Title:           Roseluck the Mob Boss
Author:          InstantCoffee
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First Edit:      Thursday 8th of January 2015 04:52:42 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Last edit on: Thursday 19th of February 2015 12:40:45 AM CDT

>Night descends over Equestria as its inhabitants turn to the comforts of sleep. The moon slowly ascends into the heavens, joining its tiny, sparkling companions for another night together.
>Roseluck, however, is awake. Very wide awake, in fact. And she's not in a very good mood.
>To her sides are a colt and a mare, both wearing black so as to minimize visibility. Embroidered on the collars is a single rose.
>One of them holds up a lantern to reveal a bound, trembling mare kneeling on the grass. She looks like she's going to make a mess of herself at any second.
>After a couple minutes of silence, Roseluck tears off the gag, causing the prisoner to whimper a bit.
>"Ms. Petunia, I'm very disappointed in you," she begins. "I gave you a simple assignment. All you had to do was to transport the cherry blossoms to me, yet I don't have them. Why is that, Ms. Petunia?"
>"I-it wasn't my fault, boss," Petunia struggles to get out, her voice shaking. "I w-was robbed."
>"That's what they all say," Roseluck says with a sigh, rubbing a temple with a hoof. "Yet it turns out that they always robbed the shipments for themselves. They stole from me."
>"I didn't rob you, I swear!" she screams.
>"Quiet!" Roseluck hisses. "Do you want to wake up all of Equestria?"
>Petunia looks down and starts to cry, tears streaming down her dirty face.
>"I can't believe I'm giving up sleep for this," Roseluck groans, taking a deep breath. "Very well. I'll play along."
>She puts a hoof underneath Petunia's chin and raises it up, forcing her to look into her cold, unblinking eyes.
>"So tell me. Who stole the shipments then?"
>"It was the...the...the Bluebell Brothers!"
>Roseluck raises an eyebrow.
>"The Bluebell Brothers?" she says with a scoff. "The 'Blueballs' have been out of business for months."
>"I know w-what I saw," Petunia says, sniffling. "I'd recognize them anywhere."
>"You're lying, Petunia."
>"I'm not. I swear to Celestia herself."
>Roseluck smirks. Her henchmare comes up with a bound pony with a bag over her head.
>"Oh really?" she asks. "Then why did I hear a different story from..."
>She pulls off the bag, revealing another rather disheveled mare.
>"...your little friend here?"
>Petunia's eyes widen in shock as soon as she sees the other prisoner.
>"V-violet? What did they do to you?"
>"I'm sorry, Petunia," Violet says between sobs. "They forced me into the bunny cage."
>"I'd love to let you two catch up to each other," Roseluck says. "But unfortunately it's getting rather late. Your reunion can continue...in the bunny cage."
>"Not again!" Violet screams.
>"Please, anything but the bunnies! Anything!" Petunia pleads hysterically, a fresh flood of tears pouring out of her eyes.
>"Betrayal isn't to be taken lightly. You did this to yourselves." Roseluck responds curtly. "Take them away."
>"Yes, ma'am."
>The colt and the mare move the sobbing traitors onto a cart and head away from Ponyville. They soon disappear into the horizon, and Roseluck heads back into town.
>"It's not easy being on top."
 
>The sun is beginning its ascent over Ponyville, its residents starting their usual morning routines.
>Lily and Daisy drowsily descend the stairs in their shared home, their eyes half-open and their manes messy.
>"Rise and shine!" a voice calls from the living room. "I have a surprise for you girls!"
>The two sleepy mares reach the bottom and find Roseluck with a large assortment of beautiful pink plants around her. Their eyes open in shock as their mouths hang open.
>"Are those..." Lily manages to get out.
>"Cherry blossoms?" Daisy finishes.
>Roseluck nods her head, a big smile on her face.
>"Yep! They just came in this morning! I heard that this was the perfect time of year for them. Aren't they pretty?"
>"How did you manage to get them?" Daisy asks. "Cherry blossoms are hard to find."
>"Oh," Roseluck says with a wave of her hoof. "It wasn't exactly easy. We can set them up later, though. I made you all breakfast!"
>"Aww, you're too nice, Roseluck," Lily says. "I don't know what I'd do without you."
>"Anything for my bestest friends in the whole world!" Roseluck chirps as she enters the kitchen.
>"Is it even possible for Rose to be mean?" Daisy asks as she and Lily start to follow her in, careful so as not to trample on the new flowers.
>Lily laughs.
>"Our Roseluck? Mean? Pfft. Yeah, right."