"Spike, send a letter to princess Celestia." Twilight said sadly "Tell her Pinkie Pie died and send the report."
"On it."
After a few minutes of silence, a letter came to Twilight. The letter explained that with Equestria not having a proper police force, she and her friends need to find this murderer before he or she harms anyone else.
"Girls, gather your stuff and meet me here in one hour. We're going to find this sick bastard and bring him to justice."
The four mares did as instructed and an hour later arrived with nearly full saddle bags. The four were a bit confused as to why they were going on this, and Rarity asked "Why are we going to go on this adventure, darling?"
"The princess said to find this sick excuse of a pony and bring him in to her for a proper interrogation and verdict."
"Do you want to read the letter?" Spike asked.
"I would love to read that letter, Spike" Rarity responded
Dear Twilight Sparkle,
I see what haappened to your good friend Pinkie Pie, and it tears me apart to hear about it. I know you must be hurting right now. I understand how you feel. I know that it's hard to cope with the loss of one of your friends, as I myself am no stranger to that feeling, but you need to find this pony, as we don't have a real police force, and bring him or her to me so this pony can get the proper punishment. Leave no stone unturned.
Your good friend, Celestia.
"That is why the six of us are doing this. Celestia asked us to go on this to find this murderous asshole and-"
"Twilight!"
"Sorry, Spike, but I am just really angry that somepony MURDERED Pinkie.
"I am angry too and you hear me speaking like that."
"I know, I know."
"Well we ain't gettin' anything done by standin' around talkin' about language." said Applejack
"You're right. Girls, we first need to go to ask that detective about the crime scene." Twilight said "Rainbow Dash, find detective Gumshoe. He is a green unicorn stallion with a black mane and tail. His cutie mark is a magnifying glass. Wait, show him this. He might need to see a paper written by me to get him to talk. Tell him that I sent you." Rainbow Dash then left to find the detective.
"What about my sister? My parents are out of town for a few weeks." said Rarity.
"Hmmm, Applejack, do you think Sweetie Belle could stay at your house with Apple Bloom?"
"Ah don't see why not."
"Fluttershy, do you think Owlowicious and Pee-wee can stay with your other animals?" asked Twilight
"I see no pro-"
"Why can't I watch them?" Spike asked
"Because you're coming with us." Twilight answered bluntly.
"Well I guess they would cause no harm in staying with my other animals."
"Great! Now Applejack, go with Rarity to your farm and ask your family if they can take Sweetie Belle. And Fluttershy."
"Yes?"
"Do you have arrangements for somepony to feed your animals?"
"No. I almost forgot about that"
"Okay. Applejack, ask if they could feed Fluttershy's animals as well."Twilight said "Oh and Fluttershy, do you have any special feeding instructions?"
"Yes I do, actually."
"Then you might want to go with Applejack and Rarity."
"Okay, I'll go with them."
"Meet me back here, okay." said Twilight as Rainbow Dash returned with a piece of paper detailing the evidence.
"Rainbow, do you want to go to Sugarcube Corner with me to ask Mr. and Mrs. Cake some questions?"
"Sure."
As the six friends parted to do different tasks, with Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rarity taking the animals to Fluttershy's cottage and delivering Sweetie Belle to Applejack's farm, and Rainbow Dash, Spike, and Twilight to Sugarcube Corner to ask a few questions, their adventure began.
The report says otherwise
Pinkie Pie has passed away in the night, leaving all of her friends devastated. As Pinkie always wanted to see her friends happy, she didn't want any of her friends to see her lifeless corpse, nor did she want the details of her death widespread, as she thought it would sadden too many ponies beyond belief,
Twilight Sparkle was the first to get the news, as she is the nearest princess.
"WHAT!" Twilight exclaimed upon hearing the news, accidentally waking Spike, as it was only six thirty A.M. "Thank you, detective- What was it again?"
"Gumshoe." the detective replied.
At that moment a purple and green dragon came downstairs to see a detective speaking with Twilight.
"Thank you, Detective Gumshoe, and have a nice day." Twilight said solemnly.
"You too, princess, and I am sorry about it happening this way." detective Gumshoe said before leaving.
After the door shut, Twilight turned around and started to walk upstairs without lifting her gaze from the floor.
"What was that all about, and why do you look so sad?" Spike asked.
"I'll tell you later, Spike, just, just go back to bed."
"What about my chores?" Spike asked.
"Just go back to bed Spike. I need to think."
A few hours passed and Spike got up again. "Get started on your chores, and cook breakfast for five. I'll be back in around forty-five minutes with some friends." said Twilight just as sad as before.
About fifty minutes later, Twilight, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash come to the library to see Spike offering them breakfast. As the five ponies and the dragon eat their food, Rainbow Dash asks "Where is Pinkie Pie at?"
Twilight responded "That's why I brought you all here. You see, Pinkie, well, she passed away last night."
"WHAT!" four of the ponies and the dragon yelled in unison.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door. When Twilight answered the door, she saw a dark green unicorn known as detective Gumshoe.
"Detective Gumshoe, hello."
"I came by to inform you that your friend will not have a real funeral, or a funeral at all."
"I can understand why she wouldn't want a funeral, but can we at least see her one last time."
"I'm sorry pal, but she has already been buried at the Ponyville cemetery."
"What about an autopsy report?"
"I can do that." said Gumshoe and handed the princess a copy of the autopsy report.
Twilight Sparkle opened up the envelope and pulled out a single sheet of paper and read aloud to the shocked audience "Name: Pinkemena Diane Pie Time of death: In the night of April 22 Cause of death: A single clean slice in the front of the neck-"
"WHAT!" the six simultaneously yelled.
