Title:           The Shady Triumvirate! Enter Snowglobe!!
Author:          Captain_Moneybags
Pastebin link:   http://pastebin.com/g7vuwAYy
First Edit:      Thursday 27th of November 2014 01:45:38 AM CDT
Last Edit:       Last edit on: Sunday 21st of June 2015 05:01:21 PM CDT

>The night was as silent as it could be in Manehattan
>That is to say, a bit less commotion that during daytime
>In the back streets, however, things had mostly died down
>There wasn't a single pony on in sight
>Except one
>It was a cloudless night, the moon and starts clearly illuminated her green coat, hidden under a black jacket, and her grey mane, hidden under a wide, black hat
>She was hauling a large sack with her, her natural earth pony strength allowing her to carry it
>Suddenly, she stopped
>She dropped the sack to the ground and opened it
>After a quick struggle with the currency inside, to actually keep it inside, she picked a penny off the cobbles, and put it in the bag
>She closed the bag again, and continued on her route
>After a short while, she reached an unsuspecting steel back door
>She considered knocking, but opted for a large golden key
>She unlocked the door, and stepped inside the room behind it
"Sorry I'm late girls, I found twel-"
>She was knocked to the ground by an orange blur, causing her to drop the bag
>Thank Solaris it didn't open
"Moneybags! Moneybags! You won't believe it!"
>Sophia Parlance smiles brightly at the pony under her
"Sophia! Get off me! You know I hate it when you do that!"
"Oops, sorry, Moneybags."
>Sophia gets off the green mare, and helps her to her hooves
>Meanwhile, a blue unicorn joins walks into the room from the next, her eyes filled with tears
"She's right, Missus, a most wondrous thing has happened! Oh, how I cried when I though we'd never see her again, that we'd lost a friend! But she's returned!"
>Missus Moneybags straightens her hat
"Wait, you don't mean..."
>Sophia and Rocket both nod
>A smile forms on Moneybags's lips
"In the meeting room?"
>The other mares nod again
>Moneybags grins, and begins her stride towards the meeting room
"Sophia, Missus, I'm so very sorry, but I will join you later. I..."
>Rocket sniffs
"I used the last of the tissues! I'm so sorry, now you must do without them! It was selfish of me, using them like that!"
>Moneybags pulls a wad of bit notes from one of her pockets, and tosses it to Rocket
"Ah, no biggie, they were cheap ones anyway. Here, buy a whole load. The expensive ones."
>Rocket wipes a tear away, and leaves the building
>Meanwhile, Moneybags and Sophia make their way to the meeting room
>One pony shaking with joy, one pony counting how many bits she has left in her pockets
>Moneybags opens the door, and was greeted by a sight she hadn't seen since...
>Well, since too long
>In the seat by which a snowglobe had been standing during the last meeting, a griffin had taken place
>Her cold blue feathers radiate an air of literal coolness, and she's idly playing with the dark blue plume on her tail
>She looks up at the two ponies, here eyes slowly widening in disbelief
"Moneybags!"
"Snowglobe!"
>The two ponies run up the triumvirate's fourth member
"Snowglobe, look, I made you a drawing!"
>Snowglobe rolls her eyes
"I know, it's me, you showed me a minute ago."
>Moneybags sits down in her usual seat, smiling
"So, how have you been doing? Where have you been, anyway?"
"Oh... Places."
" 'Places', sure... Anyway, how've you been?"
>Snowglobe smirks
"More like, who ha-"
>Sophia slams her hoof down on the table
"I know! I'm gonna draw a group hug!"
"Why not, I dunno, do a group hug?"
"Ew, Snowglobe, that's gay."
>A surprised expression on her face, the griffin taps the tabletop with her claws a bit
"So, anyway, how have I been? Heh, more like, who have I been! Doing."
>Moneybags facehoofs
"At least tell me you got consent."
"Oh, you know I don't do that. Last time I tried, I ended up covered in spaghetti."
>Sophia looks up from preparing her colouring set
"Spaghetti? I can draw that!"
>Snowglobe dismisses the idea with a wave of her claw
"It's okay, Parlance."
>Moneybags smiles for a just a second, before leaning forward, a devious grin forming on her face
"Now, on to business. Shady business..."