Sombra Vs. Jason

  Amongst the streets of the Crystal Empire, crystal ponies went on  with their everyday lives. The shops were trading and selling items. Markey places were selling fresh produce from the farms far away from the city. The citizens in the streets greeted each other with kindness and smiles. Among them was a white stallion with a blue mane, wearing purple armor with gold plates attached to it. He looked relaxed. Feeling the morning breeze against his muzzle, Shining Armor walked down a paved road with market stands on each side. He smiled seeing everypony was so happy. The children were playing together while their parents talked with one another. He continued on his walk, when he spotted a newsstand with a crowd of ponies around it. Confused, Shining Armor made his way toward the stand.

"What's going on here?" he asked.

  The young paper colt gave him a newspaper. Shining raised an eye brow.

"You haven't heard the news sir?"

  The captain looked down at the paper, seeing a list of names of ponies and their pictures. Each listing how they died.

"Some pony is going around killing ponies around the empire." the colt said.

  Shining read on, feeling shocked as he read how each and everyone of the crystal ponies had died. One had been strangled so fiercely, the neck had been broken in two. Another had her arms ripped off with a large slash in her chest. Finally, one pony was decapitated with his head shoved inside his chest. The captain has seen his fair share of disturbing things but reading that little paragraph kicked it up a notch. Shining flipped the page and saw the other news. Though the captains mind was set on something else. These murders were something he needed to look into. He was going to need some support however and he knew who to ask.

  Shining Armor made his way down a glistening white crystal hallway toward a sapphire blue door. A stern look on his face. If their was any pony who could give him support it was the ruler of the Crystal Empire, and his wife, Princess Cadence. Shining Armor threw open the doors and saw said wife on her thrown, wearing a gold and purple dress, with a line of different creatures. A griffon, a dragon, and another pony. Cadence had a shocked look on her face and looked very into what the well dressed nobles were telling her. Shining scooted to his right and hid behind a column. The griffon was grey colored with an older and deeper voice. The dragon was a female with dark green scales. Lastly, the pony was wearing a formal suit was black facial hair. The griffon held out a piece of paper.

"As you can see princess, all of our numbers are suffering."

  Shining raised an eye brow.

"Indeed. Bodies are being discovered by the minute in my homeland." said the dragon.

  Cadence bit her lip and took the paper from the griffons talon. Her eyes scanned the paper frantically.

"I'll...I'll send what ever troops I can, but I don't know how long it will take." Cadence said.

  With that, the nobles turned and left the room. Shutting the door behind them. The well dressed pony stayed behind though. He stood like a soldier at ease. Waiting to be acknowledge by the princess. Cadence placed the paper on her arm rest and put her hands to her face. Rubbing her eyes she looked up and smiled.

"You can come out now Shiny!"

  Shining Armor tensed up and then let breathe. He slowly came behind the pillar.

"How did you know?"

  Cadence smiled and laughed.

"I saw you the moment you opened the door."

  Shining crossed his arms and gave a pouting face. Cadence laughed again, getting up from her thrown and making her way toward her husband. The two hugged and shared a kiss before breaking off.

"What was that about anyways?" the captain asks.

  Cadence froze. She used her magic and brought the paper over from her thrown. She grabbed it and showed it to Shining. His eyes nearly escaped his head as he saw the image. It was another corpse but it was of a griffon. His wings were gone and so was half of his head. Below it was a comment. Probably from the killer. The writing and style was nothing Shining has ever seen though he could barely make it out.

"1..2...Jason's coming for you?" he said.

"Yes. That was found stuck on a knife and impaled on the corpse." Cadence commented.

  Shining felt his heart drop. This was something a serial killer was capable off. Though Equestria was barely a victim to serial killers, but this was good enough evidence.

"How many? Shining said. Looking up at Cadence.

  The princess huffed.

"Over twenty found dead with gruesome wounds." she said.

  The captain scrunched up the paper and tossed it aside.

"I know what you came for Shiny and their waiting for you inside." Cadence said.

  Shining Armor gave a surprised look before smiling. He kissed his wife again before running out of the room while throwing his helmet on. His first plan was going to inform his sister Twilight and her friends. They always know what to do. He was just wishing this killer didn't already get to them. He then remembered the date of which that picture was taken. Yesterday, on the outskirts of PonyVille.