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My Little Pony: Cyberpunk is Magic

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Jin chuckled.
"I'm sure they will.  So, umm...perhaps after Pinkamena returns, and once you're off of work...would you perhaps like to go for dinner or drinks or something?"
He asked smoothly...


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"Drinks? Dinner?" Vinyl asked back, seeming to be a bit suprised by being asked out by that.  As first, she did have to mull it over with the pros and cons before looking to Jin again "But....why me? I mean, I'm sure there are better ponies around here than just...me"


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Jin smiled softly.
"Because there's just something about you that's just...wonderful.  Something that just draws me to you, I guess.  Plus, you're gorgeous, talented, and above all...you're just...so amazing."
He said, blushing slightly...


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Vinyl just stood there, mouth agape a bit as just spoke to her like that.  Though she shook her head a little bit and had to at least say something back to him to break the silence between them.  But the question was, what could she say to him "Um, I guess we could go for dinner or something along those lines...." she finally spoke with a small nervous little laugh.


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Jin smiled and gave her cheek a quick nuzzle.
"Excellent.  Then I'll stick around and help you out until then."
He whispered...


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"Yeah, cause if another fight breaks out here over....Celestia knows what....geez....Pinkamena will kill me if something happens to her cafe..." Vinyl again, nervously chuckled, feeling a bit of discomfort with that thought in her mind.


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Jin smirked.
"Well, we can't have that.  It'd kind of kill the evening, don't you agree?"
He chuckled...


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"Well yeah, I mean, if I'm dead...then yeah, I wouldn't be able to go to dinner with you....and all that...." Vinyl again, chuckled nervously the idea still in her head.  After all, Pinkamena did, in a way, freak her out.


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(Undercity)

Silver nodded. He saw a building with a flickering neon sign. The sign read "Sol" - a hole was blown through the sign - "Tavern". "This it?" he asked. The laser borers on his flank deployed with a dull clank.

He then looked around and noticed that Anne was missing. "Anne? Where are you?"

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Anne Foe was inside an alleyway where a pony peddling some illegal drugs had dragged her into.

She ignored the intoxicated Earth Pony and walked out of the alley.

Unfortunately, the pony was addicted to Heart's Truth - a powerful and addictive herbal stimulant that also had tendency to make the user quite violent.

She felt something slam into side as the strung-out pony body slammed her, sending her flying into some trash cans.

Anne shook herself off and telekinetically hurled the trash cans aside to see the pony rearing and pawing the ground in preparation to charge.

She fired both her magnetic launchers at the same time, embedding both explosive quarrels into the pony, where they detonated, instantly killing the addict.

She sighed and walked out of the alleyway.

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(Celestia Institute)

Twilight Sparkle had finished explaining everything about the implant that she had developed. "Now anypony, have questions?" she asked.

Spike kept an eye out for trouble; not only was he Twilight's assistant, he was also her bodyguard.

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(Rarity Mining Institute)

"Pinkamena, perhaps you misunderstand. I am the owner of one of Ponyville's most powerful companies. If needed, I can buy off anyone I damn well please. I would prefer to do things the legal way, but when push comes to shove, well anything goes," Rarity said with a frown. She then levitated the teapot over to Pinkamena. "More tea?" she asked.


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Pinkamena stood up as she looked at Rarity "That maybe true, that you are one of the most powerful ponies around, but you still need to know....not all ponies can be trusted, after all, there are few ponies I do trust myself....you being one of them" Pinkamena spoke, ignoring Rarity's tea offer "After all, I'm just looking out for those that I do trust....as I'd hate for anything to happen to yourself for any careless behaviour you may tend to show"

The pink pony stepped up to Rarity, stopping short of her, her own muzzle just inches away from Rarity's muzzle as she did grin slightly, her eye twitching just a little bit "So, do me a favour....and be careful on which ponies you do speak with" she leaned in a bit more, their noses almost touching.


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Something about Pinkamena's tone and her words made Rarity uncomfortable. She discretely powered up a magi-bolt thrower disguised as a bracelet on her right foreleg. "In the time that I have met the Ravens, they have not done anything to earn my suspicions.


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Pinkamena had yet to move away from Rarity as she remained still, justinches away from the unicorn as she did snort just lightly "Very well then, but I would still advise you to be careful, wouldn't want that pretty little face of yours to get scratched, now would we?" she chuckled lightly and in turn, actually kissed Rarity, right upon the mouth a bit softly.

Yet, as Pinkamena stepped back after said kiss, she just grinned lightly all the while, whether that kiss was suppose to be a real, passionate one or just a fake sign of affection was rather hard to tell in general.


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The two masked ponies looked over at him.
"Pu' those away.  We don' wanna start any trouble in there.  We jus' ask fer information.  Nothin' else."
The second of the two said as the first one pushed the door open...


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Silver nodded and retracted the laser borers as he followed the two ponies inside.

The interior was dimly lit and it smelled of alcohol and poison joke. A corner of the bar was occupied by two Unicorns playing darts.

A female Cylacorn was apparently trying to seduce some of the other ponies present.

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"Pinkamena," Rarity said icily. "I have some business to attend to."

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Pinkamena just chuckled back "Very well then, but as I said....be careful....we'll talk again at another time" she smirked lightly at Rarity, stepping towards her again "Trust me on that, but for now, I have to get back to my cafe again, hopefully Vinyl Scratch hasn't screwed anything up while I've been gone" she told her, as if she was ready to kiss Rarity once again, but instead, she turned around and simply started to walk off again, the grin upon her face all the while.

"So...the Ravens do have Sweetie Belle....makes me wonder what they really want with her in the end" Pinkamena spoke to herself, still seeming to just grin away as she walked on still.


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The first masked pony nonchalantly walked through the bar, stopping at the bar itself and tapping a hoof on it.
"'Ey.  We're lookin' fer information on a certain pony named Dawn.  'Eard she was seen in 'ere."
He said as the bartender looked over at him.  
"We heard that name from outside.  Never saw here here though.  Saw somepony dash through here holding a Unicorn mare, though."
He responded, using his magic to wipe a mug...


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Silver approached the bar and ordered some beer. "So did this Unicorn mare have a pink and purple mane and a white coat?" he asked.

Anne walked into the bar. "Sorry I'm late," she said.




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The bartender nodded, levitating a beer over to Silver.
"As a matter of fact, she did.  Whoever grabbed her took her outside, then there was what sounded like some hell of a fight, then it got real quiet.  After things settled down though, I did hear someone mention the name Dawn.  Sounded like a Gryphon."
He replied, then looked over to Anne.
"Anything I can getcha?"
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It had taken her sometime, but Dawn had finally found a restaraunt and in turn, placed a reservation down there before leaving said restaurant and stood outside for a moment as she glanced up at the sky.  It seemed to getting late as her wings extended again as she had to now, find out where the entrance to the Ravens were, so that she could go and get Sweetie Belle.

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Pinkamena stood outside, not far from Rarity's mining industry, looking into a puddle in order to speak to Pinkie Pie this time.

"That was rather....generous of you, looking out for Rarity, I thought you hated everypony around" Pinkie Pie spoke up.

"Don't remind me, just think of it as a gesture of niceness, or whatever it is you want to call it" Pinkamena replied back "But it is true, those Ravens, I still do not trust them"

"But they do keep the order around the Undercity and all that and....why did you kiss Rarity anyway?" Pinkie narrowed her eyes a little.

"I have my reasons as to why, but until then, we do have to get back to my cafe, if Vinyl has screwed up anything....she is dead meat" Pinkamena sneered as she started back for her cafe again.


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Gilda smirked as she watched Dawn from a high-up cloud.
"Heh...glad that she picked a good place for dinner."
She chuckled softly to herself...