Personies

Hunk is woken up by a loud knocking on the door.

"Hunk are you in there we are coming in!" A deep voice shouts through the door.

The door flies open and six royal guards charge in.

Hunk is baffled. "Hey what´s going on?"

"Resistance is futile, surrender and follow us quietly."

"What? I don´t understand." Hunk is trying to explain himself.

"You are going to be in custody until the case is solved."

"Custody what did I do?"

"You know what you did!" A young looking guard says to him.

The guards escort him along the hallways, they come across the mares´ room in front are many guards as are inside.

Along the way Hunk sees Fluttershy in a crowd standing in the palace entrance and she is trying to tell Hunk something but the guards in front of her which shout, "Stay back! Back I said!"  Drown out any sound that comes from her.

The guards with Hunk in tow enter the throne room.

Celestia sits up and begins her speech.

"Hunk you are the prime suspect regarding the disappearance of Rarity the unicorn. You will be held in custody until the investigations are completed and enough evidences are found for a trial.

Do not resist or you only will make your situation worse. You will be able to tell your version of the story in court. Now begone!"

The guards pull Hunk away before he can even say anything and lead him down into the dungeon, where they lock him up in a cell.

"I didn´t do anything to Rarity! I´m innocent you have to believe me!2

The guard replies mocking. "Yeah sure, that’s what everypony says." And walks away laughing.

Hunk starts thinking about what happened.

"Rarity disappeared, last time I saw her was yesternight. That means it must have happened after 10 p.m. and before, when was I woken up, around 7 a.m. I think, that lets a timeframe of nine hours. Urgh that doesn´t bring me any further. It makes me want to tear my hair out!"

He walks up and down in his small cell. He bangs his head against the bars in frustration. As he opens his eyes his gaze falls upon a little purple dragon.

"Spike?! What are you doing here? I thought you were with Twilight."

"In fact I still am, we arrived here this morning."

"I´m so glad you are here Spike, finally some trustworthy soul. I need you to go to the room of Rarity and the others, look around and report me everything you find."

"Eye eye, just one question. You didn´t kidnap Rarity did you?"

"Spike my friend if so would I ask you to help me find evidence to proof my innocence?"

"Yes you´re right. I´m on my way! See you later."

Spike runs back upstairs unnoticed by any of the guards.

Hour after hour pass without any visitors. When Hunk overhears a nearby conversation.

"Why is nopony allowed to see him?"

"We don´t get paid for asking questions, well at least most of the time." He laughs

"I´m serious here, isn´t it strange that especially none of the harmony wielders are allowed. I mean they probably have some questions for him."

The guards are walking out of hearing range.

"psst hey Hunk."

"Spike? Where were you?"

"I had to wait for a gap in their patrol way."

"You are awesome! So what did you find out?"

"I only can report what I saw, so the bed in which Rarity slept was all rumpled, the windows were locked from the inside, according to the guards the door was unlocked and no signs of forced entry anywhere."

"Mh that is quite the mystery, but wait! Tell me about the furniture."

"There was the big bed Rarity slept in, four more beds, a wardrobe, a dresser, some chairs, a mirror and a bookshelf. That’s all."

The sound of the guards comes closer.

"I better get going, sorry I wasn´t able to find out more Hunk."

"Don´t worry you already were a big help my friend."

Hunk winks at Spike who runs in the opposite direction of the guards.

Hunk repeats everything Spike told him in his mind.

"The big bed in the middle, maybe under it? No probably not. The smaller beds? Nothing I can think of. In the wardrobe that would be silly, dresser, chairs, bookshelf, mirror, mirror…Mirror! That might be it! If “She” is able to use non magical mirrors that would explain it. I have to state this theory at the court."

One day passes and the trial is about to start.

Hunk is brought to the courthouse.

Celestia will act as the judge.

"The trial against Hunk is about to begin, everypony be quiet. Hunk will be his own defensive lawyer. The prosecutor is princess Twilight Sparkle. Miss Sparkle I call you into the witness stand."

Twilight gets up from her bench and walks over to the stand.

"Miss Sparkle you claim to know for sure that the defendant is the one responsible for the disappearance of Rarity, please confirm your testimony." Celestia says in a sober tone.

"Your Honor, I know from a reliable source that “Hunk” is not who he claims to be. In fact his origin lies within the realm known as “the other world”. His real name is Tuxedo Masquerade and he is the one who brought the fog into our world and now he uses the elements of harmony to smoothen out his mistakes."

Celestia interrupts. "With all due respect princess Sparkle but this trial is about the disappearance of Rarity not the source of the fog or false identity."

"Yes you´re right your highness, I may have not seen him directly as he did it, but fact is he was the one who showed and brought us into the other world. Luna is the only other pony who knows, thanks to “Hunk”, and who would believe that your own dear sister, Princess Luna, would do such a thing?"

"Miss Sparkle, your so called evidence are nothing but wild speculations. Do you have any actual proof of him being the culprit?"

"Aehm, no no I don´t."

"Well then you are dismissed Ms. Sparkle."

Twilight walks back over to her bench.

"Hunk now is your chance to defend yourself."

Hunk goes to witness stand.

"Your Honor, I was asleep all night long until the royal guards woke me up."

"Do you have any witnesses for your claim?"

"No I don´t, but think I know who the real culprit is!"

Celestia looks surprised. "Really? Tell us I´m curious about it."

"The truth is, Twilight is partially right, my true name, the one given to me is Tuxedo Masquerade, I do indeed come from the other world, but I am not responsible for the kidnappings! In fact I have reason to believe that my sister is the one behind all this. The mirror, in the room Ms. Rarity stayed, functioned as a portal. I know what you all think, "that’s just an ordinary mirror no magic and stuff." Though it is true that I am only able to open a gate to the other world via a magic mirror, my sister, Diamond Secret, on the other hand is far more powerful than me. She even might be able to open a portal through ordinary objects with a reflective surface."

Celestia looks down on him. "Well even so this sound more obscure than Twilights accusation I have no other choice to bring in a verdict of non-guilty due to lack of evidence. The proceeding is closed. You are free to go, for now."

Celestia seems disappointed and gives Twilight a furious stare.

Hunk is forced out the courtroom. Outside are Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Applejack already waiting.

Hunk says sadly, "I guess you are all waiting for Twilight?"

Pinkie bounces up to him. "No silly, we are waiting for you. We have to save Rarity!"

Hunks eyes widen from joy.

"Besides lately, Twilight seems a few apples short in her head. Ever since she came here she was just talking to herself and wouldn´t let any of us near her." Aj adds.

Luna comes out of the courthouse.

"If you want to go through the mirror I think you could need my help right?"

She smiles at the group and all of them charge to the mirror room.