Delight climbs off of you
>”Eating breakfast in silent terror that her teacher came over before school starts”
>Ah, figures...poor Tulip, Midnight Delight coming over must have been a shock to her
>You wiggle yourself into a sitting position and Midnight flies to fetch a tray with various things on it that she places on the bed before doing the same with herself
>”Dig in Daylily, you’ll need a lot of endurance and stamina”
>You spit out some of the juice you were drinking
>”...for the community work, remember?”
>You wipe your mouth and offer her an awkward smile
“Of course, for that...”
>After feeding you a little bit in a teasing manner Midnight Delight excuses herself and leaves to prepare for her job and you leave the bedroom to find a grumpy looking Tulip on the couch
“Why the frowny face?” 
>Tulips huffs
>”I wanted to come and wake you up but Midnight didn’t let me...”
>You walk over to her and pet her head
“You can wake me up tomorrow evening”
>Tulip pushes her head up against your hoof
>”Can I also make you breakfast?”
“Sure, just...make something that actually exists instead of putting things into a blender and calling it a smoothie...”
>Tulip looks up at you
>”So do I make it like you do and open a few cans, or actually make something?”
>You ruffle her mane
“Hey I’ve been learning to cook too and don’t do that so often”
>Tulip giggles and playfully starts to push your hoof away, and you retaliate with ruffling her mane even harder and soon enough it has escalated into a full blown tickle fight
>Which you won in an embarrassed manner when you managed to tickle Tulip so much she peed herself a little, and after that she was feeling self conscious about it and it was a bit awkward for the rest of the morning
>And after she headed for school you headed out to the guard outpost to starts your redemption
>Long story short after getting briefed by the same stallion you had your embarrassing encounter with, who now seemed thankfully not as afraid of you, you had managed to pile the hay bails back into a neat little mountain for the elderly bat pony who left to visit a shop
>But as you were enjoying the fruit of your labor...well easy labor, they did not weight much anything and you were done with it fast, you noticed three familiar ponies sneaking towards the house of the elderly pony
>Sneak, Lockpick and Butterknife, all of them wearing sort of goofy looking masks...yet forgetting to cover their cutie marks completely...
>They’re not actually thinking of-ok they went in, Lockpick just picked the lock
>you can’t believe it, even after telling them not to
>Feeling upset and angry you decide to go after the foolish ponies and drag them out before anything happens or somepony notices
>After sneaking in, you can’t have any pony see you illegally enter the building right, you’re instantly noticed by the three stooges
>”Look Sneak our boss decided to pop in as well”
>”It appears that way Butterknife, she’s real boss material right there”
>”Yeah, lads we’re going to make it big after all eh Sneak and Butter?”
>”Hey why could you not have used Knife instead, that’s much more better”
>You just make your annoyance be known on your face and the three of them have their ears switch from perky to droopy
“What are you three doing here! I told you to not do this!”
>Sneak takes a step forward
>”I’m sorry boss but we can’t ignore a chance like this, your guild is really down on its luck so we need to make some cash, any cash and fast”
>You glare at them
“But it’s illegal!”
>The three of them exchange looks
>”Well we are criminals...and you’re one too”
>You take a step towards Lockpick who was the one to say that and her backs away a little
“What did you just call me?”
>Sneak pokes at Butterknife with his hoof as the two of them keep looking at you while you menacingly approach Lockpick
>”Feisty eh? I like that”
>But suddenly there’s a loud noise from outside the building, shouted out by somepony
>”PLEASE COME OUT, YOU’RE SURROUNDED!”
>Butterknife quickly rushes to a window and parts the curtains to peek out
>”Oh no it’s the guard, we’re surrounded!”
>You quickly collapse to the floor
“N-no they can’t find me here!”
>The voice belonging to a guard continues his announcement
>”PLEASE COME OUT IN A CALM FASHION YOU THREE!
>...three? Three, oh yes three, they must have seen those three stallions sneak in but not you
>You quickly get back up while the three seem to be deep in thought
>How could you manipulate-you mean suggest to these three to turn themselves in so you could sneak out of the house unnoticed...
>But then Sneak suddenly poses in triumph
>”Fear not boss I will turn myself in, and the rest of you can escape!”
>You give him a big smile and nod your head
“Oh Sneak, thank you!”
>Sneak pushes his chest out proudly while you breathe out a sigh of relaxation, it’s going to be-
>Suddenly Lockpick strikes a pose himself
>”No, I will be the one to turn myself in, I’m sure I’ll be better at it that him boss, please watch me!”
>Now Butterknife joins in too
>”No I’m gonna do it! Don’t try to look too good in front of the boss you wankers!”
>And now the three of them are fighting about it
“Wait you three please stop, just-“
>Suddnely all three of them rush to the door
>”I’m gonna do it look at me boss!”
>”No I am boss-lass I’m doing it for you-I mean the guild!”
>”Boss I love you!”
>And the three of them all tumble out of the door in a big mess
>You facehoof and shake your head
>but...it’s going to be ok now, they will lock them up and nopony has to know that you-
>Suddenly you hear Sneak’s voice from the outside, followed by some of the guards yelling
>”BOSS RUN AWAY NOW THAT WE HAVE DISTRACTED THEM!”
>”WHAT IS THERE SOMEPONY ELSE INSIDE? SEARCH THE PLACE!”
>”ROGER!”
>You kick at a chair hard enough to break it, if only they’d just stayed quiet!
>You can hear ponies rushing into the house so you retreat deeper into it, and in your panic hide inside some kind of a closet
>”Quick search all the rooms, don’t let the leader escape!”
>You look around the small and very empty closet, no window, ponies patrolling the insides of the house...how will you get out of this one?
>There’s a barrel here...could you hide in it and wait for the day to come and then sneak out?
>Nope, it’s full of glitter, dumping it all out would make it spread out from under the door and draw attention
>Every new sound of a door being opened or wings flapping or hooves drumming against the floor makes you feel more and more nervous and make your heart beat faster, it’s not gonna be long until somepony opens up the door to this closet!
>What else is there in here what else...just a small bottle of ink!
>Oh no there’s no escape, how will you, what can you...and idea comes to you
>And with no time to think it through you grasp that straw with your full abilities
>Quickly you scoop some glitter and rub it into your tail, wings and then mane, making them all glittery
>Then you splash some ink onto your hooves and cover your cutie mark on both of your flanks with identical ink splashes
>And then you close your eyes and draw a line across your face, making it appear like you were wearing one of those burglar masks 
>Here goes nothing!
>You kick the door open, spooking a few guards who were just about to open it
>You quickly rush past them and run towards the exit as they start yelling out after you
>A third guard suddenly tries to grab you but you grab him instead and fling him across the room and at a wall, making him scrape down in a comical fashion as you take flight and tackle your way out of the door
>Now in the air you quickly look at the situation at hoof, a few guards here and there, most of them detaining those three stallions, a small crowd...
>And a few guard ponies quickly flying towards you! You quickly swoop down to evade them, but then notice you’re heading straight at the three stallions and the guards keeping them in check so you pull up to just barely avoid them, making some of the glitter on you fall off and make them cough and sneeze a lot
>But the three seem to be well protected from this by their masks and they make a run for it
>”Run lads the boss lady has given us a chance to flee”
>”Thanks boss!”
>”I love you boss!”
“Shut up!”
>You try your best to avoid the two guards after you but they’re really good flyers, you’re really having to work to keep the distance, not to mention avoiding buildings, nature and other bat ponies
>Your heart is beating fast and you feel so tense and excited...excited?
>You’re... it feels almost back when you were not living in Hollow Shades but free in the nature, or that time when you and Anon were running away from the timber wolves
>It’s a thrill you have not experienced in a while, and it’s making you feel so...tingly and on the edge
>Dodge, fly away, don’t let them catch you-oh no they almost did quickly evade them, then that pony, then that building!
>You find yourself grinning and having fun!
>This is fun! It should not be but it is! It is filling you with a weird energy and it feels like your body and senses are finally being put to proper use instead of mellowing out in this town!
>That’s...that is not what you’re supposed to feel, you’re doing a bad thing! You need to stop this
>With enough distance between you and the guards you quickly round a corner and dust the glitter off while wiping the ink away
>And just in time as the guards fly after you and then stop before you
>Your heart is beating fast and your blood is pumping 
>”Excuse me Miss but did you see a glittery bat pony wearing a burglar mask fly this way?”
>You nod, struggling to keep your breathing in check
“Y-yeah, she flew that way!”
>The guards fly off to the direction you pointed and you slowly, with shaky steps, start to head back towards home
>You’re still feeling it, that excitement...it’s wrong but still a rush!
>No, that’s bad, what you did was bad, you’re going to need to have a stern talk to those three stallions
>Yeah that’s right, it’s just you not getting enough exercise while staying in this town, you need to start doing some jogging that’s all

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>”Wait what do you mean we can’t?”
>Lockpick stares at you with confusion on his face and the two other stooges join him
“I mean it, no more criminal activities!”
>The three ponies who got you into trouble yesterday look at you with defeat
>”B-but...you were supposed to golden shower us!”
>Your mouth falls open and you blush crimson
“Y-you three want me to do WHAT to you!?”
>The three appear confused and then Sneak speaks up
>”Um we meant an actual golden shower, not the...you know...”
“Oh...”
>Great, now you feel extremely awkward and those three look like they’re silently judging you for thinking it in that kind of a way
>Suddenly Butterknife speaks up
>”You know if you actually for some reason really wanted to do that and needed some pony to do it to...I’m available”
>He gets a lot of looks so he quickly adds something more to it
>”Calm down I’m just taking a piss”
>Lockpick looks even more horrified
>”Please don’t take one, boss please don’t give him one”
>Butterknife grabs Lockpick
>”Hey I meant I was just pissing with you lads as a joke!”
>Sneaks joins in as well
>”Talking about this is like pissing into the wind lads”
>Lockpick opens up his mouth but you quickly silence him with your hoof
“Say one more pee pun and urine a lot of trouble, that goes for all of you”
>You remove your hoof but Sneak speaks up again
>”Way to dampen the conversation-Ow!”
>You gave him a firm poke with your hoof
>But then Lockpick starts talking again, but thankfully business instead of Butterknife’s pleasure
>Almost as if sensing your mental remark at him he pouts in an offended manner
>”Yeah boss that house you need to help fix, that’s where a pure golden shower is hidden away, that pony is very rich and got himself one custom made, if we steal that our guild would be well off for a long time”
“An actual golden shower?”
>”Yeah”
>Some ponies have way too much money...but that’s not the point
“No, we’re not stealing anything”
>All three start to complain more or less so you sharply stomp your hoof down to silence them, and manage to crack the floor a little in the process
“And you three should disband this little playtime club of yours and do something with your lives”
>”But boss we’re the thieves guild and not some-“
>You cut Sneak off
“No, you are three stallions sitting in a basement, role playing as thieves for some reason. And if I am the boss, the boss says that this guild is finished”
>All three hang their heads in defeat
>”That’s it then lads...our guild seems to be finished”
>”Yeah...our last candidate for boss and salvation of the guild seems to have quit so...”
>”Maybe I should just become a poop shoveler”
>”Homosexual prostitution doesn’t solve anything”
>”I meant farm work you dolt”
>”Oh right...you wouldn’t get any clients anyway”
>”Oi what was that you!”
>”SCREEEEEEE”
>”SCREEEEEEEEEE”
>”SCREEEEEEEEEEEEE”
>And as you leave the basement the three are fighting amongst each other
>You say bye to Butterknife’s mom who’s in tears because she thought that you two broke up or something, and head out of the house
>Now then...
>Suddenly somepony places a hoof...a hand on your shoulder?
“Eeee?”
>”Wow Daylily, long time no see”
>You turn your head around in surprise and find Anon standing behind you
“Anon?”
>He nods and pats your head, making you blush a little
>”Yeah it’s me, I came to Hollow Shades for a few days due to work”
>You fold your wings back in and turn around to properly face him
“Your work? Are you still working as a-“
>Anon shakes his head
>”Nope, I’m actually a detective now, made me life a real nocturnal lifestyle”
>Your mouth falls open in amazement
“A real detective? Anon that’s amazing”
>”Yeah, how do you like my detective coat, cool right?”
>Anon proceeds to show off his jacket to you
>This is a big surprise, Anon’s come to Hollow Shades, maybe the two of you can catch up and do friendly things together-
>Suddenly a very gorgeous earth pony mare walks up to you two and joins Anon’s side
>”Oh my, you must be Daylily, I’ve heard so much about you from my husband, so sorry I could not be there to meet you in person when you were visiting Manehattan”
>Wait this must be Anon’s-WAIT HUSBAND?
>Your shock must be apparent on your face as the two chuckle and Anon shows you his ring
>”Yeah, remember that marefriend I was talking to you about, we actually have gotten married”
“That’s, wow, congratulations, and yeah nice to meet you, I’m Daylily and...”
>”Soft Heart, it’s nice to finally meet the mare whom with my husband had such a wild adventure”
>The two exchange a few words while you can’t help but to think that you weren’t invited to the wedding...
>Not to mention looking at Anon and this mare act so affectionate and happy together is making you feel...you don’t know what but it’s an irritating emotion...
>”Hey why won’t the three of us go and have some coffee together, I’m sure my husband and you have some catching up to do and I could get to know Daylily better”
>Anon shrugs
>”Not really, maybe we should not bother her”
>What does he mean not really, does he not want to talk to you at all? You’re starting to feel a bit peeved
“No, let’s have some”
>You force a smile on your face and soon enough the three of you are at a local cafe, sitting and chatting
>Or more you sitting there and those two chatting and acting icky levels of affectionate in public
>Anon’s wife seems like on ok pony, it’s just that...she and Anon somehow rub you the wrong way
>Especially with how Anon seems to ignore you so much
>You pick up a few things while listening to the two, and it turns out that the golden shower that your...should you even call them underlings?
>Those three ponies were talking about is something that Anon was hired to protect until it would be shipped off to Canterlot to some wealthy pony who bought it from the one living in Hollow Shades due to seeing ponies who seemed to belong to a thieves guild being seen in Hollow Shades
>Turns out there’s actually been one in here before, that did take you by surprise, that must be form where those three got the idea for their game of pretend
>Not to mention Anon’s future career seems to be hanging on this operation, if it goes well his life in the force will be mostly easy living from then on out
>But Anon seems oddly...he’s ignoring you a lot and only concerns himself with his wife, you mean you know it’s his wife but the two of you should have been better friends than this
>Your negative feelings keep growing and growing during the duration of the chat and after Anon and his wife excuse themselves you feel angry and frustrated and...
>Dumb Anon!
>Suddenly you get an idea, a shocking one that you push away
>But as you walk towards home you feel more and more like Anon deserves to be thought a lesson
>You struggle internally but eventually...you change your direction and head off to somewhere else
>You’re not really going to rob it, you’re just going to knock Anon down from that high horse he seems to have gotten and show him that “some dumb bat ponies couldn’t even begin to challenge his superior smarts”
>That’ll put an end to that annoying mare squealing over him as well, hah!
>You enter a house and head straight for a familiar door, and kick it open
>The three stallions, Sneak, Lockpick and Butterknife all lift their heads and look at you as you slowly step the steps down to the basement
“Listen up you lowlifes who will never amount to anything!”
>They pick themselves up and stare at you like you were some kind of a messiah descending from heavens above
“We are going to steal the golden shower”
>They all appear surprised, you can’t blame them with how much you were against it but now your sense of right seems to be replaced with a drive of wrong
>Sneak takes a step forward
>”But lass, they have that famous human detective Anon guarding it, we can never pull this heist off, and who’ll lead us?”
>You glare at him
“Wasn’t I supposed to be the boss, and isn’t this supposed to be a notorious guild of thieves?”
>They all hang their heads in defeat
>”You were right, we’re just three washed out stallions pretending to be something we’re not, just look at the state where our mighty guild is...”
>You look at Sneak
“That’s not true, you three are very good thieves”
>”But even our last heist was a failure if it would not have been for you boss”
>You turn your head to face Butterknife
“Yes, and now you have my help once again, this time fully, what could go wrong?”
>”I just don’t know...”
>You roll your eyes, you could waste time with more motivational speeches but you get the feeling doing something different would give the same result much more faster
>Normally you might not do this but now you’re fueled by some strange emotion inside of you
>You wiggle your body around lewdly and mimic Midnight Delight’s bedroom eyes while 
“But thinking about pulling it off makes me all tingly down there~”
>You run your hooves here and there around your body
“Mmm~” 
>The three spring up very suddenly and surprisingly full of energy
>”Ok yeah we’re the thieves guild!”
>”We’ve got our boss on board so we’re going to be fine!”
>”I can’t believe how hard I am right now!”
>Sneak suddenly pushes a brick on the wall and a secret passage opens up
>”We need to enter our true guild quarters now that we’re back in business!”
>Now you’re confused, so you tilt your head to the side in confusion with one of your ears pointing upward and the other one lying flat to the side
“True quarters?”
>The three start walking and signal you to follow them
>”Come boss, come look at your new office”
>You follow them along the underground corridor that looks awfully lot like an old brick sewer
>You’re honestly surprised, this appears much more thieves guild-like than just a random basement...these three could not actually be of a genuine thieves guild could they?
>A few rats running towards your little group of 4 ponies makes you stop and take a single step backwards and prepare to eliminate them if they are thinking of biting at your hooves, but Sneak crouches down and the rats stop before him
>”Hi there little lads and lass’s, have you all been keeping the place tidy for the return of the thieves guild?”
>The rats nod and Sneak pets a few of them, and they apparently join you all in traveling towards where they were coming from
>Lockpick takes notice of your general confusion of the situation
>”Sneak’s the only original member who’s left of the thieves guild before they decided to disband it due to bad luck”
>Butterknife joins the convo as well
>”And mostly because most of them found themselves a much more well paying steady job compared to being a thief”
>”We’re here lass, or boss, your new domain”
>You walk past Sneaks and enter a large underground hall made of grey brick, with dark aged wooden tables and chairs, and a few old rusty lanterns hanging from the ceiling
>It’s pretty amazing to look at actually, if not a bit damp and a bit of moss here and there, but exactly like what you could expect an actual thief’s hideout looking like
>The rats rush back to some other rats sitting around in identical smaller chairs around a few smaller tables, playing a bit of cards
>You turn to look at the three ponies with wide eyes
“You ponies actually are a true, real thieves guild!”
>All three of them don’t really react in any mentionable way to this
>”Yeah we did tell you that from the start. And you’re in it now too, you’re the leader of it”
>You just let that sink in for a minute while slowly walking around and looking at stuff while the three stallions start to put some candles into the lanterns and refreshing the place up a bit better than the rats have been able to
>You’ve gotten and made yourself the actual leader of a thieves guild
>For some reason, instead of feeling bad about it you feel a little bit excited about it
>No no...it’s just because normal life in Hollow Shades always appears so boring compared to the high action life you have had before it, that’s what it is and nothing else
>After pulling off your little revenge against Anon you’ll anonymously tip the guard about this place, that way you haven’t done anything that bad and even if you might be leading it a little it’s just temporary, and you’ll make up for it, you swear
>Lockpick pokes you on your shoulder to get your attention
>”We’re going to get this place up and running but that’ll take us the rest of the night, so if it is ok with you could you reveal your plan tomorrow night instead of tonight?”
“Yeah...that’s ok with me, yeah let’s do that”
>Lockpick points at a corridor and tells you it should come out somewhere near where you live, and after coming out from the hidden entrance you find yourself pretty close to your own house, to where you head into
>And as you walked that lonesome road your determination only grew 
"Kekekekeee..."

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>You close your door and step into your cozy little home
“Tulip? Are you home?”
>Tulip peeks in from behind a kitchen counter
“There you are, have you-“
>And so does Midnight Delight, taking you by surprise
>”Hi mom, Midnight wanted to come over and started to cook dinner for some reason”
“...had any dinner yet, I guess that answers that question. Hi Midnight”
>”Welcome back home Daylily, hope you don’t mind me coming over unannounced like this”
>You start heading towards the kitchen area
“No it’s fine, you’ve got the key to my house and all...what are you making?”
>You go in to peek at what Midnight’s making
>”It’s a fruity paella”
>Tulip happily runs up to you and leans against your hooves
>”And I’m helping”
>She’s wearing a cute little apron, and now that you pay more attention so is Midnight Delight, but her apron appears more...naughty...
>You feel your cheeks heat up, just a little, when Midnight Delight wipes some sauce off of her cheek and then licks it off of her hoof
“S-so what’s the occasion?”
>Midnight Delight shrugs
>”Just felt like coming over and making something”
>She returns to cooking and Tulip pushes you out of the kitchen, telling you to relax and wait for them to cook
>They’re getting along surprisingly well in the kitchen together, Tulip’s much more relaxed around Midnight than she usually is
>You plop down on the trusty old sofa and proceed to lie around aimlessly while listening to the two cook and giggle
>And you’re left with time to think about what you’re doing, maybe you’re overreacting?
>”You seem to be deep in thought”
>Before you can respond Midnight Delight, now without her skimpy apron, suddenly cozies up against you and now she’s practically lying on top of you
“Midnight...what are you doing?”
>”Oh I’m just spending some quality time with a dear friend of mine, that’s all”
>She begins to play with the tuft on your chest, making you feel warm and pleasant...yet uncomfortable, well...kind of?
>”And I could not help but to notice you looked a bit troubled. A coin for your thoughts?” 
“Midnight, what if Tulip sees?”
>”Oh let her, besides she’s too busy staring at the paella pan and waiting for it to be cooked”
>You twitch your ears and sure you can hear a happy humming coming from the direction of the kitchen
>But still...no that it might be harmful for her growth, you kind of popped that cherry by doing bedroom things with her, but if she might get jealous and do something drastic and highly improper...or start spreading rumors in excitement that her mommy is dating the teacher or something...
“I ran into somepony I knew beforehand and he...”
>You proceed to tell Midnight Delight all about Anon and the adventure the two of you had, and then meeting him in Manehattan, and what happened tonight
>”I see, and that left you feeling sour?”
“Yes, very sour...”
>Suddenly Midnight Delight pulls herself upwards on the sofa so she can hug your head against her chest
>”There there”
>You’re unsure if her mouth is that close to your ear on purpose, her warm breath is starting to make you feel...things...
>But luckily the moment between the two of you is broken up by Tulip jumping over the couch and onto the two of you
>”The food looks ready Midnight Delight”
>Midnight Delight lets go of you and returns to the kitchen, leaving the still apron wearing Tulip to cuddle up to you and rub her head lovingly against your chest
>”Hey hey wanna hear what we did in school today?”
>You simply lie there and shrug your eyebrows
“Sure”
>Tulip pouts
>”Be more excited, it’s really cool! We took the head off of a cockroach and it kept running around, and then Midnight Delight told us it’ll live for a few weeks like that! Without a head!”
“That’s nice...”
>Your mind is still heavy with pondering if you’re doing the right thing-Oww!
>Your thoughts are interrupted by Tulip gnawing on your ear so you lift her off of you and set her to the floor while getting up from the couch yourself in the process
>”You weren’t listening...”
“I was”
>”What did I say?”
“Ok I wasn’t, but I have stuff on my mind Tulip”
>You start heading towards the kitchen and Tulip follows you
>”What kind of stuff?”
“Grown-up stuff”
>”So sex?”
“No not that kind of grown up stuff, dirty filly”
>Tulip scrunches her mouth and protests that she is not while Midnight Delight tells you to sit down since dinner will be served very soon
>Most of the dinner goes along with nothing worth mentioning, except Midnight Delight decided to clean some food you dropped on yourself with her mouth, which got a bit too close for comfort...
>And she knew exactly what she was doing, giving you hefty bedroom eyes as you stared down at the mare making certain areas tingly
>And no Tulip was not allowed to tickle you too, as she thought that was what was happening
>And the fruity paella tasted very good, even if you three had it very late in to the night, almost to the early morning hours
>After a while Tulip headed off to sleep and you decided to retreat to your own bed, with Midnight Delight
>Who now is lying on your bed and waiting for you to join her.
“Are you going to sleep on my bed?”
>Midnight Delight nods while fixing her position into a more seductive one
>”Yes, I thought about sleeping on the floor in a sleeping bag but that’d be so uncomfortable, and since we’re no strangers to each others bodies I figured what the heck”
>She pats the bed
>”Stop standing and come to bed Daylily, I want to help you relax~”
>You decide to just comply and climb into the bed, cum whatever is to cum
>And Midnight Delight proceeds to roll you over and begins to massage the back of your hooves
>And it feels heavenly~
>”Wow you’re tense”
>She puts more pressure into her hooves as she moves up and down along your hooves
“Mm-hmmm~”
>Midnight Delight proceeds to move upwards and now massages your upper things and even your flanks every now and then
“Midnight, about you telling me that you...you know-“
>”Love you?”
>You blush and she once again does some wondrous things to your butt
“How would you feel if I found a stallion and developed feeling for him?”
>Midnight Delight lets out a sigh and moves up to your lower back, making you moan gently and arch your back a little
>”I’d feel a little bit sad, but you know...”
>She suddenly climbs on top of you and straddles you while massaging your upper back and leaning her mouth next to your ear
>”I would not be against sharing you with a stallion, if he was a good character and if you and him were up for making that team of two into a trio”
>Now your whole body feels like it is heating up as mental images of said relationship start popping up to your mind
“Y-you’d be ok with that?”
>”Mm-hmm I think I would, why?”
>She keeps massaging the base of your wings which feels really, really good, heavenly even, you’re wishing she’d do your neck too, that’d be so good~
“Well if I’d be, you know, with you and you’d find a stallion I probably would not want to share you with anypony, or any pony who would be my special somepony...”
>You wonder if that makes you a bad pony, being so selfish, but you’ve always understood that you’re supposed to be selfish when it comes to things like this
>Suddenly Midnight Delight lies down on top of you, surprising you as she settles down into a comfy position, resting her head against your back
“Midni-“
>”Shhh~ Let me have this moment...”
>Well, she did give you such a good massage and everything, you really should let her do whatever she is doing...
>And she feels nice, warm...and you’re starting to feel a bit aroused like this
>You find yourself hoping it’d turn into something sexual, but then suddenly you hear Midnight Delight begin to snore
>you gently weasel out from beneath her and gently tuck her in on your bed before settling down yourself as your arousal finally leaves your body
>Maybe you should not go through with getting revenge against Anon...Yeah, that probably would be the best...
>And with that you too fall asleep
>But the next night you ran into Anon again and spied on him talking shit about you to his wife and how shocking it is that you’re not a guard pony and instead of heading back to the thieves guild to cancel the plan, you went ahead and finalized it for good with any doubt towards what you’re about to do completely gone
>Soon!

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>You open up a kitchen cupboard and find a rat wearing leather armor inside
>It hands you a small note before disappearing into a small tunnel 
>You unravel the small note and read it, good they have all that you need
>Today is the day you are going to rob the golden shower with the thieve’s guild
>They were a bit surprised at your plan but praised it to all high heavens and proceeded to secure the needed items
>You have been able to visit the house a few times while helping to fix the wall, and caught a glimpse of the golden shower
>The plan is for you to create a distraction while it is being transported out of the house so your underlings can steal it
>You’ve made sure Tulip and Midnight Delight have no idea about your little activity, Tulip would be on board with you 100% no matter what it might be but...you don’t want to involve the two of them in this, there’s no need for them to be dragged down with you if things go wrong
>You head on out and disappear into the hidden entrance to the thieve’s guild near your home
>As you reach the main hall you find it bustling with two of the three ponies going over their gear, and Sneak notices you as you walk towards him and Lockpick
>Butterknife is nowhere to be seen
>”Over here boss, I’ve got all of it prepared”
>You walk over to the table with your stuff on it and pick up the helmet to inspect it
“Wow, this looks better than I hoped”
>Lockpick walks over
>”Yeah, I had a blacksmith friend of mine who owed me for a thing to make all of the parts of the armor so they’re top quality. Only the best for out boss, who is going to bring our guild back to glory”
>Suddenly Butterknife rushes in
>”They’ve moved the schedule up, the shower is being moved in about 30 minutes!”
>You look at the three and nod
“All right, we’re heading out! Ink me!”
>Sneak grabs some ink into his hooves and slaps it on your cutie marks to cover them
>And as he does so he delivers a very firm slap on both of your cheeks, making you jump a little and let out a yelp
“Ah~!”
>You blush at the indecent sound you let out, and after noticing that now Sneak is starting to blush too you quickly clear your throat
“It was just a...very firm slap stop blushing like that all of you!”
>They all disappear to their own tables and stuffs and begin their preparations, putting on their own leather armors that hide enough of their identity
>You on the other hand slip into the black full body unitard, harder than you thought with these wings, so difficult to get them inside their own areas in this unitard for pegasus ponies, and then smear some black ink all over your face so your coat looks like it’s black
>A little bit of make-up and the rest of your gear, and you’re ready to go
“Ok, let’s do this you maggots and worms!”
>”For glory!”
>”For the guild!”
>”For the profit!”
>The four thieves sort out into the streets of Hollow Shades...calling yourself a thief, you never expected this to happen in your life...
>As you arrive at your position you find Anon outside the house with a few guards, looking over the golden shower as it sits on a wagon, they’re preparing to tie it down for transport
>This is the perfect moment, you signal to the others hiding nearby that it’s go time and spread your wings before taking flight
>And then you land down before them and spread your wings wide while letting out a maniacal evil laugh, for it’s show time
“Freeze you powerless little fools before I zap you!”
>It works, all you have to do is stand there and look evil, and the guards are already backing away while looking absolutely terrified
>”It c-can’t be-“
>”H-h-how!?”
>”CELESTIA SAVE US!”
>Anon stares at you dumbfounded like his brain decided to stop working
>”Nightmare...Moon?”
>You three companions sneak out from one hiding place to another, slowly getting closer to the now unguarded golden shower as all attention is on you
>Your pitch black coat, thanks to some ink and a convenient unitard, your striking and scary eyes, thank you party contact lenses, and your gleaming armor that strikes horror to the hearts of ponies, Butterknife’s friend really did a great work on it, it’s so shiny and blue!
>And this beautiful flowing mane and tail of...space stuff, thanks to some funky light fabric and a bit of glitter
>Anon shakes his head to clear his thoughts and speaks up
>”Aren’t you a bit short?”
>Your menacing pose falters a little, you didn’t have any time to solve the issue of size difference
“It’s the recession, it affects everypony you foolish human!”
>A few of the guards seem to be ok with that explanation but Anon still seems skeptical
>”That’s-“
>You cut him off by shouting and waving your fake horn at him
“Silence!”
>On cue sneak, who has sneaked close to Anon and the guards, throws a small firework at his feet at the precise timing, making it appear like you just casted a spell
>Anon quickly lifts his hands up and begins to sweat while you feel really good at making him like that
>Maybe you should make him feel threatened a little bit more
>but this display has also cleared the streets from most of the ponies by now and has glued everypony’s eyes on you and away from the three thieves currently lifting the golden shower out of the wagon
>Suddenly some of the glitter on your fake mane gets into your nose and you let out a sneeze
>And one of your contacts comes off because of it!
>Everypony, your companions as well, stares at the contact lens on the ground in horror and Anon raises an eyebrow while lowering his hands
>”Wait...that’s a contact lens”
“So? I use contact lenses if I please you fool!”
>You hiss at him which makes one of the guards faint, but Anon seems unfazed as he points his finger at you
>”She’s a fake! Get her!
>But it is already too late, Sneak, Butterknife and Lockpick are already gone, and so is the statue
>One of the guards pleads for Anon to apologize while you grin and suddenly take flight
>”See that proofs it, get her!”
>This is good, the only thing you need to do now is to get away and this heist will be over
>But much to your worry you now notice that the spandex around your wings is making it very hard to fly at fast speeds or to gain altitude properly
>You quickly land down and rip the parts covering your wings off, freeing them just in time to avoid a guard pony jumping at you and trying to grab you
>he hits the ground and falls unconscious, leaving only Anon to rush after you
>You decide to fly just slow enough for him to keep up while cackling maniacally to taunt him further
>But as you do you fail to notice how the extra weight of your armor is slowly, very slowly pulling you downwards as you don’t focus on your flying 
>And just enough for Anon to grab a hold of your fake tail
>Quickly you start beating your wings and kicking the shoes and armor parts off of you to reduce weight as the spandex keeps getting pulled and stretched
>And suddenly it gives out, sending Anon onto his butt and you flying straight at a wall
>”Fuck!”
“Scree!”
>And you simply drop down and hit the ground before managing to collect yourself and get up
>”D...Daylily?”
>Your eyes fly open and you stare at Anon in shock
>H-how does he know!?
>You follow his gaze and onto your butt where the ink is not covering your cutie mark anymore, all that pulling on the unitard must have made it rub off!
>You let out a sigh and remove the remaining contact lens, pull the helmet off before discarding it to the side and rubbing your face clean
“Yes, it’s me”
>Anon’s mouth opens and closes a few times before he finds his voice again
>”But you...you wanted to be a guard and you’re my friend, why are you-“
>You let out an annoyed snort and stomp your hoof down on the ground
“A friend? With the way you were talking to me and about me after finally meeting me again after all this time?”
>Anon seems offended
>”What do you mean? You’re the one being a faggot here!”
>Now you just see red and dive towards him, but he side-steps you and you fly straight at some trash cans
>”I’ll be placing you under arrest for-“
>Suddenly the voice of a panicked guard pony is heard shouting
>”Anon we have trouble, the golden shower is missing!”
>Anon turns to look at you while you grin at him smugly, all the while wiping some trash off of you
“I have already won”
>Now Anon comes at you and the two of you end up wrestling each other to the ground, but eventually you end up on top and manage to push him down
>But...you don’t know what to do next! Anon finding out your identity was not in your plan! Your life is going to be over...unless you become a full time thief and live hidden away with the guild...unless you silence him somehow...
>”H-honey!?”
>You quickly look to the side and find Anon’s wife staring at the two of you, looking shocked and confused
>But before you can silence him Anon manages to shout
>”QUICK SHE STOLE THE GOLDER SHOWER! SHE’S WITH THE THEVE’S GUILD!”
>You quickly grab a barrel and slam it on Anon, smashing his head through the bottom and trapping his upper body in it
>But as you’re about to escape Anon manages to trip you with is leg and sends you spinning into the feet of his wife
>”Quickly grab her!”
>You stare at Soft Heart, Anon’s earth pony wife, as you lie at her hoofs
>But instead of trying to detain you she extends her hoof to you
>You stare at it cautiously and she gives you a reassuring smile, so you grab her hoof and she helps you back onto your hooves, much to the shock of Anon
>”My wife whom I love very much what are you doing!?”
>Soft Heart brushes some dirt off of you which makes you feel a bit uncomfortable
>”I just want to hear her reason for doing this, she didn’t strike as the kind of a mare who would do this kind of a thing without a good reason”
>Anon tries to escape the barrel he’s stuck in
>”No she should be arrested and-“
>His wife glares at him
>”Shut up for a second hubby”
>Anon and you both stare at Soft Hearts with surprise as she turns her face towards you again, her earlier stern expression replaced once again with her usual gentle one
>”So please, tell me why you’re doing this Daylily”
“Well I...”
>You simply decide to tell her all about how you felt, and how you came up with this plan to knock Anon down from his high horse because you were feeling irritated and kind of...jealous...
>Soft Heart simply listens to you calmly and Anon manages to break free from his barrel, and joins his wife’s side in listening to you
>It makes you feel awkward telling the two about how you were feeling, and Anon does not appear as understanding of you as his wife by the time you’re done explaining yourself
“...and that’s why I decided to steal the golden shower” 
>You hang your head in shame
>Anon’s the first one to speak
>”What are you even talking about, I haven’t changed at all Daylily. This is just-“
>His wife interrupts him
>”You know you have gotten too full of yourself lately”
>Anon stop stalking and looks at his wife with shock
>”Excuse me, love of my life?”
>But his wife ignores him and places her hoof on your shoulder
>”But even then this way you’re going at it...it’s not right either Daylily”
>You kind of know that but...
>You can’t tell her that you were actually enjoying the thrill of doing things like this can you? It was just so much fun compared to your normal life-no no, don’t think like that, that’s not good...
“So what’s going to happen to me now?”
>Anon crosses his arms
>”I am still going to place you under arrest for what you’ve done, and-“
>Suddenly two ponies jump out and place themselves in front of you, between you and Anon
>Two ponies you know, it’s Tulip and Midnight Delight!
>”I’m afraid I can’t let you do that human!”
>”Yeah you big meanie stay away from my mom!”
>You’re not sure who is more shocked, you or Anon
“Y-you two what are you doing here?”
>Midnight Delight turns her head around and smiles at you
>”Can’t let the mare I love be taken away”
>Tulip lifts her hoof up like she was signing in a classroom
>”Oh oh me too, I love her too”
>Midnight Delight turns to look at Anon again
>”I was aware you were up to something lately, but to think it was something like this...”
>Anon seems annoyed
>”Stand down or I’ll have you two arrested as well!”
>Suddenly three more ponies jump out from Luna knows where
>”No”
>”You”
>”Won’t!”
>Butterknife, Sneak and Lockpick all strike an individual pose while staring at Anon
>You look at the three posing stallions
“You three why are you here?”
>Sneak chuckles
>”Can’t let your dear boss be thrown in the slammer eh?”
>Butterknife switches his pose to an even more ridiculous one
>”Just didn’t want to be left out from the action that’s all lass”
>Lockpick grins manically
>”I had nothing better to do anyway”
>Anon takes a step back and shields his wife
>”You lowlifes...”
>But then a bunch of guard ponies rush into the scene
>”Captain Anon’s here!”
>”He’s got the thieves’ guild cornered!”
>All of the guards that have now swarmed to the scene stare at your little group
>”But who’s the leader, who was the one in the Nightmare Moon costume?”
>Sneak takes a step forward while flashing you a let me protect your identity boss and at the same time rise my value in your eyes at the hopes of some nice reward afterwards for it-smile
>”It was me! I am the-“
>Suddenly a random guard bat pony looks extremely fired up as he begins to shout
>”NO THAT IS HORSEAPPLES THERE’S NO WAY I FELT SUCH SEXUAL ATTRACTION TOWARDS A STINKY STALLION LIEK YOU, YOU WON’T EVEN LOOK THAT GOOD IN ANY KIND OF A COSTUME! DON’T PLAY AROUND WITH MY HEART YOU VILLAIN!”
>The other guards start talking
>”It must be one of the mares, that means one of those two!”
>”Yeah but which one!”
>You glance over at Midnight Delight who seems a bit panicked, with Tulip hugging her leg since she’s closer to her than you
>You put on a smirk and walk past her, silently whispering something to her as you do so
”Look after Tulip”
>You push your chest out proudly and inhale
“IT WAS ME!”
>All the guards, no, pretty much every pony in the area gasps loudly
“I AM THE LEADER OF THE THIEVE’S GUILD! AND I STOLE THE GOLDEN SHOWER FROM YOU FOOLS! THESE TWO ARE NOTHING BUT DECOYS!”
>The guards look at Anon
>”Captain Anon is that true?”
>Anon glances at you briefly before gritting his teeths
>”Yeah, that’s true, those two are just innocent bystanders and have nothing to do with the thieve’s guild”
>Soft Heart smiles happily and nods behind her husband
>Lockpick, Sneak and Butterknife all join your side
>”That’s right, and we’re her henchstallions!”
>”Fear the reborn thieve’s guild!”
>”I’m in here just because the boss is an attractive mare!”
>The other two turn to look at Butterknife
>”I’m not sure how to feel about your honesty...”
>”Yeah, I mean the lass does look nice”
>”I know right, not a bad sight for sore eyes, very pleasant even”
>”I’d love to get chewed out be our boss if you know what I mean”
>”Yeah I bet she’ll use a whip and-“
>You cut their little chat short while blushing furiously
“Just get to it idiots!”
>All three let out a war cry and throw down some smoke bombs, creating a smoke screen that allows all 4 of you to slip past the guards and start flying away towards secret entrances into the underground guild quarters
>The guards are yelling out things in panic and Anon is barking orders at them, but all of you manage to get away and slip through a secret hatch and into the underground corridors
>The three of them are celebrating a robbery well done, but you collapse to the ground in despair
>You went ahead and proclaimed all that! It was to help Midnight Delight and Tulip but isn’t this quite bad? Now the whole town thinks that you are the leader of the thieve’s guild!
>Ahhh...forget about returning the golden shower after the heist like you planned to, your reputation is already gone...just...
>You just lie there limply with your underlings poking at you and calling out to you
>You screwed up. You’re going to be able to sneak into Midnight Delight’s house after things calm down but...you’re left with an utter feeling of defeat with how things went, even if you managed to steal the golden shower

>Well, here goes nothing
>You enter Midnight Delight’s house through the back door, and once you’re inside you’re tackled to the ground before you can call out to Tulip or Midnight
>”Mommy!”
>Now you’re lying on the ground with a very affectionate filly rubbing her face against your chest while hugging you
>Midnight Delight also joins your close proximity while you hug Tulip back and then somehow struggle to get up with said filly still clinging onto you
>”Did you get here without much trouble?”
>You’re a bit surprised by the sudden hug from Midnight as well, but hug her back
>Though her hug felt a bit more adult-like than hugs normally are...
“Yeah, it was easy sneaking in, Sneak has been teaching me how to be sneaky”
>You let go of Midnight Delight and try to ignore the shiver you feel when she drags her hoof along your body as she lets go
>”You’ve been taking sneaking lessons? Daylily are you thinking of becoming a full time thief now?”
>Tulip lets go of you and starts to jump around you excitedly
>”That’s so cool!”
>You grab the filly and place her back down onto the ground while Midnight Delight gives Tulip a not-so-impressed look from calling thieving “cool”
“No that’s not it, I’ve just been bored being cooped up inside the Thieve’s guild these past days”
>”And for good reason too, look at what they have hung all over the town”
>Midnight Delight hands you a wanted poster with your face on it, made to look meaner than you ever have looked
>Well you knew of the posters, you were told about them by the other ponies of the guild, who for some reason have not been wanted at all
>It makes you feel a bit grumpy, not to mention did they really have to make you look so mean?
>”So are you going to stay with us now mom?”
>Tulip flies over you, plops down on your back and rests her chin on top of your head before settling in to lie around cozily on top of you while you follow Midnight to her living room
“Not just yet, but I’m working on it”
>”Good to hear that, I was almost afraid you’d start to organize the guild and might even enjoy these Thieve’s guild activities greatly, you sure looked happy while escaping those guards and tussling around with that human thing”
>You begin to sweat a little
“Yeah, that’s stupid Midnight, I wouldn’t do that...”
>You kind of re-worked the budget planning and financial plans of the Thieve’s guild when you had nothing else to do and managed to make it more sustainable
>And you have been helping with building, repairing and cleaning to pass the time
>Not to mention you did enjoy the thrill of running away from the guards...
>And the golden shower you were supposed to return, those three managed to sell it for quite a bit of cash before you managed to do that so you could not sort of erase your crime
>Midnight Delight gets really close to you and eyes you up, before suddenly licking some sweat off of your face
>”This taste...it’s of a liar”
>But before you can apologize Midnight Delight suddenly grabs you and pulls her body very tightly against yours in an adult-like embrace
>”But being such a bad girl just makes me crave you even more~”
>She licks her lips and eyes you up like she really wanted to pounce you right there and then but you push her away
“No I am not a bad girl...”
>Tulip pokes your cheek with her hoof
>”You kind of are, if I did what you did you’d spank my butt so hard it would come flying out of my mouth!”
>Midnight Delight bites her bottom lip seductively
>”Maybe you should go out and play with your friends Tulip and I’ll give your mom a good spanking...”
>You place your hoof against midnight’s chest and stop her from coming closer to you
“Contain yourself you indecent mare!”
>Midnight Delight just lets out a playful growl at you and keeps trying to come closer
>Tulip pipes up once again and flies off of you, ignoring Midnight Delight as she tries to move forward only to be held back by your ridiculous strength
>”Can I live with you in the Thieve’s guild instead of here? She makes me study even when I am not at school!”
>Tulip points at Midnight Delight but as she finds Midnight still eying you like a bitch in heat she raises and eyebrow and slowly lowers her hoof back down
>”...do you need me to go outside?”
>Before you can reply Midnight Delight stops walking and her face returns back to normal
>”No you don’t, I’m just goofing around with your mom, to lighten her spirits from being the number one wanted mare in Hollow Shades”
>”Oh ok”
>Midnight Delight ruffles Tulip’s mane while your mouth falls open
“You actually were just joking?”
>Midnight Delight faces you again and nods
>”Yes I was”
“Oh...ok then”
>That makes you-
>Suddenly Midnight Delight grins mischievously
>”But if you want it could be real too~”
>Is it a yes or a no!?
>You let out a sigh and Tulip giggles with an amused kekeke before going out
“I think I will return to the guild now, before it’s too busy outside...”
>”You know, you could just dye your mane or coat and walk around freely”
>That might work, but
“At least for now I want to stay with the guild, I am keeping other ponies in it from doing any unneeded crime with my leader status”
>”Those three stallions? They seemed like they’d do anything you asked them, is it really necessary?”
>You let out another sigh
“Turns out my little stunt pulled in some new recruits, and those three have good connections all around Hollow Shades with some shady ponies, and as long the Thieve’s guild is active they are keeping out from any kind of shady business out of fear and respect towards the guild, and mostly me”
>Midnight Delight chuckles
>”You’re a big mean scary thief queen?”
>You hang your head
“I swear those three spread all kinds of weird rumors about me...”
>”Not to mention all the rumors I have heard...someponies even think the Thieve’s guild is some kind of a dark cult that works for Nightmare Moon thanks to your little cosplay stunt”
>You feel a bit embarrassed now
>”But by staying there you can actually lower the crime in Hollow Shades?”
>You lift your head back up and let your face beam a bit with pride
“Yeah, instead of constantly being out there stealing whatever now they are more focused on the guild’s revival and the guild is keeping any small time crooks from being that active, and after pulling off a stunt like that not many foolish young ponies are looking to join into it either”
>Not to mention it’s kind of fun to be a leader and have underlings...kind of like you were a guard captain
>Not to mention sometimes the only way to do good is to do bad, kind of like suddenly finding out one member of the town guard took bribes so your guild stole all of them and left a message that brought his injustice to light and him getting removed from the ranks of a guard
>You felt proud because of that, even if it meant there was now more money that did not belong to any of you in the guild treasury
>But a cult huh...maybe if you ordered a few of the right kind of rumors be spread around the Thieve’s guild could become even more scary to the public eye and your hold on most of the troublemakers in Hollow Shades would grow stronger...you need to think about this a bit more in depth
>”I won’t keep you any longer then, but do think of something soon, Tulip’s been missing you a lot”
>Now that is a pang on your conscience
“I miss her too, I’ll come up with something soon”
>And with that you leave her house and start to think about things while heading for the secret entrance
>Should you stay at the guild and bring Tulip with you there, keep this current arrangement or to just move in into Midnight Delight’s house and live with her and Tulip?
>Or maybe get your original house back while wearing a disguise and pretend to be her new adopted parent?
>Poor Tulip, she must be so depressed about not being able to see you so mu-
>Suddenly you see Tulip laughing happily and running around with a few other fillies like she didn’t have a care in the world
>...please miss me a bit more openly Tulip!
>You just head back into the guild
>After sitting on your throne, you insisted you did not need one but they made you one anyway, and the expression is kind of sweet, you take a look at your guild that bustles with life
>And you feel a strange feeling of pride, followed by grave worries towards your future from here on out
>You sigh
>Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped-turned upside down and I’d like to take a minute just sit right there, I’ll tell you how I became the queen of thieves in a town called Hollow Shades

And that was the story of Daylily and how she found her place in Hollow Shades

The End.