Stuffed Toys

Another missing pony. Even with a princess guarding the town, some how a pony still went missing. A meeting was held in the town hall, the ponies participating where princesses Celestia, Luna and Twilight, and the elements of harmony... Or what was left of it. Mayor Mare and Spike was also called to the meeting. Every-pony entered the meeting room with straight faces, except for Pinkie Pie. They took their seats and began discussing the important matter.

"Another pony is missing." Luna started. "I do not know how the foalnapper managed to do it. I swear that I had my eyes opened the entire time."

"We all did, Luna." Celestia spoke softly. "But we need to take more drastic measures."

"Did anyone, y'know, see where Colgate went anyway?" Dash asked, hovering over the table and refusing to sit down.

"I'm afraid that I didn't." Twilight sighed. "But I do recall her telling me that she is going to have tea with a new friend."

"An' you let her go?" Applejack raised her eyebrow. "Why?"

"I thought it was just an innocent tea-party..." The purple alicorn confessed. "I didn't know... I'm sorry."

"Don't blame it on yourself, dear." Rarity said. "We must stay as positive as we can. For Fluttershy."

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. "I just wanna catch these stupid ponies. Fluttershy better not be dead!"

"Don't say that, Rainbow." Applejack yelled. "She ain't dead, an' neither is mah sister!"

"We cannot jump to conclusions." Mayor Mare sighed. "I'm sorry, but even if we do find out who did this, there might be a high chance that we find our former friends... Dead. I'm sorry, but for now we must concentrate on finding the culprit."

Sighing, the other seven ponies agreed with the Mayor. They had to face the facts. It was a high possibility that their friends would be dead. Why would the kidnapper keep them alive? They have nothing in common, and no skills that could bring down an organisation or something like that. If they did find them dead, they would just have to put the killer on death row. Every-pony was thinking on what could have happened to Colgate, even though there was a high security. No pony had any clue until Pinkie Pie politely raised her hoof.

"Yes, Pinkie?" Twilight asked. "What is it?"

"I think I might know where Colgate went off to!" Pinkie blurted out. "I saw her go into this house where the new family lives in!"

"New family?" Luna asked.

"Yeah! The Light Family! They've from place to place for ages now!"

"Pinkie, where else have they been?" Celestia questioned.

"Lots of places! They have even been to the places where the other missing ponies went missing! Crazy, huh?"

"Why didn't we notice this before?" Twilight gasped. "They have been in the towns when ponies go missing! The police said that they have convincing alibi's, but they must of not told the truth!"

"Y'all're saying that the Light family are the ones kidnappin' ponies?" Applejack slammed her hooves on the table. "Then they better 'ave kept Applebloom n' Fluttershy alive... Or else I'll give 'em something tah think about!"

"Are you sure that they are the ones behind this, dear?" Rarity stated. "They have a filly. I don't think they would kidnap ponies whilst a filly is living in their house."

"Maybe." Twilight rubbed her chin. "But there is also the possibility of their daughter being behind this too."

"You're sayin' that a filly would help two ponies kidnap others?" Applejack raised her eyebrow.

"It's a possibility." Celestia responded. "They could have forced her."

"It also explains why Applebloom was the first one to go missing in this village." Luna continued. "They were friends, weren't they?"

"Yeah..." Applejack admitted. "But I still don't think that a filly would help. I think that she just don't know."

"That is also a possibility." Twilight nodded. "But, either way, we have to go to their house. We have to go with everything we got. Police, magic, etcetera. They're probably armed and dangerous."

"We have to get to that house, now! Before they think of getting anyone else!" Mayor Mare yelled.

StitchedHeart stood up from her chair when Doctor Whooves had collapsed on her floor. She grinned widely. Nightlight went towards the table that had the secret button that opens the basement door. His hoof was hovering inches above it until he heard a loud and obnoxious knock coming from his door. His head jerked towards his wife as he signalled for her to hide the knocked-out pony.

"Police! Open up!" A muffled pony voice yelled from the outside.

"J-Just a second!" StitchedHeart shouted back, dragging the Doctor's blacked out body across the living room, and edging towards the door of the kitchen.

"Police! Open up! Now!" The pony warned. "Or we will force our way in!"

Nightlight could hear helicopters above his house. He gritted his teeth and trotted backwards towards the kitchen door. He looked furiously around for a place to hide, and then realised that Firefly was upstairs sleeping. She will wake up and probably see the passed out horse.

All of a sudden, the door was busted down. StitchedHeart did the first thing she could. She held Doctor Whooves tight to her chest and levitated a knife towards his throat. She was going to take him hostage.