The Missing Pony Caper

SOMEPONY WANTS TO KILL ME!

Twilight screamed at the top of her lungs in horror at the sight that beheld her. Laying before her that spike tripped over was non over than a pony's corpse horribly mutilated and missing it's head and hooves.

Spike whom tripped over it was frozen in shock and horror unable to speak let alone move at this horrifying sight.

Just then Pinkie Pie came running around the corner.”Twilight! Are you okay what's-gasp-” Pinkie Pie exclaimed in worry only to gasp in shock at the sight.

Hearing Pinkie Pie's voice seemed to jar Twilight out of her screaming as she rushed over to Pinkie Pie and hugged her tightly. “Golly....that's...scary. I can't laugh or giggle at that.” Pinkie Pie said with a stunned expression as Twilight hugged her sobbing.

Twilight's screaming had not only alerted Pinkie Pie though as Police ponies rushed to the scene at which point one of which gasped at the sight and the other got sick to their stomach and vomited on the ground.

About an hour later Twilight found herself in the Ponyvile police station next to Pinkie Pie as a Police Pony took down notes.

“Miss Sparkle I know you don't want to remember those events but I have to ask you one last question. Did you know that pony?” The police pony asked in a gentle and calm tone.

“N-no. At least I don't think so. It wa kind of hard to tell with it's head.....” Twilight said trailing off.

“Missing. Yes I understand. Thanks all for now Miss Sparkle. We'll contact you later if we find anything more. You should go home and get some rest.” The police pony said and patted her shoulder with a hoof.

“Come on Twilight. I'll come with you to your house.” Pinkie Pie said with a smile as Twilight began to walk out of the Police station.

Just as Twilight took a step out of the Police station Pinkie Pie grabbed Twilight and yanked her away from the side walk.

“My tail's a twitchin!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she yanked Twilight by the mane with her mouth and mere seconds later a Piano came crashing down with a loud crash.

“I don't need this today!” Twilight exclaimed horrified at the realization of her near death experience.

“My Pinkie senses saved you Twilight!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed with a smile.

“So I noticed....” Twilight remarked as Police ponies rushed out the door.

“Who in Equestria would be dropping Piano's in the middle of town?” One Police pony asked astonished.

“I can think of one....Damn Derpy Hooves....” The other officer said with an eye roll.

Pinkie Pie and Twilight began to make their way down the street towards Twilight's home. “I think i'm done with this investigating...that was too scary.” Twilight remarked as they neared her door only to notice a note with blood red letters stating:

YOU'RE NEXT

Twilight's eyes widened in horror as she read this.”I-I'm next? That means the killer knows I found out something and wants me dead!” Twilight exclaimed horrified.

“That's not good! What did you do find out Twilight?” Pinkie Pie asked looking at her.

“I don't know! I didn't even find out who the killer was! Unless....the body! I wasn't supposed to find the body! The killer must have panicked and ran when they heard me coming, ran off, and then I found the body!” Twilight exclaimed as panic enveloped her.

“But that means they want to kill me too! I saw the body as well! I better go see if there's a note on my door too! See you Twilight!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed and ran off in the blink of an eye before Twilight could stop her.

“P-Pinkie Pie! Don't leave me alone!” Twilight exclaimed in a panicked voice and began to look around herself for anything suspicious. After a few moments Twilight shakily opened her door and slowly took a step inside.

“S-Spike? Are you here?” Twilight asked timidly but there was no answer. Just dead silence.

“Twilight? Are you okay?” A voice asked causing Twilight to jump out of her skin nearly and run to the other side of the room only to realize it was Rainbow Dash.

“Oh. It's just you.” Twilight said after a few moments relief washing over her.

“Who else would be?” Rainbow Dash said with a smile.
“Didn't you see the note on my front door?” Twilight asked curiously.

“Nope. You were here when I got here so I let myself in and figured I’d wait for you to come back. Why what's wrong?” Rainbow Dash asked confused.

“Somepony wants me dead because I found the body of a dead pony.” Twilight replied and began to explain how she found the body and what happened outside of the police station.

“Oh wow. Don't worry Twilight. I'll stay with you. No pony tries to hurt my friends and gets away with it!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed standing proudly.

“Thanks Rainbow. I could use some company. Spike for some reason has gone missing...” Twilight trailed off and suddenly panic filled her again.”Oh no! What if the killer found Spike! I've got to find him!” Twilight exclaimed and ran for the door.

“Alright. I'll help you find him.” Rainbow Dash said following her out the door. “I'll search around town. You look around on the ground. We'll meet back her later. Okay?” Rainbow dash said with a smile.

“Okay.” Twilight replied with a worried look.

Twilight really didn't like the idea of looking for Spike alone but since Rainbow Dash was a Pegasus she figured she would have better chances of finding Spike than her. “I hope Spike is okay.” Twilight said in a worried tone.

Hours later Twilight was still searching but she saw no sign of Spike nor Rainbow Dash for that matter. “Wasn't Rainbow Dash supposed to meet me at my house? I've been by my house five times already and she still hasn't shown up.” Twilight thought to herself as she walked along the the path towards Apple Acres.

“Spike....where could you be?” Twilight asked aloud worried as she stopped and looked around.

Suddenly something lept from the bushes towards Twilight causing her to scream in horror only for it to be Winona whom was Applejack's Dog and let out a sigh.

Winona barked happily at Twilight with a smile as Twilight Knelt down and patted her on the head.

“Whew...for a moment I thought it was the-” Twilight said with a relived sigh only to be cut off by a knife stabbing the tree mere inches from her face and a heavily cloaked figure rushing from the bushes at her with another knife in her mouth.

Twilight had little time to react so she did the only thing that came to mind and put her hooves in front of her as she was tackled to the ground the knife pointed directly at her throat mere inches away. The only thing holding it off was Twilight's hooves which held the cloaked figures head away but barely.

Even though her attacker's face was right in front of her she couldn't tell who it was due to it being so heavily cloaked.

Twilight struggled with all her might to shove the pony off her but speaking as she wasn't the athletic type all she could manage was to keep knife from her throat which she was steadily losing enough strength to do that as the knife slowly edged closer to her neck.

Fear and panic were the only two emotions Twilight could feel at the moment as the knife grew dangerously closer now so that she could feel the point barely poking her neck now. “I'm going be killed if I don't do something!” Twilight thought in a panicked tone as she continued to struggle against the cloaked pony.

Twilight let out a pained cry as the very tip of the knife pierced her neck but did not go any farther drawing fresh blood.

Suddenly out of no where Winona lunged at her cloaked attacker knocking her to the side while at the same time causing the knife to slit her throat but not deeply. it was merely a surface cut but it bleed just the same. Twilight immediately got to her hooves and ran with all her might down the path not looking back as she sobbed loudly in horror.

After some time she arrived back in Ponyville and looked around herself, panic still flooding through her but she was exhausted from all her running. Slowly she made her way to a trove of water and looked at her reflection to survey the damage.

The cut wasn't bleeding now but it could be seen all the same. It had been a VERY CLOSE call for her. If Winona hadn't lunged at her attack when she had Twilight would have been a corpse right now. “I can't go to the police about this anymore...” Twilight thought to herself and began to walk towards her house. “At this rate the only way I’m going to live through this is if I find the killer and bring them to justice.” Twilight thought to herself as she walked up to her door only to find another note on it written in blood red letters.

YOU WON'T BE SO LUCKY NEXT TIME.....

Twilight gulped. How could the killer get here before her? Wasn't she tackled by Winona? It's not possible. The only possible explanation was that there was more than one killer. The mere thought of there being more than one killer horrified Twilight even more if possible. How many killers were there? And more importantly...who were they? These questions and more flooded Twilight's mind as she opened her door cautiously and looked around.

“Good gracious! What happened to your neck Twilight?!” a voice exclaimed once again causing Twilight to nearly jump out of her skin and run to the other side of her home only to find out it was Rarity.

“Rarity? Oh thank Celetsia its you.” Twilight replied after a few moments as her eyes focused to the darkness. “Did you see the note on my door?” Twilight asked after a few moments.

“Note? No I didn't. I got here hours ago. I finished my work and thought i'd come by and talk with you about what happened today.” Rarity replied.

“I was nearly killed twice today! Once with a Piano and just outside of Apple Acres at knife point!” Twilight exclaimed walking over to Rarity and sat down with her rump on the floor.

“Why don't you go the police about this Twilight?” Rarity suggested.

“I can't. If I do the killer may try to kill me again outside of the station like earlier. I have to figure this out on my own.” Twilight replied looking around herself.

“Goodness. This is not good. Can you at least tell Princess Celestia about this?” Rarity asked curiously.

“Without Spike I’d have to send the letter the old fashioned way and if the killer works for the post office they would just get rid of it anyways. Speaking of him. I hope he's okay....” Twilight said with a sigh, stood up, and began to concentrate.

“What are you doing Twilight?” Rarity asked curiously.

“Putting a protection spell around my house. No one in and no one out.” Twilight said as her horn began to emit a purple cloud of magic that expanded and flowed all over her house and over it. “That way I can at least try to get some sleep without worrying about the killer getting into my house while I’m sleeping and kill me.” Twilight explained and let out a sight as she finished casting the spell.

“Well I suppose that does make sense. I guess i'm stuck here for the night.” Rarity replied with a smile.

“Sorry about this Rarity.” Twilight replied as she began to walk towards her room.

“Don't worry about it darling. I wouldn't want to leave my friends alone with a killer on the loose anyways.” Rarity replied with a smile and magically made herself a make-shift bed out of pillows and books.

After hearing this Twilight walked over to Rarity and gave her a hug.”Thanks Rarity. That makes me feel a lot better.” Twilight said with a smile and made her way to her room.

Twilight tossed and turned in her bed and soon fell into an uneasy sleep...

Several hours later.......

Twilight was jolted awake by Rarity's ear piercing horrified scream that seemed to have been abruptly cut off. Twilight got out of bed as fear began to consume her again and suddenly felt wide awake as she slowly baby steps towards her door.

“R-R-Rarity? A-A-Are you okay?” Twilight asked in a scared voice stuttering as she spoke.

Just as she neared her door however several knives could be seen stabbing it and poking out causing Twilight to jump back as panic and fear completely overwhelmed her senses now. Moments later the door was shot off it's hinges and flew over Twilight's head.

Well it was obvious now that one of the killers was a unicorn at least but that didn't make matters any better as Twilight attempted to swallow her fears and took a fighting stance ready to cast a spell at a moments notice.

However several minuets passed and nothing had emerged through the door so Twilight going against her better judgment began to walk towards the doorway and slowly through it.

The barrier Twilight had put up clearly was gone now as she took another step into her front room. Twilight looked around for Rarity but saw no sign of her. “Did the killer just take her and leave?” Twilight thought to herself however this thought didn't make her feel any better. In fact it terrified her even more.

Twilight sat down and began to sob loudly she couldn't take it. It was too much. First Spike, then her, and now her friends? It was too much for one pony to bear for Twilight. What was she going to do? She had to figure out something.

Otherwise the killer was going to pick off each of her friends until sh was the only one left....