Equestrian Investigations
A Summoning Turnabout: Part 2
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Location: Luna’s Bedroom
“Thank you, Luna.” I said entering her room. On the way there, I decided to ask Luna about the different types of sentient species in Equestria. There wasn’t enough time for her to tell me everything, but she did tell me about the main types of ponies that exist. Unicorns, ponies that can use magic. Pegasus, ponies that can fly. And Earth Ponies, ponies that can neither fly or use magic but, have more stamina and work faster than the other two.
The guard that was holding me in the mean time, was able to pick up the autopsy report. Even though it didn’t list everypony separately, the differences between the bodies weren’t big enough to note.
Autopsy Report has been accepted into Journal.
Autopsy Report: Each pony was cut in the jugular, killing them. Signs indicate that the guards might have been rendered unconscious magically before death. Time of death is estimated around 11:10 PM to 12:00 PM
“You may now start your investigation. Though I doubt that you’ll find anything different than what I’ve already found. Oh ho ho. I’ll decide when you’ve had enough time playing around though.” Blueblood said.
(Ladies and Gentlemen! I present to you, the Incredible Ass! I wonder if there’s a reason why he doesn’t care about his sister at all. He won’t even share with me his findings until after I’ve completed mine. Anyways, I think it might be wise to search out all the possibilities Luna’s room has to offer. It would be best to start with the entrances and exits the killer could have used.)
I see the room before me. It’s a simple circular room, with the drawers and such around the walls and a bed that takes up about a third of the room in the middle. The walls are neatly designed with spiral patterns with a pink backround and have a cumitive total of six windows that are at least three times my height. The bodies that were laying around the bed have been taken away with only white tape as a reminder of what used to be. The only ways to get in and out of this room are the hallway we just came through and a window door that leads to a balcony outside.
Bedroom Map has been accepted into Journal.
Bedroom Map: A circular room. The only means of entrance and exit are a hallway, and a balcony.
(I should explore from every angle possible. Hmm… maybe the killer flew in here from the balcony.) I think to myself as I walk over there to check it out. After moving the curtains that were covering it away, I see the window door closed and locked. From what I can see, there isn’t anything to open the lock from the outside.
“Hey, Luna.” I say.
“Yes?” She replies.
“How often do you use the balcony to leave?”
“I usually go onto the balcony to raise the moon. After that, I leave the castle from there to go do some errands that need to be done.”
“Don’t you have servants for that?”
“There are somethings that I do, that I like to do personally.”
“If you’re wondering, there are multiple witness accounts that show this was the case at that time.” Said Blueblood.
“Just out of curiosity, is there anyone who would normally come into this room between when Luna left and when the bodies were discovered?” I ask.
“No.” Said Luna, “I like to take care of my own room. Puts a little more purposes into my life.”
(She’s a princess and she feels like she doesn’t have enough purpose in her life? I’ll have to ask about that later. Anyways, I know know that this window was originally open.)
Window has been accepted into Journal.
Window: Open when Luna first left. Closed, locked, and covered by curtains when the bodies were found. Can only be opened from the inside.
(That still doesn’t lead to any concrete facts yet though. I might as well check out some of the other things in this room.)
I turn left, and go to the mirror in the room. It’s holds a nice shine to it, like it’s constantly being cleaned. I, for the first time in a while, am able to get a good look at my face.
(Wow! My hair is a mess! Have I been screaming all about with my hair like this? This must be fixed immediately!)
“Luna!” I shout.
“Yes?” She replies.
“I need to borrow your brush! Where is it?”
“It’s right on the counter.”
(Oh thank god!) I think to myself as a pick up the brush and begin to fix my hair. (I honestly don’t understand why anyone would consider me a reasonable being with my hair like this!) As I finally put the last strands in place, I put the brush back on the counter where it used to be.
“Um…” Luna says, “It looks exactly the same.”
“Please,” I reply, “it looked hideous before.
“Are you sure?”
“Trust me, where I’m from, it’s a curse to have porcupine hair.”
She giggles a little. “Pfft. Really? You didn’t change it at all.”
(Do they not fear spiked hair in this universe!? Anyways, back to the investigation.)
I decide to go over to where each of the bodies used to lie, and examine the area. The blanket on the bed is a pinkish purple and is disturbed but for the most part clean. Also, the tape now lies where the bodies used to be. There isn’t any visible blood in sight over any of the bodies. “Hey Guard!” I shout out.
“Yes?” He replies.
“When the bodies were taken away, did they also clean up after themselves?”
“No. They should have just left everything else where it was.”
“What do you mean?” He asks with a curious stare.
“I think there’s a contradiction between this scene and the evidence.” I say with my first three right hand fingers rub my chin.
“Where is it?”
“...Something seems off with the bodies used to lay.”
“Well, you may think something is weird, but that won’t equal squat without evidence.”
(Hmm… I know something is wrong here. Maybe it’s-)
OF COURSE!
“It’s to clean!” I exclaim.
“What’s to clean?” Blueblood asks, hearing my uproar.
“Nothing.” I meekly say, trying to make him forget my scream.
“Very well then. Continue on.” He says, turning his attention away from me again.
“What is it?” The guard asks.
“Well,” I respond, “our victims here were cut in the jugular right? Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the jugular spray out a lot of blood?”
“Yes, actually. But there’s no blood here!” He finally realizes.
“Exactly, so, where did the blood go?”
(Did the killer clean up after he or she was done? Where they cut somewhere else? I wonder. Anyways, back to searching for clues.)
Taking a look at the bed itself, I notice that the sheets are red and moist while the comforter on top, is clean.
(That’s weird. Is this what Equestrian silk is like? Why this feels to moist to be comfortable. Are these what her sheets are like?)
Stopping for a second to piece together the facts I’ve just learned, I start think of a logical conclusion to some of them.
(Hmmm…. Luna’s sheets are way too moist to seem comfortable. In fact, there quite red. Maybe, the reason for this is because it’s blood! That the answers where the blood went. So that would mean, that the killer removed the comforter, and slit the victims throats on the bed.)
Bed has been accepted into Journal.
Bed: While the comforter on top is clean, the sheets underneath are moistened with blood.
(There are still somethings about this world that I still don’t know. I guess it’s as good of a time as any to get them cleared up.)
“Hey Luna!” I exclaim.
“Yes?” She replies, “Is there something that you would like to know?”
“Multiple things actually.”
“Alright,” Luna interrupts, “but may I ask a question of my own first?”
“Sure.” I say whilst shrugging my shoulders.
“Why are you doing this?”
“What do you mean?”
“Protecting me. After all, the first thing that I did when I first met you is wrongly accuse you of murder.”
“My reasoning is two-fold. One, I don’t believe somepony in here has the capability to perform an actual intelligent investigation. And, I can see that you’re too innocent to commit murder.”
“Innocent?” She says like she could be anything but.
“Yes.
First off, are there any secret things about this room that wouldn’t be known to the general public?”
“Quite a few actually. Like the fact that nothing in this room can be manipulated from the outside with telekinesis.”
“Interesting, what else?”
“There isn’t any sort of secret escape tunnel if that’s what you're wondering boy.” Blueblood interjects, “Besides, if they aren’t known to the general public, why should they be known to you?”
(This guy doesn’t want me to know anything! I don’t have a clue as to what sort of functions and security this place has. Well… I do know that any manipulation that happened to objects in this room, had to have been caused by something else in this room.)
“Fine,” Luna says, “Is there anything else you wanted to know?”
“Yeah,” I say, “why does Blueblood have this much investigative power over you?”
“Oh ho ho. Why, you may ask?” Blueblood says, “It’s because I’m the best at solving crimes in our family, so I’m the leader of investigations around here.”
“Actually,” Luna says, “it’s because when he got the position, things were a lot nicer and there wasn’t any real crime problem.”
“Why you little-” Blueblood rants.
Deciding not to focus on him, I ask, “What do you mean crime wasn’t as bad?”
“Well,” Luna says while getting a tear in her eye, “things used to be a bit more peaceful.”
“What caused change?”
“...I became... evil.” Luna says.
“WHAT!” I shout.
“It’s a long story.”
“Tell me.”
“Around a thousand years ago, me and my sister, Celestia, were both rulers of this land. However, all sorts of evil entities were trying to take over. We managed to defeat them in the end using The Elements of Harmony.”
“What are those?”
“They are arguably, the most powerful force in Equestria. Yet, they require ponies that have the same virtues as the Elements to use. Only one pony has been able to use the Elements on their own, my sister. And… It was when she had to banish me to the moon.”
“Why?”
“I got corrupted by hate and became evil. Not wanting to harm me, my sister used the Elements and did the only thing that she could do. However, I was not contained forever. A few years ago, I managed to break out of the moon and threatened to plunge Equestria into eternal darkness. Fortunately, a new group of ponies were able to find the Elements and purge me of my hate.
“Unfortunately though, since that day, crime started to go onto the rise. Next thing I knew, theft, treason, arson, and even assault were everywhere. We had the first murder trial in century’s a few years ago. And it’s all my fault. I can see it in my sister’s eyes. She blames me for all of this. And I don’t blame her for thinking that way. I feel like I’m to blame as well.
“Blueblood didn’t and still doesn’t have any skill in solving anything, he’s just the pony who was in charge before Equestra became so dark.” I can see it in her eyes. She’s trying to hold back the tears, but she can’t. (I can only imagine what she’s been through. I can’t just let her be mis-convicted on top of everything else.)
“I’m sorry Luna.” I say.
“Don’t be.” She says while sobbing. “It’s always my fault.”
“No it isn’t.”
“YES IT IS! IF I NEVER CAME BACK, THEN EQUESTRIA WOULD STILL BE IN A TIME OF PEACE! IT’S MY FAULT! IT ALWAYS IS!”
“I don’t believe that to be true.”
“W-what do you mean?”
“If you were truly evil, nothing would able to change that. If these Elements were able to take away your hate, that means it completely changed your personality, or, it was never yours to begin with. Either way, it’s that part that corrupted you that’s at fault. Not you.”
“Th-thanks.”
“Besides, I’ve done worse.”
“W-worse?”
“Yes. You may have been the indirect cause of thousands of murders, but I was the direct cause of two.”
Luna’s shocked by what I’ve just told her. She at least has stopped crying when she brings her head up and asks, “You’ve committed murder?”
“Yes. I promise you to tell you about it when I’m done here.”
She giggles a little, “I don’t get you. You’re a murderer who is now trying to defend a pony that just blamed you for a different murder?”
“I’ve accepted the fact a long time ago. I don’t care about what happens to me anymore.” I said while shrugging my shoulders. “Honestly, I’m doing this because I care more about truth now than anything else.”
(She’s innocent. This is genuine. But crying about her misdeeds won’t fix anything. I need to think this through. Hm… None of my three loose ends connect with any other to make anything concrete… AH! Maybe, if two loose ends don’t lead to anything, maybe three might! So if I consider all three parts, the killer’s method of movement, the change of the window, and how nothing can be manipulated by the outside then…)
“It’s was most likely the killer left through the hallway.” I blurt out.
“What?” Luna asks.
“Ah. Sorry, I just figured something out.”
“How did you figure it out?”
“Well, this room can’t be tampered with by magic from the outside, right?”
“Yes.”
“And when you first left this room, the window was open.”
“Correct.”
“However, the window is now locked. So that could mean either three possibilities: the window was closed by somepony who came in before the murder, during the murder, or after the murder. Yet, it’s impossible for random pony to come in and lock the window after the murder and not see the bodies. So unless you were the one who closed the windows, the windows were closed by the time the murder left the room. And the only way to leave after locking the windows, is through the hallway.”
“Interesting,” Luna remarks, “I didn’t think of it that way.”
Window has been updated.
Window: Open when Luna first left. Closed, locked, and covered by curtains when the bodies were found. Can only be opened from the inside. Killer likely closed and locked the window.
(Well, I think I’ve investigated everything in this room. Now, I make sure that the facts match up with Blueblood’s logic.)
Investigation
Complete
“Finally,” Blueblood moans, “I was just about to throw you out myself. Now, can you see why only Luna could have killed them?”
“No actually.” I reply, “I don’t see any decisive evidence that Luna’s the killer. This may be her room, but anyone could have entered it.”
“Oh ho ho. You haven’t realised it yet? Very well, I’ll tell you exactly why she’s the killer. It’s because she’s the only one with access to this room.”
“That doesn’t prove anything.”
“Then how could a pony enter here with access?”
“They... could enter here?”
“You don’t get this, do you?”
“I don’t think you get it.”
“Very well. I’ll explain it to you.”
--Access to this Room--
“I don’t think a simpleton like you would understand this, but this castle is not a public playground. There are only a number of ponies that can just walk into this castle.”
“Furthermore, this is the sleeping area for where one of the rulers of Equestria sleeps. You can’t just come in to a room like this without regal permission.”
“However, one of the few ponies that can enter this room at will, is Luna. Not only that, but her guards can to.”
“If it were anypony else, they would be arrested immediately.”
“Unfortunately, due to the deaths of all of the guards that can come in this room, there is only one pony left who would. Luna.”
“There isn’t a single way any normal pony can just enter and leave at will.”
***
“Oh ho ho.” Blueblood boasted, “There. That should be decisive enough for you.”
(Really? He really expects me to buy all of that. That doesn’t even prove anything. Who would buy into something like that?)
“Wow, he’s good.” Said the guard pony.
(Simpleton!)
“But wait,” I said, “Are you saying that only six ponies can come in here at will?”
“There are only six that could have come in here.” Blueblood confirms, “Luna’s guards can bring another guard in here as well, but since there isn’t any evidence that one could be brought in here, you get the idea. I hope.”
--Access to this Room--
“I don’t think a simpleton like you would understand this, but this castle is not a public playground. There are only a number of ponies that can just walk into this castle.”
“Furthermore, this is the sleeping area for where one of the rulers of Equestria sleeps. You can’t just come in to a room like this without regal permission.”
HOLD IT!
“And what exactly would regal permission entail?” I ask.
“Merely that either Celestia or Luna say it’s okay.” Blueblood responds.
“Really? That easy?” I pondered with a worried stare.
“There are only so many ponies that actually know either of my aunts, so there isn’t that long of a list. Plus, you would have to get in touch with them.”
“Still, is there any way to keep track of them?”
“Luna,” Blueblood asks, “did you allow anyone into your room in the past day or so?”
“No Blueblood.” Luna says looking a little sad.
“And I’ve already asked Celestia the same question if you're wondering,” Blueblood continues saying, “and her response was the same.”
“However, one of the few ponies that can enter this room at will, is Luna. Not only that, but her guards can to.”
HOLD IT!
“But what about Celestia?” I ask.
“She’s sleeping.” Replied Blueblood, “I checked, and her guards have informed me that she went to sleep at around 10:30 PM.”
(She went to sleep at 10:30? How much of a lightweight must this Celestia be?)
“So why can’t any other pony just come in here at all?”
“Oh ho ho. You really need an answer to that? Very well…”
“If it were anypony else, they would be arrested immediately.”
“Unfortunately, due to the deaths of all of the guards that can come in this room, there is only one pony left who would. Luna.”
HOLD IT!
“There is literally no other pony that could come in here?” I ask.
“Oh ho ho. No.” Blueblood simply responds.
“So, Luna only has five guards that can just come in here at will? Why is that?”
“Same reason there’s a restriction in the first place, to protect Luna.”
“But wouldn’t-”
“Don’t even try to say that one of the other guards did it, since they group up in pairs.”
“Then-”
“I asked all the guards, they didn’t see anything suspicious heading towards Luna’s room.”
(Really? All of them? That quickly? How on earth… no, how could he at all manage to do that?)
“There isn’t a single way any normal pony can just enter and leave at will.”
OBJECTION!
“Hmph.” I said, “So there isn’t any way for a pony to get in here?”
“Not without being seen by several guard ponies along the way,” Blueblood said, “all of which each testifying not seeing anypony going to here.”
“So you're saying that no pony could enter through the window?”
“Oh please. It’s impossible to open from the outside.”
“Even though Luna testified that she left it open?”
“GAH!” Blueblood said reeling back.
“It doesn’t matter if the pony that killed them entered in here legally, after all, the pony that entered here committed murder.”
“Um… That is… Ah! Then why is the window closed right now?”
“Simple, the killer closed it before leaving.”
“And what, sneaked out of the castle without a single guard pony seeing the culprit?”
“Tell me, are your guards trained in finding a pony sneaking in, or out?”
“It doesn’t matter! They didn’t see anything!”
“That still doesn’t prove that it didn’t happen.”
“Yes, but then how did our victims fall asleep if the murderer was a pegasus? After all, pegasi can’t use magic, only unicorns can.”
“Hmph. I guess that means that one other possibility exists.”
“And what would that be?”
“If a pegasus came in here and a unicorn put our victims to sleep then that would mean, there was an accomplice.”
PREPOSTEROUS!
"I think we need to stop before you get too silly."
"Silly?"
"Yes. Why would pegusas need to be a part off the murder?"
"I don't know. However, I've just proved that your investigation was incomplete!"
PREPOSTEROUS!!!
“Oh ho ho.” Blueblood laughed, “You think what a pony could access was actually my proof of Luna’s guilt? HA! No, no, no, that isn’t it at all. There’s also what was used to actually stab them.”
“Wait, WHAT!?” I said reeling back.
“Well of course. I just wanted to see how well you would handle under… pressure. Admittedly I didn’t mean to appear so weak at first, but then again you actually found a flaw in an argument.
(Didn’t he hear how I proved MY innocence? I had to argue for that as well. Why would he even bother if he just wanted to shut me up?)
“I figured out right away from your appearance that this room is no longer secure. However, that’s not made me think it was my poor, tragic, aunt. BEHOLD!” He says while pulling out the knife that was used to kill the guards.
“Yeah, what about that?”
“I want you to look directly at the handle, if that isn’t too much for you.”
“I can see... what appears to be bite marks?”
“Yes, well, ponies that don’t have magic can’t pick up small things with their hoofs with relative ease. Thus, they bite on the object to pick it up. And even us unicorns like to pick things up with our mouths sometimes. Now, when a pony bites on an object, they get their saliva on it. And what do you know! There just happens to be saliva on the knife. So tell me, who’s saliva do you think is on this knife?”
(Oh god don’t tell me-) “...Luna’s?” I meekly manage to say.
“Well, it looks like you have an actual brain in their after all. Of course this would be natural since it is her knife, however, there's more. The handle is wet. If the handle is wet, that means she used it. And what do you think she used it for?”
“Gah!” I said whilst reeling back. “You’ve performed tests?”
“Not yet, but-”
OBJECTION!
“Then she might have not been the one to wield the knife tonight.”
PREPOSTEROUS!!!
“Oh ho ho. And you have proof that this isn’t her slivia? After all, it's her knife.”
“...No.” I say sweating.
Luna’s Knife has been updated.
Luna’s Knife: Used to stab each of the victims. There is blood all over the blade. The blood on it has already dried. Currently has saliva on the handle.
“Ha! I thought so.” Blueblood boasts, “And that should wrap up everything else you’re wondering about right?”
(Does it? I mean her DNA is on the murder weapon! How could it not have been her? Is there anything wrong with this piece of evidence? Should I raise an objection?... Hold on. If she used it and didn’t want anyone to know she used it then-)
“Wait a second!” I said slamming my foot to the ground. “Why is her saliva on the knife in the first place?”
“Oh ho ho. It’s simple really. She used it.”
“Then why didn’t she use magic to lift the knife? I’m sorry but, as long as your story has holes, it’s just a theory, and unless you can fill them in, I won’t accept your version of events.”
“Oh ho ho. You still can’t see what happened? Then I guess I’ll just fill you in on the details.”
--Blueblood’s Logic--
“After Luna raised the moon at sunset, she left to do some ‘errands’.”
“Later, she came back here and brought her most elite guards with her.”
“Then, she used her magic to make them all fall asleep.”
“She then used her mouth to pick up the knife and slit their throats.”
“She couldn’t have used magic to pick up the knife because she must have been drained.”
“Finally, she summoned you here to try and frame you so she could escape being a murderer.”
***
“There you go.” Blueblood said, “Everything all explained so that even you have a chance of getting it if you put your mind to it”
“Why are you so gung ho on your aunt being the murderer?” I asked.
“Oh ho ho. I’m not being gung ho, I’m not a hoe at all.”
“What I meant is, why are you so focused on making sure that Luna’s declared guilty for this?”
“Please, I’m not trying to set anypony up, I’m just making sure she receives the justice she deserves.”
(I can’t tell if he actually means that or he’s just doesn’t want to admit his feeling but, I can sense some real hostility coming from him. I think in order to break him, I’m going to show some definitive proof that she couldn’t have done all of that.)
--Blueblood’s Logic--
“After Luna raised the moon at sunset, she left to do some ‘errands’.”
HOLD IT!
“And what exactly did she do for her ‘errands’?” I ask.
“Oh ho ho. I have no idea.” Blueblood exclaims.
“So then you don’t know if she came back before the murder-”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“Neither do you, I might add.” Blueblood says interruptingly, “Besides, what possible connection could this have with the current case?”
“Gah!” I scream out.
(He’s got me there. I have no way of proving her actions during that time. And even if I did, they would only be useful to me if she came in after the murder.)
“Later, she came back here and brought her most elite guards with her.”
HOLD IT!
“And why did she do that?” I ask.
“Oh ho ho. To murder them of course. What other possible reason would she have of bringing them here.” He says.
“And why did she want to do that?”
“I don’t know the motives of a killer. And even if you’re suggesting she brought them here for a different reason, it still doesn’t change the end result.”
(I guess when taking account that this is all theory, I guess suggestions and small holes won’t break anything.)
“Then, she used her magic to make them all fall asleep.”
HOLD IT!
“And how much would it take for her to put them all to sleep?” I asked.
“Quite a lot.” Blueblood responded, “After all, a sleeping spell is a hard spell to do. Furthermore, she would have had to use extra energy because her guards are trained against magic like that. She would have definitely been exhausted after that.”
“So then how could she pick up the knife after that?”
“I’m sorry, the proper term is magically exhausted. She wouldn’t have been able to do magic, but she could still move around.”
“So what are you claiming she did?”
“She then used her mouth to pick up the knife and slit their throats.”
“She couldn’t have used magic to pick up the knife because she must have been drained.”
OBJECTION!
“So if I’ve got this right, the reason that she couldn’t pick up the knife with her magic, is because she was too worn out after putting them to sleep?” I ask.
“Well of course, sleep spells aren’t the easiest thing to do if you couple that with the fact that it were five elite guards who probably have training against such magics. In fact, she would have been somewhat exhausted.” Blueblood replied.
“Then I guess you’re investigation isn’t as complete as you must think it is,” I say flexing my fingers back and stretching my arms into the air, “Because if it was, then you would have found this contradiction!” Pulling back the blanket on the bed to reveal the blood underneath.
“What!” Blueblood shouts, “What is blood doing there?”
“That question should be directed at you I believe, after all, it would have been impossible for her to slice their necks, keep clean, and lift the blanket up, all while being exhausted from magic depletion!”
“Well… That… What if she just had it off in the mean time? YES! That! Explain that!”
“Yes, that would be tough to explain. After all, the bed takes up a third of the room. And thus, she wouldn’t have any room to put it.”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“She could have just folded it up!”
OBJECTION!
“Okay then let’s test it. Blueblood, try folding this blanket and put it in the room where it wouldn’t break anything or get onto any of the bodies. And may I remind you, you have to this all without magic!”
“...GAH!”
“Now Blueblood, for further points, tell me, why would the killer have to lift up this blanket in the first place?”
“To keep themself… clean?”
“Yes Blueblood, the killer would have to keep him or her self clean. However, why use the bed sheets to keep clean though?”
“Wha-what do you mean?”
“If the killer truly knew what was in this room, they would know what would easily wipe of blood without the risk of being detected found!”
“GAH!”
“There is no reason for why Luna would have used the bed to make sure that none of the blood gets on her!”
“But then, what about the knife?”
“Yes, somepony’s knife has saliva on it. We don’t know who’s but, there’s saliva on it. Tell me, what part of this points to Luna?”
“Then… maybe she used magic to pick up the blanket! She could of had some left!”
“I’m sorry Blueblood,” Luna says, “but we both know how attentive my guards can be, and how hard it actually is to get them to fall asleep on watch. It would have taken up all my magic to get them to sleep.”
“Then- AH! Oh ho ho hooo. How can some other pony also not have that same struggle?”
“What do you mean?” I ask.
“Well, if somepony were to use magic, wouldn’t they also be hindered by magical exhaustion as well?”
“Wha?”
“Ah! Yes. That must be the case. Luna, must have had remaining magic left over. It’s the only explanation that makes sense.”
“I’m ashamed Blueblood. I thought we were done with wild conjecture.”
“Oh ho ho. I am. Answer me this Luna. What were your so called errands?”
“I was just out to go buy some- AH!” Luna says as she apparently comes to a realization.
“Tell me, you human, did you know that our dear princess has problems falling asleep? Not only that, but didn’t you recently complain about your sleeping gems going missing, Luna?”
“Sleeping gems?” I ask.
“Yes. Gems that are made to make ponies fall asleep. They are mostly used for recreational use, and can be so strong, they can put a princess to sleep.”
“Do you have proof that these were used?”
“The victims fell asleep, didn’t they? It would have taken up too much of a unicorn’s magical power to do such a thing, so it must have been by a gem.”
“So what connects them to this murder?”
“Luna, you filed a report that stated that some of your gems went missing, didn’t you?”
“Yes.” Luna replied.
“But here’s what I think. I think they didn’t go missing at all. I think you just used them. Didn’t you?”
OBJECTION!
“That doesn’t prove anything!” I shout out.
PREPOSTEROUS!
“I think it does. After all, what do you think happened to gems that apparently went missing without a trace?”
“It’s still just a theory.”
“Oh ho ho. A theory, yes. A theory of the truth that is. Unless you have proof otherwise.
“Very well. May I just ask, when the gems went missing, how many gems disappeared, and how many would it take to subdue the guards?”
“To answer you question,” Luna says, “It was a week ago, about 8 gems, and since one gem could put me to sleep as long as I’m a little tired, I would assume that 8 gems would knock them out.”
Sleeping Gems have been accepted into the Journal
Sleeping Gems: Gems used by Luna to help her sleep. 8 went missing a week ago and haven’t been found yet.
“Now Blueblood, tell me, where do you think these gems are right now?”
“I don’t know. You know what, I don’t have to.”
“Then could you tell me an updated form of your logic.”
“Actually, no, I’m satisfied with the way things are now.”
“Yes, but that wouldn’t lead to the complete truth now, would it.”
“I don’t think you’re needed- I’m sorry. I don’t think you’re wanted anymore, human.”
“If you think that your theory is so great then why don’t you just tell it to me?”
“Because I don’t need to. After all, you are only in here because I willed that you could be here.”
(What! Why is he only now forcing me out!? Does he feel threatened? Have I actually instilled fear in this pony? What can I do then? Is there any way of convincing him?)
“Now come on you human. It’s time for you to go.”
(Arugh! There isn’t anything that I could possibly do! But if it ends like this, Luna might be wrongly judged!)
Blueblood picks me up using his telekinesis saying, “I guess I’m going to have to show you the way out, don’t I. Bye, bye, hum-
HOLD IT!!!
Blueblood drops me stunned by the sudden shout, Luna turns her head in surprise of what just happened, I can only look in awe at the pony that made that sudden outburst. The guard from earlier.
“I’m sorry, prince, but that is actually against the law.” The guard says.
“What... WHAT!” Blueblood shouts.
“Well... it’s just that according to investigative law, any party that has been given evidence by the investigator in charge is allowed to stay a part of the investigation until all questions are answered or said party’s comitance is beyond a reasonable dought. He was officially made part of the investigation the second you allowed him to have a copy of the autopsy report.”
“YoU GuARD!” Blueblood mumbles out as the room almost feels like it’s going to start shaking from his rage, “YOu ArE gOiNG tO pAY DEarLy fOr tHIs!” He take a deep and continues, “Very well then. HUMan, It appears that I HAVE to tell you exactly what bloody happened. However, it’s getting late, so I think this will be the last time I will share with you my logic.”
--Blueblood’s Logic Pt. 2--
“Luna went out after setting the sun to buy some sleeping gems in order to make her guards fall asleep.”
“After she came back from that, she called all 5 of her elite guards.”
“Once they arrived, she then activated the sleeping stones in order to make them fall asleep.”
“After that, she used her magic to move the lift the blanket while using her teeth to slice open their necks.”
“Finally, in order to put the blame on someone else, she summoned you here from your world.”
***
“THERE!” Blueblood shouts, “Can we all leave now!?”
“Not yet.” I said, “After all, I still get to cross-examine you.”
“FINE! But this is the last testimony that you’re going to get tonight. I may have to include you know in the investigation, but I can still at least decide when we can investigate.”
(This is going to have to be my last chance to prove Luna’s innocence. Something tells me that if I just wait until tomorrow, he may actual manipulate the crime scene in order for him to get his way. I may not see any contradictions yet, but I’m sure there must be one somewhere in his testimony. However, I’m going to need a decisive flaw in his argument to beat him.)
--Blueblood’s Logic Pt. 2--
“Luna went out after setting the sun to buy some sleeping gems in order to make her guards fall asleep.”
HOLD IT!
“Do you have confirmation of this?” I asked.
“Yes, the store owner and Luna herself. Didn’t she just admit that she bought them in front of you?”
“Is there a confirmed time for when she bought them?”
“It was around 10:15, I think.” Luna says, “There was a clock at the store that had it’s time around there.”
“Well then, where are they right now?” I asked.
“They are in police custody.” Blueblood responds, “Special precautions have to go in place with those things after all. We wouldn’t want the killer escaping. And if you’re thinking that because she didn’t use those gems, it wasn’t her, she could have just used the gems that went ‘missing’.”
“After she came back from that, she called all 5 of her elite guards.”
HOLD IT!
“Do you have any proof of Luna calling her guards here?” I asked.
“According to reports from some of her lesser ranking guards,” Blueblood says, “they received a note asking them to come her at this time.”
(A note!? Why hasn’t mentioned this before?)
“Do you have this note in question?”
“Actually yes, we found it on one of the bodies. It actually looks like he was gripping quite hard on it when he was murdered.”
“May I see it?”
“Fine. I doubt that there’s anything important on there though.”
Summons Note has been accepted into the Journal
Summons Note: Note telling the guards to come to Luna’s room.
Details: Hello there my most elite guards. There is something I must ask of you. I want you all to come into my room at 10:30 alone. This matter is of vital importance and I must request that you keep this a secret. -Luna.
“Once they arrived, she then activated the sleeping gems in order to make them fall asleep.”
HOLD IT!
“What exactly would it take to activate the gems?” I asked.
“Only that you supply it with a tiny bit of magical power.” Blueblood replies, “Even an earth pony can do it by holding it and thinking real hard.”
“Then why didn’t the killer fall asleep at that time? Wouldn’t the killer have also been subjected to the sleeping gem’s magic?”
“That would be the case, unless Luna was in a different room at the time. Since magic can neither go into this room or go out of this room, if the gems were activated in here, she wouldn’t have fallen asleep.”
“Then how could she have activated the gems?”
“It’s simple, she didn’t need to use her magic, she just used a magic timer. It’s a timer that once reaches zero, puts out a small amount of magic. That could have been what activated them.”
“Do you have proof of this?”
“Yes, if the killer was blatant enough to use their own magic to activate it, they would have fallen asleep to.“
“What about when the timer went off?”
“My guess would be sometime after 10:45. If they were asleep for longer than 30 minutes, then they could have woken up.”
“Could you please amend your theory to attest to these facts?”
“Luna must have been outside at the time and used a timer set after 10:45 or else they might have seen what she was doing.”
OBJECTION!
“Found it.” I said with a confident smile on my face..
“Found what?” Blueblood asks, “The fact that Luna’s the killer?”
“No. A contradiction big enough to cast entire doubt onto your theory.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I do have to commend you though. You did an excellent job for a pony who didn’t even look at the evidence.”
“Oh ho h-. Wait… HEY!”
“After all, you would have noticed that the note that the guard got, asked them to come at a totally different time than what is allotted.”
“WHAT!”
“According to this note, it wants the guards to come at 10:30. However, according to your logic, the guards must have come later than 10:45, at least whole 15 minutes between when they were supposed to arrive!”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“Then the logical conclusion would be that they came late!”
OBJECTION!
“So are you saying that the most highest ranking guards came late, to a request that this note said was high priority? I don’t think you have that kind of evidence on you. Furthermore, if they were set to a timer, it would activate sometime around when they would have come in. Or else the killer could risk one of the victims leaving the scene!”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“Then it must have been that the killer activated it at that time! That should answer you blind shots in the dark.”
“Unfortunately for you, you’ve already admitted why it could have only happened sometime after 10:45, and the reason is this…”
TAKE THAT!
“The autopsy report clearly states that the earliest they could have fallen asleep, is 11:10, if the timer was set up to earlier, then the autopsy would have reflected earlier wouldn’t have it?”
“So… then what do you think happened?”
“What do you mean?”
“If you’re going to pose a counter theory, then you should at least be able to explain it all the way through!”
“Very well, just give me a second to think. Okay, let’s confirm what we know to be true. A: The victims must have entered at 10:30. B: The must have fallen asleep after 10:45 in order to line up with the autopsy. C: The killer must have been outside when the timer went off.”
“But that impossible!” Blueblood shouted out.
“Unless, we consider one of these facts to be somewhat wrong.”
“But these are facts! They are by it’s definition not wrong!”
“I never said that the facts were wrong, I’m saying our way of interpreting them must have been wrong.”
“And what could that possibly be?”
“...What if, they didn’t fall asleep at 10:45?”
“What? Then how else would it be possible for the killer to have killed them without waking up?”
“Simple, they just used this to extend the time that the victims would be asleep…”
TAKE THAT!
“Another sleeping gem.”
“But sleeping gems only have one use in them. How are you suggesting that the killer pulled multiple uses out of them?”
“Simple, they didn’t use them all in one go. After all, if it takes just one to knock out a princess, I’m sure a just a few more could knock them out. After that, there would just have to be another burst in order keep them asleep.”
Sleeping Gems has been updated.
Sleeping Gems: Used to put all of the victims to sleep. A number went missing a week ago. It is likely that the gems went off in bursts from a magic timer.
“So, what does any of that prove?”
“Well, let me answer that question with another question. Why did the killer do this? What would the killer gain through this?”
“...It would give the killer more time?”
“Yes. Thus, making it so that the killer could easily frame any other pony for murder. All they needed to do is make sure that the discoverer wouldn’t find the bodies before it was too late for the autopsy report to suggest that they killed the victims. Now, Blueblood, let me ask you one final question.”
“...Yes?”
“What purpose could Luna have in doing this?”
“What?”
“GAH!”
“I mean that is, if she is the killer. Now, if it were any other pony, it would make total sense, but Luna, she could have just requested any time for them to come here, and kill them. Thus, the actions that have taken place in this room, are decisive evidence to Luna’s innocence!”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“She still could have done all of this! It’s not decisive at all!”
OBJECTION!
“This was a premeditated murder. The gems prove that. So, if this was premeditated by Luna, why would she choose the room where she would gain the most suspicion!?”
“ARUG!”
“Why would Luna want to kill them in the first place, after all, they are her most loyal guards! You are only accusing Luna based on prejudices and half-baked logic!” I said as I brought my right hand to my left thigh. “You sir, are wrong!” I said while launching my hand towards Blueblood index forward.
“NO! I AM NOT WRONG!” He shouts while slamming his hoofs and face on the ground, “IT WAS LUNA! I-IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN! iT DOeSn’T mAKe SEnsE oTheRWiSe! YOU BLOODY HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMAN!!!” As he shouts his plea of denial he hits his head so hard that he passes out.
Blueblood is laying on the ground mumbling about how he’s right. “Well Luna, I guess that is all. It’s time to get to sleep anyways. I trust that you’ll keep the scene the way it was for the time being.”
“Thank you. Thank you so much.” Luna says, her eyes so wet you could swear they were water, yet managing not to cry.
“What do you mean?”
“Well, it’s just that Blueblood isn’t exactly the pony most concerned for my health. If it hadn’t been for you, I would have been labeled as a murderer and the whole country might have gone up in crazyness.”
“Please, it wasn’t anything much. All I did was make sure that the truth was the one that was shown instead of some’s fool’s delusion.”
“H-how is this possible?” I hear Blueblood mumbling in a low voice. “W-why did Luna extend? I-if it isn’t her then, w-what about the cameras?”
Me and Luna turn our heads in surprise and I ask, “Cameras? What cameras?”
“T-the footage.” Blueblood mumbles out, “Th-there’s a camera out in the ha-hallway. F-footage shows Luna entering- before they died.”
“WHERE IS THIS FOOTAGE BLUEBLOOD?” Luna yells out in a superior voice.
“I-it’s in the security room. He ha ah ha ha oh ho… ho.” He spurts out with his last breaths of consciousness, “T-try disproving that.” He says as he finally faints.
“I’m sorry Luna,” The guard says, “But we are going to need to look at that footage before we wrap everything else up tonight.”
“I-I didn’t even know there was security cameras! What else were you hiding from me Blueblood!?” She says as she starts shaking the unconscious pony.
“Let him go.” I say, “After all, if you truly are innocent, then you have nothing to worry about.”
“Fine.” She says throwing Blueblood back onto the floor, “Let’s go see what this footage has against me.”
(I guess I’m the one who has to find the truth to everything after all. What was up with Blueblood though? Why didn’t he pull this footage out from the beginning? That could have disproved all of my theories. Is it that he was trying to make sure that no one knew it existed? Is that why he was so mean to Luna? And lastly, what is on that footage to begin with?)
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