Prisoner's Keys to Insanity

FEBRUARY 8TH, 1992

EQUESTRIAN ARCHIVES FILE 147

FILE ATTACHMENTS: PATIENTS OF INSAINITY   EQUESTRIAN ALLIENCE FOR OFFENCE

SEPERATE TAGS INCLUDED: SELSKIRE ZULEYIX

FILE DESCRIPTION

72 HOURS AFTER THE TERRORISTIC ATTACKED MADE UPON THE WALL OF CANTERLOUGHT CASTLE, SELSKIRE ZULEYIX (PRISONER 147) WAS APPREHENDED DUE TO SUSPECTED INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIME. ASSAILENT THOUGHT TO HAVE ORGANIZED THE DEAL AND IS BELIEVED FOUNDER OF THE “CULT”. TRIAL REPREMANDED HIM AND HE WAS SENTENCED TO THE EQUESTRIAN PENETENTIRY. 5'7”, DARK GREY FUR, OLIVE MANE WITH BLACK PATTERNED HAIR BANDS. SENTENCE HAS YET TO BE DECIDED.

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He set the page back into the archive, neatly storing it as if it had never been touched. The clock past midnight by a rough 7 minutes. The open windows in the archive passed a gentle breeze as the night progressed, sweeping through the long halls of the archive. He trotted through, returning to the main courtyard before he was presumed “criminal” again by his new partners.

The night was as heavy as any other here, pitch black and cold like the grip of Jack Frost. The breeze growing deeper and slower with each pass, only to disappear as it seemed at its peak. Brisk flurries would start soon, as fall was coming to a close and Hearth's Warming was rearing around the corner. Soon the cobblestone streets would be filled with the white essence. The streets would shimmer dully in the moonlight, more so than they do now. As the clock struck half past 12, the lights started to flicker, as was expected. The lights went up after the late patrols took guard by the main gate, occasionally walking through the pathways to look for intruders. Ever since the attack the guards have been more productive in their work by order of the princesses. Darkness rises through the kingdom as fast as the wind these days, though it seams to have dies down in some areas such as Ponyville and Baltimare.

He trots back to his group of ponies, “reformed” by the princess of friendship, Twilight Sparkle. Though he is not a stranger to the prison system, he is not use to being the criminal.  His sentence was a miscall by the princess  herself, while he was held in chains upon the carpet adorning her throne. Terrorist? No he was not a terrorist. Wrong place, wrong time would fit his well. Sergeant of the equestrian army with 18 years under his belt, he created a group of his own after leaving his service. The Patients of Insanity take control of the murderous criminals whom run hide in the shadows around the streets and alleys of Equestria. Himself the overseer of it all should have been more cautious in his last maneuver. The shame of his strike upon the wall to protect the princess was not as it appeared in her eyes.  He wrote letters to his comrades ,who still continued their duties on the outside, to give the princess the letters about their days plan and their founding forms. It's funny actually, when you think about the facts. He created the group to protect Equestria and her people and his new plan was to do just that at a higher extent. The sector he was newly testing that fateful day was the P.O.I.'s first additional department. He decided on “The Department of Offense” was a good name for the sector, as its sister, not yet created, would be the “The Department of Defense”. He was patrolling the border when he found a group of ponies attempting to break into the castle wall to store drugs. When he moved in to take them out, however, he was thrown to the ground by a royal guard.

So that's when he was put in prison, but you might be wondering about his “first” time and how he got the job. He was a new type of executioner in the equestrian penitentiary. His electric staff would be shoved against the backs of those given the death penalty for the most harsh of crimes. These acts, however, started to seem inpomane to the princess and her piers. It was then removed and he was out of a job. Months and months of traveling around the land of Equestria lead him to joining the Equestrian Army as he was entranced by their far control and protection over the land. His eighteen years of service were both in the capitol, its surrounding land and beyond. Mostly he was stationed outside Canterlought.

Now he stood before the group Twilight had assigned to him. It consisted of him, two Pegasi and an earth pony. Their names were Lightning Dust, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack. Only reason I say Applejack and Rainbow are reformed is because of their famous trials with Discord known throughout the land. Lightning Dust, however, had been caught on the same day as I was, same area, but she was only taking a pleasure flight through the sky above the castle, and definitely not a lookout for the crew found.

Their task was simple, at least to him, to rebuild the wall and then appear In court as Applejack and Rainbow dash watched over us and made sure we didn't book away. I was allowed to visit the library, as security was watching my every move. Probably looking at the papers I searched for as we speak. So unto this wall of cement bricks, colored to her majesty's choosing.

As the morning crept through the clouds we cemented the final bricks into place. Rainbow Dash sleeping as Applejack kept watch. Her snores were heavy and peaceful until Applejack nudged her side. Rainbow quickly jerked awake and looked at the newly finished wall. “It's time”, Applejack said slowly, staring at Lightning and I. We let the supplies as they were and followed behind the two mares to the royal court. Lightning's trial was first, ending rather quickly on a happy note. Maybe he did have some luck. After 17 minutes of waiting, he was allowed to enter the room, rather silently. All eyes of the royal court looked upon him. He sat where he was told to and he waited for the princesses to speak. The shuffled through papers and talked in low murmurs to each other until they had decided they had left their guest waiting long enough. Celestia and Twilight were the only two appointed by the four to speak.

“You have been summoned to this court for suspected drug dealing, concealment, and distribution, however, we understand that your people have records to identify you otherwise. Also, the people we apprehended were honest enough to say that they hadn't seen you before.”, spoke Celestia in her usual, calm tone. Twilight spoke next, more authoritative than her predecessor,”Why were you there?”

He hadn't spoken in 4 days, not even a whisper to himself. He spoke carefully, not wanting to offend the one he was devoted to protect,”I was merely patrolling the outer walls of the castle, and when I saw them I moved closer to investigate the crime and put an end to it.”.

Celestia though for a moment, then spoke,”What kind of action would you take to “apprehend” them?”.

“I would have alerted the royal guard, unless they had spotted me and tried to, as one would say, silence me...” the though of his team without him made his shudder,”I do my work only to clean the streets of Equestria and to protect each of you, your majesty.”.

She glanced over him as she thought about what he said, as if she was understanding this circumstance for the first time. Finally, after sharing glances with the others, Celestia spoke”It is clear as the day and night that you are not a criminal, yet we must still talk about one card on the table. Why do you have a militia set up in the first place? It isn't illegal, just...odd.”

He looked up as if he was offended, but still answered as he would under any circumstance,”I created this militia after my 18 years of service in your royal guard, I felt that they weren't doing enough, and for good reason. They simply aren't enough of them to be stationed all around equestrian all the time. This is why I created the Patients of Insanity group to protect the town and cities of our great land. My latest prospect was to protect from invasions, such as the changling army.”.

Slightly blushing at the fact that she was personally loved by her subjects enough that they would risked their lives for her. She spoke softly,”I would be happy if you would agree to add your sanction to the royal security, no, I would be honored for you to accept.”, ending on her smile.

He was appalled by her statement, almost instantly responding,”Of coarse we will accept your request. At the latest hour I shall send my most memorable men to the castle, to stand aside your royal guard.”.

The room then was filled with hope for a brighter future, but as the night fell they continued to edge down the path to the destruction of everything they were trying to protect. *