Ok I really, really hate this mare, normally my time in the gardens is spent relaxing, sleeping and planning my next victims, but she just doesn’t let up.

“So why did you join the guard anyway?” She asked as she sat across from me having taken off her helmet to get more comfortable.

“I could as you the same question” I answered not even bothering to open my eyes.

“Aww come on just answer the question, what; did you always dream about being the big hero of equestria?” she said mockingly “or maybe you heard the call to serve your country”

“If you must know I joined because it's the only job that interested me” I lied well only half lied the job did interest me, but not for the reasons most ponies join the guard.

“Oh yeah well, doesn’t seem like it to me” she looked directly at me “I mean what serious guard sneaks away from job every chance he gets to sit in the gardens?” She said pointing her hoof at me.

I opened my eyes and looked at her “How do you know I come out here every chance I get if this is the first time we’ve meet?” I asked suspiciously, who was this mare?

She back peddled her face scrunched as she tried to find some words, “ I-I do a lot of patrols around here y-yeah and I see you all the time”.

She was lying it was obvious, but why? Was she keeping tabs on me, how long has she been watching me. I tensed up and scooted away from her “ look I have to go, so miss Nocte I suggest you do the same before we both get busted for slacking off,” I stood up placing my helmet on, before making for the exit Furtus Nocte i'll definitely need to look into her.

--Lower Canterlot--
The scene was gruesome to say the least one stallion cut down in an alleyway, in broad daylight. Several witnesses say they heard a stallion scream that was when we stumbled upon the victim an earth pony stallion, his head sporting a wicked gash right down the middle between his eyes. Blood sprayed across the scene, whoever had done this was a sick individual indeed.

“Alright I want this alleyway swept for any evidence that we can find” captain broad slash ordered. “ And somepony find me Double Edge!” He said before leaving the alley.

“I’m here captain what do you need?” I said running on the scene having been alerted to the murder.

“Edge where the hell have you been this was your section of the city, but reports say there was no guard in this area all morning!” He yelled the veins in his head popping out, and his eyes sporting a nice red tinge.

“Look chief I..”

“I don't wanna hear it, you're doing a lot of slacking off lately and i've had it up to hear with it you’re here by on suspension from duty” he took my badge off my chestplate “ Until such a time that I feel you can resume your duties like a proper guard and not like a lazy ass hole, now get out of here this is a closed crime scene.” He turned around and left.

I couldn’t believe it I never thought this would happen as much as I didn’t like my job it was the only way got ahold of the information I needed to do my work and now I was cut off from it. I could feel the rage building up inside me and all I could think of was going after the captain to beat him into the ground and watch as his face twisted into a bloody mess.

I took a step towards the alley my mind clouded by rage I wanted to hurt him. I stood in the front of the alley and as soon as i saw the scene my mind shifted all the anger start to disappear. This wasn't some random murder no this was a pony like him another had popped up, but in the middle of the day?

I needed to get closer, there was no way the other guards knew I was suspended yet. I walked into the alley there and headed straight for the body it was a mess, blood splattered the wall and his brain was visible through his skull, whoever had done this was strong and fast if they were able to get away in the middle of the day.

“it's sick isn't it?”

I jumped at the voice, not noticing the pony to my side with a camera.

“Woah there easy buddy I'm just the forensics guy my names quick shot” he said showing me his I.D badge.

“Sorry I didn't see you there I was distracted by the body.”

“Yeah I understand it's a sight alright, I mean what pony could do this to another,” he said taking a shot with his camera “I mean to kill some pony so brutally like this is the work of tartrus itself.”

He continued to take pictures of the scene and the rest of the guards collected evidence there wasn't much here, nothing that I could use I would just have to wait and see.

‘But wait I'm on suspension which means I can't go through the collected evidence’ I thought ‘unless is sneak in’ I smiled to myself. Looks like the guard station is about to have a late night visiter.

Author's Note

Wow I like how this chapter came out and I'm glad to be writing this story again . Let me know if anything needs fixing and how it is