When Ghouls Cross Over

Chapter 13: Confrontation

“What’s all this about?”

Kill Shot and Sting were both baffled. This morning when the two CCG officers had woken up neither had expected to be awoken by the sound of knocking on their door.

Usually Sting would have been greatly annoyed, cranky, and upset with Twilight. But this day, this day was completely different.

Twilight Sparkle currently sat on the detectives bed, her legs crossed and her eyes glaring at the two detectives. In her hand, a newspaper. And from her expression whatever news this article brought, did not sit well with her at all.

“Well?” she said, “I’m waiting Kill Shot” she said.

Kill Shot who’s mind was still slightly hazy from being awoken did not know what to say or do at the current moment. All he wanted to do was go back to sleep, but the mare sitting on his bed at this exact moment didn’t seem like she was going to relent.

“First” Kill Shot said running his hands over his face, and his fingers over his eyes to clear them of the effects of a restless night. “You need to tell us what it is you want to know. We can’t give you information if you keep us in the dark.”

Twilight scoffed, looking in the other direction with an air of annoyance at such a statement.

“'Keeps us in the dark' At least that statement is true” she said with bubbling anger in her voice.

Sting sighed and ran a hand through his hair. “Look, Twilight. What is it? Just tell us so we can go back to sleep. We were out on the other side of Ponyville taking care of business and-”

Sting stopped as the newspaper in Twilight’s hand was thrown in his face. A plop as paper touched skin then a thud as it landed on the ground at his feet. Growling silently, Sting bent over, grabbed the paper and looked at it.

His eyes widened immediately.

Twilight noticed and her ears perked up a bit as she saw his reaction change. “I see you look surprised.”

Sting couldn’t answer. He could only look up and stare at Twilight in silence. Taking the paper out of Sting’s hands Kill Shot looked it over. Barely catching himself in surprise when he saw the article of Kaneki fighting Haru emerge.

Kill Shot’s eyes looked up at the young alicorn who was still staring expectantly at them.

He wasn’t sure of what to say. This was bad, very bad. If all of Ponyville had seen this then questions would be asked, suspicions would be raised, and things wouldn’t look bad for Kaneki only. But for them as well.

“This is-” he began.

“Yes? This is?” Twilight said with an expectant look on her face, both arms crossed as she waited for an answer.

Sting was still frozen when Kill glanced over to his partner. I suppose his mind couldn’t handle the sudden revelation, Kill Shot concluded.

“Oh yeah, before I forget. Turn the page” Twilight said gesturing with her hand in a circle like motion for him to flip the page.

Kill Shot did as such. What he saw made him run a hand through his hair, and stare at the image on it.

“This is me” he said silently.

“Yes it is. And how many of those things are you fighting?” Twilight asked in a stern mother like tone. Speaking as if Kill were now a child who needed to be admonished.

“...Four of them...” he said staring at the picture in disbelief. In the current photo Kill Shot was fighting the ghouls that had surrounded him inside the building. Two were dead, but they’re bodies weren’t shown and there was no reason for him to inform Twilight and give her even more of a reason not to trust them now that things had gotten to this point. In his hands was his kagune, and he was currently surrounded on either side by four ghouls, two had koukaku, one had a bikaku, the last one had a ukaku.

“And they’re all dead. Correct?” Twilight asked. Kill Shot merely nodded.

“I see” Twilight said. After this the alicorn remained silent. Her eyes shut and her ears limp, Twilight sat silently on Kill’s bed thinking over what she had just seen and read in the article.

It wasn’t much of a surprise to her that Kaneki could fight ghouls, nor was it to her for Kill Shot that he could fight ghouls. Based off the information she’d received this was natural for them. They were part of an organization whose sole purpose was to fight ghouls of all types, strengths, and skills.

So frankly no, Twilight wasn’t upset that the two had fought ghouls. Why would she be? For all she knew those ghouls could have attacked them, or other ponies.

These two were only trying to help, she had reasoned when she saw the article in the morning.

What really made Twilight mad, was that the two had refused to tell her. Refused to say anything about such an important matter when she could have informed Princess Celestia and Luna earlier or come up with her own decision on such an important matter, since she was a princess herself.

And now, who knew how Ponyville would see the investigators, now that this had been revealed. Ghouls in Ponyville? And not a single report on such a matter? It would draw suspicions.

Some of the ponies that still feared the investigators and Kankei would call this an outrage. There wouldn’t be a riot, but the ponies of this town had a right to know if their lives were in danger 24/7 and to whom they should turn to in case the need arises. Not only that but the fact such crucial information had been withheld and happened in Ponyville would make things even worse.

Twilight felt her horn grew warm and tingly, a faint glow forming around it. Ugh! This is all just so frustrating!

“Twilight” Sting’s voice called through the jumble of thoughts that ran through the alicorn’s mind. Twilight didn’t hear him.

“If you guys had told me all of this earlier we could have prevented all this from happening! Now we don’t have a clue how-”

“TWILIGHT!” Sting and Kill Shot yelled simultaneously.

Twilight’s eyes shot open just now noticing her horn was glowing. Looking around she couldn’t see either of the detectives. It wasn’t until a voice called from above did she look up. Pinned against the ceiling, Kill Shot and Sting were doing their best not to be smashed through the crystal structure that was inches from them.

“Put us down Twilight. We’ll tell you what we’ve learned, just put us down!” Sting exclaimed.

About to do as such Twilight noticed that a couple inches away from where the young investigator now stood in cat like position. Body curled up, butt in the air, she could see that he was doing his very best to avoid getting hit in the crotch region, by a dull, blunt crystal structure that formed a part of the ceiling.

Spike walked in the exact moment Twilight decided to do something awful.

Utterly confused and slightly disturbed, Spike watched with great uneasiness as Twilight put Sting in a tough situation. The distance between one of his greatest weak points and the blunt diamond slowly grew as Twilight added pressure to Sting’s back, who was trying to stay away from the object.

Kill Shot whose entire body was plastered to the ceiling like he’d been glued there couldn’t move, let alone say anything to get Twilight to stop her actions, and Spike just simply decided to stay out of this entirely.

A wise move indeed. As he slowly closed the door and turned his back to Twilight and the others the young drake could still hear her shouting things that related to today’s most recent article and Kaneki.

“You promise to tell me the truth?” Twilight yelled from the room as Spike went to grab something to eat.

“Yes! Yes!” he yelled, a few girlish screams escaping the human now and then as his nether regions were put in more danger. “Just stop this madness and we’ll tell you everything! Right, Kill?” the young investigator asked with some desperation.

Kill Shot did the worst thing possible to do to a guy who’s crotch was on the line. He said nothing.

A few more shouts and yells were exchanged as Spike looked through the fridge and got the ingredients ready for pancakes.

“Twilight and the others will be hungry after this” Spike said with a yawn.

Mrs. Cake sat with Kaneki, and Pinkie Pie in silence. Pinkie and the misses sat side by side. Kaneki had refused to sit anywhere near the two, and had reverted back to when they had first met him.

A steel resolve, that refused to let anyone too close.

At this current moment Pinkie’s nose was tingling madly. And that meant one thing: Kaneki was hiding something. More than even today’s news article let on. But if Pinkie Pie had learned anything about the boy, it was that pressuring him into saying something he didn’t want to reveal would only make the distance between them worse.

He was on edge right now, she could see it. If possible, her nose could smell it. Mrs. Cake knew it too, Pinkie thought taking note of the concerned look in the older mare’s eyes.

At the current moment, only these two mares knew the truth. Or as Kaneki had expected if things ever turned out this way, what he wanted them to believe was the truth. That he was a CCG investigator, not a ghoul.

Mr.Cake wasn’t home anymore. He’d left to go make sure the cake had been delivered, and attend to some other orders he had had merely handed the article to Mrs.Cake before leaving. The stallion never once looked at the front page much to Kaneki’s relief.

No sooner had Mrs. Cake seen what the article said about Kaneki, being a hero that fights ghouls yet at the same time a boy with a darkness to him did she wake Pinkie up immediately.

The twins were still asleep thank the gods, so now it was just a matter of settling this problem. This problem that clearly did not want to be addressed by the only one who could settle it.

Kaneki refused to talk. It had been over an hour since this article came out, and Mrs.Cake could practically feel the tension rising in the air, Pinkie sensing it also.

Minutes in silence had passed with both Mrs.Cake and Pinkie Pie looking through the article. Photos having been taken by Silver Star herself, and another pony who had been somewhere in the area. His shot involved Kill Shot.

In all honesty Pinkie had no idea how to feel currently. The slightly burning sensation in her nose, that travelled up her nostrils like she’d just chugged an entire liter of soda reminded her that Kaneki was still hiding things from them, but what those could be was beyond her. What else did he need to hide from them?

What he had done was a good thing. He had saved lives by fighting these ghouls, what was the problem, what was the deal?! Why would he need to hide anything from her, they were friends. Good friends! Could he really not trust her with a secret?

The thought made Pinkie’s insecure side grow stronger with every doubt she gained upon this horrid thought. But that was why she and Mrs.Cake were sitting in this room, the store temporarily closed. So they could confront him and get things straightened out. Assure the other ponies like Roseluck and the other flower ponies, other equines that hadn’t had time to know Kaneki, Sting, and Kill Shot that they were good people. On their side and there was nothing to worry about.

But as long as Kaneki stayed silent no such clarifications, no such assuages could be made.

“Kaneki” Pinkie said silently, speaking now after an hour. “What’s this all about, this ghoul that you and Kill Shot are fighting? We knew ghouls could be in Equestria but we didn’t think they’d be looming around in Ponyville.

“I mean, your kind is so...obvious and different from ours that, it’d be easy to tell if there were more of them in our midst. So what we’re asking is” she said gently, “Do you know where they are?”

Kaneki did not reply. He merely stared at the two with vacant silence expressing his desire to remain silent. Never in Kaneki’s wildest dreams did he-- okay that was a lie. Kaneki had always had doubt.

Doubts that eventually all of this. This peacefulness, this warmth he would occasionally feel when he looked at Pinkie. When he looked at Mrs.Cake, Mr.Cake, the twins, Raiment Wear, all the others, maybe even Sting and Kill Shot also- Kaneki knew, somewhere in the back of his mind. He knew that all of this would eventually come to an end.

His life was a tragedy. The last tragedy he could remember reading when he was human, when he wasn’t...a half-ghoul, half-human being did not end well. But he would be damned to the deepest depths of hell if he allowed his tragedy to affect those he cared for.

For a moment a part of Kaneki. That part of him that was ruthless, merciless, desired nothing more than to make others pay whispered: “If you want you could run. There’s no point staying here any longer. They’ll find out the truth, they’ll realize what you are. What you can become. And then they’ll be scared. They could never understand, not like Anteiku did before you left.

“Their not like us” it whispered.

Kaneki’s face contorted to a frown as he watched words come out of Pinkie and Mrs.Cake’s mouth. Words he could not hear because of this voice. “Be quiet” he said mentally.

“The moment they find out the truth, that other side they’ll reject you, despite all your efforts to protect them” the voice continued.

“Shut up” Kaneki muttered barely audible, moving his hand to scratch his chin as Pinkie asked yet another question that he could not hear.

“In the end your efforts were for-”

“I said be quiet!” he yelled. Kaneki froze instantly realizing he had lost his cool, his eyes moved up to Mrs.Cake and Pinkie, both of whom were taken aback by his sudden outburst.

Pinkie had a great look of pain in her eyes. “I was only saying that if you tell us we can help you” she said morosely. Her hair and tail deflating in their puffy volume. “Why don’t you want us to help you?” she asked.

Kaneki felt sweat beginning to form. He had not been paying attention. The blasted voice in his head, had clouded his thoughts. And now he’d made his situation worse.

Mrs.Cake looked upset, the warmth in her eyes now replaced with a growing anger. Pinkie Pie looked confused, her eyes reflecting sadness and pain from the fact he had withheld such a thing from her this entire time.

Finally after a few seconds of edgy silence the pink mare spoke. “Kaneki...when you go out every night. Are you fighting ghouls?”

Kaneki’s throat flexed as he swallowed his own saliva that had grown to almost the size of a tennis ball, building in his mouth.

Pinkie Pie waited. Mrs.Cake who had calmed just a bit now waited to hear his response. If he got up and left, there would be trouble. As this mare now considered the boy a part of their family now, no metaphorical son of hers would be getting up and leaving a friend in the cold like how he had shouted earlier.

Kaneki licked his lips, they were dry. For a second he tasted iron, blood? Had he been biting his lips? It didn’t matter. The question at hand still hung in the air.

“Kaneki” Pinkie Pie said again. “Have you been fighting ghouls every night you go outside?” Pinkie asked once again. This time she stressed, every word accented as she spoke.

“Have you Kaneki?” Mrs.Cake asked, knowing yet fearing the answer. It was the only thing that could explain his torn clothes the nights she had been able to see him. Frankly she was a bit surprised Pinkie knew Kaneki had been leaving well into the night, but then again this was Pinkie they were talking about.

Kaneki’s pale yellow eyes stared at the mares. Both holding worry, both holding concern. Whether it was for him in general or for how the town would react in the following hours to come, Kaneki could say for sure he did not know.

He sighed, after a few more seconds of silence. “I have. But not every night as you would think. Other nights I’m out....patrolling, like Sting and Kill Shot” he said, knowing that part of that was a lie.

Pinkie stared at Kaneki in silence. The burning in her nose dying greatly with the words Kaneki had spoke. Sniffing, then rubbing a finger over her nose the mare got to her hooves and nodded.

“I believe you” she said.

Kaneki who had now averted his gaze when she rose, slowly lifted his head to look at her. “You do?”

Pinkie nodded. Her tail, and mane regaining it’s puffy volume once more.

“But...but how?” Kaneki asked, clearly disturbed and surprised she would just flat out believe him like that. Kaneki rose to his feet, away from the chair taking a step back from the two.

This didn’t make sense. They had confronted him,after all this time it took for him to speak. After he had hid this part of information where everyone in the town’s life was at stake, they had confronted him. He had told them the truth, expected them to believe it was a lie and push him further maybe even reject him, only to have all of these assumptions blown in his face with Pinkie telling him she believed him.

“It doesn’t make sense” his mind said. “I don’t understand” Kaneki said honestly feeling confused. His human side now taking over and making an appearance. “How could- how can you just up and say you believe me after I’ve withheld all of this from you? Mrs.Cake you don’t-”

He froze. The cerulean mare was staring at him with warmth in her eyes. And a smile.

Kaneki’s eye twitched involuntarily. No one back home would ever believe someone after this type of information had been withheld. What was the catch? What was the deal with these mares? What was the deal with this world?

The ponies of this world were mostly trusting, all appreciative of each other’s company. Yet in an instant they could lose control of themselves, doubt everything and everyone. Some having more tight structures like herds and higher levels of trust between each other. Others like when he had first came here being doubtful and suspicious of him because he was different and looked nothing like them.

And that last part was only farther from the truth then they imagined.

Yet standing before him right now were two mares willing to accept what he had done. When his own friends had had trouble understanding what he had done, abandoning them the way he did. What made them so different from Touka, Enji, Nishiki, Hinami, Renji, and Tsukiyama?

It was...confusing.

Kaneki froze when he felt a hand touch his shoulder. He looked up and stared into two light cerulean eyes, that stared right back into his pale yellows.

Pinkie Pie smiled that infectious smile. That smile that he noticed when he accompanied her during her jobs affected everypony in the area. That smile that was warm, friendly, inviting and trying to understand someone or somepony.

And it was directed right at him. He felt another arm on his back, he glanced over his shoulder and saw Mrs.Cake smiling warmly at him.

“Kaneki” she said soothingly, noticing how his body had begun to shake. “Would you like some coffee?”

For the first time in a long time, Kaneki felt his eyes burning with that unfamiliar sensation, called tears. His eyes wouldn’t release the tears. They simply blurred his vision only slightly before allowing him to see again.

Kaneki’s throat felt warm, like he had drank something hot and that was what was causing him to feel this way. But ultimately it was just this kind gesture that they were showing that made him feel this way.

He nodded, unable to speak. Mrs.Cake smiled once more, rubbing his back gently like a mother would for a hurt child. Then pat him on the head before crossing to go to the kitchen. Pinkie Pie and Kaneki were left in the room alone.

It took a few seconds, but Kaneki calmed soon enough and his calm demeanor returning with it. The moment had passed, and he was back to normal his human side returning to a deep sleep.

Pinkie Pie now stared at the boy sitting beside her in silence, before speaking once more.

“I understand why you didn’t say anything” she said after a few seconds. “After Sting and Kill Shot told us what ghouls were you all noticed how worried we were. Especially since we don’t have anything that can kill them or hurt them. You were worried about us” she said with a smile, running a finger under her eye.

“I appreciate it. We all do, I’m sure the girls understand you were only trying to protect us. All three of you” she said moving to take his hand in hers but at the last second decided against it.

“Kaneki. I may be your friend, but there’s still a lot I don’t know about you. A lot that Twilight and the others don’t know about you, Sting or Kill Shot. When you’re ready. And I hope it’s soon. Will you be willing to tell us how you three came to be in this situation. Fighting those monsters that eat ponies and people?”

Kaneki said nothing. He merely stared at the ground in silence, as he calmed. He nodded after glancing in Pinkie’s direction and noticing her concern.

She smiled. “Thanks.” Getting up and heading towards the kitchen Pinkie Pie felt her nose tingle once more. Casting a quick glance at Kaneki she saw him staring out the window, but upon noticing her stare he looked at her and smiled weakly back.

She didn’t return the smile at first. But after a second she did, then turned towards the kitchen her nose still tingling. “He’s lying.”

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna now sat in their throne room in silence. Neither of them saying a word.

The news of ghouls had come before, and Princess Luna had taken the task of going through every single ponies dream in Equestria. She had found two equines alone who had the dreams of being attacked by ghouls.

Streamlight and Sweet Treat.

Princess Celestia had decided that Luna should keep an eye on Sweet Treat, watching her dreams for any signs of psychological damage as well as the dreams of any other ponies that may be having such nightmares. It would make it easier for them to figure out ways to hunt the ghouls down and eradicate them.

Canterlot unlike Manehattan and Ponyville, had so far not undergone any kind of attacks. Thorough investigations had been made. And no Investigators or Ghouls of any kinds were found anywhere.

Then again they could just be hiding real well. After all, MDA had only found a few ghoul attacks with little to no chances of being able to stop the attackers from attacking.

Recently in the past few days there have been ghouls dying in the darkest alleys of Manehattan, as well as in Vanhoover, and FIllydelphia. Celestia could only hope these were the investigators she had heard about from her intelligence resources.

Both princesses sighed simultaneously as they heard knocking on their throne room doors.

“Enter” Celestia said tiredly. The two sisters were already stacked up with complaints and supposed seeings of ghouls in every dark alley in the neighboring cities and towns. Frankly it was getting a little annoying for Luna.

The guard who had knocked the door, a pegasus. Walked inside and saluted to the two princesses.

“What is it Iron Will?” Luna asked from a mountain of papers.

“We were able to contact the MDA and they have agreed to allow their officer Streamlight meet with you as soon as he returns from Ponyville.”

“Ponyville? That’s right. These picture were taken near that area weren’t they? I wonder how Twilight and the others are faring with this news” Celestia said.

“I’m sure they are fine sister. I will even check on them tonight” Luna stated using her magic to dispose of a shovel full of unnecessary reports. Some involving ponies saying they had seen a ghoul in their bathroom or while they were taking a shower.

“We can check on them after we have settled with all these files. Iron Will, tell Solar Flare to get rid of anymore reports or complaints that may come.”

The guard nodded, saluted then excused himself from the throne room.

Princess Celestia shook her head as papers began sailing past her while she took care of each report. “Most of these reports are just false alarms” she said. “My little ponies are more squeamish than I thought” she said.

" “More squeamish" is an understatement Celes” Luna said as she finished quickly checked off the last report on her desk. Rising from her seat and teleporting the desk away Princess Luna stretched her wings before stepping away from the throne.

“Heading out sister? It’s still a bit bright outside.”

Luna shrugged, stretching her wings and her arms once more. “I’d like to get some air after staying in here since last night. I don’t think I’ll be able to get any sleep now so I might as well look around while I’m awake.”

Celestia nodded, teleporting her own desk away now that the work was done. “I understand. I’ll see you later then Luna.”

The two sisters exchanged a nod, before Luna walked out of the throne room. Leaving Celestia alone.

The princess of the sun spent the next few minutes staring outside wondering what on earth these ghouls were and why they were attacking her subjects. She would have to take certain measures and minimize the amounts of fear by having Luna fiddle with ponies dreams. She’d also need to make a few appearances and show ponies that they should observe their new opponents carefully.

The princess rose and stretched. It was time to lower the sun and allow the rest of the day to fade into Luna’s domain.

Chuu Hachikawa, was in a bad mood. After finding out that Kaneki Ken and fellow investigator Kill Shot had been involved in one of the ghoul attacks he’d noticed happening in the streets of Ponyville.

Just as well it was good that the sun no longer shined so brightly in the sky. And it was just as well that there weren’t that many ponies out now that the sun had set and night had begun to take over. The look Hachikawa had on his face would have only increased suspicions on Sting and Kill Shot with how enraged the officer currently was.

Walking by himself now down the street, past Sugarcube Corner and in a random direction, Hacikawa’s eyes faintly caught the image of a pink female in the distance walking in his direction with someone else.

It took a second, but eventually, Hachikawa’s mind put the pieces together and figured out who it was walking alongside Pinkie Pie.

Kaneki.

In that instant, all Hachikawa saw was red. The last thing he remembered rationally doing was his breath picking up, his heart roaring in rage, pounding against his chest. Adrenaline freely spilling into his bloodstream, and feeling a rush as he began slowly transferring from a slow and steady walk.

To a jog.

To a short paced run.

Finally into a sprint.

Hachikawa came at the mare and Kaneki at full speed. All with the intent to get questions answered. And if Kaneki happened to be a ghoul, well he’d kill him in the process.

Pinkie Pie and Kaneki were now returning from several homes. Earlier after Kaneki had finished his coffee in the afternoon and everyone had calmed, the party planner went with Kaneki and got half of Ponyville’s attention. Assuring them that they had nothing to fear from the boy and the investigators.

It worked, but then again Kaneki wasn’t really all that reliant on the mare’s words. Sure she had all of Ponyville’s population in his favor, but that didn’t mean that they were really going to listen to what she had to say when their lives were on the line.

Pinkie Pie however saw it differently. Most of those that had had the chance to meet Kaneki liked him. Didn’t quite get the way he behaved but they were fine with him. The CMC also didn’t have a problem with him either and had even pitched in when Pinkie had began her declaration that Kaneki, Sting, and Kill Shot were all on their side.

Kaneki stared silently at Pinkie as they walked down the street back towards Sugarcube Corner. He smiled at her bubbly demeanor. Earlier today when all this started he had expected everything to go down hill. Was ready to leave and move out of town.

Perhaps it wasn’t his time yet.

“Hey Pinkie. I really appreciate everything you’ve-” Kaneki froze.

Pinkie stopped noticing his sudden change of attitude. “What were you about to say?”

Her question was never answered though. In a matter of seconds the two heard a tapping sound against the ground. Fast steps were coming their way, and quickly. Kaneki held his arm out to stop Pinkie from moving any further defensively. His eyes narrowed as he scanned the streets and the surrounding vicinity. Between alleys, and every nook and cranny for the sign of a ghoul.

Then quite suddenly all the sounds died. Everything went silent.

Confusion crossed Pinkie’s face as she pushed Kaneki’s arm down and out of her way. “Kaneki what’s going on?”

He never had the chance to reply. Looking up just in time Kaneki watched a shadowy figure sore into the air, do a flip before come like a meteorite directly towards them.

In one swift motion Kaneki had Pinkie in his arms princess style. Before quickly jumping out of the way. The mare gasped in surprised, as she watched them practically take off into the air before watching the being land on the ground inches away, from where they had been.

Kaneki landed feet away from the being. His eyes widened when he realized who it was. “Chuu Hachikawa.”

“Kaneki Ken” Hachikawa said with venom, a vein clearly popping out on his temple. “I see you’ve been lying to your friends as well. I didn’t recognize your name but now that I see I have vague memories of seeing you before.” Hachikawa said standing up straight as his glasses reflected the moonlight.

Pinkie Pie who was still pretty surprised by all of this didn’t know what to say except, “Who is that?”

“I’m not your friend that’s for sure” Hachikawa said bitterly taking a step forward.

Kaneki took a step back.

“Kaneki” Hachikawa’s eyes narrowed. “How did you kill those ghouls without a quinque?” he asked.

Kaneki’s expression remained calm and impossible to read. Hachikawa’s eyes closed, then reopened into slits of belligerence.

“I see...I’m going to enjoy exposing you to your friend” he said cracking the joints in his fingers with a flex of each finger. “Now then. Show us who you really are” Hachikawa said, taking up a stance as Kaneki prepared himself once again.

“Because if you don’t” Hachikawa said one lense breaking free from the glare of the light revealing the rage behind his eye. “Your secrets are going to be spilt in the worst possible way you can imagine.”

Kaneki tensed, his eyes now growing with alarm. This was horrible. His secret had been exposed and the worst investigator of them all had found out.

Kaneki’s eyes quickly glanced over to Pinkie who had a arm around his neck for support and was still being carried in his own arms. The pink mare was clearly still confused, but she definitely seemed to know that Hachikawa was an investigator, how that was possible he didn’t know but he could tell she was beginning to piece things together. At this rate he’d need to knock her out and kill Hachikawa.

Suddenly Kaneki felt Pinkie’s tail that had curled around his right arm, twitch. He looked at her, and noticed her muzzle had scrunched up a bit in confusion just as much as he was unsure of what was happening.

Hachikawa’s shout of anger drew their attention back to him as he charged.

Kaneki shifted his position, slightly tossed Pinkie in the air and caught her once again. “Hold on” he said his face now inches away her own. His breath which gave off a weird scent, but at the same time smelled minty, just gently touching her own face.

For a second Pinkie felt her heart skip a beat. Whether it was because of their current situation or she’d just felt something for Kaneki she couldn’t tell.

Hachikawa in a flash was in front of them, ready to strike Kaneki down. Kaneki knew if he took this hit without showing any sign of damage, Pinkie would gain suspicions. If she hadn’t already figured it all out already.

About ready to dodge Hachikawa’s first strike, all three figures froze. Hachikawa’s raised hand stopping in mid air, as his eyes turned in the direction of the moon. Pinkie’s eyes looking up in the same direction, as her tail began to twitch erratically. Kaneki in the process also getting the same sense the others were.

Two eyes from the moon stared down at the group before disappearing and in a flash of blinding light right above them, did a alicorn appear.

Landing on the ground her mane flowing in the slightly chilly winter breeze, her mane sparkling with almost the same incandescence as the stars itself, the alicorn’s eyes that glowed with white magical power faded as she stared at the two humans and party planner in front of her.

“Princess Luna” Pinkie said slightly surprised. “What are you doing here?”

Princess Luna’s eyes faded with their luminescent glow, her dark blue clad hooves in cobalt blue armored shoes clicking on the ground as she moved towards the group with calmness.

“I have come to see what the problem is” she said looking at Hachikawa. “I’m sure it has been settled now. Am I correct?”

Hachikawa said nothing, his eyes staring at the being that rivalled his own height in clear surprise. Despite the fact that he was a 6’1 and this mare was obviously a 6’2.

“Has the problem been solved here sir?” the princess of the night asked the investigator once again, more stern this time.

Hachikawa’s arm dropped to his side, the look of rage in his eyes not subsiding as he looked at the mare before him.

Silence filled the street as Kaneki released Pinkie, once she had informed him she was alright.

“No. The problem, has not been solved.” Hachikawa breathed with venom, his glare now directed on the princess.

Luna merely smiled. “I see. Then let’s see how we can solve it shall we?”