"Hey, Later?"

"What is it, Scootaloo?"

"I'm impressed with how you got us through the guards on the outside of town by going through the bushes..."

"Mhm."

"And I must admit, I wasn't expecting that there would be that unlit shortcut in between the houses back there..."

"Mhm."

"But I'm kinda having a hard time trying to figure out how you're planning on getting us into the police station," Scootaloo finished whispering. She stood packed between Mochi and Even Later as they huddled close within a particularly large bush; the tips of branches scratched at her legs, but Scootaloo knew she couldn't so much as move suddenly or else they'd be caught.

"I was wonderin' that myself," Mochi chimed in, lowering her head. "The place is swarming with guards—guess they ain't out there lookin' for us like you thought they'd be."

"Really?" Later asked in a strained tone, popping her head up out of the bush. It returned even quicker than it had left, if that was possible. "Crap crap crap crap..."

Scootaloo raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? Your only plan was to hope that there wouldn't be guards here?"

"Well... um... yeah!" Later whispered loudly. "I mean, what else would I have planned? Getting in there with all those guards skulking around is nigh on impossible!"

"It can't be impossible," Mochi said. "There's gotta be, like, a back entrance or something where they don't have guards."

"There is one, but it sounds an alarm if you open the door. Trust me, I know from experience." Later sighed and put her face in her hooves. "Ugh... we're gonna get caught and it's all my fault."

"Stop moping," Scootaloo snapped. "We're going to find a way in, whether you know how to or not." She reached around to her saddlebags and felt around for a moment until she found what she was looking for. "Oh, awesome," the filly said as she pulled out the small object. When Mochi and Later gave her confused looks, she explained: "I still have this dumb hairclip that I found on... this weird ship. I used it there to unscrew some of the vents, so I figure I could do the same here."

Mochi nodded. "That's a great idea, actually."

Without waiting for Later's reply, Scootaloo shuffled forward, rustling the bush's leaves as she left it. Mochi made to follow her.

"Erm, you gals are just going to waltz out there? Are you trying to get seen?"

"They're not patrolling the side of the building," Scootaloo replied, "so if there's a vent here, I'm sure I can get it unscrewed without attracting any attention. If not, we'll go back to plan B."

Later blinked. "What's plan B?"

It was Mochi that replied. "Plan B is always the same in these types of things... get captured and then find your way out from the inside."

"Well, we can't afford that," Later replied, rolling her eyes.

"Then get looking!" Scootaloo whisper-yelled. She was already prodding at the completely dark wall, feeling around for some trace of metal. Later had no choice but to pop her head and then the rest of her body of the bush carefully and then tap around for one as well.