- =Fracture 4=
- >You were sitting in the back of the carriage as it rolled and bounced through town.
- >Inside the car with you are two ponies and a Diamond Dog.
- >+Dust Bowl. Rock Wrecker. Rex.+
- >Dust peers out the window. "Ya think it'll be a good haul?"
- >"Ought to be, this'n here's the biggest bank this side of the Main Line." Wrecker answers.
- >They both continue to look over the town. "Gonna be a lotta guards there..."
- >"Guards not problem. We break." Rex says.
- >Wrecker laughs. "Heh. Could always bring in a dragon or two..."
- >You feel your heartbeat quicken.
- >Easy...keep it together.
- >+Remain calm.+
- >"Dunno, all them dragons up North got killed by SOMETHING."
- >"That happen years ago, pony. Need to not be scared of ghosts."
- >"It killed DRAGONS, dog. Dozens. I think I'm in my right mind to be a bit scared.
- "You're in your right mind to shut up. We're almost there."
- >Your three companions shut up and steel themselves as the carriage pulls into an alley.
- >Stupid kids...
- >Your thoughts take on a blue hue.
- >+They are un-tempered.+
- >Think they'll screw it up?
- >+Their potential for damage is high.+
- >"Well I like em, they have the same disposition."
- >+Their disposition is irrelevant in this situation.+
- >:And why is that? Why can't we have some concrete partners for once?:
- >You know why.
- >+Because we do not wish to be caught.+
- >:Because meeting new people is fun!:
- >*Because they'll die.*
- >...
- >Enough. We're here.
- >The carriage stopped and opened its door.
- "Faces."
- >Your companions pull red bandanas over their mouths and hair as they step out of the carriage.
- >Alright, let's be bad guys.
- -Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeh7d53EX_Q-
- "Go! Now!"
- >Dust runs into the recently blown vault as Rex and Wrecker check the windows.
- >"Deputies be here soon!"
- "I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME!" you snap.
- >You hold your axe to the neck of the clerk in front of you.
- "You're lucky this hasn't gone tits up, meat."
- >The clerk rapidly blinks her eyes, quietly regretting hitting the silent alarm.
- >You throw a sack at her.
- "Fill this with bits. Now."
- >The mare nervously opens the draws and begins shoveling bits into it.
- >Wrecker walks through the crowd of cowering bank go-ers.
- >"Now all y'all stay down! We're just a few men lookin' to make a living! Aint no reason for somep0ny to do something they're gonna regret!"
- >You glance out over the crowd, your thoughts going blue again.
- >Sitrep.
- >+The stallion near the tellers line is large and carries himself well, he is our biggest threat.+
- >+The young mare near the door has been glaring at us for the past four and a half minutes, she may attempt to impede escape.
- >Anything else?
- >+The sheriff's office is six blocks from here. If the alarm was tripped four minutes ago, they will be here within the next forty seconds.+
- >Always so nice to live in a town where you can feel safe!<
- >Shut it.
- "Hurry up back there!"
- >Dust runs out with the sacks of bits in his magical grip. "We're good!"
- "Lookout!"
- >"Lawmen here!"
- >You glanced out the window, two deputies came dashing into the bank while the remainder stayed outside.
- >You grab the half filled bag of bits from the clerk and run to the rear of the bank.
- "Out the back! All of you!"
- -Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC1RQy0bu04-
- >You toss the loot into the rear of the carriage and signal for the rest of the gang to hop in.
- >Once everyone was inside, you lean out the window to the driver.
- "GO!"
- >The old bastard and his grandkids earn their keep as they rocket out of the alley and down the road out of town.
- >The deputies all jump at the sight and rush back to their own carriages to give chase.
- >As you and your pursuers exit the town limits the lawmen's greater speed become apparent.
- >The chariots race up next to you and slam their wheels against you.
- >:Gah!:
- >+Those need to be destroyed.+
- >You throw open the window and lean halfway out towards the carriage.
- >You swing your axe at the deputies as they try to harry your carriage.
- >One gets it across the nose and another gets bashed in the head with the broadside.
- >A particularly daring stallion attempts to grab you by the wrist and drag you out.
- >+Throw him.+
- >You twist your hand and grab the stallion by the hoof before pulling the hoof and body attached to it down.
- >The deputy rolls and skips along the ground behind you, making his compatriots pull back to save him.
- >*GO FASTER.*
- "SPEED IT UP, OR YOU DON'T GET PAID!"
- >The family pulling your cart takes it into high gear and pulls away from the lawmen.
- >You flip your axe back into your hands and aim.
- >This had to be perfect...
- >+Wait...+
- >The two remaining sheriff carts line up perfectly.
- >+Now!+
- >You toss your axe at the wheel of the lead chariot, shattering it and causing the vehicle to skid on the ground.
- >The chariot behind slams into the lead one and sent both of their occupants sailing into the air.
- >You pull yourself back inside as your chariot sails over a hill further into the mountains.
- >The carriage screeches to a stop in front of a rundown shack next to a large mesa.
- >You and your partners-in-crime hop out as the family pulling you collapse on the ground to rest.
- >Dust laughs as he trots into the house, bit bags in magical grip. "Did you see the looks on their faces when we burst in? Priceless!"
- >*This one is good.*
- >Dust dumps the bags out on a very large table.
- >In moments, the four of you are counting the total up.
- >Wrecker lets out a low whistle. "Damn...one and a half mill..."
- >:HA! WE'RE RICH!:
- >*Money is of no value...*
- >:Hmph! Spoilsport.:
- >The four of you begin dividing up the bits between yourselves, making sure to leave a large pile for your driver.
- >Paying a driver well would ensure a good job from them.
- >As you all collect your agreed upon number of bits, you saw that there was still a huge pile left on the table.
- >"What that pile for." Rex asks.
- >"S'for the boss, idiot." Wrecker says. "The guy who planned this here heist."
- >Dust pushes the boss's bits into a bag. "I hear that he's some big problem for the law out here, that he keeps pullin' these jobs and no one can stop him."
- >"Just some walkin' disaster area for the entire Mild West."
- >Rex throws his bag over his shoulder. "Hear he was ex-royal guard. That why can can't get caught. Knows all tactics they use to catch him."
- >*Idiot kids.*
- >You scrape your share of the bits into your bag. [spoiler][/spoiler] "You shitlords really want to know who the boss is?"
- >The three of them look between each other and you before nodding.
- >You reach into your pocket and throw something onto the table.
- >The three of them are so focused on it that they don't notice you grab the boss's bag.
- >Resting on the table in its place was the rusted and dirty badge of a royal guard commander.
- >You yank the badge by its chain back to your hand as you step out.
- "Good job today, boys. Might be seeing you around."
- >As you leave, Dust runs to the door. "But...why'd you risk your neck if you were the ringleader of this!?"
- >You toss the drivers their share and glare back at him hollowly.
- "Boredom, mostly."
- >It was later now, much.
- >Luna's moon hung high in the sky as you walked.
- >With your bag of bits over your shoulder, you thought.
- >We can't go back there for a while.
- >+Five months would be a fair estimate.+
- >:We said that about Cowpenhagen and look what happened there.:
- >+Cowpenhagen was an exception, we could not have known that stallion would become mayor.+
- >:Let alone that he'd hold a grudge...:
- >What about moving forward?
- >*Find me something to fuck.*
- >:There he goes again...:
- >*DON'T TEST ME, YOU GREEN IDIOT.*
- >All of you calm down.
- >One foot in front of the other for now.
- >+We need to dump this money, it will draw attention. A replacement weapon will come in handy as well.+
- >:Another axe!:
- >+We also need to lay low.+
- >*Need more work. Need to stay active.*
- >What we need is a friend...
- >You stop mid stride and stare towards the Northwest.
- "Appleoosa..."

