Court Record:
Attorney's Badge
Twilight Sparkle stood in the Defendant's Lobby in the Ponyville Courthouse looking distressed. Her first court case just had to be a murder case didn't it? She stood in a daze until she saw another uniform speed-trotting towards her from the direction of a rather comfortable looking couch, with a rather distraught looking pony on it.
"ARE YOU READY?!" The crimson red unicorn screamed with fire in his eyes.
Twilight flinched backward for a second, but regained her posture.
"Oh... Hello there Mr. Habanero." Twilight said, greeting her boss with a smile.
("This is Spicy Habanero. He's the district's top Defense Attorney. He can seem loud and boisterous, but under all that he is a very intelligent pony.")
"HEY! You know you could've introduced me a little better!" Habanero said cutting into Twilight's thoughts. "But anyways that's not the only reason I dropped in. The thing is, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HE DOING YOUR JOB FOR YOU!"
"What in Equestria are you talking about?" Twilight asked, puzzled at his rage.
"I really shouldn't be the one comforting the defendant that's your job! To defend her! Not mine! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO THE DEFENDANT IS?!"
"Why of course I do it's...umm..."
(Uh oh...I forgot!)
"WELL?! Don't keep me waiting!"
("What was his advice again? Check the 'Court Record' for information regarding the case")
"Of course I know. How could I forget? Her name is..."
Electric Bolt
Lektra Bolt
Twilight Sparkle
"The defendant's name is Lektra Bolt, sir." Twilight said, with a smile of confidence.
"Well looks like somebody did their homework. To an extent."
("What do you mean to an extent?!")
"Why don't you actually TALK to your defendant? Maybe go COMFORT her like I was FORCED TO DO!" Habanero screamed in his usual raspy, loud voice.
Twilight sighed. "Yes sir."
Twilight walked over to the couch in the Lobby. Sitting on it was a yellow coated pony with a frizzy yellow mane. She had a tool belt wrapped around her neck and she donned a pair of goggles over her head. Her attire wasn't even the weirdest part. Right next to her, was a small robot, an orange one on tractors, capable of movement. Twilight approached the pony, who immediately looked up as she did.
"Oh hello Twilight." Lektra said, planting a smile on her face.
"Hello Lektra. How are you doing?" Twilight asked, smiling back at her client.
"Could be better. The Detention Center is pretty cramped."
"Don't worry, it shouldn't be too long before I can get you out of there." Twilight said, attempting to plant hope in her mind.
"Thanks Twilight."
-> Talk
-> The Robot
"So what is your robot's name?"
"Oh this here?" She said picking The robot up onto the couch. "This is Sparky, my personal companion and servant. He takes care of minor chores around the workshop. I carry him :everywhere: I go."
"That's interesting..."
"He also has a little chip in his noggin that should be of some assistance."
"A chip?"
{Sparky added to Evidence}
-> The Chip
"Sparky is formatted to where I can download various software onto him. This particular one detects emotions."
"Emotions?" Twilight asked, tilting her head, wondering how that would help with the case.
"It's more of a hands on thing. You'll see in due time. You can keep Sparky with you until you get me out of here." Lektra compromised with a smile on her face.
(Sparky loaned to Twilight)
"Wait how do I explain this to the judge?"
"AIN'T NO TIME FOR ASKING QUESTIONS!" Mr. Habanero screamed, interrupting their conversation. "Proceeding begin in two minutes. You'd best get ready, kid."
"Wait...proceedings..oh that's right! Who's the prosecutor?"
"You... Would do better not knowing, kid. But just get in there and find out."
(Ugh... I do NOT like the feeling of that)
[10:00 AM Courtroom #2, Ponyville Courthouse]
SLAM
The Judge's gavel rang in Twilight's ears as the very first court case of her life began. Sparky sat obediently next to her hooves as the judge started the proceedings.
"Court is now in session for the trial of Lektra Bolt. Defendant, are you ready?" A bald human judge asked. He enjoyed the time he had here so much that he decided to become a regular, judging serious cases, such as the one at hand.
"Yes...um...yes sir." Twilight stuttered, a bit nervous.
"Why if it isn't Princess Twilight! Why are you a lawyer? Don't you have people, er, ponies to rule or something?" The judge asked, as clueless as ever.
(You've got the wrong princess buddy)
"Enough with the theatrics, your honor." Came a voice from across the courtroom. The voice was raspy, but collected. Twilight looked at the prosecutors bench to see a half bald stallion with a green coat and large glasses staring right back at her.
"Oh yes. Mr. Payne, are you ready?"
"As ever, your honor. Now before we go off on another tangent, may I begin my opening statement?"
"I don't see wh-"
"The victim, Axel Rod, met the defendant at the store, at about 5:45 AM."
"That's quite early is it not?"
"Well yes, but , according to the defendant, he was giving her a personal tour of the factory. After the tour, the victim lead the defendant into the breaker room/storage room. Suddenly the lights went out!"
"Do you have a record of this, Mr. Payne?"
"As a matter of fact I do. This is a record of the generator."
(Generator added to evidence)
"According to the record, the power was cut on at 5:30, shorted out at 6:03, came back on at 6:05, and completely blacked out at 6:20. It took a professional electrician to turn that back on."
"Must've been a really cheap generator." The judge commented, shaking his head.
"Ahem. The Defendant took the opportunity of the power shorting out to murder the victim! Stabbed him straight in the heart with a power cable, electrocuting him."
"HOLD IT! Where was the power cable in question?"
"There were multiple of them hanging from the ceiling."
(Power Cable (Set) added to court record)
(Power Cable (Weapon) added to court record)
(Wait... Can unicorn magic even levitate anything 17 feet off the ground?)
"I will now be calling my first witness. The prosecution calls Detective Horseshoe, the lead detective, to the stand."
The Baliff led a husky Brown stallion in a green trench coat into the courtroom, guiding him towards the Witness stand. He looked back triumphantly at the court, with a large grin on his face.
"The name's Detective Horseshoe, and I'm the leading detective on this case." Horseshoe said in a gruff, yet comforting voice.
"Alright Ms. Sparkle the Detective will now give his facts on the case.
Twilight tapped her chin.
(Cross Examination time huh... If Lektra is innocent, there should be some sort of inconsistency...)
Detective Horseshoe (Moderato)
---The Bare Basics---
The murder occurred on Sunday at 5:30 AM.
The cause of death: Electrocution.
The defendant's magical residue was found on the floor in the room.
She attacked the victim with the one of the many electrical wires hanging from the ceiling!
->She attacked the victim with the one of the many electrical wires hanging from the ceiling!"
(Present Electrical Wire (Set))
"OBJECTION!" Twilight yelled at the top of her lungs. "You say she attacked with an electrical wire from the ceiling. Well in the information we have gotten from the Mechanic, he says that they only stretch 3 feet long. Not only that, but the wires hang over fourteen feet elevated! It would of be near impossible for the victim, even if a unicorn to get one!"
"Wh-What?!" Gumshoe said confused.
"How could the murder weapon be something no one could even reach?!"
"Tsk, tsk, Ms Sparkle." Payne said, tapping his head with his hoof. "Who ever even said the murder weapon came from the power set on the ceiling?"
"Huh?"
"The cord in question was found in a puddle near the entrance of the Storage Room. As such it was well within the defendants reach."
"What?! No!"
"Ah, but it was Ms. Sparkle. Now Detective, testify on our witness." Payne said, smiling triumphantly.
"W-witness?!" Twilight said, recoiling in surprise.
"Well this is a change of events." Commented the Judge.
Detective Horseshoe (Moderato)
---The "Decisive Witness"---
There's no doubt the defendant is the killer.
She had motive and the oppurtunity.
This is further proven by the threat note left at the crime scene.
We even have a witness to the whole thing!
->Press Statement 2
"HOLD IT! You claim the defendant has motive. May I ask what that motive is?"
"Well, in the victim's desk we found documentation that he signed papers to sell his factory to Ms Lightning Hooves over there." Horseshoe said, giving his signature chuckle.
"WHAT?!"
The crowd inside of the jurist bench started to murmur loudly at this new revelation.
SLAM
"Order! Order I say! So what does that have anything to do with this detective?" Asked the Judge, still clueless about the current situation.
"Our speculation is that Ms Bolt killed this victim in an attempt to get the building for free, as he had already signed it over and all that was left was the money."
Lektra started to look nervous in the defendants bench.
"What?! Do you have evidence?" Asked Twilight, in an attempt to turn the courts attention from he fact.
"Yes, actually I do."
"The prosecution would like to submit this money transaction script found inside of the victim's desk into the court record." Payne added.
(Victim's Memo added to the court record)
"Axel...Bolt...buyout deal? Worth...15,000 bits?!"
"W-What?!" The judge cried. "Wait...how much is that in USD?"
"That's about fifty thousand in your world." Said Payne, twirling a string of his hair in his head."
"That's impossible! Wait so the defendant killed the victim to get out of paying the money?"
"That is the prosecutions assertion your honor."
"Well, I believe the defense needs to consult their defendant on this new found fact. Ms. Sparkle, you will have 10 minutes to discuss with your defendant what happened, and you will bring this evidence to the court. Court is now dismissed!"
SLAM
...to be continued
Author's Note
Before we begin, a chronology of sorts.
Green text- Testimonial text. Twilight will either press or present to these.
Text in Parentheses- Twilights "thinking" text or added evidence to court record
-> means select. I wanted to make this feel as if it was an AA game, so you can play along with the text if you feel you'd like to. These are spoiler warning in cross examination, however, so don't look if you don't want the answer just yet.
Court Record- Will appear at the beginning of each new chapter. Details evidence so far.
