Equestrian Investigations
A Summoning Turnabout: Part 3
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Location: Security Room
All three of us were silent the whole way to the Security Room. None of us knew what had Blueblood so convicted that Luna was the killer. All I could tell is that it must be very discriminating.
The guard knocked on the door. After hearing the sound of something breathing in deeply, we heard somepony say, “Oh you again? I already showed you the footage. Come in.”
Opening the door, me and Luna were shocked by what we saw. The wall on the other side covered with buttons and monitors. The side walls lining with all sorts of extreme weapons and gear.
“I never knew we had this stuff!” said Luna.
“I only heard about this because of some rumors floating around.” The guard said.
“Oh! You’re Luna! Um… What are you doing here?” Said an earth pony in the only chair in the room. He had a grey mane and fur. However, he was also wearing this unusual gas mask that completely covered his face had purple lenses and spewed some type of green gas when he breathed out.
“What is this!?” Luna asked.
“Oh… um…” The masked pony said trying to think up a response, “well… it is… a”
“It’s all the security measures we have here to make sure of your safety.” The guard interrupted, “I thought that you and Celestia were told about this.”
“I was told no such thing.” Luna replied.
“Really? Because we-... That’s odd.”
(Yes. Yes it is odd. Blueblood must know about this stuff. What could possible make Blueblood think so strongly here that Luna committed the crime?)
“Excuse me sir,” I said to the masked pony, “But you mentioned Blueblood coming in here earlier?”
“Why yes I- OH DEAR CELESTIA WHAT ARE YOU!!!” The masked pony shouted as he saw me.
“I’m a human. I was apparently summoned here. I’m just here to find the truth.”
“Uh… W-what do you mean?”
“Well, did a pony called Blueblood come in here earlier?”
“Hmm… Why yes! He did! Alllllllthough, he did tell me that if either Luna or Celestia came in here demanding to know what’s going on, that… well… I should keep quiet.
“Well, I have more authority that Blueblood,” Luna interjected, “so I deside if you should keep quiet or not.”
“Well okay then! My name is Fast Sight! Nice to meet you Luna!”
(He turned over way too fast. Also, is it just me, or does that gas mask not make any sound at all for the amount of gas it spews out. I’m surprised the room isn’t filled with green gas.)
“What is this place though?” Luna asked.
“Weeeell Luna, this is the room that we use to make sure that this castle is more secure than a dragon in a cave!” Sight exclaimed.
“What do you mean?”
“It’s the room where we make sure that no pony is able to sneak into the castle.”
“I never heard about a room like this!”
“Of course you wouldn’t! Or else other ponies might now about this castles secretes as well!”
“I don’t think this room was made to keep you safe, as more on the lines to make sure that Blueblood was safe.” I interjected, “Anyways, when Blueblood came in here, what did he do?”
“Oh! Well! If you want to know, well, then, he wanted to look at the camera footage for the hallway right outside Luna’s room for the period of time that was right before midnight. And so I showed it to him!”
“What did it show?”
“Well, this!” He said as he pushed some buttons and displayed a picture of Luna entering her room.
“I don’t get it. What’s so decisive about this?”
“Well… that is… hmm… Ah! He was really interested in the time of this!”
“And what time was this taken?”
(11:30… Hm… Oh no.)
“That matches up with the time of the murder!” The guard blurted out.
“OOH! A murder!” Said Sight.
“IMPOSSIBLE!” Shouted Luna.
“I think we need to check this room out.” I said, “If Blueblood did want us to see this room, then there still may be hope that there’s something here that can disprove this.”
“You’re sure?” Luna asked.
“Not completely, but it’s worth checking out.”
“I don’t really think so.” Sight said, “After all, if she went in at the time of the murder, then she must be the culprit.”
“Well, what if she wasn’t. What if she’s being framed.”
“Oh, who would frame a princess for a murder?”
“I don’t know. But, it’s my duty to find out the right pony to be charged.”
“Sigh. Very well. Here, I’ll give you a copy of the decisive evidence.”
Security Camera Photo has been accepted into Journal.
Security Camera Photo: Picture from a security cam that overlooks the hallway shows Luna entering her room at 11:30.
Investigation Start
(Okay now. My first priority will be to try to disprove the security camera so I should probably investigate that first. I should also look around and see what types of tools would be available to the guards around here. Maybe there will be a piece of evidence among them. But first, I need to ask what all this stuff in this room is.)
I walk over to Fast Sight and say, “Hi.”
“Hi you… thingamajig.” Sight replies.
“Please, I’m a human.” I tell him with shrugged shoulders.
“Okay… um… Human.”
“Well to be technical my name is-”
“HUMAN!” He exclaims as he spews gas over my face that smells worse than a clogged toilet that’s been used for several months.
“GAHH!” I shout reeling from the noxious smelling gas, “What is that!”
“That… Well… Um… It’s gas.”
“I get that it’s a gas! But why is it coming out of your mask!?”
“Because, it’s a gas mask.”
(Oh god. This is the pony that runs the security in a castle? Why?)
“So… Tell me a little about yourself.”
“Oh! Well… That is… My name is Fast Sight and I run the security room in this castle.”
“Anything else there is about you?”
“Nothing that you should know. Got that?”
“Really? There isn’t anything that you would like to say about yourself?”
“NOPE!” He says releasing another plume of gas onto my face.
“ARG! WHY!?” I say in natural response.
“Because you breathed it in!”
(You know what. I should just stick to what I need to know and hope I’ll be fine.)
“So, about the security camera’s,” I say changing the subject, “what is the purpose of them?”
“So they can protect Blueblood of course!”
“Really? Not the princesses?”
“Oh come on. If anypony tried telling either Celestia or Luna what was going on, then that would risk the squeaker dissiapering.”
“Oh. In that case, why is there a camera right outside Luna’s bedroom?”
“Well, that’s to keep an eye on her.”
“Is there one of the inside of her room or the balcony outside?”
“Nope! Wouldn’t want Luna to find them after all.”
“Do the camera’s themselves have internal clocks for keeping time?”
“Na-uh! All the times are put right into this computer over here. Also, if you're wondering, to turn off any of the cameras would mean turning them all of. Which even is, if they are turned off because the way the machines are set up, it will always be recording. So basicly, Luna’s your culprit.”
Computer Info has been accepted into Journal
Computer Info: All the cameras are connected to the same timer. Any manipulation that would happen with the footage on one of the cameras would have to happen to all.
“Is there any possibility that this footage is lying somehow?"
“Nope!” He says assaulting me with gas.
“GAH! Why!?”
“Because of what my mask releases.”
(That gas mask. I wonder why he wears it.)
“Hey, why do you where that gas mask?”
“So I don’t breve in hazardous chemicals.”
“But it seems to be releasing a noxious gas from it right now.”
“Oh… Well… That is… I never noticed before.”
“Y-you never noticed?” I feeling a wave of embarrassment.
“Nope!” He exclaims all too happily.
“Is it only on to protect from noxious gasses?”
“Well, it’s also on to help me stay focused so I can constantly be watching these monitors for an intruder inside the castle.
(What?) I think to myself rather nervously. “Um… Could you please repeat what you just said in a more easier to understand fashion?”
“Okay. It’s to help me continuously watch the monitors.”
(There we go. So it helps him focus on the cameras? I guess that means he was also diligently watching the cameras to night as well. I should probably keep a note on this.)
Gas Mask has been accepted into Jornal.
Gas Mask: Used by Fast Sight to help keep watch on the monitors and protects him from noxious gasses. Produces a noxious gas itself.
(I think that’s all the questions I have for him right now. I should probably now check what else is in this room.) I think to myself as I go over to one of the walls to take a look at the gear stored here. The wall holds all sorts of items such as suits, goggles, weapons, and even strange capsules.
(This is quite some advanced technology here.) I think to myself as I take a look at the goggles. (Of course, it could just be some stuff that got enchanted or what not, but, thems the breaks. My real question about all of this is how well it compares to those living outside royaltre. However, that isn’t important to my current situation at hand here.)
(What about these weapons though. They appear to be some sort of gun however the handle appears to be all weird. It appears if one would have to bite- oh… yeah. No hands thing. I guess this does prove that not all security here is done by unicorns though. Ah well. Better look at something else.)
(Hmm… These capsules. None of them seem to be used yet. They don’t seem like they could be used as weaponry. They hardly look like they could be used for anything. I guess they look like filters, but for what? They must be used for something. But what? Maybe…)
OF COURSE!
Everypony instantly turns their head in my direction shocked by my sudden outburst.
“What was that for!?” The guard shouts out.
“Are you trying to act like a buffoon right now?” Luna asks.
“Sorry.” I meekly say. “It’s just that I got an idea.”
“Well… That is…” Sight stutters, “Could you please not shout every time you get a thought into your head?”
“Sorry.” I say embarrassed. (Note to self: Don’t shout when you find something out you idiot! I can’t just let the opposition get a hint of my ideas. Anyways, based on the way that they’re shaped and look, they appear to be some sort of filtering container. If we combine that with the only thing in here that needs a filter, it would be logical to assume that they belong to the gas mask.)
Gas Mask has been updated.
Gas Mask: Used by Fast Sight to help keep watch on the monitors and protects him from noxious gasses. Produces a noxious gas itself. Has a full supply of extra filters.
(I guess that’s all I’m going to find over here. I don’t think there's anything left in here to investigate so I think I talk to the guard and see what he’s like.)
“Hi there.” I say as I walk over to him actually taking the time to take a good look at him. His body is a reddish brown, with a more brownish color for his tail and mane. His butt holds an image of a broken shield holding a pile of rocks.
“Hello back to you to.” He replies.
“I don’t think I was able to catch it before, but what is your name?” I ask.
He puts his rear legs down brings is right forehoof up to his forehead and says “I am Side Guard of the Royal Canterlot Guard, Sir!”
“Pft. I didn’t see this side of you before.”
“Well, Sir, you just may have not noticed.”
“Yes, but you were more timid before.”
“Sir, anypony would become more timid in front of that menaces.”
“But what about back in the holding cell?”
“That was when I didn’t know who you were, Sir. I had no clue how dangerous you could be.”
“Okay, okay. You can put your hoof down if you want.”
“Thank you, Sir!” He says as he puts his hoof back down and rises up to a normal standing position.
(Are all of the castle guards this weird? Furthermore, is Blueblood such a threat that he needs to be reserved when in presence of him? Both good questions to ask. I think I’ll start with himself first.)
“So, Side Guard, you’re a guard here, what’s your position?” (And also, who names their child Side Guard!?)
“I am currently the warden of the dungeons here.”
“Really?”
“Why do you think I was the one watching over you, Sir?”
“I guess you make a good point. How did you get that position in the first place?”
“I was told it was a special position, Sir, so I took it.”
“And how many prisoners have you had to deal with?
“Just one, Sir!”
(Let me guess, me. Something tells me that he got the short end of the stick. I kind of feel sorry for him. Anyways, onto a more pressing matter.)
“I do have to say thanks for helping me with Blueblood, though.”
“Your welcome.”
“Why did you do it anyways?”
“Well, Sir,” He says as he salutes again, “to protect Luna!”
“So you honestly think Luna wasn’t guilty here?”
“Because, I here, do not have any faith in Blueblood.”
“Why not?”
“Sir! Did you not see how he acted? He’s a total ass who only thinks for himself.”
“Has he always been like that?”
“From what I’ve heard, Sir, even while he was still in the womb, he was an ass”.
“So I take it not a lot of ponies here like him.”
“Actually, not necessarily, while the Solar and Lunar guards are fully loyal to their respective princess, the Royal Guard is actually more loyal to Blueblood.”
“By how much?”
“Neither Luna or Celestia knew this room existed before tonight. This kind of stuff has been in place even before Luna’s return.”
“How many years ago was that?”
“It’s about four years now.”
“Interesting. Onto a different subject, could you tell me what that image on your butt is?” I finally get around to asking.
“...It’s my cutie mark.” He slowly replies.
“What’s with the hesitation?”
“I’m sorry, Sir, I just guess it’s because you don’t come from this world. You see, every pony has a special talent to them. Something that makes them unique. Once they finally found what their talent is, an image appears on their flank representing their talent.”
“Ah. So it’s a destiny thing?”
“With that, Sir, you’re just getting into a whole philosophical debate that’s way too hard to explain.”
“Okay then. What does your cutie mark mean?”
“Oh this? It shows my undying spirit. It shows how no matter I get broken, I will never stop trying.”
“Interesting.”
“You think so?” He asks me with a sparkle in his eye.
“Spirit can be a very powerful thing.”
(I think by now, I rapped up my investigation in this room. I should probably just now focus on learning all about how Blueblood thinks so I can face off against him again.)
“Really? Anyways, you don’t trust Blueblood yourself?”
“No, Sir! I’ve managed to stay away from him long enough so he wouldn’t remember me for anything.”
“Oh ho ho. Well, I must say that you were doing a fine job of that before hand.” A voice spontaneously says.
(Oh no. He’s already recovered!?)
Investigation
Complete
“I have to wonder what you’re doing in here now though, human.” Blueblood says entering the room.
“Simple, I was investigating.”
“Oh ho ho noooooo. That simply won’t do. You see, I’ve actually come in contact with a very interesting fact. It’s about a certain lie somepony made up to make me talk.”
“What do you mean, sir?” Side asks nervously.
“I think you know quite well what I mean. And that, is the fact that there was no rule stating that this human had to be a part of the investigation because he had some evidence.”
“Wait, what!?” I shout reeling back.
“That is correct, human. You actually have no right whatsoever to be in here. But don’t worry, as long as you immediately agree that I was correct and promise to never tell Celestia about this room, I think I might let you go free.”
(Something tells me that even if I comply, he’s still going to make sure I never see the sun again.)
“And if I refuse?” I ask.
“Simple, death.”
“You’re threatening me in front of a princess?”
“No, I’m threatening you in front of a murderer. You will forget anything that you’ve learned here tonight and let the hammer of justice’s will strike down upon the guilty.”
“I’m sorry, I don’t think you’ve proven anything.”
“Sight? Did you show them the footage?”
“Um… Well… I did just as you requested.” Sight replies.
(He planned this to happen? Or does he just keep like a thousand contingency plans.)
“You’re too upsetting to even look at, so, before I decide to thin the paint, do you accept my offer?” Blueblood asks.
(Dam! I have no choice to accept! There isn’t any other-)
OBJECTION!!!
(What the hell? Who said that? Wait a minute, it came from-)
“Blueblood, I propose a counter-offer. You explain your logic, and if he can’t find a problem with it, then we’ll both comply with your demands.” Luna exclaims.
“Or else?” Blueblood asks.
“I’ll tell Celestia about this room.”
“ACK!” Blueblood reels.
“I promise that if it he doesn’t find any type of problem, then I’ll go quietly.”
“I don’t see why I can’t just silence you.”
“Silence a human, a princess, and a guard, sir?” Side includes.
“What?” Blueblood says angrily.
“Oh sure, maybe reports of a non-existent human might turn her head, a princess accused of murder would cause her to investigate, but topped it all off with another missing guard? Blueblood, she would directly turn her attention towards you.”
“Are you two sure about this?” I ask the Luna and Side. “I mean, I’m don’t care what happens to me at the end of all of this, but, you two are innocent here.”
“Sir! This is Blueblood we’re talking about. Any chance to knock him down a peg is what half of the guards signed up for this job for.”
“Also, I can tell that if I just try to let this go to court or something, I’ll be called guilty before the judge swings down his hammer.”
“Very well then.” I say as I turn my attention back to Blueblood. “Well, you’ve heard our offer. Decisively prove that Luna’s the culprit in this case, or Celestia will know what you’ve been doing here!” I say with my finger extended.
“FINE! BUT IF YOU FAIL, YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THAT YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE WERE POSSIBLE!” Blueblood shouts.
(Okay now, I’m able to defend Luna. Now, for the hard part. I have to find a flaw within a recording… I hope I didn’t just make a terrible mistake.)
--Decisive Proof--
“The only possibility is that Luna killed her guards.”
“The autopsy clearly states that the deaths happened between sometime before midnight.”
“The camera footage proves that she was the only one to enter her room at that time.”
“Sure somepony could enter through the window, but it was closed when afterwards meaning the pony who closed it, would have been seen by the camera.”
“That is why, only Luna could have committed these acts.”
***
Both Luna and Side are speechless towards Blueblood’s logic. “You know… um… well… It’s your fault.” Fast says.
“What is?” I ask.
“Going against Blueblood.”
“I made my decision, and I’m not going to back out.”
“Sir! Are you sure that this was the right deal actually?” Side whispers to me, “I completely forgot about that footage!”
“I don’t think I found a single flaw in his argument.” Luna states. “I’m not even sure that pressing him will lead to anything!”
“Then I guess I have one other way of dispatching him.” I respond.
“And what’s that?” Side asked.
“I’m going to have to use logic against him.”
“What? How would you do that?” Luna replies.
“Well, pressing him might not lead to any new information, but it may bring out facts. They may not be as strong as evidence, but they are items of information that are true. I can then use those packets of information against him in conjunction with his testimony. I may need combined packets of information sometimes before I can use them against him, but, I’m sure I’ll think of something.”
“Are you done with your last group hug?” Blueblood says mockingly.
“Who says it’s going to be our last?” I respond.
“Then begin already!”
“Very well.”
--Decisive Proof--
“The only possibility is that Luna killed her guards.”
HOLD IT!
“And where’s your proof of that!?” I shout.
“I was just starting to get to it, imbecile!” Blueblood replies.
“Well then, carry on.”
“Oh ho ho. So you just shouted at me for nothing then?”
“No.” I say sweating.
“Of course you didn’t. Anyways…”
“The autopsy clearly states that the deaths happened between sometime before midnight.”
HOLD IT!
“How do we know that the autopsy reports are telling the truth?” I ask.
“Oh ho ho.” Blueblood laughs. “You’re really grasping at straws now. I’ll tell you right now that we there’s actually proof of our timing.”
“And what proof would that be?”
“There are tests that can tell us ponies when another pony died. And we used a verified method of checking.”
“So that told you the beginning time that they could have died and the ending time?”
“Well, for the ending time, we just used when Luna announced she found the bodies.”
“So, you mean that the bodies were reported at midnight?”
“Yes, a whole thirty minutes after she entered her room. I wonder what she could have been doing at the time.”
“I-I reported the bodies immediately!” Luna stammers.
(A thirty minute gap between when she went into her room and when she reported the bodies? I wonder if there is any piece of information I know about that could help explain this.)
“The camera footage proves that she was the only one to enter her room at that time.”
(Wait a second! If you add the thirty minute difference between when Luna said she reported the bodies and the camera said she reported the bodies, with the fact that the cameras must always be recording something, that must mean the footage on what the cameras were showing, was manipulated. But if that is to be assumed then that fact against his statement right here means-)
OF COURSE!
“What is it?” Blueblood sarcastically asks, “Have you once again found out nothing?”
“Actually, I realized an interesting fact.”
“That Luna is-”
“No, it’s that the cameras footage was manipulated with.”
“What?” And where’s your proof of that?”
“There’s a difference in the time that Luna said she reported the bodies and when the camera’s say she reported them.” I said, pulling out a sheet that held facts on the cameras. “Now, for arguments sake, let’s assume that Luna is in the right. But then that would create a contradiction from what the cameras are showing. However, if we purely assume that Luna is in the right, there is something that is in the wrong. ”
“And what would that be?”
“Simple, somepony manipulated the footage.”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“I would like to see some proof that shows that the cameras are lying.” Blueblood exclaims, "Not just some half-assed theories.”
“Do we have proof of such a thing?” Side asks me.
“We do. If we assume that there was footage being manipulated with, it would have to go through something. Yet, this can show proof that the cameras were lying:
TAKE THAT!
“The footage of what the rest of the cameras recorded. Since the cameras are all hooked up to each other, then that means if one camera is paused, the others would have to be has well.”
“Oh ho ho. Okay then! Fast Sight! Show them the truth!”
“Do we really need to? It’s not like he has any proof to back up his theory.”
“Actually, I do have proof to back this up. It’s in the footage of from the other cameras.”
“Um… I can only pull up the footage in images, so there’s really no way that you can accurately tell-”
“If my theory is correct, then that means that they should all be the same. There isn’t going to be any problem with that.”
“Fine.” Fast says, pulling up the images of the different cameras. As I suspected, they are all the same for the thirty minute interval.
“So, Blueblood, I guess I made a huge hole in your theory. Namely, that Luna couldn’t have been the only pony in her room during the murders!”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“Just because of some faulty evidence doesn’t prove Luna’s innocence either!”
OBJECTION!
“Of course. However, wasn’t your most recent nap was a cause of me proving her innocence?”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“You proved that the killer lifted a blanket before they committed the foul deed. That isn’t any kind of proof showing innocence!”
“I fear that you may want to have a check on your memory after we’re done here, after all, I’ve proven that the killer must have been a being that could resist the effects of sleeping gems!”
“What? How?”
“The length that they were asleep for was longer than the sleeping gems could hold them for.”
“Ah! Right… But that still doesn’t prove Luna’s innocence. After all, she’s been using them for a while now, wouldn’t she learn how to avoid the effects?”
“Actually, you’ve just ignored what I’ve just said. How would the guards still be sleeping after the amount of time that passed?”
“Simple, they’re were just not all used at once. Like you figured out.”
“Not that,” I say stretching my arms upwards, “but the fact that Luna entered thirty minutes after the cameras say she did, now actually prove her innocence.”
“They prove that she entered her room! That’s good enough for me!”
“Yes, it shows Luna entering at a decisive time. However, this has been offset by thirty minutes. Thus, the time that she entered her room was: midnight!”
“So? What does it prove if she entered at midnight? She could have entered at noon for all I care!”
“Actually, it shows that she couldn’t have committed this. I can prove it with:
TAKE THAT!
“The autopsy report! It clearly states that the guards died no later than midnight. However, if Luna entered her room at right at that time, she couldn’t have been the one to do it. Not unless, she killed them all within a minute!”
“But wait!” Blueblood interrupts, “Do you have any proof that midnight is the correct time? Because until then, Luna is still the guilty one!”
“But I did go in at midnight,” Luna tries to say, “I keep telling you-”
“Luna, that isn’t necessary right now.” I interrupt, “He doesn’t trust your word, after all. However, I do.”
“But do you have the proof to show it?”
“Well, I don’t have any proof of the footage going forward thirty minutes. However, if I can prove that, at some point, the footage went back thirty minutes, then that’s proof enough.”
“Oh ho ho.” Blueblood cuts in, “And at what point would it be going back thirty minutes?”
“I think that we should check the time around 10:50. After all, that would be the start of this inaccuracy.”
“Okay, Fast?”
“...Pulling it up now.” Fast complies, and shows us the images around 10:50. To everyone’s amazement, the lighting at 10:50 drastically changes.
“Huh!?” Blueblood shouts in disbelief, “What is going on?”
“Simple, since there’s a drastic difference in time, the location of the moon is different, thus casting a different amount of light into the room. And the only reason for this is that the original footage between 10:50 and 11:20 was deleted!”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“Then why isn’t Luna entering at 11:00 instead of 11:30!”
“Simple, she never entered at 11:30, she entered directly at midnight.”
“Gah!” Blueblood shouts in disbelief. “Fine then! Who could have done this if it wasn’t Luna? Huh?”
“The real murder.”
“That’s not an acceptable answer. I want a name!”
“Sir!” Side Guard asks me, “Do we know who could have done this?”
“Let’s remember just the different ponies that know and can access the computer to do the manipulation required and we should have our answer.”
“And who would that be? Huuuuh!?” Blueblood aggravatingly asks me.
“Simple.” I say unleashing the full force of my finger at the murderer, “Fast Sight, I accuse you of the murder of the Elite Lunar Guards!”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“It couldn’t have been him!” Blueblood stammers, “He was working down here!”
OBJECTION!
“Do you have proof that he was in here during the time of the murder?”
“Do you have proof that he wasn’t?”
“If the computer was manipulated with, then that means that Fast Sight had to know about it. Unless, he wasn’t in the room. So, Fast Sight, did anypony come in here while you were working and manipulate the footage?”
“Umm… That is… Well...”
“So, no.”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“So what? He must have left to take a piss break!”
OBJECTION!
“At both 10:50 and 12:00? That’s some pretty coincidental pee. Besides, what murder would plan their actions passed on another's blatter?”
“Um… Well… Couldn’t have Luna teleport in here?” Sight poses.
“Actually, that’s impossible.” Side interjects, “After all, Luna stayed right outside of the dungeon while waiting for our guest here to wake up.”
“Furthermore,” I continue, “if Luna were to go into this room, wouldn’t you have seen her?”
“But what about the sleeping gems?” Blueblood asks. “He couldn’t possibly stay awake against those.”
“Actually, it’s the reverse. He’s the only one who can stay awake from those, and I have proof.”
“Bah! What could that possibly be?”
TAKE THAT!
“Fast Sight, didn’t you tell me that one of the functions of your mask is to help keep you focused on the monitors?"
“Technically it’s-”
“Get to the point, human.” Blueblood interrupts.
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but if he had was using a device that were to cancel out the powers of the gems, wouldn’t he still be awake? Not only that, but he’s the only one with access to such a thing. Thus, he is the only pony that could pull it off!”
“Um… Actually, I still see a flaw in your theory.” Fast Sight interjects.
“And what would that be?”
“I haven’t ever gone into Luna’s room before. How would I know how to do anything?”
“What do you mean?”
“Okay. I’ll try to explain it to you…”
--Fast’s Defence--
“According to your theory, somepony would need to have serious knowledge of Luna’s room.”
“That would mean that they would have to have been in Luna’s room before.”
“However, I’ve never been into her room.”
“Can some computer malfunctions really be used to place blame on me?”
***
“Is that good enough for you?” Fast asks.
“Well, no. After all, I haven’t cross-examined you yet.”
“Do we need to go through this process?”
“Yes, or else, an innocent pony may be pushished for something she didn’t do.”
“How can you be so sure she didn’t?”
“There are too many unanswered questions for her to be the killer. And right now, I’m going to answer them.”
--Fast’s Defence--
“According to your theory, somepony would need to have serious knowledge of Luna’s room.”
HOLD IT!
“Well, I never said that.” I point out.
PREPOSTEROUS!
“For your theory to work out, it would have to be that somepony knew the room.” Blueblood remarks, “Or else, they wouldn’t be able to know where Luna kept her knife.”
“I’m afraid he’s right in this situation.” Luna adds, “I keep my knife in a very secretive space that would require a thorough search to be able to find it.”
“But couldn’t the killer be able to find it in thirty minutes?”
“Would you take that risk?” Blueblood asks, “Especially if you don’t know when the owner is coming back.”
(Not gonna win this argument. If I had proof that the killer could find the knife on the first go, I would be good but…)
“That would mean that they would have to have been in Luna’s room before.”
HOLD IT!
“Not necessarily.” I say.
“What about the sleeping gems? The killer would have had to sneak in before hand to take them.”
“Well, they could have took the gems got to her room.”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“Luna stated that the gems disappeared from her room. Not from her saddle bags. How would a pony even be able to sneak into a princess’s saddlebags without several guards noticing?”
“I guess you’ve got a point. Fast Sight, have you ever been in Luna’s room before?”
“Well… I always wanted a look…”
“However, I’ve never been into her room.”
HOLD IT!
“Do you have proof of such?” I ask.
“I don’t know what her room looks like.” Fast replies.
“How do we know you’re not lying?”
“Simple, you show proof that I am lying.”
“Sir! Do we have proof that he’s knows what the room looks like?” Side asks.
“...No we don’t. We don’t have any proof that shows that he knows what the room looks like.”
“I thought so.” Fast boasts, “And besides…”
“Can some computer malfunctions really be used to place blame on me?”
HOLD IT!
“What do you mean malfunctions?” I ask.
“Well, that’s what likely happened. Since there Luna’s the killer, and she didn’t come in here, we must assume that the computers malfunctioned.”
“That seems like such a stretch to just say that it malfunctioned.”
“Oh ho ho. And it’s not a stretch to say that a pony that was never in Luna’s room, knew what was in there?”
“That footage was manipulated with!” I say slamming my foot on the ground.
“Do you actually have any proof of manipulation?” Asked Fast Sight.
“Sir! I just had an idea!” Side remarks.
“What is it?”
“Maybe, instead of focusing on the footage itself, there might be a piece of evidence that manipulated what the footage showed!”
“You know what, Side, you actually may be on to something.” (Hmm… proof that shows not the footage being changed, but caused something to appear on the footage that wouldn’t be on there otherwise.) “I do have proof that the footage was manipulated with from outside sources.”
“Oh ho ho. What could possibly manipulate footage from outside of it?”
TAKE THAT!
“The window! It was open before Luna left to do her errands, but it was closed when she came back!”
“And how is that manipulation of the footage?”
“If the window was closed, then that means the only way that Luna could have entered was the hallway!”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“You don’t know that! And besides how could have that manipulated the footage?”
“If the window was closed, then that means the only way that Luna could enter her room was the hallway, and this proves it:
TAKE THAT!
“The map of Luna’s room only shows two methods of entry, one being the window, which was locked off at the time, the other being the hallway. Thus, if one were to close the window, they would be able to catch footage of Luna entering her room!”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“So what?” Blueblood screamed, “Just because somepony closed a window, that means that their intent was to catch Luna on film? How do we know that the window wasn’t closed before hand?”
“Simple, I have… proof?”
“Oh ho ho. Really? Show me.”
“Just give me a second.”
“Okay, one. Go.”
“Sir! Don’t what’s wrong?” Side asks me pulling me aside.
“I don’t have any proof of the window being closed by the murderer.”
“Well, is there another way of thinking about it?” Luna asks.
(Hmm… Another way of thinking about it… Then that means I shouldn’t be asking if the window was closed by the murderer, I should be asking when the window was closed.)
“What if, we think about this. When was the window closed?” I point out.
“Well, what would that mean?” Luna asks.
“If the window was closed during the murder, that means that ponies would be able to get into your room before hand, they wouldn’t be picked up by the cameras.”
“And who would be the last ponies to enter my room?”
“Why that would be, your guards. So, if I can prove that your guards entered through the window, then that would mean that the killer was the one who closed the windows.”
“And do we know when, the guards entered my room?”
“Yes! We do!”
“Ah, so you're finally ready.” Blueblood remarks.
“I would like to check the footage.” I exclaim.
“Oh ho ho. Honestly, I’m getting quite tired of having to look at monitors. So, unless you can show me proof of a direct time to look at, I’m not going to aide to your request.”
“Very well, I’ll show you proof at which time I would like to look at.”
TAKE THAT!
“The note asks the guards to come in at 10:30, so if they went in through the hallway, they would be shown on the camera. So Fast, if you could?”
“Fine!” Fast begrudgingly agrees, pulling up the footage at 10:30 of the empty hallway.
“So, you see Blueblood, the guards went in through the window. And that means that the only pony to close the window was the killer. Why? To set Luna up. And the only pony that could have done that, is Fast Sight!”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“How is the way that Luna was framed, point to Fast Sight as the culprit?”
“Not many ponies know this room exists. Hell, the only reason Side Guard over here knows where it is, is just pure chance. And only one pony knows how to operate all of this machinery, and that would be Fast Sight!”
“But you don’t have any decisive proof that it was me!” Fast whines.
OBJECTION!
“I believe the fact that the footage was tampered in such a way that only you knew how is proof enough.”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“Can you truly say that he knew how to operate it?” Blueblood asks.
“Yes I can. After all, hasn’t that been what’s he’s been doing for the past half hour or so? He is the pony in charge of all of this.”
"Well… If that’s all the proof you have, that isn't proof." He says going into a confident position.
"What do you mean?"
"Simple, I was never there and I don't think that you have any evidence to prove that I was."
"What?"
"Show me the proof that I was in the room."
"Okay, then." Side said, "Don't we have proof that he was in the room?"
(Hmm… We don’t have any direct proof. But if that’s admitted, then Blueblood wins. Maybe I can just prove that he had no choice but to be in that room or something. I just need to keep him talking.) "Okay then Fast Sight, if you weren't in Luna's room, where were you?"
"Ah. So you want to know what I was doing? Okay then. I'll bite."
--Fast's Alibi--
"Since I'm the only pony that watches the monitors, some missing footage means I'm the culprit?"
"I'm sorry, but I was in the bathroom at the time."
"Once I got back from it, I noticed that the main computer malfunctioned and it shut off."
"I instantly turned it back on."
"However, a few minutes later, I realized that the clock was thirty minutes off. So I paused the footage to cover my mistake."
***
"I hope that's good enough for you." Fast said.
"Only one way to find out." I reply.
(I wish I took the time earlier to ask about that. I guess the only thing for me to do now is press him in search for a flaw.)
--Fast's Alibi--
"Since I'm the only pony that watches the monitors, some missing footage means I'm the culprit?"
HOLD IT!
"What other explanation would there be?" I say with a confident smile.
PREPOSTEROUS!
"He was just about to get to that!" Blueblood shouts.
"So then tell it to us!" I scream out.
"I was just about to!" Fast replies.
"Good!"
"I'm sorry, but I was in the bathroom at the time."
HOLD IT!
"You expect us to believe something like that?" I ask.
"Do you have any proof to disprove me?" Fast retaliates.
"I have the proof of believability!"
"Well just because you believe in something doesn't make it true!"
“Yes, but it’s more believable that you went to Luna’s room to-
PREPOSTEROUS!
“Do you have any actual proof that he went to Luna’s room?”
“...No.”
"Once I got back from it, I noticed that the main computer malfunctioned and it shut off."
HOLD IT!
"What happened?"
"I'm not sure, after all, this is new equipment."
"Is there any kind of record of this malfunction?"
"Yeah, about 30 minutes of missing footage."
"How do we know that you didn't just turn it off?"
"Do you have proof of such?"
"No. So then, what did you do when you realized this?"
"I instantly turned it back on."
HOLD IT!
"When exactly did you turn it back on?" I asked.
"Around 11:20." Fast replied.
"That's pretty accurate."
"Well, I wouldn't want you to make a mistake in your logic now would I?"
"Very well then, what did you after you did that?"
"Well... Um... After that, I went back to doing my regular thing around here..."
"However, a few minutes later, I realized that the clock was thirty minutes off. So I paused the footage to cover my mistake."
HOLD IT!
"Why did you pause the footage?"
"Because even though the cameras are hooked up to the computers, the timers are not. It's a bit too technical to fully explain."
"But then why did you pause exactly as Luna was entering her room?"
"Simple coincidence. Unless you have proof to say otherwise."
"No..."
***
(Dam! I don't have any proof that can negate his alibi!)
"Oh ho ho. I hope now you can now truly see the truth?" Blueblood boasts.
"Come on!" Side says to me, "Sir! Are there no flaws in his testimony?"
"...There isn’t any flaws with his alibi." I admit.
"Sir! You have to be joking! We can't stop now! If we do, then that means evil wins!"
"Oh ho ho. I'm not evil, I'm just doing what is right and what I'm destined for."
(There really isn't any other leads left! Even if there were, we couldn't even investigate them thanks to Blueblood!)
"Is there truly nothing left?" Luna questions.
"I'm sorry but I just can't think of anything."
"There's still unanswered questions. Isn't there?"
"Like what?"
"Well, we still haven't found the sleeping crystals."
(That's right! We haven't! I can't investigate any farther, but maybe, we already know the answer.)
“Yes, it shows Luna entering at a decisive time. However, this has been offset by thirty minutes. Thus, the time that she entered her room was: midnight!”
“So, you see Blueblood, the guards went in through the window. And that means that the only pony to close the window was the killer. Why? To set Luna up.”
(Hmm… These capsules. None of them seem to be used yet.)
(Okay now. I have the pieces in my head. I just have to put them together. We know that the killer was the one who offset the footage. What the question here is, how did the killer know how long to offset it for. Wait! If the killer was the one to close the window, then that could mean that the killer waited until Luna tried to enter through the window before killing the guards and leaving! That way the killer could place the time of death in a way that would be convenient for them. Now, if the killer were to wait until the last possible second to leave, and didn’t want to be suspected by a passing guards pony, that means the killer took the all of the decisive evidence with them! Including the sleeping gems. However, where would you store something like sleeping gems… even if they're small enough, they still could be noticeable on the body without some type of container to store them in. And I can only think of one type of container that Fast Sight could have store them in!)
"Oh ho ho. I guess you're all out of excuses.” Blueblood says motioning us to the exit, “Well, if you the would just come with m-”
OBJECTION!!!
"Before we do that, can I just make one last request?"
"Oh ho ho. I'm sorry, but the time that you could have gotten mercy never actually existed."
"No, I’m still not asking for any kind of mercy.” I retaliate with my arms outstretched, “In fact, I can now show Fast Sight’s guilt right here and now."
"Very well then. I’ll humor you. How exactly can you prove that?"
"I request that we examine Fast Sight's had containers!"
"What!? Why would you want to do that?"
"Because, if my logic is correct, we should find a piece of definitive evidence in there."
"Oh ho ho. And what would that be?"
TAKE THAT!
"The sleeping gems. He would need a place to hide I mean after all, it such a foolish idea, that you could simply disprove in less than thirty seconds." I say
“And what purpose would I have for following up with such a request?”
“You could just lock all three of us up anytime you wanted before, and yet you haven’t.” Luna states, “After all, you don’t Celestia to know that this room exists, do you?”
"No! I refuse!" Shouted Fast Sight.
OBJECTION!
“Oh, but if you’re innocent, you have nothing to worry about.” I remark.
PREPOSTEROUS!
“T-this is an invasion of his privacy!”
OBJECTION!
“How exactly is this an invasion of privacy? It’s not like he has anything in there that he should be storing.”
PREPOSTEROUS!
“You don’t have any actual proof that they’re in there!”
“That’s why we’re about to find out. It shouldn’t be anything too hard. We just need to make a simple check, and then we’ll admit defeat. That is, if there’s nothing in there!”
“No!” Fast Sight tries to yell out. “I-I refuse”
“Are you going to make me repeat myself? I said that if there isn’t anything there, there’s nothing to worry about. You don’t need to lie any more. There isn’t anything left that you can lie about. There is only one truth. So come on Fast Sight," I said bringing my right hand past my left shoulder, "face the truth of your murder!" I proclaim unleashing my hand in an overhead arc stopping it in the direction of the culprit, index finger fully extended.
"Truth..." Fast Sight mumbled out. "You think that's truth? That isn't any kind of truth. NONE OF YOU BELIEVE IN THE TRUTH! NONE! YOU ALL EXIST JUST PUSHING ME AROUND AND I'M TRULY TO BLAME! I'MNOTTHEONETOBLAME!" He starts shouting out loud pulling on his mask trying to get it off. "YOUALLARE! IT'SALWAYSSOMEONEELSESFAULT! WELL, I'LL SHOW YOU THE TRUTH!" He says finally pulling off the mask, stopping the flow of gas from the mask, and starts the flow from his mouth. "THIS, IS THE TRUTH! YOU LUNA, ARE GUILTY FOR CURSING ME LIKE THIS! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF YOU! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS! AND YOU BLUEBLOOD! WHAT DID YOU DO, YOU JUST USED IT TOWARDS YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE! LOCKING ME UP I'M HERE! BUT WHAT IS THE TRUTH IN THIS MATTER? ROYALTY! I NO LONGER ACCEPT YOUR TRUTH! I NO LONGER ACCEPT IT! I DON'T! IDON'T! IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!IDON'T!... I d-don't." He manages to push out before he fades into an unconscious of denial.
***
"Well, that was interesting." Luna says.
"Most certainly was." Side agrees.
"I'm just glad it's finally over." I say.
~CLICK~
(Oh don't tell me-)
"I must thank you," Blueblood says holding a gun with his magic, "after all, he might have dared to turn on me."
"Blueblood! Put the gun down now!" Luna shouts.
"Well, I'm afraid I can't do that. After all, I have a kingdom to overthrow."
“Sir! I’ve got this!” He says as he tries to run forwards, but just gets hit with the end of the gun introducing him to unconsciousness.
I can’t do anything. I’m too shocked by the sudden turn of events to even fully think. (I can’t do anything! There isn’t anything I can do! Why!? What’s going on!? I need to do something! I need to protect them somehow!)
“Why?” Luna tries reasoning, “Why are you doing this?”
“Oh ho ho. I think you know why. It’s because I want power. And I want all of it. Granted this wasn’t my master plan coming to fruition, but it makes a decent substitute.”
“You don’t need to do any of this!”
“Oh ho ho. I’m sorry. Every time you open your dumb ass mouth I can’t help but laugh at the stupid things that you say. I mean, I am the pony that deserves the most simply because I’m me. It would have been so nice if you could have just accepted being a murderer and get bashed again like a good little girl, but, something had to get involved. Didn’t you?” He says focusing on me. “You just haaad to appear out of thin air didn’t you. You just haaad be the bigger pony. You had to be all innocent and smart with your logic. Well, unfortunately for you, no pony that knows about this is going to live long enough to talk about this.
"I have to say, it hasn't been a pleasure knowing that you existed.” He says aiming the gun at me. “But now, I'm going to remedy that." Finally lining up his shot and pulling the trigger.
The room becomes silent. (What? What happened? Did he fire? Am I now dead? Who’s that? What is Luna saying? Is she hugging the new pony? What’s going on? What’s going on?) I think to myself as I once again have a separation from consciousness.
Time: ??? Date: ???
Location: Luna's Room
(Uhg. Is this what death is like. Did I already think that before? My head is killing me. Am I on a bed?) I slowly open my eyes to get a good look at the world around me. I see a familiar being looking at me with a some sort of smile on his face. “Sir? Sir! You’re awake!”
“Am I?”
“Sir! How could you do that to us?”
“What?”
“Fall unconscious like that! You had me worried!”
“What happened?”
“I came in.” A white pony said coming into my field of vision.
“And who are you?”
“I am Princess Celestia. The main ruler of this fine land. I must thank you for all that you have done.”
“Your welcome? I’m sorry but what exactly happened to me?”
“She came in right as Blueblood was about to fire.” Side says, “She saved your life.”
“No, no, no.” Celestia interrupts, “I did nothing. Sir, or at least what Side Guard over here says your name is, what you did, you saved a nation.”
“How?”
“I was only woken up by the screaming going about between you and Blueblood. I doubt that if you didn’t spend all that time trying to defend my sister, I would have made it into the room in time.”
“Speaking of which, where’s Luna?”
And, as if spoken of the devil, “Sister! Why didn’t you tell me he was awake!?” Luna says running into the room and hugging me. “Thank you. Thank you so much for what you did.”
“What do you mean?” I ask.
“There is no pony out there that would be so bold to go against Blueblood believes so strongly as to go physically argue against him. Especially after the way I treated you.”
“I was just trying to make sure an innocent being wasn’t improperly convicted. I could tell right away that you were just scared.”
“H-how?”
“Just everything about you. You never seemed like the type of being that’s just committed murder and trying to get away with it.”
“You’re an idiot.” Luna replied.
“I guess I am. So, were you able to find out why Fast Sight hated you?”
“Yes. It turns out that apparently, on the night of my return, he was part of a squad that went into the Everfree Forest in search of some way to get rid of m- Nightmare Moon. Instead, all of his friends died and he got cursed by having anything he breathed turn into a noxious gas. He, blamed me since if I never came back, his friends will still be alive.” She says with her eyes starting to water.
“Don’t blame yourself, if anypony, blame Blueblood.”
“Why would that be?”
“From what I’ve seen and heard, Blueblood was the first pony that Fast Sight went to after being cursed like that. Blueblood repaid that by locking him up, forcing him to endlessly watch monitors, and squeezing as much of his gas out as possible for his own benefit.”
“I guess, but-”
“You may have been the one to start the flame, but you did it unknowingly. Blueblood saw that and tried to spread it. Besides, I’ve done worse than just killing a mass amount of beings.”
"And what would that be?"
"What?" Both Side Guard and Luna exclaim.
"Those clothes that you saw on me were prison clothes. In fact, I was just about to be executed. I don't remember the event well, but, I now admit it."
"You now admit it?" Luna asks.
"When I was in prison, every second I never thought that I did it. In fact, most of that time I spent leaning law and how to investigate. It’s where I learned the techniques used the night before last. But I'm willing to accept the fact that I was the only one who could have done it."
"Why are you so willing to accept that you committed murder if you previously denied it?" Side questions.
“The trial for my case, had me guilty before it even started. I was unlucky and got this prosecutor that never lost. At least a twenty year record of guilties. Man like that, the kind that never loses, cheats. And I thought that he cheated on mine. However, during the time I was being sent to this world, it’s like all the facts of the case were in front of me. I tried arranging them in any possible way to find something wrong, but I couldn’t. Tried claiming a piece of evidence was fake. Tried claiming that a testimony was wrong. Tried claiming that I couldn’t have done it. But, there were no holes. Even if I did find a contradiction, who would have listened? I was already dead. Even then, who would listen to a parent-murdering psychopath? I just can’t see any other way that I couldn’t have done it.
"I-I don't remember why I did it. I don’t even remember how!" I say as my eyes start brimming, "But now, all I can say to you is, Thank You." And I hug the two of them. "Thank You, for being my first friend."
"Wha?” Luna reacts, calms down and replies, “I don't get you. I mean it. After the way I treated you? Anypony wouldn’t want to be around me after that."
"I guess that means I’m not a pony. And I already told you, I could see that you were just scared.
"But, what are you trying to tell me?"
"I'm telling you what kind of person I am. So that you may make the proper decision about what to do with me. I don’t know what you want to happen to me. I don’t know if you want to send me back or keep me here. I just want you to know all there is about me so that you may make the proper decision. I’m treated as the worst kind of scum where I’m from. So, I honestly don’t know what you plan to do with me. I just know that I can let the innocent be punished over the guilty.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever heard something like that before.”
“It must be because this world is starting to become dark. From what I’ve seen, Blueblood’s murder attempt on us hasn’t made any major news. Also, murder is a new thing here. Murder isn’t exactly the most gracious thing. And if Blueblood was in charge of criminal justice here, I can only imagine what the police must be like. However, that doesn’t mean that Equestria will become violent and crime ridden. I believe, that with the proper care, that this fall into darkness, will only be as far as the floor.”
“I’ve already made up my mind about what’s going to happen. I want you to become an investigator.”
“You mean you want me to become a detective?”
“No. It’s like being a detective, but instead of trying being the one of the first parties at the scene that are there to try and figure out who did it, an investigator tries to find the truth behind the situation. A party that’s more searching into the how and why instead of the who. While a detective searches for the culprit, you’ll be searching for everything else.”
“What’s the point of that? Why can’t a detective do that already?”
“Right now, most detectives are ones that have been created from Bluebloods teachings. He actually had control over criminal justice before hand, but now I’m in charge of that. Anyways, most detectives either don’t fully know how to investigate, are corrupt, or something in between. I can’t just take them away, so I’m adding something new. Something that can help immediately with solving crimes, and helping the other parties in criminal justice become the best in their fields. I want you to be at the forefront of all of this.”
"Won't ponies be scared because I'm human?"
"Ponies know that humans exist. It's just that there's rarity of them."
"Very well, I accept. If I'm going to stay in this world, I'm going to need to do something after all." After I said that, I could hear the sound of Side Guard starting to leave. “Where do you think you’re going.”
“...Nowhere.” He meekly replies.
"Is there something wrong?" Luna asks.
"No. Sorry for bothering you." He says as he starts to turn around and leave.
"Thank you for your help before." I mention.
"What? No. I didn't do anything."
"Actually, you did something very important."
"No I didn't. I'm sorry for-"
"Actually, I have proof of you helping us."
"And what would that proof be?"
TAKE THAT!
"I never asked for the autopsy report. You're the one who got it for me."
"Oh. That's nothing."
"It made sure that I became a part of the investigation. After all, I was only there under the pretense of my own appearance here."
"Really?... SIR! Thank you for your kindness." He says as he hugs both me and Luna. “I never thought that anypony could be so kind to me! I’m sorry, it’s just that you two were talking about yourselves, and-”
“What do you mean our selves? After all, I’m going to need a pony to help me properly adjust to this world.”
“Sir! I-I can’t believe that-”
“David. Call me David.” I say.
“Why?”
“That’s my name. David Nicholas.”
“Pfft. What kind of name is David Nicholas?” He remarks.
“Hey! What kinda name is Side Guard!?” I reply.
“You know what. David. Call me Sides. It sounds much cooler.”
“Okay then. Sides, I think I’m going to need a suit. Do you think that cyan would look nice on me?”
“Actually, I don’t know where to get a suit around here. Luna what about you?”
“Um… I don’t know.” She hastily says.
“What, a princess doesn't know where to find a place to get clothes? Why that is just deadly!” I say inciting laughter out of all of us.
(I can't believe I never had a moment like this before. I wonder if there has ever been a moment like this. A disgraced princess trying to amend historic sins, a patriotic yet naive guard who wants purpose, and finally a murder who hasn't been friends with anyone before. These kinds of moments are going to be what I should try to achieve. This is going to be what my purpose is. To find the truth that brings happiness into this world. I am David Nicholas, and I am an investigator.)
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