Author's Note

I bet you wasn't expecting that

Chapter eight. Answer Are Needed

"Wait, what I just had to uncomfortably lie to the ponies of Equestria and you want go now?" You ask feeling tired.

"Anon there is a murder on the lose in Ponyvile its down too us that we catch this pony before they kill again" Spike reasoned with you.

"What if we cant stop him? What if this Mare Do Well kills us? What if I screw up?" You ask scared.

"As yellow pegasus once said to me when Scootaloo was giving birth to my baby Agile, everything is going to be okay I promise." Spike put his claw on your should comforting you.

"You Pinkie promise?"

"I Pinkie promise, cross my heart hope to fly stick a cup cake in my eye" Spike did the movements that with it.

"Okay, lets go catch this bastard"

"That's more like it, lets go" with your new found confidence, you gave Pinkie a kiss telling her you'll see her later and galloped of with Spike heading to Ponyville.

Spike decided that you were going to take the train to Ponyville since Spike was tired of teleporting everywhere. You still felt nervous like something wrong was going to happen, but With Spike by your side how bad could be you thought to your self even though you could feel something bad was coming.

"So... you and Pinkie Pie what's going on?" Spike asked with a grin.

The mention of her name makes you smile "what do you mean what's going on?"

"You know, are you two a couple?"

"Im not at liberty to say" you tell Spike not sure if Pinkie wants other ponies to know.

"Oh come on, nothing at all?" Spike asks desperate for details.

"Yep" You nodded Smiling.

"You know you sounded a lot like Big Mac"

"Who?"

"Don't worry ill introduce you to him, he's Applejack Big brother." Spike tells you laughing.

Soon the train had arrived in Ponyville, you and Spike step off the train and head into the centre of ponyville "So where do we start?" You ask realising you don't having a clue what your doing.

"I guess we Talk to Vinyl Scratch, the victim worked for her at the time he was killed, we'll start there." Spike explains

"Cool, lets go." Spike leads the way to Vinyl's house. "So What does Vinyl do for work?" you ask making casual conversation.

"She's a Dj"

"Your kidding me... that's awesome, Does she have a Dj name?" you ask excited.

"Its Dj Pon3"

"Its a little bit obvious but its cool"

"Hey Dj Pon3 is a cool name" Spike defended.

"Sorry, jeez does a certain drake have a crush on this Dj" you start to tease.

"No..." Spikes cheeks goes a deep red.

"You do, do I need to tell Scootaloo? Should she be worried?" You continue teasing while laughing.

"Sh-shut up, What about you and Pinkie eh?" Spike comes back at you.

"Ughh, not this again" you groan tired of Spike asking about you and Pinkie.

On the rest of the way to Vinyl Scratches house Spike continually bugs you about Pinkie While you bug him about Vinyl. It wasn't long until you reached Vinyl's house it was very odd half of the house was made from stone and wood one half was coloured dark brown, with light brown hay on that side with an organ pipes of a piano was sticking out blowing steam. The other side was slightly blue with music notes carved on to the wood, on side of the roof, the hay was coloured dark brown. The door was half brown and blue matching the different sides, the rest of the house seemed to follow a musical theme. The windows had music clefs imprinted on them imprinted on them each window was a different clef, The window boxes were made to look like piano keys. The final musical cherry on top of this cake to tie the whole house together is a bush outside the house in the shape of a backwards Quaver / Eighth note. (real name go look up music notes names)

You could hear music playing it sounded like a cello but mixed with bit of dub step. "Odd house" was all you could say when you saw it.

"You'll understand once you see in side" Spike Smiled

"Oh been in there a lot have you" you smile slyly.

"Yeah when I was younger."

"I bet you did, little horn dog" you laugh loudly.

"Not like that, you and your dirty mind" Spike shook his head in disbelief then knocked on the door and waited. "Can you believe its the third time to day that I've had to knock and wait on someponies door today" you roll you eyes at Spikes moaning.

The music stopped playing and a grey mare with black hair opened the door. She just wore a collar from a t-shirt with a pink bow tie, her cutie mark was a purple Treble clef. Not a pony who looks like a Dj you thought as she opened the door.

"Oh hello Spike what can I do for you?" the mare asks smiling.

"Hi Octavia is vinyl in?" Spike ask,

Oh this isn't Vinyl Thank Twilight for that I thought she didn't not look like a Dj you thought

"Yeah she is Please come in" Octavia invited the pair in.

As Spike stepped in he turn back to look at Octavia "this is my friend Prince Anon Son of Celestia, Anon this is Octavia She is a very talented cello Player" Spike introduced you.

"Oh my gosh, it is my honour my Prince" Octavia bows before You.

"Please stand and don't do that again, Consider me your friend" You tell her feeling uncomfortable having ponies bow for you.

"Of course Prince Anon" Octavia said while she stood up.

"Just call me Anon."

"Okay, its nice to meet you Anon, Please come in" Octavia Smiled warmly.

"Thank you its nice meet you too Octavia" You step into the house, Octavia closes the door behind you.

The inside of the house followed the theme as the outside, one half of the room was brown with a classy sofa and table, the widows had curtains while the other half didn't the brown side of the room had more classical instruments including a bamboo flute on a shelf on the wall, a piano with a lamp on top of it with a flower pot. While the other half of the room was blue with a modern sofa and Disco ball hanging from the ceiling. there were modern Musical instruments like a electric guitar and Mixing desk with Stage lights and up to date speakers. on the walls you could see awards to do with dub step and a sets of vinyl records.

"Hey Drake Dude" A white mare greeted Spike. You could only assume it was Vinyl Scratch, She had blue and aqua coloured Spiked hair, and wore purple tinted Sunglasses, her cutie mark was a back two jointed Eighth note.

"Alright Vinyl" Spike hoof bumps Vinyl, "This is Prince Anon son of Celestia, Prince Anon this is Vinyl Scratch the most bad ass Dj ever" Spike introduced you again.

"Please just call me Anon?" You ask not wanting the same thing to happen again.

"Well Its honour to meet you Anon, what can I do for you two? If its about what happened to Shift, I told you everything I know."

"I know you did, but I have questions of my own. Did Shift have any enemies you know ponies that want him dead?" Spike inquires.

"No Dude he was cool, he love life and life loved him back" vinyl answered fondly with a sad smile. While Spike creates note book from his magic and starts to write down every thing vinyl was saying.

"Did act weird at all, was in any sort of trouble with money." you ask trying to help

"no he acted like the same old Shift we knew and loved.(sigh) And he kept up with his payments I paid him well."

"What was your relationship status between You and shift?" Spike asks blushing.

"We were purely friends, I mean I caught him looking at my flanks but I don't think my Marefriend, that did you Octavia?" Vinyl asks Octavia.

"No I didn't" Octavia kiss vinyl on the cheek.

"Well I think I got everything unless my Partner has anything else to ask?" Spike looks at you as if to say well do ya.

"Yeah actually do you know where Shift lived?" You ask feeling smart.

"I believe it was A113 Ponylane." She answers with her hoof tapping her chin

"Thanks that's it im done" you say feeling pleased with your self.

You and Spike say your goodbyes and leave the house heading into town and decide to have a Look at Bolted Shift's house. Once you reached the house Spike unlocked the door with his magic and the two of you entered the house. You close the door behind you and get to work and search the top half of the house while Spike searched the bottom half. You remerging through his possessions, Looking at his Dairies and Calendars and find nothing at all but the address to his mum and dads house.

"Spike!" You call out not sure where he is.

"Im In the kitchen" Spike calls back.

You make your way to the Kitchen and find Spike Franticly looking through draws and cupboards. "I found nothing to give a reason for why he was murdered." You tell Spike his head lowers clearly sad,you share your thoughts with Spike "I think he was murdered randomly and I don't think he will be the last either."

"That's what im afraid of, we need to talk to the witness Again come on" Spike started to walk out the house until he noticed you wasn't coming, "come on lets." Spike encouraged.

You start trotting over to Spike "I found this (You hold up a Piece paper in front hoof) its got bolted Shifts parents address on it someone has to tell them what's going on."

Spike sighed sadly "Okay, your right, how about I talk to the witness Rose Luck while you talk to bolted Shifts parents."

"Sure I can do that" you tell Spike nodding your head.

"good meet me by the water fountain once your done" Spike tells you as you spate ways.

Spike heads back to the town going to the flower shop where Rose luck lives and works. The bell attached to the door rang as Spike entered the Shop causing Rose Luck's head to pop out from room in the back of the shop.

"Oh Spike how Good it is to see you, What can I do for you, a bunch of flowers for Scootaloo perhaps?" Rose Luck greeted Spike.

"Hey Rose Luck can we Talk in Private?" Spike ask in a serious tone.

"Sure, we can talk in the back room" Rose Luck says nodding to the back room.

"Thanks" Spike walks into the backroom while Rose luck locked the door and flip the sign from open to close and walks back to join Spike in the back room to talk.

The back room was filled with plant pots, flowers and compost, with the odd trough and Spade about.

"So what's wrong?" Rose Luck ask intrigued.

"Well I've been put on the case of Stopping the killer."

"I've been trying to forget that awful night."

"I know, but I need to know was the Mare Do Well costume badly done or was it the original Suit?" Spike ask scared of the answer.

"It was the original Mare Do Well, no cheep knock off the real deal" Rose Luck answered honestly.

"That's what I was afraid, thanks anyway Rose." Spike walked out of the back room and Headed to the front door of the shop.

"Wait, you're leaving already?"

"Yeah im sorry I've got to go somewhere else to go ill talk with you late" Spike went to open the door but found it locked "Could you open door please?"

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You sat on the wall of the fountain where Spike had told you to wait. telling Parents your child is dead is the worst feeling in the world you thought as your muzzle was in your hooves. It wasn't long until you saw Spike, he ran straight passed you heading towards Rarity's boutique causing you to gallop after him.

You soon caught up to the Speeding dragon "what's wrong Spike" You ask as you were both running.

"Its Rarity she might have some answers that we need" Spike explains.

Once the boutique was in sight you and Spike slowed down Catching your breath before walking in to find Rarity working on of her mannequins. The mannequin had some dress on probably one of Rarity's latest designer dress that she made.

"One moment please?" Rarity asks without look around to see who it was.

"Um Rarity its us" Spike coughs getting her attention.

Rarity turns around Smiling and start trotting over to you two "Spikey wikey, Anon darlings, its good see you two."

You put your hoof over your mouth giggling at Spikes nickname. "Thanks Rarity, but I need to ask you something" as soon as Spike said that Trixie came down the Stairs.

"Trixie demands to know what are you doing here?"

"Im here to ask Rarity a question is that okay with you?" Spike asks in a harsh tone.

"Fine by me" Trixie huffs into the kitchen, Holly shit the tension in here is high have I missed something you think as it goes deadly silent.

Spikes attention goes back to Rarity "Anyway as was about to ask, do you have the Mare Do Well costume that you made?"

"Yessss.... why do you ask?" Rarity asks with one eyebrow raised.

"I need see it" Spike answers.

"Of course this way you two" you follow Rarity up stairs "But I don't understand help it will give you?" Rarity question Spike.

"I just need see it" Spike tried to remain vague as possible.

You walk past the Rarity's bedroom into a room filled with wardrobes " well here you go" Rarity opened one of the wardrobes.

"dear twilight, That's horrific." you say as you see the costume.

"Tell me isn't true" Spike frowned and hanged his head low.

"What? What is it?" Rarity finally looks at costume and gasps "how is that possible?" The costume is splattered in blood.

"Rarity what have you done?"