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On the side of a large mountain lay the city of Canterlot, the capital of Equestria. The sun was just beginning to set over the city and usually, that would mean the local populace would head for their homes. At least they would have had it not been for the new club that opened a few months ago. It was unlike any of the other buildings in Canterlot, for one thing, it was long and tall and had music blaring inside. The club was dubbed 'Lux' a play on word to luxury. Outside of Lux, a line stretched on for what seemed like miles. At the front entrance, a white pegasus with large biceps played bouncer to the front door.
Inside of Lux, a multitude of creatures could be seen dancing to the music of Dj Pon3, the local ponyville Dj turned club Dj thanks to the owner. Speaking of, the owner of the club could be seen partying amongst the crowd. The club owner was one of a kind in this world. He was a tall, dark-haired, light-skinned individual that loved to live in the moment. His name, is Lucifer Morningstar, the Devil. He was currently doing body shots on a griffon model when Someone familiar got his attention. " Ah, detective how nice to see you."
The person he was addressing was his partner, Detective Chloe Decker. A few years back while on earth, she did an investigation on a homicide that Lucifer was a key witness to. When the investigation was over, Lucifer continued to follow and help the detective in whatever way he could. Though most of the time he made the cases all about himself or whatever funk situation he was in.
Chloe was a young LAPD Detective who went into the force after her father was shot and killed in the line of duty. Before she was a detective, she was a young actress that stared in a movie 'Hot tub Highschool'. After a couple of years in the force, she meets her husband Daniel Espinoza, a fellow Detective in the LAPD. A few years later she divorced him and took care of their daughter Trixie. Now she just hangs around Lux with her new boyfriend, Lucifer. " It's good to see you too Lucifer. Did you hear about our new case?"
" Can't say that I have darling." On top of being the owner of the hottest night club in all Equestria, he took on the job of citizen liaison to the EPD with Decker as it brought a sense of normalcy to their lives. " Though knowing our new lieutenant, I can almost guarantee it will be boring. Honestly, I don't know why you joined this worlds police force when everything is already handled by the main six." It was a little known fact that Lucifer liked to watch the show this world is based on. He caught the craze when the detective's daughter forced him to watch an episode. Ever since then, he would watch it whenever he wasn't having someone warm his bed.
" I joined because it is something I'm good at, and it pays the bills." She removed a case file from her jacket and presented it to him. " Just take a look at the case file." She handed him a vanilla folder marked homicide.
Lucifer took the folder and skimmed inside. The folder contained a photo of one Beetle Juice. A newly reformed Changeling who worked in building relations with Equestria. He was found decapitated by a guards sword. The guard who owned the sword claimed he had it stolen from him by a pony in a black cloak. " Well, this changes things." He gave the detective the folder back while he got up and straightened his suit. " After you detective."
" Where are you two heading to?" The one to ask was the bartender/bounty hunter, Mazikeen Smith. At first glance, she looked like the other four people that arrived in Equestria. But just like Lucifer, she had an alternate identity, she was a demon, the number one torturer in Hell. And here, she was the smoking hot bartender that every creature wanted to bone. " You're not going to leave me here to just bartend are you?"
" Well, I'm afraid someone has to watch the bar while the dream team is on the case." Maze looked slightly pissed at that little jab. " Don't get your knickers in a twist Maze. You could go and tend to my friend over there and show her a good time in the penthouse. In fact, I heavily suggest you go and jump her bones while we're away, the poor dear looks like she needs a good shag," This immediately got Maze's mood up. She went over and lead the griffoness model to the elevator that led up to the penthouse.
" You know, I will never figure out how you got an exact replica of Lux to appear in Canterlot?" Poor Chloe, even after seeing Lucifer's Devil face and angelic wings, she still questions what's possible and what not.
" Well, when the god of chaos owes you a favor, damn near anything is possible."
" Okay, how did you manage to get Discord to owe you a favor?" Here comes the good part.
" I simply asked him what he desired most in this world and simply gave it to him."
" Really? What was it he wanted that he couldn't possibly get for himself?" This is going to be good for a laugh.
" Well it's not so much he couldn't get something, but more like he couldn't get a certain somepony to like him. Oh dear, there I go spouting those accursed words again."
" Who did he want?"
" Why Fluttershy of course. He was always shy around that mare and so I played advisor to the both of them. Needless to say, I went above and beyond my obligation. So not only did he make a replica of Lux, but he also gave me a blank check to gain the influence of all the nobles here. Bunch of bastards tried to lynch me, till I showed them my Devil face."
" Well that's nice and all but we really need to get this case underway,"
" Right after you detective." Lucifer held the door open for her as she passed him, though she did give him a peck on the cheek before leaving out the door. "Well, game on detective, game on."
Author's Note
Okay, so this is my second story ever and hopefully, it will be a good one. And just so we're clear, no one knows that Lucifer is the devil and everyone knows about the show. Also, give me some sympathy as I'm more a tanker writer than detective writer if that makes any sense.
Inside Canterlot castle, lays the EPD, the Equestrian Police Department. In a small glass room, pop music could be heard inside, and a Scientist known by her peers as Ella could be seen working on the Beetle Juice case. Ella Lopez was a Forensics Scientist for the LAPD before she was sucked in with her fellow cops. When she got here she was totally freaking out. One was because she was told the truth about Lucifer and Maze, which she actually took really well. Two was because she wound up in Equestria, though she actually loved that part, ever since the show began she was totally devoted to the whole thing. When she had the chance to work for the Princesses, she jumped at it immediately.
Anyway, she was going over the murder weapon of one Beetle Juice, a Changeling who was basically an ambassador to the Changeling Kingdom. He was found in an alleyway with his head cut from his shoulders and the murder weapon was a guard issued sword, that had been claimed to be stolen. She was looking over pictures of the wound when she heard the door open. " Miss Lopez, It's your friendly neighborhood devil, come to brighten your evening."
" My night was already bright but thanks for making it more so Lucifer." Ella had her 'Luna is best princess' shirt on while she was working. " Is Chloe with you?"
" She had to confirm with the Lieutenant on where we're at on the case, so I thought I would get what you know from the evidence so far." Lucifer walked over to the evidence photos while taking a swig from his flask. " And all I can really say is that the case had better be worth it! The last case we had turned out to be an accident and I missed out on the opportunity for a four-way with two griffons and miss Saphire Shores."
" Okay, forgoing the mental image of that, I might have something that could help." Ella brought Lucifer over to some photos taken from the crime scene. " Okay, so the blade was covered in the victim's blood obviously making it the murder weapon. It's what's around the hilt that holds true evidence." She pointed to a close-up photo of the hilt. " Notice how there's only one hoofprint on the hilt. That's because the guard is a unicorn, so he never really had to touch it with his hoof. Therefore, whoever touched this sword was most likely the killer!"
" Well done Miss Lopez, once the detective gets back, we'll figure out our next move." No sooner had the words left his mouth, the door opened, though it wasn't the detective, at least, it wasn't Chloe. " Well, if it isn't detective douche."
" How many times do I have to tell you Lucifer, it's detective Sentry, not douche!" Flash Sentry. A former guard to the Crystal Empire until he got reassigned to Canterlot. After a couple of years being a guard, he switched careers and became a detective, one that has never successfully solved any crimes yet. Seeing as detective Espinoza didn't go through the portal with the rest of the gang, Lucifer decided to pass on the name Detective douche to Flash. " Anyway, I came by to see if the photos from my crime were ready."
" They are, but I don't know what you're going to find with photos of Twilights bedroom and bathroom." Ella held up photos that were obviously not meant to be found in the forensic lab, at which point Lucifer snatched them up before Flash could.
" Well, well. Who would've guessed that detective douche was a peeping Tom? I wonder what Twilight would think of this?" At this point, Flash zipped to Lucifers hand and took the photos from him.
" Those weren't supposed to be in there!"
" Well, obviously those photos were meant to be above your bed with the others so you could wank off to them."
" Okay enough of this." Chloe decided to come in at that moment to give more details about the case. " It looks like our Vic was more than just an Ambassador between the kingdoms. It looks like he had a little side job in Canterlot." Decker pulled a few pictures of the Vic with a different mare in each photo, giving him money. " Our mister Juice was a high-end male prostitute that specialized in turning into whatever the customer wanted."
" Sounds kinda like Lucifer over here." This got a chuckle from the majority of the people in the room.
" What? This Beetle and I are nothing alike. He pretends to be someone else to make it with the ladies, whereas I only need to be my own charming self." He gave off his signature smile to prove to all in the room he was right.
" I don't know, seems like he awakens their deep desire to be with someone." Now Deckard started throwing verbal jabs.
" He only unlocks a minor physical desire while I reveal their deep desires. Like detective Douches Alicorn fetish." Flash had just about enough of everyone in the room and stormed out with a grunt.
" Anyway, back to our Vic. It seems he worked for a mare by the name of Fleur De Lis. She runs the local strip club called 'The Vanilla Unicorn' near the edge of the city."
" Oh my god, isn't that Fancy Pants' wife? I thought the show said she was just a model?"
" It seems they can't put everything in the show, Miss Lopez. If they did, it would most likely turn from children's programming to a snuff film. Actually, that might not be a bad idea. Wonder where I can get me a camcorder?"
" Forgoing the possibility of you opening up another San Fernando Valley, I think we should have a talk with Mrs. De Lis at her establishment."
" Yes, good idea detective. I'll be sure to bring plenty of singles before our official interrogation." Chloe just rolled her eyes as they both left out the door, leaving Ella to her work on the case.
With a lead in the case, they headed towards the Vanilla Unicorn to hopefully solve the murder. While they were walking Lucifer had this little snippet. " Why would anyone go to a strip club if everyone around them is almost always naked?" Chloe just kept on walking like she didn't even hear him. " Maybe it's the reverse and their putting clothes on slowly?"
The Duo headed for what was known as the 'pleasure district' of the city. Chloe kept her eyes on the building up ahead, where they were sure to find Fleur. Lucifer, on the other hand, had his eyes all over the place as the streets were filled with temptation. This didn't escape Chloe at all. " Lucifer, please keep your head in the game,"
" I don't know if you noticed this or not detective, but my 'head' is always game for anything." Before the detective could comment on his play-on-word they made it to their destination. " Well, it seems we've arrived!" The Vanilla Unicorn could easily be compared to some of the finest whore houses in the French district of Louisiana. " Strange? With the name, I would have thought it would look that sleazy strip club from that awful video game those little cretins like to play so much."
" Well with who were trying to get a statement from, the place looks exactly like I would imagine it would be. Anyway, since we're going to question her about an employee of hers, she might go for the lawyer card. So I think it would be best if you did your trick before that happens."
" Detective, how many times must I tell you, it's not a trick, it's a talent that my father gave me when I was born. A trick would be balancing knives on your pinkie toe while having sex."
" Lucifer, where do you come up with these messed up fantasies?"
" Oh no no no no, it's not a fantasy. It's something Maze and I did a week after buying Lux back in Los Angeles." Chloe said nothing as they went in the door. Inside the Vanilla Unicorn, an array of tables lined the walls and middle of a massive room. Stallions of all three tribes could be seen at the tables, watching a mare dance on the table. " Well, I must say, this place certainly does bring back old memories."
" Come on Lucifer, we're not here for them, at least not yet." Chloe walked up to the bar and talked to the bartender. " Detective Decker, EPD, we need to talk to your boss."
" And if you can find the time to make a dry martini, that would be very helpful to the case." Chloe gave Lucifer the stink eye saying this was not the time. " Your right detective, make that two martinis."
The bartender went over to a table were Fleur was having a drink. He brought her attention to the two non-ponies at the bar who wanted a word with her. She waved them both over to her table, that currently had a black-furred pegasus stallion dancing in the middle of the table. When they sat at the table, Fleur made the introductions. " Welcome to the Vanilla Unicorn, how may I be of assistance?"
" We're here to discuss the murder of an employee of yours, his name is Beetle Juice."
" Yes, it seems someone decided to go medieval on his ever-changing ass."
" Oh, my word, who would do such a thing?"
" That's why we came here, to ask if mister juice had any enemies, jealous girlfriend, or a client who wouldn't pay?"
" Or, perhaps one of mister Juice's clientele had a dangerous fetish for swordplay?" Chloe and Fleur looked at Lucifer as if what he said could never be a possibility. " Come on now, I can't be the only one who thinks this was a kink gone wrong."
" I don't know about any kinks like that, but I do know who might have wanted him dead." Both Lucifer and the detective turned their attention to Fleur and gestured her to continue. " Three weeks ago, a stallion by the name of Spearpoint, confronted Beetle and told him to stay away from his wife, Clearskys. If he didn't, he'd come back to kill him."
" An angry spouse, why am I not surprised. Do you know where we can find him?"
" Yes, they both live in Ponyville. Where exactly, I don't know, you'll have to ask around."
" Splendid, we've been meaning to take a trip down there, perhaps we could gain the services of Twilight and her friends."
" It'll have to wait till morning, no one in their right mind would be up this late."
" What about all the creatures attending this club or my club? Not to mention that we work for a princess that watches over the night, I suppose she's in the looney club too?"
" Let me rephrase that. I'm tired and would like to head back home and pick this up tomorrow." The detective got out of the chair and headed for the exit only to stop when she noticed her partner wasn't following her. " Lucifer, are you coming?"
" In a moment detective, I need to inquire how stripping works in this world." He went back to staring at the tables while pulling out his flask. He had just taken a swig when Chloe came behind him and dragged him out by his ear. " Aaahhh, alright I give in, let me just do the club tradition." He brought out his wallet and flung bits at every table he passed as they exited the building.
" What am I going to do with you?"
" I have a few ideas in mind."
The next day, Ponyville.
Lucifer and Chloe were seen heading towards Twilight's crystal tree castle, though this time, they brought along some help.
" So why am I here again?" Clad in a skimpy leather number, Maze followed the crime-solving duo as she played with her hell-forged karambit.
" You're here because on the off chance that the party planner extraordinaire can't help us find Spearpoint, then hell's best torturer can."
" Not to mention we promised Dash that the next time we paid a visit, we'd bring along her favorite badass." This got a satisfied grin from Maze as she was being called a badass. " Since we're looking for Pinkie, shouldn't we be heading for the bakery?"
" Rather not. As great as those rum cakes are, those insufferable children will no doubt be there, and after the orange one ruined my suit, I've vowed never to step foot in there again." The memory was still fresh in his mind.
Suddenly Pinkie came out of Lucifers flask as he went to take a swig. " That's a shame, the twins really loved spending time with you." Instead of reprimanding Pinkie for invading his alcohol, he turned the flask upside down, pouring Pinkie onto the ground. " I'm more of a punch pony myself, but that was pretty tasty."
Decker broke the awkwardness and proceeded with asking about the suspect. " Pinkie, do you happen to know a stallion by the name of Spearpoint?"
" Yeah, he's one of the guards who patrol the town. GASP! Are you throwing him a surprise party?"
Maze gave a sinister smile while she did some tricks with her knife. " Oh, we're gonna give him a surprise alright."
" Well, why don't you wait at the castle, and I'll go get him. The others should be there too so that'll be a bonus." She zoomed off to go find Spearpoint while the others went ahead to the castle.
" I like that one, always makes me laugh." Maze put her knife away and continued to the castle with the others.
Lookout Ponyville.
Author's Note
I'm sorry for the delay, but my main focus has been The Wolfman of Ponyville. Not to mention I need to come up with some kind of twist.
Clip!
Getting justice for the poor bug.
Canterlot, Seven o'clock, south district.
Our bipedal trio was walking down the street, combing the houses for the address of one Sharpenedsword, the latest suspect in Beetle Juices murder. While they were walking down the street, a few of the residents would spot them and either ignore them, turn their noses to them, run away in fear, or stare at Maze and her tight leather pants.
Soon enough, they came upon the house that belonged to their murder suspect. As always, Chloe approached the door and knocked. " Sharpenedsword, EPD, we have some questions for you." She waited for someone to answer or for the door to open but after thirty seconds of nothing from inside, she knocked again. " EPD open up!"
" Ugh, detective, you know as well as I do that he's not going to open the door. Especially since he went through the process of framing someone." Lucifer pointed out while taking a quick swig from his flask, pulling out a long pink hair from his mouth. " Bloody hell, she could have at least taken all her hair while she poured out."
While Chloe and Lucifer butted heads, the front door was kicked in by an impatient Maze. " If you two are done bitching, I'd like to catch this guy so I can meet up with that griffon from last night." She walked in with no regard for her safety and searched for the unicorn.
" Maze, you know how I hate it when you guys just barge into a place." Chloe made her argument, then went into the house while drawing her gun.
" Yeah, well I didn't like it when you asked me to do the dishes. So this makes us just about even Decker." Maze went rummaging through the suspects belonging's trying to find anything that catches her eye. " Doesn't seem like he's here."
" Yes, apparently our killer gave us the slip."
" Okay. let's search around the house and see where he might have gone to. Also, if you find a sex toy, please don't use it or try it on." Chloe ordered her two partners.
" I'll have you know that only happened one time. Also, you can't stand there and tell me you weren't the least bit curious how that orange toy was supposed to work when the instructions said to wear it on your head."
" Honestly, I'm trying to forget that case. I mean really, finding that ex-Wonderbolt Wind Rider hanging by his neck on a sex swing, really trying to not think about it."
" Hrmph your loss." Lucifer looked into the master bedroom and found something very interesting. " Well, this is interesting." Maze and Chloe went over to see what Lucifer found. What they saw made Chloe gasp in horror, while Maze looked at it from a different angle. The room was decorated with drawings of dead Changelings both non-reformed and reformed. They all depicted the Changelings being tortured and killed in different ways. " Well, it's clear what mister sword was thinking?"
" How could anyone want to hurt others so bad?"
" What, this? This is nothing compared to what Hitler had around his Hell-loop. Lots of gore there." As Lucifer looked around the room and the gruesome artwork, his eye caught hold of a pamphlet on the drawer by the door. " Hello, what have we here?" He picked up the pamphlet and read it.
" What is it Lucifer?"
" Probably nothing, just something about King Thorax and our beloved Princesses meeting about trade agreements."
" What!?" Chloe snatched the pamphlet from him and read through the paper. " It says Thorax and his advisors are meeting tonight at the castle to discuss trade."
" Okay...and why should we care about trade between two kingdoms?" Maze started to get bored and wanted to hurry this up.
" We don't, but the fact that someone who hates Changelings so much has this, means we know where he'll be next."
" Excellent. So what's the plan detective? Do we storm the castle in a blaze of glory or do we wait in the shadows for our murdering guard?"
" I like the waiting in the shadows plan."
" How about I go tell the lieutenant how a guard is planning to attack the leader of the Changelings, while you two go on ahead and get the castle."
" Right, divide and conquer, one of my favorite strategies. Alright, we'll meet up the royal sisters while you go tell LT Shining of our plan." Lucifer and Maze left the house and headed for the castle while Chloe went to the department to tell Shining.
LT Shining's office.
Shining Armor may be the prince of the Crystal Empire but he still held an obligation to the Equestrian guard. And since his wife doesn't want him to get seriously hurt, they settled on him getting a job as a pencil pusher for the EPD. And it's here that Shining hears a knock at his door. " Come in."
" Lieutenant, I've got a lead on the Beetle juice case." Chloe came up to his desk and showed him some photos she took of Sharpenedsword's house. " These photos were taken at our latest suspect's house. He's also the same guard who claimed to have had their weapon stolen and used for the murder. Not to mention we found this." She then showed him the pamphlet they found. " We know that he had a hatred for Changelings even after they reformed. That's why we believe he'll target the trade agreements between the kingdoms."
" Alright, we'll get guards to set up a sting and wait to arrest him."
" Yeah, about that. I may have already sent Lucifer and Maze to the castle to prevent any attack on Thorax and his advisors."
" Ugh, Lucifer. I like that you two have the best close rating in the department but by Celestia, that guy gets under my skin."
" Yeah, he has that effect on people sometimes. Anyway, they're both heading for the conference and with any hope, they'll already have Sharpenedsword."
Canterlot castle.
In a supply closet by the meeting room, someone was getting their groove on. Lucifer heard the commotion while scoping out the perimeter. " Well well well, let's see what's behind door number one." He opened the door and found Maze making out with Prince Blueblood. " Oh, Maze. I've heard of slumming it but really, this is beneath even the lowest form of life, and that includes politicians."
Maze broke away from the prince, who was scurrying away like the roach he was and explained her plan. " We're looking for a rogue guard that has a hard-on for wanting Changelings dead. What better to find him than to see if that scumbag of a prince was helping him?"
" Well that I understand, what I don't understand is why you almost shagged him instead of torture him."
" I was getting there." Maze got out of the closet and straightened her leather jacket. " Were you able to get anything?"
" Fraid not. Seems the guard uniform has an enchantment to make them all look alike so the photo Clearskys gave us is no help if he's uniform." Lucifer looked around the room at all the guards that were watching over the meeting. Suddenly, inspiration struck. " I think I know how to flush out our killer after all."
" Going to use your mojo?"
" You can read me like well-written erotica." Lucifer strolled over to the nearest guard and worked his talents. " Hello my gilded chum, tell me something. What is it you desire? "
Compiled by Lucifer's gift, the guard's dark desire came forth. " I...I...I want to stuff my face with banana pudding."
" Useless." He went on over to a group of guards to hopefully speed things up. " Evening chaps. Enjoying your night? Great to hear. Now I have a very important question for the four of you. What is it you all desire? "
One by one, they gave out their desire. " I want to be the next captain of the guard."
" I want to divorce my wife."
" I wanna nail Princess Celestia."
" I want to get rid of all the Changelings."
" Bingo! Found you." Lucifer grabbed the last guard and went to drag him off. " Thanks for the help chaps and good luck with becoming captain and that wife of yours. As for the Princess, been there, done that." After bidding the group a farewell, he took the murderous guard over to Maze, who was talking with the royal sisters and Thorax.
Celestia was the first to notice him. " Lucifer. Is this the guard the EPD's looking for?"
" Indeed it is, and once the detective gets here, we can make the official arrest." Suddenly, a flash of blue magic went off next to Princess Luna, revealing one Chloe Decker. " Well, nice of you to make an appearance Detective."
" Ugh, I don't know how unicorns can teleport without emptying their stomachs." Chloe caught sight of the guard in Lucifer's grasp. " Is this him?"
" I believe so. His desire was to see all the Changelings squashed. But, I believe this will answer if this is the murderer or not." He grabbed the guard's helmet and removed it, revealing one Sharpenedsword. " Ah-ha, here's your killer."
" What are you talking about? I'm no killer." He struggled in Lucifer's grasp trying to get free.
" We have confirmed evidence from your sister and ex-brother in law that you're prejudiced against the Changelings, not to mention all the artwork in your house."
" Yes, not the best painting's of pain and death I've seen but condemning none the less."
The guard dropped his act and gazed angerly at Thorax. " Your species is a blight on Equestria. When I heard my sister was going to give birth to an insect, I made the Changeling responsible pay for what he did!"
" And framing Spearpoint was a good cover since he often butted heads with Beetle Juice."
" That, and I wanted him to suffer for allowing my sister to be impregnated by that monster!" The group was not at all happy to hear his explanation. " Getting rid of the father was only the beginning. Once my sister gives birth, I'll ring the little abominations neck with its umbilical cord! But first." He levitated the sword that was by his side and made to swing it at Thorax.
The sword would have made contact, had a certain demon not have sliced Sharpenedsword's horn off with her blade. Once his horn was sliced off, the magic controlling the sword vanished. When the suspect started screaming like a girl, Lucifer slammed him down on the marble floor. " You're gonna wish you had never done that." He then picked him up by his throat and pinned him against a pillar. This caused the whole room to be aware of the commotion. " You say you hunt monsters, but in fact, it is you who has become the monster. You, that has become evil. But don't worry, I'll make sure you know what real evil looks like." He then made the guard look him in the eye to reveal his darker side.
One glimpse at the one and only devil, made the guard's mind snap in horror. " Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!" With him screaming like a mad-man, Chloe came up behind him and placed handcuffs around his forehooves.
" Sharpenedsword, you are under arrest for the murder of Beetle Juice and the attempted murder on King Thorax." She hauled him on his back hooves where a group of guards came to take him away.
While Sword was being taken away, Thorax went over to thank the two residents from Hell. " First off, I would like to thank you for saving me from that guy, and from what I just heard, you avenged one of my subjects."
" Well, it certainly gave me something exciting to do."
" I don't know if I would word it like that, but I do appreciate what you have done. Is there any way I can repay you?"
" Well, once you finish with your meeting, why not stop by Lux to celebrate? It'd certainly add to the clubs rep."
" And once that party's done." Maze started to trace circles around Thorax's chest. " You and I can have a little afterparty of our own." She gave him a wink before heading down with the guards to make sure Sharp didn't escape.
Forgetting that he just had a brush with death, Thorax was now focused on the demon, more specifically her hypnotic ass. " Who. Was. That?"
" That my buggy friend was Mazikeen.Hells best torturer, and if you're lucky, the best shag you'll have your entire life." Lucifer patted him on the shoulder and followed Chloe. " So, another case solved detective. I believe this calls for a celebration."
" I suppose I can go for a drink after we go through the paperwork and process the report."
" Only you can make a call for celebration boring. But at least you didn't say no this time."
" I've learned to have fun while working with you, but I still like to get my work done before I play." She then slapped him on the ass before walking off, leaving a very surprised Lucifer standing in the middle of the hallway.
" Cheeky detective. Very cheeky."
Author's Note
And that is the end of this story. But rest assured, I have other case ideas for Lucifer and the detective. If you have an idea for a case then PM me or write it down in the comments.
Also, I'm very happy to have finished this before the new year rang in.
Spearheading the operation.
Lucifer and his two lady companions were in the map room of the castle, talking with the Mane Six, minus Pinkie until she gets back with Spearpoint. Lucifer was having a very interesting conversation with Rarity about fashion, while Maze was teaching Rainbow some tricks with her knives. Chloe, deciding to try and get something useful as they waited, went over to Twilight to see if she knew anything about Beetle Juice. " Twilight, do you know anything about a changeling by the name of Beetle Juice?"
" Not really, Spike might know since he usually speaks with Thorax." The two went over to Spike, who was listening to Lucifer talk about the designs he modeled for over the millennia to Rarity. " Spike, do you happen to know a changeling by the name of Beetle Juice?"
" Yeah, he was part of Chrysalisis's invasion party until Thorax came into power. Last I heard, he was acting as a diplomate between the kingdoms."
" Were you also aware that our Mister Juice has been working as a male prostitute before his head was removed from his shoulders?" All of the ponies and dragon in the room gawked at the information that Lucifer so bluntly put to light. " By your expressions, I'm guessing that would be a no."
" That's horrible, who would do such a thing like that?"
" Well, Fluttershy, we don't have any solid evidence, but we do have a lead on a suspect."
" And when the pink one gets back," Maze started to do a few slashing motions with her knives to illustrate a point. " we'll have a little chat."
" Maze, darling there is no need to resort to violence. I'm sure that whoever you need to talk too will cooperate fully." Rarity's statement got Maze's eyes to roll 'cause she knew the immutable law when it comes to bounty hunting. They always try to escape.
A moment later, Pinkie came in with an earth pony stallion with an orange coat, a green mane, and a scar across his left eye. When Pinkie saw that there were no balloons or streamers, she let out her disappointment. " What kind of party is this?
At that point, Maze walked over to the two and pinned the Stallion by his neck with her elbow against the doorframe. " The kind that involves capturing and torturing a murderer." She held the tip of her hell-forged blade under his chin to demonstrate her point.
Luckily for the poor sod, Chloe was able to defuse the situation. " Maze put him, you know there's a protocol to this." Without taking her eyes off the ex-guard, she lowered him to the ground and removed her knife, letting off a small ringing noise. Once he was free from her grasp, she went over to the others who were watching the scene unfold. Chloe turned her gaze towards Spearpoint and pulled out her badge. " Detective Decker, EPD, we have some questions for you."
" What could you possibly want from me? I haven't done anything."
" Uh, do you know how much of a cliche that is? You might as well just use the other ones while you're at it." Lucifer announced while he lounged in Twilights chair.
Chloe, as usual, ignored Lucifer and went for the questions that have served her well in her career as a detective in the LAPD. " Do you know a Changeling by the name of Beetle Juice."
" Yeah, I know him. And before you say anything, I told him to stay away from my wife, so whatever harassment charge he has on me, he can just shove it right back up his ass."
" Knowing his line of work, he probably did have something shoved up there." The girls all gave Lucifer a look telling him they weren't amused. " Also, it would be unprofessional to jam anything up a corpse's behind."
At the mention of the word corpse, Spearpoint gained a look of shock, and then he smirked. " So that bastards dead huh? That's the best news I've heard in a long while."
Chloe controlled her anger and proceeded with her questions. " So this is the first your hearing of his death, is that right?"
" That's right, I tell ya, having him out of my mane is for the best."
" Really, well from what Miss De Lis has told us, you were the one who constantly came up to him and threatened for him to stay away from your wife, Clearskys."
" Don't even mention her to me, she left me two months ago. She can rot in Tartarus!" The mane six were appalled to hear a stallion talk about his wife like that.
Lucifer came back with a witty quip. " Not surprising, seeing as she had to go to someone else to get satisfied." Spear stared daggers over at Lucifer. " Well don't blame me for your inadequacy blame yourself."
Spear looked ready to take Lucifer on but Decker found what Spear said interesting. " Hold on. If your wife left you two months ago, then why did you confront Beetlejuice three weeks ago?"
" Perhaps the little bugger wanted his wife back and wanted to get rid of the competition by scaring him off, of course when that failed he went with the more direct approach and cut his head off." Lucifer got closer to Spearpoint with every word he said.
" I didn't kill him." He started backing away once Lucifer kept getting closer. He couldn't put his hoof on it, but he felt a powerful aura he gave off that he only felt when around Celestia. " Look, I got really drunk that night and just decided to scare him."
" You're lying. " Both Lucifer and Applejack looked at one another as they both said that.
" Seem's we got another lie detector to help us. And a sexy one at that too." Maze snapped her teeth over towards AJ, making the mare jump a little.
" Yes well, aside from the possible threeway, let's get down to business." Lucifer directed his attention back over to Spearpoint. " So, my lying friend, if you didn't kill the beetle then tell me. What was it that you desired?"
As Spearpoint stared into Lucifer's eyes, a force beyond his understanding pulled his deepest desire to the front of his mind and with a little added charm from the Devil, he felt the urge to say it out loud. " I...I want...I want Beetlejuice to be alive."
This greatly confused Lucifer as well as everyone in the room. " What kind of answer is that? A minute ago you were thrilled to hear about the bugs death, and now you want him alive? What game are you playing at?" Spearpoint came out of his trance while Chloe stepped in.
" Hold on Lucifer, let me take over for a bit." Lucifer gave a weary look to Spearpoint before joining the others. The detective went and focused on the ex-guard. " Why would you want Beetlejuice to be alive when you showed great hatred towards him?"
Spearpoint let out an agitated huff before answering. " I want him alive so he could take care of my wife's bastard child." The whole room, save for the three bipeds, let out a shocked gasp. " It's the reason she left me, and why I confronted him, so he would take care of the kid."
Lucifer went ahead and jumped to a conclusion. " And when the bug refused to take care of the unborn child, you went and chopped his head off!"
" He didn't refuse, in fact, he was over the moon when he was told he had a kid on the way. After I told him that, that was the last I saw of him. You have to believe me."
This time it was Maze who spoke. " We would, but your hoof print is on the murder weapon." She then walked over to him and placed her blade along his throat. " So unless you want a Columbian necktie, I suggest you come up with a better excuse."
Before anyone could talk Maze down, the doors to the map room opened, revealing Ella in a sushi t-shirt. " We got the wrong guy!" She yelled out everyone as she came in with some papers and following behind her, was Clearskys, a light purple pegasus with dark purple mane and tail. " I just talked with Clearskys and found that Spearpoint did have contact with that sword."
" See even more reason to suspect he's the killer."
" Normally yes, but Clearskys informed me that her ex-husband only made contact with the sword once, and it was a week before Beetlejuice was decapitated."
Fluttershy held in her vomit while Rarity went and asked: " Could you please stop bringing that up, please Ella?"
" Sorry, anyway, she also told me she knows who the sword belongs to."
At this point, Clearskys spoke up. " It belongs to my brother, Sharpenedsword. He came by the day after I told Spearpoint I wanted a divorce. He told me they were going to do a guards vow to always be friends and keep in touch even though Spear and I would be separated."
Spearpoint quickly cut in. " And one of the ways to make our vow was to touch the other's weapon. So when he had me take the vow on his sword-"
" He was able to get your print while levitating the sword and being able to frame you." Ella had finished where the investigation train was going.
Twilight then voiced her thought. " Why would he want to kill Beetlejuice and then frame his brother-in-law?"
" I might have an answer to that." The gathered group gave their attention back to Spearpoint. " During the wedding invasion, he was one of the guards that got captured and put in a pod before the shield went up and blasted all those bugs away. When he got free from that pod, he was a changed pony."
" How so?" Decker inquired.
" Whenever he would go after a thief or some punk writing graffiti on the wall, he would always suspect them of being a Changeling, which they never were. On his days off, he would roam all over Equestria, hunting down any lead he could about them, it became his obsession, he even invited me on a couple of his hunts."
The story was then taken over by Clearskys. " When the Changelings turned over a new leaf, Sharp was less than thrilled that the very beings he hunted, were now allies to Equestria."
" And when he heard you had a bug in the oven, he was less than thrilled?"
" He nearly trashed my house with how angry he got."
" Okay, thank you for the information. Lucifer, let's head over to where he lives, Ella, do you have the address?"
" Right here, girlfriend." She handed Chloe the address before continuing her conversation with Pinkie.
" Coming detective. Maze, care to join the hunt for a rogue guard?"
Maze spun both her blades before making a pose. " Like you really had to ask." She followed the two before looking at Ella. " You coming? Might be a little bloodshed."
" Actually, if you don't mind, I think I'll stick around here for a bit." She went back to listening to the story Pinkie was telling her about her childhood while Maze went to catch up with the other two.
" So. Do you expect Sharpenedsword will cooperate or should we just let Maze have at him?"
" Lucifer, you know we have to follow procedure." Chloe then gave him a sly smile. " And when that fails, then we let Maze have her fun."
Lucifer looked a little shocked. " Detective, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think your turning into a bad, influence." He then put his signature grin back on. " I like it." With that said, the trio headed for the train station for the next train to Canterlot and their next suspect.
Author's Note
First of all, I am soooooo sorry for the long delay, and you guys deserve better. But at least it gave me time to plan out this case and future cases. Now, the devil is on the hunt.
Now, onto the chase.
