After the nap and woke up in the next day, Officer Storm and Detective Peridot were called to the Rainbow Dash's house once again.

"Can you tell us what happened?" asked Peridot as he writing down the thought of her neighborhood, Flitter.

"Yes, while I was flying to the cafe with my friend, Cloudchaser. We heard her scream coming from her house, we rushed in and found nothing but this symbol." answered Flitter as she handed over Rainbow's Dash book which has a symbol written on its cover, the symbol was a snake wrapping around the metal pole and a jigsaw-shaped symbol. Below it read "Think hard, officers."

"Think hard?" muttered Peridot in confusion.

"Storm, no evidences are found. Even a trace of a criminal." said a pegasus officer as she walked out of Dash's house.

"I guess it's that bucker, again. Jigsaw." said Storm as he sketched the symbol and the message on the book's cover.

"Thank you for your time, ma'am." said Peridot politely as he handed back the book to Flitter. The officers flied back to the station to find out where Rainbow Dash is, and rescue her.

LATER IN THE EVENING

"Buck me, I'm done with this case." said Frank as he puts his hand on the back of his head, no signs of Rainbow Dash after a big search, almost giving up to solve this "Jigsaw" massacre. "I need to know why Jigsaw need to test her twice. I mean, she passed her test, why is she being tested again."

"Yeah, she learned her lesson. Plus the disappearance of Aria Blaze, Adagio Dazzle, Filthy Rich and Princess Twilight. I guess the murderer is starting to get cocky. In every scene we found this symbol and this message." agreed Peridot just a seconds before Denvy rushed into the room.

"WE GOT A CALL FROM STORM'S HOUSE!" shouted Denvy to get the attention of the stallions, after heard her shocking message, the two rushed out of the room quickly.

MEANWHILE

"Aw, my head." muttered Storm as he woke up in a hospital-like building. He was in a room which looked like an x-ray room, judging by the old, dusty x-ray machine at the far-left of the room and few x-ray sheets on the board. He realized that he had been strapped to the chair after moving his arms and wings for a little bit. He saw two metal sheets on his shoulders, along with the metal box that he was wearing, covering his head, leaving with the side that is made of thick glass, allowed him to see what's in front of him. The TV turned on in front of him, showing the Puppet that he found in the video tape in every crime scenes. The Puppet turned, looking at him.

"Hello, Officer Storm. I want to play a game. After the massacre has started, you have been trying to save as much ponies as you can. But at same time, you've been detaching from your friends after you've failed to save someone from the massacre. I would say, you've put too much of yourself in it. Tonight, I'll show you how to truly save a life. Rainbow Dash, Princess Twilight and Adagio Dazzle needs your help. They have 65 minutes to save themselves. To reach them you must face other ponies along the way. The device you're wearing drive the metal sheets into your neck, side by side, before completely decapitating you, if not unlocked after 45 seconds. The key to unlock it, is in the box behind you, but watch out, the box is full of red, heated nails. Let the game begin."

As soon as the tape ends, the restraint on the chair opened, freeing him. Without any hesitation, Storm rushed to the metallic box behind him. The glows of the heated nails were bright, making it not much hard to see.

"Oh, Faust." said Storm in horror.

"39...38...37" as the timer counting down, the officer drove his arm into the box. As he screamed in pain, his arm slowly burning in process.

"33...32...31" unlike other Jigsaws' victims, Storm was able to reach the key very quickly. He pulled his arm out, badly burned from the heat, his arm's fur was almost burned off. He searched for the keyhole around the box.

"28...27...26" Storm inserted the key into the keyhole behind the box, he pulled his head out after the box was unlocked. Storm threw it away, as the door opened. Remembered his goal to save the three mares, he wasted no time and rushed out of the room.

MEANWHILE, AT THE END OF STORM'S TEST

"Where am I?" asked Adagio as she woke up and was instantly terrified as she found herself strapped to the chair with two revolvers, each aiming at her temples. She looked around and found Rainbow Dash and Twilight. Just before she could speak anything, the mares woke up. Rainbow Dash's wings, arms and legs were held together by the metallic restraints and wearing a noose that was made from metal and fiber wire. Twilight was strapped to a chair, wearing a life vest, with many bombs attached on it.

"OH, COME ON! Why am I'm being test again?" shouted Dash in confusion, before she turned to Adagio. "Adagio?" said Dash in surprise.

"Why are both of you here? Me too." asked Adagio in surprise too.

"We don't know." answered Twilight.

"Don't let him in?" asked Dash as she saw the message on the wall along with multiple monitors in front of them. They saw a pegasus walking in one of them.

"Who is that?" asked Adagio.

"Officer Storm. I know him, he's my friend." answered Dash.

MEANWHILE

Two police cars, along with one ESAU (Equestria Special Assault Unit) van and one ambulance driving through the street, with few pegasus officers and troopers flying above them.

"Tophill Hospital?" asked Frank.

"Yes, I'm pretty sure that everyone's there. It's the hospital closed and left abandoned during Equestria's massive economic recession. I know that that symbol is a medicine symbol. They're going to be there." answered Denvy.

"What kind of hospital is that? It served as the hospital, mental hospital and an asylum." said Peridot who was flying near the car.

"Why do we need the ESAU anyway?" asked Frank.

"In case if there's a trap in there." answered Denvy. "Hang in there, Storm. We're coming." said Denvy as the cars continued to drove toward the abandoned hospital.

Author's Note

Hint#3:One of them has a distinctive feature.
Fact:
-In Jigsaws' tests, the victim can't use any abilities. (Uni/Alicorn's magic, Pegasi's ability to fly, stand on the cloud etc.) This is because of special chemical that are injected into them.
-ESAU which is introduced in this fic, is equivalent to SWAT team in real life.

Pay attention viewers, things are getting real.