Death and Peace

Ponies of all shapes, sizes, and types, were at a scene of a murder. Or, at the very least: somepony had killed somepony; or it was a very well-planned suicide attempt. This one was different to the other recent deaths. Most deaths in Ponyville were natural, or accidental. This one... ropes bounded the pony's legs together. There was a gag over the mouth, and several cuts over the poor pony. Most notably was the pile of blood, the main source being a deep gash in the throat.

This is what shocked most of Ponyville. While medical ponies tried to revive the pony, there was nothing they could've done to save her. A neck injury of this scale was, for the most part, lethal. Nopony knew anyone who would kill such a great soul.

But this is what confused most ponies, Princess Celestria being one of them. Twilight Sparkle tried to understand it as a prank. A very morbid prank which Rainbow Dash had put on. However, as the months went by, this was no laughing matter. Her friend was dead, and there was nothing she could do. Pinkie Pie had gone on to wherever was next.

It seemed Rainbow Dash was the most affected, always seen mourning the loss of such a cheerful and friendly pony. Fluttershy tried to stay composed, but couldn't help it with the occasional sob. Rarity, to try to ease the pain, made dresses inspired by the personality of Pinkie. Applejack held a feast to celebrate Pinkie's life, and all of the Apple family came. This was, as many onlookers would agree, a major shock to the bearers of the elements of harmony.

This was another thing that worried Twilight: With Pinkie Pie dead, who would be the element of laughter? Nopony knew for definite, but it didn't matter too much at that time. The elements were, at least, safe in the tree of harmony. But still...

Many detective ponies came to the scene over the next couple of days. None of them were, sadly, able to find the killer by the clues. All they knew was, as sad as it was, there had been a major struggle. Everypony conluded that, no matter who did this, that pony would be caught...