*Ding Ding Ding*

Joe looked at the door. "There you are! Your friends have been waiting for you for a while now."

Rainbow, Pinkie, Fluttershy, and Spike looked at the door.

"Twilight!" Spike ran over and hugged his sister. "Rainbow told us what happened. Are you alright? You aren't hurt, are you?"

Twilight placed her hoof on Spike's back. "I'm fine. I don't know if I was in any danger, but I wasn't hurt."

"You don't think it was..." Fluttershy swallowed. "... Wild Angel, do you?"

Rarity raised her eyebrow. "Wild Angel?"

Twilight looked over her shoulder. "A serial killer that hasn't been heard from in years. I doubt it was them, but I don't think it can be proven either way."

Fluttershy bit her lip and looked out the window. Twilight, Rarity, and Applejack sat down at the table their friends were at, Spike clinging to Twilight's back.

Pinkie was combing her mane with her hooves. "Grey Fly... Why was he killed?"

"I... don't know. I was about to make a deal with him when it happened."

Rarity's eyes lit up. "Wait. Didn't you say there was something off about the contract? Maybe he did someone wrong in an earlier deal, and they decided to end him in a memorable way."

"I suppose it's possible." Twilight turned to Rainbow. "What do you think?"

Rainbow stared at her drink.

"Uh, Rainbow?"

She didn't respond.

Pinkie planted her front hooves on the table. "HEY SPITFIRE!"

"Wha- bluh?" Rainbow looked around.

Twilight grabbed Rainbow's head. "Rainbow, what's wrong? Why were you spacing out?"

"I was wondering about Wild Angel. I've heard the name before, but I don't quite remember where."

"She was a big deal a while back." Fluttershy looked at the donut before her. "Some called her a vigilante hero of justice, but I don't think a hero should leave their victims torn apart if they were even alive. It's more likely that they were looking for someone to kill and chose those that weren't likely to be missed."

Rarity swallowed the bite of donut she had in her mouth. "In that case, it's amazing they knew who was and wasn't a criminal. Besides, some of them weren't as bad as their other victims. It's more likely that they killed anyone that threatened them."

Applejack leaned on her front leg. "But wouldn't that mean they aren't involved in this mess at all? I mean, Grey was sitting down focusing on us."

Fluttershy bit her lip. "That depends on how they pick their targets."

Pinkie tilted her head. "How did that Grey guy die, anyway?"

"We don't know. One minute, we were talking about our deal. The next, he was soaked in blood and dying."

Spike scratched his head. "Wait, how did you two avoid getting blood on you?"

"They didn't. I had to help them clean up. That's why we were so far behind Rainbow and Fluttershy."

Tears appeared in Rarity's eyes. "My poor dress. I don't know if I will ever get the blood out of it."

Applejack looked at her hat, then at Rarity. "That wasn't as grand as you usually make it."

"Well, that's because we have more pressing issues."

"I agree."

Celestia had appeared in the door to the shop.

Author's Note

I don't know why, but I imagine Celestia's arrival as being accompanied by Awake (The Piller Men's theme). Even though it doesn't fit her at all.