"Mysterious Masked Girl Saves The Day Again." Rarity, who was reading the morning edition of the saturday newspaper, read the headline out loud. "The locals have given her the title 'The Mysterious Maiden Do Well'." she placed the newspaper on the table she and her friends were sitting at inside Sugarcube Corner, looking at the picture that was taken of the masked girl, standing on top of a building with her hands on her hips. "I have no idea who this girl is, but the design of her costume is simply gorgeous!"

"I don't trust her!" Rainbow Dash said while crossing her arms. "I bet she doesn't even care about the people she saves, she's just doing that to show off."

"Ya show off all the time an' ya don't see us complainin', do ya, Dash?" Applejack asked. Rainbow Dash didn't replied, she just groaned and looked away. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie giggled.

"Well, maybe she's just a nice person." Sunset Shimmer suggested while pulling the newspapaer closer to read it. "Helping those in need just for the sake of doing good deeds, you know?"

"Then why hide her face behind a mask?" Rainbow Dash asked. "What if she's a wanted criminal who doesn't want to be recognized?"

"Maybe she's just shy." Fluttershy suggested.

"Or maybe she's a creature from another dimension who feeds off the evil energy of all the bad guys she defeats, getting stronger and stronger until she is powerful enough to take over the world and become our almighty overlord!" Pinkie Pie said.

"I don't think it's anything that extreme, Pinkie Pie." Sunset Shimmer said. "Maybe she just wants to keep her identity a secret so that the bad guys won't harm her loved ones!"

"Ah agree with Sunset." Applejack said.

"It does sound more likely than the others." Rarity added.

"There's something about her, though." Fluttershy said. "She looks so... Familiar! It's like I know her or something, except that I don't! That didn't made sense, I know, but I can't find any other words to express this feeling."

"Now that you mention it..." Rarity said, grabbing the newspaper from Sunset Shimmer's hand to look at the picture once again. All the girls started thinking about what Fluttershy just said, except Sunset Shimmer, who pulled the collar of her shirt, which was sticking to her skin due to her cold sweat.

"Yeah, I got nothing." Dash said. All the others nodded. Sunset tried to conceal a sigh of relief.

After their little break at Sugarcube Corner, the girls were walking back home together. They screamed when they heard gunshots coming from the other side of the street and hid in an alley. Sunset Shimmer peeked from behind the dumpster and saw that the bank on the other side of the street was being robbed by three men wearing masks and holding revolvers; the first was wearing the mask of an owl, the second was wearing the mask of a monkey smoking a cigar and the third was wearing a hockey mask. She immediately got up and prepared to run.

"Where are ya going?" Applejack whispered as loudly as she could. "There are people with guns there!"

"I'm going to the police station." she said.

"I have my cellphone right here, darling!" Rarity said, grabbing her phone from within her purse. "You don't need to--"

"There's no time!" after three deep breaths, Sunset Shimmer ran as fast as she could.

"Wait, don't--" Rainbow Dash tried to stop her, but it was too late. "Dang it, Sunset!"

"Well, at least they didn't see her." Fluttershy said.

"Whether she goes in there or not, I'm still calling the police." Rarity said while typing "911" on her phone.

While Rarity explained the situation to the operator, the other four watched the bandits forcing the poeple in the bank to place all their money in bags. Applejack tried to go there and stop them herself, but was held back by her friends. It didn't take long for something unexpected to happen:

Inside the bank, a vent on the ceiling fell on top of the bandit wearing the hockey mask, followed by a girl wearing a purple spandex suit with a large collar, dark blue boots and gloves, a cape, a mask and an utility belt with a buckle with the letter "M" on it. The bandit under her feet was kocked out cold, but there were two men left to deal with.

"It's the Maiden!" the one wearing the owl mask said. "Shoot her!"

Both robbers pointed their guns at her, but she jumped and kicked both in the face at the same time. They clutched their noses in pain, and the Maiden took this opportunity to give the monkey mask man an uppercut. He fell to the floor, dropping his gun. She quickly turned around and kicked the owl mask man in the stomach, followed by another jump, this time hitting his jaw with her knee. He fell down, dazed.

The monkey mask man recovered a little and grabbed his gun, then pointed it at Maiden Do Well. She grabbed his wrist and forced his arm up, making him shoot the ceiling. She hit the joint of his arm with her knee, making him yell in pain and drop his gun. Maiden Do Well looked around, making sure all the criminals were still down and that there were no more robbers hiding anywhere else.

"Maiden Do Well saved us!" one of the clients said, followed by all the other clients and employees cheering. Maiden Do Well saluted them and jumped, climbing back into the open vent she came from moments before the police car sirens could be heard. The police officers entered the bank, ready to subdue the criminals, only to find them on the floor, already subdued.

"I'm sorry, officers, but Maiden Do Well already beat you to it!" one of the clients said with a smile on his face.

Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Rarity were standing on the other side of the street, their mouths hanging open after that display of strenght and skill.

"That... Was... So... Awesome!" Rainbow Dash said.

"That Mysterious Maiden Do Well sure do pack a punch, don't she?" Applejack said.

"I know, right? She was like whoosh, and kick, and punch, and the bad guys were like 'shoot her', but then she was like 'nuh uh' and more punch and kick, then the bad guys were like 'oh nooooo' and then turn and pose and YEAH!" Pinkie Pie said, finishing her retelling of the events with a jump.

"I'm just glad everyone is okay." Fluttershy said. "Well, except the robbers. They don't look so good!"

Sunset Shimmer returned once all the bandits had been cuffed and taken away.

"Sorry for taking so long, the station was pure chaos." Sunset said. "And looks like I missed all the action. Boy, I'd love to see the Maiden in action!"

"The Maiden, huh?" Rainbow Dash said, getting uncomfortably close to Sunset Shimmer. "And how exactly did you know the Maiden was here? She arrived after you left and left before you got here. How do you know that?"

"Uhhhh, I... I heard people talking on my way back here, that's how I knew!" she said with a smile that looked very forced.

"Oh, yeah? That's a likely story, Maiden Do Well!"

Pinkie, Fluttershy, Applejack and Rarity gasped.

"Is... Is it true? Are you the Mysterious Maiden Do Well?" Fluttershy asked.

"I... I... Uh..." Sunset Shimmer looked up and smiled. "If I'm the Maiden, then who is that?"

The five girls turned around and looked at the roof of the bank, where the Mysterious Maiden Do Well was standing. Once she noticed that she was being watched, she turned around and ran, disappearing from their sight.

"She is sooooo coooool..." Pinkie Pie said. Rarity and Applejack nodded.

"So, does that mean you'll drop all charges against me?" Sunset asked with a sheepish grin.

After then sun had set, Sunset Shimmer left her apartment and went to a house a few blocks away from there. She knocked on the door three times.

"Come in, it's unlocked." the voice of a girl coming from inside the house said. Sunset entered and closed the door behind her, locking it. She went to the bedroom of the owner of the house, a girl who was sitting on her bed, reading a book. She was wearing a white shirt and blue-green shorts, revealing the bandages wrapped around her right thigh, which had a small bloodstain.

"What happened to your leg, Trixie?" she asked, appraching the girl's leg to inspect the bandages closely.

"Remember when the guy shot the vent? I didn't exactly get out of there unharmed." Trixie explained.

"Oh, Trixie, I'm so sorry! If I knew you were there, I would have forced him to point his gun somewhere else. Did the bullet...?"

"Nah, it just grazed my leg. I'll be fine! But did you know that getting shot hurts like hell? I couldn't even strike a pose to draw the attention of your friends."

"Yes. Yes, I do, Trixie!"

"Oh, right. I forgot, I'm sorry!"

"You 'forgot'?" Sunset raised an eyebrow. "I thought you said that was the most important night of your life and that you would never forget it!"

"Hey, a guy pressed a knife to my throat, I was in shock, it's only normal for my memories to be a little blurred!"

"Yes, I suppose you're right." Sunset said, lying down on the bed beside her, sighing. She reached into her pocket and retrieved a white disk the size of her palm with a black letter "M" on it. "Want me to tell you all the details?"

Trixie closed the book, placed it on her bedside table and lied down on her side, looking at Sunset Shimmer. "If you really want to..."

"Alright then! It all started on a full moon night..."

Author's Notes:

Surprise! New fanfic on the making, just waiting for you to read it. And if you're wondering why Adagio Dazzle is on the cover, just wait and you'll see!

And next chapter will be a good, old flashback! But I promise there will be only two flashbacks here. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!