Damaged diamonds

Applebloom had been reading a few chapters of her book.

She was greatly intrigued by its plot.

Cloptrot never even wanted to get involved in her present predicament, but there she was.

It reminded applebloom of herself, because now she needed to understand what was going on.

She took out a note book, crayons, and a pencil.

One thing she learned from the book was to never write anything down, it would be like a robber leaving his number at the bank he just robbed.

She did however, made a way to label or categorize the suspects and the civilians.

She opened her notebook and wrote some names down.

She would label each of them by color, the yellow would be 'no threat', purple would be 'suspicious', and blue would be 'unsure'.

She added the colors next to each of their names.

Her sister applejack would be placed among the 'no threat', rainbowdash does not yet have a category, neither does pinkie pie, and twilight would obviously would be in the 'suspicious'.

If that's what you want to call the obviously insane, then yes suspicious it is.

Although it went against the most basic rules of the book, applebloom decided on another notebook she'd right down the suspects characteristics.

Subtly was key here.

So she tried to make it as non-descriptive as possible.

She studied the names.

She had written down all the names of everyone in town, at least the ones she remembered.

It was a lot.

A lot of analyzing and interviews that were unaware by the recipient.

But it was worth it.

Because there was a chance,

Rarity would be smiling down on her.

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

There was another murder.

It wasn't a element of harmony though.

Applebloom read about it in the newspaper,

She had training herself not to be squeamish so she could read it.

It had been working, she was still disgusted though.

'NEW VICTIM OF RAMPAGING SERIAL KILLER'

Applebloom focused on the words and prepared herself.

'The latest victim was Teddy Safari, a Pegasus who was known for her love of Daring Do. Like the last body her limbs had been severed off. The victims appeared to be drained of all her fluids. Papers from the famous Daring Do novel have been shoved into her mouth all the way down to her esophagus. Her eyes were stitched shut. The mouth was cut into a ghastly form of smile.'

Applebloom shuddered.

She remembered the injustice that had happened to rarity.

Five words kept appearing in her head though,

'Drained if all her fluids'

She remembered the fluids pumping through the tubes at twilight's lair.

A shiver ran up her spine.

Was it possible twilight was the murderer?

Applebloom mumbled to her self

"She couldn't make it any more obvious, but then again this is twi ah'm talking about. She probably set cameras all round th library.... That's how she saw mah movements.... She probably did it so she can see th suspicious activity."

Apple bloom nodded. Knowing twilight, she would drive herself insane with just about anything. In the end she'll been sane once more.

Nonetheless, twilight was still in the purple category.

Applebloom kept reading through the article.

'When one of the detective undid the stitching on her right eye, a christmas bow was available in her right eye socket. Each eye socket had a christmas bow inside.'

Applebloom gagged, the killer certainly was looking for a laugh.

Applebloom remembered she had seen this mare before.

She refused to sell applebloom a book.

The mare got very angry.

Perhaps she had a bad reputation.

Applebloom thought of twilight once again.

She couldn't help but wonder,

Where's spike?