The Demons

It was nearly midday. I was making my way to the local Manehatten Court, where my client was waiting for me. When I was nearly there, I heard a strange voice from behind me..."Hi there! Could you please stop galloping and turn around for a moment so I can see your face?" he asked, sounding rather funny. So I stopped, sighed heavily and turned around and I saw a white stallion with green eyes, a white mane with light blue tips (same with his long tail), wearing a black, leather jacket. He was smiling. "What do you want?" I asked impatiently. "You, wait I mean...I want to know you. You look rather...cute..." he replied, clearly blushing. "Look, I'm sorry. I just don't have the time right now. It's two minutes before midday and I seriously need to be in court by midday! So, if you don't mind...", I explained quickly. I turned around and galloped off again. "HEY!! AT LEAST TELL ME YOUR NAME!!" he shouted after me. "IT'S GRIM!!" I shouted back. After that, I didn't hear anything else from him. Good. I don't want any disruptions right now.

I arrived in court. It was just after midday in the courtroom. I was sitting next to Star Clay, my client, who was looking rather nervous. After the usual things that traditionally happen during the beginning of a court hearing, we got started. A witness who lived with Star, started to tell the rival lawyer everything that she saw Star doing that night, claiming to notice him acting weirder than usual. I was thinking up of a way to defend him, he was staring at me with hope, nearly crying. I had to be extremely serious with this, like I was with him the whole time! When the witness claimed something that was totally unbelievable about Star Clay, I had to defend him! So I got up and shouted,"OBJECTION!!" Everypony stared at me. At this moment, every single pony in here had their focus on me, so I began to explain why the witness's claim was bullshit. After I explained why, the judge asked me if I had anything to support this statement of mine. I tugged my brown trench coat with my magic and replied, "Uh...I don't have any, your honour...". I was a crappy lawyer. Even the rival lawyer, Shadow Cane, was trying not to laugh at me. Sadly, after a long while of trying to convince everypony that my client was actually innocent, they didn't believe me and the jury gave their verdict. He was guilty. I closed my eyes tight, trying not to cry over this. Star Clay lost all of his hope in me and began to shout out that it was all my fault that he's going to jail for something he didn't do for six years. He was right. It was my fault...

Outside the courtroom, the paparazzi were surrounding Shadow Cane, asking how he knew that Star Clay was the actual killer of his roommate, Solar Wing. I felt devestated. I was the actual killer. I was the one who killed Solar Wing, not Star Clay! I...I was just too afraid to even admit it. When the paparazzi cleared and I was near the exit, Shadow Cane called out for me. I turned my head around and he shouted,"YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE A LAWYER, YOU LAME MUT!!" I stormed out. I had enough of that bastard for the past three years already, telling everypony, even me, what a bad lawyer I am. I got my cutie mark for this, I should be good at my job...

This business is serious. One mess up and the entire Lawyer's Committee is on your flank, telling you how close you're getting to losing your job. I can't afford to lose it, since I'm not that great at anything else! When I arrived back in my office and sat at my desk, Rare Clarity, the 53 year old mare of the Lawyer's Committee came in three minutes later with Shadow Cane. Oh fuck...

"Grim, you lost a case for the fourth time this year!" she told me. "I was there. I know!" I exclaimed, getting angry. "Let me continue...", she said through clenched teeth. I sighed. She continued. "Well, Shadow Cane here told me everything that happened in court today and I'm not pleased with you a single bit! You're getting so damn close to losing your job! If you lose one more case tomorrow, you're fired! Is that clear?" Rare explained, sounding serious. Shadow Cane was smiling when Rare left the room, then he stared at me, right into my eyes and said," You're done for Grim, you always were...", then he left my office, slaming the door. "What a dick...", I whispered to myself, angrily.